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[Orcophile]

In a message dated 98-04-09 02:17:20 EDT, you write:

<< ## As is usually the case, the US version of a manga is a much thinner one
 ## that panders to the standard perception in US of what one volume of 
 ## serialized comics should look like. As a result, 7 issues does not amount
 ## much content-wise. The Japanese manga undoubtedly goes beyond that. 
 ## However, this is *not* complete, far from it. Because the pace of 
 ## serialization is very slow -- around one episode every two months in
 ## a monthly manga magazine called "ACE-A". The anthologized "tankouhon"
 ## has a smaller page size than the US version, but much thicker - having
 ## around 5-6 episodes (I forgot how many exactly). There are up till now
 ## 4 volumes of manga in "tankouhon" format published, and Asuka just 
 ## finished her synch drill with Shinji and killed the duplicate Angel.
 ## It is estimated that not until end of 1998 will the vol.5 come out. >>

Wow, thanks for the info! I didn't know the manga came out bi-monthly in a
magazine. I always thought the anthologies were the original format, and the
Viz versions were just slices of the "tankouhon." I have to correct the flawed
info I've given to my friends before they find out the truth from someone
else!