I Appreciated This

The latest volume of “Twin Spica” arrived in the mail last week.  This volume continues on in much the same manner as the previous ones, so I really don’t have anything new to say about its contents.  What is interesting about vol. 7 is its appearance:  this is a much thicker volume than usual.  It’s not unusual for a series to have an extra-sized volume from time to time (see also vols. 9 of “Black Lagoon” and “MPD-Psycho”) so I didn’t think too much of it.  Not until I got to the end, that is.

It turns out that this isn’t just a larger-than-usual volume, it’s two-two-TWO volumes in one!  Apparently the Japanese editions of volumes 7 & 8 didn’t have the usual side-story about Asumi’s childhood to pad out the page count — no great loss if you ask me.  That said, combining the volumes and giving more chapters of the story for the same price is an awesome deal and I’d like to commend whoever it is at Vertical for handling it this way.  

Can these people do no wrong!?