October 2009

The October issue features the last appearance of Sumomomo Momomo. The portion serialized in Yen Plus comprises the first two collected volumes. In her note, JuYuon explains that, starting in the third volume, the naughtiness of the series ramps up a bit, so much so that they don’t want to run it in an “older teen”-targeted magazine. Hmm…

Making a special appearance in this issue is the first chapter of the novel Soulless, by author Gail Carriger and published by Yen Press’s sister company Orbit. Subtitled “A Novel of Vampires, Werewolves, and Parasols,” Soulless seeks to stand out among the stacks of Twilight-inspired novels of the cultured paranormal currently plaguing American bookstores by its premise of taking place in high-society Victorian England. Personally, the story didn’t do much for me, but I could see where it would have its fans.