Or so says Al Kahn, whose credibility is shot by the fact that he works for 4kids, which…isn’t a manga company. Regardless, Kahn was at the ICv2 conference here in NYC today (no, I didn’t to go; yes, I’m mad) and reportedly declared that “manga is over.” He meant in Japan, apparently.

He apparently got into a bit of a debate about it with Rich Johnson, of the *cough* newly-established U.S. manga publisher Yen Press. And then Gen Fukunaga of FUNimation apparently tried to declare a cease-fire that lasted the rest of the panel, unfortunately for spectators!

So what do you guys think? Manga sales ARE down in Japan. Is it all over?