Manga Mavericks

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum finally get around to dedicating a whole episode of the podcast to Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer, otherwise known as the highest selling manga title of last year! And of course, who better to have on to discuss this momentous series then our friends from the Demon Slayer Podcast (Vlord, Marion & Sakaki)! Demon Slayer is a series that was just too big for the Mavericks crew to ignore, not just because we've constantly been covering its rise to fame, but also because we covered the first few chapters when they initially premiered as apart of Shonen Jump's Jump Start initiative all the way back in 2016 on our third episode of the podcast! We discuss just why its become so popular and how the story's poignant themes and messages have managed to capture the hearts of readers around the world and especially Japan, as well as our feelings on the final arc of the series and how much of an exciting and emotional roller coaster it was despite a few criticisms of certain story beats here and there! Join us as we finally slay (talk about) possibly one of the biggest demons (series) we've ever covered!! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-160-demon-slayer/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 05:19 - New York Times & Bookscan Lists 24:17 - Mugen Train Box Office Updates 32:54 - Demon Slayer Discussion 2:22:20 - Our Favorite Hashira 2:30:23 - Would you be a Demon or a Demon Slayer? 2:36:08 - Guest Plugs 2:47:02 - Community Shout-Outs! 3:06:57 - 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! Music Featured: Gurenge by LiSA Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles from the edge by FictionJunction feat. LiSA

Our Dreams at Dusk is a beautiful manga that explores characters across the LGBTQ+ spectrum in different phases of their life, struggling to be accepted for being themselves, and finding a community and support network in one another. It made waves when Seven Seas released it in English last year, and after reading it we knew we had to talk about it on the show! We’ve also brought on a very special guest to discuss the series with us - Jocelyne Allen, translator of Our Dreams at Dusk and so many other amazing manga! Jocelyne shares her insights on the series as its translator, shedding some light on some pivotal scenes and language used in the story. She also discusses her career history in translation, including her early career as a translator for Honda, differences between translating novels and manga, her experiences interpreting, and so much more! We had a delightful conversation with Jocelyne, discussing everything that makes this manga such a dream come true for queer manga fans of all ages! But our dream doesn’t end with this podcast! Throughout this month we’ll be releasing podcasts about different LGBTQ manga in a loose theme month we’re calling LGBThanksgiving! Look forward to more interviews with translators and creators and discussions of beloved series about love in the coming weeks! For the complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs included in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage! - http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-139-our-dreams-at-dusk/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Introducing LGBThanksgiving! Our Dreams At Dusk & Interview with Jocelyne Allen! 05:23 - Introducing Jocelyne & Our Dreams at Dusk 07:30 - Translating “Dareka-san” as “Someone-san” 11:35 - Using Pronouns for “Someone-san” and Misora 16:00 - Tchaiko & Seiichiro: Learning from the Experiences of Queer Elders 18:44 - How Jocelyne Got Into Manga 21:50 - Jocelyne’s Experiences as a Translator 35:24 - Jocelyne’s Experiences Translating Ryoko Ikeda’s Manga! 38:49 - The Slurs & Profanity in Our Dreams at Dusk 46:46 - Utsumi & Koyama, Tasaku & Misora, and Misguided Allyship 49:46 - Queer Identity and Coming Out 53:05 - Understanding Yourself & Wanting to Be Seen For Who You Are 56:00 - Embracing Change 57:12 - The Pacing & The Ending 1:03:24 - Kamatani’s Visual Metaphors 1:07:00 - Translating Onomatopoeia 1:11:00 - How Closely Translators & Editors Collaborate 1:13:50 - Representing the LGBTQ Community 1:15:48 - Researching Onomichi 1:17:45 - The Depth of Our Dreams at Dusk 1:19:35 - Jocelyne’s Experiences in Interpreting 1:25:38 - Farewells & Where to Find Jocelyne 1:29:16 - Community Shout-Outs 1:38:04 - 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! Music Featured: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, "Winter Daydreams," as performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, as performed by London Symphony Orchestra

