Pluto 3, Grand Sun 1, Innocent Dragon 4, Ah! My Goddess 31, The Magic in Me 2 (m&c! 25 March 2009 manga)

Grand Sun © EMURA/Hakusensha

One comment: nice job if you can get it.

Some time, some when — when bodyguards have to, uh, guard bodies, Asahi spends her days protecting aloof, rich boy Sakuya. So goes this summary of Grand Sun, a three-volume shoujo series from EMURA-sensei, the spin-off to the popular W Juliet II.

New manga
Grand Sun isn't a lone new manga for today's m&c! release. Two new standalones, both originally serialized in Ciao—Love Comic Lesson by Anan Mayuki-sensei and Nyan Nyga Nyan by Iwaoka Meme-sensei (released in Indonesia as Meong Meong)—add to the two-fifths new manga share. Comprising the last quarter is Hozuki Souta-sensei's Yowamushi's Diary (Yowamushi Nikki), a one-shot fantasy about a teenage boy playing Dad to two keeyoot but troublesome insects, first published by Akita Shoten's Princess Comics imprint.

Continuing series
But the most notable manga this sked are latest installments of previously mothballed series (at least, that's how it felt). I don't even know when the last Ah! My Goddess came out, but volume 31 releases today. As for the fourth Innocent Dragon (which sports the most droolishus, WAFFy cover)—the third tankou of Yamaguchi Miyuki-sensei's Tenkuu Seiryuu was last seen in the vicinity of August 2007.

Oh. And the most popular pick of this list is Urasawa- x Tezuka-sensei's ＰＬＵＴＯ 3. (As if that were even in doubt).

m&c! manga (2009.03.25)

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1. Ah! My Goddess (Ah! Megami-sama) 31 of 38+ by Fujishima Kosuke

Ah! Megami-sama 「 ああっ女神さまっ 」 by Fujishima Kosuke Kodansha Afternoon, seinen Volume 31 first published in Japan 2005.09 English version Oh My Goddess! published by Dark Horse Comics (volume 32 street date: 2009.05)

2. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) 9 of 19+ by Tanaka Motoyuki

Saikyou! Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu 「 最強！都立あおい坂高校野球部 」 by Tanaka Motoyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen, Volume 9 first published in Japan 2006.11

3. Duel Masters 15 of 17 by Matsumoto Shigenobu

Duel Masters 「 デュエル・マスターズ 」 by Matsumoto Shigenobu, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic, kodomo Volume 15 first published in Japan 2004.08

4. [Premiere] Grand Sun 1 of 3 by EMURA

Grand Sun 「 グランドサン 」 by EMURA Adapted from W Juliet II Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.02

5. Innocent Dragon (Tenkuu Seiryuu) 4 of 6+ by Yamaguchi Miyuki

Tenkuu Seiryuu 「 天空聖龍～イノセント・ドラゴン～ 」 by Yamaguchi Miyuki Hakusensha Melody, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2007.10

6. [New] Love Comic Lesson (LoveComi Lesson) by Anan Mayuki

LoveComi Lesson 「 ラブコミ・れっすん 」 by Anan Mayuki Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.03

7. The Magic in Me (Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsuna Koto: Taiyou to Kaze no Sakamichi) 2 of 5 by Yamada Norie and Yoshizuki Kumichi

Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsuna Koto: Taiyou to Kaze no Sakamichi 「 太陽と風の坂道　魔法遣いに大切なこと 」 by Yamada Norie and Yoshizuki Kumichi Kadokawa Shoten Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr., shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2004.12 English version Someday's Dreamers: Spellbound published by TOKYOPOP (five volumes)

8. [New] Meong Meong (Nyan Nyga Nyan) by Iwaoka Meme

Nyan Nyga Nyan 「 にゃんにゃがにゃん 」 by Iwaoka Meme Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2006.09

9. Pluto 3 of 7+ by Urasawa Naoki & Tezuka Osamu

Pluto 「 ＰＬＵＴＯ 」 by Urasawa Naoki & Tezuka Osamu Shogakukan Big Comic Original, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2006.03 English Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka published by Viz (volume 3 street date: 2009.05.19)

10. [New] Yowamushi's Diary (Yowamushi Nikki) by Hozuki Souta

Yowamushi Nikki 「 弱虫日記 」 by Hozuki Souta Akita Shoten Princess Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2005.04

Source: Elex Media STO 25 March 2009

NOTES
(1) Pluto 3 MSRP is IDR 15,000
(2) Links like this are Amazon.com search or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

UP NEXT

• Level Comics 31 March 2009 manga: Magister Negi Magi 17, Feverish Girl 4
• Elex Media 1 April 2009 manga: Busou Renkin 7, Yakitate!! Japan 9, MÄR 10, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 8, and Sersan Keroro 14 among others
• m&c! 1 April 2009 manga: Beauty Pop 4, Let's Meet At The Clinic, and Sparkling Gingachou 2 among others

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who needs an IV of caffeine

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manga available this week

• Level Comics manga (3.24): Team Medical Dragon 6, Hajime no Ippo 62, Aku 9, RED 17, Tokyo Juliet 3
• Elex Media manga (3.25): Naruto 43, Otomen 4, Jungle Boy 8 of 8, and Et Cetera 9, among others

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