Comments on: Viz Media to publish translations of Japanese science fiction http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/viz-media-to-publish-translations-of-japanese-science-fiction/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: igorsk http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/viz-media-to-publish-translations-of-japanese-science-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1008327 igorsk Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:07:54 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=16009#comment-1008327 Tokyopop has released some Japanese SF and fantasy novels, including space opera Crest of the Stars, near-future cyberpunk(?) .hack series and fantasy series Scrapped Princess, The Twelve Kingdoms and Slayers. Also, Dark Horse has Vampire Hunter D post-apocalypse fantasy series. I was hoping that Tokyopop's ebooks would eventually make it into the Sony store but doesn't look like it's happening, so I had to order pbooks :( Tokyopop has released some Japanese SF and fantasy novels, including space opera Crest of the Stars, near-future cyberpunk(?) .hack series and fantasy series Scrapped Princess, The Twelve Kingdoms and Slayers. Also, Dark Horse has Vampire Hunter D post-apocalypse fantasy series.
I was hoping that Tokyopop’s ebooks would eventually make it into the Sony store but doesn’t look like it’s happening, so I had to order pbooks :(

]]> By: David http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/viz-media-to-publish-translations-of-japanese-science-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1008303 David Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:49:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=16009#comment-1008303 I have in my possession over a dozen such novels translated into English, most by Tokyopop, and mostly YA, but they don't use a special imprint. Good to see Viz starting up an imprint. That will make them easier to find. I have in my possession over a dozen such novels translated into English, most by Tokyopop, and mostly YA, but they don’t use a special imprint. Good to see Viz starting up an imprint. That will make them easier to find.

]]> By: Fred Kiesche http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/viz-media-to-publish-translations-of-japanese-science-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1008243 Fred Kiesche Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:00:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=16009#comment-1008243 I recall the occasional attempt to publish Japanese SF in the US--Kobe, for example. Like the occasional attempt to get us to read SF other than US/UK, it fails shortly thereafter (alas). Maybe with the Viz name this will go further, but I'm not convinced that the audience for manga will make the leap to the other. I recall the occasional attempt to publish Japanese SF in the US–Kobe, for example. Like the occasional attempt to get us to read SF other than US/UK, it fails shortly thereafter (alas).

Maybe with the Viz name this will go further, but I’m not convinced that the audience for manga will make the leap to the other.

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