SEAN: I love quiet weeks. I love them so much more given we’re in a new manga boom where the first and fourth weeks of the month can be crippling on the wallet. But don’t worry, there’s still big things afoot next week.
The big release, and I will warn in advance this is absolutely my Pick of the Week, is the debut of the space opera novel series Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Viz’s SF imprint Haikasoru has picked up the first 3 volumes, with promises of more if it sells well. Old-school anime fans will recall its adaptation being a gateway series in the 1990s, trading fansubs and joking about “That man, Yang Wen-Li”. It is also filled with very handsome young men, so has a large female fanbase as well. This isn’t space opera like the Irresponsible Captain Tylor – it takes itself Very Seriously Indeed. But don’t let that stop you getting this, it is an absolute Must Buy.
MJ: Okay, you’ve sold me. Which is good, because nothing else here really does.
ASH: I am so incredibly excited for this!
ANNA: I am also incredibly excited for this! Space Opera for the win!!!!
MICHELLE: What is that I spy, sitting in my Amazon cart? Why, it’s the first volume of Legend of the Galactic Heroes!! Hi there, little guy!
SEAN: Dance in the Vampire Bund’s spinoff, Scarlet Order, ends with its 4th volume from Seven Seas.
Seven Seas also has a 3rd volume of Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto. I’ve heard it’s selling poorly, which is a shame, as I’m very fond of it. Go get this! It’s weird and funny! It has an anime coming soon!
ASH: Oh, that is a shame; I really enjoy the series. Hopefully the anime will help sales.
SEAN: After a few false starts, I believe that we do have the 4th World’s Greatest First Love volume from SubLime.
ASH: I actually just started reading this series. Guess I’ll have to add the fourth volume to the pile!
SEAN: Ranma 1/2 omnibus 13 contains two of the more beloved arcs of the franchise, as it wraps up the Herb story and also has Shinnosuke’s arc, which highlights Ranma and Akane’s awkward love story. Oh yes, and we meet Hinako-sensei as well.
Lastly, there’s a 20th Rin-Ne volume, and I admit I waved a little white flag last time around at the extreme lack of anything happening in the series.
Aside from IMPERIAL SPACE OPERA, what interests you this week?
AshLynx says
March 3, 2016 at 7:52 pmI think Legend of the Galactic Heroes is all I’ll be needing this week. I’ve seen the anime, the only time I’ve thought 110 episodes was “too short” in the end, so I am quite excited for these novels! I remember that once I got rolling in the anime, I could not stop watching it, so I’m also very excited for Sentai’s release (I hope they got the 60 some episodes of side OVAs and movies too)