Yup, the wait of nearly a decade is over and the Indonesian Erementar Gerad debuts in all its original love dem 'Rs, what "Elemental Gelade" glory :D
(MinimaList nau, NikBabble™ and eyecandy whenever :P) «Update: Whenever
is here.
Erementar Gerad © Azuma Mayumi/Mag Garden
[First serialized in Comic Blade]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!
Sky-pirate Coud Van Giruet lucks on a most unexpected treasure during a routine raid. Reverie Metherlence insists on going to Edel Garden, a prosperous land that is the birthplace of Edel Raid, the strongest living weapon capable of interacting with humans. But entering Edel Garden proves more challenging than either could have foreseen, what with a shady organization plotting all manner of nefarious upon the Edel Raids.
Baka-Updates Manga users tag Eremental Gerad with the expected Sentient Weapon, Special Abilities, Pirates,
but adds Kuudere,
defined as an anime/manga slang term for a character that is cold, blunt, cynical, and pretty much doesn't care if her beloved dies.
Wonder who's the kuudere
in Eremental Gerad? Is it Ren? (The anime aired so long ago, I can't even remember what happened in the first eppie, let alone the series. >.<) Urban Dictionary gives C.C. from Code Geass as its kuudere example.
Other Azuma Mayumi manga
Baka-Updates Manga shares that Before her career as a mangaka took off, she started out working as an assistant to Amano Kozue.
I guess it's safe to say that Eremental Gerad is Azuma Mayumi's breakout manga; even after the 18th volume (published 2010.03.10 in Japan), she's still running with it — with the spin-off Erementar Gerad: Aozora no Senki (six Blade Comics volumes published between July 2004 and March 2010; ongoing).
Before either Eremental Gerad or EG: Aozora no Senki, Azuma Mayumi-sensei published Vampire Savior - Tamashii no Mayoigo (Square Enix Gangan Comics: volumes 1 to 5 of 5 from 1998.06 to 2001.10), Star Ocean: The Second Story (seven Gangan Comics volumes between 1999.05 and 2001.11), the sports comedy Get! (Gangan Comics: 2000.03) and the Night Walker! Azuma Mayumi Tanpenshū compile (Gangan Comics: 2000.03). I don't know if m&c! has published any of them.
Her current serial is Toraneko Folklore, serialized in Comic Blade (volume 3 street date: 2011.12.10).
Moar talk of manga and manhwa after the release list.
m&c! manga (2011.11.02)
- [Series Premiere] Eremental Gerad vol 1 of 18 by Azuma Mayumi
- Love Sick vol 2 of 3 by Morie Satoshi
- Next to You (Tonari no Atashi) vol 2 of 8+ by Namba Atsuko
- Sable Prince vol 2 of 2 by Nesumi Chisato [Finale]
 | Love Sick 「ラブ シック」 |
 | Tonari no Atashi 「隣のあたし」 |
 | Sable Prince 「ＳａＢＬＥ ＰＲＩＮＣＥ」 |
Volume 2 chapters:
Tale 6: The Black Stone
Tale 7: The Sword Maker
Tale 8: The Cross Holder
Tale 9: Sanguin Prince
Tale 10: The Prince and The Follower's Mirror
m&c! manhwa (2011.11.02)
- Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 8 of 15 by Han YuRang
- My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) vol 9 of 10 by Hwang MiRee
- Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) vol 8 of 8 by Han YuRang [Finale]
 | Idol School of Noble's Story |
 | Personalized Princess 「나만의 공주님」 |
 | Nae Soong 9 Dan Project 「내숭 9단 프로젝트」 |
m&c! comics/Singapore
- XOL: The Exolight vol 2 of 6 by Sung Lin Gun/Y2Laud
 | XOL: The Exolight by Sung Lin Gun / Y2Laud |
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Eremental Gerad
「ＥＲＥＭＥＮＴＡＲ ＧＥＲＡＤ」
by Azuma Mayumi
Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2002.09
Other languages
English Elemental Gelade (TOKYOPOP: 12 Volumes per 2010.08; dropped), French (Kami), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa), Italian (Star Comics), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 17 street date: 2012.01.30), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 武器種族傳說 18 per 2010), Vietnamese (as Truyền Nhân Yuruki)
Related series
Spin-off: EG: Aozora no Senki (ongoing, volume 6 per 2010.03)
Adaptations
XEBEC's 26-episode anime adaptation aired between April and September 2005 on TV Tokyo, with seiyuu Ishida Akira as Coud Van Giruet and Takahashi Mikako as Reverie Metherlence
Light novels: Mag Garden has also published light novels written by Asaka Shou and illustrated by Azuma Mayumi
Drama CDs: Three drama CDs featuring actors different from the anime's were released by Frontier Works between October 2003 and August 2005. One drama CD featuring anime seiyuu was released by Victor Entertainment.