Hello everyone,
After a very long wait due to a 7-21 Infinite Stratos volume the shipment from Japan reached my home (even if this time is a little small due to massive backlog) and here I am after taking a couple of photos (and freebies wallpapers) to write this post.
But let's start taking a look at the various series I picked up/continued :
Yes continuing from the last shipment I took the second volume of Infinite Stratos that is also the main reason of the huge delay. (it was 7-21 days)
From a quick look at it the quality seems the same as the last volume and we have this time Cecilia as cover girl...I found myself having a great fondness for the manga graphic style that looks a lot cuter than the anime one in my honest opinion.
Then we have the third volume of an only manga series named Countrouble that is one of the most interesting series I found recently in the manga world and that I'm eagerly waiting for an anime adaptation.
The whole concept of the count magic and all the "misfortune" that befall our protagonist (that is quite good) is quite original and even if the romance is clichè, the graphical style cover up for it. (it's a very suggested series for its comedy elements)
Yes, after all I've decided to continue reading Omamori Himari even if the story wasn't taking the best approach and here I am with the 8th volume by Matra Milan.
The story by itself is very clichè and maybe boring to most of you, but I found myself very attached to the characters to drop this series. The story continues from the many new characters introduction from the last volume and will likely go into a climax soon.
Who will be the next girl at entering the harem?!
And here we are for the new pick of this shipment, this series is named Tasogare Otome X Amnesia is a rather recent series that is frequently defined Horror/drama, but at the same time shounen.
I am very attracted by the visual style and high quality and in the end I decided to pick it up. Can't say much for its story content right now (I'll start reading it tonight), but if the graphical quality is something to speak of, it's an AAA+.
Yes, even after the sad news of the death of the main writer of the MM light novel, I'm still continuing buying the manga volumes of this series that I liked a lot for its funny and serious moments.
While I generally prefer the manga style of this series, this particular cover shot of Noa in the fifth volume cover doesn't look that good, hope for a cuter Noa to be back in the story! (the manga is still far back in the material compared to the anime)
Yes, I'm still following the stories of our milk woman Naeka and the Maid Empire her grandfather possess. (oh, the girls in this series are so many I can't even start to count)
While this series isn't for everyone I commend the great care into continuity and detail the author out into this series. What will be the fate of our Fujiwara Naeka?
In the end we have the sixth volume of the manga To Aru Kagaku no Railgun that it seems this time will focus on the arc where Touma save the Misaka clones from Accelerator (thus intersecting with the To Aru Majutsu no Index story completely)
I was waiting from a lot of time for this volume as I'm really eager to see how they manage to adapt one of the arc I most loved in the To Aru Majutsu no Index series.
Hoping for more Touma X Misaka combination in the future volumes as well.
That's all for this manga shipment of april 2011. The next will probably be at the start of june 2011 with this time 30+ volumes and many new series! (I'm preparing the list right now)
See you soon,
feal87