Out This week
January 26th – February 1st 2015
A slow (well, more of a no) week for anime, manga fans can enjoy kindle and paperback editions this coming week. From old-fashioned romance to space-invading frogs, killer Lolita magical girls to Edo-era slavery; there really is a bit of everything out this week (though you should totally check out the killer lolita girls. Seriously. Now.)
Manga
100% Perfect Girl, Kindle Edition, Multiple Volumes
The entire series seems to be hitting the kindle this month. Jay Jin, the headstrong teenage rebel is determined to prove she is serious about making art, while the tall, handsome foreigner J. Max is in Korea on business. A chance encounter in a hotel lobby sparks a mysterious attraction. Can true love overcome the language barrier, thousands of miles, and the interventions of friends and family?
Fairy Tail, Volume 46, Kindle Edition
Out on Kindle from 27th, the bloody battle against the Nine Demon Gate and their king engulfs all of Fairy Tail. Meanwhile, the ice demon slayer known as Silver faces off against Gray; what greater sadness waits in the fight ahead?
Color of Rage, Kindle edition
Out on Kindle from 28th, Color of Rage follows the story of two escaped slaves: one Japanese, one African American. Finding themselves on the shore of Edo-era Japan, how will they survive? Filled with action, fighting, blood and sex, readers can pick up the paperback copy cheaper than the digital one on Amazon right now.
Girls Und Panzer, Volume 3
Available in paperback from February 1st, Volume 3 of girls Und Panzerfollows Miho Nishizumi, new transfer student at Ooarai All-girls High School. The school has revived its tankery program, and have enlisted Miho to put together a team to compete in a national tournament. Miho must learn to overcome her turbulent past with tanks, try to master the art of tankery, whilst learning about her new team-mates. Essentially, this series boils down to cute girls and tanks; what more could you ask for?
Henshin
Follow the lives of a kid with peculiar superpowers, a lonely girl discovering herself in the big city, and a businessman on a long night out in this anthology of short stories by JM Ken Nimura.
Kyo Kara MAOH!, Volume 5, Kindle Edition
Available from the 27th, Yuri and the three brothers set off for Sverlera where Yuri’s imposter should be. Separated from the rest of the group, Yuri and Gwendal are arrested for being elopers. Have they been lured into a trap?
Magical Girl Apocalypse, Volume 2
Out in paperback from February 1st, the second volume in this quirky, whole new take of the magical girl genre blends horror with super-cute, bug-eyed characters in an unforgettable way. High-schooler Kii Kogami wishes something exciting and magical would happen in his everyday life. When a little gothic Lolita clad girl appears at the school and starts gruesomely bludgeoning, dismembering and mutilating all who cross her path (while chanting the mantra ‘Magical Girl’), the school devolves into a state of chaos. As her victims reanimate and join in the killer rampage, how will Kii survive?
Mikansei No.1, volume 2
Already available in paperback, Mikansei No. 1 is out on Kindle from January 27th. As the concert approaches, Neo and Saya’s bond strengthens. Will it end in bittersweet goodbyes or will they have the star debut promised?
Mouryou Kiden: Legend of the Nymph, Volume 3, Kindle Edition
Out (and on sale) on the kindle from January 27th, follow Ayaka as she travels to Fuyo-den to find the truth about her past while attempting to rescue her beloved Kai. The final volume in the series; will Ayaka be able to save the love of her life and discover the truth?
Sgt. Frog, Volume 2, Kindle
As the new school year dawns, fuyuki Hinata must deal with Sgt. Keroro, the froglike alien with apocapyptic intentions freeloading in his attic. Keroro’s gun-crazy subordinates have begun to surface, and not all of them agree with the way he has been running the invasion. Out on Kindle from the 27th, you can pick up a paperback copy at a slightly lower price right now.
The Third, Volume 1, Kindle Edition
Available on kindle from January 27th, The Third is the prequel to the action-packed anime series. Follow Honoka before she is known as the formidable Sword Dancer, as we see how her quest began in a time before she understood her powers.
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