Manga Machinations

Welcome to the start of our  Multimedia Retrospective  on  City Hunter ! Throughout the rest of this month of May we'll be looking at various iterations of the girl chasing private detective, Ryo Saeba! For this first episode we will be examining the original manga and the various spinoffs by  Tsukasa Hojo ! And  stay tuned after the episode for a bonus spoiler discussion on  The Batman !!! Send u...

Seamus is back so we're doing a  Triple Dip  based on series from  Manga Planet Library ! We'll be checking out  The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa! ,  Sunrise Snack Bar,  and  Ragna Chronicles ! We also discuss  My Summer of You ,  Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu , and the end of  Golden Kamuy  and   Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~ !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Tw...

This week dakazu and his wife have been watching  SPY X FAMILY ,  Komi Can't Communicate , and  Black Clover ! He also finds a contender for best manga of the year with  Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo ! Then launch into a very Darfox-centric edition of  Morgana's Manga Makeup  by revisiting  The Fable ,  Crocodile Baron , and  Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Fo...

On this episode we preview  Doomsday Cleaning , Darfox and dakazu talk about Chinese splatter film  Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky , and they praise  Tatsuki Fujimoto 's latest one shot  Goodbye, Eri ! Then we wrap up our  Retrospective  on  Shinichi Ishizuka 's jazz manga  Blue Giant !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https...

This week we start our  Retrospective  on  Shinichi Ishizuka 's jazz manga  Blue Giant ! We discuss its blend of kinetic line art with the romanticization of the power of music! Also Darfox8 finishes  Steven Universe  and dakazu learns about the eccentric folk band  Tama  in  "Tama" to Iu Fune ni Notteita !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Chec...

Translator Jocelyne Allen returns to  Manga Machinations  to talk about  My Wandering Warrior Existence ! Join us as we discuss  Nagata Kabi 's newest book that explores what it is to love and be loved!!! Follow Jocelyne on   Twitter  and visit her  website ! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Ch...

Morgana is away this episode so the guys take advantage to talk about  Secretly, I've Been Suffering About Being Sexless  by  Togame  from  Yen Press ! They also discuss disliked tropes in fiction and dakazu talks about sci-fi series  Wakusei Closet  and  Atmosphere !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinat...

On this episode we discuss  BEASTARS  vol. 17,  Kazuhiro Fujita 's new  Black Museum  series, and the end of  Dr. STONE ! Then it's time for a truly eclectic  Triple Dip  with  Is Kichijoji, the Only Place to Live? ,  Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star , and  Queen Emeraldas !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangama...

This week's Matt Haasch is back to talk about upcoming releases from  Star Fruit Books  and his love of children's manga! We discuss and compare  Super Mario Manga Mania ,  Kirby Manga Mania , and  Nicola Traveling Around the Demons' World !!! Follow  Matt Haasch  and buy manga from  Star Fruit Books ! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out o...

Your move! On this episode we prepare to duel by watching  Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions ! Also, Morgana reads the vampire BL  Fangs , dakazu drops  Gente  but loves  Bye-Bye Atashi no Oniichan  and  Zashiki Musume to Ryourinin , and  Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction  ended!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website!...

This week Darfox finally finishes  Ride Your Wave  while dakazu reads the end of Fire Force and does extra reading with  Ristorante Paradiso ,  ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S , and  Coppers ! Then we review  Natsume Ono 's short story collection  Danza !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinati...

On this episode Seamus talks about how  The Secret  might have helped with licensing  Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou  and dakazu loves the story of a granny battling hell demons in  Guranba ! Then we look at upcoming releases from  Glacier Bay Books  and  Star Fruit Books  for a  Triple Dip ! We review  Invisible Parade ,  Town of Pigs , and  From This Flame !!! Buy manga from  Glacier Bay Books  and  St...

Seamus is out this week so Morgana takes advantage to plan an extremely shojo  Shojo Showdown ! We're checking out  Kiss Him, Not Me ,  Peach Girl , and  My Little Monster ! Also Darfox has been watching  Steven Universe  and dakazu read  Pico Pico Shonen EX  and  Kyokuchiteki Oudou Shoku !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website...

On this episode we answer some emails, talk about  Pokémon Legends: Arceus  and  Taiko no Tatsujin , and Seamus reads more  Even Though We're Adults ! Then we review  Masaaki Yuasa 's 2017 film about a teenager meeting a song loving mermaid,  Lu over the Wall !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.co...

Seamus was available this week so we're switching up our schedule and doing a new show called  Recommendation Round-up ! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as  Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey ,  Queen Emeraldas ,  Crocodile Baron , and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about  Ryo Haneda 's  Black Guard !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow...

On this week's episode we recommend action anime, Darfox goes to a  Naruto  themed restaurant, and we have a spoiler discussion on  BEASTARS  volume 16! Then we dive into a  One Shot  retrospective on all four volumes of  Keito Gaku 's  Boys Run the Riot !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Che...

We've got a special Seamus selection  Twiple Dip  this week! We're reading the second volumes of  Dai Dark ,  Even Though We're Adults , and  The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service ! Also Darfox talks about the new  Mamoru Hosoda  film  Belle , Morgana reads  Akiko Higashimura 's webtoon  A Fake Affair , and dakazu loves learning about manga artists in  Mangaka Sainyumon !!! Send us emails! mangamac...

This week Morgana checks out the webtoons of  Morgana and Oz  and  Boyfriends  while dakazu reads  Yuichi Yokoyama 's  Outdoors  and the 1600′s historical travel log  Dampier no Oishii Bouken ! Then we review  Toranosuke Shimada 's award-winning sci-fi saga of cyber-persons thriving in a world where humanity is dying with  Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail...

Happy New Year! Ryan joins Darfox8 and dakazu to start off 2022 with a  New Chapter Check-in ! Listen to us discuss the new series like  Ayashimon  and the latest arcs of  My Hero Academia ,  Dr. STONE ,  Black Clover ,  One-Punch Man , and more! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our Y...

Please enjoy a present from  Manga Machinations  with this final episode for 2021! It's time again for Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus to create unique awards to go with their top manga picks for this year's  Manga Machinations Awards ! Tune into our picks and we hope you all have yourselves a wonderful and safe holiday!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @m...

This week Morgana picked out manga for a new  Shojo Showdown ! We read  Drowning Love ,  Say I Love You. , and  Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju ! We also answer listener emails and dakazu talks about  Daruma Matsuura 's current manga  Taiyo to Tsuki no Hagane !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mang...

Join us this week as we examine  Netflix 's live-action adaptation of  Cowboy Bebop ! We breakdown everything from the stellar casting to the questionable story structure! We also finally get around to a spoiler-filled discussion on  BEASTARS  volume 15!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check...

We have another small manga publisher  Triple Dip  this week, this time with  Glacier Bay Books ! We check out  Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories ,  Rabbit Game , and  F ! Also Morgana reads  Moto Hagio 's cute cat manga  Lil' Leo  and dakazu loves the comedy memoir of a Dominatrix manga artist and her masochist slave husband in  Teishu Genki de Mazo ga Ii! !!! Buy manga from  Glacier Ba...

It's time to take a look at releases from  Star Fruit Books ! We've assembled  Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales ,  Young, Alive, in Love , and  The Town You Live in  for this week's  Triple Dip ! Also Morgana loves  Creepy Cat  and dakazu talks about  Blade Runner: Black Lotus !!! Buy manga from  Star Fruit Books ! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on T...

Seamus is out this week so the other hosts take advantage by looking at the second volume of previously visited series for a  Twiple Dip ! This time they check out My Dress-up Darling , Blue Giant , and Oishinbo ! The hosts also give their first impressions of the live-action Cowboy Bebop show on Netflix !!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check...