#Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka

[animehouse-moe]

June 2023 Collection Update: The Iceberg

You know the comparison I'm making here. You start at the tip of the iceberg, and think it's not too bad, then you continue working your way down.... and it just keeps going, never seeming to stop. Well, I think I've made it past the surface of the iceberg, and am staring down the absolute scale of what remains submerged. So yeah, Mt. Everest is left to climb still, but I've also got a pretty sizeable hill behind me to share.

I'll start with a haul that came in today (and one I picked up yesterday). Used manga and light novels has been a gold mine for me lately, though you do have to be careful with some listings as you might get volumes in worse conditions than they appear (though most of the time not something sandpaper can't fix).

The No Game No Life was just sorta a bonus to the Is This A Zombie?, but it actually helped bring down the cost per volume thanks to a deal I made (always try and barter for a few dollars here and there through stuff like FB Marketplace and Mercari and the like). I'd been looking for Is This A Zombie? for a while though, and was incredibly excited to come across a completed set. Though I do wish they'd bring the light novels over.

Following this up, or I guess coming before it(?), was this very interesting manga haul which is best explained as a story.

Originally, I had found a dirt cheap Rosario to Vampire manga box set on Facebook Marketplace (to the tune of 90CAD), and asked about getting more pictures because the only image was of the outside of the box set. Seller doesn't respond for a week, and then sends the image out of nowhere. I talk about going through with the sale and getting a shipping label sorted out (cause even with shipping it'd be crazy cheap). They don't respond, at least not until Thursday of last week which was about another week's wait. They say "hey, I'm going to be in your city on Sunday, are you good to meet me to pick up the set?". Immediately, I feel like I'm either going to get scammed or mugged, but it was neither. They show up with the 90 dollar box set and I leave with all my organs and my wallet alongside the box set.

Now, onto a bit of explanation. As you could tell from the images above, I'm kinda running out of space. I know, I need to get another bookshelf to store it all on, but finding the right spot for it and getting a cheaper Billy is a PITA, so instead I've been putting that focus and effort into finding more and more cool sets and series.

Like this Reiko The Zombie Shop. It's an older Josei horror series which I thought was super cool, and when I found a listing for it for just around 10CAD a vol I jumped on it. It's a very interesting piece of history to have from Dark Horse as they only printed it to the halfway point, though it's also a very intriguing read. Leans very heavy into gore and that very "serious but not all that great" story.

Equal parts crazy and cool though, this Empty Box and Zeroth Maria set. If memory serves, it was less than 10CAD a volume for such a hard to find set. Unbelievably happy to have such a well maintained set in my collection, and am 100% going to be sharing the love/set with friends.

Just a side note, the seller I got it from was super cool, as I got a partial set of Konosuba from them as well for the same price. Once more, Facebook Marketplace, so if you're looking for good deals on used series, I can't recommend checking out what's around you enough.

The good deals just keep on coming, huh. Hit the jackpot with this Rose of Versailles set. I was just going to bide my time until the end of year Indigo hardcover sale, and see if I could try my luck on finding them in store at a good price, but came across this listing for 100CAD and immediately jumped on it, since it works out to be massively cheaper than the Indigo 30% off hardcovers they do at year's end.

And I have to say, Udon hardcovers are outstanding. The Rose of Versailles of course stands at the top with it's wonderfully intricate cover design and heavy and glossy paper, but their other titles are no slouches either.

Just take a look at this Summertime Rendering (and Darling In The Franxx) set. Sometimes you'll come across things you just can't refuse. This listing was one of them. Summertime Rendering and DiTF for less than the retail of Summertime Rendering. Good deal, especially when you factor in that DiTF is still sealed, and that the seller never read Summertime Rendering.

But at the same time, getting books in conditions like this feels a bit sad almost. The seller was getting rid of their collection because they needed to repay students loans, so a lot of it was untouched and at very cheap prices. If I were to go back and do it again, I probably would have just sent money to them rather than purchased the sets, as I feel somewhat guilty having these when I'm able to pay retail for them no problem. But I can't revisit the past, so at the very least I'm glad I had the humility to not try and work them down on price, and will certainly be reading them over and over (DiTF is still on the TBR list right now though).

And last but not least for the used hauls, this super weird set. I got the whole thing for 5CAD a volume, which is a pretty great deal, and includes a lot of interesting things. Hidamari Sketch (I refuse to call it Sunshine Sketch), GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class and Bamboo Blade (not shown), and this very odd helping of loose stuff that includes an old style Seven Seas LN, a child's manga, and a very unique volume from a defunct publisher.

I couldn't help but go for it when I saw the oddities and old series that were within. Hidamari Sketch in particular is a headache and a half to collect, and I'd never even seen a volume of Iono-Sama Fanatics before. Very cool stuff, and definitely things I wanted to share. I never even knew Seven Seas used to print light novels so small, and seeing the difference in paper quality circa Spring 2010 was very interesting as well.

Now, last but not least, Jojos. I waited a very long time to buy these at retail, and am incredibly sad that the box for Jojoveller came crumpled in that one corner (already talked it out with support, and got a refund on it), but thankfully the books inside are intact. But man, these things are cool as all hell, I'll absolutely be sharing a post of them (alongside Jojo 6521) down the road.

And that's where I am, collecting an insane number of series and art books, and continuing to realize just how wide this world of manga is that I've immersed myself in. It's incredibly daunting thinking about the numbers I'm racking up, but at the same time it's such an amazing hobby that I'm able to support. There's a world of stuff out there, and I want to experience that all.

[valentijnsstuff]

Shout out to 24 yo me, hiss egg hadn’t cracked yet but he sure was REALLY into dressing up as the magical boy from the crossdressing anime

[magicalgirlmelee]

[sugarmasonmearii]

[C] Seaborne Necromancer

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My first flat-colored commission for a new client. Except I didn't hold back and gave it a bit of a shading. Still kept details to minimal.

I based her pirate outfit slightly from her armors. My favorite part of the outfit is her tricorne hat based on her visor.

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Euclidwood Hellscythe is from Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?

Art and Pirate outfit: Me

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[maidoftheday]

Today’s Kuudere of the Day: Eucliwood Hellscythe from Kore wa Zombie desu ka?

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last one (for now) but with characters from lesser known/obscure series

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"Kore wa Zombie desu ka?" - January 11, 2011

[animecatoftheday]

Today’s anime cats of the day are:

These scaredy-cats from Is This a Zombie!

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A Monster Girl AMV I made, set to Touch Fluffy Tail by Ken Ashcorp, and using clips from Monster Musume, Rosario + Vampire, Highshool DxD, Interspecies Reviewers, Kanokon, Is This a Zombie?, Nyaruko-san and Rising of the Shield Hero.

Its age resistricted, since its nsfw, and on a seperate channel from my other AMVs just to be safe.

If you like it, please like and subscribe and follow my main channel here:

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gif by:arasshisan.tumblr  

[magicalgirlmelee]

To the person who submitted Ayumu Aikawa, thank you. I love Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?

[fox-is-watching-anime]

[magicalgirlagency]

So are WBMR or WIF asks of MahoAko acceptable or is the anime in a “don’t touch with a ten foot pole” zone?

I don't wanna get myself on a watchlist, so I strongly prefer to not touch it.

It's on the bottom tier of my tierlist for a reason:

In the To The Shadow Realm With You tier, we have (in order of placement):

RWBY;

Dai Mahou Touge;

Granbelm;

Daybreak Illusion;

Fairy Ranmaru;

Bouei-Bu LOVE! and HAPPY! KISS!;

Mahou Shoujo Site;

Moetan;

Star Vs. The Forces of Evil;

Mahou Shoujo Ore!;

Is This a Zombie?/Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka?;

Lyrical Nanoha;

Magical Girl Friendship Squad;

Märchen Mädchen;

Uta-Kata;

Steven Universe: Future;

Vividred Operation;

Wedding Peach;

Spec-Ops Asuka;

Prisma Illya;

Symphogear;

Puni Puni Poemi;

Looking Up to Magical Girls/Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete (you are here!);

Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero/Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha De Aru;

Gonna Be The Twintail!Ore Twintail ni Narimasu!;

Luminous Witches.

[maidoftheday]

Today's Maid of the Day: Yuki Yoshida from Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?

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Warning: Violence, potential spoilers

Title: AAA

Editor: SonsofKorhal9

Song: The Anthem

Artist: Good Charlotte

Anime: Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!, Ao no Exorcist, Zombieland Saga, Kekkai Sensen, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, Death Note, Fuuka, One Punch Man, Futurama (cartoon), Tokyo Revengers, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, The Eminence in Shadow, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Fly Me to the Moon, Engage Kiss, Kore wa Zombie desu-ka!?, KonoSuba, Spy X Family, Chronos Ruler, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series, K-On!, Noragami, Captain Tsubasa, Parasyte, To aru Majutsu no Index, Re: Creators, To aru Kagaku no Railgun, Ni no Kuni (game), ERASED, Charlotte, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (film), Shinobi no Ittoki, The Cat Returns (film), The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, Persona 5, A Destructive God Sits Next To Me, In/Spectre, Dropkick on My Devil!, Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-hen, The Demon Girl Next Door, Kurokami the Animation, Hayate the Combat Butler, Chainsaw Man, Akira (film), Lycoris Recoil, Fate series, Kanon, Okko's Inn, Gintama

Category: Comedy