Sup, Inn. Let me tell you a story.
In 2002, Conrad Editora, a Brazilian publisher, started releasing Vagabond monthly. Each volume was half the size of a Tankōbon (around 120 pages), which is how they usually sell some manga here in Brazil (like Berserk, for example). Small in size, with no color pages, but very decent nonetheless.
The covers were pretty sweet.
It was very well received and became pretty popular. The same publisher even started releasing Slam Dunk (this time, a full 240 paged Volume per month), which also became very popular. I remember seeing a lot of teenagers reading Slam Dunk on the subways. I was one of them!
Check out all the covers. (This isn't my pic, by the way.)
When the Brazilian edition reached Inoue's pace (I'm not sure which Tankōbon exactly, but my guess is 22), they stopped publishing it for a while. After a few months, they started releasing the Vagabond Luxury Edition to boost sales. Which is pretty identical to Viz Media's releases, but in brazilian portuguese and with...
They released fourteen of these, until the publisher once again had to stop and wait for Inoue. The thing is, they were in some deep financial problems when this happened... and never again have we seen a new Vagabond release in my country's book stores. It's been more than two years now, so all hope of the releases being continued is gone.
These "luxury" editions were pretty expensive. A bit too much, maybe. I actually pay about the same price importing Viz Media's editions nowadays, taxes included and everything.
Well, that's all. It's pretty sad having two sets of abandoned Vagabond publishings on my shelf, so I thought I'd share my grief with you guys.
Thanks for reading.
In 2002, Conrad Editora, a Brazilian publisher, started releasing Vagabond monthly. Each volume was half the size of a Tankōbon (around 120 pages), which is how they usually sell some manga here in Brazil (like Berserk, for example). Small in size, with no color pages, but very decent nonetheless.
The covers were pretty sweet.
It was very well received and became pretty popular. The same publisher even started releasing Slam Dunk (this time, a full 240 paged Volume per month), which also became very popular. I remember seeing a lot of teenagers reading Slam Dunk on the subways. I was one of them!
Check out all the covers. (This isn't my pic, by the way.)
When the Brazilian edition reached Inoue's pace (I'm not sure which Tankōbon exactly, but my guess is 22), they stopped publishing it for a while. After a few months, they started releasing the Vagabond Luxury Edition to boost sales. Which is pretty identical to Viz Media's releases, but in brazilian portuguese and with...
...these covers.
I have mixed feelings about them.
I have mixed feelings about them.
They released fourteen of these, until the publisher once again had to stop and wait for Inoue. The thing is, they were in some deep financial problems when this happened... and never again have we seen a new Vagabond release in my country's book stores. It's been more than two years now, so all hope of the releases being continued is gone.
These "luxury" editions were pretty expensive. A bit too much, maybe. I actually pay about the same price importing Viz Media's editions nowadays, taxes included and everything.
Well, that's all. It's pretty sad having two sets of abandoned Vagabond publishings on my shelf, so I thought I'd share my grief with you guys.
Thanks for reading.