Saturday, March 24, 2007

The Crimson Spell vol.2 by Ayano Yamane



Ayano Yamane new title 'The Crimson Spell vol.2' was published yesterday! The cover is sooo beautiful!! New some characters appears. Bert finds Hovey invaluable to him. But then Hovey is captured by the enemy to protect Bert. I guess the good part is just coming up! I want to read next volume soon!

The synopsis of Crimson Spell vol. 1 is as follows.
Bart is a prince of the Alsbirts Kingdam. One day demon gives a sudden blow and then he fights with the crimson wizard sword of the blood royal. But it places a curse on him. He often transforms himself into a monster. So he visits the home of Hovey who is a beautiful spell master and they travel incognito together to find a lead on breaking a spell. But Hovey makes love Bart to absorb evil spell every night. Bart doesn't know that. Their trip starts here.

Friday, March 23, 2007

New titles - April 2007: NARUTO, BLEACH, Inuyasya

Next month lots of new volumes of popular manga will go on sale next month! For example, NARUTO #37, BLEACH #27, Eyeshield 21 #24, Ouran Hight School Host Club #10, Inuyasya #49 and stuff.

Apr. 2
ONE PIECE YELLO by Eiichiro Oda

Apr. 4
BLUE DRAGON Lal by Tsuneo Takano & Takeshi Obata
Nazo no Murasame kun #3(final vol) by Mikio Itou
Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo bo-bobo #4 by Yoshio Sawai
Eyeshield 21 #24 by Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata
NARUTO #37 by Masashi Kishimoto
BLEACH #27 by Tite Kubo
To LOVE ru #3 by Kentaro Yabuki & Saki Hasemi
Contractor M&Y #1 by Akira Akatsuki
Kochira Katsushika ku Kameari Kouenmae Hasyutsusho #154 by Osamu Akimoto

Rurouni Kenshin Complete ver #19 by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin Complete ver #20 by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Dr.Slump Complete ver #8 by Akira Toriyama
Yu-Gi -Oh R #4 by Akira Itou & Kazuki Takahashi
Muhyo to Losey no mahouritsu soudan jimusho #11 by Yoshiyuki Nishi

Ninku - SECOND STAGE Etonin #3 by Kouji Kiriyama
CLAYMORE #12 by Norihiro Yagi
Tatakae, Tarantera #3 by Saimaru Bermuda
HAND'S by Youichi Itakura

TV ver Anime comics DRAGON BALL Z Super Saiyans Freeza ver #4(fianl vol) by Akira Toriyama & Jump editorial office

Movie NARUTO-Daikohfun! Mikazuki jima no Animal Soudoudattebayo by Masashi Kishimoto/Jump comic editorial office

Apr. 5
Ouran High School Host Club #10 by Bisco Hatori
Oniichan to issho (Me & My Brothers) #7 by Hari Tokeino
Penguin Revolution #5 by Sakura Tsukuba
Vampire Knight #5 by Matsuri Hino
Tobenai Majyo #3 (final vol) by Natsuna Kawase
Gatcha Gacha #7 by Yutaka Tachibana
Detective Conan by Goushiyou Aoyama

Apr. 6
School x Fight #2 by Asumi Hara
Kamichama Karin #3 by Koge-Donbo
Disney's Kirara Princess by Nao Kodaka & Rika Tanaka
Chiisana Yousei Petit no Nikki by Jun Asuka

Apr 13
Kimi to Kokokara! by Mari Asabuki
Tenkamuteki R by Kozue Takeuchi
Love Berrish! #4 by Nana Haruta
Bitou Lolipop #1 by RIkako Iketani
Aozora Pop #2 by Natsumi Ohuchi

Apr 17
Mahousensei Negima! (Nagima!: Magister Negi Magi) #18 by Ken Akamatsu

Negima!? Anime Guide BOOK #2 by Ken Akamatsu & Weekly Shone Magazine editorial office

Negima! Party Book Nagipa! #9 by Ken Akamatsu & Weekly Shonen Magazine editorial office

Get Backers - Dakkanya - #39 by Rando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki
Ger Backers - Dakkannya- THE LADT PIECE by Rando Ayamine, Yuya Aoki & Weekly Shonen Magazine editorial office


Apr 18
Kazuo Inoue Anthology of short stories #1 by Kazuo Inoue
Hayate no Gotoku(Hayate The Combat Butler) #11 by Kenjiro Hata
Inuyasya #49 by Rumiko Takahashi
Yakitate !! Japan #26 by Takashi Hashiguchi
IFRIT #1 by Masanori Yoshida
Urusei Yatsura new binding edition #11 by Rumiko Takahashi
Urusei Yatsura new binding edition #12 by Rumiko Takahashi
BUSHIN #5 by Daichi Banjyo
Aikora #7 by Kazuo Inoue
RANGE MAN #3 by Taishi Mori
Kekkaishi #16 by Iero Tanabe
Darren Shan #3 by Takahiro Arai & Darren Shan
Sunday official guide movie Conan all characters' charge sheets by Goushiou Aoyama

Apr 19
Koufuku Kissa 3 choume #3 by Kou Matsuzuki
NG Life #2 by Mizuho Kusanagi
V B Rose #9 by Banri Hidaka
Karakuri Odette #3 by Julieta Suzuki
Hachimistu no Hana #2 by Tatsuya Kiuchi
Bizan by Kumiko Hayashi & Masashi Sada
Golden Days #5 by Shigeru Takao
Gokusen #15 (final vol) by Kozueko Morimoto

Apr 21
Vampire Jujikai #9(final vol) by Kyo Shirodaira & Yuri Kimura
Hajimete no Koushien #2 by Masaki Himura
BLAN no Shokutaku -bloody dining-#2(final vol) by Shougo Mukai & Tsubasa Hazuki

Blade Sangokusi #3 by Taiyou Makabe & Ryunosuke Ichikawa
HEAVEN #1 by Aoi Nanase
Kimi Kiss by Mimei Kuroi

Apr 25
Arcana #3 by Kazuya Minekura & Yun Kouga
Uwasaya #1 by Natsume Hasumi & Ayumi Hosaka
Amatsuki #5 by Shinobu Takayama
Tokage #2 by Yaku Haibara
zion #3(final vol) by Shiki Kayase
Coselltel no Ryujutsushi new binding edition #4(final vol) by Ayuma Isurugi

Yuki no Kuni kara #2 by Asuka Shibata
KOI-MOYOU by Maria
Pafe chic! #20 by Nagamu Nanaji
CHICACHICABOOM #2 by Keiko Yamamoto
Strange Orange #3(final vol) by Youya Asahina
Crimson Hero #10 by Mitsuba Takanashi
Haru ga kurumade by Youko Fujito
Zoccha no Nichijo #9 by Yumi Ikefuji
Cat Street by Yoko Kamio
BAMBOO BLADE #5 by Masahiro Totsuka & Aguri Igarashi
Hanamaru Youchien #1 by Youto
Iwasete Miteemonda by Sato
Idol #3(final vol) by Shiho Takase

Apr 27
Ghost Hunt #10 by Shiho Inada & Fuyumi Ono
Yumekui Kenbun #9(final vol) by Shin Mashiba
Yumekui Kenbun Gaiden by Shin Mashiba
Souta kun no Akihabara Funtohki #6 by Jiro Suzuki
Nabari no Oh #6 by Youki Kamatani
Kamiyomi #6 by Ami Shibata
Chokotto HIme #2 by Ayami Kazama
Shoshorika #9 by Takumi Uesugi
dear #10 by Cocoa Fujiwara

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

New yaoi title - April 2007

I got information about the next month's new yaoi titles.

April. 10:
Kaitou Druggers-Junjo Koi Dorobou by Tsubaki Mikei
Nee, Sensei by Yaya Sakuragi
Tadashii Musuko no Sodatekata by Rina Yokoi
Tsumetai Taiyoh by Miki Sakamoto
Inu no Oh - GOD OF DOG - by Satoru Ishihara
Kuchibiru no Yukue by Nase Yamato
Harenchi no Susume by You Higashino
Cell Number 8 by Satoru Higashino
(All of them are yaoi manga in Japanese. )

Early April: Gakuen Heaven Official Character Book Saikyoh! Hyper
(Illustrations, character datas and stuff in Japanese)

Friday, March 16, 2007

YEBISU CELLEBRITIES Character Book by Kaoru Iwamoto & Shinri Fuwa



I got YEBISU CELLEBRITIES Character Book! It contains many illustrations, characters' profiles, map, short side stories and a few pages manga. Shinri Fuwa's illustrations are very good and side stories are very interesting. I want to read #5 soon. I will enjoy the character book this weekend!

Monday, March 12, 2007

Raphael by Moka Azumi



I read Moka Azumi's new title recently.

This manga book contains 8 short stories. Sure, all of them are yaoi manga! Raphael 1 & 2 are vampire stories like Interview with the Vampire. I hear she is a fan of the Vampire Chronicle series. Other stories are Japanese historical fictions. I think she is good at drawing European historical fiction. I like her art work very much!

Moka Azumi manga list
Raphael
Romance
Romance Otona no Kiss
Romance 2 Amaku Kikenna Himitsu
Itoshiku Tsumetai Kimi
Destinies Cross
Destinies Cross vol.2

Friday, March 09, 2007

Toumeishounen #2 by Hotaru Odagiri



I got Toumeishounen #2 recently. Hotaru Odagiri's art work is very beautiful as usual!
It's soft yaoi story, though..... I love Takamura Senpai! He looks good in glasses.

I got some info about new titles.
Mar. 29
Sono Kuchibiru ni Yoru no Tuyu by Youki Fukai
Nobody Knows by SHOOWA
Yoru dake wa Betsu no Kimi by Tamotsu Takamure
Kuchibiru ni Kiitemiru by Aya Ayano

Friday, March 02, 2007

Today is Hina Matsuri!

March 3rd is the day of the Doll's Festival called 'Hina Matsuri' in Japan.

This festival is a traditional event held to pray for girls' healthy growth. Families with girls display a set of hina dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, their servants, miniture furniture, and so forth, on a five or seven-tiered stand at home and make offerings of white sake and Hina-arare (snack). Today actually people tend to purchase a simple set which contains just Emperor and Empress, though. It isn't space-consuming and it's easy to care for.

In the Heian Period over 1000 years ago, people used to float dolls down the river. They believed the dolls would carry their impurities away. This custom started in the imperial court and spread to commoners around the Edo Period. In eventually became a festival celebrated nationwide. Though the festival was originally for both boys and girls, it is now just for girls.

Japanese doll makers release hina dolls every February. Each comes dressed in a traditional kimono similar to those of ancient Japanese court. Ordinarily grandparents on the girl's mother's side give hina dolls because it was one of trousseaus in the old days.

In Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, more than 10 thousand dolls are displayed during the festival. A hina parade featuring children dressed like hina dolls is also staged.

The Tokugawa Art Museum holds 'Hina Matsuri: Daimyo Doll's Festival - Dolls and Furniture' from February 3rd (Sat) to April 8th (Sun). Tokugawa ladies' hina dolls are displayed.

You may see this festival in shojo manga. Almost Japanese girls have their hina dolls. This festival is a common sight in February and March. Hina dolls are sold after Setsubun in department stores, toy stores and stuff. People hear the song in even supermarkets.

I used to enjoy the festival when I was a kid. But I grow lazy about displaying them in fact. It's very fun to look at beautiful dolls, though.