Showing posts with label Kouchi Kaede. Show all posts
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Love So Life 5, Love Button 2, Ultramix Collection 2 of 2 (m&c! 13 July 2011 manga)

We get confirmation that Shiharu is Seiji's dream girl—

Love So Life 5 (m&c!)

Love So Life © Kouchi Kaede/Hakusensha
[Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Albeit of the third person kind. xD

Spring is here and so is White Day. Matsunaga Seiji, busy looking for a gift for Shiharu, asks for Oikawa's opinion. Instead of answering directly, Seiji's long-time buddy deadpans, "Isn't she your dream girl?"

Oh, teh pressure on Sei-tan ^^ Is it any wonder that he's all flustered? And what about Shiharu? Does she get infected by the love bug from BFF Rio? See Love So Life volume 5 for answers.

Remember Nina and her trial dating Koga-kun? Yeah, didn't think so.

Love Button 2 of 5+ by Usami Maki

I'm still on probation but I get the feeling we're getting closer. In fact, I think Koga-kun's thisclose to coming over my house. Kyaaa~! Don't tell me we'll soon be an official couple??

I can dream, can't I?, Nina whines, and to her face, I would say, "Sure, fine," but privately think Koga-kun's not done toying with Nina yet :P

In case you missed the genesis of Nina's quandary, the first Love Button restocks, too, along with another Love is Everywhere standalone — Paradise Café by Morita Fuji that we rated an 8 of 10 ♥. (More on Restocks below.)

New m&c! manga and manhwa

m&c! rolls out Last Summer Cinema 1 by Miyako Ritsu, The Love Helper by Shigano Iori and My Lovely Class Leader 1 by Nishimura Tomoko on the manga side. On the manhwa side, there's Bittersweet High School 1 by Park SunKyung that resists giving up its original Korean title or any other deet about it. (Other than that it was first published by Haksan (Chiro, Mystery Bride publisher) and that one volume goes for IDR 23,000.)

Because I ♡ Miyako Ritsu's shoujo retelling of Psychic Detective Yakumo, Last Summer Cinema grabs the Above the Cut spotlight.

Last Summer Cinema 1 (m&c!)

Gunjou Cinema
© Miyako Ritsu/Hakusensha
[Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as
Last Summer Cinema
by Gramedia/m&c!

Last Summer Cinema 1 of 2 by Miyako Ritsu

Asahi, Tamaki and Yakata want to surprise their former homeroom teacher who left for Tokyo three months ago with a home movie shot using an 8mm camera they just found. They discover that not only is film-making difficult, it's also expensive.

Can they finish their masterpiece before the deadline?

If I read the Japanese blurb right, the deadline is the upcoming indie film fest.

I mentioned that Miyako Ritsu-sensei illustrated Psychic Detective Yakumo - The red eye knows, but s/he has two other manga listed: the Trains slice-of-life Kanjou Hakubasen Shashou no Ei-san (Japan release: 2009.01) and the ongoing historical shoujo Touran Merry Rose (serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume; one volume as at 2011.02).

I preview the other newbies after the release list. Note that I placed Series Premiere before Shigano Iori's The Love Helper because 7net returned two Saikyou Help xxx volumes (here and here).

[RE-STO]: m&c! restocks individual Shanaou Yoshitsune volumes — from 1 through 10. If you need volumes 11 through 16 and volumes 17 to 22, wait for 20 July and 27 July respectively. (Unless, of course, you opted for teh box sets shipped 6th July.)

m&c! manga (2011.07.13)

  1. [Series Premiere] Last Summer Cinema (Gunjou Cinema) 1 of 2 by Miyako Ritsu
  2. Last Summer Cinema 1 (m&c!)

    Gunjou Cinema群青シネマ」 by Miyako Ritsu
    Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.01

  3. Love Button (Kokoro ・ Button) 2 of 5+ by Usami Maki
  4. [Series Premiere] The Love Helper (Saikyou Help xxx) by Shigano Iori
  5. The Love Helper (m&c!)

    Saikyou Help xxx最強HELP×××
    by Shigano Iori
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2009.05

    Related series
    Saikyou Help xxx volume 2 (JP release: 2010.09)

  6. Love So Life 5 of 7+ by Kouchi Kaede
  7. Love So Life 5 (m&c!)

    Love So LifeLOVE SO LIFE
    by Kouchi Kaede
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2010.10

    Adaptations
    Marine Entertainment released a drama CD in March 2010, starring seiyuu Noto Mamiko as Nakamura Shiharu and Ono Daisuke as Matsunaga Seiji.

  8. Meet the Banchou (Kongoh Bancho) 7 of 12 by Suzuki Nakaba
  9. Meet the Banchou 7 (m&c!)

    Kongoh Bancho金剛番長」 by Suzuki Nakaba
    AKA Diamond Delinquent
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.07

  10. [Series Premiere] My Lovely Class Leader (Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou) 1 of 14+ by Nishimura Tomoko
  11. My Lovely Class Leader 1 (m&c!)

    Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou
    極上!!めちゃモテ委員長
    by Nishimura Tomoko
    Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.06

    Serializations/Other languages
    Serialized in Cherry (Episode 28 in Issue 54/2011)
    Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 戀愛班長 12 per 2011.04.13)

    Adaptations
    The 51-episode Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou anime produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, starring seiyuu Ogawa Mana (Kitagawa Mimi) andOshima Ryo (Toujou Ushio) aired from April 2009 to March 2010 in Japan. The Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou Second Collection sequel premiered 2010.04.03; episode 51 aired 2011.04.10.

  12. Seiyuu-Ka! Lovely Voice (Seiyuu-ka!) 2 of 6+ by Minami Maki
  13. Seiyuu-Ka! Lovely Voice 2 (m&c!)

    Seiyuu-ka!声優かっ!」 by Minami Maki
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.04

  14. Ultramix Collection 2 of 2 by Mizuto Aqua [Finale]
  15. Ultramix Collection 2 (m&c!)

    Ultramix CollectionUltramixこれくしょん
    by Mizuto Aqua
    Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.06

m&c! manhwa (2011.07.13)

  1. [Series Premiere] Bittersweet High School 1 by Park SunKyung (Haksan)
  2. Crazy Girl Shin Bia 3 of 19 by Hwang MiRee
  3. Idol's Love Story (Idol's School of Noble's Story) 4 of 15 by Han YuRang
  4. Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) 4 of 8 by Han YuRang
  5. Perfect Love Project 4 (m&c!)

    Nae Soong 9 Dan Project내숭 9단 프로젝트
    by Han YuRang
    AKA Nae-soong 9th Grade Project
    Samyang, soonjung
    Volume 4 first published in Korea 2009.10

  6. Secret 8 of 10 by Han YuRang
  7. Secret 8 (m&c!)

    Secret비밀 SECRET
    by Han YuRang
    Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung
    Volume 8 first published in Korea 2006.08

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[RE-STO] Restocks (2011.07.13)

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Lina-chan snap reviews manga just released: My Devilish Love, S.O.S. After School and Love So Life 4

All these shoujo manga streeted on 8th June 2011.


1) My Devilish Love by Shiumi Saki [Summary here]

My Devilish Love (m&c!)

Ada 5 cerita dalam volume ini, My Devilish Love, Your Forgotten Treasure, Dear Teacher, Imitation Love dan You Made Me Love You. Dari kelimanya, My Devilish Love yang paling menarik. Bishienya otomen loh. He performs awesome hair-styling magic XD. Yang lain juga cukup oke namun My Devilish Love yang membuatku memutuskan untuk membeli judul ini. Great and clean artwork plus cute storyline.

Rating: 8 of 10 ♥

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Love So Life 4, Ugly Duckling Become Swan 13 of 13, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 2 (m&c! 8 June 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Teh promised NikBabble™. Don't think there's any analysis, banal or otherwise :D Look for Lina-chan's snap reviews of Love So Life 4, Shiumi Saki's School Idol My Devilish Love and Bullying Again?! S.O.S. After School by Kohaku Naoto (in a separate post).

Love So Life 4 (m&c!)

Love So Life © Kouchi Kaede/Hakusensha
[Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Orphan school girl Shiharu plays nanny to the Matsunaga Angel Twins™. Even though they treat her like their mom, I mean, family, she feels nervous around the twins' Still Single and Available uncle Seiji. Shiharu's anxiety rockets off the charts when one day, Sei-tan gets the flu and...grabs her from behind?!

Kyaaa~ \^^/

Love So Life 4, the top DO WANT! m&c! manga this release, compiles chapters 17 through 22. Lina-chan gives this tankou a 9 out of 10 ♥ in her review.

Ugly Duckling Become Swan 13 of 13 by Hwang MiRee

Ugly Duckling Become Swan 13 (m&c!)

Miunohri to Swan
© Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia as
Ugly Duckling Become Swan
by Gramedia/m&c!

Listen to me... This might sound painful, but I'm being honest here. Your appearance doesn't matter. Pretty or ugly, fairy or monster, I don't care. What is important is — you're Go Mio.

Follow DoJin × Mio's separation and reunion in the last Ugly Duckling Become Swan. The finale review also (hopefully) Coming Soon, but sneak peek grade is 7 of 10, two ♥s down from teh rating I gave the series back in February.

New m&c! titles

Already mentioned My Devilish Love by A-lister Shiumi Saki and S.O.S. After School by ChuChu manga-ka Kohaku Naoto, but the 6.08 bounty also includes a pair of Who? manhwa bios Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, both the collaboration between writer Ahn Hyeong-mo and illustrator Studio Chung Bi. There's also the Pedang Maha Dewa - fore story V - God of the Gods manhua by Tony Wong premiering and a new KOLONI local title, Petualangan Hebring: Si Jagoan Lokal Baru by Main Studios Production. I preview everything but S.O.S. After School below the release list.

S.O.S. After School (m&c!)

Houkago no SOS - Ijime Hakusho
© Kohaku Naoto/
Shogakukan [ChuChu]
Published in Indonesia as
S.O.S. After School
by Gramedia/m&c!

The friendship between junior high students Shie, Saki and Nana threatens to rend, after Shie becomes the target of bullying. Will anyone hear Shie's cry for help?

Four stories comprise Kohaku Naoto's debut comic: SOS After School, Tears After School, Melancholy After School and Girls Be Lovely!!, the Country Girl/Transfer Student one-shot that first appeared in ChuChu in 2008. Her most recent manga is the Houtai Shoujo Aiwa horror series (two volumes as at 2010.04).

