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226 - Manga in Motion 34 - From Up on Poppy Hill
Category: Games & Hobbies
Duration: 01:11:13
Publish Date: 2019-01-20 18:00:00
Description: This week we watch Studio Ghibli's "From Up on Poppy Hill" to see how Seamus and Darfox fare with their first Goro Miyazaki film. Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: “The Breakfast Song” by Aoi Teshima from "From Up on Poppy Hill", Opening, Introductions, Spotify 00:02:57 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Dragon Ball Z" OST “Prologue”, dakazu checks out some anime for next week 00:04:56 - "Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?" is filled with gross fan service but still helps dakazu by giving his good advice about exercising at the gym 00:11:31 - dakazu ended up enjoying the mystery in the horror thriller "High-Rise Invasion" 00:16:27 - The "Your Name." parody in "Mr. TONEGAWA Middle Management Blues" makes darfox question if these spin-offs are canonical 00:22:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we’ll be discussing the past Fall 2018 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Winter 2019 with Miki's Stopwatch 00:23:52 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: "From Up on Poppy Hill" by Aoi Teshima from "From Up on Poppy Hill", we discuss the 2011 Studio Ghibli film directed by Goro Miyazaki 00:26:59 - darfox compares Goro against his father Hayao Miyazaki 00:28:57 - dakazu explains how this movie focuses on highlighting the lifestyle of Japan in 1964 00:32:08 - we complain how everything is explained instead of allowing the audience to infer it for themselves 00:35:24 - The design of the Latin Quarter building was a turning point for dakazu 00:37:19 - We lament the wasted potential of the colorful extended cast 00:39:28 - dakazu goes over the large amount of Japanese text in the movie 00:41:46 - We praise the attention to detail in the backgrounds and settings 00:43:27 - We laugh at the use of dialogue and songs that spell-out everything during scenes 00:45:31 - In comparison to "Royal Space Force" or "The Wind Rises" darfox found this film lacking in it's overall animation 00:50:13 - Along with thoughts on "Tales of Earthsea" we wonder why Goro tries to imitate his father 00:53:52 - This movie made dakazu think about the concept of boarding houses being unfamiliar with modern America 00:56:45 - We discuss the use of possible incest in this movie and it's prevalence within other Japanese stories like "Marmalade Boy" or "Old Boy" or "Fire Punch" 01:03:20 - We go on a tangent about fan fiction of the TV show "Supernatural" 01:05:26 - we talk about the creepy chairman of the school board 01:06:24 - We give our final thoughts on the movie 01:08:19 - dakazu noticed that some songs to higher billing than the actors in the credits 01:09:34 - Next Week’s Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from "Beet the Vandel Buster"
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