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!

The Manga Movable Feast for this month is talking about the manga we’re thankful for, the people who got until reading manga, those guilty pleasures we read and enjoy despite knowing better, and the companies that feed our soul. So, here are the Manga Villagers with what manga they are thankful for.

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! Week Ending 11/10/2012 Amy: The complete box set release of Ouran High School Host Club is on my wish list. I’m hoping that Santa will be able to fit this shojo complete series under my tree this year. This box set includes all 18 volumes with some extra goodies. Also, coming from Viz this week, I’m anxious for the latest volume of Kamisama Kiss. As the anime series has rekindled my interest in this series I’m glad to see volumes still being released. Alex: Sekine’s Love from JManga seems right up my alley (okay, I admit, I bought and read the thing already), and I think there is a lot there for shojo and josei fans to like. Negima v. 36 is available from Kodansha and Heroman v. 1 is available from Vertical, all of which I will be picking up. I’m also interested in Strobe Edge, a new series from Viz. And, if you are hunting for manga…

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!

San Diego Comic Con; the mecca of geek culture, where fans gather to find out about their favorite TV, movies and comics coming out in the next year. Manga publishers like to come as well, making licensing and other announcements. Viz Media, Yen Press, Kodansha, Vertical, and Jmanga were all there this year, appearing in panels and having space on the exhibitor floor. Of everything announced this year, here are the ones the Manga Villages found most exciting! Amy: On the digital front I’m excited that JManga will be getting Setona Mizushiro’s Dousei Ai later this month. As a fan of After School Nightmare I’ve been hoping for more of Mizushiro’s works to be released in English. But the digital release that perked my interest the most out of SDCC announcements was Viz adding Blue Exorcist to their Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. I’ve been on the virtual fence of trying out Shonen Jump Alpha this may be to tempting for me not to bite. The only disappointment for me is series like Reborn! and Gintama not getting a digital release, yet. Lori: I was thrilled by JManga’s announcements too! Not just an android app, but one for both phones and…

With 2011 in the rear view mirror, the Villagers look back at some of the titles, publishers and events that made the past year good (or bad). What was your favorite new title(s) of the year? Connie: There are a lot of different titles, so picking, say, Lychee Light Club over Sakura Hime is tough, since I like them both, but one ran in Ribon (for little girls) and the other in Manga Erotics F.  Lychee Light Club was probably my favorite one-shot this year, a great and very shocking book full of violence and objectionable content, but with amazing art and a manic, intense plot.  Sakura Hime was probably my favorite general audience title, if general audience can mean people who read magical girl series.  I’m a fan of Arina Tanemura, and while I’m not an instant convert on all her books, Sakura Hime was quite good, and I’m enjoying the setting and mythological ties so far. But my favorite title this year was probably Wandering Son.  I have a hard time talking about Wandering Son, because I feel anything I say won’t do the story enough justice.  It’s simply a nice, quiet book about pre-teen classmates exploring their…