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Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 14, My Life 4, Cherry 55/2011 (m&c! 27 July 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Update: What's the stage after minimalism? Because that's where this release sked lands, with its additional m&c! artwork and NikBabble™ :D

Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 14 (m&c!)

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen © Sawada Hirofumi
Kodansha [Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War by Gramedia/m&c!

Yoshinaka ousts Heike from the capital, but his overweening ambition results in despotic excesses. The Kiso troops, too, begin oppressing the townfolk. To curb the tyranny, a mysterious group, concealing its members' identities behind lion masks, emerges...

I assume this Yoshinaka is the general who defeated the army of Taira no Koremori at the Battle of Kurikara Pass and marched to Kyoto. I really should read Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War, but catching up with 14 Genpei War tankou, plus the 22-volume prequel—volumes 17 through 22 of which are individually restocked this street date—fazes me. >.< (More on the Restocks below.)

Elsewhere, the case of Kotori's murder cracks wide open in —

My Life 4 of 5 by Momochi Reiko

Three years have passed since Kotori's murder. Her case file is gathering dust, and people's memories are short. Nobara spends her days listless as evidence proving Gotouda's guilt remains elusive. Only her friend Himeno's miscarriage rouses her from her lethargy.

Nobara goes to Himeno's boyfriend Murase's apartment to fetch some things for the hospitalized Himeno, only to discover there a DVD recording of Kotori's last moments...

Even sight unseen, am willing to bet that the penultimate My Life ends in an evil cliffie. My suggest: Wait till 10 August for the finale to street.

m&c! mangazines: Cherry 55/2011

Cherry 55/2011 (m&c!)

Premieres I Love Dog and You by Ichikawa Show and Always by Your Side by Nakamura Sayumi

Sawry, I don't know from which Sho-Comi/ Ciao/ ChuChu/ Flowers shoujo manga Cherry 55's cover comes from, but that doesn't really matter (much) right now, does it? The moar important thing — the two debuts noted above.

About I Love Dog and You
I speculate that I Love Dog and You is Ichikawa Show's Inu Jikan 「犬じかん」, first serialized in Sho-Comi. Only three chapters long, Inu Jikan follows Riku, a girl who prefers the company of Canis lupis familiaris to that of (male) Homo sapiens. And it just so happens that the most popular boy in school not only has the word ‘dog’ in his name but owns three large dogs too! Will love bloom? [Excerpted from Baka-Updates Manga's Inu Jikan description]

The tankou compiling AKA Dog Time also collects a pair of one-shots, Amakuchi koigokoro and Himitsu no chikara. (Adding the latter two on the off chance the m&c! serializes them later.)

Before I Love Dog and You, m&c! also serialized Color of Sky, Color of Love that I rated a “shocking” 5.75 on a scale of 10 (considering how much I wub Ichikawa Show-sensei's Let's Go Home). For other Ichikawa Show manga, see after the release list.

About Always by Your Side
Meanwhile, Nakamura Sayumi's Always by Your Side is most likely Itsumo Soba ni Koi no Uta 「いつもそばに恋のうた」 ex-ChuChu, originally compiled 2010.04. Can't understand Gugel's translation of the Japanese synop, but a much-wubbed love song figures in a certain couple's life.

For other Nakamura Sayumi manga, please scroll down.

Additionally, m&c! includes Glasses In Love among the Cherry 55 titles, but I have no clue about its original title nor its manga-ka. If you know, please leave me a comment.

These other manga (for sure) continue their serial runs: Yomogi Loves Money? (Yomogi Mochi Yaketa?) by Arai Kiyoko; Dawn Aria (Akatsuki no ARIA) by Akaishi Michiyo; My Lovely Class Leader ♥ (Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou) by Nishimura Tomoko (volume 2 is skedded for this 10 August, btw); and I am not a Maid! (Maid ja Naimon!) by Iwaoka Meme.

m&c! also sneaks in a sneak peek into the local KOLONI series Satu Atap by Azisa Noor, a comedy set in a Bandung boarding house populated by not-quite human residents. (Two volumes released as per July 2010.)

☂ [RE-STO] Restocks of restocks, unless they didn't restock per m&c!'s plan?

m&c! manga (2011.07.27)

  1. My Life (Inochi) 4 of 5 by Momochi Reiko
    2. My Life 4 (m&c!)

    Inochi 「いのち」 by Momochi Reiko
    Kodansha Dessert, shoujo
    Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.04

  2. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 14 of 16+ by Sawada Hirofumi

m&c! mangazines (2011.07.27)

  • Cherry 55/2011

Hong Kong manhua (2011.07.27)

  1. Long Hu Men - The Next Level 5: Berebut Supremasi by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty)
  2. The Story of Wang Fenglei Season 2 Book Two by Tony Wong and Dick Kwong (Jade Dynasty)

[RE-STO] Restocked (2011.07.27)

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Bleach 41, My Own Princess 4, Just Love Me! by Shiiba Nana (m&c! 15 June 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Also, a couple of manhua and highly diversified restocks

Bleach 41: Heart (m&c!)

Bleach © Kubo Tite/Shueisha [Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Ichigo is powerless against Ulquiorra. Drowning in remorse, Orihime can only stare dumbstruck. Just when all seems hopeless, Ichigo transforms into a Hollow.

Now turned into a berserker hollow, Ichigo attacks Ulquiorra until he is stopped by Uryū just before delivering the final blow, relates Wiki in its Bleach, Vol. 41 summary. After some You can't be a Hollow! and You're alive?! protestations from Ulquiorra-sama and Ishida-kun, Hollow Ichigo suddenly appears behind Ulquiorra, grabbing one of his arms and ripping it off. (That last quote comes from Bleach Wiki's The Lust 4 synop.)

Bleach 41: Heart—which has Espada Yammy Llargo as the cover boy (>.<)—compiles chapters 350 through 358: The Lust 4, The Lust 5, The Lust 6, The Ash, Heart, Azul-Blood Splash, Tyrant of Skulls, The Colossus of Fear and King of the Clouds.

Moving on from Shirosaki —

My Own Princess 4 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Asyu believes that he loves only Princess Aris, but when Nuri is hurt, he fears he is going to lose her. Has Asyu undergone a change of heart? Princess Aris, too, harbors feelings for...?

Meanwhile, the deadline for appointing the princess's consort looms. Whom will the Princess pick?

Choices, choices... :D

New m&c! manga

m&c! rolls out shoujo standalones Just Love Me! by Shiiba Nana, Miracle Kiss by Nashizuki Uta and Naughty Boyfriend by Shiraishi Yuki. Resident TC critic Lina-chan snap reviews all three; I'm featuring 9 of 10 ♥, Just Do It! Just Love Me! up here. Look for Ghosts hate kisses?? Miracle Kiss and Appearances Deceive Naughty Boyfriend after the release list.

Just Love Me! by Shiiba Nana

Just Love Me! (m&c!)

Yacchimaina!! © Shiiba Nana
Shogakukan [Betsucomi]
Published in Indonesia
as Just Love Me! by m&c!

Chisa is dating Rio, *the* fangirl idol of her school. But princely Rio hides [not anymore –Ed.] a secret: he is a Yakuza scion. So aside from spending days bodyguarded by The Real Scary, Chisa is dragged into an inter-clan power struggle. This so incenses normally gentle Rio that he turns him into...

...prolly not as much of a berserker as Hollow Ichigo :D

Rio×Chisa spans two stories: the antho namer Just Love Me! and Just Go!. Rio's Yakuza mentor Ban also get his own side story, Fantasy Lollipop. Omnibus closer Baby, Let's Dance features a Yakuza's daughter instead of son — Ai who dreams of a prince but lands...Sousuke who is, to put it mildly, a little out there. (Thanks, for the snap synops, Lina-chan ^^)

Other Shiiba Nana manga published by m&c!: Kiss Me After School!, Gorgeous Twins, Prince Romantica and The Underground Kids. Latest is My Egoist Teacher ♥, originally Sensei wa Egotist. If/when m&c! licenses Nana-chan's Sensei wa Sadistic (first published in Japan 2010.08), I wonder what m&c! will title it?

Imma also wait for the Bishies galore! Ookamitachi no Shiikuho (JP release: 2011.02); the Boarding House, Childhood Friends Love Share (2010.05); and Bishounen Moraimashita, starring a bishounen butler (2008.06).

BTW, can anyone confirm whether m&c! has already published Animal Jungle (2007.11 vintage)? I can't find it in m&c!'s site (which sports a yummy new look ^^.) And since I've turned this sub-section into Shiiba Nana-sensei's backlist list, might as well mention Akuma na Kare to Ikenie Tenshi that, based on its original 2005.08 street date, is prolly Sensei's debut tank.

