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HanaLaLa ceases publication; Issue 55/2010 to be the last issue

The Indonesian Hana to Yume/LaLa Farewell Edition releases 8 December 2010 (earlier in some areas).

Front cover - HanaLaLa 55/2010 (Farewell Edition)

HanaLaLa 55/2010 (Farewell Edition)
Front cover: Sugar Princess © Nakajo Hisaya/Hakusensha

This tweet from @TheRealHanaLaLa came out of nowhere today:

Dear readers, HL55 akan menjadi edisi penutup, terima kasih bykk atas dukungan selama ini u/selengkapnya mohon klik link http://cot.ag/fbfrNT

*wails* I feel like I've lost a good friend.

The linked Sayonara & Arigato message doesn't cite reasons for the axing, but reassures readers that HanaLaLa manga will continue to release — directly to tankou. The mangazine launched May 2006 serializes, among others, Nakamura Yoshiki's Skip Beat!, Hino Matsuri's Vampire Knight, Higuchi Tachibana's Alice Academy, Hatori Bisco's Ouran High School Host Club and Nakajo Hisaya's Sugar Princess (which wraps in Issue 55).

Front cover - HanaLaLa 1

HanaLaLa premiere edition
[V.B. Rose © Hidaka Banri/Hakusensha]

Still, the lack of explanation makes the official admission —

Untuk bisa bertahan, ada target-target tertentu yang harus dicapai HanaLaLa, dan HanaLaLa bersyukur berkat dukungan kalian semua HanaLaLa bisa bertahan selama empat tahun lebih.

—that the mangazine met targets set by Japanese publisher Hakusensha even more confusing. If it had been performing according to expectation, then what gives?

But before this Good night, Sweet Princess and flights of tenshi sing thee to thy rest post deteriorates into so much conspiracy theorizing, I will stop editorializing there. I will, however, note that despite no warning in the penultimate HanaLaLa 54—which was all Business as Usual—the closure had obviously been in the works for some time (as evidenced by the Farewell Edition slapped on to the HanaLaLa 55 front cover).

The announcement spawned a wave of disbelief and mourning on teh internets; here's a smattering of reactions to HanaLaLa's impending demise:

✱ Kenangan d/Hanalala: mati-matian jmpt HL pdhl lg hujan lebat smpe bantu angkat buku2 krn tk buku langganan kebanjiran:') #Hanalala (@wenzara)

✱ Kenangan bersama Hanalala ikutan ekskur bareng Ou-Host yang gokil,imut dan fun abis #Hanalala (@dalina02)

✱ #HanaLaLa introducing me to good shoujo mangas #SkipBeat #Ouran etc etc @TheRealHanaLaLa thank you ^^ (@freakenari)

✱ berkat HL sy bs kenal byk manga Hakusensha yg selama ini tdk kukenal. I love Dragon's fiance berkat km #Hanalala (@wenzara)

✱ I thought Hanalala was doing rather well for a periodic comic magazine... *garuk2 kepala* #Support #Hanalala (@tezumo)

✱ Sayang sekali @TheRealHanaLaLa harus berhenti terbit. Padahal itu majalah komik favorit saya :( (@baka_girl)

✱ Menangis meraung2 karena #HanaLaLa ga akan terbit lagi. I HATE MONDAY!!! (@oebee_cherry)

✱ #thingsimiss #Hanalala, will be missed :| (@coffeewing)

✱ RIP my dear friend (-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩___-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩) (@tamaki_sou)

More farewells here. If you have your own HanaLaLa bye-bye to share, please feel free to use the comments box below. If you have a Twitter account, you might also want to retweet this post (use the Share button) or retweet my I support #HanaLaLa. Pls don't stop publishing the Indonesian Hana to Yume/LaLa tweet. Who knows? We might be able to overturn the closure decision.

If not, much as it pains me to say: Farewell, HanaLaLa, and thanks for the manga memories.

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

HanaLaLa serials past and present

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Topeng Kaca 4 Deluxe, Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 9, HanaLaLa 55/2010 - The Farewell Edition (Elex 8 December 2010 manga) [UPDATED]

If you want the lowdown on HanaLaLa's Sayonara & Arigatou end, go here.

Topeng Kaca 4 Deluxe (Elex Media)

Glass no Kamen © Miuchi Suzue/Hakusensha [Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Bunko edition published in Indonesia as Topeng Kaca Deluxe by Elex Media

Albeit small, Kitajima Maya lands a part in Tabuchi Emi's new film. She gives her all to her role as a paraplegic — despite everyone disparaging the rehearsal time she devotes to what would amount to seconds of screen time.

But Maya wouldn't be Maya without the “vicious” training; see where her hard work takes her in Miuchi Suzue's classic Topeng Kaca, the fourth Deluxe edition.

Also, Detektif Conan Animasi TV 23—in which Conan proves Kogoro's former boss innocent (or guilty) of a murder—and Doraemon Movie: Kenangan Nenek, in which Nobita remembers his beloved grandma

Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 9 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita

The Blade Children pressure a now free Ayumu to take on Kanon; Ayumu refuses, saying he doesn't possess the power to challenge the assassin. Meanwhile, bereft of hope, Kanon yearns for death at Ayumu's hands, claiming that only such an end will give his life meaning.

Will Ayumu grant Kanon's desire?

Volume 9 of Shirodaira Kyo- & Mizuno Eita's shounen detective mystery delves into more dangerous truths in chapters 41 through 45: Ritual of Surrender, The Mote in God's Eye, Time for Love, Is Shroedinger's Cat Alright? and The Eagle Has Swooped Down (NOT the Indonesian titles). I still gotta check whether Elex's Spiral 9 similarly encloses the bonus The Great Detective, Narumi Kiyokata: Kohinata Kurumi's Challenge. (It better.)

I Hate You More Than Anyone 4 of 13 by Hidaka Banri

✿ Elsewhere, Elex backs down on its insisting that I Hate You More Than Anyone 3 was the Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai finale, and issues volume 4 (of 13) this week. Vindication! (Well, we knew that from teh internets, not to mention how the English I Hate You More Than Anyone manga logged some nine volumes before CMX folded.) The shoujo romance AKA Akiyoshi Family Series 5 even has another prequel—Oki ni Mesu Mama?, a one volumer published last September—aside from Akiyoshi-ke Series 1-4 (Pacar 365 Hari, For Endless Love, Stay the Same and Let Me Hear the Lyric). What's more, Hidaka Banri-sensei is working on an alternate Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai story, Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki, the latest chapter of which appeared in Hana to Yume Issue 24 of 2010.12.05 (released November). So the multi-relationshipped meta series is not about to end anytime soon.

In any case, the fourth I Hate You More Than Anyone follows the Akiyoshi sibs who find that the older one gets, the more one's problems.

Another Hakusensha shoujo manga does conclude at volume 3 — Matsumoto Tomo's Beauty Honey (after the manga list).

NEW ELEX SERIES: Devil & Sweet by Suzuki Julietta

Devil & Sweet 1 (Elex Media)

Akuma to Dolce © Suzuki Julietta
Hakusensha [Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as
Devil & Sweet by Elex Media

Not only does Ogura Mayuri's mama teach her how to bake; she also instructs her introvert daughter in the art of summoning demons. Mayuri does well enough in her lessons that she can rely on a little demon familiar's help with the baking and other kitchen chores.

But obviously, Mayuri's instruction in the magical arts still has gaps because one day, she accidentally summons Belzebeaut, a high-level demon.

Beaut blows his top upon learning that he's been called forth on menial task. What else is Mayuri to do but to let him eat cake?

[Additions from Aerandria Scans's Akuma to Dolce summary]

I wonder if Elex got the Demons, Magic, Food, Demon Love, World Travel, Character That Loves Sweets, Loneliness-troped Devil & Sweet as a package deal with that other more popular Suzuki Julietta manga Kamisama Hajimemashita? (Elex has only been penciling in Nice to Meet You God as an upcoming since October, and the manga is slated to debut this 22nd as Ciuman Dewa.) I wonder because Akuma to Dolce's fate beyond volume 2 (in its home country) remains nebulous, what with Suzuki Julietta-sensei reportedly more focused on the kitsunemimi'ed Kamisama Hajimemashita. If that were indeed the case, I'm wary of getting and starting yet another new series, especially one on hiatus, no matter how appealing a bishie demon with a sweet tooth may be, and more importantly, regardless that Elex's volume 2 is expected to street on the 22nd.

I might've been tempted had Elex instead optioned Karakuri Odette by the same manga-ka. (CMIIW, but I don't think this complete Suzuki Julietta series has been released in Indonesia.)

MANGAZINES: HanaLaLa 55/2010 and Nakayoshi 87/2010

As noted above, the HanaLaLa Farewell Edition streets this week. Issue 55/2010 ramps up Nakajo Hisaya's Sugar Princess to the final three chapters so as to conclude in this edition. If you're a HanaLaLa fangirl (like me), I suggest getting at least two Issue 55's, one for enshrining.

Meanwhile, Issue 87 of the not-axed Indonesian Nakayoshi brings a New Hell Girl special and a one-shot, Love at Infirmary School. (I don't know whose creation this is.)

Moar babble after the manga list.

Elex Media manga and (one) manhua (2010.12.08)

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

  1. Artist Acro 4 of 9 by Sakurai Ato
    2. Artist Acro 4 (Elex Media)

    Artist Acro 「アーティストアクロ」 by Sakurai Ato
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.08

    Other languages
    Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore; 魔法亚克罗 #3 per 2010.07)

  2. Beauty Honey 3 of 3 by Matsumoto Tomo [Finale]
  3. Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 23 by Aoyama Gosho
  4. [Series Premiere] Devil & Sweet (Akuma to Dolce) 1 of 2+ by Suzuki Julietta
    5. Devil & Sweet 1 (Elex Media)

    Akuma to Dolce 「悪魔とドルチェ」 by Suzuki Julietta
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.06

  5. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: Kenangan Nenek (Doraemon: Obaachan no Omoide) by Fujiko F. Fujio
    6. Doraemon Movie: Kenangan Nenek (Elex Media)

    Doraemon: Obaachan no Omoide
    「映画ドラえもん　おばあちゃんの思い出」
    by Fujiko F. Fujio
    AKA Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections
    Shogakukan Tentoumushi Anime Comics, kodomo
    This volume first published in Japan 2000.07

    Related
    Based on the 27 minute-Doraemon: Obaachan no Omoide movie that premiered in Japan 2000.03.04

  6. Flash of Wind (Kaze Hikaru) 28 of 29+ by Watanabe Taeko
    7. Flash of Wind 28 (Elex Media)

    Kaze Hikaru 「風光る」 by Watanabe Taeko
    Shogakukan Flowers, josei
    Volume 28 first published in Japan 2010.06

    Other languages/serializations
    English Kaze Hikaru (volume 18 per 2010.08 • volume 19 street date: 2011.08.02; formerly serialized in Shojo Beat)

    Awards
    Best Shoujo Manga, 48th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Yazawa Ai's Nana)

  7. Hyde & Closer (Juhou Kaikin!! Hyde & Closer) 5 of 7 by Aso Haro
    8. Hyde & Closer 5 (Elex Media)

    Juhou Kaikin!! Hyde & Closer
    「呪法解禁！！ハイド＆クローサー」
    by Aso Haro
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 5 (Acts 38-45) first published in Japan 2009.02

    Other languages/serializations
    English Hyde & Closer (VIZ Media; volume 2 released 2010.10 • volume 3 street date: 2011.01.11; serialized in ShonenSunday.com.)

  8. I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) 4 of 13 by Hidaka Banri
    9. I Hate You More Than Anyone 4 (Elex Media)

    Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai 「世界でいちばん大嫌い」
    by Hidaka Banri
    AKA Akiyoshi Family Series 5
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 4 first published in Japan 1999.04

    Related series
    Akiyoshi Family Series 1-4 (Pacar 365 Hari, For Endless Love, Stay the Same, Let Me Hear the Lyric), Oki ni Mesu Mama? (one volume prequel released 2010.09) and Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki (alternate story; serialized in Hana to Yume; ongoing - latest installment in Hana to Yume 24/2010.12.05)

    Other languages
    English I Hate You More Than Anyone (CMX; nine volumes per 2010.03; cancelled)

  9. My First Mr. Akuno (Hajimete no Aku) 2 of 7+ by Fujiki Syun
    10. My First Mr. Akuno 2 (Elex Media)

    Hajimete no Aku 「はじめてのあく」 by Fujiki Syun
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.08

    Serializations
    Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

  10. Natural Honey Dormitory (Tennen Hachimitsu Ryou) 5 of 7 by Oda Aya
    11. Natural Honey Dormitory 5 (Elex Media)

    Tennen Hachimitsu Ryou 「天然はちみつ寮。」
    by Oda Aya
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2003.05

    Other languages
    Vietnamese Bạn trai thông minh (Thanh Hoa Publishing)

  11. The Real Fake Princess 4 of 5 by Ihuan
    12. The Real Fake Princess 4 (Elex Media)

    The Real Fake Princess 「真假公主」
    by Ihuan (also Yi Huan)
    Tong Li, shoujo

    Other languages
    English Real Fake Princess (DrMaster; five volumes), Thai องค์หญิงกำมะลอ (Burapat Comics), Vietnamese Công Chúa Lac Loài (Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ) and Hungarian Makrancos hercegnő (Delta Vision)

  12. Shugo Chara! 11 of 12 by PEACH-PIT
    13. Shugo Chara! 11 (Elex Media)

    Shugo Chara! 「しゅごキャラ！」 by PEACH-PIT
    AKA My Guardian Characters
    Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo
    Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.03

    Awards
    Best Children's Manga, 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

    Other languages/serializations
    Serialized in Nakayoshi Gress!
    English Shugo Chara! (Del Rey; volume 9 shipped 2010.07), French (Pika Edition tome 10 per 2010.10), German (EMA) and traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan 守護甜心 11 released 2010.03)

    Related
    Shugo Chara! Encore! (sequel, four chapters only) and Shugo Chara-chan! (spin-off, four volumes as at 2010.12; serialized in Nakayoshi Gress!)

    Adaptations
    Satelight's 51-episode anime adaptation aired on TV Tokyo from October 2007 to September 2008, followed by sequel Shugo Chara!! Doki— (2008.10-2009.09) and Shugo Chara Party! (2009.10-2010.03). Seiyuu Itō Kanae, Takagi Reiko, Nakamura Yuuichi and Mizuki Nana (Hinamori Amu, Tadase Hotori, Ikuto Tsukiyomi and Utau Hoshina respectively) star in all.

    A Shugo Chara! musical, starring Shugo Chara Egg! (Shugo Chara!! Doki— OP performer) and S/mileage member Maeda Yuuka as Amu, enjoyed a theater run in early 2009.

  13. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna) 9 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita
    14. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 9 (Elex Media)

    Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「スパイラル　推理の絆」
    by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita
    Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen
    Volume 9 (chapters 41-45) first published in Japan 2003.07

    Other languages
    English Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Yen Press; volume 13 released 2010.10.26 • volume 14 street date: 2011.01.25) and German (Carlsen Comics; Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit Band 9 per 2010.12.24)

    Related
    Spiral Alive (prequel; five volumes); a series of light novels; Mizuno Eita artbooks: ＳＰＩＲＡＬ　水野英多画集; (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 Kizuna 「それさえも貴き日々で」 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 (aired on TV Tokyo from October 2002 to March 2003, starring seiyuu Suzumura Kenichi as Narumi Ayumu, Asano Masumi as Yuizaki Hiyono and Ishida Akira as Eyes Rutherford).

  14. Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) 5 of 8 by Kobayashi Jin
    15. Summer Storm! 5 (Elex Media)

    Natsu no Arashi! 「夏のあらし！」 by Kobayashi Jin
    Square Enix Monthly Gangan Wing and Monthly Gangan Joker, shounen
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2009.03

    Other languages
    Traditional Chinese 夏日風暴 (Tong Li Taiwan).

    Adaptations
    SHAFT's 13-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan from April through June 2009, starring seiyuu Sanpei Yuko (Yasaka Hajime) and Shiraishi Ryoko (Arashiyama Sayoko AKA “Arashi”). A 13-episode sequel Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū ran from October to December 2009.

  15. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 4 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue
    16. Topeng Kaca 4 Deluxe (Elex Media)

    Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面」 by Miuchi Suzue
    Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Bunko volume 4 first published in Japan 1994.03

    Related
    Glass no Kamen tankoubon

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

¹ Sources: Elex STO 8 December 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 1 (SRP: IDR 32,800), Doraemon Movie: Kenangan Nenek (IDR 24,000) and Topeng Kaca 4 Deluxe (IDR 24,000). Both mangazines—HanaLaLa 55 and Nakayoshi Gress! 87—retail for IDR 30,000/issue.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Previews continued

New titles

Doraemon Movie: Kenangan Nenek by Fujiko F. Fujio

Doraemon Movie: Kenangan Nenek (Elex Media)

Upon unearthing a much-beloved teddy bear, Nobita remembers his warm-hearted grandmother. He and Doraemon then use the time machine to go back eight years into the past.

There the pair bumps into three-year-old Nobita, Giant, Suneo and Shizuka. But most of all, Nobita meets Grandma, still in the pink of health.

The Doraemon Movie: Kenangan Nenek manga is based on the short Doraemon film, おばあちゃんの思い出, Doraemon: Obaachan no Omoide or A Grandmother's Recollections. Nobita's nostalgia comes at IDR 24,000 a pop, but that's because his reminiscences are in full color.

Other Doraemon movie manga earlier issued, or rather, reissued by Elex include The Records of Nobita Spaceblazer, Nobita's Legendary King of the Sun and Nobita Drifts in the Universe — bundled as the Paket Doraemon Movie (Jakarta).

Finales

Beauty Honey 3 of 3 by Matsumoto Tomo

Kohinata Momoyo, twice divorced. A wife who pastes smiles on her face as she waits for her husband to come home.

Kohinata Chiyo, the matriarch of the Kohinata family, thrice divorced. What hides behind her vaunted strength?

Nananan, a famous stylist and the ex-wife of Kaoru, caught up in the business of business.

The final Beauty Honey traverses the unfamiliar territory of these women's loves and lives. Niko, too, faces a turning point in her relationship with Kaoru.

What awaits them all?

Ongoing series

Artist Acro 4 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

“Artists” in this world possess special powers and skills to captivate normal people. Sculptor Acro himself has the ability to soften whatever his hand touches, just as if it were clay. But other artists work with more ominous media like people's souls.

Acro and Subaru infiltrate the Art Organization to save their friend Deko and stop the deviant artists, which makes them enemies of the “Aokishi Force.” Can they withstand the onslaught? And what will happen once Acro meets Renji, one of the 7 Most Skilled Artists?

Flash of Wind 28 of 29+ by Watanabe Taeko

The Bakufu declares war on Choshu even as Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi lies dying from beri-beri. His death leaves turmoil in its wake as the only acceptable successor is General Hitotsubashi, whom Sei and Okita once met as Ukinosuke.

Hyde & Closer 5 of 7 by Aso Haro

Hyde's Core is destroyed, and Pakwa sez reviving Hyde is now an impossibility. The devastating news drops Shunpei into the Slough of Despond (actually he locks himself in his room). As Shunpei gives in to his depression, a conglomerate shows up to assemble 100 wizards. The organization's objective is just one: to obtain the power of Closer. Just as the situation approaches critical, Shunpei discovers that the letters on his grandfather's missive can transform into other writing.

It turns out to be a message from the magician king to his grandson who has already mastered magic.

Hyde & Closer volume 5 contains Acts 38-45: President 1-8.

My First Mr. Akuno 2 of 7+ by Fujiki Syun

A brother and sister pair mooches off a friend, and that's just the beginning. Not only do Jirou's inventions bring reluctant ‘landlady’ Kyoko grief, his attempts to modify Kyoko's body makes Kyoko wish for anyone's life but hers.

THIS is the beauty of youth?!

Natural Honey Dormitory 5 of 7 by Oda Aya

Hachimitsu dorm receives a guest — Hikaru's mother. After a decade's absence, she shows up, wanting to meet Hikaru's girlfriend. Obviously, Hikaru & Co. are at a loss over how she even found out.

To protect Nene, Hikaru again pretends to be lovey dovey with Non-chan. And despite being against it initially, Hikaru's mom gives Hikaru and Non-chan her blessing and now plans to take the ‘couple’ back with her!

The Real Fake Princess 4 by Ihuan

Dr. Master's Real Fake Princess Volume 4 soul of brevity description puts it so well: Secrets are revealed as love is shattered and rekindled anew. But in case you need a refresher —

A misunderstanding brought on by Dai Xuan drives Zili and Zhonglu apart. Zili doesn't help matters by running to Hui, who in turn plans to leave Lin'an with Zili.

Meanwhile, the secret of Princess Yifu guarded by Madam Jia Hua is revealed, prompting the emperor to pass a death sentence over the princess for her pretense.

The Real Fake Princess finale is scheduled for a 22 December.

Shugo Chara! 11 of 12 by PEACH-PIT

First, my apologies for reporting Shugo Chara! 11 as the finale. This tankou is still the penultimate.

Just as Amu is in the middle of searching for ‘What is it that she wants?’ and makes a pledge to Ikuto, Ran, Miki and Suu vanish. To find them, Amu needs the help of navigator Daiya.

Summer Storm! 5 of 8 by Kobayashi Jin

Arashi and the gang holiday at the beach, but Yasaka and Jun squabble over the onsen at the place where they're staying. Still, the atmosphere is conducive to lurve blooming. When oh when will Yasaka declare his feelings for Arashi?

Mangazines

HanaLaLa 55/2010 - Front cover: Sugar Princess

Sugar Princess
© Nakajo Hisaya
Hakusensha

HanaLaLa 55/2010 ~ Farewell Edition ~

The Farewell Edition concludes Nakajo Hisaya's Sugar Princess.

Maaya and Shun perform brilliantly and now only await the judges' decision. If they win, they will be able to save the skating rink. But was Maaya's performance good enough to secure the pair the top prize?

Aside from Sugar Princess chapters 20 to 22, these Hana to Yume/LaLa shoujo serials bid bye-bye this issue with these installments:

Your guess is as good as mine as to when Elex will release the tankou continuation.

Nakayoshi Gress! 87/2010

Nakayoshi Gress! 87/2010 front cover

I assume that's Ando Natsumi's Arisa on the cover because the serial hyped this issue is that.

Tsubasa sneaks into Manabe's house in disguise and meets a girl in a wheelchair. Who is she?

And as I said before the cut, there's a New Hell Girl special by Etoo Miyuki and the Love at Infirmary School one-shot in this issue.

The rest of the Nakayoshi pals:

What happened to Counting Sheep by Moro Orie? Don't ask me; I don't know.

other currently available manga (8 December 2010 street date)

  • Level Comics: Magister Negi Magi 23 · Rainbow 19 · Desert Love by Sachimi Riho · To Be Beautiful 5 · Subaru 11 of 11 · Basara 14 · K2 vol.4 · Spirou dan Fantasio - Bayangan Z
  • m&c!: Aoizaka Baseball Club 16 · Golden Age 12 · Magical X Miracle 1 of 6 by Mizutani Yuzu · News Parade by Kumeta Natsuo

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

disclaimer

Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.

upcoming manga (15 December 2010 street date)

  • Elex Media: Golden Book (Deluxe) · Inuyasha 50 · Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder 2 of 2 · Kariage kun 37 · Godhand Teru 28 · Mixim 11 vol.2 · Bakeru kun Pika-pika 2 · Artist Acro 5 · New Sexy Simpleton 8
  • Level Comics: Genius Family Company 5 · xxxHOLiC 11 · Restore Garage 251 vol.11 · Haruka 17 vol.10 · Half an Apple 5 · Last Inning 7 · Nurse Aoi 17 · Yakari dan Monster Danau
  • m&c!: Electric Daisy 6 · Goong [Palace Story] 21 · Sugar Family 5 · Be a Naughty Girl 3 · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 13 · Monika 137

related monthly schedule(s)

December 2010
Premiering Cynical Kanoko by Tsuda Ririko, Hallelujah Overdrive by Takata Kentaro, Hitohira by Kirihara Idumi, The Recipe for Gertrude by Kusakawa Nari

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C.M.B. 13, Topeng Kaca 3 Deluxe, Wild Life 10 (Elex Media 18 November 2010 manga)

Topeng Kaca 3 Deluxe (Elex Media)

Glass no Kamen © Miuchi Suzue/Hakusensha [Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as Topeng Kaca Deluxe by Elex Media

Idul Adha falling on a Wednesday delays this week's manga shipping by a day, but as if to make up for the (negligible) hitch (or perhaps compensate for the earlier 30% reduction), Elex emancipates 19 titles this 18th, among them, the outstanding-since-August Juvenile Remix 5. (Ando's comeback should make at least a couple of this blog's chatbox regulars happy.)

I personally rejoice over Shinra's return. In the latest C.M.B. by Katou Motohiro, someone sends a music box to Shinra's Wunderkammer. Its provenance is the last word in legit: the music box formerly belonged to an English aristocrat's wife. According to said owner's diary, the music box so enthralled her that her jealous husband was pushed to shooting the thing in ire. What piques Shinra's curiousity is: there's no trace of the instrument having been repaired. At all.

Is the music box's pristine condition the result of magic? The same magic that captivated its mistress? Or is everything not what it seems?

This Elex synop evidently refers to Op.35 Music box that first appeared in Monthly Shonen Magazine's November 2009 issue. The other compiled C.M.B. mysteries—Op.32 to 34: Summer grass, Fog Villa and Asad—were published in the August, September and October 2009 issues. [Titles from the Japanese Wiki 「Ｃ．Ｍ．Ｂ．」 article]

Topeng Kaca 3 Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue

In volume 3 of Miuchi Suzue's Glass no Kamen bunko, Topeng Kaca 3 Deluxe: Gone With The Wind (the shoujo classic shares top DO WANT! this sked with the shounen Wild Life 10), Kitajima Maya manages to hold her own against actress Ayumi to win the Tsukikage Acting School a national drama competition berth. Only one *cough* stage is left to clear, but disaster befalls the troop, stranding Maya alone on stage. Despite the stroke of bad luck, Maya performs fabulously, winning the hearts of those in the audience.

So how come the judges are not impressed?

NEW ELEX TITLES

Four manga premiere: Bakeru-kun Pika-pika by Fujiko F. Fujio, a Doraemon Pika-pika-esque kodomo series; the supernatural shoujo fantasy Lys Lily (Hanatsukihime) by Hibiki Wataru; Anzai Nobuyuki's latest shounen adventure Mixim 11; and a new Crayon Shinchan edu-manga, Crayon Shinchan Seri Pengetahuan Apa dan Mengapa (Crayon Shinchan: General Knowledge series - What and Why) by Usui Yoshito. Extended babble follows the manga list. (To encourage you to scroll down — Demons, Deal with the Devil, Dancing, Tattoo, Possessive Lover [Lys Lily; Baka-Updates Manga tags] and Unpopular Protagonist, Special Abilities [Mixim 11].)

MANGAZINES: HanaLaLa 54/2010: Skip Beat! ♡

HanaLaLa 54/2010 - Skip Beat! front cover

Skip Beat! © Nakamura Yoshiki
Hakusensha

Skip Beat!'s Ren × Kyoko return as cover boy/boy girl in HanaLaLa Issue 54 (I hope; haven't lucked into any final artwork) to mark the double chapter Next Attraction-promised in HanaLaLa 53. Edit: I finally replaced the placeholder art with the cover. In Acts 106-107 of Nakamura Yoshiki's singular showbiz manga, A Bewildering Situation and A Mischievous Situation, Mogami Kyoko transforms into Ku's son Kuon — not just in (boy's) attire but also in (I speak only English) speech. No wonder Ren's thrown for a loop! But can Kyoko's Kuon role win Ku's approval?

Meanwhile, a mere two chapters is no longer enough for Nakajo Hisaya's Sugar Princess; HanaLaLa ups the stakes as Shun and Maya skate to win. Triple the dose means we can expect chapters 17-19 this issue.

Issue 54 also heralds the resurgence of Uno Ayumi's Perjalanan Keliling Dunia Mr. ERMINE (Shokoku Manyu Okojosan). This should be Part 7 as the previous installment last loitering, if I'm not mistaken, was Part 6 (in HanaLaLa 48).

The other Hana to Yume/LaLa serials and their latest installments: Alice Academy by Higuchi Tachibana (Story 84) · Arakure: The Wild Ones by Fujiwara Kiyo (Chapter 34) · Dragon's Fiancé by Kusakawa Nari (Chapter 25) · La Corda D'Oro by Kure Yuki (Symphony 54) · Natsume Yujincho by Midorikawa Yuki (Chapter 8) · Ouran High School Host Club by Hatori Bisco (Chapter 60) · Twinkle Stars by Takaya Natsuki (Chapter 6) · Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri (32nd Night: The Make-Believe Sandbox) · V.B. Rose by Hidaka Banri (Chapter 54) · With My Brothers by Tokeino Hari (Chapter 53)

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.11.18)

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  1. Animal Doctor (Doubutsu no Oishasan) 3 of 12 by Sasaki Noriko
    2. Animal Doctor 3 (Elex Media)

    Doubutsu no Oishasan 「動物のお医者さん」
    by Sasaki Noriko
    AKA Mr. Veterinarian
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 3 first published in Japan 1990.04

    Other languages
    Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan's Ai Xin Dong Wu Yi Yuan; 12 volumes)

  2. [Series Premiere] Bakeru-kun Pika-pika 1 of 5 by Fujiko F. Fujio
    3. Bakeru-kun Pika-pika 1 (Elex Media)

    Bakeru-kun 「バケルくん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio
    Shogakukan Pikkapika Comics, kodomo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.02

  3. C.M.B. (C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku) 13 of 15+ by Katou Motohiro
    4. C.M.B. 13 (Elex Media)

    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 13 first published in Japan 2010.02

    Volume 13 chapters:
    Op.32 Summer grass
    Op.33 Fog Villa
    Op.34 Asad
    Op.35 Music box
    *NOT Elex Media's titles

    Related series
    Q.E.D. (main story, 37 volumes, ongoing)

    Other languages
    Traditional Chinese (Tong Li C.M.B. Sen Luo Bo Wu Guan Zhi Shi Jian Mu Lu; 13 volumes per 2010.06)

  4. Crayon Shinchan 49 of 50 by Usui Yoshito
    5. Crayon Shinchan 49 (Elex Media)

    Crayon Shin-chan 「クレヨンしんちゃん」
    by Usui Yoshito (deceased)
    Futabasha Weekly Manga Action, seinen
    Volume 49 first published in Japan 2009.07

    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)

    Adaptations
    Shin'ei Doga's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yajima Akiko (Shin-chan), premiered April 1992, with the 699th episode airing on 2010.05.07. At least 18 movie sequels have been released between July 1993 and April 2010.

  5. [Series Premiere] Crayon Shinchan Seri Pengetahuan Apa dan Mengapa by Usui Yoshito
  6. Demon King (Majeh) 31 of 36+ by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan
    7. Demon King 31 (Elex Media)

    Majeh 「마제(魔帝)」 by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan
    Daiwon C.I. Champ Comics, sonyun
    Volume 31 first published in Korea 2009.02

    Other languages
    English King of Hell (TOKYOPOP; volume 25 released 2009.08.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; 魔帝 #34 released 2010.10)

  7. Global Garden 2 of 8 by Hiwatari Saki
    8. Global Garden 2 (Elex Media)

    Global Garden 「ＧＬＯＢＡＬ　ＧＡＲＤＥＮ」
    by Hiwatari Saki
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2002.07

  8. Hayate The Combat Butler (Hayate no Gotoku) 23 of 26+ by Hata Kenjiro
    9. Hayate The Combat Butler 23 (Elex Media)

    Hayate no Gotoku 「ハヤテのごとく！」
    by Hata Kenjiro
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 23 (chapters 240-250) first published in Japan 2010.04

    Other languages
    English Hayate The Combat Butler (VIZ Media; volume 16 per 2010.09 • volume 17 street date: 2011.03.08), French (Kana/Dargaud tome 3 shipped 2010.11.03) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan 旋風管家！ 22 per 2010.07)

    Adaptations
    Two anime seasons and one OAV starring seiyuu Shiraishi Ryoko (Ayasaki Hayate) and Kugimiya Rie (Sanzenin Nagi); two light novels, the first by Tsukiji Toshihiko and illustrated by Hata Kenjiro (JP release: 2007.05.24) and the second Nagi is the Familiar!? Let it ★ World Conquest (2008.03.18), featuring insert art by Hata Kenjiro and Zero no Tsukaima light novels illustrator Usatsuka Eiji; and an upcoming Taiwanese live-action adaptation

  9. Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo) 9 of 9 by Eto Miyuki & Jigoku Shojo Project [Finale]
    10. Hell Girl 9 (Elex Media)

    Jigoku Shoujo 「地獄少女」
    by Eto Miyuki & Jigoku Shojo Project
    Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo
    Volume 9 (chapters 32-34 + Interlude) first published in Japan 2008.10

    Serializations
    Indonesian Nakayoshi Gress! (concluded)

    Other languages
    English Hell Girl (Volumes 7/8/9 released 2010.10.26), French La fille des enfers (Editions Pika; nine volumes); and German (TOKYOPOP Germany and EMA)

    Related
    Adapted from the anime produced by Aniplex and Studio DEEN starring seiyuu Noto Mamiko (Enma Ai), Sugo Takayuki (Wanyuudou), Matsukaze Masaya (Ichimoku Ren) and Honda Takako (Hone-Onna). Additionally, a 12-epsiode live-action renzoku aired on NTV between November 2007 and January 2008, with Iwata Sayuri as Enma Ai, Ogura Hisahiro (the Narrator in the anime series) as Wanyuudou, Kato Kazuki as Ichimoku Ren, and Sugimoto Aya as Hone-Onna.

    Related manga (sequels): Shin Jigoku Shoujo (New Hell Girl; three volumes; Indonesian serialization in NakaGress) and Jigoku Shoujo R

  10. Juvenile Remix (Maou - Juvenile Remix) 5 of 10 by Isaka Kotaro & Osuga Megumi
    11. Juvenile Remix 5 (Elex Media)

    Maou - Juvenile Remix
    「魔王　ＪＵＶＥＮＩＬＥ　ＲＥＭＩＸ」
    by Isaka Kotaro & Osuga Megumi
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.08

    Volume 5 chapters:
    38 急迫
    39 その先へ
    40 業火の決意
    41 自殺屋
    42 越境
    43 唯一の方法
    44 危機…そして勝機
    45 呪縛
    46 約束
    47 リミッ

    Other languages
    English Maoh: Juvenile Remix (VIZ Media; volume 3 shipped 2010.11.09 • volume 4 street date: 2011.02.08), French (Kurokawa Le prince des ténèbres tome 9 ships 2010.12.09) and traditional Chinese (Chingwin Taiwan)

  11. Look Up! (Miagete Goran) 5 of 8 by Kusaba Michiteru
    12. Look Up! 5 (Elex Media)

    Miagete Goran 「見上げてごらん」
    by Kusaba Michiteru
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2006.04

    Volume 5 chapters:
    38 エース対決!!
    39 兆候（ちょうこう）
    40 葛藤
    41 最後の意地
    42 手の内
    43 経験
    44 立ちはだかる壁
    45 予想外の展開
    46 差し出されたラケット
    47 異変のはじまり

    Serializations
    Indonesian Shonen Star (concluded)

  12. LUM The Invader Girl 27 of 34 by Takahashi Rumiko
    13. LUM The Invader Girl 27 (Elex Media)

    Urusei Yatsura 「うる星やつら」 by Takahashi Rumiko
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    New edition volume 27 released in Japan 2007.12
    Re-released in shinsoban from 2006.11 to 2008.03

    Volume 27 contents:
    1 キツネの嫁取り
    2 強食惑星
    3 かってな幸福、青い鳥
    4 母の心、子の心
    5 飛んでけ！肩こり
    6 スケ番三人娘、動物作戦
    7 活魚つかみどり
    8 十年目の真実
    9 はんぎゃ摘み
    10 水着ラプソディー
    11 反省座禅会
    ［うる星やつら］完全データファイル27
    ［MyLum×34］27
    34久米田康治

    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.

  13. [Series Premiere] Lys Lily (Hanatsukihime) 1 of 2 by Hibiki Wataru
    14. Lys Lily 1 (Elex Media)

    Hanatsukihime 「花月姫」 by Hibiki Wataru
    Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.03

  14. [Series Premiere] Mixim 11 volume 1 of 10+ by Anzai Nobuyuki
    15. Mixim 11 vol.1 (Elex Media)

    MiXiM 11 「ＭＩＸＩＭ☆１１」
    by Anzai Nobuyuki
    AKA MiXiM♀12
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 1 first published in 2008.10

    Volume 1 chapters:
    1 夜空の下の三連星
    2 Prince Of Polaris
    3 アナタの趣味とボクの趣味
    4 春よ恋
    5 暴いておやりよ＄LUCKY（ドルラッキー）
    6 ミスコンだよ！全員集合！（前）
    7 ミスコンだよ！全員集合！（後）
    8 ベイビーデート（前）
    9 ベイビーデート（後）
    10 猫林檎日記（ねこりんごダイアリー）
    11 Re()MIXIM

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

  15. Natural Honey Dormitory (Tennen Hachimitsu Ryou) 4 of 7 by Oda Aya
    16. Natural Honey Dormitory 4 (Elex Media)

    Tennen Hachimitsu Ryou 「天然はちみつ寮。」
    by Oda Aya
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    Volume 4 first published in Japan 2003.02

    Volume 4 contains
    天然はちみつ寮。４
    ジャンク夜会で逢いましょう

    Other languages
    Vietnamese Bạn trai thông minh (Thanh Hoa Publishing)

  16. Ogawa and Team Saito (Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi) 3 of 8+ by Sakyo
    17. Ogawa and Team Saito 3 (Elex Media)

    Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi
    「小川とゆかいな斎藤たち」 by Sakyo
    Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo
    Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.12

    Serializations
    Indonesian Nakayoshi Gress! (ongoing)

  17. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 3 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue
    18. Topeng Kaca 3 Deluxe (Elex Media)

    Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面」 by Miuchi Suzue
    Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Bunko volume 3 first published in Japan 1994.03

    Related
    Glass no Kamen tankoubon

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

  18. Want You 2 of 10 by Hwang MiRee
    19. Want You 2 (Elex Media)

    Want you 「원츄(Want you)」 by Hwang MiRee
    Samyang, soonjung
    Volume 2 first published in Korea 2004.06

  19. Wild Life 10 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato
    20. Wild Life 10 (Elex Media)

    Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 10 first published in Japan 2004.12

    Volume 10 chapters:
    78 鉄生先生だから
    79 イルカの調教
    80 不老不死？
    81 ネロの秘密
    82 あんなのがたくさんいたら
    83 高宮の親友
    84 こんなんじゃねえ
    85 究極の医師
    86 アスクレピオスの杖

    Awards
    Best Shounen Manga, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards

    Serializations
    Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

¹ Sources: Elex STO 18 November 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Bakeru-kun Pika-pika 1 (SRP: IDR 13,500), Crayon Shinchan 49 (IDR 21,800), Crayon Shinchan Seri Pengetahuan Apa dan Mengapa (IDR 25,800) and Topeng Kaca 3 Deluxe (IDR 24,000). HanaLaLa 54 retails for IDR 30,000/issue.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Previews continued

New Manga

Lys Lily 1 (Elex Media)

Hanatsukihime © Hibiki Wataru
Hakusensha [LaLa and LaLa DX]
Published in Indonesia as
Lys Lily by Elex Media

Lys Lily 1 of 2 by Hibiki Wataru

Like another LaLa manga Kisah Edo di Abad 21, Lys Lily went through tentative titling (as The Flower Princess per October) before settling with the name under which it makes its formal Indonesian debut. This time, too, I commend Elex for its on-second-thought renaming.

What's more significant than the digression above is Lys Lily's running away with the top Probable DO WANT! prize, what with all the I'm curious; Let's see pledges it garnered.

I'm here to tell you that this short supernatural shoujo fantasy is a definite GET!

Lys is living on borrowed time. When she turns 16, the demon who lent her a heart to save her infant self will retrieve his heart, ending her life. A flower tattoo on her chest denotes their contract.

Accompanied by chance bodyguard Shiva, Lys travels from place to place, seeking the demon to plead for her life. In their wandering, the dancer and her constant companion encounter an obstinate prince, Rasyid, and Thor, a ring jinn.

Can Lys find her demon before he comes to collect his heart?

[Additions from Aerandria's Hanatsukihime description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

Elex hypes the story as a Cerita romantis 1001 malam antara seorang penari dengan setan or a Thousand and One Nights romance between a dancer and a demon. As mentioned earlier, Demons, Deal with the Devil, Dancing, Tattoo, Possessive Lover are this series' most popular tags.

Manga-ka Hibiki Wataru-sensei's current LaLa serials are the doll- and doll maker-troped Shounen Dolls and the historical gender bender Oiran Girl.

Mixim 11 vol 1 of 10+ by Anzai Nobuyuki

Unlucky in love pals Matsuri Ichimatsu, Sangubashi Takezo and Haruno Koume find there's still hope for their love lives when a mysterious beauty drops from the sky and tells them they're actually princes. The catch? They hail from another galaxy and apparently, so do their fated brides!

[Adapted from Chuang Yi's Mixim 11 vol 1 blurb]

I don't yet get why the top Baka-Updates tag for this is Unpopular Protagonist. That by volume 2 Ichimatsu & Co. are   [SPOILAGE!!!] assassination targets, I put down to genre convention. At any rate, I'm not sure even enduring fangirl investment in Flame of Recca can overcome the bad press to translate to some MiXiM 11 (or MiXiM♀12) lurve, but I remain hopeful. (I'll prolly rent volume 1 first.)

Finales

Hell Girl 9 of 9 by Eto Miyuki & Jigoku Shojo Project

The Hell Girl tragedy repeats itself.

Townspeople begin invoking the Hell Girl to get rid of neighbors they hate, blaming the disappearances on Takuma. They accuse “the Devil's son” of using Hell Communication to send people to hell. Meanwhile, the only person who believes Takuma innocent, police inspector Meshiai Seiichi, goes missing.

Can Hell Girl Enma Ai save Takuma from this spiral of hate?

[Additions from Pika Edition's La Fille des Enfers, tome 9 summary]

The Hell Girl Season 1 finale comprises chapters 32 to 34: Wandering (Parts 1 and 2), Indigo Dye and a special Interlude: Hell of water vapor, or Hostel Traveler that sheds light on Wanyuudou's past.

Ongoing series

Animal Doctor 3 of 12 by Sasaki Noriko

Hishinuma has to take a special health test for students whose research involves radiation. After his check-up, Hishinuma banters with the doctor who performed the medical exam.

Professor Sugawara and the other vet med students who see the closeness developing between Hishinuma and the doctor hope for some serious romance.

Will Hishinuma grant their wish?

Crayon Shinchan 49 of 50 by Usui Yoshito

Yes, Elex went from volume 1 to 49.

Shinchan and family go to Spain for a vacation. While there, Shinchan is chased by two guys who look like mafia. What the??

Demon King 31 of 36+ by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan

While trying to free the enslaved Cong Pung, Demon King and the other slaves find themselves clashing swords in a Palace of Darkness tournament. Can they survive the dark tourney?

Global Garden 2 of 8 by Hiwatari Saki

Hikaru who has revealed his true agenda tries to persuade Ruika to return to being a girl. He also prepares to meet Ruika's mother to tell her that Ruika lives. Meanwhile, another envoy is sent to Japan to investigate Ruika.

Hayate The Combate Butler 23 of 26+ by Hata Kenjiro

After realizing his feelings, Hayate returns to see Athena. But Hayate's first love presents him with a tough choice.

Must Hayate sacrifice his debt of gratitude to Nagi? Even if he does, there's no guarantee Athena can be saved. A ten-year-old thorn returns to plague the star-crossed couple.

Hayate The Combate Butler volume 23 compiles chapters:
240 My Feelings For You
241 The Shield of Aegis
242 Feelings in the Night
243 Thoughts Over His Defenseless Sleeping Face
244 Even Though I Love You, Because I Love You
245 Love Me Tender
246 The Strongest Vs. The Invincible
247 The Power of the Distant Land
248 Her Choice
249 The Final Decision
250 The Beginning of the Final Day

Juvenile Remix 5 of 10 by Isaka Kotaro & Osuga Megumi

Seeing Inukai lay waste to the city, Ando is pushed to making the ultimate decision. Meanwhile, mercenary assassins clash, with Semi battling the killer who forces his targets to commit suicide, Kujira, The Destroyer and the Spell Victim. Can he escape alive?

The countdown to destiny's inception begins.

Look Up! 5 of 8 by Kusaba Michiteru

Ryo represents Seiryo High in the match against Okutama High, one of the Five Best teams in the Tokyo interhigh semi-finals. Because the Seiryo doubles lost their first match, all eyes are now on Hayasaka, struggling to prevail against Yokoyama.

Does defeat await Seiryo? And will Ryo get his chance to fight?

LUM The Invader Girl 27 of 34 by Takahashi Rumiko

Once upon a time, there lived a poor man. So poor was he that he couldn't even afford to buy a wedding dress for his bride. One day, a bouquet of dandelions falls on his fiancée. The man blows on the Taraxacum florets, magically transforming the (allergen) pollen into a wedding gown.

After hearing the fable, Shinobu tries his love luck with a Tomobiki fox. Does another Happy Ever After await?

Natural Honey Dormitory 4 of 7 by Oda Aya

The Nene-Nonchan-Hikaru “love triangle” is finally settled. Even Nene (unknowingly) admits to liking Hikaru, a declaration Hikaru overhears.

Will Nene's relationship with Hikaru after this lead to happiness or...?

Ogawa and Team Saito 3 of 8+ by Sakyo

Rumors fly about Oyorokobi, the “Socks Stalker.” Supposedly, whomever he dates gets her socks filched.

So what is Ogawa thinking, wanting to bestow her socks collection upon Oyorokobi??

Want You 2 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Minje, suspicious of Herem's weird act in front of Hoi Yun, decides to move in to Hoi Yun's house to prevent Herem from falling in love with Hoi Yun!

Wild Life 10 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

As Tessho examines a kangaroo, Meio University assistant professor Sakurazaka pronounces that the kangaroo is only suffering from a cold.

If Tessho doesn't find anything else wrong with the kangaroo, then Seno has to marry Sakurazaka.

Yes. Whuck.

UP NEXT: Level Comics and m&c! 18 November 2010 manga

Level Comics: Fight!! Ippo 79 · Soul Eater 3 · Cesare 3 · Psychometrist Eiji 16 · The Ravages of Time 5 · Smurf - Sup Para Smurf by Peyo · Lucky Luke - Pelarian Dalton Bersaudara by Morris

m&c!: Nube 28 · Lady and the Sea 2 of 2 · Ijime Escape from Hell by Igarashi Kaoru · My Cheerful Boyfriend by Satori Tae

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

disclaimer

Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.

currently available manga (10 November 2010 street date)

  • Elex Media: Inuyasha 49 · Kisah Edo di Abad 21: Chotto Edo Made 1 by Tsuda Masami · Kariage kun 35 · BECK 24 · Cross Game 17 of 17 · Magic Peddler Roma 2 · Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 6 · Spiral: The Bonds Of Reason 8 · Nakayoshi 86/2010 · Shonen Star 76/2010
  • Level Comics: Until Death Do Us Part 2 · Air Gear 16 · The Strange Florist by Yohna · Genius Family Company 4 · Team Medical Dragon 13 · Bambino! 7 · The Hunting of The Snark 2 · Show Me the Money 2 of 2 · Blade of Immortal 12 · Zenith 5 · 3x3 Eyes 33 · Yakari dan Si Bulu Putih
  • m&c!: Female Wolf's Boy 8 · Hai, Miiko! 22 · Shanimuni GO 32 of 32 · Togetherness by Wagata Konomi · Goal Den Age 1 by Takaoka Eisei & Tsunamoto Masaya · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 12 · How to make a Princess 2 of 2 · Go! Hiromi Go! 5 · Monika 136

related monthly schedules

November 2010
Premiering Here is Greenwood (Deluxe) by Nasu Yukie, Lys Lily by Hibiki Wataru, Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya, Bakeru-kun Pika-pika by Fujiko F. Fujio, Palette of 12 Secret Colors by Kusakawa Nari, My Fiancé is a Monster by Hanamori Pink, Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio (flopped reissue), Nice to Meet You God by Suzuki Julietta, Traumeister by Nakayama Atsushi

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