V.B. Rose (Velvet Blue Rose)
Nana

I recommend both, though I'm sure a lot of people are already reading the second one. *laughs* V.B. Rose is good, it's just that the relationship of the two people are very slow at progressing, but nonetheless is a great read. Give it a try! ^_~

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i bought
bleach, volumes 13 and 14
beauty pop, volumes 5, 6 and 7
Samurai Champloo volume 1
the book shops near don't have a large supply of manga so i'm sort of resricted on what i can buy. its a pain to keep buying them from amazon

I don't really buy manga, but Empowered might count. From north America.

Eh he he, the first volume of Junjou Romantica. They have a yaoi shelf in the manga section of my bookstore. It's actually the "adult" manga section but its mostly yaoi.

Literally I've just bought (ordered from The Book Depository online) Red River volume 22 I love this manga so much + can't wait to find out what happens next.
God Bless FREE shipping.

Most recent purchases and their bargains...

Negima v.18 (Borders 25%-off $8.66 )
Ninin Ga Shinobuden 3 (Amazon $4 total, ridiculous!)
Chibi Vampire 8 (Ebay $6.24)
Chibi Vampire 7 (Ebay $6.74)
Tuxedo Gin 7 (Ebay $4.84)

If it weren't for Borders coupons and Ebay I probably wouldn't have a manga collection

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Let's see...I bought zig zag vol.3, high school debut vol.4, la corda d' oro vol.8, love com vol.7, nana vol.11, s.a vol.5, skip beat! vol.13, time stranger kyoko vol. 1, seduction more beautiful than love vol. 2, your and my secret vol. 2, hana kimi vol.5-9, and wallflower vol.16

Lets see, I've bought .....

Negima! v.18
Fairy Tail v.1-2
Yotsuba&! v.1-2
Tsubasa v.1
Xxxholic v.1

All great series! I've read all of these before hand, whether it was online, or from the library, but they are all worth collecting.

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The recent ones i bought?

Well, the ones ive bought in the last month would be

Alice 19th 1-7 *1
The Queen's Knight 1-11 *2
Full Moon wo Sagashite 1-5 (i already had 2-5, but it came as a set) *3
Confidential confessions 1-4 *4
Beet the vandel buster 1-8 33$ including shipping
King of cards 1-4 20$ including shipping

*1/2/3/4 I bought from the same person. it was 93$ including shipping, But excluding shipping it was 74$.

Why did i buy them? cause they were cheap. and i couldnt resist.

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Just received my copies of Gunslinger Girl v6 and Smuggler in the mail today. (Book Depository)

Will probably be done with them by tomorrow or the day after

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My most recently bought manga would be volumes 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Gintama.

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Azumanga Daioh omnibus and the original Ghost in the Shell. Cuz there must be one in every house.

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"They're talking to their balls." (FMP Fumoffu)

I havent bought manga in a while. ~.~

If memory serves me right, it was SA volume 3, Chobits volume 8 and High School Debut volume 2.

Oh, do tell me how Smuggler was in your opinion, I've read some of Dead End already, but I've yet to read Smuggler. (just looked it up on BD, christ it's cheap!)

Sorry for the delayed response.... I didn't notice (was also a bit busy with work)

If you like Dead End, then you'll probably enjoy smuggler. I think Smuggler is better. The 1volume format works well here... pacing is kept tight. Gritty, vulgar and dark, typical Shohei Manabe. Characters are very 'honest', meaning they ain't typical yakuza one-dimensional types.

As for print quality, typical Tokyopop.... for better or worse. No complaints considering the price.

If you want me to give a score.... I'd rate it 7/10 (Dead-end gets 6).... by my rating system, not MUs. (I'll never give anything a 10) It's not the type of manga everyone will like, but I think you and I will probably find some good reading to be had.

Hope this helps.

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