Yen Press has the Azumanga Daioh manga, and unfortunately, it gets a new logo, too...

[Colm]

Behold:

http://yenpress.us/?page_id=1621

I'm sorry, but...why on earth did they change the logo? It looks beyond awful and ugly.

 

[bps_iove]

I'm not one for nitpicking the minor details in licensing issues but even I have have to admit the new logo looks completely terrible.

Maybe if the color wasn't so bland.

 

[Ttttttttt]

I saw this as the book store last week I didn't know it was anything special.

 

[thursdaylsr]

Yeah, I agree about the new logo. It doesn't fit well with everything else.

Wonder if they'll be using a new translation and how it compares to ADV's.

 

[Ben Robertson]

They probably either don't have the rights to the ADV logo or they wanted to differentiate their release

 

[only1wino]

Meh, regardless, it kinda loses the winsome charm and the blue clashes with the reddish fall uniforms the girls are wearing.

Although that reminRAB me that i have to finish this manga...

 

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Took the liberty of editing the color a bit:


The red is a definite improvement.

 

[!!!]

I agree, can't say I'm a fan but regardless I like that logo. (but only really in red)

 

[Seraphin Falls]

In red it would've worked.

Oh well, I can get behind this as a reissue, especially if it's got Azuma's revised art and a fresh translation - that's new content, and something I'd probably double dip on (like I did with the Dark Horse Clover omnibus reissue.) I might even lay out for the nice library binding.

 

[jrg]

No, it still looks strange, it only looks a little bit better, but the lettering makes it look like it takes place in the future.

...And that the characters are robots.

 

[Wandi]

Maybe it's because I'm apparently the only one who escaped Azumanga's voodoo, but I don't see much of a problem. Yes, changes are bad/annoying and it's not the most distinct logo ever but hardly terrible. I clicked the link expecting something really half arsed and got something that was simple and stylish.

Call me when the entire product is a mess like Tokyopop puts out.

 

[Karma Singh]

I agree. It's not a terrible logo. Different, but not terrible. And, I like the blue coloring.

Hey, I enjoyed reading through Love Hina. Still want to get the light novels - maybe next week. And, I'm anticipating their release of Deadman Wonderland.

 

[asgodintended]

I love what it says about Osaka. It's like that's really all you need to say about her.

 

[kilcoynedonahe]

I prefered the old logo. I liked it so much I forgave the use of the Arial font.

 

[I Love Richard KHC]

I only hope that the anime doesn't get re-released with that logo.

 

[Checkpoint... Done]

What's wrong with the logo? It looks fine to me.

 

[zamzam]

They've had the rights since July and now people care....

I think the new logo's fine. Plus its the inside material that matters not the outside.

 

[Dumbbell Nebula]

New logo looks fine but it does look better in red.

 

[TravisS]

I didn't even know ADV no longer had it.

 

[leapoffaith241]

Well, I'm back after my "internet hiatus" (I didn't want to spend the sacred holiday of "Xmas" surfing the net all the time...).

I clicked on the website, and there's conflicting information. The back cover says "T", but page says "OT". Can anyone say which is correct? Moreover, isn't this manga supposed to be "harmless" for the most part (or is that just the anime)?

Also, a related question. Does Chiyo do the "tongue twister" bit in the manga like in the anime (where she has trouble with "basu gasu bakuhatsu")?