I still have a few things coming in from my ridiculous holiday buying spree. Other than that, January’s acquisitions were limited to preorders and some out-of-print finds. For the most part. I completed my collection of Yugi Yamada manga available in English, picking up the very last copy that Right Stuf had of Spring Fever. I also managed to snag a copy of Shotaro Ishinomori’s out-of-print Cyborg 009, Volume 7 for a good price. Unfortunately, the last three volumes of that series that made it into print are really expensive right now, so it may be some time before I can complete my collection. The manga release I was most excited about in January was The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio from Fantagraphics. Some people received their copies in December; I had to jealously wait for my copy to arrive. Fantagraphics did a lovely job with the volume’s production—it’s a gorgeous, hardcover omnibus. I plan on writing an in-depth review of it in the near future. Paul Pope’s The One Trick Rip-Off + Deep Cuts also received a deluxe, hardcover treatment. It’s a fantastic collection that includes his work done for Kodansha among other things. Yet another giant, glorious hardcover I was excited about in January was The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia from Dark Horse Comics. If you’re a Zelda fan, you’ll really want to check it out.
Manga!
Black Sun, Volumes 1-2 by Uki Ogasawara
A Bride’s Story, Volume 4 by Kaoru Mori
Chicago, Volumes 1-2 by Yumi Tamura
Cyborg 009, Volume 7 by Shotaro Ishinomori
Dengeki Daiy, Volume 11 by Kyousuke Motomi
Eyeshield 21, Volumes 20-22, 26-34 written by Riichiro Inagaki, illustrated by Yusuke Murata
Flutter by Momoko Tenzen
Genshiken, Omnibus 3 by Shimoku Kio
Genshiken: Second Season, Volume 1 by Shimoku Kio
Girlfriends, Omnibus 2 by Milk Morinaga
The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio
Heroes Are Extinct!!, Volumes 1-3 by Ryoji Hido
I Give to You by Maki Ebishi
Love Song by Keiko Nishi
Loveless, Omnibus 2 by Yun Kouga
Mister Mistress, Volume 2 by Rize Shinba
Spring Fever by Yugi Yamada
Comics!
First, Do No Harm by Guilt|Pleasure
Johnny Wander, Volumes 1-3 written by Ananth Panagariya, illustrated by Yuko Ota
The One Trick Rip-Off + Deep Cuts by Paul Pope
Sullivan’s Sluggers written by Mark Andrew Smith, illustrated by James Stokoe
Light Novels!
S, Volumes 1-4 written by Saki Aida, illustrated by Chiharu Nara
Tokyo Demons, Book 1: You’re Never Alone written by Lianne Sentar, illustrated by rem
Novels!
Body by Asa Nonami
Hikikomori and the Rental Sister by Jeff Backhaus
Strange Tale of Panorama Island by Edogawa Rampo
Nonfiction!
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia edited by Patrick Thorpe
Anime!
Simoun directed by Junji Nishimura
Film!
Blue Spring directed by Toshiaki Toyoda
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