Manga Machinations

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 end of Space Brothers, Infernal Affairs, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro, FIFA World Cup 2026

00:09:18 – The Land Before Time, Jumanji

00:21:39 – Before You Go Extinct

00:26:05 – Space Brothers

00:27:51 – Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life

00:28:32 – Road to Empress II

00:30:49 – To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!

00:34:18 – Infernal Affairs

00:38:15 – Next Episode Preview

00:38:40 – Land of the Lustrous

01:40:58 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro, Billy Bat

00:04:01 – Ryuko 3

00:08:47 – DAYS

00:16:16 – Bertolt Brecht

00:24:08 – Baby Assassins Everyday

00:34:05 – The Furious

00:47:45 – Next Episode Preview

00:48:42 – Meltdown

01:42:57 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:13 – Listener Email

00:19:46 – Nippon Sangoku

00:26:44 – Mina the Hollower

00:32:52 – Backrooms

00:37:13 – Lu Over the Wall

00:40:02 – Famiresu Iko

00:46:01 – Next Episode Preview

00:47:28 – Cowboy Bebop 14, Michiko & Hatchin 13, Samurai Champloo 15

01:19:19 – Outro

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 also talk about Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe, BEM, The Boys finale, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:04:07 – Listener Email

00:16:05 – Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

00:32:36 – Obsession

00:36:13 – BEM

00:42:11 – The Boys

00:55:11 – Next Episode Preview

00:55:38 – *CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault, graphic violence, sexual violence towards minors* Shojo Tsubaki

01:36:34 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:39 – Project Hail Mary

00:04:03 – Happy Feet

00:09:37 – Harley Quinn

00:14:29 – Spicy Food

00:17:59 – Tenchi wo Kurau

00:27:16 – Next Episode Preview

00:29:22 – The Climber 4

00:54:36 – #DRCL midnight children 5

01:26:03 – Our Rankings

01:27:33 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:04:22 – Listener Email

00:14:50 – Land

00:24:18 – FernGully: The Last Rainforest

00:27:48 – Free Comic Book Day

00:30:21 – Merit and the Egyptian God

00:31:25 – Sumi Nigori

00:36:07 – Next Episode Preview

00:36:52 – Cowboy Bebop 12+13, Samurai Champloo 13+14

01:22:55 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:03:12 – Listener Email

00:07:43 – A Girl on the Shore

00:15:08 – The Pool

00:18:17 – The Boy and the Heron

00:33:15 – Kiki's Delivery Service

00:39:48 – Next Episode Preview

00:42:01 – He Rolled Me Up like a Grilled Squid

01:23:46 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:27 – Listener Email

00:11:40 – *SPOILERS Content Warning: Suicide* Eren the Southpaw

00:22:51 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

00:28:03 – Pragmata

00:30:15 – Goodnight Punpun, Frank Miller

00:42:04 – Next Episode Preview

00:43:12 – Land

01:17:56 – Outro

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!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:03:07 – Listener Email

00:10:17 – Project Hail Mary

00:16:19 – Chainsaw Man

00:20:22 – Witchcraft

00:23:34 – Castle in the Sky

00:24:40 – Sound of a Blink, The Flowers of Evil

00:29:30 – Alive: The Final Evolution

00:34:03 – Dorohedoro, The Ramparts of Ice, Nippon Sangoku

00:37:50 – Next Episode Preview

00:39:10 – Cowboy Bebop 11, Michiko & Hatchin 12, Samurai Champloo 12

01:10:33 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:57 – Listener Email

00:18:19 – Nimona

00:20:41 – the Bad Guys

00:24:25 – Journal with Witch

00:26:47 – Before You Go Extinct

00:35:11 – Chainsaw Man

00:41:50 – *SPOILERS* From Far Away

00:51:46 – Heated Rivalry

00:53:12 – Next Episode Preview

00:54:33 – Buddha

02:10:04 – Outro

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 One Piece, the end of BEASTARS anime, and much more!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:06:02 – *SPOILERS* Netflix One Piece season 2

00:18:37 – Live-action Samurai Champloo

00:21:22 – *SPOILERS* BEASTARS Final Season

00:27:24 – Zootopia 2

00:36:58 – Update on Manga ONE Controversy

00:38:54 – Next Episode Preview

00:39:54 – Running on Karma

01:40:08 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:06:59 – Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy follow-up

00:15:45 – Media Do purchasing Seven Seas

00:26:18 – Manga's First Century

00:31:26 – Atlantis: The Lost Empire

00:39:07 – Resident Evil Requiem

00:40:29 – The Star Trek Voyager Documentary

00:48:57 – Cairn

00:57:22 – Next Episode Preview

00:58:24 – Cowboy Bebop 10, Michiko & Hatchin 11, Samurai Champloo 11

01:39:07 – Outro

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!!!?

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:25 – Listener Email

00:08:16 – *CONTENT WARNING: Child Molestation/Grooming* Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy

00:22:56 – Suiheisen no Nella

00:27:37 – Comics Pro 2026

00:33:25 – The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

00:42:50 – Resident Evil Requiem

00:52:30 – Road to Empress

00:58:58 – Next Episode Preview

00:59:26 – Buddha

01:55:01 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:03:47 – Listener Email

00:08:32 – Under the Flag of the Rising Sun, The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

00:13:31 – One Battle After Another

00:21:45 – Sono Seishun

00:29:35 – Ichi-F

00:36:04 – Next Episode Preview

00:36:33 – (CONTENT WARNING: Sex cults) MUJINA INTO THE DEEP 3+4+5

01:26:53 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:03:39 – Listener Email

00:15:55 – Wake Up, Dead Man

00:23:32 – The Last Jedi

00:28:15 – Trigun Stargaze

00:36:58 – Barubaro!

00:45:51 – Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

00:51:09 – Girl Scout Cookies

00:52:48 – Next Episode Preview

00:53:55 – Buddha

01:50:36 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:05:24 – Listener Email

00:24:10 – BoJack Horseman

00:28:27 – Tuca & Bertie

00:30:04 – Misery

00:31:13 – Dracula: Collector's Edition

00:32:46 – Elio, Wish

00:42:38 – Tomorrow the Birds

01:01:38 – Land of the Lustrous

01:03:44 – Next Episode Preview

01:04:01 – Cowboy Bebop 9, Michiko & Hatchin 10, Samurai Champloo 10

01:40:15 – Outro

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!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:04:56 – Vicki's Manga & Anime Origins

00:09:58 – From Far Away

00:15:00 – ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department

00:18:23 – Cats With Jobs

00:22:16 – Tease Me Harder

00:27:56 – 100 Meters

00:31:55 – JoJolion

00:39:57 – No Other Choice

00:47:51 – Dracula: Collector's Edition

00:51:48 – Next Episode Preview

00:52:15 – Buddha

01:55:37 – Outro