Meanwhile, Sakura gets used to ghost hunting with Not what he seems classmate Rinne in Rinne volume 2, but there's no way Negi can believe who his latest opponent is in Magister Negi Magi 26.
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Chuang Yi volume previews
ISBN: 978-981-4306-26-3
SRP: SGD 8.90
Arata has been exiled to ‘Gatoya’ after being falsely accused of murdering the Hime Queen. The exile island is a bewildering tangle of rocks, pipes and rundown ruins, and every last criminal there lives in daily dread of the ‘Judgement of Lord Tsutsuga’. Who is Tsutsuga, and what is the truth behind his fearsome and cruel judgements? Determined to fulfil his promise to the Hime Queen, Arata realises that his only way forward is a confrontation with this mysterious watchman of Gatoya. His inability to control his hayagami makes him reluctant at first, but when two newly-acquainted comrades are summoned away to be ‘judged’, he realises that he has to act now or regret his hesitation forever!
Volume 2 contains chapters:
8. Gatoya
9. Uneme
10. The Search
11. Kanate & Ginchi
12. The Ring
13. The Reckoning
14. Total Strangers
15. Kamui
16. Awakening
17. The Great Shinshou
ISBN: 978-981-4297-83-7
SRP: SGD 8.90
Rakan’s epic tale has a huge emotional impact on Negi, but the thing that everyone is dying to know is... Was Princess Arika Negi’s mother?! With the girls almost completely reunited, the time has come for someone else to form a pactio with Negi to further raise the power of the group! The tournament prize money is practically within grasp, as long as unforeseen challengers don’t pop up in the last minute... wait, who is that guy in the arena...? Could it really be the invincible Rakan?!
Volume 26 contains chapters:
232. Episode 1: 'Rakan's Journey ♥' - Continued Furthur
233. Episode 1: 'Rakan's Journey! Forever ♥'
234. Captured Imperial Princess
235. Advent of the Goddess of Breasts ♥
236. Nagi/Kojiro Team, Head Out!
237. The Legend's Urgent Entry!!
238. Declaration of Utter Defeat!?
239. Massing of Troops ♥ Courageous Allies
240. All Ready! Crush Rakan
ISBN: 978-981-4297-57-8
SRP: SGD 8.90
Kasuga’s ‘otomen-assassins’ have begun their attacks in earnest! Otowa schemes to make Asuka fall for her perfectly-honed womanly charms, only to find herself no match for *his* femininity?! Kibino lures the students to a revolutionary invention that will change them radically from inside out, while Minefu prepares a training regime in the mountains that will give them an unforgettable school excursion! How will Asuka and his band of merry otomen stand against the furious onslaught from these assassins?!
ISBN: 978-981-4306-82-9
SRP: SGD 8.90
Shaymin, the peaceful Gratitude Pokemon, lives happily in forests and fields of flowers. But one day Shaymin is accidentally drawn into a battle between the Legendary Pokemon Giratina and Diala. Whisked away far from home, Shaymin is found by Ash, Dawn and Brock, who soon discover that this new Pokemon is full of surprises! Of course Team Rocket wants to get their hands on Shaymin, and so does a mysterious man named Zero. Even Giratina is in hot pursuit of this little Pokemon – and just what do Giratina and Shaymin have to do with the dimension known as the Reverse World?
ISBN: 978-981-4306-97-3
SRP: SGD 8.90
After a mysterious encounter in her childhood, Sakura Mamiya gained the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! Then one day she meets Rinne Rokudo, a boy who is far more than what he seems.
Sakura and Rinne deal with the ghosts of an ancient warrior and a girl who drowned in the school swimming pool, but that’s just a warm-up! A wandering spirit leads them to a surprising confrontation, one that takes Sakura and Rinne on an even more amazing chase!
Volume 2 contains chapters:
9. Nuptial Cups
10. Reunion
11. Songstress of the Pool
12. Something Lost
13. Curse
14. Duel at the Rabbit Hutch
15. Spirit of No Return
16. Welcome to Hell!
17. Debt Hell
18. Stream of a Thousand Winds
ISBN: 978-981-08-6056-1
SRP: 12.50
The Three Little Pigs, Little Re Riding Hood, Cinderella... and lots more of your favourite childhood TALES are here... with a twist!
Several beloved TALES undergo creative interpretation through the artistic skills of a group of local kids, teens and adult comics artists!
Advising also. Per last check of the Chuang Yi site, Black Lagoon 8 had reverted to Coming Soon status, joining the upcoming Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle finale (volume 28).
Watase Yuu The Best Selection
© Watase Yuu/Shogakukan
(Flower Comics Special)
Aside from Oda Eiichiro's ONE PIECE #59, Kishimoto Masashi's 火影忍者 (Naruto) #52 and the second and last 渡濑悠宇 The Best Selection (Watase Yuu The Best Selection), these simplified Chinese manga and manhua also release this Tuesday:
Similar to the English manga Up Next, the simplified Chinese 樱兰高校男公关部 (Ouran Koukou Host Club) 16 and 篮球小子 。空 (Ahiru no Sora) #28 are also marked as Coming Soon.
Next Chuang Yi release
21 September 2010
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Ayashi no Ceres Tenkuu Otogizoushi
「妖しのセレス 天空お伽草子」 by Watase Yuu
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 3 first published in Japan 1997.07
Awards
Winner, 43rd Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shoujo category
Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in seven Shogakukan Bunko from 2005.11 to 2006.02
English Ceres: Celestial Legend (VIZ Media: (14 volumes per 2006.02), French (Editions Tonkam: Ayashi no Ceres: Un conte de fée céleste: 14 volumes per 2002.01), German (EMA), Spanish (Glènat España: Ceres: La Leyenda Celestial), Italian (Play Press: La fiaba del cielo), Vietnamese Truyền Thuyết Thiên Nữ
Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's 24-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan on WOWOW from April to September 2000, with seiyuu Kakazu Yumi as Aya Mikage, Iwao Junko as Ceres, Konishi Katsuyuki as Tooya, Itou Kentarou as Yuuhi, Chiba Susumu as Aki, Miki Shinichiro as Mikagi and Sugita Tomokazu as Mikage Kagami.
Light novels written by Nishizaki Megumi and illustrated by Watase Yuu: Ayashi no Ceres Episode of Tooya (one volume Palette bunko: 2000.06); Episode of Shuro (Palette bunko: 2000.09); Episode of Aki (Palette bunko: 2001.01); and Episode of Miku (Palette bunko, three volumes from 2001.06 to 2001.08)
Related
Sequel: Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden (side story included as furoku for Sho-Comi #18; also compiled in Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden vol 6)
Watase Yuu Postcard Book Fushigi Yuugi Ayashi no Ceres Imadoki! (Japan release: 2001.01)