EP. 238: December 2023 Simulpubs Roundup!

On this (late) episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss the highest selling manga in Japan according to the latest Oricon list! You won't BELIEVE what number 1 was!! Afterwards, they discuss some more simulpubs! This time mostly from both Kodansha and Jump. First we have two titles from KManga with All My Neighbors Are Convinced the Female Knight From My Rice Field is My Wife and Versus, along with two English first manga titles with Blood Blade and The Spellbook Library! And then we have Satoru Noda's second attempt at an ice hockey manga with Dogsred, along with the newest batch of title from Shonen Jump with Green Green Greens and Shadow Eliminator! Enjoy!

Be sure to take our annual podcast survey by Sunday, March 17th, for a chance to win some free manga!!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

00:58 - Oricon Top Selling Manga of 2023

36:11 - Survey Time!!

Simulpubs

41:02 - All My Neighbors Are Convinced the Female Knight From My Rice Field is My Wife

51:13 - Versus

1:06:21 - Blood Blade

1:17:26 - The Spellbook Library

1:30:56 - Status Royale

1:48:52 - Dogsred

2:05:47 - Green Green Greens

2:22:09 - Shadow Eliminators

02:38:06 - Wrap up

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