CMB 12, Naruto 49, Summer Storm! 4 (Elex Media 1 September 2010 manga)

And the last Kunai Legend (volume 4). But before we get to that —

C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku © Katou Motohiro
Kodansha (Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine)
Published in Indonesia as C.M.B. by Elex Media Komputindo

Hong Kong. A man flies off a building rooftop and is found only three days later. Meanwhile, a popular actress complains of seeing ghosts. Everything traces its genesis to Jingzhe, the day when insects—and disaster-harbinger spirits—rouse from their winter slumber.

Wonder what C.M.B. rings heir/museum curator Sakaki Shinra wants for his Wunderkammer from (the blurbed) Op.31: Ghosts, the third story of C.M.B. volume 12? Toma So's cousin is definitely hauling back at least three curiosities as he's also summoned to investigate ancient Babylonian tablets gone missing from the Louvre in the preceding Op.29 Clay seal and a locked room death in Op.30 Old woman and monkey — in which the only witness is a...dog? (I crafted the other two snap summaries from the Japanese Wiki synops, so please forgive misinterps.)

As for the top DO WANT! of this 80% SBV (Shounen By Volume) Elex release —

Naruto 49 of 52+ by Kishimoto Masashi

To preempt the inevitable assault from the renegade Akatsuki, Raikage convenes the five Kage; reps from the most powerful ninja villages descend upon Tetsu country. Meanwhile, Naruto tries to negotiate with the Raikage to avert Kumogakure's termination of Sasuke.

Continuing series previews resume below the manga list.

Kunai Legend 4 of 4 by Iori Tabasa

Ultimate battle against Suzushiro! Kunai and Jako face off with Suzushiro as Izuna learns that Kunai is actually a vampire. Will Izuna, Vampire Hunter, choose to hunt down Kunai? Or will she pay her grandfather's warnings no heed and side with Kunai in his fight against Suzushiro? Her decision determines whether or not Suzushiro can be sealed for all eternity.

(Now I can finally start Kunai Legend. Been holding up the read for until the series wrapped.)

MANGAZINES: Shonen Magz 76/2010

Sanzoku Ou
© Sawada Hirofumi
Kodansha

Another clash approaches climax in Shonen Magz 76/2010. The latest Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits sees Nagato falling for Takatoki's ruse, thus allowing his opponent to hack-n-slash at Nagato with his sword. Drenched in blood, can the seemingly gravely-wounded Nagato still prevail?

(Volume 3 of Sawada Hirofumi's samurai action drama about the feudal order-destroying fugitive Nagato streets the same day as the series' newest ShoMagz chapter, but that synopsis comes later.)

Sanzoku Ou's other kewl shounen (and seinen) companions: BECK by Harold Sakuishi, Code:Breaker by Kamijyo Akimine, Fairy Tail by Mashima Hiro (Natsu's anime premieres this 30 September on Animax), Ghost Doctor by Sato Yuki, Kindaichi Case Files by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya (voodoo murders this episode), Kung Fu Boy Legends by Maekawa Takeshi, School Rumble by Kobayashi Jin, Tokkyu! by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro (volume 13 ships concurrently), Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE by CLAMP and Vinland Saga by Yukimura Makoto.

Elex Media manga (2010.09.01)

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

1. Animal Doctor (Doubutsu no Oishasan) 2 of 12 by Sasaki Noriko

Doubutsu no Oishasan 「動物のお医者さん」 by Sasaki Noriko AKA Mr. Veterinarian Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 1989.08

Other language versions
Published in traditional Chinese as Ai Xin Dong Wu Yi Yuan by Tong Li (12 of 12 volumes).

2. C.M.B. (C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku) 12 of 14+ by Katou Motohiro

C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku 「Ｃ．Ｍ．Ｂ．森羅博物館の事件目録」 by Katou Motohiro Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2009.10

Volume 12 contains chapters:
Op.29 封泥
Op.30 老婆と猿
Op.31 張 の幽霊

Related
Q.E.D. (main story, 36 volumes, ongoing)

Other language versions
Published in traditional Chinese as C.M.B. Sen Luo Bo Wu Guan Zhi Shi Jian Mu Lu by Tong Li (13 volumes per 2010.06)

3. Kunai Legend (Kunaiden) 4 of 4 by Iori Tabasa [Finale]

Kunaiden 「クナイ伝」 by Iori Tabasa Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.09

Volume 4 contains chapters:
27 時は満ちた
28 行くか息子よ
29 あの家にはもう戻らない
30 信じたくないよ
31 私はやっぱり...
32 言いたいことは、それだけか
33 行くぞ!!!
34 優しき心と甘さは違う...
35 オレの名は幸守クナイだ
最終話　邪紅へ......

4. Naruto 49 of 52+ by Kishimoto Masashi

Naruto 「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－」 by Kishimoto Masashi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 49: Gokage kaidan, kaimaku...!! first published in Japan 2010.01

Awards/Accomplishments
The American volume 7 won the 2006 Quill Award in the graphic novel category. Manga sales have topped 100 million copies in Japan, with over 89 million sold globally. Naruto is the #1 bestselling manga in Indonesia, with upwards of one million copies sold nationwide.

Other language versions/serializations
Naruto is published in English by VIZ Media (serialized in Shonen Jump USA; volume 48 released 2010.06.01 • volume 49 street date: 2010.10.05). Other international releases: France (Kana tome 50 ships 2010.09.03), Spain (Glénat), Germany (serialized in Banzai!; latest Carlsen Comics Band 48), The Netherlands (Kana), Russia (Comix-ART), Poland (Japonica Polonica Fantastica), Sweden (Bonnier Carlsen; serialized in Shonen Jump Sweden), Mexico (Grupo Editorial Vid), Argentina (LARP Editores), Taiwan (Tong Li; traditional Chinese) and Singapore (Chuang Yi; simplified Chinese, latest volume 51 per 2010.05.18).

Adaptations
A 220-episode anime based on manga volumes 1-27 was produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex and aired from October 2002 to February 2007 in Japan. Seiyuu Takeuchi Junko, Nakamura Chie, and Sugiyama Noriaki returned in their roles as Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke in the sequel (manga volume 28 onwards) that premiered February 2007 on TV Tokyo. Naruto Shippūden is still ongoing (episode 175 aired 2010.08.26).

At least five OAVs and six films have also been released:

OAVS: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover! (2003) · Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2004) · Konoha Sports Festival (2004.08) · Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!! (2005.12) · Naruto: The Cross Roads (2010).

Films: Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004.08) · Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005.08) · Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006.08) · Naruto Shippūden (2007.08) · Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna (2008.08) · Naruto Shippūden: Hi no Ishi o Tsugumono (2009.07).

The fourth Naruto Shippūden movie, Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower, premiered 31 July 2010.

Related
Five ani-manga based on the movies: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (Japan release: 2004.08), Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth (2005.08), Great Excitement! The Animal Riot of Crescent Moon Island (2006.08), Naruto: Shippūden: the Movie (2007.08), Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds (2008.08) and Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (2009.03).

5. Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 6 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Otoboke Kachou 「おとぼけ課長」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time, seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 1990.02

6. Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 3 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Sanzoku Ou 「山賊王」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Magazine Great, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.08

Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Magz

7. Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) 4 of 8 by Kobayashi Jin

Natsu no Arashi! 「夏のあらし！」 by Kobayashi Jin Square Enix Monthly Gangan Wing and Monthly Gangan Joker, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.11

Alternative language versions
Published in traditional Chinese as Xia Ri Feng Bao by Tong Li (Taiwan; latest volume 7).

Adaptations
A 13-episode anime adaptation by SHAFT aired in Japan from April through June 2009. Seiyuu Sanpei Yuko starred as Yasaka Hajime and Shiraishi Ryoko as Arashiyama Sayoko AKA “Arashi.” A sequel featuring the same voice actors—Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū—ran from October to December 2009 (also 13 episodes).

8. Tokkyu! 13 of 20 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro

Tokkyu!! 「トッキュー！！」 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2006.12 (Bunko re-release starting 2010.01; seven volumes per 2010.07)

Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Magz

9. Wild Life 8 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2004.09

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards

Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Star

¹ Sources: Elex STO 1 September 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except the yonkoma Otoboke Section Chief 6 (IDR 15,000). Shonen Magz 76 retails for IDR 30,000/issue.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.

Volume previews continued...

Animal Doctor 2 of 12 by Sasaki Noriko

So's he can take care of his “unusual” pet himself, Masaki pursues further studies in veterinary medicine. Along with his best bud Nikaido and eccentric senpai Hishinuma, Masaki spends days at University H prepping reports on various animal life.

Just what exactly do they observe? Or more to the point, what are their “lab subjects” thinking??

Otoboke Section Chief 6 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Regardless that he has next to no parental dignity to speak of, and a yama-san of salaryman responsibilities to get through as a section chief, Otoboke manages to muddle through days, bringing grins to people's faces.

So is it time to nominate Otoboke Kachou for Father of the Year??

Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 3 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Now grown-up, Nagato is appointed Masashige's right-hand man. His first mission: Go to Harima with friend Koyasha to facilitate some transaction.

What the emissary pair doesn't know is that Akuto from Harima, Enshin Akamatsu, is hunting them down.

That congenital star-shaped stigma on Nagato's chest, singling him out as one prophesied to overthrow imperial authority, marks Nagato as The Target as blatantly as D.Gray-man Allen's exorcist coat, doesn't it?

Summer Storm! 4 of 8 by Kobayashi Jin

We're at the halfway mark of the summer tempest. (Kobayashi Jin's time-skipping romance comedy ends at volume 8.)

Kanako and Yayoi likewise end up working in Hakobune, crowding up Yasaka's summer. Yayoi also searches for a partner to connect with her so that she, too, can leap through time.

Tokkyu! 13 of 20 by Kubo Mitsuro & Komori Yoichi

Kanbayashi covertly tries out the new equipment that caused Meguru's accident and sent his unconscious colleague to the hospital. But no matter how many times he puts the thing to test, it looks perfectly fine.

Yappari. Hyogo x Meguru da.

BTW, Sanada visits “dangerously beautiful” travel-advisoried Indonesia in the next tankou.

UP NEXT: More 1 September 2010 manga

• Level Comics: Blade of Immortal 10 · Brave Story 3 · Jio 9 · Last Inning 6 · Team Medical Dragon 12
• m&c!: Alive 19 · Shinobi Life 8 · .hack//G.U.+ 4 · A Badboy Drinks Tea! 8 · Aoizaka Baseball Club 15 · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 10 · Confucius 3 · Dawn Aria 4 · Female Wolf's Boy 4 · How to be a Man 3 · Long Hu Men 171 · The Minami Family 6 · Miracle Ball 11 · Tell Me One Million Times 2 of 2 · To the Top 1 by Tsukimiya An · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 3 · You Can't Disappear from Me 3

I heard there will be no manga releases on the 8th and the 15th of September. Can anyone independently confirm? Thanks.

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

disclaimer

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

manga currently available (25 August 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Skip Beat! 17 · Q.E.D. 35 · Animal Doctor 1 by Sasaki Noriko · Detektif Conan Animasi TV 22 · Hell Girl 7 · InuYasha 48 · Katsu! 7 · LUM, The Invader Girl 25 · Natural Honey Dormitory 2 · Ogawa & Team Saito 1 by Sakyo · Nakayoshi Lovely: Apple · Shonen Star 71/2010
• Level Comics: Air Gear 14 · Bambino! 6 · Magister Negi Magi 22 · The Ravages of Time 4
• m&c!: Oresama Teacher 1 by Tsubaki Izumi · You Can't Disappear from Me 2 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 5 · Devil Boyfriend by Shigano Iori · Female Wolf's Boy 3 · The Ghost Conqueror 3 · Golden Age 11 · How to Be A Man 2 · Moon Light Dream by Mitsuki Kaco · Panta Pan 2 of 2 · The Story of Wang Feng Lei 5 · Sugar Family 3 · With You at Blue Rose by Washio Mie · Cherry 46/2010 · Bleach 1-6 and 7-12 box sets

related monthly schedules

September 2010
Premiering Global Garden by Hiwatari Saki, Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 by Hara Asumi, You Are So Cool by Lee YoungHee and Thorny Rules by Yukimura Yuni (standalone)

August 2010
Premiering Topeng Kaca Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue, Mixim 11 by Anzai Nobuyuki, Rinne by Takahashi Rumiko, A Little More to Edo by Tsuda Masami, Beauty Honey by Matsumoto Tomo, Want You by Hwang MiRee, Hello Master by Tsukuba Sakura, Ogawa and Team Saito by Sakyo, You are so cool by Lee YoungHui | Standalones: Angin Musim Gugur by Hikawa Kyoko and Manekineko Real Estate by Sorano Sakana

other invaluable resources

Wikipedia · Baka-Updates Manga · 7net Shopping · ANN

Technorati tags

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Red Haired Snow White 3, Toradora 1, Summer Storm! 2 (Elex Media 14 July 2010 manga)

Minimal post (sorta) until RL decides to cut me some slack.

Akagami no Shirayukihime © Akizuki Sorata/Hakusensha (Serialized in LaLa DX)
Published in Indonesia as Red Haired Snow White by Elex Media Komputindo

Zen's big bro Izana tries to boot Shirayuki out of Clarines by inviting the definitely unwelcome prince Raji of Tanbarun, Shirayuki's spurned suitor, to the castle in Red Haired Snow White volume 3. (Pretty sure Prince among Princes Zen will “terrorize” Raji again; can't wait.)

Aside from the political intrigues in Akizuki Sorata's neo-faerie tale Akagami no Shirayukihime, here are the other highlights of this Elex release:

New Elex Titles

Three more manga series ex-June finally debut. Aside from Toradora starring superficially fearsome Takasu Ryuuji and definitely ferocious Aisaka Taiga (you've probably already met them in the anime), there's Tena on S String, the Manga Time Kirara Forward seinen adventure about Ordinary High School Student Kyosuke who gets into an accident and wakes up hearing music all around. (Elex Book Reviews likens Tena to Shakugan no Shana — prolly for its sudden servitude and tsundere tropes.) The third is Rockwell the Scarlet Knight, the story of the poor but earnest eponymous Rockwell, living by the chivalric code.

Series finales

Hikawa Kyouko's historical shoujo fantasy—Fairy-Tale-Motif Brocade—ends with Elex's release of volume 5 (after making us wait for more than a year). Protagonists Suzu and Shinkuro face even stronger enemies, while trying to make sense of their feelings.

The Otogimoyou Ayanishiki conclusion begs the question: The Otogimoyou Ayanishiki Futatabi sequel wa?

Mangazines

Two manga anthologies: the Indonesian Nakayoshi (#82) and Issue 68 of Shonen Star, the local Shonen Sunday.

This Naka highlights Toyama Ema's rabu triangle/blackmail-troped romance comedy XX Me! or Watashi ni xx Shinasai!, in which Akira wants to be Yukina's boyfriend, replacing Shigure, in the newest chapter.

Meanwhile, the latest ShoStar premieres Takkoku!!! 「 タッコク！！！ 」, the If you want to declare your love for somebody, play some ping-pong first!-premised shounen comedy by Fukuchi Tsubasa, creator of The Law of Ueki.

[Reissues]

Box Set Round Two for One Piece (volumes 1-10; 11-20; 21-30; and 31-40 redux), Eyeshield 21 (volumes 1-10 of 37) and Kitchen Princess (volumes 1-10 of 10). Each “value” set retails for IDR 160,000, which constitutes an increase of between 10% to 60% (depending on which series) from the first time these were bundled. (More on prices below.) Also, there's the six-pack compile of Doraemon cinemangafication, Paket Doraemon Movie (Jakarta), which reissues movies 1 through 3, i.e., The Records of Nobita Spaceblazer, Nobita's Legendary King of the Sun and Nobita Drifts in the Universe.

Some stats and price reminders

• Excluding reissues, we have shoujo grabbing a 44% share VS shounen's 37%
• Excluding mangazines, publisher share breaks down to Hakusensha: four titles, tied with Shogakukan, with Kodansha contributing two titles
• All manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each, except the Doraemon Movie set (SRP: IDR 125,000) and Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 4 (IDR 29,800, from a previous IDR 28,800). Nakayoshi remains at IDR 27,000/volume, but Shonen Star increases its price to IDR 30,000.

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.07.14)

1. Fairy-Tale-Motif Brocade (Otogimoyou Ayanishiki) 5 of 5 by Hikawa Kyouko [Finale]
2. Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo) 4 of 9 by Eto Miyuki · Jigoku Shojo Project
3. Kaiser Z (Tenkuu no Hasha Z) 14 of 16 by Uno Hiroshi
4. Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 4 by Fujiko F. Fujio
5. Libero Revolution! 11 of 13 by Tanaka Motoyuki
6. New Sexy Simpleton 4 of 9 by Hwang MiRee
7. [New] Paket Doraemon Movie (Jakarta)
8. Penguin Revolution (Penguin Kakumei) 5 of 7 by Tsukuba Sakura
9. Red Haired Snow White (Akagami no Shirayukihime) 3 of 4+ by Akizuki Sorata
10. [Premiere] Rockwell the Scarlet Knight (Kurenai no Kishi Rockwell) 1 of 3+ by Nadatani Wataru
11. Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) 2 of 7+ by Kobayashi Jin
12. [Premiere] Tena on S String (S-Senjou no Tena) 1 of 8+ by Mikabe Sesuna
13. [Premiere] Toradora 1 of 3+ by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko
14. V.B. Rose 5 of 14 by Hidaka Banri

[RE-STO] Elex Media reissues (2010.07.14)

• Eyeshield 21 volumes 1 to 10 (of 37) by Inagaki Riichiro and Murata Yusuke [Box set]
• Kitchen Princess (Kitchen no Ohimesama) 1 to 10 (of 10) by Ando Natsumi and Kobayashi Miyuki [Box set]
• One Piece 1 to 10 (of 58+) by Oda Eiichiro [Box set]
• One Piece 11 to 20 (of 58+) by Oda Eiichiro [Box set]
• One Piece 21 to 30 (of 58+) by Oda Eiichiro [Box set]
• One Piece 31 to 40 (of 58+) by Oda Eiichiro [Box set]

Elex Media mangazines (2010.07.14)

• Nakayoshi 82/2010

Featured series: XX Me! (Watashi ni xx Shinasai!) by Toyama Ema

Other regular serials: Arisa by Ando Natsumi, Boy Friend by Yamada Daisy, CHOCOLATE by Fukushima Haruka, Million Girl by Momoyuki Kotori, My Fiancé is a Monster (Fiancé wa Monster!?) by Hanamori Pink, Navi Runa (Youkai Navi Runa) by Kikuta Michiyo & Ikeda Miyoko, New Hell Girl (Shin Jigoku Shoujo) by Etoo Miyuki & the Jigoku Shojo Project, Shugo Chara! by PEACH-PIT, Sweet Tamatan (Dokidoki! Tama-tan) by Koge-Donbo and Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 by Hara Asumi

• Shonen Star 68/2010

Premiere: Takkoku!!! by Fukuchi Tsubasa

Other regular serials: Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang Kyung-Il, Detektif Conan (Meitantei Conan) by Aoyama Gosho, D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji, Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) by Yamada Takatoshi, InuYasha by Takahashi Rumiko, Katsu! by Adachi Mitsuru, Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow, Look Up! (Miagete Goran) by Kusaba Michiteru, My First Mr. Akuno (Hajimete no Aku) by Fujiki Shun, Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato and Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi.

Sources: Elex Media STO 14 July 2010 and Komikologi

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: More 14 July 2010 manga

Level Comics: 3x3 Eyes 31 · Akihabara@Deep 5 · Fight!! Ippo 76 · Miso-Com 3 · Nanase Fire Investigator 4 · Restore Garage 251 volume 7

m&c!: Bakugan Battle Brawlers 8 · Go! Hiromi Go! 1 by Asou Mikoto· How to Be a Man 1 by Yamada Nanpei · The Princess Bouquet 3 of 3 · Sakura Wars 9 of 9

disclaimer

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

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

related monthly schedules

Elex Media July 2010
Premiering Coz We're Not Children by Seta Haruhi, Look Up! by Kusaba Michiteru · Continuing One Piece (volume 55), Here We Are (#13) and Topeng Kaca: Bidadari Merah (#11) · Ending A Kiss For My Prince (volume 5)

Elex Media June 2010
Premiering Beauty Honey by Matsumoto Tomo, Gensou Suikoden III by Shimizu Aki (double launch with volume 2), Hello Master by Tsukuba Sakura, Hidamari Sketch by Aoki Ume, Natural Honey Dormitory by Oda Aya, Rakka Ryuusui by Sanada Iki, Rockwell the Scarlet Knight by Nadatani Wataru, Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits by Sawada Hirofumi, Tena on S String by Mikabe Sesuna, Toradora by Zekkou, Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri, and Winter's Love by Mamura Mio (standalone)

other invaluable resources

7net Shopping · Baka-Updates Manga

Technorati tags
Elex Media · manga · manhwa · seinen · shoujo · shounen · soonjung
Doraemon · Paket Doraemon Movie (Jakarta): The Records of Nobita Spaceblazer, Nobita's Legendary King of the Sun and Nobita Drifts in the Universe · Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon · Fairy-Tale-Motif Brocade (Otogimoyou Ayanishiki) · Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo) · Kaiser Z (Tenkuu no Hasha Z) · Libero Revolution · New Sexy Simpleton · Penguin Revolution (Penguin Kakumei) · Red Haired Snow White (Akagami no Shirayukihime) · Rockwell the Scarlet Knight (Kurenai no Kishi Rockwell) · Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) · Tena on S String (S-Senjou no Tena ) · Toradora · V.B. Rose

[RE-STO] Eyeshield 21, Kitchen Princess and One Piece

Nakayoshi: XX Me! (Watashi ni xx Shinasai!) · Shonen Star: Takkoku!!!

Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 3, Pangeran Kacamata (Megane Ouji) 4 of 4, Summer Storm! 1 (Elex Media 19 May 2010 manga)

Edited because apparently Pangeran Kacamata (Megane Ouji) is only four volumes, and thus this release is the series finale

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna © Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita/Square Enix
(First serialized in Shonen Gangan)
Published in Indonesia as Spiral: The Bonds of Reason by Elex Media Komputindo

Contains   [SPOILERS!] and much (TV) Trope Identification (Don't worry; I provide links where they're not self-explanatory.)

Eyes-sama~! *glomp* Fangirl lapse over the Bishie Badass Bookworm on the cover aside, Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 3 remains this Elex manga sked's leading DO WANT! — prolly for the no need for deduction reason that the Absurdly High Staked-clot, I mean, plot, is thickening:

Narumi Ayumu's investigation leads him to a teacher claiming to have the deets on the Blade Children, but before any file transfer can take place, the man is offed by Older Than She Looks Rio. It appears that Ayumu and Watson Hiyono are next in the Blade Child's sights.

Elex fumbled and didn't provide a synop, so an adapt of Yen Press' Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning vol.3 blurb it is. The English description adds: When her murderous plot backfires and Rio finds herself in the hospital, she challenges the visiting Ayumu to a life-and-death gamble, only to find herself face-to-face with Hiyono, who calls Rio's bet and raises her one!

FINALES: Pangeran Kacamata (Megane Ouji) 4

Kak, Jadilah Pangeran Kacamataku! (Be my Glasses Prince!, the volume subtitle) could well be the sniveling wail, if not whiny demand of Megane Ouji heroine Sachiko, after she finds out that Not Blood Sib, Leads a Double Life Akihiko/Akira actually has an ex-girlfriend — one who is pretty and classy and whatever else Sachi is not.

Everything including the kitchen sink seems to be conspiring to make Sachi give up on her beloved four-eyed prince, doesn't it? My advice to the beleaguered megane fangirl: “ex-” is the operative word (actually, prefix) here. “Ex-”girlfriend. (I don't normally go around counseling fictional creations, but this particular protagonist is just so ridiculously unlucky (as per her creator Mizukami Wataru's design), and her four-eyed prince so much a frickin' tease that I couldn't help it.)

NEW TITLES

Summer Storm! 1 by Kobayashi Jin

Adapted to Anime, Crossdressing, Ghost heroine, Scooter, Time Travel, and World War II comprise Baka-Updates Manga's top user-voted categories for Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) — and the abecedarian laundry list does provide a pretty good (not to mention, intriguing) overview of the shounen manga from School Rumble creator Kobayashi Jin.

Here's how Elex blurbed the series that (as pointed out) was adapted into anime (Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 for the sequel):

Yasaka Hajime finds an old photograph of Arashiyama Sayoko. Arashi (for short) claims to have lived through the war 60 years ago, and the only hint that she's telling the truth lies in her ancient mode of dress. Skeptic Hajime who believes only in what science tells him tries to verify Arashi's story, and as the plot bunny coincidence would have it, meets the person who took the picture. So is Arashi a ghost? Or did a time slip occur?

Okay, so the Scooter and Crossdressing tags remain mysteries (I didn't watch the anime) compelling enough to make me want to check out volume 1.

The Moon & Lake by Ashihara Hinako

Like Ashihara Hinako's Butterfly Cloud, The Moon & Lake (Tsuki to Mizuumi) spans only one volume. Elex bills it a touching love story. The Moon & Lake follows Kazuna's quest to locate the woman her novelist grandfather wrote about in his unpublished roman à clef. The novel reveals her grandfather's love for a woman to whom he wasn't married. Despite her unease, Kazuna goes to see her grandfather's “lover.”

Shoujo slice of life romance drama, FTW.

MANGAZINES: HanaLaLa 50/2010

Kin Iro no Corda © Kure Yuki/
Hakusensha

The Smurfette Principle Kaho-chan—sans her Blue Bishounen Ghetto—covers the half-century (only in number) HanaLaLa as the mangazine brings us the 49-paged Symphony 50 of Kure Yuki's La Corda D'Oro. (The previous issue had featured a Special Symphony/Kin Iro no Corda ~Tokubetsuhen~ interlude.) Hopefully we get more, more, MOAR! Tsukimori, Tsuchiura, and Shimizu (not to mention Aoi) hawt-ness in this next chapter.

The key highlight, however, is another double round (Stories 78-79) of fan favorite Alice Academy by Higuchi Tachibana:

Badass Adorable (in the Hana Hime arc) Mikan makes a new friend, Koizumi. Appearing to be a weakling, Koizumi keeps Alice powers under wraps and constantly tries to get close to Jerk with a Heart of Gold Natsume. A day before the sports festival, the Academy of Adventure is thrown into chaos, with stuff flying everywhere — ending up in Mikan's imprisonment with Koizumi.

Oh, please. If Mikan has to be stuck with anybody, that body oughta be Natsume! (Like what happened when Natsume x Mikan were “glued” together by Tsubasa's mocchi mocchi-adulterated mochi.)

The other installments to look out for are the 40-paged chapter 2 of Twinkle Stars (Hoshi wa Utau), Takaya Natsuki's latest addition to the HanaLaLa currents roster, and the final chapter (File 10) of Uno Ayumi's Darling (that came and now goes without me ever having read it).

Other regular Hana to Yume and LaLa goodies: Arakure: The Wild Ones by Fujiwara Kiyo (this issue: chapter 30) · Dragon's Fiancé (Ryuu no Hanawazurai) by Kusakawa Nari (Chapter 21) · Natsume Yujincho by Midorikawa Yuki (Chapter 4) · Ouran High School Host Club by Hatori Bisco (Chapter 56) · Skip Beat! by Nakamura Yoshiki (Act 101: Encounter!! A Dynamite Star) · Sugar Princess by Nakajo Hisaya (Chapter 10) · Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri (28th Night: The Kuran Family) · V.B. Rose by Hidaka Banri (Chapter 50) · With My Brothers (Oniichan to Issho) by Tokeino Hari (Chapter 49).

Elex Media manga (2010.05.19)

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1. BECK 17 of 34 by Harold Sakuishi

BECK 「 ＢＥＣＫ 」 by Harold Sakuishi Kodansha Monthly Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 17 first published in Japan 2003.12

AWARDS
Winner of best shounen manga in the 2002 Kodansha Manga Awards (tied with Nonaka Eiji's Cromartie High School)

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
BECK:Mongolian Chop Squad is published in English by TOKYOPOP (dropped after volume 12). The manga is translated into French by Akata/Delcourt; in Italian by Dynit; in German by Tokyopop Germany; and in traditional Chinese by Tong Li.

Serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Magz

ADAPTATIONS
Adapted into anime (covering until manga volume 11) by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Namikawa Daisuke as Tanaka Yukio/Koyuki, Ueno Yuuma as Minami Ryuusuke, and Saiki Miho as Minami Maho. Twenty-six episodes aired in Japan from October 2004 to March 2005 on TV Tokyo.

A BECK live-action film directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko (20th Century Boys live-action film) is slated to premiere in Japan on 4 September 2010. The movie stars actors Satoh Takeru (Princess Princess D, Kamen Rider Den-O) as Koyuki and Mizushima Hiro (Zettai Kareshi, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradise) as Ryuusuke.

2. Godhand Teru 23 of 52+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

GodHand Teru 「 ゴッドハンド輝 」 by Yamamoto Kazuki Kodansha Weekly Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 23 first published in Japan 2005.05

RELATED
Godhand Teru novel by Yamamoto Kazuki (15 volumes as at 2009.01)

ADAPTATIONS A live-action adaptation starring Hiraoka Yuta (Endo Shoji, NANA live-action movie; Yano Haruka, Boku wa Imouto ni Koi o Suru) as Teru aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from 11 April to 16 May 2009.

3. Katsu! 4 of 16 by Adachi Mitsuru

Katsu! 「 ＫＡＴＳＵ！ 」 by Adachi Mitsuru Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2002.08 Re-released in 8 volumes from 2009.07 to 2010.02

Volume 4 contains chapters¹

• 29 いいから誓え...
• 30 二人に闘ってもらう。
• 31 すげえ！
• 32 すげえことなんだよ。
• 33 ...みたいだな。
• 34 パンチ力はあるわけだ。
• 35 気を失うまで...
• 36 めでたい野郎だぜ。
• 37 変わらない夢...
• 38 せませんよ...

¹ Title translations N/A

SERIALIZATIONS
Serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Star

4. [NEW] The Moon & Lake (Tsuki to Mizuumi) by Ashihara Hinako

Tsuki to Mizuumi 「 月と湖 」 by Ashihara Hinako Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2007.04

5. Pangeran Kacamata (Megane Ouji) 4 of 4 by Mizukami Wataru [Finale]

Megane Ouji 「 メガネ王子 」 by Mizukami Wataru Kodansha Nakayoshi Lovely, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.07

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Published in English as Four-Eyed Prince by Del Rey (Volume 2: Geek Love released 2010.01.26 • Volume 3: Four-Eyed Free-for-all street date: 2010.07.27)

Serialized in Indonesian in Nakayoshi Gress! (concluded)

6. The Puppet Master Lin (Kairaishi Lin) 7 of 10+ by Wada Shinji

Kairaishi Lin 「 傀儡師リン 」 by Wada Shinji Akita Shoten Mystery Bonita, shoujo Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.01

7. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna) 3 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「 スパイラル　推理の絆 」 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2000.12

Volume 3 contains chapters:

• 11. The Strength of Youth
• 12. vs. Rio
• 13. Break Through the Heavily Guarded Net
• 14. The Choice of the Believer

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning published in English by Yen Press (volume 11 released 2010.04.20; volume 12 street date: 2010.07.13). The manga is translated into German by Carlsen Comics.

RELATED SERIES
Spiral Alive (prequel; five volumes)

ADAPTATIONS
A 25-episode anime adaptation by J.C. Staff, based on the first six volumes of the manga but with an alternate ending aired on TV Tokyo from October 2002 to March 2003. The anime starred seiyuu Suzumura Kenichi as Narumi Ayumu, Asano Masumi as Yuizaki Hiyono, and Ishida Akira as Eyes Rutherford.

8. [PREMIERE] Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) 1 of 7+ by Kobayashi Jin

Natsu no Arashi! 「 夏のあらし！ 」 by Kobayashi Jin Square Enix Monthly Gangan Wing and Monthly Gangan Joker, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.02

ADAPTATIONS
A 13-episode anime adaptation by SHAFT aired in Japan from April through June 2009. Seiyuu Sanpei Yuko starred as Yasaka Hajime and Shiraishi Ryoko as Arashiyama Sayoko AKA “Arashi.” A sequel featuring the same voice actors—Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū—ran from October to December 2009 (also 13 episodes).

9. V.B. Rose 2 of 14 by Hidaka Banri

V.B. Rose 「 Ｖ・Ｂ・ローズ 」 by Hidaka Banri Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2004.12

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
V.B. Rose is published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 8 released 2010.04.27 • volume 9 street date: 2010.08.03) and in traditional Chinese by Ever Glory (Taiwan).

Serialized in Indonesian in HanaLaLa

ADAPTATIONS
A V.B. Rose drama CD was released in Japan in 2006.12, starring seiyuu Mizuki Nana as Shiroi Ageha, Sakurai Takahiro as Arisaka Yukari, and Suwabe Junichi as Kuromine Mitsuya.

Elex Media reissues (2010.05.19)

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1. [RE-STO] Naughty Cute Girl by Selena Lin Qing Hui
2. [RE-STO] Jessie's Love by I'M-C

NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media STO 19 May 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, except where noted)
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Volume previews continued...

BECK 17 by Harold Sakuishi

I never planned to live in Japan all my life.

Maho's admission shakes up Koyuki, making him fear that their relationship is nearing its end.

Godhand Teru 23 by Yamamoto Kazuki

Shieikai Hospital launches a new strategy in its bid to destroy Valhalla and force Shinomiya Kei into returning to the Shieikai fold. The target this time: a hospital on the outskirts of Ryugu.

V.B. Rose 2 by Hidaka Banri

As Hibari embarks on her new life of wedded bliss (despite a wedding day that dawned in panic and confusion), things are also looking up for Ageha who has found a new job that's perfect for her.

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: More 19 May 2010 manga

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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manga available this week (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
• m&c!: Beauty Pop 6 · Bleach 24 · Blizzard Axel 9 · Goong [Palace Story] 20 · Innocent Revenge by Hazuki Rei · Nekomachi Shop Guide 1 by Sakamoto Miku · Princess Bouquet 1 by Aomata Pink · Shanimuni GO 29 · Shanaou Yoshitsune volumes 18-22 box set

related monthly schedules

Elex May 2010 manga
Premiering Animal Doctor by Sasaki Noriko, Artist Acro by Sakurai Ato, Blooming Youth by Itsuki Natsumi, Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi, Hell Girl by Eto Miyuki & Jigoku Shojo Project, Hero Tales by Arakawa Hiromu, A Kiss for My Prince by Kim HeeEun, Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati by Kiyuduki Satoko, New Sexy Simpleton by Hwang MiRee, Princess Story by Ebira Hiromi, Shinagawa Cat Story by Nishida Kana, Summer Storm! by Kobayashi Jin, Vitamin Cat by Sugiyama Ryoko, and The Moon & Lake by Ashihara Hinako (standalone)

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