553 - Triple Dip 89 - A Witch's Life in Mongol, Dogsred, HIRAETH -The End of the Journey-

This week we look into Moyoco Anno’s character study of an obese woman with In Clothes Called Fat! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Holidays, Awesome Games Done Quick, MOBA manga 00:03:14 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, The premise of a fictional manga artist’s one-sided rivalry against Osamu Tezuka in Chaser has dakazu hooked 00:07:57 - dakazu has gone full-in with The Full-Time Wife Escapist and even watched the live-action drama adaptation 00:13:37 - Darfox takes the fidelity of old video game scanlines in Hi Score Girl very seriously 00:18:56 - The ridiculousness of BAKI is entertaining for Darfox 00:21:07 - Darfox checks out some more manga on from the Shonen Jump app 00:41:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on An Invitation from a Crab, we will review this indie manga by panpanya 00:24:09  - Main Segment One Shot: In Clothes Called Fat, Transition Song: “Freebird” by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, we discuss Moyoco Anno’s In Clothes Called Fat 00:25:52 - dakazu makes comparisons to Darren Aronofsky’s movie about drug addiction, Requiem for a Dream 00:28:22 - We explain the Japanese business practice of window seat jobs 00:30:46 - We discuss the similarities to Kyoko Okazaki’s Helter Skelter 00:34:31 - We debate the use of simple one-dimensional side characters 00:36:25 - Darfox praises the main character and discusses his own experiences with body image 00:38:28 - dakazu thought that mixing the chronological order of event in the ending was interesting 00:40:58 - We all agree that this manga is a mixed bag of really good parts and some more disappointing parts, we praise the way Anno drew the pretty women to be visually off-putting 00:43:15 -We debate if this book is worth recommending, Darfox compares it against A Silent Voice 00:47:21 - Seamus finds similarities of the boyfriend character and the main character of the French novel series In Search of Lost Time 00:48:57 - Next Week’s Topic: An Invitation from a Crab, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

7 Jan 201950min

On this episode we look into the first volumes of The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, and Bokutachi ga Yarimashita for another round of Triple Dip! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Koi” by Gen Hoshino from The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Opening, Introductions, upcoming updates to Manga Machinations 00:02:30 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus dives into some full spoilers for the newest volume of Land of the Lustrous 00:07:47 - dakazu checks out the cute comedy about a woman and her window in Mado kara Madoka-chan 00:09:12 - dakazu compares the thematically similar Kankinjou and Ijousha no Ai 00:16:27 - darfox catches up on Black Clover and We Never Learn with his Shonen Jump digital subscription 00:21:00 - we discuss Hi Score Girl now that it’s on Netflix 00:34:09 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on In Clothes Called Fat, we will review Moyoco Anno’s tale of self-loathing and societal struggles of body shaming 00:27:40 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin/Bokutachi ga Yarimashita/The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Transition Song: “We’re not alone” by Coldrain from Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, we’ve read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’ll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:28:44 - Rainbow by George Abe & Masasumi Kakizaki 00:42:48 - Bokutachi ga Yarimashita by Muneyaki Kaneshiro & Hikaru Araki 00:53:00 - The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 01:07:40 - Next Week’s Topic: In Clothes Called Fat, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

