012 - Parasyte part 3

This week Darfox is back to talk about Weather with You and dakazu gets a behind-the-scenes look at Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho! Then we review our very first Western comic with The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "rise" by Origa from Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, Opening, Introductions 00:01:53 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue",Darfox was impressed with bold stances Weather with You took 00:09:17 - dakazu is baffled about the existence of a manga where Stitch from Lilo and Stitch ends up in warring states period Japan called Tonosama to Stitch 00:12:30 - dakazu loved learning about manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho 00:18:33 - News: The Japanese Mangaka Association and publishers are discussing legislation to crackdown on piracy and manga aggregate websites with the Japanese government 00:21:51 - MyAnimeList adds In/Spectre, Drifting Dragons, and Smile Down the Runway to their free manga service 00:22:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Devil's Line by Ryo Hanada, Inuyashiki by Hiorya Oku, and Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama 00:23:20 - Main Segment One Shot: The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, Transition Song: "Making of Cyborg" by Yoko Kanno from Ghost in the Shell, we review this anthology of stories that take place in the world of Shirow Masamune's Ghost in the Shell done by Western comic writers and artists 00:24:58 - Automatic Behavior by Max Gladstone & David López 00:33:24 - dakazu did not like seeing one page spreads split into multiple panels 00:37:08 - Redbloods by Alex de Campi & Giannis Milonogiannis 00:44:35 - Darfox and dakazu debate whether themes of transhumanism were intentional in this story 00:47:24 - After the Ball is Over by Genevieve Valentine & Brent Schoonover 00:56:03 - dakazu notes how Western comics rely on colors to add texture to the art compared to the various inking techniques manga artists use 00:59:12 - Star Gardens by Brenden Fletcher & LRNZ 01:06:03 - We discuss how the characterization of Major Kusanagi doesn't match her other iterations 01:13:16 - We discover that we might be the perfect audience for this book 01:20:09 - We share our final thoughts on this anthology 01:22:52 - Next Week's Topic: Devil's Line & Inuyashiki & Witch Hat Atelier, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

10 Feb 20201h 24min

Morgana and Darfox are out this week so Seamus leads the charge into the uncharted territory of light novels this week! We'll be reviewing Gengen Kusano's award winning Last and First Idol to see how dakazu handles reading a book without pictures!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions 00:01:00 - Revealing our fantastic new host avatars by Chess Albaneze 00:02:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* dakazu finished the epic sci-fi war series Juuza no Ulna 00:10:44 - dakazu is excited for Boys Run the Riot with its trans-man narrative 00:15:38 - News: Editor-in-Chief of Jump+ tweets about the increase in readership for Manga PLUS after major scanlation groups stopped working on Weekly Shonen Jump manga 00:23:20 - Netflix officially announces the live-action One Piece series with Eiichiro Oda overseeing production 00:27:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, we will review this anthology of stories by Western comic creators that take place in the world of Ghost in the Shell 00:28:04 - Main Segment Prose Picks: Last and First Idol, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we read and review the award winning hard sci-fi tales by newcomer Gengen Kusano 00:29:07 - Seamus explains the connection between this book and the British science fiction novel Last and First Man 00:30:44 - dakazu explain why he doesn't like light novels in general 00:33:32 - We breakdown the plot of the first story Last and First Idol 00:36:56 - Seamus thought this story was trying to take the piss out of Last and First Man 00:40:26 - We discuss how the creative and transcendental ideas fall flat from the lack of interesting plot or characters to connect them 00:42:52 - We breakdown the plot of the second story Evolution Girls and compare it to Spore 00:47:59 - We breakdown the plot of the third story Dark Seiyuu and how its main concept of aether has been scientifically debunked 00:51:24 - dakazu notes the inclusion of casual cannibalism that adds to the edgelord factor of these stories 00:54:48 - Seamus explains what Jainism is until dakazu recognizes it from Osamu Tezuka's Buddha 00:55:48 - We discuss the prose filled with casual swearing that gives the book a juvenile tone 00:58:50 - dakazu doesn't understand why certain words weren't translated for a better explanations 01:03:58 - We share our final thoughts on the book 01:11:00 - Next Week's Topic: Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

3 Feb 20201h 12min

On this episode we're doing a special Boys' Love edition Triple Dip! Morgana leads the charge as we dive into sweet romances and problematic troupes in the first volumes of Classmates: Dou kyu sei, I Hear the Sunspot, and 10 Dance!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions 00:02:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus has finally caught up to the most recent volume of Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:11:50 - Seamus can't continue with Knights of Sidonia after revisiting BLAME! 00:12:40 - After last week's episode dakazu decided to finally finish reading Biomega 00:16:38 - Playing Anime Music Quiz lets Darfox and dakazu be nostalgic for old anime shows 00:22:40 - Morgana has been playing Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution on her Switch 00:25:05 - Our Dining Table is a sweet BL story about a lonely salary man who befriends two brothers over meals 00:27:33 - Morgana loves Cross because it's a Catholic supernatural garbage shoujo romance from the 90′s 00:31:54 - dakazu can't really talk about Hi Score Girl DASH because it would spoil Hi Score Girl 00:34:11 - News: Square Enix Manga & Books puts out lengthy previews of the upcoming releases of A Man and His Cat and Hi Score Girl 00:36:41 - My Anime List adds The Island of Giant Insects to it's free manga service 00:39:55 - Kojima Productions is interested in developing anime, manga, and smaller games along with their big blockbuster game projects 00:44:57 - E-book Japan shares their best-selling shonen manga of the 21st century along with best manga of 2019 lists 00:47:48 - Comics Beat posts the 500 top-selling graphic novels and comics of 2019 00:57:17 - Comics Beat had ended it's deal with Lion Forge and will be independent again 00:58:47 - Vertical is being consolidated under Kodansha USA 01:02:41 - Live-action film adaptation of The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese will be premiering June 5th in Japan 01:03:58 - Rumors circulate that BEASTARS will be ending soon 01:08:19 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Prose Picks, we will read and review the light novel Last and First Idol by Gengen Kusano 01:10:40 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Classmates: Dou kyu sei/I Hear the Sunspot/10 Dance, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we read the beginning of each BL manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three 01:11:49 - We each share our various experiences with BL content 01:20:13 - Classmates: Dou kyu sei by Asumiko Nakamura 01:39:37 - I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino 01:59:21 - 10 Dance by Inouesatoh 02:15:55 - *SPOILERS* for 10 Dance 02:21:43 - We pick our favorite manga out of the 3 BL manga 02:27:13 - Next Week's Topic: Land and First Idol, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

27 Jan 20202h 28min

This week we revisit the cyberpunk world of BLAME!. It's Morgana's first time reading a manga by Tsutomu Nihei and she has a lot to say about the impressive artwork and confusing story. How does returning to this sci-fi adventure hold up for the other hosts? Tune in to find out!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "Megastructure" by Onogawa Hiroyuki from BLAME! Salvaged Disc, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus has decided to drop Requiem for a Rose King because of an unfortunate shojo troupe 00:03:50 - After checking out Knights of Sidonia Seamus was disappointed by the fan service and audience surrogates 00:07:53 - We discuss the risk aversion of the current manga industry 00:12:23 - Darfox watched the French live-action adaptation of City Hunter called Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume 00:17:44 - Darfox and dakazu saw Dragon Ball Super: Broly but Darfox was distracted by Goku's titty muscles 00:27:01 - *SPOILERS* dakazu was happy to find out there was a new volume of The Full-Time Wife Escapist to read 00:29:13 - Butakai Ouji to 100 Kai no Kiss starts off as a fun take The Swineherd fairytale with modern twists but becomes extremely problematic with it's treatment of the young princess 00:37:35 - dakazu gives a quick rundown on the anime adaptations of In/Spectre, Smile Down the Runway, Dorohedoro 00:41:18 - News: BEASTARS anime will be available on Netflix March 13th 00:41:44 - Koyama Press started a monthly program of giving 00:44:39 - Chiyahafuru creator Suetsugu has setup a 1 million yen grant to help vitalize the Karuta sport 00:48:55 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different BL manga, including: 10 Dance by Inouesatoh, I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino, and Classmates: Dou kyu sei by Asumiko Nakamura 00:50:46 - Main Segment Retrospective Redux: BLAME!, Transition Song: "Cibo" by Onogawa Hiroyuki from BLAME! Salvaged Disc, we revisit Tsutomu Nihei's sci-fi series about a man traveling through an endless city structure 00:51:17 - dakazu explains the basic plot of BLAME! and the various factions within the world 00:55:51 - Morgana was confused by the story but appreciated Nihei's amazing artwork 01:00:10 - Morgana and Darfox talk about how Cibo is pronounced in Italian and Spanish while dakazu questions to choice of using the name Kyrii 01:02:31 - We discuss the change of tone in the story as Kyrii changes and how other characters change allegiances 01:05:50 - Morgana noticed Nihei use of interchangeable female bodies 01:12:26 - Revisiting BLAME! made Seamus connects the series to video games and literature while finding the core nature of Kyrii's character 01:18:05 - Morgana questioned if the world was actually a digital reality or the far future while reading 01:22:19 - Darfox explains how you can find anti-technology themes in BLAME! 01:27:51 - We try to parse Kyrii's morality by examining his actions throughout the story 01:34:15 - We rip on the BLAME! anime movie and talk about the experimental OVA shorts 01:38:40 - We discuss Nihei's Marvel comic Snikt! 01:40:46 - We talk about Nihei's background in architecture and how he applies that to his designs and action scenes 01:44:23 - Darfox is disappointed after dakazu shares the origins of the silicon life from the prequel manga NOiSE 01:51:01 - BLAME! Academy and So On is filled with hilarious parodies and an epilogue chapter about Pcell and Kyrii 01:54:45 - We theorize about the happened in the ending 02:03:01 - Morgana can see why Nihei's creative process starts with panel layouts 02:06:12 - None of us know why Dhomochevsky placed that vial in that small room 02:09:36 - Morgana was pleasantly surprised that there was no romantic relationship between Kyrii and Cibo 02:12:14 - We share our final thoughts on the series 02:20:41 - Next Week's Topic: 10 Dance & I Hear the Sunspot & Classmates: Do kyu sei, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

