242 - Manga in Motion 36 - The Night is Short, Walk on Girl

On this episode we check out Masaaki Yuasa's The Night is Young, Walk on Girl! Will we be able to spot all the references to Tatami Galaxy? 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: "Kouya wo Aruke" by Asian Kung-fu Generation from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Updating our RSS feed 00:02:37 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus finishes Frau Faust but isn't sure if he should keep reading The Ancient Magus' Bride 00:10:31 - dakazu is looking forward to reading more of Rumiko Takahashi's new series, MAO 00:12:51 - dakazu has started reading Kin no Hitsuji, created by The Gods Lie manga artist Kaori Ozaki 00:17:08 - Murder Incarnation is drawn using 3D model and it looks very strange to us 00:24:58 - News: Japanese publishers have banded together to use the Authorized Books of Japan seal to combat pirate sites that sell illegal copies of manga 00:31:08 - Masaaki Yuasa will be doing an TV anime adaptation of Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! 00:32:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Tekkon Kinkreet, we will review Taiyo Matsumoto's surreal series about two boys living in a strange town 00:33:17 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Transition Song: Opening from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl by Michiru Oshima, we discuss Masaaki Yuasa's recent animated feature film 00:36:34 - As a fan of Tatami Galaxy, Darfox really loved the movie half way through 00:38:01 - dakazu thought the movie was like four episodes of an anime show put together 00:41:12 - Seamus wasn't a big fan of the final arc because of it's similarity to Tatami Galaxy's ending 00:42:00  - Darfox talks about his difficulty keeping up with subtitles during a sequence at the end 00:44:00 - We discuss the main story that focuses on the romance between the Raven-haired Girl and Senpai 00:45:38 - Darfox talks about how the movie focuses on  romanticism 00:48:12 - We think the original author, Tomihiko Morimi, is to blame for the cliche pervert 00:49:51 - dakazu was disappointed with the choices they made during the end of the guerrilla theater arc 00:52:48 - We praise the story for connecting all the minor characters throughout the film 00:53:54 - Seamus noticed references to Paranoia Agent and Kick-Heart 00:54:58 - dakazu praises the wonderful cast for their performances 00:55:55 - We surmise that the movie takes place after the events of Tatami Galaxy 00:58:47 - We love the Raven-haired Girl's character and design 01:00:27 - We think the movie is like a fairy tale or a dream as we dissect the main theme of perception of time 01:04:00 - We compare it to Yuasa's surreal film Mind Game 01:05:05 - Seamus wanted to drink and eat along with the events of the movie 01:06:10 - Next Week's Topic: Tekkon Kinkreet, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster