Forum - View topicEden in Danger of Cancellation
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HellKorn
Posts: 1669 Location: Columbus, OH |
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This is why I hate not knowing Japanese. Frack.
It's sad, because Eden is one of the better titles being published in English. I know myself and others have bought all seven volumes released so far, as well as the two Tanpenshu collections by Endo, and it's really, really disappointing to see that Eden isn't doing that well, even by a "hard-sell, niche" title. If you want a mature, thoughtful, well-written manga and aren't against hyper-violence and sex in the story, then please, please, please support Eden by buying it. Tell all of your friends on and offline about it. Don't let the market only thrive on the usual shounen and shoujo. |
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population_tire
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The thing about Eden is, it looks good, but how can I be sure?
The books are shrinkwrapped, and the few pages that you can preview on Dark Horse don't provide much hint of what's going on. I agree it's sad that a manga that seems popular might be cancelled, but it's all these overprotective parents' fault. |
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Drowning_Wolf
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Ah, I'd like to help you guys, but it's a lot more easy to support my part of the industry (France and French Canada) than reducing my numbers of allowed Chapters' command per month (and I already buy a whole lot of books without including manga) by buying an edition that might be canceled. I do feel a bit guilty seeing North American version of some manga facing cancellation, especially since most of them seems to be mature title that interest me, but I am stuck between two part of the industry and a choose the one that is most of the time... better.
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jgreen
 Posts: 1325 Location: St. Louis, MO |
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I bought the first volume and didn't follow up on any more for...well, no reason at all really. I'll try to snag Vol. 2 at the store tomorrow and continue following the title, as it is quite good.
No one at that panel asked about the future of Exaxxion by any chance, did they? |
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Manji13
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I have been thinking about picking up some of these, however, they do not carry them at my local Borders. I mean, if I get some off of the internet will there even be any notifications to Dark Horse that a volume (or more) of Eden has been sold? I mean, I would think that a lot, maybe even a third of people buy manga off the internet due to the cheaper prices and the fact that you never have to leave your house. If sales from smaller websites, such as yahoo stores, aren't being reported it could have a big impact on their sales numbers. Don't you think?
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jgreen
Posts: 1325 Location: St. Louis, MO |
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It's not so much that sales are "reported," it's that if a store has a volume of Eden sitting on their shelf and someone buys it, then that store orders another copy, and Dark Horse has to send another one out. This happens regardless of whether you buy it online or through a brick & mortar store....Dark Horse's (or their distributor's) supply shrinks and they know they're selling copies. |
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smoochy
 Posts: 367 Location: Texas |
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Do you enjoy that series?... I couldn't really get into it, it felt too generic to me. |
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HitokiriShadow
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I read about this on AoD the other day and it makes me very sad. I really hope this is just a rumor or that things pick up, because I'd hate to never finish the series.
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blind_assassin
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I really hope this turns well since Eden is probably my favourite series right now; along with Vagabond and Blade of the Immortal. Unfortunately I can't do much to help since I've already bought all 7 volumes as well as both volumes of Tanpenshu and there isn't much that would stop me from getting volume 8 of Eden when it's released. I guess I'll send a letter to Darkhorse or something and beg them not to cancel.
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Ningensei
 Posts: 333 Location: Seattle, WA |
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This manga has been on my want to read and buy list for awhile, but the only thing that kept me from investing were dark horse prices. I usually only buy Dark Horse comics when I get a coupon or something, but it looks like I'll be buying this one soon because I don't want it to be canceled and not get the chance to read it altogether!
Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to buy it now! |
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jgreen
Posts: 1325 Location: St. Louis, MO |
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Right Stuf has virtually all of their Dark Horse manga at 25% off at all times. Right now, every volume of Eden is only $9.71. I actually forgot about this myself until just now...I think I'll make an order. 
It's not an absolute favorite or anything, but I do enjoy it. I'll buy virtually anything from Kenichi Sonoda, just because I love his art so much. |
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sinemente
Posts: 45 |
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The thing is, I love Eden. But it is NEVER in the store. And Dark Horse is CONSTANTLY pushing back the release dates. I still don't have volume seven because my local bookstore cannot order it. I could go on Amazon or Rightstuf, but I, like most of the under-eighteen manga market, do not have a credit card.
I just can't get my hands on copies of Dark Horse manga, including Eden, usually until a few months after their release. THAT'S my problem with it. And the shaky release schedule might have something to do with its failure to sell properly. |
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marie-antoinette
 Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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Oh please 
I don't know much about Eden, but considering the OP mentions "hyper-violence and sex," I think the shrink wrap is completely justified. And I'm sure it's not that hard to find something online that will tell you what the basic plot and stuff is, so don't use a bit of plastic as an excuse when it's just laziness. |
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Truered
 Posts: 515 Location: Uni |
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This is why I like this site. No sooner then I think I can't choose an anime series I want to collect up pops an interesting manga series I'm certain I may have overlooked before. Sounds like quite an interesting story, and different to the Naruto/Bleach I'm currently collecting.
Damn I guess this gives me a reason to make another 'Otaku-related' online purchase sooner rather then later. Such a shame  Going to do my newly adapted habit of picking up the first three volumes.
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GATSU
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If DH wants to sell titles like EDEN, they have to acknowledge the need for competitive pricing. They can do it for older titles like Astro Boy and LW&C.
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