See what Lina-chan has to say about S.O.S. After School in her upcoming snap review.

[RE-STO]: If you missed some of the early Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War by Sawada Hirofumi, now's your chance to GET! volumes 1 to 8. Same goes for the complete Lonely Without You by Chiba Kozue.

m&c! manga (2011.06.08)

  1. Love So Life 4 of 7+ by Kouchi Kaede
  2. Love So Life 4 (m&c!)

    Love So LifeLOVE SO LIFE
    by Kouchi Kaede
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 4 (chapters 17-22) first published in Japan 2010.05

    Adaptations
    Marine Entertainment released a drama CD in March 2010, starring seiyuu Noto Mamiko as Nakamura Shiharu and Ono Daisuke as Matsunaga Seiji.

  3. Meet the Banchou (Kongoh Bancho) 6 of 12 by Suzuki Nakaba
  4. Meet the Banchou 6 (m&c!)

    Kongoh Bancho金剛番長」 by Suzuki Nakaba
    AKA Diamond Delinquent
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 6 first published in Japan 2009.04

  5. [Premiere] My Devilish Love (Let's Akumateku Kyoushitsu) by Shiumi Saki
  6. My Devilish Love (m&c!)

    Let's Akumateku Kyoushitsu
    Let’sアクマテク教室
    by Shiumi Saki
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2007.05

  7. [Premiere] S.O.S. After School (Houkago no SOS ~ Ijime Hakusho) by Kohaku Naoto
  8. S.O.S. After School (m&c!)

    Houkago no SOS ~ Ijime Hakusho
    放課後のSOS~イジメ白書~
    by Kohaku Naoto
    Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2009.06

m&c! manhwa (2011.06.08)

  1. Crab Kiss 3 of 10 by Hwang MiRee
  2. Crab Kiss 3 (m&c!)

    Crab KissCrab Kiss 크랩키스
    by Hwang MiRee
    Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung
    Volume 3 first published in Korea 2006.01

  3. Crazy Girl Shin Bia 2 of 19 by Hwang MiRee
  4. Idol's Love Story (Nobles' Love Company) 3 of 15 by Han YuRang
  5. Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) 3 of 8 by Han YuRang
  6. Perfect Love Project 3 (m&c!)

    Nae Soong 9 Dan Project내숭 9단 프로젝트
    by Han YuRang
    AKA Nae-soong 9th Grade Project
    Samyang, soonjung
    Volume 3 first published in Korea 2009.10

  7. Secret 7 of 10 by Han YuRang
  8. Secret 7 (m&c!)

    Secret비밀 SECRET
    by Han YuRang
    Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung
    Volume 7 first published in Korea 2006.08

  9. Ugly Duckling Become Swan (Miunohri to Swan) 13 of 13 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]
  10. [Premiere] Who? Barack Obama by Ahn Hyeong-mo and Studio Chung Bi [IDR 75,000]
  11. [Premiere] Who? Oprah Winfrey by Ahn Hyeong-mo and Studio Chung Bi [IDR 75,000]

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Hong Kong manhua (2011.06.08)

  • [Series Premiere] Pedang Maha Dewa - fore story V - God of the Gods 1 of 4 by Tony Wong [IDR 95,000]

KOLONI Local comics (2011.06.08)

  • [Premiere] Petualangan Hebring: Si Jagoan Lokal Baru 1 of 4 by Main Studios Production

[RE-STO] Restocked (2011.06.08)

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Alive 20, Love So Life 2, Cyboy 2 of 2 (m&c! 3 November 2010 manga)

Alive 20 (m&c!)

Alive - Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen © Adachitoka & Kawashima Tadashi/Kodansha
[First serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Alive by PT Gramedia/m&c!

#75 Survival is not mandatory.
#76 If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.
#77 Opportunities are usually disguised as hardwork.
#78 The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them.

Per usual, m&c!'s Alive blurb only lists the apothegm chapter titles, and the penultimate volume 20 proves no exception. I especially like the provocative #75.

Love So Life 2 (m&c!)

Love So Life © Kouchi Kaede
Hakusensha (Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by m&c!

Meanwhile, the Terminal Keyootness that is Love So Life represents this sked's first runner-up, and no wonder. Shiharu continues to busy herself taking care of angelic twins Akane-chan and Aoi-kun; the two-handfuls in return maul Shiharu like family. How does adoptive dad Seiji behave toward our Ganbariya-san? (We hope he considers promoting her to Mama, of course, imagining Ono Daisuke—who voiced “Sei-tan” in the Love So Life drama CD—doing the proposing.)

Second runner-up Cyboy, also a Hana to Yume shoujo manga, wraps with Kujo's hard-won transformation threatened by transfer student Toda. Toda promises to keep Kujo's geeky (and how!) past a secret if Kujo agrees to become her boyfriend. (You already know from volume 1 that Our Cyboy worships another girl.)

I babble about the new Shogakukan standalones—Chiba Kozue's Falling into You Like a Magic (ex-Sho-Comi) and TAAMO's Rifle Girl (Betsucomi)—after the list.

m&c! manga and manhwa (2010.11.03)

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  1. Alive (Alive - Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen) 20 of 21 by Adachitoka & Kawashima Tadashi
  2. Alive 20 (m&c!)

