Manga Village

Every week, the Manga Villagers will go through the new releases for the week and pick out the titles they are most looking forward to reading. Whether it’s buying or just window shopping, check out what we’re looking at every week!

Every week, the Manga Villagers will go through the new releases for the week and pick out the titles they are most looking forward to reading. Whether it’s buying or just window shopping, check out what we’re looking at every week! Alex: This is a huge week for Viz – they’ve released a ton of good manga, including the 20th volume of Kaze Hikaru, a series that is woefully unappreciated. They’ve also got the 13th volume of Bakuman out this week, and now that they have gone day and date with their digital offerings, I’ll be grabbing my volume on the Viz Manga store. Not to be left out Kodansha is releasing the 6th volume of Sailor Moon to comic stores this week, and Vertical is releasing the second volume of Flowers of Evil. All in all, a great week for manga! Lori: Kodansha has already got me with Fairy Tail and Deltora Quest, but Viz is neck and neck with the latest Bakuman and the penultimate volume of La Corda d’ Oro. Yes, it is a guilty pleasure. Kamisama Kiss is another title I want to take a closer look at. With an anime slated for the fall, it…

Every week, the Manga Villagers will go through the new releases for the week and pick out the titles they are most looking forward to reading. Whether it’s buying or just window shopping, check out what we’re looking at every week!

Every week, the Manga Villagers will go through the new releases for the week and pick out the titles they are most looking forward to reading. Whether it’s buying or just window shopping, check out what we’re looking at every week!

Every week, the Manga Villagers will go through the new releases for the week and pick out the titles they are most looking forward to reading. Whether it’s buying or just window shopping, check out what we’re looking at every week!

Every week, the Manga Villagers will go through the new releases for the week and pick out the titles they are most looking forward to reading. Whether it’s buying or just window shopping, check out what we’re looking at every week!

Every week, the Manga Villagers will go through the new releases for the week and pick out the titles they are most looking forward to reading. Whether it’s buying or just window shopping, check out what we’re looking at every week!

The new year starts out short but strong with Kodansha releasing the next round of new titles, including the surprisingly fun title Monster Hunter Orage. Viz has a nice mix of shonen and shojo titles including a countdown to the last print Shonen Jump and the next One Piece Color Walk art book as well as a new title for the kids, Fluffy Fluffy Cinnamoroll. The List: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS Wandering Son Volume 2 HC, $19.99  **Weekly Pick** KODANSHA COMICS Cage Of Eden Volume 3 GN, $10.99 Love Hina Omnibus Volume 2 TP (Kodansha Edition), $19.99 Monster Hunter Orage Volume 3 TP, $10.99 Negima Omnibus Volume 3 GN, $19.99 VIZ MEDIA Black Bird Volume 12 GN, $9.99 Dengeki Daisy Volume 8 GN, $9.99 Fluffy Fluffy Cinnamoroll Volume 1 GN, $7.99 Kimi ni Todoke From Me To You Volume 12 GN, $9.99 Naruto Volume 54 TP, $9.99 One Piece Color Walk Volume 2 TP, $19.99 One Piece Volume 60 TP, $9.99 Oresama Teacher Volume 6 GN, $9.99 Psyren Volume 2 GN, $9.99  **Weekly Pick** Rosario + Vampire Season II Volume 7 TP, $9.99 Shonen Jump Volume 10 #2 (February 2012), $4.99 Skip Beat Volume 26 TP, $9.99 Yu-Gi-Oh Gx Volume 8 GN,…

2011 ends quietly as just two publishers have books coming out this week, but with some key titles for fans. Dark Horse makes it to 20 on the ultra-violent Gantz, and oh my goodness, is that a 40 on Oh My Goddess?! Kodansha releases their two kid friendly titles Animal Land and Tokyo Mew Mew, while Air Gear breaks the 20 volume barrier as well. Here’s to looking forward to another great year in manga in 2012! The List: DARK HORSE COMICS Gantz Volume 20 TP, $12.99 Oh My Goddess! Volume 40 TP, $10.99  **Weekly Pick** KODANSHA COMICS Air Gear Volume 21 GN, $10.99 Animal Land Volume 3 GN, $10.99 Bloody Monday Volume 3 GN, $10.99  **Weekly Pick** Tokyo Mew Mew Omnibus Volume 2 TP, $14.99 Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei Volume 12 GN, $10.99  **Weekly Pick** Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Volume 3 GN, $10.99 The Picks: Connie’s Pick:  I have to admit, my overwhelming favorite for the week is Oh My Goddess! 40.  While I normally enjoy the series in a sitcom-sorta way, the recent story arc has actually been really good, since it makes use of the fact that the characters are goddesses and demons and whatnot.  Plus, more of Hild…

It’s a short but varied week filled with good last-minute gifts. One of Del Rey’s last titles, xxxHOLIC, releases its penultimate volume this week. Vertical releases the second volume of its vintner saga, Drops of God, while Viz shows it’s eclectic side a little something from its Signature and Media lines. Good reading all around. The List: DEL REY MANGA xxxHOLiC Volume 18 GN, $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS Mardock Scramble Volume 3 GN, $10.99 VERTICAL Drops Of God Volume 2 GN, $14.95  **Weekly Pick** VIZ MEDIA Dorohedoro Volume 5 GN, $12.99 Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 27 TP (Of 27), $9.99  **Weekly Pick** Tenjo Tenge Volume 4 GN (Full Contact Edition 2-In-1), $17.99 YEN PRESS Betrayal Knows My Name Volume 2 GN, $18.99 Kobato Volume 5 GN, $11.99 My Girlfriend’s A Geek Volume 5 GN, $11.99 Spice And Wolf Volume 5 GN, $11.99 The Picks: Justin’s Pick: Mardock Scramble has proved interesting, if not necessarily anything new, and Dorohedoro is still a powerhouse of a manga with terrific art-presence, but this week I’m picking up Drops of God, if only because I still can’t tell if it’s tongue in cheek or deadly serious when it comes to the world of wine (or both!);…