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 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.
Is this even true? When ever I look at sales charts Marvel and DC are waaaaaaay a head of Viz and Tokyopop
Originally posted by Akuki
From the people I've talked to manga fans can basically divided into people who love naruto and absolutely despise it. I happen to be one of those who absolutely despises it.
The Naruto anime is a piece of crap like almost every anime based of a shonen manga. The manga was good for about two volumes when it first came out 1999, now it just isn't bad.
Re: Re: The dominance of manga in the marketplace, how do you view it?
Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Is this even true? When ever I look at sales charts Marvel and DC are waaaaaaay a head of Viz and Tokyopop
Originally posted by Capt Spaulding
all i've seen is the dubbed cartoon, and I can't even sit through an episode...........
Poor Bastard, check out the subbed eps. Their actually good
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
👆Think of a cliche. Any cliche.
Tch, Naruto isn't that...full......of...cli- *looks at New Chapter*
Holy shit you may be right !
Originally posted by Akuki
From the people I've talked to manga fans can basically divided into people who love naruto and absolutely despise it. I happen to be one of those who absolutely despises it.
I don't 'love it' its a decent series but Hellsing shits all over it.
Re: Re: Re: The dominance of manga in the marketplace, how do you view it?
Originally posted by AkukiWillrules probably makes the other half. 😛
I'm getting most of my information from the article, but they stated that manga accounted for 2/3rds of sales of graphic novel type comics in the U.S. currently.
Originally posted by Switch 07
A request.Can anyone give me a link to that AWESOME fight between the purple haired boy and the blond boy in Naruto.
I saw it once and it f*cking pwned.
Wasn't ridiculously powerful people like in DBZ and was still better than any fight they had.
Hair color doesn't narrow down characters much in anime . . .
Originally posted by Switch 07
A request.Can anyone give me a link to that AWESOME fight between the purple haired boy and the blond boy in Naruto.
I saw it once and it f*cking pwned.
Wasn't ridiculously powerful people like in DBZ and was still better than any fight they had.
Sasuke and Naruto ?
Be difficult, simply because youtube is choc-a-bloc full of shitty AMV's made from it. I'll try though .
2006 Comic Sales
Ok. The full fight is dragged out through three eps. So I got the 'best' part that I could.
A little background for those that don't know.
Purple Hair kid (Sasuke) is attempting to flee his village and join up with uber-badguy Orochimaru. Naruto (Blond haired kid) is trying to stop him. Naruto has a Demon of extreme power sealed within him and can tap it's power for ampage.
Originally posted by srankmissingnin
2006 Comic Sales
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6310396.html
$145 million out of $245 million from manga.