Sakura Wars 9 of 9, The Princess Bouquet 3 of 3, Go! Hiromi Go! 1 by Asou Mikoto (m&c! 14 July 2010 manga) [UPDATED]

3 of 3 minimalist release posts.

Sakura Taisen © Hiroi Ouji, Fujishima Kousuke, Masa Ikku/Kodansha (Magazine ZKC)
Published in Indonesia as Sakura Wars by PT Gramedia/m&c!

So for two manga ending, m&c! brings us an equivalent number beginning: Go! Hiromi Go! by Asou Mikoto, in which a nerd sheds geekiness as she enters college and How to Be a Man by Yamada Nanpei, which refuses to give up its secrets (m&c! hasn't uploaded covers yet). I'm leaning towards the genderbending Orange Chocolate, rather than Sorairo Kaigan. I will confirm later if I struck out on both counts and it's actually something else. Edit: It's something else—the eight-volume bunko edition of Otona ni Naru Houhou 「 オトナになる方法 」 or How to become adults. The sixth of Yamada Nanpei's Kumiko & Shingo series (with a sequel, Otona no Kodomo) is shoujo romance (originally serialized in Hana to Yume) about a short prince, Shingo, and the smart princess, Kumiko, whom he guards — from kidnappers for one.

m&c! manga (2010.07.14)

1. Bakugan Battle Brawlers 8: No Guts No Glory by Sega Toys / Spin Master /Bakugan Project · TV Tokyo Dentsu
2. [Premiere] Go! Hiromi Go! 1 of 8 by Asou Mikoto
3. [Premiere] How to Be a Man (Otona ni Naru Houhou) 1 of 8 by Yamada Nanpei
4. The Princess Bouquet (Himesama no Hanabata) 3 of 3 by Aomata Pink [Finale]
5. Sakura Wars (Sakura Taisen) 9 of 9 by Hiroi Ouji/Fujishima Kousuke/Masa Ikku [Finale]

NOTE
¹ Sources: STO 14 July 2010
² All manga are priced at IDR 16,500, except Battle Brawlers Bakugan 8 (SRP: IDR 25,000) and How to Be a Man bunko 1 (IDR 20,000)

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: 21 July 2010 manga

Elex Media: Q.E.D. 34 · Juvenile Remix 4 · New Sexy Simpleton 5 · Hell Girl 5 · Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 2 · Kurozakuro 4 · Real 9 · Katsu! 6 · Geobreeders 13 · Coz We're not Children 1 by Seta Haruhi · Crows 10 · Shonen Magz 74/2010

Level Comics: xxxHOLiC 9 · Genius Family Company 3 · Gokusen 14 · Revolution No.3 vol. 3 of 3 · Fight!! Ippo 77 · Priest 7

m&c!: Happy Cafe 15 of 15 · Innocent Dragon 6 · Female Wolf's Boy 1 by Han YuRang · Idol Shopping 1 by Hwang MiRee · Long Hu Men 169 · Sandwich Girl 1 by Han YuRang · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 1 by Hwang MiRee | AMERO comics: Actions Speak by Sergio Aragones · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 7

disclaimer

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

other next available manga (14 July 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Fairy-Tale Motif Brocade 5 of 5 · Hell Girl 4 · Kaiser Z 14 · Libero Revolution! 11 · New Sexy Simpleton 4 · Paket Doraemon Movie (Jakarta) by Fujiko F. Fujio · Penguin Revolution 5 · Red-Haired Snow White 3 · Rockwell the Scarlet Knight 1 by Nadatani Wataru · Summer Storm 2 · Tena on S String 1 by Mikabe Sesuna · Toradora 1 by Zekkou · V.B. Rose 5 · Nakayoshi 82/2010 · Shonen Star 68/2010 · [RE-STO] Eyeshield 21 volumes 1-10 | Kitchen Princess volumes 1-10 of 10 | One Piece volumes 1-10, 11-20, 21-30 ad 31-40 box sets
• Level Comics: 3x3 Eyes 31 · Akihabara@Deep 5 · Fight!! Ippo 76 · Miso-Com 3 · Nanase Fire Investigator 4 · Restore Garage 251 volume 7

currently available manga (7 July 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Otomen 9 · Caramel Boy 2 · Hero Tales 1 by Huang Jin Zhou & Arakawa Hiromu · Hyde & Closer 3 · Dorabase 17 · A Kiss For My Prince 4 · Kurozakuro 3 · LUM, The Invader Girl 24 · Shinagawa Cat Story 1 by Nishida Kana ·Otoboke Section Chief 4 ·Winter's Love by Mamura Mio · Shonen Magz 73/2010
• Level Comics: Airgear 13 · Hellsing 4 · Jepang Tenggelam 7 · Restore Garage 251 vol.6 · Subaru 7 · Zipang 3
• m&c!: Electric Daisy 5 · Rasetsu's Flower 6 · Dawn ARIA 3 · Gorgeous Twins by Shiiba Nana · Love Letter by Chiba Kozue · Meet the Banchou 3 · Sayaka's Special Attack, Big Victory! by Wao Akira · Welcome to Lovers Café Marina by Kitamura Yuka

other invaluable resources

7net Shopping · Baka-Updates Manga

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Bleach 28, Another Kingdom 2 of 2, Shanimuni GO 30 (m&c! manga out now)

Filled in the manga cover blanks, as demanded by ayu-chan

Another Kingdom © Fujita Maki/Akita Shoten (First serialized in Mystery Bonita)
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Contains [SPOILERS!]

Hai, hai, I know the Bleach domination (pro tem) ends this week, but I thought I'd abstain from leading with it for the sixth time so's I can spotlight a bishie megane kyara other than our favorite Quincy: kotodama-tsukai Yatou Kaname from Another Kingdom, one of three series concluding this week.

In the final volume of Fujita Maki's semi-horror fantasy, Reikan-chan Hatsuse Nanao still looks as yummy to demons and specters of Japanese folklore, but now she has bodyguards—the not at all human but terribly huggy Akajita and half-and-half Yatou who's not—to get her out of scrapes, most of which she herself rushes headlong into.

But when Shii—Yatou's attacker from six years ago—reappears before our Monster Busters, can Nanao and her guardians withstand the assault?

Another Kingdom volume 2 contains chapters 5 through 8: Akajita, Gedoh, Ikka, and Shii (thanks to Aerandria × Enchantment Scans for the titles). And now that the Mystery Bonita serial's Indonesian run has ended, perhaps m&c! will resume amortization on Song of Love (Eden no Trill, also by Fujita Maki-sensei).

Bleach 28: Baron's Lecture Full-Course by Kubo Tite

Bleach © Kubo Tite
Shueisha/Shonen Jump
Published in Indonesia
by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Unfazed by the desert vastness of Hueco Mundo, Ichigo, Chad, and Ishida rush towards Las Noches, Aizen's castle HQ, to rescue Orihime. Along the way, they encounter three Hollows chasing a kid. Who is this mysterious tot?

Yeah, yeah, I know you know it's Nel Tu and her pursuers, “brothers” Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka and their pet Bawabawa. I'm sure you also know that the reason for Arrancar #103 Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio's cover stint is that Ichigo, Ishida, and Chad (joined by Rukia and Renji) will be engaging the Privaron Espada, Arrancar elite stripped their rank, in combat. Because, as pointed out in VIZ's Bleach 28 description, the disgraced Arrancar... see destroying Ichigo and his friends as a way to redeem their honor.

Shanimuni GO 30 of 32 by Ragawa Marimo

Meanwhile, in the shoujo TeniPuri (although Your Mileage May Vary):

Rui and Shun take the court in the men's singles finals. Who will prevail? In another court, Nobuhisa and Shizuka's match enters the third set, with Nobuhisa on the offensive.

Which player will Hinako end up supporting?

The other concluding duo and the sole new manga are after the manga list.

m&c! manga and AMERO comics (2010.06.09)

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1. Another Kingdom 2 of 2 by Fujita Maki [Finale]

Another Kingdom 「 アナザー・キングダム 」 by Fujita Maki Akita Shoten Mystery Bonita, shoujo Volume 2 (containing chapters 5-8) first published in Japan 2007.11

2. Bakugan Battle Brawlers 6: Shun & Phoenix by Sega Toys et al.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers 6: Shun & Phoenix by Sega Toys / Spin Master /Bakugan Project · TV Tokyo Dentsu Marucho and Runo ask for Shun's help, but Shun has a condition for lending his aid: Marucho and Runo first have to beat Shun in a duel.

3. Bleach 28 of 45+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「 ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－ 」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 28: Baron's Lecture Full-Course first published in Japan 2007.06

Volume 28: Baron's Lecture Full-Course contains:

• 243. The Knuckle & The Arrow
• 244. Born From The Fear
• 245. THE WAY WITHOUT ENEMIES
• 246. The Great Desert Bros.
• 247. United On The Desert
• 248. 再び生きて　この場所へ (Alive and Back Here Once Again/Futatabi Ikite, Kono Basho e)
• 249. Back to the Innocence
• 250. Five Ways To Three Figures
• 251. Baron's Lecture 1st Period

AWARDS
Best shounen manga in the 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Bleach is translated into English by VIZ Media (volume 31 released 2010.06.01 • volume 32 street date: 2010.09.01). The manga is published in French by Glénat; in Spanish by Glénat Espagne (Spain) and Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico); in German by Tokyopop Germany; in Dutch by Kana Netherlands; in Russian by Эксмо; in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica; in Portuguese by Planet Manga (Panini Comics); and in simplified Chinese by Chuang Yi (latest volume: #44: Vice It).

ADAPTATIONS
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation began TV broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 15, the return to the Fake Karakura Town arc, opened with episode 266 on 2010.04.13; the latest episode 274 Hitsugaya, sutemi no Hyōten Hyakkasō! (日番谷、捨て身の氷天百華葬！; Hitsugaya's Desperate Frozen-Heavens Countless Ornate Entombment!) aired on 2010.06.08). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as leads Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia. Park Romi and Namikawa Daisuke play 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro and Arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer respectively. At least two OAVs and three theatrical movies—Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody, Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, and Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name—have been released.

Eight drama CDs have been produced so far. Featuring the original anime seiyuu, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

4. [New] Find a New Love! (Anta Nante Okotowari!) by Sugiyama Miwako

Anta Nante Okotowari! 「 アンタなんてお断り！ 」 by Sugiyama Miwako Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.05

5. Nekomachi Shop Guide (Nekomachi Shop Tour Guide) 2 of 2 by Sakamoto Miku [Finale]

Nekomachi Shop Tour Guide 「 猫町ショップガイド 」 by Sakamoto Miku Hakusensha Hana to Yume Comics, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.12

6. The Princess Bouquet (Himesama no Hanabata) 2 of 3 by Aomata Pink

Himesama no Hanabata 「 姫様の花束 」 by Aomata Pink Gentosha Spica, josei Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.10

7. Shanimuni GO 30 of 32 by Ragawa Marimo

Shanimuni GO 「 しゃにむにＧＯ 」 by Ragawa Marimo Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 30 first published in Japan 2008.10

8. Tengu-Do 3 of 3 by Nikolavitch · Rossetto [Finale]

Tengu-Do by Nikolavitch (Alex-Nikolavitch Racunica) & Rossetto (Andrea Rossetto) Les Humanoïdes Associés/Shogun Volume N° 3: Maître first published in France 2008.04.26

NOTE
¹ Source: m&c! (artwork)
² Links like this are Amazon.com (or other online merchants) search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

Volume previews continued...

Find a New Love by Sugiyama Miwako

Newbie Anta Nante Okotowari! is another standalone from Royal Green and Three Star Love Days manga-ka Sugiyama Miwako:

Ogura Yui has just had her heart broken and instead of launching herself past the Despair Event Horizon (or more mildly, assuming the fetal position in Tamaki's Corner of Woe), goes off to Find A New Love. In her fresh romance “quest,” Yui exchanges home for the Wakaba School Dorm, haven of guys who are just... weird, the oddest one being Naruse Kaoru, the dorm head.

Fortunately for Yui, Kaoru is as bishie as he is strange and annoying, leading Yui to wonder if perhaps she has found her new love.

Scanlator Nagareboshi Manga (via Baka-Updates Manga) points out the reason for Yui's rather drastic broken heart medication: the person she loves is her Not Blood Older Sib with whom Yui lives who ups and gets married on her. So it's not so much that Yui's doing an Anri (the goes after boys like there's no tomorrow protagonist of Sugiyama Miwako-sensei's Love Chaser), like I first assumed when I read m&c!'s back cover blurb. The oniichan angle also explains why Baka-Updates users tagged the shoujo romance Brother Complex, in addition to Dorms and Bishounen.

Nekomachi Shop Guide 2 of 2 by Sakamoto Miku [Finale]

Welcome to the Nekomachi Apartments. Here, two brothers—Kanade and Hibiki—run a fashion boutique specializing in bags. Polar opposites in terms of design and disposition, can Kanade and Hibiki set their differences aside long enough to win a contest?

Other Sakamoto Miku manga: Prisoner of the Heart/Toraware Gokko, Nadeshiko Club, and Gokuraku Smile.

Tengu-Do 3: Master by Nikolavitch · Rossetto [Finale]

Having triumphed in countless battles and thinking he'd won the keys to the future, the Ronin decides to leave years of fighting behind, and takes time to rest and recuperate in a farming village. But a warrior is a warrior, and the horror he'd thought vanquished rears its head anew; a gigantic bird appears, portending strife.

Is the avian monster a herald of the Tengu, long held harbingers of war? Time or fate, which is the master of the other? The Ronin once more places his fate and faith in his sword skills.

[With additions from Amazon France's description of the same volume]

For all its feudal Japan ambience with talk of (Non-Black Bird) tengu and ronin, this manga-esque series by Alex-Nikolavitch Racunica and Andrea Rossetto is actually an AMERO comic—Tengu do, N° 3: Maître—originally published by Les Humanoïdes Associés France.

The Princess Bouquet 2 of 3 by Aomata Pink

Three princes—Kaoru, Yutaka, and Suku—live and work at Château La Fleur. Each conceals heartache, but strives to bring delight into the lives of the flower shop customers with beautiful blooms.

Little happinesses accrue and the flower princelings' fates start to reshape.

Also by Aomata Pink: Hakkenden, Blind Game, and Diamante ~ Tenryou Hana Karuta~

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: 16 June 2010 manga

Elex Media: Fairy Tail 6 · Katsu! 5 · A Kiss for My Prince 2 · Legend of Nereid 8 · New Legenda Naga 5 · New Sexy Simpleton 2 · Otoboke Section Chief 3 · Rakka Ryuusui 1 by Sanada Ikki · Sanzoku Ou 1 by Sawada Hirofumi · School Rumble 11 · Vampire Knight 1 by Hino Matsuri · With My Brothers 6 · Nakayoshi 81 · Shonen Star 66

Level Comics: Aflame Inferno 2 · Air Gear 12 · Psychometrist Eiji 13 · Priest 6 · Vagabond 32 · xxxHOLiC 8

m&c!: Beauty Pop 7 · Gunslinger Girl 11 · Happy Café 14 · I Wish I Could Fly 1-3 of 3 by Moto Naoko · Jun x Sensation 2 · Sparkling Gingachou 9 · Star Wars 6 · Long Hu Men 168

disclaimer

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

other manga currently available (9 June 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: BECK 18 · Dear Boys Act III vol. 2 · Ghost Sweeper Mikami 39 of 39 · Hayate the Combat Butler 20 · Hidamari Sketch 1 · Kaiser Z 13 · A Kiss for My Prince 1 by Kim Hee-Eun · Kungfu Boy Legends 8 · Legend of Nereid 7 · LUM, The Invader Girl 23 · New Sexy Simpleton 1 by Hwang Mi-Ree · Sora, The Wingless Duck 17 · Tokkyu! 12 · Wild Life 5 by Fujisaki Masato
• Level Comics: Perfect Girl Evolution 20 · Blade of Immortal 8 · Brave Story 2 · The Fugitive Lawyer Makoto Narita 3 · Gokusen 13 · Half An Apple 2 · Hotaru's Light 9 · New Comic Bomber 2 · Wilderness 3 · Smurf - Kekacauan di Desa Smurf

other invaluable resources

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Bleach 24, Goong 20, Beauty Pop 6 (m&c! 12 May 2010 manga)

Beauty Pop © Arai Kiyoko/Shogakukan (First serialized in Ciao)
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!

May contain [SPOILERS]

Not that I have anything against Grimmjow or Bleach 24, you understand, but Kiri– and Beauty Pop's return to the manga Currents stacks demanded that I lead with Arai Kiyoko's special attention is paid to the characters' hair, each flyaway strand carefully inked, each floppy cowlick lovingly delineated hair-cutting manga. (I'm quoting from Manga: The Complete Guide here.)

As for what's lurking inside Beauty Pop volume 6: It's the summer holidays and the SP (Scissors Project) crew goes to Karuizawa for a gasshuku. Surprises that await them at the upscale mountain resort include a famous but disagreeable fashion maven who breaks Kiri's scissors on purpose. (Though I wonder how he manages that.) Kyaaa~!-worthy is kewl Narumi, rattled by his dream starring Kiri. [With additions from Amazon's description of Beauty Pop vol. 6 (VIZ Media Shojo Beat edition)]

Bleach 24 by Kubo Tite

As for the undisputed DO WANT! king of this m&c! release—Bleach 24: Immanent God Blues—Ichigo battles Grimmjow, but even with bankai mode »ON!, struggles to dispatch the sixth strongest Arrancar. The other Shinigami fare no better, that is until Soul Society sanctions the use of full-strength Soul Reaper powers.

Goong [Palace Story] by Park SoHee

Meanwhile, in Goong [Palace Story], could Shin and ChaeKyeong be on the path to reconciliation, now that both have discovered that Yul was behind their divorce? The road back to Happy Even After, however, remains rocky as ChaeKyeong not only decides to leave the palace, but HyoRin schemes with Yul to keep our royal couple apart. (Really, someone to ought muzzle that HyoRin and STAT!)

NEW TITLES: Innocent Revenge, Nekomachi Shop Guide, and The Princess Bouquet

One standalone and two new series: Innocent Revenge (Junjou Shippegaeshi) by Hazuki Rei; Nekomachi Shop Guide 1 by Sakamoto Miku; and The Princess Bouquet 1 (Himesama no Hanabata) by Aomata Pink. Babble for this trio (as well as Shanimuni GO 29 and Blizzard Axel 9 blurbs) can be found below the manga list.

Bestseller Reissues: Shanaou Yoshitsune volumes 18 to 22 (of 22)

The final Shanaou Yoshitsune box set comprises volumes 18 to 22 of Sawada Hirofumi's award-winning historical samurai tale, which details how fate has sentenced ertswhile panhandler Hyota to life as Ushiwakamaru, the son of a noble. Fate has likewise determined that Ushiwakamaru become Yoshitsune, leader of the Minamoto clan that would clash against the Heike clan during the Heian conflict.

Will destiny also decree that Yoshitsune rule Japan?

The answer be in this fourth box set, which carries a suggested price tag of IDR 74,000 for five volumes.

m&c! manga and manhwa (2010.05.12)

Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.

1. Beauty Pop 6 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 「 ビューティーポップ 」 by Arai Kiyoko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2006.06

Beauty Pop underwent a short hiatus but returned October 2006 under the title Beauty Pop Stage 2. This “sequel” covers volumes 7 to 10. The tankoubon releases, however, are still titled Beauty Pop.

Beauty Pop published in English by VIZ Media (10 volumes)
Serialized in Indonesian in Cherry

A Beauty Pop drama CD was released in November 2004, starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko as Koshiba Kiri, Seki Tomokazu as Narumi Shogo, Makoto Aoki as Ochiai Kazuhiko, Shimono Hiro as Minami Kei, Kurata Masayo as Aoyama Kanako, Shimozaki Hiroshi as Komatsu Taro, and Hoshino Mitsuaki as Koshiba Seiji.

2. Bleach 24 of 44+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「 ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－ 」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 24: Immanent God Blues first published in Japan 2006.10

Volume 24: Immanent God Blues contains:

• 206. ¡Mala Suerte! 5 [Lucky]
• 207. Mode: Genocide
• 208. The Scissors
• 209. Lift the Limit
• 210. Turn the True Power On
• 211. Stroke of Sanity
• 212. You Don't Hear My Name Anymore
• 213. Trifle
• 214. Immanent God Blues

AWARDS: Best shounen manga in the 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

Bleach published in English by VIZ Media (volume 30 released 2010.03.02; volume 31 street date: 2010.06.01)

An anime adaptation by Studio Pierrot began airing in October 2004 and continues to this day (Season 15, the return to the Hueco Mundo arc, opened with episode 266 on 2010.04.13). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as leads Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia. Namikawa Daisuke plays Arrancar Ulquiorra Schiffer. At least two OAVs and three theatrical movies—Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody, Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, and Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name—have been released.

3. Blizzard Axel 9 of 11 by Suzuki Nakaba

Blizzard Axel 「 ブリザードアクセル 」 by Suzuki Nakaba Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2007.03

4. Goong [Palace Story] 20 of 22+ by Park SoHee

Goong 「 궁(宮) 」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 20 first published in Korea 2009.05

Goong: The Royal Palace published in English by Yen Press (volume 8 released 2010.02.23; volume 9 street date: 2010.08.17)

Adapted into a live-action series titled Princess Hours, starring Yoon EunHye as Shin ChaeKyeong, Joo JiHoon as Lee Shin, Kim JeongHoon as Lee Yul, and Song Ji Hyo as Min HyoRin. Twenty-four episodes aired in Korea from January to March 2006. The fate of a rumored second season remains unknown, but a spin-off Goong S aired on the same MBC network from January to March 2007.

5. [New] Innocent Revenge (Junjou Shippegaeshi) by Hazuki Rei

Junjou Shippegaeshi 「 純情☆しっぺがえし 」 by Hazuki Rei Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2002.02

Contains stories: Innocent Revenge, Ginkgo Love Letter, Sweet Blue, and Innocent Blue

6. [Premiere] Nekomachi Shop Guide (Nekomachi Shop Tour Guide) 1 of 2 by Sakamoto Miku

Nekomachi Shop Tour Guide 「 猫町ショップガイド 」 by Sakamoto Miku Hakusensha Hana to Yume Comics, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.08

7. [Premiere] The Princess Bouquet (Himesama no Hanabata) 1 of 3 by Aomata Pink

Himesama no Hanabata 「 姫様の花束 」 by Aomata Pink Gentosha Spica, josei Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.03

8. Shanimuni GO 29 of 32 by Ragawa Marimo

Shanimuni GO 「 しゃにむにＧＯ 」 by Ragawa Marimo Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 29 first published in Japan 2008.06

NOTE
(1) Source: m&c! (artwork, release advisory)
(2) Links like this are Amazon.com (or other online merchants) search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

NEW TITLES

Innocent Revenge by Hazuki Rei

This one-volume shoujo anthology originally titled Junjou Shippegaeshi
「 純情☆しっぺがえし 」 contains four stories: Innocent Revenge, Ginkgo Love Letter, Sweet Blue, and Innocent Blue. Below is the synop for the title story:

Senior high first year Nano is reminded of a childhood friend whenever it drizzles; shorter than his peers crybaby Hiroto used to love the rain. More than the rain connection, however, is Nano's recollection of how she declared her love for Hiroto in a letter before he moved to another school. Now they meet again and Hiroto has grown up to be a bishounen. But beyond the kakkoii-ness, Hiroto has developed a mean streak: now he orders Nano around, using her love letter as the sword above her head threat.

Hazuki Rei is also the creator of the Reikun no Romantic Theater series comprising Do Miracle and Starlight Carnival.

Nekomachi Shop Guide 1 by Sakamoto Miku

The “Nekomachi” in Nekomachi Shop Guide 「 猫町ショップガイド 」 apparently refers to an apartment building/complex, whose retail therapy panoply includes a nail art salon, a vintage clothes shop, and a fashion boutique. But the more girl-friendly aspect of Nekomachi is the hope/love/happiness trifecta that awaits our heroine Haruru who works part-time for a male nail stylist slash former otaku. [With additions from Aerandria Scan's description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

Other Sakamoto Miku manga: Prisoner of the Heart (Toraware Gokko), Nadeshiko Club, and Gokuraku Smile.

The Princess Bouquet 1 by Aomata Pink

I thought The Princess Bouquet or Himesama no Hanabata 「 姫様の花束 」 was manga-ka Aomata Pink's first Indonesian manga outing, but apparently it isn't. The Elex-published FIGHT!! is. At any rate, this time Aomata Pink-sensei brings us, not a shounen series, but a josei one.

The first volume of Princess Bouquet introduces to the three princely florists living in a hillside flower shop Château La Fleur, who supply their customers with little happinesses with the magic of flowers.

Also by Aomata Pink: Hakkenden, Blind Game, and Diamante ~ Tenryou Hana Karuta~

Continuing manga previews

Blizzard Axel 9

「 ブリザードアクセル 」 by Suzuki Nakaba

The figure skating short program ends in a tie between the Fubuki-Rikka and Jin-Koyuki pairs, prompting Fubuki to wager all in the upcoming free skating program.

Also by Suzuki Nakaba: Meet the Banchou (Kongoh Bancho)

Shanimuni GO 29

「 しゃにむにＧＯ 」 by Ragawa Marimo

Makunogama High remains in the running for both doubles and singles in the interhigh tennis tourney. In the men's singles semi-finals, Ide goes up against Shizuka, while Ruui fights Saseko. Under the eagle-eyed supervision of mom Marie, Ruui strives to eliminate his nemesis.

Other Ragawa Marimo manga: Baby and I (Aka-chan to Boku), Itsudemo Otenki Kibun, and New York New York

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: 19 May 2010 manga

Elex Media: BECK 17 · Godhand Teru 23 · Katsu! 4 · The Moon & Lake by Ashihara Hinako · Pangeran Kacamata 4 · The Puppet Master Lin 7 · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 3 · Summer Storm! 1 by Kobayashi Jin · V.B. Rose 2 · HanaLaLa 50/2010

Level Comics: AirGear 11 · Bambino 3 · Blade of Immortal 7 · Dolls of God 1 by Yamamura Hajime · Gun Smith Cats 5 · Historie 1 by Iwaaki Hitoshi · Nurse Aoi 12 · Shattered Knife 3

m&c!: Bleach 25 · C-blossom 2 of 2 · Fu & Dragon 1-2 of 2 by Li Zhi Qing/Zhuang Han Bo · Happy Café 13 · Innocent Dragon 5 · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 8 · Long Hu Men 167 · School Hotel 2 of 2 · White Paper Ark 6 · · Monika 134 · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 5 · Komik Malaysia: Dari Alam Angker Histeria by Oga · Komik Malaysia: Call from The Grave by Kash · Komik Malaysia: Illusive by Oga · Komik Malaysia: Eli by Zint · Komik Malaysia: Punch by Aliow

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other manga currently available (12 May 2010 street date)

• 3L: Hori High School 2 · Love Trauma 2 of 2
• Elex Media: Burning Pen by Shimamoto Kazuhiko · Cross Game 16 · Eyeshield 21 V37 of 37 · Fantastic Tales 2 · The Fifth Columnist 2 of 2 · K-ON! 1 by Kakifly · Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati 1 by Kiyuduki Satoko · Pangeran Kacamata 3 · School Rumble 10 · Shugo Chara! 9 Tokkyu! 11 · V.B. Rose 1 by Hidaka Banri · Vitamin Cat 1 by Sugiyama Ryoko · Wazabo 3 · Nakayoshi 80/2010
• Level Comics: Diamond Life 2 · Go Go Hanasaki Detective Office 2 · Nanase Fire Investigator 3 · Ole! 4 · Officer Monju 5 · Priest 5 · The Ravages of Time 2 · Tomo'o 8 · Under The Rose 4 · Spirou: Air Keabadian · Spirou: Penyihir di Champignac

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