213 – Guest Gaiden 2 – Representation with Amelia Cook

213 – Guest Gaiden 2 – Representation with Amelia Cook

This week we launch our first special guest themed Gaiden series with Amelia Cook, creator of the Anime Feminist website! Get ready for a mega-sized episode as we interview Amelia about her manga/anime origins and how she started Anime Feminist. Then she joins us for a in-depth discussion about representation in manga/anime as we analyze our own positive and negative examples of female characters in shonen battle manga!

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212 – Anime Interlude 8 – Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

212 – Anime Interlude 8 – Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

On this episode Miki’s Stopwatch is here to talk about anime, again! We pick our favorites from both summer and fall of 2018!

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209 – Seamus on Seinen 1 – Happiness

209 – Seamus on Seinen 1 – Happiness

Darfox is out this week so we’ve picked a wide array of seinen titles for Seamus to check out!

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208 – 4 More Years – 4 year Anniversary Special with Ryan Higgins

208 – 4 More Years – 4 year Anniversary Special with Ryan Higgins

Please join us for our special 4 year anniversary of Manga Machinations! We’ve asked our friend Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspiracy store and podcast to join us as we talk about the comics industry through a retail store and learn how manga is sold!

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207 – Manga in Motion 31 – Little Witch Academia

207 – Manga in Motion 31 – Little Witch Academia

This week we look at the 2012 anime project that grew into it’s own full television show, Little Witch Academia! We’ll be looking at the original short and the crowd funded movie!

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206 – Triple Dip 30 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Asahinagu, Tobaku Haoden Zero

206 – Triple Dip 30 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Asahinagu, Tobaku Haoden Zero

On this episode we each selected a manga for another Triple Dip! Seamus picks Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Darfox picks Tobaku Haoden Zero, and dakazu picks Asahinagu!

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205 – Saikyo Selections 11 – Doraemon

205 – Saikyo Selections 11 – Doraemon

This week we take a look at the beloved children’s manga icon, Doraemon! Will Seamus and darfox find anything to enjoy in this manga for kids?

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204 – One Shot 15 – Nijigahara Holograph

204 – One Shot 15 – Nijigahara Holograph

On this episode we review Inio Asano’s Nijigahara Holograph! Will dakazu, Darfox, and Seamus be able to decipher this strange story?

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202 – Manga in Motion 30 – Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise

202 – Manga in Motion 30 – Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise

On this episode dakazu present’s Gainax’s first feature film Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise to Darfox and Seamus!

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201 – Triple Dip 29 – Yawara!, Goblin Slayer, Nana

201 – Triple Dip 29 – Yawara!, Goblin Slayer, Nana

This week we’ve each picked a manga for our Triple Dip. Which one of these will be our favorite? Tune in to find out!

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