Comments on: Manga-style covers for novels

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:39:28 +0000

Once in a while, I’ll see a high school kid (usually girls, although sometimes boys) reading an actual book, and I have to control myself from going up to them and patting them on the back and giving them a hearty handshake.

Book sales have dropped by 58 million over the past 9 years, and projected to drop another 7 to 15 million this year, although we may see a small spike in sales because of Harry Potter.

(Stats: http://www.stat.go.jp/data/getujidb/zuhyou/s01.xls)

By: ponta

ponta — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:07:53 +0000

I am looking forward to the novels and classics translated into manga. There are already some, but I want more. I am not young and I love bookstores, but I am not the type of person who read “literatureeeee” but want to talk as if I knew it. Manga might help.

By: helical

helical — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:41:23 +0000

Yes but will they actually read it?

[...] young people who are seemingly averse to conventional bookstores.

I can’t help but utter the age-old line “Kids these days…”

By: モルヒネ

モルヒネ — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:35:57 +0000

Miyuki Miyabe’s books are basically manga anyway.

Dazai Osamu is BOSS.