Mag Talk Weekly Shounen Jump [2009] - Discussion & TOC Talk

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

If Majority rules in the Jump World wouldn't that mean the number of people buying To Love are outnumbering the people who are ranking it? I'm just saying that since the story has been in the bottom 5 for months without cancellation.

Alright, alright, I know when I'm beat. But, I assume that lots of people who don't read Jump or suscribe to it still might purchase particular series they like in it. Maybe that helps with the sales?

 

[Kaiten]

There was a great bit in Bakuman about To Love Ru. Basically it's embarrassing for young teens to vote for it, or admit to being fans. It could make them look pervy to their friends, and apparently some kids have their parents fill out or mail the post cards for them. It can also be assumed it has a large fan base among the older readers. When you consider that people over 18 make up less then 15% of Jump's readers that hurts it in the polls. But if 15% of 2.78 million readers are buying the tankobon that's more than enough for a hit at book stores.

 

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

There was a great bit in Bakuman about To Love Ru. Basically it's embarrassing for young teens to vote for it, or admit to being fans. It could make them look pervy to their friends, and apparently some kids have their parents fill out or mail the post cards for them. It can also be assumed it has a large fan base among the older readers. When you consider that people over 18 make up less then 15% of Jump's readers that hurts it in the polls. But if 15% of 2.78 million readers are buying the tankobon that's more than enough for a hit at book stores.

Yeah, I'm not surprised by this...oh, well, I guess it's not going anywhere so that bums me out...

 

[bleach91]

 

[fxu]

She's supposed to be a maid, but looks more like a GothLoli.

 

[Koen]

I still can't come up with the purpose of adding another basketball series while they have a basketball hit already. One way or another, can both survive at the same time? Won't one of the two lack interest because of the other?

Anyway beelzebub's color looks great as for hoop men's too. Quite surprised the art isn't that bad as I feared

 

[predsfan]

Well Hoop Men's color looks nice. Also, might I add guy with giant red afro always = awesome .

 

[Rejuvenation]

I still can't come up with the purpose of adding another basketball series while they have a basketball hit already. One way or another, can both survive at the same time? Won't one of the two lack interest because of the other?

Anyway beelzebub's color looks great as for hoop men's too. Quite surprised the art isn't that bad as I feared

Its fodder for other series to survive. At least that is what I'm hoping.

Although I don't know if Hoop Men alone can save other series unless Bokke really does end up crashing and burning.

 

[Maxy Barnard]

the main characters face...... constantly smiling... staring...... scared.... so cold.... help me....

and ah crap rainbow text in the beelzebub colour page? that'll be confusing to replicate.....

hoop men fills me with both dread and hope, and it's all conflict between awesome hair and a scary face. on thing's for sure: it's prettier than kuroko

 

[Koen]

hoop men fills me with both dread and hope, and it's all conflict between awesome hair and a scary face.

The way my hair is when I let it grow. So thank you

anyway never judge a manga by its colour page. Some of them look so good and the next pages you have a is crappola art. But yeah the colour page looks nice

 

[chikkychappy]

What the hell is with the main character's face? Is he autistic or something?

 

[[Cross]]

The cover says love and basket ball, hoop men might have romance, which would be refreshing.

 

[eni]

There must be a relation between basketball and weird eyes. Kuroko's characters look as they were blind and Hoop Men's main character is squint-eyed

Though, the general art looks really nice. Just the main characters face... I agree that it disturbs the whole image somehow

 

[Koen]

What the hell is with the main character's face? Is he autistic or something?

Now you have done it. Autism? Xophien will certainly love this
Anyway it would be funny if the main char would constantly run with such a smily face

 

[Maxy Barnard]

i too hope he keeps that face ALL THE TIME simply because it'd make for some great humour

 

[Kaiten]

At least there's a hot chick in Hoop Men. Kuroko really dropped the ball on that one. More Basketball played by cross - eyed hero's doesn't do much for me. Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Galactic Tomahawk]

i too hope he keeps that face ALL THE TIME simply because it'd make for some great humour

It could be his special ability.

He leaves the other team CONSTANTLY TERRIFIED.

 

[StrangerAtaru]

(looks at cover of Hoop Men, runs away scared)

Somehow I think they thought Kuroko wouldn't last to this point when they approved of this.

 

[GARusashi]

the art really looks like Eyeshield's art. The guy to the left of the main character looks Taka and Yamato had a baby. To the left looks like Shin, Musashi to the left of Shin and Agon with an afro.

Sorry, I just don't want 2 basketball mangas...

 

[Maxy Barnard]

whilst i do, simply cause both can possibly stand on their own merits