Weekly manga fix #6
I keep meaning to go back and post up what i've been getting (and reading) lately, but the TBR (to be read) pile is climbing so high it's got it's own shelf ^^;;;
So let's skip the ol' backlog and just talk about this week:
Full Metal Alchemist v10-13 Yay! I have almost a full set (1-13) now, so i can finally start reading them without pesky waiting-for-the-next-volume-itis. I wish my copy of v12 wasn't damaged, but I guess thats the breaks.
Translucent v1 A novel rarity of a title- a shoujo manga out by Dark Horse, of all things! I've been really looking forward to reading this title, ever since i read the preview for it. It's about girls who catch a disease that slowly makes them turn invisible, as a metaphor for high school life, adolescence etc.
Shiki Tsukai v1 New del rey shounen title. I'm wondering if I will like it, reviews of it have been pretty mixed. One of my fellow mangacasters thinks it's a novel take on an old formula... and another review (animeondvd iirc) thought it was hard to follow and not that interesting. If nothing else, i like the idea of element/season based powers... ^^;
Truly Kindly by Fumi Yoshinaga
Flower of Life v1-2 by Fumi Yoshinaga What's that? A yaoi title with actual plot and believable characters? (ie. as opposed to yaoi manga where everyone is automatically a gay bishounen) Her witty dialogue is the highlight of her series, probably the best yaoi mangaka in english right now. That is... if you like that sort of thing. (*looks the other way*)
E's v1-3 I read a couple volumes of E's in scanlation years ago before it was licensed- the art and style are lovely, but the characters never really grew on me. I guess i'm going to give it another chance. Just holding the books though, I gotta say Broccoli may be a small publisher, but they don't fool around. This is a nice and solid release. And using the original cover art really makes it stand out on the shelf.