Ksatria Langit 53, Sparkling Gingachou 2, Let's Meet at the Clinic, Beauty Pop 4 (m&c! 1 April 2009 manga and manhua)

Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai © Fujimoto Yuki/Hakusensha

So I heard that Ksatria Langit 53 is the final volume of this long-running manhua by the Godfather of Hong Kong comics Tony Wong Yuk Long. Get it from your fave book seller/newsstand tomorrow.

Other GET!: If you missed a latter-half-of-the-series volume of Death Note, tomorrow also marks your chance to complete your collection, now that m&c! has reprinted volumes 7 through 12. The bad news is that now each tankou costs IDR 15,000, which carries the moral: Get 'em when they first come out. (*Hiks hiks* I still have to get volume 9 to 12...)

New manga The four new standalones for this Wednesday, however, are still at the IDR 13,800 normal: White Paper Ark, Emotion Springs, Edo's Diary, and Let's Meet at the Clinic. Kawamura Eri-sensei illustrated Emotion Springs and Edo's Diary; both are probably part and parcel of the Akita Shoten historical shoujo series m&c! has been flogging so aggressively since last year. Meanwhile, Let's Meet at the Clinic by Iwaoka Meme-sensei is Hokenshitsu de Aimashou!, originally serialized in Ciao. I don't have anything (as yet) on White Paper Ark by Fujino Moyamu-sensei.

m&c! manga and manhua (2009.04.01)

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1. Beauty Pop 4 of 10 by Arai Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 「 ビューティーポップ 」 by Arai Kiyoko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2005.06 Beauty Pop underwent a short hiatus but returned October 2006 under the title Beauty Pop Stage 2. This "sequel" covers volumes 7 to 10. The tankoubon releases, however, are still titled Beauty Pop. Published in English by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint (nine volumes, volume 10 street date: 2009.04.07) Serialized in Indonesian in Cherry NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

A Beauty Pop drama CD was released in November 2004, starring Minagawa Junko as Koshiba Kiri, Seki Tomokazu as Narumi Shogo, Makoto Aoki as Ochiai Kazuhiko, Shimono Hiro as Minami Kei, Kurata Masayo as Aoyama Kanako, Shimozaki Hiroshi as Komatsu Taro, and Hoshino Mitsuaki as Koshiba Seiji.

2. Death Note 7 of of 12 by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi [Reprint]

Death Note 「 ＤＥＡＴＨ　ＮＯＴＥ 」 by Ohba Tsugumi (Asami Yuuko) and Obata Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2005.07 Published in English by VIZ Media (12 volumes + Death Note Vol. 13: How to Read) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

3. Death Note 8 of 12 by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi [Reprint]

Death Note 「 ＤＥＡＴＨ　ＮＯＴＥ 」 by Ohba Tsugumi (Asami Yuuko) and Obata Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2005.09 Published in English by VIZ Media (12 volumes + Death Note Vol. 13: How to Read) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

4. Death Note 9 of 13 by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi [Reprint]

Death Note 「 ＤＥＡＴＨ　ＮＯＴＥ 」 by Ohba Tsugumi (Asami Yuuko) and Obata Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2005.12 Published in English by VIZ Media (12 volumes + Death Note Vol. 13: How to Read) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

5. Death Note 10 of 13 by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi [Reprint]

Death Note 「 ＤＥＡＴＨ　ＮＯＴＥ 」 by Ohba Tsugumi (Asami Yuuko) and Obata Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2006.02 Published in English by VIZ Media (12 volumes + Death Note Vol. 13: How to Read) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

6. Death Note 11 of 12 by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi [Reprint]

Death Note 「 ＤＥＡＴＨ　ＮＯＴＥ 」 by Ohba Tsugumi (Asami Yuuko) and Obata Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2006.05 Published in English by VIZ Media (12 volumes + Death Note Vol. 13: How to Read) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

7. Death Note 12 of 12 by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi [Reprint]

Death Note 「 ＤＥＡＴＨ　ＮＯＴＥ 」 by Ohba Tsugumi (Asami Yuuko) and Obata Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2006.07 Published in English by VIZ Media (12 volumes + Death Note Vol. 13: How to Read) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

8. [New] Edo's Diary by Kawamura Eri
9. [New] Emotion Springs by Kawamura Eri
10. Ksatria Langit volume 53 by Tony Wong Yuk Long
11. [New] Let's Meet at The Clinic (Hokenshitsu de Aimashou!) by Iwaoka Meme

Hokenshitsu de Aimashou! 「 保健室で会いましょう！ 」 by Iwaoka Meme Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2006.06

12. Sparkling Gingachou (Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai) 2 of 9+ by Fujimoto Yuki

Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai 「 キラメキ☆銀河町商店街 」 by Fujimoto Yuki AKA Sparkling Galaxy Town Shopping Center Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.02

13. Sunset on Third Street (Sanchoume no Yuuhi) 4 by Saigan Ryohei
14. [Premiere] White Paper Ark 1 by Fujino Moyamu

NOTE | Ksatria Langit 53 MSRP is IDR 32,500; Sunset on Third Street 4 retails for IDR 17,000; and the Death Note reprints are IDR 15,000 each.
Source: Elex Media STO 1 April 2009

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• Level Comics 7 April 2009 manga: Glass Chair 1, Psychometrist Eiji 4, Over Rev 6, Hajime no Ippo 63
• Elex Media 8 April 2009 manga: Eyeshield21 24, Meteodo 4 of 4, Rose Hip Zero 3, Tail of the Moon 14, Shonen Magz 58, and Dragon Drive 11, among others
• m&c! 8 April 2009 manga: Princess Princess 4, Rasetsu's Flower 4, Crossroad 3, Junkyard Magnetic 5, and Special A 12, among others

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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manga available this week

• Level Comics manga (3.31): Magister Negi Magi 17, Feverish Girl 4
• Elex Media manga (4.01): Busou Renkin 7, Yakitate!! Japan 9, MÄR 10, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 8, and Sersan Keroro 14 among others

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• 7&Y (images and release dates)
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• Wikipedia (Beauty Pop)
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