Jianghu Journeys 2 - Cowboy Bebop 2, Michiko & Hatchin 2, Samurai Champloo 2

This week’s episode was recorded live! We were joined by friend of the podcast, Wyatt from Columbus, Ohio! We talked about Fire Punch, Do a Powerbomb, Heavenly Delusion, and had a Triple Dip on Dandadan, Choujin X, and Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku!!! Follow Wyatt and listen to his podcast! 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, Kung fu movie watch party, Escape rooms - 00:00:00 Listener Email: Ranking 18+ manga on Shonen Jump and MANGA Plus apps - 00:07:13 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox got Do a Powerbomb on Wyatt’s recommendation - 00:18:13 Darfox is getting ready to reread I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action - 00:22:52 *SPOILERS!* Wyatt did not like the ending of Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction - 00:23:56 The late plot twist reveal in Heavenly Delusion made dakazu enjoy rereading it from the beginning - 00:31:25 One Strange Day is a cute book that continues Shinnosuke Saika’s story about anthropomorphized animal children - 00:34:34 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the three different manga from Glacier Bay Books, Including: Mothers by Umi Kusahara, PANDORA by Rei Hagiwara, A Favorable Wind on Full Sails by Arantoochika - 00:37:08 Main Segment Triple Dip: Dandadan/Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku/Choujin X, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:39:50 Including: Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu - 00:41:50 Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku by Yuji Kaku - 01:03:15 Choujin X by Sui Ishida - 01:24:51 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:50:04 Next Week’s Topic: Mothers/PANDORA/A Favorable Wind on Full Sails, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:52:04

1 Mai 20231h 56min

This week we talk about collectables, The Files of Young Kindaichi, Ninja Batman, Skip and Loafer, and more! Then we examine three series that have new anime this season! We’ve got a Triple Dip on [Oshi no Ko], My Home Hero, and Heavenly Delusion!!! 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, Food disgust, Concerts - 00:00:00 New Manga Mac TV review of Suzume - 00:04:56 Listener Email: Our premium collector’s items - 00:06:57 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana loves the silly sympathetic backstories in The Files of Young Kindaichi - 00:17:53 Masato Hisa’s art style works well in Ninja Batman - 00:23:59 Chitei Ryokou is a manga adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic Journey to the Center of the Earth - 00:28:43 dakazu was surprised as how much he enjoyed Skip and Loafer - 00:31:54 Shout-out to Emuh Ruh and Glacier Bay Books for gifting dakazu a copy of One Strange Day - 00:34:48 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku by Yuji Kaku, Choujin X by Sui Ishida - 00:36:14 Main Segment Triple Dip: Heavenly Delusion/My Home Hero/[Oshi no Ko],Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:37:23 Including: Heavenly Delusion by Masakazu Ishiguro - 00:38:46 *SPOILERS* for Heavenly Delusion - 00:47:34 My Home Hero by Naoki Yamakawa & Masashi Asaki - 00:55:29 [Oshi no Ko] by Aka Akasaka & Mengo Yokoyari - 01:13:49 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:37:27 Next Week’s Topic: Dandadan/Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku/Choujin X, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:40:28

23 Apr 20231h 41min

We’ve got the whole gang back together to talk about Talk to My Back, Suzume, [Oshi no Ko], Kabin no Tsuma, and more! Then we examine the next volumes of Tales of the Kingdom, Dai Dark, and Chainsaw Man for a Twiple Dip! 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 - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana loved Talk to My Back - 00:01:16 Darfox watched the new Makoto Shinkai movie Suzume - 00:15:23 Darfox and dakazu hunkered down to watch the extra long first episode of [Oshi no Ko] - 00:25:49 dakazu did not like the premise of Momoiro Meloik - 00:33:36 Shiori Experience - Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Oji-san has some bad shonen training sequences - 00:36:23 dakazu learned about multiple chemical sensitivity in Hideki Akiyama’s Kabin no Tsuma - 00:40:20 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: [Oshi no Ko] by Aka Akasaka & Mengo Yokoyari, Heavenly Delusionby Masakazu Ishiguro, and My Home Hero by Naoki Yamakawa & Masashi Asaki - 00:48:14 Main Segment Twiple Dip: Tales of the Kingdom 2/Dai Dark 3/Chainsaw Man 13,Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We will revisit three manga covered on the podcast and read the next volume for discussion and pick our favorite - 00:49:25 Including: Tales of the Kingdom 2 by Asumiko Nakamura - 00:51:05 Dai Dark 3 by Q Hayashida - 01:06:46 Chainsaw Man 13 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 01:28:16 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:48:28 Next Week’s Topic: [Oshi no Ko]/Heavenly Delusion/My Home Hero, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:49:43

16 Apr 20231h 51min

Seamus is back and living in America! We celebrate by talking about preferred manga states, Trigun Stampede, the United Red Army in Red, and more! Then we discuss the feminist alt-manga Talk to My Back by Yamada Murasaki for a new One Shot!!! 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, Seamus’ move to Chicago - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Preferred manga states - 00:05:30 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu share their thoughts on Trigun Stampede - 00:10:22 dakazu loved the space survival food manga Hara-peko Galaxy - 00:29:19 Red is a historical series about the rise and fall of extremist United Red Army in 1970′s Japan - 00:28:36 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three manga covered on the podcast and read the next volume, Including: Dai Dark 3by Q Hayashida, Tales of the Kingdom 2 by Asumiko Nakamura, and Chainsaw Man 13 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 00:41:48 Main Segment One Shot: Talk to My Back, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Yamada Murasaki’s alternative manga about the woman’s role as a domestic housewife in 1980′s Japanese society - 00:42:40 Next Week’s Topic: Dai Dark 3/Tales of the Kingdom 2/Chainsaw Man 13, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:05:39

