The 26-page    Japanese Nectaris game manual    and the stunningly uninspired    North American Nectaris manual    (18 pages) have been scanned in their entirety and are available for your viewing pleasure.  The Japanese instruction manual features an advertisement for the Nectaris Official Guide Book --  one of the very few stand-alone guide books (perhaps only?) to accompany a Nectaris title (for more information on this Famitsu / ascii / ASPECT publication, please visit the Nectaris Official Guide Book page on this website) .  The dearth of guide books for Nectaris games stands in stark contrast to magazine coverage of the series, which is generally pretty good.
 
The Japanese manual has two additional items of interest to folks who are fans of the PC Engine and/or Hudson Soft:   (1) an advertisement for the very cute and compact Bomberman Selector (for 1,980 yen, roughly $18 USD, you can get an audio / video selector that connects up to 3 audio / video components to a television with RCA A / V jacks), and of course (2) an invitation to join Hudson Soft's Hyper Fun Club and Humor Network (to get the latest news on Hudson Soft releases and to purchase merchandise emblazoned with Hudson mascots, such as Bomberman). 
 
Getting back to the issue at hand, it is interesting to compare the two manuals: the overall design and attention-to-detail in the Japanese manual is impressive, while the U.S. manual is spartan (Aside: I guess I should be grateful that Jaleco even decided to bring it over to the States).  Perhaps the best way to illustrate this point is to compare the weapon guides provided in each manual.  The Japanese manual features a lush layout with full-color artwork printed on glossy pages  ( page 1  page 2 page 3), whereas the U.S. manual looks like an abridged and poorly photocopied imitation of the source material ( page 4  page 5 ).  Enjoy!