English Karneval 1 launches at STGCC 10 (Chuang Yi world premiere on 2010.12.10)

Karneval © Mikanagi Touya
Ichijinsha [Serialized in Comic Zero-Sum]
Published in Singapore by Chuang Yi

Won't be able to make STGCC (Singapore Toys, Games & Comic Comic) 10 at Suntec, so just advising that Mikanagi Touya's Karneval manga—Chuang Yi's English edition—launches today.

Karneval 1 of 6+ by Mikanagi Touya

Original title: カーニヴァル
Ichijinsha, serialized in Comic Zero-Sum, josei
Volume 1 first released in Japan 2008.03
English edition published in Singapore by Chuang Yi
ISBN : 978-981-4323-18-5
SRP: SGD 8.90

Synopsis

When innocent country boy Nai sets foot into the sordid, cutthroatrealm of the city, he might as well have painted a target on his ownback. Kidnappers, murderers and desperados abound, waiting to takeadvantage of a boy guileless enough to believe blood is merely 'redwater'. When he is framed for a murder, it is the bandit Gareki whobails him out. Being a shrewd and sharp-eyed thief, however, Gareki'smotives are less than pure. Nai is looking for a friend who hasdisappeared and left behind something particularly intriguing - anI.D bracelet from the organisation named 'Circus', the country'ssupreme defence agency. While Gareki has his sights set firmly on thebracelet, 'Circus' in turn, has shifted its eye onto the duo as well.

Source: Chuang Yi (per December 2010)

Special Abilities, Friendship, Circus, Amnesia, Secret Organizations comprise the top (Baka-Updates Manga) user-voted tags for this ongoing science fiction / adventure / fantasy.

If you go to the launch, do tell me how it all went down, k? Sankyuu~

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography

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Bleach 25: No Shaking Throne by Kubo Tite (m&c! shounen manga; street date: 19 May 2010)

Bleach © Kubo Tite/Shueisha (Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump)
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!
[Cover from m&c!]

Bleach 25 of 45+

By Kubo Tite
Original title: ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－
Shueisha, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen
Volume 25: No Shaking Throne released in Japan 2008.05
Published in Indonesia 2006.12 by PT Gramedia/m&c!

May contain [SPOILERS!]

Synopsis

After failing to protect his friends, Ichigo approaches the Visored for training, asking Shinji and the Hollowfied Soul Reapers to teach him how to control the hollow dwelling within.

Former 12th Division lieutenant Hiyori engages Ichigo in combat, but before she completely defeats him, Ichigo's hollow emerges. The Visored are able to suppress the monster, but Shinji orders Ichigo to fight his hollow self, a battle that renders Ichigo unconscious and allows his unimpeded transformation into a hollow.

Meanwhile, Soul Society Gotei 13 leader Yamamoto Genryūsai divulges Aizen's true objective to 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro: the rogue Shinigami plans to vanquish the Soul Society monarch by destroying Ichigo's hometown and using the resulting release of spiritual power to create a key to the Soul Society king's inner sanctum. [Additions from Wikipedia]

Volume 25: No Shaking Throne contains:

• 215. Tug Your God Out
• 216. The Suppression of Darkness
• 217. Hole in My Heart
• 218. Dark Side of Universe 3
• 219. Black & White 3
• 220. King & His Horse
• 221. Let's Eat the World's End
• 222. No Shaking Throne
• 223. The Scarlet Creation

Awards

Winner, best shounen manga in the 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

Anime and other adaptations

Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation began airing in October 2004 and continues to this day (Season 15, the return to the Hueco Mundo arc, opened with episode 266 on 2010.04.13; episode 271 aired on 2010.05.18). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as leads Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia. Paku Romi, Hiyama Nobuyuki, and Namikawa Daisuke play 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro, 11th Division 3rd Seat Madarame Ikkaku, and Arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer respectively. At least two OAVs and three theatrical movies—Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody, Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru, and Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name—have been released.

A series of rock musicals has also been made out of Bleach, the first musical staged between 17 and 28 August 2005 at the Space Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku.

m&c! Bleach volume 25 street date: 19 May 2010

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) via m&c!

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Innocent Dragon (Tenkuu Seiryuu) 5 by Yamaguchi Miyuki (m&c! shoujo manga; street date: 19 May 2010)

Tenkuu Seiryuu © Yamaguchi Miyuki/Hakusensha (Serialized in Melody)
Published in Indonesia as Innocent Dragon by PT Gramedia/m&c!
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Innocent Dragon 5 of 7+

By Yamaguchi Miyuki
Original title: 天空聖龍～イノセント・ドラゴン～ (Tenkuu Seiryuu)
Hakusensha, serialized in Melody, shoujo
Volume 5 released in Japan 2008.05
Published in Indonesia 2010.05 by PT Gramedia/m&c!

May contain [SPOILERS!]

Synopsis

Sanin appears before Kanan and her savior Lamka, but she chooses to remain with the Lord of Sanwa's son. With Sanin out of the way, Lamka and allies are free to embark on a new journey, one that would take them to a monastery on Mount Lamo.

m&c! Volume 5 street date: 19 May 2010

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) via m&c!

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White Paper Ark (Hakobune Hakusho) 6 by Fujino Moyamu (m&c! shounen manga; street date: 19 May 2010)

Hakobune Hakusho © Fujino Moyamu/Mag Garden (First serialized in Comic Blade)
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!
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White Paper Ark 6 of 7

By Fujino Moyamu
Original title: はこぶね白書 (Hakobune Hakusho)
Mag Garden, originally serialized in Comic Blade, shounen
Volume 6 released in Japan 2008.05
Published in Indonesia 2010.05 by PT Gramedia/m&c!

May contain [SPOILERS!]

Synopsis

A dream allows Fune to uncover Miiko's secret past and the identity of Miiko's beloved. But now it is Fune who's bitten by the love bug. Sasuke's constant avowals of protecting Fune has made her fall for him. What will Fune do once she finds out what was behind Sasuke's disappearance when he was younger, a secret that Yuusuke will do everything to reveal?

AKA Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho (TOKYOPOP version)

m&c! Volume 6 street date: 19 May 2010

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