Manga Machinations

We're ending out the spooky season with a movie review of Noroi: The Curse! We also discuss comparisons between Imai Arata's F and Peep 'TV' Show, the late-great Tetsuya Chiba's Ashiato, and much more!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• F, Peep 'TV' Show - 00:01:40
• *SPOILERS* Lanterns - 00:11:50
• Ashiato: Chiba Tetsuya Tsuisou Tanpenshu - 00:21:35
• Notari Matsutaro - 00:26:26
• Next Episode Preview - 00:29:57
• Noroi: The Curse - 00:31:51
• Outro - 01:04:09

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

Since Darfox was able to join us this week, we pivot to another trio of episodes for Michiko & Hatchin, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo for a Jianghu Journeys! We also discuss Coraline, You Can See Everything, The Summer Hikaru Died, Desert Punk, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Coraline, Frankenweenie - 00:02:21
• You Can See Everything - 00:07:29
• The Complete Crepax - 00:27:38
• The Summer Hikaru Died - 00:28:43
• Desert Punk - 00:31:15
• Next Episode Preview - 00:36:42
• Cowboy Bebop 19, Michiko & Hatchin 18, Samurai Champloo 22 - 00:37:16
• Outro - 01:26:12

Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

While Seamus is out the rest of the hosts get ready to discuss the anime movie 100 Meters! We also discuss The Mummy, Street Fighter, Shin Ultraman, The Happiest in the World, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• The Mummy - 00:02:28
• Street Fighter - 00:14:32
• Barbarian - 00:26:06
• Shin Ultraman - 00:35:19
• The Happiest in the World! - 00:40:45
• Next Episode Preview - 00:43:25
• 100 Meters - 00:45:22
• Outro - 01:18:32

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Weapons - 00:02:10
• "Jinsei Konomama de i no ka Zone" ni Totsunyu Shitande Sekai 36-Kakoku Hitori Tabi Shite mita - 00:05:34
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks - 00:07:51
• After War Gundam X - 00:12:52
• Next Episode Preview - 00:24:49
• Land of the Lustrous - 00:25:52
• Outro - 01:16:21

Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Primetime - 00:03:04
• Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! - 00:11:37
• Resident Evil - 00:18:13
• Fantastic Mr. Fox - 00:24:18
• Control Resonant - 00:27:17
• Gekiko Kamen - 00:32:07
• Next Episode Preview - 00:37:10
• Land of the Lustrous - 00:37:41
• Outro - 01:05:27

Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

We continue our tandem anime Retrospective on Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, and Michiko & Hatchin! We also discuss Hope, The Prince of Tennis, and more!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:02:19
• Hope - 00:07:22
• The Goonies - 00:16:29
• The Prince of Tennis - 00:18:51
• Next Episode Preview - 00:27:33
• Cowboy Bebop 18, Michiko & Hatchin 17, Samurai Champloo 20+21 - 00:27:58
• Outro - 01:23:59

Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Ichi the Killer - 00:03:07
• More Weight: A Salem Story - 00:09:47
• Glitch Witch - 00:22:25
• Next Episode Preview - 00:28:11
• Fire Punch - 00:31:57
• Historié - 00:52:10
• Billy Bat - 01:21:49
• Our Rankings - 02:10:08
• Outro - 02:17:09

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:01:38
• Scarlet - 00:08:08
• Batman: Caped Crusader - 00:17:48
• The End of Oak Street - 00:24:24
• Lanterns - 00:30:48
• Absolute Batman - 00:35:59
• Night of the Living Cat - 00:40:04
• Next Episode Preview - 00:43:05
• Land of the Lustrous - 00:44:33
• Outro - 01:26:09

Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:04:40
• The Samurai and the Prisoner - 00:16:29
• Man On Fire - 00:23:34
• The Pagemaster - 00:25:46
• Darfox's Quiz - 00:32:26
• Quit Laughing, Shijima - 00:38:13
• Big Walk - 00:42:15
• Choujin X - 00:46:41
• Suiken Japan - 00:48:16
• Next Episode Preview - 00:54:36
• Cowboy Bebop 17, Michiko & Hatchin 16, Samurai Champloo 19 - 00:55:00
• Outro - 01:35:50

Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Manga Million - 00:03:27
• Iron Wok Jan!, Tetsunabe no Jan!! 2nd - 00:15:39
• Purgatory Funeral Cakes - 00:17:37
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day - 00:22:56
• Big Walk - 00:31:08
• Next Episode Preview - 00:33:41
• Land of the Lustrous - 00:34:13
• Outro - 01:12:52

Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Mangaka, Ryoshi ni Naru - 00:01:54
• Mother 3 - 00:12:30
• Next Episode Preview - 00:25:18
• A Chinese Ghost Story - 00:25:53
• Outro - 01:03:18

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:04:37
• The Kid Who Would Be King - 00:12:32
• Evil Dead Burn - 00:18:20
• The Odyssey - 00:23:31
• Oshimi Shuzo Zaiaku Collection - 00:33:50
• GTO Paradise Lost Kai - 00:40:58
• Doraemon fallout with Shogakukan - 00:45:16
• Next Episode Preview - 00:48:41
• Cowboy Bebop 16, Michiko & Hatchin 15, Samurai Champloo 18 - 00:49:42
• Outro - 01:25:30

Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• The Furious - 00:05:27
• A Questionnaire on the Mouth - 00:12:36
• Black Clover - 00:14:35
• Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia - 00:18:24
• The Ghost in the Shell - 00:21:34
• Brother Bear - 00:26:06
• Next Episode Preview - 00:33:05
• World's End and Apricot Jam - 00:34:35
• Never Say Ugly - 00:48:35
• Run Away With Me, Girl - 01:06:10
• Our Rankings - 01:20:17
• Outro - 01:21:28

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:03:35
• 2026 ALA Conference, More Weight: A Salem Story - 00:05:28
• Toriko - 00:13:06
• Draw This, Then Die! - 00:14:16
• Aka to Ao no Gown - 00:20:45
• Next Episode Preview - 00:28:42
• Before You Go Extinct - 00:30:07
• Outro - 01:01:28

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:01:23
• Cars - 00:06:14
• Road to Empress II - 00:07:12
• Animal Signal - 00:09:22
• MARRIAGETOXIN - 00:12:52
• Boichi's thoughts on manga piracy - 00:15:48
• Next Episode Preview - 00:38:15
• Cowboy Bebop 15, Michiko & Hatchin 14, Samurai Champloo 16+17 - 00:38:55
• Outro - 01:21:00

Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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:

• Intro, FIFA World Cup 2026 - 00:00:00
• The Land Before Time, Jumanji - 00:09:18
• Before You Go Extinct - 00:21:39
• Space Brothers - 00:26:05
• Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life - 00:27:51
• Road to Empress II - 00:28:32
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! - 00:30:49
• Infernal Affairs - 00:34:18
• Next Episode Preview - 00:38:15
• Land of the Lustrous - 00:38:40
• Outro - 01:40:58

Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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:

• Intro, Billy Bat - 00:00:00
• Ryuko 3 - 00:04:01
• DAYS - 00:08:47
• Bertolt Brecht - 00:16:16
• Baby Assassins Everyday - 00:24:08
• The Furious - 00:34:05
• Next Episode Preview - 00:47:45
• Meltdown - 00:48:42
• Outro - 01:42:57

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:02:13
• Nippon Sangoku - 00:19:46
• Mina the Hollower - 00:26:44
• Backrooms - 00:32:52
• Lu Over the Wall - 00:37:13
• Famiresu Iko - 00:40:02
• Next Episode Preview - 00:46:01
• Cowboy Bebop 14, Michiko & Hatchin 13, Samurai Champloo 15 - 00:47:28
• Outro - 01:19:19

Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

*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:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Listener Email - 00:04:07
• Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe - 00:16:05
• Obsession - 00:32:36
• BEM - 00:36:13
• The Boys - 00:42:11
• Next Episode Preview - 00:55:11
• *CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault, graphic violence, sexual violence towards minors* Shojo Tsubaki - 00:55:38
• Outro - 01:36:34

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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:

• Intro - 00:00:00
• Project Hail Mary - 00:01:39
• Happy Feet - 00:04:03
• Harley Quinn - 00:09:37
• Spicy Food - 00:14:29
• Tenchi wo Kurau - 00:17:59
• Next Episode Preview - 00:27:16
• The Climber 4 - 00:29:22
• #DRCL midnight children 5 - 00:54:36
• Our Rankings - 01:26:03
• Outro - 01:27:33

Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk