They say that dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff which it is made. Unless it’s a dancing manga, in which case it’s made of paper and ink or pixels if it’s digital. Today the Manga Mavericks find their rhythm and explore the meaning of dance through Tomo Takeuchi’s Welcome to the Ballroom, a resoundingly popular dancesport manga whose anime adaptation promises to be one of the best shows of the upcoming summer season. Considering Colton was not a fan of similar dancesport manga Straighten Up!, will the Mavericks be able to get into the groove of the series, or will they lose their footing and fall out of step with its story and messages? Well if the only way to describe dance is to show dance, then the only way to learn what people think is to hear them, so listen away!

Of course we’ve got news to cover first. Colton cheats on the show with another podcast, so Sid is forced to recruit VLordGTZ yet again to discuss the latest happenings in the world of manga. From great deals like the Fairy Tail Humble Bundle, to game-changing strategies to support your favorite creators directly, the newest exciting worldwide manga contest held by Shonen Jump, and the cavalcade of incredible guests at Anime Expo, there’s a lot to be excited about this week! No discussions of the recent Jump Starts on this week’s episode, because we’ll be discussing them with Maxy Barnard on our next show, and let me tell you will he have some choice words for Cross Account...

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

0:22 - Intro & Nonsense

News:

6:00 - Fairy Tail Humble Bundle
11:40 - New Details About Nami Sano’s New Manga
13:00 - Akiko Higashimura Produces New Manga & Princess Jellyfish Resumes
15:15 - Silver Spoon Returns on July 5th!
16:30 - Berserk is on Hiatus Again
17:55 - Mitsuru Hattori’s New Manga
18:30 - Rei Mikamoto’s New Manga
19:25 - Shiori Teshirogi Draws Justice League Origin: Wonder Woman Manga
21:15 - Seven Deadly Sins Spinoff About King Ends
23:45 - Demon Prince Poro’s Diaries Ends
26:20 - Jump Giga Ends “Season”
27:20 - Motoka Murakami Launches Patreon for English Translation of His Manga Jin
29:50 - Yen Press’s Latest Digital Releases
33:40 - Anime Expo Guests!
39:55 - Crowdfunding Campaign to Make a Manga and Anime About Okinawan Culture
40:45 - Shonen Jump’s Universal Manga Contest

44:20 - Discussion: Welcome to the Ballroom

1:31:08 - Wrap-Up

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