Update: Reinstated the penultimate Go for Giratina!
Pokémon D & P Adventure (volume 7) because it properly belongs here. Sawry for the on/offing. (Simplified Chinese Meitantei Conan (#72) and Shijou Saikyou no Denshi Kenichi (#43) still all systems green.)
Otomen © Kanno Aya/Hakusensha [Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume] · S.A Special A © Minami Maki/Hakusensha [First serialized in Hana to Yume] · Vampire Knight © Hino Matsuri/Hakusensha [Serialized in LaLa] . Published in Singapore as Otomen, S.A and Vampire Knight by Chuang Yi
For the latest in Asuka-chan adventures, Kei × Hikari Exit, stage left! and moar Kaname and Yuki angst, scroll down. Chuang Yi previews after the release list. No Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook deets, but then CY didn't provide any beyond the cover, SRP (SGD 9.90) and ISBN (978-981-4341-03-5).
Chuang Yi English manga (2011.08.16)
- [Premiere] Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook - The Complete Collection
- Otomen 11 of 13+ by Kanno Aya
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure (Pokémon DP) vol.7 of 8 by Ihara Shigekatsu
- S.A (S.A Special A) 17 of 17 by Minami Maki [Series Finale]
- Vampire Knight 14 of 14+ by Hino Matsuri
Pokémon DP 「ポケモンD・P」 by Ihara Shigekatsu
Shogakukan CoroCoro Comics, shounen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.05
Related
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl anime series (aired from 2006.09 to 2010.09)
Other languages
Alternative English Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! (eight volumes per 2010.11)
S.A Special A 「S・A スペシャル・エー」 by Minami Maki
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 17 first published in Japan 2009.06
Other languages
Alternative English S.A (VIZ Media: 17 volumes), French (Tonkam: Tome 15 per 2011.07 • Tome 16 street date: 2011.09.07), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 16 ships 2011.08.26 • Band 17 street date: 2011.10.28), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: S.A 特優生 17 per 2009.11), Indonesian (m&c!: 17 volumes).
Adaptations
A 24-episode anime adaptation by AIC x Gonzo aired on Chiba TV from April to September 2008, starring seiyuu Goto Yuko (Hanazono Hikari) and Fukuyama Jun (Takishima Kei). A Valentine's special drama CD was released earlier than the anime (February 2007) and had a different cast (Asano Masumi as Hikari and Suzumura Kenichi as Kei.) Two succeeding drama CDs (June and August 2008 release) cast the anime actors.
Vampire Knight 「ヴァンパイア騎士」 by Hino Matsuri
Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo
Volume 14 (chapters 64-68) first published in Japan 2011.06
Other languages/serializations
Alternative English Vampire Knight (VIZ Media: 12 volumes per 2011.06 • volume 13 street date: 2011.10.04), Indonesian (Elex Media: volume 7 per 2011.07; formerly serialized in HanaLaLa), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 吸血鬼骑士 #13 released 2011.03), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 吸血鬼騎士 13 shipped 2011.02), Italian and Portuguese (Panini Comics), French (Marvel Panini France tome 13 shipped 2011.05), German (Carlsen Comics Vampire Knight Band 11 released 2011.06 • Band 12 street date: 2011.11.18; serialized in Daisuki)
Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 13+13-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Horie Yui (Cross Yuki), Miyano Mamoru (Kiriyu Zero) and Kishio Daisuke (Kuran Kaname), aired on Japan's TV Tokyo from April through July 2008 (first season) and October through December 2008 (second season as Vampire Knight Guilty). The anime spanned manga chapters 1 through 46.
Two drama CDs preceded the TV series. The first was Track 2 of the LaLa Kirameki Drama CD, produced for LaLa's 29th anniversary and given away as a freebie with the magazine's September 2005 issue. The second Vampire Knight Midnight CD-Pack (LaLa Oubosa Zenin Service CD Vampire Knight (Midnight CD Pack)) was exclusively released for mail order in 2006. The drama CDs feature the same cast as the anime's, with the exception of characters Headmaster Cross Kaien (Koyasu Takehito in the drama; VK anime sound director Gôda Hozumi in the anime), Hio Shizuka (Sonoda Keiko in the drama; Orikasa Fumiko in the anime) and Sayori Wakaba (Ueda Kana in the drama; Mizuno Risa in the anime).
Related
Two Hino Matsuri-illustrated light novels were written by Fujisaki Ayuna. The Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi and Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana side stories released in Japan 2008.04.05 and 2008.10.03 respectively. Chuang Yi published the first novel in English as Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin in July 2010. Marvel Panini France's Vampire Knight: Coeur de glace also shipped the same month. Carlsen published the German version as Vampire Knight: Eisblaues Verbrechen in November 2009, following that up with the second Noir's Trap novel (retitled Vampire Knight: Tiefschwarzer Hinterhalt) in May 2010.
The official fanbook, Vampire Knight Fanbook: Cross, containing character and story information and details from Hino-sensei's storyboard, was published in November 2008 in Japan. (German Vampire Knight: X Official Fanbook released by Carlsen; VIZ Media launched the Vampire Knight Official Fanbook in October 2010.)
The Vampire Knight artbook 「樋野まつりイラストレーションズ-ヴァンパイア騎士(ナイト)-」 streeted concurrently with volume 12 in Japan (2010.07.05).
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Simplified Chinese manga (2011.08.16)
- 名侦探柯南 (Meitantei Conan) #72 of 73+ by Aoyama Gosho
- 史上最强之弟子兼一 (Shijou Saikyou no Denshi Kenichi) #43 of 43+ by Matsuena Syun
Otomen 「オトメン(乙男)」 by Kanno Aya
Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.09
Other versions/languages
Alternative English Otomen (VIZ Media: 11 volumes per 2011.08.02 • volume 12 street date: 2012.02.07), Indonesian (Elex Media: volume 11 per 2011.02), French (Delcourt: Tome 11 shipped 2011.03 • Tome 12 street date: 2011.10.12), German (Carlsen Verlag: Band 6 ships 2011.08.26 • Band 7 street date: 2011.10.28), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li, titled 乙男 -粉紅系男孩)
Adaptations
Live-action adaptation starring Okada Masaki (Asuka) and Kaho (Ryo) aired on Fuji TV from 1 August to 3 November 2009.