| Amazon has listed that Isshuukan Friends. volume 7, which will be released on April 22, 2015, will be the final volume of the series. The manga's anime adaptation aired this Spring. Source: Nekonotemo |
NaruleachJul 22, 2014 2:20 AM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| I'm going to start reading that once its finished. I liked the anime and I'm curious to see if they ever develop in a romantic way. |
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| Nice |
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| It seems the manga itself won't be overly long. I might check it out, it does have an interesting starting point. |
| This may stem from a limited insight, but an anime adaption seems more and more like a death sentence for smaller manga. I lost count over the number of manga that ended shortly after their anime in the last two to three years. |
| In 9/10 cases, the worst thing about an anime is its fandom. |
| Watched the anime because I knew the manga was pretty good. Too bad both are now at the end of its life. |
| I guess its good that its going to get some closure, i only watched the anime, but it was looking to be dragging on a bit like the Nisekoi manga, so i guess its good news. |
| Season 2 with the manga ending pls. |
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| So it means, there's a hope for Season 2? |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
| Hopefully the volumes sell well so that Season 2 comes~ I loved the fluffy art style from Brains Base! |
| Over a year of waiting ;_; Ofc, I am looking forward to it. |
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| The anime covered vol 1-4 and so far the disc sales were decent. If by any means the other circumstances also look good, i really hope they also cover the rest 3 vol. I really loved this series and a proper closure would be much welcomed. |
Nucksen said: This may stem from a limited insight, but an anime adaption seems more and more like a death sentence for smaller manga. I lost count over the number of manga that ended shortly after their anime in the last two to three years. The anime did not have bad sales, so its unrelated. I'm pretty sure the story is just done. @Amiluhur Unless it airs in winter, I doubt it will happen. A manga series that have finished publishing and that already have an anime adaptation, very rarely, if ever, get another tv season. SweetCoconut said: So it means, there's a hope for Season 2? It only lowers them. |
| I liked the anime and started to read the manga, I am a bit sad, but also curious to see how it will end. |
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| Season 2 please please. |
| If they dont get together im gonna fucking kill someone. Though i have to say this is probably the creator ending it on his own accord, this isnt the trype of series that can go on that long because kaori's amnesia will simply become too contrived and dragged out considering the amount of progress its come so far. Though does anyone know if there would be enough material for a 2nd seaosn, I know thats probably not gonna happen cause A: brains base and B: there probably isnt enough, but still. |
JizzyHitlerJul 22, 2014 9:07 AM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| I doubt you can turn 1 or 2 volumes into a full season. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Let's see if they gonna decide to make a second season of it. |
| Rather than a new season, I'd be fine with a couple of OVAs instead so they wouldn't have to add unnecessary fillers. |
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| Yes please at least a OVA to finish it off ;_; |
Yause said: Nucksen said: This may stem from a limited insight, but an anime adaption seems more and more like a death sentence for smaller manga. I lost count over the number of manga that ended shortly after their anime in the last two to three years. The promotional power of an anime can determine continuation. Generally, if the readership of a mildly popular work doesn't increase dramatically after the anime broadcast, the publisher may choose to end it. Theoretically, yes, but in practice, there's very little evidence to support this. Visible boosts are just as common for manga that end less than 1 year after the anime as they are for manga that end more then 2 years after the anime. In general, if a series doesn't run in a weekly shonen mag with million-plus circulation numbers and is popular enough to warrant an anime, it's popular enough to continue regardless of how much of a boost the anime provides. Provided the author wants to do so, of course. |
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rederoin said: Nucksen said: This may stem from a limited insight, but an anime adaption seems more and more like a death sentence for smaller manga. I lost count over the number of manga that ended shortly after their anime in the last two to three years. The anime did not have bad sales, so its unrelated. I'm pretty sure the story is just done. @Amiluhur Unless it airs in winter, I doubt it will happen. A manga series that have finished publishing and that already have an anime adaptation, very rarely, if ever, get another tv season. SweetCoconut said: So it means, there's a hope for Season 2? It only lowers them. Actually, if they see a bump in the sales of the current volume, they might do season 2 in order to try to get a similar bump in sales for the final volume... |
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| I'm more bummed that I have to wait 8 months between Volume 6 coming out today and Volume 7 in April. I might just start buying the magazines to read it now. |
| ;___; Shougo x Saki OTP, pls make it happen :c |
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| Not familiar with it, but it's got "friends" in the title, so why not? XD |
zensunni said: rederoin said: The anime did not have bad sales, so its unrelated. I'm pretty sure the story is just done. @Amiluhur Unless it airs in winter, I doubt it will happen. A manga series that have finished publishing and that already have an anime adaptation, very rarely, if ever, get another tv season. It only lowers them. If they do it before the manga has been done publishing, yes. Actually, if they see a bump in the sales of the current volume, they might do season 2 in order to try to get a similar bump in sales for the final volume... |
