The end of the begining

The first month of the new year has come and gone but here are some cool releases that will make it memorable.

Ai Yori Aoshi volume 15
Chibi Vampire the novel volume 1
Densha Otoko volume 2
Guru Guru Pon-Chan volume 7
Kamichama Karin volume 6
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne volume 7
Q-Ko-Chan volume 1
Tusbasa volume 12
Unbalance Unbalance volume 1
Welcome to the NHK volume 2

P.S.
I'm working on completing the database under "Merlin's Library". Everything is complete except the release dates which I am about half way done with. I am also in the process of scanning the cover art of my entire collection (all 1100+ titles). that will be posted and linked when it is finished in it's entirety or when my scanner breaks or melts down.

P.S.2
With the addition of one of the titles listed above (Q-Ko-Chan), There is now a manga starting with each letter in the alphabet in my library except one. I'll give you a hint, it was done by one of the former members of Clamp, It just came out recently, and I have it on order. Well the last one doesn't help, sorry.

A day of mourning

It's always a sad day when a book store closes and that day is rapidly approaching. There are six major book stores in the area,. Three of them are waldens, but that is about to change. In four days time, one of them is going to be closing its doors for the last time. It's not the one I frequent the most but I still give it my patronage from time to time when I'm in that area of town. I swung by yesterday to see how they were doing and to see what was left. they were SWAMPED! and for good reason. Everything in the store was 40% off or more. I soon forgot my melancholy and dove into the manga section to see what I could find that I didn't have. Sure enough, I found a few.

Picked up a new series, Basilisk vols 1,2, and 3 which was down to eight an some change from fourteen per vol.
Also on the shelf was the 2nd and 3rd volume of Eureka Seven.
and just because, I picked up a negima wall scroll, see above.

P.S. - last weeks slim pickings:
Oh My Goddess! volume 24. This series is so rare it's sad. Dark Horse in their infinite stupidity only produces a very few copies of their books. HELLO, these are MASS market publications, not collectors items. PRINT MORE COPIES!!! If you print them, they will sell. I was lucky and got there right as they were unboxing the shipment and got the only copy, it never even made it to the shelf. My work takes me all over the state and into the surrounding states so I can say truthfully that it was the only copy within 100 miles, I checked.

Long live the SPO

I got a much anticipated phone call yesterday. A bunch of books I'd ordered came in. As the guy from Waldens read off the list, I got happier and happier as he went on. I Love Waldens, they can order just about anything and have it sent to the store. You don't even have to buy it once it comes in if you change your mind (end shameless plug). So here they are some semblance of order:

Angel Sanctuary 16
Battle Club 3
Battle Vivens 10
Densha Otoko 1
Eden 4
Eden 5
Gals! 8
Hana-Kimi 15
Hibiki's Magic 1
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne 6
Kare Kano 21
Life 3
Remote 10
RG Veda 8
Rozen Maiden 3
Shine of the Morning Mist 3
Tenjho Tenge 11
The Devil Does Exist 8
The Young Magician 6
Train_Man 2

Til next time.

First manga of the new year

Happy new year to everyone. I'm always pretty sure what it means when my lady gets back from work and the first thing she says is "Do you love me?" It usually means she bought me something, and sure enough I now have volume 16 of Cheeky Angel. :-)

This is an interesting story of a boy who wants to be a manly man, but instead gets turned into a girly girl by a malevolent jinn and spends the rest of his/her life trying to track it down and make it change him back.