Toradora 3, 07-GHOST 2, Pirates & the Mermaid 4 (Elex Media 19 October 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Also, the Deluxe version of Hikawa Kyoko's Di Balik Jendela Putih (Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa bunko)

Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa © Hikawa Kyoko/Hakusensha Bunko
[First serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as Di Balik Jendela Putih Deluxe by Elex Media

BTW, this is still the MinimaList. I don't have time to fill in (the rest of) the eyecandy and NikBabble™. Yet. Edit: Found the time.

Seiko and Yoshito have been friends since grade school, but only now in senior high does Seiko begin to view Yoshito differently. She doesn't act on her feelings, however, owing to something Yoshito said way back when.

Just as Seiko decides to forever hold her peace, a senior shows up to distract her. Can this senpai, worlds apart from Yoshito, succeed in making Seiko turn away from Yoshito?

Hey, hey, not so fast, Seiko! Though all of the diverse array of characters in the story seem to see it as plain as day, Seiko does not realize Yoshito would like to be more than friends. (Thanks, Stage Storm, for that Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa parting shot.)

Elex describes Di Balik Jendela Putih (Beyond the White Window) as a romance comedy that has stood the test of time—vintage 1980, this one—from the creator of shoujo classic Dunia Mimpi (Kanata Kara). Di Balik Jendela Putih is the latest in the Hikawa Kyoko Deluxe "line" that includes Angin Musim Gugur (Chizumi & Fujiomi 1), Golden Book (Chizumi & Fujiomi 2) and Harmoni (Hoshi no Harmony). Hikawa Kyoko-sensei's latest manga, ongoing in Melody, is Otogimoyou Ayanishiki Futatabi, sequel to Otogimoyou Ayanishiki that Elex licensed and retitled Fairy-Tale-Motif Brocade.

With all that name-dropping, I don't think I need to stress (GET!).

Now for the top DO WANT!

Toradora! 3 of 4+
By Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko

Kawashima Ami transfers into Ryuuji and Taiga's class. From the outside, she appears innocent and friendly, but inside she's selfish and rude. How long can she keep up the act?

Two Toradora! 3 postponements within a month and a gap of nearly a year between this and volume 2 don't seem so egregious when you realize that a year also separated the original Toradora! volumes 2 and 3 and 3 and 4.

07-GHOST vol 2 of 12+
By Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino

Losing his best friend has set Teito firmly on the path of vengeance, but with his current powers, he doesn't stand a chance at survival. Additionally, too many mysteries remain unsolved. Castor offers Teito an alternative: take the clergy examination to become a bishop who can move freely in District 1.

But even as he struggles to unlearn what he had been taught in back in the military to master the Baculus staff, his fast awakening powers soon becomes apparent to those around him. With the guilt of his friend death's still clouding in his mind, will Teito be able to open his heart and make room for a new ally? [Additional commentary from Chuang Yi's 07-GHOST Vol.2 synopsis]

07-GHOST 2 compiles Kapitel (chapters) 6-11: Awakening, Cycle of Rebirth, Mikhail, Atonement, Nightmare [part 1] and Nightmare [part 2]. [*NOT Elex' chapter titles] For the benefit of those who watched the anime first, Kapitel 6-11 correspond to anime episodes 8 through 13.

Twelve ０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ tankou have been released in Japan as of 25 July 2011.

☆ The Indonesian-English edu-manga series Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future ends with volume 10 this sked. If Elex later boxes this up like Lys Lily and Love Chop! below, AND affixed a similarly-droolable price tag, t'would make a great gift. (The other value bundles streeting on the 19th are listed below.)

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.10.19)

1. 07-GHOST vol 2 of 12+ by Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino «EX 9.28

07-GHOST 「０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ」 by Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei Volume 2 (chapters 6-11) first published in Japan 2006.05

Awards
Double-first prize, 3rd Zero-Sum Comics Grand-Prix

Other languages
English 07-GHOST (Go! Comi: 7 volumes [dropped] and Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 8 per 2011.07), French (Kazé Editions: 07-Ghost Tome 5 shipped 2011.09 • Tome 6 street date: 2011.11.17)

Related series
07-GHOST CHILDREN (side story; one volume)

A 07-GHOST Seal and Postcard Book was released by Gakken Marketing in 2009.09

Adaptations
Anime: Studio DEEN's 25-episode adaptation, starring seiyuu Mitsuki Saiga (Teito Klein), Namikawa Daisuke (Mikage) and Hayami Sho (Ayanami), aired in Japan from April through September 2009. Since the TV series' end, limited edition genteiiban have been bundled with the DVDs.

Audio drama: The 07-Ghost: Kamisama ni Todoku Koibumi drama CD was released in Japan in 2007. The second The Day of Retribution shipped June 2009 and the third 07-Ghost: The Top News Headlines came out October the same year. A special drama CD also streeted in 2009.

2. Bride of the Water God (Habaek-eui Shinbu) vol 5 of 15+ by Yun MiKyung

Habaek-eui Shinbu 「하백의 신부」 by Yun MiKyung Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 5 first published in Korea 2007.12

Other languages/serializations
English Bride of the Water God (Dark Horse: eight volumes per 2011.05 • volume 9 street date: 2011.11.01), French L'épouse du dieu de l'eau (Editions Clair de Lune: Tome 5 shipped 2011.08 • Tome 6 street date: 2011.11.03)

3. [Premiere] Di Balik Jendela Putih Deluxe (Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa) [Bunko] by Hikawa Kyoko

Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa [Hakusensha Bunko] 「白い窓の向こう側　白泉社文庫」 by Hikawa Kyoko Hakusensha Hakusensha Bunko, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2003.03

Related series
Shiroi Mado no Mukougawa tankoubon (two volumes published between 1980.12 and 1994.05; first serialized in LaLa)

4. Doraemon: Gadget Cat from The Future vol 10 of 10 by Fujiko F. Fujio [Finale]

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 10 first published in Japan 2005.03

Related series
Doraemon (main story; 45 volumes)

5. Dream Eater Merry (Yumekui Merry) vol 4 of 7+ by Ushiki Yoshitaka «EX 9.28

Yumekui Merry 「夢喰いメリー」 by Ushiki Yoshitaka Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.04

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 13-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Sakura Ayane and Okamoto Nobuhiko as Merry Nightmare and Fujiwara Yumeji aired in Japan between January and April 2011.

6. Kekkaishi vol 10 of 35 by Tanabe Yellow

Kekkaishi 「結界師」 by Tanabe Yellow Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 10 (chapters 86-95) first published in Japan 2005.12

Awards
Winner, 52nd Shogakukan Manga Awards for the Shounen category

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Kekkaishi (VIZ Media: 28 volumes per 2011.10.11 • volume 29 street date: 2011.12.13), French (PIKA Édition: tome 27 shipped 2011.06), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 17 released 2011.05 • Band 18 per 2011.11.18), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 结界师 #34 released 2011.07), traditional Chinese (Rightman Publishing Limited Hong Kong and Tong Li Taiwan), Italian (Planet Manga), Malaysian (PCM Comics), Korean (Bookbox), Spanish (Editorial Ivrea Spain), Vietnamese (Kim Dong)

Adaptations
Sunrise's 52-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yoshino Hiroyuki (Sumimura Yoshimori) and Saitou Rie (Yukimura Tokine), aired in Japan from October 2006 to February 2008. The anime aired on Animax Asia from 15 February to 27 April 2011.

Related
An official TV animation guide book (released 2006.12 under the Shonen Sunday Comics Special imprint) and two official strategy guides for Wii and Nintendo DS (Wonderlife Special: 2007.06 (Nintendo DS), 2007.11 (Wii))

7. Mixim 11 vol 6 of 12 by Anzai Nobuyuki

MIXIM 11 「ＭＩＸＩＭ☆１１」 by Anzai Nobuyuki AKA MiXiM♀12 Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 6 first published in 2009.12

Other languages
English Mixim 11 (Chuang Yi: volume 5 released 2010.05)

8. Natane vol 3 of 6 Deluxe (Nijiiro Togarashi [Bunko]) by Adachi Mitsuru

Nijiiro Togarashi (bunko) 「虹色とうがらし　(小学館文庫)」 by Adachi Mitsuru Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Bunko volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.08

9. New Kobochan (Shin Kobo-chan) vol 11 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Shin Kobo-chan 「新コボちゃん」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time Comics, seinen/4-koma Volume 11 first published in Japan 2007.11

10. Pirates & The Mermaid (Kaizoku to Ningyo) vol 4 of 5+ by Kiuchi Tatsuya «EX 9.28

Kaizoku to Ningyo 「海賊と人魚」 by Kiuchi Tatsuya Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2011.02

11. Toradora! vol 3 of 4+ by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko «EX 9.28; 10.12

Toradora! 「とらドラ！」 by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko MediaWorks Dengeki Comic Gao! (former) and Dengeki Daioh (current), shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.01

Related series
Based on the 10-volume light novel series by Takemiya Yuyuko, illustrated by Yasu, published under the Dengeki Bunko imprint

Other languages
English ToraDora! (Seven Seas: two volumes as of 2011.07 • volume 3 street date: 2011.10.25) and traditional Chinese 龍虎戀人 (Kadokawa Media Taiwan)

Adaptations
Twenty-five episodes of J.C.Staff's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Majima Junji (Takasu Ryuuji) and Kugimiya Rie as Aisaka Taiga, aired on TV Tokyo from October 2008 to March 2009. An Internet radio show to promote the anime broadcast 38 episodes between September 2008 and May 2009.

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Postponed titles and new tentative street dates
Barista vol 2, Godhand Teru vol 34 and Topeng Kaca Deluxe vol 18 have been postponed to 26 October. La Corda d'Oro vol 8 and Ouran High School Host Club vol 9, both originally scheduled for 12 October, have been moved to 2 November. Also postponed but with no new street dates advised: Be Good vol 3 and Kariage Kun vol 46.

Box sets AKA Paket Komik *Harga Spesial* (2011.10.19)

1. Kisah Edo di Abad 21, Vols. 1-2 (of 6*) by Tsuda Masami (Chotto Edo Made) [IDR 16,000/set]
2. Love Chop!, Vols. 1-2 of 2 by Morio Masami –Complete– [IDR 16,000/set]
3. Lys Lily, Vols. 1-2 of 2 by Hibiki Wataru (Hanatsukihime) –Complete– [IDR 16,000/set]
4. Magic Peddler Roma, Vols. 1-2 (of 5+) by Kurazono Norihiko (Mahou Gyoushounin Roma) [IDR 16,000/set]

Note: Volume tallies represent Japanese volume totals, not (necessarily) Elex's latest release. Most recent Elex releases: Kisah Edo di Abad 21: vol 3 (released 7.27) and Magic Peddler Roma: vol 2 (2010.11.10). I assume Chotto Edo Made's finale volume is 6 based on the manga concluding in LaLa's 24 August issue. The sixth tankou streets 4 November 2011 in Japan.

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Do you want Elexmedia to publish Durarara!!, Suzumiya Haruhi or other light novels? Read the details here!

This post is written in Bahasa Indonesia, simply because it was intended for Indonesian ^^

Pernah nggak punya keinginan baca light novel Jepang yang banyak diadaptasi menjadi anime dan/atau manga seperi Durarara!!, Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai, Ghost Hunt atau Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu dalam bahasa Indonesia? Nah, keinginan tersebut bisa terwujud kalau baca post ini lebih lanjut xD

Black Blood Brothers © Azano Kouhei, Kusaka Yuuya/Fujimi Shoubou
Durarara!! © Narita Ryohgo, Yasuda Suzuhito/Media Works
Fate/Zero © Nasu Kinoko, Nitro+, Type-Moon, Urobuchi Gen, Takeuchi Takashi/Type-Moon
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu © Tanigawa Nagaru, Itou Noiji/Kadokawa Shoten

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The Best Skilled Surgeon 4, Toradora 2, Ciuman Dewa 1 by Suzuki Julietta (Elex 22 December 2010 manga)

Kamisama Hajimemashita © Suzuki Julietta/Hakusensha [Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as Ciuman Dewa by Elex Media Komputindo

Before I get to Kamisama Hajimemashita—ultimately debuting in Indonesia as (Pfft!) Ciuman Dewa/A God's Kiss instead of Nice to Meet You, God—let's renew our acquaintance with Mikoto. Remember him?

Despite inevitable comparison with other surgical drama, namely Team Medical Dragon and Godhand Teru, Irie Kenzo- & Hashiguchi Takashi's shounen medical manga rates a credible, even among students of medicine.

A genius cardiac surgeon saves young Saijo Mikoto's life. Now grown-up and a pediatric surgeon in his own right, Mikoto dedicates his life to helping children similarly afflicted with congenital heart defects.

Mikoto succeeds in reopening the hospital's pediatric surgery unit, but that's only the beginning of his new challenges: an enemy who vows to take him down, a messed up system and diseases that push his expertise to the limits.

Find out how Mikoto strives to provide the best recovery for his patients in The Best Skilled Surgeon volume 4, finally streeting on the 22nd. (Reportedly earlier in Gramed Grand Indonesia.)

The manga adaptation of Takemiya Yuyuko's Toradora! light novel grabs the DO WANT! first runner up-ship.

Toradora! 2 of 4+ by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko

Ryuuji who's crushing on Taiga's friend Minori matchmakes Taiga with his best bud Kitajima. At least, that was the plan. But schemes tend to #Fail and in ways least expected. Minorin has it in her head that Taiga and Ryuuji are a couple, and as if one misunderstanding weren't enough, Kitajima concurs.

See if the feared Dragon and Tiger can drag themselves out of depression in Toradora! 2.

Ciuman Dewa 1 of 8+ by Suzuki Julietta

[Ciuman Dewa preview from editor Nia-san]

No, no, Tomoe (on the right) isn't threatening Elex with dire retaliation for titling his shoujo manga starrer Ciuman Dewa (no matter how left-brained it is); the kitsunemimi'ed fox familiar's actually—wait, getting ahead of myself. Let's backtrack:

A string of disasters awaits poverty-stricken school girl Nanami. Not only does does a falling ladder (metaphorically) squash her flat, a cascading durian bops her on the head after.

In plot terms, Nanami is abandoned by her debtor father; what's worse, the kin-poor Nanami is booted out of her be it ever so rundown home.

So, of course, Nanami meets a (weird) bespectacled man who kisses her on the forehead and says he's giving her a place to stay. A reluctant Nanami trudges to the guy's home—which turns out to be a derelict shrine. There she meets a fox-eared bishounen and a pair of spirits who call her God.

VIZ Media's English Kamisama Hajimemashita, 1 description shortcuts it so well: Nanami has all kinds of new responsibilities she doesn't understand, dangers she's unaware of, and a cranky ex-familiar who's...actually pretty hot. What's a new-fledged godling to do?

[Preview from editor Nia Ika-san]

Yup, Nanami's Secret God Training START-OH! The new land god, instead of inheriting Komainu spirits—guardian dogs/lions, statues of which can often be found at shrine entrances—is landed with the foul-mouthed fox familiar Tomoe as her protector. (The former Shinto kami Mikage is dog-allergic.) And the only way to bind intractable Tomoe to Nanami is—you guessed it—with a God's Kiss. (That's the “docile” Tomoe after The Kiss that sealed his and Nanami's contract; here's what he really feels.)

So — Gods, Spirits, Fox Boys, Strong Female Lead, Master-Servant Relationship, Live-in Lover, Love-Hate Relationship. Baka-Updates Manga users add Tengu to the Kamisama Hajimemashita tag list because one karasu-tengu or crow tengu flits about (sometimes as an ostrich).

Suzuki Julietta's Ciuman Dewa shares the School Girl Gods/crabby but droolicious familiars trope and the promise of breath-stealing *doki-doki* with another Hakusensha shoujo manga, Tanaka Meca's Sweet God. Aside from Kamisama Hajimemashita, Suzuki Julietta-sensei created Devil & Sweet (volume 2 streets with Ciuman Dewa 1) and Karakuri Odette.

MANGAZINES: Nakayoshi Lovely 9: Starfruits

Nakayoshi Lovely 9: Starfruits

I owe a debt of gratitude to editor Nia Ika-san, not only for providing the Ciuman Dewa 1 previews but also the chapter title pages of Nakayoshi Lovely 9: Starfruits. (Sankyuu~ Nia-san.)

Of the Kodansha shoujo one-shots, Nia-san recommends teh romance and terminal keeyootness of a date at a high-class French restaurant Christmas Dinner is A Love Flavour by Sakuya Ippo (Starving and Fall in Love Song) and the Older Woman/Younger Man-troped Compressed Emotion by Seta Haruhi (Coz We're not Children).

The other Nakayoshi Lovely Starfruits stories:
Before - After by Arisawa Ryo (Long Half Time), Candies by Togusa Kazuya, Miracle Wool by Miasa Rin (Ontama), My Prince by Yamada Daisy (Boyfriend and Love Honor) and Strawberry Princess & Rose Prince by Fukuda Rinko. Click the orange titles if you want the previews.

Elex Media manga, manhwa and manhua (2010.12.22)

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1. The Best Skilled Surgeon (Saijou no Meii) 4 of 11 by Irie Kenzo & Hashiguchi Takashi

Saijou no Meii 「最上の命医」 by Irie Kenzo & Hashiguchi Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.01

Volume 4 chapters:
25 幸福の王子
26 優しい人間
27 医局のしがらみ
28 生命の神秘
29 世界の常識
30 完璧ではないモノ
31 命（みこと）の弱み
32 命（みこと）の病気
33 自分だけのルール
34 腕利きの外部者

Related Series
Saijou no Meii - The King of Neet (sequel; three volumes per 2010.12)

2. [Series Premiere] Ciuman Dewa (Kamisama Hajimemashita) 1 of 8+ by Suzuki Julietta

Kamisama Hajimemashita 「神様はじめました」 by Suzuki Julietta Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.09

Other languages
English Kamisama Hajimemashita (VIZ Media; volume 1 per 2010.12.07 • volume 2 street date: 2011.03.01)

3. Devil & Sweet (Akuma to Dolce) 2 of 2+ by Suzuki Julietta

Akuma to Dolce 「悪魔とドルチェ」 by Suzuki Julietta Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.11

4. Look Up! (Miagete Goran) 7 of 8 by Kusaba Michiteru

Miagete Goran 「見上げてごらん」 by Kusaba Michiteru Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2006.10

Volume 7 chapters:
58 父を知る人
59 遅れた男
60 いざ100面コートへ
61 衝撃のショット
62 了が消えた!?
63 愉快（？）なメンバー
64 ロケットの理由（わけ）
65 仲間
66 マネートーナメント開幕!!
67 成長の跡

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (concluded)

5. Our Dear Tamura-kun (Watashitachi no Tamura-kun) 3 of 4 by Kurafuji Sachi & Takemiya Yuyuko

Watashitachi no Tamura-kun 「わたしたちの田村くん」 by Kurafuji Sachi & Takemiya Yuyuko MediaWorks Dengeki Comic Gao!, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.01

Related series
Based on the two-volume light novel series by Takemiya Yuyuko, illustrated by Yasu, serialized in the seinen Dengeki hp

6. The Real Fake Princess 5 of 5 by Ihuan [Finale]

The Real Fake Princess 「真假公主」 by Ihuan (also Yi Huan) Tong Li, shoujo

Other languages
English Real Fake Princess (DrMaster; five volumes), Thai องค์หญิงกำมะลอ (Burapat Comics), Vietnamese Công Chúa Lac Loài (Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ) and Hungarian Makrancos hercegnő (Delta Vision)

7. A Story of Heroes (Heroes) 33 of 37 by Choi Mir (Daiwon C.I.)
8. Toradora! 2 of 4+ by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko

Toradora! 「とらドラ！」 by Zekkou & Takemiya Yuyuko MediaWorks Dengeki Comic Gao! (former) and Dengeki Daioh (current), shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.02

Related series
Based on the 10-volume light novel series by Takemiya Yuyuko, illustrated by Yasu, published under the Dengeki Bunko imprint

Other languages
English ToraDora! (Seven Seas; volume 1 street date: 2011.03.01) and traditional Chinese (Kadokawa Media Taiwan)

Adaptations
Twenty-five episodes of J.C.Staff's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Majima Junji (Takasu Ryuuji) and Kugimiya Rie as Aisaka Taiga, aired on TV Tokyo from October 2008 to March 2009. An Internet radio show to promote the anime broadcast 38 episodes between September 2008 and May 2009.

¹ Sources: Elex STO 22 December 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each. Nakayoshi Lovely 9 retails for IDR 30,000/issue
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

Previews continued

Finales

The Real Fake Princess 5 of 5 by Ihuan

I likes DrMaster's Real Fake Princess, Vol. 5 description, so going with that first.

On the run and torn between her love for two men, Zi Li has no clue what to do. It seems happiness with either suitor is lost to her. Not to mention, her own brother would rather see her dead than let the long kept skeleton out of the family closet.

If you want Elex's name-dropping version, however —

Zili and Zhonglu reunite, but after Yang Yue discovers that Zili is the Song princess, will he let her go? Faced with Zili and Zhonglu's love, will Tang Hui give up?

Meanwhile, Tai Fang lalu accompanies Zili to Lin'an to await the decision regarding Zili's fate.

Between Hui and Zhonglu, who will Zili choose?

Ongoing series

Devil & Sweet 2 of 2+ by Suzuki Julietta

It just stands to reason that even a high-level demon like Beaut would be clueless about Valentine's Day. The problem comes when he accepts a chocolate full of “special meaning” from Mayuri.

Will Beaut's desire to become closer to Mayuri—he even enrolls in a human school—be enough to placate Mayuri?

Look Up! 7 of 8 by Kusaba Michiteru

After the winning against Hien and thinking that he will be fielded in the interhigh finals, Yuzawa Ryo is surprised to learn of a sudden decision to send him to the U.S. for training. Coach Niwa invites Ryo to an old tennis court in Florida where Ryo meets someone he never anticipated encountering again.

Our Dear Tamura-kun 3 of 4 by Kurafuji Sachi & Takemiya Yuyuko

Who is Souma? A brief sentence in the postcard Yukisada receives haunts him. On the night Souma confesses her love, a night full of confusion and turmoil, a missive arrives that seemingly articulates Yukisada's feelings.

A Story of Heroes 33 of 37 by Choi Mir

Yushin, along with Budel, sets off for the Gods' world in pursuit of the Four Corners Pearl Shards. The task proves difficult at every turn, with Yushin and allies having to fight off strange flora as well as the Goddess of Water.

UP NEXT: Level Comics and m&c! 22 December 2010 manga and manhwa

Level Comics: A Spirit of The Sun 7 · Air Gear 17 · Fist of The Blue Sky 3 · Hikayat Genji 5 · Jio 11 · Psychometrist Eiji 17 · The Ravages of Time 6 · Yakari - Di Sarang Berang-Berang

m&c!: Female Wolf's Boy 10 · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 5 · Goal Den Age 2 · Go! Hiromi Go! 6

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03) who thanks Nia Ika-san again

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manga available this week (15 December 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Golden Book (Deluxe) · Inuyasha 50 · Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder 2 of 2 · Kariage kun 37 · Godhand Teru 28 · Mixim 11 vol.2 · Bakeru kun Pika-pika 2 · Artist Acro 5 · New Sexy Simpleton 8
• Level Comics: Genius Family Company 5 · xxxHOLiC 11 · Restore Garage 251 vol.11 · Haruka 17 vol.10 · Half an Apple 5 · Last Inning 7 · Nurse Aoi 17 · Yakari dan Monster Danau
• m&c!: Electric Daisy 6 · Goong [Palace Story] 21 · Sugar Family 5 · Be a Naughty Girl 3 · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 13 · Monika 137

related monthly schedule(s)

December 2010
Premiering Cynical Kanoko by Tsuda Ririko, Hallelujah Overdrive by Takata Kentaro, Hitohira by Kirihara Idumi, The Recipe for Gertrude by Kusakawa Nari

other invaluable resources

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

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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

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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

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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!!!