Podcasts about yuhki kamatani

Our panellists are back with volumes 3 and 4 of "Our Dreams at Dusk" by Yuhki Kamatani. This time we get to talk about all the characters in depth, including matters of life, death, marriage, and friendship. We finish off the series knowing a lot more about the characters, but not everything! We also talk about the founding of Cloudscape, and the difference between understanding and acceptance. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on The Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck.

This week Jam, Jeff, and JD read the first two volumes of "Our Dreams at Dusk" by Yuhki Kamatani. As Jeff says in the episode, this is a deep dive into queer culture in Japan that celebrates the importance of community and third spaces. Join us as we visit the town of Onomichi, with its cats and old houses, its queer drop-in centre and its many photogenic bridges. This is a different kind of manga, and a unique story in comics. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on volumes 3 and 4 of this series.

We're doing something different for this episode. In between our regular panels on great graphic novels lies the gutter (get it?). And in the gutter this week, Diamond Distributors, who once held a monopoly on delivering comic books to readers, just filed for bankruptcy. What does this mean for comics? What even is “distribution?” Jeff, Jam, and JD are here to let you know, in our first mini episode on topics behind the scenes in comics. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on "Our Dreams at Dusk" by Yuhki Kamatani.

We're back to read volumes 2 and 3 of "O Human Star" by Blue Delliquanti. This time we get into the trans text and subtext of the series, how metaphor and text support each other, and break down the main characters to see what makes them tick. We've got an alternate political universe, a true AI singularity, disability representation, a long-expected Astroboy moment, and some unexpected difficulties with pho to get through. Let's go! Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on "Our Dreams at Dusk" by Yuhki Kamatani.

This month, join Gee and Ray as they finally get to wax poetic over Yuhki Kamatani's choir series, Shonen Note - Boy Soprano! After Yutaka joins the middle school choir as a soprano, his world opens up to completely new things... but is it all going to come crashing down when he hits puberty? And is the Russian prodigy Popo-chan all that he seems? Come along with us as we explore this musical masterpiece! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone kick off pride month with a discussion of Our Dreams At Dusk, the LGBTQ drama manga by Yuhki Kamatani.This covers some heavy topics including suicide and a number of flavours of queerphobia, so please be advised - full content warning at the top of the episode. As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!Next episode we'll be continuing pride month with a discussion of My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone continue Mermay with a discussion of the environmental mermaid drama, Tropic of the Sea, by Satoshi Kon.As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!Next episode we'll be starting off pride month with a discussion of Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

For July, Maddie and Al discuss Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani! They also discuss mysterious goldfish symbolism, mean children, and why Yuhki Kamatani is just the best ever, okay?

In this celebratory 15th year anniversary episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a manga about a young boy who loves sound and music. Is it musically inclined? Well, sit back and find out as he reviews the slice of life music manga known as Shonen Note - Boy Soprano by Yuhki Kamatani. ----more---- As our intrepid host goes over what a soprano is exactly, he also talks about the last 15 years of this podcast and where it will go from here. Remember to Like, Share and Subscribe. Follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, subscribe to this podcast and our YouTube channel, Support our Patreon and if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Also join our discord and Thank you, hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #mangareview #wheelofmanga #shonenmanga #sliceoflifemanga #musicmanga #shonennoteboysoprano #yuhkikamatani #kodansha #podcasthq #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme-Trendsetter by Mood Maze (Uppbeat) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Patron https://www.patreon.podbean.com/spiraken or https://www.patreon.com/spiraken Our Discord https://tinyurl.com/spiradiscord Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@spiraken Our Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Can you sing?

This month, Maddie and Al talk about Nabari No Ou by Yuhki Kamatani. They also talk about every character in too much depth, have a fortune cookie interlude, and pronounce "shinrabanshou" in maybe 700 different ways! LISTEN. This episode came out in May. It did. And the next one will be out in August. June. August is the new June.