| Finally. Now I can pick it back up. |
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| Scanlations please. Movie please. |
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| I bet they'll go for an ambiguous friendship ending. |
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| How bittersweet. I was planning on reading, and while I would love to see a conclusive ending, I don't know if I will like the manga enough and be sad it ended. Can't wait to read it. |
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| I wonder if it'll take 12 or 24 episodes to cover the rest of the manga |
Anon1409Jul 22, 2014 11:41 PM
Anon1409 said: I wonder if it'll take 12 or 24 episodes to cover the rest of the manga Well .. 4 volumes gave us 12 episodes and there are 3 more volumes, so you do the maths! Personally I think it is VERY unlikely that there will be another season, but they may well produce an OVA for the final volume. |
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Torisunanohokori said: Yause said: The promotional power of an anime can determine continuation. Generally, if the readership of a mildly popular work doesn't increase dramatically after the anime broadcast, the publisher may choose to end it. Theoretically, yes, but in practice, there's very little evidence to support this. Visible boosts are just as common for manga that end less than 1 year after the anime as they are for manga that end more then 2 years after the anime. In general, if a series doesn't run in a weekly shonen mag with million-plus circulation numbers and is popular enough to warrant an anime, it's popular enough to continue regardless of how much of a boost the anime provides. Provided the author wants to do so, of course. Mangirl! is a prime example of a series that got cancelled after the anime flopped so it is more than just theory. |
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| I like the manga more than the anime (though it was enjoyable too of course and what got me into this series), hopefully the scans catch up before then to the material it didn't cover. |
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LastChapter said: Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? *cries* Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality. ..I literally cant believe everyone on here left you hanging. |
scruffykiwi said: Mangirl! is a prime example of a series that got cancelled after the anime flopped so it is more than just theory. Do you have proof that Mangirl was specifically cancelled, like an author comment or something? I didn't say that manga *never* get cancelled, just that a series ending soon after the anime is not generally sufficient proof that a given series was forced to end by the publisher. There are many series that do well and also see the manga end soon after the anime, ala Joshiraku or Usagi Drop, and those that did poorly by all available measures but are still running, ala Hyouge Mono or Hen Zemi. |
TorisunanohokoriJul 23, 2014 8:09 AM
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| It's also highly possible that it's the other way round - that the anime adaptation occurs when it does because the series is nearing its end. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| getting ready to start reading probably after watching the anime too |
Torisunanohokori said: scruffykiwi said: Mangirl! is a prime example of a series that got cancelled after the anime flopped so it is more than just theory. Do you have proof that Mangirl was specifically cancelled, like an author comment or something? I didn't say that manga *never* get cancelled, just that a series ending soon after the anime is not generally sufficient proof that a given series was forced to end by the publisher. There are many series that do well and also see the manga end soon after the anime, ala Joshiraku or Usagi Drop, and those that did poorly by all available measures but are still running, ala Hyouge Mono or Hen Zemi. Yes. Mangirl was cancelled. The mangaka currently does not have any serialization underway. |
scruffykiwiJul 23, 2014 4:03 PM
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scruffykiwi said: Yes. Mangirl was cancelled. The mangaka currently does not have any serialization underway. That's also not a particularly meaningful bit of info. Not everybody who chooses to end a series immediately starts working on their next publication. Gakuen Alice (which regularly made the charts at 100k+) finished a year ago, just before Mangirl, and Higuchi Tachibana still hasn't published anything since. Hiroyuki Takei had a 2-year gap between the end of Shaman King in 2004 and the start of Jumbor in 2007. |
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Torisunanohokori said: scruffykiwi said: Yes. Mangirl was cancelled. The mangaka currently does not have any serialization underway. That's also not a particularly meaningful bit of info. Not everybody who chooses to end a series immediately starts working on their next publication. Gakuen Alice (which regularly made the charts at 100k+) finished a year ago, just before Mangirl, and Higuchi Tachibana still hasn't published anything since. Hiroyuki Takei had a 2-year gap between the end of Shaman King in 2004 and the start of Jumbor in 2007. I can't find the source right now but an English fan discussed with the mangaka on the mangaka's pixvid account about how much the mangaka got from the anime (which was a pittance) and about their disappointment of the manga getting axed. Yes it's true that anime sales on their own won't get a series axed, and there are plenty of examples of low sales anime continuing in manga form, especially for more niche titles. Of course because we are all outsiders we can't see the income streams and each publisher is different, but when a business invests in a product and does not see any return (in manga volume sales) then it's not unexpected to see that investment terminated. |
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