Weekly merchandise post: Manga previews

[kitsune_no_ame]

Even if it does not qualify as merchandise per se, I think it's comes close enough and is a part of the hobby for me.

Comments

[k_u_r_o_g_a_n_e]

Ah, previews, love them. I even "bought" the old Shinkans & Carlsen Previews from Mexx users to complete my collection.

You forgot the poster format of the new Tokyopop previews BTW. Still prefer the booklet size because, normally, the poster depicts a series I don't buy. ^^"

Due to the Hero Tales ad: Does it live up to the great FMA standards? Just wondering.

[kitsune_no_ame]

I've kept my old shinkans as well, because I've been collecting them since the beginning *nostalgia* and they used to be very pretty with colorpages et all. But I've removed the carlsen ones. Buuuh.

I got my poster after I took the picture. But yes I keep those as well. I've never used any of their posters either TBH.

Does it live up to the great FMA standards?
Honestly? No not at all. Nice, but not FMA pro ligue.

[yumenonozomi]

I love the manga previews, but I tend to throw them away after some time, because of space issues, orz.

[kitsune_no_ame]

That's why I can't keep all of Carlsen's booklets, too many, too big, my shelves are already exploding x_X

[chitose_atsuko]

Well, the situation in Spain is more or less like this:

Norma Editorial usually releases every month a flyer with all new comics in the cathalog but when is "manga-con time" they release manga only flyers. Also, they release the first chapter of every new manga they publish on the internet so you can have a look at it. The only time I know they've released a first chapter offline is with Nodame Cantabile, they gave it for free with almost all manga releases that month (I have like five of them XD). What they're doing lately is give away some stuff with popular mangas to promote them, things like boxes to store the series, postcards, stickers, pins or mobile keychains, they once included a lipgloss with a Kayono manga pack XD (In my opinion this publisher has the best marketing of them all, they even bought a star for Natsuki Takaya when they released Hoshi wa utau here).
Planeta gives away some posters and extra covertures for new mangas at manga-cons and sometimes they release previews of manga on the internet.
Ivrea used to have

[kitsune_no_ame]

Ah thank you, this is very informative *___*
When I was buying mangas in Spain I never received any promotional material (although I would buy at a comic & manga shop .__. )

Glénat France gives away stuff at conventions if you buy 3 or more of their mangas, but doesn't do previews either.

Panini Germany barely releases any mangas either, so they don't even bother with a preview anymore, all we get is a terrible looking newsletter. But Panini France gives nice postcard-previews. I find it interesting to know that the same group operates differently in each country.

You mentionned internet previews, one German editor does that too, usually the first chapter is put online the month before the release.
Some French websites receive previews from the editors and put those online. Oddly enough, you rarely find a preview on the editor's website itself. Weird.

[kanki_yamato]

I like previews,too! I like to see what I can read in the future!*O*
We have different previews here in Italy,one is for almost ALL the publisher and one only for the manga of that publisher (because if you want to be plublished in the big previews you must pay,so this new publisher prefer to do herself her previews!)!

...I hope it's clear,what I mean!XD"

BTW!You can see the on-line version of the big previews here!=)

[kitsune_no_ame]

Although most publishers announce their upcoming releases online, I still like to have a hard copy preview as well^^

Yes I understand what you mean^^
And thank you for the link~