Taiho Shichau Zo Manga Pages

The Manga

You can read this comic even if you can't read Japanese! How? By using a fan script or a fan synopsis. A script translates every word balloon. A synopsis just gives you an overview of each story's plot. Since you're buying a legal copy of the manga, you aren't breaking any laws by doing this. (Of course, once a company produces an English language version of this comic, buying the English version of the comic would be a good idea. Not only would it be easier than reading the script, it would also be encouraging English translations of manga.)

I bought my copies of this manga at Kinokunia bookstore in San Francisco and at Nikaku Animart in San Jose. I think they cost about $8 each.

Oh yeah, if you're new to manga, I should warn you: Most of each manga book is printed in black & white. This isn't as pretty as color, but does allow some dramatic compositions.

Cover Stories ISBN English Script
Volume 1 Cover Files 1-18 4-06-315001-1 Script for Volume 1
Volume 2 Cover Files 19-33 4-06-315003-8 No Script (Yet)
Volume 3 Cover Files 34-4x 4-06-315007-0 No Script (Yet)
Volume 4 Cover Files 4x-52 4-06-315012-7 Synopsis for Volume 4
Volume 5 Cover File 53-61 4-06-315025-9 Synopsis for Volume 5
Volume 6 Cover File 62-70 4-06-315038-0 No Script (Yet)
Volume 7 Cover Files 71-79 4-06-315046-1 No Script (Yet)