Bambino 14, Black Lagoon 8, Jepang Tenggelam 15 of 15 (Level Comics 22 September 2011 manga) [UPDATE3]

The Gave In to Anality Version — Final

Update 3: Reinstated Red River 10 and Shattered Knife 9—with details—as both ARE already available in stores, even if they still appear in the 28 September STO. (But for sure, Sky of Love 7 has been reskedded to the above street date.)

Also replaced the lead cover (formerly Lanfeust of Troy - Gading Magohamoth) because that Arleston & Tarquin ROMIC was also postponed (word is it streets on 12 October). Needless to say, I chose to omit its synopsis from this release list. So if it's a Then you saw it, now you don't, you know what happened.

Bambino! © Sekiya Tetsuji/Shogakukan [First serialized in Big Comic Spirits] · Black Lagoon © Hiroe Rei/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sunday GX] · Nihon Chinbotsu © Komatsu Sakyou and Ishiki Tokihiko/Shogakukan [First serialized in Big Comic Spirits]. Published in Indonesia as Bambino!, Black Lagoon and Jepang Tenggelam by Elex Media/Level Comics

In the penultimate Bambino!

Ban's still trying to win over mafiosi palates, but Coyote's cowardly brother Lorenzo interferes!

Above Bambino! preview extracted from a mechanical translation of バンビ～ノ！　１４ episode 143 sneak peek. Level's late-breaking version —

Ban returns to Japan, only to be told by Chef Tekkan to swing by Fukuoka. There Ban finds that his parents are getting a divorce, the apartment he calls home is up for sale, his ex-girlfriend is getting married and his best friend has become little more than a thug. Talk about problems! Can Ban overcome these non-food challenges?

Bambino! concluded in Japan with volume 15's April 2009 release. Bambino! Secondo's first tankou premiered in August that same year. Eight volumes of the sequel have been compiled as at August 2011.

More previews after the release list.

Level Comics manga (2011.09.22)

1. Bambino! 14 of 15 by Sekiya Tetsuji

Bambino! 「バンビ～ノ！」 by Sekiya Tetsuji Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 14 (chapters 143-153) first published in Japan 2008.12

Awards
Winner, 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards for the Seinen/General category, tied with Kuromaru- & Natsuhara Takeshi's The Black Swindler (Kurosagi).

Related series
Bambino! Secondo (sequel; eight volumes as at 2011.08.30)

Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action adaptation starring Matsumoto Jun (Shogo Ban) and Kitamura Kazuki (Yonamine Tsukasa/Yona-san) aired on NTV from April to June 2007. The TV series reaped four awards at the 53rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor (Matsumoto Jun), Supporting Actor (Kazuki Kitamura), Best Director and a Special Award.

2. Black Lagoon 8 of 9+ by Hiroe Rei

Black Lagoon 「ＢＬＡＣＫ　ＬＡＧＯＯＮ」 by Hiroe Rei Shogakukan Sunday GX, seinen Volume 8 (chapters 56-64) first published in Japan 2008.07

Other languages
English Black Lagoon (VIZ Media: nine volumes per 2010.07) and Chuang Yi: nine volumes as at 2010.10), French (Kazé Manga: tome 9 shipped 2010.10), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 9 per 2010.07), Polish (Waneko).

Adaptations
The 12-episode Madhouse anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Toyoguchi Megumi (Revy) and Namikawa Daisuke (Rock), aired in Japan from April to June 2006. The Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage second season (episodes 13 to 24) was telecast from October through December of the same year. The OAV sequel, Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail, premiered 17 July 2010, with the fifth Roberta's Blood Trail Blu-ray/DVD released 2011.06.22.

Related
The Sunday GX Comics 10YEAR'S CHRONICLE: Black Lagoon 1: Born to Rock (JP release: 2011.01), which contains the Black Lagoon Gaiden, and Black Lagoon 2: Rock to the Core (2011.02)

The Black Lagoon: Shaitane Badi light novel written by Urobuchi Gen and illustrated by Hiroe Rei (Black Lagoon side story; Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko, 2008.07)

3. Eternal Sabbath (ES) 6 of 8 by Souryo Fuyumi

ES 「ＥＳ」 ＥＳ　６ by Souryo Fuyumi Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2004.05

Other languages/Reissues
English ES (Del Rey: eight volumes), French (Glénat: eight volumes), Italian (Editions Star Comics)
Re-released in five bunko volumes (2006.10 - 2007.02)

4. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 84 of 97+ by Morikawa Joji

Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 by Morikawa Joji AKA Fighting Spirit Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 84 first published in Japan 2008.06

Volume 84 chapters:
Round 799: The Remaining Round
Round 800: That is Ippo Makunouchi
Round 801: Right and Left
Round 802: An Enviable Pit
Round 803: The Main Event and the Main Event
Round 804: A Higher Level
Round 805: Because of Their Meeting
Round 806: The Unexpected Possibility
Hajime No Ippo Gaiden: Naniwa Tiger
*NOT Level chapter titles

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 1991 Kodansha Manga Awards

Related series
Hajime no Ippo Gaiden (one-shot prequel)

Other languages
French (Kurokawa: Ippo, Saison 2: Destins de Boxeurs Tome 16 shipped 2011.09.08) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 第一神拳 96 per 2011.08)

Adaptations
A 76-episode anime by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Kiyasu Kohei (Makunouchi Ippo), aired on NTV from October 2000 to March 2002. A sequel/special, Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road, came out in June 2003, followed by the spinoff Hajime no Ippo - Mashiba vs. Kimura OAV (2003.09). The 26-episode second season Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger was telecast from January to June 2009.

5. Giant Killing 7 of 21+ by Tsunamoto Masaya & Tsujitomo

Giant Killing 「ＧＩＡＮＴ　ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ」 by Tsunamoto Masaya & Tsujitomo Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2008.10

Awards
34th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga

Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Tatsumi Takeshi), Okiayu Ryotaro (Murakoshi Shigeyuki), Mizushima Takahiro (Tsubaki Daisuke) and Ono Daisuke (Yoshida Luigi) aired between April and September 2010 on NHK.

6. Jepang Tenggelam (Nihon Chinbotsu) 15 of 15 by Komatsu Sakyou/Ishiki Tokihiko [Finale]

Nihon Chinbotsu 「日本沈没」 by Komatsu Sakyou/Ishiki Tokihiko AKA Japan Sinks Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 15 (chapters 122-130: Nihon Chinbotsu, Parts 1-9) first published in Japan 2009.02

Related
Based on the award-winning disaster novel by Komatsu Sakyou, also adapted into film and live-action TV.

7. Jio 18 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi

Jio 「６６６～サタン～」 by Kishimoto Seishi Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 18 (chapters 69-72) first published in Japan 2007.10

Other languages
English O-Parts Hunter (VIZ Media: 19 volumes), French (Kurokawa: 19 volumes) and Italian (JPOP)

8. Miso-Com (30 Kon Miso-com) 11 of 13+ by Yonezawa Rika

30 Kon Miso-com 「３０婚　ｍｉｓｏ‐ｃｏｍ」 by Yonezawa Rika Kodansha Kiss, josei Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.10

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 待嫁熟女 11 per 2011.02)

9. Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) 10 of 28 by Shinohara Chie »Not postponed

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori 「天は赤い河のほとり」 by Shinohara Chie AKA Anatolia Story Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 10 (chapter 23 and Illustration Gallery) first published in Japan 1997.08

Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 46th Shogakukan Manga Awards (2000)

Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in 16 bunko volumes between 2006.11 and V16 2007.05
English Red River (VIZ Media: 28 volumes), Italian Anatolia Story (Editions Star Comics: 28 volumes), German (EMA/Egmont Manga and Anime), Vietnamese Dòng Sông Huyền Bí (Tre Publishing House) and traditional Chinese 赤河戀影 (Tong Li)

Adaptations
Eight drama CDs were released between 1997 and 2003.

Related
An artbook (Japan release: 1999.02.24), fanbook (2002.07.26) and a two-volume novel adaptation Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Ma ga Jidai no Reimei written and illustrated by Shinohara Chie-sensei (2007.05 and 2007.09)

In addition, the following novels were published under Shogakukan's Lululu Bunko Novels label: Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Tsuitachi no Tsuki (Japan release: 2008.10); Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Mayu tsuki (JP: 2010.01); and Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Jōgen (2010.06).

10. Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) 9 of 12+ by George Asakura »Not postponed

Oboreru Knife 「溺れるナイフ」 by George Asakura Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 9 first published in Japan 2010.01

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European comics/BDs (2011.09.22)

1. [Series Premiere] Lanfeust of Troy - Gading Magohamoth (Lanfeust de Troy, Tome 1: L'ivoire du Magohamoth) by Christophe Arleston, Didier Tarquin (Soleil) »Postponed to 10.12
2. Marsupilami - Serbuk Sari Urticando (Le Marsupilami, Tome 4: Le Pollen du Monte Urticando) by Franquin, Batem, Yann (Marsu Production)

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RINNE 1, Black Lagoon 7 and 8, Vagabond 22 (Chuang Yi 17 August 2010 manga)

Also, simplified Chinese manga: the series finale of Saki Kaori's SMASH！情缘.

Kyoukai no Rinne © Takahashi Rumiko/Shogakukan (Serialized in Shonen Sunday)
Published in Singapore as RINNE by Chuang Yi

Chuang Yi premieres Takahashi Rumiko's latest hit RINNE—the adventures of a girl who sees ghosts and her half human/half shinigami classmate (Rinne of the title) who guides spirits to rebirth.

We also get a double dose of El Baile de la muerte and a rampaging Roberta in the simultaneous release of Black Lagoon volumes 7 and 8.

Elsewhere, Kei's scheme doesn't fool his grandpa in S.A 13, while sword-saint Musashi returns for a rematch to the death against Yoshioka Denshichiro in VAGABOND 22.

Full Chuang Yi synopses and covers after the manga list.

Chuang Yi English manga (2010.08.17)

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1. Black Lagoon 7 of 9+ by Hiroe Rei

Black Lagoon 「ＢＬＡＣＫ　ＬＡＧＯＯＮ」 by Hiroe Rei
Shogakukan Sunday GX, seinen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2007.10

Other language versions
An alternative English Black Lagoon is published by VIZ Media (volume 9 released 2010.07.13). The manga is translated into Indonesian by Level Comics (latest also volume 6). Other global releases: France (Asuka éditions tome 9 ships 2010.10.28); Spain (Norma Editorial, latest volume 8); Germany (Carlsen Comics, latest Band 9); Poland (Waneko).

Adaptations
A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Toyoguchi Megumi as Revy and Namikawa Daisuke as Rock, aired in Japan from April tp June 2006. The Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage second season (episodes 13 to 24) was telecast from October through December of the same year. An OAV sequel, Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail, premieres July 2010, with the fourth Roberta's Blood Trail Blu-ray Disc scheduled for release in December 2010.

Related
Black Lagoon light novel by Urobuchi Gen (Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko, 2008.07.18)

2. Black Lagoon 8 of 9+ by Hiroe Rei

Volume 8 first published in Japan 2008.07

3. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure (Pokémon DP) 3 of 8 by Ihara Shigekatsu

Pokémon DP 「ポケモンＤ・Ｐ」 by Ihara Shigekatsu
Shogakukan Coro Coro Comics, shounen
Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.11

Other language versions
Another Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! English version is published by VIZ Media (volume 7 released 2010.07.06 • volume 8 street date: 2010.11.02).

Adaptations
A Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl anime by Oriental Light and Magic began airing in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2006 and by 12 August 2010 had reached episode 188, Conclusion of Rival Battle! Satoshi vs Shinji!! The TV series main characters Hikari, Pikachu, Satoshi, and Takeshi are voiced by seiyuu Toyoguchi Megumi, Ohtani Ikue, Matsumoto Rica, and Ueda Yuji respectively.

4. [Premiere] RINNE (Kyoukai no Rinne) 1 of 5+ by Takahashi Rumiko

Kyoukai no Rinne 「境界のＲＩＮＮＥ」 by Takahashi Rumiko
AKA Circle of Reincarnation Rinne
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.10

Other language versions
Another RIN-NE English version is published by VIZ Media (volume 3 released 2010.05.18 • volume 4 street date: 2010.09.14). The manga is translated into French by Asuka éditions (tome 3 scheduled 2010.09.23), German by EMA (volume 3 ships 2010.11) and traditional Chinese by Sharp Point Press.

5. S.A 13 of 17 by Minami Maki

S.A 「Ｓ・Ａ　スペシャル・エー」 by Minami Maki
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 13 first published in Japan 2008.04

Other language versions
An alternative English S.A version is published by VIZ Media (volume 16 released 2010.07.06 • volume 17 street date: 2010.11.02). Other global releases: France (Tonkam tome 9 released 2010.07), Germany (Carlsen Comics latest Band 14), Taiwan (Ever Glory) and Indonesia (m&c!, volume 17 of 17 per 2010.02).

Adaptations
A 24-episode anime adaptation by AIC x Gonzo aired on Chiba TV from April to September 2008. Seiyuu Goto Yuko and Fukuyama Jun played leads Hanazono Hikari and Takishima Kei respectively. A Valentine's special drama CD was released earlier than the anime (February 2007) and had a different cast (Asano Masumi played Hikari and Suzumura Kenichi played Kei.) Two succeeding drama CDs (June and August 2008 release) used the same actors as in the anime.

6. VAGABOND 22 of 33+ by Inoue Takehiko

Vagabond 「バガボンド」 by Inoue Takehiko
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 22 first published in Japan 2006.02

Related
Based on the novel Musashi by Yoshikawa Eiji

Awards
Grand Prize for manga, 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival; Best seinen/general manga, 24th Kodansha Manga Awards; and the 2002 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Other language versions
An alternative English Vagabond is published by VIZ (volume 32 released 2010.08.17 • volume 33 street date: 2010.10.19). Chuang Yi also releases a simplified Chinese version (latest: volume 32). Other global releases: Indonesia (Level Comics, latest volume 32), France (Tonkam tome 31 released 2010.05), Argentina (Editorial Ivréa), Germany (EMA), Poland (Mandragora) and Brazil (Conrad).

¹ Source: Chuang Yi per 16 August 2010
² Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.

Chuang Yi summaries

Black Lagoon 7 of 9+ by Hiroe Rei

ISBN: 978-981-4306-06-5
MSRP: SGD 8.90

The shockwaves from the assassination of Garcia Lovelace's father in Venezuela hit Roanapur full force. The deadly maid and ex-terrorist Roberta begins her quest for vengeance and she's not going to quit even if the trail takes her deep into a web of intrigue involving the U.S. military. The city's criminal gangs realize the danger of too much U.S. government attention, and the crew of the Black Lagoon is drawn into the search for the renegade killer maid from Hell. But Roberta's dance of death won't be over until everyone has paid the price in blood.

Volume 7 contains chapters 47-55: El Baile de la muerte Parts 4-12.

Black Lagoon 8 of 9+ by Hiroe Rei

ISBN: 978-981-4306-06-5
MSRP: SGD 8.90

Roberta's vendetta continues as Rock and Revy enlist some old acquaintances to try and catch up with the Killer Maid before it's too late. They're going to have to get in line since Roberta's got everyone from a U.S. military black ops unit to her ex-F.A.R.C. comrades gunning for her, not to mention the CIA and the NSA. When the turmoil becomes more than the city's criminal underworld can bear, Balalaika and Hotel Moscow enter the game. With so many players at the table, it's winner take all, and the stakes couldn't be higher!

Volume 8 contains chapters 56-64: El Baile de la muerte Parts 13-21.

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 3 of 8 by Ihara Shigekatsu

ISBN: 978-981-4323-02-4
MSRP: SGD 8.90

Will Team Galactic's nefarious plans to capture Dialga succeed? Not if Hareta has anything to say about it!

Cyrus, the brilliant and ruthless leader of Team Galactic, has set in motion his grand scheme to capture Dialga — a scheme with dire consequences for the land of Sinnoh. Hareta and his friends, together with several of Sinnoh's Gym leaders, go all-out to put a stop to Cyrus and his minions. Things start to get tough, but those battling Team Galactic gain a major new ally when Hareta befriends a mysterious and amazing Pokemon.

RINNE 1 of 5+ by Takahashi Rumiko

ISBN: 978-981-4306-98-1
MSRP: SGD 8.90

As a child, Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year. Then one day her always-absent classmate Rinne Rokudo shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!

Volume 1 contains chapters:

1. The Mysterious Classmate
2. The Legend of the Weather Hutch
3. Four O'clock Behind the Gym
4. Have We Met?
5. Y·O·U·N·G Woman
6. Mystery in the Club Building
7. Black Cat by Contract
8. Afraid to Fall Asleep

S.A 13 of 17 by Minami Maki

ISBN: 978-981-4306-99-7
MSRP: SGD 8.50

Kei has drawn up a complicated plan behind his grandfather's back to ensure that he gets to remain in Japan permanently, while still outwardly obeying the patriarch's orders. Little does he know that the crafty man has already seen through his acting, and he moves to crush all of Kei's hopes for a future with Hikari by blackmailing him into remaining in London. Can S.A stop Kei's grandfather in time, or will this spell the beginning of the end of Hakusenkan's elite class?

VAGABOND 22 of 33+ by Inoue Takehiko

ISBN: 978-981-4306-91-1
MSRP: SGD 10.90

Miyamoto Musashi, a man striving for enlightenment by the way of the sword, is destined to become the most renowned samurai of all time. But first, this tempest of a man has arrived in Kyoto, and the entire city is in a fervor anticipating the storm to come. Musashi has returned for a rematch against Yoshioka Denshichiro, and he's prepared to take down all of the Yoshioka Dojo to defeat him.

Volume 22 contains chapters:
189. Burdened
190. The Death of Seijuro
191. Painting with Water
192. Koetsu and Myoshu
193. Bedlam in Kyoto
194. Talk of the Town
195. Confrontation of Rivals
196. Return of the Vainglorious
197. The Real Kojiro

Chuang Yi simplified Chinese manga (2010.08.17)

Smash! © Saki Kaori
Kodansha
Weekly Shonen Magazine

Aside from the SMASH！情缘 finale (#18), we also get volume 28 of the simplified Chinese AIR GEAR and volume 3 of Ryuumon Ryou & Megumi KoujiBloody Monday: Season 2 (Bloody Monday Season 2 ~Pandora no Hako~).

Be back with the next Chuang Yi manga release on 7 September 2010.

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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