But I'm getting ahead of myself. Elex blurb first —
Since meeting Professor Urushihara, Nishine Masaki's life has turned 180 degrees, taking him from forced care of a very peculiar Siberian Husky to life as a vet med student. With pals Nikaido and Hishinuma-senpai, Masaki goes through days of pure win(some).
One fine day, Doormat Ogawa cracks under the pressure of constant bullying and lashes out at the “Three Feared Saito,” the school's Bad Boys. Instead of “Don't hit meeeh!!” *cower* retaliation, however, Ogawa ends up under the protection of the newly formed “Team Saito.” Does this spell an end to Ogawa's days as a victim? Or did her life just bank a sharp right to hijinks? [Adapted from Nagareboshi Manga's description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]
¹ Sources: Elex STO 25 August 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 22 (SRP: IDR 32,800, up from a previous IDR 28,800). Nakayoshi Lovely 8: Apple and Shonen Star 71 are priced at IDR 30,000 each.
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Volume blah-blah
The handful of Hell Girl 7 blurbs I found all pirouette around the send your enemy to hell at the bargain price of your soul premise, but Pika's La Fille des Enfers Tome 7 adds that this tankou contains The lightness of a ball of paper
interlude, granting you a front row seat to discovering the sad memories—tinged with love and betrayal—of the woman skeleton, Hone-onna. (The Hell Girl 7 chapters 25-27 are A moment of anger,
A small regret
and The hobby.
)
Naraku reappears, pitting Kanna and her mirror monster against Inuyasha, Kagome and the gang in a fight that has Inuyasha on the losing end.
Of course, the unsaid operative word there is “initially.” Meanwhile, via VIZ' Inuyasha, Vol. 48: Feeding Frenzy blurb, we get this addition:
Inuyasha's half brother Sesshomaru is trapped in the world of the dead! Will he find the key that opens the door to the world of the living? Meanwhile, Inuyasha and the others stumble upon a strange village ruled by a demon with peculiar feeding habits...
Wikipedia gives away the demon with peculiar feeding habits
: Kaou who munches on human torment. Wiki also provides the following chapter list:
- 469.
The Master of Hell
- 470.
Return
- 471.
Merciful Heart
- 472.
Kaou
- 473.
Tears of Blood
- 474.
Wounded Heart
- 475.
The Mirror
- 476.
The Adversary, Tessaiga
- 477.
Inuyasha's Youkai Powers
- 478.
The Mirrors Shadow
The bell announcing the start of Kimoto Takamichi and Satoyama Katsu's battle resounds. Kimoto's grand prize is Mizutani Katsuki's promise to date him if he refrains from using his left hook on Katsu. Learning of the deal, Katsu's blood boils. Can Katsu fight Kimoto fair and square with his emotions in turmoil?
Sakura and Ataru are getting married!? Albeit it's just in a dream, still...
It all started with a special fruit Lum has. Once ripe and eaten, the fruit grants a person's deepest desire in a dream. And guess who nom-nom-noms it? Yup, insomniac Sakura. For three consecutive nights, Sakura and Ataru meet in the dream world — and wedding bells are beginning to peal.
Can Lum still snatch her “darling” from Sakura's nuptials upcoming clutches?
Staying at the Hachimitsu dorm has brought Nene nothing but headaches. Now, because of her dorm-mates' unsavory reputations, Nene has trouble making friends. What's worse, Nene nearly falls into a trap set by Tomoe who wants to get close to Hikaru. Using make-up power, Hikaru rushes to the rescue, only to have people start gossiping about the “mysterious, beautiful girl” in school. Carried away, Hikaru then leverages the ruse to try to melt Nozomi's cold heart. But will Nozomi succumb to the “mysterious beauty Hikaru”?
Dark Moon's skyrocketing ratings send more work Kyoko's way, but our fledgling actress is thisclose to turning them down. Why? The roles are all Mio-like. Kyoko doesn't want to be typecast as a weirdo in all the dramas she plays in, but will her nitpicking rebound on her?
To accept or not to accept, however, seems to be the least of her problems: Kyoko's latest Love Me assignment finds her babysitting a VVIP Hollywood actor!
Skip Beat! 17 contains Acts 97-102: Cinta yang Datang Tiba-tiba Ending ➃,
Cinta yang Datang Tiba-tiba -Ending ➄,
Cinta yang Datang Tiba-tiba -End-,
Awal yang Bagus!,
Bintang Mengejutkan!!
and The Fireball Duo
(HanaLaLa chapter titles).
Mangazines
Nakayoshi Lovely 8: Apple
(Kodansha)
Among the romantic one-shots Elex went through the trouble of blurbing to hype Nakayoshi Lovely 8 are:
Miyuki dreams of one day meeting her Prince Charming and having her first kiss under a sprinkling of snow flakes. Her sights lock on Hyodo Yudai—the school's number one idol—as potential prince.
But forget about approaching Yudai; Miyuki is dissed by Zenji who discovers her love letter and criticizes her missive as sounding too much like a letter of challenge. Veins start popping on Miyuki's forehead, but with Zenji right, she takes the setback as a chance; she pressures Zenji, Yudai's close friend, to make her over as a princess fit for Yudai.
What will happen when Miyuki is finally ready to confess her feelings to her prince?
Mizukami Wataru-sensei is also the manga-ka of the ongoing, Boys Rhythmic Gymnastics-troped Tumbling and the split-personalitied shoujo romance Megane Ouji, released here as Pangeran Kacamata.
Music lovers both, Hatsune and Rakutaro have been friends since they were kids. But by middle school, they separate, with Hatsune joining the music club and Rakutaro applying to the cooking club. The gap further widens as the pair's graduation looms. Rakutaro chooses a school that's not even on Hatsune's short list. This despite Rakutaro's once upon a time wish that they both attend the same senior high.
Hatsune accepts Rakutaro's decision, but her heart remains troubled. She gets even more agitated when she sees Rakutaro kissing another girl. Around her heartache, Hatsune thinks: Can we still stay friends?
Aya's hospitalization for a leg injury bars her from competing in a very important soccer match. She becomes so depressed that she decides to quit playing altogether. Her meeting Toma, a fellow soccer fan the same age as her, makes her rethink her gloomy decision. For unlike Aya, Toma is all smiles, and doesn't look at all look like he should be in a hospital. He doesn't even sport a cast.
Toma's cheer rubs off on Aya, big-time, but what will happen when she finds out why Toma is in the hospital in the first place?
Arisawa Ryo (or Ryou) also created the Dolphin Blue shoujo slice of life, as well as illustrating the Harlequin Futari no Roku Shuukan manga, based on Debbie Macomber's series romance The Apartment.
Chitose and two friends vacation at a beach resort, but her BFFs left out telling Chitose they've also invited three boys from their school to join them, including Chitose's crush Izumi. So now 'fraidy cat Chitose—who doesn't even have the guts to approach Izumi, let alone talk to him—doesn't know how to act in front of Izumi. So awkward is she that she flubs her “Thank you” and antagonizes the boy she likes.
Saddened, Chitose takes herself off for some soul-searching while gazing at a whale-shaped island in the distance. When it's time for her to return, however, she finds the tide has already risen, and the rocks she stepped on submerged by sea water. She slips as she tries to make her way back, and surprise, surprise! Izumi saves her. But not for long. The pair are swept away to Whale Island and now have to spend the night together!
Shirasawa Marimo's other manga include another school life romance, Yumemiru Angel Blue, and the omnibus Manatsu no Rakuen.
Misato adores sweet stuff, especially cakes baked by her boyfriend Toma. You'd never find her saying “No” to anything her beloved makes. But when Misato finds out that Toma's family runs a café where his older sisters and mom work as waitstaff, she is struck down by an inferiority complex. She feels even more third-rate when she learns that Toma's sister models a very popular lipstick brand. Her discovery launches Misato on the strictest of diets, prompting her to snub even Toma's cakes. But Toma takes Misato's “rejection” the wrong way!
There are supposedly moar stories, but you'll have GET! NakaLovely 8 to find out. (Subjecting the When it Snows
cover to squint mode »ON!, I make out the unblurbed Love Brigade.)
Hajimete no Aku
© Fujiki Syun/Shogakukan
(Shonen Sunday)
Fujiki Syun's self-proclaimed mad scientist My First Mr. Akuno snaps up Shonen Star 71's cover and featured manga spot:
Days before Kyoko's birthday, friends busy themselves prepping a surprise party. Little do they know that the day actually coincides with Kyoko's mom's death anniversary.
What can Akuno concoct to cheer up Kyoko?
Other ShoStars: Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl, Detektif Conan (Meitantei Conan) by Aoyama Gosho, D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji, Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) by Yamada Takatoshi, Inuyasha by Takahashi Rumiko (volume 48 releases the same day), Katsu! by Adachi Mitsuru (volume 7 streets concurrently), Kekkaishi (Yoshimori!) by Tanabe Yellow, Takkoku!!! by Fukuchi Tsubasa, Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato and Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi. (Kusaba Michiteru's Look Up! or Miagete Goran, ShoStar 70's featured manga, doesn't appear on #71's cover.)
UP NEXT: More 25 August 2010 manga
Level Comics: Magister Negi Magi 22 · Air Gear 14 · Bambino! 6 · The Ravages of Time 4
m&c!: Oresama Teacher 1 by Tsubaki Izumi · You Can't Disappear from Me 2 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 5 · Devil Boyfriend by Shigano Iori · Female Wolf's Boy 3 · The Ghost Conqueror 3 · Golden Age 11 · How to Be A Man 2 · Moon Light Dream by Mitsuki Kaco · Panta Pan 2 of 2 · The Story of Wang Feng Lei 5 · Sugar Family 3 · With You at Blue Rose by Washio Mie · Cherry 46/2010 · Bleach 1-6 and 7-12 box sets
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)
disclaimer
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currently available manga (18 August 2010 street date)
- Elex Media: Spiral: The Bonds Of Reason 5 · Here We Are 13 · With My Brothers 7 · Crows 11 · Hell Girl 6 · Kariage kun 32 · Libero Revolution!! 12 · Look Up! 3 · Shinagawa Cat Story 2 · Shugo Chara 10 · Throbbing Midnight 9 of 9 · Nakayoshi 83/2010
- Level Comics: Until Death Do Us Part 1 by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S · Gokusen 15 of 15 · Restore Garage 9 · Nurse Aoi 13 · Lucky Luke - Dalton Terjebak Badai Salju
- m&c!: Bleach 33 · Idol Shopping 2 · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 2 · A Badboy Drinks Tea 7 · Female Wolf's Boy 2 · Sandwich Girl 2 · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 11 · Long Hu Men 170 · Star Wars 8 · The Great Ants: Sirkus Keliling · Humor Pegawai Negeri: Pengurangan Jam Kerja · Humor Guru: Undian dan Jebakan
related monthly schedules
September 2010
Premiering Global Garden by Hiwatari Saki, Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 by Hara Asumi, You Are So Cool by Lee YoungHee and Thorny Rules by Yukimura Yuni (standalone)
August 2010
Premiering Topeng Kaca Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue, Mixim 11 by Anzai Nobuyuki, Rinne by Takahashi Rumiko, A Little More to Edo by Tsuda Masami, Beauty Honey by Matsumoto Tomo, Want You by Hwang MiRee, Hello Master by Tsukuba Sakura, Ogawa and Team Saito by Sakyo, You are so cool by Lee YoungHui | Standalones: Angin Musim Gugur by Hikawa Kyoko and Manekineko Real Estate by Sorano Sakana
other invaluable resources
Wikipedia · Baka-Updates Manga · 7net Shopping · Amazon FR · ANN
Doubutsu no Oishasan 「動物のお医者さん」
by Sasaki Noriko
AKA Mr. Veterinarian
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 7 first published in Japan 1992.01
Other languages
Traditional Chinese Ai Xin Dong Wu Yi Yuan (Tong Li Taiwan; 12 volumes)