527 – One Shot 79 – The Music of Marie

527- One Shot 79 – The Music of Marie

dakazu is back from Japan to talk about random connections with Akiko Higashimura, the Tokiwaso Manga Museum, and more! Then we dive into Usamaru Furuya‘s The Music of Marie where interesting aesthetics clash with questionable philosophy!!!

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521 – One Shot 78 – Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

521 – One Shot 78 – Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

With Darfox and Morgana gone and dakazu too busy to read, it leaves Seamus to share his thoughts on Ghost in the Shell 1.5! Then dakazu and Seamus talk about Ending Theme and One Hundred Views of Reality: two new releases from Star Fruit Books and Glacier Bay Books!!!

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516 – 10 Year Anniversary – Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn “BunnyCartoon”

516 – 10 Year Anniversary – Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn “BunnyCartoon”

Join us as we celebrate 10 years of Manga Machinations! We discuss Monkey Punch‘s iconic style in Lupin III: Greatest Heists with Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast! Then, we wax nostalgic on our podcasting journey!!!

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514 – One Shot 77 – …And the Strange and Funky Happenings One Day, The Other Side of the Clouds

514 – One Shot 77 – …And the Strange and Funky Happenings One Day, The Other Side of the Clouds

Apologize in advance and we dealt with some technical issues recording this episode! We review upcoming Glacier Bay Books titles of …And the Strange and Funky Happenings One Day and The Other Side of the Clouds! We also discuss the American Manga Awards and more!!!

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509 – One Shot 76 – Until I Met My Husband

509 – One Shot 76 – Until I Met My Husband

Join us for an extra episode of Pride and Panels! We cover the manga adaptation of gay rights activist Ryousuke Nanasaki‘s memoirs in Until I Met My Husband! We also discuss long running manga, Hyper Hard Boiled Gourmet Report, and more!!!

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507 – One Shot 75 – Beast Complex 2 + 3

507 – One Shot 75 – Beast Complex 2 + 3

Morgana is back but sick. Still, it doesn’t stop us from returning to Paru Itagaki‘s unhinged animal kingdom with Beast Complex 2 + 3! We also talk about hot lettuce, Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood, Ramen Akaneko, Maru Sankaku Shikaku, and more!!!

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506 – One Shot 74 – Sexy Voice and Robo

506 – One Shot 74 – Sexy Voice and Robo

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The original trio dive into an art-driven tale of a plucky teen and her hapless lackey in Sexy Voice and Robo! We also discuss Tom King, Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction, Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, and more!!!

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492 – One Shot 72 – Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

492 – One Shot 72 – Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

This week we talk about X-Men ’97, The End of Evangelion, The Three-Body Problem, Fujou wo Nuguu Hito, and more! Then we discuss how war is bad with a One Shot on Shigeru Mizuki‘s Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths!!!

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487 – One Shot 71 – Not All Girls Are Stupid

487 – One Shot 71 – Not All Girls Are Stupid

On this episode we talk about Verona cookies, Stray Cat & Wolf, and Avatar: The Last Airbender! Then we examine Minami Q-ta‘s Not All Girls Are Stupid to discuss 90’s josei manga and the definition of a dry lover!!!

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