Midnight Lolita by Shiumi Saki, The Reason for Falling in Love and Stupid Love by Nanao Mio (m&c! manga out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 25 July 2012
I missed posting this Hella-Long-NikBabble™ on the day, so the comments are open (not that they aren't always) to whomever wants to share their impreshuns and ratings of the above shoujo titles, as well as the other m&c! newbies.
Update: Reverted Goong's total volume count back to 27, the last volume, as confirmed by m&c!. (Which makes me wonder exactly where this 궁 28—Goong 28—fits.)

Oroka Mono no Koi · Kanojo ga Kare ni Ochiru Wake © Nanao Mio
Shogakukan [First serialized in Cheese!]. Published in Indonesia as Stupid Love and The Reason for Falling in Love by Gramedia/m&c!

Yes, yes, Most Wanted Manga remains Shiumi Saki's Midnight Lolita (Mayonaka♡Lolita ex-Sho-Comi Zoukan), but as m&c! is on a Nanao Mio roll—her Your Eyes Speak to Me streets next week—letting you feast on this week's Nanao Mio eyecandy. (As TC manga critic Lina-chan vouches, hawt bishies are hawt.) At any rate, Midnight Lolita's (Fake) Loli-cious cover isn't one of Shiumi Saki's best IMO (albeit that feint didn't stop me from giving it an 8 of 10♡...wait. Getting ahead of myself. Nanao Mio's The Reason for Falling In Love first:

Shameless kohai! But my heart pounds whenever I'm alone with you. And you press your advantage and kiss me?! That was my first kiss!

I can't stand you, but why do I find myself falling for you!?

I gave the above-blurbed antho christener a 7 of 10 or B, but The Reason for Falling In Love also collects one-shots Umbrella Girl (also a 7/10), Sugar and Bitter Chocolate (7.25, still a B), the Christmas-troped I'll Tell You in The Holy Night (the top-notcher of the bunch, netting a grade of B+ or 7.75/10) and the cracktastic Story in the Backstage that carries this manga-ka warning: This story will destroy your image of the characters in the original story! (Rated a "Hancur! LMAO!" 7.25 of 10.)

Stupid Love
By Nanao Mio (still)

He's totally not my type! He's evil! Sadly, he's also my brother's best friend... And when he takes off his glasses, I can't help but be captivated. His gaze penetrates my very soul...

Three-act Stupid Love gets a B- or 6.5 of 10 from me, but I'm sure someone else *looks in Lina-chan's direction* gave it a much higher grade. Stupid Love IS compellingly readable but [SPOILER!!!] the emotional cliffie on which it hangs precludes a higher commendation. Yes, despite me being the Glasses! fangirl that I am. (I differ from our heroine Nozomi-chan in that regard.)

Stupid Love also contains the Love Sick one-shot featuring a siscon—and he's not even her blood sib!—which scores higher at 6.75/10 (still in B- territory, however). Capping the volume is the two-paged Brothers Club—every male chara here is someone's older brother—which I awarded a 6.5.

Both The Reason for Falling in Love and Stupid Love are Cheese! (if not Cheese! Zoukan) serials, if we go by the Cheese! FC on the Kanojo ga Kare ni Ochiru Wakeand Oroka Mono no Koi covers. Cheese!, featuring manga that prioritize mature relationships (read: smut), is also home to Aoki Kotomi's Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru, streeting this week as Love Lies. KanoUso's provenance more than accounts for why this title is rated for   Mature or Dewasa audiences... And again I'm jumping the gun. I should be babbling about—

Other Nanao Mio manga
m&c! introduced us to Nanao Mio-sensei with the Awww, he likes her... Kiss & Regret, dethroned from second place (I gave it a 7.5 of 10 or B+) by the TRFFIL I'll Tell You in the Holy Night one-shot. Kiss to Koukai serialized in Cheese! Zoukan and is apparently Nanao Mio's debut tank.

Before The Reason for Falling in Love and Stupid Love, m&c! released Flow of Love or Suiren, my highest-scoring Nanao Mio title. I gave the "Do you need artificial respiration?" Flow of Love an 8 of 10♡ (A-), the same grade Lina-chan did.

And as preempted earlier, m&c! releases (this coming Wednesday, 1 August) Your Eyes Speak to Me or Sono Me, Kuchi hodo ni. (Cheese! FC: 2011.08).

Nanao Mio-sensei's latest serial is the Mangaka × Editor office romance Pen Saki ni Syrup, currently running in Cheese! (one volume as of May 2012). Nanao Mio also crafted the Older Female/Younger Male, Student/Teacher Aka no Yuuwaku one-shot for Cheese! Zoukan in 2011, and contributed to the Smut much? Erotic Horror antho in 2009. (Other contributors to this omnibus include Shimaki Ako,Yamada Komomo, Watanabe Shiho and Ichikawa Chihiro.)

(Scroll down for Midnight Lolita plus-plus previews.)

m&c! manga (2012.07.25)

1. Asari-Chan vol 2 (of 21+) by Muroyama Mayumi

Asari-Chan 「あさりちゃん」 by Muroyama Mayumi Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, shoujo Volume 78 first published in Japan 2005.07

Related series
Sequels: Yorinuki Asari-chan (two volumes as of 2004.09) and Tobikiri Tokusen Asari-chan (three volumes as of 2008.07)

2. [Premiere] Heart Curtain (Kokoro Curtain) by Nakajima Yuka

Kokoro Curtain 「ココロカーテン」 by Nakajima Yuka Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.07

Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (concluded)

3. Kirarin Revolution Special Edition (Kirarin Revolution: Tokubetsuhen) vol 3 of 6 by Nakahara An, Ikeda Taeko

Kirarin Revolution: Tokubetsuhen 「きらりん☆レボリューション　特別編」 by Nakahara An, Ikeda Taeko Shogakukan Tentoumushi Special, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.04

Related series
Original story: Kirarin Revolution (14 volumes)

4. [Series Premiere] Love Lies (Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru) vol 1 of 8+ by Aoki Kotomi

Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru 「カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる」 by Aoki Kotomi Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2009.09

Other languages
French (Soleil Productions: Lovely love lie Tome 7 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 8 street date: 2012.08.22), German (Egmont Manga & Anime: Liebeslügen Band 5 per 2012.07.12; Band 6 street date: 2012.09) traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Publishing Taiwan: 她愛上了我的謊 7 released 2012.03)

Adaptations
A Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru film adaptation was announced in the Cheese! April 2012 issue, released 24 February 2012.

5. [Premiere] Midnight Lolita (Mayonaka♡Lolita) by Shiumi Saki

Mayonaka♡Lolita 「真夜中 ロリータ」 by Shiumi Saki Shogakukan Sho-Comi Zoukan, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.11

6. [Premiere] My Nerdy Girl (Naisho no Jikan) by Aikawa Saki

Naisho no Jikan 「ナイショノジカン」 by Aikawa Saki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.11

7. [Premiere] The Reason for Falling in Love (Kanojo ga Kare ni Ochiru Wake) by Nanao Mio

Kanojo ga Kare ni Ochiru Wake 「彼女が彼におちる理由」 by Nanao Mio Shogakukan Cheese! Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.10

8. [Premiere] Runway Dream (Runway wo Produce!!) by Arai Kiyoko

Runway wo Produce!! 「ランウェイを☆プロデュース！！」 by Arai Kiyoko Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen The Cheese! Flower Comics produced by Shonen Sunday volume first published in Japan 2011.08

9. [Premiere] Stupid Love (Oroka Mono no Koi) by Nanao Mio

Oroka Mono no Koi 「愚か者の恋」 by Nanao Mio Shogakukan Cheese! Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.10

m&c! manhwa (2012.07.25)

• Goong [Palace Story] vol 26 of 28 27 by Park SoHee

Goong 「궁(宮)」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 26 first published in Korea 2011.09

Other languages
English Goong: The Royal Palace (Yen Press: 13 volumes as of 2012.05 • volume 14 street date: 2012.08.28), French (Samji Editions: Palais Tome 13 per 2012.01), Japanese (Shinshokan: らぶきょん　ＬＯＶＥ　ｉｎ景福宮; Un Poco Comics volume 27 released 2012.02)

Adaptations
Live-action Princess Hours, starring Yoon EunHye (ChaeKyeong), Joo JiHoon (Shin), Kim JeongHoon (Yul) and Song Ji Hyo (HyoRin) aired in Korea from January to March 2006. The Goong S spin-off aired on the same MBC network from January to March 2007.

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Miscellaneous

• [Premiere] Itadakimasu: 21 Resep Masakan Jepang Khusus Pemula

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Hello World

Hello World

The Drops of God 13, Bambino Secondo 4, Gisele Alain 1 by Kasai Sui (Level Comics manga out nau~)

Not to forget — Ice Forest 8.
Street date: 25 July 2012

Before top DO WANT! The Drops of God and Bambino! Secondo...(You know you've been wondering about Giséle Alain. Admit it. :D)

Giséle Alain © Kasai Sui
Enterbrain [Serialized in Fellows!]
Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

Aristocrat Gisele Alain is a lady of great curiosity. She leaves home and goes into the Jack (Jill) of All Trades trade — to help people in need, but also to satisfy her overwhelming curiosity about the world she lives in and life in general.

Eric, one of her tenants, is drafted as assistant (he complies because of rent arrears). Although Eric complains volubly, he's always ready to assist Gisele, and need help she does on several fronts — from kitty lost-and-found to woods patrol.

Gisele Alain (and Eric), at your service!

The Smart if Naïve Female Lead, Runaway from Home episodic historical slice of life Giséle Alain serializes in Enterbrain's seinen mangazine Fellows!. Three Beam Comix volumes out in Japan as of this June.

Only found one fellow Fellows! manga credited to Kasai Sui-sensei other than Giséle Alain and that's the Tsukiyo no Toratsugumi antho (JP release: 2011.05), which includes the side story Hana no Mori no Majo-san or Witch of the Flower Forest.

I preview the other Level premiere, Karate Master Minoru, after the jump. For now, Most Wanted:

The Drops of God vol 13 of (33+)
By Agi Tadashi & Okimoto Shu

Shizuku and Loulan sort out the wine just in time, but Shizuku still searches—grape fruitlessly?—for a vino to complement spicy Korean food, primarily kimchi. Will Shizuku ever find the elusive vintage?

Also, the battle to identify the 4th Apostle gets underway. The theme this time: first Love~

Relieved to hear we're back to the Twelve Apostles. Or nine, as the case may be, plus that there "Drops of God." For a while I thought K-invasion eclipsed Kami no Shizuku's original compelling premise. :p

Just kidding!

Thirty-three Kami no Shizuku: Les Gouttes de Dieu tanks have been published in Japan as of May 2012. The 34th releases on 23 August.

Still in the wine—and food—biz:

Bambino! Secondo vol 4 (of 11+)
By Sekiya Tetsuji

Just when Legare can't plunge any lower, Ban hears about a mythic waiter who, during his (her?) time, reportedly revolutionized Yokohama's food service. But the clock is ticking, and it's been a decade since the legend disappeared.

Can Ban locate the former megastar before Legare's prospects dim for good?

Level Comics manga and manhua (2012.07.25)

1. Bambino! Secondo vol 4 of 11+ by Sekiya Tetsuji

Bambino! Secondo 「バンビ～ノ！ＳＥＣＯＮＤＯ」 by Sekiya Tetsuji Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.06

Related series
Prequel: Bambino! (15 volumes)

2. The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) vol 13 of 33+ by Agi Tadashi & Okimoto Shu

Kami no Shizuku: Les Gouttes de Dieu 「神の雫」 by Agi Tadashi & Okimoto Shu Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2007.11

Awards
Special Award of the Year - La Revue du vin de France (French wine magazine); Nominee (Glénat's Les Gouttes de Dieu, tome 1), French Angoulême Comics Awards; Nominee, 1st Keitai Comic Taishō (Mobile Phone Comic Award, along with Hiura Satoru's Hotaru no Hikari, Miyasaka Kaho's Kare First Love and 17 other manga)

Other languages
French (Glénat: Les Gouttes de Dieu Tome 23 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 24 street date: 2012.08.16), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 神之水滴 30 per 2011.12), English Drops of God (Vertical: four volumes as of 2012.06.19 • Volume '05: New World street date: 2012.09.25)

Adaptations
A live-action renzoku starring Kamenashi Kazuya as Kanzaki Shizuku aired from January to March 2009 in Japan on NTV.

3. Drug-On vol 3 of 5 by Saitoh Misaki

Drug-On 「ＤＲＵＧ‐ＯＮ　ドラゴン」 by Saitoh Misaki Gentosha Comic Birz, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2008.03

4. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) vol 92 of 100+ by Morikawa Joji

Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 by Morikawa Joji AKA Fighting Spirit Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 92 first published in Japan 2010.06

Volume 92 chapters:
Round 883: Desired Battle
Round 884: Right There...!
Round 885: The Grim Total
Round 886: Now What!?
Round 887: No Excuses
Round 888: Desperate Resolution
Round 889: Invisible Hindrance
Round 890: The Wild Child Grounded
Round 891: Traces of Accumulation
Round 892: Your Specialty
[*NOT Level chapter titles]

Awards
Winner, 1991 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Related series
Hajime no Ippo Gaiden (one-shot prequel)

Other languages
French (Kurokawa: Ippo, Saison 3: La Défense Supréme Tome 2 [Hajime no Ippo 48] shipped 2012.07.05), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 第一神拳 99 released 2012.07.23)

Adaptations
A 76-episode anime by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Kiyasu Kohei (Makunouchi Ippo), aired on NTV from October 2000 to March 2002. A sequel/special, Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road, came out in June 2003, followed by the spinoff Hajime no Ippo - Mashiba vs. Kimura OAV (2003.09). The 26-episode second season Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger was telecast from January to June 2009.

5. [Series Premiere] Giséle Alain vol 1 of 3+ by Kasai Sui

Giséle Alain 「ジゼル・アラン」 by Kasai Sui Enterbrain Fellows!, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.07

6. Ice Forest vol 8 of 12 by Saito Chiho

Ice Forest 「アイスフォレスト」 by Saito Chiho Shogakukan Flowers, josei Volume 8 first published in Japan 2010.10

7. [Series Premiere] Karate Master Minoru (Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru) vol 1 of 48+ by Baba Yasushi

Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru 「空手小公子　小日向海流」 by Baba Yasushi Kodansha Young Magazine, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2000.07

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 空手小霸王-小日向海流 (45) released 2012.06.16)

Related
Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru Kōshiki Guide Book published 2005.07.06

8. Misaki No.1!! vol 2 of 2+ by Fujisaki Masato

Misaki Number One!! 「美咲ナンバーワン！！」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits and Monthly Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2011.02

Adaptations
Ten episodes of the live-action Misaki Number One!! renzoku aired on NTV between 12 January to 16 March 2011 with Karina as Tennoji Misaki.

9. The Ravages of Time (Huo Feng Liao Yuan) vol 17 of 45+ by Chan Mou

Sanguozhi Qunxiongzhuan: Huo Feng Liao Yuan 「火鳳燎原」 by Chan Mou AKA The Fiery Phoenix Razes the Steppes Tong Li New Youth, seinen

Other languages/serializations
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 火凤燎原 #42 released 2011.09), Japanese (Media Factory 三国志群雄伝　火鳳燎原 9 per 2009.12), Vietnamese Hỏa Phụng Liêu Nguyên. The manhua is also published in Mainland China, Korea and Thailand.

10. RRR vol 10 of 10 by Watanabe Jun [Finale]

RRR 「ＲＲＲ」 by Watanabe Jun AKA Rock 'n' Roll Ricky Kodansha Young Magazine, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2009.10

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Postponed titles
Dark Edge vol 5: Lady in the Box (new tentative street date: 2012.08.07)
Gun Smith Cats Burst 5 of 5 (pending new release schedule).

European comics/BDs (2012.07.25)

• Leonard: Berburu Harta Karun (Léonard, Tome 40: Un trésor de génie) by Turk & De Groot

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C0de:Breaker 1 by Kamijyo Akimine, Natsume Yujincho 3, The World God Only Knows 2 (Elex Media manga out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 25 July 2012
Update: Snuck in Shonen Star Issue 13, which apparently streeted on this date.

C0de:Breaker © by Kamijyo Akimine
Kodansha [Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

If you've been reading the Indonesian ShoMagz from cover to cover since 2010—7 April 2010, to be exact—I don't need to pull a NikBabble™ on Kamijyo Akimine's C0de:Breaker. If you haven't, and missed my way back when blurb, recycling it here:

New transfer student Oogami Rei is a Code Breaker, a government assassin with mysterious powers who believes in justice not mercy — even if it means using evil to defeat evil. Highschooler/martial artist Sakurakouji Sakura witnesses Oogami in killing action and decides that as an eye for an eye philosophy leaves the whole world blind, she will stop Rei.

Our determined heroine doesn't need to worry about an opportunity window for Rei stoppage becase, having seen what his fatal blue flame does, she's slated to be the next to burn! [From Del Rey's Code:Breaker, Vol. 1 description]

So does our lex talionis vigilante Rei mete out punishment commensurate to the “evil” Sakura committed? You know what to do if you can't stand not knowing. :D

C0de:Breaker runs in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine. The first Japanese tank streeted in October 2008, the 19th came out last week (2012.07.17). As fellow fangirl/TC contributor and resident fan artist baka-girl notes, there's no sign the series is ending any time soon. :D

C0de:Breaker volume 1 compiles C0des (chapters) 1 to 5: Awal mula sang saksi mata, Orang yang tidak termaafkan, Gadis api, Menuju hari esok and Setan yang penuh luka. (For more recent C0des, check out back issues till the newest Shonen Magz, which released two weeks ago.

☞ The C∅DE:BREAKER anime is skedded to premiere this October 2012, with seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko (Okumura Rin in Blue Exorcist) as Rei and Hikasa Yōko (Akiyama Mio, K-ON!) as Sakura.

The name "Kamijyo Akimine" shouldn't be unfamiliar to you, not if you've read—or even just saw 'em on book shelves—Samurai Deeper Kyo. Before C0de:Breaker and after SDK, Kamijyo Akimine-sensei worked on Shirogane no Karasu, also serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine.

A handful more Elex titles debut this release (Devil with Flower!), but I preview them after the cut. For now, runner-up DO WANT!

Natsume Yujincho vol 3 (of 14+)
By Midorikawa Yuki

Famous actor slash ghostbuster Natori tracks down his spirit quarry to Natsume's hometown, and since he's already there, invites Natsume to a mini exorcist convention so that our incredibly kind Natsume can meet other people who exercise similar spiritual powers.

But will the meeting really benefit Natsume? Especially when his abilities surpass those of the attendees and he has That. Yujincho.

At any rate, Natsume busies himself per usual returning the names his grandmother trapped in her book and helping the local yokai with their problems. But he has to put his good deeds on hold when a black Nyanko Sensei snatches the Book of Friends! Takashi and the real Nyanko trail the bad cat to a secret yokai meeting deep in the forest. Will they be in time to stop the impostor's wicked plans?! [From VIZ Media's Natsume's Book of Friends, Vol. 3 description]

Fourteen volumes of the first Manga Taishō finalist have been released in Japan as of early July 2012. The fourth Natsume Yujincho anime season also wrapped last March.

The World God Only Knows vol 2 (of 18+)
By Wakaki Tamiki

Since entering into a pact to capture Loose Souls, Keima has had to neglect his beloved bishoujo games. Not only does the Capturing God have to spend time winning the hearts of 3D girls he detests, he also has to fend off a “little sister” who just can't be dissuaded from taking care of him.

The second The World God Only Knows volume covers the Kanon Nakagawa and Shiomiya Shiori arcs—chapters 7 through 16—IDOL BOMB!! · UP TO BOY · Am I Ordinary? · Shining Star (Shonen Sunday title: Single Star) · Ellie SO SWEET · Coupling/With · The Inside and Outside of a Big Wall · Inside of Me...... · Open the Door · The Last Day [*NOT Elex/Shonen Star chapter titles]

The newest The World God Only Knows chapter (newest for Indonesia, that is) is in Shonen Star 12/2012, which streeted 11 July. (If you haven't stumbled on to ShoStar 12 in your fave Gramed yet, check again this week. That thing reportedly shipped in two batches.

And speaking of mangazines—

Nakayoshi Gress! Issue 7/2012 and Shonen Star Issue 13/2012
The latest NakaGress! shines the spotlight on Your Melody by Fukushima Haruka and Arisa by Ando Natsumi. What does Akira really feel for Neiro? And what awaits Tsubasa, imprisoned with a bomb?

Meanwhile, in Shonen Star 13, we bid goodbye to...[Continued...]

Reissues and Restocks
If you missed any of the early bunko or Deluxe reissues of Miuchi Suzue's classic Glass no Kamen, now's your time to complete your collection. Elex restocks DX volumes 1 through 12 this week. Same goes for Watari Chie's horror shoujo manga Aku Hilang (Watashi ga Kieta!) that Elex first published in 1997.

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2012.07.25)

1. Aku Hilang (Watashi ga Kieta!) by Watari Chie (Serial Misteri) – Reissue

Watashi ga Kieta! 「わたしが消えた！」 by Watari Chie Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 1988.09 First published by Elex in 1997

2. [Premiere] Aria Yearns for The Love (Rensou no Aria) by Mitsuki Miko (Serial Cantik) «Ex-2012.07.18

Rensou no Aria 「恋想のアリア 」 by Mitsuki Miko Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.12

3. [Series Premiere] C0de:Breaker vol 1 of 19+ by Kamijyo Akimine

C0DE:BREAKER 「Ｃ０ＤＥ：ＢＲＥＡＫＥＲ 」 by Kamijyo Akimine Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.10

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Code:Breaker (Del Rey: two volumes as of 2010.10; discontinued), French (Pika Édition: Code:Breaker Tome 9 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 10 street date: 2012.08.22), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 法外制裁者 17 per 2012.04)

Adaptations
Kinema Citrus' C∅DE:BREAKER anime premieres in October 2012, with seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko as Ōgami Rei/Code:06 and Hikasa Yōko as Sakurakōji Sakura.

4. [Series Premiere] Devil with Flower (Hana to Akuma) vol 1 of 10 by Oto Hisamu

Hana to Akuma 「花と悪魔」 by Oto Hisamu Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 1 (chapters 1–5) first published in Japan 2008.02

Other languages
French (Marvel Panini France: La fleur du démon Tome 9 shipped 2012.07.18), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 花與惡魔 10 per 2011.09)

Adaptations
The Hana to Akuma drama CD (release date: N/A) features seiyuu Kamiya Hiroshi as Vivi, Kanda Akemi as Hana, Ono Daisuke (Velten) and Suzumura Kenichi (Klaus).

5. [Series Premiere] Divine Puzzle (Kamisama no Puzzle) vol 1 of 3+ by Uchida Masahiro, Kimoto Shinji «Ex-2012.03.21

Kamisama no Puzzle 「神様のパズル」 by Uchida Masahiro, Kimoto Shinji Flex Comix FlexComix Next, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.06

Related series
Based on Kimoto Shinji's 2002 Komatsu Sakyo Award Grand Prize recipient science fiction novel Kamisama no Puzzle (published 2002.11), which was also adapted into a movie in June 2008.

6. [Premiere] Doraemon Movie: Nobita dalam Perang Luar Angkasa (Nobita no uchuu sho-senso) by Fujiko F. Fujio

Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no uchuu sho-senso Anime Shinsō Kanzenban 「映画ドラえもん　のび太の宇宙小戦争　アニメ・新装完全版」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics Anime-ban, kodomo First published in Japan 2004.04

Related
Based on the sixth Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (Doraemon: Nobita no uchuu sho-senso) movie, which premiered on 16 March 1985 in Japan.

7. I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) vol 11 of 13 by Hidaka Banri

Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai 「世界でいちばん大嫌い」 by Hidaka Banri AKA Akiyoshi Family Series 5 Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 11 first published in Japan 2001.04

Reissues
Reissued in Hana to Yume Comics Special kanzenban (seven volumes from 2012.02 to 2012.05)

Related series
Akiyoshi Family Series 1–4 (Pacar 365 Hari, For Endless Love, Stay the Same, Let Me Hear the Lyric), Oki ni Mesu Mama? (one volume sequel released 2010.09) and Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki (alternate story; two volumes as of 2012.02, ongoing serialization in Hana to Yume)

A Hidaka Banri artbook, Hitsuji no Namida/Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai Hidaka Banri Gashuu, was released 2004.03.

Other languages
English I Hate You More Than Anyone (CMX: nine volumes per 2010.03; cancelled)

8. [Series Premiere] Kashiwagi Next to Me (Tonari no Kashiwagi-san) vol 1 of 4+ by Shimotsuki Kinusa

Tonari no Kashiwagi-san 「となりの柏木さん」 by Shimotsuki Kinusa Houbunsha Manga Time Kirara Forward, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.04

9. Natsume Yujincho vol 3 of 14+ by Midorikawa Yuki

Natsume Yuujinchou 「夏目友人帳」 by Midorikawa Yuki Hakusensha LaLa DX, then LaLa (starting 2008), shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.02

Awards
First Manga Taishō finalist (2008)

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian HanaLaLa (only until chapter 9 [ex-volume 9] in Issue 55/2010)
English Natsume's Book of Friends (VIZ Media: 12 volumes as of 2012.07.03 • volume 13 street date: 2012.12.04), French (Delcourt: Le Pacte des Yôkai Tome 12 shipped 2012.04 • Tome 13 street date: 2012.08.22), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 妖怪連絡簿 12 released 2011.12)

Adaptations
Adapted into anime by Brains Base, featuring seiyuu Kamiya Hiroshi as Natsume Takashi and Inoue Kazuhiko as Nyanko-sensei. Thirteen episodes of Natsume Yūjin-Chō aired between July and September 2008; the second Zoku Natsume Yūjin-Chō season, also 13 episodes, aired from January to March 2009. The third 13-episode Natsume Yūjin-Chō San anime premiered 4 July and ended 27 September 2011. The fourth season Natsume Yūjin-chō Shi premiered 2 January 2012. It, too, spans 13 episodes, the 13th airing 26 March 2012.

Also adapted into audio drama, the drama CDs given away with LaLa issues: LaLa Treasure Drama CD (2007.10); LaLa Excellent Drama CD (2008.11); and LaLa Double Premiere Drama CD (2009.05). Another drama CD comes as a furoku in the September 2011 issue.

Related
The Natsume Yujincho Official Fan Book - Natsume and Friends was released 5 January 2009 and a notebook reproduction of Natsume Yujincho—Nyanko-sensei Yūjinchō Natsume Yūjin-chō Kōshiki Nyan Book—was published 3 July of the same year.