20 Jan 20202h 22min

On this episode dakazu checks out more volumes of Maiden Railways, Darfox experiences his first Kazuo Umezu manga with The Drifting Classroom, and Morgana wasn't expecting the dark turns in BEASTARS. Then we compare Studio Ponoc's debut movie, Mary and the Witch's Flower, to Ghibli films for Manga in Motion!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "Rain" by SEKAI NO OWARI from Mary and the Witch's Flower, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Website updates, New host avatars 00:03:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out some recommendations from Morgana with Nicola Traveling around the Demons' World and The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms 00:08:26 - dakazu was surprised to see the exotic pets represented in human forms in Pet Shop of Horrors 00:09:48 - dakazu is disappointed to learn that the further volumes of Maiden Railways aren't anthologies 00:15:06 - Kekkon madeno Ayumi wo Rirei Manga ni shitemimashita is a fun dual perspective story by husband and wife manga artists Ryoichi Yokoyama and Mayumi Katou 00:18:21 - dakazu continues to love the mix of manga industry gripes, dramatic versions of real life manga artists, and intense battles of Semai Sekai no Identity 00:25:18 - darfox finds out Kazuo Umezu doesn't pull any punches for the fate of children in The Drifting Classroom 00:33:01 - Breaking news about the whereabouts of Seamus 00:37:22 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! seems perfect for Masaaki Yuasa's eclectic animation style 00:39:20 - Morgana is confused why Dark Horse is republishing What's Michael? but she isn't complaining 00:47:34 - *SPOILERS* Volume 5 of BEASTARS takes Morgana to some dark places she wasn't expecting 00:54:17 - News: Japanese Jump+ Editor-in-Chief shares meetings about ad revenue for manga artists from Manga PLUS 00:55:34 - Digital Manga, Inc issues updates about delays to their Psyche Delico and Kodomo no Jikan Kickstarters 01:06:09 - Anime adaptation announced for To Your Eternity and Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai 01:07:35 - Hiroya Oku is starting a historical spin-off of his Gantz series called Gantz:E 01:10:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective Redux BLAME!, we'll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Tsutomu Nihei's BLAME! 01:12:15 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Mary and the Witch's Flower, Transition Song: "Mary's Theme (Piano Ver.)" from Mary and the Witch's Flower, we review the 2017 anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and produced by Studio Ponoc 01:13:38 - Darfox questions if Studio Ponoc is cashing in on Ghibli with their identical looking movie 01:19:02 - Morgana questions Mary's decision at the end to turn her back on magic 01:22:49 - We share our favorite characters and moments from the movie 01:26:25 - Morgana and dakazu both thought the sequence at the end of the movie were reminiscent of Castle in the Sky 01:27:15 - We all agree that Mary and the Witch's Flower is feel like a Ghibli film and wonder what Studio Ponoc's goals for the future are 01:29:31 - Morgana wishes Ghibli films weren't automatically associated with Hayao Miyazaki's works 01:33:18 - We ponder why Spirited Away resonated so well with Western audiences despite it's heavy themes of Japanese folklore and mythology 01:34:50 - Darfox praises the depiction of magic in this movie 01:36:12 - dakazu loved the magical robots but was creeped out by the flying duck creatures 01:38:02 - We wonder why Goro Miyazaki chose to follow in his father's footsteps 01:40:40 - Darfox and Morgana praise the accurate depiction of cats and their behaviors 01:41:25 - We give our final thoughts on the film 01:42:23 - We comment on the cast performances and talk about celebrity voice-overs for Ghibli films 01:46:04 - Breaking news about a possible future meetup between Seamus and Darfox 01:46:42 - Next Week's Topic: BLAME!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

13 Jan 20201h 48min

Darfox and dakazu are ready to kickoff 2020 with a New Chapter Check-in to talk all about the current story arcs of their favorite popular series! Darfox continues to love Black Clover and Chainsaw Man while dakazu tries to explain the hot mess that Attack on Titan has become. Also a followup bonus spoiler discussion about Death Stranding!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "Guren no Yumiya" by Linked Horizon from Attack on Titan, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Bonus Death Stranding spoiler discussion at the end of the episode 00:02:30 - News: Japanese Jump+ Editor-in-Chief comments on Manga Stream announcement to stop scanlating Weekly Shonen Jump titles 00:06:06 - Digital Manga, Inc will no longer be printing seven Osamu Tezuka titles promised from their Wonder 3 Kickstarter 00:08:07 - Hideaki Anno releases statement regarding the misinformation that links himself and Neon Genesis Evangalion to current Studio Gainax 00:11:53 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Mary and the Witch's Flower, we'll be reviewing Hiromasa Kobayashi's 2017 anime based on The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart 00:12:40 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "RiGHT NOW" by EMPIRE from Black Clover, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:13:37 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:20:10 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:31:34 - Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama 00:40:56 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 00:46:33 - The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu 00:51:25 - Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira 00:54:46 - dakazu give an update to Double Taisei, Beast Children, Tokyo Shinobi Squad, Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru 00:56:24 - Discussing our upcoming schedule, Next Week's Topic: Mary and the Witch's Flower, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster 00:58:29 - dakazu and Darfox talk *FULL SPOILERS about Death Stranding, Praising the gameplay, Comparing this game to Metal Gear Solid V, Complaining about the ending, Hideo Kojima's relationship with social media, Sign Off Song: "BB's Theme" by Ludvig Forssell from Death Stranding

6 Jan 20201h 38min

Welcome to the final episode of Manga Machinations for 2019! Seamus is back, which means all the hosts are ready to discuss all the news stories from this year before sharing their personal top 3 manga, honorable mentions, and worst manga of the year!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:00:58 - Listener Emails: Clarifying our points from our discussion on Kojinsa Arimasu 00:13:09 - Reviewing News of 2019: We discuss the good news from 2019 like the British Museum's Manga Exhibit and Akiko Higashimura's Eisner win 00:21:17 -We talk about various titles published this year along with the launch of new publishers like Square Enix and new manga services from Manga Planet and MyAnimeList 00:28:36 - We discuss the scandals of Manga Rock, Japanese publishers joining forces to battle manga piracy, and the end of scan groups like Manga Stream 00:39:22 - We revisit the strange news stories of 2019 like Serial Experiments Lain becoming open source and the father-daughter relationship reveal of Keisuke Itagaki and Paru Itagaki 00:43:11 - We discuss some anime/movie specific news like the saga of the live-action Akira movie and the various controversies of Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix 00:50:46 - We discuss the bad news of 2019 including the tragic arson attack on Kyoto Animation 00:57:47 - We take a moment to remember the deaths of Hideo Azuma, Monkey Punch, and Kazuo Koike 00:59:08 - Manga of 2019: Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN from Run with the Wind, We share our best & worst manga we read in 2019 01:00:17 - An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya 01:01:49 - Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato 01:10:50 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura 01:14:33 - Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi 01:18:24 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:19:24 - Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno 01:26:30 - Outdoors by Yokoyama Yuichi 01:28:27 - Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura 01:37:57 - Gyakutai Chichi ga Youyaku Shinda by Piyoro Arai 01:40:58 - Kono Oto Tomare! by Amyu 01:45:02 - Reflecting on all our top 3 lists 01:46:25 - BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki 01:48:12 - The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 01:49:07 - ASTRA LOST IN SPACE by Kenta Shinohara 01:50:07 - Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou by Paru Itagaki 01:51:15 - The Magnificent Grand Scene by Cuvie 01:51:52 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers by Fumi Yoshinaga, To Your Iternity by Yoshitoki Oima , Land of the Lustrous by Haruko Ichikawa 01:54:03 - Nicola Traveling Around the Demons' World by Asaya Miyanaga 01:57:10 - We praise the global launch of Manga PLUS 01:57:52 - Mad Bull 34 by Kazuo Koike & Noriyoshi Inoue 01:59:03 - Razor by Kazuo Koike & Kazuhiro Iga 02:01:42 - B - Brahms 20-sai no Tabiji by Rusu Key, Ijousha no Ai by Daisuke Chida 02:03:06 - Kunihachibu by Hiroaki Kakamu 02:08:56 - The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by Setona Mizushiro 02:13:03 - We take one last moment to reflect on 2019 and share what we're excited for in 2020 02:16:01 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite manga series, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Auld Lang Syne" by Home Free

30 Dec 20192h 17min

2019 is coming to a close and it's time to do our annual wrap up! This year we're splitting our Year End Review between anime and manga. So for part 1 we're joined by LumRanmaYasha and Colton from the Manga Mavericks podcast to talk about our top anime of 2019!!! Go listen to the Manga Mavericks podcast! Follow LumRanmaYasha and Colton! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: "Rock the Panet" by Stephanie from Urusei Yatsura, Opening, Introductions 00:01:57 - Colton explains his manga/anime origins with Dragon Ball Z on Toonami leading him to pick up the English edition of Weekly Shonen Jump 00:11:27 - Lum got into anime when he started watching Dragon Ball GT as it ended 00:16:55 - We discuss the positives of Dragon Ball GT against it's negative reputation 00:19:48 - We get into a lengthy discussion about Dragon Ball Super 00:29:35 - Colton talks about the multitude of podcast projects that eventually led him to the funny coincidence of starting Manga Mavericks with Lum 00:39:52 - We commiserate on the amount of work it takes to make a podcast 00:44:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2019 Year End News and Manga Review, we'll be presenting Top 3 lists for manga and discussing the news from 2019 00:44:50 - Main Segment Anime of 2019: Transition Song: "Wo Ai Ni" by Hitomi Takahashi x BEAT CRUSADERS from Gintama, we share our best & worst anime of 2019, Including: 00:45:51 - Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ 00:52:07 - Mob Pyscho 100 II 00:56:38 - The Promised Neverland 01:09:02 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 01:16:38 - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 01:23:04 - Fire Force 01:30:21 - Sarazanmai 01:32:32 - PSYCHO-PASS 3 01:39:01 - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet 01:46:21 - Weathering With You 01:54:56 - Promare 01:59:47 - Stars Align 02:02:03 - ASTRA LOST IN SPACE 02:03:23 - Carole & Tuesday 02:05:12 - Dororo 02:06:50 - How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? 02:09:10 - Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life 02:10:10 - My Roommate is a Cat 02:11:16 - BEASTARS 02:13:36 - Dragon Ball Super: Broly 02:15:03 - Black Clover 02:21:24 - We Never Learn: BOKUBEN 02:24:44 - Pokémon 02:28:23 - LUPIN THE 3rd PART 5 02:33:40 - ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? 02:34:35 - Fruits Basket 02:36:40 - Hi Score Girl II 02:38:08 - One Punch Man Season 2 02:43:09 - If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord 02:44:12 - ​SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac 02:45:47 - Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie - 02:47:06 - Gundam Reconguista in G Movie Part 1: Go, Core Fighter 02:52:40 - KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!- Legend of Crimson 02:57:22 - Thanking Lum and Colton for joining us, sharing where to find them and the Manga Mavericks podcast and patreon 03:01:00 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2019 Year End News & Manga Review, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

22 Dec 20193h 2min