Bloody Monday © Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji/Kodansha
[First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media/Level Comics
During interrogation, Orihara Maya offers to barter coordinates to Terrorist HQ for freedom. Fujimaru agrees, and with Hosho and Kano, heads for the location Maya specifies. En route, Fujimaru lucks on to a clue about the THIRD-i spy, but a thin line separates friend from foe. [Additions from Chuang Yi's Bloody Monday: Season 1, Vol. 4 synopsis]
Sez Level's Bloody Monday editor Adisti-san: Excitement ratchets as, despite the revelation of the THIRD-i spy's identity, the terrorists' moves remain unpredictable.
xxxHOLiC 13 of 19 by CLAMP
People beat up “Liar!” Kohane on national TV, but the exorcist's suffering isn't enough to make her mother back off. Watanuki tries to intervene, but Kohane's mom, believing Watanuki responsible for Kohane's loss of powers, decides to... [Additions from PIKA Édition's xxxHOLIC, tome 13 summary]
What happened to Watanuki? How will Kohane-chan's torment end? See xxxHOLIC 13 for answers.
Oh Butterfly Oh Flower 4 of 8 by Yoshihara Yuki
The pervy guy who stole a kiss from Choko was none other than the company president! Choko has several bones to pick with the goukon-crashing prez, the utmost of which is his monopolizing Masayuki. Worse, he isn't even through toying with Choko; he forces her to become his 24/7 private secretary, threatening to destroy Masayuki should she refuse.
So, of course, it's Chaa-chan to milady's rescue!
Domoto, I love you ♡.
(That's not Choko speaking; it's president Yanagi *sweatdrop*)
Volume 4 of the LMAO! office romance Oh Butterfly Oh Flower compiles chapters 16 through 20: Before Winter Comes,
Dance of the Butterfly, Dance of the Flower....
Sleeping Beauty,
Valentine Crisis
and Beside You...
[*NOT Level's chapter titles; Serenus-Dreamers × Aerandria translations]
New Level manga: Escape Express by Shinohara Chie
Natsumi stumbles onto a crime scene on her way home. The investigating officers are keeping a lid on the case, forcing the news reporter to observe from afar. But instead of staying hidden from all eyes, Natsumi bumps into the alleged murder suspect, Satoru.
[Natsumi and Satoru]
From Toubou Kyuukou © Shinohara Chie/Shogakukan
Published in Indonesia as Escape Express by Level Comics
Satoru claims he's innocent and he and Natsumi head to Switzerland in pursuit of the real perp, contributes Baka-Updates Manga in its Toubou Kyuukou description.
Gushes editor Nickyta-san: A new manga from Shinohara Chie — with an unexpected ending!
(If I were Natsumi, I wouldn't want the story to end :D) You know Shinohara Chie-sensei, right? She's only responsible for Red River, which Level also publishes. (Volume 7 is slated for a 25 May release.)
Escape Express also contains the Missing city
short in addition to the Escape Express
cover story. And speaking of covers, based on Level's cover art, this volume appears to be the 2008 Flower Comics Alpha reissue. (Toubou Kyuukou was first published in 1996 under the Flower Comic Special imprint and then again in 2002 as a bunko. Different covers.)
☆ Teh other debuting series is a BD—Peyo's Johan & Pirlouit, the sword-and-sorcery tale of medieval page Johan and his dwarf sidekick Pirlouit, prolly most famous for introducing the Smurfs. (The blue-skinned critters actually debuted there.) Level double launches Johan & Pirlouit's Seruling Enam Smurf and Malam Para Penyihir.
Speaking of Smurfs, Smurf - Smurf Kecil, part of the Histoires des Schtroumpfs (Les p'tits Schtroumpfs et le Schtroumpf robot) also streets, introducing four new characters, promises editor Niken.
Level Comics manga (2011.05.18)
- 3x3 Eyes 40 of 40 by Takada Yuzo [Finale]
- A Spirit of The Sun (Taiyou no Mokushiroku) 10 of 17 by Kawaguchi Kaiji
- Bloody Monday 4 of 11 by Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji
- Cesare: The Creator of Destruction (CESARE: Il Creatore che ha distrutto) 5 of 8+ by Souryo Fuyumi
- [Premiere] Escape Express (Toubou Kyuukou) by Shinohara Chie
- Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 82 of 95+ by Morikawa Joji
- Jepang Tenggelam! (Nihon Chinbotsu) 13 of 15 by Komatsu Sakyou, Ishiki Tokihiko
- Love Affair (Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta) 9 of 11+ by Miyasaka Kaho
- Miso-Com (30 Kon Miso-com) 8 of 12+ by Yonezawa Rika
- Oh Butterfly Oh Flower (Chou yo Hana yo) 4 of 8 by Yoshihara Yuki
- xxxHOLiC 13 of 19 by CLAMP
 | Taiyou no Mokushiroku 「太陽の黙示録」 |
Awards
Best Seinen/General Manga, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards
Grand Prize winner for the comic category, 10th Japan Media Arts Festival
Other languages
French (Tonkam Spirit of The Sun, tome 17: Le troisième pays
per 2009.12)
Adaptations
Adapted into an anime special by Madhouse (two episodes)
 | Bloody Monday 「ブラッディ・マンデイ」 |
Other languages
English Bloody Monday: Season 1 (Chuang Yi: volume 8 per 2010.08 and Kodansha Comics: Bloody Monday volume 1 street date: 2011.08.23), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 11 volumes, concluded), traditional Chinese 血色星期一 (Tong Li Taiwan; 11 volumes) and French (PIKA Édition: five volumes per 2011.05.04 • Tome 6 street date: 2011.06.29)
Related series
Bloody Monday Season 2 - Zetsubou no Kou (sequel, AKA Bloody Monday Season 2 ~Pandora no Hako~, eight volumes as at 2011.05.17)
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 Fujimaru Takagi/Falcon in the sequel.
