Showing posts with label Inochi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inochi. Show all posts

Lina-chan snap reviews manga just released: When Love is Blooming and My Life vol 3

All these shoujo manga streeted on 22nd June 2011.

1) When Love is Blooming by Shiumi Saki

When Love is Blooming (m&c!)

Rating: 7 of 10

Kisahnya masih merupakan lanjutan dari When Love is Growing. Terdiri dari 3 chapter, Blended Love, Jealous Love dan Blooming Love. Nothing special, masih merupakan kisah percintaan di sekolah antara Hijiri dan Ritsuka. Artwork oke namun ceritanya sendiri tidak meninggalkan kesan yang berarti.

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Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 13, Song of Love 8 of 8, My Life 3 (m&c! 22 June 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Also, all the Bleach box sets you can shake a Shirosaki—or even a regular Ichigo—at ^_^

Song of Love 8 (m&c!)

Eden no Trill © Fujita Maki/Akita Shoten
[Serialized in Princess]
Published in Indonesia as Song of Love by Gramedia/m&c!

“Someday, you, too, will leave Eri.”

Kyoko's words trouble Ritsu, but Ritsu decides to behave as if nothing's amiss. Determined to improve, she practices her singing exercises to avoid disturbing Eiri's piano playing. As always though, disaster finds Ritsu with metronome predictability.

So goes this Song of Love finale tease (with a LOT of additions from Kazé's Trill on Eden tome 8 blurb). That love's trill eventually triumps in uniting two contrary hearts is a given.

Song of Love 8 compiles Phrase 35 through 37 (Last Phrase) and the two-part extra Obbligato 1 and 2. New to Fujita Maki's Eden no Trill? Ain't too late; m&c! restocks volumes 1 through 7 this 28 June.

As for the #1 DO WANT! (which doesn't grab the headline pix because I already led with it the last time) —

Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 13 of 15+ by Sawada Hirofumi

Newly-wed Hyota (Yoshitsune) finds some peace in Kamakura, but not for long. Over in Kurikara, Minamoto no Yoshinaka prepares to face a hundred thousand Heike troops. Will Hyota have to fight in this historic battle at Kurikara Pass?

BTW, if you missed the Shanaou Yoshitsune prequel, m&c! plans to box up volumes 1-6, 7-12, 13-17 and 18-22—that's the complete series—and ship 'em this 6 July.

Speaking of box sets...

Box sets: Bleach 25-30

Bleach, Volumes 25-30 box set (m&c!)

Bleach © Kubo Tite/Shueisha [Shonen Jump]

m&c! bundles Bleach 25: No Shaking Throne (in which Ichigo is forced to ask the Visored for training), through to Bleach 30: There Is No Heart Without You (Rukia comes face to face with a blast from her past: her former squad lieutenant, Shiba Kaien). The set retails for IDR 95,000.

Missed any of the volumes before 25? Check out this release list Restocks. (They're also IDR 95,000 per six-volume set.)

New m&c! titles

m&c! wraps up Shiumi Saki's Koigokoro or The Awakening of Love mini-series with When Love Is Blooming; launches the sequel to Wang Fenglei's story, The Story of Wang Fenglei Season 2 (Wang Fenglei recovers from injuries sustained in the battle against the Sword Demon and prepares to to take on new foes); and introes a new shoujo series from Takagi Shigeyoshi, Film Girl.

When Love Is Blooming needs no introduction if you've already read the prequels When Love is Hiding (also restocked this release) and When Love is Growing. Basically, Ritsuka dukes it out with “rival” Aizawa-sensei. Lina-chan rates this a 7 of 10. I concur.

The Hijiri × Ritsuka romance takes three chapters—Blended Love, Jealous Love and Blooming Love—to conclude. The final Admire Love one-shot is the story of Ritsuka's friend. (I give it a 6 of 10, readable but not emotionally resonant.)

Film Girl, meanwhile, stars Ordinary High School Student Nakamura Mei, who bumps into the bishie model Shirou and is shocked to find out Le Smexy Shirou is a Mei is my wife! otaku. (He's been crushing on her from the time she was a child model.) Lina-chan gives Film Girl 1 an 8 of 10 ♥ and recommends it as a GET!. I give it 7.25, the fraction simply because of Industrial-Grade Pretty :D

m&c! has also published Takagi Shigeyoshi Pure Awwwsome-ness Flower in A Storm and Kingdom of the Beast, from which the one-shot Bitter Trap is Teh Lurve :D

m&c! manga (2011.06.22)

  1. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) 20 of 26 by Tanaka Motoyuki
  2. Aoizaka Baseball Club 20 (m&c!)

    Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu
    最強!都立あおい坂高校野球部
    AKA Aoizaka High School Baseball Club
    by Tanaka Motoyuki
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 20 first published in Japan 2009.05

    Awards
    Winner, Best Shounen Manga, 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

  3. [Series Premiere] Film Girl 1 of 2 by Takagi Shigeyoshi
  4. Film Girl 1 (m&c!)

    Film Girlフィルムガール」 by Takagi Shigeyoshi
    Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo
    Volume 1 (Stories 1-5 and omake) first published in Japan 2010.06

  5. My Life (Inochi) 3 of 5 by Momochi Reiko
  6. My Life 3 (m&c!)

    Inochiいのち」 by Momochi Reiko
    Kodansha Dessert, shoujo
    Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.11

  7. Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden the 2nd (Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd) 6 of 6 by Hayashi Fumino/GAINAX · khara [Finale]
  8. Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden the 2nd 6 (m&c!)

    Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd
    新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 鋼鉄のガールフレンド2nd
    by Hayashi Fumino/GAINAX · khara
    Kadokawa Shoten Asuka, shoujo
    Volume 6 first published in Japan 2005.12

    Other languages
    English Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (ADV; six volumes)

    Related
    Neon Genesis Evangelion (adapted from; 12 volumes as at 2010.04)

  9. Pudding in Love (Koi suru Purin!) 2 of 5 by Shinozuka Hiromu
  10. Pudding in Love 2 (m&c!)

    Koi suru Purin!恋するプリン!
    by Shinozuka Hiromu
    Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.03

    Serializations
    Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

  11. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 13 of 15+ by Sawada Hirofumi
  12. Song of Love (Eden no Trill) 8 of 8 by Fujita Maki [Finale]
  13. Song of Love 8 (m&c!)

    Eden no Trill楽園のトリル」 by Fujita Maki
    Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo
    Volume 8 first published in Japan 2010.03

    Other languages
    English Trill on Eden (Go! Comi; cancelled), French (Kazé Editions Trill on Eden tome 8 shipped 2010.12)

  14. [Premiere] When Love is Blooming (Koigokoro Kyoumeichuu) by Shiumi Saki
  15. When Love is Blooming (m&c!)

    Koigokoro Kyoumeichuu: The Resonance of Love
    恋心・キョウメイ中 」 by Shiumi Saki
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2009.04

    Related series
    Prequels: When Love is Hiding (Koikokoro Senpukuchuu: The Latency Period of Love; JP release: 2008.02) and When Love is Growing (Koigokoro Koushinchuu: The Evolution of Love; 2008.08)

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Box Set (2011.06.22)

  • [Box set] Bleach, volumes 25-30 (of 50+) by Kubo Tite

Hong Kong manhua (2011.06.22)

  1. Long Hu Men - Next Level 4: Telapak Mayat Dingin by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 70,000]
  2. [Series Premiere] The Story of Wang Fenglei Season 2 Book One by Tony Wong and Dick Kwong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 95,000]

[RE-STO] Restocked (2011.06.22)

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Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 11, Garudayana 3, My Own Princess 1 by Hwang MiRee (m&c! 6 April 2011 manga, manhwa and local comics) [UPDATED]

Also, Magical x Miracle 4. But before we hie off to Viegarde like a certain wizard, let's visit the late Heian period and see what's happening with the Minamoto-Taira clan disputes

Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 11 (m&c!)

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen © Sawada Hirofumi/Kodansha
[Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War by Gramedia/m&c!

The Genpei War escalates with Minamoto no Yoshinaka's troops charging into the turmoil. Yorimoto elects to vanquish Yoshinaka despite their belonging to the same clan. To stop the Genji Clan infighting, Hyota (Yoshitsune) confronts Yoshinaka.

Garudayana 3 (m&c!)

Garudayana
© Is Yuniarto
Gramedia/m&c!

m&c! also releases volume 3 of the manga-meets-wayang GarudayanaDalang Is Yuniarto's take on the Mahabharata epic. (I refer to the komikus, also the creator of Wind Rider and the Knights of Apocalypse trilogy by the traditional title given puppet masters with utmost May I worship? I will worship respect.)

