058 - Blame! part 4

Darfox and dakazu are here to kickoff 2021 with a New Chapter Check-in! dakazu talks about One Piece chapter 1000, Darfox praises Black Clover but feels lukewarm on the end of We Never Learn, and they both gush about Chainsaw Man again!!! 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: "BRAND NEW WORLD" by D-51 from One Piece, Opening, Introductions, Illegal fireworks 00:02:16 - News: Studio Khara releases new guidelines for Neon Genesis Evangelion fan content that restricts pornographic works 00:08:45 - Jujutsu Kaisen translator Stefan Koza arrested on 5 counts of Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography 00:11:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different older manga, including: Claymore by Norihiro Yagi, Basara by Yumi Tamura, and MPD-Psycho by Eiji Otsuka & Shou Tajima 00:12:36 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "We Go!" by Hiroshi Kitadani from One Piece, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:13:21 - One Piece by Eiichiro Oda 00:30:15 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:34:26 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:41:05 - Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami 00:44:25 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 00:46:02 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:58:50 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 01:02:49 - The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu 01:05:42 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations by Masashi Kishimoto & Mikio Ikemoto 01:09:20 - Other series ending in Weekly Shonen Jump 01:12:31 - Next Week's Topic: Claymore/Basara/MPD-Psycho, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

4 Jan 20211h 13min

Welcome to the final episode of 2020! We're doing things a bit differently this year by launching the Manga Machinations Awards! Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus have all created unique awards to go with their top manga picks from 2020! Enjoy our picks and have yourself a safe and happy holidays from all of us here at Manga Machinations! See you next year!!! 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, St. Stephen's Day 00:02:00 - Main Segment Manga Machinations Awards 2020: We present our personal awards along with our top manga picks of 2020 00:03:04 - Best New Series Discovered by dakazu Award 00:06:14 - Am I Gonna Over Analyze This Manga? Award 00:09:25 - Most Wholesome Manga Award 00:11:59 - Jack's Tattoo Award 00:14:17 - I Was Surprised I Enjoyed This Award 00:16:47 - Most Interesting Re-read Award 00:25:18 - Fuck This Award 00:35:01 - More Of This Award 00:37:34 - Best Manga-Adjacent Read Award 00:39:50 - Best Manga-Crafting Award 00:46:43 - WTF Did I Just Read Award 00:53:57 - Manga Machinations Listener Popularity Award 00:56:02 - Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Morgana's Top Manga of 2020 01:00:46 - Seamus' Top Manga of 2020 01:11:16 - Darfox8′s Top Manga of 2020 01:22:11 - dakazu's Top Manga of 2020 01:30:43 - Final Reflection on 2020, Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Auld Lang Syne" by Home Free

27 Dec 20201h 34min

We're a year late to the zeitgeist but this episode the hosts review the 2019 hit anime film Promare! Also Morgana also talks about Junji Ito's Remina and dakazu gushes about Ousama Ranking!!! 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: "Inferno" by Hiroyuki Sawano from Promare, Opening, Introductions, Irish sporting events 00:01:34 - Listener Emails: Anime adaptations and English editions of older manga we'd like to see 00:10:26 - Seamus' colorful rant on the British monarchy 00:16:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana enjoyed Junji Ito's Remina mix of science fiction horror and wacky looney toons 00:27:09 - *SPOILERS* dakazu read through Jason Shiga's award winning comic Demon 00:32:03 - Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective is Akira Amano's new series about a pretty boy detective with a killer record 00:41:38 - Datsusara 41-sai no Mangaka Saichousen explains how Sousuke Touka left his job at age 41 and created Ousama Ranking 00:50:51 - News: Netflix announces plans to create live-action Yu Yu Hakusho series 01:03:05 - Paru Itagaki will be doing a short series for Weekly Manga Goraku titled Bota Bota 01:05:27 - Yoshitaka Amano doing an upcoming variant cover for Harley Quinn #1 01:09:09 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga Machinations Awards 2020, we'll be looking back on the year 2020 with our top manga picks along with some unique awards 01:10:11 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Promare, Transition Song: "Gallant Ones" by Hiroyuki Sawano from Promare, we review the anime film directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and co-produced by studios Trigger and XFLAG 01:46:17 - Next Week's Topic: Manga Machinations Awards 2020, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

