Fairy Tail 11, Hyde & Closer 7 of 7, Vinland Saga 7 (Elex Media 19 September 2011 manga)

We get 2×release skeds in the week commencing 19 September. Thought I'd get an early start. If you want the 14 September releases, go here, here and here.

Fairy Tail © Mashima Hiro/Kodansha [Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine] · Juhou Kaikin!! Hyde & Closer © Aso Haro/Shogakukan [First serialized in Shonen Sunday] · Vinland Saga © Yukimura Makoto/Kodansha [Serialized in Afternoon]. Published in Indonesia as Fairy Tail, Hyde & Closer and Vinland Saga by Elex Media

Gerald's true objective is revealed: to revive Zelf, history's greatest and most malevolent dark wizard. Gerald orders the assassination guild "Trinity Raven" to stop Elsa and the others from interfering with his grand plan. Elsewhere, the Magic Council greenlights deploying Etherion against the Tower of Heaven and Gerald, even at the cost of the lives of the Fairy Tail mages still in the tower.

Can the magical weapon of destruction foil Gerald's scheme, or will Gerald succeed in bringing back Zelf first?

If you watched the anime, you already know what happens :P. Fairy Tail 11 comprises chapters 83 through 91: Find The Way, Natsu-Cat Fight, Heaven's Game, Rock of Succubus, Lucy vs. Juvia, Natsu Becomes a Meal, Armor Around The Heart, Ikaruga and One Woman! The Decisive Outfit. [*NOT Elex chapter titles]

If you want more recent Fairy Tail chapters, the Indonesian Shonen Magz is your go-to; Mashima Hiro's award-winning manga serializes there. (ShoMagz 9/2011 streets 14 September.)

Twenty-nine Fairy Tail volumes will have been released in Japan by 17 October 2011.

Meanwhile, the adventures of Shy Shunpei and the world's first chainsaw-wielding teddy bear ends in —

Hyde & Closer 7 of 7 by Aso Haro

The "Man at the Window" dispatches acolytes Ronove, who possesses the power to change anything into wax, and Asmodai who can leech animal powers, to prevent Shunpei from meeting Kokkuri. Fortunately, Shunpei and his friends have courage and resourcefulness enough to hurdle the obstacles. But when the time comes for Shunpei to face Kokkuri and obtain clues about Detox, he encounters something that plunges him into despair.

New titles: Arakure - The Wild Ones by Fujiwara Kiyo

Love and Heroism Under One Roof!

Arakure © Fujiwara Kiyo
Hakusensha [Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as
Arakure - The Wild Ones
by Elex Media

After her mother's death, Wakamura Sachie is taken in by her grandfather. Her worst fears are realized when her mother's former home turns out to be a yakuza clan's headquarters!

As the only grandchild of a yakuza boss, Sachie is assigned a protector from the gang ranks — Igarashi Rakuto. But also grandpa adoptee Igarashi is no normal delinquent; he's actually the beloved student council president of Sachie's new school!

No one at school knows about Rakuto's hidden life, and soon Sachie finds herself falling for her bodyguard. But she's the granddaughter of Rakuto's boss, and he can never show his feelings for her. That quote from VIZ Media's Wild Ones, Vol. 1 description just ups the romantic stakes into delish ^^

So, Poor Boy/Rich Girl—a princely yakuza ward bodyguards an orphaned Strong Female Lead—but did you know that we can also look forward to First Loves and Love Triangles in this ex-Hana to Yume shoujo manga? Well, we can ^^

Arakure - The Wild Ones, the most romantic, breathtaking story ever and I kid you not, as I sed back in 2008, debuted in HanaLaLa #22/2008 and before that Indonesian HanaYume/LaLa was discontinued, managed to reach chapter 35, compiled in volume 7. The series is collected in 10 volumes, the last released in Japan in April 2009.

CMIIW but I believe that Arakure is the first Fujiwara Kiyo manga licensed for Indonesia. [Continued after the release list.]

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.09.19)

1. Arakure - The Wild Ones (Arakure) 1 of 10 by Fujiwara Kiyo

Arakure 「アラクレ」 by Fujiwara Kiyo Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 (chapters 1-4) first published in Japan 2005.07

Other languages
English Wild Ones (VIZ Media: 10 volumes)

2. Artist Acro 8 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

Artist Acro 「アーティストアクロ」 by Sakurai Ato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2010.04

Other languages
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: 魔法亚克罗 #3 per 2010.07)

3. Blooming Youth (Hanasakeru Seishounen) 6 of 12 by Itsuki Natsumi

Hanasakeru Seishounen 「花咲ける青少年」 by Itsuki Natsumi Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 1992.01

Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in six aizōban from 2009.02 to 2009.03
Traditional Chinese 天國少女 (Tong Li, 12 volumes)

Related
One-shot sequel (Melody 27 June 2009) and Hanasakeru Seishounen: Tokubetsuhen (one volume per 2011.03). A Hanasakeru Seishounen Premium Fanbook is scheduled to release 2011.12.05.

Adaptations
A 39-episode anime adaptation by Studio Pierrot, starring seiyuu Endo Aya (Kajika Louisa Kugami Burnsworth), Morikawa Toshiyuki (Huang Li-Ren), Ono Daisuke (Eugene Alexandr De Volkan), Namikawa Daisuke (Rumaty Ivan Di Raginei) and Fukuyama Jun (Carl Rosenthal) that aired between April 2009 and February 2010 on NHK, and at least two stage adaptations, the first premiering 29 September 2010 in Tokyo

4. Fairy Tail 11 of 29+ by Mashima Hiro

Fairy Tail 「ＦＡＩＲＹ　ＴＡＩＬ」 by Mashima Hiro Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 11 (chapters 83-91) first published in Japan 2008.08

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 2009 Kodansha Manga Awards (tied with Katou Motohiro's Q.E.D.); Best Comedy Manga, 2009 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Awards

Other languages/Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Fairy Tail (Del Rey until volume 12; Kodansha Comics from volume 13 [2011.05], volume 14 [2011.07], volume 15 street date: 2011.09.27), French (Pika Édition: Tome 20 shipped 2011.09.07), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: FAIRY TAIL魔導少年 27 released 2011.08), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: FAIRY TAIL #22 per 2010.10)

Adaptations
The A-1 Pictures and Satelight anime co-production starring seiyuu Hirano Aya (Lucy Heartfilia), Kakihara Tetsuya (Natsu Dragneel), Nakamura Yuuichi (Gray Fullbuster) and Kugimiya Rie (Happy) continues to air (episode 95 aired 2011.09.03). The Animax Asia run premiered 30 September 2010. Anime OAVs have been bundled with the manga volumes: Fairy Tail: Yōkoso Fairy Hills! (with limited edition volume 26; 2011.04.15) and Yōsei Gakuen Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan (volume 27; 2011.06.17).

Related
Fairy Megane, a one-shot crossover between Fairy Tail and Yoshikawa Miki's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (AKA Flunk Punk Rumble), appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2008. The Yōsei Gakuen Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan manga side story was released in the limited edition volume 27 as a separate booklet from the DVD.

The official FAIRY TAIL+ fanbook released 2010.05 in Japan, the FAIRY TAIL A official animation book in 2011.01.

5. Hyde & Closer (Juhou Kaikin!! Hyde & Closer) 7 of 7 by Aso Haro [Finale]

Juhou Kaikin!! Hyde & Closer 「呪法解禁！！ハイド＆クローサー」 by Aso Haro Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.08

Other languages
English Hyde & Closer (VIZ Media: five volumes per 2011.07 • volume 6 street date: 2011.10.11; serialized in ShonenSunday.com), French (Delcourt: seven volumes)

6. Kariage kun 45 of 50+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 45 first published in Japan 2008.06

Awards
Ueda Masashi received the 28th Bungeishunjū Manga Award (1982) for Kariage-kun, Furiten-kun and Masashi-kun, along with Suzuki Yamato for Ai MY Tenrankai.

Related series
Sequels: Heinetsu no Salaryman Kariage-kun: Chinan dake no Kuchikara Otoko! Hen (JP release: 2004.01), Heinetsu no Salaryman Kariage-kun: Itazura Meichin Bamenhen (2004.04) and Heinetsu no Salaryman Kariage-kun: Makenai Onnatachihen (2004.06) and Chotto ecchina Kariage kun PINK and and Chotto kagekina Kariage kun BLACK and Kariage-kun Best Selection (published 2010.12 (PINK and BLACK) and 2011.01 (Best Selection) for the 30th anniversary)

Adaptations
Adapted into anime by Toei Animation (1989-1990)

7. Smash! 4 of 18 by Saki Kaori

Smash! 「スマッシュ！」 by Saki Kaori Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2007.06

8. The Tyr Chronicles (Tireujeongi) 8 of 11+ by Ra InSoo & Son ChangHo

Tireujeongi 「티르전기」 by Ra InSoo & Son ChangHo AKA Legend of Tyr Daiwon C.I., Comic Champ, sonyun Volume 8 first published in Korea 2010.07

9. Vinland Saga 7 of 10+ by Yukimura Makoto

Vinland Saga 「ヴィンランド・サガ」 by Yukimura Makoto Kodansha Afternoon (initially in Weekly Shonen Magazine), shounen/seinen Volume 7 (chapters 43-49) first published in Japan 2009.02

Awards
Nominee, 2008 Manga Taisho award and Grand Prize winner, Manga division, Japan Media Arts Festival 2009

Other languages/serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing serialization)
French (Kurokawa: Tome 9 shipped 2011.03 • Tome 10 street date: 2011.10.13), Italian (Star Comics), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 海盜戰記 9 released 2011.03)

10. Witch Hunter 4 of 12+ by Cho JungMan

Witch Hunter 「위치헌터」 by Cho JungMan Daiwon C.I., Super Champ, sonyun Volume 4 first published in Korea 2007.01

Other languages
French (Ki-oon: Witch Hunter Tome 11 per 2011.02 • Tome 12 street date: 2011.10.13)

11. Yakitate!! Japan 23 of 26 by Hashiguchi Takashi

Yakitate!! Japan 「焼きたて！！ジャぱん」 by Hashiguchi Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 23 (chapters 203-212) first published in Japan 2006.07

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

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (concluded)
English Yakitate!! Japan (VIZ Media: 26 volumes per 2011.04), French (Delcourt/Akata; Yakitate Ja-Pan !! un pain c'est tout tome 26 per 2010.01), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa Spain), German (EMA) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 新鮮出爐﹗日式麵包王 26 released 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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Topeng Kaca 10 Deluxe, Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 12, My First Mr. Akuno 4 (Elex Media 20 April 2011 manga) [UPDATE3]

Revised (again) to take out Kariage kun 41 and move it to the 27 April list. (Thanks for the amend, @Nia-san.)

“Just a List” mutates...into so much NikBabble™, starting with the First Runner-up lead — Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 12, because, well, Hizumi!

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna © Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita/Square Enix
[First serialized in Shonen Gangan]
Published in Indonesia as Spiral: The Bonds of Reason by Elex Media

Discharged from the hospital, Ayumu comes home to find to Hizumi shacked up with him and Madoka. What's worse, Madoka actually seems to welcome the guy!

What's going to happen now to Ayumu's resolve to lift the Blade Children's curse by eliminating Hizumi?

Spiral volume 12 spans chapters 57 to 61: The Two Faces of the Future, The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, The Weirdness of Them Being Here, And What I Was Afraid of Became Worse and Walking Beneath the Days [*NOT Elex Media's titles].

Little back story in case you've only watched the anime: Hizumi (Mizushiro Hizumi) is a manga-only character and just like the Blade Children, is a desperate and lonely child who knows only despair. (Thanks, Wikipedia.) Hizumi's seeming innocence makes him resemble Kanone, and he is Ayumu's polar opposite.

As for the top manga DO WANT! —

Topeng Kaca 10 Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue

Devastated by her mother's death, Maya becomes easy prey for Norie who succeeds in sidelining Maya from the Shangri-La premiere and replacing her for the part. Maya's downfall as a TV star seems inevitable, but Mayu's rival Ayumi is having none of it and vows to avenge Maya.

*sits back and watches the fireworks explode on Topeng Kaca 10 Deluxe: The Beautiful Maze (2)*

The rest of the ongoing series previews tucked below the manga lists.

Eyeshield 21 and One Piece value sets

Elex completes the Eyeshield 21 value sets with volumes 21-30 and 31-37 (of 37), priced at IDR 160,000 and IDR 112,000 respectively. One more box set—One Piece 41-50—also goes for IDR 160,000/bundle.

☆ If rollicking 4-koma is more your cuppa ocha, however, Elex has you covered with reprint volumes 1 through 4 of New Kobochan. »Edit As mentioned at the top of the post, these will release next week. In their place — Kariage kun 41. »Edit2 See the 4.27 release list for Kariage kun 41.

Mangazine: Shonen Star 7/2011 ☆ Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow

Kekkaishi
© Tanabe Yellow/
Shogakukan
[Shonen Sunday]

The latest Shonen Star installment of Tanabe Yellow's Kekkaishi has Yoshimori going one-on-one against a most dangerous adversary. Mudou, after wounding deity Tanyu, shatters Yoshimori's battle determination not once but multiple times, forcing Masamori to save the day with his zekkai.

If you're wondering when you'll see this Kekkaishi chapter—likely 157: Mudo—in tankou, you'll have to wait till volume 17. (Elex has only kai'd up to tank 4.)

Shonen Star 7 also premieres Appearance of the Yellow Dragon (Yellow Dragon ga Arawareta!) by Tamura Mitsuhisa. The World Domination Gone Wrong comedy from the manga-ka of Bakegyamon prolly replaces Inoue Kazurou's time-hoppin' Magical Iroha (but please confirm that for yourself).

My First Mr. Akuno volume 4 and Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 25 also street on 4.20.

For sure, these other ex-Shonen Sunday manga continue their Indonesian serial runs: ARAGO by Arai Takahiro; Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl (volume 3 released 4.13); Detektif Conan by Aoyama Gosho (volume 60 released 3.16); D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji; Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi (volume 4 released 3.02); Inuyasha by Takahashi Rumiko (volume 51 released 3.09); My First Mr. Akuno by Fujiki Syun; Takkoku!!! by Fukuchi Tsubasa; Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato (volume 15 released 4.06); and Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi (volume 20 released 2.23).

Elex Media manga (2011.04.20)

1. Artist Acro 7 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

Artist Acro 「アーティストアクロ」 by Sakurai Ato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2010.03

Other languages
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: 魔法亚克罗 #3 per 2010.07)

2. Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 25 by Aoyama Gosho
3. Dodge Fighters (Ganbare! Dodgeball Fighters) 4 of 10 by Murakami Toshiya & Saito Muneo

Ganbare! Dodgeball Fighters 「がんばれ！ドッジファイターズ」 by Murakami Toshiya & Saito Muneo Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, kodomo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2004.06

4. Hallelujah Overdrive 2 of 4+ by Takata Kotaro

Hallelujah Overdrive 「ハレルヤオーバードライブ！」 by Takata Kotaro AKA Meta Rika! (former title) Shogakukan Gessan (Monthly Shonen Sunday), shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.05

5. My First Mr. Akuno (Hajimete no Aku) 4 of 9+ by Fujiki Syun

Hajimete no Aku 「はじめてのあく」 by Fujiki Syun Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.02

6. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna) 12 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「スパイラル　推理の絆」 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 12 (chapters 57-61) first published in Japan 2004.08

Other languages
English Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Yen Press: 14 volumes per 2011.01 • volume 15 street date: 2011.04.26) and German (Carlsen Comics; Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit: Band 12 ships 2011.06.24)

Related
Spiral Alive (prequel; five volumes); a series of light novels; Mizuno Eita artbooks: SPIRAL Mizuno Eita Gashuu (2003.03) and Spiral All Along (2006.02; released with volume 15); and the Life is Spiral 「スパイラル完全解説本　ライフ・イズ・スパ」 guide, which includes the first draft of the Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「Sore sae mo toutoki hibi de」 drama (2003.03)

Adaptations
A series of audio dramas and a 25-episode anime adaptation by J.C. Staff, based on the first six volumes of the manga, with an alternate ending (aired on TV Tokyo from October 2002 to March 2003, starring seiyuu Suzumura Kenichi as Narumi Ayumu, Asano Masumi as Yuizaki Hiyono and Ishida Akira as Eyes Rutherford).

7. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 10 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue

Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面」 by Miuchi Suzue Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Bunko volume 10 first published in Japan 1994.06

Related
Glass no Kamen tankoubon

Adaptations
Three anime and two seasons of a live-action drama

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Boxed sets (2011.04.20)

1. [Box set @ IDR 160,000] Eyeshield 21, Volumes 21-30 (of 37) by Inagaki Riichiro and Murata Yusuke
2. [Box set @ IDR 112,000] Eyeshield 21, Volumes 31-37 (of 37) by Inagaki Riichiro and Murata Yusuke
3. [Box set @ IDR 160,000] One Piece, Volumes 41-50 (of 62+) by Oda Eiichiro

Mangazine (2011.04.20)

• Shonen Star 7/2011 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)

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Topeng Kaca 7 Deluxe, Kekkaishi 4, Ghost's Doctor 1 by Sato Yuki (Elex Media 16 February 2011 manga)

Culdcept 1 was supposed to join this Elex sked, but looks like it's been postponed to the 23rd. Look for it next week.

Youkai no Oisha-san © Sato Yuki/Kodansha
[Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Ghost's Doctor by Elex Media

Three manga series debut this week: Ghost's Doctor by Sato Yuki, making the jump to tankou from ShoMagz serialization to answer the question: Do yokai have doctors? (In a word, yes); Cynical Kanoko AKA The Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko by Tsujita Ririko, the ex-LaLa DX shoujo manga about a girl who styles herself a people watcher and her descent into (gasp) actual social participation; and Red Haired Anne, Igarashi Yumiko's Akage no Anne mangafication of L.M. Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables.

No previews of ongoing series follow, unless RL decides to cut me some slack. Oh, but I would like to remind you that the Kekkaishi anime premieres tomorrow on Animax Asia. Volume 4 of the manga streets the day after.

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.02.16)

1. Artist Acro 6 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

Artist Acro 「アーティストアクロ」 by Sakurai Ato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2010.01

Other languages
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore; 魔法亚克罗 #3 per 2010.07)

2. [Series Premiere] Cynical Kanoko (Warau Kanoko-sama) 1 of 3 by Tsujita Ririko

Warau Kanoko-sama 「笑うかのこ様」 by Tsujita Ririko Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.08

Related series
Koi dano Ai dano (sequel; two volumes per 2011.02, ongoing)

Other languages
English The Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko (TOKYOPOP: one volume; volume 2 ships 2011.04.05)

3. Dear Boys Act 3 volume 5 of 6+ by Yagami Hiroki

Dear Boys Act3 「ＤＥＡＲ　ＢＯＹＳ　ＡＣＴ３」 by Yagami Hiroki Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2010.10

Related
Dear Boys and Dear Boys Act2 (prequels)

Other languages
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; volume 4 released 2010.08)

4. [Series Premiere] Ghost's Doctor (Youkai no Oisha-san) 1 of 15+ by Sato Yuki

Youkai no Oisha-san 「妖怪のお医者さん」 by Sato Yuki (also Satou Yuuki) Kodansha Magazine Special, Shonen Sirius and Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.06

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Yokai Doctor (Del Rey: three volumes per 2009.08

5. Kekkaishi 4 of 33+ by Tanabe Yellow

Kekkaishi 「結界師」 by Tanabe Yellow AKA Barrier Master Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2004.09

Volume 4 chapters:
27. Resonance, Part 1
28. Resonance, Part 2
29. Resonance, Part 3
30. Big Brother and Little Brother
31. Masamori Sumimura
32. Hoin
33. Running Forest
34. Over the Sky
35. Resolution
*NOT Shonen Star titles

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 52nd Shogakukan Manga Awards

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Kekkaishi (VIZ Media: volume 24 per 2011.01), French (Pika Édition: tome 26 streets 2011.02.16), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 16 releases 2011.02.25), traditional Chinese (Rightman Publishing Limited HK and Tong Li Taiwan), Italian (Planet Manga), Malaysian (PCM Comics), Korean (Bookbox), Spanish (Editorial Ivrea Spain), Vietnamese (Kim Dong)

Adaptations
Sunrise's 52-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yoshino Hiroyuki (Sumimura Yoshimori) and Saitou Rie (Yukimura Tokine), aired in Japan from October 2006 to February 2008. The anime premieres on Animax Asia on 15 February 2011.

6. Masked Rider Spirits (Kamen Rider Spirits) 13 of 16 by Muraeda Kenichi

Kamen Rider Spirits 「仮面ライダーＳＰＩＲＩＴＳ」 by Muraeda Kenichi, Ishinomori Shotaro (Original story) AKA The Legend of Masked Riders Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2007.09

Volume 13 chapters:
74. Inherit
75. Get Back
76. Moving
77. Evolution
78. Next Evolution
79. Final Evolution

Related series
Kamen Riders (main story) · Shin Kamen Rider Spirits (sequel)

7. New Legenda Naga (Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen) 7 of 8+ by Yamahara Yoshito

Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen 「龍狼伝　中原繚乱編」 by Yamahara Yoshito AKA New Legend of the Dragon's Son Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2010.06

Related series
Legenda Naga (prequel)

Other languages
Korean (Final), traditional Chinese (Tong Li), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 中原缭乱篇 #8 per 2011.02.09)

8. [Series Premiere] Red Haired Anne (Akage no Anne) 1 of 3 by Igarashi Yumiko

Akage no Anne 「赤毛のアン　Ｐａｒｔ　１」 by Igarashi Yumiko, Lucy Maud Montgomery The Kumon Manga Library, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 1997.12

Related series
Anne no Seishun (sequel)
Based on Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

9. Rinne (Kyoukai no RINNE) 4 of 7+ by Takahashi Rumiko

Kyoukai no RINNE 「境界のＲＩＮＮＥ」 by Takahashi Rumiko AKA Circle of Reincarnation Rinne Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.06

Volume 4 chapters:
29. Negative
30. President
31. Damashigami Company
32. Inauguration Ceremony
33. Kyuketsukasha
34. Handprint
35. You Don't Disapprove of That?
36. Ageha, The Shinigami
37. Sister's Whereabouts
38. Bride Screening
*NOT Elex's chapter titles

Other languages/serializations
English RIN-NE (VIZ Media: four volumes per 2010.09, volume 5 street date: 2011.03.08; serialized in ShonenSunday.com: latest chapter 84 Ramen Kaedama) and Chuang Yi: volume 4 per 2010.12), French (Asuka éditions: tome 4 per 2010.12 • tome 5 street date: 2011.03.17), German (EMA Band 3 shipped 2010.11 • Band 4 per 2011.04) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press 境界之輪迴 5 per 2010.11)

10. Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 11 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Sanzoku Ou 「山賊王」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Magazine Great, shounen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2008.05

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (concluded)

11. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 7 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue

Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面」 by Miuchi Suzue Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Bunko volume 7 first published in Japan 1994.06

Related
Glass no Kamen tankoubon

Adaptations
Three anime and two seasons of a live-action drama

12. Traumeister 2 of 5 by Nakayama Atsushi

Traumeister 「トラウマイスタ」 by Nakayama Atsushi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.01

Volume 2 chapters:
8. 空からやってきた野獣
9. チャップリンとライムライト
10. 打ち破れッ！サブリザード!!!!!
11. ある一日の素敵な朝!?
12. ルイとボワ・ド・ジャスティス
13. 満腹か？
14. チャンドラカンパニーの法と終わった人間
15. 高気圧少女
16. sasinm（シャシー）
17. ちひろの変貌

13. Western Shotgun 36 of 40 by Park MinSeo

Western Shotgun 「웨스턴 샷건」 by Park MinSeo AKA Blazin' Barrels (TOKYOPOP, discontinued) Daiwon C.I., Comic Champ, sonyun Volume 36 first published in Korea 2009.03

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Reissues (2011.02.16)

• [RE-STO] Pacar 365 Hari by Hidaka Banri

Mangazines (2011.02.16)

1. Nakayoshi Gress! 2/2011
2. Shonen Star 3/2011

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Golden Book Deluxe by Hikawa Kyoko, New Sexy Simpleton 8, Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder 2 of 2 (Elex 15 December 2010 manga and manhwa)

Chizumi & Fujiomi 2 © Hikawa Kyoko/Hakusensha
Published in Indonesia as Golden Book (Deluxe) by Elex Media Komputindo

Despite being Fujiomi's girlfriend for, like, ice ages, Chizumi still can't get the hang of it and continues to display next to zero confidence. How will the couple's relationship fare when “real competition”—in the form of Fujiomi's snarky private student—appears to diss Chizumi's security issues?

Golden Book, the Deluxe or bunko sequel to Angin Musim Gugur, reminds us that Fujiomi × Chizumi (why the series even puts Chizumi first is a mystery) traverses a potholed road to definitive Happy Ever After.

(Hikawa Kyoko's Chizumi & Fujiomi series was originally a LaLa manga collected into three volumes—Haru wo Matsukoro, Pastel Kibun and Gin-iro Ehon—before rerelease as two 千津美と藤臣君のシリーズ bunkoban in 2000. Elex's Golden Book (Deluxe) is that second compilation.)

New Sexy Simpleton 8 of 9 by Hwang MiRee ♡

And finally! (About time, too; it's only the penultimate, after all.) Mi Ju realizes that the possessive lover with her all along is NOT the emperor but his doppelgänger opponent Kubilai. Cornered, Mi Ju sets fire to the Lotus (foot-binding) shoes that dragged her and Lee Jin back to ancient China. How will Korea's top model return to present time now? And what of the fate of the emperor?

Kyaaa~ I can't wait for the next New Sexy Simpleton. Kubilai ♥ fangirl, you see.

Speaking of fangirls, for those who drool over Akechi —

Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder 2 of 2 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya

Kindaichi and Inspector Akechi fail to stop the mysterious Sparrow from striking and felling students at the Gokumon Juku training camp. The victims—participants separated into Arts (billeted at the Sun villa) and Sciences (the Moonlight villa) groups—died ‘replicating’ what they learned in their lines of study.

Amagi Seimaru- & Sato Fumiya's Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken (Ge) contains chapters 8-15. Private School Murder is the third Kindaichi Special Case, after Vampire Legend Murder Case and Phantom of the Opera 3rd Murder. It is succeeded by Snow Spirit Legend Murder Case.

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1. Artist Acro 5 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

Artist Acro 「アーティストアクロ」 by Sakurai Ato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2009.11

Other languages
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore; 魔法亚克罗 #3 per 2010.07)

2. Bakeru-kun Pika-pika 2 of 5 by Fujiko F. Fujio

Bakeru-kun 「バケルくん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Pikkapika Comics, kodomo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2005.04

3. Godhand Teru 28 of 55+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

GodHand Teru 「ゴッドハンド輝」 by Yamamoto Kazuki Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 28 first published in Japan 2006.04

Awards/Recognitions
Nominee, the first Keitai Comic Taishō/Mobile Phone Comic Award (along with Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Shiina Takashi, Itazura na Kiss by Tada Kaoru, The Drops of God by Agi Tadashi and 16 other manga titles)

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan 天生妙手 vol. 51 released 2010.07)

Related
Godhand Teru novel by Yamamoto Kazuki (15 volumes per 2009.01)

Adaptations
Live-action adaptation starring Hiraoka Yuta (Mahigashi Teru) aired on TBS from 11 April to 16 May 2009.

4. [Premiere] Golden Book (Deluxe): Chizumi & Fujiomi Series 2 (Gin-iro Ehon: Chizumi & Fujiomi 2) by Hikawa Kyoko

Gin-iro Ehon: Chizumi & Fujiomi 2 「銀色絵本　千津美と藤臣君のシリーズ　２」 by Hikawa Kyoko Hakusensha, shoujo Bunko volume 2 first published in Japan 2000.09

Related series
The Chizumi & Fujiomi series was originally serialized in LaLa and collected into three volumes: Haru wo Matsukoro, Pastel Kibun and Gin-iro Ehon (re-released in two 千津美と藤臣君のシリーズ volumes in 2000).

5. Inuyasha 50 of 56 by Takahashi Rumiko

Inuyasha 「犬夜叉」 by Takahashi Rumiko Full title: Sengoku Otogizoushi Inuyasha (InuYasha, A Feudal Fairy Tale) Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 50 (chapters 489-498) first published in Japan 2007.07

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

Other languages
English Inuyasha (VIZ Media; Volume 55: Power of the Jewel releases 2010.12.14 • Volume 56: Curtain of Time street date: 2011.01.11), French (Kana tome 42 shipped 2010.12.03), Dutch (Kana), Spanish (Glénat Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico, LARP Editores Argentina), Italian (Star Comics), German (EMA, 56 volumes), Portuguese (Editora JBC Brazil), Swedish (Egmont Kärnan), Polish (Egmont Polska), traditional Chinese (Chingwin), Vietnamese (NXB Trẻ), Korean (Haksan)

Adaptations
Adapted into anime by Sunrise: the first season, based on volumes 1 through 36 and spanning 167 episodes, aired on Yomiuri TV from October 2000 until September 2004. The sequel, Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen, which picks up from volume 36 until series end, premiered October 2009 with seiyuu Yamaguchi Kappei, Yukino Satsuki, and Morikawa Toshiyuki reprising their roles as Inuyasha, Kagome, and Naraku. The sequel ended 2010.03.29

At least four originally-conceived anime features have also been released: Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001.12), The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002.12), Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003.12) and Fire on the Mystic Island (2004.12). A prequel special Inuyasha Meguri Au Mae no Unmei Koiuta aired 2004.04.19 in Japan.

6. Kariage kun 37 of 49+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 37 first published in Japan 2003.06

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)

7. Kindaichi Special Case - Private School Murder (Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken) 2 of 2 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya [Finale]

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken (Ge) 「金田一少年の事件簿　獄門塾殺人事件　下」 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya AKA Jail Gate Private School Murder Case (Second Part) Kodansha Shonen Magazine Comics, shounen Volume 2 (chapters 8-15) first published in Japan 2006.11

Related
Part of the new Kindaichi Case Files

8. Mixim 11 volume 2 of 10+ by Anzai Nobuyuki

MiXiM 11 「ＭＩＸＩＭ☆１１」 by Anzai Nobuyuki AKA MiXiM♀12 Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 2 first published in 2008.12

Volume 2 chapters:
12 12-1（1）マイナス1（ワン）
13 12-1（2）1（ファースト）-CONTACT
14 12-1（3）星に願いを
15 12-1（4）星の加護覚醒
16 12-1（5）Please Call Me
17 12-1（6）GOOD NIGHT
18 12-1（7）忍び寄る影
19 12-1（8）What's your name?
20 12-1（9）0（ゼロ）の鼓動
21 12-1（10）竹蔵の×××
22 12-1（11）GOOD MORNING
23 PROMISE

Other languages
English Mixim 11 (Chuang Yi Singapore; volume 5 released 2010.05)

9. New Sexy Simpleton 8 of 9 by Hwang MiRee

New Sexy Simpleton 「新신 섹시한 못난이」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2004.12

Related series
Sexy Simpleton (prequel)

¹ Sources: Elex STO 15 December 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Golden Book (Deluxe) (SRP: IDR 24,000), Bakeru kun Pika-pika 2 (IDR 13,500) and Kariage Kun 37 (IDR 15,000).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Previews continued

Artist Acro 5 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

Not only does Acro have to rescue Deko, he now also must save Reonji. Little does the sculptor know that he will first have to face Baku, one of the Art Organization generals famed for his cruel and unusual tactics.

But Acro's run-in with Baku actually awakens a new power in Acro, one that engulfs him in rage and pushes the confrontation to a startling climax.

Godhand Teru 28 of 55+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

The malicious rumors against Valhalla refuse to abate; what's worse, another storm is brewing. Kitami is attacked by a group of delinquents who admit to having been hired to break his arm, if not seriously injure him.

Despite the gang's failure to wound Kitami, someone snaps a picture of Kitami's retaliation. What will happen to Valhalla's reputation once the photograph is made public?

Inuyasha 50 of 56 by Takahashi Rumiko

Armed with Tetsusaiga and Tensaiga, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru reluctantly partner up to take on Shishinki, their father's old foe, who is key to the Meidou Zangetsuha power.

(Meanwhile, VIZ Media's InuYasha, Vol.50: Green Monster summary adds that the brothers' arch-nemesis Naraku strives to corrupt the spark of purity Kikyo managed to instill in the Shikon Jewel, but we already expect him to do that.)

Inuyasha 50 compiles chapters:
489. Completed Meidou
490. Tenseiga's Secret
491. Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga
492. Father's True Intent
493. Resonance
494. The Two Worlds
495. Further Thought
496. Trick
497. Kohaku's Neck
498. Reborn Hiraikotsu
*NOT the Indonesian Shonen Star serialization titles

Mixim 11 vol. 2 of 10+ by Anzai Nobuyuki

Four transfer students show up in Ichimatsu's class and attack Kacchan. They also kidnap Yumi. What is their objective?

The question bears asking because Chuang Yi's English Mixim 11 volume 2 adds that the same mysterious group start helping Ichimatsu fight off other bad guys all of a sudden. The same source goes on to point out that:

Kamina empowers the three potential heirs with the Protection of the Stars, creating weapons for the trio to deal with the impending battles ahead... but what kind of weapons will they get from a dog suit, a portable game console and... finger puppets?!

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