Also, Honey Hunt 3, Revolution No.3 volume 2 (penultimate), and Team Medical Dragon 11
Yugo © Akana Shu & Makari Shinji/Kodansha (First serialized in Afternoon)
Published in Indonesia as Yugo The Negotiator by Elex Media/Level Comics
[Artwork provided by Level Comics]
Contains [SPOILERS!] and (TV) Trope Identification
Andrea-sensei, warning you now that since I sacrificed Honey Hunt's lead spot to allow Yugo 22 the headline—because you think Yugo's a bishie, and all—I'm expecting some sort of reward.
To make teh Snap is OK review easier, I'll even help out with the blurb:
Yugo's mission this time around looks easier than his Negotiation means turning words into weapons usual: He is asked by the widow of a Japanese diplomat once detailed to China to set up a meeting with Guo Boxin — ostensibly so that she can apologize to the friend of her late husband. But the “simple” request carries flashpoint potential. With Sino-Japanese relations threatened, both sides warn off Yugo from finishing his assignment.
What conspiracy is being hatched? What secrets do the Chinese and Japanese diplomats want to keep hidden?
The next question is: Is Level also licensing the Yugo II (Shimokita Hantou-hen, Kitakyushu Tsushima-hen, Tokyo Tanegashima-hen, Osaka-hen, Toyako Summit-hen, and Phillipines Oda-Hen) side stories?
Jio 6 by Kishimoto Seishi
Volume 6 of NO! For the last time, it's not a Naruto ripoff!
Jio (like VIZ, Level opted for a Consumer Friendly Title) sees Jio Freed pitted against Zenom Organization's Wise Yuri. Despite having entered into a treacherous keiyaku with THE Akuma (SEE Chapter 22, A Pact With the Devil
[Volume 5]) Jio comes into the fight handicapped. Not only does The Crimson Magician
O.P.T. Wise possess Remote Handling and Dimension Distortion O-Parts awesomeness, Jio himself has also been weakened by his battle with the fabled O-Part Mekisis (or Mexis, if you follow the O-Parts Hunter U.S. edition). How will Jio defeat Wise? And save the residents of Entotsu City?
Teh Kishimoto twins seem to have cornered the 2nd June market. The more famous Kishimoto-sensei's manga also releases this Wednesday.
Ole! 5 of 5 by Nohda Tatsuki
In the Ole! finale, Nakajima Junji faces a tough choice: Quit his job as a local government employee and secure much needed funding for his dreams, or remain a bureacratic cog and relinquish all hope of breathing new life into the city on its last gasp. Or is there actually a way for Nakajima to strengthen the Kazusa Ole soccer team AND revitalize the city?
What do you think?
The rest of the volume previews are down below.
Level Comics manga (2010.06.02)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- Hikayat Genji (Asakiyumemishi) 2 of 13 by Yamato Waki
- Honey Hunt 3 of 6+ by Aihara Miki
- Jio 6 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi
- 23.
Archenemy
(宿敵Shukuteki
) - 24.
Blue Sky
(青空Aozora
) - Gaiden: Justice (外伝 ジャスティス)
- Chapter Bonus:
Trigger
(トリガー) - Last Inning 5 of 24+ by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu
- Ole! 5 of 5 by Nohda Tatsuki [Finale]
- Over Rev 12 of 31 by Yamaguchi Katsumi
- Revolution No.3 Vol. 2 of 3 by Kaneshiro Kazuki & Akishige Manabu
- Subaru 6 of 11 by Soda Masahito
- Team Medical Dragon 11 of 23+ by Nogizaka Taro and Nagai Akira
- Yugo The Negotiator 22 of 22 by Akana Shu and Makari Shinji [Finale]
- Volume 1: Yugo: Shimokita Hantou-hen
- Volume 2: Yugo: Kitakyushu Tsushima-hen
- Volume 3: Yugo: Tokyo Tanegashima-hen
- Volumes 4-5: Yugo: Osaka-hen
- Volumes 6-7: Toyako Summit-hen
- Volumes 8-9 (ongoing): Phillipines Oda-Hen
 | Honey Hunt 「 Ｈｏｎｅｙ Ｈｕｎｔ 」 by Aihara Miki |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Honey Hunt is published in English by VIZ Media (volume 4 released 2010.04.06 • volume 5 street date: 2010.08.03) and in traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan)
 | Jio 「 ６６６～サタン～ 」 by Kishimoto Seishi |
Volume 6 contains chapters:
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Published in English as O-Parts Hunter by VIZ Media (19 volumes); in French by Kurokawa; and in Italian by JPop/Edizioni BD s.r.l.
 | Last Inning 「 ラストイニング 」 |
 | Ole! 「 オーレ！ 」 by Nohda Tatsuki |
 | Over Rev! 「 オーバーレブ！ 」 |
 | Revolution No.3 「 ＲＥＶＯＬＵＴＩＯＮ Ｎｏ．３ 」 |
RELATED
Part of the Zombies series, which includes sequels Fly, Daddy, Fly and Speed
 | Subaru 「 昴 」 by Soda Masahito |
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Subaru is published in French by Akata/Delcourt; in Spanish by Glènat España (Spain); in German by Egmont; and in traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan)
RELATED SERIES
Moon—Subaru Solitude Standing— (sequel, ongoing; volume 6 as at 2010.05)
 | Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- 「 医龍 」 |
AWARDS
Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for the seinen/general category. The live-action Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- drama received the Best Drama award at the 49th Television Drama Academy Awards (see ADAPTATIONS).
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Translated into French by Glénat
ADAPTATIONS
Two seasons of the live-action adaptation aired on Fuji TV (Season 1: April to June 2006; Season 2: October to December 2007). Sakaguchi Kenji played the role of Asada Ryutaro.
 | Yugo 「 勇午 」 by Akana Shu and Makari Shinji |
RELATED
Yugo II (side stories)
ADAPTATIONS
A 13-episode anime adaptation comprising the manga's first two major arcs aired in Japan from February to May 2004. Produced by Artland (Russia Chapter) and G&G Direction (Pakistan Chapter), the anime starred Hagino Takashi (Kamen Rider Ohja/Asakura Takeshi in Kamen Rider Dragon Knight live-action TV) as hostage negotiator Yugo Beppu and seiyuu Chiba Susumu as Kogure Reiichi.
Level Comics reissues (2010.06.02)
These are NOT toggle links; they lead to the original release posts.
- [RE-STO] Bad Guy (Warui Otoko) by Yoshimura Akemi
- [RE-STO] The Door (Tobira) by Momochi Reiko
- [RE-STO] Under the Rain (Ame ni Nurete mo) by Honda Keiko
NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media 2 June 2010 release schedule and Komikologi (synopses, except where noted)
(2) All listed manga are priced at IDR 17,000 each, except Yugo The Negotiator 22 (SRP: IDR 19,000) and Subaru 6 (IDR 18,000)
(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
Hikayat Genji 2 by Yamato Waki
Still pursuing his dream woman, Genji Hikaru is attracted to a mysterious young girl who has just lost her father. His curiosity is piqued by her reticence and reluctance to show her face. Could she be the woman Genji has been searching for?
As amply given away by the Hikayat Genji
or Tale of Genji title, Yamato Waki's Asakiyumemishi manga is based off Murasaki Shikibu's Japanese literary classic Genji Monogatari.
Honey Hunt 3 by Aihara Miki
Besieged on all sides, Yura is unable to concentrate on the script reading, much to the disgust of her doyen co-star. This prompts bishounen Jerk with a Heart of Gold Haruka to step in, soothing Rinko-san's irritation and convincing the drama veteran to again take if from the top.
Will Grow a Spine, will you?? Yura be able to perform now? And what is her leading man really up to? Don't tell me he actually likes her?
I doubt Yura can pull off a Kitajima Maya, much less a Mogami Kyoko (VIZ's Honey Hunt 3 description talks about her losing one of her contact lenses before the next rehearsal), but I live in hope. I really don't want to see Yura become the next Hatsumi (Aihara Miki-sensei's Hot Gimmick heroine who, as TV Tropes points out, is so spineless, she defines the Extreme Doormat trope).
In any case, Yura's To Be Or Not To Be (a Doormat) fate hangs in the balance as Honey Hunt is on hiatus at volume 6, reportedly to allow Aihara-sensei to work on the From Five to Nine or 5-ji kara 9-ji made shoujo manga.
Last Inning 5 by Nakahara Yu
The time has come to face Kanto's reigning champ Seibo High. The Mukashi, mukashi we went to Koshien Saitama High scores first, but the Seibo baseball team comes up from behind to take the lead. The frazzled Saitama team struggles to recoup, but with its weaknesses all but apparent to the enemy, can they still stage an upset?
What are you going to do, Coach Keisuke?
Over Rev 12 by Yamaguchi Katsumi and Team39
Despite the Drift Contest conclusion, Acrobat persists in inveigling Ryoko and Sawako to join, using more foul than fair means. Ryoko turns the bait down flat, but Sawako appears to be tempted. Ryoko tries to dissuade Sawako, to no avail, prompting Aika to challenge Sawako in a race to settle matters.
Over Rev volume 12 contains these chapters/stories: (1) 波風立つ昼休み (2) 日下出走！ (3) 先手 (4) 反撃の刻（とき） (5) 秘策 (6) チャレンジ！ (7) 表彰台にて。 (8) 秘境連続暴走事件 (9) 黄色いS15（イエローシルビア） (10) 決裂 and (11) 正論か欺瞞か!?
Revolution No.3 Vol.2 by Kaneshiro Kazuki & Akishige Manabu
The festival of the all-girls Junshin High nears, but strategist Minakata still has no game plan in place. To make matters worse, Sun Shin and Hiroshi have run into trouble. Can Minakata get an Art of War scheme going when two of Zombies' VIPs are out of commission?
This manga series is the first in the It's All About Juvies Zombies trilogy. It was followed by Fly, Daddy, Fly and Speed.
The penultimate Revolution No.3 contains chapters: (11) Nowhere man (12) Helter skelter (13) The word (14) No reply (15) Tomorrow never knows (16) Ask me why (17) Act naturally (18) I don't want to spoil the party (19) There's a place (20) Free as a bird (21) I'll cry instead (Yes, these ARE the original chapter titles.)
Subaru 6 by Soda Masahito
Subaru who gave up a scholarship under her belt flies to New York, little knowing that the ballet troupe she has just joined is a small and problematic ensemble. Nerves threaten to unravel whatever harmony the group can lay claim to, starting with the staging of a special show for an audience made up of criminals. With everyone on edge, the production strains the group's ability to dance as one.
Subaru volume 6 contains chapters: (56) 冒険のはじまり (57) ルナティック (58) 輝きは消えない！ (59) ジャム・セッション (60) 解放 (61) 恐るべき子供（アン・ファン・テリブル） (62) メトロポリタン歌劇場 (63) 革命前夜 (64) 到着 (65) プロの舞台 (66) ボクサー.
Team Medical Dragon 11 by Nogizaka Taro/Nagai Akira
Hero With Bad Publicity Ryutaro returns to the operating room to execute a new Batista procedure that upends the logic of all previous surgical attempts. Meanwhile, interdepartmental politics continue to rage unabated, with the professorial meeting deciding on the pros and cons of Akira's reformation proposal.
What will happen to Akira? And will the baby in the operation theater survive?
Do I need to point out to you that the Batista procedure has been discredited and is no longer recommended for cardiac treatment?
Team Medical Dragon volume 11 contains chapters: (82) 逆位置 (83) 新バチスタ (84) 手術終了 (85) 選挙戦開幕 (86) 選管 (87) 3人目 (88) 戦略 (89) 黒船 (90) 三の男.
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who thanks Lenny-san for coming through with the Level artwork and blurbs (unfortunately, this release sked is late because I was too engrossed with reading W-Juliet by EMURA, the oversight remedy taking more than a couple days
UP NEXT: More 2 June 2010 manga
m&c!: The Best Selection of Akaishi Michiyo· Bleach 27 · Cash by Kawazoe Mariko · Dragon Girl 4 · Meet the Banchou 2· When Love is Hiding by Shiumi Saki · AMERO comics: Maniak Sepakbola: Hidup FC Palajoy!!! by Sulpice & Jenfevre and Maniak Sepakbola: Priiit!!! Keluar Stadion by Jack & Beka
other next attraction manga (2010.06.02 street date)
ELEX MEDIA: Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 3 · InuYasha 47 · Naruto 48 · Princess Story 1 by Ebira Hiromi · A Story of Heroes 31 · V.B. Rose 3 · Wazabo 4 · Shonen Magz 72/2010
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currently available manga (26 May 2010 street date)
- Elex Media: Alice Academy 13 · The Best Skilled Surgeon 3 · Crows 8 · Detektif Conan Animasi TV 21 · Fruits Basket 23 of 23 · Hell Girl 1 by Eeto Miyuki & Jigoku Shojo Project · K-ON! 2 · Kunai Legend 2 · Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati 2 · Libero Revolution 10 · Otoboke Section Chief 2 · Princess 31 · The Ruler of Nabari 10 · Tale of The Sea King 37 · With My Brothers 5 · Shonen Star 65/2010
- Level Comics: Black Lagoon 6 · Chocolat 3 · Eagle 11 of 11 · Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files 2 · Master of Sea 14 · Oh Butterfly Oh Flower 1 by Yoshihara Yuki · Rainbow 17
- m&c!: Bakugan Battle Brawlers 5 · Bleach 26 · Hand 7 Vol. 3 of 3 · Hellboy 3 · Jinco From Room 203 Vol. 3 of 3 · Panta Pan 1 by Aomata Pink · Pendragon 3 · Red Devil of Onigawara Yokocho 2 of 2 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 2 · The Story of Wang Fenglei 2 · KOLONI: I Want To Live by Kababonken · KOLONI: Shangrila by Mage · KOLONI: Xenopet by Rizky Arrydesta · Cherry 43
related monthly schedules
Level Comics June 2010 manga
Premiering Dark Edge by Aikawa Yu, Ghost Mum Investigator by Sato Tomokazu · Standalones: 1 or W by Takahashi Rumiko and Bus Hashiru by Sahara Mizu
Level Comics May 2010 manga
Premiering Dolls of God by Yamamura Hajime, Oh Butterfly Oh Flower by Yoshihara Yuki · Second Engage by Aikawa Momoko (standalone)
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Asakiyumemishi 「 あさきゆめみし 」 by Yamato Waki
Kodansha Mimi, shoujo
Volume 2 first published in Japan 1981.10
RELATED
Adapted from the Japanese classic Genji Monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu
OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Partially translated into English as part of the Kodansha Bilingual Comics educational series.