Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan by Maekawa Takeshi, Hayate The Combat Butler 25 (Elex Media 28 June 2011 manga) - UPDATED: Topeng Kaca 14 Deluxe postponed

Update: Miuchi Suzue's Topeng Kaca 14 Deluxe postponed to 6 July

Tekken Chinmi Gaiden 3 © Maekawa Takeshi/Kodansha
[Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan by Elex Media

Some time before the martial arts tournament, who should present herself before Chinmi's strongest rival Shie Fan but a girl named Fu Ren. What lessons can Shie Fan teach this disciple?

If the Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan synopsis above sounds familiar, congratulate yourself on being a true blue Telor Ceplok regular. Yup, that's the summary for Shonen Magz 5 (released 4 May), in which Chinmi Other Story grabbed the spotlight.

That this third volume of the Tekken Chinmi Gaiden side story series leads means it was the Elex Most Wanted manga for the 28th (yup, releases a day early because the 29th is the Isra' Miraj public holiday). Wonder when Elex will release volumes 1 and 2 though? Well, whenever they street, you get other stories of Chinmi's childhood in this Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan tankou. (I do hope you know the prequels? Kungfu Boy? New Kungfu Boy?)

Hayate The Combat Butler 25 of 28+ by Hata Kenjiro

No longer an heiress Nagi returns from Greece only to told to vacate her grandfather's posh mansion within one week. Low on funds, she doesn't have much in the way of choice. But her trusty butler Hayate promises to do all he can to find them new digs, even if it means selling his body to the highest bidder!

Aren't you glad to see Hayate The Combat Butler after more than half a year? I thought so. Indulge, indulge in chapters 262 through 272 :D

Other Elex newbies: Another Doraemon Movie manga

Aside from Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan, Elex double-launches Doraemon Movie: Nobita & Pahlawan Bersayap (First and Last) by Fujiko F. Fujio, based on the 2001 movie, Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (Nobita to tsubasa no yūsha-tachi).

Nobita, desiring to fly, DIYs some kewl wings. While testing his invention, he crashes into bird man Gusuke who suddenly appears in the same sky. Giant and Suneo try to capture Gusuke and are trapped in a dimension tunnel, prompting Nobita, Doraemon and Shizuka to chase the pair all the way to the bird people's home world.

What adventures will Nobita and friends find in Birdpia?

Well, for one, they will have to locate the legendary hero Icarus to save Birdpia from General Jigrid and a Phoenician assault.

Also, look forward to the final story of Yohan, Minje and Empyo in Hwang MiRee's Want You (previewed after the release list).

Elex Media manga and (one) manhwa (2011.06.28)

1. [Premiere] Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan (Tekken Chinmi Gaiden 3) by Maekawa Takeshi

Tekken Chinmi Gaiden 3 「鉄拳チンミ外伝　３」 by Maekawa Takeshi Kodansha Monthly Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.04

Related series
Chinmi Other Story volumes 1-2 (JP release: 1998.08 and 2005.06) and prequels Kungfu Boy (35 volumes); New Kungfu Boy (20 volumes)

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz
Simplified Chinese edition (Chuang Yi: 铁拳小子 - 外传 #3 per 2010.07)

2. Detektif Conan Spesial 36 of 36+ (Meitantei Conan Tokubetsu-hen) by Aoyama Gosho, Kubota Kazuhiro, Ohta Masaru

Meitantei Conan Tokubetsu-hen 「名探偵コナン　特別編」 Concept by Aoyama Gosho Art by Kubota Kazuhiro, Ohta Masaru AKA Detektive Conan Special Version Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, shounen Volume 36 first published in Japan 2010.07

Related series
Detektif Conan (main story; 72 volumes as at 2011.06)

3. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: Nobita & Pahlawan Bersayap (First) (Eiga Doraemon Nobita to tsubasa no yūsha-tachi Jō) by Fujiko F. Fujio

Eiga Doraemon Nobita to tsubasa no yūsha-tachi Jō 「映画ドラえもん　のび太と翼の勇者たち　上」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Anime Comics, kodomo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2002.03

Related
Based on the 2001 feature-length Doraemon film Nobita and the Winged Braves

4. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: Nobita & Pahlawan Bersayap (Last) (Eiga Doraemon Nobita to tsubasa no yūsha-tachi Ka) by Fujiko F. Fujio

Eiga Doraemon Nobita to tsubasa no yūsha-tachi Ka 「映画ドラえもん　のび太と翼の勇者たち　下」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Anime Comics, kodomo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2002.03

