Bloody Monday 10, Nanase Fire Investigator 7 of 7, Devil Devil 12 (Level Comics manga out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 27 June 2012
Mentioned it already on teh Elex side, but I'll be away for two weeks. Please settle for a shopping list this week...at least there's one, which is more than can be sed for the 4th of July manga releases... «Edit: There ARE 4th of July lists, PLUS NikBabble™ here.

Bloody Monday © Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji/Kodansha
[First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

Kamishima Shimon is dead. J escapes with Fujimaru's help. On the surface it looks like the terrorists lost. With J's hints, Fujimaru manages to learn the true meaning of Bloody Monday.

But he remains oblivious to the spy in their midst.

Speaking of detecting, anyone notice it's an Amagi Seimaru manga over on the Elex 6.27 front, and Ryumon Ryou's here? *cough*Kibayashi Shin*cough* Ah, well, no biggie if you didn't.

The penultimate Bloody Monday releases, so I should also tell you that the sequel of the sequel—Bloody Monday - Last Season—also wrapped in Japan mid-May. Time to pressure Level, I say, for (at least) Bloody Monday Season 2. :D

Also speaking of finales—

Nanase Fire Investigator vol 7 of 7
By Hashimoto Izo & Ichikawa Tomoshige

Nanase is acquitted of charges, but only temporarily. She is reassigned to the special investigation section where...

...the mystery deepens before all is tied up with a fiery red bow? Confirm for yourself by getting the last volume of Nanase Fire Investigator.

New Level titles
Kitagawa Miyuki's I Love You Most debuts♡, and if you know that this josei title is actually Seiseisuruhodo, Aishiteru ex-Petit Comic, you'd have camped out outside Gramed days before the 27th. If you didn't, see why you should've after the release list.

Level Comics manga (2012.06.27)

1. Bloody Monday vol 10 of 11 by Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji

Bloody Monday 「ブラッディ・マンデイ」 by Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2009.03

Other languages
English Bloody Monday: Season 1 (Chuang Yi: volume 8 per 2010.08 and Kodansha Comics: Bloody Monday: six volumes as of 2012.06.05 • volume 7 street date: 2012.08.14), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 11 volumes), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 血色星期一, 11 volumes), French (PIKA Édition: 11 volumes as of 2012.05)

Related series
Bloody Monday 0 (JP release: 2009.05) and sequels Bloody Monday Season 2 - Zetsubou no Kou (AKA Bloody Monday Season 2 ~Pandora no Hako~, eight volumes as at 2011.05.17) and Bloody Monday - Last Season (serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine beginning 2011.07.14; four of four volumes compiled as of 2012.05.17)

Under Kodansha's KPC (Platinum Comics) imprint: Bloody Monday: Seinaru Chi no Shukusai... Hajimaru!! (2011.07.27); Bloody Monday: Kiba o Muku “BLOODY ‐ X”, Kansen Bakuhatsu!? (2011.06); Bloody Monday: Mogurikonde ita Supai no Shōtai (2011.05); Bloody Monday: Tensai Kōkōsei Hacker “Falcon” (2011.04)

Hacking guides by FALCON: Bloody Monday Falcon no Conpi: Falcon's Computer Hacking (KCDX imprint: 2009.12) and Bloody Monday Falcon no Mobi: Falcon's Mobile Hacking (KCDX: 2011.01)

Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action renzoku aired from October through December 2008 on TBS, followed by a second season, Bloody Monday Season2 ~Pandora no Hako~ (January to March 2010, nine episodes). Actor/singer Miura Haruma returned as protagonist Fujimaru Takagi/Falcon in the sequel.

2. Devil Devil vol 12 of 15 by Miyoshi Yuuki

Devil Devil 「デビデビ」 by Miyoshi Yuuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2000.06

Other languages
French (PIKA Édition: 15 volumes)

3. [Series Premiere] I Love You Most (Seiseisuruhodo Aishiteru) vol 1 of 7 by Kitagawa Miyuki

Seiseisuruhodo, Aishiteru 「せいせいするほど、愛してる」 by Kitagawa Miyuki Shogakukan Petit Comic, josei Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.10

4. Last Inning vol 14 of 33+ by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu

Last Inning 「ラストイニング」 by Nakahara Yu, Kamio Ryu, Katou Kiyoshi (Supervisor) Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 14 (chapters 127–136) first published in Japan 2007.07

5. Nanase Fire Investigator (Kasai Chousakan Nanase) vol 7 of 7 by Hashimoto Izo & Ichikawa Tomoshige [Finale]

Kasai Chousakan Nanase 「火災調査官ナナセ」 by Hashimoto Izo & Ichikawa Tomoshige Shinchosha Comic Bunch, seinen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2007.05

Other languages
English Fire Investigator Nanase (CMX; four volumes per 2010.05.11)

European comics/BDs (2012.06.27)

1. Leonard: Ahli Waris (Léonard, Tome 39 : Loué soit le génie) by Turk & De Groot
2. Marsupilami: Kekacauan di Palombi (Marsupilami, Tome 10 : Rififi en Palombie) by Franquin, Batem & Fauche
3. Ric Hochet: Si Manusia Salju (Ric Hochet, Tome 69 : L'homme de glace) by Tibet & A.P. Duchateau

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Team Medical Dragon 23, Soul Eater 15, GTO 8 (Level Comics 23 May 2012 manga) [UPDATED]

Actually, jostling with Soul Eater volume 15 for First Runner-up DO WANT! are Adamas volume 4 × Magister Negi Magi volume 31; Level put GTO vol 8 through the hype cruncher, so it nabs lead pix. (Ryutaro and Team Medical Dragon 23, however, reign as Undisputed King.)
Per the preceding Elex post, this Level number is also an interim Shopping List. NikBabble™ later. Prolly. « *sneaks in to update*

GTO © Fujisawa Toru/Kodansha
[First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

Urumi threatens to tell everyone of Onizuka's intention to bury her alive in the woods, forcing Onizuka into servitude. Later, mistress and slave meet the former's grade-school teacher and Toroko, the cause of Urumi's 'tude, by accident. But the encounter with Toroko isn't what turns Urumi vicious. She bares her fangs at Ms. Fujimori, prompting Onizuka to call in gang reinforcements to give Urumi some much-needed “extra lessons”.

GTO volume 8 compiles Lessons 60 to 68: A day like any other - The life of Toshiyuki Saejima, Tuna gradually, A gift for the teacher, My secret..., Onizuka's outdoor course, We must expand!, The smile of a sad little girl..., Deadly Enemy! and The club of young witches [*NOT Level titles; mechanical translations of PIKA Editions' GTO, Tome 8 chapter titles]

Nau for the Level Most Wanted—

Team Medical Dragon vol 23 of 25
By Nogizaka Taro, Nagai Akira

Ryutaro saves Shingo who jumps from the hospital rooftop but both are gravely injured. Before losing consciousness, Ryutaro begs Noboru to operate. It's a responsibility Noboru never hoped for. After selecting the members of his surgical team, Noboru prepares to put the master under the knife...

Telor Ceplok manga critic Lina-chan gives the 23rd Team Medical Dragon effort a 9 of 10 ♡, which automatically translates to BUY! Her favorite quote from the volume is... (see the Comments section :D)

Finales
We get the second and last volume of the Yugo in Osaka mini-series, as well as the fourth and final Ranko The Governor tank. Previews after the release list.

