About this episode

The original trio examines the most banned anime, Shojo Tsubaki, discussing its graphic content and artistic intent alongside other anime topics.

*CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault, graphic violence, sexual violence towards minors* The original trio examines the most banned anime in the world by watching the Suehiro Maruo anime, Shojo Tsubaki ! We discuss the contrast of the graphic content with the surprising amount of artistic intent. We also talk about Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe , BEM , The Boys finale, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:04:07 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe - 00:16:05 Obsession - 00:32:36 BEM - 00:36:13 The Boys - 00:42:11 Next Episode Preview - 00:55:11 *CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault, graphic violence, sexual violence towards minors* Shojo Tsubaki - 00:55:38 Outro - 01:36:34 Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin…

People in this episode

Host: Manga Mac Crew

Topics covered

• banned anime
• graphic content
• artistic intent
• Mobile Suit Gundam
• The Boys finale
• anime discussion

Keywords

• Shojo Tsubaki
• banned anime
• graphic violence
• Mobile Suit Gundam
• The Boys
• anime discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shojo Tsubaki, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe, BEM, The Boys

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