Medaka Box [Manga]

[Darknemo2000]

Originally Posted by Westlo

And lets not forget that Medaka 3 (72,000) just outsold Sket Dance 12 (70,000). FWIW Sket Dance 11 sold 102,000 but Sket Dance 10 did 78,000.



Bleach has been crap ever since SS ended, yet its the 3rd best selling manga in WSJ.

Well bleach already had a fanbase, Ane-Doki did not, there is a difference you know, the first volumes are better indicators in such case, unless the author himself has a big fanbase but Kawashita is not all that popular, though her artwork is the top her story telling usually lacks something.

[Rejuvenation]

Funny how despite Nishio's fanbase, Weekly Shounen Jump underprinted Medaka Box's first volume. Only 15K copies were printed. Talk about massive underestimation considering that amount grew to 98K by the time the 2nd volume(2 months later) came out and is probably well over 6 digits by this point.

Speaking of survival and color pages, the one year anniversary draws ever closer which means another color page soon. Hopefully Akira Akatsuki can surprise us. While I liked the last color page, I also believe it would have been better as a volume cover.

[KLGChaos]

Raws for 39 are out...

Spoiler:

Not much going on. Zen tries to break through the shutter, while Medaka and Kikaijima are totally unconcerned. Funny how Medaka was all up in arms about Zen fighting Munakata, but seems to have no problems with Akune battling it out. Akune copies Zen and Kikaijima to make an effect to knock out all the animals. Has a small exchange with the upside down girl and... nothing much else. Sadly, I think it's going to be a bit of a boring chapter. I've never particularly cared for Akune's character in the first place, so this is just a transition stage for me to the next battle. There isn't even much story to go with it. I really hope this doesn't turn into Akune taking down both of them by himself, as beating two members of the Flask Plan will be a bit much, when Zen and Medaka could barely each beat one.

[Homura7]

Spoiler for Ch 39:

Don't think Akune can defeat two abnormal class.

I had trouble reading and paying attention to the details. I couldn't look away from Koga's massive watermelons, and the poses were not helping indeed. Is it serious?

[Rejuvenation]

Spoiler for Raw 39:

I was wondering how he would deal with all of those animals. He did a good job of learning from his friends.

Looks like a interesting chapter. Koga has enough strength to crush part of the floor apparently and really is flexible. Must have hurt like a bitch when she started choking Akune out and even managed to stand up. This girl is a monster.

Akune is lucky that they aren't double teaming him. Akune will most likely beat Koga but I wonder if he can do so and still have enough to take on Naze? Hah, it would be interesting if he were to awaken in this battle like Takachiho did.

[Nvis]

Favorite characters are now Medaka and Koga-chan.

[Kunagisa]

Originally Posted by Jetstorm

Funny how despite Nishio's fanbase, Weekly Shounen Jump underprinted Medaka Box's first volume. Only 15K copies were printed. Talk about massive underestimation considering that amount grew to 98K by the time the 2nd volume(2 months later) came out and is probably well over 6 digits by this point.

I don't think they know there is a huge Nisio fanbase. Considering Zaregoto was the trump novel (without Bake's success I highly doubt Nisio would be that famous now just from the manga and his novels), Bake's novel's popularity's never that big (up there yes, but not WAYYYY up there). Shounen ranking were weak. First DVD sale of Bake's was either very last day of September or early October, and first Medaka sale was around the same time. There was no way they could've predict how well Medaka will sell that well imo.

[Homura7]

Translation is out:

http://mangahelpers.com/t/shadowskill/releases/20115

[Kurosu]

After reading that... I really don't know what to say, though the loony has hit through the roof.

[Homura7]

Spoiler for spoiler:

So, Koga-chan is the strongest woman among Class 13, on par with Takachiho.

No wonder why. Naze has remodeled her making Koga-chan the scariest animal.

Now I wonder how strong are the other members.

[Rejuvenation]

Spoiler:

Glad that they confirmed again that Takachiho was the strongest guy of the 13 Party and that is why Medaka had to fight him. Takachiho also said no one in the 13 Party could touch him though so he is still stronger than Koga apparently.

Koga is a beast but Akune really is no slouch either. I wonder how long he can actually just get by on choke holds though. That makes his course of action easy for Koga to predict.

So Naze is pretty much just like Maguro in terms of what she does. No wonder she ended up getting his job. Although her abnormal ability shouldn't be exactly the same as his I hope.

Also this chapter made me lol. Evangelion and Kamen Rider references. XD

Originally Posted by stuopidget

I don't think they know there is a huge Nisio fanbase. Considering Zaregoto was the trump novel (without Bake's success I highly doubt Nisio would be that famous now just from the manga and his novels), Bake's novel's popularity's never that big (up there yes, but not WAYYYY up there). Shounen ranking were weak. First DVD sale of Bake's was either very last day of September or early October, and first Medaka sale was around the same time. There was no way they could've predict how well Medaka will sell that well imo.

Exactly my point. Since they didn't know, there is no way that people can say that Nishio's name is what was protecting the series before the first volume came out and they apparently didn't even expect much from it volume-wise because of the underprinting.

By the time December came around, the first volume had already done 98K and the 2nd volume was going on sale that month.

[Westlo]

Medaka out of the bottom 5

Originally Posted by mangahelpers

Issue 13 Bottom 5
Hunter x Hunter
Gintama
Kuroko no Basket
Hokenshitsu no Shinigami
Kashiko-ken Rilienthal

Issue 14
Lead CP: Kochi Kame
CP: Yotsuya-senpai, Kuroko

Hahahahha oh god WSJ play captain save a hoe when it comes to Kuroko

Bottom 5
CP
Bottom 5
CP

Rilienthal and Shinigami will get canned next.

[KLGChaos]

Funny, the chapter that got it out of the bottom five was the introduction of "I'll Kill You" Munakata... when Zen was going to get his chance. Coincidence?

[Homura7]

Originally Posted by KLGChaos

Funny, the chapter that got it out of the bottom five was the introduction of "I'll Kill You" Munakata... when Zen was going to get his chance. Coincidence?

Err... if I remember right, that's not the first chapter that's out of the bottom.

[KLGChaos]

I know, but it's the first one out of the bottom five in a LONG time (not including the color pages which aren't ranked).

Since the Flask Plan was introduced, it's been stuck in the bottom five and the Hard Wrapping battle didn't go over well (coming in second to last in the last ToC).

I'm just wondering if it's because of Zen or if they just like Last Carpet more than Hard Wrapping (they both have somewhat sexual sounding names.) >.>

[Rejuvenation]

Originally Posted by KLGChaos

Funny, the chapter that got it out of the bottom five was the introduction of "I'll Kill You" Munakata... when Zen was going to get his chance. Coincidence?

Depends. it may be a combination of both. Zenkichi kicking Miyakonojou off the tower didn't raise it that much so who knows. There is also the fact that Hunter x Hunter doesn't technically count. If Medaka is sitting on top of it, then it would technically still be in the bottom 5. Although being on top of it is a better position.

Originally Posted by KLGChaos

I know, but it's the first one out of the bottom five in a LONG time (not including the color pages which aren't ranked).

Since the Flask Plan was introduced, it's been stuck in the bottom five and the Hard Wrapping battle didn't go over well (coming in second to last in the last ToC).

I'm just wondering if it's because of Zen or if they just like Last Carpet more than Hard Wrapping (they both have somewhat sexual sounding names.) >.>

The last time it got out was the final chapter of Medaka's Perses Mode against Unzen.

Takachiho had a more interesting/sympathetic background but Munakata is the more "interesting" character imo. He has his own catch phrase(s) and his ability is far more "ridiculous" than reflexes amped to the extreme. Even if Munakata was supposedly at his limits and Takachiho is the strongest.

I'd say its a combo of that and the Zenkichi crowd finally being thrown a bone.

[wingman32x]

Originally Posted by KLGChaos

Raws for 39 are out...

Spoiler:

Not much going on. Zen tries to break through the shutter, while Medaka and Kikaijima are totally unconcerned. Funny how Medaka was all up in arms about Zen fighting Munakata, but seems to have no problems with Akune battling it out. Akune copies Zen and Kikaijima to make an effect to knock out all the animals. Has a small exchange with the upside down girl and... nothing much else. Sadly, I think it's going to be a bit of a boring chapter. I've never particularly cared for Akune's character in the first place, so this is just a transition stage for me to the next battle. There isn't even much story to go with it. I really hope this doesn't turn into Akune taking down both of them by himself, as beating two members of the Flask Plan will be a bit much, when Zen and Medaka could barely each beat one.

Spoiler:

I think that medaka's not worried about Akune fighting too much because of his past reputation. Meaning that she's confident that he'll be okay. With Zen, however, there was much more uncertainty in regards to his fighting skill.

[Jze0]

Koga is one interesting abnormal and she all over the place... I think I'm in love with her. I'm lame saying that aren't I...

[Rejuvenation]

Medaka got out of the bottom 5 by a few spots. The best it has done in the 2010 calendar year so far.

Spoiler for Medaka Box Ranking:

Naruto
Bleach
Beelzebub
Lock-on (27p, Color)
Reborn
Psyren
Mago (Color)
Kochi
Bakuman
Inumaru
Medaka Box
Sket Dance
Toriko
Hunter x Hunter
Gintama
Kuroko no Basket
Hokenshitsu no Shinigami
Kashiko-ken Rilienthal
Jaguar

Originally Posted by Jze0

Koga is one interesting abnormal and she all over the place... I think I'm in love with her. I'm lame saying that aren't I...

Nah, she has just been an energetic and fun girl so far. Unbelievable brute strength and simple, but clever in her own way. She was smart for attacking him while doing a hand stand and pulling these gravity defying feats. Akune has just been daring enough to counter some of what she pulled.

[Homura7]

New chapter:

http://hotfile.com/dl/30058494/fcb9fa4/Medaka.zip.html

Need to be said, the beggining was fucking creepy, but the last pages made me rofl...