Chocolat by Kubonouchi Eisaku, Oboreru Knife by George Asakura among upcoming Level Comics manga (June 2009)

Edited, III: To reflect (Ooh! Shiny!) the 30 June 2009 manga schedule

Gokusen © Morimoto Kozueko/Shueisha

More elbow grease to make the weekly manga schedules—this time Level's—easier to crank out. (Thank goodness for the Komikologi monthly bulletin.)

June 2009 "Executive Summary"
Twenty-four manga scheduled for release, the minimum number of Level's monthly manga commitment.

New manga

Level includes the two new series ex-May: A Hint of Purple by Saito Chiho and the seinen horror mystery Strange Tales of Tokyo (Toukei Ibun) by Kajiwara Niki and Ono Fuyumi (of Twelve Kingdoms, Ghost Hunt/Akuryou series fame); adds the standalone Grass Crown by Yoshimura Akemi (originally Kusakanmuri no Namae); and three more series premieres: Kubonouchi Eisaku's Chocolat, Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) by George Asakura, and To be Beautiful (Kirei ni Naritai!) by Yorita Miyuki that was advance released last May 26.

Level Comics manga (June 2009)

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1. 3X3 Eyes (Sazan Eyes) volume 26 of 40 by Takada Yuzo « 6.02

Sazan Eyes 「 ３×３ＥＹＥＳ 」 by Takada Yuzo
Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen
Volume 26 first published in Japan 1997.08
English version by Dark Horse Comics dropped after eight volumes

2. AKU (Boku) 12 of 13 by Yamamoto Yasuhito « 6.16

Boku 「 僕 」 by Yamamoto Yasuhito
Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen
Volume 12 first published in Japan 2002.04

3. [Advanced] Blade of Immortal (Mugen no Juunin) 4 of 24+ by Samura Hiroaki « 5.26

Mugen no Juunin 「 無限の住人 」 by Samura Hiroaki
Kodansha Afternoon, seinen
Volume 4 first published in Japan 1995.10
Published in English by Dark Horse (volume 21 street date: 2009.07.15)

4. [Premiere] Chocolat 1 of 7 by Kubonouchi Eisaku

Chocolat 「 ショコラ 」 by Kubonouchi Eisaku
Shogakukan Young Sunday and Big Comic Spirits, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2000.05

5. Descendants of Darkness (Yami no Matsuei) 6 of 11+ by Matsushita Yoko « 6.09

Yami no Matsuei 「 闇の末裔 」 by Matsushita Yoko
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 6 first published in Japan 1999.02
Series on hiatus at 11 volumes
Published in English by VIZ Media (11 volumes)

6. Feverish Girl (Binetsu Shoujo) 6 of 10 by Miyasaka Kaho « 6.23

Binetsu Shoujo 「 微熱少女 」 by Miyasaka Kaho
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 6 first published in Japan 2000.05
Re-released in five volumes in 2006

7. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 66 of 87+ by Morikawa Joji « 6.02

Hajime no Ippo 「 はじめの一歩 」 by Morikawa Joji
Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen
Volume 66 first published in Japan 2003.09

8. Glass Chair (Garasu no Isu) 2 of 8 by Nakamura Mariko « 6.16

Garasu no Isu 「 ガラスの椅子 」 by Nakamura Mariko
Kodansha Be Love, josei
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2005.04

9. Gokusen 8 of 15 by Morimoto Kozueko « 6.23

Gokusen 「 ごくせん 」 by Morimoto Kozueko
Shueisha YOU, josei
Volume 8 first published in Japan 2003.12

10. [New] Grass Crown (Kusakanmuri no Namae) by Yoshimura Akemi « 6.02

Kusakanmuri no Namae 「 草冠の名前 」 by Yoshimura Akemi
Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2006.08

11. Haruka 17 v6 of 19 by Yamazaki Sayaka « 6.16

Haruka 17 「 はるか１７ 」 by Yamazaki Sayaka
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 6 first published in Japan 2005.05

12. [Premiere] A Hint of Purple (Honoka ni Purple) 1 of 3 by Saito Chiho « 6.23

Honoka ni Purple 「 ほのかにパープル 」 by Saito Chiho
Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 1985.12

13. Little Devil Café (Koakuma Café) 3 of 4 by Oda Aya* « 6.16

Koakuma Café 「 小悪魔カフェ 」 by Oda Aya
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 3 first published in Japan 2006.08

14. Love & Collage (Ai Kora) 7 of 12 by Inoue Kazurou « 6.02

Ai Kora 「 あいこら 」 by Inoue Kazurou
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2007.04

15. Over Rev 7 of 31 by Yamaguchi Katsumi

Over Rev! 「 オーバーレブ！ 」 by Yamaguchi Katsumi
AKA Over Rev! A legend of ultimate hot rodder
Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 1998.10

16. Rainbow 12 of 20+ by Abe George and Kakizaki Masasumi

Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin 「 ＲＡＩＮＢＯＷ　二舎六房の七人 」
by Abe George and Kakizaki Masasumi
Shogakukan Young Sunday and Big Comic Spirits, seinen
Volume 12 first published in Japan 2006.02

17. Red Eyes 11 of 13+ by Shindo Jun « 6.30

red Eyes 「 ｒｅｄ　Ｅｙｅｓ 」 by Shindo Jun
Kodansha Magazine GREAT, shounen
Volume 11 first published in Japan 2007.04

18. [Premiere] Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) 1 of 7+ by George Asakura « 6.23

Oboreru Knife 「 溺れるナイフ 」 by George Asakura
Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.03

19. [Premiere] Strange Tales of Tokyo (Toukei Ibun) 1 of 4 by Kajiwara Niki and Ono Fuyumi « 6.16

Toukei Ibun 「 東亰異聞 」 by Kajiwara Niki and Ono Fuyumi
Gentousha Comic Birz, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2002.04

20. Team Medical Dragon 9 of 20+ by Nogizaka Taro and Nagai Akira

Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- 「 医龍 」 by Nogizaka Taro and Nagai Akira
Shogakukan Big Comic Superior, seinen
Volume 9 first published in Japan 2005.07

21. [Advanced] [Premiere] To Be Beautiful (Kirei ni Naritai!) 1 of 6 by Yorita Miyuki « 5.26

Kirei ni Naritai! 「 キレイになりたい！ 」 by Yorita Miyuki
Kodansha KC Dessert, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 1999.11

22. Tokyo Juliet 6 of 13 by Kitagawa Miyuki « 6.23

Tokyo Juliet 「 東京ジュリエット 」 by Kitagawa Miyuki
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 6 first published in Japan 1997.09
Series re-released in six volumes in 2002

23. Vagabond 27 of 30+ by Inoue Takehiko « 6.09

Vagabond 「 バガボンド 」 by Inoue Takehiko
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 27 first published in Japan 2007.11
Published in English by VIZ Media (volume 29 street date: 2009.05.19) and Chuang Yi (15 volumes, ongoing)

24. [Advanced] Yugo the Negotiator 17 of 21 by Akana Shu and Makari Shinji « 5.26

Yugo 「 勇午 」 by Akana Shu and Makari Shinji
Kodansha Afternoon and Evening, seinen
Volume 17 first published in Japan 2001.09
Side story: Yugo: Shimokita Hantouhen

Source: Komikologi Elex June 2009

NOTES
*Little Devil Café 3 does not appear in the Komikologi June list, but has a synopsis (so, included).
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Updated: 2009.06.24

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