Manga Mavericks

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Thank You, Akira Toriyama Mar 19, 2024

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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 Mar 09, 2024

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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!

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

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

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! Feb 19, 2024

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

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

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

00:58 - Oricon Top Selling Manga of 2023

36:11 - Survey Time!!

Simulpubs

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

51:13 - Versus

1:06:21 - Blood Blade

1:17:26 - The Spellbook Library

1:30:56 - Status Royale

1:48:52 - Dogsred

2:05:47 - Green Green Greens

2:22:09 - Shadow Eliminators

02:38:06 - Wrap up

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

EP. 237: December 2023 News Roundup! Dec 23, 2023

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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

EP. 236: November 2023 Simulpubs Roundup! Nov 11, 2023

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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

EP. 235: October 2023 News Roundup! Oct 16, 2023

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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

EP. 234: September 2023 Simulpubs Roundup! Sep 13, 2023

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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

EP. 233: August 2023 News Roundup! Aug 20, 2023

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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

EP. 232: August 2023 Simulpubs Roundup! Aug 05, 2023

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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! Jul 20, 2023

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

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

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - RIP Hitoshi Yoshioka

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

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

16:01 - June NYT & May Bookscan List

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

33:49 - Colton's Licensing Highlights

53:11 - Lum's Licensing Highlights

1:07:20 - Noir Caesar panel announcements

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

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