348 – Manga in Motion 48 – Ping Pong the Animation
On this episode we mourn the sudden death of Kentaro Miura, talk about the vast impact of Berserk, and discuss the strenuous work schedules of manga artists! Then we review the fantastic Ping Pong the Animation and examine the changes director Masaaki Yuasa made to the Taiyo Matsumoto’s original manga!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Tadahitori” by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong the Animation, Opening, Introductions
- 00:01:04 – News: Berserk creator Kentaro Miura passes away at age 54
- 00:24:07 – Licensing announcements for Minami Q-ta’s Not All Girls Are Stupid, Toranosuke Shimada’s Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, and Wakame Konbu’s The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious
- 00:28:36 – Grappler Baki BL de wa Nai ka to 1-Nichi 30-Jikan 30-Nichi Kangaeta Otome no Kiroku book adapted into live-action show
- 00:31:09 – Ebay banning sexually explicit manga, anime, and video games
- 00:34:31 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on My Alcoholic Escape from Reality with Jocelyne Allen, Translator Jocelyne Allen will join us to discuss Nagata Kabi’s newest book about being hospitalized from alcohol abuse
- 00:36:16 – Main Segment Manga in Motion: Ping Pong, Transition Song: “‘Ano Yoake Maeno’ Bokura ni Tsuite” by Merengue from Ping Pong the Animation, Comprehensive review of the 2014 anime adaptation of Ping Pong directed by Masaaki Yuasa
- 01:34:37 – Next Week’s Topic: My Alcoholic Escape from Reality, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster