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Valentine 2011 manga recommendation: Hana to Akuma by Oto Hisamu ♥ Sweetness with a Bite
This shoujo manga review kicks off our Valentine 2011 We recommend... series. Look for others upcoming.
Hana to Akuma © Oto Hisamu/Hakusensha
[First serialized in Hana to Yume]
Sweetness with a Bite: Hana to Akuma by Oto Hisamu
Review/Recommendation by baka-girl (Some rights reserved)
Quick Summary: Vivi, a 200-year-old demon set foot on Earth because he was so bored with his life in the demon realm. One year hence, he picks up a baby in front of his gate on a whim.
[Baby Hana from chapter 1]
Vivi's servant Tony observes that the baby has a smile like a flower. Because of this, Vivi decides to name the baby Hana
(most of you already know, but to make it clear, hana
is Japanese for flower). From then on, Hana lives together with her akuma Vivi, Tony and Vivi's maid in his super big castle. Is that all? No, the cast will meet other demons who come to bring back Vivi to Demon World ^^
Hana to Akuma is a shoujo manga by Oto Hisamu, first serialized in Hana to Yume mangazine. I never heard his/her name before, and when I tried to search for more information, I found that Hana to Akuma is Oto Hisamu's second manga (the first was a one-shot). Even though you can say s/he is rather new in manga business, I do think that the manga-ka has done pretty well this time.
What makes me decide that this manga deserves your special attention?
Read more ».hack/G.U.+ 5 of 5, The Ghost Conqueror 5 and Love is Everywhere manga, Part III (m&c! 2 February 2011 manga)
.hack//G.U.+ © Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya
Kadokawa Shoten [First serialized in .hack//The World]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!
Once more Cubia wreaks havoc and Epitaph Users prove powerless, placing The World
at the the brink of destruction and reprising the nightmare that was Network Crisis.
In the rubble of destruction, will Aura reappear? What destiny awaits because of Rebirth's failure to destroy AIDA? Find out the answers in the last volume of Haseo's adventures—.hack//G.U.+ 5 of 5—out now.
The Ghost Conqueror 5 of 9+ by Sakondou Eri
Fighting in Mammoth reaches fever pitch as Momotarou and friends battle the fourth monster, the purple demon who is actually the powerful and evil Grandpa Kobutori.
New m&c! titles and Love is Everywhere manga, Part III
Before I get to the next batch of Love is Everywhere
Valentine manga (Love in the Sky IS Sora Log!!), lemme just note that m&c! slips Saint Beast into this schedule and goes on about the four youths tasked to rid the world of evil and save the humans, yada yada yada... Telling you now DO NOT GET! THIS unless all you want from your manga read are purty bishounen to slash. Yup, this is BL. Rent, if you must. (Thanks, Raven-san, for down and dirty on this standalone.)
Sora Log © Mitsuki Kaco
Shogakukan [Betsucomi]
Published in Indonesia as
Love in the Sky
by Gramedia/m&c!
So I already gave away that the debuting Love in the Sky by Mitsuki Kaco is fan favorite Sora Log. In case you're not familiar with this Betsucomi title, it's the love story of astronomy club member Hikaru and Asou, the Bad Boy she met one starry night.
You prolly already know Mitsuki Kaco-sensei from The First One, Moon Light Dream, September Storm and Yearning Moon. Now all m&c! has to license are Kiss/Hug and Ai Hime ~ Ai to Himegoto to watch the number of happy campers spike.
Other premiering series include the Crossdressing, Idol, Revenge
Prince x Princess by Kiritani Miki (volume 1 of 2), the Childhood Friends love triangle Rival Next Door by Shiraishi Yuki (volume 1 of 2) and the love letter-troped Smile, Himiko! by Nakajima Yuka on a three tankou launch. [Continued below the manga lists...]
