Seamus returns this week as we review Osamu Tezuka ’s Ayako ! We examine how the story about messy family drama intertwines with Tezuka’s commentary on post-war Japan! We also discuss Omo ni Naitemasu , an AI art manga, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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: ...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 36 min
On this episode dakazu talks about Vanilla Spider , Kimi to Picopico , and Futari Switch ! Then we finish our Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura ’s memoir about her beloved art teacher in Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 So...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Join us for a new Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura ’s autobiographical series about the art teacher who changed her life! Morgana and dakazu get personal with their own experiences relating to the fine arts and teaching! We also discuss live-action adaptions, video game manga, Yaiteru Futari , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 40 min
This week we share our favorite music manga, Darfox catches up on Blood on the Tracks , and dakazu reads the melancholy Nekomata to Asa Gohan ! Then we finally sink our teeth into the final volume of BEASTARS and discuss our thoughts on the whole series! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 T...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 42 min
On this episode we discuss masterpieces, Tezuka Osamu Ashisutanto no Shokutaku , Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e , Trigun Stampede , and more! Then we return to Kowloon Generic Romance , Drowning Love , and Chainsaw Man for a Twiple Dip !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 ...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 44 min
On this episode we share our most anticipated manga for 2023, Morgana talks about Embrace Your Size , Darfox has been watching Kaguya-sama: Love is War , and dakazu checks out Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ! Then we review Welcome Back, Alice , Tales of the Kingdom , and Children of the Sea for a new Triple Dip !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtub...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Darfox8 and dakazu are bringing in the new year with a New Chapter Check-in ! Darfox checked out The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins , Akane-banashi , and more! We also catch up on the latest arcs of Black Clover , My Hero Academia , and Chainsaw Ma n part 2 !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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/mang...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 So...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 41 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 Timestam...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 49 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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! ht...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 36 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 23 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mang...
Nov 27, 2022•1 hr 29 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 8 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 44 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us ...
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 52 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachination...
Oct 31, 2022•2 hr 2 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 Times...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 31 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamac...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 42 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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...
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 14 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 24 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 T...
Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 28 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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, I...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 ...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 51 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 41 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 Giraff...
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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 T...
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 408
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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...
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 34 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com 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...
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinat...
Jul 25, 2022•2 hr 55 min
