Japan’s Manga Industry in Dire Straits

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Japan’s manga industry faces great peril, with a significant drop in overall sales and a precipitous drop in sales for manga magazines suggesting that change may be required sooner rather than later if the industry is to arrest its decline.

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  • ryvrdrgn14 commented on June 21, 2010 04:14

    It may be that most people just prefer the digital delivery of content rather than paper (which is probably one of the reasons). You can't really bring your favorite manga book/magazine to work and read... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 22, 2009 11:25

    Borders, and Barnes and Noble overprice their merchandise. Yotsuba&! from Borders (EN TL'd, printed and bound in Canada, shipped to the US): $10.99 (MSRP $9.99). Yotsuba&! from Kunokuniya in the US (JP language, printed and bound in... More


Jojo’s Islamic Adventure: Manga Censored Over Nothing?

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After being accused of blasphemy against Islam for the unpardonable sin of including some Quranic text in the anime, the distribution of long running manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was halted by the publisher, fearing the usual Muslim histrionics.

The Islamically approved revised manga is now finally going back on sale, though we seem not to be seeing anything of the offending anime. However, it looks like there was never any reason to pull it in the first place…

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  • zazuge commented on August 24, 2009 17:30

    in the anime screen shots i can easily read the text and it's clearly from Quran contrarly to the manga where i coudn't tell well i haven't watched the show so i have nothing to say even... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 6, 2009 04:44

    So, acknowledging that this is the real deal, is it still grounds for censorship?... More


Anti-Islamic Anime Pulled

Anti-Islamic Anime Pulled - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure a slight against the Religion of Peace

The apparent use of the Koran in popular and long running anime/manga “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” has aroused umbrage amongst some in the Arabic speaking world, it would appear.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 8, 2013 05:09

    >morally bankrupt Oh the irony, to hear that from a Muslim.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 7, 2013 11:46

    It's Islam. Everyone walks on eggshells when that religion is discussed since its most well known and publicized followers kill others who defame or disagree with it(them in reality)... More


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