One Piece 59, Natsume Yujincho 1, Her Idol Boy 1 and Library War Love & War 4 postponed to 27 July (OP and Natsume Yujincho) and 3 August (Her Idol Boy and LWLW).
Rave: Plue no Inu Nikki © Mashima Hiro/Kodansha [First serialized in BonBon]
Published in Indonesia as RAVE - Plue's Dog Diaries by Elex Media
Yup, Plue gets his own manga starrer. Not that he's ever been a slouch in hogging spotlights. :D But before we let Plue monopolize the attention, DO WANT! #1 and 2 first —
Pandora Hearts 14 of 15+ by Mochizuki Jun
When the Tragedy of Sabrie threatens anew, The Head Hunter brandishes his weapon once more. Everything points to the House of Fiana and the Chain Humpty Dumpty. A luminous truth flickers in the darkness, an illusion-like reality that brooks no resistance.
Yeah, yeah, you're more excited about Eliot Nightray's promotion to Pandora Hearts cover boy, but sawry I couldn't lead with Eliot (couldn't find a big enough Elex cover). In any case, Eliot's Pandora Hearts 14 retraces chapters LIV-LVII: Blank Smile,
Back To Back,
Rabbit Eyes
and Humpty Dumpty had a Great Fall.
[*NOT Elex Media's chapter titles]
You realize, right, that the last Fairy Tail streeted in October 2010? But at least, that's not as patience-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g as the December 2009 to July 2011 gap between the Steel Rose 1 and 2 manhua, the latter skedded the same day as Fairy Tail 10. Additionally, Shonen Magz continues to feed teh FT fix, whereas Steel Rose... :P
Fairy Tail 10 of 28+ by Mashima Hiro
A body needs to relax every once in a while, so it's off to the beach for Natsu and the Fairy Tail gang. But tick-tock on the clock and a mysterious group attacks our mages and spirits Elsa off to the ominous Tower of Heaven.
Who's this "Gerald" dude who ordered Elsa kidnapped?
You prolly know Elsa/Erza's kidnapper as "Jellal," one of manga's most BBB (Beauteous Blue-haired Bishounen, along with Siegrain and Mystogan xD). And, of course, you know what Jellal/Gerald needs Erza for—*cough*sacrifice*cough*
Volume 10—which relates Erza's sad slave past—compiles chapters 75 through 82: Dream of a Butterfly,
The Tower of Heaven,
Jellal,
Heaven Over There,
Siegrain's Decision,
Joan of Arc,
The Voice in the Darkness,
Howling at the Moon
and the omake Special Request: Watch Out for that Guy You Like!
[*NOT Shonen Magz chapter titles]
New Elex manga
Elex reskedding the Natsume Yujincho and Her Idol Boy (Mishounen Produce) premieres means we get only two new series on the 20th: RAVE - Plue's Dog Diaries is one and the other is The Heroine is not suitable for me. I preview Shimaki Ako's Hikitate Yaku no Koi antho (published here under Elex's standalone shoujo line, Serial Cantik) below; this here real estate's reserved for Plue.
After Groove Adventure Rave, Mashima Hiro-sensei brings back that white, ice-cream-cone-for-a-muzzle...dog?, this time as The Hero. Plue makes new friends as cuddly and unique, including a piece of Paper(?), a hairy caterpillar(?) and a ghost grandma(?!)
What diary observations does Plue make about his newfound pals? Wait...he keeps a journal? Moreover, Plue can write??
Elex Media manga and manhua (2011.07.20)
- Dorabase (Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden) 20 of 22+ by Mugiwara Shintaro & Fujiko F. Fujio Production
- Fairy Tail 10 of 28+ by Mashima Hiro
- Ghost's Doctor (Youkai no Oishasan) 6 of 15 by Sato Yuki
- [Premiere] The Heroine is not suitable for me (Hikitate Yaku no Koi) by Shimaki Ako - Serial Cantik
- Nodame Cantabile 24 of 25 by Ninomiya Tomoko
- Pandora Hearts 14 of 15+ by Mochizuki Jun
- [Series Premiere] RAVE - Plue's Dog Diaries (Rave: Plue no Inu Nikki) 1 of 3 by Mashima Hiro
- Stand Up! 3 of 3 by Itagaki Masaya [Finale]
- Steel Rose 2 of 7 by Lai Ann
- Takkoku!!! 2 of 6 by Fukuchi Tsubasa
 | Fairy Tail 「ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ」 by Mashima Hiro |
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 2009 Kodansha Manga Awards (tied with Katou Motohiro's Q.E.D.)
Best Comedy Manga, 2009 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Awards
Other languages/Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Fairy Tail (Del Rey until volume 12; Kodansha Comics from volume 13 [2011.05], volume 14 [2011.07.12], volume 15 street date: 2011.09.27), French (Pika Édition: Tome 19 shipped 2011.06 • Tome 20 street date: 2011.09.07), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: FAIRY TAIL魔導少年 26 released 2011.06), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: FAIRY TAIL #22 per 2010.10)
Adaptations
The A-1 Pictures and Satelight anime co-production starring seiyuu Hirano Aya (Lucy Heartfilia), Kakihara Tetsuya (Natsu Dragneel), Nakamura Yuuichi (Gray Fullbuster) and Kugimiya Rie (Happy) continues to air (episode 88 scheduled for 2011.07.16). The Animax Asia run premiered 30 September 2010. Anime OAVs have been bundled with the manga volumes: Fairy Tail: Yōkoso Fairy Hills! (with limited edition volume 26; 2011.04.15) and Yōsei Gakuen Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan (volume 27; 2011.06.17).
Related
Fairy Megane, a one-shot crossover between Fairy Tail and Yoshikawa Miki's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (AKA Flunk Punk Rumble), appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2008.
The official ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ＋ fanbook released 2010.05 in Japan.
 | Youkai no Oishasan 「妖怪のお医者さん」 |
Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Yokai Doctor (Del Rey: three volumes per 2009.08), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 妖怪醫生 15 released 2011.06)
 | Hikitate Yaku no Koi 「ひきたて役の恋」 |
 | Nodame Cantabile 「のだめカンタービレ」 |
Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 2004 Kodansha Manga Awards
Other languages
English Nodame Cantabile (Del Rey: 16 volumes per 2009.07), French (Pika Édition: Tome 12 shipped 2011.02 • Tome 13 street date: 2011.08.24), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 交響情人夢 25 released 2011.01)
Related series
Nodame Cantabile - Encore Opera Hen (two volume sequel released as Nodame Cantabile 24 and 25)
The Nodame Illustrations collection was released in Japan 2011.04.
Adaptations
Adapted into an award-winning live-action TV series starring Ueno Juri (Nodame) and Tamaki Hiroshi (Chiaki Shinichi) that aired from October to December 2006 on Fuji TV, followed by a four-hour sequel TV special, Nodame Cantabile New Year's Special in Europe (4-5 January 2008), and two live-action movies: Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Zen-Pen (Japan premiere: 2009.12.19) and Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Kou-Hen (2010.04.17).
The first season of the Nodame Cantabile anime aired in Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block from January to June 2007. The 11-episode second season Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter ran from October to December 2008. An OAV was bundled with the limited edition manga volume 22 released 10 August 2009. The third season Nodame Cantabile: Finale aired from January to March 2010. Seiyuu Kawasumi Ayako and Seki Tomokazu played protagonists Nodame and Chiaki in all three seasons.
 | Pandora Hearts 「Ｐａｎｄｏｒａ Ｈｅａｒｔｓ」 |
Other languages
English Pandora Hearts (Broccoli Books (dropped) and Yen Press: five volumes per 2011.04 • volume 6 street date: 2011.07.19), French (Ki-oon: Tome 8 per 2011.06 • Tome 9 street date: 2011.09.08), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 潘朵拉之心 13 released 2011.06)
Adaptations
A 25-episode XEBEC anime adaptation starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko (Oz Vessalius), Kawasumi Ayako (Alice) and Toriumi Kousuke (Raven) that aired in Japan from April to September 2009 and a Pandora Hearts Drama CD released by Frontier works in December 2007
The first Pandora Hearts ~Caucus race~ novel released 2011.03.26.
Related
Pandora Hearts Official Guide 8.5 mine of mine guide book (2009.03) and Pandora Hearts Official Animation Guide and the 望月 淳 画集 Pandora Hearts～odds and ends～ artbook (both released 2009.09).
 | Rave: Plue no Inu Nikki 「ＲＡＶＥ プルーの犬日記」 |
Related series
Groove Adventure RAVE (main story; 35 volumes)
 | Stand Up! 「ＳＴＡＮＤ ＵＰ！」 |
 | Steel Rose 「钢铁玫瑰」 by Lai Ann |
Related series
Ingènuo (prequel; 15 volumes)
 | Takkoku!!! 「タッコク！！！」 |
Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star
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Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden
「ドラベース ドラえもん超野球外伝」
by Mugiwara Shintaro & Fujiko F. Fujio Production
Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic, kodomo
Volume 20 first published in Japan 2010.08
Related series
Doraemon (main story; 45 volumes)