Also new: Roman Club 1 by Amano Kozue and 7 Centi! Love & Friendship 1-3 of 3 by Nanajima Kana.
Eleven Soul © Todono Seiuchiroh/Mag Garden
[Serialized in Comic Blade]
Published in Indonesia as Samurai Force by Gramedia/m&c!
Settle for MinimaList for nau~ Will be back later with deets AKA NikBabble™ and artwork. Done, albeit mucho, mucho delayed :P
Takemichi is suddenly promoted to the elite Samurai Force. With no military background whatsoever, can he survive?
Methinks we need a bit more background to Samurai Force than m&c!'s tease: Japan, mid-21st century: the government creates a "samurai" unit to challenge the dominance of the Shahel, immortality gene- and biohazard hybrids ravaging the North and South American continents. The Samurai Force deploys nano-machine-enhanced soldiers to combat the menace that wipes out even the United States. Tsukahara Takemichi finds himself the newest member of the 1st platoon. [Adapted from Baka-Updates Manga's Eleven Soul description]
Gene Splice × Uniforms Samurai Force debuted in 2006 in Comic Blade, and the shounen mecha action continues (to serialize) in that mangazine. The first tankou was compiled by August 2006, the latest volume 11 streeted as of 8 October.
Samurai Force represents the second Todono Seiuchiroh manga m&c! has licensed; the first, Innocent Blade Unveil, launched last September. For other Todono Seiuchiroh manga « click that link. I don't think any sea change swamped Todono-sensei's backlist since I last wrote about it.
Rest of the newbs below the release list. Up here, up next: top DO WANT!
Bleach vol 43: Kingdom of Hollows
By Kubo Tite
Aizen's ingress into battle pressures Gotei 13 to join forces with the Visored, if only for a shot at taking down the traitor. But before they can get to Aizen, they must first crush Barragan and Starrk, the Primera Espada.
Easier sed than done :P
Volume 43's front cover is Segunda Espada Baraggan Louisenbairn, so don't blame me for not leading with it/him, not when—Takemichi?—is too terribly bishie. Neway, Bleach 43: Kingdom of Hollows collates chapters 368 to 377: The Fearless Child,
Spit On Your Own God,
神の視座にて 命を論ず
or Debating Life From the Throne of God,
Kingdom of Hollows,
The Metal Cudgel Flinger,
Wolves Ain't Howl Alone,
灰狼・赤血・黒衣・白骨
or Gray Wolf, Red Blood, Black Clothing, White Bone,
EXecution, EXtinction,
EXecution, EXtinction 2
and Shout at the Dark.
[Obviously NOT m&c!'s chapter titles] The latest Bleach chapter bound in tankou is 459, Death & Strawberry 2,
compiled in Volume 52: End of Bond (Japan release: 2011.10.04).
Akatsuki no ARIA
© Akaishi Michiyo
Shogakukan
[Serialized in Flowers]
Published in Indonesia as
Dawn Aria by m&c!
Dawn Aria, Akaishi Michiyo's ongoing Flowers josei manga is the cover of Cherry 58; within we get episode 35 ex-Akatsuki no ARIA volume 10, released in Japan September 2010. (Dawn Aria's most recent tankou here is volume 7, and that released December 2010.)
We also get the third (and last) eppie of Nakajima Yuka's My Mysterious Neighbor (Tonari no Obake-san, Ciao Comics 2011.02); also ex-Ciao I am not a Maid! episode 8 (from Iwaoka Meme's Maid ja Naimon! volume 2, JP release: 2010.02); episode 32 of My Lovely Class Leader ♥ by Nishimura Tomoko (from Ciao's Gokujou Mechamote Iinchou volume 10 published 2009.08; m&c!'s latest My Lovely Class Leader vol 3 released 19 September); Sweet Dog's Stories Episode 3: Dokter
by Hotta Atsuko (from Tengoku no Monogatari ~Zutto, Zutto, Isshoni~, Flower Comics: 2011.04); Addicted to Love
(Koi no Mayaku
), the Extra Story in Nakamura Sayumi's Always by Your Side or Itsumo Soba ni Koi no Uta (ChuChu Comics: 2010.04); Ichikawa Show's Sweet Love
or Amakuchi Koigokoro,
one of two ex-Sho-Comi stories collected in the 2008.10 released Inu Jikan, retitled I Love Dog and You for Cherry serialization (the last Inu Jikan one-shot is Himitsu no Chikara,
but that's not in this Cherry); episode 9 of Yomogi Loves Money? by Arai Kiyoko (from Yomogi Mochi Kaketa? volume 2, ChuChu Comics: 2009.04); and chapters 1 and 2 of Eleanora Ananda's Nan Nan's Daily Life, obviously a local serial.
m&c! manga (2011.10.26)
- [Series Premiere] 7 Centi! Love & Friendship (7 Centi!) vol 1 of 3 by Nanajima Kana
- [Premiere] 7 Centi! Love & Friendship vol 2 of 3 by Nanajima Kana
- [Premiere] 7 Centi! Love & Friendship vol 3 of 3 by Nanajima Kana [Finale]
- Bleach vol 43 of 52+ by Kubo Tite
- Ignite Wedge vol 2 of 2 by Tutumi Yoshisada [Finale]
- [Series Premiere] Roman Club (Rouman Kurabu) vol 1 of 6 by Amano Kozue
- [Series Premiere] Samurai Force (Eleven Soul) vol 1 of 11+ by Todono Seiuchiroh
- Spray King vol 3 of 4 by Mikuni Shin
- Tabi and Fellow Travelers (Tabi to Michizure) vol 2 of 6 by Tanakanoka
- Tokyo Angels vol 2 of 3 by Fujii Mihona
 | Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.12 |
 | Volume 3 first published in Japan 2010.06 |
 | Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 |
Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category
Other languages
English Bleach (VIZ Media: 36 volumes per 2011.09 • volume 37 street date: 2011.12.06), French (Glénat; Tome 44 shipped 2011.09 • Tome 45 street date: 2011.12.01), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany: Band 48 per 2011.09 • Band 49 street date: 2011.12.15), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: Bleach #51: Love me Bitterly, Loth me Sweetly released 2011.10.04)
Related
Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).
The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).
Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46: Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50: The Six Fullbringers).
Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and continues to this day. Season 16: Lost Substitute Shinigami opened with episode 343 on 11 October 2011; latest episode 345 aired 2011.10.25). Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody; The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru; Fade to Black, I Call Your Name; and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.
At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.
 | Ignite Wedge 「ＩＧＮＩＴＥ ＷＥＤＧＥ」 |
 | Rouman Kurabu 「浪漫倶楽部」 |
 | Eleven Soul 「イレブンソウル」 |
 | Spray King 「Ｓｐｒａｙ Ｋｉｎｇ」 |
 | Tabi to Michizure 「タビと道づれ」 |
 | Tokyo Angels 「東京ＡＮＧＥＬＳ」 |
KOLONI local comics (2011.10.26)
- Intan Permata Rimba vol 4 by Hans Jaladara
 | Intan Permata Rimba by Hans Jaladara |
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mangazines (2011.10.26)
- Cherry Issue 58/2011 (Indonesian Ciao/ChuChu/Sho-Comi/Flowers shoujo and josei serials)
[RE-STO] Restocked - Individual volumes (2011.10.26)
- Blooming Sakura (Nakizakura Kitan) by Saito Ken
- Et Cetera by Wagata Konomi
- Everlasting Portrait (Eien no Portrait) by Morio Rina
- Flowers of Love (Momoiro Renka) by Mitsuha Yuu (Reviewed: 9 of 10)
- Happy Tail! (Shippo de Happy!!) vol 1 of 2 by Anisaki Yuna
- Happy Tail! vol 2 of 2 by Anisaki Yuna [Finale]
- Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko vol 1 (of 4) (Miiko Selection ~Ono Eriko Best 10 Hen~) by Ono Eriko
- Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko 2 (Miiko Selection ~Blue~) by Ono Eriko
- Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko 3 (Miiko Selection ~Love~) by Ono Eriko
- Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko 4 (Miiko Selection ~Bakushōhen~) by Ono Eriko
- Love Deco by Jinna Mai
- Miiko Fan Book by Ono Eriko
- Miracle Mermaid (Chotto dake☆ māmeido) vol 1 by Nozomeiru Tsukiyo, Tachibana Mami
- Miracle Mermaid vol 2 by Nozomeiru Tsukiyo, Tachibana Mami
- My Beautiful Model (Emperor Limited) by Yagami Rina
- My Premium Girl by H-San (m&c!)
- Together in Love (Ai no Moto ni Tsudoe) vol 1 of 4 by Sakamoto Miku (Reviewed: 8 of 10) | Latest MC vol 4 of 4 (8.03)
- Together in Love 2 of 4 by Sakamoto Miku
- Tokyo Angels vol 1 (of 3) by Fujii Mihona | Latest MC vol 2 (10.26)
- When Love Is Blooming (Koigokoro Kyoumeichuu: The Resonance of Love) by Shiumi Saki (Reviewed: 7 of 10)
Note: Volume tallies represent original volume totals, not (necessarily) m&c!'s latest release.
¹ Source: m&c! (covers and synopses)
² All GN, restocks included, are priced at IDR 16,500 each except the Miiko Fan Book by Ono Eriko (IDR 18,500). Cherry 58/2011 retails for IDR 27,500/issue.
New m&c! titles continued
7 Centi! Love & Friendship vol 1 of 3
By Nanajima Kana
7 Centi! © Nanajima Kana/Shogakukan [First serialized in ChuChu]
Published in Indonesia as 7 Centi! Love & Friendship by Gramedia/m&c!
Big Eater Ichinose Nanaki lands in equally big trouble — of the little kind. After snacking on some umeboshi, she shrinks. Only one person knows of Nanaki's karmic luck: Hozumi Kanata, Nanaki's classmate and arch-nemesis.
Still, it ain't all that bad. Nanaki leverages her 7-centimeters to eavesdrop on the guy she likes. To her dismay, she discovers that he likes her friend!
Does this mean Nanaki will have to choose between love and friendship?
Alice in Wonderland, I mean, Nanaki and 7 Centi! debuted in 2009 in ChuChu. Like Alice, Nanaki only grow[s] back when she eats something (which is a bit of a chore if you're THAT tiny),
as Shoujo Crusade observes in its 7 Senchi! description. Before triple-launching 7 Centi! Love & Friendship this year, m&c! serialized the shoujo romance comedy in Cherry.
Back to the adventures of our mighty (tiny) heroine—
7 Centi! Love & Friendship vol 2 of 3
Nanaki chooses to leave Hirai alone, distracting herself by rejoining the Athletic club. Surprisingly (or not), Kanata, too, supplies needed diversion, especially on days when tears well too close to the surface. But can Kanata help Nanaki with her 7cm-only headaches like plunging headlong into Kanata's school bag or being pursued by Tomi's big brother?
7 Centi! Love & Friendship vol 3 of 3
Troubles just keep coming even when she's NOT seven centimeters tall. Nanaki has to fend off Tomi's big brother who's the closest to an Abhorrent Admirer as she can get; pacify Kottsun who gets mad at her for no reason; fight with Kanata who's got issues with the initials on her cell phone charm; and decide whether or not to accept a close friend's proposal to be moar than just friends.
Can Nanaki accomplish all these, and keep her dearest friends?
Other Nanajima Kana manga
Aside from 7 Centi!, m&c! has also published Nanajima Kana's Kick! and Crazy Love Game. A different Indonesian publisher 3L, however, licensed Koi ja Nai no da! (retitled Love Trauma) and Makimodoshi no Koi no Uta (Rewounded Love).
Unless I missed the advisories, these other titles remain up for (licensing) grabs: Kokoro Scramble (ChuChu Comics: 2008.05); Air Koi (Flower Comics: 2010.08); Iya da nante Iwasenai (two of two FC volumes published between January and March 2011); Natsumeki!! (ongoing Sho-Comi serial; second FC tankou released 26 October); or the Sho-Comi Flower Comics antho Nē, atashi no koto suki nan desho?, for which Nanajima Kana and Ichikawa Show split the billing (JP release: March 2011).
Roman Club vol 1 of 6
By Amano Kozue
Welcome to the Roman Club! We specialize in uncovering the mysteries that pester you, and fulfilling spirits' pent-up desires. We're here to bestow peace upon anyone!
Baka-Updates Manga explains the club's genesis: A mountain spirit is strangely attracted to the club members of the Roman club in the high school near her shrine ... and thus begins all their adventures into the unknown.
Like other Amano Kozue manga (such as World of Dreams and Song of the Sky), Roman Club was first published by Square Enix (serialized in Shonen Gangan). Volumes 1 to 6 were published between December 1995 and March 1998 under the Gangan Comics label. Mag Garden (original publisher of m&c!'s version) reissued Roman Club in six Blade Comics tankou from August to October 2005.
Finales
Ignite Wedge: Rust x Mercury vol 2 of 2
By Tutumi Yoshisada
Horrified to learn that his father is also the father of Amalgam and thus the mastermind behind the Dactyl and Aida conflict, Kusabi resolves to stop his father, whatever it takes.
Featured ongoing series
Tabi and Fellow Travelers vol 2 of 6
By Tanakanoka
It turns out that Kanoko has been feigning ignorance of the time reset; just like Nishimura and Yukita, she has realized the strangeness of the constantly rewinding city. Tabi drags Kanoko along to comb the city streets, looking for Kou-chan.
Intan Permata Rimba vol 4
By Hans Jaladara
This being a KOLONI (local comic) jewel, excerpting the original back cover blurb. For curious bystanders, just know that our heroine Intan manages to lose her companion, Prince Gitana, to a suspicious group of fighters.
Di perjalanan bersama Pangeran Gitana, Intan dihadang oleh jago-jago misterius yang mengatasnamakan baginda raja, ayah Gitana. Karena melihat gelagat yang kurang baik, Intan dan Gitana menolak ikut serta dengan mereka, Pecahlah pertarungan antara Intan melawan jago-jago tersebut. Sayang, nasib baik tidak bersama Intan, mereka berhasil menculik pangeran Gitana.
Other 26 October 2011 highlights
- Spray King vol 3 by Mikuni Shin: Spray King protects Kotobuki city from the "brothers" who revel in sowing chaos. His interference incurs the displeasure of the "Boss" who then dispatches fighters to sideline Spray King.
- Tokyo Angels vol 2 by Fujii Mihona: The Tokyo Angels Trio nab an undercover gig at Nijigaoka High, kyaaa~! There they can hang with Kaya and Touma. But how come Kaya's giving Mai the cold shoulder?
Still not enuf? Here are the other 26 October 2011 manga
Elex Media: Detektif Conan 64 · One Piece 60 · Barista 2 · Moonlight Act 2 · Hero Tales 4 · Kungfu Boy 6 Premium · Topeng Kaca 18 Deluxe · Exposing Game 1 by Tobina Toya · BECK 28 · GOGOGO to the West 2 · Kojiro 3 · Bengal: Circle of Crime by Bayu Indie · Dalam Atap di Bawah Langit 1 by Futami Sui · Godhand Teru 34 · Metal Fight Beyblade 2 · Nakayoshi Gress! 10/2011 · Shonen Star 19/2011
Level Comics: GTO 5 · Ceres: A Heaven's Fairy Tale 1 by Watase Yuu · Soul Eater 11 · Air Gear 24 · Angel Heart 11 · Hikayat Genji 12 · Attack!! 8 · Haruka 17 v14 · MOON- Subaru Solitude Standing 2 · Cubitus - Si Anjing Setia · Rantanplan - Sang Buronan · Smurf - Para Smurf & Buku Serba Tahu · Yakari - Kemarahan Langit [EX 10.12]
Value sets [Paket]: Ergo Proxy Vols. 1-2 of 2 · Diamond Life Vols. 1-3 of 3 · Fly, Daddy, Fly! Vols. 1-2 of 2 · Genius Family Company Vols. 1-6 of 6 · My Lovely Honey Vols. 1-3 of 3 · New Comic Bomber Vols. 1-5 · Ole! Vols. 1-5 of 5 · Onsen Paradise Vols. 1-3
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
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7 Centi! 「７センチ！」
by Nanajima Kana
Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.08
Serializations
Serialized in Cherry (concluded)