Comments on: The problem with the US manga industry http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:54:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: wildarmsheero http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38607 wildarmsheero Thu, 08 May 2008 15:00:50 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38607 or I could just learn Japanese and read things in Japanese. I took French for 6 years and can't say more than "my name is..." or I could just learn Japanese and read things in Japanese.

I took French for 6 years and can’t say more than “my name is…”

]]> By: skywalker http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38602 skywalker Thu, 08 May 2008 14:11:04 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38602 You can't blame the publishers. They will always license the popular titles. However many less known titles are still available in the U.S. market. You could also ( at least trying to ;) ) learn French, because the French Manga market is larger (!) than the U.S. market with many obscure titles. Cheers. You can’t blame the publishers. They will always license the popular titles. However many less known titles are still available in the U.S. market. You could also ( at least trying to ;) ) learn French, because the French Manga market is larger (!) than the U.S. market with many obscure titles.

Cheers.

]]> By: anonymous http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38570 anonymous Thu, 08 May 2008 08:05:22 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38570 Oh yeah, I forgot the Sola manga adaption in my list...that looks pretty moe and good. Oh yeah, I forgot the Sola manga adaption in my list…that looks pretty moe and good.

]]> By: digitalboy http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38353 digitalboy Tue, 06 May 2008 19:53:08 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38353 your shopping at the wrong bookstores. your shopping at the wrong bookstores.

]]> By: Drew http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38260 Drew Tue, 06 May 2008 06:23:29 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38260 Funny thing, Go Nagai pretty much DID make Devilman chapters up on the spot. He never made a script, ever. Just sat down, drew stuff, fell asleep. Funny thing, Go Nagai pretty much DID make Devilman chapters up on the spot. He never made a script, ever. Just sat down, drew stuff, fell asleep.

]]> By: Annubis http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38246 Annubis Tue, 06 May 2008 02:51:15 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38246 If he though Devilman was made up on the spot... My Name is Zushio could very well kill wildarmsheero. I personally found it ok. Too bad it stopped in the middle, I loved the nine-tail =3 If he though Devilman was made up on the spot… My Name is Zushio could very well kill wildarmsheero.
I personally found it ok. Too bad it stopped in the middle, I loved the nine-tail =3

]]> By: TheBigN http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38189 TheBigN Mon, 05 May 2008 16:33:16 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38189 "Stay away from My Name is Zushio… AT ALL COST !!!" What's wrong with you? Random comedy at it's finest (at least for the first 3 volumes). :3 “Stay away from My Name is Zushio… AT ALL COST !!!”

What’s wrong with you? Random comedy at it’s finest (at least for the first 3 volumes). :3

]]> By: GuardMonkey10 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38177 GuardMonkey10 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:39:24 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38177 Berserk, Battle Angel Alita, Claymore are Epics. Their writers have a massive story to tell in worlds that are large and filled with interesting characters. Time passes and people change. Good stuff. Berserk, Battle Angel Alita, Claymore are Epics. Their writers have a massive story to tell in worlds that are large and filled with interesting characters. Time passes and people change. Good stuff.

]]> By: Link http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38126 Link Mon, 05 May 2008 04:08:44 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38126 That's your problem, wah. You have descended too far into weeaboodom. That’s your problem, wah. You have descended too far into weeaboodom.

]]> By: Annubis http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38122 Annubis Mon, 05 May 2008 03:20:30 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38122 Stay away from My Name is Zushio... AT ALL COST !!! My biggest problem with manga is that almost every manga is eternal... some I don't really mind (Claymore, Battle Angel Alita) but others I just want them to end so I can move on to something else. It's not because they're bad, but after 10+ volumes. Things usually get pretty boring since it's just fillers ductaped together. Stay away from My Name is Zushio… AT ALL COST !!!
My biggest problem with manga is that almost every manga is eternal… some I don’t really mind (Claymore, Battle Angel Alita) but others I just want them to end so I can move on to something else. It’s not because they’re bad, but after 10+ volumes. Things usually get pretty boring since it’s just fillers ductaped together.

]]> By: wildarmsheero http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38115 wildarmsheero Mon, 05 May 2008 02:50:14 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38115 My problem with Devilman was that it seemed like Go Nagai was making it all up as he went. There was no sense of structure, pacing or... anything. It was just THIS HAPPENED, THEN THIS HAPPENED.... THEN THIS HAPPENED. That said, it was an incredible experience, albeit a wholly terrible one. I appreciate its influence and its historical value, but as a story it kind of falls flat. My problem with Devilman was that it seemed like Go Nagai was making it all up as he went. There was no sense of structure, pacing or… anything. It was just THIS HAPPENED, THEN THIS HAPPENED…. THEN THIS HAPPENED.

That said, it was an incredible experience, albeit a wholly terrible one. I appreciate its influence and its historical value, but as a story it kind of falls flat.

]]> By: TheBigGSN5 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38112 TheBigGSN5 Mon, 05 May 2008 02:42:25 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38112 I was buying every volume of Apocalypse Zero until Anime Works' manga division canceled it in favor of gay porn for girls. Left hanging at the volume right before the final battle for yaoi!?!?!? Dark Horse has also currently left me hanging with Reiko the Zombie Shop, but I'm hoping they have some sense and put out at least one more volume. - On classic manga coming out, Dororo is finally released but the review on Amazon says it has out of place colloquialisms, like the English dub of Lupin III where they made jokes about frickin' Shaq in a 70's show. Thanks a lot rewriters, thanks a lot. - "Last comic I read was All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, which is so fucking hilarious." Nice to see someone who knows it's supposed to be funny, as opposed to the 'tards that took seven issues to even get a hint. - Giving Devilman a 3/10 shows how far you've fallen off the otaku track into the valley of the moe. Moe is not the new otakuism, it is its scourge! I was buying every volume of Apocalypse Zero until Anime Works’ manga division canceled it in favor of gay porn for girls. Left hanging at the volume right before the final battle for yaoi!?!?!? Dark Horse has also currently left me hanging with Reiko the Zombie Shop, but I’m hoping they have some sense and put out at least one more volume.
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On classic manga coming out, Dororo is finally released but the review on Amazon says it has out of place colloquialisms, like the English dub of Lupin III where they made jokes about frickin’ Shaq in a 70’s show. Thanks a lot rewriters, thanks a lot.
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“Last comic I read was All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, which is so fucking hilarious.”

Nice to see someone who knows it’s supposed to be funny, as opposed to the ‘tards that took seven issues to even get a hint.
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Giving Devilman a 3/10 shows how far you’ve fallen off the otaku track into the valley of the moe. Moe is not the new otakuism, it is its scourge!

]]> By: wildarmsheero http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38109 wildarmsheero Mon, 05 May 2008 02:08:26 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38109 Yeah. I read it already. Gave it a 3/10 on MAL :T I was going to write an in-depth review... but forgot about it. Yeah. I read it already. Gave it a 3/10 on MAL

:T

I was going to write an in-depth review… but forgot about it.

]]> By: Drew http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38108 Drew Mon, 05 May 2008 02:01:39 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38108 In that case, BASK UPON MANGA GLORY! http://www.mininova.org/tor/1358993 That is the original Devilman manga, fully scantlated, no censorship, final destination. Devilman is Go Nagai's masterpiece and is a major influence on manga today. It has depth, allegory, and social commentary. Something that many manga in that time period lacked. Protip: while reading, remember that it was written in 1972 so keep the Cold War in mind. In that case, BASK UPON MANGA GLORY!

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1358993

That is the original Devilman manga, fully scantlated, no censorship, final destination.

Devilman is Go Nagai’s masterpiece and is a major influence on manga today. It has depth, allegory, and social commentary. Something that many manga in that time period lacked.

Protip: while reading, remember that it was written in 1972 so keep the Cold War in mind.

