jjthejetplane013 asked: What's your opinion on the state of manga? I read an article of the downfall in publication and sales of manga in the U.S. starting with a steady decline since 2004.
I hadn’t really thought about the state of manga before this question. I have some quibbles (Kodansha’s digital manga is vapor, I have issues with Yen Press’s approach, Viz Signature needs to be available digitally), and some stuff I love (Vertical Inc in general, a lot of dumb shonen from Viz, and a bunch of Viz Signature books).
I’m too fond of a small slice of the manga pie to really get anything about worrying about the entire pie. Manga for me is like… One Piece, books where people get shot while smoking cigarettes, and the odd series Vertical picks up.
The publishers closing and turning to Kickstarter to get books done is pretty sad, though.
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