Is it love in the air, or just despair? Fear not, for the US/Canada manga releases for February 2013 have heaps of silly romance, serious situations, and independent ventures for you to celebrate your luck or pine away the lonely hours in someone else’s grim fairy tale. Check it out, especially with Seven Seas publishing returning to the fore!
Arrangement:
1. Demographic Group (Boys’, Girls’, Kids’, General, Matured Reader)
2. Series Title (Alphabetical), volume # – release date – MM/DD of release – publisher – age rating – notes
* Age Rating: A (All), T (teen), T+ (Older Teen), M (Mature/Adult)
* Publisher guide: DH: Darkhorse Comics; DMP: Digital Manga Publishing; KC: Kodansha Comics; Vt: Vertical; Viz: Viz Media, includes SB: Shojo Beat, Sig: Viz Signature, SJA: Shonen Jump Advanced, SJ: Shonen Jump, SS: Shonen Sunday, and VK: Viz Kids; Yen: Yen Press
* New Series marked by an asterisk (*)
KIDS’ manga (~10 and under)
Redakai, vol. 2 – 02/05 – VK – A – American-made; L-to-R format; as seen on Cartoon Network
Voltron Force: True Colors, vol. 6 – 02/05 – VK – A – American-made; L-to-R format
SHONEN (“Boys’” manga; typically heavy in action, adventure, and camaraderie)
Air Gear, vol. 27 - 02/19 – KC – T+
Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, vol. 17 – 02/19 – KC – T+
Bleach, vol. 55 – 02/05 – SJ – T
Bleach (3-in-1), vol. 4 – 02/05 – SJ – T – omnibus vol. 4
*Btooom!, vol. 1 – 02/26 – Yen – T – Korean Manwha
Cage of Eden, vol. 9 – 02/12 – KC – T+
*Dance in the Vampire Bund Omnibus, vol. 2 – 02/19 – Seas – T+
Hayate the Combat Butler, vol. 21 – 02/12 – SS – T+
*Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends, vol. 2 – 02/05 – Seas – T+
Love Hina Omnibus, vol. 5 - 02/19 – KC – T – Classics reissue; Harem
Nabari no Ou, vol. 13 – 02/26 – Yen – T+
Naruto, vol. 60 – 02/05 – SJ – T
Naruto (3-in-1), vol. 4 – 02/05 – SJ – T
Negima! Omnibus, vol. 6 – 02/26 – KC – T+ – Reissue; Harem
*Neon Genesis Evangelion: Comic Tribute – 02/13 – DH – T+ – Officially authorized parodies
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, vol. 13 – 02/05 – SJ – T
One Piece (Omnibus), vol. 5 – 02/05 – SJ – T
Pandora Hearts, vol. 14 – 02/26 – Yen – T+
Slam Dunk, vol. 26 – 02/05 – SJ – T
Tegami Bachi, vol. 12 – 02/05 – SJ – T
Toriko, vol. 14 – 02/05 – SJ – T
*Trigun Maximum Omibus, vol. 2 – 02/12 – DH – T
Umineko: When They Cry – Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch, vol. 2 – 02/26 – Yen – T+
Until Death Do Us Part, vol. 3 – 02/26 – Yen – T+ – double volume
SHOJO (“Girls’” manga; typically deals heavily with relationships and romances)
A Devil and Her Love Song, vol. 7 – 02/05 – SB – T
Ai Ore!, vol. 8 – 02/05 – 02/26 – T+ – Yaoi
*Alice in the Country of Joker: Circus and Liar’s Game, vol. 1 – 02/05 – Seas – T+
*Beautiful Creatures – 02/26 – Yen – T – single volume; American creators
Betrayal Knows my Name, The; vol. 5 – 02/26 – Yen – T+ – Yaoi
Dawn of the Arcana, vol. 8 – 02/05 – SB – T
Inuyasha (VizBig Edition), vol. 14 – 02/12 – Viz – T+ – classics reissue, omnibus
Kamisama Kiss, vol. 12 – 02/05 – SB – T
Kitchen Princess Omnibus, vol. 3 – 02/19 – KC – T – classics reissue
*Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries, vol. 2 – 02/19 – Seas – T
Skip Beat!, vol. 30 – 02/05 – SB – T
Stepping on Roses, vol. 9 – 02/05 – SB – T+
Wallflower, The; vol. 30 – 02/12 – KC – T+
GENERAL
Gen Manga anthology- late month – T to M – Anthology; genmanga.com
*Hiroki Samura’s “Emerald” and Other Stories - 02/06 – DH – T+ – Short Story Collection
ADULT (Matured Reader Recommended)
Tenjo Tenge, vol. 11 – 02/05 – Viz Sig – M
*Triage X, vol. 2 – 02/26 – Yen – M
OTHER
*Legend of Zelda, The: Hyrule Historia Limited Edition - 02/12 – DH – A
*Misfortune of Kyon & Koisumi, The - 02/26 – Yen – novel set in the Haruhi universe; single volume
*HelmetGrils: The Art of Camilla d’Errico, vol. 2 – 02/20 – DH – M – Hardcover