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lefty
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Joined: 05 May 2004
Posts: 15
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:56 pm |
 
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i was wondering why manga never went the "full color" route the way mainstream american comics have-- was there an unspoken general preference for graytones, or was it purely an economic decision on part of the publishers, or was it simply a case of "we've always done this way, let's respect the tradition"?
not that it think manga should go full-color. i think sticking to b&w has done only good for its visual evolution. |
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petr
Street Musician
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 503
Location: Pooland
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:52 am |
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IMO its all about economics. If ppl buy b&w comics why would they need color ones? Which are more expensive and shitz... |
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Johanl
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Joined: 29 Mar 2005
Posts: 23
Location: Venezuela
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:27 am |
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I think it's not only about economics, tradition plays a big part in all this, being a fan of both comics and manga i can say that both sides like their classic style, and i mean people tend to see b&w as the lesser of the 2 and IMO, black and white art can be as descriptive as color art (if not more), and about the prices well it's almost the same thing and if you think about it when it comes to volumes manga readers win since you always get the usual 200 something pages + some extras, while comic readers only get like 5 24 pages issues crammed into a "new" book for almost the same price, i think it's a bit hard to see the reason for the tradition in the end, and IMO it should be left as it is. |
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alegria
Street Musician
Joined: 13 Oct 2002
Posts: 402
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:05 am |
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interesting question actually, was there ever any fad or time when manga tried to go full color?
and IS there any manga in full color? besides anime manga that is. |
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Neuroretardant
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Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 530
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:41 pm |
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Yes.
Terazawa Buichi's Cobra was re-released as a full-color edition. |
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Kajiko
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Joined: 06 Feb 2006
Posts: 3
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Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:41 pm |
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there are some manga that seem to use color schemes, like orange and black. Doraemon does that sometimes, and at times, full color. |
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MousePad
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Joined: 07 Mar 2006
Posts: 28
Location: sxm
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:32 am |
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You can never be sure the manga will be succesfull. Colouring cost way more and takes a lot of time. |
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