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 with Nasir Dean, the Manager of Special Projects at Me…

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 horror adventure with Into The Dark by Anri Morikuma! Get…

This month, join Gee and Ray as we mix an episode of Gee's (Light) Novel Corner and Debut Spotlight together and talk about The Twelve Kingdoms. Revisiting this amazing series as it (re-)debuts in English, has this cult classic persisted for the right reasons? Hear our thoughts this episode! Follow RRtL on ⁠BlueSky⁠! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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 much so, that we have to split this up into TWO PARTS!…

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 podcast that you can think of as the “B-Side” to our pr…

This month, we explore some of the debut releases from newest indie publisher on the block - Manga Mavericks Books! Alongside their partnership with Red String Translations, this collection of books has something for everyone. Join Gee and Ray as we explore these new releases. Follow RRtL on ⁠BlueSky⁠!Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical …

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 crew as they discuss the specific HELLISH challenges th…

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 disappearance of his classmate! You know a manga by Paru Itagaki…

THE DEMON SLAYER PODCAST IS BACK! VLord and Lum sit down to dish out all the details on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle. Does it hold up to the manga, and will the final arc of Demon Slayer really work as a film trilogy? Listen to find out! Check out our store and exclusive indie manga: https://store.mangamavericks.com/ …

Every so often, a popular, fan-favourite series takes such a hard turn into awful, it becomes legendary... This month, we explore some of the largest manga hits that just fall flat on their face in the home stretch. Join Gee and Ray as we spiral into the agony of what could have been. Follow RRtL on ⁠BlueSky⁠!Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wh…

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 translator, Robert Harkins, to discuss what his translation p…

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 the team behind Manga Mavericks Books in our very first…

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 professional development opportunities for students an…

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 VlordGTZ) discusses the process of finding and bringing over…

This month, join Gee and Ray as they talk about another brand new English debut, They Were 11!. As our motley crew search for the imposter amongst them, will they make it out of this space adventure alive? And how necessary is the 'for-the-first-time-in-English' sequel, included in this book? Follow RRtL on ⁠BlueSky⁠! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠…

“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 all kinds of premises. Centering on Yan Tien Hua, a for…

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 co-director, Abel Góngora, a longtime Science Saru animator …

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 first ever fully original 2D animated Looney Tunes movie,…

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 Century Boys! A multifaceted, sprawling Stephen King-…

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 Watanabe, whose latest series Lazarus finally premiered on [a…

Join Gee and Ray for this double feature romantasy! From the first ideas of Dawn of the Arcana, to the rich world of The King's Beast, why do all these interesting ingredients keep resulting in lack-lustre recipes? This month we explore why execution is far more important that premise for audience satisfaction. Follow RRtL on ⁠BlueSky⁠! Follow Ray …

“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 the best indie artists working in the medium and indus…

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 everywhere they turn! Including twisted, contorted mid…

VLord, Sakaki, and Marion discuss Gunbured × Sisters by Wataru Mitogawa (published by Seven Seas Entertainment). Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SatNightShoggy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can email us at [email protected] Music Credits: SNS Intro – “Can’t See Your Face” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SNS Outro – “Curtai…

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 grow…

Join Gee and Ray as we explore the cynical character lives of Moyoco Anno! From a harrowing spiral of disordered eating, to the many lives of history's sex workers, Anno's work is fierce with it's criticism -- but does it always hit the mark? Follow RRtL on BlueSky!Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueS…

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 School Host Club! And we’re hosting our own club of O…

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, …

To celebrate the premiere of the Call of the Night anime, we wanted to highlight our discussion of the manga from our sister podcast Saturday Night Shoggy! In this episode, Marion, Sakaki, and VLord invite on manga letterer Ace Christman to talk about Viz Media's English release of Call of the Night by Kotoyama. Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twit…

VLord and Nick discuss the anime film Make a Girl, the directorial film debut of viral animator Gensho Yasuda. Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at⁠ @manga_mavericks⁠, on Bluesky at⁠@mangamavericks.bsky.social⁠, on tumblr at⁠ mangamavericks.tumblr.com⁠ and on⁠ Youtube⁠! If you’d like to help support the show financially you can⁠ pledge to ou…

VLord, Sakaki, and Jecka disucuss Production I.G's anime film adaptation of The Concierge. Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SatNightShoggy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can email us at [email protected] Music Credits: SNS Intro – “Can’t See Your Face” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SNS Outro – “Curtain Call” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRe…

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 eager to record a podcast about 2024 films than years pas…

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 eager to record a podcast about 2024 films than years pas…

Welcome to another Season of Romance with Gee and Ray!! This month we spotlight the opposites-attract love story of Everyone's Getting Married. Hear our thoughts as we revisit this josei, which entered the English market at the top of its game. Follow RRtL on ⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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 everywhere they turn! Including twisted, contorted mid…

Once again this December, Ray and Gee spotlight their favourite new series for the year! From cozy domestic slice-of-life to the impending climate crisis, and a whole breadth of honourable mentions, come listen to our picks for the year!! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ And if you can't ge…

This month, join Gee and Ray as they talk about a brand new English debut, Colette Decides to Die! After worn-out town apothecary Colette jumps down a well, she finds herself in the underworld - but she's not dead yet! Instead, she's put to task healing Hades, the gruff young man who judges the dead. As this first volume hits shelves, we'll share o…

VLord, Sakaki, and Nick discuss the Netflix movie Ultraman: Rising. Join our Patreon for early access to episodes and exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mangamavericks⁠

Welcome to another Spooky Season with Gee and Ray!! This month we spotlight the action-packed Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku. As our motley crew fight for their lives on an island both weird and incoprehensible, will they make it out alive? Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you can't get en…

VLord and Nick discuss the Bollywood classic Om Shanti Om.

VLord and Nick discuss the Netflix anime Terminator Zero, and whether it held up to their expectations. Join our Patreon for early access to episodes and exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mangamavericks⁠

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 …

Every so often, a series gets so popular, fans can't help but demand more! This month, we dive into the various pre- and sequels available for some of the largest manga hits available. Join Gee and Ray this month as we dive deep into the series that explore some of your favourites further. Follow Ray on her channel ⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠ and ⁠Twitter…

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 cursed with delays that executive producer Jason DeMarc…

VLord and Lum discuss the premiere of the long-awaited Uzumaki anime! Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SatNightShoggy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can email us at [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access to episodes and exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mangamavericks⁠ You can follow hosts/guests on Twitter: VLordG…

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 Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_maver…

Welcome to this special double-episode month, as Gee and Ray round out August chatting about pet manga!! This month we spend time with the furry companions many of us share our lives with - spotlighting the ups and downs of living with pets. Join us, as we laugh and cry as we explore the manga featuring our favourite fluffy friends. Follow Ray on h…

The episode may be late, but Gee and Ray have LOTS to say about the popularly divisive, oft-misunderstood, Tatsuki Fujimoto! From the bleak future of Fire Punch, to the quirky portrait of grief Goodbye Eri, Fujimoto's macabre madness is worth exploring, even for the squeamish in the audience....Follow Ray on her channel ⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠ and ⁠Tw…

Sakaki and Jecka discuss the many Shogakukan and Detective Conan-related adventures from their recent trip to Japan. Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SatNightShoggy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can email us at [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access to episodes and exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mangamavericks You…

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 un…