229 - Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection part 2

On this episode we continue our review of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection with stories about Toru Oshikiri, a scary doll, unfortunate face clamps, and the Ito family dog Non-non! 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: "Shichiten Battou no Blues" by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito: Collection, Opening, Introductions, our website project 00:07:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox puts Black Clover on blast for the current filler episodes 00:10:54 - The newest volume of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction makes way for more predictions from Seamus 00:18:31 - We discuss reading ongoing manga and the release schedules for official English volumes 00:20:22 - dakazu talks spoilers for the end of the dark adult series Naraku no Hitsuji 00:27:05 - dakazu really likes the group of half monster/half human detectives in Kemono Jihen 00:30:22 - News: BEASTARS is getting an anime adaptation but we have a lot of concerns 00:43:15 - The screenings of I want to eat your pancreas were preceded by cast interviews filled with spoilers 00:45:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for Alita: Battle Angel, we'll be reviewing the newly released James Cameron dream project directed by Robert Rodriguez 00:47:52 - Main Segment Retrospective: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Transition Song: "Otogai no Uchuu" by JYOCHO from Junji Ito: Collection, we review the rest of the stories from the book 00:49:42 - dakazu talks about how earlier Junji Ito works show heavy influence from an almost shoujo-like art style 00:51:29 - Darfox weighs on his favorite of the Oshikiri stories 00:52:40 - The alternate universe plot makes us wonder how each of the Oshikiri stories are tied together 00:54:32 - Darfox points out how many Junji Ito stories have some obvious plot holes about victims not escaping horrific places 00:57:00 - Darfox felt a strong presence from translator Jocelyn Allen in the Face-Firmly in Place story 00:58:03 - We agree that The Hell of the Doll Funeral was solely made so Ito could draw that final page 00:59:26 - dakazu found a lot of humor in Face-Firmly in Place 01:00:13 - The stories of Non-non felt like a predecessor for Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu 01:02:00 - Seamus comments about eeriness of the final page of The Strange Tales of Oshikiri: The Walls 01:02:59 - We discuss the use of [ghost orb] as apposed to [will-o'-wisp] 01:04:40 - We give our final thoughts 01:05:42 - Next Week's Topic: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster