Manga Mavericks

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum have a lot of news to catch up on! So much, that they had to add even more to the podcast later! As the title indicates, we record a whole bunch of news that we had been meaning to get to, with even more news that came up afterwards that we decided to include with the episode, which is why this episode is a few days late, but despite the shape the...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum are joined by freelance letterer, Brandon Bovia, as well as former Shonen Jump manga editor, Jason Thompson, to discuss Kazuki Takahashi's smash hit manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! A series that went from being about the journey of a young, boy who became possessed by an evil spirit after solving an ancient puzzle, to becoming one of the biggest trading card gam...

Hello listeners! It’s time to fly higher, further, faster with another Pateron Peek of one of our Patreon Bonus Podcasts! The results of our latest survey showed that many of our listeners REALLY liked our Spider-Verse episode of @ Movies with Vix where we really dived deep into the history of the characters that appeared in the film. We recorded several other @ Movies podcasts like that that we r...

Welcome to a special preview of a podcast series available exclusively on our Patreon entitled, the Manga Mavericks Book Club! A spin off series where we select different manga series previously covered on the main Manga Mavericks podcast and discuss them even further from volume to volume! Previously, we covered the entirety of the first arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with Grant (@grantthethief)...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we finally go over the results of our annual podcast survey!! Joined by VlordGTZ, we go over different statistics such as our listeners' favorite podcast episodes, favorite guests we've had on the show, as well as your guys' favorite manga from the past year! We also discuss some news at the top of the show, such as the Maruta Shiga controversy with My Hero Acad...

The first new manga of the 2020s have arrived, and we’re excited to talk about them! We cover the first new Shonen Jump series of the year and decade, Undead Unluck, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, and Guardian of the Witch, as well as a new global multi-language simulpub from Kodansha - Ashidaka - The Iron Hero! Plus, we discuss the return of Death Note in its first new one-shot in over a decade, whic...

Hello listeners! Today you’re all my valentines, and I’m here to show my love by sharing one of our previously Patreon-exclusive podcasts with all you lovely people! The results of our latest survey showed that many of our listeners REALLY liked our Spider-Verse episode of @ Movies with Vix where we really dived deep into the history of the characters that appeared in the film. We recorded several...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum are joined by quite possibly their biggest guest yet! As they have the chance to sit down and chat with longtime translator of manga and video games, as well as the CEO of Irodori Comics himself, On Takahashi! Originally this interview was supposed to be an opportunity to discuss titles from the company's newest line of all ages doujinshi known as...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for our annual Best of Manga episode! Where Lum and Colton take a look back at the past year and talk about their favorite manga related moments from both the industry and what they’re reading! What were their favorite new releases? What were the coolest and/or emotionally gripping moments in manga this year? And what was the best new series to come out...

We’re starting off this decade of the podcast by discussing a bunch of stuff we did last year! That’s right, it’s time to extensively cover all our adventures at the third convention we attended in 2019, Anime NYC! You’ve heard us go over all the news out of the con a few episodes ago, but this time around we’ll be going into what we personally did there - all the panels and events we attended, an...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton are joined by cosplayer extraordinaire Diana Soreil, as well as Kelly Quinn Chiu from the One Panel Later podcast, to discuss Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy! Just in time for winter, Golden Kamuy is a tale about hunting for treasure while surviving the bitter freezing wilderness, as well as constant attacks from all kinds of weirdos, criminals or both...

A couple of months ago we did some massive podcasts to cover everything we did at Anime Expo, and now we’ve got to do the same for Anime NYC! We’re starting off with our long overdue roundup of all the news that came out of the con, which includes tons of licenses and some big announcements. We would’ve just attached the news to our con report, but that ended up being a five hours long conversatio...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum & Colton are joined by dakazu, darfox and Morgana from the Manga Machinations podcast to talk about Paru Itagaki's Beastars! Even only after reading the first two volumes released by Viz Media, we have a lot to dig into as we discuss different interesting facets of the world of Beastars, as well as its many various kinds of social commentary that we may or m...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton give their impressions on some new additions recently added to Shueisha's Manga Plus app (what we will from now on will be referring to as Manga Plus Starts!!). including 'Tis Time for "Torture" Princess, East, Into the Night, and The Vertical World! But before that, they have a whole lot of news to cover after a little over a month, including the...

