I lurve the Team Medical Dragon cover ^^ so leading with it.
Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- © Nogizaka Taro & Nagai Akira/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Big Comic Superior]
Published in Indonesia as Team Medical Dragon by Elex Media/Level Comics
Ryutaro, Akira and Gunji operate on Tahara-san, but blood for transfusion is running low. More blood is on the way, but congestion from a traffic accident delays delivery. Ferrying by helicopter is equally a no-go because of a brewing storm. Finally, Noboru decides to pick the blood up himself, but can he make it back to the hospital in time?
Find the answer somewhere between chapters 123 (卑怯/Hikyou
) and 131 (対自/Tai ji
) of Team Medical Dragon 16.
As for the #1 DO WANT! this Level manga release —
Soul Eater 5 of 19+ by Ohkubo Atsushi
Weapon meisters and partners assemble to mark the school's foundation day. But just like at Sleeping Beauty's christening, one unwelcome witch pops up — Medusa. She imprisons the students before hurrying to awaken Asura, the first Kishin, sealed deep within the building. Fortunately, Sid is able to free the meisters, but can they stop Medusa from unleashing the madness that sleeps in the SPSS (DWMA) underground chamber? [Additions from Wikipedia]
Soul Eater 5 compiles chapters 15 through 18: The Anniversary Celebration,
A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration (Part 1),
A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration (Part 2)
and A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration (Part 3).
New Level series
Level premieres three manga titles—Saito Chiho's Based on a True Story Bronze Angel, Fujisawa Toru's GTO, another sports manga from Kusaba Michiteru, this time with an Amnesia twist, Lost Man—and one BD/bande dessinée series: Rantanplan, the Lucky Luke spin-off starring prison guard dog Rin Tin Can, I mean, Rantanplan, a spoof of Rin Tin Tin, as idiotic as Rin Tin Tin is clever.
Two Rantanplan compilations launch this Wednesday: Rantanplan - Kapak Perang and Rantanplan - Kumpulan Kebodohan. Because I go babble mode ON! on GTO (the First Runner-up DO WANT!) look for the debut previews Below The Cut.
Level Comics manga and manhwa (2011.03.30)
- Aflame Inferno 5 of 6+ by Lim DallYoung & Kim KwangHyun
- Basara 16 of 27 by Tamura Yumi
- [Series Premiere] Bronze Angel (Bronze no Tenshi) 1 of 7 by Saito Chiho
- Exit 5 of 11+ by Fujita Takami
- [Series Premiere] GTO 1 of 25 by Fujisawa Toru
- Half an Apple (1/2 no Ringo) 8 of 14 by Koyama Yukari
- Haruka 17 volume 11 of 19 by Yamazaki Sayaka
- Hellsing 6 of 10 by Hirano Kohta
- K2 volume 6 of 14+ by Mafune Kazuo
- [Series Premiere] Lost Man 1 of 11+ by Kusaba Michiteru
- Soul Eater 5 of 19+ by Ohkubo Atsushi
- Team Medical Dragon (Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon-) 16 of 25 by Nogizaka Taro & Nagai Akira
 | Basara 「ＢＡＳＡＲＡ」 by Tamura Yumi |
Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 38th Shogakukan Manga Awards
Other versions/languages
Re-released in 16 bunko volumes
English Basara (VIZ Media; 27 volumes), French (Kana; 27 volumes), German (EMA: Band 25 shipped 2011.03), Danish (Mangismo Danmark) and Swedish (Mangismo Sverige)
Adaptations
A 13-episode Legend of Basara anime by KSS, starring seiyuu Kimura Akiko (Sarasa) and Inoue Kazuhiko (Shuri), aired in Japan from April to June 1998.
 | Bronze no Tenshi 「ブロンズの天使」 by Saito Chiho |
Other versions
Re-released in five bunko volumes (per 2011.03)
Related series
Bronze no Tenshi Gaiden (one volume spin-off; 2009.01)
 | Exit 「ＥＸＩＴ」 by Fujita Takami |
*Volumes 1-5 published between 1998.08 and 1999.06 under Sony Magazines Comics Kimi to Boku (KB) Collection imprint
 | GTO 「ＧＴＯ」 by Fujisawa Toru |
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1998 Kodansha Manga Awards
Other languages
Bilingual Japanese/English (Kodansha International, three volumes per 1999.12), English GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes), French Pika Édition (25 volumes), Italian (Dynamic Italia), German (EMA), Polish (Waneko), Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)
Related series
Prequels: Shounan Junaigumi! AKA GTO: The Early Years (31 of 31 volumes) and Bad Company (1 of 1 volume) and GTO: Shonan 14 Days (sequel, six volumes as at 2011.02, ongoing)
Adaptations
A live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka TV series, starring Sorimachi Takashi (Onizuka Eikichi) and Matsushima Nanako (Fuyutsuki Azusa) telecast from July to September 1998 on Fuji TV and Kansai TV (followed by GTO Drama Special; 1999.08.28 and GTO: The Movie; 1991) and Studio Pierrot's 43-episode Great Teacher Onizuka anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Takagi Wataru as Onizuka, that aired between June 1999 and September 2000.
 | 1/2 no Ringo 「１／２の林檎」 by Koyama Yukari |
 | Haruka 17 「はるか１７」 by Yamazaki Sayaka |
Adaptations
A 10-episode live-action drama starring Hirayama Aya (Miyamae Haruka) aired on TV Asahi from July to September 2005.
 | Hellsing 「ＨＥＬＬＳＩＮＧ」 by Hirano Kohta |
Other languages
English Hellsing (Dark Horse Comics: 10 volumes and Chuang Yi; 10 volumes), French (Tonkam, 10 volumes), Italian (Dynit), German (Planet Manga), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica) and Denmark and Sweden (Mangismo)
Related series
Hellsing: The Dawn (prequel; serialized in Young King Ours special editions, six chapters as at 2008.09, on hiatus)
Adaptations
A 13-episode anime adaptation by Gonzo aired on Fuji TV from October 2001 to January 2002, starring seiyuu Nakata Jouji (Alucard), Orikasa Fumiko (Seras Victoria) and Sakakibara Yoshiko (Sir Integra Hellsing). A Hellsing Ultimate OAV (starring the same voice cast) premiered in Japan in January 2006 and as of December 2009, seven episodes have been released. The first four episodes were produced by Satelight, with Madhouse taking over as of OAV V.
 | Lost Man 「ＬＯＳＴ ＭＡＮ」 by Kusaba Michiteru |
Volume 1 chapters:
1. 仕事ですよ!! (Shigoto desu yo!!
)
2. デモンストレーション (Demonstration
)
3. 契約 (Keiyaku
)
4. 心理戦 (Shinrisen
)
5. 契約満了 (Keiyaku manryou
)
6. ナンデヤネン!! (Nandeyanen!!
)
7. ドロボウを追いつめろ！ (Dorobou wo oitsumero!
)
8. すべて計算 (Subete keisan
)
[Titles mechanically translated via Japanese Dictionary]
 | Soul Eater 「ソウルイーター」 by Ohkubo Atsushi |
Related series
First appeared as one-shots in two Gangan Powered special editions (Summer and Fall 2003) and Gangan Wing's 26 November 2003 issue. (Regular Monthly Shonen Gangan serialization commenced May 2004.)
Other languages/serializations
English Soul Eater (Yen Press: five volumes per 2011.02.22 • volume 6 street date: 2011.06.28; serialized in Yen Plus), French (Kurokawa tome 14 shipped 2011.03.10), German (Carlsen Comics Band 10 street date: 2011.04.22) and traditional Chinese 噬魂者 (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)
Related series
Soul Eater Not! (side story; began serialization in Shonen Gangan 2011.01.12)
Adaptations
Manga volumes 1 to 12 adapted to anime by BONES. Fifty-one episodes starring seiyuu Omigawa Chiaki (Maka Alban) and Uchiyama Kouki (Soul Eater) aired in Japan from April 2008 to March 2009.
Square Enix bundled an audio drama, Soul Eater (Vol. 1): Special Social Studies Field Trip, with an artbook in August 2005. The drama CD featured different actors (Takeuchi Junko as Maka; Hoshi Souichirou as Soul Eater); only Kobayashi Yumiko reprised her Black☆Star role in the TV series.
 | Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- 「医龍」 |
Volume 16 chapters:
123. 卑怯 (Hikyou
)
124. カミングアウト (Kaminguauto
)
125. まだか... (Mada ka
)
126. バカ (Baka
)
127. 敬礼 (Keirei
)
128. 凡人の選択 (Bonjin no sentaku
)
129. 意識30 (Ishiki 30
)
130. 血液の重さ (Ketsueki no omosa
)
131. 対自 (Tai ji
)
[Titles mechanically translated via Japanese Dictionary and WebSaru Japanese Dictionary]
Awards
Winner, Best Seinen/General Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards
Other languages
French (Glénat: tome 15 per 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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Level Comics European comics/BDs (2011.03.30)
- Lucky Luke - Bukit Hitam (Lucky Luke Tome 21: Les Collines noires) by Morris & Goscinny
- Lucky Luke - Karavan (Lucky Luke Tome 24: La Caravane) by Morris & Goscinny
- [Premiere] Rantanplan - Kapak Perang (Rantanplan: bêtisier, Tome 7: Sur le pied de guerre) by Xavier Fauche, Janvier, Morris & Jean Léturgie
- [Premiere] Rantanplan - Kumpulan Kebodohan (Rantanplan: bêtisier, Tome 2) by Xavier Fauche, Jean Léturgie, Morris & Janvie
- Petualangan Spirou & Fantasio - Sarang Moray (Spirou et Fantasio, tome 9 : Le Repaire de la murène) by Franquin (Dupuis)
- Spirou dan Fantasio - Spirou dan Fantasio di New York (Spirou et Fantasio, Tome 39: A New York) by Janry
Aflame Inferno 「불꽃의 인페르노」
by Lim DallYoung & Kim KwangHyun
Haksan, seinen
Volume 5: [Accident] first published in Korea 2008.06
Other languages/serializations
Japanese 炎のインフェルノ (Kill Time Communication, Voltex Valkyrie Comics: six volumes per 2010.11; serialized in Comic Valkyrie)