On this episode Morgana leads the charge for another Shojo Showdown! We examine the first volumes of MARS, Midnight Secretary, and Ouran High School Host Club! We also discuss Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, SPY X FAMILY, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, The Gamestars, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Work survivor’s guilt - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Anime remakes - 00:04:51 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has a stupid power creep and looks great - 00:15:12 Anime discussion on Mob Psycho 100, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia, and Golden Kamuy - 00:20:35 Morgana has been watching Chainsaw Man and SPY X FAMILY anime with her husband - 00:26:41 dakazu has read way more of the Witch Hat Atelier spin-off, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, than the series proper - 00:35:08 Utsubyou ni natte Manga ga Kakenaku narimashita follows Koji Aihara as he suffers suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 pandemic - 00:37:34 dakazu loved Natsume Ono’s new manga The Gamestars - 00:43:18 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man, We will discuss and review Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series with special guest Marion(covers vols 7-9) - 00:47:36 Main Segment Shojo Showdown: Ouran High School Host Club/Midnight Secretary/MARS, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:49:04, Including: Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori - 00:50:43 Midnight Secretary by Tomu Ohmi - 01:07:48 MARS by Fuyumi Soryo - 01:19:47 We pick our favorite out of the three shojo manga - 01:40:05 Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:42:51