| SF Kinokuniya [message #370744] |
Sat, 14 July 2018 22:02  |
Kenneth M. Lin
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Registered: February 2012
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I haven't visited in few months and was surprised to see that the English
manga section has expanded a lot since my last visit. I don't know if this
is due to higher demands for such manga as San Francisco used to have Barnes
and Noble and Border that sold translated manga years ago and no other
bookstores currently stock such items.
Unfortunately, this also means that they are carrying less of Japanese
manga. They no longer carry those digest-size books that are 300 to 400
pages each and haven't for few years now.
I recall Kinokuniya in San Jose even carrying manga in Chinese. (The
Chinatown branch of the SFPL carries a lot of Chinese manga.)
Ken
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| Re: SF Kinokuniya [message #370745 is a reply to message #370744] |
Sat, 14 July 2018 22:56  |
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Originally posted by: Bobbie Sellers
On 07/14/2018 07:02 PM, Kenneth M. Lin wrote:
> I haven't visited in few months and was surprised to see that the
> English manga section has expanded a lot since my last visit. I don't
> know if this is due to higher demands for such manga as San Francisco
> used to have Barnes and Noble and Border that sold translated manga
> years ago and no other bookstores currently stock such items.
>
> Unfortunately, this also means that they are carrying less of Japanese
> manga. They no longer carry those digest-size books that are 300 to 400
> pages each and haven't for few years now.
>
> I recall Kinokuniya in San Jose even carrying manga in Chinese. (The
> Chinatown branch of the SFPL carries a lot of Chinese manga.)
>
> Ken
Well was there last week and saw several items I wanted but
the prices are a bit harder to manage as the food markets in San
Francisco are going along with the gentrification. I have gotten
a few things this year from The Right Stuff International by mail
and Internet ordering. In the English language section they are
carrying the big volumes in several series, The first ones I noticed
was the Cross Game series by Adachi. But then the Genshiken (first
9 volumes) was reissued, I think Princess Jellyfish is out as well.
At the SF Public Library today I noted Devilman is out in
such a volume and they have at least two copies. I think they may
have some Chinese language manga but not on the main floor. I'd
be very sure that they have some at the SFPL Chinatown branch but
I haven't been there in a couple of decades or longer. I think
they might have moved it to another building.
bliss
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bliss dash SF 4 ever at dslextreme dot com
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| Re: SF Kinokuniya [message #370862 is a reply to message #370745] |
Mon, 16 July 2018 20:14 |
Kenneth M. Lin
Messages: 229
Registered: February 2012
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"Bobbie Sellers" wrote in message news:pied5f$r8u$1@dont-email.me...
On 07/14/2018 07:02 PM, Kenneth M. Lin wrote:
> I haven't visited in few months and was surprised to see that the English
> manga section has expanded a lot since my last visit. I don't know if
> this is due to higher demands for such manga as San Francisco used to have
> Barnes and Noble and Border that sold translated manga years ago and no
> other bookstores currently stock such items.
>
> Unfortunately, this also means that they are carrying less of Japanese
> manga. They no longer carry those digest-size books that are 300 to 400
> pages each and haven't for few years now.
>
> I recall Kinokuniya in San Jose even carrying manga in Chinese. (The
> Chinatown branch of the SFPL carries a lot of Chinese manga.)
>
> Ken
Well was there last week and saw several items I wanted but
the prices are a bit harder to manage as the food markets in San
Francisco are going along with the gentrification. I have gotten
a few things this year from The Right Stuff International by mail
and Internet ordering. In the English language section they are
carrying the big volumes in several series, The first ones I noticed
was the Cross Game series by Adachi. But then the Genshiken (first
9 volumes) was reissued, I think Princess Jellyfish is out as well.
At the SF Public Library today I noted Devilman is out in
such a volume and they have at least two copies. I think they may
have some Chinese language manga but not on the main floor. I'd
be very sure that they have some at the SFPL Chinatown branch but
I haven't been there in a couple of decades or longer. I think
they might have moved it to another building.
bliss
--
bliss dash SF 4 ever at dslextreme dot com
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I noticed that English version of BLAME! was in prominent display but each
volume was over $24 (plus sales tax). I am not sure if anyone here is
familiar with it but it's a dark and muddily drawn cyberpunk fare where the
main character is making his way inside a gigantic maze-like building that
goes on forever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame%21
The author completely changed his style and began to draw cleanly with
Knights of Sidonia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Sidonia
Knights of Sidonia is mildly interesting as everyone is living inside a
spaceship but everything is eerily Japanese. Kind of like people taking
Japanese-style bath in Captain Harlock.
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| Re: SF Kinokuniya [message #371097 is a reply to message #370862] |
Sun, 22 July 2018 13:12 |
Kenneth M. Lin
Messages: 229
Registered: February 2012
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"Kenneth M. Lin" wrote in message news:pijccb$ree$2@dont-email.me...
"Bobbie Sellers" wrote in message news:pied5f$r8u$1@dont-email.me...
On 07/14/2018 07:02 PM, Kenneth M. Lin wrote:
> I haven't visited in few months and was surprised to see that the English
> manga section has expanded a lot since my last visit. I don't know if
> this is due to higher demands for such manga as San Francisco used to have
> Barnes and Noble and Border that sold translated manga years ago and no
> other bookstores currently stock such items.
>
> Unfortunately, this also means that they are carrying less of Japanese
> manga. They no longer carry those digest-size books that are 300 to 400
> pages each and haven't for few years now.
>
> I recall Kinokuniya in San Jose even carrying manga in Chinese. (The
> Chinatown branch of the SFPL carries a lot of Chinese manga.)
>
> Ken
Well was there last week and saw several items I wanted but
the prices are a bit harder to manage as the food markets in San
Francisco are going along with the gentrification. I have gotten
a few things this year from The Right Stuff International by mail
and Internet ordering. In the English language section they are
carrying the big volumes in several series, The first ones I noticed
was the Cross Game series by Adachi. But then the Genshiken (first
9 volumes) was reissued, I think Princess Jellyfish is out as well.
At the SF Public Library today I noted Devilman is out in
such a volume and they have at least two copies. I think they may
have some Chinese language manga but not on the main floor. I'd
be very sure that they have some at the SFPL Chinatown branch but
I haven't been there in a couple of decades or longer. I think
they might have moved it to another building.
bliss
--
bliss dash SF 4 ever at dslextreme dot com
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
I noticed that English version of BLAME! was in prominent display but each
volume was over $24 (plus sales tax). I am not sure if anyone here is
familiar with it but it's a dark and muddily drawn cyberpunk fare where the
main character is making his way inside a gigantic maze-like building that
goes on forever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame%21
The author completely changed his style and began to draw cleanly with
Knights of Sidonia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Sidonia
Knights of Sidonia is mildly interesting as everyone is living inside a
spaceship but everything is eerily Japanese. Kind of like people taking
Japanese-style bath in Captain Harlock.
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Couple of days after I mentioned Blame!, I was donating white blood cells
and they loaned me a tablet with Netflix to pass the four hours I must sit
there and lo and behold I watched the recent Blame! movie. A lot of CGI and
the plot was far easier to understand than the source material because it
was drawn cleanly.
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