281 – One Shot 26 – The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network
This week Darfox is back to talk about Weather with You and dakazu gets a behind-the-scenes look at Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho! Then we review our very first Western comic with The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network!!!
Continue reading278 – Retrospective Redux 2 – BLAME!
This week we revisit the cyberpunk world of BLAME!. It’s Morgana’s first time reading a manga by Tsutomu Nihei and she has a lot to say about the impressive artwork and confusing story. How does returning to this sci-fi adventure hold up for the other hosts? Tune in to find out!!!
Continue reading247 – Manga in Motion 38 – Mind Game
It was a surprise that Seamus was available this week so we changed our schedule around to bring you another Manga in Motion instead! We take a look at the trippy avant-garde animation sequences in Masaaki Yuasa’s directorial debut, Mind Game!!!
Continue reading246 – Triple Dip 36 – In/Spectre, Yona of the Dawn, Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou
On this episode we check out the yōkai mystery of In/Spectre, surmise the Asian influences from Yona of the Dawn, and analyze a blunt genius in Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou for another round of Triple Dip!
Continue reading227 – Anime Interlude 9 – Run with the Wind
*We had some technical issues during recording. We apologize for the audio quality this episode.
On this episode Miki’s Stopwatch helps us review anime from the 2018 Fall season and check out some from the current 2019 winter season!!
Continue readingIn/Spectre
A manga about a teenage girl and a young man who have gained powers from dealing with Japanese mythical demons who work together to maintain the balance between the human and demon worlds by solving cases.
This series was suggested to us by a listener and I’m glad I got to check it out. I really liked how the yokai demons are presented not as pure monsters but have a wide variety between good and evil.
So far I’m not really behind the relationship between the main characters because a young girl being love obsessed with the guy seems so generic and gross but I hope they’ll expand on this and make it better.
Available in English from Kodansha Comics.
~dakazu
166 – Triple Dip 24 – Coppelion, Shigurui, Mardock Scramble
Quick heads for this week’s episode. We have a serious discussion about the ramifications of selling lolita hentai in Japan. It’s time stamped in the description so you can skip over it if the subject matter offends you.
This week we check out Coppelion, Shigurui, and Mardock Scramble for Triple Dip!