This month Gee and Ray are spotlighting the debut manga series Nabari no Ou from one of the hosts' favourite mangaka, Yuhki Kamatani. This ninja-action shounen stands out from the crowd in Kamatani's signature style, but still remains hidden from most fans' radar. So join the discussion on this outstanding drama, as we dive into this early work and find the strengths (and weaknesses) within. Follow Ray on her channel Whimsical Pictures and Twitter And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my Youtube Channel and Twitter

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Seamus was available this week so we're switching up our schedule and doing a new show called Recommendation Round-up! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey, Queen Emeraldas, Crocodile Baron, and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about Ryo Haneda's Black Guard!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Darfox being fired for mistakes in our Unboxing the Super Manga Gift Package YouTube video 00:02:09 - Shout-out to DrMeltFace for being a Generous Manga Head 00:03:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana her own personal motivation poster from Morgana and Oz and is waiting for her copy of Pokémon Legends: Arceus 00:06:39 - Happy Kanako's Killer Life is a fun series about a downtrodden office lady who ends up being an elite assassin that makes animal puns 00:14:13 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished watching the Moriarty the Patriot anime with his wife 00:27:17 -  *SPOILERS* dakazu made a quiz around Ryo Haneda's sci-fi series Blackguard 00:45:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Lu over the Wall, we will review Masaaki Yuasa's 2017 anime film about middle school boy who meets a mermaid 00:46:38 - Main Segment Recommendation Round-up: Short Series, Transition Song: “Riverside Life” by Ty Simon, We share recommendations for short(2-5 volume) series that we think you should own, Including: 00:48:30 - The Ghost and the Lady by Kazuhiro Fujita 00:55:39 - Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto 00:58:16 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:02:35 - Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada 01:10:34 - Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey by Akiko Higashimura 01:13:20 - Queen Emeraldas by Leiji Matsumoto 01:20:52 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 01:22:41 - Satoko and Nada by Yupechika 01:26:49 - Astra Lost in Space by Kenta Shinohara 01:32:32 - Next Week's Topic: Lu over the Wall, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

CW: attempted suicide and suicidal thoughts, transphobia, homophobia (and internalized homophobia), unsupportive parents, dead-naming, sexual assault (and victim blaming), outing, death via cancer and old age Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani (an x-gender and asexual manga artist) is one of our favorite manga. Talking about it made us both tear up this episode! It's a thoughtful series about a gay teen who considers suicide but learns to live his life with pride after finding a drop-in center full of LGBTQ adults who support him. Join us as we talk about this manga and some of the nuances of translating comics!

Welcome to the start of our Pride Month Spectacular! We're kicking things off with a One Shot on the excellent Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani! We also discuss *SPOILERS* for BEASTARS volume 12!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Starting our Pride Month Spectacular 00:01:17 - Listener Email: Which manga artist would we be the editor or assistant to? 00:11:26 - Jocelyne Allen follows up on Nagata Kabi's fictional series Happy Birthday 00:12:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana has read Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:17:23 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 12 00:31:33 - News: Paru Itagaki's Bota Bota to be published internationally in 5 languages 00:32:51 - Rumiko Takahashi starts Twitter and Naoki Urasawa starts a YouTube channel 00:35:36 - Romi Hoshino gets guilty verdict over his involvement with Mangamura manga piracy site 00:41:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different LGBTQ+ manga to see if we'd keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku, I Think Our Son is Gay by Okura, and Even Though We're Adults by Takako Shimura 00:42:18 - Main Segment One Shot: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review all 4 volumes of Yuhki Kamatani's beautifully drawn series about a closeted gay teenager who finds a Drop-in center with a LGBTQ+ community 01:18:13 - Breaking News: Star Fruit Books licenses Hideshi Hino's The City of Pigs 01:19:21 - Next Week's Topic: Boys Run the Riot/I Think Our Son is Gay/Even Though We're Adults, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Hello and welcome to Episode 11! This weeks comics are: Zodiac Starforce by Kevin Panetta and Paulina Ganucheau, Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu, and Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani.Relevant Links:Magical Girl MadokaCheck Please WebcomicYuri on Ice trailerFree! trailer

PRESENTACIÓN LIBROS 00:01:55 El espejo de nuestras penas (Pierre Lemaitre) 00:05:35 Las tres bodas de Manolita + Los pacientes del doctor García + La madre de Frankenstein. Episodios de una guerra interminable #3 #4 #5 (Almudena Grandes) 00:19:30 Hajira (Francisco Serrano) 00:23:15 Capitana Marvel y las Carol Corps (Kelly Sue DeConnick) 00:25:20 Hulka (Charles Soule) 00:27:35 Patsy Walker . Gata Infernal (Kate Leth & Brittney Williams) 00:30:20 La señ0ra Harris en Nueva York (Paul Gallico) 00:33:50 El diablo a todas horas (Doland Ray Pollock) 00:38:00 Blanco Letal (Robert Galbraith) 00:44:25 Un paseo por el bosque (Bill Bryson) 00:48:35 Sombras sobre Shiminami Vol 1-4 (Yuhki Kamatani) 00:51:50 Sandman vol 4 (Neil Gaiman) 00:54:55 Book love (Debbie Tung) 00:57:55 La librería ambulante (Cristopher Morley) PELÍCULAS 01:02:05 El diablo a todas horas 01:06:00 El dilema de las redes 01:16:20 The haunting of Margam Castle 01:18:05 Un paseo por el bosque 01:21:35 Estoy pensando en dejarlo 01:25:15 Richard Jewell SERIES 01:29:40 Perry Mason (T1) 01:37:05 Strike (T4) 01:39:45 Julie and the Phantoms (T1) 01:43:55 Away 01:49:05 Little voice 01:52:05 Dirty John (T2) 01:54:35 Ratched (T1) PODCAST 02:00:10 22.424 02:01:20 La línea invisible 02:03:10 DESPEDIDA En este programa suenan: Radical Opinion (Archers) / Siesta (Jahzzaar) / Place on Fire (Creo) / I saw you on TV (Jahzzar) / Parisian (Kevin MacLeod) / Bicycle Waltz (Goodbye Kumiko)

This month Ray and I will be talking about the wonderful mangaka Yuhki Kamatani, and their titles; both those available in English, and Japanese only. Whether its the fast-paced action of Nabari no Ou, the captivating care of growing up in Shonen Note, or the brilliantly nuanced and inclusive LGBT series Our Dreams at Dusk, Kamatani's works have capture people's attention in Japan and overseas for longer than many may realise! Let us know your thoughts on this brilliant creator!! Read Anime Feminist's article on Yuhki Kamatani Follow Ray on her channel Whimsical Pictures and Twitter And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on Twitter

This week on TomoChoco, Kit and Sarah are joined by Jude and Karleen to talk about Our Dreams at Dusk vol. 4 by Yuhki Kamatani. Happy New Year everyone! Music: Wander by Nokae Karleen's Twitter: @notcarlene Jude's Twitter: @kirkdupe

This week on TomoChoco, Jude joins Kit and Sarah once again to discuss Our Dreams at Dusk vol. 3 by Yuhki Kamatani. Let's talk about boat stuff. Jude can be found on twitter @kirkdupe! Music: Wander by Nokae

It’s a queer manga celebration as we discuss two recent series about young queer people just trying to find their place in the world. We share our queerpinions on:Yuhki Kamatani’s Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami TasogareKamatani’s stunning imageryPlatonic relationships between queer people in mediaOkura and Coma Hashii’s That Blue Sky FeelingNuanced representations of high school queernessRelatable queer narratives and charactersContent warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Our discussion this week is fairly spoiler-heavy as usual, and covers volume one of Our Dreams at Dusk and both volumes one and two of That Blue Sky Feeling.

I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right now until my old flame the Chicago Bears start up, or until my new flame the Los Angeles Clippers start up. So I'll just drop in that I contributed to the OASG's AX, SDCC, and Otakon licensing round up, and you should check that out. This episode, we're talking about Yuhki Kamatani's Our Dreams at Dusk published by Seven Seas and Okura (story) and Coma Hashi's (art) That Blue Sky Feeling published by Viz. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post. Listen Show notes: 1:01 - We talk about Our Dreams at Dusk! 14:20 - We talk about That Blue Sky Feeling! Next time is Assassination Classroom and Witch Hat Atelier!

I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right now until my old flame the Chicago Bears start up, or until my new flame the Los Angeles Clippers start up. So I’ll just drop in that I contributed to the OASG’s AX, SDCC, and Otakon licensing round up, and you should check that out. This episode, we’re talking about Yuhki Kamatani’s Our Dreams at Dusk published by Seven Seas and Okura (story) and Coma Hashi’s (art) That Blue Sky Feeling published by Viz. That song you heard at the top of the episode is “Juice” by Lizzo. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post. Listen Show notes: 1:01 – We talk about Our Dreams at Dusk! 14:20 – We talk about That Blue Sky Feeling! Next time is Assassination Classroom and Witch Hat Atelier!

This week on TomoChoco, Kit and Sarah talk about Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani. Kit also answers an important science question. Music: Wander by Nokae

Join us for the 200th episode of Manga Machinations! We celebrate with special guest Morgana Santilli aka “Manga Maven” from the Comicopia Comics Store! She’s here to answer our questions about selling manga and to share some of her current favorite LGBTQ+ and Josei manga! Check out Morgana’s website and follow her on twitter! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Mawatari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions 00:03:27 - Morgana explains the secret origins to her manga/anime fandom, we talk about the changes made to the very first English localization of the Sailor Moon manga 00:14:53 - Morgana tells us how she started working at Comicopia and became the store’s manga buyer 00:17:59 -  Questions: Morgana tells us whether there is a crossover between customers buying manga and Western comics, we express our concerns with Western comics 00:26:38 - We discuss if there is animosity between manga readers and Western comics readers, we lament over the stereotypes and stigma manga receives 00:35:05 - Morgana tells us how she decides what manga to order for Comicopia 00:38:52 - Morgana gives her opinion on if buying new releases when they come out helps support them the most 00:42:30 - Morgana gives some insight about buying manga through different distributors 00:46:02 - Morgana talks about how the culture of Comicopia was formed and the benefits of making a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ customers 00:55:02 - Morgana tells us what age group gets into seinen manga 00:58:15 - News: Rumiko Takahashi was finally inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame, Morgana wishes manga weren’t isolated in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia category 01:08:52 - The Akira 35th Anniversary Edition wins the Eisner Award for Best Publication Design 01:12:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl by Naoki Urasawa, Nana by Ai Yazawa, and Goblin Slayer by Kumo Kagyuu & Kousuke Kurose 01:13:43 - Main Guest Picks Galore: Transition Song: “Fiction” by sumika from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Morgana presents LGBTQ+ and Josei manga that she’s excited to share with us, Including: 01:14:49 - The Bride was a Boy by Chii 01:26:47 - Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda 01:28:28 - That Blue Sky Feeling by Okura & Coma Hashii and Classmates by Asumiko Nakamura 01:30:42 - Go for it, Nakamura! by Syundei & I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness by Yuki Fumino 01:31:37 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinagami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:37:25 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura 01:47:11 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku by Fujita 01:54:48 - Thank yous, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we manage to record an episode before Sid joins Vlord to head out to Los Angeles for Anime Expo! Which means we didn’t have much time to dedicate to getting ready for another long series discussion, but we did sit down to talk about our first impressions of Hiro Mashima’s first chapter of Eden’s Zero! We discuss why we think the first chapter of this new series is already a lot better executed then most of Fairy Tail and where we hope the series goes in the future, but not before we talk about our fair share of news! Including a list of the top selling media franchises in Japan in 2018 so far, Tite Kubo’s upcoming new one shot, and Seven Seas’ biggest LGBTQ manga license to date! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:22 - Intro 0:01:21 - Top Selling Media Franchises in Japan 2018 (First Half) 0:12:55 - Dokaben manga ends after 46 years 0:14:46 - Tsuredure Children ends 0:15:31 - Attack on Titan: Before the Fall reaches final arc 0:18:11 - Comic Birz manga to continue online 0:19:58 - Young King Bull launches on August 4th 0:21:21 - Another One Piece spinoff launches on Jump app 0:22:24 - Hiro Mashima reveals Fairy Tail spinoff manga 0:23:21 - Kenshiro Sakamoto launches Fairy Tail spinoff about Happy 0:24:42 - Tite Kubo’s “Burn the Witch” 1-shot manga debuts on July 14th 0:27:06 - Kodansha’s July digital-first debuts 0:32:09 - Tokyopop licenses Yuri Kuma Arashi 0:34:04 - Cross Infinite World licenses The Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover 0:38:24 - Seven Seas licenses Yuhki Kamatani’s Shimanami Tasogare 0:43:05 - Udon Ent.’s Morpheus Classics Line becomes separate company 0:44:38 - Konosuba is getting a movie! 0:46:43 - Eden’s Zero review 1:22:39 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. 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! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Jump soccer manga Whistle! By Daisuke Higuchi, commemorating both the World Cup as well as the series’ 20th anniversary! If you have any Whistle!-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to mangamavericks@gmail.com! And as always, thanks for listening!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we manage to record an episode before Sid joins Vlord to head out to Los Angeles for Anime Expo! Which means we didn’t have much time to dedicate to getting ready for another long series discussion, but we did sit down to talk about our first impressions of Hiro Mashima’s first chapter of Eden’s Zero! We discuss why we think the first chapter of this new series is already a lot better executed then most of Fairy Tail and where we hope the series goes in the future, but not before we talk about our fair share of news! Including a list of the top selling media franchises in Japan in 2018 so far, Tite Kubo’s upcoming new one shot, and Seven Seas’ biggest LGBTQ manga license to date! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:22 - Intro 0:01:21 - Top Selling Media Franchises in Japan 2018 (First Half) 0:12:55 - Dokaben manga ends after 46 years 0:14:46 - Tsuredure Children ends 0:15:31 - Attack on Titan: Before the Fall reaches final arc 0:18:11 - Comic Birz manga to continue online 0:19:58 - Young King Bull launches on August 4th 0:21:21 - Another One Piece spinoff launches on Jump app 0:22:24 - Hiro Mashima reveals Fairy Tail spinoff manga 0:23:21 - Kenshiro Sakamoto launches Fairy Tail spinoff about Happy 0:24:42 - Tite Kubo’s “Burn the Witch” 1-shot manga debuts on July 14th 0:27:06 - Kodansha’s July digital-first debuts 0:32:09 - Tokyopop licenses Yuri Kuma Arashi 0:34:04 - Cross Infinite World licenses The Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover 0:38:24 - Seven Seas licenses Yuhki Kamatani’s Shimanami Tasogare 0:43:05 - Udon Ent.’s Morpheus Classics Line becomes separate company 0:44:38 - Konosuba is getting a movie! 0:46:43 - Eden’s Zero review 1:22:39 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. 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! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! On our next episode we’ll be discussing the classic Jump soccer manga Whistle! By Daisuke Higuchi, commemorating both the World Cup as well as the series’ 20th anniversary! If you have any Whistle!-related comments, questions, or discussion topics you’d like us to talk about, please send them our way either in the comments below, in our Discord server, commenting in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweeting them to us, or by sending an e-mail to mangamavericks@gmail.com! And as always, thanks for listening!

