Forum - View topicThe end of novel potential?
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Dilandau
 Posts: 525 Location: Tea House |
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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
 Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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At least dark horse is releasing the Vampire Hunter D novel: 300 page.
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BoygetsfireD
 Posts: 475 Location: earth |
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sweet! when's that set to come out?
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quincyarcher
 Posts: 164 Location: Age of Paranoia |
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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 For all I know, they might've thought it looked a bit daunting to have so many novels yet unpublished for a curious fan.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
Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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In may I think. Should check the dark horse page for detail. |
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O-chan
 Posts: 78 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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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
 Posts: 578 Location: Texas |
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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
Posts: 164 Location: Age of Paranoia |
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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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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
Posts: 525 Location: Tea House |
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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
 Posts: 22 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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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
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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
Posts: 578 Location: Texas |
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I agree! That's another good series of novels that needs to be translated. |
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