Street date: 2012.04.25
I would really lurve to go NikBabble™ mode, ON! on this (Sora!), so, let's see if RL cooperates. «Update: Because Lina-chan sez she misses NikBabble™ (Sankyuuu, Lina-chaaaan~)
Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ © Minase Ai/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ by Gramedia/m&c!
"I don't know what Sora looks like nor his voice, and in a world this large, it would be next to impossible to ever meet him face to face. Little did I know he would appear right before my eyes..."
When she meets Kuon again at her part-time work, Momoka expects him to make fun of her like he usually does, but Teh Tsundere jerk-and-a-half Kuon subverts her expectations and actually acts *nice*. Momoka and Kuon become...if not quite buddies, then friendly acquaintances, much to boyfriend Narumi's chagrin. Not long after they grow close, Kuon makes a shocking confession: "I am Sora."
Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ 7 compiles Stories 36 through 41, the last of which dropped my grade for this NamiUsa tank from 8 to 7.75 of 10 or B+. (Had it gotten that 8, it would have leveled up to A-. I couldn't see my way to giving it that grade, however, what with the story swerving from a Kuon–Usami–Narumi rabu triangle to an Usami–Narumi–Girl x cliffie.)
Nine Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ tankou have been released in Japan as of February 2012; the 10th (and last (完) ("End"), according to Amazon Japan) streets in Japan on 25 May 2012.
Now for the top manga DO WANT! —
Bleach vol 45 of 54+
By Kubo Tite
Ichigo returns to fake Karakura-chou where the combined Gotei 13 and Visored might fail to dispatch Aizen, whose powers are far greater than anyone had estimated. Aizen single-handedly defeats his opponents, including Ichigo, forcing commander Yamamoto himself to intervene.
Which explains why Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, whom manga-ka Kubo Tite described as Imperturbable and like an unmovable pivot
in the Bleach Official Character Book of Souls, page 200, is the cover boy of Bleach vol 45: The Burnout Inferno.
This Bleach volume compiles chapters 387 to 395: Ignited,
Eagle Without Wings 2 (EXTREME BATTLEMASTER MIX),
Winged Eagles 2,
BEYOND THE DEATH UNDERSTANDING,
The Blazing Glaciers,
The Breaking Glaciers,
The Burnout Inferno,
The Burnout Inferno 2
and The Burnout Inferno 3.
[*NOT m&c!'s chapter titles]
The latest Bleach tankou chapter is 479, Goodbye to Our Xcution,
bound in volume 54 of the same name, released in Japan 2 March 2012.
New m&c! titles
m&c! launches two shoujo manga—Flow of Love (Suiren) by Nanao Mio and My Beloved Tailor (Dekiai Oresama Tailor) by Yagami Rina—and premieres a new manhua martial arts series, City of Darkness by Andy Seto - Yu Er. I delve into some detail on the two shoujo standalones (one ex-Cheese!, the second from Sho-Comi) after the release list, but grant City of Darkness the snap synops up here: Despite winning battles left and right, Chen Luojun loses everything and is now hunted down by the Triad. What happened to plunge the fighting champ into this nightmare?
Mangazines: Cherry April 2012 edition
First off, Cherry April 2012 edition ups its price to IDR 30,000 from the previous IDR 27,500. It premieres Key of Love by Notoyama Keiko (originally Koi x Kagi or 恋×カギ ex-Ciao) and ends (it indicates Final Episode,
but closes with Bersambung
) I am not a Maid! by Iwaoka Meme. Deets after the release list.
- Bleach vol 45 of 54+ by Kubo Tite
- First Love Lesson (Hatsukoi Shinan) vol 3 of 4 by Yabuuchi Yuu
- [Premiere] Flow of Love (Suiren) by Nanao Mio
- Love Button (Kokoro Button) vol 6 of 7+ by Usami Maki
- [Premiere] My Beloved Tailor (Dekiai Oresama Tailor) by Yagami Rina
- Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ (Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~) vol 7 of 10 by Minase Ai
- [Series Premiere] City of Darkness vol 1 by Andy Seto - Yu Er
- Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade vol 8 by Tony Wong
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- Cherry April 2012 Edition (Indonesian Ciao, Sho-Comi, ChuChu, Betsucomi, Flowers)
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Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 14 first published in Japan 2011.12
Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment; fanbook released by 3L in January 2012). Seiyuu Asakura Azumi, Oda Hirofumi, Iwasaki Ryō and Isshiki Mayu voiced Hoshino Sayaka, Suzuki Hikaru, Suzuki Shinobu and Itō Chihiro respectively.
Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.
A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru (voiced by Hoshi Sōichirō) and Suzuki Hiroto (Nakamura Yūichi). Game versions of Sayaka, Hikaru, Shinobu and Chihiro were voiced by Takita Juri, Miyata Kōki, Kondou Takashi and Taketatsu Ayana. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.