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14:53:07 <bay|AX|KCComics> test
14:55:01 <bay|AX|KCComics> Hello everybody
14:55:04 <bay|AX|KCComics> I like that reaction
14:55:16 <bay|AX|KCComics> Welcome to the Kodansha comic panel for anime expo 2015
14:55:23 <bay|AX|KCComics> Thanks everyone for coming out, this is going to be really exciting
14:55:28 <bay|AX|KCComics> I've been looking to it for a while
14:55:32 <bay|AX|KCComics> I'll just jump right in
14:55:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> Actually first, let's introduce ourselves
14:55:59 <bay|AX|KCComics> I'm ben applegate, i'm director of publishing... Kanna(?) general director of publishing?
14:56:09 <bay|AX|KCComics> Jonny(?) editor at kodansha
14:56:23 <bay|AX|KCComics> New manga annoucement
14:57:48 <bay|AX|KCComics> Princess Jellyfish
14:56:36 <bay|AX|KCComics> by Akiko Higashimura
14:56:48 <bay|AX|KCComics> first 12 japanese volumes coming in 6 large sized 2 in 1 books starting feb 2016
14:56:56 <bay|AX|KCComics> will have the same translator as the anime
14:57:08 <bay|AX|KCComics> Magatsuki
14:57:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> by Hoshino Taguchi
14:57:21 <bay|AX|KCComics> Vol 1 coming Feb 2016
14:58:18 <bay|AX|KCComics> Real Account
14:58:23 <bay|AX|KCComics> by Shizumu Watanabe
14:58:27 <bay|AX|KCComics> Vol 1 coming march 2016
14:58:33 <bay|AX|KCComics> if you reach zero followers, you die
14:59:16 <bay|AX|KCComics> Noragami Stray God
14:59:21 <bay|AX|KCComics> new volumes eveyr month starting October 2015
14:59:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> it's been doing really well
14:59:30 <bay|AX|KCComics> we're accelerating to a monthly release
14:59:44 <bay|AX|KCComics> Just in time for the second season of the anime which is coming this fall
15:00:14 <bay|AX|KCComics> Parasyte... coming to toonami this fall
15:00:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> the anime
15:00:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> starting this october (tentative)
15:00:59 <bay|AX|KCComics> that concludes our new announcements for the day
15:01:19 <bay|AX|KCComics> other stuff coming out... The Science of Attack on Titan
15:01:25 <bay|AX|KCComics> just came out
15:02:11 <bay|AX|KCComics> Maria the Virigin Witch Exhibition
15:02:28 <bay|AX|KCComics> the sequel volume to the three volume Maria the Virgin Witch
15:02:33 <bay|AX|KCComics> coming august 2015
15:03:06 <bay|AX|KCComics> Ninja Slayer Kills
15:03:02 <bay|AX|KCComics> manga based on the novels
15:03:14 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 1 coming sept 1
15:04:20 <bay|AX|KCComics> Persona Q Side: P3 / Persona Q SIde: P4
15:04:25 <bay|AX|KCComics> P3 begins feb 23 2016
15:04:29 <bay|AX|KCComics> p4 march 22 2016
15:04:37 <bay|AX|KCComics> in that vain, the devil survivor manga
15:04:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> starting in the spring as well
15:04:47 <bay|AX|KCComics> Fairy Guys
15:04:51 <bay|AX|KCComics> oct 2015
15:04:55 <bay|AX|KCComics> one of the fairy tail spinofs
15:05:06 <bay|AX|KCComics> Fairy Tail Blue Mistral
15:05:07 <bay|AX|KCComics> august 2015
15:05:14 <bay|AX|KCComics> Fairy Tail Master's Edition
15:05:20 <bay|AX|KCComics> omnibus edition of fairy tail
15:05:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 1-5
15:05:29 <bay|AX|KCComics> $39.99 msrp
15:05:31 <bay|AX|KCComics> sept 2015
15:06:13 <bay|AX|KCComics> Junji Ito's Cat Diary
15:06:16 <bay|AX|KCComics> oct 2015
15:07:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> Die Wergelder
15:07:43 <bay|AX|KCComics> Dec 2015
15:07:55 <bay|AX|KCComics> by Hiroaki Samura, creator of Blade of the Immortal
15:08:14 <bay|AX|KCComics> Livingstone
15:08:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> Nov 2015 in oversized volumes
15:08:38 <bay|AX|KCComics> By Jinsei Kataoka, arist of Deadman Wonderland
15:09:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> Appleseed: Alpha
15:09:32 <bay|AX|KCComics> by Kuroda Iou
15:09:44 <bay|AX|KCComics> Coming october 2015 in a large sized single volume
15:10:19 <bay|AX|KCComics> Kiss Him, Not Me
15:10:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> Starting oct 2015
15:10:49 <bay|AX|KCComics> Your Lie in April
15:10:53 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 3 in August 2015
15:11:42 <bay|AX|KCComics> A Silent Voice
15:11:46 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 2 coming July 28th
15:12:07 <bay|AX|KCComics> from Yoshitoki Oima
15:12:18 <bay|AX|KCComics> anime movie now in preproduction
15:12:55 <bay|AX|KCComics> we got a chance to include color pages in the volumes which aren't in the japanese editions
15:13:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> the first volume has been out for a month, and it's selling quite well for a word of mouth series
15:13:34 <bay|AX|KCComics> Tsubasa World Chronicle
15:13:37 <bay|AX|KCComics> LDK
15:13:39 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 1 october 2015
15:13:48 <bay|AX|KCComics> Ayu Watanabe
15:14:05 <bay|AX|KCComics> the creator of the kabedon phenomenon
15:14:11 <bay|AX|KCComics> Inuyashiki
15:14:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 1 august 2015
15:15:02 <bay|AX|KCComics> Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
15:15:08 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 3 coming july 28th 2015
15:15:11 <bay|AX|KCComics> anime streaming now
15:15:28 <bay|AX|KCComics> Kodansha has launched a yamadakun app on the itunes store
15:16:05 <bay|AX|KCComics> We're sold out of this series at the booth
15:16:20 <bay|AX|KCComics> The Heroic Legend of Arslan
15:16:26 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 4 coming in november
15:17:16 <bay|AX|KCComics> Attack on Titan
15:17:43 <bay|AX|KCComics> 2.5 million copies in print in English (including spinoffs)
15:17:31 <bay|AX|KCComics> vol 1 has spent 100+ weeks as a new york times bestseller
15:18:43 <bay|AX|KCComics> Attack on Titan Colossal Edition 2
15:18:48 <bay|AX|KCComics> Coming October 2015
15:18:51 <bay|AX|KCComics> MSRP $49.99
15:18:58 <bay|AX|KCComics> vols 6-10 in 1 book
15:19:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> includes sketch gallery and eight page color attack on avengers marvel crossover
15:19:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> Vinland Saga
15:19:51 <bay|AX|KCComics> Book six in septemebr
15:19:55 <bay|AX|KCComics> book 7 in december
15:20:00 <bay|AX|KCComics> Book eight coming soon... we hope
15:20:07 <bay|AX|KCComics> we need to keep sales steady to continue this series
15:20:18 <bay|AX|KCComics> we only have the license to two more volumes currently
15:20:38 <bay|AX|KCComics> Attack on Titan.. vol 16 will have a special edition
15:20:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> for the first time ever
15:20:49 <bay|AX|KCComics> it will come in the box with a variant art dust jacket
15:21:08 <bay|AX|KCComics> the art is by a prominent american comic artist... the artist will be announced at SDCC
15:21:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> the set will also include attack on titan playing cards
15:22:10 <bay|AX|KCComics> some of the cards have art from the color version that has never been released outside of a special digital edition in japan
15:22:21 <bay|AX|KCComics> the cards have the same stock as bicycle company cards
15:23:27 <bay|AX|KCComics> also announcements regarding future special editions... maybe?
15:23:56 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q; Hardest manga you've had to license in terms of getting it here?
15:24:04 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Not sure if I can talk about that
15:24:17 <bay|AX|KCComics> We're in a unique situation since we're a subsidiary of Kodansha
15:24:33 <bay|AX|KCComics> We don't go through the long slogs since we're part of a parent company
15:24:52 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Kodansha publishes a lot of magazines in Japan. Which do you license the most titles from?
15:25:02 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Weekly Shonen... maybe? Maybe bettsu manga...
15:25:22 <bay|AX|KCComics> We're increasingly licensing stuff out of Aria
15:25:44 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Color pages in the Fairy Tail omnibus?
15:25:48 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: There won't.
15:25:51 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Fairy Tail art book?
15:25:56 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: We won't be releasing the art book
15:26:05 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Any plans to print Weekly Shonen Magazine?
15:26:08 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: No plans at this point.
15:26:27 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q; What obstacles do you typically run in to when translating manga
15:26:53 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Japanese works different... We put translation notes because we want it as close to the original japanese as possible
15:26:57 <bay|AX|KCComics> SFX are always difficult
15:27:11 <bay|AX|KCComics> cause Japanese is second after Korean for using the most sfx, like onomotopeia
15:27:29 <bay|AX|KCComics> but there are so many things where we have words for sounds, but in japan they have sfx to represent it
15:28:12 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: How did you decide to license and get A Slient Voice overhere?
15:28:18 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: I wanted it since I read the oneshot
15:28:40 <bay|AX|KCComics> I thought it had the potential to be a hit on both shores
15:29:08 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Any way for fans to influence ... presumably you only license Kodansha japnaese manga, but among that, can fans influence what gets brought over
15:29:27 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Of course, buying the book the first thing we look at is sales numbers, so if there is someone you like, pick up their book
15:29:32 <bay|AX|KCComics> We're on tumblr, we're on twitter
15:30:11 <bay|AX|KCComics> you can send in requests, we can't comment but we do read them
15:30:27 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: What kind of struggles do you go through when people expect something similar to the anime when it's a manga
15:30:55 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Often we work with the licensor for cross promotion and publicity, we try to work on naming lists.. and trying to make things consistet across media
15:31:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> Sometimes, it doesn't work... like attack on titan.. we both submitted our own spellings and they both got approved
15:31:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: What happened with the ipad app?
15:31:44 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: That is now dead, yes.
15:31:54 <bay|AX|KCComics> Our ebooks are now on nook, kindle, kobo and ibooks
15:32:48 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: What kinds of tips do you have as editors to give people in this community?
15:33:01 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Wow, that's a heavy question (asking for inspiratiional words for kids)
15:33:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> (wasn't able to keep up )
15:33:43 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Did you always pick up books in magazines in Japan?
15:33:52 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Yes, we only publish books published by Kodansha Japan
15:34:10 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: How do you think the live action Attack on titan movie will affect sales?
15:34:24 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Normally they don't have much affect, but attack on titan is always a special case
15:34:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: How long does it takes to produce manga?
15:35:06 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: about 4-6 months
15:35:10 <bay|AX|KCComics> We can go faster in special cases
15:35:20 <bay|AX|KCComics> for the Japanese version, it can take more than 2 years
15:35:42 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Has there ever been a manga published in english which you've been disappointed in the popularity...
15:35:47 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: I... can't answer that
15:35:53 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: How do you get color illustrations in the manga?
15:36:02 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: that is a way more complicated question than people think
15:36:12 <bay|AX|KCComics> obviously it's mostly blank and white, but there are sometimes color pages
15:36:22 <bay|AX|KCComics> if we want them, they are printed on different paper with special ink
15:36:40 <bay|AX|KCComics> our books are printed in chunks of 16 pages each
15:36:37 <bay|AX|KCComics> so it has to go between one of those 16 chunks
15:37:02 <bay|AX|KCComics> if it isn't between those, it's prohibitively expensive
15:37:12 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: How often do you have to go overseas?
15:37:31 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: not often...
15:37:41 <bay|AX|KCComics> vast majority is done by email or conference call
15:38:00 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: What qualities or requirements does someone have to have to work at kodansha comics?
15:38:02 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Depends on the job
15:38:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> Japanese is always an advantage
15:38:34 <bay|AX|KCComics> Knowedge of creative suite is helpful on production side
15:38:45 <bay|AX|KCComics> if on editorial side, writing ability
15:38:53 <bay|AX|KCComics> on translation side, it's more than 50% writing ability
15:39:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> being able to fit the translation to the bubble
15:39:19 <bay|AX|KCComics> and of course, you have to love manga
15:39:50 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: How do you get puns translated?
15:40:15 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: Dictionaries.. the theasaurus is your friend... luck mostly
15:41:58 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Favorites of new manga that you are working on?
15:44:01 <bay|AX|KCComics> Q: Will we reprint non-omnibus versions of clamp series?
15:44:22 <bay|AX|KCComics> A: No, we're printing the omnibus those just to keep it in print
15:44:23 <bay|AX|KCComics> End