The Ruler of Nabari 13, Wild Life 13, Red Haired Snow White 4 (Elex Media 9 February 2011 manga)

Also, the return of The Tyr Chronicles. After more than one year of waiting, here's volume 4 of the sonyun manhwa.

Nabari no Ou © Kamatani Yuhki/Square Enix
[Serialized in GFantasy]
Published in Indonesia as The Ruler of Nabari by Elex Media

Confrontation looms inevitable between Koichi, who wants to lose his immortality at any price, and Raimei, who rejects the use of the Shinrabanshô. Meanwhile, Tobari Kumohira Durandal has finished developing the Zekû, the art that will detach the Shinrabanshô from Miharu's body. But before using it, Tobari relates the truth about the events that occurred 10 years ago, events that everyone involved has “forgotten”. [Translated from the French Asuka Editions' Nabari tome 13 summary]

So The Ruler of Nabari 13 continues the To the Place that Memories Return arc begun in the preceding volume. Need I say, Don't miss this? Yeah, I didn't think so.

Oh, and if you feel you can't have enough Miharu (and Yoite), you might want to ask Kinokuniya Jakarta if it has any plans of bringing in 隠の王公式ガイド＋ドラマＣＤ－ａｌ　ｆｉｎｅ－ ＧＵＩＤＥ　ＢＯＯＫ. The Nabari no Ou: The Hidden Formula Guide + Drama CD -al fine- released in Japan last January. Find Nabari no Ou character profiles and an interview with the manga-ka in the guide book, an original drama—screenplay by Kamatani Yuhki-sensei—in the enclosed drama CD.

Red Haired Snow White 4 of 5+ by Akizuki Sorata

(I blurb DO WANT! First Runner-up Wild Life 13 Below the Cut; reserving this blog real estate for releases that have been out of circulation for half a year or more — and Red Haired Snow White definitely qualifies on that count.)

Just like Zen, Shirayuki has no qualms endangering herself for the sake of others; Zen tops the long list of people she would plunge headlong into to protect. To keep the girl he likes safe, Zen decides to tell Shirayuki just what she means to him.

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Zen kisses Shirayuki in chapter 13. (Let the fangirly squees begin.)

Legend of Nereid 15 of 15 by Hwang MiRee

Before I get to the new Elex titles, concluding series first, and for this sked, that's Hwang MiRee's Legend of Nereid: Matia exerts every effort to stop the war and persuade Thaion to withdraw his troops. Meanwhile, General Themedes realizes that Matia is not the doom of the kingdom, as the oracle Atropa prophesized.

NEW ELEX TITLES: Hitohira and Witch Hunter

A pair of new series: Shy Girl turned thespian-troped Hitohira by Kirihara Idumi and (the self-explanatory) Witch Hunter by Cho JungMan. Of the two debuts, Witch Hunter nailed more GET! votes, so previewing that here. (At any rate, you already know what Hitohira is all about from the anime—OK, OK, that synopsis is below the cut.)

Witch Hunter
© Cho JungMan
Daiwon C.I.
[Super Champ]
Published in Indonesia
by Elex Media

Two-thirds of the known world falls under the domination of witches. They summon monster Supporters who obey even the least of their whims, and under orders, destroy everything in their path.

Unable to understand the reason for this murderous fury, humans call forth the Witch Hunters — fighters with extraordinary powers — to vanquish the threat.

Tasha Gospel, nicknamed The Magic Marksman, is one of the most powerful witch exterminators. Along with his sidekick Jack-O-Lantern Supporter, Halloween, Tasha fights the witches, much to his sorrow as he cannot bring himself to hate his foes... [Adapted from Ki-Oon's Witch Hunter Tome 1 description and Wikipedia's write-up]

nik sez... Tasha not hating witches seems weird juxtaposed against his quest to find the witch who killed his father. Perhaps the fact that the murdering witch is his own li'l sis has something to do with it?

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.02.09)

1. Animal Doctor (Doubutsu no Oishasan) 6 of 12 by Sasaki Noriko

Doubutsu no Oishasan 「動物のお医者さん」 by Sasaki Noriko AKA Mr. Veterinarian Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 1991.08

Other languages
Traditional Chinese Ai Xin Dong Wu Yi Yuan (Tong Li Taiwan; 12 volumes)

2. Global Garden 5 of 8 by Hiwatari Saki

Global Garden 「ＧＬＯＢＡＬ　ＧＡＲＤＥＮ」 by Hiwatari Saki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2003.09

3. Godhand Teru 30 of 55+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

GodHand Teru 「ゴッドハンド輝」 by Yamamoto Kazuki Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 30 first published in Japan 2006.08

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.

4. [Series Premiere] Hitohira 1 of 7 by Kirihara Idumi

Hitohira 「ひとひら」 by Kirihara Idumi Futabasha Comic High!, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.08

Other languages
English Hitohira (Aurora Publishing: three volumes [hiatus]) and traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Publishing Taiwan: 女優大試煉 4 per 2008.02)

Related series
Sequels: Hitohira Encore (one volume, complete) and Sakaki Mirei no Tame nara Boku wa...!! (one volume per 2011.02.12, ongoing serialization in Comic High!)

Adaptations
A 12-episode anime adaptation by XEBEC M2, starring seiyuu Kimoto Orie (Asai Mugi), Kawasumi Ayako (Ichinose Nono), Narita Ken (Katsuragi Takashi), Hikami Kyoko (Nishida Risaki) and Kishio Daisuke (Nishida Kai), aired from March to June 2007 in Japan.

5. Legend of Nereid 15 of 15 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

Legend of Nereid 「네레이드의 전설」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 15 first published in Korea 2003.05

6. Ogawa and Team Saito (Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi) 5 of 8+ by Sakyo

Ogawa to Yukai na Saitoutachi 「小川とゆかいな斎藤たち」 by Sakyo Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.08

Serializations
Indonesian Nakayoshi Gress! (ongoing)

7. Rakka Ryuusui 4 of 5+ by Sanada Ikki

Rakka Ryuusui 「落花流水」 by Sanada Ikki AKA Falling Petals, Running Water Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Max, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.03

Adaptations
Two audio dramas starring seiyuu Nakahara Mai (Hayama Akiho) and Endo Aya (Hokaze Minatsu) were released in 2009: the first Rakka Ryuusui drama CD shipped 2009.03; the second Rakka Ryuusui Variety CD debuted at Comiket 76 (2009.08). Houbunsha published the Akizuki Hiro-penned light novel in July 2007.

8. Red Haired Snow White (Akagami no Shirayukihime) 4 of 5+ by Akizuki Sorata

Akagami no Shirayukihime 「赤髪の白雪姫」 by Akizuki Sorata Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 4 (chapters 13-17 plus omake) first published in Japan 2010.01

9. The Ruler of Nabari (Nabari no Ou) 13 of 14+ by Kamatani Yuhki

Nabari no Ou 「隠の王」 by Kamatani Yuhki Square Enix GFantasy, shounen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2010.06

Awards
Finalist, 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival

Other languages/serializations
English Nabari no Ou (Yen Press: volume 5 per 2010.11 • volume 6 street date: 2011.03.29; serialized in Yen Plus), French (Asuka: Nabari tome 13 street date: 2011.03.17) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan)

Adaptations
A 26-episode anime adaptation by J.C. Staff, starring seiyuu Kugimiya Rie (Rokujou Miharu), Saiga Mitsuki (Yoite), Namikawa Daisuke (Kumohira Durandal Tobari), Hino Satoshi (Aizawa Kouichi) and Fujimura Ayumi (Shimizu Raimei), aired in Japan from April to September 2008.

Related
Square Enix released the official guide book 隠の王公式ガイド＋ドラマＣＤ－ａｌ　ｆｉｎｅ－ ＧＵＩＤＥ　ＢＯＯＫ (Nabari no Ou: The Hidden Formula Guide + Drama CD -al fine-) in Japan in January 2011. The guide book contains character profiles and an interview with the manga-ka; the drama in the enclosed CD is an original screenplay by Kamatani Yuhki-sensei.

10. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna) 11 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「スパイラル　推理の絆」 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2004.04

Volume 11 chapters:
51. Reaching Tomorrow
52. The Creator's Choice
53. Blood Music
54. The Human's Hand Hasn't Been Touched Yet
55. The Enemy on the Board
56. As a Person Who Doesn't Believe in Spite of That

Other languages
English Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Yen Press: volume 14 per 2011.01.25 • volume 15 street date: 2011.04.26) and German (Carlsen Comics; Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit Band 11 per 2011.03.18)

Related
Spiral Alive (prequel; five volumes); a series of light novels; Mizuno Eita artbooks: ＳＰＩＲＡＬ　水野英多画集; (2003.03) and ＳＰＩＲＡＬ　ＡＬＬ　ＡＬＯＮＧ (2006.02; released with volume 15); and the Life is Spiral 「スパイラル完全解説本　ライフ・イズ・スパ」 guide, which includes the first draft of the Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「それさえも貴き日々で」 drama (2003.03)

Adaptations
A series of audio dramas and a 25-episode anime adaptation by J.C. Staff, based on the first six volumes of the manga, with an alternate ending (aired on TV Tokyo from October 2002 to March 2003, starring seiyuu Suzumura Kenichi as Narumi Ayumu, Asano Masumi as Yuizaki Hiyono and Ishida Akira as Eyes Rutherford).

11. Tena on S-string (S-Senjou no Tena) 5 of 9 by Mikabe Sesuna

S-Senjou no Tena 「Ｓ線上のテナ」 by Mikabe Sesuna Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2009.02

Other languages
English Tena on S-string (Yen Press: volume 5 per 2010.12.21)

12. The Tyr Chronicles (Tireujeongi) 4 of 11+ by Ra InSoo & Son ChangHo

Tireujeongi 「티르전기」 by Ra InSoo & Son ChangHo Daiwon C.I., Comic Champ, sonyun Volume 4 first published in Korea 2009.05

13. Want You 6 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Want you 「원츄(Want you)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 6 first published in Korea 2004.07

14. Wild Life 13 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2005.07

Volume 13 chapters:
105. ドムの耳
106. 医師と獣医師
107. 派閥の壁
108. タイムリミットは2時間
109. 一つの生命
110. 生扉
111. 新しい勤務医
112. 悪徳ペット業者の実態
113. ペット達の生まれた場所

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

15. [Series Premiere] Witch Hunter 1 of 11+ by Cho JungMan

Witch Hunter 「위치헌터」 by Cho JungMan Daiwon C.I., Super Champ, sonyun Volume 1 first published in Korea 2006.02

Other languages
French (Ki-oon: Witch Hunter tome 11 per 2011.02.10)

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The Ruler of Nabari 10, Alice Academy 13, Fruits Basket 23 of 23 (Elex Media 26 May 2010 manga)

Contains   [SPOILERS!] and teh usual Trope ID'ing and borrowing (not just from TV Tropes; I counsel caution esp. when surfing from pink underlined links.)

Nabari no Ou © Kamatani Yuhki/Square Enix (Serialized in GFantasy)
Published in Indonesia as The Ruler of Nabari by Elex Media Komputindo

When we last left Not!Naruto ninja Miharu and Yoite, the Ho Yay pair were on the lam, with Miharu reneging on their deal and refusing to use the Shinra Banshou to expunge Yoite's existence.

(Summary cobbled from this Wiki article; if you don't want moar [SPOILAGE], Don't. Go. There.)

In the next The Ruler of Nabari tankou (the Badass Longcoat on the volume 10 cover proving that Yoite IS a one-ninja Spotlight Stealing Squad), a wavering Raikou goes and tells Papa Wolf Yukimi that Miharu and Yoite are on their way to Banten. Apparently, Raikou isn't the only one in the know; Kasa lies in wait for Miharu in the former dispatch post of Iga Village and captures him. Iga clan leader Hattori tries to get Miharu to ditch Yoite, an invite Miharu turns down, convinced that he and Yoite are the same. It's a contention the Grey Wolf head honcho disputes. Raikou adds his two-yen worth and attempts to dissuade Hattori from offing Yoite, to which Hattori retorts that Raikou is dangerously close to forswearing allegiance and being relieved from active duty.