Related
Based on the 2001 feature-length Doraemon film Nobita and the Winged Braves

5. Hayate The Combat Butler (Hayate no Gotoku) 25 of 28+ by Hata Kenjiro

Hayate no Gotoku 「ハヤテのごとく！」 by Hata Kenjiro Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 25 first published in Japan 2010.08

Volume 25 chapters:
262. The End of the World (11): Ally of Justice
263. The End of the World Final: A Smile to You
264. The Toll of The Bell Rings Into The Future
265. The Wind Calling Forth The Buds of Spring
266. And Then We'll Smile
267. Student Council President Has Donkey's Ears!!
268. The Long Story is Over. How About You Read The Story From Here On, Too?
269. When We Were Young We Were Shocked to Learn About The Secret of Living Game's Izumi-chan
270. No Matter What Kind of a Building or Old Man, They Have Their Own Histories
271. Wearing the Maid Uniform Does Not Make You a Maid. You Wear the Maid Uniform Because You Have the Abilities of a Maid
272. Plenty of Bathroom Incidents Happen In Romantic Comedy Manga Aimed at Boys
*NOT Elex chapter titles

Other languages
English Hayate The Combat Butler (VIZ Media: 17 volumes per 2011.03 • volume 18 street date: 2011.09.13), French (Kana: Hayate The Combat Butler tome 6 shipped 2011.05 • tome 7 street date: 2011.07.01) and traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan 旋風管家！ 26 per 2011.05.13)

Adaptations
Two anime seasons, one OAV starring seiyuu Shiraishi Ryoko (Ayasaki Hayate) and Kugimiya Rie (Sanzenin Nagi) and an anime film, Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven Is a Place on Earth, slated to premiere 27 August 2011 in Japan; two light novels: the first by Tsukiji Toshihiko and illustrated by Hata Kenjiro (JP release: 2007.05.24) and the second Nagi is the Familiar!? Let it ★ World Conquest (2008.03.18), featuring insert art by Hata Kenjiro and Zero no Tsukaima light novels illustrator Usatsuka Eiji; and an upcoming Taiwanese live-action adaptation

6. Kariage kun 43 of 50+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 43 first published in Japan 2007.06

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)

Adaptations
Adapted into anime by Toei Animation (1989-1990)

7. New Kobochan (Shin Kobo-chan) 7 of 21+ by Ueda Masashi

Shin Kobo-chan 「新コボちゃん」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time Comics, seinen/4-koma Volume 7 first published in Japan 2006.05

8. Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 12 of 23+ by Ueda Masashi

Otoboke Kachou 「おとぼけ課長」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 1998.03

9. Topeng Kaca Deluxe (Glass no Kamen) 14 of 24+ by Miuchi Suzue » Postponed to 7.06
10. Want You 10 of 10 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

Want you 「원츄(Want you)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 10 first published in Korea 2004.09

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Nodame Cantabile 23, Nakayoshi 4/2011 (Elex Media 27 April 2011 manga) [UPDATE2: Dream Eater Merry 1 by Ushiki Yoshitaka postponed]

Update2 Elex sez in the 4 May STO that Dream Eater Merry 1 did not release on Wednesday. Keeping it here though because it's not repeated in next week's list. It's tentatively skedded for 11 May 2011. Will confirm later.

Nodame Cantabile © Ninomiya Tomoko/Kodansha
[First serialized in Kiss]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

After disappearing, Nodame finally returns to Paris. She also embraces the piano again, this time playing her own Free and Gleeful music though. Chiaki begins to accept the path Nodame is determined to take, but all that changes when Nodame performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 31.

You can see why I didn't tack on "of 23" to Nodame 23 in the post title — to accommodate the not-so off-chance that Elex publishes the two-volume Encore Opera Hen as Nodame Cantabile 24 and 25 — just like Kodansha and (Tong Li Taiwan) did.

I reinstate Kariage kun 41, per Elex's 4.27 STO. The New Kobochan 1-4 reprints that didn't release on the 20th are skedded for 4 May. (Back story here.)

New Elex manga

Whilst the Arsène Lupin edu-manga generated favorable buzz long before volume 1 actually got a street date, Dream Eater Merry emerges as the top new manga DO WANT!, prolly owing to its recent anime adapt. Elex's summary —

Mimpi manusia adalah dunia, dan penguasa dunia-dunia yang dikunjungi saat tidur ini adalah para setan mimpi. Suatu ketika, hal sebaliknya terjadi; para setan mimpi juga ingin berkunjung ke dunia manusia. Untuk itu, mereka butuh wadah berupa tubuh manusia yang mereka kuasai kesadarannya. Mimpi buruk mengalir ke dunia nyata, dan yang menghadang mereka hanya satu, Merry Nightmare, setan mimpi yang terlempar keluar ke dunia manusia dan justru mencari jalan pulang.

—goes on about the role reversal of dream demons wanting ingress to the human world and needing to possess human vessels, which is where our heroine Merry comes in, for she needs to stop the leaking nightmares...I find the Elex blurb convoluted (but still skosh stingy on Why invest? detail), so I truncated the translate. If, like me, you prefer the Fujiwara Yumeji-centric synopsis, »here's an informative one from Wikipedia. (Of course, you won't need it if you've watched the anime.)

Edit (per 2011.05.01) As advised at the top of the post, Dream Eater Merry will likely street on the 11th.

Kaitou Lupin ©
Maurice Leblanc and
Kazumine Daiji/
The Kumon Manga Library
Published in Indonesia
Arsène Lupin
by Elex Media

Elex also apparently wants to introduce a new generation to the eponymous Arsène Lupin, gentleman burglar who can disguise himself as anyone. In volume 1 of Kazumine Daiji's Kumon Manga Library classic, the mysterious thief is rumored to have boarded the cruise ship Provence, his alleged presence unleashing terror on passengers Close Circled by an ocean.

Will Lupin get caught? And who will do the catching?

The third premiere is the boxing troped Stand Up!, the volume 1 cover of which just makes me go Pfft! and then Guffaw! (But then again, I'm not the target demographic. Not really burning to become strong(er) through boxing, you know.) Rounding out the newbies is another Doraemon Movie manga duo, Petualangan Nobita di Kota Mainan —First and Last— based on the 1997 Doraemon: Nobita's Adventure in Clockwork City film.

Nakayoshi 4/2011: Animal Official debuts

Watashi ni xx Shinasai!
© Toyama Ema/
Kodansha

That XX Me!'s Yukina is Nakayoshi Gress! 4's cover girl promises breath-stealing Shigure × Yukina doki-doki, but the conventional newsworthy is the debut of Fukushima Haruka's Animal Official. Circumstantial evidence makes a case for this a half-human creature slinks into the animal club; he evinces Dracula manga equaling 1-nen 5-kumi Ikimo Gakari, the ex-Nakayoshi Lovely Vampires and Werewolves, oh my! serial. Further assuming that Animal Official replaces CHOCOLATE by the same manga-ka.

The other Nakayoshi pals per the cover line-up are: Arisa by Ando Natsumi, Hell Girl Return by Eto Miyuki and Jigoku Shojo Project, Little Marchen and Ogawa and Team Saito by Sakyo (the latter's volume 5 released last February), Little Shugo Chara! by PEACH-PIT & Naphthalene Mizushima, Navi Runa by Kikuta Michiyo & Ikeda Miyoko and Shugo Chara! Encore! by PEACH-PIT.

Elex Media manga (2011.04.27)

1. [Series Premiere] Arsène Lupin 1 of 5 by Maurice Leblanc and Kazumine Daiji

Kaitou Lupin 「怪盗ルパン」 Original story by Maurice Leblanc; Illustrations by Kazumine Daiji The Kumon Manga Library, educational manga Volume 1 first published in Japan 1997.12

2. Blooming Youth (Hanasakeru Seishounen) 2 of 12 by Itsuki Natsumi

Hanasakeru Seishounen 「花咲ける青少年」 by Itsuki Natsumi Hakusensha LaLa and LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 1990.05

Other languages
Traditional Chinese 天國少女 (Tong Li Taiwan, 12 volumes)

Related series
One-shot sequel (Melody 27 June 2009) and Hanasakeru Seishounen: Tokubetsuhen (one volume per 2011.03)

Adaptations
A 39-episode anime adaptation by Studio Pierrot, starring seiyuu Endo Aya (Kajika Louisa Kugami Burnsworth), Morikawa Toshiyuki (Huang Li-Ren), Ono Daisuke (Eugene Alexandr De Volkan), Namikawa Daisuke (Rumaty Ivan Di Raginei) and Fukuyama Jun (Carl Rosenthal) that aired between April 2009 and February 2010 on NHK, and at least two theatrical runs of a stage adaptation, the first premiering 29 September 2010 in Tokyo

3. Doraemon 6 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 6 first published in Japan 1974.12 (Premiered in Indonesia: 1994 [left-to-right format])

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; 21 volumes, 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

4. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: Petualangan Nobita di Kota Mainan —First— (Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Neji maki Toshi Boukenki) by Fujiko F. Fujio

Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Neji maki Toshi Boukenki 「映画ドラえもん　のび太のねじ卷き都市冒険記　上」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentouchuu Anime Comics, kodomo Volume 1 (Prologue-chapter 4) first published in Japan 1997.07

Related
Based on the 1997 movie Doraemon: Nobita's Adventure in Clockwork City

5. [New] Doraemon Movie: Petualangan Nobita di Kota Mainan —Last— (Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Neji maki Toshi Boukenki) by Fujiko F. Fujio [Finale]

Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Neji maki Toshi Boukenki 「映画ドラえもん　のび太のねじ卷き都市冒険記　下」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentouchuu Anime Comics, kodomo Volume 2 (chapter 5-8 and epilogue) first published in Japan 1997.07

Related
Based on the 1997 movie Doraemon: Nobita's Adventure in Clockwork City

6. [Series Premiere] Dream Eater Merry (Yumekui Merry) 1 of 6+ by Ushiki Yoshitaka - POSTPONED

Yumekui Merry 「夢喰いメリー」 by Ushiki Yoshitaka Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.10

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 13-episode anime adaptation starring seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko (Fujiwara Yumeji) and Sakura Ayane (Merry Nightmare) aired in Japan between January and April 2011.

7. Here is Greenwood (Deluxe) 3 of 6 (Koko wa Greenwood) by Nasu Yukie

Koko wa Greenwood 「ここはグリーン・ウッド」 by Nasu Yukie Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume and Hana to Yume, shoujo Bunko volume 3 first published in Japan 2001.03

Other languages
English Here is Greenwood (VIZ Media, nine volumes)

Adaptations
A six-episode anime OAV starring seiyuu Sasaki Nozomu (Hasukawa Kazuya), Sakamoto Chika (Kisaragi Shun), Iwata Mitsuo (Ikeda Mitsuru) and Seki Toshihiko (Tezuka Shinobu) released in Japan between November 1991 and March 1993 and a 13-episode live-action renzoku that aired on Tokyo MX from July to September 2008 (Cast: Izawa Yuki, Suzuki Hiroki, Miura Riki and Sato Yuuichi)

8. Kariage kun 41 of 49+ by Ueda Masashi

Kariage-kun 「かりあげクン」 by Ueda Masashi Futabasha Action Comics, seinen Volume 41 first published in Japan 2006.06

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)

9. Nodame Cantabile 23 of 25 by Ninomiya Tomoko

Nodame Cantabile 「のだめカンタービレ」 by Ninomiya Tomoko Kodansha Kiss, josei Volume 23 (chapters 131-136) first published in Japan 2009.11

Related series
Nodame Cantabile - Encore Opera Hen (two volume sequel released in Japan as Nodame Cantabile 24 and 25)

Awards
Best Shoujo Manga, 2004 Kodansha Manga Awards

Other languages
English Nodame Cantabile (Del Rey: 16 volumes per 2009.07.28), French (Pika Édition: Tome 12 per 2011.02.16), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 交響情人夢 25 released 2011.01.29)

Adaptations
Adapted into an award-winning live-action TV series starring Ueno Juri (Nodame) and Tamaki Hiroshi (Chiaki Shinichi) that aired from October to December 2006 on Fuji TV, followed by a four-hour sequel TV special, Nodame Cantabile New Year's Special in Europe (4-5 January 2008), and two live-action movies: Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Zen-Pen (Japan premiere: 2009.12.19) and Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Kou-Hen (2010.04.17).

The first season of the Nodame Cantabile anime aired in Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block from January to June 2007. The 11-episode second season Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter ran from October to December 2008. An OAV was bundled with the limited edition manga volume 22 released 10 August 2009. The third season Nodame Cantabile: Finale aired from January to March 2010. Seiyuu Kawasumi Ayako and Seki Tomokazu played protagonists Nodame and Chiaki in all three seasons.

10. Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 10 of 23+ by Ueda Masashi

Otoboke Kachou 「おとぼけ課長」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2001.12

11. [Series Premiere] Stand Up! 1 of 3 by Itagaki Masaya

Stand Up! 「ＳＴＡＮＤ　ＵＰ！」 by Itagaki Masaya Shogakukan Corocoro Comic, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.07

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Mangazines (2011.04.27)

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