Also, Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 7 and the Kaiser Z finale (volume 16)
Tsubasa © Clamp/Kodansha [First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo
Elex didn't preview two of the three manga in the post title, which leads me to the conclusion that Powers That Be got in on the skedding after Komikologi October went into production. Fortunately, other language synops fill in the oversight, so I will be borrowing those for Tsubasa 16 (this sked's Most Wanted) and Fairy Tail 8.
Truth and lies tangle in a world of sand in Clamp's Tsubasa 16: The world shakes in the fated chance encounter!!
as Shinfo frees Other!Syaoran while Real!Syaoran fights a death match against Kamui to retrieve Sakura's feather. It's only a matter of time before the two Syaorans clash... [Adapted from Pika Édition's Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, tome 16 blurb translation and Chuang Yi's TSUBASA Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 16 summary]
Meanwhile Del Rey's Vol. 16: The Friendship Breaks! blurb has this to add: ...a tumultuous battle leaves one of the friends near death, while another becomes an enemy after a shocking act of betrayal.
Fairy Tail 8 of 23+ by Mashima Hiro
In keeping with the unexpected conspiracy bent, I presume this tankou release top-of-mind capitalizes on the Southeast Asian airing of the Fairy Tail anime (on Animax) and/or the upcoming October premiere of Season 2 in Japan, but that's just me. (Your Mileage May Vary.) In any case, Natsu takes on Phantom Lord magic guild's Gajeel in Fairy Tail 8. As both dragon slayers duke it out, Phantom Lord prepares a spell of destruction that, once cast, may reduce its rival wizarding guild to... not even rubble. Fairy Tail's fate rests in the hands of Natsu and his friends, but can their combined magic avert the guild's imminent annihilation? [Adapted from Del Rey's Fairy Tail, Vol. 8: Ultimate Duel synopsis and Pika Édition's Fairy Tail, tome 8 preview translation]
FINALES: Penguin Revolution and Kaiser Z
Two series end as a new month of manga begins: Penguin Revolution by Tsukuba Sakura and Kaiser Z by Uno Hiroshi. I will only blurb the seventh PenKaku up here; for the science-fiction-set-in-WWII saga-ender, scroll kudasai.
The “Double Casting” to which Peacock's director alluded apparently didn't refer to Ryo and Makoto. So who will be Ryo's thespian sparring partner? And what will happen to the Peacock agency and its artists after the director takes a gamble on a spectacular “Stairway to Dreams” performance, despite Oka Yoko's worsening condition?
Elex promises the final volume will answer all your PenKaku questions, though MY mileage varies, having read the conclusion in HanaLaLa. Plus, that's one hella ambitious burden to lay on the ±300gm volume 7. The only certainty is that this shoujo series wraps faithful to its Penguin Revolution
metaphor, with nary a real penguin sighting, much less one waging a revolt. *groans at her own lameness*
NEW ELEX TITLES: Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4, Crayon Shinchan edu-manga
Two titles debut this Wednesday: Nakayoshi alumna Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 by Hara Asumi and Crayon Shinchan: Mari Mengenal Serangga (Crayon Shinchan: Let's Get to Know Insects) by Usui Yoshito. (You'll have to wait longer for the premiere of licensed Shinchan.) As with the finales, I blurb only one newbie here, so you know what to do if you want to introduce yourself to arthropods.
Just as student council prexy Sakurai Seiji imagines himself a telepath, along comes Tsubaki Kiyoi with the verified ability to read minds. What brings her to the student council? She desires to become a member?!
And thus the legendary Strongest Student Council Tsubakiyo
is born.
Student Council, Psychic Powers, Stoic Character
are the top Baka-Updates user-voted tags for this short (only two volumes) series.
Hara Asumi-sensei was last seen with School x Fight, but s/he also created Teman (Tomodachi), Future is Ours, as well as illustrating the manga biography of Nakagawa Shouko.
Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.10.06)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- A Story of Heroes (Heroes) 32 of 37 by Choi Mir (Daiwon C.I.)
- BECK 22 of 34 by Harold Sakuishi
- [New Release] Crayon Shinchan: Mari Mengenal Serangga by Usui Yoshito
- Detektif Conan 20 +Plus Super Digest Book by Aoyama Gosho
- Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) 2 of 25+ by Yamada Takatoshi
- Fairy Tail 8 of 23+ by Mashima Hiro
- Kaiser Z (Tenkuu no Hasha Z) 16 of 16 by Uno Hiroshi [Finale]
- New Legenda Naga (Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen) 6 of 7+ by Yamahara Yoshito
- Ogawa and Team Saito (Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi) 2 of 7+ by Sakyo
- Penguin Revolution (Penguin Kakumei) 7 of 7 by Tsukuba Sakura [Finale]
- Ruler of The Land (Yul Hyul Gang Ho) 49 of 52+ by Jeon KeukJin & Yang JaeHyun
- Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 4 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi
- SORA - The Wingless Duck (Ahiru no Sora) 18 of 29+ by Hinata Takeshi
- Spiral: The Bonds of Reason (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna) 7 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita
- Tena on S-string (S-Senjou no Tena) 3 of 9+ by Mikabe Sesuna
- Tokkyu! 15 of 20 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro
- [Premiere] Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 (Saikyou Seitokai Tsubakiyo) 1 of 2 by Hara Asumi
- Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 16 of 28 by CLAMP
 | Dr. Koto Shinryoujo 「Ｄｒ．コトー診療所」 |
Awards
Best General/Seinen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
Other languages
French (Kana Dr Kotô tome 17 shipped 2010.08) and traditional Chinese (as 離島大夫日誌, published by Ching Win Taiwan)
Adaptations
Dr. Coto's Clinic, an 11-episode live-action TV drama starring Yoshioka Hidetaka as Dr. Coto (Goto Kensuke) aired from July to September 2003 on Fuji TV, followed by two specials (the first aired between 9 and 10 January 2004 and the second from 12 to 13 December of the same year). The first season won the 38nd Television Drama Academy Awards for Best Drama and copped a Best Actor award for Yoshioka Hidetaka. A second season, also 11 episodes, followed between October and December 2006. This season was recognized with a Special Award for the Production Team in the 44th Galaxy Awards.
Related
Dr. Koto My First BIG Specials: The Advent!
, Miracle in the hand
(2006.10) and My First BIG editions: Suspected
, Despair
(2006.11) and Consider
(2006.12)
 | Fairy Tail 「ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ」 by Mashima Hiro |
Volume 8 contains chapters:
57 Teruteru Bozu
58 There's Always Someone Better
59 Inspire
60 Wings of Fire
61 Two Dragon Slayers
62 When the Fairy Fell
63 Draw
64 The Best Guild
65 Fairy Law
*NOT Shonen Magz serialization titles
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 2009 Kodansha Manga Awards (tied with Katou Motohiro's Q.E.D.) · Best Comedy Manga, 2009 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Awards
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
Other languages
English Fairy Tail (Del Rey; Volume 12: The Doomsday Weapon! released 2010.09.28), French (Pika Édition tome 15 ships 2010.11.03), traditional Chinese (Tong Li; 魔導少年 21 released 2010.07), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore; #22 per 2010.10.05)
Adaptations
Season 1 of the A-1 Pictures and Satelight anime co-production starring seiyuu Hirano Aya as Lucy Heartfilia, Kakihara Tetsuya as Natsu Dragneel, Nakamura Yuuichi as Gray Fullbuster and Kugimiya Rie as Happy concluded with episode 48 on 2010.09.27. (The Animax Asia run premiered 30 September 2010.) A second season is skedded to premiere 4 October 2010.
Related
Fairy Megane, a special one-shot crossover between Fairy Tail and Yoshikawa Miki's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (AKA Flunk Punk Rumble), appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2008.
The official ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ＋ fanbook released 2010.05 in Japan.
 | Tenkuu no Hasha Z 「天空の覇者Ｚ」 by Uno Hiroshi |
 | Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen |
Related
Legenda Naga (prequel; winner of Best Shounen Manga in the 1997 Kodansha Manga Awards)
Other languages
Korean (Final), traditional Chinese (Tong Li), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; latest 中原缭乱篇 #7 per 2010.08)
 | Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi |
Serializations
Indonesian Nakayoshi Gress! (ongoing)
 | Penguin Kakumei 「ペンギン革命」 by Tsukuba Sakura |
Serializations
Indonesian HanaLaLa (concluded)
Other languages
English Penguin Revolution (CMX; seven volumes), Italian (JPOP) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li; seven 企鵝革命 volumes)
Adaptations
LaLa Gorgeous Drama CD audio drama (Track 2), starring seiyuu Kawakami Tomoko as Fujimaru Yukari), Saiga Mitsuki as Katsuragi Ryo and Takahashi Hiroki as Mashiba Ayaori. (The LaLa November 2006 furoku also bundled dramas for Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri [Track 1] and Ouran Koukou Host Club by Hatori Bisco [Track 3].)
 | Yul Hyul Gang Ho 「열혈강호」 |
Other languages
English (ADV Manga; till volume 8), French (Tokebi; as Sabre et Dragon) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; most recent 热血江湖 volume 40 released 2008.03.04)
Adaptations
MMORPG Yulgang or Scions of Fate (US)
 | Sanzoku Ou 「山賊王」 by Sawada Hirofumi |
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (concluded)
 | Ahiru no Sora 「あひるの空」 by Hinata Takeshi |
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; 篮球小子 。空 #28 released 2010.09.21)
 | Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「スパイラル 推理の絆」 |
Other languages
English Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Yen Press; volume 12 released 2010.07 • volume 13 street date: 2010.10.26) and German (Carlsen Comics; Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit Band 8 scheduled 2010.10.29)
Related
Spiral Alive (prequel; five volumes); a series of light novels; Mizuno Eita artbooks: ＳＰＩＲＡＬ 水野英多画集; (2003.03) and ＳＰＩＲＡＬ ＡＬＬ ＡＬＯＮＧ (2006.02; released with volume 15); and the Life is Spiral 「スパイラル完全解説本 ライフ・イズ・スパ」 guide, which includes the first draft of the Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「それさえも貴き日々で」 drama (2003.03)
Adaptations
A series of audio dramas and a 25-episode anime adaptation by J.C. Staff, based on the first six volumes of the manga, with an alternate ending (aired on TV Tokyo from October 2002 to March 2003, starring seiyuu Suzumura Kenichi as Narumi Ayumu, Asano Masumi as Yuizaki Hiyono and Ishida Akira as Eyes Rutherford).
 | S-Senjou no Tena 「Ｓ線上のテナ」 |
Other languages
English Tena on S-string (Yen Press; volume 4 released 2010.09.28 • volume 5 street date: 2010.12.21)
 | Tokkyu!! 「トッキュー！！」 |
Reissues
Bunko re-release starting 2010.01; seven volumes per 2010.07
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
 | Saikyou Seitokai Tsubakiyo 「最強生徒会ツバキヨ」 |
Serializations
Indonesian Nakayoshi Gress! (concluded)
 | Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 「ツバサ」 by CLAMP |
Volume 16 contains chapters:
117 Wandering Soul
118 Beloved Vampire
119 The Boy Fades Away
120 The Unheard Voice
121 The Chimes of Death
122 The Memories of a Right Eye
123 Remote Hearts
124 The Price of a Life
*NOT Shonen Magz chapter titles
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
Other languages
English Tsubasa (Del Rey; Volume 27: The Restart of Time! per 2010.07 • Volume 28: Dimension Trap street date: 2010.11.23 and Chuang Yi; 28 volumes), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; 28 volumes), traditional Chinese (Tong Li), Thai (Vibulkij Publishing), French (Pika Édition tome 27 per 2010.09; tome 28 ships 2010.12.01), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain and Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico), Italian (Star Comics), German (EMA), Portuguese (JBC)
Related
Cardcaptor Sakura (alternate story) and xxxHOLiC (side story), among many others from the CLAMP portfolio
Adaptations
The manga was adapted into anime by Bee Train. Fifty-two episodes, starring seiyuu Irino Miyu as Syaoran, Makino Yui as Sakura, Namikawa Daisuke as Fay, Kikuchi Mika as Mokona, and Inada Tetsu as Kurogane aired for two seasons in 2005 (April-October) and 2006 (April to November) in Japan. One movie and five OAVs animated by Production I.G were also released: Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages (2005.08.20) Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (2007.11 to 2008.03, three episodes) and Tsubasa: Shunraiki (2009.03 to 2009.05, two episodes)
¹ Sources: Elex STO 6 October 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Crayon Shinchan: Mari Mengenal Serangga (SRP: IDR 25,800). The Detektif Conan 20+ Super Digest Book Detektif is priced at IDR 20,000.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).
Finales continued
Kaiser Z 16 of 16 by Uno Hiroshi
Z's crew activates gravity storm as its last ditch bid. The final countdown begins, with Tenma and Hitler clashing and rending the very fabric of time and space asunder. Who will karma favor in the end?
New titles continued
Crayon Shinchan - Mari Mengenal Serangga by Usui Yoshito
Crayon Shinchan:
Mari Mengenal Serangga
© Usui Yoshito
The Elex Book Reviews editor recommends this edu-manga for kids to learn about insects, the class that includes more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms
(so cites Wikipedia).
