It’s a good thing I’ve adopted the “More Money for Manga” philosophy, because this week looks to be a killer.
DC publishes Jill Thompson’s The Dead Boy Detectives Digest, which will probably overshadow any of its CMX titles. (Just a mean-spirited theory.)
I’ve had mixed reactions to Digital Manga’s yaoi titles, but Desire looks promising.
Tokyopop only has one release, but it’s Vol. 9 of Sgt. Frog, so what else do they need?
I’m never sure if Viz is just front-loading their month’s releases in one listing or if all that stuff is actually going to show up at the shop. I’ve already seen some of the Shojo Beat tankoubon titles in bookstores, so they’re likely arrivals. (And that’s a good thing, because I could barely resist Miki Aihara’s Tokyo Boys and Girls as it mocked me from the shelf at Barnes & Noble.)
I may get a double dose of Aihara, what with Vol. 9 of Hot Gimmick on the slate. (At long last, a spotlight for Akane and Subaru.) Then there’s Vol. 6 of Case Closed, which picks up on the last volume’s cliffhanger. (If I had any fortitude at all I wouldn’t have spoiled it for myself by watching the anime in the wee hours of the morning, but it’s a really, really good show. Stupid Cartoon Network.) I have been able to resist the anime of Fullmetal Alchemist, and I’ll probably hold off on purchasing the second volume of the manga, but I will get to it eventually.
And the arrival of additional volumes of Prince of Tennis and Whistle! remind me that I still need to sample more sports manga before I get to work on the column on that subject. (As I hunt around Viz’s web site, I can’t help but notice they really need to spend some time updating it. The shop is current, but the product listings could stand to be freshened.)
I’m clearly going to have to be more specific as I develop my mantras, because that’s a ridiculous number of titles for one week.