*NO* Gate7 #1 on the simplified Chinese side, FY Genbu Kaiden 10 (still) on teh English (Chuang Yi 8 November 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Update: Chuang Yi DID change its mind, or rather its release schedule [my screen cap version]. Both the simplified Chinese Gate7 and the Kekkaishi finale have been postponed. Completing the round-up: the English Otomen vol 12, RINNE volume 6 and the reskedded for the fourth time Metal Fight Beyblade vol 5.

Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden © Watase Yuu/Shogakukan [Serialized in Rinka] · Are You Alice? © Katagiri Ikumi / Ninomiya Ai/Ichijinsha [Serialized in Comic Zero-Sum]. Published in Singapore by Chuang Yi

Unless Chuang Yi changes its mind, we can still look forward to Alice in tears, Takiko as near to, Asuka's cake and Rinne—Rinne's father, actually—owing money. (Previews below the release list.)

Chuang Yi English manga (2011.11.08)

1. Are You Alice? vol 3 of 4+ by Katagiri Ikumi / Ninomiya Ai

Are You Alice? 「Ａｒｅ　ｙｏｕ　Ａｌｉｃｅ？」
by Katagiri Ikumi / Ninomiya Ai
Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
Volume 3 first published in Japan 2011.01

Related series
Adapted from the Are You Alice? drama CD series (that Minty Utopians compiled) including the Original Series (Drink Me, Check Mate, Call me), Alice's Tea Party (March Hare, Knave of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty) and Unbirthday (Dyna → Cheshire Cat, XXX ↔ Alice, Tweedle Dee ~ Tweedle Dum, White Knight ∈ Regret, White Rabbit ← Bloodflower, Lewis Carroll ≠ Mad Hatter).

The drama series starred seiyuu Sakurai Takahiro (Alice?), Hirata Hiroaki (Mad Hatter / Lewis Carroll), Inoue Kazuhiko (Cheshire Cat) and Fujiwara Keiji (Dormouse), among others. [Info from Minty Utopians - Are you Alice? Characters/CD Organize]

2. Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden vol 10 of 10+ by Watase Yuu

Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden 「ふしぎ遊戯　玄武開伝」 by Watase Yuu
Shogakukan Rinka (formerly in Sho-Comi, Fushigi Yuugi Perfect World and Flowers), shoujo
Volume 10 first published in Japan 2011.06

Other languages
Alternative English Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden (VIZ Media: nine volumes per 2009.11), French (Tonkam : Fushigi Yugi: La Légende de Gembu Tome 9 shipped 2009.03 • Tome 10 street date: 2012.01.18), Spanish (Glènat España: Fushigi Yugi: Genbu. El origen de la leyenda), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press: 幻夢遊戲-玄武開傳 9 per 2009.02), Vietnamese (as Quyển Sách Kỳ Bí)

Adaptations
Five Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden drama CDs featuring seiyuu Yukino Satsuki, Sakurai Takahiro and Nagasawa Miki have so far been published. The first of the Geneon Entertainment drama CDs released 26 January 2005, the fifth by 25 July 2007.

3. Metal Fight Beyblade 5 of 9+ by Adachi Takafumi »Ex-9.05; 9.20; 10.18

Metal Fight Beyblade 「メタルファイト　ベイブレード」
by Adachi Takafumi
AKA Beyblade: Metal Fusion
Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic, shounen
Shinsōban volume 5 (chapters 20-23) first published in Japan 2010.06

Related
Spin-off of the original Beyblade anime series

Other languages
Indonesian (Elex Media: Volume 1 released 2011.08.18)

Adaptations
Tatsunoko Pro, Synergy SP and Nelvana collaborated on a Metal Fight Beyblade anime adaptation. Fifty-one episodes comprising Season 1 and the follow-up Battle Bladers aired on TV Tokyo from April 2009 to March 2010. The Metal Fight Beyblade 4D series premiered 3 April 2011 (episode 23 airs 2011.09.04).

The Metal Fight Beyblade VS the Sun - The Movie: Sol Blaze, the Scorching-hot Invader animated feature premiered in Japan in August 2010.

4. Otomen vol 12 of 13+ by Kanno Aya

Otomen 「オトメン（乙男）」 by Kanno Aya
Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 12 first published in Japan 2011.02

Other languages
Alternative English Otomen (VIZ Media: 11 volumes per 2011.08 • volume 12 street date: 2012.02.07), Indonesian (Elex Media: volume 11 per 2011.02), French (Delcourt: Tome 12 shipped 2011.10.12), German (Carlsen Verlag: Band 7 per 2011.10.28 • Band 8 street date: 2011.12.16), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini)

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

5. RINNE (Kyoukai no RINNE) vol 6 of 10+ by Takahashi Rumiko

Kyoukai no RINNE 「境界のＲＩＮＮＥ」 by Takahashi Rumiko
AKA Circle of Reincarnation Rinne
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 6 (chapters 49-58) first published in Japan 2010.12

Other languages
Alternative English RIN-NE (VIZ Media: six volumes per 2011.07; serialized in ShonenSunday.com: latest chapter 89 A Black Cat's Life live per 2011.03.17), French (Asuka éditions Rinne Tome 7 shipped 2011.10.27), German (EMA Kyokai no RINNE Band 5 released 2011.09 • Band 6 street date: 2011.12), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press 境界之輪迴 (07) per 2011.07) and Indonesian (Elex Media: volume 5 released 2011.06)

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Vampire Knight 14, Otomen 11, S.A 17 of 17 (Chuang Yi 16 August 2011 English manga) [UPDATE2]

Update: Reinstated the penultimate Go for Giratina! Pokémon D & P Adventure (volume 7) because it properly belongs here. Sawry for the on/offing. (Simplified Chinese Meitantei Conan (#72) and Shijou Saikyou no Denshi Kenichi (#43) still all systems green.)

Otomen © Kanno Aya/Hakusensha [Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume] · S.A Special A © Minami Maki/Hakusensha [First serialized in Hana to Yume] · Vampire Knight © Hino Matsuri/Hakusensha [Serialized in LaLa] . Published in Singapore as Otomen, S.A and Vampire Knight by Chuang Yi

For the latest in Asuka-chan adventures, Kei × Hikari Exit, stage left! and moar Kaname and Yuki angst, scroll down. Chuang Yi previews after the release list. No Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook deets, but then CY didn't provide any beyond the cover, SRP (SGD 9.90) and ISBN (978-981-4341-03-5).

Chuang Yi English manga (2011.08.16)

1. [Premiere] Metal Fight Beyblade Explosive Guidebook - The Complete Collection
2. Otomen 11 of 13+ 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 versions/languages
Alternative English Otomen (VIZ Media: 11 volumes per 2011.08.02 • volume 12 street date: 2012.02.07), Indonesian (Elex Media: volume 11 per 2011.02), French (Delcourt: Tome 11 shipped 2011.03 • Tome 12 street date: 2011.10.12), German (Carlsen Verlag: Band 6 ships 2011.08.26 • Band 7 street date: 2011.10.28), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li, titled 乙男 -粉紅系男孩)

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

3. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure (Pokémon DP) vol.7 of 8 by Ihara Shigekatsu

Pokémon DP 「ポケモンＤ・Ｐ」 by Ihara Shigekatsu
Shogakukan CoroCoro Comics, shounen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.05

Related
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl anime series (aired from 2006.09 to 2010.09)

Other languages
Alternative English Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! (eight volumes per 2010.11)

4. S.A (S.A Special A) 17 of 17 by Minami Maki [Series Finale]

S.A Special A 「Ｓ・Ａ　スペシャル・エー」 by Minami Maki
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 17 first published in Japan 2009.06

Other languages
Alternative English S.A (VIZ Media: 17 volumes), French (Tonkam: Tome 15 per 2011.07 • Tome 16 street date: 2011.09.07), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 16 ships 2011.08.26 • Band 17 street date: 2011.10.28), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: S．A 特優生 17 per 2009.11), Indonesian (m&c!: 17 volumes).

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

5. Vampire Knight 14 of 14+ by Hino Matsuri

Vampire Knight 「ヴァンパイア騎士」 by Hino Matsuri
Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo
Volume 14 (chapters 64-68) first published in Japan 2011.06

Other languages/serializations
Alternative English Vampire Knight (VIZ Media: 12 volumes per 2011.06 • volume 13 street date: 2011.10.04), Indonesian (Elex Media: volume 7 per 2011.07; formerly serialized in HanaLaLa), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 吸血鬼骑士 #13 released 2011.03), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 吸血鬼騎士 13 shipped 2011.02), Italian and Portuguese (Panini Comics), French (Marvel Panini France tome 13 shipped 2011.05), German (Carlsen Comics Vampire Knight Band 11 released 2011.06 • Band 12 street date: 2011.11.18; serialized in Daisuki)

Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 13+13-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Horie Yui (Cross Yuki), Miyano Mamoru (Kiriyu Zero) and Kishio Daisuke (Kuran Kaname), aired on Japan's TV Tokyo from April through July 2008 (first season) and October through December 2008 (second season as Vampire Knight Guilty). The anime spanned manga chapters 1 through 46.

Two drama CDs preceded the TV series. The first was Track 2 of the LaLa Kirameki Drama CD, produced for LaLa's 29th anniversary and given away as a freebie with the magazine's September 2005 issue. The second Vampire Knight Midnight CD-Pack (LaLa Oubosa Zenin Service CD Vampire Knight (Midnight CD Pack)) was exclusively released for mail order in 2006. The drama CDs feature the same cast as the anime's, with the exception of characters Headmaster Cross Kaien (Koyasu Takehito in the drama; VK anime sound director Gôda Hozumi in the anime), Hio Shizuka (Sonoda Keiko in the drama; Orikasa Fumiko in the anime) and Sayori Wakaba (Ueda Kana in the drama; Mizuno Risa in the anime).

Related
Two Hino Matsuri-illustrated light novels were written by Fujisaki Ayuna. The Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi and Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana side stories released in Japan 2008.04.05 and 2008.10.03 respectively. Chuang Yi published the first novel in English as Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin in July 2010. Marvel Panini France's Vampire Knight: Coeur de glace also shipped the same month. Carlsen published the German version as Vampire Knight: Eisblaues Verbrechen in November 2009, following that up with the second Noir's Trap novel (retitled Vampire Knight: Tiefschwarzer Hinterhalt) in May 2010.

The official fanbook, Vampire Knight Fanbook: Cross, containing character and story information and details from Hino-sensei's storyboard, was published in November 2008 in Japan. (German Vampire Knight: X Official Fanbook released by Carlsen; VIZ Media launched the Vampire Knight Official Fanbook in October 2010.)

The Vampire Knight artbook 「樋野まつりイラストレーションズ－ヴァンパイア騎士（ナイト）－」 streeted concurrently with volume 12 in Japan (2010.07.05).

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Simplified Chinese manga (2011.08.16)

1. 名侦探柯南 (Meitantei Conan) #72 of 73+ by Aoyama Gosho
2. 史上最强之弟子兼一 (Shijou Saikyou no Denshi Kenichi) #43 of 43+ by Matsuena Syun

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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)

• Shonen Star 4/2011 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)

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Otomen 10, Arata Kangatari 2, RINNE 2 (Chuang Yi 7 September 2010 English manga)

Also, simplified Chinese manga: One Piece 59, Naruto 52 and Watase Yuu The Best Selection volume 2 of 2 (scroll down for complete list)

Otomen © Kanno Aya/Hakusensha (Serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume)
Published in Singapore by Chuang Yi

The bid to eliminate all otomen from Ginyuri High escalates; can Asuka and girly BFFs hold out in Otomen 10? Speaking of enduring, can Arata last long enough against the mysterious watchman of Gatoya to fulfill his promise to the Hime Queen in Arata Kangatari volume 2?

Meanwhile, Sakura gets used to ghost hunting with Not what he seems classmate Rinne in Rinne volume 2, but there's no way Negi can believe who his latest opponent is in Magister Negi Magi 26.

Full synopses (and covers) of the Chuang Yi manga out today are after the list below.

Chuang Yi English manga (2010.09.07)

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1. Arata Kangatari 2 of 8+ by Watase Yuu

Arata Kangatari ～Engaku Kougatari～ 「アラタカンガタリ～革神語～」
by Watase Yuu
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 2 (chapters 8-17) first published in 2009.03

Other versions/languages
Alternative English Arata: The Legend (VIZ Media; volume 2 released 2010.06.08 • volume 3 per 2010.09.14), simplified Chinese (also Chuang Yi; latest #6), traditional Chinese 革神語～天啟劍神～ (Sharp Point Press Taiwan) and German (Egmont Manga & Anime; premiere: September 2010)

2. Magister Negi Magi (Mahou Sensei Negima!) 26 of 31+ by Akamatsu Ken

Mahou Sensei Negima! 「魔法先生ネギま！」 by Akamatsu Ken
Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen
Volume 26 (chapters 232-240) first published in Japan 2009.05

