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**New Episodes every Monday!** Join hosts dakazu, darfox8, Seamus2389, and Morgana Santilli for Manga Machinations! Our weekly manga discussions focus on introducing lots of unknown manga and doing in-depth retrospective reviews of titles such as ‘Tokyo Tarareba Girls’, ‘BLAME!’, Tezuka Osamu’s ‘Phoenix’, and more! Get more info at mangamachinations.com and send emails to mangamachinations@gmail.com
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In this episode Morgana leads the charge as we examine Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Deborah is My Rival, and Ceres: Celestial Legend for a Shojo Showdown! We also discuss music, Don't Call it Mystery, Scott Pilgram Takes Off, Nobu and her? and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out ou…
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We've got a mega-sized episode for you this week! Morgana gets to experience Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, Trigun, and Scum's Wish for the first time! We also talk about libraries, Asian market snacks, Tower Dungeon, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://man…
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This week dakazu returns as Seamus leaves for Ireland! We discuss the end of Attack on Titan, Sexy Tanaka-san, Akuma-kun and more! Then we dive into Poppy Pesuyama's Until I Love Myself for a tough but ultimately positive autobiographical journey about workplace harassment and trauma!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitt…
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Darfox is reunited with ALMOST all the crew. dakazu is still gone but Morgana and Seamus help Dar record a fun tangent filled podcast. With a great conversation about Daisuke Igarashi's Witches: The Complete Collection in the main segment. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! http…
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Everyone is gone! It's up Darfox and Special Guest ARGBombshell to host the finale of the October Extravaganza for 2023. They are reading three WEBTOON series: #Killstagram, Scroll if You Dare, and WEBTOON at Midnight!!! Soju Wanna Read Manhwa https://twitter.com/SojuManhwaPod Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @manga…
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Darfox is out sick this episode, but that doesn't stop us from getting into week 3 of October Extravaganza! We've got a horror manga Triple Dip of #DRCL midnight children, Panorama of Hell, and Homunculus! We also talk about Gogogo Go Go Ghost and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out o…
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This week we talk about The Poe Clan, Land of the Lustrous, Blue Giant, new anime, Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso, and more! Then we examine Betwixt for week 2 of our October Extravaganza!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube chann…
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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!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twi…
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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!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.c…
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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!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https:/…
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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!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @ma…
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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!!! Follow Aidan Clarke and support him on Ko-fi! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twi…
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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!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com…
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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! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Ch…
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Morgana is back and ready to revisit manga for a Twiple Dip! We're checking out the next volumes of Chainsaw Man, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and Dai Dark!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/manga…
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This week we finish our Retrospective on Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series Fire Punch! We also discuss Tenchu, My Love Story!!, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, MANGA Plus, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! ht…
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On this episode dakazu gives his thoughts on the anime movie The First Slam Dunk! Then we talk about how everything happened in the volumes we read for our Fire Punch Retrospective!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel!…
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Join us as we start our Retrospective on Fire Punch! We'll be comparing Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series to his current hit Chainsaw Man! We also talk about coffee, Mike Mignola, Dogs Red, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our …
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This week dakazu and Darfox examine the newer series like Shibatarian, Red Cat Ramen, and Show-ha Shoten! on MANGA Plus for a Darfox Dabbles! We also discuss Slam Dunk, Dark Gathering, and Truck Driver no Kaidan FIRST GEAR!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachi…
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On this episode we discuss Helck, One-Punch Man, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Barbeque, Drunk Invader, Spunk, and more! Then we finish out our Ryuko Retrospective!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.y…
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Seamus returns as we discuss bad variety television, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero, Oshi no Ko, and more! Then we dive into the excellently drawn Yakuza princess action series of Ryuko for a new Retrospective! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out ou…
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Apologies in advance as we had to change up our schedule this week. We have a short episode as dakazu runs solo to talk about the current state of Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Shonen Sunday, Weekly Shonen Magazine, and Weekly Shonen Champion!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! h…
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Welcome to week 2 of our Pride and Panels month! Darfox and dakazu are here to talk about the live-action What Did You Eat Yesterday? drama! Will they be able figure out what that black thing on the fridge is!? They also discuss Blood on the Tracks, Gaic to no France Gurashi, and more! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitte…
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Welcome to the start of this year's Pride and Panels! We're looking at LGBTQIA+ content for the rest of June and we're kicking things off with Uta Isaki's Is Love the Answer?! We also discuss Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Babanbabanban Vampire, Kashimashi Meshi, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us o…
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Welcome to a new kind of episode this week! We’re adapting our Triple Dip formula to Western comics with Left to Right! We review Pretty Deadly, Ursula, and East of West for our inaugural episode! We also talk about House of Five Leaves, Tamon's B-Side, Shojo Fight, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mang…
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On this episode we return to read the next volumes of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Dai Dark, and Chainsaw Man for our next Twiple Dip! We also discuss the Prison School and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime and the live action dramas of The Full-Time Wife Escapist and What Did You Eat Yesterday!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on T…
