Podcasts about Yuu Watase

In this episode Morgana leads the charge as we examine Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Deborah is My Rival, and Ceres: Celestial Legend for a Shojo Showdown! We also discuss music, Don't Call it Mystery, Scott Pilgram Takes Off, Nobu and her? and more!!! 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: Intro, Thanksgiving turkey, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Corrections about Joji Morikawa - 00:03:24 dakazu revisits music from his past - 00:07:36 Darfox's bought more Pocky - 00:20:40 Don't Call it Mystery - 00:22:34 Scott Pilgram Takes Off - 00:26:38 Nobu and her? - 00:31:35 Next Episode Preview - 00:34:58 Main Segment: Shojo Showdown - 00:36:20 Deborah is My Rival by Kaoru Tada - 00:37:45 *SPOILERS* for Deborah is My Rival - 00:53:20 Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You by Karuho Shiina - 01:02:43 Ceres: Celestial Legend by Yuu Watase - 01:23:59 Our rankings - 01:39:29 Outro - 01:44:04 Songs Credits: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra “It's Over” by Generation Lost “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas

This episode discusses all seven volumes of Alice 19th by Yuu Watase.Sisters Alice Seno and Mayura Seno end up falling for the same handsome boy, Kyo, and their fight for his affection threatens to destroy the whole world. That's a bit of an oversimplification, but the general gist of Watase's Alice 19th. Chika and Giana from the podcast Shoujo Sundae join Shojo and Tell host Ashley to talk about the battle between the Lotis Masters and Maram Masters, where words are turned into magical but very deadly violence. We discuss the influences of September 11, 2001, on the story, Watase's efforts at diversity and inclusion, whether we consider Alice a magical girl or not, and more. REFERENCESAlice 19th is available from Viz Media's Shojo Beat lineOther Watase series mentioned:Absolute BoyfriendImadoki!Fushigi YuugiFushigi Yuugi: Genbu KaidenFushigi Yuugi: Byakko SenkiAppare Jipangu!CeresArataOther anime/manga series mentioned:Sailor MoonCardcaptor SakuraInuYashaAttack on TitanOuran High School Host ClubThe Vision of EscaflowneOther media mentioned:The Lord of the Rings (movies)Atlantis (movie)RRR"Synchronised Sinking" by The LucksmithsOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USShoujo Sundae on Twitter: @ShoujoSundaeChika on Twitter: @chikasupremeChika on Instagram: @chikasupremeGiana on Twitter: @Giana_Luna_Giana on Instagram: @giana_luna_Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley's Tales of Xillia fanfic: Well Suited

This episode discusses all six volumes of Absolute Boyfriend by Yuu Watase.The Ashes are back to do a compare and contrast between two shojo heavyweights, Yuu Watase and CLAMP. Last episode we covered Chobits even though it's a seinen series, partially because we're determined to read every CLAMP series, and partially because we knew Absolute Boyfriend appears to have taken heavy inspiration from Chobits and shojo-ified it. We talk about how Absolute Boyfriend handles sex and A.I. compared to Chobits, whether it's magical and dreamy that your boyfriend can be destroyed and have to go to the Apple Store, and are thankful that, at the very least, Riko is not a schmuck. (Although, she might be the high school female equivalent of a schmuck? You decide after hearing how she handled her love triangle between the figure, Night, and her best friend, Soshi.)REFERENCESAbsolute Boyfriend is available in English from Viz Media's Shojo Beat lineWhy do they keep making live action adaptations of this??Other Watase series mentioned:Fushigi YugiFushigi Yugi: Genbu KaidenFushigi Yugi: Byakko SenkiCeresArataSakura-GariOther CLAMP series mentioned:Legal DrugXMisc. mentions:MeganeBoss BabyTwilightMagical GirlfriendNoragamiBioShockHatsune MikuIAOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USAsher on Archive of Our Own: @dasheryShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley's Tales of Xillia fanfic: Well Suited

¡Comenzamos con la primera parte de nuestro especial dedicado al manga shojo! Esta vez hablamos de nuestra experiencia con el shojo, obras favoritas, el panorama del shojo en España y también las novedades que más nos han interesado este mes. También dedicamos gran parte del episodio a hablar de las esperadas licencias del próximo Manga Barcelona y lo que nos gustaría que se anunciase. ¡Crucemos los dedos! En el próximo episodio hablaremos de nuestras reacciones tras conocer los anuncios del Manga Barcelona y las nuevas licencias de Arechi Manga en su directo con Ramen Para Dos el próximo 12 de noviembre. ¡Nos vemos muy pronto! NOTAS: Pro Shojo Spain Twitter: @shojospain Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShojoSpain Manga mencionado: Shojo y josei Sailor Moon de Naoko Takeuchi. Ayashi no Ceres de Yuu Watase. Card Captor Sakura de CLAMP. Time Stranger Kyoko de Arina Tanemura. Nana de Ai Yazawa. Historia de un vecindario de Ai Yazawa Paradise Kiss de Ai Yazawa. Last Quarter de Ai Yazawa. No soy un ángel de Ai Yazawa. La rosa de Versalles de Riyoko Ikeda. Kieta Hatsukoi de Wataru Hinekure y Aruko. ¿Quién es el 11º pasajero? de Moto Hagio. Reloj de arena de Hinako Ashihara. El juguete de los niños de Miho Obana. Red River (Anatolia Story) de Chie Shinohara. Daytime Shooting Star (Hirunaka no Ryūsei) de Mika Yamamori. Amar y ser amado, dejar y ser dejado de Io Sakisaka. Utena, la chica revolucionaria de Chiho Saitō. Yubisaki to Renren de Suu Morishita. X/1999 de CLAMP. Tokimeki Tonight de Koi Ikeno. Alpen Rose de Michiyo Akaishi. Romeo y Julieta de Yumiko Igarashi. Angel Sanctuary de Kaori Yuki. Antología de historias de amor de Io Sakisaka. Yona, princesa del amanecer de Mizuho Kusanagi. La blancanieves pelirroja de Sorata Akiduki. Kageno también quiere disfrutar de la juventud de Yuka Kitagawa. Una enfermedad llamada amor (Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai) de Megumi Morino. Buenos días bella durmiente de Megumi Morino. Tokyo Girls de Akiko Higashimura. La alianza de los caballeros de la cruz de Arina Tanemura. Kamikaze Kaitō Jeanne de Arina Tanemura. IDOLISH7: TRIGGER -BEFORE THE RADIANT GLORY- de Arina Tanemura. Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi de Arina Tanemura. Lazos prohibidos de Kotomi Aoki. Secretos del corazón de Kotomi Aoki. Pequeñas mentiras piadosas de Kotomi Aoki. Black Bird de Kanoko Sakurakoji. Seirō Opera de Kanoko Sakurakoji. Kamisama Hajimemashita de Julietta Suzuki. Living no Matsunaga-san de Keiko Iwashita. S.O.S. LOVE de Yasuko. Akuma de Sôrô de Mitsuba Takanashi. Boku to Majo ni Tsuite no Bibouroku de Yuu Mitsuha. Debu to Love to Ayamachi to! de Mamakari. Please Save My Earth de Saki Hiwatari. La balada del viento y los árboles de Keiko Takemiya. A, A Prime de Moto Hagio. Kageki Shōjo!! de Kumiko Saiki. Ballad Made Soba Ni Ite de Ai Yazawa. Tempestad color cereza de Ai Yazawa. Marine Blue de Ai Yazawa. Meitantei Kо̄ko wa Yūutsu de Julietta Suzuki. Ojou to banken-kun de Hatsuharu. Madame Petit de Shigeru Takao. Haikara-san ga tooru de Waki Yamato. Tsubaki Chou Lonely Planet de Mika Yamamori. Ore Monogatari de Kazune Kawahara y Aruko. Honey Lemon Soda de Mayu Murata. Ann es Ann de Yumiko Igarashi. Miriam Blue de Keiko Nagita y Yasuko Aoike. Magic Angel Creamy Mami: la princesa caprichosa de Emi Mitsuki y Studio Pierrot. BL Kazoku ni Narouyo de Tomo Kurahashi. Makotoshikaya Ni Mau Hana Wa de Saki Tsukahara. Bokurani Matsuwaru Etc de Kyuugou. Yuri La amiga de mi hermana de Battan. Kakeochi Girl de Battan. Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai o otoshitai de Sal Jiang. Shonen y seinen Ase to sekken de Kintetsu Yamada. Spy x Family de Tatsuya Endō. Otoyomegatari de Kaoru Mori. Kowloon Generic Romance de Jun Mayuzuki. Kageki Shōjo! de Kumiko Saiki. Ao no Flag de Kaito. Sin clasificar Gin no Sankaku de Moto Hagio.

O cast de hoje é um passeio ao passado, literalmente! Vamos falar de Fushigi , um shoujo puro suco dos anos 90! Um clássico de Yuu Watase em uma análise entre quando consumimos na adolescência e agora como adultas!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its once again time to cover more manga news, as Colton & Lum go over the usual new serializations, sales lists, licenses, and even anime news!! Some of our biggest pieces of news include the end of Attack on Titan and the beginning of the end of My Hero Academia, as well big licenses from Denpa and Discotek Media, and even the long awaited news of a release date for the North American theatrical debut of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train! And just when we thought we were done covering news the first time, we had to add even more before we round out the show! Join us next time as we go over our favorite series, releases, etc from the past year in our annual Best of Manga episode!! Subscribe to our Patreon at $3 or more to get an exclusive sneak peek at the first few episodes of Colton and Sakaki's newest podcast: Another Day, Another Adventure! A podcast dedicated to covering every Dragon Ball cartoon ever! Including every tv anime, movie, special, you name it! For a complete list of links & Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-153-a-silent-voice/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN:  00:00 - Intro/Winner of our anime poll News: 04:25 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga for March 06:45 - February Bookscan List 16:01 - My Hero Academia enters "Final Act" 19:05 - Latest run of Paru Itagaki's Beast Complex ends 20:33 - Living Room Matsunaga ends 22:16 - New Game will end with 13th volume 22:56 - Hiroto Wada ends Stitch and the Samurai, begins new manga 24:11 - New Fate manga 28:11 - Azu's new manga 28:51- Waka Hirako’s new manga 30:02 - Koji Aihara’s new manga 31:30 - New Rumic Theater one-shot 33:26 - Makoto Hagino is preparing next project 33:59 - Yuu Watase plans to resumes Arata the Legend 34:36 - Viz no longer holds Cheeky Angel license (as well as Kodansha USA with Animal Land) 39:02 - Zipman!! now available digitally from Viz 41:08 - Denpa licenses Char’s Counterattack - Beltorchika’s Children -  & They Were Eleven 45:14 - Square Enix licenses My Isekai Life manga 46:44 - One Peace Books licenses 51:50 - Tokyopop licenses Her Royal Highness Seems to be Angry 53:24 - Ablaze licenses The Breaker 55:46 - Yen Press licenses 58:13 - Cross Infinite World licenses Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami 59:37 - Kodansha USA’s new licenses 1:08:30 - Kodansha USA rebranding 1:11:37 - More Seven Seas Light Novel editorial overreach controversy, offers revised editions of previously overedited books 1:15:45 - Department of Justice conducts Antitrust review of Sony’s proposed acquisition of Crunchyroll 1:19:30 - Yasuo Otsuka & Minako Shiba passes away 1:21:46 - Mieruko-chan anime announced 1:23:16 - New Junji Ito collection anime announced 1:25:29 - Yashahime will have second season 1:26:32 - Attack on Titan final season continuing this Winter 2022 1:27:30 - Discotek licenses Dear Brother, Sgt. Frog and more!! 1:37:41 - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train opening in North American theaters on April 23rd 1:40:12 - Jujutsu Kaisen gets anime film adapting Volume 0 this winter 1:41:06 - Gege Akutami plans to end Jujutsu Kaisen within 2 years 1:43:19 - Black Clover gets anime film 1:44:45 - New Black Clover & Dr. Stone Popularity Polls 1:46:42 - This year’s Free Comic Book Day manga samples 1:47:37 - Phantom Seer ends with final volume to include bonus content 1:51:39 - Build King ends 1:54:46 - Agravity Boys epilogue starts April 30th in Jump Giga 1:55:58 - New Shonen Jump series debut: Blue Box & Ame no Furu 2:00:50 - Soloist in a Cage resumes 2:01:41 - Attack on Titan has ended 2:04:21 - All of To Your Eternity is now available to read on Crunchyroll Manga, as well as on the newest Humble Bundle 2:09:01 - Viz Black Clover Character Popularity Poll results 2:17:10 - Community Shout-Outs!: 2:22:45 - 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!

Covers volumes 7–12 of Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden by Yuu WataseCaitlin (OG Fushigi Yugi superfan), Sara Linsley (manga letterer extraordinaire), and Zahra Ymer (manga scholar in training), and Ashley (Shojo & Tell host) are back for the second half of Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden, aka The Better Fushigi Yugi (sorry, OG FY). This episode gets heavy: The primary topic is about accepting death (it's better if you know going in that priestess Takiko is going to die!). All four talk about the points at which they cried, and how much (not Soren!!), make fun of Efinluka's name (.... well, how would you pronounce it?), and ponder if Takiko and Uruki having sex while Uruki presents female would upset the god, Genbu. You will laugh, you will cry, and if we're lucky, you won't die.REFERENCESFushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden is available from Viz Media's Shojo Beat lineExcellent series Sara has lettered:Waiting for SpringSweat and SoapFushigi Yugi: Byakko SenkiThe Fable of the Dragon TyrantYou, too, can get wrecked looking at the Wikipedia page for tuberculosis Weathering With You tried to have its cake and eat it, too, when it came to sacrificeHas anyone read Arata: The Legend besides Ashley?Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USCaitlin on Twitter, her personal blog, Anime Feminist, and Anime News NetworkSara on Twitter and her personal websiteZahra on Twitter and Anime FeministShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley on Twitter @AshMcD00Next episode will be about volumes 1-5 of After School Nightmare by Setona Mizushiro.

Covers volumes 1–6 of Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden by Yuu WataseGenbu Kaiden is Shojo & Tell host Ashley's second-favorite manga (behind only the illustrious Maid-Sama!), and so, this episode has several special guests. Caitlin (OG Fushigi Yugi superfan), Sara Linsley (manga letterer extraordinaire), and Zahra Ymer (manga scholar in training), and Ashley discuss how the series compares to its predecessor, pick apart Watase's sidebar notes (she thinks she'd be Tomite if she were a boy?!), fawn over Uruki / Limdo and Takiko (okay, that's mostly Ashley), and discover that all the good guys in this manga are basically serial killers.REFERENCESFushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden is available from Viz Media's Shojo Beat lineExcellent series Sara has lettered:Waiting for SpringSweat and SoapFushigi Yugi: Byakko SenkiA Genbu character gets compared to Walter White from Breaking BadHatsui is inspired by MoominsThings that are most definitely shojo (note: sarcasm):Your Lie in AprilToradora!Random mentions:Code GeassAvatar: The Last AirbenderKuranosuke from Princess JellyfishTubbs from Neko AtsumeSwanOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USCaitlin on Twitter, her personal blog, Anime Feminist, and Anime News NetworkSara on Twitter and her personal websiteZahra on Twitter and Anime FeministShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley on Twitter @AshMcD00Next episode will be about volumes 7-12 of Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden by Yuu Watase

The wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley is back to help lead this Saikyo Selection on Fushigi Yûgi! We dive into Yuu Watase’s beloved shoujo series along with the newest Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki which Sara lettered! We praise Watase’s amazing art, appreciate the 90′s pretty boys aesthetics, discuss the often dark drama, and explore the criticisms of certain cross-dressing characters!!! Go follow Sara Linsley and check out her website! Remember to 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: “Itooshii Hito no Tame ni” by Akemi Satou from Fushigi Yûgi, Opening, Introductions, The language connection between Texas and Ireland, Different Fushigi Yûgi series 00:03:11 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Sara just started reading Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:07:49 -Sara revisited Again!! for a Saturday Twitter thread because the lettering is so good 00:08:44 - Tite Kubo’s limited series Burn the Witch was filled with element familiar to other Kubo works 00:15:57 - Suicide Girl plays fast and loose with the heavy subject matters surrounding suicides 00:23:50 - News: Shiro Usazaki releases statement asking fans not to blame the victims of Tatsuya Matsuki for the cancellation of Act-Age 00:26:51 - Seven Seas Entertainment announces new licences of Sadako-san and Sadako-chan, The Tale of the Outcasts, Bite Maker, Magical Angel Creamy Mami 00:31:07 -Kimio Alive manga artist Eguchi Kousei has passed away at age 23 00:33:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Buffalo 5 Girls, we will review Moyoco Anno’s tale of two sex workers who escape from their brothel and go on the run 00:34:12 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections on Fushigi Yûgi: Transition Song: “Tokimeki no Doukasen” by Yukari Konno from Fushigi Yûgi, we examine the beginning of Yuu Watase famous work and the 1st volume of her newest sequel series Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki,  01:30:53 - Next Week’s Topic: Buffalo 5 Girls, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week, The Trash Trio talks about genderswap manga, childhood animes, and thankfully they manage to NOT talk about Twilight (again). Be sure to check out the following books that were discussed in this episode: Kafka on the Shore, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, Sputnik Sweetheart, and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, all by Haruki Murakami; The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins and All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Karen White, and Lauren Willig (dilchh did not finish both books, btw). Notable mentions for manga and anime in this week's episode includes Pumpkin Time by Gaedarae, My Roommate is a Cat (Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue) by Minatsuki Tsunami and Futatsuyu Asu, Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi, Wedding Peach by Sukehiro Tomita and Nao Yazawa, Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi, and Fushigi Yugi by Yuu Watase. dilchh reviews Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out!  Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and success in the future. It goes without saying that we here at Manga Mavericks will NOT be supporting or reviewing any of Matsuki's works in the future and will be dedicating a future episode to our frustrations with the sexist workplace culture at Shonen Jump that has unfortunately festered and harbored multiple predators. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-130-irodori-sakura-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The Arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki & Cancellation of Shonen Jump's Act-Age 20:07 - Intro (Rest of the) News: 22:16 - 4 new series to debut in Jump (including Burn The Witch) 29:22 - Mitama Security & Bone Collection(??) ends 33:58 - Yuu Watase working to resume Arata the Legend 38:00 - Captain Tsubasa receives bilingual Japanese-English release 42:26 - Manga Planet licenses classic titles & more! 55:16 - futekiya licenses  1:00:47 - SuBLime licenses Dick Fight Island 1:04:21 - CODA Anti-Piracy Manga now available for free in English 1:06:20 - Tsurukawa Kakio's Zombie Sawanabe one-shot available from Star Fruit Books in October 1:07:49 - Square Enix Licenses Otherside Picnic & I Think Our Son is Gay 1:10:33 - Seven Seas licenses Super Hxeros 1:12:54 - This Year's Eisner Award Winners 1:15:07 - Jiro Kuwata passes away 1:17:10 - Fakku to dispute Shenzhuen Guangcai trying to trademark ahegao 1:19:06 - Trigger unpaid overtime settlement 1:22:05 - Mainichi Weekly publishes abridged Barefoot Gen in English online 1:24:23 - Kinokuniya Sydney removes 7 manga from shelves after ban 1:26:21 - Uzumaki, Blade Runner Black Lotus & Fena: Pirate Princess coming to Toonami in 2021 1:32:21 - Anpanman films coming to TubiTV 1:34:59 - New Knights of Sidonia film coming in 2021 1:36:05 - GKids licenses Earwig and the Witch 1:38:04 - Demon Slayer Mugen Train film to screen in US theaters in 2021 Manga Reviews: 1:40:08 - Irodori Sakura Why Does Love Do This To Me? She Wants to do What?  Mine-kun is Asexual 2:07:38 - Japan Sinks 2020 2:22:24 - Ghost Reaper Girl 2:37:40 - Lockdown Zone: Level X 2:51:35 - Community Shout Outs! 3:07:36 - 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!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out!  Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and success in the future. It goes without saying that we here at Manga Mavericks will NOT be supporting or reviewing any of Matsuki's works in the future and will be dedicating a future episode to our frustrations with the sexist workplace culture at Shonen Jump that has unfortunately festered and harbored multiple predators. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-130-irodori-sakura-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The Arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki & Cancellation of Shonen Jump's Act-Age 20:07 - Intro (Rest of the) News: 22:16 - 4 new series to debut in Jump (including Burn The Witch) 29:22 - Mitama Security & Bone Collection(??) ends 33:58 - Yuu Watase working to resume Arata the Legend 38:00 - Captain Tsubasa receives bilingual Japanese-English release 42:26 - Manga Planet licenses classic titles & more! 55:16 - futekiya licenses  1:00:47 - SuBLime licenses Dick Fight Island 1:04:21 - CODA Anti-Piracy Manga now available for free in English 1:06:20 - Tsurukawa Kakio's Zombie Sawanabe one-shot available from Star Fruit Books in October 1:07:49 - Square Enix Licenses Otherside Picnic & I Think Our Son is Gay 1:10:33 - Seven Seas licenses Super Hxeros 1:12:54 - This Year's Eisner Award Winners 1:15:07 - Jiro Kuwata passes away 1:17:10 - Fakku to dispute Shenzhuen Guangcai trying to trademark ahegao 1:19:06 - Trigger unpaid overtime settlement 1:22:05 - Mainichi Weekly publishes abridged Barefoot Gen in English online 1:24:23 - Kinokuniya Sydney removes 7 manga from shelves after ban 1:26:21 - Uzumaki, Blade Runner Black Lotus & Fena: Pirate Princess coming to Toonami in 2021 1:32:21 - Anpanman films coming to TubiTV 1:34:59 - New Knights of Sidonia film coming in 2021 1:36:05 - GKids licenses Earwig and the Witch 1:38:04 - Demon Slayer Mugen Train film to screen in US theaters in 2021 Manga Reviews: 1:40:08 - Irodori Sakura Why Does Love Do This To Me? She Wants to do What?  Mine-kun is Asexual 2:07:38 - Japan Sinks 2020 2:22:24 - Ghost Reaper Girl 2:36:40 - Lockdown Zone: Level X 2:50:51 - Community Shout Outs! 3:06:42 - 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!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out!  Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and success in the future. It goes without saying that we here at Manga Mavericks will NOT be supporting or reviewing any of Matsuki's works in the future and will be dedicating a future episode to our frustrations with the sexist workplace culture at Shonen Jump that has unfortunately festered and harbored multiple predators. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-130-irodori-sakura-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The Arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki & Cancellation of Shonen Jump's Act-Age 20:07 - Intro (Rest of the) News: 22:16 - 4 new series to debut in Jump (including Burn The Witch) 29:22 - Mitama Security & Bone Collection(??) ends 33:58 - Yuu Watase working to resume Arata the Legend 38:00 - Captain Tsubasa receives bilingual Japanese-English release 42:26 - Manga Planet licenses classic titles & more! 55:16 - futekiya licenses  1:00:47 - SuBLime licenses Dick Fight Island 1:04:21 - CODA Anti-Piracy Manga now available for free in English 1:06:20 - Tsurukawa Kakio's Zombie Sawanabe one-shot available from Star Fruit Books in October 1:07:49 - Square Enix Licenses Otherside Picnic & I Think Our Son is Gay 1:10:33 - Seven Seas licenses Super Hxeros 1:12:54 - This Year's Eisner Award Winners 1:15:07 - Jiro Kuwata passes away 1:17:10 - Fakku to dispute Shenzhuen Guangcai trying to trademark ahegao 1:19:06 - Trigger unpaid overtime settlement 1:22:05 - Mainichi Weekly publishes abridged Barefoot Gen in English online 1:24:23 - Kinokuniya Sydney removes 7 manga from shelves after ban 1:26:21 - Uzumaki, Blade Runner Black Lotus & Fena: Pirate Princess coming to Toonami in 2021 1:32:21 - Anpanman films coming to TubiTV 1:34:59 - New Knights of Sidonia film coming in 2021 1:36:05 - GKids licenses Earwig and the Witch 1:38:04 - Demon Slayer Mugen Train film to screen in US theaters in 2021 Manga Reviews: 1:40:08 - Irodori Sakura Why Does Love Do This To Me? She Wants to do What?  Mine-kun is Asexual 2:07:38 - Japan Sinks 2020 2:22:24 - Ghost Reaper Girl 2:36:40 - Lockdown Zone: Level X 2:50:51 - Community Shout Outs! 3:06:42 - 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!

This is a review of Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki volume 1, a new series by Yuu Watase that's going to be released by Viz.Whether you've read the original Fushigi Yugi and Genbu Kaiden or not, you should be hype for the latest (and last) installment in Yuu Watase's beloved series. Byakko Senki is set slightly after Genbu Kaiden and follows Suzuno as she struggles with the sudden loss of her parents and being the destined priestess inside The Universe of the Four Gods. Fushigi Yugi has always been dark, but this first volume is the heaviest of the series yet. Shojo & Tell host Ashley and her boytoy Asher run through all the heavy events of this volume and about what they're excited to see in the future. (Which brother is Tatara?!?!)REFERENCESFushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki volume 1 is being released  by Viz Media's Shojo Beat line in August 2020. Please note that at this time, the series is on hiatus and no other volumes exist.Watase has come out as x-gender, which is a nonbinary gender. The Shojo Beat Tumblr says Watase's pronouns are still she/hers. (We sometimes used "they" in the podcast.)It's interesting to read this after having just covered Haruka: Beyond the Stream of TimeMentions:Previous Fushigi Yugi series (obviously; beware of spoilers!)Arata: The Legend, Watase's shonen seriesRedwallThe Melancholy of Haruhi SuzumiyaThe Chronicles of NarniaOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USAsher on Archive of Our Own: dasheryShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley on Twitter: @AshMcD00

Zac, Lynzee and two special guests - Anime Feminist's Caitlin Moore and the unstoppable Bamboo Dong - drop by to inhale and recontextualize Yuu Watase's early 90s shojo magnum opus, Fushigi Yugi.

In this episode, the fuhitos of BL Garden discuss recommendations based on commonly loved BL, and Melissa finally sees the light on omegaverse. This episode is an extended adaption of our recommendations panel previously hosted at A-Kon 2017. (Discussions are prefaced with content warnings) Discussed in this episode Avialae by Lucid (webcomic) Banana Fish (anime/manga) Born Sexy Tomorrow by BBVG (webcomic) Brute by Kim Fielding (novel) Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat (novel) Cretian Cow by Gengoroh Tagame (geicomi) Dramatical Murder (visual novel) Don't Be Cruel by Yonezou Nekota (manga) Honto Yajuu by Yamamoto Kotetsuko (manga) In These Words by Guilt|Pleasure I've Seen It All by Shoko Takaku (manga) Junjou Romantica by Shungiku Nakamura (manga) Killing Stalking by Koogi (manhwa) Kaptara by Chip Zdarsky and Kagan McLeod (comic) No, Thank You!!! (visual novel) On Doorstep by CTK (manga) Oyajina! by Hiiragi Nozomu (manga) Priapus by Mentaiko Itto (geicomi) Private Teacher by Moegi Yuu (manga) Sakura Gari by Yuu Watase (manga) Sense8 (TV show) Starfighter by HamletMachine (webcomic) Supernatural (TV show) Ten Count by Rihito Takarai(anime/manga) Twittering Birds Never Fly by Kou Yoneda (manga) Under Grand Hotel by Mika Sadahiro (manga)

Covers volumes 10-18 of Fushigi Yugi by Yu Watase We’re back to talk about the strange saga of Fushigi Yugi’s ending and how Tamahome became Taka, or Taka was always Taka but he allowed Tamahome to exist, one’s a shadow, something like that. Just trust us on this one. Ashley, Caitlin, and Jess also discuss how Miaka and Yui have matured after one of them was consumed by a dragon god (oh, they also graduated middle school), how a young Yu Watase may have been underestimating the power of shojo manga, and, most importantly, everybody weighs in on which of the Celestial Warriors has the best hair. LINKS Fushigi Yugi (and Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden) is available from Viz Media’s Shojo Beat line Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki is currently running in Japan Request Viz to pick up Byakko Senki So here’s why Ashley butchered Caitlin’s intro: Ashley’s partner Jeff (who works at Viz) has a sibling who had a blog called Heroine Sheik, and Caitlin runs a site called I Have a Heroine Problem (link below), and Ashley’s brain conflated those two and then her mouth said the wrong thing. So there you go. Watase’s negative experiences with her editor working on Arata: The Legend The Byakko warrior whose name we couldn’t remember was Tokaki Anime Feminist also did watchalong podcasts for the FY anime if you need more FY talk Outro song: “Itoshii Hito no Tame ni” by Akemi Sato (Fushigi Yugi opening theme), which you can buy in Japanese iTunes SOCIAL Follow Caitlin on Twitter @alltsun_nodere Check out Caitlin’s blog, I Have a Heroine Problem Find Caitlin’s writings on Anime Feminist Follow Shojo & Tell on Twitter @shojoandtell Follow Shojo & Tell on Instagram @shojoandtell Follow Ashley on Twitter @AshMcD00 Comments, questions, concerns? Need to gush about your OTP? Want to tell us who you think has the best hair? Email shojoandtell [at] gmail.com or simply leave a comment on the episode page.

We’re taking a short break from Shonen Jump-related podcast to talk about a creator celebrating a special 50th anniversary milestone – Go Nagai! 2018 is the 50th year of the legendary mangaka's career, and he’s seen a resurgence of popularity thanks to a slew of new anime based on his works like Mazinger Z: Infinity, Cutie Honey Universe, and most famously, Devilman Crybaby! To celebrate Go Nagi’s legacy and the renaissance of his work in the anime community, we’re discussing the original Devilman manga, recently released in the U.S. for the first time in a beautiful hardcover edition courtesy of Seven Seas! Joining us is our good friend and devilishly handsome Go Nagai devotee Josh Dunham, host of Senpai Coast to Coast of co-founder of Wave Motion Cannon! We go over Go Nagi’s career, what inspired him to write Devilman, and how his personal demons may have carried over into his work. Josh provides a ton of wonderful insight on the chaotic, anarchic mind of Nagai, making for one of our best analytical discussion so far! This podcast has literally been two years in the making – we’ve been planning to do a Devilman podcast with Josh since we first had him on the show all the way back in July 2016, so it’s exciting to see it finally come to fruition! Sit back and listen as we explore the macabre world of Devilman and gleam as many insights we can from its dark and twisted world. But first, we’ve got our usual news roundup to go through! We discuss the Oricon Top Selling Manga list, which has some surprising series making it on to the top ten! Then, we discuss the deaths of several manga magazines in print, and speculate whether this trend heralds the end for manga magazines in general. Plus we discuss a lot of new manga, new licenses, and new anime that we’re really looking forward to! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 01:39 - Oricon’s Top Selling Manga Lists for the First Half of 2018 10:52 - Oricon’s Top Selling Light Novel List for the First Half of 2018 15:13 - Bessatsu Hana to Yume ends publication 18:48 - Monthly Comic Birz ends publication 19:53 - Young Animal Arashi ends publication 21:50 - Comic Ryu moves online 23:50 - Cells At Work gets Black spinoff manga in June 26:26 - Batman Ninja gets manga adaptation 28:40 - New Saiki K. one-shot 30:28 - Yuu Watase plans to resume Arata: The Legend this year 31:56 - New manga about Satoshi Tajiri 32:44 - Akiko Higashimura’s new manga 34:11 - Title and launch date for Kouji Seo’s new manga 35:40 - Hiro Mashima’s new manga will be simulpublished in 5 languages 38:57 - Crunchyroll to simulpublish Domestic Girlfriend 41:42 - Kodansha USA Adds 4 New Digital-First Manga Licenses 48:28 - Vertical licenses Kino’s Journey manga & more 51:00 - DC to publish Batman and the Justice League manga 53:04 - Yen Press to simulpublish Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day 54:06 - Cross Infinite World licenses Dawn of the Mapmaker 55:00 - Shonen Jump’s New Vertical Manga Awards 56:40 - Kohei Horikoshi will attend San Diego Comic Con 1:01:56 - One Piece gets Episode of Skypiea special on August 25th 1:03:22 - The Promised Neverland gets an anime in January 2019 1:06:54 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gets an anime by Ufotable 1:08:05 - Attack on Titan Season 3 gets Theatrical World Premiere in U.S. and Canada 1:10:50 - Contest to win Makoto Yukimura’s used pen nibs 1:12:00 - Detective Conan Fan creates ‘Must Read’ Volume List 1:15:15 - The Pillows goes on tour in the U.S. 1:17:50 - Go Nagai exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka in September 1:19:48 - Devilman Discussion with Josh Dunham! 2:51:34 - 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 and Josh Dusham at @Josh_Dunham. 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! Our next Manga Mavericks will be our 50th episode! To commemorate the occasion, we’re revisiting a series we previously (albeit briefly) discussed and go back to class – Assassination Classroom that is! If you have any Assassination Classroom-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!

We’re taking a short break from Shonen Jump-related podcast to talk about a creator celebrating a special 50th anniversary milestone – Go Nagai! 2018 is the 50th year of the legendary mangaka's career, and he’s seen a resurgence of popularity thanks to a slew of new anime based on his works like Mazinger Z: Infinity, Cutie Honey Universe, and most famously, Devilman Crybaby! To celebrate Go Nagi’s legacy and the renaissance of his work in the anime community, we’re discussing the original Devilman manga, recently released in the U.S. for the first time in a beautiful hardcover edition courtesy of Seven Seas! Joining us is our good friend and devilishly handsome Go Nagai devotee Josh Dunham, host of Senpai Coast to Coast of co-founder of Wave Motion Cannon! We go over Go Nagi’s career, what inspired him to write Devilman, and how his personal demons may have carried over into his work. Josh provides a ton of wonderful insight on the chaotic, anarchic mind of Nagai, making for one of our best analytical discussion so far! This podcast has literally been two years in the making – we’ve been planning to do a Devilman podcast with Josh since we first had him on the show all the way back in July 2016, so it’s exciting to see it finally come to fruition! Sit back and listen as we explore the macabre world of Devilman and gleam as many insights we can from its dark and twisted world. But first, we’ve got our usual news roundup to go through! We discuss the Oricon Top Selling Manga list, which has some surprising series making it on to the top ten! Then, we discuss the deaths of several manga magazines in print, and speculate whether this trend heralds the end for manga magazines in general. Plus we discuss a lot of new manga, new licenses, and new anime that we’re really looking forward to! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 01:39 - Oricon’s Top Selling Manga Lists for the First Half of 2018 10:52 - Oricon’s Top Selling Light Novel List for the First Half of 2018 15:13 - Bessatsu Hana to Yume ends publication 18:48 - Monthly Comic Birz ends publication 19:53 - Young Animal Arashi ends publication 21:50 - Comic Ryu moves online 23:50 - Cells At Work gets Black spinoff manga in June 26:26 - Batman Ninja gets manga adaptation 28:40 - New Saiki K. one-shot 30:28 - Yuu Watase plans to resume Arata: The Legend this year 31:56 - New manga about Satoshi Tajiri 32:44 - Akiko Higashimura’s new manga 34:11 - Title and launch date for Kouji Seo’s new manga 35:40 - Hiro Mashima’s new manga will be simulpublished in 5 languages 38:57 - Crunchyroll to simulpublish Domestic Girlfriend 41:42 - Kodansha USA Adds 4 New Digital-First Manga Licenses 48:28 - Vertical licenses Kino’s Journey manga & more 51:00 - DC to publish Batman and the Justice League manga 53:04 - Yen Press to simulpublish Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day 54:06 - Cross Infinite World licenses Dawn of the Mapmaker 55:00 - Shonen Jump’s New Vertical Manga Awards 56:40 - Kohei Horikoshi will attend San Diego Comic Con 1:01:56 - One Piece gets Episode of Skypiea special on August 25th 1:03:22 - The Promised Neverland gets an anime in January 2019 1:06:54 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gets an anime by Ufotable 1:08:05 - Attack on Titan Season 3 gets Theatrical World Premiere in U.S. and Canada 1:10:50 - Contest to win Makoto Yukimura’s used pen nibs 1:12:00 - Detective Conan Fan creates ‘Must Read’ Volume List 1:15:15 - The Pillows goes on tour in the U.S. 1:17:50 - Go Nagai exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka in September 1:19:48 - Devilman Discussion with Josh Dunham! 2:51:34 - 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 and Josh Dusham at @Josh_Dunham. 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! Our next Manga Mavericks will be our 50th episode! To commemorate the occasion, we’re revisiting a series we previously (albeit briefly) discussed and go back to class – Assassination Classroom that is! If you have any Assassination Classroom-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!

