Episode 13 - The Ravenblack Court (ft. Interview with series creator @Adorabirb!)
New York City. A veritable melting pot of people, living record of historical events, and... a coven of underground subway witches? Run by different gangs of birds?! The Ravenblack Court is an original Webtoon canvas series created in English by Adorabirb, comics artist and journalist, and friend of the show! With the manhwa/Webtoon industry growing, more and more original series created in English are being published by these platforms. Want to learn more about how the process works? Dive into this series with us as we discuss historically significant events, how a creator can draw inspiration for their work, and gleam insight on the Webtoon/digital comics industry with someone who has lived it! Plus, we have industry news, more recent reading recs, and a teaser at the end of the episode!Here are Adorabirb's recs:What are the ChancesOMNIPRESENCEWinged---Edited by AdemolaLogo by TonytoonArtMusic by AmpRenHosts: Amber and MarionFollow us on Twitter! @SojuManhwaPod
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Episode 12 - Your Throne (ft. Witlash from R/OtomeIsekai)
What's more dangerous than a psychopathic narcissist prince with a god-complex? How about a a bodyswapping villainess and saintess duo with heavy yuri undertones? What if we mix in some Greek mythos as well? Your Throne is one of the darkest, politically rife series we've covered so far, and with us this time we have the return of our guest Wit, moderator from the R/OtomeIsekai subreddit! Join us as we dive deep into one of the first Webtoons that sucked Marion down the rabbit hole of Romantasy. Though we might have to call it Tragentasy with how dark it gets...
Content warning for this series: physical and emotional trauma, suicidal ideations, assassination attempts, human trafficking, manipulation, gaslighting, self-harm, torture, graphic violence and murder, severe depression, bombing, and guns.
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Edited by Ademola
Logo by TonytoonArt
Music by AmpRen
Hosts: Amber and Marion
Follow us on Twitter! @SojuManhwaPod
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Episode 11.5 - New York Comic Con 2024
We’re back with a special content episode! Covering our time at New York Comic Con 2024, we talk about the manhwa-centric booths, signings, panels, creators, and experiences. We also elaborate on the Comics Beat anniversary party and plans for future content for all things Soju!
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Edited by Ademola
Logo by TonytoonArt
Music by AmpRen
Hosts: Amber and Marion
Follow us on Twitter! @SojuManhwaPod
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Episode 11 - Jungle Juice
Is your shed carapace feeling especially lost and empty after the ending of My Hero Academia? Soju has you covered, as JUDER and Hyeong Eun's smash hit Webtoon, "Jungle Juice" flies onto the scene with its iridescent dragonfly wings! Together with special guest Darfox of Manga Machinations, Amber and Marion scuttle into a venomous discussion about super-powered bug-humans fighting to protect society while trying to preserving their own humanity... Actually, it wasn't *that* toxic but we couldn't help but pile on the bug puns, because it's actually quite informative about insects! Tune in with your antennae to see whether or this series could stand on its own six legs (or thousand--there *are* quite a lot of bugs in it!)
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Edited by Ademola
Logo by TonytoonArt
Music by AmpRen
Hosts: Amber and Marion
Follow us on Twitter! @SojuManhwaPod
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Episode 8 - What It Means To Be You
Content Warning: This episode and the series it covers (What It Means to Be You) goes into discussion about sensitive topics such as suicide and suicidal ideation, depression/mental illness, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, abortion/miscarriages, and alcoholism.
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This month we're joined by a new friend: Witlash, mod over at r/OtomeIsekai on Reddit! She brings us some great perspective as a veteran manhwa/webtoon reader who loves romance fantasy! A series like "What It Means To Be You" deserves a finely-toothed comb to go over every just how impactful and engaging it is. The premise? A couple discovers they swap bodies whenever one of them commits suicide. For people concerned about how the heavy subjects are handled, we do have good news. Everything is handled with the proper level of empathy and weight, with the darker events informing the emotional/psychological development of its characters--like an Inio Asano or Shuzo Oshimi manga. Join us for one of our longest convos yet as we discover the power of empathy and surviving!
Edited by Ademola
Logo by TonytoonArt
Music by AmpRen
Hosts: Amber and Marion
Follow us on Twitter! @SojuManhwaPod
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