Butterflies and crickets (which tickles me as very Japanese) are among the nearby Insecta featured, but I doubt the non-fiction comic has Shinchan and pals making pets out of, say, Xestobium rufovillosum AKA death watch beetles.
The 216-paged, 14 x 21cm Crayon Shinchan - Mari Mengenal Serangga carries an IDR 25,800 (approx. USD 2.89) SRP.
Last June, Elex released Crayon Shinchan - Keajaiban Ilmu Pengetahuan (Crayon Shin-chan: The Marvels of Science) at the same IDR 25,800 price.
Ongoing series previews
A Story of Heroes
© Choi Mir
A Story of Heroes 32 of 37 by Choi Mir
Battle victors find themselves in front of the King to vie for the ultimate champion prize. Little do they know that the combat has been engineered by the Sami school. What will happen to Yusin and his allies now?
Beck 22 of 34 by Harold Sakuishi
Where leadest “Devil's Way”?
Eddie lets his Japanese friend listen to his last, unfinished song...
Detektif Conan 20 +Plus Super Digest Book by Aoyama Gosho
Detektif Conan 20 +Plus
Super Digest Book © Aoyama Gosho
Similar to the Detektif Conan 10 +Plus Super Digest Book Story and Character Guide (released last June), you stand to —
- Get to know the Meitantei Conan characters and creator better (includes an interview with Aoyama Gosho-sensei)
- Deconstruct Edogawa Conan's
One Truth prevails!
deduction - Classify yourself into your detective type
Several digests comprise the series: the aforementioned 10+, PLUS 30+, 40+ and 50+. The second Indonesian Detektif Conan 20+ SDB goes for the same price as the first (IDR 20,000 a pop).
Dr. Koto 2 of 25+ by Yamada Takatoshi
Subtitled: Menjadi Sasaran
Goto Kensuke alias Dr. Koto struggles to care for residents of Koshiki island, but it's hard to win their trust, let alone provide appropriate medical care without apposite equipment. Serious charges brought against him by the press don't help any. What will Dr. Koto do after the antagonistic magazine reporter is buried in a landslide and suffers from epidural hematoma? [With additions from Kana's Dr Kotô, tome 2 blurb (French translation)]
Do we need to even ask? Of course, the Hippocratic Oath will prevail!
Dr. Koto volume 2 contains chapters:
- 11 Dr. Koto, targeted.
- 12 Dr. Koto, cornered.
- 13 Dr. Koto, Haru's life.
- 14 Dr. Koto, see and pull out.
- 15 Dr. Koto, crying.
- 16 Dr. Koto, suffering
- 17 Dr. Koto, collapse
- 18 Dr. Koto, revived
- 19 Dr. Koto, leave
- 20 Dr. Koto, searching
- 21 Dr. Koto, cradle
*NOT Shonen Star chapter titles (tentative translation of Japanese titles)
If you haven't started this seinen slice of life yet, I suggest you read Raven-san's review of Volume 1: Dr. Koto, Tiba di Pulau! (in Indonesian) and be GET! convinced.
New Legenda Naga 6 of 7+ by Yamahara Yoshito
Shiro and the main Tsao Tsao force gird themselves for the final battle with Wu's troops, despite being outnumbered in the thousands. Meanwhile, Chung Ta assassin Lai, who shares Shiro's destiny, loses to Shiro in a duel. His capture reveals he is Lan's brother and Lu Bu's son.
Ogawa and Team Saito 2 of 7+ by Sakyo
Ogawa grows closer to her guardians, Team Saito, so much so that the “friendless trio” works overtime to protect Ogawa. So, shouldn't Ogawa's bullying days be over? But the reality is...
Ruler of the Land 49 of 52+ by Jeon KeukJin & Yang JaeHyun
Sa Pha continues to pursue Wang Dae Hyeob who is none other than Cheon Ma Sin Gun's disciple. At the same time, the Sin Ji group threatens Wang Dae Hyeon by taking Yurang captive.
Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 4 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi
Will Nagato's sword be strong enough to shatter the rock that pins a girl and threatens her life, without injuring the victim herself?
Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 7 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita
Kanon means business. The Hunter wants to eliminate all the Blade Children. Holding Ayumu hostage, Kanon threatens to blow up the entire school. With the police powerless, does this mean the end of the Blade Children? [Adapted from Carlsen Comics' Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit, Band 7 synopsis (German translation)]
Volume 7 contains chapters:
- 32 The Sound of a Cookie Crumbling
- 33 The Existence of the Glass Box
- 34 Who Knows Heaven's Fate
- 35 La Campanula
- 36 The Darkness Must Not Fall
Tena on S-string 3 of 9+ by Mikabe Sesuna
Tuner HQ faces danger from within, which means Kyousuke and Tena's (more or less) peaceful days in Japan are about to come to an end. Despite Mezzo and Sopra's device rendering him near undetectible, Kyousuke faces pursuit by even more tuners (other than Arun). Can Tena secure Kyousuke's much-in-demand soul score (and Kyousuke along with it) before she herself succumbs to their pursuers? [Adapted from Yen Press' Tena on S-String, volume 3 blurb]
UP NEXT: Level Comics and m&c! 6 October 2010 manga
- Level Comics: Eternal Sabbath 1 by Souryo Fuyumi · Cruise 1 by Yajima Masao · xxxHOLiC 10 · Miso-com 4 · Psychometrist Eiji 15 · A Spirit of the Sun 6 · K2 volume 3
- m&c!: White Paper Ark 7 of 7 · Lovers In Paris by Akimoto Nami · Welcome to Rakuan-Inn by Minami Sachi · Dawn Aria 6 · School Baby by Shibano Yuka · Cyboy 1 by Nishikata Mai · Sandwich Girl 3
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography
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currently available manga (29 September 2010 street date)
- Elex Media: Angin Musim Gugur (Deluxe) by Hikawa Kyoko · Detektif Conan Special 33 · Yakitate!! Japan 18 · Dear Boys Act.3 vol. 4 · Vampire Knight 4 · Rakka Ryuusui 2 · Wild Life 9 · Hell Girl 8 · Kurozakuro 6 · Legend of The Cursed Sword 32 · Shonen Star 73/2010 · Shonen Magz 77/2010
- Level Comics: Fight!! Ippo 78 · The Duke and I by Hara Chieko · Love & Collage 11 · Love Affair 6 · Priest 9 · Aflame Inferno 3 · New Comic Bomber 4 · Gun Smith Cats 6 · Haruka 17 vol. 9
- m&c!: Sugar Family 4 · Shanimuni GO 31 · Jun x Ai Sensation 3 · Anemone Flower Shop by Minami Maki · Sky Blue Beach 1 by Yamada Nanpei · Shimokita Sundays by Katsuma Ayahito/Ishida Ira · Yowamushi Pedal, Go! 9 · You Are My Wing by Kitagawa Yuka · Rasetsu's Flower 7 · A Badboy Drinks Tea! 9 · Lady and the Sea 1 by Abiko Miwa · Female Wolf's Boy 5 · Confucius 4 · Cherry 47/2010
related monthly schedules
October 2010
Premiering Angin Musim Gugur (Deluxe) by Hikawa Kyoko, English School Wars by Matsumoto Tomo, The Flower Princess by Hibiki Wataru, Traumeister by Nakayama Atsushi, Nice to Meet You God by Suzuki Julietta, MIXIM 11 by Anzai Nobuyuki, My First Mr. Akuno by Fujiki Syun, Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl, Chotto Edo Made by Tsuda Masami, Kome Si Belang by Hoshino Natsumi, Here is Greenwood (Deluxe) by Nasu Yukie, Our Dear Tamura-kun by Kurafuji Sachi, Crayon Shinchan by Usui Yoshito and SC: Goddess of a Department Store by Morino Aki (standalone)
September 2010
Premiering Global Garden by Hiwatari Saki, Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 by Hara Asumi, You Are So Cool by Lee YoungHee and Thorny Rules by Yukimura Yuni (standalone)
other invaluable resources
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BECK 「ＢＥＣＫ」 by Harold Sakuishi
Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen
Volume 22 first published in Japan 2005.04
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 2002 Kodansha Manga Awards (tied with Nonaka Eiji's Cromartie High School)
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
Other languages
English BECK:Mongolian Chop Squad (TOKYOPOP; till volume 12), French (Akata/Delcourt; tome 34 shipped 2010.03), Italian (Dynit), German (Tokyopop Germany; lapsed) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)
Adaptations
Anime adaptation (till manga volume 11) by Madhouse featuring seiyuu Namikawa Daisuke (Tanaka Yukio/Koyuki), Ueno Yuuma (Minami Ryuusuke) and Saiki Miho (Minami Maho). Twenty-six episodes aired from October 2004 to March 2005 on TV Tokyo.
A BECK live-action film directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko, starring Mizushima Hiro (Ryuusuke) and Satoh Takeru (Koyuki), premiered 4 September 2010 in Japan.