Bleach 36, Goong 22 and m&c!'s Love is Everwhere Valentine manga attack (19 January 2011 street date) [UPDATED]

Includes reviews of several Valentine manga — from me and new blog contributor Dalina-san or Lina-chan who is also the Typical Shoujo Triad Secretary-General (check the comments)

Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ © Minase Ai/Shogakukan
[Serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~
by Gramedia/m&c!

STRETCHING OUT the Goong Shin x ChaeKyeong angsticipation by blurbing top DO WANT! Bleach 36 first:

More than a century ago in Soul Society, Urahara Kisuke was promoted to commander of the 12th Division. At the same time, Soul Reapers start mysteriously disappearing, prompting an investigation by the 9th Division.

Bleach 36: Turn Back the Pendulum, featuring Hirako Shinji doing his turn back the back, I mean, clock on the cover, compiles flashback stories -108 through -100, Turn Back The Pendulum to Turn Back The Pendulum 9.

Goong [Palace Story] 22 of 24+ by Park SoHee

By order of the King, Shin has to place ChaeKyeong under house arrest at the Princess villa. This as ChaeKyeong promises stay by Yul's side. Meanwhile, Yul masterminds a plot to bring the monarchy down if he cannot have ChaeKyeong for himself.

m&c!'s Love is Everywhere Valentine manga, Part I ♥

Constituting m&c!'s initial Love is Everywhere Valentine manga salvo (yes, moar planned for the weeks before the 14th) are Miyawaki Yukino's Bitter Trap, obviously NOT Takagi Shigeyoshi's Kingdom of The Beast one-shot that bears the same title (this Older Female/Younger Male ChuChu manga serialized in Cherry); Shibano Yuka's Music/Vocalist-troped Diamond Beat; Konno Risa's I Love You, Sensei!; Yoshinaga Yuu's One sided Love; Kosaka Mariko's Powerful Cheers!!; the triple-launch of Chiba Kozue's Music, Singer, Painful Past, Possessive Lover, Angst Lonely Without You series; and the premieres of Usami Maki's Naive Female Lead, Platonic Love, Tease Love Button and Minase Ai's Shy Girl/Megane Bishie/Photography Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ that merited the lead for its terminal Awww-someness. (Talk about burying the lead or lede.)

The overlong babble and reviews have been tucked below the manga list.

m&c! regular manga and manhwa (2011.01.19)

1. Bleach 36 of 48+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 36 first published in Japan 2008.12

Volume 36: Turn Back The Pendulum contains chapters:
-108. Turn Back The Pendulum
-107. Turn Back The Pendulum 2
-106. Turn Back The Pendulum 3
-105. Turn Back The Pendulum 4
-104. Turn Back The Pendulum 5
-103. Turn Back The Pendulum 6
-102. Turn Back The Pendulum 7
-101. Turn Back The Pendulum 8
-100. Turn Back The Pendulum 9

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

Other languages
English Bleach (VIZ Media: volume 33 per 2010.12 • volume 34 street date: 2011.03.01), French (Glénat; tome 40 shipped 2011.01.05), 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: volume 48 per 2011.01.18)

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 14 opened with episode 266 in April 2010; latest episode 305 aired 2011.01.18). 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 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. 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.

2. Goong [Palace Story] 22 of 24+ by Park SoHee

Goong 「궁(宮)」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 22 first published in Korea 2010.03

Other languages
English Goong: The Royal Palace (Yen Press: volume 10 per 2010.12 • volume 11 street date: 2011.05.31), French Palais (Samji Editions: tome 10 per 2011.01.20 • tome 11 ships 2011.02.03), Japanese (Shinshokan/Un Poco Comics: らぶきょん　ＬＯＶＥ　ｉｎ景福宮 volume 23 per 2010.10)

Adaptations
Live-action Princess Hours, starring Yoon EunHye (ChaeKyeong), Joo JiHoon (Shin), Kim JeongHoon (Yul) and Song Ji Hyo (HyoRin) aired in Korea from January to March 2006. The Goong S spin-off aired on the same MBC network from January to March 2007.

m&c! Valentine manga: Love is Everywhere (2011.01.19)

1. Bitter Trap by Miyawaki Yukino

Bitter Trap 「Ｂｉｔｔｅｒ　Ｔｒａｐ」 by Miyawaki Yukino Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.08

Serializations
Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

2. Diamond Beat by Shibano Yuka

Diamond Beat 「ダイヤモンド　ビート」 by Shibano Yuka Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2010.02

3. I Love You, Sensei! (Sensei Datte Otoshigoro ♥) by Konno Risa

Sensei Datte Otoshigoro 「先生だってお年ごろ」 by Konno Risa Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2009.06

4. [Series Premiere] Lonely Without You (Hitoribocchi wa Samishikute) 1 of 3 by Chiba Kozue

Hitoribocchi wa Samishikute 「ひとりぼっちはさみしくて」 by Chiba Kozue Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.03

5. Lonely Without You (Hitoribocchi wa Samishikute) 2 of 3 by Chiba Kozue

Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.06

6. Lonely Without You (Hitoribocchi wa Samishikute) 3 of 3 by Chiba Kozue [Finale]

Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.09

7. [Series Premiere] Love Button (Kokoro ・ Button) 1 of 4+ by Usami Maki

Kokoro ・ Button 「ココロ・ボタン」 by Usami Maki Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.10

8. [Series Premiere] Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ (Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~) 1 of 5+ by Minase Ai

Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ 「なみだうさぎ～制服の片想い～」 by Minase Ai Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.12

9. One sided Love (Kataomoi no Mukougawa) by Yoshinaga Yuu

Kataomoi no Mukougawa 「片想いの向こう側」 by Yoshinaga Yuu Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2009.07

10. Powerful Cheers!! by Kosaka Mariko

Powerful Cheers!! 「ぱわふるチアーズ！！」 by Kosaka Mariko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2008.02

Serializations
Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

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Cyboy 1 by Nishikata Mai, Dawn Aria 6, White Paper Ark 7 of 7 (m&c! 6 October 2010 manga)

Cyboy © Nishikata Mai/Hakusensha [First serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Kujo Kiyosumi used to be a socially-inept nerd, but not anymore. Thanks to the kewl Sagiya Maki, Kiyosumi has made himself over into a cyborg boy (cyboy) whose Oh. My. Bishieness! makes Reinan High fangirls Kyaaa~!

Despite his skyrocketing popularity, however, Kiyosumi is one unhappy camper. Not only is a Blue Bishounen Ghetto out to oust him as Fangirl Favorite, the girl he has fallen for couldn't be more anti-bishie!

So that's Cyboy for you, one of four new m&c! shoujo manga streeting tomorrow. (I babble about Akimoto Nami's Lovers in Paris, Shibano Yuka's School Baby and Minami Sachi's Welcome to Rakuan-Inn much further down.) Baka-Updates Manga, which files Cyboy under Beauty Transformation, Phobia, Strong Male Lead tags, adds the reason Kiyosumi underwent such drastic change: his grade school crush's crushing rejection of his love confession (she called him “disgusting” before their whole class). I bet sed biatch regrets ever having insulted Cyboy after his makeover.

Nishikata Mai-sensei's proven GET! track record includes Venus Capriccio and Sweet Black. Her latest gender bender romance, Hana no Kishi, is currently serialized in Hana to Yume.

Dawn Aria 6 of 10+ by Akaishi Michiyo

Aria's hand injury puts paid to any further dreams of becoming a pianist, but she refuses to give up on music altogether. She transfers to the Vocal Music department where she's given a one-week deadline to master a very difficult song. Can Aria do the piece justice when her heart aches heavy from news of Natsuo-san and Shouko-sama's engagement?

FINALES: White Paper Ark by Fujino Moyamu

Questions to ask the concluding Hakobune Hakusho:

1. What really happened to Sasuke? And is it true that Yuusuke loathes him with a passion uncontested?
2. What's going to happen to Fune who unintentionally declared her feelings for Sasuke?
3. Will Miiko finally accept Kotarou?

You know what to do if you want answers. (GET! White Paper Ark volume 7.)

m&c! manga and manhwa (2010.10.06)

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1. [Premiere] Cyboy 1 of 2 by Nishikata Mai

Cyboy 「サイボーイ－改造少年－」 by Nishikata Mai Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.07

2. Dawn Aria (Akatsuki no ARIA) 6 of 10+ by Akaishi Michiyo

Akatsuki no ARIA 「暁のＡＲＩＡ」 by Akaishi Michiyo Shogakukan Flowers, josei Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.12

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

3. [New Release] Lovers in Paris (Paris no Koibitotachi) by Akimoto Nami

Paris no Koibitotachi 「パリの恋人たち」 by Akimoto Nami AKA Les Couples à Paris Kodansha Betsufure Zoukan, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.01

4. Sandwich Girl 3 of 8 by Han YuRang

Sandwich Girl 「샌드위치 걸」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 3 first published in Korea 2006.12

5. [New Release] School Baby (Gakuen Babe) by Shibano Yuka

Gakuen Babe 「学園ベイベー」 by Shibano Yuka Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.08

6. [New Release] Welcome to Rakuan-Inn (Senyuu Banrai Rakuan) by Minami Sachi

Senyuu Banrai Rakuan 「千幽万来・楽庵」 by Minami Sachi Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.05

7. White Paper Ark (Hakobune Hakusho) 7 of 7 by Fujino Moyamu [Finale]

Hakobune Hakusho 「はこぶね白書」 by Fujino Moyamu Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 7 first published in 2008.07

Other languages
English Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho (TOKYOPOP; volume 5 released 2010.08 • volume 6 street date: 2010.11.02), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)

m&c! AMERO comics (2010.10.06)

• Monika dan Kawan-Kawan (Turma da Mônica) 135 by Mauricio

m&c! KOLONI local comics (2010.10.06)

• The Princessa by Anca Sulaiman

¹ Sources: m&c! (artwork and release advisory)
² GN are priced at IDR 16,500 each, except the Sandwich Girl 3 soonjung manhwa (SRP: IDR 18,500).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Previews continued

Lovers in Paris by Akimoto Nami

Paris, the city of lovers.
Here my dream takes flight:
Please, let me become closer to my boyfriend, Tsukasa!

Okay, so m&c!'s back cover blurb is a bit minimal. So let me excerpt Baka-Updates Manga's description because it's gots the juicy Love Triangle deets:

Ai's class is taking an educational trip to Paris! She's never been before, so she thinks this might be a great chance for an exciting and romantic adventure! Unfortunately, Ai's boyfriend Tsukasa is pretty serious; they've been together for a while and haven't even kissed yet! Will they be able to take their relationship to the next level if he's in charge of managing the students during the trip?! And what happens when Ai meets a new boy in Paris: a dancer named Edmund?!

You prolly already know of Akimoto Nami-sensei from the Nakayoshi manga Urukyuu (Ultra Cute) but she later graduated to risqué-er shoujo romances like Dangerous Strawberry Boy and Tokyo Sex, the latter serialized in Dessert.

Sandwich Girl 3 of 8 by Han YuRang

Despite their engagement being a pragmatic arrangement, Se Joon starts to feel a bit possessive of fiancée Jae Kyeong, especially now when she has her sights set on Some Other Guy. What else is Se Joon to do but keep close tags on the Future Mother of His Children?

School Baby by Shibano Yuka

Keep her away from kyuuketsuki, blood-phobic doctor's daughter Komachi fails to get into her dream high school and is forced to enroll at her second choice, “Special Course.” There she meets weirdos a-plenty, including star sprinter Oosaki Hiro.

Aside from revealing that Hiro has his eye on her, Midnight Scans (excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga) specifies the kind of people Komachi meets in sports and arts Special Course, Macho with dreadlocks, bearded lolita, among them.

Shibano Yuka-sensei is (more or less) a regular in the release schedules, with manga coming out almost every quarter: 1/3 Romantica (30 June), March Our Hearts Together (10 March) and My Summer Love (21 October 2009). But I'm pretty sure m&c! has yet to license the one-volume music-troped Diamond Beat.

Welcome to Rakuan-Inn by Minami Sachi

You can feel a person's warmth not just from body temperature, but also from the ears, the eyes, the heart.

This Hitachi and Shinonome have proven in Rakuan, the sanctuary of souls yearning to become whole.

So, if I didn't mistake teh Japanese blurb, Rakuan-Inn is some sort of temple, a sorta halfway house for ghosts with regrets.

I like Minami Sachi-sensei's series (Colorful Joker, Mebius Union); her (his?) standalones (Little Beans in Love), not so much. But since Welcome to Rakuan-Inn reminds me of Ghost Only, I'll probably check it out of the rental library.

UP NEXT: 13 October 2010 manga

m&c!: Song of Love 6 · Bleach 35 · When Love is Growing by Shiumi Saki · Female Wolf's Boy 6 · Miracle Ball 12 of 12 · Kimi Ga Suki - I Love You - 2 of 3 · How to Make a Princess 1 by Izumi Asuka · Because I Love You 2 of 2 · Love Remedy by Kohara Yuko · My Sweet Home 1 by Maru & Kim Jin-hee · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 12

Elex Media: Topeng Kaca 1 Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue · Fairy Tail 9 · Defense Devil 1 by Youn In-Wan & Yang Kyung-Il · Kariage-kun 34 · My First Mr. Akuno 1 by Fujiki Syun · SC: Thorny Rules by Yukimura Yuni · Sentaro 35 · Crows 12 · Artist Acro 2 · Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 volume 2 of 2 · Kurozakuro 7 of 7 · Hidamari Sketch 4

Level Comics: Vagabond 33 · Oh Butterfly Oh Flower 2 · The Drops of God 2 · Zipang 4 · Blade of Immortal 11 · Hellsing 5 · Priest 10 · Basara 13 · Jepang Tenggelam 8 · Onsen Paradise 3 · Strange Tales of Tokyo 3

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

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other currently available manga (6 October 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Detektif Conan 20 +Plus Super Digest Book · New Legenda Naga 6 · Crayon Shinchan - Mari Mengenal Serangga by Usui Yoshito · Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 volume 1 by Hara Asumi · Ruler of the Land 49 · Fairy Tail 8 · Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 16 · BECK 22 · Dr. Koto 2 · Ogawa & Team Saito 2 · Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 4 · Sora, The Wingless Duck 18 · Tena on S String 3 · Spiral: The Bonds Of Reason 7 · Penguin Revolution 7 of 7 · Tokkyu! 15 · A Story of Heroes 32 · Kaiser Z 16 of 16
• Level Comics: Eternal Sabbath 1 by Souryo Fuyumi · Cruise 1 by Yajima Masao · xxxHOLiC 10 · Miso-com 4 · Psychometrist Eiji 15 · A Spirit of the Sun 6 · K2 v3

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Bleach 29, A Badboy Drinks Tea 6, the Quick and Flupke series by Herge (m&c! 30 June 2010 manga and BDs)

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

Contains [SPOILERS!]

Privaron Espada—Arrancar elite stripped their rank—intercept Ichigo and Chad. As Ichigo battles Dordoni, Nel is wounded. Meanwhile, Chad's desperate fight with (Afranccar) Gantenbainne forces him to power upgrade to get him out of the tight fix.

Yup, after a (wee) two-week “hiatus,” Bleach is back with Volume 29: The Slashing Opera. The cover is 105th Arrancar, Cirucci Sanderwicci, who will eventually go up against Uryū and the Quincy's sole bladed weapon.

A Badboy Drinks Tea! 6 of 11 by Nishimori Hiroyuki

As for the Devil Ma-kun, he's still toughing it out at the Sadou club's summer camping trip. It's the final night, and the kimodameshi or Test of Courage Yamada wants so bad (because it will create memories with the girls) is realized. At the stroke of midnight, something appears. Everyone panics, but Ma-kun...

NEW M&C! TITLES

• Six standalones, of which five are shoujo anthologies and the remaining title, josei: 1/3 Romantica by Shibano Yuka, Cherish Fight (AKA Cherries Fight) by YASUKO, Finding My Destiny (A.ka.i.i.to) by Nakamura Sayumi, Love is Sweet ♥ (Vampire no Okiniiri) by Kumaki Eri, Prince of Sewing (Handmade no Oujisama) by Koito Sayo and Wounded Angel (Tobenai Tori) by Mitsuha Yuu. (Prince of Sewing and Wounded Angel come highly recommended.)
• One new manhua series—Confucius by Ihara Sai & Lee Chi-ching—that one assumes is about the philosopher most famed for The Silver Rule. Also assuming that Lee Chi-ching refers to the manhua artist who won the first International Manga Award sponsored by the Japanese government in 2007 for his work on Sun Zi's Tactics. The manhua series is originally among Culturecom's lineup, the publisher that also issues Tony Wong's Long Hu Men or Oriental Heroes series.
• Nine bande dessinée/BDs, Franco-Belgian comics or what m&c! calls AMERO comics (and Level Comics, ROMICs). Four were originally published by Bamboo and the remaining five constitute a fraction of the Quick and Flupke series by Hergé, creator of Tintin. Rascals Quick and Flupke wreak mischief on the streets of Brussels, much to the aggravation of their parents and the police.
• Three new KOLONI titles, proudly homegrown: The Creator Jade by Aloysius Alfa, Komik Cihuy Anak Band by Indra Prasta/Aang Anggoro and Sweethearts by Cassandra Massardi/Almie Amalia/Ancha

m&c! manga and manhua (2010.06.30)

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1. [New] 1/3 Romantica by Shibano Yuka

1/3 Romantica 「 １／３ロマンチカ 」 by Shibano Yuka Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.02

Contains: 1/3 Romantica, cm of Us (Cm na Futari) and My Life My Melody

2. A Badboy Drinks Tea! (Ocha Nigosu) 6 of 11 by Nishimori Hiroyuki

Ocha Nigosu 「 お茶にごす。 」 by Nishimori Hiroyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.11

Volume 6 contains chapters:

• 50 理論
• 51 ひと組め
• 52 魂
• 53 霊
• 54 VS.霊
• 55 運動部
• 56 3対3
• 57 パウァ
• 58 ダンク
• 59 夏祭り

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Ocha Nigosu is published in traditional Chinese by Tong Li.

3. Bakugan Battle Brawlers 7: The Story of Bakugan by Sega Toys et al.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers 7: The Story of Bakugan by Sega Toys / Spin Master /Bakugan Project · TV Tokyo Dentsu Danma and friends go to Shun's place, only to encounter Masquerade and Shun engaged in battle. Who will win this match?

4. Bleach 29 of 45+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「 ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－ 」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 29 first published in Japan 2007.08

Volume 29: The Slashing Opera contains:

• 252. REBUT TO THE BARON'S LECTURE
• 253. Don't Call Me Niño
• 254. Deja Chocolate Aquí
• 255. DON'T BREATHE IN THE BUSH
• 256. Infinite Slick
• 257. The Slashing Opera
• 258. Seele Schneider
• 259. Flicker Flames
• 260. RIGHTARM OF THE GIANT2
• BLEACH on the BEACH!!

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 277 Hakunetsu! Kyōraku VS Sutāku! (白熱！京楽ＶＳスターク！; Climax! Kyōraku vs. Starrk!) aired on 2010.06.29). 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.

5. [New] Cherish Fight (Cherries Fight) by YASUKO

Cherries Fight 「 チェリーズファイト 」 by YASUKO Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.03

Contains: Cherish Fight, The Princess and The Prince, Miss Yankee and The Swordsman's Secret

6. [Premiere] Confucius 1 by Ihara Sai/Lee Chi-ching (Culturecom)
7. [New] Finding My Destiny (A.ka.i.i.to) by Nakamura Sayumi

A.ka.i.i.to 「 ア・カ・イ・イ・ト 」 by Nakamura Sayumi Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.10

Contains: A.ka.i.i.to (ア・カ・イ・イ・ト), Koi no Arashi ga Yattekuru (恋の嵐がやってくる/The storm of love comes) and Senchi na Futari (センチなフタリ)

8. [New] Love is Sweet ♥ (Vampire no Okiniiri) by Kumaki Eri

Vampire no Okiniiri 「 バンパイアのおきにいり 」 by Kumaki Eri Shogakukan Ciao DX, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.07

9. Mysterious Joker (Kaitou Joker) 4 of 5+ by Takahashi Hideyasu

Kaitou Joker 「 怪盗ジョーカー 」 by Takahashi Hideyasu Shogakukan Coro Coro Comics, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.09

10. [New] Prince of Sewing (Handmade no Oujisama) by Koito Sayo

Handmade no Oujisama 「 ハンドメイドの王子さま 」 by Koito Sayo Shogakukan Petit Comic, josei This volume first published in Japan 2008.09

Contains: Palpitation's Antenna, Camera of Love and My Brother, My Best Friend

11. The Story of Wang Fenglei Book Three by Tony Wong & Dick Kwong

The Story of Wang Fenglei Directed and Produced by Tony Wong Illustrated by Dick Kwong Publisher: Jade Dynasty (Hong Kong) RELATED SERIES Long Hu Men (main story)

12. [New] Wounded Angel (Tobenai Tori) by Mitsuha Yuu

Tobenai Tori 「 とべない鳥 」 by Mitsuha Yuu Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.09

Contains: Wounded Angel, Wounded Angel: Before I Met You and Sweet Tears

m&c! bande dessinée/AMERO comics (2010.06.30)

1. The Babies: Jangan Sentuh Bonekaku! (Les Ripoupons, tome 1: Touche pas à mon doudou!) by Gégé & Bélom (Bamboo, 2003.04)
2. The Great Ants: Kesemutan (Les Fourmidables, tome 1: Des fourmis dans les jambes) by Vincent Deporter (Bamboo, 2003.01)
3. Kalau Besar Nanti: Aku Ingin Jadi Ibu (Si j'étais grande... je serais maman) by Curd Ridel (Bamboo, 2009.05)
4. Quick and Flupke - Mainan Terlarang (Quick et Flupke, tome 1: Jeux interdits) by Hergé (Casterman, 1985.01)
5. Quick and Flupke - Baik-Baik Saja (Quick et Flupke, tome 2: Tout va bien) by Hergé (Casterman, 1993.05)
6. Quick and Flupke - Kembangkan Layar (Quick et Flupke, tome 4: Toutes voiles dehors) by Hergé (Casterman, 1993.05)
7. Quick and Flupke - Sekarang Giliranmu (Quick et Flupke, tome 5: Chacun son tour) by Hergé (Casterman, 1993.05)
8. Quick and Flupke - Tanpa Ampun (Quick et Flupke, tome 6: Pas de quartier) by Hergé (Casterman, 1993.05)
9. Toutou and Friends -Selendang Ular (Toutou et cie, tome 1) by Soffritti/Brrémaud/Reynès (Bamboo, 2009.02)

m&c! KOLONI local comics (2010.06.30)

1. The Creator Jade by Aloysius Alfa
2. Komik Cihuy Anak Band by Indra Prasta/Aang Anggoro
3. Sweethearts by Cassandra Massardi/Almie Amalia/Ancha

NOTE
¹ Source: m&c! (artwork)
² Manga are priced at IDR 15,000, except Bakugan Battle Brawlers 7 (SRP: IDR 25,000). The Story of Wang Fenglei 3 manhua retails for IDR 85,000, while Confucius 1 costs IDR 18,500/volume. BDs are priced at IDR 25,000, save the Quick and Flupke series (IDR 30,000/book). All KOLONI comics are IDR 15,000 each except Komik Cihuy Anak Band (IDR 12,500).
³ 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 m&c! titles (Babble + Blurb)

1/3 Romantica by Shibano Yuka

A slip of the tongue—or more properly, a Freudian slip—lands Hana deep into boy trouble. Now she has to spend days as the girlfriend of popular bishie Tokumoto. Tokumoto-kun just loves teasing Hana, but bit by bit, he starts showing her his softer side. Predictably, Hana falls—hard—for Tokumoto. Which is just about perfect because Hana discovers who Tokumoto's ex is...

In addition to 1/3 Romantica, this Betsucomi omnibus from the creator of March Our Hearts Together (Kono Sora ni Hibike) and My Summer Love (Taiyou ga Yonde Iru!) also contains cm of Us (Cm na Futari, about childhood “sweethearts”) and My Life My Melody, about Aoi's destined meeting with runaway street musician Kei. [Additions from Midnight Scans' description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

Cherish Fight by YASUKO

This is why you should always go easy on teh alcohol. (Or alternatively, go bottoms up on it.)

Manami glugs down sake at her junior high reunion and wakes up the next day beside “friend” Motoyoshi Hajime. A discombobulated Manami doesn't remember anything, least of all how she ended up in bed with Hajime. What's going to happen The Morning After The Night Before?

Let's hope she doesn't use those pistols she's brandishing.

Alternatively romanized as Cherries Fight, the anthology also includes The Princess and The Prince, Miss Yankee and The Swordsman's Secret.

YASUKO-sensei is the manga-ka of Sayap Yang Tak Bisa Terbang (Tatoe Konohana ga Sakanakutemo), Holiday, Midnight Express (Mayonaka Express) and Don't Let Me Awake If This is a Dream (Yumenara Samenaide).

Finding My Destiny by Nakamura Sayumi

It doesn't matter if we go to different schools.

Kiichi and Momo plan to go to the same senior high school, but when Kiichi's grades fail to make the cut at their dream school, he utters that platitude you read above. Momo believes wholeheartedly that things will be okay even if they're not together, so, how come Kiichi is now asking for a cool down?

Aside from the title story A.ka.i.i.to (ア・カ・イ・イ・ト), this anthology also contains: Koi no Arashi ga Yattekuru (恋の嵐がやってくる/The storm of love comes) and Senchi na Futari (センチなフタリ). [Additions from Baka-Updates Manga]

Other Nakamura Sayumi manga licensed in Indonesia: 5PM I Fall in Love (PM 5:00 - Koi Ochiru Toki), Hoshi Star (Hoshiori) and The Shortest Poetry For You (Sekaiichi Mijikai Uta wo Kimi ni), all released by m&c!. Her work is also included in the 16-sai Kiss anthology (along with works by Miyasaka Kaho, Minami Kanan, Fukami Sakana, Ibuki Kaede, Satsuki Mikiko and Yuina Haga), published by Level Comics as First Kiss.

Love is Sweet ♥ by Kumaki Eri

You wouldn't know it from m&c!'s generic titling, but this is a vampire-troped thingy.

Love is as sweet as cake.

Ichigo is an expert baker, and friends clamor for her cakes, cookies 'n such. The descending horde even includes the bishie vampire Stard. Now, everyone knows (as Ichigo well does) that bloodsuckers prefer, well, blood, so what's with Stard's sweet tooth?

Or fangs, as the case may be.

Kumaki Eri is also the creator of another shoujo fantasy/romance, Majo wo Koi ni Hen Shiteru.

DO WANT!

Prince of Sewing by Koito Sayo

Co-workers look up to the All-Capable Michiru, little knowing there IS something she #Fails at. Because she can't sew on buttons, her boyfriend Inomata dumps her. Outraged and dejected, Michiru turns to Sachi—the Handmade Prince—for some sewing lessons.

Will needlework be the only thing Michiru lears at Sachi's hands? Or will she also learn to forget all about getting Inomata back?

Prince of Sewing—a definite GET!—contains the josei romance shorts Palpitation's Antenna, Camera of Love and My Brother, My Best Friend.

Wounded Angel by Mitsuha Yuu

Shoujo A here (Angst or Aoi, both apply).

Aoi meets Kaoru, her first love, while on vacation. The two were torn apart after Aoi moved to another city because of her parents' divorce. Aoi hasn't forgotten about Kaoru, but she doesn't want him to know the girl she is now...

Includes Wounded Angel, Wounded Angel: Before I Met You and Sweet Tears.

Mitsuha Yuu also created these shoujo standalones: Kimi no Subete wo Misete, Liar and Momoiro Renka.

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: 7 July 2010 manga

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

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: Air Gear 13 · Hellsing 4 · Jepang Tenggelam 7 · Restore Garage 251 vol.6 · Subaru 7 · Zipang 3

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other currently available manga (30 June 2010 street date)

Elex Media: BECK 19 · Detektif Conan 10+ Super Digest by Aoyama Gosho · Detektif Conan Spesial 32 · Hayate The Combat Butler 21 · Hell Girl 3 · A Kiss for My Prince 3 · Kunai Legend 3 · Legend of the Cursed Sword 30 · Look Up! 1 by Kusaba Michiteru · Natural Honey Dormitory 1 by Oda Aya · Otomen 8 · Pandora Hearts 10 · The Puppet Master Lin 8 · The Ruler of Nabari 11 · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 4 · V.B. Rose 4 · Wild Life 6 · HanaLaLa 51/2010

Level Comics: Diamond Life 3 of 3 · Ghost Mum Investigator 1 by Sato Tomokazu · Honey Hunt 4 · K2 vol. 2 · Master Of Sea 15 of 15 · Psychometrer Eiji 14 · Tomo'o 9 and ROMIC BDs: Cubitus - Anjing yang Selalu Beruntung · Cubitus - Si Anjing Penurut · Lucky Luke - Sepupu Dalton · Spirou - 4 Petualangan Spirou dan Fantasio · Spirou - Seine di Paris

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