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Dilandau
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:26 am
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As I feared, Tokyopop has removed "Slayers" from the Novels listing in the back of the newly released manga. Tokyopop has removed all but 6 of the 15 novels from their website.
Again, I'm not the least bit surprised...but damn. *goes to cry in corner*
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darkhunter
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:32 am
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At least dark horse is releasing the Vampire Hunter D novel: 300 page.
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BoygetsfireD
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:28 pm
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sweet! when's that set to come out?
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quincyarcher
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:27 pm
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Dilandau wrote: | As I feared, Tokyopop has removed "Slayers" from the Novels listing in the back of the newly released manga. Tokyopop has removed all but 6 of the 15 novels from their website.
Again, I'm not the least bit surprised...but damn. *goes to cry in corner* |
Hmm.. And just when I thought there was a decent potential for the things. I wouldn't panic too much, though. At least until something official is announced. For all I know, they might've thought it looked a bit daunting to have so many novels yet unpublished for a curious fan. *Shrugs*
I just wish someone would show a little interest in the Boogiepop or Fushigi Yuugi novels.
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darkhunter
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:23 pm
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BoygetsfireD wrote: | sweet! when's that set to come out? |
In may I think. Should check the dark horse page for detail.
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O-chan
Joined: 03 Jun 2004
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:52 pm
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Dilandau wrote: | As I feared, Tokyopop has removed "Slayers" from the Novels listing in the back of the newly released manga. Tokyopop has removed all but 6 of the 15 novels from their website.
Again, I'm not the least bit surprised...but damn. *goes to cry in corner* |
Hmmm. Are you sure they're just trying to cut back on things a bit? I know Tokyopop tends to advertise release dates and such waaay ahead of time. Maybe they're trying to take breather and gauge things. I wouldn't worry, too much.
What will come to pass, will come to pass.
O-chan
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molloaggie
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:29 pm
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The novels have caught my eye too but I didn't buy them. In an effort to make them the exact same size and shape as the graphic novels they sell, TokyoPop gave them an absolutely ridiculous font and spacing design. I think it made the whole product look sparce, as if it was written for small children, not adults.
I do hope that companies continue to look towards novels. There's tons of Fushigi Yugi novels and even Ayashi no Ceres novels. I would love to see a translation of Twelve Kingdoms also so that I can finish the story.
I think we could help by putting in requests at the local library for the books.
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quincyarcher
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:57 pm
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molloaggie wrote: | I would love to see a translation of Twelve Kingdoms also so that I can finish the story. |
Hmm.. I thought I heard a long while back some company was picking the novels up.
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aloysius
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:13 pm
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molloaggie wrote: | The novels have caught my eye too but I didn't buy them. In an effort to make them the exact same size and shape as the graphic novels they sell, TokyoPop gave them an absolutely ridiculous font and spacing design. I think it made the whole product look sparce, as if it was written for small children, not adults. |
I don't know. They were Young Adult fiction to begin with, and YA books do tend to have bigger fonts and spacing.
But on the whole, I do agree with you on that one. They were ugly, and you couldn't tell them apart from the graphic novels. I was thinking of picking up one or two, just to see, but they were ... unappetizing.
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Dilandau
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:04 am
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aloysius wrote: | you couldn't tell them apart from the graphic novels. I was thinking of picking up one or two, just to see, but they were ... unappetizing. |
I think that the single reason that Tokyopop chose Slayers was because it is targeted at youth, and was hoping to mix it in with the manga. But from a reader standpoint, I think "Slayers" (as much as I love the franchise) was a horrible, horrible choice for an expensive novel push.
But of course, for any real literature to have a market potential it will have to be targeted to a general audience. And even then, just bearing the mark of "Tokyopop", or similar, may still see it lumped into "hobby" titles (like D&D), I'd put money on it that thats where Hunter D will end up if its not done in manga style as well.
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grunge
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:42 pm
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Well the novel line are actually supposed to look different, with each property. The younger titles will look younger and the older titles the same. It's only a matter of time before you see a line of for varying ages and interests, as there are many titles in the process of being licensed and released.
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Samurai_Kenshin
Joined: 25 Jan 2005
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:43 pm
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Hopefully they start translating Sekai no Senki. I'm very interested in seeing the differences between the novels, the manga, and the anime.
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molloaggie
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:28 pm
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Samurai_Kenshin wrote: | Hopefully they start translating Sekai no Senki. I'm very interested in seeing the differences between the novels, the manga, and the anime. |
I agree! That's another good series of novels that needs to be translated.
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