364 – Manga in Motion 49 – Perfect Blue
Night 2 of October Extravaganza has us looking at Satoshi Kon’s directorial debut with the psychological thriller Perfect Blue! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 14 and dakazu talks about the ending of Kunihachibu and Shintaro Kago’s Choudouryoku Mouko Daishuurai!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain” by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Modern Muppets vs. Classic Muppets
- 00:03:33 – Listener Mail: The French and European manga scene
- 00:18:02 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Darfox keeps the banger jokes coming with Chainsaw Man volume 7
- 00:19:46 – *SPOILERS* We discuss the events in BEASTARS volume 14
- 00:37:05 – Morgana read Captivated, by You and Uncle From Another World so she could listen to the recent Yen Press episodes
- 00:38:49 – The end and reveals of Kunihachibu still didn’t make any sense
- 00:48:45 – Choudouryoku Mouko Daishuurai takes Shitaro Kago’s erotic grotesque art and applies it to an alternate history where giant hands were used as horses
- 00:57:40 – News: Chainsaw Man wins the 2021 Harvey Award for Best Manga
- 00:59:35 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Gogo Monster, We’ll be reviewing Taiyo Matsumoto’s story about a boy who can see another world filled with supernatural beings
- 01:00:31 – Main Segment Manga in Motion: Perfect Blue, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We review Satoshi Kon’s 1997 psychological thriller about an idol turned actress who starts to lose her grip on reality
- 02:01:53 – Next Week’s Topic: Gogo Monster, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran