327 – Manga Machinations Awards 2020
Welcome to the final episode of 2020! We’re doing things a bit differently this year by launching the Manga Machinations Awards! Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus have all created unique awards to go with their top manga picks from 2020! Enjoy our picks and have yourself a safe and happy holidays from all of us here at Manga Machinations! See you next year!!!
Continue readingMeiko no Asobiba
A manga about a creepy girl with her strange left eye that trap targets in her mind. There, she murders them using children’s games.
We’ve discussed this on a recent episode.
I’m a fan of Sakumo Okada‘s work. I enjoyed both Mazarian and Oni Shine. This book is my favorite of his titles. I really enjoyed the setting of 1970’s Japan and all the different games the children of that era played. Unfortunately like his other series, this one has already ended quickly. I really hope Okada will someday find a series that brings him continuing success because I’d love to read it and I don’t want him to disappear from the manga industry.
~dakazu
299 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 6
On this episode Seamus finishes rereading Vinland Saga, Morgana enjoys BL Metamorphosis, and dakazu loves creepy girls with mind powers in Meiko no Asobiba! And we’ve finally arrived at the end of our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective! We discuss why Yoshihiro Togashi’s ended the series, compare the manga ending to the anime ending, and share our final thoughts about the eternal bromance of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei!!!
Continue reading244 – Manga in Motion 37 – Tekkonkinkreet
We follow up our last episode by checking out the 2006 anime film adaptation of Tekkonkinkreet! We compare the anime to Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga and talk about why it looks like so much like a Masaaki Yuasa film!
Continue readingMazarian
A manga about modern Japan where anomalies known as ‘hizumi’ appear and mix together objects. After a high school delinquent, middle school nerd, cat, and flea end up fusing together, they embark on a quest to learn more about the anomaly.
I really enjoyed this! The main character of the cat with a kendo stick caught my eye when I would flip through Manga Action magazine and I finally had a chance to read it. The gimmick of this world Sakumo Okada set up is really fascinating and lead to some really unique mixes, such as a boxer with long pole arms or a homeless man who mixed with a tree.
The story moved along nice an quick and led to a open ended but satisfying conclusion. The series was both dramatic and comedic, which I loved. I’ll definitely be tracking down any more works by Okada. He’s gained a new fan.
~dakazu
243 – One Shot 20 – Tekkon Kinkreet
This week we take a look at Taiyo Matsumoto’s Tekkon Kinkreet! We talk about Matsumoto’s French comic influenced art style and his story about two orphans living in the streets of the fantastical Treasure Town!!!
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