Also: The Ravages of Time manhua (volume 2) and Michel Vaillant and Yakari BDs: Michel Vaillant - Di Balik Angka 13 and Yakari dan si Anjing Hutan
Ice Forest © Saito Chiho/Shogakukan (Serialized in Flowers)
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media/Level Comics
Contains [SPOILERS!]
Despite a runner-up finish in the All-Japan Ice Dancing contest, Yukino and Romain fail to stop Ikki's uncle from closing down FSC Arc. Ikki himself has to step down as FSC Arc's head. Amid all the bad tidings, some good news comes. What is about to happen? And can Ikki overturn his ouster and defeat his uncle? Find out in Ice Forest volume 5, streeting 23 June.
Summary for the second Saito Chiho manga this Level release—the penultimate A Hint of Purple (Honoka ni Purple volume 2), which should've released last year—is after the manga list. (If it can afford to wait seven months for a street date, it can afford to wait the few more seconds required for you to scroll down.)
Bambino! 4 of 15 by Sekiya Tetsuji
A customer's sharp critique fires up aspiring chef Shogo Ban's resolve to become better, and off he goes to reconnoiter several restaurants with co-worker Asuka. While on recce, the pair bumps into Hayama Yasuhide, Baccanale's former head chef and Asuka's ex. Ban and Hayama get into a fight when the latter hits Asuka. Chef Shishido who happens on the fracas proposes to settle things with a cookout between Ban and Hayama.
Can Ban beat Hayama?
Hey, Ban, this is your Chance! to leave the floor and return to where you belong: the kitchen.
Historie 2 of 6+ by Iwaaki Hitoshi
After freeing himself from his fetters and manacles, Scythian slave Thrax embarks on a killing spree, slaughtering even Eumenes' father Hieronymus in revenge. Hieronymus' untimely death triggers the revelation of Eumenes' true identity.
What secret lies within Eumenes?
Whatever that secret is, it will effect a 180-degree turn in the life of the boy destined to become secretary to Alexander the Great.
NEW TITLES: 1 or W by Takahashi Rumiko
1 or W © Takahashi Rumiko
Shogakukan
Published in Indonesia
by Level Comics
Level releases the next Rumic World collection of Takahashi Rumiko classic short stories: the 1 or W (“1 or double”) anthology.
The 1 or W omnibus actually contains nine shorts, including the titular １orW（ワン・オア・ダブル）, but I still don't know to which story the blurb below alludes:
Miyamoto ditches kendo practice and with Ichiyanagi, flees from Wakatabe, the kendo coach in hot pursuit. But when the brakes on Wakatabe's bike fail, the trio plunges from a cliff and drowns in the river below. Miyamoto and Ichiyanagi are rescued, but Wakatabe can't be found. What's more, since the accident, Ichiyanagi's personality seems to have undergone a sea change. What really happened? And can they still find and save Wakatabe?
Level Comics manga and manhua (2010.06.23)
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- [New] 1 or W by Takahashi Rumiko
- Bambino! 4 of 15 by Sekiya Tetsuji
- 32 カメリエーレ（ウェイター）2
- 33 エッシッカーレ（干す）
- 34 アンモラール（水に浸けてもどす）
- 35 アンティパスト（前菜）
- 36 プリモ・ピアット（第一の皿）
- 37 セコンド・ピアット（第二の皿）
- 38 ブラーチェ（残り火）
- 39 ブラーチェ 2
- 40 ブラーチェ 3
- 41 ジラーレ（回す）
- 42 ペスターレ（つぶす
- Exit 3 of 11+ by Fujita Takami
- A Hint of Purple (Honoka ni Purple) 2 of 3 by Saito Chiho
- Historie 2 of 6+ by Iwaaki Hitoshi
- 010. Image of Victory
- 011. Footsteps
- 012. Thrax's War (Part 1)
- 013. Thrax's War (Part 2)
- 014. Thrax's War (Part 3)
- 015. Two Corpses
- 016. Testimony
- 017. A Different World
- 018. Library (Part 3)
- 019. Pendant
- Ice Forest 5 of 7+ by Saito Chiho
- Jio 7 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi
- Officer Monju (Seigi Keikan Monju) 6 of 10+ by Miyashita Hiroki
- The Ravages of Time (Huo Feng Liao Yuan) 3 of 38+ by Chan Mou
 | Bambino! 「 バンビ～ノ！ 」 by Sekiya Tetsuji |
Volume 4 contains chapters:
AWARDS
Best seinen/general manga in the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Kuromaru- and Natsuhara Takeshi's The Black Swindler/Kurosagi)
RELATED SERIES
Bambino! Secondo (sequel; four volumes as at 2010.06.30)
ADAPTATIONS
An 11-episode live-action adaptation starring Matsumoto Jun as Shogo Ban and Kitamura Kazuki as Yonamine Tsukasa/Yona-san aired on NTV from April to June 2007. The TV series reaped four awards at the 53rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor (Matsumoto Jun), Supporting Actor (Kazuki Kitamura), Best Director, and a Special Award.
 | Exit 「 ＥＸＩＴ 」 by Fujita Takami |
 | Honoka ni Purple 「 ほのかにパープル 」 |
RELATED SERIES
Saratte Watashi no Knight (side story; Indonesian My Knight published by Elex Media ca. 1998-1999)
 | Historie 「 ヒストリエ 」 by Iwaaki Hitoshi |
Volume 2 contains chapters:
AWARDS
Finalist, 10th Osamu Tezuka Culture Award
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Historie is published in traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan)
 | Ice Forest 「 アイスフォレスト 」 by Saito Chiho |
 | Jio 「 ６６６～サタン～ 」 by Kishimoto Seishi |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Published in English as O-Parts Hunter by VIZ Media (19 volumes); in French by Kurokawa; and in Italian by JPOP
 | Seigi Keikan Monju 「 正義警官モンジュ 」 |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Seigi Keikan Monju is published in French as Monju, au service de la justice by Kana and as 正義警官毛九 in traditional Chinese by Taiwan Tohan.
 | Sanguozhi Qunxiongzhuan: Huo Feng Liao Yuan |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
The traditional Chinese 火鳳燎原 is published in simplified Chinese by Chuang Yi (latest volume 37). The manhua is also released in Mainland China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan (by Media Factory as 三国志群雄伝 火鳳燎原; ongoing serialization in Comic Sangokushi magazine).
Level Comics European comics (2010.06.23)
- Michel Vaillant - Di Balik Angka 13 (Michel Vaillant, Tome 5: Le 13 est au départ) by Jean Graton (Le Lombard, 1963)
- Yakari dan si Anjing Hutan (Yakari, Tome 12: Yakari et le coyote) by Derib, Job, Dominique (Casterman, 1986)
NOTE
¹ Sources: Elex Media STO 23 June 2010 and Komikologi (synopses, except where noted)
² All listed GN are priced at IDR 17,000 each, except 1 or W (SRP: IDR 22,000), Exit 3 and Officer Monju 6 (IDR 18,000/volume) and the ROMIC BDs: Michel Vaillant - Di Balik Angka 13 (IDR 35,000) and Yakari dan si Anjing Hutan (IDR 27,000)
³ 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
A Hint of Purple 2 of 3 by Saito Chiho
Methinks we need a refresher. Here's the blurb I wrote for the premiere:
Shino and Akio accidentally meet in the legendary Manyo library in Doumeikan University, where first time encounters between couples lead to love. Auspicious encounter aside, the two later discover they are actually step-siblings and have to live under one roof. Despite initial awkwardness, their love does deepen, but can this romance amount to anything? Or will their newly-wed parents have something to say about it?
K, now that we have the backstory —
Shino's father suspects Shino and Akio's relationship is the farthest from platonic and sends Akio to study in the U.S. for a year. Shino and Akio acquiesce to dad's demand, to give their newly-wed parents' marriage a chance. The year passes and Akio returns. But what is he doing, bringing with him a girl named Akiko and her father?
Jio 7 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi
We enter the next Jio story arc:
Jio and companions finally reach the ruins of Dustom, where they lodge at the home of husband and wife Wick and Basil. There they also stumble upon the Kabbalah purportedly associated with Alucard Spirits, the man who brought the world to its knees with the legendary O-Parts.
Does this mean Jio is close to finding the fabled O-Parts?
Volume 6 contains chapters:
- 25.
The Legend of Spirit
(スピリッツの伝説Supirittsu no Densetsu
) - 26.
Kabbalah
(カバラ) - 27.
Mom and Dad
(父さん 母さんTōsan Kaasan
) - 28.
Black Market Caravan
(闇のキャラバンYami no Kyaraban
)
Officer Monju 6 of 10+ by Miyashita Hiroki
Mitsuhori schemes with Hazuki to get hands on Fugen, the Red Monju prototype, and succeeds. Mitsuhori then sneaks Fugen into a Tokyo slums to eliminate a gang of arms dealers, but inscrutably decides to leave Fugen there alone.
What are Mitsuhori's actual plans for Fugen?
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)
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other currently available manga (23 June 2010 street date)
- Elex Media: Crayon Shinchan: Keajaiban Ilmu Pengetahuan by Usui Yoshito · Crows 9 · Detektif Conan 57 · Godhand Teru 24 · The Great Detective KIYOSHIRO YUMEMIZU 9 · Hell Girl 2 · Kindaichi Special Case: The Phantom Of The Opera 3rd Murder 1 of 2 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya · Let's Play! 3 · New Sexy Simpleton 3 · The Pitcher 72 · Weapon Master 2 · Yotsuba&! 9 · Shonen Star 67/2010
- m&c!: Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei War 3 · My Prince by Aikawa Saki · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 9 · Cherry 44 · 10 AMERO comics too many to list
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1 or W 「 １ ｏｒ Ｗ 高橋留美子短編集 」 by Takahashi Rumiko
Shogakukan, seinen
This volume first published in Japan 1995.09
Contains:
RELATED
Part of the Rumic World series of classic Takahashi Rumiko short stories