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NEWS: Toshiaki Iwashiro's Kagamigami Manga Ends on Monday




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zztop



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 7:58 am Reply with quote
Did the mangaka want to end Kagamigami because it was unpopular with readers? Or is he ending it on his own terms?

I ask this because I've observed most mangaka usually strive to make a long-running series (usually for income generation).

And, do 4-5 volume manga usually get anime adaptations, or are those reserved for the longer-running ones?
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Ushio



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:04 am Reply with quote
zztop wrote:
Did the mangaka want to end Kagamigami because it was unpopular with readers? Or is he ending it on his own terms?

I ask this because I've observed most mangaka usually strive to make a long-running series (usually for income generation).

And, do 4-5 volume manga usually get anime adaptations, or are those reserved for the longer-running ones?



Kagamigami has been cancelled because of low popularity it's been at the bottom of the Jump reader polls from the get go.
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FilthyCasual



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:11 am Reply with quote
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;____;

I was really starting to enjoy the story, too. The fight scenes were really dynamic.

At this rate we'll never get a Psyren anime T___T
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gedata



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:56 pm Reply with quote
Poor dude will never have a break out hit despite his effort.
FilthyCasual wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;____;

I was really starting to enjoy the story, too. The fight scenes were really dynamic.

At this rate we'll never get a Psyren anime T___T

That boat has sailed long and never came back
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BlueCatMage



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:40 pm Reply with quote
Goddammit! First Psyren and now Kagamigami! This is getting incredibly annoying! I really liked both series and now they're getting the "rush out of the door" treatment again! Unbelievable! What a serious waste of potential. -___-;
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flackenstien



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:06 pm Reply with quote
As much as I enjoyed Psyren, Kagamigami just wan't that great. Not sure about the later chapters, but it the first chapter was painful to read; I couldn't even finish it.
It's a shame, I thought his experience with Psyren would have leveled him up.
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sarusa



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 4:42 pm Reply with quote
Sadly, it was obvious this was going to happen as soon as the manga degenerated into a fighting tournament (agent selection wink wink) and it completely lost the humor it had early on.

So now it's going to be 'Our fight has only just begun!'
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:18 am Reply with quote
Ushio wrote:
Kagamigami has been cancelled because of low popularity it's been at the bottom of the Jump reader polls from the get go.


Bummer, I thought that even newer series like Best Blue would create a buffer for it, but that buffer keeps slipping out from underneath Kagamigami, like what happened with Lady Justice and Devilyman.
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Ushio



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:40 pm Reply with quote
BlueCatMage wrote:
Goddammit! First Psyren and now Kagamigami! This is getting incredibly annoying! I really liked both series and now they're getting the "rush out of the door" treatment again! Unbelievable! What a serious waste of potential. -___-;


Weekly shonen Jump is the biggest magazine in sales in Japan and only has 20 slots. With a successful manga being able to last over a decade and with that lots of money competition is fierce you need to perform right out the gate or you will get booted.
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