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465 – One Shot 61 – Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man
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…
464 – 9 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux 4 – Pluto with Aidan Clarke
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!,…
463 – Manga in Motion 59 – Belle
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…
462 – One Shot 60 – River’s Edge
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…
461 – Twiple Dip 8 – Chainsaw Man 15, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3, Dai Dark 5
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!!! Continue…
Chainsaw Man, Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
460 – Fire Punch part 3
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…
My Love Story!!, Chainsaw Man, Cromartie High School, Hell’s Paradise
459 – Fire Punch part 2
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…
458 – Fire Punch part 1
458 – Fire Punch part 1 Join us as we start our Retrospective on Fire Punch! We’ll be comparing Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series to his current hit Chainsaw…
457 – Darfox Dabbles 8 – MANGA Plus 4
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…
456 – Ryuko part 2
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!!! Continue reading →
455 – Ryuko part 1
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!…
Black Clover, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Hell’s Paradise, OneRoom
454 – Triple Dip 74 – Until I Love Myself, To Strip the Flesh, JACKASS!
Darfox returns to help finish out our Pride and Panels for Pride Month! We do a Triple Dip on Until I Love Myself, To Strip the Flesh, and…
453 – dakazu diversions 5 – State of Shonen Magazines
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…
452 – Manga in Motion 58 – What Did You Eat Yesterday
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…
450 – One Shot 59 – Is Love the Answer?
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…
450 – Left to Right 1 – Pretty Deadly, Ursula, East of West
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…
449 – Twiple Dip 7 – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 2, Dai Dark 4, Chainsaw Man 14
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, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Black Clover, Chainsaw Man
448 – Triple Dip 73 – Orochi, House of Five Leaves, Saturn Apartments
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…
447 – One Shot 58 – Dream Fossil
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!…
446 – Triple Dip 72 – PANDORA, Mothers, A Favorable Wind on Full Sails
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…
445 – Triple Dip 71 – Dandadan, Choujin X, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
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,…
444 – Triple Dip 70 – [Oshi no Ko], My Home Hero, Heavenly Delusion
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…
443 – Twiple Dip 6 – Dai Dark 3, Tales of the Kingdom 2, Chainsaw Man 13
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…
442 – One Shot 57 – Talk to My Back
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…
441 – Shojo Showdown 5 – Skip・Beat!, The Wallflower, Godchild
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…
440 – Triple Dip 69 – Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero, WIND BREAKER, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
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!…
439 – Triple Dip 68 – The Karman Line, WONDER HOUSE OF HORRORS, Mermaid Town
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…
438 – Planetes part 2
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…
437 – Planetes part 1
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…
436 – One Shot 56 – Downfall
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…
435 – One Shot 55 – The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend
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…
434 – One Shot 54 – Ayako
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…
433 – Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey part 2
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…
432 – Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey part 1
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…
431 – BEASTARS
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…
430 – Twiple Dip 5 – Chainsaw Man, Kowloon Generic Romance, Drowning Love
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,…
429 – Triple Dip 67 – Tales of the Kingdom, Children of the Sea, Welcome Back, Alice
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…
Children of the Sea, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
428 – New Chapter Check-in 11 – The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins
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…
427 – Manga Machinations Awards 2022
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…
426 – Recommendation Round-up 2 – Single Volumes
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…
425 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 5 – Nana & Kaoru
On this episode we discuss oversized omnibuses, Netflix’s Wednesday, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie, Hades-sama no Mujihi na Konin, and more! Then it’s time for Morgana to check out…
Chainsaw Man, The Quintessential Quintuplets, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
424 – One Shot 53 – Drip Drip
This week it’s all about Paru Itagaki! We spoil BEASTARS volume 21 and discuss the new chapter of Beast Complex! Then we examine her strange manga about a…
423 – Chainsaw Man part 4
Order is up for our final Retrospective episode on Chainsaw Man! We’re joined by Darfox’s friend Amber to discuss the end of the Public Safety Arc with volumes…
422 – Chainsaw Man part 3
Halloween! This week we’re joined by the fantastic Marion “Microwavey” as he auditions to replace Darfox! Marion talks about Anime NYC, Trigun Stampede and more! Then we dive…
421 – Shojo Showdown 4 – MARS, Midnight Secretary, Ouran High School Host Club
On this episode Morgana leads the charge for another Shojo Showdown! We examine the first volumes of MARS, Midnight Secretary, and Ouran High School Host Club! We also…
420 – Chainsaw Man part 2
This week dakazu and Morgana are back and we’re joined once again by Whimsy! We discuss Choujin X, Genkaku Picasso, Homunculus, The First Slam Dunk, and more! Then…
419 – Chainsaw Man part 1
October Extravaganza comes to a bloody end with the start of our Chainsaw Man Retrospective. But not before our special guest schools us on some of the current…
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Urusei Yatsura, Chainsaw Man, Mobile Suit Gundam
417 – Triple Dip 66 – Franken Fran, Wonderland, Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation
October Extravaganza continues with Morgana and Darfox returning from New York Comic Con! We discuss their trip, Bad Boys, Happy Home, Fire Punch, Chainsaw Man, and more! Then…
416 – Prose Picks 2 – Earthlings
With Darfox and Morgana away at New York Comic Con, Seamus and dakazu have decided to revisit Prose Picks and read a novel! They check out Sayaka Murata’s…
416 – Prose Picks 2 – Earthlings
With Darfox and Morgana away at New York Comic Con, Seamus and dakazu have decided to revisit Prose Picks and read a novel! They check out Sayaka Murata’s…