I can’t be sure how I messed it up (or which of my sources it would be handy to blame) but it looks like a batch of Tokyopop titles were erroneously included on the 3/25 list. Well, now it looks like they will be released sometime this week. I typed all that stuff in again, but just so you know the relevant T’pop titles, on the list they’re marked*.

41 new titles this week by my list, plus the ten repeats:

Manga (& Manga-ish) Releases for 1 April to 7 April 2007

Angel Sanctuary, vol. 19 — Viz — $9.99
Appleseed: Hypernotes — Dark Horse — $14.95
Adventures of Duan Surk, vol. 2: the Two-Headed Wizard (novel) — Tokyopop — $10.99
Banafish, vol. 19 — Viz — $9.99
* Battle Club, vol. 4 — Tokyopop — $9.99

Battle Vixens, vol. 11 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Because I’m the Goddess, vol. 3 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Bird Kiss, vol. 3 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Boys Over Flowers, vol. 23 — Viz — $9.99
Cheeky Angel, vol. 17 — Viz — $9.99

* Chibi Vampire, vol. 4 — Tokyopop — $9.99
The Dark Goodbye, Vol. 1 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Densha Otoko (Train Man) vol. 3 — CMX — $9.99
Dragon Head, vol. 6 — Tokyopop — $9.99
the Embalmer, vol. 3 — Tokyopop — $9.99

Et Cetera, vol. 9 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Flower of Life, vol. 2 — DMP — $12.95
Fruits Basket, vol. 16 — Tokyopop — $9.99
* Genju no Seiza, vol. 3 — Tokyopop– $9.99
* Grenadier, vol. 3 — Tokyopop — $9.99

iD_eNTITY, vol. 9 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Inu Yasha, vol. 29 — Viz — $8.95
Kamiyadori, vol. 2 — Tokyopop — $9.99
King City, vol. 1 — Tokyopop — $9.99
* Kung Fu Klutz and Karate Cool, vol. 1 — Tokyopop — $4.99

Law of Ueki, vol. 5 — Viz — $9.99
Liling-Po, vol 6. — Tokyopop — $9.99
Little Queen, vol. 2 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Magical x Miracle, vol. 4 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Neon Genesis Evangelion, vol. 10 — Viz — $9.99

Nosatsu Junkie, vol. 2 — Tokyopop — $9.99
O-Parts Hunter, vol. 3 — Viz — $9.99
Priest, vol. 16 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Red River, vol. 17 — Viz — $9.99
RG Veda, vol. 9 — Tokyopop — $9.99

Rising Stars of Manga: UK & Ireland Edition — Tokyopop — $9.99
Rozen Maiden, vol. 4 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Saiyuki Reload, vol. 7 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Saver, vol. 3 — Tokyopop — $9.99
* Scrapped Princess, vol. 3: Requiem for the Infidels (novel) — Tokyopop — $7.99

Shout Out Loud! vol. 4 — Tokyopop — $9.99
* Someday’s Dreamers: Spellbound, vol. 2 — Tokyopop — $9.99
* Soul Rescue, vol. 2 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Tactics, vol. 1 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Tenjho Tenge, vol. 13 — CMX — $9.99

Trinty Blood: Rage Against the Moons, vol. 1, From the Empire (novel) — $7.99
Ultra Cute, vol. 6 — Tokyopop — $9.99
Utopia’s Avenger, vol. 2 — Tokyopop — $9.99
* Yubisaki Milk Tea, vol. 4 — Tokyopop — $9.99
* Zapt, vol. 2 — Tokyopop — $5.99

Zatch Bell, vol. 12 — Viz — $9.99

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The titles released this week by Tokyopop are a mix of OEL manga, manhwa, and the usual; along with a few manga-related novels. I’ve got galleys of the Trinity Blood and Twelve Kingdoms books, and have bought a few of these in the past: Crest of the Stars, .hack// Another Birth, & Duan Surk. Some are lightly illustrated (interstitial art, not really meant as a comics panel) while others will be straight text. If you spot these in the store, you might flip through before buying to see what you think of the presentation.

Since the nice HarperCollins folks were kind enough to bring the advance reader’s copies by the store, (HC is Tokyopop’s distributor) I guess I really should return the favor and write a review of one or both. It’s manga-related, right? No one is going to complain if I review a book or two…

Duan Surk has been sitting toward the bottom of my stacks for a while; I started the first one but set it aside before I finshed it (not exactly a glowing recommendation, is it? [*grin*]) but I ordered the second volume anyway. In for a penny, in for a pound. I’ll be able to give you a better idea of the series relative merits after I’ve read both. These are fantasy novels told from the point of view of a character inside a computer RPG, so if the concept sounds interesting or you’re a WoW junkie you might give these a look.

What else this week? Someday’s Dreamers, the Dark Goodbye, and Utopia’s Avenger are also on order; I’m going to have to actually see and read a bit of anything else this week, before I’ll have an idea of what I’d like.