surprised I haven't come across a video like this before, it seems like such an obviously good idea

Very glad you made this video. Extremely important work imo, like the canipa of manga without the exhausting way of talking

I truly hope that while Digital Media might become a big that Physical Media will always be around for fans to hold.

Thank you for covering this! I've recently gotten back into collecting and have been stumped by the different retail prices across series

I totally agree with you on physical > digital manga, and I've been working on getting my own collection started lately. Really cool and informative video, thanks!

This is so informative

Nice video analysis Ember reviews

Seven Seas are probably the most impressive in terms of manga publishing because they almost always manage to get the titles with the strongest niche audiences. Usually if I want to read a more obscure manga they're the ones who have it. Hell, the fact that they got both the Accelerator and Railgun manga even though the main Index manga and light novels are Yen Press is a huge win for them given how devoted that fanbase is.

Thank you for this video, this is exactly what I wanted to watch/learn about

something i've always been curious about, thank you!

By "Western" do you perhaps mean "US" because there are other publishers in Europe and South America.

Speaking of FMA i heard her next work will be a shonen/seinin like FMA at last that's what i heard.

I NEED JING IN PRINT AGAIN DAMMIT

What a very lovely video. I've been putting it off along with 6 other videos I opened last week, and this was easily the best one I watched. I actually have very little to say in regards to the content of your video; it was very thorough and with good explanations and names I haven't heard before as more than a casual reader but less than a researching enthusiast. In regards to Seven Seas, you got the genres very right, as is not only reflected in their catalog but also in their monthly surveys where you can suggest manga for them to licence. Lastly, I also really like many of the titles you mentioned as your favourites, so if you haven't read Kakukaku Shikajika (or Blank Canvas as Seven Seas has translated it), then I strongly recommend doing so. They are currently on volume 2, with volume 3 (of 5) beging released soon. I'll be looking forward to more videos!

Bloom Into You Manga YES!!

Great video Ember. The only thing I disagree with you is the new FMA volumes. I actually find them very comfortable to hold but that’s subjective. Plus given how I gave away my older volumes I’ve been collecting the new ones. But other than that this video was great.

Kodansha also publishes Eden's Zero and That time i got reincarnated as a slime's manga. And they own Shaman King.

Manga, novel or databook, I prefer physical too.

I'd say the last notable thing Yen Press did was when they started releasing Kakegurui's manga when Season 1 aired. Which I do think was a smart move considering just how popular S1 was. I mean it was the most watched anime during its season (at least before Made in Abyss really picked up steam) and it was locked in Netflix jail.

Ember Reviews What western comics do you like?

I like the fact this video is a overview of western manga publishers but all characters from the thumbnail come from Viz Media owned manga.

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hey can you do this video but for light novels?

*"Viz's Vizuness structure"

With their recent release of another shoujo-ai manga called Still Sick (its super good btw. Fans of Bloom into You will like it), its looking like Tokyopop is going down the LGBT route as well. Vertical's lineup can definitely be described as weird. It seems like they are aiming for the niche artsy titles that other publishers would probably never pickup. They have been on a roll this year with their releases of After the Rain, My Boy, and Go with the Clouds North-by-Northwest. All of which are top tier manga. IMO, Kodansha and Seven Seas are currently the best publishers for their sheer variety and frequent releases, while Yen Press is at the bottom for their all the isekai trash they have consistently been putting out. But eh, they get a pass since they still occasionally pick up gems like Ryoko Kui's (Dungeon Meshi author) Seven Little Sons of the Dragons.

I could totally be wrong here, but I know Vertical is an offshoot of Kodansha USA evidenced by how during a variety of Kodansha USA live events and promotions their properties are shown off as well, so unless all the Vertical manga are owned by a Kodansha subsidiary is it possible that Vertical is the Kodansha USA branch that licenses manga not owned by Kodansha?

I thought Tokyo Pop went out of business?

Something kind of random that I find funny about seven seas- they seem pretty lax when it comes to sexual stuff and censorship. They seem more willing to publish ecchi stuff than the others.

Seriously though, Viz needs to fix it's website.

Do English manga volumes come with dust jacket ?

Ember Reviews Are you familiar with Original English Language manga, OEL for short?

Ngl i've never Heard of them Exept Yen Press, I guess None of them operate in Germany

0:17 just check them out from the library

Hey pretty early

Hmm yes I do love me some demon slayer yaiba

Reeeee no Europe

Dark horse... BERSERK !

Viz make bank publishing all the major titles from Shueisha and Shogakughan but won't publish anything that isn't new. It also sucks that they don't seem interested in trying to bring back Gintama or Reborn even though I really think those would do well for them now. Also still sucks they haven't bothered bringing over some classics like Kenichi or Kingdom. Still, at least it's good to see them rescue and bring back Fist of the North Star. KodanshaUSA will publish a manga if it has a strong foundation like if its got the potential to be a popular shonen or if ti has a new anime (which I'm 99% certain is the only reason Shaman King got rescued. Without that anime it'd still be out of print. This is my main theory as to why they haven't bothered rescuing Zatch Bell yet. Also anyone else still bothered by the fact they haven't done omnibus releases of Rave Master even though Mashima is like their big Golden Goose. Here's hoping that Mashima Heroes release drums up enough interest finally) Yen Press kinda just publish whatever they can and I hope Plunderer does well enough for them to also publish Heaven's Lost Property. Seven Seas make bank off of publishing manga right after an anime airs when people are likely most interested and usually take the manga Viz don't want like HxEros and Yuuna San Dark Horse get the quality titles but unless its Berserk I don't think they ever reprint them. I had to actually call a Barnes and Noble and ask them to ship me a leftover copy of Blade of the Immortal Omnibus 7 they still had in stock because I couldn't find it online anywhere. Not to mention certain volumes of Drifters are out of print and while the deluxe editions of Hellsing are great it still kinda sucks the original paperbacks are still out of print

1:23 "Demon slayer yaiba" bruh...

Huh, in Germany the average manga only costs about 7€

Do you spit on the floor every time you have to say “shopro”?

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I thought we were talking about original western works trying to be manga. Now I'm disappointed....(still a good video but not nearly as interesting)