 Hello everybody, welcome back to the channel. Today we're doing another haul video for all the cool manga that I got. So let's get started. The first book that we're gonna highlight here is Sengoku Yoko Volume 6 from Tokyo Pop. Now I have to admit I have not been reading this series. I love the first two volumes and I stopped when the anime began airing and I've not come back to the manga. I've kind of felt bad about that because why am I buying these books if I'm not reading them and Instead they're just sitting on the shelf. So I decided to pause the show and just focus on reading these books. Now let's move on to something that should have ended ages ago from Kodansha. We have Rent-A-Girlfriend. Here is volume 23. I like the manga But let's be honest. This should not be as long as it is. This one has a ton of fan service So I do apologize to all the viewers out there that do not like just blatant use of fan service in books. The premise wore out ages ago and the anime is still going too. So it's it's not gonna stop unfortunately, but yeah, here we are with Rent-A-Girlfriend volume 23. Initial D volume 1 omnibus edition. I Decided to not get the standard cover because I think the Kino Kuniya varian cover here is the best one to grab. Thanks to my pal Josh Gradehouse writer of Bang Ballad of the Tiger, which I have reviewed here on the channel. I'll put a link at the end of the video where I talk about that book if you want to learn more about it, but I do recommend checking it out and I know the character art, the designs and all that stuff You know, it is what it is. It's a product of its time. It's not the most appealing thing But you cannot deny the sleekness The smoothness is just the badassery of the racing scenes and I'm not a car guy But I really enjoy Initial D. It popularized drifting and Japanese car culture worldwide So it does have a place in the pantheon I guess of pop culture with anime and manga and all that stuff From this media here. We have Call of the Night volume 15 one of my favorite vampire manga of all time And I'm a little disappointed or I should say sad that we are nearing the end I know the manga ended in Japan Fortunately, I have not been spoiled with what happens and I'm a little bit behind with the reading as well I'm on volume 11 as of this video But I am very much looking forward to catching up and giving you my full thoughts Keeping in the style of spookiness here. We have dark gathering volume 3 now for this one I am taking my sweet time to get because I watched the anime and it adapted way past What it is currently being released physically from vis so I already know what happens in all of these volumes I just really want to collect it because even though I love the show I really enjoy the art and characters a lot more in the manga So here we are with the third volume of that I should catch up pretty soon because I think volume six was the most reason one took them out So that should be a quick grab soonish Blade of the moon princess volume three really enjoyed the first two volumes I want to continue the series and we only have two more books to go And maybe once we're done I can do a quick essay video on Blade of the moon princess How does that sound? Larger trim size, of course You know I had to grab it insomniacs after school here we have volume five Also another series that I'm disappointed that has such a slow release date It already ended in Japan and the anime aired I want to say last year with 12 episodes Which cover up to volume six of the manga So I'm really looking forward to grabbing volume seven I think Which should feature new material for me As I've not read anything beyond what was shown in the anime adaptation A prose novel slash manga what I don't do prose sorry I mostly keep to sequential art here for graphic novels and manga Let me backtrack a little bit I wasn't going to grab this this is stitches from Hidokatsu kihara with of course art from Junji Ito Now I didn't want to grab it because it's prose And it was just select illustrations for each of the mini stories or chapters presented here But it does have a bonus manga chapter towards the end Which I do want to highlight for you guys here So I guess I kind of needed for my Junji Ito shelf collection So I grabbed it I kind of followed myself into doing it And it looks pretty good I must say this is a lot tinier than I was expecting The lettering and the style of it reminds me of spooky books I would rent out at the library when I was in middle school It has that vibe going for it which is good I'm not criticizing it I just was expecting a little bit more umph to it if that makes any sense From Yen Press we got two books Tales of Wedding Rings Volume five and volume eight I'm missing six and seven which were ordered but did not arrive in time for this recording Now volume five was part of what was adapted in the anime So I've already seen this material And volume eight here I don't know what happens But I'm very much looking forward to reading it Because yeah it's not the best thing in the world But I love the art And I genuinely like the fun aspect of you know This is sort of a romantic Echi Lord of the Rings style story From Seven Seas Entertainment we got a couple books as well Here is Succubus and Hitman Volume six I cannot show you too much of what's happening inside Because it goes places like full on Nazi for work This is a wonderful B movie type manga that I enjoy It's action packed I always say it's like John Wick meets Death Note In that crazy chaos and if you enjoy that And you do not mind numerous offensive things that happen And by offensive I mean like essay really graphic violence And shootouts gore and macabre stuff I think you'll like it man It's a fun switch off your brain action pack read What more can I say Kimonojihen Volume 10 I love this series Can't wait to read this I'm like two volumes behind So looking forward to catching up here The fact that it combines battle showing and stuff With yokai and Japanese folklore Hits the sweet spot for this nerd right here Yakuza Reincarnation Volume 9 I have not read the previous volume Because I totally forgot to do that in preparation for this one So I need to do that part of my homework assignment If you will But this is one of my favorite current ongoing isekai I love this series I have a video on volume one If you do want to check it out Sort of my first impressions on it The 100 girlfriends who really really really love you I have here volume three and number nine If you watch the previous haul videos You know that as soon as the anime ended I decided to pick up the manga and continue the story Because I really loved it It was super funny But I didn't want to go back and get the first three volumes Which were the first 12 episodes of the anime I went ahead and just kept going with volume four And slowly I'll backtrack and grab the others Now I do want to mention real quick This is not a sponsor But I do other live streams On the omnibus collectors network And I did mention that I made a purchase Through byanimate.com And it was for tales of wedding rings Volume eight and the 100 girlfriends volume three I covered the inception of that website In omnibros live And I gotta say I'm impressed I was expecting a different experience It is a very laggy kind of janky site at times It does have all the adult stuff In terms of figures, manga and anime Blu-rays games all that stuff So if you do plan on venturing there And you've never been They do have the warning You're not going to see it right away So just to be aware that that stuff is in that website So you're not surprised all of a sudden By big old personalities right on your face But yeah, went ahead and placed an order And I think it got here in like three or four days Which surprised the hell out of me And yeah, byanimate.com Before I highlight the last part of this haul I never talked about the passing of Akira Toriyama On this channel And I do want to make a couple videos about that Sort of honoring Toriyama's legacy and all that And how it impacted me as a nerd growing up I've always been a fan of Dragon Ball Dragon Ball Z Grew up on that, you know The big three of the time was A Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon and Pokemon That was my gateway drug for this medium That we all love But as I reflected on Toriyama's passing I realized how much of an influence he was on Everybody, myself included I got like extremely emotional about it And I thought, man Here's this amazing creator that shaped Everybody's imagination as kids And I really don't have a lot of his material That I love collected So I wanted to change that For a long time I've had Dragon Ball And DVDs and Blu-rays But I wanted the original source material And grabbed the Dragon Ball 3-in-1 editions I have read Dragon Ball in the past To Redo, all of it But I've never owned the manga I wanted to change that And own one of their classics When it comes to Shonen manga And Shonen Jump magazine stuff So here it is Or at least for this video Again, not all the packages arrived But here are 7 of the 14 3-in-1 editions These are the ones that are currently in print By Viz The previous ones which were labeled as like Viz Bigs, Omnibus or whatever Those are out of print But you can easily find them everywhere Because it is Dragon Ball Here it is The 3-in-1 editions I don't mind it I love that it's small Compact size The size of a regular Tonkobon The pages are thin The trim size is not big enough Yada yada I get it But this is what I chose It's the cheapest route And I think it looks amazing I love the cover designs for these It genuinely looks like you're holding a Japanese volume Which happens to be translated into English I don't know It sounds very dumb the way I'm saying it But I hope you understand what I mean by it And I am currently reading it I don't know if I'm going to talk about it or anything Because everybody's talked about Dragon Ball You know, it's such a legendary series It's been decades since it was published But I am reading it for my own personal enjoyment So maybe in a reading vlog I'll tell you some of my thoughts on it Who knows? But regardless Super excited to own the OGs of the OG Now I'm only missing a couple of the other series Like Dr. Slump Which is horribly out of print Jaco and Koa Hopefully this is an incentive for Viz To put out more stuff from Toriyama's catalogue We'll see what happens All right, with that lengthy haul aside We do have one Blu-ray release Here is the 2023 reboot Of Furuse Yatsuda Seasons one and two The third season is currently airing As well as season four Which is about to start soon And I love it I enjoy the original It is fantastic But the work here done by David Productions Is phenomenal I love the color palette And the updated visuals and stories And characters and all that stuff It's just a visual treat If you're a fan of Lum And all the crazy sidekick characters You gotta add this to your collection I highly recommend it You're gonna love it Okay, so that's it That is the haul video this time Hopefully I don't have to wait too long To make another one Thank you everybody for tuning in God bless, stay safe out there I will catch all of you On our next video