Giant Killing 1, The Black Swindler 11, Jepang Tenggelam 10 (Level Comics 2 March 2011 manga)

Giant Killing © Tsunamoto Masaya, Tsujitomo/Kodansha
[Serialized in Morning]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media/Level Comics

Level Comics presents the 34th Kodansha Manga Awardee for General Manga—Giant Killing—Tsunamoto Masaya- & Tsujitomo's seinen sports drama.

Those who've watched the anime adapt already know Giant Killing's plot, but for the benefit of those (like me), who don't, blurb:

Under former soccer player Tatsumi's coaching, an English amateur club manages to beat an elite team. For precisely this reason, Goto and Yuri scout Tatsumi to coach East Tokyo United or ETU.

Problem: Will the England club let Tatsumi go? And what kind of reception awaits Tatsumi in Japan?

Tsujitomo-sensei appears to have only the ongoing Morning-serialized Giant Killing in teh back list, but Tsunamoto Masaya-sensei is also credited for the likewise soccer-troped Goal Den Age, published here by m&c!

The Black Swindler 11 of 20 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi

Our favorite Swindler of Swindlers Kurosaki is back and this time, he's on the side of big business, helping an honest (if careless) insurance employee defrauded by a shirosagi.

Jepang Tenggelam 10 of 15 by Komatsu Sakyou, Ishiki Tokihiko

With Kanto, Kyoto and Kyushu lying in ruins, the Japanese citizens pin their final hopes on a plan to prevent Japan from sinking further. Lights flash green for the Dismantle A strategy.

Will the dangerous plan work? Or does more tragedy lie ahead?

Level Comics manga (2011.03.02)

1. Attack!! 6 of 11+ by Oshima Tsukasa

Attack!! 「アタック！！」 by Oshima Tsukasa Shinchosha Comic Bunch, seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.04

2. The Black Swindler (Kurosagi) 11 of 20 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi

Kurosagi 「クロサギ」 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen Volume 11 (chapters 109-119) first published in Japan 2006.10

Awards
Best Seinen/General Manga, 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards (2007), along with Sekiya Tetsuji's Bambino!

Related
Shin Kurosagi (sequel; 10 volumes per 2011.03.30)

Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action renzoku starring Yamashita Tomohisa (Kurosaki) and Horikita Maki (Yoshikawa Tsurara) aired on TBS from April to June 2006. A movie starring the same leads premiered in Japan on 8 March 2008.

3. Blade of Immortal (Mugen no Juunin) 14 of 27+ by Samura Hiroaki

Mugen no Juunin 「無限の住人」 by Samura Hiroaki Kodansha Afternoon, seinen Volume 14 first published in Japan 2003.07

Awards
1997 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize

Other languages/serializations
English Blade of the Immortal (Dark Horse Comics: 23 volumes per 2011.02.15), French (Casterman; L'habitant de l'infini tome 25 per 2010.10); Italian (Planet Manga), German and Polish (Egmont), Portuguese (Conrad Brazil) and Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania)

Adaptations
A 13-episode anime starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Manji) and Satou Rina (Rin) aired in Japan on AT-X from July to December 2008.

4. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 81 of 95+ by Morikawa Joji

Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 by Morikawa Joji AKA Fighting Spirit Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 81 first published in Japan 2007.09

Volume 81 chapters:
Round 768: Fixing The Fight Fixer
Round 769: Heavy Money
Round 770: Open for Business
Round 771: A Casual Down
Round 772: Magic Show
Round 773: Bewitching Glove
Round 774: The Magician's True Strength
Round 775: The Arm Extends!!
Round 776: The Winner of the Dual Exchanges
Round 777: Guns and Gloves
*NOT Level chapter titles

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1991 Kodansha Manga Awards

Related series
Hajime no Ippo Gaiden (one-shot prequel)

Other languages
French (Kurokawa: Ippo, Saison 2: Destins de Boxeurs tome 9 per 2011.02.10 • tome 10 street date: 2011.03.10) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)

Adaptations
A 76-episode anime by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Kiyasu Kohei (Makunouchi Ippo), aired on NTV from October 2000 to March 2002. A sequel/special, Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road, came out in June 2003, followed by the spinoff Hajime no Ippo - Mashiba vs. Kimura OAV (2003.09). The second season Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (26 episodes) was telecast from January to June 2009.

5. Fist of The Blue Sky (Souten no Ken) 4 of 22 by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson

Souten no Ken 「蒼天の拳」 by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson Shinchosha (Coamix) Comic Bunch seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2002.08

Related
Hokuto no Ken (sequel; 27 volumes)

Other languages
English (Gutsoon! Entertainment; dropped), French (Marvel Panini France; KEN - Fist of the Blue Sky tome 20 shipped 2009.10) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan; 蒼天之拳 22 per 2010.11)

Adaptations
A 26-episode anime by Studio A.P.P.P., starring seiyuu Yamadera Kouichi (Kasumi Kenshiro), aired from October 2006 to March 2007 on TV Asahi.

6. [Series Premiere] Giant Killing 1 of 17+ by Tsunamoto Masaya & Tsujitomo

Giant Killing 「ＧＩＡＮＴ　ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ」 by Tsunamoto Masaya & Tsujitomo Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.04

Awards
34th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga

Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Tatsumi Takeshi), Okiayu Ryotaro (Murakoshi Shigeyuki), Mizushima Takahiro (Tsubaki Daisuke) and Ono Daisuke (Yoshida Luigi) aired between April and September 2010 on NHK.

7. Hikayat Genji (Asakiyumemishi) 7 of 13 by Yamato Waki

Asakiyumemishi 「あさきゆめみし」 by Yamato Waki Kodansha Mimi, shoujo Volume 7 first published in Japan 1986.12

Related
Adapted from Genji Monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu

Others languages
English (Kodansha Bilingual Comics; partial)

8. Jepang Tenggelam (Nihon Chinbotsu) 10 of 15 by Komatsu Sakyou, Ishiki Tokihiko

Nihon Chinbotsu 「日本沈没」 by Komatsu Sakyou, Ishiki Tokihiko AKA Japan Falling, Japan Sinks Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 10 (chapters 80-85) first published in Japan 2008.04

Related
Based on the award-winning disaster novel by Komatsu Sakyou, also adapted into film and live-action TV.

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Air Gear 17, Psychometrist Eiji 17, Hikayat Genji 5 (Level Comics 22 December 2010 manga) [UPDATED]

Also, ROMIC/BD Yakari - Di Sarang Berang-Berang (Yakari chez les castors), in which Yakari and steed Little Thunder scramble to rescue a little beaver feared to have tumbled down the falls.

Air Gear © Oh! great/Kodansha [Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media/Level Comics

The Bagram core is seized and Hako captured. Ikki follows Ine Makigami's tip and hunts down the snatcher. Little does Ikki realize he is being led to a one-on-one with the person privy to the truth behind the Gram Scale Tournament.

Who does Ikki meet and what secrets are outed? Discover for yourself in Air Gear 17, out now.

Psychometrist Eiji 17 of 25 by Ando Yuma & Asaki Masashi

After actually solving a difficult case, Fukushima Mi-chan starts to resemble a real police officer. Sweeping past in her favorite police woman's uniform, Mi-chan doesn't expect any disturbance on her beat this day either.

But!

What excitement has Mi-chan stumbled on to now?

Hikayat Genji 5 of 13 by Yamato Waki

Genji relents over leaving Akashi-no-onkata and her daughter in Suma and arranges for their move to the capital, nearer to him. Dame Akashi dissents. Genji considers her lower social status and opts to take in only her daughter Akashi-no-nyougo.

What will Akashi-no-onkata, reluctant to part with her child, do to thwart Genji? And what will be Murasaki no Ue's reaction when she learns of the arrangement?

(I apologize for any mistakes in the above synop. Crafted it with the help of Wiki as I'm not following Hikayat Genji and have yet to go past five pages into the source literary classic.)

More Level previews after the manga and manhua list.

Level Comics manga and manhua (2010.12.22)

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1. A Spirit of The Sun (Taiyou no Mokushiroku) 7 of 17 by Kawaguchi Kaiji

Taiyou no Mokushiroku 「太陽の黙示録」 by Kawaguchi Kaiji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2004.12

Volume 7 chapters:
45 十六夜
46 海峡危機
47 南北不可侵領域
48 二つの国
49 恵理と舷一郎
50 密航者
51 心の傷

Awards
Best Seinen/General Manga, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards
Grand Prize winner for the comic category, 10th Japan Media Arts Festival

Adaptations
Adapted into an anime special by Madhouse (two episodes)

2. Air Gear 17 of 31+ by Oh! great

AirGear 「エア・ギア」 by Oh! great Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 17 (Tricks 144-155) first published in Japan 2007.04

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 2006 Kodansha Manga Awards

Other languages/serializations
English Air Gear (Del Rey; Volume 15-17 released 2010.08.31), Korean (Haksan), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore; latest volume 28), French (Pika Édition tome 24 shipped 2010.11), Italy (Planet Manga), Germany (Heyne) and Sweden (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB/serialized in Manga Mania)

Adaptations
A 25-episode anime by Toei Animation, starring Kamakari Kenta as Ikki, a Satelight-animated Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky- OAD shipped with volume 29 in July 2010 with seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko as Ikki, and a series of musicals

3. Fist of The Blue Sky (Souten no Ken) 3 of 22 by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson

Souten no Ken 「蒼天の拳」 by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson Shinchosha (Coamix) Comic Bunch seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.05

Related
Hokuto no Ken (sequel; 27 volumes)

Other languages
English (Gutsoon! Entertainment; dropped), French (Marvel Panini France; KEN - Fist of the Blue Sky tome 20 shipped 2009.10) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan; 蒼天之拳 22 per 2010.11)

Adaptations
A 26-episode anime by Studio A.P.P.P., starring seiyuu Yamadera Kouichi (Kasumi Kenshiro), aired from October 2006 to March 2007 on TV Asahi.

4. Hikayat Genji (Asakiyumemishi) 5 of 13 by Yamato Waki

Asakiyumemishi 「あさきゆめみし」 by Yamato Waki Kodansha Mimi, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 1984.07

Related
Adapted from Genji Monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu

Others languages
English (Kodansha Bilingual Comics; partial)

5. Jio 11 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi

Jio 「６６６～サタン～」 by Kishimoto Seishi Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 11 (chapters 41-44) first published in Japan 2005.06

Other languages
English O-Parts Hunter (VIZ Media; 19 volumes), French (Kurokawa tome 19 released 2008.12) and Italian (JPOP)

6. Psychometrist Eiji (Psychometrer Eiji) 17 of 25 by Ando Yuma & Asaki Masashi

Psychometrer Eiji 「サイコメトラーＥＩＪＩ」 by Ando Yuma & Asaki Masashi Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 17 first published in Japan 1999.06

Other languages
French Psychometrer Eiji (Kana/Dargaud; 25 volumes), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore 感应少年 Eiji 25 volumes), traditional Chinese (Tong Li)

Reissues
Re-released in 12 bunko volumes (2003.06 to 2003.11)

Adaptations
The live-action renzoku alternatively known as Simply Psychic ran for two seasons on NTV (January to March 1997 and October to December 1999). A one-episode, 45-minute anime OAV Eiji was released in August 1990.

7. The Ravages of Time (Huo Feng Liao Yuan) 6 of 40+ by Chan Mou

Sanguozhi Qunxiongzhuan: Huo Feng Liao Yuan 「火鳳燎原」 by Chan Mou AKA Fiery Phoenix Burns Steppes Tong Li New Youth, seinen

Other languages/serializations
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi 火凤燎原 #39 per 2010.09) and Japanese (Media Factory 三国志群雄伝　火鳳燎原 volume 9 per 2009.12; serialized in Comic Sangokushi). The manhua is also released in Mainland China, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

Level Comics European comics/ROMICs (2010.12.22)

• Yakari - Di Sarang Berang-Berang (Yakari, tome 3: Yakari chez les castors) by Derib

¹ Sources: Elex STO 22 December 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga and manhua are priced at IDR 18,500 each except Fist of The Blue Sky 3 (IDR 20,000). ROMIC Yakari - Di Sarang Berang-Berang retails for IDR 30,000/volume.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Previews continued...

A Spirit of The Sun 7 of 17 by Kawaguchi Kaiji

A declaration of independence. Izayoi. The South-North border. Munakata Misao, a refugee who lost his family in the 2002 quake. Misao, who before the catastrophe detested Japan, undergoes a sea change and now works to rebuild the nation. He succeeds in being appointed an official of the South Area, the Japanese region split in two.

Misao's dream is threatened when old flame Natsuki Eri appears as Izayoi, the leader of the Kibo society propagating an alternative ideology.

What will happen when ambition and memories collide?

Meanwhile, Genichiro departs Taiwan with Yu and Zhang and finally lands in Tokyo, now reduced to dust and rubble.

Fist of The Blue Sky 3 of 22 by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson

After learning that his friend yet lives, Kenshiro vows to save Pan Guang Lin by any means. Working with Pan's former lover Yang Mei Yu, Kenshiro successfully lures Wu Dong Lai to the Grand Theater. But Wu is guarded by the spirit king Ling Wang, a master of Hokuto Sonkaken.

Which Hokuto disciple will prevail?

Jio 11 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi

The battle between fire and ice, Jin and Shuri, intensifies even as the Rock Bird agenda comes to light.

Jio 11 compiles chapters:
41. Hope
42. Rival!?
43. Theory of the World
44. The Big Bang

The Ravages of Time 6 of 40+ by Chan Mou

Luoyang is devastated. Lu Bu and Hua Xiong's troops force Guangdong to retreat, but not before Hua Xiong kills 13 generals.

At this critical juncture, three archers on horseback appear, their prowess in battle earning reserved respect even from the unparalleled war god Lu Bu.

Liu, Guan and Zhang enter, stage left!

Other currently available manga (22 December 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: The Best Skilled Surgeon 4 · Ciuman Dewa 1 by Suzuki Julietta · Devil & Sweet 2 · Look Up! 7 · Our Dear Tamura-kun 3 · A Story of Heroes 33 · The Real Fake Princess 5 of 5 · Toradora 2 · Nakayoshi Lovely 9: Starfruits
• m&c!: Female Wolf's Boy 10 · Goal Den Age 2 · Go! Hiromi Go! 6 · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 5

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

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Perfect Girl Evolution 21, Honey Hunt 5, The Hunting of the Snark 1 by Miyabe Miyuki & Ohishi Hiroto (Level Comics 22 September 2010 manga)

Update Added The Hunting of The Snark synopsis

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge © Hayakawa Tomoko/Kodansha (Serialized in Betsufure)
Published in Indonesia as Perfect Girl Evolution by Elex Media/Level Comics

Whoever sed that good intentions pave the road to hell must've had Kyohei in mind; he saves some random girl and next thing he knows, he supposedly has a girlfriend. Or two. Or three. The besieged My Fair Bishounen prevails on Savior Sunako to pretend She Is The One to squash the rumors flat and calm his fangirls down, but wouldn't you know, the exact opposite happens in Perfect Girl Evolution volume 21.

Instead of calming down, Kyohei's enraged fangirls goad Sunako into settling who merits the position of Kyohei's legit SO. Meanwhile, Kyohei himself is starting to get past “It's complicated” and wondering if Sunako really IS The One?!

Now for the next most popular Level manga GET! this release —

Honey Hunt 5 of 6+ by Aihara Miki

Yura bails on the party to toast her TV debut, escaping to a hot springs with Q-ta. Q-ta broaches the idea of spending the night together, and after initial reluctance, Yura sez “Um, yes...?” — even to a probable smooch! Meanwhile, manager Mizorogi spends a sleepless night, waiting for news of his wayward charge and wanting to... [Adapted from Marvel Panini France's Honey Hunt, tome 5 synopsis and VIZ's Honey Hunt 5 blurb]

Le sigh. Only one more Honey Hunt after this... Wondering when Aihara Miki-sensei will rouse this series out of its till-volume-6 hibernation?

Snark Kari © Miyabe Miyuki,
Ohishi Hiroto
Shinchosha (Comic Bunch)
Published in Indonesia as
The Hunting of The Snark
by Level Comics

Level premieres The Hunting of The Snark by Miyabe Miyuki, Ohishi Hiroto

I know next to nothing about The Hunting of The Snark, Ohishi Hiroto's manga adapt of the Snark Kari novel by Miyabe Miyuki (author of Brave Story). I'm waiting on Level to revert to me on a blurb, which I promise to share with you soon as I receive it. Found me the next best thing (Gramedia Shop book detail), which still nets you, my dear reader, the same result:

A mysterious girl drops by the bar where Shuji works on Christmas eve. She stops by again several times, before disappearing for two months. When Shuji next sees her, she's lurking at a crime scene.

Did Mystery Girl have anything to do with the man's death? And what's with the weird shadow trailing her?

This too is going down as GET!, based largely on my collecting most anything related to Alice in Wonderland.

Level Comics manga (2010.09.22)

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1. Fist of The Blue Sky (Souten no Ken) 2 of 21+ by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson

Souten no Ken 「蒼天の拳」 by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson Shinchosha (Coamix) Comic Bunch seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2002.01

Related
Hokuto no Ken (sequel)

Other languages
English (Gutsoon! Entertainment; dropped), French (Marvel Panini France; KEN - Fist of the Blue Sky tome 20 shipped 2009.10) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan; 蒼天之拳 21 per 2010.01)

Adaptations
A 26-episode anime by Studio A.P.P.P., starring seiyuu Yamadera Kouichi (Kasumi Kenshiro), aired from October 2006 to March 2007 on TV Asahi.

2. Historie 3 of 6+ by Iwaaki Hitoshi

Historie 「ヒストリエ」 by Iwaaki Hitoshi Kodansha Afternoon, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2005.11

Volume 3 contains chapters:
20. A Buyer Appears
21. Departure
22. Antakaios
23. The Argo
24-29. In Paphlagonia (Part 1-6)

Awards
Finalist, 10th Osamu Tezuka Culture Award

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li)

3. Honey Hunt 5 of 6+ by Aihara Miki

Honey Hunt 「Ｈｏｎｅｙ　Ｈｕｎｔ」 by Aihara Miki Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2009.05 Series on hiatus (volume 6 released 2009.12.24)

Other languages
English Honey Hunt (VIZ Media (volume 5 released 2010.08 • volume 6 street date: 2010.12.07), French (Marvel Panini France; tome 6 released 2010.08) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li)

4. [Premiere] The Hunting of The Snark (Snark Kari) 1 of 3+ by Miyabe Miyuki, Ohishi Hiroto

Snark Kari 「スナーク狩り」 by Miyabe Miyuki, Ohishi Hiroto Shinchosha Comic Bunch seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.08

Related
Based on the Snark Kari novel by Miyabe Miyuki

5. Nanase Fire Investigator (Kasai Chousakan Nanase) 5 of 7 by Hashimoto Izo & Ichikawa Tomoshige

Kasai Chousakan Nanase 「火災調査官ナナセ」 by Hashimoto Izo & Ichikawa Tomoshige Shinchosha Bunch Comics, seinen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2006.11

Other languages
English Fire Investigator Nanase (CMX; volume 4 released 2010.05.11)

6. Nurse Aoi (Ns' Aoi) 14 of 31+ by Koshino Ryo

Ns' Aoi 「Ｎｓ’あおい」 by Koshino Ryo Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 14 first published in Japan 2007.06

Recognitions
Jury Recommended Work for Story Manga, 12th Japan Media Arts Festival

Related
Ns' Aoi - Those Days (side story; 2 of 2 volumes)

Adaptations
Live-action renzoku starring Ishihara Satomi (Misora Aoi) aired on Fuji TV from January to March 2006, followed by a special in September that same year

7. Perfect Girl Evolution (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge) 21 of 26+ by Hayakawa Tomoko

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge 「ヤマトナデシコ七変化」 by Hayakawa Tomoko Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 21 first published in Japan 2008.07

Volume 21 contains chapters:
83. Special Story: Machiko-chan Returns!!
84. Kyouhei is Legend: Again
85. If It's You, I'd Walk Through Fire and Water
86. Yeah! Super Pink Unrequited Love
87. The Sunako Inside the Mirror

Other languages
English My Fair Lady (Chuang Yi) and The Wallflower (Del Rey; volume 21 released 2009.09.29 • volumes 22-24 street date: 2010.10.26), French (Pika Édition; Yamato Nadeshiko tome 12 released 2010.08) and German (EMA; from volume 21 onwards)

Adaptations
Anime by Nippon Animation featuring seiyuu Takaguchi Yukiko (Nakahara Sunako), Morikubo Showtaro (Takano Kyohei), Yamauchi Yuuya (Toyama Yukinojo), Sugita Tomokazu (Takenaga Oda) and Nojima Hirofumi (Mori Ranmaru) aired from October 2006 to March 2007 on Japan's TV Aichi. A live-action renzoku starring Kamenashi Kazuya (Kyohei), Oomasa Aya (Sunako), Tegoshi Yuya (Yukinojo), Uchi Hiroki (Takenaga) and Miyao Shuntaro (Ranmaru) was telecast on TBS from January to March 2010.

8. Priest 8 of 16+ by Hyung MinWoo

Priest 「프리스트」 by Hyung MinWoo Daiwon C.I. Champ Comics, seinen Volume 8 first published in Korea 2000.11 Series on hiatus from volume 16

Other languages
English Priest (TOKYOPOP; 16 volumes), French (Tokebi; 16 volumes), German (Tokyopop Germany), Polish (Kasen Comics), Italian (J POP) and Portuguese (Lumus Brazil)

Adaptations
A film adaptation starring Cam Gigandet, Paul Bettany and Maggie Q is expected to premiere on 13 May 2011 in the U.S. (Indonesian screening is slated to begin 12 May 2011.)

9. Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) 4 of 10+ by George Asakura

Oboreru Knife 「溺れるナイフ」 by George Asakura Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2006.10

10. Subaru 9 of 11 by Soda Masahito

Subaru 「昴」 by Soda Masahito Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2002.05

Volume 9 contains chapters:
89 ＳＮＯＷ
90 Ｘデー
91 “God bless You”
92 天才の弱点
93 アクロス・ザ・ユニバース
94 すばるとボレロ
95 すばるとボレロ（２）
96 支配者
97 コラボレーション
98 私に似ている
99 ＮＡＳＡで語る

Other languages
French (Akata/Delcourt; 11 volumes), Spanish (Glènat España), German (Egmont) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li)

Related
Moon—Subaru Solitude Standing— (sequel; ongoing)

¹ Sources: Elex STO 22 September 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 18,500 each except Fist of The Blue Sky 2 (SRP: IDR 20,000) and Subaru 9 (IDR 19,500).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Volume previews continued...

Nanase Fire Investigator 5 of 7 by Hashimoto Izo, Ichikawa Tomoshige

For services rendered, Nanase is promoted and two juniors, Sato and Yamagata, assigned to her team. Their first assignment: to investigate a fire in a tollway underpass. Little do they know that the tunnel has been rigged, the ignorance paid for with the deaths of both of Nanase's subordinates.

In the inquest that follows, investigator Hikawa accuses Nanase of being the serial arsonist Firebug, intimating that Nanase has been behind the torching crimes all this time.

Nurse Aoi 14 of 31+ by Koshino Ryo

Aoi and Narahashi are chosen to intern at the university-affiliated Shuto Hospital, famous for its cutting-edge facilities and disaster preparedness expertise. Aoi is assigned to the ICU, while Narahashi is put to work in the ER. Can Aoi and Narahashi keep up with the frenetic pace at Shuto?

May I just remind that Nurse Aoi is among the Jury Recommended Works for Story Manga in the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival, along with Takahashi Rumiko's InuYasha, Kanno Aya's Otomen, Ninomiya Tomoko's Nodame Cantabile and 13 other titles.

Priest 8 of 16+ by Hyung MinWoo

To crack the mysterious cases in the Southwest, federal marshal Coburn pursues Ivan, using Ester, his only lead. Ester herself needs Ivan for a cure to the plague afflicting her. But they're not the only ones after Ivan; the minions of fallen angel Temozarela are also on Ivan's trail!

Shattered Knife 4 of 10+ by George Asakura

Ko goes after Natsume, kidnapped by a stalker. Natsume is found, but questions remain over what happened during her disappearance. What's going to happen to Ko and Natsume's relationship now?

UP NEXT: More 22 September 2010 manga (and manhwa)

m&c!: Bleach 34 · Oresama Teacher 2 · Love So Life 1 by Kouchi Kaede · The Ghost Conqueror 4 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 6 · Dawn Aria 5 · Idol Shopping 3 · Beyond the Beyond 5 · Go! Hiromi Go! 3 · Graffiti of Love by Sugata Uri · Kimi Ga Suki - I Love You - 1 of 3 by Watanabe Ayu · Memory Eater 1 by Kang KyungNam · My Dinosaur Dentist by Morio Masami · Salon for a Broken Heart by Ayumi Rin · Secret 1 by Han YuRang · Sparkling Charm by Nakajima Yuka · The Story of Wang Fenglei 6 · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 9

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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other upcoming manga (22 September 2010 street date)

Elex Media: Hello Master 1 by Tsukuba Sakura · Penguin Revolution 6 · With My Brothers 8 · One Piece 55 · Fairy Tail 7 · Beauty Honey 2 · BECK 21 · Geobreeders 14 · Global Garden 1 by Hiwatari Saki · Godhand Teru 26 · Hidamari Sketch 3 · Hyde & Closer 4 · Kariage kun 33 · Katsu! 8 · Kungfu Boy Legends 9 · Libero Revolution!! 13 of 13 · Look Up! 4 · SC: Manekineko Real Estate by Sorano Sakana · School Rumble 12 · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 6 · Tokkyu! 14 · Nakayoshi 84/2010 · Shonen Star 72/2010

related monthly schedules

September 2010
Premiering Sky of Love by Mika & Haneda Ibuki and The Duke and I by Hara Chieko

August 2010
Premiering The Running Bus by Sahara Mizu and Until Death Do Us Part by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S

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