31 Des 20181h 9min

Welcome to our special year end episode! This year returning guest Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli joins us to pick our favorite manga & anime from 2018! Check out Morgana’s website and follow her on twitter! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:03:59 - Reviewing News of 2018: BEASTARS licensed in Spanish this year along with English/French for 2019 and won numerous awards 00:07:08 - Shonen Jump will launch a digital platform with new chapters being released for free day & date with Japan and a subscription based back library   00:14:12 - we ponder if the drastic changes to Shonen Jump will have an effect on piracy *NOTE*we taped prior to the 12/17/18 release) 00:18:22 - The various anti-manga-piracy campaigns from Japanese publishers this year 00:20:16 - Nobuhiro Watsuki’s arrest over child pornography and the messy aftermath 00:28:30 - Rumiko Takahashi was finally inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame 00:31:03 - Seamus reviews the stage play for Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto from it’s international run 00:34:52 - A discussion about manga adaptations to other media 00:37:50 - The wild saga of manga retailer Mandarake auctioning off manuscript pages of Ai to Makoto that were stolen over 40 years ago 00:42:01 - In memoriam of Momoko Sakura of Chibi Maruko-chan, Takahiro Satou of Samejima, Saigo no Juugonichi, Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli 00:44:48 - Manga of 2018: Transition Song: “Katachi” by Shugo Tokumaru, The giant 2019 British Museum Manga Exhibition 00:46:22 - Best & worst manga of 2018 00:47:11 - Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano 00:49:02 - Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura 00:50:29 - My Solo Exchange Diary by Kabi Nagata 00:55:07 - Satoko and Nada by Yupechika 01:02:58 - Juza no Ulna by Toru Izu 01:04:57 - Ningen Karimenchu by Taeko Uzuki 01:10:03 - Scum’s Wish by Mengo Yokoyari 01:13:50 - Red Colored Elegy by Seiichi Hayashi 01:19:56 - Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda 01:27:08 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura 01:35:42 - Manga picks from our listeners 01:41:34 - Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino, The Wallflower by Tomoko Hayakawa 01:42:54 - Girls’ Last Tour by Tsukumizu 01:43:07 - Jitsuroku: Naku made Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita. by Poppy Pesuyama 01:48:20 - BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki 01:57:37 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 01:56:37 - Garden by Yuichi Yokoyama 01:58:50 - Ultra-Gash Inferno by Suehiro Maruo, A Pantyhose like World by Shun Umezawa 02:00:07 - Dead Tube by Mikoto Yamaguchi & Touta Kitakawa, Satsukare by Daisuke + Asahi 02:01:19 - My Boy by Hitomi Takano, Bunny Drop by Yumi Unita 02:06:51 - Anime of 2018: Transition Song: “Merigo” by Robert Yoshino ft. Sky-Hi from Gurazeni, Best & worst anime of 2018 02:07:28 - A Place Further than the Universe 02:08:32 - Violet Evergarden 02:09:42 - Serial Experiments Lain 02:10:18 - Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 02:12:37 - Devilman Crybaby 02:16:40 - Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues 02:18:48 - Kaiji 02:21:18 - DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL 02:22:21 - Lupin III PART 5 02:23:20 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san 02:26:44 - The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl 02:28:56 - Ushio and Tora 02:32:10 - Banana Fish 02:33:44 - Golden Kamuy 02:36:14 - Hi Score Girl 02:38:53 - Run with the Wind 02:40:16 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 02:41:01 - Megalo Box 02:42:16 - The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These 02:43:51 - Happy Sugar Life 02:45:57 - Pop Team Epic 02:48:57 - Anime picks from our listeners 02:49:34 - Dragon Ball Super 02:52:06 - Oniisama e…, 02:52:57 - Liz and the Blue Bird 02:54:35 - Darfox rants about spinning limousines from Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line 02:57:43 - Darling in the FranXX 03:00:39 - Junji Ito Collection 03:04:25 - Thanking all our guests and listeners from this year 03:06:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe, and Bokutachi ga Yarimashita by Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Hikaru Akari 03:07:19 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Auld Lang Syne” by Home Free

