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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122 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 6

122 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 6

This week Seamus notices the occasional food chapter in Golden Kamuy and March comes in like a lion while dakazu finally understands to origins of 3 yakuza minions who are transformed into teen idols in Back Street Girls! Then it's time to continue our Phoenix retrospective where we discuss everything from edited versions to our thoughts on Osamu Tezuka as a mangaka!!!(covers volume 6-Nostalgia)

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121 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 5

121 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 5

On this episode dakazu checks out real life taxi driver confessions in Yoake no Taxi Driver, darfox is upset with Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation changing his favorite girl, we discuss Amazon Prime's new exclusive anime channel, and talk about Junji Ito's influence in the West with a new horror game called World of Horror! Then we dive into more Phoenix with some interesting nonlinear narrative!!!(covers volume 5-Resurrection)

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120 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 4

120 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 4

On this episode Seamus finally finishes Revolutionary Girl Utena and Mob Psycho 100, darfox starts Showa: A History of Japan, and dakazu watches Yuri!!! on Ice with his wife while checking out CANDY SAMURAI WARS! and Becchin to Mandara! Then we finally get back to our retrospective review of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix by discussing his most critically acclaimed volume!!!(covers volume 4-Karma)

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119 - Triple Dip 19 - Fire Punch, Angel Densetsu, Reincarnation no Kaben

119 - Triple Dip 19 - Fire Punch, Angel Densetsu, Reincarnation no Kaben

Happy 2017! We celebrate the new year with an extensive discussion about Yuri!!! on Ice to try and break down what the show represent within themes of LGBT. Then dakazu introduces a manga about the actor who brought Zatoichi to life in Japan, Katsushin - Samishigariya no Tensai. Finally, we check out 3 new manga for our Triple Dip section: Angel Densetsu, Reincarnation no Kaben, and Fire Punch!!!

2 Jan 20171h 17min

118 - 2016 Year End Review

118 - 2016 Year End Review

Happy Holidays! This week dakazu checks out another female relationship compilation called mon*mon and he kinda digs the mashup of famous historical figures with generic battles in Reincarnation no Kaben! Then we list off the top manga and anime that we enjoyed(and hated) since our last review and recap our favorites from this past year!!!

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117 - Manga in Motion 12 - Summer Wars

117 - Manga in Motion 12 - Summer Wars

This week dakazu checks out the sequel series to Sanzoku Diary called Sanzoku Diary SS, apprehensively checks out a collection of relationships stories by Bunny Drop manga artist Yumi Unita called Toridori Renka, and Seamus likes Yuri!!! on Ice a lot! Then we discuss Mamoru Hosoda's 2009 anime movie Summer Wars!!!

19 Dec 201656min

116 - dakazu diversions 3 - Morning Magazine, Afternoon Magazine, Evening Magazine, Young Magazine

116 - dakazu diversions 3 - Morning Magazine, Afternoon Magazine, Evening Magazine, Young Magazine

Seamus and darfox are out again so it's up to dakazu to tell you all about more manga he's reading! This week, he'll be running down manga from Kodansha's seinen magazines: Morning, Afternoon, Evening, and Young Magazine!!!

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115 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 3

115 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 3

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