139 – Manga in Motion 17 – BLAME! (2017)

139 – Manga in Motion 17 – BLAME! (2017)

On this episode Seamus revisits Ōoku: The Inner Chambers but hates the early modern English translations, dakazu is sad that Musume no Iede(I’m a Runaway Girl) has ended, he talks about photoshopping Gundam models to create Moblie Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Gaiden, darfox comes for the cat but stays for the lesbian confessions of Watashi no Kawaii Koneko-chan(My Cute Little Kitten), and dakazu is fed up with the filler episodes of ATOM: THE BEGINNING! Then, with a heavy heart, we review the Netflix 3D anime adaptation of BLAME!. Listen as we complain about nearly everything, struggle to find positives things, and discuss what we would have wanted from this movie.

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110 – Triple Dip 18 – Joshi Kouhei, Blue Giant, Musume no Iede

110 – Triple Dip 18 – Joshi Kouhei, Blue Giant, Musume no Iede

On this episode dakazu loves the dramatic reenactments of the Steve Jobs/Bill Gates feud in Steves, darfox checks out the Blood Blockade Battlefront(Kekkai Sensen) OVA, and Seamus finally gets into the March Comes in like a Lion anime! Then we start another Triple Dip! We discuss the theme of music in manga with Blue Giant, praise the character focused chapters in Musume no Iede(I’m a Runaway Girl), and argue where the line between creativity and titillation are with Joshi Kouhei!!!

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109 – Manga in Motion 10 – Redline

109 – Manga in Motion 10 – Redline

This week Seamus is back from his Chicago vacation, dakazu gushes over the current series by Wandering Son manga artist called Musume no Iede(I’m a Runaway Girl) for interweaving various character relationships, and we continue our thoughts of the March Comes in like a Lion and Yuri!!! on Ice anime! Then we jump into another Manga in Motion pick with Redline! We try to dissect this chaotic mess of a movie and breakdown all the references to other anime it crams into it’s 102 minute running time!!!

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