Summaries for Alice Academy 13, the Fruits Basket finale, and Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 21 (among other Elex manga streeting on the 26th) can be found below the manga list.

NEW ELEX TITLES: Hell Girl by Eto Miyuki

Who doesn't know Jigoku Shoujo? Even if you don't subscribe to NakaGress! which serialized the manga adaptation, I'm sure you've at least run over the three seasoned-anime TV Tropes describes as a genre defying, victim of the week, anti-magical girl, social commentary with a Japanese horror edge. But assuming for teh sake of the discussion that someone's still in the dark about Hell Girl —

Have you heard about Hell Communication? Urban legend has it that if you post your grudge on this website at the stroke of midnight, Jigoku Shoujo Enma Ai will punish your tormentor and drag him/her to hell.

But wait. Before you start submitting names to Jigoku Tsushin, know that there's no such thing as a free lunch: revenge only comes at the price of your own soul.

[Adapted from Animax Asia's Girl from Hell synopsis and the Hell Girl volume 1: She's Coming for You Amazon description (Del Rey edition)]

Eto Miyuki's shoujo manga brings its own storyline to the table, but retains the central characters and the One soul damned, two graves dug premise. In the manga adaptation, Ai goes to the same school as her clientele and her MO differs slightly. (Wiki points out that the straw doll with the red string around its neck—untying the string constitutes agreement with the eternal damnation terms—was absent in the first few chapters.)

The series has also been adapted into a 12-epsiode live-action renzoku, airing on NTV Japan between November 2007 and January 2008 and starring Iwata Sayuri as Enma Ai, Ogura Hisahiro (the narrator in the anime series) as Wanyuudou, Kato Kazuki as Ichimoku Ren, and Sugimoto Aya as Hone-Onna.

Two sequels follow the Jigoku Shoujo manga: Shin Jigoku Shoujo (New Hell Girl; ongoing Indonesian NakaGress! serialization; three volumes in total) and Jigoku Shoujo R (one volume as at 2010.03).

MANGAZINES: Shonen Star 65/2010

Meitantei Conan
© Aoyama Gosho/Shogakukan

Shonen Star 65 brings us the latest installment of Edogawa Conan, tantei sa! Detektif Conan by Aoyama Gosho, which apparently features the return of the MIBs that de-aged Meitantei Conan's teenaged Kudo Shinichi into the prepubescent Edogawa Conan:

A comatose Mizunashi Rena is guarded tightly by the FBI, but word of her whereabouts is leaked, allowing the Black Organization to breach the protection cordon. One of the syndicate's members now poses as a patient in the same hospital.

Other Shogakukan serials (mainly from Shonen Sunday): Defense Devil by Youn InWan & Yang Kyung-Il · D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryouji · Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) by Yamada Takatoshi · InuYasha by Takahashi Rumiko · Katsu! by Adachi Mitsuru · Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow · Look Up! (Miagete Goran) by Kusaba Michiteru · My First Mr. Aku (Hajimete no Aku) by Fujiki Shun · Undead by Inoue Kazurou · Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato · Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi

(Anyone know why Natsume Yoshinori's Kurozakuro was dropped from the ShoStar 65 cover line-up? Is the series finished?)

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.05.26)

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1. Alice Academy (Gakuen Alice) 13 of 21+ by Higuchi Tachibana

Gakuen Alice 「 学園アリス 」 by Higuchi Tachibana Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 13 first published in Japan 2007.05

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Gakuen Alice is published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 10 released 2010.03.02 • volume 11 street date: 2010.06.01); in French by Glénat; in German by Carlsen Comics (serialized in Daisuki); and in Chinese by Ever Glory (Taiwan)

Serialized in Indonesian in HanaLaLa (latest chapters: 78-79)

ADAPTATIONS
A 26-episode anime produced by Aniplex and Group TAC, starring seiyuu Ueda Kana as Sakura Mikan, Paku Romi as Hyuuga Natsume, Kugimiya Rie as Imai Hotaru, and Yasuda Miwa as Nogi Ruka, aired in Japan on NHK BS-2 from October 2004 to May 2005. The Animax Asia initial telecast ran from March to May 2006.

The anime cast also recorded dramas first broadcast on web radio. Sony Music Entertainment released Gakuen Alice Love Potion Chuiho, the first web radio CD recording, in January 2006. The second and third radio CDs Gakuen Alice Mono Wasure Machine and Gakuen Alice Chocolate Holic followed in February and March of the same year.

RELATED
An official Gakuen Alice fanbook was released in May 2007; a special fanbook Pika Pika SP Fanbook was given away as a furoku in Hana to Yume.

2. The Best Skilled Surgeon (Saijou no Meii) 3 of 11 by Irie Kenzo & Hashiguchi Takashi

Saijou no Meii 「 最上の命医 」 by Irie Kenzo & Hashiguchi Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 3 (comprising chapters 16-24) first published in Japan 2008.10

RELATED SERIES
Saijou no Meii - The King of Neet (sequel)

3. Crows 8 of 26 by Takahashi Hiroshi

Crows 「 クローズ 」 by Takahashi Hiroshi AKA Crows: Busou Sensen Reimeihen Akita Shoten Monthly Shounen Champion, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 1993.03

RELATED SERIES
Worst (sequel; 24 volumes as at 2010.06) · Crows Zero (spin-off; eight volumes as at 2010.05)

ADAPTATIONS
Two live-action prequel movies for Crows have been produced: Crows Zero (Japan theatrical release: October 2007) and Crows Zero II (April 2009). Miike Takashi directed both films starring Oguri Shun as GPS leader Takiya Genji and Yamada Takayuki as Serizawa Tamao, leader of the Army that bears his name.

4. Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 21 of 23+ by Aoyama Gosho
5. Fruits Basket 23 of 23 by Takaya Natsuki [Finale]

Fruits Basket 「 フルーツバスケット 」 by Takaya Natsuki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 23 (containing chapters 132-136) first published in Japan 2007.03

AWARDS
Fruits Basket, the second best-selling shoujo series in Japan (over 18 million copies sold) won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award for the shoujo category and the Best Manga prize at the 2007 American Anime Awards. The anime (see adaptations below) won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award in 2001.

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Fruits Basket is published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 23 released 2009.07.06) and Chuang Yi Singapore (publication run concluded 1 February 2008). CY also published the simplified Chinese version. The manga is translated into French by Akata/Delcourt; in Spanish by Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico) and Norma Editorial (Spain); in German by Carlsen Comics (serialized in Daisuki); in Italian by Dynit; in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica; in Portuguese by Editora JBC; in Dutch by Glénat, in Swedish by Bonnier Carlsen (serialized in Shojo Stars); and in Chinese by China Children Press & Publication Group (PRC), Tong Li (Taiwan), and Jade Dynasty Publications (Hong Kong)

Serialized in Indonesian in HanaLaLa (concluded 31 March 2010)

ADAPTATIONS
A 26-episode anime by Studio DEEN aired on TV Tokyo from July to December 2001. Seiyuu Horie Yui, Seki Tomokazu, Hisakawa Aya, and Murasaki Wakaba played Honda Toru, Sohma Kyo, Sohma Yuki, and Sohma Akito respectively.

6. [Premiere] Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo) 1 of 9 by Eto Miyuki

Jigoku Shoujo 「 地獄少女 」 by Eto Miyuki · Jigoku Shojo Project Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.01

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Hell Girl is published in English by Del Rey (Volume 6: His Time Has Come released 2009.11.24 • volumes 7-9 street date: 2010.10.26); in French by Pika Édition; and in German by Tokyopop Germany (volumes 1-4) and EMA (volume 5 onwards)

Serialized in Indonesian in Nakayoshi Gress! (serial concluded)

RELATED SERIES
Shin Jigoku Shoujo (New Hell Girl, sequel; three volumes; ongoing Indonesian serialization in NakaGress) · Jigoku Shoujo R (sequel; one volume as at 2010.03)

GENESIS
The manga is adapted from the anime produced by Aniplex and Studio DEEN. Twenty-six episodes aired in Japan from October 2005 through April 2006 (the Animax Asia Girl from Hell telecast premiered on 24 October 2006), followed by a second and third season: Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori (Hell Girl Two Mirrors; 2006.10 to 2007.04) and Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae (Hell Girl: Cauldron of Three; 2008.10 to 2009.04), both also 26 episodes long. Seiyuu Noto Mamiko, Sugo Takayuki, Matsukaze Masaya, and Honda Takako starred as Enma Ai, Wanyuudou, Ichimoku Ren, and Hone-Onna respectively.

ADAPTATIONS
A 12-epsiode live-action renzoku aired on NTV between November 2007 and January 2008, with Iwata Sayuri as Enma Ai, Ogura Hisahiro (the Narrator in the anime series) as Wanyuudou, Kato Kazuki as Ichimoku Ren, and Sugimoto Aya as Hone-Onna.

7. K-ON! 2 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 2 first published in Japan 2009.02

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
K-ON! is published in English by Yen Press (volume 1 street date: 2010.11.16)

ADAPTATIONS
A 13-episode anime 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 return in their roles as Hirasawa Yui, Tainaka Ritsu, Akiyama Mio, Kotobuki Tsumugi, and Nakano Azusa in the sequel.

8. Kunai Legend (Kunaiden) 2 of 4 by Iori Tabasa

Kunaiden 「 クナイ伝 」 by Iori Tabasa Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 2 (containing chapters 7-16) first published in Japan 2008.04

9. Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati (Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro) 2 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 2 first published in Japan 2007.06 On hiatus at two volumes

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Published in English as Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro by Yen Press (volume 2 released 2008.10.28)

10. Libero Revolution! 10 of 13 by Tanaka Motoyuki

Libero Kakumei!! 「 リベロ革命！！ 」 by Tanaka Motoyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2001.12 Re-released in seven bunko volumes (from November 2008 to May 2009)

Volume 10 contains chapters:

• 78 上等だ
• 79 強い...!!
• 80 アンラッキー
• 81 見えてるのか？
• 82 問題児!?
• 83 読めない!!
• 84 ３本目...!!
• 85 ２セット開始!!
• 86 ガ・ン・バ・レ!!
11. Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 2 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Otoboke Kachou 「 おとぼけ課長 」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 1984.05

12. Princess 31 of 31+ by Han SeungWon

Princess 「 프린세스 」 by Han SeungWon Daiwon C.I. Issue, soonjung Volume 31 first published in Korea 2008.06

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Title picked up for English distribution by CPM and later dropped.

13. The Ruler of Nabari (Nabari no Ou) 10 of 12+ by Kamatani Yuhki

Nabari no Ou 「 隠の王 」 by Kamatani Yuhki Square Enix GFantasy, shounen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2008.12

Volume 10 contains chapters:

• 048. Welcome Home, Children (おかえり、こどもたち Okaeri, Kodomo Tachi)
• 049. The Bird Leaves the Sky (鳥発つそら Tori Tatsu Sora)
• 050. Yoite (宵風)
• 051. Brats Like These (ガキってのは Gakitte no wa)

AWARDS
Finalist, 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Nabari no Ou is published in English by Yen Press (volume 3 released 2010.03.23; volume 4 street date: 2010.07.13); in French by Asuka and in traditional Chinese by Sharp Point Press (Taiwan)

ADAPTATIONS
A 26-episode anime adaptation by J.C. Staff, starring seiyuu Kugimiya Rie as Rokujou Miharu, Saiga Mitsuki as Yoite, Namikawa Daisuke as Kumohira Durandal Tobari, Hino Satoshi as Aizawa Kouichi, and Fujimura Ayumi as Shimizu Raimei, aired in Japan from April to September 2008.

14. Tale of the Sea King (Kaiouki) 37 of 44+ by Kawahara Masatoshi

Kaiouki 「 海皇紀 」 by Kawahara Masatoshi Kodansha Gekkan Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 37 first published in Japan 2008.09

15. With My Brothers (Oniichan to Issho) 5 of 11 by Tokeino Hari

Oniichan to Issho 「 お兄ちゃんと一緒 」 by Tokeino Hari Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2006.03

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Published in English as Me & My Brothers by TOKYOPOP (11 volumes)

Serialized in Indonesian in HanaLaLa

ADAPTATIONS
The first Oniichan to Issho drama CD was released in the LaLa Tokimeki Drama CD supplement to the LaLa April 2007 issue, along with La Corda D'Oro, Ryuu no Hanawazurai (serialized in HanaLaLa as Dragon's Fiancé), and Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (retitled My Sweet Kaicho for the Indonesian market). Seiyuu Fukuen Misato, Kondō Takashi, Kamiya Hiroshi, Suzumura Kenichi, and Konishi Katsuyuki voiced Miyashita sibs Sakura, Masashi, Takashi, Tsuyoshi, and Takeshi. A second commercially-released CD went on sale in July 2007.

NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media 26 May 2010 release schedule and Komikologi (synopses, except where noted)
(2) All listed manga are priced at IDR 15,000 each, except Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 21 (SRP: IDR 28,800) and Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati 2 (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.

Volume previews continued

Alice Academy 13 of 21+

Are those Kokoroyomi- and Kitsuneme-kun on the cover? If so, they and the rest of the Alice Gakuen boys are in for a tough time as Valentine's Day rolls around in Alice Academy 13:

While other school boys await Valentine's Day with Am I getting honmei choklit this year? *doki* *doki* anticipation, not so the males of Alice Academy. On a day when normal girls would be giving out store-bought, if not lovingly-homemade chocolates to their beloved, the female Alice wielders target the Wizarding School's most popular boys, proferring truffles etc., hexed with curses.

Subversion of tradition regardless, who is the lucky recipient of Mikan's choco?

Or need we even (Suki na hito wa Natsume!) ask?

The Best Skilled Surgeon 3 of 11

A congenitally-defective heart should've shortened Saijo Mikoto's life, but the genius skills of a cardiac surgeon allows him to reach adolescence. To show his gratitude and afford similarly-afflicted others the same chance, Mikoto decides to become the world's greatest pediatric surgeon. (Nothing like aiming high, after all.)

Fortified with not-so modest ambitions, Mikoto dreams of resuscitating the pediatric surgery unit, to which end he attempts a planetary first: a surgery in which he sacrifices... himself.

Elex adds in its blurb: Caught up in cut-throat competition with surgery's best and brightest, the sleeping lion finally rouses!

I can't make sense of Firefox's machine translations, but here are the volume 3 chapters (16 to 24): 大きさの違い • 小児外科の女看板 • 治らないモノ • おかしな医者 • ヒーロー • 患者への思いやり • 嫌われる理由 • 優しさは災いする • メインとサブ.

Detektif Conan Animasi TV
Original story
by Aoyama Gosho

Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 21 of 23+

(If we had the latest Detektif Conan manga installment in ShoStar 65, here we have the most recent in the anime mangafication.)

Unwordly Suzu is haunted by a homicide on a ghost ship. Ex-cop now PI Mouri Kogoro, found unconscious beside the corpse, is accused of the murder.

Any source other than Wiki not forthcoming, I'm assuming this story is based on the Season 3 Ghost Ship Murder Case (Yūreisen Satsujin Jiken) anime episodes (Episode 61-62 OAD: 1997.06.02 and 1997.06.09).

Fruits Basket 23 of 23

If you read HanaLaLa regularly, you already know how this Dysfunction Junction shoujo series ends. For those who don't, however —

The animorphism curse is lifted and the junishi and Kyo are free to pursue (relatively) normal, albeit likely still scary lives. Facing the future head-on, Kyo only wants one someone from his past beside him.

Of course, it is Fixer Sue Tohru.

Meanwhile, TOKYOPOP's Fruits Basket volume 23 description points out that before Kyo can move on to his new future, he first has to deal with his birth father issues.

Kunai Legend 2 of 4

Assume that you know Not!Naruto ninja #2 Kunai's profession by now?

Classmate Ninomiya Izuna ends up a boarder at Kunai's home, after her house is reduced to ashes in a vampire attack. Kunai, however, has to restrain the jumping for joy bit over his crush living with him, seeing as how he has to conceal his vampiric ninja secret from Izuna. If he doesn't, he stands to find himself targeted by Izuna and her vampire hunter family.

Like The Best Skilled Surgeon 3, I has untranslated chapter titles (7-16) for Kunai Legend 2: すぐに戻るから待ってて！ • さっさと解毒しろ • ある老忍の村（1） • ある老忍の村（2） • ある老忍の村（3） • 清白の悪夢（1） • 清白の悪夢（2） • 清白の悪夢（3） • 清白の悪夢（4） • 背がのびるの!?

Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati 2 of 2+

No Elex Kuro Memanggul Peti Mati (Hitsugi Katsugi no Kuro) 2 blurb, so you'll have to settle for Yen Press' Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro volume 2 description below:

With Nijuku and Sanju in tow, the road winds on for Kuro and Sen. During a lull en route, Kuro takes a turn down memory lane, revisiting an unfortunate incident during her early days as a traveler that resulted in her imprisonment! One by one, the secrets surrounding Kuro and her journey with Sen are disclosed...and the fate that Kuro will suffer should her quest fail is finally revealed.

With My Brothers 5 of 11

Sakura goes to the amusement park with friends from the soccer club and club member Nana blithely holds her hand along the way. How will Suzuki, who has a crush on Sakura, react?

Meanwhile, Valentine's Day sees Sakura unable to give chocolates to Cool Big Bro, I mean, Sis, Masashi.

And we're supposed to wonder: Why???

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: More 26 May 2010 manga

Level Comics: Black Lagoon 6 · Chocolat 3 · Eagle 11 of 11 · Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files 2 · Master of Sea 14 · Oh Butterfly Oh Flower 1 by Yoshihara Yuki · Rainbow 17

m&c!: Bakugan Battle Brawlers 5 · Bleach 26 · Hand 7 Vol. 3 of 3 · Hellboy 3 · Jinco From Room 203 Vol. 3 of 3 · Panta Pan 1 by Aomata Pink · Pendragon 3 · Red Devil of Onigawara Yokocho 2 of 2 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 2 · The Story of Wang Fenglei 2 · KOLONI: I Want To Live by Kababonken · KOLONI: Shangrila by Mage · KOLONI: Xenopet by Rizky Arrydesta · Cherry 43

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manga currently available (19 May 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: BECK 17 · Godhand Teru 23 · Katsu! 4 · The Moon & Lake by Ashihara Hinako · Pangeran Kacamata 4 · The Puppet Master Lin 7 · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 3 · Summer Storm! 1 by Kobayashi Jin · V.B. Rose 2 · HanaLaLa 50/2010
• Level Comics: AirGear 11 · Bambino 3 · Blade of Immortal 7 · Dolls of God 1 by Yamamura Hajime · Gun Smith Cats 5 · Historie 1 by Iwaaki Hitoshi · Nurse Aoi 12 · Shattered Knife 3
• m&c!: Bleach 25 · C-blossom 2 of 2 · Fu & Dragon 1-2 of 2 by Li Zhi Qing/Zhuang Han Bo · Happy Café 13 · Innocent Dragon 5 · The Impeccable Twins Final Chapters 8 · Long Hu Men 167 · School Hotel 2 of 2 · White Paper Ark 6 · · Monika 134 · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 5 · Komik Malaysia: Dari Alam Angker Histeria by Oga · Komik Malaysia: Call from The Grave by Kash · Komik Malaysia: Illusive by Oga · Komik Malaysia: Eli by Zint · Komik Malaysia: Punch by Aliow

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)

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