278 - Retrospective Redux 2 - BLAME!
Manga Machinations20 Tammi 2020

278 - Retrospective Redux 2 - BLAME!

This week we revisit the cyberpunk world of BLAME!. It's Morgana's first time reading a manga by Tsutomu Nihei and she has a lot to say about the impressive artwork and confusing story. How does returning to this sci-fi adventure hold up for the other hosts? Tune in to find out!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Megastructure" by Onogawa Hiroyuki from BLAME! Salvaged Disc, Opening, Introductions, Social Media
  • 00:01:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus has decided to drop Requiem for a Rose King because of an unfortunate shojo troupe
  • 00:03:50 - After checking out Knights of Sidonia Seamus was disappointed by the fan service and audience surrogates
  • 00:07:53 - We discuss the risk aversion of the current manga industry
  • 00:12:23 - Darfox watched the French live-action adaptation of City Hunter called Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume
  • 00:17:44 - Darfox and dakazu saw Dragon Ball Super: Broly but Darfox was distracted by Goku's titty muscles
  • 00:27:01 - *SPOILERS* dakazu was happy to find out there was a new volume of The Full-Time Wife Escapist to read
  • 00:29:13 - Butakai Ouji to 100 Kai no Kiss starts off as a fun take The Swineherd fairytale with modern twists but becomes extremely problematic with it's treatment of the young princess
  • 00:37:35 - dakazu gives a quick rundown on the anime adaptations of In/Spectre, Smile Down the Runway, Dorohedoro
  • 00:41:18 - News: BEASTARS anime will be available on Netflix March 13th
  • 00:41:44 - Koyama Press started a monthly program of giving
  • 00:44:39 - Chiyahafuru creator Suetsugu has setup a 1 million yen grant to help vitalize the Karuta sport
  • 00:48:55 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different BL manga, including: 10 Dance by Inouesatoh, I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino, and Classmates: Dou kyu sei by Asumiko Nakamura
  • 00:50:46 - Main Segment Retrospective Redux: BLAME!, Transition Song: "Cibo" by Onogawa Hiroyuki from BLAME! Salvaged Disc, we revisit Tsutomu Nihei's sci-fi series about a man traveling through an endless city structure
  • 00:51:17 - dakazu explains the basic plot of BLAME! and the various factions within the world
  • 00:55:51 - Morgana was confused by the story but appreciated Nihei's amazing artwork
  • 01:00:10 - Morgana and Darfox talk about how Cibo is pronounced in Italian and Spanish while dakazu questions to choice of using the name Kyrii
  • 01:02:31 - We discuss the change of tone in the story as Kyrii changes and how other characters change allegiances
  • 01:05:50 - Morgana noticed Nihei use of interchangeable female bodies
  • 01:12:26 - Revisiting BLAME! made Seamus connects the series to video games and literature while finding the core nature of Kyrii's character
  • 01:18:05 - Morgana questioned if the world was actually a digital reality or the far future while reading
  • 01:22:19 - Darfox explains how you can find anti-technology themes in BLAME!
  • 01:27:51 - We try to parse Kyrii's morality by examining his actions throughout the story
  • 01:34:15 - We rip on the BLAME! anime movie and talk about the experimental OVA shorts
  • 01:38:40 - We discuss Nihei's Marvel comic Snikt!
  • 01:40:46 - We talk about Nihei's background in architecture and how he applies that to his designs and action scenes
  • 01:44:23 - Darfox is disappointed after dakazu shares the origins of the silicon life from the prequel manga NOiSE
  • 01:51:01 - BLAME! Academy and So On is filled with hilarious parodies and an epilogue chapter about Pcell and Kyrii
  • 01:54:45 - We theorize about the happened in the ending
  • 02:03:01 - Morgana can see why Nihei's creative process starts with panel layouts
  • 02:06:12 - None of us know why Dhomochevsky placed that vial in that small room
  • 02:09:36 - Morgana was pleasantly surprised that there was no romantic relationship between Kyrii and Cibo
  • 02:12:14 - We share our final thoughts on the series
  • 02:20:41 - Next Week's Topic: 10 Dance & I Hear the Sunspot & Classmates: Do kyu sei, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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503 - Twiple Dip 10 - #DRCL midnight children 2, Innocent 2, Chainsaw Man 17

503 - Twiple Dip 10 - #DRCL midnight children 2, Innocent 2, Chainsaw Man 17

Join us as we read the next volumes of #DRCL midnight children, Innocent, and Chainsaw Man for another installment of Twiple Dip! We also talk about the American Manga Awards, Jump Toon, Keibuho Daimajin, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 American Manga Awards - 00:13:52 Jump Toon - 00:20:39 00:37:25 - Fantom Comics X-Men '97 - 00:41:55 Keibuho Daimajin - 00:45:40 Next Episode Preview - 00:51:59 Chainsaw Man 17 - 00:55:16 #DRCL midnight children 2 - 01:14:32 Innocent 2 - 01:38:15 Our Rankings - 02:00:01 Outro - 02:01:10 Songs Credits: "Marshmallow" by Fassounds "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Come to My Summer Dreams" by Alex Makemusic "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

