Sandwich Girl © Han YuRang/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by PT Gramedia/m&c!
Finally, what I feared has come true. My chest hurts, like it has been punctured. My heart feels like it's going to explode. I can't stand seeing DoJin close to another woman. This is my reality. I love you, Kim DoJin...
Yup, lurve is in the air, not only in Ugly Duckling Become Swan 8 previewed above, but also in the other soonjung manhwa streeting this 2nd March — Sandwich Girl 6, below:
Despite his initial demurral, SeJoon now refuses to let fiancée JaeKyeong go, especially after his mom moves to cancel the engagement and matchmake SeJoon with another girl. JaeKyeong, meanwhile, finds her thoughts constantly filled with her fiancé whom she professed to detest. Is this love?
Before I get to the newbs, just have to mention that I'm thisclose to getting (or at least borrowing) the Confucius series by Ihara Sai & Lee Chi-ching, volume 6 of which also streets today. Why the interest in Kong Zi? Blame Sungkyunkwan Scandal, the Korean period drama about Confucian scholars in 18th century Joseon (Korea), that I absolutely, gave it a 9 out of 10 stars, wubbed. I might be persuaded not to try out the Confucius manhua if I can find the Jung EunGwol novels, The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars 1 & 2, upon which the drama is based.
New m&c! titles
m&c! premieres the future of CSI—CSI: Interns—with the release of the OEL manga CSI: Intern at Your Own Risk by Sekou Hamilton & Steven Cummings [cover on the left], a move that kindles hopes that the OEL GN Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives m&c! advised last year is not too far behind.
CSI: Interns follows a group of teenagers interning at the Las Vegas Crime Lab. Fifteen-year-old Kiyomi Hudson never envisioned that her dream internship will turn into a nightmare, exacting a tragic toll on her and the four other interns investigating the gruesome murder of a young girl.
Meanwhile, I babble about the not-really weather limited Spring Love by Suetsugu Yuki after the cut.
m&c! graphic novels (2011.03.02)
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers 15: Golem Evolution by Sega Toys et al.
- Confucius 6 by Ihara Sai/Lee Chi-ching (Culturecom)
- [Premiere] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Intern at Your Own Risk by Sekou Hamilton, Steven Cummings
- Monika dan Kawan-Kawan (Turma da Mônica) 138 by Mauricio
- Sandwich Girl 6 of 8 by Han YuRang
- Sky Blue Beach (Sorairo Kaigan) 3 of 6 by Yamada Nanpei
- [Premiere] Spring Love (Haru Koi) by Suetsugu Yuki
- Ugly Duckling Become Swan (Miunohri to Swan) 8 of 13 by Hwang MiRee
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Intern at Your Own Risk
Sekou Hamilton, Steven Cummings (TOKYOPOP)
This volume first released in North America 2009.09
 | Sandwich Girl 「샌드위치 걸」 by Han YuRang |
 | Sorairo Kaigan 「空色海岸」 by Yamada Nanpei |
Other languages
English Skyblue Shore (TOKYOPOP: two volumes per 2011.03.01 • volume 3 street date: 2011.06.14)
 | Haru Koi 「ハルコイ」 by Suetsugu Yuki |
Contains Spring Love
Ring of an Unrequited Love
Misa's Eatery
Nanatsu's Promise
 | Miunohri to Swan 「미운오리 백조되기」 |
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¹ Source: m&c! (covers and release advisory)
² GN priced at IDR 16,500 except Bakugan Battle Brawlers 15 (SRP: IDR 27,500) and Sandwich Girl 6, Ugly Duckling Become Swan 8 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Intern at Your Own Risk (IDR 19,900).
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).
Previews continued
Spring Love by Suetsugu Yuki
Haru Koi
© Suetsugu Yuki/
Kodansha [Be Love]
Published as Spring Love
by Gramedia/m&c!
The josei Spring Love actually sounds like your typical shoujo romance: Non-chan suffers from Can Not Spit It Out, so she asks friend Ryouko for help in approaching the guy she likes, a young restaurant owner. But Non-chan will have to wait l—o—n—g for her I want to welcome spring with joy... dreams to come true for Ryouko cryptically tells her she's not fit for this guy.
Aside from the antho christener Spring Love,
Haru Koi also contains these one-shots that first appeared in Be Love: Ring of an Unrequited Love,
Misa's Eatery
and Nanatsu's Promise.
Suetsugu Yuki-sensei also created the Puppy, Transfer Student
(no, the puppy isn't the transfer student) 100% no Kimi e; 2nd Manga Taisho Award-winner Chihayafuru; and the Bishounen Brothers josei slice of life, Couverture.
The rest of the ongoing series at a glance
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers 15: Golem Evolution by Sega Toys / Spin Master / Bakugan Project: Runo, Marucho, Julie and Shun enter the Death Dimension to save Dan, but are accosted by the Vestroia Warriors who say they will only allow Danma and the others to return, if they pass a test.
- Sky Blue Beach 3 by Yamada Nanpei: Mikio, the troublemaker at the flea market, comes to school to show off his handicrafts. Provoked, Tento focuses on a new creation, even as Tomo discovers a shop selling handicraft items.
Other 2 March 2011 manga
Elex Media: Black Butler 10 · Sanzoku Ou - King of Bandits 12 · Boy Friend 1-3 of 3 by Yamada Daisy · Crayon Shinchan 4 · Cynical Kanoko 2 · Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future 3 · Dodge Fighters 3 · Dr. Koto 4 · Fantastic Tales 3 · Hitohira 2 · Katsu! 10 · The Recipe For Gertrude 2 · Sweet Recipe 1 of 2 by Yun EHyeon
Level Comics: Giant Killing 1 by Tsunamoto Masaya · The Black Swindler 11 · Jepang Tenggelam 10 · Hikayat Genji 7 · Attack!! 6 · Blade of Immortal 14 · Fight!! Ippo 81 · Fist of The Blue Sky 4
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography
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