Dun Da Dun, we’re talking about Dan Da Dan! Dan Da Dan is one of the best-produced anime on the scene, and the first three episodes of season two are currently screening in U.S. theaters as a compilation film dubbed Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye. I had the opportunity to interview the new season’s co-director, Abel Góngora, a longtime Science Saru animator who directed the beloved opening sequence for Dan Da Dan’s first season, as well as the English dub voice cast: A.J. Beckles (Okarun), Abby Trott (Momo), and Aleks Le (Jiji/Evil Eye)!
I talked with Abel about how he collaborated with first season director Fuga Yamashiro on this season and his thought process behind many of the creative choices made with the animation, color, and art direction in the show. Then, I ask the dub cast about the highlights and difficulties of performing their characters, with A.J. discussing how he captures the interiority of Okarun in both his normal and Turbo forms and tries to push himself to match or surpass Natsuki Hanae’s performance, Abby sharing how they protect their voices when having to do lots of yelling, and Aleks explaining how he manages to do all of Jiji’s crazy vocal chances all in one take and tried not to make his Evil Eye voice sound too sexy! (ymmv, ;D)
It was such a delight to do these interviews. Abel is incredibly humble about his work, but his brilliant creative vision shines on the screen. Meanwhile, I really appreciate how the dub cast are all incredibly passionate about the show and their characters and really think about their interiority and want to do right by them and the fans, and I really love how they all support and build each other up, particularly Abby and Aleks for A.J. Listening to these interviews, you get a great sense of the passion and love everyone involved has for the show, and their combined efforts really come alive on the screen.
That said, how is Evil Eye as a “movie,” or at least theatrical experience? Before getting into my interviews with the Dan Da Dan crew, I give my review of Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye and share my reasons why you should definitely take a look at it! Trust me, unlike the character of the Evil Eye, looking right at it won’t make you want to die!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Pre-Order Manga Mavericks Books!
00:37 - Intro
04:02 - Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye Review
26:15 - Interview w/Abel Góngora, co-director of Dan Da Dan Season 2
37:34 - Interview w/A.J. Beckles, Abby Trott, & Aleks Le
54:30 - Wrap-up
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @VLordGTZ and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!
Music Featured:
“Hooray for Hollywood” - Looney Tunes Six Flags Version
“Otonoke” - Creepy Nuts
“On the Way” - AiNA THE END
“Taidada” - Zutomayo Audio Excerpts from Dan Da Dan and GKids’ English Dub trailers for Evil Eye and Season 2
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Welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies! The show where we don’t just talk smack about movies, we celebrate them!
What’s up, Mavericks? Lum and VLord are here to chew bubblegum and talk Looney Tunes, and we’re all out of gum! Luckily, we still have plenty to chew on, as we’re discussing the first ever fully original 2D animated Looney Tunes movie, The Day the Earth Blew Up! Originally slated for a streaming-only release on Max, and then put at risk of being written off by WBD altogether, the film was picked up for distribution by Ketchup Entertainment, who gave it a wide theatrical release in March, and have just put it out on home video, with a streaming release on Max planned for June 27th!
We’re so glad Ketchup saved this film, because its gorgeous animation and art deserved to be seen on the biggest screen possible! We discuss how director Pete Browngardt’s delightful throwback to 1940s Bob Clampett-directed Looney Tunes shorts and 1950s sci-fi creature features is a fantastic culmination of his work on the Looney Tunes shorts over the past few years, bringing Daffy back to his wacky screwball characterization, and exploring a genuinely sweet brotherly relationship between Porky and Daffy as they team up to thwart an alien invader who seemingly plans to “blow up” the Earth using gum-chewing, bubble-blowing zombies!
Before that, Lum interviews Candi Milo, a venerable VA who stars as this film’s version of Petunia Pig, reimagined as an eccentric flavor scientist who is as explosive an on-screen presence as the gum she creates! Candi shares how she approached her performance as Petunia, her favorite gags and moments with the character, how she played off of Eric Bauza’s performance as Porky and Daffy and created her own version of Porky’s stutter, alongside lots more highlights from the recording process and her experiences with the Looney Tunes franchise!
So push the play button and pull the volume up and stick with us as we merrily go ‘round talking all about this looney powerhouse of a film until the merry-go-round breaks down!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Pre-Order Manga Mavericks Books!
00:37 - Intro
04:45 - Interview with Candi Milo, voice of Petunia Pig!
21:26 - The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Discussion
1:08:40 - Wrap-up
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @VLordGTZ 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! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts 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 email us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!
