Erementar Gerad 1 by Azuma Mayumi, Idol's Love Story 8, Perfect Love Project 8 of 8 (m&c! 2 November 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Yup, the wait of nearly a decade is over and the Indonesian Erementar Gerad debuts in all its original love dem 'Rs, what "Elemental Gelade" glory :D

(MinimaList nau, NikBabble™ and eyecandy whenever :P) «Update: Whenever is here.

Erementar Gerad © Azuma Mayumi/Mag Garden
[First serialized in Comic Blade]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Sky-pirate Coud Van Giruet lucks on a most unexpected treasure during a routine raid. Reverie Metherlence insists on going to Edel Garden, a prosperous land that is the birthplace of Edel Raid, the strongest living weapon capable of interacting with humans. But entering Edel Garden proves more challenging than either could have foreseen, what with a shady organization plotting all manner of nefarious upon the Edel Raids.

Baka-Updates Manga users tag Eremental Gerad with the expected Sentient Weapon, Special Abilities, Pirates, but adds Kuudere, defined as an anime/manga slang term for a character that is cold, blunt, cynical, and pretty much doesn't care if her beloved dies. Wonder who's the kuudere in Eremental Gerad? Is it Ren? (The anime aired so long ago, I can't even remember what happened in the first eppie, let alone the series. >.<) Urban Dictionary gives C.C. from Code Geass as its kuudere example.

Other Azuma Mayumi manga
Baka-Updates Manga shares that Before her career as a mangaka took off, she started out working as an assistant to Amano Kozue. I guess it's safe to say that Eremental Gerad is Azuma Mayumi's breakout manga; even after the 18th volume (published 2010.03.10 in Japan), she's still running with it — with the spin-off Erementar Gerad: Aozora no Senki (six Blade Comics volumes published between July 2004 and March 2010; ongoing).

Before either Eremental Gerad or EG: Aozora no Senki, Azuma Mayumi-sensei published Vampire Savior - Tamashii no Mayoigo (Square Enix Gangan Comics: volumes 1 to 5 of 5 from 1998.06 to 2001.10), Star Ocean: The Second Story (seven Gangan Comics volumes between 1999.05 and 2001.11), the sports comedy Get! (Gangan Comics: 2000.03) and the Night Walker! Azuma Mayumi Tanpenshū compile (Gangan Comics: 2000.03). I don't know if m&c! has published any of them.

Her current serial is Toraneko Folklore, serialized in Comic Blade (volume 3 street date: 2011.12.10).

Moar talk of manga and manhwa after the release list.

m&c! manga (2011.11.02)

1. [Series Premiere] Eremental Gerad vol 1 of 18 by Azuma Mayumi

Eremental Gerad 「ＥＲＥＭＥＮＴＡＲ　ＧＥＲＡＤ」 by Azuma Mayumi Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2002.09

Other languages
English Elemental Gelade (TOKYOPOP: 12 Volumes per 2010.08; dropped), French (Kami), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa), Italian (Star Comics), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 17 street date: 2012.01.30), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 武器種族傳說 18 per 2010), Vietnamese (as Truyền Nhân Yuruki)

Related series
Spin-off: EG: Aozora no Senki (ongoing, volume 6 per 2010.03)

Adaptations
XEBEC's 26-episode anime adaptation aired between April and September 2005 on TV Tokyo, with seiyuu Ishida Akira as Coud Van Giruet and Takahashi Mikako as Reverie Metherlence

Light novels: Mag Garden has also published light novels written by Asaka Shou and illustrated by Azuma Mayumi

Drama CDs: Three drama CDs featuring actors different from the anime's were released by Frontier Works between October 2003 and August 2005. One drama CD featuring anime seiyuu was released by Victor Entertainment.

2. Love Sick vol 2 of 3 by Morie Satoshi

Love Sick 「ラブ　シック」 by Morie Satoshi Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 (7th~12 SICK plus Extra Story) first published in Japan 2009.09

3. Next to You (Tonari no Atashi) vol 2 of 8+ by Namba Atsuko

Tonari no Atashi 「隣のあたし」 by Namba Atsuko Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.10

4. Sable Prince vol 2 of 2 by Nesumi Chisato [Finale]

Sable Prince 「ＳａＢＬＥ　ＰＲＩＮＣＥ」 by Nesumi Chisato Mag Garden Comic Avarus and Comic Blade Avarus, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.08

Volume 2 chapters:
Tale 6: The Black Stone
Tale 7: The Sword Maker
Tale 8: The Cross Holder
Tale 9: Sanguin Prince
Tale 10: The Prince and The Follower's Mirror

m&c! manhwa (2011.11.02)

1. Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 8 of 15 by Han YuRang

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2006.10

2. My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) vol 9 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Personalized Princess 「나만의 공주님」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung Volume 9 first published in Korea 2009.09

3. Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) vol 8 of 8 by Han YuRang [Finale]

Nae Soong 9 Dan Project 「내숭 9단 프로젝트」 by Han YuRang AKA Nae-soong 9th Grade Project Samyang, soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2009.11

m&c! comics/Singapore

• XOL: The Exolight vol 2 of 6 by Sung Lin Gun/Y2Laud

XOL: The Exolight by Sung Lin Gun / Y2Laud Gramedia/m&c! Volume 2 first published in Indonesia 2011.11.02

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Bleach 43, Tabi and Fellow Travelers 2, Samurai Force 1 by Todono Seiuchiroh (m&c! 26 October 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Also new: Roman Club 1 by Amano Kozue and 7 Centi! Love & Friendship 1-3 of 3 by Nanajima Kana.

Eleven Soul © Todono Seiuchiroh/Mag Garden
[Serialized in Comic Blade]
Published in Indonesia as Samurai Force by Gramedia/m&c!

Settle for MinimaList for nau~ Will be back later with deets AKA NikBabble™ and artwork. Done, albeit mucho, mucho delayed :P

Takemichi is suddenly promoted to the elite Samurai Force. With no military background whatsoever, can he survive?

Methinks we need a bit more background to Samurai Force than m&c!'s tease: Japan, mid-21st century: the government creates a "samurai" unit to challenge the dominance of the Shahel, immortality gene- and biohazard hybrids ravaging the North and South American continents. The Samurai Force deploys nano-machine-enhanced soldiers to combat the menace that wipes out even the United States. Tsukahara Takemichi finds himself the newest member of the 1st platoon. [Adapted from Baka-Updates Manga's Eleven Soul description]

Gene Splice × Uniforms Samurai Force debuted in 2006 in Comic Blade, and the shounen mecha action continues (to serialize) in that mangazine. The first tankou was compiled by August 2006, the latest volume 11 streeted as of 8 October.

Samurai Force represents the second Todono Seiuchiroh manga m&c! has licensed; the first, Innocent Blade Unveil, launched last September. For other Todono Seiuchiroh manga « click that link. I don't think any sea change swamped Todono-sensei's backlist since I last wrote about it.

Rest of the newbs below the release list. Up here, up next: top DO WANT!

Bleach vol 43: Kingdom of Hollows
By Kubo Tite

Aizen's ingress into battle pressures Gotei 13 to join forces with the Visored, if only for a shot at taking down the traitor. But before they can get to Aizen, they must first crush Barragan and Starrk, the Primera Espada.

Easier sed than done :P

Volume 43's front cover is Segunda Espada Baraggan Louisenbairn, so don't blame me for not leading with it/him, not when—Takemichi?—is too terribly bishie. Neway, Bleach 43: Kingdom of Hollows collates chapters 368 to 377: The Fearless Child, Spit On Your Own God, 神の視座にて 命を論ず or Debating Life From the Throne of God, Kingdom of Hollows, The Metal Cudgel Flinger, Wolves Ain't Howl Alone, 灰狼・赤血・黒衣・白骨 or Gray Wolf, Red Blood, Black Clothing, White Bone, EXecution, EXtinction, EXecution, EXtinction 2 and Shout at the Dark. [Obviously NOT m&c!'s chapter titles] The latest Bleach chapter bound in tankou is 459, Death & Strawberry 2, compiled in Volume 52: End of Bond (Japan release: 2011.10.04).

Mangazines: Cherry 58/2011

Akatsuki no ARIA
© Akaishi Michiyo
Shogakukan
[Serialized in Flowers]
Published in Indonesia as
Dawn Aria by m&c!

Dawn Aria, Akaishi Michiyo's ongoing Flowers josei manga is the cover of Cherry 58; within we get episode 35 ex-Akatsuki no ARIA volume 10, released in Japan September 2010. (Dawn Aria's most recent tankou here is volume 7, and that released December 2010.)

We also get the third (and last) eppie of Nakajima Yuka's My Mysterious Neighbor (Tonari no Obake-san, Ciao Comics 2011.02); also ex-Ciao I am not a Maid! episode 8 (from Iwaoka Meme's Maid ja Naimon! volume 2, JP release: 2010.02); episode 32 of My Lovely Class Leader ♥ by Nishimura Tomoko (from Ciao's Gokujou Mechamote Iinchou volume 10 published 2009.08; m&c!'s latest My Lovely Class Leader vol 3 released 19 September); Sweet Dog's Stories Episode 3: Dokter by Hotta Atsuko (from Tengoku no Monogatari ~Zutto, Zutto, Isshoni~, Flower Comics: 2011.04); Addicted to Love (Koi no Mayaku), the Extra Story in Nakamura Sayumi's Always by Your Side or Itsumo Soba ni Koi no Uta (ChuChu Comics: 2010.04); Ichikawa Show's Sweet Love or Amakuchi Koigokoro, one of two ex-Sho-Comi stories collected in the 2008.10 released Inu Jikan, retitled I Love Dog and You for Cherry serialization (the last Inu Jikan one-shot is Himitsu no Chikara, but that's not in this Cherry); episode 9 of Yomogi Loves Money? by Arai Kiyoko (from Yomogi Mochi Kaketa? volume 2, ChuChu Comics: 2009.04); and chapters 1 and 2 of Eleanora Ananda's Nan Nan's Daily Life, obviously a local serial.

m&c! manga (2011.10.26)

1. [Series Premiere] 7 Centi! Love & Friendship (7 Centi!) vol 1 of 3 by Nanajima Kana

7 Centi! 「７センチ！」 by Nanajima Kana Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.08

Serializations
Serialized in Cherry (concluded)

2. [Premiere] 7 Centi! Love & Friendship vol 2 of 3 by Nanajima Kana

Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.12

3. [Premiere] 7 Centi! Love & Friendship vol 3 of 3 by Nanajima Kana [Finale]

Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.06

4. Bleach vol 43 of 52+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 43 (chapters 368-377) first published in Japan 2010.02

Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Other languages
English Bleach (VIZ Media: 36 volumes per 2011.09 • volume 37 street date: 2011.12.06), French (Glénat; Tome 44 shipped 2011.09 • Tome 45 street date: 2011.12.01), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany: Band 48 per 2011.09 • Band 49 street date: 2011.12.15), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: Bleach #51: Love me Bitterly, Loth me Sweetly released 2011.10.04)

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 released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46: Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50: The Six Fullbringers).

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 16: Lost Substitute Shinigami opened with episode 343 on 11 October 2011; latest episode 345 aired 2011.10.25). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody; The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru; Fade to Black, I Call Your Name; and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) 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.

5. Ignite Wedge vol 2 of 2 by Tutumi Yoshisada [Finale]

Ignite Wedge 「ＩＧＮＩＴＥ　ＷＥＤＧＥ」 by Tutumi Yoshisada Mag Garden Comic Blade Masamune, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2005.08

6. [Series Premiere] Roman Club (Rouman Kurabu) vol 1 of 6 by Amano Kozue

Rouman Kurabu 「浪漫倶楽部」 by Amano Kozue Mag Garden (originally Square Enix, serialized in Shonen Gangan) shounen Volume 1 reissued in Japan 2005.08 under the Blade Comics imprint (First published in 1995.12 by Square Enix)

7. [Series Premiere] Samurai Force (Eleven Soul) vol 1 of 11+ by Todono Seiuchiroh

Eleven Soul 「イレブンソウル」 by Todono Seiuchiroh Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.08

8. Spray King vol 3 of 4 by Mikuni Shin

Spray King 「Ｓｐｒａｙ　Ｋｉｎｇ」 by Mikuni Shin Kodansha Shonen Rival, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.11

9. Tabi and Fellow Travelers (Tabi to Michizure) vol 2 of 6 by Tanakanoka

Tabi to Michizure 「タビと道づれ」 by Tanakanoka Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.10

10. Tokyo Angels vol 2 of 3 by Fujii Mihona

Tokyo Angels 「東京ＡＮＧＥＬＳ」 by Fujii Mihona Shueisha Margaret, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.08

KOLONI local comics (2011.10.26)

• Intan Permata Rimba vol 4 by Hans Jaladara

Intan Permata Rimba by Hans Jaladara Gramedia/m&c! Volume 4 first published in Indonesia 2011.10.26

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mangazines (2011.10.26)

• Cherry Issue 58/2011 (Indonesian Ciao/ChuChu/Sho-Comi/Flowers shoujo and josei serials)

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Sable Prince 1 by Nesumi Chisato, Crab Kiss 7, Idol Shopping 12 of 12 (m&c! 12 October 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Took this long to stretch the MinimaList into NikBabble™, so some of you prolly already read (and wubbed) Pure Love Station by Tanaka Kei. Lemme just stress that Junai Station 2 already streeted in Japan last April. Better start begging m&c! ♡ for it.

Idol Shopping © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Kang Ahul is enraged to see just how much Seo GaYoon loves Kang Song Yie, so much so that Ahul connives with Han Yerim to separate Song Yie from her soul mate. What's worse, Ahul disguises himself as his twin to trap GaYoon.

W00t! I can finally read Idol Shopping vol 11, which I've kept shrink-wrapped all this time in angsticipation of the last volume. Didn't want to get caught in an evil Hwang MiRee cliffie.

I preview other HMR manhwa Crab Kiss 7, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 6 and My Own Princess 8 after the release lists.

With Idol Shopping's finale, m&c! wraps the Original Samyang Four it launched in July 2010. (Remember that Idol Shopping premiered with Female Wolf's BOY, Ugly Duckling Become Swan and Sandwich Girl? I do, especially as I have 12+17+13+8 volumes nau taking up fast dwindling bookshelf space.)

New m&c! titles
Six of nine manga are new: The Adventure of Yoshito-sama, a new shounen series from Shii Haruka, creator of Meteodo; Nesumi Chisato's Clock Maker's Love (that I've been waiting for since 28 September) and Sable Prince, both shoujo fantasies ex-Comic Blade Avarus; Next to You by Namba Atsuko (Sprout creator); the Pure WAFF Pure Love Station by Tanaka Kei (that I already noted has a volume 2); and Song of the Sky, the second Amano Kozue short story antho, likewise postponed from its original 9.28 street date.

I feature the Nesumi Chisato pair up here; scroll down for the rest of the newbies.

crookclock and Sable Prince © Nesumi Chisato/Mag Garden [Blade Comics Avarus]
Published in Indonesia as Clock Maker's Love and Sable Prince by Gramedia/m&c!

In Clock Maker's Love, young master Hewlett devotes all his time to crafting timepieces for an appreciative few. His workaholic everyday is such that butler Gil fears for the watch-maker's health.

But one day, the gifted artisan meets a girl who upends his Don't bother me; I have work to do! routine. New maid Mulara surprises her employer by saying that her most precious possession is master Hewlett's clock.

Master and Maid trope, start-OH! :D Baka-Updates Manga users also heads-up: European Ambient, Male Lead Falling in Love First, Moe, Talented Male Lead, Tsundere Male Lead.

Clock Maker's Love spans four chapters. The tankou closes with The Cat's Hair Ornament, a nekomimi moe one-shot that's the last word in touching. I rate both 7 of 10.

Sable Prince vol 1, meanwhile, sees Prince Viloftira embark on a quest for a sword worthy of a future king. A new guard, Pierre, accompanies his majesty on his journey. What happens when you throw together a headstrong heir-apparent and a more than meets the eye companion? Also, what kind of sword is the prince seeking?

Baka-Updates Manga users warn: Lazy Character, Secret Identity, Master-Servant Relationship, Betrayal, the last already hinted at by the end of Tale or chapter 5 Fairies Cloth. (Chapters 1 to 4 are The Winged Prince, The Meat Dish Shop, The Prince and The Thief and Sopranino.)

I also rate the episodic Sable Prince vol 1 a 7 of 10.

Other Nesumi Chisato manga
Found only one other entry in addition to crookclock and Sable Prince — Jauhara Genya, the Arabian Desert, Princes, Ruins, Thieves romance first serialized in Aria (two of two volumes published in Japan per May 2011).

m&c! manga (2011.10.12)

1. [Series Premiere] The Adventure of Yoshito-sama (Yoshito-sama!) vol 1 of 5+ by Shii Haruka

Yoshito-sama! 「よしとおさま！」 by Shii Haruka Shogakukan Gessan, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.12

2. Blizzard Axel vol 11 of 11 by Suzuki Nakaba [Finale]

Blizzard Axel 「ブリザードアクセル」 by Suzuki Nakaba Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 11 (chapters 99-108) first published in Japan 2007.09

3. [Premiere] Clock Maker's Love (crookclock) by Nesumi Chisato «Ex-9.28

crookclock 「ｃｒｏｏｋｃｌｏｃｋ」 by Nesumi Chisato Mag Garden Comic Blade Avarus, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.07

4. Kitchen Palette (Kitchen Palette ~Komugi no Renai Fuumi Shuugyou Shitate~) vol 3 of 3 by Takada Rie [Finale]

Kitchen Palette ~Komugi no Renai Fuumi Shuugyou Shitate~ 「キッチンパレット～小麦の恋愛風味修行仕立て～」 by Takada Rie Hakusensha Silky, josei Volume 3 (chapters 8-10) first published in Japan 2010.12

5. My Lovely Class Leader (Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou) vol 4 of 15+ by Nishimura Tomoko

Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou 「極上！！めちゃモテ委員長」 by Nishimura Tomoko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2007.05

Serializations/Other languages
Serialized in Cherry (ongoing)
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 戀愛班長 12 per 2011.04)

Adaptations
The 51-episode Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou anime produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, starring seiyuu Ogawa Mana (Kitagawa Mimi) and Oshima 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 finale aired 2011.04.10.

6. [Series Premiere] Next to You (Tonari no Atashi) vol 1 of 8+ by Namba Atsuko

Tonari no Atashi 「隣のあたし」 by Namba Atsuko Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.06

7. [Series Premiere] Pure Love Station (Junai Station) by Tanaka Kei

Junai Station 「純愛ステーション」 by Tanaka Kei Hakusensha LaLa DX and LaLa Special, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.04

Related series
Junai Station volume 2 of 2 (Japan release: 2011.04.05)

8. [Series Premiere] Sable Prince vol 1 of 2 by Nesumi Chisato

Sable Prince 「ＳａＢＬＥ　ＰＲＩＮＣＥ」 by Nesumi Chisato Mag Garden Comic Avarus and Comic Blade Avarus, shoujo Volume 1 (chapters 1-5) first published in Japan 2009.08

9. [Premiere] Song of the Sky (Sora no Uta: Amano Kozue Tanpenshuu 2) by Amano Kozue «Ex-9.28

Sora no Uta: Amano Kozue Tanpenshuu 2 「空の謳　天野こずえ短編集　２」 by Amano Kozue Mag Garden Blade Comics, shounen Re-released 2004.03 in Japan by Mag Garden (First published in 1999.03 by Square Enix)

Related
Volumes 1 and 3 of Amano Kozue Tanpenshuu: Mukuukai (Square Enix: 1996.07; Mag Garden: 2004.03; licensed for Indonesia as World of Dreams) and Himawari (Mag Garden: 2011.02)

m&c! manhwa (2011.10.12)

1. Crab Kiss vol 7 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Crab Kiss 「Crab Kiss 크랩키스」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 7 first published in Korea 2006.01

2. Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 6 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 6 first published in Korea 2008.03

3. Idol Shopping vol 12 of 12 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

Idol Shopping 「아이돌 쇼핑」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 12 first published in Korea 2009.02

4. My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) vol 8 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Personalized Princess 「나만의 공주님」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2009.09

Hong Kong manhua (2011.10.12)

1. Dewa Iblis Awan Api II No. 3: 10 Matahari vs Avici by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty)
2. The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters vol 20 of 20: Dalang Iblis (bagian pamungkas) by Khu Lung/Cai Jing Dong (Culture Com) [Finale]

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Bleach 42, Pluto 8 of 8, Meet the Banchou 9 (m&c! 28 September 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Update: Moving Clock Maker's Love by Nesumi Chisato and Song of the Sky by Amano Kozue deets from this list to 12 October's (yup, postponed).

Pluto © Urasawa Naoki × Tezuka Osamu/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Big Comic Original]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Yes, yes, Bleach 42 is the m&c! top DO WANT!, but as Urasawa Naoki × Tezuka Osamu's Pluto ends this release, the latter gets the pix lead while the former has to settle for first blurb. Okee?

Gotei 13 faces off against the top three Espada, but in the midst of battle, Garganta rips open! Who joins the fray — friend or foe?

As Garganta is how Arrancars and Hollows move to and from Hueco Mundo, what are the chances that it's gonna throw up a friendly? :P

Bleach Volume 42: Shock of the Queen (cover girl: Tier Harribel) compiles chapters 359 through 367: The Frozen Obelisk, Shock of the Queen, I Hate Loneliness, But It Loves Me, Howling Wolves, Superchunky from Hell, Grinning Revengers, Whose Side Are We On, The Revenger's High and YOUR ENEMY IS MY ENEMY. [*NOT m&c!'s chapter titles]

Pluto 8 of 8 by Urasawa Naoki × Tezuka Osamu

In a time when robots and humans peacefully co-exist, Europol robot detective Gesicht attempts to track down a human and robot serial killer. Is the sadistic perp a robot or a human?

New m&c! manga
Now that we're minus Clock Maker's Love and Song of the Sky, we only have...seven newbies to anticipate. Only over half of the total manga titles streeting. Poor us. :D

The Leftover Seven: Crown Latte by Odagiri Nagisa, Fragments of Summer by Amano Shinobu, My Lovely Chef by Hirama Kaname, Ignite Wedge 1 by Tutumi Yoshisada, Innocent Blade Unveil by Todono Seiuchiroh, Tabi and Fellow Travelers 1 by Tanakanoka and World of Dreams by Amano Kozue of Aria fame.

The Plus One: Endang Soekamti - Long Live My Family, a KOLONI manga-bio by @tonytrax, creator of Real Masjid.

Because Clock Maker's Love got shunted to 12 October, featuring Fragments of Summer by Amano Shinobu up here. (Look for other debut previews after the release list.)

Fragments of Summer by Amano Shinobu

Natsu no Kakera
© Amano Shinobu
Hakusensha [Lala Special]
Published in Indonesia as
Fragments of Summer
by m&c!

Miyuki barges into the wrong hospital room, and comes face to face with the rudest guy on the planet. Or so it seems. Still, she ends up spending days with Madoka and they actually become friends plus.

But Miyuki's countryside stay has a deadline, and it is fast approaching. What will happen to Miyuki and Madoka when summer ends, as it must?

The other Fragments of Summer one-shots are Fragments of Snow, Fragments of Love, Waiting for the Spring Novel and The Color of Autumn, The Color of You, in which heroine Kanako falls for cold, aloof and rude Ihara. Yup, uncivilitiy again rulez, albeit in autumn. [Akiiro Kimiiro snap synopsis adapted from Baka-Updates Manga's Natsu no Kakera entry]

Other Amano Shinobu manga
Aside from ex-Lala Special Natsu no Kakera, could only unearth the two-volume Katakoi Triangle, first serialized in LaLa DX and LaLa Special and tankou-ized in January and November 2009. Baka-Updates Manga, however, adds Last Game 「ラストゲーム」, charas of which look like they walked out of a Minami Maki manga.

Mangazines: Cherry 57/2011
Iwaoka Meme's I am not a Maid! (Maid ja Naimon!) ex-Ciao grabs the Cherry 57/2011 cover; inside, these series: Always by Your Side by Nakamura Sayumi (ChuChu), Dawn Aria by Akaishi Michiyo (Flowers), I Love Dog and You by Ichikawa Show (Sho-Comi), My Lovely Class Leader ♥ by Nishimura Tomoko (Ciao), Sweet Dog Stories by Hotta Atsuko (ChuChu) and Yomogi Loves Money? by Arai Kiyoko (ChuChu).

As for volume compiles of the above, m&c!'s latest My Lovely Class Leader 3 released 19 September; Dawn Aria's most recent tankou is vol. 7 (almost forgot it *sweatdrop*).

m&c! manga (2011.09.28)

1. Bleach vo.l. 42 of 52+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 42 (chapters 359-367) first published in Japan 2009.12

Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Other languages
English Bleach (VIZ Media: 36 volumes per 2011.09.06 • volume 37 street date: 2011.12.06), French (Glénat; Tome 44 shipped 2011.09.21 • Tome 45 street date: 2011.12.01), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany: Band 48 released 2011.09.15 • Band 49 street date: 2011.12.15), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: Bleach #50: The Six Fullbringers released 2011.07 • #51: Love me Bitterly, Loth me Sweetly street date: 2011.10.04)

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 released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46: Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50: The Six Fullbringers).

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 15: Gotei 13 Invading Army opened with episode 317 in April 2011; latest episode 341 aired 2011.09.27). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody, The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, Fade to Black, I Call Your Name and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) 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.

2. [Premiere] Clock Maker's Love (Crookclock) by Nesumi Chisato »Postponed to 12 Oct
3. [Premiere] Crown Latte (Crown Latte Art) by Odagiri Nagisa

Crown Latte Art 「王冠ラテアート」 by Odagiri Nagisa AKA Oukan Latte Art Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2010.09

4. [Premiere] Fragments of Summer (Natsu no Kakera) by Amano Shinobu

Natsu no Kakera 「夏のかけら」 by Amano Shinobu Hakusensha Lala Special, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2010.03

5. [Series Premiere] Ignite Wedge vol. 1 of 2 by Tutumi Yoshisada

Ignite Wedge 「ＩＧＮＩＴＥ　ＷＥＤＧＥ」 by Tutumi Yoshisada (also Tsutsumi Yoshisada) Mag Garden Comic Blade Masamune, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2004.09

6. [Premiere] Innocent Blade Unveil by Todono Seiuchiroh

Innocent Blade Unveil 「イノセントブレード・アンヴェイル」 by Todono Seiuchiroh Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen This volume first published in Japan 2005.12

7. Meet the Banchou (Kongō Banchō) vol. 9 of 12 by Suzuki Nakaba

Kongō Banchō 「金剛番長」 by Suzuki Nakaba AKA Diamond Delinquent Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2010.01

8. My Dearest Pochi (Uchi no Pochi no Iukoto niwa) vol. 2 of 3+ by Tachibana Yutaka

Uchi no Pochi no Iukoto niwa 「うちのポチの言うことには」 by Tachibana Yutaka Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.07

9. [Premiere] My Lovely Chef (Senzoku) by Hirama Kaname

Senzoku 「センゾク」 by Hirama Kaname Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2010.03

10. Pluto vol. 8 of 8 by Urasawa Naoki × Tezuka Osamu [Finale]

PLUTO Tetsuwan Atom 'Chijō Saidai no Robotto' yori 「ＰＬＵＴＯ　鉄腕アトム「地上最大のロボット」より」 by Urasawa Naoki × Tezuka Osamu Shogakukan Big Comic Original, seinen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2009.06

Awards
Excellence Prize for manga, 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival; Winner, 2005 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize; Best Comic of the Year, 2010 Seiun Awards (Japanese science fiction awards); Prix Intergénérations (Intergenerational Award) at France's Angoulême International Comics Festival

Other languages
English Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka (VIZ Media: (eight volumes per 2010.04), French (Kana: Tome 8 shipped 2011.07), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), Italian (Planet Manga), Dutch (Glénat Benelux), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: PLUTO ~ 冥王 ~ 8 released 2010.01)

Adaptations
Live-action/CG film from Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Tezuka Productions in the planning stage.

11. Pudding in Love (Koisuru Purin!) vol. 4 of 5 by Shinozuka Hiromu

Koisuru Purin! 「恋するプリン！」 by Shinozuka Hiromu Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2007.12

Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

12. [Premiere] Song of the Sky (Sora no Uta - Amano Kozue Tanpenshuu 2) by Amano Kozue »Postponed to 12 Oct
13. [Series Premiere] Tabi and Fellow Travelers (Tabi to Michizure) 1 of 6 by Tanakanoka

Tabi to Michizure 「タビと道づれ」 by Tanakanoka Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.04

14. [Premiere] World of Dreams (Mukuukai: Amano Kozue Tanpenshuu 1) by Amano Kozue

Mukuukai: Amano Kozue Tanpenshuu 1 「夢空界　天野こずえ短編集　１」 by Amano Kozue Mag Garden Blade Comics, shounen Re-released 2004.03 in Japan by Mag Garden (First published in 1996.07 by Square Enix)

Related
Volumes 2 and 3 of Amano Kozue Tanpenshuu: Sora no Uta (Square Enix: 1999.03; Mag Garden: 2004.03; licensed for Indonesia as Song of the Sky) and Himawari (Mag Garden: 2011.02)

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Mangazines

• Cherry 57/2011 (Shogakukan Ciao, ChuChu, Sho-Comi, Flowers shoujo and josei serials)

KOLONI Local comics (2011.09.28)

• [Premiere] Komik Biografi: Endang Soekamti - Long Live My Family by @tonytrax (m&c!)

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