Manga Mavericks

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...

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...

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...

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, rela...

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...

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...

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 lis...

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 r...

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 Neverlan...

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 mon...

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 lea...

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 no...

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 t...

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!...

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 favor...

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 f...

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...

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 Yat...

*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 cast...

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 d...

*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,...

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...

*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...

*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...

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 diff...