Hamada-sensei's class, manga sign-up

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You can view samples of most of the manga that are listed online. We are in the process of uploading the information for some other manga that we can use in class, but for now please select from the ones posted online here. We have tried to take samples that represent the content and difficulty, but this can change a lot within the same manga.

Also, feel free to post comments (not here, but in each manga blog entry) about the manga, if you found it interesting, difficult, liked the illustrations, loved it, hated it, etc. These comments might help other students chose a good manga and will help us figure out what you like so that we can get more of something similar if our budget increases.

Thank you, and enjoy!

Nishida-sensei's class, manga sign-up

Please use an account to post a comment and thereby reserve manga for this week. You can create an AIM, LiveJournal, Gmail/Google account if you do not already have an existing one.

You can view samples of most of the manga that are listed online. We are in the process of uploading the information for some other manga that we can use in class, but for now please select from the ones posted online here. We have tried to take samples that represent the content and difficulty, but this can change a lot within the same manga.

Also, feel free to post comments (not here, but in each manga blog entry) about the manga, if you found it interesting, difficult, liked the illustrations, loved it, hated it, etc. These comments might help other students chose a good manga and will help us figure out what you like so that we can get more of something similar if our budget increases.

Thank you, and enjoy!

One Piece (Wan Piisu) vol. 4, 5

ワンピース One piece
From http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=33


As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Now Luffy, with the help of a motley collection of pirate wannabes, is setting off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...


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Kosumo na Bokura, vol. 1-4

宇宙(コスモ)なボクら！ (Note about title: this kanji compound is usually pronounced うちゅう but is forced to be read コスモ {Cosmo} in this case)

From http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=243

This 4 volume manga is about Haruko, who, after her mother's death, gains her mom's familiar and her witch's name. Unfortunately, Silk, the cat familiar, has been unable to teach Haruko any magic but dream communication. But beware, if anyone finds out her witch name, she'll have to obey that person. Is this real, or is it all in her mind?

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Bokura no Kaikata Oshiemasu, vol. 1-6

僕らの飼い方教えます
From http://clark-web.net/michex1/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3697&p=29821&hilit=%E5%83%95%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E9%A3%BC%E3%81%84%E6%96%B9%E6%95%99%E3%81%88%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99#p29821

Akane is a high school freshman. She entered the high school where her mother, who died five years ago, went, and started living in the dorm. But her life in there seems to be a crazy one...! A special recipe for delicious love.

Pocket Monsters (Poketto Monsutaa), vol. 1

ポケットモンスター
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon

In most incarnations of the fictional Pokémon universe, a Trainer that encounters a wild Pokémon is able to capture that Pokémon by throwing a specially designed, mass-producible tool called a Poké Ball at it. If the Pokémon is unable to escape the confines of the Poké Ball, that Pokémon is officially considered under the ownership of that Trainer. Afterward, it will obey whatever commands its new master issues to it from that point onward, unless the Trainer demonstrates enough of a lack of experience that the Pokémon would rather act on its own accord. Trainers can send out any of their Pokémon to wage non-lethal battles against other Pokémon; if the opposing Pokémon is wild, the Trainer can capture that Pokémon with a Poké Ball, increasing his or her collection of creatures. Pokémon already owned by other Trainers cannot be captured, except under special circumstances in certain games. If a Pokémon fully defeats an opponent in battle so that the opponent is knocked out (i.e., "faints"), the winning Pokémon gains experience and may level up. When leveling up, the Pokémon's statistics ("stats") of battling aptitude increase, such as Attack and Speed. From time to time the Pokémon may also learn new moves, which are techniques used in battle. In addition, many species of Pokémon possess the ability to undergo a form of metamorphosis and transform into a similar but stronger species of Pokémon, a process called evolution.

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Bishoujou Senshi - Sailor Moon (Seeraa Muun), vol. 1, 4, 6

美少女戦士セーラームーン
From: http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1395

Tsukino Usagi is 14 years old and in her second year of middle school. She's a bit of a crybaby and klutzy. However, she can transform into the senshi of justice, Sailormoon! An eternal classic that should be read by all.

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