This week Darfox is back to talk about Weather with You and dakazu gets a behind-the-scenes look at Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho! Then we review our very first Western comic with The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “rise” by Origa from Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, Opening, Introductions 00:01:53 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”,Darfox was impressed with bold stances Weather with You took 00:09:17 - dakazu is baffled about the existence of a manga where Stitch from Lilo and Stitch ends up in warring states period Japan called Tonosama to Stitch 00:12:30 - dakazu loved learning about manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho 00:18:33 - News: The Japanese Mangaka Association and publishers are discussing legislation to crackdown on piracy and manga aggregate websites with the Japanese government 00:21:51 - MyAnimeList adds In/Spectre, Drifting Dragons, and Smile Down the Runway to their free manga service 00:22:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Devil’s Line by Ryo Hanada, Inuyashiki by Hiorya Oku, and Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama 00:23:20 - Main Segment One Shot: The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, Transition Song: “Making of Cyborg” by Yoko Kanno from Ghost in the Shell, we review this anthology of stories that take place in the world of Shirow Masamune’s Ghost in the Shell done by Western comic writers and artists 00:24:58 - Automatic Behavior by Max Gladstone & David López 00:33:24 - dakazu did not like seeing one page spreads split into multiple panels 00:37:08 - Redbloods by Alex de Campi & Giannis Milonogiannis 00:44:35 - Darfox and dakazu debate whether themes of transhumanism were intentional in this story 00:47:24 - After the Ball is Over by Genevieve Valentine & Brent Schoonover 00:56:03 - dakazu notes how Western comics rely on colors to add texture to the art compared to the various inking techniques manga artists use 00:59:12 - Star Gardens by Brenden Fletcher & LRNZ 01:06:03 - We discuss how the characterization of Major Kusanagi doesn’t match her other iterations 01:13:16 - We discover that we might be the perfect audience for this book 01:20:09 - We share our final thoughts on this anthology 01:22:52 - Next Week’s Topic: Devil’s Line & Inuyashiki & Witch Hat Atelier, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster