Manga Machinations

It's time to return to our tandem anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo , and Michiko & Hatchin ! We also follow up on the Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy, discuss Andrea Horbinski's Manga's First Century , female game protagonists in Cairn , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangam...

Morgana returns as we dive into non-romantic Josei recommendations, the Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy, Resident Evil Requiem , and much more! Then we continue our Retrospective on Osamu Tezuka 's Buddha , which leads to discussions on existence, attachment, and an existential crisis!!!? Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our websi...

Morgana is out so we check out 3 whole volumes of MUJINA INTO THE DEEP ! It become clearer what Inio Asano is cooking with this series, but do we like the taste!? We also discuss The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On , One Battle After Another , the return of Ichi-F , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://...

This week we continue our Buddha Retrospective ! Will volume 5 change our minds about Osamu Tezuka 's entertaining art, shallow storytelling, and treatment of female characters!? We also discuss Wake Up Dead Man , Trigun Stargaze , Barubaro !, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com S...

On this episode we return to our tandum anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop , Michiko & Hatchin , and Samura Champloo ! We also discuss the Flanderization of characters,  BoJack Horseman , Tomorrow the Birds , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi....

We're joined by special guest and listener Vicki Dalton as we return to Osamu Tezuka 's Buddha this week! We also discuss Vicki's manga & anime origins, From Far Away , Tease Me Harder , 100 Meters , JoJolion , and much, much more!!! Follow Vicki on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/vickismanga/ Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out...

We're posting our annual awards show a bit later than usual! Come join us as we dole out all our individual awards, and present our top lists for the past year of 2025!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac   Check out our YouTube channel! https...

Happy new year! With Seamus and Morgana out this week, we ask Darfox to check out more MANGA Plus titles! Including: Delinquent Gatcha , Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment , The Creepy and Freaky , Kurumizawa's Folly , Strikeout Pitch , The Bateren Tales , War of the Adults , and Genikasuri !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our...

We're closing out 2025 by finally getting to the Manga Mavericks Books releases! We're only 5 months late! We examine Senpai no Kohai , ALTERNATIVE , The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire ! We also discuss Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda's Gokura-chou , We are connected , Avatar: Fire and Ash , and more!!! Check out Manga Mavericks Books! https://store.mangamavericks.com/   Send us emails...

It the final episode of 2025 where all the hosts are available, so we're squeezing in one final Jianghu Journey with more Michiko & Hatchin , Cowboy Bebop , and Samurai Champloo ! We also discuss manga starter packs, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein , Konjiki no Gash!! 2 , Beautiful Monster , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Che...

The whole crew is back together to check out more Shin'ichi Sakamoto with Innocent Rouge ! We also discuss the live-action Look Back movie, Pluribus , CLAMP 's COLOR KURO , the end of 2.5 Dimensional Seduction , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-f...

Darfox is away enjoying Thanksgiving but the rest of the hosts battle tummy fatigue to discuss Mamoru Oshii 's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ! We also discuss a NYC Manga exhibition, Manben Neo on Chika Umino , Dispatch , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi!...

With dakazu and Seamus gone, it's time for Darfox's annual hosting episode! He's got Morgana and guest Amber to join him for a One Shot on Clamp School Detectives ! They also discuss Sanda , Brimstone , Miss Minoes , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https:/...

In this super Shin'ichi Sakamoto episode, not only do we continue reading #DRCL , but we skip ahead to where he took over writing duties on The Climber ! We also discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 , K-Pop Demon Hunters , and Silent Hill f !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-f...

The tides are turning in our newest Jianghu Journeys episode, as dakazu finally seems to be warming up to Samurai Champloo ! We also discuss the Chainsaw Man movie, JK Biker , Tojima Wants to be a Kamen Rider , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi...

We're back from our week off to talk more about Osamu Tezuka 's Buddha ! We also discuss disturbing Hong Kong cinema, Saint Catherine , the Sanda anime, A Mangaka's Road to Japan , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac   Check out our...

The week we continue our Retrospective on Osamu Tezuka 's Buddha ! Tune in to learn about Siddhartha's messy teenage years and questionable coronation practices! We also discuss truly edgy media, Dandadan , Trigun Stargaze , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi!...

We return to our triple anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop , Michiko & Hatchin , and Samurai Champloo , in a a rare race to the bottom! We also discuss making time for your hobbies, Silent Hill f , The Creepy and Freaky , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! h...

On this episode we begin our Buddha Retrospective ! Join us as we discuss Osamu Tezuka 's celebrated classic on the life of Siddhartha Gautama! We also talk about Balto , SUG★R , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac   Check out our Yo...

Join us as we celebrate 11 years of Manga Machinations ! We revisit Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour to reevaluate it! We also discuss The Glassworker , Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle , and much more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac   Check out...

Morgana is back, and it's time to continue our tandem watch-along of Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo , and Michiko & Hatchin ! We also discuss Tiny Bookshop , Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX , Ramen Okami to Curry Tora , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https:...

On this episode we dive deep into dark crevasses of twisted human psyche by checking out both the movie and manga of Ichi the Killer ! How does Takeshi Miike 's cult-classic adaptation compare to Hideo Yamamoto 's original shocking series?! We also celebrate the English licensing of Billy Bat , discuss Young Magazine USA , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Soci...

This week we check out Tsutomu Nihei's current series, Tower Dungeon , and Shin'ichi Sakamoto's earlier series, The Climber ! They have much more in common than we originally thought! We also discuss beverages, publisher logos, Weapons , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support...

Seamus is back from Ireland, so we return to our tandum anime retrospective on Michiko & Hatchin , Cowboy Bebop , and Samurai Champloo ! We also discuss Pokémon Detective Pikachu , The Naked Gun , Made in Abyss , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.co...

Darfox is back and ready to continue his shojo awakening by checking out Loveless , April Showers Bring May Flowers , and You're My Pet ! We also discuss Superman , Fantasia , Mob Psycho 100: Reigen , and much more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/manga...