Comments on: Finally Some Real Evolution

By: NME Enterprises

NME Enterprises — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:21:46 +0000

I can understand not liking Bobobo, despite enjoying it, but lol at enjoying Naruto.

By: John

John — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:58:59 +0000

Actually, One Piece looked like it was going to be released bi-monthly when they started printing 4-5 chapters per issue. Apparently they’re not though since Vol. 22 doesn’t get released until October. So now they’ve fallen behind themselves because next month’s issue contains the rest of Vol. 22.

By: Heather Ward

Heather Ward — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:29:24 +0000

LOL….oh, yes. They are a nice drug and I am addicted, but there is plenty of manga out there and 9 times out of 10 if a publisher removes title from the mag, I stop reading it. The only series I have continued are Baby & Me and Kaze Hikaru. Thou I have slowed down on each of them now, as more new series have begun. Currently OP is the only other title I would pick up if taken out of SJ or SB. (I don’t think Bleach or Naruto will leave SJ anytime soon)

I was sadden this month when I read Bamboo Blade was leaving Yen Plus. I enjoy it. Unfortunately I do not think YP has the readership to let titles leave this magazine yet, like VIZ. It all depends on this economic crisis. For an average $12 per month I get over 1200 pages of manga magazines, covering 22 series. I hope there are more people addicted and with money to pick up those removed titles, to help guarantee their completition. I am still wary of Yen Press not completing many of their series cause of their ambitious collection of licenses.

By: Brian Henderson

Brian Henderson — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:59:35 +0000

You have to remember, they don’t want people to follow manga through Shonen Jump or Shojo Beat, the whole reason they put either of those magazines out is to get you hooked so you HAVE to buy the individual volumes. They make all of their money that way, SJ and SB are virtual loss leaders, they’re intro drugs to get you hooked, then they start charging you a ton to support your habit.

By: Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:08:59 +0000

It's not really Viz's fault that Naruto took off but One Piece didn't. You can blame that one on 4kids entertainment and their raping of the anime. If the Funi dub that just came out a year and a half ago had come out with the manga. We would be raving about Naruto AND One Piece. Quite frankly, I don't want EITHER manga to leave the magazine. I'm not the one looking for fast releases of Naruto, Viz is. I want One Piece and Naruto, and Shaman King and Hikaru no Go, for that matter, to STAY in Shonen Jump! I get Shonen Jump so I DON'T have to by the graphic novels. I can't afford the books or space. I can afford $30 subscription and twelve issues a year. I can't keep up with SK or HnG as it is, and I've lost 11 volumes worth of story for Naruto. I'd rather see Yu-Gi-Oh GX dropped than One Piece. Or better yet, take Bleach back out. It did find in stand alone sales. Just leave my SJ line up alone!

By: Nicholas C.

Nicholas C. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:53:48 +0000

I happen to love Bobobo. It’s stupid as stupid gets, but it’s so random and goofy that I can’t help but laugh. But, it’s all a matter of opinion I suppose. Too bad they skipped the first HALF of the series. Just another retarded move by the one and only Viz Media.

The real issue here is One Piece. The second best selling manga series in the world, and it’s just second-rate crap in SJ that Viz doesn’t care about. It stared long before Naruto, yet it only has 20 volumes out compared to Naruto’s 42 or so. Just drop it out of SJ, and start releasing the volumes on a 2 or 1 month schedule. Then you can all have more of the Naruto you love so much, and One Piece fans will finally get a break. Maybe they’d even lighten up on the no-swearing policy that ruins so many great scenes. I’ve actually heard rumors that Viz is dropping it once Arabasta ends, so here’s hoping.

By: Brian Henderson

Brian Henderson — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:12:08 +0000

That’s the problem, it’s not comedy, it rarely rises above the level of immature fart jokes and I think that says a lot about the people who read and claim to enjoy Bobobobobobobo ad nauseum. It’s just stupid, pure and simple.

As for bringing Bleach up to current, it’s going to face the same problems that Naruto did. Publishing a whole ton of manga volumes in the same month in the middle of a recession is just asking for trouble. Besides, anyone who cares about Bleach or OP is already probably reading the scanalations so it’s questionable how well a ton of stuff nobody can afford would do in the market.

By: Heather Ward

Heather Ward — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:39:01 +0000

Yeah!!! I don’t read Bobobo-bo. I love the original Dragonball and Dr. Slump, but I could never read more than 4 or 5 pages of this comedy. It was just too painful. I am very happy to hear about this title being pulled.

Ultimo did seem very superheroish. I did not hate the preview, but I am not excited about it either. I am just hoping SJ may be working to get One Piece or Bleach caught up to the current chapters. I could see them doing it for Bleach, but OP has not been so popular. I do hope the current Naruto chapters make SJ even more successful. I remember how they hoped to one day go weekly, when SJ first started.