Prepping for work trips is always stressful, but prepping for a work trip and prepping to move states at the same time is challenge mode. 💀
VLord Reads Too Much Manga
@vlordgtz.bsky.social
CEO/Licensing Director @mangamavericks.bsky.social | CFO @Wsstalkback.bsky.social | Co-Founder @indie-manga.bsky.social | He/Him | varungupta@mangamavericks.com
I went to the Director’s Village theater tonight to go see a screening of “The Sixth Sense”, but then M. Night Shyamalan walked up on stage, and revealed that he was actually gonna show the entirety of his new movie “Remain” 5 months early. 😅
Got my backer rewards from Yayu Murata’s Kickstarter for Across the Strange Edge Vol. 1! Happy to see this finally in English!
The Sword of Paros is by far the most ambitious project to date for @mangamavericks.bsky.social, and I’m really grateful to Igarashi-sensei and the JP publisher Fairbell for trusting us to source and restore the manga’s lost artwork.
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 7d agoHere's a quick look at one of the beautiful and recently restored color pages from The Sword of Paros by Kaoru Kurimoto and Yumiko Igarashi! The English release will be the first time this page has been printed in color since 1986! Pre-order your copy today: buff.ly/x1ZeN6p
We're doing more shikishi!!! Massive thank you to Yamamoto-sensei for finding this illustration and to the amazing @odisletters.bsky.social for getting it into printable condition!
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We're making the release of Sinbad, Vol. 1 by Atsuji Yamamoto extra special! Pre-orders on the Manga Mavericks Store will now include an exclusive shikishi, featuring a restored illustration from the original serialization of the Sinbad manga! Pre-order today: buff.ly/eQ0yXGm
Now that a sizeable chunk of my time is spent licensing manga, one thing I've thought about is that even the basic information about how licensing/content acquisition works (not just for manga, but even for TV/Film on the US side) is very much kept behind closed doors… (cont.)
Shoutout to @harleygin.bsky.social for doing a fantastic job with this cover! Excited for us to get this out to folks next year!
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's a look at the English cover for Ball & Chain, Omnibus 1 by Minami Q-ta! Experience this thoughtful story about identity, relationships, and questioning the roles society gives us. Pre-order it today: buff.ly/xbOq6kV
Oh, I just realized I never mentioned that I finally left Amazon/Prime Video! Now people can stop sending me their Amazon complaints. 😅
Wile E. Coyote just conducted a marching band…..this is real! 😂
I'm on the hunt for Monthly Asuka issues! If you find one/have a lead, hit me or Manga Mavericks up!
George J. Horvath@landofobscusion.bsky.social · 2mo agoThese are the exact issues of Monthly Asuka @mangamavericks.bsky.social is looking for for Sword of Paros. If you have a lead let them know!
An update on this: We’ve now purchased April 1986, October 1986 (credit to @andysislands.bsky.social for the find), and December 1986. Hopefully it doesn’t take long to find the remaining 6 issues!
George J. Horvath@landofobscusion.bsky.social · 2mo agoThese are the exact issues of Monthly Asuka @mangamavericks.bsky.social is looking for for Sword of Paros. If you have a lead let them know!
These are the exact issues of Monthly Asuka @mangamavericks.bsky.social is looking for for Sword of Paros. If you have a lead let them know!
George J. Horvath@landofobscusion.bsky.social · 2mo ago@mangamavericks.bsky.social literally asked at their panel that if anyone happens to have issues of Monthly Asuka from 1986 & 1987 to let them know, as they'd like to get as many color pages for Sword of Paros as possible.
Random late-night thought while I wait for my flight to Otakon: What classic (pre-2000s for this purpose) shojo/josei manga would you kill to see in English? Preferably from mangaka who don't currently have any of their work licensed.
FISHGOD is such a fun read with a very unique art style! I’m really glad that our team has been given the opportunity to bring it over into English!
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 2mo agoFISHGOD, Vol. 1 by Chlona is now available in print! Add this beautifully produced release to your collection today. MMB Store: buff.ly/8ZHWYW1 Amazon: buff.ly/WVxIwZa B&N: buff.ly/x6gpEgc
A happy print birthday to: Horon of the Closed Country is a haunting tale of found family, things lost and things gained. store.mangamavericks.com/products/hor... Fishgod is an OTT action fantasy. IHumans versus giant concrete (or people) eating fish! store.mangamavericks.com/products/fis...
I feel like my endurance for cons is being slowly chipped away every year. I might just be getting old, but I haven’t even hit 30 yet! 😭
Was wandering the SDCC exhibit hall and found out that Satoshi Shiki is here! I bought a signed Transformers variant cover from him!
FRIDAY at #SDCC! The Best & Worst Manga of 2026 panel! 6-7 pm in Room 4 See what this all-star cast of manga editors, journalists and librarians think you should be reading next, and the manga you should avoid like day-old sushi!
This is something that Harrison from Mahjong Pros and I have been thinking about for a while: A way we can help fellow publishers and indie creators in the manga space get the support they need to bring their projects to a wider audience.
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 2mo agoSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We're excited to announce the formation of the Independent Manga Alliance ( @indie-manga.bsky.social ), a new venture to help boost indie manga! IMA will assist manga creators and indie manga publishers by providing distribution, marketing, and sales support!
I’m on two panels today back-to-back at SDCC! Stop by if you’re able to!
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 2mo agoSan Diego Comic-Con's starting off strong, because our panel is TODAY! Join us in Room 29AB at 5pm for insights into indie manga publishing, new manga licenses, and a BIG announcement! Then stay seated for the Manga Publishing Industry Roundtable right afterward at 6pm feat. @vlordgtz.bsky.social!
Come watch me be totally not super nervous on the Manga Publishers Roundtable panel tomorrow at SDCC! 🫣
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 2mo agoCome to San Diego Comic-Con for our panel, stay for the Manga Publishing Industry Roundtable, feat. @vlordgtz.bsky.social! Join us in room 29ab on Thursday at 5pm for our panel and at 6pm for the Industry Roundtable. Enjoy two hours of back-to-back manga industry publishing insights and discussion!
I binge watched the new season of King of the Hill last night, and that final episode was so satisfying! 😭
HORON AND FISHGOD ARE FINALLY HERE!!! I can't wait for people to read these! 😊
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 3mo agoHoron of the Closed Country Vol. 1 by Sen and FISHGOD Vol. 1 by Chlona have finally arrived! Pre-orders from our store will start going out this weekend! Order ASAP! Horon of the Closed Country Vol. 1: buff.ly/fOVYr4M FISHGOD Vol. 1: buff.ly/2p8fHrS
It’s honestly super bizarre to me that they’re screening Avatar Aang at AMC Burbank Town Center 6, instead of an AMC in LA that has screens with actual substantial seating. Like this should have been at Century City or The Grove imo.
This is def a big passion project for most all of us. It’s also, from my end, a very fun project to be part of.
VLord Reads Too Much Manga@vlordgtz.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt’s been amazing seeing shojo fans show such strong and positive support for The Sword of Paros announcement! This is easily our craziest (and frankly most expensive) project to date, so all the pre-orders and sharing are a massive help! 😭😭😭
It’s been amazing seeing shojo fans show such strong and positive support for The Sword of Paros announcement! This is easily our craziest (and frankly most expensive) project to date, so all the pre-orders and sharing are a massive help! 😭😭😭
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe just announced The Sword of Paros by Kaoru Kurimoto and Yumiko Igarashi at AX! Now available for pre-order on the MMB Store: buff.ly/bkuyptd
I think this is the first time that I'm on two panels at a convention that are back-to-back with each other in the same room (Manga Mavericks Industry Panel and Manga Publishing Industry Roundtable)! Please come by both of them if you can! 🙏
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe're heading to San Diego Comic Con with a panel! Inside Indie Manga Publishing: Manga Mavericks Books Industry panel will be on Thursday, 7/23, at 5pm in room 29AB! See you there! #SDCC2026 #MangaMavericks
Some stories stay with you long after the last page. Boyish² is Now Available—discover a heartfelt collection of stories about identity, life and love. buff.ly/LWH9nwa
Hell doesn't stop for anyone. Pre-order the digital edition of Zigoku's Foreman, Vol. 2 by 9banta and prepare for another shift: buff.ly/wtW7qwq
