Manga Collected Editions

[SkyMason21]

Can anyone help with the Buddha collections? Volume 1 on amazon seems to be half the pages and released years earlier by a different publisher than the next numbered volumes. Is the latest volume 1 OOP and that's why something else appears or was it some kind of rights issue and so changed hands after a few years?

Can you post the link for what you are seeing? Only publisher I'm seeing is Vertical-Inc. This link (http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/bu...uddha_top.html) from their site shows the Hardcovers started in 2003 and the soft in 2006, but they list the page counts as the same.

[Dayle88]

First volume is listed as Vertical https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Bud...s=buddha+manga

Second is Harper Collins https://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Encoun...WB5PNHRCZS8EP4

Are they a part of the same series of collections and I'm just confusing myself?

[SkyMason21]

First volume is listed as Vertical https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Bud...s=buddha+manga

Second is Harper Collins https://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Encoun...WB5PNHRCZS8EP4

Are they a part of the same series of collections and I'm just confusing myself?

Same series of books and same 8 volume collection. Haper Collins appears to be the UK distributor or UK licensing company. Difference in page count could be due to more/different ads, longer translation notes, etc. but in terms of story content they are the same. I don't see any Harper Collins versions of the Hardcover so I'd guess that they are just the UK distributor especially since it came out in 2006 just like the Vertical softcover.

[Dayle88]

Cheers, much appreciated. I'm tempted to just go for the box set that's around and risk it.

[AJpyro]

There's a kodansha sale at rightstuf.

http://www.rightstufanime.com/publisher/KODANSHA-COMICS

[SkyMason21]

There's a kodansha sale at rightstuf.

http://www.rightstufanime.com/publisher/KODANSHA-COMICS

Just to note some of these release dates are incorrect, and some series were recently delayed.

Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai Volume 3 has been delayed from April to September 2017. (Also the First volume is $5.10 on Amazon atm)
Animal Land 12 has been delayed from April to September 2017.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan volume 7 has been delayed from May to October 2017.

Welcome to the Ballroom volume 3 just released after being delayed from January to March, so don't trust the released dates of Volume 4 (April), Volume 5 (May).

Princess Jellyfish volume 4 was just delayed again from March to April (its original release date was December 2016). This is after Volume 3 was delay from September to November 2016. It's release schedule is suppose to be every 3 months so don't trust Volume 5's June 2017 release date.

Clockwork Planet volume 2's April release date shouldn't be trusted since volume 1 is releasing March 21st after being delayed from February.

Fairy Tail Master Edition volume 4 was just delayed from March to June 2017 this past week so again don't trust it 100% (Volume 3 also had multiple delays).


This is mostly why I don't pre-order Kodansha releases far in advance (on places like rightstuf where they charge when you order), because they regularly over solicit or have massive delays.

[pud333]

I'm sure it's been posted before but the Akira boxed set design looks nice.

[SkyMason21]

Last week Yen Press announced some new licenses http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-manga/.113887

New Ongoing Licenses:

"Gabriel Dropout" by Ukami
Series has 4 volumes out in Japan, and will be released starting in October 2017 for $13.00.

"Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia " (Masou Gakuen HxH) by Kuji Masamune and Art by Ayakawa Riku.
Series has 3 volumes out in Japan, and will be released in October 2017 for $13.00.

" Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria" by Oomori Fujino and Art by Yagi Takashi.
Series has 7 volumes out in Japan, and will be released in October 2017 for $13.00.

"Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Chapter 3: Truth of Zero" by Nagatsuki Tappei and Art by Matsuse Daichi (Same artist as Chapter 1).
Series has 5 volumes out in Japan, and will be released in October 2017 for $13.00.

[SkyMason21]

Viz announce some new licenses and print releases at Anime Boston this weekend http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...taisen/.114163


New Ongoing Licenses:

"Children of Whales" (Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau) by Umeda Abi
Series has 9 volumes out in Japan, and will be released in November 2017. No price point yet.

"SP Baby" by Enjouji Maki (Happy Marriage!?).
Series is 2 volumes long, and will be released in 2017.

"Astra Lost in Space" by Shinohara Kenta (Sket Dance).
Series has 3 volumes out in Japan. First Digital volume is scheduled for October 2017 with no physical date or price yet.

"Promised Neverland" by Shira Kaiu and Art by Demizu Posuka.
Series has 3 volumes out in Japan. First Digital volume is scheduled for October 2017 with no physical date or price yet.

Single Volume Licenses:

"Death Note" All-In-One Edition by Ohba Tsugumi and Art by Obata Takeshi.
Book is a 2400 page single volume containing the entire Death Note series, and will be released Fall 2017.

"Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories" (Itou Junji Jisen Kessakushuu) by Junji Ito (Tomie, Uzumaki, Gyo)
Contains 9 stories and will be released in December 2017.

[Balakin]

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"Death Note" All-In-One Edition by Ohba Tsugumi and Art by Obata Takeshi.
Book is a 2400 page single volume containing the entire Death Note series, and will be released Fall 2017.

I know this exists in Japanese but I thought the translation was just an April's fool joke This is just stupid:

[Dayle88]

I may have to buy that just because it's ridiculous.

[SkyMason21]

I know this exists in Japanese but I thought the translation was just an April's fool joke This is just stupid:

Yeah I'm not even considering it, it looks insane lol. Reading Vizbigs are really uncomfortable for me already, I can't imagine trying to read this.

[Mr`Orange]

It looks physically impossible to read.

[Dayle88]

It's like three Lone Wolf omnibuses in one. I think it'd be alright. Probably last longer than a DC omnibus too!

[Balakin]

It's like three Lone Wolf omnibuses in one. I think it'd be alright. Probably last longer than a DC omnibus too!

you think? I think I'm fine with my box set. Looks good,comfortable to read an I can just put it on top of the shelves because it stands on its own: