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136 – Manga in Motion 16 – Your Name.

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136 – Manga in Motion 16 – Your Name.

This week Seamus makes predictions for what happens next in Vinland Saga and Chi no Wadachi, darfox digs the love triangle in Prison School and is enjoying ATOM: THE BEGINNING, dakazu pulls a Seamus and spoils himself on Furenaba Ochin, and we talk about upcoming live action movie adaptations of manga, such as Gintama, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Blade of the Immortal. Finally, we look at the super popular anime movie Your Name. and give our opinions about it!!!

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135 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 12

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135 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 12

On this episode we answer an email, discuss the new chapters of Chi no Wadachi, dakazu compares must-read manga vs. top-of-their-genre manga, Seamus is disappointed about how Himegoto – Juukyuusai no Seifuku ends, and the manga 10 Dance is everything dakazu wanted Yuri!!! on Ice to be! Then we wrap up on the final volume of Phoenix, share our opinions on the series as a whole, and weigh in on our favorite arcs!!!(covers volume 12-Early Works)

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134 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 11

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134 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 11

This week we thank Leann Hill for our awesome new avatars! Then we run down the new anime of the season, including The Eccentric Family 2, Sakura Quest, The Laughing Salesman(Warau Salesman), Berserk, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan,  Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul, and ATOM: THE BEGINNING! Also dakazu is excited for Kouji Mori’s new manga Sousei no Taiga! Finally, we finish the Sun arc of Phoenix!!!(covers volume 11-Sun part 2)

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133 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 10

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133 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 10

On this episode we read an email, Seamus describes the unique manga in AX Volume 1, dakazu can’t help but compare 7 Billion Needles to Parasyte, darfox praises the characterizations in BEASTARS, and he reports back from seeing the new Ghost in the Shell movie! Finally, we check out the next volume of Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix for our retrospective!!!(covers volume 10-Sun part 1)

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132 – Manga in Motion 15 – Patlabor 2: The Movie

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132 – Manga in Motion 15 – Patlabor 2: The Movie

This week we read emails, we give manga suggestions, Seamus has mixed feelings about Himegoto – Juukyuusai no Seifuku, darfox might drop Dr. Stone, and dakazu talks about the cut-throat business of weekly manga. Then we get to our main topic of Patlabor 2: The Movie! We compare it to the previous Patlabor movie, look for more Mamoru Oshii-isms, and break down our favorite scenes!!!

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131 – Manga in Motion 14 – Patlabor: The Movie

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131 – Manga in Motion 14 – Patlabor: The Movie

On this episode we discuss the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell, Seamus finishes March comes in like a lion and now hates Momo, we love looking behind the scenes of creating manga in Naoki Urasawa’s Manben, dakazu is touched by Akiko Higashimura’s loving tribute to her art teacher in Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey(Kakukaku Shikajika), and we weigh in on the Netflix version of Death Note! Then we dive into a lengthy analysis of Patlabor: The Movie and compare it to Mamoru Oshii’s other movies!!!

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130 – Saikyo Selections 6 – Sailor Moon with Dawn “Usamimi”

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130 – Saikyo Selections 6 – Sailor Moon with Dawn “Usamimi”

This week Dawn “Usamimi” from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast is back to talk about one of her favorite series, Sailor Moon! We examine everything from the differences of the manga vs. the anime to the recently aired Sailor Moon Crystal! Also on this episode, Dawn’s been reading Goodnight Punpun and recommends Naoki Urasawa’s Manben for a look behind the scenes of creating manga, darfox checks out Reiraku and likes the unique art of BEASTARS, we celebrate the English release of My Brother’s Husband and Ichi-F, we discuss the difficulty of translating and the slippery slope of fan-translations, and we’re hyped for devilman crybaby by Masaaki Yuasa but not so much for Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution!!!

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129 – Saikyo Selections 5 – Patlabor

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129 – Saikyo Selections 5 – Patlabor

This week Seamus is looking into the history of post-World War 2 Japan with Shigeru Mizuki’s Showa and Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s Abandon the Old in Tokyo and Good-Bye, we discuss the representations of racial stereotypes in Japanese culture, darfox is enjoys the use of back lighting in Chi no Wadachi, and dakazu ponders if Inio Asano’s new series Reiraku, about a depressed manga-author, is autobiographical! Then our deliberations over the upcoming stage-version of Inuyasha and adaptations of manga into other media leads us to our Saikyo Selection on Patlabor! We explain it’s origins as a media mix project and get into what we like about the series!!!(covers volumes 1-2)

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128 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 9

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128 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 9

On this episode we read an email about using curse words in translations, Seamus is confused about what’s going on in To Your Eternity, darfox ponders the fates of the new Shonen Jump manga Dr. Stone and Marie the Hungry, dakazu discovers the prequel to Astro Boy Atom:The Beginning, and he loves the relatable quirks of eating food in Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu?! We end by discussing the next volume of Phoenix for our continuing retrospective!!!(covers volume 9-Strange Beings/Life)

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127 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 8

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127 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 8

On this episode Seamus enjoys the relationship of a lesbian couple in Collectors, dakazu is creeped out by the incestuous undertones of Shuzo Oshimi’s new title Chi no Wadachi, the manga of Dragon Ball Super reveals interesting things about Goku and Chi-Chi’s relationship, developments in Boruto are super cliche, and darfox finds out Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club(Minami Kamakura Koukou Joshi Jitensha-Bu) isn’t just a female version of Yowamushi Pedal! Finally, we finish off the Civil War story line in Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix and share our thoughts!!!(covers volume 8-Civil War part 2)

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