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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 highlighted on the show over the years that are now apart of the Manga Mavericks podcast network! Afterwards, they discuss some big shake ups in the industry with Rightstuf officially being phased out and merged with Crunchyroll's online store, as well some new manga licenses, Vlord's thoughts on the recent of ending of Shuzo Oshimi's Blood on the Tracks, and our thoughts on the finally released live action One Piece show now on Netflix! Enjoy!! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Website Updates 22:04 - Manga Archive Organization 24:14 - Lianne Sentar appointed as Seven Seas publisher 26:13 - Brady McCollum leaves Crunchyroll 27:35 - Rightstuf phased out and merged into the Crunchyroll store 40:33 - Nippon TV acquires Studio Ghibli 47:15 - Sept NYT List + Both July & August Bookscan List 1:12:11 - Colton's Licensing Highlights 1:26:15 - Lum's Licensing Highlights 1:44:12 - Shuzo Oshimi ends Welcome Back Alice and Blood on the Tracks, plans new manga 1:49:10 - Reception of the Netflix live action One Piece show 2:04:36 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you'd like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton's Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha's Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha's art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don't forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!
The authors of Orange Junk and Tokyo Demons talk about writing serials–how to plan, how to keep it going, and what to do about feedback when you’re still in the middle of telling your story. Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for future podcasts in the comments field below!
How do you edit your own work? What about editing someone else’s work–how do you help them make their story the best it can be? Sparkler founders and veteran editors Lianne Sentar, Lillian Diaz-Przybyl, and Rebecca Scoble share their editing tips and philosophies. Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for […]
As a companion to the Tokyo Demons: Complete Series Kickstarter running this month, Sparkler editors Lianne Sentar and Rebecca Scoble discuss our publisher’s use of Kickstarter, as well as tips and tricks if you’re planning to run your own! Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for future podcasts in […]
In a special episode from our Toronto location, Sparkler editors Lianne Sentar and Rebecca Scoble sit down with MK (Moonklutz) of the popular podcast /report to discuss Yuri on Ice! There’s a lot to say about everyone’s favorite figure-skating anime, and in true /report style, MK even comes with fanfic recommendations! Fanfics mentioned in this […]
To celebrate the start of Tokyo Ghosts, Tokyo Demons creative team Lianne Sentar and Rebecca Scoble are joined by Pachi–Sparkler staff and fandom queen–and special guest Zoey/Capo of Out of Sync and the Gutter Queens podcast! Buckle in for a spirited primer on this massive series, its fandom, and the transition from Demons to Ghosts. […]
In this month’s creator roundtable, we’re joined by Emily Compton and Onorobo to discuss their illustrated novel Dusk in Kalevia! This charismatic pair talk to their editor Lianne Sentar about their supernatural spy novel and other projects they’ve worked on, including Hiveswap and Starfighter: Eclipse. Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or […]
[Trigger warning: Discussion of sensitive topics including sexual abuse.] Jennifer Doyle of Knights-Errant, Lianne Sentar of Tokyo Demons, and comics editor Lillian talk about the nuance and catharsis of character suffering–both in their own work and in broader fiction. Also featuring delightful teasers for future Knights-Errant and Tokyo Demons/Ghosts chapters! Get this podcast on iTunes! […]
Sparkler Audio Director Rebecca Scoble is joined by editors Lianne Sentar and Jill Astley for a discussion of audio dramas in Japan – including Drama CDs and Situation CDs – and how they influenced Sparkler’s own audio productions. Includes a preview of our newest Situation Audio Drama: Bad Chemistry! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions […]
Sparkler editors Lillian Diaz-Przybyl and Lianne Sentar are joined by web/design head Lissa Pattillo to discuss their many years working in the translated manga industry. From the 1990s to present day, the manga industry has both changed drastically…and not at all. :) Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for future podcasts in the comments field below!