Covers volumes 1-9 of Fushigi Yugi by Yu Watase Watase’s classic stirs up a lot of feelings in this first Shojo & Tell episode to have three people voicing their opinions. The nostalgia goggles are definitely on for Ashley, Caitlin, and Jessica as they debate who the best celestial warrior is (NURIKO IS THE GREATEST! NO! TASUKI!), ponder the strange choice to have the Seiryu warriors be evil, and discuss how the isekai genre has evolved over the years since Fushigi Yugi (ugh, Sword Art Online). Other questions answered: Should FY get a new anime adaptation? Do luck and privilege intersect? Is Genbu Kaiden the superior FY? Is love really war? LINKS Fushigi Yugi (and Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden) is available from Viz Media’s Shojo Beat line Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki is currently running in Japan Request Viz to pick up Byakko Senki Read more of Caitlin’s thoughts on FY in her Anime Feminist posts "Education mothers" Isekai genre Watase updating FY characters to her new art style Anime Feminist also did watchalong podcasts for the FY anime if you need more FY talk Outro song: “Itoshii Hito no Tame ni” by Akemi Sato (Fushigi Yugi opening theme), which you can buy in Japanese iTunes SOCIAL Follow Caitlin on Twitter @alltsun_nodere Check out Caitlin’s blog, I Have a Heroine Problem Find Caitlin’s writings on Anime Feminist Follow Shojo & Tell on Twitter @shojoandtell Follow Shojo & Tell on Instagram @shojoandtell Follow Ashley on Twitter @AshMcD00 Comments, questions, concerns? Need to gush about your OTP? Want to tell us your favorite Celestial Warrior? Email shojoandtell [at] gmail.com or simply leave a comment on the episode page.

Muy buenas a todos!! Os traemos un programa lleno de shōjo pues María (@Sakura_Stamba) nos trae un Podcast Historias cortas de Yuu Watase. Así que vamos... Leer más La entrada Podcast 5×16 Historias cortas de Yuu Watase aparece primero en Expresión Otaku.

Manga Mavericks has lasted an entire year! We've done so much in such a short time, and we couldn't have done it without your support! Thank you for listening and giving feedback on our podcasts. We have great things planned for 2017 as well, so stay tuned and stick around for what we've got in store! In the meantime, we've set up a year-end poll for you guys to take to gather some statistics and help us make the show better. Included are questions asking for your guys' opinions on future topics and guests we should have on the show, so please take the poll and give us some suggestions! Once again, though, we want to thank you guys for listening to our show and overall being awesome. And now, to end 2016 with a bang! 2016 was not a great year for life, but it was a great year for manga! So this week your titular Mavericks Colton and Sid list off their favorite things from manga in 2016, from news, to new licenses, to the best currently running series and best series finale! But first we have to round off the year with a whole heap of news, including Oricon's best selling manga of 2016 list, Diamond's Top 30 GNs of November 2016 list, the smorgasbord of new manga coming out next year, the big plans for One Piece next year, and of course, the most important bit of news, the new Dragon Ball spinoff manga where Yamcha is the main character. Yes, that Yamcha. So while you can argue 2016 was one of the worst years in human history, but no one can deny that it was one hell of an awesome year in manga, and today we're going to celebrate it one last time. Podcast Breakdown: 00:25 - What’s In Store This Week News: 8:30 - NYT Best Selling Manga List: Week of Dec 4th-10th 11:20 - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Manga Will Be Offered on Free Comic Book Day 13:40 - Oricon’s Top Selling Manga in Japan By Series in 2016 List 27:50 - Princess Jellyfish and Kitaro make Amazon’s Top Graphic Novels of 2016 List 29:10 - One-Punch Man ranks 13th on Diamond's Top 300 GNs of November List 32:10 - One-Punch Man Has Sold 11.11 Million Copies 33:15 - Yen Press’ Newest Licenses 36:00 - Comixology adds Yen Press manga 38:20 - Viz licenses The Children Nowadays 40:55 - Kodansha USA licenses Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 45:55 - Kodansha USA to Publish Akira 30th Anniversary Artbook 46:45 - Kodansha USA Resumes Publication of Animal Land 48:35 - Black Lagoon Resumes in Spring 49:00 - Keitaro Takahashi’s New Manga 50:35 - Tsutomu Nihei’s New manga 52:25 - Yuu Watase's New Manga 53:45 - Kenjirou Hata Plans New Manga 55:00 - Yamcha is the Hero in New 3-Chapter Dragon Ball Spinoff 1:01:25 - Nobuhiro Watsuki Continues Rurouni Kenshin with Hokkaido arc 1:04:45 - Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump to run Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game and Rurouni Kenshin Side Story: Ex-Con Ashitaro 1:07:30 - The Seven Deadly Sins is on Temporary Hiatus 1:08:05 - World Trigger is on Indefinite Hiatus 1:09:35 - One Piece Will Enter the Wano arc in 2017 1:14:30 - Boruto Anime Coming in April 2017 1:15:45 - Kodansha USA Launches New Attack on Titan App Our Best of Manga 2016: 1:18:00 - Best Manga News Stories of 2016 1:21:40 - Best New North American Manga Licenses of 2016 1:25:40 - Best Manga Characters of 2016 1:36:55 - Best Manga Villains of 2016 1:44:45 - Best Manga Fights of 2016 1:57:40 - Best Currently-Running Manga of 2016 2:07:00 - Best New Manga of 2016 2:09:30 - Best Manga Chapters of 2016 2:22:30 - Best Manga Series Finales of 2016 2:29:00 - Best Manga Moments of 2016 2:38:15 - Manga We Promise To Read in 2017 Q&As: 2:49:45 - Q&A: “Are There Series With Questionable Content We Find Worth Reading?” 2:59:00 - Q&A: “Why did No One Mention Everyone vs. Acacia in the Toriko Manga Fight?" 3:01:45 - Q&A: "Best and Worst New Shonen Jump Series of 2016?” 3:07:30 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks and on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. Our next episode and Manga Fight will be centered on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure to commemorate the series' 30th anniversary. We’ll be joined by special guest Maxy Barnard, host of the Shonen Jump-centric podcast Friendship! Effort! Victory, as well as previous guest VlordGTZ. If there are any JoJo's Bizarre Adventure-related debate topics you would like to see us duke it out over on the show, or other topics, series, or mangaka you want us to center a Manga Fight on, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Also make sure to fill out our year-end survey, which will be available to take until our 1st-year anniversary date on January 27th 2017. Thanks for listening to Manga Mavericks and Manga Fights this year and we hope to see you again in 2017!

In this Episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan and Timbo review manga as Bellchan adds color commentary. Listen as Timbo reviews the Shojo Fantasy series "Ayashi no Ceres" by Yuu Watase and Xan reviews the comedy drama Manwah "My Loveable Fatty" by Lee Hee Jeong There is also discussion about Freakazoid, how America makes you fat, the current state of comic books, and why Karaoke is evil... Maybe. Either way Hope You Enjoy this episode Music For Episode: Intro Music -Scarlet by Junko Iwao ( Ceres, Celestial Legend OST),Background Music -Kono Yo ga Hatete mo Hanarenai by Day-break (Ceres, Celestial Legend OST ), Background Music -One by Day-break (Ceres, Celestial Legend OST ), Ending Music - I Want To Be Fat by Go Go Girls ( Saber Marionette J OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Forum http://spiraken.darkbb.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Co-Host's Email timbo.spiraken@gmail.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Voicemail 206-350-8462 Random Question of the Week: What kind of food do you eat when you read manga?

News: Funimation licences Slayers Revolution with original cast, Yuu Watase ends Sakura Gari and continues Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden.We’ll reveal DVD and Manga releases of February 2010Salute to Florida Oriental TradingCountdown to Anime America Episode 50.

Manga reveiw of chapter 2 of Arata The Legend by Yuu Watase. Last we saw of Arata, he was being swallowed up by a forest and Kannagi was stating that he would have to come back as an entirely different person. Chapter 2 opens in modern Japan with another Arata getting ready for his first day at high school. On the way to school he helps catch a butt grabbing pervert on the train and instantly becomes a celeb to his classmates. He ends up making friends pretty easily until a month later a guy named Masato Kadowaki shows up. Apparently, he bullied Arata during middle school and made his life a living hell until he was treated like a leper. Surely, Arata thinks, this school is different. He has true friends here that won’t betray him. I am still amazed by Yuu Watase’s complete shift in art styles to meld better with the shonen genre. If I knew nothing about her and had scenes from Arata and Ceres next to each other, there is probably no way I would guess they were by the same artist. I was also impressed with the writing of chapter 2. Watase really won you over to the protagonist’s side very fast. Towards the end of the chapter, we see how this new Arata is going to interact with the plot of the earlier storyline. Shows a lot of promise. My Grade: A Manga Review of Hyde & Closer Chapter 2 by Haro Aso: Shunpei Closer is able to convince himself that the events of chapter 1 were all a bad dream until he walks in on his mom cooking breakfast for Hyde, an enchanted stuffed teddy bear. His mom doesn't seem to have any problem accepting all the unusual happenings. In fact, she thinks it's kinda cool and wants to tell all the neighbors! Meanwhile, another "Death Curse" is sent out to steal Shun's heart and this time he's gonna have to learn how to fight some of his own battles...or Shun is going to find himself a lifeless corpse. I'm still having a hard time seeing this title as anything but mindless entertainment, but the bizarre surreal humor is starting to grow on me. It reminds me of another goofy title, The Law of Ueki. The battles between ridiculous toys lends the whole thing an over the top quality that makes you giggle. It's still too early for the Death Curse of the week to wear on your nerves. Relax and have a bit of fun with this series. My Grade: B+ View chapters 1&2 of both series for free at: www.shonensunday.com

Podcast manga review of the first chapters of Arata: The Legend by Yuu Watase and Hyde & Closer by Haro Aso. Both titles are available for free at www.shonensunday.com Arata: The Legend by Yuu Watase: In a mythical world where humans and gods co-exist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years. Only a girl from the Hime Clan may take this position, but the lack of females born to this family means that a boy called Arata must pose for the role. Meanwhile in modern-day Japan, a boy named Arata Hinohara is starting his new life in high school. He wants to put memories of his difficult past behind him, but things aren’t going to be simple when he discovers a mysterious connection to the first Arata... My Grade: A Hyde and Closer by Haro Aso: Shunpei Closer is your average…well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer’s life is in danger! If that weren’t enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde’s help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day? My Grade: B+