Pluto 1, Sprout 1, Alive 8, Special A 8: m&c! manga releases 9 June 2008

In case you missed the earlier master post, Urasawa Naoki-sensei's Pluto seinen manga and Nanba Atsuko-sensei's shōjo series Sprout are expected to premiere in the second week of June.

According to Wikipedia, the popularly and critically-acclaimed Pluto, which is serialized in Shogakukan Big Comic Original magazine, reimagines the events and characters in [Osamu Tezuka-sensei's] Astro Boy story 'Chijou saidai no robotto' ('The World's Strongest Robot'). Urasawa-sensei's take follows Europol robot detective Gesicht as he attempts to find out who is behind the serial murder of humans and robots.

Pluto was awarded an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival, and copped the Grand Prize in the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for the same year.

Meanwhile, Sprout is reportedly for those who like their shōjo stories in the sweet and low-key Usami Maki-sensei vein—regardless that Nanba Atsuko-sensei (Senpai to kanojo, released in Indonesia as My Senior) serializes for Kodansha Betsufure, while Usami Maki-sensei (Haruyuki Bus or Bus for Spring) illustrates for Shogakukan Betsucomi. The slice of life romance drama comedy stars the very cute Ikenouchi Miku whose life undergoes upheavals that leave her with—among other things—a new roommate. (Snap synopsis rewrite from In the Water's summary, as excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga).

Aside from these two premieres, the rest of the m&c! manga streeting in or around 9 June are installments of continuing shōnen, seinen, and shōjo series, among them, Alive - Saishū Shinka teki Shōnen, Special A, and Shanimuni GO.

m&c! manga (2008.08.09)

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1. Alive (Alive - Saishū Shinka teki Shōnen) 8 of 15+ by Kawashima Tadashi, Adachitoka

Alive - Saishū Shinka teki Shōnen 「 アライブ　最終進化的少年 」 by Kawashima Tadashi, Adachitoka Kodansha Gekkan Shounen Magazine, shōnen This volume first published in Japan 2006.02 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

2. A Direction The Day After Tomorrow (Asatte no Houkou) 2 of 5 by Yamada J-ta

Asatte no Houkou 「 あさっての方向。 」 by Yamada J-ta Mag Garden Comic Blade Masamune, seinen This volume first published in Japan 2006.03 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

3. Golden Age 3 of 8+ by Samukawa Kazuyuki

Golden*Age 「 ＧＯＬＤＥＮ★ＡＧＥ 」 by Samukawa Kazuyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shōnen This volume first published in Japan 2007.02 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

4. Limited Lovers 2 of 3 by Yamada Keiko

Limited Lovers 「 リミテッド・ラヴァーズ 」 by Yamada Keiko Akita Shoten Princess, shōjo This volume first published in Japan 2005.05 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

5. Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 25 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Jigoku Sensei Nube 「 地獄先生ぬ〜べ〜 」 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shōnen This volume first published in Japan 1998.06 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

6. [Premiere] Pluto 1 of 7+ by Urasawa Naoki, Tezuka Osamu

Pluto 「 ＰＬＵＴＯ 」 by Urasawa Naoki, Tezuka Osamu Shogakukan Big Comic Original, seinen This volume first published in Japan 2004.09 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

7. Shanimuni GO 16 of 29+ by Ragawa Marimo

Shanimuni GO 「 しゃにむにＧＯ 」 by Ragawa Marimo Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shōjo This volume first published in Japan 2003.12 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

8. Special A 8 of 14+ by Minami Maki

Special A 「 Ｓ・Ａ　スペシャル・エー 」 by Minami Maki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shōjo This volume first published in 2006.11 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

9. [Premiere] Sprout 1 of 7 by Nanba Atsuko

Sprout 「 スプラウト 」 by Nanba Atsuko Kodansha Betsufure, shōjo This volume first published in Japan 2006.01 Expected Indonesian release: Week II (in or around 9 June 2008)

Source: m&c! 2 June 2008; subject to rescheduling.

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~niki DBA 花木蘭03 (huamulan03) who's guessing that Miku-chan's new roomie in Sprout is a guy, or if he isn't, should be. ^^

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