The History of the TMNT in Japan (a research essay)

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by Plasticplayhouse

Very cool post. I had no idea about the turtle history in japan...now I do

Thank you!

And thank you TMNT Canadian for continuing to post in this thread, thus keeping my year-old article in regular pagehits!

The gift that keeps on giving!

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

The gift that keeps on giving!

Heck, I scored four more vintage Japanese TMNT books a couple of weeks ago. Just think how much more material we'll have once those items arrive in the mail!

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

And thank you TMNT Canadian for continuing to post in this thread, thus keeping my year-old article in regular pagehits!

The gift that keeps on giving!

No probs dude! U keep translating too lol

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Heck, I scored four more vintage Japanese TMNT books a couple of weeks ago. Just think how much more material we'll have once those items arrive in the mail!

U should take pics and post them to your flikr. I'm thinking of doin that with all the books I have

[TheCanadiandrome]

well the TMNT Fumetti style Manga books and others arrived today! and i love them all!

the TMNT Fumetti style Manga books are so cool! they're using the mini-mutants & Technodrome Scout Vehicle to tell the stories over all three books!

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

well the TMNT Fumetti style Manga books and others arrived today! and i love them all!

the TMNT Fumetti style Manga books are so cool! they're using the mini-mutants & Technodrome Scout Vehicle to tell the stories over all three books!

Can't wait to see them, man! (Assuming you're gonna share that is!)

Believe it or not, today I received up some Japanese books of my own!



The format of these books make them a little difficult to scan in their entirety, but I will be sharing some neat little bits in the near future!

Oh, and I also picked up both manga adaptations of the 3rd movie (which means DrSpengler and Cryomancer will have some more email from me)!

EDIT:
Uploaded the first bit here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2204780...in/photostream

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Can't wait to see them, man! (Assuming you're gonna share that is!)
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I'll try. They're pretty stiff books, so might be little tough to scan

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Believe it or not, today I received up some Japanese books of my own!



The format of these books make them a little difficult to scan in their entirety, but I will be sharing some neat little bits in the near future!

]

U serious? I got those as well in my last order with the Fumetti style books!

[oldmanwinters]

Here's the cover to the Dengeki adaptation of the 3rd movie.


Is Casey Jones doing some kind of Friday the 13th homage? Or maybe even Splatterhouse?

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

I'll try. They're pretty stiff books, so might be little tough to scan


U serious? I got those as well in my last order with the Fumetti style books!

What numbers are on your books? I couldn't figure out if the #45 on mine was a reference to the number in a series or a description of the number of pages (which was actually 45).

[TheCanadiandrome]

my books are the exact same as the ones u put a picture up of, so got #45 on mine as well. my Manga dude/friend didn't really say if it's part of a series or a description of the number of pages, so maybe he didn't know for sure.

[Metropoliskid41]

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

well the TMNT Fumetti style Manga books and others arrived today! and i love them all!

the TMNT Fumetti style Manga books are so cool! they're using the mini-mutants & Technodrome Scout Vehicle to tell the stories over all three books!

How much did these cost you and where'd you get them? Off ebay or order them online from some place in Japan?

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Metropoliskid41

How much did these cost you and where'd you get them? Off ebay or order them online from some place in Japan?

i'm not at liberty to say how much i've paid for my TMNT Manga collection as i feel it's nobody's business, sorry

as for where i got them, i originally posted a "Want It Now" advertisement to Ebay in 2010, and a fellow Ebayer from Japan responded and he's been helping me aquire everything i have since then! and i love everything i have! i'm only two Shogakukan Pic Books away from having what i believe to be all TMNT related Manga

[Metropoliskid41]

I guess I'm not looking for a total figure, I'm more talking how much can I realistically expect to shell out on average for a single issue in decent shape. While I understand not wanting to say what you spent I'm just asking for an olive branch from a fellow Dromer because I don't want to pay 500% of the value of something because I'm going in blind.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Metropoliskid41

I guess I'm not looking for a total figure, I'm more talking how much can I realistically expect to shell out on average for a single issue in decent shape. While I understand not wanting to say what you spent I'm just asking for an olive branch from a fellow Dromer because I don't want to pay 500% of the value of something because I'm going in blind.

The average issue of Dengeki Comics (the 15-volume set that adapts TV episodes from the Fred Wolf cartoon), probably sells for anywhere from $7-20 USD. In contrast, Dengeki's "Mutant Turtles Gaiden" volume and the 3-volume "Super Turtles" issues generally sell for between $20-30 (or higher) USD. That's just been my observation from the times they've shown up on ebay, or the times when I've done the price conversions from Japanese Yen on Amazon Japan listings. Outside of those specific issues I mentioned, I don't have good estimates on value.

Acquiring them stateside comes down to being lucky enough to finding the right item at the right time from a seller (often Japanese) who is willing to ship it internationally.

[Metropoliskid41]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

The average issue of Dengeki Comics (the 15-volume set that adapts TV episodes from the Fred Wolf cartoon), probably sells for anywhere from $7-20 USD. In contrast, Dengeki's "Mutant Turtles Gaiden" volume and the 3-volume "Super Turtles" issues generally sell for between $20-30 (or higher) USD. That's just been my observation from the times they've shown up on ebay, or the times when I've done the price conversions from Japanese Yen on Amazon Japan listings. Outside of those specific issues I mentioned, I don't have good estimates on value.

Acquiring them stateside comes down to being lucky enough to finding the right item at the right time from a seller (often Japanese) who is willing to ship it internationally.

Awesome thank you very much for the information, I really appreciate it!

[TheCanadiandrome]

yeah, and sorry if i came off as rude, i didn't mean to, but it's pretty much like oldmanwinters posted. and that seems to be about right for what i paid as well. might be a little different going through privately with someone like i did. shipping is what kills ya

[TheCanadiandrome]

found this if anyone's interested:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TEENAGE-MUTANT-N...D&cmd=ViewItem

[Powder]

Outta my price range, but I sure am interested, haha. Oh well~

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

found this if anyone's interested:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TEENAGE-MUTANT-N...D&cmd=ViewItem

Originally Posted by Powder

Outta my price range, but I sure am interested, haha. Oh well~

It's really hard to say anything involving these manga books are overpriced since they are hard to come by for us stateside citizens.

That said, I think they're overpriced! (Especially when you factor in the $35 shipping charge).

But everybody has a right to make a buck and somebody probably is willing to pay that much for them.

[Foot Soldier Clang]

I got my copy of the manga adaptation of TMNT3 for $1 at the used Japanese book store Book Off here in NYC.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Foot Soldier Clang

I got my copy of the manga adaptation of TMNT3 for $1 at the used Japanese book store Book Off here in NYC.

Shrewd score, dude!

Dengeki or Comic Bom Bom edition?

[Foot Soldier Clang]

Dengeki edition. I was thinking about heading back to Book Off sometime soon to see if they have anymore TMNT manga. Having just one feels lame