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NEWS: Viz Takes Ownership of top 10 Manga

I would assume that American Manga are actually less expensive because they only come out once every six month, don't require license fee and translator. By licensing a manga, you're paying top dollar and on top of that, having to hire a translator and putting out a manga every 3 month. TP itself is taking a lot of risk with uncertain titles and usually a title will be pretty good. Viz like to play on the safe size, they are handfed all their titles from their parent companies.

2nd, I don't know how releasing manga slower effect the title from being on top. Looking at Viz's Naruto, Naruto is taking just about 4 month per volume, yet it's selling well. Beck is taking just as long it's because people aren't buying the BECK manga. So maybe if more people started buying Beck it would be release faster, but nOOO, like the guy above, he rather read scanlation and complain. And blame the slower release date to bookstore that have been oversaturated with manga. By next year, look to see everything that doesn't sell well to be scale back.

And lastly, I think the misconception again that popular = good. A lot of popular titles are pretty overrated (look at Ichigo 100%), and usually overshadow the lesser more well written titles. Bleach is higly overrated shonen fanfare. There are definitely good titles that arn't popular, but it's sad that nobody even bother to take a look at them. Dead End, Smuggler, BECK, Blame and so on. So instead of just buying all the popular shonen and shojo book, try something new and help out the small but good titles.

I would assume that American Manga are actually less expensive because they only come out once every six month, don't require license fee and translator. By licensing a manga, you're paying top dollar and on top of that, having to hire a translator and putting out a manga every 3 month. TP itself is taking a lot of risk with uncertain titles and usually a title will be pretty good. Viz like to play on the safe size, they are handfed all their titles from their parent companies.

2nd, I don't know how releasing manga slower effect the title from being on top. Looking at Viz's Naruto, Naruto is taking just about 4 month per volume, yet it's selling well. Beck is taking just as long it's because people aren't buying the BECK manga. So maybe if more people started buying Beck it would be release faster, but nOOO, like the guy above, he rather read scanlation and complain. And blame the slower release date to bookstore that have been oversaturated with manga. By next year, look to see everything that doesn't sell well to be scale back.

And lastly, I think the misconception again that popular = good. A lot of popular titles are pretty overrated (look at Ichigo 100%), and usually overshadow the lesser more well written titles. Bleach is higly overrated shonen fanfare, Kenshin might be good but fail when compare to amazing titles like Vagabond. But because all the kiddys and adult love Bleach, it's going to sell well. There are definitely good titles that arn't popular, but it's sad that nobody even bother to take a look at them. Dead End, Smuggler, BECK, Blame and so on. Viz definitely has some good titles like Blue Spring, Sexy Voice and Robo, but it's not like they're topping the charts. So instead of just buying all the popular shonen and shojo book of the same thing, try something new and help out lesser known but good titles.

Viz is on top (selling) simply because they have the popular shonen and shojo title. And continue to have easier access to all the popular title from their parent company Shueisha. As long as Viz continue to pump out Editor's Choice or Signature Edition, than I'm happy.

darkhunter wrote:

And lastly, I think the misconception again that popular = good. A lot of popular titles are pretty overrated, and usually overshadow the lesser more well written titles. Bleach is higly overrated shonen fanfare. There are definitely good titles that arn't popular, but it's sad that nobody even bother to take a look at them. Dead End, Smuggler, BECK, Blame and so on. So instead of just buying all the popular shonen and shojo book, try something new and help out the small but good titles.

I can twist that theory right back at you and say that unpopular does not equal good per sé... what makes a title good is a person's opinion, and they all differ
Imo Dead End is the biggest piece of trash I ever tried reading, and Im all for more alternative manga as much as I enjoy my shounens, I love Blame!, YKK, Mushishi... But I wanted to gauges my eyes out with a burning toothpick with Dead End.

But that doesnt matter, there will always be smaller titles that NEED to be encouraged to people; I bet not a lot of people are buying Cromartie High School when I think its one of the most hilarious things out there
Complaining that they don't sell wont help, its not the fault of popular series that they don't sell; if everyone would be buying smaller and unknown series those would become popular wouldnt they? And then people would blame them for other series not selling well. Its a vicious circle.
Just encourage people to read and buy what you think is underappreciated. And hope that they like it, if not; well then just keep in mind that not all of the manga-readers out there are as openminded or commited.

Keep in mind that Naturo (and other SJ) are realese 1st on SJ's Ahntology (sp?) then on GN format. That the reason. Tokyopop doesn't have an ahntology series. You know how much I have to wait for Planetes?

Well yeah, Dead End is more complicated and complex than your average straightfoward Hero fight villain and save the world day, so not everyone will get it.

I'm not complaing that popular title are bad. I'm saying that popular title doesn't always equal good and people here usually think because a company own most of the popular title that it means they're the best. Yes in term of sale, but then people just look at TP and say they're crap because they don't license "good" manga when most of these people probably read very few of these unhidden manga to say they're crap.

All I want to know is where I can buy Viz stock?

Wow. Naruto with 6 volumes in the top 13? Well I was kinda expecting it with the broadcasting of the anime on TV.

I remember some years ago VIZ were selling manga in a typical comic book format for $4 and Graphic Novels for $20. Then Tokyopop came and brought the actual manga format and made millions and made Viz looked tired.

And now Viz not only followed Tokyopop trail but they improve the format with Shonen Jump titles, SJA, Shojo Beat and tons of quality manga.

And now is Tokyopop that looks tired.

And a prediction. I see Viz going strong in 2006 with Monster, Golgo 13, ROD and more SJ & SB. Tokyopop needs to wake up now.

Kenshin is doing monthly, it's probably be Viz's first and last monthly titles Viz put out.

And while we've had some milder yaoi from Viz(in the vein we've seen from TP in Fake & Gravitation-and doon't forget they've censored some of it-DoD), TP has given us Blu.

The only thing I've seen from Blu is Earthian, and while that was very well done...have they put anything else out on that label?