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NEWS: 20th Century Boys, Monster's Naoki Urasawa Launches New Series in 2017


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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 10:40 pm Reply with quote
Naoki Urasawa is my favorite manga author! I hope Viz brings this new one over eventually. We still don't even have Billy Bat!
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This man is a genius.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:21 pm Reply with quote
Will it be another conspiracy theory manga?
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All they gotta do is say Urasawa's name and we know the new series will be top quality! Leave it to this genius to #MakeMangaGreatAgain
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I wish 20th Century Boys and Pluto had anime adaptations. I'm surprised no one jumped at the opportunity after Monster.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:04 am Reply with quote
Gemnist wrote:
I wish 20th Century Boys and Pluto had anime adaptations. I'm surprised no one jumped at the opportunity after Monster.


Sadly ecchi/harem, moe crap, and mediocre generic shounen are all what most of the general audience wants. It's a darn shame.
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:06 am Reply with quote
Gemnist wrote:
I wish 20th Century Boys and Pluto had anime adaptations. I'm surprised no one jumped at the opportunity after Monster.


20th Century Boys did have those live-action films. They were at least decent (I thought better, but some disagree). But I would love an animated version.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:57 am Reply with quote
Gemnist wrote:
I wish 20th Century Boys and Pluto had anime adaptations. I'm surprised no one jumped at the opportunity after Monster.


I'm not. From what I've heard, Monster bombed epically in Japan, as it did in the US. And probably everywhere else. I'm sure producers aren't super keen on making another multiple cour long series that has very little Otaku appeal. And literally no one would be happy with them cramming any of his stories into a single cour. I'd love an anime of any of his stuff, personally, but I highly doubt it'll happen any time soon.

For now, I'd really like it if Billy Bat got licensed. Not sure what the hold up with that is. Confused
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:15 am Reply with quote
relyat08 wrote:

For now, I'd really like it if Billy Bat got licensed. Not sure what the hold up with that is. Confused


The holdup is that it's a Kodansha series, not Shogakukan like Monster, 20CB, or his older works.

Vertical has already said no, so only Kodasha USA would be the ones to do it. I suppose Viz could still license it, but I'm not sure how likely that would be.

He's moving back to Shogakukan with this new series though, so hopefully that ups its chances of licensing.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 4:24 am Reply with quote
Gemnist wrote:
I wish 20th Century Boys and Pluto had anime adaptations. I'm surprised no one jumped at the opportunity after Monster.

Masao Maruyama said he wants to adapt Naoki Urasawa works like Pluto. Keep an eye on the activity of MAPPA and especially Studio M2.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:42 am Reply with quote
Kon'Doriano wrote:
Sadly ecchi/harem, moe crap, and mediocre generic shounen are all what most of the general audience wants. It's a darn shame.

There once was a time I believed anime to be the source for mature themed cartoons in Japan. Unfortunately, it didn't last too long once anime started becoming popular. Since then, it seems like anime nowadays is catered to those who prefer the types you mentioned. Not everyone in their 20s-30s wants to watch Monster Musume, Uta no☆Prince-sama or Akame ga Kill. Sad
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:20 pm Reply with quote
Blackiris_ wrote:
Gemnist wrote:
I wish 20th Century Boys and Pluto had anime adaptations. I'm surprised no one jumped at the opportunity after Monster.

Masao Maruyama said he wants to adapt Naoki Urasawa works like Pluto. Keep an eye on the activity of MAPPA and especially Studio M2.


Wait, what?!

Where, when?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:56 pm Reply with quote
xScar wrote:
relyat08 wrote:

For now, I'd really like it if Billy Bat got licensed. Not sure what the hold up with that is. Confused


The holdup is that it's a Kodansha series, not Shogakukan like Monster, 20CB, or his older works.

Vertical has already said no, so only Kodasha USA would be the ones to do it. I suppose Viz could still license it, but I'm not sure how likely that would be.

He's moving back to Shogakukan with this new series though, so hopefully that ups its chances of licensing.


Okay, that makes sense. Manga companies are still something that I have a limited grasp of.

kpk wrote:
Blackiris_ wrote:
Gemnist wrote:
I wish 20th Century Boys and Pluto had anime adaptations. I'm surprised no one jumped at the opportunity after Monster.

Masao Maruyama said he wants to adapt Naoki Urasawa works like Pluto. Keep an eye on the activity of MAPPA and especially Studio M2.


Wait, what?!

Where, when?


He's been saying it for years, At least since he founded Mappa. The first time I remember him mentioning it was Otakon 2011.Here is one interview where it's mentioned.

This issue is money. Which basically means that he's not particularly confident that it'll make back it's money if they do make it.
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Kon'Doriano



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 4:51 pm Reply with quote
Animechic420 wrote:
Kon'Doriano wrote:
Sadly ecchi/harem, moe crap, and mediocre generic shounen are all what most of the general audience wants. It's a darn shame.

There once was a time I believed anime to be the source for mature themed cartoons in Japan. Unfortunately, it didn't last too long once anime started becoming popular. Since then, it seems like anime nowadays is catered to those who prefer the types you mentioned. Not everyone in their 20s-30s wants to watch Monster Musume, Uta no☆Prince-sama or Akame ga Kill. Sad


I agree with you 100%.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:25 pm Reply with quote
Monster bombed also because it's writing heavy narrative was more suited to the manga medium which is significantly superior to the adaptation.

Otaku style media is more suited to animated adaptation for several reasons which include: the greater tactility of animation allows for a more visceral experience of erotic elements, while the voice acting in moe shows like K-On! allows cuteness to be more effectively conveyed and the sharp lines of otaku visual culture combine well with the vibrant colors present in animation.

For example, usually the animated adaptations of otaku material are superior to the source material (K-On!, Hidarami Sketch, Nichijou, most light novels) while the adaptations of non-otaku works (Akira, Nausicaa, Monster, Tokyo Ghoul) is usually inferior. Animation is perhaps not the best medium for Urasawa's work.
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