Fullmetal Alchemist 25, Topeng Kaca 5 Deluxe, New Sexy Simpleton 9 of 9 (Elex Media 5 January 2011 manga and manhwa)

New Sexy Simpleton © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

Miju and the Emperor's adventures in the 13th century ends, with our time-challenged couple managing to return to the present with the help of Prince Sa. Find out what happens before the Happy End—especially how they ditch Kubilai—in the New Sexy Simpleton finale, half the pair of Hwang MiRee soonjung manhwa streeting this Wednesday (the other is Want You 4).

Fullmetal Alchemist 25 of 27 by Arakawa Hiromu

Heading into the final stretch of Fullmetal Alchemist, Father requires five alchemists who have previously opened the Gate of Alchemy to activate the transmutation circle that will absorb all the souls in Amestris. Of the valiant pentad, only Mustang has yet to perform Human Transmutation, and the Flame Alchemist certainly has no intention of initiating the taboo rite.

But as Hawkeye lies dying before his eyes, will the obstinate Mustang finally yield?

Yeah, yeah, you already know what happens if you watched the FMA Brotherhood anime; now read the wellspring Fullmetal Alchemist volume 25, compiling manga chapters 100 through 103: The Forbidden Door, The Fifth Human Sacrifice, Before the Door and For Whose Sake.

Topeng Kaca Deluxe 5 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue

Meanwhile, Topeng Kaca 5 Deluxe calls for Kitajima Maya to play a doll — without dialogue, action, even emotion. Acting inanimate will demand tremendous effort, for while staying mute and motionless might not be a problem, how does one discard feelings?

See how Maya unleashes a “storm on stage” in Topeng Kaca Deluxe volume 5: Badai Panggung (1).

NEW ELEX SERIES: Hallelujah Overdrive by Takata Kotaro

Hallelujah Overdrive
© Takata Kotaro
Shogakukan
[Serialized in Gessan]

Elex finally premieres the music-themed, December-skedded Hallelujah Overdrive by Takata Kotaro:

Diverse emotions move human beings; in Asakura Kosame's case, it's resentment: a grudge aginst a musician instrumental in shooting down Kosame's love confession. Kosame enrolls in the same school as his object of grievance's, only to discover that the school band has been disbanded for rowdiness. In its place is the Metal Physics and Chemistry Research club.

Captivated by the petite senpai who invites him to sign up, Kosame enters the real world of music.

The Boy Meets Girl Band love story! serializes in Gessan AKA Monthly Shonen Sunday.

MANGAZINES: Shonen Magz 1/2011 and Shonen Star 79/2010

Shonen Magz resets to Issue #1, while Shonen Star plays catch-up with Issue 79 of 2010. ShoMagz 1/2011 premieres Kungfu Boy The Other Story (Tekken Chinmi Gaiden) or what I'm calling “Kungfu Boy - Lite,” a nostalgia trip down Chinmi and Sifan's lighter-side adventures. (Maekawa Takeshi's Kungfu Boy Legends is still ongoing, don't fret.) Meanwhile, the latest ShoStar to nab the Issue 79 spotlight is Fujisaki Masato's Wild Life, tankou 11 of which released last week. (Babble continued After The Cut.)

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.01.05)

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1. Bakeru-kun Pika-pika 3 of 5 by Fujiko F. Fujio

Bakeru-kun 「バケルくん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Pikkapika Comics, kodomo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2005.06

2. Crows 15 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 15 first published in Japan 1994.11

Related series

Worst (sequel, 25 volumes as at 2010.11) and Crows Zero (spin-off; nine volumes as at 2010.08)

Adaptations
Two live-action prequel movies: Crows ZERO (Japan theatrical release: October 2007) and Crows ZERO II (April 2009), directed by Miike Takashi and starring Oguri Shun (GPS leader Takiya Genji) and Yamada Takayuki (Serizawa Tamao)

3. Dorabase (Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden) 19 of 21+ by Mugiwara Shintaro & Fujiko F. Fujio Production

Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden 「ドラベース　ドラえもん超野球外伝」 by Mugiwara Shintaro & Fujiko F. Fujio Production Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic, kodomo Volume 19 first published in Japan 2010.02

4. Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) 3 of 25+ by Yamada Takatoshi

Dr. Koto Shinryoujo 「Ｄｒ．コトー診療所」 by Yamada Takatoshi AKA Dr. Coto's Clinic Shogakukan Weekly Young Sunday (later moved to Big Comic Original in 2008), seinen Volume 3 (chapters 22-33) first published in Japan 2001.07

Awards
Best General/Seinen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

Other languages
French (Kana; Dr Kotô tome 18 street date: 2011.01.07) and traditional Chinese 離島大夫日誌 (Ching Win Taiwan)

Adaptations
Dr. Coto's Clinic, an 11-episode live-action TV drama starring Yoshioka Hidetaka as Dr. Coto (Goto Kensuke) aired from July to September 2003 on Fuji TV, followed by two specials (the first aired between 9 and 10 January 2004 and the second from 12 to 13 December of the same year). The first season won the 38nd Television Drama Academy Awards for Best Drama and a Best Actor award for Yoshioka Hidetaka. A second 11-episode season followed between October and December 2006. This season was recognized with a Special Award for the Production Team in the 44th Galaxy Awards.

Related
Dr. Koto My First BIG Specials: The Advent!, Miracle in the hand (2006.10) and My First BIG editions: Suspected, Despair (2006.11) and Consider (2006.12)

5. Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) 25 of 27 by Arakawa Hiromu

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 「鋼の錬金術師」 by Arakawa Hiromu Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 25 (chapters 100-103) first published in Japan 2010.04

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Hashiguchi Takashi's Yakitate!! Japan [volume 19 streets concurrently with FMA 25])

Other languages
English Fullmetal Alchemist (VIZ Media; volume 23 per 2010.07 • volume 24 street date: 2011.01.18 and Chuang Yi; volume 23 released 2010.03), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi 钢之炼金术师 #26 per 2010.10), French (Kurokawa tome 25 street date: 2011.01.13), Italian (Panini Comics/Planet Manga), German (Planet Manga), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain; latest volume 25), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica), Swedish (Bonnier Carlsen) and Portuguese (JBC Brazil)

Adaptations
A 51-episode anime adaptation by Bones aired between October 2003 and October 2004, followed by a film sequel (Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, July 2005) and a second 64-episode series Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood that aired between April 2009 and July 2010. A handful of OAVs were also released. Seiyuu Park Romi and Kugimiya Rie play brothers Edward and Alphone Elric in all the Hagaren adaptations.

Two Fullmetal Alchemist audio drama series have been produced. Three volumes comprise the pre-anime first series: The Land of Sand, False Light, Truth's Shadow and Criminals' Scar. The second series, bundled with Shonen Gangan, consists of Ogutāre of the Fog (Shonen Gangan April and May 2004 issues) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Crown of Heaven (November and December issues).

Related
Spin-off light novels written by Inoue Makoto and illustrated by Arakawa Hiromu. First serialized in Shonen Gangan, six volumes have been released: The Land of Sand (2003.02; source material for anime episodes 11 and 12) · The Abducted Alchemist (2003.09) · The Valley of White Petals (2004.04) · Under the Faraway Sky (2004.10) · The Ties That Bind (2005.06) · A New Beginning (2007.03).

A pair of The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist manga artbooks and three manga guidebooks, as well as three The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Anime artbooks, a Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Profiles character guide book, and six fanbooks (TV Anime Fullmetal Alchemist Official Fanbooks for the first series and one for the second) have also been released.