Other languages
Alternative English Negima! (Del Rey; volume 27 released 2010.07.27 • volume 28 per 2010.10.26), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi; latest #30), Indonesian (Level Comics; latest volume 22), France (Pika Édition; tome 26 shipped 2010.08), Spain (Glènat España), Germany (Egmont Manga & Anime; band 27 per 2010.08), Norway (Schibsted Forlag), Brazil (Editora JBC) and Croatia (Algoritam)

Adaptations
A 26-episode anime TV series starring seiyuu Satou Rina as Negi Springfield (January-June 2005), three pre-anime OAVs (2004), two post TV series OAVs (Mahou Sensei Negima!: Haru and Mahou Sensei Negima!: Natsu, 2006.10.25 and 2006.11.22), an alternate retelling anime series (Negima!?, 2006.10-2007.03), OADs or Original Animation Disc bundled with the manga (Mahou Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba, 2008.08.17-2009.02.17; Mahou Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai, 2009.09.17, 2009.12.17, 2010.05.17 and 2010.07.17; and Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Ariadone-hen~, scheduled 2010.11.17), an anime movie for the Magic World arc expected to premiere in 2011 and a live-action drama (TV Tokyo, 2007.10-2008.03)

3. Otomen 10 of 11+ by Kanno Aya

Otomen 「オトメン（乙男）」 by Kanno Aya
Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 10 first published in Japan 2010.02

Other versions/languages
Alternative English Otomen (VIZ Media; volume 7 released 2010.08.03 • volume 8 per 2010.11.02), Indonesian (Elex Media; latest volume 9), French (Akata/Delcourt; tome 10 per 2010.06), German (Carlsen Verlag; premiere: 2010.11), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan; 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.

4. [New] Pokémon - Giratina and The Sky Warrior (Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Shaymin) by Hijioka Makoto

Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Shaymin
「ポケモン　ギラティナと氷空の花束シェイミ」 by Hijioka Makoto
Shogakukan Coro Coro Dragon Comics, kodomo
This volume first published in Japan 2008.07

Related
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior movie (part of the Diamond & Pearl trilogy; sequel to Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai)

Other languages
Alternative English Pokémon - Giratina & The Sky Warrior! (VIZ Media)

5. Rinne (Kyoukai no Rinne) 2 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 2 (chapters 9-18) first published in Japan 2009.10

Other languages
Alternative English RIN-NE (VIZ Media; volume 3 released 2010.05 • volume 4 per 2010.09.14), French (Asuka éditions; tome 3 scheduled 2010.09.23), German (EMA; Band 3 ships 2010.11) and traditional Chinese by Sharp Point Press

6. [New] Tales by Wee See Heng

¹ Source: Chuang Yi per 6 September 2010
² Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.

Chuang Yi volume previews

Arata Kangatari 2 of 8+ by Watase Yuu

ISBN: 978-981-4306-26-3
SRP: SGD 8.90

Arata has been exiled to ‘Gatoya’ after being falsely accused of murdering the Hime Queen. The exile island is a bewildering tangle of rocks, pipes and rundown ruins, and every last criminal there lives in daily dread of the ‘Judgement of Lord Tsutsuga’. Who is Tsutsuga, and what is the truth behind his fearsome and cruel judgements? Determined to fulfil his promise to the Hime Queen, Arata realises that his only way forward is a confrontation with this mysterious watchman of Gatoya. His inability to control his hayagami makes him reluctant at first, but when two newly-acquainted comrades are summoned away to be ‘judged’, he realises that he has to act now or regret his hesitation forever!

Volume 2 contains chapters:
8. Gatoya
9. Uneme
10. The Search
11. Kanate & Ginchi
12. The Ring
13. The Reckoning
14. Total Strangers
15. Kamui
16. Awakening
17. The Great Shinshou

MAGISTER NEGI MAGI 26 of 31+ by Akamatsu Ken

ISBN: 978-981-4297-83-7
SRP: SGD 8.90

Rakan’s epic tale has a huge emotional impact on Negi, but the thing that everyone is dying to know is... Was Princess Arika Negi’s mother?! With the girls almost completely reunited, the time has come for someone else to form a pactio with Negi to further raise the power of the group! The tournament prize money is practically within grasp, as long as unforeseen challengers don’t pop up in the last minute... wait, who is that guy in the arena...? Could it really be the invincible Rakan?!

