English Excel Saga Volume 23

[Sean Gaffney]

Because it's the way  the cast distinguished between the two - Isshiki is 'First'.

[SWamP]

Also, does anyone have an online version of that Touhou/Excel Saga fanart?

:3

[Dr. Iwata]

Good volume by the best part for me was.

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The "we let them get away" punchline and as soon as I read that and saw Kabapu's reaction I burst out laughing on the spot.

So simple yet so effective.

Problem is these long waits between volumes are finally starting to take their toll on me but it's still better than no Excel Saga at all.

[Sean Gaffney]

For those who don't know, the New York Times Bestseller list bears no resemblance to reality, and has in fact featured on it titles that were taken out of print for poor sales immediately after appearing on it.

That said, seeing Excel Saga #23 on it is awesome, and I hope Viz Media is smart enough to slap a NYT Bestseller banner on Vol. 24. 

[Lord Il]

Also, does anyone have an online version of that Touhou/Excel Saga fanart?

:3

That piece was created by Mas. ^_^ Did it get included in the vol. 23 fanart pages? (I still didn't get my copy.)

For those who don't know, the New York Times Bestseller list bears no resemblance to reality, and has in fact featured on it titles that were taken out of print for poor sales immediately after appearing on it.

That said, seeing Excel Saga #23 on it is awesome, and I hope Viz Media is smart enough to slap a NYT Bestseller banner on Vol. 24. 

Holy shit! It's currently at #4 on their top manga list! Wooooooooooooo!!

[Randomness]

Also, does anyone have an online version of that Touhou/Excel Saga fanart?

:3

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Ah, thank you kindly for finding that for me. And if Mas is reading this topic, nice picture. Its cool that they use fanart from this website for the back of the translated volumes.

[Lord Il]

Also, does anyone have an online version of that Touhou/Excel Saga fanart?

:3

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Ah, thank you kindly for finding that for me. And if Mas is reading this topic, nice picture. Its cool that they use fanart from this website for the back of the translated volumes.

We have connections.

[MincyMatsu]

Finally got to read it, and what a read that was, the cliffhanger endings in the later volumes are unbearable..! I must have mooooore..!

Congratulations to all who made the fanart submissions, they're all awesome

[Mas]

Finally got volumes 21, 22, and 23 a few days ago. It was great. Gosh, I got so emotionally attached to all of the characters over the years, I love them all so much.

And I laughed at my fanart being submitted under the name Fluttershy, how embarrassing. I need to stop changing my name.

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It was nice to see so many new character interactions. Excel and Misaki surprisingly can get along quite well.

Now I'm wondering again, just how artificial is Excel's body? Since her mind can transfer to Isshiki, I'm guessing she is probably in the same situation as Iwata. It's depressing to think about Excel dying and being revived in the past.

I'm still confused about Hyatt. I used to be a little suspicious of her being a robot especially after that dream Excel had (with dozens of robotic Hyatts). But in the first volume she was a new recruit, so I'm guessing she was still a normal girl at that time. A very very sick girl, but yeah. And Il Palazzo didn't know about her medical condition at first. I wonder if he altered her body somehow not long after her first introduction. I'm sure she still has a human mind though, at least. It's adorable when she actually shows some signs of emotions.

Elgala is probably the only normal person of the trio.


I'm glad Watanabe is finally back. It's hilarious how he still occasionally goes back to his creepy self.

I found it cute how upset Sumiyoshi got when he thought that Shiouji was doing lewd things with Nisshiki. I guess they had some nerdy conversations in the past about "sticking to 2D".

And wow, Miwa is turning out to be really fucking scary. I wonder what she did to Il Palazzo.

[Inkwolf]

Finally read it--too many cliff hangers!   AAAAAAA!!!!!  It will be hard to wait for the next volume, as usual.

Excel was pretty awesome in this one, and I like that they've sort of semi-confirmed some of the things they've been hinting at.  There was definitely a feeling that the answers are around the corner and coming up fast.

[SWamP]

It will be hard to wait for the next volume, as usual.

Well, at least is only until November  

[Duomaxwe]

Is November concerned?