I’m pretty satisfied with all the manga and such that I managed to acquire in October. Many were the result of preorders. I was particularly excited for the most recent volume of Berserk and Vertical stole the show with the first volumes of The Drops of God and Furuya’s adaptation of No Longer Human. I’m also happy to see the latest offerings from One Peace Books: Osamu Dazai’s breakthrough novella Schoolgirl and the second manga to come from the publisher, Breathe Deeply. The good folk at Digital Manga also sent me a bunch of review copies of some of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s works after discovering that I’d never read any Kikuchi before. It was completely unexpected, but greatly appreciated. Look for some reviews to come soon!
Manga!
Berserk, Volume 35 by Kentaro Miura
Black Butler, Volume 6 by Yana Toboso
Breathe Deeply by Doton Yamaaki
Bunny Drop, Volume 4 by Yumi Unita
Cromartie High School, Volumes 2-12 by Eiji Nonaka
The Drops of God, Volume 1 written by Tadashi Agi, illustrated by Shu Okimoto
From Eroica with Love, Volumes 4-5, 9 by Yasuko Aoike
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Volume 1 by Mahiro Maeda
Gen, Volumes 3-4 by Various
Hikaru no Go, Volumes 13-14, 16-19 written by Yumi Hotta, illustrated by Takeshi Obata
Love Hina, Omnibus 1 by Ken Akamatsu
No Longer Human, Volume 1 by Usumaru Furuya
Nodame Cantabile, Volume 15 by Tomoko Ninomiya
Taimashin: The Red Spider Exorcist, Volume 1 written by Hideyuki Kikuchi, illustrated by Shin Yong-Gwan
Sugar Sugar Rune, Volumes 2-8 by Moyoco Anno
Until the Full Moon, Volume 1 by Sanami Matoh
Vampire Hunter D, Volume 1 by Saiko Takaki
Comics!
Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan McLeod
Novels!
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Demon City Shinjuku: The Complete Edition by Hideyuki Kikuchi
ICO: Castle in the Mist by Miyuki Miyabe
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan by Various
Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai
Seven Japanese Tales by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
Yashakiden: The Demon Princess, Volumes 1-2 by Hideyuki Kikuchi
Nonfiction!
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die edited by Paul Gravett
The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga by Helen McCarthy
Anime!
Yawara!: A Fashionable Judo Girl directed by Hiroko Tokita
Film!
Dragonhead directed by George Iida
Music!
Gankutsuou Classical Collection
Gankutsuou Original Soundtrack by Jean-Jacques Burnel and Kasamatsu Kouji
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