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Finding Your Color In The Colors Within | Interview With Naoko Yamada - MangaMavericks.com
Acclaimed director Naoko Yamada has returned to the big screen with her next feature anime film The Colors Within! The film centers on high school…
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I recently had the amazing chance to interview Naoko Yamada about her new film The Colors Within!
As a huge fan of Yamada’s work, it was so cool speaking with her directly about her creative process!
Please go check out the interview on @mangamavericks.bsky.social!
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As a huge fan of Yamada’s work, it was so cool speaking with her directly about her creative process!
Please go check out the interview on @mangamavericks.bsky.social!
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Got to meet Minami Q-Ta today! I even brought my copy of Star Fruit Book’s release Not All Girls Are Stupid with me. It was great meeting you sensei!
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Got to meet Minami Q-Ta today! I even brought my copy of Star Fruit Book’s release Not All Girls Are Stupid with me. It was great meeting you sensei!
I’m so happy that we got to catch up with ZENZO-sensei in person, especially while Robert was in Tokyo! The timing worked out shockingly well!
Very fun meeting today in Tokyo between BONDS mangaka ZENZO (@zettdot.bsky.social) and English translator Robert Harkins (@rhmanga.com)!
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I’m so happy that we got to catch up with ZENZO-sensei in person, especially while Robert was in Tokyo! The timing worked out shockingly well!
Picked up the November issue of Nemuki+, mainly to check out Sen’s (@uitemasen.bsky.social) one-shot “And Thus, He Became A Good King”!
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Picked up the November issue of Nemuki+, mainly to check out Sen’s (@uitemasen.bsky.social) one-shot “And Thus, He Became A Good King”!
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
So I’m now in Japan for a month, and of course, I immediately went to 7-Eleven. 😅
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
October 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So I’m now in Japan for a month, and of course, I immediately went to 7-Eleven. 😅
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
Support our first classic manga title! 🙏🙏🙏
🚨PRE-ORDER ALERT🚨
Sinbad by Atsuji Yamamoto is now available for pre-order on the Manga Mavericks Store!
Experience this classic series in English for the first time ever!
bit.ly/mmb-sinbad
Sinbad by Atsuji Yamamoto is now available for pre-order on the Manga Mavericks Store!
Experience this classic series in English for the first time ever!
bit.ly/mmb-sinbad
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Support our first classic manga title! 🙏🙏🙏
#NYCC con goers have been loving the free goods, especially 9Banta’s “Fallen Camellia” mini-poster for Zigoku’s Foreman!
We’re gonna make sure to bring even more cool stuff next time we exhibit at a con!
We’re gonna make sure to bring even more cool stuff next time we exhibit at a con!
‼️#NYCC Update ‼️
We’ve now given away all of the Zigoku’s Foreman mini posters, and we’re ALMOST out of bookmarks!
Thank you everyone for the support! We still have a ton of amazing books on sale, so if you haven’t stopped by booth 2242 yet, please come by!
We’ve now given away all of the Zigoku’s Foreman mini posters, and we’re ALMOST out of bookmarks!
Thank you everyone for the support! We still have a ton of amazing books on sale, so if you haven’t stopped by booth 2242 yet, please come by!
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#NYCC con goers have been loving the free goods, especially 9Banta’s “Fallen Camellia” mini-poster for Zigoku’s Foreman!
We’re gonna make sure to bring even more cool stuff next time we exhibit at a con!
We’re gonna make sure to bring even more cool stuff next time we exhibit at a con!
Day 1 isn’t even over yet, and the response to our booth has been so positive on the show floor! 😊
If you’re at #NYCC, please visit our booth!
If you’re at #NYCC, please visit our booth!
Books are flying off the table over at the B!JuKu x Manga Mavericks booth at #NYCC (booth 2242)! 🔥
We only have 2 COPIES left of Senpai no Kohai before it’s sold out for the entire show!
Want a copy? Head over to our booth ASAP!
We only have 2 COPIES left of Senpai no Kohai before it’s sold out for the entire show!
Want a copy? Head over to our booth ASAP!
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Day 1 isn’t even over yet, and the response to our booth has been so positive on the show floor! 😊
If you’re at #NYCC, please visit our booth!
If you’re at #NYCC, please visit our booth!
Spent NYCC-eve watching Mamoru Hosoda’s new film Scarlet, with an in-person Q&A with Hosoda himself!
October 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Spent NYCC-eve watching Mamoru Hosoda’s new film Scarlet, with an in-person Q&A with Hosoda himself!
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A surprisingly long video of the Young Magazine USA launch is now on YouTube (in Japanese)
I still got to work through it, but I spotted a wild @vlordgtz.bsky.social in the video (29:34)!
I still got to work through it, but I spotted a wild @vlordgtz.bsky.social in the video (29:34)!
【アメリカ進出】成功か失敗か…？社運を懸けたビッグプロジェクト
YouTube video by ヤンマガ日常ch
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October 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A surprisingly long video of the Young Magazine USA launch is now on YouTube (in Japanese)
I still got to work through it, but I spotted a wild @vlordgtz.bsky.social in the video (29:34)!
I still got to work through it, but I spotted a wild @vlordgtz.bsky.social in the video (29:34)!
Seeing this page up close is just wild…🤯
September 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Seeing this page up close is just wild…🤯
Super excited to be bringing Erica on board as an editor for FISHGOD, as well as a few soon-to-be-announced @mangamavericks.bsky.social titles! 😉
It is with absolute delight that I can officially announce that I will be working as editor with @mangamavericks.bsky.social on their upcoming title, FISHGOD!
I cannot express how happy I am to be working with these amazing people.
I cannot express how happy I am to be working with these amazing people.
FISHGOD by Chlona is available for preorder on our store! bit.ly/4gs37fO
September 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Super excited to be bringing Erica on board as an editor for FISHGOD, as well as a few soon-to-be-announced @mangamavericks.bsky.social titles! 😉
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🚨NEW INTERVIEW🚨
Earlier this year at the Annecy Festival, @thrmugen.bsky.social sat down with Chinese animation studio WinSing to discuss their recent animated feature Into the Mortal World!
Read the full conversation on our website:
bit.ly/4gvfNCZ
Earlier this year at the Annecy Festival, @thrmugen.bsky.social sat down with Chinese animation studio WinSing to discuss their recent animated feature Into the Mortal World!
Read the full conversation on our website:
bit.ly/4gvfNCZ
How Into The Mortal World Went From A Short Film To Feature-Length Movie | Interview With Sophie Lau & Bernice from WinSing Animation at Annecy Festival 2025
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September 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚨NEW INTERVIEW🚨
Earlier this year at the Annecy Festival, @thrmugen.bsky.social sat down with Chinese animation studio WinSing to discuss their recent animated feature Into the Mortal World!
Read the full conversation on our website:
bit.ly/4gvfNCZ
Earlier this year at the Annecy Festival, @thrmugen.bsky.social sat down with Chinese animation studio WinSing to discuss their recent animated feature Into the Mortal World!
Read the full conversation on our website:
bit.ly/4gvfNCZ
Pipe Machine is a bizarre and wild ride that you just need to read to believe!
I’m so excited that our team is releasing it!
I’m so excited that our team is releasing it!
Get in the Pipe Machine dude, we're going flexing.
Via Pipe Machine by Takuji Umihara
Via Pipe Machine by Takuji Umihara
September 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Pipe Machine is a bizarre and wild ride that you just need to read to believe!
I’m so excited that our team is releasing it!
I’m so excited that our team is releasing it!
As a huge fan of Kanzenshu, it’s so cool hearing a manga I published get talked about on the podcast! 🤩
Podcast episode 529 is a go! With a moderately-recovered voice, @vegettoex.bsky.social takes listeners on a journey through the Title Page Popularity poll research, along with a bonus review of the "Bonds" manga one-shot out in English from a new publisher!
👂🎙️📻👇 www.kanzenshuu.com/2025/09/08/p...
👂🎙️📻👇 www.kanzenshuu.com/2025/09/08/p...
Podcast Episode #0529 - Kanzenshuu
Episode #0529 of Kanzenshuu - The Podcast (for the week of 2025-09-07): your one, only, and best Dragon Ball podcast around!
www.kanzenshuu.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As a huge fan of Kanzenshu, it’s so cool hearing a manga I published get talked about on the podcast! 🤩
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Manga friends: I'm going to try to make some kind of memorial for Matt Haasch. If you have stories, photos, or any words of appreciation you want to share, please let me know. DMs are open.
If there's anyone doing something similar already please also let me know and we can pool our efforts.
If there's anyone doing something similar already please also let me know and we can pool our efforts.
September 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Manga friends: I'm going to try to make some kind of memorial for Matt Haasch. If you have stories, photos, or any words of appreciation you want to share, please let me know. DMs are open.
If there's anyone doing something similar already please also let me know and we can pool our efforts.
If there's anyone doing something similar already please also let me know and we can pool our efforts.
It really can't be overstated how instrumental Matt was in helping us get Manga Mavericks Books off the ground.
He was one of the first people we went to for advice, and he gave us a ton of information that would have taken us ages to figure out on our own.
He was one of the first people we went to for advice, and he gave us a ton of information that would have taken us ages to figure out on our own.
September 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It really can't be overstated how instrumental Matt was in helping us get Manga Mavericks Books off the ground.
He was one of the first people we went to for advice, and he gave us a ton of information that would have taken us ages to figure out on our own.
He was one of the first people we went to for advice, and he gave us a ton of information that would have taken us ages to figure out on our own.
This is just devastating...
Matt was not only a friend but someone I looked up to, especially with all his amazing work with @starfruitbooks.bsky.social and his overall willingness to help others (including me countless times).
Matt was not only a friend but someone I looked up to, especially with all his amazing work with @starfruitbooks.bsky.social and his overall willingness to help others (including me countless times).
Shocked and saddened to hear that Matt Haasch, founder of indie manga publishing company @starfruitbooks.bsky.social has passed away. His gofundme campaign for his medical and other expenses is still up - contribute if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics, organized by Matthew Haasch
With your support, I can focus on healing from lymphoma while continu… Matthew Haasch needs your support for Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics
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September 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This is just devastating...
Matt was not only a friend but someone I looked up to, especially with all his amazing work with @starfruitbooks.bsky.social and his overall willingness to help others (including me countless times).
Matt was not only a friend but someone I looked up to, especially with all his amazing work with @starfruitbooks.bsky.social and his overall willingness to help others (including me countless times).
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🤖COVER REVEAL🤖
Our English release of Great Metal God by Iwakuni Kogyo
features a BRAND NEW COVER!
Illustrated by Kogyo-sensei themselves, alongside an amazing cover/logo design from @darrenvogtart.bsky.social!
Our English release of Great Metal God by Iwakuni Kogyo
features a BRAND NEW COVER!
Illustrated by Kogyo-sensei themselves, alongside an amazing cover/logo design from @darrenvogtart.bsky.social!
September 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
🤖COVER REVEAL🤖
Our English release of Great Metal God by Iwakuni Kogyo
features a BRAND NEW COVER!
Illustrated by Kogyo-sensei themselves, alongside an amazing cover/logo design from @darrenvogtart.bsky.social!
Our English release of Great Metal God by Iwakuni Kogyo
features a BRAND NEW COVER!
Illustrated by Kogyo-sensei themselves, alongside an amazing cover/logo design from @darrenvogtart.bsky.social!
Huge thank you to @wsstalkback.bsky.social for taking lead on this interview!
Ura Sunday/MangaONE has released a ton of amazing manga, and we’re incredibly honored to have been able to talk with Kobayashi-san and spotlight the platform!
Ura Sunday/MangaONE has released a ton of amazing manga, and we’re incredibly honored to have been able to talk with Kobayashi-san and spotlight the platform!
We've teamed up with @wsstalkback.bsky.social on an interview with the Editor-in-chief of Ura Sunday/Manga ONE Sho Kobayashi!
Ura Sunday is known for series such as Mob Psycho, Firefly Wedding, and more!
The interview link is in the next post 👇👇
Ura Sunday is known for series such as Mob Psycho, Firefly Wedding, and more!
The interview link is in the next post 👇👇
September 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Huge thank you to @wsstalkback.bsky.social for taking lead on this interview!
Ura Sunday/MangaONE has released a ton of amazing manga, and we’re incredibly honored to have been able to talk with Kobayashi-san and spotlight the platform!
Ura Sunday/MangaONE has released a ton of amazing manga, and we’re incredibly honored to have been able to talk with Kobayashi-san and spotlight the platform!
Happy to say that I had some (small) involvement with this release on the programming strategy side!
Can’t wait for more people to see it!
Can’t wait for more people to see it!
Tatsuki Fujimoto's short stories from before Chainsaw Man are getting new anime adaptations on Amazon's Prime Video!
Chainsaw Man Creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's 8 Short Stories Get Anthology Anime Series on Prime Video on November 7
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 anthology series adapts short stories created by Fujimoto between ages 17-26
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September 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Happy to say that I had some (small) involvement with this release on the programming strategy side!
Can’t wait for more people to see it!
Can’t wait for more people to see it!
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@vlordgtz.bsky.social, sorry I couldn’t say “Goodbye” before you left! It was great meeting you in-person. Thanks for the book!!!
August 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@vlordgtz.bsky.social, sorry I couldn’t say “Goodbye” before you left! It was great meeting you in-person. Thanks for the book!!!
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I am unbelievably excited to say that @lettererbrendo.bsky.social and I are lettering the English release of Billy Bat! Both of us!
Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.
Exclusive: Kana to release Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki’s BILLY BAT in English
Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.
www.comicsbeat.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I am unbelievably excited to say that @lettererbrendo.bsky.social and I are lettering the English release of Billy Bat! Both of us!
I got tickets for pretty much all the autographs that I wanted for Anime NYC weekend….except Kagurabachi 😭
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
August 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I got tickets for pretty much all the autographs that I wanted for Anime NYC weekend….except Kagurabachi 😭
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
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Don't scroll by. If you see this Goku it means you're about to be blessed with savings from Manga Mavericks Books! 🙏
Check out our “Final Con of the summer” Anime NYC sale! 🔥 🔥
Up to 50% off print titles until 11:59 8/24 PST!
Make a Bond with a new read this fall! 🍂
bit.ly/3EGuxQS
Check out our “Final Con of the summer” Anime NYC sale! 🔥 🔥
Up to 50% off print titles until 11:59 8/24 PST!
Make a Bond with a new read this fall! 🍂
bit.ly/3EGuxQS
August 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Don't scroll by. If you see this Goku it means you're about to be blessed with savings from Manga Mavericks Books! 🙏
Check out our “Final Con of the summer” Anime NYC sale! 🔥 🔥
Up to 50% off print titles until 11:59 8/24 PST!
Make a Bond with a new read this fall! 🍂
bit.ly/3EGuxQS
Check out our “Final Con of the summer” Anime NYC sale! 🔥 🔥
Up to 50% off print titles until 11:59 8/24 PST!
Make a Bond with a new read this fall! 🍂
bit.ly/3EGuxQS
For anyone in the NYC area, I’m moderating a Q&A for the animated film The Glassworker with director Usman Riaz!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!
August 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
For anyone in the NYC area, I’m moderating a Q&A for the animated film The Glassworker with director Usman Riaz!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!