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Helllloooo, Nurse!

Yokai Doctor vol 2. Del Rey, available 25 Aug or thereabouts, $11, isbn 9780345512390

Hey, Dallas, if you wanted me to read this series, you should have put this Naasu-chan on the cover to vol 1. Like much of the fan base, I’m not a complicated guy. And from this cover I can tell, first, that this series has nurses in it (or at least one nurse) and second, it must be a supernatural series.

Because common cotton uniform fabric?
…usually doesn’t do that.

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p.s.: apparently her name is Kotoko, if that makes a difference to you. ;P

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No images yet. Few details forthcoming to date. But listed everywhere as

Fruits Basket — The Complete Series Box and More!

isbn 9781427816955
List Price: $149.99, but none of us is going to pay that much, Amazon has it currently listed for under $100 and between the sale price and memberships and special offers and coupons, no matter what your retailer of choice, everyone should be able to buy this for less than a c-note. ~$4.35 a volume or less.

So if you haven’t read Fruits Basket yet (which while unlikely is possible) (or if you read it by borrowing it from the library — which is a lot more credible now that I think of it — and wanted to own a set) here’s your opportunity to pick up the series for a song, with some unnamed-but-exclamation-point-emphasized extras, and likely, a container to keep it all in. Should be a nice counterweight to my Naruto Shadow Box.

At time of posting it’s scheduled to street on 29 September; given their recent track record I’ll only believe a Tokyopop release date two weeks after it’s actually been delivered.

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Actually, I’d mentioned one of these before, but now we have covers and descriptions:

The Rough Guide to Manga

by Jason S. Yadao, Rough Guides, isbn 9781858285610, coming September 21, 2009.

From the publisher,

“The Rough Guide to Manga” is the ultimate handbook offering a comprehensive overview of one of the most fashionable genre’s in today’s popular culture. The guide features the manga story: from manga’s twelfth-century roots to the rise of English-language manga with profiles of influential creators like Leiji Matsumoto and CLAMP as well as publishers to look out for. You’ll find an overview of manga’s unique styles, techniques and genres decoded as well as a canon of fifty must-read manga, including the iconic “Astro Boy”, global hits “Fruits Basket” and “Battle Royale”, plus less well-known works like “Please Save My Earth”. “The Rough Guide to Manga” demystifies unfamiliar terms and genres for newcomers whilst offering manga fans plenty of new recommendations including listings for manga magazines and websites along with a glossary of terms. Crammed with illustrations, and including a section on the anime connection, this is must-have Manga for beginners and enthusiasts alike.

…can’t wait till September? This just came out:
[like, today even]

The Rough Guide to Anime

by Simon Richmond , Rough Guides, isbn 9781858282053

ibid.:

The Rough Guide to Anime provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse and amazing world of animation from Japan. Combining a critical approach with all the essential background information – from history and short biographies of the key people in the industry to the different genres, themes and cultural references of anime – this is the ultimate guide to Japanese animation. The book introduces the creative talents behind the major anime movies, TV series and OVA (original video animation) – from the Oscar-winning Spirited Away to classic works like Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and the iconic shows Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Speed Racer and Robotech. Written by anime expert Simon Richmond, features include the Top 50 must-sees, with details on the most influential directors and creative artists. There’‘s an exploration of the art form’‘s history, plus information on the anime conventions and manga-related attractions in Japan. Newcomers will love the glossary of all the anime slang and jargon, while devoted fans will relish the fresh exploration of themes, genres and obsessions in the colourful anime universe.

The Rough Guide to Anime explores the best of the prolific genre of anime in today’s popular culture.

Go forth and educate thyself.

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90 Classic Books for People in a Hurry, by Henrik Lange, Nicotext, March 2009, 9789185869299.

4 panel comic summaries of, as stated in the title, 90 classics. I want this for two reasons: 1. Ulysses, in 4 panels? and 2. Watchmen — both are included, apparently. Publishers Weekly did a review, that I’m sure you missed unless you get the actual magazine Publishers Weekly, but it’s easy to find as it seems every online sales site uses the PW review in the item description.

at $10, might be worth a look.

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(though of course these are probably also available here)

MySpace Dark Horse Presents, dead tree artefact edition vol 1.

from the publisher

This collection of the first six issues of MySpace Presents Dark Horse include Joss Whedon’s complete rock ‘n’ roll saga Sugarshock, a fun-filled story about a quirky girl named Dandelion and her love of music (and hatred of Vikings); Mike Mignola’s haunting holiday tale, lushly illustrated by Guy Davis, “The Christmas Spirit”; a lost Umbrella Academy chapter written by Gerard Way about our favorite curmudgeon, The Kraken; and a four-part story dedicated to Eric Powell’s The Goon. This volume also includes a wide range of established comics talent, and stories from newcomers who saw their professional debut in MySpace Presents Dark Horse.

DH also has an online preview

Vols 1 & 2 are available now, vol 3 streets in August.

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And too good not to share immediately—

I was in the data reconciliation phase of compiling the charts (week ending 17 May), which is also when I nail down the publishing information (what little bit I track, and the spreadsheet ballooned by 2700 or so entries when I started to track all graphic novels, not just manga so it’ll be awhile before I can post the tertiary reports as I need the time to enter pub. info — and the emerging trends and new release posts rely directly on that info, so I can’t post ‘em anyway)

methodology aside:

I was looking up Zot! by Scott McCloud to see which Harper imprint it was published under (that’d be Harper, straight up, no qualifiers btw) and I found this truly spectacular preview posted online at the HarperCollins website: The front and back covers, Scott’s preface and postscript, and the first 108 pages, complete.

It can take a little while to load. And it’s embedded in a flash reader, but the resolution seems fine for casual reading and sweet mother of bacon there are 90 pages of strip up on that site.

Zot! Omnibus, Harper, July 2008, isbn 9780061537271
$25 list, on sale most sites for $20 or less. Best $20 you’ll spend this month.

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Of course, we knew these were coming. That’s old news.

Over on the Yen Press Blog, closely following the original announcement, someone [*cough*] prodded Hassler to cough up the ISBNs

#6 – 9780316073240 (September 2009)
#7 – 9780316073257 (December 2009)
#8 – 9780316073271 (April 2010)

The new hotness is that vols 6 & 7 are now coming up on Amazon for pre-order:

Volume 6 can be yours in just 155 days.

Volume 7 will be available just in time for Christmas.

[cover art not final, obviously, as these are from the Japanese editions.]
[and just for giggles here’s vol. 8, which one hopes will be listed soon]

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I’m kidding. I think.

isbn 9780316358408 for those who must find out.

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GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class, vol 1.

Yen Press, story & art by Satoko Kiyuduki, isbn 9780759529038, $10.99, available now.

From the publisher —

It’s Kisaragi’s first year in G.A.: the specialized art and design department at her high school. The timid Kisaragi has a lot to learn, but with the help of a very unique group of friends, even the most difficult lesson becomes loads of fun — if not downright silly! With the aid of full-color pages throughout, you too can learn the basics of color theory and become a great artist yourself! Satoko Kiyuduki, creator of Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro, melds art class and manga in a whole new way!

I haven’t seriously considered a career in art since drafting classes (architecture — major #5? 6? — in my decade long undergraduate endeavors) but even so I own an embarrassing number of manga how-to books. This one, at least, has a cute cast and a bit of a story line. I’m thinking this will be worth picking up.

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