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NEWS: North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 24-30




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Soundmonkey44



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:20 pm Reply with quote
I for one am looking forward to watching my copy of the Lupin III collection once it arrives in the mail (and when I have the time)

May pick up Yens re-lease of Alice....not sure.
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Keichitsu0305





PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:22 pm Reply with quote
My OHSHC Anime Classic DVD arrived yesterday.
Patience truly is a virtue! Very Happy
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MrHatandClogs



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:33 pm Reply with quote
just ordered my Alice omnibuses and my Spicy wolf novel today!! can't wait to get them will finally be able to finish Alice, and then read the Bloody Twins book as well
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Chagen46



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:48 pm Reply with quote
I swear I saw the Alice Omnibuses in a Barnes&Nobles a few days ago...
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Altacia



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:56 pm Reply with quote
Chagen46 wrote:
I swear I saw the Alice Omnibuses in a Barnes&Nobles a few days ago...



They were on the shelves at my B&N last Friday, Probably was earlier then that.

B&N does that all the time.
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potatochobit



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:38 am Reply with quote
who cares about those shows
anohana is coming out next week

(actually, I care alot about maria holic alive) Wink

school day HQ $39.95 lol...
that's actually a real good price
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Zopyros



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:44 am Reply with quote
Nothing here seems to take my interest at the moment. Only thing I'm interested in at the moment is the next One Piece manga vol. 63 in July.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:22 am Reply with quote
media blasters is STILL not dead holy s*** !!!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:17 am Reply with quote
Wait, the print-on-demand Right Stuf experiment.Hetalia manga vol 3 came out. How did it work out? Did it have a decent print run? Will Right Stuf do this type of thing with other titles? And what is Hetalia vol 3 like?

Inquiring minds want to know!
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lys
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:03 pm Reply with quote
Agent355 wrote:
Wait, the print-on-demand Right Stuf experiment.Hetalia manga vol 3 came out. How did it work out? Did it have a decent print run? Will Right Stuf do this type of thing with other titles? And what is Hetalia vol 3 like?

Inquiring minds want to know!

I couldn't tell you what their print run was, but the book is still listed as in-stock at TRSI (with the note about included colour pages; I imagine they'll remove that once those copies are sold out). They just shipped my order out a couple days ago; from the tracking page I should get it tomorrow. I'll let you know what I think of it then... unless someone else gets/posts about their copy first!
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Agent355



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:15 pm Reply with quote
Thanks! I'm not a big fan of Hetalia-I thought the first two books were cute, elicited a few chuckles, and had a lot of fun historical and cultural factoids. The idea that this is a limited run with color pages interests me as a manga fan in general. I wouldn't have even considered buying it if Tokyopop was still around and this release was part of their regular run.

I hope this is successful for Right Stuf, and that they consider printing or re-printing more OOP titles in the future.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:31 pm Reply with quote
Alright! Since I promised, and my book arrived today...

Basically, the contents themselves look just like the Tokyopop books, in regards to font, logos, etc (even a "Like us on Facebook" message on the inside-cover). On the b/w title page, it displays RightStuf's and Gentosha's logos along with Tokyopop's; the next page looks like the usual Tokyopop credits page, except for a line under the TPop logo noting its association with RightStuf and Gentosha, and listing some contact info for RightStuf as well as Tokyopop. Tokyopop probably had all the book layout work done before it shut down, so RightStuf could just print it as it was, with the credit-additions. At the end of the book, there's a note from editor Cindy Suzuki (as in previous volumes), followed by 8 pages of historical background info.

All three books have the same dimensions. The coverstock of volume 3 is glossy, while Tokyopop's v1-2 were matte. The inside colour pages of volume 3 are matte, while Tokyopop's v1-2 were glossy. (heh) I like the matte colour pages; not quite as fond of the glossy cover... The paper used for cover and interior is a bright-white, as opposed to the cream shade Tokyopop's books (and most manga) use. I've heard it said manga should be printed on cream, not white, paper and I tend to agree... but in Hetalia's case—maybe because it started out a digital comic, and uses grey tones plentifully and has a lot of design-y stuff with itty-bitty details—it looks a little more clean and crisp on the white.

Er, if you wanted to know what I thought of the manga itself, I haven't read it yet. I'm also a casual Hetalia reader rather than devoted fan. The pages of historical background info at the end do look pretty interesting and informative though.
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