212 - Anime Interlude 8 - Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

This week, we talk about Hell is Dark with No Flowers, Secret Steward, Shin Kamen Rider, Amakute Karakute Suppai, and more! Then we continue to crawl through the annals of Fumi Yoshinaga's alternate Edo period Japan, with more Ooku: The Inner Chambers!!! 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 Question - 00:04:05 Hell is Dark with No Flowers - 00:10:42 The Boys - 00:15:23 Secret Steward - 00:18:34 Amakute Karakute Suppai - 00:22:20 Shin Kamen Rider - 00:25:53 Next Episode Preview - 00:31:39 Ooku: The Inner Chambers - 00:31:53 Outro - 01:31:39 Songs Credits: "Kumiko" by Roie Shpigler "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Reflection" by Aves "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

11 Aug 20241h 33min

Welcome to our long awaited Retrospective on Ooku: The Inner Chambers! We're starting our full review of Fumi Yoshinaga's alternate Japanese history manga where the Edo era shoguns were women! We also discuss The Ghost in the Shell, No\Name, 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 Listener Question - 00:02:56 The Ghost in the Shell - 00:12:52 My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders - 00:23:12 No\Name - 00:25:22 Batman: Caped Crusader - 00:42:32 Next Episode Preview - 00:49:38 Ooku: The Inner Chambers - 00:49:57 Outro - 02:04:08 Songs Credits: "Kumiko" by Roie Shpigler "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Reflection" by Aves "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

4 Aug 20242h 6min

This week, it's time for another Shojo Showdown! We discuss My Love Mix-Up!, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, and Otomen! We also talk about Sanzoku Diary, Komen Fufu, Jungle Juice, 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 Sanzoku Diary - 00:05:41 Komen Fufu - 00:18:08 Jungle Juice - 00:21:17 Cozy Grove - 00:34:08 Next Episode Preview - 00:37:41 Otomen - 00:41:21 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk - 00:55:40 My Love Mix-Up! - 01:12:55 Our Rankings - 01:24:09 Outro - 01:26:43 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

28 Jul 20241h 28min

Join us for an extra episode of Pride and Panels! We cover the manga adaptation of gay rights activist Ryousuke Nanasaki's memoirs in Until I Met My Husband! We also discuss long running manga, Hyper Hard Boiled Gourmet Report, 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 Listener Question - 00:02:36 My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders - 00:13:28 Sakadokoro Haraiso Nichijo - 00:16:08 Hyper Hard Boiled Gourmet Report - 00:18:52 Next Episode Preview - 00:28:14 Until I Met My Husband - 00:29:10 Outro - 01:02:06 Songs Credits: "Marshmallow" by Fassounds "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Come to My Summer Dreams" by Alex Makemusic "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

21 Jul 20241h 3min

Join us as we continue to take advantage of Seamus's absence and revisit some manga for a Twiple Dip! We check out The Summer Hikaru Died 2, Don't Call it Mystery 3-4, and Dragon Quest: The Adventure Dai 2!!! 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 Darfox tries Moxie - 00:05:14 Oshi no Ko - 00:16:52 2.5 Dimensional Seduction - 00:19:31 Pepperoni Vampire - 00:23:05 Next Episode Preview - 00:28:54 Don't Call it Mystery 3-4 - 00:30:46 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai 2 - 00:45:38 The Summer Hikaru Died 2 - 01:00:32 Our Rankings - 01:24:04 *SPOILERS* SANDA - 01:25:45 Outro - 01:31:57 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

14 Jul 20241h 33min

Morgana is back but sick. Still, it doesn't stop us from returning to Paru Itagaki's unhinged animal kingdom with Beast Complex 2 + 3! We also talk about hot lettuce, Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood, Ramen Akaneko, Maru Sankaku Shikaku, 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 Library Association Conference - 00:08:58 Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood - 00:11:24 The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All - 00:15:37 Unico: Awakening - 00:16:40 The Wicked City - 00:20:05 Ramen Akaneko - 00:28:53 Maru Sankaku Shikaku - 00:31:00 Next Episode Preview - 00:47:54 Beast Complex 2 + 3 - 00:48:43 Outro - 01:16:15 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

7 Jul 20241h 17min

The original trio dive into an art-driven tale of a plucky teen and her hapless lackey in Sexy Voice and Robo! We also discuss Tom King, Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction, Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, 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 Seamus rants on Tom King - 00:05:26 Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction - 00:09:06 Hyaku M. - 00:16:56 Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi - 00:22:48 The Return of CO-OP RINGS - 00:32:26 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:31 Sexy Voice and Robo - 00:35:05 Outro - 02:01:10 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

30 Jun 20241h 5min

Seamus finally returns, as we examine Vampeerz, Barbarities, and Emanon for a Pride and Panels Triple Dip! We also talk about sitcoms, sports anime, our new YouTube show, Head to Head, Ossan no Pantsu ga Nandatte Ii janai ka!, 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, Sitcoms - 00:00:00 Listener Comments - 00:06:13 Sports anime update - 00:13:53 Head to Head, Elden Ring - 00:17:49 Bitch Planet - 00:25:25 Ossan no Pantsu ga Nandatte Ii janai ka! - 00:28:18 Next Episode Preview - 00:38:06 Emanon - 00:40:06 Vampeerz - 01:00:33 BARBARITIES - 01:14:19 Our Rankings - 01:28:30 Outro - 01:31:18 Songs Credits: "Marshmallow" by Fassounds "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Come to My Summer Dreams" by Alex Makemusic "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

23 Jun 20241h 33min