24 Des 20183h 8min

This week translator extraordinaire Jocelyne Allen returns to answer our questions about working as an interpreter and how it differs from translating books! Check out Jocelyne’s blog & her professional website! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shadow and Truth” by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Opening, Introductions 00:01:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu tried to go back to My Boy but it only confirmed his fears 00:04:47 - The potential horror in I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die has dakazu interested to read more 00:09:27 - dakazu found Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas surprisingly enjoyable 00:12:32 - News: Eleven Arts will be bringing A Silent Voice back to movie theaters in January 2019 00:15:09 - Fans want a new translation for Viz Media'z Dragon Ball manga box set 00:17:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2018 Year End Review with Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilii, we’ll be presenting Top 3 lists for anime & manga and discussing everything from 2018 00:18:59 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Transition Song: “Free Bird” by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, Translator Jocelyne Allen explains what interpreting is 00:20:54 - Jocelyne explains how her role as an interpreter varies based on the needs of the client 00:23:25 - We ask Jocelyne how she got started as an interpreter 00:27:49 - Working as both a translator and an interpreter is uncommon, Jocelyne shares how her experiences translating & interpreting have effect each other 00:31:25 - Jocelyne researches everything about her interpreter clients to prepare 00:34:50 - Darfox wants to know if Jocelyne ever had to protect her clients from rude questions 00:40:33 - Darfox and dakazu share personal stories about interpreting for their parents, we discuss the difficulty of translating from one language to another 00:44:55 - We complain about being asked to translate for the sake of entertaining friends 00:46:53 - We ask Jocelyne why Inio Asano is seemingly being mocked in his cameos within other people’s manga 00:52:47 - Jocelyne current favorite manga is Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito 00:54:49 - Next Week’s Topic: 2018 Year End Review, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

17 Des 201856min

Our final episode reviewing Scum’s Wish along with the epilogue volume of Scum’s Wish décor! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions 00:01:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox was able to go see Mamoru Hosoda’s newest movie Mirai at the movie theater, discussing whether we’ll see an increase of screenings of anime films in the future 00:11:24 - Discussion about Hayao Miyazaki and his upcoming  documentary Never-Ending Man 00:15:45 - Shigan no Yuusha is a typical fantasy light novel adaptation aside from logs 00:21:04 - No surprise that dakazu is not OK with the Shota manga My Boy 00:28:33 - News: Trailer for CG animated NETFLIX anime Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac reveals a gender-swapped character, darfox shares some choice Chilean anime openings 00:33:08 - Hulu makes deal with Funimation for first distribution rights for 2019 new titles 00:35:32 - Discussing the possibilities with Shonen Jump announcing the end of the digital magazine and moving to a free-to-read and digital library subscription model 00:49:50 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Special interview with translator Jocelyne Allen about the difference of translating literary works and being an interpreter 00:52:11 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: “Heikousen” by Sayuri from Scum’s Wish, retrospective review of Scum’s Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, we give our thoughts on the ending, discuss the character of Akane and the change she goes through, relate to Sanae ending things, compare the relationships of Mugi/Hanabi & Sanae Hanabi, hate on Mugi, explain Akane’s change, praise the use of shading in the art, discuss the epilogue stories, get angry about pairing Mugi with Hanabi in Scum’s Wish décor, compare Scum’s Wish to the movie American Pie 2, re-write the ending, ponder if Mugi is worse than Akane, give our final impressions, and name Moka the MVP(covers volume 7-8 & Scum’s Wish décor) 01:41:44 - Next Week’s Topic: Interviewing Jocelyne Allen, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

10 Des 20181h 43min

This week we continue our Retrospective review of Scum’s Wish! Will the dramatic events change how we feel about certain characters? Tune in to find out! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions, The holiday season,  requesting listener top 3 lists for 2018 00:02:39 - promoting Anime Feminist’s crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo 00:05:23 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox watches more Goblin Slayer and compares it to Batman 00:12:58 - Seamus has started A Pantyhose Like World and doesn’t think there’s any deep meaning behind the stories so far 00:15:20 - dakazu checks out the newest volume of Black Lagoon but feels the series just doesn’t hold up anymore 00:24:28 - dakazu had high hopes for Chichi Chichi because the same creator made Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon but it ended up being a shallow and pervy cash-in 00:28:42 - Talking about trying to read a different manga from an artist you like and it doesn’t compare to their other work 00:32:54 - News: Stage play adaptations of My Hero Academia & Karakuri Circus along with TV drama of What did you Eat Yesterday and a Blade Runner anime, debating what we like and dislike about various adaptations from manga 00:41:54 - Neon Genesis Evanglion will be coming to Netflix 00:47:24 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Scum’s Wish, we will conclude our comprehensive review and read the epilogue volume (covers volume 7-8 & Scum’s Wish décor) 00:48:01 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: “Heikousen” by Sayuri from Scum’s Wish, retrospective review of Scum’s Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, we praise Moka’s character arc, examine the various juxtaposing plot lines, feel heartbroken for Sanae, discuss both of the main confessions, enjoy the seamless interweaving of spoken & inner dialogue, explain the problems with Atsuya, compare the series to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, explore the themes of self worth through relationships, pick our favorite characters, expose the issues with catgirls, and make our final predictions on the ending(covers volumes 4-6) 01:23:40 - Next Week’s Topic: Scum’s Wish, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

