I Love You Suzuki kun 11 and Tramp 2 (3L shoujo and josei manga out nau~)

Street date: 21 November 2011 according to Angelzon

Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!! © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sho-Comi]
Tramp. © Fujiwara Yuh/Ichijinsha [First serialized in Zero-Sum Ward]
Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki kun!! and Tramp by PT Tiga Lancar Semesta/Tiga Lancar Comic (3L)

Tramp turned out a sleeper hit for 3L, so going against my normal and previewing it before I Love You, Suzuki kun!!:

Those bearing the birth mark possess a connection to a pirate's treasure trove. To discover the truth behind the legend, Alto and friends head for the country of Anthioak.

Over in I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 11 —

Sayaka, Chihiro, Hikaru and Shinobu are now juniors. Before straightening out her issues with Hikaru, Sayaka leaves for a photo session in Izu. Hikaru and Chihiro, meanwhile, meet Shinobu in Izu, where he's training with the basketball club. The foursome reunites after having been separated for so long, but Erika, who has just returned to Japan, spoils the reunion by panning Sayaka's acting, saying it's the ult in boring.

Per earlier volumes, I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 11 is rated for [DEWASA] or Mature audiences.

3L shoujo manga (2011.11.21)

1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) vol 11 of 13+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 11 first published in Japan 2011.03

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment).

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru and Suzuki Hiroto. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

2. Tramp. vol 2 of 3+ by Fujiwara Yuh

Tramp. 「ＴＲＡＭＰ．」 by Fujiwara Yuh
Ichijinsha Zero-Sum Ward, josei
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.02

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I Love You Suzuki kun 10, My Youth with You 6, Princess by Honda Natsumi (3L shoujo manga out naw~)

Streeted 17 October 2011, according to Angelzon, though I haven't eyeballed them yet myself.

Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!! © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sho-Comi] · Kimi no Tonari de Seishunchuu © Fujisawa Shizuki/Shogakukan [First serialized in Betsucomi]. Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki kun!! and My Youth With You by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

Only one more year before Sayaka, Hikaru, Chihiro and Shinobu graduate from high school in I Love You, Suzuki kun!!. Thanks to a successful debut, Sayaka has achieved fame as an actress; Hikaru, meanwhile, busies himself with the school festival. A free time window opens up in Sayaka's busy schedule and she decides to go to Hikaru's school festival. There she accidentally sees an old picture of herself and Hikaru in Hikaru's cell phone. Meanwhile, Chihiro and Shinobu seem to have snapped out of the limbo they've been in.

Baka-Updates Manga indicates the status of Ikeyamada Go's Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! as 14 Volumes (Ongoing); available tankou, however, stands at 13 (streets 26 October in Japan). So I use the latter number for my volume tally.

Per earlier volumes, I Love You, Suzuki kun!! vol 10 is rated for [DEWASA] or Mature audiences — as is the debuting Princess, Honda Natsumi's manga adapt of HIMI's cellphone novel. Princess and My Youth with You vol 6 previewed below the release list.

3L/Tiga Lancar Comic shoujo manga (2011.10.17)

1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) vol 10 of 13+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 10 (chapters 46-50) first published in Japan 2010.12

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment).

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru and Suzuki Hiroto. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

2. My Youth with You (Kimi no Tonari de Seishunchuu) vol 6 of 8 by Fujisawa Shizuki

Kimi no Tonari de Seishunchuu 「キミのとなりで青春中。」
by Fujisawa Shizuki
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
Volume 6 first published in Japan 2011.01

3. [Premiere] Princess by HIMI and Honda Natsumi

Princess 「プリンセス」 by HIMI and Honda Natsumi
Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2009.02

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I Love You Suzuki kun!! 9 and My S-type Boyfriend by Odagiri Nagisa (3L shoujo manga out now)

Some bookstores might not have these 3L manga yet, but trust me, they're out. I have both in front of me.

Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!! © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki kun!! by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

Hikaru, Sayaka, Chihiro and Shinobu are now 11th-graders. Sayaka has gotten even closer to Hikaru, especially after spending time with him during the school trip. Her brush with amnesia, too, seems a distant memory as Sayaka finds something—someONE—to smile about.

Back at home, Chihiro—who had to pass up the school trip because she was sick—nearly faints on the roadside and guess who should happen by and help her? Yup, the ever trusty Shinobu.

What's next for our two couples? GET! I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 9 that features Shinobu × Chihiro «♡» on the cover foreground.

New 3L manga: My S-type Boyfriend by Odagiri Nagisa

Kare wa S-kei Seitokaichou
© Odagiri Nagisa
Shogakukan [Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as
My S-type Boyfriend by 3L

Shizuku is scared witless of boys. Whenever any touches her, she ends up clobbering him. Because of her extreme reaction, guys keep their distance, fearing for their lives.

Not so student council president Shizuka. Shizuka, famed the school over for his sadistic tendencies, is interested in Shizuku. He “persuades” her into joining the student council to cure her androphobia, but then forces her to become his girlfriend.

Shizuku should be opening a can of whoopass, right? So how come she doesn't, not even when. Shizuka. Kisses. Her!?

So, Man-hating Violent Girl × Sadistic Seitokaichou, start-OH!

My S-type Boyfriend also collects two other one-shots, My Favorite is XXX and The Lazy Girl's Big Revolution. I snap synopsize them after the release list.

3L shoujo manga (2011.07.05)

1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) 9 of 12+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 9 (chapters 41-45) first published in Japan 2010.10

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment).

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru and Suzuki Hiroto. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

2. [Premiere] My S-type Boyfriend (Kare wa S-kei Seitokaichou) by Odagiri Nagisa

Kare wa S-kei Seitokaichou 「彼はＳ系生徒会長」 by Odagiri Nagisa
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
This anthology first published in Japan 2010.04

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I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 8 and Sky Blue Ageha 2 of 2 (3L shoujo manga out naaw~)

I haven't seen these 3L shoujo manga in the wild, but Angelzon sez they shipped last Wednesday.

Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!! © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan [Sho-Comi]
Sorairo Ageha © Kumagai Kyoko/Shogakukan [Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki kun!! and Sky Blue Ageha by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

May contain   [SPOILAGE!]

Fated reunions and isshokenmei tennis struggles on deck as 3L releases Ikeyamada Go's I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 8 and Kumagai Kyoko's Sky Blue Ageha 2 of 2. First up, the series Wiki highlights as one of the top 10 most heart♥-wrenching, as ranked by readers of Junon magazine:

Hikaru goes through days oblivious since his parting with Sayaka. But he sparks to life when he sees Sayaka, the artist. He meets Sayaka, but all he gets for saying how much he misses her is a beating. Is 'Naruse Sayaka' really Hikaru's Sayaka? How come she can't remember anything about their common past?

For once, I won't have to ask my usual Shinobu × Chihiro wa? because the other romance set also reunites.

☆ I preview Sky Blue Ageha Behind The Cut, but noting up here that these two titles are rated for Dewasa or Mature audiences.

3L shoujo manga (2011.04.13)

1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) 8 of 11+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 8 first published in Japan 2010.07

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment).

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru and Suzuki Hiroto. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

2. Sky Blue Ageha (Sorairo Ageha) 2 of 2 by Kumagai Kyoko [Finale]

Sorairo Ageha 「空色アゲハ」 by Kumagai Kyoko
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.04

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I Love You Suzuki kun 7 by Ikeyamada Go and Four Pure Loves by Yokoyama Mayumi (3L shoujo manga out now)

Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!! © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki kun!!
by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

If you follow me on Twitter, you knew from yesterday that Ikeyamada Go's I Love You, Suzuki kun!! volume 7 was already out and that I already snagged my copy. 3L's back cover blurb goes on about how Sayaka has to move to Kyushu, the date at the beach with Hikaru and Hikaru's confession at a nearly-botched drama performance, yada yada yada...

But the most important thing to warn about is that Suzuki kun!! 7's first chapter (31) opens with smut, smut, smut! (So, if you're going to buy this installment, make sure you're already   DEWASA-eligible.)

Four Pure Loves by Yokoyama Mayumi

Atashi ga Hamatta
Yottsu no Junai
© Yokoyama Mayumi
Shogakukan [Betsucomi]
Published in Indonesia as
Four Pure Loves
by Tiga Lancar Comic

I passed up on Four Pure Loves, not realizing it was actually legit because it looked like one of those bootleg manga you usually find at news stands. The anthology compiles four love stories: that of Mai who pines for Amano who already has a girlfriend; Rian and her romantic escapades at a summer training camp; Nao and her unintentional “H” with a friend; and Wakana, torn between two (childhood pal) lovers. How this Childhood Friends, Drunk Sex antho can even lay claim to Pure Love boggles, but there you go. (Again, make sure you're mature enough to handle this if you decide to buy.)

