We’ve got an amazing gift just in time for Christmas! Get ready for another year end celebration with the Manga Machination Awards! Seamus, Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu are ready to present their awards and top manga lists for 2022!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Christmas is Here” by The Delegates, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Main Segment Manga Machinations Awards 2022: We present our favorite podcast moments and personal awards, along with our top manga picks of 2022 - 00:01:40 Best for Manga Machinations Award - 00:01:54 Biggest Interest Darfox tried to Shoehorn into the Podcast Award - 00:03:54 “Manga I’m glad the guys were suckered into reading” Award - 00:06:18 Most Enjoyable Manga Mac Discussion Award - 00:07:48 Best Filmed but not yet Edited Manga Mac TV Content Award - 00:10:05 Best Older Series Discovered by dakazu Award - 00:12:29 “I loved this and want to read more but somehow completely forgot about it” Award - 00:13:20 Best Recipe dakazu got from a Manga Award - 00:15:01 “I was frankly surprised this was as good as it was” Award - 00:16:57 Best CO-OP Rings Moment Award - 00:21:07 Worst thing Darfox missed out on because of his torn ACL Award - 00:25:12 Most Exciting Release of the Year Award - 00:30:17 “Fuck This” Hall of Fame - 00:32:51 Best Manga Chapter Cover Art Award - 00:36:37 Manga Machinations Listener Popularity Award - 00:41:18 Best fan made Chainsaw Man OP/ED Award - 00:44:51 “There’s Still Hope” Award - 00:45:53 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite popular manga series - 00:49:42 Transition Song: “What’s Another Year” by Johnny Logan, Morgana’s Top Manga of 2022 - 00:50:11 Darfox8’s Top Manga of 2022 - 00:54:51 dakazu’s Top Manga of 2022 - 01:07:32 Seamus’ Top Manga of 2022 - 01:21:02 Manga Machinations Mangaka Hall of Fame - 01:28:52 Final reflection on 2022, Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Auld Lang Syne” by Lone Star Vibes - 01:35:33

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, FIFA World Cup 00:06:35 - Listener Emails: World Cup and sports manga 00:13:46 - Disappointing anime adaptations 00:18:49 - Our picks for Manga artists redrawing another manga 00:23:13 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu read Nagata Kabi’s new manga, Suizou ga Kowaretara sukoshi Ikiyasuku narimashita. 00:27:21 - dakazu got an excellent recipe from Gengoroh Tagame’s BL food manga Uo to Mizu 00:32:41 - Turns out, Hunter x Hunter is really good 00:37:25 - The newest chapters for Saikyoushoku [Ryuukishi] kara Shokyuushoku [Hakobiya] ni natta noni, nazeka Yuushatachi kara Tayoraretemasu have become stale and boring 00:44:14 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga Machinations Awards 2022, we’ll be looking back on this past year with our top manga picks along with our individual awards and favorite podcast moments 00:44:42 - Main Segment Recommendation Round-up: Single Volumes, Transition Song: “Riverside Life” by Ty Simon, We share recommendations for single volume releases that we think you should own, Including: 00:45:36 - An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya 00:49:10 - My Broken Mariko by Waka Hirako 00:54:02 - Manga Poverty by Shuho Sato 00:56:10 - Remina by Junji Ito 01:01:00 - Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! by Kanako Inuki 01:04:04 - Town of Pigs by Hideshi Hino 01:04:57 - Invisible Parade by MISSISSIPPI 01:08:13 - The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud by Kuniko Tsurita 01:13:15 - Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow by Toranosuke Shimada 01:15:44 - Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno 01:20:14 - A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio 01:25:14 - Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki 01:29:48 - Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto 01:34:14 - All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga 01:36:35 - Children of Mu-Town by Masumura Jushichi 01:38:42 - Maiden Railways by Asumiko Nakamura 01:42:56 - Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame 01:46:51 - Next Week’s Topic: Manga Machinations Awards 2022, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

On this episode we discuss oversized omnibuses, Netflix’s Wednesday, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie, Hades-sama no Mujihi na Konin, and more! Then it’s time for Morgana to check out Darfox’s favorite teen S&M romantic comedy, Nana & Kaoru! It’s gonna be sexy!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Seamus’ drunk weekend - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our opinions on oversized omnibuses - 00:01:50 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is enjoying the new Adams Family Netflix series Wednesday - 00:07:42 *SPOILERS* We talk about the newest episodes of Chainsaw Man - 00:11:06 *SPOILERS* Darfox saw The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie - 00:15:46 *SPOILERS* dakazu was disappointed about the non-ending to Wonderland - 00:29:17 Hades-sama no Mujihi na Konin is a fun romantic comedy about Hades trying to avoid marriage - 00:34:32 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Recommendation Round-up, We will be presenting various single volume manga series that we recommend you buy and read - 00:39:42 Main Segment Morgana’s Manga Makeup: Nana & Kaoru, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, Morgana will read the first omnibus collection of the S&M romantic comedy by Ryuta Amazume that was previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined - 00:40:43 Next Week’s Topic: Recommendation Round-up, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:34:29

This week it’s all about Paru Itagaki! We spoil BEASTARS volume 21 and discuss the new chapter of Beast Complex! Then we examine her strange manga about a germaphobe looking for love in our One Shot on Drip Drip!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Netflix region lock on the Berserk anime - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Spin-off novelizations of manga - 00:02:06 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu is disappointed Seamus did not read more Land of the Lustrous - 00:14:30 *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 21 - 00:15:51 *SPOILERS* Morgana’s husband has started reading Chainsaw Man after watching the anime - 00:35:08 Morgana has been playing Pokémon Scarlet - 00:37:51 Paru Itagaki put out a new chapter of Beast Complex about catfishing on dating apps - 00:39:09 Itaru Bonnoki drew a response to last week’s substitute manuscript provided by Rensuke Oshikiri - 00:40:11 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Morgana’s Manga Makeup, Morgana will read a manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, Nana & Kaoru by Ryuta Amazume - 00:43:14 Main Segment One Shot: Drip Drip. Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Paru Itagaki’s story of a woman who gets nosebleeds from extreme germaphobia who tries to find love - 00:45:02 Next Week’s Topic: Nana & Kaoru, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:21:03

Order is up for our final Retrospective episode on Chainsaw Man! We’re joined by Darfox’s friend Amber to discuss the end of the Public Safety Arc with volumes 10 and 11! Amber also talks about her manga and anime origins, as well as her love for Case Closed, Fruits Basket, and more!!! Follow Amber! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Just the Way You Like It” by Guesthouse, Opening, Introductions, Prolific Amber and Procrastinator Darfox - 00:00:00 Amber talks about her manga/anime fandom origins and her love of Fruits Basket, Case Closed, cosplay, and ramen - 00:01:55 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Amber has been reading Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend - 00:09:25 *SPOILERS* Beyond The Promised Neverland features one shots and an epilogue for The Promised Neverland - 00:12:04 Amber loves Witch Hat Atelier and Today's Menu for the Emiya Family - 00:14:34 Amber talks about Something’s Wrong With Us, Fire Force, and Hirano and Kagiura - 00:18:30 dakazu is wary of potentially problematic character in Devils’ Line II: Gyakushu - 00:21:08 Rensuke Oshikiri breaks the 4th wall with his one shot Daigen-chan - 00:22:30 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Drip Drip, We will review Paru Itagaki’s story of a woman who gets nosebleeds from extreme germaphobia trying to find love - 00:26:44 Main Segment Retrospective: Chainsaw Man. Transition Song: “Get Ready” by Midnight Noise, We discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series(covers vols 10-11) - 00:27:47 Next Week’s Topic: Drip Drip, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:27:32

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!!! Follow Marion and check out his projects! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Just the Way You Like It” by Guesthouse, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Marion shares his manga/anime fandom origins and talks about becoming kindred souls with Darfox - 00:02:04 Marion talks about his experiences at Anime NYC - 00:12:18 Marion got to see the first episode of Trigun Stampede - 00:16:28 We discuss the manga licensing announcements of Innocent, Wind Breaker, Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen, Scribbles, and more - 00:29:30 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Marion checked out the webtoon True Beauty - 00:35:13 Marion keeps up on One Piece and Hunter x Hunter - 00:38:25 dakazu read more MARS and finished Midnight Secretary - 00:39:42 Morgana watched Everything Everywhere All At Once and loved it - 00:45:33 Darfox wants to play God of War Ragnarök but is distracted by Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 - 00:49:56 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man, We will discuss and review Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series with special guest Amber(covers vols 10-11) - 00:55:01 Main Segment Retrospective: Chainsaw Man. Transition Song: “Get Ready” by Midnight Noise, We discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series(covers vols 7-9) - 00:55:46 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:06:02

On this episode Morgana leads the charge for another Shojo Showdown! We examine the first volumes of MARS, Midnight Secretary, and Ouran High School Host Club! We also discuss Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, SPY X FAMILY, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, The Gamestars, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Work survivor’s guilt - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Anime remakes - 00:04:51 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has a stupid power creep and looks great - 00:15:12 Anime discussion on Mob Psycho 100, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia, and Golden Kamuy - 00:20:35 Morgana has been watching Chainsaw Man and SPY X FAMILY anime with her husband - 00:26:41 dakazu has read way more of the Witch Hat Atelier spin-off, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, than the series proper - 00:35:08 Utsubyou ni natte Manga ga Kakenaku narimashita follows Koji Aihara as he suffers suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 pandemic - 00:37:34 dakazu loved Natsume Ono’s new manga The Gamestars - 00:43:18 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man, We will discuss and review Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series with special guest Marion(covers vols 7-9) - 00:47:36 Main Segment Shojo Showdown: Ouran High School Host Club/Midnight Secretary/MARS, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:49:04, Including: Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori - 00:50:43 Midnight Secretary by Tomu Ohmi - 01:07:48 MARS by Fuyumi Soryo - 01:19:47 We pick our favorite out of the three shojo manga - 01:40:05 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:42:51

This week dakazu and Morgana are back and we’re joined once again by Whimsy! We discuss Choujin X, Genkaku Picasso, Homunculus, The First Slam Dunk, and more! Then we dive into our Chainsaw Man Retrospective by examining volumes 4-6!!! Follow Whimsy and check out her YouTube and Blog! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Just the Way You Like It” by Guesthouse, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Whimsy has been enjoying the wonderful art of Sui Ishida in Choujin X - 00:02:01 Genkaku Picasso by Usamaru Furuya was a tearjerker - 00:08:48 dakazu likes fact checking Yama to Hawaii with his wife - 00:14:32 News: Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Hideo Yamamoto’s Homunculus - 00:17:26 A trailer for THE FIRST SLAM DUNK reveals 3D animation and voice actor recasting - 00:19:31 This Manga is Awesome! panel from New York Comic Con now on Manga Mac TV - 00:24:35 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori, Midnight Secretary by Tomu Ohmi, and Mars by Fuyumi Soryo - 00:27:33 Main Segment Retrospective: Chainsaw Man. Transition Song: “Get Ready” by Midnight Noise, We discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series(covers vols 4-6) - 00:30:51 Next Week’s Topic: Ouran High School Host Club/Midnight Secretary/Mars, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:49:39

October Extravaganza comes to a bloody end with the start of our Chainsaw Man Retrospective. But not before our special guest schools us on some of the current anime airing this season. Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast talks to us about Urusei Yatsura, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and more! Listen to the Anime Nostalgia Podcast and follow Dawn! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 The Crew asks Dawn about her Halloween traditions. - 00:02:12 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Dawn talks about the absolutely stacked anime season - 00:05:27 Darfox and Dawn talks about the new Urusei Yatsura anime series and the audio commentary Dawn is making for each episode - 00:06:56 An interloper shows up and interrupts our guest in the middle of her segment. He talks about The Right Way to Make Jump by Takeshi Sakurai - 00:09:34 Dawn talks about Go For It Again, Nakamura!! by Syundei, Orochi by Kazuo Umezu, and the 90s Berserk anime - 00:13:52 Darfox talks about the live action movies based on The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami - 00:17:53 Darfox and Dawn talk about Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - 00:24:38 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective continuation on Chainsaw Man. dakazu and Morgana will return, reuniting the main crew but they will also be joined by a very special guest: Whimsy! We will read volumes 4, 5, 6 all available on the Shonen Jump App. - 00:32:18 Main Segment Retrospective: Chainsaw Man. Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, The crew talk about their introduction to Chainsaw Man and the contrast with some of Tatsuki Fujimoto previous works - 00:32:57 The crew talks about how the author makes storylines about heavy subjects but lets the audience discover what it’s about on their own, such as Denji and Makima’s relationship - 00:50:18 We discuss the finer points of Chainsaw Man’s anatomy - 01:01:42 We analyze the lore behind the devils and specifically the political aspects of the Gun Devil - 01:06:03 The crew talks about the infamous “kiss” scene - 01:31:46 Anime vs Manga: we talk about the ways the anime looks good and how the manga’s art is irreplaceable for us. - 01:42:33 We complain about manga fans who can’t help hint and spoil stuff for anime watchers, and we dissect the anime OP’s movie references - 01:46:50 Darfox makes the realization that the unique Ending Song for the Chainsaw Man episodes will ruin him in anime music quiz - 01:52:05 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:59:12

October Extravaganza continues but this time dakazu is away. So Darfox, Seamus and Morgana must bravely tackle the Pet Shop of Horrors in our main segment. But not before talking about Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! and the new Urusei Yatsura anime. Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 The Crew talks trick or treating and Halloween anticipation. - 00:01:23 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana talks about Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! - 00:04:41 Darfox talks about the new Urusei Yatsura anime series on HIDIVE - 00:13:40 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto. dakazu and Morgana will be away so Darfox and Seamus will be joined by a very special guest. Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast. We will read the first 3 volumes all available on the Shonen Jump App. - 00:25:25 Main Segment Manga in Motion: Pet Shop of Horrors. Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, Morgana talks about her origin with the manga and some of the mangaka’s other work. - 00:28:00 We give a synopsis of the anime and talk about it’s similarities with the classic 80s horror movie Gremlins - 00:33:32 We start our discussion on the four episodes - 00:48:40 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto featuring Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:27:24

October Extravaganza continues with Morgana and Darfox returning from New York Comic Con! We discuss their trip, Bad Boys, Happy Home, Fire Punch, Chainsaw Man, and more! Then we check out Franken Fran, Wonderland, and Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation for a Triple Dip!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Darfox and Morgana recap their trip to New York Comic Con and the This Manga is Awesome! panel - 00:01:09 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana was read volume 2 of Bad Boys, Happy Home - 00:23:43 *SPOILERS* Seamus compares themes from Fire Punch to other media - 00:27:27 Darfox and dakazu gush over the Chainsaw Man anime - 00:40:54 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is very similar to Revolutionary Girl Utena - 00:49:17 dakazu gives his first impressions of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - 00:52:38 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Pet Shop of Horrors, We will review the 1999 anime adaptation of Matsuri Akino’s horror manga about a mysterious pet shop in Chinatown - 00:55:12 Main Segment Triple Dip: Wonderland/Franken Fran/Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We read the first volume of three different horror manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite - 00:57:49, Including: Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa - 00:58:43 Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu - 01:11:14 Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi - 01:23:49 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:38:33 Next Week’s Topic: Pet Shop of Horrors, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:40:15

With Darfox and Morgana away at New York Comic Con, Seamus and dakazu have decided to revisit Prose Picks and read a novel! They check out Sayaka Murata’s tale of a woman trying to escape societal expectations in Earthlings! They also discuss Ooku: The Inner Chambers and Fire Punch!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and Morgana live at the This Manga is Awesome! panel, Four Loko - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our favorite light novel adaptations - 00:04:32 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, *SPOILERS* We discuss the end of Ooku: The Inner Chambers - 00:09:12 dakazu and Seamus have been reading Fire Punch for comparison with Earthlings - 00:22:56 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read and compare three different horror themed manga, including: Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa, Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi, and Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu - 00:32:47 Main Segment Prose Picks: Earthlings, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We review Sayaka Murata’s novel about a woman who wishes to be an alien free from the human society she is forced to conform to - 00:34:12 Next Week’s Topic: Wonderland/Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation/Franken Fran, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:12:42

We’re kicking off this year’s October Extravaganza by finishing our Dorohedoro Retrospective! What SHOCKING fate awaits Caiman and Nikaido? Is the Gyoza Fairy real? Tune in to find out! We also discuss spoilers from BEASTARS volume 20!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Plastic cauldrons, Hocus Pocus 2 - 00:00:00 Our October Extravaganza schedule vlog - 00:03:34 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 20 - 00:04:45 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Prose Picks, We will read and review the novel Earthlings by Sayaka Murata - 00:26:24 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 22-23) - 00:41:13 Next Week’s Topic: Earthlings, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:26:35

It’s time for the penultimate episode of our Dorohedoro Retrospective! We deliberate over the major revelations and make predictions on how it will all end! We also discuss edgelord manga, Darfox catches up on Overlord, and dakazu loves Ramen Akaneko! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, dakazu got a dog - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Suggestions for the most edgelord manga - 00:02:43 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox has been watching Overlord with Overlord enthusiast Lightningbolt - 00:13:02 - dakazu is glad ANGYAMAN found success with Ramen Akaneko - 00:32:42  Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 22-23) - 00:40:02 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 19-21) - 00:41:13 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:26:35

On this episode Darfox catches up on The Fable and dakazu checks out Keito Gaku’s new series Aoba no Basuke! Then we rack our brains trying to solve the mysteries of Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Kung fu watch party, Feliz Jueves meme - 00:00:00 Darfox will be on the This Manga is Awesome! panel at New York Comic Con - 00:02:18 Listener Mail: Congratulations for 8 years of Manga Machinations - 00:06:58 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has been reading the rapidly releasing volumes of The Fable - 00:10:26 Morgana has been reading Ghosts and watching The Rings of Power - 00:16:43 dakazu checks out Keito Gaku’s new basketball manga Aoba no Basuke - 00:20:38 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 19-21) - 00:23:33 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 16-18) - 00:24:10 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:20:36

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!!! Follow Whimsy and check out her YouTube and Blog! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Similarities we share with Whimsy - 00:00:00 Learning about Whimsy’s background - 00:05:13 Discussing the horror genre through videogames, movies, and manga - 00:09:46 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 16-18) - 00:38:44 Main Segment Saikyo Selections: Hunter x Hunter, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We examine Yoshihiro Togashi’s epic adventure series through a *FULL-SPOILER* discussion on the 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc(covers vols. 30-32) - 00:39:03 Sharing our final thoughts - 01:43:15 Wrapping up, Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:46:39

On this episode Morgana finally has the long awaited 5th omnibus of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Darfox checks out Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and dakazu examines extreme fandom with Sachiko Takeuchi’s Okkake!! Then we continue our Retrospective of Dorohedoro as thing really start getting weird!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Bidets and Porta Potties - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana finally understands Melon from BEASTARS - 00:03:29 Omnibus 5 of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service has finally been released - 00:05:11 Darfox checks out the prologue episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - 00:11:01 Sachiko Takeuchi goes into various hardcore fandom with Okkake! -00:19:47 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 8 Year Anniversary Guest Gaiden: Horror & Hunter x Hunter with Whimsy, We will be celebrating 8 years of Manga Machinations with guest YouTuber Whimsy by discussing horror movies and manga, along with the 13th Chairman Election arc from Hunter x Hunter - 00:48:56 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 13-15) - 00:50:22 Next Week’s Topic: Horror & Hunter x Hunter, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:38:52

This week Darfox and dakazu are doing a long overdue New Chapter Check-in! They discuss the newest chapters and story arcs for Chainsaw Man, Black Clover, My Hero Academia, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 13-15) - 00:01:07 Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL-SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga - 00:01:41, Including: Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 00:02:27 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero - 00:20:59 Black Clover by Yuki Tabata - 00:30:32 My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi - 00:41:23 Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami - 00:52:26 Doron Dororon by Gen Osuka - 00:53:51 Quick thoughts on Sakamoto Days, Mission: Yozakura Family, and One Piece - 00:55:20 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 00:58:28

Morgana is out so the guys check out Kowloon Generic Romance, Lost Lad London, and Heterogenia Linguistico for a Yen Press Triple Dip! dakazu also read Sachiko Takeuchi‘s Thailand travelogue of Otoko ni nari Thai! Watashi no Kareshi wa moto Onna!!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Our Discord, Upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero content - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Manga we want in color - 00:02:34 Picking manga artists to redraw other manga - 00:09:07 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Otoko ni nari Thai! Watashi no Kareshi wa moto Onna! follows Sachiko Takeuchi as she accompanies her partner to Thailand for their sex reassignment surgery - 00:14:15 Next Episode Preview and Rundown:  New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite popular manga series - 00:23:17 Main Segment Triple Dip: Heterogenia Linguistico/Lost Lad London/Kowloon Generic Romance, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the first volume of three different Yen Press manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite - 00:25:00 Including: Heterogenia Linguistico by Salt Seno - 00:26:21 Lost Lad London by Shima Shinya - 00:38:27 Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki - 00:50:19  We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:06:50 Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:07:52

On this episode we answer some emails, dakazu finishes rewatching Black Clover, and Morgana is enjoying Netflix's The Sandman. Then we get into a new Triple Dip episode by examining the Marvel manga crossovers of Marvel’s Secret Reverse and Wolverine: SNIKT!, along with the official release of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Elden Ring - 00:00:00  Listener Mail: Recent hobby obsessions - 00:03:42 Reading all of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - 00:15:13 Our picks for the Fall 2022 anime season - 00:23:53 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu and his wife finished watching all 170 episodes of Black Clover - 00:32:07 Morgana and dakazu give their first impressions of Netflix’s The Sandman - 00:33:31 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read and compare three different manga from Yen Press, including: Lost Lad London by Shima Shinya, Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki, and Heterogenia Linguistico by Salt Seno - 00:40:02  Main Segment Triple Dip: Wolverine: SNIKT!/Marvel’s Secret Reverse/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the first volume of three different manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite,  Including: - 00:41:28 Wolverine: SNIKT! by Tsutomu Nihei - 00:42:52 Marvel’s Secret Reverse by Kazuki Takahashi - 00:59:00 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano - 01:20:08 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:44:53 Next Week’s Topic: Lost Lad London/Kowloon Generic Romance/Heterogenia Linguistico, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:46:38

Our Dorohedoro Retrospective gets wild with new revelations and major events that change everything! dakazu also talks about stray cats in Tsureneko - Maruru to Hachi and Junichiro Saito’s bizarre Shit Chofu series!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Hang nails, A message from Lightningbolt72 - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Tsureneko - Maruru to Hachi is a manga about two cats living as strays on the streets - 00:03:12 dakazu loved the weird stories in Junichiro Saito’s Shit Chofu, Shit Chofu Gangsta Story, and Shit Chofu Mystery America - 00:08:56 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read and compare three different manga, including: Marvel’s Secret Reverseby Kazuki Takahashi, Wolverine: Snikt! by Tsutomu Nihei, and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano - 00:11:57 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 10-12) - 00:15:55 Next Week’s Topic: Marvel’s Secret Reverse/Wolverine: Snikt!/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:32:12

This week we discuss everything in BEASTARS vol. 19 and dakazu examines the Manga Up! app. Then we continue our descent into chaos with part 3 of our Dorohedoro Retrospective! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Joining our Discord server - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS vol. 19 - 00:02:39 Morgana checks out the popular BL romance comic Heartstopper - 00:22:31 Square Enix’s Manga Up! global app is plagued with excessive censorship and split chapters - 00:24:55 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 10-12) - 00:34:21 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 7-9) - 00:34:31 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:20:25

On this episode we’re joined by Emuh Ruh and zhuchka from Glacier Bay Books! We’ll be talking about how Glacier Bay Books got started and learn more about everything involved with being a small manga publisher! Then we do a deep dive into the contents of their newest indie comics anthology, Glaeolia 3!!! Buy books from Glacier Bay Books! Follow Emuh Ruh and zhuchka! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Guest Interview: Learning about the origins of Glacier Bay Books - 00:03:30 Discovering and working with various manga creators - 00:17:00 Backstory behind publishing Imai Arata’s F - 00:23:21 Stories about proper etiquette when communicating with Japanese companies - 00:27:38 “Bucket List” manga creators Emuh and zhuchka want to publish - 00:33:56 Discussing the issues with the lopsided support Japanese publishers give to manga creators - 00:44:18 The impact of the pandemic on printing schedules - 00:54:43 Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Glaeolia 3, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, *SPOILERS* We do a deep analysis of Glacier Bay Books newest indie comics anthology with Emuh Ruh & zhuchka - 01:11:38, Full-spoiler discussions on: 30th Century by Yuichi Yokoyama - 01:16:05 In the Doggsoup by Junichiro Saito - 01:21:14 Everyday Scenery by oratnir - 01:24:09 The Invisible Woman vs the Master Swindler by Tsuchika Nishimura - 01:28:01 White Dream by Isao Yamada - 01:31:26 Rain in Nakasu by Hadena Kangofu - 01:35:55 Impatient Ms. S by KOYUBI - 01:47:26 Move Forward by Konomi Oumi - 01:51:18 Specimen Room of Existence by Kotaro Mitsuhashi - 01:54:05 Baby It’s You by Reiji Fukitsu - 02:01:43 New York Diaries by Akino Kondoh - 02:08:35 2⁹⁹⁹ by Nagaharu Yagi - 02:21:46 September Friends by Suzuka Komachiya - 02:29:23 Our final thoughts, Outro - 02:41:14 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:53:32

This week we travel further into the chaos as we continue our Retrospective on Dorohedoro! We also discuss Go to Sleep (I Miss You), The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe, the return of Chainsaw Man, and The Boys season 3!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Bugs and other pests - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Characters we can’t stand - 00:06:03 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Go to Sleep (I Miss You) is a fun slice-of-life comic about new parenthood - 00:09:47 Morgana enjoyed the light novel based The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe - 00:12:55 Darfox and dakazu gush over the return of Chainsaw Man - 00:16:53 *SPOILERS* dakazu and Darfox discuss season 3 of The Boys - 00:22:18 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Glaeolia 3 with Emuh Ruh and zhuchka of Glacier Bay Books - 00:31:11 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 4-6) - 00:32:33 Next Week’s Topic: Glaeolia 3, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:30:45

On this episode we finally get started with our Retrospective on Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro! Join us as we examine volumes 1-3 of this dark violent fantasy! We also discuss the Uncle from Another World anime, Wytchwood, and Devils’ Line II: Gyakushu!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Zero Gravity” by Dono, Opening, Introductions, Thanking our Ko-fi supporters - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu are excited for the start of the Uncle from Another World anime - 00:01:30 Morgana has been busy playing her new favorite game Wytchwood - 00:06:21 dakazu is happy to report that Devils’ Line II: Gyakushu is more Devils’ Line - 00:10:19 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 4-6) - 00:15:35 Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 1-3) - 00:17:09 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:13:59

Join us for an encore episode of Pride and Panels this week! We’re doing a One Shot on Gengoroh Tagame’s new release, Our Colors! Also Morgana checked out Weeaboo, Darfox continues following RuriDragon, and dakazu loved Boku to Kowasareta Hatsukoi!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Afterbirth - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana has feedback for Episode 401 - 00:02:08 Morgana can relate to the 90′s anime/manga fandom in Weeaboo - 00:04:52 Morgana reports about her experience attending the 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference - 00:10:48 Darfox and dakazu discuss the big popularity of RuriDragon - 00:14:13 dakazu loved Nijibashiri’s bittersweet memoir Boku to Kowasareta Hatsukoi - 00:21:16 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 1-3) - 00:28:23 Main Segment One Shot: Our Colors, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We review Gengoroh Tagame’s book about a closeted gay teenager who’s world changes when he meets an openly gay man - 00:29:24 Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:20:53

Morgana is out this week but she left us a great selection of books from Yen Press to read for Pride and Panels! Here’s our Triple Dip on New York, New York, Catch These Hands!, and I Want to be a Wall! Also, Darfox saw Fruits Basket: Prelude and dakazu read the continuation of Berserk!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Work that went into video podcast of episode 400 - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Rereading manga/books and crying bitch boys - 00:02:17 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox took a trip to go see the Fruits Basket: Prelude movie - 00:16:25 dakazu can’t help but feel some disappointment with the new chapters of Berserk - 00:27:12 dakazu and his wife have hit filler episodes of Black Clover - 00:33:14 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Our Colors, We will review Gengoroh Tagame’s book about a closeted gay teenager who’s world changes when he meets an openly gay man - 00:37:23 Main Segment Triple Dip: Catch These Hands!/New York, New York/I Want to be a Wall, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We read the first volume of three different Yen Press LGBTQ+ manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite - 00:38:32 Including: Catch These Hands! by murata - 00:40:01 New York, New York by Marimo Ragawa - 00:47:39 I Want to be a Wall by Honami Shirono - 01:06:21 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:20:24 Next Week’s Topic: Our Colors, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:22:00

Welcome to our very special 400th episode! To celebrate, we’ve recorded a video version! Watch us show off our physical media! Also, we continue our Pride and Panels celebration of Pride Month by reviewing the Doukyusei -Classmates- BL anime film! Watch the video version here! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Our 1st ever video podcast - 00:00:00 Showing off various tchotchkes in our rooms - 00:02:40 Random discussion on Four Loko and other alcoholic beverages - 00:12:17 Whatchu Been Reading: Morgana shows off her copies of STRAY, THRESHOLD, and FASTER from Bulgilhan Press - 00:15:26 Darfox was gifted femme fatale: The Art of Shuzo Oshimi - 00:21:52 Darfox derails us with his collection of Hong Kong movies - 00:26:14 Seamus shows off his copies of The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, Red Flowers, and Children of Mu-Town - 00:27:46 dakazu shows off his copies of The Mermaid and the Prince and From This Flame - 00:29:55 Reading Zeikin de Katta Hon prompts dakazu to ask Darfox questions about working at a library - 00:31:02 Seamus leads the charge for borrowing books from the library - 00:40:58 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the first volume of three different LGBTQ+ themed Yen Press manga, including: I Want to be a Wall by Honomi Shirono, New York, New York by Marimo Ragawa, and Catch These Hands! by murata - 00:43:46 Main Segment Main Segment Manga in Motion: Doukyusei -Classmates-, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We review the 2016 anime film adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura’s popular BL series that is directed by Shouko Nakamura - 00:46:00 Reflecting on 400 episodes of Manga Machinations - 01:23:28 Next Week’s Topic: I Want to be a Wall/New York, New York/Catch These Hands!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:25:58

Our celebration of Pride Month continues! Pride and Panels takes a turn for the perverse as we revisit 10 Dance, Classmates, and Dick Fight Island for a Twiple Dip! Darfox also talks about the brand new RuriDragon, dakazu shares the movie loving Ikari no Roadshow, and the gang discuss the continuation of Berserk!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Teasing episode 400 - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: The manga we want rereleased - 00:01:19 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox checks out the new Weekly Shonen Jump series RuriDragon - 00:06:33 We discuss the announcement for the continuation of Berserk - 00:14:58 Ikari no Roadshow is about Western blockbuster loving nerds - 00:27:59 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Doukyusei -Classmates-, We will review the 2016 anime film adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura’s popular BL series that is directed by Shouko Nakamura - 00:36:15 Main Segment Triple Dip: Dick Fight Island Vol. 2/10 Dance Vol. 2/Classmates Vol. 2: sotsu gyo sei, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We revisit a previous LGBTQ+ Triple Dip selection and read the next volume for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:37:23, Including: Dick Fight Island Vol. 2 by Reibun Ike - 00:38:23 10 Dance Vol. 2 by Inouesatoh - 00:52:27 Classmates Vol. 2: sotsu gyo sei by Asumiko Nakamura - 01:03:09 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:16:32 Next Week’s Topic: Doukyusei -Classmates-, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:17:44

Happy Pride Month everyone! Just like last year, we’re dedicating our episodes in June to LGBTQ+ manga/anime! This year we’re calling it Pride and Panels! We’re starting with a Triple Dip on Bad Boys, Happy Home, A White Rose in Bloom, and Banana Fish! We also discuss Overlord, Black Clover, Me & Roboco, JUMBO MAX, and SPY x FAMILY!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Blood type personality, Astrology - 00:00:00  Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox goes galaxy brain after watching Overlord - 00:05:38 dakazu and his wife finally reached episode 63 of Black Clover - 00:17:54 Me & Roboco is surprisingly wholesome and has the best parody covers - 00:20:17 JUMBO MAX is a crime drama about a pharmacist who recreates a super erectile disfunction drug - 00:24:17 Morgana started watching SPY x FAMILY- 00:33:51 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three Triple Dip picks and read the second volume, Including: Dick Fight Island Vol. 2 by Reibun Ike, Classmates Vol. 2: Sotsu gyo sei by Asumiko Nakamura, and 10 Dance Vol. 2 by Inouesatoh - 00:38:51 Main Segment Triple Dip: Bad Boys, Happy Home/Banana Fish/A White Rose in Bloom, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We read the first volume of three different LGBTQ+ manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite, - 00:39:41 Including: Bad Boys, Happy Home by SHOOWA & Hiromasa Okujima - 00:40:55 Banana Fish by Akimi Yoshida - 00:58:45 A White Rose in Bloom by Asumiko Nakamura - 01:17:10 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:29:06 Next Week’s Topic: Dick Fight Island Vol. 2/Classmates Vol. 2: Sotsu gyo sei/10 Dance Vol. 2, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:31:56

For the final installment of our City Hunter Multimedia Retrospective we’re joined by our friend Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast to discuss the 2018 French action comedy Nicky Larson! We also have spoiler-talk for volume 18 of BEASTARS and impressions on the new Star Wars: Mandalorian and Star Wars: Visions manga!!! Listen to the Anime Nostalgia Podcast and follow Dawn! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Crime Scene’” by DoGBeaT, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Dawn has been reading Oshi no Ko, Goodbye, Eri, Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater, Town of Pigs, and Bad Boys, Happy Home - 00:00:54 *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 18 - 00:05:14 dakazu checked out the manga adaptations of Star Wars: Visions and Star Wars: Mandalorian - 00:26:10  Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the first volume of three different LGBTQ+ themed manga, including: A White Rose in Bloom by Asumiko Nakamura, Bad Boys, Happy Home by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, and Banana Fish by Akimi Yoshida - 00:34:55 Main Segment Manga in Motion: Nicky Larson, Transition Song: “Sunset Ride” by HVRDVR, we review the 2018 French action comedy that is directed by and starring Philippe Lacheau - 00:36:51 Next Week’s Topic: A White Rose in Bloom/Bad Boys, Happy Home/Banana Fish, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:38:51

For part 3 of our City Hunter Multimedia Retrospective, we watch the original 1987 anime! dakazu also discusses his discomfort with reading Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi and his excitement reading Taeko Uzuki’s Minato Machi Blues!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Crime Scene’” by DoGBeaT, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Revisiting the live-action Battle Royale movie - 00:01:02 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana read BEASTARS volume 18 but Darfox didn’t - 00:11:24 Indigenous characters in Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi made dakazu uncomfortable - 00:12:53 Minato Machi Blues is part 3 of Taeko Uzuki’s autobiographical Ningen Karimenchu series - 00:24:29 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Nicky Larson, we will review the 2018 French action comedy that is directed by and starring Philippe Lacheau - 00:28:55 Main Segment Manga in Motion: City Hunter Anime, Transition Song: “Sunset Ride” by HVRDVR, we will review the original 1987 anime adaptation directed by Kenji Kodama (covers episodes 1-6) - 00:30:50 Next Week’s Topic: Nicky Larson, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:33:05

This week dakazu talks about Our Flag Means Death being BL, more series from Manga Planet Library, and Jiro Matsumoto’s Ichigeki and beautiful place! Then it’s time for Part 2 of our City Hunter Multimedia Retrospective where we examine the Chinese action comedy film City Hunter starring Jackie Chan!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Crime Scene’” by DoGBeaT, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu knows why Morgana likes the very BL pirate show Our Flag Means Death - 00:01:48 dakazu was busy reading GAIRA - Confidential Records of Mythical Beasts and Doctor Mordrid and Chilling Messages from Manga Planet Library - 00:07:01 dakazu finished Jiro Matsumoto’s Ichigeki - 00:11:37 beautiful place is another Jiro Matsumoto manga - 00:14:42 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on City Hunter, we will review the original 1987 anime adaptation - 00:25:16 Main Segment Manga in Motion: Jackie Chan’s City Hunter, Transition Song: “Sunset Ride” by HVRDVR, we review the 1993 Chinese action comedy film adaptation directed by Wong Jing and starring Jackie Chan - 00:26:46 Next Week’s Topic: City Hunter, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:22:56

Welcome to the start of our Multimedia Retrospective on City Hunter! Throughout the rest of this month of May we’ll be looking at various iterations of the girl chasing private detective, Ryo Saeba! For this first episode we will be examining the original manga and the various spinoffs by Tsukasa Hojo! And  stay tuned after the episode for a bonus spoiler discussion on The Batman!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Crime Scene’” by DoGBeaT, Opening, Introductions, Darfox is busy from being too handsome - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our favorite “Haha” podcast moments - 00:03:55  Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana wants listeners to check out Lost Lad London and Let’s Go Karaoke! - 00:10:12 *SPOILERS* Darfox read Oshi no Ko and enjoyed it - 00:13:28 dakazu thinks Koyoharu Gotouge could comfortably retire from the weekly manga grind - 00:24:37 Black Clover continues to be an inconsistent mess of animation quality for dakazu - 00:26:08 dakazu’s wife was bothered by some occasional mispronounced Italian in Ristorante Paradiso - 00:27:37 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on City Hunter, we will review the 1993 Chinese action comedy film adaptation directed by Wong Jing and starring Jackie Chan - 00:31:56 Main Segment Saikyo Selections: City Hunter, Transition Song: “Sunset Ride” by HVRDVR, we examine the beginning of City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo for review and we discuss the various adjacent manga series of Cat’s Eye and Angel Heart - 00:33:36 Next Week’s Topic: City Hunter, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:32:01 Bonus spoiler-talk about The Batman - 01:33:40

Seamus is back so we’re doing a Triple Dip based on series from Manga Planet Library! We’ll be checking out The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!, Sunrise Snack Bar, and Ragna Chronicles! We also discuss My Summer of You, Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu, and the end of Golden Kamuy and Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Special guest star Seamus 00:02:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana checks out the BL My Summer of You 00:03:28 - The intricate art of Jeremy Bastian shines in Cursed Pirate Girl 00:09:12 - Reading Leonard Cohen reminded Morgana of seeing him in concert 00:12:47 - Darfox saw The Batman and takes us on a random tangent to video games 00:21:31 - dakazu enjoyed the endings of Golden Kamuy and Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~ 00:24:10 - dakazu loved learning about Tatsuki Fujimoto’s through his short story collections Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu  00:29:46 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selection on City Hunter, We will examine various iterations of the popular action comedy series, starting with the original manga by Tsukasa Hojo 00:34:16 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Sunrise Snack Bar/Ragna Chronicles/The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the first volume of three different series from Manga Planet Library for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite, Including: 00:42:13 - Sunrise Snack Bar by Rena Yamamoto 00:57:23 - Ragna Chronicles by Masaya Hokazono 01:11:40 - The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa! by Nobuyuki Fukumoto 01:34:13 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga 01:37:54 - Next Week’s Topic: City Hunter, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

This week dakazu and his wife have been watching SPY X FAMILY, Komi Can’t Communicate, and Black Clover! He also finds a contender for best manga of the year with Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo! Then launch into a very Darfox-centric edition of Morgana’s Manga Makeup by revisiting The Fable, Crocodile Baron, and Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, New Let’s Play video on our YouTube channel 00:01:44 - Listener Mail: Our picks for anime reboots, adaptations, and flops 00:21:54 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu’s wife had the same reaction as the viral TikTok on SPY X FAMILY 00:26:24 - The problematic side characters in Komi Can’t Communicate make it hard to enjoy 00:29:44 - dakazu forgot how stretched out the beginning of Black Clover was 00:33:41 - dakazu fell in love with the quirky yet wholesome vibe of Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo 00:41:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the first volume of three different manga from Manga Planet to pick our favorite, including: Sunrise Snack Bar by Rena Yamamoto, The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa! by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, and Ragna Chronicles by Masaya Hokazono 00:42:51 - Main Segment Morgana’s Manga Makeup: Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji/The Fable/Crocodile Baron, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: 00:44:13 - Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto 01:15:19 - The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami 01:29:52 - Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada 01:42:14 - Morgana picks her favorite of the three manga 01:44:55 - Next Week’s Topic: Sunrise Snack Bar/The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!/Ragna Chronicles, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

On this episode we preview Doomsday Cleaning, Darfox and dakazu talk about Chinese splatter film Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, and they praise Tatsuki Fujimoto’s latest one shot Goodbye, Eri! Then we wrap up our Retrospective on Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga Blue Giant!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Jazz it Up” by Wesly Thomas, Opening, Introductions 00:01:19 - Listener Mail: Our recommendations for comedy manga and our favorite comedic manga moments 00:15:14 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, We love the beautifully drawn post-apocalypse short story of Doomsday Cleaning 00:19:18 - Chinese cult film Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of the manga 00:30:06 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu rave over Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Goodbye, Eri 00:42:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Morgana’s Manga Makeup, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami, Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, and Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada 00:44:23 - Main Segment Retrospective: Blue Giant, Transition Song: “A Sophisticated Place” by John Van Houdt, We review Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga about Dai and his journey to become the greatest saxophone player in the world(covers omnibuses vols. 7-10) 01:57:21 - Next Week’s Topic: The Fable/Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji/Crocodile Baron, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

This week we start our Retrospective on Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga Blue Giant! We discuss its blend of kinetic line art with the romanticization of the power of music! Also Darfox8 finishes Steven Universe and dakazu learns about the eccentric folk band Tama in "Tama” to Iu Fune ni Notteita!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Jazz it Up” by Wesly Thomas, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s Birthday, Upcoming YouTube videos 00:02:27 - Listener Mail: Issues with Comixology only being available through American Amazon 00:08:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox reflects on great songs and anime references after finishing Steven Universe 00:22:44 - Morgana has been busy crocheting  00:24:41 - "Tama” to Iu Fune ni Notteita covers the origins of the eccentric band Tama through a Fujiko Fujio art style 00:31:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Blue Giant, We will finish our review of Shinichi Ishizuka’s manga drama about a young man’s journey to become the greatest saxophone player in the world(covers omnibuses vols. 7-10) 00:32:14 - Main Segment Retrospective: Blue Giant, Transition Song: “A Sophisticated Place” by John Van Houdt, We review Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga about Dai and his journey to become the greatest saxophone player in the world(covers omnibuses vols. 1-6) 01:34:46 - Next Week’s Topic: Blue Giant, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

Translator Jocelyne Allen returns to Manga Machinations to talk about My Wandering Warrior Existence! Join us as we discuss Nagata Kabi’s newest book that explores what it is to love and be loved!!! Follow Jocelyne on Twitter and visit her website! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:02:02 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Blue Giant, A complete review of Shinichi Ishizuka’s manga drama about a young man’s journey to become the greatest saxophone player in the world(covers omnibuses vols. 1-6) 00:03:04 - Main Segment One Shot: My Wandering Warrior Existence, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Nagata Kabi’s book where she embarks on a journey to seek love and happiness 01:01:48 - Next Week’s Topic: Blue Giant, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas 

Morgana is away this episode so the guys take advantage to talk about Secretly, I’ve Been Suffering About Being Sexless by Togame from Yen Press! They also discuss disliked tropes in fiction and dakazu talks about sci-fi series Wakusei Closet and Atmosphere!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 -Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:00:51- Listener Mail: Our liked and disliked tropes in comics and fiction 00:31:24 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu was impressed with the effective body horror in Wakusei Closet 00:35:40 - *SPOILERS* Daisuke Nishijima’s Atmosphere is a story about doppelgangers that leads to a surprising funny conclusion 00:41:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on My Wandering Warrior Existence with Jocelyne Allen, Translator Jocelyne Allen will join us to discuss Nagata Kabi’s newest book about her journey to find love and happiness 00:43:10 - Main Segment One Shot: Secretly, I’ve Been Suffering About Being Sexless, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We will review Togame’s memoir about her struggles being in a sexless marriage 01:05:40 - Next Week’s Topic: My Wandering Warrior Existence, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

On this episode we discuss BEASTARS vol. 17, Kazuhiro Fujita’s new Black Museum series, and the end of Dr. STONE! Then it’s time for a truly eclectic Triple Dip with Is Kichijoji, the Only Place to Live?, Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star, and Queen Emeraldas!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:00:41 - Shout-out to Philip for being a Generous Manga Head 00:02:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS vol. 17 00:23:05 - In Kazuhiro Fujita’s new Black Museum series Mikazuki yo, Kaibutsu to Odore, the main character is Mary Shelley  00:26:07 - The end of Dr. STONE had created another void in the Weekly Shonen Jump lineup 00:35:14 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Secretly, I've Been Suffering About Being Sexless, We will review Togame’s memoir about her struggles being in a sexless marriage 00:37:10 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?/Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star/Queen Emeraldas, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the first volume of three different manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite, Including: 00:37:59 - Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? by Makihirochi 00:56:20 - *CONTENT WARNING*(Sexual themes) Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star by Kaeruno Elefante 01:25:31 - Queen Emeraldas by Leiji Matsumoto 01:50:13 - *SPOILERS* Queen Emeraldas 01:59:34 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga 02:01:15 - Next Week’s Topic: Secretly, I've Been Suffering About Being Sexless, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

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 Mania, Kirby Manga Mania, and Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World!!! Follow Matt Haasch and buy manga from Star Fruit Books! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:02:26 - Matt talks about the difficulties of trying to get manga printed during current printer backlogs and supply-chain issues 00:04:05 - Matt plans on releasing more horror manga like The Horrors of Noroi Michiru and TATARISM under a new horror imprint 00:07:56 - Matt shares his decision to start his manga magazine Comic Bright 00:15:03 - Darfox has a question about the factors that determine the release schedule of digital vs. print editions 00:21:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the first volume of three different manga to pick our favorite, including: Queen Emeraldas by Leiji Matsumoto, Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? by Makihirochi, and Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star by Kaeruno Erefante 00:23:39 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Super Mario Manga Mania/Kirby Manga Mania/Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review and discuss three children's manga, Including: 00:26:51 - Super Mario Manga Mania by Yukio Sawada 00:39:07 - Kirby Manga Mania by Hirokazu Hikawa 01:04:27 - Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World by Asaya Miyanaga 01:15:19 - We share our final thoughts on the three manga 01:21:45 - Shout-outs from Matt, Next Week’s Topic: Queen Emeraldas/Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?/Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

