The OMG Manga series

[Gunblade]

Exactly which order do they go in...
Right now I've ordered volume 1 and 2 of the collected Trade Paperbacks and there are ten of them so it's gonna be a while before I'll get all of them. Then there are also the uncollected standard 40 page mangas which I have no idea where they go and in which order :confused:
Anyone willing to help and type in all the omg mangas for me?:D

[WelsperTheCat]

This has been posted before, but it won't hurt to do so again.
The Darkhorse trade paperbacks (TPB's) go in the following order:

1-555-Goddess
Love Potion #9
Sympathy for the Devil
Terrible Master Urd
The Queen of Vengeance
Mara Strikes Back
Ninja Master
Miss Keiichi
The Devil in Miss Urd
The Fourth Goddess

[Gunblade]

Err... I know what oreder the TPB's goes in... i'm talking about the uncollected comics like Banpei in love, Secret of Speed, Mystery Child etc. What order do those comics go in.

[WelsperTheCat]

Oh, that's the proverbial horse of a different color!

You just need the ones after The Fourth Goddess, right?

They are as follows:

Childhood's End #1-2 ---- Skuld learns to ride a bike.
The Queen and The Goddess ---- Sayoko encounters a parasitic demon.
Hail to the Chief #1-3 ---- Meet Chihiro.
Pretty in Scarlet ---- Meet Noble Scarlet.
The Goddess's Apprentice ---- Meet Urd's broom, String Feroh.
Queen Sayoko #1-5 ---- Sayoko makes a wish with Mara.
The Secret of Speed #1-2 ---- Megumi races "The Queen".
Another Me ---- Meet World of Elegance.
Hand in Hand #1-2 ---- Belldandy gets drunk!
Banpei in Love #1-2 ---- Banpei falls for robot girl (later named Sigel)
Mystery Child #1-8 ---- Meet Welsper.

Hope that does it for you! :)

[Gunblade]

Thanks!:D <---(Pointless post I know but I'm just being polite:D )
Oh and do you know why the Trade Paperbacks are collected in such a strange order?

[WelsperTheCat]

Other than skipping a few chapters at the beginning, the Darkhorse TPBs are in the order that the original manga was published. Maybe I didn't understand the question? :confused:

[cloakactive]

When Dark Horse translated and released each story arc, they did it out of order (in comparison to the Japanese Manga). That may or may not answer your question but it may clear one or two things up. Also, Dark Horse also skipped a couple of stories, and will be releasing them and rename it "The Lost Stories" or something to that degree even though it was never lost. They just never bothered to translate and release the manga in the correct order. :redhot:

[Gunblade]

I think that's it :) when i checked the tpb's they are collected out of order they seem. The part one mangas are spread between the first three tpb's for some reason and part 2 are spread as well... Now I just wonder why :confused: Thanks anyway. :) and nothing lost right? All the tpb's include all the stories unedited or nothing? Apart from the first few stories of course of which i will be buying when it's out and when I have some money.

[WelsperTheCat]

Originally posted by Gunblade
I think that's it :) when i checked the tpb's they are collected out of order they seem. The part one mangas are spread between the first three tpb's for some reason and part 2 are spread as well... Now I just wonder why :confused: Thanks anyway. :) and nothing lost right? All the tpb's include all the stories unedited or nothing? Apart from the first few stories of course of which i will be buying when it's out and when I have some money.
Unfortunately, there are about 15 early chapters which DH didn't publish in the beginning. At the time, they said it was because these chapters were already translated and on the web, and that they didn't think anyone would buy them if they published them. Also, as Cloakie said, they swapped the order a bit at first. Things such as Urd and Skuld appearing in the first few issues whereas in the original manga Urd didn't appear until volume 2 and Skuld until volume 4(?) (too lazy to walk downstairs and check).

The good news is that DH recently released the "lost" chapters in the first 12-13 volumes of Super Manga Blast (doubled up for 2 or 3 issues). My understanding from a Studio Proteus (does the translation) announcement is that they do plan to re-release the chapters in the correct order as a couple new TPBs. This would make 1-555-Goddess obsolete (maybe a collectors item?)

[Gunblade]

and i've got volume 1 and 2 on order:D
I wonder if that's a good or bad thing? collectors item eh? :p
On the other hand I'd have to dish out some more dosh to buy the new ones :bawling:

[Skull Kaiser]

i know that there are at least 6-7 mangas, but i have only seen 5 episodes of the anime that are out in the us, plus the movie. are there any lost episodes or seperate series of omg that haven't been released yet in the u.s.?

[Gunblade]

1. There are 10 volumes of the mangas in collected paperback plus individual comics.
2. There are only 5 ova's in the anime series. + the movie + mini-goddess adventures.
3. Manga= comics just in case you thought I was referring to the anime :)

[Xerlic]

Does anyone know when abouts Dark Horse will be releasing the missing chapters in a graphic novel? I bought a couple of the Super Manga Blasts but I'd much rather 1 large book instead of a bunch of comics.

[WelsperTheCat]

They don't have a release date yet, but I would expect in a year or two at the most. First they have to get their act together with the regular monthly publication schedule. That may delay things, but hopefully not.

The Peorth story arc ended in Dec '99 in the monthly issues. They have just released the TPB, so that's about a 2 year wait. The final OMG chapter in Super Manga Blast was in April '01. So, we may have to wait until early 2003 to see it, but hopefully not. :heh:

[Xerlic]

I was wondering how many of you buy/import the Japanese manga and read those? I'm fairly certain cloakactive does...anyone else?

[cloakactive]

Originally posted by Xerlic
I was wondering how many of you buy/import the Japanese manga and read those? I'm fairly certain cloakactive does...anyone else?

I get the imports from Japan... even got the newest one released out there (manga 23, Nulani tipped me off to the fact that it was out. :) )

Its great to have, especially if your learning how to read/write Japanese, otherwise I would recommend to anyone to get the Darkhorse Translations and releases. They're getting pretty close to translating them all last I checked them out. :)

[WelsperTheCat]

I get the manga volumes from Japan as well as the Darkhorse releases. It's redundant, but it's faster for me to check the Darkhorse translations if I want to look something up.

[FungusAmungus]

hmm..interesting...where can i get the mangas after The Fourth Goddess?

[Xerlic]

You can prolly find them at a Japanese bookstore.

Here are 2 good ones:

http://www.sasugabooks.com/
http://www.kinokuniya.com