Forum - View topicDragonball Z goes bimonthly
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slickwataris
 Posts: 1334 Location: Carol Stream, Illinois |
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Its true, I had two shocks this afternoon. The first one was that I got my Shonen Jump magazine a whole week and half earlier (like that ever happens). After a few minutes I decided to open the package and was greeted with the bold words "Don't Miss Dragon Ball Z Final Monthly Chapter!" Not that I really cared for Dragon Ball Z to begin with, but never the less, I was stunned. According to the article, the first bimonthly graphic novel will come out June 2005.
*Not to mention they seem to be using a new, crappier type of paper that does not smell half as good as the old one. |
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slickwataris
Posts: 1334 Location: Carol Stream, Illinois |
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Put it this way, no more Dragonball covers! Maybe now the cover can go to Hikaru for once.
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Kagemusha
 Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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Don't they always put Yugioh on the cover anyways? I haven't read SJ in over a year, and all the covers look the same to me...
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alice20th
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They put on the cover whatever will get the most non-manga readers to read the magazine. Right now, that's Yugioh. Next fall, we might be complaining about all of the Naruto covers. |
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lyger
 Posts: 53 Location: London, England |
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but what will replace DBZ
i think it will be Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo since its coming to your cartoon network |
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darkhunter
 Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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It's not even license by Viz. |
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crooow
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I don't think anything will replace Dragon Ball Z. Shonen Jump was simply too crowded with 7 stories. I imagine the 2 month Yu-Gi-Oh hiatus a few months back was Viz's test to see how manageable a 6-story format would be. Plus, the DBZ cash cow is running dry, so Shonen Jump can afford to drop DBZ, since Naruto-mania will probably occur this fall and carry the magazine with Yu-Gi-Oh. As for Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: The licensing of the anime makes me all but positive that Viz will publish the manga as part of the Shonen Jump Graphic Novel series by the end of the year. |
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slickwataris
Posts: 1334 Location: Carol Stream, Illinois |
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Right, they aren't adding another story. Hopefully they'll be able to put more chapters of whats left in it though. I'll be ticked if they just shorten the magazine.
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BoygetsfireD
 Posts: 475 Location: earth |
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what exactly is Shonen Jump? is it just a magazine with articles on manga, or does it have previews of manga, or whole chapters of manga, or what?
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slickwataris
Posts: 1334 Location: Carol Stream, Illinois |
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You don't know what Shonen Jump is? Where have you been living?
Yes, it has full chapters of manga, some articles. Now there are only 6 stories in the "mangazine." Yu-Gi-Oh Naruto One Piece Hikaru no Go Shaman King Yu Yu Hakusho |
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BoygetsfireD
Posts: 475 Location: earth |
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alright, thanks
I live in Ohio. 'nuff said 
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slickwataris
Posts: 1334 Location: Carol Stream, Illinois |
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Your welcome. I've never been to Ohio so I don't really know what your situation is. Anyway, I like your Totoro avatar.
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The Winking Samurai
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Actually, I think the reason it's being taken out is because everyone who's interested in DBZ has already seen the anime. Think about it. Why else would they fast-forward Yu-Gi-Oh? If it's been on TV long enough, they'll probably skip it.
YuYu is probably still in there because it's almost over, and it's the most popular manga in Shonen Jump, according to Anime Insider. If they don't replace DBZ with something, I'm gonna be ticked. |
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lyger
Posts: 53 Location: London, England |
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why does u.s jump only have 5-6 stories and weekly jump has 20. i think u.s jump could fit more stories like about 1-2 more and not to metion its monthly. i dont think any one would complain if u.s jump was a litte Heavier
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Kagemusha
Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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Weekly Shonen Jump usually runs one chapter of a manga per week, so they can fit alot more stories in the magazine. Because the US version is monthly, this would mean that everything would come out at a very slow rate. |
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