In keeping with the unexpected conspiracy bent, I presume this tankou release top-of-mind capitalizes on the Southeast Asian airing of the Fairy Tail anime (on Animax) and/or the upcoming October premiere of Season 2 in Japan, but that's just me. (Your Mileage May Vary.) In any case, Natsu takes on Phantom Lord magic guild's Gajeel in Fairy Tail 8. As both dragon slayers duke it out, Phantom Lord prepares a spell of destruction that, once cast, may reduce its rival wizarding guild to... not even rubble. Fairy Tail's fate rests in the hands of Natsu and his friends, but can their combined magic avert the guild's imminent annihilation? [Adapted from Del Rey's Fairy Tail, Vol. 8: Ultimate Duel synopsis and Pika Édition's Fairy Tail, tome 8 preview translation]
The “Double Casting” to which Peacock's director alluded apparently didn't refer to Ryo and Makoto. So who will be Ryo's thespian sparring partner? And what will happen to the Peacock agency and its artists after the director takes a gamble on a spectacular “Stairway to Dreams” performance, despite Oka Yoko's worsening condition?
Just as student council prexy Sakurai Seiji imagines himself a telepath, along comes Tsubaki Kiyoi with the verified ability to read minds. What brings her to the student council? She desires to become a member?!
¹ Sources: Elex STO 6 October 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Crayon Shinchan: Mari Mengenal Serangga (SRP: IDR 25,800). The Detektif Conan 20+ Super Digest Book Detektif is priced at IDR 20,000.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).
Finales continued
Z's crew activates gravity storm as its last ditch bid. The final countdown begins, with Tenma and Hitler clashing and rending the very fabric of time and space asunder. Who will karma favor in the end?
New titles continued
Crayon Shinchan:
Mari Mengenal Serangga
© Usui Yoshito
The Elex Book Reviews editor recommends this edu-manga for kids to learn about insects, the class that includes more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms
(so cites Wikipedia).
Butterflies and crickets (which tickles me as very Japanese) are among the nearby Insecta featured, but I doubt the non-fiction comic has Shinchan and pals making pets out of, say, Xestobium rufovillosum AKA death watch beetles.
The 216-paged, 14 x 21cm Crayon Shinchan - Mari Mengenal Serangga carries an IDR 25,800 (approx. USD 2.89) SRP.
Last June, Elex released Crayon Shinchan - Keajaiban Ilmu Pengetahuan (Crayon Shin-chan: The Marvels of Science) at the same IDR 25,800 price.
Ongoing series previews
A Story of Heroes
© Choi Mir
Battle victors find themselves in front of the King to vie for the ultimate champion prize. Little do they know that the combat has been engineered by the Sami school. What will happen to Yusin and his allies now?
Where leadest “Devil's Way”?
Eddie lets his Japanese friend listen to his last, unfinished song...
Detektif Conan 20 +Plus
Super Digest Book © Aoyama Gosho
Similar to the Detektif Conan 10 +Plus Super Digest Book Story and Character Guide (released last June), you stand to —
- Get to know the Meitantei Conan characters and creator better (includes an interview with Aoyama Gosho-sensei)
- Deconstruct Edogawa Conan's
One Truth prevails!
deduction - Classify yourself into your detective type
Several digests comprise the series: the aforementioned 10+, PLUS 30+, 40+ and 50+. The second Indonesian Detektif Conan 20+ SDB goes for the same price as the first (IDR 20,000 a pop).
Subtitled: Menjadi Sasaran
Goto Kensuke alias Dr. Koto struggles to care for residents of Koshiki island, but it's hard to win their trust, let alone provide appropriate medical care without apposite equipment. Serious charges brought against him by the press don't help any. What will Dr. Koto do after the antagonistic magazine reporter is buried in a landslide and suffers from epidural hematoma? [With additions from Kana's Dr Kotô, tome 2 blurb (French translation)]
Do we need to even ask? Of course, the Hippocratic Oath will prevail!
Dr. Koto volume 2 contains chapters:
- 11 Dr. Koto, targeted.
- 12 Dr. Koto, cornered.
- 13 Dr. Koto, Haru's life.
- 14 Dr. Koto, see and pull out.
- 15 Dr. Koto, crying.
- 16 Dr. Koto, suffering
- 17 Dr. Koto, collapse
- 18 Dr. Koto, revived
- 19 Dr. Koto, leave
- 20 Dr. Koto, searching
- 21 Dr. Koto, cradle
*NOT Shonen Star chapter titles (tentative translation of Japanese titles)
If you haven't started this seinen slice of life yet, I suggest you read Raven-san's review of Volume 1: Dr. Koto, Tiba di Pulau! (in Indonesian) and be GET! convinced.
Shiro and the main Tsao Tsao force gird themselves for the final battle with Wu's troops, despite being outnumbered in the thousands. Meanwhile, Chung Ta assassin Lai, who shares Shiro's destiny, loses to Shiro in a duel. His capture reveals he is Lan's brother and Lu Bu's son.
Ogawa grows closer to her guardians, Team Saito, so much so that the “friendless trio” works overtime to protect Ogawa. So, shouldn't Ogawa's bullying days be over? But the reality is...
Sa Pha continues to pursue Wang Dae Hyeob who is none other than Cheon Ma Sin Gun's disciple. At the same time, the Sin Ji group threatens Wang Dae Hyeon by taking Yurang captive.
Will Nagato's sword be strong enough to shatter the rock that pins a girl and threatens her life, without injuring the victim herself?
Kanon means business. The Hunter wants to eliminate all the Blade Children. Holding Ayumu hostage, Kanon threatens to blow up the entire school. With the police powerless, does this mean the end of the Blade Children? [Adapted from Carlsen Comics' Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit, Band 7 synopsis (German translation)]
Volume 7 contains chapters:
- 32 The Sound of a Cookie Crumbling
- 33 The Existence of the Glass Box
- 34 Who Knows Heaven's Fate
- 35 La Campanula
- 36 The Darkness Must Not Fall
Tuner HQ faces danger from within, which means Kyousuke and Tena's (more or less) peaceful days in Japan are about to come to an end. Despite Mezzo and Sopra's device rendering him near undetectible, Kyousuke faces pursuit by even more tuners (other than Arun). Can Tena secure Kyousuke's much-in-demand soul score (and Kyousuke along with it) before she herself succumbs to their pursuers? [Adapted from Yen Press' Tena on S-String, volume 3 blurb]
UP NEXT: Level Comics and m&c! 6 October 2010 manga
- Level Comics: Eternal Sabbath 1 by Souryo Fuyumi · Cruise 1 by Yajima Masao · xxxHOLiC 10 · Miso-com 4 · Psychometrist Eiji 15 · A Spirit of the Sun 6 · K2 volume 3
- m&c!: White Paper Ark 7 of 7 · Lovers In Paris by Akimoto Nami · Welcome to Rakuan-Inn by Minami Sachi · Dawn Aria 6 · School Baby by Shibano Yuka · Cyboy 1 by Nishikata Mai · Sandwich Girl 3
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography
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currently available manga (29 September 2010 street date)
- Elex Media: Angin Musim Gugur (Deluxe) by Hikawa Kyoko · Detektif Conan Special 33 · Yakitate!! Japan 18 · Dear Boys Act.3 vol. 4 · Vampire Knight 4 · Rakka Ryuusui 2 · Wild Life 9 · Hell Girl 8 · Kurozakuro 6 · Legend of The Cursed Sword 32 · Shonen Star 73/2010 · Shonen Magz 77/2010
- Level Comics: Fight!! Ippo 78 · The Duke and I by Hara Chieko · Love & Collage 11 · Love Affair 6 · Priest 9 · Aflame Inferno 3 · New Comic Bomber 4 · Gun Smith Cats 6 · Haruka 17 vol. 9
- m&c!: Sugar Family 4 · Shanimuni GO 31 · Jun x Ai Sensation 3 · Anemone Flower Shop by Minami Maki · Sky Blue Beach 1 by Yamada Nanpei · Shimokita Sundays by Katsuma Ayahito/Ishida Ira · Yowamushi Pedal, Go! 9 · You Are My Wing by Kitagawa Yuka · Rasetsu's Flower 7 · A Badboy Drinks Tea! 9 · Lady and the Sea 1 by Abiko Miwa · Female Wolf's Boy 5 · Confucius 4 · Cherry 47/2010
related monthly schedules
October 2010
Premiering Angin Musim Gugur (Deluxe) by Hikawa Kyoko, English School Wars by Matsumoto Tomo, The Flower Princess by Hibiki Wataru, Traumeister by Nakayama Atsushi, Nice to Meet You God by Suzuki Julietta, MIXIM 11 by Anzai Nobuyuki, My First Mr. Akuno by Fujiki Syun, Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl, Chotto Edo Made by Tsuda Masami, Kome Si Belang by Hoshino Natsumi, Here is Greenwood (Deluxe) by Nasu Yukie, Our Dear Tamura-kun by Kurafuji Sachi, Crayon Shinchan by Usui Yoshito and SC: Goddess of a Department Store by Morino Aki (standalone)
September 2010
Premiering Global Garden by Hiwatari Saki, Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 by Hara Asumi, You Are So Cool by Lee YoungHee and Thorny Rules by Yukimura Yuni (standalone)
other invaluable resources
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Pocket Monster Special 「ポケットモンスタースペシャル」
by Yamamoto Satoshi and Kusaka Hidenori
Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics Special, shounen
Volume 38 first published in Japan 2011.02
Other languages
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