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TsukasaElkKite
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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| Wow. That's impressive. |
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TJM
Joined: 21 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:23 am |
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| Great, it deserves it.Amazing manga, one of my favorites. |
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AstralSaudade
Joined: 16 Sep 2007
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Location: Philippines
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:31 am |
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Congratulations, Hiromu Arakawa! You deserve it. FMA is a great manga, and the very first series I followed from beginning to the latest chapter. I look forward to reading more!
...and wow, it's getting pretty long.  |
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melonbread
Joined: 09 Jan 2008
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Location: UK (London)
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:53 am |
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| Shame the mangaka agreed to let it be censored. |
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CitizenGeek
Joined: 02 Jul 2007
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Location: Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:33 am |
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| Wow, that's fantastic! Well done Hiromu Arakawa; I'm sure Square Enix are very happy with that, too! |
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Stutz
Joined: 04 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:10 am |
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Average sales of about 1.58 million per volume definately isn't anything to scoff at.
Which reminds me, I still need to get volumes 18 and 19. |
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CakeStealer
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
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Location: Chicago, IL
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:20 am |
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| Wow, this is great! n_n FMA is one of my favorite mangas, so it definatly deserves it. Hope it continues just as strong! =D |
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JesuOtaku
Joined: 15 Jan 2008
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Location: I'm gonna be writin' a lot, aren't I? *shoop da whoop*
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Hooray! Picked up my copy of 16 in English yesterday. It was really a disappointing volume in terms of progressing the story, but now that I think back on it, the manga has been so amazing up to this point that a little break from the action can't hurt too bad.
And Kimblee looks good in a suit.  |
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BleuVII
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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Location: Fukushima, Japan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:19 am |
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| melonbread wrote: | | Shame the mangaka agreed to let it be censored. |
Do you know something I don't, or are you referring to the ridiculously overblown "changed panel" in Volume 8 (I think)? If so, and I was the mangaka, I'd have probably done the same thing. But I don't want to re-raise that argument. I just want to know what you are referring to.
Anyway, good job FMA! I'll be heading to the 7-11 tomorrow to pick you up! |
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KabaKabaFruit
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Posts: 468
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:26 am |
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| I wonder if upon completion or near-completion of the manga, we would see FMA get another anime? This time following the manga storyline? |
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wandering-dreamer
Joined: 21 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:06 pm |
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Hoh my god that's a lot. Wow, then again almost every one does know about this manga and it has an intriguing plot so I understand how it's sold a lot....
But 30 million is still just wow. |
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slickwataris
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: Carol Stream, Illinois
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:51 pm |
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| BleuVII wrote: |
Anyway, good job FMA! I'll be heading to the 7-11 tomorrow to pick you up! |
They sell graphic novels at 7-11s in Japan? That's awesome. |
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BleuVII
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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Location: Fukushima, Japan
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:36 am |
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Mainly they sell the magazines, but with a big title like FMA, they usually stock the graphic novel for the first few weeks that it's out. They also sell reasonably priced DVDs and games (note: reasonable for Japan, not for America). A lot of times they get special releases too. So, for Heroes (American TV) Season 1, 7-11 was able to get just the first disk to sell at a discounted price for those who weren't sure about the show but wanted to check it out. They also were able to get Harry Potter 1-4 for 3,000 yen, which is the normal price for ONE of those movies. And to my knowledge, they are the only ones selling "Death Note: Rewrite" right now, though I haven't been to a DVD store in a little while, so that might not be true. But yeah, it's called a "convenience store" (Japanese: combini) for a reason.
| Quote: | | I wonder if upon completion or near-completion of the manga, we would see FMA get another anime? This time following the manga storyline? |
I hope so, but I'm not crossing my fingers. Still, if Evangelion can get a remake, it's not TOTALLY impossible for FMA. |
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spoony
Joined: 30 Nov 2007
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Location: Illinois, US
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:06 pm |
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People know a good thing when they see it, eh?  Hagaren deserves those sales 100%. Congrats, Arakawa! |
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Westlo
Joined: 03 Oct 2002
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| KabaKabaFruit wrote: | | I wonder if upon completion or near-completion of the manga, we would see FMA get another anime? This time following the manga storyline? |
It has happened before like with Gonzo's Hellsing and Satelight's Hellsing Ultimate. But one thing is for sure Bones FMA was a massive hit and generally well received which things you can't say about Gonzo's Hellsing. |
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