284 - Girls' Last Tour part 1

284 - Girls' Last Tour part 1

On this episode Darfox rejoices in the English release of Blood on the Tracks while dakazu checks out a new manga made by an Osamu Tezuka AI called Paidon! Then we begin our retrospective on the empty world of Girls' Last Tour by Tsukimizu and discuss it's themes of finality.

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, Heavy Irish accents
  • 00:01:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox is excited about the English edition of a Manga Machination favorite, Blood on the Tracks
  • 00:08:28 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished Devil's Line and enjoyed it
  • 00:12:48 - Satoko and Nada creator Yupechika's one shot Marin no Uchuu Ryokou is about a girl who meets her dead mother on a space simulator ride
  • 00:14:42 - News: Paidon is a manga created by an AI that studied Osamu Tezuka manga for the TEZUKA2020 Project
  • 00:20:54 - Shuho Sato hypothesizes that Kodansha's low quality of their digital editions are from scanning print images
  • 00:26:34 - Public backlash about the name of a character in My Hero Academia makes creator Kohei Horikoshi issue an apology
  • 00:33:25 - Japanese blu-ray of High Score Girl II will feature a bonus manga chapter with a reveal of Ono's mother
  • 00:34:14 - Glacier Bay Books will be publishing a collections of works from 12 indie artists called ~Glaeolia~
  • 00:35:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Girls' Last Tour, we will be finishing this series by Tsukumizu about two girls wandering through an empty city(covers volumes 4-6)
  • 00:35:54 - Main Segment Retrospective: Girls' Last Tour, Transition Song: "Ugoku, Ugoku" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, comprehensive review of Tsukimizu's manga about two girls surviving in an giant empty city structure(covers volumes 1-3)
  • 00:39:08 - We explore the obvious similarities between this manga and BLAME!
  • 00:41:06 - We discuss the themes of finality and the melancholy tone that resonate in the longer story arcs
  • 00:52:36 - Seamus points out the re-occurrence of fish throughout the story
  • 00:55:49 - We talk about our favorite single chapter episodes
  • 00:57:36 - We speculate on why the girls are dressed in military garb and drive around in a World War 2 era motorcycle tank Kettenkrad
  • 01:01:41 - We praise Tsukimizu's art style and compare her character work to Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction
  • 01:03:13 - Darfox doesn't want a lore dump about the history of the world unless it's discovered through the eyes of the girls
  • 01:07:44 - Seamus explain how the philosophical dialogue between the girls are a staple for dying earth science fiction stories
  • 01:12:18 - Darfox and Seamus can't give specific predictions about how the story will end because the title implies the girls will die
  • 01:14:23 - dakazu is happy to hear Darfox and Seamus are both enjoying this series
  • 01:15:30 - Next Week's Topic: Girls' Last Tour, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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043 - Triple Dip 6 - BECK, Goodnight Punpun, Prison School

043 - Triple Dip 6 - BECK, Goodnight Punpun, Prison School

Time for another Triple Dip! This week we check out Goodnight Punpun(Oyasumi Punpun), Prison School, and BECK! Seamus also reads about A Drifting Life from a book on Drawn & Quarterly Publishers and dakazu loves the anime shorts of Wakakozake. Enjoy!!!

13 Jul 201541min

042 - Pluto part 4

042 - Pluto part 4

Tune into our final retrospective of Naoki Urasawa's Pluto!! We'll cover the final 2 volumes of the series and compare it with Osamu Tezuka's original storyline!(covers chapters 48-65) We also discuss Solanin, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden), and get ready for the summer anime season!

6 Jul 20151h 26min

041 - Pluto part 3

041 - Pluto part 3

This week Seamus jumps young adult pursuing their band dreams in solanin while dakazu reads a manga by a famous erotic gay artist, My Brother's Husband. Then darfox and dakazu discuss the seedy world of Japanese scouting in Shinjuku Swan. Finally, we learn everything about Gesicht and marvel at Naoki Urasawa's mastery of the human drama in part 3 of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 30-47)

29 Jun 20151h 22min

040 - Pluto part 2

040 - Pluto part 2

This week Seamus has been reading Monster, dakazu can't hate the neet siblings of Hatarakanai Futari, and we get into a mini rant over Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naurto Gaiden). Then it's time to talk about stupidly named anti robot groups and real life amalgamations of the Iraq War in the next part of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 16-31)

15 Jun 20151h 4min

039 - Pluto part 1

039 - Pluto part 1

On this episode dakazu talks about historical figures having their final meal in Saigo no Restaurant before we jump into our Pluto retrospective where we can't figure out how to pronounce the main character's name!!!(covers chapters 1-15)

8 Jun 20151h 1min

038 - Triple Dip 5 - What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Hi Score Girl, Jisatsutou

038 - Triple Dip 5 - What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Hi Score Girl, Jisatsutou

This week Seamus finishes Onward Towards our Noble Deaths, dakazu gets into naginatas with Asahinagu, and darfox is caught up on Nana to Kaoru. Then get ready for some more Triple Dip with Hi Score Girl, Jisatsutou(Suicide Island), and What Did You Eat Yesterday?(Kinou Nani Tabeta?)!!!

1 Jun 20151h 1min

037 - Triple Dip 4 - Rurouni Kenshin, Devil Ecstasy, Holyland

037 - Triple Dip 4 - Rurouni Kenshin, Devil Ecstasy, Holyland

On this episode Seamus jumps into World War II with Onward Towards our Noble Deaths, we have a quick Billy Bat update, and dakazu loves crazy shogi battles in 81 Diver. Then we dive into another Triple Dip with Devil Ecstasy, Rurouni Kenshin, and Holyland!!

25 Mai 201544min

036 - Triple Dip 3 - Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, No.5, Master Keaton

036 - Triple Dip 3 - Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, No.5, Master Keaton

This week is another rendition of Triple Dip! We look at the 1st volumes of No.5, Master Keaton, and Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji!! Seamus has also been reading solanin and we all get into a big discussion of Gundam!

18 Mai 201543min

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