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GODsHandOnEarth
(Not-so-)Grim Reaper
animefreak_usa wrote...
I'm still in favor of Jacob buying project-h. Their business model is really unstable and their customer service is a joke. I bought a book on Amazon That was supposed to be released last year in February and they kick it back to this July not taking it back to sept of 2018. Even though I bought it off there and Marketplace 5 and 6 months ago.
I couldn't agree more! Project H is shitty and I'm sad to see all the great book titles they have going to waste because of them. You know what? Jacob should make a kickstarter in order to collect money for the purchase. I would give him money like a madman...
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GODsHandOnEarth wrote...
Please Jacob, can you buy project h too?Well, in principle, I'd prefer that there be competition, and I'd like to see tankouban released at a higher rate than FAKKU does. Also, Project H used to do good stuff. So, it wouldn't be all good if they were absorbed by FAKKU, but they seem to be on life support at this point.
Originally, they were releasing all kinds of great stuff, but a few years ago, they hit a point where they killed off several impending physical releases, and ever since then, they only rarely do physical releases, and while they have been doing digital-only releases (including for at least some of the volumes that were going to have physical releases but were canceled), they don't release much consistently. And they have unfinished series that just languish (Parasite Doctor Suzune in particular comes to mind - they've only ever released two volumes even though they've since licensed more, and there are at least 8 volumes that have been released in Japan), which really ticks me off. Fortunately, they have increased how many doujinshi they've been releasing, but many of them come from an artist that I don't particularly like, and as nice as doujinshi can be, they really don't make up for the lack of tankouban releases - especially for the series that they've already started but just never gotten around to finishing.
So, I don't know. Ideally, both FAKKU and Project-H would be releasing tankouban and doujinshi on a regular basis, and they'd be competing, but for whatever reason, Project-H is withering on the vine, and if FAKKU buying them meant that I could finally get more Parasite Doctor Suzune, I'd be all for it. However, I question that them buying Project-H would really help us much aside from a series or two that we might then finally get more of, because FAKKU really doesn't release tankouban very quickly, and they seem to have a decent backlog of them to get through already. So, them buying Project-H would probably mainly result in the backlog getting bigger. FAKKU would first need to increase the rate at which they release tankouban for it to really help - though that's something that I'd really like to see regardless. In fact, as cool as it is that FAKKU is going to now be doing stuff with hentai anime, what I really want to see is FAKKU releasing more hentai tankouban at a faster pace.
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Serypti wrote...
In fact, as cool as it is that FAKKU is going to now be doing stuff with hentai anime, what I really want to see is FAKKU releasing more hentai tankouban at a faster pace.In the release list thread there's also a list of books that are being worked on and I think they just hit a new record as there are 8 books listed:
Upcoming
[Kito Sakeru] Boobies & Twitchy Sticky Weenies
[MEME50] Nikuhitsu
[Toshio Maeda] Legend of the Overfiend - Volume 3+4
[Unannounced Title]
[Unannounced Title]
[Unannounced Title]
[Unannounced Title]
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Would love to see Mashou no Nie 3, Kangoku Senkan and Kuroinu get licensed.
Thanks for this, Jake! Have nothing but faith this'll be an awesome thing.
Thanks for this, Jake! Have nothing but faith this'll be an awesome thing.
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darkfriend
Always Finish Inside
Serypti wrote...
GODsHandOnEarth wrote...
Please Jacob, can you buy project h too?Well, in principle, I'd prefer that there be competition, and I'd like to see tankouban released at a higher rate than FAKKU does. Also, Project H used to do good stuff. So, it wouldn't be all good if they were absorbed by FAKKU, but they seem to be on life support at this point.
Originally, they were releasing all kinds of great stuff, but a few years ago, they hit a point where they killed off several impending physical releases, and ever since then, they only rarely do physical releases, and while they have been doing digital-only releases (including for at least some of the volumes that were going to have physical releases but were canceled), they don't release much consistently. And they have unfinished series that just languish (Parasite Doctor Suzune in particular comes to mind - they've only ever released two volumes even though they've since licensed more, and there are at least 8 volumes that have been released in Japan), which really ticks me off. Fortunately, they have increased how many doujinshi they've been releasing, but many of them come from an artist that I don't particularly like, and as nice as doujinshi can be, they really don't make up for the lack of tankouban releases - especially for the series that they've already started but just never gotten around to finishing.
So, I don't know. Ideally, both FAKKU and Project-H would be releasing tankouban and doujinshi on a regular basis, and they'd be competing, but for whatever reason, Project-H is withering on the vine, and if FAKKU buying them meant that I could finally get more Parasite Doctor Suzune, I'd be all for it. However, I question that them buying Project-H would really help us much aside from a series or two that we might then finally get more of, because FAKKU really doesn't release tankouban very quickly, and they seem to have a decent backlog of them to get through already. So, them buying Project-H would probably mainly result in the backlog getting bigger. FAKKU would first need to increase the rate at which they release tankouban for it to really help - though that's something that I'd really like to see regardless. In fact, as cool as it is that FAKKU is going to now be doing stuff with hentai anime, what I really want to see is FAKKU releasing more hentai tankouban at a faster pace.
This. A hundred times this. While my initial thought is that I would love Fakku to purchase ProjectH and give its IP some proper attention, it's just not a perfect idea in the long run. From a consumer perspective, it's always better to have competition in any market as it encourages improvement in all companies involved as they try to move product and expand marketshare. When a single company achieves a monopoly, things almost inevitably stagnate resulting in higher prices for fewer options in product. With such an immense untapped wealth of unlicensed hentai (manga and anime) available in Japan, a competition results in a greater portion of that material available to us in the marketplace.
While ProjectH is clearly an inferior product, and I hate their customer service and poor treatment of their material, their existence in the marketplace is preferable to a complete absence. FAKKU has definitely earned my brand loyalty over the years; I own dozens of their manga, many doujins, apparel, posters, and even started buying figures from them. But wishing for the existence of a monopoly, by any business, in what is admittedly a niche marketplace strikes me as unwise. The only purchase I've made from ProjectH recently was a few Mizuryu Kei Land doujins, and I really want FAKKU to have access to Yamatogawa and a few other artists. But if FAKKU buys ProjectH, then devotes resources to releasing better versions of material already released, then those resources will not be working to bring new material into the market. I'll take the ongoing release of great new properties like Z-Ton's Does This Strange Body Please You and the upcoming Boshi's Futabu.
Tl:dr, I'm rooting 110% for FAKKU, but I'm not exactly in favor of a monopoly in any marketplace.
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Apollo-kun wrote...
Would love to see Mashou no Nie 3, Kangoku Senkan and Kuroinu get licensed.Thanks for this, Jake! Have nothing but faith this'll be an awesome thing.
Lilith/Pixy won't give anything up and this announcement doesn't really mean anything for new hentai. These Media Blasters titles are mostly well over a decade old, they're good catalog stuffers.
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Im happy that Fakku is growing, I just hope you guys dont burn out you do soo much poor Jacob will have a coffe IV bag straped to him.
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Wow, just wow! You guys have come such a long way; it's thrilling to be around here in this time. Congrats on the acquisition; FAKKU seems to be heading towards being the biggest hentai publisher in the world.
(Now to I'll have to actually dip into my funds for a sub...)
(Now to I'll have to actually dip into my funds for a sub...)
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So, this announcement made me commit and get a subscription. I had on occasion, Bought digital versions of some things on here. But now I'm in and looking forward to that tasty video library!!
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Azathoth771
**AHEGAO INTENSIFIES**
Wowww so im gonna see Legend of the Overfiend from Toshio Maeda without censorship?? i really wanna see. but that was the complete movies and ovas or only the 1st??
Fuzzy Lips is the only from Kitty Media i watched but if its from fakku i wanna see another time.
One another question, the anime Fakku publish be subtitled english or dubbed english??
Fuzzy Lips is the only from Kitty Media i watched but if its from fakku i wanna see another time.
One another question, the anime Fakku publish be subtitled english or dubbed english??
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ntfakku
Reads & Collects Stuff
I remember Kitty Media and I'm pleasant suprised to see it added to FAKKU's line up. Just reading the presser and seeing the screenshots brings back massive nostalgia. I can't wait to see this.
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sl01
Yuri and Traps FTW
Every time I don't log into Fakku for a week something big happens. I have some questions any chance of getting good dubs instead of 70's style porn acting hate to throw it out there but Kitty Media dubs are just plan bad. Are the titles going to digitally remastered and in regards to the physical release, blu ray, special features and a must, commentary by the Fakku staff either audio or video. and if we could get interviews with artists and directors that would be awesome and any chance of getting a discount on the physical release if you subscribe to Fakku. Thanks Fakku
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beeEAZY
Raep Horse
OutoMaisteri wrote...
I spot some Teruaki Murakami on that IMDB list. Gimme gimme gimme! I will rend my wallet asunder if need be!I hope FAKKU picks up on Kitty Media's hentai voting poll when Taimanin Asagi won as the next OVA to be licensed (sadly wasnt), but with FAKKU now taking over the reigns I hope Pixy (Infini Brain to be exact) reconsiders and will start licensing other stuff out (looking at you Kangoku Senkan & Makai Kishi Ingrid) that is 10+ years old now.
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muzicfreq
One tired person
People saying that project H to be bought by Fakku... hmmm not wise.
They're not too bad a company as long as you buy from them directly on stuff that's been out or just came out.I bought some books from them and to be honest, I like their page material more than Fakku's super thick and stiff paper. Why it may not be as clean, it at least is easier to hold the books open, though they have some titles from Yamatogawa that are almost fakku quality.
The thing I think that stands out the most is the digital side of the 2. Fakku has high resolutions that on a simple tablet or phone (My 2 preferred) it super crisp and clear while Project-H only recently started doing this but hasn't gone back to update older titles like PowerPlay -_- or worse sometimes will have the physical copy but digital is no longer offered... (HOW DO YOU MANAGE THIS?!)
But I suspect that due to Fakku's relationships with the artists and publishers and the fanbase around it, it will turn into what looks like a monopoly due to having better relations.
They're not too bad a company as long as you buy from them directly on stuff that's been out or just came out.I bought some books from them and to be honest, I like their page material more than Fakku's super thick and stiff paper. Why it may not be as clean, it at least is easier to hold the books open, though they have some titles from Yamatogawa that are almost fakku quality.
The thing I think that stands out the most is the digital side of the 2. Fakku has high resolutions that on a simple tablet or phone (My 2 preferred) it super crisp and clear while Project-H only recently started doing this but hasn't gone back to update older titles like PowerPlay -_- or worse sometimes will have the physical copy but digital is no longer offered... (HOW DO YOU MANAGE THIS?!)
But I suspect that due to Fakku's relationships with the artists and publishers and the fanbase around it, it will turn into what looks like a monopoly due to having better relations.
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muzicfreq wrote...
People saying that project H to be bought by Fakku... hmmm not wise.They're not too bad a company as long as you buy from them directly on stuff that's been out or just came out.I bought some books from them and to be honest, I like their page material more than Fakku's super thick and stiff paper. Why it may not be as clean, it at least is easier to hold the books open, though they have some titles from Yamatogawa that are almost fakku quality.
The thing I think that stands out the most is the digital side of the 2. Fakku has high resolutions that on a simple tablet or phone (My 2 preferred) it super crisp and clear while Project-H only recently started doing this but hasn't gone back to update older titles like PowerPlay -_- or worse sometimes will have the physical copy but digital is no longer offered... (HOW DO YOU MANAGE THIS?!)
But I suspect that due to Fakku's relationships with the artists and publishers and the fanbase around it, it will turn into what looks like a monopoly due to having better relations.
you should try paying full price for one of their older censored titles and realize how much us project-h fans got screwed hard big time...