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Stark700
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:15 pm
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Wow, this is great. I'm glad manga is getting more attention these days.
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Shaterri
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:23 pm
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Such fantastic news! I'm particularly impressed that the intention is to have it be free - Japanese publishers often seem not to understand the market realities on this side of the Pacific, and while I'd be happy to pay a few bucks for the manga (Tonari no Seki-kun in English? Yes please!) I suspect that I am still more the exception than the norm. I'm looking forward to a stack of titles that haven't shown up on these shores yet, either - it'll be interesting to see what they decide to translate.
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Hoppy800
Joined: 09 Aug 2013
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:32 pm
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Alright Kadokawa, it's the best time to bring at least 1 or 2 Kancolle manga in English.
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Chagen46
Joined: 27 Jun 2010
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:33 pm
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Hoppy800 wrote: | Alright Kadokawa, it's the best time to bring at least 1 or 2 Kancolle manga in English. |
Not when the original game is banned to everyone but Japanese people.
Kadokawa is never gonna give us anything Kancolle-related, trust me. Our best chances are someone licensing the anime (if it ever actually comes out...) or the PSVita game.
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TsukasaElkKite
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:38 pm
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Kancolle?
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lys
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:42 pm
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Shaterri wrote: | ...I'd be happy to pay a few bucks for the manga (Tonari no Seki-kun in English? Yes please!)... |
You know Vertical's publishing it in book-format this fall, right? :D
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RestLessone
Joined: 02 Aug 2009
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:03 pm
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This sounds really nice. I've shied away from these sorts of manga services before, but I might take the plunge this time.
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configspace
Joined: 16 Aug 2008
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:02 am
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I wonder if everything will eventually be translated, or if it'll only be a portion. Some of these like Evangelion, Tonari no Seki-kun, Highschool DxD already have or will be getting English print releases, so I wonder if these will also be on ComicWalker.
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Mr Adventure
Joined: 14 Jul 2008
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:05 am
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This sounds really sweet. The ability to 'make your own magazine' sounds like a dream come true.
I hope Gundam the Origin is one of the initial English translations.
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kevinx59
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:13 am
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Cool. Maybe we'll finally get Sora No Otoshimono and hopefully have Mirai Nikki back. Some more Strike Witches mangas as well would be nice. I'm curious about the Kancolle illustration award though. What exactly is it, some kind of contest?
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Shaterri
Joined: 03 Jan 2008
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:04 pm
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lys wrote: |
Shaterri wrote: | ...I'd be happy to pay a few bucks for the manga (Tonari no Seki-kun in English? Yes please!)... |
You know Vertical's publishing it in book-format this fall, right? |
Yeah, but that involves waiting!! I saw the release about that and it's definitely something to look forward to, but with a small stack of volumes already out I figure it could be mid-2015 before Vertical gets to all the material that's already available. It's hardly the only reason to be excited about Kadokawa's service, but it's definitely one among the many.
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Thatguy3331
Joined: 18 Feb 2012
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:44 pm
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Sounds awesome, I'm already in for Sgt. Frog and Tonari no seki kun!
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ANN_Lynzee
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:26 pm
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Tiggyz wrote: | What site are you reading Strike Witches manga at |
It's licensed by Seven Seas and will be available LEGALLY in English.
[EDIT: Took out the reference to the scanlation site. -TK]
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zensunni
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:26 pm
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This is fantastic news! I am particularly glad to see Boku dake ga Inai Machi on the list of titles. That is a fantastic story!
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kevinx59
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:07 pm
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octopodpie wrote: |
Tiggyz wrote: | What site are you reading Strike Witches manga at |
It's licensed by Seven Seas and will be available LEGALLY in English.
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What she said. Four series I believe are licensed by Seven Seas. The first one I think just got released February.
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