9 Apr 20231h 6min

On this episode Morgana has curated another selection of manga for a Shojo Showdown! We examine The Wallflower, Godchild, and Skip・Beat! to see if they make our shojo hearts go “doki doki”! We also talk about The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins, Hell’s Paradise, 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 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, Wrestlemania - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: New hobbies - 00:02:27 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox wonders if The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins is going to end - 00:15:04 Morgana has one nitpick for Carmilla: The First Vampire - 00:22:50 Yowamushi Pedal Limit Break finally finished the second Inter High National race - 00:28:36 dakazu is extremely satisfied with the quality of the Hell’s Paradise anime - 00:35:04 La Peste is a manga adaptation of Albert Camus’ existentialist classic novel - 00:36:30 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Talk to My Back, We will review Yamada Murasaki’s alternative manga about the woman’s role in 1980′s Japanese society - 00:45:46 Main Segment Triple Dip: The Wallflower/Godchild/Skip・Beat!, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:47:20 The Wallflower by Tomoko Hayakawa - 00:48:11 Godchild by Kaori Yuki - 01:15:55 Skip・Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura - 01:34:45 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:44:13 Next Week’s Topic: Talk to My Back, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:45:33

2 Apr 20231h 46min

Seamus is out this week so we take advantage to compare Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero for a Triple Dip! We also throw in WIND BREAKER for Morgana! We also discuss video games, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Video games difficulty - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Manga that is consistently good - 00:10:11 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox and Morgana have been watching John Wick - 00:24:54 Morgana can’t believe how good Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree is - 00:32:43 dakazu forgot about the incest in Tomo-chan Is a Girl! - 00:35:30  Paru Itagaki recommends historical medical drama Anatomia - Kaibou shite Wakatta Koto da ga, Ningen wa Kanarazu Shinu you ni Dekite Iru - 00:42:37 News: Kodansha will be launching a US-only digital manga app K Manga in May 2023 - 00:51:29 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: The Wallflowerby Tomoko Hayakawa, Skip・Beat! by Tomu Ohmi, and Godchild by Kaori Yuki - 01:04:56 Main Segment Triple Dip: Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero/Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End/WIND BREAKER, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, - 01:08:33 Including: Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero by toufu - 01:09:49 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe - 01:26:46 WIND BREAKER by Satoru Nii - 01:46:23 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:59:55 Next Week’s Topic: The Wallflower/Skip・Beat!/Godchild, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:02:34

26 Mar 20232h 4min

On this episode we talk about 3D/CGI anime, Chainsaw Man, She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Mujina in to the Deep, and more! Then we explore some fantastic indie manga from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books for a Triple Dip! We review Mermaid Town, The Karman Line, and WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Beaches and sunburns - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: 3D/CGI anime - 00:03:46 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox is excited about the newest chapters of Chainsaw Man - 00:11:17 Morgana revisited Skip・Beat! - 00:15:53 Morgana and dakazu discuss She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat - 00:17:59 dakazu finds lots of similarities in Aya to Watashi, Mainichi Miso-shiru - 00:26:46 Inio Asano gets into assassin action series with Mujina in to the Deep - 00:32:24 dakazu finally read the first Glacier Bay Books release, Sleepy Child - 00:36:38 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: WIND BREAKER by Satoru Nii, Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero by toufu, and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe - 00:39:12 Main Segment Triple Dip: Mermaid Town/The Karman Line/WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We three different independent manga from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books for discussion before picking our favorite of the three - 00:41:07, Including: Mermaid Town by Tomohiro Tsugawa - 00:42:21 The Karman Line by Kotaro Mitsuhashi - 01:08:21 WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS by Miyako Cojima - 01:25:46 We pick our favorite out of the three manga -  01:44:07 Next Week’s Topic: WIND BREAKER/Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero/Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:46:30

19 Mar 20231h 48min

This week we discuss monster girls in Sons of the Forest, Junichiro Saito’s Musashino, the Blue Giant movie soundtrack, and more! Then we conclude our Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series on space development, Planetes!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Space Monkeys” by Ace, Opening, Introductions, Wine moms in oversized trucks - 00:00:00 Listener Comment: Feedback on Planetes - 00:02:22 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox wants to tell you about a monster girl in Sons of the Forest - 00:05:57 Musashino is a travelogue with a Junichiro Saito surreal twist - 00:16:38 dakazu breaks down his thoughts on the music from the Blue Giant movie - 00:22:46 News: Seinen manga magazine Evening ends publication - 00:32:40 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read three different independent manga, including: Mermaid Town by Tomohiro Tsugawa, The Karman Line by Mitsuhashi Kotaro, and Wonder House of Horrors by Miyako Cojima - 00:35:57 Main Segment Retrospective: Planetes, Transition Song: “Starspeed” by MILANO, We discuss Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series about debris collecting astronauts(covers omnibus 2) - 00:37:35 Next Week’s Topic: Mermaid Town/The Karman Line/Wonder House of Horrors, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:30:47

12 Mar 20231h 32min