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Bento Bako Bonus: Ōoku: The Inner Chambers vol. 4
Posted on September 3, 2010 | No CommentsTitle: Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Author: Fumi Yoshinaga Publisher: Viz Media (Viz Signature) Volume: Volume 4 (ongoing, ten projected) Vintage: 2008 by Hakusensha in Japan, August 2010 by Viz Media (a release rate soon to slow down, as the volumes only come out one per... -
Bento Bako Lite: September 2010 Previews
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsHey guess what? It’s September! That means it’s time for another Diamond Previews catalog. There’s a good offering this month, so here are your manga highlights for September 2010′s catalog. All product descriptions are from Previews unless stated otherwise. Also, since I’ve had people point... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit vol. 6
Posted on August 30, 2010 | 6 CommentsTitle: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Author: Motoro Mase Publisher: Viz Media (Viz Signature) Volume: Volume 6 (of 7), $12.99 Vintage: August 2010 Genre: Psychological thriller In the world of Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, a government agency known as the Ministry of Health and Welfare has... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Bleach vol. 32
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 3 CommentsTitle: Bleach Author: Tite Kubo Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Jump) Volume: Volume 32 (ongoing): Howling (collects chapters 279-286), $9.99 Vintage: 2008 by Shueisha in Japan, September 1, 2010 from Viz Genre: Shonen, action, supernatural So far (see my review of volume 31 for more info):... -
Bento Bako Lite: Nabari no Ou 1 & Sumomomo, Momomo 1
Posted on August 25, 2010 | 4 CommentsToday is another double short review day, this time with some Yen Press titles. Last time I doubled up on Yen Press books, we looked at the demon Black Butler, and the ghosts of Time and Again. Today, ninjas are the theme. Or, at least,... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Gente 1 and House of Five Leaves 1
Posted on August 23, 2010 | 4 CommentsIn my attempt to clear out some backlogged manga, we’ll be looking at two new Natsume Ono books from Viz Media today – the mysterious outlaws in House of Five Leaves, and the handsome waiters of Gente, sequel to Ristorante Paradiso. Both books are geared... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Biomega vol. 3
Posted on August 20, 2010 | 8 CommentsTitle: Biomega Author: Tsutomu Nihei Publisher: Viz Media (Viz Signature) Volume: Volume 3 (of six), $12.99 Vintage: 2007 by Shueisha in Japan, August 10, 2010 by Viz Media Genre: Science fiction, horror, action, cyber punk I apologize in advance for the awkwardness of this review.... -
Bento Bako Lite: Clan of the Nakagamis
Posted on August 18, 2010 | 2 CommentsTitle: Clan of the Nakagamis and Clan of the Nakagamis: The Devil Cometh Author: Homerun Ken Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (Juné) Volume: Two volumes make up this series, $12.95 each Vintage: 2005 by Biblos in Japan (first book), 2006 by DMP; 2007 by Libre Publishing... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Vampire Knight disc 1
Posted on August 16, 2010 | 6 CommentsTitle: Vampire Knight Publisher: Produced by Studio Deen, licensed by Viz Media Volume: Disc 1 (episodes 1-4, of 13), $19.98 Vintage: April – July of 2008 in Japan, licensed in 2009 by Viz Media; the first disc was released in July 2010 Genre: Romance, vampires,... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Flower in a Storm vol. 2
Posted on August 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsTitle: Flower in a Storm Author: Shigeyoshi Takagi Publisher: Viz Media (Shojo Beat) Volume: Volume 2 (complete), $9.99 Vintage: 2008 by Hakusensha in Japan, August 2010 from Viz Media Genre: Romance, comedy Riko Kunimi is an average high school student…or she would be, if she... -
Bento Bako Lite: Black Butler 2, Time and Again 1
