EP. 237: December 2023 News Roundup!

Manga Mavericks

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum round out the year with one more news episode! We start out the show with some industry news, including more unions, more mergers and more data! Afterwards, we get into the latest North American sales lists from Circana on the New York Times, and then spend the rest of the show on a ton of new licenses! Big thanks to everyone who's been listening to us for the past year, and look forward to our next episode discussing some of the latest simulpubbed manga that has popped up over the past couple of months! But until then, have a happy holiday and a merry new year! Enjoy!

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro/Patron Shout Out!

04:23 - Drawn & Quarterly forms workers union

07:44 - Crunchyroll discontinues digital manga service

12:05 - Comixology app merges with Kindle

14:56 - Kadokawa aims to establish more wholly owned anime studios

18:21 - Shogakukan buys out all outstanding shares of Tokyo Otaku Mode

20:51 - KKR buys Simon & Schuster

24:56 - Manga Plus Stats

31:32 - Circana Graphic Novel Sales report

41:37 - September & October Bookscan Lists

58:28 - October & November NYT Lists

1:00:17 - NY Public libraries Best Books for Teens 2023

1:02:39 - Alabaster Kickstarter cancelled

1:04:23 - Ablaze launches new Saint Seiya comic

1:05:11 - Vertical’s license to the Weathering with You manga expires

1:05:59 - JNC Nina

1:07:51 - Living the Line’s horror manga imprint: Smudge

1:10:03 - Alien Books

1:16:43 - Drawn & Quarterly licenses Legend of Kamuy

1:20:28 - Colton's Licensing Highlights

1:31:20 - Lum's Licensing Highlights

1:50:39 - Wrap up

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