Yep, I'm still catching up on Yen Plus. Basically, I will be breaking the review for each issue down into two parts: The Japanese first, and then the OEL and Korean section. Higurashi When They Cry,  Chapter 5: "Isolation" Keiichi is becoming more and more paranoid. You would too if your sweet friends seem possessed at times by a demon and strange murders had occurred and someone put needles in your food! Keiichi's conflict lies in the fact that most of the time his best friends seem like the cute girls he has known for the past few months, but every once in a while, when he asks about the town secrets, their eyes change and they start talking with weird voices. He even starts carrying around a baseball bat for protection. I would say that Higurashi stands heads above all the titles in this magazine with its mix of moe and its never-ending sense of dread and suspense. I watched the first dvd of the anime version a while back so I know how this ends, but the weirdness and horror of the story still packs a powerful punch. I look forward to the undiscovered country beyond this first arc. My Grade: A Nabari No Ou, Chapter 5: "Attack" Raimei has led Miharu and company to her home village of Fuuma to consult with the ninja master Kotaru Fuuma, only to find it under attack. The Iga Grey Wolves are conducting a raid to steal Fuuma's "Forbidden Art Scroll", which they believe will aid them in capturing the Shinra Banshou. It seems to be their lucky day as that very person falls into their hands! On their side is a particularly dangerous individual named Yoite who appears to be able to cut his enemies in two just by pointing at them! I must admit that the earlier chapters of Nabari No Ou were a little too girlish for my taste, especially with Miharu being such an emo brooder with no apparent interest in his special status. But for chapter 5, my hat is off to Yuhki Kamatani, who lets loose a can of whoop ass in the action sequences of this chapter. The art was just incredible and her choice of angles right out of film just blew me away. It's not just that the artist didn't shy away from blood. It's her mastery of pace that captures your eye, pushing you through pages with insistence. Great work. My Grade: A+ Soul Eater, Chapter 2: "Remedial Lesson (part 2)" The two teams of Maka/Soul Eater and Black Star/Tsubaki have a dubious distinction in common. They were supposed to have claimed the souls of 99 humans and one witch. Their current soul count combined: ZERO! So they've been given a remedial mission which they must complete or face expulsion from the DWMA. They must take the soul of Dr. Franken Stein. Yes, that's right, get it? "DR. FRANKENSTEIN". Problem is he's very powerful, being the former partner of Shinigami-Sama's Death Scythe. Both sets of partners will have to attain a higher level of cooperation and skill if they hope to defeat the evil scientist. The early installments of this series left me at a complete loss. Atsushi Ohkubo kept on jumping from character to character each chapter and never really got a story going. I had no idea or context in which to place them so it was starting over with the plot over and over again. Starting last issue, he started bringing the cast together and laying down at least a semblance of a story arc. But the lack of a sensible plot is what makes this the weakest title in the Japanese half of Yen Plus. It does seem like the title is getting better. Good enough to buy the tankoban version, the first volume of which should be out as I write this? Not sure on that point. I'm probably gonna skip it for now. I will say this. Ohkubo's art is very unique and cool, with its absurd expressionistic surrealism, but not enough to sell me on Soul Eater as a whole. My Grade: B Sumomomo Momomo Chapter 4: "Dinner, A Bath, Or Me" This chapter serves mainly as exposition, as Koushi's dad explains what the "Heavenly General's War" is all about and why Koushi and Momoko's marriage is so important to the future of Japan. Apparently, there are two large martial arts bloodlines, East and West factions, in Japan that have been fighting for centuries, like the Capulets and Montagues. Koushi and Momoko represent the two sides. It is believed that their union could finally bring about peace. But to do this means that Koushi will have to get involved in a world that he wants no part of. Don't really have a lot to say about this chapter since it was mainly informational, but there is an extremely funny exchange between Momoko and Tenka at its beginning that made me laugh. I enjoy this title. My Grade: B Bamboo Blade Chapter 9: "Kojiro and the Day He Gave Up the Shinai of His Heart" & Chapter 10: "Kojiro and Bento" With the acquisition of Tamaki Kawazoe, Kojiro still needs one more girl for his Kendo team (even though one of them, Saya, has rarely shown up for practice). When Tamaki kicks Kojiro's ass in less than a second during a practice match, it sends him into a funk, wondering how he has come to be so out of form. He also finally gets around to buying his new team some decent equipment for the big match against his rival, now a month away. What can I say, I am a sucker for a manga or anime that features characters dwelling in poverty or at least struggling to make ends meet. That's what really got me hooked on Cowboy Bebop back in the day. They always seemed to have enough money for rice or noodles but never enough for meat. And featuring a poor teacher as the main protagonist in Bamboo Blade is even more laser sighted up my alley. Kojiro is not putting this Seven Samurai-like team together to fight for the honor of Kendo. He's doing it so he'll be able to eat! It's just so inherently funny. I really like all the characters and the humor as well. The weakness comes in the art, mainly in the kendo fights. They tend to be hard to understand and I had difficulty differing between the fighters and exactly what blows they were landing. It's rather unfortunate but the matches, at least in terms of presentation, seem to be getting better. My Grade: B+   

