Manga Village

End of the month means a small list, and this month is no exception. There are multiple publishers, but with only a few books each. Kodansha continues more former Del Rey titles, and Viz has the new Pokemon movie adaptation. But the big news is the return of disturbing thriller from Dark Horse MPD-Psycho. Just in time for Christmas!

Yen Press is the publisher to check out this week while you chow down on that Turkey, and left over turkey sandwiches, turkey casserole and what ever other concoction the cook in your home will try to do to make the leftover palatable. If gossiping girls, zombies, ninja or teenagers with god-like powers can’t help, then consider calling on the power of the moon, with the help of Kodansha’s release volume 2 of both Codename Sailor V and Sailor Moon. The List: KODANSHA COMICS Codename Sailor V Volume 2 TP, $10.99 Ninja Girls Volume 8 GN, $10.99 Sailor Moon Volume 2 TP (Kodansha Edition), $10.99 YEN PRESS Gossip Girl The Manga Volume 3 For Your Eyes Only GN, $12.99 High School Of The Dead Color Omnibus HC, $49.99  **Weekly Pick** Innocent GN, $11.99  **Weekly Pick** Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya Volume 10 GN, $11.99 Melancholy Of Suzumiya Haruhi-Chan Volume 4 GN, $11.99 Nabari No Ou Volume 8 TP, $11.99 Omamori Himari Volume 5 GN, $11.99 Sumomomo Momomo Volume 10 TP, $11.99 The Picks: Justin’s Pick: Over the objections of my daughter (who would prefer that I pick Sailor Moon every day of the week and twice on Sundays), I’m going with…

Viz is gearing up for the holiday season with three box sets this week of titles that if you missed, you should rectify. They also have a mix of Shonen Sunday and Signature titles. Kodansha releases a few more former Del Rey titles including the well received Arisa and Digital Manga has more BL for the fujoshi in you/your life.

The beginning of a new month usually means a depletion of the wallet as so many new titles come out. Viz has the longest list as usual, with their shonen and shojo releases, including the soon-to-end Shonen Jump magazine. Kodansha isn’t doing so bad, as it fills in Del Rey’s spot very easily and debuts another old title with an omnibus and a new translation, Tokyo Mew Mew. Veritcal releases the Usamaru Furuya adaptation of one of the all-time bestselling novel in Japan, No Longer Human.

Halloween is this coming Monday, and Yen seems to have prepared for it! Black Butler, Highschool of the Dead and Higurashi: When They Cry are squarely horror titles, and diverse enough to appeal to a wide audience. Dark Horse continues their lone shojo-manwha with the next volume of Bride of the Water God, and Vertical releases its high anticipated title Drops of God.

Another short list, but at least with more than one publisher. Just in time for Halloween, Dark Horse releases the next volume in the gory horror title Gantz, and Vertical reaches the penultimate volume of the Tezuka classic Black Jack. And Viz has the next volume of their uncensored Tenjo Tenge omnibus.

It’s the first week of the month, and that means Viz shonen and shojo titles! Psyren, which has been running in Shonen Jump finally has it’s first volume released. Or you can get your sports fill with the latest Slam Dunk and the final volume of Eyeshield 21. Kodansha releases a bunch of former Del Reys, as well as the new omnibus of Negima. Or get your learn on with Gandhi: A Manga Biography from Penguin Books. But don’t forget Seven Seas with two new titles debuting this week, and both fit for the season! The List: BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT Code Geass Queen Volume 3 GN (resolicited), $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS Fairy Tail Volume 15 GN, $10.99 Negima Omnibus Volume 2 GN, $19.99  **Weekly Pick** Ninja Girls Volume 7 GN, $10.99 Wallflower Volume 26 GN, $10.99 PENGUIN BOOKS Gandhi A Manga Biography GN, $15.00 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT Certain Scientific Railgun Volume 2 GN, $10.99 Dracula Everlasting Volume 1 GN, $10.99  **Weekly Pick** My Boyfriend Is A Vampire Collection Volume 1 GN (Of 2), $15.99  **Weekly Pick** VIZ MEDIA Bakuman Volume 7 TP, $9.99 Bleach 3-In-1 Edition Volume 3 TP, $14.99 Blue Exorcist Volume 4 GN, $9.99  **Weekly Pick** Eyeshield 21 Volume 37…

It’s a short list for the end of September, but it’s got some big names on it. But we’ll get to those later. First, Bandai finally releases the 2nd volume of Kannagi about magical girl shrine deities. Del Rey Manga makes a rare appearance with the next xxxHOLIC, while Kodansha has a few other former Del Rey titles with Arisa and Negima. And just for the kids, there’s a new adaptation of the latest Pokemon movie from Viz.

It’s a smaller week this time as we get closer to the end of the month. Viz has an eclectic collection of titles from their Shonen Sunday, Signature and Viz Media lines, as well as a new novel from their sci-fi line. Seven Seas has caught up with the Blood Alone re-release and is releasing a new volume in the US with this week’s volume 4.

It’s Yen Press’ week as they release the majority of their titles this week, including the first volume of their 3rd James Patterson series Witch and Wizard, and the very different take on zombies series, Raiders. Viz Media sees the end of one of their Signature titles with the final volume of Detroit Metal City, as does Kodansha which realease the final volume of Shugo Chara.