Bambino 8, Psychometrist Eiji 18, Jepang Tenggelam 9 (Level Comics 26 January 2011 manga)

Also, the Smurf ROMIC/BD Olimpiade Smurf

Psychometrer Eiji © Ando Yuma & Asaki Masashi
Kodansha [First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Psychometrist Eiji by Elex Media/Level Comics

Would've liked to lead with Bambino!'s Ban (who now has to master dolce, but pastry chef Oda won't let him touch anything, much less attempt a dessert on his own), but I was late requesting for a cover. So Eiji it is. In any case, the word for Eiji and Ryoko this Level manga release is Cannabis. What exactly does Cannabis have to do with Ikushima who appears before Eiji? Find out in Psychometrist Eiji 18, streeting this Wednesday.

Jepang Tenggelam 9 of 15 by Komatsu Sakyou & Ishiki Tokihiko

It's All Green! for Project A—the plan to stop Japan from sinking further—as support pours in from all quarters. Well, almost all; D Project discovers a fatal flaw in the scheme that could actually lead to a larger catastrophe and scrambles to prevent further tragedy.

Level Comics manga (2011.01.26)

1. 3x3 Eyes 35 of 40 by Takada Yuzo

3×3 EYES 「３×３ＥＹＥＳ」 by Takada Yuzo Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen Volume 35 first published in Japan 2000.12

Other languages
English 3x3 Eyes (Dark Horse Comics; till volume 8), Korean (Young Movie Comics), French (Pika Édition; 40 volumes), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics; dropped), Italian (Editions Star Comics) and German 3x3 Augen (Carlsen Comics)

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1993 Kodansha Manga Awards

Adaptations
Two anime OAVs starring seiyuu Tsujitani Kouji (Fujii Yakumo) and Hayashibara Megumi (Ayanokouji Pai)

2. Bambino! 8 of 15 by Sekiya Tetsuji

Bambino! 「バンビ～ノ！」 by Sekiya Tetsuji Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2007.04

Volume 8 chapters:
77. バッテレ（たたき刻む）
78. ロアテーレ（回転させる）
79. テンペラトゥーラ（温度）
80. コンキッリア（貝殻）
81. クレアーレ（創造する）
82. フォンデンテ（溶ける）
83. スコンジェラーレ（解凍する）
84. アッサジャーレ（味をみる）
85. メレンダ（おやつ）
86. フルッラーレ（泡立てる）
87. マルチーレ（腐敗する）1

Awards
Best Seinen/General Manga, 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Kuromaru- & Natsuhara Takeshi's The Black Swindler/Kurosagi)

Related series
Bambino! Secondo (sequel; six volumes per 2011.02.26)

Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action adaptation starring Matsumoto Jun (Shogo Ban) and Kitamura Kazuki (Yonamine Tsukasa/Yona-san) aired on NTV from April to June 2007. The TV series reaped four awards at the 53rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor (Matsumoto Jun), Supporting Actor (Kazuki Kitamura), Best Director and a Special Award.

3. Jepang Tenggelam (Nihon Chinbotsu) 9 of 15 by Komatsu Sakyou, Ishiki Tokihiko

Nihon Chinbotsu 「日本沈没」 by Komatsu Sakyou, Ishiki Tokihiko AKA Japan Falling, Japan Sinks Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 9 (chapters 71-79) first published in Japan 2007.12

Related
Based on the award-winning disaster novel by Komatsu Sakyou, also adapted into film and live-action TV.

4. Over Rev 16 of 31 by Yamaguchi Katsumi & Team 39

Over Rev! 「オーバーレブ！」 by Yamaguchi Katsumi & Team 39 Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen Volume 16 first published in Japan 2001.02

Volume 16 chapters:
171. マイステージ
172. 涼子、焦る!!
173. 最後のチャンス
174. それぞれの寂しさ...
175. MR2が、好きっ！
176. エロ教師の思惑...
177. 負ける喜び
178. 涼子の、リベンジ!?
179. 秀明のガチンコ
180. 秘密のテクニック
181. 裸の女王様!?
182. 嵐の前の“殴り合い”

5. Psychometrist Eiji (Psychometrer Eiji) 18 of 25 by Ando Yuma & Asaki Masashi

Psychometrer Eiji 「サイコメトラーＥＩＪＩ」 by Ando Yuma & Asaki Masashi Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 18 first published in Japan 1999.09

Other languages
French Psychometrer Eiji (Kana/Dargaud; 25 volumes), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore 感应少年 Eiji 25 volumes), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)

Reissues
Re-released in 12 bunko volumes (2003.06 to 2003.11)

Adaptations
The live-action renzoku alternatively known as Simply Psychic ran for two seasons on NTV (January to March 1997 and October to December 1999). A one-episode, 45-minute anime OAV Eiji was released in August 1990.

6. Restore Garage 251 v12 of 33+ by Tsugihara Ryuji

Restore Garage 251 「レストアガレージ２５１」 by Tsugihara Ryuji Shinchosha Comic Bunch, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2004.09

7. Sky of Love (Koizora) 2 of 10 by Haneda Ibuki, Mika

Koizora: Setsunai Koi Monogatari 「恋空～切ナイ恋物語～」 by Haneda Ibuki & Mika Futabasha Comic Mahou no iland, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.09

Related
Based on the best-selling coming of age/romance novel written by Mika (two volumes published by Starts Publications), originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahou no iLand."

Adaptations
Loosely adapted into a movie (2007.11.03 premiere), starring Aragaki Yui as Mika and Miura Haruma as Hiro, and a six-episode live-action series on TBS from August to September 2008 with Mizusawa Erena as Mika and Seto Koji as Hiro.

Level Comics European comics (2011.01.26)

• Smurf - Olimpiade Smurf (Les Schtroumpfs olympiques, tome 11) by Peyo

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Red River 2, Exit 4, Blade of Immortal 13 (Level Comics 1 December 2010 manga)

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori © Shinohara Chie/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Red River by Elex Media/Level Comics

Yuri's star is on the rise; after the victory at Arinna, the Hittite people hail her as the avatar of the war goddess Ishtar. But Tito's three older sisters don't share in the jubilation and in their bid to avenge their brother, fall in with Queen Nakia's machinations. They gladly accept the poison offered by Nakia's envoy to kill Yuri.

Does Yuri survive Queen Nakia's assassination plot? That Shinohara Chie's Red River spans 28 volumes implies... In any case, find out how Yuri eludes the Queen's clutches—and what part Sparkling Prince Kail Mursili plays in Yuri's Great Escape—in Red River 2. Which, after a slight hiccup, finally streets this Wednesday.

And.... VANCA's back!

Exit 4 of 11+ by Fujita Takami

Disgruntled with their agent and recording company, Takuya & Co. decide to pursue musical fame on their own by setting up their own company. But having neither seed money nor a base of operations to their name, can their fledgling venture succeed?

Moar comebacks —

Blade of Immortal 13 of 26+ by Samura Hiroaki

After the clash against the Shingyoto-ryū school, Rin, Manji and Anotsu return to their normal routine—if you can consider this trio's routine “normal”—in Blade of Immortal 13.

Despite realizing she's no match for Anotsu during their travels, Rin stands firm in her vow to one day kill the swordsman and avenge her family's death. Meanwhile, the interim peace frays when Giichi invites Manji to join the Mugai clan. What motivation propels Giichi? And what response does Manji give?

Level Comics manga (2010.12.01)

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1. 3x3 Eyes 34 of 40 by Takada Yuzo

3×3 EYES 「３×３ＥＹＥＳ」 by Takada Yuzo Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen Volume 34 first published in Japan 2000.06

Other languages
English 3x3 Eyes (Dark Horse Comics; till volume 8), Korean (Young Movie Comics), French (Pika Édition; 40 volumes), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics; dropped), Italian (Editions Star Comics) and German 3x3 Augen (Carlsen Comics)

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1993 Kodansha Manga Awards

Adaptations
Two anime OAVs starring seiyuu Tsujitani Kouji (Fujii Yakumo) and Hayashibara Megumi (Ayanokouji Pai)

2. Blade of Immortal (Mugen no Juunin) 13 of 26+ by Samura Hiroaki

Mugen no Juunin 「無限の住人」 by Samura Hiroaki Kodansha Afternoon, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2002.11

Awards
1997 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize

Other languages/serializations
English Blade of the Immortal (Dark Horse Comics; Volume 22: Footsteps released 2010.02.03 • volume 23 street date: 2011.01.18), French (Casterman; L'habitant de l'infini tome 25 per 2010.10); Italian (Planet Manga), German and Polish (Egmont), Portuguese (Conrad Brazil) and Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania)

Adaptations
A 13-episode anime starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Manji) and Satou Rina (Rin) aired in Japan on AT-X from July to December 2008.

3. Exit 4 of 11+ by Fujita Takami

Exit 「ＥＸＩＴ」 by Fujita Takami Gentosha Birz Comics Girls Collection, josei Volume 4 first published in Japan 2003.01

4. Nurse Aoi (Ns' Aoi) 16 of 32+ by Koshino Ryo

Ns' Aoi 「Ｎｓ’あおい」 by Koshino Ryo Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 16 first published in Japan 2007.10

Recognitions
Jury Recommended Work for Story Manga, 12th Japan Media Arts Festival

Related
Ns' Aoi - Those Days (side story; 2 of 2 volumes)

Adaptations
Live-action renzoku starring Ishihara Satomi (Misora Aoi) aired on Fuji TV from January to March 2006, followed by a special in September the same year.

5. Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) 2 of 28 by Shinohara Chie

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori 「天は赤い河のほとり」 by Shinohara Chie AKA Anatolia Story Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 2 (chapters 4-7) first published in Japan 1995.08

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)

¹ Sources: Elex STO 1 December 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 18,500 each except 3x3 Eyes 34, Blade of Immortal 13 and Exit 4 (SRP: IDR 19,500).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Previews continued

3x3 Eyes 34 of 40 by Takada Yuzo

Benares defeats Amara who earlier made a deal with Yakumo to use his abilities. But despite returning to his own body, Yakumo remains powerless. Fortunately, Yakumo is saved from Kaiyanwan's minions by Mei Xing who, together with Long, has been aiding the defense forces.

Respite proves elusive, however, as four of god Lokapala's monsters attack the palace to recover Kali.

So how come Pai joins the assault?

Nurse Aoi 16 of 32+ by Koshino Ryo

An 80-year old grandmother is admitted to the emergency room for injuries supposedly sustained from a fall. But the ER staff-members suspect another reason when they find the elderly woman's body covered in bruises.

The woman's in-law insists on bringing her home and without incontrovertible proof of abuse, the staff can't prevent her discharge.

What will Aoi and the Shuto University affiliate hospital do to help the old lady?

UP NEXT: m&c! 1 December 2010 manga and manhwa

m&c!: Idol Shopping 5 · Song of Love 7 · 1/6 Jump by Satsuki Mikiko · Dawn Aria 7 · Goodbye but I Love You by Yagami Rina · Love Blooms by Kayoru · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 13 · Cherry 49/2010

other upcoming manga (1 December 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Ruler of the Land 50 · Here Is Greenwood 1 Deluxe by Nasu Yukie · Hayate the Combat Butler 24 · Lys Lily 2 of 2 · Kariage Kun 36 · My Fiancé is A Monster 2 of 2 · BECK 25 · Crows 14 · Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 7 · Global Garden 3

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03) who thanks Level editor Lenny-san for the Red River artwork and summary

disclaimer

Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.

manga currently available (24 November 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Pandora Hearts 11 · Hello Master 3 of 3 · Detektif Conan 30+ Plus Super Digest · Kindaichi Special Case - Private School Murder 1 of 2 by Seimaru Amagi & Fumiya Sato · Masked Rider Spirits 12 · Want You 3 · Animal Doctor 4 · Palette of 12 Secret Colors 1 by Kusakawa Nari · Rinne 2 · Crayon Shinchan - 20 Orang Terhebat di Dunia by Usui Yoshito · Look Up! 6 · My Fiancé is a Monster 1 of 2 by Hanamori Pink · Reborn Kumiho 19 · Pokonyan Pika-Pika 2 · Shonen Star 77/2010 · Shonen Magz 79/2010
• Level Comics: Gun Smith Cats Burst 1 by Sonoda Kenichi · Gun Smith Cats 7 · Ghost Mum Investigator 2 · Over Rev 15 · Tomo'o 11 · Lucky Luke - Penyerbuan ke Oklahoma · Spirou - Z Untuk Zorglub · Cubitus - Kucing Bagian dari Anjing
• m&c!: Female Wolf's Boy 9 · How To Be A Man 4 · Kimi ga Suki ~ I Love You ~ 3 of 3 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 8 · Be a Naughty Girl 2 · Secret 3 · Long Hu Men 173 · The Story of Wang Fenglei 7 · KOLONI: Purnama Kesembilan by Hira Habibi · Pancanaka by Ino Septian

related monthly schedules

December 2010
Premiering Bloody Monday by Megumi Kouji & Ryumon Ryou

other invaluable resources

Wikipedia · Baka-Updates Manga · 7net Shopping · ANN

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Red River 1 by Shinohara Chie, Soul Eater 2, The Black Swindler 10 (Level Comics 27 October 2010 manga)

There will be Red River fangirling. That's the only warning you get.

