 The month of November might be the craziest month for manga releases. Let's talk about it. Hey everybody welcome back to the channel Manga Geekdom here and yeah it's been a minute. Welcome back. Today we're going to talk about all the November anticipated manga releases. My personal picks that I think are worth checking out. There's a lot to cover. Let's get started Virgin Love Volume 1. This is a story by Tina Yamashina and this is being published by Kodansha. Shoko Shoji. Intelligent, reliable, and beautiful. She has a secret. She is a 26 year old virgin and mortified by nonexistent love life. Every day she checks out the self-help and beauty section of her local bookstore but never works up the courage to go any further. Pushed on by her friends she moves into the Love House. A social experiment putting six love-lorn strangers under one roof to see what sparks may fly. Will Shoko and the friendly bookstore clerk she convinces to join her finally find love. Or will rivalry, lust, and lies bring it all crashing down? I gotta admit I know this has its audience. A lot of people might be excited to pick this up. I wanted to add it here because I thought the premise was pretty silly and it reminded me of something out of reality TV, right? The fact that they're doing a Love House which is insane and you could throw out many red flags right there. But sounds silly and quirky enough to include it on the list. I know this has its audience and a lot of people are probably curious enough to go check it out. Helsing Volume 1. This is the second edition. Now you might be wondering what is so special about this. Well it comes with a revised translation, all ten of these books. Essentially what you're seeing here is the Deluxe Edition Heart Covers being brought back in their original format of the ten small Donkobon editions. Helsing by Kota Hirano. What more can I say? This is a legendary series. Although I guess I should do a little public service announcement. If you're new to manga and you might be inclined to get this, just know that it is not this cinematic masterpiece. I'm not hating on Helsing. I love it. It's one of my favorites. But I saw a lot of people buying those Deluxe Heart Covers simply because of the FOMO and the fact that they got into berserk and they thought everything was going to be berserk quality. And Helsing is a completely different animal. It is raw, unfiltered, kick ass, vampire against zombie Nazi action. And if you're into that sort of thing, sort of B-movie type action cinema, then you're going to be right at home with Helsing. If you don't have the Deluxe Edition Heart Covers because of space issues or maybe budget reasons, this is a nice alternative to own the original ten volumes with the better revised translation. Sakura Saku Volume One. This is a story by Iyo Saki Saka and it is published by Vizmedia under the Shoujo Beat label. As you guessed it, this is a Shoujo release that some people are excited for. The story tells of a mysterious boy that comes to Saku Fujigaya's rescue when she falls ill on a train. But he leaves before she can thank him. After this experience, Saku never ignores strangers in need of help to emulate the boy who helped her. Saku would like to thank the boy who helped her. But all she has is a note signed Ryosuke Sakura. She discovers that a boy at her high school, Haruki Sakura, has an older brother named Ryosuke. She then asks Haruki to deliver her thank you letter to Ryosuke. But why does he refuse? I do like the art on this one. I don't know when I'm going to get around to checking this out, but thought I would put this out here to give it a spotlight for all of you guys to check out. Okay, here we go. The first of four box sets. Yeah, you heard me right. Four box sets in the month of November. Daidark Box Set One from Kyuhayashita. Now, this is pretty cool. Seven Seas is finally getting into the box set game, joining the ranks of other publishers, and it's going to be interesting. We're getting four box set releases for different series for the first time all in one month. If you're planning on getting them, good luck. We start off here with Daidark. This box set contains volumes one through four, and as an extra feature, you get a double-sided poster. And if you don't know, this stars Zaha Zanko, whose body has great and terrible powers. They say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish, even the desire to become ruler of the universe. But Zanko is still a teenage dude with his own life, and he isn't about to let every monstrous low life in the galaxy rip him limb from limb. He and his skeletal buddy, Evakian, will use their dark powers to fend off any murderous attempt while they search space for whomever put the curse on Zanko's bones, because killing them might end the madness. This is a wonderful series by Kyuhayashita, a lot of fun, still ongoing. I actually made a first impressions video on volume one, if you want to check it out, on the channel. And I think if you enjoyed Doro Headoro, it's more of that, but the art I think is better. And obviously the story is a lot crazier. So yeah, if you are in that chaotic punk rockish vibe that Kyuhayashita is known for with her art and storytelling, I think I'll be right at home with Daidark. The next one is Made in Abyss Season 1, manga box set. This one contains the first five volumes plus two double-sided posters. This is the infamous manga by Akihito Tsukushi, in an age when the corners of the world have been scoured for their secrets, only one place remains unexplored, a massive cave system known as the Abyss. Those who traverse its endless pits and labyrinth-like tunnels are known as cave raiders, a young orphan named Riko dreams of following in her mother's footsteps as a cave raider. When she meets a strange robot when exploring the Abyss, she's one step closer to achieving her goal. You probably know Made in Abyss, it's made headlines. The series can be dark, heavy, controversial, a lot of people are against the manga but enjoy the anime. I find myself somewhere in the middle to be honest, but you gotta admit that the art on the manga is spectacular. All controversies aside, this is a very interesting story with very well done characters that represents the best and the absolute worst of humanity. 