Forum - View topicJason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Suppli
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JohnnySake
 Posts: 587 Location: Auburn Hills, MI |
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Wow, I am somewhat shocked that this title got picked up in Jason's column for the week. Here is a manga that I enjoyed immensely and thought it was just going to be never known by most manga readers.
I remember being amazed when I saw the omnibus of vol. 4-5 (it had been so long since vol. 3, I thought they just stopped releasing volumes) in a Borders and picked it up right then and there, figuring a title like this would not stay in print for too long. Tokyopop going out of business not so long thereafter cemented that notion. At the time I picked up the first manga and read through it I could tell that it was meant for relatively older readers. (The mature ratings make that obvious.) The characters actions and interactions felt more realistic and made it more interesting to read and led me to being quite a fan of the series. It is too bad it probably will never be picked back up. If you can still find the books, I would strongly recommend them. Thanks for highlighting this title in your column Jason! |
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marie-antoinette
 Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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I enjoyed this series but I must admit that I sold my copies of 1-3 once it became clear that it was likely never going to be finished. I'd love for that to change though because it was a really interesting read, with a different perspective than you usally find in manga.
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st_owly
 Posts: 5234 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland |
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coughVerticalcough.
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Myaow
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This sounds like a cool manga! I'd love to check it out if it gets picked up by another publisher; there's nothing more painful than a story with no ending!
Also, I think there's a little typo in the essay-- Moyoco Anno's office manga is "Hataraki Man", not "Hatakiri Man." |
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JohnnySake
Posts: 587 Location: Auburn Hills, MI |
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You know, I was thinking the exact same thing. But then I could also imagine Ed Chavez saying the market for Suppli would be smaller than the market for Twin Spica. |
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Genet
Posts: 261 Location: USA |
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This looks like a really great manga. I've heard good things about it, but I've never picked it up because it hasn't been translated all the way to the end.
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poonk
 Posts: 1490 Location: In the Library with Philip |
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blackmokona
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Oh my God looking this up right now
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twingomatic
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This title is so fantastic. It's so rare for josei manga to be translated in the US, I was heartbroken when Tokyopop shut down and I wouldn't get to finish the series.
However, if you speak any foreign languages, you can find the rest of the books on other countries' Amazon sites. France is always a reliable source for manga that you don't see in the US (in French, of course), and most of it can actually be found on Amazon.ca (Canada). |
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Hellfish
Posts: 393 Location: Mexico |
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I managed to rescue volume 2 of the great tokyopop fallout but I do regret I didn't buy it before
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Vertical_Ed
Company Representative
Posts: 278 Location: New York, NY |
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You should get that cough fixed. Sadly we aren't doctors or miracle makers. |
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