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First volume slated for April 4th, looks like! I know it's not a physical release, but hey--it's better than nothing. Hopefully they'll release more than just vol 1 like the last emanga publisher did, BUT since it's Digital Manga Inc I have a LOT more faith in them. I still have a bunch of emanga gifcodes from the contest I won on twitter a while back so I am DEFINITELY gonna be getting that first volume.
Digital Manga to release Kimagure Orange Road emanga!
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This is FANTASTIC news!!!
I'll be picking this up the day it's available; I really hope that it does well enough for the entire series to be released.
I'll be picking this up the day it's available; I really hope that it does well enough for the entire series to be released.
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I'd be tempted to get this if it was a physical release but digital only is a hard sell.
What I'm really hoping is for someone to release this on DVD again. Or on BluRay.
What I'm really hoping is for someone to release this on DVD again. Or on BluRay.
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Well, at this point, I'll take what I can get! Most manga licensors are hesitant to release anything more than 5 volumes physically nowadays because people just don't buy as much manga as they used to. Digital manga seems to be a much less risky venture, thus why Digital Manga Inc does a LOT more emanga now than they used to...and their titles seem to sell fairly decently. With almost all the major manga companies having digital departments now, it's growing a lot more common than it once was. (Even Crunchyroll has digital manga to read now!)
Even though I know scanlations exist for the KOR manga, I'll gladly get the official digital release to prove to DMI that people ARE interested in the series. Like I said, if it's popular enough maybe they'd consider doing a physical release someday...it's probably a little unlikely, but hey--it could happen!
I'd love it if someone re-released the anime, too! But since it's older, I dunno...I suppose Discotek or The Right Stuf's labels would be the two companies that come to mind with an older title. If one of them put it out, that'd be great! I think KOR would definitely appeal to a younger fan of newer shows, too, since the premise is basically a romantic comedy and that seems to be the "hip" thing to do lately, right?
Even though I know scanlations exist for the KOR manga, I'll gladly get the official digital release to prove to DMI that people ARE interested in the series. Like I said, if it's popular enough maybe they'd consider doing a physical release someday...it's probably a little unlikely, but hey--it could happen!
I'd love it if someone re-released the anime, too! But since it's older, I dunno...I suppose Discotek or The Right Stuf's labels would be the two companies that come to mind with an older title. If one of them put it out, that'd be great! I think KOR would definitely appeal to a younger fan of newer shows, too, since the premise is basically a romantic comedy and that seems to be the "hip" thing to do lately, right?
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OMG amazing! Thanks for the share!
I applied to a last-month's ad for freelance lettering work, but I have yet to hear back from DMP
I applied to a last-month's ad for freelance lettering work, but I have yet to hear back from DMP
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Aww, don't feel bad...I've had friends who've worked on stuff of theirs before who've been having trouble getting any work there again lately. I guess more people are applying now than before? Sounds like stiff competition D:PinkAppleJam wrote:OMG amazing! Thanks for the share!
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I agree about wanting a physical release, but maybe people like us are slowly (or rapidly?) becoming a minority. I think any English release of KOR will be fantastic, but I am still trying to remain motivated to continue reading the original Japanese manga set I own.danth wrote:I'd be tempted to get this if it was a physical release but digital only is a hard sell.
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Yeah, digital manga really is gaining a lot of ground lately. Crunchyroll already has a wide selection of digital manga to read now, Viz is releasing Shonen Jump digitally every week now from what I hear, and even Kodansha is doing more digital stuff. Even Japanese publishers are trying to get in on digital stuff: Comic-Walker has parts of Gundam The Origin and Evangelion up for free to read in both Japanese AND English: http://comic-walker.com/en/
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Although I'd love to see a physical release of Kimagure Orange Road in English, I'm enjoying this digital version so far.
It's nice to finally read the manga, the anime was the only way I had experienced the series before this release.
It's nice to finally read the manga, the anime was the only way I had experienced the series before this release.
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The only way I could see myself getting into digital manga is if I could display it on some sort of full-color Kindle or something. I imagine these can be viewed with iPads and such, but that introduces the problem of just staring at yet another video screen. Can these things be looked at on a Kindle? I don't own one, so I don't even know if they have touchscreen zoom functions and such.
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