Manga Machinations – Details, episodes & analysis

In this super Shin'ichi Sakamoto episode, not only do we continue reading #DRCL, but we skip ahead to where he took over writing duties on The Climber! We also discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Silent Hill f!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Chainsaw Man Movie - 00:05:58
• Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 - 00:08:53
• K-Pop Demon Hunters - 00:15:55
• Silent Hill f - 00:36:51
• Next Episode Preview - 00:51:12
• #DRCL 4 - 00:53:34
• The Climber 3 - 01:29:43
• *SPOILERS* The Climber 2 - 01:45:11
• Our Rankings - 02:02:09
• Outro - 02:05:08

Song Credits:
"Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien
"Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals
"Green Light" by Emily Lewis
"Tasty Bites" by ZISO

The tides are turning in our newest Jianghu Journeys episode, as dakazu finally seems to be warming up to Samurai Champloo! We also discuss the Chainsaw Man movie, JK Biker, Tojima Wants to be a Kamen Rider, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Question - 00:21:29 - 00:07:24
• Chainsaw Man Movie
• JK Biker - 00:36:59
• Tojima Wants to be a Kamen Rider - 00:44:12
• The Twilight Zone - 00:49:45
• Next Episode Preview - 00:52:30
• Cowboy Bebop 7, Michiko & Hatchin 8, Samurai Champloo 8 - 00:53:56
• Outro - 01:36:17

Song Credits:
"Talk of the Town" by Devon May
"Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals
"Home" by Zach Sorgen
"Tasty Bites" by ZISO

Seamus is back from Ireland, so we return to our tandum anime retrospective on Michiko & Hatchin, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo! We also discuss Pokémon Detective Pikachu, The Naked Gun, Made in Abyss, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:02:26
• Seven Samurai - 00:12:46
• *SPOILERS* Pokémon Detective Pikachu - 00:14:59
• The Naked Gun - 00:23:55
• Made in Abyss - 00:28:21
• Next Episode Preview - 00:47:22
• Cowboy Bebop 4, Michiko & Hatchin 4, Samurai Champloo 5 - 00:48:10
• Outro - 01:35:15

Song Credits:
"Talk of the Town" by Devon May
"Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals
"Home" by Zach Sorgen
"Tasty Bites" by ZISO

Welcome to the start of this year's October Extravaganza! We're kicking things off by looking into Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, a collection spooky stories from veteran horror manga artist Kanako Inuki! We also discuss Occult Detective Club: Doll Cemetery, Doubutsu Ningen, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song:  "The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix" by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, October Extravaganza 2023 schedule video - 00:00:00
• Thanking our Manga Machinations Ko-fi supporters - 00:03:46
• Listener Emails: Plot changes we dislike - 00:05:38
• Whatchu Been Reading: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, We discuss the upcoming Hideshi Hino from Star Fruit Books, Occult Detective Club: Doll Cemetery - 00:22:12
• Seamus talks about review scales and his thoughts on Boy's Abyss - 00:32:42
• dakazu is super excited about the new season of What Did You Eat Yesterday? J-Drama - 00:45:13
• Doubutsu Ningen is a horror series about a village of anthropomorphic animals where humans are the livestock - 00:48:41
• News: MANGA Plus add subscription service with MANGA Plus MAX - 00:52:27
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Betwixt, We will review this horror manga anthology with works by Ryo Hanada, Aki Shimizu, Shima Shinya, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Leslie Hung, Sloane Leong, and Hua Hua Zhu - 00:58:01
• Main Segment Triple Dip: Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We review an anthology that collects stories from various series by veteran horror manga artist Kanako Inuki - 01:00:29
• Next Week's Topic: Betwixt, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran - 01:30:39

On this episode we talk about birthday presents, Crazy Food Truck, Youkoso! FACT (Tokyo S-ku Dai Ni Shibu) e, and more! Then we dig into a Triple Dip on The Summer Hikaru Died, ATOM: The Beginning, and Boy's Abyss!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Birthday presents - 00:00:00
• Blood on the Tracks YouTube Review - 00:04:27
• Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, dakazu answers a listener's request to talk about Crazy Food Truck - 00:08:54
• Youkoso! FACT (Tokyo S-ku Daini Shibu) e is a comedy that flirts with dangerous real-life conspiracy theories - 00:16:33
• Darfox watched the experimental horror film Skinamarink - 00:29:46
• News: Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! has been released digitally in English on K MANGA - 00:35:02 
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, We will review this collection of Kanako Inkuki's horror stories - 00:41:31
• Main Segment Triple Dip: The Summer Hikaru Died/ATOM: The Beginning/Boy's Abyss, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We read three manga for discussion and pick our favorite - 00:43:34
• The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren - 00:44:25
• ATOM: The Beginning by Masami Yuuki & Tetsuro Kasahara - 01:12:59
• Boy's Abyss by Ryo Minenami - 01:37:05
• *POTENTIAL SPOILERS* for Boy's Abyss - 01:51:48
• Picking our favorite out of the 3 manga - 01:59:38
• Next Week's Topic: Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 02:01:18

This week we talk about Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage, Cowboy Bebop LIVE, and Yaruki Nante Arimasen! Then we review Susume Higa's fantastic historical manga Okinawa, published through Fantagraphics Books and MSX:Mangasplaining Extra!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Crocheting quilts - 00:00:00
• Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Morgana loves Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage - 00:02:40
• Darfox talks about his experience seeing Cowboy Bebop LIVE - 00:08:26
• dakazu really enjoys Tommy Okuno's middle school drama Yaruki Nante Arimasen - 00:29:49
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: ATOM: The Beginning by Masami Yuuki & Tetsuro Kasahara, Boy's Abyss by Ryo Minenami, and The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren - 00:36:06
• Main Segment One Shot: Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We will review Susumu Higa's tales of the Battle of Okinawa and the modern life of the people living in the aftermath - 00:36:50
• Next Week's Topic: ATOM: The Beginning/Boy's Abyss/The Summer Hikaru Died, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:29:52

On this episode we discuss wrasslin, antipork bias, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Master Keaton Remaster, Quantum Break, Blood on the Tracks, Welcome Back, Alice, and more! Then we examine the collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one shot works with Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, upcoming YouTube updates, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00
• Seamus rants about wrasslin - 00:03:55
•  Darfox reveals his antipork bias - 00:11:36
• Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox watched Cowboy Bebop: The Movie with Amber - 00:19:03
• 00:22:43 - dakazu and Darfox gush over Guan Yu's epic journey through 5 gates in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Seamus has more grievances against the upcoming digitally available Pluto - 00:27:25
• Master Keaton Remaster is a short sequel to Master Keaton - 00:28:49
• dakazu and Darfox talk about Quantum Break - 00:38:55
• dakazu talks about the recently finished Blood on the Tracks and Welcome Back, Alice - 00:49:30
• News: Yu Yu Hakusho is now available via the Shonen Jump app - 00:52:45
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Okinawa, We will review Susumu Higa's story of the horrors of war and subsequent US military occupation on the island of Okinawa - 00:54:15
• Main Segment One Shot: Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We review the 2 volume collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one shot works - 00:55:41
• Next Week's Topic: Okinawa, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:27:42

We're celebrating 9 years of Manga Machinations by revisiting Pluto! We're joined by manga letterer Aidan Clarke to talk about all things Naoki Urasawa! We discuss Monster, Yawara!, Master Keaton, 20th Century Boys, and especially Billy Bat!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00
• Darfox and Amber's review of Netflix's One Piece - 00:02:53
• Support us on the Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:04:01
• Aidan's manga and anime origins - 00:05:52
• Aidan shares his love of Naoki Urasawa manga - 00:10:41
• We deep dive into Billy Bat along with Naoki Urasawa's strengths and weaknesses - 00:16:25
• Aidan talks about working as a manga letterer - 00:38:23
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, We will review the 2 volume collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one shot works - 00:42:11
• Main Segment Retrospective Redux: Pluto, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We revisit Naoki Urasawa's adaptation of the classic Astro Boy story "The Greatest Robot on Earth" - 00:43:14
• Thanking Aidan Clarke - 02:03:25
• Reflecting on 9 years of Manga Machinations - 02:06:48
• Next Week's Topic: Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 02:14:03

This week we talk about Mamoru Hosoda's Belle! What does dakazu have to say about the singing?! We also share our thoughts on the new Netflix One Piece show!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Holidays, Mahjong Machinations - 00:00:00
• Seamus is going to AEW All Out - 00:03:40
• Replies about The First Slam Dunk - 00:09:24
• Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox shows off his decorated card from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast's Dawn - 00:10:55
• Darfox and dakazu give their impressions on the Netflix One Piece show - 00:16:43
• *SPOILERS* Netflix One Piece show - 00:27:43
• D. Diver is about a criminal law student who gets criminals to confess by beating them up in his dreams - 00:54:11
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 9 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux: Pluto with Aidan Clarke, We will be celebrating 9 years of Manga Machinations with guest Aidan Clarke by discussing manga lettering and Billy Bat, along with revisiting Naoki Urasawa's adaptation of the classic Astro Boy story "The Greatest Robot on Earth" - 00:59:46
• Main Segment Manga in Motion: Belle, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We watch Mamoru Hosoda's anime film based on Beauty and the Beast - 01:03:55
• Next Week's Topic: Pluto, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:40:42

On this episode we talk about anime shops, Check, Please!, Meanwhile, Black Clover, and more! Then, we explore the tragic and extraordinary lives of troubled teens in Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge for a One Shot!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Morgana joins Mahjong Machinations, Darfox's weekly schedule - 00:00:00
• Darfox's weekly schedule - 00:03:35
• Learning Koi Koi - 00:06:20
• Morgana went to Arisu anime store - 00:09:45
• Listener Emails: Iconic items in manga and video games - 00:17:32
• Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is working her way through Check, Please! - 00:27:18
• Meanwhile is Jason Shiga's wild "choose your own adventure" comic - 00:31:34
• We discuss the news of Black Clover moving to a new magazine - 00:38:28
• Darfox is cautiously optimistic about the live-action One Piece show - 00:44:48
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Belle, We will watch Mamoru Hosoda's anime film based on Beauty and the Beast - 00:51:28
• Main Segment One Shot: River's Edge, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We review Kyoko Okazaki's story about troubled teenage drama - 00:54:55
• Next Week's Topic: Belle, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:36:38