R2 Orgy January

Got some manga, novels, and DVDs this month. Note to self: don't go to Yokohama Yodobashi Camera... their anime DVD and CD selections suck. Kawasaki Yodobashi Camera was better, but I also had to go to Shinseido for the Jigoku Shoujo DVD. Next time I better go to Akihabara....

Anyway, here are the goodies: (click on the images to enlarge)
The latest Bleach manga tank and Shakugan no Shana no Subete (Encyclopedia). The Shana Encyclopedia has character profiles, novel summaries, and a "database." A valuable resource for understanding and peeking ahead to the stories.
Here's a color fold out from the Shana Encyclopedia
Here's another foldout
I finally bought me a melon bread because Shana likes it so much... it's not that great, but it's not as bad as I had imagined it'd be.
Here are the latest goodies: Clockwise from top left: Mai Otome DVD vol. 1, Jigoku Shoujo DVD 1 (along with bonus transparency), Jigoku Shoujo Soundtrack CD, Shakugan no Shana novels vols. 5, 9, and 10, and Shakugan no Shana DVD vol. 1
The Jigoku Shoujo DVD, hard cover casing, and the transparency
Inside the Jigoku Shoujo DVD: the insert, disc, and Hanafuda cards
Inside the Shakugan no Shana DVD: Insert, disc, soft "pencilboard" and 2 month calendar (April and May; May is on the other side)
Collage of color images from the Shana novels
Another collage from the Shana novels
Foldout color image of the previous Enpatsu Shakugan no Uchite, Mathilde Saint-Omer and my favorite Flame Haze Wirhelmina Carmel