Showing posts with label Defense Devil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Defense Devil. Show all posts

Defense Devil 10 of 10, Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden 10, Initial D 43 (Chuang Yi 6 December 2011 simplified Chinese manga)

So Chuang Yi's simplified Chinese Defense Devil finale streets today, rekindling hopes that the next English volume 3 shouldn't be (that) far behind.

Defense Devil #10, 梦幻游戏玄武开传 #10, 头文字D #43 (Chuang Yi)

Defense Devil © Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl/Shogakukan [First serialized in Shonen Sunday] · Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden © Watase Yuu/Shogakukan [Serialized in Rinka] · Initial D © Shigeno Shuichi/Kodansha [Serialized in Young Magazine ].
Published in Singapore as Defense Devil, 梦幻游戏玄武开传 and 头文字D by Chuang Yi

Also tagging along: the latest 梦幻游戏玄武开传 (Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden) and 头文字D (Initial D). No new English manga.

Chuang Yi simplified Chinese manga (2011.12.06)

  1. Defense Devil #10 of 10 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl [Finale]
  2. 梦幻游戏玄武开传 (Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden) by #10 of 10+ by Watase Yuu
  3. 头文字D (Initial D) #43 of 43+ by Shigeno Shuichi

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Naruto 57 and D.Gray-man 22 on teh simplified Chinese side (Chuang Yi 20 September 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Apparently the English Metal Fight Beyblade vol 5 didn't street as planned (was moved to 18 October). At any rate, Naruto 57 and D.Gray-man aren't the only simplified Chinese manga (and manhwa) Chuang Yi lined up for 20 September. Defense Devil #9 (penultimate tankou) and 吸血鬼骑士 (Vampire Knight) #14—both postponed from 9.05—also street, as does 魔帝 (Majeh) #36.

Simplified Chinese manga and manhwa (2011.09.20)

  1. Defense Devil #9 of 10 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl »Ex-9.05
  2. 吸血鬼骑士 (Vampire Knight) #14 of 14+ by Hino Matsuri »Ex-9.05
  3. D.GRAY MAN #21 of 22+ by Hoshino Katsura
  4. 魔帝 (Majeh) #36 of 39+ by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan
  5. 火影忍者 (Naruto) #57 of 57+ by Kishimoto Masashi
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Wild Life 19, Dr. Koto 6, Defense Devil 5 (Elex Media 10 August 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Also, a couple of (Shueisha!) manga we haven't seen for a year: Real by Inoue Takehiko (volume 10) and Claymore by Yagi Norihiro (volume 16).

Wild Life 19, Dr. Koto 6, Defense Devil 5 (Elex Media)

Wild Life © Fujisaki Masato/Shogakukan [First serialized in Shonen Sunday]; Dr. Koto Shinryoujo © Yamada Takatoshi/Shogakukan [First serialized in Weekly Young Sunday, currently in Big Comic Original]; Defense Devil © Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl/Shogakukan [First serialized in Shonen Sunday]. Published in Indonesia as Wild Life, Dr. Koto and Defense Devil by Elex Media

Updated with Elex artwork and blurbs and substantial NikBabble™

Tessho treats poor people's pets for free, but his goodness of   just lands him in hot water with Kanebakari, Meio University's stingy administrative chief. Kanebakari demands sanctions against Tessho for his sans university permission pro bono vet care.

Yup, Tessho and 2005 Shogakukan Manga Awardee Wild Life 19 are this week's hottest Elex GET!

And from vet, we move on to another manner of doctor, the middle of nowhere kind:

Dr. Koto 6 of 25+ by Yamada Takatoshi

Goto Kensuke alias Dr. Koto is the only doctor on the remote island of Koshiki, and it's to his credit that he can even perform surgery in such an isolated place.

One day, Dr. Koto gets into an accident in the mountains. He suffers from compartment syndrome, dislocated shoulder and loses consciousness because of his internal injuries.

Who's going to treat the doctor when the doctor himself is out?

Oh, dear. Dr. Koto's sitch goes way beyond a big pinch...Will a scream in his ear rouse the good doctor? I'm convinced that everything will turn out all right — and with no busted eardrums to additionally plague our heroic doctor. (I look to volumes 7 through 25+ for 100% confirmation that Dr. Koto survives.)

Elex notes that the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Awardee Dr. Koto Shinryoujo has sold as many as nine million copies in its home country. Wonder if/when local Dr. Koto will reach an equivalent sales milestone?

More previews after the release list.

Mangazines: Shonen Magz 8/2011 and Shonen Star 14/2011

Fairy Tail's Elsa (Erza) and Natsu headline the latest Shonen Magz, albeit BECK's guitarist/singer Koyuki part-times as cover boy. Meanwhile, Idamaria is Shonen Star 14's cover exorcist nun because Defense Devil is apparently not content with just the volume 5 release this street date. [Moar babble on the Indonesian Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday serials (waay) below.]

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.08.10)

  1. Bride of the Water God (Habaek-eui Shinbu) 3 of 15+ by Yun MiKyung
  2. Bride of the Water God 3 (Elex)

    Habaek-eui Shinbu하백의 신부
    by Yun MiKyung
    Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung
    Volume 3 first published in Korea 2007.02

    Other languages/serializations
    English Bride of the Water God (Dark Horse: eight volumes per 2011.05 • volume 9 street date: 2011.11.01), French L'épouse du dieu de l'eau (Editions Clair de Lune: Tome 4 shipped 2011.06 • Tome 5 street date: 2011.08.18)

  3. Claymore 16 of 20+ by Yagi Norihiro
  4. Claymore 16 (Elex)

    ClaymoreCLAYMORE
    by Yagi Norihiro
    Shueisha Jump Square (previously serialized in Monthly and Weekly Shonen Jump), shounen
    Volume 16 first published in Japan 2009.05

    Volume 16: Daichi no Kikoku (The Lamentation of the Earth) chapters:
    84. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅱ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 2)
    85. "Daichi no Kikoku Ⅲ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 3)
    86. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅳ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 4)
    87. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅴ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 5)
    88. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅵ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 6)
    89. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅶ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 7)
    *NOT Elex chapter titles

    Other languages
    English Claymore (VIZ Media: 18 volumes per 2011.06 • volume 19 street date: 2011.11.01), German (Tokyopop Germany: Band 19 ships 2011.08.11), France and Spain (Glenat; latest French tome 18 per 2011.06), Italy (Star Comics), Russia (Comix-ART), Mexico (Grupo Editorial Vid), Brazil (Panini Comics Brasil) and Taiwan (Ever Glory: 獵魔戰記 18 released 2010.11)

    Adaptations
    Madhouse's 26-episode anime adapted the first 11 manga volumes and aired on Japan's NTV between April and September 2007, with seiyuu Kuwashima Houko as Clare.

  5. Defense Devil 5 of 10 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
  6. Defense Devil 5 (Elex)

    Defense DevilDEFENSE DEVIL
    by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 5 (chapters 38-47) first published in Japan 2010.06

    Related
    Adapted from the Sunday GX Akuma Bengoshi Kucabara one-shot

    Other languages/serializations
    Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
    English and simplified Chinese volumes (Chuang Yi: English volume 2 released 2010.09 • simplified Chinese #8 per 2011.06)

  7. Demon King (Majeh) 34 of 38+ by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan
  8. Demon King 34 (Elex)

    Majeh마제(魔帝)
    by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan
    Daiwon C.I. Champ Comics, sonyun
    Volume 34 first published in Korea 2009.12

    Other languages
    English King of Hell (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes per 2009.08.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 魔帝 #35 per 2011.06)

  9. Doraemon 11 of 45 by Fujiko F. Fujio (Right-to-left edition)
  10. Doraemon 11 (Elex)

    Doraemonドラえもん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio
    Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, kodomo
    Volume 11 first published in Japan 1976.07
    Premiered in Indonesia in left-to-right format (vintage ca. 1994)

    Awards
    Best Children's Manga, 27th Shogakukan Manga Awards, Grand Prize, the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1997) and the Excellence Award, Japan Cartoonists Association Awards (1973)

    Related series
    Doraemon Plus (sequel; 5 of 5 volumes), Daichouhen Doraemon (side story; 24 of 24 volumes); Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden (spin-off; 22 volumes as at 2011.05, ongoing) and The Doraemon's Special (spin-off; 12 volumes)

    Adaptations
    A 52-episode anime adaptation by Nippon TV (1973.04 - 1973.09), a 1,787-episode series by Shin-Ei Animation (broadcast on TV Asahi from 1979.04 - 2005.03), a 2005 adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation and Studio Pierrot (premiered 2005.04.15; 300+ episodes) and numerous movies

  11. Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) 6 of 25+ by Yamada Takatoshi
  12. Dr. Koto 6: Kecelakaan (Elex)

    Dr. Koto ShinryoujoDr.コトー診療所
    by Yamada Takatoshi
    Shogakukan Weekly Young Sunday (later moved to Big Comic Original in 2008), seinen
    Volume 6 (chapters 57-67) first published in Japan 2002.07

    Awards
    Best General/Seinen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards

    Serializations
    Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

    Other languages
    French (Kana: Dr Kotô tome 19 and 20 shipped 2011.07 • Tome 21-22 street date: 2011.10.21) and traditional Chinese (Ching Win Taiwan: 離島大夫日誌 25 released 2010.11)

    Adaptations
    The award-winning Dr. Coto's Clinic, an 11-episode live-action TV drama starring Yoshioka Hidetaka as Dr. Coto/Goto Kensuke aired from July to September 2003 on Fuji TV, followed by two specials (the first aired between 9 and 10 January 2004 and the second from 12 to 13 December of the same year). A second also award-winning 11-episode season followed between October and December 2006.

    Related
    Dr. Koto My First BIG Specials: The Advent!, Miracle in the hand (2006.10) and My First BIG editions: Suspected, Despair (2006.11) and Consider (2006.12)

  13. Lum, The Invader Girl (Urusei Yatsura) 30 of 34 by Takahashi Rumiko
  14. Lum, The Invader Girl 30 (Elex)

    Urusei Yatsura新装版 うる星やつら
    by Takahashi Rumiko
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    New edition (shinsoban) volume 30 released in Japan 2008.01

    Awards
    Winner, 26th Shogakukan Manga Awards, Shounen/Shoujo category

    Other languages
    English (VIZ Media), French and Spanish (Glenat)

    Adaptations
    A 195 episode-anime adaptation by Kitty Films, starring seiyuu Hirano Fumi (Lum) and Furukawa Toshio (Moroboshi Ataru), that aired from October 1981 through March 1986 on Fuji TV, 11 OAVs and six theatrical movies.

  15. Mixim 11 volume 4 of 12 by Anzai Nobuyuki
  16. Mixim 11 vol.4 (Elex)

    MiXiM 11MIXIM☆11
    by Anzai Nobuyuki
    AKA MiXiM♀12
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 4 first published in 2009.06

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

  17. Real 10 of 10+ by Inoue Takehiko
  18. Real 10 (Elex)

    Realリアル」 by Inoue Takehiko
    Shueisha Young Jump, seinen
    Volume 10 first published in Japan 2010.11

    Awards
    Excellence Prize, 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival

    Other languages
    English Real VIZ Media (nine volumes per 2010.11 • volume 10 street date: 2011.11.15), French (Kana: Tome 9 shipped 2010.08 • Tome 10 street date: 2011.12.02), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa;), Italian (Panini)

  19. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna) 14 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita
  20. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 14 (Elex)

    Spiral: Suiri no Kizunaスパイラル 推理の絆
    by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita
    Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen
    Volume 14 (chapters 67-71) first published in Japan 2005.09

    Other languages
    English Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Yen Press: 15 volumes per 2011.04) and German (Carlsen Comics; Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit: Band 12 shipped 2011.06 • Band 13 street date: 2011.09.29)

    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 KizunaSore 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 that aired on TV Tokyo from October 2002 to March 2003, starring seiyuu Suzumura Kenichi (Narumi Ayumu), Asano Masumi (Yuizaki Hiyono) and Ishida Akira (Eyes Rutherford).

  21. Vinland Saga 6 of 10+ by Yukimura Makoto
  22. Vinland Saga 6 (Elex)

    Vinland Sagaヴィンランド・サガ
    by Yukimura Makoto
    Kodansha Afternoon (initially in Weekly Shonen Magazine), shounen/seinen
    Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.06

    Volume 6 chapters:
    36. The Two on the Battlefield
    37. The Meaning of Love
    38. Outside the Cradle
    39. The King Awakens
    40. The Story of Thors
    41. Joint Battle
    42. Your Life or Death Is in My Hands
    [*NOT Elex/Shonen Magz chapter titles]

    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)

  23. Wild Life 19 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato
  24. Wild Life 19 (Elex)

    Wild Lifeワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 19 (chapters 159-167) first published in Japan 2006.09

    Awards
    Winner, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category (2005)

    Serializations
    Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

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Mangazines (2011.08.10)

  1. Shonen Magz 8/2011 (Kodansha Shonen Magazine)
  2. Shonen Star 14/2011 (Shogakukan Shonen Sunday)
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Black Butler 5 and Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook (Chuang Yi 21 June 2011 English manga)

Also, simplified Chinese manga: Defense Devil #8 and One Piece #62: Adventure on Fishman Island.

Chuang Yi 21 June 2011 manga releases

Kuroshitsuji © Toboso Yana/Square Enix [GFantasy]
Defense Devil © Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl/Shogakukan [Shonen Sunday]
One Piece © Oda Eiichiro/Shueisha [Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Singapore as Black Butler, Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook - The Complete Collection, Defense Devil and One Piece by Chuang Yi

Sebastian and Agni's Great Curry Battle continues in Black Butler 5; Kucabara tries to prove Jupiter's parents' innocence in Defense Devil #8; and unhappy fishmen attack Luffy and crew as they approach Fishman Island in One Piece #62. [More on the latter pair below the release list]

As at publication, Chuang Yi's synopsis for Black Butler 5 (ISBN: 978-981-4341-13-4) still obviously refers to FullMetal Alchemist, as you can see from the excerpt below:

The eclipse is upon Amestris, and the rebels have made a horrifying discovery - they've inadvertently brought the Father of the Homonculi exactly what he wanted: five ideal candidates, each of whom has opened the Gate of Truth, to be used as a catalyst to activate the Runic Circle that encompasses all of Amestris...

Black Butler 5 collects chapters 20 through 23: That Butler, Idea; That Butler, Competition; That Butler, Pure Heart; and That Butler, Intermingling. [*NOT Chuang Yi's chapter titles; excerpted from Wikipedia]

Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook (ISBN: 978-981-4341-03-5), meanwhile, has neither summary (not that it really needs, what with the self-explanatory title) nor credits.

Chuang Yi English manga (2011.06.21)

  1. Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) 5 of 12+ by Toboso Yana
  2. Kuroshitsuji黒執事」 by Toboso Yana
    Square Enix GFantasy, shounen
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.09

    Other languages
    Alternative English Black Butler (Yen Press: five volumes per 2011.04 • volume 6 street date: 2011.07.19), French (Kana: Black Butler tome 6 per 2011.03 • tome 7 ships 2011.07.01), German (Carlsen Comics: Black Butler Band 6 per 2011.04 • Band 7 street date: 2011.06.24), Indonesian (Elex Media: vol. 10 released 2011.03 • volume 11 scheduled 2011.07.06), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 黑執事 11 per 2011.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 黑执事 #8 released 2010.02.24)

    Adaptations
    The 24-episode A-1 Pictures anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Ono Daisuke (Sebastian Michaelis) and Sakamoto Maaya (Ciel Phantomhive), aired in Japan from October 2008 to March 2009. An unaired OAV side story, Kuroshitsuji: Sono Shitsuji, Kōgyō, shipped with DVD volume 9.

    A 12-episode second series—Kuroshitsuji II—aired between July and September 2010. The new master and butler pair designed by Toboso Yana, butler Claude Faustus and master Alois Trancy, were voiced by Sakurai Takahiro and Mizuki Nana.

    Two audio dramas preceded the anime. The first Kuroshitsuji Drama CD, released August 2007 by Geneon Entertainment, featured seiyuu Morikawa Toshiyuki, Takashiro Genki, Suzuki Chihiro, and Seki Tomokazu. The second Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Karei Naru Drama CD, released November 2008 by Sony Music Entertainment, featured the anime cast.

    A musical adaptationThat Butler, Friendship—enjoyed a theater run from May 28, 2009 to June 7, 2009. The second Musical Black Butler, The Most Beautiful Death in The World, A Thousand Soul and The Fallen Grim Reapers stage musical had Matsushita Yuya reprising his role as Sebastian Michaelis. Nishii Yukito replaced Sakamoto Shougo as Ciel Phantomhive in the second musical that ran between 3 and 23 May 2010 in Japan.

    Related
    Black Butler Character Guide “That Butler, Assembles” (2008.02) • The TV Animation Black Butler Black Record (2009.03) • Rainbow Butler official comics anthology (2009.03)

  3. [Premiere] Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook - The Complete Collection (Complete)

Simplified Chinese manga (2011.06.21)

  1. Defense Devil #8 of 9+ by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
  2. ONE PIECE #62 of 63+ by Oda Eiichiro
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Defense Devil 4, Topeng Kaca 13 Deluxe, Princess Resurrection 2 (Elex Media 8 June 2011 manga)

Naruto 52, 7 Seeds 17, Shonen Magz 6 and Crayon Shinchan: Jalan-jalan Keliling Dunia have all been postponed to the 15th.

DEFENSE DEVIL 4

Defense Devil © Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl/Shogakukan
[Serialized in Shonen Sunday]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

Idamaria opposes Father Selma's plan to accommodate Kucabara and Bichura at the church, but can't stop the priest from allowing the pair to stay. Why does Idamaria so loathe Kucabara? Is it because he's a demon?

The female exorcist will have to continue sucking it up, partnered as she is with Kucabara in training, Wiki explains in its Defense Devil volume 4 summary. And apparently, Idamaria cooperates long enough to produce dark matter and fuel Kucabara's powers.

Defense Devil 4 compiles Judgments 6 through 9: The Key to the Demon World (Parts 3-9), Legato, Night before Departure and Invitation. In conventional numbers, that translates to chapters 28 to 37. [*NOT Elex Media/Shonen Star chapter titles]

Meanwhile, you can find the latest Judgments in Shonen Star, Issue 10/2011 of which also streets on Wednesday. (More on the Indonesian Shonen Sunday below.)

Topeng Kaca 13 of 24+ Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue

Maya plays Puck in the Tsukikage- and Ikkakuju "Midsummer Night's Dream" joint production. Initially, the stage was to have been the Athena, but Athena's management refused to let the play run, forcing the actors to consider the park next door as their outdoor stage. At Hayami Masumi's suggestion, they decide to perform for charity in the hopes of attracting a bigger audience. Pull in enough viewers, and maybe, just maybe, they will be allowed to move to the Athena theater.

New Elex manga: Takkoku!!! by Fukuchi Tsubasa

Takkoku!!! 1 (Elex)

Takkoku!!!
© Fukuchi Tsubasa
Shogakukan
[Shonen Sunday]
Published in Indonesia
by Elex Media

Fukuchi Tsubasa's ping-pong love comedy graduates from Shonen Star serial to tankou.

Before Marunouchi Gaku left his childhood thweetheart Tamano Kako for parts abroad, he promised her that they would date each other when he returned. But when Gaku finally comes home, Japan has already passed the Law of Takkoku, which stipulates that before you can confess your love to another, you must first win a table tennis match against that person.

The thing is, Kako is the number one table tennis athlete in all of Japan and Gaku has never even played ping-pong. What's more, Gaku wants to be the one to confess first.

Can Gaku win a duel against Kako who absolutely refuses to compromise and throw the match?

You already know Fukuchi Tsubasa-sensei, right? The Law of Ueki and The Law of Ueki Plus ring a bell?

Elex also introes another shounen manga, Magi, about a boy and his genie traveling companion, in the latest Shonen Star 10/2011. Magi (Takkoku!!!'s replacement?) is the creation of Ohtaka Shinobu, prolly better known for the seinen harem comedy, Sumomomo Momomo. Find Magi and the rest of the ShoStars huddling (waay) below.

Box sets: Dragon Ball, Done!

The last 12-volume box set of Toriyama Akira's Dragon Ball ships this Wednesday. Each value bundle collecting volumes 31-42 carries an IDR 190,000 price tag.

Elex Media manga, manhwa and manhua (2011.06.08)

  1. Bakeru kun Pika-pika 5 of 5 by Fujiko F. Fujio [Finale]
  2. Bakeru kun Pika-pika 5 (Elex)

    Bakeru-kunバケルくん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio
    Shogakukan Pikkapika Comics, kodomo
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2007.12

  3. Crayon Shinchan 6 of 50 by Usui Yoshito »Reskedded from 6.01
  4. Crayon Shinchan 6 (Elex)

    Crayon Shin-chanクレヨンしんちゃん
    by Usui Yoshito
    Futabasha Weekly Manga Action, seinen
    Volume 6 first published in Japan 1993.07

    Other languages
    English (partially translated by ComicsOne and CMX), French (J'ai Lu, then, Casterman), Spanish and Catalan (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), German (EMA), Italian ( Panini Comics) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)

    Adaptations
    Shin'ei Doga's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yajima Akiko (Shin-chan), ran from April 1992 to December 2010. At least 18 movie sequels have been released between July 1993 and April 2010.

  5. Defense Devil 4 of 9+ by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
  6. Defense Devil 4 (Elex)

    Defense DevilDEFENSE DEVIL
    by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 4 (chapters 28-37) first published in Japan 2010.03

    Related
    Adapted from the Sunday GX Akuma Bengoshi Kucabara one-shot

    Other languages/serializations
    Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
    English and simplified Chinese volumes (Chuang Yi: English volume 2 released 2010.09 • simplified Chinese #7 per 2011.04)

  7. Fantastic Tales 4 of 5 by Ihuan
  8. 星月幻境 #4 (TW cover)

    Fantastic Tales星月幻境」 by Ihuan
    Tong Li, shoujo
    Volume 4 first published in Taiwan 2005.07

  9. Masked Rider Spirits (Kamen Rider Spirits) 15 of 16 by Ishinomori Shotaro and Muraeda Kenichi
  10. Masked Rider Spirits 15 (JP cover)

    Kamen Rider Spirits仮面ライダーSPIRITS
    by Muraeda Kenichi (Art), Ishinomori Shotaro (Original story)
    AKA The Legend of Masked Riders
    Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen
    Volume 15 first published in Japan 2008.12

    Volume 15 chapters:
    87. Shift
    88. The Shadow's Trump Card
    89. Friend
    90. Garanda
    91. Love
    92. Strength
    *NOT Elex Media titles

    Related series
    Kamen Riders (main story) · Shin Kamen Rider Spirits (sequel) · Kamen Rider Spirits - Uketsugareru Tamashii (adapted from)

  11. New Kobochan (Shin Kobo-chan) 6 of 20+ by Ueda Masashi
  12. New Kobochan 6 (Elex)

    Shin Kobo-chan新コボちゃん」 by Ueda Masashi
    Houbunsha Manga Time Comics, seinen/4-koma
    Volume 6 first published in Japan 2005.11

  13. Princess Resurrection (Kaibutsu Oujo) 2 of 15+ by Mitsunaga Yasunori
  14. 怪物王女 2

    Kaibutsu Oujo怪物王女」 by Mitsunaga Yasunori
    Kodansha Shonen Sirius, shounen
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.05

    Other languages
    English Princess Resurrection (Del Rey: seven volumes per 2009.11), French (PIKA Édition: Princesse Résurrection tome 10 shipped 2010.09), German (EMA)

    Adaptations
    A 26 (24 + 2 Extra) episode anime adaptation by Madhouse that aired April through September 2007 (starring seiyuu Kawasumi Ayako as Hime and Oura Fuyuka as Hiyorimi Hiro) and 2 OAV episodes animated by Tatsunoko (bundled with manga volumes 13 and 14 released 2010.12.09 and 2011.03.09 respectively) with a different voice cast (Hayami Saori as Hime and Irino Miyu as Hiro)

  15. Rinne (Kyoukai no RINNE) 5 of 7+ by Takahashi Rumiko
  16. Rinne 5 (Elex)

    Kyoukai no RINNE境界のRINNE
    by Takahashi Rumiko
    AKA Circle of Reincarnation Rinne
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2010.09

    Volume 5 chapters:
    39. The Hot Secretary's True Identity
    40. Rich Girl
    41. Just a Simple Thanks
    42. Soul Eater King
    43. The Unopenable Bookshelves
    44. Roses and Soy Sauce
    45. The Cursed Track Star
    46. I Don't Want Him to Know
    47. The Haunted Cedar
    48. Yo-Yo Memories
    *NOT Elex's chapter titles

    Other languages/serializations
    English RIN-NE (VIZ Media: five volumes released as at 2011.03 • volume 6 street date: 2011.07.12; serialized in ShonenSunday.com: latest chapter 89 A Black Cat's Life live per 2011.03.17) and Chuang Yi: volume 5 per 2011.04), French (Kazé Editions: tome 5 per 2011.03), German (EMA Band 4 shipped 2011.04 • Band 5 street date: 2011.09) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press 境界之輪迴 6 per 2011.04)

  17. [Series Premiere] Takkoku!!! 1 of 6 by Fukuchi Tsubasa
  18. Takkoku!!! 1 (Elex)

    Takkoku!!!タッコク!!!
    by Fukuchi Tsubasa
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday Super, shounen
    Volume 1 (episodes 1-7 + omake) first published in Japan 2009.09

  19. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 13 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue
  20. Topeng Kaca 13 Deluxe (Elex)

    Glass no Kamenガラスの仮面 白泉社文庫
    by Miuchi Suzue
    Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Bunko volume 13 first published in Japan 1994.09

    Related
    Glass no Kamen tankoubon

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

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Box sets (2011.06.08)

  • [Box set @ IDR 190,000] Dragon Ball, Vol. 31-42 (of 42) by Toriyama Akira

Mangazines (2011.06.08)

  • Shonen Star 10/2011 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)
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Trinity Blood 13, 07-GHOST 7, Karneval 3 (Chuang Yi 19 April 2011 English manga) [UPDATED]

Also, 3+2 moar manga, including (finally) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya volume 8 and latest simplified Chinese editions of guess without hovering over »these links. (Felt the pressure, so extended remix of the earlier list. Thank Cyan-san for the NikBabble™ commencing naaw~)

Chuang Yi 2011.04.19 English manga: 07-GHOST #7, Karneval #3, Trinity Blood #13

07-GHOST © Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino/Ichijinsha [Comic Zero-Sum]
Karneval © Mikanagi Touya/Ichijinsha [Comic Zero-Sum]
Trinity Blood © Kyujyo Kiyo & Yoshida Sunao/Kadokawa Shoten [Asuka]
Published in Singapore by Chuang Yi

Teito journeys without and within — both treks leading to the same place where memories dwell in 07-GHOST 7; Gareki faces his worst fears in Karneval 3; and Esther comes between a terrorist and her revenge target in Trinity Blood 13.

To find out what's up (or down) with Haruhi and Kyon and the SOS Brigade, Ikari Shinji and his dad, and Special A's Kei × Hikari, scroll down to Chuang Yi's full-length previews (excerpted after the lists).

Chuang Yi English manga (2011.04.19)

  1. 07-GHOST 7 of 11+ by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino
  2. 07-Ghost07‐GHOST」 by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino
    Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
    Volume 7 (chapters 36-41) first published in Japan 2008.11

    Awards
    Double-first prize, 3rd Zero-Sum Comics Grand-Prix

    Related series
    07-GHOST CHILDREN (side story; one volume)

    Other languages
    Alternative English 07-GHOST (Go! Comi: 7 volumes, dropped), French (Kazé Editions: Tome 3 per 2011.02 • Tome 4 ships 2011.06.09)

    Adaptations
    Anime: Studio DEEN's 25-episode adaptation, starring seiyuu Mitsuki Saiga (Teito Klein), Namikawa Daisuke (Mikage) and Hayami Sho (Ayanami), aired in Japan from April through September 2009. Since the TV series' end, limited edition genteiiban have been bundled with the DVDs.

    Audio drama: The 07-Ghost: Kamisama ni Todoku Koibumi drama CD was released in Japan in 2007. The second 07-Ghost: Seventh District shipped February 2009 and a third special drama CD streeted the same year.

  3. Karneval 3 of 7+ by Mikanagi Touya
  4. Karnevalカーニヴァル」 by Mikanagi Touya
    AKA K∀RNEVAL
    Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
    Volume 3 (Scores 13-18) first published in Japan 2009.04

    Adaptations
    Adapted into a series of drama CDs: the first Karneval - Flightless Wings / Mermaid's Bottle, spanning Scores 12 through 15 was first offered only to Zero-Sum readers in late 2009, but eventually made commercially available. Frontier Works released the second Karneval Circus CD, covering Scores 3-8 in March 2010 (the same street date as volume 5). The drama starred seiyuu Shimono Hiro (Nai), Kamiya Hiroshi (Gareki), Miyano Mamoru (Yogi), Ono Daisuke (Hirato) and Endou Aya (Tsukumo). A third drama CD Karneval Rinoru (Scores 16-20) featuring the same voice cast, in addition to Hirakawa Daisuke (Akari) and Suwabe Junichi (Uro), went on sale in Japan last September. A fourth drama CD Vinto is expected to street 2011.04.27. [Info from karnevalesque, the Karneval manga community]

  5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu) 8 of 13+ by Tsugano Gaku
  6. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
    by Tsugano Gaku, Tanigawa Nagaru and Itou Noizi
    Kadokawa Shoten Shonen Ace, shounen
    Volume 8 first published in Japan 2009.03

    Other languages
    Alternative English The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Manga) (Yen Press: eight volumes per 2011.03.29 • volume 9 street date: 2011.08.16)

    Related
    Adapted from the Suzumiya Haruhi light novel series written by Tanigawa Nagaru and illustrated by Itou Noizi, the foundation of the Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu anime TV series (April to July 2006 and April to October 2009 [TV 2009 renewal]) and the February 2010 Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu movie, all produced by Kyoto Animation and starring seiyuu Hirano Aya (Suzumiya Haruhi), Sugita Tomokazu (Kyon), Goto Yuko (Asahina Mikuru), Chihara Minori (Nagato Yuki) and Ono Daisuke (Koizumi Itsuki).

    Spin-off manga: The parody 4-koma series, Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yuutsu, serialized in Shonen Ace (five volumes compiled as at 2010.11) and Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu, serialized in Young Ace (two tankoubon compiled per 2010.11), both by PUYO and another parody series Nyorōn Churuya-san by Eretto (three volumes by 2007.10)

    Audio dramas: At least four drama CDs have been released: SOS Dan Radio Shibu Bangai Hen CD (Volume 1: 2006.07, Volume 2: 2006.09; Volume 3: 2006.12) and Sound Around (2007.01)

  7. Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shinseiki Evangelion) 12 of 12+ by Sadamoto Yoshiyuki
  8. Shinseiki Evangelion新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
    by Sadamoto Yoshiyuki/kharaGAINAX
    Kadokawa Shoten Shonen Ace (in Young Ace starting 2009), shounen
    Volume 12 (Stages 77-83) first published in Japan 2010.04

    Other languages
    Alternative English Neon Genesis Evangelion (VIZ Media: 12 volumes per 2011.02.15), French (Glénat Tome 11: La mémoire des mains shipped 2008.10.22), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa Argentina and Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico), Italian (Planet Manga), German (Carlsen Comics: latest Band 12), Dutch (Glénat Benelux), Danish (Carlsen), Swedish (Bonnier Carlsen, Polish (JPF), Portuguese (JBC, starting from volume 11), Indonesian (m&c!: volume 11 released 2011.03) and traditional Chinese (Kadokawa Media Taiwan)

    Related
    Developed alongside the anime to promote the 1995 and 1996 Animage Anime Grand Prix prize winning TV series that aired from October 1995 to March 1996, starring seiyuu Ogata Megumi as Ikari Shinji, Mitsuishi Kotono as Katsuragi Misato, Hayashibara Megumi as Ayanami Rei, Miyamura Yuko as Asuka Langley Sohryu and Ishida Akira as Nagisa Kaworu.

    Manga spin-offs:
    Petit Eva by Hamamoto Ryusuke (4-koma, three volumes)
    Shinseiki Evangelion: Gakuen Datenroku AKA Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse by Ming Ming (four volumes, first serialized in Asuka)
    Shinseiki Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku AKA Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project by Osamu Takahashi (11 volumes, ongoing serialization in Shonen Ace)
    Shinseiki Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Tantei Nikki AKA Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari's Detective Journal by Yoshimura Takumi (two volumes; first serialized in Asuka)
    Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd AKA Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden the 2nd (in Indonesia) and Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (US; six volumes; first serialized in Asuka)

  9. S.A 16 of 17 by Minami Maki
  10. S.A Special AS・A スペシャル・エー」 by Minami Maki
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 16 (chapters 88-95) first published in Japan 2009.03

    Other languages
    Alternative English S.A (VIZ Media: 17 volumes per 2010.11), French (Tonkam: Tome 13 per 2011.03 • Tome 14 street date: 2011.05.18), Germany (Carlsen Comics: Band 15 ships 2011.04.22), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan) and Indonesian (m&c!, volume 17 per 2010.02).

    Adaptations
    A 24-episode anime adaptation by AIC x Gonzo aired on Chiba TV from April to September 2008, starring seiyuu Goto Yuko (Hanazono Hikari) and Fukuyama Jun (Takishima Kei). A Valentine's special drama CD was released earlier than the anime (February 2007) and had a different cast (Asano Masumi as Hikari and Suzumura Kenichi as Kei.) Two succeeding drama CDs (June and August 2008 release) cast the anime actors .

  11. Trinity Blood 13 of 13+ by Kyujyo Kiyo & Yoshida Sunao
  12. Trinity Bloodトリニティ・ブラッド」 by Kyujyo Kiyo & Yoshida Sunao
    Kadokawa Shoten Asuka, shoujo
    Volume 13 (Acts 47-50) first published in Japan 2010.11

    Other languages
    Alternative English Trinity Blood (TOKYOPOP: 12 volumes as at 2010.03 • volume 13 advertised for 2011.08.30 release), Indonesian (Elex Media: volume 10 per 2008.09), French (Kana: Tome 12 per 2010.12), German (Planet Manga)

    Related
    Based on the Trinity Blood light novels (Rage Against the Moons and Reborn on Mars series) written by Yoshida Sunao and illustrated by Thores Shibamoto

    Adaptations
    A 24-episode anime adaptation by Gonzo (starring seiyuu Touchi Hiroki as Abel Nightroad and Noto Mamiko as Esther Blanchett) aired from April to October 2005 on WOWOW.

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Simplified Chinese manga (2011.04.19)

  1. DEFENSE DEVIL #7 of 8+ by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
  2. D.GRAY MAN #20 of 21+ by Hoshino Katsura
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