Edited (2) because Chuang Yi sez TSUBASA 28 of 28 also released on this date.
Edited because it's Bloody Monday: Season 1 volume 7, NOT 6
Also, the simplified Chinese finale of Fujiwara Kiyo's Arakure shoujo manga (volume 10) and latest Meitantei Conan 68 (scroll down for the full list)
Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi © Hino Matsuri, Fujisaki Ayuna/Hakusensha
Published in Singapore as Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin by Chuang Yi
Contains [SPOILERS!]
Tamaki-sama and Haruhi share a Kiss — and Tamaki decides to leave the Host Club forever? What's happening in Ouran (aside from the asplosion of fangirls' squees)? Can't wait to get paws on Chuang Yi's Ouran High Host Club 16 for answers. (And That. Kiss. Can't emphasize it enuf.)
The second shock of the 7.06 release sked, however, remains the Vampire Knight light novel—Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin—penned by Fujisaki Ayuna and illustrated with teh usual Hino Matsuri VK pretties. The first side story features Aido (Idol)-sama and one adventurous Kaname-sama!
Day Class fangirl who sneaks into the Night Class' Moon Dormitory one fateful night; the second (more important) story is the My Hero Zero-centric short, Season of Transience,
set when our vampire hunter was still a trainee.
Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin arouses greed kindles hopes that the other VK light novel, Vampire Knight: Noir's Trap (Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana), won't be too far behind.
Moar synopses (and covers) of Chuang Yi's English manga after the fake cut.
Value Bundle Sets
Also, some price slashing going on at CY's online store. Among the 3–for–SGD 12.90 (or SGD 15.90, instead of over SGD 20) bundle sets are Blood+, ZIG ZAG and Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden back issues. Some 16 English manga series are included in the value deal; the number near triples with the participating simplified Chinese series (totaling 43, including PLUTO and Tekken Chinmi Legends). These three-for bundle sets range from SGD 9.90 to SGD 13.90. (Go to the Chuang Yi website for more deets.)
Chuang Yi English manga (2010.07.06)
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- Black Lagoon 6 of 9+ by Hiroe Rei
- Bloody Monday: Season 1 volume 7 of 11 + Ver. 0 by Ryuumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji
- Ouran High Host Club (Ouran Koukou Host Club) 16 of 16+ by Hatori Bisco
- Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure (Pokémon DP) 2 of 8 by Ihara Shigekatsu
- TSUBASA Reservoir Chronicle 28 of 28 by CLAMP [Finale]
- [NEW] Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin (Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi) Novel by Hino Matsuri, Fujisaki Ayuna [Complete]
Bloody Monday 「ブラッディ・マンデイ 」
by Ryuumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji
Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen
Volume 7 first published in 2008.09
Related series
Bloody Monday Season 2 - Zetsubou no Kou (sequel, AKA Bloody Monday Season 2 ~Pandora no Hako~, ongoing, three volumes as at 2010.05)
Other languages
Chuang Yi also licensed the simplified Chinese Bloody Monday (initial publication run concluded 2010.01.06). The traditional Chinese version is published for Taiwan and Hong Kong by Tong Li. Pika publishes a French version, with tome 1 expected to street 2010.09.
Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action renzoku aired from October through December 2008 on TBS, followed by a second season, Bloody Monday Season2 ~Pandora no Hako~ (January to March 2010, nine episodes). Actor/singer Miura Haruma returned as protagonist Takagi Fujimaru/Falcon in the sequel.
Ouran Koukou Host Club 「桜蘭高校ホスト部」 by Hatori Bisco
Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo
Volume 16 (chapters 72-75) first published in Japan 2010.04
Other languages/serializations
Alternative English Ouran High School Host Club (volume 14 released 2010.07.06 • volume 15 street date: 2010.12.07), Indonesian (Elex Media; serialized in HanaLaLa), traditional Chinese (Tong Li), French and Spanish (Panini Comics; Marvel Panini France tome 14 released 2010.01), German (Carlsen Comics, latest Band 15), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica/JPF)
Adaptations
BONES' 26-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan from April through September 2006, preceded by a mail-order only Host Club anime DVD from LaLa, the mangazine that serializes 桜蘭高校ホスト部 (released before the 2006.04.04 premiere). Seiyuu Sakamoto Maaya voiced Fujioka Haruhi, with Miyano Mamoru as Suou Tamaki, Matsukaze Masaya as Ootori Kyouya, Suzumura Kenichi and Fujita Yoshinori as twins Hitachiin Hikaru and Kaoru, Saito Ayaka as Haninozuka Mitsukuni and Kirii Daisuke as Morinozuka Takashi. The cast reprised their roles in two anime drama CDs that followed and will also record another CD that would compile fan favorite manga quotes to celebrate the manga finale in 2010. (The CD will only be available through mail-in, beginning with LaLa's October 2010 issue, streeting August 2010.)
Three pre-anime audio dramas (2003 vintage) featured different actors: Hisakawa Aya (Haruhi), Midorikawa Hikaru (Tamaki), Suwabe Junichi (Kyouya), Hoshi Souichirou (Hikaru), Ohtani Ikue (Hani-senpai) and Tsuda Kenjirou (Mori-senpai). Suzumura Kenichi (Hikaru in the anime) portrayed Hitachiin Kaoru.
The audio-only ensemble also recorded a drama for the LaLa 28th Anniversary LaLa Memorial Drama CD, a giveaway of the 2004 LaLa magazine issue #9. (Other dramas in this furoku: Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou by Tsuda Masami, Bijo ga Yaju by Matsumoto Tomo, MeruPuri ~Märchen Prince~ by Hino Matsuri and Omake no Kobayashi-kun by Morio Masami). This was followed by the LaLa 29th Anniversary LaLa Kirameki Drama CD/2005 magazine issue #9 giveaway. (This CD also contained dramas for Hino Matsuri's Vampire Knight, Tsukuba Sakura's Penguin Kakumei, Nakaji Yuki's ZIG★ZAG and Tanaka Meca's Sailor Fuku ni Onegai!).
Later LaLa furoku audio dramas featured the anime cast: LaLa Gorgeous Drama CD (November 2006 issue, with VK and PenKaku dramas), LaLa Treasure Drama CD (October 2007 issue, with VK, Fujiwara Hiro's Kaichou wa Maid-sama! and Midorikawa Yuki's Natsume Yujincho), LaLa Premium Drama CD (May 2008 edition, with VK, Tanaka Meca's Faster Than a Kiss and Maid-sama!), LaLa Excellent Drama CD (November 2008, with VK and Natsume Yujincho). [Info from For Richer or Poorer, an Ouran High School Host Club fansite]
An Ouran High School Host Club PlayStation 2 visual novel, featuring four new characters, was released in April 2007 by Idea Factory.
Pokémon DP 「ポケモンＤ・Ｐ 」 by Ihara Shigekatsu
Shogakukan Coro Coro Comics, shounen
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.06
Related
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl anime series (aired from 2006.09 to 2010.09)
Other languages
Alternative Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! (VIZ Media; volume 7 released 2010.07.06)
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 「ツバサ」 by CLAMP
Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen
Volume 28 (chapters 220-232 + Special Chapter) first published in Japan 2009.11
Related
Cardcaptor Sakura (alternate story) and xxxHOLiC (side story), among many others from the CLAMP portfolio
Other languages/serializations
Alternative English Tsubasa (Del Rey; volume 26 released 2010.01.26 • volume 27 street date: 2010.07.27), Indonesian (Elex Media; serialized Shonen Magz), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi), traditional Chinese (Tong Li), Thai (Vibulkij Publishing), French (Pika Édition), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain and Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico), Italian (Star Comics), German (EMA), Portuguese (JBC)
Adaptations
The manga was adapted into anime by Bee Train. Fifty-two episodes, starring seiyuu Irino Miyu as Syaoran, Makino Yui as Sakura, Namikawa Daisuke as Fay, Kikuchi Mika as Mokona, and Inada Tetsu as Kurogane aired for two seasons in 2005 (April-October) and 2006 (April to November) in Japan. One movie and five OAVs animated by Production I.G were also released: Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages (2005.08.20) Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (2007.11 to 2008.03, three episodes) and Tsubasa: Shunraiki (2009.03 to 2009.05, two episodes)
Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi 「ヴァンパイア騎士 憂氷の罪 」
by Hino Matsuri, Fujisaki Ayuna
Hakusensha Hana to Yume Comics Special LaLa Novels, shoujo
This volume (which also contains Season of Transience
) first published in Japan 2008.04
Related
Vampire Knight (main story, ongoing, 12 volumes as at 2010.07) · Vampire Knight: Noir's Trap (Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana, light novel/side story, 2008.10.03)
Other languages
French Vampire Knight: Coeur de glace released by Marvel Panini France (2010.07.07)
¹ Source: Chuang Yi as at 5 July 2010
² Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.
Black Lagoon 6 of 9+ by Hiroe Rei
ISBN: 978-981-4306-05-8
MSRP: SGD 8.90
After their trip to Japan, the crew of the Black Lagoon winds down back in Roanapur. The R&R doesn't last long — Jane, a counterfeiter on the run from Florida-based gangsters, seeks refuge with the Church of Violence, kicking off a hot pursuit involving some of Roanapur's more colorful guns-for-hire. Later, half a world away in Venezuela, a bomb blast shatters what calm Garcia tries to sway Roberta from seeking vengeance, but the “Bloodhound of Florencia”; will have justice, and woe to anyone who gets in her way!
Volume 6 contains chapters 38-43, Greenback Jane
Parts 1-6 of 6, and 44-46, El Baile de la muerte
Parts 1-3 (to be continued).
Bloody Monday: Season 1 Vol. 7 of 11 by Ryuumon Ryou + Megumi Kouji
ISBN: 978-981-4306-29-4
MSRP: SGD 8.90
Guided by their instincts and expertise, both Fujimaru and Kano are getting very close to their targets. Life, however, isn't about to throw them an easy victory. Their fortitudes are about to take a blow... a very explosive one!
Meanwhile, Ryunosuke Takagi has unwittingly stepped into the terrorists' trap, and Otoya and Aoi fight desperately to protect him. They dial for help from a friend, but Otoya's sharp intuition is telling him they may have just leapt from the pan right into the fire. As if a virus outbreak and enemy infiltration aren't enough, THIRD-i is facing a new internal crisis. An ignorant, yet obnoxious bureaucrat has been assigned to take over their leadership, and he threatens to undo valuable research that could put them all in grave peril!
Ouran High Host Club 16 of 16+ by Hatori Bisco
ISBN: 978-981-4306-09-6
MSRP: SGD 8.50
At the Seniors' graduating party, Fate decides to pull the ol' 'accidental kiss' prank on Tamaki and Haruhi! Before they recover from the shock, another surprise hits Tamaki — his grandmother has summoned him to the Suou main residence! That, however, signifies the start of a hectic routine under her authoritarian rule that leaves him with no time for the club. Then the final bomb drops — Tamaki decides to leave the club altogether!
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 2 of 8 by Ihara Shigekatsu
ISBN: 978-981-4306-52-2
MSRP: SGD 8.90
As they journey through the land of Sinnoh, Hareta and his partner Piplup grow stronger every day—while ruining Team Galactic's schemes and getting into plenty of Pokémon battles along the way!
In Celestic Town, they come across the first major clue to Dialga's whereabouts but discover that Cyrus, Team Galactic's boss, has beat them to it. After battling with Cyrus, Hareta's even more determined to improve his skills as a Trainer. Luckily, he meets just the man to help him do it: Canalave City Gym Leader Byron, one of the toughest teachers in all of Sinnoh. Will Hareta and Piplup be able to pass Byron's test at the Fortress of Steel?
TSUBASA Reservoir Chronicle 28 of 28 by CLAMP
ISBN: 978-981-4306-31-7
MSRP: SGD 8.90
The clones find themselves in the dream world where they are faced with Yuko... and a choice. They are to be reborn with all their memories intact so that when the crucial point in time is reached again, they may choose their futures. The pair is reunited in the physical world, but their bliss is short-lived as they gradually realise the grim truth about the other Sakura and Syaoran, the illusion of the world they are in, and the painful decision they now have to make.
Volume 28 contains chapters:
220. The Strongest Magic
221. The Remaining Providence
222. The Beginning of the Dream
223. A Time of Happiness
224. A Closed Loop
225. The Power to Believe
226. The Demon King and the Witch
227. The Only Proof
228. Overlapping Emotions
229. Before Proceeding
230. The Resurrected World
231. The Rift Between Time and Space
232. The World of Beginnings
Special Chapter: The World Returned To
Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin (Novel) by Hino Matsuri, Fujisaki Ayuna [Complete]
ISBN: 978-981-4306-38-6
MSRP: SGD 12.90
Cross Academy: Behind its gates, humans and vampires share the same halls, separated by Day and Night — a testament to the efforts of one man to promote their peaceful co-existence. Very soon, it will bear witness to a dramatic change in dynasty centuries old in the making. But before that, two stories from the past shall set future events in stone...
Ice Blue Sin (Novel)
In the hours of twilight, an intrepid Day Class girl sneaks into the most forbidden place on campus — the Moon Dormitory of the Night Class students. While these scions of vampire aristocracy do not usually take note of humans, Fuka was warmly received and even invited back among them. Something about her has got the Night Class talking, and when one becomes bewitched by the darkness, there can be no turning back...
Season of Transience
Born into a distinguished vampire hunter family, young Zero is destined to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors,. Used to the safety and security of training with his master, the arrival of a senior disciple soon opens his eyes to the harsh reality that is the life of a vampire hunter. Before Cross Academy beckons, this one event shall forever reshape the boy's childhood and turn his eyes jaded to the world.
Chuang Yi simplified Chinese manga (2010.07.06)
Arakure © Fujiwara Kiyo
Hakusensha/Hana to Yume
Aside from the Arakure (黑道大小姐) finale and Aoyama Gosho's Meitantei Conan (名侦探柯南) #68, the simplified Chinese Aphorism (杀戮箴言) manga by Kujō Karuna also premieres.
The rest of the 6 July releases:
Fullmetal Alchemist (钢之炼金术师) #25 by Arakawa Hiromu
GTO Shonan 14 Days #3 by Fujisawa Tohru
The Ravages of Time (火凤燎原/Huo Feng Liao Yuan) #38 by Chan Mou
Kekkaishi (结界师) #29 by Tanabe Yellow
Next Chuang Yi release: 20 July 2010
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Black Lagoon 「ＢＬＡＣＫ ＬＡＧＯＯＮ」 by Hiroe Rei
Shogakukan Sunday GX, seinen
Volume 6 (chapters 38-46) first published in Japan 2006.11
Other languages
Alternative English Black Lagoon (VIZ Media; volume 8 released 2009.10.13 • volume 9 street date: 2010.07.13), Indonesian (Level Comics), French (Asuka éditions; tome 9 ships 2010.10), Spanish (Norma Editorial, latest volume 8), German (Carlsen Comics, latest Band 9) and Polish (Waneko)
Adaptations
A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Toyoguchi Megumi as Revy and Namikawa Daisuke as Rock, aired in Japan from April tp June 2006. The Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage second season (episodes 13 to 24) was telecast from October through December of the same year. An OAV sequel, Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail, premieres July 2010, with the fourth Roberta's Blood Trail Blu-ray Disc scheduled for release in December 2010.
Related
Black Lagoon light novel by Urobuchi Gen (Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko, 2008.07.18)