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This week has some very, very, very pretty manga coming out. Yen Press is the big winner this week in that regard for their complete series, omnibus release editions of Alice in the Country of Hearts and the gorgeous one-shot, Olympos.
Other notables of the week include the first volume of Kodansha Comics‘ Attack on Titan and the final volume of Digital Manga‘s Kizuna. You can see the full list of titles shipping out this week at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.
Good ‘ol Wednesday, a day of new comics and once it’s over you’ve survived the hub of the work week (if you work the Mon-Fri beat anyway). My manga highlights of the week seemed to err on the dark side but rest assured there are some happy gems in the batch. Of course dark manga doesn’t mean it isn’t still highly entertaining. But enough of my ramblings -you can read the list of manga volumes shipping this week over at Otaku USA’s On The Shelf article.
New manga day! Okay, well, Wednesday was new manga day as far as shipping goes but today was my pay day so it’s like the same thing…?
The notables out this week are the first two printed books released by SuBLime. I still have no idea what trim size or print quality these books will be (I’m looking forward to finding out!) but as SuBLime is a part of Viz Media, I’m confident they’ll look good. The chance to put more Naono Bohra on my bookshelf is a happy day in any case though.
You can read about the titles that shipped this week over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.
Ouran High School Host Club – that is all.
Okay, not all but it sure is my most anticipated release this week. The last volume was fantastic, though the fact today’s release of Ouran is also the final volume makes this follow-up pretty sad. I shall certainly miss the series quite a bit!
The full list of titles shipping this week – a combo of books from Viz Media and Seven Seas – are listed and briefly chatted about over on my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.
Last week’s confirmable manga offerings equated to a sad little zero but by May 30th we were back in business with a whole new stack of books! Notably it was Yen Press’s big shipment of the month, which always typically happens in the last week. The full list is available over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.
My top pick of the week is the first volume of Puella Magi Madoka Magica from Yen Press. I haven’t seen the anime but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. We’ll see how the manga works as an introduction!
Also an interesting note re: Otaku USA itself, is the magazine is now offering a digital version for purchase. You can download the Apple-product app for free with each issue costing $5.99/US. As someone who doesn’t really like buying things that take away from much needed manga-room, I’m happy to have the opportunity to buy each issue conveniently stored within my iPad.
Life’s been a bit of a blur since I came back from TCAF, but aside from a horribly messy post-trip bedroom, things are finally smoothing back over. This means – new comics! Before I take my weekly trip down to my favourite comic store, I had to do my usual romp-through of the new books available to buy once I get there.
My most-eager-to-buy books of the week are Sailor Moon (Vol.05) and Tyrant Who Falls In Love (Vol.06). You can see the complete list over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA. Buy and enjoy manga lovers!
Manga time! …which as a statement is sort of redundant here on Kuriousity. New week means new manga and while I continue unpacking my goodies from TCAF, I took a break for my weekly round-up of what new books are on the shelf this week. You can check out the full list and some thoughts over at my On The Shelf article at Otaku USA.
Some notables this week are NonNonBa from Drawn and Quarterly, Flowers of Evil from Vertical Inc. and the FLCL omnibus from Dark Horse.
I’m packing my bags and getting ready for TCAF but time was still made to make it to my comic shop of choice and stock up some new manga. Always time for new manga!
If looking for some new manga of your own, you can check out the most recent On The Shelf article over at Otaku USA for the list of what’s fresh in the bookstores this week.
New comics’ day! Alas that Diamond Comics was a bit behind in releasing a number of the new manga released but I suppose that’s nothing new. If you’re ordering from online retailers or large bookstores though, you should be good to go, buy and read!
Top titles of the week for me are Air Gear (Vol. 25) and the last Tokyo Mew Mew omnibus. You can check out the full list and more of my thoughts over at my On The Shelf article at Otaku USA.
Whoever is causing time to move this quickly had best cut it out for a while – I’ve barely had time to finish reading my books from last week! That certainly doesn’t mean I won’t be indulging in some more this week though. Black Butler, Durarara!!, X, Gantz… need I say more?
You can see the full list of manga titles shipping this week over at my On The Shelf article at Otaku USA.
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