Edited to include manga releasing on 29 July 2009
Vagabond © Inoue Takehiko/
Kodansha
Level Comics was probably hedging its bets when it submitted its upcoming manga list for the July Komikologi. The most risk-averse of lists included 15 titles already weekly-scheduled in June — some (*cough*BladeofImmortal4*cough*) even streeting as early as May.
July 2009 "Executive Summary"
After culling the already DONE!, 20 manga are scheduled for July. This includes the should've released way back in November Last Inning volume 2 and the haven't seen that series since January Love Affair or Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta (volume 3). « Edit | And it looks like these two will have to wait again for a schedule.
New manga
Another standalone from Yoshimura Akemi—Bad Guy (Warui Otoko)—and another SORA, this one by Yajima Masao and Hikino Shinji (the other is the shounen manga Ahiru no Sora or SORA - The Wingless Duck; published by Elex). Kubonouchi Eisaku's Chocolat is also expected to reach stores in July.
Chocolat depicts a former Yakuza boss' new life after opening a shop that sells cakes no one seems to want to buy. Bad Guy deals with the descent into unhappiness (and presumably the climb back up to Happy Even After) of Harumi, whose complacency over her "ideal" married life fractures when hubby's ex reappears on the scene. Meanwhile, in the seinen drama Sora Flight Attendant, the eponymous Sora is an air crew member working for Sky Dream Airlines. What she's best known for: a leaky tap. (Yup, our Sora is a crybaby.)
Series Finales
With the Coming Soon volume 13, Yamamoto Yasuhito's seinen boxing manga AKU (Boku) ends, as does the shoujo Little Devil Café (Koakuma Café) by Oda Aya.
Level Comics manga (July 2009)
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3X3 Eyes (Sazan Eyes) volume 27 of 40 by Takada Yuzo« 6.30- AKU (Boku) 13 of 13 by Yamamoto Yasuhito [Finale]
[New] Bad Guy (Warui Otoko) by Yoshimura Akemi« 7.07[Premiere] Chocolat 1 of 7 by Kubonouchi Eisaku« 7.28- Descendants of Darkness (Yami no Matsuei) 7 of 11+ by Matsushita Yoko
Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 68 of 88+ by Morikawa Joji« 7.14- Last Inning 2 of 22+ by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu
- Little Devil Café (Koakuma Café) 4 of 4 by Oda Aya [Finale]
- Love Affair (Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta) 3 of 7+ by Miyasaka Kaho
Magister Negi Magi (Mahou Sensei Negima!) 19 of 26+ by Akamatsu Ken« 7.21Over Rev 7 of 31 by Yamaguchi Katsumi« 7.28Psychometrist Eiji (Psychometrer Eiji) 5 of 25 by Ando Yuma, Asaki Masashi« 7.07Rainbow 12 of 20+ by Abe George and Kakizaki Masasumi« 7.07Red Eyes 11 of 13+ by Shindo Jun« 6.30- [Premiere] Sora Flight Attendant (SORA! -Flight Attendant Monogatari-) 1 of 5 by Yajima Masao & Hikino Shinji
- Team Medical Dragon 9 of 20+ by Nogizaka Taro and Nagai Akira
Tokyo Juliet 7 of 13 by Kitagawa Miyuki« 7.14- Tokyo Juliet 8 of 13 by Kitagawa Miyuki
Vagabond 28 of 30+ by Inoue Takehiko« 7.28- Yugo the Negotiator 18 of 22 by Akana Shu and Makari Shinji
Boku 「 僕 」 by Yamamoto Yasuhito
Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen
Volume 13 first published in Japan 2002.07
Warui Otoko 「 悪い男 」 by Yoshimura Akemi
Shogakukan Flower Comics, josei
This volume first published in Japan 2002.08
Chocolat 「 ショコラ 」 by Kubonouchi Eisaku
Shogakukan Young Sunday and Big Comic Spirits, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2000.05
Yami no Matsuei 「 闇の末裔 」 by Matsushita Yoko
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 7 first published in Japan 1999.05
Series on hiatus at 11 volumes
Published in English by VIZ Media (11 volumes)
Hajime no Ippo 「 はじめの一歩 」 by Morikawa Joji
Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen
Volume 68 first published in Japan 2004.04
Last Inning 「 ラストイニング 」 by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu, Kiyshi Kato
Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2004.07
Koakuma Café 「 小悪魔カフェ 」 by Oda Aya
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 4 first published in Japan 2006.09
Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta 「 僕達は知ってしまった 」 by Miyasaka Kaho
AKA We Experienced the Affair
Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo
Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.03
Mahou Sensei Negima! 「 魔法先生ネギま！ 」 by Akamatsu Ken
Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen
Volume 19 first published in Japan 2007.07
Published in English by Del Rey (volume 23 street date: 2009.07.07) and Chuang Yi (21 volumes, ongoing)
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
Psychometrer Eiji 「 サイコメトラーＥＩＪＩ 」
by Ando Yuma and Asaki Masashi
Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen
Volume 5 first published in Japan 1997.03
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
red Eyes 「 ｒｅｄ Ｅｙｅｓ 」 by Shindo Jun
Kodansha Magazine GREAT, shounen
Volume 11 first published in Japan 2007.04
SORA! -Flight Attendant Monogatari- 「 ＳＯＲＡ！‐フライト・アテンダント物 」 by Yajima Masao & Hikino Shinji
Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.03
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
Tokyo Juliet 「 東京ジュリエット 」 by Kitagawa Miyuki
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 7 first published in Japan 1997.12
Series re-released in six volumes in 2002
Tokyo Juliet 「 東京ジュリエット 」 by Kitagawa Miyuki
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 8 first published in Japan 1998.03
Series re-released in six volumes in 2002
Vagabond 「 バガボンド 」 by Inoue Takehiko
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 28 first published in Japan 2008.05
Published in English by VIZ Media (volume 29 street date: 2009.05.19) and Chuang Yi (16 volumes, ongoing)
Already released (Dupes)
3X3 Eyes (Sazan Eyes) volume 26 of 40 by Takada Yuzo« 6.02Blade of Immortal (Mugen no Juunin) 4 of 24+ by Samura Hiroaki« 5.26Feverish Girl (Binetsu Shoujo) 6 of 10 by Miyasaka Kaho« 6.23Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 66 of 88+ by Morikawa Joji« 6.02Glass Chair (Garasu no Isu) 2 of 8 by Nakamura Mariko« 6.16[New] Grass Crown (Kusakanmuri no Namae) by Yoshimura Akemi« 6.02Haruka 17 v6 of 19 by Yamazaki Sayaka« 6.16[Premiere] A Hint of Purple (Honoka ni Purple) 1 of 3 by Saito Chiho« 6.23Love & Collage (Ai Kora) 7 of 12 by Inoue Kazurou« 6.02[Premiere] Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) 1 of 7+ by George Asakura« 6.23[Premiere] Strange Tales of Tokyo (Toukei Ibun) 1 of 4 by Kajiwara Niki and Ono Fuyumi« 6.16[Premiere] To Be Beautiful (Kirei ni Naritai!) 1 of 6 by Yorita Miyuki« 5.26Tokyo Juliet 6 of 13 by Kitagawa Miyuki« 6.23Vagabond 27 of 30+ by Inoue Takehiko« 6.09Yugo the Negotiator 17 of 21 by Akana Shu and Makari Shinji« 5.26
Sazan Eyes 「 ３×３ＥＹＥＳ 」 by Takada Yuzo
Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen
Volume 26 first published in Japan 1997.08
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)
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
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
Garasu no Isu 「 ガラスの椅子 」 by Nakamura Mariko
Kodansha Be Love, josei
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2005.04
Kusakanmuri no Namae 「 草冠の名前 」 by Yoshimura Akemi
Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2006.08
Haruka 17 「 はるか１７ 」 by Yamazaki Sayaka
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 6 first published in Japan 2005.05
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
Ai Kora 「 あいこら 」 by Inoue Kazurou
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2007.04
Oboreru Knife 「 溺れるナイフ 」 by George Asakura
Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.03
Toukei Ibun 「 東亰異聞 」 by Kajiwara Niki and Ono Fuyumi
Gentousha Comic Birz, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2002.04
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
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
Vagabond 「 バガボンド 」 by Inoue Takehiko
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 27 first published in Japan 2007.11
Yugo 「 勇午 」 by Akana Shu and Makari Shinji
Afternoon and Evening, seinen
Volume 17 first published in Japan 2001.09
Side story: Yugo: Shimokita Hantouhen
NOTE
(1) Source: July 2009 Komikologi Elex
(2) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.
Manga paw-printed Must-Have
AKU 13 of 13 · Bad Guy · Love Affair 3 · Rainbow 12 · Sora Flight Attendant 1 · Yugo the Negotiator 18
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who, despite the terror that should be induced by your flight attendant crying rivers, is itching to GET! Sora. (That cengeng/wimp description actually intrigues, if not downright endears and... should I be admitting this? *sweatdrop*)
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related links
- July weekly schedules: 7.08 | 7.14 | 7.21 | 7.28
- Level Comics June 2009 manga: Premiering Chocolat by Kubonouchi Eisaku and Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) by George Asakura, among others
- Level Comics May 2009 manga: Premiering A Hint of Purple and Strange Tales of Tokyo
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Sazan Eyes 「 ３×３ＥＹＥＳ 」 by Takada Yuzo
Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen
Volume 27 first published in Japan 1998.01
English version by Dark Horse Comics dropped after eight volumes