Asa chun! by Hanaya En and The Flower With Knife by Sakurada Hina (3L shoujo manga out nau~)

Street date: 11 November 2011
Sankyuu to tweep Ln1885-san for the out nau~ confirmation.

Asa chun! © Hanaya En/Shogakukan [First serialized in Cheese! Zoukan] · Hana wa Knife o Mi ni Matou © Sakurada Hina/Shogakukan [First serialized in Cheese! and Flowers]. Published in Indonesia as Asa chun! and The Flower With Knife by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

Hanaya En's Can I Hug You was ♡, so leading with Asa chun!

Four years we haven't seen each other, and he turns into such a hottie!? And I have to LIVE with him for a whole month!?

Akane's doki-doki days, start-OH! She feigns miserable under all that heartbeep pressure, but I bet she likes it. Him, her Childhood Buddy turned Live-in Lover, I mean.

Live-in Lover regardless, it isn't Asa chun! what carries teh Mature or [DEWASA] label; that "honor" is reserved for The Flower With Knife:

School girl Kako models for her art teacher, and she wants Enjo Sensei to look at no other girl but her. She confesses her love for him the day before graduation, only to be rejected by Sensei who tells her, "Your feelings are only an illusion." What's worse, she learns that her beloved teacher is already engaged.

Kako has problems accepting, which prompts her to sneak into his room, where she sees Sensei kissing Yuri, her good friend. Her emotions spiral out of control and...

The titular Knife has to figure in there somewhere.

Baka-Updates Manga users tag the Hana wa Knife o Mi ni Matou psychological drama Art, Jealousy, Modeling, Obsessive Love, Yandere, Bishoujo, Student-Teacher Relationship, Beautiful Female Lead, Betrayal. In addition to The Flower With Knife, the Sakurada Hina antho contains Beautiful World and Yori-chan no Kimochi. (I don't know what 3L chose to title this third one-shot; I haven't had time to check out Gramed, but it's prolly along the lines of Yori-chan's Feelings.)

If you're interested in other Hanaya En and Sakurada Hina manga 3L has already published (and those it hasn't), scroll down.

3L/Tiga Lancar Comic shoujo manga (2011.11.11)

1. [Premiere] Asa chun! by Hanaya En

Asa chun! 「朝チュン！」 by Hanaya En
Shogakukan Cheese! Zoukan, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2010.05

2. [Premiere] The Flower With Knife (Hana wa Knife o Mi ni Matou) by Sakurada Hina

Hana wa Knife o Mi ni Matou 「花はナイフを身にまとう」
by Sakurada Hina
Shogakukan Cheese! and Flowers, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2009.08

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Can I Hug You by Hanaya En, Couple who Love Buttocks 1 by Takada Rie, Shinobi Girl by Kayono (3L shoujo and josei manga out now)

All three are rated   [DEWASA] or Mature.

Dakishimete Ii desu ka © Hanaya En · Futari wa Oshiri Ai © Takada Rie
Shinobi no Onna © Kayono (Shogakukan)
Published in Indonesia as Can I Hug You, Couple who Love Buttocks and Shinobi Girl
by Tiga Lancar Semesta/3L

Whoever observed that one should be careful of what one wishes for was really on to something. Because never would I have dreamed when I asked for 3L to license the prequel to Takada Rie's Doctor's Love that I would get it. (And within two months of the Doctor's Love premiere, too.) And now that it's supposed to be in stores, it would really test my GET! anything Takada Rie courage to walk up to a cashier carrying — Couple who Love Buttocks 1.

Because over and above the title's egregious singular/plural disagreement (Couple is singular, d*mmit!), how can you keep a straight face whilst hanging on to a manga titled Couple who Love Buttocks?? And for two more times after that at that? (The josei series spans three volumes.) Sure, the original 「ふたりはおしり愛」 does translate into some serious rear end love, butt! I mean, but!

ROTFLMAO over, here's the Futari wa Oshiri Ai synopsis:

Kuraku Budou. A ‘sinful’ man who makes flowers bloom in the hearts of his patients. But the genius colorectal surgeon turns out to be One Giant Ego, as Asako—living with, working for, and worshipping Kuraku-sensei—finds out to her mortification.

For once the biseinen doctor strips off his white coat, he transforms into one willful dude who upends Asako's life.

Only time will tell if Asako can withstand the doctor's overtures.

That there's a sequel implies...

Previews of the Shoujo with a Male Lead Can I Hug You by Hanaya En (Wolves Reward) and the Things Are Not What They Seem shoujo smut Shinobi Girl by Kayono (Ah! Itoshi no Caramel Boy) are behind the Fake Cut.

3L josei and shoujo manga (2010.11.27)

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1. [Premiere] Can I Hug You (Dakishimete Ii desu ka) by Hanaya En

Dakishimete Ii desu ka 「 抱きしめていいですか」 by Hanaya En
Shogakukan Cheese! and Cheese! Zoukan, shoujo
This anthology (four stories) first published in Japan 2009.06

2. [Series Premiere] Couple Who Love Buttocks (Futari wa Oshiri Ai) 1 of 3 by Takada Rie

Futari wa Oshiri Ai 「ふたりはおしり愛」 by Takada Rie
Shogakukan Judy, josei
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.07

Related series
Doctor's Love or Oshiri Ai - Shinsatsuchuu (sequel; two volumes as at 2010.05)

3. [Premiere] Shinobi Girl (Shinobi no Onna) by Kayono

Shinobi no Onna 「忍びのオンナ」 by Kayono
Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo
This anthology (three stories) first published in Japan 2003.02

Source: Angelzon.com, retrieved 2010.12.04

Previews continued

Can I Hug You by Hanaya En

I'm afraid someone's going to take her away from me...

So goes honor student Ushio's predicament. Ushio's top-notch grades force him to choose between his girlfriend and studies at a Tokyo university. But he just can't help angsting over who might be putting the moves on his beloved Ruka—not known for her perspicacity when it comes to men (read: she's a little dumb)—while he's away.

Can Ushio's peace of mind, what little there is of it, endure a long-distance relationship?

Baka-Updates Manga points out in its Dakishimete Ii desu ka entry that this Hanaya En antho also contains shorts: Hitorijime Shitai, Suki to Ienakute and Majo Sweets.

Shinobi Girl by Kayono

By day I'm just a high school girl set apart from my classmates who, for various reasons, keep their distance; by night, however, I become one very popular host, mobbed by female guests. I am Shinobi Girl.

One day, Secretly a Woman Yuuka meets Renka, a female patron, and loses both her heart and...body!?

A unique love story between two who conceal their true identities from each other is how 3L hypes Shinobi Girl, known elsewhere as Secretly a Woman (from ShoujoMagic's scanlation). Baka-Updates Manga has synopses for the other two stories in its Shinobi no Onna entry: Butterfly Night with its the rogue who takes Princess Sheherazade's virginity for revenge premise and the Deal with a Devil Lovers in the Tower that Touches Heaven.

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

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Ichigo Jikan 1 by Kumagai Kyoko and Wolves Reward by Hanaya En (3L Comics 21 May 2010 shoujo manga)

Ichigo Jikan © Kumagai Kyoko/Shogakukan (First serialized in Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

These two 3L shoujo manga—Ichigo Jikan 1 by Kumagai Kyoko and Wolves Reward (Ookamitachi no Gohoubi) by Hanaya En—are on their way even as we speak and anomalies nashi, should land on display racks in or around 21 May.

Ichigo Jikan by the manga-ka of Houkago Orange and Inventive Princess (Hatsumei Princess) revolves around the It's Normal For School Kids To Cohabit Because Then Romance Happens trope. Cash-strapped Ichiko chooses to attend Kisono High for its cheap dormitory fees, only to discover on arrival that the dorm is under renovation and that she's literally roofless. Fortunately, she's allowed to bunk in at the employees' quarters — with the added bonus of even lower rent. Unfortunately, her room is already inhabited by bishie Ran. Fortunately, the cool older guy listens to Ichiko's sob story and lets her stay. Unfortunately, it's on the condition that she take over the cleaning duties. Fortunately... (you know where this is going.)

Ookamitachi no Gohoubi © Hanaya En
Shogakukan (Serialized in Cheese!)
Published in Indonesia by 3L

Wolves Reward

Don't be misled into thinking that Wolves Reward by Hanaya En (Dakishimete Ii desu ka, Honnou Chocolate) is a BL manga (like me and my tweet friends did, based on the bishie duo cover). It is unabashedly shoujo (smut).

Tsumugi is finally accepted into her dream school, Meisho, where scions and heiresses rub shoulders. As she steps onto the elite school's not-so hallowed ground, she stumbles on to Something She Is Not Supposed To See: two bishies quarreling between themselves like spoiled brats. As the sole witness, what's going to happen to Tsumugi and her perfect school life now?

Baka-Updates Manga has more deets on the two cover boys, cousins Ibara Chitose and Ibara Hajime, and their wolfish plans for our Red Riding Hood.

This tankou also contains the story Yoriko-san's Reward and special bonus pages.

3L shoujo manga (2010.05.21)

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1. [Premiere] Ichigo Jikan 1 of 2 by Kumagai Kyoko

Ichigo Jikan 「 苺時間 」 by Kumagai Kyoko
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.05

2. [New] Wolves Reward (Ookamitachi no Gohoubi) by Hanaya En

Ookamitachi no Gohoubi 「 オオカミ達のごほうび 」 by Hanaya En
Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2008.12

Source: 3L via email

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who thanks the still mysterious “3L-san” for the artwork and summaries

disclaimer

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

other manga currently available (19 May 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: BECK 17 · Godhand Teru 23 · Katsu! 4 · The Moon & Lake by Ashihara Hinako · Pangeran Kacamata 4 · The Puppet Master Lin 7 · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 3 · Summer Storm! 1 by Kobayashi Jin · V.B. Rose 2 · HanaLaLa 50/2010
• Level Comics: AirGear 11 · Bambino 3 · Blade of Immortal 7 · Dolls of God 1 by Yamamura Hajime · Gun Smith Cats 5 · Historie 1 by Iwaaki Hitoshi · Nurse Aoi 12 · Shattered Knife 3
• m&c!: Bleach 25 · C-blossom 2 of 2 · Fu & Dragon 1-2 of 2 by Li Zhi Qing/Zhuang Han Bo · Happy Café 13 · Innocent Dragon 5 · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 8 · Long Hu Men 167 · School Hotel 2 of 2 · White Paper Ark 6 · · Monika 134 · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 5 · Komik Malaysia: Dari Alam Angker Histeria by Oga · Komik Malaysia: Call from The Grave by Kash · Komik Malaysia: Illusive by Oga · Komik Malaysia: Eli by Zint · Komik Malaysia: Punch by Aliow

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