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   Re: Lycanthrope Leo: will the rest of th   
   10 Jul 06 17:50:22   
   
   From: LostRune+NGs@UofR.SlamSpam.net   
      
   Sun, 9 Jul 2006 1:00pm-0700, -no-@81-pool1.ras02.sea01.dial.cogentco.com...:   
      
   > Manga musings on a Sunday afternoon...   
   >   
   > 	A few years back, I was hunting for any info regarding further volumes of   
   > Lycanthrope Leo (only one volume published by Viz), since the story was   
   > obviously ongoing and, to me at least, an intriguing twist on the   
   shapeshifter   
   > myth/legend.  Someone from Viz replied that the company decided not to   
   continue   
   > translation/publication of the rest of the manga due to it's extreme violence   
   > and gore--consensus was it didn't sell well at the time.   
   >   
   > 	Well, we've currently got Berserk, with its own hyper-violence and gore to   
   the   
   > max, doing quite well in sales through Dark Horse.  So, I'm wondering, even   
   > though it's an older manga (although this hasn't been a sticking point with   
   > other titles), if Leo has a chance at being published in its entirety in the   
   US.   
   >   I personally can't think of a manga with such an original take on   
   lycanthropy,   
   > and I'm very interested in seeing how Leo's personal journey progresses   
   through   
   > the series.   
   >   
   > 	Thoughts?  News?  Info?  Any and all appreciated.   
   >   
      
   It's old, not well-known, and without an anime tie-in, it's dead methinks.   
      
   Laters. =)   
      
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