Manga Machinations

This week Morgana looks forward to reading more  Blue Flag  and  BEASTARS  while dakazu shares some of his favorite manga artists active on Twitter! Than the crew are ready to tear apart one of the three manga they read for  Triple Dip ! Will it be  I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die ,  Crown of Love , or  INVESTOR-Z !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us o...

On this episode Seamus prepares to study Buddhist philosophy for  Land of the Lustrous , Darfox checks out alternative manga Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories , and dakazu continues to enjoy killer monkeys with Monkey Peak the Rock ! Then Seamus sticks around for our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective as we finish up the dark tournament and get into the beginning of chapter black!!! Remember to...

This week Morgana teases more  BEASTARS , Seamus can't process what's happening in Land of the Lustrous , and dakazu read a manga adaptation of Nobel Prize winning The Unwomanly Face of War ! We also discuss Shueisha's JUMP Manga School before getting back to our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective where we examine the Dark Tournament and find it exactly like wrestling booking!!! Remember to send us email...

On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with  Olympia Kyklos  and learns that  Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045  isn't completely terrible. Then we cancel Carl Jung and the collective unconsciousness as we breakdown  Satoshi Kon 's  Paranoia Agent !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! http...

This week Darfox is finally ready to read  Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI  while Seamus and dakazu discuss the unpredictable changes in  To Your Eternity ! Then we continue our  Retrospetive  review of  Yoshihiro Togashi 's  Yu Yu Hakusho  as Yusuke and the gang fully transition into shonen battle manga antics!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpo...

The time is finally here! We've been waiting over four years to start a  Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho ! Join us as we examine the first three volumes of Yoshihiro Togashi 's beloved series about the delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who goes from ghost to spirit detective! Morgana and Darfox have lots of love for the anime but dakazu has issues with the loose English translations! We also answer email...

Our wonderful co-host Morgana Santilli is back from her maternity leave! She's been busy being a new mom while reading lots of manga like  SPY x Family ,  Happy Mania ,  Blue Flag ,  Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition , and  How Do We Relationship? ! To celebrate Morgana's return we review her top manga from 2019,  Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen  by  Moyoco Anno !!! Remember to send us emails! ma...

This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag  and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito 's adaptation of No Longer Human as we finish our Retrospective !!! 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://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join ou...

On this episode dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi 's new series Meisou Senshi ! Then we examine the first half of Junji Ito 's manga adaptation on Osamu Dazai 's classic novel, No Longer Human !!! 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://mangamachinations.tumblr.com...

It finally time for Manga Machinations to review the  BEASTARS  anime! We have A LOT to say about the choices made adapting  Paru Itagaki 's phenomenal manga and we're not pulling any punches when it comes to this beloved series!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr...

We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of  Doraemon  by doing a  Triple Dip  on  Fujiko F. Fujio 's Long Tales manga adaptations of the anime movies! We're reading  VOL. 4: Noby in Devilfish Castle ,  VOL. 7: Noby vs. the Mecha Army , and  VOL. 8: Noby and the Dino Knights !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! http...

Seamus is out this week so Darfox and dakazu dive into the current arcs of popular series!  Chainsaw Man   continues to entertain them and they have a lot to say about the unorthodox ending of  We Never Learn !!! 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://mangamachi...

This week we finish our retrospective on  Tsukimizu 's  Girls' Last Tour ! Join us as our discussion takes us through everything from existentialism to Buddhism to flashbacks!!! 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://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord...

On this episode Darfox rejoices in the English release of  Blood on the Tracks  while dakazu checks out a new manga made by an  Osamu Tezuka  AI called  Paidon ! Then we begin our retrospective on the empty world of  Girls' Last Tour  by  Tsukimizu  and discuss it's themes of finality. Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our webs...

This week Darfox talks about  Masaaki Yuasa 's  Ride Your Wave  and dakazu is saddened by the abrupt ending of  Oni Shine . Then we examine the long running popular series  Space Brothers ! What will Seamus and Darfox think of  Chuya Koyama 's comedic tale of two brothers pursing their childhood dreams of going to space!? Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter...

On this episode dakazu talks about amateur agriculture and Cool Japan Ambassadors with  Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen  and  Nihon no koto wa, Manga to Geemu de Manabimashita. ! Then we jump into another round of  Triple Dip  with  Inuyashiki ,  Devil's Line , and  Witch Hat Atelier !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website...

This week Darfox is back to talk about  Weather with You  and dakazu gets a behind-the-scenes look at  Yoshihiro Togashi  in  Sensei Hakusho ! Then we review our very first Western comic with  The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out...

Morgana and Darfox are out this week so Seamus leads the charge into the uncharted territory of light novels this week! We'll be reviewing  Gengen Kusano 's award winning  Last and First Idol  to see how dakazu handles reading a book without pictures!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.co...

On this episode we're doing a special Boys' Love edition  Triple Dip ! Morgana leads the charge as we dive into sweet romances and problematic troupes in the first volumes of  Classmates: Dou kyu sei ,  I Hear the Sunspot , and  10 Dance !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out...

This week we revisit the cyberpunk world of  BLAME! . It's Morgana's first time reading a manga by  Tsutomu Nihei  and she has a lot to say about the impressive artwork and confusing story. How does returning to this sci-fi adventure hold up for the other hosts? Tune in to find out!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our websi...

On this episode dakazu checks out more volumes of  Maiden Railways , Darfox experiences his first  Kazuo Umezu  manga with  The Drifting Classroom , and Morgana wasn't expecting the dark turns in  BEASTARS . Then we compare Studio Ponoc's debut movie,  Mary and the Witch's Flower , to Ghibli films for  Manga in Motion !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter...

Darfox and dakazu are ready to kickoff 2020 with a  New Chapter Check-in  to talk all about the current story arcs of their favorite popular series! Darfox continues to love  Black Clover  and  Chainsaw Man  while dakazu tries to explain the hot mess that  Attack on Titan  has become. Also a followup bonus spoiler discussion about  Death Stranding !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@...

Welcome to the final episode of  Manga Machinations  for 2019! Seamus is back, which means all the hosts are ready to discuss all the news stories from this year before sharing their personal top 3 manga, honorable mentions, and worst manga of the year!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations....

2019 is coming to a close and it's time to do our annual wrap up! This year we're splitting our  Year End Review  between anime and manga. So for part 1 we're joined by LumRanmaYasha   and Colton from the  Manga Mavericks  podcast to talk about our top anime of 2019!!! Go listen to the  Manga Mavericks  podcast ! Follow  LumRanmaYasha  and  Colton ! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gm...

We're launching a new episode where our new host Morgana will read her way through some of Manga Machinations favorites! It'll be Morgana's first time reading through these manga and we're excited to hear what she thinks! She'll be checking out  Vinland Saga ,  Golden Kamuy , and  Shojo FIGHT! !!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check...