Upcoming manga: Hana-Kimi finishes, Barairo My Honey, Triple Kiss, and Karasuma Kyouko no Jikenbo - among others - premiere (Level's September 2009 schedule)

Updated with the 30 September 2009 manga

Barairo My Honey © Ohmi Tomu/
Shogakukan

All systems green and no weather days permitting, we should be getting the series finale to Nakajo Hisaya's Hana-Kimi manga this September 2009.

I can still remember the +90-dB Kyaaa!s and Finally! smugness that attended Level's first release of this a-dowable series back in 2006 — when the imprint was still based in Surabaya, and now, it's time to bid Sano x Mizuki bah-ha-hai... (with Level now housed in Palmerah.)

September 2009 "Executive Summary"

Twenty-eight manga have been tentatively scheduled for September 2009 (according to Komikologi), 12 of them series premieres, two of which—Jio by Kishimoto Seishi and Sora Flight Attendant by Yajima Masao & Hikino Shinji—were inherited from the past months.

The rest of the new manga

A josei and shoujo manga have me specifically breaking out into hyperventilation: Barairo My Honey by Ohmi Tomu that Level is releasing retitled My Lovely Honey and Triple Kiss by Shimaki Ako.

My Lovely Honey by Ohmi Tomu
Originally serialized in Petit Comic, Barairo My Honey by Ohmi Tomu stars printing company employee Koume who has a date with destiny — in the guise of a tiger! [From Aerandria Scans' summary]

Am telling you now, this three-volume series is chou romachikku! I actually prefer it to the more popular Midnight Secretary that Ohmi-sensei also created (though I wouldn't mind if Level also releases the latter).

Triple Kiss by Shimaki Ako
Meanwhile, Triple Kiss by Shimaki Ako (Gekka no Kimi manga-ka) is apparently a rabu triangle story. Yukino fell in love with a boy who promised her that they will meet again if she remains a good girl; transfer student Seiji seems to fit that first love's profile, but another guy Hikaru claims to have the same memory.

After a hiccup with Shimaki Ako-sensei's Mucha Kucha Daisuki (that Elex released as Crazy for You), I've loved what I've read of Shimaki-sensei's works. Am hoping Triple Kiss, originally serialized in Cheese! will top the anthology Suki ni Naru Made Matte AKA Please Wait Until I Fall In Love, which is currently my Shimaki Ako bar.

So even if Level didn't, am paw-printing these two series as Must-Haves. « Edit: Neither of these manga are releasing in September.

New manga blah-blah continued after the manga list.

Level Comics manga (September 2009)

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1. 3X3 Eyes (Sazan Eyes) volume 28 of 40 by Takada Yuzo « 9.09

3X3 Eyes 「 ３×３ＥＹＥＳ 」 by Takada Yuzo
Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen
Volume 28 first published in Japan 1998.06
English version by Dark Horse Comics dropped after eight volumes

2. [Premiere] Attack!! 1 of 10+ by Oshima Tsukasa « 9.02

Attack!! 「 アタック！！ 」 by Oshima Tsukasa
Shinchosha Comic bunch, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.04

3. Basara 11 of 27 by Tamura Yumi

Basara 「 ＢＡＳＡＲＡ 」 by Tamura Yumi
Shogakukan Flowers, shoujo
Volume 11 first published in Japan 1994.03
Re-released in 15 bunko volumes
Basara published in English by VIZ Media (27 volumes)

4. [Premiere] Cesare 1 of 7+ by Souryo Fuyumi « 9.16

Cesare 「 チェーザレ　破壊の創造者 」 by Souryo Fuyumi
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.10

5. Chocolat 2 of 7 by Kubonouchi Eisaku

Chocolat 「 ショコラ 」 by Kubonouchi Eisaku
Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2000.08

6. Death's Notice (Ikigami) 2 of 7+ by Mase Motoro

Ikigami 「 イキガミ 」 by Mase Motoro
Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.04
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit published in English by VIZ Media (volume 2 street date: 2009.08.11)

7. Descendants of Darkness (Yami no Matsuei) 8 of 12+ by Matsushita Yoko

Yami no Matsuei 「 闇の末裔 」 by Matsushita Yoko
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 8 first published in Japan 1999.12
Descendants of Darkness published in English by VIZ Media (11 volumes, ongoing)

8. Feverish Girl (Binetsu Shoujo) 7 of 10 by Miyasaka Kaho « 9.09

Binetsu Shoujo 「 微熱少女 」 by Miyasaka Kaho
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 7 first published in Japan 2000.09
Re-released in five volumes in 2006

9. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) 71 of 89+ by Morikawa Joji

Hajime no Ippo 「 はじめの一歩 」 by Morikawa Joji
Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen
Volume 71 first published in Japan 2004.12

10. [Premiere] Fly, Daddy, Fly 1 of 2 by Kaneshiro Kazuki and Akishige Manabu « 9.02

Fly, Daddy, Fly 「 フライ，ダディ，フライ 」
by Kaneshiro Kazuki and Akishige Manabu
Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.05
Related series: Revolution No.3 (prequel) · Speed (sequel)

11. For You in Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi) 23 of 23 by Nakajo Hisaya [Finale] « 9.16

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 「 花ざかりの君たちへ 」 by Nakajo Hisaya
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 23 first published in Japan 2004.11
Series re-released as aizōban (collector's editions) in 2007
Hana-Kimi published in English by VIZ Media (23 volumes)

12. Glass Chair (Garasu no Isu) 3 of 8 by Nakamura Mariko

Garasu no Isu 「 ガラスの椅子 」 by Nakamura Mariko
Kodansha Be Love, josei
Volume 3 first published in Japan 2005.08

13. Hotaru's Light (Hotaru no Hikari) 8 of 15 by Hiura Satoru

Hotaru no Hikari 「 ホタルノヒカリ 」 by Hiura Satoru
AKA It's Only Little Light in My Life
Kodansha Kiss, josei
Volume 8 first published in Japan in 2007.04

14. [Premiere] Jio (666 Satan) 1 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi « 9.16

666 Satan 「 ６６６～サタン～ 」 by Kishimoto Seishi
Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2001.12
Published in English as O-Parts Hunter by VIZ Media (volume 17 street date: 2009.08.11)

15. [Premiere] Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files (Karasuma Kyouko no Jikenbo) 1 of 7+ by Hiroi Ouji and Kozaki Yusuke « 9.30

Karasuma Kyouko no Jikenbo 「 烏丸響子の事件簿 」
by Hiroi Ouji and Kozaki Yusuke
AKA Kyoko Karasuma - Detective of the Asakusa Police Department
Gentousha Comic BIRZ, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2003.09

16. Life 16 of 20 by Suenobu Keiko « 9.16

LIFE 「 ライフ 」 by Suenobu Keiko
Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo
Volume 16 first published in Japan 2007.09
LIFE published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 9 street date: 2008.06.10)

17. [Premiere] My Lovely Honey (Barairo My Honey) 1 of 3 by Ohmi Tomu

Barairo My Honey 「 薔薇色ｍｙハニー 」 by Ohmi Tomu
Shogakukan Petit Comic, josei
Volume 1 first published in Japan in 2005.10

18. [Premiere] Officer Monju (Seigi Keikan Monju) 1 of 8+ by Miyashita Hiroki « 9.30

Seigi Keikan Monju 「 正義警官モンジュ 」 by Miyashita Hiroki
Shogakukan Sunday GX, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan in 2005.09

19. Psychometrist Eiji (Psychometrer Eiji) 7 of 25 by Ando Yuma, Asaki Masashi

Psychometrer Eiji 「 サイコメトラーＥＩＪＩ 」
by Ando Yuma and Asaki Masashi
Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen
Volume 7 first published in Japan 1997.08