Have to admit that even if I knew this was a 3L manga, I still wouldn't have gotten it. SO not impressed with Yokoyama Mayumi's Boy's Story and M's Dilemma that I passed up on I Love High School, Galism and now this omnibus.

3L shoujo manga (2011.01.21)

1. [Premiere] Four Pure Loves (Atashi ga Hamatta Yottsu no Junai) by Yokoyama Mayumi

Atashi ga Hamatta Yottsu no Junai 「アタシがハマった４つの純愛」 by Yokoyama Mayumi
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
Volume 7 (chapters 31-35 + Side story) first published in Japan 2005.11

2. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) 7 of 10+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2010.03

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment).

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru and Suzuki Hiroto. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

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Today the Love Begin 9 by Minami Kanan and I Love You Suzuki kun 6 by Ikeyamada Go (3L shoujo manga out now)

May contain   [SPOILERS!]

Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu © Minami Kanan/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Today, the Love begin by Tiga Lancar Semesta/3L

Minami Kanan-sensei finally lives up to her shoujo smut creds—established in Renai Shijou Shugi, Kyousou Heaven and Mitsu x Mitsu Drops, just to name a few—in volume 9 of the erstwhile smut-free Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu. 3L released the latest Today, the Love begin over the weekend.

Kyota and Tsubaki's First Night nets the manga—apparently a spin-off of Miyasaka Kaho's Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta (Love Affair in Indonesia)—a [DEWASA] or Mature rating.

Edit: See my comment below

Today, the Love begin 9 of 10+ by Minami Kanan

The study tour leaves Kyota and Tsubaki behind, after (literally) starstruck Kyota insists on staying on at Hateruma island to gaze at the stars of the Southern Cross or Crux, the southern hemisphere's most famous constellation.

It is not long before Tsubaki realizes just what their overnighter means. Faced with a self-conscious Tsubaki, Kyota...

Volume 9 compiles chapters 52 through 58. Smut starts from chapter 53. (Thank you, @lovely_mukyaa-san, for tipping me off on this tank's release.)

I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 6 of 10+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!
© Ikeyamada Go
Shogakukan (Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia
as I Love You, Suzuki kun!!
by 3L Comics

Meanwhile, I don't see any reason, at least not from the back cover summary, why I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 6 also got rated Mature. 3L playing safe, I guess.

Meet Sayaka, Chihiro, Shinobu and Hikaru, two years into junior high. Sayaka dreams of becoming an actress, and today, the day of the Drama Club's performance, affords her the chance to debut in public.

But the other club members, jealous of Sayaka nabbing the lead role, decide to boycott Sayaka's performance. This prompts the show must go on trooper Sayaka to act out five roles. Sayaka's decision saves the performance and convinces her parents to give their blessings on Sayaka's future acting career.

But happiness proves short-lived, with destiny waiting in the wings, plotting...

My usual question: What about the Chihiro × Shinobu romance?

Volume 6 encloses chapters 26 to 30 plus an I Love You, Suzuki kun!! side story.

I guess it'd be too much to ask 3L to bundle the Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! and Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu anime OADs with its releases like Shogakukan does. No matter. I'll settle for 3L licensing the light novels. (Don't know what I'm talking 'bout? Toggle the list links below.)

3L shoujo manga (2010.12.11)

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1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) 6 of 10+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 6 (chapters 26-30 plus side story) first published in Japan 2009.12

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment).

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru and Suzuki Hiroto. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

2. Today, The Love Begin (Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu) 9 of 10+ by Minami Kanan

Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu 「今日、恋をはじめます」 by Minami Kanan
Shogakukan Sho-Comi and Sho-Comi Zoukan, shoujo
Volume 9 (chapters 52-58) first published in Japan 2010.06

Other languages
German 3, 2, 1... Liebe! (Tokyopop Germany; Band 9 ships 2010.12.16) and traditional Chinese 今天開始談戀愛 (Ever Glory Taiwan)

Related
Adapted from the Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta manga by Miyasaka Kaho, released in Indonesia by Level Comics as Love Affair [Info from Baka-Updates Manga] Edit: See my comment below

Adaptations
A JC Staff anime OAD, starring seiyuu Itō Kanae (Hibino Tsubaki) and Namikawa Daisuke (Tsubaki Kyota). The first episode was bundled with manga volume 9 (Japan release: 2010.06.25), the second with volume 10 (2010.10.26). The third episode will release as a standard and premium DVD (2011.02.25).

A Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu: Hatsukoi no Prelude light novel was written by Takase Yunoka. Manga-ka Minami Kanan oversaw production of the novel which reprises the Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu story from Kyota's point of view. The novel streeted last February.

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I Love You Suzuki kun 5 by Ikeyamada Go (3L shoujo manga out now)

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan (Serialized in Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki kun!! by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

Saw (and bought) this over the weekend. Advising 'case you haven't already snagged the latest I Love You, Suzuki kun!!.

I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 5 of of 9+ by Ikeyamada Go

Original title: 好きです鈴木くん！！ (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!)
Shogakukan (ongoing serialization in Sho-Comi), shoujo
Volume 5 first published in Japan 2009.10
First released 2010.08.31 in Indonesia by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

Synopsis

Feeling threatened by Sayaka, famous pop star Erika sneaks into the school festival to see for herself just how good Sayaka's acting is. Her cover is blown and Hikaru comes to her rescue? And as a reward for her knight, Erika kisses Hikaru?!

Of course, Sayaka witnesses Teh Kisu and is now jealous!

My usual question: What's happening with Chihiro and Shinobu?

Also, so wish we could also get the anime OAD (bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue).

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

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Ichigo Jikan 2 of 2, I Love You Suzuki kun!! 4 (3L shoujo manga out now) [UPDATED]

Edit: Added the lone josei standalone 100 Things of Love by Mitsuhashi Azako, which seems to star a heroine whose only hobby is reading love letters? Or text messages. Whatever.

Edit 2: Also, My Secret Brother by Makita Nao, the title story of which stars a Not blood sibs pair and per usual, onii-chan's got a split personality. I recommend: GET!

Ichigo Jikan © Kumagai Kyoko/Shogakukan (Serialized in Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

Seems my 3L contact has gone AWOL because I haven't been tipped on 3L shoujo manga since June. So I'm left with getting the heads-up from friends, if not field-researching. (This advisory owes its existence to fellow shoujo fangirl dalina02-san.)

In the final Ichigo Jikan, Ichiko continues to suffer from major doki-doki, and not just because she has to keep her living arrangements with Ran confidential. But secrets will out, and the student council president—the rest of the student body, in fact—finds out just what “mischief” Ichiko has been up to. As Ichiko panics, Ran unexpectedly declares that she must make it into the Top 10 nationwide in the upcoming exams, or else she will be expelled! Oh, poor Ichiko! Tie that Victory hachimaki round your forehead and do your best, k? (This is the last volume anyway.)

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!
© Ikeyamada Go
Shogakukan (Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia
as I Love You, Suzuki kun!!
by 3L Comics

Meanwhile, in the latest I Love You, Suzuki kun!!, Sayaka, Chihiro, Hikaru and Shinobu have reached the ripe old age of... 14. The additional years have surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) taken their toll on Sayaka and Hikaru's closeness. The distance skosh reduces, however, when Hikaru and Shinobu save Sayaka and Chihiro from persistent goons during the school trip.

Colour of Love and Love Full Chu shipped earlier, but as I haven't reported them yet, including them with this batch. In the first standalone by Yumachi Shin (Love at First Sight manga-ka), our heroine gets her wish for an exciting school life granted when she meets and falls for sorta bad boy Kanata. In the latter Tentoumushi Comics Special manga by Minana Ayu, the combi of fortune teller Mayo and genki friend Kumi solves love problems with the help of tarot cards. (There's also a tarot how-to included.)

3L 14 August 2010 (and earlier) manga

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1. [New] 100 Things of Love (100-tsuu, Ai wo) by Mitsuhashi Azako

100-tsuu, Ai wo 「１００通の、愛を。」 by Mitsuhashi Azako Akita Shoten Renai LOVE MAX, josei This volume first published in Japan 2008.08

2. Ichigo Jikan 2 of 2 by Kumagai Kyoko [Finale]

Ichigo Jikan 「苺時間」 by Kumagai Kyoko
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.08

3. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) 4 of 8+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.08

Adaptations
An anime OAD (spanning chapters 1 and 2) was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue.

4. [New] Colour of Love (Koiiro Omoi) by Yumachi Shin

Koiiro Omoi 「コイイロオモイ」 by Yumachi Shin Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2007.12 Contains stories Koiiro Omoi, Love, Ego and Katakoiiro.

5. [New] Love Full Chu by Minana Ayu

Love-full Chu 「ラブフルっちゅ」 by Minana Ayu Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics Special, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2009.06

6. [New] My Secret Brother (Himitsu no Oniisan) by Makita Nao

Himitsu no Oniisan 「ひみつのお兄さん」 by Makita Nao Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.11

Contains stories: My Secret Brother, Me, be a Bride, Love ♡ Café and Keep it Secret!!

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

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My Youth with You 2 and I Love You Suzuki kun!! 3 (3L 5 June 2010 shoujo manga)

Kimi no Tonari de Seishunchuu © Fujisawa Shizuki/Shogakukan (Serialized in Betsucomi)
Published in Indonesia as My Youth with You by Tiga Lancar Semesta/3L
[Artwork provided by 3L]

Three years ago, Keita confessed his feelings for childhood friend Miu, only to be rejected and laughed at—well, more like, thought he had been joking. Not long after, Keita moves to the U.S.

But now Keita has returned and attends the same school as Miu, where he rockets to the top of the school popularity charts. Unbeknownst to Keita, he also succeeds in getting Miu to fall for him. Miu is ambivalent over letting Keita in on her feelings, but he finds out all the same.

What's next in the Keita x Miu romance? The answer be obvious, but confirm it for yourself by GET!ting the second volume of the My Youth with You shoujo manga by Fujisawa Shizuki, which 3L ships in or around the 5th. (Aside from the main Kimi no Tonari de Seishunchuu, there's also an extra My Youth with You story.)

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!
© Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan
(Serialized in Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia
as I Love You, Suzuki kun!!
by 3L Comics

I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 3 by Ikeyamada Go

Hikaru and Sayaka like each other and Hikaru's childhood pal Chihiro who knows about it tries to hide her own yearning for Hikaru. But her Ganbarimasu! resolve to support the couple strains at the seams when told the two are going out on their first date. Meanwhile, the other Suzuki-kun, Shinobu, is worried about Chihiro and decides to visit her at home.

Yup, yummy Love Polygon in Ikeyamada Go's I Love You, Suzuki kun!! volume 3.

3L 5 June 2010 manga (2010.06.05)

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1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) 3 of 7+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「 好きです鈴木くん！！ 」 by Ikeyamada Go
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.06

2. My Youth with You (Kimi no Tonari de Seishunchuu) 2 of 4+ by Fujisawa Shizuki

Kimi no Tonari de Seishunchuu 「 キミのとなりで青春中。 」
by Fujisawa Shizuki
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.05

Source: 3L via email

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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Cyber Believers 4 of 4 and I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 2 (3L Week 17 shoujo manga)

Week 17 equals this week. Had to resort to this numbering because my 3L contact only indicated that these shoujo manga are expected to street this week.

Dennou Believers © Mizuki Shioko/Akita Shoten (First serialized in Princess)
Published in Indonesia as Cyber Believers by Tiga Lancar Semesta/3L
[Artwork provided by 3L]

Azumi or Natori?!

It's come down to this. Who will Rui choose? Azumi, the computer prince on the side of justice who can Ctrl+Alt+Del school rules, or Natori, the controlling discipline committe head and reigning school bully (not to mention, Rui's fiancé)? For the answer, do GET! your volume 4 of Cyber Believers, Mizuki Shioko's Electric Love Comedy which ends its Indonesian run (as already belabored) this week.

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!
© Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan
(Serialized in Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia
as I Love You, Suzuki kun!!
by 3L Comics

I Love You, Suzuki kun!! 2 by Ikeyamada Go

As for the continuation of Ikeyamada Go's Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! love rectangle, Hikaru's unwavering support has made Sayaka fall for this Suzuki-kun, and the feeling only stands to escalate, seeing as how he's 100% behind her as the new lead in the play, replacing his childhood friend Chihiro. But still not used to all the attention, will Sayaka be able to reveal her acting genius and overcome her insecurities?

Meanwhile, what's happening with Chihiro and the other Suzuki-kun, Shinobu?

3L shoujo manga (Week 17 release)

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1. Cyber Believers (Dennou Believers) 4 of 4 by Mizuki Shioko [Finale]

Dennou Believers 「 電脳ビリーバーズ 」
by Mizuki Shioko
Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo
Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.02
CY-Believers published in English by Go! Comi (four volumes)

2. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) 2 of 7+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「 好きです鈴木くん！！ 」
by Ikeyamada Go
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.03

NOTE
(1) Source: 3L (via email)
(2) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

Leaving you with moar eyecandy:

Cyber Believers back cover

I Love You, Suzuki kun!! back cover

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

disclaimer

Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.

other manga currently available (28 April 2010 street date)

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