The 23rd volume of Gintama will be the last volume that [sitelink=publishers.html?id=235]Viz[/sitelink] is publishing in North America. This is despite the fact that the series is still ongoing with volume 39 recently published in Japan.
Information from Anime News Network
Speculation: What series/company is next?...
It has been confirmed that [sitelink=publishers.html?id=234]Tokyopop[/sitelink] is shutting down it's North American publishing operations. However, their film and European divisions will still remain open. It's still unknown what will happen to their licensed series. More information will be released in the coming weeks.
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c_k writes: *Japflap closes its doors after providing 6 years of scanlation after receiving an email from VIZ MEDIA EUROPE requesting them to delete their releases from their site and to stop scanlating Naruto.
Source: Japflap forum*
Scum-Scans has officially closed now (although their last release was 8 months ago). They were in the business for almost 6 years, but now it's time to stop.
If you are interested in continuing their projects, please contact miyagiCE. They have some unused raws, translations, and cleaned pages.
This poll suggested by comel is about any physical health problems caused by reading manga. I do realize that this would be better suited as a survey (as then you could choose multiple options), but just choose the most prevalent health problem that you've had.
You can discuss this poll on our forum here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=25510
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related):
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Feelings on newer covers of manga volumes already released in the past
Choices:
Sure! An updated cover is always nice! - votes: 1555 (15.4%)
Only alright if the cover was made by the original author - votes: 4327 (43%)
No way. What was wrong with the old one? - votes: 1079 (10.7%)
Cover doesn't matter. It's the inside that does - votes: 3105 (30.8%)
There were 10066 total votes.
The poll ended: April 9th 2011
Sorry, I forgot to add a choice "Only if it's better"
This poll, suggested by Panalopy, is about the covers of manga (and manhwa, manhua, etc). Apparently (I personally don't know any cases of this, but I guess it exists) sometimes when publishers release a new version of a series, they replace the cover with something different and newer. What are your feelings on this?
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=25355
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related):
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Would you buy a special edition version of a series?
Choices:
Only if I really love the series - votes: 5313 (43.1%)
Yes, because it's fancy - votes: 181 (1.5%)
Yes, for the collector's value - votes: 276 (2.2%)
Only if it has special features that make it worth it - votes: 2909 (23.6%)
Only if it wasn't much more expensive than the regular edition - votes: 725 (5.9%)
Nah, the regular edition is good enough for me - votes: 983 (8%)
No, I don't buy manga - votes: 1933 (15.7%)
There were 12320 total votes.
The poll ended: April 2nd 2011
It seems special features are worth it if you like the series
In a few days is the infamous April Fools' Day (April 1st). At MU, we [color=red]WILL NOT[/color] tolerate any fake/joke releases being reported/announced to us. If we, by accident, allow a fake release to get through, please report the mistake to us (either via a [sitelink=submit.html?act=add_change]Change Request[/sitelink] form, through the forum, or you can email me at lambchopsil[at]mangaupdates[dot]com if you are not a registered member here).
As you have been warned against doing it, if we discover a person still attempting to post a joke release here, that person will be dealt with. Severe action will be taken upon that scanlation group.
Thank you for considering our request to remain as accurate as possible for our members.
Some people seem to think this news post is a joke or something similar. I assure you, I am being totally serious. Don't take it lightly.
And we can figure out if someone is trying to frame a group. We're not naive, so don't even try.
This week's poll comes from lynira. To be honest, I can't think of a specific instance of a special edition manga right now... But if the specials were good, I'd get it! I'm also a PC gamer, and I tend to buy those special editions if they're available. Like the collector's edition for StarCraft II! $100, but so worth it!
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=25200
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related):
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Would you give up anime/manga for Lent?
Choices:
Sure - votes: 947 (6.2%)
No way! - votes: 2429 (16%)
I could give that up, but I don't celebrate Lent - votes: 2514 (16.6%)
I could never do it. Besides, no Lent for me - votes: 2289 (15.1%)
What's Lent? - votes: 6991 (46.1%)
There were 15170 total votes.
The poll ended: March 26th 2011
Ignoring the people who don't know what Lent is (hopefully now you do?), it seems more people would not give up manga for 40 days. Now what if it wasn't for Lent but for some other reason? Then what would you give up?... Are you willing to make sacrifices for anything? Just something to think about.
This week's poll is from Dragonfiremule. For those of you that don't know, Lent is a 40 day period practiced by some Christian denominations in where a person would give up something for the purpose of using that time/money in other ways (typically prayer, repentance, donations, etc). The purpose of this poll is for you to evaluate yourself to see if you could actually give up anime/manga. Or are you too reliant on this form of entertainment? Perhaps that's a bad thing... you decide.
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=25015
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related):
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
To anyone who has seen our poll over the last two days, we have a statement.
First and foremost, we would like to apologize for the 5th option of our most recent 'Earthquake' poll. In the interest of full disclosure, the results are accessible via our Old Polls page below where the poll usually appears. We did not mean to demean or devalue the lives of those lost and affected by the situation in Japan. The poll option was a gaffe on our part, and we delayed in taking it down because we were not immediately sure how to deal with the situation. We, like all of you, are big fans of manga; however, that does not excuse using their sacrifice and tragedy in the way we did, even if it was an accident. The wording of the option only added to the confusion and grief, as many who chose it had no bad intentions and ended up regreting it later. We will endeavor to more carefully think out the ramifications of our options before we add them in the future.
We are hoping and praying for the families and loved ones who are going through this ongoing crisis.
- Manick and lambchopsil
