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NEWS: State of Manhwa Industry in South Korea Profiled




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skafreak51



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 1:16 pm Reply with quote
I wish people would start buying more comics. It's really annoying how bad the industry is getting- not only there, but in the US too.

Comics are life, buy them people! (Buy Manga.)
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Anime_Rapture



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 2:16 pm Reply with quote
I don't know about anyone else, but I feel like I have been buying more manga and anime lately because there are more series I am interested in coming out....

I'm trying to do my part!!
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KanjiiZ



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 3:59 pm Reply with quote
They're talking about MANHWA guys, not manga.

I'm pretty sure you're doing your part for manga, not manhwa. I rarely see people reading manhwa in my life. They seem to not have much of a crowd.
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Ktimene's Lover



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 4:10 pm Reply with quote
I've read several manhwa titles but it just doesn't interest me as much as manga. Maybe I should be the Ragnarok series to re-read it.
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RestLessone



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 4:34 pm Reply with quote
I wish more manhwa was brought over. Currently, it's mostly romance, many of which I've heard aren't that great. Apparently, Raiders is pretty good, and I can say without a doubt that Laon is the most enjoyable of the manhwa I've read. Jack Frost isn't bad, either.

Sad to see the manhwa market in S. Korea getting worse, though. Hopefully it'll improve.


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littlegreenwolf



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 4:46 pm Reply with quote
KanjiiZ wrote:
They're talking about MANHWA guys, not manga.

I'm pretty sure you're doing your part for manga, not manhwa. I rarely see people reading manhwa in my life. They seem to not have much of a crowd.


From what I see there are two sorts of manga readers: Crowd One doesn't care where the comics they're reading originate from (these are the ones who also buy OEL comics) and Crowd Two are the Japanphile purist who only tend to read stuff from Japan.

I've got to hand it to Yen Press, they're awesome. I had only bought a few Manhwa titles previously (I.N.V.U., Queen's Knight, Tarot Cafe, all Tokyopop) but since they showed up I'm trying more Manhwa than ever, and pre-ordering the latest Pig Bride, a weird little title I for some reason love. Yen Press seems to be trying to get its readers into the mindset that it doesn't matter what country of origin the comic is from with a great mix of OEL, mahnwa, and manga, and I love them to death for it.

I feel like I'm not acknowledging Tokyopop's hand in this, but I suppose it was Yen Press's magazine that featured all three types that actually got me to try out titles I'd otherwise not give a second glance to. Just goes to show that comic magazines really are a great way to stir interest up in new titles, it's just a shame they can't stay around for long here.
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naruto646806



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 5:09 pm Reply with quote
Ktimene's Lover wrote:
I've read several manhwa titles but it just doesn't interest me as much as manga. Maybe I should be the Ragnarok series to re-read it.
You should try reading -The Breaker- or -Veritas-
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chefneer



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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 10:22 pm Reply with quote
littlegreenwolf wrote:

I've got to hand it to Yen Press, they're awesome. I had only bought a few Manhwa titles previously (I.N.V.U., Queen's Knight, Tarot Cafe, all Tokyopop) but since they showed up I'm trying more Manhwa than ever, and pre-ordering the latest Pig Bride, a weird little title I for some reason love. Yen Press seems to be trying to get its readers into the mindset that it doesn't matter what country of origin the comic is from with a great mix of OEL, mahnwa, and manga, and I love them to death for it.

I feel like I'm not acknowledging Tokyopop's hand in this, but I suppose it was Yen Press's magazine that featured all three types that actually got me to try out titles I'd otherwise not give a second glance to. Just goes to show that comic magazines really are a great way to stir interest up in new titles, it's just a shame they can't stay around for long here.



I agree. I've been following Pig Bride, Jack Frost and Maximum Ride, a story by James Patterson with art by NaRae Lee, a Korean. In my opinion, good comics don't have to come from Japan. There is some pretty decent MANWHA, and I hope they can survive. I will miss Yen+, as it is considerably less likely that I will follow them in their online format, rather than print.
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reanimator





PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2010 7:24 am Reply with quote
Here's a sad fact: People will not appreciate what they enjoy until it disappears. Wait until there is barely any comics or animations left, then they'll feel the loss.
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Ktimene's Lover



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PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2010 6:30 pm Reply with quote
reanimator, it's greed that fuels this I think.
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manga1



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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:25 am Reply with quote
I enjoyed phantom, and there were a few other korean comics that I liked, sadly I cant find phantom anywhere so I can finish off the series, I did see one of the comics last week at anime central though. I never really buy that many comics though despite my name being manga1. It was an easy name to pick so I did.
I think the problem is people always want something for nothing unless it is soo superspecial that they are the only ones that can get it for money.

signed manga1
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