Manga Machinations

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

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 ema

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 h

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

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,

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 F

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 Manga

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 Odys

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 th

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 D

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 thou

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, Budd

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

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, Nip

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

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 H

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:

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

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 Ga

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 Ma