Midtown Comics has released next week’s list of things mostly shipping from Diamond except the ones that don’t (Midtown’s lists are sometimes different). What’s good out there?
Let’s start with the not-Viz titles. Code Geass: Knight is an interesting experiment from Bandai. It’s an anthology comic, released directly to tankobon by Kadokawa Shoten. They’re basically short parody comics, though there may be serious things as well. Knight, meant for women to read, is devoted to the guys of Code Geass. Queen will come out later, for the guy fans to read about the women of Geass.
The 6th volume of Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei is out from Del Rey. No matter who the adaptor, this is a fantastic title. This volume introduces Kaga Ai, who will become one of the more featured regulars. She apologizes for my singling her out like this.
Well, that leaves Viz. We have five more volumes of One Piece, taking us from the end of Water Seven into the middle of Thriller Bark. I’ll be honest, Thriller Bark is my least favorite. But even sub-par Oda has some great moments.
Gin Tama has been on a roll lately, and I look forward to seeing in Volume 18 is comedic, serious, or veering back and forth as usual.
Lots of shoujo as well. I’ll be interested in Kimi Ni Todoke 4 (which Diamond put out a week early, and which I have in my review queue), Otomen (Ryo needs more love, dammit. It’s not a yaoi title, honest. Much.), and Flower in a Storm, a 2-volume short series from LaLa that’s not actually CMX for once.
Ending this week are Shueisha’s Wāq Wāq, which I did not read, at 4 volumes, and Square Enix’s Record of a Fallen Vampire, which I also did not read, at 9 volumes. I dunno, it’s a vampire title but never hit the charts? How can this be?
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