Manga Mavericks

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * Art is hard. Did you know that? If not, Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical memoir of her “so-called artist’s journey,” Blank Canvas, will school you in the fundamentals! To help us navigate Higashimura’s memories, we’re joined by Jenny McKeon, who translated the series for Seven Seas and is a seasoned comics artist herself! Jenny shares her experiences as both a manga translator and artist, sharing her insights into Higashimura’s chronicle and the relatability of her experiences. Plus, Lum shares their perspective on the series as someone who went to art school and in fact first read the series when they were still IN art school, and all the ways in which Higashimura’s experiences reflected their own. More than a chronicle of her early career, Blank Canvas is a tribute to Higashimura’s late mentor, Hidaka-sensei, and the impact he had on her and the grief and

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!* (https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq) On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum travel to the Hole to take a look at Q Hayashida's Dorohedoro! A violent but wholesome tale of mystery and intrigue, as lizard man Caiman and his gyoza shop owner friend, Nikaido, search for answers about who he is and where he came from, but thats only scratching the surface of everything this series has to offer! We're joined by special guests and superfans, such as returning guests, Marion from the Good Friends Anime Club podcast and cosplayer extraordinaire Diana Soreil, as well as new guest, Ely, to talk about as much Dorohedoro as we can in one sitting! Special thanks to our lovely patrons on our Patreon whose support helped us acquire a good portion of the manga to be able to read for this episode! Unfortunately, we also have to start the episode off with addressing some not so good news involving a few now

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * Manga Mavericks @ Movies’ first episode of 2021 is none other than Lupin III: The First! While it’s not the first Lupin film we’ve covered on this podcast, it is a first for the franchise; its first 3DCG animated feature! Vix joins us to discuss our theatrical experience with the film, discussing it’s historical influences, homages to the franchise, and how the series’ iconic designs were translated into and animated in CG. This podcast is like a diary of our thoughts on the film, but unlike Bresson’s, it doesn’t contain any world-ending secrets! Or, does it?... Also, as a reminder - we’re approaching both the 150th episode of this podcast, and even more significantly - our 5th year anniversary! What will we do to commemorate our 150th episode? Why, our annual Manga Mavericks survey of course! But this won’t be a normal yearly survey, no, this one will encompass the

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * They’re all animals!… as well as tragic victims of familial abuse. That’s right, we’re starting off the year by taking a look back at Natsuki Takaya’s generation-defining shojo classic, Fruits Basket, a manga exploring a family curse that’s both literal and metaphorical. The original Fruits Basket anime was a childhood fave for LumRanmaYasha, but this was their first experience reading the manga all the way through! Joining Lum to celebrate the series are none other than the hosts of the Fruits Basket podcast Let’s Stay Together, Ellen and Kayla! Together they discuss the various characters and how they overcome their individual and collective traumas and fears, the series’ messages about necessity of change and growth, and the series’ thesis about the transformative power of kindness. Plus we chat up our favorite characters and relationships, thoughts on the anime

* Take the Manga Mavericks 5-Year Anniversary Survey and Enter to Win a Free manga! More Details Below!: https://s.surveyplanet.com/uwgeMjcMq * Tite Kubo’s traded in Soul Reapers for Witches and Hollows for Dragons in his newest manga, but his storytelling is no less enchanting! To discuss what makes Kubo’s new series Burn the Witch so spellbinding, we’re delighted to have on the magically talented localization team for the series from Viz with us today - editor Pancha Diaz (Death Note, Skip Beat), translator Jan Mitsuko Cash (Happy Sugar Life, Toradora), and letterer Vanessa Satone (One Piece, Tokyo Ghoul)! It’s always a pleasure when we can invite the localization team of a series on the show to share their perspectives and experiences on the work. We had a lot of fun doing that with Kaiju No. 8 recently, and since Burn the Witch was such a big new series what with it being Tite Kubo’s follow-up to Bleach and all, we really wanted to have an in-depth conversation about it! We discuss Pancha, Jan, and Van

The Nightmare that is 2020 is almost over, but are you prepared to face The Darkest Nightmare? AKA the 20th Detective Conan movie that suddenly dropped dubbed out of nowhere on digital platforms without any promotion or fanfare whatsoever? Well then, this podcast is your dream come true! Manga Mavericks @ Movies returns to close out the year by facing our greatest fear in this hell of a year - a bad Detective Conan movie! We have some colorful words for this movie, so brighten up your day by listening to us riff on The Darkest at our snarkiest! Plus, we discuss our plans for Manga Mavericks @ Movies in 2021! Is our nightmare really over, or are there more mediocre Detective Conan movies in our future?... Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us cur

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton take a closer look at the Mangamo app and read a few select titles such as the award winning MMO rom-com Loving Yamada at LV999!, the hilariously cruel Dropkick on My Devil, and the harrowing but thoughtful gender identity story of I Wanna Be Your Girl. They also take a look at even some more recent additions to the app with The Most Tsundere Boss in History and The Warrior Demigods, Champions of Sparta! The Mangamo app is available on both iOS and Android devices for $4.99 month, so be sure to go and check it out today! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of the links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-144-mangamo-spotlight/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 02:05 - The Promised Neverland: A Mother's Determination News: 10:23 - 2 New Sukeban Deka manga 11:48 - New one-shot from Shiro Usazaki 13:07 - Shangri-La Frontier added to Crunchyroll Manga and other platforms as simu

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum spend most of the time just catching up on the news, including Oricon's list of the top 10 highest selling manga series from the past year (in which case, number 1 WILL surprise you!), as well as some shake ups in the anime/manga industry that may or may not have already happened by the time this episode has been released. We also talk about some new additions to the Shonen Jump app such as new series, Sakamoto Days, as well as one of two new character centric one shots from The Promised Neverland! There is plenty more that our Mavericks discuss, so much more that we had to save some news for next week's episode! So until then, cozy up and brace yourselves for the winter season, as you listen to your friendly neighborhood Mavericks.

Just when you thought you polished off the last of your Thanksgiving leftovers, LGBThanksgiving concludes with one last juicy podcast stuffed full of queer manga goodness! Hope you’re hungry, because this is a big one - our retrospective of the defining yuri manga of the 2010’s, Kase-san! We couldn’t digest a series this savory by ourselves, so we invited on some yuri connoisseurs to help us devour all the gay girly goodness - TomoChoco hosts Kit and Sarah and returning guest Erica Friedman, founder of Okazu and Yuricon! Together we feast on the wonderful bounty of yuri loveliness Kase-san provides, including its resilient publication history, the sweet relationship of its central couple, its mature exploration of their libidos, how it boldly graduates them from high school to college, and so much more! Though, we also go on many tangents too, discussing an assortment of sorta related things like how much better Tokyo’s transit is compared to New York’s, the best anime to watch at the gym, dubs vs. subs, an

Just in time for the turkey day itself, LGBThanksgiving continues with another special interview! We’ve spotlighted manga localizers before, but on this episode we’re excited to host on the show someone who’s making their own manga, and has been doing great work sharing theirs and others’ diverse voices and perspectives by producing manga, animation, blog posts, analysis videos, interviews, merchandise and apparel, and so much more! Jaqueline-Elizabeth "Jax" Cottrell is the digital content strategist for Noir Caeser Entertainment and one of the most amazingly prolific and multi-talented people in anime fandom! Jax joins us to chat about their journey from fan to professional, sharing their background as an anime fan, how they got started with Noir Ceaser, and their new manga - Hanakotoba: The Language of Flowers! They also share their thoughts on the Black anime community, making spaces for Black fans and creators, and the importance of authentic and accurate representation. Plus, we chat about Jax's pheno

After our recent retrospective on My Brother's Husband, we were left curious about its creator, Gengoroh Tagame, and the world of gay manga. So we decided to talk to the person who perhaps knows Tagame's work best - Anne Ishii, the translator of My Brother's Husband and ambassador of Tagame's work in the west! Anne is one of the co-founders of Massive Goods, a publisher dedicated to producing gay manga, apparel, and merchandise, and is the executive director of the Asian Arts Initiative. She has done so much over her career, and we explore the breadth of her translation background and work in manga! She shares her insights on Tagame and the writing of My Brother's Husband, thoughts on the future of gay manga, and reveals some exciting news that may color you surprised! We don't want to show our colors just yet, so listen to the podcast and experience the rainbow of gay manga goodness! For a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http

Our Dreams at Dusk is a beautiful manga that explores characters across the LGBTQ+ spectrum in different phases of their life, struggling to be accepted for being themselves, and finding a community and support network in one another. It made waves when Seven Seas released it in English last year, and after reading it we knew we had to talk about it on the show! We’ve also brought on a very special guest to discuss the series with us - Jocelyne Allen, translator of Our Dreams at Dusk and so many other amazing manga! Jocelyne shares her insights on the series as its translator, shedding some light on some pivotal scenes and language used in the story. She also discusses her career history in translation, including her early career as a translator for Honda, differences between translating novels and manga, her experiences interpreting, and so much more! We had a delightful conversation with Jocelyne, discussing everything that makes this manga such a dream come true for queer manga fans of all ages! But ou

Boo! That’s the sound a vuvuzela makes, at least according to the series we’re talking about today. That’s right, Naoki Urasawa superfan and lettering enthusiast Aidan joins us to discuss the first Urasawa manga we’re covering on the show - Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams! We discuss how the series reflects Urasawa’s storytelling principles while differing stylistically in interesting ways, and gush over his art and color pages! We also discuss the lettering found in Urasawa’s books, translation differences across different editions, and the layout of the book itself! Oh, and of course, we analyze Urasawa’s reinterpretation of everyone’s favorite buck-toothed francophile from the Osomatsu-kun franchise, and the surprising depth Urasawa brings out in such a silly character! So head the vuvuzela’s call and listen closely to our discussion of this bande dessinee! Sheeh! Visit this podcast's webpage for a complete list of links and shout-outs mentioned in this episode! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mave

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum spend most of the show catching up on and discussing their thoughts on the latest round of Jump Starts from Shonen Jump (Phantom Seer, High School Family & Our Blood Oath), as well as some other simulpub debuts from Mangamo (Deathdeus: Hero of the Dead & My Evil Stepbrother) and Manga Plus (World's End Harem ~Britannia Lumiére~, Hokkaido Gals are Super Adorable, Excuse Me Dentist, Its Touching Me! & Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective). Afterwards, they discuss their thoughts on the latest bonus chapters of The Promised Neverland & Demon Slayer, and then round off the show by talking about Sawanabe Zombie by Kakio Tsurukawa from Star Fruit Books! We also have our usual news roundup discussing topics such as Demon Slayer catching up to My Hero Academia on the newest Bookscan list, the baffling ending of Iori Asaga's Dear Sa-chan, and the new licenses we have to look forward from publishers like Yen Press and Star Fruit Books! Enjoy! For a co

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we have yet another review of a new series whose first volume is now on sale from Viz Media known as Moriarty the Patriot from Ryosuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi! A series that runs in Shueisha's monthly Jump Square magazine starring the infamous nemesis of Sherlock Holmes himself, as he and his comrades take on the task of murdering the worst of England's elite noble society to make the world a better place for the common folk. Lum & Colton are joined by letterer of the series, Ace Christman, to discuss their thoughts on this first volume and even some material coming up! They're also sent in some thoughts from editor, Rae First, who couldn't make it to the show, but still had some insights to contribute as well! The game is afoot, as our titular mavericks are ready to eat the rich right alongside Moriarty band of rouges! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-maver

“Fly Me to the Moon Let me podcast among the stars Let me see what marriage is like From a, Sunday and Hata In other words, listen to me In other words, baby, read this series!” That’s right, we’re over the moon because we’re taking a trip into one of the latest hit Shonen Sunday manga, Kenjiro Hata’s Fly Me to the Moon! As always when we cover anything Sunday, we’re joined once again by Sakaki, founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition Talkback Twitter & Blog, as well as Marion from the Good Friends Anime Club and a gamut of other podcasts! Oh, and Mavericks teammate VLord, host of the Demon Slayer Podcast and Dumb Weebs is here too, I guess. Listen to this dream team discuss this dreamy manga about married life! We chat about the couple, the cuteness, the name, the pop culture references, and the allusions to The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and the implications it may have on the story. We discuss everything that makes Fly Me an engaging manga, one you’ll want to commit to! We’re not asking for the mo

Anime and manga are beloved worldwide and enjoyed by passionate fans of all walks of life. However, marginalized voices are often not represented or visible in community events, conversations, or the media we enjoy itself. But POC fans and creatives have done so much great and essential work for this fandom, Black fans in particular. Recently there’s been a long-overdue movement in creative and professional circles to amplify and spotlight the voices of Black creatives in fandoms and industries, and I want to use Manga Mavericks to amplify more Black voices in the community and have a critical conversation about representation and inclusivity. In this spirit, we invited on a group of Black creatives who’ve long advocated for these critical conversations and championed spaces to highlight diverse perspectives to discuss their experiences as Black anime fans. Our guests are the Black Manga Critic, an anime/manga Youtuber who does live-stream read-throughs of series he loves while also doing vlogs discussing br

On this Manga Mavericks, its once again time for another news roundup, but this time we try something different! Instead of bogging down the episode with a huge slew of licenses that have been announced since the last time news was covered, Colton & Lum decide to each make their own short list of licenses that they're personally looking forward to seeing! Its a slight change in format compared to how the Mavericks normally report on news, but it gives them the time and energy to report on and discuss other more pressing matters like the recent statement from Amimaru regarding their questionable translation wages, the noticeable increase in other countries' need of legal streaming anime after the shut down of pirate site KissAnime and more!! Enjoy. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-132-september-2020-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 04:39 - Updates on Act-Age & a

On this monster-sized episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum talk about Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8, a new series from Shonen Jump that takes in a world where humanity battles against giant monsters, starring a protagonist who's job it is to clean up after those battles, but ends up deciding to pursue his dream of being a soldier to engage in actual combat...but not before he himself gains the ability to turn into a monster! Our Mavericks go the extra mile with not just discussing their thoughts on this new hit series, but also invite on the entire localization team responsible for bringing new chapters to English readers every week, including editor Karla Clark,  translator David Evelyn, and past guest, letterer Brandon Bovia (who may or may not be an industry legend)! The Mavericks discuss with this lovely trio about the process of simulpubbing a series and the thought that goes into every single decision made in process, whether it be choosing the right type and size of font for the dialogue or tra

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out!  Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and s