496 – Manben Machinations 2 – Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin’ichi Sakamoto

496 – Manben Machinations 2 – Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin’ichi Sakamoto

This week we talk about SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE, She Likes Gays, but Not Me, Parasyte: The Grey, and more! Then, we examine three episodes of Manben to see how Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, and Shin’ichi Sakamoto create manga!!!

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493 – Manben Machinations 1 – Wataru Watanabe

493 – Manben Machinations 1 – Wataru Watanabe

It’s time to examine Naoki Urasawa’s Manben! We’ll be diving into the episode on Wataru Watanabe and discussing his signature series, Yowamushi Pedal! We also talk about Anime Boston, Rascal Does Not Dream, Ore Yori Yowai Yatsu ni Ai ni Iku, and more!!!

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490 – Movie Machinations 1 – Tampopo

490 – Movie Machinations 1 – Tampopo

Apologies in advance, as we suffered through lots of technical issues this week! But we’re excited for you to join us for our first ever Movie Machinations episode! After discussing the death of Akira Toriyama, we review Juzo Itami‘s “Ramen Western”, Tampopo!!!

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450 – Left to Right 1 – Pretty Deadly, Ursula, East of West

450 – Left to Right 1 – Pretty Deadly, Ursula, East of West

Welcome to a new kind of episode this week! We’re adapting our Triple Dip formula to Western comics with Left to Right! We review Pretty DeadlyUrsula, and East of West for our inaugural episode! We also talk about House of Five LeavesTamon’s B-SideShojo Fight, and more!!!

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426 – Recommendation Round-up 2 – Single Volumes

426 – 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!!!

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380 – Recommendation Round-up 1 – Short Series

380 – Recommendation Round-up 1 – Short Series

Seamus was available this week so we’re switching up our schedule and doing a new show called Recommendation Round-up! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s JourneyQueen EmeraldasCrocodile Baron, and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about Ryo Haneda’s Black Guard!!!

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Manga Machinations on the Manga Mavericks BEASTARS podcast

Manga Machinations on the Manga Mavericks BEASTARS podcast

We were asked by Manga Mavericks to come talk about one of our favorite series, BEASTARS! Lots of discussion about everything we love about BEASTARS, from the epic world building to the unique art style Paru Itagaki utilizes.

Download it here or go to the Manga Mavericks website!

260 – 5 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux 1 – Parasyte

260 – 5 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux 1 – Parasyte

Come join us as we celebrate 5 years of podcasting! dakazu’s made a top 5 list of the most bizarre/interesting manga he’s ever talked about and we take a look back at one of our first Retrospectives ever, Parasyte!

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108 – Triple Dip Redux 1 – Golden Kamuy, Vinland Saga, My Brother’s Husband

108 – Triple Dip Redux 1 – Golden Kamuy, Vinland Saga, My Brother’s Husband

Seamus is absent this week but we use this opportunity to get Darfox caught up on some manga he missed while he was out! We revisit Golden Kamuy, Vinland Saga, and My Brother’s Husband to get darfox’s thoughts on these series! Also dakazu reads a cute series documenting a mangaka’s husband becoming a ramen chef in Danna ga Kyou Kara Ramenya, but isn’t sure how to feel about the fashion manga Fuku wo Kiru Nara Konna Fuu ni(Do it this way if you wear the clothes)! We also discuss the newly translated My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness!!!

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