498 – Manga in Motion 61 – Inu-Oh
Seamus returns to derail us with butter talk! We discuss Black Clover, VERSION, Rokyo Bakuto-den Soga, and more! Then, we explore Masaaki Yuasa‘s revisionist rock opera, Inu-Oh for a new episode of Manga in Motion!!!
Continue reading426 – Recommendation Round-up 2 – Single Volumes
This week we answer emails while dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new manga, a Gengoroh Tagame food manga, Hunter x Hunter, and more! Then we present our suggestions for awesome single volume manga in a new edition of Recommendation Round-up!!!
Continue reading380 – Recommendation Round-up 1 – Short Series
Seamus was available this week so we’re switching up our schedule and doing a new show called Recommendation Round-up! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, Queen Emeraldas, Crocodile Baron, and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about Ryo Haneda’s Black Guard!!!
Continue reading378 – Twiple Dip 3 – Dai Dark, Even Though We’re Adults, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
We’ve got a special Seamus selection Twiple Dip this week! We’re reading the second volumes of Dai Dark, Even Though We’re Adults, and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service! Also Darfox talks about the new Mamoru Hosoda film Belle, Morgana reads Akiko Higashimura’s webtoon A Fake Affair, and dakazu loves learning about manga artists in Mangaka Sainyumon!!!
Continue reading368 – One Shot 46 – Cats of the Louvre
Our main host dakazu is out on a mission this week. So it leaves the rest of the cast of Manga Mac to hold the reigns of this show. Listen to them talk about Taiyo Matsumoto’s Cats of the Louvre.
Continue reading365 – One Shot 44 – Gogo Monster
October Extravaganza continues with Night 3 as we do a One Shot on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Gogo Monster! dakazu also read the end of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, watched Ranking of Kings, talks about Kamen Rider with Tojima Tanzaburo wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, and rants about Spotted Flower and Shimoku Kio!!!
Continue readingPing Pong
A sports manga about two teenager athletes who interact with rivals and friends though competitive ping pong.
We’ve done a Retrospective on this series and covered the anime adaptation.
An absolute modern manga masterpiece. You have some of Taiyo Matsumoto‘s best work when it comes to dynamic paneling. The simple yet understandable nicknames of the characters and their relationships. The friendship, rivalry and trust between Smile and Peco is perfectly paced and a joy to read. I also highly recommend Masaaki Yuasa directed anime series as well.
Available in English from VIZ.
~dakazu
348 – Manga in Motion 48 – Ping Pong the Animation
On this episode we mourn the sudden death of Kentaro Miura, talk about the vast impact of Berserk, and discuss the strenuous work schedules of manga artists! Then we review the fantastic Ping Pong the Animation and examine the changes director Masaaki Yuasa made to the Taiyo Matsumoto’s original manga!!!
Continue reading347 – Ping Pong part 2
This week dakazu talks about Sui Ishida’s new series Chojin X and the end of pesuyama poppy’s Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade! Then we finish up our Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s fantastic sports series, Ping Pong!!!
Continue reading346 – Ping Pong part 1
This episode Darfox is in absentia but that doesn’t stop us from starting a new Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Ping Pong! Join us as we take a look at Matsumoto’s fantastic art work and cinematic use of perspectives that tells the tale of two friends who learn what competitive high school table tennis means to them!!!
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