On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum finally get around to (at least some of) the news that has been building up over the past couple of months, including all of the licensing news from all the various publishers that were still announced despite the ongoing pandemic! Some of the biggest acquisitions including the return of series like Shaman King from Kodansha USA, as well as Slayers from J-Novel Club, both of which we were so excited about that we just HAD to pull in Vlord into...
Aug 09, 2020•3 hr 7 min
Blue Flag is a wonderful coming-of-age story in which characters navigate the difficult mores of identity, relationships, love, sexuality, and the choices we make. In the second part of our retrospective on KAITO’s manga, special guests Maxy Barnard, Ace Christman, and SimplyGee! join us to discuss the broader themes of the story and the way in which it articulates them in uniquely impactful, relatable ways. First we share our history with the series and KAITO, and give a spoiler-free review of ...
Aug 03, 2020•3 hr 19 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by special guests, Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory, Marion from the Good Friends Anime Club, as well as Aisha from the MommaLuvsManga Youtube Channel, to talk about Cross Manage from Kaito! Cross Manage is a sports series about teenager Sakurai, an ex-soccer player who is roped into serving as the problem solving manager of his high school's lacrosse team. This is also another series unfortunately cut short by Weekly Shone...
Jul 19, 2020•2 hr 44 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its already time for a new batch of series from Weekly Shonen Jump, as Lum and Colton tackle the first few chapters of four all new titles! Including two from veteran authors Kentaro Yabuki (Black Cat, To Love Ru) and Ryuhei Tamura (Beelzebub)!! As per usual, the Mavericks discuss their feelings on the debut of each series, whether they're slightly bored or even uncomfortable with Ayakashi Triangle and Hard-Boiled Cop & Dolphin, or they get a genuine laugh...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 41 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton sit down with Emma Hanashiro, editor-in-chief of Boys Love manga subscription service futekiya, to discuss her role in running the service, as well as other topics such as Emma's academic background, how her crew tackles piracy, and even some recommendations as to what people should read on the site! Visit this episode's webpage for a complete list of Links & Shout-Outs included in this episode: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-1...
Jul 05, 2020•2 hr 2 min
If Love Me For Who I Am’s non-binary maid is reporting for duty, then our non-binary host is recording a podcast about it! That’s right, we’re reviewing the first volume of a newly released series on the show this time! We haven’t spotlighted a lot of new releases recently, but we had to make an exception for this exceptional manga exploring gender and the LGBTQ community in Japan in a way we’ve rarely seen. Joining us to discuss the series is someone who’s basically become its ambassador on Man...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 44 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton once again go over some more of the latest manga news as even a global pandemic can't stop all the new series, licenses or even live action adaptations being announced! Some of the biggest news stories this episode include Demon Slayer's complete take over of all of Oricon's sales lists only half way into the year, the end of The Promised Neverland, plus some updates on the state of the North American manga industry via Deb Aoki's article from P...
Jun 21, 2020•2 hr 23 min
Geez, between all the series starting and ending in Shonen Jump recently, it sure feels like the brand is entering a new era. Heck, by the end of 2020 over half of the lineup will consist of series that only started this year! There are so many new series starting up that we’re getting up our episode on the last batch just as the new batch has started. Actually, there’s been a new series every month so far this year - it’s hard to keep up! Well, before we can talk about Ayakashi Triangle and the...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Black Lives Matter. Manga Mavericks stands in support of Black Americans and against the systemic racism and violence perpetrated by the police and the U.S. government. There are many ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement, be it engaging in the protests yourselves or by donating to those fighting on the front lines. We’ve included links in the description of this podcast for people to learn more about petitions to sign and places to donate. We’ve donated all of our Patreon earnings from t...
Jun 11, 2020•2 hr 33 min
Hello, darlings! Welcome to the return of our Urusei Yatsura podcast, Lum Squad! Well, technically we already returned in last month's episode, but there was actually a year-long break in between recording that and this episode! Think of it as like how there was a break between Viz's original publication of "Lum" that prompted their continuation being re-titled "The Return of Lum." Except we're not re-titling this podcast; it didn't work in the 90's and it ain't happening now. Anyways, because i...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 31 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by new guest Kory from the Taiiku Podcast, as well as our old friends, Bomber (Sakaki) and Jecka from the WSS Talkbalk blog and Twitter, to talk about Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga! Chihayafuru is a high school, sports series centering on Chihaya Ayase, who is inspired by her new friends to play the Japanese card game known as karuta, and from then on becomes obsessed with it to the point of forming a team in high school to seriously compete i...
May 18, 2020•2 hr
The Manga Mavericks are talking television! Welcome to the first episode of a new irregular podcast series in the vein of @ Movies, except the titular focus this time is the wonderful world of television and streaming shows (except for Anime, which is already covered by & Anime). We’ll be chatting about tv shows we’ve seen and have a lot to say about, and giving reviews of new and upcoming series! We have a very special show to talk about on this inaugural installment! We got the opportunity...
May 15, 2020•55 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by Lum's good friend, Vix, as we bring back Bomber and Joey once again to talk even more Dragon Ball!! This time however, since we didn't have the time to do so on our previous episode, we take a look at some of the questions that were sent by our listeners in the form of another special Q&A podcast! We talk about all sorts topics, such as our favorite fights and characters, as well as the strengths of Toei's anime adaptation and Shunsuke Kiku...
May 11, 2020•2 hr 18 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we invite on the show Shonen Sunday enthusiast Bomber D. Rufi (aka Sakaki) and comics artist Joey Weiser (Mermin, Ghost Hog) to talk about Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga! After many delays and and much rescheduling, Colton and Lum finally talk about the series that means more to them then just being an excellent comic, but a franchise that's been with them for almost their entire lives! A franchise that went from being the biggest manga in Japan, to one of...
May 04, 2020•4 hr 27 min
I never thought we’d get around to watching the Bunny Girl Senpai movie. Much less streaming, on 4/20 weekend. Nothing less from you, FUNimation. What a rascal. Was Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl everything we dreamed of, or did we just fall asleep? Special guest Alien.Renagade joins us as we share our hearts and go back and forth on this time-traveling movie! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Yo...
May 01, 2020•1 hr
It’s time to put weird together, and make it even weirder! It’s not just my imagination filling me with anticipation, because we’re talking about none other than Rumiko Takahashi’s planet-rocking hit manga Urusei Yatsura! And we have plenty of cause to celebrate, because we have passed the first year anniversary of the manga’s republication by Viz Media! This is an exciting time to be a Urusei Yatsura fan, and no better time to officially cover it on the show! Long-time listeners may remember th...
Apr 26, 2020•2 hr 42 min
*Take this poll to vote for the films you’d like us to cover on @ Movies in May!: https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 More details below:* We’re celebrating the birthday of Keiichi Hara’s film The Wonderland by releasing our @ Movies review of the film! Is the film as wonderful as Hara’s previous feature Miss Hokusai, or is it no wonder why it’s fallen under the radar? We discuss the film’s clever casting, child-friendly coming-of-age story, eclectic characters, and the most important topic of all - ...
Apr 24, 2020•53 min
To say times are rough would be an understatement. The pandemic has infected the anime and manga industry, affecting the production and release of several anime and manga titles. It has even taken down several once-though indomitable cons this year, including SDCC and Anime Expo. So, naturally, we’ve got to talk about all the stuff that’s either been delayed or outright canceled. Which is a real downer, man. Yet, even this pandemic can’t slow down the fast-paced world of manga, so we’ve got tons...
Apr 22, 2020•2 hr 13 min
*Take this poll to vote for the films you’d like us to cover on @ Movies in May! - https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1* It’s time to round out our trilogy of @ Movies Patreon Peeks by releasing a snippet of our exhaustive discussion of the biggest anime blockbuster in North America in over 20 years - Dragon Ball Super: Broly! We’ve previously discussed the film on Manga Mavericks, but on this episode, we dive even deeper into the film’s production and promotional history, the new insights it gives us...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 8 min
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! That’s right, we’re not a one-and-done nor were we meant to be an annual show… even though it has in fact been a year since our last episode. I apologize for that unexpected year-long hiatus, which is entirely my fault. ^^, From here on out I’m hoping to resume production on #LumSquad with AC on our originally proposed monthly...
Apr 16, 2020•2 hr 43 min
*Take this poll to vote for the films you’d like us to cover on @ Movies in May! More details below: https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 * Does My Hero Academia’s latest theatrical feature rise to the occasion, or is this film MINUS ultra? Find out as Colton joins us to discuss Heroes Rising! We talk about our annoying theatrical experiences, our mixed feelings on the *spoiler* in the final fight, and try to figure out whether Nine actually had nine quirks or not. Plus, a special mid-credits review o...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min
*Take this poll to vote for the films you'd like us to cover on @ Movies in May! More details below: https://strawpoll.com/fs3wa1s1 * Theaters might be shuttered across the country, but that won’t stop the Manga Mavericks from talking about movies! That’s right, Manga Mavericks @ Movies is returning to provide some pandemic time-passing entertainment by talking about the latest and greatest anime movies we’ve recently seen! We’re starting off our slate with some banked episodes we recorded back ...
Apr 03, 2020•57 min
I have a problem with the way we talk about problematic media. Or, more accurately, the way we don’t talk about problematic media. We’ve had a lot of conversations recently about problematic content in series we like and don’t like, and it’s a topic we’ve seen debated time and again whenever a series or creator does something questionable, uncomfortable, or in some cases, criminal. While it’s difficult to reconcile enjoying something that may be doing something “bad” or was created by a creator ...
Mar 30, 2020•2 hr 26 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum have a lot of news to catch up on! So much, that they had to add even more to the podcast later! As the title indicates, we record a whole bunch of news that we had been meaning to get to, with even more news that came up afterwards that we decided to include with the episode, which is why this episode is a few days late, but despite the shape the world is in with the current COVID-19 pandemic, the manga/anime industry hasn't completely stopped ...
Mar 25, 2020•2 hr 48 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum are joined by freelance letterer, Brandon Bovia, as well as former Shonen Jump manga editor, Jason Thompson, to discuss Kazuki Takahashi's smash hit manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! A series that went from being about the journey of a young, boy who became possessed by an evil spirit after solving an ancient puzzle, to becoming one of the biggest trading card games of all time! On this podcast, we discuss our memories of the franchise and what it means to us, e...
Mar 16, 2020•3 hr 16 min
Hello listeners! It’s time to fly higher, further, faster with another Pateron Peek of one of our Patreon Bonus Podcasts! The results of our latest survey showed that many of our listeners REALLY liked our Spider-Verse episode of @ Movies with Vix where we really dived deep into the history of the characters that appeared in the film. We recorded several other @ Movies podcasts like that that we released as Patreon-exclusive episodes, and I thought that now that some time has passed we could sha...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Welcome to a special preview of a podcast series available exclusively on our Patreon entitled, the Manga Mavericks Book Club! A spin off series where we select different manga series previously covered on the main Manga Mavericks podcast and discuss them even further from volume to volume! Previously, we covered the entirety of the first arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with Grant (@grantthethief) from the Blade Licking Thieves podcast, but for now we'll be taking a break from JoJo in order to r...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 36 min
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we finally go over the results of our annual podcast survey!! Joined by VlordGTZ, we go over different statistics such as our listeners' favorite podcast episodes, favorite guests we've had on the show, as well as your guys' favorite manga from the past year! We also discuss some news at the top of the show, such as the Maruta Shiga controversy with My Hero Academia, the overall increase in digital manga sales over in Japan, as well as the latest batch of new ...
Feb 23, 2020•2 hr 26 min
The first new manga of the 2020s have arrived, and we’re excited to talk about them! We cover the first new Shonen Jump series of the year and decade, Undead Unluck, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, and Guardian of the Witch, as well as a new global multi-language simulpub from Kodansha - Ashidaka - The Iron Hero! Plus, we discuss the return of Death Note in its first new one-shot in over a decade, which went widely viral for very weird reasons! Then, we have a beefier community shout-outs segment to ...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Hello listeners! Today you’re all my valentines, and I’m here to show my love by sharing one of our previously Patreon-exclusive podcasts with all you lovely people! The results of our latest survey showed that many of our listeners REALLY liked our Spider-Verse episode of @ Movies with Vix where we really dived deep into the history of the characters that appeared in the film. We recorded several other @ Movies podcasts like that last year that we released as Patreon-exclusive episodes, and I t...
Feb 14, 2020•59 min