10. The World God Only Knows (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai) vol 2 of 18+ by Wakaki Tamiki

Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai 「神のみぞ知るセカイ」 by Wakaki Tamiki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 2 (chapters 7–16) first published in Japan 2008.10

Serializations/Other languages
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
French (Kana: Que sa volonté soit faite Tome 7 shipped 2012.06), Korean 신만이 아는 세계 (Haksan), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 只有神知道的世界 (13) per 2012.04), German (Egmont Manga & Anime: The World God Only Knows Band 5 released 2012.05 • Band 6 street date: 2012.09)

Related
One-shot prototype Koishite!? Kami-sama!!, which first appeared in Weekly Shonen Sunday's Issue 32 of 2007.
Side story: Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai novels written by Arisawa Mamizu and illustrated by Wakaki Tamiki, first serialized in Gagaga. The first volume, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai - Kami to Akuma to Tenshi (The World God Only Knows—God and the Devil and an Angel), was published under the GAGAGA Bunko label in 2009.05.20; the second volume Inori to Noroi to Kiseki (The World God Only Knows 2 Prayer and Curse and Miracle) was released in 2010.05.18 (two volumes, complete).

Adaptations
An OAV prologue (Flag.0) was bundled together with manga volume 10, released 2010.07.17. Manglobe's 12-episode anime adaptation aired between October and December 2010. Seiyuu Shimono Hiro and Itō Kanae reprised their roles as Katsuragi Keima and Elysia de Lute Ima in the second season, also 12 episodes long, which aired from April to June 2011. A second OAV (Four People and an Idol) was bundled together with manga volume 14 (2011.09.16).

11. [Series Premiere] You Are So Cool vol 1 of 6 by Lee YoungHee «Ex-2012.07.11

You Are So Cool 「넌 너무 멋져」 by Lee YoungHee Seoul Cultural Publishers soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2002.09

Other languages
English You're So Cool (Ice Kunion, later absorbed by Yen Press: six volumes released as of 2010.03)

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[Value sets] Paket Komik *Harga Spesial* (2012.07.25)

1. Croket, Vols. 1–10 of 15 by Kashimoto Manavu (Korokke!) [IDR 80,000/set]
2. Croket, Vols. 11–15 of 15 by Kashimoto Manavu [IDR 40,000/set]
3. Harlem Beat Until Dawn, Vols. 1–3 (of 5) by Takashima Kazusa (Harlem Beat wa Yoake made) [IDR 24,000/set]
4. Imaginary Beasts, Vols. 1–10 of 14 by Akino Matsuri (Genjuu no Seiza) [IDR 80,000/set]
5. Imaginary Beasts, Vols. 11–14 of 14 by Akino Matsuri [IDR 32,000/set]
6. Jungle Boy, Vols. 1–8 of 8 by Nakamura Rie [IDR 64,000/set] (Complete)
7. Kaiser Z, Vols. 1–10 of 16 by Uno Hiroshi (Tenkuu no Hasha Z) [IDR 80,000/set]
8. Kaiser Z, Vols. 11–16 of 16 by Uno Hiroshi [IDR 48,000/set]
9. SORA: The Wingless Duck, Vols. 1–10 (of 34+) by Hinata Takeshi (Ahiru no Sora) [IDR 80,000/set]
10. SORA: The Wingless Duck, Vols. 11–15 by Hinata Takeshi [IDR 40,000/set]

*Volume tallies represent totals in country of origin, which may not coincide with Elex Media's latest releases. Elex's most recent volume Harlem Beat Until Dawn 3 released 2009.06.24 (finale volume 5 shipped August 2008 in Japan) and SORA: The Wingless Duck vol 19 released 2011.03.16 (latest Ahiru no Sora 34 streeted in February 2012).

Mangazines (2012.03.21)

1. Nakayoshi Gress! Issue 07/2012 (Indonesian Nakayoshi) «Ex-2012.07.18
2. Shonen Star Issue 13/2012 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)

Note: Shonen Star Issue 12/2012 also streets on this date in selected areas.

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