Manga Machinations

This week we're joined by the owner of  Star Fruit Books , Matt Haasch! Matt talks about what prompted him to start his publishing company and what he hopes to accomplish in the future! Then we discuss two series from  Star Fruit Books :  Q-ta Minami 's  Pop Life  and  Look Into My Eyes  by  Yoko Miyako !!! Buy manga from  Star Fruit Books ! Follow  Matt Haasch  and  Star Fruit Books  on Twitter!...

We are back with a new Triple Dip ! This time we focus on Josei series including Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, and Complex Age. We also visit some of our favorites like WOMBS Cradle during our Whatchu Been Reading segment!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com...

This week we're excited to return to the "what if?" ladies with  Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns ! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of  Tokyo Tarareba Girls ?  Akiko Higashimura  gives us the answers with this sequel that the hosts have been dying to read!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our websi...

Happy Halloween everyone! We have a tasty bonus episode to end our October Extravaganza! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu taste a variety of Hawaiian favorite sweets like Li Hing Mui and also some of the worst rated candies as well! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! h...

We're wrapping up October Extravaganza with the master of manga horror himself,  Junji Ito ! We're reviewing his latest collection of spooky stories in  Venus in the Blind Spot ! Join us as we discuss our favorite stories from the book and share our admiration for Ito himself!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Timestamps: 00:00:00  - I...

For our next October Extravaganza we have a trio of horror series perfect for Halloween! We're checking out  Super-Dimensional Love Gun ,  Blood on the Tracks , and  Chainsaw Man ! dakazu also talks about some new anime and we revisit the dark history behind the creator of the recently licensed  Kirby Manga Mania !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @ma...

Our October Extravaganza continues this week as we review the 2000 animated feature,  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust ! The hosts talk about watching the movie together, Morgana geeks out about vampires, dakazu is shocked at how many parts  John DiMaggio  played, and we start a Darfox fire alarm beep counter! Also, dakazu talks about the end of  BEASTARS !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinatio...

Welcome to the start of our October Extravaganza at  Manga Machinations ! We're going to be covering creepy, spooky, and horrific content all month long! To start, we're doing a  One Shot  on  Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist ! Dawn from  The Anime Nostalgia Podcast  joins us to discuss  Asumiko Nakamura 's psychological thriller about a novelist haunted by a mysterious woman who threatens to exp...

Morgana and Seamus are out this episode so Darfox8 and dakazu settle in for a  New Chapter Check-in ! They're excited to dive into full spoiler discussions on  My Hero Academia ,  Chainsaw Man ,  Black Clover , and more!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://...

This week we dive into spoilers for volume 8 of  BEASTARS , Morgana checks out  Pop Life  from  Star Fruit Books , dakazu loves  Requiem of the Rose King , and we rejoice at the upcoming release of  Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns ! Then we revisit one of our beloved  Retrospectives  with   A Silent Voice  and find ourselves with a lot of critiques for  Yoshitoki Oima 's beloved series!!! Remember to...

We've reach another milestone in  Manga Machinations  with our 6 year anniversary! We're celebrating by interviewing On Takahashi, CEO of  Irodori Comics  and translator for game localization group  Warlocs ! On shares his childhood experiences learning Japanese through manga and anime, talks about his job working as a lecturer at a Japanese university, recounts his tough work schedule translating...

This week Seamus revisits  Yuichi Yokoyama  with  World Map Room  and  Iceland , Morgana picked up  Magician A  on a whim, and dakazu talks about the bittersweet  Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy ! Then we dive into the world of sex workers and outlaws with  Buffalo 5 Girls ! This unfinished series by  Moyoco Anno  raises many questions like "Who did the coloring?" and "How was the story going...

The wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley is back to help lead this Saikyo Selection on  Fushigi Yûgi ! We dive into  Yuu Watase 's beloved shoujo series along with the newest  Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki which Sara lettered! We praise Watase's amazing art, appreciate the 90′s pretty boys aesthetics, discuss the often dark drama, and explore the criticisms of certain cross-dressing characters!!! Go...