6. [Series Premiere] Hallelujah Overdrive 1 of 3+ by Takata Kotaro

Hallelujah Overdrive 「ハレルヤオーバードライブ！」 by Takata Kotaro Shogakukan Gessan (Monthly Shonen Sunday), shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.11

7. New Sexy Simpleton 9 of 9 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

New Sexy Simpleton 「新신 섹시한 못난이」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 9 first published in Korea 2004.12

Related series
Sexy Simpleton (prequel)

8. Rakka Ryuusui 3 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 3 first published in Japan 2008.05

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.

9. Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 8 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Sanzoku Ou 「山賊王」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Magazine Great, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2006.02

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (concluded)

10. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 5 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue

Glass no Kamen 「ガラスの仮面」 by Miuchi Suzue Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Bunko volume 5 first published in Japan 1994.03

Related
Glass no Kamen tankoubon

Adaptations
Three anime and two seasons of a live-action drama

11. Want You 4 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

Want you 「원츄(Want you)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 4 first published in Korea 2004.06

12. Yakitate!! Japan 19 of 26 by Hashiguchi Takashi

Yakitate!! Japan 「焼きたて！！ジャぱん」 by Hashiguchi Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 19 first published in Japan 2005.09

Volume 19 chapters:
163. 河内の進化
164. パネルの裏側
165. パンダの正体
166. 河内の自信
167. 今、できること
168. 模糊山の夢
169. 黒やんX（エックス）
170. 電車に乗れなくても…
171. 竺（あつし）と暁（あかつき）
172. 頭を冷やせ！

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 49th Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Arakawa Hiromu's Fullmetal Alchemist [volume 25 streets with Yakitate!! Japan 19])

Serialization
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

Other languages
English Yakitate!! Japan (VIZ Media; volume 24 released 2010.10 • volume 25 street date: 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 Taiwan; 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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Golden Book Deluxe by Hikawa Kyoko, New Sexy Simpleton 8, Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder 2 of 2 (Elex 15 December 2010 manga and manhwa)

Chizumi & Fujiomi 2 © Hikawa Kyoko/Hakusensha
Published in Indonesia as Golden Book (Deluxe) by Elex Media Komputindo

Despite being Fujiomi's girlfriend for, like, ice ages, Chizumi still can't get the hang of it and continues to display next to zero confidence. How will the couple's relationship fare when “real competition”—in the form of Fujiomi's snarky private student—appears to diss Chizumi's security issues?

Golden Book, the Deluxe or bunko sequel to Angin Musim Gugur, reminds us that Fujiomi × Chizumi (why the series even puts Chizumi first is a mystery) traverses a potholed road to definitive Happy Ever After.

(Hikawa Kyoko's Chizumi & Fujiomi series was originally a LaLa manga collected into three volumes—Haru wo Matsukoro, Pastel Kibun and Gin-iro Ehon—before rerelease as two 千津美と藤臣君のシリーズ bunkoban in 2000. Elex's Golden Book (Deluxe) is that second compilation.)

New Sexy Simpleton 8 of 9 by Hwang MiRee ♡

And finally! (About time, too; it's only the penultimate, after all.) Mi Ju realizes that the possessive lover with her all along is NOT the emperor but his doppelgänger opponent Kubilai. Cornered, Mi Ju sets fire to the Lotus (foot-binding) shoes that dragged her and Lee Jin back to ancient China. How will Korea's top model return to present time now? And what of the fate of the emperor?

Kyaaa~ I can't wait for the next New Sexy Simpleton. Kubilai ♥ fangirl, you see.

Speaking of fangirls, for those who drool over Akechi —

Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder 2 of 2 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya

Kindaichi and Inspector Akechi fail to stop the mysterious Sparrow from striking and felling students at the Gokumon Juku training camp. The victims—participants separated into Arts (billeted at the Sun villa) and Sciences (the Moonlight villa) groups—died ‘replicating’ what they learned in their lines of study.

Amagi Seimaru- & Sato Fumiya's Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken (Ge) contains chapters 8-15. Private School Murder is the third Kindaichi Special Case, after Vampire Legend Murder Case and Phantom of the Opera 3rd Murder. It is succeeded by Snow Spirit Legend Murder Case.

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.12.15)

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1. Artist Acro 5 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

Artist Acro 「アーティストアクロ」 by Sakurai Ato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2009.11

Other languages
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore; 魔法亚克罗 #3 per 2010.07)

2. Bakeru-kun Pika-pika 2 of 5 by Fujiko F. Fujio

Bakeru-kun 「バケルくん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Pikkapika Comics, kodomo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2005.04

3. Godhand Teru 28 of 55+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

GodHand Teru 「ゴッドハンド輝」 by Yamamoto Kazuki Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 28 first published in Japan 2006.04

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. 51 released 2010.07)

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. [Premiere] Golden Book (Deluxe): Chizumi & Fujiomi Series 2 (Gin-iro Ehon: Chizumi & Fujiomi 2) by Hikawa Kyoko

Gin-iro Ehon: Chizumi & Fujiomi 2 「銀色絵本　千津美と藤臣君のシリーズ　２」 by Hikawa Kyoko Hakusensha, shoujo Bunko volume 2 first published in Japan 2000.09

Related series
The Chizumi & Fujiomi series was originally serialized in LaLa and collected into three volumes: Haru wo Matsukoro, Pastel Kibun and Gin-iro Ehon (re-released in two 千津美と藤臣君のシリーズ volumes in 2000).

5. Inuyasha 50 of 56 by Takahashi Rumiko

Inuyasha 「犬夜叉」 by Takahashi Rumiko Full title: Sengoku Otogizoushi Inuyasha (InuYasha, A Feudal Fairy Tale) Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 50 (chapters 489-498) first published in Japan 2007.07

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

Other languages
English Inuyasha (VIZ Media; Volume 55: Power of the Jewel releases 2010.12.14 • Volume 56: Curtain of Time street date: 2011.01.11), French (Kana tome 42 shipped 2010.12.03), Dutch (Kana), Spanish (Glénat Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico, LARP Editores Argentina), Italian (Star Comics), German (EMA, 56 volumes), Portuguese (Editora JBC Brazil), Swedish (Egmont Kärnan), Polish (Egmont Polska), traditional Chinese (Chingwin), Vietnamese (NXB Trẻ), Korean (Haksan)

Adaptations
Adapted into anime by Sunrise: the first season, based on volumes 1 through 36 and spanning 167 episodes, aired on Yomiuri TV from October 2000 until September 2004. The sequel, Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen, which picks up from volume 36 until series end, premiered October 2009 with seiyuu Yamaguchi Kappei, Yukino Satsuki, and Morikawa Toshiyuki reprising their roles as Inuyasha, Kagome, and Naraku. The sequel ended 2010.03.29

At least four originally-conceived anime features have also been released: Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001.12), The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002.12), Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003.12) and Fire on the Mystic Island (2004.12). A prequel special Inuyasha Meguri Au Mae no Unmei Koiuta aired 2004.04.19 in Japan.

6. Kariage kun 37 of 49+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 37 first published in Japan 2003.06

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)

7. Kindaichi Special Case - Private School Murder (Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken) 2 of 2 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya [Finale]

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken (Ge) 「金田一少年の事件簿　獄門塾殺人事件　下」 by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya AKA Jail Gate Private School Murder Case (Second Part) Kodansha Shonen Magazine Comics, shounen Volume 2 (chapters 8-15) first published in Japan 2006.11

Related
Part of the new Kindaichi Case Files

8. Mixim 11 volume 2 of 10+ by Anzai Nobuyuki

MiXiM 11 「ＭＩＸＩＭ☆１１」 by Anzai Nobuyuki AKA MiXiM♀12 Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 2 first published in 2008.12

Volume 2 chapters:
12 12-1（1）マイナス1（ワン）
13 12-1（2）1（ファースト）-CONTACT
14 12-1（3）星に願いを
15 12-1（4）星の加護覚醒
16 12-1（5）Please Call Me
17 12-1（6）GOOD NIGHT
18 12-1（7）忍び寄る影
19 12-1（8）What's your name?
20 12-1（9）0（ゼロ）の鼓動
21 12-1（10）竹蔵の×××
22 12-1（11）GOOD MORNING
23 PROMISE

Other languages
English Mixim 11 (Chuang Yi Singapore; volume 5 released 2010.05)

9. New Sexy Simpleton 8 of 9 by Hwang MiRee

New Sexy Simpleton 「新신 섹시한 못난이」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 8 first published in Korea 2004.12

Related series
Sexy Simpleton (prequel)

¹ Sources: Elex STO 15 December 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Golden Book (Deluxe) (SRP: IDR 24,000), Bakeru kun Pika-pika 2 (IDR 13,500) and Kariage Kun 37 (IDR 15,000).
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Previews continued

Artist Acro 5 of 9 by Sakurai Ato

Not only does Acro have to rescue Deko, he now also must save Reonji. Little does the sculptor know that he will first have to face Baku, one of the Art Organization generals famed for his cruel and unusual tactics.

But Acro's run-in with Baku actually awakens a new power in Acro, one that engulfs him in rage and pushes the confrontation to a startling climax.

Godhand Teru 28 of 55+ by Yamamoto Kazuki

The malicious rumors against Valhalla refuse to abate; what's worse, another storm is brewing. Kitami is attacked by a group of delinquents who admit to having been hired to break his arm, if not seriously injure him.

Despite the gang's failure to wound Kitami, someone snaps a picture of Kitami's retaliation. What will happen to Valhalla's reputation once the photograph is made public?

Inuyasha 50 of 56 by Takahashi Rumiko

Armed with Tetsusaiga and Tensaiga, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru reluctantly partner up to take on Shishinki, their father's old foe, who is key to the Meidou Zangetsuha power.

(Meanwhile, VIZ Media's InuYasha, Vol.50: Green Monster summary adds that the brothers' arch-nemesis Naraku strives to corrupt the spark of purity Kikyo managed to instill in the Shikon Jewel, but we already expect him to do that.)

Inuyasha 50 compiles chapters:
489. Completed Meidou
490. Tenseiga's Secret
491. Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga
492. Father's True Intent
493. Resonance
494. The Two Worlds
495. Further Thought
496. Trick
497. Kohaku's Neck
498. Reborn Hiraikotsu
*NOT the Indonesian Shonen Star serialization titles

Mixim 11 vol. 2 of 10+ by Anzai Nobuyuki

Four transfer students show up in Ichimatsu's class and attack Kacchan. They also kidnap Yumi. What is their objective?

The question bears asking because Chuang Yi's English Mixim 11 volume 2 adds that the same mysterious group start helping Ichimatsu fight off other bad guys all of a sudden. The same source goes on to point out that:

Kamina empowers the three potential heirs with the Protection of the Stars, creating weapons for the trio to deal with the impending battles ahead... but what kind of weapons will they get from a dog suit, a portable game console and... finger puppets?!

UP NEXT: Level Comics and m&c! 15 December 2010 manga and manhwa

• Level Comics: Genius Family Company 5 · xxxHOLiC 11 · Restore Garage 251 vol.11 · Haruka 17 vol.10 · Half an Apple 5 · Last Inning 7 · Nurse Aoi 17 · Yakari dan Monster Danau
• m&c!: Electric Daisy 6 · Goong [Palace Story] 21 · Sugar Family 5 · Be a Naughty Girl 3 · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 13 · Monika 137

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QED 34, New Sexy Simpleton 5, Juvenile Remix 4, Coz We're not Children 1 by Seta Haruhi (Elex 21 July 2010 manga and manhwa)

Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo © Katou Motohiro/Kodansha (Serialized in Magazine E-no)
Published in Indonesia as Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Elex Media Komputindo

Remember Allan Brad (or Allan Blades), the thinly-veiled Bill Gates/software billionaire first introduced in Q.E.D. volume 13's Disaster Man? Well, Allan and his secretary Elly Francis are back — and they're getting M—A—R—R—I—E—D in Q.E.D. volume 34, streeting this 21st.

