Suggesting books from other JP publishers?
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shibby06
Hentai Aficionado
Just thought I would create a thread on this, as I’ve seen a number of requests in the official suggestion topic thread for books and works from other publishers not listed in the initial post, and I just wanted to get clarification on whether there is any point in suggesting books from other JP publishers - how exactly does it work?
Based on the initial post in the suggestion thread, FAKKU has the potential to publish from:
I did notice that in the last year or so FAKKU have actually published content from JP publishers not on this list. These range from Maidens of Steel, Netorare New Heroine, Netoraserare and the Otaku in 10,000 B.C. You can have a look at the image below for a couple others, as well as some stats I pull on FAKKU’s progress since 2014. I previously shared something like this a year ago, so it’s just been updated with 2020 info.
Seeing as how we’ve already got a book from core and angel publishing, I for one would really like to see more from them and perhaps others. Here are to name but a few:
Mujin
Core Magazine
Fujimi Publishing
Angel Publishing
I think Core and Fujimi would be absolutely amazing, as they have a huge select of books from artists such as; Rocket monkey, Takuji, Jingrock, Sugi G, and the straight up godly ReDrop, Sanagi Torajirou and Yumisuke Kotoyoshi.
Based on the initial post in the suggestion thread, FAKKU has the potential to publish from:
- Kubo Shoten (I think I linked the right site)
- LEED - does anyone have a clue on what they actually publish?
- Futabasha - seems like a super old publisher
I did notice that in the last year or so FAKKU have actually published content from JP publishers not on this list. These range from Maidens of Steel, Netorare New Heroine, Netoraserare and the Otaku in 10,000 B.C. You can have a look at the image below for a couple others, as well as some stats I pull on FAKKU’s progress since 2014. I previously shared something like this a year ago, so it’s just been updated with 2020 info.
Spoiler:
Seeing as how we’ve already got a book from core and angel publishing, I for one would really like to see more from them and perhaps others. Here are to name but a few:
Mujin
Core Magazine
Fujimi Publishing
Angel Publishing
I think Core and Fujimi would be absolutely amazing, as they have a huge select of books from artists such as; Rocket monkey, Takuji, Jingrock, Sugi G, and the straight up godly ReDrop, Sanagi Torajirou and Yumisuke Kotoyoshi.
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Well, I'm one of those people who has knowingly requested books from unlisted publishers. The way I see it, the list of publishers has grown over time, and the only way that's happened is that Fakku is actively attempting to reach out and make new deals with publishers that weren't originally on the list.
Of course, I have no insight on the actual logistics for signing up publishers or how much negotiation and contracting it actually takes to convince a publisher to open up their library to a whole new market, but conceptually it does benefit all parties - the consumer, the original publisher and Fakku themselves. (Though I suppose the existing publishers would probably prefer that Fakku simply license more books from them instead of looking for new partners.)
In any case, given that Fakku has shown that they will in fact add additional publishers over time, I figure I might as well let them know which books from unlisted publishers I'm interested in. I won't get my hopes up regarding those books, but if nobody requests them then Fakku won't know that any demand exists. I'm just trying to help them extract money out of my wallet.
Of course, I have no insight on the actual logistics for signing up publishers or how much negotiation and contracting it actually takes to convince a publisher to open up their library to a whole new market, but conceptually it does benefit all parties - the consumer, the original publisher and Fakku themselves. (Though I suppose the existing publishers would probably prefer that Fakku simply license more books from them instead of looking for new partners.)
In any case, given that Fakku has shown that they will in fact add additional publishers over time, I figure I might as well let them know which books from unlisted publishers I'm interested in. I won't get my hopes up regarding those books, but if nobody requests them then Fakku won't know that any demand exists. I'm just trying to help them extract money out of my wallet.
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shibby06
Hentai Aficionado
smug fennec wrote...
Doesn't Akaneshinsha own Tenma Comics, in the same way they own Comic Koh?Oh you’re right! My mistake, I’ll update the image.
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shibby06
Hentai Aficionado
ChrysaorS wrote...
Well, I'm one of those people who has knowingly requested books from unlisted publishers. The way I see it, the list of publishers has grown over time, and the only way that's happened is that Fakku is actively attempting to reach out and make new deals with publishers that weren't originally on the list Generally I’ve avoided doing that myself, as I always thought it was futile, but perhaps that’s not the case. I’d definitely liked to request from Megastore Comics though, as many of my favourite artists seem to work exclusively with them.
Of course, I have no insight on the actual logistics for signing up publishers or how much negotiation and contracting it actually takes to convince a publisher to open up their library to a whole new market, but conceptually it does benefit all parties - the consumer, the original publisher and Fakku themselves.
Even then you still have the author to contend with, I mean copyright laws usually include adaptations/translations as part of the moral rights of the author, so being able to work with a particular publisher is really just the first hurdle.