Binding mistake on Topeng Kaca: Dua Akoya 1 (deets below)
Glass no Kamen © Miuchi Suzue/Hakusensha
[Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as Serial Topeng Kaca: Dua Akoya by Elex Media
Did Topeng Kaca: Dua Akoya pique your interest? Yup, it's the Topeng Kaca continuation—specifically, Glass no Kamen volume 45—picking up from where Crimson Angel/Bidadari Merah 11/Glass no Kamen 44 left off.
[This Just In]
Elex Media advises and apologizes for the binding mistake in Topeng Kaca: Dua Akoya. Contents follow Western orientation (reads from left-to-right), but were published in Japanese binding (right-to-left).
To avoid confusion, Elex recommends reading BOTH the right-hand side pages (recto) and the left-hand side pages (verso) from left to right.
Source: Elex Media per 2011.04.01 [Via Lina-chan]
Actually, Dua Akoya isn't the only 3.30 Elex shoujo manga that numbers/titles differently from the Japanese original. Red Haired Anne 4, for instance, is actually the one-volume mangafication of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Avonlea classic — Anne no Seishun, in which Anne begins teaching at Avonlea school. The story brings back characters from Akage no Anne/Anne of Green Gables (Red Haired Anne 1-3 here), but also introduces Green Gables' newest residents, adopted twins Davy and Dora. Anne no Seishun is succeeded by Anne no Aijou/Anne of the Island (also one volume).
☆ Previewing Reverse Harem Blooming Youth 1 by Itsuki Natsumi and the first Goddess of a Department Store by Morino Aki Below The Cut, but noting up here how I missed reporting the Indonesian debut of Project X, the non-fiction manga series following the ordeals of successful entrepreneurs,
among them, the founders of the Japanese 7-Eleven chain, the original Datsun 240 Z designer and the Cup Noodle inventor, among others. Elex released Project X: CUP NOODLE last February, Project X: Digital Camera in December 2010 and Project X: HONDA: Conquer The World's Top Race in June 2010.
For this release sked, Elex launches Project X: SHINKANSEN. I spotlight this particular manga-format economics/business reference because the speed record breaking bullet train symbolized Japan's postwar revival, and the same kind of tenacity that gave birth to the Shinkansen will be needed to pull the country out of the its present crisis. (So let's all continue to pray for Japan and do what we can to help.)
Here we are 14 14+ by Obata Yuuki
The second most popular DO WANT!—Obata Yuuki's Here we are 14—makes me feel old, cuz, you know, Nanami has gone from 17 to 24, and I can't even remember when I first started this series. In any case, the summary helps to remind just Where We Are:
After refusing Takeuchi's marriage proposal, Nanami realizes her true feelings and resolves to see Yano. Six years of no contact, however, means more than Six Degrees Separate the two, the distance evidently not contracting any time soon. Yano, on the other hand, decides to visit Takeuchi, angering his friend because Yano still cares for Nanami.
Mangazines: Shonen Star 6/2011
Demon counsel Kucabara from Youn InWan- & Yang KyungIl's Defense Devil undertakes a rescue from hell in Shonen Star 6/2011. Moar on Atty. Kucabara's underworld exploits (waaay) below.
Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.03.30)
- [Series Premiere] Blooming Youth (Hanasakeru Seishounen) 1 of 12 by Itsuki Natsumi
- Cynical Kanoko (Warau Kanoko-sama) 3 of 3 by Tsujita Ririko [Finale]
- [Series Premiere] Goddess of a Department Store (Depato no Megami) by Morino Aki - Serial Cantik
- Here we are (Bokura ga Ita) 14 of 14+ by Obata Yuuki
- Hitohira 3 of 7 by Kirihara Idumi
- New Legenda Naga (Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen) 8 of 8+ by Yamahara Yoshito
- Piano Hutan (Piano no Mori: The Perfect World of Kai) 19 of 19+ by Isshiki Makoto
- [Premiere] Project X: Shinkansen: The Tenacity of Shinkansen's Invention (Project X Chousensha-tachi Comic-ban 2) by Project X Team
- The Recipe For Gertrude (Gertrude no Recipe) 3 of 5 by Kusakawa Nari
- [Premiere] Red Haired Anne (Anne no Seishun) 4 of 5* by Igarashi Yumiko
- Shade 2 of 3 by Ahn NohEun & CATTY
- [Premiere] Topeng Kaca - Dua Akoya (Glass no Kamen) 1/2+ by Miuchi Suzue
- Want You 8 of 10 by Hwang MiRee
 | Warau Kanoko-sama 「笑うかのこ様」 |
Related series
Koi dano Ai dano (sequel; two volumes per 2011.02, ongoing)
Other languages
English The Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko (TOKYOPOP: one volume; volume 2 ships 2011.04.05)
 | Depato no Megami 「デパートの女神」 |
Related series
Missing Cindella/Yukue Fumei no Cinderella (Depato no Megami volume 2 per 2010.04) and Kissing the Princess/Princess ni Kuchizuke wo (Depato no Megami volume 3 per 2010.11)
 | Bokura ga Ita 「僕等がいた」 by Obata Yuuki |
Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Ashihara Hinako's Sand's Chronicle)
Other languages
English We Were There (11 volumes per 2010.07 • volume 12 street date: 2011.05.03), French C'était Nous (Soleil: tome 14 per 2011.02.16), German (EMA: Band 13 ships 2011.04.08), Spanish (Editorial Ivrea Spain and Argentina), traditional Chinese 我們的存在 (Tong Li: volume 13 per 2010.04).
Adaptations
ArtLand's 26-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Sasaki Nozomi (Takahashi Nanami), Yazaki Hiroshi (Yano Motoharu), Kawakubo Takuji (Takeuchi Masafumi) and Nakayama Erina (Yamamoto Yuri) aired between July and December 2006 in Japan.
A live-action film adaptation was announced in the Betsucomi April 2011 issue.
At least one light novel has been released: Bokura ga Ita - Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu - by Takase Yunoka & Obata Yuuki (Flower Comics Novels, 2010.08)
Related
Bokuga ga Ita Koushiki Fan Book (2005.11), Obata Yuuki Bokura ga Ita Postcard Book (2007.12), Bokura ga Ita Obata Yuuki Sakuhinshu (Flower Comics Special) (2010.08)
 | Hitohira 「ひとひら」 by Kirihara Idumi |
Other languages
English Hitohira (Aurora Publishing: three volumes [hiatus]) and traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Publishing Taiwan: 女優大試煉 4 per 2008.02)
Related series
Sequels: Hitohira Encore (one volume, complete) and Sakaki Mirei no Tame nara Boku wa...!! (one volume per 2011.02.12, ongoing serialization in Comic High!)
Adaptations
A 12-episode anime adaptation by XEBEC M2, starring seiyuu Kimoto Orie (Asai Mugi), Kawasumi Ayako (Ichinose Nono), Narita Ken (Katsuragi Takashi), Hikami Kyoko (Nishida Risaki) and Kishio Daisuke (Nishida Kai), aired from March to June 2007 in Japan.
 | Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen |
Related series
Legenda Naga (prequel)
Other languages
Korean (Final), traditional Chinese (Tong Li), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 龙狼传 中原缭乱篇 #8 per 2011.02.09)
 | Piano no Mori: The Perfect World of Kai |
Awards
Recipient, Grand Prize for Best Manga, 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)
Adaptations
The Piano Forest, an animated movie adaptation by Madhouse, starring Ueto Aya (Ichinose Kai) and Kamiki Ryunosuke (Amamiya Shuuhei), premiered 2007.07.21 in Japan. The film was nominated for the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year and in the Theatrical Film category at the 2008 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
 | Project X Chousensha-tachi Comic-ban 2 |
 | Gertrude no Recipe 「ガートルードのレシピ」 |
Other languages
English The Recipe For Gertrude (CMX: five volumes)
 | Anne no Seishun 「アンの青春」 |
Related series
Akage no Anne (prequel), also released in Indonesia as Red Haired Anne* and Anne no Aijou (Anne of the Island, sequel)
Based on Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
 | Shade: The Other Side of Light 「쉐이드」 |
 | Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面」 |
Related
Rereleased in bunko (24 volumes as at 2010.01, ongoing; Indonesian release as Topeng Kaca Deluxe)
Other languages/serializations
Italian (Editions Star Comics; serialized in Orion) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan and Hong Kong)
Adaptations
At least three Glass no Kamen anime adaptations have been produced: The first by Eiken, spanning 23 episodes, aired between April and September 1984 on Japan's NTV. Seiyuu Katsuki Masako voiced Kitajima Maya, Matsushima Minori as Maya's rival Himekawa Ayumi, Nakanishi Taeko as Maya's mentor Tsukikage Chigusa and Nozawa Nachi as businessman Hayami Masumi.
TMS Entertainment produced the next anime, a three-episode OAV Garasu no Kamen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Shōjo (Glass Mask: The Girl Who Wears A Thousand Masks), released December 1998. The OAV retelling of the first three manga arcs featured a different voice cast: Ogata Megumi (Maya), Matsui Naoko (Ayumi), Toda Keiko (Tsukikage) and Kosugi Juurouta (Hayami).
TMS remade the series in 2005, this time casting Kobayashi Sanae, Yajima Akiko, Fujita Toshiko and Morikawa Toshiyuki as Maya, Ayumi, Tsukikage and Hayami, with the 1984 anime Maya returning as Ayumi's mother, Himekawa Utako. Fifty-one episodes aired between April 2005 and March 2006 on TV Tokyo.
The live-action version adapting the first 38 manga volumes ran for two seasons on TV Asahi (Season 1: July to September 1997, 11 episodes; Season 2: April to June 1998, 12 episodes), with the Season 1 episode 12 airing on 30 September 1999 (the Special Ending
). The TV drama Seasons 1-2 cast comprised Adachi Yumi as Maya, Matsumoto Megumi as Ayumi, Nogiwa Yoko as Tsukikage and Tanabe Seiichi as Hayami. All reprised their roles for the Special Ending except Ayumi's actor (replaced by Nakamura Aimi).
 | Want you 「원츄(Want you)」 by Hwang MiRee |
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Mangazines (2011.03.30)
- Shonen Star 6/2011
Hanasakeru Seishounen 「花咲ける青少年」
by Itsuki Natsumi
Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 1990.01
Other languages
Traditional Chinese 天國少女 (Tong Li Taiwan)
Related series
One-shot sequel (Melody 27 June 2009) and Hanasakeru Seishounen: Tokubetsuhen (one volume per 2011.03)
Adaptations
A 39-episode anime adaptation by Studio Pierrot, starring seiyuu Endo Aya (Kajika Louisa Kugami Burnsworth), Morikawa Toshiyuki (Lee-Leng Huang), Ono Daisuke (Eugene Alexandr De Volkan), Namikawa Daisuke (Rumaty Ivan Di Raginei) and Fukuyama Jun (Carl Rosenthal) that aired between April 2009 and February 2010 on NHK, and at least two theatrical runs of a stage adaptation, the first premiering 29 September 2010 in Tokyo