On this episode we answer lots of emails and dakazu reads about the devastation on the Sanriku Railway during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Santetsu! Then we review Isaki Uta’s Mine-kun is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Leaper! All three doujinshi are available from Irodori Comics! Buy Leaper, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Mine-kun is Asexual! 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! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions 00:01:22 - Listener Emails: A manga artist quiz 00:10:49 - Our fanservice favorites 00:35:54 - Preference for older hand-drawn animation 00:53:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Santetsu - Nippon Tetsudou Ryokou Chizuchou Sanriku Tetsudou Daishinsai no Kiroku is about the Sanriku Railway recovering from the horrible tragedy of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 01:04:56 - News: Kickstarter for a feature length anime of The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún has been met 01:08:01 - March comes in like a Lion wins Grand Prize for manga at the 2021 Japan Media Arts Festival 01:10:34 - Vertical Comics folded into Kodansha Books and Kodansha Comics 01:15:25 - Denpa Books licenses Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack - Beltorchika’s Children 01:22:23 - Hobonichi Techo recruiting manga artist to participate in Pollyanna 2 01:23:31 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Beast Complex, We’ll be reviewing Paru Itagaki’s debut anthology about anthropomorphized animals living together in a complex society 01:24:24 - Main Segment One Shot: Mine-kun is Asexual/Mermaid in the Bottle/Leaper, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review 3 doujinshi by Isaki Uta that are available from Irodori Comics, including: 01:27:25 - *SPOILERS* Mine-kun is Asexual 01:38:03 - *SPOILERS* Mermaid in the Bottle 01:49:42 - *SPOILERS* Leaper 02:12:37 - We share our final thoughts and pick our favorite doujinshi 02:17:15 - Next Week’s Topic: Beast Complex, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster