Mag Talk Bessatsu Shonen Magazine

[Kaizou 10]

Besides SnK and Aku no Hana (successful comparing with the rest), all the successful series were transferred to the weekly magazine...

Well, the only actual success (?) series that has move to weekly is Kamisama no Iutohri. Except that, basically BSM didn't able to produce any hit series.

 

[TXC]

Well, the only actual success (?) series that has move to weekly is Kamisama no Iutohri. Except that, basically BSM didn't able to produce any hit series.

Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome
Kimi o Mawashitai.
..

They didn't change magazines just because, they did for being well received series.

On hit series.. SnK is a huge hit. Besides One piece it's the biggest thing out there. So it did produce a hit series.

 

[Kaizou 10]

Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome
Kimi o Mawashitai.
..

Wagatsuma-san is from Magazine Special, not BSM.

Plus, we're not really sure if Kimi o Mawashitai is popular or not. It can become like MacMillan no Joshi Yakyuu-bu.

 

[TXC]

Wagatsuma-san is from Magazine Special, not BSM. [/B].

I see, my mistake in this case.

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Coulomb Fille looked interesting, sad to see it go.

 

[Kaizou 10]

On hit series.. SnK is a huge hit. Besides One piece it's the biggest thing out there. So it did produce a hit series.

Yeah, I know. SnK is basically just feeding this magazine by itself, if it wasn't for SnK, this magazine should experience very, very hard time. Right now, we should better to call this magazine as Bessatsu Shingeki no Kyojin than Bessatsu Shounen Magazine.

Plus, that's basically what BSM all has and it didn't able to produce any hit series beside SnK, Doubutsu no Kuni, Aku no Hana, and Sankarea. I'm not expecting BSM to produce another mega-hit series SnK, but they should produce something more like AnH's level of hit series.

 

[TXC]

Considering what Doubutsu no Kuni sold, I wouldn't say it was a hit.

Taking in account the mangaka behind it (the most well know one, from all the initial line up together with the school rumble guy I suppose), I'm sure they were expecting better sales. I don't read Sankarea anymore, but AnH doesn't have much more life in it (my favorite series in the magazine btw) it will end soon enough...

SnK made the circulation increase a lot, now it's the time to start new series (I'm guessing this is what the editors are thinking). Bringing successful mangaka sure helps.

 

[Kaiten]

It's a low circulation, specialty magazine. With a few exceptions, Bestumag focuses on fantasy, supernatural, and sci-fi manga. I doubt their definition of success is as lofty, and narrow, as discussion here. I've lost count of how many monthly shounen magazines Kodansha publishes. Monthly Shounen Magazine, Magazine Special, Shounen Sirius, Betsumag, and whatever replaces Rival. Only Monthly Shounen Magazine is high circulation. I am not sure any, except Betsumag, have significant bestsellers at the moment. Monthly Shomag might. Betsumag suddenly focusing on bestsellers would probably be business suicide when much higher circulation Kodansha magazines (Weekly Shomag, Morning, Monthly Shomag) are not particularly focused on cultivating "hits".

 

[TXC]

Shonen sirius has Yozakura Quartet, one Snk spin off and they use the magazine to make manga adaptations of anime.

On Monthly Shonen Magazine they have a few mid hits.
Mashiro no Oto
Noragami
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

 

[Kaizou 10]

SnK made the circulation increase a lot, now it's the time to start new series (I'm guessing this is what the editors are thinking). Bringing successful mangaka sure helps.

Yeah, that already happened since last year when SnK's anime started. Since then, I see BSM basically started new series on every issues (sometimes even two); but, so far, nothing much really happened.

Plus, the magazine circulation did increase because of SnK, but do you think the readers going to buy the magazine to read the other series? I think the readers just buy this magazine for the sake of SnK, that's about it.

 

[TXC]

Yeah, that already happened since last year when SnK's anime started. Since then, I see BSM basically started new series on every issues (sometimes even two); but, so far, nothing much really happened.

Plus, the magazine circulation did increase because of SnK, but do you think the readers going to buy the magazine to read the other series? I think the readers just buy this magazine for the sake of SnK, that's about it.

Being there opens that possibility at least. Seeing something like ''new series starting'' might make people read that series (humans are curious by nature).

 

[kewl0210]

I've been buying the physical magazine since it came out so I could keep track of Doubutsu no Kuni and scan all the color pages. The number of pages in the magazine varies a hell of a lot. Like by 50% or so.

 

[Kaizou 10]

humans are curious by nature

Not sure, I think people are more curious to see the new SnK chapter than the new series.

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Like by 50% or so.

You mean there are lots of color pages in per issue?

 

[TXC]

Not sure, I think people are more curious to see the new SnK chapter than the new series.

I didn't say the contrary, they wouldn't buy the magazine in the first place if it wasn't for that.

 

[Kaizou 10]

I didn't say the contrary, they wouldn't buy the magazine in the first place if it wasn't for that.

For Japanese fans, they are willing to spent tons of money for their favorites than trying new things.

 

[kewl0210]

No I mean the total pages in the magazine varies from like 300-600 pages. I don't really keep track of the series besides like 2-5 at any given time, though. Tons do begin and end. I dunno if they're meant to be short-term manga or they just see space in the magazine as extremely valuable seeing as the magazine is up-and-coming and people want to be seen alongside Shingeki and the other couple of popular series.

 

[Bomber D Rufi]

Save us Mashima.

Why him? Fairy tail and or Rave were only modest hits at best. At least if you're going to ask a mangaka to save a mangazine shouldn't you ask for someone who's a bit bigger? (And not busy in two different magazines anyway?)

I was hesitatting on whether I should buy the tanks too but if it's only 3 of them I'll definity have them imported here. The series was a really nice read... A bit weird though.

I've only read the first chapter, but Fukuchi featured the series a lot on his twitter. It seems he and the mangaka for Lovers are friends or something. I like what I saw of the first chapter though and I hate buying a single volume of manga (was gonna buy Anagle's finale this month, So I may throw in three volumes of Fujimi.)

 

[Kaizou 10]

I dunno if they're meant to be short-term manga or they just see space in the magazine as extremely valuable seeing as the magazine is up-and-coming and people want to be seen alongside Shingeki and the other couple of popular series.

For me, I feel like the editors are being really hesitate to look for new hit series because as Isayama stated that SnK will have a total of 20 volumes (already over half), like I think ending five series at the same time isn't really a normal thing.

 

[Blader]

Why him? Fairy tail and or Rave were only modest hits at best. At least if you're going to ask a mangaka to save a mangazine shouldn't you ask for someone who's a bit bigger? (And not busy in two different magazines anyway?)

Who in Kodansha is bigger than Mashima. I thought he's one of biggest name in Kodansha already.

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Well, Clamp is. but they're busy writing Gate7 and xxxholic Rei.

 

[Bomber D Rufi]

Who in Kodansha is bigger than Mashima. I thought he's one of biggest name in Kodansha already.

Well the original poster didn't specify Kodansha, so I was really asking why they'd limit it to just him. I guess within Kodansha he is pretty notable.

 

[Kaizou 10]

Well, Clamp is. but they're busy writing Gate7 and xxxholic Rei.

Actually, they are busy working on Drug & Drop and xxxHolic (Gate 7 is currently in hiatus).