058 - Blame! part 4

This week Morgana looks forward to reading more Blue Flag and BEASTARS while dakazu shares some of his favorite manga artists active on Twitter! Than the crew are ready to tear apart one of the three manga they read for Triple Dip! Will it be I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, Crown of Love, or INVESTOR-Z!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming 300th episode with manga letterer Sara Linsley 00:01:31 - Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest 00:06:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana's read volume 3 of Blue Flag 00:09:57 - *SPOILERS* We discuss plot bombs in the newly released BEASTARS volume 6 00:20:54 - Episodic stories of assassination targets having their last meal in Last Order -Saigo no Sentaku- comes off as psychotic 00:29:47 - Ryoichi Yokoyama is using Twitter to put out manga where characters change a little with every update 00:35:20 - Ichiro Inoue currently lives and works in his car and uses Twitter to post manga updates about his fascinating lifestyle 00:39:55 - AHOSUTA posts about everything from raising kids to her unrequited love for Trowa Barton from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 00:45:02 - News: Upcoming digital releases of Lychee Light Club, Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist, Dissolving Classroom, and Velveteen & Mandala from Vertical 00:47:17 - New World Trigger chapter will release unfinished due to Daisuke Ashihara's health problems 01:02:28 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 14-16) 01:03:16 - Main Segment Triple Dip: INVESTOR-Z/Crown of Love/I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three 01:04:05 - INVESTOR-Z by Norifusa Mita 01:26:44 - Crown of Love by Yun Kouga 01:37:17 - I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina 01:53:37 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga 01:54:37 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

31 Maj 20201h 56min

On this episode Seamus prepares to study Buddhist philosophy for Land of the Lustrous, Darfox checks out alternative manga Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, and dakazu continues to enjoy killer monkeys with Monkey Peak the Rock! Then Seamus sticks around for our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective as we finish up the dark tournament and get into the beginning of chapter black!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Streaming Yu Yu Hakusho Super Famicom games on Discord 00:01:49 - Listener Emails: Follow up on our manga recommendations 00:08:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss the extreme changes to Phosphophyllite and truth reveals in the newest volumes of Land of the Lustrous 00:24:45 - Darfox checks out Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories by illustrator MISSISSIPPI 00:31:35 - The newest installment of the Monkey Peak horror series is Monkey Peak the Rock which is set within underground caves 00:35:31 - Mitsuharu Yanamoto's new series Ryu to Ichigo shares a similar protagonist from his other manga Hibiki – Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou 00:39:41 - dakazu reads a biographical story about an adult film actress who used to be afraid of men in Dansei Kyofusho datta watashi ga AV Joyu ni naru made no Hanashi 00:45:42 - News: Cardcaptor Sakura will be available on Netflix June 1st 00:48:00 - Upcoming Mother/Earthbound tribute anthology manga Pollyanna includes works by Inio Asano, Taiyo Matsumoto, Ryoichi Yokoyama, and Toby Fox among others 00:50:32 - Former Anime News Network executive editor Zac Bertschy has passed away 00:51:50 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: INVESTOR-Z by Norifusa Mita, I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina, and Crown of Love by Yun Kouga 00:54:03 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 11-13) 02:07:09 - Next Week's Topic: INVESTOR-Z/I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die/Crown of Love, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

24 Maj 20202h 8min

This week Morgana teases more BEASTARS, Seamus can't process what's happening in Land of the Lustrous, and dakazu read a manga adaptation of Nobel Prize winning The Unwomanly Face of War! We also discuss Shueisha's JUMP Manga School before getting back to our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective where we examine the Dark Tournament and find it exactly like wrestling booking!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, The correct inflection of Yu Yu Hakusho 00:01:05 - Listener Emails: Power scaling in shonen battle manga 00:06:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", We talk around spoilers of BEASTARS Vol. 7 00:12:46 - Seamus isn't sure how to process what happens in Land of the Lustrous yet 00:16:13 - dakazu is enjoying a manga adaptation of Svetlana Alexievich's Nobel Award winning The Unwomanly Face of War 00:19:20 - News: Tsutomu Nihei designs his own stylized Japanese font called TOA Heavy Industries 00:22:04 - JUMP Manga School is a 10-part course on creating manga taught by JUMP editors and manga artists 00:38:19 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 11-13) 00:39:37 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 7-10) 01:44:19 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

17 Maj 20201h 45min

On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn't completely terrible. Then we cancel Carl Jung and the collective unconsciousness as we breakdown Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent!!! 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: "Dream Island Obsessional Park" by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent, Opening, Introductions 00:01:17 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestions and digital manga readers 00:14:04 - Announcing super moves in anime and manga 00:21:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Mari Yamazaki's Olympia Kyklos features ancient Greeks who get inspired by Osamu Tezuka and professional wrestling 00:28:35 - dakazu thought Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 took advantage of it's CG animation for some unique effects 00:35:36 - Morgana could relate to the narrative of Lucy Knisley's Stepping Stones 00:36:38 - News: Inuyasha anime sequel Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon announcement 00:43:56 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 7-10) 00:44:32 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Paranoia Agent, Transition Song: "White Hill - Maromi's Theme" by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent, we examine Satoshi Kon's animated TV series 02:09:09 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

