058 - Blame! part 4

For our second week of Pride Month Spectacular, we’re doing a LGBTQ+ themed Triple Dip! We’ll be looking at the first volumes of Boys Run the Riot, Even Though We’re Adults, and I Think Our Son Is Gay! Also Darfox finally read Perfect World and dakazu learned about real Japanese communal bath houses in Nyuuyoku Yankees!!! 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, The oxymoron of Death Stranding Director’s Cut 00:02:20 - Listener Email: Appreciation for reviewing Amazing Agent Luna 00:07:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox read Perfect World and discusses the use of disability in fictional entertainment 00:21:48 - Volume 5 of Chainsaw Man hypes up Darfox for the rest of the series 00:25:33 - Delinquents enjoy real-life sentos in Nyuuyoku Yankees 00:29:45 - News: Nominees announced for 2021 Eisner Awards 00:38:18 - Gege Akutami will be taking a hiatus from Jujutsu Kaisen to recover his health 00:50:56 - Yoko Kanno to create new soundtrack for live-action Cowboy Bebop 00:54:51 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on I Love You So Much, I Hate You, We’ll be reviewing yuni’s single volume yuri series about an office romance between superior and subordinate 00:55:43 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Even Though We’re Adults/Boys Run the Riot/I Think Our Son Is Gay, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each LGBTQ+ themed manga for discussion and see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:56:40 - Even Though We’re Adults by Takako Shimura 01:11:01 - Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku 01:36:06 - I Think Our Son Is Gay by Okura 01:50:52 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:52:26 - Next Week’s Topic: I Love You So Much, I Hate You, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

13 Juni 20211h 53min

Welcome to the start of our Pride Month Spectacular! We’re kicking things off with a One Shot on the excellent Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani! We also discuss *SPOILERS* for BEASTARS volume 12!!! 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, Starting our Pride Month Spectacular 00:01:17 - Listener Email: Which manga artist would we be the editor or assistant to? 00:11:26 - Jocelyne Allen follows up on Nagata Kabi’s fictional series Happy Birthday 00:12:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana has read Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:17:23 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 12 00:31:33 - News: Paru Itagaki’s Bota Bota to be published internationally in 5 languages 00:32:51 - Rumiko Takahashi starts Twitter and Naoki Urasawa starts a YouTube channel 00:35:36 - Romi Hoshino gets guilty verdict over his involvement with Mangamura manga piracy site 00:41:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different LGBTQ+ manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku, I Think Our Son is Gay by Okura, and Even Though We’re Adults by Takako Shimura 00:42:18 - Main Segment One Shot: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review all 4 volumes of Yuhki Kamatani’s beautifully drawn series about a closeted gay teenager who finds a Drop-in center with a LGBTQ+ community 01:18:13 - Breaking News: Star Fruit Books licenses Hideshi Hino’s The City of Pigs 01:19:21 - Next Week’s Topic: Boys Run the Riot/I Think Our Son is Gay/Even Though We’re Adults, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

6 Juni 20211h 20min

*NOTE* We had some technical issues during the recording. Unfortunately some of Jocelyne’s audio is still garbled and will be presented as such. Welcome to a very special episode where we dive into Nagata Kabi’s newest  book, My Alcoholic Escape from Reality! We’re joined again by the translator of the book, Jocelyne Allen, as we discuss Nagata Kabi’s hospitalization and her struggles with her guilt from drawing non-fiction manga!! Follow Jocelyne on Twitter and visit her website! 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, Catching up with Jocelyne 00:05:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinanami Tasogare, We’ll be reviewing all 4 volumes of Yuhki Kamatai’s series about a troubled teen who discovers a LGBTQ+ drop-in center 00:07:22 - Main Segment One Shot: My Alcoholic Escape from Reality, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review Nagata Kabi’s 4th book that deals with her hospitalization from over drinking and her struggles deciding to make a manga about the experience 01:11:24 - Outro, Next Week’s Topic: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinanami Tasogare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

31 Maj 20211h 13min

On this episode we mourn the sudden death of Kentaro Miura, talk about the vast impact of Berserk, and discuss the strenuous work schedules of manga artists! Then we review the fantastic Ping Pong the Animation and examine the changes director Masaaki Yuasa made to the Taiyo Matsumoto’s original manga!!! 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: “Tadahitori” by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong the Animation, Opening, Introductions 00:01:04 - News: Berserk creator Kentaro Miura passes away at age 54  00:24:07 - Licensing announcements for Minami Q-ta’s Not All Girls Are Stupid, Toranosuke Shimada’s Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, and Wakame Konbu’s The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious 00:28:36 - Grappler Baki BL de wa Nai ka to 1-Nichi 30-Jikan 30-Nichi Kangaeta Otome no Kiroku book adapted into live-action show 00:31:09 - Ebay banning sexually explicit manga, anime, and video games 00:34:31 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on My Alcoholic Escape from Reality with Jocelyne Allen, Translator Jocelyne Allen will join us to discuss Nagata Kabi’s newest book about being hospitalized from alcohol abuse 00:36:16 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Ping Pong, Transition Song:  “‘Ano Yoake Maeno’ Bokura ni Tsuite” by Merengue from Ping Pong the Animation, Comprehensive review of the 2014 anime adaptation of Ping Pong directed by Masaaki Yuasa 01:34:37 - Next Week’s Topic: My Alcoholic Escape from Reality, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

