Bleach 40, Hai Miiko 23, Female Wolf's Boy 17 of 17, Seiyuu-Ka! Lovely Voice 1 by Minami Maki (m&c! 1 June 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATE2]

Update: I've revised my initial verdict on Love Class by Ayumi Rin. Look for my longer (and fairer) review shortly Done, reviewed here.

Bleach © Kubo Tite/Shueisha [Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Fifty Bleach 40 volumes were delivered to my neighborhood Elex Comic Center on STO day. What's the big deal with 50 books? Well, the other m&c! titles only totaled 20 each, max. I'm sure Ulquiorra-sama is happy :D

Previously on Bleach...

May contain   [SPOILERS!]

Back in Hueco Mundo, Ichigo fights Ulquiorra; although neither of them use all their powers, Ulquiorra continues overpowering Ichigo.

In Bleach 40: The Lust,

Ulquiorra releases his zanpakutō which increases his powers to the point that Ichigo is virtually helpless before him. As Ichigo refuses to give up, Ulquiorra makes a second zanpakutō release and blows a hole in Ichigo's chest.

Both synopses come from Wiki's Bleach summaries as m&c!'s only goes as far as The battle between Ichigo and Ulquiorra continues! To bring Orihime out of Las Noches, Ichigo must fight desperately against Ulquiorra.

Bleach Volume 40: The Lust compiles chapters 341 through 349: The Envy, The Greed, The Gluttony, The Pride, The Sloth, The Wrath, The Lust, The Lust 2 and The Lust 3.

Female Wolf's BOY 17 of 17 by Han YuRang

Cha EunSoo is kidnapped again, and this time, her captors don't pull their punches. An already battered Gang JaeHee shields EunSoo from their blows; his former girlfriend cries her heart out when he falls unmoving on top of her...

So that's the lowdown, heading into Female Wolf's BOY, The End.

With the conclusion of FWB—and Sandwich Girl—that's a wrap for the 2 × Han YuRang series from the original 4 × 132 x 200mm soonjung manhwa m&c! launched under a year ago. Of the quartet, only Hwang MiRee's Idol Shopping and Ugly Duckling Become Swan remain current, although the latter only until next week. (UDBS 13 streets on the 8th.)

I preview the other series finales—Magical x Miracle (volume 6) and Out Code (volume 3)—after the release list.

Hai, Miiko! 23 of 23+ by Ono Eriko

Hey, today's Father's Day! 父の日、おめでとう。

Miiko was supposed to buy Daddy a gift, but she forgot. And now, all she has left is 32 yen [around IDR 3,400]. Can Miiko make her dad happy with spare change?

Elex's 6.01 STO excludes Hai, Miiko! 23 from the release list, an omission m&c! rectifies. I don't know when the Miiko Chichi no hi story first came out, but the tank streeted March 2010 in Japan. Japan celebrates Father's Day on the third Sunday in June, which means 19th June this year (the 20th last year).

New m&c! titles: Seiyuu-Ka! by Minami Maki ♡

Seiyuu-Ka!
© Minami Maki/
Hakusensha
[Hana to Yume]
Published as
Seiyuu-Ka! Lovely Voice
by m&c!

Of the manga debuts, the one spawning the most Kyaaa~s is the Voice Acting love comedy Seiyuu-Ka! Lovely Voice from the creator of Special A, Minami Maki.

Kino Hime enrolls into the voice acting department of Hiiragi Academy, the prestigious seiyuu high school famous for launching voice actors to stardom. Hime's dream is to become the lead CV (character voice) of the hit anime “Lovely Blazers.”

There's only one problem — a couple, actually: Hime's unlovely voice and her lack of grace, both of which land her in detention with three other delinquents.

If only to find out why this Hana to Yume series is listed under Gender Bender, am taking Seiyuu-Ka! Lovely Voice for a spin. (I lurve the Reverse Trap trope, though I could care less about Tsundere, Tsundere Male Lead with which this manga is also tagged.

I mentioned S•A at the top, but m&c! has also published Minami Maki-sensei's Kimi wa Girlfriend and Anemone Flower Shop.

As for the other new titles, we get megane moe redux in Glasses Boys' Fans Club by Kawamaru Shin (Glasses Boys' Lovers' sib); Love Triangle, anyone? Heroine Complex by Naoda Tsuboko; Whoa! this Teacher is Scary! Love Class by Ayumi Rin (I pan this below Prematurely, as it turns out.); “I will punish you in the name of Love!” Love Samurai by Aoi Michiru and Kleenex alert! My Tiger Boy by Sakisaka Mea (two-volume launch). All Shogakukan shoujo manga, all Sho-Comi alumni, except Ciao grad Love Samurai and ex-Betsucomi Glasses Boys' Fans Club. (I preview these manga below the release list.)

☂ [RE-STO]: If you missed some (or all) volumes of Fujieda Tohru's Dragon Girl, or Sakamoto Miku's Nekomachi Shop Guide, or Shigematsu Takako's Not An Angel, now's your chance to complete your collection.

m&c! manga (2011.06.01)

1. Bleach 40 of 50+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 40 (chapters 341-349) first published in Japan 2009.08

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

Other languages
English Bleach (34 volumes per 2011.03 • volume 35 street date: 2011.06.07), French (Glénat; Tome 42: Shock of the queen shipped 2011.05.04 • Tome 43 street date: 2011.07.01), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: Volume 48: God is Dead per 2011.01 • Volume 49: The Lost Agent street date: 2011.06.07)

Related
Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).

The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).

Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted/streets in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46, Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50).

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 15: Gotei 13 Invading Army opened with episode 317 in April 2011; latest episode 324 aired 2011.05.31). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody, The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, Fade to Black, I Call Your Name and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.

At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

2. [Premiere] Glasses Boys' Fans Club (Moe Megane Danshi Kurabu) by Kawamaru Shin

Moe Megane Danshi Kurabu 「萌メガネ男子倶楽部」 by Kawamaru Shin Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2009.12

Related series
Glasses Boys' Lovers

3. Hai, Miiko! (Kocchi Muite! Miiko) 23 of 23+ by Ono Eriko

Kocchi Muite! Miiko 「こっちむいて！みい子」 by Ono Eriko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 23 first published in Japan 2011.03

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 41st Shogakukan Manga Awards (1995)

Related series
Namaku Miiko! (prequel; four volumes)

Adaptations
A 42-episode anime adaptation by Toei Animation with seiyuu Tenjin Umi as Yamada Miiko aired on TV Asahi from February 1998 to February 1999.

4. [Premiere] Heroine Complex by Naoda Tsuboko

Heroine Complex 「ヒロイン★コンプレックス」 by Naoda Tsuboko Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2010.01

5. [Premiere] Love Class (Renai Kyoushuujo) by Ayumi Rin

Renai Kyoushuujo 「恋愛教習所」 by Ayumi Rin Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2008.12

6. [Premiere] Love Samurai (Love Samurai Yuika) by Aoi Michiru

Love Samurai Yuika 「ラブ侍ユイカ」 by Aoi Michiru Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2010.08

7. Magical x Miracle 6 of 6 by Mizutani Yuzu [Finale]

Magical x Miracle 「Ｍａｇｉｃａｌ×Ｍｉｒａｃｌｅ」 by Mizutani Yuzu Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei Volume 6 first published in Japan 2006.04

Other languages
English Magical x Miracle (TOKYOPOP: six volumes)

8. [Series Premiere] My Tiger Boy (Tora wa Amaku Kiba de Kamu) 1 of 2 by Sakisaka Mea

Tora wa Amaku Kiba de Kamu 「虎は甘く牙で噛む」 by Sakisaka Mea AKA The tiger bites sweetly by the fang Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.03

9. [Premiere] My Tiger Boy (Tora wa Amaku Kiba de Kamu) 2 of 2 by Sakisaka Mea [Finale]

Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.05

10. Out Code 3 of 3 by Suzuragi Karin & Himenogi Haruhiko [Finale]

Out Code - Choujou Hanzai Tokumu Sousakan 「アウトコード　超常犯罪特務捜査官」 by Suzuragi Karin & Himenogi Haruhiko Kodansha Shonen Rival, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.09

11. [Series Premiere] Seiyuu-Ka! Lovely Voice (Seiyuu-ka!) 1 of 6+ by Minami Maki

Seiyuu-ka! 「声優かっ！」 by Minami Maki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.12

12. Sky Blue Beach (Sorairo Kaigan) 5 of 6 by Yamada Nanpei

Sorairo Kaigan 「空色海岸」 by Yamada Nanpei Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.09

Other languages
English Skyblue Shore (TOKYOPOP: two volumes per 2011.03; further releases cancelled)

m&c! manhwa (2011.06.01)

1. Female Wolf's BOY 17 of 17 by Han YuRang [Finale]

[Female Wolf's BOY] 「암컷늑대의 보이 (암컷늑대의 Boy)」 by Han YuRang Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 17 first published in Korea 2007.11

Related
Based on the Korean Internet novel 암컷늑대의 BOY by i쿠키i조아 (iCookieiLike).

2. My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) 3 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Personalized Princess 「나만의 공주님」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung Volume 3 first published in Korea 2009.08

3. Say Say Say 2 of 7 by Hwang MiRee

Say Say Say 「세이 세이 세이 (Say Say Say)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2007.09

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AMERO comis (2011.06.01)

• Monika dan Kawan-Kawan (Turma da Mônica) 141 by Mauricio De Sousa

[RE-STO] Restocked (2011.06.01)

• Dragon Girl 1 of 5 by Fujieda Tohru
• Dragon Girl 2 of 5 by Fujieda Tohru
• Dragon Girl 3 of 5 by Fujieda Tohru
• Dragon Girl 4 of 5 by Fujieda Tohru
• Dragon Girl 5 of 5 by Fujieda Tohru [Finale]
• Nekomachi Shop Guide 1 of 2 by Sakamoto Miku
• Nekomachi Shop Guide 2 of 2 by Sakamoto Miku [Finale]
• Not An Angel (Tenshi ja Nai!!) 1 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
• Not An Angel 2 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
• Not An Angel 3 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
• Not An Angel 4 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
• Not An Angel 5 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
• Not An Angel 6 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
• Not An Angel 7 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
• Not An Angel 8 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako [Finale]
• Rainbow over Her Arms (Anoko no Ude wa Niji no Tsuzuki) by Suzuki Yufuko

Read more »

Female Wolf's Boy 8, Hai Miiko! 22, How to make a Princess 2 of 2 (m&c! 10 November 2010 manhwa and manga)

Kocchi Muite! Miiko © Ono Eriko/Shogakukan [Serialized in Ciao]
Published in Indonesia as Hai, Miiko! by PT Gramedia/m&c!

I know you've been waiting for this. Not Miiko's high heels, specifically, but anyway. Miiko decides that high-heeled shoes make her look older, not to mention stylish. Then she goes and complains to Mama when her feet hurt!

Let's see what else our genki grade-schooler gets up to in Hai, Miiko! 22, now in book stores and newsstands.

Female Wolf's Boy 8 of 17 by Han YuRang

For entertainment as rame as Hai, Miiko!, check out what's happening in Female Wolf's Boy. To “bind” Mister Gang to her so he doesn't stray, Eun Soo tries to change her image. But Jae Hee actually finds Eun Soo's efforts... weird, to say the least.

Meanwhile, Yeon Ha Yeon hasn't given up trying to break up Jae Hee × Eun Soo and attempts some new nuisance. But Ha Yeon doesn't even register on the trouble radar: Jae Hee has found out that Eun Soo once kissed Ho Won, and orders Eun Soo to vanish from his sight!

m&c! manga, manhwa and AMERO comics (2010.11.10)

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1. Bakugan Battle Brawlers 12: Webmaster Joe by Sega Toys et al.
2. Female Wolf's Boy 8 of 17 by Han YuRang

[Female Wolf's BOY] 「암컷늑대의 보이 (암컷늑대의 Boy)」 by Han YuRang Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2007.10

Related
Based on the Korean Internet novel 암컷늑대의 BOY by i쿠키i조아 (iCookieiLike).

3. [Series Premiere] Goal Den Age 1 of 3 by Takaoka Eisei & Tsunamoto Masaya

Goal Den Age 「ＧｏａｌＤｅｎＡｇｅ」 by Takaoka Eisei & Tsunamoto Masaya Kodansha Magazine Special, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.06

4. Go! Hiromi Go! 5 of 8 by Asou Mikoto

Go! Hiromi Go! 「ＧＯ！ヒロミＧＯ！」 by Asou Mikoto Hakusensha Melody, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2004.04

5. Hai, Miiko! (Kocchi Muite! Miiko) 22 of 22+ by Ono Eriko

Kocchi Muite! Miiko 「こっちむいて！みい子」 by Ono Eriko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 22 first published in Japan 2010.04

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 41st Shogakukan Manga Awards (1995)

Related series
Namaku Miiko! (prequel; four volumes)

Adaptations
A 42-episode anime adaptation by Toei Animation with seiyuu Tenjin Umi as Yamada Miiko aired on TV Asahi from February 1998 to February 1999.

6. How to make a Princess (Himegimi no Tsukurikata) 2 of 2 by Izumi Asuka [Finale]

Himegimi no Tsukurikata 「ヒメギミの作り方」 by Izumi Asuka Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.11

Related
Kuroneko Guardian (side story; one-shot)

7. Monika dan Kawan-Kawan (Turma da Mônica) 136 by Mauricio
8. Shanimuni GO 32 of 32 by Ragawa Marimo [Finale]

Shanimuni GO 「しゃにむにＧＯ」 by Ragawa Marimo Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 32 first published in Japan 2009.05

9. [Premiere] Togetherness (Isshoni Kaero) by Wagata Konomi

Isshoni Kaero 「いっしょにかえろ。」 by Wagata Konomi Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.07

Serializations
Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

¹ Source: m&c! (artwork and release advisory)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each, except Bakugan Battle Brawlers 12 (SRP: IDR 25,000) and the Female Wolf's Boy 8 manhwa (IDR 18,500)

Previews continued

New m&c! manga: Goal Den Age and Togetherness

m&c!'s premiering Goal Den Age by Takaoka Eisei & Tsunamoto Masaya is a short shounen sports series, soccer-themed, but you already inferred that from the manga title.

Despite being crazy over soccer, Fujiyama Kazu has never had the benefit of training, so his skills remain so much untapped potential. This stands to change when two mystery men invite him to join the the U-16 national squad.

Wagata Konomi's Togetherness, meanwhile, finished its Indonesian serial run in Cherry, so it's not really a new-new thing. If you missed the installment, here's the lowdown on the Ciao manga originally titled Isshoni Kaero:

Shiori doesn't like dogs, so it's just karmic that she gets charge of a dog named Ken upon request of her crush Saito. Ken's not like other eager to please dogs and annoys Shiori to no end with his canine arrogance.

But doggitude's not the only thing Ken's got going for him; aside from fluency in barking, he can also speak... human??

Last September, Cherry released a Togetherness side story, My Family Problem, but I don't know if this is included in the tankou.

Finales: How to make a Princess and Shanimuni GO

In the finale of Izumi Asuka's How to make a Princess —

Tanaka Maria thought she was an orphan, but apparently, her father is still alive. And not only is he alive, he rules a kingdom, which explains why two cool butlers come to live with Maria.

Being the king's daughter and next in line for the throne has made Maria the target of discontents. Can butlers Rufus and Yuri protect the princess?

Meanwhile in the shoujo Tenipuri, Shanimuni GO —

The men's singles finals. Ruui wins the first set, while the second goes to Nobuhisa. Now down to the final set, which player will emerge the interhigh champ?

UP NEXT: 18 November 2010 manga and manhwa

m&c!: Nube 28 · Lady and the Sea 2 of 2 · Ijime Escape from Hell by Igarashi Kaoru · My Cheerful Boyfriend by Satori Tae

Elex Media: Topeng Kaca 3 Deluxe · Bakeru-kun Pika Pika 1 by Fujiko F. Fujio · Lys Lily 1 by Hibiki Wataru · Mixim 11 v1 by Anzai Nobuyuki · Demon King 31 · Crayon Shinchan: Buku Pengetahuan Apa & Mengapa by Usui Yoshito · C.M.B. 13 · Hayate the Combat Butler 23 · Wild Life 10 · Animal Doctor 3 · Global Garden 2 · Look Up! 5 · Natural Honey Dormitory 4 · Ogawa & Team Saito 3 · Hell Girl 9 of 9 · Want You 2 · Juvenile Remix 5 · Lum, The Invader Girl 27 · HanaLaLa 54/2010

Level Comics: Fight!! Ippo 79 · Soul Eater 3 · Cesare 3 · Psychometrist Eiji 16 · The Ravages of Time 5 · Smurf - Sup Para Smurf by Peyo · Lucky Luke - Pelarian Dalton Bersaudara by Morris

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography

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• Elex Media: Inuyasha 49 · Kisah Edo di Abad 21: Chotto Edo Made 1 by Tsuda Masami · Kariage kun 35 · BECK 24 · Cross Game 17 of 17 · Magic Peddler Roma 2 · Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 6 · Spiral: The Bonds Of Reason 8 · Nakayoshi 86/2010 · Shonen Star 76/2010
• Level Comics: Until Death Do Us Part 2 · Air Gear 16 · The Strange Florist by Yohna · Genius Family Company 4 · Team Medical Dragon 13 · Bambino! 7 · The Hunting of The Snark 2 · Show Me the Money 2 of 2 · Blade of Immortal 12 · Zenith 5 · 3x3 Eyes 33 · Yakari dan Si Bulu Putih

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