Re: DGM Hang Out Thread - Part 1
Random-noob-question here...
Does the "hiatus rumors" means that there will be no new DGM chapter for the month of March?
I'm kinda left out with the updates here in the forum... sorry
Feel free to ask anything you don't understand. We'll be more than happy to guide you.
To be on the safe side, just don't expect a DGM at the end of March (a.k.a. Don't get your hopes up too much). The publisher of JumpSQ does not know when Hoshino will be ready to resume her work, which is due to several contributing factors that have been mentioned in this thread so far. (I don't think her arthritis is the sole reason...)
So we as a fan-base cant be concerned if something bad will happen to her work at Jump ?
Also for those that might like > my collection of DGM
Well said. We're all fans here. ^^; Even the ones, who can be a bit impatient.
As for your collection,... *thumbs up* All lined up and waiting silently for #24. Mine is scattered everywhere in my room combined with other manga, but I think I have every volume up to the current released one. Was tempted on getting the Noche art book, but it would be nice if Viz published the DGM novels. ^___^ Wish I could organize all my manga as neat as yours.
I think it's probably safe to assume there are many mangaka with arthritic hands/fingers or other hand problems like carpal tunnel syndrome. Not to say her condition isn't a big deal, but it's common sense to assume that plenty of mangaka have similar repetitive strain injuries due to their work.
Correct. It is commons sense. All mangaka are human and are able to be affected by hand/wrists problems. Hoshino is no exception to this rule.
I'm use to mangaka putting their stories on hold, but the usual reasons are for either severe health problems (so bad that they can't draw anymore) or they don't know how to finish their stories (i.e. Yukiru Sugisaki is a prime poster child for this----which is sad). Then, of course, we have mangaka, who just rush their endings when they know they're being axed by their parent publication leaving said manga far from finished.
Before 2008 and knowing the world of DGM, I've only read about Hoshino once, which is when she was in trouble for that "plagiarism" incident. I was really unsure of her as a mangaka at that time. After following DGM post-2008, I came to respect her numerous amount of breaks once I knew why she had these breaks. Other mangaka would take a month off if they needed it, but that's after a long period of time. Hoshino, despite her own pain, she keeps going on a periodic pattern per year. Even if she takes these breaks, she doesn't throw in the towel like other mangaka, who can't finish their stories properly. She's like a real life Allen Walker, who doesn't stop walking. (Corny as that probably sounds....)
I'm just glad Hoshino is not like Yukiru-sensei. Yukiru-sensei's "hiatus" of D.N. Angel is crazy... Her 1,001 Knights manga is probably going to share that fate if she keeps going on like this. =,=; Asukaなんだよ！？
You know, we have two very reliable people in the forum that have been bringing information for years to us. Oberon and Zerocmd. None posted about any cancelattion.
We have at least 3 or 4 members here that know japanese and keep checking the DGM posts, members that gave us great translations of scripts in the past. And one of them already translated that image and the 2ch post about DGM. No cancelation mentioned in both.
Giving attention to a nobody that copy and post made up rumours is irritating.
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And let me finish with any possible doubt now.
Our mod Sai_the_Shaman aka the translator of more than 100 chapters of Shin Prince of Tennis (another series of SQ Jump), got his issue of SQ Jump and said that:
THERE IS NO CANCELATION MENTIONED ANYWHERE.
DGM is just on a break.
Super thanks for doing the double-check, because the photo isn't a good quality so a lot of the kanji are hard to see. I put my faith/trust in verd's words before a Tumblr account owner, who's not familiar with the language.
And to triple back this all up, this notice's title is: 一時休載のお知らせ (Literal: "Brief non-appearance in print notification")
Some of the words for cancellation are: 取止め, 取り止め, お流れ, 帳消し
What we hope to never see: どたキャン (Dotakan = last minute cancellation)
None of these appear in the photo, as far as I can see. Edit: Ditto for 2ch, which is why there's no need to panic.
. I thought it was only a hiatus?
There is something to be said about maintaining a commitment though. I think the frustration is just compounded by her not releasing the series regularly and with a similar amount of pages. That this isn't only about her having hand problems, but her choosing to work on something else. That's her prerogative though, tons of mangaka do what she does. Some even have multiple series in different magazines. But most don't have a supposed ailment that impairs his/her work and then chooses to do other things instead. I think that's what people react to. Personally, I don't get invested enough to get emotional over it. I still like reading DGM, and will take what is given (thought I haven't read the last two chapters on purpose I guess