Meanwhile, more bad news: Teito loses The Eye of Mikhail to Ayanami's soldiers, despite collective Frau/Castor/Labrador attempts to prevent the very thing from happening. On the bright side (or as bright as his murky circumstances allow), Teito begins to regain memories beyond those of a battle slave designed to kill. Just in time as the clergy examinations that would grant freedom—and the chance to recover The Eye—starts in 07-GHOST 4.
ISBN: 978-981-4297-90-5
MSRP: SGD 8.90
Despite Frau, Castor and Labrador's efforts to cast out the enemy that have infiltrated the Church, the 'Eye of Mikhail' is tainted by a Wars and expels itself from Teito's body, enabling Ayanami's soldiers to steal it away. As more of Teito's memories start to return, he becomes ever more determined to recover the 'Eye' and what he had lost. The clergy exam is finally underway, and his first challenge beckons...
Volume 4 contains chapters:
18 Nightmare
9
19 Nightmare
10
20 Song for Souls' Repose ~Requiem~
21 The Morning of The Bishop Exam
22 The Final Door
23 The Bridge of Tribulation
23.5 Extra Supreme Sugar
ISBN: 978-981-4323-17-8
MSRP: SGD 8.90
In Event Horizon, the world where souls must pass before they enter hell, lives Kucabara, third son of the demon king. Stripped of his demon powers and banished from the demon world for behaviour unbecoming of their kind, he has taken on the role of a 'Defense Devil' - a lawyer of hell who protects the rights of human clients unjustly condemned. However, his quest for justice is blocked at every turn by the Reapers who hunger for the dark matter of his clients. Even worse, Kucabara finds himself in a sticky situation when his client freely admits to his own guilt! How will Kucabara be able to prove his innocence?!
Volume 2 contains chapters:
08 Judgement－3 Hero 2
09 Judgement－3 Hero 3
10 Judgement－3 Hero 4
11 Judgement－3 Hero 5
12 Judgement－3 Hero 6
13 Judgement－3 Hero 7
14 Judgement－3 Hero 8
15 Judgement－4 Mysterious Woman
16 Judgement－4 Mysterious Woman 2
17 Judgement－4 Mysterious Woman 3
ISBN: 978-981-4323-37-6
MSRP: SGD 8.90
Hareta and his friends take on team Galactic! But they've walked right into a trap!
Hareta, together with several of Sinnoh's Gym leaders, launch their attack on Team Galactic's headquarters (after a short break for some lunch)! Things go wrong quickly, and one by one, Hareta's friends are captured.
Hareta pushes deeper into the enemy lair, only to come face-to-face with Mitsumi, who has now joined team Galactic! The two friends and their Pokemon square off, while Cyrus gloats as his plan unfolds. Will Hareta and Mitsumi's friendship survive their battle?
ISBN: 978-981-4323-39-0
MSRP: SGD 8.90
It's the Tanabata Festival, and Stitch's girlfriend Angel has dropped by Earth to visit! Yuna and friends decide to arrange a date for them by the river on the night of Tanabata, just like the cow herder and weaver princess in the Tanabata legend! However, a typhoon suddenly hit Izayoi Island! Will everything work out for Stitch's date with Angel?
When I checked two weeks ago, the English conclusion of CLAMP's TSUBASA had been pegged as a Coming soon,
along with Black Lagoon 8, earlier reported shipping on 17 August. Black Lagoon 8 remains an upcoming; however, CY's Available Issues for TSUBASA Reservoir Chronicle
now sez TSUBASA 28 Release[d] on 2010-07-06.
Can anyone independently confirm? Meanwhile, I will insert it into the 6 July list. I know, I know, it's a done deal, but I still can't let Syaoran × Sakura bid bye-bye (Wail!) just like that. Not after these seven-plus years. Thanks muchness.
Now back to our regularly-skedded programming.
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
© Fujiwara Hiro/Hakusensha
[Serialized in LaLa]
Keeping company with LaLa A-listers—Ouran Koukou Host Club (樱兰高校男公关部) #16 by Hatori Bisco and Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (会长是女仆) #9 by Fujiwara Hiro—are the simplified Chinese latests of Hinata Takeshi's basketball manga Ahiru no Sora (篮球小子 。空) #28 and Fujisawa Tohru's GTO sequel GTO Shonan 14 Days #4 that also street this Tuesday.
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography
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Kuroshitsuji 「黒執事」 by Toboso Yana
Square Enix GFantasy, shounen
Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.09
Other languages
Alternative English Black Butler (Yen Press: five volumes per 2011.04 • volume 6 street date: 2011.07.19), French (Kana: Black Butler tome 6 per 2011.03 • tome 7 ships 2011.07.01), German (Carlsen Comics: Black Butler Band 6 per 2011.04 • Band 7 street date: 2011.06.24), Indonesian (Elex Media: vol. 10 released 2011.03 • volume 11 scheduled 2011.07.06), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 黑執事 11 per 2011.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 黑执事 #8 released 2010.02.24)
Adaptations
The 24-episode A-1 Pictures anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Ono Daisuke (Sebastian Michaelis) and Sakamoto Maaya (Ciel Phantomhive), aired in Japan from October 2008 to March 2009. An unaired OAV side story, Kuroshitsuji: Sono Shitsuji, Kōgyō, shipped with DVD volume 9.
A 12-episode second series—Kuroshitsuji II—aired between July and September 2010. The new master and butler pair designed by Toboso Yana, butler Claude Faustus and master Alois Trancy, were voiced by Sakurai Takahiro and Mizuki Nana.
Two audio dramas preceded the anime. The first Kuroshitsuji Drama CD, released August 2007 by Geneon Entertainment, featured seiyuu Morikawa Toshiyuki, Takashiro Genki, Suzuki Chihiro, and Seki Tomokazu. The second Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Karei Naru Drama CD, released November 2008 by Sony Music Entertainment, featured the anime cast.
A musical adaptation—That Butler, Friendship—enjoyed a theater run from May 28, 2009 to June 7, 2009. The second Musical Black Butler, The Most Beautiful Death in The World, A Thousand Soul and The Fallen Grim Reapers stage musical had Matsushita Yuya reprising his role as Sebastian Michaelis. Nishii Yukito replaced Sakamoto Shougo as Ciel Phantomhive in the second musical that ran between 3 and 23 May 2010 in Japan.
Related
Black Butler Character Guide “That Butler, Assembles” (2008.02) • The TV Animation Black Butler Black Record (2009.03) • Rainbow Butler official comics anthology (2009.03)