Geek vs Life

Here’s a list of this week’s Anime, Manga, and related releases, plus my recommendation for the week:

Note: DVDs marked with (D) means it’s dubbed (or English) only. DVDs marked with (S) means it’s subtitled only. DVDs unmarked have both audio tracks.

Anime (Released July 31)-

Beet the Vandel Buster DVD 2
Bleach DVD 5
El Hazard OAV Series DVD 2
Hand Maid May Box Set DVD + Extras CD-ROM (Limited)
Hikaru no Go DVD 9
Mushishi DVD 1 (also available with Artbox)
Naruto DVD 14 (D)
Ranma 1/2: Season 2 DVD Box Set: Anything Goes Martial Arts
The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye DVD 1: Encounter

Manga (listed with release date)-

07/29/07- High School Girls Graphic Novel Set (1-6)
07/29/07- Key Princess Story: Eternal Alice Rondo Graphic Novel 4
07/29/07- SNK vs. Capcom Graphic Novel 6: SVC Chaos 6
07/31/07- After School Nightmare Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- Air Gear Graphic Novel 5
07/31/07- Alive Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Aoi and Mutsuki: A Pair of Queens DVD (S)
07/31/07- Aoi House in Love! Graphic Novel 1: The Great Con Caper
07/31/07- Black Sun, Silver Moon Graphic Novel 2
07/31/07- Blade of Heaven Graphic Novel 10
07/31/07- Blame! Graphic Novel 9
07/31/07- Boys Be… Graphic Novel 14
07/31/07- Canon Graphic Novel 2
07/31/07- Cantarella Graphic Novel 8
07/31/07- Cipher Graphic Novel 8
07/31/07- Clubbing Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Embalmer, The Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- Free Collars Kingdom Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Free Runners Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Genju No Seiza Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- Gon Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Great Catsby Graphic Novel 5
07/31/07- Grenadier Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- Gundam SEED Destiny Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- Guru Guru Pon-Chan Graphic Novel 9
07/31/07- He is My Master Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Hikkatsu! Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- I Hate You More Than Anyone Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- In the Starlight Graphic Novel 2
07/31/07- Initial D Graphic Novel 27
07/31/07- Kamiyadori Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Kashimashi – Girl Meets Girl Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Kitchen Princess Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Land of Silver Rain Graphic Novel 6
07/31/07- Let Dai Graphic Novel 8
07/31/07- Little Queen Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Missing: Kamikakushi No Monogatari Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Mushishi Graphic Novel 2
07/31/07- Night of the Beasts Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- Ninin Ga Shinobuden (Ninja Nonsense) Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Nodame Cantabile Graphic Novel 10
07/31/07- Nosatsu Junkie Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Penguin Revolution Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- Pichi Pichi Pitch Graphic Novel 6
07/31/07- Queen’s Knight Graphic Novel 9
07/31/07- Recipe for Gertrued Graphic Novel 5
07/31/07- Saver Graphic Novel 4
07/31/07- School Rumble Graphic Novel 6
07/31/07- Shout Out Loud Graphic Novel 5
07/31/07- Someday’s Dreamers: Spellbound Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Sugar Sugar Rune Graphic Novel 6
07/31/07- Tactics Graphic Novel 2
07/31/07- Tenshi Ja Nai!! (I’m No Angel) Graphic Novel 8
07/31/07- Threads of Time Graphic Novel 10
07/31/07- Train+Train Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Grahic Novel 14
07/31/07- Utopia’s Avenger Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- VS (Versus) Graphic Novel 6
07/31/07- Venus Versus Virus Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Walkin’ Butterfly Graphic Novel 1
07/31/07- Your Lover Graphic Novel 3
07/31/07- 10, 20, and 30 Graphic Novel 1
08/01/07- Eden: It’s an Endless World Graphic Novel 8
08/01/07- Enchanter Graphic Novel 5
08/01/07- Oldboy Graphic Novel 7
08/01/07- Peter Panda Graphic Novel 2 (2 is out before 1?)
08/02/07- Judas Graphic Novel 4

Related DVDs (released July 31)-

JDM Option DVD 36: Tsubaka Super Lap DVD (S) LiveAction
JDM Option DVD 37: 2006 D1 World All Stars DVD (S) LiveAction
JDM Option DVD 38: 2007 D1GP Round 1 Ebuisu DVD (S) LiveAction

Related Books (listed with release date)-

07/30/07- Astro Boy Essays (Fred Schodt)
07/31/07- Ai-Land Chronicles: Book of the Second Revolution Novel 1
07/31/07- Aranzi Machine Gun Book 2
07/31/07- Crazy for Kanji
07/31/07- Dining Guide to Japan
07/31/07- Japanese Hiragana for Beginners + Flashcards
07/31/07- Japanese in a Flash Volume 1 (flashcards)

Recommendation of the Week:

Mushishi volume 1 (available Juy 31)- Mushishi is a strange series, with there only being one recurring character. Mushi (translation: “bug”) are pretty much invisible creatures (to most) who exist closer to the source of life than we do. Ginko is a Mushi-shi (an expert on Mushi), who investigates stories of the Mushi. It’s really a good series, and I encourage everyone to check it out.