In a habitual browsing of the the official Queen’s Blade site this morning I noticed that they’d updated back on September 10th with the news that the Queen’s Blade franchise will be extending beyond game books, figures, pillows and anthology comics to the world of serialized manga. The first of two manga will be running in Kadokawa Shoten’s monthly Comp Ace beginning with its October 26th issue, and will be penned by Minasaki Iku of doujin circle Doropanda Tours; while lacking in a personal website it seems that the bulk of Minasaki’s published work consists of My HiME parody doujin, an appropriate topic given that his QB manga is scheduled to focus on Hisayuki-designed character Elina and her search for her sister. The second of the two Queen’s Blade manga will begin serialization in new Media Works magazine Dengeki Black Maoh, the first issue of which is on sale tomorrow, September 19th. It will be penned by doujin veteran Astroguy II, be entitled “Queen’s Blade Struggle”, and comprise a variety of side story episodes featuring the various QB heroines. We’ll keep an eye on these projects as they unfold… (no more)
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elina’s left hand looks like a witchblade.
I would actually be quite interested in Queen’s Blade, but there’s no one to play with here in the deep countryside.
At least some of the other goods are pretty good.
>>fake
Spoilers, perhaps? :O
>>DJnerate
If you pick up a book let me know, I might be able to swing by Maebashi sometime and it would be fun to learn how to play (I’ve just been collecting them…).
I’m a big follower of TOURS (own pretty much all the doujinshi, been frustrated numerous times by the lack of website) so this is pretty interesting news to me.
Not necessarily HiME/Otome parody as such, there’s a recurring storyline in them all with some sidegags and such. But yeah. TOURS has done a marimite one, too.
Anyway, I have to admit I’m pretty interested in what Iku will do with QB, I’ve not particularly been interested in the QB stuff until now.
> Shingo
Well from what I’ve gathered by browsing through the rules, learning to play is kinda easy, but apparently mastering it is hard. I’ll look it up a little more before deciding whether to get a book or not.
My main peeve is that the complexity of QB will never reach the level of the collectible card games I used to play. Nothing ever does, really.
Unfortunately, I’m doubtful that anyone at my university plays it. Curse Gunma!
Another thing about playing Queen’s Blade: you have to hand your book to your opponent to play. Not very encouraging for oollectors who like their stuff in pristine condition, unless they can find someone they trust absolutely.
Does anyone actually seriously play this game? Just curious.