Forum - View topicList of series that are incomplete in North America
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Touma
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I added that volume count to the Lum entry. Thank you. |
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einhorn303
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It looks like "Kingyo Used Books" should be added to this list, from VIZ's SIg Ikki line. They published the last volume, the 4th out of 15 so far, back in 2011. It looks extremely unlikely that VIZ will be printing any more.
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Touma
Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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I agree that it is not likely that Viz will continue this, and if they do I can remove it from the list. I just added it, but I was looking at the encyclopedia entry when I did it so I used 12 for the total volumes. Is the encyclopedia information outdated? I can easily change it to 15 if that is correct. |
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Buster Blader 126
 Posts: 1206 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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I remember reading from a reliable site that Kingyo Used Books will not continue due to the rights of using the various titles getting too expensive. I wish I can find it.... |
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st_owly
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I remember reading that also. Can't for the life of me remember where though. |
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einhorn303
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I'd think that stuff like this would fall under "fair use." Ah well, I guess Japanese laws also get their chance to be silly. It's a shame, too, since it was a great series. I guess the authors of various titles just don't have the "love of manga" that Kingyo would espouse. |
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lys
 Posts: 1008 Location: mitten-state |
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Shaenon Garrity wrote a column about the series that mentioned Viz discontinuing the series because of the rights issue. I don't think I'd heard about it before then but she does/did work for Viz, so she should know:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/金魚屋古書店-16-IKKI-COMIX-せいむ/dp/4091886604 It appears to now be up to v16 in Japan, actually! |
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Princess_Irene
ANN Reviewer
 Posts: 2606 Location: The castle beyond the Goblin City |
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I wonder - do you think that Kenji Tsuruta's Spirit of Wonder counts as incomplete? Dark Horse released the Miss China stories, but my Castermann (French) edition is four times as thick with many more mini-series and shorts, all under the "Spirit of Wonder" heading.
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Touma
Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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@ lys
Thanks for the information. I listed "Kingyo Used Books" as having 16 original volumes, with a note that it is still being published in Japan.
It looks to me like Dark Horse probably did not release all of it. We do need the number of volumes though. The encyclodedia does not have the Dark Horse release(s) and shows only one volume in Japan, and three in Spain. I just noticed that there are now 279 titles on this list. 
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lys
Posts: 1008 Location: mitten-state |
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From MangaUpdates (I think it's okay to mention that site? it doesn't directly host scans, and is, along with Amazon JP, my go-to source for information about published manga): Contains 12 chapters: 9 short stories, and 3 Miss China stories. 1. The Universe is so Vast and Wonderful! 2. Leaving One Night by the Light of the Full Moon 3. To Invoke the Stars 4. Little Melancholy 5. The Young Scientists' Club 6. See You Later, God Willing 7. Marsy in the Land of Time 8. Natsuko 9. The Young Scientist Club on Mars 10. The Melancholy of China 11. China's Wish 12. China Strikes Back The Japanese edition collects all 12 chapters in one volume. The Spanish edition from Glénat released the full series in 3 volumes. The English edition from Dark Horse published only the Miss China chapters, first in comic format, then in one trade paperback. The site also lists an "extended edition" in Japan but I don't know what that would contain. I'm not sure if I would count this as an incomplete series, though maybe it fits (or is worth a note anyway) by your standard. Still, I think Dark Horse probably published what it intended to and didn't "drop" the series in the usual way. |
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Touma
Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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I think that I will take the easy way out and just ignore "Spirit of Wonder" for now. I can always add it to the list later. |
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Touma
Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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DMP has released the second volume of The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat, more than a year and a half after the first volume.
Based on that I think that there is a good chance that they will eventually release the third, and final, volume. But I will leave it on the list, with a note, for now. Thank you, to the person who left the comment about this on Google. |
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Touma
Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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I have already noted on the spreadsheet that Maid-sama has been rescued by Viz.
I call that good news. |
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CheechMonger
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I missed this. Good news indeed 
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mewpudding101
Industry Insider
 Posts: 2206 Location: Tokyo, Japan |
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Galaxy Angel II stopped North American publishing at Vol.3
I waited like 5 years to move to Japan and finish the series. *cries* Also, it seems J-Pop Idol actually had more volumes than 2. It's just only two were in print. After that, they were digital only. |
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