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That's about average for a series picked up while still running in its original language. When it takes longer, it's not a matter of lagging behind, but taking years to get licensed in the first place.

Why is it that even series with simultaneous release of serialized chapters take so much longer to localize collected volumes? I remember in when Viz's online Shonen Jump was about to get chapters close to the Japanese release, they accelerated trade publication like crazy (they were putting out four volumes at once every month) to narrow the deficit, but since then stayed 10-14 months behind.

I think Japanese publishers usually want to keep a gap between Japanese and foreign publications (at least 6 months). So it doesn't all depend on local publishers.

There has been a few exceptions in France, like Samurai 8 whose localization was announced before the series even started, but they're pretty rare and usually concern a new work from an already successful author.

Edited by Lyendith on Jul 1st 2020 at 2:27:10 PM

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I’m now reminded that Chainsaw Man’s 1st volume isn’t coming out till October & that annoys me.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Heh. Volume 3 just came out here. It's always weird to be able to pinpoint the exact chapter and scene where a series became awesome.

(which is the puke kiss scene, of course)

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Is this an actual goal, or just a result of negotiations/rights or something?

I don't see why that would be desirable, especially when applied only with trade collections, not the magazine chapters that constantly leak because they're published simultaneously in a half-dozen languages.

Edited by thatother1dude on Jul 1st 2020 at 8:03:20 AM

Well at least I can collect vol 1 of Act-Age now.

Shit I should really get the current volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen & MHA. Also Kimetsu.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Difference between Pokemon and Moriking is that Pokemon doesn't use the biology of real animals for much of its humor.

Pokemon games wish it was that creative

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.

International law can be complicated and especially with regards to distribution rights. Negotiations take a while, having lawyers hammer it all out takes a while, actually translating and producing the volumes takes a while, review, editing... 6 months is likely the result of the entire process just taking a while.

In Italy, sometimes a work gets the right to be translated and dinstributed thanks to the popularity gained through Italian Manga critics (I also think some of them have connections with Star Comics and other publishers). For instance, at the beginning of the year everyone talked about Shuumetsu No Walkirye, giving it some well-deserved popularity and a couple of months later it's announced it will have an Italian dinstribution, in spite of being a manga of late 2017 with currently only 5 volumes

There isn't an impossible dream, there are only people who give up

Fucking Hell you guys already got that series distributed?

Motherfucker I'm jealous.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

"already" is a strong world, they just announced that it will come in Italy, but there's no release date yet. Though yeah, it's coming in the boot-shaped country and I can't wait to buy it :3

Edited by fishysaur on Jul 2nd 2020 at 10:43:44 AM

There isn't an impossible dream, there are only people who give up

Seems the new series have a taste for the bizarre.

Edited by mythbuster on Jul 5th 2020 at 10:36:25 AM

Issue 31 ~o~

Front color: Boku to Roboko (new series by Miyazaki Shuuhei)
Center color: Shakunetsu no Niraikanai (chapter 2), Act-age, Dokyuu Hentai Hxeros (oneshot from the Jump+ series)
Random placement: Ayakashi Triangle (chapter 4), Hakaishin Magu-chan (chapter 3)

1. One Piece
2. Boku no Hero Academia
3. Dr. Stone
4. Shinrin Ouja Moriking
5. Haikyuu!!
6. Mashle
7. Jujutsu Kaisen
8. Black Clover
9. Time Paradox Ghostwriter (chapter 8)
10. Undead Unluck
11. Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen
12. Chainsawman
13. Bokutachi wa Benkyou ge Dekinai
14. Bone Collection
15. Mitama Security
16. Agravity Boys

Next week, a color page for Moriking and an extra-long chapter for Undead Unluck. And apparently Haikyuu could end this month (it's classified as a "complete series" in the announcement of the next Jump Giga, due July 27).

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Extra Undead Unluck is always to the good.

Haikyuu's definitely in the last stretch, yeah. Just a couple consecutive points away from the end of a big all-star match that I don't think can be realistically topped. Wonder how long before we start getting a bunch of new sports series trying to take its empty throne.

Moriking and Magu-chan had uncannily similar premises this week.

"Me and Roboco" is in the Doraemon mold, and it's interesting to see the variations on that old formula. The "bully" characters being aware that they shouldn't be bullies, for example.

Okay so Haikyu really is ending soon.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-05/haikyu-manga-reaches-climax-of-final-arc/.161431

To quote the article, the "manga will reach the "climax" of its final arc in the 32nd issue on July 13. The next two issues of the magazine (issues 32 and 33) will include extra-long chapters. The manga will feature on the cover of the 32nd issue, and the new chapter will have an opening color page."

This is it.

Edited by slimcoder on Jul 5th 2020 at 12:44:03 PM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Which means MHA will become the oldest series in the Jump that's not One Piece… man that feels weird.

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alekos23 suggested reading Magu's lines in Plankton's voice, and wow is that working great for me.

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Ayakashi Triangle dials the horny back just a notch to give some more history on the main two characters, seemingly establishes the status quo between the main trio, and introduces an apparent upcoming antagonist. My one hope is that this mysterious ninja is a butch girl, especially if they end up as Matsuri's rival.

Unless you count Hunter x Hunter.

Overall, I'd count that as a good thing.

Edited by thatother1dude on Jul 5th 2020 at 2:52:40 PM

Jesus, that thing was only 50 chapters long when I first read it.

Six years and twenty-seven volumes isn't that crazy. It's close to the length of Dragon Ball Z (i.e. the latter 26 volumes of the manga whose anime adaptation was titled Z), Part 1 of Naruto, and One Piece up to the end of Baroque Works.

Edited by thatother1dude on Jul 5th 2020 at 3:46:13 AM

Yeah, but I wasn't there at the start of those!

Over in Agravity Boys, we learn Chris is from North Dakota, and Saga is from someplace in Japan.

And also the author has started shipping them so hard within the last few chapters that I'm almost expecting that gender potion to come into play to give them a Cosmic Retcon Last-Minute Hookup.