It’s Viz’s week for their Shonen Jump and Shojo Beat releases. There are a couple of new titles in the mix, including Oresama Teacher, which is by the same creator as the infamously bad Magic Touch. There’s also a new Pokemon series starting, featuring Platinum with help from Diamond and Pearl. DMP has a new novel for fujoshi, and Vertical has a certain cute kitten prowling around with a volume.
Yen Press takes the spotlight this week with the majority of releases, including Yen Plus launch titles Higurashi: When They Cry, Sumomomo Momomo, and Soul Eater. Digital Manga keeps their fujoshi fans happy with more BL releases, while Viz brings out the second of its Death Note omnibuses.
It’s another short list, just like this month is turning out to be. There’s not a lot to choose from for the long weekend, but for the very patient fan there’s a new volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion, a title that been around forever, and may take just as long to finish. Hats off to you NGE fans! If you’re feeling really brave or you’re a fan, you can check out Penguin’s newest title, Ayn Rand’s Anthem. The List: PENGUIN GROUP Ayn Rand Anthem GN, $15.00 VIZ MEDIA Bokurano Ours Volume 3 GN, $12.99 Naoki Urasawas 20th Century Boys Volume 13 TP, $12.99 **Weekly Picks** Neon Genesis Evangelion Volume 12 TP, $9.99 Shonen Jump Volume 9 #3 (March 2011), $4.99 **Weekly Picks** YEN PRESS Laon Volume 4 GN, $11.99 The Picks: Alex’s Pick: My pick this week is the thirteenth volume of 20th Century Boys. The series is smart and well paced, and avoids all the pitfalls of bad suspense. Urasawa is good at what he does, and I was a big fan of Monster, so this is one series I am determined to see through to the end. Justin’s Pick: Yep, 20th Century Boys is, for me, the pick…
And the list shrinks down again. Thank goodness for Viz’s spread out release schedule. This week it’s the Shonen Sunday and Signature lines. And Dark Horse keeps itself in the manga publishing game, even with it’s unpreditable schedule. No one’s complaining though. We’re happy to get our manga no matter how long it takes!