Also, Miuchi Suzue's Topeng Kaca 14 Deluxe that was postponed from 28 June.
Black Butler XI nabs the lead because at least thirty-two LX regulars indicated it as a GET!, the total DO WANT! outstripping 07-GHOST's, even past the 22 votes the josei manga received when it was first advised on 22 June. 07-GHOST shoulda stayed where it was if it wanted the headline pix.
Kuroshitsuji © Toboso Yana/Square Enix
[Serialized in GFantasy]
Published in Indonesia as Black Butler by Elex Media
To investigate the Aurora Society, the secret association of doctors who claim to revive the dead, Sebastian and Ciel attend its research presentation on board a luxury ship. The blue ocean roils as people assemble in the name of Phoenix.
The Black Butler 11 synop alludes to That Butler, Setting Sail
(chapter 51). Four other chapters comprise this tank — chapters 48-50 and 52: That Butler, Solution,
That Butler, Eccentric,
That Butler, Burial
and That Butler, Sailing.
) [*NOT Elex Media's chapter titles]
New Elex manga: 07-Ghost
07-GHOST © Amemiya Yuki,
Ichihara Yukino/Ichijinsha
[Serialized in Comic Zero-Sum]
Published in Indonesia
by Elex Media
Did Elex postpone 07-GHOST to the 6th because the anime airs on the 12th (on Animax)? One thing prolly has nuthin' to do with the other. At any rate, Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino's Zero-Sum series streets this Wednesday.
Teito Klein goes from elite imperial military cadet to fugitive after attacking the Balsburg military brass. The only sanctuary willing to succor the Zaiphon user and keep the army at bay is the Balsburg Church, where dwell the legendary empire guardians 07 Ghosts.
What awaits Teito in the ongoing conflict between the 07 Ghosts and their sworn enemy Verloren?
Three words: the Eye of Mikhail (and the fate that goes with it).
Baka-Updates Manga tags 07-Ghost Friendship
as the amnesiac Teito has only one homey in the academy, Mikage. (The other tropes are Special Abilities, Secret Identity, Orphans, Military, Church, Amnesia, Deities, Guardian Relationship, Religion.
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The first five 07-GHOST chapters are: Escape,
The Seventh District,
Darkness,
Kor
and Violation.
[*NOT Elex Media's titles]
Amemiya Yuki and Ichihara Yukino are more known for their doujinshi (primarily of Naruto and their own 07-GHOST creation).
☆ Crayon Shinchan: Jalan-Jalan Keliling Dunia or Around the World with Crayon Shinchan finally premieres (after having been shunted from the 15th and then to the 22nd). Traipse around cultural heritage gems like Bali, the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal mausoleum in Agra. The ‘one-way ticket’ will set you back only IDR 25,800.
Shonen Star 12/2011 ☆ Appearance of the Yellow Dragon
Yellow Dragon ga Arawareta!
© Tamura Mitsuhisa
Shogakukan
[Shonen Sunday]
Tamura Mitsuhisa's Appearance of the Yellow Dragon—about mad genius Anji who summons the feared Yellow Dragon and gets...something else—wrests the cover and Shonen Star 12's Featured Series spotlight:
Anji's daily life and world domination scheme fall apart with the appearance of Lucola, now Kimidori's disciple. And to think that just facing Kimidori and prankster Suzu already requires super-human powers.
One surprising incident, however, changes Lucola's opinion of Anji.
The other ShoStars (and their latest tankou released): ARAGO by Arai Takahiro; Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl (volume 4 per 8 June); Detektif Conan by Aoyama Gosho (volume 62 scheduled 13 July); D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji; Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi (volume 5 per 4 May); Inuyasha by Takahashi Rumiko (volume 53 scheduled 13 July); Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow (volume 7 scheduled 13 July); Magi by Ohtaka Shinobu; My First Mr. Akuno by Fujiki Syun (volume 4 per 20 April); Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato (volume 18 streets 6 July) and The World God Only Knows by Wakaki Tamiki.
Elex Media manga (2011.07.06)
- [Series Premiere] 07-GHOST 1 of 12+ by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino »Ex-6.22
- Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) 11 of 12+ by Toboso Yana
- Crayon Shinchan 7 of 50 by Usui Yoshito
- [Premiere] Crayon Shinchan: Jalan-Jalan Keliling Dunia by Usui Yoshito (Futabasha) »Ex-6.15, 6.22
- Dodge Fighters (Ganbare! Dodgeball Fighters) 6 of 10 by Murakami Toshiya & Saito Muneo
- Doraemon: Gadget Cat from The Future 7 of 10 by Fujiko F. Fujio (Shogakukan English Comics)
- Hero Tales (Juushin Enbu Hero Tales) 3 of 5 by Huang Jin Zhou & Arakawa Hiromu
- Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 14 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue »Ex-6.28
- Wazabo 5 of 6+ by Soyama Kazutoshi
- Wild Life 18 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato
- Yakitate!! Japan 22 of 26 by Hashiguchi Takashi
 | Kuroshitsuji 「黒執事」 by Toboso Yana |
Other languages
English Black Butler (Yen Press: five volumes per 2011.04 • volume 6 street date: 2011.07.19 and Chuang Yi: volume 5 released 2011.06.21), French (Kana: Black Butler tome 7 ships 2011.07.01), German (Carlsen Comics: Black Butler Band 7 per 2011.06.24 • Band 8 street date: 2011.08.26), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 黑執事 11 per 2011.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 黑执事 #8 released 2010.02.24)
Adaptations
The 24-episode A-1 Pictures anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Ono Daisuke (Sebastian Michaelis) and Sakamoto Maaya (Ciel Phantomhive), aired in Japan from October 2008 to March 2009 (premiered 11 January 2011 on Animax Asia). An unaired OAV side story, Kuroshitsuji: Sono Shitsuji, Kōgyō, shipped with DVD volume 9.
A 12-episode second series—Kuroshitsuji II—aired between July and September 2010. The new master and butler pair designed by Toboso Yana, butler Claude Faustus and master Alois Trancy, were voiced by Sakurai Takahiro and Mizuki Nana.
Two audio dramas preceded the anime. The first Kuroshitsuji Drama CD, released August 2007 by Geneon Entertainment, featured seiyuu Morikawa Toshiyuki, Takashiro Genki, Suzuki Chihiro, and Seki Tomokazu. The second Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Karei Naru Drama CD, released November 2008 by Sony Music Entertainment, featured the anime cast.
A musical adaptation—That Butler, Friendship—enjoyed a theater run from May 28, 2009 to June 7, 2009. The second Musical Black Butler, The Most Beautiful Death in The World, A Thousand Soul and The Fallen Grim Reapers stage musical had Matsushita Yuya reprising his role as Sebastian Michaelis. Nishii Yukito replaced Sakamoto Shougo as Ciel Phantomhive in the second musical that ran between 3 and 23 May 2010 in Japan.
Related
Black Butler Character Guide “That Butler, Assembles” (2008.02) • The TV Animation Black Butler Black Record (2009.03) • Rainbow Butler official comics anthology (2009.03) • TV Animation Kuroshitsuji II Final Record (2010.10)
 | Crayon Shin-chan 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 |
Other languages
English (partially translated by ComicsOne and CMX), French (J'ai Lu, then, Casterman), Spanish and Catalan (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), German (EMA), Italian ( Panini Comics) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)
Adaptations
Shin'ei Doga's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yajima Akiko (Shin-chan), ran from April 1992 to December 2010. At least 18 movie sequels have been released between July 1993 and April 2010.
 | Ganbare! Dodgeball Fighters |
 | Juushin Enbu Hero Tales |
Other languages
English Hero Tales (Yen Press: four volumes per 2010.10 • volume 5 street date: 2011.10.25; serialized in Yen Plus), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 兽神演武 #3 per 2010.06).
Adaptations
A 26-episode anime adaptation produced by Studio Flag aired in Japan between October 2007 and March 2008, starring seiyuu Suzumura Kenichi and Ginga Banjou as the Two Noble Spirits Taitou and Keirō, and Sakurai Takahiro, Tai Yuuki, Koyama Rikiya, Hayami Sho and Kaida Yuko as the Five Divine Warriors Ryūkō, Hyōsei, Koyō, Shōkaku and Rinmei.
 | Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面 白泉社文庫」 |
Related
Glass no Kamen tankoubon (47 volumes per 2011.07.26)
Adaptations
Three anime and two seasons of a live-action drama
 | Wazabo 「わざぼー」 by Soyama Kazutoshi |
 | Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato |
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
 | Yakitate!! Japan 「焼きたて！！ジャぱん」 |
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Arakawa Hiromu's Fullmetal Alchemist)
Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (concluded)
English Yakitate!! Japan (VIZ Media: 26 volumes per 2011.04), French (Delcourt/Akata; Yakitate Ja-Pan !! un pain c'est tout tome 26 per 2010.01), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa Spain), German (EMA) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 新鮮出爐﹗日式麵包王 26 released 2007.06)
Adaptations
Sunrise's 69-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Kobayashi Yumiko as Azuma Kazuma aired from October 2004 to March 2006 on TV Tokyo.
Mangazines (2011.07.06)
- Shonen Star 12/2011 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)
07-GHOST 「０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ」
by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino
Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
Volume 1 (chapters 1-5) first published in Japan 2005.11
Awards
Double-first prize, 3rd Zero-Sum Comics Grand-Prix
Other languages
English 07-GHOST (Go! Comi: 7 volumes [dropped] and Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 7 per 2011.04), French (Kazé Editions: Tome 4 shipped 2011.06 • Tome 5 street date: 2011.09.22)
Related series
07-GHOST CHILDREN (side story; one volume)
A 07-GHOST Seal and Postcard Book was released by Gakken Marketing in 2009.09
Adaptations
Anime: Studio DEEN's 25-episode adaptation, starring seiyuu Mitsuki Saiga (Teito Klein), Namikawa Daisuke (Mikage) and Hayami Sho (Ayanami), aired in Japan from April through September 2009. Since the TV series' end, limited edition genteiiban have been bundled with the DVDs.
Audio drama: The 07-Ghost: Kamisama ni Todoku Koibumi drama CD was released in Japan in 2007. The second 07-Ghost: Seventh District shipped February 2009 and a third special drama CD streeted the same year.