Also, the latest Lucky Luke - Dalton Terjebak Badai Salju. In this BD/ROMIC, Lucky Luke hunts down the Dalton Brothers who just broke out of the pokey and are hotfooting it to Canada.
Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made © Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S
Square Enix (Serialized in Young Gangan)
Published in Indonesia as Until Death Do Us Part by Elex Media/Level Comics
This Wednesday, Level premieres what has got to be the kewlest manga around—Until Death Do Us Part—starring the Baddest of Badass of swordsmen, Hijikata Mamoru. The blind Mamoru finds himself waging a protracted war against a shady company post rescuing precognitive moppet Toyama Haruka from kidnappers.
After she is saved, Haruka makes Mamoru An Offer He Can't Refuse: become her bodyguard Until Death Do Them Part. What exactly does Haruka mean? And why was she kidnapped in the first place?
The mother of a complicated plot, unrelenting thrill-ride action, awesome art and cool characters — what more can you wish for? is how Lenny-san, editor of Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S's seinen manga, encapsulates UDDUP, originally Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made. She sez that reading the Young Gangan serial is akin to watching a guilty pleasure action movie, adding If you like Bourne trilogy, you're gonna love this manga!
(I have to add my Arigatou gozaimuchness for Lenny-san's wazawaza transcription of the back cover blurb so's I won't have to go squint mode »ON! nor borrow Mamoru's Cool Shades to read it.)
Gokusen 15 of 15 by Morimoto Kozueko
Lenny-san who also edits Gokusen sez that chances of publishing the special ShinKumi chapter are pretty dim — unless it's a whole extra manga.
Sigh. I don't think the paperback library edition with different cover art that ships 2010.08.18 in Japan is what she meant. In any case, as Gokusen wraps —
A pretty girl claiming to be Shinohara-sensei's osananajimi asks the Ooedo clan attorney to return home because his father is ill. Shinohara heeds the summons and flies to Hokkaido. A week passes and the lawyer has yet to return, forcing Yankumi to track down Shinohara-sensei (with Fujiyama-sensei accompanying). The guys of Class 3-4 hear about Yankumi's Hokkaido junket and decide they, too, want in on the action!
The rest of the summaries after the manga list.
Level Comics manga (2010.08.18)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- Gokusen 15 of 15 by Morimoto Kozueko [Finale]
- Nurse Aoi (Ns' Aoi) 13 of 31+ by Koshino Ryo
- Restore Garage 251 volume 9 of 33+ by Tsugihara Ryuji
- [Premiere] Until Death Do Us Part (Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made) 1 of 12+ by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S
 | Ns' Aoi 「Ｎｓ’あおい」 by Koshino Ryo |
Recognitions
Among the Jury Recommended Works for Story Manga at the the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival (along with Takahashi Rumiko's InuYasha, Kanno Aya's Otomen, Ninomiya Tomoko's Nodame Cantabile and 13 others).
Related series
Ns' Aoi - Those Days (side story, 2 of 2 volumes)
Adaptations
Adapted into an 11-episode live-action renzoku that aired on Fuji TV from January to March 2006 (a special aired in September of the same year). Ishihara Satomi starred as Misora Aoi.
 | Restore Garage 251 |
 | Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made |
Other language versions
Published in France by Ki-oon (Jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare, Tome 11: Dungeon released 2010.07), in Taiwan by Tong Li and Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty.
Level Comics European comics (2010.08.18)
Lucky Luke - Dalton Terjebak Badai Salju (Lucky Luke, tome 22: Les Dalton dans le blizzard) by Morris, René Goscinny (Lucky Comics)
¹ Sources: Elex STO 18 August 2010 (release schedule) and Level Comics (artwork and synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 18,500 each except Until Death Do Us Part 1 and Restore Garage 251 which retail for IDR 19,500 each. Lucky Luke - Dalton Terjebak Badai Salju priced at IDR 30,000/volume.
Volume previews continued
Restore Garage 251 vol 9 of 33+ by Tsugihara Ryuji
Yumejiro helps restore his friend Genta's car. All this time, Genta has been suffering from listlessness and writer's block, but a new lease on his automobile allows Genta to find the energy to continue his novel — not just to pay for the restoration but also to fulfill a promise made to his deceased wife. Genta's grandchild Asami is equally excited and makes every effort to market the novel.
But after such a long hiatus and a lack of new fans, Genta-sensei's latest book bombs, plunging the author into despair.
Can Genta still fulfill his promise?
Nurse Aoi 13 of of 31+ by Koshino Ryo
Takarai-san suffers from a cardial infarction and only in the nick of time is he saved. But as he also bleeds from the stomach, he has to undergo endoscopy. All the doctors capable of treating Takarai, however, are busy with other patients; only Dr. Eto, who doubts his capability, is available. The situation worsens with Mikio, Takarai's son who works for a TV network, posing a new threat.
Other upcoming manga (18 August 2010 street date)
Elex Media: Spiral: The Bonds Of Reason 5 · Here We Are 13 · With My Brothers 7 · Crows 11 · Hell Girl 6 · Kariage kun 32 · Libero Revolution!! 12 · Look Up! 3 · Shinagawa Cat Story 2 · Shugo Chara 10 · Throbbing Midnight 9 of 9 · Nakayoshi 83/2010
m&c!: Bleach 33 · Idol Shopping 2 · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 2 · A Badboy Drinks Tea 7 · Female Wolf's Boy 2 · Sandwich Girl 2 · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 11 · Long Hu Men 170 · Star Wars 8 · The Great Ants: Sirkus Keliling · Humor Pegawai Negeri: Pengurangan Jam Kerja · Humor Guru: Undian dan Jebakan
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who thanks Lenny-san for the artwork and synopses
disclaimer
Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.
manga currently available (11 August 2010 street date)
- Elex Media: The Ruler of Nabari 12 · Vampire Knight 3 · Beauty Honey 1 by Matsumoto Tomo · Piano Hutan 17 · Dorabase 18 · Kaiser Z 15 · Magic Peddler Roma 1 by Kurazono Norihiko · Otoboke Section Chief 5 | Shonen Star 70/2010
- Level Comics: Blade of Immortal 9 · Half An Apple 3 · Hotaru's Light 10 · Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files 3 · A Spirit of the Sun 5 · Subaru 8 | Lucky Luke - Hukuman Gantung · Spirou - Sarang Marsupilami · Yakari - Para Tawanan Pulau
- m&c!: Sparkling Gingachou 10 of 10 · Bleach 32 · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 9 · Go! Hiromi Go! 2 · Ijime: The Invisible Malice by Igarashi Kaoru · Miracle Ball 10 · Sugar Family 2 · Yabuuchi Yuu Fan Book | Confucius 2
related monthly schedules
August 2010
Premiering The Running Bus by Sahara Mizu and Until Death Do Us Part by Takashige Hiroshi
other invaluable resources
Baka-Updates Manga · Wikipedia · 7net · Amazon FR · ANN · TV Tropes
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Gokusen 「ごくせん」 by Morimoto Kozueko
Shueisha YOU, josei
Volume 15 first published in Japan 2007.04
Other language versions
Sharp Point Press publishes the traditional Chinese Gokusen.
Related
Re-released in 17.4 x 11.4 x 2.6cm “Handy Editions” (ハンディ版 ごくせん) with specially commissioned CG cover art under Shueisha's QC/Queen's Comics imprint from January to June 2008. Another paperback library edition, again with different cover art, begins shipping 2010.08.18 (two volumes so far). A special chapter also appeared in the January 2008 issue of YOU. The series returned for two installments in 2009 (July 1 and 15 issues) to mark the Gokusen feature film release. (See ADAPTATIONS below)
Adaptations
Three seasons of the live-action series starring Nakama Yukie as Yamaguchi Kumiko (“Yankumi”) ran on Nippon Television in 2002, 2005, and 2008, with two TV specials (Gokusen Special: Sayonara 3-nen D-gumi; 2003.03 and Gokusen 3: Graduation Special; 2009). A feature film (directed by TV series director Sato Toya) premiered in Japanese theaters in July 2009. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired on NTV from January to March 2004, with seiyuu Hayamizu Risa and Suzumura Kenichi as Yankumi and Sawada Shin.
For her portrayal of Yankumi in the first season, Nakama Yukie received the Best Actress award at the 33rd Television Drama Academy Awards, a prize she will go on to win for the same role at the 44th and 57th Television Drama Academy Awards. Seasons 1 and 2 co-stars Matsumoto Jun (Shin) and Kamenashi Kazuya (Odagiri Ryu) won the Best Supporting Actor awards at the 33rd and 44th Television Drama Academy Awards respectively. The second season also won Best Drama at the 44th Television Drama Academy Awards.