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Melicans
Posts: 622 Location: Canada |
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I'm so excited. I will definitely pick up Log Horizon, No Game, and Part-timer. Hopefully with LNs seemingly finding a niche in North America at long last, others will come down the line too. I keep my fingers crossed for Denpa Onna and Yusibu one day making their way over here too, as incredibly unlikely as both may be.
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cosain
Posts: 322 Location: Sydney |
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PANDORA HEARTS NEEDS MORE LOVE
AND I AM GLAD SO GLAD YEN IS ACTUALLY PUBLISHING THE LN ONTOP OF THE ARTBOOK well i was on twitter the moment the announcement was made so my hype has prolly died down haha |
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Ali07
Posts: 3333 Location: Victoria, Australia |
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Maou-sama!!!! Will definitely be getting that series. Log Horizon is a maybe. I'll probably decide that after watching its 2nd season. Didn't like NGNL enough to even contemplate getting the books.
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Treeborn
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So, this may seem like a dumb question, but where exactly do we buy these? I mean, I've never really come across them at Barnes & Noble lol I tried going to the Yen Press site, but I can't seem to find any online store there
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Asrialys
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Right Stuf is your friend and your wallet's worst nightmare |
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dm
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The No game no life novels are pretty slight (they don't call them light novels for nothing). I hope Yen Press considers combining two or three Japanese books into a single English volume, similar to the way publishers are bringing out omnibus volumes of manga. Both because they'll catch up sooner, and because the resulting books will be more worth it from the point of view of a purchaser (I think they did combine a pair of the Haruhi novels?).
I've been impressed that they've continued to bring out Spice and Wolf and Book Girl (especially the latter). Two series I'd really like to see them revive are Kino's Journey (one volume was published by Tokyopop, back in the day) and the Boogiepop Phantom novels, but I don't really expect to see that happen ever. Sasami-san@ganbaranai might be interesting to see, too. Something I really don't expect to see, but would love, is Horizon on the middle of nowhere. |
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CrownKlown
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First of all I am not angry, nor did I say anything to suggest that in the previous post. I just want to get that out of the way. I am merely pointing out a realistic issue facing this industry, and a legitimate compliant that arises as a result. Unlike say if I was collecting Game of Thrones Book Series (Song of Fire and Ice), or something similar, that series is ongoing, so of course I can't realistically expect the entire work. Something could happen to the author and he never gets around to finishing the work. But manga is different. Most of those series are complete. You think the consumer is any better position than the licensor to foresee if a series will do well? Do I need to go and forecast sales, and chart patterns, just to see if a series will continue? That is unreasonable for a consumer, but not for a distributor. Once again, I am merely stating my opinion that I view the licensing of many of these series as fools errand, in a normal tone, and if you are offended I am sorry that is not my intention. Last edited by CrownKlown on Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:29 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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GrayArchon
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Volume 8 (due out at the end of September) only took so long because the author was working on the tabletop rpg rule book that came out early May. As for volume 9, rumor suggests that it'll be the Kanami side story he hasn't gotten around to editing for publication, and they're at least attempting to get it out this year. If they can manage that I doubt volume 10 will be out any later than next summer. |
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EyeOfPain
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Several of the Vampire Hunter D NA releases have been "Parts 1 & 2." |
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Ampharos
Posts: 196 Location: New Jersey |
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Yup, I'm on board with all of these. I've been meaning to catch up on Yen Press's other LN releases but for some reason never got around to it. NGNL and Maou-sama, though? Must-haves for me.
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whiskeyii
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Woah, definitely did NOT expect to see Log Horizon come over here! Can't wait til 2015! :DDD
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Ali07
Posts: 3333 Location: Victoria, Australia |
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*Looks at shelf* Yep, Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya was 2 volumes in Japan, but both books were made into one for us in the west.
I kind of wish they'd release Spice and Wolf faster! They recently released volume 12 of the series, so there's 5 left (I think). With the way they release it, means we've got to wait another couple of years for them to reach and release the last volume. Book Girl is a series I plan on buying soon. Took them 4 years to release that 8 volume series. Though, I've no idea if that was down to the author. |
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Dessa
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*has the TRPG rulebook... despite not being able to read it* I'm hoping for the Kanami stuff, and I'm hoping we get it in the anime. Since it's technically already "published", 6-8 and that should give us enough for a full 2 cour. |
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OniTasku
Posts: 79 Location: Santa Barbara, CA |
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Aside from when the bubble burst in the mid-00s with Tokyopop/Del Rey, I don't really believe there have been many outright cancellations. I can think of a few series, such as Reborn, Gintama, Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei, and Drops of God. Since then, no major publisher has really gone on to drop any current project.
And they are betting on their audience being familiar with the franchise, but having not read any of it (for the most part). Fans that read scanlations represent a minority in the general demographic of those that read (and more importantly buy) manga. Most sales still occur in brick & mortar shops. They are making the series legally available, and many readers are going to pick it up. Not saying it isn't a monumental undertaking, because it is, but some readers don't mind being in it for the long haul.
And that is almost entirely up to fans to continue supporting releases. If poor sales and reader attrition continue on a dangerous slope, the series itself will be in jeopardy. It's rather naive to expect any publisher to have to buy back [tens of] thousands of books if they cannot complete it. They already deal with returns from booksellers/vendors normally. That isn't how businesses work. The manga industry is no different.
If you frequent B&N, you can always special order specific releases from them. Just head on over to the counter, talk to a sales clerk and request any titles that are coming out/are already out (that they may not have in-stock). Most book stores and comic shops are incredibly good about this. In fact, ordering these books through stores helps drive demand and also helps out the publishers. If you feel like ordering online, there's always B&N.com and RightStuf. Amazon is unfortunately in the midst of a nasty spat with the distributor of Yen Press (Hachette), so none of their titles are currently available through them. Hope that helps! |
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Nachtwandler
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BTW. Is it possible to order books directly from Yen Press if you are not living in USA? Or buying from Amazon etc. is the only way?
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