279 – Triple Dip 39 – Classmates: Dou kyu sei, I Hear the Sunspot, 10 Dance
On this episode we’re doing a special Boys’ Love edition Triple Dip! Morgana leads the charge as we dive into sweet romances and problematic troupes in the first volumes of Classmates: Dou kyu sei, I Hear the Sunspot, and 10 Dance!!!
Continue reading275 – 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!!!
Continue reading266 – One Shot 24 – H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories
Happy Halloween everyone! This week Seamus continues his quest to catch up on Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Morgana enjoys Jujutsu Kaisen, and dakazu reads a heartwarming epilogue for Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita! Then we get spooky with H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories by Gou Tanabe!!!
Continue reading255 – Manga in Motion 39 – Mirai
This week we take a look at Mamoru Hosoda’s latest anime movie, Mirai! Tune in to hear what we thought about this story about a boy learning to accept his baby sister and how it compares to Hosoda’s other films!!!
Continue reading240 – Creator Cross Section 5 – Kazuo Koike
On this episode we pay tribute to manga writer Kazuo Koike who passed away recently. We examine his themes of historical facts, violence, nudity, and tattoos throughout his work on Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman, and Mad Bull 34!!!
Continue readingŌoku: The Inner Chambers
A manga about an alternate history of the Edo period of Japan where a disease wipes out 90% of the male population and the government is ruled by female shoguns who make use of a special male harem to produce offspring.
I love Fumi Yoshinaga’s work but when I started reading Ōoku I felt I had to take notes because there were SO MANY characters spanning various timelines of different rulers. The alternate history aspect was also fascinating but hard to follow because I’m so ignorant of Japanese history. The use of early modern English in the translation also didn’t help.
I recently read the newest volume and was reminded of how beautifully crafted this series was. Despite my ignorance with the historical references, I couldn’t help but be invested in the characters and their motives within the Japanese court.
The series is phenomenal and available in English from VIZ. I highly recommended it.
~dakazu
215 – Ode to Kirihito part 2
This week we wrap up our Retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka!
Continue reading201 – Triple Dip 29 – Yawara!, Goblin Slayer, Nana
This week we’ve each picked a manga for our Triple Dip. Which one of these will be our favorite? Tune in to find out!
Continue reading197 – Darfox Dabbles 3 – JUMP START
On this Seamus-less episode we check out some new manga that have begun their serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump this year! Will darfox be able to guess which ones are popular, struggling, or outright canceled? Tune in to find out!
Continue reading191 – Saikyo Selections 10 – Gintama
On this episode we dive into the hilarious comedy stylings of Gintama!
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