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Manga Mavericks EP. 90: Samurai 8 and Others Jun 18, 2019

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

Manga Mavericks EP. 89: The (Not So) Big News Roundup! Jun 09, 2019

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

Manga Mavericks EP. 88: Dr Mari Morimoto Interview Jun 01, 2019

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On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum continue their series of interviews as they sit down with Dr. Mari Morimoto, manga translator and veterinarian! Mari talks about her career spanning 25 years and experiencing the growth of the manga industry, as well as her experience in interpreting for other Japanese guests at cons such as Toriyama and Kishimoto! Mari even discusses her time working on the upcoming Rose of Versailles English release from Udon Entertainment and so much more! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:16 - Interview /w Dr Mari Morimoto 2:03:48 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 87: Ghost Hog (/w Joey Weiser) May 12, 2019

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On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum continue their series of interviews throughout the month of May! This next one featuring Eisner Award nominated comic artist, Joey Weiser, author of a lot of titles, such as Mermin and Ghost Hog! Ghost Hog being Joey's latest new title about a boar named Truff who faces a journey in coping with loss and learning the importance of forgiveness and acceptance. We sit down with Joey to talk about his new work as well as some of the rest of his bibliography, what kind of manga he enjoys and how they and his other interests influence his work! Its a fun conversation filled with a lot of interesting anecdotes, and we hope you enjoy listening! Ghost Hog is available now at wherever comics are sold, so go out and get your copy today!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Patreon Updates/Housekeeping 0:09:36 - Interview /w Joey Weiser! 0:18:04 - Joey's Drawing Process 0:21:32 - How Joey Got into Manga and the Influences on his Works 0:38:18 - Joey's Various Side Projects 0:45:34 - How Animals and other Creatures Influence Joey's Work 0:52:32 - Ghost Hog Discussion 1:05:29 - Dragon Racer: Joey's Next Book 1:13:34 - Meeting Fans & Joey's Readership 1:16:44 - Shonen Jump and Other Manga Joey is Reading 1:43:55 - Joey's Feelings on Drawing on Paper vs Digital 1:49:28 - Joey's Work on the Spongebob Comics 2:00:23 - Joey's Various Projects and where you can find him 2:06:29 - The Winner of our "Who is Best Girl?" Poll! 2:12:01 - Wrap-Up

Manga Mavericks EP. 86: 100 Years of Yuri with Erica Friedman May 07, 2019

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

Manga Mavericks EP. 85: We Never Learn Q&A Extravaganza!! Apr 29, 2019

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Previously on Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton, along with special guests, Buggy and Hovin, discussed We Never Learn and what they liked or disliked (but mostly liked) about Jump's latest romcom series! And this week's episode, they do even more of that! As Lum gathered We Never Learn-themed questions from all over the internet, so that they could once again hold another study session! We tackle such test questions as who will end up with who by the end of the series? What does the series have going for it compared to other harem romcom series in Jump's past? As well as the most daunting question....who is best girl!? PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Patreon Announcement !0:14:53 - We Never Learn Q&A's!! 0:15:27 - First Impressions of the Anime 0:30:33 - Twitter Questions 0:59:39 - Discord Questions 1:29:00 - Reddit Questions 2:13:43 - The Most Important Question...!! 2:24:28 - Wrap-up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially, you can become a patron!!. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks EP. 84: Heart Gear and Spy x Family Apr 22, 2019

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

#Lum Squad #01: Hello, Darlings! Apr 15, 2019

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

Manga Mavericks EP. 83: We Never Learn Apr 13, 2019

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On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton are joined by Buggy from DaLadyBugProductions, as well as Hovin from Stammer Stream, to discuss Weekly Shonen Jump's We Never Learn from Taichi Tsutsui! A harem romcom that is more then meets the eye, as ordinary but hard working high school student, Nariyuki Yuiga, has to tutor two of the smartest girls in school in subjects that stump them completely, all in order to receive a VIP recommendation to the college of his choice! How have Colton & Lum's feelings have changed on the series since it's debut back in 2016, and why is it worth reading despite certain..."aspects"? We discuss our opinions on the cast and how the reliability of their struggles may resonate with the target readership, as well which of them may or may not be queer and why. Next week, we discuss the latest in manga news, as well as some new simulpubs from Manga Plus! The week after, we'll be answering your We Never Learn questions (we had too many to go over on this episode), but for now, enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN:0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:07 - We Never Learn Discussion 2:08:43 - Wrap-Up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #37: Howl's Moving Castle Apr 08, 2019

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On our last episode, we exposed the GHIBLI CONSPIRACY - subliminal messages covertly sown into Hayao Miyazaki’s films to brainwash the children of the world! We discussed the secrets hidden in each of the films shown during GKids’ 2017 Ghibli Fest, covering all except for one, Howl’s Moving Castle. Now, to celebrate its 15th anniversary, GKids has brought Howl back to the big screen, giving us a chance to close the case on the conspiracy once and for all! We discuss the film’s anti-war messages, its themes of independence and self-perception, and just exactly what that madman Miyazaki is really mad at… AT LONG LAST, THE TRUTH WILL BE REVEALED!!!!!!! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: Joe Hisashi - “Merry Go Round of Life” Joe Hisashi, Baisho Chieko, Kimura Yumi, & Tanikawa Shuntaro - “The Promise of Life”

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