488 - Left to Right 3 - Do a Powerbomb!, Godzilla: The Half-Century War

Seamus is out this week so Morgana takes advantage to plan an extremely shojo Shojo Showdown! We’re checking out Kiss Him, Not Me, Peach Girl, and My Little Monster! Also Darfox has been watching Steven Universe and dakazu read Pico Pico Shonen EX and Kyokuchiteki Oudou Shoku!!! 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: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:00:58 - Listener Mail: Feedback on our anime recommendations 00:04:58 - dakazu’s butt banned Morgana from the Discord 00:07:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has been watching the anime inspired Steven Universe 00:20:05 - Pico Pico Shounen EX follows Rensuke Oshikiri after the resolution of the SNK Playmore copyright infringement charges against Hi Score Girl 00:31:06 - dakazu enjoyed Eiko Matsumoto’s love for minor foods in Kyokuchiteki Oudou Shoku 00:37:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read three different review titles from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books to pick our favorite, including: Invisible Parade by MISSISSIPPI, From This Flame by Konomi Oumi, and Town of Pigs by Hideshi Hino 00:38:49 - Main Segment Shojo Shodown: Peach Girl/My Little Monster/Kiss Him, Not Me, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:40:00 - Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda 01:04:04 - My Little Monster by Robico 01:21:51 - Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko 01:32:19 - *SPOILERS* Kiss Him, Not Me 01:45:17 - We picks our favorite out of the three shojo manga 01:47:04 - Next Week’s Topic: Invisible Parade/From This Flame/Town of Pigs, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

13 Feb 20221h 48min

On this episode we answer some emails, talk about Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Taiko no Tatsujin, and Seamus reads more Even Though We’re Adults! Then we review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 film about a teenager meeting a song loving mermaid, Lu over the Wall!!! 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: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Shout-out to Wyatt for being a Generous Manga Head 00:01:32 - Listener emails: Feedback on Recommendation Round-up 00:04:04 - Our goals and hopes for 2022 00:11:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox isn’t getting good impressions from the Ride Your Wave manga 00:12:45 - Morgana finally started Pokémon Legends: Arceus while dakazu has been playing Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master! 00:17:58 - *SPOILERS* Seamus read volume 3 of Even Though We’re Adults 00:29:46 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda, Kiss Him, Not Me! by Junko, and My Little Monster by Robico 00:30:50 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Lu over the Wall, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, we review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 anime film about pessimistic middle school boy who meets a music loving dancing mermaid 01:16:23 - Next Week’s Topic: Peach Girl/Kiss Her, Not Me!/My Little Monster, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

6 Feb 20221h 17min

Seamus was available this week so we’re switching up our schedule and doing a new show called Recommendation Round-up! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, Queen Emeraldas, Crocodile Baron, and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about Ryo Haneda’s Black Guard!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Darfox being fired for mistakes in our Unboxing the Super Manga Gift Package YouTube video 00:02:09 - Shout-out to DrMeltFace for being a Generous Manga Head 00:03:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana her own personal motivation poster from Morgana and Oz and is waiting for her copy of Pokémon Legends: Arceus 00:06:39 - Happy Kanako’s Killer Life is a fun series about a downtrodden office lady who ends up being an elite assassin that makes animal puns 00:14:13 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished watching the Moriarty the Patriot anime with his wife 00:27:17 -  *SPOILERS* dakazu made a quiz around Ryo Haneda’s sci-fi series Blackguard 00:45:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Lu over the Wall, we will review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 anime film about middle school boy who meets a mermaid 00:46:38 - Main Segment Recommendation Round-up: Short Series, Transition Song: “Riverside Life” by Ty Simon, We share recommendations for short(2-5 volume) series that we think you should own, Including: 00:48:30 - The Ghost and the Lady by Kazuhiro Fujita 00:55:39 - Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto 00:58:16 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:02:35 - Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada 01:10:34 - Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey by Akiko Higashimura 01:13:20 - Queen Emeraldas by Leiji Matsumoto 01:20:52 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 01:22:41 - Satoko and Nada by Yupechika 01:26:49 - Astra Lost in Space by Kenta Shinohara 01:32:32 - Next Week’s Topic: Lu over the Wall, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

30 Jan 20221h 33min

On this week’s episode we recommend action anime, Darfox goes to a Naruto themed restaurant, and we have a spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 16! Then we dive into a One Shot retrospective on all four volumes of Keito Gaku’s Boys Run the Riot!!! 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: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Darfox looking like Guillermo del Toro 00:01:29 - Shout out for whimsydearest 00:02:31 - Listener Mail: Future Dragon Ball Z anime and action anime recommendations 00:13:44 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox ate at Naruto 88 Bistro 00:28:39 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 16 00:48:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda, Kiss Him, Not Me! by Junko, and My Little Monster by Robico 00:52:11 - Main Segment One Shot: Boys Run the Riot, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Keito Gaku’s drama about a trans teen starting a fashion brand with his friends 01:39:30 - Next Week’s Topic: Peach Girl/Kiss Her, Not Me!/My Little Monster, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

23 Jan 20221h 41min

We’ve got a special Seamus selection Twiple Dip this week! We’re reading the second volumes of Dai Dark, Even Though We’re Adults, and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service! Also Darfox talks about the new Mamoru Hosoda film Belle, Morgana reads Akiko Higashimura’s webtoon A Fake Affair, and dakazu loves learning about manga artists in Mangaka Sainyumon!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:10 - Listener Mail: Our favorite anthropomorphic characters 00:11:01 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox saw Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Belle 00:24:11 - Morgana has predictions about Akiko Higashimura’s webtoon A Fake Affair 00:31:17 - Mangaka Sainyumon follows gag manga artist Isami Nakagawa as he interviews Katsuhiro Otomo, Taiyo Matsumomo, Junji Ito, Akiko Higashimura, and other mangaka to learn how to make story manga 00:40:04 - dakazu thought Nana to Kaoru - Kokosei no SM gokko was a fitting end to the series 00:43:11 - dakazu watched Taisho Otome Fairy Tale with his wife and was relieved that the anime did not follow the ending from the manga 00:50:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Check our Twitter account for an update on the next episode 00:50:40 - Main Segment Twiple Dip: Even Though We’re Adults/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Dai Dark, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We revisit a previous Triple Dip selection and read the next volume for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:51:17 - Even Though We’re Adults by Takako Shimura 01:10:31 - The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki 01:30:35 - Dai Dark by Q Hayashida 01:52:21 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:53:39 - Next Week’s Topic: TBA, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

16 Jan 20221h 55min

This week Morgana checks out the webtoons of Morgana and Oz and Boyfriends while dakazu reads Yuichi Yokoyama’s Outdoors and the 1600′s historical travel log Dampier no Oishii Bouken! Then we review Toranosuke Shimada’s award-winning sci-fi saga of cyber-persons thriving in a world where humanity is dying with Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow!!! 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 tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Our BEASTARS Compendium YouTube video 00:02:39 - Listener Mail: Middle school delinquents of Tokyo Revengers 00:15:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana read the webtoons of Morgana and Oz and Boyfriends 00:19:40 - Morgana experienced older Junji Ito works with Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:23:20 - dakazu was impressed by the sequential artwork in Yuichi Yokoyama’s Outdoors 00:27:41 - Dampier no Oishii Bouken follows privateer William Dampier as he explores the tastes and sights of the 17th century oceans 00:31:44 - News: Naoki Urasawa works get digital releases 00:35:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three Triple Dip picks and read their second volumes, Including: Dai Dark by Q Hayashida, Even Though We’re Adults by Takako Shimura, and The Kurosagi Corspe Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki 00:36:47 - Main Segment One Shot: Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Toranosuke Shimada’s award-winning science fiction saga about a world where artificial intelligence is replacing a dying humanity 01:15:09 - Next Week’s Topic: Dai Dark/Even Though We’re Adults/The Kurosagi Corspe Delivery Service, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

9 Jan 20221h 16min

Happy New Year! Ryan joins Darfox8 and dakazu to start off 2022 with a New Chapter Check-in! Listen to us discuss the new series like Ayashimon and the latest arcs of My Hero Academia, Dr. STONE, Black Clover, One-Punch Man, 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 tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:15 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, We’ll be reviewing Toranosuke Shimada’s award-winning science fiction saga about a world where artificial intelligence is replacing a dying humanity 00:02:13 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga, Including: 00:02:35 - Ayashimon by Yuji Kaku 00:09:48 - Doron Dororon by Gen Osuka 00:11:57 - Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu 00:16:46 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:28:19 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 00:33:08 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:37:04 - One-Punch Man by One & Yusuke Murata 00:43:47 - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean by Hirohiko Arai 00:48:59 - Dangan Tenshi Fanclub by One & Yusuke Murata 00:53:23 - Next Week’s Topic: Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

2 Jan 202255min

Please enjoy a present from Manga Machinations with this final episode for 2021! It’s time again for Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus to create unique awards to go with their top manga picks for this year’s Manga Machinations Awards! Tune into our picks and we hope you all have yourselves a wonderful and safe holiday!!! 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 tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Christmas is Here” by The Delegates, Opening, Introductions 00:02:23 - Main Segment Manga Machinations Awards 2021: We present our favorite podcast moments and personal awards, along with our top manga picks of 2021 00:03:09 - Best Upgrade to Manga Machinations 00:04:40 - Best New Episode Type 00:08:41 - Most Enjoyable Manga Mac Discussion 00:13:44 - Best Manga Industry Interaction 00:16:44 - Best New Series Discovered by dakazu Award 00:19:15 - Small Press Book that Went Over My Head Award 00:20:35 - Manga I was Surprised I Liked/Didn’t Like Award 00:24:02 - Manga Machinations Listener Popularity Award 00:25:01 - Best Repeat Manga on New Chapter Check-in Award 00:28:09 - Worst Adaptation Award 00:31:58 - Fuck This Award 00:40:38 - In Memoriam Kentaro Miura 00:41:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite popular manga series 00:42:10 - Transition Song: “Here Comes Christmas” by Bob Hart, dakazu’s Top Manga of 2021 00:52:39 - Darfox8’s Top Manga of 2021 01:02:56 - Seamus′ Top Manga of 2021 01:14:12 - Morgana’s Top Manga of 2021 01:22:37 - Final reflection on 2021, Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Auld Lang Syne” by Lone Star Vibes

25 Dec 20211h 28min