Vampire Knight © Hino Matsuri/Hakusensha (Serialized in LaLa)
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo
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I want you to kill me.
Ring a bell? How about — Vampire Knight? Yup, Elex finally set loose the Shoujo Manga with a Plot and a Profusion of Blood-drenched Bishounen Undead tankou this Wednesday.
Now, I'm 99.99% sure you're already acquainted with Vampire Knight's plot—even if only in Nice to meetcha! passing—but just in “Percentage is Not Zero (Kiriyu)” case, Hino Matsuri's most popular manga takes place in Cross Academy, a high school literally divided (into Day and Night classes). Prefects Cross Yuki and Kiriyu Zero make sure that never the twain shall meet, keeping the Fangirl/boy mode »ON! Day students away from the Ridiculously Gor-jus! Night class, led by Kuran Kaname. They do this to guard Kaname's and the entire Night class's secret: all of them are blood-sucking vampires.
Yuki (as pointed out by VIZ's Vampire Knight 1 blurb) believes peaceful coexistence between humans and vampires is possible—what with Kaname rescuing her from one and always indulging her thereafter—but My Hero Zero believes otherwise.
Looking at that synopsis of volume 1 (which encompasses First to Fifth Nights) and viewing it from the perspective of two anime seasons (that the manga-ka reportedly hated) and more than a decade of manga volumes (volume 12 releases in Japan this July) later, it's the height of Natsukashii! — especially when we recall what Hino Matsuri-sensei herself had to say about (pre Twilight) VK:
I wanted to try writing a ‘campus love story’ or a ‘tragic vampire love story’, but somehow I just felt really awkward about the idea of writing such stories about vampires... And then I started writing Vampire Knight...
And now post The Reveal but still outstanding Murder the Hypotenuse of The Love Triangle, even that I want you to kill me
line (originally Zero's) could well have issued from Yuki's lips. (Cf. Memorable Quotes,
46th Night: Enemies for Yuki's actual dialogue.) Testament to how much the OTP wa ZeYuu has evolved—and how much catching up you have to do if you've yet to read the series. (That's actually an exhortation to GET!)
Blurbs of the other premieres, Rakka Ryuusui and Sanzoku Ou, as well as the latest ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ (volume 6) takes place after the manga list.
With Elex's Vampire Knight 1 release, that makes seven ongoing HanaLaLa serials (Alice Academy, La Corda D'Oro, Ouran High School Host Club, Skip Beat!, V.B. Rose, and With My Brothers) that have leaped to tankou.
And since I already mentioned mangazines —
Nakayoshi 81/2010 and Shonen Star 66/2010
Nakayoshi Gress! premieres Fukushima Haruka's shoujo romance comedy Chocolate and resumes My Fiancé is a Monster (Fiancé wa Monster!?), the supernatural fantasy by Hanamori Pink, in Issue 81.
The Indonesian Shonen Sunday, Shonen Star, meanwhile, pushes Defense Devil and to a milder, it's not the cover extent, Kekkaishi, in Issue 66. (More babble after the manga list.)
Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.06.16)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- Fairy Tail 6 of 21+ by Mashima Hiro
- Katsu! 5 of 16 by Adachi Mitsuru
- 39 おれがいる限り...
- 40 運命なのよ。
- 41 ライバルだからな...
- 42 夏休み最終日...
- 43 どうでもいいわよ...
- 44 体重のハンデ...
- 45 夏が終わって...
- 46 コワモテ亭主
- 47 ＫＯ勝ち
- 48 殺された...
- A Kiss for My Prince 2 of 5 by Kim HeeEun
- Legend of Nereid 8 of 15 by Hwang MiRee
- New Legenda Naga (Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen) 5 of 7+ by Yamahara Yoshito
- New Sexy Simpleton 2 of 9 by Hwang MiRee
- Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 3 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi
- [Premiere] Rakka Ryuusui 1 of 5+ by Sanada Ikki
- [Premiere] Sanzoku Ou 1 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi
- School Rumble 11 of 22 by Kobayashi Jin
- 130.
Space Jam
- 131.
The Basketball Diaries
- 132.
The Browning Version
- 133.
Chocolat
- 134.
Top of the World
- 135.
Short Cuts
- 136.
The Gods of Cookerly
- 137.
If the Shoe Fits
- 138.
Birthday Girl
- 139.
The Dead Class
- 140.
Escape to Victory
- ♭30.
Assault on a Queen
- ♭31.
Girls Night
- ♭32.
A Better Tomorrow
- [Premiere] Vampire Knight 1 of 12+ by Hino Matsuri
- First Night: Cross Academy Night Class
- Second Night: Zero's Secret
- Third Night: Vampire Among Vampires (The Vampire Amongst Vampires*)
- Fourth Night: Promise... (A Promise*)
- Fifth Night: The Most Important Girl (Precious Maiden*)
- Night Class: Side Story*
- With My Brothers (Oniichan to Issho) 6 of 11 by Tokeino Hari
 | Katsu! 「 ＫＡＴＳＵ！ 」 by Adachi Mitsuru |
Volume 5 contains chapters:
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Katsu! is published in French by Pika Édition; serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Star.
 | A Kiss for My Prince 「 왕자님에게 Kiss를 」 |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
A Kiss for My Prince is published in English by Infinity Studios (volume 2 released 2007.06.06; volume 3 on hold)
 | Legend of Nereid 「 네레이드의 전설 」 |
 | Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen |
RELATED SERIES
Ryuurouden (prequel; AKA Legenda Naga and The Legend of Dragon's Son, 37 volumes)
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Ryuurouden: Chuugen Ryouranhen is published in traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan).
 | New Sexy Simpleton 「 新신 섹시한 못난이 」 |
RELATED SERIES
Sexy Simpleton (prequel, eight volumes)
 | Otoboke Kachou 「 おとぼけ課長 」 by Ueda Masashi |
 | Rakka Ryuusui 「 落花流水 」 by Sanada Ikki |
RELATED
A Rakka Ryuusui light novel, 落花流水ノベル 花落知多少～花落つること知る多少～, written by Akizuki Hiro and illustrated by Sanada Ikki was released in July 2007.
ADAPTATIONS
The first Rakka Ryuusui drama CD was released in Japan 2009.03.25. The Rakka Ryuusui Variety CD, starring Nakahara Mai as Hayama Akiho and Endo Aya as Hokaze Minatsu, was released at Comiket 76 in August 2009.
 | Sanzoku Ou 「 山賊王 」 by Sawada Hirofumi |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits is serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Magz
 | School Rumble 「 Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ Ｒｕｍｂｌｅ 」 |
Volume 11 contains chapters:
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
School Rumble is published in English by Del Rey (Volume 13: Arranged Chaos! released 2009.09.29 • volumes 14 through 16 street date: 2010.07.27). The manga is published in French by Pika Édition; in Spanish by Norma Editorial; in German by Tokyopop Germany and Egmont Manga & Anime (from volume 19 upwards); in Swedish by Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; and in traditional Chinese by Tong Li Taiwan.
Serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Magz and in Swedish in Manga Mania.
RELATED SERIES
School Rumble Z (sequel, one volume)
ADAPTATIONS
A 26-episode anime adaptation by Studio Comet aired in Japan from October 2004 to March 2005; the second season School Rumble Nigakki followed in 2006. Two OAVs, School Rumble Ichigakki Hoshū and School Rumble Sangakki, were released in 2005.12 and 2008 respectively.
 | Vampire Knight 「 ヴァンパイア騎士 」 |
Volume 1 contains chapters:
*HanaLaLa chapter titles, unless indicated with an asterisk, in which case they come from Chuang Yi's volume 1.
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Vampire Knight is published in English by VIZ Media (volume 10 released 2010.06.01 • volume 11 street date: 2010.12.07) and Chuang Yi (latest volume 11). Chuang Yi also publishes the simplified Chinese edition, while Ever Glory publishes a traditional Chinese version in Taiwan. Panini Comics releases the series in Italian and Portuguese; Carlsen Comics, in German.
In Indonesia, Vampire Knight is serialized in HanaLaLa (latest chapter: 28th Night: The Kuran Family). The manga is serialized in German in Daisuki.
ADAPTATIONS
The 13+13-episode Studio DEEN anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Horie Yui, Miyano Mamoru, and Kishio Daisuke as Cross Yuki, Kiriyu Zero, and Kuran Kaname, aired on Japan's TV Tokyo from April through July 2008 (first season) and October through December 2008 (second season under the title Vampire Knight Guilty). The anime spanned manga chapters 1 through 46.
Two Vampire Knight drama CDs preceded the anime. The first was Track 2 of the LaLa Kirameki Drama CD, produced for LaLa's 29th anniversary and given away as a freebie with the magazine's September 2005 issue. The furoku CD also contained dramas for four other LaLa serials: Tsukuba Sakura's Penguin Kakumei (Penguin Revolution; Track 3), Nakaji Yuki's ZIG☆ZAG (Track 4), Tanaka Meca's Sailor Fuku ni Onegai! (released in Indonesia as Sweet God; Track 5), and Hatori Bisco's Ouran Koukou Host Club (Ouran High School Host Club; Track 6). The second Vampire Knight Midnight CD-Pack (LaLa Oubosa Zenin Service CD Vampire Knight (Midnight CD Pack)) was exclusively released for mail order in 2006.
The drama CDs feature the same cast as the anime's, with the exception of characters Headmaster Cross Kaien (Koyasu Takehito in the drama; VK anime sound director Gôda Hozumi in the anime); Hio Shizuka (Sonoda Keiko in the drama; Orikasa Fumiko in the anime); and Sayori Wakaba (Ueda Kana in the drama; Mizuno Risa in the anime).
RELATED
Two light novels (side stories) were written by Fujisaki Ayuna and illustrated Hino Matsuri: Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi (Vampire Knight: The Sin of Blue, 2008.04.05) and Vampire Knight: Noir's Trap (Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana, 2008.10.03). The official fanbook, Vampire Knight Fanbook: Cross, containing character and story information and details from Hino-sensei's storyboard, was published in November 2008. VIZ Media has scheduled the Vampire Knight Official Fanbook for an October 2010 release.
A Vampire Knight artbook is expected to street concurrently with volume 12 in Japan (2010.07.05).
 | Oniichan to Issho 「 お兄ちゃんと一緒 」 |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
TOKYOPOP published Oniichan to Issho in English as Me & My Brothers (11 volumes). The manga is still in serialization in the Indonesian HanaLaLa.
ADAPTATIONS
The first Oniichan to Issho drama CD was released as a supplement to the LaLa April 2007 issue. The LaLa Tokimeki Drama CD also bundled La Corda D'Oro, Ryuu no Hanawazurai (serialized as Dragon's Fiancé), and Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (retitled My Sweet Kaicho for the Indonesian market) dramas in the same CD. Seiyuu Fukuen Misato, Kondō Takashi, Kamiya Hiroshi, Suzumura Kenichi, and Konishi Katsuyuki voiced Miyashita sibs Sakura, Masashi, Takashi, Tsuyoshi, and Takeshi. A second commercially-released CD went on sale in July 2007.
NOTE
¹ Sources: Elex Media 16 June 2010 release schedule and Komikologi (synopses, except where noted)
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...
NEW ELEX TITLES
Rakka Ryuusui 1 by Sanada Ikki
After K-ON!, Otoboke Section Chief, Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati (Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro), and Hidamari Sketch, Elex introduces Indonesia to the next 4-koma seinen manga from Houbunsha — Rakka Ryuusui AKA Falling Petals, Running Water by Sanada Ikki.
First year student Hayama Akiho joins the Sakuraba Girl's High kyuudo club after falling in love with club prez Hokaze Minatsu. Despite lacking prior archery experience, Akiho muddles through her club days, makes friends with the other members, and—just like Petals Falling into Running Water—languishes in her (perverted) unrequited love for Minatsu.
In case the blurb hasn't made it more than evident, this is a yuri manga. In the drama CDs, seiyuu Nakahara Mai plays Akiho and Endo Aya is Minatsu.
Sanada Ikki is also the manga-ka of another seinen yuri title, Shitsuji Shoujo to Ojousama or Butler Girl and Señorita.
Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 1 by Sawada Hirofumi
The Five Stars foretold to usher in a new age has risen. Does the omen presage the end of the Kamakura shogunate's tyranny?
This historical shounen manga by Sawada Hirofumi, creator of (also samurai-troped) Shanaou Yoshitsune and its sequel Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War follows protagonist Nagato's quest to avenge his father's death. For bearing the mark of a star on his chest, symbol of the one prophesied to topple the feudal regime, Nagato is hunted down by imperial agents.
Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits continues to be serialized in Shonen Magz, the Indonesian version of Kodansha's Shonen Magazine.
Continuing series
Fairy Tail 6 of 21+ by Mashima Hiro
Fiery Salamander Natsu Dragneel and allies struggle to stop the imminent resurrection of Deliola, but before they can do so, a bone-chilling cry rends the skies. Has the most maleficent evil finally awoken? Meanwhile, rival Gray Fullbuster prepares to sacrifice himself by using the ice dossier magic he learned from Sensei Ull. Who will win the final battle on Galuna Island?
Del Rey's Fairy Tail Volume 6: Demon Rising adds that a grudge between Fairy Tail and a rival guild turns to all-out war.
Fairy Tail volume 6 contains chapters:
- 40
Galuna Island: The Final Battle
(ガルナ島 最終決戦Garuna-tō saishū kessen
) - 41
The Demon's War Cry
(悪魔のおたけびAkuma no otakebi
) - 42
The Arc of Time
(時のアークToki no āku
) - 43
Burst
- 44
The Villagers' Secret
(村人の秘密Murabito no himitsu
) - 45
Make It There, to the Sky
(届け あの空にTodoke, ano sora ni
) - 46
Tear
(涙(TEAR)Namida
) - 47
Phantom Lord
(幽鬼の支配者Yūki no shihaisha
) - 48
Human Law
(人間の法律Ningen no hōritsu
)
TV Tropes attributes the magical manga's favorited status in Japan to its resemblance to One Piece, but concedes that it also pwns on its own beautiful drawing, imaginative magic and unusually deep (for shonen series, anyway) Character Development
merit. I'm convinced the latter factors played their part in winning for Fairy Tail the Best Shounen Manga prize at the 2009 Kodansha Manga Awards, an honor it shared that year with Katou Motohiro's shounen tantei manga Q.E.D..
Fairy Tail's marketability is likewise proven by its getting crossovered with another Weekly Shonen Magazine title (Yankee-kun to Megane-chan in 2008) and adapted to anime (33 episodes so far), starring Kakihara Tetsuya (Ikkun, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! drama CD) as Natsu, Nakamura Yuuichi as Gray, and Hirano Aya as Lucy Heartfilia. As for international bankability, aside from Del Rey and Elex Media (which also serializes the manga in Shonen Magz), Pika Édition France, Tong Li Taiwan, and Chuang Yi Singapore (whose simplified Chinese editions have reached volume #20) also publish Fairy Tail.
A Kiss for My Prince 2 of 5 by Kim HeeEun
As Elex doesn't have a blurb for this volume of Kim HeeEun's soonjung manhwa, borrowing Infinity Studios' A Kiss for My Prince volume 2 summary:
Slowly yet surely, it's becoming evident that each of the three princes has feelings for Sei-Ann¹. The only question now is which of the princes does Sei-Ann truly like. The decision becomes harder when each of them won't admit to themselves how they truly feel, and each of them having secrets and hidden agendas doesn't help either. To make things worse for Sei-Ann, she now has a rival: a childhood lady friend of the princes. As the daughter of the most powerful retainer to the royal family, she most certainly going to get first choice out of the Princes. What's Sei-Ann to do?!
¹ Chayene in Elex Media's edition.
Legend of Nereid 8 of 15 by Hwang MiRee
Meanwhile, in Hwang MiRee's set in faux ancient Greece soonjung romance, Legend of Nereid — in which an Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive prophecy entangles the fates of an ocean warrior, a general, and a foreign prince into It's Complicated...
Her mentor Lord Muta lies dying in Matia's arms; between what she can see and what lover Themedes utters, which will she choose to believe?
New Sexy Simpleton 2 of 9 by Hwang MiRee
Still back to the past, but this time, time-slipping to ancient China —
Because of a shoe—or was it because of a bandage?—Mi ju and the king have to return to the past. What kind of days await our couple this time around?
New Sexy Simpleton volume 3 is penciled in for release next Wednesday (23 June).
Just a sampling of Hwang MiRee's 90+ cranking it out manhwa prolificacy (that's titles, not volumes; volumes just from Legend of Nereid, Sexy Simpleton, and the following completed series already exceed 100): Become Habituated to Kiss (15 volumes), Boarding House of Hunks (17 volumes), Cutie Boy (eight volumes), Hot Blooded Woman (24 volumes), Love SOS (10 volumes).
With My Brothers 6 of 11 by Tokeino Hari
Miyashita Sakura's birthday is coming up and she screws up her courage to confess her feelings for older Not Blood Sib Masashi. At the same time, Katagiri transfers into her school. Katagiri still acts like he's in love with Sakura; will Sakura's determination waver in the face of Katagiri's “assault,” or will she push through with confronting Masashi-nii and Finally Spit It Out?
Tokeino Hari's Reverse Harem Oniichan to Issho is still running in the Indonesian HanaLaLa, but TOKYOPOP's English Me & My Brothers has already concluded. No anime adaptations like LaLa sib Vampire Knight, but drama CDs—freebie and commercial—yes. (Fukuen Misato, Kondō Takashi, Kamiya Hiroshi, Suzumura Kenichi, and Konishi Katsuyuki voiced Sakura, Masashi, Takashi, Tsuyoshi, and Takeshi in the two drama CDs.)
Tokeino Hari also wrote and illustrated the standalone Hitai ni Mikazuki or Ninja & The Crescent Moon Princess. Current serials include Gakuen Babysitters (in LaLa) and Gyakuten Honey (LaLa Special).
Mangazines
Nakayoshi 81 premieres Chocolate by Fukushima Haruka
The creator of the Bad Boy-troped AAA returns with another school life romance comedy:
They say love is like chocolate: sweet but a little bitter. Grade schooler Chii-chan finds out the truth for herself when a new student Rei-kun transfers into her school. [With additions from Divine Sanctuary's description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]
Fukushima Haruka's Chocolate 「 ちよこれいと 」 is compiled in three volumes. The first was released in 2009.11; the final volume, two weeks ago (2010.06.04).
Fukushima Haruka is also the creator of Cherry Juice, Kedamono Damono, Otona ni Nuts, and Ai's Trouble (Ai ga Nakuchane!).
My Fiancé is a Monster by Hanamori Pink
This Nakayoshi issue also brings back The Title IS the Plot My Fiancé is a Monster (Fiancé wa Monster!?) 「 フィアンセはモンスター！？ 」, whose last blog mention was way back in October 2008. The supernatural comedy fantasy stars Hitomi Miku who not only becomes engaged to rich and sexy bishounen Rauto, she also becomes his meido, and when called for it — transforms mahou shoujo-esque (I'll knock out everyone's heart!
) into a Monster Buster when she wears the necklace Rauto gave her. [Adapted from Baka-Updates Manga's description]
Does this mean we're nearing the series finale, if not already there? Fiancé wa Monster!? is only two volumes long, after all.
Hanamori Pink is also the manga-ka of Mermaid Melody and Yume Yume Yu Yu.
The rest of the Naka Gress! pals
- Arisa by Ando Natsumi
- Boy Friend by Yamada Daisy
- Million Girl by Momoyuki Kotori
- New Hell Girl (Shin Jigoku Shoujo) by Etoo Miyuki & the Jigoku Shojo Project
- Navi Runa (Youkai Navi Runa) by Kikuta Michiyo & Ikeda Miyoko
- Shugo Chara! by PEACH-PIT
- Sweet Tamatan (Dokidoki! Tama-tan) by Koge-Donbo
- Tsuba Kiyo by Hara Asumi
- XX Me! (Watashi ni xx Shinasai!) by Toyama Ema
Dropped from the Naka 81 cover line-up: The Great Detective Kiyoshiro Yumemizu (Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirou Jiken Note) by Enue Kei & Hayamine Kaoru and Ogawa & Team Saito (Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi) by Sakyo. But as both shoujo serials are still ongoing in Japan, I expect to see them again. (Kiyoshiro Yumemizu volume 9 is actually skedded for release on the 23rd.)
Shonen Star 66/2010
Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang Kyung-Il
A literal Evil Lawyer? You be the judge (and jury). The titular Defense Devil Mephisto Bart Kucabara is an expatriate demon longing to return home, but he can only do so if he accumulates enough dark matter—found in human sinners—to restore his powers. If he can prove a sinning soul's innocence, he gains custody of his/her dark matter.
Easy, right? Well... no. Kucabara's problem is that he's no Amoral Attorney. He's more likely to fritter away his stockpiled dark matter saving his clients from the grim reapers sent to put them away.
