- Clover [Dark Horse]
- +Anima [Tokyo Pop]
- Pandora Hearts [Yen Press]
- Time Stranger Kyoko [Viz]

However, I have to say that although Viz shows the most consistency in publishing, it seems that their works are a bit more similar to each other. Whereas with Tokyo Pop, Yen Press, and Dark Horse, you can find more unique works that appeal to more specific audiences. So. . . I like them all!

Viz on the other hand, publishes several series that i have on my shelf, all of which are pretty good. no problems there.

i would like CMX [Emma is awesome] but i really don’t know what was going on with volumes 6 and 7 of Emma there :S [that seems to come up a lot] Dark Horse wins just for publishing Oh My Goddess! mmm. seven seas… Captain Nemo. *sigh*

adv is disliked. i dunno what they were doing there. Yen Press [or is that one word?], however, is [potentially] made of win. I’ve not yet got anything of theirs, but…. Yotsuba&!

whee. vaguely on topic ramble :)

I don’t hate T-pop because I never followed any of the series they cancelled, but I’m sure it left a lot of fans unhappy.

On the other hand, it’s stupid to favour a certain publisher because it’s all about the LICENSES that appeal to you. I love a few series from many different publishers, and it’s not right to feel pressured to buy from a struggling company either unless you LIKE their releases.

One person alone is not going to save the publishing industry so it’s better to just buy from whichever pub you want instead of “declaring your loyalty”.

i know tokyopop and viz have alot fo same genre of mangas and what im about to say might not be true but tokyopop seems to give me an impression that they specialize in romance and cute type of mangas oh not to mention heavy commercial ones as well which i don’t like.(except gundam lol<–gundam fan)

there are other decent mangas as well published by other publishers like del rey’s alive:the final evolution(thriller, fantasy)

ARIA, Chobits, Legal Drug, and most manhwa would appeal to me over Naruto any day. I don’t have anything against a mainstream series such as that, I just like a series that’s more than just battles. Death Note is an good choice as it’s not too “Jump”-ey. I guess I like a manga that doesn’t like to be so “extra” and “over-the-top”.

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Besides, if they can do Dr. Slump (which is filled with 70′s-early 80′s references), then Urusei should be a piece of cake. Especially since they have already done several of the stories. I would prefer to see a re-release of the volumes and see it done properly. They re-released Dragon Ball and Ranma to manga-sized format. Doing the same for Urusei would fit perfectly in their workflow.

Lacking that, hmm. I can’t help but be biased for TokyoPop on the grounds that they have the Blu line. But if you exclude Blu, Viz has a lot more titles that I like (especially Host Club).

Although I was reading D.Gray-Man 3 (Viz) the other day, and they used two different romanizations for Linali in the book, which was a bit disconcerting.

I don’t read a LOT of TP books (I follow maybe 4-5 of of their series, including TLU– a favorite of mine as well, Johanna), but I’ve never noticed them having translation glitches…at least, none at that level of significance.

And, for the record, I would totally buy more Urusei Yatsura manga. ^-^

Re: Ursei Yatsura – that was pre-boom stuff. Finishing that is riddled with problems: it’s old in it’s original form, so there’s no lively overseas fan market to provolke a US otaku grassroots interest, it probably doesn’t match the current market’s expectations for Rumiko Takahashi’s stuff (not particularly Inuyasha-like), the artwork may not be readily available for the whole run (things get lost), it would have to be translated not only for content, but for the historical context of late 70′s Japan, and the the original 9 books that were released would have to be released again, since the originals have been out of print for so long. Plus, cartoon boobies. None of these problems is insurmountable, but they make the series something that doesn’t fit Viz’s normal workflow.

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I do give credit to Viz for sticking with Phoenix. It has been a harrowing ride, but the end looks to be in sight. I think they are publishing this less for money and more as a point of pride. This work is often cited by manga critics as one of the best and Tezuka considered it his life’s work. Viz can point to this as one example of thier committment to publish quality manga.

Now if they could go back and publish all the missing Urusei Yatsura material and finish the Black Jack material so I can complete my collection on these two series.