366 – Triple Dip 56 – Mermaid Saga, PTSD Radio, The Silver Demon
Night 4 of October Extravaganza brings us to another Triple Dip! We’re checking out Mermaid Saga, PTSD Radio, and The Silver Demon! dakazu also read Siren Rebirth, a reboot of a manga adaptation of the horror video game series Siren!!!
Continue reading350 – One Shot 41 – Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
Welcome to the start of our Pride Month Spectacular! We’re kicking things off with a One Shot on the excellent Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani! We also discuss *SPOILERS* for BEASTARS volume 12!!!
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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Looking at it now, I see the representation of Chinese people that are problematic stereotypes along with some outdated gender narratives.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
263 – One Shot 23 – All My Darling Daughters
Our regular host dakazu is away this week so it’s up to darfox8, Seamus, and Morgana to do a One Shot on Fumi Yoshinaga’s All My Darling Daughters!
Continue reading242 – Manga in Motion 36 – The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
On this episode we check out Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Young, Walk on Girl! Will we be able to spot all the references to Tatami Galaxy?
Continue reading222 – 2018 Year End Review with Morgana Santilli
Welcome to our special year end episode! This year returning guest Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli joins us to pick our favorite manga & anime from 2018!
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Continue reading200 – Guest Gaiden 1 – The Bride was a Boy with Morgana Santilli
Join us for the 200th episode of Manga Machinations! We celebrate with special guest Morgana Santilli aka “Manga Maven” from the Comicopia Comics Store! She’s here to answer our questions about selling manga and to share some of her current favorite LGBTQ+ and Josei manga!
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Continue reading174 – Princess Jellyfish part 2
On this episode we get back to our Princess Jellyfish retrospective to debate whether this is just another generic romantic comedy or something more!
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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