20 Dec 20201h 47min

This week dakazu talks about heliocentrism with Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~ and shoujo romances with Busu ni Hanataba wo.! Then the hosts dive into a non-Japanese manga Triple Dip with Amazing Agent Luna, A Bittersweet Life, and Radiant!!! 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: "Utopia" by 04 Limited Sazbys from Radiant, Opening, Introductions, Limerick for Liam, Sport events without audiences 00:04:05 - Listener Emails: Soccer flopping, sports manga, reading Claymore 00:16:35 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The historical drama Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~is about pursuing astronomy during the Copernican Revolution 00:25:51 - dakazu is enjoying the shoujo moments of Busu ni Hanataba wo. 00:40:50 - News: Digital edition of Blue Giant to be released January 2021 00:42:01 - Chainsaw Man ranked #1 in "Kono Manga ga sugoi" 2021 Male Demographic Top 10 list 00:45:01 - Chainsaw Man will move to Jump+ and will be adapted to an anime by studio MAPPA 00:52:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Promare, we'll be reviewing the anime film directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi about futuristic firefighting 00:55:21 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Amazing Agent Luna/A Bittersweet Life/Radiant, Transition Song "Radiant" by Polkadot Stingray from Radiant, we read the beginning of each non-Japanese manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:56:31 - Amazing Agent Luna by Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir & Shiei 01:15:51 - A Bittersweet Life by Donggeon Lee 01:34:08 - Radiant by Tony Valente 01:53:05 - Our final thoughts on non-Japanese manga 02:06:04 - Next Week's Topic: Promare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

13 Dec 20202h 7min

On this episode Seamus discusses the penultimate volume of Ôoku: The Inner Chambers and dakazu learns about Miki Yakata's breast cancer recovery in 27-sai no Nyugan Diary! Then we learn about the appeal of manga artist Shigeru Tsuchiyama through his mastery of drawing food and using simple storylines for a new Creator Cross Section! 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, Wrestling talk, Winner of our Star Fruit Books Giveaway 00:03:20 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss if the upcoming ending to Ôoku: The Inner Chambers will just follow historical events 00:15:12 - dakazu reflects on learning more about Nagata Kabi with the end of Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi 00:18:10 - 27-sai no Nyugan Diary: Boku no Miki-chan ga Nyugan ni natta Hanashiis based on a documentary series about former idol Miki Yakata getting a mastectomy and undergoing cancer treatment 00:23:08 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment announces licenses for Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd): Greatest Heists - The Classic Manga Collection, Seaside Stranger: Umibe no Étranger, Mars Red, Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight!, Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star, among others 00:36:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different non-Japanese manga, including: Amazing Agent Luna by Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir & Shiei, Radiant by Tony Valente, and A Bittersweet Life by Donggeon Lee 00:39:26 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we examine manga by Shigeru Tsuchiyama while searching for common themes throughout his works, Including: 00:43:58 - Kenka Ramen 00:58:45 - Shoku-King 01:05:58 - The Merchant King written by Kengo Kaji 01:14:49 - Kuishinbo! 01:23:14 - Risky Business 01:33:13 - Discussion on other works by Shigeru Tsuchiyama and our final thoughts about him as a manga creator 01:44:43 - Next Week's Topic: Amazing Agent Luna/Radiant/A Bittersweet Life, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