Music Featured:
“Hooray for Hollywood” - Looney Tunes Six Flags Version
“Overture” from Merrie Melodies
“Hooray for Burbank” from Looney Tunes in Hollywood Bumper
“Push the Lever, Pull the Crack/Powerhouse Theme” from The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
LINKS:
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Gu~ta-lala Su~da-lala! On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by manga letterer and Urasawa super fan, Aidan Clarke, as well as host of both Duckface Diaries and Podcastmon Adventures, Wensleydale Cheddar, to discuss one of Naoki Urasawa's most beloved manga series with 20th Century Boys! A multifaceted, sprawling Stephen King-esque story about a group of kids born in the 60's whose wild and active imaginations are co-opted and brought to life decades later by a cult-like figure known as "The Friend" in order to take over the world, and its up to our now grown up heroes to stop them! Join our favorite Mavericks as they jump around as much the series does in discussing every facet that stood out to them from this amazing tale! From the now seemingly prophetic story of a world on a downward spiral, to the dangers of out of control nostalgia and fanaticism, and especially...the power of music! Enjoy!
Stay tuned on our Patreon for a special bonus podcast covering the 20th Century Boys live action film trilogy coming soon!!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Intro
03:39 - Our reaction to the reactions to Manga Mavericks Books
13:57 - Patron Shout-out!
15:10 - 20th Century Boys Discussion
2:14:19 - Wrap-up
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!
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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!
Manga Mavericks On TV is back after another 2 years to talk about another long-awaited return to the airwaves - Shinichiro Watanabe, whose latest series Lazarus finally premiered on [adult swim] in April after nearly two years of anticipation. Lazarus had a lot of pre-release buzz as not only Watanabe’s return to tv anime since Carol & Tuesday six years ago, but also for being a collaboration between him and multiple talented creators in the film and music industries, including John Wick director and stunt choreographer Chad Stahleski! But after the sour reception to [adult swim]’s unfortunately inconsistent Uzumaki anime, there’s been a lot of skepticism whether even someone of Watanabe’s reputation and pedigree can create a show so good that it earns back anime fans’ trust and goodwill. Five episodes in, has Lazarus resurrected [adult swim]’s credibility in creating good anime, or has interest in it been dying a slow death? Well, we actually got screeners for the first five episodes and recorded this podcast well in advance of the first episode’s premiere, so we don’t speak to the broader reception the show’s had so far. Instead, we discuss our thoughts on the series after the first five episodes, what stands out about it, whether it stands on its own or draws too many comparisons to Watanabe’s previous work, and if it’s lived up to the hype. So listen in to the show and learn what’s-a-”Hapna”-ing with Lazarus!
Also, if you haven’t heard, WE’RE PUBLISHING MANGA! Through our new publishing division, Manga Mavericks Books, we plan to license and publish the work of indie mangaka in Japan, and are partnering with Red String Translations to help print and distribute their books overseas. All six books will be released in both print and digital format on July 16th 2025, and pre-orders are open now on our newly launched Manga Mavericks Books Store! For more information about our titles, check out our official press release and episode 243 of the Manga Mavericks podcast. Links are in the description of this episode, and can be found on mangamavericks.com. Go to store.mangamavericks.com to check out what we’ve got in store and preorder your Manga Mavericks books today!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - We’re Publishing Manga! Pre-orders are open now for Manga Mavericks Books!
04:18 - Lazarus Episodes 1-5 Review
1:01:57 - Wrap-Up
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @VLordGTZ 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! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts 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:
The Beets - “Television”
Excerpts from Lazarus
Afroskull - “Me and My TV”
LINKS:
Pre-Order our books on the Manga Mavericks Books Store
Back Aneido’s Latest Kickstarter for The Soul-Selling Corporate Drone!
Listen to LumRanmaYasha discuss Lazarus with the Toonami Faithful Podcast!
Episode 5
Check out LumRanmaYasha’s art at @siddartworks on Instagram!
Watch Lazarus on [adult swim] and MAX!
“From Podcast, to Press, and now… Print!” - @kiirobon
You heard right - MANGA MAVERICKS IS PUBLISHING MANGA!!
Manga Mavericks started as a podcast dedicated to exploring manga as both a medium and as an industry, and now, Manga Mavericks is becoming a publisher dedicated to spotlighting some of the best indie artists working in the medium and industry!
We are officially announcing our new publishing division, Manga Mavericks Books! We plan to license and publish the work of indie mangaka in Japan, and are partnering with Red String Translations to help print and distribute their books overseas. We have our first set of books, three of our titles and three from Red String, set to come out in July 2025! You can already pre-order them now on our newly launched Manga Mavericks Books Store!
We are so excited for you all to see all the great manga we’ve been working on, and even more big surprises on the way. But you may be wondering, how did we get into publishing, and why are we expanding from being a press outlet into a publisher? Well, who better to answer these questions than our own CEO, publisher, and licensing director - VLordGTZ, as well as the owner of Red String and our licensing director, Victoria Esnard! VLord explains the road to Manga Mavericks getting into publishing and what his plans and vision for the company are. In addition, Victoria shares how she got into manga localization and started up Red String translations, and how she and VLord decided to partner up for Manga Mavericks Books. Listen in to learn more about Manga Mavericks Books, our launch titles, and some of the exciting projects and plans we’ve got coming down the pipe!
Thank you guys so much for joining us on this journey. Manga Mavericks would not be here without the support of listeners of our podcast and readers of our website have given us over the years. We are excited for you to join us as we turn the page and enter our next chapter - Manga Mavericks Books!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:26 - Announcing Manga Mavericks Books!
04:38 - Introducing Victoria and Red String Translations!
20:55 - The Manga Mavericks and Red String Translations partnership
24:52 - The Japanese Indie Comic Market Scene vs. North American Comic Conventions
32:23 - What to Know About Manga Mavericks Books
39:47 - How We Got Here, How Far We’ve Come
47:27 - Manga Mavericks Books’ First 3 Licenses!
BONDS by ZENZO
ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE] by Chiaki Yagura
Zigoku’s Foreman by 9banta
54:03 - Red String Translations Acquisitions!
- Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow by Aneido
- The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire by Aneido
- Senpai no Kohai by Hanakage Alt
1:05:27 - Our Release Calendar for Summer 2025
1:07:23 - Pre-Orders are open now on the new Manga Mavericks Books Store!
1:08:27 - Contact Information for Retailers and Libraries
1:11:50 - Upcoming Convention Appearances
1:13:03 - Future Plans & Short-Term Goals
1:20:58 - Where You Can Find Us & Wrap-Up!
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @VLordGTZ 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! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts 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, let us know in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!
LINKS:
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The time to start is now! And we can show you how! Because we’re reopening the doors to music room 3 to revisit the Host Club we remember so fondly!
That’s right, we’re finally discussing the classic parodic shojo romcom that we all kiss, kiss fell in love with back in the mid-2000s - Ouran High School Host Club! And we’re hosting our own club of Ouran fans to help us entertain all our lovely ladies, gentlemen, and non-binary listeners with their unique personalities and perspectives - music and animation academic Dr. Rose Bridges, author of a book on Yoko Kano’s Cowboy Bebop soundtrack and a contributor to ANN, animation and pop culture youtuber and cover artist Offbeat Kiki, and shojo anime and manga youtuber Shay Taree!
Together, we discuss what originally attracted us to the series when we first discovered it, what it means to us, and how our relationship with it has changed over the years and upon revisiting it. We explore how the host club serves as a place in which gender, class, and sexuality is commodified and performed, as well as a sanctuary that allows its characters to express themselves creatively and authentically. We talk about how we related to Haruhi as representation for gender non-conforming and non-binary people and how that changes over the series, as well as how well the series’ queer representation and queer-coding holds up to a modern lens. Of course, we also gush about all of the sweet juicy romance and relationships, including how Haruhi and Tamaki bond over their absent mothers, how the twins support each other, the challenge of navigating relationships within friend groups, and being afraid to lose a relationship with someone by changing it. Finally, we compare the manga with the anime and discuss what was lost or cut in translation, and why we think Ouran still resonates and is beloved by so many people to this day.
Tomorrow’s far away, so place your hope in today and listen to us discuss why we’ll always fall in love, again, with Ouran High School Host Club!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Intro
04:14 - Ouran Discussion
2:51:58 - Wrap-up
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!
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Welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies! The show where we don’t just talk smack about movies, we celebrate them!
We’re back after (check notes) FOUR YEARS(?!) to talk about the year of film in 2024! It’s been a long time since we’ve done one of these, so you may be wondering why we were so eager to record a podcast about 2024 films than years past. While 2024 was a bad year for most of the world, it was a pretty strong year for entertainment all around, including movies. While it got off to a rough start with movies that didn’t click with audiences and hit at the box office, by the end of the year we got a lot of interesting and entertaining gems that delighted film critics and moviegoing audiences alike. I think that’s why we have an Oscars race this year where you have a lot of films people have seen and are genuinely enthusiastic about, plus Emilia Perez for some reason, and the lack of clear overwhelming favorites like Oppenheimer and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once like the past two years has made the Awards season really competitive, to the point where it’s hard to predict what will win at the Oscars this year, especially in the Best Picture race. Some critics and commentators consider 2024 a weaker year for film than years previous, but personally, this was the most engaged moviegoing year I’ve ever had. This is the first year since I (Lum) started using Letterboxd over a decade ago where I managed to see over 100 movies that came out that year within the year itself! Only time will tell which films will be remembered as part of the canon of great and essential cinema, but as far as I’m concerned, there were plenty of great films that came out in 2024 that I adore and want to explore, so we’re here to discuss them so much more!
Vlord and I each count down our Top 10 favorite films from 2024, celebrating the films we enjoyed and resonated with the most. Then, we discuss all the films and categories nominated at the 97th Academy Awards, giving our thoughts on the nominations picked for each category and speculating on who the Academy will pick as winners. As someone who has listened to lots of Oscars-related podcasts over the course of this Awards season, I can guarantee you that you won’t find a longer discussion of the Short Film categories on any other film podcasts! So get listen up and listen good to our thoughts on the best and most awarded movies of 2024 (not necessarily the same) in our nearly 4-hour long podcast that’s probably longer than this year’s Oscars ceremony itself!
Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Blu Sky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:30 - Our Favorite Films of 2024
2:10:53 - Oscars 2025 Thoughts
3:30:53 - Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up
Music Featured:
The Boston Pops Orchestra - “Hooray for Hollywood” Tim Heidecker - “Oscar Fever”
LINKS:
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On this very spooky episode of Manga Mavericks, we're joined by both Casey (MinovskyArticle) and ANN Guest Writer, Adeline, to spiral into madness as we discuss the Junji Ito magnum opus,Uzumaki! A horrifying story of a teenage couple who live in a small village that is being overrun by spirals everywhere they turn! Including twisted, contorted middle aged men, snail people, even giant curly hair! Listen as we discuss some classic Ito comics and the many underlying themes and ideas within that you may not have thought about before. Enjoy!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Intro
06:27 - Uzumaki Discussion
1:37:58 - Wrap-up
Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at@mangamavericks.bsky.social, 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 ourPatreon-exclusive Bonus pods! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!
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WE’RE SEEING SPIRALS! After five long years, the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s iconic horror manga Uzumaki is finally premiering on Adult Swim, and we got a chance to preview and review the first episode! With an ambitious production that spiraled out of control and was so cursed with delays that executive producer Jason DeMarco has joked that he’s “still seeing spirals,” did the show end up being just as cursed to watch, or does it break the curse of Adult Swim’s track record of making middling original anime by being as good as the manga it spiraled out of?
Join Lum and VLord on this special episode of Saturday Night Shoggy as they spin out their thoughts on the first episode of this new Shoggy anime that's actually airing on Saturday night! Listen to them encircle the show’s production, animation, adaptation, music, both the Japanese and English dub performances, and other topics whilst trying not to let their fascination with the spiral get them too sucked in and make their heads spin!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Intro
04:27 - Discussion Start
06:32 - Uzumaki’s Publication and Production Background
09:05 - The Art and Animation of the Anime
18:07 - The Adaptation and Pacing 23:43 - Colin Stetson’s Soundtrack
30:14 - Hiroshi Nagahama as a Director
32:24 - Narrative and Adaptational Changes
35:14 - Thoughts on the Sub and Dub
40:20 - Final Thoughts
41:57 - 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 @VLordGTZ 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 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. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!
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Music Credits:
Intro - “Spiraling Shape” by They Might Be Giants, Karaoke Version provided by Karaoke Nerds
SNS Intro – “Can’t See Your Face” by AmpRen
SNS Outro – “Curtain Call” by AmpRen
Edited by LumRanmaYasha
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum & Sakaki discuss their time at San Diego Comic Con 2024! Listen as Colton talks about going to his first ever big convention and whether he'd do it all again! Enjoy!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Intro
04:34 - San Diego Comic Con 2024
2:18:43 - End
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!
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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.
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!
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!
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!
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
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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
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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!
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!
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
1:24:18 - Updates on the Pluto anime
1:26:55 - Updates on the Delicious in Dungeon anime (plus Lum's thoughts on the first episode)
1:30:15 - Updates on Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking from the Trigger Anime Expo panel
1:36:34 - 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!