365 Days to the Wedding, Volume 1. This is another 7C's publication, this is by Tamiki Wakaki. I probably butchered that, sorry Tamiki. The JTC travel agency is looking for someone to manage its brand new branch in Irkutsu, but for employees Oharu Takuya and Honjoiji Rika, they'd rather just stay home in Tokyo. Thankfully, they've discovered a way out. Their manager has narrowed down the recruits to bachelors. So what if they just got married? The problem is they barely know each other at all. Can they convince their office they're engaged just long enough for the transfer to finish up? I probably butchered a ton of information from this release, from the names and description and places, so I do apologize on that. But the premise is wacky enough and Tamiki is notable for his other famous release, The World God Only Knows. So if you're into that series, you might want to check out 365 Days to the Wedding. Lullaby of the Dawn, this is a love love publication from Tokyo Pop and it is by Ichika Yuno. I gotta mention that this is a Volume 1 by the way. Night after night, Elva steps forth into the Black Sea, sword in hand to drive back the creatures that surge from the waves. Elva is one of the Kanagi, warrior priest chosen by the divine to protect the island. With his snow white hair, unaging youth and black stained limbs, proof of the corruption that gradually takes the life of every Kanagi, the local people fear and shun him, at least until his path crosses with that of a boy named Alto. Enraptured by Elva's strength and lonely soul, Alto swears to serve him and free him from his cursed fate. This sounds pretty epic, I like the whole idea of being a shunned protector and all that, and the prejudice that comes with it I guess, and that he's able to find love, strength and all that stuff in this new person that walked into his life. We're continuing the box set hype train, here we have Orange Deluxe Edition box set. This contains all seven volumes of the original Orange series, plus a set of eight postcards. This is by Ichigo Takano. Orange is a pretty famous series, I actually did have it in my collection at one point. This is a slice of life romance, time travel, sci-fi story. That all sounds like it couldn't work, but it does. We follow now, on the day she begins the 11th grade. She receives a letter from herself 10 years in the future. At first she writes it off as a prank, but as the letter's predictions come true one by one, Naho realizes that the letter might be the real deal. Her future self tells Naho that a new transfer student, a boy named Kakeru will join her class. The letter begs Naho to watch over him, saying that only Naho can save him from a terrible future. Who is this mystery boy, and can Naho save him from his destiny? Now something I want to mention real quick about Orange is that previously the only way to get this series was in two thick omnibus softcover editions. So that still remains an option and a good one of that, but if you want to own the original single released volumes, they just happen to be collected in a box set, this might be for you. So think about that when you are making your purchase. The fourth box set from Seven Seas is from one of their emblematic licenses, the ancient Magus Bride Season 1. This set contains volumes 1 through 9 plus 2 double-sided posters. This is story and art by Kore Yamazaki. Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Just when all hope seems lost, a man with the head of a beast and wielding strange powers obtains her through a slave auction, and now Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a Magus, a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The Magus then makes a bold statement, Chise will become his apprentice and his Bride. Honestly this is a fantastic dark fantasy series with romance, I highly recommend it. This is one of my favorites, so yeah this is a no-brainer. I do own the series in single volume, so I'm not going to get the box set, but if you're interested, this is a perfect way to get introduced to this wonderful magical world from ancient Magus Bride. We got an omnibus release, this is Orb on the Movements of the Earth, another Seven Seas release. You would think they'd be sponsoring this video, right? Shout out to Seven Seas, I guess. Orb on the Movements of the Earth, volume one collects volumes one and two in an oversized edition featuring story and art by Uoto. In 15th century Europe, heretics are being burned at the stake. Rafaal, a brilliant young man, is expected to enter university at an early age and study the heiress most important field, theology. But Rafaal values reason above all else, which leads him both to the shocking conclusion that the earth orbits the sun and into the hands of the Inquisition. A decade later, two members of the Watch Guild find a stone chest that details the secrets of the universe Rafaal left behind. Dare they try to change their own stars by selling the heretical texts, or would that only lead to the stake and the fire? Ever since the announcement that this was getting an omnibus edition, I've been keeping an eye on it, I'm very interested, I have to admit I've not read this, the art looks beautiful, and this is up my wheelhouse with the whole historical aspect, so yeah, wholeheartedly recommend orb on the movements of the earth. Origin volume one from Boichi, one of my favorite modern artists. I really enjoy Boichi's artwork, I'm a huge fan of Dr. Stone, that's how I got introduced to Boichi. So now we have his manga called Origin. Tokyo 2048, Japan is now connected to the entire northern hemisphere by the Eurasian Railroad, an all manner of crime and vice pour into the megalopolis at its eastern terminus. Little do the people know that inhuman beings live among us, however, robots with high level AI who kill to survive. Only one man can stop them, their prototype, Origin. This sounds really badass and sci-fi heavy, up my wheelhouse, this is my jam, I can't wait, the art is absolutely breathtaking to me. Again, like I said, I'm a huge fan of Boichi, so you know that I'm getting this day one, can't wait. Lord Hades, ruthless marriage, volume one, this is being published by Yenpress, and it is a story by Weji Yuhou. Hades, the powerful and terrifying king of the underworld, and a bachelor. Despite his retainer's wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Edo's suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees? I love this, this sounds like a blast, super funny to me, quirky enough, I wanna check this out, I'm a big fan of Greco-Roman mythology, so I will absolutely be on the lookout for Lord Hades, ruthless marriage, volume one. Interesting. Takopi's Original Sin by Taizan V, this is being published by Viz Media. This had a lot of hype, a lot of people have been clamoring for this one, so I was surprised. Deceptively cute alien Takopi lands on earth, what is Takopi's mission? To be taken to our leader? No, it's to spread happiness throughout the universe. The first person he meets is a depressed fourth grader, Shizuka. Takopi resolves to do whatever it takes to make Shizuka smile again, but his misguided attempts to cheer her up with his advanced alien technology and ability to turn back time, only result in death and mayhem. What is the truth Takopi can't remember? And what must the alien octopus with a heart of gold sacrifice to truly help Shizuka and her friends? This has the Viz Media price increase, so it's a $20 release, just be on the lookout for that when you're budgeting your manga purchases. Now this next one, I do have to put a little asterisk on it, I think it is coming out, but lately all of Osamu Tesuka's books are met with delays, so I don't know. I am 95% sure it is coming out, but just in case, you might see it delayed to December or January of next year. It is the Shakespeare Manga Theater, and just like the name implies, you can probably figure this out, this is being published by a blaze manga, story and art by the legendary Osamu Tesuka. This collects all of Tesuka's Shakespeare adaptations into manga format. This book includes his versions of the Merchant of Venice, Robbio and Robiette, Macbeth, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Othello. This is more of a creative adaptation by Tesuka, just inspired by these wonderful stories from William Shakespeare. Kiss the Scars of the Girls, Volume 1, this is another Yen Press release, with story and art by Aya Haruhana, deep within a dense forest, stands an academy for girls whose students share a secret. They're all vampires. To learn to hunt without attracting human attention, the maidens forge bloody bonds of sisterhood, but what fate will their ties bring? Keeping it real with you guys, I wasn't a fan of vampire themed manga, but then I told myself, Geo, you're sounding like a hypocrite considering Call of the Night happens to be one of my favorite ongoing modern vampire stories. So yeah, I'm intrigued already. I like the whole idea of vampires out there hiding from people, so yeah, if I'm able to, I'll definitely give this a read. Team Phoenix, Volume 1, this is being put out by Udon Entertainment, art and story by Kenny Ruiz. Now, this is pretty interesting. This is a modern take on all of Tesuka's greatest creations. The description here says, The robotic alliance dominates 90% of the universe, but one of the brave biologics or organic organisms, Sapphire, Princess Knight of Silverland, forms a band of space pirates to strike back against injustice. Joining her in her rebellion are Leo and Sharaku, the three-eyed one. The curtain rises on this space opera starring the heroes created by Osamu Tesuka. Now, this is pretty cool. I like that Kenny is paying homage to these wonderful creations, and I'm pretty sure the pressure is on because you're taking a huge risk of taking the ideas that a legendary creator made and implementing them in new ways that people aren't accustomed to. We're not used to Princess Knight leading a band of space pirates, so yeah, that's gonna be interesting. Hopefully it does sell well and people are excited for it. I know it recently ended in Japan, so we should be seeing this collected across maybe five or six volumes. Give or take. One more step. Come stand by my side. This is another Yenpress release by Taketa Toriumon. Hope I said that right. The wordless time a kidnapped princess and her fingerless caretakers spend together. The ten minutes an ordinary woman spends with her stalker. The six months a man learns is all he has left to spend with his beloved, terminally ill wife. These are some of the moments we have to share with the people featured in this collection of seven of Taketa Toriumon's manga. One shot including his highly acclaimed The Wife I Loved Dearly. This sounds tragic, awesome, amazing, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. I love short stories and one shot especially when you have dramatic