178 - Princess Jellyfish part 6

This episode we discuss the public perception of manga where we are and how to increase the US manga reading audience! And of course more Princess Jellyfish! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Just Between Us" by Chatmonchy from Princess Jellyfish, Opening, Introductions, Listener Emails: Discussing our usernames, 00:05:38 - how is manga perceived where we live? 00:11:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus asks if a certain character in The Promised Neverland is a racist stereotype 00:21:12 - Subtitles and numbering in manga volumes 00:25:13 - darfox is bummed about the mini-break March comes in like a Lion is taking and not impressed with the animation from the dungeon arc of Black Clover, Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku: Princess of Japan focuses on the high school girl descendant of Emperor Hirohito battling Donald Trump in mahjong and dakazu is not having any of it 00:31:06 - dakazu is enjoying Sanzoku Diary artist Kentaro Okamoto's writer debut in Sounan desu ka? despite some panty shots 00:34:11 - the post-war drama Areyo Hoshikuzu has ended, we share stories about re-reading manga 00:38:40 - News: we expand on Deb Aoki's twitter question about how to get more people in the US to read manga 00:51:11 - Tomorrow's Joe creator Tetsuya Chiba addressing manga piracy, manga artist Takashi Yoshida critique of the publishers, changes to Crunchyroll site's Kodansha manga catalog 00:58:47 - debating the price of manga 01:02:33 - 1st image from live-action adaptation of My Brother's Husband, Alita: Battle Angel getting delayed til December 01:03:37 - Tomorrow's Joe 50th anniversary project Megalo Box looks like it shares story similarities with characters 01:06:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We'll be reading and discussing volumes 14-15 01:07:15 - Main Segment Retrospective: Transition Song: "Kime no KIREI ni kizuite Okure" by Sambomaster from Princess Jellyfish, retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We enjoy the hilarious betrayal of the Amarz, go into our disappointment of the new flamboyantly gay Usami character, make predictions of who will end up with Tsukimi, and ponder if Higashimura's philosophy on romance takes inspiration from her real life(covers volumes 12-13) 01:48:39 - Next Week's Topic: Princess Jellyfish, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster