Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 12, Beauty Pop 10 of 10, Jun★Ai Sensation 5 of 5 (m&c! 25 May 2011 manga)

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen © Sawada Hirofumi/Kodansha
[Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War by Gramedia/m&c!

Hyota (Yoshitsune) manages to prevent a war between Yoritomo and Yoshinaka's troops. His next challenge: an arranged marriage. His own to be exact :D

Doncha just wub his sweatdroppy droopy befuddlement, shown on the Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 12 above? I do ♡.

Jun'ai Sensation
© Oobayashi Miyuki
Shogakukan [ChuChu]
Published as
Jun★Ai Sensation
by Gramedia/m&c!

Series finales

Two shoujo series finish — Arai Kiyoko's Beauty Pop (volume 10) and Oobayashi Miyuki's Jun★Ai Sensation (volume 5).

In the final Beauty Pop, can SP win the All Japan Beauty Contest when Narumi and Ochiai are feuding?

Meanwhile, as Jun★Ai Sensation counts down to wrap... Die, Fukunaga Ai! Whoops. Someone has it in for Ai who stars in a drama and inadvertently becomes famous. Someone who gives Ai's kissing scene two thumbs down.

New m&c! titles

One of these things is not like the others~♪, or so goes the Sesame Street song. First, m&c! lines up six omnibuses: Catwalk Romance by Shiraishi Yuki and To Love a Cool Boy by Sugishippo (both ex-Sho-Comi); Himegirl Attack by Wao Akira, Love Tricks by Ibuki Kaede × CHOCHO and Moriko in The Wonder Forest by Notoyama Keiko (from Ciao); and My Boyfriend in 16 by Yoshinaga Yuu (Betsucomi). And then it drags in Pedang Maha Dewa - Future 1 by Tony Wong. Can you spot the odd one out?

What else but the one that's not a manga and not a standalone.

According to m&c!, the Pedang Maha Dewa F manhua represents the final appearance of Weapons of the Gods characters Wen Tian and Tay Ping. The setting moves to the modern era, specifically, the WWI time window when foreign powers held Hong Kong as a concession territory. The story's main antagonists are the Demon forces, smaller in stature than the Sky Demons (the enemy in Pedang Maha Dewa 3 and 3.5), but more numerous and capable of transforming into humans. In Tony Wong's alternate history, they triggered the Great War and it is now up to Wen Tian and Tay Ping to rid the planet of these critters.

(For the new shoujo manga previews, scroll down.)

☂, VIII [RE-STO]: .hack anyone? Specifically, Hack XXXX and Hack// G.U.+? Complete sets on tap this week.

m&c! manga (2011.05.25)

1. Beauty Pop 10 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko [Finale]

Beauty Pop 「ビューティーポップ」 by Arai Kiyoko AKA Beauty Pop Stage 2 Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 10 first published in Japan 2008.02

Other languages
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)
English Beauty Pop (VIZ Media: 10 volumes), French (Soleil: tome 10 per 2010.04) and traditional Chinese 俏麗魔髮師 (Tong Li Taiwan)

Adaptations
A drama CD was released in November 2004, starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko (Koshiba Kiri), Seki Tomokazu (Narumi Shogo), Makoto Aoki (Ochiai Kazuhiko), Shimono Hiro (Minami Kei), Kurata Masayo (Aoyama Kanako), Shimozaki Hiroshi (Komatsu Taro) and Hoshino Mitsuaki (Koshiba Seiji).

2. [Premiere] Catwalk Romance (Plastic Girl) by Shiraishi Yuki

Plastic Girl 「プラスチック・ガール」 by Shiraishi Yuki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.03

3. [Premiere] Himegirl Attack (Himegal Yoroshiku) by Wao Akira

Himegal Yoroshiku 「姫ギャル・夜露死苦」 by Wao Akira Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.10

4. Jun★Ai Sensation (Jun'ai Sensation) 5 of 5 by Oobayashi Miyuki [Finale]

Jun'ai Sensation 「純★愛センセーション」 by Oobayashi Miyuki Shogakukan ChuChu Comics, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2010.06

5. [Premiere] Love Tricks (Koakuma 7) by Ibuki Kaede, CHOCHO

Koakuma 7 JS no tame no atarashii renai kyouka 「小悪魔７　ＪＳのためのアタラシイ恋愛教科」 by Ibuki Kaede, CHOCHO Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.07

6. [Premiere] Moriko in The Wonder Forest (Fushigi no Mori no Moriko) by Notoyama Keiko

Fushigi no Mori no Moriko 「ふしぎの森のモリコ」 by Notoyama Keiko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.07

7. [Premiere] My Boyfriend in 16 (Koibito wa 16-sai) by Yoshinaga Yuu

Koibito wa 16-sai 「恋人は１６さい」 by Yoshinaga Yuu Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.05

8. Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden the 2nd (Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd) 5 of 6 by Hayashi Fumino/GAINAX · khara

Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd 「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン　鋼鉄のガールフレンド２ｎｄ」 by Hayashi Fumino/GAINAX · khara Kadokawa Shoten Asuka, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2005.07

Other languages
English Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (ADV; six volumes)

Related
Neon Genesis Evangelion (adapted from; 12 volumes as at 2010.04)

9. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 12 of 15+ by Sawada Hirofumi

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen 「遮那王　義経　源平の合戦」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2010.08

Related series
Shanaou Yoshitsune (prequel, 22 of 22 volumes)

10. [Premiere] To Love a Cool Boy (Hieshou Danshi Kouryakuhou) by Sugishippo

Hieshou Danshi Kouryakuhou 「冷え性男子攻略法」 by Sugishippo Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.09

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Hong Kong manhua (2011.05.25)

1. The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 17 of 20: Dalang Iblis (bagian keenam) by Khu Lung, Cai Jing Dong (Culturecom) [IDR 19,900]
2. Long Hu Men - The Next Level 3: Jurus Nadi Setan by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 70,000]
3. [Series Premiere] Pedang Maha Dewa - Future 1 of 6 by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 95,000]
4. Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade 2 by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 80,000]

[RESTO] Restocked (2011.05.25)

• Gorgeous Doctors (Dr. wa sotto dakishimeru) by Kawamaru Shin
• Hack XXXX (.hack//XXXX) 1 of 2 by Kikuya Megane, Matsuyama Hiroshi
• Hack XXXX (.hack//XXXX) 2 of 2 by Kikuya Megane, Matsuyama Hiroshi [Finale]
• .hack//G.U.+ 1 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya
• .hack//G.U.+ 2 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya
• .hack//G.U.+ 3 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya
• .hack//G.U.+ 4 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya
• .hack//G.U.+ 5 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya [Finale]
• Kalau Besar Nanti: Aku Ingin Jadi Bintang by Curd Ridel [IDR 25,000]
• Kalau Besar Nanti: Aku Ingin Jadi Ibu by Curd Ridel [IDR 25,000]
• Pedang Mahadewa Fore Stories IV Book 1 of 2 by Tony Wong [IDR 75,000]
• Pedang Mahadewa Fore Stories IV Book 2 of 2 by Tony Wong [Finale] [IDR 75,000]
• Rhythmical Style by Aoi Michiru
• Shadow of Pink Summer (Karei naru Ai no Rekishi Emaki series) by Nagaoka Yoshiko [IDR 17,000]
• The Sound of Love (Karei naru Ai no Rekishi Emaki series) by Nagaoka Yoshiko [IDR 20,000]

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My Sweet Kaicho 11 is #1 DO WANT! across the (Gramedia) board [UPDATED]

Of all manga (and manhwa) streeting Wednesday, including Elex and Level releases, My Sweet Kaicho 11 leads the GET! votes (“polling” booth: LXO forum).

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! © Fujiwara Hiro/Hakusensha [Serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as My Sweet Kaicho by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Family interruptus Usui × Misaki intimacy. The Usui clan mandates Usui's transfer to Miyabigaoka, Seika High's elite rival. Misaki tells herself she doesn't mind, so how come this voice inside whimpers «No...»

Good thing Perverted Alien© Usui knows exactly how Misaki feels...

And for those also reading/collecting the English TOKYOPOP Maid Sama!, just to let you know that with TOKYOPOP's closure, titles releasing after 4 May—including Maid Sama! 9 advertised for 2011.05.31—have been cancelled (via Manga Worth Reading's Johanna Draper Carlson-san, thank you).

Beauty Pop 9 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko

Elsewhere, in the penultimate Beauty Pop, Team Scissors Project manages to advance round after round of the All Japan Beauty Contest. But just as victory is within reach, the ties binding the team begin to fray.

Female Wolf's Boy 15 of 17 by Han YuRang

And talking about tempers fraying, Cha Eun Soo reverts to her violent self in volume 15 of Female Wolf's Boy. JaeHee who tries to calm EunSoo's a*se down gets clobbered for his efforts. What prompted to EunSoo's rampage?

Female Wolf's Boy isn't the only Han YuRang soonjung manhwa slated for the 20th. Perfect Love Project also debuts.

New m&c! titles

Nae Soong 9 Dan Project
© Han YuRang/Samyang
Published by m&c!
as Perfect Love Project

Before I blurb Perfect Love Project, volume 1 of which I gave 6.75 of 10 ♥, lemme mention the other (manga) debuts: Kiss & Harmony by Takamiya Satoru and The Ring of God by Obara Shou, both serials Cherry mangazine graduates. Misaki Aya's Love Love Nurse (ex-Ciao) completes the 4.20 premieres.

Perfect Love Project 1 of 8 by Han YuRang

Jung Daum likes to steal her classmates' food. No one suspects the Big Eater of being the younger sister of school beauty queen, Jung Arem.

When Jung Daum bumps into Jun Ki, the bishie school idol, she falls and falls...hard. Her sprawl into the lurve gutter pits her against Jung Arem who also likes Jun Ki.

Can Jung Daum beat her own sister for Jun Ki's heart?

[The other newbie previews continued after the releases lists.]

You already know that Han YuRang is responsible for Female Wolf's Boy, but m&c! also publishes her Sandwich Girl, Idol's Love Story and Secret.

KOLONI local comics (2011.04.20)

Garudaboi
© Galang Tirtakusuma/
m&c!

The third installment of Galang Tirtakusuma's Garudaboi promises Kaboom! and Planetary Doom (original Indonesian summary below):

Bumi dalam bahaya besar! Bosan cuma mengirimkan pasukan alien meteor ganjen, sang pemimpin Alien dari planet 4l4y datang sendiri untuk menginvasi bumi! Bumi memang memiliki Garudaboi dan kawan-kawan, namun mampukah jagoan kita menghadapi musuh misterius ini? Senjata pamungkas apa yang sedang disiapkan Garudaboi untuk mengalahkan sang alien?

☂, III m&c! continues to rain down restocked [RE-STO] shoujo manga, and again, they swamp the actual STO/Standing Order. Expect at least one more deluge next week (except that one also includes shounen manhua). Just have to note that of the 4.20 restocks, Gift Under The Rainbow is actually Gift Under The Rainbow volume 1 (of 2) by MOONSTONE & Yukiwo.

BTW, any unlinked restocked title means its premiere predates my blogging or it slipped down some Telor Ceplok crack.

m&c! manga (2011.04.20)

1. Beauty Pop 9 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 「ビューティーポップ」 by Arai Kiyoko AKA Beauty Pop Stage 2¹ Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 9 first published in Japan 2007.10

Notes
¹ Beauty Pop went on short hiatus before returning in October 2006 as Beauty Pop Stage 2. The “sequel” covers volumes 7 to 10. The tankoubon releases, however, are still titled Beauty Pop.

Other languages
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)
English Beauty Pop (VIZ Media: 10 volumes), French (Soleil: tome 10 per 2010.04) and traditional Chinese 俏麗魔髮師 (Tong Li Taiwan)

Adaptations
A drama CD was released in November 2004, starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko (Koshiba Kiri), Seki Tomokazu (Narumi Shogo), Makoto Aoki (Ochiai Kazuhiko), Shimono Hiro (Minami Kei), Kurata Masayo (Aoyama Kanako), Shimozaki Hiroshi (Komatsu Taro) and Hoshino Mitsuaki (Koshiba Seiji).

2. Jun X Ai Sensation (Jun'ai Sensation) 4 of 5 by Oobayashi Miyuki

Jun'ai Sensation 「純★愛センセーション」 by Oobayashi Miyuki Shogakukan ChuChu Comics, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.12

3. [Premiere] Kiss & Harmony (Koyoi Oto Furu Sora no Shita) by Takamiya Satoru

Koyoi Oto Furu Sora no Shita 「今宵音降る空の下」 by Takamiya Satoru Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.10

Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

4. [Premiere] Love Love Nurse by Misaki Aya

Love Love Nurse 「らぶらぶ・ナース」 by Misaki Aya Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2009.02 (Contains four stories)

5. My Sweet Kaicho (Kaichou wa Maid-sama!) 11 of 12+ by Fujiwara Hiro

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! 「会長はメイド様！」 by Fujiwara Hiro Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.08

Awards
Fujiwara Hiro-sensei won the 'Outstanding Debut' award at the 31st Hakusensha Athena Newcomers Awards in Japan for this manga.

Other languages
English Maid Sama! (TOKYOPOP: eight volumes per 2011.03, cancelled), French (Pika Édition: Maid Sama! tome 7 ships 2011.05.04), German (Carlsen Comics: Maid-sama Band 7 street date: 2011.08.26; serialized in Daisuki), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 会长是女仆 #11 released 2011.02), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 學生會長是女僕！ 10 per 2010.12)

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Fujimura Ayumi (Ayuzawa Misaki) and Okamoto Nobuhiko (Usui Takumi) aired from April through September 2010 on TBS and Animax Asia. An earlier released Kaichou wa Maid-sama! drama CD featured Kobayashi Sanae and Sugita Tomokazu as Misaki and Usui.

Related
An official fan book, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Koushiki Fan Book Goshujin-sama mo dai manzoku was released June 2010 by Hana to Yume Comics Special.

6. [Premiere] The Ring of God (Kamisama no Ring) by Obara Shou

Kamisama no Ring 「神様のリング」 by Obara Shou Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.10

Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

7. Yowamushi Pedal, Go! (Yowamushi Pedal) 10 of 17+ by Watanabe Wataru

Yowamushi Pedal 「弱虫ペダル」 by Watanabe Wataru Akita Shoten Weekly Shonen Champion, shounen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2010.03

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)

m&c! manhwa (2011.04.20)

1. Female Wolf's Boy 15 of 17 by Han YuRang

[Female Wolf's BOY] 「암컷늑대의 보이 (암컷늑대의 Boy)」 by Han YuRang Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 15 first published in Korea 2007.11

Related
Based on the Korean Internet novel 암컷늑대의 BOY by i쿠키i조아 (iCookieiLike).

2. [Series Premiere] Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) 1 of 8 by Han YuRang

Nae Soong 9 Dan Project 「내숭 9단 프로젝트」 by Han YuRang AKA Nae-soong 9th Grade Project Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2009.09

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KOLONI local comics (2011.04.20)

• Garudaboi 3 by Galang Tirtakusuma (m&c!)

[RE-STO] Restocked

• 1/3 Romantica by Shibano Yuka
• 37 C Boyfriend (37°C no Boyfriend) by Minase Ai
• Family Game (Kazoku Gokko) by Karasawa Chiaki
• Finding My Destiny (A.ka.i.i.to) by Nakamura Sayumi
• Full of Sunshine (Taiyou ga Ippai) by Aoki Kotomi
• Gift Under The Rainbow 1 of 2 by MOONSTONE & Yukiwo
• Girlish Season by Kawase Natsuna
• I Wish I Could Fly (Corset ni Tsubasa) 1 of 3 by Moto Naoko
• I Wish I Could Fly 2 of 3 by Moto Naoko
• I Wish I Could Fly 3 of 3 by Moto Naoko
• If Only a Dream (Karei naru Ai no Rekishi Emaki) by Nagaoka Yoshiko
• Love Under The Blue Sky by Sakurai You/Yoshi Blues
• My Boy x My Love by Mizuto Aqua
• My Summer Love (Taiyou ga Yonde Iru!) by Shibano Yuka
• Phantasm by Amagakure Gido
• Princess Love Secret (Ojousama no Himitsu) by Shiraishi Yuki
• Rokka-chan's Love (Rokka-chan no Koi) by Fujita Nimi
• Salon For a Broken Heart (Shitsuren Biyoushitsu) by Ayumi Rin
• Say Yes (Suki nara Sukitte ieyo) by Ohya Kazumi
• Teenage Days ~ Okamoto Rei Secret Story ~ by Usami Tae
• Telepathy Pierce by Matsumoto Natsumi

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Oresama Teacher 3, Idol Shopping 4, To The Top 2 of 2 (m&c! 20 October 2010 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Filled in the blanks as promised.

Idol Shopping © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Identity problems—in iroiro senses of the word—drive the narrative in at least three m&c! releases this sked, starting with Kang Song Yie who subs for her twin in an all-boys boarding school.

Kang Song Yie's patience runs out and—in front of Hwang Se Ryun and Chae Ha Jin—kicks the collective a*se of the school boys bullying “Ahul” all this time. This earns her the increased surveillance of Hwang Se Ryun and Chae Ha Jin. The eagle-eyed pair, however, is not the only one harboring suspicions about Kang Song Yie. Seo Ga Yoon has found out who “S” is and calls her house!

And from that back cover blurb, I expect things to get hot(ter) in Idol Shopping 4, part of the 10.20 HMR soonjung manhwa assault.

Meanwhile, Mafuyu's much anticipated short holiday doesn't turn out quite what she expected in Oresama Teacher 3. At home, the heretofore yanki bumps into not just her former subordinates, but also an old West High foe.

To The Top! 2 of 2 by Tsukimiya An

“K&T” scores a performing slot on a variety show. If Japanese viewers take to the Kobato and Takeru duo, this might mean the start of a sterling showbiz career for both. But before this, Kobato glimpses a burn scar on Takeru.

What secret does Takeru hide? And will Kobato's TV debut finally allow her to reunite with her brother? Find out in the To The Top! finale.

I blurb the penultimate A Badboy Drinks Tea! 10 and the new shoujo manga standalones Canon by Usami Maki, Cold Heart by Hoshimori Yukimo and Kingdom of the Beast by Takagi Shigeyoshi after the fake cut.

m&c! manga and manhwa (2010.10.20)

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1. A Badboy Drinks Tea! (Ocha Nigosu) 10 of 11 by Nishimori Hiroyuki

Ocha Nigosu 「お茶にごす。」 by Nishimori Hiroyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2009.09

Volume 10 contains chapters:
90 Story
91 Dark Side
92 Game
93 Truth
94 Imp
95 Oath
96 Smile
97 Responsibility
98 Good person
99 Distance
NOT m&c!'s titles (mechanically translated from the Japanese)

Other languages
Traditional Chinese 小子愛找茶 (Tong Li Taiwan volume 11 per 2009.10)

2. Beauty Pop 8 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 「ビューティーポップ」 by Arai Kiyoko AKA Beauty Pop Stage 2¹ Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 8 first published in Japan 2006.06

Notes
¹ Beauty Pop underwent a short hiatus before returning in October 2006 as Beauty Pop Stage 2. The “sequel” covers volumes 7 to 10. The tankoubon releases, however, are still titled Beauty Pop.

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (ongoing)
English Beauty Pop (VIZ Media; 10 volumes); French (Soleil tome 10 per 2010.04) and traditional Chinese 俏麗魔髮師 (Tong Li)

Adaptations
A drama CD was released in November 2004, starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko (Koshiba Kiri), Seki Tomokazu (Narumi Shogo), Makoto Aoki (Ochiai Kazuhiko), Shimono Hiro (Minami Kei), Kurata Masayo (Aoyama Kanako), Shimozaki Hiroshi (Komatsu Taro) and Hoshino Mitsuaki (Koshiba Seiji).

3. [Premiere] Canon (Kanon) by Usami Maki

Kanon 「カノン」 by Usami Maki Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2002.12

4. [Premiere] Cold Heart (Kare wa Tsumetai Furi o Shite) by Hoshimori Yukimo

Kare wa Tsumetai Furi o Shite 「彼は冷たいフリをして」 by Hoshimori Yukimo Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2009.10

5. Go! Hiromi Go! 4 of 8 by Asou Mikoto

Go! Hiromi Go! 「ＧＯ！ヒロミＧＯ！」 by Asou Mikoto Hakusensha Melody, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2003.09

6. Idol Shopping 4 of 12 by Hwang MiRee

Idol Shopping 「아이돌 쇼핑」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 4 first published in Korea 2008.12

7. [Premiere] Kingdom of The Beast (Hyakujuu Kingdom) by Takagi Shigeyoshi

Hyakujuu Kingdom 「百獣キングダム」 by Takagi Shigeyoshi Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.07

8. Oresama Teacher 3 of 9+ by Tsubaki Izumi

Oresama Teacher 「俺様ティーチャー」 by Tsubaki Izumi Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.09

Other languages
English Oresama Teacher (VIZ Media; volume 1 street date: 2011.03.01)

Adaptations
A drama CD was released in March 2009, featuring seiyuu Kitamura Eri, Narita Ken, Mizushima Takahiro, Miyake Kenta and Ono Daisuke (go here for their roles).

9. Secret 2 of 10 by Han YuRang

Secret 「비밀 SECRET」 by Han YuRang Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2006.07

10. To The Top! (Teppen!) 2 of 2 by Tsukimiya An [Finale]

Teppen! 「てっぺん！」 by Tsukimiya An Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.09

¹ Source: m&c! (artwork and release advisory)
² GN are priced at IDR 16,500 each, except the Idol Shopping 4 and Secret 2 manhwa (SRP: IDR 18,500).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

New titles

Canon by Usami Maki

Don't confuse this Usami Maki standalone with Shiomi Chika's vampire-troped Canon, also published by m&c!; this anthology compiles four shorts from Betsucomi. The antho-christener Canon is a Student-Teacher romance:

Her father named her “Kanon” after his favorite classical music piece. One day, Kanon overhears someone playing her namesake; the pianist turns out to be Azuma-sensei, Kanon's math teacher.

From that moment on, Kanon associates Azuma-sensei with the piece beloved by her dad, and romantic feelings blossom.

But apparently, there's something more to that musical piece.

I'm wondering if the Canon alluded to is Pachelbel's Canon, performed by the Neon Genesis Evangelion main characters on cello, viola and two violins in The End of Evangelion.

Aside from Canon, this omnibus contains one-shots Happy Rain, Bang! and Santa Comes! Baka-Updates Manga sez Happy Rain is the story of tongue-tied Tsubasa who prevails upon her crush Sugita's basketball teammate to hand Sugita a gift. Awkwardness descends when Tsubasa has to spend fifteen minutes with Sugita's co-cager under a shed, waiting for a downpour to subside.

Usami Maki-sensei is probably best known for Orange Kiss, but her last m&c! outing was the Love Sign series. Her other m&c!-published manga include Caramel Milk Tea, Bus For Spring, Sakura Rhythm, Happy Couple and How Much is Happiness?. (My memory's failing me, but I think m&c! also licensed Hetare Venus.) Her ongoing Betsucomi serial is the Naive Female Lead, Platonic Love Kokoro Button.

Cold Heart by Hoshimori Yukimo

Kaho part-times in a restaurant to save up money (she needs it to follow fashion like her pretty older sister). Everyone on staff treats Kaho well — everyone, that is, except bishie college student Arata who could give ice lessons in coldness.

One day, Arata is injured saving Kaho from her own nervous wreck klutziness. Now Kaho has to work the same shift as the scary Arata!

In addition to Cold Heart are shorts Don't Touch Me!, 17cm One-sided Love and Please Don't Be Cold! Midnight Scans (excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga), snap-summarizes the other three stories in the Kare wa Tsumetai Furi o Shite compile:

• ♥ Don't Touch Me! features misandrist Momo who about goes apoplectic at any boy contact. What's going to happen when the cause of her trauma returns?
• ♥ 17cm One-sided Love tells of Sarishima's enduring unrequited love for short guy Sho.
• ♥ Please Don't Be Cold! is Maki Kurumi's plea to childhood “sweetheart” Sou-chan, now her teacher.

Hoshimori Yukimo-sensei also created the Confession, Love at First Sight, Popular Boy–troped 'Hajimete' Ageru! one-shot. Current Sho-Comi shoujo romances include Moesatsu Moe-chan and Otonani Naritai!!

Kingdom of The Beast by Takagi Shigeyoshi ♡

Hyakujuu Kingdom
© Takagi Shigeyoshi/Hakusensha
Published in Indonesia
as Kingdom of The Beast

“Dictator!!” doesn't even begin to insult Student Council president Taiga Shishio nor cover his multitude of sins. But I, Furuhashi Momoko, am going to end his authoritarian regime and restore peace to Kainan High.

So I vowed, but how come ousting Shishio is a near impossibility??

Getting this Opposites Attract standalone, not just for the drool-worthy panel when Shishio lets down his hair (bishie bangs!), but also for the Arranged Marriage, Rich kids, Old Schoolmates Bitter Trap extra, one of my all-time fave one-shots and not just from Takagi Shigeyoshi. (Nanao about to jump out the window was Pure Win.)

Below is Baka-Updates Manga's Bitter Trap synop:

Nanao came from a rich family before their business failed. Now the only hope for her family to pay off their debts is if she can cement a marriage with the prestigious Takatsuki family within a week. How will Nanao overcome this problem when one of the three eligible Takatsuki men is her former arrogant schoolmate, Yoshito, who completely distrusts people? And did we forget to mention that Nanao is already the ninety-ninth candidate for the position of future wife?!

Takagi Shigeyoshi-sensei (younger twin of manga-ka Morie Satoshi) also created the m&c!-published action/comedy/romance Flower in A Storm. Her current LaLa DX shoujo romance is Film Girl.

Ongoing series

A Badboy Drinks Tea! 10 of 11 by Nishimori Hiroyuki

Masaya and Yamada pretend to be bad guys to help a bully victim. Unfortunately, a “Defender of Justice” chooses this time to show up, prompting a showdown between Good and “Evil.” How will Masaya reveal his true hero identity?

Meanwhile, Masaya's love life continues to go up and down. Sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet... Definitely a stormy school life!

Beauty Pop 8 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko

Iketani Billy's appearance in SP's midst only causes uproar, making Kiri the target of school girls' ire. But the competition must go on!

Go! Hiromi Go! 4 of 8 by Asou Mikoto

Hideki has a girlfriend! This pushes Hiromi and Gorou to move out. But before they can do so, Hiromi receives a female visitor, her older sister Yukari.

Yukari and Hiromi couldn't be any more different, and this awareness makes Gorou realize his feelings for Hiromi.

And so, A Kiss...

Secret 2 of 10 by Han YuRang

Despite inclusion in the New Year's festivities, Bo Eun still feels estranged from her adoptive family. Ever sensitive to Bo Eun's emotions, Mu Hyul tries to comfort her. He gifts Bo Eun with a ring and kisses her forehead.

Later, during a ski trip, Mu Hyul, who has truly fallen for Bo Eun, accidentally kisses her for real, and Hae Ri witnesses the kiss!

UP NEXT: 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

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

Level Comics: Soul Eater 2 · Red River 1 by Shinohara Chie · The Running Bus by Sahara Mizu · 3x3 Eyes 32 · The Black Swindler 10 · Over Rev 14 · Nurse Aoi 15 · Glass Chair 6 · Wilderness 4

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography

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Happy Café 14, Sparkling Gingachou 9, Beauty Pop 7 (m&c! 16 June 2010 manga)

Shiawase Kissa 3-chome © Matsuzuki Kou/Hakusensha (Serialized in Hana to Yume)
Published in Indonesia as Happy Café by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Contains [SPOILERS!]

We're thisclose to saying Ba-ha-hye! to an m&c! shoujo manga pair ex borderline-nerdy Hana to Yume: Happy Café and Sparkling Gingachou, which have their penultimates out on the 16th.

In volume 14 of Matsuzuki Kou's reverse harem comedy turned drama with some sekuhara thrown in Happy Café:

Takamura Uru pressures Ichirou-kun and Abekawa Kazura to accompany her in tracking down a woman Uru suspects might be Shindou-san's mom. While Uru's busying herself with someone else's possible 'rent, her own family life sprouts another mystery. Uru's new neighbor is a bit too forward for comfort, the overfamiliarity apparently stemming from some kind of connection with Uru's dad.

From Shiawase Kissa 3-chome Happy Café Bonheur we hop, skip, and jump over to the Sparkling Gingachou shopping district a childhood sextet calls home. In Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai volume 9 —

The grocery store's Mike and the fishmonger's Kuro finally admit their feelings for each other, but how will the rest of the Galaxy Street pals take to the newborn coupleship? Or is the foursome more concerned with respective love lives (or lack thereof) and post high school graduation futures to really pay attention?

k, that takes care of blurbing the first two post title mentions. Now for a preview of One of These Things is Not Like the Others, This One's from Ciao, Beauty Pop volume 7 by Arai Kiyoko:

Not!Narumi's shenanigans sling mud at the real deal, making the Scissors Project star the target of the female student body's ire. How will Kiri and honmono Narumi sideline the troublemaker?

VIZ's English Beauty Pop 7 blurb, meanwhile, points out another problem: Kiri still hasn't made up her mind over what career to pursue after graduation. Can Narumi's I'm going to turn pro, what else? resolve help Kiri decide her (hairstylist) vocation?

NEW TITLES: I Wish I Could Fly by Moto Naoko

Triple-launched I Wish I Could Fly is a hysterical, I mean, historical shoujo drama from Lady Victorian and Antique Romantic manga-ka Moto Naoko. The Princess serial originally titled Corset ni Tsubasa features orphaned tomboy Christine, sent off to a girls' boarding school by relatives after her father's death. What fate awaits her at the academy that sorts students into upper, lower, and special classes? [With additions from Which Scanlations's description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

In Japan, Corset ni Tsubasa was released in six volumes (from 2008.01 to 2010.03), but m&c! only has three, with the third designated as the finale. This makes me suspect m&c!'s either releasing omnibus editions or shipping just the first three. (Wouldn't be the first time the latter has happened; m&c! also released only one Backstage Prince volume (volume 2) and billed that a standalone.)

Other 16 June 2010 m&c! highlights:

• Giacomo Dante, architect of the “Cloche Incident,” returns in Gunslinger Girl 11, and with the Five Republics movement, demands that Aaron Cicero and 50 other imprisoned terrorists be freed. Gian and Giose vow to stop Giacomo, even if it means sacrificing the cyborgs.
• I have a split personality? Ai's mind whirls at Noda's conclusion, prompting her to ask friend Haruka to help lay the matter to rest in Jun X Ai Sensation volume 2.
• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures: Four more thrilling tales of planets in peril and Jedi in jeopardy! Or so goes Dark Horse's Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 6 hype. The latest in the micro-series are It Takes a Thief, The Drop, To the Vanishing Point, and Means and Ends.

m&c! manga, manhua, and AMERO comics (2010.06.16)

Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.

1. Beauty Pop 7 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 「 ビューティーポップ 」 by Arai Kiyoko AKA Beauty Pop Stage 2¹ Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 7 first published in Japan 2006.11

NOTES
¹ Beauty Pop underwent a short hiatus but returned October 2006 under the title Beauty Pop Stage 2. The “sequel” covers volumes 7 to 10. The tankoubon releases, however, are still titled Beauty Pop.

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Beauty Pop is published in English by VIZ Media (10 volumes); in French by Soleil; and in traditional Chinese by Tong Li.

Beauty Pop is serialized in Indonesian in Cherry.

ADAPTATIONS
A Beauty Pop drama CD was released in November 2004, starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko as Koshiba Kiri, Seki Tomokazu as Narumi Shogo, Makoto Aoki as Ochiai Kazuhiko, Shimono Hiro as Minami Kei, Kurata Masayo as Aoyama Kanako, Shimozaki Hiroshi as Komatsu Taro, and Hoshino Mitsuaki as Koshiba Seiji.

2. Gunslinger Girl 11 of 12+ by Aida Yu

Gunslinger Girl by Aida Yu 「 ＧＵＮＳＬＩＮＧＥＲ　ＧＩＲＬ 」 MediaWorks Dengeki Daioh, shounen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2009.07

Volume 11 contains chapters:

• 59: A Caged Memory (記憶の檻 Kioku no Ori)
• 60-62: Vendetta (ヴェンデッタ) (Parts 3-5)
• 63: Beatrice (べアトリーチェ)
• 64: Battlefield of the Vanquished (敗者の戦場 Haisha no Senjō)
• 65: Welcome Home, Enrica (おかえりエンリカ Okaeri Enrika)
• 66: The Blue Prince (青色の王子 Aoi no Ōji)

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Gunslinger Girl was first published in English by ADV Manga (dropped; last volume 6 released 2007.11.28). Seven Seas picked up the license and is expected to re-release the first six books in omnibus format, before releasing single volumes from volume 7. The action manga is translated into French by Asuka Comics; in Italian by Shin Vision; in German by EMA (Egmont Manga & Anime); in Russian by Sakura-Press; and in traditional Chinese by Kadokawa Media (Taiwan).

ADAPTATIONS
A 13-episode anime adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan from October 2003 to February 2004 on Fuji TV and Animax, followed by the Artland-produced sequel, Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-, also 13 episodes, telecast on Tokyo MX TV from January to March 2008. Two episodes of the Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- OAV were released in October 2008.

The seiyuu cast changed from the first anime to the Il Teatrino sequel:

Role	1st	2nd
Henrietta	Nanri Yuuka	Akutsu Kana
Rico	Mitsuhashi Kanako	Shiono Anri
Triela	Sendai Eri	Enomoto Atsuko
Claes	Koshimizu Ami	Mizuno Risa
Angelica	Terakado Hitomi	Hanazawa Kana

3. Happy Café (Shiawase Kissa 3-chome) 14 of 15 by Matsuzuki Kou

Shiawase Kissa 3-chome 「 幸福喫茶３丁目 」 by Matsuzuki Kou Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 14 first published in Japan 2009.08

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Happy Café is published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 2 released 2010.03.30 • volume 3 street date: 2010.06.29). A traditional Chinese version is released by Sharp Point Press (Taiwan).

ADAPTATIONS
Geneon Entertainment released two 幸福喫茶３丁目 drama CDs in 2007: the first shipped 25 January; the second on 24 October. Seiyuu Kanda Akemi, Toriumi Kousuke, and Sugiyama Noriaki voiced protagonists Takamura Uru, Shindou Satsuki, and Nishikawa Ichirou.

4. [Premiere] I Wish I Could Fly (Corset ni Tsubasa) 1 of 3 by Moto Naoko

Corset ni Tsubasa 「 コルセットに翼 」 by Moto Naoko Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.01

5. [New] I Wish I Could Fly (Corset ni Tsubasa) 2 of 3 by Moto Naoko

Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.06

6. [New] I Wish I Could Fly (Corset ni Tsubasa) 3 of 3 by Moto Naoko

Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.12

7. Jun X Ai Sensation (Jun'ai Sensation) 2 of 5+ by Oobayashi Miyuki

Jun'ai Sensation 「 純★愛センセーション 」 by Oobayashi Miyuki Shogakukan ChuChu Comics, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.02

8. Long Hu Men (Oriental Heroes) 168: Pertarungan Akhir by Tony Wong

Long Hu Men by Tony Wong Culturecom

9. Sparkling Gingachou (Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai) 9 of 10 by Fujimoto Yuki

Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai 「 キラメキ☆銀河町商店街 」 by Fujimoto Yuki AKA Sparkling Galaxy Town Shopping Center Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 9 first published in Japan 2009.04

ADAPTATIONS
A キラメキ☆銀河町商店街 drama CD about the six childhood friends who grew up in the Galaxy Street shopping district was released by Geneon Entertainment on 2007.11.21, starring seiyuu Kawakami Tomoko, Fukuyama Jun, Ikezawa Haruna, Mizuno Manabi, Hoshi Souichirou, Taniyama Kishô, and Takahashi Hiroki.

10. Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 6 of 10 (Lucasfilm Ltd., Dark Horse Comics)

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 6 by Haden Blackman, Thomas Andrews, Fillbach Brothers, Stewart McKenny Dark Horse (2006.08.09) Featuring It Takes a Thief, The Drop, To the Vanishing Point, and Means and Ends

NOTE
¹ Source: m&c! (artwork)
² All listed GN are priced at IDR 15,000, except Long Hu Men 168 (SRP: IDR 60,000) and Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 6 (IDR 45,000)
³ Links like this are Amazon.com (or other online merchants) search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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