521 – One Shot 78 – Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

521 – One Shot 78 – Ending Theme, One Hundred Views of Reality

With Darfox and Morgana gone and dakazu too busy to read, it leaves Seamus to share his thoughts on Ghost in the Shell 1.5! Then dakazu and Seamus talk about Ending Theme and One Hundred Views of Reality: two new releases from Star Fruit Books and Glacier Bay Books!!!

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487 – One Shot 71 – Not All Girls Are Stupid

487 – One Shot 71 – Not All Girls Are Stupid

On this episode we talk about Verona cookies, Stray Cat & Wolf, and Avatar: The Last Airbender! Then we examine Minami Q-ta‘s Not All Girls Are Stupid to discuss 90’s josei manga and the definition of a dry lover!!!

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470 – Triple Dip 76 – #DRCL midnight children, Panorama of Hell, Homunculus

470 – Triple Dip 76 – #DRCL midnight children, Panorama of Hell, Homunculus

Darfox is out sick this episode, but that doesn’t stop us from getting into week 3 of October Extravaganza! We’ve got a horror manga Triple Dip of #DRCL midnight children, Panorama of Hell, and Homunculus! We also talk about Gogogo Go Go Ghost and more!!!

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439 – Triple Dip 68 – The Karman Line, WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS, Mermaid Town

439 – Triple Dip 68 – The Karman Line, WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS, Mermaid Town

On this episode we talk about 3D/CGI anime, Chainsaw ManShe Loves to Cook, and She Loves to EatMujina in to the Deep, and more! Then we explore some fantastic indie manga from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books for a Triple Dip! We review Mermaid TownThe Karman Line, and WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS!!!

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386 – Guest Gaiden 10 – Children’s Manga with Matt Haasch

386 – Guest Gaiden 10 – Children’s Manga with Matt Haasch

This week’s Matt Haasch is back to talk about upcoming releases from Star Fruit Books and his love of children’s manga! We discuss and compare Super Mario Manga ManiaKirby Manga Mania, and Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World!!!

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383 – Triple Dip 59 – Invisible Parade, Town of Pigs, From This Flame

383 – Triple Dip 59 – Invisible Parade, Town of Pigs, From This Flame

On this episode Seamus talks about how The Secret might have helped with licensing Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and dakazu loves the story of a granny battling hell demons in Guranba! Then we look at upcoming releases from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books for a Triple Dip! We review Invisible ParadeTown of Pigs, and From This Flame!!!

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371 – Triple Dip 57 – Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales, Young, Alive, in Love, The Town You Live in

371 – Triple Dip 57 – Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales, Young, Alive, in Love, The Town You Live in

It’s time to take a look at releases from Star Fruit Books! We’ve assembled Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic FolktalesYoung, Alive, in Love, and The Town You Live in for this week’s Triple Dip! Also Morgana loves Creepy Cat and dakazu talks about Blade Runner: Black Lotus!!!

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355 – Triple Dip 53 – Drunks, En Chan’s House, Silkscreen

355 – Triple Dip 53 – Drunks, En Chan’s House, Silkscreen

This week Morgana reads the strange Monthly Shoujo Sunday, dakazu enjoys the manga reality competition show MILLION TAG, and there is a rant about Fruits Basket! Then we have a Small Manga Publisher Triple Dip! We review Drunks from Star Fruit Books, En Chan’s House from Glacier Bay Books, and Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura!!!

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337 – One Shot 35 – Sawanabe Zombie & Ikyoudo

337 – One Shot 35 – Sawanabe Zombie & Ikyoudo

This week we agree that Yusuke is superior to Gon, we celebrate the licensing of March comes in like a Lion, and we review Kakio Tsurukawa’s Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo while complaining about comic book movies! Both titles are available from Star Fruit Books!!!

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327 – Manga Machinations Awards 2020

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!!!

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