Gamaran 6, X-Day 1 by Mizushiro Setona, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 14 (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~)

Street date: 13 June 2012
RL has been totally fractious this week, so apologies for the delay in m&c! Shopping List × NikBabble™ >.<

☞ Erementar Gerad vol 5 was reported postponed—that's confirmed by at least two sources (ECC and Angelzon)—but I'm keeping it here because it IS on m&c!'s official list, plus there's no confirmation yet that volume 5 release has indeed moved to the 4th of July (like, word has it, Flower of Queen 4).
Update: Erementar Gerad 5 moved to 4th July.

Since this is MY blog, and I lurve–lurve–lurve! Mu Young♡, leading with Crazy Girl Shin Bia 14 by Hwang MiRee (I've only been waiting—oh, an ice age—for a cover like this).

Crazy Girl Shin Bia © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Yoo Baek suffers the shock of his life in the Holy Land. Not only does the Crown Prince stumble on to his (ex-)fianceé Goddess Bia channeling Sleeping Beauty, he also gets a front row seat to the Prince Mu Young x Shin Bia main event, feat.   ...The Smooch.

You can't blame our beleaguered Yoo Baek for thinking something's wrong with his eyes. That there Crazy Girl Shin Bia is his bride to be! And she's liplocked with Yoo Baek's enemy!

k, now for the top DO WANT!

Gamaran vol 6 of (16+)
By Nakamaru Yosuke

Naoyoshi faces disqualification from future feudal lord contention. Only a few Daimyo wannabes remain — those yet undefeated and who have advanced to the next round of fighting. As Gama grapples with what to do next, help comes from an unexpected quarter. Gama's father Kurogane Jinsuke shows up, and “The Slayer” commands his disciple Ito Ranmaru to counsel Gama and allies in the coming clash against the “Four God Spears.”

Fifteen Gamaran volumes have been compiled in Japan as of April 2012. The 16th streets (streeted by the time I upload this post) on 15 June.

New m&c! titles
Previews after the release list.

m&c! launches two new shoujo series and a standalone: X-Day 1 by Mizushiro Setona, Runway Sweetheart 1 by Shibano Yuka and Tanaka Wataru and Pandora Restaurant by Sagara Riri. X-Day is prolly the most famous of the three because—as Baka-Updates Manga points out in its Author #199 entry—Mizushiro-sensei is well-known for her series X-Day in which she exhibits an outstanding ability to delve into psychological issues of every nature. And while Runway Sweetheart may not be as heavy going as the ex-Princess Suicide, Chat Rooms, Jealousy X-Day, it isn't as light as its title would suggest either. Shibano Yuka's Betsucomi manga, originally Runway no Koibito adapted from Tanaka Wataru's novel of the same name, not only features cut-throat competition in the modeling world, it also presents it from the Antagonist's POV. So, if you're looking for levity in your manga, your best bet is prolly Sagara Riri's Pandora Restaurant, which first serialized in Comic CYUTT, Media Factory's shoujo web magazine that explores themes of ‘Love’, ‘Healing’, ‘Drama’, ‘Dream’, and ‘Laughter’.

Oh! If you're looking to guffaw, you can also try out the new KOLONI local comic — Nan Nan's Daily Life from Ananda. (Don't blame me for almost forgetting; the last KOLONI title to come out, if my Telor Ceplok database is not #Fail, was Blade Bunny (Koloni Jagoan volume 5) back in November.) Nan Nan's Daily Life appears to be a comedy that giggles "shoujo."

m&c! manga (2012.06.13)

1. Erementar Gerad vol 5 of 18 by Azuma Mayumi «Postponed to 2012.07.04
2. Gamaran vol 6 of 16+ by Nakamaru Yosuke

Gamaran 「我間乱～ＧＡＭＡＲＡＮ～」 by Nakamaru Yosuke Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2010.07

3. My Lovely Class Leader (Gokujou!! Mechamote Iinchou) vol 11 of 16+ by Nishimura Tomoko

Gokujou!! Mechamote Iinchou 「極上！！めちゃモテ委員長」 by Nishimura Tomoko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.04

Serializations/Other languages
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (ongoing)
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 戀愛班長 14 per 2012.04)

Adaptations
The 51-episode Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou anime produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, starring seiyuu Ogawa Mana (Kitagawa Mimi) and Oshima Ryo (Toujou Ushio) aired from April 2009 to March 2010 in Japan. The Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou Second Collection sequel premiered 2010.04.03; episode 51 finale aired 2011.04.10.

