Japan is cancelling all the officially translated versions of Marvel comics after decades of publishing.looks like capeshit is dying globally.https://x.com/ShoProComics/status/2024771027604218235?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
>tell the same formulaic stories over and over, with the same characters and world building>"Why is capeshit losing relevance!?"
>>152589821>decadesShoPro has only had the Marvel license for a couple of years.
>>152589821Japan's got more comics than they know what to do with. The fact that Marvel was trying to compete in that market at all was already a mistake.
>>152590018>trying to competeDo you know how licensing even works?
>>152590009I remember the days when they were publishing Jim Lee's X-Men.
>>152589856>>tell the same formulaic stories over and over, with the same characters and world buildingYes, because Japan would NEVER be redundant in story telling.
>>152589821How will Japan survive without reading Spider-Man get cucked for the hundredth time?
>>152589821Considering ShoPro is keeping printing other American comics like DC, what's more likely is some other company made a better offer to Disney and they immediately went "oh boy oh boy do that". Within a month or two you're going to get an announcement Kadokawa is doing it now or something.
>>152589821I'mma be real broI didn't even know marvel comics even bothered trying in japan.
>>152590114The manga industry is definitely full of unreadable, trend-chasing garbage, but at least the trends change instead of being like 90% one genre for 70 fucking years.
>post here is entirely incisive to shit on American comics>post comments are entirely full of polite Japanese fans mourning the loss and thanking the company for you fuckers idolize Japan so much yet can't be a fraction as pleasant
Now show me Absolute DC translations. Because something tells me DC is doing well over there
>>152590221Do you know licensing even works?
>>152590233Have they started in Japan yet? That said, again, the exact same company also prints DC stuff and they've not made any announcement about it, so presumably they'll keep printing DC comics.
>Japan is doing it, that means the world is doing it!!!!This isn't even an effort for East VS West threads anymore.
>>152590256OP probably doesn't know what Panini is either
>>152590114>Dragon Ball and Evangelion managed with Super and Rebuilds while Marvel and DC couldn'tAt this point industry members should honestly consider suicide.>>152590230Westaboos are known to be extremely low IQ and exactly the strawman attributed to weeaboos, consuming nothing but trash as long as it's american. I bet my right arm I can find a jap wanking Carol in some dogshit forum or social media.
OP's a dipshit but I just want to bring this up because I always found it interestingThere's A LOT of western comics westaboos would likely enjoy but never will because the language barrier is still apparent.The fan translator scene is niche and even then Japan's anal as fuck about piracy regardless.Think of almost any comic that isn't a total eyesore and it'll probably accrue an audience in Japan with enough word of mouth and of course a translation.I say this with Kamen America in mind in spite of astroturfing allegations and myself failing to see the appeal.
>>152590352From what I'm seeing on Stan's socials, apparently they're starting publishing Usagi in Japan, but only as of a few months? It genuinely surprises me, Usagi is obviously not a big mainstream thing but within the more dedicated enthusiast groups it's one of the big names, so I ironically would fully expect it to have had better odds of being published in Japan by some boutique publisher focused on more artsy stuff or something
>>152590114These are stories all following a trend that started in 2008 and has mostly faded away They are not characters originally published from the 1940's-1960's
>>152589821A bit surprising. I assumed translation wasn't that expensive so it would basically be perpetual as long as new content came out. If they have to ditch it things must be grim over there for marvel's sales. >>152590230East vs west threads don't allow for nuance.
>>152590448Marvel fees must be rather steep as well.
It feels so good to be Ch/a/d
>Have Marvel Rivals>Tokon coming out>MCU movies>This happens How
>>152589821Capeshit did it to itself.
>>152590442>They are not characters originally published from the 1940's-1960'sJapan has been pushing the same formula of spandex colored heroes since the 70s.
>>152590588Do japs even play Rivals? PS5 is dead in Japan, and japs only play Capcom trash like SF6. MCU is dead everywhere.
>>152590588Again, again, if you're not coming at this already wanting to see it as a sign of "dead Marvel" console warring, you'd see that it's the exact opposite. Disney is greedy, but stuff like Rivals, Tokon, and the MCU, plus multiple Marvel manga recently, makes Marvel a hot brand. What happened here is clearly not ShoPro randomly going "actually we hate Marvel now but we'll keep DC and Image and so on", it's that some other company went to Disney with "the Marvel brand is hot now still, so we'll pay more than ShoPro to get to be the ones printing that stuff here" and Disney immediately saw dollar signs, or yen signs.
