Love in Tokyo by Makita Nao and Love or Job by Kazui Kazumi (3L shoujo manga out now)

Tokyo Kareshi © Makita Nao/Shogakukan (First serialized in Betsucomi)
Published in Indonesia as Love in Tokyo by Tiga Lancar Comic/3L

Over the bookstore weekend, passed up on these two new 3L shoujo manga: Love in Tokyo by Makita Nao and Love or Job by Kazui Kazumi. From the titling alone, expected rabu rabu sugar shock.

Love in Tokyo's title story—Tokyo Miracle Story—sees genki Mugiko bidding the village where she was born and raised bye-bye to try her luck in All Roads Lead to Tokyo. Not for any reason as crass as money, mind you; Mugiko's in search of her childhood “sweetheart” Yuu-chan whom she hasn't seen in three years.

She finds Yuu-chan, all right, but per shoujo convention, he's so cold and distant, he might as well be Antarctica. Shocked, Mugiko runs away only to run into... a prince? (Or something as close to.)

Makita Nao-sensei's My Secret Brother (that 3L released earlier) left me underwhelmed, but Baka-Updates' user-voted tags for the standalone: Arranged Marriage, City Boy, Country Girl, Love Triangle is making me rethink my original Leave well enough alone decision.

Love or Job, meanwhile, probably holds no surprises beyond the office romance implied by the title, but it does have one thing going for it: art by Kazui Kazumi-sensei who illustrated the Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu (Crying Out Love in The Center of The World) manga.

3L shoujo manga (2010.08.27)

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1. [New] Love in Tokyo (Tokyo Kareshi) by Makita Nao

Tokyo Kareshi 「東京カレシ 」 by Makita Nao
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
This anthology first published in Japan 2009.03

Contains stories: 東京カレシ, イナカの彼女（かきおろし） and 四畳半ラバーズ

2. [New] Love or Job (Love/Job) by Kazui Kazumi

Love/Job 「ラブ／ジョブ 」 by Kazui Kazumi Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2006.12

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You Can't Disappear From Me 3, Alive 19, Shinobi Life 8 (m&c! 1 September 2010 manga)

Boku kara Kimi ga Kienai © Aikawa Saki/Shogakukan (First serialized in Sho-Comi)
Published in Indonesia as You Can't Disappear From Me by Gramedia/m&c!

Hotaru's unease over Yukako and Kousuke ending up partners mutates into outright fear after finding Kousuke bleeding from a escapee robber's stab wound —

—and we all know that DAL (Deep And Abiding Love), no matter how unwilling, turns non-negotiable stubborn in the face of a soulmate endangered. So, looking forward to official Kousuke x Hotaru coupleship in You Can't Disappear From Me 3.

Ya, ya, I know the newsworthy releases are Alive 19, Shinobi Life 8, .hack//G.U.+ 4, The Minami Family 6 and the award-winning Aoizaka Baseball Club 15, series MIA for at least half a year, if not longer. But as the latest Shinobi Life busies itself with ninja power struggles (to KageBeni WAFF detriment)—or more to the point, because this is MY blog and I'm a self-professed shoujo fangirl—I choose to lead with You Can't Disappear From Me for the second week in a row. Deal, k(udasai).

Ongoing manga and manhwa previewing resumes momentarily.

NEW SERIES: To The Top! by Tsukimiya An

Teppen! © Tsukimiya An
Hakusensha (LaLa DX)
Published in Indonesia as
To The Top! by m&c!

The sole m&c! debut—the only new manga across all Gramedia channels to street on 1st September, in fact—is To the Top! or Teppen!, Tsukimiya An's Showbiz, Music, Crossdressing, Secret Identity romance comedy originally serialized in LaLa DX:

Uehara Kobato leaves New York City and returns to Japan to search for her older brother, reportedly working in showbiz. By fluke, Kobato joins an idol audition and ends up living with Shijou Takeru, another wannabe star from the same talent agency. In such intimacy, it's only a matter of time before Takeru discovers Kobato's secret.

Most of Tsukimiya An-sensei's works appear to be one-shots, but she also created the eight tankou shoujo fantasy Rakuen Route.

m&c! manga, manhwa and manhua (2010.09.01)

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1. A Badboy Drinks Tea! (Ocha Nigosu) 8 of 11 by Nishimori Hiroyuki

Ocha Nigosu 「お茶にごす。」 by Nishimori Hiroyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2009.04

Other language versions
Tong Li publishes the traditional Chinese Ocha Nigosu.

2. Alive (Alive - Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen) 19 of 21 by Adachitoka, Kawashima Tadashi

Alive - Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen 「アライブ　最終進化的少年」 by Adachitoka, Kawashima Tadashi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 19 first published in Japan 2009.10

Other language versions
Del Rey publishes the English Alive - The Final Evolution (volume 8 released 2009.11.24). Pika Édition releases Alive Last Evolution in French (tome 13 shipped 2010.06).

3. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) 15 of 26 by Tanaka Motoyuki

Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu 「最強！都立あおい坂高校野球部」 by Tanaka Motoyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 15 first published in Japan 2008.02

Volume 15 contains chapters:
131 前へ！
132 奇跡なんて！
133 天才！
134 もっと先まで！
135 衝突！
136 あいつなら！
137 甲子園って!?
138 終わっちゃいないのに！
139 運命！
140 とても暑い日！

Awards
Winner, Best Shounen Manga, 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

4. Bakugan Battle Brawlers 10: Julie's Hard Brawl by Sega Toys et al.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers 10: Julie's Hard Brawl by Sega Toys / Spin Master /Bakugan Project · TV Tokyo Dentsu

With Julie's memories as guide, Danma and Julie search for Billy. They succeed in finding him, but Billy is only interested in a rematch with Julie. Can Julie beat Billy in a one on one?

5. Confucius 3 by Ihara Sai/Lee Chi-ching (Culturecom)
6. Dawn Aria (Akatsuki no ARIA) 4 of 10+ by Akaishi Michiyo

Akatsuki no ARIA 「暁のＡＲＩＡ」 by Akaishi Michiyo Shogakukan Flowers, josei Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.02

Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Cherry

7. Female Wolf's Boy 4 of 17 by Han YuRang

The Female Wolf BOY 「암컷늑대의 보이 (암컷늑대의 Boy)」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 4 first published in Korea 2007.09

Related
Based on the Korean Internet novel 암컷늑대의 BOY by i쿠키i조아 (iCookieiLike).

8. .hack//G.U.+ 4 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya

.hack//G.U.+ 「．ｈａｃｋ／／Ｇ．Ｕ．＋」 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya Kadokawa Shoten .hack//The World, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.03

Related series
Adapted from the .hack//G.U. PS2 games and novel retelling.
Prequels: .hack//AI Buster (novel) and .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu. Sequel: .hack//Link.
Side stories: .hack//4 koma, .hack//Alcor and .hack//GnU

Other language versions
TOKYOPOP published the English .hack//G.U.+ manga (volume 5 released 2009.09.01); Spanish and German versions released by Norma Editorial (four volumes) and Carlsen Comics (five volumes).

9. How to be a Man (Otona ni Naru Houhou) 3 of 8 by Yamada Nanpei

Otona ni Naru Houhou 「オトナになる方法」 by Yamada Nanpei Hakusensha, shoujo Volume 3 (bunko) first published in Japan 2001.06

Related series
Part of Yamada Nanpei's Kumiko & Shingo series (Series 6).

10. Long Hu Men (Oriental Heroes) 171: Energi Api Suci by Tony Wong

Long Hu Men by Tony Wong Culturecom

11. The Minami Family (Minami-ke) 6 of 7+ by Sakuraba Coharu

Minami-ke 「みなみけ」 by Sakuraba Coharu Kodansha Young Magazine, seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2009.06

Other language versions
Published in traditional Chinese by Tong Li.

Adaptations
First adapted into anime by Daume in 2007. Thirteen episodes aired in Japan between October and December of that year, with seiyuu Satou Rina, Inoue Marina and Chihara Minori voicing Minami sisters Haruka, Kana and Chiaki. The cast reprised the roles in the second season Minami-ke: Okawari, animated by a different studio. The asread sequel ran from January to March 2008 (also 13 episodes). asread went on to produce a third season, Minami-ke: Okaeri, which aired from January to March 2009, with the addition of Mizuki Nana as Minami Tōma to the cast.

The fourth adaptation, Minami-ke: Betsubara, was released as an OAD bundled with manga volume 6 (2009.06.23).

12. Miracle Ball 11 of 12+ by Nagatoshi Yasunari

Miracle Ball 「ミラクルボール」 by Nagatoshi Yasunari Shogakukan CoroCoro Dragon, shounen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2008.10

13. Shinobi Life 8 of 9+ by Conami Shoko

Shinobi Life 「シノビライフ」 by Conami Shoko Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 8 first published in Japan 2009.11

Other language versions
Shinobi Life is published in English by TOKYOPOP (volume 5 released 2010.06 • volume 6 street date: 2010.09.28). Asuka publishes the manga in France (tome 9 ships 2010.09.16), while Sharp Point Press releases a traditional Chinese version in Taiwan.

14. Tell Me One Million Times (Hyakumankai Kikasete yo) 2 of 2 by Oobayashi Miyuki [Finale]

Hyakumankai Kikasete yo 「１００万回きかせてよ」 by Oobayashi Miyuki Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2000.02

15. [Premiere] To The Top! (Teppen!) 1 of 2 by Tsukimiya An

Teppen! 「てっぺん！」 by Tsukimiya An Hakusensha LaLa DX, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.11

16. Ugly Duckling Become Swan (Miunohri to Swan) 3 of 13 by Hwang MiRee

Miunohri to Swan 「미운오리 백조되기」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 3 first published in Korea 2007.11

17. You Can't Disappear From Me (Boku kara Kimi ga Kienai) 3 of 4 by Aikawa Saki

Boku kara Kimi ga Kienai 「僕から君が消えない」 by Aikawa Saki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.08

¹ Source: m&c! (artwork and summaries)
² Listed GN are priced at IDR 16,500 each except Bakugan Battle Brawlers 10, the How to be a Man bunko volume 3 (IDR 25,000 and IDR 20,000 respectively) and the Female Wolf's Boy 4 and Ugly Duckling Become Swan 3 soonjung manhwa (IDR 18,500 each). Confucius manhua volume 3 also retails for IDR 18,500, while Long Hu Men 171 carries a price tag of IDR 60,000 per volume.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.

Volume previews continued

A Badboy Drinks Tea! 8 of 11 by Nishimori Hiroyuki

Idol club president Anesaki will resign after the cultural festival?!

In denial, the Sadou club members throw themselves into preparing for the upcoming inter-club relay race. Their goal: humiliate the Judo club that has been dissing them all this time.

Uphold the good name of “culture,” Ma-kun!

Aoizaka Baseball Club 15 of 26 by Tanaka Motoyuki

Five talented baseball players end up attending Aoizaka Senior High, actually famed for its non-stellar baseball playing. The group of five promises coach Suzu-senpai that Aoizaka will make it to Koushien. But as the bottom of the ninth in Aoizaka's East Tokyo semi-finals match against Tohoh Academy, Kitarou and teammates face the possibility of a resolve broken.

Dawn Aria 4 of 10+ by Akaishi Michiyo

The condition of Aria's hand worsens, prompting Natsuo to bring Aria to live with him in the Nishimikado family home. There, Aria uncovers the shocking secret that she is not Nishimikado Ousuke's daughter.

Female Wolf's Boy 4 of 17 by Han YuRang

Seeing Gang Jae Hee and Ha Yeon's closeness, Eun Soo is one unhappy camper, and lets out frustration by pelting the pair with pebbles and snarling at Gang Jae Hee in public. Not satisfied with that, Eun Soo gets into a fight and saves a pretty Sin Han Vocational School student in the process.

Meanwhile, Ho Won finally discovers that Eun Soo was the one who beat him in Game Net. How will Eun Soo fare against an enraged Ho Won?

.hack//G.U.+ 4 of 5 by Morita Yuzuka, Hamazaki Tatsuya

A mysterious email reveals a disturbing secret...

After rescuing The Lost Ones from the AIDA, Haseo receives an email from Aina, the first Lost One. The email sends Haseo back into “The World,” little knowing that what awaits him there is CC Corp's fearsome RA Plan.

How to be a Man 3 of 8 by Yamada Nanpei

Wanting to enjoy the summer holidays to the fullest, Kumiko invites Shingo along on her club's Paris jaunt. But when they meet Kumiko's senior Miyuki, Kumiko and Shingo experience déjà vu. Both feel as if they've met Miyuki-senpai before.

One thing leads to another and part of Shingo's past is revealed. Kumiko's reaction, however, is something Shingo could never have predicted!

The Minami Family 6 of 7+ by Sakuraba Coharu

Kana's all doki-doki over valentine, but who's gonna get her honmei choco? Meanwhile, Natsuki approaches Haruka with a special request.

Too bad that unlike the Japanese volume 6, m&c's edition doesn't come bundled with the Minami-ke: Betsubara OAD.

Shinobi Life 8 of 9+ by Conami Shoko

DO WANT!

Beni, I will save you, even at the expense of my life!

Inuishi infiltrators intensify their bid to overthrow Renraku and allies. As the situation deteriorates and foe becomes indistinguishable from friend, can Kagetora continue protecting Beni?

Tell Me One Million Times 2 of 2 by Oobayashi Miyuki

Despite her engagement to Subaru, Sugiri finds she's still wanted in the girlfriend market. Schoolmate Yoshimitsu (who loathes Subaru) professes to like her and won't stop at anything to win her heart. Even if it means treating Suguri to 300 ice confections!

Ugly Duckling Become Swan 3 of 13 by Hwang MiRee

DO WANT!

Go Mio has finally become a beautiful swan, but gladly reverts to her fat, ugly duckling self to attend her father's birthday party. Mio, however, has to stay in the sidelines as none of her family admits to being related to her.

As if wholesale family rejection weren't enough, Mio has to witness her idol Eunho kissing her sister!

UP NEXT

There aren't any new manga for the 8th and the 15th September because of the Idul Fitri holidays.

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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

other 1 September 2010 manga

• Elex Media: C.M.B. 12 · Animal Doctor 2 · Kunai Legend 4 of 4 · Naruto 49 · Otoboke Section Chief 6 · Sanzoku Ou 3 · Summer Storm! 4 · Tokkyu! 13 · Wild Life 8 · Shonen Magz 76/2010
• Level Comics: Blade of Immortal 10 · Brave Story 3 · Jio 9 · Last Inning 6 · Team Medical Dragon 12

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Team Medical Dragon 12, Brave Story 3, Jio 3 (Level Comics 1 September 2010 manga)

Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- © Nogizaka Taro, Nagai Akira
Shogakukan (Serialized in Big Comic Superior)
Published in Indonesia as Team Medical Dragon by Level Comics

A third Mei Shin candidate appears: UCLA professor Kunitachi Shoichiro admits he came home to help overhaul the problematic health care system. What kind of change will yet another “idealist” promise? And what will be Akira's reaction?

(Needless to say, GET! Team Medical Dragon 12, streeting this Wednesday, for teh answer.)

Brave Story 3 of 20 by Miyabe Miyuki, Ono Yoichiro

A misunderstanding with Branch lands Wataru, Kaori and Ki-Kiima in jail where they are suddenly attacked by one of Branch's members, apparently a spy for the Elder God. The trio thus learns of Vision's two opposing doctrines, one following the Elder God, the other advocating Goddess worship. Why are these two camps squabbling? And will their fighting prevent Wataru and allies from reaching the Tower of Fate?

TOKYOPOP's Brave Story 3 blurb has this to contribute to the summary cause:

After proving their innocence, Wataru, Kaori, and Ki-Kiima are released from the Gasara town jail, prepared to help the Branch defeat the fanatical “Church of the Elder God.” Enter “Left Snake-tail” Gruse, a member of the northern empire's elite guard, who is determined to keep our heroes from accomplishing their mission. When "Left Snake-tail" soundly defeats Wataru and Ki-Kiima and brings Kaori as his captive to the Church of the Elder God camp, will Kaori be able to infiltrate the their stronghold from within?

Jio 9 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi

That Naruto 49 also releases this Wednesday probably has nothing to do with Jio 9 also shipping the same day. Tabun ne.

Anna's slyness nearly sidelines Jio Freed from the Olympia tourney, but a lack of finalists allows Jio to compete. His opponent: Anna. Their battleground: a spherical arena under zero-gravity conditions.

Is this gonna be a case of who dares, wins?

Also, Blade of Immortal 10 in which the focus switches to Hyakurin and Manji (leaving aside for the moment Anotsu and Rin) and Last Inning 6, in which Keisuke... (Scroll down for what Keisuke has planned for Saitama High's Koshien dreaming baseball team.)

Level Comics manga (2010.09.01)

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1. Blade of Immortal (Mugen no Juunin) 10 of 26+ by Samura Hiroaki

Mugen no Juunin 「無限の住人」 by Samura Hiroaki Kodansha Afternoon, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2000.04

Awards
1997 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize recipient

Other language versions/serializations
Blade of the Immortal is published in English by Dark Horse Comics (Volume 22: Footsteps released 2010.02.03 • volume 23 street date: 2011.01.18). Published in French by Casterman (L'habitant de l'infini tome 25 released 2010.06); in Italian by Planet Manga/Panini Comics; in German and Polish by Egmont; in Portuguese by Conrad (Brazil); and in Swedish by Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB (serialized in Manga Mania).

Adaptations
A 13-episode anime adaptation by Bee Train starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu as Manji and Satou Rina as Asano Rin aired in Japan on AT-X from July to December 2008.

2. Brave Story (Brave Story - Shinsetsu) 3 of 20 by Miyabe Miyuki

Brave Story - Shinsetsu 「ブレイブ・ストーリー～新説～」 by Miyabe Miyuki and Ono Yoichiro AKA Brave Story: A Retelling of a Classic Shinchosha Comic Bunch, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2004.06

Volume 2 contains chapters:
19. Intruder
20. Dispute
21. Execution
22. Kaori's Decision
23. Spell of Breaking
24. Soul of the Fire Dragon
25. Secret Plans
26. The Strong of Spirit
27. The Sad Traveler
28. The Shigdra

Related
Adapted from Miyabe Miyuki-sensei's Brave Story light novel, post its winning the Batchelder Award (for Most Outstanding children's book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country and subsequently published in English).

Other language versions
TOKYOPOP published five volumes of the Brave Story manga (the sixth compilation is advertised but remains unreleased; the Brave Story novel was published by VIZ Media 2009.11). The manga is also translated into French by Kurokawa (Tome 17 shipped 2010.08.19) and in traditional Chinese by Tong Li (Taiwan).

Adaptations
The novel was adapted into an anime feature by Gonzo, which premiered in Japan on 2006.07.08. Actress/singer Matsu Takako was cast as Mitani Wataru, Wentz Eiji as Ashikawa Mitsuru, Oizumi Yo as Ki-kima, and Imai Miki as the Goddess of Destiny. The film was nominated for Animation of the Year at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards.

3. Jio 9 of 19 by Kishimoto Seishi

Jio 「６６６～サタン～」 by Kishimoto Seishi Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2004.10

Volume 9 contains chapters:
33. Rock Bird
34. The Main Round Begins
35. The Promise
36. Maximum Volume

Alternative language versions
Published in English as O-Parts Hunter by VIZ Media (19 volumes per 2009.12); in French by Kurokawa (tome 19 released 2008.12); and in Italian by JPOP.

4. Last Inning 6 of 26+ by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu

Last Inning 「ラストイニング」 by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu, Katou Kiyoshi Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2005.07

Volume 6 contains chapters:
48 敗北...沈黙。
49 意外な関係
50 上達の近道
51 謎の5％
52 明石の「恋から」!?
53 沖縄新事情
54 沖縄ダイエット
55 鍛えよ！彩学！
56 いちゃりばちょーでー
57 鳩ヶ谷イラ立つ!?

5. Team Medical Dragon 12 of 23+ by Nogizaka Taro and Nagai Akira

Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- 「医龍」 by Nogizaka Taro, Nagai Akira, Yoshinuma Mie Shogakukan Big Comic Superior, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2006.09

Volume 12 contains chapters:
91 オンライン
92 秘密兵器
93 全摘出
94 人選ミス
95 権力の渦
96 最先端
97 マイナス材料
98 いかないで

Awards
Winner, Best Seinen/General Manga, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards

Other language versions
Translated into French by Glénat (tome 13 ships 2010.09.08).

Adaptations
Two seasons of the live-action adaptation aired on Fuji TV (Season 1: April to June 2006; Season 2: October to December 2007). Sakaguchi Kenji played the role of Asada Ryutaro. The series wonthe Best Drama award at the 49th Television Drama Academy Awards.

Level Comics ROMICs/BDs (2010.09.01)

• Lucky Luke - Si Cantik Province (Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke, tome 1: La Belle Province) by Achdé & Gerra (Lucky Comics, 2004.09.16)

¹ Sources: Elex STO 1 September 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 18,500 each except Blade of Immortal 10 (SRP: IDR 19,500). ROMIC Lucky Luke - Si Cantik Province retails for IDR 30,000/volume.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.

Volume previews continued...

Last Inning 6 of 26+ by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu

Despite defeat at Seibo High's hands, the Saitama baseball team still secures funding for a training camp in Okinawa. Keisuke prepares a Spartan training menu, even going as far as breaching the No competition ban and arranging for practice matches with a local high school club.

Will Keisuke's decision bring Saitama High closer to Koshien, or did he just thrust the team into more trouble?

Lucky Luke - Si Cantik Province by Achdé & Gerra

This is the first of the Achdé & Gerra Lucky Luke BDs, Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke, tome 1: La Belle Province, first released by Lucky Comics in 2004.

Jolly Jumper falls in love with Province, a mare owned by Quebecois cattle baron Bombardier. But Jolly Jumper's affections appear headed for unrequitedness, as the the apple in this stallion's eye is not only returned to her hometown, but also... kidnapped? Horse-napped? Rustled?

Other 1 September 2010 manga

• Elex Media: C.M.B. 12 · Animal Doctor 2 · Kunai Legend 4 of 4 · Naruto 49 · Otoboke Section Chief 6 · Sanzoku Ou 3 · Summer Storm! 4 · Tokkyu! 13 · Wild Life 8 · Shonen Magz 76/2010
• m&c!: Alive 19 · Shinobi Life 8 · .hack//G.U.+ 4 · A Badboy Drinks Tea! 8 · Aoizaka Baseball Club 15 · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 10 · Confucius 3 · Dawn Aria 4 · Female Wolf's Boy 4 · How to be a Man 3 · Long Hu Men 171 · The Minami Family 6 · Miracle Ball 11 · Tell Me One Million Times 2 of 2 · To the Top 1 by Tsukimiya An · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 3 · You Can't Disappear from Me 3

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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

manga currently available (25 August 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Skip Beat! 17 · Q.E.D. 35 · Animal Doctor 1 by Sasaki Noriko · Detektif Conan Animasi TV 22 · Hell Girl 7 · InuYasha 48 · Katsu! 7 · LUM, The Invader Girl 25 · Natural Honey Dormitory 2 · Ogawa & Team Saito 1 by Sakyo · Nakayoshi Lovely: Apple · Shonen Star 71/2010
• Level Comics: Air Gear 14 · Bambino! 6 · Magister Negi Magi 22 · The Ravages of Time 4
• m&c!: Oresama Teacher 1 by Tsubaki Izumi · You Can't Disappear from Me 2 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 5 · Devil Boyfriend by Shigano Iori · Female Wolf's Boy 3 · The Ghost Conqueror 3 · Golden Age 11 · How to Be A Man 2 · Moon Light Dream by Mitsuki Kaco · Panta Pan 2 of 2 · The Story of Wang Feng Lei 5 · Sugar Family 3 · With You at Blue Rose by Washio Mie · Cherry 46/2010 · Bleach 1-6 and 7-12 box sets

related monthly schedules

August 2010
Premiering The Running Bus by Sahara Mizu and Until Death Do Us Part by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S

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CMB 12, Naruto 49, Summer Storm! 4 (Elex Media 1 September 2010 manga)

And the last Kunai Legend (volume 4). But before we get to that —

C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku © Katou Motohiro
Kodansha (Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine)
Published in Indonesia as C.M.B. by Elex Media Komputindo

Hong Kong. A man flies off a building rooftop and is found only three days later. Meanwhile, a popular actress complains of seeing ghosts. Everything traces its genesis to Jingzhe, the day when insects—and disaster-harbinger spirits—rouse from their winter slumber.

Wonder what C.M.B. rings heir/museum curator Sakaki Shinra wants for his Wunderkammer from (the blurbed) Op.31: Ghosts, the third story of C.M.B. volume 12? Toma So's cousin is definitely hauling back at least three curiosities as he's also summoned to investigate ancient Babylonian tablets gone missing from the Louvre in the preceding Op.29 Clay seal and a locked room death in Op.30 Old woman and monkey — in which the only witness is a...dog? (I crafted the other two snap summaries from the Japanese Wiki synops, so please forgive misinterps.)

As for the top DO WANT! of this 80% SBV (Shounen By Volume) Elex release —

Naruto 49 of 52+ by Kishimoto Masashi

To preempt the inevitable assault from the renegade Akatsuki, Raikage convenes the five Kage; reps from the most powerful ninja villages descend upon Tetsu country. Meanwhile, Naruto tries to negotiate with the Raikage to avert Kumogakure's termination of Sasuke.

Continuing series previews resume below the manga list.

Kunai Legend 4 of 4 by Iori Tabasa

Ultimate battle against Suzushiro! Kunai and Jako face off with Suzushiro as Izuna learns that Kunai is actually a vampire. Will Izuna, Vampire Hunter, choose to hunt down Kunai? Or will she pay her grandfather's warnings no heed and side with Kunai in his fight against Suzushiro? Her decision determines whether or not Suzushiro can be sealed for all eternity.

(Now I can finally start Kunai Legend. Been holding up the read for until the series wrapped.)

MANGAZINES: Shonen Magz 76/2010

Sanzoku Ou
© Sawada Hirofumi
Kodansha

Another clash approaches climax in Shonen Magz 76/2010. The latest Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits sees Nagato falling for Takatoki's ruse, thus allowing his opponent to hack-n-slash at Nagato with his sword. Drenched in blood, can the seemingly gravely-wounded Nagato still prevail?

(Volume 3 of Sawada Hirofumi's samurai action drama about the feudal order-destroying fugitive Nagato streets the same day as the series' newest ShoMagz chapter, but that synopsis comes later.)

Sanzoku Ou's other kewl shounen (and seinen) companions: BECK by Harold Sakuishi, Code:Breaker by Kamijyo Akimine, Fairy Tail by Mashima Hiro (Natsu's anime premieres this 30 September on Animax), Ghost Doctor by Sato Yuki, Kindaichi Case Files by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya (voodoo murders this episode), Kung Fu Boy Legends by Maekawa Takeshi, School Rumble by Kobayashi Jin, Tokkyu! by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro (volume 13 ships concurrently), Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE by CLAMP and Vinland Saga by Yukimura Makoto.

Elex Media manga (2010.09.01)

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1. Animal Doctor (Doubutsu no Oishasan) 2 of 12 by Sasaki Noriko

Doubutsu no Oishasan 「動物のお医者さん」 by Sasaki Noriko AKA Mr. Veterinarian Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 1989.08

Other language versions
Published in traditional Chinese as Ai Xin Dong Wu Yi Yuan by Tong Li (12 of 12 volumes).

2. C.M.B. (C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku) 12 of 14+ by Katou Motohiro

C.M.B. Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku 「Ｃ．Ｍ．Ｂ．森羅博物館の事件目録」 by Katou Motohiro Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2009.10

Volume 12 contains chapters:
Op.29 封泥
Op.30 老婆と猿
Op.31 張 の幽霊

Related
Q.E.D. (main story, 36 volumes, ongoing)

Other language versions
Published in traditional Chinese as C.M.B. Sen Luo Bo Wu Guan Zhi Shi Jian Mu Lu by Tong Li (13 volumes per 2010.06)

3. Kunai Legend (Kunaiden) 4 of 4 by Iori Tabasa [Finale]

Kunaiden 「クナイ伝」 by Iori Tabasa Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.09

Volume 4 contains chapters:
27 時は満ちた
28 行くか息子よ
29 あの家にはもう戻らない
30 信じたくないよ
31 私はやっぱり...
32 言いたいことは、それだけか
33 行くぞ!!!
34 優しき心と甘さは違う...
35 オレの名は幸守クナイだ
最終話　邪紅へ......

4. Naruto 49 of 52+ by Kishimoto Masashi

Naruto 「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－」 by Kishimoto Masashi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 49: Gokage kaidan, kaimaku...!! first published in Japan 2010.01

Awards/Accomplishments
The American volume 7 won the 2006 Quill Award in the graphic novel category. Manga sales have topped 100 million copies in Japan, with over 89 million sold globally. Naruto is the #1 bestselling manga in Indonesia, with upwards of one million copies sold nationwide.

Other language versions/serializations
Naruto is published in English by VIZ Media (serialized in Shonen Jump USA; volume 48 released 2010.06.01 • volume 49 street date: 2010.10.05). Other international releases: France (Kana tome 50 ships 2010.09.03), Spain (Glénat), Germany (serialized in Banzai!; latest Carlsen Comics Band 48), The Netherlands (Kana), Russia (Comix-ART), Poland (Japonica Polonica Fantastica), Sweden (Bonnier Carlsen; serialized in Shonen Jump Sweden), Mexico (Grupo Editorial Vid), Argentina (LARP Editores), Taiwan (Tong Li; traditional Chinese) and Singapore (Chuang Yi; simplified Chinese, latest volume 51 per 2010.05.18).

Adaptations
A 220-episode anime based on manga volumes 1-27 was produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex and aired from October 2002 to February 2007 in Japan. Seiyuu Takeuchi Junko, Nakamura Chie, and Sugiyama Noriaki returned in their roles as Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke in the sequel (manga volume 28 onwards) that premiered February 2007 on TV Tokyo. Naruto Shippūden is still ongoing (episode 175 aired 2010.08.26).

At least five OAVs and six films have also been released:

OAVS: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover! (2003) · Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2004) · Konoha Sports Festival (2004.08) · Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!! (2005.12) · Naruto: The Cross Roads (2010).

Films: Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004.08) · Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005.08) · Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006.08) · Naruto Shippūden (2007.08) · Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna (2008.08) · Naruto Shippūden: Hi no Ishi o Tsugumono (2009.07).

The fourth Naruto Shippūden movie, Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower, premiered 31 July 2010.

Related
Five ani-manga based on the movies: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (Japan release: 2004.08), Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth (2005.08), Great Excitement! The Animal Riot of Crescent Moon Island (2006.08), Naruto: Shippūden: the Movie (2007.08), Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds (2008.08) and Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (2009.03).

5. Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) 6 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Otoboke Kachou 「おとぼけ課長」 by Ueda Masashi Houbunsha Manga Time, seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 1990.02

6. Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 3 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Sanzoku Ou 「山賊王」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Magazine Great, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.08

Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Magz

7. Summer Storm! (Natsu no Arashi!) 4 of 8 by Kobayashi Jin

Natsu no Arashi! 「夏のあらし！」 by Kobayashi Jin Square Enix Monthly Gangan Wing and Monthly Gangan Joker, shounen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2008.11

Alternative language versions
Published in traditional Chinese as Xia Ri Feng Bao by Tong Li (Taiwan; latest volume 7).

Adaptations
A 13-episode anime adaptation by SHAFT aired in Japan from April through June 2009. Seiyuu Sanpei Yuko starred as Yasaka Hajime and Shiraishi Ryoko as Arashiyama Sayoko AKA “Arashi.” A sequel featuring the same voice actors—Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū—ran from October to December 2009 (also 13 episodes).

8. Tokkyu! 13 of 20 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro

Tokkyu!! 「トッキュー！！」 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2006.12 (Bunko re-release starting 2010.01; seven volumes per 2010.07)

Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Magz

9. Wild Life 8 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2004.09

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards

Serializations
Ongoing Indonesian serialization in Shonen Star

¹ Sources: Elex STO 1 September 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² Manga are priced at IDR 16,500 each except the yonkoma Otoboke Section Chief 6 (IDR 15,000). Shonen Magz 76 retails for IDR 30,000/issue.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.

Volume previews continued...

Animal Doctor 2 of 12 by Sasaki Noriko

So's he can take care of his “unusual” pet himself, Masaki pursues further studies in veterinary medicine. Along with his best bud Nikaido and eccentric senpai Hishinuma, Masaki spends days at University H prepping reports on various animal life.

Just what exactly do they observe? Or more to the point, what are their “lab subjects” thinking??

Otoboke Section Chief 6 of 22+ by Ueda Masashi

Regardless that he has next to no parental dignity to speak of, and a yama-san of salaryman responsibilities to get through as a section chief, Otoboke manages to muddle through days, bringing grins to people's faces.

So is it time to nominate Otoboke Kachou for Father of the Year??

Sanzoku Ou: King of Bandits 3 of 13 by Sawada Hirofumi

Now grown-up, Nagato is appointed Masashige's right-hand man. His first mission: Go to Harima with friend Koyasha to facilitate some transaction.

What the emissary pair doesn't know is that Akuto from Harima, Enshin Akamatsu, is hunting them down.

That congenital star-shaped stigma on Nagato's chest, singling him out as one prophesied to overthrow imperial authority, marks Nagato as The Target as blatantly as D.Gray-man Allen's exorcist coat, doesn't it?

Summer Storm! 4 of 8 by Kobayashi Jin

We're at the halfway mark of the summer tempest. (Kobayashi Jin's time-skipping romance comedy ends at volume 8.)

Kanako and Yayoi likewise end up working in Hakobune, crowding up Yasaka's summer. Yayoi also searches for a partner to connect with her so that she, too, can leap through time.

Tokkyu! 13 of 20 by Kubo Mitsuro & Komori Yoichi

Kanbayashi covertly tries out the new equipment that caused Meguru's accident and sent his unconscious colleague to the hospital. But no matter how many times he puts the thing to test, it looks perfectly fine.

Yappari. Hyogo x Meguru da.

BTW, Sanada visits “dangerously beautiful” travel-advisoried Indonesia in the next tankou.

UP NEXT: More 1 September 2010 manga

• Level Comics: Blade of Immortal 10 · Brave Story 3 · Jio 9 · Last Inning 6 · Team Medical Dragon 12
• m&c!: Alive 19 · Shinobi Life 8 · .hack//G.U.+ 4 · A Badboy Drinks Tea! 8 · Aoizaka Baseball Club 15 · Bakugan Battle Brawlers 10 · Confucius 3 · Dawn Aria 4 · Female Wolf's Boy 4 · How to be a Man 3 · Long Hu Men 171 · The Minami Family 6 · Miracle Ball 11 · Tell Me One Million Times 2 of 2 · To the Top 1 by Tsukimiya An · Ugly Duckling Become Swan 3 · You Can't Disappear from Me 3

I heard there will be no manga releases on the 8th and the 15th of September. Can anyone independently confirm? Thanks.

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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manga currently available (25 August 2010 street date)

• Elex Media: Skip Beat! 17 · Q.E.D. 35 · Animal Doctor 1 by Sasaki Noriko · Detektif Conan Animasi TV 22 · Hell Girl 7 · InuYasha 48 · Katsu! 7 · LUM, The Invader Girl 25 · Natural Honey Dormitory 2 · Ogawa & Team Saito 1 by Sakyo · Nakayoshi Lovely: Apple · Shonen Star 71/2010
• Level Comics: Air Gear 14 · Bambino! 6 · Magister Negi Magi 22 · The Ravages of Time 4
• m&c!: Oresama Teacher 1 by Tsubaki Izumi · You Can't Disappear from Me 2 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 5 · Devil Boyfriend by Shigano Iori · Female Wolf's Boy 3 · The Ghost Conqueror 3 · Golden Age 11 · How to Be A Man 2 · Moon Light Dream by Mitsuki Kaco · Panta Pan 2 of 2 · The Story of Wang Feng Lei 5 · Sugar Family 3 · With You at Blue Rose by Washio Mie · Cherry 46/2010 · Bleach 1-6 and 7-12 box sets

related monthly schedules

September 2010
Premiering Global Garden by Hiwatari Saki, Tsuba Kiyo - 28K4 by Hara Asumi, You Are So Cool by Lee YoungHee and Thorny Rules by Yukimura Yuni (standalone)

August 2010
Premiering Topeng Kaca Deluxe by Miuchi Suzue, Mixim 11 by Anzai Nobuyuki, Rinne by Takahashi Rumiko, A Little More to Edo by Tsuda Masami, Beauty Honey by Matsumoto Tomo, Want You by Hwang MiRee, Hello Master by Tsukuba Sakura, Ogawa and Team Saito by Sakyo, You are so cool by Lee YoungHui | Standalones: Angin Musim Gugur by Hikawa Kyoko and Manekineko Real Estate by Sorano Sakana

other invaluable resources

Wikipedia · Baka-Updates Manga · 7net Shopping · ANN

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