Questions Concerning U.S. Release of Jojo and Bobobo

[Raye]

I noticed on TRSI that Bobobo is listed to come out next month, but the thing is that I remember Viz saying something about that they would be releasing like a preview issue that featured content from a future volume just so that the stories wouldn't conflict with its current run on Cartoon Network. Is this really going to be the official volume one, the same volume one that came out in Japan and not some compiled preview?

And second, I noticed that Jojo's Bizarre Adventure was advertised in a bunch of the Viz volumes, but I have yet to see it at ANY bookstore or comic shop. It has supposedly been out for a few weeks. Does anyone have a copy? Just wondering, because either that or I'm guessing it got delayed.

[Kiril]

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Raye said:
I noticed on TRSI that Bobobo is listed to come out next month, but the thing is that I remember Viz saying something about that they would be releasing like a preview issue that featured content from a future volume just so that the stories wouldn't conflict with its current run on Cartoon Network. Is this really going to be the official volume one, the same volume one that came out in Japan and not some compiled preview?


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It's not the first volume, it's more of a random volume. You want to read this "What is Viz doing with Bobobo?" thread. (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=1152244&page=1&view=colla psed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)

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Raye said:
And second, I noticed that Jojo's Bizarre Adventure was advertised in a bunch of the Viz volumes, but I have yet to see it at ANY bookstore or comic shop. It has supposedly been out for a few weeks. Does anyone have a copy? Just wondering, because either that or I'm guessing it got delayed.

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The best way to find out what has shipped is to use the New in Comic Stores and New in Bookstores threads that come out each week. Release dates for manga are often inaccurate, which is one reason why we have those threads.

You can also use the search function to look for things like "Jojo" within threads, and look to see if one of the older "New in" threads mentioned it. I quickly checked and it seems Jojo has not been seen in the wild yet. For help in searching, read the Search-Fu 101 thread (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=sitefeedback&Number=896205 &page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1).

[akcoll99]

I can't speak to the Bobobo question, but I believe Jo Jo got delayed from its original solicitation date until sometime in either October or November.