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!

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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 Animation Arsonist trial set for September

1:44:25 - Christine Morgan leaves Rightstuf

1:45:33 - Colton's Licensing Highlights

2:03:35 - Lum's Licensing Highlights

2:17:46 - More details on the North American theatrical release of The First Slam Dunk

2:20:58 - Wrap up

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