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4.18.2011

Love Affair 8, Half an Apple 9, Blade of Immortal 15 (Level Comics 20 April 2011 manga) [UPDATED]

Love Affair 8 and Half an Apple 9 actually tied for Most Wanted manga, but since the former continues to serialize (volume 11 released February), Kotori can has the lead.

Love Affair 8 (Level Comics)

Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta © Miyasaka Kaho/Shogakukan
[Serialized in Cheese!]
Published in Indonesia as Love Affair by Elex Media/Level Comics

Determined to change, Yukito takes on a part-time job to pay for his dream bike, with which he plans to pursue Kotori, now even more of a sweetie after Natsume's makeover. Thanks to Abecchi, Kotori ends up working alongside Yukito. Their relationship has nowhere to go but up, that is, until a guy who once confessed to Kotori starts working at the same place.

Now for the Really Complicated —

Half an Apple 9 of 14 by Koyama Yukari

Look straight ahead. I am not there behind you.

After learning of Shizuka's love for Amano, Hikaru decides to throw her support behind her friend. But despite striving not to rely on Amano anymore, Hikaru realizes how much he means to her. Meanwhile, Shindo, suspicious of his wife, fast approaches his limit on restraining his love for Hikaru.

What happens next!? Level asks; you know what to do to dig out the answer.

ROMICs/BDs: Boule & Bill

Roba's Boule & Bill - Terserah Bill, deh! BD also quizzes: What if Bill were a king? What's going to happen to Boule's plan to enroll his beloved dog into K-9 training? For sure there go Bill's dreams of yummy bones and a soft bed all his own.

Level Comics manga (2011.04.20)

  1. Blade of Immortal (Mugen no Juunin) 15 of 27+ by Samura Hiroaki
  2. LC: Blade of Immortal 15

    Mugen no Juunin無限の住人」 by Samura Hiroaki
    Kodansha Afternoon, seinen
    Volume 15 first published in Japan 2004.01

    Awards
    1997 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize

    Other languages
    English Blade of the Immortal (Dark Horse Comics: 23 volumes per 2011.02), French (Casterman: L'habitant de l'infini tome 25 per 2010.10 • Tome 26 ships 2011.06.29), Italian (Planet Manga), German and Polish (Egmont), Portuguese (Conrad Brazil) and Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania)

    Adaptations
    A 13-episode anime starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Manji) and Satou Rina (Rin) aired in Japan on AT-X from July to December 2008.

  3. Half an Apple (1/2 no Ringo) 9 of 14 by Koyama Yukari
  4. LC: Half an Apple 9

    1/2 no Ringo1/2の林檎」 by Koyama Yukari
    Kodansha Kiss, josei
    Volume 9 first published in Japan 2007.12

  5. Love Affair (Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta) 8 of 11+ by Miyasaka Kaho
  6. Miso-Com (30 Kon Miso-com) 7 of 12+ by Yonezawa Rika
  7. LC: Miso-Com 7 (c/o Angelzon)

    30 Kon Miso-com30婚 miso‐com
    by Yonezawa Rika
    Kodansha Kiss, josei
    Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.02

    Other languages
    Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 待嫁熟女 11 per 2011.02)

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European comics/BDs (2011.04.20)

  • Boule & Bill - Terserah Bill, deh! (Boule et Bill, Tome 4: Système Bill) by Roba

¹ Sources: Elex STO 20 April 2011 (release schedule) and Komikologi and/or Gramedia Shop (synopses, unless indicated otherwise).
² All GN retail for IDR 18,500 except Blade of Immortal 15 (IDR 19,500). The Boule & Bill ROMIC retails for IDR 30,000/volume.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links (other language versions).

The rest of the ongoing manga

  • Blade of Immortal 15 by Samura Hiroaki: Kagimura Habaki kidnaps Manji and makes the swordsman the star lab rat in an immortality experiment. Meanwhile, Rin, waiting for Manji, returns to her long-abandoned home, only to be accosted by an uninvited guest.
  • Miso-Com 7 by Yonezawa Rika: Noro Emi manages to befriend Kuroki but to her lasting embarrassment, trips over her tongue every time she tries to talk to him. Is it because she's not used to guys? How to gain that bit of confidence that will turn her into a scintillating conversationalist and moar?

Still not enuf manga?

  • Elex Media (2011.04.20): Topeng Kaca 10 Deluxe · Spiral: The Bonds of Reason 12 · My First Mr. Akuno 4 · Artist Acro 7 · Hallelujah Overdrive 2 · Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV 25 · Dodge Fighters 4 · Kariage kun 41 · Eyeshield 21 Volumes 21-30 and Volumes 31-37 box sets · One Piece Volumes 41-50 box set · Shonen Star 7/2011
  • m&c! (2011.04.20): My Sweet Kaicho 11 · Beauty Pop 9 · Female Wolf's Boy 15 · Jun X Ai Sensation 4 · Perfect Love Project 1 by Han YuRang · Garudaboi 3 · Kiss and Harmony by Takamiya Satoru · Love Love Nurse by Misaki Aya · The Ring of God by Obara Shou · Yowamushi Pedal, Go! 10

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography who reminds you to pray for and support Japan

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