The Manga Drought
I have some stuff saved in a Right Stuf! shopping cart that I need to purchase. To finish off Pieces of a Spiral, Blame!, and to catch up on Young Magician.
Which I could bite the bullet and buy now while they are all in stock, or take my chances and wait for a sale. Hmm.
I've suspended on buying some series. No more Getbackers (I used to buy Getbackers when nothing else was out) and no more Tsubasa. Neither release gets color plates in first editions so they can be put on hold indefinitely. I should get rid of some books I never plan on reading again, or buying or continuing. (Brave Story, first 3 volumes of Basara are kicking around along with a few other odds and ends. I think DN Angel 1 is floating around somewhere too.) Hmm... should I donate to the library I wonder?
So why the drought? Most of the series I read are actually caught up to the japanese releases at this point. (Or close to it.) D. Gray-man, Excel Saga, FMA, Claymore, Saiyuki Reload etc. Many are on a slow release schedule to not outpace the japanese release. (Aventura... only two volumes out in japan!) Some series I'm close to finishing and they will be complete by summer. (Hana-kimi.)
I guess this is all a good thing as it's forcing me to buy less. A few new titles coming out that I want to pick up are short run series.
Last Weeks manga purchase:
- D. Gray-Man #8.
I also bought C.S Friedman's new book because it's out in paperback. "Feast of Souls." Waiting for paperback was a great idea because DAMN, the hardcover art was ugly compared to the paperback!
Which I could bite the bullet and buy now while they are all in stock, or take my chances and wait for a sale. Hmm.
I've suspended on buying some series. No more Getbackers (I used to buy Getbackers when nothing else was out) and no more Tsubasa. Neither release gets color plates in first editions so they can be put on hold indefinitely. I should get rid of some books I never plan on reading again, or buying or continuing. (Brave Story, first 3 volumes of Basara are kicking around along with a few other odds and ends. I think DN Angel 1 is floating around somewhere too.) Hmm... should I donate to the library I wonder?
So why the drought? Most of the series I read are actually caught up to the japanese releases at this point. (Or close to it.) D. Gray-man, Excel Saga, FMA, Claymore, Saiyuki Reload etc. Many are on a slow release schedule to not outpace the japanese release. (Aventura... only two volumes out in japan!) Some series I'm close to finishing and they will be complete by summer. (Hana-kimi.)
I guess this is all a good thing as it's forcing me to buy less. A few new titles coming out that I want to pick up are short run series.
Last Weeks manga purchase:
- D. Gray-Man #8.
I also bought C.S Friedman's new book because it's out in paperback. "Feast of Souls." Waiting for paperback was a great idea because DAMN, the hardcover art was ugly compared to the paperback!