522 – Triple Dip 84 – The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, Parasyte Reversi
Join us for the start of this year’s October Extravaganza! We’re starting things off with a horror themed Triple Dip on The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, and Parasyte Reversi! We also discuss My Hero Academia: You’re Next, Dragon Ball Daima Paru Itagaki‘s Ushimitsu Gao, and more!!!
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A zany comedy about a teenage martial artist who transforms from male into female from water after falling into a cursed spring in China.
My brother and I read this series while growing up. When I think of Rumiko Takahashi I think of this fun mix of shonen battles and slap stick comedy. I loved the story and it became the first manga where was actively shipping different characters together.
Looking at it now, I see the representation of Chinese people that are problematic stereotypes along with some outdated gender narratives. It still doesn’t quite ruin my nostalgia for the manga but I now feel like I should give Rumiko Takahashi‘s newer series more of a chance instead of dismissing them as inferior to Ranma 1/2.
~dakazu
208 – 4 More Years – 4 year Anniversary Special with Ryan Higgins
Please join us for our special 4 year anniversary of Manga Machinations! We’ve asked our friend Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspiracy store and podcast to join us as we talk about the comics industry through a retail store and learn how manga is sold!
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Continue reading157 – Creator Cross Section 1 – Rumiko Takahashi
On this episode we can’t stop praising new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters, we discuss pre-orders helping official manga releases, Seamus finds Queen’s Quality too melodramatic, dakazu dislikes Jaden Smith’s Netflix anime Neo Yokio, and he finally gets to read Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. Then we start our new segment, Creator Cross Section, where we examine several works by one manga artist and look for common themes! Our first creator is Rumiko Takahashi and we look at Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Forest, Ranma ½, and Inuyasha!!!
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