This is it--the bid episode of reveals! If there's a secret in this show, there is a good chance it gets revealed this very episode! Yes--the Legendary Silver Crystal makes it's appearance this episode! Yes--Sailor Moon reveals herself! Yes--Tuxedo Mask reveals himself! Yes--love blossoms, despite Chris's vehement denials! Thankfully, Jordan has Lianne Sentar of Sparkler Monthly back to take his side as a fellow Darena/Mamagi shipper! Get your hankies ready to weep with love! PLUS: a special audio bonus!
The moment you've been waiting for for 33 episodes--the moment when we get all five inner Senshi together finally happens...at the very end of this week's episode, like the last five seconds of it. So...Spoilers! Let's get ready for Sailor Venus to arrive! Chris and Jordan happily welcome Lianne Sentar of Sparkler Monthly back to the show for part one of a run of status quo changing episodes! And does Zoicite make a better Sailor Moon than Sailor Moon does?
Man-oh-man, this may just be the strangest episode of Sailor Moon ever created. The scouts are on summer break and decide to take a taining trip to the beach! And end up in a haunted hotel. Staffed by monsters. WHAT?!? Don't worry, Lianne Sentar of Sparkler Monthly and writer of the Sailor Moon english novelizations is here to help Jordan and Chris make sense of this mess! Plus--a creepy psychic girl! This has it ALL!
This is it: the episode we've all been waiting for. After months of discussing her works, Jordan and Chris are finally joined by the author of the Sailor Moon novelizations, Lianne Sentar of Sparkler Monthly! And if that isn't exciting enough, the episode she's joins them for is particularly bananas--featuing Nephrite's evil scheme to impersonate Tuxedo Mask and break hearts! You're invited!
Get ready for a moon escalation, because Pru left MK alone with Lianne Sentar of Sparkler Monthly this week, and the only thing on their minds was Sailor Moon. We talk about the manga, the anime, the new anime, and the live action drama all in the context of the female gaze, matriarchies, and gender and sexual queerness. If you thought transporting yourself back in time to the Moon Kingdom was hard just wait until you hear about our dumb struggles against the limitations of the 90s and early 00s. Whether you're already a Sailor Moon fan or if you're looking to pick up the new series, this episode has a lot of feelings for you.You should follow us on Twitter.
Reviews: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1, Justice League United #1, The New 52: Futures End, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. finale, Arrow finale, Once Upon A Time finale, Warehouse 13 series finale, Godzilla Jimmy flies solo this week so as not to make the episode too long. He forgets how long winded he is so the episode will still be LONG. Thanks to Producer Joe for the editing magic. However, it's chock full of more TCAF (The Toronto Comic Arts Festival) goodness! Interviews with Box Brown, Eric Kim, Jesse Lonergan, and Rebecca Scoble/Lianne Sentar. News includes: DC to launch weekly digital first Wonder Woman series, Dynamite Entertainment announces new titles including Bob's Burgers, Captain Victory, Terminal Hero and Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880, John Layman/Rob Guillory's Chew coming to tabletop games, and Lumberjanes is going to a full series. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Come back Friday for the Sports vs Comics panel that Jimmy moderated with Wai Au, Box Brown, Reinhard Kleist and Jesse Lonergan!
And we're back! This week we talk yaoi, drama cds, and a little bit of shoujo manga with Lianne Sentar. Head over to the DW com for recs.
Podcast manga review of Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 1. Art by Soumei Hoshino. Story by Quinrose. Translated by Beni Conrad. Adapted by Lianne Sentar. Originally published in Japan by Mag Garden. Published in US by Tokyopop, $10.99, Rated 16+. From the back cover: A sudden kidnapping and a dark, mysterious hole...Handsome men with guns and bunny ears...A suspicious game of survival...Wonderland is officially at war! And Alice is trapped in the middle of it all. Will she ever make it out alive? A little arrogant, stubborn and determined to get back home, Alice isn't fazed by these challenges...until she wanders the strange country only to find that every man is weirdly in love with her and all the inhabitants are gun crazy and ready to kill without remorse. What is going on in Wonderland?!...A hilarious, dangerous tale of Alice the likes of which you've never seen before! My Grade: C-