*We had some technical issues during recording. We apologize for the audio quality this episode. On this episode Miki's Stopwatch helps us review anime from the 2018 Fall season and check out some from the current 2019 winter season!! Remember to send us emails! MangaMachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Warning, Intro S...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 227
This week we watch Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill to see how Seamus and Darfox fare with their first Goro Miyazaki film. Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “The Breakfast Song” by Aoi Teshima from From Up on Poppy Hill , Opening, Introductions, Spotify 00:02:57 - What...
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 226
On this episode we review the surreal stories in An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl , Opening, Introductions, Pepsi vs. Coke 00:02:44 - New update on Manga Machinations podcast host...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 12 min
This week we look into Moyoco Anno ’s character study of an obese woman with In Clothes Called Fat ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl , Opening, Introductions, Holidays, Awesome Games Done Quick, MOBA manga 00:03:14 - W...
Jan 07, 2019•51 min
On this episode we look into the first volumes of The Full-Time Wife Escapist , Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin , and Bokutachi ga Yarimashita for another round of Triple Dip ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps : 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Koi” by Gen Hoshino from The Full-Time Wife Escapist , Op...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to our special year end episode! This year returning guest Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli joins us to pick our favorite manga & anime from 2018! Check out Morgana’s website and follow her on twitter ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito &...
Dec 24, 2018•3 hr 9 min
This week translator extraordinaire Jocelyne Allen returns to answer our questions about working as an interpreter and how it differs from translating books! Check out Jocelyne’s blog & her professional website ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shadow and Truth” by ...
Dec 17, 2018•57 min
Our final episode reviewing Scum’s Wish along with the epilogue volume of Scum’s Wish décor ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish , Opening, Introductions 00:01:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prolog...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 43 min
This week we continue our Retrospective review of Scum’s Wish ! Will the dramatic events change how we feel about certain characters? Tune in to find out! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish , Opening, Introductions, The holiday s...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Welcome to the first part of our Retrospective review of Scum’s Wish ! There’s lots of unrequited love to deal with from both the manga and even our hosts?! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish , Opening, Introductions, updates on ...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Get ready for another Triple Dip this week with Kasane , Higanjima and Give My Regards to Black Jack ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour , Opening, Introductions 00:00:32 - News: BEASTARS will be officially license...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 26 min
On this episode we check out 3 more manga for another Triple Dip ! Seamus picks the ultimate unrequited love story of Scum’s Wish , darfox with the crime drama about a legendary hitman in The Fable , and dakazu brings the grotesque horror of Starving Anonymous ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: ...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 27 min
This week we wrap up our Retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour , Opening, Introductions, Christmas decorations 00:01:55 - Listener Emails: Comparing manga read...
Nov 05, 2018•1 hr 41 min
On this episode we present part 1 of our Retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito ! We explore the themes of discrimination in this mature series from Osamu Tezuka ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour , Opening, Int...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 12 min
This week we launch our first special guest themed Gaiden series with Amelia Cook , creator of the Anime Feminist website ! Get ready for a mega-sized episode as we interview Amelia about her manga/anime origins and how she started Anime Feminist . Then she joins us for a in-depth discussion about representation in manga/anime as we analyze our own positive and negative examples of female characters in shonen battle manga! Support Anime Feminist on patreon ! Remember to send us emails! mangamach...
Oct 22, 2018•2 hr 43 min
On this episode Miki’s Stopwatch is here to talk about anime, again! We pick our favorites from both summer and fall of 2018! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl , Opening, Introductions, manga genres that represent us bes...
Oct 15, 2018•2 hr 16 min
Apologies in advance as Seamus had to skip this week’s podcast so we changed from our planned retrospective to another Manga in Motion instead. So at darfox’s request we look at the Chinese Animal World based on Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: ...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 18 min
This episode we look at the recent live-action adaptation of Bleach and ask ourselves the question “was this ever good to begin with?” Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Milk” by [Alexandros] from Bleach , Opening, Introductions, Birthdays 00:02:52 - Whatchu Been Reading: T...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Darfox is out this week so we’ve picked a wide array of seinen titles for Seamus to check out! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Gokudoll Music” by Gokudolls Male Squad from Back Street Girls , Opening, Introductions 00:02:27 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 18 min
Please join us for our special 4 year anniversary of Manga Machinations ! We’ve asked our friend Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspirac y store and podcast to join us as we talk about the comics industry through a retail store and learn how manga is sold! Follow Ryan Higgins on twitter ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 44 min
This week we look at the 2012 anime project that grew into it’s own full television show, Little Witch Academia ! We’ll be looking at the original short and the crowd funded movie! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shiny Ray” by YURiKA from Little Witch Academia , Opening,...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 21 min
On this episode we each selected a manga for another Triple Dip ! Seamus picks Tokyo Tarareba Girls , Darfox picks Tobaku Haoden Zero , and dakazu picks Asahinagu ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “TOKYO GIRL” by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls , Opening, Introductions ...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 32 min
This week we take a look at the beloved children’s manga icon, Doraemon ! Will Seamus and darfox find anything to enjoy in this manga for kids? Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Boku Doraemon” by Nobuyo Oyama from Doraemon , Opening, Introductions, Thanking Listeners 00:0...
Aug 27, 2018•57 min
On this episode we review Inio Asano ’s Nijigahara Holograph ! Will dakazu, Darfox, and Seamus be able to decipher this strange story? Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “orion” by Kenshi Yonezu from March comes in like a Lion , Opening, Introductions 00:01:49 - Whatchu Bee...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 29 min
We’re joined by lovely manga journalist Deb Aoki this week to talk about the changes in the Western manga industry, compare them to the problems in Japanese publishing that are addressed in Shuho Sato ’s memoir Manga Poverty , and rejoice over the plethora of recent manga licensing news! Check out Deb’s twitter , professional site and Manga Answerman articles! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinat...
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 50 min
On this episode dakazu present’s Gainax’s first feature film Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise to Darfox and Seamus! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Fade” by Ryuichi Sakamoto from The Wings of Honneamise , Opening, Introductions 00:00:51 - Whatchu Been Reading: ...
Aug 06, 2018•1 hr 5 min
This week we’ve each picked a manga for our Triple Dip . Which one of these between Yawara! , Goblin Slayer , and Nana will be our favorite? Tune in to find out! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Miracle Girl” by Mariko Nagai from Yawara! , Opening, Introductions 00:01:43 ...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Join us for the 200th episode of Manga Machinations! We celebrate with special guest Morgana Santilli aka “Manga Maven” from the Comicopia Comics Store ! She’s here to answer our questions about selling manga and to share some of her current favorite LGBTQ+ and Josei manga! Check out Morgana’s website and follow her on twitter ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord...
Jul 23, 2018•1 hr 57 min
It’s once again that time of the year for our anime expert Miki’s Stopwatch to join us and review the last season of anime. We pick our favorites and also give quick takes on some of the new summer anime as well! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Duvet” by Bôa from Serial...
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 53 min
Special episode this week as returning guest translator Jocelyne Allen joins us! She back to answer more questions about translating, help us discuss LGBTQ+ representation in manga, and review the recently released My Solo Exchange Diary which she translated! Check out Jocelyne’s blog & her professional website ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and ...
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 33 min
