Korobooshi Kojiro
Funnnngaaaaa
I take it you've never had the pleasure of meeting Justin-sama?
Anyway, I have too say if Captain Underpants is considered a book (and even makes the Banned Book List), then I think Manga is a book.
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Manga - Not popular in the US!??
- Thread starter Korobooshi Kojiro
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I take it you've never had the pleasure of meeting Justin-sama?
Anyway, I have too say if Captain Underpants is considered a book (and even makes the Banned Book List), then I think Manga is a book.
zonic the hedgehog
HUR HUR USER TITLE
You're right on the words part, at least./But, uh, yeah, listen to what this dude said, cuz Death Note isn't the next Crime and Punishment, folks.
I was speaking of the novel adaptation made for Death Note in Japan (kinda like how the movie was made to market the series more), not that I would want a novel made for it...
But then again, Naruto was popular enough to get a novel version...
(probably on-par with a children's Goldenbook title 8D)
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This is a very untrue statement.
From what I have read/seen, manga has gained popularity within the last few years. I even see some adults browsing the manga section at Borders occasionally. The amount of fans in my area is on the increase, and I'm certain that manga will continue to gain popularity.
Though it hasn't reached overall mainstream, I'm sure it will soon with titles like Naruto winning awards.
But what I find irritating is the fact that most manga fans I know of are narrow minded and do not expand from the usual mainstream titles.
For those who say that manga isn't classified as a book, remind yourselves that they are also referred to as "graphic novels," meaning that they are indeed a type of book.
From what I have read/seen, manga has gained popularity within the last few years. I even see some adults browsing the manga section at Borders occasionally. The amount of fans in my area is on the increase, and I'm certain that manga will continue to gain popularity.
Though it hasn't reached overall mainstream, I'm sure it will soon with titles like Naruto winning awards.
But what I find irritating is the fact that most manga fans I know of are narrow minded and do not expand from the usual mainstream titles.
For those who say that manga isn't classified as a book, remind yourselves that they are also referred to as "graphic novels," meaning that they are indeed a type of book.
shirokiryuu
Clumsy Trainer
I have to disagree.
Maybe it's because i live in California, but I think manga is becoming very popular. If Borders dedicates almost a whole row to manga, that's saying something. When i was young, the only manga i could find was in the comic stores, and there weren't enough to fit 2 shelves.
now i can go to school and see plenty of people who like manga, most who randomly read it in the library, versus watching it on TV. Most anime/manga fans I know primarily read manga instead of watching anime. Some only read manga.
In the library there are several rows of manga, and there used to be only 10-15 mangas, only of Ranma 1/2 and Tenchi Muyo, but now there are vast amounts of series I've never even heard of (even manhwa)
It's getting pretty mainstream, even though it's far from every single person reading manga, it's gone quite far.
Maybe it's because i live in California, but I think manga is becoming very popular. If Borders dedicates almost a whole row to manga, that's saying something. When i was young, the only manga i could find was in the comic stores, and there weren't enough to fit 2 shelves.
now i can go to school and see plenty of people who like manga, most who randomly read it in the library, versus watching it on TV. Most anime/manga fans I know primarily read manga instead of watching anime. Some only read manga.
In the library there are several rows of manga, and there used to be only 10-15 mangas, only of Ranma 1/2 and Tenchi Muyo, but now there are vast amounts of series I've never even heard of (even manhwa)
It's getting pretty mainstream, even though it's far from every single person reading manga, it's gone quite far.
ChocolateCon
Sexy Pineapple
I think that there are people who love anime and manga, but don't say much about it because they don't want to be viewed as an "animefreak" or get declassified in the social hierarchy of their school or something like that. Nevertheless, manga is indeed gaining popularity and people are becoming more open about it.
In the Borders downtown, they devote a whole two rows to accommodate the manga and most of my friends enjoy it.
In the Borders downtown, they devote a whole two rows to accommodate the manga and most of my friends enjoy it.
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ChocolateCon said:I think that there are people who love anime and manga, but don't say much about it because they don't want to be viewed as an "animefreak" or get declassified in the social hierarchy of their school or something like that. Nevertheless, manga is indeed gaining popularity and people are becoming more open about it.
Only you would say that. XP
Nowadays, I don't understand why people would think this when they know it is gaining popularity anyways, and will receive at least some recognition.
JustinConnor
Well-Known Member
Manga is popular in the U.S.Too much so. Kids(and others who are wayyy to old for it(although I guess certain mangas are for older folks)) are wearing merchandise and spouting phrases from **** I can't understand because its in another language. Kids are growing up in another part of the world nowadays,no matter where they live. G.I Joe is now an anime/manga.
Mangas arent book-books or novels, or graphic novels,they're japanese comic books. As are american comic books american comic books,they aren't graphic novels or anything fancy. Stuff is what it is.
I have rarely met a tepid manga fan,you either don't like it or rave about it.So I guess that divides it into non-fans and "anime nerds".
Mangas arent book-books or novels, or graphic novels,they're japanese comic books. As are american comic books american comic books,they aren't graphic novels or anything fancy. Stuff is what it is.
I have rarely met a tepid manga fan,you either don't like it or rave about it.So I guess that divides it into non-fans and "anime nerds".
shirokiryuu
Clumsy Trainer
I have rarely met a tepid manga fan,you either don't like it or rave about it.So I guess that divides it into non-fans and "anime nerds".
Really? A friend of mine reads manga casually. She doesn't watch much anime or seek it out. She doesn't obsess over it either, and treats it as any other book. She doesn't readk only manga, and in fact, she reads waay more novels and rarely even talks about manga. But it doesn't stop her from liking manga.
JustinConnor
Well-Known Member
I haven't met her.
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Hmm,interesting sig. I didn't think anyone knew wtf that band was =D
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Hmm,interesting sig. I didn't think anyone knew wtf that band was =D
shirokiryuu
Clumsy Trainer
I haven't met her.
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Hmm,interesting sig. I didn't think anyone knew wtf that band was =D
I'm just pointing out casual manga fans do exist, even very moderate anime fans. Although many moderate fans dislike being attached to the fanatical anime fan stereotype and don't talk about it much.
--(about my signature, ah, XD, well, you're talking to an obsessed fan here.)
JustinConnor
Well-Known Member
Not talking about it is one of the eight signs of an anime/manga raving lunatic fanatic fan.
Having Naruto underpants is also one of the signs.
They stopped selling fruit basket underpants after all the jeers.
"Hey, look what I have in my fruit basket,ladies!"
It was a sad sad day for licensed underpants merchandise.
Having Naruto underpants is also one of the signs.
They stopped selling fruit basket underpants after all the jeers.
"Hey, look what I have in my fruit basket,ladies!"
It was a sad sad day for licensed underpants merchandise.
I take it you've never had the pleasure of meeting Justin-sama?
Can't recall, then again my memory is rather faulty to begin with.
I was speaking of the novel adaptation made for Death Note in Japan (kinda like how the movie was made to market the series more), not that I would want a novel made for it...
Or like how an anime was made to market the series more?
See, that's a different kind of "milking" right there.
But then again, Naruto was popular enough to get a novel version...
(probably on-par with a children's Goldenbook title 8D)
Considering the second part of Naruto, I'd bet it would have more literary merit.
But what I find irritating is the fact that most manga fans I know of are narrow minded and do not expand from the usual mainstream titles.
I've come to somewhat accept that it will happen... Honestly, what bugs the hell out of me are manga fans who are willing to give North American and European comics a chance, and likewise with comic fans unwilling to give manga a chance.
Really? A friend of mine reads manga casually. She doesn't watch much anime or seek it out. She doesn't obsess over it either, and treats it as any other book. She doesn't readk only manga, and in fact, she reads waay more novels and rarely even talks about manga. But it doesn't stop her from liking manga.
Sounds like the typical Japanese citizen to me.
Erus Black Mage
Well-Known Member
It isn't very popular in Oklahoma, hell the only manga I can find is Shonen Jump Manga (You know, where they show 2-3 chapters each of Yugioh,Naruto,OnePiece, and others?)