563 - Buddha part 1

Our regular host dakazu is still out so that means Darfox8 and Seamus are the dynamic duo that will protect the show and read Ichi-F! 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: “fake town baby” by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN from Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Opening, Introduction and Social Media Rundown  00:02:00 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Sailor Moon OST “Just an Ordinary Girl”, Seamus tells us about Frau Faust by Kore Yamazaki  00:07:50 - Darfox talks about the new anime shows coming up and gives his opinion on the first episode of Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond by Studio Bones and original manga created by Yasuhiro Nightow  00:14:01 - Listener Feedback and Questions: a conversation about spoilers, a random conversation about the new Jackie Chan film The Foreigner and the IRA’s use in media.  00:19:19 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip! where we read the first volume of three different manga including: Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, Arakawa Under The Bridge by Hikaru Nakamura, and Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki by Shiina Howahowa. These three will be discussed next week.  00:21:47 - Main Segment: One Shot: Ichi-F by Kazuto Tatsuta, Transition Song: “Step Up Love” by DAOKO x Yasuyuki Okamura from Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Ending  00:45:52 - Sign Off and Goodbye, Sign Off Song:  "CLOCKWORK QUICK AND LIGHTNING SLOW" performed by Shortreed from The Ancient Magus’ Bride OVA Ending

16 Okt 201747min

This week our regular host dakazu is gone so Darfox8 and Seamus are left to fend on their own. This doesn’t stop them from talking about manga, specifically 20th Century Boys for our Main Segment Saikyo Selections! 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: “Bob Lennon” from 20th Century Boys Film 00:01:03 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Sailor Moon OST “Just an Ordinary Girl”, Seamus talks about Mechademia 00:12:00 - Darfox8 talks about Happy Negative Marriage and some of Amazume Ryuta’s other pervy books 00:18:30 - Listener Feedback and Questions 00:24:44 - News: Naoki Urasawa’s new series 00:30:24 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: 20th Century Boys, Transition Song: “20th Century Boys” by T-Rex, Volumes 1-3 are discussed and some supplementary material. 01:05:55 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Next Week’s Topic: Ichi-F by Kazuto Tatsuta, and Sign Off 01:09:41 - Sign Off Song: “Bob Lennon” as performed by Naoki Urasawa in Japan Expo 2012

9 Okt 20171h 10min

This week we reintroduce ourselves and answer emails, Seamus is excited for the upcoming official release of Shojo Fight, we look at the newest chapter of BEASTARS, and dakazu appreciates Fruits Takuhaibin for it’s mature themes without resorting to titillation. Then, for Manga in Motion, we review Robot Carnival! We praise the wonderful animation and music while examining the future careers of it’s many directors!!!

2 Okt 201748min

On this episode we can’t stop praising new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters, we discuss pre-orders helping official manga releases, Seamus finds Queen’s Quality too melodramatic, dakazu dislikes Jaden Smith’s Netflix anime Neo Yokio, and he finally gets to read Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. Then we start our new segment, Creator Cross Section, where we examine several works by one manga artist and look for common themes! Our first creator is Rumiko Takahashi and we look at Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Forest, Ranma ½, and Inuyasha!!!

25 Sep 20171h 33min

This week Seamus reads another volume of Kiss and White Lily for my Dearest Girl, dakazu finishes Steve Jobs and Magical Girl Apocalypse, he questions the motivation of making an Amish girl the protagonist in Dare ga Kenja wo Koroshita ka?(Who Killed the Sage?), and we discuss if sharing stories of real people is exploitative in Uhyo! Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane! Then we talk about our main topic, Brave Story! We examine the novel it’s based on and compare it to the manga adaptation Brave Story: Shinsetsu!!!

18 Sep 201744min

This week Seamus checks out a new yuri manga After Hours, dakazu checks out both the manga and live-action drama of Otoko Meshi, darfox gives a questionable synopsis of the Rurouni Kenshin anime as we discuss it’s re-serialization in Jump SQ, and we do a quick update on new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters. Then we take a look at Cobra for Saikyo Selections! We examine the originality of Buichi Terasawa ’s design, see the influence of James Bond and Total Recall in the story and characters, and discuss the pop culture significance the series had on future anime, manga, and media all around the world!

11 Sep 201754min

On this episode our buddy Miki's Stopwatch stops by to join us in discussing this season’s hot(mostly not) anime and older stuff as well: Welcome to the Ballroom, Magical Circle(Mahoujin Guru Guru), Made in Abyss, Restaurant to Another World(Isekai Shokudou), Haibane Renmei, Ashita no Joe, Snow White with the Red Hair(Akagami no Shirayuki-hime), Love and Lies(Koi to Uso), Gamers!, Kakeguri: Compulsive Gambler, My First Girlfriend is a Gal(Hajimete no Gal), Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun(Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun), and RIN-NE(Kyokai no Rinne)! Also, Miki praises BEASTARS & The Ancient Magus’ Bride, we talk about the money behind anime streaming services, we talk about finding a theater that will show obscure anime movies, we talk about the New York Review of Books reviewing Ichi-F, darfox notices a change in Shuzo Oshimi’s art style, dakazu loves a tale of imaginary girl training victims in Chuni no Danshi to Dairokkan, and we debate the appeal of dark, weird, interesting manga like Naraku no Hitsuji!!!

4 Sep 20171h 36min

This week dakazu’s been reading a lot! He’s amazed that Mizuki Shigeru was writing Watashi no Hibi when he was 91, checks out a decent rugby manga called Full Drum, sick of edgelord gore manga like Pygmalion, and finds a similar loser protagonist in Boys on the Run. Also, Seamus checks out volume 2 of Girl’s Last Tour, we check in with our weekly BEASTARS update, and dakazu has been deceived by the false advertising of GAMERS. Then we examine Netflix’s version of Death Note! We recap the original source material and weigh in on whether this movie is a good adaptation or not!

28 Aug 20171h 8min