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19-07-2005, 09:13 AM
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While editor Ben Abernathy and DC spokesman Adam Phillips (Hank Kanalz and John Nee did not show) previewed upcoming titles from DC’s CMX manga line, the assembled fans at the late morning panel largely had one thing on their minds: the editing of Tenjo Tenge and the editing policies of the manga imprint as a whole.
The two began by running through images of upcoming CMX titles including: (October) Cipher, Kikaider Code 02, Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Tower of the Future, Young Magician and (December) Moon Child.
Once the previews were done and the floor opened to questions and answers, the first question foreshadowed the tone of the remainder of the panel. Asked by a panelist why he should buy CMX titles when they are advertised as “pure manga,” but have been edited for an American audience, Phillips cited the forthcoming titles previously mentioned, while Abernathy said that the editing seen by Tenjo Tenge is not reflected in the entire line of titles. Phillips noted that it will be noted from now on in the titles’ solicitation if the book had been edited.
Asked if CMX could simply shrink-wrap titles aimed at mature audiences, as Tokyopop and Viz does, Abernathy said that CMX has begun to do just that, noting that Kikaider and Young Magician will be wrapped as such upon their release.
Asked if CMX is considering releasing an uncensored version of Tenjo Tenge, Phillips said that there had been discussions about it.
Symbolic of the answers they had themselves received, neither panelist gave an answer when asked why fans who had written in to complain about the editing of Ten Ten received no answers, and why neither CMX nor DC had made any official statement about the changes the book saw.
This latter added to the growing frustration of the fans in the room, as did the comment by Phillips that they could not discuss the edits made to Ten Ten as a company when a fan asked if DC in fact, didn’t know what they had acquired when they bought the English language reprint rights to Ten Ten.
Asked if the notice that the books had been edited for American distribution would be on the books themselves, Abernathy said that to his knowledge, the edited books would not carry notice that they had been altered from their original form. Asked then, for clarification, Phillips agreed to the three points that had been made regarding edited CMX manga titles aimed at mature readers: 1) the notice of editing appears only in the title’s solicitation, 2) books aimed at mature readers are shrink-wrapped, and 3) there is nothing indicating the books have been changed from their original form on the book itself.
When asked what titles they would like to see added to the CMX lineup, neither Phillips nor Abernathy could name any specific titles. Phillips noted that the imprint will shortly see a new editor coming in, pointing out that Abernathy was overseeing the line only for the time being.
Abernathy did report that there have been many discussions about the line as a whole, both in regards to future packaging (whether or not complete or portions of series will be collected into box sets) as well as the demographics seen buying the CMX titles, and trying to figure out how to transition them to other DC fare.
While editor Ben Abernathy and DC spokesman Adam Phillips (Hank Kanalz and John Nee did not show) previewed upcoming titles from DC’s CMX manga line, the assembled fans at the late morning panel largely had one thing on their minds: the editing of Tenjo Tenge and the editing policies of the manga imprint as a whole.
The two began by running through images of upcoming CMX titles including: (October) Cipher, Kikaider Code 02, Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Tower of the Future, Young Magician and (December) Moon Child.
Once the previews were done and the floor opened to questions and answers, the first question foreshadowed the tone of the remainder of the panel. Asked by a panelist why he should buy CMX titles when they are advertised as “pure manga,” but have been edited for an American audience, Phillips cited the forthcoming titles previously mentioned, while Abernathy said that the editing seen by Tenjo Tenge is not reflected in the entire line of titles. Phillips noted that it will be noted from now on in the titles’ solicitation if the book had been edited.
Asked if CMX could simply shrink-wrap titles aimed at mature audiences, as Tokyopop and Viz does, Abernathy said that CMX has begun to do just that, noting that Kikaider and Young Magician will be wrapped as such upon their release.
Asked if CMX is considering releasing an uncensored version of Tenjo Tenge, Phillips said that there had been discussions about it.
Symbolic of the answers they had themselves received, neither panelist gave an answer when asked why fans who had written in to complain about the editing of Ten Ten received no answers, and why neither CMX nor DC had made any official statement about the changes the book saw.
This latter added to the growing frustration of the fans in the room, as did the comment by Phillips that they could not discuss the edits made to Ten Ten as a company when a fan asked if DC in fact, didn’t know what they had acquired when they bought the English language reprint rights to Ten Ten.
Asked if the notice that the books had been edited for American distribution would be on the books themselves, Abernathy said that to his knowledge, the edited books would not carry notice that they had been altered from their original form. Asked then, for clarification, Phillips agreed to the three points that had been made regarding edited CMX manga titles aimed at mature readers: 1) the notice of editing appears only in the title’s solicitation, 2) books aimed at mature readers are shrink-wrapped, and 3) there is nothing indicating the books have been changed from their original form on the book itself.
When asked what titles they would like to see added to the CMX lineup, neither Phillips nor Abernathy could name any specific titles. Phillips noted that the imprint will shortly see a new editor coming in, pointing out that Abernathy was overseeing the line only for the time being.
Abernathy did report that there have been many discussions about the line as a whole, both in regards to future packaging (whether or not complete or portions of series will be collected into box sets) as well as the demographics seen buying the CMX titles, and trying to figure out how to transition them to other DC fare.