208 - 4 More Years - 4 year Anniversary Special with Ryan Higgins

208 - 4 More Years - 4 year Anniversary Special with Ryan Higgins

Please join us for our special 4 year anniversary of Manga Machinations! We’ve asked our friend Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspiracy store and podcast to join us as we talk about the comics industry through a retail store and learn how manga is sold!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, tropical storms
  • 00:04:34 - Update on our podcast feed and re-uploaded episodes
  • 00:05:42 - Listener Emails: Announcing our next Retrospective review
  • 00:09:05 - dakazu read the end of Dorohedoro, we discuss other ongoing decade-long comics and manga projects
  • 00:13:13 - We talk about our preference for physical or digital media, comparing web manga sites to their Western equivalents
  • 00:23:23 - Main Segment Comics & Manga sales: Transition Song: “Don’t Make Me Wild Like You” by Etsuko Nishio from Ranma ½, Ryan recaps his history that lead him to be the owner of Comics Conspiracy, Ryan talks about the single issue sales of Ranma ½
  • 00:27:56 - We discuss what we think caused the recent resurgence of the manga market
  • 00:33:10 - Round table discussion about manga/anime piracy linked to early days of fan translations compared to modern options
  • 00:38:52 - Ryan tells us why he only carries the 1st volume of most manga, he explains the importance of pre-ordering for retail stores
  • 00:49:45 - Banpresto figures sell really well, Ryan looks at newsletters and forums for his manga suggestions
  • 00:54:13 - darfox wants to know why Ryan stocked My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Dragon Ball is the best selling manga franchise for Ryan
  • 00:59:46 - we love it when more unknown manga find success
  • 01:02:56 - darfox wonders if the Western success of One Punch Man and My Hero Academia is linked to their superhero themes
  • 01:08:39 - Ryan weighs in the rise of digital comics/manga releases and what it means for physical retailers like him
  • 01:13:49 - Listener Questions: Ryan recommends some independent comics and horror comics
  • 01:18:59 - A quick synopsis of the Comics Conspiracy podcast
  • 01:22:58 - Ryan want to know why light novel titles are so damn long
  • 01:33:36 - darfox asks Ryan about Tom King’s The Vision
  • 01:40:28 - Next Week’s Topic: Seamus on Seinen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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048 - Akira part 4

048 - Akira part 4

On this episode dakazu talks about Gundam cosplay gone wrong with special guest star Wolverine in Iron Acguy before we dive into the post-apocalyptic section of Akira and try to explain it’s meta-physical pseudo-science!!!(covers volume 4)

17 Aug 20151h 15min

047 - Akira part 3

047 - Akira part 3

This week we talk about natto on rice, the end of What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekkai) taking a dark turn, and how the anime of Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls(Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou) is porn. Then we have an extra long, in-depth analysis on our current series Akira!!!(covers volume 3)

10 Aug 20151h 10min

046 - Akira part 2

046 - Akira part 2

On this episode dakazu revisits O-Parts Hunter(666 Satan)(done by the younger twin brother of Naruto manga artist), darfox feels the forced Naru x Hina in The Last - Naruto the Movie, Seamus continues consuming more Inio Asano manga with What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekai), we discuss anime adaptations of manga done right, and how Metal Gear Solid rips off Akira!!!.(covers volume 2)

3 Aug 201559min

045 - Akira part 1

045 - Akira part 1

This week we discuss American comics vs. Japanese manga, dakazu loves the 90’s gag manga Sexy Commando: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san and we catch up on a new Billy Bat chapter!! Then we start our retrospective on Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic Akira and gush over the speedlines!!!(covers volume 1)

27 Juli 20151h 1min

044 - Triple Dip 7 - Dorohedoro, Nobunaga no Chef, BioMeat: Nectar

044 - Triple Dip 7 - Dorohedoro, Nobunaga no Chef, BioMeat: Nectar

This week Seamus revisits the gender-fluid kids of Wandering Son(Hyourou Musuko) while dakazu admits that volume 10 of Blood Blockade Battlefront(Kekkai Sensen) is really good and also loves the main character’s gaudy expressions in Heroine Shikkaku. Then it’s some more Triple Dip with Nobunaga no Chef, BioMeat: Nectar, and Dorohedoro!!!

20 Juli 20151h 7min

043 - Triple Dip 6 - BECK, Goodnight Punpun, Prison School

043 - Triple Dip 6 - BECK, Goodnight Punpun, Prison School

Time for another Triple Dip! This week we check out Goodnight Punpun(Oyasumi Punpun), Prison School, and BECK! Seamus also reads about A Drifting Life from a book on Drawn & Quarterly Publishers and dakazu loves the anime shorts of Wakakozake. Enjoy!!!

13 Juli 201541min

042 - Pluto part 4

042 - Pluto part 4

Tune into our final retrospective of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto!! We’ll cover the final 2 volumes of the series and compare it with Osamu Tezuka’s original storyline!(covers chapters 48-65) We also discuss Solanin, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden), and get ready for the summer anime season!

6 Juli 20151h 26min

041 - Pluto part 3

041 - Pluto part 3

This week Seamus jumps young adult pursuing their band dreams in solanin while dakazu reads a manga by a famous erotic gay artist, My Brother's Husband. Then darfox and dakazu discuss the seedy world of Japanese scouting in Shinjuku Swan. Finally, we learn everything about Gesicht and marvel at Naoki Urasawa’s mastery of the human drama in part 3 of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 30-47)

29 Juni 20151h 22min

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