581 – Jianghu Journeys 10 – Cowboy Bebop 10, Michiko & Hatchin 11, Samurai Champloo 11
It’s time to return to our tandem anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Michiko & Hatchin! We also follow up on the Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy, discuss Andrea Horbinski’s Manga’s First Century, female game protagonists in Cairn, and more!!!
Continue reading580 – Buddha part 6
Morgana returns as we dive into non-romantic Josei recommendations, the Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy, Resident Evil Requiem, and much more! Then we continue our Retrospective on Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha, which leads to discussions on existence, attachment, and an existential crisis!!!?
Continue reading579 – Twiple Dip 17 – MUJINA INTO THE DEEP 3+4+5
Morgana is out so we check out 3 whole volumes of MUJINA INTO THE DEEP! It become clearer what Inio Asano is cooking with this series, but do we like the taste!? We also discuss The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On, One Battle After Another, the return of Ichi-F, and more!!!
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This week we continue our Buddha Retrospective! Will volume 5 change our minds about Osamu Tezuka‘s entertaining art, shallow storytelling, and treatment of female characters!? We also discuss Wake Up Dead Man, Trigun Stargaze, Barubaro!, and more!!!
Continue reading577 – Jianghu Journeys 9 – Cowboy Bebop 9, Michiko & Hatchin 10, Samurai Champloo 10
On this episode we return to our tandum anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop, Michiko & Hatchin, and Samura Champloo! We also discuss the Flanderization of characters, BoJack Horseman, Tomorrow the Birds, and more!!!
Continue reading576 – Buddha part 4 with Vicki Dalton
We’re joined by special guest and listener Vicki Dalton as we return to Osamu Tezuka‘s Buddha this week! We also discuss Vicki’s manga & anime origins, From Far Away, Tease Me Harder, 100 Meters, JoJolion, and much, much more!!!
Continue reading575 – Manga Machinations Awards 2025
We’re posting our annual awards show a bit later than usual! Come join us as we dole out all our individual awards, and present our top lists for the past year of 2025!!!
Continue reading574 – Darfox Dabbles 12 – MANGA Plus 8
Happy new year! With Seamus and Morgana out this week, we ask Darfox to check out more MANGA Plus titles! Including: Delinquent Gatcha, Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment, The Creepy and Freaky, Kurumizawa’s Folly, Strikeout Pitch, The Bateren Tales, War of the Adults, and Genikasuri!!!
Continue reading573 – Triple Dip 91 – Senpai no Kohai, ALTERNATIVE, The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire
We’re closing out 2025 by finally getting to the Manga Mavericks Books releases! We’re only 5 months late! We examine Senpai no Kohai, ALTERNATIVE, The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire! We also discuss Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda’s Gokura-chou, We are connected, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and more!!!
Continue reading572 – Jianghu Journeys 8 – Michiko & Hatchin 9, Cowboy Bebop 8, Samurai Champloo 9
It the final episode of 2025 where all the hosts are available, so we’re squeezing in one final Jianghu Journey with more Michiko & Hatchin, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo! We also discuss manga starter packs, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Konjiki no Gash!! 2, Beautiful Monster, and more!!!
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