 The second edition of the Summer Manga Hall is here, got a bunch of cool stuff that I want to show you guys, so let's get started. Hey everybody, welcome back to the Manga Geekdom. Today we're going to go over all the books I got in the month of July. Now I do want to mention that it is running a little bit late due to some real-world issues, but nonetheless it's here, it's fun, it's still summer, so expect the third and final one to cover some anime stuff along with some other books. Let's get started with the first one here and that is Dr. Stone Volume 26, the last volume of this series. So cool to have a complete Shonen Jump series on my shelf. I love Dr. Stone. I'm not going to flip through the book because I actually haven't read it as of me posting this video, it's been a crazy month I know. So I only need this one volume and I will be making a video on it because I love the series so much that I want to share my thoughts on it on the overall plot. Look forward to that in the near future. Next one on the list, Pokemon Adventures Black and White, and this is an exhausting story for me. Now I don't want to take up too much of your time so I'll summarize it as fast as I can. Unfortunately this series is not out of print, but it is out of stock in most places, the big retailers if you will. Unfortunately I don't have the means to go to a store and find volume 2 or volume 5. It has to be like Walmart and they'll usually carry the newer stuff that's coming out and reprints for popular titles that are still topping the charts if you will. So on the previous haul videos I may have shown on one of them volume 1 and then on another volume 3 and that was what I could get at the time. So I ventured onto different areas of the internet and searched for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. I had to go in total to InstaTrade, Amazon, eBay, Barnes & Noble and I think maybe Books a Million, something like that. It was Barnes & Noble that had the majority of the books that I was needing so I placed a big order from them. Unfortunately after 2 days I think I got a really random email from them saying that 2 of the volumes I think it was 4 and 8 were not going to be able to ship because the sender was not going to or the warehouse or something could not ship to my address yet the other volumes could. I don't really understand the logic here but I'm used to these sort of things in life so I hunted down the other volumes which were 4 and 8 through different websites and some of the volumes you see here are a little bit rough and yellowed but it's okay. The prices that I got them, I don't mind. I just mostly want to own the series and read all of it. I love Pokemon, that's my favorite video game franchise of all time. I haven't read all of the adventures volumes, certainly black and white, so I'm really excited to get it and read through it and that is exactly what I did but it's kind of wild if you see the spines and the logos, different iterations of his media publishing this book. Now I need black and white too. Unfortunately I don't have it for this video but I think I paid like $25 for all four volumes. They all shipped together so I'm really excited about that. I won't have that issue again and then afterwards it would be to get Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire when it comes out next year. The adventures version not the pocket editions and the X and Y manga that is currently being released. I think the last one comes out soon and will be up to date with the adventures line. Next up on the haul here is record of Ragnarok volume 7. I love the fights, I love how bombastic they are. These are very quick reads so I have not read volume 6 and with the release schedule being so wide I would have to wait many months to get a new volume. So I'd rather wait maybe until I get volume 8 to read the three volumes in a row but certainly a lot of fun. Next one here is Junji Ito's story collection Soichi. This is great to get another Junji Ito collection. Unfortunately it's for Soichi, one of my least liked characters of his still. Looks really cool. Nice build as always for viz media books. This isn't my top recommendation for a Junji Ito book but if you're like me and you want a complete set of course you're gonna have to get this collection right? Next one on the haul is a book that I have neglected for almost two years now. I think in December it'll be two years since it was released in North America and that is Akira Toriyama's manga theater hardcover collection. At first I was really psyched to get it and then just as easily I kinda psyched myself out of getting it. I think it was when I made the decision to not get Shonen Jump related stuff because it was just too much and I have limited shelf space. I think that's how I psyched myself out of getting this release. I am a fan of Akira Toriyama. I do like many of his works. However I'm not huge into the Dragon Ball franchise as other people. I did enjoy it growing up but for some reason I sort of had a falling out when the first super or what would eventually be Dragon Ball Super when the Battle of the Gods movie and the Resurrection F came out. I didn't love them and I felt like it was no longer for me and I was good with stopping on a franchise. I watched a little bit of Super just in case to reaffirm my beliefs here and they were mostly right. I'm okay not following that franchise even though I recognize that it's super popular and a lot of people like it yada yada. So with that said I do like the creator a whole ton and his works so I wanted to collect that specifically. So here we are with the manga theater hardcover. Again I should have bought this from the get go. I don't know why it took so long but I was able to find somebody selling it for like I think it was $14. It's in good condition which is enough for me especially for the price. I am getting other books that I will highlight in further home videos so look forward to that. Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Edition Volume 9 it's insane that the journey is almost over I don't want to ruin it for what's happening in here in case you have not read it but I do recommend these volumes excellent quality of course from the folks at Dark Horse a fantastic series with wonderful art. I will make a video once volume 10 comes out to talk a little bit more about the series in general and my thoughts on it. The dangers in my heart volume 6 published by Seven Seas Entertainment. I love this series. I am a huge fan of it. I really enjoyed the anime and this is the first time that I'm reading stuff that was not in the anime adaptation so I'm really excited about that. I do recommend this if you want some wholesome unorthodox romance in your life I'll just say that much. Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero I recently talked about volume 3 on a reading blog so I had to get volume 4 and as of me making this video I did order volume 5 so I'm excited to continue that series. It's been a lot of fun with fantastic artwork. I really do enjoy the dynamic between the Demon Lord and of course the hero now 10 years later living together and becoming friends. It's a quirky drawn comedy series that I do recommend if you're a fan of fantasy and want a little bit of spice in your life I guess. Here we have volume 6 of Kimonojihan also published by Seven Seas Entertainment concluding this arc and starting a brand new chapter in the series. If you like sort of shonen-y jump action style with folklore and yokai you'll be right at home with this series. Highly recommended Sengoku Yoko volume 2 again similar with Kimonojihan that blend of fantasy action I think you'll be right at home with Sengoku Yoko a fun series that takes place in feudal Japan with demons and superpowers and all that cool stuff while also highlighting here the amazing art from one of my favorite Bangaka. Oshinoko volume 2 if you can believe it I actually found this at Walmart although it makes sense it's a hot new property so it would be there I could have gotten it cheaper elsewhere but sometimes I like the instant gratification of seeing a manga volume on a shelf and grabbing it right then and there so yeah continuing Oshinoko I really liked volume 1 but volume 2 is where the story really kicks off so I made a first impressions video on the first book if you want to check it out on this channel and if you're interested I think volume 2 gets better and better. Kowloon Generic Romance volume 4 by Yenpress I have to admit I have not read volume 3 so I need to catch up this one is another phenomenal series with great artwork that I highly recommend speaking of romance let's go a little bit younger here with my dress up darling volume 9 I really do enjoy this series it's quirky and fun especially the characters that is its strongest suit I know a lot of people will complain about certain areas of this manga when it comes to fan service but let me be real with you I am a little desensitized when it comes to you stuff like that simply because there's so much of it that I guess I just choose to ignore it sometimes and I tend to focus more on the positive aspects of my dress up darling which is the relationship between the two characters and seeing the main guy open up thanks to Kitagawa is always nice and wholesome to see and I am rooting for their relationship at the end of the day from Kodansha we got a bunch of books here let's start with that time I got reincarnated as a slime volume 22 now I have a confession to make I love this series some of you that have followed the channel for a long time you might know that this is one of my favorite isekai however I have to admit I have to come clean I have not been reading this series at all the last volume I read was probably volume 11 or 12 so it's been a while I really do need to catch up I've just been busy with other stuff you know how it is but now here we are volume 22 volume 23 is coming out soon and then we will be caught up with the Japanese release so that is awesome we've come to the end of the manga hall it's a pretty magical one of that and we're gonna finish it off with this series this emblematic series I should say that I did start collecting for the very first time I think less than a year ago I am talking of course about sailor moon I skipped getting the eternal editions because of budget reasons and space issues now that sort of changed not so much the space but the mentality behind getting these books so let me explain real quick similar with pokemon adventures this is something that I've always wanted to own and read I love the sailor moon franchise I did watch the anime growing up when the original big three came on TV and that of course was dragon ball z pokemon and sailor moon I watched all three and really enjoyed them all so I always wanted to own the original manga and I started getting the smaller editions they are cheaper in price smaller which was great but I wasn't satisfied I I kind of wanted to get those eternal editions I don't know why I neglected that when they were coming out I knew that that was the addition to get because I love March trim editions the bigger artwork is better the overall presentation is better so like I mentioned it's probably a budget reason I didn't have the money for it back then I do now thankfully got blessed so I went ahead and picked it up this was the only thing the eternal editions were the only thing I got for the right stuff birthday sale if you were wondering there were a lot of tempting items but I don't have infinite money so I couldn't go that route this was the only thing I splurged on just for the heck of it also what happened to the smaller editions well I had family visiting over the summer here and one of my cousins is an avid reader and is starting to get into manga and all that stuff so I went ahead and gave her my volumes of the Sailor Moon Naoko Takeuchi collection the smaller ones and she was super happy about that so that was sort of an excuse I guess to get the eternal editions and I went ahead and upgraded also I got to give a shout out to Riley the omnibus collector he was the one that said I don't know why you wouldn't get the smaller editions because I know you're gonna like the eternal editions because we're very similar in in our collecting and reading and all that stuff and we both enjoy the larger trim size and I'm like yeah I know but what am I gonna do so fast forward to now 2023 I'm like yeah I know you were right so I got these big editions which look fantastic I love the presentation on them just as tall as a graphic novel trade paperback really nice build love that it has all the colored pages I love the glossy pages just really nice man but yeah all 10 volumes here I am missing the sailor v stuff which I will get soon but I'm just happy overall like I said love the presentation also volume three just they went nuts they went full ham with the glossy texture to it compared to the rest of the books I don't know if that was a mistake just my copy or every copy so if you do have it let me know if that was a mass produced thing or just a mistake quality control issue I don't know I just thought it was funny I'm like whoa they went overboard on the glitter here but still it looks fantastic I love the series so much so now I'm a proud owner of the original anime and the original manga I don't have crystal I don't know if I'm gonna get that as well but I'm happy with where I'm at as a Sailor Moon fan this is the definitive I can safely say this is the definitive edition to own however I do recognize that if money and budget and all that stuff is an issue there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting the smaller editions however you might be waiting a while because they've only released what three volumes out of the ten and volume four had been delayed for I think at least two years now and it's finally coming out later this year volume five is scheduled for early 2024 I think so yeah it's gonna be a long wait this is a very popular series and the eternal editions can be found in a lot of places that's I guess that's why the delay with the smaller ones maybe they wanted to space things out I don't know so there you have it folks thank you so much for tuning in this has been another manga haul the second summer manga haul for 2023 we got another one coming at the end of august early september which will feature all the anime I've purposely left those out because I did get some retro cool dvds and a lot of anime on blu-ray that I want to highlight and geek out about so look forward to that haul when it drops so that's gonna be it for now thank you everybody for all the likes for commenting for subscribing and being a part of the family you are family thank you so much I do appreciate you a hundred percent if you want me to talk about any of the products shown here let me know in the comment section down below but that's gonna be it thank you everybody god bless stay safe out there I will catch all of you on our next video