Is Viz Going Too Fast?

[Mileyangel]

Potential Spoilers Ahead

As many of you may know, Viz has recently started releasing the DP Arc of Pokemon Special alongside the GSC Arc. Recently, this news arrived.

https://www.kuri-ousity.com/2011/03/viz-media-adds-new-pokemon-fantasy-omnibus/

Does anybody else think this is solid proof? Moreover, does anyone think that Viz is doing too much? Post your thoughts here!

 

[Palamon]

No...I think the pace Viz is going at is fine. Japan is already up to B/W...we are up to the Crystal arc. So...we are going too slow.

 

[Mileyangel]

I meant that Viz is doing too many different arcs at once. For non-Special fans it may be confusing and I think that it would be better for Viz too release the volumes on a more frequent basis and catch up faster instead of doing multiple arcs at once.

 

[JB2448]

I wouldn't have a problem at the rate they're releasing at if they did it in the original order. The fact that the seventh arc (which is still being called "The Seventh Chapter" in VIZ's release) is being released concurrently with the third really irks me. And I've already stated that releasing any Black and White manga, PokéSpe or not, is a bad move, considering that there haven't been any volume releases, even in Japan.

 

[chamo-chan]

The BW thing slightly bothers me, but the GSC and DP arc being released at the same time doesn't bother me. I mean, we are getting the manga now, so I see no reason to complain.

 

[alisaie]

Luckily, the D/P doesn't connect to the GSC Arc (as far a I know, in the D/P arc they speak about the Champion over in Kanto, but we've gotten the RBG arc a while ago), like how the R/S subtly does. Then there's the FR/LG and Emerald arcs in which if they didn't release the two arcs before it (especially Emerald) it would be confusing to those who don't know the story.

So... I don't really see too much of a problem with it, unless there is something about the D/P arc that I don't know, but I don't think that's the case.

 

[JB2448]

Janine is shown in volume 31, which will be VIZ's D/P/Pt volume 2.

 

[Mileyangel]

Thank you for responding, everyone! While I'm very happy that Viz is finally releasing Pokemon Special at a good pace, I think they need to hold off on the Black and White Arc. The volumes won't even be released in Japan until after the Platinum and Heartgold and Soulsilver Arcs, so how would Viz even have the first volume?

 

[alisaie]

Janine is shown in volume 31, which will be VIZ's D/P/Pt volume 2.

Hm... Considering where the G/S/C Arc is at this point, I don't think that should be a problem.

I would assume they would take all the releases that Japan had released individually and stick them together to make 'em. I definitely think that they would be holding off on it as well, but I guess that want to do so because of the fact that Black/White is out in America. So... if anything, money reasons. /shrugs.