Pandora Hearts 13, Detektif Conan 60, Ghost Hunt 12 of 12 (Elex Media 16 March 2011 manga)

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Pandora Hearts © Mochizuki Jun/Square Enix
[Serialized in GFantasy]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

Why does Isla Yura throw a party for Oz Vessalius? For sure, the bash, positively teeming with intrigue, draws gatecrashers from the darkness who insist on dancing the waltz of madness. The red shinigami reprise the tragedy of the past in Pandora Hearts 13, far and away this Elex sked's top DO WANT!

Pandora Hearts 13 retraces chapters L-LIII: Reverse Corte, Lily&Reim, Bloody Rites and Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall. (NOT Elex's titles.)

Detektif Conan 60 of 71+ by Aoyama Gosho

Rumors run rife over the Black Organization firing someone from its ranks. Could this be the clue Conan has been waiting for?

This Detektif Conan manga, compiling chapters 620 through 630, also investigates a sinister karaoke joint and the mystery of The Hammer Man.

Speaking of mysteries, time time, solved —

Ghost Hunt 12 of 12 by Inada Shiho & Ono Fuyumi

Ghosthunt
© Inada Shiho
& Ono Fuyumi/Kodansha

Taniyama Mai and the SPR Irregulars finally learn what/who Naru has been investigating all along. But what stuns Mai is Naru's real identity. Evidently, the Naru Mai knew all this time is but a guise to conceal...

Yeah, yeah, you already know the Big Naru Secret from the novels. My question: What happens to NaruMai in the last Ghost Hunt tankou? Also, is there any chance of Elex licensing the Akuryou/Ghost Hunt novels?

(Also check out the finale of Ono Fuyumi- (and Kajiwara Niki's) Strange Tales of Tokyo, over on the Level Comics side.)

New Elex titles: Vinland Saga and Inazuma Eleven

Vinland Saga
© Yukimura Makoto/
Kodansha [Afternoon]

Elex premieres two award-winning manga: Yukimura Makoto's Vinland Saga, erstwhile only piece-meal seen in Shonen Magz, and Yabuno Tenya's Nintendo DS game-based Inazuma Eleven. Yukimura Makoto's historical seinen saga asks the question: Do Vikings relish waging war? The Vinland Saga spokesperson taking the question is teenage warrior Thorfinn, the protagonist loosely basely on ca. 1010 AD Icelandic explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni.

The personal geographic shounen sports action Inazuma Eleven by Yabuno Tenya, meanwhile, follows talented goalkeeper Mark Evans, grandson of a famous Japanese goalie, and his genotype-destined exploits as he joins the Raimon Junior High soccer club.

Elex Media manga (2011.03.16)

1. Ciuman Dewa (Kamisama Hajimemashita) 3 of 8+ by Suzuki Julietta

Kamisama Hajimemashita 「神様はじめました」 by Suzuki Julietta Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 3 (chapters 13-18) first published in Japan 2009.05

Other languages
English Kamisama Hajimemashita (VIZ Media: two volumes per 2011.03.01 • volume 3 street date: 2011.06.07)

2. Culdcept 2 of 6+ by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft

Culdcept 「Ｃｕｌｄｃｅｐｔ」 by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2001.11 (On hiatus at volume 6)

Related
Based on the Culdcept video game

Other languages
English Culdcept (TOKYOPOP, five volumes per 2006.06), Italian (Star Comics), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain: volume 6 per 2009.02.23)

3. Detektif Conan (Meitantei Conan) 60 of 71+ by Aoyama Gosho

Meitantei Conan 「名探偵コナン」 by Aoyama Gosho Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 60 first published in Japan 2008.01

Volume 60 chapters:
620. The Vanished Blunt Weapon
621. Eisuke's Confession
622. Red, White, and Yellow
623. Kuroshiro-kun
624. New Neighbor
625. Hammer Man
626. Delivered Malice
627. The Hammer Man's True Identity
628. Coffee of Murderous Intent
629. Impossible Crime
630. The Bitter Truth
*NOT Elex's/Shonen Star's titles

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 46th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Nishimori Hiroyuki's Cheeky Angel)

Other languages/serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Case Closed (VIZ Media: 37 volumes per 2011.01 • volume 38 street date: 2011.04.12), French and Dutch (Kana; French Détective Conan Tome 64 ships 2011.04.01), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), German and Swedish (Egmont). simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 名侦探柯南 #70 per 2011.02)

Adaptations
Ongoing anime (episode 608 aired 2011.03.05), starring seiyuu Takayama Minami (Edogawa Conan) and Yamazaki Wakana (Mori Ran). At least 14 OAVs, 14 animated films, and two live-action TV drama, the prequel Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge - The Good-bye Prologue (starring Oguri Shun as Kudo Shinichi and Kurokawa Tomoka as Ran) and the follow-up Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization (Fujisaki Nao as Conan), have been produced.

4. Ghost's Doctor (Youkai no Oisha-san) 2 of 15+ by Sato Yuki

Youkai no Oisha-san 「妖怪のお医者さん」 by Sato Yuki Kodansha Magazine Special, Shonen Sirius and Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.08

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Yokai Doctor (Del Rey: three volumes per 2009.08)

5. Ghost Hunt 12 of 12 by Inada Shiho & Ono Fuyumi [Finale]

Ghost Hunt 「ゴーストハント」 by Inada Shiho & Ono Fuyumi Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 12 first published in Japan 2010.09

Related
Based on the Akuryou Series (悪霊シリーズ) light novels by Ono Fuyumi, which were first adapted into radio drama in 1997 before the manga began (partial) serialization in Nakayoshi.

Other languages
English Ghost Hunt (Del Rey: 11 volumes per 2010.11.23)

Adaptations
A 25-episode anime produced by J.C. Staff aired from October 2006 through March 2007 in Japan. Seiyuu Nazuka Kaori and Tai Yuuki voiced Taniyama Mai and Naru respectively. The anime voice talents differed from the earlier-released 4-volume drama CD which starred Miyamura Yuuko as Mai and Okano Kousuke (Yasuhara Osamu in the Ghost Hunt anime) as Naru.

6. Godhand Teru 31 of 56+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

GodHand Teru 「ゴッドハンド輝」 by Yamamoto Kazuki Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 31 first published in Japan 2006.10

Awards/Recognitions
Nominee, the first Keitai Comic Taishō/Mobile Phone Comic Award (along with Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Shiina Takashi, Itazura na Kiss by Tada Kaoru, The Drops of God by Agi Tadashi and 16 other manga titles)

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan 天生妙手 vol. 53 per 2010.11)

Related
Godhand Teru novel by Yamamoto Kazuki (15 volumes per 2009.01)

Adaptations
Live-action adaptation starring Hiraoka Yuta (Mahigashi Teru) aired on TBS from 11 April to 16 May 2009.

7. [Series Premiere] Inazuma Eleven 1 of 8+ by Yabuno Tenya

Inazuma Eleven 「イナズマイレブン」 by Yabuno Tenya Shogakukan Corocoro Comic, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.09

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 34th Kodansha Manga Awards (2010)

Related
Based on the Nintendo DS game of the same name, from which an anime was also adapted (premiered 2008.10.05, ongoing).

8. K-ON! 4 of 4+ by Kakifly

K-ON! 「けいおん！」 by Kakifly Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara, Manga Time Kirara Carat (since 2008.10), Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.09 On hiatus at volume 4; Manga Time Kirara relaunch: Spring 2011 schedule

Other languages
English K-ON! (Yen Press: one volume per 2010.11; volume 2 street date: 2011.03.29), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)

Adaptations
The Kyoto Animation anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Toyosaki Aki (Hirasawa Yui), Satou Satomi (Tainaka Ritsu), Hikasa Yōko (Akiyama Mio) and Kotobuki Minako (Kotobuki Tsumugi), aired in Japan from April to June 2009; additional OVA episodes released with the DVD and BD volumes on 20 January 2010 and 16 March 2011; and a second K-ON!! season aired between April and September 2010. An anime movie has been announced.

9. Palette of 12 Secret Colors (Juuni Hizoku no Palette) 3 of 6 by Kusakawa Nari

Juuni Hizoku no Palette 「十二秘色のパレット」 by Kusakawa Nari Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2006.06

Other languages
English The Palette of 12 Secret Colors (CMX; six volumes) and French La Magie d'Opale (Delcourt; six volumes)

10. Pandora Hearts 13 of 14+ by Mochizuki Jun

Pandora Hearts 「Ｐａｎｄｏｒａ　Ｈｅａｒｔｓ」 by Mochizuki Jun Square Enix GFantasy, shounen Volume 13 (Retrace L-LIII) first published in Japan 2010.11

Other languages
English Pandora Hearts (Broccoli Books (dropped) and Yen Press: four volumes per 2011.01 • volume 5 street date: 2011.04.26), French (Ki-oon: Tome 6 per 2011.03.10) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 潘朵拉之心 12 released 2010.12)

Adaptations
A 25-episode XEBEC anime adaptation starring seiyuu Minagawa Junko (Oz Vessalius), Kawasumi Ayako (Alice) and Toriumi Kousuke (Raven) that aired in Japan from April to September 2009 and a Pandora Hearts Drama CD released by Frontier works in December 2007

The first Pandora Hearts ~Caucus race~ novel is scheduled for a 2011.03.26 release.

Related
Pandora Hearts Official Guide 8.5 mine of mine guide book (2009.03) and Pandora Hearts Official Animation Guide and the 望月 淳 画集　Pandora Hearts～odds and ends～ artbook (both released 2009.09).

11. SORA - The Wingless Duck (Ahiru no Sora) 19 of 31+ by Hinata Takeshi

Ahiru no Sora 「あひるの空」 by Hinata Takeshi Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 19 first published in Japan 2008.03

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 篮球小子 。空 #29 released 2011.02)

12. [Series Premiere] Vinland Saga 1 of 10+ by Yukimura Makoto

Vinland Saga 「ヴィンランド・サガ」 by Yukimura Makoto Kodansha Afternoon (initially in Weekly Shonen Magazine), shounen/seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.08

Volume 1 chapters:
1. Normanni
2. Somewhere Not Here
3. The End Beyond the Sea
4. Unbroken Chains
Extra: Viking Girl Ylfa's Dauntless Exploits
*NOT the Indonesian Shonen Magz chapter titles

Awards
Nominee, 2008 Manga Taisho award and Grand Prize winner, Manga division, Japan Media Arts awards

Other languages/serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing serialization)
French (Kurokawa: Tome 9 shipped 2011.03.10), Italian (Star Comics), traditional Chinese 海盜戰記 (Tong Li Taiwan)

13. Wild Life 14 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 14 (chapters 114-122) first published in Japan 2005.09

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

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Otomen 11, K-ON! 3, Harmoni Deluxe by Hikawa Kyoko (Elex Media 23 February 2011 manga)

Also, the post-apocalyptic 7 Seeds 16, which continues to pose the question: To what lengths will someone go to survive?

Otomen © Kanno Aya/Hakusensha
[Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

Ouji Suzaku—Kasuga's ultimate “otomen-assassin”—turns on the lethal charm and bets on his principle of love in the battle to reform Asuka-chan in Otomen 11, this Elex sked's Most Wanted.

Elsewhere, in another Japanese high school, it's the third year in the light music club for Yui and gal pals. The number of new members remains at five, which ain't at all bad, considering everyone's getting along just fine. And even without new blood, there's still lotsa fun stuff to look forward to like the Mio fan club, the study tour, summer holidays and a band festival. Of course, you know Imma refer to K-ON!, specifically volume 3 that streets this 23rd. (This K-ON! tank also contains the extra story of how Mio became buddy-buddy with Ritsu.)

Seven new titles street this Wednesday, over half of which made it to the Top 10 DO WANT! I refer to the “slightly-creepy” shoujo Boy Dolls 1 by Hibiki Wataru, Kaneko Shinya's video game-based Culdcept 1, Hikawa Kyoko's classic Harmoni — the Deluxe edition, and the Royalty and Robbers Princess and The 3 Beasts 1 by Miyuki Mitsubachi.

Hoshi no Harmony
© Hikawa Kyoko/
Hakusensha
Published as Harmoni
by Elex Media

Harmoni (Deluxe) is the bunko edition of Hikawa Kyoko's Harmoni (Hoshi no Harmony), first published by Elex in the 1990s. It follows the romance of two couples: Wada × Yukiko and Sugikake × Mayuko. Tuff guy Wada has never pretended to be patient, and the 0.00001% patience he can lay claim to is stretched by Yukiko who can't say “No” to save her life. (I think this doormat channeling is why Weak Female Lead was slapped onto this It Started With a Misunderstanding love story.)

Meanwhile, Sugikake is the hyperactive, outspoken type; Mayuko is cute, even if she is given to slapping random hapless. Can Sugikake heal Mayuko's heartache?

Fujiko F. Fujio's Doraemon Movie: The Doraemons - Kerajaan Kue Okashinana yang Aneh, Kirihara Idumi's Penyihir Hutan Kokonoka and Inumura Koroku- & Ogawa Maiko's Recollection of a Certain Pilot 1 complete the newbies list. [Previews continued below the manga list]

Mangazines: Shonen Star 4/2011 ☆ Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi

Yakitate!! Japan
© Hashiguchi Takashi
Shogakukan
[Shonen Sunday]

Kirisaki's condition worsens and he falls completely under the control of the bread bent on world domination. To prevent this weirdness from happening and restore Kirisaki to his senses, Azuma challenges him to a bake-off, pulling off what could be the Ja-pan to beat all Ja-pan.

Yakitate!! Japan vol. 20 also releases on 2.23

Aside from Hashiguchi Takashi's Yakitate!! Japan, the latest Indonesian Shonen Sunday—Shonen Star 4/2011—also serializes ARAGO by Arai Takahiro; Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl; Detektif Conan by Aoyama Gosho; D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji; Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi; Inuyasha by Takahashi Rumiko; Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow; Magical Iroha by Inoue Kazurou; My First Mr. Akuno by Fujiki Syun; Takkoku!!! by Fukuchi Tsubasa; and Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato.

Elex Media manga (2011.02.23)

1. 7 Seeds 16 of 19+ by Tamura Yumi

7SEEDS 「７ＳＥＥＤＳ」 by Tamura Yumi Shogakukan Flowers (formerly in Betsucomi), shoujo Volume 16 first published in Japan 2009.09

Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 2007 Shogakukan Manga Awards

Adaptations
Broadcast as a radio drama from December 2003 to February 2004. Nine episodes compiled into three drama CDs: 7 Seeds 1 (JP release: 2004.03.26; based on events in manga volume 1), 7 Seeds 2 (2004.04.23; dramatizes events in manga volume 4) and 7 Seeds 3 (2004.05.21; adapts volumes 2 and 3).

2. [Series Premiere] Boy Dolls (Shounen Dolls) 1 of 3+ by Hibiki Wataru

Shounen Dolls 「少年ドールズ」 by Hibiki Wataru Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 1 (chapters 1-4) first published in Japan 2009.04

3. Crayon Shinchan 3 of 50 by Usui Yoshito

Crayon Shin-chan 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 by Usui Yoshito (deceased) Futabasha Weekly Manga Action, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 1992.08

Other languages
English (partially translated by ComicsOne and CMX), French (J'ai Lu, then, Casterman), Spanish and Catalan (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), German (EMA), Italian ( Panini Comics) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)

Adaptations
Shin'ei Doga's anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yajima Akiko (Shin-chan), ran from April 1992 to December 2010. At least 18 movie sequels have been released between July 1993 and April 2010.

4. [Series Premiere] Culdcept 1 of 6+ by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft

Culdcept 「Ｃｕｌｄｃｅｐｔ」 by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2000.09 (On hiatus at volume 6)

Related
Based on the Culdcept video game

Other languages
English Culdcept (TOKYOPOP, five volumes per 2006.06), Italian (Star Comics), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain: volume 6 per 2009.02.23)

5. Doraemon 3 of 45 by Fujiko F. Fujio (Japanese binding re-release)

Doraemon 「ドラえもん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, kodomo Volume 3 first published in Japan 1974.09 (First released in Indonesia starting 1994)

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 27th Shogakukan Manga Awards, Grand Prize, the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1997) and the Excellence Award, Japan Cartoonists Association Awards (1973)

Related series
Doraemon Plus (sequel; 5 of 5 volumes), Daichouhen Doraemon (side story; 24 of 24 volumes); Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden (spin-off; 21 volumes, ongoing) and The Doraemon's Special (spin-off; 12 volumes)

Adaptations
A 52-episode anime adaptation by Nippon TV (1973.04 - 1973.09), a 1,787-episode series by Shin-Ei Animation (broadcast on TV Asahi from 1979.04 - 2005.03), a 2005 adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation and Studio Pierrot (premiered 2005.04.15; 300+ episodes) and numerous movies

6. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: The Doraemons - Kerajaan Kue Okashinana yang Aneh (The Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange?) by Fujiko F. Fujio

The Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? 「映画ザ・ドラえもんズ　おかしなお菓子なオ」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Anime Comics, kodomo This volume first published in Japan 1999.07

Related
Based on The Doraemons movie Strange, Sweets, Strange? (Japan premiere: 1999.03.06)

7. [Premiere] Harmoni (Deluxe) (Hoshi no Harmony) by Hikawa Kyoko

Hoshi no Harmony 「星のハーモニー」 by Hikawa Kyoko Hakusensha (first serialized in LaLa), shoujo Bunko release in Japan 2002.09

Related series
My Milky Way Railroad (one-shot sequel that appeared in Miriam)

8. Kariage kun 39 of 49+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 39 first published in Japan 2005.05

Awards
Recipient, 28th Bungeishunjū Manga Award (1982), along with Ueda Masashi's other series Furiten-kun and Masashi-kun and Suzuki Yamato's Ai MY Tenrankai

Related series
Kariage-kun: Chinan dake no Kuchikara Otoko! Hen, Kariage-kun: Itazura Meichin Bamenhen and Kariage-kun: Makenai Onnatachihen (sequels)

9. K-ON! 3 of 4+ by Kakifly

K-ON! 「けいおん！」 by Kakifly Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara, Manga Time Kirara Carat (since 2008.10), Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.12 On hiatus at volume 4; Manga Time Kirara relaunch: spring 2011

Other languages
English K-ON! (Yen Press: volume 1 per 2010.11; volume 2 street date: 2011.03.29), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)

Adaptations
The Kyoto Animation anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Toyosaki Aki (Hirasawa Yui), Satou Satomi (Tainaka Ritsu), Hikasa Yōko (Akiyama Mio) and Kotobuki Minako (Kotobuki Tsumugi), aired in Japan from April to June 2009; additional OVA episodes released with the DVD and BD volumes on 20 January 2010 and 16 March 2011; and a second K-ON!! season aired between April and September 2010. An anime movie has been announced.

10. Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 8 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Otoboke Kachou 「おとぼけ課長」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time, seinen Volume 8 first published in Japan 1993.03

11. Otomen 11 of 12+ by Kanno Aya

Otomen 「オトメン（乙男） 」by Kanno Aya Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.09

Other languages
English Otomen (VIZ Media: volume 9 per 2011.02.01 • volume 10 street date: 2011.05.03 and Chuang Yi: volume 10 per 2010.09), French (Akata/Delcourt: tome 11 street date: 2011.03.09), German (Carlsen Verlag: Band 3 ships 2011.02.25), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 乙男 -粉紅系男孩 10 per 2010.02)

Adaptations
Live-action adaptation starring Okada Masaki (Asuka) and Kaho (Ryo) aired on Fuji TV from 1 August to 3 November 2009.

12. [Premiere] Penyihir Hutan Kokonoka (Kokonoka no Majo) by Kirihara Idumi

Kokonoka no Majo 「ココノカの魔女」 by Kirihara Idumi Futabasha Comic Seed!, seinen This volume first published in Japan 2007.04

13. [Series Premiere] Princess & The 3 Beasts (Himegimi to Sanbiki no Kemono) 1 of 3+ by Miyuki Mitsubachi

Himegimi to Sanbiki no Kemono 「姫君と三匹の獣」 by Miyuki Mitsubachi Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.08

14. [Series Premiere] Recollection of a Certain Pilot (To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku) 1 of 3 by Inumura Koroku & Ogawa Maiko

To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku 「とある飛空士への追憶」 by Inumura Koroku & Ogawa Maiko Shogakukan Gessan, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.01

15. Welcome to Host Detective Agency (Host-tan e Youkoso) 2 of 5 by Tateno Makoto

Host-tan e Youkoso 「ホス探へようこそ」 by Tateno Makoto Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.10

16. Yakitate!! Japan 20 of 26 by Hashiguchi Takashi

Yakitate!! Japan 「焼きたて！！ジャぱん」 by Hashiguchi Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 20 (chapters 173-182) first published in Japan 2005.11

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Arakawa Hiromu's Fullmetal Alchemist)

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Yakitate!! Japan (VIZ Media: volume 25 per 2011.01.11), French (Delcourt/Akata; Yakitate Ja-Pan !! un pain c'est tout tome 26 released 2010.01), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa Spain), German (EMA) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 新鮮出爐﹗日式麵包王 26 per 2007.06)

Adaptations
Sunrise's 69-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Kobayashi Yumiko as Azuma Kazuma aired from October 2004 to March 2006 on TV Tokyo.

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Elex Media mangazines (2011.02.23)

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Eyeshield 21 v37 of 37, The Fifth Columnist 2 of 2, K-ON! 1 (Elex Media 12 May 2010 manga)

Eyeshield 21 © Inagaki Riichiro and Murata Yusuke/Shueisha
(First serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump)
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo

May contain [SPOILERS]

Also streeting: Pangeran Kacamata (Megane Ouji) volume 3 and Tokkyu! 11

Before we get to the new bids for attention (light music da yo!), let's first let the curtain fall on a couple of emotional investments: Eyeshield 21 (yours) and The Fifth Columnist (mine). Both finales ship on the 12th.

The title of the last Eyeshield tankou, Ready Set Hut, seems to indicate to me less of an end than a beginning — and perhaps it does. Mark a start for Sena, I mean. But before moving on to bigger and brighter things, Sena first has to prove his supremacy over Team USA's Patrick “Panther” Spencer. Who will emerge the MVP of the American Football Youth World Cup and go on to a lucrative NFL pro career?

(Sorry if the blurb doesn't do justice to what is prolly a most thrilling climax (what with me omitting Dragon Fly Hiruma and Agon from Elex's summary and all). But I DID hint that I don't follow this series, didn't I? Deal kudasai.)

The Fifth Columnist 2 of 2

I do marginally better in this synopsis for the second and last volume of Andrea Tezumo's espionage thriller:

In a world where the Chinese and Neo Soviet Republic alliance ‘Concil’ challenges Western supremacy, MI-6 dispatches a special investigative unit to probe into the deaths of four British spies in Hong Kong. Agent Luna Patrick AKA Bishop is partnered with the mysterious alpha agent code-named “Helix.”

Events during the investigation conspire to up Bishop's suspicions about her partner, but exposing the enigma that is Helix will have to wait as a Soviet assault team peppers their apartment with bullets...

I has Fifth Columnist goodies from Andie-sensei, including that volume 2 scene in which a politically-incorrect Helix (Silly girl...) patronizes a frustrated Bishop. There's a Fujo Fun with Fifth geek Snatch paper dolly as well (here).

NEW TITLES: K-ON!, V.B. Rose, Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati, Burning Pen, and Vitamin Cat

I was right. The April SC– (Serial Cantik, Elex's standalone shoujo/josei line) advised Burning Pen IS Shimamoto Kazuhiko's Moeyo Pen, the one-volume seinen manga distinguished by its publication by not just one but three Japanese publishers: Takeshobo in July 1991 (ISBN: 978-4-88475-522-5); Media Factory in November 1999 (978-4-88991-967-7); and Shogakukan (978-4-09-157191-5) in November 2002. Moeyo Pen launched fictional manga-ka Hono Moyuru-sensei into 13+11 volumes of Hoero Pen (Comic Bomber) and Shin Hoero Pen (New Comic Bomber) sequels. From the cover, I infer that Elex is publishing the most recent version.

The debuting series include the much-anticipated K-ON!; the intriguingly titled Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati (Kuro Totes a Coffin or Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro, Yen Press's rechristening of Kiyuduki Satoko's Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro); Hidaka Banri's V.B. Rose (the latest ongoing HanaLaLa title to join Ouran High School Host Club, La Corda D'Oro, and With My Brothers in tankou release); and the short doubutsu manga series Vitamin Cat or Neko Vitamin. I'm only blurbing Kakifly's yon-koma (four-panel) hit above the line, i.e., here; the remaining synopses have been shunted below the line, or after the manga list. (Don't worry about the seeming preferential treatment; I blurble [blurb + babble]—even more rambling formidable—in the other premieres.)

K-ON! 1 by Kakifly

A handful of Sakuragaoka High students attempts to save the school's keiongaku or light music club from oblivion: Tainaka Ritsu, mood-maker and drummer, as well as the club's self-proclaimed president; Akiyama Mio, the shy bassist who originally wanted to join the literary club but was coerced instead into the light music club by Ritsu; Kotobuki Tsumugi or Mugi, the keyboardist who keeps the club supplied with cake; and finally, Hirasawa Yui, the guitarist who joins in the mistaken belief that light music equals easy music.

And in what looks like ii timing, KyoAni's K-ON! anime is still showing on Animax Asia. The series restarts beginning this Tuesday, 11 May, at 6PM WIB (UTC+07), and airs weekdays thereafter. By the time you GET! the first K-ON! volume (and have cake and tea ready), it's prolly time for episode 2.

MANGAZINES: Nakayoshi 80 premieres Million Girl by Momoyuki Kotori

The poor girl/debt-troped Million Girl by Momoyuki Kotori (Pink Innocent, How to Make a Prince) is the new Nakayoshi transfer student, enrollment approved as of Issue 80.

Million Girl stars Sachi of the shining golden hair, a crowning glory handed down the genetic line by her mother who has already passed away. Sachi keeps her mother's death a secret and so is shocked to learn that a classmate has the deets on her family. What's more, this sinister fellow railroads her into playing his so-called “Money Game.” [Adapted from Nagareboshi Manga's description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

Teh rest of teh Naka Gress! pals: Arisa by Ando Natsumi · Boy Friend by Yamada Daisy · The Great Detective Kiyoshiro Yumemizu (Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirou Jiken Note) by Enue Kei & Hayamine Kaoru · New Hell Girl (Shin Jigoku Shoujo) by Etoo Miyuki & the Jigoku Shojo Project · Navi Runa (Youkai Navi Runa) by Kikuta Michiyo & Ikeda Miyoko · Ogawa & Team Saito (Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi) by Sakyo · Shugo Chara! by PEACH-PIT · Sweet Tamatan (Dokidoki! Tama-tan) by Koge-Donbo · Tsuba Kiyo by Hara Asumi · XX Me! (Watashi ni xx Shinasai!) by Toyama Ema

Elex Media manga and manhua (2010.05.12)

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1. [New] Burning Pen (Moeyo Pen) by Shimamoto Kazuhiko

Moeyo Pen 「 燃えよペン 」 by Shimamoto Kazuhiko Shogakukan (also Takeshobo and Media Factory), seinen This volume first published in Japan 1991.07 by Takeshobo; re-released by Media Factory in 1999.11 and by Shogakukan in 2002.11

Related: Comic Bomber (Hoero Pen, sequel, 13 volumes) and New Comic Bomber (Shin Hoero Pen, sequel, 11 volumes)

This volume contains:

• 1 漫画家死闘熱涙編
• 2 弱肉強食激闘編
• 3 漫画家悲恋号泣編
• 4 アシスタント無情激涙編
• 5 偶像憧憬敗北編
• 6 熱血指南炎上編
• 7 起承転結激情編
• 8 忘年会特攻参加編
• 9 オリジナルアニメ制作接触編
• 10 オリジナルアニメ制作発動編
• 11 完全無欠計画編
• 12 世界放浪充電編
• 特別付録
• 炎尾燃の熱血マンガ講座
• あとがき

Translations N/A (copy pasta'ed only)

2. Cross Game 16 of 17 by Adachi Mitsuru

Cross Game 「 クロスゲーム 」 by Adachi Mitsuru Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 16 first published in Japan 2009.11

Volume 16 contains chapters:

• 141. I Think So (たぶん...な Tabun ... na)
• 142. That Comes Next, Right? (今からだろ? Ima nara Daro?)
• 143. They Were Spectacular? (見事でした? Migoto de Shita?)
• 144. I Already Have (あきらめてるよ Akirameteru yo)
• 145. In the Blink of an Eye (あっという間だよ Atto Iu Ma Da yo)
• 146. Oh, He's Right ... (あ、本当だ... Ah, Honto Da ...)
• 147. This Is Your Chance to Shine (見せ場だぞ Miseba Da zo)
• 148. He Made a Promise (約束したんです Yakusoku Shitanda Desu)
• 149. Now I Remember (思い出したぞ Omoidashita zo)
• 150. I Can't Recall (記憶にないな Kioku ni Nai na)

AWARDS: 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for best shounen manga.

Cross Game is licensed for North American distribution by VIZ Media (volume 1 street date: 2010.10.12)

Adapted to anime by Synergy SP. Fifty episodes aired in Japan from April 2009 through March 2010. Seiyuu Irino Miyu and Tomatsu Haruka starred as leads Kitamura Kou and Tsukishima Aoba.

3. Eyeshield 21 v37 of 37 by Inagaki Riichiro and Murata Yusuke [Finale]

Eyeshield 21 「 アイシールド２１ 」 by Inagaki Riichiro and Murata Yusuke Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 37: Ready Set Hut first published in Japan 2009.10

Volume 37: Ready Set Hut contains chapters:

• 325. Double Devil
• 326. Lecture on How to Handle Cards by Hiruma Youichi and Clifford D. Lewis (ヒル魔妖一とクリフォード·D·ルイスのカード捌き講座 Hiruma Yōichi to Kurifōdo.D.Ruisu no Kādo Sabaki Kōza)
• 327. As Long As There is a Path (途があるならば Toga Aru Naraba)
• 328. Tag Match
• 329. One of the Trash Stars (屑星一つ Kuzu Boshi Hitotsu)
• 330. The Eyes of a Male (雄の眼 Yū no Me)
• 331. My Dream (僕の夢は Boku no Yume wa)
• 332. Do You Want to Kiss Your Sister?
• 333.(Touch Down) Ready Set Hut

Eyeshield 21 published in English by VIZ Media (volume 31 released 2010.04.06 • volume 32 street date: 2010.07.06)

A 145-episode, NFL Japan-funded anime adaptation by NAS and Studio Gallop aired in Japan from April 2005 to March 2008. Seiyuu Irino Miyu starred as Kobayakawa Sena.

4. Fantastic Tales 2 of 5 by Ihuan

Fantastic Tales 「 星月幻境 」 by Ihuan (also Yi Huan) Tong Li, shoujo

5. The Fifth Columnist 2 of 2 by Andrea Tezumo - SL [Finale]

The Fifth Columnist by Andrea Tezumo Elex Media (Serial Lokal) Volume 2 first published in Indonesia 2010.05

6. [Premiere] K-ON! 1 of 3+ by Kakifly

K-ON! 「 けいおん！ 」 by Kakifly Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara, Manga Time Kirara Carat (since 2008.10), and Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.04

K-ON! licensed for North American distribution by Yen Press (volume 1 street date: 2010.11.16)

A 13-episode anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan from April to June 2009. An additional OVA episode released with the seventh DVD and BD volumes on January 20, 2010. A second season, K-ON!!, premiered 7 April 2010. Seiyuu Toyosaki Aki, Satou Satomi, Hikasa Yōko, Kotobuki Minako, and Taketatsu Ayana and return in their roles as Hirasawa Yui, Tainaka Ritsu, Akiyama Mio Kotobuki Tsumugi, and Nakano Azusa in the sequel.

7. [Premiere] Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati (Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro) 1 of 2+ by Kiyuduki Satoko

Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro. - Kaichu Tabi no Wa 「 棺担ぎのクロ。～懐中旅話～ 」 by Kiyuduki Satoko Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.03

Published in English as Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro by Yen Press (volume 2 released 2008.10.28)

8. Pangeran Kacamata (Megane Ouji) 3 of 4+ by Mizukami Wataru

Megane Ouji 「 メガネ王子 」 by Mizukami Wataru Kodansha Nakayoshi Lovely, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.10

Published in English as Four-Eyed Prince by Del Rey (Volume 2: Geek Love released 2010.01.26 • Volume 3: Four-Eyed Free-for-all street date: 2010.07.27)
Serialized in Indonesian in Nakayoshi Gress!

9. School Rumble 10 of 22 by Kobayashi Jin

School Rumble 「 Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　Ｒｕｍｂｌｅ 」 by Kobayashi Jin Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2005.09

Volume 10 contains chapters:

• 120. Naughty Marietta
• 121. It Could Happen to You
• 122. Awakenings
• 123. The Neverending Story
• 124. Invitation to the Dance
• 125. Heat
• 126. Striptease
• 127. The Rookie
• 128. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• 129. Small Soldiers
• ♭27. My Girl
• ♭28. Days of Thunder
• ♭29. Miss Annie Rooney

School Rumble published in English by Del Rey (Volume 13: Arranged Chaos! released 2009.09.29 • volumes 14 through 16 street date: 2010.07.27)
Serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Magz

Related series: School Rumble Z (sequel, one volume)

A 26-episode anime adaptation by Studio Comet aired in Japan from October 2004 to March 2005; the second season School Rumble Nigakki followed in 2006. Two OAVs, School Rumble Ichigakki Hoshū and School Rumble Sangakki, were released in 2005.12 and 2008 respectively.

10. Shugo Chara! 9 of 11 by PEACH-PIT

Shugo Chara! 「 しゅごキャラ！ 」 by PEACH-PIT AKA My Guardian Characters Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 9 first published in Japan 2009.06

AWARDS: Best children's manga in the 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

Shugo Chara! published in English by Del Rey (Volume 8: With a Little Help From Their Friends released 2010.01.26 • Volume 9: A Big Discovery street date: 2010.07.27)
Serialized in Indonesian in Nakayoshi Gress!

Related: Shugo Chara! Encore! (sequel, began serialization in April 2010) and Shugo Chara-chan! (spin-off, three volumes as at 2010.04)

Adapted into anime by Satelight in 2007. Fifty-one episodes aired in Japan from October 2007 to September 2008 on TV Tokyo, followed by another 51 episodes of Shugo Chara!! Doki— (2008.10 to 2009.09). A third TV series, Shugo Chara Party!, aired from October 2009 to March 2010. Seiyuu Itō Kanae, Takagi Reiko, Nakamura Yuuichi, and Mizuki Nana (Hinamori Amu, Tadase Hotori, Ikuto Tsukiyomi, and Utau Hoshina respectively) star in all the anime series.

A Shugo Chara! musical, starring Shugo Chara Egg! (the group that sang the Shugo Chara!! Doki— OPs) and S/mileage member Maeda Yuuka as Amu, enjoyed a theater run in early 2009.

11. Tokkyu! 11 of 20 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro

Tokkyu!! 「 トッキュー！！ 」 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2006.06 Re-released beginning 2010.01 (five volumes as at 2010.05)

Serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Magz

12. [Premiere] V.B. Rose 1 of 14 by Hidaka Banri

V.B. Rose 「 Ｖ・Ｂ・ローズ 」 by Hidaka Banri Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2004.08

V.B. Rose published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 8 released 2010.04.27 • volume 9 street date: 2010.08.03)
Serialized in Indonesian in HanaLaLa

A V.B. Rose drama CD was released in Japan in 2006.12, starring seiyuu Mizuki Nana as Shiroi Ageha, Sakurai Takahiro as Arisaka Yukari, and Suwabe Junichi as Kuromine Mitsuya. The track listings* are:

1. 待ち合わせ (Appointment)
2. 出発! (Go!)
3. 高速道路......? (... Highway?)
4. お買い物 (Shopping)
5. 前途多難な準備開始 (Preparation rocky start)
6. バーベキュースタート♪ (Start ♪ Barbecue)
7. 恋と花火と...... (Love, Fireworks and ... )

*Tentative/machine translations only (c/o Google)

13. [Premiere] Vitamin Cat (Neko Vitamin) 1 of 2 by Sugiyama Ryoko

Neko Vitamin 「 猫ビタミン 」 by Sugiyama Ryoko Shonen Gahosha Neko Panchi, josei (doubutsu manga) Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.06

14. Wazabo 3 of 5+ by Soyama Kazutoshi

Wazaboo 「 わざぼー 」 by Soyama Kazutoshi Shogakukan Corocoro Dragon, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.12

NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media STO 12 May 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, except where noted)
(2) All listed manga are priced at IDR 15,000 each, except Burning Pen (SRP: IDR 18,000) and Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati 1 (IDR 17,000)
(3) Links like this are Amazon.com (or other online merchants) search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

Summaries continued...

Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati 1

Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro. - Kaichu Tabi no Wa
「 棺担ぎのクロ。～懐中旅話～ 」
by Kiyuduki Satoko

Like K-ON!, Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati (originally Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro) is 4-koma manga serialized in Manga Time Kirara. And similar to Kakifly's hot property, it features a terminally cute protagonist:

A surprisingly small traveler draws the attention of everyone she meets, what with her inky attire, bat companion, and the coffin she lugs around. Who knows whence she came and where she's going?

But despite her black clothes, Kuro is able to paint the lives of those she encounters in the colors of the rainbow.

English version publisher Yen Press lauds Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro both for its dark and gothic and irresistably endearing on just about every page sensibilities (not to mention hinting at why Kuro is on a quest). At any rate, all these are almost enough to make me DO WANT! the first Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati tankou.

V.B. Rose 1

V.B. Rose 「 Ｖ・Ｂ・ローズ 」 by Hidaka Banri

HanaLaLa actually chose V.B. Rose for its maiden issue cover and no wonder. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something Velvet Blue does reify that It's All About Girls! ethos of the mangazine. Heroine Shiroi Ageha likes designing clothes and bags in her spare time; she will need all the de-stressing help her hobby can supply because —

How would you feel if the older sister you've admired all your life and hold up as paragon makes a mistake you never would've imagined she'd make? And what if this idol-toppling miss “takes away” your sister because she's so busy spending time with the most boring man alive?

So goes Ageha's plight when she discovers that nee-san Hibari is pregnant, with the wedding but a month away.

Blissful. I just lurve how TOKYOPOP's V.B. Rose 1 describes this unabashedly girly series from the creator of Tears of Sheep, I Hate You More Than Anyone, and the Akiyoshi-ke series. Ageha's own romance lauches after she joins the eponymous V.B. Rose, a bridal store run by bishies Arisaka Yukari and Kuromine Mitsuya. The shop has been commissioned to sew Hibari's wedding dress; Ageha volunteers to help finish the bridal confection after injuring the hand of Mitsuya, the store's pattern maker, in a fit of pique.

A V.B. Rose drama CD was released in December 2006. The drama (something about a barbeque) starred seiyuu Mizuki Nana as Shiroi Ageha, Sakurai Takahiro as Arisaka Yukari, and Suwabe Junichi as Kuromine Mitsuya.

Vitamin Cat 1

Neko Vitamin 「 猫ビタミン 」 by Sugiyama Ryoko

Yup, it's true that cats can sometimes be annoying, filching food and generally displacing you as the monarch of the household. But with their unique personalities, cats are (10:1) capable of inciting the Kee-YOOT～! Hug～! reflex. Just stroking them after a hard day at work makes stress disappear in a Purr～y Poof!

As pointed out in Jason Thompson's Manga: The Complete Guide, pets and animals actually have their own doubutsu manga genre. Cute and crafty cats outnumber all other domestic pets in Japan, so it's not strange to come across a manga dedicated to feline friends. (Come to think of it, the West also has Garfield.) In any case, I suppose doubutsu manga stems from the same reason that cat cafés (that I first encountered in the Ohitorisama TBS drama starring Mizuki Alisa and Koike Teppei) are a burgeoning business — specially in über metropolis Tokyo which has professional pets like Rora (Lola), a primadonna Persian, hired out in rent-a-friend schemes at the Ja La La Café in Akiba district: they provide much needed stress-relieving companionship.

So, as Elex suggests, do yourself (and your mental health) a favor and add Vitamin Cat to your daily A, B, C, and E doses.

The rest of the 12 May 2010 highlights:

Cross Game 16 of 17

In their ultimate bid to reach high school baseball mecca, Koshien, the Seishu team attempts to trounce Ryuou High in the North Tokyo regionals. Kou and teammates can almost taste the dirt of Koshien, the stadium filled with fans just like Wakaba envisaged in her last dream. But Kou's attention just might drift as Wakaba dead ringer Takigawa Akane's operation is scheduled on the day of the finals.

Poignant is how Elex describes the penultimate volume of Adachi Mitsuru's high school baseball drama.

Cross Game is licensed for North American distribution by VIZ Media, which schedules volume 1 for a 2010.10.12 debut.

Fantastic Tales 2

Against a backdrop of chaos engineered by Emperor Hei, warriors Xin Moyi and Xu Xuan leave the Huayuan sword school to pit their martial arts skills against other swordsmen of the land. They meet Moyue sword school charmer Yue Linglong at the contest.

Emperor Hei's general Yan Wulu, however, threatens Linglong's life, which prompts Xin Moyi into rushing to her defense. But Linglong holds the secret of the Moyue school as the ace up her sleeve.

Pangeran Kacamata (Megane Ouji) 3

Subtitled: Kak, bolehkah kacamata itu dilepas?
(Senpai, mind taking off your glasses?)

Sachi's love for her stepbrother Akihiko/Akira appears well nigh incurable. She's even willing to take on a ghost in Karuizawa, one also languishing from megane moe.

English publisher Del Rey's blurb for Four-Eyed Prince 3: Four-Eyed Free-for-all adds that Sachi must also defeat a guy rival for the honor of becoming Akira's assistant.

School Rumble 10

Birthday cake disaster! The cake Tenma baked with all her might heart lies in so many pieces and even more crumbs because of Harima. The only part of the recipient's name that remains is “MA.” For which “MA” was the cake intended??

Meanwhile, Del Rey lets slip (in a blurb for the same School Rumble: Sleeping Bruiser volume) that Harima is also about to make his inadvertent debut as the princess to Tenma's prince in the school's version of Sleeping Beauty.

Shugo Chara! 9

Amu and the Guardians continue whittling away at the might of the Easter Corporation, eventually reaching the the top of the tower. Will they find Ikuto there?

Part III of the Del Rey additions (from the Shugo Chara!: A Big Discovery synopsis): Ikuto's past is revealed and the Embryo, the granter of wishes, appears.

Tokkyu! 11

Seas of ice very easily yank motoric ability away; despite any remaining consciousness, the body refuses to obey. People can only last 600 seconds in icy winter seas, and within this short rescue window, the Tokkyu team races against a merciless clock to save the victim.

Wazabo 3

Wazawaza Mimimi frees Wazakaze Mumu from the prison that is nightmare, and the pair go on to fight Wazabo. But can Wazabo be beaten? And why is there still someone pulling the strings to wrest away “the treasure”?

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: More 12 May 2010 manga

LEVEL COMICS: Diamond Life 2 · Go Go Hanasaki Detective Office 2 · Nanase Fire Investigator 3 · Ole! 4 · Officer Monju 5 · Priest 5 · The Ravages of Time 2 · Tomo'o 8 · Under The Rose 4 · Spirou: Air Keabadian · Spirou: Penyihir di Champignac

M&C!: Beauty Pop 6 · Bleach 24 · Blizzard Axel 9 · Goong [Palace Story] 20 · Innocent Revenge by Hazuki Rei · Nekomachi Shop Guide 1 by Sakamoto Miku · Princess Bouquet 1 by Aomata Pink · Shanimuni GO 29 · Shanaou Yoshitsune volumes 18-22 box set

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manga currently available (5 May 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Artist Acro 1 by Sakurai Ato · Caramel Boy 1 by Morio Masami · Crows 7 · Demon King 30 · Hyde & Closer 2 · Katsu! 3 · Kekkaishi 3 · Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 2 · LUM, The Invader Girl 22 · Otoboke Section Chief 1 by Ueda Masashi · Pandora Hearts 9 · Raiders 4 · The Real Fake Princess 3 · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 2 · Treasure Gaust 6 · Wild Life 4
• Level Comics: Akihabara@DEEP 4 · Gun Smith Cats 4 · Jormungand 1 by Takahashi Keitarou · Rumiko Takahashi's Best Short Story Collection 2 · Second Engage by Aikawa Momoko · A Spirit of the Sun 4 · Subaru 5 · Tokyo Juliet 13 of 13 · Astrosmurf
• m&c!: Another Kingdom 1 by Fujita Maki · Battle Brawlers Bakugan 4 · Bleach 23 · Meet the Banchou 1 by Suzuki Nakaba · Sinful Love by Yoshinaga Yuu · Shanaou Yoshitsune volumes 13-17 (box set)

related monthly schedules

Elex May 2010 manga
Premiering Animal Doctor by Sasaki Noriko, Artist Acro by Sakurai Ato, Blooming Youth by Itsuki Natsumi, Dr. Koto by Yamada Takatoshi, Hell Girl by Eto Miyuki & Jigoku Shojo Project, Hero Tales by Arakawa Hiromu, A Kiss for My Prince by Kim HeeEun, Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati by Kiyuduki Satoko, New Sexy Simpleton by Hwang MiRee, Princess Story by Ebira Hiromi, Shinagawa Cat Story by Nishida Kana, Summer Storm! by Kobayashi Jin, Vitamin Cat by Sugiyama Ryoko, and The Moon & Lake by Ashihara Hinako (standalone)

Elex April 2010 manga
Premiering K-ON! by Kakifly, Spiral: The Bonds of Reason by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita, Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio, Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro by Kiyuduki Satoko, Kunai Legend by Iori Tabasa, Love & Honor by Yamada Daisy (double launch with volume 2), Otoboke Section Chief by Ueda Masashi, Pangeran Kacamata by Mizukami Wataru, V.B. Rose by Hidaka Banri · Standalones: Butterfly Cloud by Ashihara Hinako and Miracle Blue by Mitsuki Miko

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