story elements like this. Fifteen minutes before we really date. Volume one from Yenpress. This is Story and Art by Pediko. Yuki and Natsuna live in the same apartment complex and have been childhood friends for 10 years. One day on the way home with their high school graduation fast approaching, they make a decision on a whim to start dating. In the 15 minutes before things get a little more serious, will their friendship finally blossom into love? Sounds like a quirky romcom in the making so I'm sure a lot of people are excited to check this out. That's why I included the manga here on this list. Innocent Volume One Omnibus Edition. This is by Shinichi Sakamoto which recently made waves in the North American manga scene if you will by the wonderful the RCL release from Viz Media. Now we have his other famous series, Innocent. This Omnibus collects the first three volumes of that and it is the story of Charles Henry Sanson who is born into a family of executioners. He must take up his father's mantle as the royal executioner of Paris. Conflicted between his desire to honor the family name and rebelling against the long-standing practice, he chooses to follow tradition but vows to be the last executioner, the last sanson to spill blood in the name of justice. So this is a fictionalized version of the real Charles Henry Sanson which is pretty cool. The art on this is the biggest selling point. Shinichi Sakamoto is a beast when it comes to art. Everything that man draws looks absolutely gorgeous on paper and I highly recommend you pick this up. Speaking of breathtaking artwork, Gotanabe's H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth. In the winter of 1927 the isolated coastal settlement of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, was assaulted by US government agents. Its waterfront burned and dynamited but its people taken away to entramen camps. Yet that was neither the beginning nor the end of the horror uncovered by a young antiquarian who traveled to Innsmouth in search of rumors from the town's dead past only to find them still very much alive and find truths lying underwater deeper and colder than any earthly grave. I have not read the original but I have read Gotanabe's adaptations of previous H.P. Lovecraft material so yes I will definitely be picking this up. Looks amazing and on the description it says that the book includes a tip-in title page in silver ink with 12 pages of color. That's really cool. Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom. From Seven Seas Entertainment this is by now Iwamonto. Once upon a time two countries who shared a border wouldn't stop squabbling over petty issues. Their spats eventually escalated into war over an incident involving dog poop. Finally the gods declared that both nations had to call a truce. The most beautiful girl in the gold kingdom would marry the smartest man in the water kingdom paving the way to a new era of peace. When Sarah a princess from the gold kingdom meets a charming man named Naranbayar from the water kingdom they decide to do what it takes to stop more pointless conflict between their countries by pretending to be in love. Will their plan work? And what if real romantic feelings blossom between them? I like that the whole premise of this book is about dog poop or at least the catalyst for the story. That's awesome. This fun little quirky Jose Bunga has been recommended to me in the past so I'm very much looking forward to owning this book. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6. Stone Ocean. Volume 1. Hardcover. We're finally done with Golden Wind after many years and now we're getting ready to start collecting Part 6 of the legendary JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. This one of course adapts Jolene's Adventure which at this point you probably already know about JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I don't want to read the description just in case because there's some spoiler-ish elements to it but obviously this is Part 6 of a much larger series and I know it's a huge commitment to owning all of it but if you already have the previous five parts of JoJo you're gonna get Part 6 right so there you go. I dreaded putting this book on this list but here it is. Gannibal Volume 1 from a Blaze Manga. This is a book written by Masaaki Ninomiya. After the mysterious disappearance of a countryside cop, the role is re-designed to officer Daigo Agawa. He finds the remote village quaint and he looks forward to an easygoing post among warm and welcoming citizenry. Then he gets a call. The body of a local grandmother has been found. The scene immediately sews doubt for the young policeman. A human bite mark has been left on the corpse and any voiced suspicion of Agawa's is met with a strange, sudden and intense hostility. Something dark is lurking under the idyllic facade of the charming mountain village but can officer Agawa spare himself and his family from it? A lot of people are excited for this. I have to admit this grosses me out. I've seen the art. I know what the secret here is. You can probably tell from the description. There's a Kickstarter release for this. I think it's ending soon as of me making this video so you might want to check that out and if it already ended well sorry but it is coming out regardless. Gannibal I don't know I think it's gross and shame on all the manga fans out there that want to own this book. I'm kidding please don't hate me. We got a deluxe anniversary edition. This is for Tekkon Kinkrit Black and White the 30th anniversary edition. We previously had this release from Viz Media. Of course it was published as a western graphic novel reading from left to right and after so many years we finally have this release coming out. What's so special about it? Well it is the 30th anniversary edition and it is restored to its original right to left orientation featuring all the original colored pages a full color foldout poster and a brand new afterward by the legendary Taiyo Matsumoto. If you don't know about Tekkon Kinkrit this is the story of treasure town and two young boys black and white they rule the streets like avatars of the city itself they are its will and its voice full of love and compassion as well as danger and violence as they leap from rooftop to rooftop from lamppost to lamppost nothing escapes their notice but the city is changing beneath their feet as a Yakuza Black corporate development moves in when the gangsters make a play to remove black and white the boys push back honestly this is a phenomenal legendary series Taiyo Matsumoto is one of the best writers out there in the game don't know what else to say pick this up please this is a worthy addition to your manga shelf i do own the original viz media release so i will be upgrading as soon as i can to this deluxe anniversary edition next up from Kodansha we got sells at work the omnibus edition volume one this collects volumes one two and three in an omnibus format featuring story and art by Akane Shimizu so i think you know about sells at work it follows the life inside our body as you know red blood cells white blood cells and all the different elements of human biology as they run their course in our body and defend us against bacteria illnesses and stuff like that and you see it of course in human form as these characters run around and it's run like a corporation like a big factory think osmosis jones only not as odd as that movie was my love sick life as a 90s otaku volume one this is another kodansha release this is written and drawn by niko nicholson otaku culture has finally become mainstream and megumi can't quite get used to it divorced with a teen daughter megumi thinks fondly back to her days as an anime and manga otaku in 1995 that year she transferred to a new school and decided to start fresh by hiding her otaku interests she found herself taken under the wing of a basketball ace named masamune who's got a kind heart and looks just like one of her favorite characters though megumi catches a whiff of destiny in the air she's crushed to learn that masamune detests otaku this sounds like a wacky romcom in the making again i like these uh fun little premises i hate to say this because i'm gonna date myself here even though i was born late 80s i'm still a 90s kid you know that's when i grew up and started enjoying pup culture and all that nonsense so this speaks to me as a 90s child i'm looking forward to it 1995 that takes me back i can't even begin to tell you so yeah definitely be on the lookout for this if you are uh clamoring for a retro manga like this and finally we're gonna close out the video even though this is not a volume one you would have to buy 13 other heart covers i do want to point out that we are getting the berserk deluxe edition omnibus volume 14 heart cover from dark horse comics this started a revolution for north american readers when the first heart cover came out everybody got into berserk everybody became a fan and everybody collectively we were devastated when we found out of kintaro miyuta's passing tragic gone way too soon under horrific circumstances if you think about it as a professional and this is a pretty big deal it's the final heart cover of his beloved series that he so passionately worked on we have here volume 40 41 and the official guidebook of course we know that his friend along with studio gaga is continuing berserk and putting out new chapters but for a lot of people it's not the same you want the miyuta stuff right and this is a wonderful tribute to a master of sequential art the art on this is breathtaking and it's so cool that the series can reach out worldwide and become such a phenomena and impact so many people's lives out there this is not for the faint of heart berserk but if you're willing to read it you're going to be greeted with phenomenal stories of perseverance and wonderful characters that stare at the darkest scenario right in the face and have the balls to keep going and keep marching forward and i think those are powerful lessons for a lot of people out there myself included so yeah uh if you're interested in berserk and you want to get the heart covers they they will be evergreen from dark horse comics so yeah i would get volume one and you're gonna read it and be enamored or rebelled by this world but it will leave a lasting impression and here we have 14 which concludes miyuta's tenure of writing his masterpiece unfortunately he couldn't see the end of it but how lucky we are that we lived in a world with kintaro miyuta definitely excited to add this to the collection and finish off the berserk deluxe editions will we get a volume 15 i'm pretty sure we will we have new volumes coming out in japan so it's only a matter of time give it i don't know two three years and we will probably see a volume 15 hardcover collected oh so there you go guys that was a long video thank you for hanging in there i truly do appreciate it if you watched all the way to the end just know that i think you are an amazing individual i love every single one of you thank you so very much what books are you excited for from the list or some other releases that i did not mention let me know in the comment section down below that's gonna be it for now thank you so much for tuning in thank you for liking commenting subscribing and being a part of manga geeked him here i've got to go god bless stay safe everybody i will catch all of you on our next video