577 – Jianghu Journeys 9 – Cowboy Bebop 9, Michiko & Hatchin 10, Samurai Champloo 10
On this episode we return to our tandum anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop, Michiko & Hatchin, and Samura Champloo! We also discuss the Flanderization of characters, BoJack Horseman, Tomorrow the Birds, and more!!!
Continue reading469 – One Shot 64 – Betwixt
This week we talk about The Poe Clan, Land of the Lustrous, Blue Giant, new anime, Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso, and more! Then we examine Betwixt for week 2 of our October Extravaganza!!!
Continue reading424 – One Shot 53 – Drip Drip
This week it’s all about Paru Itagaki! We spoil BEASTARS volume 21 and discuss the new chapter of Beast Complex! Then we examine her strange manga about a germaphobe looking for love in our One Shot on Drip Drip!!!
Continue reading361 – One Shot 43 – Captivated, by You
Morgana is out on vacation but she left the guys a reading list for some Yen Press books! We’re checking out Yama Wayama‘s pleasant collection of high school slice-of-life stories, Captivated, by You! Also, Seamus spoils Land of the Lustrous volume 11 and dakazu talks about humans turned into plants with Fool Night!!!
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Continue reading296 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 4
On this episode Seamus prepares to study Buddhist philosophy for Land of the Lustrous, Darfox checks out alternative manga Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, and dakazu continues to enjoy killer monkeys with Monkey Peak the Rock! Then Seamus sticks around for our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective as we finish up the dark tournament and get into the beginning of chapter black!!!
Continue reading295 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 3
This week Morgana teases more BEASTARS, Seamus can’t process what’s happening in Land of the Lustrous, and dakazu read a manga adaptation of Nobel Prize winning The Unwomanly Face of War! We also discuss Shueisha’s JUMP Manga School before getting back to our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective where we examine the Dark Tournament and find it exactly like wrestling booking!!!
Continue reading275 – 2019 Year End News & Manga Review
Welcome to the final episode of Manga Machinations for 2019! Seamus is back, which means all the hosts are ready to discuss all the news stories from this year before sharing their personal top 3 manga, honorable mentions, and worst manga of the year!!!
Continue readingMushi to Uta
An anthology collection of Land of the Lustrous manga artist Haruko Ichikawa’s works.
The themes here were human relationships with bizarre alien-like creatures. I particularly enjoyed her story about a lightning bolt that takes the shape of a human so it can get close to boy it saves from a falling airplane.
It was surprisingly filled with lots of human emotions. I liked it.
~dakazu
Land of the Lustrous
A manga about humanoid gem beings who inhabit Earth in the far future where the youngest gem Phosphophyllite is looking to find their purpose in life.
I always skimmed through this series in the issues of Afternoon I would pick up and I’d think it looked unique but I never bothered to read it until the anime adaptation. I loved the anime and I actually prefer it to the manga.
My main complaint with the manga is the same complaint I have for books like Trigun Maximum and Tokyo Ghoul:re. Sometimes you can’t understand what’s happening because their paneling and layouts can be too confusing.
Now that I’m a fan of the series I read the newest chapters but I still think it looks confusing from time to time.
~dakazu