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Oct 13, 2012 5:18 PM
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According to Kodansha Comic's official blog, Kodansha has licensed several new titles for English release.



Kodansha also announced The Sailor Moon Art Book that will feature work from all five Japanese Sailor Moon art books. The book will be full color and have bonus material.

Source: Kodansha Comics Blog
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Oct 13, 2012 5:21 PM
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Are they actually calling it Fairy Tale or is that an error?
Oct 13, 2012 5:24 PM
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Vylash said:
Are they actually calling it Fairy Tale or is that an error?

My mistake, it has been fixed. Thanks.
Oct 13, 2012 5:42 PM
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...Air Gear Omnibus...Are They Gonna Start With Volume 1...They Haven't Even Finish Publishing To The 30+ Volumes...
Only Thing Else I'm Gonna Buy Is Probably Sankarea
Oct 13, 2012 5:43 PM
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Yay Vinland Saga get license !
Boho it will be out in an year from now :'(
Oct 13, 2012 5:44 PM
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Sankarea is a nice surprise, I'm definitely gonna get the volumes despite the stupid subtitle.
Oct 13, 2012 5:50 PM
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Glad to see Sankarea is licensed! I've been wanting to give the manga a try!
Oct 13, 2012 6:31 PM
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I think I got a little too excited when I saw No. 6 on that list.
Oct 13, 2012 7:30 PM
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I think I got a little too excited when I saw No. 6 on that list.
You're not the only one, lol.

Also, yes! I hope they finish publishing Air Gear. Still need to finish that.
Oct 13, 2012 7:31 PM

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VINLAND SAGA!
TAKE MY MONEY!
I probably regret this post by now.
Oct 13, 2012 8:24 PM

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The following manga have STILL not been licensed:

Sora no Otoshimono

To Love Ru, and To Love Ru Darkness

Sekirei

THE WORLD GOD ONLY KNOWS!

Seriously, what is Kodansha, Yen Press, and Viz waiting for????


These are VERY POPULAR manga, especially TWGOK and To Love Ru Darkness....they would literally fly off the shelves!

It's so frustrating!
Oct 13, 2012 8:25 PM

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FINALLY someone licenses no.6! *-*
now i can buy the manga whenever it becomes available ^-^
Oct 13, 2012 8:30 PM

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Never thought for one second Sankarea would get licensed so this good news, heard a lot about vinland saga so i'll give it a shot.

But I have to say why are Kodansha USA giving us so little.

weekly shonen magazine has tons of interesting ongoing series right now yet all we have is Cage of Eden and Fairy tail.

give me any sports manga from WSM and I'll be very happy, Hajime no Ippo, Ahiru no Sora, Daiya no Ace, Area no Kishi or Baby Steps. plenty to choose from, all I ask is one.

would really like them to release code: breaker or Kimi no iru machi as I'm a fan of both authors previous works (Samurai Deeper Kyo & Suzuka)

point is Kodansha have so many manga why only 4, they should try to do a shonen magazine imprint like Viz do with Jump and even sunday though it pales compared to the jump line.

though lately Viz are sliding with licenses as well, only 5 from the past 7 years of JUMP. (Bakuman, Nura, Toriko, Psyren & Ral Grad)
and when will we get more shonen sunday manga (Magi, kenichi, kami nomi)

cmon guys I need more manga filling my book shelves lets get a lot more series released please.
Oct 13, 2012 8:44 PM
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sankarea... and here i thought it would never be translated. damn it, and i already went and bought the 6 japanese volumes
Oct 13, 2012 8:51 PM

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THE WORLD GOD ONLY KNOWS!


Seriously. Where.
Oct 13, 2012 9:14 PM

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Very nice, will definitely be picking up Sankarea, Vinland Saga, and No. 6. I'm also in agreement with other posters here, would be nice to have more licenses. Not that I'm complaining mind you, glad that new titles are being brought out here.
Oct 13, 2012 9:39 PM
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Yay for Vinland Saga. Such a masterpiece. I also hope that Kodansha will license the equaly epic historical manga Historie and re-license Planetes.
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This news got me so excited. I already have bought Vinland Saga in Japanese, but considering I don't understand it all too well, I can't wait to be able to pick up the english version as well.

I'm also hoping to buy Fairy Tail at some point, so seeing a monthly release is a bonus.

Sankarea is also another must-buy for me.
Oct 14, 2012 12:34 AM

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Thank you Viking God. Thank you so much. Vinland Saga is so bought.
Oct 14, 2012 12:46 AM

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Wasn't Fairy Tail already publishing? Pretty sure I see it at Barnes & Nobles every time I'm there .-.

And it's about time Sankarea gets an English release... but why such a shitty name? "Sankarea" is just fine. Why do English companies have to go and give such stupid titles to everything?
Oct 14, 2012 1:50 AM

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Brand said:
  • No. 6 - The manga based off the novels


I can die happy now
bruh
Oct 14, 2012 2:05 AM

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To Love Ru Darkness

But it has TITS! How are they supposed to release something with TITS?
Seriously, it's a borderline hentai. I believe it's not that easy to release those.
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To Love Ru Darkness

But it has TITS! How are they supposed to release something with TITS?
Seriously, it's a borderline hentai. I believe it's not that easy to release those.


Hmm, I think they're also forgetting To LOVE-ru still hasn't even come out in English (besides the anime), so it wouldn't make sense to release the sequel before it.
Oct 14, 2012 2:25 AM

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Maybe I'll buy Sankarea. I didn't like the anime very much, but I'm still interested in the manga. The other stuff either doesn't look interesting to me or I already buy the series from a german publisher (Tokyo Mew Mew, Vinland Saga).

BTW, I agree that a publisher should finally release Sora no Otoshimono and/or Sekirei...I love those series and want to buy the manga...
Oct 14, 2012 3:28 AM
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Vinland Saga

Vinland Saga

Vinland Saga


I am happy.
Oct 14, 2012 3:29 AM

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Yay for Sankarea and No.6, may take a look when its out, might even buy.
As it turns out, living was a punishment...
Oct 14, 2012 3:59 AM

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Nº6 *.*

ワンダーランド花 ♥

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Wasn't Fairy Tail already publishing? Pretty sure I see it at Barnes & Nobles every time I'm there .-.

And it's about time Sankarea gets an English release... but why such a shitty name? "Sankarea" is just fine. Why do English companies have to go and give such stupid titles to everything?


What's wrong with the title? I think it sums up nicely what the story is all about, and it's a nice play on the whole undead theme.
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They better not mean they will start publishing the rest of Air Gear in omnibus format. I already cry everytime I see that last Del Rey omnibus in my collection, don't want even more omnibuses.

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Good, they won't.


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Last volume of Ghost Hunt where?
Oct 14, 2012 5:20 AM
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Sweet I don't have to hold on to my Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode copies. They look out of place with the new omnibuses. I must get the Sailor Moon art book as well.
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Yurippe said:
Brand said:
  • No. 6 - The manga based off the novels


I can die happy now


OMG!!!! HELL YEAH!! I'm so happy right now!
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Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode? Why -__-
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Oct 14, 2012 7:07 AM
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icantfeelmyarms said:
Wasn't Fairy Tail already publishing? Pretty sure I see it at Barnes & Nobles every time I'm there .-.


Yes, and I wrote "Volumes will now be published monthly."
Oct 14, 2012 7:55 AM

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HELL YES, Vinland Saga has finally been licensed.
Oct 14, 2012 7:56 AM

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Sankarea and No.6! :D

Waiting for the day when they license ONE of Shouoto Aya's works...
Oct 14, 2012 8:06 AM

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Any clues on the pace they will be releasing the Vinland Saga volumes?
I probably regret this post by now.
Oct 14, 2012 8:09 AM
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Higashi_no_Kaze said:
Any clues on the pace they will be releasing the Vinland Saga volumes?


Not sure but my guess would be a pretty slow release as it is a monthly series. Maybe one every four to six months?
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Yeah! That's a good news, I love Sankarea.

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The following manga have STILL not been licensed:

Sora no Otoshimono

To Love Ru, and To Love Ru Darkness

Sekirei

THE WORLD GOD ONLY KNOWS!

Seriously, what is Kodansha, Yen Press, and Viz waiting for????

100% agree. I would love to have all of them.
Oct 14, 2012 11:04 AM

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NO.6 YES

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Fairy Tale...this is good news! :D
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angelfire892 said:
Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode? Why -__-

Considering that they did omnibuses for Tokyo Mew Mew, it's pretty easy to see why they would do an omnibus of A La Mode.
Oct 14, 2012 1:56 PM

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no Magi? :'(
Oct 14, 2012 2:33 PM
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Can't wait for No.6.
Oct 14, 2012 3:23 PM

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Nyul said:
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To Love Ru Darkness

But it has TITS! How are they supposed to release something with TITS?
Seriously, it's a borderline hentai. I believe it's not that easy to release those.

There are PLENTY of English manga where tits are shown.

The problem is that you have to sell it as "MATURE CONTENT".

Also, the problem with To Love ru is that there are lolis in that manga and they show them nude on various occasions (Mikan and Nana especially).

So actually, To Love Ru might never make it to the U.S.....unfortunately :(

There shouldn't be any problems with TWGOK, Sekirei or Sora no Otoshimono though, I really don't know why they haven't released those.
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Why couldn't it be the No.6 novel instead ugh
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JustALEX said:


Also, the problem with To Love ru is that there are lolis in that manga and they show them nude on various occasions (Mikan and Nana especially).

So actually, To Love Ru might never make it to the U.S.....unfortunately :(
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There are a lot of manga and anime with naked lolis in it. I'm surprised a lot of it comes out in English. Also, remember that TLR's anime has already come out in English, as well as the OVAs.

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What's wrong with the title? I think it sums up nicely what the story is all about, and it's a nice play on the whole undead theme.


It's unnecessary. Having a short title, such as "Sankarea", will get people intrigued. They'll think, "Oh, Sankarea? What's this about? *opens up*" However, if you were to name it "Sankarea: moeass zombie girls doing moeass thangs", people will be like "Wut I don't want that filth..." The shorter the title, the more people will check it out. If you're being told what the content of the book is, then you're more likely NOT going to pick it up. What sellers want is for people to actually pick up the book and not just look at it and pass it up.
People will pick up Sankarea and think "What does Sankarea mean? What's it about?" and then read through to find out it's the name of a girl.

If I were to see a manga titled "Undying Love", I'd pass right by it, because it sounds like a badly titled fanfiction.

Trust me: I know marketing.

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Yes, and I wrote "Volumes will now be published monthly."


Mmkay. I didn't know it wasn't publishing regularly *doesn't read Fairy Tale*.
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VINLAND SAGA! Finnnnnnally.
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kool as
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Sailor Moon art book?!

I'm buying it.
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