381 – Manga in Motion 51 – Lu over the Wall
On this episode we answer some emails, talk about Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Taiko no Tatsujin, and Seamus reads more Even Though We’re Adults! Then we review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 film about a teenager meeting a song loving mermaid, Lu over the Wall!!!
Continue reading380 – Recommendation Round-up 1 – Short Series
Seamus was available this week so we’re switching up our schedule and doing a new show called Recommendation Round-up! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, Queen Emeraldas, Crocodile Baron, and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about Ryo Haneda’s Black Guard!!!
Continue reading379 – One Shot 48 – Boys Run the Riot
On this week’s episode we recommend action anime, Darfox goes to a Naruto themed restaurant, and we have a spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 16! Then we dive into a One Shot retrospective on all four volumes of Keito Gaku’s Boys Run the Riot!!!
Continue reading378 – Twiple Dip 3 – Dai Dark, Even Though We’re Adults, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
We’ve got a special Seamus selection Twiple Dip this week! We’re reading the second volumes of Dai Dark, Even Though We’re Adults, and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service! Also Darfox talks about the new Mamoru Hosoda film Belle, Morgana reads Akiko Higashimura’s webtoon A Fake Affair, and dakazu loves learning about manga artists in Mangaka Sainyumon!!!
Continue reading377 – One Shot 47 – Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow
This week Morgana checks out the webtoons of Morgana and Oz and Boyfriends while dakazu reads Yuichi Yokoyama’s Outdoors and the 1600′s historical travel log Dampier no Oishii Bouken! Then we review Toranosuke Shimada’s award-winning sci-fi saga of cyber-persons thriving in a world where humanity is dying with Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow!!!
Continue reading376 – New Chapter Check-in 9 – Ayashimon
Happy New Year! Ryan joins Darfox8 and dakazu to start off 2022 with a New Chapter Check-in! Listen to us discuss the new series like Ayashimon and the latest arcs of My Hero Academia, Dr. STONE, Black Clover, One-Punch Man, and more!
Continue reading375 – Manga Machinations Awards 2021
Please enjoy a present from Manga Machinations with this final episode for 2021! It’s time again for Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus to create unique awards to go with their top manga picks for this year’s Manga Machinations Awards! Tune into our picks and we hope you all have yourselves a wonderful and safe holidays!!!
Continue reading374 – Shojo Showdown 2 – Drowning Love, Say I Love You., Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
This week Morgana picked out manga for a new Shojo Showdown! We read Drowning Love, Say I Love You., and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju! We also answer listener emails and dakazu talks about Daruma Matsuura’s current manga Taiyo to Tsuki no Hagane!!!
Continue reading373 – Manga in Motion 50 – Netflix Cowboy Bebop
Join us this week as we examine Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop! We breakdown everything from the stellar casting to the questionable story structure! We also finally get around to a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 15!!!
Continue reading372 – Triple Dip 58 – F, Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, Rabbit Game
We have another small manga publisher Triple Dip this week, this time with Glacier Bay Books! We check out Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, Rabbit Game, and F! Also Morgana reads Moto Hagio’s cute cat manga Lil’ Leo and dakazu loves the comedy memoir of a Dominatrix manga artist and her masochist slave husband in Teishu Genki de Mazo ga Ii!!!!
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