546 – One Shot 83 – Understanding Comics
We’re back from our break to discuss Scott McCloud‘s Understanding Comics! Does this 30 year old breakdown on the artistry of comics still hold up?! We also talk about Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle, Hunter x Hunter, and more!!!
Continue reading530 – New Chapter Check-in 13 – Weekly Shonen Jump 2024
dakazu and Darfox are back to talk about new happenings in Chainsaw Man, and discuss the drastic changes that have been happening in Weekly Shonen Jump!!!
Continue reading481 – Manga in Motion 60 – Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho
Morgana returns this week as we take a deep dive into the live-action Yu Yu Hakusho! We also discuss the anime of Delicious in Dungeon and Solo Leveling along with some delicious delinquent manga!!!
Continue reading478 – One Shot 68 – The Right Way to Make Jump!
On this episode we thank our Ko-fi supporters, give our choices for anime adaptations, give impressions on the Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho, and discuss the use of AI in manga creation. Then, we look at the cute report manga The Right Way to Make Jump! that also reveals a bigger industry issue!!!
Continue reading465 – One Shot 61 – Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man
On this episode we discuss wrasslin, antipork bias, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Master Keaton Remaster, Quantum Break, Blood on the Tracks, Welcome Back, Alice, and more! Then we examine the collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one shot works with Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man!!!
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 reading422 – Chainsaw Man part 3
Halloween! This week we’re joined by the fantastic Marion “Microwavey” as he auditions to replace Darfox! Marion talks about Anime NYC, Trigun Stampede and more! Then we dive into volumes 7-9 for our penultimate Retrospective on Chainsaw Man!!!
Continue reading412 – 8 Year Anniversary Guest Gaiden 12 – Horror & Hunter x Hunter with Whimsy
We’re celebrating 8 years of Manga Machinations! Joining us is YouTuber Whimsy to talk about her love of horror movies and manga! Then we have a Saikyo Selections on Hunter x Hunter by discussing the 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc!!!
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Continue readingYu Yu Hakusho
A manga about delinquent Yusuke Urameshi who dies saving a child. Since it was not his time to pass on, he is offered a chance at reviving and goes on the become a spirit detective for the Underworld.
We’ve done a Retrospective on this series.
This is an absolute classic. While is starts as a ghost procedural, once Yu Yu Hakusho shifts into battle manga it really takes off. The dark tournament is one of the best arcs out of all shonen manga. It’s really such a shame that Yoshihiro Togashi struggled so much with health issues and pushback from editors while he was drawing this series. At least now with Hunter x Hunter he’s given free reign over his chapter release schedule.
English editions are available from VIZ.
~dakazu
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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