Manga Machinations

This week we discuss the trailers for the Blame! and A Silent Voice movie trailers, dakazu is excited about the re-serialization of Hi Score Girl , and we have a discussion about various manga that cover geek culture, such as Genshiken , Knights of the Dinner Table and Record of Lodoss War ! Then we check out 3 new manga for another edition of Triple Dip ! This time we look at Shamo , Detroit Meta...

We kick off this week's episode with an emergency Billy Bat update and discuss the megaton reveal from the newest chapters! Then it's time for another Saikyo Selections ! We check out various cases(covers chapters 40-44, 62-67, 92-98) from the most popular shonen mystery series Case Closed(Detective Conan)  while trying to break down the series and the genre!!!

On this episode dakazu laments over terrible manga but loves twisted relationships in the autobiographical Nikkan Yandere Fuufu Manga(Yandere Married Couple) , Seamus checks out a cute Korean web comic Spirit Fingers , and darfox digs the distinct art style of the Mob Psycho 100 anime! Then we compare and contrast the 2 cycling manga Yowamushi Pedal and Over Drive for another Side by Side !!!

On this episode Seamus finishes A Drifting Life while dakazu talks about boys who love yaoi in The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi(Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu) and an autobiographical manga about overcoming anxiety and connecting with others in My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness ! We also start a new section called One Shot where we'll be doing single episode retrospectives on a shorter manga. Liste...

After taking a quick wrestling tangent, Seamus continues with Yoshihiro Tatsumi in A Drifting Life , dakazu talks about the new 3D Berserk anime, and darfox explains the wackiness of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ ! Then, for Triple Dip , we revisit some newly translated manga dakazu has talked about! We discuss the beginning of Chimamure Sukeban Chainsaw , Mustard Chocolate , and Shojo Fight !!!

This week Seamus dives into Yoshihiro Tatsumi 's autobiography manga A Drifting Life while dakazu and darfox hash out all things grim dark with Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and it's polar opposite sequel, the upbeat Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ . Then darfox leads us our discussion of our Manga in Motion selection Trigun: Badlands Rumble ! Love & Peace!!!

Welcome to the final episode of our retrospective on Naoki Urasawa 's Monster !!! We finish covering the final chapters, examine the controversial ending, and give our final thoughts on the series as a whole!(covers chapter 142-162)

On our penultimate retrospective of Monster we move on from Martin's arc, learn about the twins' origins, and prepare for the finale by having Seamus predict who will live and who will die!!!(covers chapters 123-141) Also, dakazu has been re-reading Hunter x Hunter , Seamus finds more political elements in A Bride's Story(Oyomegatari) , and we take a quick tangent with soccer and comic strips!

This week dakazu checks out Junji Ito 's take on a political thriller in Yuukokuno no Rasputin , darfox examines Naruto expanded fiction Boruto , Seamus likes the post-war supernatural investigators in Ubume no Natsu , and  we dive into the prison break arc of Monster !!!(covers chapters 105-122)

Seamus has started reading A Bride's Story(Oyomegatari) again, darfox talks about the Yowamushi Pedal movie, and dakazu is moved by the biography manga about Cambodian Deminer Aki Ra in Mitsurin Shounen Jungle Boy . Then, secrets are revealed as we wrap up the 'Mr Grimmer arc' in Naoki Urasawa's Monster !!!(covers chapters 87-104)

This week darfox8 checks out Tsutomu Nihei's take on Western comics in Wolverine: Snikt ! and dakazu returns to incompetent child soldier stereotypes of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam . Our retrospective of Monster continues as we wrap up the Mr Schuwalt arc and are introduced to new characters of Mr Grimmer and Agent Suk!!!(covers chapters 69-86)

On this episode Darfox gives Yu Yu Hakusho some anime love, dakazu checks out the Satoshi Kon & Katsuhiro Otomo joint project World Apartment Horror  and also learns about quirky routines of everyday people in Sono "Okodawari", Ore ni mo Kure Yo!! . Then we continue our Monster retrospective as Tenma and Johan close in on each other!!!(covers chapters 51-68)

Seamus starts us off this week with pop culture references to The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in Time Prisoners( Space-Time Prisoner) . Then dakazu can't believe a mangaka's real account of living in the woods in Disappearance Diary while discovering Rensuke Oshikiri  range in his works Misu Misou , Dero Dero , and Dohii! Obake ga Boku wo Penpen Naguru!(Gosh! The Ghost Keeps Slapping Me!) ....

On this episode Seamus takes a break from manga to talk about the Vertigo comics, we discuss Robert Rodriquez directing Alita: Battle Angel , darfox revisits the Prison School  chapter from last week that has been re-edited, and dakazu finds a manga from his youth that was released from Dark Horse as single issue comics called Grey . Then it's time for more Monster ! Now that the prelude is over,...

On this episode Seamus catches up on March comes in like a lion(3-angatsu no Lion) , darfox gets into translating slander in Prison School , and dakazu reads a horror version of Mushishi in Tsubaki and salary negotiations of professional baseball in Gurazeni: Money Pitch ! Then we begin our newest retrospective of Monster , the work that made Naoki Urasawa what he is today! Listen as we discuss th...

On this week's mega sized episode Seamus tries reading Happiness , dakazu forces himself to read the gore porn Elfen Lied  and lite novel fluff Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? but rejoices in the return of Hunter x Hunter and Beet the Vandel Buster ! Special guest and resident anime expert Kenzo talks about Gintama , Bleach , Boku Girl , and Tomo-chan is a Girl!( Tomo-chan wa Onn...

On this episode Seamus is still reading Golden Kamuy , darfox is over classical monsters, dakazu found another manga about Jobs and Wozniak in Steves , and laughs about the real model photo-shopped manga Gun Dragon Sigma . Then we compare two sports manga in our Side by Side segment! This time we look at the polar opposites The Prince of Tennis and Baby Steps !!!

Wrestlemania weekend won't stop us from bringing you a new episode! Seamus talks about the newest arc of Vinland Saga , darfox is enjoying One Punch Man , dakazu loves the hilarious behind-the-scenes stories in Anime Prison School wo Tsukutta Otoko-tachi(The Men who made the Prison School Anime) and looks at Shuzo Oshimi's earlier work Avant-Garde Yumeko . Then we jump into Tokyo Ghoul , Trigun ,...

This week darfox talks about the weekly wait for new chapters, dakazu talks about the popularity of battle royale style mangas in Weekly Shonen Magazine , and we explain what Mahjong is. Then it's time for our new segment Side by Side !!! We'll be looking at 2 different manga that cover the same sport and compare them! In our 1st episode we'll be examining basketball manga Kuroko's Basketball(Kuro...

This week Seamus gives A Bride's Story(Otoyomegatari) another chance, we examine character archetypes from Gundam and Neon Genesis Evangelion , dakazu is surprised by the success of Mr. Osomatsu(Osomatsu-san) and applauds the end of Assassination Classroom , and we discuss how Italy loves Lupin III: Part IV . We then compare The Life of Gusko Budori against our last Manga in Motion , Night on the...

On this episode we have a lengthy discussion about Zack Davisson 's article Confessions of a Manga Translator  involving what the role of a translator should be and the difference between translating manga compared to other mediums. Then we look at the super popular One Piece for Saikyo Selections ! We examine the Arlong Park arc(covers chapters 69-95) to examine the major themes in Eiichiro Oda '...

Welcome to our new segment Saikyo Selections where we'll be looking at a single story-arc from a long running popular manga and analyze it's major themes! The first series we'll be covering is Naruto and the search for the 5th Hokage arc!(covers chapters 150-171) We also talk about March comes in like a lion(3-gatsu no Lion) , Hyakushou Kizoku , and Billy Bat !!!

On this episode Seamus is reading about androgynous Richard III in Requiem of the Rose King(Baraou no Souretsu) , dakazu likes the simple shoujo manga Mustard Chocolate , and we find out who's involved in the Black Bat religion in Billy Bat ! Then it's the return of our Triple Dip section! We check out the beginning of Assassination Classroom author's prior series Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro , the...

Itadakimasu! This week Seamus sees the connections of Ainu to Princess Mononoke from new Golden Kamuy chapters while dakazu loves more childhood tales of Hi Score Girl author Rensuke Oshikiri in Pico-Pico Shounen . Darfox is concerned about LGBT representation in Jisatsutou(Suicide Island) but dakazu appreciates how My Brother's Husband handles the issues and we look at the newest chapters of Bill...

Welcome to our last Goodnight Punpun retrospective! We'll be covering the final chapters and discussing what happens, talk about our favorite moments from the series, and ponder if the ending leaves Punpun happy or in hell!! GOOD VIBRATIONS!!!(covers chapters 122-147)