Some interesting titles debut this week. Dark Horse releases the second of their two manga by Satoshi Kon, Seraphim 266613336 Wings. Kon does the art while the writing was done by Mamoru Oshii, another anime director. It’s been highly anticipated by fans of both creators. Kodansha Comics’ new title is Maria the Virgin Witch. It’s by Masayuki Ishikawa, the creator of the short-lived release Moyashimon by earlier publisher Del Rey. The subject of this series, a witch who must remain a virgin to keep her powers is more up the alley of western readers than germs were.

Seven Seas Entertainment releases the first volume of Nurse Hitomi’s Monster Infirmary. I wasn’t too sure about the series, but a fair-to-middling’ review has me curious enough to flip through it. Yen Press has a whole lot of nope in their releases this week. Ani-Imo, Gou-Dere Sora Nagihara and BTOOOM! are all titles I pass by on guilt free. I keep wondering if I would be curious enough to check out High School DxD, but fortunately, I’ve got a lot of other titles to keep distracting me. I do still need to dig into Barakamon. I have the first two volumes sitting in my TBR pile, and should get to it soon. I’ve heard mixed reviews of it that have me curious as well, but the material is more my type.

Viz Media has the highlight title. The print edition of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood Volume 1 finally comes out. This deluxe hardback has been on a lot of minds, and it’s been on Amazon’s top 10 as a pre-order for a while. We’ll have to see if it makes the NY Times Bestseller list as well.

Full list per Diamond Distributors:

DARK HORSE COMICS
Seraphim 266613336 Wings TP, $19.99

KODANSHA COMICS
Maria The Virgin Witch Volume 1 GN, $10.99
Wallflower Volume 34 GN, $10.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Devils And Realist Volume 4 GN, $12.99
Monster Musume Volume 6 GN, $12.99
Nurse Hitomi’s Monster Infirmary Volume 1 GN, $12.99
Sacred Blacksmith Volume 7 GN, $13.99

VIZ MEDIA
Gangsta Volume 5 GN (not verified by Diamond), $12.99
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood Volume 1 HC, $19.99

YEN PRESS
Ani-Imo Volume 2 GN, $13.00
Barakamon Volume 3 GN, $15.00
BTOOOM Volume 9 GN, $14.00
Certain Magical Index Volume 2 Light Novel SC, $14.00
Gou-Dere Sora Nagihara Volume 2 GN, $15.00
High School DxD Volume 4 GN, $13.00
Judge Volume 6 GN, $12.99