Pandora Hearts 3, The Ruler of Nabari 3, Sexy Simpleton 8 of 8, I Hate You More Than Anyone 1, Yakitate!! Japan 13 (Elex 4 November 2009 manga)

Also Shonen Magz 65, Keroro Gunsou Red: Hyper Maniacs Hen, and the penultimate Bobobo-bo bo-bobo (volume 20).

Pandora Hearts © Mochizuki Jun/Square Enix
Published in Indonesia by PT Elex Media Komputindo

Elex's November opening salvo unleashes Pandora Hearts' Xerxes Break, The Ruler of Nabari's Kumohira-sensei and over 11 × 4 assorted manga supporting characters, protagonists, and antagonists into the fray, but holds in reserve antihero Sebastian and Black Butler volume 2. Nik counsels patience.

Patience automatically brings up I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) by Hidaka Banri, which is Forbearance Rewarded finally premiering this sked. The debut deserves a deluge of kawaii plushies, if not an above-the-fake-cut promo spot. But as this fifth in the Akiyoshi-ke shoujo series has been lingering around this blog since July (thanks to Komikologi advisories), its hyping can linger some paragraphs (and a manga list) more to lemme finish my Nabari no Ou and Pandora Hearts babble.

The Ruler of Nabari 3

Just as Kumohira-sensei and comrades are wracking their brains for ways to infiltrate the Togakushi village for its forbidden art scroll, the director of Fog Blue and Togakushi village chief Oda Yae appears — with an assignment for our Banten ninja. The mission: assassinate a nuclear scientist named Frosty, in return for the Togakushi Kinjutsusho. Kumohira-sensei agrees, little knowing that Frosty has hired Iga Grey Wolves bodyguards, one of whom is Yoite. [Adapted from the Komikologi October blurb, with additions from Yen Press' Nabari no Ou volume 3, streeting 2010.03.23]

Pandora Hearts 3

This volume comprises chapters Retrace X to XIII—Malediction, Grim, Who am I? and A Lost Raven—that I assume are equivalent to anime episodes 9 to 11 (which have the same titles). Elex doesn't have a summary for this volume, so I don't either.

Concluding series

MisuFuru—properly Mr. Fullswing, Suzuki Shinya's baseball comedy parodying other famous manga—ends with the release of volume 24, as does Hwang MiRee's soonjung manhwa Sexy Simpleton, with Mi ju and Yu jin future-bound in volume 8. Or are they? At the last minute, Mi ju grabs the horse's reins and charges into the golden palace.

More summaries—for the promised I Hate You More Than Anyone 1, Eat-Man 16, A Story of Heroes (Heroes) 28, and Yakitate!! Japan 13—cluster behind the cut.

mangazines

Issue 65 of Shonen Magz is the first monthly anthology to street this month. Spotlit is Mashima Hiro's shounen fantasy Fairy Tail which grabs the front cover, probably to tie in with the anime top of mind. The sole hype spot in Elex's November Komikologi bulletin, however, belongs to Captain Sanada. Why? Because he's coming to Jakarta, Indonesia! (I don't know which ShoMagz serial this blurb refers to; my best guess is Tokkyu!!, Komori Yoichi and Kubo Mitsurou's Sea SWAT manga, but don't quote me on that.)

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2009.11.04)

Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.

1. Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo 20 of 21 by Sawai Yoshio

Bobobo-bo bo-bobo 「 ボボボーボ・ボーボボ 」 by Sawai Yoshio Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 20 first published in Japan 2006.02 Sequel: Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo published in English by VIZ Media (SJ volume 2 street date: 2009.05.05)

2. Eat-Man 16 of 19 by Yoshitomi Akihito

Eat-Man 「 ＥＡＴ－ＭＡＮ 」 by Yoshitomi Akihito ASCII Media Works Dengeki Comics, shounen Volume 16 first published in Japan 2002.03 Series initially picked up for English distribution by VIZ Media; dropped after two volumes

3. Ghost Sweeper Mikami (GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!) 36 of 39 by Shiina Takashi

GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! by Shiina Takashi 「 ＧＳ美神　極楽大作戦！！ 」 Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 36 first published in Japan 1999.05

4. [Premiere] I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) 1 of 3 by Hidaka Banri

Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai 「 世界でいちばん大嫌い 」 by Hidaka Banri AKA Akiyoshi Family Series 5 Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 1998.03 English I Hate You More Than Anyone published by by CMX (volume 8 street date: 2009.10.27)

The rest of the series: 365-nichi no Koibito (Series #1; one volume, released in Indonesia as Pacar 365 Hari) · Owaranai Koi no Tame ni (Series #2; one volume; released in Indonesia as For Endless Love) · Ari no Mama no Kimi de Ite (Series #3; one volume, released in Indonesia as Stay the Same) · Uta wo Kikasete (Series #4; one volume; released in Indonesia as Let Me Hear the Lyric)

5. Masked Rider Spirits (Kamen Rider Spirits) 10 of 16+ by Ishinomori Shotaro and Muraeda Kenichi

Kamen Rider Spirits 「 仮面ライダーＳＰＩＲＩＴＳ 」 by Ishinomori Shotaro and Muraeda Kenichi AKA The Legend of Masked Riders Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2006.08

6. Mr. Fullswing 24 of 24 by Suzuki Shinya [Finale]

Mr. FULLSWING 「 Ｍｒ．ＦＵＬＬＳＷＩＮＧ 」 by Suzuki Shinya Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 24 first published in Japan 2006.09

7. Pandora Hearts 3 of 10+ by Mochizuki Jun

Pandora Hearts 「 Ｐａｎｄｏｒａ　Ｈｅａｒｔｓ 」 by Mochizuki Jun Square Enix GFantasy, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.07 Also serialized in English in Yen Plus Pandora Hearts published in English by Yen Press (volume 1 street date: 2009.12.15)

8. The Ruler of Nabari (Nabari no Ou) 3 of 11+ by Kamatani Yuhki

Nabari no Ou 「 隠の王 」 by Kamatani Yuhki Square Enix GFantasy, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2005.10 Also serialized in English in Yen Plus Nabari no Ou published in English by Yen Press (volume 2 street date: 2009.10.27)

9. [New] Sersan Keroro Red (Keroro Gunsou Red: Hyper Maniacs Hen) by Yoshizaki Mine

Keroro Gunsou Red: Hyper Maniacs Hen 「 ケロロ軍曹Ｒｅｄ　ハイパーマニアックス編 」 by Yoshizaki Mine Kadokawa Shoten Asuka Comics This volume first published in Japan 2004.03

10. Sexy Simpleton 8 of 8 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

Sexy Simpleton 「 섹시한 못난이 」 by Hwang MiRee
Samyang, soonjung
Followed by a 9-volume sequel, New Sexy Simpleton

11. A Story of Heroes (Heroes) 28 of 37 by Choi Mir - Daiwon C.I.
12. Uzumajin 2 of 4 by Ohse Yoshio

Uzumajin 「 ウズマジン 」 by Ohse Yoshio (also Oose Yoshio) Shogakukan CoroCoro Dragon, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.02

13. Yakitate!! Japan 13 of 26 by Hashiguchi Takashi

Yakitate!! Japan 「 焼きたて！！ジャぱん 」 by Hashiguchi Takashi Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2004.07 Yakitate!! Japan published in English by VIZ Media (volume 20 street date: 2009.11.10) Serialized in Indonesian in Shonen Star

NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media STO 4 November 2009 (release schedule) and Komikologi Elex (synopses, except where noted)
(2) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

Synopses continued...

Eat-Man 16
「 ＥＡＴ－ＭＡＮ 」 by Yoshitomi Akihito

A local village legend says that if a man wants to marry his dream woman, he has to gift her first with a diamond only found on a mountain inhabited by monsters. A genius adventurer Nid hastens to the mountain to track down the precious stone, only to be blocked by... Bolt?! What's Bolt Crank's mission on this mountain?

I Hate You More Than Anyone 1
Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai 「 世界でいちばん大嫌い 」 by Hidaka Banri
AKA Akiyoshi Family Series 5

Life for the Akiyoshi eldest daughter Kazuha couldn't be better. Even if she has to carve out a hurry-hurry time window to pick up youngest sib Rei from school, at least she gets to ogle the kindergarten teacher she likes, Mizushima-sensei, as compensation for the chore.

But what's this? There's an insect buzzing around. Oops, it's not a bug, it's just hair stylist Sugimoto Maki. Kazuha positively loathes Sugimoto, managing as he does, to always dampen her high spirits.

But what's this? (Part II): When Kazuha's heart gets broken, it's Sugimoto to the rescue? Does this mean Kazuha's hate is destined to transmute into lurve?

A Story of Heroes 28
Heroes by Choi Mir

Coming down the Gonryun mountain, Yushin and friends are confronted by Geum forces. Before any assault can take place, Sami's Kwima emerges with a Death God in tow, a deity capable of mercilessly sucking out everyone's soul.

Yakitate!! Japan 13
「 焼きたて！！ジャぱん 」 by Hashiguchi Takashi

The Monaco Cup championship round continues, with Kawachi facing off with Spencer Henry Hokou, Azuma's former rival at the Newcomers Battle. Can Kawachi, who hasn't been pulling his weight, come up with a creation that will put Shachihoko in his place and advance Team Japan to the finals?

[Adapted from Amazon's product description for the same volume (VIZ Media edition)]

Mangazine: Shonen Magz 65/2009

Fairy Tail © Mashima Hiro/Kodansha

Kodansha shounen (and seinen) titles in serialization: BECK by Harold Sakuishi · Fairy Tail by Mashima Hiro · Ghost Doctor (Youkai no Oisha-san) by Satou Yuuki · Kindaichi Case Files by Sato Fumiya · Kungfu Boy Legends (Tekken Chinmi Legends) by Maekawa Takeshi · Sanzoku Ou by Sawada Hirofumi · School Rumble by Kobayashi Jin · Tokkyu!! by Komori Yoichi, Kubo Mitsurou · Tribal 12 by Osada Yu-Ko · Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE by CLAMP · Vinland Saga by Yukimura Makoto

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who, while realizing it's more plausible for Elex to follow up the Sexy Simpleton finale with its sequel, New Sexy Simpleton, is cherishing hopes that Elex will instead license Cutie Boy (큐티보이), which, as hinted at by the title, is a cute childhood "sweethearts" story.

UP NEXT: More 4 November 2009 manga

Level Comics: Triple Kiss 2 of 2 · AirGear 8 · Magister Negi Magi 20 · Gokusen 11 · Premiering Honey Hunt by Aihara Miki, Brave Story by Miyabe Miyuki, and Shadow Skill by Okada Megumu

m&c!: Special A 15 · PLUTO 4 · Sparkling Gingachou 6 · Salad Days 6-12 (REISSUE) · Premiering My Secret Life by Midori Yukako and Kiruto by Takahashi Miyuki · Moon Love's Secret by Taamo · Love Under the Blue Sky by Sakurai You (these last two are standalones)

disclaimer

Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.

manga available this week (28 October 2009 street date)

• Elex Media: Detektif Conan 55 · Naruto 46 · Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 11 · HanaLaLa 43 · Topeng Kaca: Bidadari Merah 10 · School Rumble 3 · Flash of Wind 26 · Railroad 2
• Level Comics: xxxHOLiC 5 · Jio 2 · The Door by Momochi Reiko · Bambino 1 by Sekiya Tetsuji · Ergo Proxy 1 by manglobe · LIFE 17 · Smurf - Raja Smurf · Lucky Luke - Dalton Bersaudara ke Pernikahan · Lucky Luke - Arizona
• m&c!: Hai, Miiko! 21 · Love Me, Love Me Not (Kana, Kamo) 3 · Not An Angel 7 and 8 (of 8) · Flower In A Storm by Takagi Shigeyoshi · Lead My Future by Kawase Natsuna · Midnight Spice by Saito Ken · Cherry 36

related monthly schedules

Elex November 2009 manga
Premiering Kekkaishi by Tanabe Yellow · Kurozakuro by Natsume Yoshinori · Fantastic Tales by Ihuan · Library War - Love & War by Yumi Kiiro & Arikawa Hiiro · Nephylym by Kusakabe Rei · The Puppet Master Lin by Wada Shinji · Sersan Keroro Yellow by Yoshizaki Mine · Treasure Gaust by Katsumi Naoto

OCT-09 | SEP-09 | AUG-09 | JUL-09

other invaluable resources

7&Y · Amazon Japan · Baka-Updates Manga · Wikipedia

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