Bookshelf Overload: March 2011 — Experiments in Manga

Finally, it looks like I’m starting to get my manga purchasing under control. My impulse buying was way down in March; a lot of what made it to the shelf were purchases and preorders made in previous months. The set of the first three volumes of Black Jack I actually won from a contest that Manga Village was running. There were two titles that I was particularly excited about in March, both of which are out of print. First of all, I finally was able to complete my collection of Futaba-kun Change! by Hiroshi Aro. The second title I was thrilled to come across was the first volume of Yōko Shōji’s Seito Shokun, which is very hard to find. With judicious use of coupons and gift cards, I also splurged a bit on Fantagraphics’ gorgeous Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition box set by Stan Sakai. It collects the first seven volumes of Usagi Yojimbo and includes a ton of additional material.

Manga!
All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga
Apothecarius Argentum, Volumes 5-6, 8 by Tomomi Yamashita
Barefoot Gen, Volume 2: The Day After by Keiji Nakazawa
Biomega, Volumes 3-4 by Tsutomu Nihei
Black Jack, Volumes 1-3 by Osamu Tezuka
Chi’s Sweet Home, Volume 5 by Kanata Konami
Dragon Head, Volumes 1-10 by Minetaro Mochizuki
Futaba-kun Change!, Volumes 2-4, 6 by Hiroshi Aro
The Guin Saga: The Seven Magi, Volumes 1-3 illustrated by Kazuaki Yanagisawa
Kizuna, Volume 2 by Kazuma Kodaka
Library Wars: Love & War, Volume 4 by Kiiro Yumi
Love Attack!, Volume 2 by Shizuru Seino
Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun, Volumes 3-9 by Shin Mashiba
Seiho Boys’ High School!, Volumes 1-2 by Kaneyoshi Izumi
Seito Shokun, Volume 1 by Yōko Shōji
Sundome, Volumes 7-8 by Kazuto Okada
Twin Spica, Volume 6 by Kou Yaginuma