569 – One Shot 86 – Clamp School Detectives
With dakazu and Seamus gone, it’s time for Darfox’s annual hosting episode! He’s got Morgana and guest Amber to join him for a One Shot on Clamp School Detectives! They also discuss Sanda, Brimstone, Miss Minoes, and more!!!
Continue reading556 – One Shot 85 – A Smart and Courageous Child
With Darfox and Seamus out this week, dakazu and Morgana team up to review Miki Yamamoto‘s A Smart and Courageous Child! They dive deep into the theme of pregnancy and the lovely colored artwork! They also discuss King in Limbo, the end of Vinland Saga, 2025 Eisner Award winners, and more!!!
Continue reading549 – One Shot 84 – Tamaki & Amane
On this episode we music, Akkanbe Ikkyu, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate, The Metalhead Next Door, and more! Then we examine Fumi Yoshinaga‘s Tamaki & Amane, a story collection about love in different forms!!!
Continue reading546 – One Shot 83 – Understanding Comics
We’re back from our break to discuss Scott McCloud‘s Understanding Comics! Does this 30 year old breakdown on the artistry of comics still hold up?! We also talk about Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle, Hunter x Hunter, and more!!!
Continue reading545 – One Shot 82 – Solanin
Darfox is back and it’s time to see how one of Inio Asano‘s early work, Solanin, holds up! What do we think of the themes of loss, the epilogue, or the tie-in song by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION? We also discuss Blood on the Tracks, the Langaku app, and more!!!
Continue reading536 – One Shot 81 – Flash Point
On this episode we talk about reality TV, Beat & Motion, Paru Itagaki‘s new manga Taika no Risei, and more! Then we dive into Imai Arata‘s new manga about the assassination of Abe Shinzo and conspiracy theories, Flash Point!!!
Continue reading535 – One Shot 80 – The Osamu Tezuka Story
Seamus returns from Japan to regale us with tales of manga exhibitions, food, and of course, pro-wrestling! Then we dive into The Osamu Tezuka Story to discuss the man known as the god of manga!!!
Continue reading527- One Shot 79 – The Music of Marie
dakazu is back from Japan to talk about random connections with Akiko Higashimura, the Tokiwaso Manga Museum, and more! Then we dive into Usamaru Furuya‘s The Music of Marie where interesting aesthetics clash with questionable philosophy!!!
Continue reading521 – One Shot 78 – Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality
With Darfox and Morgana gone and dakazu too busy to read, it leaves Seamus to share his thoughts on Ghost in the Shell 1.5! Then dakazu and Seamus talk about Ending Theme and One Hundred Views of Reality: two new releases from Star Fruit Books and Glacier Bay Books!!!
Continue reading516 – 10 Year Anniversary – Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn “BunnyCartoon”
Join us as we celebrate 10 years of Manga Machinations! We discuss Monkey Punch‘s iconic style in Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast! Then, we wax nostalgic on our podcasting journey!!!
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