>>152590640>the Marvel brand is hot now
>>152590640And before someone goes "you're just saying that because you're a shill", I think this is actually a bad thing! I don't think there's enough of a market in Japan, probably, for competing companies doing amecomi stuff, and I think whatever company it is that outbid ShoPro won't be able to actually pull it through. I think this is Marvel getting fucked over
>>152590588Rivals is Chinese
>>152589821When are jannies going to start banning these east vs weat threads?>>152590588You guys have a very childish idea how culture and demand works, also rivals is chinese
I didn't realize they even cared about capeshit comics enough in Japan for them to be officially published.
>>152590693>>152590378It's a very niche hobbyThere was an illustration by a book store worker who says she can carry multiple tankobons easily but struggles carrying multiple trades of western stuff (IIRC the ink and paper are heavier)Westaboos explained it's niche cause they're more sold at specialty shops and are generally pricier but yeah, they exist
>>152590693These are global franchises and characters, anon, I know it's cool to hate on things but these characters are known and so they'll be explored. At the same time, there isn't that much interest (especially after the 90s- the 90s feel they were the height of amecomi interest, judging by the amount of manga and game stuff that was based on American comics around that time), which is why it was the same company doing translations of Marvel AND DC and others.
If you had a westaboo penpal who learned/was learning English, what comics would you introduce to them?
>>152590588The MCU have been on the decline since Endgame. Marvel comics and cape comics in general aren't worth investing in.
These threads always devolve into retarded oriental fetishization
>>152590009So it's literally nothing and OP's just trying to stir shit up.
>>152590758Usagi Yojimbo and Don Rosa's comics
>>152590805Thanks for your invaluable contribution, bluesky.
>>152590693They like Spiderman. Thats about it.Marvel vs Capcom is considered "kusoge", or "shit games".
>>152590729>Westaboos explained it's niche cause they're more sold at specialty shops and are generally pricierThe more things change, the more they stay the same.
The tiny population of Japanese even remotely interested in capeshit are MCU / DCEU fans who barely even know these characters come from the gaijin funny papers. They are some of the biggest sloppers on earth and are basically Japanese redditors with their rooms overflowing with MCU plastic crap.
>>152590869>The tiny population of Japanese even remotely interested in capeshit are MCU / DCEU fans who barely even know these characters come from the gaijin funny papers.They've made fanzines dating decades back
>>152590820Sorry for talking shit about your perfect sugoi nippon fairy land
>>1525907582000 AD and Sonic the ComicAnd not English but Asterix so they get why Konami made a game
>>152590933And don't let me catch you being a waste of oxygen again, grotesque overweight porn addict in a dress.
>>152590812Japan already has those.
>>152590961As far as I'm aware, Usagi only as of a few months. In either case, I doubt they're so popular that this hypothetical penpal would have read them, and even if they are, the point is he's learning English, so I'd be incentivising he read it in the original language now.
>>152590833No they considered Marvel vs Capcom a masterpiece, it's Hoshi Wo Miru Hito they considered "kusoge", or "shit game".
>>152590975No, they really do hate MvC. Thats why Infinite had Monster Hunter added to it: to convince Japs to play. It still failed.
People didnt buy something =/= they hated it
>>152590984That's Infinite though.
>>152590957Already seething. And it only need one post.
>>152590442>and has mostly faded awayJack-of-all-trades-party-of-none is literally airing right now.
>>152591009What was that, suicide by 23?
>>152590230hasn't that always been the case?
>>152590984No they don't, they loved Marvel vs Capcom 1 and 2.You know nothing about Japan.
>>152589821>more Japanese anime and game studios giving American localization companies the boot in favor of AI (or no localization)>more Japanese websites blocking America with region locking>less and less Japanese interest in localizing or consuming American mediaWhat's driving this?
>>152591093Sanae Takaichi.
>>152591049https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/nov/12/did-you-know-marvel-vs-capcom-was-originally-conceived-because-marvel-wanted-get-exposure-their-characters-people-japan/https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/some-capcom-staff-thought-marvel-crossovers-tarnished-street-fighterBasically games like MvC are called "broken" and "imbalanced" and Japan ignores them.
>>152591093Hey, easy with the antisemitism.
>>152591137Both those sites are Onion type sites, meaning both of those sites are parody sites, meaning they're not real.
>>152589821I doubt they'll even notice.>>152590563Too bad you're a /co/cksucker for life.
