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hildy89I discovered one distinct plus to having received a comic geared towards a younger audience. Because it is assumed that most of them haven't learned all their kanji yet, the publishers include small kana characters alongside to help reading called furigana. Very useful for someone like myself who only had the barebones of kanji. I really need to refresh my memory on the alphabets though. For fun, I tried transcribing part of the "Saint Seiya" cover page and realized I had found the title and author information, rather than a chapter title. Clearly the "Read or Die" manga were intended for an older audience, because they don't use furigana so I'm out of luck.
I should be reading stories for CVS critiques instead. I'm up to bat tonight for the first time since the Cinderella story. I'm looking forward to it in a nervous kind of way.
I nearly found myself posting my first wank report on FW last night. I'm not exactly sure why I held off. Too nice probably.
Del Rey announced they were starting a manga imprint, licensing several series, including Gundam Seed and some Clamp series. Most people on AnimeonDVD forums seemed optimistic and open-minded about the newcomers with a "wait and see" attitude. Then someone happened to be reading the online diary of Ken Akamatsu, manga-ka of Negima! Magister Negi Magi and noticed how astonished Akamatsu was of the changes required by his American publishers, mostly covering up objectionable displays of skin. Rumors flew all over the place, although the discussion remained remarkably civil, all things considered.
Dallas Middaugh, Director of Manga, Del Rey, stepped into the fray:
In response to the questions about the artwork in NEGIMA Volume 1, we did alter the art slightly in about ten panels, with the full knowledge of the artist. Please be assured that the panel changes do not affect the storyline in any way. These changes were an editorial decision based on our goal as a publishing house to get Ken Akamatsu’s brilliant work into as many U.S. bookstores as possible...
That went over like a lead balloon. Pre-orders have been cancelled and people are questioning whether to pick up the Clamp books, which are supposedly left unscathed. They're pointing out that other series like "Love Hina" are being put into regular bookstores without being edited. The really objectionable stuff like "Battle Royale" or Erica Sakurazawa books get shrink-wrapped. Del Rey was a new player in the manga field, so they've probably lost quite a few new customers in the process from the diehard fans. I'm just glad it isn't a series I actually know or was looking forward to.
I should be reading stories for CVS critiques instead. I'm up to bat tonight for the first time since the Cinderella story. I'm looking forward to it in a nervous kind of way.
I nearly found myself posting my first wank report on FW last night. I'm not exactly sure why I held off. Too nice probably.
Del Rey announced they were starting a manga imprint, licensing several series, including Gundam Seed and some Clamp series. Most people on AnimeonDVD forums seemed optimistic and open-minded about the newcomers with a "wait and see" attitude. Then someone happened to be reading the online diary of Ken Akamatsu, manga-ka of Negima! Magister Negi Magi and noticed how astonished Akamatsu was of the changes required by his American publishers, mostly covering up objectionable displays of skin. Rumors flew all over the place, although the discussion remained remarkably civil, all things considered.
Dallas Middaugh, Director of Manga, Del Rey, stepped into the fray:
In response to the questions about the artwork in NEGIMA Volume 1, we did alter the art slightly in about ten panels, with the full knowledge of the artist. Please be assured that the panel changes do not affect the storyline in any way. These changes were an editorial decision based on our goal as a publishing house to get Ken Akamatsu’s brilliant work into as many U.S. bookstores as possible...
That went over like a lead balloon. Pre-orders have been cancelled and people are questioning whether to pick up the Clamp books, which are supposedly left unscathed. They're pointing out that other series like "Love Hina" are being put into regular bookstores without being edited. The really objectionable stuff like "Battle Royale" or Erica Sakurazawa books get shrink-wrapped. Del Rey was a new player in the manga field, so they've probably lost quite a few new customers in the process from the diehard fans. I'm just glad it isn't a series I actually know or was looking forward to.
