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11:10:24 <bay|AX|YenPress> test
11:16:24 <bay|AX|YenPress> All right
11:16:29 <bay|AX|YenPress> This is the Yen Press panel at anime expo
11:16:35 <bay|AX|YenPress> Everybody ready to make some noise
11:16:43 <bay|AX|YenPress> Please don't, some of us were out late
11:16:53 <bay|AX|YenPress> I"m kurt, the publishing director
11:17:38 <bay|AX|YenPress> To my left is Ju-yon, Editor in Chief
11:17:22 <bay|AX|YenPress> Associate editor (missed name x2)
11:17:53 <bay|AX|YenPress> So shall we dive into announements?
11:17:56 <bay|AX|YenPress> Or we can chit chat for a while
11:18:02 <bay|AX|YenPress> First off
11:18:07 <bay|AX|YenPress> we have announcements with favorite licensor square enix
11:18:16 <bay|AX|YenPress> we have a lot going with square enix
11:18:23 <bay|AX|YenPress> as you might have heard at sakuracon we have an agressive digital program
11:18:29 <bay|AX|YenPress> Aphorism by Karuna Kujo
11:18:49 <bay|AX|YenPress> release as digital tankubon starting november
11:19:01 <bay|AX|YenPress> Sekirei
11:19:08 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Sakurako Gokurakuin
11:19:45 <bay|AX|YenPress> November
11:19:57 <bay|AX|YenPress> These are digital first
11:20:04 <bay|AX|YenPress> that's not to say digital won't see print in the future
11:20:11 <bay|AX|YenPress> but we're trying to get as much as we can out digital, it's faster
11:20:14 <bay|AX|YenPress> Saki
11:20:18 <bay|AX|YenPress> Ritz Kobayashi
11:20:50 <bay|AX|YenPress> Black Detective
11:20:56 <bay|AX|YenPress> (kuro no tantei)
11:21:00 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Yen Hioka
11:21:46 <bay|AX|YenPress> Aoharu x Machinegun
11:24:34 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Naoe (will be out in december)
11:23:26 <bay|AX|YenPress> Corpse Princess (Shikabane Hime)
11:23:16 <bay|AX|YenPress> By Yoshiichi Akahito
11:23:54 <bay|AX|YenPress> November
11:24:45 <bay|AX|YenPress> Crimson Prince (Kurenai ouji)
11:25:48 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Souta Kuwahara (out in november)
11:25:00 <bay|AX|YenPress> Renaissance Eve
11:25:04 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Shamu Itou
11:25:51 <bay|AX|YenPress> december
11:25:59 <bay|AX|YenPress> still on squenix theme
11:26:05 <bay|AX|YenPress> Digital Simulpub
11:27:01 <bay|AX|YenPress> as you might have known if you have been following us, we had a magazine, and we were aiming to bring you the japanese material as soon it wa spublished, and we move the magazine online, and after that, we went to a system where we put out epubs on the same day
11:27:22 <bay|AX|YenPress> so we've done that recently without soul eater not, secret.. and we're trying to build this system, this program
11:27:23 <bay|AX|YenPress> make it grow
11:27:31 <bay|AX|YenPress> so you can read things legally on the same day as japan
11:27:37 <bay|AX|YenPress> and we're going to be greatly expanding the program to do it
11:27:42 <bay|AX|YenPress> Handa-kun
11:27:50 <bay|AX|YenPress> Satsuki Yoshino
11:27:55 <bay|AX|YenPress> digital tankobon this summer
11:28:07 <bay|AX|YenPress> after the first few volumes are out, then simul with jp release in october
11:28:10 <bay|AX|YenPress> all of these are starting in october
11:28:16 <bay|AX|YenPress> Today's Cerebrus
11:28:31 <bay|AX|YenPress> Aito Sakurai(?)
11:28:52 <bay|AX|YenPress> first 2 vols this month
11:28:55 <bay|AX|YenPress> next 2 vols in august
11:29:00 <bay|AX|YenPress> and by october, we'll start simul with japan
11:30:12 <bay|AX|YenPress> The Royal Tutor (Oushitsu Kyushi haine)
11:29:34 <bay|AX|YenPress> will start in the summer, with simul in october
11:29:44 <bay|AX|YenPress> Kake Gurui
11:30:22 <bay|AX|YenPress> tankoban first, simul in oct
11:30:52 <bay|AX|YenPress> My Monster Girl's Too Cool For you (Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika youkai)
11:30:36 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Karino Takatsu
11:30:57 <bay|AX|YenPress> same schedule
11:31:11 <bay|AX|YenPress> by the creator of Working and Servant Service
11:31:18 <bay|AX|YenPress> Demon King Ena-sama Goes to a Manga School
11:32:00 <bay|AX|YenPress> tankobon in summer, simul in octgober
11:32:05 <bay|AX|YenPress> Black Butler
11:32:17 <bay|AX|YenPress> we are going to start simultaneous serialization in october
11:32:26 <bay|AX|YenPress> will be available on online retailers
11:32:39 <bay|AX|YenPress> we're going to keep growing this and look forward to your support
11:32:56 <bay|AX|YenPress> we're trying to make a real push for a way to bring the content to you and support the creators
11:33:05 <bay|AX|YenPress> And that is not all we got for you
11:33:08 <bay|AX|YenPress> that was the digital portion
11:33:11 <bay|AX|YenPress> and now we move on to print
11:33:13 <bay|AX|YenPress> Handa-kun
11:33:20 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Satsuki Yoshino
11:33:25 <bay|AX|YenPress> will be coming in print in January
11:33:44 <bay|AX|YenPress> this is a barakamon spinoff, it is outselling barakamon in japan
11:34:13 <bay|AX|YenPress> Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade
11:34:17 <bay|AX|YenPress> Art by Koyuki
11:34:27 <bay|AX|YenPress> Original Story by Mamare Touno, Character deisgn by Kazuhiro Hara
11:34:48 <bay|AX|YenPress> Sword Art ONline: Phantom Bullet (manga)
11:34:53 <bay|AX|YenPress> Art by Koutarou Yamada
11:36:03 <bay|AX|YenPress> Original story by Reki Kawahara, character design by abec
11:35:37 <bay|AX|YenPress> Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosaio (manga)
11:35:44 <bay|AX|YenPress> Art by Tsubasa Haduki
11:36:10 <bay|AX|YenPress> Demonizer Zilch
11:36:19 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Matra Milan, creator of Omamori Himari
11:36:52 <bay|AX|YenPress> Taboo Tattoo
11:36:54 <bay|AX|YenPress> by Shinjiro
11:37:32 <bay|AX|YenPress> How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (manga)
11:37:40 <bay|AX|YenPress> art by Takeshi Moriki
11:37:49 <bay|AX|YenPress> manga version of the light novel
11:38:04 <bay|AX|YenPress> Original story by Fumiaki Maruto, character design by Kurehito Misaki
11:38:29 <bay|AX|YenPress> (saenai heroine no sodate-kata)
11:38:43 <bay|AX|YenPress> and that is by and large the manga portion
11:38:51 <bay|AX|YenPress> and now more Yen-on announcements
11:39:08 <bay|AX|YenPress> Another Episode S
11:39:10 <bay|AX|YenPress> Another 0
11:39:17 <bay|AX|YenPress> Original story by Yukito Ayatsuji
11:39:21 <bay|AX|YenPress> Art by Hiro Kiyohara
11:40:07 <bay|AX|YenPress> hardcover omnibus edition with Another 0 one shot manga sequel
11:39:54 <bay|AX|YenPress> Baccano! (Novel)
11:40:04 <bay|AX|YenPress> Story by Ryohgo Narita, Illustrations by Katsumi Enami
11:40:40 <bay|AX|YenPress> last one for the day
11:40:57 <bay|AX|YenPress> My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected
11:41:01 <bay|AX|YenPress> story by Wataru Watari
11:41:14 <bay|AX|YenPress> Illustration and character designs by Ponkan(8)
11:41:16 <bay|AX|YenPress> both the light novel and the manga
11:41:18 <bay|AX|YenPress> starting in early 2016
11:41:25 <bay|AX|YenPress> manga adaptation by Noamichi IO
11:41:44 <bay|AX|YenPress> those were the announcements, so now throwing it open to questions
11:42:18 <bay|AX|YenPress> (they are thrilled with how log horizon is doing)
11:42:27 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Since you already published the DXD novel?
11:42:32 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Can't talk about anything we're looking at
11:42:44 <bay|AX|YenPress> there is always a possibility, we can't address speculation until we're ready to make an announcement
11:43:05 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Simulpub system? Subscription or individual?
11:43:05 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Each individually, like monthly american comics
11:43:41 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Release date for the next sword art (missed)?
11:43:45 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Early 2016 I believe
11:43:52 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Are there any differences between licensing light novels and manga?
11:43:56 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Fundamentally the same process
11:44:08 <bay|AX|YenPress> It's not terribly different, we're talking to the same people in the process
11:44:33 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Any plans for bringing the light novels to digital as well?
11:44:43 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Many already are digital releases, we don't always have digital rights
11:45:05 <bay|AX|YenPress> our goal is to get those rights, and we're always trying to get those
11:45:10 <bay|AX|YenPress> many are already digital
11:45:18 <bay|AX|YenPress> danmachi was simul
11:45:26 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Will Oregairu be digital or just print?
11:45:31 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Don't know where we are on digital just now
11:45:54 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: In regards to selecting which light novel, which manga, is there anything in particular that makes you want to go after one series and not another?
11:46:11 <bay|AX|YenPress> A; (Fan enthusiasm, whether we like it...)
11:46:48 <bay|AX|YenPress> Does depend title on title
11:47:00 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: When you do get digital rights, how do digital sales stack up to physical?
11:47:08 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: It's worth it, it tends to be addative sales
11:47:15 <bay|AX|YenPress> if you look at the e-book market, it's not equivalent to print sales
11:47:23 <bay|AX|YenPress> not just in manga, but in general publishing
11:47:30 <bay|AX|YenPress> e-book sonly tend to be 30% of the sales, with some variance by genre
11:47:36 <bay|AX|YenPress> but it's more about making it available to fans the way they want it
11:47:49 <bay|AX|YenPress> but we like having the digital rights, especially when we can cross boundries
11:47:56 <bay|AX|YenPress> Square enix is very forward thinking about it
11:48:06 <bay|AX|YenPress> they let english be distributed worldwide
11:48:21 <bay|AX|YenPress> being able to distirbute world wide at the click of the button is a huge positive
11:48:34 <bay|AX|YenPress> (of course, we love print)
11:48:55 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Publishers you can't get light novels from?
11:49:07 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: If they say no
11:49:30 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Since you licensed the oregairu novels, will you also do the .5 volumes?
11:49:34 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Haven't looked at that yet
11:52:32 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: The translations are usually more westernized? A: Than what? Q: Usually taking away honorifics..and oregairu is very japanese...
11:50:06 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Those will be conversations between the translator and the editor
11:50:12 <bay|AX|YenPress> Yes, a lot of light novels don't use honorifcs
11:50:14 <bay|AX|YenPress> we want it to be accessible
11:50:20 <bay|AX|YenPress> we don't want it to be just for the people in the room
11:50:25 <bay|AX|YenPress> the goal is to make it massively popular to everyone
11:50:31 <bay|AX|YenPress> to make it successful is important, especially in the long term
11:50:44 <bay|AX|YenPress> this is a consideration that goes into doing translation inbooks
11:51:08 <bay|AX|YenPress> so this is a conversation between translator and editor
11:51:14 <bay|AX|YenPress> Editor: We don't generaly use them, but if the book requires it, we will use it
11:51:42 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: When you decided to do Index, it was finished in Japan with 20+ volumes.. did the contiuation play a factor?
11:51:54 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: It's a consideration, but it's not a decider
11:52:03 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Next Sword Art Online Progressive?
11:52:12 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Novemeber or December? Later this year
11:52:37 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: Baccano release date?
11:53:06 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: Aiming for April or March, but that's going to be a lot of discussions with the translator, it's not set, just a target
11:53:15 <bay|AX|YenPress> Any other questions that aren't release dates
11:53:44 <bay|AX|YenPress> Q: How do you go about vetting translators?
11:53:56 <bay|AX|YenPress> A: We find translators though a variety of processes... Paul, you want to talk about that?
11:54:02 <bay|AX|YenPress> If they can do the work, I'll work with almost everyone
11:54:14 <bay|AX|YenPress> We have people who email us, we ask for references for other translators, we search the net
11:54:22 <bay|AX|YenPress> it's a constant challenge finding good talent
11:54:29 <bay|AX|YenPress> we're willing to consider people from various backgrounds
11:54:39 <bay|AX|YenPress> we give people a test, generally a challenging chapter
11:54:54 <bay|AX|YenPress> As far as people from scanlation background, we aren't opposed to that, but they cannot continue if they want to work for us
11:55:20 <bay|AX|YenPress> Before we go on.. anyone prison school fans?
11:59:00 <bay|AX|YenPress> End of panel