[MANGA] [NGE] Volume 2's irregular size.

houtaru · Postby **houtaru** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:03 pm

This might be a silly question, but to those that have the NEW second editions of the manga: does volume 2 seem smaller than the other NEW edtions are? I have 1,2,3,4 and 8 and 2 is definitely smaller than the others. I went to take the manga back, to see if I could get another one that was the correct size. The store had approximately 6 copies of volume 2 and ALL of them were smaller than the others. Anyone know the reason for this?

Olin of Xephon · Postby **Olin of Xephon** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:40 pm

I was moving my manga collection into a new bookcase just last week, and I noticed the same thing.

I don't know why they did this.
It's no big deal anyway, It's just half a inch shorter or so.

The Eva Monkey · Postby **The Eva Monkey** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:32 pm

Mine is about two centimeters shorter as well. Why? Don't ask me, I would assume that somehow the printing of the second volume got messed up, and they didn't catch it.

Kiel · Postby **Kiel** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:23 pm

Weird...

I went out and bought the 1st special edition of volume 2 cuz it was on sale. I too, noticed the chibi size of the new vol 2.

Well, the best thing about Viz's new Eva releases is that all of the old ones are now cheaper!

So now I'm reaping deh rewards...

Asuka Langley · Postby **Asuka Langley** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 2:59 pm

I've avoided picking that one up because it would disrupt the size order... (Yes, I'm that picky about it.)

Hunter21 · Postby **Hunter21** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:27 pm

I didn't notice it at first, but now that you pointed it out, it's starting to bug me. Thanks a lot houtaru :lol:

houtaru · Postby **houtaru** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:27 am

Hunter21 wrote:I didn't notice it at first, but now that you pointed it out, it's starting to bug me. Thanks a lot houtaru

Lol I'm sorry! :oops: But I'm glad i'm not alone in that the abnormal size drives me crazy! It looks uneven on my bookshelf of manga! It drove me so nuts I took it back to Waldenbooks, and I won't buy it again until they fix it! I know I'm picky, but eva is my favorite manga!

The Eva Monkey · Postby **The Eva Monkey** » Wed May 09, 2007 11:43 pm

I thought I would revive this thread because the question was never answered. I recall discussing this with Carl Horn over email, and he more or less stated that it wasn't a defect, but that sometimes a publisher gets a good bargain on slightly irregular sized paper, and Viz took it. True, companies should have high standards of quality, but when your buisness isn't easy to make a profit in, you have to take any deal you can. And lets be honest, two centimenters difference in height doesn't mean anything in the long run.

anatrok · Postby **anatrok** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:20 pm

...you all know it's fixed now...eh? all the "new" vol. 2's are the same as the other volumes...at least that's what it looked like when i was last at B&N

The Eva Monkey · Postby **The Eva Monkey** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:23 am

anatrok wrote:...you all know it's fixed now...eh? all the "new" vol. 2's are the same as the other volumes...at least that's what it looked like when i was last at B&N

Somewhere, right now, some picky Eva fan is buying a copy of the new Volume 2, just so s/he can return the old version in its place.

Ja Ayanami · Postby **Ja Ayanami** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:49 am

Wow, I just thought I was getting a raw deal when I got mine.

RetroRainbow · Postby **RetroRainbow** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:55 pm

I actually think the first looks a wee bit smaller.
Meh.

Ja Ayanami · Postby **Ja Ayanami** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:15 pm

I think they finally corrected the problem. I recently saw volume 2 in Borders and it was the correct size. Also does anyone know whether there is a difference between the ones that have the planet with action under it, at the top of the spine verses the ones that have the big V?

[MANGA] [NGE] Volume 2's irregular size.

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