PLUTO 4, Special A 15, Sparkling Gingachou 6, Salad Days 6-12 reissue (m&c! 4 November 2009 manga)

Also Kiruto volume 1 by Takahashi Miyuki, Moon Love's Secret by Taamo, and the latest in the Sparkling Gingachou (Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai) and Golden Age series (volumes 6 and 8 respectively).

Tweaked: Some new releases clarified; synopses from m&c! added.

S.A © Minami Maki/Hakusensha
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Despite Strunk & White's dictum to say what it is and not what it isn't, this ISN'T the November m&c! release toting the newest Electric Daisy (that one is streeting 11 November); this is the schedule ushering in Special A 15 and Pluto 4.

In the much-awaited, come on, the last volume came out in March Pluto 4, someone controlling a powerful twister is dispatching the world's greatest robots with deadly, one by one efficiency. Will Atom become the next victim?

(m&c! promises that starting from this volume, Pluto will be installing monthly, which means we can look forward to the finale in March 2010.)

Another storm, albeit of the jealous kind, is brewing in Special A volume 15. Finn sees red when the attractive Alisa Apelton makes a play for Ryuu when Hikari and the S.A gang vacation in Finn's home.

[Summaries adapted from Amazon's product descriptions for Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 4 and S. A 15 (VIZ Media editions)]

New manga

Leading the new November manga is the shoujo horror fantasy Kiruto from Musashi #9 creator, Takahashi Miyuki. Originally serialized in Akita Shoten's Suspiria Mystery, Kiruto was collected in two tankoubon under the Bonita Comics imprint. Its sequel, Kiruto S (Kiruto Second), is on its sixth volume (ongoing).

The biggest ticket premiere is Mauricio De Sousa's Dongeng Klasik Monika 1. This latest from the Brazilian cartoonist might be the The Twelve Labors of Monica series, which plonks Monica down in Greek mythology, but don't take my word for it. I should've asked m&c! but forgot. EDIT: This is apparently the fairy tale series and #1 is Cinderella.

I did inquire about My Secret Life by Midori Yukako (series) and Love Under the Blue Sky by Sakurai You/Blues Yoshi (standalone). The latter stubbornly refuses to give up its origins and from Midori Yukako's formidable backlist, I'm picking out Bengoshi Akane no Jiken File 「弁護士・茜の事件ファイル」 for the former as this josei title spans three volumes. I'll update this post when I get a reply from m&c!. EDIT: Still have no clue which manga these are, but here are the covers (My Secret Life and Love Under the Blue Sky). The synopses can be found after the manga list.

Ah, but Moon Love's Secret by Taamo? Gotta be Koitsukiyo no Himegoto, the heartwrenching story of a proscribed love between a young heiress and a student, set in Taisho era Japan. [Adapted from Aerandria Scan's description]

Other highlights

The adventures of shaman-lineaged ghost buster SoRyun ends with volume 9 of Son ChangHo and Kim ByeongCheol's G-School. Meanwhile, the Salad Days reprint run continues with volumes 6 through 12. These had been advised as early as June.

m&c! manga and comics (2009.11.04)

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1. Golden Age 8 of 14 by Samukawa Kazuyuki

Golden*Age 「 ＧＯＬＤＥＮ★ＡＧＥ 」 by Samukawa Kazuyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2008.05

2. G-School 9 of 9 by Son ChangHo and Kim ByeongCheol [Finale]

G-School 「 G-스쿨 」 by Son ChangHo and Kim ByeongCheol Daiwon C.I. Champ Comics, sonyun Volume 9 first published in Korea 2007.04

3. [Premiere] Kiruto 1 of 2 by Takahashi Miyuki

Kiruto 「 キルト 」 by Takahashi Miyuki Akita Shoten Suspiria Mystery, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.08 Related series: Kiruto S (sequel, six volumes, ongoing)

4. [New] Love Under The Blue Sky by Sakurai You/Blues Yoshi
5. Monika (Turma da Mônica) 128 by Mauricio (Mauricio de Sousa Produções)
6. [Premiere] Monika Dongeng 1 by Mauricio de Sousa
7. [New] Moon Love's Secret (Koitsukiyo no Himegoto) by Taamo

Koitsukiyo no Himegoto 「 恋月夜のひめごと 」 by Taamo Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.01

8. [Premiere] My Secret Life 1 Midori Yukako
9. Mysterious Joker (Kaitou Joker) 2 of 4+ by Takahashi Hideyasu

Kaitou Joker 「 怪盗ジョーカー 」 by Takahashi Hideyasu Shogakukan CoroCoro and CoroCoro Dragon, kodomo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.10

10. Pluto 4 of 8 by Urasawa Naoki & Tezuka Osamu

Pluto 「 ＰＬＵＴＯ 」 by Urasawa Naoki & Tezuka Osamu Shogakukan Big Comic Original, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2006.12 English Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka published by VIZ Media (volume 6 street date: 2009.11.17)

11. Sparkling Gingachou (Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai) 6 of 10 by Fujimoto Yuki

Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai 「 キラメキ☆銀河町商店街 」 by Fujimoto Yuki AKA Sparkling Galaxy Town Shopping Center Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2008.08

12. Special A 15 of 17 by Minami Maki

Special A 「 Ｓ・Ａ　スペシャル・エー 」 by Minami Maki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 15 first published in 2008.11 S. A published in English by VIZ Media (volume 13 street date: 2009.11.03) and Chuang Yi (eight volumes, ongoing)

RE STO

1. [Reprint] Salad Days 6 of 18 by Inokuma Shinobu

Salad Days 「 ＳＡＬＡＤ　ＤＡＹＳ 」 by Inokuma Shinobu Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 1999.08 Indonesian edition first released 2002

2. [Reprint] Salad Days 7 of 18 by Inokuma Shinobu

Volume 7 first published in Japan 1999.12 Indonesian edition first released 2002

3. [Reprint] Salad Days 8 of 18 by Inokuma Shinobu

Volume 8 first published in Japan 2000.03 Indonesian edition first released 2002.10 (first printing) ID second printing: 2003.04

4. [Reprint] Salad Days 9 of 18 by Inokuma Shinobu

Volume 9 first published in Japan 2000.05 Indonesian edition first released 2002.11 (first printing) ID second printing: 2003.04

5. [Reprint] Salad Days 10 of 18 by Inokuma Shinobu

Volume 10 first published in Japan 2000.07 Indonesian edition first released 2002

6. [Reprint] Salad Days 11 of 18 by Inokuma Shinobu

Volume 11 first published in Japan 2000.09 Indonesian edition first released 2003.05

7. [Reprint] Salad Days 12 of 18 by Inokuma Shinobu

Volume 12 first published in Japan 2000.12 Indonesian edition first released 2003.06

NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media STO 4 November 2009 (release schedule) and m&c! (covers)
(2) All comics above are priced at IDR 15,000, except Mauricio De Sousa's Dongeng Klasik Monika 1 [IDR 39,000]
(3) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

Synopses continued...

Love Under the Blue Sky
by You Sakurai & Blues Yoshi

Noyama Mito moves to small town along the shores of Shonan Sea. She can't reveal her reason for moving in, but it is to win the heart of a boy she likes.

My Secret Life 1
by Midori Yukako

Maki nearly died in an accident when she was a child. Years later, a mysterious boy shows up, claiming to have been Maki's savior. It looks like Maki's life is about to change again.

Mysterious Joker 2
Kaitou Joker 「 怪盗ジョーカー 」 by Takahashi Hideyasu

Joker returns, this time facing his strongest opponent yet — Police Inspector Oniyama. Unmasked, cornered and fast running out of options, will Joker have to give up his career as The Mysterious Thief?

Sparkling Gingachou 6
Kirameki Gingachou Shoutengai 「 キラメキ☆銀河町商店街 」 by Fujimoto Yuki

The end of the first year of senior high looms, just the right time for love to bloom among our Gingachou residents. While Mike and Kuro seem to be reciprocating feelings, thorns are quick to spring up for Ibachan, whose crush on Kyuu is definitely not mutual.

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who wants to add that in Special A 15, the KeiHikaru rabu rabu is threatened! Or so sez a fortune teller who prescribes a change into sweetness and light for tomboy Hikari to avert a possible break-up.

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

...and next (4 November 2009 street date)

• Elex Media: Pandora Hearts 3 · The Ruler of Nabari 3 · Sexy Simpleton 8 of 8 · I Hate You More Than Anyone 1 · Yakitate!! Japan 13 · Shonen Magz 65
• 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

other invaluable resources

7&Y · Amazon Japan · Baka-Updates Manga · manaworld.com

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Tweaked: 2009.11.02

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