Hi all! The CDB Crew is back again for our season finale with special guest Jared! We talk about Our Dreams at Dusk vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani (Seven Seas) which was Jared's choice. We discuss the themes of finding one's identity, the negative side of school life, finding one's tribe, and much more. Overall it was an interesting and fun conversation to be had by all. Also at the end, Brian accidentally gets everyone on a Ms. Marvel MCU TV show conversation that also proved to be pretty interesting though way off topic.Other books discussed on this episode: Count Crowley Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter #1-4 and Count Crowley Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter #1 by David Dastmalchian, Lukas Ketner, Lauren Affe, and Frank Cvetkovic (Dark Horse); Taproot by Keezy Young (Roar); Ghost Cage #1 by Nick Dragotta, Caleb Goellner, Rus Wooten; and Frank Martin Jr.; and Welcome to the N.H.K. by Tatsuhiko Takimoto and Yoshitoshi ABe (Kodokawa Shoten/Tokyopop) DIY Corner:Carmen adapted into a graphic novel with lots of great comic creators involved https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arizonaopera/carmen-the-graphic-novel?ref=section-homepage-view-more-discovery-p1Pat Shand's two NSFW Graphic Novels on Kickstarter: "Thirsty" and "Cheeky" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/patshand/thirsty-a-graphic-novel?ref=discovery&term=Pat%20Shand Non-Profits:Suicide Prevention Hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Comics Deserve Better is a weekly podcast hosted by Brian, Carrie, Darci and Richard which covers the world of Independent Comics. For a list of episodes, socials and emails, and to request a topic for a future episode please visit comicsdeservebetter.wordpress.com.(Episode Art by Yuhki Kamatami and Intro Music provided by https://www.bensound.com/)