186 – Triple Dip 26 -Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Helter Skelter, Hanako and the Terror of Allegory

186 – Triple Dip 26 -Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Helter Skelter, Hanako and the Terror of Allegory

On this episode we check out Yokohama KaidashiKikou, Hanako and the Terror of Allegory, and Helter Skelter for another round of Triple Dip! Apologies in advance for some technical problems toward the end of the podcast.

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185 – Manga in Motion 27 – Wolf Children

185 – Manga in Motion 27 – Wolf Children

This week we check out another Mamoru Hosoda film, Wolf Children!

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184 – Anime Interlude 6 – Pop Team Epic

184 – Anime Interlude 6 – Pop Team Epic

It’s that time of the year again to ask our reoccurring guest, Miki’s Stopwatch, to join us for an episode to recap the last season of anime!

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183 – Creator Cross Section 3 – Shotaro Ishinomori

183 – Creator Cross Section 3 – Shotaro Ishinomori

This week we’ll be examining manga by the late, great Shotaro Ishinomori. He was a huge influence on children’s superhero shows in Japan. Does his manga hold up? We’re here to find out!

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182 – Triple Dip 25 – ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Seven Shakespeares, APOSIMZ

182 – Triple Dip 25 – ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Seven Shakespeares, APOSIMZ

On this episode we look at the beginning of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.,Seven Shakespeares, and APOSIMZ for another Triple Dip!

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181 – Manga in Motion 26 – Fullmetal Alchemist 2017 with Paula & Haile

181 – Manga in Motion 26 – Fullmetal Alchemist 2017 with Paula & Haile

We’ve had to make some changes this week. The Triple Dip will be pushed back to next week. Instead we’re joined by special guests Paula and Haile, two of dakazu’s friends! They’re here to talk about composing music based on Junji Ito, LGBT representation in manga/anime, and our Manga in Motion pick, the live-action Full Metal Alchemist!

Make sure to check out Paula’s awesome webcomic Hoof Fellas and her amazing Spiral song! Also buy Haile’s shirts!

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180 – Princess Jellyfish part 8

180 – Princess Jellyfish part 8

We’ve finally reached the end of Princess Jellyfish! Get ready for a lengthy discussion about everything from the ending to our favorite parts!

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179 – Princess Jellyfish part 7

179 – Princess Jellyfish part 7

This week we enter the Singapore arc of Princess Jellyfish. Only two more episodes of our retrospective to go til we finish Akiko Higashimura’s romantic comedy!

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178 – Princess Jellyfish part 6

178 – Princess Jellyfish part 6

This episode we discuss the public perception of manga where we are and how to increase the US manga reading audience! And of course more Princess Jellyfish!

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177 – Princess Jellyfish part 5

177 – 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!

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