524 - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Morgana is back and ready to revisit manga for a Twiple Dip! We're checking out the next volumes of Chainsaw Man, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and Dai Dark!!! 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 Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Morgana and her new baby - 00:00:00 Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Mahjong Machinations - 00:03:23 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana enjoyed Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran's Chivalry - 00:09:15 Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula covers the life of Bella Lugosi - 00:13:33 Darfox absolutely loves himbo Lu Bu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms - 00:20:55 dakazu is sad over the passing of Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto creator Nami Sano - 00:33:18 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on River's Edge, We will review Kyoko Okazaki's story about teenage friendship and drama - 00:35:17 Main Segment Triple Dip: Chainsaw Man 15/Dai Dark 5/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We revisit three manga previously covered on the podcast and read the next volume for discussion - 00:36:44 Including: Chainsaw Man 15 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 00:38:12 Dai Dark 5 by Q Hayashida - 01:07:50 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3 by Hitoshi Ashinano - 01:22:24 Picking our favorite of the 3 - 01:52:49 Next Week’s Topic: River's Edge, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:58:46

21 Aug 20231h 59min

This week we finish our Retrospective on Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series Fire Punch! We also discuss Tenchu, My Love Story!!, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, MANGA Plus, 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Tenchu, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Bsky.social account, Anime Music Quiz, Mahjong Machinations - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Media we revisit - 00:13:04 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox rewatched My Love Story!! - 00:24:46 Darfox checked out Cromartie High School and The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! - 00:26:55 Darfox and dakazu started watching the 1994 TV show Romance of the Three Kingdoms - 00:30:59 History's Mentalist makes dakazu question why some manga launch day one on MANGA Plus - 00:42:51 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three manga covered on the podcast and read the next volume, Including: Dai Dark 5 by Q Hayashida, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3 by Hitoshi Ashinano, and Chainsaw Man 15 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 00:57:06 Main Segment Retrospective: Fire Punch, Transition Song: “Fire IT” by IamDayLight, We finish Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 7-8) - 00:56:36 Next Week’s Topic: Dai Dark 5/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3/Chainsaw Man 15, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:58:46

14 Aug 20232h 1min

On this episode dakazu gives his thoughts on the anime movie The First Slam Dunk! Then we talk about how everything happened in the volumes we read for our Fire Punch Retrospective!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Seamus joins Mahjong Machinations, The end of #mangamacbump - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Manga artist quiz - 00:04:29 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has finished watching Dragon Ball Z movies - 00:14:44 dakazu thought The First Slam Dunk was weird - 00:17:10 *SPOILERS* Breaking down the differences between The First Slam Dunk and Slam Dunk - 00:26:19 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will finishi Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 7-8) - 00:44:06 Main Segment Retrospective: Fire Punch, Transition Song: “Fire IT” by IamDayLight, We read Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 4-6) - 00:44:46 Next Week’s Topic: Fire Punch, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:30:04

6 Aug 20231h 32min

Join us as we start our Retrospective on Fire Punch! We'll be comparing Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series to his current hit Chainsaw Man! We also talk about coffee, Mike Mignola, Dogs Red, 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Coffee and caffeine - 00:00:00 #mangamacbump: Drink root beer - 00:08:58 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Seamus has been reading an array of Mike Mignola comics - 00:13:00 Darfox made a Dragon Ball Z story presentation that got out of control - 00:15:25 Dogs Red is Satoru Noda's reboot of his hockey manga Supinamarada! - 00:20:55 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will read Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 4-6) - 00:24:20 Main Segment Retrospective: Fire Punch, Transition Song: “Fire IT” by IamDayLight, We read Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 1-3) - 00:25:05 Next Week’s Topic: Fire Punch, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:07:42

30 Jul 20231h 10min

This week dakazu and Darfox examine the newer series like Shibatarian, Red Cat Ramen, and Show-ha Shoten! on MANGA Plus for a Darfox Dabbles! We also discuss Slam Dunk, Dark Gathering, and Truck Driver no Kaidan FIRST GEAR!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Stomach bugs, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: English publisher quiz - 00:04:02 Mahjong Machination Mondays, #mangamacbump: Watch Beard Meets Food - 00:10:02 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox watched Slam Dunk with our listeners - 00:14:49 dakazu watched Dark Gathering with his wife - 00:19:58 Truck Driver no Kaidan FIRST GEAR is an entertaining mix of ghost stories and truck driver safety - 00:24:42 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will read Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 1-3) - 00:30:11 Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: MANGA Plus 4, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, we talk about 10 new manga available through MANGA Plus - 00:31:50 Including: Red Cat Ramen by Angyaman - 00:34:24 Show-ha Shoten! by Akinari Asakura & Takeshi Obata - 00:44:44 The Dark Doctor Ikuru by Hechi - 00:56:54 Wild Strawberry by Ire Yonemoto - 01:03:17 Jiangshi X by Norihiko Kurazono - 01:10:17  Beat & Motion by Naoki Fujita - 01:20:23 Kindergarten WARS by You Chiba - 01:26:55 MARRIAGETOXIN by Joumyaku & Mizuki Yoda - 01:32:32 The Game Devil by Kakunoshin Futsuzawa - 01:41:45 Shibatarian by Katsuya Iwamuro - 01:49:41 Darfox ranks his favorites - 01:57:33 Next Week’s Topic: Fire Punch, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:59:11

