YEN PRESS
YEN PLUS MAGAZINE VOLUME 3 #5 MAY 2010
(W/A) Various
Yen Plus is a monthly anthology magazine that brings readers the best in manga! Yen Plus is unique in that you can read it by opening it from the front or the back — open it from the front and you will get great manhwa from Korea and original American manga. Open it from the back and you will get the absolute best manga from Japan! Yen Plus is a great way to give the very eager fans of manga a look at the best titles coming from Japan, Korea, and the Western world! (C: 0-1-2)
448pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99
BAMBOO BLADE VOLUME 4 TP
(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi
A washout of a teacher finds inspiration in his students — but it takes a bet to do it! When word of Kojiro's angry outburst at the supermarket gets around to the chairman of the school board, Kojiro's future at Muroe High is in jeopardy! But there's really nothing the kendo club can do to help — or is there? (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
BUNNY DROP VOLUME 1 GN
(W/A) Yumi Unita
Returning to his family's estate for his grandfather's funeral; thirtysomething bachelor Daikichi discovers that the old man had an illegitimate child with a much younger lover! Needless to say, the rest of the family is shocked and embarrassed by this turn of events, and not one of them wants anything to do with the little girl, who refuses to say a word. Daikichi decides to adopt her, but is living with an overgrown teenager the key to making Rin come out of her shell? (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x8, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA VOLUME 5 GN
(W) Nagaru Tanigawa, Gaku Tsugano (A) Noizi Ito
Poor Kyon has resigned himself to his duties in the SOS Brigade — that is, to keeping Haruhi occupied, lest in her boredom she destroy the world! School's out for the summer, so they'll have to work overtime to keep the ignorant goddess entertained. But will summer festivals and swimming pools be enough to appease her? Or will her longing for a supernatural excitement land the SOS Brigade in their most dangerous caper yet? (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, Canada, and Mexico.
SC, 208pgs, FC SRP: $10.99
RAIDERS VOLUME 2 GN
(W/A) Jin Jun Park
Imbued with the power of an immortal, Ariel attempts to meet Grace who apparently knows the secret of the Holy Grail. But at their appointed meeting spot, Ariel finds enemies waiting for her, rather than friends. Following an intense battle in the middle of the city, Ariel decides to join Lamia on a quest to find another vial of the Grail's blood. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
SUMOMOMO MOMOMO VOLUME 3 TP
(W/A) Shinobu Ohtaka
An heir to a martial arts dynasty tries to stop an impending civil war in Japan. Finally, the veil hiding the Heavenly Warrior House Mask is pulled back, to reveal none other than Koushi's high school class representative, pledged to give her life in service to his protection. Now, a battle risking all that this young lady has to risk will begin. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
TIME AND AGAIN VOLUME 2 GN
(W/A) JiWoon Youn
The pain you inflict on another may just come back to haunt you. When the person you promised to love forever dies, what would you do? When your life ends when your beloved has departed this world, what would you do? With a glimpse of Beak-On's past revealed, the cycle of hatred and love continues. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
WITH THE LIGHT... RAISING AN AUTISTIC CHILD VOLUME 6 GN
(W/A) Keiko Tobe
Hikaru is in Junior High School now, and he takes the community bus to get to school. For now, Sachiko needs to go with him everyday; even though Hikaru capable of riding the bus, there are still problems to deal with. Sometimes Hikaru gets upset because someone pushed the buzzer to stop first. Or there are days when he finds out the he can't sit down. But these problems are nothing compared to what he did to a lady sitting next to him — he sniffed her hair and touched it, causing her to freak out and treat Hikaru like a pervert! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 520pgs, FC SRP: $14.99