ONE DREAM. ONE WISH. WE WENT TO SEE STAMPEDE... AND IT WAS... OVER THE TOP!!! 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 at @lumranmayasha, @VLordGTZ, and @sniperking323. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the sh...

Saint Seiya is a shonen manga classic, a trailblazer that codified so many of the tropes and themes the genre embraces to this day. Its influence looms large in the history of manga, inspiring generations of artists and storytellers, but despite being popular in most of the rest of the world it’s been criminally overlooked in the U.S. After a botched attempt by DiC to make it big in America in the...

Manga Mavericks @ Movies returns for the Fall movie season to cover all the new anime theatrical releases like One Piece: Stampede and the upcoming Konosuba movie! But before we can feast on the new, we’ve got to take care of some leftovers first. With I Want to Eat Your Pancreas finally out on blu-ray courtesy of Aniplex, now’s the perfect time to release our podcast we recorded on the film back...

Every October thousands of people come to New York City to dress up in costumes and party all day and night for almost an entire week of themed events - and it's not because of Halloween! That’s right, LumRanmaYasha and VlordGTZ went to the famous New York Comic Con, which means it’s time for another con report podcast! That’s right, we went to New York Comic-Con in early October, for VLord’s firs...

Its time for Part 2 of our 100th episode! This next half of the episode was originally meant to be the *ending* segment after our previous piracy discussion, where we invited both Bomber D. Rufi (aka Sakaki) and Maxy Barnard (who couldn't make it so we found [redacted]) to come on to discuss the results of our short run survey asking fans about their favorite episodes of the podcast, instead it tu...

After over 3 years, we've reached the 100th episode of Manga Mavericks! And to celebrate, we're joined by a panel of special guests, including Morgana Santilli from Manga Machinations, Buggy from DaLadyBugProductions, and Maxy Barnard from Friendship Effort Victory, to discuss the topic of Manga Piracy! We hold nothing back and go all in as we discuss our thoughts and feelings on pirating manga an...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, with Lum travelling with Vlord at New York Comic Con, its up to Colton and Bomber (@kiirobon) to cover news on their own once again! While they cover the usual news such as My Hero Academia continually dominating North American manga sales and the newest licenses from Seven Seas, they also cover some really big pieces of news like the return of best sellers list...

Welcome to the Manga Mavericks Book Club! A podcast where your friendly neighborhood Mavericks discuss and dissect manga they've talked about in the past on Manga Mavericks, but this time volume by volume! On this inaugural episode, Colton decides to come back to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure starting from Part 1: Phantom Blood. Joining him along for the ride is Twitter sensation and one host of both t...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we invite on Marion Bea to discuss Akimi Yoshida's hit Shojo manga, Banana Fish! A story that takes place in New York involving gang wars, political corruption, and a whole lot of pain! And even that is just the tip of the iceberg, as the Mavericks do their best to discuss every facet that makes Banana Fish so great, and sometimes not so great. Topics of discuss...

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, after the usual dose of manga-related news, Colton and Lum talk about the two newest series from Shonen Jump! Mission: Yozakura Family being an action-packed story about a kid who gets married into an assassin family, and Mitama Security: Spirit Busters being a new gag manga about an exorcist who is afraid of ghosts! Other topics of discussion include the additi...

You’ve been waiting all summer for it, and now the time has come! That’s right, on this behemoth of an episode we’re giving you guys a full rundown of this year’s Anime Expo - an over four hour-long podcast to discuss over four days of events and activities!  Joining me to go over all this goodness is VLordGTZ, co-host of Manga Mavericks @ Movies and editorial writer for All-Comic and Toonami Fait...