On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again cover a fraction of all the news that’s come out over the past month! Including Viz’s domination of the US manga market according to Comics Beat’s 2022 Bookscan data report, a lot of licenses from Yen Press in particular, even MORE Cells at Work spin-off manga and much more!
Check out the latest bonus podcast on our Patreon where we revisit Ryohei Yamamoto’s Love Rush!!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 – In Memoriam:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Yasumichi Kushida
- Frank Agrama
07:09 – Intro
13:32 – April NYT & March Bookscan List
24:41 – Comics Beat Bookscan 2022 Report
1:08:23 – Chinese authorities arrest 4 people associated with largest anime piracy site
1:10:20 – Abrams to start publishing manga
1:11:11 – Colton’s Licesning Highlights
1:26:41 – Lum’s Licensing Highlights
1:38:52 – Adou will get simultaneous release in 5 countries
1:40:15 – Pokemon Horizons shojo manga
1:41:17 – Two more Cells at Work spin-off manga coming soon
1:44:51 – Yuhki Kamatani’s new manga
1:45:12 – Rei Hiroe says his 341 Sentodan manga will only continue if it sells
1:45:53 – Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s new golf manga
1:47:23 – Boichi’s new manga
1:49:02 – Girlfriend Girlfriend ending soon
1:49:57 – World of Summoning has ended
1:50:54 – First manga by an italian artist published on Jump Plus
1:52:42 – Moebana has ended
1:53:24 – The Kajiki Chef has ended
1:55:11 – Tokyo Demon Bride Story has ended
1:56:38 – Ginka and Gluna has ended
1:59:58 – Ichigoki’s Under Control has ended
2:01:53 – Naruto: Sasuke’s Story manga has ended (and other Naruto updates)
2:04:06 – Final results of the Narutop 99 Character Poll
2:12:39 – Poll to vote on which long absent Shin Chan character should return
2:16:18 – Knights of the Zodiac live-action film screens in US on May 12th
2:18:24 – Shin Kamen Rider coming to US theaters on May 31st
2:19:41 – The First Slam Dunk coming to the US and Canada in theaters this summer
2:22:08 – Wrap up
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