Manga Mavericks
434 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★ - 24 ratingsManga Mavericks is a podcast hosted by Colton and LumRanmaYasha dedicated to covering and discussing manga not just as a medium, but also as an industry!
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EP. 230: June 2023 News Roundup!
June 22, 2023 03:20 - 2 hours - 141 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again do their best to cover as much of the last month of news as possible! And while they only get around to discussing so much, they touch on a lot of big news! Such as Oricon's top 10 best selling manga from the first half of the year, the two manga subscription services from Viz and Kodansha, what's going on with AI over in the Japanese side of the manga industry and a ton of new licenses to round off the show! Enjoy! Check out the n...
EP. 229: June 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
June 06, 2023 17:37 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBOn 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...
EP. 228: May 2023 News Roundup!
May 11, 2023 18:34 - 2 hours - 139 MBOn 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-m...
EP. 227: April 2023 News Roundup!
April 18, 2023 17:32 - 2 hours - 155 MBOn 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 ...
EP. 226 - Super Sentai: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
March 23, 2023 22:43 - 2 hours - 142 MBOn 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 Kam...
EP. 225: March 2023 News Roundup!
March 11, 2023 17:45 - 2 hours - 129 MBOn 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/ ...
EP. 224: February 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
February 25, 2023 16:53 - 2 hours - 124 MBOn 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 t...
EP. 223: February 2023 News Roundup!
February 11, 2023 17:06 - 2 hours - 129 MBOn 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 l...
Manga Mavericks On TV #02: "Yolo: Silver Destiny w/Michael Cusack, Sarah Bishop, & Todor Manojlovic"
February 10, 2023 19:23 - 41 minutes - 36.2 MBHi yo, Yolo! Hey there folks in tv land! Don’t touch that dial, and don’t change the channel, you’re tuned into the right podcast station - welcome back to Manga Mavericks On TV! It’s been a long time since our previous episode covering the first season of Central Park, but we’re finally back with another special episode because we got a special opportunity to both cover the premiere episodes of the newest season of adult swim’s aussiest animated series, Yolo: Silver Destiny, as well as in...
EP. 222: January 2023 News Roundup!
January 26, 2023 17:49 - 2 hours - 125 MBOn 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!! Be sure to take our annual podcast survey by Sunday, February 15th, for a chance to win some free manga!! For a complete list of links, time codes and Communit...
Bonus - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
January 06, 2023 21:36 - 2 hours - 127 MBWhile 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 fr...
EP. 221: December 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
December 28, 2022 19:39 - 2 hours - 122 MBOn 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...
Manga Mavericks @ Movies #49: "Adult Swim Yule Log w/Casper Kelly"
December 24, 2022 11:56 - 23 minutes - 25.1 MBHello everybody and welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies, the show where we don’t talk smack about movies, we celebrate them, except for the rare occasions we do talk smack about movies, but that wouldn’t be very Christmasy of us would it? Yes, it’s been a while, but we’re back to throw another log on the @ Movies fire just in time for Yule as a Christmas gift to our dear listeners, presenting our first ever special Manga Mavericks @ Movies interview with Casper Kelly, the creator of m...
EP. 220: December 2022 News Roundup!
December 19, 2022 04:50 - 2 hours - 126 MBOn 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...
EP. 219: November 2022 News Roundup!
November 15, 2022 05:36 - 2 hours - 135 MBOn 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 complet...
EP. 218: Red Sprite
October 23, 2022 17:29 - 1 hour - 105 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by both Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory and Shonen Flop, as well as Doctor from the SSAA Podcast, to discuss yet another Jump Stop manga with Tomohiro Yagi's Red Sprite! A series centered around protagonist, Tatsu Frampt, who after having his orphan friends taken away to be used as human batteries by a definitely-not-fascist government, crashes their country's dictator's highly televised rally and commandeers an airship in...
EP. 217: October 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
October 19, 2022 01:52 - 2 hours - 141 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once finally get around to covering all the newest series that have debuted over the past month or so! First up, we cover the two newest titles from Azuki with My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files and Turning the Tables on the Seatmate Killer! Followed by the two newest series from Shonen Jump with Tokyo Demon Bride Story and Ginka & Gluna! And last but not least, a slew of new titles over on Manga Plus with Skeleton Double, Ghostbuster Osa...
EP. 216: October 2022 News Roundup!
October 08, 2022 17:42 - 2 hours - 136 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover the last month's worth of news, including the latest new series, licenses and anime news! Including unauthorized novelty One Piece all-in-one collections, updates on highly anticipated anime such as Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, and unfortunately Crunchyroll continually practicing transparently shady business moves. For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpa...
Manga Mavericks EP. 215: Gakkyu Hotei (School Judgment)
September 24, 2022 04:40 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by David from the Shonen Flop podcast for what is possibly the biggest trial of the century! As they will have to argue why Gakkyu Hotei (aka School Judgment) is one of, if not the worst manga they have ever covered on the show!! Gakkyu Hotei being a series written by Nobuaki Enoki and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (also known as the artist of both Death Note & Bakuman), centered in a world where Japanese grade schools are corrupted ...
Manga Mavericks EP. 214: September 2022 News Roundup!
September 14, 2022 19:43 - 2 hours - 111 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss the last months worth of news, with a lot less new licenses to talk about for once! But that's okay, because we have new manga series to report on, as well as worrying big company merger shenanigans and highly anticipated new anime announcements for series we all know and love! Including Kaiju No. 8, Undead Unluck, Delicious in Dungeon and more!! Enjoy!! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, v...
Manga Mavericks EP. 213: Lupin the Third
September 08, 2022 07:29 - 2 hours - 131 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by video essayist Shannon Strucci, as well as Doctor and Foxy from the SSAA Network, to talk about Monkey Punch's original Lupin the Third manga, specifically in the form of the first Greatest Heists collection brought over by Seven Seas! Join us as we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the manga and whether this collection is good sampler for people who may be new to Lupin! We also discuss how this new release compares to the o...
Manga Mavericks EP. 212: "Otakon 2022"
August 31, 2022 07:34 - 3 hours - 138 MBIs Otakon a con you oughta go to? We once again attended Otakon with our good friends from Weekly Shogakukan Edition, Sakaki and Jecka, and we’ve got a lOTA KONversation on this year’s event, because boy was this Otakon eventful! This was THE most attended Otakon ever, and there was good reason for this to be such a big Otakon, because there were some big guests and features at the con this year! With guests including famous voice actors like Toshio Furukawa and Shino Kakinuma, production sta...
Manga Mavericks EP. 211: August 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
August 18, 2022 23:19 - 2 hours - 134 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum catch up on the latest simulpubs on some of the usual apps! Including some various one shots on Shonen Jump, plus the return of Chainsaw Man! As well as some new fantastic series on Manga Plus with You and I Are Polar Opposites, Make the Exorcist Fall in Love, Stage S and Moebana! And lastly, despite terrible app its on, we discuss the newest series from Hiromu Arakawa, creator of Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon, with Daemons of the Shadow...
Manga Mavericks EP. 210: August 2022 News Roundup!
August 10, 2022 17:04 - 2 hours - 115 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again go over the last months worth of news! We start off with a few depressing items such as the passing of Dubu, the artist behind Solo Leveling, as well as some updates on a few series that are currently on hiatus due to a variety of health issues caused by the general harsh workload of the manga industry. Despite that, there's also a lot to look forward to, such as a ton of new manga licenses like always, some new upcoming anime films ...
Manga Mavericks EP. 209: Our Colors
August 02, 2022 03:53 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss Gengoroh Tagame's Our Colors with translator of the book, Anne Ishii! Our Colors is Tagame's newest all ages comic about a high schooler named Sora Itoda, who struggles with being himself around most of his family and friends because he hasn't worked up the courage to come out yet. That is, until he meets, Mr. Amamiya, the owner of a hidden local café and the first real gay person Sora becomes friends with who inspires him little by lit...
Manga Mavericks EP. 208: My Brother's Husband
July 27, 2022 16:04 - 3 hours - 184 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're releasing a compilation of our thoughts over the years on Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband! A story about a single father who has to face his internalized prejudices in order to accept certain members of his family for who they are. The first discussion comes from Episode 35 of the podcast when we went over our first impressions of the series with Pantheon's release of the first volume back in 2017, with the second discussion being the bonus pod...
Manga Mavericks EP. 207: Boys Run the Riot
July 13, 2022 15:46 - 2 hours - 132 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss Keito Gaku's trans coming of age manga, Boys Run the Riot, with none other then the localization team behind the series' English release from Kodansha USA! Including editor TJ Ferentini, letterer Ashley Caswell, as well as translator/returning guest, Leo McDonagh! We discuss some of the localization that went into the series, as well as how its themes and messages about finding the courage to be your true self no matter what people say ...
Manga Mavericks EP. 206: July 2022 News Roundup!
July 05, 2022 19:31 - 2 hours - 144 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again catch up on some news, especially a lot of sales news, as they finally get back to covering both the New York Times Graphic Books & Manga and Bookscan lists to see where North American manga sales have gone in the past three months. They also discuss the yearly overall NPD Bookscan to see just how well manga has been selling in general (and spoiler alert: Manga has been selling EVEN BETTER then last year)! This along with some serial...
Manga Mavericks EP. 205: June 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
June 27, 2022 05:17 - 2 hours - 119 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, after a tiny bit of news, Colton & Lum catch up on a few new simulpub titles from a various services, including a few bonus chapters of a couple of beloved Shonen Jump series like Haikyu!! and Magu-chan! Afterwards, we discuss the latest new series in Weekly Shonen Jump with Super Smartphone, Aliens Area (NOT Arena) and Ruri Dragon! We also discuss two new additions to Manga Plus with MARRIAGETOXIN and OSHI NO KO, as well as the first volumes worth of chapt...
Manga Mavericks EP. 204: June 2022 News Roundup!
June 18, 2022 16:47 - 2 hours - 144 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, it time once again to catch up on a ton of news!! Colton & Lum discuss the latest new serializations, licenses and anime news! Such stories include Togashi starting his own Twitter account to tease the latest manuscripts he's been drawing, the now confirmed US theatrical release date for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and the ongoing unionization of the worker of Seven Seas!! Note 1: Right in the middle of writing this post, we got an update from Eric letti...
Manga Mavericks EP. 203: Dr. Slump
June 08, 2022 16:19 - 2 hours - 144 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by James, aka @That1WelderGuy (host of such podcasts as Kicking Stones & Deal With the Devils), Joey Weiser (Eisner Award nominated comic artist of such series as Mermin, Ghost Hog and Dragon Racer) and Mike Toole (Editor-at-large at Anime News Network & Associate Producer at Discotek) to discuss even more Akira Toriyama comics with his very first, smash hit series, Dr. Slump! A comedy gag manga taking place in the whacky town of Pen...
Manga Mavericks EP. 202: Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater
June 01, 2022 17:32 - 3 hours - 171 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by Mike (VegettoEX), one of the founders of the biggest Dragon Ball fansite on the internet, Kanzenshuu, as well as Darren Vogt, artist extraordinaire and one of the hosts of the Comics on the Spot podcast, to discuss Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater! A collection of comics from Akira Toriyama spanning across multiple decades of his career from before the start of Dr Slump to near the end of Dragon Ball! Toriyama is one of our favorite...
Manga Mavericks EP. 201: Our Interview with Jin Chan Yum Wai
May 27, 2022 18:31 - 2 hours - 133 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum invite Jin Chan Yum Wai onto the show to discuss their comics and manga careers! Jin is not only a manga letterer, but also the editor-in-chief of Shrine Comics! A collective of exceptionally talented webcomic artists aiming to bring a fantastic anthology of manga-inspired comics that are currently celebrating their one year anniversary! Jin comes on to talk about his career journey and what he hopes to accomplish with Shrine Comics, including ...
Manga Mavericks EP. 200: May 2022 News & Goodbye, Eri
May 23, 2022 16:13 - 3 hours - 203 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum celebrate their 200th episode of the podcast by inviting the rest of the usual Mavericks crew, including Maxy Barnard (Friendship Effort Victory!), Sakaki (Founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition blog & Twitter) and Vlord (host of many podcasts, such as the Demon Slayer Podcast), to discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto's latest full length one shot manga, Goodbye, Eri! A story about a kid who gets a smartphone for his birthday that also serves as a vehicl...
Manga Mavericks EP. 199: "Yona of the Dawn Q&A Extravaganza!!"
May 20, 2022 08:09 - 2 hours - 151 MBIt may have taken a thousand years for the dragon warriors to reunite, but it only took us a couple of weeks! We still had so much more to explore in the world of Yona of the Dawn that we knew we had to return to answer the questions of the people! We’re once again rejoined by our own Happy Hungry Bunch, the Dragon Warriors of the Yona fandom; Marion, host of the Good Friends Anime Club, MHA Podcast, Shaman King Podcast, & The View From the Top!, Caitlin, editor for Anime Feminist and writer ...
Manga Mavericks EP. 198: "Yona of the Dawn"
May 07, 2022 06:45 - 2 hours - 142 MBIt’s the dawn of a new podcast adventure as we’re embarking on a journey into one of the most epic modern fantasy adventure manga, Mizuho Kusanagi’s Yona of the Dawn. And joining us on our quest are some legendary dragons of the fandom, Marion, host of the Good Friends Anime Club, Saturday Night Shoggy, MHA Podcast, Shaman King Podcast, & The View From the Top!, Caitlin Moore, editor for Anime Feminist and writer for Anime News Network and her own blog I Have a Heroine Problem, and Olive St. ...
Manga Mavericks EP. 197: Kamen Rider
April 18, 2022 20:15 - 2 hours - 139 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined once again by John from the Mercury Falcon Youtube channel, as well as first time guest and manga letterer, Phil Christie, to finally discuss one of Shotaro Ishinomori's many classic manga titles with Kamen Rider! One of two of the biggest long lasting tokusatsu hero franchises Ishinomori was responsible for creating about a man who, after being kidnapped by an evil organization known as Shocker and turned into a cyborg, dons the sup...
Manga Mavericks EP. 196: April 2022 News Roundup!
April 13, 2022 01:56 - 2 hours - 131 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for our monthly news catch-up, as we discuss the latest newest series being published, a whole slew of new North American manga licenses and even some anime news! Listen as we ponder the possibility of covering Bunny Drop on the podcast, wonder why companies are going all in on making more Prince of Tennis anime available in the states, and report on just how well Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has been doing since its premiere! For a complete list of links and...
Manga Mavericks EP. 195: "My Wandering Warrior Existence"
April 06, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBNagata Kabi has explored her struggles with her physical and mental health in her previous memoirs, and now turns her attention to one of her biggest lifelong hurdles - love. Okazu founder and yuri scholar extraordinaire Erica Friedman joins us once again to discuss the latest chapter in Kabi’s ongoing and evolving memoir narrative, My Wandering Warrior Existence. Kabi uses the evocative image and anecdote of holding a wedding dress photo shoot as a springboard for exploring her desire to ...
#Lum Squad #12: "Moo-ving Stories!"
April 02, 2022 18:59 - 2 hours - 123 MBHello, darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! We’re approaching the 2/3rds mark of the series’ volume count as we head into the first half of the 11th omnibus! Not only that, we’re entering one of the strongest periods for the series to date, and this volume in particular is filled with classic chapters that offered so much to talk about that we went on for two hours...
Manga Mavericks EP. 194: My Alcoholic Escape From Reality
March 28, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by founder of Okazu and yuri scholar, Erica Friedman, to once again revisit the works of Nagata Kabi with a discussion of another one of her self-reflective personal memoirs with My Alcoholic Escape From Reality! In which we visit Kabi during her time recovering in the hospital from severe pancreatitis due to her excessive drinking, as well chronicling through her artist's journey of deciding between working on either fiction or non-fiction. We...
Manga Mavericks EP. 193: March 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
March 23, 2022 17:06 - 2 hours - 135 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for another round of new simulpubbed manga, as Lum & Colton discuss not just the newest series from Shonen Jump with rakugo manga, Akane-Banashi, and sci-fi romance manga, Earthchild, but as well the newest Kodansha title from Yuuki Kodama with The World of Summoning, and some new titles available on Comikey! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.co...
Manga Mavericks EP. 192: March 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
March 23, 2022 17:06 - 135 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for another round of new simulpubbed manga, as Lum & Colton discuss not just the newest series from Shonen Jump with rakugo manga, Akane-Banashi, and sci-fi romance manga, Earthchild, but as well the newest Kodansha title from Yuuki Kodama with The World of Summoning, and some new titles available on Comikey! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.co...
Manga Mavericks EP. 192: March 2022 News Roundup!
March 15, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 151 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, we go over more news from the past month, including some big series ending such as Dr. Stone & Fire Force, a ton of big yearly North American manga sales updates, a whole lot of new licenses and even the merging of Funimation & Crunchyroll as a single brand! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-192-march-2022-news-roundup/...
Manga Mavericks EP. 191: "Best of Manga 2021"
March 08, 2022 07:00 - 3 hours - 201 MBMan oh Manga! 2021 was an incredible year for the manga industry, seeing record sales with books of all stripes flying off the shelves both in Japan and abroad! There sure was a lot of great manga published in 2021, a lotta of which we had the great fortune of reading and keeping up with throughout the year! So, as per our annual tradition, the time has come once again to do our yearly spotlight on the best manga of the previous year - our Best of Manga 2021 podcast! From our favorite news st...
Manga Mavericks EP. 190: "Anime NYC 2021"
March 01, 2022 08:22 - 3 hours - 166 MBOne of these days our convention report podcasts won’t take months after the con is over to come out. Today is not that day. But hey, Anime NYC kept us waiting too! After a pandemic-imposed hiatus, Anime NYC returned in 2021 with its highest-ever attendance… and longest lines. Was the wait worth it… or was it just more waiting? Has Anime NYC grown too big for the Javits Center to handle? Was it even a good idea to congregate fifty thousand anime nerds together during a global pandemic? Was An...
Manga Mavericks EP. 189: February 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
February 18, 2022 20:39 - 2 hours - 154 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, after Colton & Lum cover a little news, its time for more new simulpubbed manga! As we once again talk about the latest chapter of Shokugeki no Sanji, along with the newest series that have debuted on Manga Plus with Magilumiere Co. Ltd & The Kaijiki Chef! Plus we discuss the first chapter of Susumu Higa's Sword of Sand as part of the Okinawa collection soon to be published by the hosts of the Mangasplaining podcast, as well as discuss some more new series ...
Manga Mavericks EP. 188: February 2022 News Roundup!
February 08, 2022 18:57 - 2 hours - 169 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time once again to go over the latest news from the past month as we discuss the latest serialization, licensing and anime news! Plus we finally get to some Shonen Jump popularity polls we haven't had the time to go over! Other topics of discussion include our thoughts on Blood Blockade Battlefront, Kodansha finally making GTO available digitally, and how we feel about Manga Plus's new reading campaign and whether its a ploy just to compete with Viz's S...
#Lum Squad #11: "New Year, New Podcast, New ANIME?!"
February 05, 2022 08:22 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBTake the Manga Mavericks 2021 Podcast Survey and get entered into our FREE MANGA giveaway! Click the link to take the survey and listen to the show for details! - https://s.surveyplanet.com/1m409qcf Hello darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! Urusei Yatsura’s getting a new anime!!! The Urusei Yatsura All-Stars reboot was announced on New Year’s Eve to bring in the...
Manga Mavericks EP. 187: "Letterers Roundtable"
January 30, 2022 00:20 - 3 hours - 199 MBTake the Manga Mavericks 2021 Podcast Survey and get entered into our FREE MANGA giveaway! Click the link to take the survey and listen to the show for details! - https://s.surveyplanet.com/1m409qcf We all know manga is translated from japanese to english, but do you ever think about how the actual text is placed on the page, and who places it there? It doesn’t magically appear out of thin air - manga letterers are the folks responsible for putting the words you read on the page, which is n...