3 Des 20181h 25min

Welcome to the first part of our Retrospective review of Scum’s Wish! There’s lots of unrequited love to deal with from both the manga and even our hosts?! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions, updates on our tumblr 00:01:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Requiem of the Rose King has Seamus comparing historical events to Shakespeare’s play 00:12:52 - dakazu finds a greater appreciation for Karakuri Circus now that he’s rereading it as an adult 00:16:31 - Darfox and dakazu discuss strong villains of popular shonen manga using wrestling references, *SPOILERS for Fairy Tail 00:22:52 - Both Sentou Hakai Gakuen Dangerous & Dangerous 1969 are mixing X-Men superpowers with juvenile sexual humor and dakazu is not having any of it 00:32:08 - Although 18 Rin is about an adult film production company dakazu was impressed with how it was focused more on characters and telling a good story 00:35:13 - News: There will be a new anime of Fruits Basket that will finally cover all the source material with a new voice cast 00:36:56 - Manga.club has licensed volume 1 of STEVES and is crowd funding to try and publish the other 5 volumes 00:41:20 - We give some suggestions for the massive Seven Seas Entertainment licensing survey 00:45:00 - Anime Feminist is launching an Indiegogo campaign so they can raise money to overhaul their website 00:48:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Scum’s Wish, we will continue our comprehensive review(covers volume 4-6) 00:48:49 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: “Heikousen” by Sayuri from Scum’s Wish, retrospective review of Scum’s Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, we resonate with character’s feelings, are pleasantly surprised with the lack of fan service, notice the rapid pace of dramatic events, cheer on the Sanae Ebato, enjoy the change of character perspectives in the narrative, praise the use of black water-color inking throughout the series, try to decode the extra Nyan-Nyan chapters, and make predictions for what will happen at the end(covers volumes 1-3) 01:15:32 - Next Week’s Topic: “Scum’s Wish”, requesting listener top 3 lists for 2018, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

26 Nov 20181h 18min

Get ready for another Triple Dip this week with Kasane, Higanjima and Give My Regards to Black Jack! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:00:32 - News: BEASTARS will be officially licensed by VIZ Media for release in summer 2019, comparing the release schedule of  Western publishers 00:12:10 - Dr. STONE anime adaptation for 2019, dakazu talks about the honest reveal behind the final anime season of Gintama on it’s last episode 00:14:47 - New York city added to locations for the Sailor Moon musical performances in March 2019 00:18:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, A Pantyhose Like World has completely confused and baffled dakazu 00:34:09 - dakazu gives spoilers about the mystery thriller Yokohamasen Doppelganger 00:37:21 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Give My Regards to Black Jack/Higanjima/Kasane, Transition Song: “SYNERGY” by m-flo feat. Shishido Kafka from Higanjima, we’ve read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’ll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:38:20 - Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato 00:57:26 - Higanjima by Koji Matsumoto 01:08:52 - Kasane by Daruma Matsuura 01:21:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Scum’s Wish, we will do a comprehensive review of this series about unrequited love (covers volume 1-3) 01:24:39 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

19 Nov 20181h 26min