Talk:Manga/Archive 5

message: Basically Googled: manga sales figures.  Just pulling out a few that may seem interesting -- and/or -- may/may not be relevant:
"Pervading the nation's $4.2 billion-a-year industry is a sense that its best days have passed."
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-11/ff_manga Wired
Comment: Current figure on the size of the whole manga industry.  Plenty more material in that link.
"In Japan, the situation is reversed with a manga market of $4.4 billion dwarfing the $1.35 billion earned by anime."
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2953.html
Comment: Comparison figures vs anime.
"The Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO) has published their 2005 Japanese Publishing Industry Report"
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-24/state-of-publishing-in-japan
Comment: Link to the JETRO report is dead.  However, there might be a 2006 or 2007 edition somewhere.
One series described as "X-Men meets Fruits Basket"
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-09/del-rey-and-marvel-comics-announce-collaboration-on-x-men-and-wolverine-manga
Comment: Combination of characters from the American market into manga.
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I'll keep digging more up. KyuuA4 (talk) 18:16, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sales figures sources 

message: For anyone interested, the new section on manga in international contexts is developing I think nicely on User:Timothy Perper/SandboxInternational‎. Once again, I'd like to invite anyone interested to visit, comment, and add thoughts. This material is designed to replace the existing "International Influence" section (part 4 and its subsections). It's heavily referenced, since we need references to reach GA status. It's not yet finished, but it's coming along. Thanks to everyone for their help! Timothy Perper (talk) 16:14, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: More condensed and cleaner than the stuff in the article now.  So, feel free to import that in there. KyuuA4 (talk) 17:17, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks. We'll put it in tonight, maybe tmw. Timothy Perper (talk) 18:49, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Material is Progressing 

message: Blessings upon you, KyuuA4! Thank you, thank you! We were going to remove that section when we put in the new material (which is much closer to being finished than it was yesterday) and you beat us to it. 
Do we need the section with the diagram on how to read a page of manga? Isn't that drawing in every manga book for sale nowadays?
Timothy Perper (talk) 20:43, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Farewell to Language Notes 

message: I'm reworking the Gekiga section, which is now at User:Timothy Perper/SandboxGekiga. It will be relatively short but substantive. The material currently in the article is, shall I say, feeble, and needs beefing up with references and examples. Everyone is invited over to look at it and make suggestions and comments. Timothy Perper (talk) 19:54, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The draft revision of the Gekiga section is done. It's two paragraphs long, referenced, and formatted. If you like, please look at it and comment. Thanks. Timothy Perper (talk) 16:14, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've replaced the old Gekiga section with the new, referenced material described above. The old section had material about lending libraries and gekiga that I wasn't able to confirm in the references I have or could find, so I took it out as unsourced. Thanks for your help, everyone! Timothy Perper (talk) 15:35, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redoing the Gekiga section