Forum - View topicN.A. Manga Anthologies
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isaacada1
 Posts: 779 Location: Snohomish, WA |
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As of July 2005, there will be three anthologies in North America.
Super Manga Blast Shonen Jump Shojo Beat Does anyone expect any other players in the market? For example, could Raijin return with a colloboration between say Gutsoon and Dark Horse(similar to the Dark Horse/Digital Manga arrangement)? Is more manga anthologies going to expand the manga market in North America? Will there be another shoujo manga anthology entering the market and can the market support it? |
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littlegreenwolf
 Posts: 4796 Location: Seattle, WA |
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I wouldn't be surprised for a minute if Tokyopop tried their shoujo anthology. They have an even bigger selection of titles then before they started Smile, the nation wide appeal has increased, as well as the market, and they already have experience from Smile and Mixxzine.
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darkhunter
 Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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It only depend on how well Shojo Beat is recieve. If it's proven that there's a profitable market in shojo anthology, than you can likely see others follow suit.
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IvoryBirch
 Posts: 137 Location: a distant northern land |
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Now, as a longtime shoujo fan, I'm very biased in saying this, but I'm also certain that Shôjo Beat will be a success, and there will likewise be other companies that follow its examples. The shoujo manga fanbase in the U.S. is rapidly growing, and I think that a magazine-anthology has great market potential. This format should appeal not only to the more ardent fans (such as myself
 ) but also to the "casual" fans (many of my friends fall into this category). Also, unlike a few years ago when I felt like telling people that I was a manga fan was the equivalent to annoucing that I had leprosy, manga seems to more and more acceptable for girls.
I'm no market expert or anything, but I really think Viz made a smart move. |
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cboudreau
 Posts: 69 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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I've never picked up one of these anthologies, and though I am mildly intrigued, I probably won't start doing so for one reason: I prefer to read my manga in TP form. I read mainstream too, which for the most part, are read in single issue format. One of these is 100 Bullets, which is basically one long story to be told over a rumoured 100 issues. With a month or so between each issue, I find myself forgetting some of the small nuances of the story between issues. For this reason, I've read other long, ongoing stories such as The Walking Dead and Y: The Last Man in TP format. They simply make for a better read in collected form. I feel the same way about manga. The tales aren't episodic in nature. They read better in collected form, and I don't have to worry about forgetting the details. With an anthology, I'd be faced with not just one, but multiple stories in single issue format. That is too daunting.
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Kagemusha
 Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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I think it depends on the manga. After all, some genres are usually episodic and work better in single readings. The only things I buy in the monthly format are Blade of the Immortal and sometimes Super Manga Blast!. What's Michael? and Club 9 work well in these proportions (I don't know if I could take extended readings of WM?), but Exaxxion and Shadow Star usually leave me wanting to read more. As for Blade, trade paperbacks are far better than the monthly format, as BotI is a manga that is very storydriven. Often times single chapters will be average in quality, but when collected with the rest of the story they become exellent. I still buy the issues out of devotion to the series and to get the bonus matterial. Of course, the reduced size and better paper/ink quality make the trade paperbacks worth the purchase even after already reading the story (it's amazing how much the paper/ink can improve artwork). I think I'll buy a couple of issues of SB to test the mangas out. If they're all great I'll proboly end up buying it monthy; otherwise I'll buy or borrow the trades of series I like. |
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