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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502 - Darfox Dabbles 9 - MANGA Plus 5

502 - Darfox Dabbles 9 - MANGA Plus 5

Seamus and Morgana are out this episode, so dakazu gets Darfox to read a variety of new series for a Darfox Dabbles! We discuss Dear Anemone, Navigatoria, GHOST FIXERS, 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 Next Episode Preview - 00:05:42 Psych House - 00:08:26 Guessing dakazu's favorite - 00:15:15 Astro Royale - 00:20:01 Dear Anemone - 00:28:43 Ankoku Delta - 00:38:04 GHOST FIXERS - 00:43:52 Navigatoria - 00:52:22 gift of poison - 01:03:24 Darfox's rankings - 01:15:12 Outro - 01:18:38 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

2 Juni 20241h 20min

501 - Movie Machinations 2 - Velvet Goldmine

501 - Movie Machinations 2 - Velvet Goldmine

This week we discuss the end of Nobunaga no Chef and the connection of Sunny Sunny Ann! with Glaeolia 2! Then, we examine the glam-rock Velvet Goldmine for Movie Machinations, to see it's connection to Paradise Kiss!!! 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 Nobunaga no Chef - 00:04:24 Sunny Sunny Ann! - 00:09:42 Next Episode Preview - 00:14:28 Velvet Goldmine - 00:15:44 Outro - 00:54:58 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

26 Maj 202456min

500 - One Shot 73 - Paradise Kiss

500 - One Shot 73 - Paradise Kiss

Come join us as we celebrate 500 episodes of Manga Machinations! After announcing the winner of our giveaway, dakazu leads the hosts in a game of Wavelength! Then we dive into the world of fashion and teen drama with Ai Yazawa's Paradise Kiss!!! 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 - 00:02:04 500 Giveaway Winner - 00:04:08 Wavelength - 00:06:11 dakazu's turn - 00:08:47 Darfox's turn - 00:15:41 Seamus' turn - 00:27:06 Morgana's turn - 00:39:55 Next Episode Preview - 00:50:13 Paradise Kiss - 00:51:09 Outro - 01:47:46 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

19 Maj 20241h 49min

499 - Manga in Motion 62 - Blue Giant

499 - Manga in Motion 62 - Blue Giant

It's time to tear our guts out this episode! dakazu won't shut up about how amazing the Blue Giant movie is, while Darfox says the CG animation is unforgivable! We also discuss Artemisa, the new volume of My Love Story!!, and more!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and a Yuichi Yokoyama manga! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Deadline is May 17, 2024. 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 - 00:07:07 Artemisia - 00:19:23 My Love Story!! - 00:24:57 Yoru to Neru - 00:28:10 Next Episode Preview - 00:34:12 Blue Giant - 00:35:06 Outro - 01:10:24 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

12 Maj 20241h 12min

498 - Manga in Motion 61 - Inu-Oh

498 - Manga in Motion 61 - Inu-Oh

Seamus returns to derail us with butter talk! We discuss Black Clover, VERSION, Rokyo Bakuto-den Soga, and more! Then, we explore Masaaki Yuasa's revisionist rock opera, Inu-Oh for a new episode of Manga in Motion!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and a Yuichi Yokoyama manga! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Deadline is May 17, 2024. 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 - 00:09:03 Black Clover - 00:13:29 Delicious in Dungeon - 00:16:27 VERSION - 00:21:25 Rokyo Bakuto-den Soga - 00:29:45 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:58 Inu-Oh - 00:34:48 Outro - 01:29:28 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

5 Maj 20241h 32min

497 - Triple Dip 82 - Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, Nekogahara

497 - Triple Dip 82 - Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, Nekogahara

On this episode Darfox steps in to host for a feverish dakazu. We discuss Gunpla, Famiresu Iko., and more! Then we check out Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, and Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai for a Catastic Triple Dip!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! 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 Gundam Plastic Models - 00:04:21 Episode 500 giveaway - 00:11:37 Famiresu Iko. - 00:14:47 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All - 00:18:59 Manga Mac Watches - 00:21:28 Next Episode Preview - 00:23:18 Nyankees - 00:25:03 Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai - 00:38:26 Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat - 00:48:40 Our Rankings - 01:15:05 Outro - 01:17:46 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

28 Apr 20241h 22min

496 - Manben Machinations 2 - Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin'ichi Sakamoto

496 - Manben Machinations 2 - Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin'ichi Sakamoto

This week we talk about SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE, She Likes Gays, but Not Me, Parasyte: The Grey, and more! Then, we examine three episodes of Manben to see how Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, and Shin'ichi Sakamoto create manga!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! 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, Episode 500 Giveaway - 00:00:00 SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE - 00:07:11 She Likes Gays, but Not Me - 00:15:32 Delicious in Dungeon - 00:25:59 Parasyte: The Grey - 00:29:14 *SPOILERS* Parasyte: The Grey - 00:32:08 En mo Yukari mo - 00:39:53 Next Episode Preview - 00:45:18 Akiko Higashimura - 00:48:19 Kazuhiro Fujita - 01:06:54 Shin'ichi Sakamoto - 01:22:55 Final thoughts - 01:43:13 Outro - 01:48:54 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

21 Apr 20241h 51min

495 - Shojo Showdown 7 - Neighborhood Story, Yakuza Lover, A Sign of Affection

495 - Shojo Showdown 7 - Neighborhood Story, Yakuza Lover, A Sign of Affection

On this episode we discuss X-Men '97, Kohri no Joheki, I'm a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep!, and more! Then we get ready for a Shojo Showdown with Neighborhood Story, Yakuza Lover, and A Sign of Affection! What will make our shojo-hearts go doki-doki!? We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a copy of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, or Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! 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 - 00:02:56 X-Men '97 - 00:09:24 Scooby-Doo - 00:11:13 Episode 500 Manga Giveaway - 00:14:16 Oblivion Battery - 00:18:22 Kohri no Joheki - 00:24:12 I'm a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep! - 00:29:56 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:40 A Sign of Affection - 00:37:13 Yakuza Lover - 00:55:48 Neighborhood Story - 01:10:20 Our Rankings - 01:31:17 Outro - 01:45:19 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

14 Apr 20241h 36min

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