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The future of Shonen Jump?!? I’d like to see all the FANS who judge books by their covers to support this Jump title.
Completely redefining Bishojo…
The series above is called “Kakko-Kawaii Sengen!” Apparently, it’s a comedy gag manga. Shueisha was ok with publishing this and rejecting a title like Shingeki no Kyojin (and in the process giving Kodansha a immensely popular new title), interesting.
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Pokemon Goes Mature
Wow, looks like Pikachu will be dealing with horny teenagers. A new Pokemon manga will be published on Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday and it will be targeted towards older readers. The series is expected to start serialization this March.
I’m wondering how this will turn out, although as Anime Almanac points out, he would like to see a seinen version of Pokemon. I would heavily be more interested in that.
I’m more curious on Shintaro Ishihara’s reaction to this since, judging from this picture, he seems to like Pokemon. The last thing he probably wants to see in a manga are kids going through puberty & Pokemon dealing with adults who have huge issues.
Anyone here excited about Pokemon “growing up”?
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Eiichiro Oda Makes 2 Billion Yen & NarutoxUNIQLO
It was reported that One Piece mangaka, Eiichiro Oda, made 2 billion yen ($24 million in U.S. money) this year. He earned about 740 million yen ($9 million) in royalties. Very impressive given the current status of the manga industry as a whole & the threat of scanlations. Oda is truly a genius & he is a reminder that creativity can still kick ass in bad times.
Source: Anime News Network
And in other news, Kishimoto Masashi’s NARUTO will be featured in a collaboration with UNIQLO starting January 1. There will be NARUTO t-shirts sold throughout Asia. Every purchase of a Naruto t-shirt will come with a special anime DVD (while supplies last) featuring a special rendition of the song, “Mayonaka x Orchestra” by J-rock band, Aqua Timez. This DVD will be coming in extremely limited quantities.
Source: Music Japan Plus
Is it safe to say that both of these series are protected from the dreaded “Bill 156”?
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I want to bring back the dead.”I want money.” “I want women.” “I want to protect this world.”. These thoughts all come from the same place - our id. In other words, they’re our truest desires. The way I see it, greed is no different from hope. You don’t see a problem with too much hope, do ya? The problem is, you humans are always trying to apply a hierarchy to greed - what’s noble to desire, what’s taboo. It’s ALL good!
Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 84: Shadow of the Pursuer)
Greed is the next character I’m doing on my list, because seriously greed and hope are pretty much the same.
