Update: It's Pokémon D & P Adventure vol. 8 of 8. Not volume 7.
The simplified Chinese side (still) groans under the weight of Shonen Jump heavies Bleach (#51) and ONE PIECE (#63).
Houkago no Charisma © Suekane Kumiko/Shogakukan [Serialized in Ikki] · Kiniro no Corda © Kure Yuki/Hakusensha [First serialized in LaLa] · World Embryo © Moriyama Daisuke/Shonen Gahosha [Serialized in Young King Ours]. Published in Singapore as Afterschool Charisma, La Corda d'Oro and World Embryo by Chuang Yi
Unless Chuang Yi changes its mind and/or plays shuffle, manga listed here street this week. The penultimate . »Edit: Nope, it stays where it is. Look for previews below the release list, but lemme just cat grin here about the Extreme RenKaho friendliness of La Corda d'Oro volume 16 :3Go for Giratina!
Pokémon D & P Adventure volume 7 also moves here from 8.16
Chuang Yi English manga (2011.10.04)
- 07-GHOST vol.9 of 12+ by Amemiya Yuki / Ichihara Yukino
- Afterschool Charisma (Houkago no Charisma) vol.6 of 6+ by Suekane Kumiko
- La Corda d'Oro (Kiniro no Corda) vol.16 of 17 by Kure Yuki
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure (Pokémon DP) vol.8 of 8 by Ihara Shigekatsu [Finale]
- World Embryo vol.8 of 8+ by Moriyama Daisuke
Houkago no Charisma 「放課後のカリスマ」 by Suekane Kumiko
Shogakukan Ikki, seinen
Volume 6 first published in 2011.06
Other languages
Alternative English Afterschool Charisma (VIZ Media: three volumes per 2011.06 • volume 4 street date: 2011.10.18; serialized in IKKI online (latest chapter 26 posted 2011.09.29). Published in traditional Chinese by Taiwan Tohan.
Kiniro no Corda 「金色のコルダ」 by Kure Yuki
Hakusensha LaLa, LaLa DX, and LaLa Special, shoujo
Volume 16 first published in Japan 2010.12
Related
Adapted from Koei's Kin'iro no Corda role-playing game (part of the Neoromance series also including the Angelique, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, and Neo Angelique ~Abyss~ games).
Awards
Outstanding Debut Award, Hakusensha Athena Newcomers' Awards (2006)
Other languages/serializations
Alternative English La Corda d'Oro (VIZ Media: 14 volumes per 2011.09.06 • volume 15 street date: 2012.03.06), simplified Chinese (also by Chuang Yi: 金色琴弦 #10 released 2008.10.29), Indonesian (Elex Media (formerly serialized in HanaLaLa; volume 8 street date: 2011.10.12), French (Editions 12 bis: La corde d'or tome 6 shipped 2010.10)
Adaptations
Yumeta's 25+1-episode La Corda d'Oro ~primo passo~ anime adaptation aired in Japan from October 2006 through March 2007, followed by the La Corda d'Oro ~secondo passo~ special (two episodes released 2009.03.26 and 2009.06.05). The cast included seiyuu Takagi Reiko (Hino Kahoko), Taniyama Kishô (Tsukimori Len), Itou Kentarou (Tsuchiura Ryotaro), Morita Masakazu (Hihara Kazuki), Kishio Daisuke (Yunoki Azuma), Fukuyama Jun (Shimizu Keiichi), Satou Akemi (Fuyuumi Shoko), Ishikawa Hideo (Kanazawa Hiroto), Konishi Katsuyuki (Ousaki Shinobu) and Miyano Mamoru (Kaji Aoi, La Corda d'Oro ~secondo passo~).
A La Corda d'Oro drama was bundled with three other LaLa series (Oniichan to Issho, Ryuu no Hanawazurai, and Kaichou wa Maid-sama!) in the LaLa Tokimeki Drama CD given away with the April 2007 issue.
Pokémon DP 「ポケモンＤ・Ｐ」 by Ihara Shigekatsu
Shogakukan CoroCoro Comics, shounen
Volume 8 first published in Japan 2009.11
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)
World Embryo 「ワールドエンブリオ」 by Moriyama Daisuke
Shonen Gahosha Young King Ours, seinen
Volume 8 first published in Japan 2011.06
Other languages
French (Kazé Manga: Tome 7 per 2011.09.15), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: World Embryo 救世之繭 5 released 2009.10), Italian (J-POP)
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Chuang Yi simplified Chinese manga (2011.10.04)
- Bleach #51 of 52+: Love me Bitterly, Loth me Sweetly by Kubo Tite
- ONE PIECE #63 of 64+ by Oda Eiichiro
07-Ghost 「０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ」 by Amemiya Yuki / Ichihara Yukino
Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
Volume 9 (chapters 48-54) first published in Japan 2009.11
Awards
Double-first prize, 3rd Zero-Sum Comics Grand-Prix
Other languages
Alternative English 07-GHOST (Go! Comi: 7 volumes, dropped), French (Kazé Editions: Tome 5 shipped 2011.09.22 • Tome 6 street date: 2011.11.17), Indonesian (Elex Media: premiered 2011.07.06)
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.