Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump [2015] - Discussion and TOC Talk

[SharkBait]

I hope viz picks up Haikyuu...now that another manga company in america is picking up a running sports manga (yowapeda).

 

[Jaimini626]

Here it is chapter 1 of black clover : http://bato.to/read/_/314471/black-clover_ch1_by_jaiminisbox

 

[Pietro]

It's really good the Judozu's manga on Jump alpha.Really good.I would have liked it on Shonen jump

 

[phiophill]

When do new jump series normally get their first character popularity polls anyway? I am really interested in how the first one for Boku no Hero Academia turns out.

 

[James Rye]

When do new jump series normally get their first character popularity polls anyway? I am really interested in how the first one for Boku no Hero Academia turns out.

Somehwhere around chapter 50-60, usually after one year of serialization from what I remember.

 

[Leoat12]

When do new jump series normally get their first character popularity polls anyway? I am really interested in how the first one for Boku no Hero Academia turns out.

The character popularity poll is generally opened in the issue where the series receives Cover and Lead CP for its first anniversary.

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[calimike]

Naruto and Hero Academia are feature in magazine.

Guy is author of Hero Academia in pic?

 

[Leoat12]

I doubt. Authors rarely appear.

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Daily rankings show that Shokugeki no Soma sales is increasing less than expected IMO. Owari no Seraph has been more incredible, with two volumes within top 50.

 

[SharkBait]

Less than expected? What were these expectations you had over sales two days afterwards?

 

[Leoat12]

Something like Owari no Seraph: all volumes in top 100 and two first volumes in the top 50.

 

[James Rye]

Something like Owari no Seraph: all volumes in top 100 and two first volumes in the top 50.

Wouldn't that be a bit too much for just two days?

 

[SharkBait]

I think having expectations that Food Wars would be an instant megahit were probably misplaced. It should be clear to see how Seraph of the End would have all the pieces in place to be a hit (not to mention its larger promotional campaign). And plus the way the first episode ended, nothing in Food Wars made it seem like a run out and by the books to find out what happens next type of thing, meanwhile seraph, that cliffhanger with the wind rustling, wow, anyone would be begging for more to know if Yu will get his revenge on those vampires.

 

[Leoat12]

Wouldn't that be a bit too much for just two days?

Why? Do you tink that Shokugeki no Soma doesn't have this capacity? Besides, its first episode was better than Owari no Seraph IMO.

 

[Bomber D Rufi]

wow, anyone would be begging for more to know if Yu will get his revenge on those vampires.

Eh, the anime had nice animation but no real soul. Feels like any other by the numbers shounen anime adaptation with slightly higher budget animation, but whatever floats your boat.

I'm just kind of floored that the result is so fast. What, do people watch these anime and buy the books on amazon.jp while it's airing?

 

[SharkBait]

Eh, the anime had nice animation but no real soul. Feels like any other by the numbers shounen anime adaptation with slightly higher budget animation, but whatever floats your boat.

I'm just kind of floored that the result is so fast. What, do people watch these anime and buy the books on amazon.jp while it's airing?

I dont think most people are really that moved by "animation" quality. I would think story would be a more important driver of an anime getting people to buy its manga while its airing, hence why people would rush to buy shingeki, seraph, BLue Exorcist, haikyuu, after the first episode aired.

Quite sure theres many popular franchises with unremarkable animation afterall.

 

[Bomber D Rufi]

I dont think people are really that moved by "animation" quality. I would think story would be a more important driver of an anime getting people to buy its manga while its airing, hence why people would rush to buy shingeki, seraph, BLue Exorcist, haikyuu, after the first episode aired.

Then I'll rephrase. The story does not strike me as one that has any particular qualities that stand out from other shounen manga or anime adaptations. It seems like --to borrow a phrase from you, a "By the numbers" story that glides along from each shounen trope like one goes from aisles in a grocery store with a shopping list. In fact, I really think the animation is really the only thing that stands out with this anime from a standpoint of "Why should I watch this instead of something else?" There's generic, and then there's generic done right . I'll hang in there a little longer to see which Seraph is, but as of right now it's just another tepid shounen anime, IMO.

 

[Leoat12]

I'm just kind of floored that the result is so fast. What, do people watch these anime and buy the books on amazon.jp while it's airing?

I think there is manga in every corner in Japan.

 

[Bomber D Rufi]

I think there is manga in every corner in Japan.

Well yeah I figure manga accessibility isn't a big deal, but for the volumes all of them to rise on the ranking within a day is kind of amazing to me. At least a few people had to be buying the manga while it was actually in the middle of it's airing for that to even make sense.

 

[Leoat12]

Well yeah I figure manga accessibility isn't a big deal, but for the volumes all of them to rise on the ranking within a day is kind of amazing to me. At least a few people had to be buying the manga while it was actually in the middle of it's airing for that to even make sense.

Have you never heard that Japanese people are ninjas?
The big boost was one day after the debut though, so time is not a problem.

 

[SharkBait]

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