Skip Beat, Act 111

February 19th, 2010

Kaki no tane

Here’s a packet of regular-flavored Kaki-P:

KakiP

There’re Kaki-P where the crackers are coated in various flavors of chocolate (milk, strawberry, cafe-au-lait, etc.), which helps offset the spiciness. There’s a wasabi-flavored Kaki-P which is pretty hot (but good with beer). There’re also the occasional sold-for-a-limited-time-only flavors. Last year there was a black-pepper-flavored one.

Vampire Knight 9

February 11th, 2010

Is already out as well.

Hoshin Engi Vol. 17, Ch. 149

February 10th, 2010

Harisen

The big fan Shukotan whacks Taikobo is is harisen, a prop used in comedy skits and in manzai (two-person standup comedy).

The fan makes a loud noise when you whack someone with it, but supposedly it doesn’t hurt as much as it looks.

Hoshin Engi 17

February 9th, 2010

Is already out.

Black Butler Musical

January 29th, 2010

ALICE & the PIRATES is providing costumes for the musical.

Black Butler 1

January 28th, 2010

Is already available as well.

I usually listen to Kalafina’s lacrimosa/gloria while working on this series. And occasionally serenato.

Pandora Hearts Chapter Titles

January 24th, 2010

The Japanese tankobons have the chapter titles in both Japanese and English. FYI, here’re the translations of the Japanese titles:

I – The Innocent Calmness
II – The Tempest of Conviction
III – The Lost Child and the Black Rabbit
IV – The Place where Morning Light Shines

flat 3

January 16th, 2010

flat 3 came out last Saturday. To commemorate this, a bunch of Yurindo bookstore branches are exhibiting her manuscripts. So I went over to the Kawasaki branch, because I’d be able to a calendar card if I bought the tankobon there.

6 pages of actual b&w manuscripts were displayed, 3 double-spread pages. I was impressed that her manuscripts were so clean. I’d seen manuscripts with correction fluid all over, but her manuscripts didn’t have a drop of correction fluid on them.

flat is by Aogiri Natsu, and the series is running in monthly Comic Blade Avarus.

NANA 20

January 12th, 2010

Is already available.

The series is still on hold here.

Hoshin Engi 16

December 17th, 2009

Is available as well.