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori © Shinohara Chie/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Red River by Elex Media/Level Comics

Yuri leads a charmed life. She just passed her senior high admissions exams AND shared her first kiss with promoted-to-boyfriend childhood friend Himuro. Everything goes down the drain, however, when she realizes that water behaves weirdly around her. The weirdness peaks one day when disembodied hands reach out of a street puddle and yank her in!

Yuri surfaces in 14th century B.C.E. Hattusa, the Hittite Empire capital, in the central Turkey region now known as Anatolia. (The reason why Red River/Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori is more commonly known as Anatolia Story.)

Why was Yuri dragged back in time? asks Level's back cover blurb.

Before I answer that question (falling back on Wiki and VIZ's Red River, Vol. 1 description for assistance), lemme (1) note that at least this Yuri (Suzuki) should thank the stars she didn't get flushed down the toilet like another Yuri (Shibuya; Kyou Kara Maoh's) and (2) list the top Baka-Updates Manga tags for this award-winning shoujo manga:

♥ Time Travel ♥ Strong Female Lead ♥ Royal Family ♥ War
♥ Politics ♥ Possessive Lover ♥ Magic ♥ Mediterranean
♥ Love Polygon ♥ Social Hierarchy

I want you to pay attention to that Strong Female Lead and Possessive Lover and see if you don't wipe away the drool like I did.

Neway, to answer the question: Yuri was abducted by the maleficent queen Nakia, who intends to sacrifice the 15-year-old maiden to eliminate two princes vying for the crown. (Wiki shares that the Hittite Empire at the time was only rivaled by Egypt, ruled then by Pharaoh Tutankhamen.) But before Yuri's blood is spilled, Prince Kail Mursili rescues her by announcing that Yuri is no longer unsullied, that he had already taken her virginity. (Another aside here: compare a similar “she may be carrying my child” claim made by the time-slipping Emperor to save girlfriend Mi ju in New Sexy Simpleton 7.)

Later, the prince agrees to help Yuri return home, but for that to happen, they first have to retrieve the 20th century clothes Yuri came in from the queen. Not a simple task as—as Baka-Updates Manga points out—the queen's persistent schemes to kill them both, plus their growing interest in each other, keep those plans delayed.

Wiki also adds: Many of the people and events in the story are drawn from known history.

Breath-taking romance AND history? And for 28 volumes, at that? What more can you (I) ask for??

While best-known for Red River, Shinohara Chie-sensei also created the (likewise award-winning) Purple Eyes in the Dark josei horror manga.

Level Comics manga (2010.10.27)

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1. 3x3 Eyes 32 of 40 by Takada Yuzo

3x3 Eyes 「３×３ＥＹＥＳ」 by Takada Yuzo Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen Volume 32 first published in Japan 1999.10

Other languages
English 3X3 Eyes (Dark Horse Comics; till volume 8), Korean (Young Movie Comics), French (Pika Édition; 40 volumes), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics; dropped), Italian (Editions Star Comics) and German 3x3 Augen (Carlsen Comics)

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1993 Kodansha Manga Awards

Adaptations
Two anime OAVs starring seiyuu Tsujitani Kouji (Fujii Yakumo) and Hayashibara Megumi (Ayanokouji Pai)

2. The Black Swindler (Kurosagi) 10 of 20 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi

Kurosagi 「クロサギ」 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2006.07

Volume 10 contains chapters:
98～101 トリック詐欺（I～IV）
102～108 巨額投資詐欺（I～VII）
シロサギ・データ・ファイル

Awards
Best Seinen/General Manga, 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards (2007), along with Sekiya Tetsuji's Bambino!

Related
Shin Kurosagi (sequel; eight volumes per 2010.09)

Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action renzoku starring Yamashita Tomohisa (Kurosaki) and Horikita Maki (Yoshikawa Tsurara) aired on TBS from April to June 2006. A movie starring the same leads premiered in Japan on 8 March 2008.

3. Glass Chair (Garasu no Isu) 6 of 8 by Nakamura Mariko

Garasu no Isu 「ガラスの椅子」 by Nakamura Mariko Kodansha Be Love, josei Volume 6 first published in Japan 2006.07

4. Nurse Aoi (Ns' Aoi) 15 of 32+ by Koshino Ryo

Ns' Aoi 「Ｎｓ’あおい」 by Koshino Ryo Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 15 first published in Japan 2007.08

Recognitions
Jury Recommended Work for Story Manga, 12th Japan Media Arts Festival

Related
Ns' Aoi - Those Days (side story; 2 of 2 volumes)

Adaptations
Live-action renzoku starring Ishihara Satomi (Misora Aoi) aired on Fuji TV from January to March 2006, followed by a special in September that same year.

5. Over Rev 14 of 31 by Yamaguchi Katsumi & Team 39

Over Rev! 「オーバーレブ！」 by Yamaguchi Katsumi & Team 39 Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen Volume 14 first published in Japan 2000.08

Volume 14 contains chapters:
148 本当の所有者
149 父と娘
150 去りし者の遺産
151 第1日目の試練
152 免停1か月！
153 剛性強化
154 峠のヒッチハイカー
155 テストバトル
156 レインダンス
157 ドラテク求道者
158 再会の瞬間
159 ミラージュの挑戦

6. [Series Premiere] Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) 1 of 28 by Shinohara Chie

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori 「天は赤い河のほとり」 by Shinohara Chie AKA Anatolia Story Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 (chapters 1-3) first published in Japan 1995.06

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)

7. [Premiere] The Running Bus (Bus Hashiru) by Sahara Mizu

Bus Hashiru 「バス走る。」 by Sahara Mizu Shinchosha Bunch Comics Extra, seinen This anthology first published in Japan 2007.06

8. Soul Eater 2 of 18+ by Ohkubo Atsushi

Soul Eater 「ソウルイーター」 by Ohkubo Atsushi Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 2 (chapters 2-5) first published in Japan 2004.11

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; volume 4 street date: 2009.10.27; serialized in Yen Plus), French (Kurokawa tome 11 shipped per 2010.09), German (Carlsen Comics Band 7 ships 2010.10.29) and traditional Chinese 噬魂者 (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)

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.

9. Wilderness 4 of 7+ by Ito Akihiro

Wilderness 「ＷＩＬＤＥＲＮＥＳＳ」 by Ito Akihiro Shogakukan Sunday GX, seinen Volume 4 (chapters 13-15) first published in Japan in 2005.07

Level Comics European comics/ROMICs (2010.10.27)

1. Cubitus - Cubitus Jadi Hijau (Cubitus Se Met au Vert tome 26) by Dupa
2. Lucky Luke - Legenda Barat (Lucky Luke, tome 41: La Légende de l'Ouest) by Morris, Patrick Nordmann
3. Lucky Luke - Washington Man (Lucky Luke : L'Homme de Washington) by Laurent Gerra, Achdé

¹ Sources: Elex STO 27 October 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² GN are priced at IDR 18,500 each except The Running Bus (SRP: IDR 25,000) and 3x3 Eyes 32 and The Black Swindler 10 (IDR 19,500 each). ROMICs/BDs retail for IDR 30,000 each.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Volume previews continued

3x3 Eyes 32 of 40 by Takada Yuzo

Yakumo goes to Amara to save Pai, trapped in Neglowni's studio, and is attacked by Hahn who, by all rights, should already be dead.

Meanwhile, Kaiyanwan plans to blow up Amara. Can Yakumo and Pai escape before Amara disappears into oblivion?

The Black Swindler 10 of 20 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi

Convicted stock shirosagi Kuruma Kyosuke is up to his old tricks, evidently not learning repentance lessons from four and half years of incarceration. This time, using a dummy corporation as front, he lays traps for investors. Kurosagi wants to investigate Kuruma, but Katsuragi refuses to cough up any information on the white swindler.

Aided by Hayase, Kurosagi persists in his pursuit of Kuruma. But Hayase's information miss blows Kurosagi's cover. Can Kurosagi escape Kuruma's clutches?

Glass Chair 6 of 8 by Nakamura Mariko

Her suspicions piqued by her parents' reticence, Aoi digs through old documents to discover the truth about Izuru's birth. She unearths a photograph that just might be the key to solving the mystery. Meanwhile, Izuru regains part of his lost memories and breaks down upon remembering his childhood trauma.

Who is Izuru, really? And how will Aoi react after learning his identity?

