Toradora 3, 07-GHOST 2, Pirates & the Mermaid 4 (Elex Media 19 October 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Also, the Deluxe version of Hikawa Kyoko's Di Balik Jendela Putih (Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa bunko)

Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa © Hikawa Kyoko/Hakusensha Bunko
[First serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as Di Balik Jendela Putih Deluxe by Elex Media

BTW, this is still the MinimaList. I don't have time to fill in (the rest of) the eyecandy and NikBabble™. Yet. Edit: Found the time.

Seiko and Yoshito have been friends since grade school, but only now in senior high does Seiko begin to view Yoshito differently. She doesn't act on her feelings, however, owing to something Yoshito said way back when.

Just as Seiko decides to forever hold her peace, a senior shows up to distract her. Can this senpai, worlds apart from Yoshito, succeed in making Seiko turn away from Yoshito?

Hey, hey, not so fast, Seiko! Though all of the diverse array of characters in the story seem to see it as plain as day, Seiko does not realize Yoshito would like to be more than friends. (Thanks, Stage Storm, for that Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa parting shot.)

Elex describes Di Balik Jendela Putih (Beyond the White Window) as a romance comedy that has stood the test of time—vintage 1980, this one—from the creator of shoujo classic Dunia Mimpi (Kanata Kara). Di Balik Jendela Putih is the latest in the Hikawa Kyoko Deluxe "line" that includes Angin Musim Gugur (Chizumi & Fujiomi 1), Golden Book (Chizumi & Fujiomi 2) and Harmoni (Hoshi no Harmony). Hikawa Kyoko-sensei's latest manga, ongoing in Melody, is Otogimoyou Ayanishiki Futatabi, sequel to Otogimoyou Ayanishiki that Elex licensed and retitled Fairy-Tale-Motif Brocade.

With all that name-dropping, I don't think I need to stress (GET!).

Now for the top DO WANT!

Toradora! 3 of 4+
By Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko

Kawashima Ami transfers into Ryuuji and Taiga's class. From the outside, she appears innocent and friendly, but inside she's selfish and rude. How long can she keep up the act?

Two Toradora! 3 postponements within a month and a gap of nearly a year between this and volume 2 don't seem so egregious when you realize that a year also separated the original Toradora! volumes 2 and 3 and 3 and 4.

07-GHOST vol 2 of 12+
By Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino

Losing his best friend has set Teito firmly on the path of vengeance, but with his current powers, he doesn't stand a chance at survival. Additionally, too many mysteries remain unsolved. Castor offers Teito an alternative: take the clergy examination to become a bishop who can move freely in District 1.

But even as he struggles to unlearn what he had been taught in back in the military to master the Baculus staff, his fast awakening powers soon becomes apparent to those around him. With the guilt of his friend death's still clouding in his mind, will Teito be able to open his heart and make room for a new ally? [Additional commentary from Chuang Yi's 07-GHOST Vol.2 synopsis]

07-GHOST 2 compiles Kapitel (chapters) 6-11: Awakening, Cycle of Rebirth, Mikhail, Atonement, Nightmare [part 1] and Nightmare [part 2]. [*NOT Elex' chapter titles] For the benefit of those who watched the anime first, Kapitel 6-11 correspond to anime episodes 8 through 13.

Twelve ０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ tankou have been released in Japan as of 25 July 2011.

☆ The Indonesian-English edu-manga series Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future ends with volume 10 this sked. If Elex later boxes this up like Lys Lily and Love Chop! below, AND affixed a similarly-droolable price tag, t'would make a great gift. (The other value bundles streeting on the 19th are listed below.)

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.10.19)

1. 07-GHOST vol 2 of 12+ by Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino «EX 9.28

07-GHOST 「０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ」 by Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei Volume 2 (chapters 6-11) first published in Japan 2006.05

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

Other languages
English 07-GHOST (Go! Comi: 7 volumes [dropped] and Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 8 per 2011.07), French (Kazé Editions: 07-Ghost Tome 5 shipped 2011.09 • Tome 6 street date: 2011.11.17)

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

A 07-GHOST Seal and Postcard Book was released by Gakken Marketing in 2009.09

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 The Day of Retribution shipped June 2009 and the third 07-Ghost: The Top News Headlines came out October the same year. A special drama CD also streeted in 2009.

2. Bride of the Water God (Habaek-eui Shinbu) vol 5 of 15+ by Yun MiKyung

Habaek-eui Shinbu 「하백의 신부」 by Yun MiKyung Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 5 first published in Korea 2007.12

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 5 shipped 2011.08 • Tome 6 street date: 2011.11.03)

3. [Premiere] Di Balik Jendela Putih Deluxe (Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa) [Bunko] by Hikawa Kyoko

Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa [Hakusensha Bunko] 「白い窓の向こう側　白泉社文庫」 by Hikawa Kyoko Hakusensha Hakusensha Bunko, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2003.03

Related series
Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa tankoubon (two volumes published between 1980.12 and 1994.05; first serialized in LaLa)

4. Doraemon: Gadget Cat from The Future vol 10 of 10 by Fujiko F. Fujio [Finale]

Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future 「ドラえもん　日本語訳付」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Shogakukan English Comics, kodomo Volume 10 first published in Japan 2005.03

Related series
Doraemon (main story; 45 volumes)

5. Dream Eater Merry (Yumekui Merry) vol 4 of 7+ by Ushiki Yoshitaka «EX 9.28

Yumekui Merry 「夢喰いメリー」 by Ushiki Yoshitaka Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.04

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 13-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Sakura Ayane and Okamoto Nobuhiko as Merry Nightmare and Fujiwara Yumeji aired in Japan between January and April 2011.

6. Kekkaishi vol 10 of 35 by Tanabe Yellow

Kekkaishi 「結界師」 by Tanabe Yellow Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 10 (chapters 86-95) first published in Japan 2005.12

Awards
Winner, 52nd Shogakukan Manga Awards for the Shounen category

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Kekkaishi (VIZ Media: 28 volumes per 2011.10.11 • volume 29 street date: 2011.12.13), French (PIKA Édition: tome 27 shipped 2011.06), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 17 released 2011.05 • Band 18 per 2011.11.18), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 结界师 #34 released 2011.07), traditional Chinese (Rightman Publishing Limited Hong Kong 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 aired on Animax Asia from 15 February to 27 April 2011.

Related
An official TV animation guide book (released 2006.12 under the Shonen Sunday Comics Special imprint) and two official strategy guides for Wii and Nintendo DS (Wonderlife Special: 2007.06 (Nintendo DS), 2007.11 (Wii))

7. Mixim 11 vol 6 of 12 by Anzai Nobuyuki

MIXIM 11 「ＭＩＸＩＭ☆１１」 by Anzai Nobuyuki AKA MiXiM♀12 Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 6 first published in 2009.12

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

8. Natane vol 3 of 6 Deluxe (Nijiiro Togarashi [Bunko]) by Adachi Mitsuru

Nijiiro Togarashi (bunko) 「虹色とうがらし　(小学館文庫)」 by Adachi Mitsuru Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Bunko volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.08

9. New Kobochan (Shin Kobo-chan) vol 11 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Shin Kobo-chan 「新コボちゃん」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time Comics, seinen/4-koma Volume 11 first published in Japan 2007.11

10. Pirates & The Mermaid (Kaizoku to Ningyo) vol 4 of 5+ by Kiuchi Tatsuya «EX 9.28

Kaizoku to Ningyo 「海賊と人魚」 by Kiuchi Tatsuya Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2011.02

11. Toradora! vol 3 of 4+ by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko «EX 9.28; 10.12

Toradora! 「とらドラ！」 by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko MediaWorks Dengeki Comic Gao! (former) and Dengeki Daioh (current), shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.01

Related series
Based on the 10-volume light novel series by Takemiya Yuyuko, illustrated by Yasu, published under the Dengeki Bunko imprint

Other languages
English ToraDora! (Seven Seas: two volumes as of 2011.07 • volume 3 street date: 2011.10.25) and traditional Chinese 龍虎戀人 (Kadokawa Media Taiwan)

Adaptations
Twenty-five episodes of J.C.Staff's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Majima Junji (Takasu Ryuuji) and Kugimiya Rie as Aisaka Taiga, aired on TV Tokyo from October 2008 to March 2009. An Internet radio show to promote the anime broadcast 38 episodes between September 2008 and May 2009.

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Postponed titles and new tentative street dates
Barista vol 2, Godhand Teru vol 34 and Topeng Kaca Deluxe vol 18 have been postponed to 26 October. La Corda d'Oro vol 8 and Ouran High School Host Club vol 9, both originally scheduled for 12 October, have been moved to 2 November. Also postponed but with no new street dates advised: Be Good vol 3 and Kariage Kun vol 46.

Box sets AKA Paket Komik *Harga Spesial* (2011.10.19)

1. Kisah Edo di Abad 21, Vols. 1-2 (of 6*) by Tsuda Masami (Chotto Edo Made) [IDR 16,000/set]
2. Love Chop!, Vols. 1-2 of 2 by Morio Masami –Complete– [IDR 16,000/set]
3. Lys Lily, Vols. 1-2 of 2 by Hibiki Wataru (Hanatsukihime) –Complete– [IDR 16,000/set]
4. Magic Peddler Roma, Vols. 1-2 (of 5+) by Kurazono Norihiko (Mahou Gyoushounin Roma) [IDR 16,000/set]

Note: Volume tallies represent Japanese volume totals, not (necessarily) Elex's latest release. Most recent Elex releases: Kisah Edo di Abad 21: vol 3 (released 7.27) and Magic Peddler Roma: vol 2 (2010.11.10). I assume Chotto Edo Made's finale volume is 6 based on the manga concluding in LaLa's 24 August issue. The sixth tankou streets 4 November 2011 in Japan.

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One Piece 58, Dream Eater Merry 2, Kome Si Belang 3 (Elex Media 1 June 2011 manga) [UPDATE2]

Update 2: Crayon Shinchan 6 has been postponed. No new street date advised, so, keeping it here. Moved to the 8th

Actually, the post title should've read One Piece 58, Dream Eater Merry 2 AND Hyde & Closer 6, but GET! third-placer Hyde & Closer got reskedded to the 15th. Otherwise, the manga list is the same as Elex's.

One Piece © Oda Eiichiro/Shueisha
[Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

Shirohige is stabbed, further tilting the balance against the Whitebeard pirates, already suffering heavy losses in the Battle of Marineford. Meanwhile, Luffy, determined to rescue Ace, faces off against one Navy admiral after another.

Go »here for moar summary specificity than Elex's Indonesian take on One Piece 58's Japanese blurb. Wiki's not-so mini spoilage builds up the suspense better.

One Piece volume 58, The Name of This Era is ‘Whitebeard’, compiles chapters 563 through 573: One Man, One Heart, The Man Who Shook the World, Oars' Path, Raid, Marineford Navy Headquarters - Oris Plaza, Have It Your Way!, White Monster, The Bridge of Life, The Execution Platform, The Times They Are A-Changin’ and The Name of This Era is ‘Whitebeard’. (*NOT Elex chapter titles)

Dream Eater Merry 2 of 6+ by Ushiki Yoshitaka

Not all dream demons exchange their dream domain for an earthly one; some access the human world to eliminate other dream demons. Engi Threepiece is one such, ingressing into the real world to avenge her sister's death at the hands of Pharos Hercules, who leads the charge to replace humans with dream demons.

I'm still waiting for an Elex back cover blurb that actually mentions Dream Eater Merry's male protagonist, Yumeji. Maybe next volume.

Now for some huggable keeyootness —

Kome Si Belang 3 of 4+ by Hoshino Natsumi

Awww...you just gotta cuddle Kome for patience above and beyond the call of duty. She lets Koyuki snatch away her toys, finishes off the diet kibble Koyuki turns her cute nose up at and allows Koyuki to relieve teething troubles on Kome's back. In short, Kome takes good care of Koyuki when mom and Taku are busy.

But with the arrival of Koyuki's kitten pals Gonta and Hime to Nakarai Manor, Kome needs to stretch her patience threefold.

Nyan~?!

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.06.01)

1. Crayon Shinchan 6 of 50 by Usui Yoshito Postponed to 6.08
2. Crows 18 of 26 by Takahashi Hiroshi

Crows 「クローズ」 by Takahashi Hiroshi AKA Crows: Busou Sensen Reimeihen Akita Shoten Monthly Shounen Champion, shounen Volume 18 first published in Japan 1995.08

Related series

Worst (sequel, 26 volumes as at 2011.04) and Crows Zero (spin-off; nine of nine volumes as at 2010.08)

Adaptations
Two live-action prequel movies: Crows ZERO (Japan theatrical release: October 2007) and Crows ZERO II (April 2009), directed by Miike Takashi and starring Oguri Shun (GPS leader Takiya Genji) and Yamada Takayuki (Serizawa Tamao)

3. Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future 6 of 10 by Fujiko F. Fujio (Shogakukan English Comics)
4. Dream Eater Merry (Yumekui Merry) 2 of 6+ by Ushiki Yoshitaka

Yumekui Merry 「夢喰いメリー」 by Ushiki Yoshitaka Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.05

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 13-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko (Fujiwara Yumeji) and Sakura Ayane (Merry Nightmare) aired in Japan between January and April 2011.

5. Hyde & Closer (Juhou Kaikin!! Hyde & Closer) 6 of 7 by Aso Haro Postponed to 6.15
6. Inazuma Eleven 3 of 9+ by Yabuno Tenya

Inazuma Eleven 「イナズマイレブン」 by Yabuno Tenya Shogakukan Corocoro Comic, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.06

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 34th Kodansha Manga Awards (2010)

Related
Based on the Nintendo DS game of the same name, from which an OLM anime, starring seiyuu Takeuchi Junko as Mark Evans (Endou Mamoru), Nojima Hirofumi as Axel Blaze (Gouenji Shuuya), Yoshino Hiroyuki as Jude Sharp (Yuuto Kidou) and Miyano Mamoru as Shawn Frost (Shirou Fubuki), was also adapted. The TV series premiered 2008.10.05 on TV Tokyo and is still ongoing; the Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ogre Shūrai movie sequel premiered 2010.12.23 in Japan.

7. Kariage kun 42 of 50+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 42 first published in Japan 2006.12

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)

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

8. Kome si Belang (Kijitora Neko no Koume-san) 3 of 4+ by Hoshino Natsumi

Kijitora Neko no Koume-san 「キジトラ猫の小梅さん」 by Hoshino Natsumi Shonen Gahosha Neko Panchi, josei Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.04

9. Lum, The Invader Girl (Urusei Yatsura) 29 of 34 by Takahashi Rumiko

Urusei Yatsura 「新装版　うる星やつら」 by Takahashi Rumiko Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen New edition (shinsoban) volume 29 released in Japan 2008.01

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

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

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

10. One Piece 58 of 62+ by Oda Eiichiro

One Piece 「ＯＮＥ　ＰＩＥＣＥ」 by Oda Eiichiro Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 58 (chapters 563-573) first published in Japan 2010.06

Awards
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize finalist (2000-2002)

Other languages
English One Piece (VIZ Media: 56 volumes per 2011.02 • volume 57 street date: 2011.06.07), French and Dutch (Glenat: Tome 57 per 2011.04.06 • Tome 58 street date: 2011.09.07), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain, Editorial Toukan Mexico, LARP Editores S.A. Argentina), Italian (Editions Star Comics), German, Danish and Swedish (Carlsen: German Band 58 shipped 2011.04.22 • Band 59 street date: 2011.07.29), Portuguese (Conrad), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 海賊王 One Piece volume 60 per 2010.12) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 61 released 2011.03.22)

Adaptations
Adapted into a couple of OAVs before a full anime TV series that has aired over 400 episodes and is still ongoing (seiyuu Tanaka Mayumi plays Monkey D. Luffy). At least 10 animated movies have also been released.

Related
A series of light novels based on the anime, at least five art books and five guidebooks.

11. The Recipe For Gertrude (Gertrude no Recipe) 4 of 5 by Kusakawa Nari

Gertrude no Recipe 「ガートルードのレシピ」 by Kusakawa Nari Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 4 (chapters 14-18 + omake) first published in Japan 2003.07

Other languages
English The Recipe For Gertrude (CMX: five volumes)

12. Tena on S-string (S-Senjou no Tena) 7 of 9 by Mikabe Sesuna

S-Senjou no Tena 「Ｓ線上のテナ」 by Mikabe Sesuna Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2010.01

Other languages
English Tena on S-string (Yen Press: volume 5 per 2010.12.21)

13. The Tyr Chronicles (Tireujeongi) 6 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 6 first published in Korea 2009.12

14. V.B. Rose 7 of 14 by Hidaka Banri

V.B. Rose 「Ｖ・Ｂ・ローズ」 by Hidaka Banri Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 7 first published in Japan 2006.07

Other languages/serialization
Serialized until chapter 56 in HanaLaLa)
English V.B. Rose (TOKYOPOP: 12 volumes as at 2011.04.05), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: V．B．R 絲絨藍玫瑰 14 per 2009.10)

Adaptations
A V.B. Rose drama CD was released in Japan in 2006.12, starring seiyuu Mizuki Nana as Shiroi Ageha, Sakurai Takahiro as Arisaka Yukari, and Suwabe Junichi as Kuromine Mitsuya.

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C.M.B. 15, Detektif Conan 61, Library War: Love and War 3 (Elex Media 11 May 2011 manga)

JP/ID cover mix because option ga butuh covernya, cuma butuh teksnya (Cover not needed; give me list!) won the Elex poll.

C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku © Katou Motohiro
Kodansha [Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as C.M.B. by Elex Media Komputindo

Another of Shinra's adoptive fathers pops up — Professor Stan tracking a stolen Cambodian Devata sculpture to Japan. Unlike risk-taker dad Ray though, Stan appears normal. But his (surface) serenity presages headaches for our (already) clueless genius Shinra.

Summary refers to Op.41 Stan that first appeared in Monthly Shonen Magazine's June 2010 issue. It is one of four C.M.B 15 stories. The others are

• Ariadne's Thread (Op.39), unraveling the mystery of the wooden Minotaur behind Shinra on the cover;
• Fishing (Op.40), which sees Shinra's jaunt to a fishing pier overrun with cops chasing drug traffickers; and
• Quilt (Op.42), in which a British Museum director risks worsening health to ask Shinra to decipher a mysterious quilt.

You know, right, that these snap synopses—save Op.41's—didn't come from Elex? (They hail from the Japanese   Ｃ．Ｍ．Ｂ． Wiki article.)

Now for the other top DO WANT! — volume 61 of the 24th longest running manga series, according to EN Wiki's tankou tally.

Detektif Conan 61 of 71+ by Aoyama Gosho

Phantom Thief Kid appears before his fans; what teleportation magic—and jewel theft—await?

Aside from chapter 631 Purple Nail (Kid's jewel target), Detektif Conan 61 investigates the case of peculiar paper airplanes (chapter 638 Paper Airplane) that Conan and Okiya Subaru deduce to be... (Go »here if you want the   SPOIL.)

☆ Other manga (and manhwa) previews are after the release list.

New Elex manga

Wickedness and other Things That Don't Just Go Bump in the Night loom in the 5.11 debuts: Dream Eater Merry by Ushiki Yoshitaka, Moonlight Act by Fujita Kazuhiro and Princess Resurrection by Mitsunaga Yasunori. I already babbled about Yumekui Merry (reskedded from 4.27) and who can't claim even a passing acquaintance with Monsters, Princess, Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Adapted to Anime, Weak Male Lead, Strong Female Lead, Royal Family, Resurrection Kaibutsu Oujo? So Moonlight Act gets the Above the Cut blog estate. (Don't fret; I ramble about Princess Resurrection after the release list.)

Gekkou Jourei
© Fujita Kazuhiro
Shogakukan [Shonen Sunday]
Published in Indonesia as
Moonlight Act by Elex Media

Let me tell you a troublesome story: Every few decades, the light of a blue moon illuminates the earth, causing the faerie tale world children know from bedtime stories to experience weirdness. For this reason, the council of the world of tales enacted the Moonlight Ordinance.

Baka-Updates Manga in its Gekkou Jourei description contributes the name of our Hero: Iwasaki Gekko, high school student slash enforcer of the Moonlight Ordinance or Act aimed at normalizing the strange. (I don't know who is the girl on the cover; MU didn't say.)

Best known for the award-winning Calvin and Hobbes on acid Ushio to Tora, Fujita Kazuhiro-sensei is also the brain behind Bakegyamon. His 43-volume Karakuri Circus premieres over on Level Comics's side the same day as Moonlight Act. Both serialized in Shonen Sunday, but Gekkou Jourei is still current.

Oh, and manga-ka Raiku Makoto (Konjiki no Gash!!), Anzai Nobuyuki (Flame of Recca) and Inoue Kazurou (Midori Days) once worked as Fujita-sensei's assistants.

Box sets: Dragon Ball (You've only been drooling for this)

Dragon Ball
© Toriyama Akira/Shueisha
[Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Indonesia
by Elex Media

Apparently, an IDR 160,000 price ticket for a 10-volume box set isn't as hard to swallow as I'd first surmised; LX kids jumped at the chance of acquiring Dragon Ball volumes 1-10, 11-20 AND 21 to 30. Now, I don't know how many DB volumes Elex plans to bundle in total, but if we go by the original 42 tankou, one would need another IDR 192,000 on top of the IDR 480,000 for these three sets to complete the collection. So looking at an IDR 672,000 outlay or roughly USD 78.62 here.

Now if that Edisi Baru/New Edition you can see if you squint at teh cover means Elex is releasing the kanzenban (off-off-OFF! chance), then you'd need to factor in the cost of only four more volumes. But considering the IDR 16,000/volume price—500 rupiah less than the price of a regular tank—I doubt it's the kanzenban.

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.05.11)

1. C.M.B. (C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku) 15 of 17+ by Katou Motohiro

C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku 「Ｃ．Ｍ．Ｂ．森羅博物館の事件目録」 by Katou Motohiro Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 15 first published in Japan 2010.10

Volume 15 chapters:
Op.39: Ariadne's Thread (Monthly Shonen Magazine, April 2010)
Op.40: Fishing (May 2010)
Op.41: Stan June 2010)
Op.42: Quilt (July 2010)
*NOT Elex Media's titles; mechanically translated from the JP   Ｃ．Ｍ．Ｂ． Wiki

Related series
Q.E.D. (main story, 38 volumes, ongoing)

Other languages
Traditional Chinese C.M.B.森羅博物館之事件目錄 (Tong Li Taiwan: 15 volumes per 2011.02.24)

2. Detektif Conan (Meitantei Conan) 61 of 71+ by Aoyama Gosho

Meitantei Conan 「名探偵コナン」 by Aoyama Gosho Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 61 first published in Japan 2008.04

Volume 61 chapters:
631. Purple Nail
632. Instant Movement
633. Three Taboos
634. Zero
635. Burn
636. Cause of Fire
637. Crackle
638. Paper Airplane
639. Message
640. Rescue
641. Destruction
*NOT Elex/Shonen Star chapter titles

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 46th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Nishimori Hiroyuki's Cheeky Angel)

Other languages/serializations
Ongoing serialization in the Indonesian Shonen Star
English Case Closed (38 volumes per 2011.04 • volume 39 street date: 2011.07.12), French and Dutch (Kana; French Détective Conan tome 65 ships 2011.08.26), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), German and Swedish (Egmont), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: 名侦探柯南 #71 per 2011.04)

Related
Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV (based on the TV series) and Detektif Conan Spesial (special editions by Aoyama-sensei's assistants that diverge from the main plot)

Adaptations
Ongoing anime (episode 615 airs 2011.05.14), starring seiyuu Takayama Minami (Edogawa Conan) and Yamazaki Wakana (Mori Ran), at least 17 OAVs (Shonen Sunday Original animation, Magic File and Detective Conan Special: Secret of the Birth of Phantom Thief Kid), 14 animated films, and three live-action TV drama, including the prequel Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge - The Good-bye Prologue (Oguri Shun as Kudo Shinichi and Kurokawa Tomoka as Ran), the follow-up Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization (Fujisaki Nao as Conan) and a third special Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird (aired 2011.04.15 starring Mizobata Junpei as Kudo Shinichi)

3. [Series Premiere] Dream Eater Merry (Yumekui Merry) 1 of 6+ by Ushiki Yoshitaka [Resked from 4.27]

Yumekui Merry 「夢喰いメリー」 by Ushiki Yoshitaka Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.10

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 13-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko (Fujiwara Yumeji) and Sakura Ayane (Merry Nightmare) aired in Japan between January and April 2011.

4. Godhand Teru 32 of 56+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

GodHand Teru 「ゴッドハンド輝」 by Yamamoto Kazuki Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 32 first published in Japan 2006.12

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 天生妙手 vol. 55 per 2011.04.06)

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

5. Legend of the Cursed Sword (Pageomgi) 34 of 37 by Yeo BeopRyong & Park HuiJin

Pageomgi 「파검기」 by Yeo BeopRyong & Park HuiJin AKA PaGumKi Daiwon C.I. Comic Champ, sonyun Volume 34 first published in Korea 2008.02

Other languages
English Chronicles of the Cursed Sword (TOKYOPOP: 22 volumes per 2008.08.05, cancelled), German (Egmont Manga & Anime: The Legend of the Sword) and Swedish (B. Wahlströms Bokförlag AB)

6. Library War - Love & War (Toshokan Sensou: Love & War) 3 of 7+ by Yumi Kiiro & Arikawa Hiro

Toshokan Sensou: Love & War 「図書館戦争　ＬＯＶＥ＆ＷＡＲ」 by Yumi Kiiro & Arikawa Hiro Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.03

Other languages
English Library Wars: Love & War (VIZ Media: four volumes per 2011.03 • volume 5 street date: 2011.06.07)

Related series
Adapted from the Toshokan Sensou light novel

An alternate shounen version, Toshokan Sensou: Spitfire!, illustrated by Furudori Yayoi, is ongoing serialization in Dengeki Daioh (one volume compiled as at 2008.06).

Adaptations
Production I.G's anime adaptation of Arikawa Hiro's Toshokan Sensou novel aired from April to June 2008 on Fuji TV starring seiyuu Inoue Marina (Kasahara Iku), Maeno Tomoaki (Dojo Atsushi) and Suzuki Tatsuhisa (Tezuka Hikaru).

7. Mokke 2 of 9 by Kumakura Takatoshi

Mokke 「もっけ」 by Kumakura Takatoshi Kodansha Afternoon, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2003.03

8. [Series Premiere] Moonlight Act (Gekkou Jourei) 1 of 13+ by Fujita Kazuhiro

Gekkou Jourei 「月光条例」 by Fujita Kazuhiro Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.06

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Ching Win Taiwan: 月光條例 11 released 2011.04.18)

9. New Kobochan (Shin Kobo-chan) 5 of 20+ by Ueda Masashi

Shin Kobo-chan 「新コボちゃん」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time Comics, seinen/4-koma Volume 5 first published in Japan 2005.07

10. Ogawa and Team Saito (Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi) 6 of 8+ by Sakyo

Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi 「小川とゆかいな斎藤たち」 by Sakyo Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.12

Serializations
Indonesian Nakayoshi Gress! (ongoing)

11. [Series Premiere] Princess Resurrection (Kaibutsu Oujo) 1 of 14+ by Mitsunaga Yasunori

Kaibutsu Oujo 「怪物王女」 by Mitsunaga Yasunori Kodansha Shonen Sirius, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.01

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)

12. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 11 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 11 first published in Japan 1994.09

Related
Glass no Kamen tankoubon

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

13. V.B. Rose 6 of 14 by Hidaka Banri

V.B. Rose 「Ｖ・Ｂ・ローズ」 by Hidaka Banri Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2006.03

Other languages/serialization
Serialized in HanaLaLa (only until chapter 56 in final HanaLaLa issue #55)
English V.B. Rose (TOKYOPOP: 12 volumes as at 2011.04.05), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: V．B．R 絲絨藍玫瑰 14 per 2009.10)

Adaptations
A V.B. Rose drama CD was released in Japan in 2006.12, starring seiyuu Mizuki Nana as Shiroi Ageha, Sakurai Takahiro as Arisaka Yukari, and Suwabe Junichi as Kuromine Mitsuya.

14. Wild Life 16 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 16 (chapters 132-140) first published in Japan 2006.01

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

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