Comments on: Japan 2007: Shinjuku Kinokuiya Books

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:02:19 +0000

Chris-

That Slumdunk translation you picked up is from Singapore and is distributed through New Zealand and Australia along with several other manga titles (such as Fruits Baskets) through Madman Entertainment- though I don’t know if they are a superior translation to the Tokyopop or Viz editions, they certainly are cheaper.

I often see those Kodansha dual-language books second-hand here in New Zealand, which makes me wonder if they had a wider release here compared to America.

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Cartoon Collections » Japan 2007: Kinokuniya Books, Shinjuku — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:32:45 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:53:12 +0000

Peter S: Thanks very much. I think Cruising The Anime City is a wonderful companion to your Japanese trip. The book felt very up-to-date when we were using it, and even when certain retailers would have gone out of business or areas would have changed, I still think it was valuable. Much better than a couple of my other non-nerd guidebooks. Worth buying.

Jose- I love it too! I didn’t hit any of the Tokyo Tower Records while I was in Japan, but I did visit the Tatsuya/Tsutaya (can’t remember the spelling) store across from Shibuya station in Shibuya, and it was FUCKING AWESOME. Go right now, it was the best stocked, best merchandised comics section I saw in Japan.

Taco Che was fun but cramped, and my lack of Japanese skills and my inability to know what I actually wanted hindered my shopping there. In the end I bought some older Junko Mizuno manga, a Kazuo Umezu tribute book, and some fan comics, but I liked the Mandarake used store a lot more. I’ll spend more time there next time.

Thanks for commenting, guys!

- Chris

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:12:44 +0000

I love that store! I go there and to Tower Records to skim through their comic selection. I’ve lived in Japan for over a year and am so glad to have found these two stores.
I’m curious to see what you found at Nakano Broadway. I actually went there for the first time last month and am obsessed with it! Particularly Tacoche, which had some strange stuff, and then this one giant manga store near it that stocked a bit of older, weirder stuff. I want to find more older, weirder stuff…
I hope I can go back soon…

By: Peter S

Peter S — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:33:02 +0000

I always enjoy these photo tours!

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MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Omnibuses and one-shots — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:08:48 +0000

[...] Christopher Butcher has pictures of his visit to the Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku, which is what my mother would call a busman’s holiday. Also: Only five copies of Tekkonkinkreet left at The Beguiling! [...]

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Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:36:21 +0000

[...] [Scene] Christopher Butcher presents photos from his visit to Kinokuniya Books in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward. [...]