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NEWS: Chihayafuru Manga Has 10 Million Copies in Circulation




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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:45 pm Reply with quote
This is fantastic news. I hope the numbers continue to rise so that someday we may get a third season of the anime.

I'd also rejoice at the Chihayafuru manga making it stateside. So much.

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The Mad Manga Massacre



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:14 pm Reply with quote
Ashen Phoenix wrote:
This is fantastic news. I hope the numbers continue to rise so that someday we may get a third season of the anime.

I'd also rejoice at the Chihayafuru manga making it stateside. So much.


Me too. I'm seriously considering buying the french editions since it's looking less and less likely it'll ever see the light of day over here... Sad
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Stark700



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:16 pm Reply with quote
Damn, this is a nice news to see today. I pray for a season 3 as well! Well, there's the OVA but still...
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Kougeru



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:16 pm Reply with quote
Season 3! I beg
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Meygaera



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:55 pm Reply with quote
Chihayafuru fan boys unite!
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Maidenoftheredhand



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:01 pm Reply with quote
Ashen Phoenix wrote:
This is fantastic news. I hope the numbers continue to rise so that someday we may get a third season of the anime.

I'd also rejoice at the Chihayafuru manga making it stateside. So much.



We won't see it stateside because Kodansha USA has pretty much refused it.

I don't know maybe when it finishes they will relent or maybe someone else will pick it up but I've given up all hope.

Shame such a wonderful manga probably won't see it stateside.
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TadashiED



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:36 pm Reply with quote
Seriously! A S3 is almost inevitable. This was one of the few anime shows that I gave a 10/10 rating. I can't wait until they actually announce a S3. Sales are ++++
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Utsuro no Hako



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:32 pm Reply with quote
Maidenoftheredhand wrote:

We won't see it stateside because Kodansha USA has pretty much refused it.


Kodansha USA doesn't have an exclusive on Kodansha titles, so other companies are free to pick it up.

They probably won't, though, since it's a 20+ volume josei sports series about a game involving medieval Japanese poetry, which is about as unmarketable as a manga can get.
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dan9999



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:25 pm Reply with quote
Season 3 NOW!!!!!
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Maidenoftheredhand



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:31 pm Reply with quote
Utsuro no Hako wrote:

Kodansha USA doesn't have an exclusive on Kodansha titles, so other companies are free to pick it up.

They probably won't, though, since it's a 20+ volume josei sports series about a game involving medieval Japanese poetry, which is about as unmarketable as a manga can get.


Oh I understand their reasoning. I don't think it will ever be a best seller but with a built in fandom from the anime I don't think it would sell that badly as expected either.

But what are you going to do? It is what it is. If only more of the bilingual issues were released in Japan.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:09 pm Reply with quote
Did the manga sell even higher than before with another boost, or just cruise from the initial blast for season one?
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Quark



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:16 pm Reply with quote
Dammit, now I'm wishing that I hadn't packed my copy of the first volume, you guys are making it sound like it's a must-read/must-see. This is what I get for not reading my manga as soon as I buy it.
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:24 am Reply with quote
Anime probably stands a better chance in North America than the manga. Four NISA-style box sets would probably be enough. Problem is it's probably too niche for companies like FUNi and Sentai, but too expensive for niche companies like NISA, Maiden Japan, or Discotek to gamble on.

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ultimatemegax



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:50 am Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
Did the manga sell even higher than before with another boost, or just cruise from the initial blast for season one?
It had a slight increase to maintain around 400k sold in the first half of the year compared to 350k sold in the first half of last year for new volumes.
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