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
114 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 2
This week dakazu loves tales of bizarre foods in "Kiritani-san cho, sore Kuunsuka!?", darfox gets to read the Dune-like "Imuri", Seamus is working to catch up on "3-gatsu no Lion", we discuss Takashi Miike manga to movie adaptation like "Blade of the Immortal", and rant about "Terra Formars". Then, things get serious during our retrospective of "Phoenix" as we share some personal feelings about the subject matter of death.(covers volume 2-Future)
28 Nov 201657min
113 - Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix part 1
Toby from The Comic Conspiracy podcast joins us to talk about his history with manga/anime this week! We discuss his favorites like Saint Saiya, Captain Future, Slam Dunk, City Hunter, and more! Also, darfox explains Yuri!!! on Ice to Toby, Seamus updates us on Mizuki Sigeru's Showa, and dakazu gets into Boku no Shoukibo na Seikatsu where mangaka Shigeyuki Fukumitsu 's favorite subject is his wife. Finally, we unknowingly start a new retrospective series with Osamu Tezuka's magnum opus, Phoenix!!!(covers volume 1-Dawn)
21 Nov 20161h 32min
112 - Manga in Motion 11 - Unico with Dawn "Usamimi"
Special guest Dawn "Usamimi" from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins us this week! She tells us about how she got started in anime/manga fandom and we check out one of her favorite childhood anime movies The Fantastic Adventures of Unico for Manga in Motion! We also discuss A Silent Voice mangaka Yoshitoki Oima's new series To Your Eternity, dakazu likes a new josei transgender clothing series Boy☆Skirt and the comedic intricacies of a real life husband in Shougi no Watanabe-kun!
14 Nov 20161h 26min
111 - One Shot 3 - the gods lie.
This week Seamus check's out Satoshi Kon's manga Tropic of The Sea, darfox catches up on Yuri!!! on Ice and March comes in like a Lion, and dakazu shares the Seinfield-esque tales of Utsu Gohan and praises the non-linear storytelling in the fantasy action series Ryuuma no Gagou! We then discuss Seamus's recommendation the gods lie. for our short series retrospective section, One Shot!!!
7 Nov 201644min
110 - Triple Dip 18 - Joshi Kouhei, Blue Giant, Musume no Iede
On this episode dakazu loves the dramatic reenactments of the Steve Jobs/Bill Gates feud in Steves, darfox checks out the Blood Blockade Battlefront(Kekkai Sensen) OVA, and Seamus finally gets into the March Comes in like a Lion anime! Then we start another triple dip! We discuss the theme of music in manga with Blue Giant, praise the character focused chapters in Musume no Iede(I'm a Runaway Girl), and argue where the line between creativity and titillation are with Joshi Kouhei!!!
31 Okt 20161h 10min
109 - Manga in Motion 10 - Redline
This week Seamus is back from his Chicago vacation, dakazu gushes over the current series by Wandering Son manga artist called Musume no Iede(I'm a Runaway Girl) for interweaving various character relationships, and we continue our thoughts of the March Comes in like a Lion and Yuri!!! on Ice anime! Then we jump into another Manga in Motion pick with Redline! We try to dissect this chaotic mess of a movie and breakdown all the references to other anime it crams into it's 102 minute running time!!!
24 Okt 201637min
108 - Triple Dip Redux 1 - Golden Kamuy, Vinland Saga, My Brother's Husband
Seamus is absent this week but we use this opportunity to get Darfox caught up on some manga he missed while he was out! We revisit Golden Kamuy, Vinland Saga, and My Brother's Husband to get darfox's thoughts on these series! Also dakazu reads a cute series documenting a mangaka's husband becoming a ramen chef in Danna ga Kyou Kara Ramenya, but isn't sure how to feel about the fashion manga Fuku wo Kiru Nara Konna Fuu ni(Do it this way if you wear the clothes)! We also discuss the newly translated My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness!!!
17 Okt 201647min
