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Josh7289



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:48 pm Reply with quote
Excellent.






And that should sum up the thread.
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:15 pm Reply with quote
well, I just hope that Bleach can make an impact, and congrats to Naruto, and Vampire Knight. This is what we need to make sure that manga can get onto the list, in what will soon become the end of Fruits Basket journey onto the list and all. In fact, there should be a new volume out this month. After that we'll only have two more to go.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:33 am Reply with quote
Loving that Naruto cover. Smile
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Daimao Raki



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:34 am Reply with quote
I actually liked the volumes building to this one (28-30) over 31. But great to see Naruto doing well.
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Hi-Chan



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:59 am Reply with quote
I have a feeling Vampie Knight will regularly appear :I just can t figure out why Nana never appears on this list.
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Alex_Strife



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:23 am Reply with quote
I wish One PIece, Negima, and Gintama would at least appear once on the list, and if at least at the very bottom.
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doctordoom85



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:39 am Reply with quote
Alex_Strife wrote:
I wish One PIece, Negima, and Gintama would at least appear once on the list, and if at least at the very bottom.


Well, One Piece popularity is growing, the Funimation DVDs were #13 on the best-selling anime list for the first half of '08. So it's possible manga sales for it will grow, especially if Viz gains some sense and speeds up the slow release patten.

Never read Negima, so no comment, and Gintama is probably a series that won't start selling a lot until the anime is licensed and brought over (especially if it comes on TV).
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:59 pm Reply with quote
Problem with One Piece is that it has catching up to do. Sometimes it takes a while to bring something back up to where it should have been, hence a particular licensing issue that abounded before Funi graciously picked it. As long as Funi can continue selling, it might bring popularity to the manga, though I don't see it happening for a while.
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sdhd



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:24 pm Reply with quote
Is Naruto, Bleach, and Vampire Knights selling so well because of Wal-mart?
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SharinganEye



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:53 pm Reply with quote
sdhd wrote:
Is Naruto, Bleach, and Vampire Knights selling so well because of Wal-mart?
I doubt it. I mean, I've personally only seen manga at Wal-Mart Supercenters. But the $6 price no doubt helps as the books are right next to the checkout lines.
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Aura Ichadora



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:27 am Reply with quote
SharinganEye wrote:
sdhd wrote:
Is Naruto, Bleach, and Vampire Knights selling so well because of Wal-mart?
I doubt it. I mean, I've personally only seen manga at Wal-Mart Supercenters. But the $6 price no doubt helps as the books are right next to the checkout lines.
Quite true. -works in a Supercenter- Anime hyper I actually bought my Volume 31 at work (and my discount definately made things better ^^).

But yay for seeing manga on the list again at last! ^^ About dang time!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:29 am Reply with quote
SharinganEye wrote:
sdhd wrote:
Is Naruto, Bleach, and Vampire Knights selling so well because of Wal-mart?
I doubt it. I mean, I've personally only seen manga at Wal-Mart Supercenters. But the $6 price no doubt helps as the books are right next to the checkout lines.

I thought they were $7.99 on the books? Or is that just at Wal Mart that they have the price lowered for everyone's convinience?
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Aura Ichadora



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:48 pm Reply with quote
fighterholic wrote:
SharinganEye wrote:
sdhd wrote:
Is Naruto, Bleach, and Vampire Knights selling so well because of Wal-mart?
I doubt it. I mean, I've personally only seen manga at Wal-Mart Supercenters. But the $6 price no doubt helps as the books are right next to the checkout lines.

I thought they were $7.99 on the books? Or is that just at Wal Mart that they have the price lowered for everyone's convinience?
Wal-Mart is always cheaper on books. A Naruto manga price at Wal-Mart is around $6.76 (at least, that's how much it says on the price tags on mine).
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