Level Comics manga (2012.05.23)

1. Adamas vol 4 of 7+ by Minagawa Ryouji

Adamas 「ＡＤＡＭＡＳ」 by Minagawa Ryouji Kodansha Evening, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.05

2. Birdy The Mighty (Tetsuwan Birdy) vol 2 of 20 by Yuuki Masami

Tetsuwan Birdy 「鉄腕バーディー」 by Yuuki Masami AKA Tetsuwan Birdy (II) Shogakukan Young Sunday and Big Comic Spirits (after the former's closure on 31 July 2008,) seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2003.09

Volume 2 contains chapters 11–15: Double Trouble #1–15 and 16–21: The Third Power #1–16 + Yukai manga Bacillus-kun extra

Related series
Adapted from the original Tetsuwan Birdy serialized in Shonen Sunday Super between 1985 and 1988 (one volume per 1996.07 [discontinued]; two-volume Shonen Sunday Comics Visual Selection reprint from 1996.12 to 1997.04)
Sequel: Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution (11 volumes as of 2012.04.27, ongoing serialization in Big Comic Spirits)

Other languages
French (Pika Édition: Tetsuwan Birdy, Tome 11 per 2010.07)

Adaptations
Madhouse's Birdy the Mighty OAV (1996.07.25, four episodes) starring seiyuu Mitsuishi Kotono as Birdy and Iwanaga Tetsuya as Tsutomu, and A-1 Pictures' anime: Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode (2008.07.04–2008.09.29, 13 episodes) starring Chiba Saeko as Birdy and Irino Miyu as Tsutomu, Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode Season 2 (2009.01.09–2009.05.28, 12 episodes) and Birdy the Mighty Decode: The Cipher OAV (2009.07.22, one episode)

3. Devil Devil vol 11 of 15 by Miyoshi Yuuki

Devil Devil 「デビデビ」 by Miyoshi Yuuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 11 (10 episodes/chapters 98–107) first published in Japan 2000.04

Other languages
French (PIKA Édition: 15 volumes)

4. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) vol 91 of 99+ by Morikawa Joji

Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 by Morikawa Joji AKA Fighting Spirit Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 91 first published in Japan 2010.03

Volume 91 chapters:
Round 869: Instincts Born From Freedom
Round 870: High Power Frontal Barrage
Round 871: Natural Born
Round 872: Predicted Corner
Round 873: Uncanny Wildness
Round 874: Impossible to Predict
Round 875: Unquestionable Genius
Round 876: One in a Million
Round 877: The Corner is where He's Most Effective
Round 878: A Future World Champion
Round 879: Desperate Advance
Round 880: As Many Times As It Takes
Round 881: The Smiling Boxer
Round 882: A Small Milestone
[*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 2 Tome 16 per 2011.09), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 第一神拳 98 released 2012.03)

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. GTO vol 8 of 25 by Fujisawa Toru

GTO 「ＧＴＯ」 by Fujisawa Toru Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 8 (Lessons 60–68) first published in Japan 1998.08

Awards
Winner, 1998 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Other languages
Bilingual Japanese/English (Kodansha International, three volumes per 1999.12), English GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes), French (PIKA Édition: 25 volumes), Italian (Dynamic Italia), German (EMA), Polish (Waneko), Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania), traditional Chinese (Tong Li)

Related series
Prequels Shounan Junaigumi! AKA GTO: The Early Years (31 volumes) and Bad Company (one volume) and sequel GTO Shonan 14 Days (nine volumes as at 2011.11, concluded)

Adaptations
A live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka TV series, starring Sorimachi Takashi (Onizuka Eikichi) and Matsushima Nanako (Fuyutsuki Azusa) telecast from July to September 1998 on Fuji TV and Kansai TV, followed by GTO Drama Special (1999.08.28) and GTO: The Movie (1999) and Studio Pierrot's 43-episode Great Teacher Onizuka anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Takagi Wataru as Onizuka that aired between June 1999 and September 2000.