Your move! On this episode we prepare to duel by watching Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions! Also, Morgana reads the vampire BL Fangs, dakazu drops Gente but loves Bye-Bye Atashi no Oniichan and Zashiki Musume to Ryourinin, and Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction ended!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Mistaken identity with Manga Mavericks 00:01:54 - Listener Mail: Any disappointment with manga licensing from a specific publisher? 00:07:39 - Shout-out to Wyatt and his podcast Attack of the Stack 00:08:33 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu explain Elden Ring message memes to Morgana 00:12:48 - Morgana borrowed vampire BL Fangs from her local library 00:18:40 - Morgana decided to reread her favorite Bakura fanfiction 00:20:29 - dakazu ended up getting bored with Gente 00:24:02 - Bye-Bye Atashi no Oniichan mixes maid cafes and rebirth 00:29:34 - dakazu loved the cute story of a young chef making meals for a house spirit in Zashiki Musume to Ryourinin 00:34:23 - The end of Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction leads to a discussion on Inio Asano, Kengo Hanazawa, and Shuzo Oshimi 00:44:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Children’s Manga with Matthew Haasch, The owner of Star Fruit Books will join us for a special Triple Dip on children’s manga, including: Super Mario Manga Mania by Yukio Sawada, Kirby Manga Mania by Hirokazu Hikawa, and Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World by Asaya Miyanaga 00:45:48 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review the 2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime film directed by Satoshi Kuwabara 01:21:08 - Next Week’s Topic: Super Mario Manga Mania/Kirby Manga Mania/Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas  

This week Darfox finally finishes Ride Your Wave while dakazu reads the end of Fire Force and does extra reading with Ristorante Paradiso, ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S, and Coppers! Then we review Natsume Ono’s short story collection Danza!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Streaming Elden Ring on Darfox’s Twitch 00:02:31 - Extra context about Town of Pigs from Matt Haasch 00:05:25 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox can finally return his borrowed copy of Ride Your Wave 00:10:15 - After reading Holy Blood, Holy Grail Seamus thinks you should just watch Misfits 00:16:15 - The end of Fire Force confirms a connection to a previous series Atsushi Ohkubo did 00:20:41 - dakazu did extra homework and read more Natsume Ono with Ristorante Paradiso 00:22:58 - ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S. fleshes out the back story of characters from ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department 00:26:52 - dakazu had issues revisiting Coppers 00:31:17 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, we will review the 2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime film directed by Satoshi Kuwabara 00:32:54 - Main Segment One Shot: Danza, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Natsume Ono’s single volume collection of small stories about being a foreigner in your own home 01:09:41 - Next Week’s Topic: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

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 Parade, Town of Pigs, and From This Flame!!! Buy manga from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Bloody Mary and other scary dares 00:02:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Seamus believes in the power of The Secret after Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou gets licensed 00:08:29 - Morgana is still reading My Little Monster 00:09:37 - Rensuke Oshikiri got scolded by his mother for making the over-the-top battle manga Guranba 00:18:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Danza, We will review Natsume Ono’s single volume collection of small stories about being a foreigner in your own home 00:19:14 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Invisible Parade/Town of Pigs/From This Flame, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read each small manga publisher title for discussion before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:20:15 - Invisible Parade by MISSISSIPPI 00:43:52 - Town of Pigs by Hideshi Hino 01:04:36 - From This Flame by Konomi Oumi 01:24:47 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:28:14 - Next Week’s Topic: Danza, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

Seamus is out this week so Morgana takes advantage to plan an extremely shojo Shojo Showdown! We’re checking out Kiss Him, Not Me, Peach Girl, and My Little Monster! Also Darfox has been watching Steven Universe and dakazu read Pico Pico Shonen EX and Kyokuchiteki Oudou Shoku!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:00:58 - Listener Mail: Feedback on our anime recommendations 00:04:58 - dakazu’s butt banned Morgana from the Discord 00:07:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has been watching the anime inspired Steven Universe 00:20:05 - Pico Pico Shounen EX follows Rensuke Oshikiri after the resolution of the SNK Playmore copyright infringement charges against Hi Score Girl 00:31:06 - dakazu enjoyed Eiko Matsumoto’s love for minor foods in Kyokuchiteki Oudou Shoku 00:37:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read three different review titles from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books to pick our favorite, including: Invisible Parade by MISSISSIPPI, From This Flame by Konomi Oumi, and Town of Pigs by Hideshi Hino 00:38:49 - Main Segment Shojo Shodown: Peach Girl/My Little Monster/Kiss Him, Not Me, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:40:00 - Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda 01:04:04 - My Little Monster by Robico 01:21:51 - Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko 01:32:19 - *SPOILERS* Kiss Him, Not Me 01:45:17 - We picks our favorite out of the three shojo manga 01:47:04 - Next Week’s Topic: Invisible Parade/From This Flame/Town of Pigs, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

On this episode we answer some emails, talk about Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Taiko no Tatsujin, and Seamus reads more Even Though We’re Adults! Then we review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 film about a teenager meeting a song loving mermaid, Lu over the Wall!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Shout-out to Wyatt for being a Generous Manga Head 00:01:32 - Listener emails: Feedback on Recommendation Round-up 00:04:04 - Our goals and hopes for 2022 00:11:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox isn’t getting good impressions from the Ride Your Wave manga 00:12:45 - Morgana finally started Pokémon Legends: Arceus while dakazu has been playing Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master! 00:17:58 - *SPOILERS* Seamus read volume 3 of Even Though We’re Adults 00:29:46 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda, Kiss Him, Not Me! by Junko, and My Little Monster by Robico 00:30:50 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Lu over the Wall, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, we review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 anime film about pessimistic middle school boy who meets a music loving dancing mermaid 01:16:23 - Next Week’s Topic: Peach Girl/Kiss Her, Not Me!/My Little Monster, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Darfox being fired for mistakes in our Unboxing the Super Manga Gift Package YouTube video 00:02:09 - Shout-out to DrMeltFace for being a Generous Manga Head 00:03:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana her own personal motivation poster from Morgana and Oz and is waiting for her copy of Pokémon Legends: Arceus 00:06:39 - Happy Kanako’s Killer Life is a fun series about a downtrodden office lady who ends up being an elite assassin that makes animal puns 00:14:13 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished watching the Moriarty the Patriot anime with his wife 00:27:17 -  *SPOILERS* dakazu made a quiz around Ryo Haneda’s sci-fi series Blackguard 00:45:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Lu over the Wall, we will review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 anime film about middle school boy who meets a mermaid 00:46:38 - Main Segment Recommendation Round-up: Short Series, Transition Song: “Riverside Life” by Ty Simon, We share recommendations for short(2-5 volume) series that we think you should own, Including: 00:48:30 - The Ghost and the Lady by Kazuhiro Fujita 00:55:39 - Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto 00:58:16 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:02:35 - Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada 01:10:34 - Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey by Akiko Higashimura 01:13:20 - Queen Emeraldas by Leiji Matsumoto 01:20:52 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 01:22:41 - Satoko and Nada by Yupechika 01:26:49 - Astra Lost in Space by Kenta Shinohara 01:32:32 - Next Week’s Topic: Lu over the Wall, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas