[General Discussion] Recent Anime/Manga purchases

I thought I'd revive this one, since it's pretty general discussion.

I went to Super Dragon Toys in Brussel this week, and I found some manga that wasn't available in Leuven:

-Fullmetal Alchemist 1-4: Although I've already read the manga in scanlations, but since it's os good I just had to have it in tanks. The release looks good overall, since I was a bit worried with Kurokawa being a new editor and all, and comments on the translation will have to wait until I've actually read it.

Persona: 1-3I've recently become pretty interested in anything SMT-related, and I was pleasantly surprised that there was also a manga released. It's only three volumes, and it's supposed to retell the story of the first games, but I don't seem to recognize anything yet.

Suikoden III 1-2: Being a huge fan of the series, I couldn't turn out the manga. the release looks gorgeous, but I'll wait with further comments until I actually read it.

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Before the downtime i purchased Angel Sanctuary vol's 4,5,6 and 7 and last night i purchased the second volume of the Kingdom Hearts manga. Could not put down my AS books, read them all pretty much instantly. Now waiting on a few more to be released so i don't get to a point where i've got as many as have been translated.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Earlier this week I bought:

* Godchild #1 :: a complete and total surprise, since I didn't think it was going to be released for a while. Now they need to release Cain Saga, since it came out before Godchild...

* Nodame Cantabile #4 :: the artwork isn't that hot, but the story is very cute and it centers around musicians in music school. How can I not like it?

* Antique Bakery #2 :: it's Fumi Yoshinaga! That means the characters are well-developed, it's impeccably drawn, and there's a promise of guy-on-guy action waiting to be shown!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

O.O I AM BACK! AND HAVE MORE SHIT!!!!...well i didnt do near as bad as i have done in the past
I got .hack//Ai_Buster V2 thats IT!!!! tis amazing its been so long and i have bought so little...
I plan on donating plasma here soon, and i get money for that, and with that money i will probly be getting gantz and chrno crusade boxes...I will have to donate like 5 times, but yeah

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Mangawise, today I picked up the newest volume of Negima (9) and the first of School Rumble.

Animewise, I bought Starship Operators DVD 2, Kaleido Star New Wings DVD 2 and Maburaho DVD 6 earlier this week, and I'm currently thinking about my next batch, with will include, among other things, Gankutsuou DVD 3 and My-HiME DVD 1 (w/ artbox =P).

I also bought the Rozen Maiden Fanbook.

I was speaking idiomatically.

DAMN YOU ENKIDU! I was gonna recreate my own thread. ; ;

Anywho, I've of course been keeping with my Flame of Recca manga series. I've also recently acquired the full Twelve Kingdoms anime and I must say, even though it's not a CLAMP work it could definitely tryout. But it's really good and anyone who's a fan of mythology should really pick this up.

Animation's pretty top-notch, the voices are really well done and the story is absolutely superb.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Here's what I've come away with in the past week. I don't have much spare time to watch Anime, so I've weened myself on to Manga.

Death Note Vol.4 -- I love this series, but I'm trying hard not to read scanlations of later volumes.
Beck Vol.3 -- Ugly, but really awesome.
Hikaru No Go Vol. 6 -- Can't live without my gimmicky, shota manga.
Prince of Tennis Vol.12 -- See above.
Genshiken Vol.4 -- I should really find the time to watch the Anime. This series is too hilarious.

I'm missing a few, but those are the important ones to me

FELIPE NO

I spent $600 in Animate in Akihabara during my trip. I bought 40 volumes of manga and 5 artbooks from there and other Bookoffs and Book Markets around the Kagoshima Prefecture along with figures, models, stationery, and other things.

I said I wasn't going to spend so much money. Do I have a problem?

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My order for the last Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex DVD of the first series came in a few days ago with an extra large 'Laughing Man' t-shirt which is totally awesome.

Finally being able to watch the end of the first series now lets me watch the second series with peace of mind.

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I bought this Tenjo Tenge bag a few weeks ago to replace my old messenger bag I use for school. It actually feels pretty cheap, but it's got Maya on the cover flap so I'm all

I've also been buying a crapload of Battle Angel: Last Order manga. I don't usually buy manga, but I'm really enjoying this one. I recommend it to anybody who's shown interest in the past Battle Angel volumes, or even those who thought Battle Angel sucked before. This "sequel" of sorts totally makes up for the rushed, piss-poor ending of the original series.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Since the Gundam Astray mangas arent scanslated, I try to buy the whole series. Normal Astray is better than Astray R though. I wish Montreal has more anime figure stores, because I'd go bankrupt for those.

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The last batch of DVDs that I received from Amazon.ca included Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Vol.3 SE, Fullmetal Alchemist Vol.7 and Samurai Champloo Vol.7. As usual, I haven't watched any of this yet. I'm waiting to marathon it. Oh, they also sent me Cowboy Bebop Remix Vol.4, but no Vol.3 even though they were ordered together and I chose the option for them to ship simultaneously. Odd.

My Starship Operators DVDs are supposed to come in a big batch together when Vol.3 is released in May.

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I recently picked up I's Volume 6 - Bye Bye

It's a great series almost halfway through. Next volume is due sometime in May.

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Picked up Eyeshield 21 vols. 1-6 and I's vol. 1, the re-release (the size is larger, the print is better, the price is double). Eyeshield's getting really good now that the Shinryuuji Naga has finally come in.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I picked up Loveless vol. 1 and Beck vol. 1-3 only because I loved both series and we all know there's so much more to the storyline in the manga.

Also, since Borders has so graciously decided to carry (more explicit) yaoi titles, I picked up Kazusa Takashima's Wild Rock and Temari Matsumoto's Shinobu Kokoro.

FELIPE NO

Has anyone heard of Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman? I've read stellar reviews about it, but I was gonna gather some opinions on here before I bought it.

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Got Dragon Quest Vol 13 and B't X Vol 10 last week.



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The last manga/anime I bought was technically it would be Nana Vol. 2 and Samurai Champloo Vol. 2 for my girlfriend, but for myself... lets see... Full Metal Alchemist Vol. 6, Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 24, RG Veda Vol. 4, and Fushigi Yugi Vol. 17 (I'm hoping it will end soon)...

The last anime I bought was... Argento Soma (good ol' Big Lots! heh), Brain Powered, and catching up with Sakura Wars TV (one volume to go), and Gundam SEED (Still need Vol. 2, 9, 10)....

I also bough the first volume of Full Metal Panic, and really enjoyed it, so I traded it to Game Stop, since I want to get the whole series... and a boxset is the only way to really go financially.

When will TokyoPop release more Slayers novels though? *shakes fist*

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I haven't had enough money to go on an anime buying spree (the discount bins were pretty horrible in selection for the past month or so), so I went ahead and yoinked all the Suikoden III manga.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

ugh, i'm so behind on my manga ;_; my last spree found me with valkyrie profile volumes one and two, tenjou tenge volume seven, and nana volumes 10-13.

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Bought volumes 2 and 3 of the ARIA manga. I would've bought volume 1 as well, but the only copy in the store looked like it had been left in the sun for too long -- the tops of the pages were all yellow. Nasty!

I would've also picked up Yotsuba&! Volume 3 but they didn't have it

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Hikaru no Go 20: It's not nearly as good as whe a certain character was still around, but it's still one of the most enjoably series I'm following. The characters are growing up, and with them we find out more and more about the professional Go world. I'm really sad that this series is ending in a few volumes.

20th Century Boys 19: What more can I say about this masterpiece. Some major revelations about certain characters here, and it looks like Urasawa will be wrapping up everything. Can't wait for Volume 20 (which also has the coolest manga cover I've ever seen).

Samurai Deeper Kyo 25: Same old stuff as usual, but still almost embarassingly enjoyable. Looks like the 12 Sacred Generals will be defeated earlier than expected, but now Yukimura suddenly shows up again.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Fullmetal Alchemist 1-3: The version with the nice silver/metallic covers ^___^ I love this series. The story of the manga goes further than the anime, and I just absolutely love the art style ^___^

One Piece 8: Still collecting this series slowly, even though I know it doesn't start getting good until ~Vol 12

Rurouni Kenshin 13: An classic series which I really enjoy ^__^ Also, I want to own the volume where the One Piece symbol makes a cameo appearance on a bomb in one obscure manga pane (Oda-sensei - manga-ka of One Piece - was an assistant on the Kenshin manga)

Naruto 7: I think this is the last volume I'll buy of this series for a while. I love the series, but unfortunately I'm not too fond of the official english translation (e.g. "Kage Bunshin no Justsu" still sounds alot cooler than "Art of the Doppleganger" -___-; .... why did they have to change it, dammit!)

GetBackers 10 & 11: And these volumes have nicely finished-off the Infinity Fortress saga ^___^ . This manga series is actually quite addictive, and it is the only series that I haven't read online before buying

I think I'll start collecting Bleach next, and possibly also the Dragonball & Dragonball Z series (just cos they're classics ^^; )

FELIPE NO

I've been keeping up with the CLAMP no Kiseki and just got vol 6. I'm doing it for the chess pieces. I could get the Jap versions since my primary purpose isn't the volumes, but oh well. ^^;;

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I attacked the book store the othere day, looking for my Trigun 8, Suikoden III 9, Fullmetal Alchemist 6 and Novel 2 and was disapointed when they only had Trigun and FMA 6...but on a bright note, i did go accross the street to gamestop and find(i know its not anime but) A Bug's Life for 6.99 and the box for the 2nd StarWars Trillogy(ep 4-6) for 29.99 both where used, but buy used i mean, some one bout them at Walmart, made a copy of them, and then sold them to gamestop, so basily both are brand new

How ya doing, buddy?