288 - Manga in Motion 42 - BEASTARS

288 - Manga in Motion 42 - BEASTARS

It finally time for Manga Machinations to review the BEASTARS anime! We have A LOT to say about the choices made adapting Paru Itagaki's phenomenal manga and we're not pulling any punches when it comes to this beloved series!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Wild Side" by Ali from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming return of dakazu's reading
  • 00:03:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus returns to Shojo Fight! and reaches the arc that connects the series to G Senjou Heaven's Door
  • 00:10:50 - Darfox really appreciates ONE's comedic art in Mob Psycho 100
  • 00:15:00 - *SPOILERS* The final arcs leading to the ending of The Seven Deadly Sins finally makes sense to dakazu now that they've announced a sequel series
  • 00:22:22 - dakazu was disappointed that Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth was an early access game
  • 00:24:43 - PSYCHO-PASS 3: First Inspector is a great end cap to the PSYCHO-PASS 3
  • 00:26:43 - News: Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja has been licensed for release in April 2020
  • 00:28:30 - Dark Horse Comics licenses Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! for release in September 2020
  • 00:29:56 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on No Longer Human, we'll be reading Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's famous novel(covers chapters 1-12)
  • 00:31:18 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: BEASTARS, Transition Song: "BEASTARS" by Satoru Kosaki from BEASTARS, we review the 1st season of the anime adaptation by studio Orange
  • 00:34:16 - The Spanish cast had passionate performances that Darfox finds common in Spanish dubbing while dakazu questioned some of the English casting choices
  • 00:41:06 - dakazu found a multitude of questionable translation choices in the subtitles and English dub script
  • 00:49:56 - We get into our issues with the 3D animation and it's combinations with interspersed traditional 2D animation
  • 00:53:47 - Darfox compares the fight sequence between Legoshi and the Shishigumi Boss against the moment Legoshi pounces on Haru
  • 00:57:11 - We discuss numerous scenes like that were cut from the story
  • 01:00:11 - We explain why scenes like Legoshi's blood boiling fail to capture the dense world building Itagaki has put into the manga
  • 01:04:50 - The short cameo of Legomu along with complete omissions of of favorite manga scenes left us unsatisfied
  • 01:09:27 - We praise how Haru was extremely well represented in the anime and we examine the 2 experimental animated sequences
  • 01:14:37 - We quickly run through various points including the multiple endings and subdued sexual tension between Legoshi and Louis
  • 01:17:53 - We attempt to wrap up our thoughts on this anime adaptation
  • 01:22:38 - Next Week's Topic: No Longer Human, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Episoder(570)

066 - Manga in Motion 5 - Steamboy

066 - Manga in Motion 5 - Steamboy

Happy Holidays! This week Seamus explains what St. Stephen's Day is, while dakazu talks about the journal manga My Darling is a Foreigner and Blue Giant; a new manga about Jazz from the author of Gaku! Then Seamus gets his shoujo manga fix with Orange and we talk about the technical achievements/shortcomings of our Manga in Motion title Steamboy; from AKIRA creator Katsuhiro Otomo!!!

28 Des 201549min

065 - Triple Dip 11 - My Brother's Husband, Golden Kamuy, Sakuranbo Syndrome

065 - Triple Dip 11 - My Brother's Husband, Golden Kamuy, Sakuranbo Syndrome

On this episode dakazu examines post World War 2 Japan and Japanese occupied China in the sobering Areyo Hoshikuzu. Then we revisit recently translated Golden Kamuy and My Brother's Husband from dakazu's Whatcha-Been-Reading, along with listener suggested Sakuranbo Syndrome for our Triple Dip!!!

21 Des 201542min

064 - Manga in Motion 4 - The Garden of Words

064 - Manga in Motion 4 - The Garden of Words

Seamus is back to talk about popular shoujo manga; including AKB49 - Renai Kinshi Jourei, Whispered Words(Sasameki Koto), Tenbin wa Hana to Asobu, and Kimi ga Suki!! Then dakazu explains the comedy of the long running Afro Tanaka series and we talk about teacher/student romances done right in The Garden of Words for Manga in Motion!!!

14 Des 201542min

063 - dakazu diversions 1 - Shonen Jump

063 - dakazu diversions 1 - Shonen Jump

Seamus and darfox are both out this week so dakazu solo-casts this episode, talking about all the current series he reads(or doesn't) in Weekly Shonen Jump!!!

7 Des 201536min

062 - Triple Dip 10 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Ushio to Tora, Video Girl Ai

062 - Triple Dip 10 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Ushio to Tora, Video Girl Ai

This week Seamus deals with cheesy storylines in Vinland Saga and dakazu can't stop praising the Sci-Fi epic Imuri! Then, it's time for more Triple Dip! We discuss gratuitous panty shots of Video Girl Ai, horror design in Ushio to Tora, and gush over male harems in feudal Japan from Ooku: The Inner Chambers!!!

30 Nov 20151h 3min

061 - Manga in Motion 3 - Angel's Egg

061 - Manga in Motion 3 - Angel's Egg

On this episode Seamus finishes Planetes, dakazu talks about the JSDF in Rising Sun and kids playing golf in Rising Impact. Then we get into a lengthy discussion about manga spin-offs of other manga and look at Mamoru Oshii's anime art film Angel's Egg(Tenshi no Tamago)!!!

23 Nov 201555min

060 - Triple Dip 9 - Berserk, Hajime no Ippo, A Silent Voice

060 - Triple Dip 9 - Berserk, Hajime no Ippo, A Silent Voice

Kenzo joins us this week to tell us about dropping Bleach, lamenting the end of Gintama, and his guilty pleasures of My Girlfriend is a T-Rex(T-Rex na Kanojo) and Boku Girl! Then it's time for another Triple Dip! We look at the 1st volumes of Hajime no Ippo, Berserk, and A Silent Voice!!!

16 Nov 20151h 9min

059 - Blame! part 5

059 - Blame! part 5

On this episode we welcome the return of the mangaka in Billy Bat, then we reach the ends of the Megastructure and Killy's journey as we finish our Blame! retrospective and we give our final thoughts on the series and the cyber dungeon.(covers chapters 51-65)

9 Nov 20151h 41min

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