315 - One Shot 30 - Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist

This week we return to Naoki Urasawa's television show, Manben! We watch the episodes on Takao Saito, Shigeru Mizuki, and Osamu Tezuka! We also discuss Dragon Ball Daima, Sakamoto Days, and even have a movie quiz!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac 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 Dragon Ball Daima - 00:01:54 Head to Head episode 2 - 00:14:18 Dragonheart - 00:16:49 Babanba Banban Vampire & Sakamoto Days - 00:23:17 Nakeru Eiga Taizen - 00:27:15 Shuma Otomo Movie Quiz - 00:29:25 Next Episode Preview - 00:55:21 Takao Saito - 00:57:08 Shigeru Mizuki - 01:22:20 Osamu Tezuka - 01:39:46 Our Rankings - 02:07:53 Outro - 02:10:24 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

12 Jan 2h 11min

Morgana is back to join us for Twiple Dip! We read the next volumes of My Love Mix-Up!, The Summer Hikaru Died, and Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai! We also talk about the full color AKIRA, Batman: The Animated Series, Shuzo Oshimi's new manga Mabataki no Oto, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac 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 Epic Comics' AKIRA - 00:04:11 Gogogogo-Go-Ghost! - 00:07:45 The Hobbit - 00:08:13 Batman: The Animated Series - 00:15:51 Mabataki no Oto - 00:19:54 Next Episode Preview - 00:27:46 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai 3 - 00:29:47 The Summer Hikaru Died 3 - 00:48:22 My Love Mix-Up! 2 - 01:08:40 Our Rankings - 01:27:02 Outro - 01:30:24 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

5 Jan 1h 32min

dakazu and Darfox are ready to end 2024 with one more Darfox Dabbles! They'll be looking at MAD, Bug Ego, Tank Chair, Empyreal Cabinet, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac 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 - 00:02:31 Empyreal Cabinet - 00:05:24 Centuria - 00:17:10 Rugby Rumble - 00:23:14 Asura's Verdict - 00:28:29 Tank Chair - 00:38:16 Bug Ego - 00:43:46 MAD - 00:50:55 Darfox's rankings - 01:00:01 Outro - 01:01:12 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

30 Dec 20241h 2min

Happy holidays, and welcome to our end of the year awards show! dakazu, Darfox, Seamus, and Morgana are ready present this year's individual awards along with their top manga from 2024!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Introductions, Whiskey & Four Loko - 00:00:00 Best for Manga Machinations Award - 00:03:48 "Thank you for finally forcing me to read a book I've owned for ages" Award - 00:05:36 Most Enjoyable Discussion Award - 00:07:10 "Best movie ARGBombshell dragged me to" Award - 00:07:48 "Surprisingly smart instead of clever" Award - 00:09:50 The Positive Power of Fans Award - 00:11:40 "Movies Morgana is excited that she forced everyone to endure" Award - 00:15:21 Best Older Unknown Manga Award - 00:16:57 At the Movies with Dar & Fox Two Thumbs Way Up Award - 00:19:56 "What the Actual Fuck?" Award - 00:23:12 "Fuck This" Hall of Fame - 00:26:10 "Stuff Darfox should've done a long time ago" Award - 00:31:41 Most Negative Visceral Reaction Award - 00:36:14 "Sorry about your sad boy pants feel" Award - 00:39:00 What Movies Should Take From Comics/Shonen Jump Not Hollywood Award - 00:40:39 Manga Machinations Listener Popularity Award - 00:48:14 Next Episode Preview - 00:50:08 Balls interlude - 00:51:16 dakazu's Top Manga of 2024 - 00:55:36 Darfox's Top Manga of 2024 - 00:58:11 Morgana's Top Manga of 2024 - 01:03:19 Seamus' Top Comics/Manga of 2024 - 01:08:21 Final Reflection on 2024 - 01:23:55 Songs Credits: "Christmas is Here" by The Delegates "Here Comes Christmas" by Bob Hart "Auld Lang Syne" by Lone Star Vibes

22 Dec 20241h 27min

dakazu and Darfox are back to talk about new happenings in Chainsaw Man, and discuss the drastic changes that have been happening in Weekly Shonen Jump!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac 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 - 00:02:46 *SPOILERS* Chainsaw Man - 00:04:20 Weekly Shonen Jump - 00:16:12 Outro - 00:46:44 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

16 Dec 202448min

Seamus is still away, so it's time to indulge Morgana's fandom for Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz! We also discuss Solo Leveling - Reawakening, Flashpoint, BEASTARS Final Season, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac 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 - 00:03:28 *SPOILERS* Solo Leveling - Reawakening - 00:06:58 Flashpoint - 00:25:38 THE BAND - 00:36:21 *SPOILERS* BEASTARS Final Season - 00:40:04 Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo - 00:53:09 Next Episode Preview - 00:57:00 Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - 00:57:37 Outro - 02:04:26 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

8 Dec 20242h 6min

Seamus and Morgana are out, so Darfox and dakazu check out a whole bunch of manga from MANGA Plus and Weekly Shonen Jump! Including: Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery, Ichi the Witch, Girl meets Rock!, Yattara, 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 - 00:05:26 Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery - 00:10:27 Ichi the Witch - 00:20:02 Girl meets Rock! - 00:29:49 Monochrome Days - 00:48:18 SMOTHER ME - 00:52:52 Strikeout Pitch - 01:00:35 Astro Baby - 01:09:17 Yattara - 01:16:02 Darfox's rankings - 01:23:59 Outro - 01:28:31 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

2 Dec 20241h 30min

dakazu is back from Japan to talk about random connections with Akiko Higashimura, the Tokiwaso Manga Museum, and more! Then we dive into Usamaru Furuya's The Music of Marie where interesting aesthetics clash with questionable philosophy!!! 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 - 00:03:38 Gintaro-san Otanomi Mousu - 00:09:48 Tokiwaso Manga Museum - 00:13:14 Sightseeing in Japan - 00:17:51 Oshi no Ko - 00:21:55 *SPOILERS* Love and Heart - 00:24:55 Arcane - 00:29:29 Kubo and the Two Strings - 00:35:36 Next Episode Preview - 00:40:18 The Music of Marie - 00:40:58 Outro - 01:19:41 Songs Credits: "Galaxy Groove" by Yarin Primak "Slappy" by Ido Maimon "Whipped Cream" by Steven Beddall "Psychedelic Funkadelic" by Evert Z

24 Nov 20241h 21min