9 Kesä 20242h 2min

502 - Darfox Dabbles 9 - MANGA Plus 5

502 - Darfox Dabbles 9 - MANGA Plus 5

Seamus and Morgana are out this episode, so dakazu gets Darfox to read a variety of new series for a Darfox Dabbles! We discuss Dear Anemone, Navigatoria, GHOST FIXERS, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Next Episode Preview - 00:05:42 Psych House - 00:08:26 Guessing dakazu's favorite - 00:15:15 Astro Royale - 00:20:01 Dear Anemone - 00:28:43 Ankoku Delta - 00:38:04 GHOST FIXERS - 00:43:52 Navigatoria - 00:52:22 gift of poison - 01:03:24 Darfox's rankings - 01:15:12 Outro - 01:18:38 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

2 Kesä 20241h 20min

501 - Movie Machinations 2 - Velvet Goldmine

501 - Movie Machinations 2 - Velvet Goldmine

This week we discuss the end of Nobunaga no Chef and the connection of Sunny Sunny Ann! with Glaeolia 2! Then, we examine the glam-rock Velvet Goldmine for Movie Machinations, to see it's connection to Paradise Kiss!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Nobunaga no Chef - 00:04:24 Sunny Sunny Ann! - 00:09:42 Next Episode Preview - 00:14:28 Velvet Goldmine - 00:15:44 Outro - 00:54:58 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

26 Touko 202456min

500 - One Shot 73 - Paradise Kiss

500 - One Shot 73 - Paradise Kiss

Come join us as we celebrate 500 episodes of Manga Machinations! After announcing the winner of our giveaway, dakazu leads the hosts in a game of Wavelength! Then we dive into the world of fashion and teen drama with Ai Yazawa's Paradise Kiss!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:02:04 500 Giveaway Winner - 00:04:08 Wavelength - 00:06:11 dakazu's turn - 00:08:47 Darfox's turn - 00:15:41 Seamus' turn - 00:27:06 Morgana's turn - 00:39:55 Next Episode Preview - 00:50:13 Paradise Kiss - 00:51:09 Outro - 01:47:46 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

19 Touko 20241h 49min

499 - Manga in Motion 62 - Blue Giant

499 - Manga in Motion 62 - Blue Giant

It's time to tear our guts out this episode! dakazu won't shut up about how amazing the Blue Giant movie is, while Darfox says the CG animation is unforgivable! We also discuss Artemisa, the new volume of My Love Story!!, and more!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and a Yuichi Yokoyama manga! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Deadline is May 17, 2024. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:07:07 Artemisia - 00:19:23 My Love Story!! - 00:24:57 Yoru to Neru - 00:28:10 Next Episode Preview - 00:34:12 Blue Giant - 00:35:06 Outro - 01:10:24 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

12 Touko 20241h 12min

498 - Manga in Motion 61 - Inu-Oh

498 - Manga in Motion 61 - Inu-Oh

Seamus returns to derail us with butter talk! We discuss Black Clover, VERSION, Rokyo Bakuto-den Soga, and more! Then, we explore Masaaki Yuasa's revisionist rock opera, Inu-Oh for a new episode of Manga in Motion!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and a Yuichi Yokoyama manga! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Deadline is May 17, 2024. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:09:03 Black Clover - 00:13:29 Delicious in Dungeon - 00:16:27 VERSION - 00:21:25 Rokyo Bakuto-den Soga - 00:29:45 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:58 Inu-Oh - 00:34:48 Outro - 01:29:28 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

5 Touko 20241h 32min

497 - Triple Dip 82 - Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, Nekogahara

497 - Triple Dip 82 - Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, Nekogahara

On this episode Darfox steps in to host for a feverish dakazu. We discuss Gunpla, Famiresu Iko., and more! Then we check out Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, and Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai for a Catastic Triple Dip!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Gundam Plastic Models - 00:04:21 Episode 500 giveaway - 00:11:37 Famiresu Iko. - 00:14:47 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All - 00:18:59 Manga Mac Watches - 00:21:28 Next Episode Preview - 00:23:18 Nyankees - 00:25:03 Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai - 00:38:26 Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat - 00:48:40 Our Rankings - 01:15:05 Outro - 01:17:46 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

28 Huhti 20241h 22min

496 - Manben Machinations 2 - Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin'ichi Sakamoto

496 - Manben Machinations 2 - Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin'ichi Sakamoto

This week we talk about SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE, She Likes Gays, but Not Me, Parasyte: The Grey, and more! Then, we examine three episodes of Manben to see how Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, and Shin'ichi Sakamoto create manga!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro, Episode 500 Giveaway - 00:00:00 SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE - 00:07:11 She Likes Gays, but Not Me - 00:15:32 Delicious in Dungeon - 00:25:59 Parasyte: The Grey - 00:29:14 *SPOILERS* Parasyte: The Grey - 00:32:08 En mo Yukari mo - 00:39:53 Next Episode Preview - 00:45:18 Akiko Higashimura - 00:48:19 Kazuhiro Fujita - 01:06:54 Shin'ichi Sakamoto - 01:22:55 Final thoughts - 01:43:13 Outro - 01:48:54 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

21 Huhti 20241h 51min

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