Manga Machinations

**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 mangamachinations@gmail.com

Manga Machinations is a leisure podcast hosted by Manga Mac Crew, with 603 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Manga Mac Crew hosts Manga Machinations, a leisure show with 603 episodes published.

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  Manga Machinations

  599.9 - Land of the Lustrous part 3

  Aug 30, 20261h 28m

  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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ 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

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  599 - Jianghu Journeys 16 - Cowboy Bebop 17, Michiko & Hatchin 16, Samurai Champloo 19

  Aug 16, 20261h 38m

  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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ 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

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  Manga Machinations

  598 - Land of the Lustrous part 2

  Aug 9, 20261h 15m

  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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ 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

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  596 - Jianghu Journeys 15 - Michiko & Hatchin 15, Cowboy Bebop 16, Samurai Champloo 18

  Jul 26, 20261h 27m

  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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ 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

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  594 - One Shot 88 - Before You Go Extinct

  Jul 5, 20261h 3m

  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! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ 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

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