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Comment on Guide to English Language Editions of Tezuka’s Work by Connie

Connie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:52:34 +0000

Thanks for the head’s up! That’s what I get for not double-checking. I remembered having trouble hunting one of them down when it first came out, and I think for whatever reason I thought that meant it didn’t have a unique ISBN. Not sure why I assumed that. ^_^; I’ve got my own copy of volume one to pull the ISBN off of, so I’ll update with those three volumes.

Thanks again!

Comment on Black Gate (omnibus ed.) by Connie

Connie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:48:20 +0000

Yeah! Depends on what you like. The June omnibuses have all been pretty great stuff, as far as what I’ve read. Little Butterfly was really great, the type of book that I think would probably appeal to a lot of BL fans. Depending on your tastes, you might also want to check out Kizuna as well, which is a bit darker and more than a little smutty. I like Ludwig II too, which is more implied shounen ai-ish, but a wonderful period piece, and a fictionalized account of Ludwig II of Bavaria and his spiral into madness and eventual murder. Plus, it’s a very pretty book.

BL omnibuses are, sadly, uncommon in English. But June’s omnibuses are almost always worth checking out. The only one I haven’t liked so far is Bad Teacher’s Equation.

Comment on Blue Exorcist 3 by Manga Connection

Manga Connection — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:53:58 +0000

Aw darn, I was hoping we’d have a little longer before we were caught up with the Japanese releases. I don’t read a ton of shounen, but I really love this one and buy each volume as it comes out. Rin for some reason is genuinely funny, and I laugh at lot at the author’s notes at the end. (I liked the little drawing in the first volume or so where they show where Rin keeps his tail, lol.) I especially like that they worked as a team in this volume and knew each other well enough to use their individual strengths as a team.

I’ll admit to not caring much for Shima’s character design though. It’s seems so…random, lol.

Comment on Guide to English Language Editions of Tezuka’s Work by Nicke

Nicke — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:42:39 +0000

Great list, I just have a small correction for you. The Previews hardcover editions of Black Jack do indeed have special ISBNs. My copy of the first volume is currently with a friend so I can’t check it but I can give you the ISBNs for the other two:

Volume 2
Paperback ISBN 9781934287286
Hardcover ISBN 9781934287538

Volume 3
Paperback ISBN 9781934287415
Hardcover ISBN 9781934287545

Comment on Black Gate (omnibus ed.) by cassie

cassie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:29:42 +0000

Hi, could you tell me or recomend me some June omnibuses? or BL omnibuses? thank you!

Comment on Blue Exorcist 3 by ZeroSD

ZeroSD — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:21:45 +0000

-ctually, Blue Exorcist may be like a mix of One Piece and Dragon Ball, since some of the characters introduced in this volume (Mr. Pheles’ “brothers”) remind me more of the saiyans from the later volumes of Dragon Ball than they do One Piece villains.-

Though a lot more serious. It reminds me of the main plot stories of Kekkaishi.

Comment on Guide to English Language Editions of Tezuka’s Work by Justin

Justin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:19:46 +0000

Seems someone’s just as pumped up for MMF than me…^^

Comment on Guide to English Language Editions of Tezuka’s Work by Helen

Helen — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:51:42 +0000

Great list and very useful, thanks. But with only 18 Tezuka titles available in English, just think how much we still have to come!

Comment on Gorgeous Carat Galaxy by Connie

Connie — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:24:26 +0000

Ooh, thanks for that! I didn’t realize it was on eManga. I’ll add a link to the review, too.

Comment on Gorgeous Carat Galaxy by Digital Manga

Digital Manga — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:12:32 +0000

Thanks for the review, Connie! I loved this book back in the day too. Your readers can also find it online at emanga: http://www.emanga.com/books/Gorgeous_Carat_Galaxy .