250 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls part 1

250 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls part 1

We're joined by the awesome Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilli as we jump into a full Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Girls!!! How will we feel about Higashimura's meta-commentary about women in their 30s needing love and marriage to find happiness?

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "TOKYO GIRL" by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions
  • 00:01:18 - Morgana catches us up on her new life as a freelance writer
  • 00:05:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus reports on his visit to the Manga Exhibition at The British Museum
  • 00:14:50 - Morgana enjoyed more Satoko and Nada and Asumiko Nakamura's Classmates
  • 00:17:35 - Morgana picked up POPOCOMI went she went to the Toronto Comic Art Festival
  • 00:22:43 - News: Kodansha will be putting out a Katsuhiro Otomo Complete Works Collection
  • 00:25:21 - Katsuhiro Otomo's next movie is Orbital Era
  • 00:26:33 - Akira will be getting a 4K remaster and Katsuhiro Otomo is working on a new Akira anime project
  • 00:32:10 - Dark Horse Comics is finally releasing the 5th omnibus for Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
  • 00:36:03 - VIZ Media will be releasing KAITO's Blue Flag and Inio Asano's Downfall
  • 00:38:19 - Dragon Head is now available digitally from Kodansha
  • 00:41:07 - The success of digital sales helped Saint Young Men get a physical release
  • 00:41:52 - Serial Experiments Lain will be open source for the next 9 years
  • 00:44:28 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, we will continue our comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's horror comedy manga(covers volumes 4-5)
  • 00:44:56 - Main Segment Retrospective: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's manga
  • 00:46:51 - We recap the events of volume 1
  • 00:49:17 - We discuss Higashimura's anti-romance themes
  • 00:53:16 - Darfox and Morgana talk about how they each related to Tokyo Tarareba Girls differently as a man and a woman
  • 00:56:51 - Morgana shares moments from the book that hit her hard
  • 00:58:31 - Seamus points out the brilliance of using baseball as a metaphor for the girls missing their chance at love
  • 01:00:24 - dakazu thinks the imaginary Codfish Milt and Liver are the comedic stars
  • 01:01:39 - We praise Higashimura's use of visual analogies to better represent the internal state of the girls
  • 01:03:35 - We recap the events of volume 2
  • 01:06:55 - Morgana talks about how the men are taking advantage of the girls
  • 01:09:34 - Seamus notes that Key fits into a character type often found in Japanese novels
  • 01:10:48 - Kaori perspective as the woman who was with an unsuccessful man was something Darfox hadn't experienced before
  • 01:14:05 - We explain Higashimura's use of boxing as the girls act like sandbags for the men
  • 01:15:32 - We love the analogy of conveyor belt sushi
  • 01:18:02 - We comment on how the bonus Valentine's Day story is more like an extra episode for a television drama
  • 01:22:20 - Morgana really doesn't like Key
  • 01:24:00 - We recap the events of volume 3
  • 01:26:53 - We don't trust Mr. Okuda
  • 01:28:53 - We think Yoshio is a manipulative scumbag
  • 01:31:33 - We explore the meta-commentary made by Higashimura about media for women through a manga for women
  • 01:34:22 - Seamus comments that Rinko's concern about career or marriage make sense for a woman in modern Japanese society
  • 01:38:21 - dakazu points out more visual analogies through roller coasters and talk shows
  • 01:39:18 - Darfox compares Tokyo Tarareba Girls as a story about Shoko from Princess Jellyfish
  • 01:44:13 - Seamus predicts Mr. Okuda will be like Trent from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  • 01:46:00 - The lack of different body type representation in the series concerned dakazu
  • 01:49:07 - We comment on the hilariously bad advice given in the bonus story Tarare-Bar
  • 01:50:46 - We make some predictions about what will happen next
  • 01:53:16 - News: Vertical has licensed Shuzo Oshimi's A Trail of Blood
  • 00:55:23- Next Week's Topic: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, 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)

16 Jan 201744min

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)

9 Jan 201757min

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!!!

26 Dec 20161h 6min

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!!!

12 Dec 201649min

115 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 3

115 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 3

On this episode dakazu talks about one of the earliest video game manga with everything from Satan to Swastikas, Game Center Arashi! He also loves the new bleak and violent post-apocalyptic revenge tale of a man on fire(literally), Fire Punch! Then we jump into another volume of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix and talk about one of our favorite tales of the immortal bird!!!(covers volume 3-Yamato/Space)

5 Dec 201643min

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