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Agafin said:

6-7 million, hmmm wonder where the rest of the worldwide sales are from then, maybe the other Asian countries. And I'm not sure about onlne piracy to be the reason, it already existed back then.



6-7 million, hmmm wonder where the rest of the worldwide sales are from then, maybe the other Asian countries. And I'm not sure about onlne piracy to be the reason, it already existed back then. @Kera what's depressing about those numbers? Reading manga is not part of the US' culture like in Japan so thier sales could never match up. There's also the fact that the Japanese seem to be more conservative and still buy most of their stuff especially visible with the movie industry.



6-7 million sales most likely come from other country like Australia, New Zealand and parts of UK, basically whichever country speak english as well. If you look at the list of manga distributors, most of the companies are from the U.S. (



The digital age is probably to blame for the decline in manga sales and popularity in the U.S along with Piracy. While piracy certainly did exist back then, it wasn't a widespread thing until 2008 where a lot of things can be watched/read for free. :S I didn't know you can read manga online until i know how to use the internet properly :P Many people resort to piracy (including myself) simply because they don't have the means to afford buying all the manga volumes (look at how many bloody volume naruto/one piece/bleach has) without a job (it's even tougher being a teenager :S). Not to mention, it's simply faster to read online scanlations than waiting for several month for a new volume to be released. Buying hard copy of the manga can be tough too because imagine how many bookshelves you need to hold all your favourite series :( ? When this type of problem occur, then comes the people who have the preference to buy manga digitally instead which might have attributed to the declines in manga sales.



You also have to take in mind that some anime/manga fans are getting older and aren't interested in manga/anime as much as they used to be for whatever reason that is responsible. Not to mention the general public audience in the U.S is not exposed to anime as say back in the late 90s to early 2000s :S Remember how much mainstream anime (Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Pokemon, etc.) used to air on TV as opposed to now? Even in Australia, anime don't air on tv much compared to in the past :( The only way to know about anime now is either through the internet exposure or from friends.



About Japan Sales....

You have to also take in mind that it's almost impossible to read/watch anything online for free in Japan :S coz of their strict copyright enforcement so the only way to really get access to whatever series you're interested in is to buy them or borrow them from friends. I believe that's one of the major reason why the manga sales in japan are relatively higher than the rest of the world. In addition to that, the price of manga in japan is very cheap (roughly $4 per volume) and it's extremely affordable compared to the west (can roughly cost $10-$20 per volume depending on the distributor and country). 6-7 million sales most likely come from other country like Australia, New Zealand and parts of UK, basically whichever country speak english as well. If you look at the list of manga distributors, most of the companies are from the U.S. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_distributors#English The digital age is probably to blame for the decline in manga sales and popularity in the U.S along with Piracy. While piracy certainly did exist back then, it wasn't a widespread thing until 2008 where a lot of things can be watched/read for free. :S I didn't know you can read manga online until i know how to use the internet properly :P Many people resort to piracy (including myself) simply because they don't have the means to afford buying all the manga volumes (look at how many bloody volume naruto/one piece/bleach has) without a job (it's even tougher being a teenager :S). Not to mention, it's simply faster to read online scanlations than waiting for several month for a new volume to be released. Buying hard copy of the manga can be tough too because imagine how many bookshelves you need to hold all your favourite series :( ? When this type of problem occur, then comes the people who have the preference to buy manga digitally instead which might have attributed to the declines in manga sales.You also have to take in mind that some anime/manga fans are getting older and aren't interested in manga/anime as much as they used to be for whatever reason that is responsible. Not to mention the general public audience in the U.S is not exposed to anime as say back in the late 90s to early 2000s :S Remember how much mainstream anime (Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Pokemon, etc.) used to air on TV as opposed to now? Even in Australia, anime don't air on tv much compared to in the past :( The only way to know about anime now is either through the internet exposure or from friends.About Japan Sales....You have to also take in mind that it's almost impossible to read/watch anything online for free in Japan :S coz of their strict copyright enforcement so the only way to really get access to whatever series you're interested in is to buy them or borrow them from friends. I believe that's one of the major reason why the manga sales in japan are relatively higher than the rest of the world. In addition to that, the price of manga in japan is very cheap (roughly $4 per volume) and it's extremely affordable compared to the west (can roughly cost $10-$20 per volume depending on the distributor and country). BBCode Modified by Estherella, May 18, 2015 2:09 AM Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines