>         Does anyone know why I can't find a copy of the new Maison Ikkoku 
> Graphic Novel? Viz's website said it was on sale since 7/9 and it was 
> advertised in the new issue of Animerica (Pokemon cover) but I can't find it 
> anywhere. Viz is not selling it online and neither are Animenation.com, 
> Amazon.com, and BarnesandNoble.com. Searches at two comic stores (both with 
> pretty large manga sections) and a Virgin Megastore with a large manga 
> section also came out with Nil search results. I WANT MY Maison Ikkoku Manga,
I picked up a copy a week or two ago in a local store: but this was "Chicago
Comics" which was the only local place I could find Viz stuff during
their problems with distributors a year or two back.

Amazon.com's problem may be relying too much on Books In Print data:
I signed up to be sent e-mail when new books came out by Rumiko 
Takahashi, and I always got a notice _after_ I'd seen the book
and bought it locally.

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    Albert Lunde                      Albert-Lunde@nwu.edu