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Manga Mavericks
by Manga Mavericks
Manga Mavericks is a podcast hosted by Colton and LumRanmaYasha dedicated to covering and discussing manga not just as a medium, but also as an industry!
Episodes
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EP. 259: Princess Da Huang and Other Tales
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we’re joined by guest and manga letterer, Aidan Clarke, to discuss Princess Da Huang & Other Tales by Ohtori! Join us as we talk with Aidan about his work on this release, as well as our overall thoughts on all the various tales this anthology has to offer!...
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EP. 258: Great Metal God
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, the Mavericks are joined by comics artist and graphic designer, Darren Vogt, to discuss Iwakuni Kogyo's Great Metal God! An incredible sci-fi, action spectacle about a colossal metal being that wreaks havoc and destruction upon the world until another equally...
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EP. 257: 10 Years Later
It's the 10th anniversary of Manga Mavericks!! On this special episode of the podcast, Colton & Lum are joined by both Sakaki and Vlord to celebrate 10 years of discussing manga as both a medium and as an industry. Join the usual Mavericks crew as they reminisce about their time doing the…
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EP. 256: Shonen Jump Retrospective 2025
Been a while, hasn’t it? On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Maxy all get together after two years to finally talk about Weekly Shonen Jump once again! This time, however, they decide to go about it a little differently, as they focus more on the new debuts from 2025 that are…
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EP. 255: Inside ONE PIECE x MERCER LABS with Nasir Dean
Launched on the weekend of New York Comic Con 2025, the One Piece x Mercer Labs immersive exhibition transported visitors into the world of the series through 11 rooms featuring a variety of digital and physical installations themed around the Wano arc. LumRanmaYasha sat down for two interviews...
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EP. 254: Young Magazine USA (Part 2)
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Sakaki continue to read through and discuss the back half of Kodansha's Young Magazine USA! Starting off with the baffling post apocalyptic, sci-fi epic, Protocol Ryugu from Daisaku Tsuru, and then bookended with another equally as baffling…
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EP. 253: Young Magazine USA (Part 1)
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Sakaki all get together to take a look at the special US edition of Kodansha's Young Magazine and attempt to spotlight and discuss every first chapter featured! Though as you can clearly see, we had definitely bit off more than we can chew! So...
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EP. 252: Alternative[Self Liner Note] "B-Side" w/Nicholas Hodges
We recorded a podcast. A podcast just for us (and you, our listeners). This is that podcast. Once again, we’re opening up our heart-shaped boxes to give you our self-liner notes for one of our debut Manga Mavericks Books titles, Alternative[Self-Liner Note]! In this free-style jam session of a...
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EP. 251: Zigoku's Foreman Vol 1
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're spotlighting the third and final of our first round of Manga Mavericks Books licenses with 9banta's Zigoku's Foreman! A workplace comedy taking place in Hell about a demon named Mizuchi, who acts as the leader of a construction crew! Join our Mavericks…
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EP. 250: Sanda
Christmas has come early for Manga Mavericks, as we’re celebrating our 250th episode with a special gift from Titan Manga, the first volume of Sanda, Paru Itagaki’s crazy dystopian manga about a kid who can transform into a buff, hot Santa Claus investigating the conspiracy behind the…
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EP. 249: BONDS
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we spotlight another one of our upcoming Manga Mavericks Books releases with BONDS by Zenzo! An action adventure tale that is an alternate take on Journey to the West taking place at the start of Son Goku and Sanzo's journey! We're joined by the book's...
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EP. 248: Manga Mavericks Books at Anime Expo 2025!
Anime Expo was a busy event for us this year, because we hosted our first-ever Manga Mavericks Books panel there! If you couldn’t go or missed it, don’t fret, because we’re sharing the audio recording of our panel here on the podcast feed, and we have the video of it up on our Youtube! So join…
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EP. 247: Manga Mavericks at Annecy 2025!
Manga Mavericks finally went to the mecca of animation, Annecy! Annecy is the premier animation film festival and a film market designed to show off some of the best new animated projects coming out, present an opportunity for creatives to pitch or secure funding for their projects, and provide...
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EP. 246: Alternative[Self Liner Note]
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're spotlighting the first of our upcoming Manga Mavericks Books releases with Chiaki Yagura's Alternative[Self Liner Note]! A short story about a young artist trying to leave her mark on the world while struggling through a creative slump. Varun (aka…
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EP. 245: Yan
“What if a Peking Opera actress became a Superhero?” That question is both the inspiration and premise of Chang Sheng’s Taiwanese manga Yan, a series which pays homage to a variety of influences including the Peking Opera, martial arts movies, spy thrillers, revenge flicks, and sci-fi manga of…
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Manga Mavericks @ Movies #52: "Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye" (w/Abel Góngora & the English Dub Cast!)
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...
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Manga Mavericks @ Movies #51: "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" (w/Candi Milo!)
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…
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EP. 244: 20th Century Boys
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...
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Manga Mavericks On TV EP. 03: "Lazarus, Episodes 1-5"
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…
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EP. 243: WE'RE PUBLISHING MANGA!
“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…
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EP. 242: Ouran High School Host Club
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...
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Manga Mavericks @ Movies #50: "Our Favorite Films of 2024 & Oscars 2025 Thoughts!"
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…
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EP 241: Uzumaki
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...
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MM x SNS: "Spiraling Into the Uzumaki Anime!"
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...
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EP. 240: San Diego Comic Con 2024 (aka Colton's First Big Con)
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…
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Thank You, Akira Toriyama
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.
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EP. 239 - Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha
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...
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EP. 238: December 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
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...
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EP. 237: December 2023 News Roundup!
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...
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EP. 236: November 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
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…
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EP. 235: October 2023 News Roundup!
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...
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EP. 234: September 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
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…
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EP. 233: August 2023 News Roundup!
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...
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EP. 232: August 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
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...
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EP. 231: July 2023 News Roundup!
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...
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EP. 230: June 2023 News Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again do their best to cover as much of the last month of news as possible! And while they only get around to discussing so much, they touch on a lot of big news! Such as Oricon's top 10 best selling manga from the first half of the year, the...
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EP. 229: June 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum *attempt* to catch up on at least some of the latest simulpub manga titles that have popped up over the past three months. Unfortunately, they only managed to cover 6 titles, but 6 pretty good ones! We start off with Crescent Moon Marching from...
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EP. 228: May 2023 News Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover a fraction of all the news that's come out over the past month! Including Viz's domination of the US manga market according to Comics Beat's 2022 Bookscan data report, a lot of licenses from Yen Press in particular, even MORE Cells...
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EP. 227: April 2023 News Roundup!
On this (late) episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum cover as much of the last month's worth of news as possible! Including a lot of industry news, cool new licenses and big pieces such as the news of Kodansha's upcoming new manga app! Enjoy! For a complete list of links, time codes and...
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EP. 226 - Super Sentai: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by tokusatsu enthusiasts, Grant & Patrick, from the Super Senpai Podcast, to discuss Shotaro Ishinomori's original Himitsu Sentai Gorenger manga released by Seven Seas! Not only a comic which ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday back in 1975 that...
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EP. 225: March 2023 News Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover the last month’s worth of news! Including Chainsaw Man’s total takeover of the monthly Bookscan list, a ton of cool new licenses, some shocking Shonen Jump cancellations and even updates on the long-awaited Pluto anime!! Enjoy!!…
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EP. 224: February 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum catch up on some interesting simulpubs from a bunch of different services! First, if you're looking for more shojo titles, the Mavericks check out I Fell For a Fujoshi from Azuki, as well as The Cursed Prince's Servant from Comikey! Afterwards…
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EP. 223: February 2023 News Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum FINALLY catch up on news from closer to the beginning of the year! Some topics of conversation including the recent controversy with the release of the Kamen Rider Kuuga manga from Titan Comics, Toei Animation's record year at the box office and…
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Manga Mavericks On TV #02: "Yolo: Silver Destiny w/Michael Cusack, Sarah Bishop, & Todor Manojlovic"
Hi yo, Yolo! 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! It’s been a long time since our previous episode covering the first season of Central Park, but we’re finally back…
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EP. 222: January 2023 News Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum start the new year a little later than normal as they have so many leftover Xmas gifts to unwrap (and by gifts we mean news)! Including the usual new series and licenses, as well as a lot of lists to catch up on and tons of new anime news that came...
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Bonus - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
While we take a bit of extra time to put out our next episode of Manga Mavericks, enjoy an episode of Another Day, Another Adventure! A podcast hosted by Colton & Sakaki (founder of Weekly Shogakukan Edition) where they attempt to watch through and discuss all of the Dragon Ball anime franchise!…
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EP. 221: December 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum end 2022 with one more podcast discussing the latest simulpubs! The first one being available on Azuki with Natsume & Natsume by Shunsuke Sorato, followed by the newest title on Manga Plus with Me and My Gangster Neighbour by Momose Wataru, where…
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Manga Mavericks @ Movies #49: "Adult Swim Yule Log w/Casper Kelly"
Hello everybody and welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies, the show where we don’t talk smack about movies, we celebrate them, except for the rare occasions we do talk smack about movies, but that wouldn’t be very Christmasy of us would it? Yes, it’s been a while, but we’re back to throw…
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EP. 220: December 2022 News Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum attempt to go through all of their Thanksgiving leftovers before Christmas (and by that I mean cover the last month's worth of news)! Join us as we talk about things like the newest upcoming arc of Dragon Ball Super, new licenses such as Innocent...
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EP. 219: November 2022 News Roundup!
On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum have a lot to talk about as always, as they cover the last month's worth of news! Including a lot of new series starting up, our most anticipated new manga licenses, as well as a ton of cool stuff to look forward to at this year's Anime NYC! Plus…
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