LeMasurier-Webster wedding
When I first heard a train and canoes were involved in their plans, I knew I was in for a fun wedding in Thetford, Vt., last weekend. Since there was no place to park at their home on the Connecticut River, the couple asked the White River Flyer to pick up their guests as part of the train's regular route. After that, the the wedding party paddled up river to the ceremony. A hot time was had by all! More photos can be seen on my Facebook page, or in the Prints section of my Web site.
Vampire Knight 2, Claymore 15, Topeng Kaca Bidadari Merah 11* (Elex Media 4 August 2010 manga)
*Topeng Kaca: Bidadari Merah (Glass Mask: The Crimson Angel) #11—volume 44 of Miuchi Suzue's Glass no Kamen shoujo classic—comes with a caveat: It will only release on the 4th if original publisher Hakusensha greenlights Elex's cover in time.
So before I blurb the still veiled TK:BM 11 —
Vampire Knight © Hino Matsuri/Hakusensha (Serialized in LaLa)
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo
Contains [SPOILERS!]
Yuki learns that My Hero Zero's vampire rank—Level E—is the lowest you can go as a bloodsucker, an unenviable position that invites slaying—STAT!—by the Purebloods. But as Zero's blood lust worsens and time grows short, Yuki commits the most unpardonable crime — letting Zero feast on her.
How will vampire aristocrat and Yuki's overprotective guardian Kaname react to his charge's Unforgivable!
felony? Find out in volume 2 of Death Note-apple-filching-Twilight's-got-nothing-on-it Vampire Knight, shipping next Wednesday.
Serial Topeng Kaca: Bidadari Merah 11 of 11+ by Miuchi Suzue
Actress Kitajima Maya struggles to hone her craft in hopes of winning the Crimson Angel/Kurenai Tennyo
role of a lifetime from rival Himekawa Ayumi, already lauded by the press for her Akoya portrayal (forgive misinterps; I've yet to read this series):
Mayuko-sensei leaves the Valley of the Plums to watch Maya and Ayumi separately rehearsing the role of Akoya. When practice ends, she calls each thespian Akoya
and offers each a glass of water. From how they accept the glass, Mayuko-sensei confirms the true Kurenai Tennyo.
[Additions from h1kar1-san's summaries of Glass Mask 43-44 gratefully acknowledged.]
If you've seen Komikologi August, you already know that the Topeng Kaca bunko rerelease—Topeng Kaca Deluxe—is upcoming.
Speaking of upcomings, Yagi Norihiro's Claymore 15 ditches that “stigma” it's been wearing since March and finally streets on the 4th.
Claymore 15 of 18+ by Yagi Norihiro
Pursuing the treacherous Galatea, Clarice and Miata reach the holy city of Labona, under attack from Awakened Being Agatha. Soldiers scramble to mount a defense, but to no avail. Just as defeat appears inevitable, Claire and six of her warrior allies arrive.
Blurbs for other continuing series shunted below the fake cut.
(VIZ in its Claymore 15 description has this to add: In the aftermath, Miria decides to finally share her shocking discoveries about the true nature of the Yoma, of the Organization and of the Claymores themselves.
)
Other 4 August 2010 highlights
Series conclusions: Seta Haruhi's Coz We're not Children wraps with volume 2: Suzuna Otohime who professes to hate Idol Superstar Kiritani Yuga hears of the scandal involving his parents. Instead of escalating her dislike, the news only makes Otohime want to protect Yuga — especially when she learns he has a high fever. Does this mean Otohime doesn't really hate Yuga?
Doraemon Petualangan
© Fujiko F. Fujio/Shogakukan
[Box sets] Elex repackages volumes 1-8 (left), 9-16 and 17-24 of Doraemon Petualangan (Doraemon Adventure). Each eight-volume bundle carries a price tag of IDR 130,000.
[Reissues] Elex also relaunches a handful of shoujo and soonjung titles ex-2009, the most eyecatching of which are Serial Cantik standalones that actually constitute volumes 2 to 4 of Hidaka Banri's Akiyoshi-ke series: For Endless Love, Stay the Same and Let Me Hear the Lyric. (The Akiyoshi Family Series also includes Pacar 365 Hari (#1) and I Hate You More Than Anyone (#5), but these don't appear in the 4th August sked.)
MANGAZINES: Shonen Magz 75/2010
Tokkyu! © Komori Yoichi,
Kubo Mitsurou/Kodansha
Tokkyu!, Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsurou's sea rescue adventure, headlines the first of August's ShoMagz. The eponymous Tokkyu is an elite Search and Rescue squad under Japan's Coast Guard; when Tokkyu newbie Hyogo isn't saving someone's life on the high seas, he's scrapping with fellow rookie Meguru.
An equally kewl Shounen Magazine title is Maekawa Takeshi's Kung Fu Boy Legends (Tekken Chinmi Legends), which continues the story of Ironfist Chinmi, now a Kung Fu master with disciples of his own. But Chinmi still has work ahead of him: that of saving an abducted princess.
The other shounen (and seinen) serials: BECK by Harold Sakuishi, Code:Breaker by Kamijyo Akimine, Fairy Tail by Mashima Hiro, Ghost Doctor by Satou Yuuki, Kindaichi Case Files by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya, Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits by Sawada Hirofumi, School Rumble by Kobayashi Jin, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE by CLAMP and Vinland Saga by Yukimura Makoto.
Issue 75 also has the distinction of being the first IDR 30,000-priced ShoMagz.
Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.08.04)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- Claymore 15 of 18+ by Yagi Norihiro
- Coz We're not Children (Kodomo ja Nai kara!) 2 of 2 by Seta Haruhi [Finale]
- [Box set] Doraemon Petualangan 1-8 by Fujiko F. Fujio
- [Box set] Doraemon Petualangan 9-16 by Fujiko F. Fujio
- [Box set] Doraemon Petualangan 17-24 by Fujiko F. Fujio
- Godhand Teru 25 of 53+ by Yamamoto Kazuki
- Hidamari Sketch 2 of 5+ by Aoki Ume
- Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 5 by Fujiko F. Fujio
- Kurozakuro 5 of 7 by Natsume Yoshinori
- Look Up! (Miagete Goran) 2 of 8 by Kusaba Michiteru
- New Sexy Simpleton 6 of 9 by Hwang MiRee
- Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) 3 of 7+ by Kobayashi Jin
- Topeng Kaca: Bidadari Merah (Glass no Kamen) 11 of 11+ by Miuchi Suzue
- Vampire Knight 2 of 12+ by Hino Matsuri
- Sixth Night: Out of the Academy
- Seventh Night: Night Party
- Eighth Night: The Unforgiveable
- Ninth Night: Their Choices
- Special Chapter: Sometimes we have ordinary days as well*
- Special Chapter: I think I was born under the star of impulse*
- Blood-drenched vampires are not allowed here!*
- Yureka 17 of 33+ by Son HeeJoon, Kim YounKyung
 | Kodomo ja Nai kara! 「 こどもじゃないから！ 」 |
Serializations
Concluded Indonesian serialization in Nakayoshi Gress!
 | GodHand Teru 「 ゴッドハンド輝 」 |
Awards/Recognitions
Nominated for the first Keitai Comic Taishō (Mobile Phone Comic Award), along with Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Shiina Takashi, Itazura na Kiss by Tada Kaoru, The Drops of God by Agi Tadashi and 16 other manga titles.
Alternative language versions
Godhand Teru is published in traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan).
Related
Godhand Teru novel by Yamamoto Kazuki (15 volumes as at 2009.01)
Adaptations
A live-action adaptation starring Hiraoka Yuta as surgeon Mahigashi Teru aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from 11 April to 16 May 2009.
 | Hidamari Sketch 「 ひだまりスケッチ 」 by Aoki Ume |
Alternative language versions
Published in English as Sunshine Sketch by Yen Press (volume 4 released 2010.01.26)
Adaptations
A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by SHAFT aired in Japan from January to March 29, 2007, followed by two special episodes in October 2007. A second season, Hidamari Sketch × 365, aired between July and September 2008, also succeeded by two special episodes in October 2009. A third season, Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu, broadcast from January to March 2010. Seiyuu Asumi Kana (Yuno), Mizuhashi Kaori (Miyako), Goto Yuko (Hiro), and Shintani Ryoko (Sae) reprised their roles in the sequels, with the addition of Omigawa Chiaki as Nazuna and Harada Hitomi as Nori in the third season.
Related
Houbunsha also released two light novels by Higurashi Chabō, illustrated by Aoki Ume, under the Houbunsha KR Bunko imprint: Hidamari Sketch Novel: Yōkoso Hidamari-sō e (2007.03.31) and Hidamari Sketch Novel: Hidamari School Life (2007.09.30).
 | Kurozakuro 「 クロザクロ 」 by Natsume Yoshinori |
Volume 5 contains chapters:
(38) 機密 (39) 捕獲 (40) 力の源 (41) 復活 (42) 解放 (43) 本性 (44) 本心 (45) 集結 (46) 活用 (47) 情け
Alternative language versions/serializations
Concluded Indonesian serialization in Shonen Star.
Kurozakuro is licensed for North America by VIZ Media (volume 1 street date: 2010.11.02). The manga is published in French by Akata/Delcourt (7 of 7 volumes released as at 2007.09).
 | Miagete Goran 「 見上げてごらん 」 |
Volume 2 contains chapters:
(8) 団体戦!? (9) 国語教師 (10) 一つ葉vs三つ葉 (11) スピンプレーヤー
(12) 旧友との戦い (13) 自分の気持ち (14) 拾いまくれ！ (15) アイツと！
(16) 素人テニス(17) チャンスは2回
Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Star.
 | New Sexy Simpleton 「 新신 섹시한 못난이 」 |
Related series
Sexy Simpleton (prequel, eight volumes)
 | Natsu no Arashi! 「 夏のあらし！ 」 by Kobayashi Jin |
Alternative language versions
Published in traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan)
Adaptations
A 13-episode anime adaptation by SHAFT aired in Japan from April through June 2009. Seiyuu Sanpei Yuko starred as Yasaka Hajime and Shiraishi Ryoko as Arashiyama Sayoko AKA “Arashi.” A sequel featuring the same voice actors—Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū—ran from October to December 2009 (also 13 episodes).
 [NOT the Indonesian cover] | Glass no Kamen 「 ガラスの仮面 」 |
Related
Rereleased in bunko (24 volumes as at 2010.01, ongoing)
Alternative language versions/serializations
Translated into Italian by Editions Star Comics (serialized in Orion) and traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan and Hong Kong).
An Indonesian Topeng Kaca bunko rerelease is also forthcoming.
Adaptations
At least three Glass no Kamen anime adaptations have been produced. The first by Eiken spanned 23 episodes, airing between April and September 1984 on Japan's NTV. Seiyuu Katsuki Masako voiced Kitajima Maya, with Matsushima Minori as Maya's rival Himekawa Ayumi, Nakanishi Taeko as Maya's mentor Tsukikage Chigusa and Nozawa Nachi as businessman Hayami Masumi.
TMS Entertainment produced the next anime, a three-episode OAV Garasu no Kamen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Shōjo (Glass Mask: The Girl Who Wears A Thousand Masks
), released December 1998. The OAV retelling of the first three manga arcs featured a different voice cast: Ogata Megumi as Maya, Matsui Naoko as Ayumi, Toda Keiko as Tsukikage and Kosugi Juurouta as Hayami.
TMS remade the series in 2005, this time casting Kobayashi Sanae, Yajima Akiko, Fujita Toshiko and Morikawa Toshiyuki as Maya, Ayumi, Tsukikage and Hayami, with the 1984 anime Maya returning as Ayumi's mother, Himekawa Utako. Fifty-one episodes aired between April 2005 and March 2006 on TV Tokyo.
The live-action version adapting the first 38 manga volumes ran for two seasons on TV Asahi (Season 1: July to September 1997, 11 episodes; Season 2: April to June 1998, 12 episodes), with the Season 1 episode 12 airing on 30 September 1999 (thus becoming known as the Special Ending
). The TV drama Seasons 1-2 cast comprised Adachi Yumi as Maya, Matsumoto Megumi as Ayumi, Nogiwa Yoko as Tsukikage and Tanabe Seiichi as Hayami. All reprised their roles for the Special Ending except Ayumi's actor (replaced by Nakamura Aimi).
 | Vampire Knight 「 ヴァンパイア騎士 」 |
Volume 2 contains chapters:
*HanaLaLa chapter titles, unless indicated with an asterisk, in which case they come from Chuang Yi's volume 2.
Alternative language versions/serializations
Vampire Knight is published in English by VIZ Media (volume 10 released 2010.06.01 • volume 11 street date: 2010.12.07) and Chuang Yi (latest volume 11). Chuang Yi also publishes the simplified Chinese edition, while Ever Glory publishes a traditional Chinese version in Taiwan. Panini Comics releases the series in Italian and Portuguese; Marvel Panini France in French (latest tome 11 released 2010.07.07) and Carlsen Comics in German.
In Indonesia, Vampire Knight serializes in HanaLaLa (latest chapter: 30th Night: For Whom the Blood Flows). The manga is serialized in German in Daisuki.
Adaptations
The 13+13-episode Studio DEEN anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Horie Yui, Miyano Mamoru, and Kishio Daisuke as Cross Yuki, Kiriyu Zero, and Kuran Kaname, aired on Japan's TV Tokyo from April through July 2008 (first season) and October through December 2008 (second season under the title Vampire Knight Guilty). The anime spanned manga chapters 1 through 46.
Two drama CDs preceded the anime. The first was Track 2 of the LaLa Kirameki Drama CD, produced for LaLa's 29th anniversary and given away as a freebie with the magazine's September 2005 issue. (The furoku CD also contained dramas for four other LaLa serials: Tsukuba Sakura's Penguin Kakumei (Track 3), Nakaji Yuki's ZIG☆ZAG (Track 4), Tanaka Meca's Sailor Fuku ni Onegai! (Track 5), and Hatori Bisco's Ouran Koukou Host Club (Track 6)). The second Vampire Knight Midnight CD-Pack (LaLa Oubosa Zenin Service CD Vampire Knight (Midnight CD Pack)) was exclusively released for mail order in 2006.
The drama CDs feature the same cast as the anime's, with the exception of characters Headmaster Cross Kaien (Koyasu Takehito in the drama; VK anime sound director Gôda Hozumi in the anime), Hio Shizuka (Sonoda Keiko in the drama; Orikasa Fumiko in the anime) and Sayori Wakaba (Ueda Kana in the drama; Mizuno Risa in the anime).
Related
Two light novels were written by Fujisaki Ayuna and illustrated Hino Matsuri: side stories Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi (Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin, released in Japan: 2008.04.05; Singapore English license: 2010.07.06) and Vampire Knight: Noir's Trap (Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana, 2008.10.03). The official fanbook, Vampire Knight Fanbook: Cross, containing character and story information and details from Hino-sensei's storyboard, was published in November 2008. (VIZ Media has scheduled the Vampire Knight Official Fanbook for an October 2010 release.)
A Vampire Knight artbook 「 樋野まつりイラストレーションズ－ヴァンパイア騎士（ナイト）－ 」 streeted concurrently with volume 12 in Japan (2010.07.05).
 | Yureka 「 유레카 」 |
Alternative language versions
Published in English by TOKYOPOP as iD_eNTITY (12 volumes as at 2008.08). Other global releases: France (Samji Editions; latest tome 32 per 2010.07) and Australia and New Zealand (Madman Entertainment)
Elex Media reissues (2010.08.04)
Links are NOT toggle links; they will take you to the original release posts.
- [RE-STO] SC: Day Dream by Do ChAn
- [RE-STO] SC: Dream Scape by Ebira Hiromi
- [RE-STO] SC: For Endless Love by Hidaka Banri
- [RE-STO] SC: Stay the Same by Hidaka Banri
- [RE-STO] SC: Let Me Hear the Lyric by Hidaka Banri
¹ Sources: Elex STO 04 Aug-10 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga and manhwa are priced at IDR 16,500 each except the Doraemon Petualangan box sets (IDR 130,000/set). Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 5 and SC: For Endless Love retail at pre-hike prices—IDR 29,800 and 17,000 respectively. Shonen Magz 75 increases from IDR 27,000 to IDR 30,000, as noted above.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.
Volume previews continued
Godhand Teru 25 of 53+ by Yamamoto Kazuki
The Akitsuki Clinic on the outskirts of Ryugu faces eviction, with property owner Dr. Murakata begging Dr. Akitsuki to relinquish the land on which the clinic stands. Apparently, Shinomiya Ren is behind the scheme to purchase Dr. Murakata's land and develop it into housing for Shieikai Ryugu employees. Learning of Shinomiya's subterfuge, Teru is furious. All this time, I have respected you, Dr. Ren, and I've never stopped. But I will protect the people I need to protect with these hands!
I wonder how the long-running Godhand Teru, nominated for the first Mobile Phone Comic Award, is faring? Voting ended last 2 July. Teru has his work cut out for him as he's competing with 19 other manga from the full demographic spectrum.
Speaking of colors —
Hidamari Sketch 2 of 5+ by Aoki Ume
Newest Hidamari boarder Yuno grows used to senior high and life away from home. How could she not? What with trips to the zoo and the pool in the summer, the sports festival in fall and snow sports in winter to look forward to, her schedule is packed. And so the seasons pass, filled to the brim with happy memories.
Kurozakuro 5 of 7 by Natsume Yoshinori
Zakuro's immense power, absorbed by Mikito, overflows and sets the “cycle” in motion. Meanwhile, White Claw vows to solve the mystery behind the hunters' organization. Not only is the hunters' secret laid bare, Zakuro's surprising past is also outed.
Look Up! 2 of 8 by Kusaba Michiteru
Yuzawa Ryo gets into Seiryo High, known nationwide for its tennis team. But apparently, life in Japan's most famous tennis club isn't all about fun and sportsmanship. Seeing Tsujimoto injure Katoh during a match, Ryo explodes in rage.
New Sexy Simpleton 6 of 9 by Hwang MiRee
Kubilai lets Miju go on the condition that she work for Mongkhe as the empress' handmaid. Miju suspects the Empress of original ownership of the Lotus shoe that threw her and the King back to the past. Meanwhile, the King enters Mongol territory in search of Miju.
Summer Storm! 3 of 7+ by Kobayashi Jin
To restore Arashi's snatched powers, Yasaka presents himself at Kanako's house. There he meets Yayoi and with her, goes back in time. Can Yasaka return to present and save Arashi?
Yureka 17 of 33+ by Son HeeJoon & Kim YounKyung
Wizard Lotto reunites with Yureka, but she's not the Lotto he used to know. What happened to her?
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)
UP NEXT: More 4 August 2010 manga
Level Comics: ARMS 18 · Happy Hello Work at Age 21 volume 3 · Hikayat Genji 3 · Jio 8 · Love & Collage 10 · Over Rev 13 · Tomo'o 10 · Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy 1 by Nishi Yuuji · Lucky Luke - Sang Hakim · Michel Vaillant - Tragedi Bercy · Smurf - Smurf Magang · Yakari - Terbang Laksana Gagak
m&c!: Bleach 31 · ChimaChima Papetto by Hina · The Strawberry Marshmallow 6 · Triple Honey by Yamanaka Rico · Wizard in July by Tanaka Meca · Yowamushi Pedal, Go! 8 · Toutou and Friends - Ayam Panggang by Soffritti/Brrémaud/Reynès · Sejejak Harap by Gita & Rie
disclaimer
Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.
manga available this week (28 July 2010 street date)
- Elex Media: BECK 20 · Dear Boys Act 3 vol. 3 · Fullmetal Alchemist 23 · Hayate The Combat Butler 22 · Kariage-kun 31 · A Kiss For My Prince 5 of 5 · Legend of Nereid 9 · Legend of The Cursed Sword 31 · Ruler of the Land 48 · Tena on S String 2 · Vitamin Cat 2 · Wild Life 7 | Mangazine: HanaLaLa 52, Shonen Star 69/2010
- Level Comics: Angel Heart 4 · Bambino! 5 · Glass Chair 5 · New Comic Bomber 3 · Restore Garage 251 vol. 8 · Soul Eater 1 by Ohkubo Atsushi
- m&c!: Ah Dear Banchou 5 · Because I Love You 1 of 2 by Akira Shouko · Bleach 30 · Dragon Girl 5 of 5 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 4 · Tell Me One Million Times 1 of 2 by Oobayashi Miyuki · You Can't Disappear from Me 1 of 4 by Aikawa Saki | Manhua: The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 10 · The Story of Wang Fenglei 4 | AMERO: Quick & Flupke series: Maaf Bu!, Hidup Teknologi, Malapetaka, Kena Batunya, Tukang Kibul and Kencangkan Sabuk Pengaman | Mangazine: Cherry 45/2010 | KOLONI local comics: Satu Atap 2 · Merdeka: Di Bukit Selarong
related monthly schedules
August 2010
Premiering Topeng Kaca Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue, Mixim 11 by Anzai Nobuyuki, Rinne by Takahashi Rumiko, A Little More to Edo by Tsuda Masami, Beauty Honey by Matsumoto Tomo, Want You by Hwang MiRee, Hello Master by Tsukuba Sakura, Ogawa & Team Saito by Sakyo, You are so cool by Lee YoungHui | Standalones: Angin Musim Gugur by Hikawa Kyoko and Manekineko Real Estate by Sorano Sakana
other invaluable resources
7net Shopping · Baka-Updates Manga · Amazon France · manaworld.com · Wikipedia · ANN
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20% discount off Bleach 1-10 manga at all Gramedia bookstores until 17 August 2010
Bleach © Kubo Tite
Shueisha (Shonen Jump)
Published in Indonesia
by PT Gramedia/m&c!
Following up the m&c! 30% discount advisory with this latest news: You get -20% off when you purchase Bleach 1-10 at all Gramedia bookstores until 17 August 2010.
Still waiting for m&c! to revert to me on questions this advisory raises:
- Do you get the 20% discount if you buy individual volumes, or do you have to get all 10 manga to avail of the 20% off?
- Has the promo already started?
- Does the discount cover just Jakarta or does that
seluruh Gramedia BookStore
extend nationwide¹?
¹ In addition, someone commented at m&c!'s fesbuk that the discount scheme also includes Trimedia Bookstore Pakuwon Surabaya.
I haven't been to Gramed yet, but if you have and can answer these questions, please be kind enough to share with us? Sankyuu~
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) via m&c!
30% off on m&c! manga for Gramedia Central Park Grand Opening (from 30 July to 8 August 2010)
Some of m&c!'s latest manga and manhwa releases
The post already wrote itself but to reiterate: You get -30% off ALL m&c! manga for the Gramedia Central Park Grand Opening. The promo runs from 30 July to 8 August 2010.
Central Park is beside Mal Taman Anggrek in West Jakarta. The address is:
Central Park
Jl. Letjen. S. Parman Kav. 28
11470 Tanjung Duren Selatan - West Jakarta
(Here's the map where the addy came from.)
Business hours are between 10:00 - 22:00 WIB.
Thanks for the heads-up, Ari-chan ^^
If you click the cover links (also those following), they will take you to the four most recent m&c! release schedules (street dates: 7.28, 7.21, 7.14, 7.07).
For all m&c! release advisories, click » this.
