264 – dakazu diversions 4 – dakazu’s Trip to Japan
On this episode a very jet-lagged and lethargic dakazu has returned to talk about his vacation to Japan! dakazu rambles on about disposable manga magazines, Japanese bathrooms, going to the Shonen Jump bar, and the aggressive animals at the famous Nara deer park by the Great Buddha Hall!!!
Continue reading261 – Manga in Motion 40 – A Letter to Momo
This week Darfox explains why he didn’t finish the graphic novel Lighter Than My Shadow, Seamus catches up on more To Your Eternity, and dakazu enjoyed the colorful web manga Mousou Telepathy! Then our hosts discuss themes of rural romanticism with the anime film A Letter to Momo!!!
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In a world of anthropomorphized animals who live in a society where carnivores are forbidden to eat herbivores, a young grey wolf falls in love with a dwarf bunny.
If you’ve listened to any of our episodes you know that we are HUGE fans of BEASTARS here at Manga Machinations. Our co-host darfox even wrote an excellent essay about it.
We’re overjoyed to hear that VIZ will be publishing this amazing manga next summer so people can finally read it legally.
~dakazu
201 – 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 reading177 – Princess Jellyfish part 5
This week Seamus reports back from seeing a theatrical adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto and we continue with our retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish!
Continue reading147 – I am a Hero part 4
On this episode we give our opinions on light novels, we discuss the newest chapters of Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS, dakazu finds Paru Itagaki’s Prototype of BEASTARS called Beast Complex and checks out Restaurant to Another World(Isekai Shokudo), and Seamus and Darfox review the second season of The Eccentric Family. Then we return to our retrospective of I am a Hero! We wrap up the Kurusu-arc and get into the Hakone hot springs-arc!!!(covers chapters 118-155)
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