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Ryuko
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I'm so completely sad...
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tropical_kit
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I seem to remember the same thing happening to Togashi's Hunter x Hunter not too long ago. What the heck's up with Shueisha anyway?
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Tempest
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Reactions like this are the reason e-petitions don't work. If 100,000 people sign the petition and then Shueisha sells 10,000 copies of the tankoubon, they'll never act on a e-petition again. They'll probably also be soured in general on other sorts of fan mobilizations as well. A few years ago 10,000 people signed a petition for Dragonball Uncut (From Viz), thing is, Viz only sold 2,000 copies. Basicly, as it is, no one puts much stock in e-petitions because things like this have already happenned, but signing a petition for a product you don't intend to buy just makes the problem worse. Further reading: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.htm |
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chibilee
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I would sign a petition like that because I'm a huge fan of Shaman King and would love to see all volumes released.
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linlinchan
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This is true, but on the other hand, if we can't have the ending as is was meant to be, it would be nice to at least know where the mangaka was going with it, even if it is truncated. If it just stops in the middle, it can be the most frustrating thing ever (Speaking from experience, as I'm an obsessive Twin Peaks fan.) |
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Wyvern
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I wouldn't say Manta is the Jar Jar of the series... I like it better for having him in it. If he wasn't present, it'd be just another kids with superpowers battling for stuff comic. With him in it, it's unusual, because it's kids with powers as seen and felt through the eyes of a powerless kid... which is interesting because it doesn't force the unusual as the norm in the world of Shaman King.
On the other hand... I think that Hiroyuki Takei must have done something to annoy his editors, because there is no reason that something of at least that amount of fame wouldn't have just the last volume printed. I also feel bad for Mr. Takei, as he has a family to support and has always been one of my favorite people in the Manga world... I'm going to write in my support. If you can, please do so as well.[/quote] Manta gets way too little credit just because of his weird character design. I really like him because he adds an important charecter point to Yoh, giving him a friend to fight for, and more importantly, he's a Dr. Watson character-IE, the average guy who tells the story despite being the sidekick,and who offsets the amazing feats of the protaganist so the reader doesen't become jaded to them. It's one of the most important and overlooked types in fiction. Go Manta! One thing that bugs me about this story-it says seralization "adruptly" stopped. Does this mean that Takei didn't even get a chance to finish up the story? Man, that would royally stink if after all those years they just had the series removed from Jump altogether with no ending. Does anyone know if it was simply canceled with no resolution or did Takei at least have a chance to throw together a quick ending? (Anna wakes up and goes to the shower, only to find Yoh is in there already, and he tells her good morning and informs her that the entire series was a dream and no one ever shot JR) Sheushia must not care much about long-term customer loyalty to do this. Why would anyone follow any Jump series if there's the chance it would just end after many years with no resolution? I mean, how would you feel if they suddenly announced last week's episode of Naruto was the last one ever and the next-episode preview was a practical joke? |
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Proman
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Could this be just a publicity stant to boost sales?
Last edited by Proman on Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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ChrisBeveridge
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Very few Shonen Jump series end "well" is the consensus a lot of us have come up with. They rather just run a series into the ground and get as much out of it as possible until either the fans break completely away from it or the mangaka tosses in the towel. There's some speculation that this is one of those crafty marketing techniques to try and induce some new sales into the manga since it has been going for some time and has either plateaued or dropped off. But the mangaka being tired of the project and the stress of the SJ editors is probably more likely, especially after the anime ended up canceled and a lot of the merchandising has gone downhill since. |
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UltimaShadowfax
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Yeah but Viz still sells the Dragon Ball graphic novels uncut, at least to my knowledge. |
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Anti-Mainstreamist
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HAHAHAHAHHA!!!! Err...I mean, have you actually read it? An attack with the word "Hell" in it was changed into "Inferno Blaster". And Mr. Satan has become, once again, "Hercule". Doesn't sound uncut to me. Also, the original source of the AnimeNewsNetwork story says that they will accept english entries if the name and adress are correct(AKA no Hercule Satan living in Hell, New Jersey). |
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midori kou
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Technically speaking it IS uncut, since no footage or scene has been taken out. The corrent term for this is word censorship, which Viz was smart to do and work around the system. |
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Tempest
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By all means, if you live in North America and expect to buy the manga, sign the petition. Perhaps if you're only planning on buying the North American release when it comes out, and not importing the Japanese manga, you should specify it in the comment box. Just don't sign if you have no intention of buying either. -t |
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Anti-Mainstreamist
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I intend to do both.
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Twage
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I'm wondering. Your poetic translation, Was it accidental? :p |
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Godaistudios
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You seem to be missing a syllable in that first line Twage, and have one too many in the last.
Numbered syllables, In that post above my own, order matters not? 
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