10 Maj 20202h 10min

This week Darfox is finally ready to read Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI while Seamus and dakazu discuss the unpredictable changes in To Your Eternity! Then we continue our Retrospetive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's Yu Yu Hakusho as Yusuke and the gang fully transition into shonen battle manga antics!!! 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: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Waiting for libraries to reopen 00:01:44 - Listener Emails: The meaning behind Yu Yu Hakusho's title and characters 00:06:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox has finally purchased the first volume of Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI 00:13:11 - *SPOILERS* dakazu and Seamus discuss the wildly different current arc of To Your Eternity 00:25:34 - We tangent to discuss Breaking Bad 00:29:18 - Morgana is in love with the gorgeous The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions 00:33:27 - A Man and His Cat perfectly captures how cat owners feel about their cats 00:34:26 - dakazu finished Paidon and thought it was a success as a Osamu Tezuka-like manga but it had no 'wow' factor 00:41:11 - dakazu loves Isekai Ojisan because it has video game humor and satirizes the isekai genre 00:45:01 - News: Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis is now available from Seven Seas Entertainment 00:46:48 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Paranoia Agent, we'll be reviewing all 13 episodes of Satoshi Kon's 2004 thriller/horror anime 00:49:00 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 4-6) 02:14:59 - Next Week's Topic: Paranoia Agent, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

3 Maj 20202h 16min

The time is finally here! We've been waiting over four years to start a Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho! Join us as we examine the first three volumes of Yoshihiro Togashi's beloved series about the delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who goes from ghost to spirit detective! Morgana and Darfox have lots of love for the anime but dakazu has issues with the loose English translations! We also answer emails and Seamus rereads Vinland Saga!!! 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: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, New Darfox produced Manga Machinations episode previews 00:03:42 - Listener Emails: Any great manga that are ruined by outdated ideas and opinions? 00:15:34 - Opinions on Assassination Classroom being pretentious? 00:24:33 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus is reminded that sequential art is superior to text after rereading more Vinland Saga 00:31:29 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the absence of Jesus in Vinland Saga 00:39:37 - Taiyo Matsumoto's Ping Pong is gorgeous but tense for Morgana 00:43:55 - News: MangaRock has shut down with the launch of INKR Comics that partners with Tokyopop and other publishers 00:59:19 - Sony is developing a live-action One-Punch Man movie 01:06:03 - Seven Seas Entertainment announces a slew of new licenses including Nagata Kabi's My Alcoholic Escape from Reality 01:10:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 4-6) 01:11:22 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 1-3) 02:29:44 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

26 Apr 20202h 31min

Our wonderful co-host Morgana Santilli is back from her maternity leave! She's been busy being a new mom while reading lots of manga like SPY x Family, Happy Mania, Blue Flag, Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition, and How Do We Relationship?! To celebrate Morgana's return we review her top manga from 2019, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno!!! 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, Morgana's life as a mom 00:05:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana finally got to check out how great SPY x FAMILY is 00:08:57 - Morgana revisits another Moyoco Anno series called Happy Mania 00:12:39 - Morgana enjoyed Blue Flag which made it hard to review 00:23:21 - We discuss the need to continue reading a series even after it stops being interesting 00:26:44 - Morgana loved the manga industry jokes of Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition while dakazu enjoyed the anime adaptation 00:31:40 - Morgana found a college yuri comedy that Seamus can enjoy called How Do We Relationship? 00:35:03 - News: Prolific voice actor Keiji Fujiawa passes away at age 55 from cancer 00:38:03 - MangaRock website is back up without any scanlations but they can still be accessed from the app 00:43:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 1-3) 00:47:17 - Main Segment One Shot: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we review Moyoco Anno's tale about French sex workers and their clients at the beginning of the 20th century 01:29:18 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

19 Apr 20201h 30min

This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito's adaptation of No Longer Human as we finish our Retrospective!!! 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: "No Longer Human theme" by Hideki Taniuchi from Aoi Bungaku Series, Opening, Introductions, dakazu's reading 00:01:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The House Spirit Tatami-chan is a short anime created and directed by Rensuke Oshikiri 00:05:22 - Shuzo Oshimi's new series Okaeri Alice is about a triangle relationship with a possible transgender twist 00:08:59 - *SPOILERS* dakazu dives into the abrupt changes to characters in the ending of Blue Flag 00:22:11 - dakazu couldn't stop crying while reading about Yuki Okada's experience with cervical cancer surgery and recovery in Sayonara Shikyu 00:25:57 - News: Possible COVID-19 contamination within the editorial staff leads to delay of upcoming Weekly Shonen Jump chapters 00:31:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, we will review Moyoco Anno's tale of sex workers and the clients they services 00:33:07 - Main Segment Retrospective: No Longer Human, Transition Song: "We say hello" by Manami from Aoi Bungaku Series, a comprehensive look at Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's novel(covers chapters 13-24) 01:12:37 - Next Week's Topic: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

13 Apr 20201h 14min