185 – Manga in Motion 27 – Wolf Children
This week we check out another Mamoru Hosoda film, Wolf Children!
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181 – Manga in Motion 26 – Fullmetal Alchemist 2017 with Paula & Haile
181 – Manga in Motion 26 – Fullmetal Alchemist 2017 with Paula & Haile
We’ve had to make some changes this week. The Triple Dip will be pushed back to next week. Instead we’re joined by special guests Paula and Haile, two of dakazu’s friends! They’re here to talk about composing music based on Junji Ito, LGBT representation in manga/anime, and our Manga in Motion pick, the live-action Full Metal Alchemist!
Make sure to check out Paula’s awesome webcomic Hoof Fellas and her amazing Spiral song! Also buy Haile’s shirts!
Continue reading173 – Manga in Motion 25 – Devilman Crybaby
173 – Manga in Motion 25 – Devilman Crybaby
This week we look at Masaaki Yuasa’s Netflix hit Devilman Crybaby! We’ll be doing heavy spoiler talk about all 10 episodes and it’s differences from the original Go Nagai manga!
Continue reading168 – Manga in Motion 24 – In This Corner of the World
168 – Manga in Motion 24 – In This Corner of the World
On this episode we’ll be reviewing In This Corner of the World, another anime hit from 2016, to find out if it can pull at darfox’s heartstrings!
Continue reading163 – Manga in Motion 23 – A Silent Voice
163 – Manga in Motion 23 – A Silent Voice
Darfox is back and we’re ready to review the anime movie adaptation of A Silent Voice for our main segment Manga in Motion!
Continue reading158 – Manga in Motion 22 – Robot Carnival
158 – Manga in Motion 22 – Robot Carnival
This week we reintroduce ourselves and answer emails, Seamus is excited for the upcoming official release of Shojo Fight, we look at the newest chapter of BEASTARS, and dakazu appreciates Fruits Takuhaibin for it’s mature themes without resorting to titillation. Then, for Manga in Motion, we review Robot Carnival! We praise the wonderful animation and music while examining the future careers of it’s many directors!!!
Continue reading156 – Manga in Motion 21 – Brave Story
156 – Manga in Motion 21 – Brave Story
This week Seamus reads another volume of Kiss and White Lily for my Dearest Girl, dakazu finishes Steve Jobs and Magical Girl Apocalypse, he questions the motivation of making an Amish girl the protagonist in Dare ga Kenja wo Koroshita ka?(Who Killed the Sage?), and we discuss if sharing stories of real people is exploitative in Uhyo! Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane! Then we talk about our main topic, Brave Story! We examine the novel it’s based on and compare it to the manga adaptation Brave Story: Shinsetsu!!!
Continue reading153 – Manga in Motion 20 – Death Note 2017
153 – Manga in Motion 20 – Death Note 2017
This week dakazu’s been reading a lot! He’s amazed that Mizuki Shigeru was writing Watashi no Hibi when he was 91, checks out a decent rugby manga called Full Drum, sick of edgelord gore manga like Pygmalion, and finds a similar loser protagonist in Boys on the Run. Also, Seamus checks out volume 2 of Girl’s Last Tour, we check in with our weekly BEASTARS update, and dakazu has been deceived by the false advertising of GAMERS. Then we examine Netflix’s version of Death Note! We recap the original source material and weigh in on whether this movie is a good adaptation or not!
Continue reading146 – Manga in Motion 19 – I am a Hero Movie
146 – Manga in Motion 19 – I am a Hero Movie
This week we answer an email, we discuss the newest arc in BEASTARS, dakazu finishes Coppelion and watches the Welcome to the Ballroom anime, darfox is looking forward to FLCL2+3, we rejoice in the news of A Silent Voice getting a US theatrical release, and the teaser trailer of the live-action adaptation of BLEACH scrounges up mixed feelings. Then we take a break from our I am a Hero retrospective to check out the live-action adaptation that came out last year. We break down pros and cons of the film and compare it to the manga!
Continue reading141 – Manga in Motion 18 – Ninja Scroll
141 – Manga in Motion 18 – Ninja Scroll
On this episode we answer an email, we examine species profiling within the new BEASTARS chapters, Seamus continues with Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, darfox examines the manga offered through his new Crunchyroll subscription and prefers the characterization in the anime compared to the manga of BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS, dakazu loves the world of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department and gets hungry for fantasy cuisine of the high flying dragon whalers in Drifting Dragons, and we discuss news of death threats over Touken-shipping in Tokyo Ghoul:re! Then we look at one of the most popular anime from the 90’s, Ninja Scroll! We share stories about the culture of the fandom during that time period and how the film holds up now!!!
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