313 – Retrospective Redux 3 – A Silent Voice
This week we dive into spoilers for volume 8 of BEASTARS, Morgana checks out Pop Life from Star Fruit Books, dakazu loves Requiem of the Rose King, and we rejoice at the upcoming release of Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! Then we revisit one of our beloved Retrospectives with A Silent Voice and find ourselves with a lot of critiques for Yoshitoki Oima’s beloved series!!!
Continue readingA Silent Voice
A manga about a bully who harassed a deaf girl who grows up and tries to find a way to atone for his sins.
We’ve covered this series as a Retrospective.
This is one of the best manga we’ve read for this podcast. Yoshitoki Oima does a fantastic job crafting a story that truly examines all aspects of bullying. I think her visual representation of placing “x” marks on characters faces is genius. The anime movie is good but suffers from having to cram 7 volumes worth of material into 2 hours. I highly recommend this series that’s available from Kodansha.
~dakazu
To Your Eternity
To Your Eternity
A manga about an immortal being who slowly learns about humanity through the experiences it accumulates interacting with individuals over multiple generations.
We’ve discussed this manga on a recent episode.
This is Yoshitoki Oima‘s follow up to her award winning masterpiece A Silent Voice. I’ll be honest. It took me a long time to really get into this manga because it’s such a slow burn. It takes multiple story arcs for the immortal Fushi to even learn how to speak and interact properly with humans around him. I think volume 8 is where I finally got into the story and now there’s been a wild change that’s got me hooked to read the newest chapters.
Currently To Your Eternity isn’t as good as A Silent Voice but I’ll continue to read this unique series by Oima until it’s complete. It’s available in English from Kodansha Comics.
~dakazu
293 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 2
This week Darfox is finally ready to read Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI while Seamus and dakazu discuss the unpredictable changes in To Your Eternity! Then we continue our Retrospetive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Yu Yu Hakusho as Yusuke and the gang fully transition into shonen battle manga antics!!!
Continue reading275 – 2019 Year End News & Manga Review
Welcome to the final episode of Manga Machinations for 2019! Seamus is back, which means all the hosts are ready to discuss all the news stories from this year before sharing their personal top 3 manga, honorable mentions, and worst manga of the year!!!
Continue reading163 – Manga in Motion 23 – A Silent Voice
Darfox is back and we’re ready to review the anime movie adaptation of A Silent Voice for our main segment Manga in Motion!
Continue reading105 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 3
This week darfox kicks things off by taking a look at Mizuki Shigeru’s most famous series Gegege no Kitarou, we discuss the lack of mainstream American non-fiction comics, and dakazu considers checking out a “manga” exhibition at the local art museum. Then we conclude our A Silent Voice retrospective by covering the final chapters and sharing our final thoughts on this phenomenal series!!!(covers chapters 43-62)
Continue reading104 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 2
On this episode we debate the value of sequel manga akin to Boruto, dakazu takes a look at Rensuke Oshikiri’s generic horror manga Sayuri, we discuss the 40th anniversary/finale of Shonen Jump’s longest running series Kochikame, and talk about the new anime seasons of The Eccentric Family and Yowamushi Pedal! Afterwords, we continue with our A Silent Voice retrospective! We delve into some new characters and the continuing drama of this touching series!!!(covers chapters 24-42)
Continue reading103 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 1
In this episode Seamus looks at another Shigeru Mizuki work, Nonnonba,and dakazu is satisfied with the conclusion of Jisatsutou(Suicide Island). Then we jump into our newest retrospective, A Silent Voice! We explain the significance of the Japanese title, praise the detailed artwork, and examine the great cast of characters and the realism behind their relationships and motivations!!!(covers chapters 1-23)
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