23 Jul 20232h

On this episode we discuss Helck, One-Punch Man, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Barbeque, Drunk Invader, Spunk, and more! Then we finish out our Ryuko Retrospective!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Femme Fatale” by Jakub Pietras, Opening, Introductions, Darfox's upgraded PC, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu wanted more comedy from the Helck anime - 00:05:27 Darfox and dakazu talk about the newest One-Punch Man chapters - 00:10:26 Seamus arrives to tell us about his lunch at Smoque BBQ, sports team hats, and this week's #mangamacbump - 00:14:34 The new season of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is good - 00:24:45 Drunk Invader is an Isekai manga about introducing modern alcohol to an immortal witch queen - 00:27:39 dakazu is enjoying Hideki Arai's new S&M manga Spunk - 00:34:30 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will revisit Shueisha’s Manga Plus app to checkout their newer titles - 00:40:40 Main Segment Retrospective: Ryuko, Transition Song: “Midnight Blues” by AR Ferdinand, We review Eldo Yoshimizu’s manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema about a beautiful Yakuza princess(covers volume 2) - 00:43:04 Next Week’s Topic: Manga Plus, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:12:55

17 Jul 20231h 15min

Seamus returns as we discuss bad variety television, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero, Oshi no Ko, and more! Then we dive into the excellently drawn Yakuza princess action series of Ryuko for a new Retrospective! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Femme Fatale” by Jakub Pietras, Opening, Introductions, Darfox's new room setup - 00:00:00 Seamus saw AEW Collision - 00:02:41 #mangamacbump: Eating Fudge Stripes Original - 00:06:32 Listener Emails: Variety television programing - 00:08:07 Action/adventure recommendations - 00:14:13 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu discuss Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King - 00:23:07 Darfox shares his thoughts on My Adventures with Superman and Star Trek: Lower Decks - 00:31:05 The anime for Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero tones down the risque material from the manga - 00:35:20 dakazu talks about the Hells Paradise: Jigokuraku, Oshi no Ko and Jujutsu Kaisen anime - 00:38:49 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospetive on Ryuko, We will finish Eldo Yoshimizu’s manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema about a beautiful Yakuza princess(covers volume 2) - 00:41:16 New Soju Wanna Read Manhwa podcast by Marion and Amber - 00:41:28 Main Segment Retrospective: Ryuko, Transition Song: “Midnight Blues” by AR Ferdinand, We review Eldo Yoshimizu’s manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema about a beautiful Yakuza princess(covers volume 1) - 00:42:23 Next Week’s Topic: Ryuko, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:09:41

9 Jul 20231h 11min

Darfox returns to help finish out our Pride and Panels for Pride Month! We do a Triple Dip on Until I Love Myself, To Strip the Flesh, and JACKASS!! dakazu also talk about Nature Jimon and supplemental What Did You Eat Yesterday? media!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Darfox moving woes, New listeners - 00:00:00 Mahjong Machinations meetup, Street Fighter 6 meetup - 00:05:03 Listener Emails: Licensing and translating manga in the 2000's - 00:08:36 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu watched What Did You Eat Yesterday? drama movie and read the hardcore BL doujinshi - 00:17:27 Nature Jimon is about eccentric meat and stag beetle hobbies of Japanese comedian Jimon Terakado - 00:21:51 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ryuko, We will review Eldo Yoshimizu's manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema about a beautiful Yakuza princess - 00:25:38 Main Segment Triple Dip: To Strip the Flesh/Until I Love Myself/JACKASS!, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We read three LGBTQIA+ themed manga for discussion and pick our favorite - 00:26:46 Including: To Strip the Flesh by Oto Toda - 00:27:52 Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama - 00:41:43 JACKASS! by Scarlet Beriko - 01:01:36 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:15:20 Next Week’s Topic: Ryuko, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:17:27

2 Jul 20231h 19min