323 – One Shot 33 – My Broken Mariko
Morgana is away this week so the boys take advantage by having a lengthy discussion about professional wrestling and why New Japan Academy is strange! For our main segment we examine the impressive debut work of Waka Hirako, My Broken Mariko!!!
Continue reading322 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 2 – An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, Seven Shakespeares
Apologies in advance as we had to swap out two series we had announced last week. On this episode Morgana gets a chance to read An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, and Seven Shakespeares for the first time! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 9 and discuss the implications of Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro returning to Weekly Shonen Jump!!!
Continue reading321 – Guest Gaiden 8 – Pop Life & Look Into My Eyes with Matt Haasch of Star Fruit Books
This week we’re joined by the owner of Star Fruit Books, Matt Haasch! Matt talks about what prompted him to start his publishing company and what he hopes to accomplish in the future! Then we discuss two series from Star Fruit Books: Q-ta Minami’s Pop Life and Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako!!!
Continue reading320 – Triple Dip 45 – Everyone’s Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, Complex Age
We are back with a new Triple Dip! This time we focus on Josei series including Everyone’s Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, and Complex Age. We also visit some of our favorites like WOMBS Cradle during our Whatchu Been Reading segment!!!
Continue reading319 – One Shot 32 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns
This week we’re excited to return to the “what if?” ladies with Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of Tokyo Tarareba Girls? Akiko Higashimura gives us the answers with this sequel that the hosts have been dying to read!!!
Continue reading318.5 – Halloween Bonus Candy Taste Test
Happy Halloween everyone! We have a tasty bonus episode to end our October Extravaganza! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu taste a variety of Hawaiian favorite sweets like Li Hing Mui and also some of the worst rated candies as well!
Continue reading318 – One Shot 31 – Venus in the Blind Spot
We’re wrapping up October Extravaganza with the master of manga horror himself, Junji Ito! We’re reviewing his latest collection of spooky stories in Venus in the Blind Spot! Join us as we discuss our favorite stories from the book and share our admiration for Ito himself!!!
Continue reading317 – Triple Dip 44 – Chainsaw Man, Blood on the Tracks, Super-Dimensional Love Gun
For our next October Extravaganza we have a trio of horror series perfect for Halloween! We’re checking out Super-Dimensional Love Gun, Blood on the Tracks, and Chainsaw Man! dakazu also talks about some new anime and we revisit the dark history behind the creator of the recently licensed Kirby Manga Mania!!!
Continue reading316 – Manga in Motion 44 – Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Our October Extravaganza continues this week as we review the 2000 animated feature, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! The hosts talk about watching the movie together, Morgana geeks out about vampires, dakazu is shocked at how many parts John DiMaggio played, and we start a Darfox fire alarm beep counter! Also, dakazu talks about the end of BEASTARS!!!
Continue reading315 – One Shot 30 – Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist
Welcome to the start of our October Extravaganza at Manga Machinations! We’re going to be covering creepy, spooky, and horrific content all month long! To start, we’re doing a One Shot on Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist! Dawn from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins us to discuss Asumiko Nakamura’s psychological thriller about a novelist haunted by a mysterious woman who threatens to expose his secret of plagiarism!!!
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