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Lord Geo
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Well, that ends Kurumada's longest manga series. Nice to see ANN cover it, since Kurumada is kind of small-name in America.
Even though it has extremely slim chances I do hope Ring ni Kakero in some form (original manga, RnK2, anime, mixture of the three) will come over to America. And to be more up-to-date, TokyoPop released Volume 15 of B't X this past July. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Despite the fact I have never seen this series, I did some reasearch and this series has been going on for more than thirty years. For a series to go that long, that in it self is quite amazing.
Though, I've noticed more and more manga series are ending this year than in the past. I.E. Karin, Inuyasha and several others I might have missed. None the less, I hope the last eight chapters are enjoyable for the fans though. |
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Lord Geo
Posts: 2544 Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey |
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It has not gone on for more than 30 years; even the ANN article shows that. The original manga ran from 1977-1983 and the sequel has run from 2000-2008. The original manga was one of Shonen Jump's first real "big" hits and helped make the magazine what it is today. The sequel is in Super Jump, an honestly smaller name Jump magazine, and to run for 8 years in that maagzine, even if it was on and off, does help show that this is a popular series in Japan. But I will agree that many series are ending this year... It is an interesting thing. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Your are quite right, this series hasn't been going on for thirty years, consistantly. I said thirty years because I counted the time from 1977 to 2008. If one were to count the overall time gap, the number would be exactly thirty one years. None the less, Put it all in the Ring has helped Shonen Jump become what the company is today. |
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nightjuan
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What I always wonder is why Ring ni Kakero (1, not 2) didn't get any anime adaptations until fairly recently, if it was such a hit for Shonen Jump and Kurumada's later work, Saint Seiya, did.
A large part of Saint Seiya's popularity -international as it is, the U.S. aside- probably wouldn't exist without the anime. |
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Joichiro Nishi
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Saint Seiya ended a few weeks ago, after 20 years. Unfortunately Toei Animation doesn't care for Seiya anymore and the last episode had less budget than a Naruto's filler episode. It's sad for me to watch one of my favorite animes ended this way, considering that Seiya always had a great animation, since the 80s series until the 2004 theatrical movie. |
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