Podd: Manga Mavericks

MM x SNS: "Spiraling Into the Uzumaki Anime!"

24 september 2024 | 46 min

WE’RE SEEING SPIRALS! After five long years, the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s iconic horror manga Uzumaki is finally premiering on Adult Swim, and we got a chance to preview and review the first episode! With an ambitious production that spiraled out of control and was so cursed with delays that executive producer Jason DeMarco has joked that he’s “still seeing spirals,” did the show end up being just as cursed to watch, or does it break the curse of Adult Swim’s track record of making middling original anime by being as good as the manga it spiraled out of?

Join Lum and VLord on this special episode of Saturday Night Shoggy as they spin out their thoughts on the first episode of this new Shoggy anime that's actually airing on Saturday night! Listen to them encircle the show’s production, animation, adaptation, music, both the Japanese and English dub performances, and other topics whilst trying not to let their fascination with the spiral get them too sucked in and make their heads spin!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

04:27 - Discussion Start

06:32 - Uzumaki’s Publication and Production Background

09:05 - The Art and Animation of the Anime

18:07 - The Adaptation and Pacing 23:43 - Colin Stetson’s Soundtrack

30:14 - Hiroshi Nagahama as a Director

32:24 - Narrative and Adaptational Changes

35:14 - Thoughts on the Sub and Dub

40:20 - Final Thoughts

41:57 - Wrap-Up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @VLordGTZ and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SatNightShoggy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

You can email us at [email protected]

Music Credits:

Intro - “Spiraling Shape” by They Might Be Giants, Karaoke Version provided by Karaoke Nerds

SNS Intro – “Can’t See Your Face” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

SNS Outro – “Curtain Call” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠

Edited by LumRanmaYasha

EP. 240: San Diego Comic Con 2024 (aka Colton's First Big Con)

21 september 2024 | 147 min

Thank You, Akira Toriyama

19 mars 2024 | 76 min

EP. 239 - Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha

9 mars 2024 | 104 min

EP. 238: December 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

19 februari 2024 | 164 min

On this (late) episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss the highest selling manga in Japan according to the latest Oricon list! You won't BELIEVE what number 1 was!! Afterwards, they discuss some more simulpubs! This time mostly from both Kodansha and Jump. First we have two titles from KManga with All My Neighbors Are Convinced the Female Knight From My Rice Field is My Wife and Versus, along with two English first manga titles with Blood Blade and The Spellbook Library! And then we have Satoru Noda's second attempt at an ice hockey manga with Dogsred, along with the newest batch of title from Shonen Jump with Green Green Greens and Shadow Eliminator! Enjoy!

Be sure to take our annual podcast survey by Sunday, March 17th, for a chance to win some free manga!!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

00:58 - Oricon Top Selling Manga of 2023

36:11 - Survey Time!!

Simulpubs

41:02 - All My Neighbors Are Convinced the Female Knight From My Rice Field is My Wife

51:13 - Versus

1:06:21 - Blood Blade

1:17:26 - The Spellbook Library

1:30:56 - Status Royale

1:48:52 - Dogsred

2:05:47 - Green Green Greens

2:22:09 - Shadow Eliminators

02:38:06 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at⁠ @manga_mavericks⁠, on tumblr at⁠ mangamavericks.tumblr.com,⁠ and on⁠ Youtube⁠! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at⁠ @sniperking323⁠ and⁠ @lumranmayasha⁠. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can⁠ pledge to our Patreon⁠ and receive some awesome rewards like our⁠ Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods⁠! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to⁠ Colton’s Ko-fi here⁠ and⁠ LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here⁠, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them⁠ @siddartworks⁠ on Instagram and⁠ Twitter⁠ and donate to their⁠ personal Patreon⁠. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 237: December 2023 News Roundup!

23 december 2023 | 119 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum round out the year with one more news episode! We start out the show with some industry news, including more unions, more mergers and more data! Afterwards, we get into the latest North American sales lists from Circana on the New York Times, and then spend the rest of the show on a ton of new licenses! Big thanks to everyone who's been listening to us for the past year, and look forward to our next episode discussing some of the latest simulpubbed manga that has popped up over the past couple of months! But until then, have a happy holiday and a merry new year! Enjoy!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro/Patron Shout Out!

04:23 - Drawn & Quarterly forms workers union

07:44 - Crunchyroll discontinues digital manga service

12:05 - Comixology app merges with Kindle

14:56 - Kadokawa aims to establish more wholly owned anime studios

18:21 - Shogakukan buys out all outstanding shares of Tokyo Otaku Mode

20:51 - KKR buys Simon & Schuster

24:56 - Manga Plus Stats

31:32 - Circana Graphic Novel Sales report

41:37 - September & October Bookscan Lists

58:28 - October & November NYT Lists

1:00:17 - NY Public libraries Best Books for Teens 2023

1:02:39 - Alabaster Kickstarter cancelled

1:04:23 - Ablaze launches new Saint Seiya comic

1:05:11 - Vertical’s license to the Weathering with You manga expires

1:05:59 - JNC Nina

1:07:51 - Living the Line’s horror manga imprint: Smudge

1:10:03 - Alien Books

1:16:43 - Drawn & Quarterly licenses Legend of Kamuy

1:20:28 - Colton's Licensing Highlights

1:31:20 - Lum's Licensing Highlights

1:50:39 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 236: November 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

11 november 2023 | 153 min

EP. 235: October 2023 News Roundup!

16 oktober 2023 | 133 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by new official website owner, Vlord, as they talk about some upcoming changes to the site, including being the home of a bunch of new podcasts that we have highlighted on the show over the years that are now apart of the Manga Mavericks podcast network! Afterwards, they discuss some big shake ups in the industry with Rightstuf officially being phased out and merged with Crunchyroll's online store, as well some new manga licenses, Vlord's thoughts on the recent of ending of Shuzo Oshimi's Blood on the Tracks, and our thoughts on the finally released live action One Piece show now on Netflix! Enjoy!!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro/Website Updates

22:04 - Manga Archive Organization

24:14 - Lianne Sentar appointed as Seven Seas publisher

26:13 - Brady McCollum leaves Crunchyroll

27:35 - Rightstuf phased out and merged into the Crunchyroll store

40:33 - Nippon TV acquires Studio Ghibli

47:15 - Sept NYT List + Both July & August Bookscan List

1:12:11 - Colton's Licensing Highlights

1:26:15 - Lum's Licensing Highlights

1:44:12 - Shuzo Oshimi ends Welcome Back Alice and Blood on the Tracks, plans new manga

1:49:10 - Reception of the Netflix live action One Piece show

2:04:36 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 234: September 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

13 september 2023 | 150 min

EP. 233: August 2023 News Roundup!

20 augusti 2023 | 107 min

EP. 232: August 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

5 augusti 2023 | 166 min

EP. 231: July 2023 News Roundup!

20 juli 2023 | 105 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum come together for another news episode! Discussion includes a lot what went on at Anime Expo a couple of weeks ago, such as the crew's Zom 100 fever and announcements from panels held by Noir Caesar, Trigger and Netflix! Along with our thoughts on how the live action One Piece series is shaping up after seeing the teaser and our picks for which new manga licenses have been announced over the past month as well! Due to time constraints, the episode is light on actual news compared to normal, but our Mavericks still have a lot of fun, laid-back discussion about all the cool stuff that's been coming out or that they have to look forward to! So enjoy that!

Check out the first episode of the Manga Mavericks Anime Club! A new podcast exclusively available on the Patreon where we'll be discussing various different anime! Starting with a blind watch-through of Hajime no Ippo!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - RIP Hitoshi Yoshioka

03:11 - Intro/Anime Expo and Zom 100 talk

12:09 - Patron Shout-outs/New Patreon Podcast!

16:01 - June NYT & May Bookscan List

28:45 - Viz raises manga volume prices for the first time in 15 years

33:49 - Colton's Licensing Highlights

53:11 - Lum's Licensing Highlights

1:07:20 - Noir Caesar panel announcements

1:12:29 - Updates on the Netflix live action One Piece series and our thoughts on the teaser trailer

1:21:27 - The entire One Piece English dub is now available on Crunchyroll

1:24:18 - Updates on the Pluto anime

1:26:55 - Updates on the Delicious in Dungeon anime (plus Lum's thoughts on the first episode)

1:30:15 - Updates on Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking from the Trigger Anime Expo panel

1:36:34 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 230: June 2023 News Roundup!

22 juni 2023 | 149 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again do their best to cover as much of the last month of news as possible! And while they only get around to discussing so much, they touch on a lot of big news! Such as Oricon's top 10 best selling manga from the first half of the year, the two manga subscription services from Viz and Kodansha, what's going on with AI over in the Japanese side of the manga industry and a ton of new licenses to round off the show! Enjoy!

Check out the newest bonus podcast on our Patreon discussing our thoughts on Knights of the Zodiac! The Hollywood live-action adaptation of Saint Seiya!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

04:17 - May NYT & April Bookscan List

18:32 - Oricon Top 10 Best Selling Manga in the First Half of 2023

34:34 - Viz Manga app becomes new separate subscription service

44:05 - Our thoughts on the launch of K Manga

1:24:49 - The current presence of AI in the Japanese manga industry

1:39:16 - Stephan Koza's sentence

1:42:48 - Kyoto Animation Arsonist trial set for September

1:44:25 - Christine Morgan leaves Rightstuf

1:45:33 - Colton's Licensing Highlights

2:03:35 - Lum's Licensing Highlights

2:17:46 - More details on the North American theatrical release of The First Slam Dunk

2:20:58 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 229: June 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

6 juni 2023 | 104 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum *attempt* to catch up on at least some of the latest simulpub manga titles that have popped up over the past three months. Unfortunately, they only managed to cover 6 titles, but 6 pretty good ones! We start off with Crescent Moon Marching from Azuki, and then transition into a few new titles over on Manga Plus. All ranging in tone from comedic and slightly heart-warming titles like Stan for Salvation, Service Wars and The Pension Life Vampire, to straight horror with Jinrui-Shoku: Blight of Man and Shibatarian! Join us again in a couple episodes as our Mavericks work with much more recording time to try and cover and discuss the rest of the simulpubs they still have to get to! Including the newest batch of series from Shonen Jump, but until then, enjoy!

Check out the newest bonus podcast on our Patreon discussing our thoughts on Knights of the Zodiac! The Hollywood live-action adaptation of Saint Seiya!

For a complete list of links, time codes and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2023/manga-mavericks-ep-229-june-2023-simulpubs-roundup/

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

03:26 - Crescent Moon Marching

21:10 - Stan For Salvation

34:40 - Jinrui-Shoku: Blight of Man

52:57 - Service Wars

1:06:48 - The Pension Life Vampire

1:19:14 - Shibatarian

1:33:40 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at⁠ @manga_mavericks⁠, on tumblr at⁠ mangamavericks.tumblr.com,⁠ and on⁠ Youtube⁠! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at⁠ @sniperking323⁠ and⁠ @lumranmayasha⁠. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can⁠ pledge to our Patreon⁠ and receive some awesome rewards like our⁠ Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods⁠! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to⁠ Colton’s Ko-fi here⁠ and⁠ LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here⁠, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them⁠ @siddartworks⁠ on Instagram and⁠ Twitter⁠ and donate to their⁠ personal Patreon⁠. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 228: May 2023 News Roundup!

11 maj 2023 | 150 min

EP. 227: April 2023 News Roundup!

18 april 2023 | 167 min

EP. 226 - Super Sentai: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

23 mars 2023 | 149 min

EP. 225: March 2023 News Roundup!

11 mars 2023 | 149 min

EP. 224: February 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

25 februari 2023 | 138 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum catch up on some interesting simulpubs from a bunch of different services! First, if you're looking for more shojo titles, the Mavericks check out I Fell For a Fujoshi from Azuki, as well as The Cursed Prince's Servant from Comikey! Afterwards, they check out some new titles available on Mangamo! Including once again another death game manga, as well as a step-sibling...romantic...comedy??? We promise it is and isn't what it looks like!! And then after checking out Kaina of the Great Snow on Crunchyroll Manga, the Mavericks finish the show with the latest two new series from the Shonen Jump umbrella of manga with Yumeocchi and Jiangshi X! Its quite the selection of various new titles this time around, so listen and find out what we think!!

For a complete list of links, time codes and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2023/manga-mavericks-ep-224-february-2023-simulpubs-roundup/

Be sure to take our annual podcast survey by Sunday, March 5th for a chance to win some free manga!!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - RIP Takako Sasuga, William Ruzicka & James Kaposztas

09:31 - Intro/Patron Shout-out!

14:23 - Additions to both Azuki and Manga Up

21:40 - Comikey launches Brazillian website

Simulpubs:

23:13 - I Fell For a Fujoshi

30:34 - The Cursed Prince's Servant

46:26 - Yonezawa-san is Done Being Human

59:35 - I Don’t Understand What My Sister’s Friend is Thinking

1:04:36 - My Stepsister Who Tells Me To Die Every Day Tries To Hypnotize Me So I Would Fall For Her…!

1:21:27 - Kamisama Death Game

1:35:38 - Kaina of the Great Snow Sea

1:42:03 - Yumeochi: Dreaming of Falling For You

1:52:58 - Jiangshi X

2:09:34 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 223: February 2023 News Roundup!

11 februari 2023 | 141 min

Manga Mavericks On TV #02: "Yolo: Silver Destiny w/Michael Cusack, Sarah Bishop, & Todor Manojlovic"

10 februari 2023 | 42 min

Hi yo, Yolo!

Hey there folks in tv land! Don’t touch that dial, and don’t change the channel, you’re tuned into the right podcast station - welcome back to Manga Mavericks On TV! It’s been a long time since our previous episode covering the first season of Central Park, but we’re finally back with another special episode because we got a special opportunity to both cover the premiere episodes of the newest season of adult swim’s aussiest animated series, Yolo: Silver Destiny, as well as interview its creator, the incredible Michael Cusack and the show’s lead actors Sarah Bishop and Todor Manojlovic!

As you’ll hear in the interview and review, I really enjoyed the show and getting a chance to preview the new season before it premiered, and had a lot to discuss with Michael, Sarah, and Tod about their thoughts on the show’s dip into serialization, how the show’s look has been refined without losing the charm of its animation, the series’ focus on female friendship and toxic relationships, and where the show may be headed in the future! Plus, Michael and Todor answer where the season’s new title, Silver Destiny, comes from - and you may be surprised to learn what’s in a name!

Before we get into the show proper, I want to take a commercial break to announce that this year’s annual Manga Mavericks podcast survey is now live! Vote for your favorite podcast episodes, guests, thumbnails, and more from 2022, and let us know your favorite parts of the show, your podcast preferences, and what you’d like to see us cover in 2023 and beyond! Plus, all participants of the survey will be entered into a special giveaway to win a manga of their choosing, including volumes of series we’ve covered before on the show, convention exclusives, limited releases, and select issues of Shonen Jump! The survey will be live until February 28th, so get your votes in now! Looking forward to learning what your guys’ favorite episodes and parts of the show were last year, and what we can look forward to making for you in 2023 and beyond!

And now, let’s get right back to the show and this party started, and take our destined leap into a sliver of Silver Desitny with our interview with Michael, Sarah, and Todor, and stick around after these messages for my thoughts the first few episodes of the season and my pitch to watch it for so many reasons!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:38 - Introducing the Podcast & Podcast Survey Announcement
03:43 - Yolo: Silver Destiny Interview with Michael Cusack, Sarah Bishop, and Todor Manojlovic
25:52 - Yolo: Silver Destiny Premiere Review
38:05 - Wrap-Up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the host at @lumranmayasha. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series, or people you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Music Featured:

The Beets - “Television”
Excerpts from Yolo: Silver Destiny
Afroskull - “Me and My TV”

LINKS:

- Support us on Patreon!
- Wanna Leave Us a Tip? LumRanmaYasha also has a Ko-fi!
- Read more of Lum’s reviews on All-Comic!
- Want more [adult swim] coverage? Check out our interview with Casper Kelly, director of the Adult Swim Yule Log!
- Check out Lum’s art at @siddartworks on Twitter and Instagram!
- Watch Yolo: Silver Destiny on [adult swim] and HBO MAX!

EP. 222: January 2023 News Roundup!

26 januari 2023 | 137 min

Bonus - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

6 januari 2023 | 139 min

EP. 221: December 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

28 december 2022 | 135 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum end 2022 with one more podcast discussing the latest simulpubs! The first one being available on Azuki with Natsume & Natsume by Shunsuke Sorato, followed by the newest title on Manga Plus with Me and My Gangster Neighbour by Momose Wataru, where our Mavericks unfortunately have to discuss the comic's poor localization quality more then the actual comic. Afterwards, they discuss the 4 newest Shonen Jump series with The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins from Taizan5, Cipher Academy by Nisioisin and Yuji Iwasaki, Ichigoki’s Under Control!! by Seiji Hayashi and Fabricant 100 by Daisuke Enoshima! Thanks to everyone who has listened to show for the past year and we'll see you all in the next one!!

For a complete list of links, time codes and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-221-december-2022-simulpubs-roundup/

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - RIP Grant James

03:09 - Intro

04:15 - Oricon's Yearly Comic Sales Ranking 2022

Simulpubs:

24:49 - Natsume & Natsume

35:54 - Me and My Gangster Neighbour

55:58 - The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins

1:15:49 - Cipher Academy

1:34:02 - Ichigoki's Under Control!!

1:40:22 - Fabricant 100

1:57:23 - Community Shout-outs!

2:07:27 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #49: "Adult Swim Yule Log w/Casper Kelly"

24 december 2022 | 24 min

Hello everybody and welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies, the show where we don’t talk smack about movies, we celebrate them, except for the rare occasions we do talk smack about movies, but that wouldn’t be very Christmasy of us would it?

Yes, it’s been a while, but we’re back to throw another log on the @ Movies fire just in time for Yule as a Christmas gift to our dear listeners, presenting our first ever special Manga Mavericks @ Movies interview with Casper Kelly, the creator of many [adult swim] classics like Stroker & Hoop, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Too Many Cooks, Final Deployment 4, and his newest special and first ever feature film, Adult Swim’s Yule Log (aka The Fireplace)!

Yule Log was the wonderful wintertime gift we didn’t know we wanted when it premiered after the Rick & Morty season finale last Sunday night, it’s the kind of special surprise and creative novelty that I absolutely love [adult swim] for and why they’re still the best network around, because no other network would greenlight a feature film based around a Yule Log video gone horribly wrong like this. But the film is so much more than just an inspired gimmick, and we go deep with Casper to ask burning questions about what sparks his imagination and lit the fire of the themes placed in the film, and he lays down a lot of fascinating insights you’ll want to log!

If you have not seen Yule Log yet I highly recommend you go to adult swim’s website or HBO MAX and watch it first, going in completely blind, and then coming back to this interview. I do not avoid spoilers in my questions and one of mine involves discussing the ending of the film and its implications, so definitely watch the film first, and don’t start a flame war with me if you don’t!

But enough burning the midnight oil, let’s crawl into the fireplace and chat with the man behind this Yuletime jewel sublime, Casper Kelly!

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!
Music Featured:

Puddles Pity Party - “The Fireplace”

LINKS:

EP. 220: December 2022 News Roundup!

19 december 2022 | 145 min

EP. 219: November 2022 News Roundup!

15 november 2022 | 157 min

EP. 218: Red Sprite

23 oktober 2022 | 112 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by both Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory and Shonen Flop, as well as Doctor from the SSAA Podcast, to discuss yet another Jump Stop manga with Tomohiro Yagi's Red Sprite! A series centered around protagonist, Tatsu Frampt, who after having his orphan friends taken away to be used as human batteries by a definitely-not-fascist government, crashes their country's dictator's highly televised rally and commandeers an airship in order to find his friends and start up their own independent nation! The nation of Manga Mavericks however is a little split this time around, as some of its citizens find this series to be sort of an enjoyable, breezy read, despite it clearly not living up to its potential. While other citizens find this series so frustratingly barren of any kind of set up and payoff for anything it wants to explore, that they might just consider it one of the worst Jump Stop manga ever covered on the show! What side do you fall on? Listen to the episode and decide for yourself!

For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-218-red-sprite/

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

02:22 - Red Sprite discussion

1:32:48 - Guest Plugs

1:37:52 - Community Shout-outs!

1:46:04 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 217: October 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

19 oktober 2022 | 145 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once finally get around to covering all the newest series that have debuted over the past month or so! First up, we cover the two newest titles from Azuki with My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files and Turning the Tables on the Seatmate Killer! Followed by the two newest series from Shonen Jump with Tokyo Demon Bride Story and Ginka & Gluna! And last but not least, a slew of new titles over on Manga Plus with Skeleton Double, Ghostbuster Osamu, Dark Doctor Ikuru, Tokyo Underworld and The Game Devil! You may be surprised (or not) by which series our Mavericks enjoyed the most! Enjoy!!

For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-217-october-2022-simulpubs-roundup/

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

Simulpubs:

01:50 - My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files

13:40 - Turning the Tables on the Seatmate Killer

31:42 - Tokyo Demon Bride Story

50:09 - Ginka & Gluna

1:07:29 - Skeleton Double

1:20:15 - Ghostbuster Osamu

1:30:09 - The Dark Doctor Ikuru

1:48:00 - Tokyo Underworld

2:02:50 - The Game Devil

2:12:59 - Community Shout-outs!

2:18:44 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

EP. 216: October 2022 News Roundup!

8 oktober 2022 | 145 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover the last month's worth of news, including the latest new series, licenses and anime news! Including unauthorized novelty One Piece all-in-one collections, updates on highly anticipated anime such as Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, and unfortunately Crunchyroll continually practicing transparently shady business moves.

For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-216-october-2022-news-roundup/

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - RIP Shichiro Kobayashi

04:10 - Intro

07:31 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for September 2022

10:50 - Bookscan List for August 2022

21:47 - Killer in Love ends

23:17 - Asobi Asobase ending soon

24:18 - New manga from Sanshiro Kasama & Hikaru Uesugi

25:21 - Naoshi Arakawa

26:20 - Izumi Miyazono

27:19 - Yasuko Kobayashi

29:18 - Tomohiko Ito

30:56 - Star Fruit Books licenses

33:03 - Irodori Comics licenses

37:06 - Yen Press licenses

46:47 - Seven Seas licenses

1:00:27 - J Novel Club licenses

1:12:00 - Penguin Random House expands partnership with Dark Horse to publish single issue comics/manga

1:13:45 - Mangaka & Vtubers criticize Japan’s new invoice system over privacy concerns

1:16:57 - Unauthorized all-in-one One Piece collection

1:21:01 - One Piece Film Red surpasses Weathering With You as #7 all-time anime film in Japan

1:22:02 - Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 North American theatrical release in December

1:22:58 - Lupin the Third and Cat’s Eye crossover film coming in 2023

1:27:47 - New anime film for The Rose of Versailles

1:28:32 - Kimi ni Todoke live-action series coming to Netflix

1:29:27 - Season 2 0f Way of the Househusband coming in January

1:29:44 - Final season of Aggretsuko coming in February

1:30:38 - Updates on Bleach Thousand Year Blood War anime

1:36:52 - New Urusei Yatsura anime premieres Oct 13th on HiDive

1:37:48 - Me & Roboco anime updates

1:39:07 - Second seasons of both Ancient Magus Bride, Girlfriend Girlfriend and Rascal Does Not Dream announced

1:41:48 - Freiren anime announced

1:42:32 - Loving Yamada at Lv999 anime announced

1:43:43 - Mecha-Ude is being developed as a full-fledged anime & manga series

1:45:26 - Crunchyroll's stance on VOD policy changes

1:48:08 - Kyle McCarley not coming back for Mob Psycho season 3 due to disputes with Crunchyroll over not complying with a SAG-AFTRA contract

1:55:35 - Women in Comics to host Erica Friedman & Rica Takashima

1:56:10 - Viz My Hero Academia Quirks poll

2:00:37 - Community Shout-outs!

2:17:15 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 215: Gakkyu Hotei (School Judgment)

24 september 2022 | 104 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by David from the Shonen Flop podcast for what is possibly the biggest trial of the century! As they will have to argue why Gakkyu Hotei (aka School Judgment) is one of, if not the worst manga they have ever covered on the show!! Gakkyu Hotei being a series written by Nobuaki Enoki and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (also known as the artist of both Death Note & Bakuman), centered in a world where Japanese grade schools are corrupted to the point where the government creates the School Judgment System! Where elementary school students can take their grievances and discuss them during Classroom Arbitration sessions! Trials for children by children! With the series' protagonist and defense attorney, Abaku Inugami, solving all kinds of cases ranging from who dismembered the classroom pet to figuring out the identity of local snack (NOT DRUG) dealers, all while getting closer to finding out who murdered his old classmates on that fateful day known as the Bloody Classroom Session!! Now you might be saying to yourself, "Huh, that doesn't sound too bad!", but trust us, its not only mostly mediocre, but also contains a lot of weird, creepy choices that Enoki himself is a little too boastful about and proud of. What are those choices, you ask? Enter the court and find out!!

For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-215-gakkyu-hotei-school-judgment/

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

03:16 - Gakkyu Hotei Discussion

1:20:12 - Guest Plugs

1:23:43 - Community Shout-outs!

1:32:02 - Wrap up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 214: September 2022 News Roundup!

14 september 2022 | 130 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss the last months worth of news, with a lot less new licenses to talk about for once! But that's okay, because we have new manga series to report on, as well as worrying big company merger shenanigans and highly anticipated new anime announcements for series we all know and love! Including Kaiju No. 8, Undead Unluck, Delicious in Dungeon and more!! Enjoy!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-214-september-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Motomu Kiyokawa 02:52 - Intro 4:02 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for September 2022 5:38 - Bookscan List for August 2022 10:58 - Children of the Whales ends volume 23 11:54 - Doron Dororon & Earthchild have ended 14:19 - New series starting in Weekly Shonen Jump & Jump Plus 22:53 - One-Punch Man manga to enter new arc after hiatus 26:24 - Saint Seiya spinoff manga about Poseidon 28:37 - Lucky Star manga returns 31:49 - New manga from Yuji Moritaka 32:31 - Aka Akasaka holds audition for artist for new manga 33:39 - New manga from Mari Okazaki 34:48 - Maki Minami 35:42 - Shotaro Tokuno 37:05 - Keito Gaku 38:18 - Devil’s Candy to be serialized in Kadokawa’s Aokishi magazine 39:37 - Manga Meet Contest w/winner being published on Comikey 40:50 - Manga Plus Creators app 43:05 - Hoshin Engi added to the Shonen Jump app 44:23 - Loving Yamada at Lv999 is now officially a simulpub on Mangamo 45:23 - New additions on Azuki 47:09 - One Peace Books to release The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic light novel & manga this fall 48:06 - Yen Press licenses 53:44 - Crunchyroll buys Rightstuf 1:03:38 - Crunchyroll Awards move to Japan 1:05:24 - Harvey Awards nominees 1:06:40 - Toonami is safe from Warner Bros. Discovery cuts for now 1:11:34 - Cyberpunk Edgerunners debuts on Netflix 1:12:11 - New anime announcements 1:18:42 - One Punch Man Season 3 announced 1:22:31 - Live-action Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan gets 3rd season 1:23:21 - Korean-made Live-Action Parasyte show on Netflix 1:24:42 - 2018 Captain Tsubasa anime now on Amazon Prime 1:25:21 - Amazon making Live-action Paprika series based on original novel 1:26:51 - Updates on the 2nd Sword Art Online Progressive film 1:27:51 - Psycho Pass 10th anniversary film 1:30:32 - Haikyu getting 2 final films 1:32:19 - North American box office stats for Inu-Oh and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 1:37:33- One Piece Film Red Japanese box office and overseas screening updates 1:43:32 - Mayumi Tanaka wants Luffy to be her final role 1:45:59 - Kingdom II is Japan’s highest-earning Japanese live-action film of 2022 1:46:57 - Mappa CEO interested in adapting Fujimoto’s other works 1:48:07 - Viz Chainsaw Man popularity poll 1:49:55 - Viz One-Punch Man popularity poll 1:54:13 - Community Shout-outs! 2:03:38 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 213: Lupin the Third

8 september 2022 | 139 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by video essayist Shannon Strucci, as well as Doctor and Foxy from the SSAA Network, to talk about Monkey Punch's original Lupin the Third manga, specifically in the form of the first Greatest Heists collection brought over by Seven Seas! Join us as we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the manga and whether this collection is good sampler for people who may be new to Lupin! We also discuss how this new release compares to the original Tokyopop run of the manga from back in the day and which entries on the anime side of the franchise are or aren't worth checking out! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-213-lupin-the-third/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Email from Griffin 09:14 - Our Lupin the Third Discussion 1:19:23 - What other decade would have been a good time to produce the Part 4 anime? 1:21:45 - Our favorite interpretations of the characters 1:40:48 - Which Lupin anime series/specials/movies should new fans check out first? 1:52:56 - Guest Plugs 2:00:05 - Community Shout-outs! 2:11:31 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 212: "Otakon 2022"

31 augusti 2022 | 180 min

Is Otakon a con you oughta go to? We once again attended Otakon with our good friends from Weekly Shogakukan Edition, Sakaki and Jecka, and we’ve got a lOTA KONversation on this year’s event, because boy was this Otakon eventful! This was THE most attended Otakon ever, and there was good reason for this to be such a big Otakon, because there were some big guests and features at the con this year! With guests including famous voice actors like Toshio Furukawa and Shino Kakinuma, production staff like the Studio Trigger team and Studio Orange’s Yoshihiro Watanabe, great fan-run panels from our MangaTwitter peers, big industry panels from companies like Denpa and Discotek, and premiere showings of the dubs of Cyberpunk Edgerunner, Kaiji, and Gunbuster! In addition to attending panels and hanging around the con, we also conducted interviews with Mariya Ise, Furkuawa & Kakinuma, Yoshihiro Watanabe, and Studio Trigger! I’m including the audio of my interview with Mariya Ise before the main discussion of this podcast, and the interview with Furkawa and Kakinuma with an upcoming Lum Squad podcast episode! You can read the transcripts of all our interviews on our website MangaMavericks.com as we continue to publish them! With so much to do at Otakon, there was so much for us to talk about, and a lot of discussion for you to listen to! So much so that we can’t possible cover all the highlights in the conversation, so check out our Twitter threads livetweeting most of the events we attended in the timestamps for even more details! So listen to our chat on all the panels, screenings, guests, interviews, signings, food, purchases, moments, and the LINES that make Otakon 2022 one of the most memorable and most attended Otakons in history! Con you believe it? Well, you Ota! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-212-otakon-2022/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:21 - Intro & Overview 02:41 - Community Shout-Outs 04:40 - Mariya Ise Interview! 22:40 - Otakon 2022 Report! 23:52 - The LINES 25:31 - The Autograph Lines, Especially 31:13 - Jecka getting a Detective Conan volume signed by Toshio Furukawa & Shino Kakinuma! 34:00 - Staff & Management 35:52 - Health Mandates 37:37 - Line Management, Security Checks, & Covid Wristbands 41:18 - Communication with Attendees, Guests, and Press 42:50 - Toshio Furukawa & Shino Kakinuma Q&A, Panel, & Interview 50:50 - Convention Layout 53:45 - Studio Trigger Cyberpunk Edgerunner Screening, Live-Drawing Panel, & Interview 1:11:13 - Mariya Ise Interview in the Marriott Hotel 1:13:43 - Dealer’s Room Thoughts & Purchases 1:26:13 - Food & Water Offerings at Otakon 1:33:20 - Mariya Ise Q&A Panel 1:35:10 - Studio Orange Panel & Yoshihiro Watanabe Interview 1:38:05 - Kaiji Dub Premiere 1:48:34 - Miyazaki Before Ghibli Panel 1:49:06 - Artist Alley 1:57:00 - Sports Anime You Don’t Know & Japan’s Vanishing Landmarks 1:57:28 - Denpa Panel 1:57:58 - Project A-Ko 2 Remaster Screening 1:58:09 - A Century of Japanese Stop-Motion: Rudolph to Rilakuma 2:00:04 - Azuki Panel 2:01:12 - Phone Power Scare During Furukawa & Kakinuma Interview 2:01:47 - Gunbuster Dub Premiere 2:04:45 - Discotek Panel 2:09:10 - For Boys By Girls: The Women Who Make Shonen Manga Panel 2:10:05 - VLord building Sakaki a PC over the Weekend 2:13:30 - Sakaki & Jecka’s Sunday Dealer’s Room Experience 2:15:30 - AMV Contest 2:19:13 - Gudetama & Genki Dama 2:21:03 - The Enthusiasm of the Discotek Panel Crowd 2:24:51 - Motonobu Hori Q&A Panel 2:29:11 - Harumi Fujita & Takahiro Izutani Panel 2:30:17 - My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Panel 2:32:12 - Internet Connection in the Convention Center 2:32:55 - Panel Room Sizes 2:34:06 - Folks we met at Otakon 2:38:28 - Press Operations 2:42:00 - Final Thoughts 2:50:25 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follo

Manga Mavericks EP. 211: August 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

18 augusti 2022 | 140 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum catch up on the latest simulpubs on some of the usual apps! Including some various one shots on Shonen Jump, plus the return of Chainsaw Man! As well as some new fantastic series on Manga Plus with You and I Are Polar Opposites, Make the Exorcist Fall in Love, Stage S and Moebana! And lastly, despite terrible app its on, we discuss the newest series from Hiromu Arakawa, creator of Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon, with Daemons of the Shadow Realm! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-211-august-2022-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Kiyoshi Kobayashi (voice of Daisuke Jigen) 06:14 - Intro 07:18 - Chainsaw Man Part 2 16:03 - Just Listen to the Song 22:31 - Dr. Stone special one shot 30:50 - Shokugeki no Sanji 6 43:35 - Captain Velvet Meteor one shot 52:22 - You and I Are Polar Opposites 1:08:25 - Make the Exorcist Fall in Love 1:24:02 - Stage S 1:36:04 - Moebana 1:50:47 - Daemons of the Shadow Realm 2:03:48 - Community Shout-outs! 2:14:42 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Revolver Fires by Gary Stockdale

Manga Mavericks EP. 210: August 2022 News Roundup!

10 augusti 2022 | 131 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again go over the last months worth of news! We start off with a few depressing items such as the passing of Dubu, the artist behind Solo Leveling, as well as some updates on a few series that are currently on hiatus due to a variety of health issues caused by the general harsh workload of the manga industry. Despite that, there's also a lot to look forward to, such as a ton of new manga licenses like always, some new upcoming anime films coming to theaters in the US and even new takes on Death Note coming up from both the creators of Stranger Things and also...The Simpsons!? All this more on this episode of the podcast! Enjoy!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-210-august-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Dubu, artist of Solo Leveling 02:36 - Intro/Lum's time at Otakon and their latest podcast guest spots 08:58 - Ai Yazawa's latest comment on the state of Nana's hiatus 10:21 - Welcome to the Ballroom goes on hiatus/irregular serialization 11:35 - Diamond in the Rough and Ruri Dragon on hiatus 14:38 - Updates on Togahi's progress on the next batch of Hunter x Hunter chapters 20:39 - Two Shaman King spinoff manga ending 21:31 - Chihayafuru has ended 23:36 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War to end soon with 28 volumes total 24:35 - Blood Blockade Battlefront Part 3 - Beat 3 Peat - starts in October 25:28 - Bungo Stray Dogs gets new manga spinoff about Dazai and Chuya’s pasts 26:04 - RWBY Ice Queendom manga adaptation 26:52 - Netflix series Sex Education gets manga adaptation 26:16 - Detroit Become Human manga adaptation 29:18 - New manga from Akira Hiramoto & Muneyaki Kaneshiro 30:31 - Takahiro and Kei Toru 31:58 - Inio Asano 32:17 - Tsunami Umino 32:47 - Aruko 33:24 - WaqWaq added to the Shonen Jump app 35:12 - Square Enix’s Manga Up! app 45:20 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:01:31 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:19:21 - Dark Horse's licensing slip ups 1:23:24 - Moto Hagio inducted into Eisner Hall of Fame 1:24:15 - Junji Ito wins Eisner for Lovesickness 1:26:06 - Hidetaka Tenjin & Shaenon Garrity both receive Inkpot Awards 1:27:09 - Upcoming anime films premiering in North America 1:28:50 - Slam Dunk film premiering in Japan on December 3rd 1:31:02 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War gets anime film 1:31:42 - Sasaki and Miyano gets anime film 1:32:27 - RWBY gets crossover film with Justice League 1:32:49 - Updates on the live-action Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) film 1:39:40 - New unscripted series about Pokemon TCG coming up 1:40:21 - New live-action Death Note series coming from the creators of Stranger Things 1:43:06 - Next Simpsons Treehouse of Horror special to have segment parodying Death Note 1:45:11 - Live-action Drops of God series coming to Hulu in 2023 1:46:51 - Sequel to live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie comes to Netflix on August 20th 1:47:26 - Dr Stone Season 3 & Me and Roboco anime coming in 2023 1:48:11 - Mashle gets anime 1:49:37 - Tale of the Outcasts gets anime 1:50:08 - Shangri-la Frontier gets anime 1:51:14 - Crunchyroll producing Tomo-chan is a Girl & Solo Leveling anime 1:52:35 - Updates on the new Trigun anime 1:54:27 - New Panty & Stocking project announced from Studio Trigger 1:55:54 - Macross anime licenses 1:57:47 - Mangamura being sued 1:59:09 - Community Shout-outs! 2:04:55 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations ar

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Manga Mavericks EP. 208: My Brother's Husband

27 juli 2022 | 192 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're releasing a compilation of our thoughts over the years on Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband! A story about a single father who has to face his internalized prejudices in order to accept certain members of his family for who they are. The first discussion comes from Episode 35 of the podcast when we went over our first impressions of the series with Pantheon's release of the first volume back in 2017, with the second discussion being the bonus podcast we released on our Patreon covering the rest of the series three years later in 2020! Our good friend, Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory and Shonen Flop joined us for both podcasts! We three, along with the podcast, may have changed a lot in the past five years altogether, but our love for My Brother's Husband certainly has not! Join us next week as we review Gengoroh Tagame's Our Colors with special guest and translator of the series, Anne Ishi!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-208-my-brothers-husband/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 05:46 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for June 2022 07:53 - Bookscan List for June 2022 16:25 - ICv2's Top Manga Franchises Spring 2022 22:05 - Detective Conan Favorite Female Character Poll 27:28 - Results for Mashle's first Japanese & English Popularity Polls 36:52 - Undead Unluck Best Couple Popularity Poll Results 44:39 - Blue Box’s Chinatsu Grand Prix Poll Results 45:27 - Viz's Kaguya-sama Best “Battle” Poll 46:44 - Hiatus updates on a few Jump Plus Series 50:00 - Saint Seiya has been added to the Shonen Jump app 52:20 - Akiko Higashimura’s Do You Remember Me? Added to Tapas 53:25 - Kadokawa releases I’m Quitting Heroing on Bookwalker 55:57 - Comikey licenses & additions 57:28 - Mangamo licenses 1:02:12 - Azuki licenses 1:04:45 - Kodansha discontinues(?) simulpubs for Four Knights, Shangri La & Arslan 1:08:06 - Seven Seas voluntarily recognizes union 1:09:39 - Ken Akamatsu wins seat in Japan’s House of Councilors 1:10:58 - Rui Takato retires from manga industry 1:13:49 - Part 1 of our discussion of My Brother's Husband 1:46:51 - Part 2 of our discussion of My Brother's Husband 2:52:25 - Community Shout-outs!: 3:06:35 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 207: Boys Run the Riot

13 juli 2022 | 140 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss Keito Gaku's trans coming of age manga, Boys Run the Riot, with none other then the localization team behind the series' English release from Kodansha USA! Including editor TJ Ferentini, letterer Ashley Caswell, as well as translator/returning guest, Leo McDonagh! We discuss some of the localization that went into the series, as well as how its themes and messages about finding the courage to be your true self no matter what people say or think (or having no shame in your game) can hopefully inspire current and future generations of LGBTQ+ readers to do the same! Also, Lum is going to San Diego Comic Con later in the month to be a panelist on Deb Aoki's Best and Worst Manga panel on Friday, July 22nd at 6pm! So if you happen to be going to the convention, stop by and check out the panel to see what their manga picks will be! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-207-boys-run-the-riot/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP to Michiaki Watanabe & Kazuki Takahashi 15:50 - Intro/Lum's going to SDCC!! 22:12 - Boys Run the Riot discussion 2:04:40 - Community Shout-outs! 2:13:21 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 206: July 2022 News Roundup!

5 juli 2022 | 162 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again catch up on some news, especially a lot of sales news, as they finally get back to covering both the New York Times Graphic Books & Manga and Bookscan lists to see where North American manga sales have gone in the past three months. They also discuss the yearly overall NPD Bookscan to see just how well manga has been selling in general (and spoiler alert: Manga has been selling EVEN BETTER then last year)! This along with some serialization and licensing news, as well as a ton of anime news, including the announcement of a new Trigun anime coming from Studio Orange! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-206-july-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Update on our email from Eric! 04:56 - My Hero Academia surpasses 10 million copies in print in the US 10:22 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga lists from April to June 2022 13:47 - Bookscan lists from March to May 33:49 - NPD Bookscan Report for 2021 1:13:44 - Oricon’s Top Selling Manga for the First Half of 2022 1:24:33 - Noragami enters its final arc 1:25:17 - Hinowa Ga Crush ending with its 8th volume 1:26:00 - Bakemonogatari manga goes on 3-month hiatus 1:27:05 - New Saintia Sho side-story manga 1:28:01 - New manga from the duo behind Deadman Wonderland 1:30:35 - New one shot from Tatsuki Fujimoto (as well as release date for Chainsaw Man Part 2!) 1:33:14 - New simulpubs available on Manga Plus with more planning to be made available in 2023 1:40:44 - Bubbles Zine to publish Igaguri-kun: Young Judo Master 1:43:29 - Cross Infinite World Licenses 1:48:53 - Viz Media Licenses 2:00:25 - Sae Whan Song joins Viz Media 2:01:40 - Eisner 2022 nominations 2:03:22 - Otaku Elf gets anime 2:04:20 - Second Sword Art Online Progressive film opens in Japan on September 2nd 2:04:48 - Vinland Saga season 2 will come out in January 2023 2:05:17 - New Mononoke film coming 2:06:20 - New Trigun anime coming to Crunchyroll from Studio Orange 2:11:39 - New 3DCG Astro Boy series from the director of Miraculous Ladybug 2:13:16 - Captain Tsubasa 2018 is finally streaming via Roku 2:16:03 - New Junji Ito anime coming to Netflix in 2023 (with Uzumaki anime being delayed once again) 2:18:43 - Zom 100 gets live-action movie on Netflix 2:19:27 - Let’s Go Karaoke gets live-action film in 2023 2:20:11 - Justin Lin attached to direct live-action One-Punch Man film 2:21:10 - GKids acquires theatrical and home video rights to Evangelion 3.0+1.0 2:22:07 - Vote for your favorite episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2:23:03 - Lum voted for their favorite episodes of Bleach 2:27:56 - Community Shout-outs! 2:35:42 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 205: June 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

27 juni 2022 | 133 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, after a tiny bit of news, Colton & Lum catch up on a few new simulpub titles from a various services, including a few bonus chapters of a couple of beloved Shonen Jump series like Haikyu!! and Magu-chan! Afterwards, we discuss the latest new series in Weekly Shonen Jump with Super Smartphone, Aliens Area (NOT Arena) and Ruri Dragon! We also discuss two new additions to Manga Plus with MARRIAGETOXIN and OSHI NO KO, as well as the first volumes worth of chapters from Azuki's first new exclusive simulpub title with Hikaru in the Light! Enjoy!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-205-june-2022-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Jim White & Billy Kametz 04:02 - Intro/Oshi no Ko anime announced 06:56 - Special chapter of Dr. Stone to publish on July 4th, with Ryusui anime special to come out on July 10th 08:08 - One Piece takes first month long break since 2010 17:54 - Studio Gaga will continue Berserk manga under Kouji Mori’s supervision Simulpubs: 24:48 - Haikyu!! bonus chapter 28:53 - Magu-chan bonus chapter 35:54 - Super Smartphone 49:31 - Aliens Area 58:27 - Ruri Dragon 1:10:20 - MARRIAGETOXIN 1:26:17 - OSHI NO KO 1:48:07 - Hikaru in the Light 02:02:55 - Community Shout-outs! 02:07:01 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 204: June 2022 News Roundup!

18 juni 2022 | 176 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, it time once again to catch up on a ton of news!! Colton & Lum discuss the latest new serializations, licenses and anime news! Such stories include Togashi starting his own Twitter account to tease the latest manuscripts he's been drawing, the now confirmed US theatrical release date for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and the ongoing unionization of the worker of Seven Seas!! Note 1: Right in the middle of writing this post, we got an update from Eric letting us know that he found the manga he was looking for! For anyone who was curious, its Umisora Kaze ni Hana by Masaru Ooishi, which unfortunately isn't out in English at the time of writing this, but maybe one day! Note 2: We recorded this episode before it was confirmed that Hakusensha would continuing Berserk with the help of Kouji Mori and the people of Studio Gaga, but we will for sure be discussing that on our next episode! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-204-june-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Patreon updates & shout outs 06:10 - Email from Eric 11:18 - Akiko Higashimura’s new manga 12:45 - Satoshi Shiki’s new manga 14:06 - Dororo gets Japanese/Korean webcomic remake 16:17 - Boichi’s new webtoon series 18:10 - New Golgo 13 spinoff manga 21:10 - My Love Mix-up has ended 23:03 - MADK ending on June 30th 24:07 - My Hero Academia: Vigilantes has ended 26:05 - Ayashimon & Protect Me! Shugomaru have ended 36:21 - Ghost Reaper Girl goes on indefinite hiatus 38:43 - Togashi joins Twitter, teases Hunter x Hunter’s return 47:03 - Overdrive adds Medio Do content 47:47 - Dark Horse to publish "final" Berserk volume this November 49:01 - Comikey launches mobile app 52:33 - Azuki licensing their own manga, starting with Hikaru in the Light 55:46 - INKR adds Muv Luv and Kodansha simulpubs 56:41 - Kodansha rereleases The Wallflower digitally 57:47 - Bookwalker adds Yen Press audiobooks 58:22 - Living the Line sets up Kickstarter for Yokoyama Yuchi’s Plaza 59:56 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:19:36 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:36:39 - The Workers of Seven Seas are unionizing 1:53:27 - Amazon Prime adds parts 2 to 4 of Shin-chan spinoff series with all-new English dub 1:56:30 - Fathom Events to screen Macross Frontier films this month 1:57:50 - Upcoming theatrical releases from GKids 2:01:08 - Eleven Arts licenses The House of the Lost on the Cape and Deemo Memorial Keys 2:02:41 - Fruits Basket Prelude film opens in North America on June 25th 2:04:13 - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero will open in the US on August 19th 2:09:03 - Crunchyroll has licensed and will release Makoto Shinkai’s next film internationally in early 2023 2:10:24 - Jujutsu Kaisen 0 ends theatrical run as the 7th biggest anime film worldwide 2:11:56 - Rhys Thomas to direct live-action Robotech 2:13:35 - Speed Racer live-action tv series being produced for Apple by JJ Abrams 2:16:34 - Live-action Tiger & Bunny series in the works 2:17:55 - Black Lotus sequel comic released 2:19:30 - Adult Swim to produce Rick & Morty anime & Ninja Kamui 2:24:27 - Me & Roboco gets tv anime (for real this time) 2:25:41 - Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible gets tv anime 2:26:34 - Yuri Is My Job! gets tv anime 2:27:25 - My Hero Academia gets 2 original episodes for release this summer 2:28:37 - Mob Psycho season 3 coming this October 02:29:29 - Konosuba’s third season confirmed 02:30:58 - Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse gets tv anime 02:31:58 - Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa premieres this October 02:32:50 - JoJo: Stone Ocean’s second cour coming September 1st 02:34:42 - Pokemon Journeys anime begins climactic arc 02:38:59 - Community Shout-outs! 02:49:46 - Wrap up Enjo

Manga Mavericks EP. 203: Dr. Slump

8 juni 2022 | 159 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by James, aka @That1WelderGuy (host of such podcasts as Kicking Stones & Deal With the Devils), Joey Weiser (Eisner Award nominated comic artist of such series as Mermin, Ghost Hog and Dragon Racer) and Mike Toole (Editor-at-large at Anime News Network & Associate Producer at Discotek) to discuss even more Akira Toriyama comics with his very first, smash hit series, Dr. Slump! A comedy gag manga taking place in the whacky town of Penguin Village centered around the adventures of chaotic and playful robot girl, Arale, and the rest of her cartoon pals! We discuss why Dr. Slump is one of the best gag manga ever made and how important and influential it is, despite it not having the same worldwide appeal outside of Japan like Dragon Ball did. N'joy! If you've enjoyed our discussions of Toriyama's comics lately, then head over to our Patreon to listen to our discussion of his Kintoki one-shot from 2010 with Randy from We Gotta Podcast! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-203-dr-slump/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 06:52 - Dr. Slump discussion 1:37:49 - What gross things did we do as kids? 1:41:59 - Favorite Characters 1:47:30 - Best Waifu 1:50:06 - Best Obscure Character 1:53:49 - How much of the anime have we watched? 1:55:39 - Favorite Chapters/Jokes 2:00:48 - Anime Questions 2:05:30 - Favorite Inventions 2:06:13 - Favorite Filler Episodes??? 2:07:55 - Dr. Slump's Influences and Spiritual Successors 2:13:48 - Is Arale the most powerful Toriyama character? 2:15:19 - Final Thoughts 2:18:46 - Guest Plugs 2:23:02 - Community Shout-outs! 2:31:58 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 202: Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater

1 juni 2022 | 187 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by Mike (VegettoEX), one of the founders of the biggest Dragon Ball fansite on the internet, Kanzenshuu, as well as Darren Vogt, artist extraordinaire and one of the hosts of the Comics on the Spot podcast, to discuss Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater! A collection of comics from Akira Toriyama spanning across multiple decades of his career from before the start of Dr Slump to near the end of Dragon Ball! Toriyama is one of our favorite manga artists of all time, so there was no way we wouldn't cover more of his comics at some point, especially with a new collection of his stories that have never been released before officially in English until recently! We cover this collection of over 20 stories as exhaustively as possible, as Mike provides a lot of much needed context for the publication of a lot of them and pinpoint where Toriyama was in his career at the time of each of them, while Darren provides his perspective as a fellow artist and what makes Toriyama's comics craft so interesting even as far back as his pre-Dr Slump days! Join us as we rediscover our love of Toriyama's works and reevaluate why he's simply one of the best at what he does! Special thanks to Darren for providing the thumbnail image for this episode of the podcast! Be sure to follow him on Twitter for more of his great artwork! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-202-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 06:26 - Akira Toriyama Manga Theater discussion 17:33 - Everyone's history with Toriyama's works 31:06 - Our thoughts on Viz's release 40:06 - Wonder Island 1 & 2 53:48 - Tomato The Cutesy Gumshoe 57:11 - Today's Highlight Island 1:01:23 - Pola and Roid & Mad Matic 1:08:48 - Chobit 1:17:18 - Escape 1:21:29 - Pink: The Rain Jack Story 1:27:57 - Dragon Boy 1:34:39 - The Adventure of Tongpoo 1:41:08 - Mr. Ho 1:46:27 - Young Master Ken'nosuke 1:49:00 - The Elder 1:54:04 - Little Mamejiro 1:56:02 - Karamaru and the Perfect Day 1:59:16 - Cashman 2:07:12 - Dub & Peter 1 2:11:59 - Go! Go! Ackman 2:23:58 - Our final thoughts on the collection 2:35:52 - Which stories would we want to see more of? 2:38:25 - Why is Pink the best one? 2:39:43 - What's the relationship between Toriyama's writing in his one-shots and Dragon Ball film scripts? 2:42:15 - Guest Plugs 2:49:56 - Community Shout-outs! 3:00:38 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 201: Our Interview with Jin Chan Yum Wai

27 maj 2022 | 150 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum invite Jin Chan Yum Wai onto the show to discuss their comics and manga careers! Jin is not only a manga letterer, but also the editor-in-chief of Shrine Comics! A collective of exceptionally talented webcomic artists aiming to bring a fantastic anthology of manga-inspired comics that are currently celebrating their one year anniversary! Jin comes on to talk about his career journey and what he hopes to accomplish with Shrine Comics, including their own upcoming mobile app, which we got to preview before it launches sometime this year! Jin also talks about how he became the letterer for Me & Roboco, as well as his fun personal project working on his own script for a (good) live action Dragon Ball movie! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-200-may-2022-news-goodbye-eri-draft/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:23 - Our Interview /w Jin Chan Yum Wai 10:52 - Jin's Anime/Manga origins 29:26 - Jin's Dragon Ball movie script 45:11 - Scanlation culture and Jin's old spoiler free discord server 56:00 - Why Jin started Shrine Comics 1:06:28 - Talking about the Shrine Comics app 1:19:58 - Highlighting the different titles of Shrine Comics 1:33:27 - Upcoming Kickstarter for physical magazine 1:40:05 - Jin's work on Me & Roboco 2:02:08 - Wrapping up the interview 2:11:55 - Community Shout-outs! 2:23:08 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 200: May 2022 News & Goodbye, Eri

23 maj 2022 | 225 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum celebrate their 200th episode of the podcast by inviting the rest of the usual Mavericks crew, including Maxy Barnard (Friendship Effort Victory!), Sakaki (Founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition blog & Twitter) and Vlord (host of many podcasts, such as the Demon Slayer Podcast), to discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto's latest full length one shot manga, Goodbye, Eri! A story about a kid who gets a smartphone for his birthday that also serves as a vehicle for Fujimoto to explore the power of both film and memory. Truly a comic that plays with the medium unlike any we have ever seen, which is why we thought it would be perfect to talk about for our 200th episode! Thank you to everyone who has both listened to and contributed to the show in any way! And here's to even more Manga Mavericks in the future for as long as we can!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-200-may-2022-news-goodbye-eri-draft/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro celebrating 200 episodes!! News 09:27 - New manga from Tsubasa Fukuchi 10:55 - Ayumi Komura 12:10 - Kanoko Ota 13:31 - Daisuke Igarashi 15:11 - Miyuki Mitsubachi 15:57 - Bonus Fruits Basket manga to come with Japanese Blu-ray release of Fruits Basket compilation film 17:02 - New upcoming Star Wars manga adaptations 18:42 - Manga adaptation of RWBY Ice Queendom coming this June 20:07 - Yakuza Lovers ending this July 21:18 - Those Snow White Notes ending this August 22:02 - Donuts Under a Crescent Moon has ended 23:11 - Hiraeth: The End of the Journey has ended 23:57 - Chihayafuru rescheduled to end with Volume 50 27:20 - Golden Kamuy ends with Satoru Noda rebooting previous ice hockey manga 31:05 - Don’t Blush Sekime-san has ended 32:11 - Kazusa Inaoka begins new manga on Jump Plus 33:17 - Homura Kawamoto begins new manga on Jump Plus 34:29 - Ayakashi Triangle moves to Jump Plus 38:32 - Arata: The Legend moves to Sunday Webry 39:46 - Black Clover currently on a 3-month hiatus, will begin its final arc upon return 40:44 - Mashle is actually entering its final arc after all 42:03 - New one-shots in Shonen Jump from returning mangaka 44:35 - Super Smartphone begins in Shonen Jump 54:38 - Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back begins "third season" this fall 55:45 - Akinari Asakura's novel inspires manga adaptation 57:23 - Unico: Awakening Kickstarter 1:00:21 - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero rescheduled for June 11th 1:02:07 - Sailor Moon Cosmos films set for 2023 1:03:19 - New City Hunter film announced 1:04:16 - Golden Kamuy live-action film announced 1:04:51 - Amazon in talks to acquire rights for live-action Voltron 1:05:31 - Studio Colorido signs deal with Netflix for 3 original films 1:07:24 - GKids shorts coming to US theaters 1:09:53 - Witch Hat Atelier anime announced 1:11:13 - Shaman King sequel anime announced 1:12:34 - Fire Force Season 3 announced 1:13:22 - Billy Kametz diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer 1:16:24 - Takenori Ichihara resigns from Shogakukan to write manga 1:17:16 - Yu Toyota donates her film right fee for Cherry Magic to Marriage For All Japan 1:18:15 - Hideaki Anno receives Japan Medal with Purple ribbon 1:18:46 - Moto Hagio nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame 1:20:23 - Goodbye, Eri discussion 2:13:12 - SPOILERS from this point on 3:15:00 - Guest Plugs 3:21:23 - Community Shout-outs! 3:37:31 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time dona

Manga Mavericks EP. 199: "Yona of the Dawn Q&A Extravaganza!!"

20 maj 2022 | 157 min

It may have taken a thousand years for the dragon warriors to reunite, but it only took us a couple of weeks! We still had so much more to explore in the world of Yona of the Dawn that we knew we had to return to answer the questions of the people! We’re once again rejoined by our own Happy Hungry Bunch, the Dragon Warriors of the Yona fandom; Marion, host of the Good Friends Anime Club, MHA Podcast, Shaman King Podcast, & The View From the Top!, Caitlin, editor for Anime Feminist and writer for Anime News Network and her own blog I Have a Heroine Problem, and Olive St. Sauver, writer for ButWhyTho?! We discuss several thoughtful questions curious about what we think sets Yona apart from other series, as well as the strengths of its titular protagonist and her growth throughout the story. In the process, we also interrogate questions that attempt to pedestalize Yona above other shojo manga as we challenge broad assumptions about what shojo manga are like and female protagonists should be that come from perspectives seemingly formed through either innocent inexperience or myopic misogyny. We also delve deeper into themes and motifs that define the series, including various forms of symbolism in the manga and the conflicts between divinity and humanity, destiny and free will. We also speculate on the past and futures of various characters and what we may have yet to learn about them, and the development of their relationships with one another. All the while we laugh, cry, rage, and rave as we share the good word about Yona and a bunch of things it does well that makes us happy and hungry to read more! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-199-yona-of-the-dawn-qa-extravaganza/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Podcast Overview 02:10 - Yona of the Dawn Q&A Extravaganza!! 03:02 - Guest Introductions & Show Plan 05:21 - Thoughts on Yona’s Character Development and Yona’s Strong Female Characters? 15:00 - Thoughts on Whether Kusanagi’s Writing is Feminist? 18:25 - Thoughts on the Dragon Warriors’ Relationship with Yona? 19:12 - Thoughts on Yona’s Fierce Looks 20:26 - Stray Thoughts on What Makes Yona a Great Story 21:14 - Is Yona too OP? 41:45 - What Drew us to the Characters in the Series? 55:04 - Do we Hate Su-won? 1:00:42 - Will we See More of Hak’s Backstory? 1:03:55 - Will Yun Have More to Do in the Story? 1:08:20 - Thoughts on Hak as a Bodyguard? 1:19:32 - Thoughts on the Yona/Hak Romance? 1:26:00 - Thoughts on Symbolism in Yona? 1:31:53 - What Sets Yona Apart from “Typical” Shojo? 1:39:45 - Thoughts on the Dragons’ Relationship to Yona and their Free Will? 1:47:45 - Thoughts on the “Gods vs. Humans” Debate? 1:55:09 - Guest Plugs 2:06:35 - Community Shout-Outs: 2:26:42 - Episode 200 Plans 2:30:48 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: “Akatsuki no Hana” by Cyntia “Akatsuki” by Akiko Shikata

Manga Mavericks EP. 198: "Yona of the Dawn"

7 maj 2022 | 167 min

It’s the dawn of a new podcast adventure as we’re embarking on a journey into one of the most epic modern fantasy adventure manga, Mizuho Kusanagi’s Yona of the Dawn. And joining us on our quest are some legendary dragons of the fandom, Marion, host of the Good Friends Anime Club, Saturday Night Shoggy, MHA Podcast, Shaman King Podcast, & The View From the Top!, Caitlin Moore, editor for Anime Feminist and writer for Anime News Network and her own blog I Have a Heroine Problem, and Olive St. Sauver, writer for ButWhyTho?! Yona of the Dawn follows the journey of the eponymous Yona, the crimson-haired teenage princess of a pan-Asian amalgam of Korea, Japan, & China called Kohka. Yona is in love with her first cousin Su-won and has a love-hate relationship with her bodyguard Hak, both of whom have been her longtime childhood friends. She confesses her love for Su-won on her 16th birthday, but when she goes to tell her father about her feelings, she finds him being murdered by Su-won himself. Su-won has staged a coup against King Il because the latter’s pacifistic and non-interventionist policies have put the country in dire straits and as revenge for murdering his father, Yu-hon. At the urging of his advisor, Kei-shuk, Su-won also nearly executes Yona, but she is rescued by Hak and they go on the run. Over the course of her journey and after meeting and befriending the legendary Dragon Warriors, Yona gets stronger and more confident in her battle skills. She realizes that the people of Kohka are suffering from a ton of problems due to her father’s mismanagement, so rather than reclaim the throne, she resolves to do what she can as a wandering nomad going around the kingdom to help improve the living conditions of the people and stamp out criminals and corrupt government officials exploiting them. But as Yona and her companions achieve results in helping improve things in the Kohka kingdom and neutralizing foreign threats, their reputation grows amongst the people who believe in the legend of the dragon warriors and start worshipping her and them as godly beings, dividing the loyalties of the people between Yona and Su-won and threatening to factionalize the unified kingdom that the latter so desired to create... We discuss our thoughts on Yona’s growth as a heroine, the complicated relationship between her, Hak, and Su-won, and how the series challenges the concepts of prophecy and the divine authority, exploring what it means to be a leader and what it takes to lead. We also gush and argue about our favorite Dragon Warriors, and champion our favorite supporting characters like Yun, Riri, and (perhaps surprisingly?) Tae-jun! We also speculate about the direction of the story, debate the merits of the Xing arc, explore Yona’s obliviousness and Hak’s brazenness in their slow-burn romance, and explain just why Yona is both a throwback to the 90s shojo fantasies of yore while also being the best possible version of them, and why it satisfies a craving for more action-focused shojo fantasy works that’re so few and far between these days. Yona’s story and world are so rich with detail that we couldn’t contain our discussion to just one podcast, so look forward to another equally meaty Q&A podcast next week to go over even more of our thoughts and theories on the series! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-198-yona-of-the-dawn/ With the recent news of the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court and thereby nationwide abortion rights protections, we’re also providing a list of links to abortion funds and organizations to help spread awareness of ways pregnant people can find safe access and financial aid for abortion services. We will keep our eye open for other Abortion access funds and organizations to shout out and promote in the future as this situation develops. We’ll do

Manga Mavericks EP. 197: Kamen Rider

18 april 2022 | 146 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined once again by John from the Mercury Falcon Youtube channel, as well as first time guest and manga letterer, Phil Christie, to finally discuss one of Shotaro Ishinomori's many classic manga titles with Kamen Rider! One of two of the biggest long lasting tokusatsu hero franchises Ishinomori was responsible for creating about a man who, after being kidnapped by an evil organization known as Shocker and turned into a cyborg, dons the superhero persona of Kamen Rider, the defender of justice! Join us as we gush about Ishinomori's amazing art and rave about how fun the series was to read, but also how we feel the development of both the story and the characters fall a bit flat due to the comic needing to stay consistent with the then concurrently airing television series. Plus, John gives us a lot of history on the background and development of Kamen Rider, while Phil discusses his process while working on the lettering for the manga's release from Seven Seas! Listen as we JUMP for joy and KICK our feet in the air while we discuss why this series is still a joy to read even over 50 years later!! For a complete list of links and community shout-outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-196-april-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 03:39 - Kamen Rider manga discussion 1:31:43 - What other Rider series have we watched? Or want to watch? 1:37:02 - "Where do I start with Kamen Rider?" 1:45:22 - Has Kamen Rider's legacy overshadowed that of Ishinomori's? 1:50:03 - Why isn't more Kamen Rider available in the US? 2:01:29 - What's our favorite manga from Ishinomori? 2:04:24 - Guest Plugs 2:07:23 - Community Shout-outs! 2:30:39 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 196: April 2022 News Roundup!

13 april 2022 | 157 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for our monthly news catch-up, as we discuss the latest newest series being published, a whole slew of new North American manga licenses and even some anime news! Listen as we ponder the possibility of covering Bunny Drop on the podcast, wonder why companies are going all in on making more Prince of Tennis anime available in the states, and report on just how well Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has been doing since its premiere! For a complete list of links and community shout-outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-196-april-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Mia Ikumi 03:01 - Intro 09:02 - March 2022 NYT Graphic Books & Manga List 10:51 - Bookscan List for February 2022 24:21 - Shaman King and a Garden ends in May 26:01 - Yako Gureishi’s new manga, plea for fan support to continue Somari 28:46 - Harold Sakuishi’s new Gorillaman manga 30:42 - Yumi Unita’s new manga 37:48 - Yuki Kodama’s new manga 38:50 - Tatsuki Fujimoto's newest one-shot (now available on Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) 40:33 - Bubble to receive manga adaptation on Jump Plus 41:55 - New multi-chapter Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan story 43:55 - New Black Lagoon manga about Eda in her early CIA days 46:25 - New Rumic Theater one-shot 47:11 - The Lies of the Sheriff Evans: Dead or Love to end with 20th volume 48:23 - Booklive suspends English release of Ranking of Kings for retranslation 51:48 - Crunchyroll adds 6 Alpha Manga titles 52:41 - Coamix launches English version of MangaHot, featuring new English translation of City Hunter 55:09 - Seven Seas licenses Ayakashi Triangle for an uncut release 57:35 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:13:16 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:28:45 - Azuki raises $500K from Y Combinator 1:29:48 - Sol Press can no longer provide refunds 1:31:58 - Kenya Suzuki handed a suspended sentence 1:35:39 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle gets new edition this fall 1:37:30 - Stone Ocean’s second cour slated for the fall 1:39:18 - Made in Abyss season 2 premieres in July 1:39:48 - New FLCL sequels, Housing Compex C coming to Toonami 1:41:24 - Blade Runner Black Lotus sequel comic coming soon 1:42:36 - Crunchyroll to halt ad-supported streaming 1:45:20 - New Anime Coming Soon 1:49:53 - Prince of Tennis news 1:55:45 - GKids Licenses 1:56:51 - 2nd Sword Art Online Progressive movie opens in the Fall 1:57:57 - Hollywood Studios shopping around for live-action Voltron project 1:59:06 - Jujutsu Kaisen 0's North American Box Office 2:01:30 - Megumi Ogata wins Seiyu Award, comments that voice acting world should be more gender-free 2:03:35 - Booklive Manga Character Award Results 2:05:34 - Community Shout-outs! 2:30:39 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 195: "My Wandering Warrior Existence"

6 april 2022 | 105 min

Nagata Kabi has explored her struggles with her physical and mental health in her previous memoirs, and now turns her attention to one of her biggest lifelong hurdles - love. Okazu founder and yuri scholar extraordinaire Erica Friedman joins us once again to discuss the latest chapter in Kabi’s ongoing and evolving memoir narrative, My Wandering Warrior Existence. Kabi uses the evocative image and anecdote of holding a wedding dress photo shoot as a springboard for exploring her desire to love and be loved, and her frustrations figuring out how to do that, including her experiences with online dating apps. We come to understand why she’s afraid to meet and form relationships with people, a response that stems from lingering issues about her own negative self-image, and a mistrust of other people in part caused by, CONTENT WARNING, a horrifically traumatic sexual assault she experienced as a child. Which, because of the particular descriptiveness and upsetting nature of the story, we encourage you to use your discretion and the timestamps in the podcast breakdown below as to whether you rather skip that part of the discussion. But lest you fear Wandering Warrior finds Kabi drowning in her sorrows and traumas, we discuss how the book instead reflects the emotional growth and self-awareness that Kabi has come to understand over her previous books. This book finds Kabi taking in her memoirs in a new, confident direction with a clear thesis and structured storytelling designed with a message to the reader in mind, and we explore how it represents a positive direction for her as an artist and storyteller as we appreciate the messages she imparts in the book and her experiences and thoughts resonate with our own. Kabi may still be a wanderer in the landscape of love, but like a warrior, she’s held firm in her resolve to find happiness, and we’re more than happy to travel with her on her journey into whatever unknown territory the future may bring. For a complete list of links and community shout-outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-195-my-wandering-warrior-existence/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro, Podcast Context, & Content Warnings 08:15 - My Wandering Warrior Existence w/Erica Friedman 09:15 - The Storytelling, Pacing, and Construction of Wandering Warrior 16:00 - Kabi’s Growth as a Person and Storyteller 22:58 - Dating Apps and the Stress of Emotionally Taxing Tasks 26:33 - Having a Negative Self-Image and Being Afraid of Emotionally Investing Oneself in Another Person 28:11 - The Significance of Seeing More of Kabi’s Friends and Relationships with Other People in Her Life 32:35 - CONTENT WARNING: Kabi’s Sexual Assault Story 38:08 - Taking Down the Mental Hurdles in the Way of Forming Love and Relationships 43:25 - The Importance of Self-Love and Self-Care 45:30 - Importance of Seeing Positive Examples of Healthy Relationships Growing Up 47:33 - The Broader Relatability of Wandering Warrior’s Themes of Navigating Love and Relationships 54:03 - Realizing What Makes You Happy May Not Be What We Think Will 58:09 - Understanding Your Own Gender and Sexuality: “I Am” vs “What” 1:02:45 - Appreciating the Small Pleasures of Life 1:04:50 - Final Thoughts and Takeaways 1:09:27 - What We Would Like to See Next from Kabi 1:11:04 - Brief Thoughts on Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi: Gourmet de Go! 1:14:04 - Erica’s Plugs 1:19:00 - Community Shout-Outs: Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if

#Lum Squad #12: "Moo-ving Stories!"

2 april 2022 | 140 min

Hello, darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! We’re approaching the 2/3rds mark of the series’ volume count as we head into the first half of the 11th omnibus! Not only that, we’re entering one of the strongest periods for the series to date, and this volume in particular is filled with classic chapters that offered so much to talk about that we went on for two hours on just the first half alone! We had good reason to, however, as we discuss iconic stories like the “Blue-White Flames of Anger” arc and pivotal character-building chapters centered on Ataru and Lum’s relationship like “The Glove of Love and Conflict” and the deceptively emotional “Lum Becomes a Cow!” We also discuss the various hilarious chapters in-between, from the absurdly extravagant festive farce of Mendo’s Christmas Party to transformation antics gone unthinkably wrong! We also spend a lot of time discussing recurring themes and notable details that pervade the series in these chapters, like Kosuke and Torajima becoming more prominent, the Ryunosuke/Shinobu ship, the differences between Lum and Oyuki as alien royalty, the shift in Lum’s relationships with both her friend group and Shinobu, and a whole lot more! It’s a podcast stuffed full of surprises and while we haven’t hidden a bomb inside, we still think you’ll have a blast! For a complete list of links included in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/lum-squad-12-moo-ving-stories/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:24 - Intro & Overview of Volume 11 03:18 - Movie blu-ray Updates! 04:22 - Urusei Yatsura’s Resurgence in Popularity & Connection to Vaporwave 08:27 - Secret Spot! Palatial Cake of Horrors 18:43 - Get in Shape with Hanetsuki 30:26 - The Thorny Road of the Performing Arts 38:41 - The Glove of Love and Conflict 53:47 - Blue-White Flames of Anger - Part 1 1:01:14 - Blue-White Flames of Anger - Part 2 1:09:54 - Blue-White Flames of Anger - Part 3 1:18:07 - Transformation Spray 1:29:49 - Lum Becomes a Cow 1:42:08 - Foxes in the Moonlight 1:51:48 - Relationships by Ryunosuke 2:01:38 - Urusei Yatsura Data File 21 2:14:02 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 194: My Alcoholic Escape From Reality

28 mars 2022 | 106 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by founder of Okazu and yuri scholar, Erica Friedman, to once again revisit the works of Nagata Kabi with a discussion of another one of her self-reflective personal memoirs with My Alcoholic Escape From Reality! In which we visit Kabi during her time recovering in the hospital from severe pancreatitis due to her excessive drinking, as well chronicling through her artist's journey of deciding between working on either fiction or non-fiction. We discuss our thoughts on this book in particular and once again grapple with the difficult and complicated feelings we get from reading Kabi's works as pieces of entertainment, as well as her journey as an artist up to this point. This discussion was one we originally recorded around the time of its English release last year and uploaded exclusively on Patreon as a bonus podcast, but have made it available to the public in time for our upcoming episode on Kabi's newest memoir with My Wandering Warrior Existence, coming next week! But if you can't wait until then, its already available over on our Patreon at our $2 tier for those who want to listen to it early! Or if you sign up for the next tier up, you can listen to more exclusive bonus podcasts like this one! Whatever tier you choose, we appreciate any support you give us!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-194-my-alcoholic-escape-from-reality/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 05:03 - Our discussion of My Alcoholic Escape From Reality 1:19:51 - Community Shout-outs! 1:37:48 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 193: March 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

23 mars 2022 | 148 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for another round of new simulpubbed manga, as Lum & Colton discuss not just the newest series from Shonen Jump with rakugo manga, Akane-Banashi, and sci-fi romance manga, Earthchild, but as well the newest Kodansha title from Yuuki Kodama with The World of Summoning, and some new titles available on Comikey! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-193-march-2022-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Patron Shout Outs! 07:55 - Takopi’s Original Sin coming to an end 12:10 - Boichi to draw chapter 411 of One Piece, “Nami vs. Kalifla” 13:55 - Digimon Adventure getting dub featuring new cast 15:53 - GKids acquires bulk of Makoto Shinkai’s filmography 17:19 - Pompo the Cinephile coming to North American theaters starting April 27th 18:26 - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Updates 23:48 - Eleven Arts licenses Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis 27:28 - Lord of the Rings anime film opens in April 2024 28:31 - Beyblade Gets Live-Action Movie Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer 31:05 - 2 More Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist movies coming 33:10 - Black Clover Movie confirmed for 2023 release, New Popularity Poll Now Open 36:31 - Cucuruz Doan likely Yaz’s last Gundam project, Furuya’s last portrayal of young Amuro 38:05 - New anime projects based on works of Shigeru Mizuki 39:38 - Pokemon anime news 42:25 - New Spice & Wolf anime announced 43:04 - New Bastard!! anime coming to Netflix 45:01 - Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 coming in 2023 47:18- Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village arc getting TV Anime Simulpubs 50:54 - The World of Summoning by Yuuki Kodama 1:01:40 - Akane-Banashi by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue 1:20:22 - Earthchild by Hideo Shinkai 1:30:10 - I’m Cute Enough to Get Away with It by Jin Mocoyama 1:39:55 - Thank You, Isekai! by Arai Azuki & Zianazu 1:46:04 - The Villainess Who Became a Nightingale by Sato & Suzuka Oda 1:58:26 - After God by Eno Sumi 2:11:09 - Community Shout-outs! 2:37:03 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 192: March 2022 News Roundup!

15 mars 2022 | 164 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we go over more news from the past month, including some big series ending such as Dr. Stone & Fire Force, a ton of big yearly North American manga sales updates, a whole lot of new licenses and even the merging of Funimation & Crunchyroll as a single brand! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-192-march-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Manabu Ohashi & Kirk Bailey 03:36 - Intro/Patron Shout Outs! 07:37 - NYT List for March 2022 10:05 - Top 10 Manga Franchises of 2021 20:25 - Top 10 "Most Efficient Manga Franchises" of 2021 26:13 - Top Selling Manga Volumes of 2021 30:56 - Hajime Komoto retracts statement that Mashle is half-way over 34:39 - New Haikyu 10th anniversary one-shot coming soon 36:23 - Heart Gear to resume from hiatus soon 37:07 - Blue Exorcist’s return from hiatus delayed from April to May 37:43 - Seraph of the End heads towards climax 39:43 - Dr. Stone ends 43:06 - Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction ends 43:51 - Yasuo Ohtsuka’s Gundam Thunderbolt manga enters final stage 45:04 - Lockdown Zone Level X to end with 3rd volume 46:05 - Blend-S ends 47:20 - Chihayafuru ends with 49th volume 48:42 - Fire Force ends 53:55 - Hikaru Suegi recruiting for his next manga 54:34 - Keito Gaku to start new manga 54:58 - Kazuhiro Fujita starts third Black Museum arc 56:02 - Makoto Raiku starts sequel to Zatch Bell 1:02:10 - Mangaplaza launches 1:04:21 - Bookwalker removes Sol Press titles 1:05:50 - Star Fruit Books to launch new manga magazine 1:06:37 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:23:40 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:43:42 - US Manga Sales doubled in 2021 1:52:40 - More Manga Piracy in 2021 than manga sales in 2020 1:57:12 - Stefan Koza charged with 7 Felony charges with trial to be held this June 2:01:23 - White Fox apologizes for gender discriminatory hiring practices 2:03:55 - Mappa establishes CGI studio in Osaka 2:04:53 - Funimation merges with Crunchyroll with Funimation brand to be phased out 2:10:23 - Jump Festa 2021 videos to stream globally 2:11:32 - Yoshiharu Tsuge & Tetsuya Chiba inducted into the Japan Art Academy 2:16:18 - Community Shout-outs! 2:37:03 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 191: "Best of Manga 2021"

8 mars 2022 | 228 min

Man oh Manga! 2021 was an incredible year for the manga industry, seeing record sales with books of all stripes flying off the shelves both in Japan and abroad! There sure was a lot of great manga published in 2021, a lotta of which we had the great fortune of reading and keeping up with throughout the year! So, as per our annual tradition, the time has come once again to do our yearly spotlight on the best manga of the previous year - our Best of Manga 2021 podcast! From our favorite news stories to new manga licenses, from published volumes to simulpubs, what were our Mavericks’s favorite series to read last year, and how much crossover will their lists have? Join us as we run down our favorite art, characters, moments, jokes, chapters, series, and more in another jam-packed Best of Manga retrospective celebrating all the comics we love and adore! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-191-best-of-manga-2021/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 3:02 - Favorite/Most Important Manga News Stories of 2021 16:18 - Favorite New North American Manga Licenses of 2021 29:10 - Favorite New North American Manga Releases of 2021 50:40 - Favorite Ongoing North American Manga Releases of 2021 1:11:07 - Favorite Manga Art of 2021 1:30:18 - Favorite New Power/Technique/Transformation of 2021 1:36:20 - Favorite Manga Fights of 2021 1:47:07 - Favorite Manga Protagonist of 2021 1:56:36 - Favorite Manga Antagonist of 2021 2:07:04 - Favorite Manga Moments of 2021 2:15:18 - Favorite Manga Gag Moments of 2021 2:21:44 - Favorite Manga Chapters of 2021 2:36:09 - Favorite Manga Series Finales of 2021 2:42:02 - Favorite New Manga of 2021 2:52:07 - Favorite Currently-Running Manga of 2021 3:00:15 - Our Listener’s Favorite Manga of 2021 3:06:28 - Manga We Promise to Read in 2021 3:27:07 - Community Shout-Outs 3:41:37 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 190: "Anime NYC 2021"

1 mars 2022 | 228 min

One of these days our convention report podcasts won’t take months after the con is over to come out. Today is not that day. But hey, Anime NYC kept us waiting too! After a pandemic-imposed hiatus, Anime NYC returned in 2021 with its highest-ever attendance… and longest lines. Was the wait worth it… or was it just more waiting? Has Anime NYC grown too big for the Javits Center to handle? Was it even a good idea to congregate fifty thousand anime nerds together during a global pandemic? Was Anime NYC a super event… or just a superspreader event? Lum and VLord are joined by their usual gang of friends - Sakaki, Jecka, and Marion - to answer the call to all these questions and discuss the highs and lows of Anime NYC 2021! For the complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-190-anime-nyc-2021/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Ukraine Aid Resources & Links 06:53 - Texas Trans Support Resources & Links 12:15 - Intro 14:05 - Anime NYC Omicron Case Updates 17:00 - Community Shout-Outs & Links: 25:17 - Anime NYC 2021 Discussion: 25:52 - Introducing Anime NYC 2021 29:40 - Attendance, Lines, & Accommodations 53:10 - The Omicron Elephant in the Room 1:01:55 - General Thoughts on the Variety of Panels & Events Friday, November 19th: 1:06:13 - Denpa booth 1:06:54 - Comikey panel 1:13:32 - Denpa Books panel 1:19:25 - Inside the Manga Industry Panel 1:23:31 - Dealer’s Room & Miscellaneous Activities and Anecdotes 1:41:50 - Post-Con Friday Night Dinner at Barn Joo & Wind-Down Activities 1:46:00 - The Strange Cancellation of the Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet Screening Saturday, November 20th: 1:49:50 - Yen Press panel 1:52:39 - Yen Press & J-Novel Club’s Audiobook Announcements 1:53:44 - Dark Horse Panel 1:57:47 - Localize This! Panel 2:00:50 - Serving Magical Person Realness! Panel 2:02:06 - J-Novel Club Panel 2:12:48 - Line congestion in the late evening, Chilling and watching Nick Knacks, Defunctland, & Mega64 2:14:05 - One Piece 1000th Episode Panel 2:15:42 - J-Novel Club Raffle 2:16:52 - Meeting Rica Takashima at Artist’s Alley Sunday, November 21st:: 2:18:30 - Azuki Panel 2:21:08 - Marion’s Sunday 2:22:22 - The Current State of the Manga Industry Panel 2:25:55 - AMV Contest 2:27:11 - Cosplay 2:33:50 - Kentaro Miura Memorial 2:35:38 - The Faraway Paladin Mural 2:37:10 - Pompo the Cinephile 2:48:00 - Belle 3:10:00 - Dealer’s Room & Artist Alley Con Haul 3:15:43 - Why We Didn’t See Gintama: The Very Final 3:17:05 - Post-Con Dinner & Dessert at Indikitch & Krispy Kreme 3:21:05 - Final Thoughts on Anime NYC 2021 3:34:08 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ and special guests Sakaki at @kiirobon, Marion at @microwaevy, and Jecka at @Jecka1021! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: “U” by MIllenium Parade “Sayonara Bye Bye” by Mawatari Matsuko, English Version Sung by Stephanie Nadolny

Manga Mavericks EP. 189: February 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

18 februari 2022 | 160 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, after Colton & Lum cover a little news, its time for more new simulpubbed manga! As we once again talk about the latest chapter of Shokugeki no Sanji, along with the newest series that have debuted on Manga Plus with Magilumiere Co. Ltd & The Kaijiki Chef! Plus we discuss the first chapter of Susumu Higa's Sword of Sand as part of the Okinawa collection soon to be published by the hosts of the Mangasplaining podcast, as well as discuss some more new series provided to us by the wonderful people over at Mangamo! Including Robustness - Road to Olympia, Dungeon Battle Royale, Ultra-Fem Shishihara-kun and Ghost Story Loop! If you listen to this episode and are interested in any of the series we talked about, be sure to check them out!! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-189-february-2022-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro News 03:25 - Jan 2022 Bookscan list 14:22 - Magu-chan: God of Destruction ends 19:21 - New Jump series 24:09 - Planet With ends with 8th Volume 24:38 - Yuki Kodama's new manga to simulpubed globally Simulpubs 25:37 - Shokugeki no Sanji 5 34:24 - Magilumiere Co. Ltd 45:10 - The Kaijiki Chef: Divine Cuisine 56:29 - Okinawa Chapter 1: Sword of Sand 1:20:35 - Our general thoughts on the latest series from Mangamo 1:28:30 - Robustness - Road to Olympia 1:38:32 - Dungeon Battle Royale 2:05:31 - Ultra-Fem Shishihara-kun 2:13:33 - Ghost Story Loop 2:23:01 - Community Shout-outs! 2:33:52 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 188: February 2022 News Roundup!

8 februari 2022 | 172 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time once again to go over the latest news from the past month as we discuss the latest serialization, licensing and anime news! Plus we finally get to some Shonen Jump popularity polls we haven't had the time to go over! Other topics of discussion include our thoughts on Blood Blockade Battlefront, Kodansha finally making GTO available digitally, and how we feel about Manga Plus's new reading campaign and whether its a ploy just to compete with Viz's Shonen Jump app. Be sure to take our annual podcast survey by Sunday, February 13th, for a chance to win some free manga: https://s.surveyplanet.com/1m409qcf For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-188-february-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Shinji Mizushima 03:36 - Intro/Manga Mavericks Survey 08:46 - NYT List for January 2022 10:24 - Bookscan list for December 2021 20:45 - UQ Holder ends Feb 9th 22:01 - Fire Force ends in a few chapters, about 2 volumes 24:55 - Blood Blockade Battlefront ending in next issue of Jump SQ RISE 33:04 - Satoshi Mizukami plans to end Planet With before summer 34:30- Space Brothers plans to start its final arc this year 35:04 - Yakuza Lover approaches climax 35:27 - New manga coming from both Yuki Kodama and Canno 37:04 - Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater & JoJo Part 6 on now on Shonen Jump app 42:09 - Manga Plus Read Free First campaign 51:54 - Azuki adds more Glacier Bay & Star Fruit Books titles 52:32 - Kodansha releases all of GTO & 14 Days in Shonan digitally 58:15 - Kodansha to release Blue Lock in print this summer 59:21 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:14:33 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:27:40 - Anime Streaming Acquisitions 1:32:36 - Piracy Updates 1:37:00 - Tetsuya Chiba’s heart surgery was successful 1:38:44 - Attack on Titan was world’s most in-demand show in 2021 1:41:16 - Scott Pilgrim anime coming to Netflix from Science Saru 1:43:05 - Belle's North American box office 1:44:10 - Jujutsu Kaisen 0 coming to US/Canadian theaters on March 18th 1:49:45 - My Broken Mariko live action movie coming 1:50:34 - Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer anime coming this summer 1:55:10 - New Mamoru Oshii show 1:57:19 - Vote in the Mashle Popularity Poll, open until Feb 23rd 1:59:30 - Magu-chan Popularity Poll 2:08:19 - My Hero Academia 7th Popularity Poll 2:14:16 - Mission: Yozakura Family Popularity Poll 2:24:41 - Jujustu Kaisen 2nd Popularity Poll 2:30:25- Community Shout-outs! 2:45:52 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

#Lum Squad #11: "New Year, New Podcast, New ANIME?!"

5 februari 2022 | 81 min

Take the Manga Mavericks 2021 Podcast Survey and get entered into our FREE MANGA giveaway! Click the link to take the survey and listen to the show for details! - https://s.surveyplanet.com/1m409qcf Hello darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! Urusei Yatsura’s getting a new anime!!! The Urusei Yatsura All-Stars reboot was announced on New Year’s Eve to bring in the year of the tiger with electrifying excitement! All us Urusei Yatsura fans went out of our minds with this out of the world announcement, and we couldn’t wait to talk about it on the show. Which is why right at the stroke of midnight (central US time), we recorded a special podcast covering everything we know about the upcoming anime and what to expect from it! That’s right, we recorded our first new podcast of the year literally right when the year began! I wish I could’ve released this episode as timely as we released it, but hey, at least it isn’t out of date yet! Even if it’s a little late, this episode is still special because it’s our very first episode to have special guests! That’s right, we’re joined by VLord, host of many podcasts including the Shogakukan-focused podcast Saturday Night Shoggy, and Sakaki, co-host of Saturday Night Shoggy and webmaster of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition blog and Twitter, whose tweet about the news went viral hours before it was officially confirmed! We discuss our reactions to the leaks before the official confirmation came in, our thoughts on the new studio and actors, wonder if Nagotoro is the modern-day Lum, worry whether Ataru’s perviness would offend modern viewers, what stories we expect to be adapted, and whether we think the new show will broaden UY’s worldwide popularity! So join us as we put weird and weird together yet again and embrace a new anime that’ll make things even weirder! PODCAST BREAKDOWN! 00:00 - Manga Mavericks 2021 Survey Promo! 2:00 - Intro 04:03 - Community Shout-Outs! Urusei Yatsura All-Stars Reboot Discussion! 10:27 - Our Initial Reactions to the New Anime News! 13:11 - Lum’s Love Song Reboot & Remixes Project 19:12 - Does Urusei Yatsura Need a Reboot? 21:03 - Introducing VLord & Sakaki, Sakaki’s Journey Covering the News 26:21 - From Skepticism to Confirmation 28:00 - The Website and Trailer 29:45 - Lum & Ataru’s New Actors 34:10 - Will Ataru Be Cancelled in 2022? 35:55 - Where’s the Reboot Going to Air and Stream? 39:30 - David Productions and Switching Studios 41:49 - What Stories Should Be Adapted? 52:33 - The Production Staff 56:00 - What We Expect and Don’t Expect to See in the New Anime 58:02 - Can Lum Still Go Topless in the Reboot? 1:00:13 - Can the Reboot Be “Worse” Than Lum the Forever? 1:01:35 - What Are Non-Fans Looking Forward To? 1:03:45 - Will Urusei Yatsura be Modernized? 1:07:42 - Yuko Kakihara, The Writer of the Reboot 1:08:44 - Why Does Takahashi’s Ataru Look Off Now? 1:10:50 - Future Plans for Lum Squad 1:11:55 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured Lum’s Love Song (Reboot) by Izumi Kobayashi Lum’s Love Song (Reboot) (Kenmochi Hidefumi Remix) Lum’s Love Song (Reboot) (Gus Bonito Mix)

Manga Mavericks EP. 187: "Letterers Roundtable"

30 januari 2022 | 237 min

Take the Manga Mavericks 2021 Podcast Survey and get entered into our FREE MANGA giveaway! Click the link to take the survey and listen to the show for details! - https://s.surveyplanet.com/1m409qcf We all know manga is translated from japanese to english, but do you ever think about how the actual text is placed on the page, and who places it there? It doesn’t magically appear out of thin air - manga letterers are the folks responsible for putting the words you read on the page, which is not always an easy task, as lettering is more than just fitting words into a balloon, which is hard enough in of itself, but requires creativity and ingenuity to replicate the feel of the original text with creative solutions and hand-drawn effects, and even cleaning, touching up, and redrawing the original art! We’ve had several manga Letterers on the show to discuss their work before, but today is an especially red-letter day, because we’ve brought on a dream team, some of the best in the business, to spell out what a manga letterer does and lay down the letter of the law for a letter-perfect walkthrough of the art, process, and career of manga lettering! Joining us on for this auspicious and ambitious roundtable are returning special guests, longtime lettering enthusiast and breakout letterer Aidan, (letterer of Otaku Elf, School Zone Girls, and Toki), Final Fantasy XXV and COR enthusiast Ace Christman (letterer of Black Clover, World Trigger, and Goodnight Punpun), the hashtag LEGEND ™ himself Brandon Bovia (letterer of Kaiju No. 8, Dragon Ball Super, and Snow White with the Red Hair), and welcoming to the first time on the show a real lettering maverick, the queen of letterers - Sara Linsley (letterer of Sweat and Soap, Dandadan, That Wolf Boy is Mine!)! Join us as we spend over three hours discussing the ins and outs of Manga Lettering, including different workflows, the best and worst fonts, working with editors and handling corrections, and many humorous anecdotes about the joys (and frustrations) of the craft! We discuss how essential the art of lettering is, and how it can really define the look of the series just as much as the rest of the artwork, even if many readers don’t consciously pay attention to it. We also explore how the work of letterers has evolved over the years, and what publishers can and should do to help make their jobs easier. We cover a lot of ground that will hopefully give you all great insight into one of the most interesting aspects of comics, and it’s a bread-and-butter letter of thanks from us to all the hardworking folks responsible for making the words in our comics fun to read! As we’ve outlined on the show and in our Community Shout-outs, there is a wealth of resources out there to learn more about the craft and career of lettering and I’m glad that even more attention is being brought to discussing the work of manga letterers in particular. I hope that our own letterer's roundtable has provided a worthwhile and valuable contribution to this collection of helpful and educational resources and I hope we’ll continue to produce and provide even more spotlights on the work of different letterers and the lettering of different series in upcoming podcasts and profiles now and in many years to come! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-187-letterers-roundtable/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Take the Manga Mavericks 2021 Podcast Survey! 01:45 - Intro 04:47 - New Patron Shout-Out 06:13 - Guest Spots on OverMangaCast (Mashle, Mermaid Saga) LETTERERS ROUNDTABLE!: 09:46 - Introducing our Roundtable! 13:30 - What is Lettering in comics, and what is the job of a letterer? What is good lettering, and what is bad lettering? 18:45 - What are the differences between lettering for western comics versus localized manga? 21:56 - Manga Letterer Origin

Manga Mavericks EP. 186: January 2022 News Roundup!

16 januari 2022 | 182 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for the first news roundup of the year as we catch up on a whole lotta news from the past month! Including some rather interesting items such as how Viz has been handling their release of Ayakashi Triangle lately and mangaka of Love Hina, Ken Akumatsu, getting into politics, as well as some big news items like Naoki Urasawa making all of his works accessible digitally and the announcement of a new Urusei Yatsura anime coming later this year, along with a ton of other cool anime as well! Content Warning for some news stories during the show that involve child porn and general sexual assault. Time codes below. It's time for our annual podcast survey! Be sure to take it before Sunday, February 6th, for a chance to win some free manga!! - https://s.surveyplanet.com/1m409qcf For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-185-december-2021-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Survey 03:50- NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for Dec 2021 06:12 - Bookscan List for Nov 2021 20:50 - Welcome to the Ballroom goes back on hiatus again due to Takeuchi’s health 22:34 - JoJo 35th anniversary magazine to feature new Rohan one-shot 25:56 - New manga from Aki Irie 27:26 - Ryuta Amazume 28:27 - Kintetsu Yamada 29:58 - Yoshifumi Otera 31:28 - Masao Ohtake 32:35 - Chainsaw Man Part 2 launches on Jump+ in summer 2022 33:36 - 2 Naruto novels gets manga adaptations in 2022 36:22 - Horikoshi hopes to meet his “goal” with My Hero Academia in a year 39:23 - Fruits Basket Another will officially end with 4th volume in February 41:48 - No Game No Life novels enter final stage 42:12 - Berserk volume 41 will come out in the US and France next summer, fate of the series still undecided 45:50 - Ayakashi Triangle digital volumes delisted, Ch 74 will not be simulpublished in English by Viz or Manga Plus 59:41 - Akiko Higashimura’s A Fake Affair now available on Webtoon 1:03:33 - Manga Planet licenses Koe de Oshigoto 1:04:58 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:18:25 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:35:56 - Naoki Urasawa’s works finally being made available digitally (in Japan) 1:42:22 - Ken Akumatsu aims to run for Japan legislature next summer 1:46:04 - Kenya Suzuki arrested for importing child porn 1:51:04 - Manga creator in Makiart unit found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor 1:52:52 - Court hands suspended sentence to ufotable founder Hikaru Kondo for tax evasion 1:54:44 - 2 ad agencies for Mangamura piracy site ordered to pay 11 million yen 1:56:17 - Penguin Random House’s defense of their Simon & Schuster acquisition 1:57:36 - Embracer Group enters agreement to acquire Dark Horse 1:59:38 - Azuki enters exclusive partnership with Kaiten Books 2:02:39 - Manga Plaza service launches in spring 2022 2:05:32 - Amimaru reportedly trialing machine translation for commercial manga 2:10:43 - Shoko Nakagawa's hospitalization 2:12:20 - Netflix cancels live-action Cowboy Bebop 2:13:30 - Live-Action Megaman in the works for Netflix 2:14:15 - Sword Art Online Progressive NA box office 2:15:16 - Jujutsu Kaisen 0 box office 2:16:47 - Japanese Box Office in 2021 2:19:50 - Makoto Shinkai’s new film 2:21:11 - Oddtaxi film 2:22:09 - Next Gridman universe project to be a film 2:22:59 - Dragon Ball Super Super Hero comes out this April (in Japan) 2:26:28 - Spy x Family anime premieres this April 2:28:03 - Summer Time Rendering premieres this April 2:29:20 - Dr. Stone gets Ryusui special in summer 2022, followed by 3rd season in 2023 2:31:19 - My Hero Academia season 6 comes out in Fall 2022 2:34:00 - Bleach Thousand Year Blood War arc anime premieres October 2022 2:35:40 - Chainsaw Man & Hell’s Paradise anime from MAPPA premiering in 2022 2:37:29 - Ayakashi Triang

Manga Mavericks EP. 185: December 2021 Simulpubs Roundup!

6 januari 2022 | 176 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, it may be a new year, but Colton & Lum still have a ton of new simulpubbed manga from over the past few months that need to be discussed from places such as Shonen Jump, Azuki, Yen Press, and especially Mangamo! We'd like to thank Mangamo for reaching out and giving us a sneak peek at some of their newest titles before they were even added onto their app! We even got to read ahead of what's currently available at the time we're recording and releasing this episode, so be sure to watch out for spoiler warnings during the latter half of the episode pertaining to anything that may not even be available to read yet!! It's time for our annual podcast survey! Be sure to take it before Sunday, February 6th, for a chance to win some free manga!! - https://s.surveyplanet.com/1m409qcf And check out our 2021 Shonen Jump Retrospective (featuring our good friend, Maxy Barnard) over at our Patreon for just $1!! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-185-december-2021-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Keiko Nobumoto, Joji Yanami, Hiroshi Hirata, Sayaka Kanda 09:57 - Intro/Patreon News 16:33 - Our 2022 Survey!! Simulpubs: 22:02 - Fade-Away Bunny 34:52 - Sugar Apple Fairy Tale 44:26 - On Ruru’s Heavenly Sails 55:21 - Even If You Slit My Mouth 1:04:32 - Show-ha Shoten! 1:18:16 - Ayashimon 1:29:49 - Protect Me, Shugomaru! 1:37:59 - Doron Dororon 1:47:49 - The White Necromancer 2:03:37 - Tokyo Death Game 2:18:31 - I Was Invited to the Otherworldly Country as a Warrior 2:34:46 - Nanase-san’s Crazy Love Obsession 2:46:47 - Community Shout-outs! 2:49:52- Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Lum Squad #10: "You "Only You" Once"

20 december 2021 | 108 min

Hello darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! It’s time for I, I, You, and I to review the Urusei Yatsura: Only You! We’re so excited to finally have the films streaming on Crunchyroll and coming to blu-ray courtesy of Discotek, and so we’ll be periodically interrupting our coverage of the manga to review each movie! What better occasion to start than on our 10th episode AND just ahead of the upcoming blu-ray release of Only You coming later this month! We’re starting off with the series’s first movie, Only You, a much-beloved crowd-pleaser that director Mamoru Oshii was loath to make! While clearly a love-letter to the series, do we agree with Oshii that it’s more of an extended episode than a “real film?” We discuss the fascinatingly fraught production history of Only You, analyze Elle as a parallel to both Lum and Ataru, describe the multitude of references and callbacks to the series, and evaluate the film’s iconic music and far less esteemed english dub! They say a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, but where does this first feature fall among the other films in the franchise? Only you will find out by listening to our show! For a complete list of links included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/lum-squad-10-you-only-you-once/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Intro & Overview of Only You 02:34 - Synopsis of Only You 09:11 - Only You Production History 13:03 - Elle Character Analysis, Part 1 14:45 - Only You Production History, Continued 17:30 - Rumiko Takhashi’s Involvement & Reactions 18:55 - Impact on Oshii’s Career 20:45 - Influence on Subsequent UY Films 21:50 - Oshii’s Dissatisfaction with Only You & Ethos as a Filmmaker 31:05 - Only You’s Animation 33:15 - The Shadow Tag Scene 34:36 - The Movie’s Place in Continuity 37:45 - Only You as a Potential Finale for the Series 40:32 - Musings about Long-Running Shows, including a Tangent about Chibi Maruko-chan 45:25 - Urusei Yatsura’s Place in Japanese Popular Culture 48:13 - Animation Cels 51:26 - Animation Quality & Backgrounds 54:15 - Only You as a Self-Referential Reflection of the Series 55:30 - Elle Character Analysis, Part 2 1:00:13 - References to Other Media 1:01:27 - Lum & Ataru’s Parents & the Marriage Meeting Scene 1:08:33 - Elle Character Analysis, Part 3 1:12:52 - Minor Characters & Cameos 1:13:40 - Benten & Oyuki’s Emphasized Roles in the Film 1:14:55 - How Well the Film Uses Its Characters & Their Dynamics 1:18:55 - Only You’s Music 1:29:29 - Only You’s Various Home Video Releases Over the Years 1:31:05 - CPM’s English Dub 1:36:50 - Voice Actor Connections Between Only You and Other Anime 1:40:53 - Our Final Thoughts on Only You 1:44:16 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 184: December 2021 News Roundup

8 december 2021 | 130 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum cover the news from the past month, including the yearly Oricon list of the top selling manga and light novel series, and you won't believe what the highest selling manga of the year was (no, it wasn't Demon Slayer again). We also discuss our most anticipated licenses from the past month, as well as a lot of exciting anime news, including some from Netflix! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-184-december-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Yoshiko Ohta 02:09 - Intro/Patreon News 05:37 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for November 07:49 - Bookscan List for October 13:38 - Oricon Top Selling Manga of 2021 26:09 - Oricon Top Selling Light Novels of 2021 30:42 - Red Hood & Neru end 36:59 - Interviews with Monster Girls ends with 11th volume 37:38 - Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction ending soon 38:29 - Hiromu Arakawa’s new series Yomi no Shigai starts on December 10th 40:20 - New Poe Clan series starts in 2022 41:13 - Sho Aimoto pens new JoJo: Stone Ocean spinoff one-shot 42:25 - Hiroaki Samura draws 1-shot about his relationship with former Afternoon editor, Yuri 43:13 - Go Nagai draws short manga about his and Tezuka’s 1980 trip to SDCC 44:12 - Monthly Young Magazine combines with Yamaga web 45:24 - Manga Planet adds Kodansha USA manga to their service 46:27 - Yuri Hub offers English translated manga by Ayu Inui 47:18 - Suzuhito Yasuda confirms Bootsleg coming this January in English 50:23 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:06:28 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:19:17 - Seven Seas licenses Tokyo Revengers for physical 2-in-1 omnibi release 1:21:45 - U.S. Department of Justice files lawsuit to halt Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon and Schuster 1:23:35 - Shueshia’s legal action pushes japanese pirate site MangaBank to go offline 1:25:38 - Tetsuya Chiba hospitalized 1:26:40 - Masaaki Yuasa receives Japan Medal with Purple Ribbon 1:27:58 - Vampire Hunter D novels get audiobook releases 1:28:41 - My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission NA box office totals 1:30:28 - GKids licenses Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko 1:31:07 - One Piece Film: Red announced 1:32:44 - Spy x Family anime details 1:33:52 - Detective Conan anime spin off updates 1:37:02 - Tiger & Bunny Season 2 coming to Netflix 1:41:13 - Seven Deadly Sins sequel movie coming to Netflix 1:42:44 - Live-action Yu Yu Hakusho release date 1:43:52 - Live-action One Piece cast announced 1:46:51 - Netflix adding Stand By Me Doraemon films on December 24th 1:48:30 - Saint Seiya leaves Netflix on December 14th 1:50:24 - Julius Avery to direct live-action Hollywood Gantz 1:51:47 - Gintama: The Very Final coming to Blu-ray and DVD 1:54:13 - Community Shout-outs! 2:04:23 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

#Lum Squad #09: "Doesn't Anyone Here Love Each Other?"

30 november 2021 | 103 min

Hello, darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! Our discussion on Urusei Yatsura Volume 10 was so long we had to split it up across multiple recordings for different parts! This discussion is an interesting mix of different recordings in of itself, because we had originally discussed the first two chapters in this episode, the “Love Letter Trouble” two-parter, at the tail end of our previous recording that you heard in our last episode, and our discussion of the remaining chapters in the volume was split down the middle into two different recordings because of an audio mishap on AC’s end that froze his Audacity during our discussion of the “Lover Thief” two-parter. All this to say that this episode is still kind of a weird frankenstein of different recordings, which is why you may hear some differences in the audio during different parts of it. That said, I think the sum of these parts still makes for an excellent episode and discussion of the chapters included in the second half of UY’s 10th omnibus volume, effectively the 20th volume of the original tankobons! We talk about a really uneven collection of chapters in this one, featuring a lotta stories about love troubles! We’ve got Ryoko trying to run the bases with Tobimaro, starcrossed peach spirits who can’t get a head, ghost girls with puppy love, giant octopuses gone wild, Kurama’s last-ditch attempt to get laid, and even some character development for Rei?! It’s a wild ride as we go over some really great chapters, as well as one of the series' absolute worst! Which of these stories did we love and which one did we loathe? You’ll just have to tune in and join us as we go on another journey into the lovely world of Urusei Yatsura! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:20 - Intro 03:54 - Love Letter Trouble - Part 1 11:18 - Love Letter Trouble - Part 2 17:53 - The Way of Love 26:52 - The Splendid Dance of Falling Leaves 33:03 - Love Knows No Barriers 48:17 - Lover Thief - Part 1 58:02 - Lover Thief - Part 2 1:02:03 - When Love Strikes 1:09:05 - Youth Rugby Hell 1:16:50 - The Flying Girl 1:24:00 - Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror 1:29:17 - Urusei Yatsura Data File 20 1:34:43 - Final Thoughts on Volume 10 1:37:11 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 183: Neo Parasyte m & f

23 november 2021 | 110 min

#Lum Squad #08: "Chain of Memories"

18 november 2021 | 89 min

Hello, darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! We’ve entered the double-digits of Urusei Yatsura’s omnibus volumes, and to mark the occasion we’re mixing up our format for covering the manga from here on out. Our past couple of volume discussions have run so long that from here on out we’ll be splitting our discussions of the omnibuses into two separate episodes as opposed to one big long one, which we hope will help us edit and release episodes more reliably and regularly! We’re starting off our coverage of the 10th omnibus today with a collection of stories that deal with summertime and memories! Tune in as we explore some fishy stories involving a love triangle between a pool ghoul, blowfish, and a shark, a jellyfish in a can jam, and learning to swim like your life depends on it! Plus we take a stroll down memory lane while reliving Sakura’s childhood by playing with monsters, Ryuu’s rocky relationship with her strange estranged mother (?), and Benten’s literal chain of memories! So join us for some fun in the sun and to learn some surprising secrets about some beloved characters’ lives as we dive into another swimmingly fluid volume of Urusei Yatsura! Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @Lum_Squad, on Tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on Twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:19 - Intro 02:50 - Volume 10 Overview 04:19 - Underwater Love Triangle!! 10:26 - Ten Floats in Space?! 15:50 - Mother on the Rocks - Part 1 21:05 - Mother on the Rocks - Part 2 27:28 - Little Canned Youth 34:18 - Oh, Night Shops! 41:33 - I am a F-I-S-H 48:30 - Sakura’s Sorrowful Childhood 54:39 - Recovering That Which Was Lost 1:05:10 - Recovering That Which Was Lost - Fierce 3-on-3 Battle 1:12:25 - Recovering That Which Was Lost - Conclusion 1:18:50 - Urusei Yatsura Data File 19 1:24:00 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever BGM #7” by Bun Itakura “Kokoroboisona” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks

Manga Mavericks EP. 182: Parasyte

17 november 2021 | 147 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast, as well past manga editor and game creator, Jason Thompson, to discuss Hitoshi Iwaaki's classic manga, Parasyte! A sci-fi, horror, action story about a teenager named Shinichi, who's body is almost taken over by a parasitic creature, but stops it just before it reaches his brain causing it to only take over his left hand. Shinichi and his new parasite companion, Migi, figure out how to coexist together as they attempt to hide Migi's existence from other people while also coming in contact with other parasites! We discuss this horrifying but silly series, as we touch on how Iwaaki explores things like grief, trauma and even environmentalism?! We also discuss what we think of the 2014 anime from Madhouse, as well as just how far the manga's availability has come in the US since the first time it was licensed by Tokyopop! If you liked this discussion, join us next week when cover both Parasyte anthology collections with Neo Parasyte f & m!! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-182-parasyte/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Site Updates 08:11 - Parasyte Discussion 1:26:03 - Listener Questions 2:04:09 - Guest Plugs 2:07:22 - Community Shout-outs! 2:21:31 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

#Lum Squad #07: "The Miss Tomobiki Contest!"

12 november 2021 | 165 min

Hello, darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! We've officially hit the halfway point of the Urusei Yatsura manga! The series' ninth omnibus is a fantastic collection of stories, a real showcase of the manga in its prime! Perhaps no storyline best demonstrates this than the series' longest and most ambitious story arc to date - The Miss Tomobiki Contest! A mini-tournament arc featuring the badass beauties of the series facing off against each other and wild animals, this storyline is an awesome and hilarious mix of character gags and action-comedy, and another step towards the style of storytelling Takahashi would employ later in Ranma 1/2! But while The Miss Tomobiki Contest is definitely the main event, this volume is also jam-packed with a ton of other great and memorable stories, including the origins of Mendo's claustrophobia, the revenge of Galactic Teacher CAO-2, the identity of Ryuu's mother, and Ryuu and Shinobu's "pretend" date! We’ve got a lot of stories to cover, so tune in for our rundown of another eclectic collection of classic Urusei Yatsura adventures! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Preamble Ramble 02:25 - Volume 9 Intro & Overview 05:23 - A Valentine’s of Father-Daughter Love! 12:38 - Deadly Fighter Snapping Turtle Ten 18:25 - Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! 24:20 - Indelible Lipstick Magic 33:00 - Buried Classroom 38:48 - Beautiful Sakura’s Exorcisms 44:14 - Flower Viewing Death Match! 49:09 - Trickle of Memories 52:55 - Album of Memories 56:52 - Wretched Shutaro 1:00:25 - Frenzied Shutaro 1:06:15 - Urusei Yatsura Data File & Count Column 17 1:08:50 - Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 1:16:26 - Mysterious Ego Death Potion 1:20:42 - Ton’s Elopement 1:25:20 - A Night Alone 1:32:16 - A Chest Full of Longing, Part 1 1:37:02 - A Chest Full of Longing, Part 2 1:43:35 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Preliminary Round 1:51:00 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Main Round 2:02:09 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Swimsuit Competition 2:10:55 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Battle of the Women 2:20:27 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Results 2:29:25 - Final Thoughts on The Miss Tomobiki Contest Arc 2:32:35 - Urusei Yatsura Data File 18 2:36:27 - Final Thoughts on Volume 9 2:38:41 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “Urusei Yatsura Miss Tomobiki wo Sagase BGM #01” by Nobuyuki Shioda “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Main Theme 1987 (instrumental)” by Chuck Lorre “Kokoroboisona” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 181: November 2021 News & Simulpub Roundups!

9 november 2021 | 101 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again report on and discuss the latest in manga news with new series, what new manga licenses they're looking forward to, as well new anime films coming to the US! Particular topics include our thoughts on what's been happening in Fire Force recently, a beloved(?) Fist of the North Star character getting their own isekai manga, and our thoughts on the first chapter of Nio Nakatani's newest manga, God Bless the Mistaken, the newest simulpub from Yen Press! Note from Colton: So the day after this episode of the podcast was fully edited, it was announced that both Zero's Tea Time and The Culprit Hanzawa (Hannin no Hanzawa) had been picked up by Netflix! So I'm just making note of that here since I didn't have time to mention it in the episode after the fact. For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-181-november-2021-news-simulpub-roundups/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Chris Ayres & the Okamoto Brothers 06:46 - Intro 07:32 - NYT & Bookscan lists 16:34 - New manga from Koji Kumeta 18:03 - New Fist of the North Star isekai manga starring Amiba 19:44 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable prequel spinoff starts in December 20:49 - New “Special Project” project coming from Masami Kurumada 22:06 - Nichijou returns 23:06 - Twin Star Exorcist's first part of the final arc ends next month 23:59 - Kaguya-sama enters final arc 24:29 - Fire Force officially enters final arc 29:43 - Pokemon Journeys manga ends 30:25 - Sugar Apple Fairytale simulpub from Yen Press 32:14 - Rightstuf achieves goal to reprint Aria 32:53 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 46:42 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 58:45 - Takenori Ichihara steps down as Shonen Sunday editor in chief 1:00:08 - Harvey Awards 1:01:49 - Attack on Titan Manga Gallery coming to Anime NYC 1:02:48 - Katsuhiro Otomo complete works project delayed to next January 1:03:40 - Fruits Basket compilation/prequel/epilogue film comes out in February 1:06:17 - Macross Plus movie to screen in US theaters in December 1:07:30 - Sword Art Online Progressive film to stream in US theaters this December 1:08:53 - Final Eureka-7 Hi-Evolution film coming to US theaters in 2022 1:09:53 - Mamoru Hosoda's Belle coming to NA theaters in January 1:11:03 - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero trailer & updates 1:13:34 - Blade Runner Black Lotus premieres on Toonami on November 13th 1:13:58 - Disney enters anime licensing game for Disney+ exclusives 1:16:24 - Detective Conan spinoffs Zero’s Tea Time & Hanazawa-san receive anime 1:19:27 - Mob Psycho 100 Season 3 announced 1:20:30 - Viz Dr. Stone character popularity poll results 1:23:29 - Our thoughts on Nio Nakatani's God Bless the Mistaken 1:29:41 - Community Shout-outs! 1:34:48 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 180: GeGeGe no Kitaro

3 november 2021 | 178 min

#Lum Squad #06: "Ryunosuke 1/2"

3 november 2021 | 126 min

Hello darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! Rising up like a tidal wave and roaring like a dragon, Ryuunosuke Fujinami has finally arrived! At long last, english manga fans finally get to meet the last and arguably most important member of Urusei Yatsura's main cast - a manly girl who yearns to be feminine whose character and stories bear no small resemblance to Rumiko Takahashi's later work, Ranma 1/2! We discuss Ryuunosuke's significance as an early gender non-conforming female character in Rumiko Takahashi's work, as well as the trans-feminine and queer subtext in her characterization and storylines. We debate both the positive and negatives of Ryuunosuke as queer representation and how she fares against queer rep and subtext in Takahashi's later works. We also dig into what makes her a compelling character and why Takahashi seemed particularly fond of her, to the point she overtakes an entire volume of the series immediately upon her introduction and becomes the third most storied character in the series from there on out! Her stories give us a lot of feels, so listen to us gush about what makes her such a special character! But this volume doesn't just feature Ryuunosuke! We've also got the introduction of Ten's zealous firefighting mom, return appearances by Kurama and Benten, Onsen-Mark's last-ditch attempt at revenge, and so much more! So listen to us ride the rocky waves of this eclectic volume and sink in all this classic Urusei Yatsura weirdness! For a complete list of links included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/lum-squad-06-ryunosuke-1-2/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Updates & News! 05:26 - In Memoriam: Akira Ito 08:16 - Volume 8 Intro & Ryunosuke Hype! 09:57 - Urusei Yatsura Movies streaming on Crunchyroll, coming to blu-ray 13:35 - Volume 8 Overview 15:49 - Family Feud 20:38 - Hello, Sailor Suit! 24:37 - Bloomer Bloopers 28:25 - Ran, Scent of a Woman, Part 1 33:19 - Ran, Scent of a Woman, Part 2 38:35 - The Arduous Path to Womanhood 46:52 - Proof of a Womanhood 50:40 - Art is a Sport! 54:05 - The Female Groom 57:48 - Ataru Becomes a Woman 1:02:32 - Sex-Change Shenanigans 1:06:00 - Urusei Yatsura Data File 15 1:09:00 - Late Autumn… and Matsutake 1:14:00 - Haunted Bottle 1:17:40 - My Mom the Firefighter, Part 1 1:20:46 - My Mom the Firefighter, Part 2 1:25:30 - Love - Darling in Danger 1:28:52 - The Wild Christmas Tree Party 1:32:00 - Slumbering Family Heirloom 1:34:15 - Ryunosuke’s Quality Family Time 1:37:35 - Lum’s Wrath 1:41:15 - So Long, Hot Springs Emblem 1:46:25 - It’s Our Setsubun Festival Feud! 1:53:15 - Urusei Yatsura Date File 16 1:59:58 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “Lum’s Love Song [instrumental]” by Izumi Kobayashi “Lum’s Love Song [Instrumental 2]” by Izumi Kobayashi “Lum’s Love Song” by Yuko Matsutani, lyrics by Akita Ito “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 179: Dororo

25 oktober 2021 | 164 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 178: October 2021 Simulpubs Roundup!

20 oktober 2021 | 191 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum finally catch up on about two months worth of new one shots and simulpubs! Including not just everything from Shonen Jump, but also titles from Manga Plus, Star Fruit Books, Yen Press, Kadokawa and even our first look at Comikey! Is Dandadan as good as everyone says it is? What is up with PPPPPP? And is Colton into dragon girls now? Listen to the show to find out all of this and more!! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-178-october-2021-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Takao Saito 02:51 - Intro News 03:51 - My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission moviegoers to receive special manga booklet on opening day 06:14 - Nozomi's Dirty Pair Kickstarter 08:19 - Mission: Yozakura Family Popularity Poll has begun One Shots 12:07 - Toki by Tatsuya Ihara 23:25 - New Bleach One Shot from Tite Kubo 31:44 - My Hero Academia: Endeavor's Mission by Yoko Akiyama 35:01 - One Piece: Vivi's Adventure by Naoshi Komi 39:27 - Shokugeki no Sanji 4 from Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki 48:07 - DC3 from Posuka Demizu & Kaiu Shirai Simulpubs 55:02 - Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible by Nene Yukimori 1:05:02 - Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu 1:19:45 - PPPPPP by Mapollo 3 1:34:20 - Diamond in the Rough by Nao Sasaki 1:46:34 - Reborn as a Vending Machine from Hirokuma, Hagare Yuuki & Kunieda 1:56:06 - Restaraunt to Another World New Edition from Junpei Inuzuka, Katsumi Enami, Yamizawa & Morozawa 2:09:11 - Beneath the Mask from En Nekokawa & Neneko Kobato 2:18:36 - Girl Crush by Tayama Midori 2:28:15 - It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall In Love by Karin Anzai 2:37:31 - Killer in Love by Akiyama Enma 2:57:20 - Community Shout-outs! 3:04:22 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 177: "LGBTQ Manga"

17 oktober 2021 | 175 min

Queer manga should be read and celebrated all year round, and thanks to the growing efforts of publishers to bring more great LGBTQ titles over west, it’s easier than ever to find works that speak to you! We’ve taken pride in covering many great LGBTQ manga on our show over the years, and for the longest time I’ve wanted to do a broader topic discussion centered around queer manga. So I decided to take our exploration through the world of queer manga in steps and start from a personal place; what queer manga means to us as queer readers, and our evolving histories with them. Joining me for this discussion are some wonderful guests who’ve specialized in exploring media through a queer lens, examing representation in media and spotlighting queer media in their work - Trevor & Alex from the Queering the Guilotine podcast and Karleen from the blog CoherentCats! We discuss the works that we feel helped us discover ourselves, best represent the queer community, and are promising signs of progress in the ways queer characters and stories are told. We also discuss tropes we’re not fond of, the give-and-take of finding value in imperfect or problematic works, and underserved areas of representation we want to see more of. We had a gay old time recording this podcast, and we hope you’ll join us over the rainbow! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-177-lgbtq-manga/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Podcast Overview 03:15 - Introducing the Discussion 04:55 - Karleen’s Relationship with LGBTQ Manga 06:48 - Trevor & Alex’s Relationship with LGBTQ Manga 10:15 - When did we first become aware of LGBTQ manga, and when did we start to seek it out? 20:48 - Finding Satisfying Queer Representation in Manga vs. American Comics 29:55 - What were the most formative queer manga and characters for us growing up? 55:15 - How often have we felt truly represented by a queer character in a manga? 1:05:36 - What are some LGBTQ manga or anime that we think have the best representation of queer characters, topics, and themes? 1:28:37 - What are some tropes and trends we observe in BL and yuri that we like? What are some that we don’t care for? 1:48:15 - What kinds of topics or stories do we want to see more of in LGBTQ manga? 2:00:30 - Thoughts on the growing visibility and availability of LGBTQ manga in recent years 2:01:53 - What currently unlicensed LGBTQ works do we most want to see brought over? 2:16:28 - What manga would we recommend to newbies to BL, yuri, and LGBTQ manga? 2:25:00 - Guest Plugs & Sign-Off 2:30:50 - Community Shout-Outs 2:51:05 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “Itsudatte.” by Daisuke “For You” by Rie Fu

Manga Mavericks EP. 176: October 2021 News Roundup!

6 oktober 2021 | 169 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum cover and discuss a SCARY amount of news (oh wait, that's just every month), including a A LOT of serialization news, our licensing highlights for the month, and some updates on some cool anime we're looking forward to, such as updates on the upcoming next seasons of Demon Slayer and Lupin the Third! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-176-october-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Eiichi Yamamoto 02:57 - Intro 06:18 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for September 08:04 - August Bookscan List 19:21 - Candy Flurry ends 22:32 - Dr. Stone begins final arc 26:50 - No Guns Life ends 27:58 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns ends 29:07 - Delicious in Dungeon nears climax 30:22 - Berserk & Studio Gaga updates 33:02 - Several new manga to run in Big Comic magazine 36:21 - Square Enix’s new Gangan Bliss BL label 38:11 - New manga from Rensuke Oshikiri 39:39 - Keiichi Arawi 40:39 - Makoto Morishita 42:07 - Takeshi Obata & Akinari Asakura 44:26 - Tsuyoshi Yasuda 45:34 - Sankaku Head 47:00 - Kiminori Wakasugi 47:50 - Nio Nakatani 48:39 - Nisioisin & Posuka Demizu to collaborate on one-shot sequel to Hirohiko Araki’s Mashonen BT 50:37 - Chainsaw Man Buddy Stories novel coming November 4th 51:27 - Kazuo Umezz’s first new work in 26 years 52:13 - Choujin X to be serialized in Weekly Young Jump 54:40 - New manga added to Comikey 1:02:10 - Azuki adds titles from both Star Fruit & Glacier Bay Books 1:04:10 - Rightstuf & Tokyopop to offer reprint of Aria master edition 1:05:15 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:24:04 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:36:15 - Updates on some stray series 1:38:10 - Comixology to launch new app and shutter external website 1:39:54 - Glaeolia 2 anthology wins 2021 Ignatz awards 1:40:39 - Tubi adds Anpanman films 1:42:40 - Pokemon Secrets of the Jungle drops on Netflix on October 8th 1:43:39 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean will be streaming monthly on Netflix 1:45:21 - Updates on Netflix Cowboy Bebop series 1:50:37 - Drops of God gets US/French Japanese Live-Action TV Series 1:52:26 - Updates on Hollywood live action Saint Seiya film 1:57:15 - Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Gets TV Anime 1:58:21 - Updates on Demon Slayer Season 2 2:07:35 - My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission screens in US theaters starting October 29th 2:09:36 - Gkids licenses Pompo: The Cinephile anime film 2:10:42 - Belle is now Hosoda’s highest grossing film 2:11:17 - My Next Life as a Villainess gets movie 2:11:48 - Updates on Lupin the Third Part 6 2:18:06 - Updates on Tomino & Gundam 2:22:48 - Black Clover 5th Character Popularity Poll Results 2:29:25 - Ayakashi Triangle Character Popularity Poll Results 2:33:23 - Pokemon TCG illustration contest 2:35:56 - Community Shout-outs! 2:42:58 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 175: My Hero Academia: SMASH!!

28 september 2021 | 138 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we invite on Kendra from the My Hero Academia Podcast, as well as Luke from Hero Notes and the Weird Science Manga & Anime Podcast to discuss My Hero Academia: SMASH!! A 4 panel gag comedy spin off of My Hero Academia where almost anything can happen! Like Shigaraki and the League of Villains kidnaping Bakugo to play board games, or Iida playing Gacha games in order to teach his fellow classmates the horrors of gambling addiction, or even introducing a character with a quirk called Isekai that causes the world to stay stuck in time forever (yes, that actually happens). We discuss this mixed bag of gags and goofs and how its a good avenue to give some characters more screen time, but also how some strips and jokes just absolutely do not land or are just plain gross. Is this the worst thing we've ever read on Manga Mavericks!? Tune in and find out! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-175-my-hero-academia-smash/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 04:27 - My Hero Academia: SMASH Discussion!! 1:46:23 - Guest Plugs 1:50:25 - Community Shout-outs! 2:11:01 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 174: Barrage

20 september 2021 | 155 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we invite on Chris & Nik from Weekly Manga Recap for our next Jump Stop podcast where we discuss Kohei Horikoshi's second ever Weekly Shonen Jump manga, Barrage (or Sensei no Baruji)! A sci-fi adventure take on the classic Prince and the Pauper type of story about an orphan boy named Barrage, who works for whatever little food he can give to his family, until one night where he runs into and witnesses the death of the prince of the kingdom and ends up being mistaken for said prince, which leads him into taking on his responsibilities as peacemaker going from village to village to protect those who need it most! We discuss how we feel about the series in particular as a transitionary point in Horikohi's career and what he improves on from Oumagadoki Zoo, but also what aspects he will later eventually execute better with My Hero Academia afterwards. For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-174-barrage/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Patreon Update 06:34 - Colton's latest podcast guest spots 09:07 - Barrage Discussion 2:02:22 - Twitter Questions 2:06:00 - Guest Plugs 2:10:14 - Community Shout-outs! 2:27:35 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Star Wars Original Soundtrack Tracks 1 & 16 by John Williams

Manga Mavericks EP. 173: Oumagadoki Zoo

14 september 2021 | 194 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, not only do we have another Jump Stop series to talk about, but we also kick off the start of our Kohei Horikoshi month by talking about his first series to run in Weekly Shonen Jump, Oumagadoki Zoo! A story about clumsy high school girl, Aoi Hana, and her attempt to better herself by applying for a part time job as a zookeeper, but she ends up biting more then she can chew as the zoo turns out to be run by a crazy, magical rabbit man cursed with the task of turning his zoo into the most popular one in the world in order to become human again. We once again have returning guests such as cancelled Shonen Jump comic expert, Maxy Barnard, and manga letterer, Ace Christman, as well as new guest and artist extraordinaire, Sai, to discuss why Oumagadoki Zoo is a fun read despite how Horikoshi still has a long way to go as a mangaka until his eventual rise to success with My Hero Academia! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-173-oumagadoki-zoo/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Updates on what Jump Stop titles are available digitally 05;59 - Oumagadoki Zoo Discussion 2:03:30 - Twitter Questions 2:40:19 - Guest Plugs 2:47:57 - Community Shout-outs! 3:07:53 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 172: "Otakon 2021"

8 september 2021 | 209 min

Manga Mavericks Goes to Washington! We headed down to our nation’s capital to congregate with our fellow weebs at the one-and-only otaku convention, Otakon! Was making Otakon our first convention to attend since the pandemic began a wise decision? Was attending a convention while we’re still in a global pandemic a good idea to begin with? Probably not, but we went as press, and we’re obligated to talk about in another one of our signature overly long and needlessly meticulous convention podcasts that comes out a month after the convention is over baybee!!! Con you believe it? Well, you Ota!! For a complete list of links and Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-172-otakon-2021/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - In Memoriam: Masami Suda and Fredd Ladd 03:00 - Intro News: 04:11 - Otakon 2021 Attendance 05:11 - Anime Expo plans 2022 Event 05:38 - Anime NYC News 06:58 - Community Shout-Outs: Otakon 2021 Con Report!: 14:20 - Introducing Otakon 16:07 - First Impressions and Previous Experiences with Otakon 17:59 - Day 0 in Maryland 19:07 - Overall Thoughts on Otakon 2021 27:08 - COVID-19 Precautions & Procedures 37:10 - Otakon Staff 39:00 - Thoughts on The Suicide Squad 43:27 - Travel & Con Fatigue Day 1: 44:55 - Food Offerings at Otakon 52:41 - The Best Openings for Shows You Probably Didn’t See 57:10 - The Art of the Eyecatch 1:02:38 - DENPA Manga Industry Panel 1:08:55 - Sakura Wars Retrospective Panel 1:10:24 - Dealers Room 1:28:45 - The Art of Voice Over with Laura Post 1:34:50 - Japanese Conversations with Abby Trott 1:42:43 - Interview Cancellations 1:44:06 - Day 1 Wrap-Up & Leto’s Pizza Day 2: 1:47:06 - DC Metro Transit 1:48:17 - Artist Alley 1:55:50 - Dealers Room Part 2 2:00:41 - Manga Masters: Kentaro Miura 2:02:44 - AnimEigo Panel 2:09:01 - Project A-ko Remastered Screening 2:15:47 - Skin-Deep: Diversity in Japanese Culture 2:21:01 - Discotek Industry Panel 2:36:06 - Dinner at Nando’s & Day 2 Wrap-Up Day 3: 2:40:45 - Otakon Exhibits 2:42:34 - Otakon Cosplay 2:48:35 - Intro to Josei 2:52:07 - Industry Roundup Panel 2:55:10 - Dealers Room Part 3 2:58:45 - The Wonderful World of Yaz 3:01:30 - Companies That Knew Nothing of Anime Fan Wants 3:07:43 - Orange’s “Home” Screening & Making-Of Panel 3:12:04 - Post-Con Dinner at Bon-chan’s 3:12:46 - Final Thoughts on Otakon 2021 3:17:57 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ and special guest Sakaki at @kiirobon! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 171: September 2021 News Roundup!

31 augusti 2021 | 165 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time once again for Colton & Lum to go over some of the news from the past month! Including such big stories as Sony acquiring Crunchyroll, the announcement of Part 9 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Kadokawa venturing into doing their own simulpubs! Plus Lum goes over Comic Beat's 2021 Comic Industry report in full to see just how well manga sales have been doing over the last year!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned on this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-171-september-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:03 - August NYT Graphic Books & Manga List 04:12 - Bookscan List for July 14:06 - World’s End Harem Britannia Lumiere ends 17:49 - New Game ends 19:04 - Inio Asano plans to end Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDeDestruction this year 20:37 - Rei Hiroe opens up about their mental health and Black Lagoon’s hiatus 23:12 - Berserk to have a new chapter published in special memorial issue of Young Animal 25:36 - New Short Story collection from Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu 26:36 - Miki Yoshikawa starts new series this October 29:07 - Tsuyoshi Yasuda’s launching new limited series 30:03 - New manga coming to Grand Jump 31:23 - Takashi Shiina to draw manga adaptation of Yashahime 33:43 - New Lupin III spinoff isekai manga 35:51 - New JoJo manga spinoff & Part 9 announced 38:45 - JoJo: Golden Wind added to Shonen Jump Vault 39:32 - Kubo Won’t Be Invisible & Dandadan now available on Shonen Jump & MangaPlus 42:13 - Beneath the Mask & Girl Crush now available on Comikey 46:12 - Kadokawa announces simulpub program 55:04 - Mangamo adds Jin, announces daily free chapter feature 57:51 - Yen Press licenses 1:09:40 - Square Enix licenses 1:12:45 - Cross Infinite World licenses Return from Death 1:13:49 - Dark Horse comics licenses Cat Gamer manga 1:14:50 - Udon to publish Rose of Versailles Episodes 1:15:52 - Comics Beat’s Comic Industry Report 2021 1:49:25 - Sony completes their purchase of Crunchyroll 1:56:07 - Beth Kawaski appointed new executive director of Media Do 1:57:09 - Warner Bros. & Cartoon Network studios to produce anime under new Senior Vice President of Anime & Action Jason DeMarco 1:58:46 - Makuno terminates contract with Futekiya over unfulfilled obligations 2:00:13 - Junji Ito wins Eisners 2:01:55 - North American Ghost in the Shell & Knights of Sidonia film screenings this month 2:03:48 - JoJo: Stone Ocean anime to premiere worldwide on Netflix in December 2:06:23 - Live-action Pokemon show in production at Netflix 2:07:14 - Anime news (Police in a Pod, Detective Conan: Wild Police Story, Orient & Tatami Time Machine Blues) 2:10:16 - Slam Dunk film will be directed & written by Takehiko Inoue, slated for fall 2022 2:11:39 - Shinsuke Sato to direct Hollywood live-action My Hero Academia film 2:15:37 - Digimon news & controversy 2:21:50 - Viz’s Dragon Ball Super character popularity poll results 2:26:02 - Community Shout-outs! 2:36:43 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 170: "Go For It, Nakamura!"

25 augusti 2021 | 101 min

A cute BL manga with an old-school rom-com feel? You just know we had to "go for it!" That’s right, just in time to commemorate the 5th anniversary of its conclusion and the recent release of its sequel, we recorded a retrospective of Syundei's retro-feeling BL rom-com Go For It, Nakamura with freelance writer extraordinaire Anthony Gramuglia! Touted for being a comfy and queer throwback to 80s manga romcoms, we discuss the thoughtfulness and sincerity of Nakamura’s depictions of queer sexuality, making connections and forming relationships with other people, and being unafraid to be yourself. There’s a lot of nuance and depth to how Nakamura depicts and reflects on exploring queer identity through the consumption and creations of art, so don’t judge a book just by it’s cover memes! Nakamura is a story about being unafraid to vocalize your desires and express who you are, and we certainly don’t shy away from relating how resonant this series was for us, though maybe Lum reveals a little too much about how intensely they mirror Nakamura’s love of octopuses... For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned on this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-170-go-for-it-nakamura/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Show Description 02:40 -- Our FMA Analysts Guest Spot! 07:23 - Introducing Anthony 10:37 - Introducing Nakamura 15:08 - Nakamura’s Sexuality 16:20 - Anthony’s Perspective on Nakamura as a Rom-Com 20:30 - Nakamura & Hirose’s Relationship 22:40 - The Octopus as a Metaphor for Queerness 28:54 - Great Teacher Otogiri 29:50 - Nakamura in Contrast to Classic Rom-Coms & BL 35:44 - Nakamura as a Wholesome Queer Rom-Com 40:46 - Nakamura as a Queer Fantasy 43:11 - Exploring Queer Identity Through Art 51:18 - The Meaningfulness of Positive, Sincere Queer Studies 55:55 - Nakamura’s Cover 56:45 - Nakamura’s Thoughtful Commentary on Queer Experiences 58:44 - Focus on Friendship & Acceptance 1:00:58 - Final Thoughts on Nakamura 1:03:56 - Nakamura as a Lens to the Diversity of BL 1:07:04 - Teachers, Threats, & Traumas 1:13:39 - Women in Nakamura 1:16:20 - Q&A: “Thoughts on the Octopus Motif as used in Nakamura?” 1:18:00 - Q&A: “Where did the Nakamura Cover Meme Come From?” 1:20:20 - Anthony’s Sign-Off & Plugs 1:23:21 - Community Shout-Outs 1:35:00 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the host on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series, or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here! If you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 169: August 2021 Simulpubs Roundup!

11 augusti 2021 | 114 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum check in on the latest batch of simulpubs and one shots! First they talk about the newest one shot doujinshi by Isaki Uta from Irodori Comics with Silkscreen, which once again explores more bittersweet romance between two characters, as well as identity and how sometimes people only see what they want to see. Afterwards, they cover the newest series from Shonen Jump, including Hunter's Guild: Red Hood, a stylishly beautiful Grimms' Fairy Tale inspired story from former assistant to My Hero Academia's Kohei Horikoshi, Yiuki Kawagushi! As well as Neru: Way of the Martial Artists from Minya Hiraga, a story about a young teenager so obsessed with learning martial arts that he ends up going to a school all about teaching different styles of it! Lastly we discuss the newest installment of Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki's One Piece spin-off, Shokugeki no Sanji, as well as Chainsaw Man creator, Tatsuki Fujimoto's heart-breakingly beautiful one shot, Look Back! We had a lot to say about some of these, so we hope you enjoy listening! Note: We recorded this before the release of DC3 and the newest My Hero Academia one shot. We will be covering those on a later episode! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-169-august-2021-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Hiroto Wada 02:04 - Intro 06:38 - Silkscreen by Isaki Uta 18:51 - Hunter's Guild: Red Hood by Yuki Kawaguchi 43:45 - Neru: Way of the Martial Artist by Minya Hiraga 56:58 - Shokugeki no Sanji 3 1:03:26 - Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto 1:28:04 - Community Shout-outs! 1:47:00 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 168: August 2021 News Roundup!

4 augusti 2021 | 155 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again catch up on the latest batch of news! Including some new manga services that have popped up recently, Homura Kawamoto's newest isekai parody manga that was cancelled after the first chapter, more news on the latest Dragon Ball movie, and a whole ton of new licenses like usual, along with how well manga sales are doing in North America! SPOILER: They're doing AMAZING (despite supply chain issues)!!. All this and more on this latest episode! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-168-august-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Philence Sampler 03:31 - Intro 08:31 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for July 2021 11:43 - June 2021 Bookscan List 20:45 - New Manga Apps/Sites 34:41 - Kawamoto’s Cheat Slayer manga canceled after one chapter 39:47 - A bunch of Shonen Sunday series end all at once 42:22 - Ashidaka ends 43:20 - APOSIMZ ending August 25th 44:05 - JoJo Part 8: Jojolion ending August 19th 47:53 - Golden Kamuy enters final arc 48:16 - A Sign of Affection on hiatus until November 49:19 - Blue Exorcist goes on hiatus until April 2022 51:17 - Jujutsu Kaisen resumes serialization! 52:08 - Natsuki Hokami draws Demon Slayer “Kimetsu Gakuen” spinoff manga 53:02 - New chapter of Orange about Asuza 54:26 - New chapter of Beast Complex & new series from Paru Itagaki 56:21 - New Sukeban Deka spin-off manga 57:16 - New Manga from Hekiru Hikawa 58:03 - Hiroyuki Takei 59:03 - Hiromu Arakawa 1:00:03 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:25:10 - Lum's Licensing Highlight 1:40:36 - US Manga Sales & Supply Chain Issues 1:48:35 - Harvey Award Nominations 1:49:48 - One Peace Books & Yen Press Audiobook news 1:51:52 - New anime projects for Konosuba, Vinland Saga, Baki, Beastars & Fruits Basket 1:56:23 - New info on Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2:00:05 - Penguindrum Compilation Films 2:01:48 - Gintama: The Very Final picked up for theatrical release by Eleven Arts 2:06:07 - Amazon acquires the Evangelion Rebuild films, including 3.0 + 1.0 2:08:06 - Gkids licenses Future Boy Conan 2:11:05 - Komi Can't Communicate live action to premiere on NHK, Crunchyroll picks up live action Given 2:13:01 - Rest of Sgt Frog added to Crunchyroll 2:14:13 - Pirate Princess Fena premieres on August 14th on Toonami/Crunchyroll 2:15:39 - Viz’s Undead Unluck Character Popularity Poll Results 2:18:16 - Community Shout-outs! 2:28:30 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 167: Fist of the North Star (Volume 1)

27 juli 2021 | 158 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum enlist the help of some local biker goons, like All-Comic contributor, Nick Rowe, cosplay extraordinaire, Diana & host of the Blade Licking Thieves podcast himself, Grant, in order to discuss Buronson & Tetsuo Hara's classic Fist of the North Star! In which after a nuclear apocalypse in 199x, the strong now pick on the weak as society as we know it has collapsed, but only one Bruce Lee-like figure with a sleeveless denim jacket can protect them and that's Kenshiro, master of the (literally) mind-blowing martial art known as Hokuto Shinken! As soon as Viz Media announced last year that they would be bringing this series over, we just knew we had to talk about it! If you're new to Fist of the North Star, then this podcast is for you, as we stick to mainly discussing Volume 1 in particular and why we think its such a great start to the series! We also discuss why the series is so beloved and influential even almost 30 years after its debut in Weekly Shonen Jump, as well as how it succeeds in not only being a hilariously violent and over the top action series, but also a very down to earth gripping human drama filled with a ton of tragedy. Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-167-fist-of-the-north-star-volume-1/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 4:22 - Fist of the North Star Vol 1 Discussion 1:30:56 - Our Thoughts on the FOTNS movie 1:38:50 - SAY MY NAME 1:41:06 - Does Redemption always mean Forgiveness? 1:52:23 - What will it take to get the rest of manga entries in the FOTNS franchise released!? 1:59:14 - SPOILERS 2:04:26 - Would FOTNS be as remembered without Tetsuo Hara's art? 2:16:44 - Guest Plugs 2:22:03 - Community Shout-outs! 2:32:14 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 166: Tokyo Revengers

20 juli 2021 | 138 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum invite back on friend of the show and founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition blog and Twitter, Sakaki, as well as first time guest and Manga Youtuber extraordinaire, Zach "UchuuShelf", to discuss Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers! A series involving both intense delinquent battles and time travel, as our protagonist, Takemichi, has to go back in time to ensure that his old girlfriend from middle school isn't killed in the present, and to do that, he has to become a member of the Tokyo Manji gang! This series in particular has so many twists and turns that we even had section off a portion of the podcast dedicated to freaking over the crazy, insane stuff that happens all throughout! But even before all of that, we spend a lot of time both praising the series for its strong, resonant writing, while also lamenting on the treatment of some of its female characters as a way to get to most of those moments. Join us as we talk about one of the best selling manga of the year so far! Enjoy!! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-166-tokyo-revengers/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 5:31 - Tokyo Revengers Discussion (Spoiler Safe) 1:13:05 - NOT Spoiler Safe 1:59:45 - Guest Plugs 2:04:19 - Community Shout-outs! 2:26:02 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Back in Time by Huey Lewis and the News

Manga Mavericks EP. 165: July 2021 News Roundup!

7 juli 2021 | 157 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, while Lum is away, Colton enlists good friend of the podcast and founder of Weekly Shogakukan Edition, Sakaki, to help cover the usual batch of news from the past month! While they cover the usual serialization, licensing and industry news, they also discuss topics such as Gege Akutami's hiatus from Jujutsu Kaisen and the conversation around overwork in the manga industry, as well as George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga finally being made available digitally in Japan and all the other possible titles that could be also be made available in the future! So join us as Colton once again catches Sakaki up on all the cool new manga news! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-165-july-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 07:10 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for June 2021 09:57 - New Shonen Jump series 15:44 - Hard Boiled Cop & Dolphin ends 20:28 - i tell c ends 25:57 - Nine Dragons' Ball Parade ends 30:04 - Wotakoi ending on July 16th 31:54 - Souboutei to end with Volume 25 36:45 - Chihayafuru heading towards climax in Volume 47 39:11 - GTO: Paradise Lost to be 'Last' GTO Manga 43:44 - Gege Akutami takes a break from Jujutsu Kaisen 57:27 - Me & Roboco digital volumes coming from Viz this October 59:15 - Manga Planet licenses Takehiko Inoue's Buzzer Beater 1:02:20 - Manga Planet licenses Miyako Bijin Yawa 1:03:34 - futekiya licenses 1:13:30 - SuBLime Licenses 1:18:30 - Viz licenses Record of Ragnarok 1:24:35 - Kodansha licenses 1:35:38 - Yen Press licenses 1:41:05 - Star Fruit Books licenses Hideshi Hino's City of Pigs 1:44:23 - Glacier Bay Books licenses 1:49:33 - Ablaze licenses 1:53:09 - New Manga Subscription Service: Azuki 1:58:29 - Shonen Jump+ Reality Show 2:01:06 - Kaiju No. 8 circulation numbers & new release schedule 2:04:19 - Jujutsu Kaisen has printed and sold 50 million copies 2:05:44 - Hajime no Ippo now available digitally in Japan 2:13:58 - Haruichi Furudate recommends High School Family 2:17:05 - Sgt. Frog now available on Crunchyroll 2:18:52 - Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy and Char's Counterattack now on Netflix 2:20:27 - Eden's Zero & Shaman King anime coming to Netflix this August 2:22:59 - Kevin McMullin To Adapt Made in Abyss Manga 2:26:02 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 164: "Manga Mavericks Run the Riot (w/Leo)"

2 juli 2021 | 116 min

I think our guest is a translator! Oh, who am I kidding? You already know he is! Leo McDonagh is a multimedia translator who's worked on innumerable projects, including two incredible standout queer manga, Okura’s heartwarming I Think Our Son is Gay and Keito Gaku’s empowering Boys Run the Riot! It’s a rare occasion that two remarkable and resonant queer manga such as these both come out within weeks of each other, much less sharing the same translator, and we really wanted to celebrate the occasion by spotlighting these works and getting Leo’s intimate insights on them! Leo shares his career journey as a translator, and his perspective on both series as their translator and as a gay transman who can appreciate and relate with both series in different ways. We talk in-depth about how both works explore and speak to real-world struggles queer youth face with optimism and encouragement, defying heteronormative social structures with community and validation, and how resonant and important these messages are for young queer readers and are so cathartic to older queer readers who can relate with these experiences. There’s a lot to love about these series, and we had a wonderful time discussing them with Leo. There's no shame in our game, it’s a riot! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-164-manga-mavericks-run-the-riot/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 03:16 - Interview w/Leo McDonagh! 39:09 - I Think Our Son is Gay 55:28 - Boys Run the Riot 1:28:03 - Leo’s Favorite Moments to Translate 1:31:13 - What Do We Hope Readers Take Away From These Series? 1:35:14 - Leo’s Favorite Chapters 1:37:05 - Leo’s Plugs 1:38:38 - Community Shout-Outs 1:48:14 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 163: futekiya Spotlight /w Emma Hanashiro

20 juni 2021 | 111 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again invite futekiya editor-in-chief, Emma Hanashiro, onto the show, this time to read and discuss some of the titles available on the service! To start off, we discuss Hard Biscuits, a one shot from Iwasawa Midori about cars and guy searching for a good mechanic that can help him fix up and sell used cars. Afterwards, we discuss While Being Seen off by Campanella, a single volume work from Kyoyama Atsuki that is an introspective character study about a man learning to open up to people again while recovering from a particularly bad break up. Last, but certainly not least, is Yuki & Matsu from Takahashi Hidebu! A very steamy and passionate three volume series set in feudal era Japan about a lost ronin and a local village doctor who find each other and end up forming a lifelong partnership. Join us as we cover a varied selection of titles and barely scratch the surface of what futekiya has to offer! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-163-futekiya-spotlight-w-emma-hanashiro/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Colton's latest podcasts! 07:43 - futekiya Spotlight: 10:45 - Hard Biscuits 25:05 - While Being Seen off by Campanella 54:34 - Yuki & Matsu 1:32:10 - Community Shout-Outs! 1:44:26 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 162: June 2021 News & Simulpub Roundup!

15 juni 2021 | 184 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again catch up on some news! Including the usual serialization news, some industry stuff, a bunch of cool anime and popularity poll news, and so many licenses that they had to pick a select few talk about, but they're all great nonetheless!! Even after all the news, they still take the time to talk about the first chapter of Choujin X, the newest series from Tokyo Ghoul creator, Sui Ishida, and boy was it a first chapter!! This episode of the podcast is dedicated to the passing of Shunsuke Kikuchi, Akira Ito, and Kentaro Miura. Thank you for everything you've given us, and rest in peace. For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-162-june-2021-news-simulpub-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Shunsuke Kikuchi, Akira Ito & Kentaro Miura 12:40 - Intro 14:26 - New Manga from Chie Shinkyu 16:11 - Homura Kawamoto 17:24 - Izumi Miyazono 18:15 - Kazune Kawahara 19:17 - Welcome to the NHK gets sequel 22:01 - Jerome Alquie to draw Saint Seiya comic 22:51 - New Gundam 0080 manga centered on Chris 23:56 - Golden Kamuy enters climax 25:27 - Soloist in a Cage enters climax 26:20 - Tokyo Revengers enters final arc 28:16 - Smile Down the Runway ends with volume 22 28:50 - Zettai Karen Children nearing end 30:27 - Kaguya-sama goes on a one-month hiatus 33:28 - Dadadan will be released on Shonen Jump & Manga Plus starting in August/September 35:09 - Moriking now available digitally 36:33 - Drops of God now all available on comixology 38:15 - Drawn & Quarterly publishes Nazuno Saito short manga collection 42:36 - Floating World Comics to publish Tsuge Tadao’s Boat Life 45:09 - Colton's List of Licenses 1:10:16 - Lum's List of Licenses 1:31:05 - Amazia launches Manga Flip app 1:35:03 - Kaiten Books partners with Pathway Book Service for physical distribution of manga 1:36:02 - Yen Press Audio Books 1:38:05 - Kadokawa acquires J-Novel Club 1:40:58 - AT&T to spin off Warner Media for a merger with Discovery 1:43:47 - eBay restrictions on adult anime and manga 1:46:54 - Anime Expo Virtual Event 1:48:24 - Komi Can't Communicate anime debuts this fall 1:50:37 - Lupin the Third Part 6 debuts in October 1:55:57 - '97 Dr Slump anime added to Tubi 2:01:00 - New Dragon Ball Super movie announced for 2022 2:05:38 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train the 2nd highest grossing anime film in the US 2:11:21 - Japanese Poll Ranking Pokemon anime’s Female Protagonists 2:17:28 - Way of the Househusband popularity poll 2:18:04 - Viz Boruto Popularity Poll 2:24:30 - Black Clover character popularity poll interim results 2:27:06 - 2nd Chainsaw Man popularity poll results 2:30:37 - 1st Undead Unluck Popularity Poll results 2:33:25 - One Piece World Popularity Results 2:39:22 - Choujin X by Sui Ishida 2:55:49 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Planet Namek, Along with Hope, Vanishes by Shunsuke Kikuchi Tell Me Why by PENPALS Lum no Love Song by Yuuko Matsutani, composed by Akira Ito

Manga Mavericks EP. 161: My Solo Exchange Diary

9 juni 2021 | 186 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum bring on yuri scholar and founder of Okazu, Erica Friedman, to discuss My Solo Exchange Diary! A two volume autobiographical manga from Nagata Kabi that is also a follow up to her previously released My Lesbian Experiece With Loneliness, which we also covered on the podcast back in 2017! We have a very open discussion about how the success of Kabi's works in the west have made it possible for other autobiographical manga to be picked up, as well as how that success has contributed to Kabi's life and work both positively and negatively. This discussion was originally posted exclusively on our Patreon a year ago, which we decided to make available publicly not only to give listeners a peek at what we have to offer for potential patrons, but to also celebrate the release of Nagata Kabi's latest work, My Alcoholic Escape From Reality, of which we will also be releasing a podcast about on our Patreon at the end of this month! So if you enjoyed this discussion, be sure sign up soon to listen to it when its out! Until then, enjoy the episode! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-161-my-solo-exchange-diary/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Patron Shout Out & Other Patreon Stuff 15:33 - Top Selling Manga Series in the First Half of 2021 33:36 - Top Selling Light Novels in the First Half of 2021 37:13 - May 2021 Bookscan List 42:48 - Dramatic Increase in Manga Sales Over the Past Year 48:26 - My Solo Exchange Diary Discussion 2:17:51 - A Lot of Community Shout-Outs! 2:56:09 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 160: Demon Slayer

28 maj 2021 | 195 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum finally get around to dedicating a whole episode of the podcast to Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer, otherwise known as the highest selling manga title of last year! And of course, who better to have on to discuss this momentous series then our friends from the Demon Slayer Podcast (Vlord, Marion & Sakaki)! Demon Slayer is a series that was just too big for the Mavericks crew to ignore, not just because we've constantly been covering its rise to fame, but also because we covered the first few chapters when they initially premiered as apart of Shonen Jump's Jump Start initiative all the way back in 2016 on our third episode of the podcast! We discuss just why its become so popular and how the story's poignant themes and messages have managed to capture the hearts of readers around the world and especially Japan, as well as our feelings on the final arc of the series and how much of an exciting and emotional roller coaster it was despite a few criticisms of certain story beats here and there! Join us as we finally slay (talk about) possibly one of the biggest demons (series) we've ever covered!! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-160-demon-slayer/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 05:19 - New York Times & Bookscan Lists 24:17 - Mugen Train Box Office Updates 32:54 - Demon Slayer Discussion 2:22:20 - Our Favorite Hashira 2:30:23 - Would you be a Demon or a Demon Slayer? 2:36:08 - Guest Plugs 2:47:02 - Community Shout-Outs! 3:06:57 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Gurenge by LiSA Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles from the edge by FictionJunction feat. LiSA

Manga Mavericks EP. 159: Speed Racer & Dragon Racer

20 maj 2021 | 134 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum invite on Eisner Award winning comics artist and author of Mermin & Ghost Hog, Joey Weiser, to talk about Tatsunoko Productions founder Tatsuo Yoshida's original Mach GoGoGo (Speed Racer) manga and some of the influence it had on Joey's newest upcoming comic, Dragon Racer! That's right! We cover two whole racing comics and discuss everything we love about them both, as well as reflect on Speed Racer's legacy and ponder over the state of its current relevancy in American pop culture even compared to two decades ago. So join us as we rev up our engines and jam down on the pedal like we're never comin' back, cause adventure's waitin' just ahead!! If you want more Speed Racer talk, sign up for our Patreon (patreon.com/mangamavericks) at the end of the this month to listen to a special bonus podcast where we talk about the 2008 live action movie from the Wachowskis with special guest, Sam Leach, from the One Piece Podcast! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-159-speed-racer-dragon-racer/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 03:25 - Speed Racer 1:09:14 - Dragon Racer 1:53:41 - Community Shout-Outs! 2:03:03 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Mach GoGoGo Opening Theme

Manga Mavericks EP. 158: "Pop Life & Star Fruit Books"

16 maj 2021 | 104 min

Everybody needs a thrill, and we all got a space to fill... on our manga shelf! We're excited to spotlight one of the new rising stars of the indie manga publishing world determined to pluck some overlooked manga ripe for the licensing picking, Star Fruit Books! We interview Star Fruits' founder Matt Haasch about the origins of the publisher, their mission statement, and how they've worked with independent creators to share their stories with a wider audience! What's more, we're also discussing one of the fruits of their labor, talking about a series that'll put a pop in your step and really puts the "pop" in pop art - Pop Life by Minami Qta! We had the time of our lives reading this wonderful series focusing on two mothers raising their children together in a shared household, grappling with feelings of loneliness and community, growing up and growing apart, and many more compelling themes about making the most out of your life! If you enjoy our discussion of Pop Life and become eager for a chance to read it, you’re in luck! We’re teaming up with Star Fruit Books to run a special contest to give our listeners a chance to win free copies of both volumes of Pop Life! All you have to do is follow us and Star Fruit Books on twitter and retweet the tweet promoting our Pop Life Episode, which will be our pinned tweet for you to easily recognize and access. You can follow Manga Mavericks on Twitter @manga_mavericks and Star Fruits Books at @starfruitbooks. The contest will be open for about a week after this podcast goes live, ending by the end of the day of Friday, May 21st! We’ll then randomly select a winner from all those who participated and DM them so that Matt Haasch of Star Fruit Books can send you your downloadable copies. Once again, this survey will be live through Friday, May 21st, so don’t miss this chance to read this series that will really make your life pop, and enter our giveaway before we stop! So listen up and learn why, on the list of manga publishers to look out for, Star Fruit Books should be on top, and why life ain't real funky unless it's got that pop! Dig it! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-158/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 05:20 - Matt Haasch Interview 40:25 - Pop Life Discussion 1:19:59 - Q&A: “Thoughts on Anima Gear?” 1:22:03 - Matt’s Plugs 1:24:42 - Community Shout-Outs 1:35:22 - Ad-Swap: The Law of Equivalent Exchange 1:36:40 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: "Pop Life" by Prince "Rouge no Dengon" by Arai Yumi & Masataka Matsutoya

Manga Mavericks EP. 157: May 2021 News & Simulpub Roundups!

6 maj 2021 | 188 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time once again to cover the newest series from Shonen Jump, but this time with a special guest! We talk about the first few chapters of Blue Box by Kouji Miura & Candy Flurry by Ippon Takegushi and Santa Mitarashi with founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition blog and Twitter, Sakaki (@kiirobon)! Even though Sakaki also secretly came on the show to promote the gospel of RYOKO and the rest of Shonen Sunday, he also asked to join us specifically to talk about these two new series, so you KNOW these have to be good!! We also discuss our usual round of monthly news, including Chainsaw dominating in manga sales on the latest Bookscan list, Funimation licensing the entire Prince of Tennis franchise, and last but certainly not least, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train's (continuous) runaway success at the North American box office in its first weekend! Enjoy yet another episode of the podcast thats as packed as the tastiest cream puff! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-157-may-2021-news-simulpub-roundups/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 01:53 - Patron Shout-out! 03:08 - April NYT Graphic Books & Manga List 04:49 - March Bookscan List 15:25 - Witch’s Printing Office ends 16:23 - Tale of the Outcasts ends 17:13 - No Guns Life to end with Vol 13 18:07 - Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho nearing its end 18:43 - Arata: The Legend resumes serialization 20:09 - Go Nagai draws new chapter of Osamu Tezuka's Barbara 21:57 - UBI x Jump Manga Award Winners available to read on Manga Plus 24:49 - Takehiko Inoue’s REAL now available digitally 26:45 - Viz licenses various Marvel manga 30:59 - New Yen Press licenses 49:19 - Kodansha USA May licenses 54:26 - Udon licenses Steins Gate 0 manga 55:05 - New J-Novel licenses 1:00:08 - 1st Quarter Graphic Novel Sales Rose Dramatically due to Manga 1:01:07 - Posting manga dialogue can now be considered copyright infringement(?) 1:03:42 - Big West and Harmony Gold come to an agreement to permit the distribution of the original Macross 1:07:40 - FUNimation reaches settlement in class action lawsuit over violating Americans with Disabilities Act 1:08:36 - FUNimation licenses all of Prince of Tennis 1:15:42 - New Madoka Magica film announced 1:17:31 - Penguindrum compilation film 1:18:14 - Hideaki Anno to direct Shin Kamen Rider film 1:19:37 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train’s North American opening weekend box office gross 1:31:26 - Miki Yoshikawa’s A Couple of Cuckoos will get an anime in 2022 1:32:02 - Restaurant to Another World Season 2 announced 1:32:31 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean anime confirmed 1:33:30 - Tokyo Babylon 2021 anime with GoHands cancelled, production will restart with new studio 1:34:53 - Saint Seiya “Final Editions” of the manga to be published in Japan 1:35:38 - Golgo 13 ties with Kochikame for the Guinness World Record for most volumes published for a single manga series 1:36:04 - Moto Hagio once again nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame 1:36:52 - TCAF to host Nagata Kabi 1:37:43 - Osamu Kobayashi has passed away Simulpubs: 1:39:37 - Blue Box 2:03:06 - Candy Flurry 2:21:36 - Sakaki compares Candy Flurry to RYOKO 2:38:53 - Community Shout-Outs! 2:59:47 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow

Manga Mavericks EP. 156: "Silver Spoon"

30 april 2021 | 152 min

A manga about an agricultural school? In Hiromu Arakawa’s hands, you can bet the farm we’ll be singing its praises ‘till the cows come home! Just in time for its 10th anniversary, we’re doing a retrospective on Hiromu Arakawa’s Silver Spoon, a story about a studious city boy who moves to a country farm school and beefs up to bring home the bacon! Fellow Silver Spoon fans Buggy and Kelly help us put our hands to the plow as we go whole hog on the series’ meaty themes of community and interdependence and gush over Arakawa’s hog-wild art! Plus, straight from the horse’s mouth, Buggy shares his personal experiences growing up on a farm in the midwest and visiting Hokkaido, and how he can relate to Arakawa’s detailed depictions of the agriculture industry! We also horse around with some silly tangents about the characters and the food, and what makes them so good! There's a lot to digest, so let's make hay while the sun shines and chew over why this series makes us as happy as a pig in mud! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-156-silver-spoon/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:20 - Intro 03:43 - Introducing our Guests 05:14 - Silver Spoon's Publication History 09:20 - Our Histories with Silver Spoon 09:40 - LumRanmaYasha 13:10 - Buggy 16:23 - Kelly 18:21 - Arakawa’s Authentic Depiction of the Agricultural Industry 21:31 - Colton 26:00 - Silver Spoon’s Pacing 27:36 - The Equestrian Club Kohai 29:43 - Silver Spoon is like a Dark Nabe Pot 33:04 - Pork Bowl 36:36 - Mentors in Silver Spoon 38:15 - Pursuing Dreams 41:46 - Komaba 52:30 - Hachiken & Mikage’s Relationship 57:15 - Tokiwa Gags 58:02 - Hachiken’s Father & Family 1:10:30 - Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket 1:13:16 - Tamako, Capitalism, & Fat Jokes 1:18:00 - Ookawa 1:20:38 - Arakawa’s Comedy & Art 1:30:55 - Mikage 1:32:47 - Pizza Toppings 1:35:24 - Sausages 1:37:24 - What Food Would We Want to Make? 1:39:16 - Buggy’s Farming Experiences 1:46:51 - Sharing Food 1:48:18 - The Silver Spoon & Legacy 1:54:28 - Capitalism vs. Collectivism 1:59:00 - Final Thoughts & Recommendation 2:07:48 - Lettering Thoughts 2:12:57 - Q&A: “If Scar and King Bradley moved to a farm together, what hijinks would ensue?” 2:14:43 - Guest Plugs 2:22:05 - Community Shout-Outs! 2:27:48 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 155: Best of Manga 2020!

20 april 2021 | 242 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its once again time for our annual Best of Manga podcast!! Colton & Lum look back on some of their favorite moments from not just the series they read but the industry as well (you know, like the slogan?). Join them as they talk about ton of different series such as My Hero Academia, My Broken Mariko, Undead Unluck and so much more! We even introduce a few new categories this time around covering our favorite artistic moments and different attacks/techniques! 2020 may have been quite the bad year overall, but we can definitely say it was an all around great year for manga especially! Enjoy For a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-155-best-of-manga-2020/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 03:26 - Patron Shout-out! 06:26 - Best of Manga 2020: 07:28 - Favorite/Most Important Manga News Stories of 2020 20:23 - Favorite New North American Manga Licenses of 2020 36:02 - Favorite New North American Manga Releases of 2020 1:04:58 - Favorite Ongoing North American Manga Releases of 2020 1:11:04 - Favorite Manga Art of 2020 1:32:09 - Favorite Manga Moments of 2020 1:47:54 - Favorite New Power/Technique/Transformation of 2020 1:56:38 - Favorite Manga Fights of 2020 2:11:26 - Favorite Manga Protagonist of 2020 2:19:04 - Favorite Manga Antagonist of 2020 2:34:27 - Favorite Manga Chapters of 2020 2:47:41 - Favorite Manga Series Finales of 2020 2:56:29 - Favorite New Manga of 2020 3:06:28 - Favorite Currently-Running Manga of 2020 3:22:13 - Manga We Promise to Read in 2021 3:44:30 - Community Shout-Outs! 3:54:23 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 154: April 2021 News Roundup!

13 april 2021 | 150 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its once again time to cover more manga news, as Colton & Lum go over the usual new serializations, sales lists, licenses, and even anime news!! Some of our biggest pieces of news include the end of Attack on Titan and the beginning of the end of My Hero Academia, as well big licenses from Denpa and Discotek Media, and even the long awaited news of a release date for the North American theatrical debut of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train! And just when we thought we were done covering news the first time, we had to add even more before we round out the show! Join us next time as we go over our favorite series, releases, etc from the past year in our annual Best of Manga episode!! Subscribe to our Patreon at $3 or more to get an exclusive sneak peek at the first few episodes of Colton and Sakaki's newest podcast: Another Day, Another Adventure! A podcast dedicated to covering every Dragon Ball cartoon ever! Including every tv anime, movie, special, you name it! For a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-153-a-silent-voice/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Winner of our anime poll News: 04:25 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga for March 06:45 - February Bookscan List 16:01 - My Hero Academia enters "Final Act" 19:05 - Latest run of Paru Itagaki's Beast Complex ends 20:33 - Living Room Matsunaga ends 22:16 - New Game will end with 13th volume 22:56 - Hiroto Wada ends Stitch and the Samurai, begins new manga 24:11 - New Fate manga 28:11 - Azu's new manga 28:51- Waka Hirako’s new manga 30:02 - Koji Aihara’s new manga 31:30 - New Rumic Theater one-shot 33:26 - Makoto Hagino is preparing next project 33:59 - Yuu Watase plans to resumes Arata the Legend 34:36 - Viz no longer holds Cheeky Angel license (as well as Kodansha USA with Animal Land) 39:02 - Zipman!! now available digitally from Viz 41:08 - Denpa licenses Char’s Counterattack - Beltorchika’s Children - & They Were Eleven 45:14 - Square Enix licenses My Isekai Life manga 46:44 - One Peace Books licenses 51:50 - Tokyopop licenses Her Royal Highness Seems to be Angry 53:24 - Ablaze licenses The Breaker 55:46 - Yen Press licenses 58:13 - Cross Infinite World licenses Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami 59:37 - Kodansha USA’s new licenses 1:08:30 - Kodansha USA rebranding 1:11:37 - More Seven Seas Light Novel editorial overreach controversy, offers revised editions of previously overedited books 1:15:45 - Department of Justice conducts Antitrust review of Sony’s proposed acquisition of Crunchyroll 1:19:30 - Yasuo Otsuka & Minako Shiba passes away 1:21:46 - Mieruko-chan anime announced 1:23:16 - New Junji Ito collection anime announced 1:25:29 - Yashahime will have second season 1:26:32 - Attack on Titan final season continuing this Winter 2022 1:27:30 - Discotek licenses Dear Brother, Sgt. Frog and more!! 1:37:41 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train opening in North American theaters on April 23rd 1:40:12 - Jujutsu Kaisen gets anime film adapting Volume 0 this winter 1:41:06 - Gege Akutami plans to end Jujutsu Kaisen within 2 years 1:43:19 - Black Clover gets anime film 1:44:45 - New Black Clover & Dr. Stone Popularity Polls 1:46:42 - This year’s Free Comic Book Day manga samples 1:47:37 - Phantom Seer ends with final volume to include bonus content 1:51:39 - Build King ends 1:54:46 - Agravity Boys epilogue starts April 30th in Jump Giga 1:55:58 - New Shonen Jump series debut: Blue Box & Ame no Furu 2:00:50 - Soloist in a Cage resumes 2:01:41 - Attack on Titan has ended 2:04:21 - All of To Your Eternity is now available to read on Crunchyroll Manga, as well as on the newest Humble Bundle 2:09:01 - Viz Black Clover Character Popularity Poll results 2:17:10 - Community Shout-Outs!: 2:22:45

Manga Mavericks EP. 153: "A Silent Voice"

4 april 2021 | 209 min

We can't stay silent any longer! We're screaming out our love for A Silent Voice all the way to the moon! Special guests and big friends Vix, Marco Oliveros, and Kory Cerjack join us for a special retrospective of Yoshitoki Oima's heart-wrenching and heartfelt coming of age story! Vix and Marco share their perspectives as teachers based in Japan to discuss how accurately the series depicts bullying culture in Japanese classrooms and the systemic issues that perpetuate it. Vix and Kory also share insights into the challenges faced by students with disabilities, and how ill-equipped a lot of teachers and public schools are to accommodate them. Plus, Kory and Colton reflect on revisiting the series after previously podcasting about it five years ago, and how their thoughts on it have changed or matured since then. We also dig into the series' themes of growth and change, how well it depicts depression and disabilities, and our complicated thoughts on these complicated characters! There's a lot to explore, so take our metaphorical hand as we guide you through this door, rediscovering what this series has to offer and so much more! For a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-154-april-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:22 - Intro News: 02:44 - Seven Seas issues statement regarding edits to Mushoku Tensei and Classroom of the Elite 12:12 - Toei Anime added to Tubi TV 17:34 - Crunchyroll adds all the UY movies 21:45 - Spy x Family anime domain name registered 22:50 - Amazon developing live-action Hellsing 23:45 - Detective Conan OP/ED Poll results 30:04 - One Piece Worldwide Character Popularity Poll provisional results 34:37 - Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd character popularity poll results 38:42 - Chainsaw Man 2nd character popularity poll A Silent Voice Retrospective! 42:03 - Intro & Thoughts on the music in A Silent Voice 43:16 - Guest Introductions 48:31 - Our Histories with the Series 48:54 - Colton’s History 54:12 - Kory’s History 56:08 - Marco’s History 58:40 - Thoughts on the One-Shot 1:00:38 - Yoshitoki Oima’s Background 1:02:00 - Vix’s History 1:03:24 - Lum’s History 1:06:28 - Childhood Bullying & Trauma 1:08:03 - Shoya’s Self-Hate & Redemption Story 1:18:56 - Satoshi 1:25:39 - Miki 1:28:11 - How People’s Formative Experiences Inform Who They Become 1:32:43 - How the Education System Fails to Address Bullying in the Classroom 1:48:57 - Alienation & Isolation 1:50:22 - Naoka 2:00:52 - Psychology of Trauma 2:03:03 - Navigating Trauma in Adulthood 2:04:31 - Support Networks & The Nishimiya Family 2:11:40 - Barriers to Communication for People with Disabilities 2:16:36 - Adaptational Differences in Emphasis 2:18:00 - The Teacher 2:22:14 - Resistance to Change & Social Responsibility in Japanese Society 2:25:03 - Kory’s Hot Take 2:25:30 - Shoko & Deaf Representation in A Silent Voice 2:39:03 - Empathy & Optimism 2:40:53 - Nagatsuka Q&A’s!! 2:44:35 - “How Different are the Manga and the Movie?” 2:47:06 - “Do they Handle Miki Better in the Manga?” 2:50:43 - Comparing the Anime & Manga 2:55:35 - “How Do You Feel About How the Movie Depicts the Relationship Between Bullies and Their Victims?” 3:00:26 - “Thoughts on the Series’ Theme of Collective Guilt?” 3:05:11 - Venting About the Public Schooling System 3:09:53 - Guest-Plugs 3:13:00 - Community Shout-Outs! 3:22:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaY

Manga Mavericks EP. 152: March 2021 News & Simulpubs Roundup

23 mars 2021 | 214 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum catch up on some news, and more importantly, finally get to the newest simulpubs from Shonen Jump and a few other services! First they cover futekiya's first ever simulpub with Pink Heart Jam by Shikke, along with Don't Blush, Sekime-san! from Shigure Tokita on Manga Plus! They also cover some special chapters with the newest chapter of Shokugeki no Sanji from Food Wars duo, Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki, as well as the newly drawn pilot chapter of The Promised Neverland from Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu entitled, We Were Born! After all that is said and done, we cover the newest round of new Shonen Jump titles, starting with the return of two veteran authors with The Elusive Samurai from Yusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom & Neuro) and Witch Watch from Kenta Shinohara (SKET Dance & Astra Lost in Space), as well another series from Kazusa Inaoka (Invade You) with i tell c, and last but not least, Nine Dragons' Ball Parade from Mikiyasu Kamada & Ashibi Fukui, Jump's newest sports manga a whole 7 months after the end of Haikyu! Which new Jump series do our Mavericks think will possibly be axed first!? Tune into the show to find out! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included with this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-152-march-2021-news-simulpubs-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro News: 02:43 - Top 10 Manga Franchises of Fall 2020 08:29 - Most Efficient Selling Manga For Retailers 13:06 - Nagata Kabi's New Series 15:03 - Maki Enjoji and Izumi Miyazono both launch new manga in Petit Comic 16:05 - New Manga from Buronson and Nozaki Hanaichi in Big Comic Zokan 17:39 - New Fist of the North Star spinoff manga about filming a drama 18:50 - New Manga from Kazanna 20:22 - Vertical World to end on April 1st 21:41 - Horimiya ending after 10 years 22:50 - Moriarty the Patriot will continue after all with new arc in April 23:37 - Classic 70's gag manga Gutsy Frog now on Mangamo 25:22 - Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse now being Simulpublished from Kodansha 27:04 - Lum's Licensing List 41:32 - Colton's Licensing List 1:00:41 - Kodansha, Shueshia, & Shogakukan invest in MyAnimeList through a third party allotment 1:03:27 - Laura Takaragawa appointed new VP of Consumer Productions & Licensing Promotions at Viz Media 1:05:03 - Viz Media's Sales in 2020 1:09:35 - Yen Press's sales in 2020 1:11:44 - Comments from Stu Levy about Tokyopop and the industry 1:18:17 - Overall Manga Industry growth in North America and Japan 1:20:22 - Kaiju No. 8 fastest Shonen Jump Plus title to reach 1 million copies in print 1:22:44 - Demon Slayer tops 150 copies in circulation 1:23:42 - Demon Slayer officially #1 all-time Japanese film internationally 1:25:42 - Gotouge nominated for the TIME 100 NEXT List 1:28:43 - Nominees for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Simulpubs: 1:31:03 - Pink Heart Jam by Shikke 1:44:07 - Don't Blush, Sekime-san! by Shigure Tokita 1:49:31 - Shokugeki no Sanji Chapter 2 2:00:20 - The Promised Neverland Pilot Chapter: We Were Born 2:09:04 - The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui 2:25:44 - i tell c (GO INTO THIS ONE BLIND) by Kazusa Inaoka 2:41:09 - Witch Watch by Kenta Shinohara 2:54:01 - Nine Dragons' Ball Parade by Mikiyasu Kamada & Ashibi Fukui 3:10:31 - Community Shout-Outs!: 3:29:11 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support Lu

Manga Mavericks EP. 151: "Shonen Jump's Sex Pest Problem"

14 mars 2021 | 181 min

We’re having a long-overdue conversation about Shonen Jump’s culpability in perpetuating sexism in both its workplace culture and in its series. More specifically, it’s time to have a serious talk about how it has been enabling and rehabilitating not one, not two, but THREE known pedophiles. When I say this podcast was long overdue, I mean it. We originally recorded this way back last August, back when news of Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki’s arrest for groping two female middle school students broke and the ensuing fallout. Dejected and infuriated about the news, we gathered on friends of ours who previously loved Act-Age and were left as similarly furious at Jump’s terrible history with sex pests to vent about our criticisms of the magazine - Twitter friends Your Anime Guy and RinReadsManga, and Kendra from the My Hero Academia Podcast and View from the Top! Haikyu!! podcast. For context, we recorded this podcast on August 22nd 2020, two weeks after Matsuki’s arrest and before… everything that happened afterward. It’s astonishing and bewildering how many stories involving Jump and pedophiles have propagated recently, and even if this podcast was recorded before many of these stories occurred, I think our conversation addresses a lot of ever-relevant points on what Jump’s done wrong in the past when it comes to dealing with offending mangaka in their employ and their culpability in perpetuating a sexist culture that attracts such sex pests to work for them. I hope you’ll listen to our criticisms and calls to action with an open-mind, and that this will be part of a continuing conversation calling out Jump and any institution that feels comfortable in perpetuating sexist attitudes that endanger and victimize women and children. Also please keep in mind this is not our be-all, end-all podcast for calling out sexism in the anime and manga industry as a whole either. This podcast was recorded in response to the Matsuki news so we approached this topic from the perspective of Shonen Jump and Act-Age fans specifically, but there are more angles to the problems of sexism in the industry and community than what we could address from that lens in this podcast. That’s a much bigger, broader conversation that will require us to gather a lot more voices to give their input, and we intend to follow up on this podcast to address those necessary points and perspectives in the future. So, with all that context and those disclaimers given… well, there’s no clean way to transition into a conversation this heavy, and I’ve kept you all waiting seven months too long already, so let’s just jump in. For a complete list of links and shout-outs included with this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-151-shonen-jumps-sex-pest-problem/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro & Context for the Podcast 13:00 - Guest Introductions & Recap of Jump’s History with Sex Pests 17:57 - Our Initial Reactions to the News 24:04 - Shiro Usazaki & The Tragedy of Act-Age’s Cancellation 27:54 - Sexist Comedy in Jump 30:34 - Jump’s Handling of the Situation 32:05 - Reconciling Media Made by Bad People 34:01 - Jump’s Systemic Sexism 38:15 - Jump’s History with Rehabilitating Sex Pests 49:03 - Hopes for Shiro Usazaki 51:57 - Acknowledging the Victims 56:36 - Predators in Plain Sight 58:26 - Shueshia’s Priorities 1:08:25 - Reconciling Personal Feelings on Formative Media with their Problematic Creators 1:21:43 - Insufficient Action 1:23:47 - Why We Can’t Forgive 1:29:33 - Visit Your Local Library 1:31:38 - The Objectification of Women & Girls in Jump 1:47:40 - Jump’s Sexist Bro Culture 2:05:19 - Changing Tides 2:11:50 - Lessons Jump Must Learn 2:17:20 - Ethically Consuming Media as Fans 2:35:04 - Conversation Conclusion & Guest Plugs 2:41:35 - Community Shout-Outs 2:57:43 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mang

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #48: Detective Conan 'Episode One'

6 mars 2021 | 124 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies continues our coverage of TMS’s newly-dubbed releases of Detective Conan movies by going back to the beginning - literally! That’s right, we’re covering Detective Conan Episode “One” - the 20th-anniversary anime special remaking the show’s first episode! This special was the first Detective Conan movie released on home video in the US in nearly a decade, and the first chance most people got to experience the new dub cast TMS has assembled for the series! This is also actually the first podcast covering these new dubbed Detective Conan movies we did; we recorded this when the special came out last July, but didn’t get around to editing it until recently. But with Detective Conan’s 1000th episode right around the corner, now’s the perfect time to release this podcast and revisit this retelling! Joining us are none other than the curators of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition Twitter and blog, Sakaki and Jecka! Together we share our thoughts on the new dub, including our favorite new voices and the ones from the old FUNi dub we miss the most. We also discuss how the special expands the show’s first episode into a full-length film, digging into the added scenes, gratuitous cameos, and other adaptational differences between the special, the first episode, and the manga’s first chapter! So join us as we investigate the case of whether one truth still prevails! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of links mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-movies-48-detective-conan-episode-one/ Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series, or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 150: Our 5 Year Anniversary Spectacular!!

2 mars 2021 | 190 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we celebrate our 5 year anniversary by going over the results of our latest survey, as well as our favorite episodes of the show, moments, guests and more! And it wouldn't be a celebration without our friends VlordGTZ (host of the Demon Slayer & Shaman King Podcasts), Sakaki (Founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition blog & Twitter), and last but not least, Maxy Barnard (Founder of Friendship, Effort, Victory! and all around lover of comics)! Big thanks to them for joining us in celebrating half a decade of the podcast, as well as special thanks to everyone who took our survey, or has ever listened to or contributed to the show! Your support makes what we do possible and worthwhile! Subscribe to our Patreon at $3 or more to get an exclusive sneak peek at the first few episodes of Colton and Sakaki's newest podcast: Another Day, Another Adventure! A podcast dedicated to covering every Dragon Ball cartoon ever! Including every tv anime, movie, special, you name it! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of links mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-150-our-5-year-anniversary-spectacular/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Email from a Listener!! 10:59 - Intro 17:01 - Our General Demographics 22:49 - General Podcast Questions 31:31 - Favorite Podcast Segments/Simulpub Coverage 41:10 - How Should we Handle Licensing News? 51:44 - Favorite Podcast Thumbnails 1:06:15 - Favorite Intros/Skits 1:17:45 - Favorite Guests 1:44:21 - Favorite Manga Mavericks Episode 1:59:19 - Favorite Manga Mavericks @ Movies Episode 2:07:50 - Favorite Manga Fights Episode 2:16:28 - Favorite Lum Squad Episode 2:22:35 - Favorite Special Episode 2:33:34 - Favorite Manga Mavericks Moment 2:39:29 - What Were the Most Important Manga News Stories in 2020? 2:40:48 - Listener's Favorite Manga in 2020 2:42:36 - What Type of Patron Bonus Pod Would Listeners Like to See More Of? 2:45:41 - Who and What Listeners Would Like to Hear on the Podcast 2:51:08 - Final Thoughts from Listeners/Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

#Lum Squad #05: "Some Like It Hot Springs Emblem!"

1 mars 2021 | 166 min

Hello darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! Continuing our read-through of Viz’s rerelease of the manga, we cover volume 7! This volume prominently features Onsen-Mark... sorry, “Hot Springs Emblem.” We still need to get used to that. But hey, his name change may leave us cold but some like it Hot Springs Emblem so who are we to judge? Anyway, everyone’s favorite bewildered and beleaguered educator gets the spotlight in a lot of chapters this volume, building off of the Tomobiki High-centric stories and Teachers vs Students conflict established last time. But this volume also features the notable returns of some old frenemies - Kurama and Tobimaro! Coincidentally, both are out for Mendo's head - in more ways than one! Man, Mendo gets into a lot of trouble in this volume, doesn’t he? We also talk about the series’s pop culture references, color pages, character dynamics, and so much more in another lengthy but jam-packed discussion of one of the series’ most eclectic volumes yet! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:23 - Intro & Halloween Tangent 03:28 - Volume 7 Overview 05:26 - Super Musashi, Spirit to the Heavens! 14:37 - Musashi, in Training! 18:36 - Bad Boy Musashi, Be a Man! 24:09 - Terror of the Willow Ghost?! 32:12 - Enemy Ten 39:06 - Fossil Backcountry 43:26 - Cavity Wars 46:28 - Wish Away the Jade Blossom in the Tub 51:03 - Domestic Spat Settlement 56:29 - The Grateful Raccoon 59:43 - Mendo Residence Masquerade Ball 1:05:29 - Onsen-Mark Character Analysis 1:06:46 - Kurama Again! 1:24:51 - Sealed with a Kiss! 1:36:29 - Goodbye, Covenant! 1:47:09 - Message in a Bottle 1:52:28 - Ghastly Gastronomy! 1:59:28 - Baseball Shenanigans 2:05:10 - Spicy Camping Calamity 2:11:12 - Paranormal Peachy Parable 2:18:47 - The Perfidy of the Sakura Triplets 2:26:17 - Dolphin Dating and Beach Babe Patrol 2:33:10 - Keep Our Beaches Clean 2:38:34 - Data Files & Count Columns 2:41:21 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “Kokoroboisona” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 149: February 2021 News Roundup!

23 februari 2021 | 174 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're finally back to cover the truck load of news we've been meaning to cover, or at least as much as we could before EVEN MORE started popping up afterwards, but we'll get those eventually! For right now, we have 40 minutes worth of serialization news alone to discuss, along with the newest lists from both Bookscan and the New York Times! Afterwards we have some new licenses to cover, along with some controversies involving MediBang and INKR involving insultingly low translation rates. We also discuss a lot of movie and anime news, as Demon Slayer: Mugen Train continues to dominate the box office and Detective Conan preparing to reach its 1000th episode!! There's just a lot going on, but we do our best to cover as much of it as we can in just under three hours! Join us next time as we celebrate our 5th anniversary on our 150th episode!! Subscribe to our Patreon at $3 or more to get an exclusive sneak peek at the first few episodes of Colton and Sakaki's newest podcast: Another Day, Another Adventure! A podcast dedicated to covering every Dragon Ball cartoon ever! Including every tv anime, movie, special, you name it! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-149-february-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Patreon Shout-out/New Podcast!! 06:15 - YALSA Top Graphic Novels for Teens 2020 08:35 - NYT Lists for January & February 12:06 - Bookscan Lists for December & January 22:55 - Bookscan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels for 2020 27:10 - Land of the Lustrous goes on hiatus 28:01 - Blue Exorcist takes 2 month hiatus 28:45 - Ancient Magus Bride hiatus update 29:41 - More details about Seven Deadly Sins sequel 30:59 - Paru Itagaki’s new series: Bota Bota 32:42 - Negi Haruba’s new Sentai series 34:03 - Seo Kouji’s new series (which may or not be inspired by Quintessential Quintuplets) 35:28 - Erica Sakurazawa’s new manga 36:23 - Yu Aida’s new manga 37:10 - Seishi Kishimoto’s new manga 39:22 - Hiroshi Shiibashi’s new manga 40:26 - Koyoharu Goutoge’s plan for their next manga 41:58 - Children of the Whales & Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction nearing their ends 43:04 - Somari and the Guardian of the Forest prematurely ends due the author’s worsening health 43:36 - Days ends 44:19 - Ajin: Demi-Human ends 46:33 - Cells at Work & Code Black ends 48:57 - Love Me For Who I Am ends 49:45 - City ends 51:02 - Attack on Titan ends this April 53:11 - A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow will end with 9th volume 53:44 - Abyss Rage ends 54:34 - Platinum End manga ends, getting an anime this fall 2021 58:17 - Summer Time Rendering ends, getting an anime and live action 59:16 - Hell’s Paradise ends, getting an anime 1:00:05 - Agravity Boys ends, getting digital volumes from Viz 1:01:01 - Moriking & Our Blood Oath ends 1:02:39 - Next Round of New Jump Series 1:09:55 - Manga Plus adds Don’t Blush, Sekime-san 1:11:18 - So I’m a Spider, So What manga being simulpubed 1:11:59 - Local manga cancels localization of Prince Noir 1:12:59 - Sekai Project cancels GATE manga release 1:14:20 - New licensor: Coze Manga 1:17:08 - Tuttle publishing slated to release I Am a Cat 1:18:27 - Seven Seas licenses Sarazanmai anthology 1:18:54 - New Yen Press Licenses 1:24:54 - Dark Horse to release Vampire Hunter D novel omnibus 1:25:53 - New Kodansha Licenses 1:33:58 - MediBang & INKR translation rate controversies 1:41:49 - FUNimation faces lawsuit for violating Americans with Disabilities Act 1:45:29 - Crunchyroll officially updates manga reader to html5 1:46:36 - Print Market in Japan decreased only by 1% in 2020 1:49:50 - Adult graphic novels sales jump in 2020 1:52:20 - Kodansha taking a strict stance against illegal uploads 1:52:59 - Japanese government

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #47: Case Closed: Sunflowers of Inferno

5 februari 2021 | 57 min

#Lum Squad #04: "New Year, New Chapters, New Podcast!"

1 februari 2021 | 136 min

Hello, darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! We went back on an unexpected hiatus again last year, but hey, Viz’s second attempt to release UY in the 90s also unceremoniously stopped too. As they say, the third time’s the charm, and at least we’ve come back for our third try much faster than they did! Much like Viz’s regular releases of the series, we’re dedicated to resuming regular episodes of this podcast, which in our case will be monthly releases on the last friday of every month from here on out! We’ve already got some episodes banked and planned, and with more manga coming out and Discotek bringing the movies out later this year, there’ll always be plenty to talk about! Our plans for the next couple of episodes involve catching back up on the manga, starting with volume 6; the first volume featuring newly translated UY chapters from Viz in over 20 years! We excitedly discuss the first appearances of prominent characters like Kotastu Neko and Ryoko Mendou, the recurring conflict between the Tomobiki students and their teachers, and some classic stories playing around with japanese history and alien biology! Afterward, we dig into one of AC’s favorite hobbies - anime cel collecting! AC explains the history of cells, what the Urusei Yatsura cel market is like, and some of his favorite gets and most regretful misses. AC’s tips and tricks of the trade will be sure to help you get a start on building an awesome anime cel collection of your very own! So grab some tasty taiyaki and curl up in your comfiest kotatsu, and chill out listening to another lively episode of #Lum Squad! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of links included in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2021/lum-squad-04-new-year-new-chapters-new-podcast/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:23 - Intro & Updates 03:19 - Volume 6 Discussion 09:33 - Adverse Effects 16:26 - Urgent Prayers 21:03 - Sun Goddess Banquet 25:25 - The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle 31:02 - Copy de Date 37:41 - Those were the days, PC! 39:52 - Hornless?! 45:52 - Studying Mayhem 49:24 - There’s a Cat on the Stairs! 53:33 - Pickled 57:43 - Forget-the-Year Party! 1:00:16 - A Strange New Year on the Mendo Estate 1:03:23 - Tales of a Wandering Snowman 1:08:14 - The Coffee Shop Ban 1:13:12 - Locker Inspections 1:16:13 - Alien Invasion 1:20:55 - Valentine’s Delusion 1:25:50 - Deadly Peril in the Classroom 1:28:07 - Mendo Siblings! Part 1 1:31:56 - Mendo Siblings! Part 2 1:34:32 - Hello, Sailor Suits! 1:37:02 - A Gift from Ten 1:40:12 - Volume 6 Final Thoughts: Class 2-4 vs. Onsen-Mark 1:44:36 - Topic: Anime Cel Collecting! 2:09:41 - Wrap-Up & Future Plans Music Featured: “Finger Dancin’” from the Urusei Yatsura OST “Kokoroboisona” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 148: "Blank Canvas"

26 januari 2021 | 129 min

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * Art is hard. Did you know that? If not, Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical memoir of her “so-called artist’s journey,” Blank Canvas, will school you in the fundamentals! To help us navigate Higashimura’s memories, we’re joined by Jenny McKeon, who translated the series for Seven Seas and is a seasoned comics artist herself! Jenny shares her experiences as both a manga translator and artist, sharing her insights into Higashimura’s chronicle and the relatability of her experiences. Plus, Lum shares their perspective on the series as someone who went to art school and in fact first read the series when they were still IN art school, and all the ways in which Higashimura’s experiences reflected their own. More than a chronicle of her early career, Blank Canvas is a tribute to Higashimura’s late mentor, Hidaka-sensei, and the impact he had on her and the grief and guilt she still carries for taking him for granted. It’s a very raw, emotionally-charged story that is sure to resonate with anyone with similar experiences, and we somehow manage to talk about it all without crying (though we came dangerously close)! So have a good laugh and cry with us as we embark on this journey into Higashimura’s past! Also, as a reminder - we’re approaching both the 150th episode of this podcast, and even more significantly - our 5th year anniversary! What will we do to commemorate our 150th episode? Why, our annual Manga Mavericks survey of course! But this won’t be a normal yearly survey, no, this one will encompass the entirety of the podcast’s history from our very first episode in 2016 to the present! You can vote for your favorite episodes, guests, moments, and so much more from the past five years of the show as well as your favorite manga and news stories! The survey is open until Sunday morning, January 31st, so you have just a bit over three weeks to submit your entries! We look forward to seeing your guys’ feedback and discussing the results of the survey on our upcoming 150th episode spectacular - celebrating the 5th anniversary of this podcast is gonna be a magical moment! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-148-blank-canvas-my-so-called-artists-journey/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 02:26 - Introducing Jenny 05:00 - Background of Blank Canvas 08:07 - Jenny’s Experiences with Blank Canvas & Akiko Higashimura 10:12 - Jenny’s Background with Manga 19:00 - Jenny’s Experiences as a Translator 30:20 - Translation Insights on Blank Canvas 35:41 - A Day in the Life of a Manga Translator 40:50 - Jenny’s Experiences in Comics 45:08 - Higashimura, Hidaka-sensei, and Dealing with Death 52:56 - Blank Canvas’ Emotional Authenticity 58:33 - Higashimura’s Artist Anecdotes & Advice 1:01:24 - Higashimura’s Other Manga 1:03:06 - Higashimura’s Friends 1:05:36 - Artist Block & Life Advice for Artists 1:16:13 - Insights on the Life of a Mangaka 1:27:22 - Blank Canvas’ Appeal as an Autobio Comic 1:31:26 - Reconciling Grief and Guilt 1:37:32 - Final Thoughts & Overall Recommendation 1:44:36 - Round-Up & Plugs 1:49:00 - Q&A: How does Blank Canvas compare with other Akiko Higashimura manga available in english? 1:53:33 - Community Shout-Outs: 2:01:20 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to s

Manga Mavericks EP. 147: Dorohedoro

19 januari 2021 | 192 min

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!* (https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq) On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum travel to the Hole to take a look at Q Hayashida's Dorohedoro! A violent but wholesome tale of mystery and intrigue, as lizard man Caiman and his gyoza shop owner friend, Nikaido, search for answers about who he is and where he came from, but thats only scratching the surface of everything this series has to offer! We're joined by special guests and superfans, such as returning guests, Marion from the Good Friends Anime Club podcast and cosplayer extraordinaire Diana Soreil, as well as new guest, Ely, to talk about as much Dorohedoro as we can in one sitting! Special thanks to our lovely patrons on our Patreon whose support helped us acquire a good portion of the manga to be able to read for this episode! Unfortunately, we also have to start the episode off with addressing some not so good news involving a few now known sex criminals from the manga industry on both sides of the pond. One of them we'd previously had as a guest on our show before, but are taking the necessary steps towards removing them and any mentions of them from our show as not to associate ourselves with them. Afterwards though, you can hear about some actual good news including some small but exciting changes to our Patreon, as well as the celebration around the 1000th chapter of One Piece! But anyway, start ordering your gyoza now, because you'll be craving it after listening to us gush about Q Hayashida's masterpiece! Enjoy! Our survey has been extended until Sunday morning, January 31st, which means two more weeks to submit your entries! We look forward to seeing your guys’ feedback and discussing the results of the survey on our upcoming 150th episode spectacular - celebrating the 5th anniversary of this podcast is gonna be a magical moment! For a complete list of Links and Community Shout-Outs included with this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-147-dorohedoro/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: Before the Show: 00:00 - Update on the sentence of Tatsuya Matsuki 01:38 - Translator Stefan Koza arrested for possession and distribution of CP On With the Show: 12:51 - Intro 15:16 - Patreon Updates! 25:16 - One Piece reaches 1000 chapters!! 30:18 - Dorohedoro Discussion 2:55:08 - Community Shout-Outs! 3:02:59 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #46: "Lupin III: The First"

15 januari 2021 | 147 min

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * Manga Mavericks @ Movies’ first episode of 2021 is none other than Lupin III: The First! While it’s not the first Lupin film we’ve covered on this podcast, it is a first for the franchise; its first 3DCG animated feature! Vix joins us to discuss our theatrical experience with the film, discussing it’s historical influences, homages to the franchise, and how the series’ iconic designs were translated into and animated in CG. This podcast is like a diary of our thoughts on the film, but unlike Bresson’s, it doesn’t contain any world-ending secrets! Or, does it?... Also, as a reminder - we’re approaching both the 150th episode of this podcast, and even more significantly - our 5th year anniversary! What will we do to commemorate our 150th episode? Why, our annual Manga Mavericks survey of course! But this won’t be a normal yearly survey, no, this one will encompass the entirety of the podcast’s history from our very first episode in 2016 to the present! You can vote for your favorite episodes, guests, moments, and so much more from the past five years of the show as well as your favorite manga and news stories! The survey is open until Sunday morning, January 31st, so you have just a bit over three weeks to submit your entries! We look forward to seeing your guys’ feedback and discussing the results of the survey on our upcoming 150th episode spectacular - celebrating the 5th anniversary of this podcast is gonna be a magical moment! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:10 - Intro & Survey Reminder 03:42 - Lupin III: The First review 2:06:00 - Wrap-Up 2:18:54 - ??? Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 146: "Fruits Basket"

10 januari 2021 | 189 min

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * They’re all animals!… as well as tragic victims of familial abuse. That’s right, we’re starting off the year by taking a look back at Natsuki Takaya’s generation-defining shojo classic, Fruits Basket, a manga exploring a family curse that’s both literal and metaphorical. The original Fruits Basket anime was a childhood fave for LumRanmaYasha, but this was their first experience reading the manga all the way through! Joining Lum to celebrate the series are none other than the hosts of the Fruits Basket podcast Let’s Stay Together, Ellen and Kayla! Together they discuss the various characters and how they overcome their individual and collective traumas and fears, the series’ messages about necessity of change and growth, and the series’ thesis about the transformative power of kindness. Plus we chat up our favorite characters and relationships, thoughts on the anime adaptations, our favorite fruit to put in a basket and so much more! Everything changes and everybody changes, but what hasn’t changed is our love for this series! Thanks again to Ellen and Kayla for joining me to discuss FuruBa! Please make sure to listen to Let’s Stay Together for even more comprehensive coverage of the series, and their new Fullmetal Alchemist podcast Equivalent Exchange going through the series in the same format! Also, as a reminder - we’re approaching both the 150th episode of this podcast, and even more significantly - our 5th year anniversary! What will we do to commemorate our 150th episode? Why, our annual Manga Mavericks survey of course! But this won’t be a normal yearly survey, no, this one will encompass the entirety of the podcast’s history from our very first episode in 2016 to the present! You can vote for your favorite episodes, guests, moments, and so much more from the past five years of the show as well as your favorite manga and news stories! The survey is open until Sunday morning, January 24th, so you have just a bit over three weeks to submit your entries! We look forward to seeing your guys’ feedback and discussing the results of the survey on our upcoming 150th episode spectacular - celebrating the 5th anniversary of this podcast is gonna be a magical moment! For a complete list of Links and Community Shout-Outs included with this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-146-fruits-basket/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:15 - Intro & Survey Reminder 03:53 - Introducing Ellen & Kayla of Let’s Stay Together 06:13 - The Premise of Fruits Basket 09:49 - How Did We Get Into Fruits Basket? 10:00 - Kayla 10:53 - Ellen 13:02 - LumRanmaYasha 16:53 - Maturing with the Series 19:15 - Central Theme: “Everything Changes, Everybody Changes” 23:00 - Akito 29:20 - Yuki 31:45 - The Old Sohma Family Maid 34:33 - Yuki’s Character Arc 41:48 - The Supposed Family Curse 43:57 - The True Family Curse 47:45 - Forgiveness & Healing in Abusive Relationships 49:41 - The Transformative Power of Kindness 53:28 - Yuki & Kyo’s Rivalry 55:31 - Tohru’s Growth 59:58 - Ritsu’s.... Lack of Anything 1:01:04 - Why Kindness Can Be Life-Changing 1:05:35 - Doing What You Can For Someone 1:08:23 - Hiro’s Jealousy 1:11:16 - You Can’t Go Through Life Without Being Hurt 1:14:43 - Forgiving Yourself & Others 1:19:43 - Shigure 1:21:43 - Kyo 1:24:18 - Realizing Authority Figures Don’t Control You 1:25:41 - Machi 1:29:46 - Scapegoating vs. Trying to Understand People For Who They Are 1:34:25 - Momiji 1:37:23 - Haru 1:40:29 - The Student Council Q&A’s: 1:44:08 - Is There a Character You Liked Before and Now Dislike, and Vice-Versa? 1:55:33 - Particular Relationships We Like the Most? 2:15:03 - Is Akito Redeemable? 2:18:12 - Message That Most Resonated with Us? 2:22:38 - Favorite Character, and Characters Our Opinions

Manga Mavericks EP. 145: "Burn the Witch"

1 januari 2021 | 115 min

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * Tite Kubo’s traded in Soul Reapers for Witches and Hollows for Dragons in his newest manga, but his storytelling is no less enchanting! To discuss what makes Kubo’s new series Burn the Witch so spellbinding, we’re delighted to have on the magically talented localization team for the series from Viz with us today - editor Pancha Diaz (Death Note, Skip Beat), translator Jan Mitsuko Cash (Happy Sugar Life, Toradora), and letterer Vanessa Satone (One Piece, Tokyo Ghoul)! It’s always a pleasure when we can invite the localization team of a series on the show to share their perspectives and experiences on the work. We had a lot of fun doing that with Kaiju No. 8 recently, and since Burn the Witch was such a big new series what with it being Tite Kubo’s follow-up to Bleach and all, we really wanted to have an in-depth conversation about it! We discuss Pancha, Jan, and Vanessa’s career journeys, their experience working on Burn the Witch, and their thoughts on the series, how it compares with Bleach, and where we hope to see the story go next! We also have some exciting news to announce! We’re approaching both the 150th episode of this podcast, and even more significantly - our 5th year anniversary! That’s right, we’ve been doing this podcast for nearly half a decade now! Crazy how much time flies when you’re having fun. And of course, we want to celebrate our 5th year anniversary and we’re going to do so on our 150th episodes, which will come out right around our original premiere date all those years ago around the end of January. What will we do to commemorate our 150th episode? Why, our annual Manga Mavericks survey of course! But this won’t be a normal yearly survey, no, this one will encompass the entirety of the podcast’s history from our very first episode in 2016 to the present! You can vote for your favorite episodes, guests, moments, and so much more from the past five years of the show as well as your favorite manga and news stories. But that’s not all, because we want to give back to our listeners for supporting us these past five years, and we’re doing so with another manga giveaway! All survey takers will be entered for a chance to win a free manga volume of their choosing from our catalog, which includes fresh hits like Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun and High Score Girl to classics like Video Girl Ai and even some old Shonen Jump issues! To top it off, you can earn even more entries in the giveaway if you guys also write us a review on Apple Podcasts between now and when the survey closes and send proof of your review to us via our e-mail at [email protected] or Twitter, and if you send us an e-mail sharing your thoughts on the show and your experiences with it since you’ve started listening! By doing all three you can potentially triple your chances of winning a free manga volume in our giveaway! The survey is open until Sunday morning, January 24th, so you have just a bit over three weeks to submit your entries! We look forward to seeing your guys’ feedback and discussing the results of the survey on our upcoming 150th episode spectacular - celebrating the 5th anniversary of this podcast is gonna be a magical moment! Check out this podcast's webpage for a full list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-145-burn-the-witch/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Announcing the Manga Mavericks 5th Anniversary Survey! 04:03 - Introductions 06:17 - Pancha’s Fandom & Career History 09:13 - Vanessa’s Fandom & Career History 15:00 - Jan’s Fandom & Career History 22:08 - Fun with Translating Puns 26:16 - Pancha’s Experiences with Bleach 29:03 - Kubo’s Worldbuilding in Bleach & Burn the Witch 34:53 - Lettering Burn the Witch 36:33 - Localization Differences between th

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #45: Case Closed: The Darkest Nightmare

27 december 2020 | 64 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 144: Mangamo Spotlight

22 december 2020 | 143 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton take a closer look at the Mangamo app and read a few select titles such as the award winning MMO rom-com Loving Yamada at LV999!, the hilariously cruel Dropkick on My Devil, and the harrowing but thoughtful gender identity story of I Wanna Be Your Girl. They also take a look at even some more recent additions to the app with The Most Tsundere Boss in History and The Warrior Demigods, Champions of Sparta! The Mangamo app is available on both iOS and Android devices for $4.99 month, so be sure to go and check it out today! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of the links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-144-mangamo-spotlight/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:05 - The Promised Neverland: A Mother's Determination News: 10:23 - 2 New Sukeban Deka manga 11:48 - New one-shot from Shiro Usazaki 13:07 - Shangri-La Frontier added to Crunchyroll Manga and other platforms as simulpub 14:55 - Viz is now releasing Mission: Yozakura Family digitally 16:53 - New licenses from Kaiten Books 20:21 - Sony’s purchase of Crunchyroll finalized at 1.175 billion 23:13 - Kirby Morrow has passed away 24:50 - Yoko Kamio launches English website 26:14 - Way of the Househusband anime coming to Netflix in 2021 28:14 - Kanojo mo Kanojo gets an anime 29:17 - Yoshiyuki Tomino is developing 3 new projects 29:50 - Rumiko Takahashi receives Japan Medal with Purple Ribbon 30:39 - Demon Slayer & Kyoharu Gotouge continues to break records 33:07 - NHK's Sailor Moon poll results 36:39 - Mangamo now available on Android devices 37:27 - The Most Tsundere Boss in History and The Warrior Demigods, Champions of Sparta now available on Mangamo 50:42 - Mangamo to feature comics from Dark Horse (Usagi Yojimbo, Lone Wolf and Cub, etc) Mangamo Spotlight: 55:11 - Loving Yamada at LV999! by Mashiro 1:15:53 - Dropkick on my Devil! by Yukiwo 1:35:03 - I Wanna Be Your Girl by Takase Umi 2:06:29 - Community Shout-Outs! 2:13:37 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 143: Winter News Special 2020!

16 december 2020 | 178 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum spend most of the time just catching up on the news, including Oricon's list of the top 10 highest selling manga series from the past year (in which case, number 1 WILL surprise you!), as well as some shake ups in the anime/manga industry that may or may not have already happened by the time this episode has been released. We also talk about some new additions to the Shonen Jump app such as new series, Sakamoto Days, as well as one of two new character centric one shots from The Promised Neverland! There is plenty more that our Mavericks discuss, so much more that we had to save some news for next week's episode! So until then, cozy up and brace yourselves for the winter season, as you listen to your friendly neighborhood Mavericks. <3 Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of the links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-143-winter-news-special-2020/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro News: 02:07 - Tatsuya Matsuki admits to indecent act charge in court 04:24 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga Lists for November and December 07:17 - Bookscan Lists for October and November 20:17 - Oricon's List of Top Selling Manga in Japan by Series 2020 44:01 - Why we will not be covering Build King or anymore of Shimabukuro's works 46:35 - Sakamoto Days 56:09 - The Promised Neverland: Seeing The Sky of Freedom 1:04:42 - Deadpool: Samurai manga now on Jump+ 1:06:34 - Sui Ishida’s upcoming new manga 1:07:30 - Seven Deadly Sins sequel coming January 2021 1:08:34 - New Gundam spinoffs 1:10:35 - Shaman King shojo spinoff about the Hana-Gumi 1:12:10 - Chainsaw Man news 1:17:37 - We Never Learn (seems to be) ending 1:18:41 - Moriarty the Patriot enters climax of Final Problem arc, possibly series 1:19:23 - Farewell, My Dear Cramer ends in December 1:19:56 - Attack on Titan 1% to 2% from completion 1:21:17 - Burn the Witch Season 2 may not come as soon as previously thought? 1:23:34 - Masashi Kishimoto takes over writing duties for Boruto manga 1:27:42 - Final volumes of Demon Slayer and Yuuna of the Haunted Hot Springs to contain extra manga pages 1:30:18 - Seven Seas Airship light novel line 1:32:22 - Viz Media releasing Devil's Candy & World Peace under Viz Originals line 1:34:04 - Lum's Licensing List 1:51:13 - Colton Licensing List 2:16:23 - We're New at This & Beauty and the Beast of the Lost Paradise from Kodansha 2:18:13 - Publishing Monopolies in danger of happening 2:24:01 - Sony "close" to acquiring Crunchyroll (already happened) 2:25:58 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train film is currently 2nd highest grossing Japanese film of all time 2:33:48 - My Hero Academia Movie & Popularity Poll Results 2:45:05 - Community Shout-Outs! 2:51:42 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 142: "Kase-san and.... a Podcast!"

14 december 2020 | 123 min

Just when you thought you polished off the last of your Thanksgiving leftovers, LGBThanksgiving concludes with one last juicy podcast stuffed full of queer manga goodness! Hope you’re hungry, because this is a big one - our retrospective of the defining yuri manga of the 2010’s, Kase-san! We couldn’t digest a series this savory by ourselves, so we invited on some yuri connoisseurs to help us devour all the gay girly goodness - TomoChoco hosts Kit and Sarah and returning guest Erica Friedman, founder of Okazu and Yuricon! Together we feast on the wonderful bounty of yuri loveliness Kase-san provides, including its resilient publication history, the sweet relationship of its central couple, its mature exploration of their libidos, how it boldly graduates them from high school to college, and so much more! Though, we also go on many tangents too, discussing an assortment of sorta related things like how much better Tokyo’s transit is compared to New York’s, the best anime to watch at the gym, dubs vs. subs, and other random things! But we mostly keep it on track to talk about Kase, and everything we love about this trailblazing, decade-spanning yuri staple! And with all that said, this podcast brings us to the end of LGBThanksgiving! I apologize for the delay on this last installment - I didn’t mean for it to release this half-way into December instead of the end of November, but like I said last time, sometimes it’s good to let Thanksgiving bleed into Christmas rather than the other way around for once. But I want to give my big hearty thanks to all our wonderful guests these past few episodes - Jocelyne Allen, Anne Ishii, Jax Cottrell, Kit, Sarah, and Erica - and a big thank you to all our listeners for enjoying our conversations with them! We definitely plan to cover a lot more queer manga on the show next year, so look forward to having another gay old time with us on more queer occaisions in the future! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of the links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-142-kase-san-and-a-podcast/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 04:08 - Kase-san Retrospective 1:49:30 - Community Shout-Outs! 1:56:12 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Hanako Oku - “Kimi no Egao (album ver.)” Minami Takashima & Ayane Sakura - “Asu e no Tobira”

Manga Mavericks EP. 141: Noir Caeser & Hanakotoba w/Jax Cottrell

26 november 2020 | 116 min

Just in time for the turkey day itself, LGBThanksgiving continues with another special interview! We’ve spotlighted manga localizers before, but on this episode we’re excited to host on the show someone who’s making their own manga, and has been doing great work sharing theirs and others’ diverse voices and perspectives by producing manga, animation, blog posts, analysis videos, interviews, merchandise and apparel, and so much more! Jaqueline-Elizabeth "Jax" Cottrell is the digital content strategist for Noir Caeser Entertainment and one of the most amazingly prolific and multi-talented people in anime fandom! Jax joins us to chat about their journey from fan to professional, sharing their background as an anime fan, how they got started with Noir Ceaser, and their new manga - Hanakotoba: The Language of Flowers! They also share their thoughts on the Black anime community, making spaces for Black fans and creators, and the importance of authentic and accurate representation. Plus, we chat about Jax's phenomenal video essays, the extensive research they did while writing Hanakotoba, their journey into voice-acting - and again, so much more! For the complete list of links & shout-outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast’s webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-141-noir-ceaser-hanakotoba-w-jax-cottrell/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 01:44 - Introducing Jax and their background 13:37 - Jax's Fandom and Career History 25:50 - The Black Anime Community 32:15 - Making Spaces for Black Fans and Creators 41:40 - Noir Caeser's Upcoming Projects 45:17 - Hanakotoba: The Language of Flowers 1:12:10 - The Importance of Authentic, Accurate Representation 1:21:14 - Jax's Personal Aspirations 1:33:15 - Jax’s Plugs 1:35:30 - Community Shout-Outs 1:51:58 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow Lum on Twitter at @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 140: "MASSIVE & Gay Manga w/Anne Ishii"

17 november 2020 | 101 min

After our recent retrospective on My Brother's Husband, we were left curious about its creator, Gengoroh Tagame, and the world of gay manga. So we decided to talk to the person who perhaps knows Tagame's work best - Anne Ishii, the translator of My Brother's Husband and ambassador of Tagame's work in the west! Anne is one of the co-founders of Massive Goods, a publisher dedicated to producing gay manga, apparel, and merchandise, and is the executive director of the Asian Arts Initiative. She has done so much over her career, and we explore the breadth of her translation background and work in manga! She shares her insights on Tagame and the writing of My Brother's Husband, thoughts on the future of gay manga, and reveals some exciting news that may color you surprised! We don't want to show our colors just yet, so listen to the podcast and experience the rainbow of gay manga goodness! For a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-140-massive-gay-manga-gengoroh-tagame-w-anne-ishii PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 01:47 - Introducing Anne & the Publication Background of My Brother’s Husband 10:03 - Anne’s Background in Manga 14:12 - Anne’s Experiences as a Manga Translator 17:03 - Anne’s Experiences with Gay Manga and the Origins of Massive 22:42 - Manga Piracy and Reaching Out to Artists 30:00 - The State of Gay Manga & Manga Magazines 34:05 - Dating Apps: The Future of Gay Manga? 38:21 - Massive’s Fashion 42:40 - Representation in Gay Manga 45:37 - The Relationship between BL and Gay Manga 51:52 - The Future of Massive 58:15 - The Origins of My Brother’s Husband 1:05:26 - The Appeal of Gengoroh Tagame’s Erotica 1:10:05 - Was Mike Based on Chris Butcher? 1:12:51 - Translation Insights 1:21:56 - Upcoming Gengoroh Tagame Projects & Announcements from Anne! 1:25:00 - Anne’s Work with the Asian Arts Initiative 1:28:45 - Community Shout-Outs 1:39:11 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow Lum on Twitter at @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 139: "Our Dreams at Dusk"

8 november 2020 | 103 min

Our Dreams at Dusk is a beautiful manga that explores characters across the LGBTQ+ spectrum in different phases of their life, struggling to be accepted for being themselves, and finding a community and support network in one another. It made waves when Seven Seas released it in English last year, and after reading it we knew we had to talk about it on the show! We’ve also brought on a very special guest to discuss the series with us - Jocelyne Allen, translator of Our Dreams at Dusk and so many other amazing manga! Jocelyne shares her insights on the series as its translator, shedding some light on some pivotal scenes and language used in the story. She also discusses her career history in translation, including her early career as a translator for Honda, differences between translating novels and manga, her experiences interpreting, and so much more! We had a delightful conversation with Jocelyne, discussing everything that makes this manga such a dream come true for queer manga fans of all ages! But our dream doesn’t end with this podcast! Throughout this month we’ll be releasing podcasts about different LGBTQ manga in a loose theme month we’re calling LGBThanksgiving! Look forward to more interviews with translators and creators and discussions of beloved series about love in the coming weeks! For the complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-139-our-dreams-at-dusk/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Introducing LGBThanksgiving! Our Dreams At Dusk & Interview with Jocelyne Allen! 05:23 - Introducing Jocelyne & Our Dreams at Dusk 07:30 - Translating “Dareka-san” as “Someone-san” 11:35 - Using Pronouns for “Someone-san” and Misora 16:00 - Tchaiko & Seiichiro: Learning from the Experiences of Queer Elders 18:44 - How Jocelyne Got Into Manga 21:50 - Jocelyne’s Experiences as a Translator 35:24 - Jocelyne’s Experiences Translating Ryoko Ikeda’s Manga! 38:49 - The Slurs & Profanity in Our Dreams at Dusk 46:46 - Utsumi & Koyama, Tasaku & Misora, and Misguided Allyship 49:46 - Queer Identity and Coming Out 53:05 - Understanding Yourself & Wanting to Be Seen For Who You Are 56:00 - Embracing Change 57:12 - The Pacing & The Ending 1:03:24 - Kamatani’s Visual Metaphors 1:07:00 - Translating Onomatopoeia 1:11:00 - How Closely Translators & Editors Collaborate 1:13:50 - Representing the LGBTQ Community 1:15:48 - Researching Onomichi 1:17:45 - The Depth of Our Dreams at Dusk 1:19:35 - Jocelyne’s Experiences in Interpreting 1:25:38 - Farewells & Where to Find Jocelyne 1:29:16 - Community Shout-Outs 1:38:04 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, "Winter Daydreams," as performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, as performed by London Symphony Orchestra

Manga Mavericks EP. 137: "Mujirushi"

30 oktober 2020 | 116 min

Boo! That’s the sound a vuvuzela makes, at least according to the series we’re talking about today. That’s right, Naoki Urasawa superfan and lettering enthusiast Aidan joins us to discuss the first Urasawa manga we’re covering on the show - Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams! We discuss how the series reflects Urasawa’s storytelling principles while differing stylistically in interesting ways, and gush over his art and color pages! We also discuss the lettering found in Urasawa’s books, translation differences across different editions, and the layout of the book itself! Oh, and of course, we analyze Urasawa’s reinterpretation of everyone’s favorite buck-toothed francophile from the Osomatsu-kun franchise, and the surprising depth Urasawa brings out in such a silly character! So head the vuvuzela’s call and listen closely to our discussion of this bande dessinee! Sheeh! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of links and shout-outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-137-mujirushi/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 06:32 - Background of Mujirushi 16:50 - Urasawa’s Writing and Humor 20:27 - Urasawa’s Optimism 23:57 - Urasawa’s Endings 26:35 - Iyami 32:02 - Kasumi 38:54 - Urasawa’s Storytelling 46:30 - Urasawa’s Art 51:46 - The Lettering in Urasawa’s Books 1:04:10 - The Translations of Urasawa’s Books 1:06:56 - The Book and Layout 1:13:18 - Final Thoughts and Recommendations 1:21:00 - Guest Plugs 1:25:02 - Community Shout-Outs: 1:48:42 - Wrap-Up & Future Plans Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323, @lumranmayasha, and @VLordGTZ. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 136: September 2020 Jump Starts (and more!!)

26 oktober 2020 | 196 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum spend most of the show catching up on and discussing their thoughts on the latest round of Jump Starts from Shonen Jump (Phantom Seer, High School Family & Our Blood Oath), as well as some other simulpub debuts from Mangamo (Deathdeus: Hero of the Dead & My Evil Stepbrother) and Manga Plus (World's End Harem ~Britannia Lumiére~, Hokkaido Gals are Super Adorable, Excuse Me Dentist, Its Touching Me! & Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective). Afterwards, they discuss their thoughts on the latest bonus chapters of The Promised Neverland & Demon Slayer, and then round off the show by talking about Sawanabe Zombie by Kakio Tsurukawa from Star Fruit Books! We also have our usual news roundup discussing topics such as Demon Slayer catching up to My Hero Academia on the newest Bookscan list, the baffling ending of Iori Asaga's Dear Sa-chan, and the new licenses we have to look forward from publishers like Yen Press and Star Fruit Books! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-136-september-2020-jump-starts-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro (Colton received an entire run of Raijin Comics) 04:45 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga Best Sellers List for October 06:37 - Monthly Bookscan List for September 15:20 - Dear Sa-chan ends on Manga Plus 18:51 - Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective Begins on Manga Plus 30:40 - Tokyo Shinobi Squad now available for digital purchase from Viz 32:23 - Lum's Licensing List 41:24 - Colton's Licensing List 55:04 - Regal and Cineworld close down, AMC and Cinemark remain open 56:49 - Toonami Audience Takeover Bracket Streams Simulpubs!!: 1:03:06 - Deathdeus: Hero of the Dead 1:14:11 - My Evil Stepbrother 1:25:14 - World's End Harem ~Britannia Lumiére~ 1:40:00 - Hokkaido Gals are Super Adorable 1:50:22 - Excuse Me Dentist, Its Touching Me! 2:00:28 - Phantom Seer 2:12:01 - High School Family 2:19:33 - Our Blood Oath 2:33:15 - The Promised Neverland Bonus Chapter 2:40:03 - Demon Slayer Bonus Chapter 2:49:14 - Sawanabe Zombie 2:57:09 - Community Shout Outs! 3:09:53 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 135: Moriarty the Patriot

15 oktober 2020 | 134 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we have yet another review of a new series whose first volume is now on sale from Viz Media known as Moriarty the Patriot from Ryosuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi! A series that runs in Shueisha's monthly Jump Square magazine starring the infamous nemesis of Sherlock Holmes himself, as he and his comrades take on the task of murdering the worst of England's elite noble society to make the world a better place for the common folk. Lum & Colton are joined by letterer of the series, Ace Christman, to discuss their thoughts on this first volume and even some material coming up! They're also sent in some thoughts from editor, Rae First, who couldn't make it to the show, but still had some insights to contribute as well! The game is afoot, as our titular mavericks are ready to eat the rich right alongside Moriarty band of rouges! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-135-moriarty-the-patriot/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Tatsuya Matsuki formally indicted 03:15 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga September 2020 05:19 - August 2020 Bookscan List 09:00 - ICV2's Top Manga Franchises of Spring 2020 11:44 - Shonen Jump launches Demon Slayer spin off manga about Rengoku 14:06 - Kore Yamazaki to launch new manga next year 14:54 - New manga from Yuhki Kamatani 16:12 - New manga from Homura Kawamoto 17:27 - Twin Star Exorcists enters final arc 18:03 - Beastars has ended, Beast Complex returns next year 20:03 - My Boy ends this month 21:16 - Tower of God goes on indefinite hiatus 22:41 - Mangamo adds Deathdeus, My Evil Stepbrother, Erementar Gerade 27:57 - Shaman King is now available on Comixology!! 29:25 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns now available digitally from Kodansha 29:57 - Harvey Awards induct Osamu Tezuka into Hall of Fame 30:48 - Witch Hat Atelier wins Best Manga at Harvey Awards 32:07 - Demon Slayer to top 100 million copies in circulation 33:24 - Akira is 1st Kodansha manga to get 100th printing 34:38 - Case Closed episodes 1-43 readded to Crunchyroll, plans for more on the way(?) 38:27 - Oishinbo streaming for free on Youtube with English subs 44:00 - GKids licenses Evangelion for Home Video & Theatrical 46:30 - Live-action Your Name director named 47:59 - Black Clover English popularity poll results 50:36 - Moriarty the Patriot Vol 1 /w letterer, Ace Christman 1:22:45 - Thoughts on the series from editor, Rae First 1:44:40 - Twitter Questions 1:54:11 - Community Shout Outs! 2:07:12 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 134: "Fly Me to the Moon"

12 oktober 2020 | 100 min

“Fly Me to the Moon Let me podcast among the stars Let me see what marriage is like From a, Sunday and Hata In other words, listen to me In other words, baby, read this series!” That’s right, we’re over the moon because we’re taking a trip into one of the latest hit Shonen Sunday manga, Kenjiro Hata’s Fly Me to the Moon! As always when we cover anything Sunday, we’re joined once again by Sakaki, founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition Talkback Twitter & Blog, as well as Marion from the Good Friends Anime Club and a gamut of other podcasts! Oh, and Mavericks teammate VLord, host of the Demon Slayer Podcast and Dumb Weebs is here too, I guess. Listen to this dream team discuss this dreamy manga about married life! We chat about the couple, the cuteness, the name, the pop culture references, and the allusions to The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and the implications it may have on the story. We discuss everything that makes Fly Me an engaging manga, one you’ll want to commit to! We’re not asking for the moon here; read this manga and fly high with us! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-134-fly-me-to-the-moon PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - “Tonikawa: Into the ground with this name!” 06:11 - Fly Me to the Moon Background 14:42 - Fly Me’s Story 17:52 - First Impressions 20:20 - Hayate vs. Fly Me 24:18 - Art & Paneling 27:48 - Pop Culture References 32:38 - Relationship Realness 34:44 - Tsukasa 38:08 - Couples Chat 41:38 - Anime Anticipation 46:10 - Unique Rom-Com Elements 54:50 - Princess Kaguya Allusions 1:04:18 - Tsukasa and Nasa’s Relationship 1:07:26 - More Pop Culture References 1:09:28 - Should You Read the Manga First, or Wait for the Anime? 1:15:38 - State of Sunday 2020 1:19:13 - Guest Plugs 1:28:48 - Community Shout-Outs 1:34:26 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow Lum on Twitter at @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra “Koi no Uta (feat. Tsukasa Tsukuyomi)” by Akari Kito “Tsuki to Hoshizora” by KanoeRana

Manga Mavericks EP. 133: "Black Representation in Anime/Manga"

20 september 2020 | 158 min

Anime and manga are beloved worldwide and enjoyed by passionate fans of all walks of life. However, marginalized voices are often not represented or visible in community events, conversations, or the media we enjoy itself. But POC fans and creatives have done so much great and essential work for this fandom, Black fans in particular. Recently there’s been a long-overdue movement in creative and professional circles to amplify and spotlight the voices of Black creatives in fandoms and industries, and I want to use Manga Mavericks to amplify more Black voices in the community and have a critical conversation about representation and inclusivity. In this spirit, we invited on a group of Black creatives who’ve long advocated for these critical conversations and championed spaces to highlight diverse perspectives to discuss their experiences as Black anime fans. Our guests are the Black Manga Critic, an anime/manga Youtuber who does live-stream read-throughs of series he loves while also doing vlogs discussing broader problems plaguing discourse and the mistreatment of marginalized groups in the community. Eunice Ibama, the founder of BlackGirlsAnime, an organization that promotes the visibility and perspectives of black women through social media, and website publishing reviews and editorials written by black fans - BGA news. Naja Beck, who runs the Otome and BL-focused blog Blerdy Otome, who has also written extensively about the representation of Black characters in media through her Melanin Monday features. And Ash, also known as TheMacabreChap, who runs the mecha-focused podcast Build Casters and is the creator of the Black Anime Podcast directory, which is a resource dedicated to being compiling the extensive list of podcasts hosted by Black Anime fans and promoting their work! BMC, Eunice, Naja, and Ash share their experiences enjoying anime as kids, close-calls hiding salacious anime from nosy parents, being judged for liking anime or anime of certain kinds, and the various forms of gatekeeping and discrimination they’ve witnessed or experienced themselves as black anime fans, and what we can do to foster better communities and representation for people of color. Much thanks to BMC, Eunice, Naja, and Ash for their time and perspectives. I’m proud of how this conversation turned out, and I hope our listeners enjoy and learn from it! Visit this podcast's webpage for a full list of links & shout-outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-133-do-the-work-black-representation-in-anime-manga-fandom/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Introducing the Podcast 06:15 - Introducing our Panelists 10:54 - Anime Origin Stories 11:13 - Ash’s Experiences 13:06 - Eunice’s Experiences 18:48 - Naja’s Experiences 24:48 - Horror Stories of Hiding Anime from Your Parents 31:26 - BMC’s Experiences 37:56 - Gatekeeping in the Community 59:58 - Black & PoC Representation in Anime 1:23:33 - Importance of Authentic Representation 1:37:23 - Why Black Creators Need to Tell Their Stories 1:52:20 - Do. The. Work. 1:57:30 - Creating More Inclusive Spaces in Fandom 2:06:45 - Guest-Plugs 2:13:42 - Community Shout-Outs 2:32:25 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow Lum on Twitter at @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: “Showdown” by M

Manga Mavericks EP. 132: September 2020 News Roundup

14 september 2020 | 144 min

On this Manga Mavericks, its once again time for another news roundup, but this time we try something different! Instead of bogging down the episode with a huge slew of licenses that have been announced since the last time news was covered, Colton & Lum decide to each make their own short list of licenses that they're personally looking forward to seeing! Its a slight change in format compared to how the Mavericks normally report on news, but it gives them the time and energy to report on and discuss other more pressing matters like the recent statement from Amimaru regarding their questionable translation wages, the noticeable increase in other countries' need of legal streaming anime after the shut down of pirate site KissAnime and more!! Enjoy. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-132-september-2020-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 04:39 - Updates on Act-Age & a statement from Shiro Usazaki 10:17 - NYT Graphic Books List for August 12:12 - July Bookscan List 16:06 - Viz’s Success according to VP of Publishing 23:17 - New Manga from Akihito Tomi 24:46 - New Manga from Nico Tanigawa 26:04 - Bone Collection ends 27:35 - Time Paradox Ghost Writer ends 29:14 - Little Miss P ending this October 30:54 - Ooku ends this December 31:57 - Double Taisei & Beast Children volumes now available for digital purchase 33:08 - Robot x Laserbeam digital volumes listed for release on Sept 22nd 35:27 - Manga Plus adds Excuse Me Dentist & Hokkaido Gals 38:48 - Crunchyroll Manga adds Junji Ito’s Cat Diary 39:24 - Licensing Corner! (Colton Edition) 51:39 - Licensing Corner (LumRanmaYasha Edition) 58:45 - SuBLime to release Bad Boys, Happy Home next year 1:02:12 - Harvey Award Nominations 1:03:40 - Amimaru controversy 1:13:27 - Ryoma Kitada’s income breakdown 1:18:41 - Pirate sites KissAnime & KissManga finally shut down 1:24:00 - AT&T looking to sell Crunchyroll to Sony 1:29:53 - Con Cancellation Updates 1:31:11 - Update on Books Kinokuniya Sydney Manga Ban 1:32:49 - Undead Unluck wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards 1:37:27 - Hell’s Paradise 2nd Character Popularity Poll 1:40:57 - Black Clover 4th Character Popularity Poll 1:49:48 - Burn the Witch anime to stream on Crunchyroll, "Season 2" of the manga announced 1:53:25 - Crunchyroll is supposedly rejecting diverse pitches because of High Guardian Spice backlash 2:01:34 - Community Shout Outs! 2:16:18 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 131: Kaiju No. 8 (and the Simulpub Process)

7 september 2020 | 173 min

On this monster-sized episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum talk about Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8, a new series from Shonen Jump that takes in a world where humanity battles against giant monsters, starring a protagonist who's job it is to clean up after those battles, but ends up deciding to pursue his dream of being a soldier to engage in actual combat...but not before he himself gains the ability to turn into a monster! Our Mavericks go the extra mile with not just discussing their thoughts on this new hit series, but also invite on the entire localization team responsible for bringing new chapters to English readers every week, including editor Karla Clark, translator David Evelyn, and past guest, letterer Brandon Bovia (who may or may not be an industry legend)! The Mavericks discuss with this lovely trio about the process of simulpubbing a series and the thought that goes into every single decision made in process, whether it be choosing the right type and size of font for the dialogue or translating certain honorifics. Enjoy!! For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-131-kaiju-no-8-and-the-simulpub-process/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 05:23 - Kaiju No 8 (and the Simulpub Process) 2:34:06 - Community Shout Outs! 2:46:00 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 130: Irodori Sakura (and more!!)

18 augusti 2020 | 194 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out! Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and success in the future. It goes without saying that we here at Manga Mavericks will NOT be supporting or reviewing any of Matsuki's works in the future and will be dedicating a future episode to our frustrations with the sexist workplace culture at Shonen Jump that has unfortunately festered and harbored multiple predators. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-130-irodori-sakura-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The Arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki & Cancellation of Shonen Jump's Act-Age 20:07 - Intro (Rest of the) News: 22:16 - 4 new series to debut in Jump (including Burn The Witch) 29:22 - Mitama Security & Bone Collection(??) ends 33:58 - Yuu Watase working to resume Arata the Legend 38:00 - Captain Tsubasa receives bilingual Japanese-English release 42:26 - Manga Planet licenses classic titles & more! 55:16 - futekiya licenses 1:00:47 - SuBLime licenses Dick Fight Island 1:04:21 - CODA Anti-Piracy Manga now available for free in English 1:06:20 - Tsurukawa Kakio's Zombie Sawanabe one-shot available from Star Fruit Books in October 1:07:49 - Square Enix Licenses Otherside Picnic & I Think Our Son is Gay 1:10:33 - Seven Seas licenses Super Hxeros 1:12:54 - This Year's Eisner Award Winners 1:15:07 - Jiro Kuwata passes away 1:17:10 - Fakku to dispute Shenzhuen Guangcai trying to trademark ahegao 1:19:06 - Trigger unpaid overtime settlement 1:22:05 - Mainichi Weekly publishes abridged Barefoot Gen in English online 1:24:23 - Kinokuniya Sydney removes 7 manga from shelves after ban 1:26:21 - Uzumaki, Blade Runner Black Lotus & Fena: Pirate Princess coming to Toonami in 2021 1:32:21 - Anpanman films coming to TubiTV 1:34:59 - New Knights of Sidonia film coming in 2021 1:36:05 - GKids licenses Earwig and the Witch 1:38:04 - Demon Slayer Mugen Train film to screen in US theaters in 2021 Manga Reviews: 1:40:08 - Irodori Sakura Why Does Love Do This To Me? She Wants to do What? Mine-kun is Asexual 2:07:38 - Japan Sinks 2020 2:22:24 - Ghost Reaper Girl 2:36:40 - Lockdown Zone: Level X 2:50:51 - Community Shout Outs! 3:06:42 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iT

Manga Mavericks EP. 129: Summer 2020 News Roundup!

9 augusti 2020 | 187 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum finally get around to (at least some of) the news that has been building up over the past couple of months, including all of the licensing news from all the various publishers that were still announced despite the ongoing pandemic! Some of the biggest acquisitions including the return of series like Shaman King from Kodansha USA, as well as Slayers from J-Novel Club, both of which we were so excited about that we just HAD to pull in Vlord into to room for a bit to talk about! We also take a deep dive into the latest thoroughly researched analysis from Comics Beat, as well as report on some other unfortunate events happening in the general comics industry, including but not limited to the exposure of Warren Ellis. Truthfully, this episode became much more bloated then we initially planned for, which is why we will saving the rest of our news for next week, along with some thoughts on the latest simulpubs and even some titles from the newest line of Irodori Comics! Will the next episode be even longer then this one!? Stay tuned and find out! For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-129-summer-2020-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Bookscan List for June 08:35 - NYT's Graphic Books & Manga Best Sellers List for July 10:02 - Ghost Reaper Girl & Kaiju No. 8 available on Shonen Jump 14:35 - Guardian of the Witch has ended 16:52 - Haikyu has ended 20:32 - Weathering With You manga ends in August with 3rd volume 21:25 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers will end with 19th volume 22:59 - Planned Gridman manga about Akane cancelled 23:53 - Irodori Comics launches SFW website 24:47 - Comico launches Pocket Comics app 26:38 - Mangamo adds Japan Sinks 2020, expands to Android 30:06 - Manga Planet Licenses Silent Mobius and others 31:47 - Kodansha Manga now available on Izneo 33:20 - Bookwaker and Kodansha partner for exclusives 35:03 - Kodansha Licenses (including Shaman King & it's subsequent spin-offs) 1:00:24 - Crunchyroll Manga adds new simulpubs 1:01:24 - Star Fruit Books licenses Pop Life 1:03:13 - Yen Press licenses 1:20:32 - Viz Media licenses 1:38:41 - Tokyopop licenses 1:42:00 - Denpa licenses 1:45:50 - Seven Seas licenses 2:04:23 - Cross Infinite World licenses Past Life Countess, Present Life Otome Game NPC?! 2:05:55 - New J-Novel Club licenses (including Slayers) 2:19:24 - Titles from J-Novel Club, Dark Horse, & Yen Press delisted on Amazon 2:22:06 - Comics Beat’s Industry Analysis 2:50:22 - Various Stories of Sexual Misconduct in the Comics Industry as of late 2:59:18 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 128: "Blue Flag"

3 augusti 2020 | 199 min

Blue Flag is a wonderful coming-of-age story in which characters navigate the difficult mores of identity, relationships, love, sexuality, and the choices we make. In the second part of our retrospective on KAITO’s manga, special guests Maxy Barnard, Ace Christman, and SimplyGee! join us to discuss the broader themes of the story and the way in which it articulates them in uniquely impactful, relatable ways. First we share our history with the series and KAITO, and give a spoiler-free review of the first volume to describe what sets this story apart from other romantic dramas through its characters, themes, and art! Then we discuss the series as a whole, honing in on specific characters like Masumi and Mami and exploring their roles in the story, empathizing with the feelings of self-loathing and defeatism in our main trio of protagonists. We also answer some listener questions addressing some of the more complicated, and controversial, parts of the story - including how it handles its LGBTQ representation, the mixed messages in the conversation with Kensuke, the flash-forward ending, and more! In the time since we’ve recorded this, Blue Flag has been added to the Shonen Jump Vault! Please check it out and support the release! We have a lot of love for this series about love, and we hope you love it just as much! For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-128-blue-flag/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Intro 04:35 - Blue Flag Volume 1 Spoiler-Free Review 06:35 - Background & Context 07:38 - Maxy’s History with Blue Flag 08:48 - Gee’s History with Blue Flag 09:37 - Lum’s History with Blue Flag 11:22 - Ace’s History with Blue Flag 13:07 - Colton’s Experiences with KAITO and Blue Flag 15:40 - First Impressions of the First Volume 18:45 - KAITO’s Art & Paneling 23:42 - Self-Loathing & Compassion 27:28 - The Love Triangle Misdirect 31:57 - Love Triangles, Misunderstandings, & Communication 37:06 - What It Means to Love Someone & Different Types of Relationships 40:18 - Blue Flag Full-Series Retrospective 41:35 - Taichi, the Cat, and Toma’s Accident 49:09 - How You Perceive Yourself and How Others Perceive You 53:41 - Mami and Rejecting Prejudices & Stereotypes 1:02:05 - In-between Chapter Illustrations & Animal Avatars 1:04:27 - The True Moral of Blue Flag: Kensuke Fucking Sucks 1:08:05 - Different Perspectives & Internal Conflicts 1:11:56 - KAITO’s Artistic Versatility & Humor 1:19:29 - Background Character Depth 1:21:48 - Subtle Characterization through the Art 1:28:15 - Relatability & Re-readability 1:31:25 - Length & Focus 1:40:22 - Ace’s Lettering Insights 1:44:12 - Blue Flag Q&A’s 1:44:22 - Which Story Arc Was Most Successful in Presenting LGBTQ Themes and Experiences? 1:55:03 - Do you Feel the Manga’s Tackling of Homophobia was Well-handled? 2:00:06 - Thoughts on the Response to and Acceptance of Homosexuality in the Series? 2:02:11 - The Masumi Question 2:11:08 - Weird Double Standard About Queer Ships 2:13:15 - Thoughts on The Final Chapter & the Theme of Change 2:19:40 - Surprising Spoilers 2:21:05 - Who is Our Favorite Character? 2:24:24 - Would we like to see KAITO return to Weekly Shonen Jump? 2:27:06 - Short-Lived & Obscure Series We Want Licensed! 2:28:58 - Does Blue Flag Need More Lesbians? 2:30:00 - Which Taichi Nerd Shirt is Your Favorite? 2:31:37 - Which Character Do You Relate to the Most? 2:34:54 - Should the Series Have Explored the T in LGBT More? 2:46:14 - What is our Favorite Flag? 2:47:40 - Guest Plugs 2:55:30 - Community Shout-Outs! 3:11:26 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like t

Manga Mavericks EP. 127: Cross Manage

19 juli 2020 | 164 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by special guests, Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory, Marion from the Good Friends Anime Club, as well as Aisha from the MommaLuvsManga Youtube Channel, to talk about Cross Manage from Kaito! Cross Manage is a sports series about teenager Sakurai, an ex-soccer player who is roped into serving as the problem solving manager of his high school's lacrosse team. This is also another series unfortunately cut short by Weekly Shonen Jump, but also had a full simulpubbed run in English back when Viz's Shonen Jump was in its Alpha phase, as such, this is another "cancelled Shonen Jump manga" podcast, which we will from now on be referring to as "Jump Stop" podcasts! Get it, cause its the opposite of "Jump Starts"? D'aaah, you get it, you get it... Cross Manage in particular may be the most beloved of these "pre-Jump Start" series licensed and simulpubbed by Viz Media, so of course we spend a lot of time discussing it from a ton of different angles: From Kaito's composition and paneling, to the story's themes of effort and perseverance, as well as just why its run in Shonen Jump may have been cut short. Join us next week as we discuss Kaito's more recent series, Blue Flag!! Visit this episode's webpage for a complete list of Links & Shout-Outs included in this episode: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-127-cross-manage/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:21 - Cross Manage discussion 2:23:17 - Community Shout-Outs! 1:34:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 126: June 2020 Jump Starts!

13 juli 2020 | 101 min

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5 juli 2020 | 122 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 124: "Love Me For Who I Am"

30 juni 2020 | 104 min

If Love Me For Who I Am’s non-binary maid is reporting for duty, then our non-binary host is recording a podcast about it! That’s right, we’re reviewing the first volume of a newly released series on the show this time! We haven’t spotlighted a lot of new releases recently, but we had to make an exception for this exceptional manga exploring gender and the LGBTQ community in Japan in a way we’ve rarely seen. Joining us to discuss the series is someone who’s basically become its ambassador on MangaTwitter, Ashley Hakker from Anime Herald! Ashley helps us dig into each of the series’ fantastic cast of characters, core themes, and beautiful artwork, exploring what makes it such a sweet, one-of-a-kind story! We also spend some time discussing a topic close to LumRanmaYasha - the recent #FUCKSVA initiative - and why the School of Visual Arts needs to make long overdue changes to make its campus a safe learning environment for students. It’s a more serious topic sandwiched in the middle of two relatively more light-hearted parts of the podcast, but again, we’re committed to having conversations important topics affecting the community on the show and advocating for change, so we hope you also look into what’s going on at SVA and help the students there fight for a better education too. We’re also committed to spotlighting the great work people are doing in our community, and since our review was on the shorter end this time, we had the opportunity for a special-sized community Shout-Outs segment spotlighting over a dozen awesome articles, podcasts, and videos to check out! So enjoy this podcast and check out Love Me For Who I Am as well as the work of all the great people we recommend in this episode! Visit this episode's webpage for a complete list of Links & Shout-Outs included in this episode: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-124/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Patron Shout-Out Love Me For Who I Am Discussion w/Ashley Hakker 05:15 - Introducing Ashley, Love Me For Who I Am, & Advocating for Niche Series 08:22 - Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover? 11:30 - Gender Representation & “Otokonoko” 15:11 - Japanese Queer Culture in Manga Narratives 17:30 - Who is Kata Konayama? 19:10 - Authentic Relationships in LMFWIA 20:15 - Tetsu’s Burgeoning Queerness 23:00 - Satori and Japanese Gender Pronouns 26:18 - Mei and Self-Identity 29:54 - Where are the Parents? 30:51 - Mogumo and Liking Cute Things 34:37 - Ten and Gender as Performance 36:36 - Suzu and Expressing Both Feminine & Masculine Traits 39:12 - Kotone, Heteronormativity, & Inter-Community Conflict 42:50 - Misunderstandings & Micro-Aggressions 45:35 - Conflicts & Consequences 46:57 - The Title: “Who” vs. “What” 49:45 - Release Schedule & Availability 52:50 - Queer Culture in LMFWIA 54:35 - Ashley’s Efforts to Promote the Series 58:30 - The Art & Background Details 59:53 - Fanservice? 1:00:50 - Mogumo’s Fashion Sense 1:02:30 - Mentor Figures 1:03:15 - Cultural Differences 1:03:49 - Unique Experiences 1:08:27 - Community Call-to-Action: #FUCKSVA 1:16:33 - Community Shout-Outs! 1:36:03 - Future Plans & Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Music Featured: "Love Me For What I Am" by Lobo "Love Me For What I Am" by The Carpente

Manga Mavericks EP. 123: The Promise Didn't Land

21 juni 2020 | 143 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton once again go over some more of the latest manga news as even a global pandemic can't stop all the new series, licenses or even live action adaptations being announced! Some of the biggest news stories this episode include Demon Slayer's complete take over of all of Oricon's sales lists only half way into the year, the end of The Promised Neverland, plus some updates on the state of the North American manga industry via Deb Aoki's article from Publisher's Weekly! Join us over the coming weeks as we have podcast episodes dedicated to discussions of some series such as Cross Manage, Blue Flag, Love Me For Who I Am, and much, much more!! Some of which may or may not end up being uploaded early on our Patreon! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:28 - Oricon's Top Selling Manga and Light Novel Series Mid 2020 0:19:10 - May Bookscan List and June NYT Graphic Books List 0:30:12 - Eisner 2020 Nominees 0:34:48 - Souboutei Enters Final Arc 0:36:15 - Domestic Girlfriend Ends 0:41:06 - 4 Manga Plus Titles Have Ended: East, Into the Night Spotless Love Hina Change The Sign of the Abyss 0:45:37 - The Promised Neverland Ends 0:52:55 - 4 New Series Coming to Shonen Jump: Ayakashi Triangle Magu-chan: God of Destruction Shakunetsu no Nirai Kanai (Red Hot Nirai Kanai) Boku to Robo (Me and the Robot) 0:58:16 - Yen Press Licenses 1:00:12 - Kodansha July Licenses 1:04:36 - J-Novel Club Licenses 1:11:08 - Kaiten Books Licenses 1:14:34 - Manga Planet Licenses 1:17:52 - Mangamura Lawsuit and JP Copyright Law Updates 1:22:43 - Publisher Weekly's State of the Manga Industry 1:38:57 - Next Detective Conan Film Rescheduled for Next Year 1:39:56 - Sonic The Hedgehog Sequel Announced 1:41:41 - The Promised Neverland Live Action Series in Development For Amazon 1:45:50 - Eden's Zero Anime Announced (Oh and Shaman King, I guess) 1:54:07 - NHK Evangelion Mega Poll Results 1:57:45 - Chainsaw Man Popularity Poll Results 2:02:14 - Manga Planet Licenes: Fukumoto Edition 2:04:51 - Blue Flag is now on the Shonen Jump App! 2:07:21 - Community Shout-Outs! Weekly Manga Recap Charity Livestream DuckFace Diaries TomoChocho Patreon Marion’s Ping-Pong Review Knick Knacks Kickstarter Erica’s Yuri Panel Kanzenshuu feature on Lost 1994 Curse of Blood Rubies VHS "Pride, Policing, and the Conservative Politics of MHA" on AniFem Eyes on Yokai 2:14:58 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 122: Moriking, Bone Collection,Time Paradox

15 juni 2020 | 80 min

Geez, between all the series starting and ending in Shonen Jump recently, it sure feels like the brand is entering a new era. Heck, by the end of 2020 over half of the lineup will consist of series that only started this year! There are so many new series starting up that we’re getting up our episode on the last batch just as the new batch has started. Actually, there’s been a new series every month so far this year - it’s hard to keep up! Well, before we can talk about Ayakashi Triangle and the other new blood starting up, we still have to take care of some leftovers. Is Moriking a supremely funny gag comedy or did we want to squash it like a bug? Was Bone Collection bad to the bone? Did we have the time of our lives reading Time Paradox Ghost Writer? Does the Food Wars duo’s new one-shot Yugen’s All-Ghouls Classroom have a ghost of a chance at becoming a regular series in Jump? Is there anything substantial to say about any of these beyond quips and puns? Eh, honestly I wish we’d read more chapters before reviewing Time Paradox. We recorded this a month ago so we only got to read the first chapter before the show, so a bunch of our speculation about how the relationship between Teppei and Aino would turn out is a bit out of date… Ah well, we actually do have a lot of stuff to say about it and the other new series, so it’s all good! Enjoy our thoughts and recommendations of some of Jump’s newest stuff, and look forward to us talking about even more new Jump series very, very soon! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Patreon Bonus Pod Updates 04:33 - Moriking 14:47 - Bone Collection 29:28 - Time Paradox Ghost Writer 46:47 - Final Recommendations 50:10 - Yugen’s All-Ghouls Classroom 1:09:44 - Community Shout-Outs - SuperEyepatchWolf’s “Why You Should Watch Outlaw Star” - The Nen Show’s Soul Eater Podcasts - “Who is Time Paradox Ghost Writer’s Kenji Ichima?” by YourAnimeGuy 1:14:35 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! Check out this podcast's webpage for the full list of links included with this episode: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-122-morikings-all-ghouls-time-paradox-bone-collection

Manga Mavericks EP. 121: "Who Did Sesshomaru F*CK?!?!"

11 juni 2020 | 153 min

Black Lives Matter. Manga Mavericks stands in support of Black Americans and against the systemic racism and violence perpetrated by the police and the U.S. government. There are many ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement, be it engaging in the protests yourselves or by donating to those fighting on the front lines. We’ve included links in the description of this podcast for people to learn more about petitions to sign and places to donate. We’ve donated all of our Patreon earnings from this year and hundreds of our own dollars to Bail Funds and Charities supporting progressive movements for change across the country, and if you can give, we strongly encourage you to do so. Otherwise, you can even watch videos donating all their ad money to charities too. Again, there are many ways to help, and every bit counts. To quote a great moment from The Boondocks: "What do you do when you can't do nothing, but there's nothing you can do?" "You do what you can." In that spirit, we’re also supporting and amplifying Black creatives in our community. We’ll be leaving links to them and their work, and links of where to find other great Black creatives doing great work in this community. Please check all these fine folks out. We’ll also be leaving links to organizations, charities, and petitions to help support Black Lives Matter protests and victims of police brutality. There’s another tragic bit of news we also must address: Zac Bertschy passed away on the week of May 19th, 2020. Zac was the executive editor in chief at Anime News Network, overseeing its editorial department. He was the host of ANNcast, the writer of Vice and Luna, and the original Answerman. He was always, in my eyes, the face, voice, and heart of Anime News Network. We’ll be leaving links to various people’s tributes and memories of Zac, including the final ANNcast, and links to some of the work of his I really appreciated over the years, including Answerman, ANNcast, Vice & Luna, his reviews of Death Parade and Keep Your Hands off Eizouken, and many others. There’s so much to say about Zac Bertschy and the legacy he’s left. But right now, there’s just one thing that I must say: Rest in Peace, Zac. See you over the rainbow. This is a news episode that was delayed and made sort of out of date because of the above stories and others that happened almost immediately after we recorded it in mid-May. Please keep that in mind as you listen through that there’s a lot of parts re-recorded or added on after the fact. That said, we had a lot to cover, including the endings of some popular series, new license announcements, COVID-related delays, Netflix additions, and the titular question on everyone’s mind: Who Did Sesshomaru FUCK?! There’s plenty of news we don’t cover in this episode we’ll get to in a future installment, but it’s good to break these things up anyway lest we have another four-hour long podcast. You can be sure that this will also not be the last time we discuss Black Lives Matter and have conversations on important political and social topics on the show either. What’s going on matters way more than any of the manga we talk about, so while we hope to entertain with our podcast, we also want to make sure we don’t distract from what’s going on in the world and are amplifying voices and causes that matter. Please visit the webpage of this podcast for the list of links we included in this post: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-121-who-did-sesshomaru-fck PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Black Lives Matter 03:35 - Community Shout-Outs: Black Creatives in our Community You Should Follow 14:14 - Intro & Patron Thank You News: 16:05 - New York Times May List 17:20 - April Bookscan list 22:44 - Demon Slayer’s Ending, Spinoffs, & Circulation Numbers 28:36 - Yuuna of the Haunted Hot Springs ends 30:02 - Bunta Kinami’s RWBY: The Official Manga ends 32:04 - Hinamatsuri ends on July 15th 32:45 - Oda’s One Pi

#Lum Squad #03: "The Return of Lum Squad!"

1 juni 2020 | 91 min

Hello, darlings! Welcome to the return of our Urusei Yatsura podcast, Lum Squad! Well, technically we already returned in last month's episode, but there was actually a year-long break in between recording that and this episode! Think of it as like how there was a break between Viz's original publication of "Lum" that prompted their continuation being re-titled "The Return of Lum." Except we're not re-titling this podcast; it didn't work in the 90's and it ain't happening now. Anyways, because it'd been so long since AC and I recorded the show, we decided to spend this episode going through all the UY volumes Viz has released in the past year and share our thoughts on them! We discuss our favorite chapters, characters, the translation, lettering, and pretty much everything! Oh, and you KNOW we ranted about the whole "Hot Springs Emblem" situation. I really hope Viz reconsiders that name... Afterward, we dive into the Urusei Yatsura fan community, exploring its history and current state now! Look forward to our next episode where we'll dive into our experiences collecting Urusei Yatsura merch and memorabilia! Oh, and of course, if you haven't heard the news that Discotek has relicensed the Urusei Yatsura movies and plans to release them on streaming and blu-ray later this year - yeah, that's happening! We're more than excited and looking forward to discussing the new and the films in future episodes! Music Featured: “Kokoroboisona” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! LINKS: Black Lives Matter: Here's How to Help and Support the Cause - https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# Like what we do? Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/mangamavericks

Manga Mavericks EP. 120: Chihayafuru

18 maj 2020 | 120 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by new guest Kory from the Taiiku Podcast, as well as our old friends, Bomber (Sakaki) and Jecka from the WSS Talkbalk blog and Twitter, to talk about Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga! Chihayafuru is a high school, sports series centering on Chihaya Ayase, who is inspired by her new friends to play the Japanese card game known as karuta, and from then on becomes obsessed with it to the point of forming a team in high school to seriously compete in tournaments all across nation to become the best in Japan! Our Mavericks both recently read all of whatever was available of the manga from Kodansha USA and instantly became filled with passion while experiencing players from all walks of life competing in matches against each other in a game that requires more then just knowing a few Japanese poems! We discuss how amazing the series is from the first volume alone, as well as why readers will become enamored with the matches that take place despite any language barriers! Afterwards, we even get to answer some Chihayafuru-related questions from the listeners! Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:31 - Chihayafuru Discussion 1:16:02 - Listener Questions! 1:42:58 - Community Shout-Outs! Taiiku Podcast episodes on Chihayafuru Anime is Lit podcast on Chihayafuru History of Japan Podcast "How Chihayafuru frames breastfeeding as an early parenthood challenge" from AniFem Grant has now caught up on One Piece! Check out his threads! Or just follow him in general (do it) Listen to the Blade Licking Thieves podcast 1:53:00 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks On TV #01: "Central Park"

15 maj 2020 | 55 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 119: Dragon Ball Q&A Extravaganza!!

11 maj 2020 | 138 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by Lum's good friend, Vix, as we bring back Bomber and Joey once again to talk even more Dragon Ball!! This time however, since we didn't have the time to do so on our previous episode, we take a look at some of the questions that were sent by our listeners in the form of another special Q&A podcast! We talk about all sorts topics, such as our favorite fights and characters, as well as the strengths of Toei's anime adaptation and Shunsuke Kikuchi's classic score! If some for reason you didn't think we talked about Dragon Ball enough on our previous episode, then get ready for another two hours worth!! Enjoy! Join us next week as discuss Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru /w special guests Bomber and Jecka, as well as Kory from the Taiiku Podcast! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:25 - Dragon Ball Questions!! 0:05:18 - What is our Favorite Story Arc? 0:16:49 - Who are our Favorite Characters? 0:36:58 - What are our Favorite Fights? 0:45:39 - Do we feel that fights in the series are drawn out? 0:53:15 - Which scenes are better in the anime then in the manga and vice versa? 1:01:07 - Had the Dub and/or its music affected our perception of the series prior to reading the manga? 1:18:53 - What do we feel are the series' strong points in general? 1:21:26 - Which illustrations were the most fun for Joey to draw during his Daily Dragon Ball project? 1:24:53 - Who are our favorite minor Budokai participants? 1:27:46 - Is there a particular scene we loved because of how well its paneled? 1:33:46 - "Do we listen to anime's OST while reading the manga?" 1:39:08 - What are our favorite action set pieces in Dragon Ball? 1:44:01 - Which character would we want to be reincarnated as in Dragon Ball and how would we do things differently? 1:57:14 - Whats the most we've eaten in one sitting? 2:04:14 - Community Shout-Outs! Togashi's Trans Characters by Mathwiz Manga Machinations Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective Podcasts [the deep end]'s podcast episodes on Paranoia Agent and Flintstones on the Rocks Nick Knacks - Mysterious Cities of Gold Toonami Faithful Awards Toonami Pre-Flight 2:11:12 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 118: Dragon Ball

4 maj 2020 | 267 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we invite on the show Shonen Sunday enthusiast Bomber D. Rufi (aka Sakaki) and comics artist Joey Weiser (Mermin, Ghost Hog) to talk about Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga! After many delays and and much rescheduling, Colton and Lum finally talk about the series that means more to them then just being an excellent comic, but a franchise that's been with them for almost their entire lives! A franchise that went from being the biggest manga in Japan, to one of the biggest shows on Cartoon Network in North America years later, to one of the biggest multimedia empires arguably within the past decade introducing tons of new manga, anime, video games, etc. to further expand upon Toriyama's beloved "Dragon World". The Mavericks and friends spend a some time reminiscing about how they got into the series via airings on Toonami and even fansub VHS tapes, afterwards they attempt to go through the entire series arc-by-arc in order to thoroughly discuss anything and everything they can about it, such as which parts of the story are their favorites, as well certain problematic elements that have become more unavoidable and harder to ignore as we've grown older. Can our heroes cover the entirety of the series before the end of the podcast!? Find out...on DRAGON BALL Z!!! I mean, Manga Mavericks....enjoy. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:06 - Dragon Ball Discussion 4:06:41 - Emails 4:12:59 - Community Shout-Outs! Joey's Daily Dragon Ball drawing project Kanzenshuu website and podcast MistareFusion's Youtube Channel AnimeAjay's Youtube Channel TeamFourStar TotallyNotMark's Youtube Channel All Systems Goku podcast Ballin' Out Super Podcast "My Fave is Problematic: Dragon Ball" from AniFem "How Dragon Ball Z helped me fight back against toxic masculinity" from AniFem 4:21:58 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

MM @ Movies #44: "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl"

1 maj 2020 | 60 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 117: "Urusei Yatsura"

26 april 2020 | 162 min

It’s time to put weird together, and make it even weirder! It’s not just my imagination filling me with anticipation, because we’re talking about none other than Rumiko Takahashi’s planet-rocking hit manga Urusei Yatsura! And we have plenty of cause to celebrate, because we have passed the first year anniversary of the manga’s republication by Viz Media! This is an exciting time to be a Urusei Yatsura fan, and no better time to officially cover it on the show! Long-time listeners may remember that I previously recorded a spin-off podcast called #LumSquad last year where me and my friend AC discussed the first volume of Viz’s new omnibus edition and explored some of the series’ history there. But we always intended to cover Urusei Yatsura on Manga Mavericks as well, and we’ve got a great balance of first-time readers and long-time fans on today to talk about it; our good friend and frequent guest Vix, and first-time guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast! Together we discuss how we got into the series, mine and Dawn’s thoughts revisiting the early parts of the series, and Vix and Colton’s impressions as first-time readers. We also explore the differences between Viz’s original 90’s releases of the manga and the new editions, and Dawn shares anecdotes about AnimEigo’s release of the anime and being a UY fan in the early 90s! Plus, we rant about a certain inexplicable name change, gush over the possibilities of a modern UY anime, and share our favorite chapters from these early volumes! All in all, we spend over two hours celebrating the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s magnum opus! But wait, there’s more! If you’re looking for more thoughts on the Urusei Yatsura anime, check out the second episode of #LumSquad! AC and I explore the anime’s production history, how the show changes over its run, the incredible production staff and vocal talent on the show, and tons more! Just like this show, we spend over two and a half hours discussing the series, and we’ve barely even scratched the surface of what we wanted to talk about! Urusei Yatsura is a treasure trove offering a wealth of topics to explore, and I’m really excited to talk more about the series and everything I love about it in future episodes of #LumSquad! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Updates on #LumSquad and Manga Mavericks @ Movies 06:10 - Urusei Yatsura Discussion! 06:32 - Introducing our Guests & Show Plan 09:39 - Dawn’s History with Urusei Yatsura & Rumiko Takahashi 16:46 - Tape-Trading, Fansubs, and Anime on VHS and TV Back in the 90’s 20:43 - LumRanmaYasha’s History with Urusei Yatsura 22:34 - The History of Urusei Yatsura’s North American Publication 26:30 - The Struggles of Buying Comics in the 90’s 31:30 - How Manga Pricing Has Changed Over the Years 35:35 - Thoughts on the New UY Editions & the Missing “My Lum” Tributes 38:00 - Vix’s Experiences with Rumiko Takahashi & Urusei Yatsura 41:40 - Maison Ikkoku’s Troubled Release History in North America 42:34 - Thoughts on the Casting Changes in the Maison Ikkoku & Ranma ½ Dubs 45:29 - “Being a Fan of Anime Before Americans Realized Japan Existed Sounds Like Suffering” 47:52 - Awareness of Urusei Yatsura in North America vs. Japan 49:34 - The Growing Mainstream Visibility of Anime in North America 51:11 - Colton’s History with Rumiko Takahashi & First-Time Experience Reading Urusei Yatsura 57:21 - What Makes Lum an Iconic Character 1:07:54 - How Urusei Yatsura Changes Over Time 1:11:49 - Our Favorite Chapters & Moments From The Early Volumes 1:21:31 - Japanese Folklore Influences in Urusei Yatsura 1:23:35 - Thoughts on the Translation & Cultural Challenges in Adaptation 1:31:39 - The “Hot Springs Emblem” Rant & The Character Profiles 1:44:31 - It’s a Good Time to Be a Rumiko Takahshi Fan 1:47:38 - Cameos in Urusei Yatsura 1:50:09 - One-off Characters in Urusei Yatsura 1:51:16 - Ten and Takahashi’s Cute Child & Animal Mascot Charac

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #43: "The Wonderland"

24 april 2020 | 53 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 116: My Boss is Goofy, the Disney Character

22 april 2020 | 133 min

To say times are rough would be an understatement. The pandemic has infected the anime and manga industry, affecting the production and release of several anime and manga titles. It has even taken down several once-though indomitable cons this year, including SDCC and Anime Expo. So, naturally, we’ve got to talk about all the stuff that’s either been delayed or outright canceled. Which is a real downer, man. Yet, even this pandemic can’t slow down the fast-paced world of manga, so we’ve got tons of serialization and licensing news to talk about as well. Plus, we’ve got some lighter fare including the likes of a list of manga people want to see animated, which includes a surprisingly goofy choice that I’m disappointed isn’t even Goofy-er! We’ve even thrown in a mini-review of the newest Jump series Moriking in the middle of this discussion too! So even though we’ve got some bummer news to talk about, hopefully, you’ll find this episode a humorous and hopeful romp through the latest goings-on in the always lively manga industry! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 02:07 - April New York Times Bestseller’s list 04:47 - March Bookscan list 12:52 - The Case Study of Vanitas goes on hiatus due to Coronavirus concerns 15:58 - Takane and Hana ends in 4 chapters 16:46 - Domestic Girlfriend ends with 28th volume in August 18:37 - Konosuba’s final volume comes out in May 20:38 - Dengeki Bunko Magazine “ends”? 22:15 - Pokemon Adventures Black 2 & White 2 Arc finally ends 23:58 - I’m From Japan ends 29:19 - Zipman ends 31:55 - Moriking mini-review 36:32 - New Jump series: Bone Collection & Time Paradox Ghost Writer 40:32 - Hinamatsuri is ending 41:17 - The Seven Deadly Sins will have a sequel series 43:47 - Aka Akasaka’s New Manga 45:36 - Amagakure Gido’ Manga 46:15 - Homura Kawamoto’s New Manga 47:26 - New manga app, Mangamo, launches 53:34 - Kodansha/Vertical manga now on Izneo 54:13 - Manga Planet adds four new series 55:13 - Kengo Hanazawa’s Under Ninja set for international release in April 57:18 - Dark Horse licenses Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken & Mob Psycho 100: Reigen, will release deluxe hardcover Blade of the Immortal editions this fall 59:48 - Cross Infinite World licenses The Weakest Villainess Wants Her Freedom 1:01:36 - New J-Novel Club Licenses 1:06:53 - Denpa to release Femme Fatale: Shuzo Oshimi artbook 1:07:28 - UK publishing platform to release hardcover book about anime architecture 1:09:08 - New Viz licenses and releases 1:13:03 - Viz Europe rebrands as Crunchyroll 1:13:43 - Diamond halts distribution of new products due to Coronavirus concerns; Dark Horse, Yen Press, Seven Seas, Kodansha USA, DMP, & Tokyopop All Experience Delays 1:21:57 - Con Cancellations 1:22:13 - Event cancellations due to Japan’s State of Emergency declaration 1:23:24 - Anime Broadcast & Film Delays due to Coronavirus concerns 1:27:55 - FUNimation resumes production on MHA dub 1:28:35 - Paranoia Agent returns to U.S. television on Toonami 1:30:28 - GKIDS licenses Lupin the 3rd: The First 1:32:03 - GKIDS films available on Kanopy 1:33:03 - NHK world streams 4-part Miyazaki documentary for free 1:33:40 - Keiji Fujiwara passes away 1:36:18 - Sailor Moon classic episodes will be available on Youtube 1:37:04 - Netflix adds final 41 episodes of Saint Seiya 1:38:41 - San Diego Comic Con & Anime Expo Cancelled 1:40:10 - Tiger & Bunny season 2 announced 1:44:15 - Anime Japan poll of manga people want to see animated 1:53:12 - NHK Evangelion poll & Interim Results 1:56:54 - Act-Age Popularity Poll Results 2:03:00 - Community Shout-Outs: - Support BMC’s Patreon! - KaiserNeko’s “Beastars is Bestars” video - How Food Wars Lost its Flavor - Chatty AF Podcast: Tragedy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight 2:05:40 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts o

Manga Mavericks @ Movies: "Dragon Ball Super: Broly"

17 april 2020 | 68 min

*Take this poll to vote for the films you’d like us to cover on @ Movies in May! - https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1* It’s time to round out our trilogy of @ Movies Patreon Peeks by releasing a snippet of our exhaustive discussion of the biggest anime blockbuster in North America in over 20 years - Dragon Ball Super: Broly! We’ve previously discussed the film on Manga Mavericks, but on this episode, we dive even deeper into the film’s production and promotional history, the new insights it gives us into the life of the Saiyans, our thoughts on Broly’s new backstory and characterization, and of course - the film’s absolutely jaw-droppingly awesome animation! Plus, Vix shares her thoughts on reading through the manga for the first time, what she enjoys most about the series, and why she thinks this film is a return to form for the franchise! So get ready for a jam-packed discussion on this box office berserker as we explore in excruciating detail just what makes this film’s reinterpretation of the infamous super saiyan legitimately legendary! If you like what you hear, you can listen to our full podcast at patreon.com/mangamavericks, where we have almost a dozen other bonus podcasts waiting for you at our $5 tier, including other @ Movies reviews of Alita: Battle Angel and Captain Marvel! Our recent project is another Manga Mavericks Book Club read-through series. Colton and Doctor will be going through Masami Kurumada’s classic shonen epic Saint Seiya two volumes at a time! You can check out a free preview of the entire first episode on our feed now, and pledge to our Patreon to hear the rest as they come out! Podcast Breakdown: 00:30 - Intro and Updates 06:06 - Dragon Ball Super: Broly Discussion 1:04:42 - Wrap-Up We’ll soon be finished releasing all our pre-produced podcasts by the end of April. While we also plan to record episodes on Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto-Memory Doll and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, there aren’t a ton of *new* anime films for us to talk about what with theaters being closed indefinitely and all. Our tentative plan is to go through some films from our personal collection in May. We’ve collected a few films over the years that we never actually got around to watching, so now’s a perfect time to finally get through that backlog! Vote for the FOUR films you’d like us to cover in May in the poll! - https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the host on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” TeamFourStar - “Broly Chronicles” Hironobu Kageyama - “Burning Fight”

#Lum Squad #02: "Lum: The Animated Series!"

16 april 2020 | 163 min

Hello darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! That’s right, we’re not a one-and-done nor were we meant to be an annual show… even though it has in fact been a year since our last episode. I apologize for that unexpected year-long hiatus, which is entirely my fault. ^^, From here on out I’m hoping to resume production on #LumSquad with AC on our originally proposed monthly schedule. It’s definitely a shame to have such a large gap between the release of the first episode and the second, but hey, it took the Urusei Yatsura manga a year and a half of irregular serialization until it became a proper long-running series, so you can think of our first episode as a pilot and this second episode onward as the real beginning of our regular podcast! Since we covered the manga on our first episode, for our second installment we’re diving deep into the anime! We explore the anime’s production history, how the show changes over its run, the incredible production staff and vocal talent on the show, and tons more! Plus, we rant about Mamoru Oshii’s influence and question common assertions made about the show’s quality, while sharing some thoughts on the show’s eclectic musical score. To top it off, we answer a ton of fan questions, and talk about our favorite episodes of the show! All in all, we spend two and a half hours discussing the anime, and we’ve barely even scratched the surface of stuff we plan to cover in future episodes! Thank you guys so much for being patient with this and looking forward to more #LumSquad! We received a lot of enthusiasm for the first episode and a lot of people asking about when the second would come out over the past months, and I hope you’ll enjoy this episode enough to forgive the wait! And hey, if you don’t want to wait another month for our third episode, check out our recent Manga Mavericks episode on the Urusei Yatsura manga with special guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast, which was a ton of fun and also very informative about the early days of the UY fandom in North America back in the 90s! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro & Updates 02:32 - An Introduction to the Anime 06:19 - Lum’s Love Song 09:06 - Shinobu Miyake: A Character Analysis 15:32 - The Shift From Two-Story to Single-Story Episodes 19:33 - The Cultural Impact of the Anime 29:51 - Urusei Yatsura in the U.S. 37:18 - Specials 39:30 - How the Anime Changed Over Time 41:47 - Mamoru Oshii, Kentaro Yamazaki, and the Production Staff of Urusei Yatsura 1:07:12 - Our History with the Anime Q&A’s!! 1:26:22 - Our Thoughts on the Tachiguishi and Backdoor Pilots 1:30:40 - “Which Animation Style Do You Prefer: Pierrot or Dean?” 1:32:44 - Cindy and the Musical Talent of Urusei Yatsura 1:36:24 - “Do You Think Urusei Yatsura Would Ever Work as a Live-Action TV Show?” 1:41:35 - Urusei Yatsura Hentai 1:43:13 - “Was There Any Episode You Didn’t Like Initially, but Liked It the Second Time (or Vice-Versa)?” 1:57:00 - “Do You Guys Think the Relationship Between Lum & Ataru is Different Between the Manga and the Anime?” 2:01:05 - “Least Favorite Episode?” 2:08:00 - “What Period of the Show Do You Enjoy the Most?” 2:10:15 - “What is Urusei Yatsura’s Popularity in Japan?” 2:11:58 - Ataru Moroboshi, Ryo Saeba, and 80s Anime Protagonists 2:14:18 - Library Availability of Urusei Yatsura 2:15:40 - “What Would You Change About the Anime if You Could?” 2:21:05 - Our Favorite Episodes of Urusei Yatsura 2:34:43 - Wrap-Up & Future Plans Music Featured: “Main Motif (Theme)” from Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, by Masaru Hoshii and Keiichi Oku “Kokoroboisona” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #42: "My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising"

10 april 2020 | 91 min

*Take this poll to vote for the films you’d like us to cover on @ Movies in May! More details below: https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 * Does My Hero Academia’s latest theatrical feature rise to the occasion, or is this film MINUS ultra? Find out as Colton joins us to discuss Heroes Rising! We talk about our annoying theatrical experiences, our mixed feelings on the *spoiler* in the final fight, and try to figure out whether Nine actually had nine quirks or not. Plus, a special mid-credits review on the totally consequential one-shot manga tie-in to the movie that explores Nine’s backstory and totally makes him a more interesting character! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Intro and Updates 02:04 - My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Discussion 1:15:07 - Wrap-Up 1:21:10 - My Hero Academia - League of Villains: Undercover Review Manga Mavericks @ Movies will release a new episode every Friday for at least through the month of April. This is our tentative schedule (Patrons will have access to these episodes at least a few days before the below dates): 4/17: Patreon Peek: Dragon Ball Super: Broly 4/24:@ Movies 43: The Wonderland Those are all the episodes we’ve got recorded and ready to go for the time being. We’ll probably record an episode on Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll since that’s fresh on Netflix, but beyond that we’re unsure what we’ll be doing for future episodes since we don’t know when theaters will reopen. Our tentative plan is to go through some films from our personal collection. We’ve collected a few films over the years that we never actually got around to watching, so now’s a perfect time to finally get through that backlog! Vote for the FOUR films you’d like us to cover in May in this poll! - https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts at @lumranmayasha, @VLordGTZ, and @sniperking323. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” Sumika - “Higher Ground” Arthur Schwartz - “That’s Entertainment!”

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #41: "Tokyo Godfathers"

3 april 2020 | 57 min

*Take this poll to vote for the films you'd like us to cover on @ Movies in May! More details below: https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 * Theaters might be shuttered across the country, but that won’t stop the Manga Mavericks from talking about movies! That’s right, Manga Mavericks @ Movies is returning to provide some pandemic time-passing entertainment by talking about the latest and greatest anime movies we’ve recently seen! We’re starting off our slate with some banked episodes we recorded back when we could actually see movies in theaters, beginning with our last and freshest foray into anime at the cinema - the recent re-release of Tokyo Godfathers by Fathom Events and GKIDS! What were Lum and VLord’s thoughts on getting to see Satoshi Kon’s beloved Christmas classic on the big screen for the first time, and how did they like the film’s brand new english dub? The Mavericks dig into the film’s themes, GKIDS’ pitch-perfect casting decisions, and how we’d reimagine the film’s cast with characters from other media (except for Hana - she’s irreplaceable!). PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Intro and Updates 02:23 - Tokyo Godfathers Discussion 52:56 - Wrap-Up Manga Mavericks @ Movies will release a new episode every Friday for at least through the month of April. This is our tentative schedule (Patrons will have access to these episodes at least a few days before the below dates): 4/03: @ Movies 41: Tokyo Godfathers 4/10: @ Movies 42: My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising 4/17: Patreon Peek: Dragon Ball Super: Broly 4/24:@ Movies 43: The Wonderland Those are all the episodes we’ve got recorded and ready to go for the time being. We’ll probably record an episode on Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll since that’s fresh on Netflix, but beyond that, we’re unsure what we’ll be doing for future episodes since we don’t know when theaters will reopen. Our tentative plan is to go through some films from our personal collection. We’ve collected a few films over the years that we never actually got around to watching, so now’s a perfect time to finally get through that backlog! Vote for the FOUR films you'd like us to cover in May in this poll! - https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” Suzuki Keiichi - “Tokyo Godfathers” Arthur Schwartz - “That’s Entertainment!”

Manga Mavericks EP. 115: "I Have a Problem..."

30 mars 2020 | 146 min

I have a problem with the way we talk about problematic media. Or, more accurately, the way we don’t talk about problematic media. We’ve had a lot of conversations recently about problematic content in series we like and don’t like, and it’s a topic we’ve seen debated time and again whenever a series or creator does something questionable, uncomfortable, or in some cases, criminal. While it’s difficult to reconcile enjoying something that may be doing something “bad” or was created by a creator who has done something “bad,” I think it’s important to interrogate problematic content in the media we consume to identify the ways in which it may affect real people in harmful or damaging ways, and whether supporting such works emboldens the cultural pervasiveness of this content and their creators. This is a complicated topic that can be approached from many perspectives, so we invited several people who have expertise in holding conversations about problematic media and discussing the ways in which it reflects upon our culture and affects people. We’re delighted to have back on the show Erica Friedman, the premier yuri scholar, historian, and founder of Yuricon and Okazu, and are excited to invite on some new guests - Ash from the Youtube Channel The King’s Speech, and The Black Manga Critic from the Youtube Channel of the same name. Together we explored our thoughts on problematic content in media, and how to hold helpful and productive discussions of them in ways that encourage cultural change. Huh, who would have thought you could have a civil conversation about problematic media on the internet? PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:23 - Intro 02:16 - Introducing Our Guests, the Topic ,and the Goal of the Conversation 06:05 - How do we define the term “Problematic” 24:46 - Our Problematic Faves - Hunter x Hunter - Yu Yu Hakusho - One Piece - Gintama - Takako Shimura - Rumiko Takahashi - Murcielago - Vinland Saga 46:32 - What is the difference between a Problematic Fave and a Guilty Pleasure? 53:17 - Where Should We Draw the Line with Problematic Media? 1:00:40 - Being Educated About Problematic Content 1:07:43 - Being Open to Conversations About Problematic Media 1:14:40 - Reconciling Liking Problematic Media 1:18:20 - All Art is Political 1:20:40 - Catching Ourselves From Defending Problematic Media 1:23:55 - Engaging in Conversations About Problematic Media 1:41:49 - Where Have We Personally Drawn the Line with Problematic Media? 2:03:49 - Amplifying Progressive and Marginalized Voices in the Community 2:12:20 - Community Shout-Outs! - Okazu - "Yuri Manga and Problematic Art" - "Kabi Nagata: Opening Doors at an Intersection" - The King’s Speech - Ash’s “Actionable Fandom or How to Solve a Problem Like Eiichiro Oda” Video - The Black Manga Critic - BMC’s video on Twitter Discourse - Anime Feminist - "Ranma ½ and the Anything Goes School of Accidental Trans Narrative" - "Power, Oppression, and Victimhood in Twelve Kingdoms vs. Rising of the Shield Hero" - "Fat-shaming and Body Positivity in Modern Anime" - My Fave is Problematic - “It’s Sanji’s Birthday and Nothing Else Matters” (One Piece Podcast) - “American Mythology - The Simpsons” (Renegade Cut) - “Fake Friends Part Two: Parasocial Hell” (StrucciMovies) - “Sergei Eisenstein: Disney Fan” (KyleKalgrenBHH) 2:21:12 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t for

Manga Mavericks EP. 114: Pre and Post Quarantine News Roundup

25 mars 2020 | 168 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum have a lot of news to catch up on! So much, that they had to add even more to the podcast later! As the title indicates, we record a whole bunch of news that we had been meaning to get to, with even more news that came up afterwards that we decided to include with the episode, which is why this episode is a few days late, but despite the shape the world is in with the current COVID-19 pandemic, the manga/anime industry hasn't completely stopped yet! We have everything from new series, to even more new licenses, as well as our thoughts on the recent announcement of the upcoming interview with Nobuhiro Watsuki and Eiichiro Oda, plus the return of Tite Kubo and the unfortunate exit of Masashi Kishimoto. All that and more on this week's podcast! Remember to stay inside if you can and wash your hands!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro Pre-Quarantine News: 0:02:25 - February Bookscan List 0:07:37 - New series by Hiroyuki 0:09:14 - New Series by Shuzo Oshimi 0:10:42 - Pokemon Adventures Black 2 & White 2 approaches end 0:12:27 - We Never Learn ends Uruka arc, begins series of "what-if" arcs 0:21:27 - Blue Flag ends with next chapter in April 0:23:10 - Every chapter of Haikyu now on Shonen Jump app! 0:25:58 - Rinne & Hayate the Combat Butler are now available digitally! 0:27:22 - Manga Planet adds 3 new titles by Masaya Hokazono 0:31:06 - Glacier Bay releases collection of indie manga 0:34:01 - One Peace Books licenses The New Gate 0:36:33 - Ablaze Publishing licenses Cagaster of an Insect Cage 0:37:58 - Tokyopop licenses BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Roselia Stage & Ossan Idol?! 0:42:20 - Three Tidal Waves worth of new Seven Seas licenses 1:00:51 - New Yen Press Licenses 1:08:49 - New Kodansha Licenses 1:22:12 - Licenses from New U.S. Manga Publisher Kaiten Books 1:26:50 - Manga Industry reaches settlement with Cloudflare 1:29:09 - My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising box office update 1:32:12 - BL Manwha artist threatens legal action against manga piracy site 1:34:05 - Japanese Copyright Law Revisions 1:35:19 - Watsuki/Oda Interview Controversy 1:45:11 - Demon Slayer Character Popularity Poll has begun! 1:50:02 - Community Shout-Outs! (Part 1) VLord’s Toonami Faithful article “The Shonen Jump Love Affair” Toonami Faithful Gundam Wing Group Watch Love It or Weeb It (Twitter, Podcast) Post-Quarantine News: 1:56:22 - Bleach's Thousand Year Blood War arc to be animated 1:57:38 - Burn The Witch to run as a mini-series in Jump, as well as receive anime film adaptation 2:03:40 - Samurai 8 Ends 2:09:46 - Seven Deadly Sins Ends 2:11:19 - Kakushigoto ends with 12th volume this summer 2:12:49 - New Print Licenses from Kodansha 2:23:42 - Act-Age Character Popularity Poll Begins! 2:24:42 - comixology Unlimited extends free trial to 60 days 2:25:31 - Yen Press names Mark de Vera as new Sales and Marketing Director 2:27:00 - BL manwha artist Oryu also threatens legal action against Mangago 2:29:17 - Amazon prioritizing household items over other items until at least April 5th 2:31:17 - How anime screenings are being affected during quarantine 2:34:08 - FUNimation suspends simuldub production 2:36:14 - Multiple Events have been cancelled or postponed 2:38:52 - Community Shout-Outs!! (Part 2) Article on how COVID-19 is affecting anime production from AnimeNewsNetwork Ani-Gamers Podcast recapping how COVID-19 is affecting anime production & community events 2:43:23 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your spee

Manga Mavericks EP. 113: Yu-Gi-Oh!

16 mars 2020 | 196 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies: Captain Marvel (Patreon Peek)

12 mars 2020 | 73 min

Hello listeners! It’s time to fly higher, further, faster with another Pateron Peek of one of our Patreon Bonus Podcasts! The results of our latest survey showed that many of our listeners REALLY liked our Spider-Verse episode of @ Movies with Vix where we really dived deep into the history of the characters that appeared in the film. We recorded several other @ Movies podcasts like that that we released as Patreon-exclusive episodes, and I thought that now that some time has passed we could share them on our public feed as well. Today we’re commemorating a year since Captain Marvel’s theatrical release by sharing part of our review of the movie, previously released exclusively on our Patreon! Vix joins us to give a detailed rundown of the history of Carol Danvers, tracking her journey from her less than feminist origins to her current iconic status! Vix notoriously used to hate Captain Marvel, but has her opinion changed now that she’s read her entire canonical comics history? Does the film’s presentation of Carol and her origins ring true to the heart of her character? We discuss why Carol Danvers is definitely not “just a girl” by going over her comics and the movie in depth! If you like what you hear, you can listen to our full podcast at patreon.com/mangamavericks, where we have almost a dozen other bonus podcasts waiting for you at our $5 tier, including other @ Movies reviews of Alita: Battle Angel and Dragon Ball Super: Broly! Our recent project is another Manga Mavericks Book Club read-through series. Colton and Doctor will be going through Masami Kurumada’s classic shonen epic Saint Seiya two volumes at a time! You can check out a free preview of the entire first episode on our feed now, and pledge to our Patreon to hear the rest as they come out! Podcast Breakdown: 00:30 - Intro and Updates 04:18 - Captain Marvel Discussion 1:08:43 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha, @VLordGTZ, and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” Pinar Toprak - “Captain Marvel” No Doubt - “Just a Girl” Arthur Schwartz - “That’s Entertainment!”

Manga Mavericks Book Club: Saint Seiya, Vols. 1 and 2 (Preview)

7 mars 2020 | 96 min

Welcome to a special preview of a podcast series available exclusively on our Patreon entitled, the Manga Mavericks Book Club! A spin off series where we select different manga series previously covered on the main Manga Mavericks podcast and discuss them even further from volume to volume! Previously, we covered the entirety of the first arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with Grant (@grantthethief) from the Blade Licking Thieves podcast, but for now we'll be taking a break from JoJo in order to read through all 28 volumes of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya! A mythical, action battle series that Lum has already covered on the show previously that Colton unfortunately had to miss out on, but will now be going through all of it with his other compatriot in podcasting, Doctor, from the SSAA Network! For both Colton and Doctor, its their first time really digging into Saint Seiya and its many melodramatic, but thrilling, adrenaline pumping battles, as they discuss many of the series' different facets, such as its use of now classic battle manga tropes, as well as some criticisms of Viz Media's release. This podcast is a free preview of the very first episode of this particular readthrough, with the rest of series available in the coming months *exclusively* on our Patreon! Next episode will be available on Tuesday, March 31st! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 112: Survey Results 2020!!

23 februari 2020 | 146 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we finally go over the results of our annual podcast survey!! Joined by VlordGTZ, we go over different statistics such as our listeners' favorite podcast episodes, favorite guests we've had on the show, as well as your guys' favorite manga from the past year! We also discuss some news at the top of the show, such as the Maruta Shiga controversy with My Hero Academia, the overall increase in digital manga sales over in Japan, as well as the latest batch of new manga licenses! Enjoy! Stay tuned to the end of show to find out what series we'll be reading through next on the Manga Mavericks Book Club exclusively on our Patreon!! Editor’s Note: This episode has been modified since it’s original release. The reasons for which are very upsetting, but if you wish to learn more, you can read why here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/45731694 PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro News 0:01:42 - GANGSTA. author Kohske diagnosed with autoimmune disease 0:04:01 - My Hero Academia "Maruta Shiga" Name Controversy 0:10:32 - January Bookscan list 0:14:51 - NYT List for Feb 0:16:05 - Seven Deadly Sins Volume 41 will be its last 0:18:24 -The Right Way to Make Jump added to the SJ vault 0:21:25 - New Viz Media Licenses 0:29:04 - Dark Horse to release Hellsing Deluxe Hardcover editions 0:31:55 - Yen Press licenses Fiancee of the Wizard 0:33:05 - Seven Seas licenses 2 yuri short story collections 0:33:58 - J-Novel Club licenses The Extraordinary, The Ordinary, and Soap 0:35:16 - Digital Manga Sales Up 29.5% 0:38:20 - Demon Slayer's recent broken records and popularity 0:43:41 - Manga Mavericks Survey Results! 0:48:34 - Listener Statistics (Age, Gender, Country) 0:54:59 - Listenership Statistics (Where do people listen and how long for, etc.) 1:07:00 - Podcast Statistics (Favorite Episodes, Segments, Guests, etc) 1:44:25 - Listener's Favorite Manga Published in 2019 1:47:28 - Listener's Most Important Anime/Manga Industry News Stories in 2019? 1:50:09 - What content listeners would like to see from Manga Mavericks in 2020? 2:04:49 - What guests listeners would like to hear from on the podcasts in 2020? 2:10:35 - Final Suggestions, Thoughts, Comments, and Criticisms 2:15:21 - Community Shout-Outs! TeamFourStar recently announces end of DBZA Follow them on Youtube and Twitter if you aren't already! Listen to the Talkcast Podshow 2:17:06 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 111: New Manga For a New Decade!

17 februari 2020 | 91 min

The first new manga of the 2020s have arrived, and we’re excited to talk about them! We cover the first new Shonen Jump series of the year and decade, Undead Unluck, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, and Guardian of the Witch, as well as a new global multi-language simulpub from Kodansha - Ashidaka - The Iron Hero! Plus, we discuss the return of Death Note in its first new one-shot in over a decade, which went widely viral for very weird reasons! Then, we have a beefier community shout-outs segment to share some great new podcasts that’ve come out recently! It’s a compact but comprehensive podcast sure to help you find new manga to read and new podcasts to check out and enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro and Updates New Series Discussions! 05:13 - Death Note’s New One-Shot 23:50 - Ashidaka - The Iron Hero 38:23 - Undead Unluck 52:53 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 1:01:39 - Guardian of the Witch 1:13:39 - Overall Thoughts 1:14:45 - Community Shout-Outs! - Wensleydale Cheddar’s Death Note one-shot podcast & Cross Account video essay - Shojo Mojo - Fan vs. Pro - Saint Seiya CosmoCast - ANNCast: “Do You Mean “Anime” Anime or like, Actual Anime?” - ChattyAF’s Neon Genesis Evangelion Retrospective Episodes 1:24:00 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies: Alita: Battle Angel (Patreon Peek)

14 februari 2020 | 59 min

Hello listeners! Today you’re all my valentines, and I’m here to show my love by sharing one of our previously Patreon-exclusive podcasts with all you lovely people! The results of our latest survey showed that many of our listeners REALLY liked our Spider-Verse episode of @ Movies with Vix where we really dived deep into the history of the characters that appeared in the film. We recorded several other @ Movies podcasts like that last year that we released as Patreon-exclusive episodes, and I thought that now that some time has passed we could share them on our public feed as well! But what’s the occasion? Well, today isn’t just Valentine’s Day - it also happens to be the one year anniversary of Alita: Battle Angel’s theatrical premiere! So we’re celebrating by sharing the first half of our @Movies episode on the film, in which Vix and Ethan join us to go over the history of the film’s production and some key differences and themes between the manga and the movie. If you like what you hear, you can listen to our full podcast at patreon.com/mangamavericks, where we have almost a dozen other bonus podcasts waiting for you at our $5 tier, including other @ Movies reviews of Captain Marvel and Dragon Ball Super: Broly! It’s a movie that happily rips out and shows you its heart with enthusiasm and glee, and we were flying so high after seeing the film that we could gone all the way to Zalem! So enjoy this special Patreon Peek at our @Movies review of Alita: Battle Angel! Podcast Breakdown: 00:30 - Intro and Updates 02:14 - Alita: Battle Angel review 53:08 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha, @VLordGTZ, and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” "Motorball" by Tom Holkenburg "Swan Song" by Dua Lipa

Manga Mavericks EP. 110: Doujinshi for Everybody (On Takahashi)

9 februari 2020 | 232 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum are joined by quite possibly their biggest guest yet! As they have the chance to sit down and chat with longtime translator of manga and video games, as well as the CEO of Irodori Comics himself, On Takahashi! Originally this interview was supposed to be an opportunity to discuss titles from the company's newest line of all ages doujinshi known as Irodori Aqua, but unfortunately, On spent most of our time talking about other amazing things, such as his unlikely journey in becoming a professional translator, as well as a breakdown on how much most manga artists typically make off of their work, and for that, we humbly apologize (lol)!! But seriously, we can't thank On enough for taking the time to come on our show and we hope have him on again in the future! Until then, please support Irodori Comics and their work, as well just your favorite artists in general in whatever way you can! Enjoy! Next time, we'll going over the results of our annual Manga Mavericks survey, as well as catching up on all the cool new manga that have started simulpubbing recently! Including the newest batch of Jump Starts, Kodansha's Ashidaka, and the newest Death Note one-shot! So be sure to look forward to it!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro News: 0:04:40 - My Hero Academia ranks No. 3 on Bookscan December List 0:10:13 - Futabasha Launches Web Action Manga Website 0:11:08 - Kino’s Journey manga ends 0:12:25 - Attack on Titan planned to end in 2020 0:14:16 - Spotless Love enters final arc 0:15:49 - "End of Beastars in sight" according to Paru Itagaki 0:18:10 - New manga by Taiyo Matsumoto in Big Comic Superior 0:20:04 - Kodansha USA adds a simulpubs guide 0:23:23 - Manga Planet service adds more titles 0:24:23 - MyAnimeList adds free manga to their site 0:27:35 - Staring at your Back released digitally in English by Akata 0:29:52 - Seven Seas December Licenses 0:37:41 - Cross Infinite World licenses The Misfortune Devouring Witch is Actually a Vampire 0:39:28 - Yen Press licenses That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of the Monster Nation 0:40:32 - DMP Kickstarter updates 0:43:43 - Takeshobo and manga creator sue Cloudflare 0:45:42 - Kodansha/Vertical restructuring 0:49:36 - KyoAni Updates 0:53:13 - To Your Eternity anime announced 0:55:13 - GITS SAC 2045 worldwide on Netflix in April 0:56:41 - Netflix officially involved in live action One Piece TV series 1:05:29 - New Bleach projects to be unveiled at AnimeJapan 2020 1:08:55 - Naruto & Samurai 8 will be Viz’s Free Comic Book Day sampler in 2020 1:09:58 - Moto Hagio & Keiji Nakazawa nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame 1:11:41 - Interview /w On Takahashi! 3:37:10 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton and/or LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 109: Best of Manga 2019

26 januari 2020 | 282 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for our annual Best of Manga episode! Where Lum and Colton take a look back at the past year and talk about their favorite manga related moments from both the industry and what they’re reading! What were their favorite new releases? What were the coolest and/or emotionally gripping moments in manga this year? And what was the best new series to come out of 2019!? Tune in to the episode and find out! Be sure to fill out our annual podcast survey, not only to let us know how we can make the podcast better, but to also possibly be one of three people to win some free manga! Hurry and take it before it closes on Feb 1st! Editor's Note: This podcast contains praise for Act-Age. While this was recorded months before the writer's arrest for sexually assaulting two girls, we want to make it clear that we no longer support his work. We're fine with leaving our thoughts on the series unedited on this podcast as a time-capsule of our feelings, but please understand that they are not an endorsement of the writer nor a recommendation of the series. However, this podcast has been edited from its original release for other unfortunate reasons. If you wish to know why you can learn more here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/45731694 PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 – Shonen Jump releases early! 0:04:52 – Intro/Housecleaning News: 0:11:59 – Boys Over Flowers Season 2 has ended 0:13:32 – Three New Series Coming to Shonen Jump 0:20:12 – New Death Note Sequel Chapter Coming this February 0:26:33 – Lum’s thoughts on some of the past Jump Festa anime news 0:30:55 – Sleepy Princess TV anime premieres this year 0:31:37 – More episodes of original Saint Seiya added on Netflix 0:32:40 – GKids licenses Tokyo Godfathers, coming to theaters soon 0:36:06 – FUNimation to screen MHA Heroes Rising starting Feb 26th 0:40:52 – Top films at the Japanese box office in 2019 0:48:01 – Konosuba Character Popularity Poll 0:51:44 – MHA 2019 Character Popularity Poll 1:07:43 – MHA Vols 1 and 22 rank on NYT January list 1:08:53 – YALSA Top 100 GN for Teens 1:11:41 – Brutus Magazine’s Most Dangerous Manga of 2019 list 1:13:28 – Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2020 rankings 1:17:43 – Oricon’s Top Selling Manga in Japan by Series 2019 1:36:07 – Best of Manga 2019!! Podcast Categories 1:39:00 – Favorite Podcast Intros of 2019 1:43:46 – Favorite Podcast Thumbnails of 2019 1:49:11 – Favorite Manga we Read for the Podcast in 2019 1:55:09 – Favorite Guests/Interviews in 2019 2:01:38 – Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2019 2:02:06 – Favorite Podcast Moments of 2019 Best of Manga 2019 2:18:39 – Favorite Manga News Stories of 2019 2:30:20 – Favorite New North American Manga Licenses of 2019 2:37:38 – Favorite New North American Manga Releases of 2019 2:55:50 – Favorite Manga Moments of 2019 3:09:18 – Favorite Manga Chapters of 2019 3:26:54 – Favorite Manga Fights of 2019 3:34:02 – Favorite Manga Protagonists of 2019 3:45:52 – Favorite Manga Antagonists of 2019 3:56:11 – Favorite Manga Series Finales of 2019 4:08:07 – Favorite New Manga of 2019 4:14:13 – Favorite Currently-Running Manga of 2019 4:24:34 – Manga We Promise to Read in 2020 4:35:00 – Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show an

Manga Mavericks EP. 108: Anime NYC 2019, Part 2: Con Report

22 januari 2020 | 271 min

We’re starting off this decade of the podcast by discussing a bunch of stuff we did last year! That’s right, it’s time to extensively cover all our adventures at the third convention we attended in 2019, Anime NYC! You’ve heard us go over all the news out of the con a few episodes ago, but this time around we’ll be going into what we personally did there - all the panels and events we attended, and all the people we met! It was a big con for us in many ways, and we got to hang out with a bunch of our friends that you’ll be hearing on this podcast, including Sakaki from the Weekly Shogakukan Edition twitter and blog, Jecka from the same blog, and Marion from Good Friends Anime Club, the Haikyuu podcast View from the Top, and an upcoming Dorohedoro podcast I’m excited to listen to! As you might have guessed, having five people on to discuss what they did at an incredibly busy event takes a while, which is how we’ve ended up with the 4+ hour long podcast you’re about to listen to. Believe it or not, this is but the first of a series of long podcasts we’re starting off 2020 with, as the Best of Manga 2019 episode we recorded also ended up being nearly five hours long, and we have several other incoming podcasts that have ran long besides. Suffice to say, one of our New Year’s Resolutions for Manga Mavericks this year is recording shorter podcasts, both for your listening convenience and our time and sanity! But let me ask you, are you a person who prefers long podcasts like this, or wants them shorter? Do you enjoy these convention report episodes, or are there types of episodes you’d like us to do more of instead? You can let us know all this and more by taking our annual Manga Mavericks podcast survey, which is currently live through February 1st! SURVEY LINK: https://s.surveyplanet.com/UpCz9Mfs This year we wanted to give our survey-takers a little treat as thanks for their feedback, so we’re running a giveaway contest that all survey-takers are automatically entered in. Just fill out our survey, and you could win a FREE volume of manga that we have on hand to give out! Besides the survey, if you want to support the show and help us keep doing what we’re doing, throw us some love over at the Manga Mavericks patreon. Supporting us on Patreon also gives you guys special rewards too! For example, you may have heard the interviews we recorded with Pokemon voice actresses Sarah Natochenny and Lisa Ortiz as well as Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino on our previous episode, where we included an abridged version of the interviews that included just the questions we asked. We’ll be uploading the full, unabridged interviews exclusively to our Patreon, so if you want to hear more questions and conversations with Sarah, Lisa, and Tomino pledge to us for just $5 or more for complete access to those as well as ten of our monthly bonus pods EXCLUSIVELY available on our Patreon! We also have full transcripts of our interviews with Sarah and Lisa written up on All-Comic.com for you to check out as well! PATREON LINK: https://www.patreon.com/mangamavericks There’s more to say, but I’ll let you listen to the rest in the podcast proper! And trust me, we have A LOT to talk about... PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Updates 09:08 - General Impressions of Anime NYC 2019 15:30 - Day 0: Karaoke Day 1: Friday, November 15th 21:24 - Conducting Interviews at Anime NYC 26:52 - Lines, Crowding, and the Press Room at the Javits Center 42:15 - Press Line Hiccups 48:30 - Shonen Jump Panel & Dr. Stone Panel 1:00:06 - Conducting Interviews at Anime NYC, Revisited 1:11:08 - VLord and Sakaki Buy Hypeland Hunter x Hunter Coats 1:15:58 - Dr. Stone Autographs 1:20:20 - Exhibitor’s Hall & Artist Alley 1:31:23 - Marion’s Friday 1:35:04 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Panel 1:39:55 - AMV Contest 1:42:13 - 100 Years of Yuri Panel Day 2: Saturday, November 16th: 1:46:20 - NHK’s Rumiko Takahashi MegaPoll Spe

Manga Mavericks EP. 107: Golden Kamuy

28 december 2019 | 177 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton are joined by cosplayer extraordinaire Diana Soreil, as well as Kelly Quinn Chiu from the One Panel Later podcast, to discuss Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy! Just in time for winter, Golden Kamuy is a tale about hunting for treasure while surviving the bitter freezing wilderness, as well as constant attacks from all kinds of weirdos, criminals or both. We discuss everything we love about Noda's master work, including how it manages to be thrilling, hilarious and educational all at the same time! Before that though, we also cover some news, as well as discuss our thoughts on first couple chapters of two of Shonen Jump's newest series: Zipman and Agravity Boys! Since this is our last podcast of the year, we want to thank everyone for listening and supporting us all throughout 2019! Look forward to some huge podcasts coming within the beginning of 2020, and hopefully a new decade of Manga Mavericks!!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - New Patreon Bonus Podcast! 0:04:47 - Intro News: 0:07:05 - My Hero Academia Ranks #11 on NYT Graphic Books Bestseller's December List 0:08:17 - Monthly Bookscan List for November 2019 0:12:27 - Ryo Sumiyoshi's New Tekkai no Senshi Manga Launches in 4 Languages 0:14:46 - 14 new manga launch on LINE app 0:18:18 - Magician A Kickstarter 0:22:07 - Japanese Government’s new government copyright law revision allows for screenshots 0:24:28 - KyoAni 1st studio building to be demolished 0:27:02 - Leiji Matsumoto discharged from the hospital 0:27:45 - Izumi Matsumoto’s spinal stenosis 0:29:50 - Makio Inoue passes away 0:31:22 - Final Eureka 7 film delayed to 2021 0:32:31 - Crunchyroll’s Dr. Stone character popularity poll Jump Starts! 0:37:59 - Zipman by Yusaku Shibata 0:46:35 - Agravity Boys by Atsushi Nakamura 0:55:44 - Quick Jump Festa Anime News! 1:07:49 - Golden Kamuy Discussion Community Shout-Outs! 2:45:37 - Ash's (@kingcocoabutter) One Piece Wano Arc stream 2:46:29 - Best Comics of 2019 and Of the Decade from The Beat 2:47:45 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 106: Anime NYC 2019: News and Interviews

21 december 2019 | 123 min

A couple of months ago we did some massive podcasts to cover everything we did at Anime Expo, and now we’ve got to do the same for Anime NYC! We’re starting off with our long overdue roundup of all the news that came out of the con, which includes tons of licenses and some big announcements. We would’ve just attached the news to our con report, but that ended up being a five hours long conversation all by itself! So, rather than make a five and a half hour podcast, we thought it’d be better to just split it up into two episodes... I didn’t just want to make this a news-only podcast, though, so we’re also throwing in some special bonuses. That’s right, we’re including excerpts from all three of the interviews we recorded at the con! We interviewed veteran Pokemon actresses Sarah Natochenny and Lisa Ortiz, and the father of Gundam himself - Yoshiyuki Tomino. I’ve been a huge fan of all three for a long time, so being able to interview them and discuss their careers and passions in person was an incredible experience. They answered some interesting questions too, so we’re excited to share their one-of-a-kind insights with you! The full transcripts of these interviews will also be posted on All-Comic.com in the next week, and the full uncut audio will be made available on our Patreon by Christmas Day! Check them out for even more answers and insights from Sarah, Lisa, and Yoshiyuki Tomino! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: News: 00:22 - Intro 01:57 - Demon Slayer Manga Speedup 03:20 - Robot x Laserbeam, Yui Kamio Lets Loose, and Other Short-Lived Shonen Jump Series Receive Digital Volumes 10:10 - Viz Licenses Venus in the Blind Spot & Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show 12:34 - 24/7 Naruto Streaming Channel on Pluto TV 14:49 - Megalobox Season 2 Officially Announced!! 17:22 - Denpa Licenses 23:34 - Square Enix Licenses 31:36 - Yen Press Licenses 48:00 - J-Novel Club Licenses 1:14:00 - Kodansha/Vertical Licenses Interviews: 1:29:17 - Introducing the Interviews 1:32:25 - Sarah Natochenny Interview 1:38:50 - Lisa Ortiz Interview 1:46:54 - Yoshiyuki Tomino Interview 1:54:08 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 104: Beastars

24 november 2019 | 143 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton are joined by dakazu, darfox and Morgana from the Manga Machinations podcast to talk about Paru Itagaki's Beastars! Even only after reading the first two volumes released by Viz Media, we have a lot to dig into as we discuss different interesting facets of the world of Beastars, as well as its many various kinds of social commentary that we may or may not be able to relate to different real world experiences. We also give our first impressions of the anime based on the trailers (this was recorded before the anime made its premiere on Japanese TV) and wonder how well Itagaki's may or may not work in the transition from comic to animation. Enjoy! The third and final volume of our JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood readthrough will be available exclusively on our Patreon this Sunday, Nov 30th! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro News: 0:01:59 - My Hero Academia Vol 21 ranks No. 3 on NYT October List 0:07:34 - Kei Sanbe's new manga 0:11:08 - Yasuo Ohtagaki’s new manga 0:12:25 - Amazon lists English release of Keiichi Koike's Heaven Door Extra Works Book 0:14:40 - Leiji Matsumoto's recent health scare (he's fine now) 0:17:22 - Kodansha Wins 160-Million-Yen Lawsuit Against 3 Pirate Site Admins 0:18:41 - Reedpop partners with Crunchyroll Expo 0:19:53 - Anime Central to host FUNA and Itsuki Akata Topic: 0:22:30 - Beastars by Paru Itagaki Community Shout-Outs! 2:11:53 - Erica Friedman's write up on Anime NYC Premiere of Fragtime 2:14:07 - Editorial on the animation of Fire Force Episode 1 by Josh Dunham 2:15:15 - SakugaBlog's Pokemon Sun and Moon Production Retrospect 2:16:59 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods at patreon.com/mangamavericks! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi and/or LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon at patreon.com/LumRanmaYasha. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 103: Torture Princess, East, Vertical World

18 november 2019 | 191 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton give their impressions on some new additions recently added to Shueisha's Manga Plus app (what we will from now on will be referring to as Manga Plus Starts!!). including 'Tis Time for "Torture" Princess, East, Into the Night, and The Vertical World! But before that, they have a whole lot of news to cover after a little over a month, including the coming end of some big series, a whole lot of pre-Anime NYC licenses, and even some the recent controversies from Shonen Jump and Shueisha! Enjoy! Stay tuned next week as the Manga Machinations crew join us to talk about Paru Itagaki's Beastars manga, coming this Sunday, Nov 24th! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Patreon Stuff News: 0:04:12 - KyoAni Updates 0:08:40 - Septermber Bookscan 0:20:03 - Kosaku Anakubo’s Pocket Monsters manga “ends”... 0:23:28 - Pokemon Adventures Sun & Moon arc ending, Sword & Shield arc beginning 0:24:38 - Nagata Kabi's newest autobiographical manga 0:26:56 - Bloom Into You ‘Curtain Call’ projects 0:27:48 - Blue Flag Approaches Climax 0:28:33 - Haikyuu has entered its final arc 0:29:46 - Silver Spoon Ends on Nov 26th (Yen Press Releases Series Digitally on Dec 17th) 0:33:54 - Makoto Yukimura announces the final arc of Vinland Saga 0:37:27 - Hozuki's Coolheadedness Ends 0:41:14 - Arata Primal Ends 0:43:22 - Newest Shonen Jump Vault Additions 0:49:06 - Drops of God licnesed by Kodansha USA and Comixology 0:51:50 - Futekiya announces 22 more titles for early 2020 0:53:07 - Multiple Tidal Waves worth of new licenses from Seven Seas! 1:11:03 - Yen Press Licenses Weathering With You novel 1:12:47 - Cross Infinite World licenses Of Dragons and Fae 1:14:29 - Sol Press licenses Chivalry of a Failed Knight 1:17:23 - J-Novel Club Licenses 1:21:21 - Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs stirs controversy once again! 1:29:56 - Shueisha Issues Statement on Lack of Female Editors in Jump 1:41:56 - Hideo Azuma passes away 1:53:07 - Studio Ghibli Films Coming to HBO Max 1:59:24 - New Update on Sailor Moon Eternal Films 2:00:09 - New Pokemon Anime 2:03:36 - NHK Rumiko Takahashi Poll Interim Results 2:15:29 - New My Hero Academia Character Popularity Poll Open for English Readers Manga Plus Starts: 2:19:46 - 'Tis Time for "Torture", Princess 2:34:32 - East, Into the Night 2:43:35 - The Vertical World Community Shout-Outs! 2:56:08 - The Nen Show 2:59:33 - Dee’s Pokemon Retrospective on AniFem 3:02:14 - The Absence of Takahashi in YGO! by Negative Legend 3:04:28 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods at patreon.com/mangamavericks! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi and/or LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon at patreon.com/LumRanmaYasha. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #40: One Piece: Stampede

11 november 2019 | 83 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 102: Saint Seiya

10 november 2019 | 168 min

Saint Seiya is a shonen manga classic, a trailblazer that codified so many of the tropes and themes the genre embraces to this day. Its influence looms large in the history of manga, inspiring generations of artists and storytellers, but despite being popular in most of the rest of the world it’s been criminally overlooked in the U.S. After a botched attempt by DiC to make it big in America in the early aughts, Netflix has recently reintroduced Saint Seiya to a new generation of fans by making a shiny new CGI remake and adding the old show to their service with a brand new english dub! Thanks to these new projects and Seven Seas’ ongoing release of the Saintia Sho spinoff series, things are looking bright for the future of Saint Seiya in the States! To celebrate Saint Seiya’s second coming, we’re taking a look back at Masami Kurumada’s original manga, and we’ve brought both the editor and translator of Viz’s editions of the series - Shaenon Garrity and Dr. Mari Morimoto - on to join us! Shaenon and Mari are huge Seiya fans and hugely responsible for the original Saint Seiya being released by Viz in the first place, and we dig deep into Seiya’s storytelling, themes, mythological influences, and impact in popular culture. They also share tons of insights into the english localization of the series, from name changes to translation challenges to cover art considerations, and so much more! So, Seiya fans, burn your Cosmos and listen up! To borrow a phrase from Shaenon, there’s only one word to describe this podcast - and that’s RAD-TASTIC!!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 03:08 - How Mari Got Into Saint Seiya 09:45 - How Shaenon Got Into Saint Seiya 11:08 - Saint Seiya’s Cloths and Merch 15:30 - The Legacy of Saint Seiya 18:17 - The Violence in Saint Seiya 20:00 - The Setting and Inspirations 29:30 - The Premise and Publication History 40:30 - Lord Nobu is Creepy 42:15 - The Appeal of Saint Seiya 46:30 - Kurumada’sPacifistic Philosophy 50:05 - Why Saint Seiya Still Resonates 53:43 - Andromeda Shun and Phoenix Ikki Character Analysis 1:03:00 - Favorite Characters 1:07:44 - Favorite Cloths 1:08:53 - Favorite Fights 1:15:15 - The Hades Arc is the Best Arc 1:16:51 - Sequels and Spinoffs 1:21:40 - The Storytelling 1:29:06 - The Art 1:31:03 - Why You Should Read Saint Seiya 1:32:22 - Name Changes in the English Localization 1:43:47 - Sound Effects 1:48:37 - The Aurora Borealis Anecdote 1:53:03 - Why Didn’t Saint Seiya Find an Audience in N.A.? Q&As: 1:58:16 - “Which Masami Kurumada Manga Would You Have Liked to Publish Next?” 2:01:02 - “Did Seiya Have a Low Print Run?” 2:02:37 - “What Inspiration Did Seiya Bring to the Future Generation of Shonen?” 2:05:25 - “What Do You Think it was That Led to its Cancellation?” 2:09:06 - “What Moments from Within the Series are Your Favorites?” 2:12:37 - “Who is Your Favorite of the Bronze Boys?” 2:15:45 - “Is There Anything We Can Do to Increase Saint Seiya’s Popularity in N.A.?” 2:17:37 - “What were the Sources of the Covers for the Viz Volumes?” 2:22:46 - “Did You Communicate with Kurumada Productions While Translating the Manga?” 2:30:04 - “If Starstorm had Been Fully Made, Would it Have Been Beneficial to Saint Seiya’s Popularity in the West?” 2:39:20 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can follow LumRanmaYasha on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and special guest Shaenon Garrity at @shaenongarrity. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us re

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #39: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

4 november 2019 | 66 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies returns for the Fall movie season to cover all the new anime theatrical releases like One Piece: Stampede and the upcoming Konosuba movie! But before we can feast on the new, we’ve got to take care of some leftovers first. With I Want to Eat Your Pancreas finally out on blu-ray courtesy of Aniplex, now’s the perfect time to release our podcast we recorded on the film back in February after seeing its limited theatrical run. We actually recorded this episode a day after seeing Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission, despite the eight month gap between releasing that and this. But man, what a whiplash in quality those two films were! It feels like mysterious forces have tried to both force us not to see the movie and then prevent us from releasing this podcast to the public, but just like with “The Ghibli Conspiracy,” we would not be deterred! We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of its aesthetics its themes of living life to its fullest, and how it differs from the live-action film! Does the film stack up to the likes of modern anime movie masterpieces like Your Name and A Silent Voice? Do we find the film’s perspective on life sophisticated or juvenile? Will LumRanmaYasha ever stop getting the name of the film wrong? Do I want to eat your pancreas? Listen to find out the answer to all these questions and more! Podcast Breakdown: 00:30 - Intro and Updates 03:32 - I Want to Eat Your Pancreas review 1:01:32 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” Sumika - “Fanfare” Sumika - “Shunkashuto (The Four Seasons)”

Manga Mavericks EP. 101: New York Comic Con 2019

3 november 2019 | 189 min

Every October thousands of people come to New York City to dress up in costumes and party all day and night for almost an entire week of themed events - and it's not because of Halloween! That’s right, LumRanmaYasha and VlordGTZ went to the famous New York Comic Con, which means it’s time for another con report podcast! That’s right, we went to New York Comic-Con in early October, for VLord’s first NYCC experience and Lum’s third! There were TONS of epic panels, awesome guests, huge announcements, special screenings, and great experiences - and we’re here to discuss them all! From the nostalgia of the Yu Yu Hakusho reunion panel to the insanity of the [adult swim] events, and exciting new licensing announcements like the return of Maison Ikkoku and the coming of Ping Pong, we go over all the high points of a weekend we won’t soon forget! Hey, we even managed to get this podcast out within a month of the con itself! Hoorah! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro and Initial Impressions of NYCC 2019 05:32: Day 0: Nintendo Store, Indikitch, & More! Thursday, October 3rd: 16:19 - Hinomaru Sumo Epilogue 18:13 - The Dynamic Duo: Chris Sabat and Sean Schemmel 25:26 - Writing for Comics Like a Pro 29:30 - RWBY Season 7 Panel 45:10 - Yu Yu Hakusho Reunion Panel 59:14 - Shudder’s Creepshow Screening 1:02:56 - MHA wins the Harvey Award! Friday, October 4th: 1:03:28 - Shonen Jump Panel 1:20:58 - Toonami Chat 1:22:25 - Tokyopop NYCC Licenses 1:27:51 - Kodansha USA/Vertical Panel 1:39:10 - Crunchyroll Panel 1:41:36 - Artist Alley 1:43:06 - Viz Media NYCC Licenses 1:54:50 - Robot Chicken Panel 2:01:40 - Primal Panel 2:09:18 - Wonder Woman Bloodlines Premiere Screening Saturday, October 5th: 2:17:46 - Seis Manos Panel 2:25:50 - Sound & Fury Panel 2:33:26 - From Crew to Creator: Disney TV Animation Showrunners Panel 2:38:10 - Castlevania Spotlight Panel 2:41:45 - Human Lost Screening 2:49:20 - One Piece at the Lightbox Sunday, October 6th: 2:52:06 - The Art of Transformers Panel 2:55:30 - Veronica Taylor at the NYCC Live Stage 2:56:38 - Manga Ikimashouka! 3:00:20 - Final Thoughts on NYCC 2019 3:03:45 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 100, Part 2: 100th Episode Retrospective

27 oktober 2019 | 169 min

Its time for Part 2 of our 100th episode! This next half of the episode was originally meant to be the *ending* segment after our previous piracy discussion, where we invited both Bomber D. Rufi (aka Sakaki) and Maxy Barnard (who couldn't make it so we found [redacted]) to come on to discuss the results of our short run survey asking fans about their favorite episodes of the podcast, instead it turned into a 2 hour retrospective where we talked about not only what we like and enjoy about Manga Mavericks, but what we've managed to accomplish so far and just how the show has affected us and really changed our lives! Its a true celebration and we hope you join us for it! Special thanks to everyone who has listened to the show up to this point, as well as everyone who has ever come on the show! You guys are the ones who have made this show possible and we can't for at least another 100 more! Also, stay tuned after the retrospective for a little more discussion of scanlation and piracy, as we go over some of the feedback we've gotten for last week's episode from both Twitter and our emails! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:12 - Retrospective 0:09:41 - Our Favorite Podcast Episodes 0:47:21 - Our Favorite Podcast Guests 1:06:20 - Our Favorite Podcast Moments 1:24:53 - Our Favorite Part(s) of the Podcast 1:51:53 - Thoughts and Comments from Listeners 2:08:11 - Emails 2:42:55 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 100 Part 1: The State of Manga Piracy

20 oktober 2019 | 145 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 99: Tickets for Rie Kugimiya are Sold Out

13 oktober 2019 | 112 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, with Lum travelling with Vlord at New York Comic Con, its up to Colton and Bomber (@kiirobon) to cover news on their own once again! While they cover the usual news such as My Hero Academia continually dominating North American manga sales and the newest licenses from Seven Seas, they also cover some really big pieces of news like the return of best sellers lists for comics and manga from The New York Times and the announcement of some new Shonen Sunday anime!! Join us next time as we finally reach Episode 100, which was so huge, that we split it in two parts! Part 1 coming October 20th, with Part 2 coming October 27th! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/New Podcast Series!! 0:07:26 - New York Times brings back Graphic Novel Best Sellers list! 0:10:33 - Monthly Bookscan List for August 2019 0:19:31 - Spy x Family now available on Shonen Jump! 0:20:12 - Kaze Hikaru enters its climax 0:22:56 - Eiichiro Oda claims One Piece will end in 5 years 0:30:44 - Detective Conan spin off, "Zero's Tea Time" ends(???) 0:42:30 - Seven Seas Ghost Ship imprint licenses 0:45:47 - Seven Seas Yuri Licenses 0:52:24 - Rie Kugimiya to guest at Anime NYC (Tickets Sold Out) 0:57:35 - Funimation screening One Piece Stampede in US and Canada (Oct 24-31) 1:06:00 - Demon Slayer receives sequel anime film! 1:18:38 - The Promised Neverland live action movie coming Winter 2020 1:25:34 - New Shonen Sunday anime! (Sleepy Princess, Major 2nd Season 2) 1:35:07 - Smile Down the Runway anime premieres January 2020 1:37:25 - Wave, Listen to Me anime premieres April 2020 1:38:42 - Dorohedoro anime premieres January 2020 1:40:41 - Wrap-up/What's coming up on the podcast Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks Book Club - JoJo Part 1, Vol 1 (Free Preview)

30 september 2019 | 75 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 98: Banana Fish

15 september 2019 | 158 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 97: Yozakura Family and Mitama Security

8 september 2019 | 108 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, after the usual dose of manga-related news, Colton and Lum talk about the two newest series from Shonen Jump! Mission: Yozakura Family being an action-packed story about a kid who gets married into an assassin family, and Mitama Security: Spirit Busters being a new gag manga about an exorcist who is afraid of ghosts! Other topics of discussion include the addition of Boys Over Flowers to the Shonen Jump vault, the upcoming adaptations of some of Junji Ito's manga, and the results of Dr Stone's 2nd character popularity poll! Join us next time as we discuss the 80's shojo manga hit, Banana Fish! Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:31 - Eisner Award Winners 0:03:58 - July Bookscan List 0:08:33 - Bloom Into You is Ending 0:09:30 - Shonen Jump Plus age-restricted to 17+ users 0:13:46 - The Promised Neverland enters "climax" of final arc 0:15:56 - The Last Saiyuki has ended 0:19:45 - Boys Over Flowers added to the Shonen Jump vault 0:25:30 - Viz Media's Release of Golgo 13 will be available digitally 0:27:57 - Udon’s Rose Of Versailles to be released this December 0:29:42 - Seven Seas licenses Kase-san and Yamada 0:30:19 - Denpa licenses Rakuda Laughs and Shino Can't Say Her Name 0:32:39 - J-Novel Club licenses Sexiled 0:34:00 - Writer for Live Action One Piece has been chosen 0:38:23 - Streaming service Quibi to produce live action Tomie series 0:43:51 - New Uzumaki anime mini-series to air on Toonami in 2020 0:50:41 - Blade of the Immortal anime coming this October 0:54:40 - Anime NYC hosting Yoshiyuki Tomino 0:56:48 - 2nd Dr Stone Character Popularity Poll Results New Simulpubs: 1:08:31 - Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira 1:24:57 - Mitama Security: Spirit Busters by Tsurun Hatomune Community Shout-outs! 1:36:45 - "The Fragmentation of Anime Production" from Sakugabooru 1:39:44 - Recommended Listening: SSAA Podcast Ep 140 - Discussion of One Piece MHA Podcast Ep 60 - Discussion about My Hero Academia's character development MHA Podcast Ep 63 feat Colton discussing Chapter 241 SSAA Podcast Ep 141 - Includes discussion of Lupin Mystery of Mamo and Netflix's Enter the Anime 1:43:46 - Wrap-up

Manga Mavericks EP. 96: Anime Expo 2019 #2: The AX Experience

30 augusti 2019 | 256 min

You’ve been waiting all summer for it, and now the time has come! That’s right, on this behemoth of an episode we’re giving you guys a full rundown of this year’s Anime Expo - an over four hour-long podcast to discuss over four days of events and activities! Joining me to go over all this goodness is VLordGTZ, co-host of Manga Mavericks @ Movies and editorial writer for All-Comic and Toonami Faithful, and the Shonen Sunday guru himself, Sakaki, webmaster of the Weekly Shonen Sunday talkback blog and twitter. At least, you’ll get to hear Sakaki about half an hour in - there was, unfortunately, a mishap where his audio wasn’t recording for the first hour of our conversation, so we had to trim down some of our earlier discussion points. If he hadn’t lost that first hour, you guys would be listening to a five hour-long podcast instead of a four hour-long one! But don’t you fret - you guys will start hearing Sakaki once we get to the really exciting stuff, from the Dr. Stone premiere onwards! Yes indeed, we cover the gamut of AX premieres and panels in this podcast, from the historic Japanese-language premiere of Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution to Ouran High School Host Club author Bisco Hatori’s first North American con appearance! Plus, we also give you the lowdown on the lines, the food, the convention center, the dealer’s hall and Artist Alley - almost everything and anything there is to know about what our Anime Expo 2019 experience was like! It was a lot of chaos, but did we have fun overall, and would we recommend you attending next year’s show? Listen and learn, as we explore the AX experience! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro AX Day 0 03:09 - Picking Up Badges on Day -1 07:34 - Thoughts on Spider-Man: Far From Home 10:04 - Day 0 Badge Pick-Up & Visiting Kinokuniya 13:00 - Copyright Law & Inti Creates Panels 16:32 - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer Dub Premiere AX Day 1: Thursday, July 4th 30:06 - Getting Autograph Tickets, Wristbands, and Entering the LACC 43:57 - Getting Autographs from Hiroyuki Imaishi & the Trigger Team 52:22 - Dr. Stone Premiere 1:07:18 - Viz Media Panel 1:13:08 - Yen Press Panel 1:17:54 - Eating at AX 1:21:22 - The Frustrations of Finding Friends at AX 1:26:30 - Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution Premiere 1:50:50 - Kingdom Premiere AX Day 2: Friday, July 5th 2:00:11 - The Dealer’s Hall & GKids Panel 2:09:12 - Fire Force Premiere 2:31:50 - Bisco Hatori Panel 2:38:43 - Promare Premiere & Trigger Panel 2:58:32 - Day 2 Wrap-Up AX Day 3: Saturday, July 6th 3:00:37 - Lupin III: Goemon’s Spray of Blood & Fujiko’s Lie Dub Premieres 3:17:23 - Sakaki’s Final Thoughts on AX 3:23:12 - VLord’s Saturday Afternoon: Trigger Autographs & Anemone 3:26:25 - Sailor Moon Manga Kodansha Comics Panel 3:31:48 - Anemone: Eureka 7 Hi-Evolution 2 Premiere 3:35:49 - Studio Trigger Live-Drawing Panel 3:39:13 - Kengen Ashura Panel 3:44:59 - Tokyo Ghoul S Premiere AX Day 4: Sunday, July 7th 3:51:40 - Artist Alley 3:54:45 - Mother’s Basement Panel 3:55:38 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Art Exhibit 3:57:27 - Yoshihiro Ike Concert 3:59:04 - Post-Con Activities 4:00:43 - AX 2019 Final Thoughts 4:09:20 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ and special guest Sakaki at @kiirobon! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 95: Hina Change and Dear Sacchan

18 augusti 2019 | 249 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton has a lot of news and manga to cover, but with the help of his conveniently newfound podcast hosting powers, he won't have to go at it alone! First he enlists the help of Shonen Sunday enthusiast, Bomber D. Rufi (@kiirobon), in order to not just tackle whatever news they could at the time, but also cover all of the new one shots now available on the Shonen Jump app and website from well known artists such as Boichi, Yusuke Murata and Yusei Matsui! Join our heroes as they tackle such exciting news stories including the overwhelmingly huge wave of new Boys Love manga that have arrived on the market through futekiya and other publishers, SOZO Comics licensing new series from their humble beginnings to be read on Comixology, as well as the most taxing challenge in all of manga fandom: Kodansha USA licensing new shojo manga when one of them is actually from a shonen magazine!!! (Disclaimer: Labels don't actually matter, but this is also the internet we're talking about) After Colton and Bomber exhaust themselves with the news, Colton summons his faithful friends, co-host LumRanmaYasha and Maxy Barnard from Friendship Effort Victory, to tackle not just the latest Black Clover and We Never Learn popularity polls, but what also might be some of the most controversial new series to come out of Manga Plus: Hina Change and Dear Sa-chan! Both of the these new simulpubs are...challenging to say the least! Both of which tackling controversial subject matter that may be too much for some people, but not the Mavericks! Find out how they feel about these and all the rest of the new manga that have come out in the past month, on this, the latest episode of the podcast! Enjoy!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:40 - Bookwalker Top Selling Titles for First Half of 2019 0:07:09 - June BookScan List 0:17:36 - Chapter 51 of One Piece Drawn by Boichi 0:33:46 - Science vs Magic from Yusuke Murata and Inukorosuke 0:50:07 - F-Ken from Yusei Matsui 1:06:15 - Hinomaru Sumo Ends 1:13:05 - Night Owl Song from Dagashi Kashi’s Kotoyama (And other Sunday Updates!) 1:23:06 - Futekiya Launches BL Manga Subscription Service 1:27:36 - Viz’s SuBLime Imprint Licenses Given (and others) 1:36:22 - BL Licenses from Tokyopop 1:42:52 - Drawn & Quarterly Releases Compilation of Manga from Kuniko Tsurita 1:43:48 - SOZO Comics Releases on Comixology 1:57:01 - Kodansha USA’s New Shojo Licenses + Initial D Vols 39-48 2:11:09 - Anime NYC Guest Announcements 2:14:15 - My Hero Academia The Movie -Heroes: Rising- 2:25:01 - New Animated Gintama Movie Announced 2:34:58 - Konami Announces New Yu-Gi-Oh! TV Anime Topic(s) of Discussion: 2:45:44 - 3rd Black Clover Character Popularity Poll 2:59:26 - 2nd We Never Learn Character Popularity Poll 3:09:23 - Dear Sa-chan by Iori Asaga 3:22:48 - Hina Change by Gaku Kajikawa 3:44:13 - Recommendations 3:58:13 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 94: Anime Expo 2019 Part 1: News and Day 0

2 augusti 2019 | 212 min

On Thursday, July 18th, a devastating fire burned down Kyoto Animation’s 1st Studio Building, claiming the lives of 35 people and hospitalizing 33 more. The human costs of this tragedy are unfathomable and the damage done to the studio is immeasurable. We stand together with KyoAni in their time of need, and want to do our part in spreading the word to fans on how to help the studio and its staff. For our Community Shout-Outs this week, we’ve compiled a list of resources that you can use to donate to the studio and reflections from the fandom that celebrate the legacy of KyoAni, its staff, and their stories. Please take the time to read each of these pieces and, if possible, take part in the efforts to send love KyoAni’s way. Anime Expo was so packed with news and events that it’s taken us a month and two podcasts to cover it all! In this first installment of our AX coverage, we spend over two hours simply discussing all the exciting announcements made at Anime Expo, from long-awaited licensing announcements to new projects by legendary artists like Katsuhiro Otomo and Yoshitaka Amano! Then, we take a trip back in time to share a podcast we recorded pre-AX, discussing our impressions of the then-upcoming convention and what we did on Day 0. This includes VLord’s thoughts on the LA premiere of Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer and a couple of other panels live-streamed from Petree Hall! If you think this podcast is lengthy, well, just wait until the next episode, where we’ll discuss our entire AX experience in an episode that’s over four hours long! Until then, get a taste of how exhausting AX is by listening to this extensive episode! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The KyoAni Arson: News, Resources, & Ways to Help 23:14 - Podcast Plans ANIME EXPO NEWS: 24:55 - Intro 27:21 - Cross Infinite World licenses 33:22 - Dark Horse rereleases What’s Michael? 35:14 - Viz Media AX licenses 56:14 - Yen Press AX licenses 1:12:52 - Yen Press Has Not Licensed Persona 5 Memento Mission & A La Carte? 1:15:06 - Square Enix AX licenses 1:21:18 - Seven Seas AX licenses 1:33:48 - J-Novel Club AX licenses 1:45:22 - Sol Press AX licenses 1:48:19 - Denpa AX licenses 1:50:09 - Vertical AX licenses 1:57:30 - Kodansha AX licenses 2:08:07 - Sailor Moon gets worldwide digital release in 10 languages, including in english on Comixology 2:09:43 - Sailor Moon Eternal films open in 2020 2:11:54 - Kodansha to launch “The Complete Works of Katsuhiro Otomo” project 2:14:02 - Otomo makes new film - Orbital 2:16:20 - Akira gets new anime and film remaster 2:17:48 - Live-Action Akira delayed indefinitely 2:19:40- Otomo and Oshii join the Academy 2:22:21 - Yoshitaka Amano’s Gibate anime 2:26:55 - Trigger’s next show - BNA 2:29:24 - NYAV Post to dub Promare 2:30:06 - Harmony Gold renews Macross license 2:32:30 - Viz/Crunchyroll partnership 2:33:42 - FUNimation & Nozomi announce streaming partnership 2:34:46 - FUNimation to release Tokyo Ghoul S in theaters in September 2:35:28 - Crunchyroll to bring over Konosuba film 2:36:10 - Demon Slayer to premiere on Toonami 2:38:23 - Fire Force to debut on Toonami ANIME EXPO DAY 0 2:39:54 - Day -1 2:42:26 - Day 0 2:52:34 - Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer 3:14:39 - Competitive Lines & Panels 3:18:42 - Dark Horse AX Announcements 3:22:45 - Day 0 AX Panels 3:28:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to a

Manga Mavericks EP. 93: Komi Can't Communicate

14 juli 2019 | 115 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #38: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2 juli 2019 | 174 min

Spider-Man: Far From Home is swinging into theaters today, so it’s a perfect time to release our review of the last Spider-Man film which came out...six months ago. Huh, hasn’t been long has it? Well, with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse making the jump from the big screen to home video and Netflix, there’s no better occasion to talk about this year’s Academy Award winner for Best Animated Picture! Once again our comics-loving friend Vix joins us to give a detailed overview of the comics history of all the characters in the Spider-Verse, exploring how the film borrows from the Ultimate universe, the Evangelion-ish origins of Peni Parker, why Spider-Ham is a rip-off of DC’s Captain Carrot, and tons more fascinating insights into all the comics history that the film brought to life! But wait, want more podcasts that go in-depth into the comics history of characters and storylines adapted for the big screen? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve just released our Captain Marvel review, which is available EXCLUSIVELY on our Patreon! Join our $5 tier to gain access to our nearly three-hour retrospective, where we breakdown Carol Danvers’ character history and review whether the film adapted her origin and the spirit of character faithfully. But there’s more! Becoming a $5 patron will also give you access to our previous bonus pods, including our Manga Fight on Monster Girls and our review of That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha! That’s multiple hours of awesome Manga Mavericks podcasts that you can ONLY listen to by becoming a Patron! Lastly, we’ll be at AX this year! You can be sure to expect a detailed podcast of all of our adventures at the con, and maybe even a few @ Movies pods on the screenings we see as well. If you’ll be at the show and spot me or VLord, be sure to say hi! Podcast Breakdown: 00:30 - Intro and Updates 04:26 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse review 2:51:26 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha, @VLordGTZ, and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” Post Malone, Swae Lee - "Sunflower" DJ Khalil, Denzel Curry, YBN Cordae, Swavay, Trevor Rich - "Elevate"

Manga Mavericks EP. 92: Caleb Cook Interview

28 juni 2019 | 163 min

Caleb Cook calls in to the show to share the story of how he became the translator of the most popular manga in North America! Caleb covers his career journey from the beginning, sharing his experiences living in Japan during his time in the JET program, his early translation work for Yen Press and UDON, and finally, the circumstances that led him to become the translator of big Shonen Jump hits like My Hero Academia and Dr. Stone! Plus, we discuss Caleb’s awesome Twitter Threads and Sculptures, and answer a ton of fun Q&As like what Quirk we’d name after a Dr. Stone chapter title and more! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Updates News: 07:56 - May Bookscan List 12:33 - Gintama has FINALLY ended 20:29 - Food Wars manga moves to Jump Giga, anime gets 4th season 25:55 - New additions to the Shonen Jump Vault: Red Sprite, Hi-Fi Cluster, Love Rush, Stealth Symphony 32:54 - Yen Press licenses Shadow Student Council Vice President Gives Her All & more 35:25 - Comixology adds Mars and You’re a Pet 36:55 - Nisioisin is the 2nd most published translated author in the U.S. in the past decade 40:03 - Awesome Events at Anime Expo 55:40 - The First 12 minutes of Dr. Stone will stream on YT on July 1st 57:50 - Astra Lost premieres July 3rd with 1-hour special Caleb Cook Interview: 1:02:42 - Introducing Caleb 1:07:37 - Why Caleb Learned Japanese 1:13:43 - Caleb’s Experiences Living in Japan 1:27:29 - How Caleb Started Translating Professionally 1:37:12 - Trivia Threads and Interacting with Fans 1:41:48 - Dr. Stone’s Scientific Accuracy 1:46:04 - Nuances in Translation 2:00:23 - The Challenges of Working on Pre-Existing Properties 2:07:03 - Caleb’s Sculpture Art 2:12:53 - Other Stuff Caleb Would Like to Work On Q&As: 2:16:00 - “What’s Your Favorite Invention/Science Level-Up That Senku’s Introduced?” 2:19:58 - “Is There a Specific Invention You’re Looking Forward to Seeing?” 2:22:40 - “Have You Read Any Manga by Inagaki Before?” 2:23:42 - “What’s It Like to Speak Casually with Science Consultant Kurare on Twitter?” 2:25:38 - “What’s a Scene That Got You Invested Into Your Favorite Characters?” 2:27:27 - “Create a Quirk Based on a Dr. Stone Chapter Title” 2:30:20 - “How Much Do You Cook?” 2:32:10 - Where You Can Find Caleb on Social Media 2:33:45 - Community Shout-Out: “Why Piccolo is the Black Guy of Dragon Ball” by Quaman 2:37:31 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 91: David Brothers Interview

23 juni 2019 | 210 min

We've got another awesome interview to share with you! We're delighted to be joined by David Brothers to discuss his awesome career journey from comics blogger to manga editor at Viz Media! David details his early blogging days at 4thletter, his duties as Brand Manager at Image, and what it's like to edit series like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and We Never Learn! We also talk to David about his thoughts on representation in comics, the future of digital comics, and his philosophy on comics criticism. Plus we answer a ton of listener Q&As, discussing the best moments of Vagabond, why So I'm a Spider, So What? is so good, how to use the word "affected" correctly, and a whole lot more! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro David Brothers Interview: 02:33 - Introducing David Brothers 03:17 - David’s Blogging Days 11:15 - David’s Comic Book Origin Story 14:23 - David and Akira 22:58 - The Interiority of Characters 29:11 - David’s Approach to Comics Criticism 33:15 - David’s Stint in Games Journalism 35:41 - David’s Essays for Comics Alliance & Defending Frank Miller’s All-Star Batman & Robin 42:21 - David’s Experiences as an Editor on Image Books 52:49 - David’s Tips on How to Run a Successful Panel 1:04:49 - David’s Transition from Image to Viz 1:10:26 - What It’s Like Being the Editor of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 1:19:04 - Preserving the Author’s Original Intent in Adaptation 1:31:01 - What Makes We Never Learn Stand Out As a Rom-com? 1:36:56 - Why Shonen Jump Manga Resonates with Readers Young and Old 1:55:05 - Critically Engaging with Art and Negative Reviews 2:01:41 - Searching For Diversity and Representation in Manga 2:13:10 - The Future of Digital Comics 2:19:42 - David’s Favorite Manga Q&As: 2:27:37 - “What Are the Most Memorable Vagabond Moments?” 2:30:33 - “Do You Still Read Manga For Fun Now That It’s Become Your Career?” 2:32:21 - “Has the Transition From Journalism to Editing Affected How You Engage with Comics?” 2:39:45 - “Did Dafne Use “Affected” Correctly in Her Previous Question?” 2:40:43 - “How Do You Stay Motivated and Overcome Obstacles?” 2:44:30 - “Why is So I’m a Spider, So What? So Good?” 2:46:18 - “Could We Possibly See More Fonts Used in JoJo’s in the Future?” 2:51:02 - “Can You Tell Us More About the Viz Originals Line?” 2:55:37 - “What Aspects of the Business Side of Comics Are Overlooked?” 2:56:54 - “What Piece of Advice Has Helped You Through Your Comics Career Journey?” 3:02:46 - “What Resources Do You Recommend to Those Starting Out Being Critics?” 3:05:30 - “What’s Your Favorite Verse?” 3:10:26 - “Has Your Experience With Different Art Forms Enhanced Your Appreciation for Different Mediums?” 3:14:45 - David’s Upcoming Work & Where You Can Find Him Community Shout-Outs: 3:17:45 - Wensleydale Cheddar’s Weekly Manga Recap Intro Animation & ne0;lation review 3:19:45 - Anime Feminist’s Feminist-Friendly Anime Recommendations 3:21:23 - “Get In The Robot, Shinji” by Zac Bertschy 3:25:16 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 90: Samurai 8 and Others

18 juni 2019 | 116 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum catch up on the four newest series to debut in Shonen Jump, including the long awaited return of Masashi Kishimoto and his newest series 2 years in the making, Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru! The other batch of series discussed on the show include shogi manga Double Taisei by Kentaro Fukuda, rugby manga Beast Children by Kento Terasaka, and controversial dystopian manga Tokyo Shinobi Squad by Yuki Tanaka and Kento Matsuura! Which of these new series will the Mavericks take a liking to the most (and why is it Samurai 8)!? Listen to the episode and find out! Join us next week as we interview longtime member of the comics industry, David Brothers, as well as manga translator, Caleb Cook the week after that! Or you can listen to both interviews in full ahead of time by becoming a patron! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro News: 0:01:19 - Boruto Moves to V Jump 0:03:24 - Mewtwo Returns gets manga adaptation 0:05:01 - Cross Infinite World licenses Labyrinth Angel 0:07:59 - Elliot Advisors buys Barnes and Noble 0:10:11 - JMPA reveals magazine circulation numbers for January to March 2019 0:17:28 - Anime Expo Hosts Katsuhiro Otomo, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, and Range Murata 0:19:25 - Anime Expo Hosts 4DX Screenings of Detective Conan and Gundam Movies Jump Start Reviews: 0:29:40 - Samurai 8 0:53:44 - Double Taisei 1:10:00 - Beast Children 1:25:11 - Tokyo Shinobi Squad Community Shout Outs!: 1:45:58 - All Systems Goku 1:49:46 - Is Yuri Queer? By Erica for AniFem 1:51:56 - Wrap-up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 89: The (Not So) Big News Roundup!

9 juni 2019 | 90 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its back to basics as Colton & Lum finally get back to covering some manga news, and in under 2 hours! They talk about everything from all the Shonen Jump series that are ending, to more new licenses from Yen Press and Seven Seas, and much more! Our titular Mavericks may mostly spend this week catching up on news and things, but stay tuned for next week when they cover all of the new series that have made their debut in Jump, including Masashi Kishimoto's Samurai 8, but until then, enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Podcast Updates News: 0:06:17 - Best Selling Manga Series for the First Half of 2019 0:17:27 - Monthly Bookscan List for April 0:21:21 - Hell Warden Higuma has ended 0:24:20 - Teenage Renaissance! David has ended 0:25:10 - I'm From Japan! moves to Saikyo Jump 0:27:14 - Food Wars Ending Soon 0:31:58 - Gintama Ends on June 17th (For Real This Time) 0:37:14 - World Trigger takes 1 month hiatus 0:39:30 - 3rd Part of Slayers Novel Series Has Debuted 0:40:48 - SSSS. Gridman receives manga adaption and spin-offs! 0:44:21 - New Manga Drawn by Aruko! 0:45:47 - New Yen Press Licenses 0:52:17 - New Seven Seas Licenses 0:57:17 - Tokyopop Licenses "Still Sick" 1:00:39 - Square Enix Launches English Manga Imprint 1:03:27 - Bisco Hatori & Utako Yukihiro Coming to Anime Expo 1:06:11 - Blade of the Immortal getting a new anime adaptation 1:10:48 - More Info 0n Hollywood Live-Action Akira Community Shout Outs!: 1:14:33 - State of the US Manga Market 2018 1:16:09 - Deb Aoki’s Publishers Weekly Piece on the Manga Industry 1:17:23 - Erica’s Essay on Kase-san 1:18:46 - Vrai Kaiser’s Beginner’s Guide to Yuri 1:19:41 - AniFem Podcast on BL Manga 1:27:14 - Wrap-up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 88: Dr Mari Morimoto Interview

1 juni 2019 | 132 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 87: Ghost Hog (/w Joey Weiser)

12 maj 2019 | 138 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 86: 100 Years of Yuri with Erica Friedman

7 maj 2019 | 220 min

2019 marks the centennial anniversary of the Yuri genre, celebrating 100 years of girls in love challenging the expectations placed upon them by patriarchal definitions of love and gender. To commemorate the legacy of the genre and the stories that’ve been told, we interviewed Erica Friedman, a Yuri historian and tastemaker who has been at the center of the fandom for over two decades. Erica is the founder of Yuricon, an organization dedicated to uniting the community through fan events and scholarship, and has written extensively on Yuri on her blog Okazu, which has reached its 4000th post after over 16 years! Erica’s planning an incredible number of events to celebrate 100 Years of Yuri with the community, including numerous convention appearances and a Yuri pilgrimage in Japan in the fall, all leading up to the release of her comprehensive book on Yuri set to come out in 2020! We chat with Erica about the work she’s done growing a proactive community around Yuri, the history of the genre and its fan culture, the influence of digital comics in helping newer creators and more untraditional stories to get published, and how we’ve reached a point where these stories can be spread more widely thanks to the efforts of trailblazers who fought to create a space for those who came after them to work in and expand. Like the pun in Okazu’s namesake, we hope our interview serves as an appetizer before you enjoy the full buffet of information out there about yuri and the works themselves! Our conversation with Erica is the first of an entire month of interviews with manga industry professionals about their work and fandom. Up next will be our interview with Joey Weiser, the award-winning comic book artist and creator of the Mermin series, who joins us to discuss his new book Ghost Hog (available NOW!) and the influence that manga and japanese culture have had on his work. We’ll be releasing the interview this coming Friday, but you can listen to the episode early by becoming a $2 Patron on our Patreon! We’re also offering a ton of other content to our Patrons, including a monthly Patron Bonus Pod, Show Notes, Bloopers, Unreleased Podcasts and more! Every dollar donated to our Patreon is paid forward to making the show self-sufficient and fund future projects, so if you want to see us attempt more ambitious podcasts your support would be a great help and greatly appreciated! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro News: 01:28 - Bloom Into You ends with 8th volume in November 03:06 - Ne0;lation has ended 07:14 - New Shonen Jump series are coming! 13:18 - Blade of the Immortal is getting a sequel 15:19 - Kodansha USA puts up the first chapter of Bootsleg from Suzuhito Yasuda for free! 18:15 - Yen Press licenses Sekiro Side Story 19:14 - J-Novel Club licenses Crest of the Stars & more 25:28 - Cross Infinite World to release Another World: Zombie Apocalypse is Not My Problem light novel 26:45 - Nominations for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia 29:55 - Shueshia reveals new circulation numbers for its manga magazines 36:10 - ComicFesta Contest 37:18 - DMP launches new Yuri doujin label on May 1st Interview with Erica Friedman: 41:25 - Introducing Erica, Yuri Bodhisattva 45:00 - The History and Inclusivity of Yuri Fandom 50:50 - The First Yuricon & Defining Yuri 53:23 - How Social Media & Web Comics Have Made Yuri More Accessible 1:00:21 - The Lesbian Bar Community in Shinjuku Ni-chome 1:03:00 - Rica ‘tte Kanji!? & Resonating with Real-Life Queer Experiences 1:07:40 - Empathizing with Stories That Aren’t Made For You & Respecting Different Perspectives 1:19:32 - Engaging in Different Ways of Interpreting Media & Understanding Referential Context 1:26:40 - Don’t Start with What You Know - Learn Something New! 1:30:09 - Kunihiko Ikuhara: Recognizing an Authorial Voice & Interpreting Authorial Intent 1:38:48 - The Influences & Influence of Shiroi Heya no Futari 1:56:14 - Clas

Manga Mavericks EP. 85: We Never Learn Q&A Extravaganza!!

29 april 2019 | 150 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 84: Heart Gear and Spy x Family

22 april 2019 | 102 min

Last week we sadly lost two influential mangaka whose works have become cultural institutions. Kazuhiko Kato, more popularly known by his pen name Monkey Punch, and Kazuo Koike have both passed away due to pneumonia. It’s bittersweet that Koike’s final tweets were reminiscing on his friend and rival, as both of their iconic series competed for popularity in Weekly Manga Action over nearly 50 years ago. His very last internet words were “I’m really going to miss him,” and we at Manga Mavericks feel the same about both creators. Lupin the Third is a franchise we both adore and one that has endured and entertained generations. Many of Koike’s works, including Lone Wolf and Cub, are absolute classics, and his legacy and influence on the medium can be seen through the numerous talents he helped nurture like Rumiko Takahashi and Tetsuo Hara, among many others. Both creators’ influence extend beyond manga, having even influence film directors abroad like Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino through film adaptations of their works. So while we mourn their passing, we also find solace that their life’s work and legacy will continue to live on. Though we’d like to spend more time eulogizing them, there’s been a lot of other news in the manga world we need to talk about. There’re new series, new licenses, and exciting opportunities for aspiring mangaka to break-in to the industry! Plus, we’ve got two new Jump Starts to talk about! Or, rather, “Manga Plus Starts” since they’re exclusive to that service. Did Heart Gear and Spy x Family soote our broken hearts, or are they series we’d rather exclude from the Manga Plus family? Listen in and find out! Look forward to next week’s podcast where we answer all your We Never Learn Q&As AND make an exciting announcement! What could it be? You’ll have to listen and see! PODCAST BREAKDOWN 00:22 - Intro News: 1:10 - Monkey Punch & Kazuo Koike Have Passed Away 7:20 - Bookscan’s Top 20 Graphic Novels of March 2019 List 10:02 - Rumiko Takahashi launches her new series, Mao, in May 11:23 - Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-san ends in 4th volume 12:31 - The One-Punch Man webcomic returns after a 2 year hiatus 14:05 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls manga gets sequel series 15:00 - Higashimura draws new short manga Bara to Tulip 15:57 - Taiyo Matsumoto’s new manga 17:20 - J-Novel Club licenses Full Metal Panic! 19:15 - EigoManga licenses First Squad 20:16 - Yen Press’s Spring licenses 29:33 - Seven Seas’s Spring Licenses!! 41:59 - Initial D added to Comixology 45:13 - More J-Novel Club licenses!! 48:31 - Kodansha USA publishes Saint Young Men digitally 50:09 - Viz Media licenses the Persona 5 manga 51:00 - Toronto Comics Fest to host Hiromi Takashima 53:10 - Japan’s Manga Market grows 1.9 percent in 2018 54:30 - Vote in the Latest Black Clover Character Popularity Poll 55:46 - Astra Lost in Space wins the Manga Taisho Awards 56:58 - Enter the New Jump Paint/Medibang Contest 59:04 - Viz Originals’ Portfolio Reviews available at various cons 1:01:37 - My Hero Academia will receive another film this winter Manga Plus Reviews: 1:04:50 - Heart Gear 1:13:30 - Spy x Family Community Shout-Outs: 1:27:45 - One Panel Later 1:32:04 - Let’s Stay Together: A Fruits Basket Podcast 1:34:47 - VLord’s Toonami Faitful Article on The Promised Neverland: “Entering Toonami’s Neverland” 1:35:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

#Lum Squad #01: Hello, Darlings!

15 april 2019 | 116 min

Hello darlings! We're the #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura! As longtime Manga Mavericks fans know, Urusei Yatsura is LumRanmaYasha’s favorite manga, and they’ve been wanting to make a podcast about it for a long time. Teamed up together with AC, the leader of Twitter’s #LumSquad and the #DailyLum, we’re starting up a new monthly podcast dedicated to discussing the series! In our inaugural episode, we introduce ourselves, our history with the series, and our thoughts on the first volume of Viz Media’s new omnibus editions of the series! Plus, we analyze the complicated character of the lecherous simpleton Ataru Moroboshi, and answer a ton of Q&As, including what episodes we’d recommend to newcomers and how…”effable” is Mendou! Let’s put weird and weird together, because space is super weird, and we’re going to talk about it! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Introducing the #LumSquad! 03:40 - Meet the #LumSquad! 04:19 - How LumRanmaYasha Discovered Urusei Yatsura 08:22 - How AC Discovered Urusei Yatsura 14:48 - The Origins of Urusei Yatsura 29:39 - Our Favorite Chapters from the First Volume 33:51 - What Does “Urusei Yatsura” Mean? 36:10 - Comparing the New Viz Translation to Their 90’s Editions 1:02:22 - The Cultural Impact of Urusei Yatsura 1:09:39 - Ataru Moroboshi: A Character Analysis 1:21:31 - Future Plans for the Show Q&As!! 1:23:34 - “Why Am I Obsessed With a Manga As Old As I Am?” 1:24:47 - “How…’effable’ is Mendou?” 1:28:21 - “Do You Consider Ataru and Lum Married, or Just Fiances?” 1:29:04 - “Will the Whole Series Get a DVD/Blu-Ray Release?” 1:32:58 - “Why is Lum Beauty Incarnate?” 1:34:05 - “What Does Lum See in Ataru?” 1:35:42 - “Does Having to Take Care of Ten Make Lum Like a Single Mother?” 1:37:13 - “What is the Best Episode, or Multiple, to Show a Newcomer?” 1:48:19 - “What was the Deal with Takahashi Giving the Characters ‘Rock On’ Hands When They Get Hurt?” 1:50:36 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “Hachamecha Daikonran” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Lum’s Love Song” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 83: We Never Learn

13 april 2019 | 138 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #37: Howl's Moving Castle

8 april 2019 | 40 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #36: The Ghibli Conspiracy

1 april 2019 | 129 min

MM EP. 82: You Only Meet Toriyama Once (Jason Thompson)

31 mars 2019 | 142 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #35: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly

25 mars 2019 | 61 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 81: The Last Saiyuki + Yui Kamio Lets Loose

21 mars 2019 | 77 min

After the last couple of banger retrospective podcasts we’re taking a breather! It’s a back-to-basics news-focused episode with reviews of the latest two Shonen Jump simulpubs, The Last Saiyuki and Yui Kamio Lets Loose, thrown in for good measure! That’s not all, because we’ve also got some great listener e-mails to read and community shout-outs to give! So while this might be a short episode, but it’s dense with goodness! Were Lum and Colton surprised by what were the Top Manga franchises last fall? Are we excited for Viz’s new Viz Originals imprint? Will Lum realize they’re pronouncing Yui Kamio’s name wrong? All this in more in another great show! Be sure to take our latest survey to let us know how you feel about us starting a Patreon for the podcast! With Patreon about to make some changes in the next couple weeks, it's become imperative that we start up a Patreon sooner rather than later, and your feedback will help us figure out what tiers and rewards we should provide. Even if you don’t plan on donating, letting us know your thoughts on how we should structure the Patreon would be a great help! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro NEWS: 02:10 - Top 10 Manga Franchises from Fall 2018 06:20 - February Bookscan Top Graphic Novels List 08:36 - Attack on Titan Before the Fall ends in March 09:25 - Pokemon Adventures Black 2 & White 2 resumes serialization 11:20 - J-Novel Club licenses Campfire Cooking in Another World 12:48 - Udon licenses Stravaganza 14:10 - Titan Comics licenses Ryuko 15:30 - Kodansha Comics adds Love Massage & others 21:25 - Kodansha & Vertical license Bakemonogatari, Cells At Work! Code Black, & others 28:28 - Bookwalker now offers Kodansha simulpubs 28:56 - Seven Seas licenses Gal Gohan, Dance in the Vampire Bund A.S.O, & Roadqueen 33:03 - Viz licenses Seven Days, An Incurable Case of Love, A Tropical Fish Yearns For Love, a Drifting Classroom rerelease, and a new OEL manga imprint 41:58 - Japanese lawmakers put expanded copyright bill on hold 43:34 - Viz copyrights account for 5% of Google url takedown requests REVIEWS: 46:35 - The Last Saiyuki 55:29 - Yui Kamino Lets Loose 1:02:39 - Listener e-mails from Wensleydale Cheddar & Leigh Sloggett 1:08:46 - Community Shout-Outs: Ash & The Black Manga Critic 1:11:02 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP 80: The State of Shonen Jump 2019

17 mars 2019 | 149 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton gather their friends together for another big Shonen Jump discussion, this time on Shueisha's Manga Plus app and website and the many new simulpubs it has to offer!! Listen as Maxy Barnard (Friendship Effort Victory) gushes about Kaito's latest series, Blue Flag, or Patrick "TheComicFiend" (Super Senpai Podcast) talk about survival thrillers like Arata Primal and Soloist in a Cage, or Vlord as he rejoices in new favorites like Teenage Renaissance David and Hinomaru Sumo finally being simulpubbed making almost all of Shonen Jump currently available in English! We talk a lot about Manga Plus and highlight its differences from Viz Media's Shonen Jump app as well as talk more about that app as well now that we're three months out from it's launch! What do we love about about these apps and what do we have issues with? You'll have to listen and find out! PODCAST BREAKDOWN:0:00:00 - Intro0:03:24 - The Results of our Best Boy poll!0:05:28 - The State of Shonen Jump 2019!!0:0:7:35 - What is the Manga Plus app and how is it different from Viz's apps?0:20:12 - Jump Plus Simulpubs First Impressions (Part 1):Arata PrimalSoloist in a CageBlue FlagAbyss RageNano HazardSummertime RenderSpotless LoveDricam!!1:02:04 - Our Criticisms of the Shonen Jump app thus far...1:20:05 - Jump Plus Simulpubs First Impressions (Part 2):Curtains Up, I'm Off!Sign of AbyssMoon LandLand LockKoLD8: King of the Living Dead1:37:58 - Our Updated Thoughts on Viz's Simulpubs:Jujutsu KaisenKimetsu no YaibaChainsaw ManNe0;LationHell Warden Higuma2:03:23 - What Series Do We Enjoy the Most from Both apps?2:22:58 - Wrap-up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 79: Shaman King

9 mars 2019 | 180 min

Do you believe in destiny? Then let there be light, because we’re reviving a podcast recorded in the past! Last year we recorded a retrospective of Hiroyuki Takei’s soulful battle manga Shaman King with Maxy Barnard to celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary. Computer problems have delayed the release of this episode for a little over half a year, but now we’re finally able to share it with you in all its glory! We discuss the themes and philosophy that makes Shaman King a timeless classic, and highlight what makes its characters and storytelling so memorable along the way. To wrap it up, we answer over a dozen Q&As, recounting the best and worst parts of the series, what makes Shaman King stand out compared to other shonen series, and whether it should still be considered a Shonen Jump classic among many others! But the biggest question of all is...will we sing the dub opening? You won’t need to look around you or look beyond for the answer - listen to us and we’ll tell all! Podcast Breakdown: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - A Chat About 4Kids’ Anime Openings 03:05 - Why We’re Doing a Shaman King Podcast 04:55 - The Influences & Appeal of Shaman King 11:22 - VLord’s History with Shaman King 17:17 - What is Shaman King about? 20:18 - 4Kids’ Absurd Localization Choices 22:30 - Joco/Chocolove 26:16 - Gandhara & The Power Creep 29:57 - The Hana-Gumi & The Problem of Too Many Characters 33:57 - The Temporary Death of Tao Ren & Takei Changing His Mind 37:40 - Story Structure 46:15 - Changing Characters 51:27 - Shaman King’s Sequels & Spinoffs 57:24 - Horohoro 59:55 - Sex and Weed in Shaman King 1:04:18 - Team Ren 1:13:00 - Shaman King Flowers 1:15:25 - Anna & Manta 1:18:35 - The Ending 1:20:08 - Power Levels Are a Mistake 1:25:00 - Over Souls 1:29:08 - Lyserg & The X-Laws 1:39:10 - Themes 1:46:18 - Censorship 1:53:34 - Will Kodansha USA Ever Re-Release Shaman King? Q&As: 1:58:00 - “Which is your favorite manga cover art?” 2:04:15 - “Which characters do you find the most interesting?” 2:09:05 - What makes Shaman King stand out compared to other shonen? 2:12:30 - Best/Worst part? 2:22:10 - What do we think about the spinoffs and sequels? 2:28:43 - How should Shaman King be released in english now that its switched publishers? 2:33:26 - Do you think Takei will ever follow-up on Shaman King Flowers? 2:34:32 - Would Shaman King have been more successful as traditional strength-meritted series? 2:38:05 - Should we still call Shaman King a Shonen Jump classic? 2:41:41 - Is Shaman King the worst offender of a Shonen Jump manga to trivialize death? 2:47:12 - Did any of you play video games like the GBA one? 2:49:29 - What Over Soul would you like to see in a fight with a JoJo’s Stand? 2:54:32 - Can you sing the dub opening? 2:55:00 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @lumranmayasha and @VLordGTZ, and Maxy Barnard at @MaxyTheBee. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here.Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #34: The Best Movies of 2018!

5 mars 2019 | 58 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 78: My Love Story!!

3 mars 2019 | 159 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton are joined by Ashley McDonnell, host of the Shojo & Tell shojo manga podcast, to discuss My Love Story!! from Kazune Kawahara & Aruko, about a macho but lovable and reliable teenager named Gouda Takeo, who's always used to the girls he likes confessing to his best friend Sunakawa, until one day he finally finds a girlfriend of his own and his springtime of youth officially begins!! Join the mavericks as they discuss their shojo manga to be covered on the podcast and its portrayals of real and healthy relationships of all kinds! As well as listen to Ashley and Colton even duke it out in an impromptu Manga Fight over who is best boy! Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro News: 0:00:33 - Monthly Bookscan List for January 0:04:31 - Happiness Ends March 9th 0:05:21 - Mikio Ikemoto Plans Boruto to be Complete Within 30 volumes 0:07:04 - Gintama Manga Continues Through Official Gintama app 0:11:57 - Arata Primal launches on Manga Plus 0:14:02 - Rose of Versailles and Sugar Sugar Rune still in the works(???) 0:16:22 - Kodansha USA Digital First Titles from February 0:20:40 - Seven Seas licenses Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out 0:22:35 - Dark Horse licenses Ms Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles 0:25:16 - Viz SUBLime licenses Yarichin Bitch Club 0:26:40 - Viz licenses Way of the Househusband & more coming this Fall 0:30:15 - TCAF to host Junji Ito 0:31:04 - Japan Expands Scope of Proposed Copyright Law Reforms, Manga Artists Protest 0:38:04 - Astra Lost in Space Anime Announced for 2019 0:40:20 - Beastars Anime Announced 0:41:49 - More info on Hollywood Live-Action Your Name film Discussion Topic(s): 0:44:56 - My Love Story Discussion 2:16:56 - Manga Fight! Who is Best Boy? Takeo or Sunakawa? 2:35:20 - Wrap-Up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #33: Oscars 2019 Predictions!!

24 februari 2019 | 66 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 77: Princess Jellyfish

23 februari 2019 | 189 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #32: Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission

11 februari 2019 | 65 min

Manga Mavericks EP 76: Survey Results 2019!

10 februari 2019 | 158 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton (along with Vlord for some reason) finally sit down to go over the results of the annual Manga Mavericks podcast survey!! This year is special not just because of the amount of people who have filled out the survey compared to last year, but also because you, the listener, had a chance to cast votes for what series and topics we would cover on the show this year! Your feedback and voices will be heard! Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro News: 0:02:32 - Shueshia launches the Manga Plus app! 0:08:27 - Mob Psycho 100 Reigen spinoff to be one volume long 0:09:44 - Dark Horse licenses Space Battleship Yamato 2199 manga 0:10:38 - SUBlime licenses Fourth Generation Head Tatsuyuki Oyamato 0:11:52 - New Yen Press Licenses 0:16:22 - Shueshia & DeNa establish joint venture for Digital Entertainment Services 0:18:05 - Dragon Ball Super: Broly is No. 3 all-time anime film in the U.S. in tickets sold 0:19:34 - Highest Grossing Films at Japanese Box Office in 2018 0:25:36 - WSJ asks readers to write letters of support for possible Teenage Renaissance David anime 0:26:56 - My Brother’s Husband & Silver Spoon rank in YALSA’s Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens 0:28:10 - New Kodansha Humble Bundle! 0:30:02 - Manga Mavericks 2019 Survey Results: 0:31:32 - General Questions & Demographics 0:38:07 - Podcast Preferences 0:52:40 - General Podcast Questions & Favorites 1:31:57 - Youtube & All Comic Statistics 1:42:30 - What Series & Topics We'll Cover on the Show Chosen by YOU! 2:06:18 - What Content & Guest Would You Like to See 2:19:17 - Final Comments & Criticisms? Community Shout-outs! 2:24:08 - Operation Black Steel: Representing Black Women by TheStoryteller 2:26:26 - Everything You Need to Know about MANGA Plus by Shueisha from ANN 2:26:26 - Vic Mignogna Articles from ANN & The Dao of Dragon Ball 2:31:07 - YonkouProductions' Shonen Jump 2018 Retrospective 2:32:32 - Wrap-Up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 75: Booty Bat

1 februari 2019 | 123 min

Manga Mavericks EP 74: Go Broly, Go Go!

24 januari 2019 | 96 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 73: Best Of Manga 2018

19 januari 2019 | 187 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 72: Jumping Into 2019!

5 januari 2019 | 127 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we celebrate our first episode of 2019 by talking about our experience reading manga on the new Shonen Jump website and apps and what we think could be improved upon going forward. As well as discuss the two latest new series from the magazine with Ne0;Lation from Tomohide Hirao & Mizuki Yoda and Hell Warden Higuma from Natsuki Hokami! But before any of that, we have a whole lot of news to cover, including a few lists to top off 2018! Topics of discussion also include our complaints about a video game we won't be buying anyway, our thoughts on Japanese fan's taste in DBZ movies, and Japan's most beloved franchise of 2018: The Greatest Showman (okay not really, but it made a lot of money over there for some reason). Be sure to stay tuned for our next episode as we finally round off last year with our annual Best Of Manga podcast! Until then, enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:34 - Bookscan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels list for November 0:06:43 - Masashi Kishimoto's Samurai 8 Debuts in Jump this Spring 0:08:54 - Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju gets 2 new chapters 0:10:46 - New One Shot from Ryuhei Tamura on Jan 7th 0:11:56 - Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho approaches climax 0:12:45 - Anime Film Industry Revenue Statistics for 2017/Mirai Box Office & Nominations 0:18:58 - Kyoto Manga Contest 0:21:15 - Sunrise Yatate Bunko Award Contest 0:23:44 - Shonen Jump's Under 23 web manga award 0:26:53 - Jump Force Updates 0:33:49 - My Hero Academia Season 4 Release Date 0:35:45 - New Haikyu!! Anime Coming Late 2019 0:37:21 - I'm From Japan Anime Coming this April 0:40:06 - Prince of Tennis gets new anime film 0:41:59 - Japanese fans list their favorite Dragon Ball films 0:50:04 - New One Piece film commemorates anime's 20th anniversary 0:51:31 - One Piece voted most representative manga of Heisei era 0:53:43 - Top Selling Manga in Japan by Series 2018 0:57:32 - Top Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series 2018 1:02:19 - DaVinci’s Top 50 Manga in Japan 2018 1:05:08 - Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals Top 20 Manga Magazines 1:10:25 - Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals Top 20 Manga for Male Readers 1:12:32 - Top Selling Media Franchises in Japan 2018 1:19:14 - Free Comic Book Day Samplers Revealed! Discussion Topic(s): 1:20:06 - Our Thoughts on the new Shonen Jump thus far...! 1:40:30 - First impressions of Ne0;Lation (Catching up /w Act Age & Jujutsu Kaisen) 1:50:55 - First Impressions of Hell Warden Higuma Community Shout Outs! 1:58:09 - Vlord's Review of Kimetsu no Yaiba Ch 139 2:00:52 - Jeff Ruberg and his wonderful customer service! 2:01:39 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! By taking our annual year-end survey, you can give us feedback that’ll help us curate the content of our show to reflect what our audience most responds too. We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #31: The Best Movies of 2017!

1 januari 2019 | 58 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #30: Wonder Woman

30 december 2018 | 158 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 71: Jumping Into a New Era

24 december 2018 | 298 min

For the entirety of 2018, we have been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Shonen Jump by covering various Jump manga throughout the year, but now it is time. It is time to reveal what we have been planning whilst celebrating the magazine's milestone, an even BIGGER celebration of our beloved anthology! So big that we had to scale back the amount of work we were putting into it, going from a planned multi-part podcast celebration interviewing 10+ individuals from all walks of life, to a collection of whatever interviews were already recorded to release in order to commemorate the English Shonen Jump's transition from digital magazine to full blown subscription service!! On this very special episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum gather a handful of past guests to sit down and talk to them about their experiences with Weekly Shonen Jump, including: Maxy Barnard, Sam Leach, Doctor, and Jeff Ruberg! We cover Shonen Jump from many different facets, from our favorite titles, our reading experiences, and many more memories we've shared with the magazine throughout our lives. Included is also an interview with Jeff Ruberg recorded before the launch of the new Shonen Jump subscription service from Viz, featuring info on the various features on both the website and mobile apps and speculation of where the future of Jump can possibly go from here! Enjoy the episode just in time for the holidays! We'll be back on January 4th, 2019 for our first episode of the new year! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Behind-The-Scenes 0:07:49 - How We First Discovered Shonen Jump 0:23:34 - Shonen Jump's Past & Future /w Maxy Barnard 0:59:32 - Our Favorite Jump Anime 1:10:59 - Shonen Jump Anime /w Sam Leach 1:35:48 - Our Favorite Jump Manga 1:50:33 - The Shonen Jump Experience /w Doctor 2:29:58 - Our Ideal Reading Experience(s) 2:37:39 - Shonen Jump on Digital Platforms /w Jeff Ruberg 3:35:02 - The Future of Shonen Jump! /w Jeff Ruberg (again) 4:20:16 - What Shonen Jump Means To Us (The End) 4:54:07 - Wrap-up

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #29: Captain Underpants

23 december 2018 | 96 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #28: Thor: Ragnarok

21 december 2018 | 97 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #27: Spider-Man: Homecoming

20 december 2018 | 108 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #26: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pyramid of Light

18 december 2018 | 80 min

MM EP 70: If You Can Buy a McDouble, You Can Support Shonen Jump

16 december 2018 | 207 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we have another super huge news roundup for you! But its not just any news roundup, as we dedicate at least an hour to the latest Shonen Jump news! We start off the show by discussing the latest evolution of Viz's Shonen Jump from digital magazine to free subscription service and whatever tidbits we could find out on before its launch tomorrow on Monday, December 17th! Everything from new simulpubs to access to nearly all of Viz's Jump manga for an incredibly low price! We also discuss our thoughts on some of the new series that have premiered so far, such as Tatsuki Fujimaki's Chainsaw Man, as well as the official RWBY manga by Bunta Kinami! Afterwards we have about 2 more hours worth of news to cover, ranging from Japan's latest moves against manga piracy, the results of My Hero Academia's latest character popularity polls, and the huge amount of anime related content coming to Netflix in 2019! Its an episode stacked with a lot of huge news, so we hope you enjoy it until the next episode of Manga Mavericks! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:29 - Viz's Shonen Jump Turns into a Free Service!! 0:36:42 - First Impressions of Chainsaw Man 0:55:33 - First Impressions of RWBY: The Official Manga 1:10:48 - Last Round Arthurs receives manga adaptation 1:13:51 - Creamy Mami spinoff manga 1:18:14 - Nisekoi Manga Gets New Spinoff Chapter 1:19:28 - Sound Euphonium gets 2 new novels 1:20:54 - New Promised Neverland novel spinoff about Isabella coming 1:27:09 - Dragon Ball Super manga has entered Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc 1:34:47 - Attack on Titan is entering its final arc! 1:43:11 - Haruhi Suzumiya 4 panel gag manga ends Dec 26th 1:44:28 - Alicia’s Diet Quest ends in January 1:46:20 - New web manga from Toshiya Wakabayashi (Kanako's Life as an Assassin) 1:50:15 - New one-shot by Kotoyama which may or may not be Dagashi Kashi related 1:51:40 - Katsuhiro Otomo currently working on new manga 1:52:34 - Takako Shimura launches new manga this Spring 2019 1:53:22 - New series from Rumiko Takahashi coming Spring 2019 1:55:30 - Ryohgo Narita’s new live-action series and manga 1:57:48 - New Osamu Tezuka biographical manga 2:00:13 - Yen Press licenses Konosuba spinoff novels about Megumin 2:01:37 - Anime Writers Yu Yamamoto & Ko Takashina pass away 2:04:36 - Tokyo Court declares Youtube must regulate manga spoilers 2:07:13 - Japan aims to impose penalties for downloading illegal books 2:10:40 - Woman receives 10-year sentence in China for writing Boys Love novels 2:14:26 - Korea’s largest illegal manga website shuts down 2:16:41 - Pokemon: The Power of Us Box Office Gross 2:22:31 - MHA: Two Heroes opens in the Top 10 in Mexico 2:23:47 - The results of My Hero Academia's 4th Popularity Poll (US & JP) 2:36:26 - Vote for your favorite Goku fights! 2:42:44 - Katsuhiro Otomo cites a Tetsuya Chiba as an influence 2:45:23 - New Gundam Film Trilogy announced 2:48:16 - Live-action film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Barbara 2:52:15 - 7SEEDS receiving anime adaptation from Netflix 2:54:33 - Netflix to produce live-action Cowboy Bebop series 2:58:28 - Netflix acquires Neon Genesis Evangelion for streaming (/w new English dub) 3:01:26 - Trailer for Netflix's Saint Seiya drops, debuts next summer 3:04:57 - Netflix to premiere new Ghost in the Shell anime in 2020 3:06:23 - Crunchyroll & Adult Swim produce new Blade Runner anime series 3:08:08 - Mamoru Hosoda's Mirai receives various nominations Community Shout-outs! 3:11:48 - Grant's One Piece Manga Thread 3:16:26 - Anime Feminist Indigogo (with more info located here) "How Boruto demonstrates real-world problems with gender roles and work culture" "Love & Lies: Case Closed and the normalization of gaslighting in fiction" 3:20:47 - Every Ashita no Joe Reference in Megalo Box from Caribou Coon 3:22:58 - Wrap-up

Manga Mavericks EP. 69: Nice

15 december 2018 | 72 min

Manga Mavericks & Anime #02: Dragon Ball Super

14 december 2018 | 207 min

Today is the day Dragon Ball Super fans have been waiting for. After months of waiting, a long-awaited project fans have been clamoring for has arrived. And no, I’m not talking about the Broly movie. That’s right folks, it took only six months to get it done, but our Dragon Ball Super podcast is finally here! Joining us for this super Super podcast are Sam Leach, One Piece Podcast contributor and daily streaming reviewer for Anime News Network, and for the very first time on Manga Mavericks we’re joined by Chris Larios, host of Weekly Manga Recap and The Super Larios Bros. Show! We discuss our histories with Dragon Ball and our thoughts on the entirety of Dragon Ball Super, digging especially deep into the Tournament of Power. We express how much we liked the comedy, adored Master Roshi’s dramatic moments, got hyped for the fights, frustrated over Tenshinhan’s treatment, confused by Gohan’s character arc, disappointed by Krillin’s quick elimination, and a whole lot more! We run the gamut of emotions, but always from a place of love and in the spirit of good fun, just like the show itself! It’s a super long podcast for a show we super love, and though the wait for it has been long, we hope you enjoy it! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Preview 00:50 - Opening 02:20 - Last Time on Manga Mavericks & Anime 04:20 - Introductions & Explanations -Our Dragon Ball Histories- 09:17 - Sam’s History 13:15 - Chris’s History 17:50 - Colton’s History 24:19 - LumRanmaYasha’s History -Dragon Ball Super- 31:22 - Battle of Gods & Resurrection F 46:24 - Universe 6 55:24 - Super’s Comedic Episodes & Yamcha’s Flanderization 59:34 - Future Trunks 1:08:54 - Intermission -The Tournament of Power- 1:11:22 - The Pre-Tournament of Power Episodes 1:15:28 - Tien’s Treatment 1:16:58 - Master Roshi’s Role 1:19:25 - Freeza’s Resurrection 1:25:55 - Gohan’s Growth 1:39:18 - Tien’s Treatment Revisited 1:42:45 - Krillin’s in Da House 1:45:49- Master Roshi’s Role Revisited 1:52:46 - Super’s Music 1:55:57 - Great Piccolo Moments 1:57:43 - The Stakes of the Tournament of Power 2:03:28 - Jiren Juxtaposed 2:15:35 - Hit’s a Hit 2:18:43 - The Kefla Fight and the Appeal of Dragon Ball 2:23:33 - A Pedantic Spirit Bomb Nitpick 2:25:50 - Why Dragon Ball is Super 2:28:09 - Android 17 is MVP 2:32:06 - Toppo is Top 2:33:24 - Vegeta is Cool 2:36:25 - Dragon Ball Super vs. Dragon Ball GT (Insert laugh track) -Q&As- 2:47:47 - Thoughts on the Super manga? 3:02:47 - Who is Your Favorite Tournament of Power Contestant? 3:07:35 - Would You Want a Version of Dragon Ball Super Completely Written and Drawn by Akira Toriyama? 3:13:35 - What do you think future Dragon Ball works will be like with Super’s contributions to its mythology? 3:17:42 - Wrap-Up 3:23:27 - Next Episode Preview 3:23:57 - A Brief Explanation of Why This Podcast Was Late Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #25: Pokemon: I Choose You!

11 december 2018 | 92 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #24: Mirai

7 december 2018 | 17 min

Whoa, what’s this? We’re actually talking about a recent movie for once? We’re really releasing a podcast we recorded recently and not over a year ago? WHAT’S GOING ON?!?! Well, let me tell you! VLord and I haven’t gotten a chance to record many new @ Movies podcasts this year, and we’ve taken such a long time to sift through our backlog of already recorded podcasts there hasn’t been a need. However, we’ve still been seeing as many movies as ever, and I’ve been writing reviews for some that I’ve really wanted to share my thoughts on. Last week I saw Mamoru Hosoda's newest film Mirai and wrote a review of it, but I really wanted to discuss it on the podcast as well. Unfortunately, VLord’s too busy and most of my friends who’d be interested in discussing it with me haven’t seen it yet. So I’ve decided to try something different and record a solo @ Movies podcast on Mirai, essentially reading out my review for those of you who haven’t read it yet or would prefer listening to it. If you guys like this format I’ll try and do more solo @ Movies episodes for movies we can’t record a full-length episode on in the future! But enough talk about the future, let’s talk about Mirai! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to [email protected]! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: “Mirai no Theme” by Tatsuro Yamashita “Uta no Kisha” by Tatsuro Yamashita

Manga Mavericks EP. 68: There's a Manga For That

30 november 2018 | 119 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton once again enlists the help of Shonen Sunday Enthusiast, Bomber D Rufi, to help cover a Thanksgivings portioned size of news that has accumulated over the past two weeks! Including a whole lot of exciting licensing news that came out of Anime NYC from every publisher you could think of!! Amongst the enormous amount of news, we also have time to discuss other topics such as the current state of Shonen Sunday, Colton's only other hated anime besides Elfen Lied, and Bomber's weekend at Anime NYC! Stay tuned next episode as LumRanmaYasha will be back on the show to talk about Viz's release of Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha! But for now, enjoy!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:08 - Satoko and Nada ending with Vol 4 0:05:16 - Satsuki Yoshino Ends Barakamon/Starts New Series Dec 12th o:07:52 - Alice & Taiyo has ended 0:09:39 - Major 2nd goes on hiatus 0:20:42 - Natume Ono begins new manga in January 0:22:31 - Kickstarter for English translation of SteveS 0:25:48 - Seven Seas licenses Restaurant to Another World light novel series 0:27:21 - New J-Novel Club Manga Licenses 0:36:05 - New Viz Media Licenses 0:42:32 - Sailor Moon Stars Home Video Release (Bomber's Time at the Sailor Moon Panel) 0:46:42 - Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission Gets US Theatrical Release 0:48:46 - New Vertical Licenses 0:52:31 - New Kodansha Licenses/Releases 1:05:36 - New Yen Press Licenses 1:20:51 - New Denpa Licenses 1:25:30 - Anime NYC 2018's Attendance Report (Bomber's Convention Highlights) 1:33:29 - MHA: All Might Rising Prequel Chapter to be Animated 1:38:04 - Dr Stone TV Anime to Premiere July 2019!! 1:43:46 - New Fruits Basket Anime Coming in 2019!! 1:47:38 - New Jump Force Characters 1:54:39 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #23: No Game No Life Zero

28 november 2018 | 65 min

Manga Mavericks EP 67: Stealth Symphony

23 november 2018 | 85 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 66: Sand Land

15 november 2018 | 89 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, in order to combat the early coming of winter in the mid west, Colton & Lum decide to sit down and talk about Akira Toriyama's Sand Land! A mini-series about a world ravaged by war and disaster and the humans and demons who try and take back their water supply from a corrupt monarchy. Colton discusses the series as someone who has only read it for the first time, while Lum discusses his experience revisiting the series via its original run in Viz Media's Shonen Jump Magazine all the way back from 2003! We also discuss our usual helping of manga news including the newest BookScan lists, Hajime Isayama's original Attack on Titan prototype, and the top 10 Dragon Ball moments as voted by Japanese fans! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 – Intro News: 0:01:39 – Bookscan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels List for October 2018 0:03:38 – Bookscan Top 20 Manga List for October 2018 0:07:14 – Dragon Ball Super: Broly gets novelization 0:08:47 – Black Lagoon's Rei Hiroe to Launch New Manga Next Spring 0:11:02 – 2nd Issue of Tezucomi Mag Adds 3 More Manga 0:14:32 – Seiji Tanaka Manga ends 0:16:08 – elDlive ends 0:17:00 – Starving Anonymous ends 0:17:56 – Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? Manga Goes on Hiatus 0:19:04 – New Licenses from Sol Press 0:23:32 - Hajime Isayama’s early Attack on Titan manga is now online for free 0:28:30 - Flowers of Evil Live-Action Film Announced 0:31:03 - Dorohedoro TV Anime Announced 0:32:48 - Super Saiyan Blue Goku & Vegeta and Golden Freeza Revealed for Jump Force 0:33:56 - Japanese fans choose Top 10 Dragon Ball moments Discussion Topic: 0:42:29 – Sand Land by Akira Toriyama Community Shout-outs! 1:15:19 – Maxy Barnard's Friendship Effort Victory Podcast 1:22:03 – The portrayal of Jewish and Jewish-coded characters in anime from Anime Feminist 1:25:48 – Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Manga Mavericks EP. 65: We Support Kohske

9 november 2018 | 116 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time once again (as much as we try and avoid it) for another news episode, but to spice things up, we're joined once again by our lovable, chicken hating friend from Friendship Effort Victory, Maxy Barnard, as we discuss GANGSTA. author Kohske's recent outcry on Twitter against scanlations of her work and how we feel about people's responses to her tweets, as well as manga piracy in general. Other topics and news pieces we discuss on this episode include Maxy's excitement over new things coming from Grand Jump, the new Goku balloon being featured in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and the announcement of a live action Hollywood Attack on Titan movie! Enjoy!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro News: 0:01:52 - Shonen Jump manga shorts continue with Yusei Matsui and Tadatoshi Fujimaki 0:04:54 - Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World novels to end at Volume 3 0:07:46 - Anonymous Noise ends in 5 chapters 0:09:11 - Shueshia launches two new Grand Jump sister magazines 0:22:10 - New Digital First Licenses from Kodansha 0:32:13 - New Cross Infinite World Licenses 0:35:20 - Sol Press to launch digital manga/visual novel platform 0:45:41 - 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Parade will feature a Goku balloon 0:55;57 - Andy Muschietti to direct Hollywood Attack on Titan film 1:02:07 - Updates on dissolving Crunchyroll/Funimation partnership Discussion Topic: 1:05:34 - Kohske asks scanlators to stop sharing GANGSTA. Community Shout-outs! 1:39:11 - Anime Feminist Interview /w Mamoru Hosoda 1:42:48 - Spiral Radio podcast from DaLadyBug Productions' 1:47:21 - Annaliese Christman's Themed FF art months on Twitter (Noctvember, Promptober, Scientember, ArdynAugust, Julyfreya) 1:50:21 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #22: Black Butler and Fairy Tail

8 november 2018 | 74 min

So, what are we reviewing this week on @ Movies? Weird live-action adaptations of anime franchises? Boring/offensive historical films set in the U.K.? Visually inventive and emotionally poignant french animated films? Maybe some more Oscar-nominated animated films that will make VLord rant about how the Oscars are bullshit and how much he hates Disney again? No, on this episode of Manga Mavericks @ Movies we review...anime movies? Whoa, who would have thunk that the Manga Mavericks would review anime films on their movie podcast? How bizarre. But yes, for the first time in over a dozen episodes we're actually reviewing honest-god anime films on the show. Well, we released the Kabaneri review a few weeks ago, but this time both films on this episode are anime films. That's not where their simmilarities end either. Both are A-1 pictures film adaptations of popular long-running shonen franchises that were licensed and released in U.S. theatres by FUNimation in the summer of 2017, with Black Butler screening towards the beginning of the summer in June and Fairy Tail towards its end in August. That makes these two films quite the compliments and contrasts to each other, and wouldn't you know it, we came away really enjoying one and loathing the other. Did Black Butler sail swimmingly or sink like the Titanic? Was Fairy Tail a roaring success or crying shame? If you know us, you should be able to guess which is which, but you'll have to listen to the show to hear our full thoughts on everything we liked and disliked about these films! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Intro 02:00 - Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic 32:58 - Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry 1:11:42 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to [email protected]! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 64: Haruhi Solves Math!

6 november 2018 | 53 min

ANOTHER NEWS EPISODE?! NOOOOOO!!!! Yes, circumstances have conspired to rob us of a topic this week. Sadly, the Yu Yu Hakusho podcast we planned is on indefinite hiatus. We recorded a great show, but one of our guests' audio was lost to the ether, and trying to gather the gang back together to rerecord it is too difficult right now with our competing schedules. Fear not, for we will not abandon doing a Yu Yu Hakusho-related podcast completely! We intend to record a Yu Yu Hakusho MANGA FIGHT sometime in the coming weeks to make up for the lost show. With any luck it'll be recorded and released before the end of the year! As for this episode, while we may not have a discussion topic, we're making up for it by introducing a new segments - Community Shout-Outs! From now on at the end of every show we'll shine a spotlight on art, videos, blogs, podcasts, and other content created by the Anime fan community that we really enjoyed and want to share. This week we're spotlighting two great podcasts from One Panel Later and Anime Feminist on Boys' Love manga that are great complements to each other. One Panel Later's podcast explores the history of BL and why it's important and meaningful for the women who create and consume it. Anime Feminist's podcast examines the genre through the perspectives of two gay men and a non-binary person, discussing why they resonate with these stories, examining how BL represents and misrepresents gay men, and how to examine BL's problematic aspects critically without dismissing its positive qualities. These podcasts make a great pair in enlightening those unfamiliar with BL on its history and the current conversations fans are having about the genre, and provide a great starting point to learn more about BL and explore the various different series they recommend. In addition to these great podcasts, we're also recommending a blog post by Ogiue Maniax analyzing Kongo Agon's character arc in Eyeshield 21, examining what it means to be a successful teammate and a good leader. It's always great to see in-depth analysis of an older, relatively underrated manga like Eyeshield 21, and this post is a great breakdown of the core of Agon's philosophy and how its challenged over the course of the series. Of course, alongside our Community Shout-Outs we've also got news to shout about! We discuss announcements of new manga from popular creators like Sankaku Head and Takuma Yokota, debate whether any of the Full Metal Alchemist films are any good, and lament the dissolution of the FUNimation and Crunchyroll podcast. Oh, and of course we've got to talk about how Haruhi fans helped solve a mathematical conundrum that stumped academics for over 25 years just to figure out how many possible ways you could watch every episode the series. The SOS Brigade finally solved a real mystery! Haruhi truly is god, and her followers our prophets. Maybe this'll finally convince KyoAni to make a third season. XD PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Updates News: 01:42 - Takeshi Azuma and Homura Kawamoto work on new Chrono Magia manga 02:39 - Carlos Zen launches new manga with Ten Ishida 03:36 - Sankaku Head launches new manga 04:24 - Suu Morishita launches new manga 06:34 - Takuma Yokota launches new manga 07:52 - Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid approaches climax 09:30 - FUNimation’s FMA: Sacred Star of Milos licenses lapses on November 21st 16:13 - FUNimation and Crunchyroll end content sharing partnership 22:19 - Hiroshi Shiibashi’s Youmacon appearance cancelled 23:03- Viz Media brings Masakazu Morita and Gou Nakanishi to Anime NYC 24:27 - Anime NYC to host premiere of Mob Psycho 100 second season 26:00 - New Astro Boy series screens at MIPCOM 28:07 - Train Man is getting a U.S.-based live-action musical adaptation 31:16 - MHA is getting a Hollywood live-action movie 35:33 - Ryo Saeba and Kenshiro join Jump Force 38:34 - Haruhi fans help solve a 25 year-old mathematical conundrum! Community

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #21: Loving Vincent and Coco

31 oktober 2018 | 63 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 63: MHA: Two Heroes and All Might Rising

27 oktober 2018 | 101 min

@ Movies #20: My Life as a Zucchini + Mune: Guardian of the Moon

23 oktober 2018 | 53 min

Manga Mavericks EP 62: Yet Another News Episode...

22 oktober 2018 | 47 min

GOSH DARN IT I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THESE?! Yes, this is yet another news-only episode, but nevermind that - WORLD TRIGGER IS COMING BACK!!! After two long years, it's finally returning to the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump on October 29th. You can catch yourselves up on the series before it returns by reading through the entirety of the B-Rank Wars arc (over 80 chapters - more than half the series!) on Viz.com until October 31st! For an even deeper refresher, you can also listen to the lengthy World Trigger podcasts we did earlier this year! But as much as we want to gush about World Trigger's return, we've got other news to discuss as well, including Kazuki Takahashi's new series for Weekly Shonen Jump, new digital licenses by Media Do and Kodansha, and MHA: Two Heroes' final box-office tally among other recent news highlights on this episode of the show! Speaking of MHA: Two Heroes, our review of the film with Maxy Barnard should be out later this week, alongside a few other podcasts hinted in this episode! What could those podcasts be, you ask? You've got to listen to find out! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:23 - Intro & Announcements 04:00 - Sgt. Frog gets new manga to celebrate its 20th anniversary 06:41 - Akira Akatsuki draws new boxing manga 08:24 - Sankaku Head plans to launch new manga in November 08:53 - New short manga by Kazuki Takahashi, The Comiq, debuts! 11:21 - Shonen Jump series of short manga about famous mangaka as rookies 12:48 - World Trigger returns to Shonen Jump on October 29th! 16:00 - Cromartie High School gets spinoff sequel 17:27 - Naoki Urasawa’s new manga is his first to be available digitally 19:18 - Wakako Zake, Arte, & More now available digitally in english 23:21 - Crunchyroll adds Lofty Flower manga 24:05 - Viz licenses Daytime Shooting Star 25:30 - Viz Shonen Jump to publish new Kazuki Takahashi & RWBY manga 26:13 - New Kodansha licenses 31:52 - Dark Horse releases another Gou Tanabe Lovecraft manga 32:40 - Izumi Matsumoto to resume work activities 33:29 - Youmacon to host Hiroshi Shiibashi 34:52 - Anime NYC to host Hiroyuki Asada and Range Murata 36:13 - My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness wins Best Manga at Harvey Awards 36:59 - MHA: Two Heroes grosses over 5 million+ in the U.S. 39:43 - Jump Force reveals Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu 42:41 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Manga Mavericks EP 61: Teenage Renaissance David/I'm From Japan

15 oktober 2018 | 50 min

@ Movies #19: Kabaneri, Guardians, and My Entire High School

7 oktober 2018 | 41 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 60: Not Another News Episode!

5 oktober 2018 | 46 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, what was supposed to be an episode discussing the latest Jump Starts from Shonen Jump and My Hero Academia goodness with Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory, turned out to be another news episode again! We promise you'll get to hear that discussion next time, but in the meantime, we have plenty of news to keep us busy! Including unfortunate news for Yusuke Murata's Back To The Future manga, another tidal wave of licenses from Seven Seas, and just how well My Hero Academia: Two Heroes has been doing at the box office! We PROMISE we'll have a non-news episode next time, but enjoy a shorter episode until then! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Yusuke Murata’s Back to the Future manga cancelled 02:34 - Tomo-chan is a Girl ends with 8th volume 03:23 - Detective Conan currently on 9 week hiatus 04:26 - Tokyo Tarereba Girls gets 3 new chapters 05:14 - M&C licenses The Secret of Girls 06:28 - Viz Media releases MHA One Shot manga: “All Might Rising” 08:00 - Viz licenses Snow White with the Red Hair 09:32 - New Kodansha Licenses: October Edition 14:56 - New J-Novel Club licenses 17:49 - New Seven Seas License (and Kaoru Mori manga available digitally) 27:38 - Manga Translation Battle of Professionals 30:33 - Alita film pushed back to February 14th 31:34 - My Hero Academia Two Heroes is a hit at the box office! 35:48 - Jump Force Updates (More characters, original characters, and a release date!) 39:07 - Its Over Already!? Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

@ Movies #18: Dunkirk, Kingsman, and Victoria & Abdul

30 september 2018 | 85 min

Welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies, the only movie podcast that waits over a year after recording to release an episode! Well, 2018 is almost over and I still have 13 episodes of @ Movies recorded in 2017 I still haven't released, so let's see if I can get at least some of those out before the year is up. We're starting off with a triple threat of British-based films this week as LumRanmaYasha and VLordGTZ talk about Dunkirk, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Victoria & Abdul. Yes, literally the only reason these reviews are paired together in this episode is that they are all about British people and characters so I thought I'd lump them together. Still, as tenuous the thread connecting these films is, each review is quite a lot of fun with some great jokes throughout, so I'll think you'll have a good time! Did we think Dunkirk deserved to win Best Sound Design at the Oscars? Was Kingsman: The Golden Circle really that bad a sequel? Was Victoria & Abdul a disgustingly offensive whitewashing of history catering to the romantic fetishes of middle-aged white women? The Mavericks answer these question and more in this stacked episode of @ Movies! Jolly good gov'na! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:48 - Dunkirk 32:54 - Kingsman: The Golden Circle 1:03:36 - Victoria & Abdul 1:22:17 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to [email protected]! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 59: The (Now Named) Nameless Man

24 september 2018 | 82 min

ANOTHER news-only episode?! What is this, 2016? Don't worry folks, we'll have series to cover and topics to discuss very soon! We've been listening to your feedback and we'll be implementing some changes that we think you'll be really happy with starting from the next episode onwards. We're committed to bringing on more guests and talking about more than shonen series, not just other manga, but discussion-forum episodes on important topics that deserve a thorough dialogue. We've got a lot of plans, and here's hoping we'll be able to follow through on some of them before the year's out! For now, it's just the two of us and the news, but it's quite a crop of news! We've got an MHA-dominated Bookscan list, new simulpubs at Crunchyroll, a Promised Neverland character popularity poll, and a whole lot more to cover! Listen and be entertained as Colton tries to blindly guess who the top ten most popular Promised Neverland characters are after not having read the series for a couple months. He didn't even know the Nameless Man is now named! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:42 - August 2018 Bookscan List 0:08:45 - Q Hayashida launches new manga in 2019 0:10:06 - Naoki Urasawa launches new manga in Big Comic Spirits 0:15:30 - Akiro Hiramoto launches new manga 0:17:11 - Gundam Thunderbolt goes on hiatus 0:17:58 - Terraformars goes on hiatus 0:18:33 - Back Street Girls ends 0:20:34 - Invade You ends 0:21:27 - New Jump Starts Debut 0:24:37 - Hunter x Hunter returns on Sept 24th 0:28:13 - The Promised Neverland has entered its final arc 0:30:59 - Gintama ends in Jump, moves to Jump Giga 0:37:59 - Content announced for 1st Tezucomi Magazine 0:41:27 - Animage magazine gets first digital edition 0:42:07 - Denpa licenses Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family 0:43:39 - Crunchyroll licenses three new Square Enix manga 0:48:09 - Cross Infinite World licenses emeth: Island of Golems 0:49:49 - New York Review publishes collection of Tadao Tsuge manga 0:51:14 - FUNimation’s license to The Woman Called Fujiko Mine expires 0:57:33 - NYCC to host Harold Sakuishi 0:58:30 - New Crunchyroll membership tier includes J-Novel Club subscription 0:59:06 - Global Road files for Bankruptcy 1:00:34 - Yugi joins Jump Force 1:03:57 - Promised Neverland Character Popularity Poll results 1:16:33 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Manga Mavericks EP. 58: Sexism in the Manga Industry and More

6 september 2018 | 61 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for another news episode since we didn’t have a topic planned for the week, though unfortunately, we don’t have a lot of very especially good news as we go over some recent accounts of sexism from artists in the industry, how many manga magazines have ended so far this year and the recent passing of the creator of Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura. We also have our usual bit of news on different serializations and movie and anime news, as well as LumRanmaYasha’s thoughts on the recent announcement of Crunchyroll’s High Guardian Spice as well as the controversy that has formed around it. It's an unfortunately low energy, but actually short episode of the podcast at least! Podcast Breakdown: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:28 - Noah’s Notes has ended 0:03:36 - Akame ga kill Zero ends with 10th volume 0:05:35 - Citrus spinoff, Citrus Plus debuts this winter 0:06:21 - 12 manga magazines have ended in the 1st half of 2018 0:11:58 - Recent stories of sexism in the manga industry 0:20:08 - Erotic manga artist describes poor pay and working conditions 0:23:11 - Momoko Sakura passes away 0:26:18 - Dororo manga remake debuts in October 0:27:31 - Haikyu claymation short to premiere at Jump Special Anime Festa 2018 0:29:14 - Saiki K. gets conclusion anime 0:31:40 - Sequel to Netflix Death Note movie in production 0:33:43 - Bleach Live-action movie hits Netflix on September 14th 0:35:39 - Banks have repossessed the studio making the Tiger & Bunny live-action film 0:38:30 - Script for Opus anime being written 0:40:14 - Conan O’Brien finds out that Detective Conan is a thing 0:43:38 - LumRanmaYasha’s thoughts on the High Guardian Spice/Crunchyroll/Digibro “controversy” 0:56:17 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Manga Mavericks EP. 57: Bakuman

26 augusti 2018 | 226 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 56: HOT (Akira Amano)

10 augusti 2018 | 102 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we were going to be talking about Shaman King, but instead we’ll be talking about HOT, the newest one shot by Akira Amano (Reborn, elDLIVE) from Weekly Shonen Jump! With Colton and Sid not being very familiar with Amano’s past works, will HOT convince them to start diving into her bibliography, or will they only feel cold towards it? We also have some news to discuss beforehand, such as ICV2’s top 10 manga franchises of Spring 2018, more new digital titles from Kodansha, and David Pro’s Captain Tsubasa anime getting an English dub on a TV channel that (probably) nobody has! Enjoy!! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:25 - ICV2’s Top 10 Manga Franchises Spring 2018 0:06:32 - Little Witch Academia manga ends 0:08:19 - Akiko Higashimura launches new manga in October 0:09:41 - Viz licenses MHA: School Briefs novels 0:11:58 - New Viz SUBlime licenses 0:13:40 - GL Bunko offers Girls Kingdom yuri novels in English 0:14:37 - Tokyopop to release collector’s edition of Aria 0:19:47 - New Digital Titles from Kodansha 0:33:36 - Kodansha reveals authors for GITS anthology 0:37:54 - Nozomi Entertainment’s Space Adventure Cobra license expires 0:38:55 - DMP is suspended as a company 0:41:13 - Stop Piracy campaign 0:47:41 - Captain Tsubasa premieres on Primo TV with English dub 0:52:51 - Mix gets an anime in Spring 2019 0:54:15 - New GITS anime is coming 0:55:15 - Perfect Blue gets theatrical screening in September 0:56:38 - Haikyuu Battle of Concepts gets theatrical screening in September 0:57:17 - Pokemon: The Power of Us gets theatrical screenings in November 0:58:05 - Warner Bros. will distribute Detective Pikachu film 0:59:33 - HOT (One-shot by Akira Amano) 1:37:30 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Shonen Jump manga Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei, celebrating its 20th anniversary! We’ll be joined once again by Maxy Barnard, who considers Takei’s magnum opus one of his all-time favorite manga! If you have any Shaman King-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 55: Seiji Tanaka + Alice and Taiyo

3 augusti 2018 | 81 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we dedicate an entire episode to the latest round of Jump Starts recently featured in Viz Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump! Including the action packed, time travelling adventures of Seiji Tanaka: Secretary to the Managing President, General Time Industries from Keiji Amatsuka, as well as the musical, coming of age story of Alice & Taiyo from Takahide Totsuno. We also discuss Tite Kubo’s latest one-shot, Burn The Witch, and Food Wars creators Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s take on One Piece with Shokugeki no Sanji!! Topics of discussion from Colton and Sid include which of the two newest Jump Starts they’d like to see more of, the flaws of Kubo’s general storytelling, and why Shokugeki no Sanji is such a breath of fresh air for Sanji as a character. Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:02 – Seiji Tanaka 0:19:26 – Alice & Taiyo 0:35:33 – Burn The Witch 0:55:05 – Shokugeki no Sanji 1:15:13 – Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Shonen Jump manga Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei, celebrating its 20th anniversary! We’ll be joined once again by Maxy Barnard, who considers Takei’s magnum opus one of his all-time favorite manga! If you have any Shaman King-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 54: Summer Con Craziness!

30 juli 2018 | 141 min

Anime Expo and San Diego Comic Con happened as per the annual July tradition, and with them comes a ton of news we need to talk about. From major licensing acquisitions to remarkable industry achievements, this episode runs the gamut of every monumental piece of news to come out of this month. With the sheer quantity of things to talk about, we’re lucky this episode didn’t run four hours long like our previous news-focused episode did! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & LumRanmaYasha’s Brief AX Report 04:00 - June 2018 Bookscan list 9:10 - Dr. Stone popularity poll 18:45 - Comico cancels Recovery of an MMO Junkie due to author’s health 19:55 - Sweetness and Lightning ends 21:07 - Dorohedoro ends in September 22:42 - Kengen Ashura ends in August 24:07 - Citrus ends in August 25:10 - Atsuo Ueda launches Fairy Tail sequel 26:28 - Comixology offers first American comic to be simulpublished in Japan 28:57 - Comixology debuts BECK and Seven Shakespeares manga from Harold Sakuishi 31:05 - Fantagraphics licenses Moto Hagio’s The Poe Clan 32:32 - Media Do licenses Baki 38:33 - Drawn & Quarterly to publish collected works of Yoshiharu Tsuge 41:45 - Udon Licenses FLCL art book & Mega Man X manga 43:23 - Dark Horse licenses Elfen Lied 46:31 - Crunchyroll Manga AX licenses 48:31 - J-Novel Club’s AX licenses & Announcements 57:50 - Kodansha USA AX licenses 1:06:50 - Seven Seas AX Licenses 1:14:26 - Yen Press AX Licenses 1:27:55 - Viz Media AX & SDCC Announcements 1:42:42 - Rumiko Takahashi inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame 1:45:40 - My Brother’s Husband wins an Eisner 1:47:30 - Otakon to host Shoji Kawamori 1:49:10 - Studio Trigger launches Patreon 1:51:28 - Kill la Kill: IF game news 1:53:05 - Ichigo, Rukia, & Aizen join Jump Force 1:55:10 - New Anime Song Streaming Service AniUta! 1:56:40 - Sunrise is making a live-action Gundam film 1:57:45 - Children of the Sea gets a movie 1:59:45 - Final Evangelion film finally has a release date 2:00:57 - Dragon Ball Super film is about BROLY, will debut in U.S. theatres in January 2:04:22 - MHA movie opens in the US in September 2:05:41 - I Want to Eat Your Pancreas will get theatrical screenings in the US 2:06:46 - 2nd Heaven’s Feel film screens in the US in 2019 2:07:26 - Fireworks grosses over 500,000 dollars in U.S. theatrical run 2:08:56 - Attack on Titan’s theatrical screening earnings 2:10:56 - Attack on Titan Season 3 premieres on Toonami on August 18th 2:11:15 - Bungo Stray Dogs gets season 3 2:12:42 - Crunchyroll Expo to premiere Rising of the Shield Hero anime 2:14:08 - Anime Fest @ NYCC 2:16:48 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Shonen Jump manga Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei, celebrating its 20th anniversary! We’ll be joined once again by Maxy Barnard, who considers Takei’s magnum opus one of his all-time favorite manga! If you have any Shaman King-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 53: Sleepy Princess in the Shonen Sunday

22 juli 2018 | 138 min

This week we’re joined by the one and only Shonen Sunday stan Sakaki and all-around manga enthusiast Maxy Barnard to discuss Viz Media’s latest Sunday license - Sleepy Princess in the Demon’s Castle by Kagiji Kumanomata! Well, it was intended to be a discussion about Sleepy Princess, but with both Bomber and Maxy on board it ended up being more of a follow-up to our Shonen Sunday discussion from last year. Could this episode be the unofficial pilot of a Shonen Sunday podcast by those two? I’m not sure, but once you finish listening to the episode you’ll definitely want it to be! We discuss what’s unique and charming about this adorable fantasy comedy, and why it’s such a fun fit for both Shonen Sunday and as a new license for Viz Media. I’m not even going to bother with timecodes for this episode because it’s so all over the place, so you better listen through it beginning to end. Trust me - you’ll laugh and learn a lot! Oh, and fun fact, we recorded this podcast on a Sunday and we’re releasing it on a Sunday! Though that’s probably irrelevant to those of you listening to this whenever...^^, Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. You can follow Maxy on twitter at @MaxyTheBee and Sakaki at @kiirobon! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Shonen Jump manga Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei, celebrating its 20th anniversary! We’ll be joined once again by Maxy Barnard, who considers Takei’s magnum opus one of his all-time favorite manga! If you have any Shaman King-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 52: Eden's Zero

5 juli 2018 | 86 min

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we manage to record an episode before Sid joins Vlord to head out to Los Angeles for Anime Expo! Which means we didn’t have much time to dedicate to getting ready for another long series discussion, but we did sit down to talk about our first impressions of Hiro Mashima’s first chapter of Eden’s Zero! We discuss why we think the first chapter of this new series is already a lot better executed then most of Fairy Tail and where we hope the series goes in the future, but not before we talk about our fair share of news! Including a list of the top selling media franchises in Japan in 2018 so far, Tite Kubo’s upcoming new one shot, and Seven Seas’ biggest LGBTQ manga license to date! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:22 - Intro 0:01:21 - Top Selling Media Franchises in Japan 2018 (First Half) 0:12:55 - Dokaben manga ends after 46 years 0:14:46 - Tsuredure Children ends 0:15:31 - Attack on Titan: Before the Fall reaches final arc 0:18:11 - Comic Birz manga to continue online 0:19:58 - Young King Bull launches on August 4th 0:21:21 - Another One Piece spinoff launches on Jump app 0:22:24 - Hiro Mashima reveals Fairy Tail spinoff manga 0:23:21 - Kenshiro Sakamoto launches Fairy Tail spinoff about Happy 0:24:42 - Tite Kubo’s “Burn the Witch” 1-shot manga debuts on July 14th 0:27:06 - Kodansha’s July digital-first debuts 0:32:09 - Tokyopop licenses Yuri Kuma Arashi 0:34:04 - Cross Infinite World licenses The Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover 0:38:24 - Seven Seas licenses Yuhki Kamatani’s Shimanami Tasogare 0:43:05 - Udon Ent.’s Morpheus Classics Line becomes separate company 0:44:38 - Konosuba is getting a movie! 0:46:43 - Eden’s Zero review 1:22:39 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Jump soccer manga Whistle! By Daisuke Higuchi, commemorating both the World Cup as well as the series’ 20th anniversary! If you have any Whistle!-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 51: Momiji no Kisetsu and Invade You!

29 juni 2018 | 63 min

If you’re reading this right now, we need your help! Our supposedly good friend and regular guest Maxy Barnard was so upset we hadn’t invited him on the podcast in a while that he flew from the U.K. to the U.S., traveled cross-country to kidnap us, stuffed us both in a large grocery store plastic bag, and trapped us in a closet! Colton tried chewing through the bag, but instead, he ended up choking on it like a pigeon and is slowly coughing and suffocating to death. I’ve only just managed to rip through and break down the closet door. Maxy confiscated our phones so we couldn’t call for help, but I’ve managed to hack his laptop so I’m messaging for help before he comes ba--AAACCCKKKK!!!! … Ha ha, don’t take what my good pal Sid said seriously. He doesn’t exist anymore. Neither of them do. But I promise you we’re all having a smashing good time anyways! We’re going to talk about some Jump Starts, namely the recent two, Momiji no Kisetsu and Invade You. About time too, considering the new round of Jump Starts have already started. Oh, those silly lazy Manga Mavericks boys. Why, if I’d been on the show earlier they would’ve never put off talking about these series for so long! It’s a gosh dang crime they didn’t shower Invade You with the praise it deserves - after all, it’s one of the best and funniest Jump Starts in a while! Those Weekly Manga Recap blokes don’t know what they’re talking about. Ha ha, I swear, one day they will PAY…for the officially licensed graphic novels because they will love the series! Ha ha, I certainly won’t have to INVADE YOUR homes to force you to read it like the Mav-er...it’s..because it’s a good comic! That’s it. I knew where I was going with that. I’m not crazy. But yes, I’m excited to be on the show again! It’s been much too long. Far too long. But now, dear listeners, this podcast will prove why MaxyTheBee is MAXYTHEBEST!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 06:34 - Should Viz have translated these new series’ names? 10:28 - Momiji no Kisetsu 24:14 - Invade You 34:05 - Thoughts on Robot x Laserbeam’s Conclusion 38:30 - Which series will replace RxL in Viz’s Shonen Jump? 42:55 - Black Clover’s 2nd Character Popularity Poll Results! 57:57 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and Maxy Barnard at @MaxyTheBee. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Jump soccer manga Whistle! By Daisuke Higuchi, commemorating both the World Cup as well as the series’ 20th anniversary! If you have any Whistle!-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 50: Assassination Classroom

24 juni 2018 | 241 min

It’s only fitting that we hit our 50th episode during the same year we’re celebrating Weekly Shonen Jump’s 50th anniversary. Maybe we’ll eventually run fifty years ourselves. Hey, we’ve got two years down already, what’s another forty-eight? Regardless, we want to thank all you listeners for helping us reach this far! Your listenership and support makes doing this show all the more fun and fulfilling for us to do, and we want to keep going for a long while yet. To celebrate our 50th episode milestone, we wanted to revisit a series we’ve previously discussed on the show. So we decided to go back to class - Assassination Classroom that is! Turns out Colton never quite graduated from the series back when we first talked about it, so now that Viz Media’s release of the manga has concluded, we decided it was time to go back and finish it. Joining us is our guest from our original Yusei Matsui retrospective, Kiirobon, best known for his Shonen Sunday blog but also an avid Matsui fan in his own right! Together we discuss the trials and triumphs, the laughs and cries, the anything and everything of Yusei Matsui’s hit series about an unkillable octopus-monster teacher and his 28 would-be middle-school student assassins! But of course, we’ve got to talk about the news first! We discuss a slew of new One Piece spinoffs, the expiring licenses of several high-profile anime, and cool convention news! Plus, we talk about the latest Bookscan and discuss controversial topics like Viz Media dropping the Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc and the repercussions faced by the New Life+ light novel author for his racist twitter comments! With as much as we had to talk about, we surprisingly manage to cover it all in only an hour! Which is good considering our Assassination Classroom episode managed to be over three hours long! This isn’t our longest episode, but it’s sure in the running. Which, hey, it’s our 50th episode. It deserves to be! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro News: 02:00 - Bookscan May List 05:25 - Kenshin will not return in Viz’s Jump 09:15 - New One Piece Spinoffs! 12:55 - Bleach manga gets 2 volume artwork collection 15:45 - Hoshin Engi gaiden manga ends 16:20 - Boogiepop returns: VS Imaginator launches on June 27th 17:10 - New K-On manga launches in July 18:00 - Kaguya sama Love is War gets 2 spinoff manga 19:17 - Kengo Hanazawa launches another new manga in July 20:20 - Silver Spoon goes back on hiatus 21:55 - Tokyo Ghoul: RE ends in 3 chapters 22:38 - Barakamon ends with 18th volume in December 24:45 - Seven Seas replaces Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka volume 2 due to misprint 25:55 - Digital manga finally starts shipping KOR to some backers 27:20 - Nozomi’s Rose of Versailles anime license expires 29:38 - FUNimation’s Black Bulter II license expires 30:40 - Viz’s Shaman King license expires 31:35 - 23 Shogakukan magazine launch anti-piracy campaign 33:55 - Manga sales increases after piracy site closure 36:08 - Go Nagai attends Anime Expo! 37:20 - Attack on Titan season 3 premieres at Anime Expo 38:07 - MHA Two Heroes movie premieres at Anime Expo! 41:15 - Viz Media Anime Expo Panels & Special Guests 47:52 - Crunchyroll Expo to host Darling in the FRANXX staff 48:40 - Japan Cuts Festival to host U.S. premiere of live-action Bleach film 50:45 - Eiichiro Oda donates $8 million for Kumamoto relief effort 52:25 - New Life+ light novel controversy 55:50 - Arc System Works to make Kill la Kill the Game 57:47 - Jump Force 1:05:20 - Assassination Classroom discussion w/Kiirobon 03:56:40 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and Kiirobon at @kiirobon. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscrib

Manga Mavericks EP. 49: Devilman

10 juni 2018 | 180 min

We’re taking a short break from Shonen Jump-related podcast to talk about a creator celebrating a special 50th anniversary milestone – Go Nagai! 2018 is the 50th year of the legendary mangaka's career, and he’s seen a resurgence of popularity thanks to a slew of new anime based on his works like Mazinger Z: Infinity, Cutie Honey Universe, and most famously, Devilman Crybaby! To celebrate Go Nagi’s legacy and the renaissance of his work in the anime community, we’re discussing the original Devilman manga, recently released in the U.S. for the first time in a beautiful hardcover edition courtesy of Seven Seas! Joining us is our good friend and devilishly handsome Go Nagai devotee Josh Dunham, host of Senpai Coast to Coast of co-founder of Wave Motion Cannon! We go over Go Nagi’s career, what inspired him to write Devilman, and how his personal demons may have carried over into his work. Josh provides a ton of wonderful insight on the chaotic, anarchic mind of Nagai, making for one of our best analytical discussion so far! This podcast has literally been two years in the making – we’ve been planning to do a Devilman podcast with Josh since we first had him on the show all the way back in July 2016, so it’s exciting to see it finally come to fruition! Sit back and listen as we explore the macabre world of Devilman and gleam as many insights we can from its dark and twisted world. But first, we’ve got our usual news roundup to go through! We discuss the Oricon Top Selling Manga list, which has some surprising series making it on to the top ten! Then, we discuss the deaths of several manga magazines in print, and speculate whether this trend heralds the end for manga magazines in general. Plus we discuss a lot of new manga, new licenses, and new anime that we’re really looking forward to! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 01:39 - Oricon’s Top Selling Manga Lists for the First Half of 2018 10:52 - Oricon’s Top Selling Light Novel List for the First Half of 2018 15:13 - Bessatsu Hana to Yume ends publication 18:48 - Monthly Comic Birz ends publication 19:53 - Young Animal Arashi ends publication 21:50 - Comic Ryu moves online 23:50 - Cells At Work gets Black spinoff manga in June 26:26 - Batman Ninja gets manga adaptation 28:40 - New Saiki K. one-shot 30:28 - Yuu Watase plans to resume Arata: The Legend this year 31:56 - New manga about Satoshi Tajiri 32:44 - Akiko Higashimura’s new manga 34:11 - Title and launch date for Kouji Seo’s new manga 35:40 - Hiro Mashima’s new manga will be simulpublished in 5 languages 38:57 - Crunchyroll to simulpublish Domestic Girlfriend 41:42 - Kodansha USA Adds 4 New Digital-First Manga Licenses 48:28 - Vertical licenses Kino’s Journey manga & more 51:00 - DC to publish Batman and the Justice League manga 53:04 - Yen Press to simulpublish Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day 54:06 - Cross Infinite World licenses Dawn of the Mapmaker 55:00 - Shonen Jump’s New Vertical Manga Awards 56:40 - Kohei Horikoshi will attend San Diego Comic Con 1:01:56 - One Piece gets Episode of Skypiea special on August 25th 1:03:22 - The Promised Neverland gets an anime in January 2019 1:06:54 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gets an anime by Ufotable 1:08:05 - Attack on Titan Season 3 gets Theatrical World Premiere in U.S. and Canada 1:10:50 - Contest to win Makoto Yukimura’s used pen nibs 1:12:00 - Detective Conan Fan creates ‘Must Read’ Volume List 1:15:15 - The Pillows goes on tour in the U.S. 1:17:50 - Go Nagai exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka in September 1:19:48 - Devilman Discussion with Josh Dunham! 2:51:34 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and Josh Dusham at @Josh_Dunham. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here.

Manga Mavericks EP. 48.5: World Trigger Q&A Extravangaza!!

2 juni 2018 | 65 min

Welcome to the second half of our World Trigger discussion, wherein we answer all your questions in another Q&A extravaganza!! Our discussion went so long that half of our team has to bail out! Which members of Team Osamu-1 made it to the end of the podcast? Only one way to know the answers to this and many other questions! Trigger on! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:21 – Intro 04:53 – Least Favorite World Trigger Characters? 09:25 – Which Mascot is better; Raijin-maru or Battle Cat? 10:21 – What are ourfavorite squads from the B-rank wars? 16:25 – Would we be a Sniper, Gunner, Shooter, All Rounder, Attacker, Operator, or Trapper? 16:40 – What are our favorite Trigger Loadout Combinations? 17:47 – Favorite Neighbor? 18:11 – Anime OST Recommendation 18:27 – Who do we like the most from Tamakoma-2 and why? 18:48 – Opinions on the volume extras and Ashihara’s author comments? 21:38 – Are we put off by Ashihara’s “same-face” designs? 22:00 – Will we continue reading WT if it resumes serialization? 23:11 – What do like most about Ashihara’s work? 26:15 – When will Ashihara continue the manga? 26:37 – Why is World Trigger the best sports manga? 27:33 – Which agents from the Rank Wars do you expect to see later in the series? 28:53 – How do view Osamu’s growth over the series? 29:17 – Is the World Trigger power system one of the best in manga? 31:00 - What is your opinion on the non-main character arcs of the manga? 32:16 – Do we find the non-sexualized portrayal of the female characters refreshing? 38:00 – Do we think Osamu and his unit will succeed? 41:46 – What do we think about Ashihara not communicating? 42:24 – What do we think of the Primo dub? 45:45 – Is Osamu’s dub portrayal faithful to the manga’s characterization? 46:30 – Opinions on the character development in the series? 47:57 – How does Osamu compare with other tactical leader characters like Shiroe from Log Horizon or Lord Ainz from Overlord? 50:03 – Any thoughts considering the future of the series? 52:02 – Why do the side of Osamu’s glasses vanish in profile view? 52:52 – How is a Black Trigger power determined? 53:52 – Why does Kage wear a mask? 54:15 – Theories on when, how, and who Chika will have to kill? 56:40 – How strong is Kido as a fighter? 59:30 – Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. As for our guests, you can follow Annaliese Christman at @kaitou_ace and Wensleydale Cheddar at @WensleyCheddar. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! Our next episode will be a review of Go Nagai’s Devilman! We’ll be celebrating its resurgence in popularity thanks to Masaaki Yuasa’s Devilman Crybaby anime adaptation and Seven Seas’s recent release of the original manga and some of its spinoffs! We’re recording the podcast on Sunday, June 3rd! We’ll be joined by Josh Dunham, host of Senpai Coast to Coast and founder of Wave Motion Cannon! It’s been a long time since Josh has been on the show, but we’ve planned to discuss Devilman with him for a while and figured now was the best time to do it! If you have any Devilman-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, by commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet them to us, or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 48: World Trigger

26 maj 2018 | 255 min

Even though World Trigger has been on hiatus for a long time, the love of its fans remains strong. With the series celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, we thought now would be as good as time as any to re-read and talk about it! Joining us are two VERY passionate World Trigger fans and Osamu Mikumo stans - Annaliese Christman, letterer of the series for Viz Media and Weekly Shonen Jump, and Wensleydale Cheddar, host of the Shonen Jump podcast Stammer Stream and the voice of Osamu in Team ODA:R’s World Trigger abridged series! Can they help LumRanmaYasha convince Colton that it’s the best sports manga that isn’t technically a sports manga ever made? Either way, we had a long and fun discussion of one of our favorite series, and we hope you enjoy it! But first, we’ve got a ton of news! We talk about both the Bookscan and Diamond monthly lists, new licenses, lots of industry shakeups, and a few fun polls! There’s so much to talk about, it’s no wonder this episode ended up being four hours long! In fact, we had to cut stuff out of it so it wouldn’t run over five! Speaking of which, you can expect another Q&A Extravaganza focused on World Trigger coming next week! You guys have got a lot of listening to do, and you better start! So get in your Trion bodies and report for duty, because it’s time to hit the trigger on that play button! Trigger on! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro News: 01:55 - April 2018 Bookscan List 05:07 - Diamond’s April 2018 Manga List 08:25 - Shaman King gets spinoff manga about Tao Jun 09:54 - Kengo Hanazawa’s new manga 11:29 - Hiro Mashima teases secret project 13:42 - Attack on Titan Junior High gets 3 new chapters 15:09 - Miyoko Ikeda writes new Sailor Moon novels 16:26 - Seven Seas licenses The Ancient Magus’ Bride Novels 17:40 - Viz Publishes Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Manga Digitally 21:29 - Anime Industry shows growth in overseas market 29:10 - DMP merges emanga and akadot retail sites 31:37 - Buronson opens manga academy in his hometown 34:14 - Japan Cartoonists Association Award Winners 36:29 - Comico appoints Ushio & Tora editor Musha as editor in chief 37:38 - Mr. Nietzsche listed with bilingual english/japanese release 39:55 - Comic-con Int. to host Yoshitaka Amano 41:10 - The live-action Kakegurui show is now streaming on Netflix 42:30 - FUNimation’s rights to Case Closed have expired 50:04 - Nintendo makes Famicon Mini Shonen Jump edition 51:42 - Mocoyo Anno exhibition in June 53:21 - Potentially stolen Ai & Makoto artwork appears on auction site 55:56 - One of Shotaro Ishinomori’s early shojo manga gets reprinted 58:29 - Updated print counts for various manga and light novel series 1:05:15 - NHK’s Ultimate Gundam Popularity Poll results 1:14:44 - We Never Learn Popularity Poll results 1:21:30 - Dr. Stone Popularity Poll 1:25:05 - Shonen Jump Fan Art contest 1:26:45 - World Trigger Discussion w/Annaliese Christman & Wensleydale Cheddar! 4:07:18 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. As for our guests, you can follow Annaliese Christman at @kaitou_ace and Wensleydale Cheddar at @WensleyCheddar. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! Our next episode will be a review of Go Nagai’s Devilman! We’ll be celebrating its resurgence in popularity thanks to Masaaki Yuasa’s Devilman Crybaby anime adaptation and Seven Seas’s recent release of the original manga and some of its spinoffs! We’r

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #17: Baby Driver and Logan Lucky

18 maj 2018 | 58 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #16: Blade Runner 2049

15 maj 2018 | 82 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #15: Tokyo Ghoul and IT (2017)

13 maj 2018 | 57 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 47: Jujutsu Kaisen, Noah's Notes, and Ziga

12 maj 2018 | 163 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies Month is going strong! We’ve been posting new movie reviews on our Youtube channel every day and plan to do so for the entire month of May! These reviews will also be uploaded to our podcast feed just a few days afterward. I’ve just put up our Ghost in the Shell/Power Rangers podcast, a pairing of two remakes of beloved 90’s franchises that weren’t particularly well-received. Check it out and look forward to more new @ Movies podcasts popping up on our feed this month! Of course, @ Movies isn’t all we’re doing this month! We’ve got regular Manga Mavericks episodes planned too, just like the one you’re about to listen to! This week’s episode is kind of a back-to-basics affair. Both your regular Mavericks are present, there’s a normal amount of news to talk about, and we cover a few recent Jump Starts and one-shots to cap off the show! A pretty normal episode compared to the past couple of atypical entries. Honestly, the only thing that’s missing is a Bookscan list to talk about, but I’m sure we’ll have plenty to say about the next one. Before you listen to the show, I want to emphasize the content warning for the Gerard Jones story. There are some extremely graphic details we had to acknowledge that should be sickening to any sane human being. It made me physically ill when we were discussing it, and then again when I had to edit it. If you can’t stomach hearing about sexual violence towards children, then please, you are better off skipping that news piece because it is extremely upsetting. But hey, this isn’t a dour podcast by any stretch. I mean, we got to talk about loop theory, kaiju that can shoot lasers out of its arms, and a talking house that can transform into a giant mech! It’s irresponsible to ignore real-world problems to consume entertainment, but our discussion of these recent Jump Starts was a nice reminder of how valuable it can be to have a good manga to brighten up a bad day. Editor's Note, 2020: As a consequence of Nobuhiro Watsuki's charges being dropped (as discussed on this podcast), we've since reevaluated our feelings on Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's own allegations and are less enthusiastic and supportive of him and his work. We still feel our discussion of Build King is worth sharing, but we wanted to note that our feelings on this comic and its creator are more complicated and critical now. This podcast is very much a product of its time, and we humbly ask you to keep this in mind as you listen to it. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro News: 01:36 - New Stuff from Rumiko Takahashi 04:16 - New Manga from Kouji Seo 05:54 - New Manga from Sankaku Head 06:20 - New Series from Yuki Urushibara 08:10 - Isle of Dogs Manga Mini-Series from Minataro Mochizuki 10:32 - New Maid-sama Volume 11:54 - Title for new arc of Shaman King revealed 14:20 - Return Date for D.N.Angel 15:32 - Noragami Resumes June 6th 17:44 - Nobuhiro Watsuki Resumes Hokkaido arc of Rurouni Kenshin After Being Fined For Possessing Child Pornography 29:15 - Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Ends 30:26 - Promised Neverland Novel To Be Released June 4th (Spoilers) 31:56 - Hoshin Engi Novelization 32:51 - Baki Gets a Serialized Novel 33:46 - New Goblin Slayer Manga Adaptation 35:07 - Tezuka Mix Magazine Delayed Indefinitely 36:00 - Dark Horse Licenses Mob Psycho 100 39:01 - 5 New Digital First Licenses from Kodansha 45:07 - The Japanese Government Combats Manga Piracy Sites 56:58 - [ CONTENT WARNING] Gerard Jones Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Child Pornogrphy 1:05:44 - Ao Jyumonji to guest at Anime Expo 1:06:47 - Golden Kamuy Wins 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award 1:08:26 - 2018 Eisner Nominees for Best US Edition of International Material From Asia 1:10:49 - New Official Twitter Account Domain Name Registered for The Promised Neverland 1:16:11 - Bloom Into You anime coming this October 1:17:23 - Update from Michael Gracey on Naruto Live Action Movie 1:20:38

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #14: Ghost in the Shell/Power Rangers

11 maj 2018 | 70 min

Welcome to Manga Mavericks @ Movies, the show where we don’t talk smack about movies, except when we do! How’s that for a catchphrase! Hey, at least it’s more accurate than the old one. It’s no secret that we recorded a ton of @ Movies episodes that we haven’t released yet. Nearly two dozen in fact. I’d been thinking of the best way to release them, and I figured – why not all at once? That’s right, we’re motoring through the @ Movies backlog this month in a special event I’d like to call Manga Mavericks @ Movies Month! Since the beginning of May, I’ve been posting a new @ Movies review every day on our Youtube channel. We’re about 10 days in now, and I’m really happy that we’ve been able to keep it up so far. Of course, these reviews were never meant to be Youtube exclusive, and now I’m finally starting to release the official podcast versions on our feed! I’ll be posting a new @ Movies episode every few days until we’ve cleared our backlog, or at least most of it. It’s an insane undertaking, but I’ve just graduated college and have a short reprieve before I resume working full-time this summer, so it’s now or never! Today we’re going way back to the oldest recordings in our archive, discussing two movies that were released back in March 2017. Coincidentally, both happen to be remakes of beloved franchises from the 90’s: Ghost in the Shell and Power Rangers. Fans expected these movies to suck, but were surprised to find that the worse of the two wasn’t what they expected. In fact, one of these movies is arguably good! Which of these two movies did the Mavericks seriously loathe and which did they sorta like? Our friend Ethan joins us to find out! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:18 – Intro 03:42 – Ghost in the Shell (2017) 47:48 – Power Rangers (2017) 1:06:13 – Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ, and our friend Ethan on Facebook. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to [email protected]! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 46: Takamagahara

18 april 2018 | 172 min

For this episode of Manga Mavericks, the part of Sid will played by both Maxy Barnard and Bomber D Rufi, as Sid had this thing called “school” to focus on until he is finally finished with that and is ready to get back to slaving away at all the unfinished podcasts he still has to edit. Anyway, while Sid is off on his own ventures, Colton takes care of the show this week and covers the news with the help of Shonen Sunday fanatic, Bomber D Rufi (@kiirobon), as they talk about the usual new upcoming manga serials, licenses and live action films! Some highlights include a list of the biggest first printings from the biggest manga publishers within the last year, Viz Media licensing of Dragon Ball: That Time I Was Reincarnated as Yamcha, as well as some new info about Hiro Mashima’s upcoming new series! Afterwards, Maxy Barnard (@MaxyTheBee) from Friendship! Effort! Victory!, joins the show to discuss and dissect Takamagahara from Jyuuzou Kawai. Another prematurely ending Shonen Jump manga that ran simultaneously in English and Japanese via Viz Media before the era of Jump Starts! Colton and Maxy discuss how they feel about the series in relation to its many unexplored ideas and themes that were shadowed by both some less than stellar storytelling and various production issues behind the scenes. Next episode, we’ll be discussing our thoughts on Viz’s latest round of Jump Starts, as well two recent one shots from both Hiroshi Shiibashi (Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan) and Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (Toriko). Sid’s Note: As of this post I am hopefully finished with the bulk of my academic obligations. I had hoped to never miss an episode, but alas it was an unavoidable inevitability considering my workload this semester. Sadly, the last few weeks have been highly traumatic and stressful, but hopefully this ordeal is all over with and I can return to the podcast unburdened. I must extend a huge thanks to the wonderful Maxy Barnard and Bomber D Rufi for covering for me this week. They are always a delight to listen to, and I’m looking forward to personally talking with them again in future shows. I’m also very grateful to Colton for creating this week’s thumbnail and writing up this post and the podcast breakdown, tasks I normally do but simply did not have time for this week. You guys are great friends and I’m very thankful this podcast has allowed me to meet all of you. I’m looking forward to continuing doing more projects with you all! And on the subject of all those unedited episodes of Manga Mavericks @ Movies…well, I can’t concretely confirm that they’ll be coming closely, but MAYbe. ;) PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00 - Intro 04:20 - Monthly Bookscan March List 07:46 - Biggest 1st Printing from the Big 3 Publishers 24:04 - Chiho Saito previews new manga 25:16 - Orange's Ichigo Takano Launches New Manga on April 25 26:38 - Shinobu Ohtaka launches new manga in Weekly Shonen Magazine 31:05 - Hiroshi Fukuda launches new manga on April 25th 35:27 - Akame ga Kill artist to launch new series 36:21 - Satoshi Mizukami launches 'Planet With' Anime/Manga 42:22 - Updates on Hiro Mashima’s New Series 47:26 - Bozebeats ends in Issue 20 of Shonen Jump 52:38 - Juni Taisen to end in 4th volume 56:02 - Everyone's Getting Married Manga Ends on May 8 56:33 - D.N.Angel Manga Annoucned to Return 1:01:23 - Welcome to the Ballroom continues its hiatus 1:04:53 - Naruto gets new 3-novel book series 1:06:39 - Listing for After The Rain from Vertical on Amazon 1:07:40 - Vertical’s Anime Boston Licenses 1:11:27 - Yen Press Anime Boston Licenses 1:18:27 - Viz Media Anime Boston Licenses 1:27:08 - J-Novel Club licenses Mari Okada’s autobiography 1:27:38 - Dark Horse Comics to release Eromanga-sensei 1:29:12 - Dark Horse Licenses Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair Manga 1:29:34 - Udon to Launch Otherwordly Izakaya Nobu Manga in September 2018 1:30:33 - One Peace Books Licenses Hinamatsuri and others 1:33:12 - Ni

Manga Mavericks EP. 45: The Big News Roundup!

9 april 2018 | 203 min

BIG NEWS! Because our Kenta Shinohara podcasts were delayed we didn’t get around to covering a lot of important news from the past couple months. To remedy that, we decided to record a big news-focused podcast to get everyone up to speed! …This was a big bad idea. We accumulated nearly twelve pages worth of news, tallying to over one hundred stories in total! To make matters worse, we began recording late at night after I was already exhausted from drawing for nearly 20 hours that day. Thanks to a spotty internet connection, we ended up needing two recording sessions and over four hours of rough audio to cover everything we wanted to. Needless to say, recording this was a tiring process. You can definitely hear the exhaustion in my voice by the end of this podcast, alongside Colton’s groans of impatience. Though frankly, listening back to this episode I did most of the talking, so it’s kinda funny that Colton was more vocally upset by the experience. ^^, Regardless of how frustrating the process was, this was a necessary podcast to make. Discussing manga news is the reason this show originally came into being, and doing a purely news-focused episode brings us nostalgically back to the roots of our early episodes. Did we go a little overboard in the mountain of content we attempted to surmount? Perhaps. But hopefully you’ll find this podcast as valuable as we found these stories important to discuss. From lists to licenses, endings to sequels, controversies to scandals, and adaptations to anime this podcast is jam-packed with all the stories you need to know to understand where the manga industry is at as of Spring 2018! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Updates 02:50 - ICV2 releases Top 10 manga franchises in Fall 2017 07:20 - My Brother’s Husband ranks in YALSA Top 10 Graphic Novels for teens 09:30 - Monthly Bookscan February List & Diamond’s Top 50 Manga of February 2017 List 15:23 - Attack on Titan’s 1st volume has sold 21000 copies in the U.S. in 2017 17:22 - Tokyo Ghoul;re enters final arc 20:22 - Irregular of Magic High School light novels head towards climax 20:52 - Dagashi Kashi ends 22:12 - Nekogahara ends of April 17th 23:22 - Behind the Scenes ends in its 7th volume 26:14 - The Disastrous Life in Saiki K. manga ends and gets a 4-koma sequel series 30:17 - Muhyo & Roji sequel & Godzilla manga debut on Shonen Jump+ 31:41 - Captain Tsubasa receives two new spinoff manga in April 33:51 - Hoshin Engi sequel slated for April 26th (Mention Hoshin Engi digital release) 36:50 - The Promised Neverland reaches its turnaround point 40:20 - Masashi Kishimoto’s newest work confirmed as serialization 42:43 - Jump SQ Crown manga ends, Jump SQ Rise launches in April 44:00 - Monthly Tezuka mix manga magazine launches in April 46:30 - Mashima teases details about his next work 50:30 - New Mob Psycho 100 spinoff manga about Reigen 52:44 - Gengoroh Tagame's new manga 53:44 - Chiho Sato publishes first boys love book 54:48 - Revolutionary Girl Utena receives its 3rd new chapter 56:22 - Yusuke Murata draws Back to the Future manga 58:58 - Yuki Kodama’s new manga 59:30 - DMC mangaka launches new manga in April 1:01:07 - New Ninja Slayer manga launches of April 19th 1:01:54 - Sword Art Online Progressive manga begins “Part 2” with new artist 1:03:06 - Boogiepop light novel series receives 2 new manga adaptations 1:04:42 - A new Slayers novel is on the way! 1:05:52 - Sound! Euphonium gets new novel in April 1:06:30 - WataMote's writer breaks their arm in bicycle accident 1:07:30 - Yotusba&! receives its first new volume in 29 months! 1:07:43 - Crunchyroll removes catalog chapters of Kodansha titles and adds new Crunchyroll simulpubs 1:16:36 - Viz Media’s Upcoming Graphic Novel Releases 1:21:45 - J-Novel Club’s latest licenses 1:27:39 - Yen Press’ latest licenses 1:29:19 - New Kodansha USA digital licenses 1:33:36 - Cross Infinite World licenses Mia and the Forbidden

Manga Mavericks EP. 44: Survey Results 2018!!

23 mars 2018 | 155 min

It’s time once again to run down the results of our annual survey! VLordGTZ joins us to dissect the data and contextualize what the podcast’s biggest triumphs were in 2018. Find out which guests and episodes fans liked the most, alongside a bunch of other interesting statistics! The answer to what was the most beloved moment from the podcast last year might (not) surprise you! Plus, we discuss the recent Jump Start Act-Age and Naoshi Komi’s latest one-shot! Thanks again to everyone who took the survey! The responses we collected were very informative and will go a long way in improving the show in 2018 and beyond. We have lots of exciting plans and are preparing to make good on a lot of the things suggested in the survey in the immediate future. Definitely keep your eyes on both the podcast and youtube channel as both we’ll be producing a lot of ambitious new content starting in the summer. In the short-term, look forward to a lengthy news roundup on the next Manga Mavericks, as well as a very special episode of @ Movies coming shortly! We’re getting back into the swing of our bi-weekly schedule, so you can expect more podcasts more regularly! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Show Plan 04:24 - Starting Point: E no Genten Discussion 20:55 - Jump Start! Act-Age Discussion 35:58 – 2018 Survey Results!! 2:30:27 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts at @lumranmayasha, @VLordGTZ, and @sniperking323. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! If you have any questions or topics that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 43: Astra Lost in Space

10 mars 2018 | 93 min

Our Kenta Shinohara Month ended up ballooning to a quarter-year! Sorry about the delay on this episode folks. Life stuff happened, which is pretty usual. Also, my (LumRanmaYasha)'s audio got messed up and had to be completely re-recorded, which was very unusual. But all these setbacks couldn't stop this podcast from coming out! We kept the mantra of Astra's world - Per Aspera Ad Aspera: "Through hardships through the stars" - in our minds and hearts. And like the Astra crew, we overcame all the hurdles in our way and became better and stronger people for it! Continuing off from last month's interview, we're joined once again by Marlene First, editor of Astra Lost in Space for Viz Media! We discuss all the reasons why Astra captured our hearts, from its lovably nuanced characters to its intriguing sci-fi concepts. We also answer some Q&As from Reddit listeners, addressing changes made to the Viz editions of the graphic novels and clearing some misconceptions about why it ended. So join us as we journey through everything that makes Kenta Shinohara's latest series so astra-ordinary! Awe yeah! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:22 - Intro & Updates 3:30 - Astra Lost in Space Discussion w/ Marlene First Q&As: 1:08:30 - “What did Shinohara-sensei redraw for the Viz Graphic Novels?” 1:11:03 - “What motivated Shinohara-sensei from writing a manga that differed so heavily from his previous work?” 1:11:45 - “Was there originally another ending planned for Astra?” 1:25:30 - Wrap-Up & Podcast Plans Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Marlene First at @miichi1st. You can also watch her gaming streams on Twitch and tip her for her work on Ko-fi! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! If you have any questions or topics concerning Astra Lost in Space that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to [email protected]! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #13: Oscars 2018 Thoughts

4 mars 2018 | 116 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #12: Gintama: The Live-Action Movie

6 februari 2018 | 88 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies is starting the new year strong with our first ever crossover podcast! LumRanmaYasha teams up with Just a Gintama Podcast’s Doctor and Manga Mavericks co-host and Life Lessons: The Gintama Mangacast’s Colton to discuss the live-action Gintama movie! One discussion recorded for three different podcasts, each with their own unique beginnings and endings! It’s like playing a branching route in a fighting game! So, did these three die-hard Gintama fans enjoy this film? Have they adapted the Benizakura arc too many times for us to care anymore? Is this another failure in a long line of attempts to make live-action cartoons? Will LumRanmaYasha ever edit those thirty+ unreleased episodes of this show we recorded last year? All these answers will be solved by the end of this podcast! Ok, maybe not that last one… PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:26 - Intro 08:05 – Gintama Movie Discussion 1:22:00 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @lumranmayasha and @sniperking323 and special guest Doctor at @ssaapodcast! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here and Colton’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! By taking our annual year-end survey, you can give us feedback that’ll help us curate the content of our show to reflect what our audience most responds too. We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! If there’s something you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 42: Getting to Know Marlene First!

5 februari 2018 | 106 min

My long-awaited review of Astra Lost in Space volume one was really well-received! I want to thank everyone who commented on it, and especially Viz Media for retweeting it and following both the podcast and myself on Twitter! It’s a huge honor and it made me really happy as a longtime fan of theirs. I really put in a lot of time and love writing the Astra review to make sure I highlighted everything that makes it one of my all-time favorite series. You can bet that I’m not done talking about it yet. In fact, you’ll be able to hear me talking about it for a good two hours very soon! Speaking of Astra and Viz, we have a very special guest this week! Marlene First, editor of Astra Lost in Space alongside numerous other series, joins us for an incredibly informative interview about her career, what being a manga editor entails, her amazing life experiences, and of course, why she loves the works of Kenta Shinohara. We also recorded a lengthy retrospective about Astra Lost in Space itself, which was originally intended to be the focus of this episode, but since this interview already runs for nearly two hours and the Astra discussion is just as long we decided it would be best to split it up into two different episodes. Don’t fret, our Astra discussion is in the process of being edited, and we’ll release it within the next two weeks. Sorry for the lateness! We got lost in space ourselves. Or more accurately, in a vacuum of life problems that made editing difficult. But hey, all that means is that our Kenta Shinohara month is now a Kenta Shinohara month-and-a-half! You can never have enough discussion of his series, can you? So in the meantime, let’s get to know Marlene First! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:22 - Podcast Updates & Future Plans Interview with Marlene First! 05:33 - Jump Start Discussion! Bozebeats 26:23 - How did Marlene get into Manga? 33:33 - What was Marlene's First Exposure to Weekly Shonen Jump? 40:00 - Why did Marlene decide to become a Manga Editor? 46:30 - How Marlene inspired a character in Gatchman Crowds! 58:11 - What are the Responsibilities of a Manga Editor? 1:01:35 - What are the Differences and Challenges editing Simulpublished Manga compared to Graphic Novels? 1:05:33 - What is the Toughest Part of a Manga Editor’s job? 1:08:07 - What is the Most Rewarding Experience being a Manga Editor? 1:08:53 - What do Editors look for when Choosing Series to Pitch as Possible Acquisitions? 1:10:58 - Reading Manga For Fun as an Industry Professional 1:13:17 - Interacting with Fans as an Industry Professional 1:20:40 - What makes Kenta Shinohara’s Manga so Appealing? 1:39:40 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Marlene First at @miichi1st. You can also watch her gaming streams on Twitch and tip her for her work on Ko-fi! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! By taking our annual year-end survey, you can give us feedback that’ll help us curate the content of our show to reflect what our audience most responds too. We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! And we’re not done discussing Kenta Shinohara’s mangagraphy! We’ll be following up our interview with Marlene up next week with Astra Lost in Space retrospective! If you have any questions or topics concerning Astra Lost in Space that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to mangamavericks@g

Manga Mavericks EP. 41: SKET Dance

12 januari 2018 | 186 min

It’s a new year for the podcast, and with a new year comes a new logo! This new logo makes me feel completely refreshed like we just put a fresh pair of underwear on the podcast for the first time in two years. But there’s something else about our inaugural episode of 2018 that makes me dance for joy! That’s right – it’s our long-awaited Sket Dance retrospective! We spend over two and a half hours reflecting on Kenta Shinohara’s magnum opus, discussing its characters, humor, and story arcs in great depth – describing just about everything that makes the series so special and one of our all-time favorites! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:22 - Intro & Show Plans! News: 2:45 - Godzilla anime film gets Jump+ manga in March 4:10 - Ryu Fujisaki draws new Hoshin Engi short manga 5:50 - Shaman King gets new arc in Spring 7:25 - Muhyo and Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigations gets sequel in Spring 9:13 - Shudan! Ends 10:08 - elDlive enters last season on February 5th 11:36 - ReLife will end in March 12:41 - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga returns on February 26th 13:21 - Young Black Jack resumes in February 14:29 - Everyone’s Getting Married Resumes in February 15:16 - A Certain Magical Virtual-On manga launches 16:32 - Konosuba gets 3 spinoffs manga 18:07 - New Revolutionary Girl Utena manga chapter about Juri and Shiori will be published on January 27th 19:27 - Galaxy Express 999 manga gets new chapter in February 20:42 - Nobuyuki Anzai to launch new manga series 21:32 - Hiro Mashima plans to launch a new manga next year 22:52 - Hiro Mashima attends Angouleme Festival 24:32 - MHA & Pokemon manga will be offered on Free Comic Book Day 27:00 - Kodansha Comics releases My Boyfriend in Orange digitally 28:00 - J-Novel Club licenses Arifureta Zero 29:00 - Fate Spinoff manga Today’s Menu for Emiya Family gets net anime 31:00 - Hinomaru Zumo gets anime 33:57 - Sket Dance Retrospective 2:51:47 - Listener Comments 2:57:45 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! By taking our annual year-end survey, you can give us feedback that’ll help us curate the content of our show to reflect what our audience most responds too. We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! And we’re not done discussing Kenta Shinohara’s mangagraphy! We’ll be following up our Sket Dance discussion up next week with our series review of Astra Lost in Space! If you’ve listened to our “Best of Manga in 2017” podcast or taken a look at our twitter feeds, then you know Astra was one of our favorite manga to read last year. Joining us to talk about the series will be a very special guest – Marlene First, editor of Astra Lost in Space for Viz Media! We’re excited to discuss Astra with Marlene and go over everything that makes this series and Kenta Shinohara so astra-ordinary! If you have any questions or topics concerning Astra Lost in Space that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail! And as always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks & Anime #01: Black Clover

31 december 2017 | 118 min

We’re not done yet! We’ve got one last podcast for you guys before the year is over. Something that I’ve been meaning to get out for a while now. Welcome to the first episode of a recurring show I like to call Manga Mavericks & Anime, a show where we’ll talk about anime, naturally. In this first installment we discuss our thoughts on the Black Clover anime with Annaliese Christman, letter of Black Clover for Weekly Shonen Jump, and Maxy Barnard, host of Friendship! Effort! Victory! We recorded this the weekend after the first episode aired, and I intended to release it the week after, but because of other priorities it’s taken me until now to finish editing it. But hey, better late than never, right? The Black Clover anime has been plenty controversial, and we approach it from a rather optimistic and appreciative standpoint compared to most reviewers you might’ve listened to. We talk about our expectations for the anime, what we think about the animation, the voice acting, and common criticisms about the series. While our discussion is centered around the first episode, what we talk about is still relevant to the discourse on the series as a whole and is a lot of fun to listen to. It’s a great conversation to close off 2017 and look forward to what’s on the horizon in 2018! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro & Updates 08:58 - What Were Our Expectations for the Black Clover Anime? 18:55 - What Do We Think About the Animation? 29:06 - Comparisons with the Jump Festa OVA 32:10 - Opinions on Asta’s Seiyuu 38:24 - Opinions on the Anime-Original Content 44:50 - Is the Black Clover Anime Well-Made? 51:55 - Tangent About Toei 54:32 - Overall Thoughts on the Black Clover Anime (+ Twitter Recommendation!) 1:01:15 - Why We Like Black Clover 1:07:52 - Thoughts on the Practice of Splitting the First Chapter Between Two Episodes 1:11:47 - Black Clover is Not the Next Naruto 1:20:40 - Tangent About Ultimate Muscle 1:23:14 - You Don’t Need to Qualify Why You Dislike Something 1:27:08 - Other Anime Recommendations 1:49:20 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the host at @lumranmayasha, and special guests Annaliese Christman at @kaitou_ace, VLordGTZ at @VLordGTZ, and Maxy Barnard at @MaxyTheBee. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi. By taking our annual year-end survey, you can give us feedback that’ll help us curate the content of our show to reflect what our audience most responds too. We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously, and want to figure out more ways to reach our and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us comments and reviews, and as always, you can also e-mail us at [email protected] with any questions or suggestions you have as well! On our next episode we’ll be reviewing Sket Dance to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary (no seriously, we’re really doing it this time – I swear!). If you have any questions or topics concerning Sket Dance that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail! As always, thanks for listening, and I hope you all have a very Happy New Year!

Manga Mavericks EP. 40: The Best of Manga 2017!

29 december 2017 | 244 min

We’re back baby! Manga Mavericks has been on a hiatus recently, but we’ve returned to end the year with a bang. That’s right, since 2017 is over, it’s time to look back at the last year of manga and highlight the best of the best. First we’ve got an hour and a half of news highlights from the past three months, giving our thoughts on some of the most important news stories we missed. Except for licensing news, because trying to recap everything Seven Seas has licensed this year would take a whole show in of itself. After that, it’s our best of manga superlative awards, where we gush about our favorite things about manga this year, and reminisce about our favorite moments from the podcast as well. It’s four hours of Manga Mavericks goodness to close out 2017 and begin 2018 strong! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Updates! 05:30 - Jump Starts! Lycopene the Tomatoy Poodle, Full Drive, & Golem Hearts News: 18:20 - Bookscan November 2017 List 22:00 - Oricon’s Top Selling Manga by Series in 2017 29:50 - Oricon’s Top Selling Light Novels by Series in 2017 35:40 - Juni Taisen Novel Gets Sequel 38:30 - Hunter X Hunter Resumes on January 29th 43:20 - Kentaro Yabuki Launches New Manga in Jump+ in January 45:50 - Many Mangaka will Pen New One-shots for Jump in 2018 50:20 - Akiko Higashimura Launches a New Manga 52:10 - Welcome to the Ballroom Takes a 2-month Break 58:24 - Detective Conan Goes on Hiatus 59:40 - Rin-ne Ends 1:01:20 - Astra Lost in Space Ends 1:04:05 - US Manga Sales up 29% 1:07:15 - Nobuhiro Watsuki is Charged with Child Porn Possession 1:15:05 - Tokyo Ghoul:re Gets an Anime 1:16:45 - Major 2nd Gets an Anime 1:17:40 - Banana Fish Gets an Anime 1:18:53 - Ashita no Joe Gets an Anime "Spiritual Successor" 1:19:53 - New Fist of the Blue Sky Anime Debuts in April 1:20:20 - Captain Tsubasa Gets an Anime Reboot 1:21:26 - MHA Gets an Anime Film in Summer 2018 1:22:28 - Live-action Gintama film Will Screen in US Theaters in January 1:25:10 - Gintama Live-Action Film Gets Sequel in Summer 2018 1:27:18 - Shonen Jump Inspires Live-Action Drama in January Best of Manga Mavericks 2017: 1:29:42 - Favorite Podcast Intros of 2017 1:44:55 - Favorite Podcast Reviews of 2017 1:54:18 - Favorite Manga Fight of 2017 1:58:15 - Favorite Podcast Moments of 2017 Best of Manga 2017: 2:05:00 - Best Manga News Stories of 2017 2:07:08 - Best New North American Manga Licenses of 2017 2:09:40 - Best New North American Manga Releases of 2017 2:13:32 - Best Manga Characters of 2017 2:30:55 - Best Manga Villains of 2017 2:50:00 - Best Manga Fights of 2017 2:57:10 - Best Currently-Running Manga of 2017 3:03:27 - Best New Manga of 2017 3:08:55 - Best Manga Chapters of 2017 3:23:30 - Best Manga Series Finales of 2017 3:29:15 - Best Manga Moments of 2017 3:37:10 - Fan Favorites 3:45:15 - Manga We Promise to Read in 2018 3:56:36 - Wrap-Up We want to thank everyone who listened and contributed to our podcasts this year. This was a big year for both the podcast and our personal lives, the latter of which resulting in the former being put on hiatus for the past couple of months. The podcast really grew this year as we tackled excellent topics like “The Future of Shonen Jump” and “The State of Shonen Sunday,” and we had guests from the manga industry on like Annaliese Christman and Jeff Ruberg. Manga Mavericks @ Movies debuted this year giving us a fun outlet to talk about movies with friends like Ethan and Jonathan, the latter of which also joining us for my favorite project we did this year – The Pokemon Adventures retrospectives. Not to mention we launched our Youtube channel early in the year, which finally surpassed the 100 subscriber threshold in November and continues to grow. It’s really incredible just how much we accomplished with the show this year even with our short hiatus, and we think 2018 is going to be an even better year for us. We have lots of ideas and topics for the sh

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28 oktober 2017 | 75 min

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Manga Mavericks EP. 39: Wheel of Manga

8 september 2017 | 60 min

Yeah the Sket Dance review is delayed again. Don't fret, we promise it'll come sooner than the final two books of A Song of Ice and Fire! So what are we reviewing this week? We don't know! I mean, we do because we recorded the episode already...but it was a total crapshoot before we recorded it. We literally just spun a wheel and picked whatever random manga it landed. So what did the Wheel of Manga choose for us to review? No spoilers - you'll have to listen to the episode to find out! As far as news goes, we've got an exciting Bookscan list to cover, discuss when Hunter X Hunter will come back from its latest hiatus, and whether Kirishin's contest to publish the world's first Christian light novel is a good idea. It's a pretty short show this week, but nonetheless still an hour's worth of quality manga discussion! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 01:48 - August Bookscan List 05:05 - Hunter X Hunter Goes On Hiatus Again 08:05 - Akiko Higashimura Continues Tarare-Bar 09:30 - Fist of the Blue Sky Returns in October 11:13 - Yoshiki Tanaka finishes Legend of Arslan’s Final Volume 12:05 - Kodansha USA Adds New Digital Titles 15:50 - Dark Horse to Release a Yoshitaka Amano Biography 18:28 - Japanese Publisher Plans World’s 1st Christian Light Novel 21:23 - The Promised Neverland has 1.5 million copies in print 23:36 - A Random Manga Review 54:40 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! On our next episode we’ll be reviewing Sket Dance to celebrate it's 10th anniversary (for reals this time!). If you have any questions or topics concerning Sket Dance that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail! As always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #6: Netflix's Death Note

1 september 2017 | 109 min

It’s been almost six months since we last released an episode of this podcast, but that doesn’t mean we stopped recording it! On the contrary, we’ve got a dozen episode backlog that I need to work through. It might be a while yet before some of those episodes come out, but we’re getting back on track by releasing the most recent episodes we recorded and working backwards. Which means starting with the episode we recorded last week. On this episode VLordGTZ and I are joined by Colton to follow-up on our Death Note discussion on Manga Mavericks by talking about Netflix’s recently released live-action film adaptation. We discuss why the movie fails to work as an adaptation and as a standalone story, what didn’t work about the characters, and just how stupid the whole mess was. At the end we answer some questions about the manga itself, including our favorite moments and the dumbest things Light and L ever did. Manga Mavericks @ Movies is back and better than ever! Oh yeah, in case you didn’t notice we’re called Manga Mavericks @ Movies now. Apparently Movie Mavericks was already the name of another podcast and they sent a C&D to make us change the name. Whoops! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Preamble 03:39 - Introductions 06:05 - Preconceptions 19:15 - Our Viewing Experience 30:30 - Why This Film is a Bad Adaptation 49:35 - Light Turner vs. Light Yagami 57:47 - Mia Sutton vs. Misa Amane 1:05:50 - Black L vs. Japanese L 1:13:54 - James Turner vs. Soichiro Yagami 1:21:23 - Evil Ryuk vs. Neutral Ryuk 1:26:05 - Should You Watch Netflix’s Death Note? Q&As: 1:33:20 - Do You Hate Misa? 1:34:30 - Favorite Things About the Near and Yotsuba Arcs? 1:36:33 - Do You Think That Naomi Misora Should Have Had a Bigger Role? 1:37:33 - What's the Dumbest Thing Light Ever Did? 1:40:47 - What's the Dumbest Thing L Ever Did? 1:42:55 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts at @lumranmayasha, @VLordGTZ, and @sniperking323. If there’s something you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 38: Death Note

24 augusti 2017 | 169 min

Even though the original manga ended over a decade ago, Death Note has never really died. It has remained ingrained in the zeitgeist, transcending the status of merely being a popular anime series to being a story even those outside the community would recognize. Hence why it’s getting a Netflix live-action film adaptation, the newest in a series of attempts to cash in on the franchise since it concluded. So Death Note is an evergreen series everyone still talks about, but does it actually hold up? Was it really as tightly written and thrilling as you remember? Do its themes of justice, good and evil hold any actual weight? That’s what the Mavericks intend to find out as they re-read the series for the first time in nearly a decade. VLordGTZ also joins us to give his impressions of the series as a first-time reader, to see if the story could still grab the attention of modern fans. Together they discuss the good and the bad, and why Death Note still captures the imagination of fans nearly fifteen years later. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Show Plans News: 03:30 - Detective Conan Surpasses 1000 Chapter Milestone 06:55 - Sankarea Author’s New Manga Gets Full-Length Series 07:35 - Ne Ne Ne Has Ended 09:05 – The Seven Deadly Sins Spinoff About Ban & Elaine Ends 10:35 - The Legend of Koizumi Returns with “Tyrant Trump" arc 12:50 - Yoshihiro Togashi Draws 2-Chapter Manga for Grand Jump Premium 15:25 - Shimabukuro Will Publish Two New One-shots in Grand Jump 16:20 - Kaitou Shonen Jokers & Yokai Watch Shadowside Launch 17:25 - Yen Press Simulpublishes The Witch’s House 18:35 - Kodansha USA Licenses Cosplay Animal & Beauty Bunny 21:25 - Viz Licenses Takane & Hana & The Young Master’s Revenge 26:35 - Cross Infinite World Licenses Obsessions of an Otome Gamer Light Novel Series 28:10 - Sekai Project Licenses The House in Fata Morgana Manga 29:20 - Weekly Shonen Jump’s Print Sales are Decreasing, but Digital Sales are Increasing 32:32 - The Live-Action JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Film is a Bomb 39:20 - Film Critic Comments on Netflix’s Rise in Japan Death Note Discussion: 44:35 - How We Got into Death Note 52:36 - The Appeal of Death Note 1:02:00 - Light is Evil 1:15:18 - Soichiro is Noble 1:21:52 - Matsuda is Earnest 1:29:05 - The Ending of Death Note 1:38:35 - Misa Deserved Better 1:46:40 - Sexism in Death Note 1:57:05 - Why the Second Half isn’t as Good 2:28:00 - Has Our Opinion of Death Note Changed Upon Re-reading it? 2:37:17 - Tonal Differences Between the Anime and Manga 2:41:25 - Thoughts on the Upcoming Netflix Live-Action Film 2:45:00 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks and on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and special guest VlordGTZ at @VlordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! You won’t have to wait two weeks before the next show, because we’ll be putting out a special discussion out next week focusing on piracy in the anime/manga community. If you have any questions or topics concerning piracy that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail! As always, thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 37: Kakegurui

10 augusti 2017 | 76 min

It feels good to have finally released the Pokemon Adventures retrospective after months of editing it on and off. Doubly so after refueling my passion for the series upon flipping through the Pokemon Adventures artbook that Viz just put out earlier this week. It’s chock full of beautiful color art and illustrations from Satoshi Yamamoto’s entire run on the series, from the early GSC stuff to the recent ORAS arc. In addition to gorgeous renditions of the cover artwork, there are a lot of great colorized versions of iconic scenes from the manga that you can’t find in the regular volumes, which are a real delight. Even more so is the inclusion of the first chapter of the Pokemon Ranger webcomic Yamamoto drew back in ’06, which has never been collected in graphic novels before or translated in English! Yamamoto promises that in the next artbook, he’ll include more chapters, and considering that this story seems to explain what happened to Deoxys after FireRed & LeafGreen, I really hope he does so. This artbook was a real treat to read through as a long-time fan of the series and Yamamoto’s art, and I highly encourage every Pokemon Adventures fan to seek it out and support this release. Now, you might be asking yourself “why did he devote an entire paragraph to talking about an artbook unrelated to the content of this podcast?” Could it be…gasp, a paid promotion?! The answer my friends is…no. I wish I could get paid to shill Pokemon products. I genuinely just liked the artbook and wanted to let the people who enjoyed our Pokemon Adventures podcasts know about it. In full disclosure, I was approached by Viz Media after releasing the retrospective to promote the book in exchange for a free copy and I accepted. However, I had already preordered the book months ago, and I received it before I even released that podcast – over a full week before street date. So I’m being 100% bonafide in my appraisal and recommendation of that artbook. Jonathan and I are going to do an entire podcast about the evolution of Satoshi Yamamoto’s art because we love this series so much and want to keep talking about it. Unlike the Pokemon franchise itself, we haven’t sold out yet! However, if I had to shill for dough – and for a product I didn’t enjoy - I might very well not have a choice in the matter. You see, All-Comic.com needs money worse than a house pet in Kakegurui. Moving to new servers isn’t cheap, and we need a grand to keep the site afloat for another year. If we don’t get your support, we’ll need to put more adds on our site and start taking paid promotions. We even got an e-mail from some guy to run paid ads for his language-learning products on the show. Do you guys really want us to interrupt our podcasts to shill a product we don’t even use? You know what I’m talking about. You all saw how those Naruto Online ads ruined Mother’s Basement’s videos. Now we all start clicking away as soon as he goes into shill mode, even when there’s still half the review left! You don’t want that to happen to this podcast, do you? Then please, for the love of god, contribute to our GoFundMe campaign and keep this site and podcast ad-free for another year! If you don’t our next option would be to roll the dice on a big gamble and hope we played our cards right. That’s easier said than done of course, especially when there’s a lot of money on the table and it’s a high-risk venture. Kind of like the games featured in the aforementioned Kakegurui, the most popular anime of the summer 2017 season about a girl who literally has snake eyes and gets off on gambling. Unfortunately, those cucks at Netflix aren’t going to put it up until 2018, so we had no choice but to check out the manga instead. Will we go gambling mad over the series, or did we break the bank buying the books for nothing? Place your bets. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Announcements 02:55 - Icv2’s List of the Top 10 Manga Franchises in Spring 2017 09:05 - BookScan's T

Manga Mavericks EP. 36: One Piece (FEAT. Sam Leach)

30 juli 2017 | 215 min

Yo! Here’s how the story goes you find out. About a manga in Shonen Jump, there’s no doubt. The podcaster whose eye is on it he’ll say “I’ll be making a podcast, s’what I’m gonna be making!” So we set sights on One Piece, Eiichiro Oda’s monolithic manga that has been enthralling fans worldwide for over 20 years. To help us commemorate this hardy occasion, we brought aboard Sam Leach, a shipmate over at the One Piece Podcast, to help us make merry over our One Piece memories. During the course of our three hour reminiscence, we’re reminded how through it all - through all the troubled times, through the heartache and through the pain - we know that One Piece will be there to stand by us, just like we know we’ll stand by it. We are on a cruise, and have been for the last twenty years. No matter how much longer this journey may last, know that there is always room for you if you want to be our friend and join this adventure with us. Together we will find everything that we’re looking for. So come aboard and bring along all your hopes and dreams! Being a One Piece fan will satisfy them like no other manga will. Oh, and we talk about news for a bit too. It was a pretty great month for manga in North America! Lots of Bookscan representation, Berserk was finally made available digitally, and there were some great licenses from Viz Media at Comic Con! Back in Japan there was a controversy over Yuna of Yuragi Manor that we spend quite a bit of time dissecting, and probably will come back to as a broader discussion topic on fanservice down the line. It was pretty fortuitous that the One Piece live-action tv show was announced the week we recorded this so we wouldn’t have an awkward transition between topics! Editor's Note, 2020: This podcast was recorded before the revelations about Nobuhiro Watsuki and the subsequent failure to prosecute him for his crime. As a consequence of the Watsuki situation, we've since reevaluated our feelings on Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's own allegations and are less enthusiastic and supportive of him and his work. We still feel our discussion of his comic essay about Eiichiro Oda is worth including, but we wanted to note that our feelings on this comic and its creator are more complicated and critical now. This podcast is very much a product of its time, and we humbly ask you to keep this in mind as you listen to it. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro & Show Plans News: 04:18 - Bookscan Top Graphic Novels of June 2017 List 07:14 - Psycho Pass: Inspector Kogami Manga Ends with 6th volume 07:55 - Bleach Novels on Hiatus 08:23 - Kimi ni Todoke Takes 1-Month Break Before Entering its Final Arc 09:43 - Silver Spoon is Back on Hiatus 10:58 - Hiromu Arakawa to Draw New FMA Manga for Film Screenings 12:26 - DMI Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Reprint Older Titles 13:13 - Tokyopop to Release Bloodivores Digitally 15:03 - Berserk is Now Available Digitally 17:48 - Udon Licenses Otherwordly Izakaya 19:08 - Viz Media Licenses from Comic-con International 22:03 - Viz adds MHA: Vigilante to Shonen Jump Free Section 26:26 - Hiroyuki Nakano Listed as the New Editor in Chief 27:30 - Mizuki Productions Posts Discovered Plot Details for Unreleased Shigeru Mizuki Work 28:40 - Maso Maruyama Wants to Make an Anime Adaptation of Satoshi Kon’s Opus Manga 29:30 - Otakon Warns of Fake Hotel Booking Website 30:30 - Yuna of Yuragi Manor Controversy 43:50 - City Hunter Gets French Live-Action Film in 2019 One Piece Discussion w/Sam Leach: 45:50 - One Piece Live-Action TV Show News 58:44 - How We Got Into One Piece 1:30:30 - How We've Expressed Our Fandom 1:44:44 - Thoughts on Eichiiro Oda & One Piece’s Storytelling 2:07:00 - What One Piece Means to Us 2:32:23 - How We Recommend People Get Into One Piece 2:37:10 - Which is Better - Anime or Manga? 2:46:46 - The State of One Piece in North America Q&As: 2:53:38 - How Much Longer Do You Think the Series Will Run? 2:55:44 - Do We E

The Story of Pokémon Adventures | PokéSpe Retrospective #02

29 juli 2017 | 170 min

I want to be the best there ever was. To beat all the rest, yeah, that’s my cause. Unfortunately, just like Ash, I keep getting stuck in set back after set back, taking far too long to make any real progress. Until now! After spending three months in editing hell, the long-awaited second half of the Pokémon Adventures retrospective is finally here! In this special podcast I’m joined by Annaliese Christman, the official letterer of Pokémon Adventures for Viz Media, as well as fellow Pokémon fanatic Johnathan Lewis to discuss the entirety of the Pokémon Adventures manga from the beginning. That’s right, we talk about all fourteen arcs – you can see why this podcast ended up so long, right? Topics of discussion include the manga’s fidelity to the games, the missed opportunities of the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, difficulties in translating the manzai jokes in Diamond & Pearl, why Ruby is so fabulous, and tangents about all sorts of random things! All in all, we had a great conversation about what makes this series so special and I’m glad to finally be able to share it with you guys! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro Thoughts on Each Arc: 03:10 - Red & Blue 20:02 - Yellow 31:22 - Gold & Silver 45:17 - Ruby & Sapphire 1:02:20 - FireRed & LeafGreen 1:13:46 - Emerald 1:21:58 - Diamond and Pearl & Platinum 1:37:20 - HeartGold & SoulSilver 1:44:56 - Black & White 1:53:00 - Black 2 & White 2 2:02:20 - X & Y 2:13:20 - OmegaRuby & AlphaSapphire 2:15:40 - Sun & Moon 2:21:30 - Final Thoughts About Why Pokemon Adventures is Great! Q&As: 2:29:45 - Give every Pokedex Holder plus Wally a Quirk! 2:32:00 - Give a Pokemon a Quirk! 2:34:27 - Which Protagonist Should Become a Villain? 2:39:45 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow LumRanmaYasha at @lumranmayasha, and special guests Annaliese Christman at @kaitou_ace and Jonathan at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 35: Anime Expo and LGBT Manga

18 juli 2017 | 179 min

Part of the problem with doing a bi-weekly podcast is that you’re always a week late to the discussion, even if you made plans before everyone else. First, ANNCast did a Rumiko Takahashi retrospective last month when I’d already planned to do one this October to celebrate her 60th birthday, something I’ve had in mind for the past year. Then, Wave Motion Cannon, Manga Machinations, and Manga In Your Ears all put out an episode on My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness within a week of each other after we had just finished recording ours. And now, practically every anime and manga-related podcast is doing an episode complaining about Anime Strike!, including Colton who cucked me and went off on his own to record one with Buggy and Doctor even though he knew me and VLord wanted in. What am I supposed to add to the conversation now, huh? Why couldn’t we all be on the same page…well actually we all were on the same page...but why couldn’t we all done one big collaboration instead of all these fragmented discussions? Why does no one return my calls and e-mails? Why do all my friends ignore me? Why does it take so long to edit podcasts? Why does Audacity always freeze up and make editing on my crappy laptop so tedious? Why is the second half of the Pokemon Adventures retrospective not out yet? Why do I keep recording new episodes of Movie Mavericks Manga Mavericks @ Movies when I haven’t released one in months? Why do I even podcast? Talking about My Lesbian Experience in Loneliness and My Brother’s Husband made me remember why. These manga are not just great stories for the LGBT community, but communicate universally relevant and relatable messages. Both are about very different things, but about equally important subjects, and are two of the finest manga to come out this year. They are the kind of manga that inspire me, the kind of manga which reminds me why I love manga. They are the kind of manga that you can’t help but want to talk about after reading, and the kind of manga that should provoke thoughtful, meaningful discussions from everyone in this community. Which is why I’m linking to other podcasts that discuss My Lesbian Experience in Loneliness in this post, to help spread the word and unite our voices in our love for these manga. While they’ve been getting plenty of attention and exposure, they deserve even more critical analysis and discussion, and I’m hoping these podcasts will help stimulate that conversation. But you should listen to ours first, of course. This is one of the longest episodes of the show in a while, easily double the length of the last few, and for good reason. After all, Anime Expo happened. Yeah. We’ve got almost 40 minutes worth of pure licensing news from the con to go over, and another half an hour of happenings to talk about too. Not to mention there’s two new Jump Starts to tackle, one among the best in recent memory, and the other one of the worst. Luckily, our good friend Maxy Barnard joins us to help discuss these alongside My Brother’s Husband and My Lesbian Experience, making for some great and insightful conversations about what makes them so great (and so irredeemably awful, in a certain manga’s case). Considering how long this episode is, you better stop reading and start listening! You don’t want to be late to the party like we were, ha ha….ha ha…haaaaaa… PODCAST BREAKDOWN: Part 1: News 0:22 - Introductions & Plans 1:24 - Dr. Stone Gets 2nd Printing of Volume 1 6:04 - Fairy Tail Confirmed to End with Chapter #545 7:24 - New Shonen Ashibe Manga About the Characters in High School 10:57 - Akira Himekawa Are Creating a New Fantasy Manga Called Kamdo 12:43 - Cells at Work Gets Spinoff About Cells That Don’t Work 14:10 - Spinoff Novel of Your Name Gets Manga Adapataion in July 17:15 - Udon Publishes Daigo the Beast 20:00 - Crunchyroll to Publish Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger, Knight's & Magic, & Restaurant to Another World Manga Simultaneously With Japan 23:10

Manga Mavericks EP. 34: Welcome to the Ballroom

29 juni 2017 | 95 min

They say that dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff which it is made. Unless it’s a dancing manga, in which case it’s made of paper and ink or pixels if it’s digital. Today the Manga Mavericks find their rhythm and explore the meaning of dance through Tomo Takeuchi’s Welcome to the Ballroom, a resoundingly popular dancesport manga whose anime adaptation promises to be one of the best shows of the upcoming summer season. Considering Colton was not a fan of similar dancesport manga Straighten Up!, will the Mavericks be able to get into the groove of the series, or will they lose their footing and fall out of step with its story and messages? Well if the only way to describe dance is to show dance, then the only way to learn what people think is to hear them, so listen away! Of course we’ve got news to cover first. Colton cheats on the show with another podcast, so Sid is forced to recruit VLordGTZ yet again to discuss the latest happenings in the world of manga. From great deals like the Fairy Tail Humble Bundle, to game-changing strategies to support your favorite creators directly, the newest exciting worldwide manga contest held by Shonen Jump, and the cavalcade of incredible guests at Anime Expo, there’s a lot to be excited about this week! No discussions of the recent Jump Starts on this week’s episode, because we’ll be discussing them with Maxy Barnard on our next show, and let me tell you will he have some choice words for Cross Account... PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:22 - Intro & Nonsense News: 6:00 - Fairy Tail Humble Bundle 11:40 - New Details About Nami Sano’s New Manga 13:00 - Akiko Higashimura Produces New Manga & Princess Jellyfish Resumes 15:15 - Silver Spoon Returns on July 5th! 16:30 - Berserk is on Hiatus Again 17:55 - Mitsuru Hattori’s New Manga 18:30 - Rei Mikamoto’s New Manga 19:25 - Shiori Teshirogi Draws Justice League Origin: Wonder Woman Manga 21:15 - Seven Deadly Sins Spinoff About King Ends 23:45 - Demon Prince Poro’s Diaries Ends 26:20 - Jump Giga Ends “Season” 27:20 - Motoka Murakami Launches Patreon for English Translation of His Manga Jin 29:50 - Yen Press’s Latest Digital Releases 33:40 - Anime Expo Guests! 39:55 - Crowdfunding Campaign to Make a Manga and Anime About Okinawan Culture 40:45 - Shonen Jump’s Universal Manga Contest 44:20 - Discussion: Welcome to the Ballroom 1:31:08 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and special guest VlordGTZ at @VlordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! On our next show we’ll be inviting Maxy Barnard back on the show to discuss the recent LGBT manga that have been making hit waves, My Brother’s Husband and My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness! If there are any topics or questions you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 33: Delicious in Dungeon

15 juni 2017 | 87 min

Ever wanted to know what a slime monster tastes like? Apparently mangaka Ryoko Kui did. This week the Manga Mavericks fill up on her D&D-inspired cooking manga Delicious in Dungeon, recently published over in the west by Yen Press. Did it whet the boys’ appetite for a fantasy cooking manga, or did it leave a bad aftertaste? If you’ve read my review of the first volume, you can probably guess, but listen and find out anyways! Before that, we’ve of course got news to deal with! We run down Oricon’s latest semi-annually top-selling charts, exciting upcoming new manga, and changes going on in Weekly Shonen Jump’s lineup, including the addition of two new Jump Starts, Shudan! and Cross Account! Shudan! already debuted in this week’s Jump, and it’s one of the best first chapters I’ve read in a while. Definitely look forward to us discussing it more in-depth on the next episode of the show. Between the news and our Dungeon discussion, this is a short but sweet episode that’ll be sure to satisfy your cravings for great manga talk! Oh, and in case you didn’t know I made an anti-piracy rap. I was inspired by the Anime Cypher challenge and wanted to so something like that. Except none of the people I tagged have answered the call. Guess I’m the only real gangsta in this community after all! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 – Introductions 00:55 - Monthly Bookscan List: May 2017 03:44 - Top Selling Manga in Japan by Series 2017 16:16 - Top Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series 2017 22:08 - Spice & Wolf Manga Will End in Its 16th Volume 22:48 - Tokiwa Kitaeri!! Ended 24:32 - There’s Extra Content in Hayate the Combat Butler’s Final Two Volumes 25:32 - Nami Sano’s New Series 29:29 - Kei Sanbe’s New Series 30:19 - Yuki Kodama’s New Series 30:57 - Satoshi Mizukami’s New Series 33:17 - Otoko Zaka moves to Shonen Jump+ in July 35:53 - Boruto gets 2nd novel in July 36:55 - We Never Learn’s First Volume Gets a Second Printing 39:05 - Hunter X Hunter Will Run Viz’s Shonen Jump When it Returns 39:45 - Samon the Summoner & U19 End 43:05 - New Jump Starts!: Shudan! & Cross Account 49:05 - Orange Gets a 7th Volume 49:45 - Happy Mania Gets a New Chapter 51:22 - Captain Tsubasa Passes the 100th Volume Milestone! 53:42 - J-Novel Club Licenses Clockwork Planet Novels 54:22 - Princess Jellyfish Simulpub Coming Soon! 56:20 - Delicious in Dungeon Discussion 1:21:28 - Wrap-Up & Future Plans Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. The next Manga Fight will differ from the usual format, instead tackling a genre instead of a specific series. Said genre will be MONSTER GIRL manga!! If you guys want to send questions and topic suggestions for that episode, you may do so on twitter, the Manga Mavericks thread on the Animation Revelation forums, or e-mail us at [email protected]. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us! Thanks for listening! LINKS: Delicious in Dungeon Volume 1 Review: http://all-comic.com/2017/delicious-dungeon-volume-1/ Podcasters Against Piracy Manga Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orirltouEXQ

The History of Pokémon Adventures | PokéSpe Retrospective #01

5 juni 2017 | 77 min

Pokémon Adventures is perhaps the most famous and by far the best Pokémon manga ever made. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, LumRanmaYasha is once again joined by Annaliese (Ace) Christman, the official english letterer for the series for Viz Media, as well as the self-proclaimed Pokémon fanatic Jonathan (Vix) to discuss the series and its legacy. In the first part of our two-part retrospective, we reminisce about how we discovered the manga, and naturally, how we got into Pokémon in the first place. What results is the realization that Pokémon is more than just a franchise designed to make kids waste their money trying to collect everything associated to it, but rather a lifestyle, one that an entire generation has collectively grown up with. We’ve made friends, learned to read, and even gotten jobs thanks to Pokémon; it’s become an irreplaceable part of our lives. Thanks to Pokémon, every day along the way, we have been prepared. With every challenge, we have gained knowledge to be shared. And in our hearts, there’s no doubt of who we are. We’re right here, standing strong, with lots of friends beside us. We put ourselves to the test to be better than all the rest. We all live in a Pokémon world. So, question is, do YOU wanna be a master of Pokémon fandom? Do you have the skills to be a number one nerd? If so, you’ve got the power right in your hands. Click play, and let us bring you back to the early days of Pokémon fandom, as we begin exploring what is truly the pinnacle of the Pokémon franchise – the Pokémon Adventures manga! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Podcast Plans 01:23 - Introducing Annaliese and Johnathan 03:28 - How LumRanmaYasha Got Into Pokémon Adventures 13:48 - How Jonathan Got Into Pokémon Adventures 33:18 - How Annaliese Got Into Pokémon Adventures 54:13 - The Publication History of Pokémon Adventures 1:14:33 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow LumRanmaYasha at @lumranmayasha, and special guests Ace Christman at @kaitou_ace and Vix at @vixythevaliant. Keep your eyes out for the next installment of our Pokémon Adventures retrospective, where we’ll discuss the storyline of the series and answer questions asked by fans! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 32: Descending Stories

3 juni 2017 | 88 min

Even if rakugo was a dying art form, manga surely isn’t! The anime adaptation of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu was critically acclaimed among anime connoisseurs in the west, so the Manga Mavericks take a look at the original manga, licensed and renamed Descending Stories by Kodansha USA. Can a manga capture the essence of rakugo as an auditory performance art in a soundless medium? Or is this another case of an anime adaptation transcending the limitations of its source material to transform a good story into a masterpiece? But first, news! Colton’s back from buying cigarettes at Anime St. Louis, and rejoins Sid in discussing the latest happenings in the world of manga. We feign enthusiasm for the return of Hunter X Hunter, speculate on the potential of a Hollywood-produced Saint Seiya live-action film, and salivate over Seven Seas’s latest tidal wave of manga licenses, including the likes of Devilman and Captian Harlock! So sit down and get comfy as we deliver a podcast as entertaining as listening to a rakugo performance itself! Podcast Breakdown: 00:22 - Intro & Future Plans -News- 03:55 - Hiroya Oku to End Inuyashiki in Volume 10 05:45 - Fairy Tail Will Definitely End in Less Than 10 Chapters 06:45 - 7Seeds Ends 07:40 - Hunter X Hunter Resumes Serialization on June 26th 09:55 - City Hunter Gets Spinoff Manga About Fan Reborn Into Manga's World 11:00 - Revolutionary Girl Utena Gets New Manga Chapter in July 11:55 - Hiromu Arakawa’s Plans for the Rest of Silver Spoon and After 15:45 - Yen Press Licenses Re:Zero EX Spinoff Novels 16:50 - Kodansha USA’s Latest Licenses 21:55 - Seven Seas’s Latest Tidal Wave of Licenses! 29:20 - Shonen Jump’s Print Circulation Drops Below 2 Million 33:10 - Anime Expo Hosts Yuto Tsukuda & Fujino Omori 36:05 - Saint Seiya Gets Hollywood Live-Action Film 41:00 - Kickstarter to allow projects directly from Japan 41:55 - Space Brothers Launches Serika Fund to Support ALS Research 43:30 - World’s Largest Manga Library planned at former Grade School 47:55 - Descending Stories: Show Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Volume 1 Discussion 1:20:20 - Q&A: Can You Be Published in Shonen Jump Even if You Don’t Live in Japan? 1:24:15 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. The next Manga Fight will differ from the usual format, instead tackling a genre instead of a specific series. Said genre will be MONSTER GIRL manga!! If you guys want to send questions and topic suggestions for that episode, you may do so on twitter, the Manga Mavericks thread on the Animation Revelation forums, or e-mail us at [email protected]. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us! Thanks for listening! LINKS: Read the first chapter of Descending Stories FOR FREE! - http://kodanshacomics.com/chapter/descending-stories-chapter-1/

Manga Mavericks EP. 31: My Hero Academia Q&A Extravaganza!!

20 maj 2017 | 153 min

Rounding off our My Hero Academia podcast trilogy is this long-awaited Q&A special! We received so many questions for our Manga Fight we couldn't possibly use them all, so we organized this special episode to answer them! Both Jeff Ruberg and Doctor return to give their takes on your questions, and what results is the realization that all podcasters are evil, Stain is best girl, Mineta should make a Spirit Bomb out of sticky balls, and lots of lucrative ideas for ScrewAttack! Before we get to all that we have to cover the news first, but because Colton abandoned the podcast to go to Anime St. Louis to buy cigarettes, I had to find another co-host for the week. Thankfully, that scumbag VLordGTZ just happened to be in the room so I pulled him over, sat him down, and forced him to talk about the latest happenings in the manga industry for fourty-five minutes. We discuss how confusing Yu-Gi-Oh! is now, dance on Fairy Tail's grave, and speculate on the Attack on Titan/Madagascar crossover that is totally definitely going to happen one day. We close off talking about a list of japanese readers' favorite Shonen Jump mangaka. Did MHA's Kohei Horikoshi make the list? Listen and find out! PODCAST BREAKDOWN News w/VlordGTZ: 00:22 - Introductions!! 01:32 - April Bookscan List 08:32 - Detroit Metal City’s Mangaka Launches Rhyming Man Manga 09:10 - Pani Poni Mangaka Launches Manga About Youtubers 09:38 - Kids on the Slope's Mangaka Launches New Series in July 10:18 - Noragami Goes on Hiatus 11:13 - Princess Jellyfish Resumes in June 12:28 - Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service reboots with new arc in June 13:58 - Fate/Zero Manga Gets Extra Chapter 15:03 - 1970s-1980s Sci-fi Omnibus Features Moto Hagio & Keiko Takemiya 16:03 - Mari Yamazaki Draws Manga About Bulgari Founder for Vogue Japan 17:03 - Hunter X Hunter Volume 34 is on the Way 18:58 - Fairy Tail is Finally Ending!! 23:40 - J-Novel Club’s Latest Licenses!! 27:38 - Cross Infinite World’s Latest Licenses!! 29:50 - Kodansha USA’s Latest Licenses!! 32:00 - Seven Seas’ Several Licenses!! 36:50 - Manga Nominated for Eisner Awards!! 38:10 - Manga Publishers Discuss Legal Action Against Scanlation Site Free Books 39:20 - Japanese Netizens Choose the Best Shonen Jump Manga Artists MHA Q&A EXTRAVAGANZA w/Jeff Ruberg & Doctor: 47:18 - Re-introductions!! 48:30 - Give Every Member of Class 1-A in MHA a Partner Pokemon! 52:30 - What if the Traitor was Someone from Class B? 56:48 - Pitch a 4-person Team of Any Four Heroes 1:02:08 - Should Vigilante Crossover with My Hero Academia? 1:08:30 - If All Might Had Never Met Midoriya, Which UA Student Would be Most Deserving of Inheriting All For One, and Why? 1:16:30 - What Would Be Your Quirk? 1:21:18 - What Western Superhero Would it be Most Fun to See Interact with the Characters of the MHA Universe? 1:28:53 - Quirk Free-for-all Between All First Year Students: Who wins? 1:33:03 - Would a Crossover Between One Punch Man and MHA Work Well? 1:41:41 - Would a Time Skip Work in a Series Like This? 1:45:31 - If Todoroki and Bakugo Had Fought for Real in the Sports Festival Who Would Have Won? 1:46:46 - Best Color Page? 1:52:20 - Does Deku Rank Among Your Favorite Superheroes? 1:54:48 - Was Mirio Togata a Better Successor Candidate Than Deku ? 1:57:38 - Who Was the Better Mentor? 2:00:03 - Who Had the Better Ideals for Creating a Symbol of Peace? 2:03:48 - Is Dabi Related to Todoroki? 2:07:20 - How Could An American Hero Society Tie in with Japan's?  2:09:15 - What Moves Could Mineta Learn to Become a Top Hero?  2:11:48 - How Should the Story Transition from School to Work Force Once Class 1A Become Seniors?  2:18:30 - What are the Most Overrated and Underrated Aspects of MHA? 2:27:00 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @lumranmayasha and @sniperking323 and special guest

Manga Mavericks EP. 30: Great Teacher Onizuka (w/Nick Rowe)

4 maj 2017 | 147 min

Who's the greatest teacher in manga? Korosensei? Zetsubou Sensei? The Ultimate Otaku Teacher? Ha! Posers, all of them! They pale in comparison to the original gangsta, the one and only, Great Teacher Onizuka. To celebrate the GTO manga's 20th anniversary, we're schooling you guys a crash-course on the fundamentals of GTO. Fellow All-Comic manga specialist Nick Rowe joins us to give us the 101 on how the old folk discovered GTO back in the days of Tokyopop and how filthy rich GTO's creator Tohru Fujisawa became because of it's success. Not only do we talk about the original manga in depth, we touch upon the prequel, sequels, and spinoffs as well! Everything you ever wanted to know about GTO is covered in this erudite educational episode. But first, we've got about an hours' worth of news to peruse through! We correct the previously misreported circulation numbers for One Piece, butt heads on whether Keijo!!!!!!!! was unfairly canceled, and are simultaneously bemused and amused over the recent controversy over Sword Art Online being in an Idaho Middle School's library. Oh, and we discuss To Love Ru being licensed by Seven Seas. Finally, the greatest softcore porn manga in Shonen Jump's history will be available in bookstores everywhere. Can't wait for the inevitable school library controversy over that one. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: Part 1: News 00:20 - Intro & One Piece Circulation News Update!! 3:10 - Gangsta Resumes on May 20th 4:20 - Was Keijo!!!!!!!! Wrongfully Canceled? 12:00 - Gengoroh Tagame Ends My Brother's Husband Manga in May 14:14 - Angel Heart Concludes in May 15:54 - Ryohgo Narita’s Bleach Novel Begins Digital Serialization on April 28th 17:54 - One Piece Magazine Will Serialize the Upcoming Ace Novel 18:54 - A Berserk Novel Written by Makoto Fukami is Coming Out on June 23rd 20:10 - Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Will Publish a One-shot in Grand Jump This Fall 21:57 - Orange Manga Gets New Chapter in May 22:57 - Detective Conan Gets Two New Spinoff Manga 25:47 - We Never Learn & Robot X Laserbeam Have Been Added to the English Shonen Jump 29:50 - Seven Seas Licenses a Lot of Monster Girl Manga!! 36:30 - Bookwalker Global to Release The Combat Baker and His Automaton Waitress Light Novel 38:00 - Viz Licenses Splatoon Manga 39:00 - Kodansha USA to publish Days, Tsuredure Children, & Battle Angel Alita 40:55 - Kodansha is Recruiting Staff for the "Largest Scale Manga Application in History" 41:50 - Kaoru Shitani is Taking a Hiatus From Manga 42:45 - Gosho Aoyama’s Series Have a Combined 200 Million Volumes in Print Worldwide 44:22 - Kids on the Slope is Getting a Live-action Film 45:12 - Sword Art Online in a Middle School Library Controversy Part 2: GTO Discussion w/Nick Rowe 49:49 - How We Got Into GTO 1:05:38 - Overview of the GTO Franchise 1:10:26 - Our General Opinions of GTO 1:22:00 - Opinions on the Manga’s Second Half 1:30:50 - What Makes Onizuka A Great Teacher 1:33:00 - Our Favorite Arcs in the Manga’s Second Half 1:40:48 - Opinions on the Teshigawara Arc: Empathy vs. Sympathy 1:48:15 - Opinions on the Manga’s Final Arc 1:52:05 - Should You Read Shonan Junai Gumi Before Reading GTO? 1:57:26 - Why Uchiyamada Shouldn’t Get His Own Spinoff 1:59:10 - Does GTO Deserve its Critical Acclaim? 2:07:25 - Tokyopop is a Really, REALLY Shady Company 2:10:15 - Why GTO Works So Well 2:14:20 - Are Any of the GTO Sequels & Spinoffs Worth Reading? 2:24:20 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and special guest Nick Rowe at @SPD4649. Due to the number of MHA-related questions we received, we will be recording a separate MHA Q&A special to be released on Friday, May 19th! We’ll be recording on Sunday, May 7th, so make sure to send any MHA-related questions and debate topics suggestions for us to discuss on the show before th

Manga Fights EP. 05: My Hero Academia

1 maj 2017 | 115 min

It’s time for another episode of All-Comic Presents: Manga Mavericks Presents: Manga Fights sponsored by Geoff Martin Art Sales (not really)! Operating in the same fashion as Screen Junkies’ Movie Fights, Manga Fights features passionate manga fans debating it out over manga-related several topics both intriguing and insane. With the Manga Mavericks as your hosts, intelligent conversations, heated arguments, and unintentional comedy is always sure to abound! Manga Fights returns for a three-month hiatus with a fight of heroic proportions! Continuing where we left off with our My Hero Academia debate, Doctor rejoins us to debate Jeff Ruberg, mobile developer for Viz Media, in a series of MHA-related topics! For the very first time ever, every topic picked for this episode was a listener suggestion! Not knowing just what to expect, Jeff and Doctor argue over what makes a good hero and villain, what defines a "comic-book style," and most importantly, who the best girl and best boy in the series are! The debates get so heated that the judges start arguing themselves! With some smart answers, snappy humor, and surprise special guests, this is a fight that's not to be missed! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Introductions!! Debate Round: 5:20 - Round 1: What Makes a Good Hero? 19:05 - Round 2: What Makes a Good Villain? 35:30 - Round 3: Which Character is Criminally Underused? 49:10 - Round 4: Which MHA Hero Should Get Their Own Comic-Book Style Solo Series? 1:03:00 - Round 5: Who is the Traitor? Speed Round: 1:18:15 - Round 6: Who is Best Girl? 1:21:25 - Round 7: Who is Best Boy? 1:24:20 - Round 8: Which Characters Should Get Their Turn in the Limelight? 1:27:40 - Round 9: Is Deku a Relatable Character? 1:38:30 - Round 10: In Which Arc Do You Appreciate Deku's Character the Most? 1:46:40 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guests Doctor and Jeff Ruberg at @ssaapodcast and @jeffinitelyjeff! Due to the number of MHA-related questions we received, we will be recording a separate MHA Q&A special to be released on Friday, May 19th! We’ll be recording on Sunday, My 7th, so make sure to send any MHA-related questions and debate topics suggestions for us to discuss on the show before then! The next Manga Fight will differ from the usual format, instead tackling a genre instead of a specific series. Said genre will be MONSTER GIRL manga!! If you guys want to send questions and topic suggestions for that episode, you may do so on twitter, the Manga Mavericks forum on Animation Revelation, or e-mail us at [email protected]. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 29: One Piece Has A Lot of Copies in Print

21 april 2017 | 87 min

There's been a lot of gloom and doom about One Piece recently. It got taken off Toonami, then it got dumped by Hulu, and now everyone's aflame over whether the Pudding twist was sexist or not. In these trouble times, just remember - One Piece has three times as many volumes in print than the entire population of Japan! It has more graphic novels in circulation than any other comic book in the world. Crazy to think about, isn't it? For all the ups and downs One Piece might go through, no one can deny it's success, and it's indomitable presence in comic book culture worldwide. This week we don't have a discussion, but the Mavericks still manage to go on for about a hour and a half on a ton of news! We cover the March Bookscan list, the latest licenses, and a ton of noteworthy circulation news! We cap off the show covering a list of long-running manga people dropped before their conclusion and the results are...not surprising, but interesting nonetheless! It's a shorter show than usual, but hey, after weeks of three hour long podcasts, we deserve some slack once in a while. Especially since the next couple episodes may very well turn out to be some of our longest yet... PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:15 - Announcing the Return of Manga Fights!! 2:25 - Bookscan March 2017 List 5:15 - Tokyo Tareba Girls Ends 5:45 - Black Lagoon Resumes on May 19th 6:40 - Re:Creators gets manga spinoff in Monthly Shonen Sunday 7:47 - Cells at Work Gets Spinoff Focused on Intenstinal Bacteria 8:52 - A Boruto Novel Will Come Out on May 2nd 13:05 - Full Color Edition of Attack on Titan: No Regrets Coming in June 14:20 - The Fate/Zero Manga Ends on May 2nd 14:53 - Dengeki Daioh to Debut Four New Manga 19:08 - Yuu Watase Launches Fushigi Yūgi Byakko-hen Manga 20:28 - To Love Ru Might Continue? 23:25 - Viz adds Dr. Stone to WSJ lineup 26:48 - Seven Seas’s Latest Licenses! 31:03 - Kodansha USA Licenses Domestic Girlfriend & GTO Paradise Lost 34:08 - Yen Press Licensed a Lot of Manga! 40:38 - Space Captain Harlock’s Film Rights Acquired by Film World Studios 43:15 - One Piece Has 350 Million Copies in Print 46:15 - Dark Horse's Berserk Manga Release Has 1.2 Million Copies in Print 48:35 - Kingdom Has 30 Million Copies in Print 50:05 - Manga with the Biggest 1st Printings in 2016!! 58:45 - List of Manga Dropped Due to Length!! 1:17:17 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Also, Manga Fights is making a comeback, and we’ll be debating My Hero Academia! Doctor will be joining us once again to debate against Jeff Ruberg, mobile developer for Viz Media, in a series of MHA-related topics with some new twists added into the usual Manga Fights routine! We’ll be recording on Sunday, April 23rd, so make sure to send any MHA-related questions and debate topics suggestions for us to discuss on the show before then! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 28: My Hero Academia (w/Doctor)

6 april 2017 | 167 min

I AM HERE! And our never-ending fight to discuss great manga continues with another Shonen Jump series discussion! This week we're talking My Hero Academia with Doctor of the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast. We talk the good, the bad, the ugly, the all right and All Might - every quirky detail we could extrapolate from the series for the sake of doing it justice! It's all for one great all-encompassing MHA podcast, one for all you MHA fans to enjoy! But before we get to that, we've got some news to cover! We round off our discussion of the recent Jump Starts by going over Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Robot X Laserbeam, a golfing manga featuring a protagonist who's as excited about the sport as most readers! Then, we wish Makoto Raiku well after his heartbreaking decision to cancel Vector Ball, eulogize the passing of the High School of the Dead mangaka, and speculate about the upcoming Blazing Transfer Student show on Netflix! Finally, we round off the show with a dozen of MHA Q&As from one seriously dedicated MHA superfan! Plus Ultra! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:22 - Intro & Updates 0:54 - Jump Start Discussion: Robot X Laserbeam 8:00 - Makoto Raiku Abruptly Ends Vector Ball 13:30 - Jump Square to Debut Six New Series to Commemorate 10th Anniversary 16:10 - Yen Press Licenses Gabriel Dropout, Sword Oratia, & Hybrid x Heart 18:56 - Viz licenses Children of the Whales, SP Baby, Juni Taisen, & More 25:45 - DMP Launches Wonder 3 Kickstarter 27:30 - Daisuke Sato Passes Away at 52 28:20 - Blazing Transfer Student Manga Gets Live-Action Show on Netflix Worldwide 32:05 - My Hero Academia Has Over 10 Million Copies in Print 33:15 - My Hero Academia Discussion w/Doctor 1:57:35 - Twitter Comments! Q&As: 2:07:30 - “Do You Think There is a Traitor?” 2:09:55 - “Is Dabi Todoroki’s Brother?” 2:11:00 - “What Was Horikoshi Getting At With the Nomu Hint?” 2:12:00 - “Where is Midoriya’s Dad?” 2:15:20 - “Who is Going to Kill All Might?” 2:18:00 - “Will Deku Ever Reach 100%?” 2:18:30 - “Other Than One For All/All For One, What is the Coolest Quirk?” 2:21:40 - “What Kind of Quirks Would You Like to See?” 2:24:05 - “What Role Do You Think Stain Could Play From Here On?” 2:25:20 - “Which Character Should Have More Appearances?” 2:26:10 - “Best Villain?” 2:26:25 - “Best Hero?” 2:28:05 - “Do You Find the Series “Generic” Or Are the Haters Trying Too Hard?” 2:35:50 - “Are There Any Things You Think the Seres Could Improve On?” 2:39:03 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Doctor at @ssaapodcast! Also, Manga Fights is making a comeback next month, and we'll be debating My Hero Academia! Doctor will be joining us once again to debate against Jeff Ruberg, mobile developer for Viz Media, in a series of MHA-related topics with some new twists added into the usual Manga Fights routine! We'll be recording on Sunday, April 23rd, so make sure to send any MHA-related questions and debate topics suggestions for us to discuss on the show before then! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 27: Black Clover (w/Annaliese Christman)

23 mars 2017 | 194 min

Alternatively titled: Dr. Stockholm, Or: How I Learned To Stop Hating and Love Black Clover. ^ I was thinking of making that the episode title but I thought it would be too long. But yes, today's episode is all about the up-and-coming Shonen Jump hit, Black Clover, to celebrate it passing 100 chapters, two years of serialization, and an upcoming anime. Colton never continued with Black Clover past the first chapter, but since the start of the year, he's been working his way through the series in preparation of doing this very podcast. It was a tumultuous journey, full of ups and downs as Colton struggled to decide whether he enjoys or hates the series. And now, three months later, he finally has his answer. I won't spoil his position, but to quote a certain letterer, "Hooray for stockholm syndrome!" Who is this "certain letterer" I'm referring to, you ask? Why, she's only our special guest for this episode, the one and only Annaliese Christman, the official english letter for Black Clover and World Trigger in Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump, not to mention a ton of other Viz titles including Terraformars and Goodnight Punpun. In the face of Annaliese's excited cries of "BLACK CLOVER!" even the cynical, cold-hearted Colton couldn't help but warm up to the series. But just in case, we had another backup prepared in the form of good friend and frequent guest Maxy Barnard of Friendship! Effort! Victory!, whose favorite currently-running Shonen Jump manga happens to be, you guessed it, Black Clover. Poor Colton. He never stood a chance... But seriously, talking with Annaliese was an absolute delight, as she dived into her experiences as a letterer and the challenges of the profession. Not to mention delving into details and factoids about manga publishing not often talked about, including insight regarding Black Clover's translator "HC Language Solutions Inc." (which in retrospect we could've easily researched, but still!). She also shares interesting anecdotes about her experiences meeting with Tabata-sensei and Katayama-san at Jump Festa, and helps us answer questions regarding the Black Clover light novel everyone's curious about! Not to mention providing a ton of fun observations and passionate discussion on Black Clover itself! If you're a fan of Black Clover, our nearly two and a half hour discourse on the series is surely not to be missed! But, to quote Asta, we're not done yet! Before we get to the discussion we have to cover the news first, and somehow manage to take care of it in less than an hour? What! That can't possibly be right, can it? Yes, we changed format a bit and decided to talk news without our guests before we did the discussion, which in retrospect really worked out in our favor since we were able to be more efficient taking care of news and had more time to be able to devote to the discussion itself. Expect this format to continue going forward. Anyways, news topics this week include new details on the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc manga, new manga adaptations coming to Netflix next year, and a poll where japanese fans ranked the manga they most wanted to see adapted into anime...with surprising results! Oh, and LumRanmaYasha rants a little bit about how terrible the Fuuka anime's major plot change is and why it makes no sense and misguided and infuriating. Oh man, is that a topic that could make for it's own podcast one of these days... PODCAST BREAKDOWN: Part 1: News 00:22 - Intro & Updates! 3:17 - New Yen Press Licenses! 5:37 - One Peace Books Will Publish the Mikagura School Suite Light Novels & Manga 6:13 - Dark Horse Will Finally Release More Drifters and Blood Blockade Battlefront Volumes! 8:23 - Ikumi Fukuda launches manga adaptation of Nana Toshi Monogatari novel by Yoshiki Tanaka 10:23 - Weekly Shonen Sunday News 14:00 - Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro Will End in 2 chapters 15:17 - New Manga by Coolkyoushinja On the Way 17:20 - Sasaki Hisashi Reveals New Details of the Upcomi

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #5: Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale

20 mars 2017 | 42 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 26: Sunday! Sunday! Shonen Sunday!

12 mars 2017 | 211 min

Hey, I technically got this up on Sunday, right? Ah, I suppose it doesn't matter if you're not listening to this episode on the day it was posted anyway. Sorry for the delay, but the rough audio for this episode was over four hours long and I had to edit it instead of Colton. But hopefully because this is such a long - and stuffed - episode it was well worth the wait! That's right, our long awaited Weekly Shonen Sunday episode is finally here! We're joined by returning guest and good friends Bomber D Rufi, who recently started a blog dedicated to recapping each new issue of the oft underappreciated magazine. We cover several of Sunday's current hits and other underlooked gems in the lineup, as well as some of the most notable mangaka working for the imprint! To top it off, we answer two of the most pressing questions when it comes to Shonen Sunday: why is it so unpopular compared to Shonen Jump, and why the hell was Keijo!!!!!!!! even a thing?!!!!!!!! But that's not all! We've got our regular news coverage to go over, running down series that have ended or are ending soon and some exciting new licenses courtesy of Kodansha USA. Plus, we discuss the latest two Jump Starts, Demon Prince Poro's Diaries and Hungry Marie! Do these two new comedies bring some fresh humor to Jump's lineup, or are their jokes as stale and stagnant as Keijo!!!!!!!!'s sales? Why not spend your next lazy Sunday afternoon listening to this podcast and find out! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:15 - Introductions & Updates Jump Start Discussions: 01:45 - Demon Prince Poro’s Diaries 08:30 - Hungry Marie News: 19:40 - Monthly Bookscan February List 20:55 - Ole Golazo Has Ended 22:39 - Fairy Tail Confirmed to be in it’s Final Arc 29:55 - To Love Ru Darkness Has Ended 34:34 - Denpa Kyōshi and Hayate the Combat Butler Are Ending Soon 41:47 - Terraformars Goes on Hiatus Due to Yu Sasuga's Health 50:30 - Tsutoui Nihei’s Aposimz to be Simulpublished on Comixology 51:30 - Yen Press to Simulpublish Napping Princess 52:13 - Takahiro Launches New Manga "Hinowa Ga Yuku!" on June 24th 52:44 - New Dark Horse Releases 55:06 - New Kodansha USA Licenses 1:07:36 - Fakku Looking to Publish their Titles in Brick-and-Mortar Stores Weekly Shonen Sunday Discussion: 1:13:00 - What is Weekly Shonen Sunday? 1:22:05 - Tsubasa Fukuchi & Saike Once Again 1:32:32 - Ryoko 1:40:51 - Notable Currently-Running Shonen Sunday Titles 1:43:25 - Syun Matsuena & Tokiwa Kitaeri!! 1:50:15 - Kazuhiro Fujita & Souboutei Must Be Destroyed 2:00:20 - Zettai Karen Children 2:02:35 - Mushibugyo 2:03:50 - Hatsukoi Zombie 2:08:45 - Komi-san Has a Communication Sickness 2:11:22 - Maou-jou de Oyasumi 2:14:12 - Yugami’s Got No Friends 2:17:45 - Yellow Tanabe & Birdmen 2:18:32 - Shonen Sunday Anime 2:21:49 - Aya Hirakawa & Tenshi to Akuto 2:24:02 - Kenjirou Hata: An Otaku’s Otaku 2:26:34 - Why Sunday is on Tuesday (AKA the Origins of Bomber’s Blog) 2:45:00 - Q&A: Why is Shonen Sunday Not as Popular as Shonen Jump? 2:57:22 - Q&A: Why is Keijo!!!!!!!! Even a Thing? 3:07:26 - Bomber's Favorite Shonen Sunday Manga 3:25:38 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and Bomber D Rufi at @kiirobon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #4: Ghost in the Shell (1995)

10 mars 2017 | 44 min

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #3: The Dark Side of Dimensions

6 mars 2017 | 70 min

Manga Mavericks Episode 25 - To Your Eternity

23 februari 2017 | 134 min

It's been a while since we've had a relatively straight-forward episode with just our two Mavericks discussing the news, huh? Well, don't get used to it. We've got a lot of plans and a lot of guests booked for the show for the next couple of weeks. But it's nice to get back to basics for an episode, a breather before we cover more big topics and guest appearances. This week we discuss the latest licenses, recent cancellations, and the most exciting new series on the horizon, while also eulogizing the death of the great late Jiro Taniguchi. On top of all that, we've got lengthy discussions of Naoshi Komi's heart-stopping one-shot Tokidoki, the latest Jump Starts We Never Learn and U19, and top it all off with the main headliner of this episode, Yoshitoki Oima's newest series To Your Eternity! It's good, you guys. It's really, really good. Go read it. After listening to this podcast, of course. Podcast Breakdown: 00:22 - Introductions 1:13 - Tokidoki Discussion 10:07 - We Never Learn Discussion 23:57 - U19 Discussion 41:32 - New Vertical Manga Licenses & Katsucon Announcements 49:19 - Kodansha USA Debuts Digital Releases for Chihayafuru, Tokyo Tarareba Girls, & A Springtime With Ninjas 52:57 - Comixology Unlimited Adds Harlequin Romance Manga 57:27 - Viz Adds A Strange and Mystifying Story and More Boys Love Titles to SuBlime Imprint 1:04:27 - Naruto: Chibi Sasuke's Sharingan Legend Manga Approaches Climax, Boruto Spinoff Starts 1:05:55 - Demon’s Plan and Amalgam of Distortion Have Ended 1:10:25 - RWBY Manga's Ending Confirmed 1:17:35 - Akagi Will End in February 2018 1:22:02 - Kino's Journey Novels Get 1st Manga Adaptation Next Month 1:23:35 - Final Fantasy's Receives First Original Manga To Mark It’s 30th Anniversary 1:27:35 - Marvel to Release English Edition of Avengers: Zombie Assemble 1:28:35 - Shizo Oshimi & Inio Asano Both To Debut New Manga in March 1:30:30 - Crunchyroll Announces Its Own Anime Convention After Surpassing 1 Million Paid Subscribers 1:33:00 - Jiro Taniguchi Has Died 1:35:35 - To Your Eternity Discussion 2:07:35 - Wrap-Up & Future Plans Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks Episode 24.5 Survey Results Special!

16 februari 2017 | 76 min

In this week's special bonus episode we run down the results of our first annual survey! We discuss the statistics and what you guys like most about the show, as well as suggestions on how to improve it moving forward. Additionally, to make for a belated Valentine's Day special, Colton reads all of Love Rush and shares his ambivalent opinions of it while LumRanmaYasha and Maxy's opinions argue why Love Rush was an underrated gem canceled long before it's time. To make good on some of the suggestions you guys made in the survey, we're going to announce some plans for the show we have in store in the weeks ahead! On next week's regular episode we're discussing To Your Eternity, the latest series from A Silent Voice mangaka Yoshitoki Oima, alongside the most recent Jump Starts We Never Learn and U19 as well as Naoshi Komi's recent one-shot Tokidoki. Then for our first show of March, we're finally having our Weekly Shonen Sunday discussion with previous guest and friend of the show Bomber D Rufi, who has recently started a blog reviewing the latest issues of the magazine as well as his favorite currently-running Sunday manga series Saike Once Again. Plus, we've got a special Skip Beat! retrospective coming up featuring Ann Yamamoto of Pied Piper Inc., celebrating the series' 15th anniversary and the upcoming home video release of the anime (dubbed!) in North America. Also expect Black Clover and My Hero Academia discussions, a Toonami 20th anniversary retrospective, and Movie Mavericks reviews of Sailor Moon R: The Promise of the Rose, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, The Red Turtle, Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, Ghost in the Shell (both the 1995 original and the upcoming live-action film) all coming very soon! And that's just the tip of the iceberg! We've got a lot of exciting plans for the show this year that we're still getting arranged, and we'll be making good on a lot of your suggestions from the survey so keep an eye out and your ears open! Podcast Breakdown: 00:00 - What We’re Discussing This Week and iTunes Problems 06:42 - Survey Results!! 45:00 - Love Rush Discussion 1:08:00 - Wrap-Up & Future Plans Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Maxy Barnard at @MaxyTheBee. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 24: The State of Shonen Jump

12 februari 2017 | 161 min

What does the unprecedented six new Jump Starts in six weeks initiative say about the future of Weekly Shonen Jump? This week our friend Maxy Barnard of Friendship! Effort! Victory! joins us for his first "official" Manga Mavericks guest spot to discuss the state of Weekly Shonen Jump and the future of the magazine. We discuss opinions on what'll be the new frontrunner of the magazine in the wake of the multiple series conclusions of last year, what new series are worth keeping an eye on, the initiatives Viz Media are taking with the english digital version, and how we'll see Shonen Jump reinvent itself in the near future. It's an exciting and interesting time to be a Shonen Jump fan, and there's no better person to discuss it all with than Maxy! Plus, we run down the tsunami of new licenses Seven Seas announced last month, the imminent conclusions of several long-running series, the suspicious cancellation of the New York Times Best Selling Graphic Novels and Manga lists, and a whole lot more! Needless to say that after a whole month since our last regular episode we built up a ton of news we needed to cover on our backlog, resulting in a mega-sized episode we had to split in two! That's right folks, expect a bonus episode next week where we discuss things we didn't get to mention in this episode, including the results of our feedback survey and our impressions of a bunch of romance-themed shonen comics perfect for the Valentine season! Podcast Breakdown: 00:20 - Introducing Maxy Barnard 6:00 - The NYT Best Selling Graphic Novels and Manga Lists Have Been Discontinued? 18:30 - Bookscan's Top 20 Graphic Novels of January 2017 List 21:12 - Orange Ranks in YALSA’s Top 10 GNs for Teens 22:50 - Shojo Beat Digital Manga Now Available At Libraries! 29:30 - Berserk Volume 38 is FINALLY Coming Out! 31:05 - There Will Be a Free Comic Book Day Preview of Dragon Ball Super and Boruto Manga 33:30 - Monthly Shonen Sunday Holds Contest to Create Manga Spin-Off for Takagi-san is Good at Pranks 34:27 - Bandai Namco Holds Retro Game Manga/Writing Contest 36:02 - The RWBY Manga Is Continuing After All? 37:13 - My Monster Secret is Ending 37:46 - Yamada-Kun and the Seven Witches is Ending 38:21 - Straighten Up! Has Ended 40:23 - To Love-Ru Darkness Prepares For Climax 44:40 - IDW Publishes Yo-Kai Watch Comic Book Series 47:47 - Junji Ito Adapts Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human 50:00 - Kaito Launches a New Series on Jump + 52:45 - Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Debuts New Manga in April 56:30 - Iron Wok Jan Gets Another Sequel 57:47 - Yen Press Simulpubs Ne Ne Ne 1:00:12 - To Your Eternity is Finally Being Simulpublished! Also Other Kodansha Stuff is Coming Out Soon, Including Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu! 1:10:18 - Seven Seas’s Tidal Wave of New Licenses! 1:22:08 - Discussion: The Future of Weekly Shonen Jump 2:17:38 - Q&A: "Are There Any American Comics We Read?” 2:24:58 - Q&A: "Do We Prefer Reading Long Series or Short Series?” 2:31:43 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Maxy Barnard at @MaxyTheBee. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #2: One Piece Film: Gold

4 februari 2017 | 68 min

Manga Mavericks Episode 23.5: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Q and A

26 januari 2017 | 151 min

JoJo's month comes to a close with our first-ever Q&A special! That's right, this week we spend two and a half hours devoted answering YOUR JJBA-related questions! What are our favorite parts? What would our Stands be like? Why a road roller, of all things? All these and more will be answered as we go over 40 questions from 10 different people! Podcast Breakdown: 00:00 - Introductions & Announcements 4:15 - Where can I read the rest of Jojo's? 10:05 - Why is JoJo’s Not Doing Well on Toonami? 14:00 - What Do You Think of the JoJo’s english dub so far? 22:30 - How the heck do people figure out what their stand's powers are? 25:40 - If you were to invent Stands based on Bleach chapter titles, what would they be? 30:50 - What Stands would characters like Caesar or Jonathan have had if Stands existed back in Parts 1 and 2? 34:34 - Are there any characters you thought were underused in any Part, or characters you thought Araki could have done more with? 42:50 - Interpret the Ending of Part 6 45:44 - Where does Stray Cat go when it is inside Killer Queen? 47:05 - Who is Josuke's savior? 47:20 - Where are Caesar's siblings? 51:05 - What was up with Sandman? 53:45 - Why a Road Roller, of all things? 54:50 - Jonathan's Stand is called Hermit Purple or The Passion? 56:10 - Favorite Stand? 58:00 - Favorite JoJo? (+ Favorite JoBro?) 1:02:05 - Favorite Villain? 1:09:20 - All-time favorite character? 1:11:35 - Favorite Part? 1:20:30 - If you could have any character's Stand, which one would you have? 1:22:00 - Favorite Music Reference? 1:24:05 - Favorite parts in order? 1:30:50 - Original stand? 1:35:25 - Themes of the different parts? 1:40:40 - Favorite moment? 1:49:40 - Best use of a useless power 1:50:50 - Best idea for a crossover into another manga 1:52:42 - Beyonds or stands? 1:54:00 - Best villain moment? 1:57:00 - Weirdest moment? 1:58:00 - Plot holes in various parts? 2:00:00 - What did you think of Pucci’s ideals? 2:03:45 - If you had a stand, what would it do? 2:04:30 - Did you guys enjoy Johnny as a protagonist? 2:06:05 - How did you find the treatment of the AU Joestar bloodline and theories on the main villain? 2:10:25 - Thoughts on the moral ambiguity of Part 8’s Kira? 2:13:10 - What would have happened if Jolyne stopped the reboot? 2:15:40 - What's the best best what if? Of Eyes of Heaven? 2:20:45 - What do you think Josuke is doing during parts 5 and 6? 2:22:05 - And finally who win in a free for all of all the Jojo villians? With the JoJos? 2:26:16 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and special guest VlordGTZ at @VlordGTZ. Please make sure to fill out our year-end survey, which will be available to take until February 5th 2017. If you have any additional questions, comments, suggestions, or anything you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Arrivederci!

Manga Fights EP. 04 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

21 januari 2017 | 150 min

It’s time for another episode of All-Comic Presents: Manga Mavericks Presents: Manga Fights sponsored by Geoff Martin Art Sales (not really)! Operating in the same fashion as Screen Junkies’ Movie Fights, Manga Fights features passionate manga fans debating it out over manga-related several topics both intriguing and insane. With the Manga Mavericks as your hosts, intelligent conversations, heated arguments, and unintentional comedy is always sure to abound! JoJo's month continues today with our JJBA-focused Manga Fight! In our first ever face-off between guests, Maxy Barnard of Friendship! Effort! Victory! returns to battle it out with recurring guest and JoJo's superfan VlordGTZ. The resulting fight proves as bizarre as the series as the boys argue make comparisons between Yoshikage Kira and Prince, chastise Maxy for being an unpatriotic brit, argue whether Foo Fighters is a better band than Sex Pistols, debate whether Lucy Steel being impregnated with the head of Jesus Christ is weirder than Jolyne getting turned on by sexually reproducing snails, and confirm that the true villain of part 8 will be that ugly looking dog Maxy hates! This is also the first Speed Round that incorporates actual listener questions as debate topics! What could possibly go wrong? Podcast Breakdown: 00:25 - How We Got Into JoJo's Debate Round: 11:25 - Best JoJo? 27:45 - Best Villain in JoJo’s? 44:20 - Best Stand in JoJo’s? 1:00:10 - Best Fight in JoJo’s? 1:21:20 - Best “Part" of JoJo’s? Speed Round: 1:40:32 - What Will Be the ED Theme for Part 5? 1:45:22 - Which is Better: The Original Universe or SBR-verse? 1:52:40 - Who is Jojolion’s villain: Kaato or Jobin? 1:56:45 - How Does King Crimson Work? 2:00:18 - Why Did Speedwagon Never Have A Son? 2:04:00 - Who Would Win in a Free For All Between All the Main Villains and the JoJos? 2:08:53 - What is the Most Bizarre Moment of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure? 2:13:38 - Best Use of a Useless Power? 2:22:28 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Maxy Barnard at @Maxy_Barnard. JoJo's Month concludes next week with our JJBA Q&A Special, where we answer over 30 questions asked by our listeners! Please make sure to fill out our year-end survey, which will be available to take until our 1st-year anniversary date on January 27th 2017. Don't forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show or center a Manga Fight on, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 23: Our Bizarre JoJo's Adventure

12 januari 2017 | 214 min

Happy! Joy! Nice to meetcha! It's finally friday! Yes my friends...it's finally here. I feel utterly refreshed, like I put on a new pair of underwear on New Year's Day! Why? Because this is the first Manga Mavericks of 2017, and the first installment of JoJo's month, our celebration of the 30th anniversary of the monolithic manga franchise JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Am I excited? YES I AM! JoJo's makes my heart resonate, with heat enough to burn, and my blood razor sharp with excitement! Even Colton is excited! Especially since we've brought back JoJo's superfan VlordGTZ to the show to help us rundown the history of this insanely long and awesome series. We might not be able remember how many breads we've eaten in our lives, but we can talk for hours about JoJo's. Which we do! We delve into each and every part of the series, from Phantom Blood to JoJolion, in a nearly three hour discussion that still couldn't cover everything we wanted to say about the series! Yare Yare Daze. But hold up! Next you're going to say "wait, what about the news?" Don't worry, we've got a bunch of news to cover too. From Rightstuf's highest-selling manga of 2016 list, to the conclusion of the RWBY manga, to USC offering a course on magical girls, there's plenty of newsbits to catch up on. But seriously, we all know you're all here for the JoJo's, and also probably to hear us answer some Q&As. Well, you're going to have to wait on that. Because this episode went on so long, the Q&As will be answered on a separate episode to be released on January 27th. I feel you! I feel you deeply! Your feeling I can feel deeply! You want those Q&As now, I get it. But I refuse. One of the things I, LumRanmaYasha, like the most is to find someone who thinks they're hot stuff, and saying "No" right to their faces! You thought the Q&As would be answered on the 13th, but instead it was the 27th! Arguing is MUDAMUDAMUDA! After all, when I have to repeat something that only needs be said once...that means the listener is unintelligent. What, you think I'm being meaner than all FIVE DIOS combined? The way I see it, if I provide you guys with entertainment, and THEN kick your (figurative) asses, I won't be "bullying the weak" then, now will I? Was that entire paragraph a JoJo's reference? YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT WAS! And you better get used to it, because like the Toriko Manga Fight, these JoJo's episodes are going to be chock full of quotes, references, and meme that might make you get a feeling so complicated. But for now, enjoy this beautiful Duwang of a retrospective we've put together for you guys and look forward to more JoJo's goodness ORAORAORA-ing your way in the weeks to come! As Josuke would say: Great! Podcast Breakdown: 00:25 - Announcements! News: 4:50 - NYT List Best Selling Manga List: Week of Dec 25th - Jan 1st 9:22 - Rightstuf’s Top 10 Manga of 2016 12:28 - Shirow Miwa’s RWBY Manga Will End on January 19th 22:28 - RWBY Will Receive "Red Like Roses" Manga Anthology in Spring 23:28 - Psycho-Pass' Writer Makoto Fukami Launches New Manga 25:00 - Fate/Zero Manga Will End with 14th Volume in 2017 26:00 - I Am a Hero Manga Resumes for the Final 7 Chapters 28:30 - 21st Century Boys Gets New Ending in the Complete Edition 33:00 - The University of South Carolina Now Offers an Introductory Course on Magical Girls 33:50 - Moto Hagio Wins Asahi Prize 34:40 - Viz Media invests in Anime Recommendation/Community Platform Kitsu JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Discussion: 36:36 - The Origins of JoJo's 48:20 - Part 1: Phantom Blood 1:07:45 - Part 2: Battle Tendency 1:23:18 - Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 2:01:30 - Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable 2:31:30 - Part 5: Vento Aureo 2:49:05 - Part 6: Stone Ocean 3:03:35 - Part 7: Steel Ball Run 3:16:22 - Part 8: JoJolion 3:28:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks and on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and sp

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #1: Our Favorite Movies of 2016!

6 januari 2017 | 115 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 22: Our Best of Manga 2016

29 december 2016 | 196 min

Manga Mavericks has lasted an entire year! We've done so much in such a short time, and we couldn't have done it without your support! Thank you for listening and giving feedback on our podcasts. We have great things planned for 2017 as well, so stay tuned and stick around for what we've got in store! In the meantime, we've set up a year-end poll for you guys to take to gather some statistics and help us make the show better. Included are questions asking for your guys' opinions on future topics and guests we should have on the show, so please take the poll and give us some suggestions! Once again, though, we want to thank you guys for listening to our show and overall being awesome. And now, to end 2016 with a bang! 2016 was not a great year for life, but it was a great year for manga! So this week your titular Mavericks Colton and Sid list off their favorite things from manga in 2016, from news, to new licenses, to the best currently running series and best series finale! But first we have to round off the year with a whole heap of news, including Oricon's best selling manga of 2016 list, Diamond's Top 30 GNs of November 2016 list, the smorgasbord of new manga coming out next year, the big plans for One Piece next year, and of course, the most important bit of news, the new Dragon Ball spinoff manga where Yamcha is the main character. Yes, that Yamcha. So while you can argue 2016 was one of the worst years in human history, but no one can deny that it was one hell of an awesome year in manga, and today we're going to celebrate it one last time. Podcast Breakdown: 00:25 - What’s In Store This Week News: 8:30 - NYT Best Selling Manga List: Week of Dec 4th-10th 11:20 - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Manga Will Be Offered on Free Comic Book Day 13:40 - Oricon’s Top Selling Manga in Japan By Series in 2016 List 27:50 - Princess Jellyfish and Kitaro make Amazon’s Top Graphic Novels of 2016 List 29:10 - One-Punch Man ranks 13th on Diamond's Top 300 GNs of November List 32:10 - One-Punch Man Has Sold 11.11 Million Copies 33:15 - Yen Press’ Newest Licenses 36:00 - Comixology adds Yen Press manga 38:20 - Viz licenses The Children Nowadays 40:55 - Kodansha USA licenses Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 45:55 - Kodansha USA to Publish Akira 30th Anniversary Artbook 46:45 - Kodansha USA Resumes Publication of Animal Land 48:35 - Black Lagoon Resumes in Spring 49:00 - Keitaro Takahashi’s New Manga 50:35 - Tsutomu Nihei’s New manga 52:25 - Yuu Watase's New Manga 53:45 - Kenjirou Hata Plans New Manga 55:00 - Yamcha is the Hero in New 3-Chapter Dragon Ball Spinoff 1:01:25 - Nobuhiro Watsuki Continues Rurouni Kenshin with Hokkaido arc 1:04:45 - Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump to run Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game and Rurouni Kenshin Side Story: Ex-Con Ashitaro 1:07:30 - The Seven Deadly Sins is on Temporary Hiatus 1:08:05 - World Trigger is on Indefinite Hiatus 1:09:35 - One Piece Will Enter the Wano arc in 2017 1:14:30 - Boruto Anime Coming in April 2017 1:15:45 - Kodansha USA Launches New Attack on Titan App Our Best of Manga 2016: 1:18:00 - Best Manga News Stories of 2016 1:21:40 - Best New North American Manga Licenses of 2016 1:25:40 - Best Manga Characters of 2016 1:36:55 - Best Manga Villains of 2016 1:44:45 - Best Manga Fights of 2016 1:57:40 - Best Currently-Running Manga of 2016 2:07:00 - Best New Manga of 2016 2:09:30 - Best Manga Chapters of 2016 2:22:30 - Best Manga Series Finales of 2016 2:29:00 - Best Manga Moments of 2016 2:38:15 - Manga We Promise To Read in 2017 Q&As: 2:49:45 - Q&A: “Are There Series With Questionable Content We Find Worth Reading?” 2:59:00 - Q&A: “Why did No One Mention Everyone vs. Acacia in the Toriko Manga Fight?" 3:01:45 - Q&A: "Best and Worst New Shonen Jump Series of 2016?” 3:07:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks and on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Ou

Manga Fights Episode 3: Toriko (feat. Maxy Barnard)

14 december 2016 | 158 min

It’s time for another episode of All-Comic Presents: Manga Mavericks Presents: Manga Fights sponsored by Geoff Martin Art Sales (not really)! Operating in the same fashion as Screen Junkies’ Movie Fights, Manga Fights features passionate manga fans debating it out over manga-related several topics both intriguing and insane. With the Manga Mavericks as your hosts, intelligent conversations, heated arguments, and unintentional comedy is always sure to abound! To honor the recently concluded Shonen Jump action manga Toriko, the Mavericks enlist their friend and fellow Shonen Jump podcaster Maxy Barnard of Friendship! Effort! Victory! to debate the series with them! LumRanmaYasha faces off against Maxy on 10 Toriko-related topics, each one hungering to take the crown of world's nerdiest Toriko fan. Will Maxy be able to out-eat two-time champion Lum? Or is Lum's thirst to win as bottomless as their reservoir of Toriko quotes? Find out as the boys debate about who the best character in Toriko is (spoiler: it's Midora), whether Toriko diminished in quality after the time-skip, if Jesse Eisenburg would make a good Toriko, and a whole bunch more! Editor's Note, 2020: This podcast was recorded before the revelations about Nobuhiro Watsuki and the subsequent failure to prosecute him for his crime. As a consequence of the Watsuki situation, we've since reevaluated our feelings on Shimabukuro's own allegations and are less enthusiastic and supportive of him and his work. We still feel this episode is worth sharing, but we wanted to note that our feelings on this series and its creator are more complicated and critical now. This podcast is very much a product of its time, and we humbly ask you to keep this in mind as you listen to it. Podcast Breakdown: 00:19 - Introducing the Combatants! 02:10 - How We Got Into Toriko Debate Round: 9:43 - Best Fight in Toriko? 22:55 - Best Arc in Toriko? 40:20 - Best Creature Design in Toriko? 54:40 - Most Memorable Moment in Toriko? 1:12:54 - Did Toriko Diminish In Quality After the Timeskip? Speed Round: 1:35:28 - Which Other Shonen Jump Series Should Toriko Have Had A Crossover With? 1:41:43 - Who is the Best Shonen Jump Chef? - Komatsu, Sanji, Soma, or someone else? 1:47:23 - Pitch Toriko as a Live-Action Movie 1:55:20 - Funniest Moment in Toriko? 2:01:34 - Pitch the Next Series Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Should Draw Q&As: 2:10:03 - E-mail: Allison’s Toriko Thoughts 2:12:47 - Q&A: “What’s up with Joie?” 2:16:10 - Q&A: “Is there a limit to how much you can eat in a full course?” 2:17:20 - Q&A: “How do Gourmet Demons Manifest?” 2:19:00 - Q&A: “Are you disappointed that Coco, Sunny, and Zebra’s Eight Kings arcs were skipped?” 2:22:40 - Q&A: “What would Komatsu’s Full Course Meal be?” 2:27:48 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks and on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com. You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Maxy Barnard at @Maxy_Barnard. Our next Manga Mavericks will be our last show of the year and feature us discussing some of our MVPs in manga in 2016, which should be out by Wednesday, December 21st. If there are any series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show or center a Manga Fight on, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 21.5: Hi-Fi Cluster: Too Beautiful To Live?

7 december 2016 | 69 min

I know you're asking "wait, where's the Toriko retrospective?" Well, we recorded it, but unfortunately there were some technical difficulties during the editing process and we lost the whole thing. We're sorry guys. Don't worry, we'll still be discussing the series and answering your questions during our Toriko Manga Fight, which will be out next week. That episode will now double as our all-encompassing retrospective on the series. On the bright side, that means if you haven't sent us any questions or topic suggestions for us to cover on the episode yet, you have another week to do so, so take advantage of that and send away! Until then, we've decided to dig into the vaults and unearth a special gem to give you guys something from us to listen to this week. That being a long lost episode of Colton's previous manga discussion podcast for Anime 3000, the Manga Corner, where he and special guest Maxy Barnard, host of the Shonen Jump-centric podcast Friendship! Effort! Victory!, discuss the short-lived Jump Start Hi-Fi Cluster. Notable for being the first Jump Start to be added to the regular lineup of Viz's digital Shonen Jump, Hi-Fi Cluster was pretty swiftly and unceremoniously cancelled, only lasting 18 chapters. Was Hi-Fi Cluster too beautiful to live like our dearly departed Toriko retrospective was? Was it a high flying clusterfuck of a comic that should have never existed to begin with? Even with as short as the series is, Colton and Maxy manage to find a lot to say about it, while going on tangents about other Shonen Jump series no less, so give them a listen and find out! Podcast Breakdown: 00:00 - What Happened to the Toriko Retrospective? 06:15 - Introducing Maxy Barnard 11:05 - Hi-Fi Cluster Discussion 1:03:28 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks and on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com. You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and special guest Maxy Barnard at @Maxy_Barnard. Maxy will also be joining us next week for our Toriko Retrospective and Manga Fight, which we plan to release by Friday, December 16th. If there are any Toriko-related debate topics you would like to see us duke it out over on the show, or other topics, series, or mangaka you want us to center a Manga Fight on, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 21: Ajin: Demi-Human

16 november 2016 | 142 min

Our InuYasha retrospective and Manga Fight have been very well received and we couldn't be happier! We got more four times the likes on the Retrospective on tumblr than we have on all the other Manga Mavericks episodes combined! Thank you all for your comments and enthusiasm! We hope to make more retrospective and Manga Fights like those in the future, so stay tuned to our brand-spanking new twitter account for future updates on the show! On this week's Manga Mavericks, Colton and Sid spend a good hour discussing their new favorite manga, Ajin: Demi-Human, a thought-provoking and introspective series about humanity, morality, and mortality that also happens to be one of the most badass action series currently-running. Other topics of discussion include the recent Jump Starts Spring Weapon No. 01 and RWBY, how Weekly Shonen Sunday can compete with Jump and Magazine, whether Keijo!!!!!!!! is actually worth watching, and a whole lot more! Podcast Breakdown: 00:23 - Announcements 09:00 - Spring Weapon No. 01 Discussion 15:00 - Love Rush Cancellation Discussion 18:55 - RWBY Manga Discussion 23:30 - Demon’s Plan & Oreggo Rasso Jump Starts Speculation 26:55 - Shonen Jump Reprints an Issue For the First Time Ever 29:38 - NYT Best Selling Manga List: Week of October 30th-November 5th 33:18 - Tite Kubo Returns to Twitter 35:00 - New Bleach Novels Coming Soon 36:45 - Mari Okada Writes New Manga For Bessatsu Shonen Magazine 39:25 - Naoki Urasawa to Debut New Manga in Big Comic Spirits in 2017 43:25 - Yoshitoki Oima Debuts Her New Manga “To You, the Immortal” in Weekly Shonen Magazine 45:25 - Weekly Shonen Magazine’s Circulation Drops Below One Million 57:15 - Orange Nominated for Goodreads Choice Award 58:25 - DMP’s Under the Air Kickstarter Reaches Goal, Record of Glass Castle now available as an Add-On 1:01:00 - Ajin: Demi-Human Gets Live-Action Film 1:03:42 - Ajin: Demi-Human Discussion 1:59:36 - Q&A: “Is Keijo!!!!!!!! Worth Watching?” 2:16:40 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, and the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Our next episode will be released on Wednesday, December 7th and will feature a retrospective on Toriko to commemorate the recent conclusion of the series. We'll be joined by special guest Maxy Barnard, host of the Shonen Jump-centric podcast Friendship! Effort! Victory! We’ll also be recording our Toriko Manga Fight with him early December and plan to release it on Wednesday, December 14th. If there are any Toriko-related debate topics you would like to see us duke it out over on the show, or other topics, series, or mangaka you want us to center a Manga Fight on, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Fights EP. 2: InuYasha (feat. Josh Dunham)

13 november 2016 | 137 min

It's time for another episode of All-Comic Presents: Manga Mavericks Presents: Manga Fights sponsored by Geoff Martin Art Sales (not really)! Operating in the same fashion as Screen Junkies’ Movie Fights, Manga Fights features passionate manga fans debating it out over manga-related several topics both intriguing and insane. With the Manga Mavericks as your hosts, intelligent conversations, heated arguments, and unintentional comedy is always sure to abound! Continuing off our InuYasha 20th anniversary retrospective (well, we recorded this before that, actually), Manga Mavericks' resident Rumic World expert LumRanmaYasha faces off against sakuga guru and previous Manga Mavericks guest Josh Dunham on InuYasha-related topics! You'd think that Lum would have the home-field advantage when it comes to Rumiko Takahashi, but Josh proves a formidable adversary, coming up with a cast for a prospective live-action adaption of the series that will make you wet with excitement! Will Lum be able to defeat Josh, or will they have to change their name to LumRanmaRinne? Find out as we go back down the well with nostalgia for a jam-packed two hours of InuYasha discussion! Editor's Note, 2020: In this episode, Lum repeatedly refers to themselves with an epithet that includes an unfortunate slur. We were much younger and not as socially and critically conscious back then as we are now, and in retrospect, we find the use of this pejorative in a self-deprecating sense excruciatingly in poor taste and cringey. We humbly ask you keep in mind that the use of this term in this podcast does not reflect upon what we consider acceptable to say now. Podcast Breakdown: 00:20 - Introductions Debate Round: 08:15 - Round 1: Best Fight in InuYasha? 23:05 - Round 2: Most Pointless Plot Detour in InuYasha? 37:15 - Round 3: Pitch InuYasha as a Hollywood Live-Action Film? 54:25 - Round 4: Which Iteration is Superior - Anime vs. Manga? 1:11:20 - Round 5: The Eternal Debate! Shipping War! Who Should’ve InuYasha Gotten Together With - Kikyo or Kagome? Speed Round: 1:30:30 Round 6: Which Sword Would You Rather Have - Tetsusaiga, Tokijin, Banryu, Dakki, or Bakusaiga? 1:33:30: Round 7: Who Was the Most Pointless Character in InuYasha? 1:38:10: Round 8: Who is Best Girl in InuYasha? 1:42:00: Round 9: Which is the Best Arc in InuYasha? 1:47:40: Round 10: Pitch a Sequel to InuYasha 1:54:35 - Q&A: How Would We Have Tightened the Pacing of the Series? 2:09:00 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha, and Josh Dunham at @Josh_Dunham! Thanks for listening!

20 Years of InuYasha: A Retrospective

13 november 2016 | 125 min

On November 13th 1996, Rumiko Takahashi's feudal fairy tale InuYasha began its serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday, where it would continue to run for a nearly 12-year run. From the very beginning, InuYasha was wildly popular and successful both in Japan and internationally, and its popularity and influence on anime fandom are still indelible nearly a decade since it's conclusion. In honor of 20 years of InuYasha, Manga Mavericks' resident Rumic World expert LumRanmaYasha has recruited their brother and previous guest VlordGTZ to discuss the legacy of the series. We explore the origins of why InuYasha was created, how several characters came to be, and the history of InuYasha in North America. Then, we answer some Q&As asked of us by fans on Reddit, and discuss our favorite moments from the series, as well as commenting on Rumiko Takahashi's own. So sit, boy, and listen to us talk about everyone's favorite dog-eared half-demon. Don't worry, we promise it won't take as long as actually reading/watching the series! Disclaimer: You may hear a lot of sirens going off in the background of this episode. Let's just say the neighborhood I live in is always very noisy. Normally, we've been able to edit them out, but this week was a no-go, unfortunately. Just a heads up for those of you wondering what the heck that's about. Editor's Note, 2020: In this episode, Lum repeatedly refers to themselves with an epithet that includes an unfortunate slur. We were much younger and not as socially and critically conscious back then as we are now, and in retrospect, we find the use of this pejorative in a self-deprecating sense excruciatingly in poor taste and cringey. We humbly ask you to keep in mind that the use of this term in this podcast does not reflect upon what we consider acceptable to say now. Podcast Breakdown: 00:48 - Introductions 03:28 - The History of InuYasha 28:30 - Our History With InuYasha 37:20 - Q&A: “Thoughts on Rumiko Takahashi’s Episodic Writing Style?” 42:27 - Q&A: “What is InuYasha’s Legacy?” 47:22 - Q&A: “Koga: Hero or Jerk?” 52:10 - Our Top 10 Favorite InuYasha Moments 1:53:00 - Rumiko Takahashi’s Top 10 Favorite InuYasha Moments 2:02:53 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @lumranmayasha and @VLordGTZ. If you want to hear even more InuYasha discussion, check out our InuYasha Manga Fight with Josh Dunham! If there’s something you want to ask us that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 20: Casey's Horrible Halloween Horror Hour

6 november 2016 | 143 min

Halloween may be past us, but the scariest day of the year has yet to arrive. You know what I'm talking about...ELECTION DAY! Oh, the horror! The suspense is killing me! It's like the tagline for Alien vs. Predator - "Whoever Wins...We Lose." And the spectacle is going to be just as painful to watch as that movie was! Who needs to watch horror movies when real life is already so scary? So in honor of these scary days, we've invited all-around comics connoisseur and horror homie Casey "MinovskyArticle" to come on the show and delve into the depraved domain of horror manga. From the screwy spirals of Junji Ito to the killer cocks of Kazuo Umezu and everything in between, Casey provides some fantastic and frightening recommendations that will haunt your dreams and keep you up at night all year round! Other topics we cover include Seven Seas' tidal wave of new manga licenses, new E-book services, upcoming manga contests, DMP's Under the Air & The Crater Kickstarter and a whole lot more!

Podcast Breakdown:

00:25 - Introducing Casey “MinovskyArticle”

2:10 - NYT Best-Selling Manga List: October 16th-23rd

13:36 - Seven Seas’ Latest Manga Licenses Overview

27:20 - Yen Press Latest Manga Licenses Overview

34:48 - RWBY Joins Weekly Shonen Jump!

35:48 - Dark Horse Will Continue Publishing Drifters in 2017

36:18 - Akame ga Kill! Will End on December 22nd

36:48 - Amazon Japan Offers Manga Model of Kindle E-Book Reader

37:38 - J-Novel Club Offers E-Book Reader For Light Novels

38:18 - MangaOne App’s Upcoming Manga Contests

39:48 - The 7th Silent Manga Audition Contest is Underway

41:23 - English-Language Kodansha Comics Titles Are Now Available on the BookWalker Global App

42:18 - DMP Launches Kickstarter for Osamu Tezuka’s Under the Air With The Crater Available As An Add-On

52:45 - Casey’s Horror Manga Recommendations

2:03:45 - Q&A: What Fall 2016 Anime Are We Watching?

2:17:45 - Wrap-Up

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and special guest Casey at @MinovskyArticle. Our InuYasha Retrospective will be released on Saturday, November 12th with our Manga Fight with Josh Dunham following on Sunday, November 13th. If there’s something you want to ask us that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 19: I'll Get Around To It...Someday

20 oktober 2016 | 143 min

I'm not watching any anime this season. I'm not watching anything that's airing on TV (except South Park). The time I have for recreation has become limited, and so the amount of what I can watch has become more select by necessity. I don't have the time to watch an entire season of Luke Cage on Netflix, or the four hour-long DC shows airing weekly on the CW, much less the dozens of new anime that came out this season. These days, after exhausting myself from long hours of work on little sleep, I'd rather listen to podcasts or curl up in bed with a good manga to read. Does that mean that I'll never get back into TV and anime? Not necessarily. I'm interested in checking out some of those things. Basically, I'll get around to it...someday. Luckily, you're not here to see us talk about TV or anime, but manga! And this week, the Manga Mavericks have A LOT to discuss. Not talking about news for a month will do that to us! So, as you can imagine, this episode is extra long as your titular mavericks, Colton and Sid, will be joined by some special guests and go over all the new manga licenses Kodansha and Viz announced at Comic Con, Takashi Miike directing a series of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable live-action films, MediBang's exciting new manga contest in collaboration with Weekly Shonen Magazine, among a plethora of other news! Plus, I dish the dirt on my New York Comic Con experience and meeting Yusei Matsui, and we have a lengthy and thorough discussion on Shueshia's new Dragon Ball-focused department, Dragon Ball Room! Do we think it's a good or bad sign for the franchise? Is Trunks' hair pink? Cause...it's blue in Super. It's super confusing. Super is finally being simulcast on Crunchyroll starting this Saturday, btw. Which I think is just super. It also makes our discussion on Dragon Ball Room super timely! Get it? Because the show is called...oh, just listen to the damn episode. Trust me, it's super. Podcast Breakdown: 00:22 - Introducing Our “Special Guests” 10:55 - Amalgam of Distortion Discussion 22:23 - Sid’s New York Comic Con 2016 Experience 41:58 - New Spice & Wolf Novels Are On the Way! 43:48 - Kodansha USA’s TEN New Manga Licenses! 50:22 - Viz Media’s New Manga Licenses! 56:20 - RWBY is Coming to Weekly Shonen Jump! 1:07:35 - NYT Best Selling Manga List: Week of October 2nd-8th 1:18:00 - Monthly Bookscan List: September 2016 1:20:05 - The U.S. Manga Market is Now Worth $85 Million USD 1:22:41 - Anime NYC Is Coming in November 2017! 1:25:08 - Osamu Akimoto Won the 64th Kan Kikuchi Prize! 1:26:08 - Nobuhiro Watsuki Is Drawing Another Rurouni Kenshin Mini-Series 1:30:53 - The Rose Of Versailles Is Also Getting Another Mini-Series 1:33:53 - Natsume Ono’s Drawing a New WebManga Called "Somewhere, Somebody Is Also Eating” 1:35:00 - A Space Brothers/Iron Man Crossover Manga Happened 1:36:57 - Takashi Miike is Directing a Live-Action JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Film Series 1:40:25 - ReLife Is Also Getting a Live-Action Movie 1:42:40 - Kodansha Has Acquired Ichijinsha 1:44:03 - Amazon Japan Has Removed 1000 Kodansha Manga Titles From Their Kindle Service Without Warning 1:45:35 - DMP Planning a Kickstarter for Osamu Tezuka’s Under the Air and…The Crater?! 1:52:00 - MediBang and Weekly Shonen Magazine’s Manga Contest 1:55:56 - Dragon Ball Room Discussion 2:19:08 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Our next Manga Fight will be centered on InuYasha to commemorate the series’ 20th anniversary, which we’ll be recording with special guest Josh Dunham on Friday, October 28th and plan to release on Sunday, November 13th. If there are any InuYasha-related debate topics you would like to see us duke it out over on Manga Fights, or other topics, series, or mangaka you want us to discuss on Manga Mavericks, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Fights EP. 1 - Yusei Matsui (feat. Bomber D Rufi)

7 oktober 2016 | 82 min

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast series, Manga Mavericks Presents: Manga Fights! Operating in the same fashion as Screen Junkies' Movie Fights, Manga Fights features passionate manga fans debating it out over manga-related several topics both intriguing and insane. With the Manga Mavericks as your hosts, intelligent conversations, heated arguments, and unintentional comedy is always sure to abound! Continuing off our Yusei Matsui coverage on Manga Mavericks, Colton and Sid are joined by translator extraordinaire Bomber D Rufi as they debate several topics revolving around Matsui's series. First, Colton and Bomber face off against each other in the debate round, where they frustrate Sid to no end by their refusal to actually finish their arguments. Then, the winner faces off against Sid in the speed round, full of fast-paced pitches, forgotten arguments, and surprising upsets! Since this is our first time doing this, rest assured that nothing goes quite as expected and hilarity very much ensues! Podcast Breakdown: 00:10 - Introducing Manga Fights! Debate Round: 4:44 - Round 1: Who is the Best Villain in Yusei Matsui’s Works? 10:21 - Round 2: Who Would Solve a Case Faster? - Nougami Neuro or Detective Conan? 20:35 - Round 3: Which is the Better One-Shot? - Rikon Choutei or Tokyo Depato Sensou Taikenki 28:27 - Round 4: Which is the Better Series? - Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro or Assassination Classroom 39:08 - Round 5: Pitch an Idea for Yusei Matsui’s Next Manga Speed Round: 54:40 - Round 6: Which Matsui Character Would Make the Best President of the U.S.? 57:52 - Round 7: What Would You Rather? - Work for Neuro’s Detective Agency or Have Principal Asano Be Your Private Tutor 1:00:51 - Round 8: Would Neuro Be Able to Assassinate Korosensei? 1:05:13 - Round 9: Who Would Solve a Mystery Faster: Neuro or Korosensei? 1:10:23 - Round 10: Pitch a Crossover Between Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro and Assassination Classroom 1:14:15 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha and Bomber D Rufi at @kiirobon. Our next Manga Fight will be centered on InuYasha to commemorate the series' 20th anniversary, which we'll be recording later this month and plan to release on Sunday, November 13th. If there are any InuYasha-related debate topics you would like to see us duke it out over on the show, or other topics, series, or mangaka you want us to center a Manga Fight on, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 18: Mangaka Spotlight: Yusei Matsui...

5 oktober 2016 | 136 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 17: We Need to Read More Shoujo Manga...

21 september 2016 | 100 min

We talk about a top 10 shojo manga list in this episode, and we'd only read about one and a half of them. We really need to read more shojo stuff. That's why I'm glad Viz has been having a lot of digital shojo manga sales recently. I picked up the entirety of Ceres and From Far Away recently, and they've got Basara for sale right now. These sales are great if you want to get into older and out of print titles like those especially. You have to budget yourself just right if you want to get full series though. I'd love to pick up Basara, but I already blew my budget this month on Ceres and From Far Away. There's always next time, I suppose. My point is that if you really want to get into more shojo manga, trying out at least the first volume of one of the series Viz has been putting on sale every week would be a good place to start. That, or refer to the list we talk about in this episode and select a title from there. There's really a lot of variety in shojo titles that may surprise you. Last saturday was a real turning point in manga history, though. After four decades of continuous serialization, Kochikame finally ended it's run. A kudos to Akimoto-sensei for keeping a long running series going for four decades, a feat only a few other titles have done. But it's strange to live in a post-Kochikame world. Perhaps stranger if you live in Japan. After all, Kochikame was a part of the lineup for so long, it became something you took for granted. It was something you'd expect to see every week in Weekly Shonen Jump. A comforting reminder of how as much as things chance, some things stay the same. Still, all things must come to an end, and Kochikame ended on Akimoto's own terms, and during a resurgence of popularity. That's a fine way to go out. Akimoto is still kicking, though, and not done with manga yet. I really hope to see both Kochikame and his future works make their way to the west sometime in the future. Kochikame is about half of what we talk about this week, but there's plenty else we go over. This week your titular mavericks, Colton and Sid, discuss the recent two NYT Best Selling Manga Lists, debate all three of the latest Jump Starts, run down a Top 10 Shoujo Manga to recommend to men list, and unveil our exciting plans for the next episode? What could that be? Listening to the podcast will reveal all!

Manga Mavericks EP. 16: You Can Never Have Enough South Park ...

7 september 2016 | 59 min

Oh my god, they've killed Colton! Those b@st@rds! Wait...WhatwhatWHAT? Relax, guy. I'm not being seriously. He's fine. He dies in every episode! Inside. Because editing so many podcasts makes him want to suck Chef's chocolate salty balls. Last week he went insane and said "screw you guys, I'm going home." Last I heard he went off to hunt for ManBearPig with Al Gore in a quiet pissant mountain town. Don't know where he is now, but he's probably fighting the frizzies, at eleven. They mostly come out at night. Mostly. Me? I'm super! Thanks for asking. But with Colton MIA I had to get someone to sub for him. So I some calls and got Rod Stewart to play a gig at New Year's in Las Vegas...but it turns out he doesn't read manga, so he wouldn't come on the podcast. So, I just got my brother Varun aka VlordGTZ to come on instead! And if you don't like it, well...you go to hell! You go to hell and you die! Or blame Canada. Their cartoons destroyed Colton's fragile little mind Plus, they bombed the Baldwins. Those uncle farting savages. Well, you gotta do what you gotta do. As long as what you're doing is cool and popular with everyone. This week we go over a couple of lists that highlight some anime adaptions and Shonen Jump heroines that are about as popular as Scott Malcomson. Plus we run down some other hella kewl news including Spice & Wolf author Isuna Hasekura coming to New York Comic Con, Active Gaming Media's Tezuka-inspired digital card game, and the upcoming Manga Translation Battle Contest! Sweeeet. Podcast Breakdown: 00:15 - Introducing Varun 3:07 - Manga We’ve Been Reading Recently 13:05 - New York Times Best Selling Manga List: Week of August 21st-28th 16:23 - Monthly Bookscan List: August 2016 18:27 - Akame ga Kill Ending Discussion 22:29 - Natsumo Ono Debuts New Work in December 23:26 - Silver Spoon Returns from Hiatus 26:04 - Spice & Wolf author Isuna Hasekura will have a panel at NYCC 27:54 - Viz to publish the OmegaRuby & AlphaSapphire arc of Pokemon Adventures 29:14 - Black Clover to get a Jump Festa anime special 31:10 - Yoshitoki Oima draws a special A Silent Voice chapter for anime filmgoers 32:32 - Active Gaming Media Launches Kickstarter for Osamu Tezuka-inspiried digital card game 36:06 - MyAnimeList Hosts the 5th Manga Translation Battle Contest 38:04 - Goo’s Biggest Manga-to-Anime Fails List 46:48 - Goo’s Worst Shonen Jump Heroines List 56:35 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If there’s something you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 15: Some Things Never Die (Like Pokemon)

24 augusti 2016 | 83 min

It's kinda crazy that Pokemon is more popular than ever internationally twenty years later. Pokemon Go was a phenomenon, the hype for Sun & Moon grows more and more like an Exeggutor every day, and there was a huge uproar over Ash losing his match with Alain in the finals of the Kalos League in the anime. With the games, anime, and manga all better than ever, this has been a great year to be a Pokemon fan! Heck, with this much vitality, Pokemon is sure to be going strong another 20 years! On that note, screw the Olympic Committee's reasoning for not including Pokemon among the anime and gaming franchises representing Japan in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. So apparently Pokemon is not as popular internationally as Yo-Kai Watch? Suuuurrreee.... While some franchises like Pokemon will never die, most series are finite. That's especially true of manga. It's unbelievable just how many long-running and popular titles have ended this year. Just this month alone, there's been Nisekoi, Billy Bat, Genshiken, and as of this week, Bleach. It feels surreal to live in a world where Bleach is over. It ran for fifteen years, and was among the formative series for an entire generation of anime and manga fans. Once a part of the so-called "Big 3," it had a dramatic fall from grace about half-way into it's run, and never recovered afterwards. Opinions on the series vary, but there's no denying it left an impact in the community and the industry. It's unlikely to continue on as a franchise like Naruto has, but it's unlikely to be forgotten all the same, and sure to be a subject of heated debates between shonen fans for many years to come. But we've got more to talk about this week than the ending of Bleach! This week's Manga Mavericks features plenty of new licenses, movie announcements, and neat little tidbits to keep you up to date on the latest happenings in the manga industry! Plus, we discuss the new Shonen Jump simulpub series, Astra Lost in Space by Kenta Shinohara of Sket Dance fame! We all know that Colton is a big fan of Sket Dance, but what did he think of Shinohara's latest creation? No need to be lost searching through the episode for it - this week I've got a breakdown to help you jump right to it! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If there’s something you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 14: Equal Rights for All Comics! (#EFAC)

9 augusti 2016 | 116 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 13: Happy Accidents

27 juli 2016 | 125 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 12: Anime Expo Happened...

13 juli 2016 | 107 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 11: We Finally Read Tokyo Ghoul

29 juni 2016 | 116 min

It's been ten long episodes in the making, but the promised day has finally come! After weeks of saying we'd get around to it, we finally read Tokyo Ghoul! Well, okay, we didn't read the whole thing. I got through about half of it and Colton only read the first volume. So yeah, I know it might not exactly be what you were expecting or wanted, but the reality is we put everything into making this episode. We didn't try to kickstart it, or set up a Patreon for extra money. We put it all in. So, for now, this is what you hear and this is what you get, for the Manga Mavericks podcast. But, again, we hope that if this is well received, there'll be follow-ups. Because I'll tell you what, I'm not getting my Tokyo Ghoul-podcasting fill. And at the end of the day, even if it's not perfect, it's better than nothing. Besides, listening to this episode will definitely be better time spent than playing Mighty No. 9, and it didn't even cost you a dime (or however much money people wasted backed on that crap)! But seriously, this is a good episode. So good that we had to cut out a 20+ minute rant discussion on when Nisekoi will end for the sake of time! If we had to take out something THAT juicy, then exactly what mouthwatering morsels of manga chatter have we keep in? Join your titular mavericks Colton and Sid as we salivate over a Tokyo Restaurant serving Tonio's full course from Diamond is Unbreakable, speculate on a potential live-action Gintama theatrical film. celebrate Kochikame returning to japanese airwaves with a new tv anime, and accentuate that we're not filthy perverts while discussing the Legend of the Overfiend kickstarter! Awaiting at the end of it all is, of course, the pièce de résistance, our Tokyo Ghoul discussion! Did we like this broken down, broken-down world, or did we laugh without seeing a thing? There's only one way to find out, so dig in! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If there’s something you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, tell us, oh tell us, the way it works with a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 10: Gotta Read 'Em All!

18 juni 2016 | 124 min

We wanna be the very best Like no podcast ever was To read manga is our real test To review them is our cause We will broadcast across the internet Downloaded far and wide Help people to understand The story that's inside Manga! (Gotta read 'em all), it's Colton and me I know it's our hobby (Manga!) Ooh, you're my co-host In a podcast we do bi-weekly Manga! (Gotta read 'em all), a backlog so huge Our library cards will pull us through You loan me, and I'll loan you M-an-ga! (Gotta read 'em all) Gotta read 'em all Manga! You know, I was also going to do a parody of the Pokerap, but somehow, I don't think Tezuka would approve of a rap number if he were alive to see this. Episode 10! We're finally in the double digits. If this podcast were a person, and episodes represented it's age, why, it'd be old enough to go on it's own Pokemon journey! Thank you guys for all your support and comments so far! It really means a lot to us! We've got plans for some fun topics to cover in the future and a few projects related to the podcast in the works, so look forward to those! This week we dive headfirst into a heap of lists and licensing news! Oricon's top selling manga and light novel lists for the first half of 2015 are out, and we're here to give you our thoughts on each! Adding to the excitement, Seven Seas spent a week dishing out a heck ton of new manga licenses, sure to sate the tastes of many a yuri fan! To top it all off, we answer some questions and make some exciting announcements for future episodes! It's over two hours of mirthful manga talk, and this week, we've got a breakdown to help you navigate through all our drole discussion! Podcast Breakdown: 00:15 - Intro 02:45 - Pokemon Adventures: Platinum + Black & White Arcs Discussion 09:04 - Colton's "Bold Declaration" 15:37 - Kodansha USA's A Silent Voice Contest 22:37 - New York Times Best Selling List: Week of May 22-28 28:34 - Oricon's Top Selling Manga List for the First Half of 2016 36:56 - Oricon's Top Selling Light Novels List for the First Half of 2016 47:47 - Amazon Japan's Top Selling Manga Volumes for the First Half of 2016 52:20 - Gallery Nucleus' Official Tezuka 70th/Unico 40th Anniversary Celebration 53:56 - Colton Freaks Out! 1:00:18 - Atom: The Beginning Anime Announcement 1:04:04 - Sui Ishida's Hunter X Hunter Hisoka Storyboard One-Shot 1:06:20 - Space Brothers & the Dream Art Rocket Project 1:09:20 - FOX is FINALLY making that Battle Angel Alita Film 1:12:30 - Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Film Speculation 1:19:34 - Jump Giga Lineup Discussion 1:30:42 - Seven Seas' New Licenses Discussion 1:46:30 - Q&As 2:00:52 - Wrap Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If there’s something you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 9: Your Favorite Character Dressed in Drag

1 juni 2016 | 141 min

Wow, it's been a while huh? Almost a month! Man, you guys must have been devastated, going without hearing our pristine sexy voices for so long. Sobbing in a corner like Sugao from Shonen Ashibe and hugging your makeshift Colton and/or Sid body pillows tightly, impatiently tapping the refresh button hping, ever so desperately, for a new episode to load. But that episode never came. So you sat there, wallowing in a mess of piss and tears, eyes red from sleepless nights waiting, ears perked for any hint of our beautiful voices. Your friends and family worried. You'd become a podcast-aholic. You needed your fix, and Manga Mavericks was your drug or choice. Finally, enough was enough. Your family put you in therapy. You resisted at first, but slowly, the therapist gained your trust. You talked. You learned things. About yourself, your problems. You joined Podcastaholics Anonymous, and over time, you got over your addiction. You were free. FREE! ...Or so you thought. The addiction could only be suppressed, not overcome. Deep inside, you still hungered. You re-listened to older episodes, but it wasn't enough. You needed more. Desperate, you tried other manga podcasts, but they didn't satisfy. But you kept listening. You started listening to two at once, then three, then four, then more. Just lying there, engulfed in your insidiously comfy reclining armchair, your life slowly wasting away from a sedentary lifestyle devoid of emotional fulfillment. But you decided enough is enough. "Screw podcasts, I'll watch anime instead!" Weak and malnourished, you blindly clicked upon a random link to a random show on Crunchyroll, hoping you'd land on something light and charming to make the pain go away. And what do you know, you got a comedy. "Rock Lee's Springtime of Youth." Huh. Well, Rock Lee is a pretty cool character, so a show about him show be pretty decent. You hit an ep up. You watch. But...what's this? Dogs pissing on people's heads? Characters steeping in piles of poop? Is this what's become of anime comedy? Then, it happens. A simple image. Rock Lee dressed in women's clothes. Ten Ten makes a big deal of it. Something along the lines of "Oh Lee, you so silly for dressing like a girl. You're a MAN! HUR DUR DUR!!!" You stare, trying to process the incomprehensible scene before you. Then you realize - this is the joke. No, not the fact Lee is dressed in drag and that's somehow supposed to be funny in of itself. That's lame. No, the joke is your life. You're a twenty-something jobless fatass spending your days listening to podcasts and watching crappy chibi comedy spinoffs of overrated shonen action shows. Now, THAT's funny! You snort. Chuckle. Laugh. Laughter that pierces the walls of your decrepit domicile, frightening neighbors who've long thought your home was just an abandoned wreck waiting for demolition. You tear up, roll around the floor in a fit, unable to stop. Then, suddenly, your laughter becomes a cry. A cry for help, freedom, purpose. Ah, what a tragic life! Woe, is the Millennial! Woe, these insufferable first-world problems! Must we want so? Must our desires overwhelm our sense?! Will nothing break the death hold that our destructive desperation for endless entertainment entraps us?! But suffer no longer, my friends! Your titular mavericks Colton and Sid have returned once again to give you to low down on all the hip news and happenings in the manga world. We may have missed a week, but the industry kept on rolling, and we're here today with an extra long episode to cover all the exciting highlights that came out of May! From new manga debuts to new licenses to controversial Kickstarters, there's a lot of ground to cover and we gave ourselves a lot of time to do so. Plus, discussion of the latest Jump Start, Takuan and Batsu's Daily Demon Diary, what makes a good gag spinoff comedy, the historical and empathetic legacy of Barefoot Gen, and much, much more! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperkin

Manga Mavericks EP. 8: Meet the Fast Food Fanatics!

4 maj 2016 | 116 min

Felicitations! We're the Fast Food Fanatics! We run down all the latest news and gossip in the deliciously detrimental world of flash-fried quick eats! What's cooking this week? Well, your titular fanatics Colton and Sid are full of beans and keen as mustard to shoot the breeze on some rather fishy business, including McDonald's new chicken nuggets recipe, the consequences of California's controversial $15 dollar minimum wage, why you should never ever eat at a Burger King in Brooklyn, and Chik-fil-A's oh so exclusive "invitation only" loyalty program! (Seriously, did you know about that? I go to Chik-fil-A almost every frigging day, and I've never received no red carpet treatment! "A-list membership" my ass! Screw those chicken-shit frying elitists!) Also, should millennials invest in Chipotle stock? The answer might surprise you! We might have our fingers in a lot of pies this time around, but believe me buddy, we know our onions! So let's fry some fish, and dig in to the meat of thin- WAIT A MINUTE! Don't close that tab! We aren't here to jabber about junk food. We're the mother-freaking Manga Mavericks, and as per our usual m.o., we mean to madly mutter about manga matters! Which we do after talking 10 minutes about how bad fast-food is for you, especially if you live in New York City. ...No, seriously, we're still a manga podcast! We promise! Want me to prove it to you? Well, in this installment, we commend the winners of the Tezuka Cultural Prize, ponder the practicality of Nissan's new manga-inspired Nissan Leaf model, and get excited for the upcoming documentary about Fujio Akatsuka, Makoto Raiku's new manga, the Cardcaptor Sakura sequel series, and much more! Plus, Colton drops a bombshell you'll NEVER see coming! There's no way that can be right! Can it? Also, we briefly talk about them in the episode, but I wanted to provide links to two fantastic analytical pieces on the Dragon Ball franchise I've recently gotten into. The first is the video series Dragon Ball Dissection by a Youtuber named MistareFusion, who has been going through the Dragon Ball manga from beginning to end, thoroughly breaking down each story arc with a critical lens. I've seen many attempts at a "History of Power Rangers"-esque overview of Dragon Ball from many different Youtubers, but Dragon Ball Dissection is far and away the best, not only because it bases itself on the original manga instead of the anime adaption like most others do, but also because MistareFusion focuses on analysis over recap and pulls no punches on breaking down both the series' strengths and flaws in an acute and precise manner. The second Dragon Ball analytical series I'd like to highlight is Derek Padula's brilliant Dragon Ball Culture book series. To my knowledge, Padula is the first and only professional literary Dragon Ball scholar. His books are thoroughly well-researched and written in a formal but still highly accessible manner, providing fascinating insight on the culture, themes, and history that influenced the story and world of Dragon Ball. His books so far have encompassed the entirety of the pre-Z era of the series, with additional books including one exploring the "Over 9000!" phenomenon, and a soulful collection of personal reflections on the series from fans all over the world aptly titled "Dragon Soul." Both MistareFusion's videos and Mr. Padula's books are excellent pieces for for any Dragon Ball fan looking to dig deeper into the essence of the franchise, and I highly recommend them. Oh, and just an FYI, in the episode we discuss Yona of the Dawn going on hiatus, which was still indefinite at the time we recorded of the episode. Since then, however, it's come to light that the series will resume this month in the 12th issue of Hana to Yume out on May 20th. Which kind of makes that whole talking point retroactively pointless, unfortunately, but that kind of thing's to be expected when you're running a bi-weekly podcast. The manga world

Manga Mavericks EP. 7: Today Crunchyroll, Tomorrow the World!

23 april 2016 | 87 min

The Skip Beat! Kickstarter was a success! Not only did it meet it's funding goal, but the stretch goal for a blu-ray release as well! This bodes very well for the future of crowd funding campaigns to fund other anime series that have been overlooked or were considered to be tough-sells by big-name licensors. Similarly, the Kimagure Orange Road Kickstarter is going swimmingly as well. When you think about it, it's already half-way there to reaching the goal required to get the series fully published, and there's plenty of time left. As always, I strongly encourage you to support this Kickstarter if you already haven't. Even if you don't have a lot to give, any amount you can give can make a difference. Beyond simply getting this classic title published, this Kickstarter will open up doors for similar projects and more classic or obscure manga beyond just Osamu Tezuka's works to potentially receive crowd-funding campaigns. Both the Skip Beat! and KOR campaigns' success have set great precedents that should hopefully allow a lot of titles that wouldn't or couldn't be brought over through traditional means finally see a western release. These are exciting times, and I'm crossing a fingers a few currently unlicensed favorites of mine will be lucky enough to receive similar treatment one day very soon. Enough with the pitch, let's get on with the show! Join your titular Manga Mavericks, Colton and Sid, as we once again dive into the fast-paced and sexy world of manga news! And this episode covers some BIG news, presenting many fascinating questions worth pondering. What are the ramifications of Kadokawa's partnerships with Crunchyroll and Yen Press? Will the Death Note live-action movie actually be good? When will Colton and Sid finally stop going off tangent and answer the Q&A already?! Plus, rundowns of the latest NYT Top Selling Manga List, the March Bookscan Top 20 Graphic Novels List, and lots of licensing news! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If there’s something you want to ask that’s too big to tweet, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks EP. 6: Diesel Is Not Crash

6 april 2016 | 88 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 5: Colton Loves Yu-Gi-Oh! More Than His Fam

22 mars 2016 | 66 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 4: Good For You, Seven Seas!

10 mars 2016 | 97 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 3: I Hate It!

25 februari 2016 | 71 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 2: We Still Don't Have a Catchphrase

9 februari 2016 | 67 min

Manga Mavericks EP. 1: Meet the Manga Mavericks!

26 januari 2016 | 67 min

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MM x SNS: "Spiraling Into the Uzumaki Anime!"

EP. 240: San Diego Comic Con 2024 (aka Colton's First Big Con)

Thank You, Akira Toriyama

EP. 239 - Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha

EP. 238: December 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

EP. 237: December 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 236: November 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

EP. 235: October 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 234: September 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

EP. 233: August 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 232: August 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

EP. 231: July 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 230: June 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 229: June 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

EP. 228: May 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 227: April 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 226 - Super Sentai: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

EP. 225: March 2023 News Roundup!

EP. 224: February 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

EP. 223: February 2023 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks On TV #02: "Yolo: Silver Destiny w/Michael Cusack, Sarah Bishop, & Todor Manojlovic"

EP. 222: January 2023 News Roundup!

Bonus - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

EP. 221: December 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #49: "Adult Swim Yule Log w/Casper Kelly"

EP. 220: December 2022 News Roundup!

EP. 219: November 2022 News Roundup!

EP. 218: Red Sprite

EP. 217: October 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

EP. 216: October 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 215: Gakkyu Hotei (School Judgment)

Manga Mavericks EP. 214: September 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 213: Lupin the Third

Manga Mavericks EP. 212: "Otakon 2022"

Manga Mavericks EP. 211: August 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 210: August 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 209: Our Colors

Manga Mavericks EP. 208: My Brother's Husband

Manga Mavericks EP. 207: Boys Run the Riot

Manga Mavericks EP. 206: July 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 205: June 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 204: June 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 203: Dr. Slump

Manga Mavericks EP. 202: Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater

Manga Mavericks EP. 201: Our Interview with Jin Chan Yum Wai

Manga Mavericks EP. 200: May 2022 News & Goodbye, Eri

Manga Mavericks EP. 199: "Yona of the Dawn Q&A Extravaganza!!"

Manga Mavericks EP. 198: "Yona of the Dawn"

Manga Mavericks EP. 197: Kamen Rider

Manga Mavericks EP. 196: April 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 195: "My Wandering Warrior Existence"

#Lum Squad #12: "Moo-ving Stories!"

Manga Mavericks EP. 194: My Alcoholic Escape From Reality

Manga Mavericks EP. 193: March 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 192: March 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 191: "Best of Manga 2021"

Manga Mavericks EP. 190: "Anime NYC 2021"

Manga Mavericks EP. 189: February 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 188: February 2022 News Roundup!

#Lum Squad #11: "New Year, New Podcast, New ANIME?!"

Manga Mavericks EP. 187: "Letterers Roundtable"

Manga Mavericks EP. 186: January 2022 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 185: December 2021 Simulpubs Roundup!

Lum Squad #10: "You "Only You" Once"

Manga Mavericks EP. 184: December 2021 News Roundup

#Lum Squad #09: "Doesn't Anyone Here Love Each Other?"

Manga Mavericks EP. 183: Neo Parasyte m & f

#Lum Squad #08: "Chain of Memories"

Manga Mavericks EP. 182: Parasyte

#Lum Squad #07: "The Miss Tomobiki Contest!"

Manga Mavericks EP. 181: November 2021 News & Simulpub Roundups!

Manga Mavericks EP. 180: GeGeGe no Kitaro

#Lum Squad #06: "Ryunosuke 1/2"

Manga Mavericks EP. 179: Dororo

Manga Mavericks EP. 178: October 2021 Simulpubs Roundup!

Manga Mavericks EP. 177: "LGBTQ Manga"