Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Manga Mavericks
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| EP. 259: Princess Da Huang and Other Tales | 08 Jun 2026 | 01:28:49 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we’re joined by guest and manga letterer, Aidan Clarke, to discuss Princess Da Huang & Other Tales by Ohtori! Join us as we talk with Aidan about his work on this release, as well as our overall thoughts on all the various tales this anthology has to offer! Princess Da Huang is available digitally on the Manga Mavericks Book store and will be available in print on later this month! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:57 - Upcoming Manga Mavericks Books releases and con appearances
09:03 - Princess Da Huang discussion 1:12:37 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 258: Great Metal God | 27 Apr 2026 | 01:21:28 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, the Mavericks are joined by comics artist and graphic designer, Darren Vogt, to discuss Iwakuni Kogyo's Great Metal God! An incredible sci-fi, action spectacle about a colossal metal being that wreaks havoc and destruction upon the world until another equally giant being is summoned to step in and save the day! Join us as we discuss Kogyo-sensei's amazing artistic ability to convey a story of such epic proportions without the use of very little text, while Darren goes through his process of designing and creating a cover worthy of the Great Metal God themself! Enjoy! Be sure to take the latest Manga Mavericks survey before it ends on April 30th!!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:16 - Take the Manga Mavericks survey TODAY! 05:00 - Check out our newest Manga Mavericks Books releases! 08:28 - Our latest licensing announcements from Anime Boston! 15:32 - Great Metal God discussion 1:12:15 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 257: 10 Years Later | 30 Mar 2026 | 03:36:01 | |
It's the 10th anniversary of Manga Mavericks!! On this special episode of the podcast, Colton & Lum are joined by both Sakaki and Vlord to celebrate 10 years of discussing manga as both a medium and as an industry. Join the usual Mavericks crew as they reminisce about their time doing the podcast, press, and now publishing, and how Manga Mavericks has changed their lives! Big thanks to everyone who has ever supported us throughout our journey, whether they be a fan or a past guest. Thank you for the past 10 years of Manga Mavericks, and as always, enjoy the show! Help celebrate with us even further by taking our Manga Mavericks 10th anniversary survey! As thanks for your input, survey takers will be entered into a raffle to win a free Manga Mavericks Books manga! The survey will be open from now through April 30th, so please let us know what you've enjoyed most about the past 10 years of Manga Mavericks and what you'd like to see in the next 10! You can also share your thoughts with us at Anime Boston! We'll be in the dealer's hall at Anime Boston this weekend at Booth C-120, right next to Discotek's booth! We'll have a bunch of our books available for purchase, including the hit animator BL manga sensation I'll See You at Ebisu Studios volume 1! Plus we'll have free goodies, including bookmarks and posters! Stop by and say hi, and pick up some great books! We've also got TWO panels at Anime Boston on Saturday, April 4th in panel room 202; our behind-the-scenes panel at 10:30am, and our industry panel at 3pm, where we'll be announcing some amazing new manga licenses! So come see MMB at AB, and if you won't be there, keep your eyes peeled on our socials for some big announcements from us this Saturday! And now, enjoy listening to us thank you for listening to us, as we reflect on ten years of being Manga Mavericks! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 13:59 - Info on the newest Manga Mavericks Books & Podcast survey 21:52 - Check out our newest Manga Mavericks Books releases! 30:00 - Celebrating 10 years of Manga Mavericks! 3:18:20 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 256: Shonen Jump Retrospective 2025 | 09 Feb 2026 | 03:33:01 | |
Been a while, hasn’t it? On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Maxy all get together after two years to finally talk about Weekly Shonen Jump once again! This time, however, they decide to go about it a little differently, as they focus more on the new debuts from 2025 that are still going (or at least were still going in the case of a couple of them at the time this was recorded). In general though, there’s still plenty of discussion to be had about some of the magazine’s more current popular titles in the lineup, as well as some of the other series that unfortunately fell down into the cancellation pit along the way. How does Maxy currently feel about the state of the magazine? How does Colton feel after spending a lot of time away from Jump over the past two years? Listen and find out! Click here to donate and help Minnesota residents affected by ICE!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - How you can help Minnesota residents affected by ICE 07:25 - Intro 23:15 - Weekly Shonen Jump Retrospective (Our hosts' feelings on the magazine currently) 47:47 - The series that started in but didn't make it past 2025 1:06:10 - Otr of the Flame 1:29:17 - Harukaze Mound 1:43:08 - Someone Hertz 1:54:33 - Gonron Egg 2:09:27 - The Mage Next Door 2:22:50 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call it Quits 2:37:39 - Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 3:18:43 - Wrap-up (plus Patreon Shout Out) Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS: | |||
| EP. 255: Inside ONE PIECE x MERCER LABS with Nasir Dean | 01 Dec 2025 | 01:19:20 | |
Launched on the weekend of New York Comic Con 2025, the One Piece x Mercer Labs immersive exhibition transported visitors into the world of the series through 11 rooms featuring a variety of digital and physical installations themed around the Wano arc. LumRanmaYasha sat down for two interviews with Nasir Dean, the Manager of Special Projects at Mercer Labs and driving force behind the immersive One Piece exhibition. We discussed Nasir’s history with One Piece and anime, his pathway to collaborating with Toei on the exhibition, curating the exhibition around the Wano arc, the themes of the different installations, what makes One Piece such a natural fit for an immersive experience, and how the installation encapsulates the series’s messages of freedom that’ve resonated and inspired people worldwide. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Manga Mavericks Books Promo 00:44 - Intro 06:42 - Nasir Dean Interview at the Mercer Labs, 10/12 38:07 - Nasir Dean Interview over Zoom, 10/29 1:09:21 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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 or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 254: Young Magazine USA (Part 2) | 04 Nov 2025 | 02:40:04 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Sakaki continue to read through and discuss the back half of Kodansha's Young Magazine USA! Starting off with the baffling post apocalyptic, sci-fi epic, Protocol Ryugu from Daisaku Tsuru, and then bookended with another equally as baffling horror adventure with Into The Dark by Anri Morikuma! Get ready for even more scares than last time as we finish off the magazine and head to the polls to vote for which series will get to continue! Enjoy! Be sure to read and vote for your favorite series on Young Magazine USA's official website! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro Young Magazine Discussion 13:47 - Protocol Ryugu 41:09 - The Graveyard Shift 57:50 - Pregnant 1:14:35 - Project Metallia 1:25:30 - Godmother 1:39:05 - Fasciation 1:51:54 - Into the Dark 2:07:06 - Final Thoughts 2:30:30 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 253: Young Magazine USA (Part 1) | 27 Oct 2025 | 03:10:39 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Sakaki all get together to take a look at the special US edition of Kodansha's Young Magazine and attempt to spotlight and discuss every first chapter featured! Though as you can clearly see, we had definitely bit off more than we can chew! So much so, that we have to split this up into TWO PARTS! Seriously! There was NO WAY we'd be able to get through all 16 series (plus two one shots) in one go! Especially not when you throw in an official sequel to Mavericks favorite, Boys Run The Riot, which we definitely had A LOT to say about! Even so, be proud that we still cover a little more than half the lineup. So stay tuned next time as we finish off the rest of the magazine! Enjoy! Be sure to read and vote for your favorite series on Young Magazine USA's official website! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 12:31 - Young Magazine Discussion 20:25 - The Last Terran 39:04 - Boys Run the Riot -In Transition- 1:06:28 - To Dusk and Twilight 1:18:18 - GOUMA 1:30:26 - Is My Love Strange? 1:50:02 - Me and Bob Dylan (and My Father) 1:57:16 - The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers 2:12:01 - The Silent Forest 2:20:04 - The Knight of Blasphemy 2:33:40 - Kikikaikai 2:45:22 Still You 2:55:27 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 252: Alternative[Self Liner Note] "B-Side" w/Nicholas Hodges | 22 Oct 2025 | 01:35:59 | |
We recorded a podcast. A podcast just for us (and you, our listeners). This is that podcast. Once again, we’re opening up our heart-shaped boxes to give you our self-liner notes for one of our debut Manga Mavericks Books titles, Alternative[Self-Liner Note]! In this free-style jam session of a podcast that you can think of as the “B-Side” to our previous discussion on Alternative, we sat down with our Accounting & Sales Manager, Nicholas Hodges, to discuss the series from the perspective of someone who’s a musician and has worked in music journalism! Nick describes how he related to the book based on his background and experience with music, touching on the significance of many of the artists referenced by Yagura-sensei in their playlist of inspirations included in the book, in particular Number Girl and Nirvana. We reflect on how we relate to the series’ depiction of someone going through a quarter-life crisis in their late 20s and being uncertain whether they can continue to pursue their passion without getting anywhere, with Nick looking back at it with frustration from the standpoint of someone who’s grown past that point in their life. We explore how the series has a great message for younger readers about not conflating career success with creative fulfillment, and never losing sight of the joy in creating something that is meaningful to you and is for you and yours alone. Plus, we go on many digressions, such as about the best years of SNL, Robert Zemeckis’ filmography, Nick watching Perfect Blue for the first time when he was too young, and more! So listen up and listen good as we learn a lot (maybe too much) about our CFO, Nick, and discuss what makes Alternative’s story and message resonate no matter what career or passion you’re rocking! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Order Alternative[Self Liner Note] and more Manga Mavericks Books titles on our online store! 00:44 - Intro 11:00 - Alternative[self-liner note] B-Side w/Nicholas Hodges 1:26:18 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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 or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 251: Zigoku's Foreman Vol 1 | 06 Oct 2025 | 01:21:06 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're spotlighting the third and final of our first round of Manga Mavericks Books licenses with 9banta's Zigoku's Foreman! A workplace comedy taking place in Hell about a demon named Mizuchi, who acts as the leader of a construction crew! Join our Mavericks crew as they discuss the specific HELLISH challenges that come with releasing a work such as this one, not just with it being a combination of both manga and light novel prose, but especially with our very own Vlord having his own challenges figuring out how to learn entirely new skills in order to print this book correctly and have it come out as good as possible! Zigoku's Foreman Vol 1 is now available for purchase on our store! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 13:36 - Zigoku's Foreman Discussion 1:12:18 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS: | |||
| EP. 250: Sanda | 29 Sep 2025 | 01:17:52 | |
Christmas has come early for Manga Mavericks, as we’re celebrating our 250th episode with a special gift from Titan Manga, the first volume of Sanda, Paru Itagaki’s crazy dystopian manga about a kid who can transform into a buff, hot Santa Claus investigating the conspiracy behind the disappearance of his classmate! You know a manga by Paru Itagaki’s gotta be wild even without featuring horny-hungry anthropormophic animals, and we talk about everything that makes Sanda the gift that keeps on giving, from its insane bordering on psychotic characters, intriguing world building, and hilariously over-the-top interpretation and application of the Santa Claus mythos for battle manga powers. Sanda is everything that we love about manga and a wonderful way to ring in and commemorate our 250th episode! Thanks so much to Titan Manga for inviting us to participate in the blog tour for Sanda! Check out more coverage of Sanda at the outlets listed here! We also have another occasion to celebrate, because we’ll be exhibiting and hosting a panel for Manga Mavericks Books at New York Comic Con! It’s our first time hosting a table for Manga Mavericks Books at a convention, and we’re excited to be able to showcase our books and interact directly with fans at the show! Our booth number is 2242, and we’ll be sharing our booth with B!Juku, one of our digital manga distribution partners, and we’re located right to the left of the Viz Media booth in the small press section of the Exhibit Hall! We’ll have copies of Alternative, Bonds, and Zigoku’s Foreman volume 1 for sale at special discounted prices and free bookmarks for Alternative and Zigoku’s Foreman and a convention exclusive print for Zigoku’s Foreman, alongside other surprises and goodies available for sale and being given away at the booth! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - In Memoriam: Matt Haasch 10:30 - Introducing Sanda 13:45 - Celebrating Manga Mavericks’ 250th episode! 14:55 - We’re going to be Exhibiting and Hosting a Panel at New York Comic Con! 18:03 - Sanda Review 1:00:10 - Wrap-up 1:03:56 - Shout-Outs:
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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 or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods. 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. 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. LINKS:
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| EP. 249: BONDS | 18 Aug 2025 | 01:12:25 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we spotlight another one of our upcoming Manga Mavericks Books releases with BONDS by Zenzo! An action adventure tale that is an alternate take on Journey to the West taking place at the start of Son Goku and Sanzo's journey! We're joined by the book's translator, Robert Harkins, to discuss what his translation process was like, while the rest of the Mavericks crew spotlight Victoria's great lettering work! But what does fellow manga letterer and American Manga Awards nominee, Robert, think of the lettering work done on BONDS? Tune in as we get his LIVE REACTION! Enjoy!! | |||
| EP. 248: Manga Mavericks Books at Anime Expo 2025! | 24 Jul 2025 | 01:37:43 | |
Anime Expo was a busy event for us this year, because we hosted our first-ever Manga Mavericks Books panel there! If you couldn’t go or missed it, don’t fret, because we’re sharing the audio recording of our panel here on the podcast feed, and we have the video of it up on our Youtube! So join the team behind Manga Mavericks Books in our very first industry panel and find out how the company that started as a manga podcast has transformed itself into one of the newest indie manga publishers! We made new announcements, shared some surprises, and answered Q&As from the audience!
In addition to our panel, we also did a lot of interviews and panel coverage that you’ll see posted to the site very soon. One of the interviews I did was with Whitney Leopard, the Executive Editor of Penguin House Graphic’s new Ink Pop imprint, which is dedicated to publishing manga, manwha, and webtoons for young kids and middle-grade readers! One of their debut titles is a favorite of mine, I Wanna Be Your Girl by Umi Takase, which we previously reviewed when it was first made available on Mangamo. I talk with Whitney about Ink Pop’s goals as an imprint geared towards young readers, how and why they chose to publish I Wanna Be Your Girl, and what other kinds of titles they hope to publish in the near future! I had a great interview with Whitney, and it’s the first of a trifecta of interviews from the Manga Mavericks team, as Sakaki and MangaAlerts also conducted their own interviews that they’ll publish on their respective outlets soon! In the meantime, enjoy this first of our many interviews out of AX, and a taste of some of the coverage we did at the con! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Pre-Order Manga Mavericks Books! 00:44 - AX 2025 Intro & Overview 16:32 - Manga Mavericks Books panel at AX 2025! 1:07:32 - Interview with Whitney Leopard, Executive Editor of Ink Pop! 1:27:42 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @VLordGTZ, @Wsstalkback, and @lumranmayasha. If you like Lum’s art, follow them on Instagram at @siddartworks. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 247: Manga Mavericks at Annecy 2025! | 14 Jul 2025 | 01:45:09 | |
Manga Mavericks finally went to the mecca of animation, Annecy! Annecy is the premier animation film festival and a film market designed to show off some of the best new animated projects coming out, present an opportunity for creatives to pitch or secure funding for their projects, and provide professional development opportunities for students and networking opportunities for professionals in the animation industry. VLordGTZ and our resident European contributor, Mugen, attended Annecy together and saw a LOT of movies, and lots of other cool events and presentations too, and even conducted many awesome interviews! Listen and learn about the differences in the Annecy experience for general attendees and professionals, navigating the ticketing and reservation system, tips and tricks to have the best experience as an attendee, and of course, all the amazing movies and events they got to see and interviews they got to do! Nous aimons les desins animes! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Pre-Order Manga Mavericks Books! 00:44 - Annecy 2025 Recap 1:41:31 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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 or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 246: Alternative[Self Liner Note] | 02 Jul 2025 | 01:23:07 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're spotlighting the first of our upcoming Manga Mavericks Books releases with Chiaki Yagura's Alternative[Self Liner Note]! A short story about a young artist trying to leave her mark on the world while struggling through a creative slump. Varun (aka VlordGTZ) discusses the process of finding and bringing over this wonderful story, while Sakaki (Weekly Shogakukan Edition) discusses what it was like translating something that resonated with him very personally. Enjoy! Check out our Alternative themed Spotify playlist featuring songs from the book! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 07:43 - Alternative Discussion 1:09:33 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 245: Yan | 27 Jun 2025 | 01:16:47 | |
“What if a Peking Opera actress became a Superhero?” That question is both the inspiration and premise of Chang Sheng’s Taiwanese manga Yan, a series which pays homage to a variety of influences including the Peking Opera, martial arts movies, spy thrillers, revenge flicks, and sci-fi manga of all kinds of premises. Centering on Yan Tien Hua, a former teenage Peking Opera performer who resurfaces after 30 years to get revenge on those who wronged her, what starts as a seemingly straightforward revenge story a la Kill Bill soon takes twists and turns with layers of different supernatural and sci-fi concepts and premises added on top, making for a thoroughly unpredictable thrill ride as we follow Yan and her allies in their efforts to uncover the truth behind a conspiracy of potentially world-ending consequences. Lum and VLord discuss Yan’s unique blend of influences, how it balances escalating the stakes of the story without losing its core narrative focus, Chang Sheng’s gorgeously detailed artwork and cinematic paneling, and the immaculate production design of the book from Titan Manga. Oh, and point out how one of the characters is clearly based on Keanu Reeves as John Wick. Don’t tell me you don’t see it! Thanks so much to Titan Manga for providing us a copy of the book for this review, and for inviting us to participate in the blog tour for Yan! Check out more coverage of Yan at the outlets listed here! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Pre-Order Manga Mavericks Books! 00:44 - Yan Review 1:05:55 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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 or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| Manga Mavericks @ Movies #52: "Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye" (w/Abel Góngora & the English Dub Cast!) | 11 Jun 2025 | 01:03:10 | |
Dun Da Dun, we’re talking about Dan Da Dan! Dan Da Dan is one of the best-produced anime on the scene, and the first three episodes of season two are currently screening in U.S. theaters as a compilation film dubbed Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye. I had the opportunity to interview the new season’s co-director, Abel Góngora, a longtime Science Saru animator who directed the beloved opening sequence for Dan Da Dan’s first season, as well as the English dub voice cast: A.J. Beckles (Okarun), Abby Trott (Momo), and Aleks Le (Jiji/Evil Eye)! I talked with Abel about how he collaborated with first season director Fuga Yamashiro on this season and his thought process behind many of the creative choices made with the animation, color, and art direction in the show. Then, I ask the dub cast about the highlights and difficulties of performing their characters, with A.J. discussing how he captures the interiority of Okarun in both his normal and Turbo forms and tries to push himself to match or surpass Natsuki Hanae’s performance, Abby sharing how they protect their voices when having to do lots of yelling, and Aleks explaining how he manages to do all of Jiji’s crazy vocal chances all in one take and tried not to make his Evil Eye voice sound too sexy! (ymmv, ;D) It was such a delight to do these interviews. Abel is incredibly humble about his work, but his brilliant creative vision shines on the screen. Meanwhile, I really appreciate how the dub cast are all incredibly passionate about the show and their characters and really think about their interiority and want to do right by them and the fans, and I really love how they all support and build each other up, particularly Abby and Aleks for A.J. Listening to these interviews, you get a great sense of the passion and love everyone involved has for the show, and their combined efforts really come alive on the screen. That said, how is Evil Eye as a “movie,” or at least theatrical experience? Before getting into my interviews with the Dan Da Dan crew, I give my review of Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye and share my reasons why you should definitely take a look at it! Trust me, unlike the character of the Evil Eye, looking right at it won’t make you want to die! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Pre-Order Manga Mavericks Books! 00:37 - Intro 04:02 - Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye Review 26:15 - Interview w/Abel Góngora, co-director of Dan Da Dan Season 2 37:34 - Interview w/A.J. Beckles, Abby Trott, & Aleks Le 54:30 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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 or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: “Hooray for Hollywood” - Looney Tunes Six Flags Version “Otonoke” - Creepy Nuts “On the Way” - AiNA THE END “Taidada” - Zutomayo Audio Excerpts from Dan Da Dan and GKids’ English Dub trailers for Evil Eye and Season 2 LINKS:
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| Manga Mavericks @ Movies #51: "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" (w/Candi Milo!) | 28 May 2025 | 01:10:43 | |
Welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies! The show where we don’t just talk smack about movies, we celebrate them! What’s up, Mavericks? Lum and VLord are here to chew bubblegum and talk Looney Tunes, and we’re all out of gum! Luckily, we still have plenty to chew on, as we’re discussing the first ever fully original 2D animated Looney Tunes movie, The Day the Earth Blew Up! Originally slated for a streaming-only release on Max, and then put at risk of being written off by WBD altogether, the film was picked up for distribution by Ketchup Entertainment, who gave it a wide theatrical release in March, and have just put it out on home video, with a streaming release on Max planned for June 27th! We’re so glad Ketchup saved this film, because its gorgeous animation and art deserved to be seen on the biggest screen possible! We discuss how director Pete Browngardt’s delightful throwback to 1940s Bob Clampett-directed Looney Tunes shorts and 1950s sci-fi creature features is a fantastic culmination of his work on the Looney Tunes shorts over the past few years, bringing Daffy back to his wacky screwball characterization, and exploring a genuinely sweet brotherly relationship between Porky and Daffy as they team up to thwart an alien invader who seemingly plans to “blow up” the Earth using gum-chewing, bubble-blowing zombies! Before that, Lum interviews Candi Milo, a venerable VA who stars as this film’s version of Petunia Pig, reimagined as an eccentric flavor scientist who is as explosive an on-screen presence as the gum she creates! Candi shares how she approached her performance as Petunia, her favorite gags and moments with the character, how she played off of Eric Bauza’s performance as Porky and Daffy and created her own version of Porky’s stutter, alongside lots more highlights from the recording process and her experiences with the Looney Tunes franchise! So push the play button and pull the volume up and stick with us as we merrily go ‘round talking all about this looney powerhouse of a film until the merry-go-round breaks down! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Pre-Order Manga Mavericks Books! 00:37 - Intro 04:45 - Interview with Candi Milo, voice of Petunia Pig! 21:26 - The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Discussion 1:08:40 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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! 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! 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: “Hooray for Hollywood” - Looney Tunes Six Flags Version “Overture” from Merrie Melodies “Hooray for Burbank” from Looney Tunes in Hollywood Bumper “Push the Lever, Pull the Crack/Powerhouse Theme” from The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie LINKS:
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| EP. 244: 20th Century Boys | 12 May 2025 | 02:28:37 | |
Gu~ta-lala Su~da-lala! On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by manga letterer and Urasawa super fan, Aidan Clarke, as well as host of both Duckface Diaries and Podcastmon Adventures, Wensleydale Cheddar, to discuss one of Naoki Urasawa's most beloved manga series with 20th Century Boys! A multifaceted, sprawling Stephen King-esque story about a group of kids born in the 60's whose wild and active imaginations are co-opted and brought to life decades later by a cult-like figure known as "The Friend" in order to take over the world, and its up to our now grown up heroes to stop them! Join our favorite Mavericks as they jump around as much the series does in discussing every facet that stood out to them from this amazing tale! From the now seemingly prophetic story of a world on a downward spiral, to the dangers of out of control nostalgia and fanaticism, and especially...the power of music! Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 03:39 - Our reaction to the reactions to Manga Mavericks Books 13:57 - Patron Shout-out! 15:10 - 20th Century Boys Discussion 2:14:19 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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! 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! LINKS:
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| Manga Mavericks On TV EP. 03: "Lazarus, Episodes 1-5" | 09 May 2025 | 01:08:33 | |
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! Manga Mavericks On TV is back after another 2 years to talk about another long-awaited return to the airwaves - Shinichiro Watanabe, whose latest series Lazarus finally premiered on [adult swim] in April after nearly two years of anticipation. Lazarus had a lot of pre-release buzz as not only Watanabe’s return to tv anime since Carol & Tuesday six years ago, but also for being a collaboration between him and multiple talented creators in the film and music industries, including John Wick director and stunt choreographer Chad Stahleski! But after the sour reception to [adult swim]’s unfortunately inconsistent Uzumaki anime, there’s been a lot of skepticism whether even someone of Watanabe’s reputation and pedigree can create a show so good that it earns back anime fans’ trust and goodwill. Five episodes in, has Lazarus resurrected [adult swim]’s credibility in creating good anime, or has interest in it been dying a slow death? Well, we actually got screeners for the first five episodes and recorded this podcast well in advance of the first episode’s premiere, so we don’t speak to the broader reception the show’s had so far. Instead, we discuss our thoughts on the series after the first five episodes, what stands out about it, whether it stands on its own or draws too many comparisons to Watanabe’s previous work, and if it’s lived up to the hype. So listen in to the show and learn what’s-a-”Hapna”-ing with Lazarus! Also, if you haven’t heard, WE’RE PUBLISHING MANGA! Through our new publishing division, Manga Mavericks Books, we plan to license and publish the work of indie mangaka in Japan, and are partnering with Red String Translations to help print and distribute their books overseas. All six books will be released in both print and digital format on July 16th 2025, and pre-orders are open now on our newly launched Manga Mavericks Books Store! For more information about our titles, check out our official press release and episode 243 of the Manga Mavericks podcast. Links are in the description of this episode, and can be found on mangamavericks.com. Go to store.mangamavericks.com to check out what we’ve got in store and preorder your Manga Mavericks books today! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - We’re Publishing Manga! Pre-orders are open now for Manga Mavericks Books! 04:18 - Lazarus Episodes 1-5 Review 1:01:57 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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! 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! 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 mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: The Beets - “Television” Excerpts from Lazarus Afroskull - “Me and My TV” LINKS:
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| EP. 243: WE'RE PUBLISHING MANGA! | 26 Apr 2025 | 01:30:04 | |
“From Podcast, to Press, and now… Print!” - @kiirobon You heard right - MANGA MAVERICKS IS PUBLISHING MANGA!! Manga Mavericks started as a podcast dedicated to exploring manga as both a medium and as an industry, and now, Manga Mavericks is becoming a publisher dedicated to spotlighting some of the best indie artists working in the medium and industry! We are officially announcing our new publishing division, Manga Mavericks Books! We plan to license and publish the work of indie mangaka in Japan, and are partnering with Red String Translations to help print and distribute their books overseas. We have our first set of books, three of our titles and three from Red String, set to come out in July 2025! You can already pre-order them now on our newly launched Manga Mavericks Books Store! We are so excited for you all to see all the great manga we’ve been working on, and even more big surprises on the way. But you may be wondering, how did we get into publishing, and why are we expanding from being a press outlet into a publisher? Well, who better to answer these questions than our own CEO, publisher, and licensing director - VLordGTZ, as well as the owner of Red String and our licensing director, Victoria Esnard! VLord explains the road to Manga Mavericks getting into publishing and what his plans and vision for the company are. In addition, Victoria shares how she got into manga localization and started up Red String translations, and how she and VLord decided to partner up for Manga Mavericks Books. Listen in to learn more about Manga Mavericks Books, our launch titles, and some of the exciting projects and plans we’ve got coming down the pipe! Thank you guys so much for joining us on this journey. Manga Mavericks would not be here without the support of listeners of our podcast and readers of our website have given us over the years. We are excited for you to join us as we turn the page and enter our next chapter - Manga Mavericks Books! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:26 - Announcing Manga Mavericks Books! 04:38 - Introducing Victoria and Red String Translations! 20:55 - The Manga Mavericks and Red String Translations partnership 24:52 - The Japanese Indie Comic Market Scene vs. North American Comic Conventions 32:23 - What to Know About Manga Mavericks Books 39:47 - How We Got Here, How Far We’ve Come 47:27 - Manga Mavericks Books’ First 3 Licenses!
54:03 - Red String Translations Acquisitions! - Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow by Aneido - The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire by Aneido - Senpai no Kohai by Hanakage Alt 1:05:27 - Our Release Calendar for Summer 2025 1:07:23 - Pre-Orders are open now on the new Manga Mavericks Books Store! 1:08:27 - Contact Information for Retailers and Libraries 1:11:50 - Upcoming Convention Appearances 1:13:03 - Future Plans & Short-Term Goals 1:20:58 - Where You Can Find Us & Wrap-Up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, 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! 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! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, let us know in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! LINKS:
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| EP. 242: Ouran High School Host Club | 28 Mar 2025 | 03:02:15 | |
The time to start is now! And we can show you how! Because we’re reopening the doors to music room 3 to revisit the Host Club we remember so fondly! That’s right, we’re finally discussing the classic parodic shojo romcom that we all kiss, kiss fell in love with back in the mid-2000s - Ouran High School Host Club! And we’re hosting our own club of Ouran fans to help us entertain all our lovely ladies, gentlemen, and non-binary listeners with their unique personalities and perspectives - music and animation academic Dr. Rose Bridges, author of a book on Yoko Kano’s Cowboy Bebop soundtrack and a contributor to ANN, animation and pop culture youtuber and cover artist Offbeat Kiki, and shojo anime and manga youtuber Shay Taree! Together, we discuss what originally attracted us to the series when we first discovered it, what it means to us, and how our relationship with it has changed over the years and upon revisiting it. We explore how the host club serves as a place in which gender, class, and sexuality is commodified and performed, as well as a sanctuary that allows its characters to express themselves creatively and authentically. We talk about how we related to Haruhi as representation for gender non-conforming and non-binary people and how that changes over the series, as well as how well the series’ queer representation and queer-coding holds up to a modern lens. Of course, we also gush about all of the sweet juicy romance and relationships, including how Haruhi and Tamaki bond over their absent mothers, how the twins support each other, the challenge of navigating relationships within friend groups, and being afraid to lose a relationship with someone by changing it. Finally, we compare the manga with the anime and discuss what was lost or cut in translation, and why we think Ouran still resonates and is beloved by so many people to this day. Tomorrow’s far away, so place your hope in today and listen to us discuss why we’ll always fall in love, again, with Ouran High School Host Club! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 04:14 - Ouran Discussion 2:51:58 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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! 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! LINKS:
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| Manga Mavericks @ Movies #50: "Our Favorite Films of 2024 & Oscars 2025 Thoughts!" | 02 Mar 2025 | 03:47:22 | |
Welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies! The show where we don’t just talk smack about movies, we celebrate them! We’re back after (check notes) FOUR YEARS(?!) to talk about the year of film in 2024! It’s been a long time since we’ve done one of these, so you may be wondering why we were so eager to record a podcast about 2024 films than years past. While 2024 was a bad year for most of the world, it was a pretty strong year for entertainment all around, including movies. While it got off to a rough start with movies that didn’t click with audiences and hit at the box office, by the end of the year we got a lot of interesting and entertaining gems that delighted film critics and moviegoing audiences alike. I think that’s why we have an Oscars race this year where you have a lot of films people have seen and are genuinely enthusiastic about, plus Emilia Perez for some reason, and the lack of clear overwhelming favorites like Oppenheimer and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once like the past two years has made the Awards season really competitive, to the point where it’s hard to predict what will win at the Oscars this year, especially in the Best Picture race. Some critics and commentators consider 2024 a weaker year for film than years previous, but personally, this was the most engaged moviegoing year I’ve ever had. This is the first year since I (Lum) started using Letterboxd over a decade ago where I managed to see over 100 movies that came out that year within the year itself! Only time will tell which films will be remembered as part of the canon of great and essential cinema, but as far as I’m concerned, there were plenty of great films that came out in 2024 that I adore and want to explore, so we’re here to discuss them so much more! Vlord and I each count down our Top 10 favorite films from 2024, celebrating the films we enjoyed and resonated with the most. Then, we discuss all the films and categories nominated at the 97th Academy Awards, giving our thoughts on the nominations picked for each category and speculating on who the Academy will pick as winners. As someone who has listened to lots of Oscars-related podcasts over the course of this Awards season, I can guarantee you that you won’t find a longer discussion of the Short Film categories on any other film podcasts! So get listen up and listen good to our thoughts on the best and most awarded movies of 2024 (not necessarily the same) in our nearly 4-hour long podcast that’s probably longer than this year’s Oscars ceremony itself! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Blu Sky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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 mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Our Favorite Films of 2024 2:10:53 - Oscars 2025 Thoughts 3:30:53 - Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up Music Featured: The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” Tim Heidecker - “Oscar Fever” LINKS:
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| EP 241: Uzumaki | 12 Feb 2025 | 01:49:15 | |
On this very spooky episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by both Casey (MinovskyArticle) and ANN Guest Writer, Adeline, to spiral into madness as we discuss the Junji Ito magnum opus,Uzumaki! A horrifying story of a teenage couple who live in a small village that is being overrun by spirals everywhere they turn! Including twisted, contorted middle aged men, snail people, even giant curly hair! Listen as we discuss some classic Ito comics and the many underlying themes and ideas within that you may not have thought about before. Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 06:27 - Uzumaki Discussion 1:37:58 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at@mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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 ourPatreon-exclusive Bonus pods! 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! LINKS:
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| MM x SNS: "Spiraling Into the Uzumaki Anime!" | 24 Sep 2024 | 00:46:23 | |
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 satnightshoggy@gmail.com 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 Sep 2024 | 02:26:54 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum & Sakaki discuss their time at San Diego Comic Con 2024! Listen as Colton talks about going to his first ever big convention and whether he'd do it all again! Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 04:34 - San Diego Comic Con 2024 2:18:43 - End 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! LINKS:
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| Thank You, Akira Toriyama | 19 Mar 2024 | 01:15:54 | |
On this special episode of Another Day, Another Adventure, Colton & Sakaki have a somewhat unorganized talk in order to get their feelings out about Toriyama's passing and ruminate on what his influence meant to both the world and their friendship. | |||
| EP. 239 - Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha | 09 Mar 2024 | 01:44:15 | |
On March 1st, 2024, Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball (amongst many other works), passed away at the age of 68, and the world is worse without him in it, but that won't stop us from celebrating his life and the legacy he left behind. This episode of the podcast contains the first ever discussion we ever recorded exclusively for our Patreon back in 2019. A discussion featuring our good friends, Sakaki (founder of Weekly Shogakukan Edition) and Maxy Barnard (Shonen Jump enthusiast and contributor to the Shonen Flop podcast), about That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha! A manga that you would be right to assume is one that's about how lame Yamcha is and why its so funny how lame he is, but really, it is a manga for Dragon Ball fans, by a Dragon Ball fan! Enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 15:13 - That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha discussion 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. 238: December 2023 Simulpubs Roundup! | 19 Feb 2024 | 02:43:40 | |
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! 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 Dec 2023 | 01:59:17 | |
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 Nov 2023 | 02:33:25 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss another batch of simulpubs! Such as the new Super String Webtoon comic drawn by Boichi, as well some interesting titles from Manga Up like Reto the Protector and Goinda's Naughty Secret! Two other new titles from KManga such as Tune In to the Midnight Heart and The Healer Ditches the Boonies to Become an S-Class Adventurer, and then the newest batch of new series from Shonen Jump with MamaYuyu, Kagurabachi and Two on Ice! Enjoy! Check out our newest Patreon podcast series, the Manga Mavericks Anime Club, as Colton & Sakaki watch through Hajime no Ippo for the very first time! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - Hajime no Ippo now available on KManga 07:18 - Manga Plus/Media Do outsourcing manga lettering to an AI services company 22:55 - Manga Plus launches subscription service Simulpubs 30:36 - Super String 49:26 - Reto the Protector 1:03:33 - Goinda's Naughty Secret 1:12:25 - Tune In to the Midnight Heart 1:30:04 - The Healer Ditches the Boonies to Become an S-Class Adventurer 1:55:59 - MamaYuyu 2:08:01 - Kagurabachi 2:15:06 - Two on Ice 02:23:35 - 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! | |||
| EP. 235: October 2023 News Roundup! | 16 Oct 2023 | 02:12:49 | |
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 Sep 2023 | 02:30:14 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss another batch of simulpubs! Including the manga version of Mecha-Ude from Azuki, as well as Ugly Duckling of the Entertainment District from Mangamo! Along with two of the newest Shonen Jump series, Martial Master Asumi and Ice-Head Gil, and so much more! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Mecha-Ude 16:55 - Ugly Duckling of the Entertainment District 29:15 - Firefly Wedding 43:13 - STAR: Strike It Rich 56:55 - Martial Master Asumi 1:10:56 - Ice-Head Gil 1:27:22 - Wild Strawberry 1:42:10 - Shojo Null 1:57:37 - Mikane and the Sea Woman 2:10:26 - False Child 02:23:40 - 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. 233: August 2023 News Roundup! | 20 Aug 2023 | 01:47:06 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again attempt to cover whatever news they can in a much more truncated length of time than normal! Including the usual North American manga sales lists from both the New York Times and Circana, some new licenses, and finally some serialization news! 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-233-august-2023-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP Ippei Kuri 03:35 - Intro 07:30 - List News 26:51 - Licensing News 1:05:39 - Serialization News 1:38:27 - 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! | |||
| EP. 232: August 2023 Simulpubs Roundup! | 05 Aug 2023 | 02:46:14 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss the (not so) newest batch of simulpubs from across both Shonen Jump and Manga Plus! From absurd idol comedies like Handsome Must Die, to heart-racing stories of persevering through tragedy like Do Retry, our Mavericks end up covering a wide variety of titles on this episode! And even then, there are more titles that they STILL haven't had the chance to talk about yet! But thats a story for another podcast...! Until then, enjoy!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 01:52 - Vibration Man 12:03 - The Soul-Spewing Wielder 25:13 - Handsome Must Die 38:08 - Blooming Love 48:14 - Kindergarten Wars 59:09 - My Girlfriend Gives me Goosebumps 1:06:08 - Beat and Motion 1:26:03 - Gokurakugai 1:41:55 - Tenmaku Cinema 1:54:09 - Kill Blue 2:09:50 - Do Retry 02:25:07 - Nue’s Exorcist 02:39:05 - 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. 231: July 2023 News Roundup! | 20 Jul 2023 | 01:45:29 | |
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! 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 Jun 2023 | 02:29:26 | |
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! 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! | 06 Jun 2023 | 01:43:42 | |
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! 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 May 2023 | 02:30:14 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover a fraction of all the news that's come out over the past month! Including Viz's domination of the US manga market according to Comics Beat's 2022 Bookscan data report, a lot of licenses from Yen Press in particular, even MORE Cells at Work spin-off manga and much more! 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-228-may-2023-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - In Memoriam 07:09 - Intro 13:32 - List News 24:41 - Industry News 1:11:11 - Licensing News 1:38:52 - Serialization News 2:04:06 - Poll News 2:16:18 - Movie News 2:22:08 - 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! | |||
| EP. 227: April 2023 News Roundup! | 18 Apr 2023 | 02:47:06 | |
On this (late) episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum cover as much of the last month's worth of news as possible! Including a lot of industry news, cool new licenses and big pieces such as the news of Kodansha's upcoming new manga app! Enjoy! 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-227-april-2023-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - In Memoriam 09:20 - Intro 16:11 - List News 40:04 - Industry News 1:15:28 - Serialization News 1:34:41 - Licensing News 2:28:33 - Local manga will not settle late freelancer payments 2:34:37 - Pokemon News 2:40:38 - 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! | |||
| EP. 226 - Super Sentai: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger | 23 Mar 2023 | 02:29:23 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by tokusatsu enthusiasts, Grant & Patrick, from the Super Senpai Podcast, to discuss Shotaro Ishinomori's original Himitsu Sentai Gorenger manga released by Seven Seas! Not only a comic which ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday back in 1975 that served as the tie-in to the television show of the same name, but was a starting point for what would eventually become another staple iconic tokusatsu franchise just as big, if not bigger, than Kamen Rider! While the comic itself is much more transparently a commercial product tie-in for an existing tv show than Kamen Rider was, that doesn't mean there isn't a lot to love! Join us as we discuss why Gorenger, as well as Super Sentai and tokusatu as a whole, is fun! Enjoy!! 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-226-super-sentai-himitsu-sentai-gorenger/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro + Patron shout out 06:48 - Our Gorenger discussion 1:50:09 - Q&As 2:10:17 - Community Shout-Outs! 2:23:14 - 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! | |||
| EP. 225: March 2023 News Roundup! | 11 Mar 2023 | 02:29:21 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover the last month’s worth of news! Including Chainsaw Man’s total takeover of the monthly Bookscan list, a ton of cool new licenses, some shocking Shonen Jump cancellations and even updates on the long-awaited Pluto anime!! Enjoy!! 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-225-march-2023-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - In Memoriam:
05:29 - Intro 06:36 - List News 22:10 - Serialization News 1:04:32 - Licensing News 1:41:02 - Industry News 1:50:12 - Anime & Other Miscellaneous News 2:20:37 - Community Shout-outs! 2:22:44 - 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. 224: February 2023 Simulpubs Roundup! | 25 Feb 2023 | 02:17:49 | |
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 Feb 2023 | 02:21:06 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum FINALLY catch up on news from closer to the beginning of the year! Some topics of conversation including the recent controversy with the release of the Kamen Rider Kuuga manga from Titan Comics, Toei Animation's record year at the box office and some of the shenanigans happening over at Amazon, along with all of the normal serialization, licensing and anime news you've surely come to expect from our Mavericks! Enjoy!! 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-223-february-2023-news-roundup/ Be sure to take our annual podcast survey for a chance to win some free manga!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Patron shout out 08:37 - Serialization News 24:29 - Licensing News 1:02:33 - Industry News 1:13:43 - Interest News 1:20:59 - Anime & Film News 2:10:12 - Event News 2:13:47 - 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 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 On TV #02: "Yolo: Silver Destiny w/Michael Cusack, Sarah Bishop, & Todor Manojlovic" | 10 Feb 2023 | 00:41:49 | |
Hi yo, Yolo! 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: | |||
| EP. 222: January 2023 News Roundup! | 26 Jan 2023 | 02:17:16 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum start the new year a little later than normal as they have so many leftover Xmas gifts to unwrap (and by gifts we mean news)! Including the usual new series and licenses, as well as a lot of lists to catch up on and tons of new anime news that came out over the holiday season! Enjoy!! 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-222-january-2022-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - In Memoriam 14:19 - Intro/Latest Podcasts and Survey 28:15 - List News 49:25 - Serialization News 1:24:24 - Licensing News 1:46:16 - Anime News 2:01:53 - Industry News 2:06:04 - Community Shout-outs! 2:08:27 - 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! | |||
| Bonus - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | 06 Jan 2023 | 02:19:17 | |
While we take a bit of extra time to put out our next episode of Manga Mavericks, enjoy an episode of Another Day, Another Adventure! A podcast hosted by Colton & Sakaki (founder of Weekly Shogakukan Edition) where they attempt to watch through and discuss all of the Dragon Ball anime franchise! On this episode, both them and Lum talk about their experience seeing Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero in theaters and discuss their thoughts on the film and how it stacks up to the last few from the franchise! Links: Subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts! Listen to the 5 newest episodes of the podcast early exclusively on Patreon!! Email us at anotherdbpod@gmail.com Album art provided by @taysamey Follow Lum on Twitter! Follow Colton & Sakaki on Twitter Check out Colton’s other podcasts Follow Sakaki’s Shogakukan Blog & Twitter Listen to Sakaki on the Demon Slayer Podcast, Shaman King Podcast & Saturday Night Shoggy! | |||
| EP. 221: December 2022 Simulpubs Roundup! | 28 Dec 2022 | 02:14:48 | |
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 Dec 2022 | 00:23:43 | |
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? | |||
| EP. 220: December 2022 News Roundup! | 19 Dec 2022 | 02:25:20 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum attempt to go through all of their Thanksgiving leftovers before Christmas (and by that I mean cover the last month's worth of news)! Join us as we talk about things like the newest upcoming arc of Dragon Ball Super, new licenses such as Innocent from Shinichi Sakamoto, and the newest Detective Conan film coming next year! 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-220-december-2022-news-roundup/ 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. 219: November 2022 News Roundup! | 15 Nov 2022 | 02:37:05 | |
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum have a lot to talk about as always, as they cover the last month's worth of news! Including a lot of new series starting up, our most anticipated new manga licenses, as well as a ton of cool stuff to look forward to at this year's Anime NYC! Plus we talk about the return of Hunter x Hunter, some interesting statistics from Manga Plus, and some unfortunate updates concerning the recent death of Yu-Gi-Oh creator, Kazuki Takahashi. 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-219-november-2022-news-roundup/ 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! | |||