Naruto 43, Otomen 4, Jungle Boy 8 of 8, Et Cetera 9 of 9, Shonen Star 51 (Elex Media 25 March 2009 manga)

Otomen © Kanno Aya/Hakusensha

Speedy releases for this Wednesday include Naruto 43, Shugo Chara! 2, Otomen 4, and Et Cetera 9 of 9. What do these series—unskedded in any monthly list—have in common? Well, the first three manga have gazillions of fans, so that was a no-brainer, and in Indonesia at least, Et Cetera has a strong following.

Series ending or about to
Aside from the last Et Cetera, we finally get the conclusion to Nakamura Rie-sensei's Jungle Boy, which had been outstanding since December, as well as the penultimate Roadside Angel. It didn't need a rocket scientist to figure out that Roadside Angel or Michibata no Tenshi would also release quickly, seeing as how EMURA-sensei's circus-set shoujo series had already finished serialization in the monthly HanaLaLa, so all the translating work had already been done (bar the covers) by the shoujo mangazine.

New manga
Deets on the one-shot Thank You by a certain Bob Raigan are thin on the ground, but am pretty sure that Star Color Present, released under Elex's Serial Cantik standalone shoujo line is Hoshiiro no Okurimono by Touma Rei- and TAKUYA-sensei, originally serialized in Cheese!. The three stories that comprise Hoshiiro no Okurimono are the eponymous title story, Antique Wish e Youkoso, and Sleeping Beauty wa Nemurenai.

Blurbs of selected tankou (Dorabase 13, Jungle Boy 8, Roadside Angel 3, Touch 14, and Ghost Sweeper Mikami 32) after the list.

Elex Media manga (2009.03.25)

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1. Dorabase (Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden) 13 of 17+ by Mugiwara Shintaro & Fujiko F. Fujio Production

Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden 「 ドラベース　ドラえもん超野球外伝 」 by Mugiwara Shintaro & Fujiko F. Fujio Production Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic, kodomo Volume 13 first published in Japan 2007.07

2. Et Cetera 9 of 9 by Nakazaki Tow [Finale]

Et Cetera 「 えとせとら 」 by Nakazaki Tow Kodansha Gekkan Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2001.01 Published in English by TOKYOPOP (nine volumes) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

3. Ghost Sweeper Mikami (GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!) 32 of 39 by Shiina Takashi

GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! 「 ＧＳ美神　極楽大作戦！！ 」 by Shiina Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 32 first published in Japan 1998.08

4. Jungle Boy 8 of 8 by Nakamura Rie [Finale]

Jungle Boy 「 ＪＵＮＧＬＥ　ＢＯＹ 」 by Nakamura Rie AKA J-Boy Akita Shoten Mystery Bonita, BL Volume 8 first published in Japan 1999.12 Indonesian version published in a left-to-right format

5. Naruto 43 of 45+ by Kishimoto Masashi

Naruto 「 ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ 」 by Kishimoto Masashi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 43 first published in Japan 2008.08 Published in English by VIZ (41 volumes, volume 42 street date: 2009.04.07) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

6. Otomen 4 of 7+ by Kanno Aya

Otomen 「 オトメン（乙男） 」 by Kanno Aya Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2007.12 Published in English by Chuang Yi (four volumes, ongoing) and VIZ (one volume, volume 2 street date: 2009.05.05) NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

7. Roadside Angel (Michibata no Tenshi) 3 of 4 by Emura

Michibata no Tenshi 「 道端の天使 」 by EMURA Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2004.08 Finished Indonesian serialization in HanaLaLa

8. Shugo Chara! 2 of 8+ by PEACH-PIT

Shugo Chara! 「 しゅごキャラ！ 」 by PEACH-PIT Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.12 Published in English by Del Rey (five volumes, #6 street date: 2009.04.28) Serialized in the Indonesian Nakayoshi NB. Links like this are Amazon.com search or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

9. [New] Star Color Present (Hoshiiro no Okurimono) by Touma Rei and TAKUYO

Hoshiiro no Okurimono 「 星色のおくりもの 」 by Touma Rei and TAKUYO Shogakukan Cheese! and Cheese! Zoukan, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.04 and contains: Hoshiiro no Okurimono Antique Wish e Youkoso Sleeping Beauty wa Nemurenai

10. [New] Thank You by Bob Raigan
11. Touch 14 of 26 by Adachi Mitsuru

Touch 「 タッチ 」 by Adachi Mitsuru
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 14 first published in Japan 1984.11

Source: Elex Media STO 25 March 2009

mangazines (2009.03.24)

Shonen Star 51/2009 (Shonen Sunday Indonesian version)
In serialization:

• Comic Bomber (Hoero Pen) by Shimamoto Kazuhiko
• Detektif Conan (Meitantei Conan) by Aoyama Gosho
• D-LIVE!! by Minagawa Ryoji
• Dr. Koto (Dr. Koto Shinryoujo) by Yamada Takatoshi
• InuYasha by Takahashi Rumiko
• KATSU! by Adachi Mitsuru
• Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow
• Kurozakuro by Natsume Yoshinori
• Look Up! (Miagete Goran) by Kusaba Michiteru
• MÄR by Anzai Nobuyuki
• Wild Life by Fujisaki Masato
• Yakitate!! Japan by Hashiguchi Takashi

Some summaries

Synopses translated from the Indonesian blurbs in Komikologi Elex March 2009 edition, unless otherwise stated. Any misinterpretations though are all mine.

Dorabase 13
Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden by Mugiwara Shintaro & Fujiko F. Fujio Production

King Sadaharu invites Kuroemon and Hyoroemon to join the Japanese team competing in the WABC—the World Amateur Baseball Classic—along with Shiroemon, Doraichiro, and other star players. Hiroshi also teams up with the two, having been tested by King beforehand. Aimond also enters the WABC—but on the side of Team America!

Ghost Sweeper Mikami 32
by Shiina Takashi

Mikami finally comes face to face with last boss Astaroth in the Tower of Babel on the Antarctic continent, and merges with Yokoshima to dispatch the greatest of foes. Will the pair emerge the victor in the upcoming battle?

Jungle Boy 8/8
by Nakamura Rie

It won't be long now before Sunao and Utsunomiya get promoted to second year, and their dorm mates have nominated the pair to the position of joint dorm heads. But for Utsunomiya, classes will have to take a back seat to working out how to settle his dad's outstanding debts, now that his father is confined in a hospital. The Kuyo Academy dorm residents, however, are not about to let Utsunomiya go at it alone.

In this final volume of Jungle Boy, the "weirdos" of Kuyo Academy demonstrate just how beautiful "friendship" can be.

Roadside Angel 3
Michibata no Tenshi by EMURA

Kahlua shows up in town, speculating that Catrew's "parents," the couple who raised her are not real parents, but how close is Kahlua to the truth? Meanwhile, Mimosa is injured just before a performance, forcing Catrew to become Tequila's on-stage partner. Will Catrew be able to rise to challenge and prove that she is one talented acrobat?

Touch 14
by Adachi Mitsuru

Niita is injured in an accident and Minami, who feels that it is that the accident was indirectly her fault, visits him in the hospital almost daily. This makes Tatsuya jealous; his rival in baseball is shaping up to be an equally formidable opponent in romance.

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