It’s another short week, but with some variety at least. Digital Manga Publishing’s last Tezuka kickstarter before officially starting the “Tezuka World” kickstarters, Captain Ken is released to the general public this week. Backers have already received their books and rewards, so now it’s everyone else’s turn to pick up this space western. Set on Mars, the new frontier, a mysterious gunslinger, Ken, and his sidekick-gadget-horse Arrow, arrive on the red planet and they end up getting caught between the Earthling settlers and the Martian natives. If you missed the kickstarter, now is your chance pick up vol 1. Dark Horse has a new series starting this week as well. Oreimo Kuroneko is a spin-off of the original Oreimo, also published by Dark Horse, and features Ruri “Kuroneko” Goro as the protagonist; a big otaku who prefers action/fantasy and dresses in Goth Lolita. While the series title sounds off-putting, the actual plot seems interesting.

Vertical Comics makes the week though with the release of the second volume of their all ages comedy My Neighbor Seki. I loved the first volume and can not wait to get the second and see what new misadventures await Seki and Yokoi. Seriously, this series is too funny to pass up, and it’s great for kids too. So much of the comedy is visual, so young kids and beginning readers can enjoy it, and the jokes are more inclusive so everyone will get them. Buy this volume. Buy them all! Seven Seas completes their yuri series Gakuen Polizi with volume 2. The first volume got a lot of push, and was a best seller on Amazon and even made a week on the New York Times Bestseller List. At two volumes it isn’t a big investment, and the between this and other yuri titles do, the more likely Seven Seas is to put out more.

Full List per Diamond Distributors

DARK HORSE COMICS
Oreimo Kuroneko Volume 1 TP, $10.99

DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING
Captain Ken Volume 1 GN, $13.95

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Gakuen Polizi Volume 2 GN, $12.99
Magical Girl Apocalypse Volume 3 GN, $12.99

VERTICAL
My Neighbor Seki Volume 2 GN, $10.95

VIZ MEDIA
Monster The Perfect Edition Volume 4 GN, $19.99