18.17
Panel over. Whew. Thanks to all the RTs and follows and replies! #sdcc
18.17
Kodansha will NOT re-release Del Ray’s light novels holding, like Kara no Kyoukai. They are focused only on #manga. #sdcc
18.16
Kodansha spent the last 1.5 yrs stablishing the company. Things are only now getting stable to rescue Del Ray licenses #manga #sdcc
18.13
How did Borders’ bankruptcy affect them? not much. They were ready for them to implode as early as 2008. #sdcc #manga
18.10
It was Takeuchi who asked them to remove the Sailor Moon bonus comics, at the last minute. #sdcc #sailormoon #manga
18.09
‘There are some people on Twitter that are kind of mean’ —Kodansha rep on angry fans #sdcc #manga
18.05
Can’t answer question about balance between smooth language and accurate translation. Fan thinks new version is more accurate overall tho #sdcc #sailormoon #manga
18.03
Any more new series on the Kodansha app? Later this month, Cage of Eden, Mardock Scramble, Ninja Girls coming. #sdcc #manga
18.02
They’ve only received 6 complaints total about the smudging though. Not a widespread problem according to editor. #sdcc #sailormoon #manga
18.01
Smudged volumes have been handled/replaced as far they know. Recommend returning to store. #sdcc #manga
17.59
Omnibus collections are only released after a bunch of volumes have come out. No earlier than 2014 for #sailormoon #sdcc #manga
17.58
License rescue of Devilman: no answer. #sdcc #manga #kodansha
17.55
Is the new translation of Love Hina different enough to warrant a reread? A: yes. :) #sdcc
17.54
Editor: I stand behind the choices we made. Fan: do you live your life nervously? #sailormoon #sdcc
17.53
Translator notes are basically included based on whether there’s room. Adding one page can add 16 pages to the folio. #sdcc #sailormoon
17.52
Editorial decisions on Sailor Moon translation questioned. “Spark ring/pressure ring” admitted as mistake. #sdcc #sailormoon
17.49
Negima apparently has a spin-off called Negiho, where an adult Negi teaches kindergarten girls. #sdcc #manga #whykenakamatsu
17.47
They’ll be releasing the last few volumes of Negima too. (Vol 38 in Apr 2013.) GiTS SAC too. #sdcc @manga
17.46
Awaiting some clarification about Kotono Mitsuishi. Apparently she blogged that she had the role? #sdcc #sailormoon
17.43
Battle Angel Alita: Last Order will be coming out this fall. Also Natsume Ono’s new work Danza. #sdcc #manga
17.41
Another release: Missions of Love (11/2012) by Ema Toyoma. #sdcc
17.39
Collector’s Edition manga will have color pages in the US releases. #sdcc #sailormoon
17.37
On new Sailor Moon artbook re-releases: no comment. #sdcc #sailormoon
17.36
Official clarification: actually, Mitsuishi said she would LIKE to be Usagi again. No cast yet. #breakingnews #sailormoon #sdcc
17.34
At Japan Expo a new Sailor Moon anime was announced. (Tidbit: Kotono Mitsuishi will be Usagi again.) #sdcc #sailormoon
17.33
Start with Sailor Moon, of course. Loud cheers. The bestselling manga in America. #sdcc
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@gendomike @SMObss Mitsuishi seemed to say otherwise on her blog, but I wouldn’t expect @KodanshaUSA to know about the anime anyway!
@gendomike it’s a fair enough guess.
@gendomike she didn’t say “I have the role!” but she wonders if she can top her performance the first time around. kind of assumed.
@gendomike #whykenakamatsu #printsmoney
@gendomike lol! awesome!
@gendomike hahaha love that
@gendomike Good grief.. money and lolita.. there’s that anime about college student saddled w/3 girls a few seasons ago. #whykenakamatsu
@gendomike Awwww.. to timing of omnibus treatment for sailor moon. #sucksfandryofmoney #bummer #sdcc #replace #upgrade
@gendomike Ahahaha what fans? Fans that don’t speak Japanese and can’t tell how many errors there are…?
@gendomike whaaaaa???? why????
@gendomike Thank you for all the updates!! you were fabulous! <3<3
@gendomike Thanks for the coverage – very cool info – esp. regarding the Punch series! Kodansha still frustrates me but answers are good!
@gendomike Job well done, man. That was an insane amount of information!
@gendomike well. damn.
@gendomike I am glad that they are stable to rescue Del Rey licenses. There’s a couple of titles that can be finished. #waxing
@gendomike thanks so much for the coverage and great to meet you!
@gendomike Sorry to bother you but Devilman was licensed at one point? As in Go Nagi’s Devilman? D: