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Otaku USA: On The Shelf – September 19, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

It’s manga finale week! Not the end of manga of course (apocalypse!) but the end of a few different series that will all be greatly missed – 20th Century Boys (Viz), Cardcaptor Sakura (DH) and House of Five Leaves (Viz). Filling the gap in our manga buying lives just a bit is the start of Dark Horse’s release of Angelic Layer. This is one of my favourite CLAMP series, so it could definitely warrant a re-buy for me.

You can read more of my thoughts on this week’s releases over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.

And new to my brief postings here on Kuriousity, and for your shopping convenience, a handy list of this week’s releases complete with links* to buy!

20th Century Boys (Vol. 22) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
Angelic Layer Omnibus (Vol. 01) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
Attack on Titan (Vol. 02) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
Berserk (Vol. 36) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus (Vol. 04) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
House of Five Leaves (Vol. 08) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
Sailor Moon (Vol. 07) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]

*As a disclaimer, links on the site are affiliation links for Kuriousity with any and all proceeds from them going towards our hosting fees.

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Categories: Features, News, On The Shelf, Release Lists
Tags: 20th Century Boys, Attack on Titan, CLAMP, Dark Horse, Kodansha Comics, Manga, Natsume Ono, Omnibus, Otaku USA, Sailor Moon, Shoujo, Viz Media, Viz Signature

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – September 12, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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Otaku USA: On The Shelf - September 12, 2012

Loveless returns! The top-note title for this week’s new releases is the ninth volume of Yun Kouga’s Loveless series, which Tokyopop cancelled after releasing the eighth back in 2009. I think it’s really neat that Viz Media made the decision to release the next volume of the series before starting back at the beginning. I’ll be rereading volumes one to eight this week so I can remember everything that’s happened. It’s been so long!

Other must-have-will-buy titles for me this week include Arata (Vol.11) and His Favourite (Vol.01). You can read the full list of titles out this week over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.

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Tags: Kodansha Comics, Loveless, Manga, Otaku USA, Project-H, Seven Seas, SuBLime, Viz Media

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – September 5, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Friday, September 7, 2012

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It’s been a weird couple weeks, and part of that has lead to there being several weeks between my trips to my local comic store (Strange Adventures) to buy new manga. So bizarre! This week will be the tipping point though. A new Tezuka title, Message to Adolf, from Vertical Inc., new Viz Media volumes of Bleach, Bakuman and… a new volume of Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden after three years?!

Sold. You can check out the full list of titles that shipped this week over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.

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Tags: Bakuman, Bleach, Dark Horse, Fushigi Yugi, Kodansha Comics, Manga, Omnibus, Osamu Tezuka, Otaku USA, Seven Seas, Vertical Inc, Viz Media, Yuu Watase

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – August 22, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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It’s the week of threes! I have three top picks out of the manga this week and all are the third volumes of their respective series – Countdown 7 Days (Vol.03), Replica (Vol.03) and Gate 7 (Vol.03). All three are also some of the best manga eye-candy out there to my tastes right now so I expect lots of oogling will happen tonight. So, so pretty.

For the full list of titles available in stores and retail sites this week, check out my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.

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Tags: Bunny Drop, CLAMP, Dark Horse, DMP, Gate 7, June, Manga, Otaku USA, Viz Media, Yen Press

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – August 15, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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New books! My commentary here on Kuriousity is limited to “buy them!” but it might have something to do with the giant stack of books I bought from the last couple weeks that begs to be read right now. The full list is available as per yay-manga-comes-out-weekly usual over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, GEN Manga, Kodansha Comics, Netcomics, Otaku USA, Viz Media

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – August 8, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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Yesterday I celebrated my birthday and there are few things I ever want more than the opportunity for more books. The manga publishing world responded (not intentionally of course, but I’ll think it so!) by having this week be an extra large bulk of titles. Hurray! You can see the full list – which includes over 30 individual releases – at my weekly On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.

My top pick of the week has to go to Viz Media‘s Kaze Hikaru (Vol.20). We need to wait a year between volumes and it’s a real shame when this series is so, so charming and well drawn. Kodansha Comics‘ Sailor Moon (Vol.06) is one of those no brainer purchases because it’s wonderful and this particular volume introduces the outer Guardians, Neptune and Uranus, which introduces a whole new layer of intrigue and classiness. For something new, I’ll be looking out for Seven Seas‘ first volume of Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries. I really liked their release of Young Miss Holmes so I hope this one is similar. These and so many others this week to whatever extent my wallet can support!

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Tags: Bakuman, Bleach, Kodansha Comics, Lizzie Newton, Manga, Manhwa, Otaku USA, Sailor Moon, Seven Seas, Toriko, Vertical Inc, Viz Media

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – August 1, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Saturday, August 4, 2012

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Holy mangaful shelves it’s August already… On that stunning note in regards to the passing of time, this week’s On The Shelf article marks it’s first year anniversary! I’ve really enjoyed writing it every week and hope to keep doing so as long as I keep creating my own shopping lists for new printed manga. Which of course we hope will be a long, long time :)

This week there are new books from Dark Horse, Kodansha Comics and Yen Press. My top pick goes to the newest volume of 13th Boy, because magical pretty boy cactus love interest! Yup.

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Tags: Dark Horse, Kodansha Comics, Manga, Otaku USA, Yen Press

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – July 18-25, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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The recent lull of Kuriousity updates extended over to my On The Shelf article as well, but worry not curious list-seekers and manga-buyers (because I’m quite sure you were beside yourselves) – this week’s On The Shelf is a double-dose edition collecting what’s new and recent from last week and today!

My does-want-must-haves of this shipping stack include the first volume of Project-H‘s Velvet Kiss, Vertical Inc‘s classy looking one-shot, Sakuran, Viz Media’s new 20th Century Boys and the tenth volume of Black Butler from Yen Press.

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Tags: 20th Century Boys, Black Butler, DMP, June, Kodansha Comics, Manga, Otaku USA, Project-H, Vertical Inc, Viz Media, Viz Signature, Yen Press

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – July 11, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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There is lots of diversity this week as seven publishers all step up to the shipping plate to deliver their goods tomorrow (be here now, Wednesday-goodness!). While there are more volumes I’d put on must-buy lists than books I wouldn’t, exceptionally notables for me include Fantagraphic‘s Wandering Son (Vol.03), SuBLime‘s Awkward Silence and Seven Seas‘ Jack the Ripper: Hell Blade (Vol.01).

You can read the complete list of books shipping this week over at the usual place, Otaku USA’s On The Shelf article by yours truly.

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Tags: Alice in the Country of..., Awkward Silence, Boys' Love/Yaoi, DMP, Fantagraphics, Hinako Takanaga, Kodansha Comics, Manga, Manhwa, Otaku USA, Seven Seas, SuBLime, Viz Media

Otaku USA: On The Shelf – July 4, 2012

By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, July 5, 2012

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First let me take a moment to say that Animaritime 2012 went amazingly. Huzzah for local cons! I really had a lot of fun and my panels were a blast as always (I think this year might’ve been the best yet!). A quick hello to readers new and returning who I spoke with at Animaritime – you guys all rock :)

One of few downsides to being buried up to your nose in convention work though is missing the opportunity to go out shopping for the very material you seek to promote. In my case, of course, that’s manga, and this week’s shipping list is a painful reminder how behind I am. Strange Adventures I am coming for you!

Viz Media takes home the manga-cake this week with their long shipping lists. Along with a whole bunch of continuing titles (including another Bakuman and two more of Bleach already!), they’re also debuting a new shoujo – Jiu Jiu. You can read the full list of titles out this week and my thoughts on some of them over at my weekly On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.

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