220 - Scum's Wish part 3

220 - Scum's Wish part 3

Author: Manga Mac Crew December 10, 2018 Duration: 1:43:28

Our final episode reviewing Scum's Wish along with the epilogue volume of Scum's Wish décor!

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Time Stamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Uso No Hibana" by Kuroneko from Scum's Wish, Opening, Introductions
  • 00:01:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox was able to go see Mamoru Hosoda's newest movie Mirai at the movie theater, discussing whether we'll see an increase of screenings of anime films in the future
  • 00:11:24 - Discussion about Hayao Miyazaki and his upcoming  documentary Never-Ending Man
  • 00:15:45 - Shigan no Yuusha is a typical fantasy light novel adaptation aside from logs
  • 00:21:04 - No surprise that dakazu is not OK with the Shota manga My Boy
  • 00:28:33 - News: Trailer for CG animated NETFLIX anime Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac reveals a gender-swapped character, darfox shares some choice Chilean anime openings
  • 00:33:08 - Hulu makes deal with Funimation for first distribution rights for 2019 new titles
  • 00:35:32 - Discussing the possibilities with Shonen Jump announcing the end of the digital magazine and moving to a free-to-read and digital library subscription model
  • 00:49:50 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Special interview with translator Jocelyne Allen about the difference of translating literary works and being an interpreter
  • 00:52:11 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: "Heikousen" by Sayuri from Scum's Wish, retrospective review of Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, we give our thoughts on the ending, discuss the character of Akane and the change she goes through, relate to Sanae ending things, compare the relationships of Mugi/Hanabi & Sanae Hanabi, hate on Mugi, explain Akane's change, praise the use of shading in the art, discuss the epilogue stories, get angry about pairing Mugi with Hanabi in Scum's Wish décor, compare Scum's Wish to the movie American Pie 2, re-write the ending, ponder if Mugi is worse than Akane, give our final impressions, and name Moka the MVP(covers volume 7-8 & Scum's Wish décor)
  • 01:41:44 - Next Week's Topic: Interviewing Jocelyne Allen, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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