Yona The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn 4, School Babysitters 2, Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 16 (m&c! 21 December 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

m&c! has covers and synopses if you don't wanna gamble on me filling in this MinimaList's blanks. Update: I now have my own version, belated though it is.

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen © Sawada Hirofumi
Kodansha [Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War by Gramedia/m&c!

Yoritomo defies Yoshinaka for threatening Lord Houou to issue an edict quelling Yoritomo. At the banks of River Rokujou, Yoshinaka challenges the Supreme Commander of the Shadow Forces Yoshitsune to a one-on-one duel.

I apologize for any misinterpretations of Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 16's original Indonesian synopsis; whatever I know of the Genpei War, Wiki supplied. I'm a bit more confident, though, with my adapt of m&c!'s Yona, The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn 4 blurb:

Yona, The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn vol 4 of 7+
By Kusanagi Mizuho

"A legend tells of Four Dragon Warriors sworn to serve and protect the first king of Kouka, the Scarlet Dragon God."

Yona, Haku and Yun journey in search of the legendary Dragon Warriors. They find the White Dragon who joins their quest. He possesses the power to detect the other dragons but upon the group's arrival at the village of the Blue Dragon, the Blue Dragon is nowhere to be found...

New m&c! manga
Three shoujo one-shot tankou street: Tokyo Rock Boy by Kikuchi Kamaro (My Very Dear Bad Boy manga-ka), originally Tokyo Rock Shounen first serialized in Betsucomi; ex-Sho-Comi Stylist of Love (Yubisaki de Koi, Somaru) by Sakisaka Mea (Lovely Lesson - Hair Make Episode); and Ciao serial Diamond Step by Iwaoka Meme (I am not a Maid!), retitled Ice Dancing with You. Must thank tweep, manga translator Nishi-san, for identifying Stylist of Love as Yubisaki de Koi, Somaru. (m&c!'s version has a different front cover; the original Japanese cover was demoted to first page — don't ask me why.)

I preview this newbie trio after the release list.

[Holiday restocks]
If you missed some of The Best m&c! Mini-series (Namida Usagi!), now's your chance to make up.

m&c! manga (2011.12.21)

1. The Adventure of Yoshito-sama (Yoshito-sama!) vol 3 of 5+ by Shii Haruka

Yoshito-sama! 「よしとおさま！」 by Shii Haruka Shogakukan Gessan, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.10

2. Eighty Eight (88 Eighty Eight) vol 4 of 4 by Namiki Hiromi [Finale]

88 Eighty Eight 「８８　エイティエイト」 by Namiki Hiromi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.05

3. [Premiere] Ice Dancing with You (Diamond Step) by Iwaoka Meme

Diamond Step 「ダイアモンド・ステップ」 by Iwaoka Meme Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.11

4. School Babysitters (Gakuen Babysitters) vol 2 of 4+ by Tokeino Hari

Gakuen Babysitters 「学園ベビーシッターズ」 by Tokeino Hari Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.11

5. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) vol 16 of 17+ by Sawada Hirofumi

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen 「遮那王　義経　源平の合戦」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 16 first published in Japan 2011.08

Related series
Shanaou Yoshitsune (prequel, 22 of 22 volumes)

6. [Premiere] Stylist of Love (Yubisaki de Koi, Somaru) by Sakisaka Mea

Yubisaki de Koi, Somaru 「指先で恋、染まる」 by Sakisaka Mea Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.11

7. [Premiere] Tokyo Rock Boy (Tokyo Rock Shounen) by Kikuchi Kamaro

Tokyo Rock Shounen 「東京ロック少年」 by Kikuchi Kamaro Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.10

Related series
Adapted from Nousatsu Rock Shounen (three of three volumes published between 2006.02 and 2011.05), in turn the sequel to the 2005 Betsucomi one-shot Nousatsu Rock Star. Nousatsu Beat de Utawasete (2008.12) is a side story.

8. Yona, The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) vol 4 of 7+ by Kusanagi Mizuho

Akatsuki no Yona 「暁のヨナ」 by Kusanagi Mizuho Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2011.01

m&c! manhwa (2011.12.21)

1. The Breaker vol 2 of 10 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan

The Breaker 「브레이커 (THE BREAKER)」 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan Daiwon C.I. Young Daiwon, seinen Volume 2 first published in Korea 2007.12

Related series
Sequel: The Breaker: New Waves (volume 1 per 2011.10 • volume 2 street date: 2011.12.28)

2. Full House: Love Continues (Full House II) vol 2 of 5 by Won SooYeon

Full House II 「FULL HOUSE 풀 하우스 2부」 by Won SooYeon AKA Full House 2: Ally & Ryder's Second Story Chulganil (TBC), josei Volume 2 first published in Korea 2006.01

Related series
Prequel: Full House (16 volumes)

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Roman Club 2, The Breaker 1 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan, Full House: Love Continues 1 by Won SooYeon (m&c! 16 November 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATE]

It was a toss-up between leading with The Breaker or Full House: Love Continues (yup, that's Full House II). The Breaker will just have to settle for Above the Cut newbie spotlight later when I turn this MinimaList into the usual extended NikBabble™. Edit: No longer a MinimaList

Full House II © Won SooYeon
Published in Indonesia as Full House: Love Continues by Gramedia/m&c!

Raider and Elli have been married a year yet they still act like they're on their honeymoon. What happens to all that lovey dovey bliss when Raider is implicated in an adulterous scandal with Sabina? How will Elli cope?

I've never read the prequel Full House nor watched its K-drama adapt; those two conditions plus two more reasons stop me from getting Full House: Love Continues: (1) Each volume retails for IDR 25,000—so you're looking at investing IDR 125,000 for the Full (House II) set—and (2) Peeps who've read it pan the first volume as average.

Not to be ungrateful *bows to m&c!* but rather than Full House II, I would've preferred Maerineun Uibakjoong—yes, that's Mary Stayed Out All Night—that was adapted into a K-drama like Full House. (Full House II likewise gets the live-action treatment, but you'll only see it from March 2012 onwards.)

Other Won SooYeon (or Won Soo Yeon; Sooyeon Won; Won Son Yeon; Won Su-Yeon; Won Suyeon; Woon Soo-yeon) manhwa include the angst, Bad Boy BL Let Dai (15 volumes) and the Romeo×Juliet-esque Elio and Yvette (10 volumes). I don't know if m&c! or any other Indonesian publisher ever licensed these series.

Word on The Breaker 1, however, has been positive with a capital P. What gives? Let's check out m&c!'s blurb:

The Breaker © Jeon KeukJin,
Park JinHwan
Daiwon C.I. [Young Daiwon]
Published in Indonesia
by Gramedia/m&c!

High school student Lee Shi Woon is no stranger to oppression. The target of bullies with alarming frequency, Shi Woon witnesses Han Chun Woo in action and resolves to become the martial artist's disciple. Especially after he learns that Han Chun Woo inspires fear even in the world of Murim, home to the toughest fighters.

Additional deets there from Baka-Updates Manga, which goes on to say that Chun Woo is actually an English teacher (aren't they all? Cf. Faster than a Kiss). Chun Woo agrees to train Shi Woon if the many-times victim leaps off a bridge to prove his intent.

It turns out, however, that Chun-Woo and his powers are more than meets the eye. Shioon makes a grand entrance into the hidden world of martial arts, and he is about to be taught by the best there is!

That's Chun Woo on the cover, BTW. (Thanks, @regular_ARI-san ^^v)

Baka-Updates adds that Part 1 of 3 ends with Volume 10 (the final volume tally I use), followed by The Breaker: New Waves (one volume per October 2011, ongoing). Moar on other manhwa from Jeon KeukJin and Park JinHwan after the release list, but lemme just note that Park JinHwan created Archlord and that Jeon KeukJin is co-credited for Ruler of the Land (published by Elex).

Other m&c! debuts: Lost Seven 1, written by Nakashima Kazuki and illustrated by Ko Yasung (originally serialized in Comic Blade), and 2 × one-shot tankou: Cinderella's Wish, originally Ayumi Rin's Usotsuki na Kanojo (ex-Sho-Comi) and Love That I Should Have (Shite, Okeba Yokatta Koukai) by Mizutani Ai, first serialized in Cheese!. Previews after the release list.

☆ There's also the latest in the Who? manhwa-bio series — Steve Jobs. You can bet the late visionary's 2005 Standford commencement address is the highlight.

m&c! manga (2011.11.16)

1. The Adventure of Yoshito-sama (Yoshito-sama!) vol 2 of 5+ by Shii Haruka

Yoshito-sama! 「よしとおさま！」 by Shii Haruka Shogakukan Gessan, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.05

2. [Premiere] Cinderella's Wish (Usotsuki na Kanojo) by Ayumi Rin

Usotsuki na Kanojo 「嘘つきなカノジョ」 by Ayumi Rin Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2011.01

3. Eighty Eight (88 Eighty Eight) vol 3 of 4+ by Namiki Hiromi

88 Eighty Eight 「８８　エイティエイト」 by Namiki Hiromi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.03

4. [Series Premiere] Lost Seven vol 1 of 4 by Nakashima Kazuki / Ko Yasung

Lost Seven 「ＬＯＳＴ　ＳＥＶＥＮ」 by Nakashima Kazuki / Ko Yasung Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.02

5. [Premiere] Love That I Should Have (Shite, Okeba Yokatta Koukai) by Mizutani Ai

Shite, Okeba Yokatta Koukai 「して、おけばよかった後悔」 by Mizutani Ai Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2010.11

6. Roman Club vol 2 of 6 by Amano Kozue

Rouman Kurabu 「浪漫倶楽部」 by Amano Kozue Mag Garden (originally Square Enix, serialized in Shonen Gangan) shounen Volume 2 reissued in Japan 2005.08 under the Blade Comics imprint (First published in 1996.06 by Square Enix)

m&c! manhwa (2011.11.16)

1. [Series Premiere] The Breaker vol 1 of 10 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan

The Breaker 「브레이커 (THE BREAKER)」 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan Daiwon C.I. Young Daiwon, seinen Volume 1 first published in Korea 2007.08

Related series
Sequel: The Breaker: New Waves (one volume per 2011.10.31, ongoing)

2. [Series Premiere] Full House: Love Continues (Full House II) vol 1 of 5 by Won SooYeon

Full House II 「FULL HOUSE 풀 하우스 2부」 by Won SooYeon AKA Full House 2: Ally & Ryder's Second Story Chulganil (TBC), josei Volume 1 first published in Korea 2005.11

Related series
Prequel: Full House (16 volumes)

3. [Premiere] Komik Biografi: Who? Steve Jobs by Kim Wonsik & Studio ChungBi

m&c! manhua (2011.11.16)

• The Story of Wang Fenglei Season 2 Book Five by Tony Wong and Dick Kwong

The Story of Wang Fenglei Season 2 Directed and Produced by Tony Wong Illustrated by Dick Kwong Jade Dynasty

Related series
Prequel: The Story of Wang Fenglei (10 volumes)

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My Dearest Pochi 3, Yona The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn 2, Love Romance and the World 3 of 3 (m&c! 19 October 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

MinimaList nau. Be back with the rest of the artwork and NikBabble™ later. Done.

Uchi no Pochi no Iukoto niwa © Tachibana Yutaka/Hakusensha
[Serialized in LaLa DX]
Published in Indonesia as My Dearest Pochi by Gramedia/m&c!

The Takatsuki princess has to pay for her good intentions with her life?

Haruka conceals something important from Kaori, but can he remain silent when someone targets his charge? Meanwhile, Kaori begins to think that she possesses a miraculous power...but just what is it?

Ah. Mind screw as only Messer-with-heads Tachibana Yutaka-sensei can conceive continues in My Dearest Pochi vol 3. I don't suppose I'm alone in lurving this needlessly twisted series?

My Dearest Pochi 3 compiles Stories 9 through 12 and the Teddy Bear dan Kakak extra. Four Uchi no Pochi volumes will have been published in Japan by next month (4 November), so the Indonesian version is too totally current :D

Meanwhile, in Yona, The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn 2, which boasts a more straightforward plot —

May contain   [SPOILERS!]

Yona can't quite give up on Suwon — he who compares the red hair Yona so detests to the sky at dawn. But after her father's assassination, Yona can no longer afford to yearn after her first love. Relentlessly pursued, she seeks refuge in Fuga, but even in the hometown of bodyguard Haku, sanctuary eludes...

By the 18th of November, Akatsuki no Yona will have been collected in seven tankou.

New m&c! titles
m&c! rolls out another Long Hu Men manhua from Tony Wong. In The Next Battle, Xiaohu weighs the pros and cons of cooperating with the enemy Barbarian to save his father, while Heilong struggles against death after being hit with Chen Aoyun's One Million Poisons.

Previews continued after the release list.

m&c! manga (2011.10.19)

1. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) vol 21 of 26 by Tanaka Motoyuki

Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu 「最強！都立あおい坂高校野球部」 AKA Aoizaka High School Baseball Club by Tanaka Motoyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 21 first published in Japan 2009.08

Awards
Winner, Best Shounen Manga, 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

2. Eighty Eight (88 Eighty Eight) vol 2 of 4+ by Namiki Hiromi

88 Eighty Eight 「８８　エイティエイト」 by Namiki Hiromi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.12

3. Love, Romance and the World (Orera Kourin! ~Ai toka, Koi toka, Sekai toka~) vol 3 of 3 by Sugiyama Miwako [Finale]

Orera Kourin! 「オレら降臨！」 by Sugiyama Miwako Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.04

4. My Dearest Pochi (Uchi no Pochi no Iukoto niwa) vol 3 of 4+ by Tachibana Yutaka

Uchi no Pochi no Iukoto niwa 「うちのポチの言うことには」 by Tachibana Yutaka Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 3 (Story 9-12 + omake) first published in Japan 2011.02

5. Yona, The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) vol 2 of 7+ by Kusanagi Mizuho

Akatsuki no Yona 「暁のヨナ」 by Kusanagi Mizuho Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.05

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Hong Kong manhua (2011.10.19)

1. [Series Premiere] Long Hu Men - The Next Battle vol 1: Pertarungan Emas by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty)
2. The Story of Wang Fenglei Season 2 Book Four by Tony Wong and Dick Kwong (Jade Dynasty)

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Namida Usagi 4, Love Button 4, My Clumsy Boy 1 and 2 by Kumaoka Fuyu (m&c! 22 September 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Will replace with m&c! artwork when I luck on a big enuf cover. » Done but Moa remains on the cover of NamiUsa :P

Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ © Minase Ai/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ by Gramedia/m&c!

I don't remember this Namida Usagi cover girl—Narumi's girlfriend?—but whoever she is, she and her Innocence Not! don't figure in m&c!'s volume 4 preview:

Knowing that her love is destined for nowhere, Momoka tells Narumi that she wants to stop being his friend. Narumi's answer: he kisses her and then asks her to meet him the next day. Confession?? But when Momoka keeps their appointment, who should be waiting for her but...Amano.

Momoka ping-ponging between Narumi and Amano looks to continue, what with Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ logging eight volumes by 26 October, with no indications of wrapping up. (If you know otherwise, do leave a comment ^^)

‘Kiss’ also seems to be The Word in the other m&c! DO WANT!

Love Button 4 of 6+ by Usami Maki

Niina is shaken after hearing that Koga-kun once kissed his cousin Mirei, even though he claims it was a kiss without feelings. And as if challenging her to spot the difference, Koga-kun kisses Niina. But in her confusion, she scampers away and ever since that precipitous (cowardly) escape — Niina can't quit thinking about the kiss. What did Koga-kun mean?

Your mileage may vary, but that preview above is NOT guaranteed to make me give Love Button another chance, Usami Maki manga or no. :P I ab-so-lute-ly can't stand Niina, and Koga-kun doesn't endear himself to me either. (I'm with the Kisses are always significant camp.)

Kokoro · Button's latest release in Japan is volume 6, scheduled to street this 26 September. Can anyone confirm that this isn't the last tankou? (Amazon Japan has no synopsis.) Thanks~

New m&c! manga

One one-shot tankou ASSASSINS by Satogane Shou, a new ice hockey series, Eighty Eight by Namiki Hiromi, and the double-launch of My Clumsy Boy by Kumaoka Fuyu. Featuring ASSASSINS Above the Cut, so look for the other debuts below the release list.

ASSASSINS
© Satogane Shou
Mag Garden
[Blade Comics]

How does it feel to be held captive by a city closed off from contact, and the only way out is to fight to the death for egress?

Crack shot Asakura is trapped along with female assassin Sahara and several other hardened killers. Who among them will succeed in escaping? Also, who is behind the deadly confinement?

Other Satogane Shou manga
I'm pretty sure ASSASSINS is the first Satogane Shou manga to be licensed in Indonesia. I mean, can anyone tell me if Death God4, first serialized in Mag Garden's Comic Blade Masamune and collected into two tankou between May and November 2007 ever released here? Same question for the ex-Comic Blade Avarus shoujo manga Noble Savage (two volumes released in Japan in 2010.03 and 2010.10).

Definitely Dainashi, still ongoing Comic Avarus serialization hasn't registered yet on the radar, and it's still racking up tankou (volume 1 released 2011.02 in Japan, volume 2 by 2011.09.15).

m&c! manga (2011.09.22)

1. [Premiere] ASSASSINS by Satogane Shou

ASSASSINS 「ＡＳＳＡＳＳＩＮＳ」 by Satogane Shou Mag Garden Blade Comics, shounen First published in Japan 2006.02

2. [Series Premiere] Eighty Eight (88 Eighty Eight) 1 of 4+ by Namiki Hiromi

88 Eighty Eight 「８８　エイティエイト」 by Namiki Hiromi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.09

3. Love Button (Kokoro · Button) 4 of 6+ by Usami Maki

Kokoro · Button 「ココロ・ボタン」 by Usami Maki Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.12

4. Love, Romance and the World (Orera Kourin! ~Ai toka, Koi toka, Sekai toka~) 2 of 3 by Sugiyama Miwako

Orera Kourin! 「オレら降臨！」 by Sugiyama Miwako Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.10

5. [Series Premiere] My Clumsy Boy (My Hero!) 1 of 2 by Kumaoka Fuyu

My Hero! 「マイヒーロー！」 by Kumaoka Fuyu Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.12

6. [Premiere] My Clumsy Boy (My Hero!) 2 of 2 by Kumaoka Fuyu [Finale]

Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.04

7. Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ (Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~) 4 of 8+ by Minase Ai

Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ 「なみだうさぎ～制服の片想い～」 by Minase Ai Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 4 (Story 18-23) first published in Japan 2010.09

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Hong Kong manhua (2011.09.22)

• Long Hu Men - Next Level 7: Naga Emas Mahkota Darah by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty)

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