Manga requests

Post by **JWR** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:18 pm

Next Friday I was invited to focus group being held here in Los Angeles by the people at Del Rey Manga.

Del Rey is currntly publishing Tsubasa & XXXholic , Negima , Basilisk and others.

This is part of their market research for potentialy bringing more titles to the USA (though some may think we have a glut right now.)

So are there any titles in Japan or not licenced and being fan scanlations right now that you would like to see licened and brought over here.

So I can talk intellegently to them with any requests please let me know the title , author and the company that published it in Japan. Also I could use a short synopsis in case they have not heard of the book.

birdie · Post by **birdie** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:37 pm

I would love to see "Bokura Ga Ita" by Yuuki Obata translated. I've become obsessed with the anime, but some insist the manga is darker with deeper character developement. A nice shoujo romance that reminds me a lot of Kare Kano.

hobbywhelmed · Post by **hobbywhelmed** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:37 am

Well, I'm always promoting an oldie, Patarilo! (also Patariro, Patarillo and even Pataliro!). Especially for Del Rey. I've enjoyed the quality values of their productions so far. The info is:

* Original title ; Patariro!
* Cartoon & Story ; MAYA Mineo
* Publisher; Hakusensha
* Magazined; Hana to Yume[Flower and Dream], 1979~
* Presently at 70 volumes (and a set of further condensed-into-fewer-volumes is also available. Made into a series, recently released on DVDs in Japan. Two (expensive!) boxsets available at this point.
* Korean version; Daiwon Publishing Co.(only up to 9th volume)

This series has slapstick comedy, parody, mystery, bishonen galore (shonen-ai, no hard yaoi visible, although the bishies all fall for each other!). For a really detailed description of the plot and characters, with pics, you can check: http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/manga/patarillo/

And you can see some of the anime artwork in my gallery. The artwork is both comic and elegant. I can scan some manga samples, if interested, but here's some images (can't figure out how to get them to just display here. I'm doing something wrong....)

http://byce.rubberslug.com/gallery/img_ ... 8308&Pass=

http://byce.rubberslug.com/gallery/img_ ... 8565&Pass=

kira · Post by **kira** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:00 pm

you have me interested in that one, hobby.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:00 pm

What makes you think I have me interested in that one hobby?

kittens · Post by **kittens** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:33 pm

hobbywhelmed wrote:Well, I'm always promoting an oldie, Patarilo! (also Patariro, Patarillo and even Pataliro!). Especially for Del Rey. I've enjoyed the quality values of their productions so far. The info is:

Nice!!!! I looooooooooooooooooooooooove patariro!!!!

That is great series!!!

Also I would like to see Gallary Fake as well.......

Post by **JWR** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:33 am

Maria & I had a nice time at the forum last night.

I did pass on the recomidations.

There were 9 partisapants with 2 from Del Rey in a good give & take. We are not allowed to get into details but I can say that the people at Del Rey are trying hard to do things right and avoid the bad will that some of the other competitors have hurt themselves with. Their hope is to build a rep that will allow one to be willing to pickup a new Del Rey title in the store and be willing to look through it thus giving it a chance. They don't expect people to run out and buy it just cause Del Rey put it out for they understand it's about the story , art & author.

Post by **Rekka Alexiel** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:46 am

Grumgrumgrum... Personally..... I'd almost rather some stuff stay in Japan. ^^;; It's a major disappointment when one of your favorite series is brought over and translated like a first-year Japanese student would translate... Grrrrr, sorry...

But besides that... Del Rey sounds familiar. I haven't read any American books in FOREVER, but...seems to me I used to read some fantasy/sci-fi books of theirs... Couldn't tell you what those were but...heh

I'm so helpful today, aren't I? ^_^;;;;;

kira · Post by **kira** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:58 pm

rekka. del ray has translated xxxholic and tsubasa.

true i havent picked up there stuff either but i know those are two of the titles that they've tanslated.