I lead with the third Most Wanted Manga because I can.
Moon © Soda Masahito & Tomiyama Kuro/Shogakukan
[Serialized in Big Comic Spirits]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media/Level Comics
If Subaru 11 left discontent like prickles on your skin, grumble no more. The sequel Moon premieres this Wednesday.
After leaving New York, Miyamoto Subaru joins a German ballet company in Berlin where she meets Nico, a talented ballet dancer who has lost his vision. Subaru asks Nico to pair up with her and dance the Blue Bird pas de deux, promising to show Nico “another world.” Sadly, their dance disappoints.
To add, Baka-Updates Manga sez that Nico lost his ballet partner and lover in the same accident that took away his sight and asks Will Subaru be able to reach out to him, and help him to once again dance with a partner? In doing so, will she be able to find her own place in this world?
So, Ballet, Blind Dancer, Strong Female Lead, Romantic Subplot
on tap.
The Black Swindler 12 of 20 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi
Kurosaki's bankruptcy fraud case appears to be linked to a similar fraud perpetrated by the Tachimoto company 12 years previously, which caused 100 Tachimoto partner firms to go belly up.
Who's the perp behind the original crime? And can Kurosaki close this case with his brand of justice served?
Previews of the Pair of Sevens (Angel Heart 7 and K2 volume 7) after the release list.
New ROMICs/BDs
Le temps des copains
© André Geerts/Dupuis
Published by Level Comics
as Jojo - Sahabat Sejati
On the bande dessinée side, Level double launches Jojo, the late André Geerts's slice of life series, starring the seven-year-old eponym. In Sahabat Sejati ("True Friend," originally Jojo 1: Le temps des copains), Jojo shares his new experiences of school, camp and play with buddy Louis. Everything is fair game, even dreams.
Meanwhile, in Kabur Dari Rumah ("Runaway," Jojo 2: La fugue de Jojo), bad grades net Jojo punishment from grandma and provisioned with what amounts to snacks, Jojo runs away from home, making grand-mère cry.
With the premiering Jojo, that makes—what?—nine BD series for Level? Can you name them? (The comment box is below ^^)
Level Comics manga (2011.04.27)
- Angel Heart 7 of 33 by Hojo Tsukasa
- The Black Swindler (Kurosagi) 12 of 20 by Kuromaru & Natsuhara Takeshi
- K2 volume 7 of 14+ by Mafune Kazuo
- [Series Premiere] Moon - Subaru Solitude Standing 1 of 7+ by Soda Masahito & Tomiyama Kuro
 | Kurosagi 「クロサギ」 |
Awards
Best Seinen/General Manga, 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards (2007), along with Sekiya Tetsuji's Bambino!
Related
Shin Kurosagi (sequel; 10 volumes per 2011.03.30)
Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action renzoku starring Yamashita Tomohisa (Kurosaki) and Horikita Maki (Yoshikawa Tsurara) aired on TBS from April to June 2006. A movie starring the same leads premiered in Japan on 8 March 2008.
 | Moon—Subaru Solitude Standing— 「ＭＯＯＮ」 |
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: MOON~昴‧續篇~ 6 released 2011.01.20)
Related series
Subaru (prequel; 11 volumes)
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European comics/BDs (2011.04.27)
- [Premiere] Jojo - Kabur Dari Rumah (Jojo 2: La fugue de Jojo) by André Geerts (Dupuis)
- [Series Premiere] Jojo - Sahabat Sejati (Jojo 1: Le temps des copains) by André Geerts (Dupuis)
Angel Heart 「エンジェル・ハート」
by Hojo Tsukasa
Shinchosha (Coamix) Comic Bunch, seinen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2003.06
Related series
City Hunter (Adapted from; 35 of 35 volumes), Angel Heart 2nd Season (sequel; one volume per 2011.03.19)
Other languages
French (Génération Comics and Panini Comics)
Adaptations
Adapted into anime by TMS, starring seiyuu Kamiya Akira as Saeba Ryo and Kawasaki Mao as Shan-In Lee. Fifty episodes adapting manga volumes 1 to 18 aired in Japan from October 2005 to September 2006.