]]> By: wildarmsheero http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38098 wildarmsheero Mon, 05 May 2008 00:20:16 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38098 You're right, and I forgot about that. It's small, but something. Will certainly pick up SZS. Maybes on Hidasketch and Haruhi (I'm going to pick up the Haruhi novels for sure, though) You’re right, and I forgot about that. It’s small, but something. Will certainly pick up SZS. Maybes on Hidasketch and Haruhi (I’m going to pick up the Haruhi novels for sure, though)

]]> By: anonymous http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38096 anonymous Mon, 05 May 2008 00:13:17 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38096 Western comics lack moe. For now, at least. Also, there is a trend towards more moe/otaku stuff, wildarmsheero. Buy and support it. Higurashi, Haruhi, Hidamari Sketch, Hitohira, Sayonara Zetsobou Sensei, and many more are all coming out. (that's a lot of h's, huh) Western comics lack moe. For now, at least.

Also, there is a trend towards more moe/otaku stuff, wildarmsheero. Buy and support it. Higurashi, Haruhi, Hidamari Sketch, Hitohira, Sayonara Zetsobou Sensei, and many more are all coming out. (that’s a lot of h’s, huh)

]]> By: roast-beefy http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38088 roast-beefy Sun, 04 May 2008 23:22:01 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38088 >Warren Ellis comics like Transmetropolitan It shames me that I haven't picked that up yet. Last comic I read was All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, which is so fucking hilarious. I hate that every time I go into Barnes & Noble, they've got ten copies of each volume of Fruits Basket, and then one copy of half the volumes of the manga I want to read. >Warren Ellis comics like Transmetropolitan

It shames me that I haven’t picked that up yet. Last comic I read was All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, which is so fucking hilarious.

I hate that every time I go into Barnes & Noble, they’ve got ten copies of each volume of Fruits Basket, and then one copy of half the volumes of the manga I want to read.

]]> By: wildarmsheero http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38086 wildarmsheero Sun, 04 May 2008 22:58:47 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38086 but i can't read things written by not japanese people but i can’t read things written by not japanese people

]]> By: Link http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38084 Link Sun, 04 May 2008 22:51:14 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38084 You should read Doktor Sleepless. It sounds like what Dr Kishiwada's Scientific Affection, but Warren Ellis (author of Doktor Sleepless and more) can do far better. Besides the fact that you never will, reading Warren Ellis comics like Transmetropolitan will satisfy your desire for better manga stateside. You should read Doktor Sleepless. It sounds like what Dr Kishiwada’s Scientific Affection, but Warren Ellis (author of Doktor Sleepless and more) can do far better.

Besides the fact that you never will, reading Warren Ellis comics like Transmetropolitan will satisfy your desire for better manga stateside.

]]> By: wildarmsheero http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38082 wildarmsheero Sun, 04 May 2008 22:25:32 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38082 This whole post is me thinking realistically. They are getting capital by way of the easily selling stuff, so they can use that on more niche titles. This is what the US anime industry wants to do, but can't. This whole post is me thinking realistically. They are getting capital by way of the easily selling stuff, so they can use that on more niche titles. This is what the US anime industry wants to do, but can’t.

]]> By: Koji Oe http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38080 Koji Oe Sun, 04 May 2008 22:13:13 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38080 Think realistically man. There is no money in stuff like Otaku no Musume-san because no one wants to read that crap but you. Naruto and Fruits Basket is what sells. Think realistically man. There is no money in stuff like Otaku no Musume-san because no one wants to read that crap but you.

Naruto and Fruits Basket is what sells.

]]> By: BrendantheJedi http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38078 BrendantheJedi Sun, 04 May 2008 22:06:52 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/05/04/the-problem-with-the-us-manga-industry/#comment-38078 If you can sift through the crap, you can find some good stuff, but the manga publishers know their audience. They have two choices, the Naruto/Bleach/shonen crew, or the bishie fangirl group. They see what was happened to the DVD market by giving titles to the hardcore, so they are content making a profit while not taking risks. If you can sift through the crap, you can find some good stuff, but the manga publishers know their audience. They have two choices, the Naruto/Bleach/shonen crew, or the bishie fangirl group. They see what was happened to the DVD market by giving titles to the hardcore, so they are content making a profit while not taking risks.

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