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Satoshi_Miwa

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"Intresting Comments from Toren Smith..." , posted Thu 24 Oct 20:46

Check them out Here...

Personally I think he's lost it, as Animerica Extra is a much better mag than SMB and it's cheaper (And it has VGAi and FY, while SMB only has 3x3 eyes goin for it). And while I think he's right about Raijin, he's way off base on Shonen Jump. DBZ and Yugi-oh will be more than enough to sell it to kids.

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Fuchikoma

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"Re(1):Intresting Comments from Toren Smith..." , posted Thu 24 Oct 22:34

I don't really see the magazine style manga catching on in the U.S... too much tradition in having comics published individually. Plus a lot of people like to follow certain titles and don't want to be forced to buy a whole magazine when all you want to read is one certain title.

Samus

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Luisinan
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"I hope it makes it" , posted Thu 24 Oct 22:51

I really really really hope it catches on because this can only mean good things for comics in the US. If parents and kids realize they can get a lot of high quality manga at a reasonable price- which is what I believe Shonen Jump is doing, then it should succeed. But they need to know that Shonen Jump exists.

I have my fingers crossed. Personally, I don't like the material in Shonen Jump or Raijin, but I trust that its good. Is Animerica really that good? Give me some advice folks, I want to get some phonebook size manga here!

threesixtee
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"Re(1):I hope it makes it" , posted Thu 24 Oct 23:11

I have faith shonen jump will be good. hell I already subscribed, so it better be. seriously look at the line up, shaman king, one piece, naruto... that's all pretty freaking up to date and all pretty good. then with yu-gi-oh! and dbz as its centerpieces for the general public I see good things in its future.

on an unrelated note, anyone know how toren smith got a character in gunbuster named after him?

evil will always triumph. because good is dumb.

Fuchikoma

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Copper Customer

"Re(2):I hope it makes it" , posted Fri 25 Oct 00:04

quote:

on an unrelated note, anyone know how toren smith got a character in gunbuster named after him?

Kenichi Sonada has always been pretty good about frequently attending anime conventions in the U.S.A., that's probably how he got to know Smith.

Samus

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Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(1):I hope it makes it" , posted Fri 25 Oct 21:07

The exposure of Shone Jump depends on the stores carrying it. I'd imagine it'll get good shelf space in shops that do well with manga, and in Suncoast and other stores. But in comic shops that detest manga it'll get no space...

However I think the strength of Yugi-oh, DBZ, and YYH will bring readers to it. That's a solid lineup of titles with strong Cartoon Networks exposure, and Yugi-oh is still selling hot. It'll get the fans reading it.

Raijin, though, lacks a real big name (in the US) manga to help sell it. I think it may sell on the weak side, as much as I'd like to see it make it.

Animerica Extra is a 130 page Anthology of comics, and it contains Fushigi Yuugi, Video Girl Ai, Utena, Short Program 2, Steam Detectives, and two other series. I love Video Girl Ai, FY, and enjoy Utena. And Short program is rocking, so I recomend it greatly...

Gen

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"Re(1):Intresting Comments from Toren Smith..." , posted Fri 25 Oct 21:33

aahh!

hm I haven't heard the name Toren Smith in a while.