| So... Any chance? edit - Sorry to those who saw the thread title before i added the question mark. My bad. |
YuunagiAug 15, 2008 5:49 AM
| Probably not. I think its got some potential to be successful with more mature fans who're willing to give it a chance but considering how limited the market is and how limited the appeal of YKK is, i doubt theres much chance it with, sadly. BUT WE CAN STILL HOPE! |
| YKK is still a somewhat obscure manga even in Japan, so I think they've already decided that there isn't a market for it in the U.S., or for any of Ashinano's works for that matter. |
| A related topic from the occasionally functional The Age of Evening Calm, formerly known as ykk@pander.net I'm not expecting it anytime soon but that doesn't stop me from hoping. One of my old classmates recently mentioned that he got interested in Neil Gaiman's Sandman series since his philosophy professors also read it along with Gaiman's other works. If YKK were somehow able to gain a niche like that, publishers might consider licensing it. |
YuunagiAug 8, 2008 12:48 PM
| Hmm, even with the '?' the level of excitement managed to shoot up winning lottery ticket high, then drop all the way back down in a matter of seconds. |
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| Should be renamed "Will YKK Ever Come Out in America?" |
| Alright, my bad. |
ayase said: I'd rather it came out in the UK :P No you wouldnt, hahah. If it did, it would probably take twice as long to come out and be more expensive. As much as its great to support our own industry, it ends up being easier to import from the US, heheh. |
StarfleetCpt said: YKK is still a somewhat obscure manga even in Japan, so I think they've already decided that there isn't a market for it in the U.S., or for any of Ashinano's works for that matter. That is apparently the case, which is sad because it's critically acclaimed, and I'm sure if it was licensed, many of us would be willing to buy the manga. But apparently we just aren't a large enough amount of people for them to justify bringing the series over. But I do wonder just how well series like ARIA (notwithstanding the switch to Tokyopop) and Mushishi are selling. If it ever did occur, I would be fine if Del Rey handled it. :P |
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TheBigN said: If it ever did occur, I would be fine if Del Rey handled it. :P I think they'd be my choice too. Though after originally thinking about it, I was thinking i'd rather have Dark Horse as their treatment of series is really top notch. But for something like YKK, I think Del Ray'd do a smashing job, as they've done with MushiShi. |
StarfleetCpt said: Dark Horse? Really? That'd be interesting. Heheh. How so? Maybe they'd try and make it all edgy. I can already see it now: "Get ready for the sure to be, manga smash of summer 2009!! YKK!! Set in a post-alpocalyptic world, where lesbian biker chicks rule the land. 1 women. 1 job. Coffee. COMING SOON." Would be epic i tells ya'. |
| I was actually thinking Tokyopop might license YKK due to its similarities to another title which they took up (BLAME!). |
2) When you think about, a lot of the chapters could begin with the words, "Another day in the life of Killy..." In a sense, it's also a slice-of-life manga every now and then. Hahahhahahaha, wonderful. |
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Maltovski said: StarfleetCpt said: Dark Horse? Really? That'd be interesting. Heheh. How so? Maybe they'd try and make it all edgy. I can already see it now: "Get ready for the sure to be, manga smash of summer 2009!! YKK!! Set in a post-alpocalyptic world, where lesbian biker chicks rule the land. 1 women. 1 job. Coffee. COMING SOON." Would be epic i tells ya'. XDDDDDD olawl |
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| Oh, well it would be interesting if it were from Dark Horse since they publish a lot of the Star Wars comics. Lightsaber-weilding Jedi Alpha :) |
And on a serious note, how -would- you market YKK to English-speakers? I mean, forget advertising, even, what would you call it? Aye. It's vague and not even that symbolic compared to, say, The Catcher in the Rye.Since describing the day-to-day activities doesn't sound exciting either, it's probably best to emphasize the general mood/atmosphere and themes instead. Words that come to mind are "mellow," "comatose relaxation," "retirement," and "twilight of humanity." Maybe suck in a few elitists (or perverts) by having a disclaimer stating that the manga is meant for older and more mature audiences. As for Viz, it probably depends on how many and which chapters would be made available if they chose to include YKK in their online lineup. The most representative chapters I could think of from the early volumes are chapter 0 (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou) and the short essay in volume 4. |
| No Kimagure Orange Road, no Ai-Ren, no Living Game, no Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. . . It just seems that slower paced slice-or-life manga never get released over here. I'm amazed that Maison Ikkoku did. |
| It doesn't really matter to me whether it comes out in the U.S. or not, I've read it online and can do so however many times I wish. Though I suppose it would be good to get a powerful series like this introduced to the wider public through a licensed release. Even if its chances of becoming big wouldn't be...well, big, due to the rather marginal audience it's targeted towards. |
Moonlith said: When you're a collector, simply reading is not enough. You WANT it. That's why I'm so completely rotted at TokyoPop for not finishing Aria.It doesn't really matter to me whether it comes out in the U.S. or not, I've read it online and can do so however many times I wish. |
CMB17 said: Yes, in August of this year from Seven Seas Replying to a thread in which the last comment was twelve years ago. Nicely done sir! This is a time for much rejoicing. |
MAL is so incredibly old at this point that it is one of the few decently-sized websites where you could see a thread from 10 years ago updated recently. So, for my own morbid curiosity, I went and checked to see what has become of the participants from this thread. Here is a list of the participants from most recent list update extending backward into the past of inactivity: Last Update User 3/2022 Moonlith 3/2022 CMB17 3/2022 Yuunagi 11/2020 AddleBoy 3/2020 ZinnKid 7/2015 Maltovski 1/2015 DuoHimura 8/2014 Quintessence 9/2013 TheBigN 11/2011 XD3r3K-chanX1996 12/2010 _______a 10/2010 StarfleetCpt 7/2010 ayase- 6/2009 Gaiden199 Alas, OP was the first to go inactive less than a year after starting the thread. Of the 14 participants, only 3 remain active on MAL (excluding myself). |
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