Otomen 11, K-ON! 3, Harmoni Deluxe by Hikawa Kyoko (Elex Media 23 February 2011 manga)

Also, the post-apocalyptic 7 Seeds 16, which continues to pose the question: To what lengths will someone go to survive?

Otomen © Kanno Aya/Hakusensha
[Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

Ouji Suzaku—Kasuga's ultimate “otomen-assassin”—turns on the lethal charm and bets on his principle of love in the battle to reform Asuka-chan in Otomen 11, this Elex sked's Most Wanted.

Elsewhere, in another Japanese high school, it's the third year in the light music club for Yui and gal pals. The number of new members remains at five, which ain't at all bad, considering everyone's getting along just fine. And even without new blood, there's still lotsa fun stuff to look forward to like the Mio fan club, the study tour, summer holidays and a band festival. Of course, you know Imma refer to K-ON!, specifically volume 3 that streets this 23rd. (This K-ON! tank also contains the extra story of how Mio became buddy-buddy with Ritsu.)

Seven new titles street this Wednesday, over half of which made it to the Top 10 DO WANT! I refer to the “slightly-creepy” shoujo Boy Dolls 1 by Hibiki Wataru, Kaneko Shinya's video game-based Culdcept 1, Hikawa Kyoko's classic Harmoni — the Deluxe edition, and the Royalty and Robbers Princess and The 3 Beasts 1 by Miyuki Mitsubachi.

Hoshi no Harmony
© Hikawa Kyoko/
Hakusensha
Published as Harmoni
by Elex Media

Harmoni (Deluxe) is the bunko edition of Hikawa Kyoko's Harmoni (Hoshi no Harmony), first published by Elex in the 1990s. It follows the romance of two couples: Wada × Yukiko and Sugikake × Mayuko. Tuff guy Wada has never pretended to be patient, and the 0.00001% patience he can lay claim to is stretched by Yukiko who can't say “No” to save her life. (I think this doormat channeling is why Weak Female Lead was slapped onto this It Started With a Misunderstanding love story.)

Meanwhile, Sugikake is the hyperactive, outspoken type; Mayuko is cute, even if she is given to slapping random hapless. Can Sugikake heal Mayuko's heartache?

Fujiko F. Fujio's Doraemon Movie: The Doraemons - Kerajaan Kue Okashinana yang Aneh, Kirihara Idumi's Penyihir Hutan Kokonoka and Inumura Koroku- & Ogawa Maiko's Recollection of a Certain Pilot 1 complete the newbies list. [Previews continued below the manga list]

Mangazines: Shonen Star 4/2011 ☆ Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi

Yakitate!! Japan
© Hashiguchi Takashi
Shogakukan
[Shonen Sunday]

Kirisaki's condition worsens and he falls completely under the control of the bread bent on world domination. To prevent this weirdness from happening and restore Kirisaki to his senses, Azuma challenges him to a bake-off, pulling off what could be the Ja-pan to beat all Ja-pan.

Yakitate!! Japan vol. 20 also releases on 2.23

Aside from Hashiguchi Takashi's Yakitate!! Japan, the latest Indonesian Shonen Sunday—Shonen Star 4/2011—also serializes ARAGO by Arai Takahiro; Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl; Detektif Conan by Aoyama Gosho; D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji; Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi; Inuyasha by Takahashi Rumiko; Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow; Magical Iroha by Inoue Kazurou; My First Mr. Akuno by Fujiki Syun; Takkoku!!! by Fukuchi Tsubasa; and Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato.

Elex Media manga (2011.02.23)

1. 7 Seeds 16 of 19+ by Tamura Yumi

7SEEDS 「７ＳＥＥＤＳ」 by Tamura Yumi Shogakukan Flowers (formerly in Betsucomi), shoujo Volume 16 first published in Japan 2009.09

Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 2007 Shogakukan Manga Awards

Adaptations
Broadcast as a radio drama from December 2003 to February 2004. Nine episodes compiled into three drama CDs: 7 Seeds 1 (JP release: 2004.03.26; based on events in manga volume 1), 7 Seeds 2 (2004.04.23; dramatizes events in manga volume 4) and 7 Seeds 3 (2004.05.21; adapts volumes 2 and 3).

2. [Series Premiere] Boy Dolls (Shounen Dolls) 1 of 3+ by Hibiki Wataru

Shounen Dolls 「少年ドールズ」 by Hibiki Wataru Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 1 (chapters 1-4) first published in Japan 2009.04

3. Crayon Shinchan 3 of 50 by Usui Yoshito

Crayon Shin-chan 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 by Usui Yoshito (deceased) Futabasha Weekly Manga Action, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 1992.08

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), ran from April 1992 to December 2010. At least 18 movie sequels have been released between July 1993 and April 2010.

4. [Series Premiere] Culdcept 1 of 6+ by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft

Culdcept 「Ｃｕｌｄｃｅｐｔ」 by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2000.09 (On hiatus at volume 6)

Related
Based on the Culdcept video game

Other languages
English Culdcept (TOKYOPOP, five volumes per 2006.06), Italian (Star Comics), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain: volume 6 per 2009.02.23)

5. Doraemon 3 of 45 by Fujiko F. Fujio (Japanese binding re-release)

Doraemon 「ドラえもん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, kodomo Volume 3 first published in Japan 1974.09 (First released in Indonesia starting 1994)

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

6. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: The Doraemons - Kerajaan Kue Okashinana yang Aneh (The Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange?) by Fujiko F. Fujio

The Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? 「映画ザ・ドラえもんズ　おかしなお菓子なオ」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Anime Comics, kodomo This volume first published in Japan 1999.07

Related
Based on The Doraemons movie Strange, Sweets, Strange? (Japan premiere: 1999.03.06)

7. [Premiere] Harmoni (Deluxe) (Hoshi no Harmony) by Hikawa Kyoko

Hoshi no Harmony 「星のハーモニー」 by Hikawa Kyoko Hakusensha (first serialized in LaLa), shoujo Bunko release in Japan 2002.09

Related series
My Milky Way Railroad (one-shot sequel that appeared in Miriam)

8. Kariage kun 39 of 49+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 39 first published in Japan 2005.05

Awards
Recipient, 28th Bungeishunjū Manga Award (1982), along with Ueda Masashi's other series Furiten-kun and Masashi-kun and Suzuki Yamato's Ai MY Tenrankai

Related series
Kariage-kun: Chinan dake no Kuchikara Otoko! Hen, Kariage-kun: Itazura Meichin Bamenhen and Kariage-kun: Makenai Onnatachihen (sequels)

9. K-ON! 3 of 4+ by Kakifly

K-ON! 「けいおん！」 by Kakifly Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara, Manga Time Kirara Carat (since 2008.10), Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.12 On hiatus at volume 4; Manga Time Kirara relaunch: spring 2011

Other languages
English K-ON! (Yen Press: volume 1 per 2010.11; volume 2 street date: 2011.03.29), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)

Adaptations
The Kyoto Animation anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Toyosaki Aki (Hirasawa Yui), Satou Satomi (Tainaka Ritsu), Hikasa Yōko (Akiyama Mio) and Kotobuki Minako (Kotobuki Tsumugi), aired in Japan from April to June 2009; additional OVA episodes released with the DVD and BD volumes on 20 January 2010 and 16 March 2011; and a second K-ON!! season aired between April and September 2010. An anime movie has been announced.

10. Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 8 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Otoboke Kachou 「おとぼけ課長」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time, seinen Volume 8 first published in Japan 1993.03

11. Otomen 11 of 12+ by Kanno Aya

Otomen 「オトメン（乙男） 」by Kanno Aya Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.09

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 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.

12. [Premiere] Penyihir Hutan Kokonoka (Kokonoka no Majo) by Kirihara Idumi

Kokonoka no Majo 「ココノカの魔女」 by Kirihara Idumi Futabasha Comic Seed!, seinen This volume first published in Japan 2007.04

13. [Series Premiere] Princess & The 3 Beasts (Himegimi to Sanbiki no Kemono) 1 of 3+ by Miyuki Mitsubachi

Himegimi to Sanbiki no Kemono 「姫君と三匹の獣」 by Miyuki Mitsubachi Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.08

14. [Series Premiere] Recollection of a Certain Pilot (To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku) 1 of 3 by Inumura Koroku & Ogawa Maiko

To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku 「とある飛空士への追憶」 by Inumura Koroku & Ogawa Maiko Shogakukan Gessan, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.01

15. Welcome to Host Detective Agency (Host-tan e Youkoso) 2 of 5 by Tateno Makoto

Host-tan e Youkoso 「ホス探へようこそ」 by Tateno Makoto Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.10

16. Yakitate!! Japan 20 of 26 by Hashiguchi Takashi

Yakitate!! Japan 「焼きたて！！ジャぱん」 by Hashiguchi Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 20 (chapters 173-182) first published in Japan 2005.11

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Arakawa Hiromu's Fullmetal Alchemist)

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Yakitate!! Japan (VIZ Media: volume 25 per 2011.01.11), French (Delcourt/Akata; Yakitate Ja-Pan !! un pain c'est tout tome 26 released 2010.01), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa Spain), German (EMA) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 新鮮出爐﹗日式麵包王 26 per 2007.06)

Adaptations
Sunrise's 69-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Kobayashi Yumiko as Azuma Kazuma aired from October 2004 to March 2006 on TV Tokyo.

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Elex Media mangazines (2011.02.23)

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