261 - Manga in Motion 40 - A Letter to Momo
Manga Machinations23 Syys 2019

261 - Manga in Motion 40 - A Letter to Momo

This week Darfox explains why he didn't finish the graphic novel Lighter Than My Shadow, Seamus catches up on more To Your Eternity, and dakazu enjoyed the colorful web manga Mousou Telepathy! Then our hosts discuss themes of rural romanticism with the anime film A Letter to Momo!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Uruwashi Mahoroba ~Utsukushiki Basho~" by Yuko Hara from A Letter to Momo, Opening, Introductions, Social Media
  • 00:01:07 - Listener Emails: Discussion on the popularity of scanlations leading to official English publications
  • 00:10:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox didn't finish Katie Green's graphic memoir about eating disorders, Lighter Than My Shadow
  • 00:18:12 - *SPOILERS* Seamus is almost caught up on To Your Eternity
  • 00:23:29 - Rereading the beginning of Vinland Saga got Seamus to make some predictions about where the current story will be headed
  • 00:28:21 - dakazu really loved the web manga Mousou Telepathy for it's use of color and cute character designs
  • 00:30:22 - Bateribaisu - Ningen Denchi to Suna no Kyozou is a stylishly drawn sci-fi story about rebels fighting against nobles who control them in a world where human harness their own electricity to power weapons and pilot colossal robots
  • 00:33:38 - dakazu is happy to have finally finished Soul Catchers since it jumped serializations between different magazines
  • 00:38:09 - News: BEASTARS creator Paru Itagaki revealed to be the daughter of Baki series creator Keisuke Itagaki
  • 00:46:56 - Japanese publishers Shueisha, Kodansha, Kadokawa, and Shogakugan filed lawsuits against several U.S.-hosted manga pirate websites
  • 00:52:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani, Erased by Kei Sanbe, and O Maidens in Your Savage Season by Mari Okada & Nao Emoto
  • 00:53:35 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: A Letter to Momo, Transition Song: "Kigatsukeba, Tomodachi" by Mina Kubota from A Letter to Momo, we review the 2011 anime film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura
  • 00:55:31 - We can't help but compare A Letter to Momo to My Neighbor Totoro
  • 00:58:01 - Seamus notes that this movie fits into a genre of stories that romanticize the simple country lifestyle
  • 01:00:39 - Darfox makes comparisons with the similarly themed Wolf Children
  • 01:01:57 - We ponder what Japanese audiences think of these rural romanticism stories
  • 01:03:51 - We agree that jumping off bridgesr is very dangerous
  • 01:05:10 - We discuss the designs of three guardians and how they are portrayed as mischievous creatures commonly found in Japanese folklore
  • 01:08:33 - We praise the great looking and realistic facial expressions
  • 01:09:39 - We debate whether we would recommend this movie over other family anime movies
  • 01:10:41 - Stories that focus on reconciling with the deceased are too common in Irish plays Seamus has seen
  • 01:11:48 - Seamus recommends the movie Our Little Sister which did a better job at handling the similar themes
  • 01:14:01 - Next Week's Topic: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare & Erased & O Maidens in Your Savage Season , Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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