Ouran High School Host Club Volume 18 is out from Viz!

Go buy it so we can get more manga like this from Viz!

Links to purchase:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble

Buy Ojousama no Untenshu Volume One

If you liked the first chapter of "Ojousama no Untenshu", please purchase a copy of the series in Japanese and support the mangaka.  Here are some purchase links:

Yes Asia
Amazon JP
HMV Japan

If you live in the US or Canada and want to piggy back on my monthly purchase, contact me via e-mail.

The second and final volume of this series will be released in Japan on March 5th.

Oh, a reminder!  I have enough interested to make a large enough purchase for AnS Volume 7 and the compilation of Akidzuki Sorata's one-shot.  If you would like you're own copy, they can be purchased for $8.50 each + postage (~$2.50/book US, $3.50/book Canada). These books will also release in Japan on March 5th.  If you are interested in purchasing your own copies, please contact me via e-mail.

Ouran High School Host Club is Out from Viz

Ouran High School Host Club is out from Viz.  Please support the author and Viz by purchasing the official translated version.

Purchase from the Omari's Sister Amazon Store (Link)

Ouran Volume 16 is Available from Viz!

 

I meant to announce this weeks ago.  Sorry :(.  Anyhow, "Ouran High School Host Club" volume 16 is available now from Viz.  I recommend this translation over anything available in scanlation.  It is superior :).  The book is available now through the special Ouran section I set up in the Omari's Sister Amazon Store.   Click here to buy and support Ouran, Hatori-sensei, and Omari's Sister with your purchase :).

Going to Book Off -- Taking Purchase Requests for May 18th!

I will be heading up to my local Mitsuwa Marketplace (Sanseido Books) and Book Off this week (Wednesday or Thursday).  If you have any requests for used English or Japanese manga or new Japanese manga books or magazines, please send me an e-mail and I can arrange to purchase and ship those materials to you.  Please use the "contact" link at the top of this blog to send me an e-mail.  Here are the shipping cost estimates:

Small Priority Flat rate (up to 2 books): $5.95 US/$8-$10 (7 - 14-day International Airmail)
Medium Priority Flat rate (up to 10 - 14 books depending on thickness): $10.95 US/ ~$35 International

Magazines:  It's best to purchase 2 or 3 to take advantage of the flat rate priority shipper.  The minimum shipping on a magazine will be $10.95 because they are so thick.  That being the case, you may as well spread that $10.95 across 2 or 3 magazines or perhaps buy some books.

There are other shipping methods that balance time and cost.  Just tell me what you want and I can accommodate you.

All transactions will be handled through Paypal.

New Manga Purchases: Dec 8, 2010 to Feb 23, 2011

Here's my most recent purchases:

• "Gakuen Alice" Volume 15 -- One of my favorite volumes and the best sports arc in any series I've read so far 5/5.  I can't read the tiny font Tokyopop uses for the outside of bubble dialog, though.
• "Portrait of M&N" Volume 4 -- so cute, yet so strange 4/5 (Go Hijiri Ringo!)
• "Aion" Volume 1 -- Yuna Kasesaki's new series.  It's no where near as good a "Karin" but it's an entertaining read.  There seems to be some demographic confusion with this series.  The situations and the language indicate high schoolers, but the characters are drawn like 'tweens.  I found the disconnect disconcerting. 2.5/5
• "Mistress Fortune" -- I read the first chapter in Japanese back in 2008 and I wasn't impressed.  I'm still not impressed and found myself rather upset that anybody thinks it's normal for a 14-year girl to have DD sized breast and weigh 84-lbs.  That is mind poison!  Also the fact that they drink a lot of sugar water to get their powers was upsetting.   I got a few pages into the second chapter before I had to put it down. The drawing are beautiful and the book comes with a nice poster inside, however, I can't recommend this book for purchase and I think this book would be especially poisonous to any impressionable tween.  Every other series by Arina Tenemura is MUCH better than this sinker. 1/5
• "Black Bird" Volume 7 -- Chocolate sauce chapter!!!!  5/5
• "Stepping on Roses" Volume 4 -- it's so bad that it's kinda good...2/5/5
• "Black Lagoon" Volume 1 (for Hubby)
• "Natsume's Book of Friends" Volume 5 -- so nice before bed...5/5
• "Gunslinger Girls" Omnibus 1
• "The Black Gate" Volume 1 - 3 Omnibus -- It's good, but it's not something I'd typically read. I'm slowly working through it as a "bathroom reader".  I think folks who like slow developing shounen series will like this. 2.5/5
• "Arisa" Volumes 2 - 6 (Japanese Language)
• "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen" Volume 4 (Japanese Language)
• "Ouran High School Host Club" Volume 17 (Japanese Language)
• "Nemurenu Kishi ni Hanataba wo" (Japanese Language) 

If you want to buy some of these books, please consider buying them from the Omari's Sister's Amazon Store.  Support your favorite manga series and put a nickel in my pocket.

Manga Pre-Order Sale at Amazon!

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Vol 9 $7.53 Shinobi Life Vol 7 and 8 $8.35 each Eensy Weensy Monster Vol 2 $8.79 Gakuen Alice Vol. 15 - 18 $8.79 each Portrait of M and N vol 4 $9.35,  Vol 5 $8.79 Toradora Vol 1 $7.37, Vol 2 $7.03  Heart no Kuni no Alice Vol 1 - 5 $7.59 - $8.78 each I have amassed all the bargains here! And, yes, I pre-ordered all of these tonight :).

Ordering Information for "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen"

As I promised in reply to an anonymous commenter, here is some information so you can support the author by purchasing volumes of "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen."  First of all some cover images so you can make sure you get the right thing.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Links:

• Amazon Japan
• Yes Asia
• Kinokuniya (I know of locations in the US and Singapore)
• Sanseido Bookstores US Locations

Be aware that Amazon Japan charges $30 shipping for the first item and them $3 each item after for International shipping.  Yes, it's expensive, but it's gets to you within two days.  You can also purchase through a　third-party seller on Amazon for $12 shipping per item.  Yes Asia offers free shipping in the US for purchases totaling over $40 dollars.  In light of this, it's best to purchase multiple items if you decide to buy from these sources.  Also, if you have a Japanese bookstore in you area, you can try purchasing it or ordering it through them. Depending on the chain, you may not have to pay for shipping.

I have the books and there are some nice extra color images on the cover flaps.  I will post information for purchasing volume 4 when it is released.