Manga Xanadu

This week I have out regular Departments Weekly Wish List and the Top 10, check out news stories after new titles from Yen Press, Viz Media and Kodansha Comics, and look at four new titles from 2013 that I was surprised I liked. Show notes: Weekly Wish List Fairy Tail vol 35 Insufficient Direction In The News New Bloody Brat from Yen Press New Manga Added to Weekly Shonen Jump Kondansha License Outed by Rightstuf Pre-Order Top Ten Department Vizmanga.com New York Times Bestseller List Four Surprises of 2013 Magi Knights of Sidonia Puella Magi Oriko Magica Happy Marriage?!  Like the Facebook page! Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode47/MangaDomeEpisode47.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This week  I have regular departments Weekly Wish List, Vizmanga.com and New York Times top 10s, and then I take a look at the new licenses announced this last week by Vertical, Inc., Yen Press and Kodansha Comics. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode46/MangaDomeEpisode46.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This week I check out some new stories, regular departments Weekly Wish List and top 10 at Vizmanga.com and the New York Times, and for Valentines Day I features some titles with couples that aren’t so lovey-dovey. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode45/MangaDomeEpisode45.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Yukina is running into some trouble with rivals. Mami is a childhood friend of Shigure’s who has feeling for him, but hasn’t been able to tell him. She instead tries to trick or chase away any girls who might get close to him. Then there’s Akira, her cousin, who is now trying to be in serious competition with Shigure to win Yukina’s feelings. In the middle of these battles, Yukina and Shigure are trying to figure out their own feelings for each other. How much of it is real, and how much is still a game? By Ema Toyama Publisher: Kodansha Comics Age Rating: Older Teen Genre: Romance Price: $10.99 Rating: I read the first chapter of Missions of Love in Kodansha’s sampler Real and really enjoyed it. I initially had doubts about it from just the series description, but the first chapter was enough to convince me otherwise. Despite being 4 volumes behind, I had little trouble getting into these two volumes and continuing Yukina and Shigure’s competition to see who would fall for who first. What initially attracted me to Missions of Love was the friction between the two protagonists, Yukina and Shigure. Neither really liked the other…

Facing a royal summons, Eren and his friends make one final attempt to capture the female Titan. While they are successful, a new crisis faces them as it appears Titans have breached Wall Rose and are pouring into the interior. The 104th scramble to evacuate the villages in their path and find the breach. A night at Utgard Castle is meant to be a refuge, but instead becomes a battle for their lives as the Titans attack at night. By Hajime Isayama Publisher: Kodansha Comics Age Rating: Older Teen Genre: Horror Price: $10.99 Rating: I didn’t think Attack on Titan was going to be a series I would enjoy. It’s categorized as a horror title, a genre I’m very picking about. Reviews about the series were mixed with people either liking or hating it. I did read the first chapter in Kodansha’s Unreal sampler, and wasn’t impressed. But with the series rising steadily up the New York Times Best Seller list and Nielson Bookscan, there had to be something good that people were seeing about it. I received these volumes for review, and decided it was time for me to see for myself. I was a little unsure, jumping into…

    This week I take a look back at 2013 and some of the trends in manga that were seen over the year; What became popular, who started and who stopped publishing and comment on what I’d like see more of in 2014. I also have regular features the Weekly Wish List, Vizmanga.com update and the New York Times Bestseller List. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode39/MangaDomeEpisode39.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This week I check out some news stories, a new license from Vertical, the Vizamanga.com update, the NYT Top 10, and why I might start reading Attack on Titan. http://archive.org/download/MangaDome33/MangaDome33.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This week I talk about my weekly wish list, what new at Vizmanga.com, the New York Times Best Seller List and for the main feature I have Alex Hoffman of Manga Widget as my guest, where we talk about the Vizmanga Platform and pricing, and the new Crunchyroll Manga roll out. This is a long episode! Show Notes: Weekly Wish List Another No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guy’s Fault I’m Not Popular vol 1 Inu x Boku SS vol 1 Puella Magi Oriko Magica vol 2 Vizmanga.com New Releases Boys Over Flowers vol 1 Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World vol 1 New York Times Best Seller List Manga Widget Vizmanga.com Crunchyroll Manga As the Gods Will Coppelion Like the Facebook page! Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech http://archive.org/download/Episode30Final/MangaDomeEpisode30.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This week I talk about my weekly wish list, Kodansha’s new digital titles, some new titles debuting in Japan, new titles at Vizmanga.com, and I do a review of Higurashi When They Cry: Atonement Arc volumes 1-4. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode29/MangaDomeEpisode29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  This week I check out some news stories, the goings-ons at Vizmanga.com, and all the new manga licenses from New York Comic Con. If you like to hear more analysis of the New York Times bestseller list, leave a comment and let me know! And there’s no wishlist again this week. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode28/MangaDomeEpisode28.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  This week I look at all the manga announcements (or lack there of) from San Diego Comic Con 2013. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode16/MangaDomeEpisode16.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This week I check out the ranking from Bookscan for May, the Vizmanga top 10 and other happenings, the new manga streaming site Manga Reborn and do some short reviews of three manga titles; Until Death Do Us Part vol 2, Rurouni Kenshin Restoration vol 1, and Kingdom Hearts Final Remix vol 1-2. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode10/MangaDomeEpisode10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download