Episode 547 – Triple Dip 88 – Pet Shop of Horrors, Ran and the Gray World, Captain Momo’s Secret Base
On this episode we dive into a Triple Dip on Pet Shop of Horrors, Ran and the Gray World, and Captain Momo’s Secret Base! We also about Free Comic Book Day, Star Wars, Sinners, Lazarus, Kowloon Generic Romance, and more!!!
Continue reading546 – One Shot 83 – Understanding Comics
We’re back from our break to discuss Scott McCloud‘s Understanding Comics! Does this 30 year old breakdown on the artistry of comics still hold up?! We also talk about Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle, Hunter x Hunter, and more!!!
Continue reading530 – New Chapter Check-in 13 – Weekly Shonen Jump 2024
dakazu and Darfox are back to talk about new happenings in Chainsaw Man, and discuss the drastic changes that have been happening in Weekly Shonen Jump!!!
Continue reading426 – Recommendation Round-up 2 – Single Volumes
This week we answer emails while dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new manga, a Gengoroh Tagame food manga, Hunter x Hunter, and more! Then we present our suggestions for awesome single volume manga in a new edition of Recommendation Round-up!!!
Continue reading422 – Chainsaw Man part 3
Halloween! This week we’re joined by the fantastic Marion “Microwavey” as he auditions to replace Darfox! Marion talks about Anime NYC, Trigun Stampede and more! Then we dive into volumes 7-9 for our penultimate Retrospective on Chainsaw Man!!!
Continue reading412 – 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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Continue reading337 – One Shot 35 – Sawanabe Zombie & Ikyoudo
This week we agree that Yusuke is superior to Gon, we celebrate the licensing of March comes in like a Lion, and we review Kakio Tsurukawa’s Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo while complaining about comic book movies! Both titles are available from Star Fruit Books!!!
Continue readingHunter x Hunter
A manga about a young boy who decides to become a professional hunter to locate his hunter father. He’s joined by his friends Leorio, Kurapika, and Killua as he begins his journey to pass the hunter exam.
Yoshihiro Togashi current series and mega-hit manga since Yu Yu Hakusho. I’ve been thinking about this series again since we just wrapped up our Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho. In many ways Hunter x Hunter is the amalgamation of everything Togashi wants to accomplish creatively. He continually creates new characters, story arcs, and various games with completely designed mechanics throughout this book. While I enjoy much of his creativity, at times it seems like the ideas really needed to be streamlined and edited down because the pages can end up being cluttered by the abundance of exposition and explanations.
This manga is currently on infinite hiatus as Togashi battles against health issues. While I understand the fans want to read more, I think it’s more important that Togashi is allowed to create this series at his own pace. The horror stories of his struggles during the serialization of Yu Yu Hakusho are not something I would wish on any creator. I sincerely hope fans of Hunter x Hunter will join me and wait patiently for its return.
BTW it’s ‘hunter hunter’. The x is silent.
Available in English from VIZ.
~dakazu
Hunter x Hunter
It’s running again in Weekly Shonen Jump. I think it’s a damn shame Togashi’s health issues keep this manga on hiatus so much. Gotta give him credit for not just ending it. I hope he’ll get to finish it someday.
~dakazu
090 – Monster part 8
On our penultimate retrospective of Monster we move on from Martin’s arc, learn about the twins’ origins, and prepare for the finale by having Seamus predict who will live and who will die!!!(covers chapters 123-141) Also, dakazu has been re-reading Hunter x Hunter, Seamus finds more political elements in A Bride’s Story(Oyomegatari), and we take a quick tangent with soccer and comic strips!
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