277 - Manga in Motion 41 - Mary and the Witch's Flower

277 - Manga in Motion 41 - Mary and the Witch's Flower

On this episode dakazu checks out more volumes of Maiden Railways, Darfox experiences his first Kazuo Umezu manga with The Drifting Classroom, and Morgana wasn't expecting the dark turns in BEASTARS. Then we compare Studio Ponoc's debut movie, Mary and the Witch's Flower, to Ghibli films for Manga in Motion!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Rain" by SEKAI NO OWARI from Mary and the Witch's Flower, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Website updates, New host avatars
  • 00:03:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out some recommendations from Morgana with Nicola Traveling around the Demons' World and The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms
  • 00:08:26 - dakazu was surprised to see the exotic pets represented in human forms in Pet Shop of Horrors
  • 00:09:48 - dakazu is disappointed to learn that the further volumes of Maiden Railways aren't anthologies
  • 00:15:06 - Kekkon madeno Ayumi wo Rirei Manga ni shitemimashita is a fun dual perspective story by husband and wife manga artists Ryoichi Yokoyama and Mayumi Katou
  • 00:18:21 - dakazu continues to love the mix of manga industry gripes, dramatic versions of real life manga artists, and intense battles of Semai Sekai no Identity
  • 00:25:18 - darfox finds out Kazuo Umezu doesn't pull any punches for the fate of children in The Drifting Classroom
  • 00:33:01 - Breaking news about the whereabouts of Seamus
  • 00:37:22 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! seems perfect for Masaaki Yuasa's eclectic animation style
  • 00:39:20 - Morgana is confused why Dark Horse is republishing What's Michael? but she isn't complaining
  • 00:47:34 - *SPOILERS* Volume 5 of BEASTARS takes Morgana to some dark places she wasn't expecting
  • 00:54:17 - News: Japanese Jump+ Editor-in-Chief shares meetings about ad revenue for manga artists from Manga PLUS
  • 00:55:34 - Digital Manga, Inc issues updates about delays to their Psyche Delico and Kodomo no Jikan Kickstarters
  • 01:06:09 - Anime adaptation announced for To Your Eternity and Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai
  • 01:07:35 - Hiroya Oku is starting a historical spin-off of his Gantz series called Gantz:E
  • 01:10:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective Redux BLAME!, we'll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Tsutomu Nihei's BLAME!
  • 01:12:15 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Mary and the Witch's Flower, Transition Song: "Mary's Theme (Piano Ver.)" from Mary and the Witch's Flower, we review the 2017 anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and produced by Studio Ponoc
  • 01:13:38 - Darfox questions if Studio Ponoc is cashing in on Ghibli with their identical looking movie
  • 01:19:02 - Morgana questions Mary's decision at the end to turn her back on magic
  • 01:22:49 - We share our favorite characters and moments from the movie
  • 01:26:25 - Morgana and dakazu both thought the sequence at the end of the movie were reminiscent of Castle in the Sky
  • 01:27:15 - We all agree that Mary and the Witch's Flower is feel like a Ghibli film and wonder what Studio Ponoc's goals for the future are
  • 01:29:31 - Morgana wishes Ghibli films weren't automatically associated with Hayao Miyazaki's works
  • 01:33:18 - We ponder why Spirited Away resonated so well with Western audiences despite it's heavy themes of Japanese folklore and mythology
  • 01:34:50 - Darfox praises the depiction of magic in this movie
  • 01:36:12 - dakazu loved the magical robots but was creeped out by the flying duck creatures
  • 01:38:02 - We wonder why Goro Miyazaki chose to follow in his father's footsteps
  • 01:40:40 - Darfox and Morgana praise the accurate depiction of cats and their behaviors
  • 01:41:25 - We give our final thoughts on the film
  • 01:42:23 - We comment on the cast performances and talk about celebrity voice-overs for Ghibli films
  • 01:46:04 - Breaking news about a possible future meetup between Seamus and Darfox
  • 01:46:42 - Next Week's Topic: BLAME!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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034 - Nausicaa part 6

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033 - Nausicaa part 5

033 - Nausicaa part 5

We start with a long awaited Billy Bat update! Then prepare yourself for rants against underage hentai dubbing in Koe de Oshigoto! and more of the same stuff in the new Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden). Finally we get existential with insects and mutant mold in our Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective!!(covers vol. 5)

27 Apr 20151h 6min

032 - Nausicaa part 4

032 - Nausicaa part 4

After we ponder a communal hikikomori lifestyle, Seamus learns about shogi in March comes in like a lion(3-gatsu no Lion), dakazu finds an adult spin on roommate comedy 2DK, and darfox prepares more destiny in Boruto: Naurto the Movie! Afterwords we dig into a huge info dump in the next part of our Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective!!(covers vol. 4)

20 Apr 201557min

031 - Nausicaa part 3

031 - Nausicaa part 3

Spring anime is here! Both darfox and dakazu are enjoying Blood Blockade Battlefront(Kekkai Sensen), Rin-ne(Kyoukai no Rinne), and My Love Story!!(Ore Monogatari!!) but not Ultimate Otaku Teacher(Denpa Kyoushi) or The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan(Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu). Meanwhile Seamus discusses wives of the Caspian Sea in A Bride's Story(Otoyomegatari). Then we continue our Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective as Nausicaä goes to war!(covers vol. 3) Also some bonus talk about the Hayao Miyazaki documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness!!

13 Apr 20151h 17min

030 - Nausicaa part 2

030 - Nausicaa part 2

This week dakazu talks about another cooking manga What Did You Eat Yesterday?Kinou Nanitabeta? that's about a gay male couple, along with a Magical Girl parody manga Magical Girl Ore(Mahou Shoujo Ore)! Then we jump into Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and compare the events of both film and manga to each other!(covers vol. 2)

6 Apr 201558min

029 - Nausicaa part 1

029 - Nausicaa part 1

We start off by delving into non-fiction manga with Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Then darfox gives an update on Jisatsutou, Seamus is back to his yuri ways in Sweet Blue Flowers, and Nana to Kaoru leads dakazu to explain censorship laws? Finally, we begin our next retrospective of Hayao Miazaki's acclaimed manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind!!!(covers vol. 1)

30 Mar 20151h 8min

028 - Triple Dip 2 - Buddha, Wandering Son, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

028 - Triple Dip 2 - Buddha, Wandering Son, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

This week dakazu learns about Ainu eating habits in Golden Kamuy before have one final rant about Bunny Drop. Afterwords we have our newly named Triple Dip section! This time we take a look at 1 volume each of Wandering Son, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and Buddha!

23 Mar 201554min

027 - Triple Dip 1 - Bunny Drop, One Punch Man, BLAME!

027 - Triple Dip 1 - Bunny Drop, One Punch Man, BLAME!

On this episode Seamus catches up on Vinland Saga, dakazu hungers for grilled Basilisk in Delicious in Dungeon, and then gives an update on Magical Girl Apocalypse. After that we delve into our new section Triple Dip, where we read 1 volume of 3 different manga! This week we take a look at One Punch Man, Bunny Drop, and BLAME!.

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