Cavalier Princess 4 of 4, One Piece 49, Sailor Fuku ni Onegai 3, Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear (Elex Media 19 November 2008 manga and manhua)

EDITED | Changed SORA - Itik Buruk Rupa to SORA - The Wingless Duck, the title under which the manga is actually published in Indonesia.

Cavalier Princess © Tsen Shiau-Jing/Sharp Point Press

H ere's hoping I can get all four Cavalier Princess volumes—now that the finale's street date has been announced. I'd been putting off buying this series till it was completed, and it only occurs to me now to wail: Please don't let my acquisition of Tsen Shiau-Jing's absolutely purty manhua become EXCEL redux, onegai!

I cling to the hope that since Cavalier Princess is NOT the most favored shoujo manga of the bunch (that honor's shared by Tail of the Moon volume 10 and Sailor Fuku ni Onegai! or Sweet God volume 3), there's a good chance that hitting one, at most two, Gramedia branches will score me the entire set.

Meanwhile, Oda Eiichiro-sensei's One Piece volume 49 unsurprisingly snaps up the Most Popular Get! this release. Tsuki no Shippo, Sweet God, Adachi Mitsuru-sensei's Rough volume 6, PLUS the sixth Sherlock Holmes manga are currently jockeying for who or what's on second overall. (I imported the summary of The Valley of Fear to here; it's after the weekly list if you're interested).

HanaLaLa 32, the fourth-ranked Get!, will go on sale the day before the manga volumes do.

Elex Media manga, manhua, and makita (2008.11.19)

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1. Cavalier Princess (Qi Shi Gong Zhu) 4 of 4 by Tsen Shiau-Jing [Finale]

Qi Shi Gong Zhu 「 骑士公主 」 by Tsen Shiau-Jing AKA Knight Princess Sharp Point Press Mon Mon, shoujo

2. Dragon Drive 8 of 14 by Sakura Kenichi

Dragon Drive 「 ＤＲＡＧＯＮ　ＤＲＩＶＥ 」 by Sakura Kenichi Shueisha Monthly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2003.12 Published in English by VIZ Media (10 volumes, ongoing)

3. Kedai Tasogare (Tasogare Dou e Youkoso) 5 of 7 by Yoshikawa Utata

Tasogare Dou e Youkoso 「 黄昏堂へようこそ 」 by Yoshikawa Utata Akita Shoten Horror Comics Special imprint, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2004.09

4. [New] The Mystique Flower by Ida Ariyanti
5. Nurse Diary (Jitsuroku! Kangofu Monogatari) 2 of 10 by Kai Sayumi

Jitsuroku! Kangofu Monogatari 「 実録！看護婦物語 」 by Kai Sayumi Akita Shoten Suspiria (or Susperia, alternatively Suspiria Mystery), shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 1996.11

6. One Piece 49 of 52+ by Oda Eiichiro

One Piece 「 ＯＮＥ　ＰＩＥＣＥ 」 by Oda Eiichiro Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 49 first published in Japan 2008.03 Published in English by VIZ Media (19 volumes, ongoing)

7. Rough 6 of 12 by Adachi Mitsuru

Rough 「 ラフ 」 by Adachi Mitsuru Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 1988.09 Translated into French by Glenat.

8. Serial Sherlock Holmes 6: The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ishikawa Morihiko, Ishinomori Shotaro
9. SORA - The Wingless Duck (Ahiru no Sora) 4 of 21+ by Hinata Takeshi

Ahiru no Sora 「 あひるの空 」 by Hinata Takeshi AKA Sora's Sky Kodansha Weekly Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2004.11

10. Sweet God (Sailor Fuku ni Onegai!) 3 of 4 by Tanaka Meca

Sailor Fuku ni Onegai! 「 セーラー服にお願い！ 」 by Tanaka Meca Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2006.02

11. Tail of the Moon (Tsuki no Shippo) 10 of 15 by Ueda Rinko

Tsuki no Shippo 「 月のしっぽ 」 by Ueda Rinko Shueisha Margaret, shoujo Sequel to the one-volume Tsuki no Toiki (月の吐息　愛の傷) Volume 10 first published in Japan 2006.02 Published in English by VIZ Media (13 volumes, ongoing)

12. Trigun Maximum 9 of 14 by Nightow Yasuhiro

Trigun Maximum 「 トライガン・マキシマム 」 by Nightow Yasuhiro Shonen Gahosha Young King Ours, seinen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2003.10 Published in English by Chuang Yi (two bunko volumes, complete) and Dark Horse Comics in cooperation with DMP (12 volumes, ongoing)

13. [New] Wild Strawberry by Fumizuki Kyoko
14. Zig-Zag (ZIG☆ZAG) 3 of 8+ by Nakaji Yuki

ZIG☆ZAG 「 ＺＩＧ★ＺＡＧ 」 by Nakaji Yuki Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2006.02 Published in English by Chuang Yi and TOKYOPOP

Source: Elex Media STO 19 Nov 08

mangazines (2008.11.18)

HanaLaLa 32/2008 (Indonesian version of Hakusensha Hana to Yume and LaLa)
In serialization:

• Alice Academy (Gakuen Alice) by Higuchi Tachibana
• Arakure - The Wild Ones (Arakure) by Fujiwara Kiyo
• Dragon's Fiancé (Ryuu no Hanawazurai) by Kusakawa Nari
• English School Wars (Eikaiwa School Wars) by Matsumoto Tomo
• Fruits Basket by Takaya Natsuki
• La Corda D'Oro (Kin Iro no Corda) by Kure Yuki
• Mr. ERMINE (Okojo-san) by Uno Ayumi
• Mr. ERMINE Si Penguasa (Okojo-banchou) by Uno Ayumi
• Ouran High School Host Club (Ouran Koukou Host Club) by Hatori Bisco
• Penguin Revolution (Penguin Kakumei) by Tsukuba Sakura
• Skip Beat! by Nakamura Yoshiki
• Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri
• With My Brothers (Oniichan to Issho) by Tokeino Hari

sum summaries

I can't find anything on the Fumizuki Kyoko-sensei anthology Wild Strawberry, so I'm recycling these two. Sorry.

Serial Sherlock Holmes 6: The Valley of Fear
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ishikawa Morihiko, Ishinomori Shotaro

The owner of Birlstone Mansion is found dead, his face blasted beyond recognition. A set of bloody footprints leads to a piece of paper with V.V. 341 written on it. What does it mean?

Released February 1915, The Valley of Fear is one of only two novels that directly involves and not just alludes to the notorious supervillain Professor Moriarty.

SL: The Mystique Flower
Makita by Ida Ariyanti

Agus uses his supernatural abilities to save his sister Sheila from the ire of the spirit queen, angered by Sheila's receiving a bouquet of the queen's favorite flowers, uprooted without permission by hiker Robby.

(This is why one should really be happy just taking pictures...)

Unless indicated, source synopses (in Indonesian) came from Komikologi Elex November 2008 issue.

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