Otomental © Yokoyama Mayumi/Shogakukan [First serialized in Betsucomi] · Ninkoi © Hattori Miki/Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi]. Published in Indonesia as Otomental and Silent Love by Tiga Lancar Comic
Ninkoi. Have you passed the Love Law!?
Sixteen y.o. ninja Kamui Shinobu is on her way to bodyguard famous actor Kitaoji Kou. Shinobu secretly admires Kou and this first mission is Bad for her (noisy) heart. Because a ninja AB-SO-LUTE-LY must not fall in love with her master.
Can Kou's selfishness and S-attitude prevent Shinobu from breaking the unbreakable rule? See Silent Love, one of two 3L shoujo manga debuts this release, for the has-to-be-negative answer :D (I lurved Hattori Miki's delish Heart, Body & XX even more than Not!Sibcest He Is More Than My Brother, so of course, I blurb Silent Love first. Additionally, ex-Sho-Comi Ninkoi is an "office romance" LOL.)
I preview 3L's newest Yokoyama Mayumi series—the Delinquents, Childhood Friends, Love Triangles, First Kiss, First Love,
Otomental—after the two-point release list.
Other Hattori Miki manga
3L has published all to date—I already mentioned Heart, Body & XX (Kokoro mo Karada mo xx mo...) and He Is More Than My Brother (Sono Otoko, Oniichan Ijou)—so none remain after Rated For Teens Silent Love/Ninkoi's release. Unless you refer to one-shots. Hattori Miki has contributed one of seven pure love stories
in Houkago, Kimi to Koi o Shite., the 2010.04-vintage Flower Comics anthology top-billed by Ikeyamada Go. (I think the one-shot is titled Kanpekina Kimi, Donkan'na Anata.
) A couple more one-shots appear in May I Take Your Glasses Off?
Megane - Hazushitemo Ii desu ka? (another antho led by Ikeyamada Go; Flower Comics: 2009.07; the Megane Danshi wo Hitorijime ♥
one-shot) and the Sho-Comi Girl's Collection Onnanoko wa Koi o Suru to Mousou Shichaun desu. headlined by Minase Ai (Flower Comics: 2010.12).
3L shoujo manga (2012.01.12)
- [Series Premiere] Otomental vol 1 of 2 by Yokoyama Mayumi
- [Premiere] Silent Love (Ninkoi) by Hattori Miki
Ninkoi 「忍恋」 by Hattori Miki
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2011.01
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¹ Source: Angelzon.com
² All manga retail for IDR 16,500 each.
New 3L titles - continued
Otomental vol 1 of 2
By Yokoyama Mayumi
To find true love, Inazuma Otome leaves her home—and the onsen attached to it—for the city. Too bad she can't leave behind her childhood pal, too. He enrolls in the same school, much to Otome's indignation.
But Otome doesn't have enough free time to spend squabbling, what with cool Senpei Toyo in sight. When Otome starts stalking the school idol, she discovers...
Otomental was first serialized in Betsucomi in 2007. The second and last tankou streeted in Japan in 2008.01. I can't see what rating 3L gave Otomental, but just assume For Mature audiences to be safe.
Other Yokoyama Mayumi manga
3L won't be left behind either when it comes to Yokoyama Mayumi manga. Aside from Otomental, it's installing on Galism ~ 3 Sisters first-class Love ~ (Galism - Renai Joutou 3 Shimai). 3L released volume 5 of 6 last December. Earlier, 3L published the three-volume Private High School for Beautiful Girls (Shiritsu! Bijinzaka Joshi Koukou), the two-volume I Love High School (I ♥ HS) and these one-shot tankou, Four Pure Loves (Atashi ga Hamatta Yottsu no Junai), the unmemorable M's Dilemma (M no Yoromeki) and the totally underwhelming Boy's Story (Otokonoko Zukan).
Unless I'm mistaken, these titles, all originally serialized in Betsucomi, haven't been released here: Bijo Juku (two Flower Comics volumes between 2008.07 and 2008.10), Aitsu ni Koishita Yottsu no Wake (FC: 2005.05) and the smut-tagged Chiki Chiki Banana (FC: 2002.11).
Zoku! Bijinzaka Joshi Koukou AKA Bijinzaka Girls' High School Returns! hasn't been released yet. The Shiritsu! Bijinzaka Joshi Koukou adapt (sequel?) continues to serialize in Deluxe Betsucomi (third Flower Comics compile per 2012.02.24).
Yokoyama Mayumi-sensei also contributed the Friendly Fire
one-shot to the Mitsuki Kaco-led Betsucomi 40th anniversary Flower Comics Special Mitsuai Celeb omnibus (2010.06) and another one-shot in the Betsucomi High Selection BITTER 2 Anata Dake ni Aisaretai (2004.07) top-billed by Izumi Kaneyoshi.
(Wonder in which antho the Holy Sexy Night ♥
Betsucomi Christmas 2007 one-shot Tonari no Danshi
was compiled? It looks cute.)
Iamque opus exegi,
~Niki C. DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography who sez See you next 3L release!
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Otomental 「オトメンタル」 by Yokoyama Mayumi
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
Volume 1 first published in Japan 2007.09