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NEWS: Manga Sales Grew Over 6% in U.S. in 2013 So Far


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skafreak51



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:18 am Reply with quote
Fantastic news. It's always great to hear that things are getting better. Hopefully more hits like Attack on Titan will come.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:31 am Reply with quote
Be interesting to see what anime sales were for the same period. If the rest of the market is effectively running as if it were me being their only customer, as an example, this increase would reflect my purchases for that period of more manga, less anime.
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Thatguy3331



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:37 am Reply with quote
Another win for the good guys! Laughing
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Mr Adventure



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:49 am Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
Be interesting to see what anime sales were for the same period. If the rest of the market is effectively running as if it were me being their only customer, as an example, this increase would reflect my purchases for that period of more manga, less anime.


The anime market is so different then it was a few years ago. So much legal streaming. I wouldn't be surprised to see physical media sales still sinking.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:54 am Reply with quote
Well this is good news, and this look promising. Shocked Surprised Smile
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flackenstien



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:00 am Reply with quote
Manga sales will only go up after Hoshi no Samidare hits the states.

I know I plan to buy the whole series.
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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:37 am Reply with quote
Quote:
the overall growth of Yen Press and their Alice in the... volumes


Fujoshi save the day Very Happy
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Tenbyakugon



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:08 am Reply with quote
Viz was the reason America has a manga market and so will it continue to be one of the reasons why it still does. May the market continue to prosper indefinitely.
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TsunaReborn!



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:14 am Reply with quote
Hopefully this is a continuing trend Very Happy
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Juhachi



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:20 am Reply with quote
Good to see that the manga market can still grow despite claims that illegal scanlations, which are more ubiquitous than ever before, are somehow killing it.
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kikuzinho



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:47 am Reply with quote
shingeki taking over the world . good
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mgosdin



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:00 am Reply with quote
More good news on a Friday.

I know I've spent quite a bit specifically on Sailor Moon, Cage of Eden, Haruhi Suzumiya, and a gaggle of Yen Press titles.

Hope it just keeps chugging away.

Mark Gosdin
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Sasukeuzi



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:27 am Reply with quote
Alright! Now hurry up and make manga $7.99 again o_o
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BigOnAnime
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:55 am Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
Be interesting to see what anime sales were for the same period. If the rest of the market is effectively running as if it were me being their only customer, as an example, this increase would reflect my purchases for that period of more manga, less anime.
Well we don't have anything for this year (We will when the next report comes out in 2015-it's an every two years thing), but we have this.
http://i.imgur.com/u6hVSjI.jpg
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/showthread.php?23410-Jetro-North-American-anime-market-2012-report

Things have basically stabilized after that big drop (Which was the result of dropping prices-in 2010 singles were almost completely gone).
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skafreak51



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:24 am Reply with quote
Tenbyakugon wrote:
Viz was the reason America has a manga market and so will it continue to be one of the reasons why it still does. May the market continue to prosper indefinitely.


Don't forget the other companies though. Attack on Titan and the Sailor Moon reprints are gigantic, and they're from Kodansha USA.
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