 | CESARE: Il Creatore che ha distrutto |
 | Toubou Kyuukou 「逃亡急行」 by Shinohara Chie |
Related
Earlier released Toubou Kyuukou anthologies (one published under the Flower Comic Special imprint, 1996.05 and as Shogakukan Bunko: 2002.08)
 | Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 |
Volume 82 chapters:
Round 778: Malfunctioning Machine
Round 779: Other Than Boxing
Round 780: Two Things To Remember
Round 781: These Fists Aren't Heavy
Round 782: Insane Connection
Round 783: Magic Punch
Round 784: Counterattack vs. Counterattack
Round 785: Preparing to Enter the Ring
Round 786: Another Trick
Round 787: I Can See!!
*NOT Level chapter titles
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1991 Kodansha Manga Awards
Related series
Hajime no Ippo Gaiden (one-shot prequel)
Other languages
French (Kurokawa: Ippo, Saison 2: Destins de Boxeurs tome 12 per 2011.05.12 • Tome 13 street date: 2011.06.09) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)
Adaptations
A 76-episode anime by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Kiyasu Kohei (Makunouchi Ippo), aired on NTV from October 2000 to March 2002. A sequel/special, Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road, came out in June 2003, followed by the spinoff Hajime no Ippo - Mashiba vs. Kimura OAV (2003.09). The second season Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (26 episodes) was telecast from January to June 2009.
 | Nihon Chinbotsu 「日本沈没」 |
Related
Based on the award-winning disaster novel by Komatsu Sakyou, also adapted into film and live-action TV.
 | Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta |
 | 30 Kon Miso-com 「３０婚 ｍｉｓｏ‐ｃｏｍ」 |
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 待嫁熟女 11 per 2011.02)
 | Chou yo Hana yo 「蝶よ花よ」 by Yoshihara Yuki |
Other languages
English Butterflies, Flowers (VIZ Media: six volumes per 2011.03.01 • volume 7 street date: 2011.06.07), French (Soleil Ma petite maîtresse tome 8 released 2010.05) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li)
 | xxxHOLiC 「×××ＨＯＬｉＣ」 by CLAMP |
Other languages
English xxxHOLiC (Del Rey: 16 volumes per 2010.10 • volume 17 street date: 2011.09.13), French (PIKA Édition; tome 17 shipped 2011.01 • Tome 18 street date: 2011.06.15), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain and Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico), Italian (Star Comics), German (Egmont), Swedish (Bonnier Carlsen), Portuguese (JBC Brazil)
Adaptations
A 24-episode anime adaptation by Production I.G aired from April to September 2006 in Japan, followed by a 13-episode sequel xxxHOLiC: Kei (2008.04 to 2008.06) and a two-episode OAD xxxHOLiC: Shunmuki (2009.02 to 2009.06, bundled with volumes 14 and 15). The xxxHOLiC Rō OAD shipped 23 April 2010, along with manga volume 17. A second xxxHolic Rō OAD, xxxHolic: Rō Adayume, is scheduled for March 2011 release with manga volume 19.
A feature film adaptation xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream premiered in Japan before the first anime season (2005.08.20). The movie was a finalist in the 2006 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Seiyuu Fukuyama Jun and Ohara Sayaka play the roles of Watanuki Kimihiro and Ichihara Yuko in all adaptations.
Related
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (crossover) · xxxHoLic: ANOTHERHOLiC Landolt-Ring Aerosol by NisiOisiN (Novel; side story) · Soel to Larg: Mokona=Modoki no Bouken (Novel; side story)
At least four official fanbooks have been released in Japan: Gekijōban ×××HOLiC Official Fanbook (2005.08.17) · TV Animation ×××HOLiC Extra Official Guide (2006.05.17) · Shinpan ×××HOLiC Dokuhon (2006.11.17) · xxxHolic Complete Book (2011.03.17)
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European comics/ROMICs (2011.05.18)
- Cubitus - Warisan Pastaga (Cubitus, tome 35: L'héritage du Pastaga) by Dupa
- [Premiere] Johan & Pirlouit - Seruling Enam Smurf (Johan et Pirlouit, tome 9: La flûte à six Schtroumpfs) by Peyo
- [Premiere] Johan & Pirlouit - Malam Para Penyihir (Johan et Pirlouit, tome 5: Magie et exotisme) by Peyo
- Lucky Luke - Pony Express (Lucky Luke, tome 28: Le Pony Express) by Morris, X. Fauche & J. Léturgie
- Smurf - Smurf Kecil dan Smurf Robot (Les p'tits Schtroumpfs et le Schtroumpf robot, tome 13) by Peyo
3×3 EYES 「３×３ＥＹＥＳ」 by Takada Yuzo
Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen
Volume 40 first published in Japan 2002.11
Other languages
English 3x3 Eyes (Dark Horse Comics; till volume 8), Korean (Young Movie Comics), French (PIKA Édition; 40 volumes), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics; dropped), Italian (Editions Star Comics) and German 3x3 Augen (Carlsen Comics)
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1993 Kodansha Manga Awards
Adaptations
Two anime OAVs starring seiyuu Tsujitani Kouji (Fujii Yakumo) and Hayashibara Megumi (Ayanokouji Pai)