Volume 70 cover is out (Viz)!
Release Date: March 4th, 2014.
Volume 70 cover is out (Viz)!
Release Date: March 4th, 2014.
Really? Yay!!…It still says "New World". Oh well. I guess he was correct.
Really? Yay!!…It still says "New World". Oh well. I guess he was correct.
The was nothing to be correct about. This was confirmed months ago.
Does anyone know why viz volumes are out 9 months after the japanese?
The different stages of production (translation/proofing/lettering including SFX retouch/printing/soliciting/shipping) takes several months. I don't think the entire process takes a full nine months but it does take a while. So Viz will never be that close to Japan - and neither will any other English publisher.
The different stages of production (translation/proofing/lettering including SFX retouch/printing/soliciting/shipping) takes several months. I don't think the entire process takes a full nine months but it does take a while. So Viz will never be that close to Japan - and neither will any other English publisher.
Didn't Viz have that period where they just churned out volumes in 2010 though? I'm not saying they should return to that pace, but I'm sure a two month release schedule instead of three month wouldn't be completely out of the question. That way we would eventually catch up to the Japanese release which is what most fans really want. You're probably not the right person to ask and Viz likely has their reasons, but is there any chance you could shed light on this? As a consumer I would love to be closer to the original realease. Perhaps a 2-3 month delay instead of 9 months. Sorry for the questions, I really just don't know.
P.S. Great contribution on the podcast and keep up the good work!
The problem is that you can't actually turn it around in 2-3 months, it's more like a 4-5 minimum. Viz was able to churn out volumes for their speed-up, because they were behind by many many volumes, so as long as they threw enough manpower at them, it was possible to do in a shortened schedule, because the finished books were already available to work from. The reason you can't do that with brand new volumes is that you can't even start until the volume is released in Japan and you have the finalized prints, cover, etc. Even though I have completed scripts for the chapters already, there's revision work to fix errors/inconsistencies, I have to check for altered dialogue, translate the SBS, and so on. THEN the letterer has to manually redraw all the SFX which is a huge task even with modern tools, and then there's the printing stage, which has its own schedule since unlike Shueisha, Viz is a minor publisher that doesn't own printing plants so they are subject to the circumstances of the printers.
Like I said, the schedule isn't super tight, we're not working on the latest volume from the word go, but that leaves us some wiggle room so it's not so hectic, is less likely to result in big mistakes, and so on.
Psh! Unacceptable.
Any word from Viz if they would do a second box set release?
Any word from Viz if they would do a second box set release?
No official word, but I'm sure it'll happen eventually. The first box set seems to be selling well.
Also, Volume 69 is still #1 in its second week (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-20/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-december-8-14).
Volume 71 to be released June 3, 2014.
http://www.amazon.com/One-Piece-Vol-Eiichiro-Oda/dp/1421569450/
@Galaxy:
No official word, but I'm sure it'll happen eventually. The first box set seems to be selling well.
Also, Volume 69 is still #1 in its second week (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-20/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-december-8-14).
good news.2 weeks in a row in first place.One piece more and more popular
Nyuuu!! Volume 69 was dethroned by Attack on Titan!! http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/manga/list.html
But it's still excellent that it's No. 3, this proves some great staying power, hopefully it continues.
! Perhaps this is because I started collecting the manga with 69??? hmmm?? :ninja:
I also got the Viz boxset 1-23, and I must say that it is a wonderful way to start collecting. Good quality, great price, and exciting extras! It feels good to support the series, and I'm finally going to get a SJ subscription as well, especially after hearing all the hard work and care that goes into it from a firsthand source on the podcast. Now onto volumes 24-68…
Is the map on the volumes drawn by Oda? Where can I view the full thing without all the stuff covering it up?
@•Ace•:
Is the map on the volumes drawn by Oda? Where can I view the full thing without all the stuff covering it up?
If you look closely you can see that it's a map of the real world, albeit extremely inaccurate and old. Oda pretty obviously found some old sea chart that looked piratey and used it as the background for the volumes.
[For example. Look at the middle far right colored portion background.](http://imgsv.funz.co/11-2013/05/VOL-One-Piece-v72_rar/One Piece v72/ONE PIECE 72%3F002.jpg)
You can clearly see the words "Arabia" in the middle, on a shape that looks clearly like the Arabian peninsula, above that you see "Persia", farther up you can see old timey spellings of Khorasan and Turkestan, and a crappily mapped round Caspian Sea.
So yeah, you're not looking at secret maps of the One Piece world there, you're looking at modern day Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkmenistan and other places. The other areas of the map are the same deal, including particularly rough early mapping of the Americas.
The Japanese volumes all have an extra copyright on the cover directed to an ancient map repository, which is where they got the map.
Fascinating. I knew it wasn't the One Piece world but I never payed close enough attention to see that its an old version of our map.
@ Mickamott
Got my box yesterday . I'm starting my one piece collection like u .
Bought it from amazon 116$ ,plus 20$ for shipping to my country .
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Nyuuu!! Volume 69 was dethroned by Attack on Titan!! http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/manga/list.html
But it's still excellent that it's No. 3, this proves some great staying power, hopefully it continues.
