192 - Manga in Motion 29 - Mob Psycho 100

Manga Machinations

This week we take a look at the live-action adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 on Netflix!

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Time Stamps:

• 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “99” by Mob Choir from Mob Psycho 100, Opening, Introductions, comments from our Discord server
• 00:03:30 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus decides to read The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country just because it was in Inio Asano’s Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Seamus makes a startling discovery about Violet Evergarden and stops watching it again
• 00:05:56 - Darfox gets his dad hooked on the Spanish edition of Vagabond
• 00:15:19 - dakazu didn’t enjoy the very yandere Ijousha no Ai
• 00:21:59 - dakazu reads an awful tale about a young girl who is beaten and sexually abused in Ai to Noroi, we discuss the appeal of shocking/violent content to younger audiences
• 00:27:59 - News: Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest has been licensed for an English release
• 00:29:44 - Manga retailer Mandarake auctioned off a manuscript page of Ai to Makoto that was stolen over 40 years ago for 4 million yen($40,000)
• 00:40:40 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section on Inio Asano, we’ll be reading Asano’s Solanin and Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction to discuss his common themes and art style
• 00:43:50 - Main Manga in Motion: reviewing the live-action 12 episode drama adaptation of Mob Psycho 100, Transition Song: “Ai wa Kiseki Ja Nai” by Thinking Dogs from Mob Psycho 100, we talk about the casting choices, address the cheap production values, enjoy the bodybuilding club, compare this to the superior anime, and address the sexism & “gay panic” of creator ONE
• 01:21:25 - Next Week’s Topic: Solanin & Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster