*fans self* Hot (and hella long) in herre. *looks sideways at hortatory Cyan-san* :D
Speaking of compelling persuasion, props to m&c! hyping Crazy Girl Shin Bia as one of Hwang MiRee's best.
This Smells like New Sexy Simpleton meets jjang hybrid stimulated enuf GET! salivation, I expect stock to run out. (Yes, hyperbolic much.)
[Crazy Girl Shin bia] © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!
Shin Bia, a beautiful but tuff orphan, has mastered such a scary array of martial arts, even gang bosses quail at the mere mention of her (not enough though to preclude nicknaming her Crazy Girl
).
One day, a jade necklace whaps Crazy Girl upside teh head. Etched on the antique gold pendant is the kanji for “King.” And before you can say, “Look out behind you!”, Shin Bia is run over by Destiny — in the form of a handsome prince on a white steed.
That this soonjung romance manhwa is also known as Crazy girl Shin Bi-Ah goes to the alien world!! 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 ought to tell you why I liken it to New Sexy Simpleton, an earlier time-slipping Hwang MiRee product. Aside from Travel Back in Time into Alternate History and Strong Female Lead-ness, Possessive Lover also applies. (If that there cover isn't a hint, I don't know what is.)
All told, 19 volumes, so expect to shell out some IDR 318,400 if you become invested enough to collect. If it makes you feel any better, that rupiah total is roughly equivalent to USD 37.
Since we're already in HMR territory —
Ugly Duckling Become Swan 11 of 13 by Hwang MiRee
«I held your hand that cold day, wanting to end the lie.»
DoJin, I really like you... Would you kiss me?
«I can live with being a fat ugly duckling forever. The important thing is for me to kiss you...»
Glek. Mio is daring, isn't she? Actually wanted to lead with the Ugly Duckling Become Swan 11 cover, but a Kim DoJin in a Santa cap doesn't quite fit the end-of-April profile.
Now for the top DO WANT! —
Love So Life 3 of 6+ by Kouchi Kaede
Engulfed by the warmth of the Terminally Keyoot Twins™ and their Your kindness is killing me! Uncle Seiji, Shiharu hones her nanny skills to pro standards. But the day when she runs her own daycare is still far, far off; for now, she busies herself preparing for the school cultural festival.
When Sei-tan drops by the café Shiharu and her classmates have set up, Shiharu is torn between happiness and anxiety.
Why??
(Lina-chan, I hope you appreciate the effort I put into adapting m&c!'s summary to make Love So Life sound a little less of a treadmill. For those of you who just went Wut?
after reading that, Lina-chan fondly describes LSL thus for its jalan di tempat
or walking with nowhere to go narrative. AKA treadmilling.)
Cherry 53/2011: Super Sweet ☆ Honey Ends
Sekai Seifuku ☆ Honey
© Aoi Michiru/
Shogakukan [Ciao]
Published in Indonesia
as Super Sweet ☆ Honey
Aoi Michiru's Super Sweet ☆ Honey (originally Sekai Seifuku ☆ Honey) headlines Cherry 53/2011 for the simple reason that the Love for you makes me stronger! ex-Ciao serial concludes this edition with Episode 3: Vol. 3: All for Love!
The other Ciao manga continuing their serialization are I am not a Maid! by Iwaoka Meme (Episode 3 this issue taken from Maid ja Naimon! volume 1), My Lovely Class Leader ♥ by Nishimura Tomoko (Episode 27 from Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou vol. 9) and the side story about The Other Girl × The Guy's Middle School Friend—Her Boyfriend!?
—that attaches to She, Between He and Me, now that Morita Yuki's Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo has finished.
As for the (defunct) ChuChu shoujo serials, we get 7 Centi! Memory 9. I assume Nanajima Kana's series closes in on The End as that ninth chapter comes from 7 Cenchi! volume 3 of 3. Meanwhile, we have a long way to go before Yomogi Loves Money? by Arai Kiyoko wraps: this issue's Episode 4 hails from Yomogi Mochi Yaketa? tankou 1 of 4.
Completing the mangazine installments are the Flowers josei drama Dawn Aria by Akaishi Michiyo (Episode 30 from Akatsuki no ARIA volume 9 of 11+) and sneak peeks into komikus Archie the Redcat's Panel!,
Gita Juwita's Pakai Baju Apa Hari Ini?
(What to wear today?) and Bijou's Between You and Me,
all lifted from the local KOLONI romance antho Cinta Sang Fashionista released last January.
☂, IV No longer exclusively shoujo, the 4.27 restocks [RE-STO] include the Long Hu Men side story The Story of Wang Fenglei volumes 1 through 7, each carrying an IDR 85,000 price tag (unchanged from the time these things first streeted). Though considering the finale Book 10 releases today, wonder why m&c! didn't bother restocking Books 8 and 9, too? (Moar on the current Tony Wong kungfu manhua below.) Don't worry though; m&c! reverts to an all-shoujo line-up for the 4 May restock. Couldn't care less? How about if I tell you — My Sweet Kaicho and You Can't Disappear From Me? *evil grin*
m&c! manga (2011.04.27)
- Golden Age 15 of 15 by Samukawa Kazuyuki [Finale]
- Love So Life 3 of 6+ by Kouchi Kaede
- My Kingdom (Ore-sama Kingdom) 2 of 4+ by Yagami Chitose
- Sky Blue Beach (Sorairo Kaigan) 4 of 6 by Yamada Nanpei
 | Love So Life 「ＬＯＶＥ ＳＯ ＬＩＦＥ」 |
Adaptations
Marine Entertainment released a drama CD in March 2010, starring seiyuu Noto Mamiko as Nakamura Shiharu and Ono Daisuke as Matsunaga Seiji.
 | Ore-sama Kingdom 「オレ様キングダム」 |
 | Sorairo Kaigan 「空色海岸」 by Yamada Nanpei |
Other languages
English Skyblue Shore (TOKYOPOP: two volumes per 2011.03; further releases cancelled)
Manhwa (2011.04.27)
- [Series Premiere] Crazy Girl Shin Bia 1 of 19 by Hwang MiRee
- Sandwich Girl 8 of 8 by Han YuRang [Finale]
- Ugly Duckling Become Swan (Miunohri to Swan) 11 of 13 by Hwang MiRee
 | Crazy Girl Shin bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 |
 | Sandwich Girl 「샌드위치 걸」 by Han YuRang |
 | Miunohri to Swan 「미운오리 백조되기」 |
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Mangazine (2011.04.27)
- Cherry 53/2011 (largely Ciao and ChuChu serials)
Hong Kong manhua (2011.04.27)
- Long Hu Men - Next Level 2 by Tony Wong [IDR 70,000]
- [Series Premiere] Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade 1 by Tony Wong [IDR 80,000]
- The Story of Wang Fenglei Book 10 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong [Finale] [IDR 95,000]
AMERO comics (2011.04.27)
- Monika dan Kawan-Kawan (Turma da Mônica) 140 by Mauricio
KOLONI local comics (2011.04.27)
- [Premiere] Hantu by Onnie Krisnayana, Ida Arianti, Edwin "Tyo Kuuma" Prasetya, Risza A. Perdhana
- Intan Permata Rimba 3 by Hans Jaladara
- [Premiere] Jagoan Koloni: Gunnhildr by MazJojo, Amanokawa Osa & Deasy Ekawati, Muhammad Fathanatul Haq
[RE-STO] Restocked (2011.04.27)
- Cyboy 1 of 2 by Nishikata Mai
- Cyboy 2 of 2 by Nishikata Mai
- The Story of Wang Fenglei 1 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
- The Story of Wang Fenglei 2 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
- The Story of Wang Fenglei 3 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
- The Story of Wang Fenglei 4 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
- The Story of Wang Fenglei 5 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
- The Story of Wang Fenglei 6 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
- The Story of Wang Fenglei 7 of 10 by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong
- Tell Me One Million Times (Hyakumankai Kikasete yo) 1 of 2 by Obayashi Miyuki
- Tell Me One Million Times 2 of 2 by Oobayashi Miyuki
Golden*Age 「ＧＯＬＤＥＮ★ＡＧＥ」
by Samukawa Kazuyuki
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 15 first published in Japan 2009.10