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02-01-2009, 07:32 AM

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"Hip phrase" or not. If the "picture book" sells, it sells japan made or not no matter the style.
Manga is not a style. Manga is the Japanese word for comics.

Whether this comic sells or not is not my issue. My issue is using the word "manga" for an American-made graphic novel based on an American TV show.

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As long as the picture book is apealling to the audience than it'll sell no matter how much you argue the fact that it's not Japanese made.
I am not sure your point here. If it is appealing to an audience, why does it need the "manga" label?

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It's like the Vampire thing. That is not of Japanese origin and yet it's in these titled "hip phrased" "picture books" and it sells. How many other books that were comics made into "hip phrased" "picture books" are there and have been successful?

And why not make a "hip phrased" "picture books" about on field detective work in the field of catching the bad guy in a whole different scenario. It'd be interesting to see, I haven't read a "hip phrased" "picture books" like that...yet.
You lost me here, Skylaz, and I really do want to understand what you are saying. Are you saying since there are Japanese manga about vampires, who are not Japanese monsters, then it is OK for American artists to declare open-season on the word "manga" and call whatever they like "manga"? If you are, you know i would surely disagree.

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Now if it bothers you that the use of the "CSI" name is being used. Than you need to read past that.
I couldn't care less they are making comics about CSI.

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There are so many stories out there that so is like the other, teen girl in high school for the most part. Oh wait...I get it...Awww...no high school girls in tiny skirts with big chests are most likely not gonna be in it. heh. I wonder how the CSI team would look like... I wonder if it'll be as interesting as DeathNote.
I am not sure what you are trying to say here, but it doesn't sound very kind, so I will just leave it at that.
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