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Galen Musbach
ADV Manga Announces 37 New Acquisitions!
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ADV MANGA ANNOUNCES A WHOPPING 37 NEW ACQUISTIONS
HOUSTON, March 30, 2004-ADV Manga today announced that it has acquired
37 new manga titles. With titles aimed at every age in many genres,
this
acquisition reflects ADV Manga's commitment to a diverse publishing
line
with something for everyone.
The titles included are:
50 Rules for Teenagers by Ye Ri Na. A high school romance comic.
Blue Inferior by Kyoko Shitou. An ecological science fiction adventure
and story of budding young romance.
Daemon Hunters by Seiuchiroh Todono. A story of a world of humans,
elves and demons.
Demon Prince Yoshida-kun by Natsuki Yoshimura. A light-hearted
modern-day teen comedy that follows the hilarious exploits of demons
searching for "Yoshida-kun."
Desert Coral by Wataru Murayama. A fantasy epic of a boy sucked into a
dangerous land of his dreams.
Dream Gold by Tatsuro Nakanishi. A fast paced mystery with a kind of
lighthearted sci-fi feel.
Enmusu by Takahiro Seguchi. A boy (with the help of his attractive
maid) attempts to take over a massive corporation.
Fantasy Land by Lee Shi Young. A teenage girl trades her unhappy life
for a thrilling and dangerous fantasy adventure.
FirstKing Adventures by Moyamu Fujino. This heartwarming fantasy was a
huge hit in Japan.
Gadget by Hiroyuki Etou, super-popular creator of Japanese hit manga
Mahoujin Guruguru. A comedy about UFO hunters.
Gadirok by Jung Ho Hwang. A young prince and his faithful
comrade-in-arms fight to regain the throne.
Gamerz Heaven by Maki Murakami, author of the hit manga Gravitation.
Gate by Hirotaka Kisaragi. Four teenage boys become gatekeepers
between our world and a magical world beyond.
Gunparade March by Hiroyuki Sanadura. Basis for the popular anime of
the same name about teenage robot pilots fighting the alien invaders,
the Phantom Beasts.
Jinki: Extend by Sirou Tunasima. Jinkis-giant human-piloted
robots-battle for good and evil.
Kids Joker by Maki Fujita. A hard-boiled thriller with a romantic
triangle thrown in.
Lineage by Shin Il Sook. Based on one of the most popular MMPOGs
(online computer games) called Lineage (available in the US from
NCsoft). A magical medieval fantasy that pits young Prince Deporojue
against his wicked step-father.
Love Blossoms by Lee Jong Eun. A romantic comedy starring teenage
triplets.
Mythical Detective Loki RAGNAROK by Sakura Kinoshita. A popular series
in Japan (with considerable fan buzz in the U.S.); the Norse god Loki
is a boy detective in this manga.
Pastel Green Spell by Lee Young Yuu, author of the very popular series
Kill Me, Kiss Me.
Peacemaker Kurogane by Nanae Chrono. At the violent last gasp of
Japan'sshogunate, a group of swordsmen called Shinsengumi protect the
city of Kyoto. Their newest member is a boy named Tetsunosuke
Ichimura, who is about to be drawn into a dangerous web of violence
and intrigue.
Pretty by Shi Hyun Ha. Pretty is the story of a middle school girl who
is interested in stars and astronomy, who meets and becomes infatuated
with a biy sharing her interests. But there are complications...
Princess Tutu by Mizuo Shinonome. A magical girl story in the classic
mold.
Quantum Mistake by Sohn Eun-Ho and Choi Myung-Soo. The story of what
happens when a tough high school punk switches bodies with a 90-pound
weakling nerd.
R2 by Maki Hakoda. A pizza delivery boy must save the world.
Ray by Akihito Yoshitomi. An underground group runs a "farm" to raise
children as human commodities for selling organs.
SIU Special Investigation Unit: NY Police Story by Kye Seung Hee. A
New York City police mystery and thriller.
Saint Marie by Yang Ygo-Jin. Good and evil fight it out on the grounds
of an exclusive private school.
Sky Blade, Sword of the Heavens by Hyun Kang Suk and Ah Shin. Two
warriors, each sharing the same destiny for greatness, meet for
adventure.
Sweet & Sensitive by Park Eun Ah. One girl and two boys in a high
school love triangle gone wrong.
Tactics by Sakura Kinoshita. By the same author as Mythical Detective
Loki RAGNAROK, this is a humorous fantasy set in medieval Japan.
Taimashin MASHIN Taidou-hen by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Misaki Saitoh.
The story of a suave demon-fighting acupuncturist and his beautiful
assistant.
Tengai Retrogical by Rin Asano. Set in a bygone Japan, a comedy with
fantasy elements.
The Boss by Im Jae Won. Fists fly in this tale of high school gang
war.
Vaizard by Norihiro Yoshida. A boy "vaizard" (tomb protector) teams up
with a female archeologist to fight evil.
Yo-u by Sanami Matoh. A title from the best-selling creator of Fake. A
fantasy adventure set in a medieval Japan full of supernatural
creatures. The heroine is a witch searching for her father, whose
spirit has been trapped inside a sword for decades.
Your & My Secret by Ai Morinaga. A teenage boy and the girl he's in
love with switch bodies, with hilarious (and excruciatingly
embarrassing) results.
About ADV Manga
Specializing in Japanese and other East Asian comics, illustration
books, graphic novels and more, ADV Manga is the publishing division
of A.D. Vision, Inc., parent company of ADV Films, Newtype USA, Anime
Network and more. Founded in 2003, with nationwide mass-market
distribution, ADV Manga is poised to dominate the explosively growing
U.S. market for imported graphic novels and related published
materials. More information is available at http://www.adv-manga.com
.
Information about other A.D. Vision, Inc. divisions and initiatives
can be found at:
http://www.theanimenetwork.com
http://www.newtype-usa.com
This press release was posted on AnimeOnDVD.com on: 2004-03-30
13:20:00
The Wielder of the Scythe
> About ADV Manga
> Specializing in Japanese and other East Asian comics,
Just out of interest, have they ever done any Hong Kong comics before? If not, their only East
Asian comics would be Korean and nothing else.
> distribution, ADV Manga is poised to dominate the explosively growing
> U.S. market for imported graphic novels and related published
> materials.
Poised only? And aren't they and parent company ADV already the 'biggest' in translated manga
and anime in the US as of writing?
David Watson
> Poised only? And aren't they and parent company ADV already the 'biggest' in translated manga
> and anime in the US as of writing?
Anime, they're up there. Manga, they're really just getting started on.
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Andrew Hollingbury
"David Watson" <aj...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
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> The Wielder of the Scythe (scytheNOS...@netvigator.com) writes:
> > Poised only? And aren't they and parent company ADV already the
'biggest' in translated manga
> > and anime in the US as of writing?
>
> Anime, they're up there. Manga, they're really just getting started on.
They've already licensed more manga than most companies have ever released.
Just as long as they don't sit on the licenses for too long, I'll be happy!
Andrew H
Adam Haun
wrote:
>Princess Tutu by Mizuo Shinonome. A magical girl story in the classic
>mold.
I wonder if the anime is far behind.
--
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John C. Watson
Wielder of the Scythe" <scytheNOS...@netvigator.com> wrote:
> Galen Musbach wrote:
>
>> About ADV Manga Specializing in Japanese and other East Asian comics,
>>
> Just out of interest, have they ever done any Hong Kong comics before? If not,
> their only East Asian comics would be Korean and nothing else.
Japan is in East Asia.
>> distribution, ADV Manga is poised to dominate the explosively growing U.S.
>> market for imported graphic novels and related published materials.
>>
> Poised only? And aren't they and parent company ADV already the 'biggest' in
> translated manga and anime in the US as of writing?
Anime, yes, but Mixx Entertainment/TOKYOPOP is the largest manga producer.
--
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John C. Watson
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Ethan Hammond
>
> They've already licensed more manga than most companies have ever
released.
> Just as long as they don't sit on the licenses for too long, I'll be
happy!
Let us recall how long it took them to do the Slayers Movies.
--
All Purpose Cultural Randomness
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/apcr/index.html
Ethan Hammond
before these. Even though I already have it
in Japanese I will buy it in English to support the
release just like I do with Bastard!!!!
Steve Harrison
<a.holl...@OHNOukonline.co.uk> wrote:
Don't be, the crash is coming.
Too much product that's not selling = retailers cutting back new buys. For
all the titles I see at Suncoast, Barnes and Nobel, Waldenbooks, I see
maybe 6 titles with constant 'turns', most of it just sits and gets
shopworn, or worse, unread.
Now, of course, I'm not there watching the sections like a hawk, I don't
have a tally sheet, it's possible titles are turning and restocked that I
never see, but it seems to me that of all the manga being released by all
the companies, there's really no more than 10 that are *consistant*
sellers.
Naturally, Michigan is not New York or California, so there may be
different sales there, but I think a shakedown is due, as retailers
realize that Manga is not the 'fresh hot everything is a big seller'
catagory....the wave is past, the realities of turns and margin and price
and promotion have to take hold.
I note that Dark Horse seems to have utterly dropped the ball on Berserk,
as far as mass retailers go..did vol.2 ever actually come out? NOBODY has
gotten restock on vol. 1 in months...now, of course, Dark Horse is
probably much more focused on Hellboy at the moment...
ADV's timing is bad, and they just might not be thinking clearly. The
*idea* is a smart one, flood the shelves with product (even if it doesn't
sell) and deny shelf space to the competition, but when that shelf space
shrinks, productivity is going to take precident over 'bulk deals'.
And of all that flood listed, I don't think there's more than 4 that'll
have strong long term sales. Oh, *anything* can sell 2000-5000 copies
nowadays, but I suspect ADV has much higher expectations than that....
It's just like their deals with Harmony Gold and DIC..there's a good
amount of product that is *supposedly* 'low effort' to produce (cranking
out Robotech, the DIC Sailor Moon, 'Knights of the Zodiac', etc), but it
ends up taking more time and promotion and production than they
thought....short term thinking, long term effects and not all good.
Eh, I'm ranting. I'm happy for those people who have favorite titles now
going to show in the US thanks to ADV. I hope it all comes out. I don't
see a single thing there I'm interested in, but I'm a freak... :)
--
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tochiro-at-ixdotnetcomdotcom..sorry to spoof, death to spammers!
Rob Kelk
Anime, yes. Manga, no. The raft of titles that they've just picked up
doesn't even bring them up to the output of Studio Proteus (who
distribute through Dark Horse and Eros), and SP is small fry compared to
Viz and Tokyopop.
--
Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> robkelk -at- jksrv -dot- com
"I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of
childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis, 1947
Rob Kelk
>On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:45:34 -0500, Galen Musbach <musb...@xtn.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Princess Tutu by Mizuo Shinonome. A magical girl story in the classic
>>mold.
>
>I wonder if the anime is far behind.
It would be nice - that would put a R1 distributor beside the only "not
yet licenced" title currently on my (newly-revised) Top Twenty Anime
list.
mari_k
> The Wielder of the Scythe (scytheNOS...@netvigator.com) writes:
> > Poised only? And aren't they and parent company ADV already the 'biggest' in translated manga
> > and anime in the US as of writing?
>
> Anime, they're up there. Manga, they're really just getting started on.
And how. With Azumanga Daioh and Gunslinger Girl I think they're
trying to outdo both TokyoPop and ComicsOne for the title of the
lowest quality english language manga publisher.
Jorge A Pratt
"mari_k" <mari...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:689d5ff1.04033...@posting.google.com...
Uh, can't comment on the GG manga, but Azumanga Daioh is an outstanding
adaptation (barring the "test-phase" volume 1. :P ) It's head-and-shoulders
above pretty much any other manga release out there, and almost up to par
with the best of Viz' mid-nineties work.
The Zephyr
(*cheering on J. L.'s work and staff*)
mari_k
She teaches Spanish.