6. Karakuri Circus vol 9 of 43 by Fujita Kazuhiro

Karakuri Circus 「からくりサーカス」 by Fujita Kazuhiro AKA Le Cirque de Karakuri Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 1999.09

Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in shinsō-ban beginning July 2011 (Shonen Sunday Comics Special volume 9 street date: 2012.02.17) and in 16 wide-ban volumes (from 2008.11 to 2010.02)
French (Delcourt: Karakuri Circus Tome 21 per 2007.12)

7. Magister Negi Magi (Mahou Sensei Negima!) vol 31 of 38 by Akamatsu Ken

Mahou Sensei Negima! 「魔法先生ネギま！」 by Akamatsu Ken Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 31 (chapters 277–285) first published in Japan 2010.08

Other languages
English Negima! (published by Del Rey until volume 28 and Kodansha Comics starting volume 29 [2011.05], 34 volumes as of 2012.04.24 • volume 35 street date: 2012.07.10 (US), JManga and Chuang Yi Singapore: MAGISTER NEGI MAGI, Volume 27 per 2011.02), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 魔法老师 #31 per 2010.10), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 魔法老師! 37 per 2012.05.18), French (Pika Édition: Le maître magicien Negima! Tome 35 shipped 2012.04.04 • Tome 36 street date: 2012.07.18), Spain (Glènat España), German (Egmont Manga & Anime: Negima! Magister Negi Magi Band 34 released 2012.04.05 • Band 35 street date: 2012.07), Norwegian (Schibsted Forlag), Portuguese (Editora JBC Brazil) and Croatian (Algoritam Croatia).

Adaptations
A 26-episode anime TV series starring seiyuu Satou Rina as Negi Springfield (January-June 2005), three pre-anime OAVs (2004), two post TV series OAVs (Mahou Sensei Negima!: Haru and Mahou Sensei Negima!: Natsu, 2006.10.25 and 2006.11.22), an alternate retelling anime series (Negima!?, 2006.10-2007.03), OADs or Original Animation Disc bundled with the manga (Mahou Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba, 2008.08.17-2009.02.17; Mahou Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai, 2009.09.17-2010.11.17; and the anime movie that concludes the Magic World arc, Mahou Sensei Negima: Anime Final (premiered 27 August 2011 in Japan as a double-bill with Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth). A live-action drama aired on TV Tokyo from 2007.10 to 2008.03.

Related series
Negiho (alternate story by YUI; one volume per 2011.11) and Negima!? Neo (alternate story in collaboration with Fujima Takuya; seven volumes per 2009.10)

8. Ranko The Governor (Chiji Ranko) vol 4 of 4 by Takahashi Noboru [Finale]

Chiji Ranko 「知事ラン子」 by Takahashi Noboru Shogakukan Big Comics, seinen Volume 4 (chapters 26–34) first published in Japan 2005.11

9. Soul Eater vol 15 of 21+ by Ohkubo Atsushi

Soul Eater 「ソウルイーター」 by Ohkubo Atsushi Square Enix Shonen Gangan, shounen Volume 15 (chapter 58–62) first published in Japan 2009.09

Other languages
English Soul Eater (Yen Press: eight volumes as of 2012.02 • volume 9 street date: 2012.05.29), French (Kurokawa: Tome 19 shipped 2012.03 • Tome 20 street date: 2012.07.05), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 16 per 2012.04.30 • Band 17 street date: 2012.07.03), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: SOUL EATER噬魂者 20 released 2012.04.20)

Related series
First appeared as one-shots in two Gangan Powered special editions (Summer and Fall 2003) and Gangan Wing's 26 November 2003 issue. (Regular Monthly Shonen Gangan serialization commenced May 2004.)
Spin-off: Soul Eater Not! (began serialization in Shonen Gangan 2011.01; one volume released in Japan as of 2011.09; English Soul Eater NOT! manga licensed by Yen Press, volume 1 street date: 2012.07.24)

Adaptations
Manga volumes 1 to 12 adapted to anime by BONES. Fifty-one episodes starring seiyuu Omigawa Chiaki (Maka Alban) and Uchiyama Kouki (Soul Eater) aired in Japan from April 2008 to March 2009.

