106 - Triple Dip 17 - WOMBS, Yu Yu Hakusho, Historie
On this episode Darfox rates Mob Psycho 100 higher than One Punch Man while dakazu finishes My Love Story!! and Inside Mari(Boku wa Mari no Naka) while checking out a remake of Takao Saito's Survival and a manga adaptation of The Garden of Words that we covered on Manga in Motion 4(episode 64). Then we check out the starting chapters of Yu Yu Hakusho, Historie and WOMBS for our Triple Dip section!!!
3 Okt 201659min
105 - A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 3
This week darfox kicks things off by taking a look at Mizuki Shigeru's most famous series Gegege no Kitarou, we discuss the lack of mainstream American non-fiction comics, and dakazu considers checking out a "manga" exhibition at the local art museum. Then we conclude our A Silent Voice retrospective by covering the final chapters and sharing our final thoughts on this phenomenal series!!!(covers chapters 43-62)
26 Sep 20161h 56min
104 - A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 2
On this episode we debate the value of sequel manga akin to Boruto, dakazu takes a look at Rensuke Oshikiri's generic horror manga Sayuri, we discuss the 40th anniversary/finale of Shonen Jump's longest running series Kochikame, and talk about the new anime seasons of The Eccentric Family and Yowamushi Pedal! Afterwords, we continue with our A Silent Voice retrospective! We delve into some new characters and the continuing drama of this touching series!!!(covers chapters 24-42)
19 Sep 20161h 2min
103 - A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 1
In this episode Seamus looks at another Shigeru Mizuki work, Nonnonba,and dakazu is satisfied with the conclusion of Jisatsutou(Suicide Island). Then we jump into our newest retrospective, A Silent Voice! We explain the significance of the Japanese title, praise the detailed artwork, and examine the great cast of characters and the realism behind their relationships and motivations!!!(covers chapters 1-23)
12 Sep 20161h
102 - Billy Bat part 10
This week we start off by thanking a listener, we examine characteristics of ONE's protagonists from One Punch Man & Mob Psycho 100, and Seamus breaks down the levity of lighter chapters in Golden Kamuy! Then we go over the final chapters of Billy Bat before breaking down the series, solving all the mysteries, and giving our overall thoughts on the series as a whole!!!(covers chapters 163-165)
5 Sep 20161h 39min
101 - Side by Side 4 - Ace of Diamond vs. H2
On this episode we reveal our plans for next week, Seamus drops The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi(Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu) but picks up Houkago Edge, dakazu talks about Nana to Kaoru and Jisatsutou(Suicide Island) ending, we examine the Orange anime and live action adaptations of Yowamushi Pedal and Bleach, and Darfox gets into the popularity of variety shows in Japan! In our Side by Side segment we compare 2 very different baseball manga, Ace of Diamond and H2, but Seamus may be sick of all these sports manga!
29 Aug 20161h 5min
100 - Manga in Motion 9 - The Castle of Cagliostro and 2 year Anniversary Special with Ryan Higgins
Welcome to our 100th episode and 2 year anniversary!!! We're joined by special guest Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspiracy podcast to talk about the history of manga published in America, our secret origins for manga, the end of Bleach, Gundam anime, and Hayao Miyazaki's take on Lupin the 3rd in The Castle of Cagliostro!!!
22 Aug 20161h 12min
099 - One Shot 2 - Misu Misou
On this episode Seamus explains the relevance of certain characters related to Norse Mythology in Vinland Saga, dakazu loves the Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji comedy spin-off about evil organization middle management in Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues(Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa), and we catch up on another chapter of Billy Bat! Then for our One Shot retrospective, we look at Rensuke Oshikiri's tragic tale of murderous middle schoolers in Misu Misou!!!
15 Aug 201657min
