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   From: ratinox@gweep.net   
      
   On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:14:05 -0800, dumpster4 wrote:   
   > Manga sales in America have dropped 43% since 2007, an even bigger drop   
   > than domestically produced comics and graphic novels, suggesting that   
   > more than the bad economy is to blame. A few doomsayers like Toren Smith   
   > had claimed for years that the market was headed for a bust since   
   > publishers were glutting the market with too much junk."   
      
   I've been saying that about anime for over a decade.  The manga   
   publishers (Tokyo Pop in particular) have been following the same glut-   
   the-market strategy that's driven music sales and video sales -- not just   
   anime -- into the ground.  Is it any wonder that the results are   
   identical?   
      
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