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Get ready for tangents galore this week as we keep veering away from a Triple Dip on manga from the new VIZ Manga subscription service! While reviewing Orochi, House of Five Leaves, and Saturn Apartments we also go off on review scores, wrestling, Star Trek, long running fandoms, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on …
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On this episode we delve deep into the late Satoshi Kon’s origins as we review his collection of early manga shorts with a One Shot on Dream Fossil! dakazu also breaks down the newly released K Manga app in comparison to the new VIZ Manga subscription service!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Chec…
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Seamus and Morgana are back as we try out another live recording this week! We discuss shonen manga, Free Comic Book Day, Skip and Loafer, The Prince of Tennis, and more! Then we review PANDORA, Mothers, and A Favorable Wind on Full Sails for a Glacier Bay Books Triple Dip!!! Buy from Glacier Bay Books! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com F…
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This week’s episode was recorded live! We were joined by friend of the podcast, Wyatt from Columbus, Ohio! We talked about Fire Punch, Do a Powerbomb, Heavenly Delusion, and had a Triple Dip on Dandadan, Choujin X, and Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku!!! Follow Wyatt and listen to his podcast! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twi…
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This week we talk about collectables, The Files of Young Kindaichi, Ninja Batman, Skip and Loafer, and more! Then we examine three series that have new anime this season! We’ve got a Triple Dip on [Oshi no Ko], My Home Hero, and Heavenly Delusion!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our web…
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We’ve got the whole gang back together to talk about Talk to My Back, Suzume, [Oshi no Ko], Kabin no Tsuma, and more! Then we examine the next volumes of Tales of the Kingdom, Dai Dark, and Chainsaw Man for a Twiple Dip! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinatio…
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Seamus is back and living in America! We celebrate by talking about preferred manga states, Trigun Stampede, the United Red Army in Red, and more! Then we discuss the feminist alt-manga Talk to My Back by Yamada Murasaki for a new One Shot!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! h…
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On this episode Morgana has curated another selection of manga for a Shojo Showdown! We examine The Wallflower, Godchild, and Skip・Beat! to see if they make our shojo hearts go “doki doki”! We also talk about The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins, Hell’s Paradise, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpo…
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Seamus is out this week so we take advantage to compare Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero for a Triple Dip! We also throw in WIND BREAKER for Morgana! We also discuss video games, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our we…
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On this episode we talk about 3D/CGI anime, Chainsaw Man, She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Mujina in to the Deep, and more! Then we explore some fantastic indie manga from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books for a Triple Dip! We review Mermaid Town, The Karman Line, and WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.c…
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This week we discuss monster girls in Sons of the Forest, Junichiro Saito’s Musashino, the Blue Giant movie soundtrack, and more! Then we conclude our Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series on space development, Planetes!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our websi…
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On this episode we talk about Sailor Moon translations, Something New, Gokurakugai, Demon Slayer - To the Swordsmith Village, and more! Then we start our long awaited Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes! We discuss the near-future story about space debris collectors and what puts the “hard” in hard science fiction!!! Send us emails! mangama…
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Morgana is out this week so we take a look at Inio Asano’s Downfall! What do we think about this tale about a washed out manga artist who’s life starts to spiral out of control? We also discuss wrestling, Beat & Motion, Catch These Hands!, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our w…
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On this episode we talk about Nighttime for Just Us Two, Blissful Land, The JOJOLands, and more! Then we excitedly dive into Mieri Hiranishi’s hilarious autobiographical manga about an androgynous girl looking for the love of another androgynous girl!!! Support Mieri Hiranishi by following her on Twitter, Subscribing to her YouTube, buying somethin…
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Seamus returns this week as we review Osamu Tezuka’s Ayako! We examine how the story about messy family drama intertwines with Tezuka’s commentary on post-war Japan! We also discuss Omo ni Naitemasu, an AI art manga, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangama…
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On this episode dakazu talks about Vanilla Spider, Kimi to Picopico, and Futari Switch! Then we finish our Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s memoir about her beloved art teacher in Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://manga…
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Join us for a new Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical series about the art teacher who changed her life! Morgana and dakazu get personal with their own experiences relating to the fine arts and teaching! We also discuss live-action adaptions, video game manga, Yaiteru Futari, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com…
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This week we share our favorite music manga, Darfox catches up on Blood on the Tracks, and dakazu reads the melancholy Nekomata to Asa Gohan! Then we finally sink our teeth into the final volume of BEASTARS and discuss our thoughts on the whole series! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our …
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On this episode we discuss masterpieces, Tezuka Osamu Ashisutanto no Shokutaku, Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e, Trigun Stampede, and more! Then we return to Kowloon Generic Romance, Drowning Love, and Chainsaw Man for a Twiple Dip!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mang…
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On this episode we share our most anticipated manga for 2023, Morgana talks about Embrace Your Size, Darfox has been watching Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and dakazu checks out Kaina of the Great Snow Sea! Then we review Welcome Back, Alice, Tales of the Kingdom, and Children of the Sea for a new Triple Dip!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.c…
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Darfox8 and dakazu are bringing in the new year with a New Chapter Check-in! Darfox checked out The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins, Akane-banashi, and more! We also catch up on the latest arcs of Black Clover, My Hero Academia, and Chainsaw Man part 2!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our…
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We’ve got an amazing gift just in time for Christmas! Get ready for another year end celebration with the Manga Machination Awards! Seamus, Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu are ready to present their awards and top manga lists for 2022!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://m…
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This week we answer emails while dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new manga, a Gengoroh Tagame food manga, Hunter x Hunter, and more! Then we present our suggestions for awesome single volume manga in a new edition of Recommendation Round-up!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website!…
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