Manga Mavericks

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A long-running English-language podcast dedicated to manga as both a creative medium and a publishing industry, covering new releases, licensing news, creator interviews, and deep-dives into individual series across all genres.

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Jun 08, 2026

EP. 259: Princess Da Huang and Other Tales

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we’re joined by guest and manga letterer, Aidan Clarke, to discuss Princess Da Huang & Other Tales by Ohtori! Join us as we talk with Aidan about hi...

Apr 27, 2026

EP. 258: Great Metal God

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, the Mavericks are joined by comics artist and graphic designer, Darren Vogt, to discuss Iwakuni Kogyo's Great Metal God! An incredible sci-fi, actio...

Mar 30, 2026

EP. 257: 10 Years Later

It's the 10th anniversary of Manga Mavericks!! On this special episode of the podcast, Colton & Lum are joined by both Sakaki and Vlord to celebrate 10 years of discussing manga as both a m...

Feb 09, 2026

EP. 256: Shonen Jump Retrospective 2025

Been a while, hasn’t it? On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Maxy all get together after two years to finally talk about Weekly Shonen Jump once again! This time, however,...

Dec 01, 2025

EP. 255: Inside ONE PIECE x MERCER LABS with Nasir Dean

Launched on the weekend of New York Comic Con 2025, the One Piece x Mercer Labs immersive exhibition transported visitors into the world of the series through 11 rooms featuring a variety of digita...

Nov 04, 2025

EP. 254: Young Magazine USA (Part 2)

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Sakaki continue to read through and discuss the back half of Kodansha's Young Magazine USA! Starting off with the baffling post apocalyptic,...

Oct 27, 2025

EP. 253: Young Magazine USA (Part 1)

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton, Lum and Sakaki all get together to take a look at the special US edition of Kodansha's Young Magazine and attempt to spotlight and discuss every firs...

Oct 22, 2025

EP. 252: Alternative[Self Liner Note] "B-Side" w/Nicholas Hodges

We recorded a podcast. A podcast just for us (and you, our listeners). This is that podcast. Once again, we’re opening up our heart-shaped boxes to give you our self-liner notes for one of o...

Oct 06, 2025

EP. 251: Zigoku's Foreman Vol 1

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, we're spotlighting the third and final of our first round of Manga Mavericks Books licenses with 9banta's Zigoku's Foreman! A workplace come...

Sep 29, 2025

EP. 250: Sanda

Christmas has come early for Manga Mavericks, as we’re celebrating our 250th episode with a special gift from Titan Manga, the first volume of Sanda, Paru Itagaki’s crazy dystopian manga a...