Also, .hack//G.U.+ volume 3, Dive!! 2, Blizzard Axel 5, and the It's heeeeere! (in more ways than one) Between Two Hearts volume 2.
Eden no Trill © Fujita Maki/Akita Shoten
Published in Indonesia as Song of Love by Gramedia/m&c!
Previously on Song of Love... Ritsu's little Not!Brother Hiroki pressures Ritsu into leaving boarding school and returning home (complete with a Desperate Clinch) and surprise! (or not), problematic roomie Eiri seconds the motion. Confused, Ritsu demands of Eiri why he is simply too willing to let her go when he'd all but acknowledged her musical sense and more than possible bright future in the academy.
So, what do you want?
Eiri retorts. To tell you to stay here? If I do so, will you choose me over your family?
And it's Desperate Clinch, The Sequel, before he ends on a resigned note, You can't, can you?
and Ritsu is left dumbfounded.
Fast forward to 10:36PM. Ritsu is not in their room, but Hiro shows up at Eiri and Ritsu's door, claiming he wants to chat with the person who'd been most inconvenienced by his older sister. He confesses that he had initially thought he could have a nice talk with Eiri but reckons that's just not possible. Hiro then tells Eiri to hold out his right hand and...
Ink splatters meant to indicate... blood? Violence? Where on earth is this going? For sure, it's no Eden!
(Because of this extended pre-babble, the rest of the manga rambling—for the Flower in a Storm and Love Me, Love Me Not finales and the new manga—have been relegated to behind-the-cut.)
mangazines
Cherry Issue 37 streets the same day as the m&c! tankou. The Indonesian anthology of Shogakukan shoujo titles (from Sho-Comi, Ciao, ChuChu, and Flower Comics) serializes, inter alia, Miyawaki Yukino's NG Boy x Paradise, Arai Kiyoko's Beauty Pop, and Akaishi Michiyo's Dawn Aria (albeit the latter is a josei title). Cherry 37 comes with a bonus 2010 Beauty Pop poster calendar. The front cover features 1/6 Jump! 「 １／６じゃーんぷっ！ 」 by Satsuki Mikiko, a collection of shorts starring Kanna and her four friends who live in the same apartment building.
m&c! manga, manhua, and manhwa (2009.11.25)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- .hack//G.U.+ 3 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka and Hamazaki Tatsuya
- Between Two Hearts (Hitohira no Koi ga Furu) 2 of 3 by Yabuuchi Yuu
- Blizzard Axel 5 of 11 by Suzuki Nakaba
- Dewa Iblis Awan Api 2 of 2 by Tony Wong [Finale]
- Dive!! 2 of 5 by Mori Eto & Ikeno Masahiro
- Flower in a Storm (Hana ni Arashi) 2 of 2 by Takagi Shigeyoshi [Finale]
- [Premiere] Hanami (Hanami: International Love Story) 1 by PLUS & Park SungJae
- Love Me, Love Me Not (Kana, Kamo.) 4 of 4 by Tachibana Yutaka [Finale]
- [New] Nadeshiko Prima by Kuze Mizuki
- [Premiere] Pingu 1 by HIT
- Song of Love (Eden no Trill) 4 of 7+ by Fujita Maki
- [New] Twinkle Cherry by Obara Shou
 | Hitohira no Koi ga Furu 「 ひとひらの恋が降る 」 |
 | Blizzard Axel 「 ブリザードアクセル 」 |
 | Dive!! 「 ＤＩＶＥ！！ 」 |
 | Hana ni Arashi 「 花にアラシ 」 by Takagi Shigeyoshi |
 | Kana, Kamo. 「 かな、かも。 」 |
 | Nadeshiko Prima 「 なでしこ・プリマ 」 |
 | Eden no Trill 「 楽園のトリル 」 by Fujita Maki |
 | Twinkle Cherry 「 トゥインクルちぇりー 」 |
NOTE
(1) Source: Elex Media STO 25 November 2009 (release schedule) and m&c! (covers and synopses)
(2) All GN listed above priced at IDR 15,000 each, except for Dewa Iblis Awan Api 2 (SRP: IDR 85,000) and Pingu 1 (IDR 39,900)
(3) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.
Series finales
Before Ran and Riko take their final bows in Flower in a Storm (Hana ni Arashi) volume 2 by Takagi Shigeyoshi, we first get to meet Ran's fianceé, Kokonoe Rinko, Ran's ruthless dad, and... a Ran that bids Riko Farewell
??
(Telling you now that the previous statement improperly makes a causal connection. An emotional rollercoaster is essential before everything gets prettily wrapped and ribboned.)
Meanwhile, in the final volume of Tachibana Yutaka's Love Me, Love Me Not (Kana, Kamo.), Tohru coerces Yuna into staying the night with him in a hotel, thereby exposing his "secret" to Yuna. Is Tohru really this "sick" that he has to do...whatever he will do to Yuna? Looks like the Ice Prince Shuichi will have to get his hands dirty and 'splain all to Yuna.
New manga
Debuts include one pricey manga rechristened Pingu (Penguin) by HIT that remains a mystery (m&c! didn't upload a cover) and one manhwa, Hanami by PLUS and Park SungJae, originally the Seoul Cultural IQ Jump serial that Dark Horse published as Hanami: International Love Story.
Hanami © PLUS & Park, Sung Jae
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!
I can't make out m&c!'s blurb but in essence, the story is about Jun Ho who falls head over heels with his Japanese neighbor Hanami, complicating a life that already includes a girlfriend and something called the Babe Patrol Research Center.
Standalones
Obara Shou (Minimum ☆ Mania and Strawberry Holiday manga-ka) returns to the m&c! Currents ranks with Twinkle Cherry, originally serialized in Ciao.
While there's no cover/synopsis available for Twinkle Cherry, there is one for Nadeshiko Prima by Kuze Mizuki, creator of Rhapsody in July. The Nadeshiko Prima anthology contains three stories (according to the back cover): One Night of the Goldfish,
Pure ♥ Drop Honey,
and Show Your Love.
I assume the title story—about Kanon who switches from traditional Japanese dance to ballet because ballet dancers resemble fairies—makes up the fourth.
Continuing manga
Here's what's in store in the latest installments of these ongoing series:
.hack//G.U.+ volume 3
「 ．ｈａｃｋ／／Ｇ．Ｕ．＋ 」 by Morita Yuzuka and Hamazaki Tatsuya
This is the truth you've been searching for!
Haseo, reviving the SKEITH avatar, trounces Tri-Edge, but Shino remains in a coma. To make matters worse, Haseo and all the other players are unable to logout of The World.
Between Two Hearts 2
Hitohira no Koi ga Furu 「 ひとひらの恋が降る 」 by Yabuuchi Yuu
Haruru and Nagi's relationship suffers, what with the two of them going to different schools and their parents frowning on their association. Haruru, fast getting tired of lying and scheming just to meet up with Nagi, sees the blue train at 10pm pass while with Nagi. Will this bad luck harbinger spell their break-up?
Blizzard Axel 5
「 ブリザードアクセル 」 by Suzuki Nakaba
The Hakutei VS. Frost Queen fight moves to the Men's solo battleground; MacKenzie stands to be fired if Fubuki doesn't garner a score of 140. To reduce Fubuki's burden, Jin and Gotanda vow to win.
Dive!! 2
「 ＤＩＶＥ！！ 」 by Mori Eto & Ikeno Masahiro
The road to Olympic victory opens wide for MDC! That is, if the diving club succeeds in getting three athletes to qualify. Tomoki and friends go up against the seemingly unbeatable Asuka Diving Club, at a time when Tomoki is facing personal problems!
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who's leaving you with the cover of Tony Wong's Dewa Iblis Awan Api 2 of 2
Dewa Iblis Awan Api © Tony Wong
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!
disclaimer
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manga available this week (18 November 2009 street date)
- Elex Media: Ouran High School Host Club 7 · La Corda D'Oro 5 · Zig*Zag 8 · Shonen Star 59 · Uzumajin 3-4 (of 4) · Premiering Adventure of Cat Mix Toraji by Tamura Yumi
- Level Comics
Psychometrist Eiji 9 · Fly, Daddy, Fly 2 of 2 · Zenith 2 · Vagabond 30 · Rainbow 14 · Blade of Immortal 5 · Life 18 - m&c!
The Lovely Wizard 4 · Happy Happy Clover 5 of 5 · Love Sign 4 · Jinko from Room 203 1 by Yamada Nari · A Bad Boy Drinks Tea 3 · Salad Days 13-18 (REISSUE) · Narutoya Ramen Road 4
...and the next (25 November 2009 street date)
- Elex Media: The Ruler of Nabari 4 · Kurozakuro 1 by Natsume Yoshinori · 7 SEEDS 14 · HanaLaLa 44 · Detektif Conan Special 30 · New Legenda Naga 4 · I Hate You More Than Anyone 2
- Level Comics: Doubt 1 by Tonogai Yoshiki · Angel Heart 1 by Hojo Tsukasa · Attack!! 3 · Death's Notice 3 · Black Lagoon 2 · Smurf - Pensmurf Perhiasan (Le Schtroumpfeur de bijoux) · Smurf - Smurfin (La Schtroumpfette)
other invaluable resources
7&Y · Amazon Japan · Baka-Updates Manga
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.hack//G.U.+ 「 ．ｈａｃｋ／／Ｇ．Ｕ．＋ 」
by Morita Yuzuka and Hamazaki Tatsuya
Kadokawa Shoten .hack//The World, shounen
Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.03
.hack//G.U.+ published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 5 released 2009.09.01)
Related series: .hack//AI Buster (novel; prequel) · .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu (prequel) · .hack//Link (sequel) · Side stories: .hack//4 koma · .hack//Alcor · .hack//GnU