It's time to bust out your  Manga Machination  bingo cards as we hit on all our classic references for this final  Retrospective  episode on  Daruma Matsuura 's  Kasane ! The hosts share their thoughts on the mawkish and shocking ending and the series as a whole! We also tease future  BEASTARS   volumes and have a lengthy conversation about depictions of sexual violence in shonen manga!!! Remember...

Our penultimate episode on  Kasane  has brought us on a story trajectory we're not happy about! We desperately try to predict where  Daruma Matsuura  is trying to lead us with the upcoming ending to these literal dramatics! We also talk about  I Don't Know How to Give Birth! ,  Meshi ni Shimashou , the cancellation of  Act-Age , and more!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com F...

On this episode Seamus talks about  Fukushima Devil Fish , Morgana gets a preview of  Venus in the Blind Spot , and dakazu buys  Paruno Gurafiti ! We also discuss the serious issues involving arrest of  Act-Age  writer  Tatsuya Matsuki  for indecent acts against a minor. Finally, we return to  Daruma Matsuura 's  Kasane  but Seamus is soured by the flashback in volume 9!!! Remember to send us emai...

Seamus is out this week so Morgana, Darfox, and dakazu submit their top science fiction manga picks they'd like to license for another edition of  Fantasy Magazine ! We also discuss  Monster #8 ,  Chainsaw Man ,  I Had That Same Dream Again: The Complete Manga Collection ,  Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha ,  Mieruko-chan , and more!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us o...

On this episode Morgana joins  Deb Aoki's  Best & Worst 2020  Comi-Con panel , we celebrate the 2020 Eisner awards manga winners, and we discuss the newest volume of  BEASTARS ! Then our  Retrospective  on  Daruma Matsuura 's  Kasane  shocks us with a new character and we compare this tale of misery with spoilers from  The Last of Us Part II !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail....

Welcome as we begin our newest  Retrospective  on  Daruma Matsuura 's  Kasane ! We're excited to dive into this dark fairy tale of Kasane Fuchi and her magical lipstick that allows her to swap her hideous face with others. Join us as we discuss everything from Kasane's addiction to beauty to the Japanese ghost story it's based on!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us...

This week Darfox recommends the luxurious indie comics anthology  Glaeolia   while dakazu shares the horrifying true story of child abuse in  Uchi no Yome wa Jidougyakutai Survivor . Then we discuss the days of early BL by talking about  Same Cell Organism  by  Sumomo Yumeka  for our newest  One Shot  review! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpo...

On this episode Morgana catches up on Witch Hat Atelier and SPY x FAMILY , dakazu experiences the 27 Club with Shiori Experience - Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Oji-san , and we run down all the new manga licensing announcements! Then it's time to make up for our last Triple Dip with three excellent series, as we examine A Man and His Cat , BL Metamorphosis , and Hi Score Girl !!! Also congratulations...

Morgana and Seamus take a break this week so Darfox and dakazu can talk about the newest story arcs of their favorite popular manga! In this episode they gush over the brilliance of  Chainsaw Man , comment on the endings of  Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba  and  The Promised Neverland , and give their impressions on newer series like  Mashle: Magic and Muscles ,  Time Paradox Ghostwriter , and  Har...

We've reached another milestone on  Manga Machinations  with 300 episodes! To celebrate, we're joined by the wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley! She's here to answers our questions about her job, tell us how she utilizes her background in software development for lettering, explain the differences between lettering manga and lettering Western comics, and give context for her lettering choices i...

On this episode Seamus finishes rereading  Vinland Saga , Morgana enjoys  BL Metamorphosis , and dakazu loves creepy girls with mind powers in  Meiko no Asobiba ! And we've finally arrived at the end of our  Yu Yu Hakusho   Retrospective ! We discuss why  Yoshihiro Togashi 's ended the series, compare the manga ending to the anime ending, and share our final thoughts about the eternal bromance of...

Join us for the penultimate episode of our  Yu Yu Hakusho   Retrospective ! We discuss  Yoshihiro Togashi 's deteriorating art quality, major issues with the English translation, and parallels between the events of Chapter Black and current events! Also Seamus talks about  Ooku: The Inner Chambers , dakazu follows up on last week's  INVESTOR-Z  and  I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die , a...