Soul Eater 12, Dawn of The Arcana 4, Under the Rose 5 (Level Comics 23 November 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

So I've filled in the eyecandy, mindcandy and NikBabble™ :D

Soul Eater © Ohkubo Atsushi/Square Enix [Serialized in Shonen Gangan]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media/Level Comics

Medusa finally comes clean about her exchange deal: she wants SPSS (DWMA)'s help in obliterating Arachnophobia. Shinigami dispatches Maka, Kid, Ox Ford and Kilik Rung to assault Baba Yaga's castle, but can the strike team work with Medusa? And why does Medusa want to destroy Arachnophobia?

Additional deets from Wiki, which goes on to say (may contain [SPOILERS!]): With Medusa's aid, the team manages to evade the perimeter defenses around Baba Yaga's castle and they successfully infiltrate it. Medusa explains that there are eight locks to Arachne's throne room and that the group will have to separate to destroy them. Ox attempts to search for Kim, who he has feelings for, in the castle. He finds her manipulated by a machine that lowers morality, and she stabs him, claiming her allegiance is to Arachnophobia. (from Wikipedia)

With all the action and drama, not to mention tangled motives, is it any wonder that Soul Eater editor Lenny-san observes that the enemy of my enemy is my friend befits this volume ^ 0 ^?

Soul Eater volume 12 compiles chapters 45 through 48: Trade and Operation: Capture Baba Yaga's Castle (Part 1) ~ (Part 3). [*NOT Level's chapter titles] The latest Soul Eater chapter bound in tankoubon is 87, Just a Simple Murder Story, collected in volume 20 (Japan release: 2011.09.22).

Meanwhile, in the other DO WANT! that tied with one of Level Comics' best sellers! Soul Eater for first place —

Dawn of The Arcana vol 4 of 8+
By Toma Rei

Prince Caesar is horrified to learn of King Guran's plans, and whisks Nakaba off to a palace hideaway—ostensibly for a honeymoon—but with Loki, Velinas, Lito and Velinas's sister Remilia tagging along, is actually a bid to warn the Hybrids. The prince doesn't realize that a traitor hides among them...

Dawn of The Arcana editor Adisti-san promises that the appearance of new chara Remilia bodes ... something? :P

Eight Reimei no Arcana volumes have been published in Japan as of 26 October. Imma still hope that Level licenses the Reimei no Arcana -Hajimari no Koku- light novel, too; wanna join me? :)

New Level titles
After Yugo - Shimokita Peninsula comes the second Yugo II arc, Yugo in Tsushima, Kitakyushu. I preview it after the release list, along with Under the Rose volume 5.

Level Comics manga (2011.11.23)

1. Dawn of The Arcana (Reimei no Arcana) vol 4 of 8+ by Toma Rei

Reimei no Arcana 「黎明のアルカナ」 by Toma Rei Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.06

Other languages
English Dawn of the Arcana (VIZ Media: Volume 1 street date: 2011.12.06), French (Kazé Editions: L'Arcane de l'aube: Tome 4 shipped 2011.11.24 • Tome 5 street date: 2012.01.02)

Related
The Reimei no Arcana -Hajimari no Koku- 「黎明のアルカナ－始まりの刻－」 light novel was published in Japan in 2011.02 under Shogakukan's Flower Comics Lululu Novels label

2. Soul Eater vol 12 of 20+ by Ohkubo Atsushi

Soul Eater 「ソウルイーター」 by Ohkubo Atsushi Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 12 (chapters 45-48) first published in Japan 2008.06

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
English Soul Eater (Yen Press: seven volumes as of 2011.10.25 • volume 8 street date: 2012.02.28), French (Kurokawa: Tome 17 per 2011.10.13 • Tome 18 street date: 2011.12.08), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 13 shipped 2011.10.28 • Band 14 street date: 2011.12.16) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: SOUL EATER噬魂者 18 released 2011.08)

Related series
Soul Eater Not! (spin-off; began serialization in Shonen Gangan 2011.01.12; volume 1 released in Japan 2011.09.22)

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.

3. Under the Rose: Spring's Paean (Under the Rose - Haru no Sanka) vol 5 of 7+ by Funato Akari «Ex-11.16

Under the Rose - Haru no Sanka 「 Ｕｎｄｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　Ｒｏｓｅ　春の賛歌 」 by Funato Akari Gentosha Comic Birz, Spica and Web Spica, seinen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.03

4. [Premiere] Yugo in Tsushima, Kitakyushu (Yugo: Kitakyushu Tsushima-hen) by Makari Shinji and Akana Shu

Yugo: Kitakyushu Tsushima-hen 「勇午　北九州・対馬編 」 by Makari Shinji and Akana Shu Kodansha Evening, seinen First published in Japan 2005.05; reissued as Yugo The negotiator Kitakyushu Tsushima-hen (Kodansha Manga Bunko per 2011.08)

Related series
Part of the Yugo II side stories that include Yugo: Shimokita Hantou-hen (2004.09), published by Level Comics as Yugo - Shimokita Peninsula; Yugo: Tokyo Tanegashima-hen (2006.03); Yugo: Osaka-hen (Volume 1 per 2006.10, volume 2: 2007.02); Yugo: Yokohama Yokosuka-hen (V1: 2008.01 - V2: 2008.02); Yugo: Toyako Summit-hen (V1: 2008.09 - V2: 2009.05); Yugo: Philippines Oda-Hen (V1: 2010.02 - V3: 2010.08), Yugo: Taiwan-hen (V1 2011.06 - V2: 2011.10.21)
Main story: Yugo (22 volumes)

[Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details.]

[Value sets] Paket Komik *Harga Spesial*

1. Half an Apple, Vols. 1–5 of 14 by Kodama Yukari (1/2 no Ringo) [IDR 45,000/set]
2. Happy Hello Work at Age 21, Vols. 1–4 (of 5+) by Yamaguchi Katsumi (Takunabi) [IDR 36,000/set]
3. Hikayat Genji, Vols. 1–5 (of 13) by Yamato Waki (Asakiyumemishi) [IDR 45,000/set]
4. Honey Hunt, Vols. 1–5 (of 6+) by Aihara Miki [IDR 45,000/set]
5. Hurt Me Softly, Vols. 1–2 of 2 by Kitagawa Miyuki (Shinayaka ni Kizutsuite) –Complete–  [IDR 18,000/set]
6. Officer Monju, Vols. 1–6 (of 12) by Miyashita Hiroki (Seigi Keikan Monju) [IDR 54,000/set]
7. Red River, Vols. 1–5 (of 28) by Shinohara Chie (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) [IDR 45,000/set]
8. Revolution No.3, Vols. 1–3 of 3 by Kaneshiro Kazuki and Akishige Manabu –Complete–  [IDR 27,000/set]
9. Rumiko Takahashi's Best Story Collection, Vols. 1–2 by Takahashi Rumiko (Takahashi Rumiko Kessaku Tanpenshuu) [IDR 25,000/set]
10. Show Me the Money, Vols. 1–2 of 2 by Lin Xing Ying (Qiang Qian Nue Shen) –Complete–  [IDR 18,000/set]
11. Wilderness, Vols. 1–4 (of 7+) by Ito Akihiro [IDR 36,000/set]
12. Zenith, Vols. 1–6 of 6 by Yoshida Satoshi & Big O (Jinasu - Zenith) –Complete–  [IDR 54,000/set]

Note: Volume tallies represent volume totals in country of origin, which may or may not coincide with Level's latest releases: Hikayat Genji vol 12 (2011.10.26); Red River vol 10 (9.22); Honey Hunt vol 6 (9.19); and Officer Monju vol 10 (9.14). Half an Apple concluded with Level's release of volume 14 on 5 October.

Read more »