294 – Manga in Motion 43 – Paranoia Agent

294 – Manga in Motion 43 – Paranoia Agent

On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn’t completely terrible. Then we cancel Carl Jung and the collective unconsciousness as we breakdown Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent!!!

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293 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 2

293 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 2

This week Darfox is finally ready to read Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI while Seamus and dakazu discuss the unpredictable changes in To Your Eternity! Then we continue our Retrospetive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Yu Yu Hakusho as Yusuke and the gang fully transition into shonen battle manga antics!!!

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292 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 1

292 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 1

The time is finally here! We’ve been waiting over four years to start a Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho! Join us as we examine the first three volumes of Yoshihiro Togashi’s beloved series about the delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who goes from ghost to spirit detective! Morgana and Darfox have lots of love for the anime but dakazu has issues with the loose English translations! We also answer emails and Seamus rereads Vinland Saga!!!

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291 – One Shot 27 – Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen

291 – One Shot 27 – Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen

Our wonderful co-host Morgana Santilli is back from her maternity leave! She’s been busy being a new mom while reading lots of manga like SPY x Family, Happy Mania, Blue Flag, Kakushigoto: My Dad’s Secret Ambition, and How Do We Relationship?! To celebrate Morgana’s return we review her top manga from 2019, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno!!!

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290 – No Longer Human part 2

290 – No Longer Human part 2

This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Humanas we finish our Retrospective!!!

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288 – Manga in Motion 42 – BEASTARS

288 – Manga in Motion 42 – BEASTARS

It finally time for Manga Machinations to review the BEASTARS anime! We have A LOT to say about the choices made adapting Paru Itagaki’s phenomenal manga and we’re not pulling any punches when it comes to this beloved series!!!

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287 – Triple Dip 41 – Doraemon’s Long Tales: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, Noby and the Dino Knights

287 – Triple Dip 41 – Doraemon’s Long Tales: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, Noby and the Dino Knights

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doraemon by doing a Triple Dip on Fujiko F. Fujio’s Long Tales manga adaptations of the anime movies! We’re reading VOL. 4: Noby in Devilfish CastleVOL. 7: Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and VOL. 8: Noby and the Dino Knights!!!

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286 – New Chapter Check-in 3 – We Never Learn

286 – New Chapter Check-in 3 – We Never Learn

Seamus is out this week so Darfox and dakazu dive into the current arcs of popular series! Chainsaw Man continues to entertain them and they have a lot to say about the unorthodox ending of We Never Learn!!!

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285 – Girls’ Last Tour part 2

285 – Girls’ Last Tour part 2

This week we finish our retrospective on Tsukimizu’s Girls’ Last Tour! Join us as our discussion takes us through everything from existentialism to Buddhism to flashbacks!!!

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