Sully Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Tomorrow is when the next Ace is due out. Monthy ritual repeats then. Edit: This months Ace is out but no new cover yet. Looking at a translation of the description no mention of Guyver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 This months cover. No mention of Guyver I can see No preview up of next months one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorLaser Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I'm convinced that Guyver isn't on Ace anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 5 hours ago, MegaMcTaco said: I'm convinced that Guyver isn't on Ace anymore. https://web-ace.jp/shonenace/contents/33/ It's still listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 sounds like legal troubles...............I bet Takaya doesn't own the publishing rights, and Kadokawa have decided to drop it. There's nothing Takaya can do. He can't get it published via another outlet without getting the rights signed over, and if Kadokawa don't want to publish or sign over then it's stuck in indefinite limbo. Even if he leaks the manuscripts on the internet, he's liable to get sued. Only chance we have is if another publisher comes along and purchases the IP rights, or there's a sudden increase in popularity (high profile endorsement), that makes it financially attractive for Kadokawa to resume publication. It's a shame. Probably explains why he continued with Zeorymer Omega, since Tokuma are still willing to put it out (He dropped a tank last year). If only they had the buying power to transfer guyver to them. It would be a much better fit in Monthly Comic Ryū. Only time will tell, but the poor dudes gonna be 59 next year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) Example of Comic Ryu's last cover for comparison, lol, at least they are monster girls with big tits, lol Edited November 28, 2018 by Kanji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrygoodman Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 So...I'm guessing still nothing this month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 The current cover. Next month is some other anime female character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Zahn Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 is shonen ace going toward a more female focus group lately? i never paid attention to it before, but im seeing a trend now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Zahn Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 focus group, demographic, target audience, what have you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bellamy Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Larz Zahn said: is shonen ace going toward a more female focus group lately? i never paid attention to it before, but im seeing a trend now. focus group, demographic, target audience, what have you. No, not at all. Quite the opposite. All the women who make the covers are usually from fanservice heavy series that are male fantasy series. It's still very much a SHONEN ( ie male teens) targeted book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tora Tan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) I think it signifies more of a changing trend amongst japanese boys. since actual relationships are on a decline, more japanese men are seeking relationships with video game characters, comic book characters, love pillows, etc. This may sound disparaging but It's not, it is actual truth. This seems to be reflected in what Monthly Ace is advertising. edit: I question though... is it doing this to increase desire in an effort to push boys to pursue women more, or is it training them to have affections for fictional characters? Edited January 3, 2019 by Tora Tan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salkafar Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Strange thing I just noticed (I noticed it because I finally received volume 32): The newest chapter is not in it. Also two interesting new Zoanoids got no files or even names. That happened before though. It's as annoying now as it was before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bellamy Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Salkafar said: Strange thing I just noticed (I noticed it because I finally received volume 32): The newest chapter is not in it. Also two interesting new Zoanoids got no files or even names. That happened before though. It's as annoying now as it was before. Yes, 2 chapters were released after volume 32 came out. Just makes the situation seem even weirder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salkafar Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Matt Bellamy said: 2 chapters were released after volume 32 came out. Wait, what? I know of only one. The one that ends with Jabir flying away in his Zoaform. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazham Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 That ended the second chapter. Now we wait 9 hours ago, Salkafar said: Wait, what? I know of only one. The one that ends with Jabir flying away in his Zoaform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Yep, and if if i'm not mistaken next month marks precisely 3 years of hiatus.........34 years of serialization..........and Takaya's 59th birthday. .............with not even a hint or why and when it may resume. All we have is an e-mail from Shonen Ace a year ago saying it's not cancelled and they'll make an announcement when it returns. Maybe we'll hear something next year for its 35th Anniversary?? At this point I really feel like the man has just retired from being a manga artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bellamy Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 39 minutes ago, Kanji said: Yep, and if if i'm not mistaken next month marks precisely 3 years of hiatus.........34 years of serialization..........and Takaya's 59th birthday. .............with not even a hint or why and when it may resume. All we have is an e-mail from Shonen Ace a year ago saying it's not cancelled and they'll make an announcement when it returns. Maybe we'll hear something next year for its 35th Anniversary?? At this point I really feel like the man has just retired from being a manga artist. The end of April 2016 will be 3 years since the last individual chapter, but February 2016 was the release of Vol 32, the last volume of manga we got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROUGE Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Wait a minute, what? Jabir's Zoalord form?! What the hell. When was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, ROUGE said: Wait a minute, what? Jabir's Zoalord form?! What the hell. When was that? Volume 32, from Chapter 197 onwards was Agito's assault on Kurumegnik's base that contained both him and Jabir. They both transformed and battled Gigantic Dark Exceed. The last chapters, which would combine to be ch200 in vol.33) had Jabir burst out of some kind of eyeball trying to escape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 23 hours ago, Matt Bellamy said: The end of April 2016 will be 3 years since the last individual chapter, but February 2016 was the release of Vol 32, the last volume of manga we got. Good catch! Yeah, I just consulted my chapters and saw there were 13 pages released in April 2016, with the last page saying "Guyver will continue in May" May 2019 maybe? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salkafar Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 He can't just quit it and leave us holding our collective bag. It's un-Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TricoBren Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Yes, but not saying a singe thing about why your serialization has abruptly stopped is also very un-Japanese too, so I guess it's just par for the course with this guy. Knowing how the business works, there could be a few reasons why the manga has been AWOL for so long. 1) His editor, or the editor in chief at ACE is not happy with his work, and doesn't deem it good enough to run. 2) The title has been dropped all together. (Not an entirely far-fetched theory. Regardless of whether it's still listed or not, this could very well be the case.) 3) Takaya is in poor health and has been unable to draw. 4) Takaya has had enough, and can't be bothered to continue anymore. Where most established manga creators with a large following have assistants to help draw the manga each week/month, it's possible that he is working alone. That would certainly justify the paltry number of pages each month even when it was being serialized. I recall seeing him placing an add for assistants (which he certainly wouldn't have had trouble finding since there are so many out there looking for work these days) so perhaps he found a few, but even if he did, he's barely done anything. Whatever the reason behind the hiatus, the fact that NOTHING has been said via the appropriate channels by Takaya himself is by far the biggest disappointment. Like many of you, I enjoy reading the Guyver, but it isn't THAT spectaular that its creator can just sit in silence and keep his fans in the dark without some kind of explanation. By mangaka standards here in Japan, he's been most unprofessional regarding the hiatus and the treatment of his fans. Personally, I think the reason might be a combination of 3 and 4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROUGE Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 21 hours ago, Kanji said: Volume 32, from Chapter 197 onwards was Agito's assault on Kurumegnik's base that contained both him and Jabir. They both transformed and battled Gigantic Dark Exceed. The last chapters, which would combine to be ch200 in vol.33) had Jabir burst out of some kind of eyeball trying to escape. Wow. I can barely remember that chapter, it's been so long since I read it. I knew they both combined or something to fight Gigantic Dark but one of them looked like a ball and then they fused and started fighting. Creating a bunch of large tornados and such. Do we need to make a petition like they did for Young Justice? By the way I'm so glad Young Justice is back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukesh Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hi from Italy. In the last book, april 2017 (italian edition by star comics), there is an interview, in the end Takaya promised 2 things, a conclusion for the story and above all he said he was preparing something special for the 30th anniversary. Since then nothing, the darkness. I mailed star comics for information and waiting for an answer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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