243 - One Shot 20 - Tekkon Kinkreet

243 - One Shot 20 - Tekkon Kinkreet

This week we take a look at Taiyo Matsumoto's Tekkon Kinkreet! We talk about Matsumoto's French comic influenced art style and his story about two orphans living in the streets of the fantastical Treasure Town!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, WWE vs Game of Thrones, Social Media, Our new RSS feed, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls
  • 00:05:16 - Listener Questions: What are some series(manga, anime, etc.) you have dropped and why?
  • 00:016:57 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu decides not to spoil Naoki Urasawa's Asadora!
  • 00:18:34 - Darfox wants dakazu's thoughts on Mujirushi
  • 00:19:17 - dakazu finished and really loved Kaori Ozaki's Kin no Hitsuji
  • 00:20:00 - Kurozuka ended up having an abrupt ending along with designs lifted right from Final Fantasy VII
  • 00:25:45 - dakazu loved Sakumo Okada's Mazarian and it's gimmick of anomalies that mix people together with other objects
  • 00:31:06 - Darfox and dakazu share their thoughts on Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru which is written by Masashi Kishimoto
  • 00:34:50 - News: Square Enix will be putting out English releases of Hi Score Girl and other works through Penguin Random House Publisher Services
  • 00:40:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for Tekkonkinkreet, we'll be reviewing the 2006 anime movie by director Michael Arias
  • 00:41:08 - Main Segment One Shot: Tekkon Kinkreet, Transition Song: "A Town In Blue" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation from Tekkonkinkreet, we review the series that launched Taiyo Matsumoto's career
  • 00:43:05 - Darfox and Seamus can't remember when we reviewed Matsumoto's No. 5 for one of our first Triple Dip episodes
  • 00:44:44 - dakazu explains the origin of the strange title
  • 00:45:36 - Darfox was impressed with how the super detailed art wasn't confusing to follow
  • 00:46:55 - dakazu and Darfox debate over how yakuza lieutenant Kimura's story arc was handled
  • 00:49:25 - The story was predictable but dakazu was surprised that Suzuki "The Rat" didn't end up being the antagonist of the series
  • 00:50:24 - Seamus points out that the story was filled with different animals and the city is a stand-in for change
  • 00:53:16 - dakazu thinks the design of the assassin leader snake is inspired by Iyami from Osomatsu-kun
  • 00:54:08 - Seamus notices how Matsumoto mixes aspects of French comics and Japanese manga to create a genre of visual storytelling
  • 00:56:26 - We discuss how White's character is very much akin to an idiot savant you find in Stephen King novels
  • 00:57:31 - The other hosts help dakazu make sense of the events during the dream-like finale
  • 00:59:16 - We dispute if White's character ever changed throughout the story
  • 01:01:05 - We explore how Black's manic decent into violence is juxtaposed with White further disassociating himself from reality
  • 01:03:46 - Seamus explains how we're able to project so many ideas on this book because it stays true to it's own internal fiction while drawing from the real world outside it
  • 01:05:17 - dakazu praises Taiyo Matsumoto's use of perspective and loves the chapter on Suzuki's demise
  • 01:07:38 - dakazu talks about the parallels between the arcs of Black & White and Kimura & Suzuki
  • 01:09:06 - We compare the theme of change to Japan's history of struggles between modernization/westernization and traditional values
  • 01:13:24 - We deliberate over the fate of White and Black at the ending
  • 01:16:49 - We give our final thoughts
  • 01:19:12 - Next Week's Topic: Tekkonkinkreet, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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526 - Triple Dip 86 - Love and Heart, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Wotakoi

526 - Triple Dip 86 - Love and Heart, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Wotakoi

We're still on Mars with our special Martian cast. Today's episode is a Triple Dip! Featuring Love and Heart, My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at Lv999, and Wotakoi. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 Snikt! and Blame! - 00:05:10 My Dress-Up Darling - 00:10:13 Wet sand, Assistant to the Villain, and Soju Wanna Read Manwha - 00:11:33 Sailor Moon and it's influence - 00:15:53 Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom - 00:17:39 Slitterhead - 00:25:09 Next Episode Preview - 00:42:55 Love and Heart - 00:43:41 *Spoilers Start* Love and Heart - 01:04:08 *Spoiler End* Love and Heart - 01:10:36 My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at Lv999 - 01:13:06 Wotakoi - 01:29:19 Outro - 01:49:35 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Come Closer" by Notize "Ghost Train" by Yarin Primak "Taste of Freedom" by Steve Beddall

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525 - Triple Dip 85 - Resenter, Devil's Candy, I'm the Grim Reaper

525 - Triple Dip 85 - Resenter, Devil's Candy, I'm the Grim Reaper

Both dakazu and Seamus are not present. Manga Machinations goes to Mars to transmit this unique episode. We talk about Viz Originals Resenter, Devil's Candy, and I'm the Grim Reaper. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 Zom 100 - 00:02:02 Your Throne and Soju Wanna Read Manhwa - 00:05:40 Gym and health talk - 00:09:23 Slitterhead - 00:22:38 Next Episode Preview - 00:32:08 Resenter - 00:34:35 Devil's Candy - 00:48:21 I'm the Grim Reaper - 01:05:55 Outro - 01:44:22 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Come Closer" by Notize "Ghost Train" by Yarin Primak "Taste of Freedom" by Steve Beddall

11 Nov 20241h 48min

524 - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

524 - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Morgana is out, but that doesn't stop us from reading the final volume of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and talking about the series as a whole! We also talk about Dandadan, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., Usogui, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - 00:02:35 Dandadan - 00:05:40 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. - 00:07:24 Usogui - 00:12:35 Next Episode Preview - 00:22:37 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - 00:25:43 Outro - 00:56:10 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

3 Nov 202457min

523 - Movie Machinations 3 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

523 - Movie Machinations 3 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

We're celebrating Halloween by watching Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula! Plenty of discussion on gorgeous costumes, bad British accents, and how it inspired #DRCL midnight children and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! We also talk about Demon Slayer, The Queen of Villains, Baroque Ketsuraku no Paradigm, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 Vampire Mercy Brown - 00:05:34 Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc - 00:13:22 The Queen of Villains - 00:20:47 Baroque Ketsuraku no Paradigm - 00:23:28 Next Episode Preview - 00:31:43 Bram Stoker's Dracula - 00:32:45 Outro - 01:31:29 Song Credits: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

27 Okt 20241h 33min

522 - Triple Dip 84 - The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, Parasyte Reversi

522 - Triple Dip 84 - The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, Parasyte Reversi

Join us for the start of this year's October Extravaganza! We're starting things off with a horror themed Triple Dip on The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, and Parasyte Reversi! We also discuss My Hero Academia: You're Next, Dragon Ball Daima Paru Itagaki's Ushimitsu Gao, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 Over the Garden Wall - 00:03:15 Sewing - 00:05:40 My Hero Academia: You're Next - 00:08:29 Dragon Ball Daima - 00:13:49 Uzumaki - 00:26:06 Ranma 1/2 - 00:28:55 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth - 00:33:57 Ushimitsu Gao - 00:34:50 Next Episode Preview - 00:42:05 Phantom Tales of the Night - 00:44:20 The Horrors of Noroi Michiru - 01:04:04 Parasyte Reversi - 01:26:14 Our Rankings - 01:44:10 Outro - 01:45:04 Song Credits: "The One Eyed Captain – Captain Qubz Remix" by Captain Qubz "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

20 Okt 20241h 47min

521 - One Shot 78 - Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

521 - One Shot 78 - Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

With Darfox and Morgana gone and dakazu too busy to read, it leaves Seamus to share his thoughts on Ghost in the Shell 1.5! Then dakazu and Seamus talk about Ending Theme and One Hundred Views of Reality: two new releases from Star Fruit Books and Glacier Bay Books!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 - 00:09:25 Ghost in the Shell 1.5 - 00:12:14 Next Episode Preview - 00:14:55 Ending Theme - 00:23:57 One Hundred View of Reality - 00:27:41 Outro - 01:43:14 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

13 Okt 202452min

520 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 6

520 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 6

Join us, as we finish our Ooku: The Inner Chambers Retrospective this episode! We discuss the final volumes, reflect on the whole series, and even rank all the shoguns! We also discuss Tiger & Bunny 2, Dandadan, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 Tiger & Bunny 2 - 00:02:56 Anime openings - 00:13:03 Run with the Wind - 00:16:06 Uzumaki - 00:17:10 Dandadan - 00:21:05 Next Episode Preview - 00:28:43 Ooku: The Inner Chambers - 00:29:28 Outro - 01:52:34 Songs Credits: "Kumiko" by Roie Shpigler "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Reflection" by Aves "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

6 Okt 20241h 54min

519 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 5

519 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 5

This week we discuss Ex.Mag Volume V: Bloodsucker, Punisher Max, Death Stranding 2, Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, and more! Then we prepare for the beginning of the end of Fumi Yoshinaga's Ooku: The Inner Chambers! The arrival of Commodore Perry throws Japan in upheaval as the Tokugawa Shogunate struggles to stay in power!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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 - 00:02:30 Ex.Mag Volume V: Bloodsucker - 00:09:34 Punisher Max - 00:14:03 Death Stranding 2 - 00:18:47 Trigun Deluxe Edition - 00:22:09 *SPOILERS* Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction - 00:28:31 Next Episode Preview - 00:46:43 Ooku: The Inner Chambers - 00:47:18 Outro - 01:35:51 Songs Credits: "Kumiko" by Roie Shpigler "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Reflection" by Aves "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

29 Sep 20241h 37min

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