451 – One Shot 59 – Is Love the Answer?
Welcome to the start of this year’s Pride and Panels! We’re looking at LGBTQIA+ content for the rest of June and we’re kicking things off with Uta Isaki‘s Is Love the Answer?! We also discuss Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Babanbabanban Vampire, Kashimashi Meshi, and more!!!
Continue reading447 – One Shot 58 – Dream Fossil
On this episode we delve deep into the late Satoshi Kon’s origins as we review his collection of early manga shorts with a One Shot on Dream Fossil! dakazu also breaks down the newly released K Manga app in comparison to the new VIZ Manga subscription service!!!
Continue reading442 – One Shot 57 – Talk to My Back
Seamus is back and living in America! We celebrate by talking about preferred manga states, Trigun Stampede, the United Red Army in Red, and more! Then we discuss the feminist alt-manga Talk to My Back by Yamada Murasaki for a new One Shot!!!
Continue reading436 – One Shot 56 – Downfall
Morgana is out this week so we take a look at Inio Asano’s Downfall! What do we think about this tale about a washed out manga artist who’s life starts to spiral out of control? We also discuss wrestling, Beat & Motion, Catch These Hands!, and more!!!
Continue reading435 – One Shot 55 – The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend
On this episode we talk about Nighttime for Just Us Two, Blissful Land, The JOJOLands, and more! Then we excitedly dive into Mieri Hiranishi’s hilarious autobiographical manga about an androgynous girl looking for the love of another androgynous girl!!!
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Continue reading434 – One Shot 54 – Ayako
Seamus returns this week as we review Osamu Tezuka’s Ayako! We examine how the story about messy family drama intertwines with Tezuka’s commentary on post-war Japan! We also discuss Omo ni Naitemasu, an AI art manga, and more!!!
Continue reading424 – One Shot 53 – Drip Drip
This week it’s all about Paru Itagaki! We spoil BEASTARS volume 21 and discuss the new chapter of Beast Complex! Then we examine her strange manga about a germaphobe looking for love in our One Shot on Drip Drip!!!
Continue reading405 – Guest Gaiden 11 – Glaeolia 3 with Emuh Ruh & zhuchka of Glacier Bay Books
On this episode we’re joined by Emuh Ruh and zhuchka from Glacier Bay Books! We’ll be talking about how Glacier Bay Books got started and learn more about everything involved with being a small manga publisher! Then we do a deep dive into the contents of their newest indie comics anthology, Glaeolia 3!!!
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Continue reading402 – One Shot 52 – Our Colors
Join us for an encore episode of Pride and Panels this week! We’re doing a One Shot on Gengoroh Tagame’s new release, Our Colors! Also Morgana checked out Weeaboo, Darfox continues following RuriDragon, and dakazu loved Boku to Kowasareta Hatsukoi!!!
Continue reading389 – One Shot 51 – My Wandering Warrior Existence with Jocelyne Allen
Translator Jocelyne Allen returns to Manga Machinations to talk about My Wandering Warrior Existence! Join us as we discuss Nagata Kabi’s newest book that explores what it is to love and be loved!!!
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