Soju Wanna Read Manhwa Manga Mavericks

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.

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!

988 is the Suicide & Crisis Prevention Hotline. If you're struggling, please know there will always be someone around that can listen.

It's Spring, and we are sooo back! After reading "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint," we were curious about singNsong's other work, "The World After The Fall." Did it manage to live up to expectations? Not quite, but there's still a lot to dissect about it! In this delirious episode, we have some strong feelings about storytelling and the reader experience. If you enjoyed the discussion, go ahead and give us a like or a rating, or reach out to us on socials!

Silk, riches, and snitches getting stitches... This month's episode is about Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom! In this charming tale about a transmigrator stepmother to Snow White, Amber and Marion break down what about the storytelling makes it so compelling. With themes about found family, learning to love yourself, and pursuing your talents, it's the perfect feel-good story to start 2024.

Happy New Year, and a heartfelt thanks from us at Soju Wanna Read Manhwa, for supporting us. As thanks, we'd like to announce a collaborative giveaway with our friends at Yen and Ize Press. We have 15 tote bags and 20 posters for Omniscent Reader's Viewpoint fans to give away as thanks for showing up so strongly for Sleepy-C at this year's Anime NYC! Every single one will be given away, totes and posters a pair at a time, and 5 individual posters. One lucky winner will also get the issue of Publisher's Weekly with their poster and tote.

Rules:

To enter, you can:

- Follow @sojumanhwapod on Twitter (X) or Instagram

- Like/Share/RT the announcement post on our socials

- Follow @yenpress and @izepress

- Send a screenshot with your entry(ies) via reply/DM on socials, or email sojuwannareadmanhwa@gmail.com

The event will last one week (1/1/24-1/7/24)

20 winners will be selected randomly

- 15 winners will get an Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint poster and tote bag from Yen Press as seen at Anime NYC

- 5 will receive a poster

- 1 of the first 15 will also receive an issue of Publisher's Weekly with Omniscient Reader on the front cover.

Winners will be announced on 1/8/24 on our Twitter and Instagram!

This giveaway will be international

Just in time for Anime NYC and Sleepy-C's first overseas debut is our episode covering Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint! We discuss the hit Webtoon and what makes it so special that Marion has decided it to be one of their favorite new series of all time! 

Whether you're a lover, a hater, or you just love to hate, you won't be bored reading through The Remarried Empress! In our 4th episode, we discuss an emotionally tumultuous romance fantasy, complete with political conspiracy, elegant romanceable birds, and the kind of soap opera drama that got Amber to binge close to 150 episodes in the span of two days! The Remarried Empress is available to read for free on the Webtoon app, and in collected volumes in print and digital thanks to Ize Press. Did you enjoy this episode? Be sure to leave us a rating! Or send us an email or a tweet!

Follow Soju Wanna Read Manhwa on Twitter ⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠

Music by ⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠

Does it feel good to punch people? What is the meaning of life? Why are mohawks the coolest? These questions and more are all addressed in The Boxer by JH, our series for this month's episode! We're joined by writer/podcaster Deb Aoki this time in order to help break down what exactly makes this series a masterpiece in its execution. We also dive into what makes JH special as a storyteller who both writes and draws! If action isn't your thing, we've got that covered too--next month's episode will be covering The Remarried Empress! Read ahead on the Webtoon app and join us in the conversation on Twitter!

 Follow Soju Wanna Read Manhwa on Twitter @SojuManhwaPod

Follow guest Deb Aoki on Twitter @debaoki

Music by AmpRen

SHOW NOTES:

Manga Mac TV: One Piece Live Action:

https://youtu.be/3UP4jqQIhwY?si=yGBqZFFlvi5JRc5m

The Mangasplaining Extra previews (Chapter 2 onwards are paid content):

Seach and Destroy by Atsushi Kaneko, Chapter 0 & 1:

https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/manga-search-and-destroy-ch-00-01?r=ubv85&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Wandering Cat's Cage by Akane Torikai, Chapter 1:

https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/manga-wandering-cats-cage-chapter