What I really want to see is some evolution in the leads’ relationship where the guy actually confronts how insanely selfish, self-absorbed and demanding his girlfriend is. I like this series for its very in-the-know humour about the genre and fandom but after three volumes, it’s wearing thin. Lastly – for manga – I bought Yen Press‘s My Girlfriend’s A Geek (Vol. I’ve been liking it more and more with every volume too so the outlook seems good that I’ll really enjoy this one. I’m not sure how I missed this volume of Bakuman for so long but the upside is that if I really like it, I have only a week to wait for the new book. Viz Media padded this week’s purchases further with House of Five Leaves (Vol. I think there’s a lot of potential for interesting material in that part of the story but it keeps being sidelined. Flipping through I see more ‘our world’ stuff so I’m looking forward to that. I have a love/like relationship with the series – some books really good, some volumes really meh. Speaking of series that do a good job blending shoujo and shonen elements together in one book (… of which I meant Tsubasa, if you haven’t read it), I bought the new volume of Yuu Watase’s Arata (Vol. I get caught off-guard every time I see a new volume or listing for it with DelRey‘s name still attached though – it and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles were the only manga series the company held onto and it’s easy to forget that with Kodansha Comics releasing so many of their previous titles. XXXHolic is one of my favourite manga series and I’m thrilled there’re still new volumes to look forward to. Thankfully I had other volumes of manga I was jumping up and down in anticipation for (not literally of course but you get the idea) – XXXHolic (Vol. It hurt to finish the first Sailor Moon and not have a second volume to leap into. They’re adorable books on the outside and were lots and lots of fun on the inside. Turns out I somehow wanted them even more than I thought because the emotional reaction I had to holding them in my hand was a surprise even to myself. Kodansha Comics‘ editions of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Vol. Some weeks though just have an extra-high ratio of awesome. I love buying new books and generally enjoy just about everything I buy. A preview and plot synopsis of that book can be read via a pre-existing English Kindle edition.Ĭredit for all the news above goes to Karen who posted the info live via her Twitter account.Įvery week when I hit the local comic store for new books, I’m excited. Other notable mentions included confirmation of the Dororo omnibus (now scheduled for May 2012), Twin Spica‘s final volume count coming in at twelve and that the seventeenth volume of Tezuka’s Black Jack will have a “special die-cut cover” and extras, marking the final volume in the series. Vertical also announced they’d be publishing an edition of Fumi Nakamura’s light novel, Enma the Immortal. I’ll be attendance at NYAF so you can bet I’ll be there at Vertical’s panel for all the news! These titles will include one josei title (genre targeted at older woman), a new Tezuka title and one other. Flowers of Evils‘ creator, Shuzo Oshimi, also has a series titled Drifting Net Cafe available to read online at the digital manga site, JManga.Īlong with this manga announcement, Vertical Inc’s marketing director Ed Chavez said that there would be three new titles announced at the upcoming NYAF/NYCC. You can look at a preview of the manga on their site (click the middle white button for the preview window). The series is currently four volumes long total and was published in Japan by Kodansha. The first volume of Vertical’s edition is due to be released in May 2012. The series is about a boy who finds himself being blackmailed by a fellow student who saw him steal the gym clothes of another girl in their class. held a panel discussing their current and upcoming titles. This included one new manga license: 2011 has some convention news in her yet! The convention Anime Weekend Atlanta is taking place this weekend and this evening Vertical Inc.
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