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Mag Talk Weekly Shounen Sunday (Shogakukan) - Part 2 (2015 - 2021)
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Kage to Kage had a great beginning, and it's sad to see Megumi go. I feel like it and Tonikaku are the series I've grown to appreciate the most since starting the twitter and blog so long ago.
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Shoseki Weekly Top 500 8/23–8/29:
New releases (8/18):
41. Komi-san 22
65. Tonikaku Kawaii 17
74. Sleepy Princess 19
93. Souboutei 25
319. Komi-san Volume 1-4 Special Price Bundle (Anime Celebration)
Old releases:
96. Frieren 5
240. Frieren 1
245. Frieren 2
256. Frieren 4
258. Frieren 3
443. Yofukashi 8
New releases (8/18):
41. Komi-san 22
65. Tonikaku Kawaii 17
74. Sleepy Princess 19
93. Souboutei 25
319. Komi-san Volume 1-4 Special Price Bundle (Anime Celebration)
Old releases:
96. Frieren 5
240. Frieren 1
245. Frieren 2
256. Frieren 4
258. Frieren 3
443. Yofukashi 8
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"Amano Megumi" fanart by Nozawa Yukiko (100 Kanojo artist)
Fanart by Ryo Minenami (Hatsukoi Zombie, Shounen no Abyss)
Fanart by Oda Tomohito (Komi-san)
Fanart by Ryo Minenami (Hatsukoi Zombie, Shounen no Abyss)
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Tribute drawing by Hiroshi Fukuda:
Tribute by Fukui Sei:
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TOC commentary up!
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Glad to see Nekoguchi being appreciated, feels a little like a end of a era on Sunday, 6 years for a romcom is really long, such a waste that it never got a anime adaptation, Amano Megumi in color, sound and movement could've been glorious, hope he comeback to Sunday soon.
Btw, little poll as a test: Did you enjoy / enjoyed Amano Megumi wa Suki Darake? You can vote and feel free to comment if you want
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Btw, little poll as a test: Did you enjoy / enjoyed Amano Megumi wa Suki Darake? You can vote and feel free to comment if you want
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I will miss Amano Megumi
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#08 - 2018/03 - 109,995 (10d)
#18 - 2019/09 - 81,101 (10d)
#20 - 2021/02 - 79,289 (11d)
#22 - 2021/08 - 71,655 (12d)
#07 - 2019/08 - 51,230 (10d)
#10 - 2020/03 - 37,681 (5d)
#12 - 2020/08 - 36,329 (6d)
#15 - 2021/04 - 53,173 (10d)
#17 - 2021/08 - 41,123 (5d)
#06 - 2018/01 - 26,723 (4d)
#12 - 2019/09 - 24,066 (5d)
#19 - 2021/08 - 30,658 (5d)
#18 - 2019/09 - 81,101 (10d)
#20 - 2021/02 - 79,289 (11d)
#22 - 2021/08 - 71,655 (12d)
Code:
v01 - 2016/09 - | ------ (03) | ------- | ------- | ------ | 34,381 || 34,381 (31) ||
v02 - 2016/12 - | 23,907 (03) | 45,835 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 45,835 (10) ||
v03 - 2017/03 - | 31,871 (03) | 61,669 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 61,669 (10) ||
v04 - 2017/06 - | 47,883 (03) | 96,411 | 112,196 | ------ | ------ || 112,196 (17) ||
v05 - 2017/07 - | 73,684 (06) | 101,456 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 101,456 (13) ||
v06 - 2017/10 - | 72,411 (05) | 105,654 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 105,654 (12) ||
v07 - 2017/12 - | 86,965 (07) | 117,214 | 134,423 | ------ | ------ || 134,423 (21) ||
v08 - 2018/03 - | 53,441 (03) | 109,995 | 130,245 | ------ | ------ || 130,245 (17) ||
v09 - 2018/06 - | 92,081 (07) | 121,772 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 121,772 (14) ||
v10 - 2018/09 - | 83,358 (06) | 115,278 | 130,344 | ------ | ------ || 130,344 (20) ||
v11 - 2018/12 - | 79,028 (06) | 108,636 | 125,478 | ------ | ------ || 125,478 (20) ||
v12 - 2019/03 - | 88,861 (07) | 119,379 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 119,379 (14) ||
v13 - 2019/06 - | 82,022 (06) | 112,086 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 112,086 (13) ||
v14 - 2019/08 - | 47,039 (03) | 100,817 | 117,085 | ------ | ------ || 117,085 (17) ||
v15 - 2019/11 - | 75,605 (07) | 98,113 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 98,113 (14) ||
v16 - 2020/02 - | 72,325 (06) | 97,571 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 97,571 (13) ||
v17 - 2020/05 - | 66,523 (07) | 90,046 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 90,046 (14) ||
v18 - 2020/09 - | 39,813 (03) | 81,101 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 81,101 (10) ||
v19 - 2020/11 - | 54,725 (05) | ------- | ------- | ------ | ------ || 54,725 (05) ||
v20 - 2021/02 - | 49,787 (04) | 79,289 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 79,289 (11) ||
v21 - 2021/05 - | 55,702 (06) | ------- | ------- | ------ | ------ || 55,702 (06) ||
v22 - 2021/08 - | 52,005 (05) | 71,655 | ------- | ------ | ------ || 71,655 (12) ||#07 - 2019/08 - 51,230 (10d)
#10 - 2020/03 - 37,681 (5d)
#12 - 2020/08 - 36,329 (6d)
#15 - 2021/04 - 53,173 (10d)
#17 - 2021/08 - 41,123 (5d)
Code:
v01 - 2018/05 - | 22,263 (03) | 41,795 || 41,795 (10) ||
v02 - 2018/08 - | 22,978 (03) | 43,292 || 43,292 (10) ||
v03 - 2018/10 - | 28,203 (04) | ------ || 28,203 (04) ||
v04 - 2019/01 - | 26,054 (04) | 46,526 || 46,526 (11) ||
v05 - 2019/03 - | 39,253 (07) | ------ || 39,253 (07) ||
v06 - 2019/06 - | 42,615 (06) | ------ || 42,615 (06) ||
v07 - 2019/08 - | 26,031 (03) | 51,230 || 51,230 (10) ||
v08 - 2019/10 - | 25,971 (03) | 50,597 || 50,597 (10) ||
v09 - 2020/01 - | 28,460 (03) | 50,767 || 50,767 (10) ||
v10 - 2020/03 - | 37,681 (05) | ------ || 37,681 (05) ||
v11 - 2020/05 - | 40,667 (07) | ------ || 40,667 (07) ||
v12 - 2020/08 - | 36,329 (06) | ------ || 36,329 (06) ||
v13 - 2020/10 - | ------ (03) | ------ || ------ (10) ||
v14 - 2020/12 - | ------ (03) | ------ || ------ (10) ||
v15 - 2021/04 - | 27,133 (03) | 53,173 || 53,173 (10) ||
v16 - 2021/06 - | 38,636 (04) | ------ || 38,636 (04) ||
v17 - 2021/08 - | 41,123 (05) | ------ || 41,123 (05) ||#06 - 2018/01 - 26,723 (4d)
#12 - 2019/09 - 24,066 (5d)
#19 - 2021/08 - 30,658 (5d)
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v02 - 2017/01 - | 20,897 (05) | ------ || 20,897 (05) ||
v03 - 2017/04 - | 24,914 (06) | ------ || 24,914 (06) ||
v04 - 2017/07 - | 25,526 (06) | ------ || 25,526 (06) ||
v05 - 2017/10 - | 25,370 (05) | ------ || 25,370 (05) ||
v06 - 2018/01 - | 26,723 (04) | 41,154 || 41,154 (11) ||
v07 - 2018/04 - | 24,560 (04) | ------ || 24,560 (04) ||
v08 - 2018/08 - | 18,170 (03) | 38,614 || 38,614 (10) ||
v09 - 2018/11 - | 19,643 (03) | 40,674 || 40,674 (10) ||
v10 - 2019/02 - | 32,126 (07) | ------ || 32,126 (07) ||
v11 - 2019/05 - | 17,029 (03) | 34,184 || 34,184 (10) ||
v12 - 2019/09 - | 24,066 (05) | ------ || 24,066 (05) ||
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v18 - 2021/05 - | 31,106 (06) | ------ || 31,106 (06) ||
v19 - 2021/08 - | 30,658 (05) | ------ || 30,658 (05) ||
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Amano was one of the very first series I ever read, so seeing it finally end and reading the final chapter in English will definitely be pretty momentous to me personally. A real shame it never got an anime adaptation
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I think it was a good series for what it was: an ecchi fanservice comedy with a decent amount of romcom elements inserted. And it did that well.Btw, little poll as a test: Did you enjoy / enjoyed Amano Megumi wa Suki Darake? You can vote and feel free to comment if you want
The discourse around the series in some places however shifted towards being all about wanting romance progress, as if the series were a straight up romance or at least a typical romcom with some ecchi elements inserted, and always complaining about too many chapters with just fanservice and no romance progress. This feels really weird to me, because Amano Megumi is in my eyes not a romcom series with some ecchi gags, but rather the other way around. Heck, it is even in the title, "Amano Megumi is full of openings", i.e. ecchi moments. That's the entire point, lol.
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I totally agree, and I remember seeing the same kind of critique with mangas like to love ru as if the focus was to be the romance and not the ecchi scenes
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Huh, wow. Did the anime for Tonikaku and SLeepy Princess really do noting for the manga sales? I thought there would be at least some notable boost, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
I'll play Devil's Advocate here. Following is just my opinion:
Yeah, the entire point of the series was the ecchi. However, having actual romantic progress and ecchi isn't exactly mutually exclusive - see High School DxD for example. IMO, the problem with romcoms like these is that the initial premise tends to wear itself thin fairly quickly and the characters aren't usually compelling enough to pry people's attention away from the romance. (Then again, shipping is a very powerful motivator for people to watch a series in general.) Thus, the only developments people really care about are the romantic ones - it is a romcom, after all, but since most romcoms don't usually have their leads become a couple until they end, the manga just ends up feeling as if it goes nowhere until that point. It's worse with Amano Megumi since from a chapter count standpoint, Amano Megumi is long. Longer than Nisekoi, Senryuu Shoujo, Quintuplets, and We Never Learn - all of which IMO have premises that last longer than Amano. And last I remember, there have been moments where it baits the idea of the main leads becoming a couple before quickly backtracking.
Meanwhile, pairing people up midway through a series after some buildup instead of at the end, I find, makes said series more memorable - Kaguya-sama, Jitsu Wa, and even Chivalry of a Failed Knight will still be talked about for that reason. People want to see a couple they put stock in actually be a couple, do couple things, and take on life together (there's a reason as to why Clannad: After Story is regarded as one of the best romance anime ever, after all, while you don't hear many people talk about the first season). Now, I'm not saying that Amano Megumi should be like Clannad, but...people are kind of tired of the same old romcom, I guess. You can have Amano and the MC as a couple and still be full of openings, ya know? People would enjoy it more. Hell, you can even come up with interesting scenariosthat take advantage of that.
TL;DR: There isn't much to be invested in besides the fanservice and the romance, but the fanservice doesn't exactly keep people reading in the long term, so people look at the romance - and get frustrated because the romance barely progresses over long periods of time.
This si a bit sloppy, but it's really late at night here. Just wanted to say my piece.
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Komi-san was #1 on the Japanese Twitter trends with the broadcast of the first drama episode. I wonder if we will see an impact on the manga sales from the drama; anime effects on sales are well documented, but drama tends to usually be a more unknown variable on the popularity of a series.
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Don't keep people reading in long term?so why the manga sells more tem 200k for 10 years
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I was more or less talking about Western readers, but I took a look at the sales for Amano Megumi over it's run and...
Amano Megumi peaked at a little over 40k.
At volume 5. Of a 28 volume series. Granted, this is only the first 21 volumes, but...
The series has been in decline for years.
(Source: MangaCodex)
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This is more of a problem with sunday mangas than ecchi mangas, as I said to love ru has kept selling well for 10 yearsI was more or less talking about Western readers, but I took a look at the sales for Amano Megumi over it's run and...
Amano Megumi peaked at a little over 40k.
At volume 5. Of a 28 volume series. Granted, this is only the first 21 volumes, but...
The series has been in decline for years.
(Source: MangaCodex)
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Gash bell getting a pop up store for it's 20th anniversary & illustrations from anime CD
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Wish Toei can do a reboot...maybe that's their next reboot after Dragon Quest , do it Toei
From Raiku twitter
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Wish Toei can do a reboot...maybe that's their next reboot after Dragon Quest , do it Toei
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