Okay, that's the back story, cobbled together with the help of Wikipedia and Baka-Updates Manga. In the latest installment of the supernatural detective manga, Kucabara's latest client is Nami, a girl who died from getting hit by a moving train. Kucabara has to prove she didn't take her own life and should he fail, the Shinigami Ponzol will take her soul to hell. All evidence points to a suicide, but that's not about to stop our one-devil defense team!
Defense Devil is also published (in simplified Chinese) by Chuang Yi (volume 2 released 16 June 2010).
Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow
Wannabe patissier and the Sumimura clan's 22nd Kekkaishi Yoshimori takes on Kaguro, a strong ayakashi clothed in human skin. Yoshimori can just barely defend himself against the master Kokuboro fighter (that TV Tropes describes as a really obvious homage to [Rurouni Kenshin's] Shishio Makoto
), prompting Dude Looks Like A Lady Yagyō troop member Kagemiya to risk his life to aid Yoshimori. A stoopid brave act that triggers Yoshimori's ...
(The word you're looking for is Zekkai; go here if you really want the prelim [SPOILAGE!])
Elex also releases Kekkaishi in tankou (latest volume 3). So does Chuang Yi (simplified Chinese #28 out as at 2010.05.04).
Other Shogakukan shounen serials (mainly from Shonen Sunday)
- 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
- Look Up! (Miagete Goran) by Kusaba Michiteru
- My First Mr. Aku (Hajimete no Aku) by Fujiki Shun
- Undead by Inoue Kazurou
- Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato
- Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who apologizes for the Fill in The Blanks delay (hey, at least, I made it before the weekend)
disclaimer
Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.
other currently available manga (16 June 2010 street date)
- 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
Elex June 2010 manga (Tentative list)
[Premieres] 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)
[Finales] Fairy-Tale Motif Brocade (volume 5) by Hikawa Kyouko and Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Shiina Takashi (volume 39)
[CONTINUING] Serial Topeng Kaca: Bidadari Merah 11 by Miuchi Suzue, Claymore 15 by Yagi Norihiro, C.M.B. 12 by Katou Motohiro, Fairy Tail 6 by Mashima Hiro, The Great Detective Kiyoshiro Yumemizu 9 by Enue Kei, Q.E.D. 33 by Katou Motohiro, Red-Haired Snow White 3 by Akizuki Sorata, Yotsuba&! 9 by Azuma Kiyohiko
Elex May 2010 manga
Premiering Animal Doctor by Sasaki Noriko, Artist Acro by Sakurai Ato, Blooming Youth by Itsuki Natsumi, Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi, Hell Girl by Eto Miyuki & Jigoku Shojo Project, Hero Tales by Arakawa Hiromu, A Kiss for My Prince by Kim HeeEun, Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati by Kiyuduki Satoko, New Sexy Simpleton by Hwang MiRee, Princess Story by Ebira Hiromi, Shinagawa Cat Story by Nishida Kana, Summer Storm! by Kobayashi Jin, Vitamin Cat by Sugiyama Ryoko, and The Moon & Lake by Ashihara Hinako (standalone)
other invaluable resources
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Fairy Tail 「 ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ 」 by Mashima Hiro
Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen
Volume 6 (containing chapters 40-48) first published in Japan 2007.09
AWARDS
Best shounen manga at the 2009 Kodansha Manga Awards (tied with Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo by Katou Motohiro) and Best Comedy Manga at the 2009 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Awards.
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Fairy Tail is published in English by Del Rey (Volume 10: Shadows of the Past released 2010.03.23 • Volume 11: When Checkmate Means Death! street date: 2010.06.22). The manga is translated into French by Pika Édition and into traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan). The simplified Chinese version released in Singapore by Chuang Yi has reached volume #20.
Serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Magz.
RELATED
Fairy Megane, a special one-shot crossover between Fairy Tail and Yoshikawa Miki's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (AKA Flunk Punk Rumble), appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2008.
The official ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ＋ fanbook released 2010.05 in Japan.
ADAPTATIONS
Thirty-three episodes of the ongoing anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures and Satelight have aired on Japan's TV Tokyo; episode 34 is scheduled for broadcast 2010.06.21. Seiyuu Hirano Aya, Kakihara Tetsuya (Ikkun, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! drama CD), and Nakamura Yuuichi star as Lucy Heartfilia, Natsu Dragneel, and Gray Fullbuster.