278 - Retrospective Redux 2 - BLAME!

Our Dorohedoro Retrospective gets wild with new revelations and major events that change everything! dakazu also talks about stray cats in Tsureneko - Maruru to Hachi and Junichiro Saito's bizarre Shit Chofu series!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Zero Gravity" by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Hang nails, A message from Lightningbolt72 - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Tsureneko - Maruru to Hachi is a manga about two cats living as strays on the streets - 00:03:12 dakazu loved the weird stories in Junichiro Saito's Shit Chofu, Shit Chofu Gangsta Story, and Shit Chofu Mystery America - 00:08:56 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read and compare three different manga, including: Marvel's Secret Reverseby Kazuki Takahashi, Wolverine: Snikt! by Tsutomu Nihei, and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano - 00:11:57 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: "Paranormal" by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida's violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 10-12) - 00:15:55 Next Week's Topic: Marvel's Secret Reverse/Wolverine: Snikt!/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:32:12

7 Aug 20221h 34min

This week we discuss everything in BEASTARS vol. 19 and dakazu examines the Manga Up! app. Then we continue our descent into chaos with part 3 of our Dorohedoro Retrospective! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Zero Gravity" by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Joining our Discord server - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS vol. 19 - 00:02:39 Morgana checks out the popular BL romance comic Heartstopper - 00:22:31 Square Enix's Manga Up! global app is plagued with excessive censorship and split chapters - 00:24:55 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida's violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 10-12) - 00:34:21 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: "Paranormal" by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida's violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 7-9) - 00:34:31 Next Week's Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:20:25

31 Juli 20221h 21min

On this episode we're joined by Emuh Ruh and zhuchka from Glacier Bay Books! We'll be talking about how Glacier Bay Books got started and learn more about everything involved with being a small manga publisher! Then we do a deep dive into the contents of their newest indie comics anthology, Glaeolia 3!!! Buy books from Glacier Bay Books! Follow Emuh Ruh and zhuchka! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Guest Interview: Learning about the origins of Glacier Bay Books - 00:03:30 Discovering and working with various manga creators - 00:17:00 Backstory behind publishing Imai Arata's F - 00:23:21 Stories about proper etiquette when communicating with Japanese companies - 00:27:38 "Bucket List" manga creators Emuh and zhuchka want to publish - 00:33:56 Discussing the issues with the lopsided support Japanese publishers give to manga creators - 00:44:18 The impact of the pandemic on printing schedules - 00:54:43 Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Glaeolia 3, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, *SPOILERS* We do a deep analysis of Glacier Bay Books newest indie comics anthology with Emuh Ruh & zhuchka - 01:11:38, Full-spoiler discussions on: 30th Century by Yuichi Yokoyama - 01:16:05 In the Doggsoup by Junichiro Saito - 01:21:14 Everyday Scenery by oratnir - 01:24:09 The Invisible Woman vs the Master Swindler by Tsuchika Nishimura - 01:28:01 White Dream by Isao Yamada - 01:31:26 Rain in Nakasu by Hadena Kangofu - 01:35:55 Impatient Ms. S by KOYUBI - 01:47:26 Move Forward by Konomi Oumi - 01:51:18 Specimen Room of Existence by Kotaro Mitsuhashi - 01:54:05 Baby It's You by Reiji Fukitsu - 02:01:43 New York Diaries by Akino Kondoh - 02:08:35 2⁹⁹⁹ by Nagaharu Yagi - 02:21:46 September Friends by Suzuka Komachiya - 02:29:23 Our final thoughts, Outro - 02:41:14 Next Week's Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 02:53:32

25 Juli 20222h 54min

This week we travel further into the chaos as we continue our Retrospective on Dorohedoro! We also discuss Go to Sleep (I Miss You), The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe, the return of Chainsaw Man, and The Boys season 3!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Zero Gravity" by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Bugs and other pests - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Characters we can't stand - 00:06:03 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Go to Sleep (I Miss You) is a fun slice-of-life comic about new parenthood - 00:09:47 Morgana enjoyed the light novel based The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe - 00:12:55 Darfox and dakazu gush over the return of Chainsaw Man - 00:16:53 *SPOILERS* dakazu and Darfox discuss season 3 of The Boys - 00:22:18 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Glaeolia 3 with Emuh Ruh and zhuchka of Glacier Bay Books - 00:31:11 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: "Paranormal" by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida's violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 4-6) - 00:32:33 Next Week's Topic: Glaeolia 3, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:30:45

17 Juli 20221h 32min

On this episode we finally get started with our Retrospective on Q Hayashida's Dorohedoro! Join us as we examine volumes 1-3 of this dark violent fantasy! We also discuss the Uncle from Another World anime, Wytchwood, and Devils' Line II: Gyakushu!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Zero Gravity" by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Thanking our Ko-fi supporters - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu are excited for the start of the Uncle from Another World anime - 00:01:30 Morgana has been busy playing her new favorite game Wytchwood - 00:06:21 dakazu is happy to report that Devils' Line II: Gyakushu is more Devils' Line - 00:10:19 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida's violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 4-6) - 00:15:35 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: "Paranormal" by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida's violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 1-3) - 00:17:09 Next Week's Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:13:59

10 Juli 20221h 15min

Join us for an encore episode of Pride and Panels this week! We're doing a One Shot on Gengoroh Tagame's new release, Our Colors! Also Morgana checked out Weeaboo, Darfox continues following RuriDragon, and dakazu loved Boku to Kowasareta Hatsukoi!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Marshmallow" by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Afterbirth - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Morgana has feedback for Episode 401 - 00:02:08 Morgana can relate to the 90′s anime/manga fandom in Weeaboo - 00:04:52 Morgana reports about her experience attending the 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference - 00:10:48 Darfox and dakazu discuss the big popularity of RuriDragon - 00:14:13 dakazu loved Nijibashiri's bittersweet memoir Boku to Kowasareta Hatsukoi - 00:21:16 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida's violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 1-3) - 00:28:23 Main Segment One Shot: Our Colors, Transition Song: "Come to My Summer Dreams" by Alex Makemusic, We review Gengoroh Tagame's book about a closeted gay teenager who's world changes when he meets an openly gay man - 00:29:24 Next Week's Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:20:53

3 Juli 20221h 22min

Morgana is out this week but she left us a great selection of books from Yen Press to read for Pride and Panels! Here's our Triple Dip on New York, New York, Catch These Hands!, and I Want to be a Wall! Also, Darfox saw Fruits Basket: Prelude and dakazu read the continuation of Berserk!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Marshmallow" by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Work that went into video podcast of episode 400 - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Rereading manga/books and crying bitch boys - 00:02:17 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox took a trip to go see the Fruits Basket: Prelude movie - 00:16:25 dakazu can't help but feel some disappointment with the new chapters of Berserk - 00:27:12 dakazu and his wife have hit filler episodes of Black Clover - 00:33:14 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Our Colors, We will review Gengoroh Tagame's book about a closeted gay teenager who's world changes when he meets an openly gay man - 00:37:23 Main Segment Triple Dip: Catch These Hands!/New York, New York/I Want to be a Wall, Transition Song: "Come to My Summer Dreams" by Alex Makemusic, We read the first volume of three different Yen Press LGBTQ+ manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite - 00:38:32 Including: Catch These Hands! by murata - 00:40:01 New York, New York by Marimo Ragawa - 00:47:39 I Want to be a Wall by Honami Shirono - 01:06:21 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:20:24 Next Week's Topic: Our Colors, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:22:00

27 Juni 20221h 23min

Welcome to our very special 400th episode! To celebrate, we've recorded a video version! Watch us show off our physical media! Also, we continue our Pride and Panels celebration of Pride Month by reviewing the Doukyusei -Classmates- BL anime film! Watch the video version here! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: "Marshmallow" by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Our 1st ever video podcast - 00:00:00 Showing off various tchotchkes in our rooms - 00:02:40 Random discussion on Four Loko and other alcoholic beverages - 00:12:17 Whatchu Been Reading: Morgana shows off her copies of STRAY, THRESHOLD, and FASTER from Bulgilhan Press - 00:15:26 Darfox was gifted femme fatale: The Art of Shuzo Oshimi - 00:21:52 Darfox derails us with his collection of Hong Kong movies - 00:26:14 Seamus shows off his copies of The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, Red Flowers, and Children of Mu-Town - 00:27:46 dakazu shows off his copies of The Mermaid and the Prince and From This Flame - 00:29:55 Reading Zeikin de Katta Hon prompts dakazu to ask Darfox questions about working at a library - 00:31:02 Seamus leads the charge for borrowing books from the library - 00:40:58 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the first volume of three different LGBTQ+ themed Yen Press manga, including: I Want to be a Wall by Honomi Shirono, New York, New York by Marimo Ragawa, and Catch These Hands! by murata - 00:43:46 Main Segment Main Segment Manga in Motion: Doukyusei -Classmates-, Transition Song: "Come to My Summer Dreams" by Alex Makemusic, We review the 2016 anime film adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura's popular BL series that is directed by Shouko Nakamura - 00:46:00 Reflecting on 400 episodes of Manga Machinations - 01:23:28 Next Week's Topic: I Want to be a Wall/New York, New York/Catch These Hands!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:25:58

20 Juni 20221h 28min