From: tnaran@no-more-virii-please.direct.ca
Ping Kuo wrote:
> In article , Travers Naran
> wrote:
>
>> shelves. Shonen Jump USA seems to have the right price point if you
>> subscribe to it ($2.50 US), but unfortunately, I don't care about ANY of
>> the stories in SJ.
>
> 2.50 is about right, BUT...
>
> it is a monthly, a big minus compare to SJ Japan, and
I was wondering about that. It would be nice to have a bi-monthly issue
of an anthology with a variety of titles in it.
>> On the other hand, I'd gladly pay that amount for an English version of
>> Dengeki Daioh which has at least 2 titles I'd want to read and the
>> others seemed interesting (I've only read one volume of DD).
>
> let me guess, Yotsubato and Kamichu? they are on my "to read" list.
I forget the title of the one I read. I bought my first issue for
Yotsubato, and then tried the others and thought one of them was
interesting. But yeah, DD would be a more natural choice to bring to
NA, but if what you say next is true...
> a monthly Dengeki Daioh, even in Japan (780yen~=$6.5), would be much
> more expensive than a SJ (230yen~=$2). after shipping, tax, and profit
> taking it should be way over $10 in US. if you want to translated into
> English and print it here? $15+ easy.
Yeah, I remember paying quite a bit for my issue (but it included an
Ichigo Marshmellow figurine :-)). But if there's more than a couple
titles I want to read, even if it's just to kill time, it might be worth
$8 US. But publishing something that thick on low quality paper is
actually quite cheap (Remember even the Sears catalog usually cost less
than a $1 to print in full-color glossy). It would be the translation &
licensing fees that would drive the cost up.
>> I suspect fans in the West would get something ENTIRELY different from
>> Emma. To them, it would be a Victorian romance story. Not a
>> "hard-core" maid fetish series.
>
> in that case they will totally lose the male readers, when all their
> hype were targeting them instead of the female readers who will like
> it.
That's my theory. It doesn't even seem to interest the Otaku in fansubs
and scanlations.
>> In manga? Yeah, it's not that exciting. On a real, hot looking woman? ;-)
>
> what! you need 3-D stimultants!? :)
Heheh!
> a true otaku can only get his kicks from the 2-D variety, and only have
> H books which are not of real people. (*bean knowldege* from Genshiken,
> ^^;)
Of course. I'm a failure as an otaku. I'll turn in my figurines and
Gundam models on the way out. I loved the initiation they had for their
new members. :-)
> Del Rey is actually very good compare to Tokyopop, DC, Viz, etc. I
> don't claim my taste are good or universal, but I pretty much approved
> most titles they got, consider they can only pick things after those
> company had already pilfered their shares for years. their libary is
> small, but their quality ratio is high.
Good point. But Del Ray also got someone who knew manga to run the
division, IIRC.
> again, from the interview w/ Del Rey on animeondvd.com, Random House is
> totally clueless, as have a title like Negima and don't know what they
> have, and only authorize a small first printing run. afraid it won't
> sold out.
>
> http://www.animeondvd.com/news/article.php?article_view=462
I read about that.
> needless to say, there are reprinted, expect a similiar boom when the
> UNCENSORED Air Gear hit the press.
A big sell through of uncensored manga would be a good thing, in my
books. Not because I really get off on the echi stuff (it's nice, I
must admit..), but because there are other manga out there where the
nudity and adult themes are an important part of the story (e.g., Dance
Til Tomorrow).
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