Manga Mavericks EP. 223: February 2023 News Roundup!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum FINALLY catch up on news from closer to the beginning of the year! Some topics of conversation including the recent controversy with the release of the Kamen Rider Kuuga manga from Titan Comics, Toei Animation’s record year at the box office and some of the shenanigans happening over at Amazon, along with all of the normal serialization, licensing and anime news you’ve surely come to expect from our Mavericks! Enjoy!!

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PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 – Intro/Patron shout out

08:37 – Hiatus updates:

Adachi & Shimamura
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
The Darwin Incident
Blue Exorcist

11:09 – Kenta Shinohara not planning on doing another weekly serialization after Witch Watch

15:32 – Bakemonogatari manga ends

17:30 – Given will end in March

18:13 – More info on JoJoLands

20:11 – Witch from Mercury side story manga coming this spring

21:26 – New series coming from Shoichi Taguchi

22:48 – New series coming from Yushi Kawata and Yukito

24:29 – New additions to Comikey

31:59 – New licenses from Star Fruit & Glacier Bay

35:59 – Yen Press licenses You Can Have My Back

37:23 – Kodansha licenses My Home Hero

38:52 – J Novel Club licenses

55:35 – Cross Infinite World

1:02:33 – Ken Akumatsu’s statement on Japan’s invoice system

1:06:26 – Belarus legalizes audiovisual piracy of Japanese media content

1:08:19 – Baffling decisions made by Amazon

1:12:43 – Tokyopop appoints Marc Visnick as COO

1:13:43 – Titan Comics’ Kamen Rider Kuuga controversy

1:20:08 – Hajime Isayama receives Angloume award

1:20:59 – One Piece: Film Red updates

1:23:52 – The First Slam Dunk contributes to Toei’s 2022 box office record

1:26:11 – North American box office grosses for Quintessential Quintuplets & That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

1:27:27 – Kaguya-sama film screening in US theaters on Feb 14th & 15th

1:28:24 – Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village arc premieres in April with preview theatrical screenings in the US on March 3rd

1:31:09 – Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume will open internationally on April 12th 2023

1:32:11 – Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live opens July 2023

1:33:04 – New films coming from:

Studio Ponc
Studio 4C
Naoko Yamada

1:36:45 – Gridman & Dynazenon compilation films

1:37:29 – Rascal Does Not Dream sequel project will be a film

1:37:53 – New Sound Euphonium film

1:38:25 – New City Hunter film projects

1:40:46 – Netflix to produce My Hero Academia live-action movie

1:41:42 – Netflix live action One Piece coming this year

1:45:17 – Rohan at the Louvre live-action movie

1:46:54 – If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan live-action film

1:47:46 – 3rd live-action Kingdom film coming this year

1:48:29 – Trailer for live-action Voltes V show has been released

1:49:22 – Akiko Highashimura’s Do You Remember Me? gets live-action series

1:50:15 – Live-action Utsubora series

1:50:49 – AppleTV+ to stream live-action Drops of God series

1:52:24 – Amazon gets live-action The Silent Service

1:53:36 – Sand Land gets screen adaptation sometime this year

1:56:13 – Crayon Shin Chan gets first 3DCG film

1:57:46 – CG Saint Seiya series will have third season

1:58:38 – Made in Abyss season 2 sequel

1:59:10 – Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse anime details

2:00:06 – Toilet Bound Hanako-kun anime “restarts” (whatever that means)

2:01:19 – Multiple anime go on hiatus due to Covid resurgence in Japan

2:03:12 – Go Go Loser Ranger gets tv anime

2:03:54 – I’m in Love with the Villainess anime coming this year

2:05:00 – Whisper Me a Love Song gets anime

2:05:40 – The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses gets anime

2:06:12 – Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M sequel manga gets tv anime

2:07:46 – New Tenchi Muyo GXP anime

2:10:12 – Please Save My Earth multimedia stage recital reunites anime cast

2:11:42 – Rica Matsumoto to attend event in New York City

2:13:47 – Wrap up

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