It’s that time of month again. The time where I reveal the embarrassing amounts of manga that have made it into the house. While probably not very useful for other people, Bookshelf Overload is a way for me to keep track of what’s coming in. Hopefully I will eventually be embarrassed enough that it will also help me curb my purchases a bit, too. So which acquisitions am I particularly excited about from the month of October? I managed to get a hold of a copy of Great Teacher Onizuka, Volume 23, completing my set! I also finally obtained AX: Alternative Manga, Volume 1 which had some distribution issues earlier this year. I went a bit Urasawa-crazy this past month and found a complete set of Monster on eBay as well as Pineapple Army. And I was super-happy to find the first volume of Futaba-kun Change completely on accident at my favorite local used book store.
Manga!
The 14th Dalai Lama by Tetsu Saiwai
AX: Alternative Manga, Volume 1 edited by Sean Michael Wilson
Black Butler, Volume 3 by Yana Toboso
Black Lagoon, Volumes 6-7 by Rei Hiroe
Chi’s Sweet Home, Volumes 2-3 by Kanata Konami
Crying Freeman, Volumes 1-5 written by Kazuo Koike, illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
The Embalmer, Volumes 1-2 by Mitsukazu Mihara
Finder, Volume 1: Target in the Viewfinder by Ayano Yamane
Futaba-kun Change, Volume 1: A Whole New You! by Hiroshi Aro
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Volume 23 by Tohru Fujisawa
Happy Mania, Volumes 1-5 by Moyoko Anno
Isle of Forbidden Love by Duo Brand
Kizuna, Volume 1 by Kazuma Kodaka
Jazz, Volumes 1-4 written by Tamotsu Takamure, illustrated by Sakae Maeda
Lupin III, Volumes 1-5 by Monkey Punch
Monster, Volumes 1-18 by Naoki Urasawa
MPD-Psycho, Volumes 2-9 written by Eiji Otsuka, illustrated by Shou Tajima
Neko Ramen, Volume 1: Hey! Order Up! by Kenji Sonishi
Offered, Volumes 1-2 written Kazuo Koike, illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
Parasyte, Volumes 1-8 by Hitoshi Iwaaki
Pineapple Army written by Kazuya Kudo, illustrated by Naoki Urasawa
Planetes, Volumes 2-4 by Makoto Yukimura
Revolutionary Girl Utena, Volumes 1-5 by Chiho Saito
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena by Chiho Saito
Satsuma Gishiden, Volumes 2-3 by Hiroshi Hirata
Seven Days: Monday-Thursday written by Venio Tachibana, illustrated by Rihito Takarai
Shout Out Loud!, Volumes 2-5 by Satosumi Takaguchi
Twin Spica, Volumes 2-3 by Kou Yaginuma
Wish, Volumes 1-4 by Clamp
Yotsuba&!, Volume 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma
Your Love Sickness by Hayate Kuku
Comics!
Adamo Anthology, Volume 1: Strange Love edited by Schumie
Novels!
Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse by Otsuichi
Nonfiction!
Mechademia, Volumes 1-3 edited by Frenchy Lunning
Anime!
Blade of the Immortal, Volumes 2-3
Hetalia: Axis Powers, Season 2
Mushi-Shi: The Complete Collection
Samurai 7, Volume 4-7
Film!
MPD-Psycho: The Complete Miniseries
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Music!
Exit by Shugo Tokumaru
ah you bought The Embalmer <3 I own it too (just first volume though T_T) and it's in my top 5 manga <3 can't wait when they translate 5th and 6th volumes :S
I haven’t read it yet, but I’m looking forward to doing so; especially with your recommendation!
I hope you’ll like it too ^.^ have you read anything else by MIhara?
I haven’t. Are there others you would recommend?
mm they are not as good as Embalmer imho, but I really liked Beautiful People and DOLL: IC in a Doll ^_^
Dokuhime is almost as good as the Embalmer but it’s still publishing and not available in English yet :( I really hope it will get licensed soon *_*
Awesome, thanks for the info! ^_^