Filled in the manga cover blanks, as demanded by ayu-chan
Another Kingdom © Fujita Maki/Akita Shoten (First serialized in Mystery Bonita)
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!
Contains [SPOILERS!]
Hai, hai, I know the Bleach domination (pro tem) ends this week, but I thought I'd abstain from leading with it for the sixth time so's I can spotlight a bishie megane kyara other than our favorite Quincy: kotodama-tsukai Yatou Kaname from Another Kingdom, one of three series concluding this week.
In the final volume of Fujita Maki's semi-horror fantasy, Reikan-chan
Hatsuse Nanao still looks as yummy to demons and specters of Japanese folklore, but now she has bodyguards—the not at all human but terribly huggy Akajita and half-and-half Yatou who's not—to get her out of scrapes, most of which she herself rushes headlong into.
But when Shii—Yatou's attacker from six years ago—reappears before our Monster Busters, can Nanao and her guardians withstand the assault?
Another Kingdom volume 2 contains chapters 5 through 8: Akajita,
Gedoh,
Ikka,
and Shii
(thanks to Aerandria × Enchantment Scans for the titles). And now that the Mystery Bonita serial's Indonesian run has ended, perhaps m&c! will resume amortization on Song of Love (Eden no Trill, also by Fujita Maki-sensei).
Bleach 28: Baron's Lecture Full-Course by Kubo Tite
Bleach © Kubo Tite
Shueisha/Shonen Jump
Published in Indonesia
by PT Gramedia/m&c!
Unfazed by the desert vastness of Hueco Mundo, Ichigo, Chad, and Ishida rush towards Las Noches, Aizen's castle HQ, to rescue Orihime. Along the way, they encounter three Hollows chasing a kid. Who is this mysterious tot?
Yeah, yeah, I know you know it's Nel Tu and her pursuers, “brothers” Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka and their pet Bawabawa. I'm sure you also know that the reason for Arrancar #103 Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio's cover stint is that Ichigo, Ishida, and Chad (joined by Rukia and Renji) will be engaging the Privaron Espada, Arrancar elite stripped their rank, in combat. Because, as pointed out in VIZ's Bleach 28 description, the disgraced Arrancar... see destroying Ichigo and his friends as a way to redeem their honor.
Shanimuni GO 30 of 32 by Ragawa Marimo
Meanwhile, in the shoujo TeniPuri
(although Your Mileage May Vary):
Rui and Shun take the court in the men's singles finals. Who will prevail? In another court, Nobuhisa and Shizuka's match enters the third set, with Nobuhisa on the offensive.
Which player will Hinako end up supporting?
The other concluding duo and the sole new manga are after the manga list.
m&c! manga and AMERO comics (2010.06.09)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- Another Kingdom 2 of 2 by Fujita Maki [Finale]
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers 6: Shun & Phoenix by Sega Toys et al.
- Bleach 28 of 45+ by Kubo Tite
- 243. The Knuckle & The Arrow
- 244. Born From The Fear
- 245. THE WAY WITHOUT ENEMIES
- 246. The Great Desert Bros.
- 247. United On The Desert
- 248. 再び生きて この場所へ (Alive and Back Here Once Again/
Futatabi Ikite, Kono Basho e
) - 249. Back to the Innocence
- 250. Five Ways To Three Figures
- 251. Baron's Lecture 1st Period
- [New] Find a New Love! (Anta Nante Okotowari!) by Sugiyama Miwako
- Nekomachi Shop Guide (Nekomachi Shop Tour Guide) 2 of 2 by Sakamoto Miku [Finale]
- The Princess Bouquet (Himesama no Hanabata) 2 of 3 by Aomata Pink
- Shanimuni GO 30 of 32 by Ragawa Marimo
- Tengu-Do 3 of 3 by Nikolavitch · Rossetto [Finale]
 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers 6: Shun & Phoenix Marucho and Runo ask for Shun's help, but Shun has a condition for lending his aid: Marucho and Runo first have to beat Shun in a duel. |
 | Bleach 「 ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－ 」 by Kubo Tite |
Volume 28: Baron's Lecture Full-Course contains:
AWARDS
Best shounen manga in the 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Bleach is translated into English by VIZ Media (volume 31 released 2010.06.01 • volume 32 street date: 2010.09.01). The manga is published in French by Glénat; in Spanish by Glénat Espagne (Spain) and Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico); in German by Tokyopop Germany; in Dutch by Kana Netherlands; in Russian by Эксмо; in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica; in Portuguese by Planet Manga (Panini Comics); and in simplified Chinese by Chuang Yi (latest volume: #44: Vice It).
ADAPTATIONS
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation began TV broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 15, the return to the Fake Karakura Town arc, opened with episode 266 on 2010.04.13; the latest episode 274 Hitsugaya, sutemi no Hyōten Hyakkasō!
(日番谷、捨て身の氷天百華葬！; Hitsugaya's Desperate Frozen-Heavens Countless Ornate Entombment!
