Erementar Gerad 2, Gamaran 1 by Nakamaru Yosuke, Love Sick 3 of 3 (m&c! 7 December 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Debuting Gamaran snaps up first runner-up DO WANT!, but Most Wanted m&c! manga remains Erementar Gerad 2. Just sayin'.

Gamaran © by Nakamaru Yosuke/Kodansha
[Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Gamaran takes place during the middle Edo period. One "demon" state, Unabara, attracts martial artists who know naught else but fighting. Unabara's daimyo Washitzu Naosata is searching for a successor from among his 31 sons, and for this purpose, holds a tournament to determine who will later rule in his stead. Each son must field a champion in the tourney, to fight other chosen warriors until only one is left standing. The son who backs up the winner will become Unabara's next ruler.

To ensure his ascent to power, one of the daimyo's sons Naoyoshi picks Kurogane Gama, son of the legendary swordsman Kurogane Jinsuke, said to have slain at least a thousand men. Gama agrees, but can the youth best fighters much more experienced than he?

Gamaran, serializing in Weekly Shonen Magazine, appears to be Nakamaru Yosuke-sensei's debut series. (I couldn't find any other manga attributed to him.) Thirteen volumes have been released as of 17 November 2011. The fourteenth tankou streets in Japan on 17 January.

Aside from the shounen Gamaran, Dear! from Mitsuki Kaco also debuts—and concludes—this street date. The Childhood Friends, Love Triangle, Summer shoujo romance first serialized in Betsucomi and Deluxe Betsucomi.

Several series are also ending. In addition to Morie Satoshi's Love Sick, Yamada Nanpei's How to be a Man also curtains, as does Hwang MiRee's My Own Princess. I'll try to fill in the deets later if RL lets up a bit. (I nego'ed with it to at least let me produce a shopping list.) »Edit: Previews heeeere! (below).

m&c! manga (2011.12.07)

1. [Series Premiere] Dear! vol 1 of 2 by Mitsuki Kaco

Dear! 「ＤＥＡＲ！」 by Mitsuki Kaco Shogakukan Betsucomi and Deluxe Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.11

2. [Premiere] Dear! vol 2 of 2 by Mitsuki Kaco [Finale]

Volume 2 first published in Japan 2011.04

3. Erementar Gerad vol 2 of 18 by Azuma Mayumi

Eremental Gerad 「ＥＲＥＭＥＮＴＡＲ　ＧＥＲＡＤ」 by Azuma Mayumi Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2002.11

Other languages
English Elemental Gelade (TOKYOPOP: 12 Volumes per 2010.08; dropped), French (Kami), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa), Italian (Star Comics), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 17 street date: 2012.01.30), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 武器種族傳說 18 per 2010), Vietnamese (as Truyền Nhân Yuruki)

Related series
Spin-off: EG: Aozora no Senki (ongoing, volume 6 per 2010.03)

Adaptations
XEBEC's 26-episode anime adaptation aired between April and September 2005 on TV Tokyo, with seiyuu Ishida Akira as Coud Van Giruet and Takahashi Mikako as Reverie Metherlence

Light novels: Mag Garden has also published light novels written by Asaka Shou and illustrated by Azuma Mayumi

Drama CDs: Three drama CDs featuring actors different from the anime's were released by Frontier Works between October 2003 and August 2005. One drama CD featuring anime seiyuu was released by Victor Entertainment.

4. [Series Premiere] Gamaran vol 1 of 13+ by Nakamaru Yosuke

Gamaran 「我間乱～ＧＡＭＡＲＡＮ～」 by Nakamaru Yosuke Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.08

5. How to be a Man (Otona ni Naru Houhou [Bunko]) vol 8 of 8 by Yamada Nanpei [Finale]

Otona ni Naru Houhou (Bunko) 「オトナになる方法」 by Yamada Nanpei Hakusensha, shoujo Volume 8 first published in Japan 2001.12

Related series
Part of Yamada Nanpei's Kumiko & Shingo series (Series 6).

6. Love Sick vol 3 of 3 by Morie Satoshi [Finale]

Love Sick 「ラブ　シック」 by Morie Satoshi Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.02

7. My Lovely Class Leader (Gokujou!! Mechamote Iinchou) vol 6 of 15+ by Nishimura Tomoko

Gokujou!! Mechamote Iinchou 「極上！！めちゃモテ委員長」 by Nishimura Tomoko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.02

Serializations/Other languages
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (ongoing)
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 戀愛班長 13 per 2011.10)

Adaptations
The 51-episode Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou anime produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, starring seiyuu Ogawa Mana (Kitagawa Mimi) and Oshima Ryo (Toujou Ushio) aired from April 2009 to March 2010 in Japan. The Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou Second Collection sequel premiered 2010.04.03; episode 51 finale aired 2011.04.10.

8. Next to You (Tonari no Atashi) vol 3 of 8+ by Namba Atsuko

Tonari no Atashi 「隣のあたし」 by Namba Atsuko Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.01

m&c! manhwa (2011.12.07)

1. Crab Kiss vol 9 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Crab Kiss 「Crab Kiss 크랩키스」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 9 first published in Korea 2006.02

2. Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 9 of 15 by Han YuRang

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 9 first published in Korea 2006.10

3. My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) vol 10 of 10 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

Personalized Princess 「나만의 공주님」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung Volume 10 first published in Korea 2009.09

Hong Kong manhua (2011.12.07)

• Long Hu Men - The Next Battle vol 3: Sembilan Matahari Membakar Sejuta Racun by Tony Wong

Long Hu Men - The Next Battle by Tony Wong Jade Dynasty

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Erementar Gerad 1 by Azuma Mayumi, Idol's Love Story 8, Perfect Love Project 8 of 8 (m&c! 2 November 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Yup, the wait of nearly a decade is over and the Indonesian Erementar Gerad debuts in all its original love dem 'Rs, what "Elemental Gelade" glory :D

(MinimaList nau, NikBabble™ and eyecandy whenever :P) «Update: Whenever is here.

Erementar Gerad © Azuma Mayumi/Mag Garden
[First serialized in Comic Blade]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Sky-pirate Coud Van Giruet lucks on a most unexpected treasure during a routine raid. Reverie Metherlence insists on going to Edel Garden, a prosperous land that is the birthplace of Edel Raid, the strongest living weapon capable of interacting with humans. But entering Edel Garden proves more challenging than either could have foreseen, what with a shady organization plotting all manner of nefarious upon the Edel Raids.

Baka-Updates Manga users tag Eremental Gerad with the expected Sentient Weapon, Special Abilities, Pirates, but adds Kuudere, defined as an anime/manga slang term for a character that is cold, blunt, cynical, and pretty much doesn't care if her beloved dies. Wonder who's the kuudere in Eremental Gerad? Is it Ren? (The anime aired so long ago, I can't even remember what happened in the first eppie, let alone the series. >.<) Urban Dictionary gives C.C. from Code Geass as its kuudere example.

Other Azuma Mayumi manga
Baka-Updates Manga shares that Before her career as a mangaka took off, she started out working as an assistant to Amano Kozue. I guess it's safe to say that Eremental Gerad is Azuma Mayumi's breakout manga; even after the 18th volume (published 2010.03.10 in Japan), she's still running with it — with the spin-off Erementar Gerad: Aozora no Senki (six Blade Comics volumes published between July 2004 and March 2010; ongoing).

Before either Eremental Gerad or EG: Aozora no Senki, Azuma Mayumi-sensei published Vampire Savior - Tamashii no Mayoigo (Square Enix Gangan Comics: volumes 1 to 5 of 5 from 1998.06 to 2001.10), Star Ocean: The Second Story (seven Gangan Comics volumes between 1999.05 and 2001.11), the sports comedy Get! (Gangan Comics: 2000.03) and the Night Walker! Azuma Mayumi Tanpenshū compile (Gangan Comics: 2000.03). I don't know if m&c! has published any of them.

Her current serial is Toraneko Folklore, serialized in Comic Blade (volume 3 street date: 2011.12.10).

Moar talk of manga and manhwa after the release list.

m&c! manga (2011.11.02)

1. [Series Premiere] Eremental Gerad vol 1 of 18 by Azuma Mayumi

Eremental Gerad 「ＥＲＥＭＥＮＴＡＲ　ＧＥＲＡＤ」 by Azuma Mayumi Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2002.09

Other languages
English Elemental Gelade (TOKYOPOP: 12 Volumes per 2010.08; dropped), French (Kami), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa), Italian (Star Comics), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 17 street date: 2012.01.30), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 武器種族傳說 18 per 2010), Vietnamese (as Truyền Nhân Yuruki)

Related series
Spin-off: EG: Aozora no Senki (ongoing, volume 6 per 2010.03)

Adaptations
XEBEC's 26-episode anime adaptation aired between April and September 2005 on TV Tokyo, with seiyuu Ishida Akira as Coud Van Giruet and Takahashi Mikako as Reverie Metherlence

Light novels: Mag Garden has also published light novels written by Asaka Shou and illustrated by Azuma Mayumi

Drama CDs: Three drama CDs featuring actors different from the anime's were released by Frontier Works between October 2003 and August 2005. One drama CD featuring anime seiyuu was released by Victor Entertainment.

2. Love Sick vol 2 of 3 by Morie Satoshi

Love Sick 「ラブ　シック」 by Morie Satoshi Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 (7th~12 SICK plus Extra Story) first published in Japan 2009.09

3. Next to You (Tonari no Atashi) vol 2 of 8+ by Namba Atsuko

Tonari no Atashi 「隣のあたし」 by Namba Atsuko Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.10

4. Sable Prince vol 2 of 2 by Nesumi Chisato [Finale]

Sable Prince 「ＳａＢＬＥ　ＰＲＩＮＣＥ」 by Nesumi Chisato Mag Garden Comic Avarus and Comic Blade Avarus, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.08

Volume 2 chapters:
Tale 6: The Black Stone
Tale 7: The Sword Maker
Tale 8: The Cross Holder
Tale 9: Sanguin Prince
Tale 10: The Prince and The Follower's Mirror

m&c! manhwa (2011.11.02)

1. Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 8 of 15 by Han YuRang

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2006.10

2. My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) vol 9 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Personalized Princess 「나만의 공주님」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung Volume 9 first published in Korea 2009.09

3. Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) vol 8 of 8 by Han YuRang [Finale]

Nae Soong 9 Dan Project 「내숭 9단 프로젝트」 by Han YuRang AKA Nae-soong 9th Grade Project Samyang, soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2009.11

m&c! comics/Singapore

• XOL: The Exolight vol 2 of 6 by Sung Lin Gun/Y2Laud

XOL: The Exolight by Sung Lin Gun / Y2Laud Gramedia/m&c! Volume 2 first published in Indonesia 2011.11.02

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Idol's Love Story 7, Love Sick 1 by Morie Satoshi, Triple launch: Ai Hime - Love & Secret by Mitsuki Kaco (m&c! 5 October 2011 manhwa and manga) [UPDATED]

Update: And we graduate from List Version into NikBabble™ (Don't worry; I include m&c! artwork and blurbs, too.)

Idol School of Noble's Story © Han YuRang/Samyang
Published in Indonesia as Idol's Love Story by Gramedia/m&c!

In Idol's Love Story vol. 7 —

Ian hauls out the Incest Card and rejects Lang Land outright; Lang Land in turn rejects Ian's rejection of her love confession, forcing her step-brother to take extreme measures.

Just how extreme? The cover above prolly clued you in, but you'll hafta GET! the We're More Than Halfway Thru Idol's Love Story to confirm.

For you on Team Jang Gun × Lang Land, your ’ship's (also) in danger of sinking as Jang Gun's dad pressures his son to choose between Lang Land and his friends. (Pronoun ambiguity deliberate :P)

New m&c! manga
Heck, all the manga titles are newbs. There's Mitsuki Kaco's Taboo Love Ai Hime - Love & Secret triple-launching and the debut of Morie Satoshi's shoujo gender bender Love Sick. Cherry grad Super Sweet Honey by Aoi Michiru gets the tankou treatment and Nakashima Kazuki × Karakara Kemuri's Takeru: Opera Susanoh Sword of the Devil premieres. Exclusively shoujo, BTW.

Featuring Love Sick (jebolan or ex-HanaYume) up here. That's one of the perks to owning this blog, and for you, the downside(?) to sed owner stalking Morie Satoshi (manga-ka of School Hotel). Mitsuki Kaco fans (and Takeru: Opera Susanoh and Super Sweet Honey interested parties), scroll awaaay.

Love Sick © Morie Satoshi
Hakusensha [First serialized
in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia
by Gramedia/m&c!

She would go on to publish the three-volume, bishounen named for seasons (‘Haru (spring) the prince, Natsu (summer) the bishounen, Aki (autumn) the womanizer, and Fuyu (winter) the cold-hearted genius’) gender bender Love Sick...

...is what I noted under Other Morie Satoshi manga when We Love You, Shiro! premiered, and a couple months later, we get Love Sick—oh, you wanted a more informative blurb?

Shiki enrolls in a rich kids' school disguised as guy to wreak revenge on the principal, responsible for her father's death. There she meets Haru, Natsu, Aki and Fuyu, her dad's former patients. Shiki discovers that not only are they popular, they all suffer from a mysterious illness, too. To sway the fab foursome to her side, Shiki threatens to divulge their secret.

Does Shiki succeed in Mission: Avenge? Whatever the final outcome, it will likely only become apparent by the third Love Sick volume, published in Japan in February 2010. (The first tank streeted April 2009.) As for what ails Shiki's Reverse Harem, perhaps the manga title Love Sick is the clue? Especially as the chapter titles are actually styled SICK, as in 1st ~ 6th SICK (that comprise volume 1). Barring that, the Dissociative Identity Disorder mentioned in Baka-Updates' Love Sick entry?

I already mentioned School Hotel or Gakkou Hotel above. No change to Morie Satoshi's backlist since the Shiro premiere, so just click the link to Other Morie Satoshi manga three paragraphs above if you're interested to know moar.

m&c! manga (2011.10.05)

1. [Series Premiere] Ai Hime - Love & Secret (Ai Hime ~Ai to Himegoto~) vol. 1 of 3 by Mitsuki Kaco

Ai Hime ~Ai to Himegoto~ 「あい・ひめ～愛と秘めごと～」 by Mitsuki Kaco Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 1 (chapters 1-4) first published in Japan 2006.08

2. [Premiere] Ai Hime - Love & Secret vol. 2 of 3 by Mitsuki Kaco

Volume 2 (chapters 5-9) first published in Japan 2007.01

3. [Premiere] Ai Hime - Love & Secret vol. 3 of 3 by Mitsuki Kaco [Finale]

Volume 3 (chapters 10-13) first published in Japan 2007.06

4. [Series Premiere] Love Sick vol. 1 of 3 by Morie Satoshi

Love Sick 「ラブ　シック」 by Morie Satoshi Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 (1st~6th SICK + Extra Story) first published in Japan 2009.04

5. [Premiere] Super Sweet Honey (Sekai Seifuku ☆ Honey) by Aoi Michiru

Sekai Seifuku ☆ Honey 「世界征服☆ハニー」 by Aoi Michiru Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.12

6. [Series Premiere] Takeru: Opera Susanoh Sword of the Devil (Takeru - SUSANOH Mashō no Ken) vol. 1 of 4 by Nakashima Kazuki & Karakara Kemuri

Takeru - SUSANOH Mashō no Ken 「ｔａｋｅｒｕ－ＳＵＳＡＮＯＨ魔性の剣」 by Nakashima Kazuki & Karakara Kemuri Mag Garden Comic Blade Zebel, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.01

Related series
Oguna - Opera Susanoh Sword of the Devil (one-volume prequel; Japan release: 2007.06)

Other languages
English takeru: Opera Susanoh Sword of the Devil (TOKYOPOP: four volumes)

m&c! manhwa (2011.10.05)

1. Bittersweet High School (The friendly and vague harmony) vol. 3 of 3 by Park SunKyung (Haksan) [Finale]
2. [Series Premiere] Country Dog & Seoul Cat (Sigolgaewa Seoul Goyangi) vol. 1 of 2 by Hwang SukJi

Sigolgaewa Seoul Goyangi 「시골개와 서울고양이」 by Hwang SukJi Seoul Cultural Publishers, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2009.06

3. Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol. 7 of 15 by Han YuRang

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 7 first published in Korea 2006.10

4. Moon Fighters (Wolyoil Sonyeon) vol. 2 of 9 by Lee YoungYou

Wolyoil Sonyeon 「月요일 소년(월요일 소년)」 by Lee YoungYou Haksan Party, soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2005.12

Other languages
English Moon Boy (Ice Kunion: three volumes, absorbed by Yen Press: published all nine volumes), French (Editions Clair de Lune: Le Garçon de la lune Tome 9 per 2011.05), Japanese (Enterbrain: Getsuyoubi Shounen volume 2 per 2010.03)

5. Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) vol. 7 of 8 by Han YuRang

Nae Soong 9 Dan Project 「내숭 9단 프로젝트」 by Han YuRang AKA Nae-soong 9th Grade Project Samyang, soonjung Volume 7 first published in Korea 2009.11

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Hong Kong manhua (2011.10.05)

• Pedang MahaDewa -fore story V- God of the Gods vol. 4 of 4 by Tony Wong (Jade Dynasty) [Finale]

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