We're celebrating 9 years of Manga Machinations by revisiting Pluto ! We're joined by manga letterer Aidan Clarke to talk about all things Naoki Urasawa ! We discuss Monster , Yawara! , Master Keaton , 20th Century Boys , and especially Billy Bat !!! Follow Aidan Clarke and support him on Ko-fi ! 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 ...
Sep 10, 2023•2 hr 16 min
This week we talk about Mamoru Hosoda 's Belle ! What does dakazu have to say about the singing?! We also share our thoughts on the new Netflix One Piece show!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi , Holidays, Mahjon...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 42 min
On this episode we talk about anime shops, Check, Please! , Meanwhile , Black Clover , and more! Then, we explore the tragic and extraordinary lives of troubled teens in Kyoko Okazaki 's River's Edge for a One Shot ! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Int...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Morgana is back and ready to revisit manga for a Twiple Dip ! We're checking out the next volumes of Chainsaw Man , Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and Dai Dark !!! 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 Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Morgana and her new baby - 00:00:00 Manga Machinations Ko-fi...
Aug 21, 2023•2 hr
This week we finish our Retrospective on Tatsuki Fujimoto 's debut series Fire Punch ! We also discuss Tenchu , My Love Story!! , Romance of the Three Kingdoms , MANGA Plus , 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Tenchu , Manga Machinations Ko-fi , Bsk...
Aug 14, 2023•2 hr 2 min
On this episode dakazu gives his thoughts on the anime movie The First Slam Dunk ! Then we talk about how everything happened in the volumes we read for our Fire Punch 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi , Seamus joins ...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Join us as we start our Retrospective on Fire Punch ! We'll be comparing Tatsuki Fujimoto' s debut series to his current hit Chainsaw Man ! We also talk about coffee, Mike Mignola , Dogs Red , 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 10 min
This week dakazu and Darfox examine the newer series like Shibatarian , Red Cat Ramen , and Show-ha Shoten! on MANGA Plus for a Darfox Dabbles ! We also discuss Slam Dunk , Dark Gathering , and Truck Driver no Kaidan FIRST GEAR !!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraf...
Jul 23, 2023•2 hr 1 min
On this episode we discuss Helck , One-Punch Man , Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , Barbeque, Drunk Invader , Spunk , and more! Then we finish out our Ryuko 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Femme Fatale” by Jakub Pietras, Opening, Introductions, Darfox's upgraded PC, Manga Machinations ...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Seamus returns as we discuss bad variety television, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King , Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero , Oshi no Ko , and more! Then we dive into the excellently drawn Yakuza princess action series of Ryuko for a new 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Femme Fata...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Darfox returns to help finish out our Pride and Panels for Pride Month! We do a Triple Dip on Until I Love Myself , To Strip the Flesh , and JACKASS!! dakazu also talk about Nature Jimon and supplemental What Did You Eat Yesterday? media!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Openi...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Apologies in advance as we had to change up our schedule this week. We have a short episode as dakazu runs solo to talk about the current state of Weekly Shonen Jump , Weekly Shonen Sunday , Weekly Shonen Magazine , and Weekly Shonen Champion !!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby”...
Jun 25, 2023•36 min
Welcome to week 2 of our Pride and Panels month! Darfox and dakazu are here to talk about the live-action What Did You Eat Yesterday? drama! Will they be able figure out what that black thing on the fridge is!? They also discuss Blood on the Tracks , Gaic to no France Gurashi , 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 Timestamp...
Jun 18, 2023•54 min
Welcome to the start of this year's Pride and Panels ! We're looking at LGBTQIA+ content for the rest of June and we're kicking things off with Uta Isaki 's Is Love the Answer? ! We also discuss Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable , Babanbabanban Vampire , Kashimashi Meshi , 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/mangamac...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Welcome to a new kind of episode this week! We’re adapting our Triple Dip formula to Western comics with Left to Right ! We review Pretty Deadly , Ursula , and East of West for our inaugural episode! We also talk about House of Five Leaves , Tamon's B-Side , Shojo Fight , 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 Timestamps: I...
Jun 04, 2023•2 hr 36 min
On this episode we return to read the next volumes of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou , Dai Dark , and Chainsaw Man for our next Twiple Dip ! We also discuss the Prison School and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime and the live action dramas of The Full-Time Wife Escapist and What Did You Eat Yesterday !!! 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 Ti...
May 28, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Get ready for tangents galore this week as we keep veering away from a Triple Dip on manga from the new VIZ Manga subscription service! While reviewing Orochi , House of Five Leaves , and Saturn Apartments we also go off on review scores, wrestling, Star Trek, long running fandoms, 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 Tim...
May 21, 2023•2 hr 6 min
On this episode we delve deep into the late Satoshi Kon ’s origins as we review his collection of early manga shorts with a One Shot on Dream Fossil ! dakazu also breaks down the newly released K Manga app in comparison to the new VIZ Manga subscription service!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You ...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Seamus and Morgana are back as we try out another live recording this week! We discuss shonen manga, Free Comic Book Day, Skip and Loafer , The Prince of Tennis , and more! Then we review PANDORA , Mothers , and A Favorable Wind on Full Sails for a Glacier Bay Books Triple Dip !!! Buy from Glacier Bay Books ! 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.co...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 33 min
This week’s episode was recorded live! We were joined by friend of the podcast, Wyatt from Columbus, Ohio! We talked about Fire Punch , Do a Powerbomb , Heavenly Delusion , and had a Triple Dip on Dandadan , Choujin X , and Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku !!! Follow Wyatt and listen to his podcast ! 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 T...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 57 min
This week we talk about collectables, The Files of Young Kindaichi , Ninja Batman , Skip and Loafer , and more! Then we examine three series that have new anime this season! We’ve got a Triple Dip on [Oshi no Ko] , My Home Hero , and Heavenly Delusion !!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For...
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 42 min
We’ve got the whole gang back together to talk about Talk to My Back , Suzume , [Oshi no Ko] , Kabin no Tsuma , and more! Then we examine the next volumes of Tales of the Kingdom , Dai Dark , 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, ...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Seamus is back and living in America! We celebrate by talking about preferred manga states, Trigun Stampede , the United Red Army in Red , and more! Then we discuss the feminist alt-manga Talk to My Back by Yamada Murasaki for a new One Shot !!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” ...
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 7 min
On this episode Morgana has curated another selection of manga for a Shojo Showdown ! We examine The Wallflowe r , Godchild , and Skip・Beat! to see if they make our shojo hearts go “doki doki”! We also talk about The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins , Hell’s Paradise , 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 Send us emails! man...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 47 min
Seamus is out this week so we take advantage to compare Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero for a Triple Dip ! We also throw in WIND BREAKER for Morgana! We also discuss video games, Tomo-chan Is a Girl !, 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 Tim...
Mar 26, 2023•2 hr 4 min
On this episode we talk about 3D/CGI anime, Chainsaw Man , She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat , Mujina in to the Deep , and more! Then we explore some fantastic indie manga from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books for a Triple Dip ! We review Mermaid Town , The Karman Line , and WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS !!! 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.youtu...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 48 min
This week we discuss monster girls in Sons of the Forest , Junichiro Saito ’s Musashino , the Blue Giant movie soundtrack, and more! Then we conclude our Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura ’s hard science fiction series on space development, Planetes !!! 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 Tim...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 32 min
On this episode we talk about Sailor Moon translations, Something New , Gokurakugai , Demon Slayer - To the Swordsmith Village , and more! Then we start our long awaited Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura ’s Planetes ! We discuss the near-future story about space debris collectors and what puts the “hard” in hard science fiction!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! h...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Morgana is out this week so we take a look at Inio Asano ’s Downfall ! What do we think about this tale about a washed out manga artist who’s life starts to spiral out of control? We also discuss wrestling, Beat & Motion , Catch These Hands! , 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/manga...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr
On this episode we talk about Nighttime for Just Us Two , Blissful Land , The JOJOLands , and more! Then we excitedly dive into Mieri Hiranishi ’s hilarious autobiographical manga about an androgynous girl looking for the love of another androgynous girl!!! Support Mieri Hiranishi by following her on Twitter , Subscribing to her YouTube , buying something from her store , or becoming a Patreon ! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our webs...
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min