☂ [RE-STO]: Noted the Restocks heterogeneity at the top because we get the gamut from sports manga and AMERO comics (the Dive!! series by Mori Eto & Ikeno Masahiro and Alber CG/Sebastien Celimon's Hand 7) to Chinese historical manhua (Li Zhi Qing & Zhuang Han Bo's Fu and Dragon) to the usual shoujo romances, whether from Japan or homegrown (How to make a Princess by Izumi Asuka and Flower Rhapsody! by Christy).

m&c! manga (2011.06.15)

  1. Bakugan Battle Brawlers 17: Light in the Dark by Sega Toys/Spin Master/Bakugan Project [IDR 27,500]
    2. Bakugan Battle Brawlers 17 (m&c!)

    Bakugan Battle Brawlers
    by Sega Toys / Spin Master / Bakugan Project

  2. Bleach 41 of 50+ by Kubo Tite
    3. Bleach 41 (m&c!)

    Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite
    Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen
    Volume 41 (chapters 350-358) first published in Japan 2009.10

    Awards
    Best Shounen Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

    Other languages
    English Bleach (35 volumes per 2011.06.07 • volume 36 street date: 2011.09.06), French (Glénat; Tome 42: Shock of the queen shipped 2011.05.04 • Tome 43 street date: 2011.07.01), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (#49: The Lost Agent shipped 2011.06.07)

    Related
    Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).

    The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).

    Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted/streets in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46, Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50).

    Adaptations
    Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 15: Gotei 13 Invading Army opened with episode 317 in April 2011; latest episode 326 aired 2011.06.14). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody, The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, Fade to Black, I Call Your Name and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.

    At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

  3. [Premiere] Just Love Me! (Yacchimaina!!) by Shiiba Nana
    4. Just Love Me! (m&c!)

    Yacchimaina!! 「ヤっちまいな！！」 by Shiiba Nana
    Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2008.11

  4. [Premiere] Miracle Kiss (Ghost wa Kiss o Kirau) by Nashizuki Uta
    5. Miracle Kiss (m&c!)

    Ghost wa Kiss o Kirau 「ゴーストはキスを嫌う」
    by Nashizuki Uta
    Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2009.05

  5. [Premiere] Naughty Boyfriend (Akuma de Koibito.) by Shiraishi Yuki
    6. Naughty Boyfriend (m&c!)

    Akuma de Koibito. 「アクマでコイビト。」
    by Shiraishi Yuki
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2008.04

m&c! manhwa (2011.06.15)

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Hong Kong manhua (2011.06.15)

  1. The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 18 of 20: Dalang Iblis (bagian ketujuh) by Khu Lung, Cai Jing Dong (Culturecom) [IDR 19,900]
  2. Pedang Maha Dewa - Future 2 of 6 by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 95,000]

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Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 12, Beauty Pop 10 of 10, Jun★Ai Sensation 5 of 5 (m&c! 25 May 2011 manga)

Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 12 (m&c!)

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen © Sawada Hirofumi/Kodansha
[Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War by Gramedia/m&c!

Hyota (Yoshitsune) manages to prevent a war between Yoritomo and Yoshinaka's troops. His next challenge: an arranged marriage. His own to be exact :D

Doncha just wub his sweatdroppy droopy befuddlement, shown on the Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 12 above? I do ♡.

Jun★Ai Sensation 5 (m&c!)

Jun'ai Sensation
© Oobayashi Miyuki
Shogakukan [ChuChu]
Published as
Jun★Ai Sensation
by Gramedia/m&c!

Series finales

Two shoujo series finish — Arai Kiyoko's Beauty Pop (volume 10) and Oobayashi Miyuki's Jun★Ai Sensation (volume 5).

In the final Beauty Pop, can SP win the All Japan Beauty Contest when Narumi and Ochiai are feuding?

Meanwhile, as Jun★Ai Sensation counts down to wrap... Die, Fukunaga Ai! Whoops. Someone has it in for Ai who stars in a drama and inadvertently becomes famous. Someone who gives Ai's kissing scene two thumbs down.

