Comments on: Editorial: Anime vs. Manga in the Market

By: Karen S.

Karen S. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:19:47 +0000

It was interesting. You seem very knowledgeable in your field.

By: a geek by any other name » Blog Archive » The Roundup In Which I Fail At Being Timely

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:22:02 +0000

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By: Tiamat's Discip

Tiamat's Discip — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:10:42 +0000

hehe i know that feeling well. My local store is in the middle of a buy 2 get one free sale, it's taking a lot of will power not to go nuts buying all the stuff i've wanted for a while.

Anime wise i used to be the same, the price was usually to much for me to even consider buying. Then of course we have Bandai increasing the prices even more lol

I found a place that i buy from now, i got a tone of series for $19.99 each. These were complete sesasons aswell. 12 Kingdoms, Chobits, Noir, MadLax, Kyo Kara, and Fruits Basket.

Then of course we have the Anime Legends collections, shame they take so damned log to come out though.

Manga wise though, TBH i think the industry is still in shock from the collapse of Geneon. So rather than being their usual risk taking selves, they're going extremely carefuly, not wanting to risk it.

Viz, ADV, TP all have large manga on hold, some of which i guess could be big earners if released right.

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MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Views from all over — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:55:25 +0000

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By: Kuri

Kuri — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:45:02 +0000

(@Tiamat) I'm the same way, I've always preferred manga over anime. However, for the few times I have been interested in anime, price was always a big deciding factor for me. I'd much rather buy myself a handful of manga over one DVD.

The drop in the manga industry certainly can't be denied. It may still be, seemingly, fairing better than the anime industry, but it's certainly not as strong as it used to be. I think there's less 'big name' titles to hype up and now it's all just leveling itself out.

Manga pricing also makes for much fun when it comes to impulse buys (even if my wallet hates me for it later ;p )

By: Tiamat's Discip

Tiamat's Discip — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:53:55 +0000

For me i've pretty much always prefered the manga versions of stuff. I've found that generally the manga has a better feel and flow than the anime does. Also the anime tends to skip things they consider minor, which are usually the bits i've loved lol

Manga is already in it's downfall though, you just need to look at the slow down in licensing to get an idea. Also a lot of previously licensed material has been dropped or put on hold. A lot of people say it's the recenssion, but this has been happening for a year now.

The problem i see is to many publishers, so the market is becoming saturised. in a month we can see upwards of 20 titles released, how many people would buy them all?

I usually only buy 3-5 new releases and the rest are all titles i've got already. A new title has to be something spectacular for me to buy it. Though impuls buying can never be ruled out hehe