20. Red Eyes 12 of 13+ by Shindo Jun

red Eyes 「 ｒｅｄ　Ｅｙｅｓ 」 by Shindo Jun
Kodansha Magazine GREAT and Magazine E-no, shounen
Volume 12 first published in Japan 2008.02

21. [Premiere] Shadow Skill 1 of 5+ by Okada Megumu

Shadow Skill 「 ＳＨＡＤＯＷ　ＳＫＩＬＬ 」 by Okada Megumu
Kodansha Afternoon, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2001.09

22. [Premiere] SORA! (SORA! Flight Attendant Monogatari) 1 of 5 by Yajima Masao & Hikino Shinji « 9.09

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

23. A Spirit of The Sun (Taiyou no Mokushiroku) 2 of 17+ by Kawaguchi Kaiji « 9.16

Taiyou no Mokushiroku 「 太陽の黙示録 」 by Kawaguchi Kaiji
Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen
Volume 2 first published in Japan 2003.05

24. Team Medical Dragon 9 of 20+ by Nogizaka Taro and Nagai Akira « 9.30

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

25. Tokyo Juliet 9 of 13 by Kitagawa Miyuki

Tokyo Juliet 「 東京ジュリエット 」 by Kitagawa Miyuki
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 8 first published in Japan 1998.06
Series re-released in six volumes in 2002

26. [Premiere] Triple Kiss 1 of 2 by Shimaki Ako

Triple Kiss 「 トリプルＫＩＳＳ 」 by Shimaki Ako
Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.02

27. [Premiere] Zenith (Jinasu - Zenith) 1 of 6 by Yoshida Satoshi « 9.30

Jinasu - Zenith 「 ジナス－ＺＥＮＩＴＨ－ 」 by Yoshida Satoshi
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.09

28. [Premiere] Zipang 1 of 41+ by Kawaguchi Kaiji « 9.30

Zipang 「 ジパング 」 by Kawaguchi Kaiji
Kodansha Morning, seinen
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2001.01

NOTE
(1) Source: September 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.

New manga continued...

As you see from the list above, two of the manga premieres are slated to release this 2 September: Attack!! and Fly, Daddy, Fly.

The following are also set to debut: Cesare by Souryo Fuyumi, Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files (Karasuma Kyouko no Jikenbo) by Hiroi Ouji and Kozaki Yusuke, Officer Monju (Seigi Keikan Monju) by Miyashita Hiroki (Level attributes to manga to a Yamashita Hiroki in Komikologi), Shadow Skill by Okada Megumu (the revived version by Kodansha), Zenith (Jinasu - Zenith) by Yoshida Satoshi, and the long-running Zipang by Kawaguchi Kaiji (this seems to be kin to another Kawaguchi Kaiji-sensei manga also scheduled for this September: the second volume of A Spirit of The Sun).

Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files by Hiroi Ouji and Kozaki Yusuke
Karasuma Kyouko no Jikenbo AKA Kyoko Karasuma - Detective of the Asakusa Police Department is a futuristic, supernatural police procedural featuring the sixteen-year-old Kyoko who investigates criminals straight out of Asian myths and legends, Oni and Tengu being just some of her adversaries. [From Baka-Updates Manga's description]

Kozaki Yusuke-sensei, responsible for the character design of Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto and Speed Grapher anime, illustrates the manga still ongoing in Gentousha's Comic BIRZ (in which Saitoh Misaki's Hinata no Ookami - Shinsengumi Kidan, published by Elex Media as Wolf's Sanctuary was also serialized).

Baka-Updates Manga recommends this if you also like Ghost Hunt, Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna, and Amatsuki. And I ♡ do.

Cesare by Souryo Fuyumi
This seinen series by the creator of Mars is based on the story of Cesare Borgia, the Spanish-Italian condottiero, son of Pope Alexander VI, and inspiration and real-life model of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince.

I will babble about the other manga premieres when they actually street.

Continuing series

Most notable: the reappearance of Basara (with volume 11) and A Spirit of The Sun or Taiyou no Mokushiroku (volume 2). Preceding tankou were released 25 November 2008. « Edit: Only A Spirit of The Sun 2 released in September.

Also, unless I was asleep in August (and I don't think I was, beyond the usual physiologically-required), Tokyo Juliet 8 has yet to street. This monthly, however, has Tokyo Juliet 9 in a holding pattern. I'm presuming the eighth will also release this September. « EDIT: Tokyo Juliet 8 released on September 9.

BTW, this represents the fourth appearance of Team Medical Dragon 9 in a monthly listing; it has been present — but not accounted for — since the June sked. « EDIT: Team Medical Dragon 9 is accounted for in the 30 September schedule.

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who also wants Shimaki Ako-sensei's à la Hana-Kimi gender-bending Boku ni Natta Watashi (I Became a Boy)

UP NEXT

Elex Media upcoming manga (September 2009 monthly schedule): Premiering The Bodyguard (Kage Kara Mamoru!) by Achi Taro · Fusui Gakuen by Shouji Haruka · Kampfer by Tsukiji Toshihiko · Prince's Girlfriend (Oujisama no Kanojo) by Aihara Miki

disclaimer

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

related links

• Weekly schedules: 9.02 | 9.09 | 9.16 | 9.30
• August 2009: Premiering Ikigami · 21st Century Boys · Black Lagoon · Happy Hello Work at Age 21 · Ice Forest · Jio · Life Existence · Tomo'o
• July 2009: Sora Flight Attendant - Level Comics's newest seinen series
• June 2009: Premiering Chocolat by Kubonouchi Eisaku and Shattered Knife (Oboreru Knife) by George Asakura, among others

other invaluable resources

7&Y Baka-Updates Manga · Ubook

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Nakayoshi Lovely Grapes manga anthology: Be yourself (street date: 2 September 2009)

Nakayoshi Lovely: Grapes
Published in Indonesia by PT Elex Media Komputindo

I mentioned in the Elex 2 September manga post that I was gonna spin off the summaries to four of the Kodansha shoujo one-shots in Nakayoshi Lovely ~Grapes~ (Issue 6) that goes on sale next Wednesday.

Mischief managed here. Blurbs available for this issue themed Be yourself include: Cocoa! Part II by Kashiwagi Shiho (this resumption of Tsubame's story breaks the no continuations rule; Elex sez ehe, maap); Junior High Debut! by Minazuki Shin; Spring Love by Takagami Yuriko; and Starving by Sakuya Ippo.

Cocoa! Part II by Kashiwagi Shiho

Coerced by male megastar Chio, Tsubame, too, plunges into the world of celebrities and entertainment. Her first job: to deliver a script for an upcoming project to Chio in his classroom in the Entertein division — something even co-"star" classmates would find difficult to pull off. Moreover, if found sneaking into the building, the punishment is expulsion.

Wait... expulsion?!

Junior High Debut! by Minazuki Shin

Toko resolves to change her looks once she enters her new school, and it appears her plan has succeeded; several girls (and not a few boys) tell her that she looks cute. This delights Toko to no end, even pushing her to participate in the student council — anything, in fact, to distance her from her pre-junior high self.

But during a committee meeting, someone whom Toko would've preferred never to meet again appears: Midori Kono, her classmate back in fourth grade and the boy wholly responsible for Toko's transformation to guarded and diffident during grade school.

Spring Love by Takagami Yuriko

People often mistake Saya for someone older because of her taller than the average junior high kid height. Every time she goes to the convenience store, senior high students would always try to pick her up. One day, one of the mini-market's staff tries to help her, only to be elbowed aside. Apparently, this chibi knight is also a senior high student. At first, he and Saya get into an argument, but as they get to know one another, eventually become close.

But not close enough evidently for Saya to reveal that she is much younger than he supposes!

Starving by Sakuya Ippo

Tae has never dreamed of having a boyfriend; her head's too full of food and... food. Additionally, she thinks no one would like her enough to propose to her. So imagine her shock when someone (whom she doesn't know all that well) actually confesses his feelings for her. Tae's friends, equally incredulous at the romantic development, surmise that the guy is probably a member of some club, if not the son of a Sumo wrestler.

The guy is question, So, turns out to be none of these. He first started liking Tae after seeing her compete in an eating contest during the sports festival (something that Tae entered with utmost enthusiasm because she couldn't stand seeing the absolutely delish food). Furthermore, So doesn't eat that much and thinks Tae is the same.

So there goes Tae's dream of being treated to cake and stuff, as per a girlfriend's right. Instead, she has to live with a tummy constantly grumbling that it can't survive simply on love, no matter how yummy!

Source: Komikologi Elex August 2009

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who is 99% sure that the Nakayoshi Lovely: Grapes cover is from Hara Asumi's Bad Girl (going by the art)

disclaimer

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

other manga available this week (26 August 2009 street date)

• Elex Media: Naruto 45 · Otomen 6 · MÄR 13 · Tokkyu!! 2 · Rocket Man 9 · A Promise About Glass Shoe 2 of 2 · Shonen Star 56 · My Adorable Fatty Girl 5
• Level Comics: Rainbow 13 · Love Affair 3 · Little Jumper 5 · Vagabond 29 · ARMS 14 · Smurf Hitam · Michel Vaillant - The Great Challenge
• m&c!: Venus Capriccio 3 · Special A 13 and 14 · W Juliet II 2 of 2 · Song of Love 2 · Watase Yuu's Manga Manual Manga Yuugi · Love Me, Love Me Not 1 by Tachibana Yutaka

...and next (2 September 2009 street date)

• Elex Media: Pandora Hearts 1 · The Ruler of Nabari 1 · One Piece 52 · Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 10 · School Rumble 2 · HanaLaLa 41
• Level Comics: Death's Notice (Ikigami) 1 by Mase Motoro · xxxHOLiC 4 · AirGear 7 · Fly, Daddy, Fly! 1 by Kaneshiro Kazuki & Akishige Manabu · Attack 1 by Oshima Tsukasa · RED (Living On The Edge) 19 of 19
• m&c!: Goong 16 · Alive 17 · Not An Angel 3-4 · Family Game by Karasawa Chika · Shinobi Life 3 · Nube 21-36 (reissue)

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xxxHOLiC 4, AirGear 7, Death's Notice 1, Attack!! 1, RED 19 of 19, Fly Daddy Fly 1 (Level Comics 2 September 2009)

Replaced Attack!! Japanese front cover with the Indonesian edition back cover. Because it was there and it's cute. (Thanks, Lenny-san!)

Attack!! © Oshima Tsukasa/Shinchosha
Published in Indonesia by PT Elex Media Komputindo
[Artwork provided by Level Comics]

Valentine's Day finds Watanuki baking chocoretto for everyone and snagging none for himself (unlike Doumeki who's deluged with it) in CLAMP's xxxHOLiC volume 4.

Adding insult to injury, Doumeki even ate the chocolate Watanuki made for Himawari. On their way home, Watanuki and Doumeki encounter Zashiki-Warashi, who is looking for a special chocolate — and locks on to the one in Doumeki's soul: Watanuki's candy. Doumeki falls comatose after the soul is removed, and Yuuko tells Watanuki to retrieve it, lest Doumeki sleep an eternal sleep. [Adapted from Amazon's description of xxxHOLiC 4 (Del Rey edition) and this Wikipedia article]

In other continuing Level manga, AirGear, to be precise, Ikki and team face their most blood-curdling opponent yet: Behemoth. [Adapted from Amazon's description of Air Gear 7 (Del Rey edition)]

Premieres and Series Finales

RED (Living On the Edge) by Muraeda Kenichi concludes with volume 19, while Mase Motoro's Ikigami debuts. In my upcoming Level manga post, I included a blurb for this seinen series retitled Death's Notice, and here it is again, in case you missed it the first time around:

Ikigami tells of a 1984-Big-Brother-like Japanese government's initiative to prod citizens into more productivity by arbitrarily issuing death notices or ikigami as an extreme wake-up call. The story follows the young messenger who serves up these death advisories to their targets.

