058 - Blame! part 4

On this episode dakazu tries to explain his issues with Shuzo Oshimi’s Welcome Back, Alice and he gushes over Natsume Ono’s Badon! Then we dive into the world of children’s card games with a Saikyo Selections on Kazuki Takahashi’s Yu-Gi-Oh!! Morgana leads to charge on our discussion about everything from the 4Kids anime dub to the treatment of her favorite character Bakura!!! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC 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/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Dreams’” by The Cranberries, Opening, Introductions, Shout out for Dliu3d 00:03:05 - Darfox face-revealing for the Manga Mac TV vlogs 00:05:10 - Our promotional partnership with MANSCAPED 00:06:32 - Listener Mail: Covering anime “inspired” series on Manga Mac TV 00:10:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana booted up Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution again only to lose repeatedly to Anzu 00:12:03 - Breaking down Shuzo Oshimi’s transgender manga Welcome Back, Alice reveals some potentially problematic issues 00:26:06 - Badon takes place in the same world as ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department so dakazu loves it 00:31:27 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: State of Shonen with Ryan aka RUSH, We’ll be joined by our friend Ryan to ask him about his manga/anime origins and discuss the current arcs of popular shonen series we’re reading 00:33:29 - MANSCAPED ad break 00:35:32 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Transition Song: “Kawaita Sakebi” by Field of View from Yu-Gi-Oh!, we read the beginning of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, and the Monster World arc of the popular manga series by Kazuki Takahashi for discussion 02:03:00 - Next Week’s Topic: State of Shonen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Limerick You're a Lady” by Denis Allen & Denis Carey

29 Aug 20212h 4min

This week dakazu reads about an adorable/horrifying cat creature with Neko wo Hirotta Hanashi. and about a romance between divorcee and spoiled teen with Promise Cinderella! Then we launch another Triple Dip offshoot called Shojo Showdown by looking at isekai shojo titles Magic Knight Rayearth, From Far Away, and Red River!!! 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/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Now We’re Hurlin’” by Captain Moonlight, Opening, Introductions, CM Punk 00:01:25 - Support us through Ko-Fi, Coffee prices 00:04:25 - Listener Mail: Insight on the lettering for Blue Giant 00:07:19 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu knows Morgana will love the cat-like monster of  Neko wo Hirotta Hanashi. 00:10:45- Manga Analyst’s recommendation of an age gap romance between a divorcee and spoiled rich teen in Promise Cinderella wasn’t for dakazu 00:17:27 - Jokes and yokes and sneakers on telephone lines 00:20:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selections on Yu-Gi-Oh!, We’ll be taking an in-depth look at Kazuki Takahashi’s popular series about teenager Yugi becoming the host for the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle(Covers Yu-Gi-Oh! chapter 1-3 & 50-59, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist chapter 1-4, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World chapter 1-5) 00:24:24 - Main Segment Shojo Shodown: Red River/From Far Away/Magic Knight Rayearth, Transition Song: “Asu e no Yuuki” by Keiko Yoshinari from Magic Knight Rayearth, 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, Including: 00:25:29 - Red River by Chie Shinohara 00:42:33 - From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa 00:59:33 - Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP 01:36:58 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 01:40:15 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Miseria Cantare” by AFI

22 Aug 20211h 42min

We’re back from our break! We’re kicking things off with a Twiple Dip, where we’ll be looking at the 2nd volume of a series previously covered on Triple Dip! In this inaugural episode we revisit Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, and Boys Run the Riot! We also have spoiler talks on BEASTARS and Paru Itagaki’s new manga SANDA!!! 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/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Green and Red of Mayo” by Saw Doctors, Opening, Introductions 00:01:34 - Launching our YouTube channel Manga Mac TV 00:11:57 - Listener Email: Feedback for the YouTube channel 00:20:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We gush about everything in BEASTARS volume 13 00:33:09 - *SPOILERS* dakazu has read Paru Itagaki’s weird new series SANDA 00:40:02 - News: Studio Orange confirms they are working on a new arc for the BEASTARS anime 00:41:59 - 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: Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP, From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa, and Red River by Chie Shinohara 00:45:11 - Main Segment Twiple Dip: Saint Young Men/Tokyo Revengers/Boys Run the Riot, Transition Song: “Gag” by Gen Hoshino from Saint Young Men, we revisit a previous Triple Dip selection and read its second volume for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:47:04 - Saint Young Men by Hikaru Nakamura 01:04:10 - Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui 01:19:09 - Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku 01:45:08 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 01:48:28 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Farewell Mayo” by Eamon Friel

15 Aug 20211h 50min

We've launched our YouTube channel Manga Mac TV! Darfox8 has been working hard to bring you new Manga Machinations content in video form! We'll be doing vlogs, shelf tours, watch-alongs, and so much more! Make sure to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg

18 Juli 20211min

This week Morgana reads the strange Monthly Shoujo Sunday, dakazu enjoys the manga reality competition show MILLION TAG, and there is a rant about Fruits Basket! Then we have a Small Manga Publisher Triple Dip! We review Drunks from Star Fruit Books, En Chan’s House from Glacier Bay Books, and Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura!!! Buy Drunks from Star Fruit Books! Buy En Chan’s House from Glacier Bay Books! Buy Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura! 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! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Follow up on Darfox’s firework safety 00:03:29 - Podcast hiatus until mid-August, Teaser for upcoming announcement 00:07:00 - Listener Email: Yen Press licensing quiz 00:13:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana and dakazu examine the weird and enlightening Monthly Shoujo Sunday 00:21:39 - dakazu enjoyed the reality competition show between pairs of editors and manga artists in MILLION TAG 00:37:50 - *SPOILERS* dakazu rants about Fruits Basket after finishing the anime 00:56:56 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Until I Meet My Husband, Witches: The Complete Collection, Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero, and 2.5 Dimensional Seduction 01:00:42 - Kodansha Comics licenses Akane Torikai’s Sensei’s Pious Lie 01:04:06 - VIZ licenses Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai 01:07:09 - New chapters of Hajime no Ippo to be published in digital editions of Weekly Shonen Magazine 01:09:55 - Kazue Kato takes an extended hiatus from Blue Exorcist to draw manga adaptation of Fuyumi Ono’s Eizen Karukaya Kaiitan 01:13:14 - Main Segment Small Manga Publisher Triple Dip: Drunks/Silkscreen/En Chan’s House, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each small manga publisher book for discussion to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 01:14:49 - Drunks by Izumi Okaya from Star Fruit Books 01:24:04 - Silkscreen by Isaki Uta from Irodori Sakura 01:38:19 - En Chan’s House by Ayumu Arisaka from Glacier Bay Books 02:01:52 - We picks our favorite out of the three titles 02:08:41 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

11 Juli 20212h 10min

We’re giving Morgana and Seamus a break to bring you our first mashup episode! We’ll be combining a long-overdue New Chapter Check-in with a Darfox Dabbles on more MANGA Plus titles! Join us for a Black Clover spoiler discussion and Darfox’s first impressions on Kaiju No. 8 and Dandadan!!!. 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! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “PAiNT it BLACK” by BiSH from Black Clover, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and fireworks safety 00:05:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different small publisher manga to pick our favorite, Including: Drunks by Izumi Okaya, En Chan’s House by Ayumu Arisaka, and Silkscreen by Uta Isaki 00:06:30 - 00:12:36 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga, Including: 00:07:44 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:23:37 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:37:11 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 00:38:38 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: MANGA Plus 3, Transition Song: “JUSTadICE” by Seiko Omori from Black Clover, We talk about 4 new manga available on MANGA Plus, Including: 00:39:58 - Dandadan by Tatsu Yukinobu 00:53:15 - The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui 01:02:12 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles by Hajime Komoto 01:12:19 - Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto 01:25:37 - Next Week’s Topic: Drunks/En Chan’s House/Silkscreen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

4 Juli 20211h 27min

We’re ending our Pride Month Spectacular with a BL-themed Triple Dip! We’re looking at Dick Fight Island, FAKE, and Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu! dakazu also checked out the newest DC manga release of Superman VS Meshi: Superman no Hitori Meshi!!! 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! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Hikaru Utada coming out as non-binary 00:02:26 - Listener Email: Our first shoujo manga 00:14:23- Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu enters a world of craft beer and BL with Yorimichi Ale 00:25:15 - Superman VS Meshi: Superman no Hitori Meshi has Superman enjoying super delicious dine-in meals in Japan 00:30:23 - Smoking Savage is a sequel to Smoking that switched publishers 00:33:46 - News: Hajime no Ippo will be releasing all 131 volumes digitally in Japanese 00:43:45 - Shonen Jump+ launches reality show MILLION TAG where manga creators will compete for cash prize, chance for serialization, and possible anime adaptation 00:57:14 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in/Darfox Dabbles, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite popular manga series and Darfox will revisit Shueisha’s Manga Plus app to checkout their newest titles 00:58:31 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Dick Fight Island/FAKE/Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each BL manga for discussion to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:59:56 -Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike 01:19:06 - FAKE by Sanami Matoh 01:37:11 -Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu by Mito 01:51:54 - We picks our favorite out of the three BL manga 01:54:31 - Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in/Darfox Dabbles, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

27 Juni 20211h 56min

Morgana is off this week but that doesn’t stop us from continuing our Pride Month Spectacular with a One Shot on I Love You So Much, I Hate You by yuni! What will the guys think of this yuri series about an office affair between superior and subordinate? Also, dakazu discusses the recently concluded Soloist in a Cage and spoils the strange premise of Oshi no Ko!!! 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! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions 00:01:19 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Soloist in a Cage concludes after recently returning from a 2 year hiatus 00:04:06 - *SPOILERS* dakazu explains the overly complex premise of Mengo Yokoyari and Aka Akasaka’s Oshi no Ko  00:14:13 - News: New digital manga service azuki to launch June 28th 00:18:55 - New teaser for the Uzumaki anime 00:20:58 - Anime adaptation announcement for Uncle from Another World 00:22:12 - Rumors that Hajime no Ippo will get a digital release in Japan in July 00:26:46 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different BL manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, Including: Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike, FAKE by Sanami Matoh, and Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu by Mito 00:28:30 - Main Segment One Shot: I Love You So Much, I Hate You, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review yuni’s single volume yuri series about an office romance between superior and subordinate 00:50:47 - Next Week’s Topic: Dick Fight Island/FAKE/Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

20 Juni 202152min