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Anime Expo 2007 - Keynote: Manga Mania




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Dargonxtc



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:53 am Reply with quote
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Price point is also a problem—right now, manga is considered overpriced in the US.

I agree. But I think Shounen Jump Advanced has it pretty close to being right.
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Treetastic



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:43 pm Reply with quote
Dargonxtc wrote:
article wrote:
Price point is also a problem—right now, manga is considered overpriced in the US.

I agree. But I think Shounen Jump Advanced has it pretty close to being right.


I agree. $8.00 is a reasonable price for manga, IMHO. It's more expensive than Japanese editions, but shelling out that much for what you get is certainly a better deal than some other labels.

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Yaoi may be considered "outlaw" and "edgy" by some, but the genre is much more readily accepted now; the recent Seven Seas controversy may have been the final line in terms of what is "outlaw" (the relationship depicted was essentially illegal).


Which controversy was this? I'm assuming that this isn't referring to Nymphet, which was more lolicon than anything. Confused
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Trivial



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:48 pm Reply with quote
otaku=peace? Their plot for world domination is ingenious.

Absolutely, anime and in this case manga is on the verge of becoming main stream. With more anime movies coming into North American theatres and graphic novels like 300 becoming popular, manga might yet reach beyond its fan base.

The trick is to cater to the seinen (adult) crowd as they are the ones that buy the titles that become New York times best sellers.
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HitokiriShadow



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:31 pm Reply with quote
Treetastic wrote:

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Yaoi may be considered "outlaw" and "edgy" by some, but the genre is much more readily accepted now; the recent Seven Seas controversy may have been the final line in terms of what is "outlaw" (the relationship depicted was essentially illegal).


Which controversy was this? I'm assuming that this isn't referring to Nymphet, which was more lolicon than anything. Confused


The Nymphet controversy is exactly what they are referring to.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:07 am Reply with quote
Trivial wrote:
The trick is to cater to the seinen (adult) crowd as they are the ones that buy the titles that become New York times best sellers.
Like Fruits Basket, Naruto, and Bleach? Those have support from the younger and older crowds to sell as much as they do.
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