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Tenchi
 Posts: 4547 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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I'm hoping that this means, at long last, we'll finally get Hitoshi Ashinano Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou published in English.
I can easily understand why Studio Proteus passed on this one in the era when they were still trying to publish monthly issues, as the story is very slow-moving and, if you're not taking the time to absorb the artwork, you can read through most chapters in a minute. It's kind of a travesty that nobody else has picked Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou up in the direct-to-trade-paperback era, especially with similarly languid titles like Aria having been licensed. |
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littlegreenwolf
 Posts: 4796 Location: Seattle, WA |
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Come on Sailor Moon! I loaned out most of my original flipped Tokyopop editions years ago and the $@#^!es never returned them. I'd love to own them unflipped, and all the better if they have the anniversary covers.
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geishageek
 Posts: 571 Location: Pleasant Valley, NY |
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Hopefully they will kick off soon with their Beck releases. That manga was so enjoyable to read when Tokyopop was publishing it. I hope that is one of the titles they release in a faster pace schedule.
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TsukasaElkKite
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My GOD, I hope they start releasing Beck and Life again.
And maybe they'll stop being jerks about the license and release Sailor Moon, too. |
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Swissman
Posts: 797 Location: Switzerland |
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I wouldn't bet on it. Even in manga loving France, YKK has never been published, despite being a market with lots of small publishers and lot of manga genres. YKK has only been published in Taiwan, afaik. I suppose Kodansha is aware that YKK is a niche title and doesn't want to sell the rights to foreign markets. Or, what's rather unprobable, the author himself doesn't want a foreign language edition of YKK. Whatever the reasons are, I gave up hope for an official french or german translated YKK release years ago. I once spoke with a french publisher directly about the reason as for why YKK hasn't been released until these days in France or licensed by his company. He told me: "Well, the art, the characters faces are too round. People usually don't like that kind of style. Manga like this simply don't sell well, voilà". An argument I found strange, because the same company released Barasuis Strawberry Marshmallow. Last edited by Swissman on Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:40 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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whoisfriend
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Come ooooon LIFE. Please LIFE. I'm begging you Kodansha.
I've been waiting with baited breath for volume 10 to come out. I really hope it's one of the ones they'll bring out. Also, Sailor Moon would be nice. |
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yblees
 Posts: 165 Location: New Zealand |
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Oh man!
I wish for YAMATO Waki's "Tale of Genji" - released properly in English, not as bilingual manga.... PLEASE PLEASE! |
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DPX
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bout damn time!
Now, I just need to hear their opinion on editing titles... |
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balisongnet
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I need some clarification, "back catalog", does that mean titles they already have in Japan? English is not my mother tongue so...
Cmon kodansha, more Tezuka!!! |
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ninjapet
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Wonder if they could make a deal with Del Ray to get a U.S copy of Weekly Shonen Magazine started here? I mean it would be a monthly release deal but I would buy it. I mean they got Fairy Tail, Negima and Zetsubou Sensei
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doubleO7
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Im also hoping for Sailor Moon. I never got around to buying them when they were first translated. |
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alangaruku
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please Sailor Moon!
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firedragon54738
 Posts: 3113 Location: wisconsin |
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why cant some one bring back Gunslinger Girl
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operanime
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After Kodanclub closed, I worried that certain titles wouldn't be made available in English.
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kawaiibunny3
 Posts: 534 Location: Houston, Texas |
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I want my Sailor Moon please D:
my Tokyopop editions can't hold out much longer! some volumes are completely out of their binding, and if i drop it all the pages fly out :< |
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