Shounen Double Arts by Komi Naoshi

[Crude]

It's sad that Double Arts had to end. It had such potential...

I hope Naoshi's working on a series for Jump SQ and not just a oneshot.

 

[Maxy Barnard]

well it's likely to be a new series i'm sure, but Naoshi is still very fresh, so a one shot might be better

 

[Koen]

Don't forget but it could also be possible they move double arts to SQ

I don't want to get everyone in a delirium but its first volume had #9 in the all manga top 10

then again a new serie might be more possible

 

[Maxy Barnard]

well they pretty much tested it at that length with the 45 page chapter. if that tested well it could feasibly make sense

 

[eni]

Jupp, at the moment both is possible. The only confirmed thing is that DArts mangaka will appear with something in Jump SQ (release date: Novemer, 4th).

DArts got cut off very sudden in the middle of the story built-up, which is unusual. We usually get the warning 2-3 weeks earlier. On the same time it's unlikely that the mangaka changes from one to another series in just a few weeks. So a move to another magazine (also the change from weekly to monthly maybe in request of the mangaka - monthly is preferred by many as you have a better story flow and less pressure) is possible. The excellent rank for the first volume makes it hard to understand why they would cancel it all of a sudden. It obviously sells.

On the other hand - it's WSJ, they do what they want >.>
Maybe a oneshot was planned to be published in Jump SQ anyways, so it's just coincidence. The fact that they say "title unknown" is too weird to hope for DArts - why would they announce to cancel it first and keep the movement a secret? That is a very unusual behavior to promote a series. They should drumroll to make the move known and sell it as something to improve the story quality, not keep silent about it till the last minute. Therefor it would be more likely that we see something different.

So... however you look at it. We run in a circle at the moment ._.

 

[Maxy Barnard]

Barbapapa's been kind enough to give clarification. Heiji sama has pointed out its a one shot by putting nouvelle over the info, which he apparently uses to point out things as such


so it probably ownt be DA

 

[Franckie]

I hope DA stays continued. I enjoyed DA for one of the reasons I enjoy FMA so much - the series possesses unorthodox traits. Or it had something "new". I agree with eni - it's unusual that DA got cut off very sudden in the middle of the story build-up. Also, the announcement came at the very last minute. I know the series wasn't super popular, but the ratings alone wouldn't warrant immediate cancellation especially with how the first volume sold so well. Cancelled series like Busou Renkin, Mx0, and Shaman King (?) ran for a while despite the fact they were never developed a fanbase comparable to series like Naruto, One Piece, and Dragonball.

But then again, this is WSJ...

 

[eni]

Gah, I'm seriously getting depressed over this series.

Hopes up, Hopes down, Hopes up, Hopes down,...

The canceling is not understandable to me at all. In fact, WSJ didn't had such a promising newcomer in a long time. My only comment on this still is: good manga, wrong magazine

//edit... exactly my thoughts, Franckie. And yes, it reminds me partly on FMA as well as on Chrno Crusade, both two of my alltime favorite shounen series and both very successful due to what also makes DArts so appealing to me.

 

[Emy]

I really liked DA >__<
It's sad to see it ends... and so sudden! >__<;

 

[Sexy Randal 105]

Kind of sad that it's only a oneshot, but it's to be expected. I hope he returns in Jump SQ. There he could make it much easier since they're trying to find new talent. I am waiting for spoilers to come about Art's ending.

 

[Arhazivory]

This news is sad indeed. I really like this series and I expected it to go on for much longer. How disappointing; I hope it moves to somewhere else. The plot is so original and it's a shame to see it go out like this.

 

[Sexy Randal 105]

It's confirmed: DA is dead. Naoshi's work in Jump SQ is a oneshot. I wish him luck in the future. I will definitely give his next series a read if he decides to do one.

 

[deadberry]

so for the last time *sniff*

here's some double arts spoilers

Spoiler

damn you jump ;__;

 

[Koen]

Well of an unending ending spoken

looks kinda weird and hard, my only hopes are SQ

 

[haya5h1]

[obligatory damn you jump]

Spoiler

looks like a flashback to Elle and Kili's meeting in his town, while he was painting the mural.
aw, is Kili blushing?

oh, but Shueisha will release the published chapters in tankobon, right? Maybe we'll get some kind of less-rushed resolution there...

 

[Sexy Randal 105]

Doesn't tell me much. Gotta wait for the chapter.

 

[eni]

Judging the last pic...

Spoiler

... it will be the expected "And now we start out on this journey (which you as the reader will never know about - but WE START IT!)"-end.

And Elle can look really sexy, I don't understand why she's not popular with the Jump readers.

Meh. I hope the volumes sell so well that they decide to bring it back. Otherwise I'm so depressed about this

 

[Neji2112]

Spoiler

it has an ending similar to Alas, Babylon, where they're "off to face the thousand year night." and leaves the rest up to us.

it's just a shame DA had to die like this i hope something happens by popular demand, though it's highly unlikely. but we'll have to look forward to whatever he puts out next.

 

[LegACy]

Spoiler

Damn, so there's still no explanation on Gazelle?

Why can't they give him a warning, like Mx0, so he can give a proper ending <_<

 

[Dorothy]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! ç____ç I can't believe that this is the last chapter! ç__ç