277 - Manga in Motion 41 - Mary and the Witch's Flower

277 - Manga in Motion 41 - Mary and the Witch's Flower

On this episode dakazu checks out more volumes of Maiden Railways, Darfox experiences his first Kazuo Umezu manga with The Drifting Classroom, and Morgana wasn't expecting the dark turns in BEASTARS. Then we compare Studio Ponoc's debut movie, Mary and the Witch's Flower, to Ghibli films for Manga in Motion!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Rain" by SEKAI NO OWARI from Mary and the Witch's Flower, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Website updates, New host avatars
  • 00:03:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out some recommendations from Morgana with Nicola Traveling around the Demons' World and The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms
  • 00:08:26 - dakazu was surprised to see the exotic pets represented in human forms in Pet Shop of Horrors
  • 00:09:48 - dakazu is disappointed to learn that the further volumes of Maiden Railways aren't anthologies
  • 00:15:06 - Kekkon madeno Ayumi wo Rirei Manga ni shitemimashita is a fun dual perspective story by husband and wife manga artists Ryoichi Yokoyama and Mayumi Katou
  • 00:18:21 - dakazu continues to love the mix of manga industry gripes, dramatic versions of real life manga artists, and intense battles of Semai Sekai no Identity
  • 00:25:18 - darfox finds out Kazuo Umezu doesn't pull any punches for the fate of children in The Drifting Classroom
  • 00:33:01 - Breaking news about the whereabouts of Seamus
  • 00:37:22 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! seems perfect for Masaaki Yuasa's eclectic animation style
  • 00:39:20 - Morgana is confused why Dark Horse is republishing What's Michael? but she isn't complaining
  • 00:47:34 - *SPOILERS* Volume 5 of BEASTARS takes Morgana to some dark places she wasn't expecting
  • 00:54:17 - News: Japanese Jump+ Editor-in-Chief shares meetings about ad revenue for manga artists from Manga PLUS
  • 00:55:34 - Digital Manga, Inc issues updates about delays to their Psyche Delico and Kodomo no Jikan Kickstarters
  • 01:06:09 - Anime adaptation announced for To Your Eternity and Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai
  • 01:07:35 - Hiroya Oku is starting a historical spin-off of his Gantz series called Gantz:E
  • 01:10:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective Redux BLAME!, we'll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Tsutomu Nihei's BLAME!
  • 01:12:15 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Mary and the Witch's Flower, Transition Song: "Mary's Theme (Piano Ver.)" from Mary and the Witch's Flower, we review the 2017 anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and produced by Studio Ponoc
  • 01:13:38 - Darfox questions if Studio Ponoc is cashing in on Ghibli with their identical looking movie
  • 01:19:02 - Morgana questions Mary's decision at the end to turn her back on magic
  • 01:22:49 - We share our favorite characters and moments from the movie
  • 01:26:25 - Morgana and dakazu both thought the sequence at the end of the movie were reminiscent of Castle in the Sky
  • 01:27:15 - We all agree that Mary and the Witch's Flower is feel like a Ghibli film and wonder what Studio Ponoc's goals for the future are
  • 01:29:31 - Morgana wishes Ghibli films weren't automatically associated with Hayao Miyazaki's works
  • 01:33:18 - We ponder why Spirited Away resonated so well with Western audiences despite it's heavy themes of Japanese folklore and mythology
  • 01:34:50 - Darfox praises the depiction of magic in this movie
  • 01:36:12 - dakazu loved the magical robots but was creeped out by the flying duck creatures
  • 01:38:02 - We wonder why Goro Miyazaki chose to follow in his father's footsteps
  • 01:40:40 - Darfox and Morgana praise the accurate depiction of cats and their behaviors
  • 01:41:25 - We give our final thoughts on the film
  • 01:42:23 - We comment on the cast performances and talk about celebrity voice-overs for Ghibli films
  • 01:46:04 - Breaking news about a possible future meetup between Seamus and Darfox
  • 01:46:42 - Next Week's Topic: BLAME!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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009 - Billy Bat part 9

009 - Billy Bat part 9

We've finally done it this week! In our final episode of Billy Bat discussion, we catch to all current chapters released, hypothesize about where the story will go next, and solve the mystery behind the Black & White Billy Bats!!!(covers chapters 118-125)

27 Okt 20141h 35min

008 - Billy Bat part 8

008 - Billy Bat part 8

This week we continue to give Junji Ito love with discussion about his Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror horror series and take a look at his comedy Ito Junji no Neko Nikki: Yon & Mu(Cat Diary)! Afterwords, we carefully dissect the wealth of new information in Billy Bat given to us by the Kurusu Moon arc!(covers chapters 106-117)

20 Okt 20141h 2min

007 - Billy Bat part 7

007 - Billy Bat part 7

This week darfox rants about the ending of Claymore, we lament over lackluster manga endings, and dakazu recommends Jisatsutou. Then we dive deep into the true protagonist of Billy Bat with the Golden Bat arc! Also included: rants about factual errors of New Jersey!(covers chapters 93-105)

15 Okt 20141h 20min

006 - Billy Bat part 6

006 - Billy Bat part 6

Even though we say 5 in the intro, this is indeed episode 6! This week dakazu rants about Naruto(AGAIN!) and we dive deep into speculation over the mysteries of Billy Bat while finishing the Bat Village arc!(covers chapters 78-93)

10 Okt 20141h 17min

005 - Billy Bat part 5

005 - Billy Bat part 5

This week we darfox continues to rave about Junji Ito, dakazu discovers the most amazing webcomic ever by Ishida Sui of Tokyo Ghoul fame, and we rant about the cutthroat business of Popularity polls in manga serialization magazines. We also continue our Billy Bat analysis as we begin the Devivie/Bat Village arc!(chapters 63-77)

6 Okt 201459min

004 - Billy Bat Part 4

004 - Billy Bat Part 4

Sit down for a megaton of an episode! Seamus raves about farts after finishing Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps, darfox gives Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror some love, and dakazu is squeamish over the hyper violence of Magical Girl Apocalypse(Magical Girl of the End). Then the hosts dive deep into Billy Bat and spend over an hour discussing minutia in the conclusion of the JFK assassination arc!(covers chapters 42-62)

3 Okt 20141h 42min

003 - Billy Bat Part 3

003 - Billy Bat Part 3

This week we get into mecha sharks running on gas with Junji Ito's Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps, complain about how we can't remember who's who in Claymore, and we continue our Billy Bat analysis with the JFK assassination arc while fact checking Wikipedia against the new main character Lee Harvey Oswald!(chapters 28-41)

29 Sep 201439min

002 - Billy Bat Part 2

002 - Billy Bat Part 2

This week Seamus gets spiritual with Budda, dakazu gets real angry about Naruto, and we try to work our way through the dreaded 'Ninja arc' of Billy Bat(chapters 16-27)

22 Sep 201452min

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