245 - Guest Gaiden 4 - Blue Flag with John from Manga Log Podcast

We're happy to have the host of Manga Log join us this week! John is here to tell us about his fandom origins, why he decided to launch his own manga podcast, and discuss his favorite digital series, Blue Flag!!! Listen to the Manga Log Podcast and follow John on twitter. You can read Blue Flag for free on MANGA Plus. 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: "the WORLD" by Nightmare from Death Note, Opening, Introductions, Listening to podcasts at 1.5+ speeds 00:01:19 - John explains his goals for the Manga Log Podcast 00:03:23 - Learning about John's origins in anime/manga fandom 00:06:57 - John would reenact fights from Naruto with his friends and participate in Naruto role-play forums 00:09:04 - Death Note became the gateway into more mature anime/manga for John 00:11:07 - John started reading the Naruto manga to bypass the anime filler arcs 00:13:03 - The Manga Machinations Goodnight Punpun retrospective helped inspire John to start his own podcast 00:21:27 - Darfox goes on a tangent about the upcoming Hideo Kojima game Death Stranding 00:22:31 - Listener Questions: We share some of our favorite and least favorite manga like Goodnight Punpun, Platinum End, Eden Zero, Trigun, Devil Ecstasy, Monster and Naoki Urasawa's Pluto 00:38:24 - Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Updates on our RSS feed 00:40:35 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", John is enjoying Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man so Darfox warns him about some taboo topics in Fire Punch 00:42:56 - John is really enjoying the mix of fantasy cooking and character stories of Drifting Dragons 00:45:21 - Howl's Moving Castle,and KonoSuba, A Song of Ice and Fire, are some of the books John is reading 00:46:36 - dakazu learned that there are 2 other spin-offs of Cells at Work called Hatarakanai Saibou and Hataraku Saikin 00:51:09 - News: The June schedule for anime on Netflix includes March comes in like a Lion and A Silent Voice 00:54:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: In/Spectre by Chashiba Katase, Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi, and Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou by Mitsuharu Yanamoto 00:56:23 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Blue Flag, "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, John joins us on a "SPOILER* filled discussion about this romance manga by KAITO available on MANGA Plus  00:58:00 - We discuss the complex web of relationships all the characters have with each other 01:00:20 - dakazu points out the translation in chapter 5 which totally changes the context and reveal of Touma's feelings 01:01:52 - John and dakazu praises the subtle storytelling told through the character's dynamic facial expressions 01:03:19 - Seamus didn't read past volume 1 because he's done with love triangle stories 01:05:51 - John thought a certain character died during the dramatic events of the baseball tournament arc 01:08:53 - We are impressed with the deeper characterization of the evil rival girl Mami 01:12:19 - Darfox sees the comfort zones of characters are challenged both intellectually and personally 01:13:28 - dakazu breaks down the most current chapters about Touma's secret being revealed 01:15:52 - We discuss the events of from the most recent chapter 01:17:25 - Darfox thinks Kensuke is problematic and toxic 01:20:48 - John appreciates that despite their problems, the characters are representative of teenagers 01:23:11 - Darfox thinks the manga needs to clarify it's thoughts on these opposing viewpoints made by Shingo 01:25:03 - Seamus would be interested in reading again if the series tries to do something different than the typical redemption arc for a character like Kensuke 01:26:48 - The cliffhanger makes the wait for the newest chapter torture for dakazu and John 01:27:40 - We share some predictions and where we want the story to go from here 01:30:10 - dakazu shares how Blue Flag exists within the same universe as Kaito's other works Cross Manage and Buddy Strike 01:32:43 - Next Week's Topic: In/Spectre & Yona of the Dawn & Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster