524 – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

524 – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Morgana is out, but that doesn’t stop us from reading the final volume of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and talking about the series as a whole! We also talk about Dandadan, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., Usogui, and more!!!

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423 – Movie Machinations 3 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula

423 – Movie Machinations 3 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula

We’re celebrating Halloween by watching Francis Ford Coppola‘s Bram Stoker’s Dracula! Plenty of discussion on gorgeous costumes, bad British accents, and how it inspired #DRCL midnight children and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! We also talk about Demon Slayer, The Queen of Villains, Baroque Ketsuraku no Paradigm, and more!!!

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522 – Triple Dip 84 – The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, Parasyte Reversi

522 – Triple Dip 84 – The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, Parasyte Reversi

Join us for the start of this year’s October Extravaganza! We’re starting things off with a horror themed Triple Dip on The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, and Parasyte Reversi! We also discuss My Hero Academia: You’re Next, Dragon Ball Daima Paru Itagaki‘s Ushimitsu Gao, and more!!!

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521 – One Shot 78 – Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

521 – One Shot 78 – Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

With Darfox and Morgana gone and dakazu too busy to read, it leaves Seamus to share his thoughts on Ghost in the Shell 1.5! Then dakazu and Seamus talk about Ending Theme and One Hundred Views of Reality: two new releases from Star Fruit Books and Glacier Bay Books!!!

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520 – Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 6

520 – Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 6

Join us, as we finish our Ooku: The Inner Chambers Retrospective this episode! We discuss the final volumes, reflect on the whole series, and even rank all the shoguns! We also discuss Tiger & Bunny 2, Dandadan, and more!!!

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519 – Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 5

519 – Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 5

This week we discuss Ex.Mag Volume V: Bloodsucker, Punisher Max, Death Stranding 2, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, and more! Then we prepare for the beginning of the end of Fumi Yoshinaga‘s Ooku: The Inner Chambers! The arrival of Commodore Perry throws Japan in upheaval as the Tokugawa Shogunate struggles to stay in power!!!

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518 – Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 4

518 – Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 4

On this episode we return to the world of Fumi Yoshinaga‘s Ooku: The Inner Chambers! We discuss the end of the Redface Pox vaccination arc! We also talk about physical media, Ookiku Nattara Onnanoko, Lorn’s Lure, and more!!!

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517 – Manga in Motion 65 – The First Slam Dunk

517 – Manga in Motion 65 – The First Slam Dunk

While Seamus is out we talk about Astro Bot, Dracula, Ryukishi Senmon Gakkou, Go! Happy Mania, and more! Then, our Manga in Motion on Takehiko Inoue directing debut, The First Slam Dunk, leads to divisive opinions!

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516 – 10 Year Anniversary – Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn “BunnyCartoon”

516 – 10 Year Anniversary – Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn “BunnyCartoon”

Join us as we celebrate 10 years of Manga Machinations! We discuss Monkey Punch‘s iconic style in Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast! Then, we wax nostalgic on our podcasting journey!!!

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Episode 515 – Manga in Motion 64 – Wicked City

Episode 515 – Manga in Motion 64 – Wicked City

Morgana is out this week, so the guys decide to check out some “anime for adults” with Wicked City! We also discuss Alien: Romulus, Kamen Rider Black Sun, and more!

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