The Relic:
> some of the best story arcs are coming up soon;
> Namely, the long-running
> Nodoka stories, Herb, Lime and Mint, the Shinnosuke
> arc, Hinako Ninomiya

Yeah, that's a good point, the Herb story arc is
pretty cool, as is the Shinnosuke one. Maybe Ranma is
not doomed after all.
  
> I well remember Tetsuwan Atom (Astroboy) and
> Jungle Taitei
> (Kimba the White Lion), the TRUE Lion King, when
> they were
> showing them on TV when I was a child, in the 60s.

Of course, Tetsuwan is probably Tezuka's most popular
work, Jungle Taitei is good, but too childish.
IMO, Blackjack is Tezuka's masterpiece, but it's also
the less popular of his works out of Japan.

 Happohanz:
> Yo, Facer-sensei! 1337 9r337z to ya!
 So, What's up Happo? How's the lemon contest going?

> Anyway, here in Mex the guys in charge (Toukan)
> stopped 'cause the
> negotiations w/Shogakukan got hairy an' the Japanese
> wanted too many yen for
> Saotome's ugly face... "the investment wouldn't be
> recoverable" was the
> word. 
> So, my question would be... is it all really Viz's
> fault? Or must Shogakukan
> share part of the blme for trying to gouge? 
> Anybody have some insider info that would clarify
> this?
  
If I remember well, Toukan is a very small publisher,
right? My guess is that they couldn't pay Viz for the
publishing rights, and that's why they cut the series.
I always thought it would have been better if
Editorial VID had published Ranma over there since the
beginning.

Facer.