184 - Anime Interlude 6 - Pop Team Epic

It's that time of the year again to ask our reoccurring guest, Miki's Stopwatch, to join us for an episode to recap the last season of anime! 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 Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "POP TEAM EPIC" by Sumire Uehara from Pop Team Epic, Opening, Introductions, the new Manga Machinations Discord server 00:03:38 - Listener Emails: how BLAME! is a great example of 'Show Don't Tell' storytelling 00:10:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus is reading Manga Poverty by Shuho Sato while dakazu  checked out Sato's new manga version of the subject matter, Stand by Me Kakuemon, discussing if assistants get credit for the manga they help create 00:19:35 - Miki has read Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey and weighs in on artist Akiko Higashimura's autobiographical work vs her fictional work 00:23:18 - Miki introduces an anthology manga, Daidai wa, Hantoumei ni Nidone suru, which is filled with bizarre tales 00:25:23 - The unique setting of Iceland in Go north-northwest with Clouds peaks dakazu's interests 00:29:20 - dakazu talks about the importance of proper representation with singing in Hashikko Ensemble and autism in With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child 00:40:30 - Fumi Yoshinaga's Anique Bakery is perfect for Seamus as it is what you get when you take out all cooking parts of What did you Eat Yesterday? and leave in all the adult drama of yaoi relationships 00:45:44 - (SPOILERS)The TV drama version of Princess Jellyfish makes changes that appeal to a wider audience 00:48:36 - dakazu loves Rensuke Oshikiri's Semai Sekai no Identity, a crazy series about a dystopian manga industry where battles breakout Scott Pilgrim-style 00:53:19 - Mad Chimera World is not a good manga 00:53:56 - News: Paru Itagaki draws human versions of BEASTARS characters for April Fool's 00:55:40 - We discuss Crunchyroll's parent company Ellation outsourcing engineers to Moldova and their push for VRV 01:03:26 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: "Hana Ichi Monme" by BURNOUT SYNDROMES from Gintama, We review anime from the 2018 winter season, Including: 01:04:30 - Yuru Camp△ 01:07:38 - A Place Further Than The Universe 01:13:35 - Pop Team Epic 01:17:40 - Kokkoku 01:18:44 - Darling in the Franxx 01:20:15 - Teasing Master Takagi-san 01:21:48 - Yowamushi Pedal:GLORY LINE 01:25:27 - Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody & Overlord II 01:30:30 - Record of Grancrest War 01:31:48 - Killing Bites 01:32:23 - After the Rain 01:33:35 - The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. & The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! 01:35:07 - Violet Evergarden 01:37:47 - wrapping up the rest of the winter season 01:39:27 - running through the upcoming 2018 spring anime season titles 01:50:53 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion review of Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children, Miki is excited about the new Kunihiko Ikuhara project Sarazanmai 01:52:23 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster