Comments on: Viz Standardizes Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat Prices at $9.99

By: Lori Moon

Lori Moon — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:42:56 +0000

I just noticed recently that manga prices have increased, i work in a book store and buy manga regularly. i am somewhat disappointed. Actually… very disappointed. Even tho it was raised by only 2 dollars . . . It’s still annoying. It wont stop me from buying manga, cause im a manga addict, Lol. But I still wanna let Viz know that many people are not too happy about this. And that people were very fond of shoujo books being at 7.99 and 8.99. now that they’re 9.99 and up is . . . ridiculous.

By: Ifao

Ifao — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:48:10 +0000

Yes well I think that the people who currently read their graphic novels will buy less mainly because for most people, the cheaper manga was the better choice, I know there are some people out there who will disagree with me here but $2 makes a difference… the money that got you 3 SJ manga before now can only get you 2 and some change back…. Who really cares if the other manga producers are selling for over $10 in North America cause statistics show that SJ makes even more money per year then TokyoPop… They need to change this back to the way it was cause even now at my local B&N I see that nobody is buying the newer SJ books that are $10 and are buying other brands instead, the lady i asked who worked there said that some people are protesting it… So I expect to see it go back in a month or two

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Manga Price Points on Amazon.com » Manga Worth Reading — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:43:58 +0000

[...] book that lists at $9.99 — say, for example, Viz manga — is rarely discounted. And it’s unusual to find them at any kind of used discount, [...]

By: Rzap

Rzap — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:13:19 +0000

Yea. I freaked out when I saw that the latest Bleach was 9.99. I wasn’t as shocked as I would have been because I had already seen other manga prices increase as well. I’ll continue to buy Bleach of course, but seeing as it’s the only manga I buy anyway, the price increase won’t affect me as much. I feel for all the people who have multipple series though. I’m really sorry.

By: Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover

Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:38:46 +0000

oh yeah…Now all the new stuff will cost 9.99…iM reading the recent Shonen jump MAG now and near the end it shows ALL The SJ Titles that will cost 9.99..=[

ALOT of my friends said that they’ll just buy the ones that cost 7.95……SJ………..if your reading this…….PLEASE CUT THE PRICE BACK….you will get more money this way because people wont really buy as much SJ like they used too..

LoL..iM asking for too much.

By: Kim Nguyen

Kim Nguyen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:46:27 +0000

I am very disappointed as many as other people are. My favorite title just had came out recently like say what, May, and soon as this happen. I am still willing to buy it. But now I can not buy any other books that I would desire to buy. But as this rate of this price, I, barely think not a few people will spend their money on something that is increasingly high. As another news I got a while ago before typing this message. That SHOJOBEAT has discontinued their magazines. Even more disappointed for me and the fan of it. So I just wanted to post this up for the fun of it (((:

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:07:42 +0000

I’m telling you though the popularity is going to go down. Now there’s other titles for the same price. I started buying shonen jump because it was cheaper.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:18:13 +0000

Even though prices are expensive there are way to save money. Right Stuf for example offers their manga’s at cheaper prices than almost any store. Example a $8.99 book there will be 6.74 . Then if you buy the Got Anime member pass you get 10% off that 6.74 brining your total to $6.07. Then they have sales on certain items and publishers each week. The only bad thing about this is that you have to buy $50.00+ to get free shipping but another excellent thing is that there is no TAX.
Another good company is http://www.boonebridgebooks.com. They offer free shipping on $25.00 and more. Their prices are also very very good. They also have the newest titles and are very friendly.

By: Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover

Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:50:02 +0000

Thanks for that advice! I now have alot of money saved up to buy One Piece in 2010….i was thinking of buying some more Naruto but if i do….i wont have enough for One Piece….And now…I’ll buy what I truly love and thats One Piece! ^_^

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:05:33 +0000

Great advice! It can be hard to break habits, but there’s so much good stuff out there now that it’s even more important to buy what you enjoy.

By: Tariun

Tariun — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:47:27 +0000

The important thing to remember is to buy what you truly love. If you frequently have misgivings about a certain series maybe it’s time for you to let it go and move on to something better. Be a smart shopper!

By: Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover

Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:34:55 +0000

Oh….thats cool…YAY! n_n… !

By: James Moar

James Moar — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:06:36 +0000

Devon, remember that the volumes that have already been published will still be 7.95 till they go into new printings, and maybe their price won’t change even then.

By: Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover

Devon...A.K.A One Piece lover — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:12:15 +0000

OMG…No….WAY…..Naruto vol.46 came out already and its not 9.99…As far as one piece….I love it! But One Piece is having 5 volumes a month come out…..Im 14 and this WILL be very hard! Now i have One Piece vols.1-22…and Naruto vols..1-31…I already have 50$ saved up but thats for one month….If the price of manga go up i will be very sad…:( I still will read One Piece b/c thats my number.1 Fav manga EVER!!!!!!! ^_^. But i will have to cut short on bying Naruto. DBZ..etc..I wanted to get into reborn, Hunter X Hunter, Slam Dunk….But with the price of 9.99…i will have to wait until SJ hopefully cuts the price back to 7.95.

By: Tariun

Tariun — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:48:10 +0000

I don’t think it’ll die. However, I do see them cutting back on quite a few series; the ones that are lesser known and bring in fewer sales. The manga market is oversaturated already. I don’t even pick up series unless they’re finished. Why take the risk? Anime boxsets have more frequent sales and are overall a better deal in my opinion. Companies like Viz and Tokyopop need to focus on actually licensing some popular manga titles which can be translated with ease because they’re finshed in their home residences.

Many fans love the following titles, but I do know of quite a few people who are put off by the lengths of Naruto, Bleach, Dragonball, One Piece, etc. They’re all hovering around 30 – 40+ volumes right now which equals $330 to $440 in the pocket department. I’m single and very frugal with my income, so I’m happy to be not having problems with my expenses. Families, however, are looking to cut back more and more.

If they haven’t already, sooner or later, they’ll start to eye their children’s purchases or wants. Manga/Anime aren’t particularly educational, so I bet they’ll be some of the first products to go. 100% written novels like Harry Potter or Twilight are in a safer zone. They don’t carry the stigma that American comics, Japanese manga an anime sometimes do because of the fanservicey or artwork factors. I.E. the inclusion of artwork is considered childish.

Children and younger, jobless teenagers don’t hold all of the interest. However, they do make up an important part of it. Everytime I go to Barnes&Noble or another bookstore I often see this set asking their parents for money in order to read these types of graphic novels.

By: Jared

Jared — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:23:46 +0000

This is ridiculous, they already are having problems because of how expensive they already are. Shonen Jump is going to die.

By: ninth

ninth — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:27:12 +0000

Think about all of Canadians, i already have to pay 9.50 for one volume, now i’ll have to pay 11.80 almost 12.00 for just one volume, i only buy manga i like to support the authors so this sudden increase is gonna make me wanna buy even less,
they should make box set for every title then i’d be more willing to buy them to complete my series
i hope they make a set for one piece at least

By: Tariun

Tariun — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:34:35 +0000

Eh… I’ve never been interested in the series that drag-on forever and ever – Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, etc. So, the price change doesn’t effect me much. However, if I have to drop a few titles in the future so be it. Manga an Anime are clearly luxuries. Also, a lot of people complain/worry about situations like these, yet continue to download scans or (incorrectly) fan-subbed episodes for free. Come on people, put two and two together.

Anyway, I’ve access to them at my local library too. I think many people forget that aspect. If you can’t afford Anime/Manga head to your library and see if they’ve any there. Sometimes they sell them when they’ve a used book-sale as well.

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:43:13 +0000

I never said we would stop reading manga, just shonen jump ones.

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:43:09 +0000

Jared,

Sorry to hear that you and your brother have given up reading manga. The prices aren’t going to go down. The Japanese edition can be cheaper, because they don’t have to pay licensing fees, translator’s salary, a letterer, and an editor to oversee all this.

You’re only other option is to learn Japanese. Then you will get the books cheaper, and have access to more titles than you could read in one lifetime.