7 Dec 20201h 46min

Morgana is away this week so the boys take advantage by having a lengthy discussion about professional wrestling and why New Japan Academy is strange! For our main segment we examine the impressive debut work of Waka Hirako, My Broken Mariko!!! 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, Star Fruit Books Giveaway 00:01:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", We breakdown the semi-realism of professional wrestling and how it relates to the adaptation of Tetsuya Naito's career in New Japan Academy 00:32:18 - dakazu enjoyed Sawanabe Zombie but wanted more 00:34:39 - News: Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki faces up to 1 year and 6th months prison time 00:37:20 - Tokyopop licenses various titles which include Stitch and the Samurai 00:38:43 - Tsurikichi Sanpei creator Takao Yaguchi passes away at 81 00:41:52 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section on Shigeru Tsuchiyama, we will examine Tsuchiyama's career through his various food manga 00:43:32 - Main Segment One Shot: My Broken Mariko, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, We review Waka Hirako's drama about a woman who decides to grant her friend's wish posthumously 01:05:12 - Next Week's Topic: Shigeru Tsuchiyama, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

29 Nov 20201h 6min

Apologies in advance as we had to swap out two series we had announced last week. On this episode Morgana gets a chance to read An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, and Seven Shakespeares for the first time! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 9 and discuss the implications of Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro returning to Weekly Shonen Jump!!! 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: "Koi" by Gen Hoshino from The Full-time Wife Escapist, Opening, Introductions, Changes to the schedule 00:03:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 9 00:21:32 - Darfox blazes through a new volume of Blood on the Tracks 00:22:23 - Pesuyama Poppy shares their #metoo story in Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade 00:29:27 - News: Live-action adaptation of A Man and His Cat will incorporate a cat puppet 00:31:25 - Kodansha Comics licenses Keito Gaku's Boys Run the Riot 00:32:37 - Complete Collector's edition of A Silent Voice coming in 2021 00:41:21 - Give My Regards to Black Jack is available in English for free on the Densha Bato website 00:43:47 - Seven Seas Entertainment announces new imprint, Airship, for light novels and Japanese prose novels 00:46:04 - Masashi Kishimoto replaces Ukyo Kodachi as the writer forBoruto: Naruto Next Generations 00:50:03 - *SPOILERS* The end of Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru 00:52:24 - Weekly Shonen Jump serializes Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's new manga Build King 01:06:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on My Broken Mariko, we will review Waka Hirako's story about a woman liberating her dear friend posthumously 01:07:23 - Main Segment Morgana's Manga Makeup: The Full-time Wife Escapist/Seven Shakespeares/An Invitation from a Crab, Transition Song: "HIT IN THE USA" by BEAT CRUSADERS from BECK, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined 01:08:30 - The Full-time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 01:21:47 - Seven Shakespeares by Harold Sakuishi 01:34:11 - *SPOILERS* Seven Shakespeares 01:43:28 - An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya 02:00:58 - Morgana picks her favorite of the three manga 02:02:52 - Next Week's Topic: My Broken Mariko, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

22 Nov 20202h 4min

This week we're joined by the owner of Star Fruit Books, Matt Haasch! Matt talks about what prompted him to start his publishing company and what he hopes to accomplish in the future! Then we discuss two series from Star Fruit Books: Q-ta Minami's Pop Life and Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako!!! Buy manga from Star Fruit Books! Follow Matt Haasch and Star Fruit Books on Twitter! 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! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Ready to" by Michiru Kagemori from BNA: Brand New Animal, Opening, Introductions 00:02:13 - Matt shares his origins in manga/anime fandom, The origins of Star Fruit Books, The process of working directly with manga artists 00:20:37 - Matt shares the most popular requests he gets for publishing, dakazu tries to sell Matt on WOMBS, Matt wants to publish kid's manga from Corocoro Comic 00:29:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Morgana's Manga Makeup, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka, Gunjou by Ching Nakamura, and The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 00:30:19 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Pop Life & Look Into My Eyes, Transition Song: "Genesis of Next" by Globe from Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, We review the story of two single mothers living together and raising their kids along with a doujinshi about an idol group breaking up 00:34:49 - Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako 00:46:30 - Pop Life by Q-ta Minami 01:05:59 - A special Star Fruit Books giveaway contest 01:07:59 - Next Week's Topic: Blue Giant/Gunjou/The Full-time Wife Escapist, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

15 Nov 20201h 9min