Wild Life 19, Dr. Koto 6, Defense Devil 5 (Elex Media 10 August 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Also, a couple of (Shueisha!) manga we haven't seen for a year: Real by Inoue Takehiko (volume 10) and Claymore by Yagi Norihiro (volume 16).

Wild Life © Fujisaki Masato/Shogakukan [First serialized in Shonen Sunday]; Dr. Koto Shinryoujo © Yamada Takatoshi/Shogakukan [First serialized in Weekly Young Sunday, currently in Big Comic Original]; Defense Devil © Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl/Shogakukan [First serialized in Shonen Sunday]. Published in Indonesia as Wild Life, Dr. Koto and Defense Devil by Elex Media

Updated with Elex artwork and blurbs and substantial NikBabble™

Tessho treats poor people's pets for free, but his goodness of  ♥ just lands him in hot water with Kanebakari, Meio University's stingy administrative chief. Kanebakari demands sanctions against Tessho for his sans university permission pro bono vet care.

Yup, Tessho and 2005 Shogakukan Manga Awardee Wild Life 19 are this week's hottest Elex GET!

And from vet, we move on to another manner of doctor, the middle of nowhere kind:

Dr. Koto 6 of 25+ by Yamada Takatoshi

Goto Kensuke alias Dr. Koto is the only doctor on the remote island of Koshiki, and it's to his credit that he can even perform surgery in such an isolated place.

One day, Dr. Koto gets into an accident in the mountains. He suffers from compartment syndrome, dislocated shoulder and loses consciousness because of his internal injuries.

Who's going to treat the doctor when the doctor himself is out?

Oh, dear. Dr. Koto's sitch goes way beyond a big pinch...Will a scream in his ear rouse the good doctor? I'm convinced that everything will turn out all right — and with no busted eardrums to additionally plague our heroic doctor. (I look to volumes 7 through 25+ for 100% confirmation that Dr. Koto survives.)

Elex notes that the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Awardee Dr. Koto Shinryoujo has sold as many as nine million copies in its home country. Wonder if/when local Dr. Koto will reach an equivalent sales milestone?

More previews after the release list.

Mangazines: Shonen Magz 8/2011 and Shonen Star 14/2011

Fairy Tail's Elsa (Erza) and Natsu headline the latest Shonen Magz, albeit BECK's guitarist/singer Koyuki part-times as cover boy. Meanwhile, Idamaria is Shonen Star 14's cover exorcist nun because Defense Devil is apparently not content with just the volume 5 release this street date. [Moar babble on the Indonesian Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday serials (waay) below.]

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.08.10)

1. Bride of the Water God (Habaek-eui Shinbu) 3 of 15+ by Yun MiKyung

Habaek-eui Shinbu 「하백의 신부」 by Yun MiKyung Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 3 first published in Korea 2007.02

Other languages/serializations
English Bride of the Water God (Dark Horse: eight volumes per 2011.05 • volume 9 street date: 2011.11.01), French L'épouse du dieu de l'eau (Editions Clair de Lune: Tome 4 shipped 2011.06 • Tome 5 street date: 2011.08.18)

2. Claymore 16 of 20+ by Yagi Norihiro

Claymore 「ＣＬＡＹＭＯＲＥ」 by Yagi Norihiro Shueisha Jump Square (previously serialized in Monthly and Weekly Shonen Jump), shounen Volume 16 first published in Japan 2009.05

Volume 16: Daichi no Kikoku (The Lamentation of the Earth) chapters:
84. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅱ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 2)
85. "Daichi no Kikoku Ⅲ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 3)
86. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅳ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 4)
87. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅴ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 5)
88. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅵ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 6)
89. Daichi no Kikoku Ⅶ (The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 7)
*NOT Elex chapter titles

Other languages
English Claymore (VIZ Media: 18 volumes per 2011.06 • volume 19 street date: 2011.11.01), German (Tokyopop Germany: Band 19 ships 2011.08.11), France and Spain (Glenat; latest French tome 18 per 2011.06), Italy (Star Comics), Russia (Comix-ART), Mexico (Grupo Editorial Vid), Brazil (Panini Comics Brasil) and Taiwan (Ever Glory: 獵魔戰記 18 released 2010.11)

Adaptations
Madhouse's 26-episode anime adapted the first 11 manga volumes and aired on Japan's NTV between April and September 2007, with seiyuu Kuwashima Houko as Clare.

3. Defense Devil 5 of 10 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl

Defense Devil 「ＤＥＦＥＮＳＥ　ＤＥＶＩＬ」 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 5 (chapters 38-47) first published in Japan 2010.06

Related
Adapted from the Sunday GX Akuma Bengoshi Kucabara one-shot

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English and simplified Chinese volumes (Chuang Yi: English volume 2 released 2010.09 • simplified Chinese #8 per 2011.06)

4. Demon King (Majeh) 34 of 38+ by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan

Majeh 「마제(魔帝)」 by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan Daiwon C.I. Champ Comics, sonyun Volume 34 first published in Korea 2009.12

Other languages
English King of Hell (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes per 2009.08.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 魔帝 #35 per 2011.06)

5. Doraemon 11 of 45 by Fujiko F. Fujio (Right-to-left edition)

Doraemon 「ドラえもん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, kodomo Volume 11 first published in Japan 1976.07 Premiered in Indonesia in left-to-right format (vintage ca. 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; 22 volumes as at 2011.05, 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. Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) 6 of 25+ by Yamada Takatoshi

Dr. Koto Shinryoujo 「Ｄｒ．コトー診療所」 by Yamada Takatoshi Shogakukan Weekly Young Sunday (later moved to Big Comic Original in 2008), seinen Volume 6 (chapters 57-67) first published in Japan 2002.07

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

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

Other languages
French (Kana: Dr Kotô tome 19 and 20 shipped 2011.07 • Tome 21-22 street date: 2011.10.21) and traditional Chinese (Ching Win Taiwan: 離島大夫日誌 25 released 2010.11)

Adaptations
The award-winning 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). A second also award-winning 11-episode season followed between October and December 2006.

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)

7. Lum, The Invader Girl (Urusei Yatsura) 30 of 34 by Takahashi Rumiko

Urusei Yatsura 「新装版　うる星やつら」 by Takahashi Rumiko Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen New edition (shinsoban) volume 30 released in Japan 2008.01

Awards
Winner, 26th Shogakukan Manga Awards, Shounen/Shoujo category

Other languages
English (VIZ Media), French and Spanish (Glenat)

Adaptations
A 195 episode-anime adaptation by Kitty Films, starring seiyuu Hirano Fumi (Lum) and Furukawa Toshio (Moroboshi Ataru), that aired from October 1981 through March 1986 on Fuji TV, 11 OAVs and six theatrical movies.

8. Mixim 11 volume 4 of 12 by Anzai Nobuyuki

MiXiM 11 「ＭＩＸＩＭ☆１１」 by Anzai Nobuyuki AKA MiXiM♀12 Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in 2009.06

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

9. Real 10 of 10+ by Inoue Takehiko

Real 「リアル」 by Inoue Takehiko Shueisha Young Jump, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2010.11

Awards
Excellence Prize, 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival

Other languages
English Real VIZ Media (nine volumes per 2010.11 • volume 10 street date: 2011.11.15), French (Kana: Tome 9 shipped 2010.08 • Tome 10 street date: 2011.12.02), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa;), Italian (Panini)

10. Spiral: The Bonds of Reason (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna) 14 of 15 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「スパイラル　推理の絆」 by Shirodaira Kyo & Mizuno Eita Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 14 (chapters 67-71) first published in Japan 2005.09

Other languages
English Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Yen Press: 15 volumes per 2011.04) and German (Carlsen Comics; Spiral - Gefährliche Wahrheit: Band 12 shipped 2011.06 • Band 13 street date: 2011.09.29)

Related
Spiral Alive (prequel; five volumes); a series of light novels; Mizuno Eita artbooks: SPIRAL Mizuno Eita Gashuu (2003.03) and Spiral All Along (2006.02; released with volume 15); and the Life is Spiral 「スパイラル完全解説本　ライフ・イズ・スパ」 guide, which includes the first draft of the Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna 「Sore sae mo toutoki hibi de」 drama (2003.03)

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

11. Vinland Saga 6 of 10+ by Yukimura Makoto

Vinland Saga 「ヴィンランド・サガ」 by Yukimura Makoto Kodansha Afternoon (initially in Weekly Shonen Magazine), shounen/seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.06

Volume 6 chapters:
36. The Two on the Battlefield
37. The Meaning of Love
38. Outside the Cradle
39. The King Awakens
40. The Story of Thors
41. Joint Battle
42. Your Life or Death Is in My Hands
[*NOT Elex/Shonen Magz chapter titles]

Awards
Nominee, 2008 Manga Taisho award and Grand Prize winner, Manga division, Japan Media Arts Festival 2009

Other languages/serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing serialization)
French (Kurokawa: Tome 9 shipped 2011.03 • Tome 10 street date: 2011.10.13), Italian (Star Comics), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 海盜戰記 9 released 2011.03)

12. Wild Life 19 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 19 (chapters 159-167) first published in Japan 2006.09

Awards
Winner, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category (2005)

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

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Mangazines (2011.08.10)

1. Shonen Magz 8/2011 (Kodansha Shonen Magazine)
2. Shonen Star 14/2011 (Shogakukan Shonen Sunday)

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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.
³ Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

UP NEXT: More 21 July 2010 manga

Level Comics: xxxHOLiC 9 · Genius Family Company 3 · Gokusen 14 of 15 · Revolution No.3 vol. 3 of 3 · Fight!! Ippo 77 · Priest 7

m&c!: Happy Cafe 15 of 15 · Innocent Dragon 6 · Idol Shopping 1 by Hwang MiRee · Female Wolf's Boy 1 by Han YuRang · Sandwich Girl 1 by Han YuRang · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 1 by Hwang MiRee · Long Hu Men 169
AMERO comics (Dark Horse): Actions Speak by Sergio Aragones · Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 7

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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
• Level Comics: 3x3 Eyes 31 · Akihabara@Deep 5 · Fight!! Ippo 76 · Miso-Com 3 · Nanase Fire Investigator 4 · Restore Garage 251 volume 7
• 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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