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It’s been out for a while, but you can buy Shaman King Volume 14 from Viz right now!
MSRP: $7.95
Length: 200 pages
ISBN: 1-4215-1475-3
In stores: Jan. 1, 2008
Like with all Viz volumes there are some changes. Below is a list of changes or mistakes I found, as well as noteworthy things that they didn’t change. May contain some spoilers if you haven’t read the volume yet. Click below to read the full list.
Chapter 117:
Page 10:
Page 11:
Page 13:
Page 18:
Page 23:
Chapter 118:
Page 32:
Chapter 119:
Page 47:
Page 52:
Page 53:
Page 54:
Page 58:
Chapter 120:
Page 65:
Page 71-72:
Chapter 121:
Page 85:
Chapter 122:
Chapter 123:
Page 141:
Page 142:
Chapter 124:
Chapter 125:
Page 173:
Special:
So, overall the biggest change was the introduction of whiteboxing, more than normal. In previous chapters, whiteboxing was never an issue. It’s more like laziness than something hard to fix. They do more difficult stuff with editing SFX, so you would think that whiteboxing wouldn’t be an issue, and for some places it was used, it shouldn’t have been used. Another un-noted change, is on the item file inserts, the English version used the same font as the Japanese release when the orginal version didn’t have the English translation under it. That’s a nice touch. Also a few times, they leave the orginal Japanese “?” in a bubble. Don’t fix what’s not broken!
Overall, it’s a solid volume, without many changes. Before reading it, I had fears on what they might “clean-up” to remove blood or weapons. But it looks like Viz intends on keeping that “T for Teens” rating, which is what the manga needs!
The next English volume of the manga will be released on March 4th in the USA.
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Fox
February 9th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Already bought it! It’s great they’re releasing SK faster now!
And this is great. I like this type of blog about changes and whatnot. Thanks and Keep it up!
Patty-kun
February 10th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I already got the manga. And wow, I didnt notice those changes before! Its cool, having a review like this…
everythings going smoothly…^^ More power!!