BOOYAH! PokeSpe is gonna be bomb!

I am totally excited to blow some money on PokeSpe hahaha. VIZ finally got the memo and is publishing the Ruby and Sapphire arc. PLUS, they're going back and publishing Black and White into some REAL volumes (not those mini volumes). Now that they're getting serious about PokeSpe, I think I might snag myself those two box sets even though they switched Blue and Green's names, and censored some stuff.

(I think I'll buy myself some white-out and awesome ink marker to fix them hahaha) Perhaps when I grow up, get a job and still find that I love PokeSpe, I'll get myself a Japanese set too -nods- Haha. But whatever, I'm just caught up in the excitement that is Pokemon Special 8D

Making Plans for Buying Comics!

My plan of attack involves getting most of my Bakuman, Oresama Teacher and Yotsuba&!? volumes from Anime Expo 2013. There are usually some pretty nice discounts for NEW books at Anime Expo to try and get you to buy the manga there. The first time I went there, it was 30% off your entire purchase, so I just snagged the rest of my Spiral collection from there ;D The used books booths usually have 50% off, which is nice, but it's hard to find newer series there. Most of the titles are obscure of have been out for a long time in America (ie. Naruto, Bleach, Skip Beat). I will buy Strobe Edge, Pokemon Adventures DPP, Soul Eater Not! and Otomen as they come out (most likely in Barnes&Nobles where I can get a discount on them). Anything else, I'll probably just find cheap used copies online or at BookOff ^___^

This gets even better. So lots of the series I'm collecting at the moment are coming to an end in America! They include Bakuman, Otomen and also Chocolat (manhwa).

• Bakuman ends in 20 volumes.
  I've got about 6 non-consecutive volumes at the moment.
  VIZ's Shonen Jump is releasing every month until they hit the last two volumes. Then they'll wait a month for those two, I believe. That's fine with me. By the time Anime Expo hits, I think it might actually finish.
  Sooo... that means, if I don't find anymore volumes in the next 10 months (I'm sure I will lol) At 30% off an entire purchase, it'll cost me $90.90, plus potential tax, so that sound round up to about $100 for 13 volumes. Not bad, but I could probably do better lol.
  I should be finished with this series before the end of 2013
• Otomen seems like it's ending with 17 volumes in Japan.
  Volume 13 is on the way for me, that means there's only 4 volumes left to buy if that's true.
  American releases of Otomen are pretty much caught up, the 14th volume is already listed for New Years. That's about a 4 month delay, and I expect it to be the same for the rest of the volumes. Japan is releasing the 16th volume later THIS month.
  This allll means that I should be done with this series by the start of 2014 =]
• Chocolat will be done by the end of 2012, I don't think I need to say much about this LOL

 I hope that next year, I'll hear some nice new licensing agreements! I would love to hear if VIZ is planning to do the HGSS arc after they finish DPP and Platinum, because they're finally caught up in publishing the volumes in Japan. My other hopeful is a RE-license of Gakuen Alice because that's on it's last arc in Japan, and it's one of my favorite and most precious series! Oh yes, and with the coming of Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun's anime in October and success on the Oricon manga charts, I WISH that Kodansha USA would publish it in English! That would seriously be awesome.

If I hear some news about a licensing of new works from Natsuki Takaya, Aya Nakahara, Kawahara Kazune, Izumi Tsubaki and Sakisaka Io... I will be SOOOO excited!

My final hope is that Yen Press will be able to pick up a nice new manhwa title or two next year! It's tough getting a license for Korean comics because their industry isn't as stable as Japan's comic industry. Often, series get cut left and right, plus they're only starting to get a little popular. Manhwa (currently) has a certain taste to it that's a little different than Japanese manga that caters to a whole assortment of people.

So... there are my hopes! =]

Guess What Came in the Mail...

Oh man, why do I do this to myself? XD
I just... it just... everything just... happened...
And now... Man, I need to learn some Japanese, lol. Bought them online at YesAsia. Came faster than I expected.

What an Exciting Year!

Haha, I am SO happy =D I'm hearing great new licenses and news that I've been waiting for a while~!

FIRST OFF... Strobe Edge is getting licensed by VIZ's Shojo Beat!! 8D HOOORAAAAY, definitely going to muster up my money for that towards the end of the year!!

SECOND OFF... Although it's a little bittersweet, I stopped read Bakuman online ever since it got licensed by VIZ's Shonen Jump. But I also feel relieved that it's ended at a nice 20 volumes. Better yet, VIZ is releasing volumes AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT for almost half the cost on Barnes&Noble. By November 2012, we'll be on volume 16!! Many factors together equals an INCREDIBLE combination :'D

THIIRD OFF... The manhwa Chocolat, had been picked back up from its hiatus and completed. Not only that, but Yen Press will finally release the last 3 volumes as an omnibus. Wow!!

I'm feeling many completed series on my bookshelves coming my way 8D Namely... (13th BOY with one volume left, Chocolat and Bakuman)

I also noticed in volume 12 of Otomen, that Aya Kanno wanted to start wrapping up her series, but volume 14 has been released in Japan. So... let's see where she's going ^__^

Anywho, when I finish 13th BOY and Chocolat... I'll be focusing on buying:

• Oresama Teacher
• Bakuman
• Strobe Edge
• Soul Eater Not!
• Hirunaka no Ryuusei (I really should just learn Japanese, why am I doing this to myself?)

Teeheeheehee 8D Ohhhhh, I'm exciting for more fantastic series to be licensed!!

And as usual, on the side I'll be searching for...

• Yotsuba&!
• Lovely Complex
• High School Debut

=D... I wonder if I'll ever stop liking comics... -shrugs-