277 – Manga in Motion 41 – Mary and the Witch’s Flower

277 – Manga in Motion 41 – Mary and the Witch’s Flower

On this episode dakazu checks out more volumes of Maiden Railways, Darfox experiences his first Kazuo Umezu manga with The Drifting Classroom, and Morgana wasn’t expecting the dark turns in BEASTARS. Then we compare Studio Ponoc’s debut movie, Mary and the Witch’s Flower, to Ghibli films for Manga in Motion!!!

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275 – 2019 Year End News & Manga Review

275 – 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!!!

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Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World

Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World

A manga about a young human witch who travels around the demon world with her demon salesman friend, Simon.

We’ve discussed this series on a recent episode.

Ever since Morgana talked about this book I’ve wanted to read it. Well lucky for me because I got a copy for Christmas. This might be the most wholesome manga I’ve read this year. I love Nicola and the fun adventures she had shopping at the Black Bazaar, hunting for mushrooms in the forest, or avoiding ghosts in a haunted hotel. Asaya Miyanaga‘s art work is so cute and detailed. I love the choice of sepia tone ink by Seven Seas Entertainment. It gives everything a nice warm feeling.

Love this series. You can get your copy from Seven Seas Entertainment today and I highly recommend it.

~dakazu

270 – One Shot 25 – The Ghost and the Lady

270 – One Shot 25 – The Ghost and the Lady

On this episode Morgana loves the wholesome Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World while dakazu reads Nagata Kabi’s newest book and absolutely hates the illogical Kunihachibu. We also discuss updates to piracy litigation and Japanese censorship laws. Finally, we dive into Kazuhiro Fujita’s historical ghost story about the Man in Grey and Florence Nightingale in The Ghost and the Lady!!!

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