Manga Mavericks

Manga Mavericks episodes:

• 03.19.2024

  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...

  
• 03.09.2024

  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...

  
• 02.19.2024

  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...

  
• 12.23.2023

  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...

  
• 11.11.2023

  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...

  
• 10.16.2023

  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...

  
• 09.13.2023

  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...

  
• 08.20.2023

  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...

  
• 08.05.2023

  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...

  
• 07.20.2023

  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...

  
• 06.22.2023

  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...

  
• 06.06.2023

  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,...

  
• 05.11.2023

  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...

  
• 04.18.2023

  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...

  
• 03.23.2023

  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...

  
• 03.11.2023

  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...

  
• 02.25.2023

  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,...

  
• 02.11.2023

  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...

  
• 02.10.2023

  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...

  
• 01.26.2023

  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...

  
• 01.06.2023

  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...

  
• 12.28.2022

  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...

  
• 12.24.2022

  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...

  
• 12.19.2022

  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...

  
• 11.15.2022

  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,...

  
• 10.23.2022

  EP. 218: Red Sprite

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by both Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory and Shonen Flop, as well as Doctor from the SSAA Podcast, to discuss yet another Jump Stop manga with Tomohiro Yagi's...

  
• 10.19.2022

  EP. 217: October 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once finally get around to covering all the newest series that have debuted over the past month or so! First up, we cover the two newest titles from Azuki with My...

  
• 10.08.2022

  EP. 216: October 2022 News Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover the last month's worth of news, including the latest new series, licenses and anime news! Including unauthorized novelty One Piece all-in-one collections, updates on highly anticipated anime such...

  
• 09.24.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 215: Gakkyu Hotei (School Judgment)

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by David from the Shonen Flop podcast for what is possibly the biggest trial of the century! As they will have to argue why Gakkyu Hotei (aka School Judgment)...

  
• 09.14.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 214: September 2022 News Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss the last months worth of news, with a lot less new licenses to talk about for once! But that's okay, because we have new manga series to report on, as...

  
• 09.08.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 213: Lupin the Third

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by video essayist Shannon Strucci, as well as Doctor and Foxy from the SSAA Network, to talk about Monkey Punch's original Lupin the Third manga, specifically in the form...

  
• 08.31.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 212: "Otakon 2022"

  Is Otakon a con you oughta go to? We once again attended Otakon with our good friends from Weekly Shogakukan Edition, Sakaki and Jecka, and we’ve got a lOTA KONversation on this year’s event, because boy was this Otakon eventful!...

  
• 08.18.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 211: August 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum catch up on the latest simulpubs on some of the usual apps! Including some various one shots on Shonen Jump, plus the return of Chainsaw Man! As well as some new...

  
• 08.10.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 210: August 2022 News Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again go over the last months worth of news! We start off with a few depressing items such as the passing of Dubu, the artist behind Solo Leveling, as well...

  
• 08.02.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 209: Our Colors

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss Gengoroh Tagame's Our Colors with translator of the book, Anne Ishii! Our Colors is Tagame's newest all ages comic about a high schooler named Sora Itoda, who struggles with being...

  
• 07.27.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 208: My Brother's Husband

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're releasing a compilation of our thoughts over the years on Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband! A story about a single father who has to face his internalized prejudices in order to accept certain...

  
• 07.13.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 207: Boys Run the Riot

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss Keito Gaku's trans coming of age manga, Boys Run the Riot, with none other then the localization team behind the series' English release from Kodansha USA! Including editor TJ Ferentini,...

  
• 07.05.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 206: July 2022 News Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again catch up on some news, especially a lot of sales news, as they finally get back to covering both the New York Times Graphic Books & Manga and Bookscan...

  
• 06.27.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 205: June 2022 Simulpubs Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, after a tiny bit of news, Colton & Lum catch up on a few new simulpub titles from a various services, including a few bonus chapters of a couple of beloved Shonen Jump series...

  
• 06.18.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 204: June 2022 News Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, it time once again to catch up on a ton of news!! Colton & Lum discuss the latest new serializations, licenses and anime news! Such stories include Togashi starting his own Twitter account to...

  
• 06.08.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 203: Dr. Slump

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by James, aka @That1WelderGuy (host of such podcasts as Kicking Stones & Deal With the Devils), Joey Weiser (Eisner Award nominated comic artist of such series as Mermin, Ghost...

  
• 06.01.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 202: Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by Mike (VegettoEX), one of the founders of the biggest Dragon Ball fansite on the internet, Kanzenshuu, as well as Darren Vogt, artist extraordinaire and one of the hosts...

  
• 05.27.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 201: Our Interview with Jin Chan Yum Wai

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum invite Jin Chan Yum Wai onto the show to discuss their comics and manga careers! Jin is not only a manga letterer, but also the editor-in-chief of Shrine Comics! A collective...

  
• 05.23.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 200: May 2022 News & Goodbye, Eri

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum celebrate their 200th episode of the podcast by inviting the rest of the usual Mavericks crew, including Maxy Barnard (Friendship Effort Victory!), Sakaki (Founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition blog &...

  
• 05.20.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 199: "Yona of the Dawn Q&A Extravaganza!!"

  It may have taken a thousand years for the dragon warriors to reunite, but it only took us a couple of weeks! We still had so much more to explore in the world of Yona of the Dawn that we...

  
• 05.07.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 198: "Yona of the Dawn"

  It’s the dawn of a new podcast adventure as we’re embarking on a journey into one of the most epic modern fantasy adventure manga, Mizuho Kusanagi’s Yona of the Dawn. And joining us on our quest are some legendary dragons...

  
• 04.18.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 197: Kamen Rider

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined once again by John from the Mercury Falcon Youtube channel, as well as first time guest and manga letterer, Phil Christie, to finally discuss one of Shotaro Ishinomori's many...

  
• 04.13.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 196: April 2022 News Roundup!

  On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its time for our monthly news catch-up, as we discuss the latest newest series being published, a whole slew of new North American manga licenses and even some anime news! Listen as we ponder...

  
• 04.06.2022

  Manga Mavericks EP. 195: "My Wandering Warrior Existence"

  Nagata Kabi has explored her struggles with her physical and mental health in her previous memoirs, and now turns her attention to one of her biggest lifelong hurdles - love. Okazu founder and yuri scholar extraordinaire Erica Friedman joins...

  
• 04.02.2022

  #Lum Squad #12: "Moo-ving Stories!"

  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! We’re approaching the 2/3rds mark of the series’ volume count as we head into the first...