New York City. A veritable melting pot of people, living record of historical events, and... a coven of underground subway witches? Run by different gangs of birds?! The Ravenblack Court is an original Webtoon canvas series created in English by Adorabirb, comics artist and journalist, and friend of the show! With the manhwa/Webtoon industry growing, more and more original series created in English are being published by these platforms.

Want to learn more about how the process works? Dive into this series with us as we discuss historically significant events, how a creator can draw inspiration for their work, and gleam insight on the Webtoon/digital comics industry with someone who has lived it!

Plus, we have industry news, more recent reading recs, and a teaser at the end of the episode!

Here are Adorabirb's recs:

What are the Chances

OMNIPRESENCE

Winged

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Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠

What's more dangerous than a psychopathic narcissist prince with a god-complex? How about a a bodyswapping villainess and saintess duo with heavy yuri undertones? What if we mix in some Greek mythos as well? ⁠Your Throne⁠ is one of the darkest, politically rife series we've covered so far, and with us this time we have the return of our guest Wit, moderator from the ⁠R/OtomeIsekai subreddit⁠! Join us as we dive deep into one of the first Webtoons that sucked Marion down the rabbit hole of Romantasy. Though we might have to call it Tragentasy with how dark it gets...

Content warning for this series: physical and emotional trauma, suicidal ideations, assassination attempts, human trafficking, manipulation, gaslighting, self-harm, torture, graphic violence and murder, severe depression, bombing, and guns.

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Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠

We’re back with a special content episode! Covering our time at New York Comic Con 2024, we talk about the manhwa-centric booths, signings, panels, creators, and experiences. We also elaborate on the Comics Beat anniversary party and plans for future content for all things Soju!

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Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠

Is your shed carapace feeling especially lost and empty after the ending of My Hero Academia? Soju has you covered, as JUDER and Hyeong Eun's smash hit Webtoon, "Jungle Juice" flies onto the scene with its iridescent dragonfly wings! Together with special guest Darfox of Manga Machinations, Amber and Marion scuttle into a venomous discussion about super-powered bug-humans fighting to protect society while trying to preserving their own humanity... Actually, it wasn't *that* toxic but we couldn't help but pile on the bug puns, because it's actually quite informative about insects! Tune in with your antennae to see whether or this series could stand on its own six legs (or thousand--there *are* quite a lot of bugs in it!)

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Edited by ⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Marion⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠

Content Warning: This episode and the series it covers (What It Means to Be You) goes into discussion about sensitive topics such as suicide and suicidal ideation, depression/mental illness, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, abortion/miscarriages, and alcoholism.

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This month we're joined by a new friend: Witlash, mod over at r/OtomeIsekai on Reddit! She brings us some great perspective as a veteran manhwa/webtoon reader who loves romance fantasy! A series like "What It Means To Be You" deserves a finely-toothed comb to go over every just how impactful and engaging it is. The premise? A couple discovers they swap bodies whenever one of them commits suicide. For people concerned about how the heavy subjects are handled, we do have good news. Everything is handled with the proper level of empathy and weight, with the darker events informing the emotional/psychological development of its characters--like an Inio Asano or Shuzo Oshimi manga. Join us for one of our longest convos yet as we discover the power of empathy and surviving!

Edited by ⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠Amber⁠ and ⁠Marion⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠

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988 is the Suicide & Crisis Prevention Hotline. If you're struggling, please know there will always be someone around that can listen.

It's our first BL! It might have taken 10 episodes, but I don't think it'll take 10 more for the next one! "Semantic Error" is a fun romance story about a guy who excels within rules and boundaries falling in love with the world's pettiest fusion of drama and libido. Making good on their promise to Deb Aoki from episode 3, Amber and Marion finally understand the hype behind the hit manhwa that was also adapted to live action! Read the series on Manta and preorder the physical edition by Ize Press before artist Angy comes to New York Comic Con this October!

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Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠⁠

Content Warning: This episode and the series it covers (SSS-Class Revival Hunter) goes into discussion about sensitive topics such as suicide and child starvation.

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Hunter assemble! This month we're bringing to you an action series jam-packed with some of the most emotional peaks and valleys we've ever experienced in the Returner/Tower Fantasy genre -- "SSS-Class Revival Hunter!" What starts as a typical story with a setup akin to Re:Zero ends up unraveling into a masterfully written story about self-actualization, and reining in a Jesus complex before it completely breaks our ML, Confucius Kim. By all means, there were so many things that could have gone wrong in this series, but much like "What It Means To Be You," the level of tact and emotional intelligence in the writing displays a deep understanding and empathy toward the human condition. Join Marion and Amber as they break down what made this Tapas series so special!

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Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠⁠

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988 is the Suicide & Crisis Prevention Hotline. If you're struggling, please know there will always be someone around that can listen.

It's Spring, and we are sooo back! After reading "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint," we were curious about singNsong's other work, "The World After The Fall." Did it manage to live up to expectations? Not quite, but there's still a lot to dissect about it! In this delirious episode, we have some strong feelings about storytelling and the reader experience. If you enjoyed the discussion, go ahead and give us a like or a rating, or reach out to us on socials!

Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠⁠

Silk, riches, and snitches getting stitches... This month's episode is about "Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom!" In this charming tale about a transmigrator stepmother to Snow White, Amber and Marion break down what about the storytelling makes it so compelling. With themes about found family, learning to love yourself, and pursuing your talents, it's the perfect feel-good story to start 2024.

Happy New Year, and a heartfelt thanks from us at Soju Wanna Read Manhwa, for supporting us. As thanks, we'd like to announce a collaborative giveaway with our friends at Yen and Ize Press. We have 15 tote bags and 20 posters for Omniscent Reader's Viewpoint fans to give away as thanks for showing up so strongly for Sleepy-C at this year's Anime NYC! Every single one will be given away, totes and posters a pair at a time, and 5 individual posters. One lucky winner will also get the issue of Publisher's Weekly with their poster and tote.

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Edited by ⁠Ademola⁠

Logo by ⁠TonytoonArt⁠

Music by ⁠AmpRen⁠

Hosts: Amber and Marion

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠

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Rules:

To enter, you can:

- Follow @sojumanhwapod on Twitter (X) or Instagram

- Like/Share/RT the announcement post on our socials

- Follow @yenpress and @izepress

- Send a screenshot with your entry(ies) via reply/DM on socials, or email [email protected]

The event will last one week (1/1/24-1/7/24)

20 winners will be selected randomly

- 15 winners will get an Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint poster and tote bag from Yen Press as seen at Anime NYC

- 5 will receive a poster

- 1 of the first 15 will also receive an issue of Publisher's Weekly with Omniscient Reader on the front cover.

Winners will be announced on 1/8/24 on our Twitter and Instagram!

This giveaway will be international!

***Please Note that the giveaway has ended***

Just in time for Anime NYC and Sleepy-C's first overseas debut is our episode covering Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint! We discuss the hit Webtoon and what makes it so special that Marion has decided it to be one of their favorite new series of all time! 

Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠

Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠⁠