419 – Chainsaw Man part 1

419 – Chainsaw Man part 1

October Extravaganza comes to a bloody end with the start of our Chainsaw Man Retrospective. But not before our special guest schools us on some of the current anime airing this season. Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast talks to us about Urusei YatsuraMobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and more!

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418 – Manga in Motion 57 – Pet Shop of Horrors

418 – Manga in Motion 57 – Pet Shop of Horrors

October Extravaganza continues but this time dakazu is away. So Darfox, Seamus and Morgana must bravely tackle the Pet Shop of Horrors in our main segment. But not before talking about Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! and the new Urusei Yatsura anime.

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417 – Triple Dip 66 – Franken Fran, Wonderland, Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

417 – Triple Dip 66 – Franken Fran, Wonderland, Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

October Extravaganza continues with Morgana and Darfox returning from New York Comic Con! We discuss their trip, Bad Boys, Happy Home, Fire Punch, Chainsaw Man, and more! Then we check out Franken Fran, Wonderland, and Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation for a Triple Dip!!!

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412 – 8 Year Anniversary Guest Gaiden 12 – Horror & Hunter x Hunter with Whimsy

412 – 8 Year Anniversary Guest Gaiden 12 – Horror & Hunter x Hunter with Whimsy

We’re celebrating 8 years of Manga Machinations! Joining us is YouTuber Whimsy to talk about her love of horror movies and manga! Then we have a Saikyo Selections on Hunter x Hunter by discussing the 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc!!!

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410 – New Chapter Check-in 10 – Chainsaw Man part 2

410 – New Chapter Check-in 10 – Chainsaw Man part 2

This week Darfox and dakazu are doing a long overdue New Chapter Check-in! They discuss the newest chapters and story arcs for Chainsaw ManBlack CloverMy Hero Academia, and more!!!

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408 – Triple Dip 64 – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Marvel’s Secret Reverse, Wolverine: SNIKT!

408 – Triple Dip 64 – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Marvel’s Secret Reverse, Wolverine: SNIKT!

On this episode we answer some emails, dakazu finishes rewatching Black Clover, and Morgana is enjoying Netflix’s The Sandman. Then we get into a new Triple Dip episode by examining the Marvel manga crossovers of Marvel’s Secret Reverse and Wolverine: SNIKT!, along with the official release of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou!!!

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396 – Manga in Motion 54 – City Hunter Anime

396 – Manga in Motion 54 – City Hunter Anime

For part 3 of our City Hunter Multimedia Retrospective, we watch the original 1987 anime! dakazu also discusses his discomfort with reading Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi and his excitement reading Taeko Uzuki’s Minato Machi Blues!!!

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392 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 4 – The Fable, Crocodile Baron, Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji

392 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 4 – The Fable, Crocodile Baron, Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji

This week dakazu and his wife have been watching SPY X FAMILYKomi Can’t Communicate, and Black Clover! He also finds a contender for best manga of the year with Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo! Then launch into a very Darfox-centric edition of Morgana’s Manga Makeup by revisiting The FableCrocodile Baron, and Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji!!!

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385 – Manga in Motion 52 – Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions

385 – Manga in Motion 52 – Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions

Your move! On this episode we prepare to duel by watching Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions! Also, Morgana reads the vampire BL Fangs, dakazu drops Gente but loves Bye-Bye Atashi no Oniichan and Zashiki Musume to Ryourinin, and Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction ended!!!

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381 – Manga in Motion 51 – Lu over the Wall

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!!!

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