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doom_qu33rA lot of people may or may not remember this series, but when I started reading it - it was one of those "hidden gems" that went mostly untouched on the book shelves in stores. I remember the art and story really having an impact on me, and I had collected all of the volumes by the time I finished high school.
Unfortunately, I have no idea what happened to my copies - whether they ended up being lost in a move, or if they're still at my dad's house buried with all my other used books and other manga series I lost interest in/stopped collecting (Yu-Gi-Oh, Naruto, Bleach, etc.)
I was hoping maybe to repurchase the collection, but sadly they are basically non-existent in English. All out of print. I mean, of course there's the sliver of a chance they'll be reprinted at some point, but it kind of bewildered me there aren't any in second-hand stores that aren't for a ridiculous price. The whole collection is $2000 on Ebay, for example. I mean, I loved the manga and all - it's one of the best ones I've ever read if I'm honest - but I'm not quite that desperate. Luckily, they're digitally available, but I'm a collector at heart and much prefer reading books than reading off screens.
I want to say I faintly remember seeing the series at a used book store in town at one point, so I may end up driving over there to check it out, but if I'm unlucky there, I may just have to fly home whenever I get another chance to take time off and excavate through my old collection. I really hope I'm lucky and find what I'm looking for! They're basically gold at this point!
I guess it makes sense as the main volumes were published by Del Rey, which is a defunct publisher - same reason you can't find old volumes of Fruits Basket or other popular mid-aughts titles anymore, unless a new publisher decided to recirculate them. Anyway, if I found them, I'm sure I could keep them close and not sell them, unless of course some really nice reprints come out again.
So far, I've been seeing a lot of great series pop back up again - for example I started collecting Akira, Hellsing, and Gantz because of omnibus re-prints. So there's always hope! Especially considering it's an award-winning series.
Unfortunately, I have no idea what happened to my copies - whether they ended up being lost in a move, or if they're still at my dad's house buried with all my other used books and other manga series I lost interest in/stopped collecting (Yu-Gi-Oh, Naruto, Bleach, etc.)
I was hoping maybe to repurchase the collection, but sadly they are basically non-existent in English. All out of print. I mean, of course there's the sliver of a chance they'll be reprinted at some point, but it kind of bewildered me there aren't any in second-hand stores that aren't for a ridiculous price. The whole collection is $2000 on Ebay, for example. I mean, I loved the manga and all - it's one of the best ones I've ever read if I'm honest - but I'm not quite that desperate. Luckily, they're digitally available, but I'm a collector at heart and much prefer reading books than reading off screens.
I want to say I faintly remember seeing the series at a used book store in town at one point, so I may end up driving over there to check it out, but if I'm unlucky there, I may just have to fly home whenever I get another chance to take time off and excavate through my old collection. I really hope I'm lucky and find what I'm looking for! They're basically gold at this point!
I guess it makes sense as the main volumes were published by Del Rey, which is a defunct publisher - same reason you can't find old volumes of Fruits Basket or other popular mid-aughts titles anymore, unless a new publisher decided to recirculate them. Anyway, if I found them, I'm sure I could keep them close and not sell them, unless of course some really nice reprints come out again.
So far, I've been seeing a lot of great series pop back up again - for example I started collecting Akira, Hellsing, and Gantz because of omnibus re-prints. So there's always hope! Especially considering it's an award-winning series.