Related
Cookbook Oryōri no Kihon ga Wakaru Gokujō no Hajimete Recipe Gokujō!! Mechamote Iinchō Ciao Happy Collection in 2009.07

4. [Premiere] Pandora Restaurant by Sagara Riri

Pandora Restaurant! 「パンドラレストラン！」 by Sagara Riri Media Factory Comic CYUTT, shoujo This volume published in Japan 2010.12

5. [Series Premiere] Runway Sweetheart (Runway no Koibito) vol 1 of 3 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru

Runway no Koibito 「ランウェイの恋人」 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 1 published in Japan 2011.01

Related series
Novel Runway no Koibito by Tanaka Wataru published by Shogakukan first in January 2010 and reissued under the Shogakukan Bunko imprint (Volume 1 street date: 2012.07.06 and continuation volume 2 (Paris-hen): 2012.08.03 street date)

6. [Series Premiere] X-Day (Kanojotachi no X-Day) vol 1 of 2 by Mizushiro Setona

Kanojotachi no X-Day 「彼女達のエクス・デイ」 by Mizushiro Setona Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 1 published in Japan 2002.10

m&c! manhwa (2012.06.13)

• Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 14 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 14 first published in Korea 2008.04

KOLONI local comics (2012.06.13)

• [Premiere] Nan Nan's Daily Life by Ananda

Nan Nan's Daily Life by Ananda PT Gramedia/m&c! KOLONI This volume first published in Indonesia 2012.06

Hong Kong manhua (2012.06.13)

1. Dewa Iblis Awan Api II No. 05: Kasihnya Seorang Iblis by Tony Wong

Dewa Iblis Awan Api II by Tony Wong First published in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty

2. Long Hu Men: The Next Battle vol 9: Ilmu Sembilan Kematian by Tony Wong

Long Hu Men - The Next Battle by Tony Wong First published in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty

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Gamaran 5, Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko 5, My Naughty Butler by Amane Yuko (m&c! 2 May 2012 manga)

Gamaran © Nakamaru Yosuke/Kodansha
[Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Ambushed, Naoyoshi is separated from the Ogame warriors. Not just one but two rival schools target Naoyoshi for elimination. One of the ninja foes specializes in enemy paralysis...

See how Naoyoshi extricates himself from his dire predicament in Gamaran volume 5, out this week.

Fifteen Japanese Gamaran tankou have been compiled as of 17 April 2012. The 16th is expected to street in Japan this 15 June.

Before I get to the First Runner-up DO WANT!, which I'm lumping in with the rest of the m&c! newbies (because it is, sort of), penultimate spotlight —

Idol's Love Story vol 14 of 15
By Han YuRang

May contain    [SPOILERS!]

Choe Jang Gun fumes at the gall of the extortionist who reattempts blackmail to keep quiet about Lang Land's mom's diary, which reveals Lang Land's true parentage, especially as he and Lang Land are in the middle of celebrating their engagement.

Meanwhile, Lang Land struggles to forget her feelings for brother Ian who has exiled himself to Switzerland.

Will she succeed?

Han YuRang's Idol's Love Story has really mutated into your convoluted K-drama, but since I've already stuck with it this far, might as well finish it :P At any rate, I gave the predecessor Idol's Love Story volume (13)—which first trod down that I am your father! path AND forgave an assassin too easily—an 8/10♡ (A-); I wonder what grade this volume will get?

New m&c! shoujo titles
m&c! launches a pair of franchise energizers — Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko volume 5 (Miiko Selection ~Yunkyun Onnanoko no Naisho Hanashi-hen) by Ono Eriko, the latest For Every Girl!! Kocchi Muite! Miiko best compile, and Kirarin Revolution Color illustrated by Kosaka Mariko (manga-ka of Ultra Z Class and Powerful Cheers!!), which brings back Kirari who invites you along her journey to idoldom accompanied by BFF Na Chan. (The original Japanese title of this is Kirarin ☆ Revolution 1, although there's no trace of a second volume.)

Also, the first in Amane Yuko's Shitsuji (Butler) series—My Naughty Butler—debuts, as does YASUKO's Falling for Tsubaki-Chan, originally Tsubaki-chan no Nayamigoto first serialized in Betsucomi. Scroll down for previews.

m&c! manga (2012.05.02)

1. Born to Cook: Mister Ajikko The Next Generation (Mister Ajikko II) vol 12 of 13 by Terasawa Daisuke

Mister Ajikko II 「ミスター味っ子２」 by Terasawa Daisuke Kodansha Evening, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2011.12

Related series
Prequel: Mister Ajikko (19 volumes)

2. [Premiere] Falling for Tsubaki-Chan (Tsubaki-chan no Nayamigoto) by YASUKO

Tsubaki-chan no Nayamigoto 「椿ちゃんの悩みごと」 by YASUKO Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.09

3. Gamaran vol 5 of 15+ by Nakamaru Yosuke

Gamaran 「我間乱～ＧＡＭＡＲＡＮ～」 by Nakamaru Yosuke Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2010.04

4. [Premiere] Kirarin Revolution Color (Kirarin ☆ Revolution 1) by Nakahara An, Kosaka Mariko

Kirarin ☆ Revolution 1 「きらりん☆レボリューション　１」 Original story by Nakahara An, Illustrations by Kosaka Mariko Shogakukan Pikkapika Comics, shoujo First published in Japan 2007.06

Related
Main series: Kirarin Revolution by Nakahara An
Kirarin Revolution: Kirari to Akarihen 「きらりん☆レボリューション きらりとあかり編」, also illustrated by Kosaka Mariko(Tentoumushi Comics Special: 2008.02)

5. Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko vol 5 (Miiko Selection ~Yunkyun Onnanoko no Naisho Hanashi-hen) by Ono Eriko

Miiko Selection ~Yunkyun Onnanoko no Naisho Hanashi-hen 「みい子セレクション きゅんきゅん女の子のないしょ話編」 by Ono Eriko Shogakukan Ciao Comics, shoujo First published in Japan 2011.12

Related
Miiko Selection ~Ono Eriko Best 10 Hen~ (JP release: 2004.07), Miiko Selection ~Blue~ (2005.08), Miiko Selection ~Love~ (2006.09) and Miiko Selection ~Bakushouhen~ (2009.10), published in Indonesia as Kumpulan Cerita Terbaik Miiko vols 1–4
Miiko Desu! (four of four volumes; released in Indonesia as Namaku Miiko!) and Kocchi Muite! Miiko (24 volumes as at 2012.03.30 [JP]; Hai, Miiko! 23 per 2011.06)

6. [Premiere] My Naughty Butler (Shitsuji wa Daitanfuteki ni Uso o Tsuku) by Amane Yuko

Shitsuji wa Daitanfuteki ni Uso o Tsuku 「執事は大胆不敵に嘘をつく」 by Amane Yuko Shogakukan Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.01

Related series
Sequels: Shitsuji wa Shirokujichuu mo Ai o Sasayaku 「執事は四六時中も愛をささやく」 (Flower Comics: 2011.08) and Shitsuji wa Mondō Muyō de Kuchibiru o Ubau 「執事は問答無用で唇をうばう」 (Flower Comics: 2012.04.26)

m&c! manhwa (2012.05.02)

• Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 14 of 15 by Han YuRang

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 14 first published in Korea 2006.11

m&c! manhua (2012.05.02)

• Dewa Iblis Awan Api II No. 4: Lonceng Emas Vs Lonceng Emas by Tony Wong

Dewa Iblis Awan Api II by Tony Wong Published by Jade Dynasty

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