Manga Machinations

This week we talk about natto on rice, the end of What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekkai) taking a dark turn, and how the anime of Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls(Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou) is porn. Then we have an extra long, in-depth analysis on our current series Akira !!!(covers volume 3)

On this episode dakazu revisits O-Parts Hunter(666 Satan) (done by the younger twin brother of Naruto manga artist), darfox feels the forced Naru x Hina in The Last - Naruto the Movie , Seamus continues consuming more Inio Asano manga with What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekai) , we discuss anime adaptations of manga done right, and how Metal Gear Solid rips off Akira !!!.(covers volume 2)

This week we discuss American comics vs. Japanese manga, dakazu loves the 90's gag manga Sexy Commando: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san and we catch up on a new Billy Bat chapter!! Then we start our retrospective on Katsuhiro Otomo 's classic Akira and gush over the speedlines!!!(covers volume 1)

This week Seamus revisits the gender-fluid kids of Wandering Son(Hyourou Musuko)  while dakazu admits that volume 10 of Blood Blockade Battlefront(Kekkai Sensen)  is really good and also loves the main character's gaudy expressions in Heroine Shikkaku . Then it's some more Triple Dip with Nobunaga no Chef , BioMeat: Nectar , and Dorohedoro !!!

Time for another Triple Dip ! This week we check out Goodnight Punpun(Oyasumi Punpun) , Prison School , and BECK ! Seamus also reads about A Drifting Life from a book on Drawn & Quarterly Publishers and dakazu loves the anime shorts of Wakakozake . Enjoy!!!

Tune into our final retrospective of Naoki Urasawa 's Pluto !! We'll cover the final 2 volumes of the series and compare it with Osamu Tezuka 's original storyline!(covers chapters 48-65) We also discuss Solanin , Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden) , and get ready for the summer anime season!

This week Seamus jumps young adult pursuing their band dreams in solanin while dakazu reads a manga by a famous erotic gay artist, My Brother's Husband . Then darfox and dakazu discuss the seedy world of Japanese scouting in Shinjuku Swan . Finally, we learn everything about Gesicht and marvel at Naoki Urasawa's mastery of the human drama in part 3 of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 30-...

This week Seamus has been reading Monster , dakazu can't hate the neet siblings of Hatarakanai Futari , and we get into a mini rant over Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naurto Gaiden) . Then it's time to talk about stupidly named anti robot groups and real life amalgamations of the Iraq War in the next part of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 16-31)

On this episode dakazu talks about historical figures having their final meal in Saigo no Restaurant before we jump into our Pluto  retrospective where we can't figure out how to pronounce the main character's name!!!(covers chapters 1-15)

This week Seamus finishes Onward Towards our Noble Deaths , dakazu gets into naginatas with Asahinagu , and darfox is caught up on Nana to Kaoru . Then get ready for some more Triple Dip with Hi Score Girl , Jisatsutou(Suicide Island) , and What Did You Eat Yesterday?(Kinou Nani Tabeta?) !!!

On this episode Seamus jumps into World War II with  Onward Towards our Noble Deaths , we have a quick Billy Bat update, and dakazu loves crazy shogi battles in 81 Diver . Then we dive into another Triple Dip with Devil Ecstasy ,  Rurouni Kenshin , and Holyland !!

This week is another rendition of Triple Dip ! We look at the 1st volumes of No.5 ,  Master Keaton , and Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji !! Seamus has also been reading solanin  and we all get into a big discussion of Gundam !

On this episode Seamus finds the manga version of Skins in A Girl by the Sea , darfox eagerly awaits new chapters of Jisatsutou(Suicide Island) , and dakazu is interested in a new manga from the creator of Rideback  called  Supekoro . Then join us for our final Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective where we wrap up our thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki 's manga and compare it to the movie vers...

This week dakazu hates animorphs & internet memes in Killing Bites , Seamus learns the moral lesson of Yurikuma Arashi , darfox doesn't like the generic story bits of My Love Story!!(Ore Monogatari!!) , and in our read through of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind we witness Nausicaä become Jesus!!!(covers vol. 6)

We start with a long awaited Billy Bat  update! Then prepare yourself for rants against underage hentai dubbing in Koe de Oshigoto!  and more of the same stuff in the new Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden) . Finally we get existential with insects and mutant mold in our Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective!!(covers vol. 5)

After we ponder a communal hikikomori lifestyle, Seamus learns about shogi in March comes in like a lion(3-gatsu no Lion) , dakazu finds an adult spin on roommate comedy 2DK , and darfox prepares more destiny in Boruto: Naurto the Movie ! Afterwords we dig into a huge info dump in the next part of our Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective!!(covers vol. 4)

Spring anime is here! Both darfox and dakazu are enjoying Blood Blockade Battlefront(Kekkai Sensen) , Rin-ne( Kyoukai no Rinne) , and My Love Story!!(Ore Monogatari!!)  but not Ultimate Otaku Teacher(Denpa Kyoushi)  or The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan(Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu) . Meanwhile Seamus discusses wives of the Caspian Sea in A Bride's Story(Otoyomegatari) . Then we continue our...

This week dakazu talks about another cooking manga What Did You Eat Yesterday? Kinou Nanitabeta?  that's about a gay male couple, along with a Magical Girl parody manga  Magical Girl Ore(Mahou Shoujo Ore) ! Then we jump into Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and compare the events of both film and manga to each other!(covers vol. 2)

We start off by delving into non-fiction manga with Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant . Then darfox gives an update on Jisatsutou , Seamus is back to his yuri ways in Sweet Blue Flowers , and Nana to Kaoru  leads dakazu to explain censorship laws? Finally, we begin our next retrospective of Hayao Miazak i's acclaimed manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind !!!...

This week dakazu learns about Ainu eating habits in Golden Kamuy before have one final rant about Bunny Drop . Afterwords we have our newly named Triple Dip section! This time we take a look at 1 volume each of Wandering Son , Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind , and Buddha !

On this episode Seamus catches up on Vinland Saga , dakazu hungers for grilled Basilisk in Delicious in Dungeon , and then gives an update on Magical Girl Apocalypse . After that we delve into our new section Triple Dip , where we read 1 volume of 3 different manga! This week we take a look at One Punch Man , Bunny Drop , and  BLAME! .

Time for another anime interlude with special guest kenzo! But first dakazu's obsession with food leads him to the Vegetarian focused Nigakute Amai , while kenzo enjoys laughing at Boku Girl .Then we get our anime on with Parasyte , Z Gundam , Assassination Classroom , Eccentric Family , Yurikuma Arashi , Yatterman Night , Aldnoah. Zero , Maria the Virgin Witch , Jojo's Bizarre Adventure , Death P...

Tune in as darfox delves into Newtypes with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin before we embark on our final discussion of Slam Dunk !! We'll cover the final chapters along with our favorite matches and moments from this classic manga series.(covers chapters 243-276)

On this episode Seamus2389 finishes  Girl Friends and we tangent to the grossness of Bunny Drop , dakazu talks about Mob Psycho 100  by the author of One Punch Man , and we dive into the penultimate part of our Slam Dunk retrospective where Shohoku faces off against the National champions Sannou!!(covers chapters 216-242)

This week darfox explores muscle suited teenagers who hunt ancient technology in Spriggan , dakazu shares a shoujo manga that stars a guy in My Love Story!! , and we discuss Shohoku's 1st match of the Interhigh against Toyotama in part 8 of our Slam Dunk discussion!!(covers chapters 186-215)