Manga Machinations

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! Send us emails! [email protected] 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 *SPOILERS* Netflix One Piece season 2 - 00:06:02 Live-action Samurai Champloo - 00:18:37 *SPOILERS* BEASTARS Final Season - 00:21:22 Zootopia 2 - 00:27:24 Update on Manga ONE Controversy - 00:36:58 Next Episode Preview - 00:38:54 Running on Karma - 00:39:54 Outro - 01:40:08 Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] 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 Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy follow-up - 00:06:59 Media Do purchasing Seven Seas - 00:15:45 Manga's First Century - 00:26:18 Atlantis: The Lost Empire - 00:31:26 Resident Evil Requiem - 00:39:07 The Star Trek Voyager Documentary - 00:40:29 Cairn - 00:48:57 Next Episode Preview - 00:57:22 Cowboy Bebop 10, Michiko & Hatchin 11, Samurai Champloo 11 - 00:58:24 Outro - 01:39:07 Song Credits: "Talk of the Town" by Devon May "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Home" by Zach Sorgen "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!!? Send us emails! [email protected] 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 - 00:02:25 *CONTENT WARNING: Child Molestation/Grooming* Shogakukan Manga ONE controversy - 00:08:16 Suiheisen no Nella - 00:22:56 Comics Pro 2026 - 00:27:37 The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On - 00:33:25 Resident Evil Requiem - 00:42:50 Road to Empress - 00:52:30 Next Episode Preview - 00:58:58 Buddha - 00:59:26 Outro - 01:55:01 Song Credits: "Celebration" by Suraj Nepal "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Divine" by Suraj Nepal "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] 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 - 00:03:47 Under the Flag of the Rising Sun, The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On - 00:08:32 One Battle After Another - 00:13:31 Sono Seishun - 00:21:45 Ichi-F - 00:29:35 Next Episode Preview - 00:36:04 (CONTENT WARNING: Sex cults) MUJINA INTO THE DEEP 3+4+5 - 00:36:33 Outro - 01:26:53 Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] 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 - 00:03:39 Wake Up, Dead Man - 00:15:55 The Last Jedi - 00:23:32 Trigun Stargaze - 00:28:15 Barubaro! - 00:36:58 Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined - 00:45:51 Girl Scout Cookies - 00:51:09 Next Episode Preview - 00:52:48 Buddha - 00:53:55 Outro - 01:50:36 Song Credits: "Celebration" by Suraj Nepal "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Divine" by Suraj Nepal