You’re listing all of these things as if One Piece isn’t still dominating 99.9% of the manga industry lol
Last time I checked, the manga industry does not sell just 11 Million copies per year.
Maybe got to the bottom of it. Pretty sure it's Hyoryu Kyoshitsu (Drifting Classroom).
These are reasons why I think the sales went down and don't attract new readers. That was the question asked. I never said that One Piece is doing bad compared to other series or that it's in any danger. It's like you didn't read what I quoted, why so defensive?
That may be true for comic books and even pre-timeskip OP, but jumping into something like Wano and keeping track of everything would be pretty difficult. Heck, even for a caught-up casual reader is probably hard. It's probably why OP youtubers thrive more than for any other manga. At this point hearing other peoples thoughts is almost neccesary to keep track of everything.
Kudou was in the same miniseries batch on GIGA as Asano
a fellow Kawaguchi-billed patrician? I tip my fedora to youYuki Kawaguchi (Kiraboshi no Meryl) - Meryl was something that caught off my attention in the first look. I absoluted loved Yuki's art style and when I finished the one-shot the experience was actually really cool! I liked it so much that I was willing to translate the one-shot but didn't have the time to really do it lol.
Reiya Machida (Gisou Buden) - Again, another art style that invited me in the first look. Different of Meryl tho, which is a bit more experimental art wise, this one got a space in my memory because of the old-school vibes. Chapter itself is nothing really unique or anything. Old man and kid MC lead, training... but, everything is so charming? Tbh tho it would work better in Champion than WSJ but if Reiya got any serialization I would be happy regardless.
Momoda Sobasuke (Kakuremi) - Kakuremi was the reason I started to download every WSJ issue to take a look at the one-shots. Beautiful art-style and super fun main duo (Especially the main girl, she is awesome <3).
I'm not really surprised that episode got a high rating. It was, after all, the episode that premiered the new OP and ED. I think there's a decent bit of hype surrounding the arc, thanks to Jirou being a popular dark horse. I'm rooting for Bones to give her VA an original song and give her a popularity jump, since this could be her big break if everything goes right.
I tried getting into OP around that arc (read it from all the way back and finished within three days). While Marineford was amazing, I always thought that looking at the work as a whole, it's simply gotten too large for its own good. Most of all, it's biggest weakness is when a SH gets their arc, they just fall off immediately from the story, instead of constantly developing throughout the story. It's pretty clear this is another Dragon Ball influence where the whole thing is just the Goku (and Vegeta) show. This might not be a problem for older readers. But for the new generation, they want a balanced cast.
Meanwhile, in last chapter of My Hero Academia (seeing the pic you'll understand why I post it here and not in the MHA chapter thread):
Pre-time skip, I think there was a genuine attempt to balance out the Straw Hats. Its just that, after the time skip, the series instead became more interested in dozens of other characters, while the Straw Hats get seperated and usually get maybe a token fight scene. Even when Sanji gets an arc about him, he immediently reverts to comic relief once it's over with no signs of the emotional impact the event had on him. It's cheap, lazy writing.
That's the thing about each of the SH's development. It never feels like they actually grew from each of their respective arcs. One could argue those arcs are simply meant to resolve their inner conflicts, but there's just a sense of dissonance from their character developments, if one could call it that.
For once I agree with you
Those reprints are going to come in quite handy. Crossing fingers for a boost in sales for the new volumes.
MHA is before Conan. While I get the argument, MHA S4 has had a lot more fluctuation in its numbers when compared to Conan, which gets the same ratings almost every week. Obviously there are people that watch it now because of the joint time slot, but that's only a share.
Honestly, I could read it in about a week if I really wanted to and really tried to because I can read manga considerably fast, but I would have to dedicate a lot of time to do that and while I could do it in a longer period of time, I tend to get bored and forget about it if I don't read/watch stuff in one go. Besides that, it doesn't help when lots of people say post timeskip stuff is a massive letdown when compared to the stuff that happens before.
Unless they have a lot of faith in Mitama, they probably have a standard first print they give to new series. Sadly, we don't have access to those numbers.
I love Horikoshi and his love for referencing.Meanwhile, in last chapter of My Hero Academia (seeing the pic you'll understand why I post it here and not in the MHA chapter thread):
I have hopes they will do that. A great song would elevate that moment by a lot and Jirou's VA can sing so it would be a win. Also, seeing how Umakoshi made the key visual for this arc (which is the best one the series has ever had BY FAR, but it's Umakoshi so it's a given), he might be more involved so we might get some good stuff in the performance too.
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Wait, are they really already scheduling ANOTHER reprint for kimetsu? Seriously? LOL
Watch they do that for the entirety of 2020.
I wouldn't be surprised if Shindou's (Jirou's VA) agency also pushed for it. They're definitely aware of the implications if they play this right. Plus, they had one and a half years to prepare for it (2 if you count it all the way to the episode).
Rin struck two successes practically in the same round, he must be feeling pretty good
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