Ikigami has been adapted into a movie starring Matsuda Shota-san (Nishikado Soujirou, Hana Yori Dango) as Fujimoto Kengo, the bureaucrat Grim Reaper.

Meanwhile, the creator of SHOOT, Oshima Tsukasa, brings us another sports manga, Attack!!. Harutaka Kato is a normal senior high student with an abnormal ability: that of leaping absurbly high. Maiko, the school volleyball club's manager, badgers Harutaka to join, despite the team already possessing one ace, Yuta Kaneko, who apparently can block all of Harutaka's smashes. Will this frustrating development make Harutaka back off?

The third premiering manga is Fly, Daddy, Fly by Kaneshiro Kazuki and Akishige Manabu. It's superficially similar to Life Existence in that Fly, Daddy, Fly is also a story of a father's love for his daughter. Forty-seven year old salaryman Suzuki Hajime's daughter, Haruka, is beaten up by another senior high student, boxer Ishihara. Hajime plans to avenge Haruka, along with a group of high school students who agrees with Hajime's lex talionis, or law of retaliation.

Level Comics manga (2009.09.02)

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1. AirGear by Oh! Great 7 of 26+

AirGear 「 エア・ギア 」 by Oh! Great Kodansha Shuukan Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2004.08 AirGear published in English by Del Rey (volume 13 street date: 2009.07.28)

2. [Premiere] Attack!! 1 of 10+ by Oshima Tsukasa

Attack!! 「 アタック！！ 」 by Oshima Tsukasa Shinchosha Comic bunch, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.04

3. [Premiere] Death's Notice (Ikigami) 1 of 7+ by Mase Motoro

Ikigami 「 イキガミ 」 by Mase Motoro Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.08 Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit published in English by VIZ Media (volume 2 street date: 2009.08.11)

4. [Premiere] Fly, Daddy, Fly 1 of 2 by Kaneshiro Kazuki and Akishige Manabu

Fly, Daddy, Fly 「 フライ，ダディ，フライ 」 by Kaneshiro Kazuki and Akishige Manabu Shogakukan Young Sunday, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2005.05 Related series: Revolution No.3 (prequel) · Speed (sequel)

5. RED (Living On the Edge) 19 of 19 by Muraeda Kenichi [Finale]

RED 「 ＲＥＤ 」 by Muraeda Kenichi Kodansha Young Magazine Uppers, seinen Volume 19 first published in Japan 2005.12

6. xxxHOLiC 4 of 15+ by CLAMP

xxxHOLiC 「 ×××ＨＯＬｉＣ 」 by CLAMP Kodansha Weekly Young Magazine, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2004.06 xxxHOLiC published in English by Del Rey (volume 14 street date: 2009.10.27)

NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media STO 2 September 2009 (release schedule), Komikologi September and August 2009 (synopses, except where noted), and Level Comics (artwork and summaries)
(2) RED (Living On The Edge) 19 SRP: IDR 19,000; Death's Notice 1, IDR 18,000
(3) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who wants to Kyaaa! a Kyaaa! that will resound throughout the galaxy for these Next Attraction Level manga:

• My Lovely Honey (Barairo My Honey) by Ohmi Tomu (volume 1)
• Triple Kiss by Shimaki Ako (volume 1)
• For You in Full Blossom Series Finale (volume 23 of 23)
• Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files (Karasuma Kyouko no Jikenbo) by Hiroi Ohji and Kozaki Yusuke (volume 1)

That last one included for sheer intrigue inducement.

disclaimer

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

manga available this week (26 August 2009 street date)

• Elex Media: Naruto 45 · Otomen 6 · MÄR 13 · Tokkyu!! 2 · Rocket Man 9 · A Promise About Glass Shoe 2 of 2 · Shonen Star 56 · My Adorable Fatty Girl 5
• Level Comics: Rainbow 13 · Love Affair 3 · Little Jumper 5 · Vagabond 29 · ARMS 14 · Smurf Hitam · Michel Vaillant - The Great Challenge
• m&c!: Venus Capriccio 3 · Special A 13 and 14 · W Juliet II 2 of 2 · Song of Love 2 · Watase Yuu's Manga Manual Manga Yuugi · Love Me, Love Me Not 1 by Tachibana Yutaka

...and next (2 September 2009 street date)

• Elex Media: Pandora Hearts 1 · The Ruler of Nabari 1 · One Piece 52 · Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 10 · School Rumble 2 · HanaLaLa 41 · Nakayoshi Lovely ~ Grapes
• m&c!: Goong 16 · Alive 17 · Not An Angel 3-4 · Family Game by Karasawa Chika · Shinobi Life 3 · Nube 21-36 (reissue)

related monthly links

• Level Comics September 2009 schedule: Premiering Attack!! · Cesare · Fly, Daddy, Fly · Kyoko Karasuma's Case Files (Karasuma Kyouko no Jikenbo) · My Lovely Honey (Barairo My Honey) · Shadow Skill · Triple Kiss · Zenith (Jinasu - Zenith) · Zipang; ending For You in Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi)
• Level Comics August 2009 schedule: Premiering Ikigami · 21st Century Boys · Black Lagoon · Happy Hello Work at Age 21 · Ice Forest · Jio · Life Existence · Tomo'o

other invaluable resources

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

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Goong 16, Alive 17, Shinobi Life 3, Not An Angel 5 and 6, Family Game by Karasawa Chiaki (m&c! 2 September 2009 manga and manhwa)

Goong © Park SoHee/Seoul Cultural Publishers

Perhaps it's because Goong's last volume (#15) was released more than a year ago as opposed to Alive's last volume (#16) which went on sale two weeks ago that the reception for the former is, shall we say, warmish.

Which is a pity because Shin has grown some, and the observation made by Twitterer mbeasi-san: that every real issue in Goong can be ultimately summed up with, Shin is an idiot, (that I had to concede with a LOL) had already been nullified by developments in the volumes leading up to 15.

So let me drum up some Ganbare! enthusiasm for Goong here.

Goong 16 by by Park SoHee

When we last left our prince and princess, Chae Kyeong had agreed to divorce her husband so that Shin could keep his crown. Not apprised of his wife's reasons, Shin had promptly resolved to uncover the truth and win Chae Kyeong back.

Will he be able to?

Considering the soonjung manhwa by Park SoHee is still ongoing, I think it's safe to infer that they will continue to be together.

New manga

m&c! is also releasing the Family Game (Kazoku Gokko) shoujo manga by Karasawa Chiaki, originally serialized in LaLa DX. This standalone follows the story of the orphaned Mei. To earn money, Mei agrees to play the eldest daughter of a faux family and live with five total strangers under one roof. [Adapted from Midnight Scans' summary, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

The summaries of Not An Angel (Tenshi ja Nai!!) volumes 5 and 6 are after the manga list.

m&c! manga and manhwa (2009.09.02)

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1. Alive (Alive - Saishuu Shinka teki Shounen) 17 of 18+ by Kawashima Tadashi and Adachitoka

Alive - Saishuu Shinka teki Shounen 「 アライブ　最終進化的少年 」 by Kawashima Tadashi and Adachitoka Kodansha Gekkan Shounen Magazine, shounen Volume 17 first published in Japan 2009.02 Alive - The Final Evolution published in English by Del Rey (volume 8 street date: 2009.11.24)

2. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) 12 of 21+ by Tanaka Motoyuki

Saikyou! Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu 「 最強！都立あおい坂高校野球部 」 by Tanaka Motoyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen, Volume 12 first published in Japan 2007.06

3. [New] Family Game (Kazoku Gokko) by Karasawa Chiaki

Kazoku Gokko 「 家族ごっこ。 」 by Karasawa Chiaki Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2007.05

4. Goong 16 of 20+ by Park SoHee

Goong 「 궁(宮) 」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Wink, soonjung Volume 16 first published in Korea 2007.11 Goong: The Royal Palace published in English by Yen Press (volume 6 street date: 2009.09.15)

5. Kirarin Revolution 11 of 14 by Nakahara An

Kirarin Revolution 「 きらりん☆レボリューション 」 by Nakahara An Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 11 first published in Japan 2008.01 Main story: Kirarin Revolution: Tokubetsuhen

6. Monika (Turma da Mônica) 126 by Mauricio (Mauricio de Sousa Produções)
7. Not An Angel (Tenshi ja Nai!!) 5 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako

Tenshi ja Nai!! 「 天使じゃない！！ 」 by Shigematsu Takako Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 5 first published in Japan 2005.05 Tenshi ja Nai!! published in English by Go! Comi (eight volumes)

8. Not An Angel (Tenshi ja Nai!!) 6 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako

Tenshi ja Nai!! 「 天使じゃない！！ 」 by Shigematsu Takako Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2005.09 Tenshi ja Nai!! published in English by Go! Comi (eight volumes)

9. Shinobi Life 3 of 7+ by Conami Shoko

Shinobi Life 「 シノビライフ 」 by Conami Shoko Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.08 Published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 3 street date: 2009.11.03)

Reissues

• [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 21 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Jigoku Sensei Nube 「 地獄先生ぬ～べ～ 」 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 21 first published in Japan 1997.09 Series re-released in 20 volumes (bunko) in 2006

• [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 22 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Volume 22 first published in Japan 1997.11

• [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 23 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Volume 23 first published in Japan 1998.01

• [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 24 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Volume 24 first published in Japan 1998.04

• [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 25 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Volume 25 first published in Japan 1998.06 First released in Indonesia 2008.06

• [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 26 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Volume 26 first published in Japan 1998.09 First released in Indonesia 2008.12

NOTE
(1) Sources: Elex Media STO 2 September 2009 (release schedule) and m&c! (reissue covers)
(2) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.

Synopses continued...

Not An Angel 5
Tenshi ja Nai!! 「 天使じゃない！！ 」 by Shigematsu Takako

To cheer up Hikaru whose relationship with Ayase-sensei seems to be floundering, Izumi invites her to Kyoto while he's filming a movie. Pest Kurobe is again in evidence, and this time, he might really uncover Izumi's secret!

The above and below summaries have been adapted from Go! Comi's for the same volumes (here and here)

Not An Angel 6

Nope, Izumi's real identity is safe, but Hikaru's relationship with him might not be!

I will tweak this with my speculations for Shinobi Life 3, after I finish volume 2.

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who now misses Kagetora and Beni

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disclaimer

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

manga available this week (26 August 2009 street date)

• Elex Media: Naruto 45 · Otomen 6 · MÄR 13 · Tokkyu!! 2 · Rocket Man 9 · A Promise About Glass Shoe 2 of 2 · Shonen Star 56 · My Adorable Fatty Girl 5
• Level Comics: Rainbow 13 · Love Affair 3 · Little Jumper 5 · Vagabond 29 · ARMS 14 · Smurf Hitam · Michel Vaillant - The Great Challenge
• m&c!: Venus Capriccio 3 · Special A 13 and 14 · W Juliet II 2 of 2 · Song of Love 2 · Watase Yuu's Manga Manual Manga Yuugi · Love Me, Love Me Not 1 by Tachibana Yutaka

...and next (2 September 2009 street date)

Elex Media: Pandora Hearts 1 · The Ruler of Nabari 1 · One Piece 52 · Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 10 · School Rumble 2 · HanaLaLa 41 · Nakayoshi Lovely ~ Grapes

other invaluable resources

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

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