486 - Saikyo Selections 16 - Berserk

Come join us as we celebrate 500 episodes of Manga Machinations! After announcing the winner of our giveaway, dakazu leads the hosts in a game of Wavelength! Then we dive into the world of fashion and teen drama with Ai Yazawa's Paradise Kiss!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:02:04 500 Giveaway Winner - 00:04:08 Wavelength - 00:06:11 dakazu's turn - 00:08:47 Darfox's turn - 00:15:41 Seamus' turn - 00:27:06 Morgana's turn - 00:39:55 Next Episode Preview - 00:50:13 Paradise Kiss - 00:51:09 Outro - 01:47:46 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

It's time to tear our guts out this episode! dakazu won't shut up about how amazing the Blue Giant movie is, while Darfox says the CG animation is unforgivable! We also discuss Artemisa, the new volume of My Love Story!!, and more!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and a Yuichi Yokoyama manga! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us ([email protected]) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Deadline is May 17, 2024. Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:07:07 Artemisia - 00:19:23 My Love Story!! - 00:24:57 Yoru to Neru - 00:28:10 Next Episode Preview - 00:34:12 Blue Giant - 00:35:06 Outro - 01:10:24 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

Seamus returns to derail us with butter talk! We discuss Black Clover, VERSION, Rokyo Bakuto-den Soga, and more! Then, we explore Masaaki Yuasa's revisionist rock opera, Inu-Oh for a new episode of Manga in Motion!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and a Yuichi Yokoyama manga! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us ([email protected]) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Deadline is May 17, 2024. Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:09:03 Black Clover - 00:13:29 Delicious in Dungeon - 00:16:27 VERSION - 00:21:25 Rokyo Bakuto-den Soga - 00:29:45 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:58 Inu-Oh - 00:34:48 Outro - 01:29:28 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

On this episode Darfox steps in to host for a feverish dakazu. We discuss Gunpla, Famiresu Iko., and more! Then we check out Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, and Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai for a Catastic Triple Dip!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us ([email protected]) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Gundam Plastic Models - 00:04:21 Episode 500 giveaway - 00:11:37 Famiresu Iko. - 00:14:47 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All - 00:18:59 Manga Mac Watches - 00:21:28 Next Episode Preview - 00:23:18 Nyankees - 00:25:03 Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai - 00:38:26 Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat - 00:48:40 Our Rankings - 01:15:05 Outro - 01:17:46 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

This week we talk about SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE, She Likes Gays, but Not Me, Parasyte: The Grey, and more! Then, we examine three episodes of Manben to see how Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, and Shin'ichi Sakamoto create manga!!! We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us ([email protected]) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro, Episode 500 Giveaway - 00:00:00 SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE - 00:07:11 She Likes Gays, but Not Me - 00:15:32 Delicious in Dungeon - 00:25:59 Parasyte: The Grey - 00:29:14 *SPOILERS* Parasyte: The Grey - 00:32:08 En mo Yukari mo - 00:39:53 Next Episode Preview - 00:45:18 Akiko Higashimura - 00:48:19 Kazuhiro Fujita - 01:06:54 Shin'ichi Sakamoto - 01:22:55 Final thoughts - 01:43:13 Outro - 01:48:54 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

On this episode we discuss X-Men '97, Kohri no Joheki, I'm a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep!, and more! Then we get ready for a Shojo Showdown with Neighborhood Story, Yakuza Lover, and A Sign of Affection! What will make our shojo-hearts go doki-doki!? We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a copy of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, or Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us ([email protected]) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:02:56 X-Men '97 - 00:09:24 Scooby-Doo - 00:11:13 Episode 500 Manga Giveaway - 00:14:16 Oblivion Battery - 00:18:22 Kohri no Joheki - 00:24:12 I'm a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep! - 00:29:56 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:40 A Sign of Affection - 00:37:13 Yakuza Lover - 00:55:48 Neighborhood Story - 01:10:20 Our Rankings - 01:31:17 Outro - 01:45:19 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

Seamus is actually out this week so we take advantage with a Triple Dip he would never agree to do! We look at Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking, and Kemono Jihen! We also talk about Zom 100, Wind Breaker, and more! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Support us by buying us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Manga Mac Watches - 00:04:31 Listener Email - 00:11:35 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead - 00:20:55 Wind Breaker - 00:25:12 Oren's, Jank Runk Family - 00:26:27 Shogun - 00:31:40 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:29 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - 00:36:29 Kemono Jihen - 01:06:59 Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking - 01:20:27 Our Rankings - 01:43:22 Outro - 01:45:19 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

It's time to examine Naoki Urasawa's Manben! We'll be diving into the episode on Wataru Watanabe and discussing his signature series, Yowamushi Pedal! We also talk about Anime Boston, Rascal Does Not Dream, Ore Yori Yowai Yatsu ni Ai ni Iku, and more!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Support us by buying us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:04:59 Anime Boston - 00:12:39 Rascal Does Not Dream - 00:16:47 Ore Yori Yowai Yatsu ni Ai ni Iku - 00:29:06 Hard Mode Ritou: Aogashima Ittekita - 00:34:07 Next Episode Preview - 00:41:13 Manben Neo: Wataru Watanabe - 00:43:16 Outro - 01:34:16 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

This week we talk about X-Men '97, The End of Evangelion, The Three-Body Problem, Fujou wo Nuguu Hito, and more! Then we discuss how war is bad with a One Shot on Shigeru Mizuki's Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths!!! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Support us by buying us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 X-Men '97 - 00:02:32 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind - 00:07:00 The End of Evangelion - 00:13:33 The Three-Body Problem - 00:22:09 *Content Warning: Corpses* Fujou wo Nuguu Hito - 00:49:37 Next Episode Preview - 00:59:30 Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths - 01:01:31 Outro - 01:52:47 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

On this episode we talk about Final Fantasy games, manga about dying, and manga artists saving a historical building from destruction! Then we check out the next volumes of Fool Night, Chainsaw Man, and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou for a Twiple Dip! Send us emails! [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Support us by buying us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 00:04:47 Offshore Lightning - 00:15:02 Setagaya Ichi Furui Youkan no Yanushi ni Naru - 00:18:10 Next Episode Preview - 00:30:50 Fool Night 2 - 00:33:11 Chainsaw Man 16 - 00:58:49 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 4 - 01:23:20 Our Rankings - 01:55:27 Outro - 01:59:58 Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z