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Manga Machinations
by Manga Mac Crew
**New Episodes every Monday!** Join hosts dakazu, darfox8, Seamus2389, and Morgana Santilli for Manga Machinations! Our weekly manga discussions focus on introducing lots of unknown manga and doing in-depth retrospective reviews of titles such as 'Tokyo Tarareba Girls', 'BLAME!', Tezuka Osamu's 'Phoenix', and more! Get more info at mangamachinations.com and send emails to [email protected]
Episodes
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603 - Land of the Lustrous part 5
We've arrived at the end of Phosphophyllite's long journey, and the completion of our Land of the Lustrous Retrospective! We also discuss Bedknobs and Broomsticks, "Jinsei Konomama de i no ka Zone" ni Totsunyu Shitande Sekai 36-Kakoku Hitori Tabi Shite mita, After War Gundam X, and more!!! Send…
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602 - Land of the Lustrous part 4
It's time for our penultimate episode on Land of the Lustrous! Phosphophyllite has made literally a monstrous change as we barrel towards the conclusion! We also discuss Primetime, Resident Evil, Control Resonant, Gekiko Kamen, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on...
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601 - Jianghu Journeys 17 - Samurai Champloo 20+21, Cowboy Bebop 18, Michiko & Hatchin 17
We continue our tandem anime Retrospective on Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, and Michiko & Hatchin! We also discuss Hope, The Prince of Tennis, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com...
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600 - 12 Year Anniversary Morgana's Manga Makeup 8 - Billy Bat, Fire Punch, Historié
We've reached yet another milestone! To celebrate, we're revisiting Billy Bat, Fire Punch, and Historié! We've even invited manga letterer Aidan Clarke to tell us about his experience working on Billy Bat! We also discuss Ichi the Killer, More Weight: A Salem Story, Glitch Witch, and more!!!…
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599.9 - Land of the Lustrous part 3
Numbering be damned as we dive into volumes 7, 8, and 9 of Land of the Lustrous! New revelations have made way to new questions and we continue to examine Haruko Ichikawa's sci-fi take on Buddhism! We also discuss Scarlet, Lanterns, Night of the Living Cat, and much more!!! Send us emails!...
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599 - Jianghu Journeys 16 - Cowboy Bebop 17, Michiko & Hatchin 16, Samurai Champloo 19
We're diving into more episodes of Cowboy Bepop, Michiko & Hatchin, and Samurai Champloo for Jianghu Journeys! We also discuss shojo manga, The Samurai and the Prisoner, Quit Laughing, Shijima, Choujin X, and even a quiz from Darfox!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on…
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598 - Land of the Lustrous part 2
We're finally back to continue our Land of the Lustrous Retrospective! Things continue to change for our hero, Phosphophyllite! We also discuss Manga Million, Purgatory Funeral Cakes, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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597 - Manga in Motion - A Chinese Ghost Story
Morgana is away so the boys check out the Tsui Hark anime film, A Chinese Ghost Story! We discuss the unique and wild mix of 2D and 3D animation! We also talk about Mangaka, Ryoshi ni Naru and Mother 3!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast…
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596 - Jianghu Journeys 15 - Michiko & Hatchin 15, Cowboy Bebop 16, Samurai Champloo 18
Seamus is back so we continue our Jianghu Journeys with more Michiko & Hatchin, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo! We also discuss manga trivia, Evil Dead Burn, The Odyssey, Oshimi Shuzo Zaiaku Collection, GTO Paradise Lost Kai, and much more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow...
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595 - Shojo Showdown 10 - Never Say Ugly, Run Away With Me, Girl, World's End and Apricot Jam
Darfox is back to join us for a Shojo Showdown! We check out Never Say Ugly, Run Away With Me, Girl, World's End and Apricot Jam. We also talk about A Questionnaire on the Mouth, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, The Ghost in the Shell, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow…
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594 - One Shot 88 - Before You Go Extinct
Seamus and Darfox are out this week, leaving behind dakazu and Morgana to weigh in on Before You Go Extinct! We also talk about the 2026 ALA Conference, Draw This, Then Die!, Aka to Ao no Gown, and much more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!…
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593 - Jianghu Journeys 14 - Samurai Champloo 16+17, Michiko & Hatchin 14, Cowboy Bebop 15
It's time for more of our triple anime Retrospective on Samurai Champloo, Michiko & Hatchin, and Cowboy Bebop! We also discuss Animal Signal, MARRIAGETOXIN, Boichi's thoughts on manga piracy, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check...
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592 - Land of the Lustrous part 1
After almost 2 years, we're finally delivering on our promise and starting our Retrospective on Land of the Lustrous! We dive into Haruko Ichikawa's amazing artwork, Buddhist-inspired world and characters, and slightly confusing perspectives! We also discuss Jumanji, Before You Go Extinct, the…
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591 - Movie Machinations 5 - Meltdown
Get ready for a Hong Kong action movie takeover! Morgana is out, and dakazu has let Darfox and Seamus run amok! We reviewed Meltdown, a movie famous for being Wong Jing's Jackie Chan diss track! We also discuss Ryuko 3, Baby Assassins Everyday, The Furious, and more!!! Send us emails!...
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590 - Jianghu Journeys 13 - Michiko & Hatchin 13, Samurai Champloo 15, Cowboy Bebop 14
Morgana is back as we continue our Jianghu Journey more Michiko & Hatchin, Samurai Champloo, and Cowboy Bebop! We also discuss what makes us drop long running series, Nippon Sangoku, Backrooms, Famiresu Ikou, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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589 - Manga in Motion 71 - Shojo Tsubaki
*CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault, graphic violence, sexual violence towards minors* The original trio examines the most banned anime in the world by watching the Suehiro Maruo anime, Shojo Tsubaki! We discuss the contrast of the graphic content with the surprising amount of artistic intent. We…
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588 - Twiple Dip 18 - The Climber 4, #DRCL 5
Morgana is sick, but that isn't stopping her from talking about more Shin'ichi Sakamoto as we return to more The Climber and #DRCL for a new Twiple Dip! We also discuss Happy Feet, Harley Quinn, spicy food, Tenchi wo Kurau, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on…
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587 - Jianghu Journeys 12 - Cowboy Bebop 12+13, Samurai Champloo 13+14
Morgana is back and we're ready to compare the 2-parters of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo for Jianghu Journeys! We also discuss recurring characters, Land, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Sumi Nigori, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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586 - One Shot 87 - He Rolled Me Up like a Grilled Squid
We're finally dedicating an episode to Yoshiharu Tsuge with a One Shot on He Rolled Me Up like a Grilled Squid! We also discuss A Girl on the Shore, The Pool, The Boy and the Heron, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our...
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585 - Triple Dip 92 - Land
Unfortunately Morgana is out sick, but the boys are here to talk about Kazumi Yamashita's amazing artwork in Land! They also discuss Eren the Southpaw, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Pragmata, Goodnight Punpun, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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584 - Jianghu Journeys 11 - Cowboy Bebop 11, Samurai Champloo 12, Michiko & Hatchin 12
We're back with another trio of episodes to discuss with our anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Michiko & Hatchin. We also discuss Project Hail Mary, Witchcraft, The Sound of Blinking, Dorohedoro, Nippon Sangoku, and much more! Send us emails! [email protected]...
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583 - Buddha part 7 with Vicki Dalton
Our friend Vicki Dalton is back to help us unravel the mix of Buddhism that Tezuka Osamu has presented in our final Buddha Retrospective! We also discuss modern shoujo recommendations, the Bad Guys, Before You Go Extinct, the end of Chainsaw Man, From Far Away, and much more!!! Follow Vicki on...
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582 - Movie Machinations 4 - Running on Karma
Join us as we take a wild ride on beefcake monks, contortionist killers, and karma with Running on Karma! Seamus presents us this eclectic movie that he claims is a better representation of Buddhism than our ongoing Osamu Tezuka Buddha Retrospective! We also discuss the new season of live-action...
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581 - Jianghu Journeys 10 - Cowboy Bebop 10, Michiko & Hatchin 11, Samurai Champloo 11
It's time to return to our tandem anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Michiko & Hatchin! We also follow up on the Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy, discuss Andrea Horbinski's Manga's First Century, female game protagonists in Cairn, and more!!! Send us emails!...
