So DiGiKerot over at Beta Waffle beat me to the Full Metal Panic Light Novel announcement. What he didn’t mention is that Tokyopop is also going to release the Welcome to the NHK light novel! I really like Welcome to the NHK (both the anime and the manga), and like I said before, light novels are gonna be the next big thing. So I’m really looking forward to this.
Also, why the heck isn’t the Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu light novel series licensed yet!? It’d be like a license to print money!
From a Broccoli Books press release:
Los Angeles, CA (February 21, 2007) – Broccoli Books has announced their boys love imprint name, Boysenberry Books, and will launch it with three titles. Delivery Cupid, Pet on Duty, and Sex Friend will be released starting in Summer 2007. The website for Boysenberry Books, boysenberrybooks.com will launch in March 2007.
I’m thinkin’ the name sort of a pun. Like, “Boys en berry?” Maybe not. Boysenberry seems like it’ll be Broccoli Books’ boy’s love counterpart to Seven Seas Entertainment’s STRAWBERRY yuri line of manga. I have to say that I’ll probably be reading more of the latter than the former…
With all these specializing imprints, I wonder when a meganekko manga imprint will emerge. All meganekko, all the time? Sounds pretty sweet to me.
I seriously believe that 2007 will be the year of the light novels. You know, those books with occasional illustrations that a lot of manga and anime are based on? I took a look at the Scrapped Princess light novel, Song of the Forgiven. I didn’t actually realize it was the second book in the series until starting this review!
With my Kamui backlog out of the way, it’s on to the Galaxy Angel backlog! I’ve got 9 Galaxy Angel manga to read after I’m done with this one so let’s get started!
Kodocha is one of those legendary anime that I’ve never seen. Well, actually I had seen a few episodes on fansub back in the day and gave up on it. But now I have the DVD, so I’m giving it another shot!
Black Jack is yet another famous manga turned anime from the one and only Osamu Tezuka. This dude is seriously some kind of genius! I don’t think he’s ever let me down before. So does Black Jack continue the awesomeness streak or is it totally lame?
Hot off the heels of my Disgaea manga review, here’s a review for Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories! Or as I like to call it, Disgaea 2: Electric Boogaloo – The Manga.
One thing I’ve never really taken a look at is OEL manga. I guess there’s a million names for it now, including global manga, amerimanga, etc. I finally got to read Aoi House, a harem comedy set in an anime club.
I’m kind of a Disgaea maniac. I played the original PS2 Disgaea for like, 90 or so hours before stopping. I’ve also clocked quite a few hours on the sequel, Disgaea 2. I also went on a buying spree last year when I got some Disgaea figures and a prinny plushie. Then there was the Disgaea calendar I got, too. So it’s just natural that I read the Disgaea manga, right?
Apparently, Funimation has added some of their anime titles to the Apple iTunes store. Right now, you can download episodes of Desert Punk, Samurai 7, and Speed Grapher.
The anime is available only in the English dub version, and they’re 640×360. I took a look at a few of the previews of the shows. Assuming the the quality of the previews are the same as the actual downloaded episodes, they look pretty good.
Individual episodes cost like $2 and a season pass costs about $39. Not way too bad, considering that most single DVDs are $30 retail. Then again, you don’t get Japanese audio tracks, extras, or an actual physical product….
Now, if companies can figure out how to synchronize releases with the Japanese airings and provide high quality dubbed episodes, I’d be all for that. Maybe throw in a coupon or voucher for the DVDs when they come out and you’ve got a winning business plan!