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Thatguy3331
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 GREAT!! Now I really have a reason to invest in this!
Popularity aside I personally don't see this manga as anything revolutionary by a long shot and as annoying as it is to see some people compare to to naruto I could kinda see the similarities, especially in the first 10 chapters, but so far it's having fun with itself and honestly it's kinda infectious. They can compare all they want but personally I never had this much fun with naruto so I could really care less. It's got a silly streak which may not be for everyone but it's one of the reasons I like it so much. Also I just noticed how the picture makes it look like Izuku has a stand. 
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Mr.Shonen
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Are there any recent SJ series that Viz hasn't brought state side? Like I'm still waiting for an official Sket Dance release.
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smokeyjoey8
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This looks interesting. I just wish Viz had licensed it sooner so we wouldn't have to start 20+ chapters in. I wonder if they'll be doing something like publishing 3+ old chapters along with the new one each week in WSJ, like they have been doing in that past.
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Davy0
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It's refreshing because the main character is much smarter than your average shonen protagonist. And also, the Japanese take on Comic Superheroes is always interesting.
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Anton Chigurh
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What news! Between this and the latest SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA stunner of a chapter (hot garbage like BLEACH and pure offal like NISEKOI should be ashamed to share the same magazine with it) this WSJ was amazing. If ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM joins the ranks too, America will be effectively getting all the current WSJ heavy-hitters in Japan day-and-date. What an interesting time for the industry.
One year ago I didn't believe ASS CLASS would be released in the USA in any capacity, period. Today, anything's possible. I like what I've read of MY HERO ACADEMIA, it has a grungy quality to it. The art reminded me of Jhonen Vasquez's JTHM, a plus when most Shonen looks so samey. |
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Buster Blader 126
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I was wondering when Viz would get around to acquiring this.
I'm still 60+ issues behind on my WSJ subscription so I won't be reading this for a while, but I'm looking forward to it. Its GN sales caught my eye a little while back.
It depends on how you define "recent", but the glaring example in this case would be Haikyu! I guess Kuroko's Basketball, too. I'd say that if Viz were to put out Sket Dance, they would've done it by now. It won't ever happen because it's too long and it's a comedy-centric series. |
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Spotlesseden
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i don't believe this statement. I know ANN probably just copy this from Viz or whatever. This is shonen Jump fighting manga, most of the time the MC has to have special power. His parent(s)/Ancestors have to be special too.
There are many recent series haven't brought to Viz's shonen Jump. I can't just say state side because that's a wrong statement. Viz manga and shonen Jump available outside of US too. They only bring over the one that they think the western viewers like, which is stupid. Consider those will get cancel quick in Japan. The they will try to replace the cancelled one with a recent popular one in Japan. Recent means around 2 year to me. Nothing more than that. |
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Animeking1108
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Nope. The protagonist had to work his way to his power. When he does spoiler[obtain borrowed powers], it would injure him every time he used it, so it keeps him from being a Gary Stu. |
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leafy sea dragon
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The protagonist of World Trigger, Osamu Mikumo, is also severely outclassed by almost every other fighter in the series and battles strictly with standard issue equipment--he's just more dedicated and smarter than most of them. Too bad the anime botched this series up so bad that it looks like everyone is incompetent.
It feels like any time you have an anime or manga series where people everywhere have powers, the protagonist won't have them. At least, that's how it feels.
My guess is that they were proceeding more cautiously with Kouhei Horikoshi as Barrage flopped.
According to the most recent issue of Viz's Shonen Jump, there will be digital and print copies of the first few volumes coming out as a catch-up. Chapter 1 will be published, then it will jump ahead to the most recent chapter the following week. Every manga in Viz's Shonen Jump gets volumes after the last chapter that'd be in that volume appears in the magazine, though the volume releases are significantly delayed.
Viz has not made any attempt to bring over Hinomaru Zumo (it's a sports series, so it makes sense), Isobe Isobee Monogatari (comedy series that requires a good knowledge of Japanese folklore and history to understand), Psi Kusuo Saiki (not too sure why on this one), or any of the 2013 series except Stealth Symphony and Assassination Classroom, and the latter only got started in December 2014. As for other series still in the Japanese magazine that Viz is currently not doing, there's Kochikame (would fly over as well as a Japanese sitcom would) and Gin Tama (which Viz DID pick up but dropped out of low sales). |
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Somewhere
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Saiki's a gag series. The localization effort:customer response ratio here would be in the 'haaaaaah....totally not worth it' area.
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leafy sea dragon
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Gag series do sometimes sell decently here, like Azumanga Daioh and Sgt. Frog, but yeah, they have an uphill battle compared to the action series.
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