Topic: UY manga petition.

[Pac]

http://www.furinkan.com/uymanga/

They want to make Viz resume the manga. I think we should all mail Viz to do soo I mean it's the right time for Viz to resume it. Inuyasha and Ranma are very popular in the US so if Viz would resume UY now people would be interested in it since it's from Takahashi too.

[FallinG_StaR]

Thats not gona happen. :|
I wont tell you why, but you can try anyway.

[Lum-chan]

We all should give it a tr to get them continueing the manga's or die trying to  right? As long as we UY fans try to get them busy it might help a bit.
More and more sites seem to have this and the previous petition on their pages... and why not?

Go Lum-a-holics, Go!

I wont tell you why, but you can try anyway.

Please enlighten us? Do you have some info we all should know of?

[FallinG_StaR]

No info just some heavy negative tougths
and i was drunk when i wrote this sry  :*) :B

[Lum-chan]

That's no problem, I'm getting drunk from time to time 

[Moroboshi]

That's no problem, I'm getting drunk from time to time 

Beer or Umeboshi?  :D) :D)

[Ran-chan]

Hmm... First off, hi everyone! I just joined so,,,, hi there! Anyway, I typed in a question to AnimeNation's 'Ask John' column about the possibility of UY and Ranma anime being re-releaced and aired on T.V. due to Inuyasha'a success a week or so ago, and this is what he had to say about it:

"As much as I regret to say it, no, I don't think that re-releases of new
marketing of Ranma or Urusei Yatsura would make them significant hits among
contemporary American anime fans. I think evidence confirms that Inuyasha is
really an exception. American viewers seem to be far more interested in
Inuyasha than interested in works by creator Rumiko Takahashi. Virtually
every anime production Rumiko Takahashi has ever been loosely involved in
has been localized for American release: Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, the
Mermaid's Forest and Mermaid's Scar OAVs, Supergal, Fire Tripper, Laughing
Target, One Pound Gospel, Ranma, Moeyoken, Takahashi Rumiko Theater. But
among all of those, none have achieved the level of American success enjoyed
by Inuyasha."

"Even though it's directed by Mamoru Oshii, who is now beloved and respected
worldwide as the director of Ghost in the Shell, the Urusei Yatsura anime is
very old, and it's very Japanese. The lackluster American sales of vintage
anime on domestic DVD seem to validate the fact that average American anime
fans don't like old anime. I don't think that added English dubbing will be
likely to dramatically strengthen the prospects of Urusei Yatsura suddenly
becoming a break out hit in America after it's been commonly available
domestically for over a decade. Urusei Yatsura has a very unique sense of
humor which, I think, only appeals to a select audience. Furthermore, no
amount of visual restoration will make the original TV series look
contemporary. In fact, even the movies and OAVs do have significantly more
streamlined, lush and contemporary looking art and character designs.  But
even that advantage doesn't seem to be enough to allow Lum and her friends
to compete with popular recent productions."

"The height of American popularity for Ranma has come and gone, and I don't
foresee a significant revival of interest in the show on the horizon. Ranma
just feels very different from Inuyasha, which is why I don't think Ranma
really lends itself to mainstream American success.  I think that one of the
most appealing characteristics of Inuyasha is that its characters feel
contemporary. The Inuyasha characters and the situations they find
themselves in feel modern and easy to relate to and believe, even though the
show is set primarily in the distant past. On the other hand, the characters
and situations of Ranma are appealing but isolated. I think that
contemporary American viewers can relate to the Inuyasha characters. On the
other hand, the Ranma and Urusei Yatsura characters seem like ones that
modern viewers can enjoy observing, but can't personally identify with."

"Personally, I do like both Urusei Yatsura and (a bit less so) Ranma, and I'd
be pleased to see either or both of these respected, landmark titles become
relevant and popular in today's American fan community. But I don't think
that's a probable eventuality. Besides the fact that both titles have been
persistently available to American anime fans for a decade or more yet
haven't become breakout hits, I don't believe that either franchise has the
characteristics necessary to make them highly compatible with the tastes of
contemporary American anime fans."

Although this is strictly about the anime, I think a simular simular arguement would apply to the possability of continuing the UY Manga too. The reason why the UY manga was halted in the first place is probably because it didn't sell well. However, stranger things have happened so, if we all work together, and try get help from people on other anime forums and websites to get on board, Viz might listen and begin translating the manga again. So... let's see if we can get this to happen.

[FallinG_StaR]

Ya thats what i meant the day i was drunk

[Dabu Sensei]

Ran-Chan quoted AnimeNation "...validate the fact that average American anime fans don't like old anime"

I'm surprised. Yes, the average fan may not be, but there appears to be a strong fan community out there that "old anime" _does_ speak to.

Surely, now that we have the lowest-cost publishing medium ever--the Internet--there's a way to sell to those fans.

AnimeNation makes a mistake by assuming that the only way to issue manga/anime is as mass media to the vast "average fan". Even the author concedes that there _still_ are sales of UY on DVD--even if they aren't huge. I have no doubt that if Viz would license and let one of us to produce UY manga, we'd have it out and enjoy doing it too!

Dabu Sensei

[Jeeper426]

did somebody say beer :*) :B, lol, nothin' wrong with a drink from time to time, helps ya' unwind when ya' need to, an i right ya'll?

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[Cosmic King]

what is up?,i agree that Viz should provide us more UY 'cause Lum is the best gal in the takahashi universe

[LuMcHaN69]

Thats not gona happen. :|
I wont tell you why, but you can try anyway.

I know that there's no chance....but can you tell ME why?! :D

[LuMcHaN69]

No info just some heavy negative tougths
and i was drunk when i wrote this sry :*) :B

Aghhhh (falls off the chair)...nevermind.

[LuMcHaN69]

BTW:  The lackluster American sales of vintage
anime on domestic DVD seem to validate the fact that average American anime
fans don't like old anime.

OLD SCHOOL ANIME KICKS ASS AND THE NEW S*** THEY HAVE NOW GOT NOTHING ON THEM!!

[Cosmic King]

UY 4EVER,'nuff said