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 7 CommentsI’ve got a fairly sizable pile of manga I’d like to get through, so today I’m reviewing two titles, which will (hopefully) be shorter than my usual reviews. They’re both Yen Press books. The first is Black Butler volume 2 (here’s my review of volume... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Hikaru no Go vols. 19 & 20
Posted on August 9, 2010 | 3 CommentsTitle: Hikaru no Go Author: Yumi Hotta, with art by Takeshi Obata (Bakuman); supervised by professional Go player Yukari Umezawa (5-dan) Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Jump) Volume: Volumes 19 and 20 (of 23), $9.99 each Vintage: 2002 and 2003 in Japan by Shueisha, May 2010... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Millennium Prime Minister vols. 3&4
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsTitle: Millennium Prime Minister Author: Eiki Eiki (Color) Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (Doki Doki) Volume: Volumes 3 and 4 (completed), $12.95 each Vintage: 2000 by Shinshokan in Japan; volume 3 in January 2010 and volume 4 in April 2010 by DMP Genre: Romance, comedy, some... -
Bento Bako Lite: August 2010 Previews
Posted on August 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsAnother month, another Diamond Previews catalog! So settle in as I pick out the best manga offerings in the August 2010 catalog. All product descriptions are from Previews unless otherwise noted. Here’s my personal pull list, which after a month or two of next to... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Bakuman vol. 1
Posted on August 2, 2010 | 8 CommentsTitle: Bakuman Author(s): Tsugumi Ohba (story), Takeshi Obata (art) (the creators of Death Note) Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Jump) Volume: Volume 1 (ongoing), $9.99 Vintage: 2009 by Shueisha in Japan, August 3, 2010 by Viz Media Genre: Comedy, slice-of-life, some romance, some drama While Bakuman... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Crown of Love vol. 3
Posted on July 30, 2010 | 8 CommentsTitle: Crown of Love Author: Yun Kouga Publisher: Viz Media (Shojo Beat) Volume: Volume 3 (ongoing), $9.99 Vintage: August 3, 2010 Genre: Shojo, romance, drama, older teen Previously I reviewed volume 1 and volume 2 of this series, so you may want to check those... -
Bento Bako Special: Manga Moveable Feast: Paradise Kiss
Posted on July 28, 2010 | 8 CommentsGreetings readers! If you’re a ComicAttack native, you may be wondering, “Kristin, what is the Manga Moveable Feast?” Well manga fans, it’s something you should be paying attention to! Each month the manga blogging community chooses a title for everyone to look at. It’s sort... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Children of the Sea vol. 3
Posted on July 26, 2010 | 5 CommentsTitle: Children of the Sea Author: Daisuke Igarashi Publisher: Viz Media (Sig IKKI) Volume: Volume 3 (ongoing), $14.99 Vintage: 2008 by Shogakukan in Japan, June 2010 from Viz Media Genre: Adventure, mystery, fantasy, older teen The story of the previous two volumes is a little... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Ultimo vol. 2
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 1 CommentTitle: Karakuridôji Ultimo Author: Hiroyuki Takei, Stan Lee (original concept) Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Jump) with POW! Entertainment Volume: Volume 2 (ongoing), $9.99 Vintage: 2009 by Shueisha in Japan, July 2010 (out now) by Viz Media Genre: Action, science fiction, shonen Yep, that’s right. Stan... -
Bento Bako Lite: Garden Dreams
Posted on July 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsTitle: Garden Dreams Author: Fumi Yoshinaga (Antique Bakery, Ōoku: The Inner Chambers) Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing Volume: One-shot, $12.95 Vintage: 1999 from Shinshokan in Japan, 2007 from DMP Genre: Shojo I think is the easiest label to give it; maybe josei. There’s a lot of... -
Bento Bako Weekly: 20th Century Boys vol. 9
Posted on July 19, 2010 | 4 CommentsTitle: 20th Century Boys Author: Naoki Urasawa Publisher: Viz Media (Viz Signature) Volume: Volume 9 (of 22), $12.99 Vintage: 2002 by Shogakukan, June 2010 by Viz Media Genre: Science fiction, mystery, older teen On New Year’s Eve in the year 2000, Kenji Endo fought to... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Butterflies, Flowers vol. 2
Posted on July 16, 2010 | 2 CommentsTitle: Butterflies, Flowers (Chou Yo Hana Yo) Author: Yuki Yoshihara Publisher: Viz Media (Shojo Beat) Volume: Volume 2 (of 8), $9.99 Vintage: The series began in 2006 from Shogakukan in Japan, volume 2 in April 2010 from Viz Media Genre: Shojo, smutty romance, comedy, rated... -
Bento Bako Lite: Alice the 101st vol. 1
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 3 CommentsTitle: Alice the 101st Author: Chigusa Kawai Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing, on their Doki Doki imprint Volume: Volume 1 (ongoing), $12.95 Vintage: 2007 by Shinshokan in Japan, June 2010 from DMP Genre: Comedy, romance, shojo, music Aristide Lang (or Alistair, Aristo, but mainly Alice) has... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Case Closed vol. 35
Posted on July 12, 2010 | 3 CommentsTitle: Case Closed Author: Gosho Aoyama Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Sunday) Volume: Volume 35 (ongoing), 9.99 Vintage: 2001 by Shogakukan in Japan (as Detective Conan), scheduled for July 13 from Viz Media Genre: Older teen, detective mystery, murder, slight gore, drama, some comedy Oh, Case... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Antique Bakery vols. 3&4
Posted on July 9, 2010 | 9 CommentsTitle: Antique Bakery Author: Fumi Yoshinaga Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing Volume: Volumes 3 and 4 (final), $12.95 each Vintage: 2001 and 2002 by Shinshokan in Japan; DMP released both of their volumes in 2006 Genre: It’s really hard to classify. There are boy’s love elements,... -
Bento Bako Lite: InuYasha vol. 50
Posted on July 7, 2010 | 5 CommentsTitle: InuYasha Author: Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2) Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Sunday) Volume: Volume 50 (of 56) $9.99 Vintage: 2007 from Shogakukan in Japan, by Viz on July 13, 2010 Genre: Action, drama, comedy, more action, even a little bit of romance now and then... -
Bento Bako Weekly: Maoh: Juvenile Remix vols. 1&2
Posted on July 5, 2010 | 3 CommentsTitle: Maoh: Juvenile Remix Author: Megumi Osuga (original novel by Kotaro Isaka) Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Sunday) Volume: Volumes 1 and 2 Vintage: 2007 in Japan by Shogakukan; volume 1 in May 2010 by Viz, volume 2 is scheduled for August 10 Genre: Older teen,... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Arata the Legend vol. 2
Posted on July 2, 2010 | 4 CommentsTitle: Arata The Legend Author: Yuu Watase Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Sunday) Volume: Volume 2 (ongoing), $9.99 Vintage: 2009 by Shogakukan in Japan, June 2010 from Viz Genre: Shonen, fantasy, action, The story so far: In the land of Amawakuni, every 30 years a ceremony... -
Bento Bako Lite: July 2010 Previews
Posted on June 30, 2010 | 7 CommentsIt’s that time again! Diamond’s July 2010 Previews catalog hit the stores last week, and as usual I have combed through the pages to find you the best manga (anime, figures, various related) items for the month. It’s a bit shabby this month; most publishers... -
Bento Bako Weekly: We Were There vol. 11
Posted on June 28, 2010 | 1 CommentTitle: We Were There Author: Yuki Obata Publisher: Viz Media Volume: Volume 11, ongoing, $9.99 Vintage: 2006 by Shogakukan in Japan, scheduled for release by Viz Media on July 6, 2010 Genre: Shojo, romance, great for older teens (occasionally the series has sexual situations), drama... -
Bento Bako Bonus: Taimashin: The Red Spider Exorcist vol. 2
Posted on June 25, 2010 | 1 CommentTitle: Taimashin: The Red Spider Exorcist Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi (Yashakiden: The Demon Princess), with art by Shin Yong-Gwan Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing Volume: Volume 2 (ongoing; see my review of volume 1 here), $9.95 Vintage: 2007 by Media Factory, INC in Japan, May 2010 by... -
Bento Bako Lite: I’ll Give it My All…Tomorrow vol. 1
Posted on June 23, 2010 | 4 CommentsTitle: I’ll Give it My All…Tomorrow Author: Shunju Aono Publisher: Viz Media, on their Viz Signature Sig IKKI imprint Volume: Volume 1, $12.99 Vintage: 2007 by Shogakukan in Japan, May 2010 from Viz (volume 2 comes out in December) Genre: Seinen (men ages 18-30, and...
