Durarara!! 3, My 17th Spring 2 of 2, Skip Beat! 20 (Elex Media 3 August 2011 manga) [UPDATE2]

Tweaked with additional Elex covers and synopses :D

So I'm back with the NikBabble™ — and leading with the cover of Her Idol Boy 1, my prime DO WANT!

(Also, took out the postponed Doraemon Movie: The Doraemons - Operasi Besar Serangga Bersemi)

Mishounen Produce © Ichinose Kaoru
Hakusensha [First serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as Her Idol Boy by Elex Media

Kako and Kosei trade their backwoods village for the city, but upon entering Seiryo High, they become the butt of yokel jokes, especially glasses-as-thick-as-Coke-bottoms Kosei. Equally meganekko Kako fumes as she listens to random snobs dis her best friend, and she resolves to ‘produce’ Kosei's high school debut. Armed only with the 98-volume long shoujo classic "Lawrence & Roses," Kako undertakes the daunting task of turning Kosei into Her—and Everyone's—Idol Boy.

Childhood Friends, Country Boy/Country Girl, Image Transformations, Bishounen, Otaku, Popular Friend—and Modeled After a Frilly, Feminist, Old School Shoujo Hero—distinguish Ichinose Kaoru's Her Idol Boy, originally serialized in LaLa as a pinch hitter manga, in case other A-listers couldn't make the deadline (if I remember the Free Talks right). Kako is so successful in producing Kosei, but she fails to anticipate how he extends his new character beyond what she asks for, as Baka-Updates Manga points out in its Mishounen Produce description.

Can Kako live with the Idol Boy she created? More importantly, will she find herself left behind in the wake of his newly found popularity?

Now that I've given in to my Kako and Kousei-sama fangirling, blurbing top GET! (For deets on other Ichinose Kaoru manga, scroll (waaay) down.)

Durarara!! 3 of 4+ by Satorigi Akiyo, Narita Ryohgo

Mikado meets a pretty girl with a mysterious scar on her neck, a scar that makes her the target of the Black Biker. Is her head truly the one the Black Biker lost?

As I sed in the earlier version of this post, going with of 4+ for DRRR!! because that's what it (still) sez over at Baka-Updates Manga.

New! I preview the My 17th Spring finale (volume 2), as well as Blooming Youth 4 after the release list.

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.08.03)

1. Blooming Youth (Hanasakeru Seishounen) 4 of 12 by Itsuki Natsumi »EX-7.27

Hanasakeru Seishounen 「花咲ける青少年」 by Itsuki Natsumi Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 1991.03

Other languages
Traditional Chinese 天國少女 (Tong Li Taiwan, 12 volumes)

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 (Huang Li-Ren), 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 stage adaptations, the first premiering 29 September 2010 in Tokyo

2. Boy Dolls (Shounen Dolls) 2 of 3+ by Hibiki Wataru

Shounen Dolls 「少年ドールズ」 by Hibiki Wataru Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 2 (chapters 5-8 + omake) first published in Japan 2010.02

3. Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future 8 of 10 by Fujiko F. Fujio

Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future 「ドラえもん　日本語訳付」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Shogakukan English Comics, kodomo Volume 8 first published in Japan 2004.04

Related series
Doraemon (main story; 45 volumes)

4. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: The Doraemons - Operasi Besar Serangga Bersemi by Fujiko F. Fujio (Shogakukan) »Postponed; new street date not advised
5. DRRR!! [Durarara!!] 3 of 4+ by Satorigi Akiyo, Narita Ryohgo

Durarara!! 「デュラララ！！」 by Satorigi Akiyo, Narita Ryohgo Square Enix GFantasy, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.12

Related series
Adapted from the Durarara!! light novel series by Narita Ryohgo, illustrated by Yasuda Suzuhito (10 volumes published by ASCII Media Works under the Dengeki Bunko imprint per 2011.08), the basis of Brains Base's 26-episode 2010-vintage anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Sawashiro Miyuki (Celty Sturluson) and Toyonaga Toshiyuki (Ryūgamine Mikado).

Other languages
English Durarara!! (Yen Press: volume 1 street date: 2012.01.24)

6. [Series Premiere] Her Idol Boy (Mishounen Produce) 1 of 4 by Ichinose Kaoru »Ex-7.20, 7.27

Mishounen Produce 「未少年プロデュース」 by Ichinose Kaoru Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.10

7. Kariage kun 44 of 50+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 44 first published in Japan 2007.12

Awards
Ueda Masashi received the 28th Bungeishunjū Manga Award (1982) for Kariage-kun, Furiten-kun and Masashi-kun, along with Suzuki Yamato for Ai MY Tenrankai.

Related series
Sequels: Heinetsu no Salaryman Kariage-kun: Chinan dake no Kuchikara Otoko! Hen (JP release: 2004.01), Heinetsu no Salaryman Kariage-kun: Itazura Meichin Bamenhen (2004.04) and Heinetsu no Salaryman Kariage-kun: Makenai Onnatachihen (2004.06) and Chotto ecchina Kariage kun PINK and and Chotto kagekina Kariage kun BLACK and Kariage-kun Best Selection (published 2010.12 (PINK and BLACK) and 2011.01 (Best Selection) for the 30th anniversary)

Adaptations
Adapted into anime by Toei Animation (1989-1990)

8. Kungfu Boy Premium (Tekken Chinmi) 4 of 18 by Maekawa Takeshi

Tekken Chinmi 「鉄拳チンミ　(講談社漫画文庫)」 by Maekawa Takeshi AKA Ironfist Chinmi Kodansha Manga Bunko, shounen Bunko volume 4 first published in Japan 2002.08

Awards
1987 Kodansha Manga Awardee for the Shounen Category

Related series
Sequels: New Kungfu Boy (20 volumes), Kungfu Boy Legends (11 volumes per 2011.06 in Japan); serialized in Shonen Magz, ongoing) and side story Tekken Chinmi Gaiden (3 volumes per 2010.04; serialized in Shonen Magz; Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan released 2011.06)

9. Library War Love & War (Toshokan Sensou: Love & War) 4 of 7+ by Yumi Kiiro & Arikawa Hiro »Ex-7.13

Toshokan Sensou: Love & War 「図書館戦争　ＬＯＶＥ＆ＷＡＲ」 by Yumi Kiiro & Arikawa Hiro Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.09

Other languages
English Library Wars: Love & War (VIZ Media: five volumes per 2011.06 • volume 6 street date: 2011.09.06)

Related series
Adapted from the Toshokan Sensou light novel

An alternate shounen version, Toshokan Sensou: Spitfire!, illustrated by Furudori Yayoi, began serialization in Dengeki Daioh in November 2007 (one volume compiled as at 2008.06).

Adaptations
Production I.G's 12-episode anime adaptation of Arikawa Hiro's Toshokan Sensou novel aired from April to June 2008 on Fuji TV starring seiyuu Inoue Marina (Kasahara Iku), Maeno Tomoaki (Dojo Atsushi) and Suzuki Tatsuhisa (Tezuka Hikaru). The 13th DVD-only episode released with the third DVD volume on 2008.12.03.

10. My 17th Spring (Sugiru Juunana no Haru) 2 of 2 by Ono Fuyumi & Yamamoto Kotetsuko [Finale]

Sugiru Juunana no Haru 「過ぎる十七の春」 by Ono Fuyumi & Yamamoto Kotetsuko Gentosha Spica, josei Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.10

Related series
Ono Fuyumi's Sugiru Juunana no Haru light novel published under the Kodansha Bunko X White heart label (JP release: 1995.04)

11. Skip Beat! 20 of 28+ by Nakamura Yoshiki

Skip Beat! 「スキップ・ビート！」 by Nakamura Yoshiki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 20 (Acts 115-120) first published in Japan 2008.10

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian HanaLaLa (discontinued).
English Skip Beat! (VIZ Media: 24 volumes per 2011.07 • volume 25 street date: 2011.10.04), French (Casterman: Tome 16 per 2011.06 • Tome 17 street date: 2011.08.24), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 18 shipped 2011.04; Band 19 street date: 2011.09.29; serialized in Daisuki), Korean (Sigong Comics: 스킵 비트! 27 per 2011.04) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: SKIP. BEAT!華麗的挑戰 27 released 2011.07.04)

Adaptations
A 25-episode anime adaptation by Hal Film Maker aired in Japan from October 2008 through March 2009. Seiyuu Inoue Marina, Konishi Katsuyuki and Miyano Mamoru replaced the 2002.09 Skip Beat! Drama CD cast comprising Nagasawa Miki, Narita Ken and Kanna Nobutoshi as Mogami Kyoko, Tsuruga Ren, and Fuwa Shou respectively. (The drama CD adapted manga chapters 1-5.)

After being plagued by internal problems, the Taiwanese live-action drama adaptation, Extravagant Challenge, resumed filming in April, with a change in the acting line-up: Ivy Chen as Kyoko (instead of Ariel Lin), Choi Siwon as Ren (in place of Jerry Yan) and and Lee Donghae as Shou.

Related
Hakusensha released the Skip Beat! Fan Book ~ LOVE ME in March 2009.

12. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 15 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue

Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面　白泉社文庫」 by Miuchi Suzue Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Bunko volume 15 first published in Japan 1994.12

Related
Glass no Kamen tankoubon (47 volumes per 2011.07.26)

The Glass Mask Comic Fanbook was released in Japan 2010.09 under the Hana to Yume Comics Special label.

Adaptations
Three anime and two seasons of a live-action drama

13. The Tyr Chronicles (Tireujeongi) 7 of 11+ by Ra InSoo & Son ChangHo

Tireujeongi 「티르전기」 by Ra InSoo & Son ChangHo AKA Legend of Tyr Daiwon C.I., Comic Champ, sonyun Volume 7 first published in Korea 2010.02

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Skip Beat 19, Defense Devil 3, Ciuman Dewa 4 (Elex Media 13 April 2011 manga and manhwa)

Also, Ghost's Doctor 3, actually the GET! 2nd Runner-up, after Defense Devil 3 and Ciuman Dewa 4 (Kamisama Hajimemashita) tied for 1st Runner-up

Now for the top DO WANT!

Skip Beat! © Nakamura Yoshiki/Hakusensha [Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

His objective in Japan achieved, Hizuri Kuu decides to return earlier to the United States. Kyoko, having gotten her first taste of a mentor-slash-father, feels saddened at the thought of no more Kuu.

To the “rescue” comes Ren who encourages Kyoko to call Kuu Daddy! (again) — within earshot of everyone AND while wearing her hot-pink Love Me uniform.

If you've been sniffling because of No more Kuu/Kyoko/Ren/Shou because no more HanaLaLa, rejoice in Elex's release of Skip Beat! 19, which picks up the father and daughter bonding with Act 109, And Then Someone Stirs. (The other compiled chapters that wrap the Kuu arc are Acts 110-114: Clearing Up the Matter, Unfading Feelings, Parent and Child Memorial Day, The Depth of the 5th Year and Kuon's Oath [*NOT Elex's titles]). And much as I miss monthly Skip Beat! doses via HanaLaLa, the mangazine folding does promise faster tankou release. (Look at it this way: if we were still on a one Act per issue sked, we'd finish volume 19 in June, and will prolly have to wait an equivalent number of months, if not more, for the actual tank.)

Before I move to the next manga preview, two words: Blond. Ren. (Kyaaa~)

Ciuman Dewa 4 of 9+ by Suzuki Julietta

Nanami acts on her feelings for Tomoe, asking her aloof familiar out on a date. Around the deafening doki-doki and oblivious aquarium fish, Nanami resolves to tell Tomoe she likes him. But as fate would have it, Tomoe's reaction leaves much to be desired.

Elex promises that aside from flowers of love wilting, we also get dark secrets—Tomoe's, of course—exposed. Find out what our smexy Tomoe-sama hides somewhere in between chapters 19 and 24 of Ciuman Dewa 4.

(The third Hana to Yume shoujo manga, Hidaka Banri's I Hate You More Than Anyone 6, is previewed Behind The Cut.)

Defense Devil 3 of 8+by Youn In-wan & Yang Kyung-il

May contain   [SPOILERS!]

He's one hell of a defense attorney is Kucabara, the demon prince evicted from his kingdom for crimes of unacceptable kindness. Now he delivers human “sinners” from eternal damnation. Little does Kucabara expect to have to gate-crash his former home, to save it from his own brother, the architect of escalating entropy and the one who plotted Kucabara's exile in the first place.

Can Kucabara take on Legato who assumed Kucabara's not inconsiderable powers upon the the former's banishment? Before that, Kucabara must circumvent the barrier between worlds, and for that, he will need female exorcist Idamaria's help. But Idamaria's mission is to slay Kucabara... [Additions from Wikipedia]

Defense Devil 3 collects Judgments 4 through 6: Judgment 4: Mysterious Woman (Parts 4-5), Judgment 5: Kucabara's Wisdom (Parts 1-6) and Judgment 6: The Key to the Demon World (Parts 1-2). (In conventional numbers, that translates to chapters 18-27).

☆ If you want to know how the Youkai Doctor diagnoses and treats his patients, scroll down. But if you're looking for Vinland Saga 2's preview, it's up here; the back cover blurb simply reiterates the manga's THORZ's death leaves lasting scars on his son (and prompts Thorfinn to pursue vengeance at any cost) raison d'être.

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.04.13)

1. Ciuman Dewa (Kamisama Hajimemashita) 4 of 9+ by Suzuki Julietta

Kamisama Hajimemashita 「神様はじめました」 by Suzuki Julietta Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 (chapters 19-24) first published in Japan 2009.09

Other languages
English Kamisama Kiss (VIZ Media: two volumes per 2011.03 • volume 3 street date: 2011.06.07)

2. Culdcept 3 of 6+ by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft

Culdcept 「Ｃｕｌｄｃｅｐｔ」 by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.12 (On hiatus at volume 6)

Related
Based on the Culdcept video game

Other languages
English Culdcept (TOKYOPOP: five volumes per 2006.06), Italian (Star Comics), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain: volume 6 per 2009.02)

3. Defense Devil 3 of 8+ by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl

Defense Devil 「ＤＥＦＥＮＳＥ　ＤＥＶＩＬ」 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 3 (chapters 18-27) first published in Japan 2009.12

Related
Adapted from the Sunday GX Akuma Bengoshi Kucabara one-shot

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English and simplified Chinese volumes (Chuang Yi: English volume 2 released 2010.09 • simplified Chinese #6 per 2011.03.08)

4. Demon King (Majeh) 33 of 37+ by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan

Majeh 「마제(魔帝)」 by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan Daiwon C.I. Champ Comics, sonyun Volume 33 first published in Korea 2009.09

Other languages
English King of Hell (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes per 2009.08.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 魔帝 #34 released 2010.10)

5. Doraemon 5 of 45 by Fujiko F. Fujio (right-to-left version)

Doraemon 「ドラえもん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, kodomo Volume 5 first published in Japan 1974.11 (Premiered in Indonesia: 1994 [left-to-right format])

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 27th Shogakukan Manga Awards, Grand Prize, the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1997) and the Excellence Award, Japan Cartoonists Association Awards (1973)

Related series
Doraemon Plus (sequel; 5 of 5 volumes), Daichouhen Doraemon (side story; 24 of 24 volumes); Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden (spin-off; 21 volumes, ongoing) and The Doraemon's Special (spin-off; 12 volumes)

Adaptations
A 52-episode anime adaptation by Nippon TV (1973.04 - 1973.09), a 1,787-episode series by Shin-Ei Animation (broadcast on TV Asahi from 1979.04 - 2005.03), a 2005 adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation and Studio Pierrot (premiered 2005.04.15; 300+ episodes) and numerous movies

6. Ghost's Doctor (Youkai no Oisha-san) 3 of 15 by Sato Yuki

Youkai no Oisha-san 「妖怪のお医者さん」 by Sato Yuki Kodansha Magazine Special, Shonen Sirius and Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.10

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Yokai Doctor (Del Rey: three volumes per 2009.08), traditional Chinese 妖怪醫生 (Tong Li Taiwan: volume 13 released 2010.10)

7. I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) 6 of 13 by Hidaka Banri

Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai 「世界でいちばん大嫌い」 by Hidaka Banri AKA Akiyoshi Family Series 5 Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 1999.10

Related series
Akiyoshi Family Series 1-4 (Pacar 365 Hari, For Endless Love, Stay the Same, Let Me Hear the Lyric), Oki ni Mesu Mama? (one volume prequel released 2010.09) and Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki (alternate story serialized in Hana to Yume).

A Hidaka Banri artbook, Hitsuji no Namida/Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai Hidaka Banri Gashuu, was released 2004.03.

Other languages
English I Hate You More Than Anyone (CMX: nine volumes per 2010.03; cancelled)

8. Inazuma Eleven 2 of 8+ by Yabuno Tenya

Inazuma Eleven 「イナズマイレブン」 by Yabuno Tenya Shogakukan Corocoro Comic, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.02

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 34th Kodansha Manga Awards (2010)

Related
Based on the Nintendo DS game of the same name, from which an OLM anime, starring seiyuu Takeuchi Junko as Mark Evans (Endou Mamoru), Nojima Hirofumi as Axel Blaze (Gouenji Shuuya), Yoshino Hiroyuki as Jude Sharp (Yuuto Kidou) and Miyano Mamoru as Shawn Frost (Shirou Fubuki), was also adapted. The TV series premiered 2008.10.05 on TV Tokyo and is still ongoing; the Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ogre Shūrai movie sequel premiered 2010.12.23 in Japan.

9. Masked Rider Spirits (Kamen Rider Spirits) 14 of 16 by Ishinomori Shotaro & Muraeda Kenichi

Kamen Rider Spirits 「仮面ライダーＳＰＩＲＩＴＳ」 by Muraeda Kenichi (Art), Ishinomori Shotaro (Original story) AKA The Legend of Masked Riders Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 14 first published in Japan 2008.04

Volume 14 chapters:
80. Warrior's Essence
81. Surpassing Greed
82. Return
83. Fiery Giant
84. With the Soul
85. Setup
86. Father
*NOT Elex Media titles

Related series
Kamen Riders (main story) · Shin Kamen Rider Spirits (sequel) · Kamen Rider Spirits - Uketsugareru Tamashii (adapted from)

10. Mystery Bride 2 of 5 by Huh KookHwa & Kim SuJin

Unknown New Bride 「정체불명새색시」 by Huh KookHwa & Kim SuJin AKA Pig Bride Haksan Party, soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2007.09

Other languages/serializations
English Pig Bride (Yen Press: five volumes per 2010.07; serialized in Yen Plus)

11. Skip Beat! 19 of 27+ by Nakamura Yoshiki

Skip Beat! 「スキップ・ビート！」 by Nakamura Yoshiki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 19 (Acts 109-114) first published in Japan 2008.07

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian HanaLaLa (discontinued).
English Skip Beat! (VIZ Media: 23 volumes per 2011.04.05 • volume 24 street date: 2011.07.05), French (Casterman: tome 14 released 2011.03 • tome 15 per 2011.05.04), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 18 ships 2011.04.22; serialized in Daisuki) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: SKIP. BEAT!華麗的挑戰 26 per 2010.12)

Adaptations
A 25-episode anime adaptation by Hal Film Maker aired in Japan from October 2008 through March 2009. Seiyuu Inoue Marina, Konishi Katsuyuki and Miyano Mamoru replaced the 2002 drama CD cast comprising Nagasawa Miki, Narita Ken and Kanna Nobutoshi as Mogami Kyoko, Tsuruga Ren, and Fuwa Shou respectively.

After being plagued by internal problems, the Taiwanese live-action drama adaptation, Extravagant Challenge, resumes filming in April, with a change in the acting line-up: Ivy Chen as Kyoko (instead of Ariel Lin), Choi Siwon as Ren (in place of Jerry Yan) and and Lee Donghae as Shou.

Related
Hakusensha released the Skip Beat! Fan Book ~ LOVE ME in March 2009.

12. Vinland Saga 2 of 10+ by Yukimura Makoto

Vinland Saga 「ヴィンランド・サガ」 by Yukimura Makoto Kodansha Afternoon (initially in Weekly Shonen Magazine), shounen/seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.09

Volume 2 chapters:
5. Troll
6. Messenger from the Battlefield
7. Sword
8. Beginning of the Journey
9. A Trap in Distant Seas
10. Night Wake
11. Cage
12. Greater Than Any Monster
13. Smell
14. The Sword of Thors
15. A True Warrior
16. The Death of Thors
Extra. Special Report: I Went to the Land of Aurora Borealis
*NOT the Indonesian Shonen Magz chapter titles; Thors rendered as THORZ in the Indonesian version

Awards
Nominee, 2008 Manga Taisho award and Grand Prize winner, Manga division, Japan Media Arts awards

Other languages/serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing serialization)
French (Kurokawa: Tome 9 shipped 2011.03.10), Italian (Star Comics), traditional Chinese 海盜戰記 (Tong Li)

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Detektif Conan 59, Skip Beat! 18, Alice Academy 14 (Elex Media 19 January 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Also, Defense Devil 2, which wraps the story of kind-hearted outcast demon Kucabara's fateful meeting with Idamaria.

Added covers per the request of blog regular Junya-san

Skip Beat! © Nakamura Yoshiki/Hakusensha [Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo
[Cover image from editor Nina-san]

For latest installments of Detektif Conan Defense Devil and My First Mr. Akuno, see Shonen Star 1/2011, also streeting 1.19.

The Elex top DO WANT! manga award goes to Aoyama Gosho's Detektif Conan 59 that continues the FBI's struggle to rescue one of its own from the Black Organization. But can Akai & Co. still be saved? The same Conan tank also tackles the case of attempted murder with volcanic phosphorus.

Meanwhile, two Hakusensha Hana to Yume A-listers make a comeback: Skip Beat!, with volume 18, and Alice Academy (volume 14). In volume 18 of Nakamura Yoshiki's Skip Beat!, Kyoko's acting skills are put to the test when Hizuri orders her to play his teenaged son, much to (real, now older son) Ren's dismay.

In Higuchi Tachibana's Alice Academy 14, Mikan makes a new friend in Koizumi, whose Alice power remains unknown, but who always seems to end up getting Mikan into trouble.

Reissues

Elex also reissues Detektif Conan in volumes 1-10 and 11-20 box sets. For those looking to start collecting, each value bundle goes for IDR 160,000.

MANGAZINES: Shonen Star 1/2011 ☆ Katsu! by Adachi Mitsuru

Katsu! © Adachi Mitsuru
Shogakukan
[Shonen Sunday]

Indonesia's Shonen Sunday—Shonen Star—starts the year off with Misaki and Satoyama Katsuki's bout escalating into victory for... To find out who wins, check out the newest Katsu! installment in Issue 1/2011.

The rest of the the ShoStars: Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl, Detektif Conan by Aoyama Gosho, D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji, Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi, Inuyasha by Takahashi Rumiko, Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow, Magical Iroha by Inoue Kazurou, My First Mr. Akuno by Fujiki Syun (volume 3 also streets on 1.19), Takkoku!!! by Fukuchi Tsubasa, Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato and Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.01.19)

1. Alice Academy (Gakuen Alice) 14 of 23+ by Higuchi Tachibana

Gakuen Alice 「学園アリス」 by Higuchi Tachibana Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 14 first published in Japan 2007.09

2. Crayon Shinchan 49 of 50 by Usui Yoshito

Crayon Shin-chan 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 by Usui Yoshito (deceased) Futabasha Weekly Manga Action, seinen Volume 49 first published in Japan 2009.07

3. Defense Devil 2 of 7+ by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl

Defense Devil 「ＤＥＦＥＮＳＥ　ＤＥＶＩＬ」 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.11

4. Detektif Conan (Meitantei Conan) 59 of 71+ by Aoyama Gosho

Meitantei Conan 「名探偵コナン」 by Aoyama Gosho Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 59 first published in Japan 2007.10

5. Global Garden 4 of 8 by Hiwatari Saki

Global Garden 「ＧＬＯＢＡＬ　ＧＡＲＤＥＮ」 by Hiwatari Saki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2003.03

6. Hero Tales (Juushin Enbu Hero Tales) 2 of 5 by Huang Jin Zhou & Arakawa Hiromu

Juushin Enbu Hero Tales 「獣神演武　ＨＥＲＯ　ＴＡＬＥＳ」 by Huang Jin Zhou & Arakawa Hiromu Square Enix, Gangan Powered and Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.01

7. Kariage kun 38 of 49+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 38 first published in Japan 2004.06

Awards
Recipient, 28th Bungeishunjū Manga Award (1982), along with Ueda Masashi's other series Furiten-kun and Masashi-kun and Suzuki Yamato's Ai MY Tenrankai

Related series
Kariage-kun: Chinan dake no Kuchikara Otoko! Hen, Kariage-kun: Itazura Meichin Bamenhen and Kariage-kun: Makenai Onnatachihen (sequels)

8. Kindaichi Special Case - Snow Spirit Murder (Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Yukiryō Densetsu Satsujin Jiken) 2 of 2 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya [Finale]

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Yukiryō Densetsu Satsujin Jiken (Ge) 「金田一少年の事件簿　雪霊伝説殺人事件　下」 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya AKA Snow Spirit Legend Murder Case (Second Part) Kodansha Shonen Magazine Comics, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.07

Related
Part of the new Kindaichi Case Files and the Kindaichi Special Case series (preceded by Vampire Legend Murder Case, Phantom of the Opera 3rd Murder and Private School Murder; succeeded by Chidamari's Room Murder Case Fudō High School Festival Murder Case, Black Magic Murder Case), Murder Committed by Inspector Kenmochi and Alchemy Murder Case)

9. My First Mr. Akuno (Hajimete no Aku) 3 of 8+ by Fujiki Syun

Hajimete no Aku 「はじめてのあく」 by Fujiki Syun Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.11

10. Ogawa and Team Saito (Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi) 4 of 8+ by Sakyo

Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi 「小川とゆかいな斎藤たち」 by Sakyo Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.04

Serializations
Indonesian Nakayoshi Gress! (ongoing)

11. Palette of 12 Secret Colors (Juuni Hizoku no Palette) 2 of 6 by Kusakawa Nari

Juuni Hizoku no Palette 「十二秘色のパレット」 by Kusakawa Nari Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2005.07

12. Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 9 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Sanzoku Ou 「山賊王」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Magazine Great, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2006.11

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (concluded)

13. Skip Beat! 18 of 27+ by Nakamura Yoshiki

Skip Beat! 「スキップ・ビート！」 by Nakamura Yoshiki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 18 first published in Japan 2008.02

14. Want You 5 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Want you 「원츄(Want you)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 5 first published in Korea 2004.07

[RE-STO] Reissues (2011.01.19)

1. [Box Set] Detektif Conan 1-10 of 71+ by Aoyama Gosho
2. [Box Set] Detektif Conan 11-20 of 71+ by Aoyama Gosho

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