[General Discussion] Recent Anime/Manga purchases

No pix, but recent purchases:

xxxHOLiC Vol. 1-5 & 7 - Read the first volume while I was idling around the bookstore and I liked it, so I picked up all they had.
Black Cat Vol. 3 & 4 - I've read some scanlations and it grabbed my interest, so I've been trying to keep up.
Eureka seveN Vol. 2 - The first one came with the Eureka seveN DVD Box (along with a t-shirt and the first soundtrack) and I just had to buy the next volume D:


Upcoming purchases (like, tomorrow when the first three on the list come out and after I've verified this won't dent my textbook funds that much):
Negima! Vol. 11 - Prefer it over the anime currently ._.
School Rumble Vol. 3 - Nice to have paperbacks instead of scanlations
Rozen Maiden Vol. 2
xxxHOLiC Vol. 6 - Because they didn't have it in the store =/
Full Moon o Sagashite Vol. 1-6 - Recommended by Sakabaka and I slightly remember a bit of the anime when it was airing.
Yubisaki Milk Tea Vol. 1 & 2 - Recommended by Q >=0!
ARIA Vol. 1 - 3 - Another recommendation by Saka o=

At least I'll get to use my member discount now and shave off like 20 bux off the total price and eliminate the shipping fees.

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I've pretty much been neglecting my manga purchases (I tend to avoid purchasing anime so I just buy manga) because I've been really busy with school and a lot of other things. Well I had a bunch of free time lately and I wanted to catch up on stuff so super huge purchase go :E

(Working my way to the bottom, sorta. Sorry for the huge post.)

Eureka SeveN Vol. 3 & 4 - I like the way the manga is going with the series, and some of the characters have a really distinct personality than their anime counterparts.

Emma Vol 1, 2, & 3 - Qwarky recommended this manga to me. Read it, fell in love with the designs and characters, one of my favorite series. Saw the anime, loved that too. Naturally I would pick up the manga >=0!

Yubisaki Milk Tea Vol 3 & 4 - Another series recommended by Qwarky. The characters are kind of cute, but the plot is just all sorts of wtf (sometimes it is in a good way). It's a rather interesting read nonetheless. Only read if you don't mind crossdressing, loli, lesbianism, and other sorts of stuff. Nah I kid, although it does have those kind of things in it, it's still a pretty good read. Although I guess Qwarky and I must be immune to it though because most people seem to be under the impression that it's a disturbing series ;_;

Blood Alone Vol 1 & 2 - A series that was recommended to me by Taco. At first I thought it would be "oh just another vampire series blah blah gore violence etc", but it has moments now and then where the story is rather romantic and Misaki is just all sorts of cute. Kuroe pretty much sucks though >=0. Seems to have a weird trend of 2-3 chapters of nice happy things, then 3 chapters of BLOOD.VIOLENCE.GORE.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days Vol 3 & 4 - Qwarky introduced me to this (he sure seems to introduce me to a lot of things), it's pretty much expanding on the "what if" situation that was touched upon in the final episode, where Shinji has a decision to make. As of volume 4 Shinji's story is finished, so the final volumes are going to be about Gendo's past.

Full Moon o Sagasite Vol 7 - Somehow I never purchased the final volume to this great series. I don't know how I missed it, I just did =(

Black Cat Vol 5, 6, & 7 - I already read this series long ago when it was first translated. I'm a big sucker for the cast though, so I always jump at the opportunity to purchase the next volume. Besides, it feels nice to hold the actual thing and read it as opposed to pressing "->" on the keyboard all the time.

Negima! Vol 12 & 13 - When I first started this series I was kind of bored with it, the whole harem thing is kind of overdone. After a few volumes though the plot really picked up, and plus I had to read the end of that darn tournament arc, was tired of all the cliffhangers. The story is really keeping me interested now, especially after what happened at the end of the tournament!

Rozen Maiden Vol 3 & 4 - It's Rozen Maiden, do I even need to explain myself? The only quirk I have about the english version is Tokyopop's adaptation. They replaced all desus with yes, so it's kind of weird to see a long string of "Yes" in a bubble. Other than that though it is good, and some things happen different than from the anime so I am always interested in seeing how they are represented.

School Rumble Vol 4 & 5 - Clueless-chan is clueless. Sometimes I wonder if there will ever be a day when Tenma realizes Harima's feelings. They are both pretty stupid though so I doubt it will happen anytime soon.

Unbalance x Unbalance Vol 1 - I am currently reading the scans of this korean manwha, and aside from it digressing to some shounen "GONNA KICK YER' FUCKIN' ASS" type of plot as of volume 5 it is pretty good. Student/Teacher romance kind of thing (although that didn't happen for quite a while, so it was mostly Student/Teacher getting into all sorts of trouble)

Hayate the Combat Butler Vol 1 & 2 - Taco recommended this to me one night over AIM. It's freaking Hayate. It has a talking tiger (from Africa!), homicidal robots, a crazy head butler, cousins of Nagi's that want to turn Hayate into a comedian, the list just goes on and on. It makes fun of itself so many times it's hilarious.

Welcome to the NHK! Vol 1 & 2 - I remember glancing at the anime a bit when it was airing and Merv was talking about it. I also read a scan or two from the first volume. It seemed kind of "out there" as far as most series are, but it was rather humorous about it (although sometimes disturbing) so I figured what the hell, might as well give it a read.

I also ordered this Shinku PVC figure from Hobby Link Japan.

I should really purchase manga on time and not wait to do giant purchases. The deliverymen really hate it (because the packages don't come in one big box, they come in many little boxes and on multiple days).

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My Haruhi Special Edition came in, I am very happy about this. Mostly because when I first got the e-mail near the release date they said there was a delay and it wouldn't ship until June 29th. Felt as if they were going "lololo nuh you can't have it".

The next day they send an e-mail saying it is already shipped, and sure enough that same day it was already in Houston. It arrived last night (as the UPS person threw it at my door ='D)

I really wasn't sure what the hell the ribbon was at first, so out of curiosity I stuck it on my head. I was expecting a hair band and not something elastic.

Then again if they did that then all the man-haruhis would be unable to complete their cosplay dream.

I also ordered about 7 manga or so, 8 if you count a novel. Out of all the things purchased (Shakugan no Shana Vol 1 + Novel Vol 1, NHK Vol 3, Hayate Vol 3, Angelic Days Vol 5, Negima Vol 14, Eureka Seven Vol 5, and Black Cat Vol 8) I am probably looking forward the most to Shakugan no Shana, Angelic Days, and Eureka Seven.

Sometimes I think about the things I could be doing with this money instead of splurging it on anime and manga, then I realize it would just be a different form of the same structure.

How ya doing, buddy?