Excerpting the Indonesian blurb here because, well, it's an Indonesian story, innit?

Pertarungan Gatotkaca melawan sang kakak, Antareja, mencapai puncaknya. Gatotkaca terpaksa mengerahkan tinju Brajamusti untuk menghadapi bentuk Nagarupa Antareja...

New m&c! manga and manhwa

Three series premiere: the psychological drama/tragedy My Life by Momochi Reiko; the Princess × Find x Fiancé My Own Princess by Hwang MiRee; and the Psychic Powers, Secret Organizations, Secret Identity Out Code by Suzuragi Karin & Himenogi Haruhiko. (Not in the mood for what m&c! calls a tear dropper, so you know which one I'll be spotlighting here.)

My Own Princess 1 (m&c!)

Personalized Princess
© Hwang MiRee
Samyang (Kkonnim)
Published in Indonesia as
My Own Princess
by Gramedia/m&c!

My Own Princess 1 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Beautiful, smart, strong but unapproachable On Nuri finds her life upended by sexeh! Lee Sunwoo, couriering a message from a father she's never even known, let alone acknowledged. Bishie confesses to being Nuri's fiancé, an admission Nuri views with suspicion as Sunwoo is (to put it mildly) unlike anyone on the planet.

The Sunwoo × Nuri 'ship soon founders in The Love Triangle as the “alien” Sunwoo isn't Nuri's only husband prospect. And apparently, Princess isn't a metaphor: Nuri's absentee dad rules a secret kingdom, or so sez Loyal Kiss in its Personalized Princess description (excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga).

You're prolly already acquainted with the Hwang MiRee brand name from previous m&c! (and Elex) manhwa attacks. The prodigious thanks to lotsa assistants manhwa-ga is responsible for Ugly Duckling Become Swan, Idol Shopping, Legend of Nereid, New Sexy Simpleton, Want You, just to name a handful. m&c! has also licensed fan favorite Crazy Girl Shin Bia, as well as Say Say Say and Crab Kiss.

Newbie previews continue below, but just to note that the [RE-STO] or restocked titles are more than two-fold the STO or Standing Order ones. All 20 of them are shoujo manga.

m&c! manga, manhwa and local comics (2011.04.06)

  1. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) 18 of 26 by Tanaka Motoyuki
  2. Aoizaka Baseball Club 18 (m&c!)

    Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu
    最強!都立あおい坂高校野球部
    AKA Aoizaka High School Baseball Club
    by Tanaka Motoyuki
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 18 (chapters 161-170) first published in Japan 2008.12

    Awards
    Winner, Best Shounen Manga, 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

  3. Garudayana 3 by Is Yuniarto
  4. Golden Age 14 of 15 by Samukawa Kazuyuki
  5. Magical x Miracle 4 of 6 by Mizutani Yuzu
  6. Magical x Miracle 4 (m&c!)

    Magical x Miracle
    Magical×Miracle
    by Mizutani Yuzu
    Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
    Volume 4 first published in Japan 2005.02

    Other languages
    English Magical x Miracle (TOKYOPOP: six volumes)

  7. [Series Premiere] My Life (Inochi) 1 of 5 by Momochi Reiko
  8. My Life 1 (m&c!)

    Inochiいのち」 by Momochi Reiko
    Kodansha Dessert, shoujo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.12

  9. [Series Premiere] My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) 1 of 10 by Hwang MiRee
  10. My Own Princess 1 (m&c!)

    Personalized Princess나만의 공주님
    by Hwang MiRee
    Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung
    Volume 1 first published in Korea 2009.08

  11. [Series Premiere] Out Code 1 of 3 by Suzuragi Karin & Himenogi Haruhiko
  12. Out Code 1 (m&c!)

    Out Code - Choujou Hanzai Tokumu Sousakan
    アウトコード 超常犯罪特務捜査官
    by Suzuragi Karin & Himenogi Haruhiko
    Kodansha Shonen Rival, shounen
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.11

  13. Secret 6 of 10 by Han YuRang
  14. Secret 6 (m&c!)

    Secret비밀 SECRET
    by Han YuRang
    Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung
    Volume 6 first published in Korea 2006.08

  15. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 11 of 15+ by Sawada Hirofumi

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[RE-STO] Restock (2011.04.06)

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