>The Marvel vs. Capcom games have never been popular in Japan (considered the Mecca of fighting games) but have a large, rabid following in the United States, especially in the East Coast. MvC2 is considered one of the greatest fighting games of all time in North America. This is largely attributed to the Marvel half of the game not being as recognized in Japan, as well as the games being considered less technical than other fighting games. The Japanese side of the fandom tends to view MvC2 (and the rest of the series in general) as a kusoge—that is to say, a So Bad, It's Good game that's too unbalanced and poorly designed to really work as a competitive experience—which proved a major moment of culture shock when a Japanese player of 3 won a tournament.But hey, still better than Mortal Kombat's Japanese presence.
>>152591195That has never happen, MvC2 is not Takeshi's Challenge.What you just posted is a lie.
>>152591210No, its pretty true. This sums it up nicely.https://romancancel.blogspot.com/2012/03/kusoru-wins-umvc3-at-final-round-xv.htmlA "bad but fun game". Thats the nicest thing Japan can say about MvC.
>>152589821I am actually shocked they were bothering at all, or at least would think they'd have given up mid-00s.
>>152591249Thats a gag blog, nothing they say is legit as their posts are usually things like "A unicorn on roller skates flew to Mars and back in 30 seconds" and "A man eats a entire hippo in one bite."MvC2 is not Takeshi's Challenge.
>>152591279Wow, you are really defensive over this.Japan doesn't like Marvel, man. Sorry you can't accept it.
>>152591288YES THEY DO! STOP POSTING PARODY SITES!!!!!
>>152589856You mean a bunch of pretentious asswipes? That and a world build where nothing really changes permanently and nothing progresses?
>>152591168What? I don't know eventhubs, but that's not timeextension's deal at all. Are you mixing it with hard drive or palette swap or whatever they call themselves now?
>>152591327>>152591279oh I see now it's a schizo, fuck. didn't want to interact with this
>>152591355You never brought up a working Time Extension link as all you did was post a 404'ed link.
>>152590352>There's A LOT of western comics westaboos would likely enjoy but never will because the language barrier is still apparentSo if I translate comics/fansub cartoons into Japanese, will that attract more westaboo fanart?
>>152591373No, you're the schizo in this thread... FAMICOM!Pack it up guys, he is here.
>>152591375>>152591386I'm not that anon to begin, and I literally just clicked the link and it opened fine. Are you just desperately making things up to try and discredit the links posted? I'm not even the guy who's arguing about whether MvC is popular or not, I'm just seeing you immediately reply "oh this site is like this" "oh this blog is like that" and I click through and what you're saying is just false. So I have to assume you're having a schizo meltdown and immediately lying about whatever link is posted in the hope that means others don't click on it.
>>152591398Shopped, you're not fooling anyone Famicom.MvC2 is not Takeshi's Challenge.
>>152591424yeah you're actually insane. You can click the link yourself and see it's not a 404, but you're just pretending otherwise in despair. Again, I'm not even arguing anything about MvC, I've played those games like once, it's just your desperate lies about the links themselves rather than trying to argue your position that made me notice. And no, I'm not Famicom, you don't get to just casually try to solve your despair by accusing someone pointing out you're literally retardedly lying about something blatantly proven otherwise (that you can literally just click on a link to see for yourself that it isn't 404ing) is your boogieman. Right now you're like a retarded kid who for some reason said something like "pigs can fly" and now is crying and shitting going "they can I see them right now" while everyone else is just confusedly staring at a clear sky.
>>152591093>in favor of AI (or no localization)We are about to see shitty translated comics in ways that have never been shittily translated before
>>152591456Yes is is 404'ed Famicom, you fucking lie all the time for attention, strictly because you're board.GET A FUCKING JOB!!!!!
>>152591456Yea, you're the retard in the thread.
>>152591381ProbablyAgain, Japan's pretty anal about piracy though I think fan translators usually just stick to blogs I know China has a fan translator scene Shows like Venture Bros has fansubs and they translate comics as they come out (time zones mean they get it before us)
>>152591812>>152591828>thread was about to die but has to samefag this insane delusionthis is just depressing, either in a sense of "where has your life ended up that you're lying about something blatantly provably different from what you're saying on 4chan" or "where has my life ended up that I'm trying to explain to an actual mentally deficient guy he's being mentally deficient"a bit of an astonishing moment really, I've seen a lot of schizos but never one just be like this, where you're so caught up and arrested on your train of thought ("I have to prove everyone wrong on what they're saying about MvC") that you don't even understand the actual conversation happening ("why is this guy lying about really obvious things")have fun in the thread everyone else, this thread was already unlikely to go anywhere good but now it's clearly doomed if we have this guy here
>>152591882You're the one with the delusions here, you're derailing the thread.
DC won.
Fuck Marvel