Of course, Touma and Mizuhara scored invites, but with math geek/shounen tantei Touma catching yet another Busman's Holiday, something goes wrong with the charity (the world's largest) that Allan and Elly founded as a prenupt prerequisite in Story 67 Man's Wedding Disaster.

The other story in the 2009 Kodansha Manga awardee is Mother that apparently has Touma and Mizuhara investigating a friend's “suicide” — if I read the Japanese Wiki synopsis right. Allan and Elly's story first appeared in Magazine E-no's July 2009 issue, while Story 68 was included in the September 2009 edition of the mangazine (previously known as Magazine GREAT).

Now the next question is: When is volume 12 of C.M.B. — Q.E.D.'s side story starring Touma's cousin Shinra — going to release? (I won't apologize for being a greedy Katou Motohiro manga fangirl.)

Real 9 of 9+ by Inoue Takehiko

Blurbs nashi for the next most popular manga and manhwa GET! (Juvenile Remix 4, (the speed-released) New Sexy Simpleton (volume 5), Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 2 — and Hell Girl 5's remains a generic series intro), but there IS one for the newest in Inoue Takehiko-sensei's more serious, seinen take on basketball, the 2001 Japan Media Arts Fest Excellence Prize winner, Real:

Slowly, Takahashi Hisanobu grows to accept his paralysis. The former basketball captain and ex-bully even becomes close to Hanasaki, his hospital roommate also undergoing rehabilitation. Meanwhile, Nomiya Tomomi continues to battle the odds and refuses to give up the dream of returning to basketball.

Kodomo ja Nai kara! © Seta Haruhi
Kodansha (Nakayoshi)
Published in Indonesia as
Coz We're not Children
by Elex Media

NEW TITLES: Coz We're not Children 1 by Seta Haruhi

The sole Elex manga tankou premiere is Seta Haruhi's Coz We're not Children or Kodomo ja Nai kara! that finished(?) its Indonesian serialization in Nakayoshi Gress!.

Coz We're not Children stars Suzuna Otohime, whose halcyon school days come under “attack” when the popular Kiritani Yuga transfers into the central Tokyo high school she attends. The Idol Superstar insists on becoming Otohime's new “friend,” much to our heroine's annoyance.

(If you're intrigued by this shoujo romance, rejoice. There's only two volumes to the series.)

MANGAZINES: Shonen Magz 74/2010

BECK © Harold Sakuishi
Kodansha

The second Shonen Magz for the month, Issue 74, features BECK's Koyuki on the front cover, but doesn't add any new preview to Harold Sakuishi's (also Kodansha Manga award-winning) series.

Other shounen (and seinen) titles serialized in the Absolutely kewl ShoMagz: Code:Breaker by Kamijyo Akimine · Fairy Tail by Mashima Hiro · Ghost Doctor (Youkai no Oisha-san) by Satou Yuuki · Kindaichi Case Files by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya · Kungfu Boy Legends (Tekken Chinmi Legends) by Maekawa Takeshi · Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits by Sawada Hirofumi (whose volume 2 also streets on 7.21) · School Rumble by Kobayashi Jin · Tokkyu!! by Komori Yoichi, Kubo Mitsurou · Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE by CLAMP · Vinland Saga by Yukimura Makoto. (Of these, Code:Breaker and Vinland Saga have yet to transition to tankou.)

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2010.07.21)

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1. [Premiere] Coz We're not Children (Kodomo ja Nai kara!) 1 of 2 by Seta Haruhi

Kodomo ja Nai kara! 「 こどもじゃないから！ 」 by Seta Haruhi Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.02

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Concluded Indonesian serialization in Nakayoshi Gress!

2. Crows 10 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 10 first published in Japan 1993.08

RELATED SERIES

Worst, the sequel (24 volumes as at 2010.06), with its related series: the Worst Gaiden side story (one volume, complete), the Harumichi side story (two volumes as at 2010.04) and the We are the Worst! character book/side stories (two books).

Crows Zero (spin-off; nine volumes as at 2010.08)

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.

3. Geobreeders 13 of 15+ by Ito Akihiro

Geobreeders 「 ジオブリーダーズ 」 by Ito Akihiro Shonen Gahosha Young King Ours, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2007.07

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Geobreeders was partially translated into English by CPM but the series was later dropped. The French version is published by Bamboo and Doki-Doki.

RELATED SERIES
Geobreeders AA (Geobreeders Atomic Attack, Spin-off by Ito Akihiro and Imakake Isamu, one volume)

ADAPTATIONS
Three Geobreeders: [File-X] Get Back The Kitty anime OAV episodes by Chaos Project were released from May through October 1998. The OAV sequel, Geobreeders II: [File-XX] Breakthrough, added one more episode, releasing from July 2000 to March 2001. Seiyuu Koorogi Satomi voiced Kagura Security CEO Kikushima Yuka, with Miki Shinichiro as Taba Yoichi and Hisakawa Aya, Imai Yuka, Yajima Akiko, Hidaka Narumi portraying team members Umezaki Maki, Randou Eiko, Sakuragi Takami and Himehagi Yuu. Iizuka Mayumi voiced the phantom cat Maya.

4. Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo) 5 of 9 by Eto Miyuki

Jigoku Shoujo 「 地獄少女 」 by Eto Miyuki · Jigoku Shojo Project Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2007.07

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Concluded Indonesian serialization in Nakayoshi Gress!.
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).

RELATED
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 (2006.10 to 2007.04) and Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae (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.

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.

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

5. Juvenile Remix (Maou - Juvenile Remix) 4 of 10 by Isaka Kotaro and Osuga Megumi

Maou - Juvenile Remix 「 魔王　ＪＵＶＥＮＩＬＥ　ＲＥＭＩＸ 」 by Isaka Kotaro and Osuga Megumi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.05

Volume 4 contains chapters:

• 28 結束の灯
• 29 標的
• 30 犬養の灯と安藤の孤独
• 31 一夜の爪跡
• 32 遭遇
• 33 傍観者の叫び
• 34 諦念と密謀
• 35 臨界点
• 36 デッドエンド
• 37 目の前の未来

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Published in English as Maoh: Juvenile Remix by VIZ Media (volume 1 released 2010.05.11 • volume 2 street date: 2010.08.10). Ching Win translates Maou - Juvenile Remix in traditional Chinese for Taiwan.

6. Katsu! 6 of 16 by Adachi Mitsuru

Katsu! 「 ＫＡＴＳＵ！ 」 by Adachi Mitsuru Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2003.01

Volume 6 contains chapters:

• 49 あんたじゃない!?
• 50 遊んでた...
• 51 倒れたボクサー
• 52 ムチャなお願い!?
• 53 約束が...
• 54 戦いの準備
• 55 カラスと...
• 56 勝利のルール
• 57 幻影
• 58 時は満ちた!?

REISSUES/OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Re-released in 8 volumes in Japan from 2009.07 to 2010.02.
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Star.
Katsu! is published in French by Pika Édition.

7. Kurozakuro 4 of 7 by Natsume Yoshinori

Kurozakuro 「 クロザクロ 」 by Natsume Yoshinori Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2005.07

Volume 4 contains chapters:

• 28 末席
• 29 頂上
• 30 潜伏
• 31 白爪（しろつめ）
• 32 覚悟
• 33 試練
• 34 意味
• 35 黒棘（くろとげ）
• 36 打つ手
• 37 本気

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Concluded Indonesian serialization in Shonen Star.
The Kurozakuro series is licensed for North America by VIZ Media (volume 1 street date: 2010.11.02). The manga is published in French by Akata/Delcourt.

8. New Sexy Simpleton 5 of 9 by Hwang MiRee

New Sexy Simpleton 「 新신 섹시한 못난이 」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 5 first published in Korea 2004.11

RELATED SERIES
Sexy Simpleton (prequel, eight volumes)

9. Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo) 34 of 36+ by Katou Motohiro

Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo 「 Ｑ．Ｅ．Ｄ．証明終了 」 by Katou Motohiro Kodansha Magazine E-no (formerly Magazine GREAT), shounen Volume 34 first published in Japan 2009.10

Volume 34 contains chapters:

• 67 Man's wedding disaster (災厄の男の結婚, serialized 2009.07)
• 68 Mother (母也堂, serialized 2009.09)

AWARDS
Recipient, Best Shounen Manga at the 2009 Kodansha Manga Awards (along with Mashima Hiro's Fairy Tail)

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Published in traditional Chinese as Wonder Little Detective by Tong Li (Taiwan and Hong Kong)

RELATED SERIES
C.M.B. (side story, ongoing, 14 volumes as at 2010.06)

ADAPTATIONS
A 10-episode live action renzoku starring Nakamura Aoi as Touma Sou and Takahashi Ai as Mizuhara Kana aired in Japan from January to March 2009 on NHK.

10. Real 9 of 9+ by Inoue Takehiko

Real 「 リアル 」 by Inoue Takehiko Shueisha Young Jump, seinen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2009.11

AWARDS
Recipient, Excellence Prize at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival.

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Real is published in English by VIZ Media (volume 8 released 2010.04.20); in French by Kana; in Spanish by Editorial Ivréa; and in Italian by Panini.

11. Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 2 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Sanzoku Ou 「 山賊王 」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Magazine Great, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2001.12

OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS/SERIALIZATIONS
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Magz

¹ Sources: Elex Media STO 21 July 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopsis, except where indicated)
² All manga and manhwa are priced at IDR 16,500 each. Shonen Magz 74/2010 remains at IDR 27,000/volume.
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currently available manga (14 July 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Fairy-Tale Motif Brocade 5 of 5 · Hell Girl 4 · Kaiser Z 14 · Kumpulan Cerita Berwarna Doraemon 4 · Libero Revolution! 11 · New Sexy Simpleton 4 · Paket Doraemon Movie (Jakarta) by Fujiko F. Fujio · Penguin Revolution 5 · Red-Haired Snow White 3 · Rockwell the Scarlet Knight 1 by Nadatani Wataru · Summer Storm 2 · Tena on S String 1 by Mikabe Sesuna · Toradora 1 by Zekkou · V.B. Rose 5 · Nakayoshi 82/2010 · Shonen Star 68/2010 · [RE-STO] Eyeshield 21 volumes 1-10 | Kitchen Princess volumes 1-10 of 10 | One Piece volumes 1-10, 11-20, 21-30 ad 31-40 box sets
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• m&c!: Bakugan Battle Brawlers 8 · Go! Hiromi Go! 1 by Asou Mikoto· How to Be a Man 1 by Yamada Nanpei · The Princess Bouquet 3 of 3 · Sakura Wars 9 of 9

related monthly schedules

Elex Media July 2010
Premiering Coz We're not Children by Seta Haruhi, Look Up! by Kusaba Michiteru · Continuing One Piece (volume 55), Here We Are (#13) and Topeng Kaca: Bidadari Merah (#11) · Ending A Kiss For My Prince (volume 5)

Elex Media June 2010
Premiering Beauty Honey by Matsumoto Tomo, Gensou Suikoden III by Shimizu Aki (double launch with volume 2), Hello Master by Tsukuba Sakura, Hidamari Sketch by Aoki Ume, Natural Honey Dormitory by Oda Aya, Rakka Ryuusui by Sanada Iki, Rockwell the Scarlet Knight by Nadatani Wataru, Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits by Sawada Hirofumi, Tena on S String by Mikabe Sesuna, Toradora by Zekkou, Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri, and Winter's Love by Mamura Mio (standalone)

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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