Square Enix bundled an audio drama, Soul Eater (Vol. 1): Special Social Studies Field Trip, with an artbook in August 2005. The drama CD featured different actors (Takeuchi Junko as Maka; Hoshi Souichirou as Soul Eater); only Kobayashi Yumiko reprised her Black☆Star role in the TV series.

10. Team Medical Dragon (Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon-) vol 23 of 25 by Nogizaka Taro/Nagai Akira

Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- 「医龍」 by Nogizaka Taro, Nagai Akira Medical Supervision: Yoshinuma Mie Shogakukan Big Comic Superior, seinen Volume 23 first published in Japan 2010.06

Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Seinen/General category

Other languages/Reissues
French (Glénat: Tome 20 per 2012.05.09 • Tome 21 street date: 2012.08.16)
Reissued in My First WIDE editions (six volumes released between 2011.11 and 2012.04 in Japan • volume 7 street date: 2012.05)
My First BIG Special limited edition releases: Iryū Oyasumi (Japan release: 2011.01); Iryū Yōchi (2010.12); Iryū Tokken (2010.11); Iryū sennō (2010.10); Iryū Himitsu Heiki (2010.09); Iryū Sōtei-gai (2007.12); Iryū Hakui (2007.11); Iryū Kyōju no Shishitsu (2007.11); Iryū Kiken na masui (2007.10); Iryū Kango-shi to Isha (2006.06); and Iryū Kanja no Ishi (2006.04)

Adaptations
Three seasons of the live-action adaptation, starring Sakaguchi Kenji (Asada Ryutaro), aired on Fuji TV (Season 1: April to June 2006; Season 2: October to December 2007; Season 3: October to December 2010). The first season won the Best Drama award at the 49th Television Drama Academy Awards.

11. Yugo in Osaka (Yugo: Osaka-hen) vol 2 of 2 by Akana Shu & Makari Shinji

Yugo: Osaka-hen 「勇午　大阪編 」 by Akana Shu & Makari Shinji Kodansha Evening, seinen Volume 2 of 2 first published in Japan 2007.02

Related series
Part of the Yugo II side stories that include Yugo: Shimokita Hantou-hen (2004.09), published by Level Comics as Yugo - Shimokita Peninsula; Yugo: Kitakyushu Tsushima-hen (2005.05), released as Yugo in Tsushima, Kitakyushu; Yugo: Tokyo Tanegashima-hen (2006.03), released as Yugo in Tokyo - Tanegashima; Yugo: Yokohama Yokosuka-hen (V1: 2008.01 – V2: 2008.02); Yugo: Toyako Summit-hen (V1: 2008.09 – V2: 2009.05); Yugo: Philippines Oda-Hen (V1: 2010.02 – V3: 2010.08), Yugo: Taiwan-hen (V1 2011.06 – V2: 2011.10.21, ongoing)
Main story: Yugo (22 volumes)

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European comics/BDs (2012.05.23)

1. Leonard: Selamatkan Bumi, Jenius! (Léonard, Tome 38: Y a-t-il un génie pour sauver la planète?) by Turk & de Groot
2. Suske & Wiske: Getaran Batu Karang (Suske en Wiske 307 De rillende rots) by Willy Vandersteen

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Bloody Monday 9, Devil Devil 10, Birdy The Mighty 1 by Yuuki Masami (Level Comics manga out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 2012.04.25
As I sed over on the Elex side, no guarantees of NikBabble™ this week. But you can live with just a shopping list, cantcha? «Update: You might be able to, but I apparently can't >.<

Tetsuwan Birdy © Yuuki Masami/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Young Sunday and Big Comic Spirits]
Published in Indonesia as Birdy The Mighty by Level Comics

Berserker Killer Birdy Cephon Altera is dispatched to Earth to stop intergalactic terrorist Christella Revi, but the dreaded agent of the federation mortally wounds a Japanese teenager during the attempted arrest. To save Senkawa Tsutomu's life, Birdy lends him her body, after which she insists on pursuing her target. Tsutomu refuses to cooperate for fear of endangering his family.

Still, their (un)cooperative fight against evil geniuses, start-OH!

This Birdy The Mighty reboots Yuuki Masami's first Tetsuwan Birdy, hence sometimes the qualification Tetsuwan Birdy (II). Wiki relates the back story »here—I don't feel like regurgitating—so just read for yourself if interested. At any rate, what's important is that Tetsuwan Birdy finally reached 20 volumes (around additional shunting from Young Sunday to Big Comic Spirits when the former closed up shop in July 2008), AND that there's an ongoing sequel, Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution (10 volumes as of 2011.12; volume 11 street date: 2012.04.27). In other words, you're in for a long ride.

Oh. And There Was Anime. First, a four-episode OAV animated by Madhouse released in July 1996. Seiyuu Mitsuishi Kotono voiced Birdy, Iwanaga Tetsuya – Tsutomu. A decade and two years later, A-1 Pictures came out with Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode. The 13-episode first season aired from July to September 2008, and featured a different voice cast: Chiba Saeko as Birdy and Irino Miyu as Tsutomu. Season 2 premiered in January 2009 and wrapped at 12 episodes May that year. Another OAV (one episode), Birdy the Mighty Decode: The Cipher, followed in July 2009.

Not to underestimate Birdy's allure or anything, but Yuuki Masami-sensei is prolly most known for the 36th Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shounen category, Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor AKA Mobile Police Patlabor (22 volumes compiled between July 1988 and August 1994).

Now for the top Level GET! —

Bloody Monday vol 9 of 11
By Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji

The BLOODY-X outbreak in Kanto Special Prison turns out to be Fujimaru's ruse. After allowing the terrorists to set leader Kamishima Shimon free, Fujimaru bargains with J for the antidote to save Mako. J agrees, in exchange for information on the real significance of BLOODY MONDAY.

I know we're still on Bloody Monday, but I thought you might like to know that volume 4 of Bloody Monday - Last Season (yes, that's the sequel of the sequel) is expected to release in Japan on 17 May.

Level Comics manga (2011.04.25)

1. [Series Premiere] Birdy The Mighty (Tetsuwan Birdy) vol 1 of 20 by Yuuki Masami

Tetsuwan Birdy 「鉄腕バーディー」 by Yuuki Masami AKA Tetsuwan Birdy (II) Shogakukan Young Sunday and later in Big Comic Spirits after the former's closure on 31 July 2008, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2003.06

Volume 1 contains chapters 1–10: 2 Hearts in 1 Body #1–#10 + Omake: Rakugaki Manga Kon'na Bādī wa iya ka?

Related series
Adapted from the original Tetsuwan Birdy serialized in Shonen Sunday Super between 1985 and 1988 (one volume per 1996.07 [discontinued]; two-volume Shonen Sunday Comics Visual Selection reprint from 1996.12 to 1997.04)
Sequel: Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution (10 volumes as of 2011.12 • volume 11 street date: 2012.04.27, ongoing serialization in Big Comic Spirits)

Other languages
French (Pika Édition: Tetsuwan Birdy, Tome 11 per 2010.07)

Adaptations
Madhouse's Birdy the Mighty OAV (1996.07.25, four episodes) starring seiyuu Mitsuishi Kotono as Birdy and Iwanaga Tetsuya as Tsutomu, and A-1 Pictures' anime: Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode (2008.07.04–2008.09.29, 13 episodes) starring Chiba Saeko as Birdy and Irino Miyu as Tsutomu, Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode Season 2 (2009.01.09–2009.05.28, 12 episodes) and Birdy the Mighty Decode: The Cipher OAV (2009.07.22, one episode)

2. Bloody Monday vol 9 of 11 by Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji

Bloody Monday 「ブラッディ・マンデイ」 by Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2008.12

