The dominance of manga in the marketplace, how do you view it?

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Akuki KMC ELITE - CABLE

The dominance of manga in the marketplace, how do you view it?

I was just reading the most recent Wired Magazine, and they had an article that made me think of this.

Over the past couple years starting in about 2000, manga has steadily surpassed American comics in sales in both the U.S. and in many countries abroad. This has resulted in slumping U.S. comic sales and soaring profits for manga companies. I'm curious to see how the fans of American comics view the phenomenon, and your views on why it has taken place.

Switch 07 Restricted

Is this really needed here?

Newjak I am Beyond Power

Re: The dominance of manga in the marketplace, how do you view it?

Originally posted by Akuki
I was just reading the most recent Wired Magazine, and they had an articel that made me think of this.

Over the past couple years starting in about 2000, manga has steadily surpassed American comics in sales in both the U.S. and in many countries abroad. This has resulted in slumping U.S. comic sales and soaring profits for manga companies. I'm curious to see how the fans of American comics view the phenomenon, and your views on why it has taken place.

Well it most likely takes place because let's face it Manga/Anime has become the new popular children media.

With that Children aren't growing up watching Batman or Superman anymore they are watching Naruto, and other such shows therefore what would they want to read about.

What they watch more or what they watch less.

Symmetric Chaos Fractal King

We sell manga where I work and in the last two years I think we've sold like six volumes (books? TPB?).

Soljer Beware my Power

I think kids need it beaten out of them.

😐.

Bransolute Dead

I don't like Manga.
Or Anime.

🙂

Akuki KMC ELITE - CABLE

Originally posted by Switch 07
Is this really needed here?

it's a serious question. I'm curious how fans of American comics view the trend, since it's had plenty of impacts on the American Comic industry as well, from the negative of slumping sales to the positive of having companies like Borders starting to stock comics in their own section, and of course the copycat efforts like Marvel mangaverse.

Personally i credit the change to the fact that anime has really taken over as the dominant form of cartoons on television, and to be honest not all that mny people enjoy wading through all the canon to read about comic book characters.

Symmetric Chaos Fractal King

Originally posted by Bransolute
I don't like Manga.
Or Anime.

🙂

Good for you.

Citizen V Senior Member

Originally posted by Bransolute
I don't like Manga.
Or Anime.

🙂

Co-signed.

Bransolute Dead

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Good for you.
Thank you. 🙂

Switch 07 Restricted

Originally posted by Bransolute
I don't like Manga.
Or Anime.

🙂

Same.

Akuki KMC ELITE - CABLE

Originally posted by Bransolute
I don't like Manga.
Or Anime.

🙂


Sure it's your choice. But do you think the change in most kids atitudes is a result of smart decisions by the manga industry or more a result of bad ones by the comics industry, or a combination of both?

Akuki KMC ELITE - CABLE

Originally posted by Switch 07
Same.

What are you thinking of when you think of manga though? Naruto and DBZ or the kickass seinens like Hellsing?

Switch 07 Restricted

Man I hate all that crap that is on T.V now a days.

(AKA Anime. It reminds me why its good to not be a child anymore)

Switch 07 Restricted

Originally posted by Akuki
What are you thinking of when you think of manga though? Naruto and DBZ or the kickass seinens like Hellsing?
All of them.

Akuki KMC ELITE - CABLE

Originally posted by Switch 07
Man I hate all that crap that is on T.V now a days.

(AKA Anime. It reminds me why its good to not be a child anymore)


You do realize that just about all the anime's on t.v. are aimed for 8-12 year olds?

JasonK4 Restricted

Originally posted by Bransolute
I don't like Manga.
Or Anime.

🙂


I used to watch Dragon Ball Z. 🙂

I don't anymore. 🙁

Bransolute Dead

Originally posted by Akuki
You do realize that just about all the anime's on t.v. are aimed for 8-12 year olds?
Not Afro Samaria. 🙂

Soljer Beware my Power

Meh. Half of them are. Things like Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo are often considered both shonen and seinen.

grey fox KMC Magik Founder

Y'all are haters.

Look at it from this point of view.

They've been selling comics for the last 70 odd years. Let the new kid have a chance. Secondly, don't watch any dubbed anime...well maybe watch Cowboy Bebop. Nothing else though. Everything else go with Subbed, MUCH MUCH better.