321 – Guest Gaiden 8 – Pop Life & Look Into My Eyes with Matt Haasch of Star Fruit Books
This week we’re joined by the owner of Star Fruit Books, Matt Haasch! Matt talks about what prompted him to start his publishing company and what he hopes to accomplish in the future! Then we discuss two series from Star Fruit Books: Q-ta Minami’s Pop Life and Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Ready to” by Michiru Kagemori from BNA: Brand New Animal, Opening, Introductions
- 00:02:13 – Matt shares his origins in manga/anime fandom, The origins of Star Fruit Books, The process of working directly with manga artists
- 00:20:37 – Matt shares the most popular requests he gets for publishing, dakazu tries to sell Matt on WOMBS, Matt wants to publish kid’s manga from Corocoro Comic
- 00:29:05 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Morgana’s Manga Makeup, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka, Gunjou by Ching Nakamura, and The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino
- 00:30:19 – Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Pop Life & Look Into My Eyes, Transition Song: “Genesis of Next” by Globe from Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, We review the story of two single mothers living together and raising their kids along witha doujinshi about an idol group breaking up
- 00:34:49 – Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako
- 00:46:30 – Pop Life by Q-ta Minami
- 01:05:59 – A special Star Fruit Books giveaway contest
- 01:07:59 – Next Week’s Topic: Blue Giant/Gunjou/The Full-time Wife Escapist, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster