Is it true that Viz skipped over some of the early manga stories?
Viz originally didn’t put the following chapters: “Suit Yourself, Santa”, “For Whom the Clock Tolls”, “Hope Springs Eternal”, “Will the Cherry Blossoms Bloom?” which all should have been in the first graphic novel, along with “To Wager on the Rink!” from the third book. These stories were translated and published in Animerica Extra (with the exception of “Wager”) shortly after the manga ended. You shouldn’t have any problem finding the Animerica Extra back issues they were in though (Animerica Extra Vol. 3 Number 1 and Vol. 3 Number 2). However, now that Viz has rereleased the series under its “Editor’s Choice” line, all the missing chapters have been added in. The new books of Maison Ikkoku, are therefore complete, with no missing chapters.
