Hopefully this will actually work, fourth time is hopefully a charm.

But don’t get me started on the latest Previews YET! I haven’t finished going through it yet, but I just know it’s gonna be a bad one. One book I know I have to get is Rasetsu, the sorta-sequel to Yurura. I finish two and already have 5 more lined up to take their place…. *sigh*

Quite often I run into the same problem you pointed out with “long” series like [i]Shaman King[/i] and [i]Nana[/i]. They quickly get pushed aside for shorter or newer. Also the new rules put me in a bind too. I don’t want to lose small companies that work really hard to bring something new to English readers.

Here are a few [i]new[/i] titles I put on my must purchase list. [i]Ballad of Shinigami[/i] a wonderfully cute story dealing with death, plus an adorable cute winged black cat. I am a sucker for cute companions. This is a new series from CMX manga. [i]Yokai Doctor[/i] the new shonen series Del Rey picked up. Again the supernatural is at work here as I add this title to my list. [i]Trill on Eden[/i] has made the list…..it seems interesing, could this story be a cross between [i]Mars[/i] and [i]Nodame Cantible[/i].

The biggest surprise I saw was UDON’s new childrens titles. Releasing 3 new titles at once, abate for younger readers, still hurts the wallet. Sadly I will have to only pick one, most likely one of the two shoujo titles, either [i]The big Adventures of Majoko[/i] or [i]Fairy Idol Kanon[/i], but I don’t know which yet.

VIZ takes the cake this month with 2 must have titles for me. [i]Detroit Metal City[/i] the title I’ve been looking forward to for almost a year. I can’t wait to laugh and chuckle my way through this first volume. [i]Children of the Sea[/i] intrigues me. I love eco-based titles, which have not done well in the US, does anyone remember [i]Version[/i] or [i]Blue Inferior[/i]. I just hope the price does not turn me away when it is released, even with the high page count.

Which brings me to a title I really, really wish I could keep on my purchase list, but had to drop. [i]The History of the West Wing[/i] being released by Yen Press. I do hope this title appears in the bookstore, so I can impulse buy it, cause I know when I see the artwork and feel the book in my hands I will not be able to resist it, just like when I picked up [i]Shoulder a Coffin, Kuro[/i].