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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!
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- 1 weeks ago1h 28m
605 - Jianghu Journeys 18 - Michiko & Hatchin 18, Cowboy Bebop 19, Samurai Champloo 22
Since Darfox was able to join us this week, we pivot to another trio of episodes for Michiko & Hatchin, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo for a Jianghu Journeys! We also discuss Coraline, You Can See Everything, The Summer Hikaru Died, Desert Punk, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Coraline, Frankenweenie - 00:02:21 *SPOILERS* You Can See Everything - 00:07:29 The Complete Crepax - 00:27:38 The Summer Hikaru Died - 00:28:43 Desert Punk - 00:31:15 Next Episode Preview - 00:36:42 Cowboy Bebop 19, Michiko & Hatchin 18, Samurai Champloo 22 - 00:37:16 Outro - 01:26:12 Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
- 2 weeks ago1h 20m
604 - Manga in Motion 73 - 100 Meters
While Seamus is out the rest of the hosts get ready to discuss the anime movie 100 Meters! We also discuss The Mummy, Street Fighter, Shin Ultraman, The Happiest in the World, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 The Mummy - 00:02:28 Street Fighter - 00:14:32 Barbarian - 00:26:06 Shin Ultraman - 00:35:19 The Happiest in the World! - 00:40:45 Next Episode Preview - 00:43:25 100 Meters - 00:45:22 Outro - 01:18:32 Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
- 4 weeks ago1h 18m
603 - Land of the Lustrous part 5
We've arrived at the end of Phosphophyllite's long journey, and the completion of our Land of the Lustrous Retrospective! We also discuss Bedknobs and Broomsticks, "Jinsei Konomama de i no ka Zone" ni Totsunyu Shitande Sekai 36-Kakoku Hitori Tabi Shite mita, After War Gundam X, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Weapons - 00:02:10 "Jinsei Konomama de i no ka Zone" ni Totsunyu Shitande Sekai 36-Kakoku Hitori Tabi Shite mita - 00:05:34 Bedknobs and Broomsticks - 00:07:51 After War Gundam X - 00:12:52 Next Episode Preview - 00:24:49 Land of the Lustrous - 00:25:52 Outro - 01:16:21 Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
- Sep 27, 20261h 7m
602 - Land of the Lustrous part 4
It's time for our penultimate episode on Land of the Lustrous! Phosphophyllite has made literally a monstrous change as we barrel towards the conclusion! We also discuss Primetime, Resident Evil, Control Resonant, Gekko Kamen, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Primetime - 00:03:04 Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! - 00:11:37 Resident Evil - 00:18:13 Fantastic Mr. Fox - 00:24:18 Control Resonant - 00:27:17 Gekko Kamen - 00:32:07 Next Episode Preview - 00:37:10 Land of the Lustrous - 00:37:41 Outro - 01:05:27 Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
- Sep 21, 20261h 25m
601 - Jianghu Journeys 17 - Samurai Champloo 20+21, Cowboy Bebop 18, Michiko & Hatchin 17
We continue our tandem anime Retrospective on Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, and Michiko & Hatchin! We also discuss Hope, The Prince of Tennis, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:02:19 Hope - 00:07:22 The Goonies - 00:16:29 The Prince of Tennis - 00:18:51 Next Episode Preview - 00:27:33 Cowboy Bebop 18, Michiko & Hatchin 17, Samurai Champloo 20+21 - 00:27:58 Outro - 01:23:59 Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
- Sep 13, 20262h 19m
600 - 12 Year Anniversary Morgana's Manga Makeup 8 - Billy Bat, Fire Punch, Historié
We've reached yet another milestone! To celebrate, we're revisiting Billy Bat, Fire Punch, and Historié! We've even invited manga letterer Aidan Clarke to tell us about his experience working on Billy Bat! We also discuss Ichi the Killer, More Weight: A Salem Story, Glitch Witch, and more!!! Follow Aidan on Bluesky! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Ichi the Killer - 00:03:07 More Weight: A Salem Story - 00:09:47 Glitch Witch - 00:22:25 Next Episode Preview - 00:28:11 Fire Punch - 00:31:57 Historié - 00:52:10 Billy Bat - 01:21:49 Our Rankings - 02:10:08 Outro - 02:17:09 Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
- Aug 30, 20261h 28m
599.9 - Land of the Lustrous part 3
Numbering be damned as we dive into volumes 7, 8, and 9 of Land of the Lustrous! New revelations have made way to new questions and we continue to examine Haruko Ichikawa's sci-fi take on Buddhism! We also discuss Scarlet, Lanterns, Night of the Living Cat, and much more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:01:38 Scarlet - 00:08:08 Batman: Caped Crusader - 00:17:48 The End of Oak Street - 00:24:24 Lanterns - 00:30:48 Absolute Batman - 00:35:59 Night of the Living Cat - 00:40:04 Next Episode Preview - 00:43:05 Land of the Lustrous - 00:44:33 Outro - 01:26:09 Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
- Aug 16, 20261h 37m
599 - Jianghu Journeys 16 - Cowboy Bebop 17, Michiko & Hatchin 16, Samurai Champloo 19
We're diving into more episodes of Cowboy Bepop, Michiko & Hatchin, and Samurai Champloo for Jianghu Journeys! We also discuss shojo manga, The Samurai and the Prisoner, Quit Laughing, Shijima, Choujin X, and even a quiz from Darfox!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:04:40 The Samurai and the Prisoner - 00:16:29 Man On Fire - 00:23:34 The Pagemaster - 00:25:46 Darfox's Quiz - 00:32:26 Quit Laughing, Shijima - 00:38:13 Big Walk - 00:42:15 Choujin X - 00:46:41 Suiken Japan - 00:48:16 Next Episode Preview - 00:54:36 Cowboy Bebop 17, Michiko & Hatchin 16, Samurai Champloo 19 - 00:55:00 Outro - 01:35:50 Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk
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