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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Last Summer Cinema 2 of 2, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 4, Idol's Love Story 5 (m&c! 3 August 2011 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Pintu teater telah dibuka... The promised NikBabble™ xD

Gunjou Cinema © Miyako Ritsu/Hakusensha
[First serialized in Bessatsu Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia as Last Summer Cinema by Gramedia/m&c!

Asahi, Tamaki and Yakata's indie film project grinds to a halt after they start fighting over Just who is concealing what secret now?! Fortunately, the timely arrival of Mizuno-sensei reconciles the three and kick-starts the mothballed movie enterprise. But with weeks to go before the contest, can the trio finish the movie AND surprise their beloved Sensei as per plan?

Me and my Gunjou Cinema club tweeps @Raynelly, @ameliarozali and @MayzMeow voted on our Last Summer Cinema favorites. So far —

• Mizuno-sensei: 3 votes
• Tamaki: 2 votes
• Yakata: 2 (half is my megane moe vote Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ)
• Asahi: 0 （；_・）

Anyone wanna show some Asahi lurve?

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 4 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Shin Bia's Great Escape throws Crown Prince Yoo Baek into turmoil. When the Future Husband and Wife reunite, however, Yoo Baek has no desperate clinch nor Possessive Lover's kiss to spare for Shin Bia. Instead, Bia finds herself at the wrong end of Yoo Baek's sword!

And as if an irate bridegroom-to-be weren't enough of a challenge, Bia faces another danger in Crazy Girl Shin Bia volume 4: she has to heal someone and account for her deeds before the King. What will happen to our tomboy Shin Bia naaw~?

What I'm moar interested in is: What happened between Shin Bia and her droolicious, would be assassin slash yet another prince running around here? (At last count, at least three princelings populated Shin Bia's alternate world.)

New m&c! titles

m&c! again rummages all over Southeast Asia for new GN and comes home with XOL: The Exolight by Sung Lin Gun and Y2Laud from Singapore, but my Above the Cut is reserved for the Cats! We Love You, Shiro! manga by Morie Satoshi. No discrimination intended, but Nihon wa ichiban :D

Shiro-chan's mother just abandoned him, forcing the confused little boy to ask Tae, the only domesticated cat in a town teeming with stray cats, to become his new ‘mother.’

m&c! hypes We Love You, Shiro! as a touching story of a boy looking for love. ITA. Shiro-chan—and Ichi—are chou kawaii :D Who is Ichi? GET! We Love You, Shiro! for the answer. (Hint: This is a shoujo manga, after all.)

This volume also includes the one-shot Sky Splash.
[For other Morie Satoshi manga, scroll down.]

I preview Exolight and the rest after the release list.

m&c! manga (2011.08.03)

1. Last Summer Cinema (Gunjou Cinema) 2 of 2 by Miyako Ritsu [Finale]

Gunjou Cinema 「群青シネマ」 by Miyako Ritsu Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.08

2. Together in Love (Ai no Moto ni Tsudoe) 4 of 4 by Sakamoto Miku [Finale]

Ai no Moto ni Tsudoe 「愛のもとに集え」 by Sakamoto Miku Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.11

3. [Premiere] We Love You, Shiro! (Neko no Machi no Ko) by Morie Satoshi

Neko no Machi no Ko 「猫の街の子」 by Morie Satoshi Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.01

m&c! manhwa (2011.08.03)

1. Crazy Girl Shin Bia 4 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 4 first published in Korea 2008.03

2. Idol's Love Story (Idol's School of Noble's Story) 5 of 15 by Han YuRang

Idol's School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 5 first published in Korea 2006.09

3. My Own Princess (Personalized Princess) 6 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Personalized Princess 「나만의 공주님」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim) soonjung Volume 6 first published in Korea 2009.09

4. Perfect Love Project (Nae Soong 9 Dan Project) 5 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 5 first published in Korea 2009.10

5. Say Say Say 4 of 7 by Hwang MiRee

Say Say Say 「세이 세이 세이 (Say Say Say)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 4 first published in Korea 2007.10

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Singapore comics (2011.08.03)

• [Series Premiere] XOL: The Exolight 1 of 6 by Sung Lin Gun/Y2Laud (m&c!)

KOLONI local comics (2011.08.03)

1. Koloni Jagoan 4: Extremely Garudaboi by Galang Tirtakusuma, Dewa Keris: Jagad Nusantara by Damar Adhi, Kamfretto! by C. Suryo Laksono and Kopi Pahit
2. [Premiere] Pelangi di Naungan Mentari by Tim REGULARS

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School Hotel 2 of 2 by Morie Satoshi (m&c! shoujo manga; street date: 19 May 2010)

Gakkou Hotel © Morie Satoshi/Hakusensha (First serialized in Hana to Yume)
Published in Indonesia as School Hotel by PT Gramedia/m&c!
[Cover from m&c!]

School Hotel 2 of 2

By Morie Satoshi
Original title: 学校ホテル (Gakkou Hotel)
Hakusensha, originally serialized in Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 2 released in Japan 2008.12
Published in Indonesia 2010.05 by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Synopsis

Gakkou Hotel e Youkoso! Lose the mask and let your real self out.

At first an invited guest, Keirin High “saint” Amano Toriko eventually joins the staff of the School Hotel and finds she's at the front desk facing a deluge of customers, each with surprising reasons for checking in.

As I noted in the main m&c! release post, forget the hotel guests; I wanna know what's going to happen to Toriko x the “devilish” bishie hotel manager Ozuka Mizuchi.

m&c! Volume 2 street date: 19 May 2010

(Now I want m&c! to also license the crossdressing (reverse harem?) Love Sick and the artist/possessive lover-troped Hakuji.)

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) via m&c!

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School Hotel shoujo manga volume 1 of 2 by Morie Satoshi (m&c! street date: 21 April 2010)

Gakkou Hotel © Morie Satoshi/Hakusensha (First serialized in Hana to Yume)
Published in Indonesia as School Hotel by PT Gramedia/m&c!

School Hotel 1 of 2

By Morie Satoshi
Original title: 学校ホテル (Gakkou Hotel)
Hakusensha, originally serialized in Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 1 first released in Japan 2008.03
Published in Indonesia 2010.04 by Gramedia/m&c!

May contain [SPOILERS]

Synopsis

DO WANT!

Welcome to the School Hotel! Here, you can lose the mask and become your real self!

For a certain type of student, the Gakkou or School Hotel is a sanctuary of sorts. Does smart Kenrin High student Tenno Toriko fit the "profile"? If she doesn't, how come she finds herself there?

[With additions from Midnight Scans & Intercross' description, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

m&c! volume 1 street date: 21 April 2010

As I noted in the main m&c! post, Morie Satoshi is the twin sister of fellow Hakusensha manga-ka Takagi Shigeyoshi who created Flower in a Storm (Hana ni Arashi). Don't you agree that their art resemble each other's?

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) via m&c! on facebook

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