Nurse Aoi 15 of 32+ by Koshino Ryo

“We need to be more proactive!”

Seeing Ushijima-san's condition worsening, Aoi proposes an aggressive medical care regime. Fortunately, ER head Misato agrees.

Ushijima's daughter seems to welcome the more aggressive treatment and acts cheerfully around her father. Ushijima's wife, however, loses hope and decides on a shocking course of action.

Can Aoi prevent a worst case scenario from happening?

Over Rev 14 of 31 by Yamaguchi Katsumi & Team 39

Shino Ryoko falls for a guy driving Roadstar, and how! She even goes as far as letting herself get drenched by rain, just so she can meet Dream(y) Guy. She justifies the extreme measures by saying, “His driving is perfect!”

The Running Bus by Sahara Mizu

Level sez this Bus, Variations on a Theme-tagged anthology compiles nine short stories, centering around bus stops and the dreams and yearnings of the people who wait there. Storm in Heaven (description excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga) meanwhile sez the omnibus contains two parts, Bus Hashiru (originally serialized in the seinen Comic Bunch) and Nanairo Sekai (shoujo Melody), and enumerates the following as the contents:

1. Sky-Winding Bus Stop
2. Sakura Street Bus Stop
3. Wasurena Hill Bus Stop
4. Weather Forecast
5. Dudleya Road
6. The Glasses Thief (ex Nanairo Sekai)
7. Adult-Uniform (ex Nanairo Sekai)

I suggest GET! to confirm the actual contents of this IDR 25,000-priced antho.

Sahara Mizu-sensei uses Sahara Mizu for her seinen works, among them, her current Comic Bunch serial, My Girl, the Shinkai Makoto-authored Hoshi no Koe or Voices of a Distant Star and Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho or The Place Promised in Our Early Days, as well as Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan, the manga adapt of South Korean author Gong JiYoung's novel. But she creates BL manga as Yumeka Sumomo.

Soul Eater 2 of 18+ by Ohkubo Atsushi

Soul and Maka's remedial lessons proceed apace, with the pair battling Dr. Franken Stein, the most powerful Death Weapon Meister Academy alumnus and the culprit behind Sid-sensei's transformation. Franken Stein's immense soul outclasses even Black*Star that Soul and Maka can only quail before it.

Can Maka overcome her fear and emerge from the assignment unscathed?

[With additions from Yen Press' Soul Eater, Vol. 2 description]

Wiki meanwhile adds that a new student enrolls at the DWMA and faces off with Soul and Black*Star.

Soul Eater volume 2 contains chapters:
002. Remedial Lesson (Part 2)
003. The ‘New Student’ and ‘Soul Observation’
004. Demon Sword (Part 1)
005. Demon Sword (Part 2)

Wilderness 4 of 7+ by Ito Akihiro

Not only are Goldsmith and Broughton hunting them down, the police are also on the tail of the three Japanese nationals on the run in the Mexican desert.

As if mortal threats weren't enough, Ena is haunted by guilt over having killed someone. She succumbs to the strain and shoots Seruma, before going off to face death herself!

Wilderness volume 4 contains chapters:
13 Somebody to Remember (1-3)
14 ALL THE SCARED RABBITS (1-3)
15 Bloodline (1-3)

UP NEXT: m&c! 27 October 2010 manga and manhwa

m&c!: Ugly Duckling Become Swan 4 · Female Wolf's Boy 7 · Misunderstand Girl and Angry Prince by Shiumi Saki · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 11 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 7 · Love Survival by Sugiyama Miwako · Be A Naughty Girls 1 by Yeon Doo, Kim YeVin · Memory Eater 2 of 2 · Long Hu Men 172 · KOLONI: Intan Permata Rimba 1 by Hans Jaladara · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 10 of 10 · Cherry 48/2010

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03) who thanks Level editor Lenny-san for the Red River artwork *bows*

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other upcoming manga (27 October 2010 street date)

Elex Media: HanaLaLa 53/2010 · Detektif Conan 58 · Pokonyan Pika-pika 1 by Fujiko F. Fujio · English School Wars 1 by Matsumoto Tomo · Kindaichi Special Case - The Phantom Of The Opera 2 of 2 · Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 17 · Otoboke Section Chief 7 · Godhand Teru 27 · Buso Renkin 10 of 10 · Lum, The Invader Girl 26 · With My Brothers 9 · Shonen Star 75/2010

related monthly schedules

October 2010
Premiering Red River by Shinohara Chie,Gun Smith Cats Burst by Sonoda Kenichi andHunt for the Thumb by Yamada Yuusuke (standalone)

September 2010
Premiering Sky of Love by Mika & Haneda Ibuki and The Duke and I by Hara Chieko

other invaluable resources

Baka-Updates Manga · Wikipedia · 7net Shopping · ANN

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Akiharabara@Deep 5, Restore Garage 251 volume 7, Fight!! Ippo 76 (Level Comics 14 July 2010 manga)

Another minimalist post.

Hajime no Ippo © Morikawa Joji/Kodansha (Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine)
Published in Indonesia as Fight!! Ippo by Elex Media/Level Comics

The only (sorta) news: the return of Fight!! Ippo and 3X3 Eyes (volume 31) that probably due to their three-month absence, were NOT the most popular DO WANT! of this Level manga release. Despite the award-winner stature of both Kodansha series.

Level Comics manga (2010.07.14)

1. 3X3 Eyes (Sazan Eyes) 31 of 40 by Takada Yuzo
2. Akihabara@DEEP 5 of 6 by Ishida Ira & Akane Makoto
3. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 76 of 92+ by Morikawa Joji
4. Miso-Com (30 Kon Miso-com) 3 of 10+ by Yonezawa Rika
5. Nanase Fire Investigator (Kasai Chousakan Nanase) 4 of 7 by Hashimoto Izo & Ichikawa Tomoshige
6. Restore Garage 251 volume 7 of 32+ by Tsugihara Ryuji

NOTE
¹ Sources: Elex Media STO 14 July 2010 and Komikologi
² All manga are priced at IDR 18,500, except 3x3 Eyes 31 and Restore Garage 251 vol. 7 (IDR 19,500 apiece)

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

disclaimer

Cover images used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.

other next available manga (14 July 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Fairy-Tale Motif Brocade 5 of 5 · Hell Girl 4 · Kaiser Z 14 · Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 4 · Libero Revolution! 11 · New Sexy Simpleton 4 · Paket Doraemon Movie (Jakarta) by Fujiko F. Fujio · Penguin Revolution 5 · Red-Haired Snow White 3 · Rockwell the Scarlet Knight 1 by Nadatani Wataru · Summer Storm 2 · Tena on S String 1 by Mikabe Sesuna · Toradora 1 by Zekkou · V.B. Rose 5 · Nakayoshi 82/2010 · Shonen Star 68/2010 · [RE-STO] Eyeshield 21 volumes 1-10 | Kitchen Princess volumes 1-10 of 10 | One Piece volumes 1-10, 11-20, 21-30 ad 31-40 box sets
• m&c!: Bakugan Battle Brawlers 8 · Go! Hiromi Go! 1 by Asou Mikoto· How to Be a Man 1 by Yamada Nanpei · The Princess Bouquet 3 of 3 · Sakura Wars 9 of 9

currently available manga (7 July 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Otomen 9 · Caramel Boy 2 · Hero Tales 1 by Huang Jin Zhou & Arakawa Hiromu · Hyde & Closer 3 · Dorabase 17 · A Kiss For My Prince 4 · Kurozakuro 3 · LUM, The Invader Girl 24 · Shinagawa Cat Story 1 by Nishida Kana ·Otoboke Section Chief 4 ·Winter's Love by Mamura Mio · Shonen Magz 73/2010
• Level Comics: Airgear 13 · Hellsing 4 · Jepang Tenggelam 7 · Restore Garage 251 vol.6 · Subaru 7 · Zipang 3
• m&c!: Electric Daisy 5 · Rasetsu's Flower 6 · Dawn ARIA 3 · Gorgeous Twins by Shiiba Nana · Love Letter by Chiba Kozue · Meet the Banchou 3 · Sayaka's Special Attack, Big Victory! by Wao Akira · Welcome to Lovers Café Marina by Kitamura Yuka

related monthly schedules

Level Comics July 2010 manga
Premiering Soul Eater by Ohkubo Atsushi and Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy by Nishi Yuuji · Ending Diamond Life

Level Comics June 2010 manga
Premiering Dark Edge by Aikawa Yu, Ghost Mum Investigator by Sato Tomokazu · Standalones: 1 or W by Takahashi Rumiko and Bus Hashiru by Sahara Mizu

other invaluable resources

Amazon Japan

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