Once again, things got a little out of hand in December. This time I blame multiple holiday sales (I’m looking at you, RightStuf and Akadot!), and of course gifts and giftcards. I even managed to win Clamp’s Gate 7, Volume 1 from Dark Horse during a Twitter contest. What made me particularly happy in December? For one, Fantagraphics managed to release Takako Shimura’s Wandering Son, Volume 2 before the month was out. I wasn’t expecting to see the volume until 2012. Natsume Ono’s House of Five Leaves, Volume 5 and Usamaru Furuya’s No Longer Human, Volume 2 were also released in December. (And since I mentioned Furuya, please check out the Usamaru Furuya Manga Moveable Feast to be held later in January!) I was thrilled to find a brand new copy of Ultra-Gash Inferno: Erotic-Grotesque Manga by Suehiro Maruo at a very reasonable price. And finally, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Apocalypse Saga was released! Nozomi’s boxsets were my first exposure to the anime; it’s a tremendous series and a fantastic release.
Manga!
20th Century Boys, Volumes 7-8, 11-12 by Naoki Urasawa
Codename: Sailor V, Volumes 1-2 by Naoko Takeuchi
Dengeki Daisy, Volume 4 by Kyousuke Motomi
Drifters, Volume 1 by Kohta Hirano
The Drops of God, Volume 2 written by Tadashi Agi, illustrated by Shu Okimoto
Finder, Volume 5: Truth in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane
Gate 7, Volume 1 by Clamp
Gen, Volumes 5-6 by Various
Hikaru no Go, Volumes 15 written by Yumi Hotta, illustrated by Takeshi Obata
House of Five Leaves, Volume 5 by Natsume Ono
K-On!, Volume 4 by kakifly
Kingyo Used Books, Volume 4 by Seimu Yoshizaki
Mardock Scramble, Volume 3 by Yoshitoki Oima
MPD-Psycho, Volume 10 written by Eiji Otsuka, illustrated by Shou Tajima
No Longer Human, Volume 2 by Usamaru Furuya
Otomen, Volumes 2-3 by Aya Kanno
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Volume 2 by Naoko Takeuchi
Princess Knight, Parts 1-2 by Osamu Tezuka
Rabbit Man, Tiger Man, Volume 1 by Akira Honma
A Strange and Mystifying Story, Volume 3 by Tsuta Suzuki
Sweet Revolution written by Serubo Suzuki, illustrated by Yukine Honami
Tesoro by Natsume Ono
Ultra-Gash Inferno: Erotic-Grotesque Manga by Suehiro Maruo
Until the Full Moon, Volume 2 by Sanami Matoh
VS Aliens by Yu Suzuki
Wandering Son, Volume 2 by Takako Shimura
Your Story I’ve Known by Tsuta Suzuki
Comics!
Dark Dreams: A Dany & Dany Art Book by Dany & Dany
Megatokyo, Volumes 4-5 by Fred Gallagher
Reflections: The Artwork of Kôsen by Kôsen
Winter Demon: My Dream by Rhea Silvan
Yaoi Gothic: An Explicit Sketchbook by Various
Yuri Monogatari, Volumes 3-4 by Various
Light Novels!
Spice and Wolf, Volume 5 by Isuna Hasekura
Novels!
Math Girls by Hiroshi Yuki
The Next Continent by Issui Ogawa
Nonfiction!
Japan Edge: The Insider’s Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture edited by Annette Roman
Japanese Cooking Contemporary & Traditional: Simple, Delicious & Vegan by Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner
Anime!
Black Butler Season 1, Parts 1-2 directed by Shinohara Toshiya
Fullmetal Alchemist Premium OVA Collection directed by Seiji Mizushima
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Parts 1-2 directed by Yasuhiro Irie
Gin Tama, Collections 2-4 directed by Shinji Takamatsu
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Apocalypse Saga directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara
Your January posts made me grin.
“Things got a little out of hand …” Know the feeling. Things get out of hand all by themselves whenever I’m near books.
“I also have a floor again.” That sounds familiar, too. ^^
Congrats with hosting the feast and hope the year of the dragon brings you perfect health (and, it goes without saying, many books).
Thank you so much for continuing to visit Experiments in Manga and for the well-wishes! I hope you have a fantastic year as well. ^_^