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) via @freekenari [from an m&c! advisory]
Paperwork
Renewing the passport and other administrative tasks:
Today is another scorcher outside, so I've been clearing up the piles of paperwork on my desk. One item was the renewal of my passport. It doesn't expire until Feb. 2011, but I won't be traveling internationally before then, so this is a good time to send it off. Never has getting a photo EXACTLY the right size been so difficult. 2"x2" overall size, with the distance from the tip of my chin to the top of my head (including hair) to be not less than 1" and not more than 1 3/8". I think I finally got one to be close enough.
A year ago today I was on my way to Maui for a week. I was avoiding spending my birthday at home, alone. It was a beautiful and exciting distraction, but this year I am staying home and taking in some local events - laser show and a baseball game for instance. It's just a date, right?
"Waiter!! Another martini, please."
The Box-Office Beat
Not even a blonde-turned-brunette Angelina could top Leonardo at the box office this weekend. Inception was the top flick yet again. See what other movies made the big bucks...
1 - Inception: $43.5 M
2 - Salt: $36.5 M
3 - Despicable Me: $24.1 M
4 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice: $9.7 M
5 - Toy Story 3: $9 M
6 - Ramona and Beezus: $8 M
7 - Grown Ups: $7.6 M
8 - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: $7 M
9 - The Last Airbender: $4.2 M
10 - Predators: $2.9 M
The Box-Office Beat
Not even a blonde-turned-brunette Angelina could top Leonardo at the box office this weekend. Inception was the top flick yet again. See what other movies made the big bucks...
1 - Inception: $43.5 M
2 - Salt: $36.5 M
3 - Despicable Me: $24.1 M
4 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice: $9.7 M
5 - Toy Story 3: $9 M
6 - Ramona and Beezus: $8 M
7 - Grown Ups: $7.6 M
8 - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: $7 M
9 - The Last Airbender: $4.2 M
10 - Predators: $2.9 M
Ah Dear Banchou 5, Bleach 30, Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 4 (m&c! 28 July 2010 manga) [UPDATED]
m&c! covers and previews (confirming the new titles) will go up on or after 28 July. »Done
Ah! Itoshi no Banchousama © Fujikata Mayu/Hakusensha (Serialized in LaLa DX)
Published in Indonesia as Ah, Dear Banchou! by PT Gramedia/m&c!
You realize, don't you, that if m&c! comes out with only Ah, Dear Banchou! volume 5 in 2010, the Gramed imprint would've released just over one tankou annually for three years? (1.33, to be precise: volume 4 was published in April 2009 and the third and second tankou were issued in November and May 2008.)
That Fujikata Mayu's She's banchou to over two thousand male students — through no fault of her own! reverse harem shoujo manga releases so s—l—o—w—l—y owes everything to serialization in LaLa DX, the Hakusensha anthology following a peculiar bi-monthly on the tenth of odd-numbered months
schedule. My only beef is that because of its leisurely My (or rather LaLa DX's) Pace, I've forgotten who's the guy on the cover. Definitely NOT Yuu-chan, so... Shun-shun?
nik's “public” service
To save you from more grief, telling you now that Akizuki Sorata's Akagami no Shirayukihime—released here as Red Haired Snow White—also belongs to the LaLa DX club.
In any case, Yuu-chan, or rather, Katou-kun, has trouble suppressing his feelings for Souka-banchou in Ah! Itoshi no Banchousama 5. So much so that Souka's Bodyguard #1 transfers to a rival school! Katou's move throws Souka's inner circle at Tokugawa Vocation School into a mother of a tizzy, leading to a ... bloody showdown?!
Speaking of showdowns —
Bleach 30: There Is No Heart Without You by Kubo Tite
Chad finally puts away Afrrancar Gantenbainne Mosqueda with his Brazo Izquierda del Diablo, only to have a similar knock-out fate visited upon him by Quinto Espada Nnoitora Jiruga. Meanwhile, Rukia comes face to face with the past: her deceased squad lieutenant, Shiba Kaien, now absorbed into Noveno Espada Aaroniero Arruruerie, appears before her. Encountering her former mentor so shocks Rukia that she...
Chad and Rukia aren't the only Bleach All Stars fighting Espada. Renji, too, has the bad luck of running into 8th-ranked Szayelaporro Grantz, the scientist Arrancar who could give the equally mad 12th Division captain Mayuri lessons in torturing lab rats.
As for Ichigo? He's currently busy with Ulquiorra-sama.
[Adapted from Wiki- and Bleach Wiki's summaries]
NEW TITLES: 3 × shoujo
These series debut before month's end: Because I Love You from Akira Shouko, You Can't Disappear From Me by Aikawa Saki and Tell Me One Million Times by Obayashi Miyuki.
Because I Love You IS Akira Shouko's Datte Aishiteru. The two-volumed school life series pivots around an It's complicated
axis, with Nao, Rin, Michiyo and Kouta's romantic tangles taking center stage. I'm not yet sold on the Betsucomi serial as a GET!, despite issuing from the manga-ka of Saruyama!.
Boku kara Kimi ga Kienai
© Aikawa Saki/Shogakukan
(Serialized in Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia as
You Can't Disappear From Me
You Can't Disappear From Me m&c!-magicked into Boku kara Kimi ga Kienai, thus consolidating its DO WANT! position. See, I lurved the one tankou My Prince, so I'm totally drooling over this yummy four-volumer doing the rabu triangle math, sides comprising school girl Hotaru, the teacher with whom she's besotted and Kousuke, the (Love Makes You Evil) jerk who resembles her much-wubbed Teach. (I'm hoping—pwease, pwease!— that it's the latter who “murders the hypotenuse” and is the title's You Can't Disappear From Me
spokesperson.) m&c! adds that the reason for the similarity is genetic: Kousuke is Sensei's younger brother.
Tell Me One Million Times by Obayashi Miyuki is Hyakumankai Kikasete yo, a relatively unknown (outside Japan) short series from the creator of Jun X Ai Sensation. Our Tell Me One Million Times
insistent heroine is Suguri who lives with mom and an adowable black cat (unimaginatively) named Tom. She is flustered to learn that Subaru will be moving in with them — and for half a year at that. The cause of Suguri's agitation? Subaru just rejected her love declaration!
For other m&c! 7.28 highlights (finales toka, KOLONI volume previews toka), click this » [+/-] moar babble
Series conclusions
Fujieda Tohru's ouendan-troped Dragon Girl ends with Rinna shocked to learn that she and Subaru are sibs. What else to do, other than find solace in the arms of Yaotome-senpai?
Hergé's Quick & Flupke also wraps, with the release of bande dessinée #7 through 12 (unless m&c! still has tome 3, Haute tension, caught in the AT LEAST two months to publish one translated volume
production cycle).
moar m&c! trivia
It apparently takes a comic artist anywhere from two to 12 months to crank out one volume, depending on the creator- and his/her assistants' speed.
KOLONI local comics: Supernatural pwns!
The continuation of Azisa Noor's Satu Atap—a comedy set in a Bandung boarding house populated by not-quite human residents—and the standalone Merdeka: Di Bukit Selarong also street on the 28th. The latter KOLONI story was the brainchild of Ockto (B.O.C.A.H.), with Seta & Bayu collaborating on the art. Merdeka: Di Bukit Selarong takes Dani and friends to an alternate world in which national heroes still wage war. Home-grown but internationally-renowned comics artist Chris Lie (Return to Labyrinth, G.I. Joe - SIGMA 6 series) called the Merdeka premise brilliant
and recommends the local manga as an educational aid.
MANGAZINES
I Love Food and Karen-chan (Meshimase Karen-chan) by Akino Miru rates the Cherry 45/2010 front cover. The first issue after the Indonesian Ciao/ChuChu/Sho-Comi mangazine turned five also highlights GothLoli fashion, while the Nihongo Tanoshi
feature snap teaches katakana. Meanwhile, regular column Shaberimashou
asks: What is kosupuri
? and Itadakimasu
puts sukiyaki on the table.
m&c! manga (2010.07.28)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- Ah, Dear Banchou! (Ah! Itoshi no Banchousama) 5 of 5+ by Fujikata Mayu
- [Premiere] Because I Love You (Datte Aishiteru) 1 of 2 by Akira Shouko
- Bleach 30 of 46+ by Kubo Tite
- 261. LEFTARM OF THE DEVIL
- 262. Unblendable
- 263. Unexpected
- 264. Don't Say That Name Again
- 265. Bang The Bore
- 266. Hide Away From The Sun
- 267. Legions of The Reglets (Regrets)
- 268. You Are Forbidden to Die (English title; originally Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare)
- 269. The End is Near
- Dragon Girl 5 of 5 by Fujieda Tohru [Finale]
- Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 4 of 12+ by Sawada Hirofumi
- [Premiere] Tell Me One Million Times (Hyakumankai Kikasete yo) 1 of 2 by Obayashi Miyuki
- [Premiere] You Can't Disappear From Me (Boku kara Kimi ga Kienai) 1 of 4 by Aikawa Saki
 | Ah! Itoshi no Banchousama 「 あぁ愛しの番長さま 」 |
Alternative language versions
My Darling! Miss Bancho is published in English by CMX (volume 1 released 2010.03.16)
 | Datte Aishiteru 「 だって愛してる 」 |
 | Bleach 「 ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－ 」 by Kubo Tite |
Volume 30: There Is No Heart Without You contains:
AWARDS
Best Shounen Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards
Alternative language versions
Bleach is translated into English by VIZ Media (volume 31 released 2010.06.01 • volume 32 street date: 2010.09.01). Other languages: French (Glénat), Spanish (Glénat Espagne in Spain and Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (Tokyopop Germany), Dutch (Kana Netherlands), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica), Portuguese (Planet Manga/Panini Comics) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; latest volume: #45: The Burnout Inferno).
Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 15, the return to the Fake Karakura Town arc, opened with episode 266 in April 2010; latest episode 281 Itsuwari no ōkan, Baragan no enkon
aired on 2010.07.27). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as leads Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia. Park Romi and Namikawa Daisuke play 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro and Arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer respectively. At least two OAVs and three theatrical movies—Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody, Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, and Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name—have been released.
At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.
 | Dragon Girl 「 ドラゴン★ガール 」 |
Alternative language versions
Dragon Girl is published in English by Yen Press (volume 1 street date: 2010.09.28)
 | Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen |
Related series
Shanaou Yoshitsune (prequel, 22 of 22 volumes)
 | Hyakumankai Kikasete yo 「 １００万回きかせてよ 」 |
 | Boku kara Kimi ga Kienai 「 僕から君が消えない 」 |
m&c! manhua (2010.07.28)
- The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 10 of 20: Sengketa Dewa (bagian keempat) by Khu Lung, Cai Jing Dong
- The Story of Wang Fenglei Book Four by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
 | The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters |
 | The Story of Wang Fenglei |
Related series
Long Hu Men (main story)
m&c! AMERO comics (2010.07.28)
- The Babies: Menyusun Balok (Les Ripoupons, tome 2: On remet une couche!) by Gégé & Bélom (Bamboo, 2004.02)
- Casting Prod': Reality Show (Casting Prod', tome 2: Telle est réalité) by Cazenove & Bloz (Bamboo, 2006.10)
- Humor Dokter Hewan: Awas Ada Vaksin (Les vétos, tome 2: Vaccin pour tous, toutous pour un) by Peral & Gilson (Bamboo, 2009.11)
- Kalau Besar Nanti: Aku Ingin Jadi Bintang (Si j'étais grande... je serais star) by Curd Ridel (Bamboo, 2010.04)
- Louder Than Words by Sergio Aragonés (Dark Horse, 1998.09)
- Patroli Kosmik (Cosmic patrouille, tome 2) 2 by Mauricet (Bamboo, 2009.01)
- Quick & Flupke: Maaf Bu! (Quick et Flupke, tome 7: Pardon madame) by Hergé (Casterman, 1987.01)
- Quick & Flupke: Hidup Teknologi (Quick et Flupke, tome 8: Vive le progrés) by Hergé (Casterman, 1987.09)
- Quick & Flupke: Malapetaka (Quick et Flupke, tome 9: Catastrophe) by Hergé (Casterman, 1988.01)
- Quick & Flupke: Kena Batunya (Quick et Flupke, tome 10: Farces et attrapes) by Hergé (Casterman, 1989.01)
- Quick & Flupke: Tukang Kibul (Quick et Flupke, tome 11: Coups de bluff) by Hergé (Casterman, 1990.01)
- Quick & Flupke: Kencangkan Sabuk Pengaman (Quick et Flupke, tome 12: Attachez vos ceintures) by Hergé (Casterman, 1991.01)
m&c! KOLONI local comics (2010.07.28)
- Satu Atap buku kedua by Azisa Noor
- [New] Merdeka: Di Bukit Selarong by Ockto, Seta & Bayu
¹ Source: m&c! (release schedule [1, 2 and 3] and artwork)
² All manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each. Cherry 45 remains at IDR 22,500/issue. The pricier The Story of Wang Fenglei 4 and The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 10 manhua retail for IDR 85,000 and 17,500/volume respectively (unchanged from pre-hike prices). The old price standard also applies the BDs that all carry an IDR 25,000/volume price tag, except the Quick et Flupke series (each IDR 30,000).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.
Continuing series
Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 4 of 12+ by Sawada Hirofumi
Hyota (Yoshitsune) and allies leave Oshu Hiraizumi for Yoritomo's location. Is Heike's defeat imminent?
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)
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Claymore 「 ＣＬＡＹＭＯＲＥ 」 by Yagi Norihiro
Shueisha Jump Square (previously serialized in Monthly and Weekly Shonen Jump), shounen
Volume 15: (Genesis of War) first published in Japan 2008.12
Volume 15 contains chapters:
Alternative language versions
Claymore is published in English by VIZ Media (volume 16 released 2010.06.01 • volume 17 street date: 2011.01.04; serialized in the North American Shonen Jump). Other global releases: Australia and New Zealand (by Madman Entertainment), Germany (Tokyopop Germany), France and Spain (Glenat; latest French tome 16 per 2009.10), Italy (Star Comics), Russia (Comix-ART), Mexico (Grupo Editorial Vid), Brazil (Panini Comics Brasil) and Taiwan (Ever Glory)
Adaptations
A 26-episode anime by Madhouse, adapting the first 11 manga volumes, aired on Japan's NTV between April and September 2007. Seiyuu Kuwashima Houko voiced protagonist Clare.