Manga Machinations on the Manga Mavericks BEASTARS podcast
We were asked by Manga Mavericks to come talk about one of our favorite series, BEASTARS! Lots of discussion about everything we love about BEASTARS, from the epic world building to the unique art style Paru Itagaki utilizes.
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269 – New Chapter Check-in 1 – Haikyu!!
Welcome to New Chapter Check-in where dakazu and Darfox8 will be talking full spoilers about the newest story arcs for popular manga every month! Our inaugural episode will cover Black Clover, Haikyu!!, My Hero Academia, and more!!! Also bonus discussion about Death Stranding!
Continue reading268 – Guest Gaiden 5 – Sailor Moon Translations & Taisho Era Feminists with Anne Lee
We’re joined by a very special guest this week! Anne Lee from Shojo Power! is here to talk about her love of Sailor Moon, geek out about Takarazuka Revue, ask us about translating onomatopoeias, and tell us about feminists of Taisho Era Japan!!!
Continue reading267 – Random Readings 1 – The Pits of Hell
Due to technical difficulties we were unable to record the planned Guest Gaiden with Anne Lee this week. So instead Morgana, Darfox, and dakazu do a prolonged Whatcha Been Reading section to talk lots about Chainsaw Man, The Pits of Hell, Yasuko to Kenji, Shiyakusho, and other manga!!!
Continue reading266 – One Shot 24 – H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories
Happy Halloween everyone! This week Seamus continues his quest to catch up on Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Morgana enjoys Jujutsu Kaisen, and dakazu reads a heartwarming epilogue for Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita! Then we get spooky with H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories by Gou Tanabe!!!
Continue reading265 – Anime Interlude 12 – Fire Force
Miki’s Stopwatch returns to join us for another episode of Anime Interlude! We discuss our favorite series from the summer 2019 season and our impressions of new anime from fall 2019. Also dakazu won’t shut up about his man-crush Kenjiro Tsuda!!!
Continue reading264 – dakazu diversions 4 – dakazu’s Trip to Japan
On this episode a very jet-lagged and lethargic dakazu has returned to talk about his vacation to Japan! dakazu rambles on about disposable manga magazines, Japanese bathrooms, going to the Shonen Jump bar, and the aggressive animals at the famous Nara deer park by the Great Buddha Hall!!!
Continue reading263 – One Shot 23 – All My Darling Daughters
Our regular host dakazu is away this week so it’s up to darfox8, Seamus, and Morgana to do a One Shot on Fumi Yoshinaga’s All My Darling Daughters!
Continue reading262 – Triple Dip 38 – Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Erased, O Maidens in Your Savage Season
On this episode as we have a great time discussing Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Erased, O Maidens in Your Savage Season for an epic episode of Triple Dip!!!
Continue reading261 – Manga in Motion 40 – A Letter to Momo
This week Darfox explains why he didn’t finish the graphic novel Lighter Than My Shadow, Seamus catches up on more To Your Eternity, and dakazu enjoyed the colorful web manga Mousou Telepathy! Then our hosts discuss themes of rural romanticism with the anime film A Letter to Momo!!!
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