m&c! Valentine manga: Love is Everywhere, Part III (2011.02.02)
- Boy Meets Girl (Boy×Mitsu×Girl) by Robico
- The Cute One Beside Me (Watashi no Tonari ni Cute na Kimi) by Miyake Madoka
- Doctor's Naughty Kiss (Dr. wa Ijiwaru na Kiss de) by Kawamaru Shin
- First Love, Freckles and You (Hatsukoi to Sobakasu to Kimi) by Satori Tae
- Flowers of Love (Momoiro Renka) by Mitsuha Yuu
- Glasses Boys' Lovers (Maruhi Megane Danshi Kurabu) by Kawamaru Shin
- Love Café (Kare ga Café ni Iru no nara) by Washio Mie
- Love Deco by Jinna Mai
- [Series Premiere] Love in the Sky (Sora Log) 1 of 4 by Mitsuki Kaco
- Paradise Café (Gokujou no Yoru wo Ageru) by Morita Fuji
- [Series Premiere] Prince X Princess (Puri x Puri - Himegimi wa Oujisama) 1 of 2 by Kiritani Miki
- [Series Premiere] Rival Next Door (Tonari no Koigataki) 1 of 2 by Shiraishi Yuki
- [Series Premiere] Smile, Himiko! (Waratte Himiko-san) 1 of 3 by Nakajima Yuka
- [Premiere] Smile, Himiko! (Waratte Himiko-san) 2 of 3 by Nakajima Yuka
- [Premiere] Smile, Himiko! (Waratte Himiko-san) 3 of 3 by Nakajima Yuka [Finale]
- Together With You (Kimi to Issho!?) by Morita Yuki
 | Watashi no Tonari ni Cute na Kimi |
Contains: The Cute One Beside Me,
Falling in Love With the King,
100% Love
and More Than Brother and Sister
 | Dr. wa Ijiwaru na Kiss de |
Contains: Doctor's Naughty Eyes,
Doctor's Naughty Kiss,
Doctor, Do You Like Lolita?
and Always Together, Happy!
Related series
Prequels: A Kiss from a Doctor (Dr. wa Amai Kiss wo Suru) and Gorgeous Doctors (Dr. wa Sotto Dakishimeru AKA Love Remedy, Chuang Yi's English version)
 | Hatsukoi to Sobakasu to Kimi |
Contains: First Love, Freckles, and You,
Together After School,
Sparkling Tears,
I want to know his feeling
and Love letter to the invisible you
 | Momoiro Renka 「桃色恋花」 |
Contains: Flowers of Love
and Love Sketch
 | Maruhi Megane Danshi Kurabu |
 | Kare ga Café ni Iru no nara |
Contains: Love Café
Sweet time in White Day,
Kiss for You,
You are My Vitamin
and Shooting Star on the Café
 | Love Deco 「ラブ・デコ」 |
Contains: Love Deco
and I Need You!
Serializations
Indonesian Cherry (concluded)
 | Sora Log 「ソラログ」 |
 | Gokujou no Yoru wo Ageru |
Contains: Paradise Café,
Unlucky Star,
Lost Child's Prince,
Second Chance
and Sparkling Night Sky
 | Puri x Puri - Himegimi wa Oujisama |
 | Tonari no Koigataki 「となりの恋がたき」 |
 | Waratte Himiko-san 「わらってヒミコさん」 |
 | Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.10 |
 | Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.04 |
 | Kimi to Issho!? 「きみといっしょ！？」 |
Contains: Together With You,
World in Two Desks,
Things Until Summer Holiday
and I Love With Cutie!
m&c! regular series (2011.02.02)
- The Ghost Conqueror (Momogumi Plus Senki) 5 of 9+ by Sakondou Eri
- Go! Hiromi Go! 7 of 8 by Asou Mikoto
- .hack//G.U.+ 5 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya [Finale]
- [Premiere] Saint Beast (Saint Beast - Shiseijuu) by Kaoru Yaezaki
 | Momogumi Plus Senki 「桃組プラス戦記」 |
Other languages
English Momogumi Plus Senki (TOKYOPOP: volume 4 released 2010.12)
 | Go! Hiromi Go! 「ＧＯ！ヒロミＧＯ！」 |
 | .hack//G.U.+ 「．ｈａｃｋ／／Ｇ．Ｕ．＋」 |
Related series
Adapted from the .hack//G.U. PS2 games and novel retelling.
Prequels: .hack//AI Buster (novel) and .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu. Sequel: .hack//Link.
Side stories: .hack//4 koma, .hack//Alcor and .hack//GnU
Other languages
English .hack//G.U.+ (TOKYOPOP: five volumes), Spanish (Norma Editorial: five volumes) and German (Carlsen Comics: five volumes)
 | Saint Beast - Shiseijuu |
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Read more »Team Medical Dragon 14, Red River 3, Rainbow 20 (Level Comics 2 February 2011 manga)
Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- © Nogizaka Taro & Nagai Akira/Shogakukan
[Serialized in Big Comic Superior]
Published in Indonesia as Team Medical Dragon by Elex Media/Level Comics
In his quest to become the ideal physician, Noboru opts out of Team Batista and joins the surgical team of Kirishima Gunji as second assistant. Problems arise when Noboru finds anomalies in the decision to take a graft in the operation. Professor Takeo then capitalizes on Noboru's “findings” to discredit Gunji.
Can Gunji acquit himself of the allegations against him? More importantly, can they save the patient? Find out in Team Medical Dragon 14, out now.
Red River 3 of 28 by Shinohara Chie
Yuri regains consciousness after having been poisoned and manages to evade the pursuit of Zuwa. But Talos blocks her way and demands that Yuri stand and fight against Zuwa. What is Talos' intention? And can Yuri win against Zuwa?
Rainbow 20 of 22 by Abe George & Kakizaki Masasumi
Mario, trying to save Setsuko from the criminals of M Loan, suffers severe beating at the hands of the boss. Bob, too, fails to eliminate the other juvies in Building 2 Cell 6 and Mario himself refuses to yield. Mario threatens to counter with a grenade, but in their escape, Mario and Setsuko are checked by the flames enveloping the hangar, prompting Mario to tell Setsuko, Save yourself...
Level Comics manga and manhwa (2011.02.02)
- [RESKED] Brave Story (Brave Story - Shinsetsu) 4 of 20 by Miyabe Miyuki
- Go Go Hanasaki Detective Office (Go-Go Kochira Shiritsu Hanasaki Tantei Jimusho) 3 of 4 by Watanabe Wataru
- Priest 14 of 16+ by Hyung MinWoo
- Rainbow 20 of 22 by Abe George & Kakizaki Masasumi
- Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) 3 of 28 by Shinohara Chie
- Team Medical Dragon 14 of 25+ by Nogizaka Taro & Nagai Akira
 | Brave Story - Shinsetsu |
Volume 4 chapters:
29. Ashikawa of the Shigdra
30. The Five Orbs
31. The Mirror of Enternal Darkness
32. Not Alone
33. The Unluckiest Assassin
34. The Act
35. The Girl Who Hungered for Love
36. Beserker
37. Answer
38. Demon
Related
Adapted from Miyabe Miyuki-sensei's Brave Story light novel, post its winning the Batchelder Award (for Most Outstanding children's book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country and subsequently published in English).
Other languages
English Brave Story (TOKYOPOP: five volumes; the Brave Story novel was published by VIZ Media 2009.11), French (Kurokawa: Tome 19 shipped 2010.12) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li)
Adaptations
The novel was adapted into an anime feature by Gonzo, which premiered in Japan on 2006.07.08. Actress/singer Matsu Takako was cast as Mitani Wataru, Wentz Eiji as Ashikawa Mitsuru, Oizumi Yo as Ki-kima, and Imai Miki as the Goddess of Destiny. The film was nominated for Animation of the Year
at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards.
 | Go-Go Kochira Shiritsu Hanasaki Tantei Jimusho. |
 | Priest 「프리스트」 by Hyung MinWoo |
Other languages
English Priest (TOKYOPOP: 16 volumes), French (Tokebi; 16 volumes), German (Tokyopop Germany), Polish (Kasen Comics), Italian (J POP), Portuguese (Lumus Brazil) and Japanese (Enterbrain Beam comix)
Adaptations
A film adaptation starring Cam Gigandet, Paul Bettany and Maggie Q is expected to premiere on 13 May 2011 in the U.S. (Indonesian screening is slated to begin 12 May 2011.)
 | Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin |
Volume 20 chapters:
205. You are the one
206. Zoom
207. A new religion
208. Breakdown
209. Children of the dawn
210. Drifting
211. End of all hope
212. Firestorm
213. Gate of heaven
214. Home sweet home
215. I can
Awards
Best Seinen/General Manga, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards (2005), tied with Kawaguchi Kaiji's A Spirit of the Sun
Other languages
French (Kazé: Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin tome 16 shipped 2011.01.13) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan RAINBOW少年犯罪檔案 21 per 2010.12)
Adaptations
A 26-episode anime adaptation by Madhouse, starring Oguri Shun (Minakami Mario), Kanjiya Shihori (Setsuko), Koyama Rikiya (Sakuragi Rokurouta/An-chan), Park Romi (Maeda Noboru AKA Suppon/Turtle), Fujiwara Keiji (Nomoto Ryuuji/Baremoto or Scam), Waki Tomohiro (Matsuura Mansaku/Cabbage), Kuroda Takaya (Tooyama Tadayoshi/Heitai or Soldier) and Hasome Tatsuya (Yokosuka Jou/Joe), aired in Japan between April and September 2010.
 | Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori |
Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 46th Shogakukan Manga Awards (2000)
Other languages
English Red River (VIZ Media; 28 volumes), Italian Anatolia Story (Editions Star Comics; 28 volumes), German (EMA/Egmont Manga and Anime), Vietnamese Dòng Sông Huyền Bí (Tre Publishing House) and traditional Chinese 赤河戀影 (Tong Li Taiwan)
Adaptations
Eight drama CDs were released between 1997 and 2003.
Related
An artbook (Japan release: 1999.02.24), fanbook (2002.07.26) and a two-volume novel adaptation 天は赤い河のほとり 外伝 魔が時代の黎明 written and illustrated by Shinohara Chie-sensei (2007.05 and 2007.09)
 | Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- 「医龍」 |
Volume 14 chapters:
107. 最強の鎧
108. お返し
109. 意見
110. 口止め
111. ミルク
112. 欲しいもの
113. 弔い
114. 特権
Awards
Winner, Best Seinen/General Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards
Other languages
French (Glénat: tome 14 per 2010.11 • tome 15 street date: 2011.02.16)
Adaptations
Two seasons of the live-action adaptation, starring Sakaguchi Kenji (Asada Ryutaro), aired on Fuji TV (Season 1: April to June 2006; Season 2: October to December 2007). The series won the Best Drama award at the 49th Television Drama Academy Awards.
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Read more »Fullmetal Alchemist 26, Topeng Kaca 6 Deluxe, Otomen 10 (Elex Media 2 February 2011 manga)
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi © Arakawa Hiromu
Square Enix [First serialized in Shonen Gangan]
Published in Indonesia as Fullmetal Alchemist by Elex Media
The dwarf in the test tube finally captures his prize. Sacrificing the five who opened the Gate of Truth—Edward, Alphonse, Mustang, Izumi and Hohenheim—he seizes god-like powers. But the people have not been idle in the centuries of darkness...
Find out if Father succeeds in absorbing all the souls in Amestris in the penultimate Fullmetal Alchemist, compiling chapters 104 through 106, The Center of the World,
The Throne of God
and The Abyss of Pride.
Topeng Kaca 6 of 24+ Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue
Fresh from the success of “Hurricane Hill” and “A Rock Smiles,” Maya takes on the supporting role of Chie in the drama Muenzakura.
Despite having to go on-stage with a draft script, Maya manages to wing it with the help of co-star Himekawa Ayumi.
But the challenges won't desist. Now Maya has to unleash another storm in Topeng Kaca 6 Deluxe: Badai Panggung (2) by joining the audition for the role of Helen Keller.
Otomen 10 of 12+ by Kanno Aya
Actually, the two Hakusensha shoujo manga in this Elex release—Ciuman Dewa 2 and Otomen 10—tied for third place in the DO WANT! stakes. But since Otomen 10 has been on the back burner since September 2010, blurbing that:
All masks melt in the summer heat, making anti-otomen enforcer Kasuga's blood pressure rise as he sees just how far from the stereotypical ideal the students are. Chemistry teacher Kibino steps up with a wonder drug that promises to make Asuka-chan forget his otomen hobbies and transform Ryo into a girly girl.
NEW ELEX TITLES: Doraemon Movie: Nobita & Kerajaan Robot
Elex double launches Doraemon Movie: Nobita & Kerajaan Robot [First] and [Last], based on the Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom feature film that premiered in Japan March 2002. Nobita and Doraemon help out a young robot Poko and the robots who have had their emotions excised from them by the cruel Empress Janne.
Each compilation retails for IDR 24,000.
Reissues
After the recent volumes 1-10 and 11-20 box sets, Elex reissues the Detektif Conan volumes 41-50 box set. Still costs IDR 160,000/set.
Mangazines: Shonen Magz 2/2011
School Rumble
© Kobayashi Jin
Kodansha
[Weekly Shonen
Magazine]
Despite the latest Shonen Magz spotlighting Kobayashi Jin's School Rumble on the cover (right), the featured serial for Issue 2/2011 is Kindaichi Case Files by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya:
Someone whispers from the sidelines: his head will be cut off and placed in Chidamari.
And true to that legend in the Igo world, a decapitated head is found atop a reversed Igo board during an Igo club training camp.
Other shounen (and seinen) manga in serialization: BECK by Harold Sakuishi, Blazer Drive by Kishimoto Seishi, Code:Breaker by Kamijyo Akimine, Fairy Tail by Mashima Hiro, Ghost's Doctor by Sato Yuki, Tokkyu! by Kubo Mitsuro & Komori Yoichi, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE by CLAMP and Vinland Saga by Yukimura Makoto.
Elex Media manga (2011.02.02)
- Ciuman Dewa (Kamisama Hajimemashita) 2 of 8+ by Suzuki Julietta
- Crayon Shinchan 2 of 50 by Usui Yoshito
- Crows 16 of 26 by Takahashi Hiroshi
- Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 24 by Aoyama Gosho
- Detektif Conan Spesial 34 of 36+ (Meitantei Conan Special) by Aoyama Gosho, Abe Yutaka & Maru Denjiro
- Dodge Fighters (Ganbare! Dodgeball Fighters) 2 of 10 by Murakami Toshiya & Saito Muneo
- Doraemon 2 of 45 by Fujiko F. Fujio (Japanese binding re-release)
- [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: Nobita & Kerajaan Robot (First) by Fujiko F. Fujio
- [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: Nobita & Kerajaan Robot (Last) by Fujiko F. Fujio [Finale]
- Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) 26 of 27 by Arakawa Hiromu
- Here is Greenwood (Deluxe) 2 of 6 (Koko wa Greenwood) by Nasu Yukie
- Otomen 10 of 12+ by Kanno Aya
- Piano Hutan (Piano no Mori) 18 of 19+ by Isshiki Makoto
- Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 10 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi
- Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 6 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue
 | Kamisama Hajimemashita 「神様はじめました」 |
Other languages
English Kamisama Hajimemashita (VIZ Media; volume 1 per 2010.12.07 • volume 2 street date: 2011.03.01)
 | Crayon Shin-chan 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 |
Other languages
English (partially translated by ComicsOne and CMX), French (J'ai Lu, then, Casterman), Spanish and Catalan (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), German (EMA), Italian ( Panini Comics) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)
Adaptations
Shin'ei Doga's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yajima Akiko (Shin-chan), has been running since April 1992, with the 699th episode airing on 2010.05.07. At least 18 movie sequels have been released between July 1993 and April 2010.
 | Crows 「クローズ」 by Takahashi Hiroshi |
Related series
Worst (sequel, 25 volumes as at 2010.11) and Crows Zero (spin-off; nine volumes as at 2010.08)
Adaptations
Two live-action prequel movies: Crows ZERO (Japan theatrical release: October 2007) and Crows ZERO II (April 2009), directed by Miike Takashi and starring Oguri Shun (GPS leader Takiya Genji) and Yamada Takayuki (Serizawa Tamao)
 | Meitantei Conan Special 「名探偵コナン 特別編」 |
Related
Detektif Conan (main story) and the special editions drawn by Aoyama-sensei's assistants that diverge from the main plot
 | Ganbare! Dodgeball Fighters |
Volume 2 chapters:
13. おそるべし忍術ドッジ！
14. ファイターズの弱点
15. ターゲットは美々ちゃん
16. レギュラーはわたさない！
17. 変幻自在！嵐山三人衆
18. 森の中の死闘！
19. オレは死んじゃいない！
20. まんが家チームの挑戦状
21. 魂のユニフォーム！
22. 勝利のデザイン
23. 嵐を呼ぶルイナママ！
24. サポーター第１号！
25. 海から来た強力コンビ！
26. 決着は全力対全力!!
 | Doraemon 「ドラえもん」 |
Awards
Best Children's Manga, 27th Shogakukan Manga Awards, Grand Prize, the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1997) and the Excellence Award, Japan Cartoonists Association Awards (1973)
Related series
Doraemon Plus (sequel; 5 of 5 volumes), Daichouhen Doraemon (side story; 24 of 24 volumes); Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden (spin-off; 21 volumes, ongoing) and The Doraemon's Special (spin-off; 12 volumes)
Adaptations
A 52-episode anime adaptation by Nippon TV (1973.04 - 1973.09), a 1,787-episode series by Shin-Ei Animation (broadcast on TV Asahi from 1979.04 - 2005.03), a 2005 adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation and Studio Pierrot (premiered 2005.04.15; 300+ episodes) and numerous movies
 | Doraemon Movie: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom |
 | Doraemon Movie: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom |
 | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 「鋼の錬金術師」 |
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Hashiguchi Takashi's Yakitate!! Japan [volume 19 streets concurrently with FMA 25])
Other languages
English Fullmetal Alchemist (VIZ Media: volume 24 per 2011.01.18 and Chuang Yi: volume 23 released 2010.03), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi 钢之炼金术师 #27 per 2011.01.18), French (Kurokawa tome 25 per 2011.01.13), Italian (Panini Comics/Planet Manga), German (Planet Manga), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain; latest volume 25), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica), Swedish (Bonnier Carlsen) and Portuguese (JBC Brazil)
Adaptations
A 51-episode anime adaptation by Bones aired between October 2003 and October 2004, followed by a film sequel (Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, July 2005) and a second 64-episode series Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood that aired between April 2009 and July 2010. A handful of OAVs were also released. The latest Fullmetal Alchemist: Mitos no Sei-Naru Hoshi movie is scheduled to premiere on 2 July 2011. Seiyuu Park Romi and Kugimiya Rie play brothers Edward and Alphone Elric in all the Hagaren adaptations.
