230 - Manga in Motion 35 - Alita: Battle Angel

230 - Manga in Motion 35 - Alita: Battle Angel

This week we check out the 2019 Alita: Battle Angel: a live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s Sci-Fi seinen series! Have dakazu and Darfox finally found a good manga movie adaptation?!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Divide” by J2 Feat. Avery from Alita: Battle Angel, Opening, Introductions, French
  • 00:02:05 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestion from Leo
  • 00:04:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Dragon Ball Z” OST “Prologue”, We recommend the Manga Log podcast
  • 00:06:06 - dakazu finds the post-murderer life in Boku no Namae wa “Shounen A” to be a little unrealistic
  • 00:13:34 - GROUNDLESS is a war manga that’s oozes with World War II aesthetic
  • 00:17:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will check out some available manga on Shueisha’s Manga Plus app
  • 00:20:52 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: “Motorball” by Tom Holkenborg from Alita: Battle Angel, we discuss newly released James Cameron dream project directed by Robert Rodriguez
  • 00:21:49 - We start with our expectations we had after seeing ‘bug-eyed’ Alita in the trailers
  • 00:23:22 - We praise the film for keeping the essence of Battle Angel Alita despite changing the story from the source material
  • 00:25:09 - We compare this good adaptation to other failed ones like the Bleach movie
  • 00:26:56 - Alita is a strong female hero and Darfox praises her characterization
  • 00:28:08 - *SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON* We discuss the use of the F-word and Rodriguez’s use of clean violence
  • 00:30:28 - Darfox thought the beginning felt like a cheesy young adult novel
  • 00:33:32 - We discuss differences between the villian Grewishka and his manga counterpart Makaku
  • 00:36:15 - The movie completely changes the character of Desty Nova
  • 00:37:09 - dakazu breaks down how the movie combines the first three story arcs of Battle Angel Alita
  • 00:38:41 - We feel side characters like Chiren and Vector were under utilized compared to Zapan
  • 00:42:00 - The changes they made to Nova ruin possible story arcs that could’ve been done in a sequel
  • 00:43:58 - dakazu compares Alita’s backstory in the movie to her origins from the manga
  • 00:46:23 - dakazu explains how the movie’s ending pissed off his wife and how it was handled differently in the manga
  • 00:51:52 - We love the design of the cyborgs, the look of Iron town, and the wonderful action sequences
  • 00:53:34 - Darfox wishes there was more Motorball scenes and compares it to how Speed Racer focused on the race
  • 00:55:16 - Guillermo del Toro helped James Cameron start this project and technology behind Avatar helped to complete it
  • 00:58:05 - We’re happy to hear the creator of Battle Angel Alita, Yukito Kushiro, loved this movie
  • 00:59:29 - We compare a bad scene to a good scene between Alita and Hugo
  • 01:00:27 - While Christoph Waltz as Ido was fantastic, dakazu is mad his nurse Gerhad was just used as scenery
  • 01:02:26 - Darfox wasn’t a fan of Hugo’s teen friends
  • 01:03:38 - We praise Robert Rodriguez for making movies with diverse representation
  • 01:04:23 - We explore the foreign sensation of having an adaptation we can recommend
  • 01:06:54 - We have doubts about Alita: Battle Angel having financial success
  • 01:07:53 - We talk about potential adaptations we’d like to see and the upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop & One Piece
  • 01:10:10 - We laugh about the awful Dragonball: Evolution
  • 01:11:49 - We give our final thoughts
  • 01:12:57 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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550 - Twiple Dip 14 - MUJINA INTO THE DEEP 2, Welcome Back, Alice 2, Vampeerz 2

550 - Twiple Dip 14 - MUJINA INTO THE DEEP 2, Welcome Back, Alice 2, Vampeerz 2

Morgana may be out this week, but it doesn't stop the boys from having a hilariously good time! They look at the 2nd volumes of MUJINA INTO THE DEEP, Welcome Back, Alice, and Vampeerz! dakazu also talks in-depth about finally reading SOIL!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/  Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Elden Ring Nightreign - 00:02:08 SOIL - 00:12:25 *SPOILERS* SOIL - 00:18:04 Next Episode Preview - 00:25:47 Vampeerz 2 - 00:30:54 Welcome Back, Alice 2 - 00:52:10 MUJINA INTO THE DEEP 2 - 01:13:01 Our Rankings - 01:49:11 Outro - 01:57:27 Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

1 Juni 1h 59min

549 - One Shot 84 - Tamaki & Amane

549 - One Shot 84 - Tamaki & Amane

On this episode we music, Akkanbe Ikkyu, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate, The Metalhead Next Door, and more! Then we examine Fumi Yoshinaga's Tamaki & Amane, a story collection about love in different forms!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/  Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Akkanbe Ikkyu - 00:11:43 Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate - 00:21:29 Go with the clouds, North-by-Northwest - 00:23:52 The Metalhead Next Door - 00:26:51 Hook - 00:28:54 Next Episode Preview - 00:37:41 Tamaki & Amane - 00:38:28 Outro - 01:11:44 Song Credits:+ “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

18 Maj 1h 13min

548 - Manga in Motion 68 - Look Back

548 - Manga in Motion 68 - Look Back

Bring out your tissues and prepare to cry for this week's Manga in Motion on Look Back! We talk about the shorter anime movie adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's emotional one shot! Also discussions on wonky anatomy, The Legend of Kamui, Silver Mountain, Aoi Honou, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/  Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:02:36 The Legend of Kamui - 00:18:45 Silver Mountain and Vampidol Tagiru - 00:39:36 Aoi Honou and Hoero Pen - 00:43:15 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - 00:52:20 Dinosaur - 00:54:54 Next Episode Preview - 01:08:46 Look Back - 01:09:06 Outro - 01:55:52 Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

11 Maj 1h 57min

Episode 547 - Triple Dip 88 - Pet Shop of Horrors, Ran and the Gray World, Captain Momo's Secret Base

Episode 547 - Triple Dip 88 - Pet Shop of Horrors, Ran and the Gray World, Captain Momo's Secret Base

On this episode we dive into a Triple Dip on Pet Shop of Horrors, Ran and the Gray World, and Captain Momo's Secret Base! We also about Free Comic Book Day, Star Wars, Sinners, Lazarus, Kowloon Generic Romance, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/  Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Free Comic Book Day at Comicopia - 00:03:04 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope - 00:08:06 Nakayoshi Gaming - 00:17:52 Lazarus - 00:19:37 Sinners - 00:26:51 Kowloon Generic Romance - 00:36:32 Hunter x Hunter - 00:42:02 Jashin no Bentoya-san - 00:42:40 Next Episode Preview - 00:48:37 Captain Momo's Secret Base - 00:50:20 Ran and the Gray World - 01:05:30 Pet Shop of Horrors - 01:22:50 Our Rankings - 01:48:48 Outro - 01:49:51 Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

4 Maj 1h 51min

546 - One Shot 83 - Understanding Comics

546 - One Shot 83 - Understanding Comics

We're back from our break to discuss Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics! Does this 30 year old breakdown on the artistry of comics still hold up?! We also talk about Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle, Hunter x Hunter, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:03:26 The Legend of Kamui - 00:11:38 Darfox & dakazu's Gaming Channel - 00:13:10 la la books - 00:16:33 Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle - 00:20:28 Ashen Victor - 00:23:58 Hunter x Hunter - 00:26:14 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:31 Understanding Comics - 00:34:21 Outro - 02:04:46 Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

27 Apr 2h 6min

545 - One Shot 82 - Solanin

545 - One Shot 82 - Solanin

Darfox is back and it's time to see how one of Inio Asano's early work, Solanin, holds up! What do we think of the themes of loss, the epilogue, or the tie-in song by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION? We also discuss Blood on the Tracks, the Langaku app, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 *SPOILERS* Blood on the Tracks - 00:09:45 A Witch's Life in Mongol - 00:22:14 The Witches - 00:25:06 Langaku - 00:28:43 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:39 Solanin - 00:34:39 Outro - 01:31:14 Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

13 Apr 1h 33min

544 - Morgana's Manga Makeup 7 - Mushishi, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Sensei's Pious Lie

544 - Morgana's Manga Makeup 7 - Mushishi, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Sensei's Pious Lie

In a rare Darfox absence, the remaining gang discusses Princess Mononoke, F THE TRIBUTE, Rock Is a Lady's Modesty, and more! Then we celebrate(?) Morgana's birthday with a wild and emotional Morgana's Manga Makeup through Mushishi, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, and Sensei's Pious Lie!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Princess Mononoke - 00:05:16 F THE TRIBUTE - 00:09:35 Rock Is a Lady's Modesty - 00:22:16 Anime Music Quiz with Dawn - 00:28:00 Next Episode Preview - 00:32:14 The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn - 00:33:50 (CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault) Sensei's Pious Lie - 00:58:27 *SPOILER WARNING: Sensei's Pious Lie - 01:21:45 Mushishi - 01:31:01 Our Rankings - 01:57:09 Outro - 01:59:3 Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

6 Apr 2h 1min

543 - No. 5 part 3

543 - No. 5 part 3

On this episode we talk about The Fable: The Third Secret, Nagata Kabi's new manga, and more! Then we finish our Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto's No. 5! We celebrate the amazing art, debate the ending, and get distracted with many tangents!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Question - 00:02:29 The Fable: The Third Secret - 00:04:48 Moto Rakugaki to Wanrumu Gurashi - 00:10:40 Morgana and Oz - 00:26:25 Next Episode Preview - 00:28:43 No. 5 - 00:30:26 Outro - 01:36:42 Song Credits: “Machine Heart” by Icarus “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Neon Dreams” by epshy “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

30 Mars 1h 38min

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