This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Human as we finish our Retrospective!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com 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: “No Longer Human theme” by Hideki Taniuchi from Aoi Bungaku Series, Opening, Introductions, dakazu’s reading 00:01:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, The House Spirit Tatami-chan is a short anime created and directed by Rensuke Oshikiri 00:05:22 - Shuzo Oshimi’s new series Okaeri Alice is about a triangle relationship with a possible transgender twist 00:08:59 -  *SPOILERS* dakazu dives into the abrupt changes to characters in the ending of Blue Flag 00:22:11 - dakazu couldn’t stop crying while reading about Yuki Okada’s experience with cervical cancer surgery and recovery in Sayonara Shikyu 00:25:57 - News: Possible COVID-19 contamination within the editorial staff leads to delay of upcoming Weekly Shonen Jump chapters 00:31:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, we will review Moyoco Anno’s tale of sex workers and the clients they services 00:33:07 - Main Segment Retrospective: No Longer Human, Transition Song: “We say hello” by Manami from Aoi Bungaku Series, a comprehensive look at Junji Ito’s manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s novel(covers chapters 13-24) 01:12:37 - Next Week’s Topic: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster