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

It’s that time of the year again to ask our reoccurring guest, Miki’s Stopwatch, to join us for an episode to recap the last season of anime! 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: “POP TEAM EPIC” by Sumire Uehara from Pop Team Epic, Opening, Introductions, the new Manga Machinations Discord server 00:03:38 - Listener Emails: how BLAME! is a great example of ‘Show Don’t Tell’ storytelling 00:10:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus is reading Manga Poverty by Shuho Sato while dakazu  checked out Sato’s new manga version of the subject matter, Stand by Me Kakuemon, discussing if assistants get credit for the manga they help create 00:19:35 - Miki has read Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey and weighs in on artist Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical work vs her fictional work 00:23:18 - Miki introduces an anthology manga, Daidai wa, Hantoumei ni Nidone suru, which is filled with bizarre tales 00:25:23 - The unique setting of Iceland in Go north-northwest with Clouds peaks dakazu’s interests 00:29:20 - dakazu talks about the importance of proper representation with singing in Hashikko Ensemble and autism in With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child 00:40:30 - Fumi Yoshinaga’s Anique Bakery is perfect for Seamus as it is what you get when you take out all cooking parts of What did you Eat Yesterday? and leave in all the adult drama of yaoi relationships 00:45:44 - (SPOILERS)The TV drama version of Princess Jellyfish makes changes that appeal to a wider audience 00:48:36 - dakazu loves Rensuke Oshikiri’s Semai Sekai no Identity, a crazy series about a dystopian manga industry where battles breakout Scott Pilgrim-style 00:53:19 - Mad Chimera World is not a good manga 00:53:56 - News: Paru Itagaki draws human versions of BEASTARS characters for April Fool’s 00:55:40 - We discuss Crunchyroll’s parent company Ellation outsourcing engineers to Moldova and their push for VRV 01:03:26 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: “Hana Ichi Monme” by BURNOUT SYNDROMES from Gintama, We review anime from the 2018 winter season, Including: 01:04:30 - Yuru Camp△ 01:07:38 - A Place Further Than The Universe 01:13:35 - Pop Team Epic 01:17:40 - Kokkoku 01:18:44 - Darling in the Franxx 01:20:15 - Teasing Master Takagi-san 01:21:48 - Yowamushi Pedal:GLORY LINE 01:25:27 - Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody & Overlord II 01:30:30 - Record of Grancrest War 01:31:48 - Killing Bites 01:32:23 - After the Rain 01:33:35 - The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. & The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! 01:35:07 - Violet Evergarden 01:37:47 - wrapping up the rest of the winter season 01:39:27 - running through the upcoming 2018 spring anime season titles 01:50:53 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion review of Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children, Miki is excited about the new Kunihiko Ikuhara project Sarazanmai 01:52:23 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

2 Apr 20181h 54min

This week we’ll be examining manga by the late, great Shotaro Ishinomori. He was a huge influence on children’s superhero shows in Japan. Does his manga hold up? We’re here 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “A.I.am Human” by MONKEY MAJIK from Cyborg 009: Call of Justice, Opening, Introductions 00:02:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, we confirm darfox’s hand fetish as he talks about My Hero Academia 00:06:23 - We discuss Kohei Horikoshi’s rocky road to success with his 2 failed series, Oumagadoki Doubutsuen & Barrage 00:08:36 - dakazu rants about the difficult competition between serializations in Shonen Jump 00:12:15 - Updates for the tumblr, the Hakyu Hoshin Engi anime is strangely only for people who know the source material 00:17:37 - dakazu reads a pretty generic zombie manga Crueler than Dead 00:19:41 - The silly comedy of Space Battle Ship Tiramisù peaks dakazu’s intrests while Pentabu to Sensha would be a prime example for Hayao Miyazaki’s hate of military otaku 00:23:51 - dakazu explains some Japanese urban legends from the horror/romance/battle manga Terror Night 00:27:53 - Houkago Teibou Nisshi is a simple slice of life about fishing and reminds dakazu of similar manga like Wana Girl 00:31:41 - dakazu wonders how much swearing will be in the upcoming English release of Oops! I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person into a Magical Girl! 00:34:47 - News: Paru Itagaki wore a Legomu chicken mask when accepting BEASTARS’s 2018 Cartoon Grand Prize, we find out where Legomu placed on the BEASTARS character popularity poll 00:38:37 - announcement of Vinland Saga anime adaptation 00:41:13 - The Hi Score Girl anime is back and starting July 2018, the saga of the SNK lawsuit against Hi Score Girl 00:48:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude, guest Miki’s Stopwatch will join us to talk about the winter 2018 anime season and the upcoming spring titles we’re looking forward to 00:49:27 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section: Transition Song: “What’s the justice?” by globe from Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, we examine Shotaro Ishinomori’s shonen manga:  00:56:45 - Cyborg 009, 01:14:54 - Sabu & Ichi’s Detective Stories, 01:27:40 - Kamen Rider, 01:35:52 - Robot Detective,  we discuss his common theme of cyborgs & humanity, the unfortunately racist caricatures that reflect the 1960’s, how his various projects were cross-media, and his scene transitions through paneling and backgrounds 01:49:48 - new Manga Machinations Discord server, Next Week’s Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

26 Mar 20181h 52min

On this episode we look at the beginning of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Seven Shakespeares, and APOSIMZ for another 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: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:03:25 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox has been avoiding spoilers for My Hero Academia 00:05:56 - Seamus finishes Red Colored Elegy and talks about different cross-media projects it inspired 00:12:40 - Detective Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san is a spin-off manga dakazu can get behind 00:16:03 - Spin-off manga that we like and dislike 00:22:04 - dakazu is excited to check out an anthology of Yumiko Shirai’s early works 00:23:28 - News: Ecuador live-streaming Dragon Ball Super episode as a public event 00:25:36 - New season of Mob Pyscho 100 announced, anime adaptation of Karakuri Circus 00:28:40 - Seven Seas Entertainment publishing I want to eat your panaceas and Satoko and Nada 00:30:18 - BEASTARS wins Best Newcomer Manga at the 2018 Japan Media Arts Festival, debating whether an anime adaptation of BEASTARS is possible 00:36:29 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section where we examine Shoutarou Ishinomori’s manga throughout his career: including Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider, Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and Robot Detective 00:37:54 - Main Segment Triple Dip: ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. by Natsume Ono, Seven Shakespeares by Harold Sakuishi, and APOSIMZ by Tsutomu Nihei,  Transition Song: “Shadow and Truth” by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we’ve read the first volume of each manga for discussion and then pick our favorite 01:43:35 - Next Week’s Topic: Creator Cross Section of Shoutarou Ishinomori, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

19 Mar 20181h 45min

We’ve had to make some changes this week. The Triple Dip will be pushed back to next week. Instead we’re joined by special guests Paula and Haile, two of dakazu’s friends! They’re here to talk about composing music based on Junji Ito, LGBT representation in manga/anime, and our Manga in Motion pick, the live-action Full Metal Alchemist! Make sure to check out Paula’s awesome webcomic Hoof Fellas and her amazing Spiral song! Also buy Haile’s shirts! 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: “Again” by Yui from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Opening, Introductions, our special guests Haile and Paula 00:03:16 - Haile’s secret manga/anime origins and her youthful encounter with BERSERK 00:05:52 - Paula’s secret manga/anime origins, composing an original song based on Junji Ito’s Spiral 00:11:51 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus enjoys the unique paneling and simple art style of Seiichi Hayashi’s Red Colored Elegy 00:14:56 - The vaguely European monarchy story of Violet Evergarden is making Seamus tune out, we discuss the negative effects of manga/anime relationships with a large age gap can have in something like After the Rain 00:29:04 - Haile and Paula talk about good and bad LGBT representation in anime/manga 00:38:06 - Juicy butts from Yuri!!! on Ice 00:40:35 - darfox is excited to finally start reading My Hero Academia and see it’s take on American Superhero comics 00:42:17 - Paula talks what she thinks about the Junji Ito Collection anime as a huge Junji Ito fan 00:54:26 - dakazu has been enjoying the cosmic horror designs in various manga adaptations of H.P.Lovecraft 00:56:24 - News: BLAME! wins best cgi film at the 2018 VFX-Japan awards, Tsutomu Nihei and Polygon Pictures are creating a joint venture called TOA Heavy Industries, LLP 01:01:55 - Ahiru no Sora is getting an anime adaptation, Madhouse is making a new season of Boogiepop Phantom 01:05:11 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga including: APOSIMZ by Tsutomu Nihei, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. by Natsume Ono, and 7-nin no Shakespeare by Harold Sakuishi 01:05:59 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: “Ready Steady Go!” by L'arc~en~Ciel from Fullmetal Alchemist, review of 2017 live-action Fullmetal Alchemist, we discuss the difference between original anime and reboot, Haile talks about the themes of series, we praise the costumes and Edwards wig but hate the bad actors and mishmash of a plot, and we lament the general lack of quality for live-action adaptations of anime/manga 01:53:04 - Next Week’s Topic: Triple Dip on APOSIMZ, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., and 7-nin no Shakespeare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

12 Mar 20181h 55min

We’ve finally reached the end of Princess Jellyfish! Get ready for a lengthy discussion about everything from the ending to our favorite parts! 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: “Just Between Us” by Chatmonchy from Princess Jellyfish, Opening, Introductions, our new YouTube video excerpt on BEASTARS 00:02:57 - Twitter discussion on Slam Dunk and BL 00:07:35 - Newsweek article getting facts on March Comes in like a Lion wrong 00:13:13 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus catches up on To Your Eternity with Crunchyroll’s new Simulpub program, Seamus shares other science fiction about immortal creatures 00:23:52 - dakazu describes the brand new series Bokurawa Mahou Shounen and darfox hypothesizes a possible transgender motif 00:32:11 - dakazu loves manga artist Shin Morimura’s autobiography about his decision to leave modern comforts and go live off the land, Shin Shirakawa Genjin Oopa 00:40:35 - News: BEASTARS ranking in Anime-Japan’s poll for “most anticipated manga to anime adaptations”, digital sales of manga surpassing paper sales in 2017 00:44:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga including: APOSIMZ by Tsutomu Nihei, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. by Natsume Ono, and 7-nin no Shakespeare by Harold Sakuishi 00:49:13 - Main Segment Retrospective: Transition Song: “Kime no KIREI ni kizuite Okure” by Sambomaster from Princess Jellyfish, retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We talk about the abrupt ending, discuss how the Singapore arc changed the story, gripe about the negatives and positives of the themes, and give our final impressions(covers volumes 16-17) 01:37:25 - Next Week’s Topic: Triple Dip on APOSIMZ, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., and 7-nin no Shakespeare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

5 Mar 20181h 39min

This week we enter the Singapore arc of Princess Jellyfish. Only two more episodes of our retrospective to go til we finish Akiko Higashimura’s romantic comedy! 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: “Just Between Us” by Chatmonchy from Princess Jellyfish, Opening, Introductions 00:01:01 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Netflix sending Seamus surveys about the weekly release schedule of Violet Evergarden, talking about the Netflix piracy controversy and social media spoiler culture 00:08:16 - Seamus is impressed with the vloging and crowd funding in A Place Further than the Universe and enjoying it’s story about pleasant people 00:13:20 - Happiness is taking darfox to some dark places, discussing extreme violence and dark content in stories 00:23:06 - dakazu reads the manga adaptation of the Netflix anime movie adaptation of BLAME! and questions why it exists 00:26:47 - News: 80’s manga Banana Fish is getting an anime adaptation, 00:28:35 - Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness winning Best Manga 00:32:31 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We’ll be reading and discussing volumes 16-17 00:32:48 - Main Segment Retrospective: Transition Song: “Kime no KIREI ni kizuite Okure” by Sambomaster from Princess Jellyfish, retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We discuss the story moving away from the Amarz, the mystery behind Io-chan’s gender, the real-life waste problem in the clothing industry, and make final predictions about who Tsukimi will end up with!(covers volumes 14-15) 01:48:39 - Next Week’s Topic: Princess Jellyfish, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

26 Feb 20181h 6min

This episode we discuss the public perception of manga where we are and how to increase the US manga reading audience! And of course more Princess Jellyfish! 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: “Just Between Us” by Chatmonchy from Princess Jellyfish, Opening, Introductions, Listener Emails: Discussing our usernames, 00:05:38 - how is manga perceived where we live? 00:11:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus asks if a certain character in The Promised Neverland is a racist stereotype 00:21:12 - Subtitles and numbering in manga volumes 00:25:13 - darfox is bummed about the mini-break March comes in like a Lion is taking and not impressed with the animation from the dungeon arc of Black Clover, Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku: Princess of Japan focuses on the high school girl descendant of Emperor Hirohito battling Donald Trump in mahjong and dakazu is not having any of it 00:31:06 - dakazu is enjoying Sanzoku Diary artist Kentaro Okamoto’s writer debut in Sounan desu ka? despite some panty shots 00:34:11 - the post-war drama Areyo Hoshikuzu has ended, we share stories about re-reading manga 00:38:40 - News: we expand on Deb Aoki’s twitter question about how to get more people in the US to read manga 00:51:11 - Tomorrow’s Joe creator Tetsuya Chiba addressing manga piracy, manga artist Takashi Yoshida critique of the publishers, changes to Crunchyroll site’s Kodansha manga catalog 00:58:47 - debating the price of manga 01:02:33 - 1st image from live-action adaptation of My Brother’s Husband, Alita: Battle Angel getting delayed til December 01:03:37 - Tomorrow's Joe 50th anniversary project Megalo Box looks like it shares story similarities with characters 01:06:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We’ll be reading and discussing volumes 14-15 01:07:15 - Main Segment Retrospective: Transition Song: “Kime no KIREI ni kizuite Okure” by Sambomaster from Princess Jellyfish, retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We enjoy the hilarious betrayal of the Amarz, go into our disappointment of the new flamboyantly gay Usami character, make predictions of who will end up with Tsukimi, and ponder if Higashimura’s philosophy on romance takes inspiration from her real life(covers volumes 12-13) 01:48:39 - Next Week’s Topic: Princess Jellyfish, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

19 Feb 20181h 49min

This week Seamus reports back from seeing a theatrical adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto and we continue with our retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish! 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: “Just Between Us” by Chatmonchy from Princess Jellyfish, Opening, Introductions, more YouTube videos 00:03:15 - Seamus went to London to see the Pluto stage play 00:17:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox checks out Soukyuu no Ariadne 00:21:50 - Seamus finds it difficult to like the main character in Violet Evergarden, dakazu tries to explain the craziness of Rasputin and Putin teaming up to create invincible martial-artist soldiers in Golosseum 00:29:34 - News: Crackdown on illegal manga translators in Japan, we discuss some answers from BEASTARS artist Paru Itagaki’s interview 00:34:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We’ll be reading and discussing volumes 12-13 00:35:07 - Main Segment Retrospective: Transition Song: “Kime no KIREI ni kizuite Okure” by Sambomaster from Princess Jellyfish, retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We debate whether the union of Tsukimi & Shu will last, discuss how well this manga explains the business of the clothing industry, and wonder what role the new antagonist Mr. Fish will play in the future(covers volumes 10-11) 01:07:23 - New Chapter Check In: SPOILERS for Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS 01:16:53 - Next Week’s Topic: Princess Jellyfish, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

12 Feb 20181h 18min