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580 - Buddha part 6
Morgana returns as we dive into non-romantic Josei recommendations, the Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy, Resident Evil Requiem, and much more! Then we continue our Retrospective on Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, which leads to discussions on existence, attachment, and an existential crisis!!!? Send us...
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579 - Twiple Dip 17 - MUJINA INTO THE DEEP 3+4+5
Morgana is out so we check out 3 whole volumes of MUJINA INTO THE DEEP! It become clearer what Inio Asano is cooking with this series, but do we like the taste!? We also discuss The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, One Battle After Another, the return of Ichi-F, and more!!! Send us emails!...
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578 - Buddha part 5
This week we continue our Buddha Retrospective! Will volume 5 change our minds about Osamu Tezuka's entertaining art, shallow storytelling, and treatment of female characters!? We also discuss Wake Up Dead Man, Trigun Stargaze, Barubaro!, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected]...
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577 - Jianghu Journeys 9 - Cowboy Bebop 9, Michiko & Hatchin 10, Samurai Champloo 10
On this episode we return to our tandum anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop, Michiko & Hatchin, and Samura Champloo! We also discuss the Flanderization of characters, BoJack Horseman, Tomorrow the Birds, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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576 - Buddha part 4 with Vicki Dalton
We're joined by special guest and listener Vicki Dalton as we return to Osamu Tezuka's Buddha this week! We also discuss Vicki's manga & anime origins, From Far Away, Tease Me Harder, 100 Meters, JoJolion, and much, much more!!! Follow Vicki on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/vickismanga/…
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575 - Manga Machinations Awards 2025
We're posting our annual awards show a bit later than usual! Come join us as we dole out all our individual awards, and present our top lists for the past year of 2025!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website!...
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574 - Darfox Dabbles 12 - MANGA Plus 8
Happy new year! With Seamus and Morgana out this week, we ask Darfox to check out more MANGA Plus titles! Including: Delinquent Gatcha, Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment, The Creepy and Freaky, Kurumizawa's Folly, Strikeout Pitch, The Bateren Tales, War of the Adults, and Genikasuri!!! Send us...
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573 - Triple Dip 91 - Senpai no Kohai, ALTERNATIVE, The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire
We're closing out 2025 by finally getting to the Manga Mavericks Books releases! We're only 5 months late! We examine Senpai no Kohai, ALTERNATIVE, The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire! We also discuss Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda's Gokura-chou, We are connected, Avatar: Fire and…
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572 - Jianghu Journeys 8 - Michiko & Hatchin 9, Cowboy Bebop 8, Samurai Champloo 9
It the final episode of 2025 where all the hosts are available, so we're squeezing in one final Jianghu Journey with more Michiko & Hatchin, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo! We also discuss manga starter packs, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Konjiki no Gash!! 2, Beautiful Monster, and...
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571 - Twiple Dip 16 - Innocent Rouge 1
The whole crew is back together to check out more Shin'ichi Sakamoto with Innocent Rouge! We also discuss the live-action Look Back movie, Pluribus, CLAMP's COLOR KURO, the end of 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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570 - Manga in Motion 70 - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Darfox is away enjoying Thanksgiving but the rest of the hosts battle tummy fatigue to discuss Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence! We also discuss a NYC Manga exhibition, Manben Neo on Chika Umino, Dispatch, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social...
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569 - One Shot 86 - Clamp School Detectives
With dakazu and Seamus gone, it's time for Darfox's annual hosting episode! He's got Morgana and guest Amber to join him for a One Shot on Clamp School Detectives! They also discuss Sanda, Brimstone, Miss Minoes, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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568 - Twiple Dip 15 - #DRCL 4, The Climber 3
In this super Shin'ichi Sakamoto episode, not only do we continue reading #DRCL, but we skip ahead to where he took over writing duties on The Climber! We also discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Silent Hill f!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social...
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567 - Jianghu Journeys 7 - Samurai Champloo 8, Michiko & Hatchin 8, Cowboy Bebop 7
The tides are turning in our newest Jianghu Journeys episode, as dakazu finally seems to be warming up to Samurai Champloo! We also discuss the Chainsaw Man movie, JK Biker, Tojima Wants to be a Kamen Rider, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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566 - Buddha part 3
We're back from our week off to talk more about Osamu Tezuka's Buddha! We also discuss disturbing Hong Kong cinema, Saint Catherine, the Sanda anime, A Mangaka's Road to Japan, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our…
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565 - Buddha part 2
The week we continue our Retrospective on Osamu Tezuka's Buddha! Tune in to learn about Siddhartha's messy teenage years and questionable coronation practices! We also discuss truly edgy media, Dandadan, Trigun Stargaze, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social...
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564 - Jianghu Journeys 6 - Cowboy Bebop 6, Michiko & Hatchin 7, Samurai Champloo 7
We return to our triple anime Retrospective on Cowboy Bebop, Michiko & Hatchin, and Samurai Champloo, in a a rare race to the bottom! We also discuss making time for your hobbies, Silent Hill f, The Creepy and Freaky, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social...
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563 - Buddha part 1
On this episode we begin our Buddha Retrospective! Join us as we discuss Osamu Tezuka's celebrated classic on the life of Siddhartha Gautama! We also talk about Balto, SUG★R, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website!...
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562 - 11 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux 5 - Girls' Last Tour
Join us as we celebrate 11 years of Manga Machinations! We revisit Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour to reevaluate it! We also discuss The Glassworker, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, and much more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our...
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561 - Jianghu Journeys 5 - Cowboy Bebop 5, Samurai Champloo 6, Michiko & Hatchin 5+6
Morgana is back, and it's time to continue our tandem watch-along of Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Michiko & Hatchin! We also discuss Tiny Bookshop, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, Ramen Okami to Curry Tora, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Social Media!...
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560 - Manga in Motion 69 - Ichi the Killer
On this episode we dive deep into dark crevasses of twisted human psyche by checking out both the movie and manga of Ichi the Killer! How does Takeshi Miike's cult-classic adaptation compare to Hideo Yamamoto's original shocking series?! We also celebrate the English licensing of Billy Bat…
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559 - Triple Dip 90 - Tower Dungeon, The Climber
This week we check out Tsutomu Nihei's current series, Tower Dungeon, and Shin'ichi Sakamoto's earlier series, The Climber! They have much more in common than we originally thought! We also discuss beverages, publisher logos, Weapons, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow...
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558 - Jianghu Journeys 4 - Michiko & Hatchin 4, Cowboy Bebop 4, Samurai Champloo 5
Seamus is back from Ireland, so we return to our tandum anime retrospective on Michiko & Hatchin, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo! We also discuss Pokémon Detective Pikachu, The Naked Gun, Made in Abyss, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter!...
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557 - Shojo Showdown 9 - Loveless, April Showers Bring May Flowers, You're My Pet
Darfox is back and ready to continue his shojo awakening by checking out Loveless, April Showers Bring May Flowers, and You're My Pet! We also discuss Superman, Fantasia, Mob Psycho 100: Reigen, and much more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast...
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556 - One Shot 85 - A Smart and Courageous Child
With Darfox and Seamus out this week, dakazu and Morgana team up to review Miki Yamamoto's A Smart and Courageous Child! They dive deep into the theme of pregnancy and the lovely colored artwork! They also discuss King in Limbo, the end of Vinland Saga, 2025 Eisner Award winners, and more!!! Send...
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555 - Seamus Selections 1 - Takopi's Original Sin, Inside Mari
Morgana is out this week so Seamus has selected 2 series for us to check out: Takopi's Original Sin and Inside Mari! We also discuss Summer 2025 anime, the Gundam Card Game, Barefaced ~Koan wo Satta Otoko~, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter!...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
**New Episodes every Monday!** Join hosts dakazu, darfox8, Seamus2389, and Morgana Santilli for Manga Machinations! Our weekly manga discussions focus on introducing lots of unknown manga and doing in-depth retrospective reviews of titles such as 'Tokyo Tarareba Girls', 'BLAME!', Tezuka Osamu's 'Phoenix', and more! Get more info at mangamachinations.com and send emails to [email protected]
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**New Episodes every Monday!** Join hosts dakazu, darfox8, Seamus2389, and Morgana Santilli for Manga Machinations! Our weekly manga discussions focus on introducing lots of unknown manga and doing in-depth retrospective reviews of titles such as 'Tokyo Tarareba Girls', 'BLAME!', Tezuka Osamu's...
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