Comments on: Top Mangaka: “Manga is in Decline”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:46:52 +0000

There are plenty of american artists that can draw cool looking males, I understand its an issue for mangakas of modern day but if they do like for example Masakazu Katsura, he's an avid fan of batman, if you have read Zetman its basically his answer to a Batman Superman story. Its very good too btw talks about helping the needy and the differences in social heirarchy and at the same time a fight against man made monsters that want to live how they want.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:42:18 +0000

I honestly have to agree that we have a problem on our hands, people don't really recognize anymore that something doesn't need to be ecchi or pervy to work. just havinga rich story and strong plot points should get the job done and be a more rewarding read, what's wrong with intellectual, philosophical and deep meaning behind a manga or show? why flood it with fan service if it flushes out the substance?

QuirkZ

By: spandexninja

spandexninja — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:25:56 +0000

the manga industry will be revamped by me in 2 years

By: Overt

Overt — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:38:38 +0000

Manga and anime industry is famous for not giving sure profits. The creation of these rigid categories is just an attempt of the industry to pursue sure earnings by giving the public more of what they are *sure* to like: ero, parody humor, moe, etc.

I don't see how this flow could be changed other than with a drastic shift in economy, capable to give fuel to the dreams and hopes of both the authors and the investors...or perhaps with the appearance of a genial author capable to awaken the authors to the highest possibilities of manga and anime....

ah, daydreams.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:58:47 +0000

I rofled

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:52:28 +0000

lol trolled.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:50:28 +0000

I agree to this comment wholeheartedly. What started the industry isn't some whining otaku wanting to see some pantsu or cleavages. Not fanservice nor moe. The industry was started with people who wanted to create an artpiece not some tool for making money. These were passionate people, and you can see why animes during the golden age were so much better than anime nowadays, story wise, quality wise, character's that were actually 'alive' enough to be called a character. It's because authors do not compromise with dumb editors who thought that fans should come first. Now we see every female anime characters bear the same subtype any anime has(tsundere, yandere... whatever you call them), every male has it's own character templates, and every story that follows the same arc progression making it so predictable and boring.... all in the name of catering the fans. whining fans aren't realizing that they're only viewers to the artwork, overstepping the borders seeing as they 'hold' the power to want what they want, at the same time neglecting what truly matters in an artpiece, the passion of an artist. This is where all the experiments come in, this is where all the visions pieces together. This would probably save the industry. There will always be an audience for anything. As long as they can realize that it's not only the 4 genres that can sell, the possibility is still limitless.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:06:35 +0000

1. Japanese consumers are changing their preferences to something more interactive.

2. There's always manhwa (Korean version of manga) as alternatives. They tend to be drawn 'darker' and more focus on the story. Before people say manhwa is a copy of Japanese manga, manhwa is a product of Japanese colonialism.

[I'm not a Korean. Just happens to love Korean stuffs.]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:47:38 +0000

Moe money, moe problems.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:52:14 +0000

needs more anime like casshern sins, skullman or maybe hellsing

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:49 +0000

The fresh blood have no interest in the manga magazines because they walready know what kind of series they show.
For example, WSJ: generic shonens like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, etc. And Medaka was good in the begining but now have come more shonenlike thanks to the magazine.

By: mephidrossxx

mephidrossxx — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:21:16 +0000

This man knows his stuff listen to him.

By: mephidrossxx

mephidrossxx — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:14:19 +0000

I like Vagabond too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:56:40 +0000

Actually younger people seems a lot less xenophobic.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:51:58 +0000

This industry is already dead.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:44:34 +0000

That industry was in an impasse long before the economy decline.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:42:24 +0000

There is stuff like Bakemonogatari, Eden of th East and Spice and Wolf.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:27:34 +0000

The thought that there will never be another Hokuto no Ken fills me with a melancholy longing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:25:43 +0000

You've never actually read any manga that came before the moe boom, have you?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:41:15 +0000

Funny... this is how like Americans switched from Books to Television. :D

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:36:33 +0000

+1 for Fables writer reference...

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:33:12 +0000

Agreed 100% Evangelion is highly overrated teen angst...+1

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:17:11 +0000

Co-sign...+1

By: metatron

metatron — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:38 +0000

I still believe that the industry can still produce the next Evangelion but that would be a difficult task especially with the Moe Boom and not to also mention the Fanservice era that the industry is in...