YEN PRESS
YEN PLUS MAGAZINE VOLUME 2 #11 NOVEMBER 2009
(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
YOTSUBA&! VOLUME 6 GN
(W/A) Kiyohiko Azuma
Enjoy Everything! That's Yotsuba's motto! In this Eisner-nominated series, a
little green haired girl delights in enjoying the things that the rest of tend
to take for granted. Yotsuba recycles! She gets a bike, learns about sticky
notes, and drinks some super-yummy milk which she then decides she has to share
with everyone! But when she forgets to share with Fuuka, this spontaneous little
milk lady takes her new bike and goes off on a heart-thumping little adventure
of her own, much to her daddy's chagrin. What trouble will Yotsuba get into
next? (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
YOTSUBA&! VOLUMES 1-5 GN
(W/A) Kiyohiko Azuma
The curious and curiouser Yotsuba moves to a new town with her dad. In the
process of moving in, Yotsuba encounters things like swing sets and broken door
handles, which all bring about a never-ending torrent of questions and shrieks
of amazement. When she befriends her neighbors, they can't help but wonder where
this strange little girl really came from, seeing how she's delighted by the
most mundane, everyday things. (C: 0-1-2)
VOLUME 1—SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 2—SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 3—SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 4—SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 5—SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
BAMBOO BLADE VOLUME 2 TP
(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi
Kojiro's got his ultimate weapon — Tamaki, the greatest swordswoman ever known!
Now, he's just waiting for his phantom member Saya to return the club. But that
still leaves them one short of the five needed for a kendo team competition! And
the date of the practice meet with Machido High is fast approaching! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
B.ICHI VOLUME 4 GN
(W) Atsushi Ohkubo
NoFix and Yohei face off as NoFix reveals another of his abilities — he can make
someone see a five-second loop of time which repeats while NoFix makes his move,
unseen. Tool and Mana come to Yohei's aid just in time to save him from NoFix's
attack, but then Shotaro must come to save Mana and unleash his latent powers!
(C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY VOLUME 4: COTTON DRIFTING ARC PART 2 GN
(W) Ryukishi07 (A) Yutori Houjyou
At the Cotton Drifting Festival, Shion convinces Keiichi to sneak into a sacred
storehouse with Miyo Takano and Jirou Tomitake. They ask him to keep it a
secret, because if anyone found out what they did, all four of them would most
likely candidates to be killed or sacrificed for Oyashiro-sama's Curse. Takano
and Tomitake are found dead that night, and he and Shion are worried that they
will be made sacrifices next! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
TALE OF WANING MOON VOLUME 1 GN
(W/A) Hyouta Fujiyama
What's a guy to do when he's looking for the perfect woman but his matchmaker
keeps setting him up with men? Ryuka wishes for someone he can purely love and
be loved by when Iksuto, the spirit of the Last Quarter Moon appears. He says
he'll fulfill Ryuka's wishes, but every candidate he's picked is male! Ryuka
asks for a woman, but Iksuto attacks him, placing a curse on him so Ryuka can't
help but chase after him instead. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99
WITH THE LIGHT: RAISING AN AUTISTIC CHILD VOLUME 5 GN
(W/A) Keiko Tobe
Hikaru is in the 6th grade now, reaching the end of his elementary school years
and preparing for junior high. Sachiko had hoped for Hikaru to attend the local
junior high, but not only is the special education system inadequate, there are
bullies there who will try to take advantage of Hikaru. Sachiko will have to
work harder than ever to find a perfect school for Hikaru while fighting the
Board of Education that wants Hikaru to attend a school for the disabled. (C:
0-1-2)
SC, 6x8, 520pgs, FC SRP: $14.99