Manga Mavericks EP. 164: "Manga Mavericks Run the Riot (w/Leo)"

07/02/21 • 116 min

I think our guest is a translator! Oh, who am I kidding? You already know he is! Leo McDonagh is a multimedia translator who's worked on innumerable projects, including two incredible standout queer manga, Okura’s heartwarming I Think Our Son is Gay and Keito Gaku’s empowering Boys Run the Riot! It’s a rare occasion that two remarkable and resonant queer manga such as these both come out within weeks of each other, much less sharing the same translator, and we really wanted to celebrate the occasion by spotlighting these works and getting Leo’s intimate insights on them! Leo shares his career journey as a translator, and his perspective on both series as their translator and as a gay transman who can appreciate and relate with both series in different ways. We talk in-depth about how both works explore and speak to real-world struggles queer youth face with optimism and encouragement, defying heteronormative social structures with community and validation, and how resonant and important these messages are for young queer readers and are so cathartic to older queer readers who can relate with these experiences. There’s a lot to love about these series, and we had a wonderful time discussing them with Leo. There's no shame in our game, it’s a riot! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-164-manga-mavericks-run-the-riot/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:22 - Intro 03:16 - Interview w/Leo McDonagh! 39:09 - I Think Our Son is Gay 55:28 - Boys Run the Riot 1:28:03 - Leo’s Favorite Moments to Translate 1:31:13 - What Do We Hope Readers Take Away From These Series? 1:35:14 - Leo’s Favorite Chapters 1:37:05 - Leo’s Plugs 1:38:38 - Community Shout-Outs 1:48:14 - 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!

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Manga Mavericks EP. 163: futekiya Spotlight /w Emma Hanashiro

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again invite futekiya editor-in-chief, Emma Hanashiro, onto the show, this time to read and discuss some of the titles available on the service! To start off, we discuss Hard Biscuits, a one shot from Iwasawa Midori about cars and guy searching for a good mechanic that can help him fix up and sell used cars. Afterwards, we discuss While Being Seen off by Campanella, a single volume work from Kyoyama Atsuki that is an introspective character study about a man learning to open up to people again while recovering from a particularly bad break up. Last, but certainly not least, is Yuki & Matsu from Takahashi Hidebu! A very steamy and passionate three volume series set in feudal era Japan about a lost ronin and a local village doctor who find each other and end up forming a lifelong partnership. Join us as we cover a varied selection of titles and barely scratch the surface of what futekiya has to offer! 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-163-futekiya-spotlight-w-emma-hanashiro/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro/Colton's latest podcasts! 07:43 - futekiya Spotlight: 10:45 - Hard Biscuits 25:05 - While Being Seen off by Campanella 54:34 - Yuki & Matsu 1:32:10 - Community Shout-Outs! 1:44:26 - 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!

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Manga Mavericks EP. 165: July 2021 News Roundup!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, while Lum is away, Colton enlists good friend of the podcast and founder of Weekly Shogakukan Edition, Sakaki, to help cover the usual batch of news from the past month! While they cover the usual serialization, licensing and industry news, they also discuss topics such as Gege Akutami's hiatus from Jujutsu Kaisen and the conversation around overwork in the manga industry, as well as George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga finally being made available digitally in Japan and all the other possible titles that could be also be made available in the future! So join us as Colton once again catches Sakaki up on all the cool new manga news! Enjoy! For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, check out this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-165-july-2021-news-roundup/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 07:10 - NYT Graphic Books & Manga List for June 2021 09:57 - New Shonen Jump series 15:44 - Hard Boiled Cop & Dolphin ends 20:28 - i tell c ends 25:57 - Nine Dragons' Ball Parade ends 30:04 - Wotakoi ending on July 16th 31:54 - Souboutei to end with Volume 25 36:45 - Chihayafuru heading towards climax in Volume 47 39:11 - GTO: Paradise Lost to be 'Last' GTO Manga 43:44 - Gege Akutami takes a break from Jujutsu Kaisen 57:27 - Me & Roboco digital volumes coming from Viz this October 59:15 - Manga Planet licenses Takehiko Inoue's Buzzer Beater 1:02:20 - Manga Planet licenses Miyako Bijin Yawa 1:03:34 - futekiya licenses 1:13:30 - SuBLime Licenses 1:18:30 - Viz licenses Record of Ragnarok 1:24:35 - Kodansha licenses 1:35:38 - Yen Press licenses 1:41:05 - Star Fruit Books licenses Hideshi Hino's City of Pigs 1:44:23 - Glacier Bay Books licenses 1:49:33 - Ablaze licenses 1:53:09 - New Manga Subscription Service: Azuki 1:58:29 - Shonen Jump+ Reality Show 2:01:06 - Kaiju No. 8 circulation numbers & new release schedule 2:04:19 - Jujutsu Kaisen has printed and sold 50 million copies 2:05:44 - Hajime no Ippo now available digitally in Japan 2:13:58 - Haruichi Furudate recommends High School Family 2:17:05 - Sgt. Frog now available on Crunchyroll 2:18:52 - Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy and Char's Counterattack now on Netflix 2:20:27 - Eden's Zero & Shaman King anime coming to Netflix this August 2:22:59 - Kevin McMullin To Adapt Made in Abyss Manga 2:26:02 - 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!