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Monster in a box
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:47 pm
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Much as I don't care about this magazine, I feel slightly bad about this. Maybe it's because I accidentally discouraged my Mom from having the library (that she's in charge of) carry it. I didn't do it on purpose, but I probably could've undone it pretty easily too.
At the very least, it's never a good sign for the industry when these things happen.
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Fronzel
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:15 pm
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Wow, I'm going to end up with a complete run of all 49 issues...what the hell am I going to do with that?
I actually can't say I'm very sad about this. Recently the only series I've been reading were Sand Chronicles and Honey Hunt, and I don't even like Honey Hunt very much.
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sashaisme
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:29 pm
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Hm. Just as I was considering a subscription after my Shonen Jump subscription ended...
Curses. I tried One Manga, it doesn't feel right. Being a material manga girl, I like the feeling of a fresh book or DVD in my hands, even if it cost me some moolah (I have been known to be the family cheapskate, with only 15$ in my wallet, I intend to wait until I REALLY want it, before I buy it...)...
Bleh.
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shoujogirl
Joined: 25 Jun 2008
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:47 pm
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NOOOOOOOOO!!!! Why?! I thought it was doing well! No prior notice whatsoever!! I don't want Shonen Jump, I'd have no idea what's going on! Don't close, shojobeat!!.....will their manga still be only $9? Hey, wait, why isn't the shonen one closing as well? Is it just me or do the boys always get the best deals?
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Dargonxtc
Joined: 13 Apr 2006
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:58 pm
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Surprising, I thought if any magazines could weather the storm it would be the manga serialization catalogs. This is a big blow.
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jsc315
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:05 pm
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No its because it much more popular and im guessing the ad revenue is still doing good for it. Anime is much more male dominated and with magazines not doing well and the crappy economy it just makes sense that viz would shut it down. No point in keeping something that isnt making money. Anime is already a niche product and magazines dieing off and there main source of making money isnt working well for them anymore it really was only a matter of time.
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Emma Iveli
Joined: 19 Jun 2005
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:07 pm
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I think the problem with Shojo Beat was that it was something that Viz came up with to balance out Shonen Jump. They thought it was a good idea, but I guess it did lower than their expectations. Seriously, I'm a girl and an anime fan judging by that you would think that I like Shojo Beat... but those that know me know that I'm more into Shonen than Shojo (IE: everyone on ff.net). The thing with Shonen Jump is that not only is it a popular magazine in Japan (did you know there's a store dedicated to Shonen Jump at the Tokyo Dome City?) it's popular here too... it wasn't something strung together by Viz... that's why I think Shojo Beat failed.
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Firousi
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
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Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:26 pm
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marie-antoinette wrote: |
Very disappointed that Shojo Beat will be ending, I've read almost every issue of it and really enjoyed it quite a bit. At least I am glad that they are giving options to subscribers, instead of just giving us Shonen Jump automatically since as I've said elsewhere, I really am not interested in that magazine at all. |
Same here. I just renewed my subscription and this is not good new at all. I rather just have my money back and use it to get more manga books.
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Firousi
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
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Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:27 pm
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marie-antoinette wrote: |
Very disappointed that Shojo Beat will be ending, I've read almost every issue of it and really enjoyed it quite a bit. At least I am glad that they are giving options to subscribers, instead of just giving us Shonen Jump automatically since as I've said elsewhere, I really am not interested in that magazine at all. |
Same here. I just renewed my subscription and this is not good new at all. I rather just have my money back and use it to get more manga books.
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hypersoda
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:27 pm
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corinthian wrote: |
hypersoda wrote: | Hopefully, Yen+ doesn't end anytime soon. I've been wanting to read it for a while....and watch, just as start to buy it, it'll end. |
I second that. Particularly since my local bookstores don't seem to carry many Yen Press titles... |
My bookstores seem to carry a lot of Yen Press titles...but Borders is supposed to go under, and that's the one I go to (because it's at the mall and I'm there all the time with my friends. No, I'm not a manga cow. ._.)
Also, I'm kind of lucky; my local supermarket just so happens to carry Yen+.
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Firousi
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:28 pm
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marie-antoinette wrote: |
Very disappointed that Shojo Beat will be ending, I've read almost every issue of it and really enjoyed it quite a bit. At least I am glad that they are giving options to subscribers, instead of just giving us Shonen Jump automatically since as I've said elsewhere, I really am not interested in that magazine at all. |
Same here. I just renewed my subscription and this is not good new at all. I rather just have my money back and use it to get more manga books.
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Lemoncookies23
Joined: 02 Aug 2008
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:31 pm
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PetrifiedJello wrote: |
pluvia33 wrote: | Hopefully Viz isn't doing to badly right now with the rest of their business. |
This decision is probably going to save them quite a few shiny pennies. Running any magazine in this day and age is expensive.
Other than Shonen Jump and PA, are there any remaining mags left? |
Otaku USA, Future Anime, and Play. The first has an anti-moe/harem bias, the second has uncertain release dates, and the third only devotes a small section of the magazine to anime. In other words, nothing of worth is left, from my perspective.
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Hotaruzuki
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:40 pm
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Omg......*goes into the mushroom corner to make a hamster home*
I feel....somewhat empty....
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Toshirodragon
Joined: 14 May 2005
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:50 pm
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Eh, I may be the lone voice of dissent but I'd just as soon have the shelf space taken up by the mangas as they come out. Always thought serializing the stories AND releasing the novels was a waste of money on both sides.
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:05 pm
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Emma: It lasted a while, but did poorly in the end, because of the girly covers and that effing vampire movie cutting into their profits.
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