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

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

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Anyone have an idea when the new series are supposed to be coming?

 

[Kaiten]

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Having to guess: July. Hoop will end next week or the week after. Then everything will be clear. Seems like Medaka and Akaboshi just started, but both will be almost two months old soon.

 

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

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Having to guess: July. Hoop will end next week or the week after. Then everything will be clear. Seems like Medaka and Akaboshi just started, but both will be almost two months old soon.

Yeah and I don't see either one being cancelled anytime soon either...

 

[Kaiten]

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Once I see real rankings I'll be more comfortable. I really like both series, they and Beelzebub more then make up for the crap new series from the beginning of the year. Hopefully neither end, but I won't get my hopes up. It's been a long time, since before I followed, that back to back debuts both succeeded.

 

[SameOld]

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Once I see real rankings I'll be more comfortable. I really like both series, they and Beelzebub more then make up for the crap new series from the beginning of the year. Hopefully neither end, but I won't get my hopes up. It's been a long time, since before I followed, that back to back debuts both succeeded.

If their current placements are any indication, both are equally successful and should stay in the top half of the magazine once ranked... making the bottom half even more crowded and putting Psyren and Sket in SERIOUS trouble unless a brand new cushion pops up pretty soon.

 

[Crude]

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Although I'd like to see Hoop rise, I definitely don't mind it being a cushion for Psyren and Sket if they're in that much trouble.

 

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

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I love new series but I'm hoping this batch sucks because if they don't Psyren and Mago will be screwed (assuming Akaboshi and Box are hits). Then again, it could be possible that things like Beezlebub and Kuroko may just be a temporary fad. They are okay, but definitely could not carry the magazine assuming the older ones end someday...

 

[Finestela]

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I think we need to stop assuming that WSJ will remain the same thickness along with the same number of series, when it's actually been growing for the past few years.

Personally, I hope all the series are successful (selling at least 50k+ in tanks eventually), and the editors would just add more pages to the magazine with minimal trimming.

I mean what's the point in introducing new series just to be cushions?

 

[Rejuvenation]

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^Lets send you to convince Jump to follow that line of thought. [noparse][/noparse]

Seriously, if they just increased the number of available pages that would be cool and more of a relief on certain series.

 

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

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Seriously, if they just increased the number of available pages that would be cool and more of a relief on certain series.

Wouldn't that cost more money or something? I'm sure there is a reason they haven't done something like that...

 

[[Cross]]

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Well, to be fair, it is rather cheap at the price it is now. It costs less than 500 yen doesn't it?
But if you meant the money to produce the magazine, not buy it, then yes, I would assume that it'd cost much more.

 

[Finestela]

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^Lets send you to convince Jump to follow that line of thought. [noparse][/noparse]

Seriously, if they just increased the number of available pages that would be cool and more of a relief on certain series.

I'm fairly sure they've been doing a lot of rethinking about their way of doing things. Pimping a series like they did for Toriko/Kuroko/Beelze for one...

What I do think they need to do the most right now is... start selling electronic copies of the damn magazine for crying out loud... = =" It would increase sales, promote their company's environmental friendly image (less paper, less ink, less transporation), and lower the cost.

 

[[Cross]]

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What I do think they need to do the most right now is... start selling electronic copies of the damn magazine for crying out loud... = =" It would increase sales, promote their company's environmental friendly image (less paper, less ink, less transporation), and lower the cost.

What do you mean selling electronic copies? I think deviating from the brick and mortar paperback editions would probably drive some people mad (them crazy otakus for example) but it would be a smart move economically.

 

[Finestela]

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I'm talking about a modified version of what they're doing with Kurohime serialization.

Have a viewer program with the capability of making purchase of the magazine and download it onto your computer. Then just read it with the viewer.

 

[Mr. Prince]

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Yeah, an e-paper version of JUMP would be really great! Especially for people not from Japan...

I would definitely order something like that.

 

[Kaiten]

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Having an electronic version wouldn't mean scrapping the print version. It would just mean supplementing sales with an add supported internet version. If they could make it viewable on PSP/DS/Mobile Phones it would be a phenomenon.

 

[Finestela]

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Having an electronic version wouldn't mean scrapping the print version. It would just mean supplementing sales with an add supported internet version. If they could make it viewable on PSP/DS/Mobile Phones it would be a phenomenon.

They're already doing that with some chapters of certain series (on Cell Phones at least)... so the technology is there

 

[Maxy Barnard]

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I think it is due to the fact that there hasn't been a nice Juvenile Delinquent (the "Yankee" genre) series with appealing art in WSJ for a long time... (Bari Haken was nice, but the art might not be attractive enough for everyone). So when a decent one like Beelze comes along, it's bound to attract some of the younger readers who never read -Boy- or Rookies... (though, technically, Rookies can also be considered as a Sports series... )

*has to mention that ROOKIES is one of the two best WSJ series EVARRRRRR alongside Space Adventure Cobra*

I could see Beezlebub turning into a a series like Reborn. They are going through introductions now, but will eventually get into battle manga territory.

please god no!


Anyway to catch up more with the topic: I honestly can see Jump adding two more series to the roster and not killing anything by the end of the year, expanding the total page count a fair amount. They're learning more from new successes than ever before (i think) about how top heavy they are. that and it'd preserve series like Sket and Psyren (Sket being safer than psyren in my opinion, but that changes CONSTANTLY)

 

[Negative Syndicate]

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I think MedakaBox and Akaboshi are going to survive on the next cut. Does anyone know that which one is more popular, so far?

 

[Finestela]

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I think MedakaBox and Akaboshi are going to survive on the next cut. Does anyone know that which one is more popular, so far?

Just look at their respective ToC...
They're about the same I'd say, and both moderately popular, from the steepness of their initial drop and rebound.