The Manga Review: I’m a Maverick

The Manga Review: I’m a Maverick

Another podcasting crew is making the leap from talking about their favorite manga to publishing it. Manga Mavericks’ initial line-up debuts on July 16th, and includes a fresh take on Journey to the West, a short story about an indie musician, and an “action isekai” series about a demonic construction crew. Brigid Alverson has more details at ICv2, while Adam Wescott has an in-depth interview with two of the company’s founders, Varun Gupta and Mike Jokoh.

NEWS AND VIEWS

Buckle up: 2026 is going to be a big year for VIZ Media! The publisher just unveiled its newest acquisitions, which run the gamut from familiar franchises and familiar names to art books, ice-skating manga, and a box set. [Behind the Manga]

Josh Piedra offers a brief recap of Seven Seas’ latest licensing news. [The Outerhaven]

Solo Leveling dominated the May 2025 Circana Bookscan Top 20 Graphic Novels list. [ICv2]

Jocelyn Allen explains why Fumi Fumiko is one her favorite authors. [Brain vs. Book]

Elif Sinem Erdem explores the idea of gender fluidity in Sailor Moon S and Revolutionary Girl Utena“Depictions of butch, masculine, or more gender-non-conforming sapphic women are very rare in both Anglophone literature and animanga,” she notes, “though they make up a foundational part of shoujo.” [Anime Feminist]

George Horvath lists twelve influential manga artists whose work hasn’t been translated into English… yet. Here’s hoping someone finally decides to publish Aim for the Ace! [Land of Obscusion]

Dr. Slump fans rejoice: translator Kaoru Kumi has just posted an in-depth look at Akira Toriyama’s classic comedy that explains how the series found its groove after Toriyama’s editor offered the following advice: “Forget the doctor — make Arale the lead.” [The Comics Journal]

REVIEWS

The crew at Beneath the Tangles review the latest volumes of Choking on Love, Dandadan, Diary of a Female Lead, and other current series… Okazu contributors Eleanor and Luce discuss The Summer You Were There and Masha Zhdanova offers a spoiler-free assessment of The Moon on a Rainy Night.

New and Noteworthy

Complete, Ongoing, and OOP Series



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