! Perhaps this is because I started collecting the manga with 69??? hmmm?? :ninja:
I also got the Viz boxset 1-23, and I must say that it is a wonderful way to start collecting. Good quality, great price, and exciting extras! It feels good to support the series, and I'm finally going to get a SJ subscription as well, especially after hearing all the hard work and care that goes into it from a firsthand source on the podcast. Now onto volumes 24-68…
This is great! And if you guys said the quality is better than the 3-in-1 volumes too, then I'm buying this for sure. Can't wait for the next box(es) to come out, that way I'll catch up in no time :D That means I'll only buy the single volumes from chapter 70 on, since the next boxes will probably be 24-46 and 47-69…
I'm getting old and forgetful now. I got my order from Amazon for Volume 67. Went to put it on my shelf right next to a volume 67 that I already had. :(
Any ideas of what can be done with the duplicate? I don't want to send it back.
Has anything like this happened to anyone else?
I've done that so many times. Now I have a notes app on my phone where I keep a list of the next volume I need in every series so I don't get doubles!
I would say spread the love and find someone who needs that volume.
In case if anyone is interested, Vol. 71 is now available on rightstuf for the pre-order.
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/aDiGi4k7okkCf2BTDr/browse/item/101302/4/0/0
I've done that so many times. Now I have a notes app on my phone where I keep a list of the next volume I need in every series so I don't get doubles!
I would say spread the love and find someone who needs that volume.
I'll probably do the same with my Omnibus volumes, after I'll get the Box Set. Always a good idea to introduce more people to OP! :D
I've done that so many times. Now I have a notes app on my phone where I keep a list of the next volume I need in every series so I don't get doubles!
I would say spread the love and find someone who needs that volume.
Should Viz give you free volumes lol? Or do you read Japanese volumes?
Finally, I have the first third of the series! Hell yeah! Now I can only hope they'll bring out the next box sets ASAP (or not so soon, since I spent quite a few euros on the set :D).
Aw, no Namek saga in color. It was fun while it lasted
Aw, no Namek saga in color. It was fun while it lasted
I agree, I enjoyed it while it was going on but I'm glad they decided to end it and start something new. I do hope they continue the full color releases though.
According to Kevin Hamric (VIZ Media Director, Publishing Sales and Marketing), Viz is coming to India and Philippines soon.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/28013.html
Hey everyone, I just had a quick question that I couldn't find the answer to in the thread. Is there any chance that Viz will be publishing the remaining four Color Walks? I love having the first two from Viz, but I've been getting anxious for any kind of news about 3-6. Should I hold out hope that Viz will print them one day, or should I bite the bullet and see if I can grab the Japanese ones?
One Piece Box Set 2 coming out in November!
Is this one going to cover Baroque Works and Skypiea?
Is this one going to cover Baroque Works and Skypiea?
The last box-set covered through the end of Baroque Works. ANN is saying it covers the Skypeia and Water 7 Arcs, but I couldn't find any confirmation from Viz themselves.
Excellent work on Volume 70! Went ahead and pre-ordered Vol 71. It'd look nice if the Dressrosa volumes' saga/arc title was changed to "Dressrosa" in a nice pink color, but sadly they're sticking with the New World title.
@Jimbei:
Hey everyone, I just had a quick question that I couldn't find the answer to in the thread. Is there any chance that Viz will be publishing the remaining four Color Walks? I love having the first two from Viz, but I've been getting anxious for any kind of news about 3-6. Should I hold out hope that Viz will print them one day, or should I bite the bullet and see if I can grab the Japanese ones?
No clue. I'm hoping they will. You should probably bite the bullet anyhow because I can't see them releasing them anytime soon.
One Piece Box Set 2 coming out in November!
Great news! My friend could definitely have his own collection much easier with these boxsets. I presume, if Set 2 is successful, Set 3 will come. Maybe contain the Paramount War saga (Thriller Bark (4), Sabaody(4), Impel Down(3), and Paramount War(4))?
Btw, any chance Viz could change "Kami", "Vassals", "Challenges", and "Raki"? And maybe "Paramythia"?
Viz's cover for volume 71.
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One Piece Box Set 2 coming out in November!
That's really great news.
Though, I am slightly confused. I can't seem to find the actual press release on Viz/SJ's website but all the other websites are claiming (and quoting) that the box set 2 will have 23 volumes (24-46, Skypiea and W7/EL). But volume 46 mainly covers Thriller Bark (except for first ch, which covers the 2nd part of the Banaro island duel).
Not trying to sound too nitpicky but shouldn't it be 24-45?
One Piece Box Set 2 coming out in November!
This is awesome, I can continue my collection from the first box set! Hopefully there will be a 3rd one.
One Piece Box Set 2 coming out in November!
Hell yes! I think I know what I'll get for Christmas :D
Where's the announcement? (yeah, I know, I'll google it myself xD)
Great news! My friend could definitely have his own collection much easier with these boxsets. I presume, if Set 2 is successful, Set 3 will come. Maybe contain the Paramount War saga (Thriller Bark (4), Sabaody(4), Impel Down(3), and Paramount War(4))?
Well, normally, the next batch would be volumes 24-46, but in 46 we have both the Duel on Banaroo Island and the beginning of Thriller Bark, so we could just have vol. 24-45, ending with Ace vs. BB.
But then the 3rd Box Set would have less volumes if it only covers everything till the timeskip (vol. 60, I think). If they wanted to have 23 volumes again, it would go from 47-69 (or 46-68) and would go into the Punk Hazard Arc.
But yeah, hopefully there will be a 3rd Box Set :D Since they're bringing out a 2nd one though, I do think the first one was somewhat successful, so there's good reason to believe they'll keep this up.
And I'll buy the single volumes from 73 up, so I can have some leeway with how Viz organize their Box Sets….
And here's the link to the announcement! They're also releasing Assassination Classroom and that other mini-series by Toriyama!
Assassination Classroom is getting released? Hell yes.
Now that they recalled their previous statement about not releasing AssClass maybe we can finally see Beelzebub and the rest of the JoJo series being published….who am I kidding? They're probably still afraid of publishing a nude baby on a volume cover....It's 2014 already Viz, children aren't going to be picking up manga at their local toy r us! I hate to be so negative but I really want to own manga on my bookshelf and most of them aren't even available in English like JoJo Battle Tendency,Steins;Gate Babel no Maze and Medaka Box. I know most of those series are over but they should at least test the waters. I'm also still quite upset that Bobobo only had 5 volumes released but I know that's due to sales but if they want a potential customer like me to buy their products they're gonna have to take some risks. Perhaps make the rest of Bobobo digitally exclusive in order to see if they're still fans willing to buy it and finally finish it. I'll probably buy the Medaka Box volumes in spanish since its the only manga out of the ones I've mentioned that's available in a language I can read and display on my shelf.
Its awesome seeing Yen Press taking risks with Watamote and the Accel World Light novels and Kodansha releasing all the Attack on Titan spinoffs (well that's one a stretch since its enormously popular but what other series had ALL their spinoffs published besides Yugioh?) I know that Viz is trying with AssClass,Nisekoi and One Punch Man but how about we see more from them? Even some of the OP fans are still waiting on Color Walk 3 and the data books and One Piece is one of Viz's biggest properties. But hey its nice to see AssClass being released but again I just want to own some of my favorite manga.
I saw this petition and got confused: https://www.change.org/petitions/viz-media-release-the-full-color-version-of-the-one-piece-manga-digitally-and-in-print-with-a-more-accurate-english-translation
1. Is there really a full color version of One Piece that has been released already? If not, I don't see Viz working on that by themselves.
2. Besides a few 4kids names, is the translation for the volumes really that bad? While I certainly would not mind Stephen working on more official translations, I don't remember the English release not being that accurate.
3. This is sort of a nitpick, but many of the signatures are from different parts of the world than what Viz actually releases books for, I don't see how they would convince Viz
to do this.
With that said, a part of me hopes this happen but it's a very huge pipe dream.
@LUFFY#1:
I saw this petition and got confused: https://www.change.org/petitions/viz-media-release-the-full-color-version-of-the-one-piece-manga-digitally-and-in-print-with-a-more-accurate-english-translation
1. Is there really a full color version of One Piece that has been released already? If not, I don't see Viz working on that by themselves.
Yep.
ICv2 has released the top 25 manga properties of fall/holidays 2013:
http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/28059.html
Things to note:
shake up of the top ten
Also Top 10 Shonen Properties for this time:
http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/28058.html
- Bleach dropped to 14th
Alright! Is this a trend of Bleach losing popularity, or just Bleach being shaky and inconsistent in sales?
Alright! Is this a trend of Bleach losing popularity, or just Bleach being shaky and inconsistent in sales?
I'm not sure. Bleach is usually a consistent top three, but for the year of 2013 it's been consitantly dropping. The anime still does well so it could just be a bad/uneventfull year. I guess next list can shed some light on wether it's losing popularity or not.
Also, I'm glad Magi made it on the top 25 seeing how Viz just started releasing it.
There's currently a 33% off Viz media sale at Rightstuf!!! Each One Piece volume is 6.69, and no additional tax/shipping for orders over $49 domestically!!!! It ends on March 20th.
EDIT: Volume 70 is number one for week ending March 8th.
Just got my Box Set #1 in the mail and I'm fucking psyched to see that there's a second set coming in November. This definitely brings me great joy. Keep 'em coming.
Does anybody know what's the name of the font used in the Viz volumes of One Piece?
Actually, they use the same font for almost all their releases, right?
I'm not quite sure if it's exactly the same font, but I use Anime Ace when writing in dialogue for the character tournaments and such.
Kodansha is releasing Fairy Tail vol 42 in September; that's just a little over 6 months after the Japanese release. It'd be nice if One Piece could get there at some point but with so much manga on Viz's plate (when compared to Kodansha's monthly plate) it's probably not at all likely.
What was the point of using the arc names over the op title, if after the timeskip all they use is new world. I don't like this inconsistency. Would it have been so hard naming it fishman island, punk hazard dressrosa and so on? Don't wanna sound like a douchebag, but it's something that irks me a little.^^