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Manga Mavericks @ Movies #28: Thor: Ragnarok Dec 21, 2018

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So, Aquaman is in theatres. It’s a film about the buff bearded prince of a high-fantasy, regal realm separate from the world of man, who has to fight his evil brother, reclaim the throne, and protect his people and humankind. Huh. Doesn’t that remind you of someone else? Another superhero from another comic-book based cinematic universe perhaps? Who could it be? Such a mystery… Ok, seriously, Aquaman is the Thor of DC. Except the Aquaman film’s swashbuckling tone is more similar to Thor: Ragnarok than the first two overly serious Thor movies. So what better time to release our review of Thor: Ragnarok! How’s that for a justification of why this podcast is coming out a year late? Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow LumRanmaYasha at @lumranmayasha, VLordGTZ at @VLordGTZ, and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #27: Spider-Man: Homecoming Dec 20, 2018

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the best Spider-Man film yet! With it currently swinging its way into box office success, we’re finally releasing our review of the last critically acclaimed Spider-Man film...last year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming! We’re joined by our resident comics history connoisseur and all-around Spider-geek Vix to discuss how faithful Homecoming was to Spider-Man’s history and how it compares to other film and television interpretations of the character! Of course, any podcast with Vix is sure to weave webs of wild tangents, to the point we decided to cut out an hour of this recording and turn it into its own separate episode! Still, we spent over a good hour and a half focused on Homecoming, so get into the swing of it and listen away! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow LumRanmaYasha at @lumranmayasha, VLordGTZ at @VLordGTZ, and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #26: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pyramid of Light Dec 18, 2018

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It’s time to du-du-du-du du-du-du-DUEL...opinions on a Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie! But not just any Yu-Gi-Oh! movie; we’re talking about THE Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie, its first theatrical feature, The Pyramid of Light! Recently re-released by Fathom Events in theaters earlier this year, the Mavericks managed to see it at the very same AMC theatre they originally saw it at when they were kids. Oh, the nostalgia! Of course, The Pyramid of Light has a notorious reputation for being a terrible film - it’s the second lowest rated animated movie on both Rotten Tomatoes AND Metacritic for heaven’s sake! So, did the Mavericks regret their decision to sit through this film again, or did the heart of cards guide them through? The answer might surprise you... Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on Twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to mangamavericks@gmail.com! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening!

MM EP 70: If You Can Buy a McDouble, You Can Support Shonen Jump Dec 16, 2018

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

Manga Mavericks EP. 69: *Nice* Dec 15, 2018

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It’s the 69th episode of Manga Mavericks! NICE! To celebrate the occasion we wanted to record a podcast that was appropriately lewd and meme-worthy...but we didn’t get the chance to. Luckily, we didn’t need to record anything new because we already had something that fit perfectly! About a year and a half ago we recorded an episode of Manga Mavericks @ Movies with our good friend Vix, which derailed into long, off-tangent asides about Sonic, Archie comics, the X-Men, MUMKEY JONES, and many more bizarre topics! This hour of madness has nothing to do with Spider-Man Homecoming, but (mostly) everything to do with comics and memes, and is laughs a plenty! Don’t worry, we’ll have another manga-focused podcast out very soon, but for now enjoy this blast from the past and we and Vix discuss some stuff we don’t normally talk about in an out-of-control podcast gone rogue! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow LumRanmaYasha at @lumranmayasha, VLordGTZ at @VLordGTZ, and special guest Vix at @vixythevaliant. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!

Manga Mavericks & Anime #02: Dragon Ball Super Dec 14, 2018

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

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #25: Pokemon: I Choose You! Dec 11, 2018

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I wanna be the very best Podcaster there ever was To edit them is my real test To release them is my cause! I will look across my external drive Clicking files open wide Each podcast to remember The content that’s inside! Pokémon (Gotta talk ‘em all!), it’s VLord and me We reviewed the 20th movie! Pokémon! Oh, Pikachu is Ash’s best friend, In a story that will never end! Pokémon (Gotta talk ‘em all!), it’s a remake The nostalgia will make your heart ache You listen to me, and I’ll tell you About Po-ké-mon (the 20th movie) Gotta talk ‘em all! Gotta talk ‘em all! Pokémon! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:12 - Intro & Updates 04:35 - Pokémon! I Choose You 1:28:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to mangamavericks@gmail.com! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening! Music Featured: “Aim to be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-” by Rica Matsumoto “Pokémon Theme (Gotta Catch “Em All)” by John Loeffler

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #24: Mirai Dec 07, 2018

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

Manga Mavericks EP. 68: There's a Manga For That Nov 30, 2018

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

Manga Mavericks @ Movies #23: No Game No Life Zero Nov 28, 2018

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We're getting into the home stretch of hitertho unreleased Manga Mavericks @ Movies episodes from 2017! From this point onwards each podcast will contain an hour-long+ review of a single movie. These next couple episodes will be focused on anime movie reviews, including one of the few @ Movies we've actually recorded this year. Afterwards we'll have a few episodes dedicated to superhero blockbusters from last year, all of which featuring our good friend Vix and will hopefully be timed to release alongside some relevant superhero blockbusters coming out in December! Will we actually be able to clear our backlog of 2017 episodes by the end of this year so we can start fresh in 2019? Either way, we're getting into some really good episodes, so look forward to listening to them! On this episode, we talk about No Game No Life Zero, the prequel film to No Game No Life that adapts its sixth volume and was released in North American theatres in October 2017 by Sentai Filmworks. Both Lum and VLord were big fans of No Game No Life, but how did they feel about the film's darker take on its world and themes? The Mavericks discuss the film's highlights, questionable elements, and their theater experiences in this overlong and long overdue review! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to mangamavericks@gmail.com! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening!

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