23 Maj 20211h 36min

This week dakazu talks about Sui Ishida’s new series Chojin X and the end of pesuyama poppy’s Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade! Then we finish up our Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s fantastic sports series, Ping Pong!!! 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: “Tadahitori” by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong the Animation, Opening, Introductions, Shout out from Mangasplaining  00:03:17 - Listener Email: What topic to choose for writing a manga 00:13:03 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana teases Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection  00:16:11 - Superhuman battles in Chojin X remind dakazu of Sui Ishida’s unfinished The Penisman 00:21:49 - Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade ended while showing pesuyama poppy working though their trauma 00:25:25 - News: An interview with Nagata Kabi available for a limited time on Toronto Comic Arts Festival YouTube channel 00:26:35 - Winners of 45th Kodansha Manga Awards include Blue Lock, A Condition Called Love, and Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito 00:34:02 - Upcoming anime adaptation for Komi Can’t Communicate in Fall 2021 00:34:58 - Yasuo Ohtagaki resumes work on Moonlight Mile after 10 year hiatus 00:38:27 - Virtual tour of the Tokiwa-sō Manga Museum now possible through Google Street View 00:42:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Ping Pong the Animation, We’ll be reviewing all 11 episode anime adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga directed by Masaaki Yuasa  00:43:04 - Main Segment Retrospective: Ping Pong, Transition Song:  “‘Ano Yoake Maeno’ Bokura ni Tsuite” by Merengue from Ping Pong the Animation, Comprehensive review of Taiyo Matsumoto’s seinen sports series that explores how competitive high school table tennis effects different athletes 01:46:31 - Next Week’s Topic: Ping Pong the Animation, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

16 Maj 20211h 48min

This episode Darfox is in absentia but that doesn’t stop us from starting a new Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Ping Pong! Join us as we take a look at Matsumoto’s fantastic art work and cinematic use of perspectives that tells the tale of two friends who learn what competitive high school table tennis means to them!!! 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: “Tadahitori” by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and Four Loko 00:01:51 - Listener Email: What topic to choose for writing a manga 00:14:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu got more songs to pair with chapters in Beast Complex 3 00:17:16 - Pop Life 2 deals with some heavier themes around family and death without being overly dramatic 00:20:46 - News: Yen Press launches Yen Audio imprint for audiobooks 00:23:02 - A campaign to upvote a minor character in the One Piece Global Top 100 Popular Character poll 00:26:46 - Manga artist Mieri Hiranishi shares details about Japanese publisher rates on her Patreon 00:35:27 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ping Pong, A complete review of Taiyo Matsumoto’s story about friends Smile and Peco and the rivals they face as high school table tennis players(covers volume 2) 00:36:25 - Main Segment Retrospective: Ping Pong, Transition Song:  “‘Ano Yoake Maeno’ Bokura ni Tsuite” by Merengue from Ping Pong, Comprehensive review of Taiyo Matsumoto’s seinen sports series that explores how competitive high school table tennis effects different athletes 01:09:47 - Next Week’s Topic: Ping Pong, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

9 Maj 20211h 11min

This week we take a quiz on foreign manga publishers and talk about book publisher Shueisha creating an app for independent game developers! Then we examine yet another lackluster live-action adaptation on Netflix with Homunculus!!! 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: “Trepanation” by millennium parade from Homunculus, Opening, Introductions, Golden week 00:02:27 - Listener Email: German manga publisher quiz 00:13:41 - News: 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards winners include Land, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 00:16:11 - Shueisha is launching Shueisha Game Creators Camp app to help network independent game developers together 00:26:12 - WWE sells multi-episode anime series to Crunchyroll 00:34:28 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ping Pong, A complete review of Taiyo Matsumoto’s story about friends Smile and Peco and the rivals they face as high school table tennis players(covers volume 1) 00:38:09 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Homunculus, Transition Song: “COM (HOMUNCULUS MIX)” by Daisuke Tsuneta, We review the 2021 live-action film directed by Takashi Shimizu that is based on Hideo Yamamoto’s psychological horror manga 01:02:41 - *SPOILERS* for the plot of the Homunculus manga 01:27:48 - Our final thoughts on the film 01:31:23 - Next Week’s Topic: Ping Pong, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

2 Maj 20211h 33min

On this episode Morgana buys over $400 of BL, Darfox sees Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, and dakazu loves the diversity of representation in Akachan Honbucho! Then we hope to get more pull quotes on Glacier Bay Books by reviewing Children of Mu-Town and Ripples!!! Buy Children of Mu-Town and Ripples! 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, Pull quotes 00:02:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana bought the Humble Manga Bundle: Yaoi by Media Do 00:07:52 - Rereading Chainsaw Man has Darfox concerned for the public perception of Denji’s pervy character 00:14:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train is canon to the main storyline 00:26:06 - dakazu finally took Jocelyne Allen’s advice and read Akachan Honbucho 00:31:12 - News: VIZ Media will collaborate with Marvel to release Deadpool: Samurai, Marvel Meow, and Secret Reverse 00:37:29 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Homunculus, We will be reviewing the live-action film adaptation of Hideo Yamamoto’s manga directed by Takashi Shimizu 00:38:06 - Main Segment One Shot: Ripples/Children of Mu-Town, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review 2 independent titles available from Glacier Bay Books, Including: 00:39:29 - Ripples by Rei Hagiwara 00:50:00 - Children of Mu-Town by Masumura Jushichi 01:34:33 - Next Week’s Topic: Homunculus, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

25 Apr 20211h 36min