Update Added The Hunting of The Snark synopsis
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge © Hayakawa Tomoko/Kodansha (Serialized in Betsufure)
Published in Indonesia as Perfect Girl Evolution by Elex Media/Level Comics
Whoever sed that good intentions pave the road to hell must've had Kyohei in mind; he saves some random girl and next thing he knows, he supposedly has a girlfriend. Or two. Or three. The besieged My Fair Bishounen prevails on Savior Sunako to pretend She Is The One to squash the rumors flat and calm his fangirls down, but wouldn't you know, the exact opposite happens in Perfect Girl Evolution volume 21.
Instead of calming down, Kyohei's enraged fangirls goad Sunako into settling who merits the position of Kyohei's legit SO. Meanwhile, Kyohei himself is starting to get past “It's complicated” and wondering if Sunako really IS The One?!
Now for the next most popular Level manga GET! this release —
Honey Hunt 5 of 6+ by Aihara Miki
Yura bails on the party to toast her TV debut, escaping to a hot springs with Q-ta. Q-ta broaches the idea of spending the night together, and after initial reluctance, Yura sez “Um, yes...?” — even to a probable smooch! Meanwhile, manager Mizorogi spends a sleepless night, waiting for news of his wayward charge and wanting to... [Adapted from Marvel Panini France's Honey Hunt, tome 5 synopsis and VIZ's Honey Hunt 5 blurb]
Le sigh. Only one more Honey Hunt after this... Wondering when Aihara Miki-sensei will rouse this series out of its till-volume-6 hibernation?
Snark Kari © Miyabe Miyuki,
Ohishi Hiroto
Shinchosha (Comic Bunch)
Published in Indonesia as
The Hunting of The Snark
by Level Comics
Level premieres The Hunting of The Snark by Miyabe Miyuki, Ohishi Hiroto
I know next to nothing about The Hunting of The Snark, Ohishi Hiroto's manga adapt of the Snark Kari novel by Miyabe Miyuki (author of Brave Story). I'm waiting on Level to revert to me on a blurb, which I promise to share with you soon as I receive it. Found me the next best thing (Gramedia Shop book detail), which still nets you, my dear reader, the same result:
A mysterious girl drops by the bar where Shuji works on Christmas eve. She stops by again several times, before disappearing for two months. When Shuji next sees her, she's lurking at a crime scene.
Did Mystery Girl have anything to do with the man's death? And what's with the weird shadow trailing her?
This too is going down as GET!, based largely on my collecting most anything related to Alice in Wonderland.
Level Comics manga (2010.09.22)
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- Fist of The Blue Sky (Souten no Ken) 2 of 21+ by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson
- Historie 3 of 6+ by Iwaaki Hitoshi
- Honey Hunt 5 of 6+ by Aihara Miki
- [Premiere] The Hunting of The Snark (Snark Kari) 1 of 3+ by Miyabe Miyuki, Ohishi Hiroto
- Nanase Fire Investigator (Kasai Chousakan Nanase) 5 of 7 by Hashimoto Izo & Ichikawa Tomoshige
- Nurse Aoi (Ns' Aoi) 14 of 31+ by Koshino Ryo
- Perfect Girl Evolution (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge) 21 of 26+ by Hayakawa Tomoko
- Priest 8 of 16+ by Hyung MinWoo
- Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) 4 of 10+ by George Asakura
- Subaru 9 of 11 by Soda Masahito
 | Historie 「ヒストリエ」 by Iwaaki Hitoshi |
Volume 3 contains chapters:
20. A Buyer Appears
21. Departure
22. Antakaios
23. The Argo
24-29. In Paphlagonia (Part 1-6)
Awards
Finalist, 10th Osamu Tezuka Culture Award
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li)
 | Honey Hunt 「Ｈｏｎｅｙ Ｈｕｎｔ」 by Aihara Miki |
Other languages
English Honey Hunt (VIZ Media (volume 5 released 2010.08 • volume 6 street date: 2010.12.07), French (Marvel Panini France; tome 6 released 2010.08) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li)
 | Snark Kari 「スナーク狩り」 |
Related
Based on the Snark Kari novel by Miyabe Miyuki
 | Kasai Chousakan Nanase 「火災調査官ナナセ」 |
Other languages
English Fire Investigator Nanase (CMX; volume 4 released 2010.05.11)
 | Ns' Aoi 「Ｎｓ’あおい」 by Koshino Ryo |
Recognitions
Jury Recommended Work for Story Manga, 12th Japan Media Arts Festival
Related
Ns' Aoi - Those Days (side story; 2 of 2 volumes)
Adaptations
Live-action renzoku starring Ishihara Satomi (Misora Aoi) aired on Fuji TV from January to March 2006, followed by a special in September that same year
 | Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge |
Volume 21 contains chapters:
83. Special Story: Machiko-chan Returns!!
84. Kyouhei is Legend: Again
85. If It's You, I'd Walk Through Fire and Water
86. Yeah! Super Pink Unrequited Love
87. The Sunako Inside the Mirror
Other languages
English My Fair Lady (Chuang Yi) and The Wallflower (Del Rey; volume 21 released 2009.09.29 • volumes 22-24 street date: 2010.10.26), French (Pika Édition; Yamato Nadeshiko tome 12 released 2010.08) and German (EMA; from volume 21 onwards)
Adaptations
Anime by Nippon Animation featuring seiyuu Takaguchi Yukiko (Nakahara Sunako), Morikubo Showtaro (Takano Kyohei), Yamauchi Yuuya (Toyama Yukinojo), Sugita Tomokazu (Takenaga Oda) and Nojima Hirofumi (Mori Ranmaru) aired from October 2006 to March 2007 on Japan's TV Aichi. A live-action renzoku starring Kamenashi Kazuya (Kyohei), Oomasa Aya (Sunako), Tegoshi Yuya (Yukinojo), Uchi Hiroki (Takenaga) and Miyao Shuntaro (Ranmaru) was telecast on TBS from January to March 2010.
 | Priest 「프리스트」 by Hyung MinWoo |
Other languages
English Priest (TOKYOPOP; 16 volumes), French (Tokebi; 16 volumes), German (Tokyopop Germany), Polish (Kasen Comics), Italian (J POP) and Portuguese (Lumus Brazil)
Adaptations
A film adaptation starring Cam Gigandet, Paul Bettany and Maggie Q is expected to premiere on 13 May 2011 in the U.S. (Indonesian screening is slated to begin 12 May 2011.)
 | Oboreru Knife 「溺れるナイフ」 by George Asakura |
 | Subaru 「昴」 by Soda Masahito |
Volume 9 contains chapters:
89 ＳＮＯＷ
90 Ｘデー
91 “God bless You”
92 天才の弱点
93 アクロス・ザ・ユニバース
94 すばるとボレロ
95 すばるとボレロ（２）
96 支配者
97 コラボレーション
98 私に似ている
99 ＮＡＳＡで語る
Other languages
French (Akata/Delcourt; 11 volumes), Spanish (Glènat España), German (Egmont) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li)
Related
Moon—Subaru Solitude Standing— (sequel; ongoing)
¹ Sources: Elex STO 22 September 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 18,500 each except Fist of The Blue Sky 2 (SRP: IDR 20,000) and Subaru 9 (IDR 19,500).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).
Volume previews continued...
Nanase Fire Investigator 5 of 7 by Hashimoto Izo, Ichikawa Tomoshige
For services rendered, Nanase is promoted and two juniors, Sato and Yamagata, assigned to her team. Their first assignment: to investigate a fire in a tollway underpass. Little do they know that the tunnel has been rigged, the ignorance paid for with the deaths of both of Nanase's subordinates.
In the inquest that follows, investigator Hikawa accuses Nanase of being the serial arsonist Firebug, intimating that Nanase has been behind the torching crimes all this time.
Nurse Aoi 14 of 31+ by Koshino Ryo
Aoi and Narahashi are chosen to intern at the university-affiliated Shuto Hospital, famous for its cutting-edge facilities and disaster preparedness expertise. Aoi is assigned to the ICU, while Narahashi is put to work in the ER. Can Aoi and Narahashi keep up with the frenetic pace at Shuto?
May I just remind that Nurse Aoi is among the Jury Recommended Works for Story Manga in the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival, along with Takahashi Rumiko's InuYasha, Kanno Aya's Otomen, Ninomiya Tomoko's Nodame Cantabile and 13 other titles.
Priest 8 of 16+ by Hyung MinWoo
To crack the mysterious cases in the Southwest, federal marshal Coburn pursues Ivan, using Ester, his only lead. Ester herself needs Ivan for a cure to the plague afflicting her. But they're not the only ones after Ivan; the minions of fallen angel Temozarela are also on Ivan's trail!
Shattered Knife 4 of 10+ by George Asakura
Ko goes after Natsume, kidnapped by a stalker. Natsume is found, but questions remain over what happened during her disappearance. What's going to happen to Ko and Natsume's relationship now?
UP NEXT: More 22 September 2010 manga (and manhwa)
m&c!: Bleach 34 · Oresama Teacher 2 · Love So Life 1 by Kouchi Kaede · The Ghost Conqueror 4 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 6 · Dawn Aria 5 · Idol Shopping 3 · Beyond the Beyond 5 · Go! Hiromi Go! 3 · Graffiti of Love by Sugata Uri · Kimi Ga Suki - I Love You - 1 of 3 by Watanabe Ayu · Memory Eater 1 by Kang KyungNam · My Dinosaur Dentist by Morio Masami · Salon for a Broken Heart by Ayumi Rin · Secret 1 by Han YuRang · Sparkling Charm by Nakajima Yuka · The Story of Wang Fenglei 6 · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 9
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)
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other upcoming manga (22 September 2010 street date)
Elex Media: Hello Master 1 by Tsukuba Sakura · Penguin Revolution 6 · With My Brothers 8 · One Piece 55 · Fairy Tail 7 · Beauty Honey 2 · BECK 21 · Geobreeders 14 · Global Garden 1 by Hiwatari Saki · Godhand Teru 26 · Hidamari Sketch 3 · Hyde & Closer 4 · Kariage kun 33 · Katsu! 8 · Kungfu Boy Legends 9 · Libero Revolution!! 13 of 13 · Look Up! 4 · SC: Manekineko Real Estate by Sorano Sakana · School Rumble 12 · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 6 · Tokkyu! 14 · Nakayoshi 84/2010 · Shonen Star 72/2010
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September 2010
Premiering Sky of Love by Mika & Haneda Ibuki and The Duke and I by Hara Chieko
August 2010
Premiering The Running Bus by Sahara Mizu and Until Death Do Us Part by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S
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Souten no Ken 「蒼天の拳」
by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson
Shinchosha (Coamix) Comic Bunch seinen
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2002.01
Related
Hokuto no Ken (sequel)
Other languages
English (Gutsoon! Entertainment; dropped), French (Marvel Panini France; KEN - Fist of the Blue Sky tome 20 shipped 2009.10) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan; 蒼天之拳 21 per 2010.01)
Adaptations
A 26-episode anime by Studio A.P.P.P., starring seiyuu Yamadera Kouichi (Kasumi Kenshiro), aired from October 2006 to March 2007 on TV Asahi.