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton give their impressions on some new additions recently added to Shueisha's Manga Plus app (what we will from now on will be referring to as Manga Plus Starts!!). including 'Tis Time for "Torture" Princess, East, Into the Night, and The Vertical World! But before that, they have a whole lot of news to cover after a little over a month, including the coming end of some big series, a whole lot of pre-Anime NYC licenses, and even some the recent controversies from Shonen Jump and Shueisha! Enjoy! Stay tuned next week as the Manga Machinations crew join us to talk about Paru Itagaki's Beastars manga, coming this Sunday, Nov 24th! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Patreon Stuff News: 0:04:12 - KyoAni Updates 0:08:40 - Septermber Bookscan 0:20:03 - Kosaku Anakubo’s Pocket Monsters manga “ends”... 0:23:28 - Pokemon Adventures Sun & Moon arc ending, Sword & Shield arc beginning 0:24:38 - Nagata Kabi's newest autobiographical manga 0:26:56 - Bloom Into You ‘Curtain Call’ projects 0:27:48 - Blue Flag Approaches Climax 0:28:33 - Haikyuu has entered its final arc 0:29:46 - Silver Spoon Ends on Nov 26th (Yen Press Releases Series Digitally on Dec 17th) 0:33:54 - Makoto Yukimura announces the final arc of Vinland Saga 0:37:27 - Hozuki's Coolheadedness Ends 0:41:14 - Arata Primal Ends 0:43:22 - Newest Shonen Jump Vault Additions 0:49:06 - Drops of God licnesed by Kodansha USA and Comixology 0:51:50 - Futekiya announces 22 more titles for early 2020 0:53:07 - Multiple Tidal Waves worth of new licenses from Seven Seas! 1:11:03 - Yen Press Licenses Weathering With You novel 1:12:47 - Cross Infinite World licenses Of Dragons and Fae 1:14:29 - Sol Press licenses Chivalry of a Failed Knight 1:17:23 - J-Novel Club Licenses 1:21:21 - Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs stirs controversy once again! 1:29:56 - Shueisha Issues Statement on Lack of Female Editors in Jump 1:41:56 - Hideo Azuma passes away 1:53:07 - Studio Ghibli Films Coming to HBO Max 1:59:24 - New Update on Sailor Moon Eternal Films 2:00:09 - New Pokemon Anime 2:03:36 - NHK Rumiko Takahashi Poll Interim Results 2:15:29 - New My Hero Academia Character Popularity Poll Open for English Readers Manga Plus Starts: 2:19:46 - 'Tis Time for "Torture", Princess 2:34:32 - East, Into the Night 2:43:35 - The Vertical World Community Shout-Outs! 2:56:08 - The Nen Show 2:59:33 - Dee’s Pokemon Retrospective on AniFem 3:02:14 - The Absence of Takahashi in YGO! by Negative Legend 3:04:28 - 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 at patreon.com/mangamavericks! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi and/or LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon at patreon.com/LumRanmaYasha. 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've got another awesome interview to share with you! We're delighted to be joined by David Brothers to discuss his awesome career journey from comics blogger to manga editor at Viz Media! David details his early blogging days at 4thletter, his duties as Brand Manager at Image, and what it's like to edit series like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and We Never Learn! We also talk to David about his thoughts on representation in comics, the future of digital comics, and his philosophy on comics criticism. Plus we answer a ton of listener Q&As, discussing the best moments of Vagabond, why So I'm a Spider, So What? is so good, how to use the word "affected" correctly, and a whole lot more! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro David Brothers Interview: 02:33 - Introducing David Brothers 03:17 - David’s Blogging Days 11:15 - David’s Comic Book Origin Story 14:23 - David and Akira 22:58 - The Interiority of Characters 29:11 - David’s Approach to Comics Criticism 33:15 - David’s Stint in Games Journalism 35:41 - David’s Essays for Comics Alliance & Defending Frank Miller’s All-Star Batman & Robin 42:21 - David’s Experiences as an Editor on Image Books 52:49 - David’s Tips on How to Run a Successful Panel 1:04:49 - David’s Transition from Image to Viz 1:10:26 - What It’s Like Being the Editor of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 1:19:04 - Preserving the Author’s Original Intent in Adaptation 1:31:01 - What Makes We Never Learn Stand Out As a Rom-com? 1:36:56 - Why Shonen Jump Manga Resonates with Readers Young and Old 1:55:05 - Critically Engaging with Art and Negative Reviews 2:01:41 - Searching For Diversity and Representation in Manga 2:13:10 - The Future of Digital Comics 2:19:42 - David’s Favorite Manga Q&As: 2:27:37 - “What Are the Most Memorable Vagabond Moments?” 2:30:33 - “Do You Still Read Manga For Fun Now That It’s Become Your Career?” 2:32:21 - “Has the Transition From Journalism to Editing Affected How You Engage with Comics?” 2:39:45 - “Did Dafne Use “Affected” Correctly in Her Previous Question?” 2:40:43 - “How Do You Stay Motivated and Overcome Obstacles?” 2:44:30 - “Why is So I’m a Spider, So What? So Good?” 2:46:18 - “Could We Possibly See More Fonts Used in JoJo’s in the Future?” 2:51:02 - “Can You Tell Us More About the Viz Originals Line?” 2:55:37 - “What Aspects of the Business Side of Comics Are Overlooked?” 2:56:54 - “What Piece of Advice Has Helped You Through Your Comics Career Journey?” 3:02:46 - “What Resources Do You Recommend to Those Starting Out Being Critics?” 3:05:30 - “What’s Your Favorite Verse?” 3:10:26 - “Has Your Experience With Different Art Forms Enhanced Your Appreciation for Different Mediums?” 3:14:45 - David’s Upcoming Work & Where You Can Find Him Community Shout-Outs: 3:17:45 - Wensleydale Cheddar’s Weekly Manga Recap Intro Animation & ne0;lation review 3:19:45 - Anime Feminist’s Feminist-Friendly Anime Recommendations 3:21:23 - “Get In The Robot, Shinji” by Zac Bertschy 3:25:16 - 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 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!

Manga Mavericks @ Movies month continues as the Mavericks discuss two 2017 films with the word "blade" in their title: Blade Runner 2049 and Blade of the Immortal! But that is not their only connection; both films feature acclaimed directors using their distinctive styles to bring a fresh take to a beloved story. Is Denis Villeneuve's exploration of how to define humanity as artificial intelligence increasingly resembles genuine consciousness superior to Ridley Scott's original take? Beneath its bloody chambara stylings, does Takeshi Miike's adaptation of Hiroaki Samura's manga cut to the heart of its meditation on the futile cycle of revenge and the moral paradox of taking a life to protect another? The Mavericks discuss how these films reflect upon the themes of their original work and expand on them to communicate new ideas - their ideas - through them! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:30 - Intro 01:26 - Blade Runner 2049 48:12 - Blade of the Immortal 1:19:55 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on 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! You can also drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail to [email protected]! As always, thanks for listening! Thanks for listening!