Two Fullmetal Alchemist audio drama series have been produced. Three volumes comprise the pre-anime first series: The Land of Sand, False Light, Truth's Shadow and Criminals' Scar. The second series, bundled with Shonen Gangan, consists of Ogutāre of the Fog (Shonen Gangan April and May 2004 issues) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Crown of Heaven (November and December issues).
Related
Spin-off light novels written by Inoue Makoto and illustrated by Arakawa Hiromu. First serialized in Shonen Gangan, six volumes have been released: The Land of Sand (2003.02; source material for anime episodes 11 and 12) · The Abducted Alchemist (2003.09) · The Valley of White Petals (2004.04) · Under the Faraway Sky (2004.10) · The Ties That Bind (2005.06) · A New Beginning (2007.03).
A pair of The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist manga artbooks and three manga guidebooks, as well as three The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Anime artbooks, a Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Profiles character guide book, and six fanbooks (TV Anime Fullmetal Alchemist Official Fanbooks for the first series and one for the second) have also been released.
 | Koko wa Greenwood 「ここはグリーン・ウッド」 |
Other languages
English Here is Greenwood (VIZ Media; nine volumes)
Adaptations
A six-episode anime OAV starring seiyuu Sasaki Nozomu (Hasukawa Kazuya), Sakamoto Chika (Kisaragi Shun), Iwata Mitsuo (Ikeda Mitsuru) and Seki Toshihiko (Tezuka Shinobu) released in Japan between November 1991 and March 1993 and a 13-episode live-action renzoku that aired on Tokyo MX from July to September 2008 (Cast: Izawa Yuki, Suzuki Hiroki, Miura Riki and Sato Yuuichi)
 | Otomen 「オトメン（乙男） 」by Kanno Aya |
Other languages
English Otomen (VIZ Media: volume 9 per 2011.02.01 • volume 10 street date: 2011.05.03 and Chuang Yi: volume 10 per 2010.09), French (Akata/Delcourt: tome 10 per 2010.06 • tome 11 street date: 2011.03.09), German (Carlsen Verlag: Band 3 ships 2011.02.25), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 乙男 -粉紅系男孩 10 per 2010.02)
Adaptations
Live-action adaptation starring Okada Masaki (Asuka) and Kaho (Ryo) aired on Fuji TV from 1 August to 3 November 2009.
 | Piano no Mori 「ピアノの森」 by Isshiki Makoto |
Awards
Recipient, Grand Prize for Best Manga, 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival
Other language versions
Published in traditional Chinese by Sharp Point Press (Taiwan)
Adaptations
The Piano Forest, an animated movie adaptation by Madhouse, starring Kamiki Ryunosuke (Kyuu, Tantei Gakuen Q live-action drama) as Amamiya Shuuhei and Ueto Aya (Azumi, Azumi) as Ichinose Kai premiered 2007.07.21 in Japan. The film was nominated for the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year and in the Theatrical Film category at the 2008 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
 | Sanzoku Ou 「山賊王」 by Sawada Hirofumi |
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (concluded)
 | Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面」 by Miuchi Suzue |
Related
Glass no Kamen tankoubon
Adaptations
Three anime and two seasons of a live-action drama
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Read more »cupcake wars
So, home I went in my clean car with new oil. There I attempted to get the garden fountain flowing again. I cleaned out all of the dirty water, refilled the basin, although I never could get much water pressure out of the hose (another winter casualty). Flipped the switch for the pump - nothing. So I sat in the sun for a while and enjoyed the warmth.
I guess the universe would prefer if I stuck to baking cupcakes and if I could, I would!
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Boy×Mitsu×Girl 「ボーイ×ミーツ×ガール」
by Robico
Kodansha Dessert, shoujo
This anthology first published in Japan 2007.04
Contains: and