Manga Mavericks

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again do their best to cover as much of the last month of news as possible! And while they only get around to discussing so much, they touch on a lot of big news! Such as Oricon's top 10 best selling manga from the first half of the year, the two manga subscription services from Viz and Kodansha, what's going on with AI over in the Japanese side of the manga industry and a ton of new licenses to round off the show! Enjoy! Check out the newest bonus podcast on our Patreon discussing our thoughts on Knights of the Zodiac! The Hollywood live-action adaptation of Saint Seiya! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 04:17 - May NYT & April Bookscan List 18:32 - Oricon Top 10 Best Selling Manga in the First Half of 2023 34:34 - Viz Manga app becomes new separate subscription service 44:05 - Our thoughts on the launch of K Manga 1:24:49 - The current presence of AI in the Japanese manga industry  1:39:16 - Stephan Koza's sentence 1:42:48 - Kyoto An