    Alive - Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen
    アライブ 最終進化的少年
    by Adachitoka & Kawashima Tadashi (deceased)
    Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen
    Volume 20 first published in Japan 2010.02

    Other languages
    English Alive - The Final Evolution (Del Rey; volume 8 released 2009.11.24; succeeding releases taken over by Kodansha USA) and French (Pika Édition Alive Last Evolution tome 13 shipped 2010.06)

  3. Cyboy 2 of 2 by Nishikata Mai [Finale]
  4. [Premiere] Falling into You Like a Magic (Kimi to Koi ni Ochiru Mahou de) by Chiba Kozue
  5. Falling into You Like a Magic (m&c!)

    Kimi to Koi ni Ochiru Mahou de
    君と恋におちる魔法で」 by Chiba Kozue
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2008.09

  6. Love So Life 2 of 5+ by Kouchi Kaede
  7. Love So Life 2 (m&c!)

    Love So LifeLOVE SO LIFE
    by Kouchi Kaede
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.09

    Adaptations
    Marine Entertainment released a drama CD in March 2010, starring seiyuu Noto Mamiko as Nakamura Shiharu and Ono Daisuke as Matsunaga Seiji.

  8. My Sweet Home 2 of 6 by MARU & Kim JinHee
  9. My Sweet Home 2 (m&c!)

    My Sweet Home.My Sweet Home 마이 스위트 홈
    by MARU & Kim JinHee
    Daiwon C.I., soonjung
    Volume 2 first published in Korea 2006.11

  10. [Premiere] Rifle Girl (Rifle Shoujo) by TAAMO
  11. Rifle Girl (m&c!)

    Rifle Shoujoライフル少女」 by TAAMO
    Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
    This anthology first published in Japan 2008.11

  12. Sky Blue Beach (Sorairo Kaigan) 2 of 6 by Yamada Nanpei
  13. Sky Blue Beach 2 (m&c!)

    Sorairo Kaigan空色海岸」 by Yamada Nanpei
    Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.08

    Other languages
    English Skyblue Shore (TOKYOPOP; volume 1 street date: 2010.11.30)

¹ Source: m&c! (artwork and release advisory)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each, except the My Sweet Home 2 manhwa (SRP: IDR 18,500)
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions)

Previews continued

Falling into You Like a Magic by Chiba Kozue

I really like the scent of freshly-baked bread. My dream is to work in a bakery. Imagine my happiness when Saint Molly Bakery hires me!

But apparently, bakery work is hard! My tiredness disappears though when I see Natsu, the handsome owner of Saint Molly.

Could this be love?

Nagareboshi Manga (via Baka-Updates Manga's Kimi to Koi ni Ochiru Mahou de entry) provides the speaker's name: Ousawa Miko. Apparently, the 16-year-old Miko not only likes sniffing bread, she loves when they come in kawaii shapes (thus explaining the Character That Loves Cute Things tag). The same synop reveals that the person who employs our Clumsy Heroine is her age and lives next door to her!

m&c! has published quite a few of Chiba Kozue-sensei's standalones: Secret of the 7th Lesson, Let's Meet at School Tonight, 24 Colors, Hug Me Kiss Me and Love Letter. She also created the three-volume music themed Hitoribocchi wa Samishikute. Her ongoing Sho-Comi serial is the childhood friends/love triangle-troped Blue.

My Sweet Home 2 of 6 by MARU & Kim JinHee

Bian successfully wheedles herself into stepdad's good graces, but the same tactic proves useless in thawing out stepsib Gona!

Rifle Girl by TAAMO

Despite being proverbial polar opposites, Kokko and Aiko have been friends since childhood. Cranky Kokko finds it hard to make romance work, while capricious Aiko changes boyfriends like she changes clothes. Their BFF-ship is placed in jeopardy when Kokko falls for a guy she met on a train.

Love is War!

Aside from Rifle Girl synopsized above, this anthology also includes Rifle Boy and Welcome to the Ghost Village. Tweet friend dalina02-san gives this manga a 5 (out of 10), calling the story cute, which compensates for average art.

Other TAAMO-sensei standalones published by m&c!: A Girl's Melancholy, Love in Ofuro, I Still Love You and Moon Love's Secret. S/he also illustrated the two-volume Sunu Sumu Muriku no Koibito gender bender romance written by Nojima Shinji-sensei (first serialized in Deluxe Betsucomi). TAAMO-sensei's current shoujo serial, however, doesn't appear in Betsucomi; Taiyou no Ie is serialized in Kodansha's Dessert, home to Yorita Miyuki's To be Beautiful, Momochi Reiko's Bond and Masaki Souko's BOYS Este, among others.

Sky Blue Beach 2 of 6 by Yamada Nanpei

Riku helped Tomo get rid of a molester; Riku's li'l bro Tento gave Tomo an agate he found on the beach when they were kids. Tomo finds herself getting closer to both sibs, especially after Riku tells her about their younger sister “Yoko” who was lost at sea.

What kind of complicated awaits the threesome of Tomo, Riku and Tento?

UP NEXT: 11 November 2010 manga and manhwa

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

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 · Tomo'o 11 · Zenith 5 · 3x3 Eyes 33 · Yakari dan Si Bulu Putih

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.

other current available manga (3 November 2010 street date)

  • Elex Media: Black Butler 9 · Crayon Shinchan 1 by Usui Yoshito · Kome si Belang 1 by Hoshino Natsumi · The Pitcher 73 · Crows 13 · BECK 23 · English School Wars 2 of 2 · Katsu! 9 · Our Dear Tamura-kun 2 · Rockwell The Scarlet Knight 2 · Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 5 · Tena on S String 4 · Legend of Nereid 11 · Shonen Magz 78/2010
  • Level Comics: Rainbow 18 · Hunt for The Thumb by Yamada Yuusuke · Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy 2 · Chocolat 5 · To Be Beautiful 4 · Priest 11 · New Comic Bomber 5 · Hotaru's Light 11 · Subaru 10 · Spirou - Kepanikan di Champignac

other invaluable resources

Baka-Updates Manga · 7net Shopping · YES24 · Wikipedia · ANN

Bleach 34, Love So Life 1, Oresama Teacher 2 (m&c! 22 September 2010 manga) [UPDATED]

Added m&c!'s summaries and covers per promise. And yup, wild card Graffiti of Love IS Rakugaki no Shita.

Love So Life 1 (m&c!)

Love So Life © Kouchi Kaede/Hakusensha [Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!

But before the series premieres, Ichigo—rather, Nel—first:

Ex-Tres Espada Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck gives Rangiku stiff competition in Rubenesque models AND nearly wipes the floor with fifth-ranked Espada Nnoitra Jiruga. Nearly as she reverts to her kiddy form at the last second.

Nnoitra, merciless on any given day, retaliates, grinding Nel's li'l head under his Call the Fashion Police! boots before kicking her as far as the Arrancar home team's goal. Despite his wounds, Ichigo tries to protect Nel, an attempt doomed to #Fail as Nnoitra's Fraccion Tesla is waiting to finish him off. Read moar in Bleach 34: The King of The Kill. [Irreverent blurb adapted from Wiki- and Bleach Wiki's synops]

NEW M&C! TITLES: Shoujo ♡ asplosion!

Almost half of m&c!'s 22 September list was blueprinted to lure shoujo/soonjung fangirls (and boys) into parting with money “saved” from the recent 2 × no manga deliveries. Four new manga and manhwa series (the latter priced at IDR 18,500 each) launch next Wednesday: Love So Life 1 by Kouchi Kaede, Kimi ga Suki ~ I Love You ~ 1 of 3 by Watanabe Ayu, Secret 1 by Han YuRang and Memory Eater 1 of 2 by Kang KyungNam. A quartet of standalones also accompanies: the intriguingly-titled My Dinosaur Dentist by Morio Masami, Salon For a Broken Heart by Ayumi Rin, Graffiti of Love by Sugata Uri and Sparkling Charm by Nakajima Yuka.

Reserving this Above The Fake Cut space for Love So Life that, along with Oresama Teacher 2, nearly dethroned Bleach as top DO WANT! But I also list the tags (thanks Baka-Updates Manga) associated with the new titles for Impatient Ones who want the deets NOW (refer to right sidebar).

Graffiti of Love (Shy girl, Transformation, Music, Band)
Kimi ga Suki ~ I Love You ~ (Love Triangle, Childhood Friends)
Memory Eaters (Shinigami, Bishounen)
My Dinosaur Dentist (Scary Dentist)
Salon For a Broken Heart (Red Thread of Fate, Twins, Red Hair, Variations on a Theme)
Secret (Orphans, Rich Family, Death)
Sparkling Charm (Popular Boy, Otaku)

Love So Life 1 of 5+ by Kouchi Kaede

Orphan Nakamura Shiharu, who dreams of one day running her own daycare, trades a part-time job at a preschool for a stint babysitting twin toddlers Akane-chan and Aoi-kun — after their bishie TV personality uncle Matsunaga Seiji offers double her current pay to take care of the little monsters angels. Shiharu rises to the challenge, drawing on lessons “learned” from mom to fill in the parenting blanks. Predictably, it's not long before Shiharu grows to love her faux family — up to and including...

So, Age Gap, Childcare, Family, Orphan, Twins, Babysitter. My own “warning”: Sugar Shock and Terminal Keeyootness (not just the Seiji kind).

If you're so inclined to track it down, a Love So Life drama CD released commercially last March. Seiyuu Noto Mamiko (Sawako, Kimi ni Todoke anime) and Ono Daisuke (Sebastian Michaelis, Kuroshitsuji II) voiced Shiharu and Seiji.

m&c! manga, manhwa, manhua and AMERO comics (2010.09.22)

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  1. Beyond the Beyond (Sono Mukou no Mukougawa) 5 of 6 by Watanabe Yoshitomo
  2. Beyond the Beyond 5 (m&c!)

    Sono Mukou no Mukougawa
    その向こうの向こう側」 by Watanabe Yoshitomo
    Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2007.10

    Other languages
    English Beyond The Beyond (TOKYOPOP; till volume 4 only) and There, Beyond The Beyond (Chuang Yi; five volumes), German (TOKYOPOP Germany as Futabas höchst seltsame Reise; latest Band 5)

  3. Bleach 34 of 47+ by Kubo Tite
  4. Bleach 34 (m&c!)

    BleachBLEACH-ブリーチ-」 by Kubo Tite
    Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen
    Volume 34 first published in Japan 2008.07

    Volume 34: King of The Kill contains chapters:
    296. Changed Again and Again
    297. King of The Kill
    298. INTRUDERZ3
    299. The Verbal Warfare
    300. Curse Named Love
    301. Nothing Like Equal
    302. Pride on the Blade
    303. Dumdum-Dummy-Dumbstruck
    304. Battle of Barbarians
    305. The Rising Phoenix

    Awards
    Best Shounen Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

    Other languages
    English Bleach (VIZ Media; volume 32 released 2010.09.07 • volume 33 street date: 2010.12.07), French (Glénat; tome 38 shipped 2010.08.25), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi)

    Related
    Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).

    The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).

    Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg street date: 2010.08.10.)

    Adaptations
    Studio Pierrot's Bleach anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004, continuing to this day. Season 15 opened with episode 266 in April 2010; latest episode 288 aired 2010.09.14). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi and Namikawa Daisuke playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro and Arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer respectively. Two OAVs and three theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody, The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru and Fade to Black, I Call Your Name—have been released. A fourth Bleach: Hell Chapter movie is slated for a 4 December 2010 release. Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.

    At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

    Bleach has also been adapted into rock musicals (spanning the the Substitute and Soul Society arcs). The first musical had its performance run in August 2005.

  5. Dawn Aria (Akatsuki no ARIA) 5 of 10+ by Akaishi Michiyo
  6. Dawn Aria 5 (m&c!)

    Akatsuki no ARIA暁のARIA
    by Akaishi Michiyo
    Shogakukan Flowers, josei
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.07

    Serializations
    Cherry (Indonesian Sho-Comi/Ciao/ChuChu; ongoing)

  7. The Ghost Conqueror (Momogumi Plus Senki) 4 of 8+ by Sakondou Eri
  8. The Ghost Conqueror 4 (m&c!)

    Momogumi Plus Senki桃組プラス戦記
    by Sakondou Eri
    Kadokawa Shoten Asuka, shoujo
    Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.01

    Other languages
    English Momogumi Plus Senki (TOKYOPOP; volume 3 released 2010.04.27 • volume 4 street date: 2011.01.13)

  9. Go! Hiromi Go! 3 of 8 by Asou Mikoto
  10. Go! Hiromi Go! 3 (m&c!)

    Go! Hiromi Go!GO!ヒロミGO!
    by Asou Mikoto
    Hakusensha Melody, shoujo
    Volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.08

  11. [New] Graffiti of Love (Rakugaki no Shita) by Sugata Uri
  12. Graffiti of Love (m&c!)

    Rakugaki no Shitaラクガキの下
    by Sugata Uri
    Kodansha KC Dessert, shoujo
    This anthology first published in Japan 2006.08

  13. Idol Shopping 3 of 12 by Hwang MiRee
  14. Idol Shopping 3 (m&c!)

    Idol Shopping아이돌 쇼핑
    by Hwang MiRee
    Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung
    Volume 3 first published in Korea 2008.12

  15. [Premiere] Kimi ga Suki ~ I Love You ~ (Kimi ga Suki) 1 of 3 by Watanabe Ayu
  16. Kimi ga Suki ~ I Love You ~ 1 (m&c!)

    Kimi ga Sukiキミがスキ」 by Watanabe Ayu
    Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.02

    Related series
    Kimi ga Suki Plus (sequel; one volume) and Kimi ga Suki Plus Pink Passion Version (side story included in the fourth Genshoku Tsundere Danshi anthology, Genshoku Tsundere Danshi Semekare)

  17. [Premiere] Love So Life 1 of 5+ by Kouchi Kaede
  18. Love So Life 1 (m&c!)

    Love So LifeLOVE SO LIFE
    by Kouchi Kaede
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.05

    Adaptations
    Marine Entertainment released a drama CD in March 2010, starring seiyuu Noto Mamiko as Nakamura Shiharu and Ono Daisuke as Matsunaga Seiji.

  19. [Premiere] Memory Eater 1 of 2 by Kang KyungNam
  20. Memory Eater 1 (m&c!)

    Memory Eaters기억술사」 by Kang KyungNam
    Daiwon C.I. Issue, soonjung
    Volume 1 first published in Korea 2007.03

  21. [New] My Dinosaur Dentist (Kyouryuu no Haisha-san) by Morio Masami
  22. My Dinosaur Dentist (m&c!)

    Kyouryuu no Haisha-san恐竜な歯医者さん
    by Morio Masami
    Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo
    This anthology first published in Japan 2008.11

  23. Oresama Teacher 2 of 8+ by Tsubaki Izumi
  24. Oresama Teacher 2 (m&c!)

    Oresama Teacher俺様ティーチャー
    by Tsubaki Izumi
    Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.05

    Other languages
    English Oresama Teacher (VIZ Media; volume 1 street date: 2011.03.01)

    Adaptations
    A drama CD was released in March 2009, featuring seiyuu Kitamura Eri, Narita Ken, Mizushima Takahiro, Miyake Kenta and Ono Daisuke (go here for their roles).

  25. [New] Salon For a Broken Heart (Shitsuren Biyoushitsu) by Ayumi Rin
  26. Salon For a Broken Heart (m&c!)

    Shitsuren Biyoushitsu失恋美容室
    by Ayumi Rin
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This anthology first published in Japan 2009.09

    Contains stories: Salon For a Broken Heart, Until You Say You Love Me, Just a Little More Love, The Color of Your Destiny and Mobius Heartbreak

  27. [Premiere] Secret 1 of 10 by Han YuRang
  28. Secret 1 (m&c!)

    Secret비밀 SECRET」 by Han YuRang
    Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung
    Volume 1 first published in Korea 2006.07

  29. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 6 of 12+ by Sawada Hirofumi
  30. [New] Sparkling Charm (Kirakira Hikare) by Nakajima Yuka
  31. Sparkling Charm (m&c!)

    Kirakira Hikareきらきらひかれ
    by Nakajima Yuka
    Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo
    This anthology first published in Japan 2008.07

    Contains stories: Sparkling Charm, Catching Your Heart and Steps of Love

    Serializations
    Indonesian Cherry

  32. Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 9 of 10 by Fillbach Brothers et al.
  33. The Story of Wang Fenglei Book Six by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong

¹ Source: m&c! (advisory 1 and 2 and artwork)
² Listed GN are priced at IDR 16,500 each except the Idol Shopping 3, Memory Eater 1 and Secret 1 soonjung manhwa (IDR 18,500 each). The Story of Wang Fenglei manhua volume 6 and Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 9 each retail for IDR 85,000 and IDR 45,000 respectively.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.

New m&c! titles continued...

Graffiti of Love by Sugata Uri

Okabe provides the one light in model student Machiko's marginalized middle school life; his niceness makes the bullied geek fall hard for him. But painful shyness prevents Machiko from telling Okabe that she likes him.

Upon entering senior high, however, Machiko effects a personality makeover; now a vocalist for a band, she vows to grab friendship, music fame and most of all — love!

Sugata Uri-sensei also created Apricot Sour Choudai (the other Graffiti of Love candidate before m&c!'s Rakugaki no Shita confirmation) and Aijou Countdown, currently serialized in Dessert.

Kimi ga Suki ~ I Love You ~ 1 of 3 by Watanabe Ayu

Murakami Aki finally summons enough courage to confess to Mase, her basketball club-mate, only to be “blocked” by Koichi, a basketball cager from another school who declares his feelings for her. Staying faithful to her first love should've presented no problems, except circumstances alters cases, leaving Aki torn between Mase and Koichi, whose future now looks bleak, thanks to Aki.

I thinks I need to raise the Kleenex alert here...

Watanabe Ayu-sensei also created the L-DK school life romance comedy and the Otomegokoro drama, Betsufure serials like Kimi ga Suki.

Memory Eater 1 of 2 by Kang KyungNam

Memory eaters prey on human memories. Captivated by mortal reminiscences, these former death emissaries sent to extract memory from human souls now mine the commodity for themselves, earning banishment and a new name: Exile. One such Exile is Dio, but unlike other outcasts, he resorts not to memory theft.

Ha Enwoo has always had problems remembering things; lately, it has become so severe, she even forgets how to get to school. But is she merely forgetful, or are her memories being siphoned off by memory eaters? Were that the case, which of the two bishounen hanging around her is responsible?

[With background info from NOIR (description excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga)]

My Dinosaur Dentist by Morio Masami

My Dinosaur Dentist (m&c!)

Kyouryuu no Haisha-san
© Morio Masami/Hakusensha
Published by m&c! as
My Dinosaur Dentist

Originally the LaLa DX serial Kyouryuu no Haisha-san, My Dinosaur Dentist is a 99.99% GET!, based simply on the Morio Masami brand (The Extra Kobayashi, Caramel Boy and Sweet Sweet Darling manga-ka). Still, if you want a preview —

Hideko's cavity blues send her... dragging her feet to the dental clinic. Her reluctance springs from Kai—the dentist she believes belongs in the same family tree as carnivorous dinosaurs—treating her toothache. (The “S” cover on the left hints she may be on to something T. Rex-ish there.) Around wielding a shrill drill and reinventing dental trauma, Kai “promotes” Hideko to membership in the Dinosauria superorder, nicknaming her “Forgetasaurus.”

If Kai is such a bleeping *bleep*, how come when Hideko sees him getting close to his assistant, her H. sapiens heart blares out alarms? Has she (horrors!) actually fallen for Dr. Kai?

Salon For a Broken Heart by Ayumi Rin

Salon For a Broken Heart equals Shitsuren Biyoushitsu, the Unrequited Love Beauty Parlor. The Sho-Comi omnibus compiles Ayumi Rin's variations on a theme shorts Salon For a Broken Heart, Until You Say You Love Me, Just a Little More Love, The Color of Your Destiny and Mobius Heartbreak.

My preliminary reaction: Forget the title story—about a girl who violates her school's hair code to attract her teacher's attention, only to find out that sed Sensei is transferring out—the fifth one-shot, Mobius Heartbreak, about a girl (Kirie), who makes an appointment at the Salon for the Heartbroken because of her ill-starred love for her sib, promises a more rewarding read. (But that's just me; your mileage may vary.)

For snap summaries of stories 2-4, go here.

Ayumi Rin-sensei's other works include Renai Kyoushuujo; Hoshii no wa, Anata Dake; and Kiss Yori mo Ijiwaru, also one-volume shoujo anthologies.

Secret 1 of 10 by Han YuRang

Gwak Bo Eun's dad gives her a grisly present on her 16th birthday: his suicide. His last wish sends Bo Eun to living in the palatial home of twins Na Hae Ri and Na Hae Rang after he passes away.

The still mourning Bo Eun attempts stoicism to hold back her tears, but they splash down anyway, especially after she meets Choi Mu Hyul. The pretty boy promises to do everything in his power to make Bo Eun smile again, and help her discover why her dad took his own life in the first place.

Of course you already know that Han YuRang is also the manhwa-ga of Female Wolf's Boy (volume 5 scheduled for a 29 September release) and Sandwich Girl.

Sparkling Charm by Nakajima Yuka

A former Cherry serial, Sparkling Charm or Kirakira Hikare has heroine Mizuno Iruka getting the shock of her life when crush Moriyama-kun—whom she has never spoken to—confesses his love for her! But it appears that Moriyama-kun is hiding a secret...

Nakajima Yuka-sensei also created the love letter-troped Waratte Himiko-san.

Continuing series volume previews

Beyond the Beyond 5 of 6 by Watanabe Yoshitomo

Foreordained 13 years ago...
Today, “Virid” becomes one...

If you find m&c!'s blurb a bit too minimal (original here)—considering this is the penultimate (that took almost a year to reach)—I'm borrowing a bit of Chuang Yi's There, Beyond The Beyond 5 synopsis to help refresh your memory:

Virid returns to his country to resolve a long standing issue with his elder brother. Pushed to their limits by forces beyond their control, the twin crown princes find surprising help from where they least expect....

Dawn Aria 5 of 10+ by Akaishi Michiyo

A recent Tokyo earthquake leaves Aria no choice but to seek refuge in the Nishimikado family home, and Natsuo no respite from his turbulent feelings for Aria.

The Ghost Conqueror 4 of 8+ by Sakondou Eri

After the “grueling” final exams for the reincarnated — summer vacation! Yuuki, the reincarnation of Peach Boy Momotaro, is invited by Sawa's parents to spend the holidays with them. On this, his first real vacation, Yuuki learns...

Go! Hiromi Go! 3 of 8 by Asou Mikoto

Poor Hideki! A fun skiing vacation becomes a distant dream when Hiromi suddenly disappears!

Hang in there, Hideki! Just console yourself thinking: what else can you expect from a former nerd who wants to shuck her dweeby past?

Idol Shopping 3 of 12 by Hwang MiRee

Bully victim defender Kang Song Yie, who assumes her brother Ahul's identity to investigate her twin's attempted suicide, quails from the sharp gaze of school dictator Seo Ga Yoon. But when she reverts to her girl self and meets Ga Yoon, he all but pounces on her.

Relentless romantic overtures, however, can't compare with the escalating harassment Song Yie as Ahul experiences at the hands of her classmates, which prompts roommate Hwang Se Ryun into swearing that he will become “Ahul's” slave — if she can tough out the bullying and stay in school.

Oresama Teacher 2 of 8+ by Tsubaki Izumi

Disgraced yanki Kurosaki Mafuyu's attempt to leave behind her juvie delinquent past and live a normal girly school life is thwarted at every turn by homeroom teacher Saeki Takaomi—who just happens to be her childhood friend (and first love). Saeki-sensei's latest scheme lands Mafuyu and new friend Hayasaka in the school's ethics club, where they're appointed the vanguards in a fight to defang the school's reigning gang leader.

Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 6 of 12+ by Sawada Hirofumi

Hyota (Yoshitsune) and comrades find more than they bargain for when they enter Kamakura and proceed to Kouzuke; one by one, Hyota's group vanishes. Desperate, Hyota...

UP NEXT: 29 September 2010 manga

  • m&c!: Sugar Family 4 · Shanimuni GO 31 · Jun x Ai Sensation 3 · Anemone Flower Shop by Minami Maki · Sky Blue Beach 1 by Yamada Nanpei · Shimokita Sundays by Katsuma Ayahito/Ishida Ira · Yowamushi Pedal, Go! 9 · You Are My Wing by Kitagawa Yuka · Rasetsu's Flower 7 · A Badboy Drinks Tea! 9 · Lady and the Sea 1 by Abiko Miwa · Female Wolf's Boy 5 · Confucius 4 · Cherry 47/2010
  • Elex Media: Angin Musim Gugur (Deluxe) by Hikawa Kyoko · Detektif Conan Special 33 · Yakitate!! Japan 18 · Dear Boys Act.3 vol. 4 · Vampire Knight 4 · Rakka Ryuusui 2 · Wild Life 9 · Hell Girl 8 · Kurozakuro 6 · Legend of The Cursed Sword 32 · Shonen Star 73/2010 · Shonen Magz 77/2010
  • Level Comics: Fight!! Ippo 78 · The Duke & I by Hara Chieko · Love & Collage 11 · Love Affair 6 · Priest 9 · Aflame Inferno 3 · New Comic Bomber 4 · Gun Smith Cats 6 · Haruka 17 vol. 9

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

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  • Level Comics: Perfect Girl Evolution 21 · Honey Hunt 5 · The Hunting of The Snark 1 by Miyabe Miyuki, Ohishi Hiroto · Nanase Fire Investigator 5 · Fist of The Blue Sky 2 · Historie 3 · Nurse Aoi 14 · Priest 8 · Shattered Knife 4 · Subaru 9

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