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Manga Giveaway: WataMote Giveaway Winner

No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular!, Volume 1And the winner of the WataMote giveaway is…MegaKnogga!

As the winner, MegaKnogga will be receiving a copy of the first volume in Nico Tanigawa’s No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular! (hereafter referred to as WataMote) as published by Yen Press. Because WataMote is a humorous, if sometimes painful, story about otaku, for this giveaway I asked that entrants tell me a little about their favorite otaku or otaku manga. Check out the WataMote giveaway comments for the detailed responses.

Some otaku manga (or manga with great otaku characters) available in English:

Barakamon by Satsuki Yoshino
Blood Lad by Yuuki Kodama
Flower of Life by Fumi Yoshinaga
Fujoshi Rumi by Natsumi Konjoh
Galaxy Angel by Kanan
Gin Tama by Hideak Sorachi
Genshiken by Shimoku Kio
Hayate the Combat Butler by Kenjiro Hata
I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow by Shunju Aono
Insufficient Direction by Moyoco Anno
Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko
Love Stage!! written by Eiki Eiki, illustrated by Taishi Zaou
Lucky Star by Kagami Yoshimizu
My Girlfriend Is a Geek written by Pentabu, illustrated by Rize Shinba
No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular! by Nico Tanigawa
Oh My Goddess! by Kosuke Fujishima
Oreimo by Sakura Ikeda
Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori
Peepo Choo by Felipe Smith
Welcome to the N.H.K. written by Tatsuhiko Takimoto, illustrated by Kendi Oiwa

Welcome to the N.H.K. got quite a few mentions, which made me happy (the novel is great, as are the manga and anime adaptations), as did a few of my other otaku favorites like Fujoshi Rumi and Genshiken (and Flower of Life and Gin Tama, too!). Thank you to everyone who participated and shared; there are a few manga that I definitely need to pick up. I hope to see you all again for the first manga giveaway of 2015!

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3 December 2014 5 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Seven Seas Sampler Winner

A Centaur's Life, Volume 1Dictatorial Grimoire, Volume 1: Cinderella
Gakuen Polizi, Volume 1Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, Omnibus 1

And the winner of the Seven Seas Sampler manga giveaway is…Karen Swartz!

As the winner, Karen will be receiving A Centaur’s Life, Volume 1 by Kei Murayama; Dictatorial Grimoire, Volume 1: Cinderella by Ayumi Kanou; Gakuen Polizi, Volume 1 by Milk Morinaga; and Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, Omnibus 1 written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Yukimaru Katsura. Over the last couple of years, Seven Seas has really taken off, adding more licenses than ever before and diversifying its catalog. So, for this giveaway, I asked people tell me a little about some of their favorite manga released by Seven Seas. I’ve compiled a list below (those with an asterisk were mentioned by more than one person), but be sure to check out the Seven Seas Sampler comments for more details.

Some favorite Seven Seas titles:
Afro Samurai by Takashi Okazaki
Alice in the Country of created by Quin Rose
Amazing Agent Luna written by Nunzio DeFillippis, Christina Weir, illustrated by Shiei
Blood Alone by Masayuki Takano
Boogiepop created by Kouhei Kadono
A Centaur’s Life by Kei Murayama
A Certain Scientific Railgun written by Kazuma Kamachi, illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa
Citrus by Saburouta
*D-Frag! by Tomoya Haruno
Dance in the Vampire Bund by Nozomu Tamaki
*Devils and Realist written by Utako Yukihiro, illustrated by Madoka Takadono
Dragonar Academy written by Ran, illustrated by Shiki Mizuchi
Freezing by Kwang-Huyn Kim
Gakuen Polizi by Milk Morinaga
*Girl Friends by Milk Morinaga
*Gunslinger Girl by Yu Aida
*Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends written by Yomi Hirasaka, illustrated by Itachi
Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto by Nami Sano
Hayate X Blade by Shizuru Hayashiya
Inukami! written by Mamizu Arisawa, illustrated by Mari Matsuzawa
Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink by Milk Morinaga
Kokoro Connect written by Sadanatsu Anda, illustrated by CUTEG
*Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries written by Hey-jin Jeon, illustrated by Ki-ha Lee
Love in Hell by Reiji Suzumaru
*Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer by Satoshi Mizukami
Magical Girl Apocalypse by Kentaro Sato
Strawberry Panic written by Sakurako Kimino, illustrated by Takuminamuchi
*Toradora! written by Yuyuko Takemiya, illustrated by Zekkyou
Witch Buster by Jung-man Cho
*Young Miss Holmes by Kaoru Shintani
Zero’s Familiar written by Noboru Yamaguchi, illustrated by Nana Mochizuki

Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway and shared some of your favorites; I hope to see you all again for the next one!

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5 November 2014 Leave a Comment

Manga Giveaway: Sherlock Bones Giveaway Winner

Sherlock Bones, Volume 1And the winner of the Sherlock Bones manga giveaway is…Serene!

As the winner, Serene will be receiving a copy of Yuma Ando and Yuki Sato’s Sherlock Bones, Volume 1 as published by Kodansha Comics. Because Sherlock Bones features a rather unusual detective—Sherlock Holmes reincarnated as a puppy—for this giveaway I was interested in learning more about other people’s favorite detectives and unusual crime solvers. Check out the Sherlock Bones Giveaway comments for all of the responses. And, as usual, I have taking this opportunity to compile a list!

Manga in English featuring detectives and/or other crime solvers:
888 by Noriko Kuwata
Black Butler by Yana Toboso
Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama
City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo
Clamp School Detectives by CLAMP
Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba, illustrated by Takeshi Obata
Fake by Sanami Matoh
Future Diary by Sakae Esuno
Goku: Midnight Eye by Buichi Terasawa
Ice Blade by Tsutomu Takahashi
Kamen Tantei by Matsuri Akino
Kids Joker by Maki Fujita
Kindaichi Case Files written by Yōzaburō Kanari, illustrated by Fumiya Sato
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service written by Eiji Otsuka, illustrated by Housui Yamazaki
Lupin III by Monkey Punch
Monster by Naoki Urasawa
MPD-Psycho written by Eiji Otsuka, illustrated by Shou Tajima
The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok by Sakura Kinoshita
Petshop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney written by Kenji Kuroda illustrated by Kazuo Maekawa
Pluto by Naoki Urasawa
Remote written by Seimaru Amagi, illustrated by Tetsuya Koshiba
R.O.D: Read or Dream written by Hideyuki Kurata, illustrated by Ran Ayanaga
Rose Hip Zero by Tohru Fujisawa
Sherlock Bones written by Yuma Ando, illustrated by Yuki Sato
Skyscrapers of Oz by written by Yoshino Somei, illustrated by Row Takakura
Steam Detectives by Kia Asamiya
Young Miss Holmes by Kaoru Shintani
Yellow by Makoto Tateno
Zodiac P.I. by Natsumi Ando

The above list isn’t comprehensive by any means, but it’s probably not a bad place to start if you’re looking for some detective or mystery manga to read. Thank you to everyone who shared your favorites with me. I hope to see you again for the next giveaway!

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1 October 2014 Leave a Comment

Manga Giveaway: Triton of the Sea Giveaway Winner

Triton of the Sea, Volume 1And the winner of the Triton of the Sea manga giveaway is…Haley S.!

As the winner, Haley will be receiving a copy of the first omnibus in Osamu Tezuka’s series Triton of the Sea. About a year ago, I came to the realization that I had read quite a few manga that featured merfolk of one sort or another. And so for this giveaway, I was interested in learning about all of the mermaids and mermen that other people had come across while reading manga. I’ve complied a list below of manga that feature merfolk, but be sure to check out the giveaway comments for more details on some of them.

Some of the manga in English featuring merfolk:
Castle of Dreams by Masami Tsuda
Children of the Sea by Daisuke Igarashi
A Centaur’s Life by Kei Murayama
Berserk by Kentaro Miura
The Earl and the Fairy by Ayuko
Legendz written by Rin Hirai, illustrated Makoto Haruno
Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi
Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls by Okayado
Moon Child by Reiko Shimizu
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Pichi Pichi Pitch written by Michiko Yokote, illustrated by Pink Hanamori
Princess Mermaid by Junko Mizuno
Selfish Mr. Mermaid by Nabako Kamo
Triton of the Sea by Osamu Tezuka
Tropic of the Sea by Satoshi Kon

I was a little lenient with the definition of merfolk above (mostly because I wanted an excuse to include Daisuke Igarashi’s Children of the Sea) and I’m certain that it’s not a comprehensive list, either. But, it should be a good place to start if you’re looking for some mermen or mermaids in manga. Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s giveaway; I hope to see you all again for the next one, too!

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3 September 2014 Leave a Comment

Manga Giveaway: Nana Giveaway Winner

Nana, Volume 1And the winner of the Nana Giveaway is…Jocilyn!

As the winner, Jocilyn will be receiving a copy of Ai Yazawa’s Nana, Volume 1 as published by Viz Media. Nana is a fantastic series that, for whatever reason, took me two tries to really get into, but then I was hooked. I was curious to know if other readers ever gave a manga or series a second chance and what their experiences were. Most, but not all, of those who commented were willing to try a manga a second (or even third!) time. Sometimes their opinions would change after a second reading, and sometimes they still couldn’t enjoy it. Do check out the Nana Giveaway comments for the details of everyone’s story!

Some manga (that might be) worth a second look:
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
Berserk by Kentaro Miura
Fate/Stay Night by Dat Nishiwaki
Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden by Yuu Watase
Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei
Nana by Ai Yazawa
Magi by Shinobu Ohtaka
Maka-Maka: Sex, Life, and Communication by Torajiro Kishi
Ogre Slayer by Kei Kusunoki
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Otomen by Aya Kanno
Shakugan no Shana written by Yashichiro Takahashi, illustrated by Ayato Sasakura
X by CLAMP
xxxHolic by CLAMP

Thank you for everyone who entered the giveaway and shared your manga-reading experiences. I hope to see you again for the next one!

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