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NEWS: Morning Manga Plans English Site, Worldwide Dispatches




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Peroxid



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:15 am Reply with quote
This is great news! I really love the morning titles, and I'd love to see more of them published in english. I hope this works well!|
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sunflower



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:09 pm Reply with quote
The app is pretty nice. Can't wait to see it in English.
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j Talbain



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:53 pm Reply with quote
I really like these world releases. I hope it becomes very successful.
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blogofthenorthstar.com



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:54 pm Reply with quote
So now that the article has been updated to say "dispatches" rather than releases, that pretty much just means news and press releases will be simultaneously posted in multiple languages, right? Disappointing.

Not sure how many people are aware, but Monthly Comic Zenon debuted in October, and as far as I know, it's the only manga anthology being fully published digitally as well as in print. Anyone in the world is free to purchase it. It's only in Japanese, but I was able to set up an account and buy the first two issues with little to no difficulty:

http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/title/18574.html
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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:13 pm Reply with quote
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simultaneous releases worldwide.

Is it too optimistic for me to interpret the word "worldwide" without qualification?
Perhaps these releases will indeed be available anywhere in the world, though one does not currently expect all their titles to have such an unrestricted availability.
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GordanHam



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:25 pm Reply with quote
Man, I am super happy about this but it also really makes me sad.
I would have much rather this been for Afternoon for the return of Genshiken.

Also, does this mean they are actually releasing manga in english simultaiously? Or will they just have all they site and information on titles in english, but you can't actually read them? Sort of like the American/Japanese Jump site:
http://shonenjump.com/e/index.html
Either way it will be cool. I love going to Japanese magazine sites, but monthly ones are not as fun as weekly ones. I am really glad they have this English Jump site. They even provide previews of new series that premere in the magazine in Japan.

Ugh. Still a bummer that it is not afternoon though. I really wanted to read Genshiken 2. I almost broke and subscribed to it, but I am already subscribed to Weekly Jump and Jump SQ so my wallet can't handle anymore.
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ZipZapZopTitania



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:34 pm Reply with quote
Noice! I hope this spurs some action with other magazine sites. That would just be too cool. (Heck, call me a dreamer, but this could lead to other worldwide manga phenomena.) Really, this is great; I'll probably check it out when it's launched. (*prays for limited to no Engrish lol*)

I wish them luck~ Lord knows, if it turns out well, they'll be getting a lot of visitors. ($$$ also obligatory, xD)
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:50 pm Reply with quote
Peroxid wrote:
This is great news! I really love the morning titles, and I'd love to see more of them published in english. I hope this works well!|

Took the words right outta my mouth, comrade.

I cannot WAIT to buy all of Alive, and the rest of Negima! and xxxHolic from Kodansha USA ("KUSA"?) Anime hyper
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Peroxid



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:53 pm Reply with quote
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I would have much rather this been for Afternoon for the return of Genshiken.


Maybe if it goes well, Kodansha will do the same thing with Morning 2, Afternoon and Evening.

If they start to publish tankobons in english simultaneosly to the japanese than it would be quite a revoltuion.
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KENZICHI



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:36 pm Reply with quote
Ashen Phoenix wrote:

I cannot WAIT to buy all of Alive, and the rest of Negima! and xxxHolic from Kodansha USA ("KUSA"?) Anime hyper


Wait, wait, wait. So this means means that Alive will be returning to the shelves soon? Oooh, I hope so! I wish for this w/ all my heart!!! Very Happy
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bayoab



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:46 pm Reply with quote
GordanHam wrote:
Also, does this mean they are actually releasing manga in english simultaiously? Or will they just have all they site and information on titles in english, but you can't actually read them?

The latter. The entire site will be available in english (and other languages). There is no mention of simultaneous releases.
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Olivine



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:34 am Reply with quote
bayoab wrote:
GordanHam wrote:
Also, does this mean they are actually releasing manga in english simultaiously? Or will they just have all they site and information on titles in english, but you can't actually read them?

The latter. The entire site will be available in english (and other languages). There is no mention of simultaneous releases.


The actual distribution might be done by the manga streaming site they're setting up along with a huge amount of the other publishers that do manga.
animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-12/37-japanese-publishers-to-launch-n-american-manga-portal
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ZeetherKID77



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:22 am Reply with quote
I'm still more interested in a US launch of Akamatsu's manga site...come on Kodansha, make it happen.
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Sunday Silence



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:08 am Reply with quote
ZeetherKID77 wrote:
I'm still more interested in a US launch of Akamatsu's manga site...come on Kodansha, make it happen.


If the Ghost in the Shell releases are any indication, it's gonna be....mixed.

They removed the Lesbian Boat Sex Scene in the first Manga, yet kept nudity in Man Machine interface. Um, double standards much?
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