Like with First Love Sisters, this title has been TBA for a long time. It's getting toward a year since the second volume was released. Any chance we'll see it come out this year?

Yes, it would be really nice to get some kind of confirmation about the future of these series. Are they discontinued, on hold or just delayed?

It has been said that it's been delayed undefinitely because it didn't sell well enough (just when it was only one volume to the end... better if I don't comment on this or I may be rude...).
At this point I even wonder if they will ever release it... if it's a loss for them...

Very disappointing, since I used to believe in Seven Seas...

Maybe it will be just like Infinity Studios, who dropped Iono-sama before releasing the final volume... all wasted money.

And I also wonder about Akatsuki-iro no Senpuku Majo...

Last Uniform is currently on hold right now, it's not cancelled.

As for "Akatsuki-iro no Senpuku Majo," we don't have the license for that series.

I have seen this same sentence dozens of time by several publishing companies, and I already know that, in 99% of the times, it translates to "we're not more interested in releasing that series, we won't publish it anymore, don't bother us".

If it's "on hold" I can't see a reason why you should "free" it in the future... if it's a loss for you to release it, why would the situation change? (and probably it would be even worse, since even the people interested in vol.3 now, will probably lose their interest since it's been years since the release of vol.2).

So, sorry, but I'm not gonna trust you anymore.
I just hope that some scanlation group will pick it up, since I really want to know how the story ends.


You mean you don't have its license anymore, right?
Because there's a thread in this same board where you said that


And bye bye to the Strawberry Line... we lost the 2 new novels, we lost Akatsuki-iro, we lost First Love Sisters, we lost Last Uniform... thank you very much.

I won't even buy the upcoming (?) Hayate X Blade, despite I was interested in it, since there are high chances that you'll put it on hold/cancel it after 2-3 volumes

Yeah, it is rather dissappointing that might not get to see the series we want to come into completion, but like what was said earlier -

we can just try and rely on the amateurs. though it will not be of the same good quality, it will at least give us a chance to see how things go for the girls in the story.
(For one, I hope Fuuka replies to Ai within 2-3 chapters.)
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But we ALL truly wish that Seven Seas would decide to continue with these series and see how many people end up buying the series (in whole).
Though it may not be too impressive at first, give it a little time and then you might just see more people catching on. (Time to pass the word on fellow fans).

Pardon the thread necromancy, but I seem to recall having looked at the Seven Seas page about The Last Uniform way back when and having seen an estimated release date of August 2008. Yes, that has already passed and yes, the page now says TBA--I just thought these would be a couple of useful tidbits of information.

That being said, I really hope that things pick back up with The Last Uniform. It was one of my favorites.

Yes, that would definitely be like a breath of fresh air for the many of us who enjoy The Last Uniform. But unless there is some way to show our support for this project, little can be done about sevensea's decision on abandoning it. (I had some of my own ideas on how we [the fans] could save these projects, but I'm not too sure that anyone would go with it.) Even if we showed our support, would it even matter to the company?

I'd be very disappointed if Seven Seas canceled it, especially seeing as how this is the last volume in the series.

Some companies are too timid to take the last step when the end is in sight. Though, granted there might be some complications having to do with consumers' spending vs. costs on publishing, but nonetheless, we are more than a network of individuals with common likes. We are devoted fans, whether to one series or another. And because we are there to purchase the books as they come out, we should be worth a few risks.

If a series is canceled so close to being finished, it does make me hesitate to invest in a new series. Like Tetragrammaton Labyrinth for example.

Hm, I'm not following this (or anything else that Seven Seas has licensed besides HxB, come to think of it), but it is worrisome when smaller publishers run into the ol' consumer-production balancing act and may have to stop series, especially when the majority of your holdings are quite fringe and marketing is incredibly tough and expensive. I don't know how that could change.

It makes me wonder if there are cheaper "print on demand" or even legal digital file options. For example, everyone knows you can download music illegally, but plenty of people opt for iTunes or Amazon mp3 or whatnot. Sure, we might be able to rely on scanlations, but fan groups are awfully flakey for projects that aren't as popular, or the translation quality is icky. I wonder who would be willing to pay for a good, official translation in a printable quality PDF or something, for example. Hmmm.

The best way for a small company is simply to offer extras. For example, a artwork cardboard box for the entire set of manga volumes. Basically what is found for novel sets such as War of the Spider Queen or movies such as Lord of the Rings Extended Edition.

Another would be going beyond simply the manga, but licensing and releasing other stuff related such as artwork books, posters, bookmarks, etc.

People like things like that.

This is bad. I don't really see the point for even starting publishing a manga, when their not going to finish it. At least not when it's only 1 or 2 volumes left. I had planed to buy Hyate x Blade, but I've changed my mind, looking at many other mangas Seven seas have published, I bet they'll cancle or "hold on" soon -____-

Reposted from AnimeonDVD's forums:

The Last Uniform hasn't sold all that well (maybe it's because the art style?), but we'd like to find some way to put out the third volume at some point. Now just isn't that time, though, considering how low bookstore orders are and sales have been across the board as of late.

If it's the art style, then I must have strange taste (and if so, I'm bloody well proud of it), but I absolutely love The Last Uniform, so here's hoping for the best.

I liked the art style and still hope you can crank it out.

Personaly I think it's noting wrong with the manga. Maybe it's cause no one knows about it?

Maybe don't wait a year before even thinking about releasing the last volume? People MIGHT have forgotten about this awesome manga @_@.

Makes me almost wanna do something illegal to know what's going to happen in the end of this manga.

The high cost of producing the third volume vs. the low number of sales it would generate make it impossible for us to put the book out right now.

You're not giving up on it entirely, though, right? I mean, I don't mind having to wait more, as long as it makes it out eventually. :dizzzy2: