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[Manga] GochiUsa Complete Blend (Is the order a rabbit? Complete Edition)
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The Gochiusa 4koma manga was licensed to Sol Press, which published 1 volume before bankrupt.
Given the popularity and curing ability of the series, I would suggest the series should be rescued.
However, instead of rescuing the original series, I think there is a better choice.
The Complete Blend edition of the GochiUsa manga, meant for collection purpose, is a more fine tuned edition, featuring color pages and new cover illustrations, that I believe can attach more interest from customers for collection purpose than the original edition.
Hence I think this could be a good choice for J-Novel Club to expand into the manga business.
JP title:
ご注文はうさぎですか?
Gochuumon wa Usagi desuka?Publisher:
芳文社
HoubunshaAuthor:
KoiGenre:
Slice of Life, 4komaFan translation:
YesVolume:
Original: 10, Complete Blend: 2 (Both ongoing) -
True, the anime was successful, one of my favorites even. And I don't doubt the manga is very successful in Japan. But I have a hard time seeing the 4-koma format finding success here in the West. Perhaps I'm wrong and there's a market, but I was surprised when Sol Press did license it.
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@Korppi said in [Manga] GochiUsa Complete Blend (Is the order a rabbit? Complete Edition):
True, the anime was successful, one of my favorites even. And I don't doubt the manga is very successful in Japan. But I have a hard time seeing the 4-koma format finding success here in the West. Perhaps I'm wrong and there's a market, but I was surprised when Sol Press did license it.
Seeing as 4- panel is basically Japan's equivalent of the comics section that used to be found in US newspapers... That may or may not be an issue.
That said, I find that unless it's something like Dillbert, it generally only works if the contents is more of a side story than the main story. (Such as Kanna's Daily Life and its relationship with Dragon Maid)
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I’m not a huge fan of 4-koma but Azumanga seemed to do well enough back in the day.
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Yen Press got the publication right of Omnibus edition of K-On! after geting the main series printed, which must indicate there are quite a bit of demand and quite a bit of success.
Machikado Mazoku from Seven Seas also appears to be doing well with a relatively packed release schedule of available volumes
