Pictures and Wallpaper: Love So Life 5, Love Button 2, Ultramix Collection 2 of 2 (m&c! 13 July 2011 manga)

We get confirmation that Shiharu is Seiji's dream girl—

Love So Life © Kouchi Kaede/Hakusensha
[Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Albeit of the third person kind. xD

Spring is here and so is White Day. Matsunaga Seiji, busy looking for a gift for Shiharu, asks for Oikawa's opinion. Instead of answering directly, Seiji's long-time buddy deadpans, "Isn't she your dream girl?"

Oh, teh pressure on Sei-tan ^^ Is it any wonder that he's all flustered? And what about Shiharu? Does she get infected by the love bug from BFF Rio? See Love So Life volume 5 for answers.

Remember Nina and her trial dating Koga-kun? Yeah, didn't think so.

Love Button 2 of 5+ by Usami Maki

I'm still on probation but I get the feeling we're getting closer. In fact, I think Koga-kun's thisclose to coming over my house. Kyaaa~! Don't tell me we'll soon be an official couple??

I can dream, can't I?, Nina whines, and to her face, I would say, "Sure, fine," but privately think Koga-kun's not done toying with Nina yet :P

In case you missed the genesis of Nina's quandary, the first Love Button restocks, too, along with another Love is Everywhere standalone — Paradise Café by Morita Fuji that we rated an 8 of 10 ♥. (More on Restocks below.)

New m&c! manga and manhwa

m&c! rolls out Last Summer Cinema 1 by Miyako Ritsu, The Love Helper by Shigano Iori and My Lovely Class Leader 1 by Nishimura Tomoko on the manga side. On the manhwa side, there's Bittersweet High School 1 by Park SunKyung that resists giving up its original Korean title or any other deet about it. (Other than that it was first published by Haksan (Chiro, Mystery Bride publisher) and that one volume goes for IDR 23,000.)

Because I ♡ Miyako Ritsu's shoujo retelling of Psychic Detective Yakumo, Last Summer Cinema grabs the Above the Cut spotlight.

Gunjou Cinema
© Miyako Ritsu/Hakusensha
[Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as
Last Summer Cinema
by Gramedia/m&c!

Last Summer Cinema 1 of 2 by Miyako Ritsu

Asahi, Tamaki and Yakata want to surprise their former homeroom teacher who left for Tokyo three months ago with a home movie shot using an 8mm camera they just found. They discover that not only is film-making difficult, it's also expensive.

Can they finish their masterpiece before the deadline?

If I read the Japanese blurb right, the deadline is the upcoming indie film fest.

I mentioned that Miyako Ritsu-sensei illustrated Psychic Detective Yakumo - The red eye knows, but s/he has two other manga listed: the Trains slice-of-life Kanjou Hakubasen Shashou no Ei-san (Japan release: 2009.01) and the ongoing historical shoujo Touran Merry Rose (serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume; one volume as at 2011.02).

I preview the other newbies after the release list. Note that I placed Series Premiere before Shigano Iori's The Love Helper because 7net returned two Saikyou Help xxx volumes (here and here).

☂ [RE-STO]: m&c! restocks individual Shanaou Yoshitsune volumes — from 1 through 10. If you need volumes 11 through 16 and volumes 17 to 22, wait for 20 July and 27 July respectively. (Unless, of course, you opted for teh box sets shipped 6th July.)

m&c! manga (2011.07.13)

[Series Premiere] Last Summer Cinema (Gunjou Cinema) 1 of 2 by Miyako Ritsu

Gunjou Cinema 「群青シネマ」 by Miyako Ritsu
Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.01

Love Button (Kokoro ・ Button) 2 of 5+ by Usami Maki

Kokoro ・ Button 「ココロ・ボタン」
by Usami Maki
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.03

[Series Premiere] The Love Helper (Saikyou Help xxx) by Shigano Iori

Saikyou Help xxx 「最強ＨＥＬＰ×××」
by Shigano Iori
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2009.05

Related series
Saikyou Help xxx volume 2 (JP release: 2010.09)

Love So Life 5 of 7+ by Kouchi Kaede

Love So Life 「ＬＯＶＥ　ＳＯ　ＬＩＦＥ」
by Kouchi Kaede
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 5 first published in Japan 2010.10

Adaptations
Marine Entertainment released a drama CD in March 2010, starring seiyuu Noto Mamiko as Nakamura Shiharu and Ono Daisuke as Matsunaga Seiji.

Meet the Banchou (Kongoh Bancho) 7 of 12 by Suzuki Nakaba

Kongoh Bancho 「金剛番長」 by Suzuki Nakaba
AKA Diamond Delinquent
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.07

[Series Premiere] My Lovely Class Leader (Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou) 1 of 14+ by Nishimura Tomoko

Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou
「極上！！めちゃモテ委員長」
by Nishimura Tomoko
Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.06

Serializations/Other languages
Serialized in Cherry (Episode 28 in Issue 54/2011)
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 戀愛班長 12 per 2011.04.13)

Adaptations
The 51-episode Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou anime produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, starring seiyuu Ogawa Mana (Kitagawa Mimi) andOshima Ryo (Toujou Ushio) aired from April 2009 to March 2010 in Japan. The Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou Second Collection sequel premiered 2010.04.03; episode 51 aired 2011.04.10.