Dear Japanese Manga & Anime Fans out there - especially Herbie-san!
Below is a letter from one of our library liasons. After speaking to him about the possibility of starting a library collection of Japanese language materials, he has emailed me back soliciting suggestions along the lines of Manga and Anime.
Please comment on this post with your suggested Manga / Anime titles that you'd like to see added to our Zach S. Henderson Library collection of foreign media / literature. Remember - this is *YOUR* library, so please tell us what you want in it!
-- Emily
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From: Tony Ard
To: Gung, Emily
Date: 9/1/2009 5:54 PM
Subject: Ordering Manga and Anime
Hello Emily,
I finally got a chance to talk to Jonathan Harwell today and he said there should be no special problems ordering Manga and Anime, aside from the concern that some Manga might be in fragile formats that wouldn't last long after normal library use. But we can try to find hardbacks and bigger graphic novel versions that should hold up better. The other problem we might run into is not being able to find a publisher or distributer that sells what we need in an American dollar price or doesn't have the item in stock or print.
I forgot to ask you last Friday, but you are interested in finding material in Japanese, not translations or American versions, correct? It seems like most Anime dvds come in multiple languages these days, but we would need to make sure the Manga is in the language you want.
Did you have any specific titles in mind to order? I used to collect comics and read some of Dark Horse's English language Manga, but I really haven't kept up with Manga and Anime since I started graduate school in '97. Give me an idea of what kind of things you are looking for and I'll help you search.
I'm looking forward to working with you more,
--Tony
Tony Ard
Information Services Librarian
Zach S. Henderson Library
Georgia Southern University
PO Box 8074
Statesboro, GA 30460-8074
(912) 478-5645
fax 912-478-7821
"John Tony Ard" on Facebook
tony_ard@georgiasouthern.edu
9/2/09
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Neat idea! Some of the manga's I'd like to see.
ReplyDeleteNaruto
Tenchi Muyo
Tsubassa
Bleach
That's about all I can think of at the moment.
ooh! anything Shojo will be good!
ReplyDeleteI especially like Fruit Basket, Wild Ones, Honey Hunt, Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama, and that's all I could think of right now... there are too many...
For those interested, there is an Anime Club on campus. The club offers a decently sized library of Manga/Anime to members. I'm not sure of the specifics.
ReplyDeleteThe club meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 in the Russel Union. The room number isnt static, but its listed every night.
I would suggest Ghost in the Shell (Kôkaku kidôtai) by Masamune Shirow. Not only does it provide excellent visuals, but the story is both intriguing and fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see:
ReplyDeleteOne Piece
Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Historys Strongest Disciple Kenichi
Hajime no Ippo
Full Metal Alchemist
Claymore
D.Gray-Man