Volume 26 contains chapters:
232. Episode 1: 'Rakan's Journey ♥' - Continued Furthur
233. Episode 1: 'Rakan's Journey! Forever ♥'
234. Captured Imperial Princess
235. Advent of the Goddess of Breasts ♥
236. Nagi/Kojiro Team, Head Out!
237. The Legend's Urgent Entry!!
238. Declaration of Utter Defeat!?
239. Massing of Troops ♥ Courageous Allies
240. All Ready! Crush Rakan

Otomen 10 of 11+ by Kanno Aya

ISBN: 978-981-4297-57-8
SRP: SGD 8.90

Kasuga’s ‘otomen-assassins’ have begun their attacks in earnest! Otowa schemes to make Asuka fall for her perfectly-honed womanly charms, only to find herself no match for *his* femininity?! Kibino lures the students to a revolutionary invention that will change them radically from inside out, while Minefu prepares a training regime in the mountains that will give them an unforgettable school excursion! How will Asuka and his band of merry otomen stand against the furious onslaught from these assassins?!

Pokémon - Giratina and The Sky Warrior by Hijioka Makoto

ISBN: 978-981-4306-82-9
SRP: SGD 8.90

Shaymin, the peaceful Gratitude Pokemon, lives happily in forests and fields of flowers. But one day Shaymin is accidentally drawn into a battle between the Legendary Pokemon Giratina and Diala. Whisked away far from home, Shaymin is found by Ash, Dawn and Brock, who soon discover that this new Pokemon is full of surprises! Of course Team Rocket wants to get their hands on Shaymin, and so does a mysterious man named Zero. Even Giratina is in hot pursuit of this little Pokemon – and just what do Giratina and Shaymin have to do with the dimension known as the Reverse World?

RINNE 2 of 5+ by Takahashi Rumiko

ISBN: 978-981-4306-97-3
SRP: SGD 8.90

After a mysterious encounter in her childhood, Sakura Mamiya gained the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! Then one day she meets Rinne Rokudo, a boy who is far more than what he seems.

Sakura and Rinne deal with the ghosts of an ancient warrior and a girl who drowned in the school swimming pool, but that’s just a warm-up! A wandering spirit leads them to a surprising confrontation, one that takes Sakura and Rinne on an even more amazing chase!

Volume 2 contains chapters:
9. Nuptial Cups
10. Reunion
11. Songstress of the Pool
12. Something Lost
13. Curse
14. Duel at the Rabbit Hutch
15. Spirit of No Return
16. Welcome to Hell!
17. Debt Hell
18. Stream of a Thousand Winds

Tales by Wee See Heng

ISBN: 978-981-08-6056-1
SRP: 12.50

The Three Little Pigs, Little Re Riding Hood, Cinderella... and lots more of your favourite childhood TALES are here... with a twist!

Several beloved TALES undergo creative interpretation through the artistic skills of a group of local kids, teens and adult comics artists!

Advising also. Per last check of the Chuang Yi site, Black Lagoon 8 had reverted to Coming Soon status, joining the upcoming Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle finale (volume 28).

Chuang Yi simplified Chinese manga and manhua (2010.09.07)

Watase Yuu The Best Selection
© Watase Yuu/Shogakukan
(Flower Comics Special)

Aside from Oda Eiichiro's ONE PIECE #59, Kishimoto Masashi's 火影忍者 (Naruto) #52 and the second and last 渡濑悠宇 The Best Selection (Watase Yuu The Best Selection), these simplified Chinese manga and manhua also release this Tuesday:

• Bleach #46: Back From Blind by Kubo Tite
• Bloody Monday: Season 2 (Bloody Monday Season 2 ~Pandora no Hako~) 3 by Ryuumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji
• Defense Devil #4 by Youn In Wan & Yang Kyung Il
• 火凤燎原 (Huo Feng Liao Yuan/The Ravages of Time) #39 by Chan Mou
• 杀戮箴言 (Aphorism) #3 by Kujō Karuna

Similar to the English manga Up Next, the simplified Chinese 樱兰高校男公关部 (Ouran Koukou Host Club) 16 and 篮球小子 。空 (Ahiru no Sora) #28 are also marked as Coming Soon.

Next Chuang Yi release

21 September 2010

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