) aired on 2010.06.08). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as leads Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia. Park Romi and Namikawa Daisuke play 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro and Arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer respectively. At least two OAVs and three theatrical movies—Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody, Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, and Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name—have been released.
Eight drama CDs have been produced so far. Featuring the original anime seiyuu, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.
 | Anta Nante Okotowari! 「 アンタなんてお断り！ 」 |
 | Nekomachi Shop Tour Guide 「 猫町ショップガイド 」 |
 | Himesama no Hanabata 「 姫様の花束 」 |
 | Shanimuni GO 「 しゃにむにＧＯ 」 |
 | Tengu-Do by Nikolavitch (Alex-Nikolavitch Racunica) & Rossetto (Andrea Rossetto) |
NOTE
¹ Source: m&c! (artwork)
² Links like this are Amazon.com (or other online merchants) search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.
Volume previews continued...
Find a New Love by Sugiyama Miwako
Newbie Anta Nante Okotowari! is another standalone from Royal Green and Three Star Love Days manga-ka Sugiyama Miwako:
Ogura Yui has just had her heart broken and instead of launching herself past the Despair Event Horizon (or more mildly, assuming the fetal position in Tamaki's Corner of Woe), goes off to Find A New Love.
In her fresh romance “quest,” Yui exchanges home for the Wakaba School Dorm, haven of guys who are just... weird, the oddest one being Naruse Kaoru, the dorm head.
Fortunately for Yui, Kaoru is as bishie as he is strange and annoying, leading Yui to wonder if perhaps she has found her new love.
Scanlator Nagareboshi Manga (via Baka-Updates Manga) points out the reason for Yui's rather drastic broken heart medication: the person she loves is her Not Blood Older Sib with whom Yui lives who ups and gets married on her. So it's not so much that Yui's doing an Anri (the goes after boys like there's no tomorrow
protagonist of Sugiyama Miwako-sensei's Love Chaser), like I first assumed when I read m&c!'s back cover blurb. The oniichan angle also explains why Baka-Updates users tagged the shoujo romance Brother Complex,
in addition to Dorms
and Bishounen.
Nekomachi Shop Guide 2 of 2 by Sakamoto Miku [Finale]
Welcome to the Nekomachi Apartments. Here, two brothers—Kanade and Hibiki—run a fashion boutique specializing in bags. Polar opposites in terms of design and disposition, can Kanade and Hibiki set their differences aside long enough to win a contest?
Other Sakamoto Miku manga: Prisoner of the Heart/Toraware Gokko, Nadeshiko Club, and Gokuraku Smile.
Tengu-Do 3: Master by Nikolavitch · Rossetto [Finale]
Having triumphed in countless battles and thinking he'd won the keys to the future, the Ronin decides to leave years of fighting behind, and takes time to rest and recuperate in a farming village. But a warrior is a warrior, and the horror he'd thought vanquished rears its head anew; a gigantic bird appears, portending strife.
Is the avian monster a herald of the Tengu, long held harbingers of war? Time or fate, which is the master of the other? The Ronin once more places his fate and faith in his sword skills.
[With additions from Amazon France's description of the same volume]
For all its feudal Japan ambience with talk of (Non-Black Bird) tengu and ronin, this manga-esque series by Alex-Nikolavitch Racunica and Andrea Rossetto is actually an AMERO comic—Tengu do, N° 3: Maître—originally published by Les Humanoïdes Associés France.
The Princess Bouquet 2 of 3 by Aomata Pink
Three princes—Kaoru, Yutaka, and Suku—live and work at Château La Fleur. Each conceals heartache, but strives to bring delight into the lives of the flower shop customers with beautiful blooms.
Little happinesses accrue and the flower princelings' fates start to reshape.
Also by Aomata Pink: Hakkenden, Blind Game, and Diamante ~ Tenryou Hana Karuta~
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)
UP NEXT: 16 June 2010 manga
Elex Media: Fairy Tail 6 · Katsu! 5 · A Kiss for My Prince 2 · Legend of Nereid 8 · New Legenda Naga 5 · New Sexy Simpleton 2 · Otoboke Section Chief 3 · Rakka Ryuusui 1 by Sanada Ikki · Sanzoku Ou 1 by Sawada Hirofumi · School Rumble 11 · Vampire Knight 1 by Hino Matsuri · With My Brothers 6 · Nakayoshi 81 · Shonen Star 66
Level Comics: Aflame Inferno 2 · Air Gear 12 · Psychometrist Eiji 13 · Priest 6 · Vagabond 32 · xxxHOLiC 8
m&c!: Beauty Pop 7 · Gunslinger Girl 11 · Happy Café 14 · I Wish I Could Fly 1-3 of 3 by Moto Naoko · Jun x Sensation 2 · Sparkling Gingachou 9 · Star Wars 6 · Long Hu Men 168
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Another Kingdom 「 アナザー・キングダム 」
by Fujita Maki
Akita Shoten Mystery Bonita, shoujo
Volume 2 (containing chapters 5-8) first published in Japan 2007.11