Other languages
English Bloody Monday: Season 1 (Chuang Yi: volume 8 per 2010.08 and Kodansha Comics: Bloody Monday: five volumes as of 2012.04.10 • volume 6 street date: 2012.06.05), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 11 volumes, concluded), traditional Chinese 血色星期一 (Tong Li Taiwan: 11 volumes), French (PIKA Édition: Tome 10 shipped 2012.03 • Tome 11 street date: 2012.05.16)

Related series
Bloody Monday 0 (one volume; 2009.05) and sequels Bloody Monday Season 2 - Zetsubou no Kou (AKA Bloody Monday Season 2 ~Pandora no Hako~, eight volumes as at 2011.05.17) and Bloody Monday - Last Season (serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine beginning 2011.07.14; three volumes as of 2012.02 • volume 4 street date: 2012.05.17)

Under Kodansha's KPC (Platinum Comics) imprint: Bloody Monday: Seinaru Chi no Shukusai... Hajimaru!! (2011.07.27); Bloody Monday: Kiba o Muku “BLOODY ‐ X”, Kansen Bakuhatsu!? (2011.06); Bloody Monday: Mogurikonde ita Supai no Shōtai (2011.05); Bloody Monday: Tensai Kōkōsei Hacker “Falcon” (2011.04)

Hacking guides by FALCON: Bloody Monday Falcon no Conpi: Falcon's Computer Hacking (KCDX imprint: 2009.12) and Bloody Monday Falcon no Mobi: Falcon's Mobile Hacking (KCDX: 2011.01)

Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action renzoku aired from October through December 2008 on TBS, followed by a second season, Bloody Monday Season2 ~Pandora no Hako~ (January to March 2010, nine episodes). Actor/singer Miura Haruma returned as protagonist Fujimaru Takagi/Falcon in the sequel.

3. Devil Devil vol 10 of 15 by Miyoshi Yuuki

Devil Devil 「デビデビ」 by Miyoshi Yuuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 10 (10 episodes/chapters 88–97) first published in Japan 1999.12

Other languages
French (PIKA Édition: 15 volumes)

4. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) vol 90 of 99+ by Morikawa Joji

Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 by Morikawa Joji AKA Fighting Spirit Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 90 first published in Japan 2009.12

Volume 90 chapters:
Round 858: The Genius and the Famous Trainer
Round 859: Excitement and Aphorisms
Round 860: Cumulative Progress
Round 861: International Sparring
Round 862: Shocking Phone Call
Round 863: Reckless Fight
Round 864: Facing the Sun
Round 865: Higher Upper Class Image
Round 866: To the Bone
Round 867: Inscrutable Hurricane Winds
Round 868: True Form Discovered
[*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 2 Tome 16 per 2011.09), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 第一神拳 98 released 2012.03)

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. Have A Good Night (Shima Shima) vol 2 of 12 by Yamazaki Sayaka

Shima Shima 「シマシマ」 by Yamazaki Sayaka Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.09

Adaptations
The 10-episode live-action Shima Shima aired on TBS from April to June 2011, starring Yada Akiko as Houkigi Shio, Miura Shohei as Tamabuki Gai, Kikuta Daisuke as Futaba Ran, Suzuki Katsuhiro as Hayashida Rindou and Fukushi Sota as Makomo Shuuji.

6. Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy (Kachuu Hana) vol 10 of 16+ by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji

Kachuu Hana 「華中華」 by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2009.12

Reissues
Kachuu Hana My First BIG Specials volumes 1–8 released between 2010.10 and 2011.05

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European comics/BDs (2011.04.25)

1. Leonard: Leonard dan Murid Baru (Léonard, Tome 37: C'est parti, mon génie!) by Turk & De Groot
2. Spirou & Fantasio: Asal Mula Z (Spirou et Fantasio, Tome 50: Aux sources du Z) by Morvan, Yann, Munuera
3. Suske & Wiske: Tulang-Tulang Gemetaran (Suske en Wiske 303: De knikkende knoken) by Willy Vandersteen

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