August Monthly Manga News
It’s all about wacky challenges next month, as your favorite SHONEN JUMP characters get shoved into compromising situations in next month’s manga releases. From haunted apartments to exorcists in peril, we’ve got it all — and then some, including a volume of a certain manga about unstoppable nose hair! Now you can read over 190 pages of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo straight through (but do you dare?)!
Next Month’s SHONEN JUMP Manga Volumes
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo • Vol. 1
Hair-Raising Fun: It’s the
year 300X, and a cruel dictator has mandated the hunting of all hair in
the Maruhage Empire. But one man takes a stand against this violation
of human hair rights — Bo-bobo, master of Fist of the Nose Hair, who uses
the prehensile hairs of his schnoz to most lethal ends!
BONUS FEATURES: Illustration Collections! Additional Art From Creator! Bo-bobo’s Nose Hair Theater!
Dragon Drive • Vol. 9
Reshuffle: In the middle of his match with Maria Tsukimi, Takumi runs into (and almost over) Taro, a jaded player who's more into napping than fighting. But he's another Raikoo master, and when he wakes up, he's unstoppable! Then a hacker takes over the D.D. system to reshuffle Earth and Rikyu — and reality itself!
BONUS FEATURES: Side Strips and Character Sketches! Three-Page Comic with Answers to the "Find Obo-Cat" Challenge!
Hoshin Engi • Vol. 8
The Revolution: Seiki's battle for his land's independence from the domination of Empress Dakki begins in full force. After his allies suffer heavy casualties, Taikobo must hold the line against the fury of Bunchu and his forces.
BONUS FEATURES: Newsprint Character and Story Info! Author’s Notes! Bonus Manga!
Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation • Vol. 6
They’re Here!: It's showdown time in the haunted apartments! Rival executor Goryo and his henchman Ebisu's wily tricks wear away at Muhyo's advantage. Does Muhyo even have a chance against these two? And what shocking words does Muhyo have for Roji at the end of this climactic battle?!
BONUS FEATURES: Character Profiles! Author Q & A!
Collector’s EditionsBleach Collector’s Edition • Vol. 1
Complete your
Bleach collection with this premium-sized hardcover of volume one. Outside, you’ll find a brand spankin’ new dust jacket, with the original cover underneath. Inside, you’ll find all of the gorgeous color pages that ran in
Weekly Shonen Jump when the series started in Japan. Beautify your bookshelf and enjoy the manga over and over again with this indestructible volume!
SHONEN JUMP Fifth Anniversary Collector’s EditionCollected in this special edition is all the manga from the very first issue of
SHONEN JUMP, published in December 2002 — plus the first chapter of
Naruto, the biggest manga sensation ever, which originally appeared in the second issue of
SHONEN JUMP!
You'll also find feature stories from the first five years of
SHONEN JUMP, including Japanese lessons, manga puzzles and rare interviews with great manga creators such as Masashi Kishimoto (
Naruto), Tite Kubo (
Bleach) and Eiichiro Oda (
One Piece)!
Plus available this month from SHONEN JUMP ADVANCEDD.Gray-Man • Vol. 10
Memories of Noah: Hopelessly outnumbered by the Millennium Earl's forces, Lenalee, Lavi and the rest of the survivors aboard Anita's ship face almost certain annihilation. Then, as if determined to make sure of it, the Noah enter the fray! But the harried agents of the Black Order refuse to throw in the towel, knowing this may be the last stand of the Exorcists...
BONUS FEATURES: “
D.Gray-Man Theater”!
Eyeshield 21 • Vol. 21
They Were 11: It's the Kanto Tournament — Devil Bats vs. Shinryuji Nagas — and the Bats are getting steamrolled! In fact, it's so bad that their star quarterback has pretty much thrown in the towel. He tells them that their chance of winning is less than one percent and asks them not to play hard to avoid getting injured. But they know exactly what he means — win at all cost!
BONUS FEATURES: Bonus Story!
Rosario + Vampire • Vol. 2
Lesson Two: Witches: Having a witch for a classmate can create a vexing hex situation if she... A) casts spells stirring up all manner of
mischief just to get attention; B) has no qualms about using magic to break up you and your girlfriend; C) becomes the target of a reptilian witchphobic hate group; or D) all of the above.
BONUS FEATURES: Mini Comic Strips!
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