Manga Mavericks

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we’re joined by guest and manga letterer, Aidan Clarke, to discuss Princess Da Huang & Other Tales by Ohtori! Join us as we talk with Aidan about his work on this release, as well as our overall thoughts on all the various tales this anthology has to offer!Princess Da Huang is available digitally on the Manga Mavericks Book store and will be available in print on later this month!PODCAST BREAKDOWN:00:00  - Intro02:57 - Upcoming Manga Mavericks Books releases and con appearancesTie Me Up, Stare Me Down by Zawayuki Taki Brothers of Japan by Taiyo Matsumoto Manga Mavericks Books Panel at Anime Expo! 09:03 - Princess Da Huang discussion1:12:37 - Wrap-upEnjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or email us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!LINKS:⁠Check out Princess Da Huang and other wonderful manga over on the Manga Mavericks Books store!Find us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!⁠Subscribe to our Manga Mavericks + Newsletter on Substack!Support us on Patreon!⁠Follow Aidan on Bluesky!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, the Mavericks are joined by comics artist and graphic designer, Darren Vogt, to discuss Iwakuni Kogyo's Great Metal God! An incredible sci-fi, action spectacle about a colossal metal being that wreaks havoc and destruction upon the world until another equally giant being is summoned to step in and save the day! Join us as we discuss Kogyo-sensei's amazing artistic ability to convey a story of such epic proportions without the use of very little text, while Darren goes through his process of designing and creating a cover worthy of the Great Metal God themself! Enjoy!Be sure to take the latest Manga Mavericks survey before it ends on April 30th!!!PODCAST BREAKDOWN:00:00  - Intro02:16 - Take the Manga Mavericks survey TODAY!05:00 - Check out our newest Manga Mavericks Books releases!08:28 -  Our latest licensing announcements from Anime Boston!15:32 - Great Metal God discussion1:12:15 - Wrap-upEnjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or email us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!LINKS:⁠Take the Manga Mavericks 10th Anniversary Survey and enter our raffle to win a FREE manga!⁠Great Metal God is available for purchase on the Manga Mavericks Books store!Find us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!⁠Subscribe to our Manga Mavericks + Newsletter on Substack!Support us on Patreon!⁠Follow Darren Vogt on Blusky!

It's the 10th anniversary of Manga Mavericks!! On this special episode of the podcast, Colton & Lum are joined by both Sakaki and Vlord to celebrate 10 years of discussing manga as both a medium and as an industry. Join the usual Mavericks crew as they reminisce about their time doing the podcast, press, and now publishing, and how Manga Mavericks has changed their lives!Big thanks to everyone who has ever supported us throughout our journey, whether they be a fan or a past guest. Thank you for the past 10 years of Manga Mavericks, and as always, enjoy the show!Help celebrate with us even further by taking our Manga Mavericks 10th anniversary survey! As thanks for your input, survey takers will be entered into a raffle to win a free Manga Mavericks Books manga! The survey will be open from now through April 30th, so please let us know what you've enjoyed most about the past 10 years of Manga Mavericks and what you'd like to see in the next 10!You can also share your thoughts with us at⁠ Anime Boston⁠! We'll be in the dealer's hall at Anime Boston this weekend at ⁠Booth C-120⁠, right next to Discotek's booth! We'll have a bunch of our books available for purchase, including the hit animator BL manga sensation I'll See You at Ebisu Studios volume 1! Plus we'll have free goodies, including bookmarks and posters! Stop by and say hi, and pick up some great books!We've also got TWO panels at Anime Boston on Saturday, April 4th in panel room 202; our ⁠behind-the-scenes panel at 10:30am⁠, and our ⁠industry panel at 3pm⁠, where we'll be announcing some amazing new manga licenses! So come see MMB at AB, and if you won't be there, keep your eyes peeled on our socials for some big announcements from us this Saturday!And now, enjoy listening to us thank you for listening to us, as we reflect on ten years of being Manga Mavericks!PODCAST BREAKDOWN:00:00  - Intro13:59 - Info on the newest Manga Mavericks Books & Podcast survey21:52 - Check out our newest Manga Mavericks Books releases! 30:00 -  Celebrating 10 years of Manga Mavericks!3:18:20 - Wrap-upEnjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or email us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!LINKS:Take the Manga Mavericks 10th Anniversary Survey and enter our raffle to win a FREE manga! Check out the Manga Mavericks Books booth and our panels at Anime Boston 2026! Order Manga Mavericks Books titles on our online store⁠!Find us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!⁠Subscribe to our Manga Mavericks + Newsletter on Substack!Support us on Patreon!⁠Follow Strict Algorithm on Twitter or Blusky!

Been a while, hasn’t it? On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Maxy all get together after two years to finally talk about Weekly Shonen Jump once again! This time, however, they decide to go about it a little differently, as they focus more on the new debuts from 2025 that are still going (or at least were still going in the case of a couple of them at the time this was recorded). In general though, there’s still plenty of discussion to be had about some of the magazine’s more current popular titles in the lineup, as well as some of the other series that unfortunately fell down into the cancellation pit along the way. How does Maxy currently feel about the state of the magazine? How does Colton feel after spending a lot of time away from Jump over the past two years? Listen and find out!Click here to donate and help Minnesota residents affected by ICE!!PODCAST BREAKDOWN:00:00  - How you can help Minnesota residents affected by ICE07:25 - Intro23:15 - Weekly Shonen Jump Retrospective (Our hosts' feelings on the magazine currently)47:47 -  The series that started in but didn't make it past 20251:06:10 - Otr of the Flame1:29:17 - Harukaze Mound1:43:08 - Someone Hertz1:54:33 - Gonron Egg2:09:27 - The Mage Next Door2:22:50 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call it Quits2:37:39 - Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo3:18:43 - Wrap-up (plus Patreon Shout Out)Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or email us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!LINKS:Order Manga Mavericks Books titles on our online store⁠!Find us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!⁠Subscribe to our Manga Mavericks + Newsletter on Substack!Support us on Patreon!⁠Follow Maxy B on Bluesky!Listen to Shonen Flop!

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 Mercer Labs and driving force behind the immersive One Piece exhibition. We discussed Nasir’s history with One Piece and anime, his pathway to collaborating with Toei on the exhibition, curating the exhibition around the Wano arc, the themes of the different installations, what makes One Piece such a natural fit for an immersive experience, and how the installation encapsulates the series’s messages of freedom that’ve resonated and inspired people worldwide. PODCAST BREAKDOWN:00:00 - Manga Mavericks Books Promo00:44 - Intro06:42 - Nasir Dean Interview at the Mercer Labs, 10/12 38:07 - Nasir Dean Interview over Zoom, 10/291:09:21 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on Twitter at @manga_mavericks, on Bluesky at @mangamavericks.bsky.social, on Instagram at @mangamavericks_official, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @VLordGTZ and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon or our Substack and receive some awesome rewards like our exclusive Bonus pods! Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and Apple Podcasts and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or email us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!LINKS:Visit the Mercer Labs!Check out our report on the ONE PIECE x MERCER LABS experience Order Manga Mavericks Books titles on our online store! Order Mutsumi Natsuo’s Butch Yuri manga Boyish² and My Date is a Total Ike Woman now on our online store! Find us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!⁠Subscribe to our Manga Mavericks + Newsletter on Substack! ⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠Wanna Leave Us a Tip? LumRanmaYasha also has a Ko-fi!