New m&c! titles

One of these things is not like the others~♪, or so goes the Sesame Street song. First, m&c! lines up six omnibuses: Catwalk Romance by Shiraishi Yuki and To Love a Cool Boy by Sugishippo (both ex-Sho-Comi); Himegirl Attack by Wao Akira, Love Tricks by Ibuki Kaede × CHOCHO and Moriko in The Wonder Forest by Notoyama Keiko (from Ciao); and My Boyfriend in 16 by Yoshinaga Yuu (Betsucomi). And then it drags in Pedang Maha Dewa - Future 1 by Tony Wong. Can you spot the odd one out?

What else but the one that's not a manga and not a standalone.

According to m&c!, the Pedang Maha Dewa F manhua represents the final appearance of Weapons of the Gods characters Wen Tian and Tay Ping. The setting moves to the modern era, specifically, the WWI time window when foreign powers held Hong Kong as a concession territory. The story's main antagonists are the Demon forces, smaller in stature than the Sky Demons (the enemy in Pedang Maha Dewa 3 and 3.5), but more numerous and capable of transforming into humans. In Tony Wong's alternate history, they triggered the Great War and it is now up to Wen Tian and Tay Ping to rid the planet of these critters.

(For the new shoujo manga previews, scroll down.)

☂, VIII [RE-STO]: .hack anyone? Specifically, Hack XXXX and Hack// G.U.+? Complete sets on tap this week.

m&c! manga (2011.05.25)

  1. Beauty Pop 10 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko [Finale]
    2. Beauty Pop 10 (m&c!)

    Beauty Pop 「ビューティーポップ」 by Arai Kiyoko
    AKA Beauty Pop Stage 2
    Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
    Volume 10 first published in Japan 2008.02

    Other languages
    Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)
    English Beauty Pop (VIZ Media: 10 volumes), French (Soleil: tome 10 per 2010.04) and traditional Chinese 俏麗魔髮師 (Tong Li Taiwan)

    Adaptations
    A drama CD was released in November 2004, starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko (Koshiba Kiri), Seki Tomokazu (Narumi Shogo), Makoto Aoki (Ochiai Kazuhiko), Shimono Hiro (Minami Kei), Kurata Masayo (Aoyama Kanako), Shimozaki Hiroshi (Komatsu Taro) and Hoshino Mitsuaki (Koshiba Seiji).

  2. [Premiere] Catwalk Romance (Plastic Girl) by Shiraishi Yuki
    3. Catwalk Romance (m&c!)

    Plastic Girl 「プラスチック・ガール」 by Shiraishi Yuki
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2009.03

  3. [Premiere] Himegirl Attack (Himegal Yoroshiku) by Wao Akira
    4. Himegirl Attack (m&c!)

    Himegal Yoroshiku 「姫ギャル・夜露死苦」
    by Wao Akira
    Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2010.10

  4. Jun★Ai Sensation (Jun'ai Sensation) 5 of 5 by Oobayashi Miyuki [Finale]
  5. [Premiere] Love Tricks (Koakuma 7) by Ibuki Kaede, CHOCHO
    6. Love Tricks (m&c!)

    Koakuma 7 JS no tame no atarashii renai kyouka
    「小悪魔７　ＪＳのためのアタラシイ恋愛教科」
    by Ibuki Kaede, CHOCHO
    Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2010.07

  6. [Premiere] Moriko in The Wonder Forest (Fushigi no Mori no Moriko) by Notoyama Keiko
    7. Moriko in The Wonder Forest (m&c!)

    Fushigi no Mori no Moriko 「ふしぎの森のモリコ」
    by Notoyama Keiko
    Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2010.07

  7. [Premiere] My Boyfriend in 16 (Koibito wa 16-sai) by Yoshinaga Yuu
    8. My Boyfriend in 16 (m&c!)

    Koibito wa 16-sai 「恋人は１６さい」
    by Yoshinaga Yuu
    Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2010.05

  8. Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden the 2nd (Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd) 5 of 6 by Hayashi Fumino/GAINAX · khara
    9. Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden the 2nd 5 (m&c!)

    Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd
    「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン　鋼鉄のガールフレンド２ｎｄ」
    by Hayashi Fumino/GAINAX · khara
    Kadokawa Shoten Asuka, shoujo
    Volume 5 first published in Japan 2005.07

    Other languages
    English Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (ADV; six volumes)

    Related
    Neon Genesis Evangelion (adapted from; 12 volumes as at 2010.04)

  9. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 12 of 15+ by Sawada Hirofumi
  10. [Premiere] To Love a Cool Boy (Hieshou Danshi Kouryakuhou) by Sugishippo
    11. To Love a Cool Boy (m&c!)

    Hieshou Danshi Kouryakuhou
    「冷え性男子攻略法」 by Sugishippo
    Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
    This volume first published in Japan 2009.09

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Hong Kong manhua (2011.05.25)

  1. The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 17 of 20: Dalang Iblis (bagian keenam) by Khu Lung, Cai Jing Dong (Culturecom) [IDR 19,900]
  2. Long Hu Men - The Next Level 3: Jurus Nadi Setan by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 70,000]
  3. [Series Premiere] Pedang Maha Dewa - Future 1 of 6 by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 95,000]
  4. Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade 2 by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [IDR 80,000]

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Bleach 38, Meet the Banchou 4, Goal Den Age 3 of 3 (m&c! 23 March 2011 manga)

Thankfully, Kubo Tite-sensei is still tweeting, but please continue to pray for Japan and/or help Japan.

Bleach 38 (m&c!)

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

Baraggan Luisenbarn's Fracciones attack the four pillars protecting Karakura Town; Soul Reapers Hisagi—Bleach 38's cover boy—Yumichika and Kira manage to defend their pillars, but Ikkaku's crumbles, after the 11th Division 3rd Seat refuses to reveal his bankai in combat.

What will happen to Ichigo's beloved town now?

You follow the anime? Then you have an idea of what happens, or doesn't happen to Karakura-chou.

Meet the Banchou 4 of 12 by Suzuki Nakaba

Friends lend Kongou Banchou their strength to take on the Five Dark Vows, but will it be enough? Survival is at stake in an eerie cave located deep within Mt. Fuji in Meet the Banchou 4.

(Blizzard Axel 10, the other Suzuki Nakaba shounen manga (but with toned-down testosterone), also streets this Wednesday, but blurbed way below.)

Goal Den Age 3 of 3 by Takaoka Eisei & Tsunamoto Masaya

The third DO WANT! m&c! manga is the final Goal Den Age, which not only ups its SRP by over 20% to IDR 20,000/volume, but also sees Kazu picked by the national soccer team, leaving his friends behind. But no need for tears; they all promise to reunite when Japan competes on the world stage. In the meantime, Kazu will have to make good on his promise to bring honor to the Land of the Rising Sun via the football pitch.

Previewing the other finale Go! Hiromi Go! (volume 8), the debuting School Crisis! by Igarashi Kaoru and other continuing series Below The Cut.

Reissues [RE-STO]

Ten shoujo manga—among them, Miyawaki Yukino series (My Fragile Love, NG Boy x Paradise) and an Aoki Kotomi (OMG!) anthology—up for grabs, in case you missed their premieres.

m&c! manga and manhua (2011.03.23)

  1. Bleach 38 of 49+ by Kubo Tite
    2. Bleach 38 (m&c!)

    Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite
    Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen
    Volume 38 first published in Japan 2009.04

    Volume 38: Fear for Fight chapters:
    323. Gloomy, Ghastly and Full of Despair
    324. The Reaper (originally The Claws in Weekly Shonen Jump installment)
    325. Fear For Fight (originally Fear For The Fight)
    326. Knockdown Monster
    327. Knockdown Monsters
    328. The Knuckle Debate
    329. RAGING RAMPAGE
    330. CROSSING SWORDS
    331. Don't Believe The Hide

    Awards
    Best Shounen Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

    Other languages
    English Bleach (34 volumes per 2011.03 • volume 35 street date: 2011.06.07), French (Glénat; tome 42 ships 2011.05.04), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: volume 48 per 2011.01.18)

    Related
    Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).

    The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).

    Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg street date: 2010.08.10.)

    Adaptations
    Studio Pierrot's Bleach anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004, continuing to this day. Season 14 opened with episode 266 in April 2010; latest episode 313 aired 2011.03.15). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi and Namikawa Daisuke playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro and Arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer respectively. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody, The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, Fade to Black, I Call Your Name and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.

    At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

  2. Blizzard Axel 10 of 11 by Suzuki Nakaba
    3. Blizzard Axel 10 (m&c!)

    Blizzard Axel 「ブリザードアクセル」
    by Suzuki Nakaba
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 10 (chapters 89-98) first published in Japan 2007.06

  3. Go! Hiromi Go! 8 of 8 by Asou Mikoto [Finale]
  4. Goal Den Age 3 of 3 by Takaoka Eisei & Tsunamoto Masaya [Finale]
    5. Goal Den Age 3 (m&c!)

    Goal Den Age 「ＧｏａｌＤｅｎＡｇｅ」
    by Takaoka Eisei & Tsunamoto Masaya
    Kodansha Magazine Special, shounen
    Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.02

  5. The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 16 of 20: Dalang Iblis (bagian kelima) by Khu Lung, Cai Jing Dong
  6. Magical x Miracle 3 of 6 by Mizutani Yuzu
    7. Magical x Miracle 3 (m&c!)

    Magical x Miracle
    「Ｍａｇｉｃａｌ×Ｍｉｒａｃｌｅ」
    by Mizutani Yuzu
    Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
    Volume 3 first published in Japan 2004.05

    Other languages
    English Magical x Miracle (TOKYOPOP: six volumes)

  7. Meet the Banchou (Kongoh Bancho) 4 of 12 by Suzuki Nakaba
    8. Meet the Banchou 4 (m&c!)

    Kongoh Bancho 「金剛番長」 by Suzuki Nakaba
    AKA Diamond Delinquent
    Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
    Volume 4 (chapters 27-36) first published in Japan 2008.11

  8. [Premiere] School Crisis! (Gakuen Crisis!) by Igarashi Kaoru
    9. School Crisis! (m&c!)

    Gakuen Crisis! 「学園クライシス！」
    by Igarashi Kaoru
    Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
    This anthology first published in Japan 2010.03

  9. The Story of Wang Fenglei 9 of 10 by Tony Wong

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[RE-STO] Reissues (2011.03.23)

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Female Wolf's Boy 12, Idol Shopping 6, Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 9 (m&c! 12 January 2011 manhwa and manga) [UPDATED]

Female Wolf's Boy 12 (m&c!) Idol Shopping 6 (m&c!)

[Female Wolf's BOY] © Han YuRang/Samyang
[Idol Shopping] © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Despite the canon couple covers, in both of m&c!'s highly-popular soonjung manhwa, the opposite sides of the respective love triangles pose in all their jjang glory. Referring to HoWon in Female Wolf's Boy and SeRyun in Idol Shopping. Let's take the romantic musical chairs one at a time:

EunSoo breaks up with JaeHee and starts dating HoWon in Female Wolf's Boy 12, little knowing that HoWon realizes just how much she still pines for her “ex.” While HoWon spills his woes to EunSoo's step-brother GyuHyeon, EunSoo's former abductor shows up at Cheong Woon.

How will JaeHee react when he finds Kim GonTae cornering EunSoo at school? (Not to mention EunSoo sassing him?)

Meanwhile, in Idol Shopping 6, SongYie double-crosses boyfriend GaYoon and takes up with idol SeRyun. All this to avenge her twin brother Ahul. Does heartbreak await GaYoon as SongYie expects?

As for the ongoing clash between the Heike and Genji clans in Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 9, the situation turns for the worse when Kiyomori dies, and Hyota (Yoshitsune) is trapped in Kamakura by Heike troops. Can Kiyomori's daughter Tokuko save Yoshitsune?

m&c! manga, manhwa and manhua (2011.01.12)

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  1. Female Wolf's Boy 12 of 17 by Han YuRang
    2. Female Wolf's Boy 12 (m&c!)

    [Female Wolf's BOY]
    「암컷늑대의 보이 (암컷늑대의 Boy)」
    by Han YuRang
    Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung
    Volume 12 first published in Korea 2007.10

    Related
    Based on the Korean Internet novel 암컷늑대의 BOY by i쿠키i조아 (iCookieiLike).

  2. Idol Shopping 6 of 12 by Hwang MiRee
    3. Idol Shopping 6 (m&c!)

    Idol Shopping 「아이돌 쇼핑」
    by Hwang MiRee
    Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung
    Volume 6 first published in Korea 2008.12

  3. The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 14 of 20: Dalang Iblis (bagian ketiga) by Khu Lung, Cai Jing Dong
  4. Long Hu Men (Oriental Heroes) 174: Tahta Berdarah! by Tony Wong
  5. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) 9 of 14+ by Sawada Hirofumi
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