Bambino! Secondo 5, Dark Edge 5, March Story 2 (Level Comics manga out nau~)

Street date: 7 August 2012, Tuesday, not Wednesday, the first of a two-part manga release before the Idul Fitri holiday break.

I'll get to Most Wanted Bambino! Secondo in a moment (read: I don't have a big enuf Bambino! Secondo 5 cover, so it's not the lead pix). First, let's take a look at the Lady in the Box (Dark Edge volume 5):

Dark Edge © Aikawa Yu
MediaWorks [First serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao!]
Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

Takagi Kuro volunteers to take Nishiwaki Rui's place, trusting that his friends will soon bust him out of the coffin. Unfortunately for Kuro, they all forget about his existence, save for Ise who hatches up a plan with Tsuchiya and Sato to get Kuro out. What Ise doesn't know is the the two teachers have their own agenda...

Seems cognitive dissonant to segue to pasta after Nosferatu and zombies, but... *sheepish grin*

Bambino! Secondo vol 5 (of 11+)
By Sekiya Tetsuji

Ban's hard trudge pays off. He finally manages to track down the legendary Yokohama waiter who agrees to return to active restaurant duty on Ban's insistence. But can the legend's magic save Legare?

Eleven Bambino! Secondo volumes have been collected in Japan as of June 2012; the 12th streets on 28 September.

I should've back-to-backed this next DO WANT! with Dark Edge 5, but... *sheepish grin, the sequel*

March Story vol 2 (of 4+)
By Kim HyungMin & Yang KyungIl

During an Ill exorcism mission, March meets fellow hunter Belma, but wishes she didn't. Belma's weapon Scarecrow, capable of producing illusions to entrap Ill, turns on March. Not only that, even Belma believes March is an Ill, and an inevitable clash ensues.

Meanwhile, the real Ill target is...

...getting away?

You can revisit the March Story premise, if you missed it when it debuted. I gave the first March Story a grade of 8 of 10♡, equivalent to an A-. I wonder what the second volume would get?

Level Comics manga (2012.08.07)

1. Ami Non Stop vol 6 of 12 by Kitagawa Miyuki

Ami! Nonstop 「亜未！ノンストップ」 by Kitagawa Miyuki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 1994.08

Reissues
Rereleased in six volumes under the Flower Comics Deluxe label from 2001.05 to 1993.09

2. Bambino! Secondo vol 5 of 11+ by Sekiya Tetsuji

Bambino! Secondo 「バンビ～ノ！ＳＥＣＯＮＤＯ」 by Sekiya Tetsuji Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2010.10

Related series
Prequel: Bambino! (15 volumes)

3. Basara vol 22 of 27 by Tamura Yumi

Basara 「ＢＡＳＡＲＡ」 by Tamura Yumi Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 22 first published in Japan 1998.01

Awards
38th Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shoujo category

Other versions/languages
Rereleased in 16 bunko volumes (2002.03 to 2002.10)
English Basara (VIZ Media: 27 volumes), French (Kana: 27 volumes), German (EMA: Band 27 per 2012.01), Danish (Mangismo Danmark), Swedish (Mangismo Sverige) and Vietnamese (Kim Dong: 27 volumes)

Adaptations
A 13-episode Legend of Basara anime by KSS, starring seiyuu Kimura Akiko (Sarasa) and Inoue Kazuhiko (Shuri), aired on Chiba TV from April to June 1998.

4. Dark Edge vol 5 of 15 by Aikawa Yu «Ex-2012.07.25

Dark Edge 「ＤＡＲＫ　ＥＤＧＥ」 by Aikawa Yu MediaWorks Dengeki Comic Gao!, shounen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2001.02

Other languages
English Dark Edge (ComicsOne then DrMaster: 10 volumes per 2009.03.03)

5. Exit vol 7 of 12+ by Fujita Takami

Exit 「ＥＸＩＴ」 by Fujita Takami Gentosha Birz Comics Girls Collection, shoujo Volume 7 published in Japan 2003.05

Earlier editions
Volumes 1–5 published between 1998.08 and 1999.06 under Sony Magazines Comics Kimi to Boku (KB) Collection imprint

6. Giant Killing vol 14 of 24+ by Tsujitomo & Tsunamoto Masaya

Giant Killing 「ＧＩＡＮＴ　ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ」 by Tsujitomo and Tsunamoto Masaya Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 14 first published in Japan 2010.04

Awards
34th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga

Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Tatsumi Takeshi), Okiayu Ryotaro (Murakoshi Shigeyuki), Mizushima Takahiro (Tsubaki Daisuke) and Ono Daisuke (Yoshida Luigi) aired between April and September 2010 on NHK.

7. March Story vol 2 of 4+ by Kim HyungMin & Yang KyungIl

March Story 「ＭＡＲＣＨ　ＳＴＯＲＹ」 by Kim HyungMin & Yang KyungIl Shogakukan Sunday GX, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.12

Other languages
English March Story (VIZ Media: three volumes as of 2011.10 • volume 4 street date: 2012.10.16), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: MARCH STORY獵魔荒世錄 (04) released 2012.07.18

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European comics/BDs (2012.08.07)

• Suske & Wiske: Texas Rangers (Suske en Wiske 125: De Texasrakkers) by Willy Vandersteen

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Ceres 7, Giant Killing 13, GTO Shonan 14 Days 6 (Level Comics 30 May 2012 manga)

Ayashi no Ceres: Tenkuu Otogizoushi © Watase Yuu/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Ceres: A Heaven's Fairy Tale by Level Comics

C-Genomers, incapacitated by the nationwide vector, fail to manifest the Tennyo within and die one after another. Aya quizzes Tohya over the vector source, whether his blood was used in its manufacture, but before she can get answers, an assassin sent by Aki appears!

As for why this Ceres volume is sub-titled Maya, VIZ Media's Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 7 blurb offers:

The search for Ceres' hagoromo or ‘celestial robes’ brings the action back to Tokyo - to Miyagi, specifically, where rumours of a spectral white dog (“figuring in the celestial legend!,” says Suzumi) prompt a transfer to girls-only high school for Aya, Chidori, and...Yuhi?! Connected to the dog's increasingly frequent attacks is a sweet and popular girl named Maya Hirobe, but why — and more importantly, how — is she involved? Is it possible that Maya is a C-Genome...and doesn't even know it?

Giant Killing vol 13 (of 23+)
By Tsujitomo & Tsunamoto Masaya

The match against Tokyo Victory continues, with the score at 1-0 in ETU's favor. Since Mochida entered the game, however, ETU struggles to score another goal. Can ETU wrest a win in the face of Mochida-led Victory?

GTO Shonan 14 Days vol 6 of 9
By Fujisawa Toru

Oedipus parental distrust rages out of control. Miko conceives of a plan to raze White Swan. Fortunately, with Riko's help, the White Swan kids prevent the catastrophe. Foiled, Miko resorts to the extreme, threatening Ayame's life...

New Level titles
Find the preview to A Chieftain Finds Love (Kojou no Utahime) by Hara Chieko, based on a Barbara Cartland romance, after the release list.

Level Comics manga (2012.05.30)

1. Ceres: A Heaven's Fairy Tale (Ayashi no Ceres) vol 7 of 14 by Watase Yuu

Ayashi no Ceres Tenkuu Otogizoushi 「妖しのセレス　天空お伽草子」 by Watase Yuu Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 7 first published in Japan 1998.06

Awards
Winner, 43rd Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shoujo category

Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in seven Shogakukan Bunko from 2005.11 to 2006.02
English Ceres: Celestial Legend (VIZ Media: (14 volumes per 2006.02), French (Editions Tonkam: Ayashi no Ceres: Un conte de fée céleste: 14 volumes per 2002.01), German (EMA), Spanish (Glènat España: Ceres: La Leyenda Celestial), Italian (Play Press: La fiaba del cielo), Vietnamese Truyền Thuyết Thiên Nữ

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's 24-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan on WOWOW from April to September 2000, with seiyuu Kakazu Yumi as Aya Mikage, Iwao Junko as Ceres, Konishi Katsuyuki as Tooya, Itou Kentarou as Yuuhi, Chiba Susumu as Aki, Miki Shinichiro as Mikagi and Sugita Tomokazu as Mikage Kagami.

Light novels written by Nishizaki Megumi and illustrated by Watase Yuu: Ayashi no Ceres Episode of Tooya (one volume Palette bunko: 2000.06); Episode of Shuro (Palette bunko: 2000.09); Episode of Aki (Palette bunko: 2001.01); and Episode of Miku (Palette bunko, three volumes from 2001.06 to 2001.08)

Related
Sequel: Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden (side story included as furoku for Sho-Comi #18; also compiled in Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden vol 6)
Watase Yuu Postcard Book Fushigi Yuugi Ayashi no Ceres Imadoki! (Japan release: 2001.01)

2. [Premiere] A Chieftain Finds Love (Kojou no Utahime) by Hara Chieko

Kojou no Utahime 「古城の歌姫」 by Hara Chieko, Original Story by Barbara Cartland Ohzora Shuppan Emerald Comics Romance Comics, josei This volume first published in Japan 2008.08

Related
Adapts the romance A Chieftain Finds Love by Barbara Cartland.

3. Giant Killing vol 13 of 23+ by Tsujitomo & Tsunamoto Masaya

Giant Killing 「ＧＩＡＮＴ　ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ」 by Tsujitomo and Tsunamoto Masaya Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2010.01

Awards
34th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga

Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Tatsumi Takeshi), Okiayu Ryotaro (Murakoshi Shigeyuki), Mizushima Takahiro (Tsubaki Daisuke) and Ono Daisuke (Yoshida Luigi) aired between April and September 2010 on NHK.

4. GTO Shonan 14 Days vol 6 of 9 by Fujisawa Toru

GTO Shonan 14 Days 「ＧＴＯ　ＳＨＯＮＡＮ　１４ＤＡＹＳ」 by Fujisawa Toru Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2011.02

Related series
Prequels: Shounan Junaigumi! AKA GTO: The Early Years (31 of 31 volumes); Bad Company (1 of 1 volume); and GTO (25 of 25 volumes)

Other languages
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: volume 4 per 2010.10), English GTO 14 Days in Shonan (Vertical: three volumes as of 2012.05.29 • volume 4 street date: 2012.07.24)

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Blood Alone 5, Iliad 10, Adamas 3 (Level Comics 28 March 2012 manga) [UPDATED]

Update: NikBabble™ version

Blood Alone © Takano Masayuki/MediaWorks · Iliad © Uoto Osamu & Toshusai Garaku/Shogakukan. Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

Kuroe to Misaki no Deai-hen “LONDON WALTZ” climax!?

Blood Alone's “London Waltz ” arc, which tells of Kuroe and Misaki's first meeting, curtains with Kuroe chasing—and trying to bring down—Caledwlch who absconds with Misaki in volume 5. Can Kuroe save Misaki from the evil vampire? Who will walk away—if not unscathed, then alive—from this battle?(As former vampire hunter, turned private detective and best-selling author Kuroe is the male lead here, what do you think? :P)

Seven Blood Alone volumes have been published in Japan as of February 2011. The eighth special edition, which includes a new drama CD, streets on 21 June 2012.

Tying for top DO WANT! manga with Blood Alone vol 5 is—

Iliad vol 10 of 15
By Uoto Osamu & Toshusai Garaku

All Dr. Anita Rocca wants out of life is to become with world's greatest treasure hunter, but her family insists on saddling her with housework and her colleagues only exploit her for her robust physique. Dr. Anita's meeting with Iriya Shuzo—whom the doctor initially thought mad for wanting to rediscover Atlantis—fires up her ambition once more.

Level Comics manga (2012.03.28)

1. Adamas vol 3 of 6+ by Minagawa Ryouji

Adamas 「ＡＤＡＭＡＳ」 by Minagawa Ryouji Kodansha Evening, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.08

2. Blood Alone vol 5 of 7+ by Takano Masayuki

Blood Alone 「ＢＬＯＯＤ　ＡＬＯＮＥ」 by Takano Masayuki MediaWorks Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh (after 2010.11 serialized in Kodansha's Evening), seinen Volume 5 first published in Japan 2008.04 (Evening KC reissue: 2011.01)

Related series
Originally published as series of doujinshi (the manga is based wholly or partly on Blood Alone dj: Wild Arts 1.2.3., Holy Night, Stroll, Vanishing Point - Kiss In the Moonlight)

Other languages
English Blood Alone (Infinity Studios: four volumes [discontinued], picked up by Seven Seas: five volumes per 2011.12 • volume 6 street date: 2012.04.10), French (Editions Ki-oon: Tome 7 shipped 2012.03.22), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 6 released 2011.02), Italian (Edizioni BD s.r.l. [JPOP Division]), Russian (Istari Comics), traditional Chinese (Kadokawa Media Taiwan), Vietnamese (as Dòng máu lạ kì)

Adaptations
Three Blood Alone drama CDs—BLOOD ALONE, BLOOD ALONE II and BLOOD ALONE III— were released between July 2006 and May 2008. Seiyuu Nakahara Mai and Morikawa Toshiyuki voiced Misaki and Kuroe. Supporting cast included Kobayashi Sanae, Tanaka Rie and Miki Shinichiro as Higure, Sainome and Slye respectively. A new drama CD releases with the volume 8 special edition (2012.06.21 street date).

3. Giant Killing vol 12 of 22+ by Tsujitomo & Tsunamoto Masaya

Giant Killing 「ＧＩＡＮＴ　ＫＩＬＬＩＮＧ」 by Tsujitomo and Tsunamoto Masaya Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2009.10

Awards
34th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga

Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Seki Tomokazu (Tatsumi Takeshi), Okiayu Ryotaro (Murakoshi Shigeyuki), Mizushima Takahiro (Tsubaki Daisuke) and Ono Daisuke (Yoshida Luigi) aired between April and September 2010 on NHK.

4. Iliad vol 10 of 15 by Uoto Osamu & Toshusai Garaku

ILIAD 「イリヤッド～入矢堂見聞録～」 by Uoto Osamu & Toshusai Garaku Shogakukan Big Comics, seinen Volume 10 (eight episodes/chapters 73–80) first published in Japan in 2006.02

5. Lost Man vol 9 of 15+ by Kusaba Michiteru

Lost Man 「ＬＯＳＴ　ＭＡＮ」 by Kusaba Michiteru Shogakukan Young Sunday (later moved to Big Comic Spirits after 31 July 2008), seinen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2010.08

6. RRR vol 7 of 10 by Watanabe Jun

RRR 「ＲＲＲ」 by Watanabe Jun AKA Rock 'n' Roll Ricky Kodansha Young Magazine, seinen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2009.02

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European comics/BDs (2012.03.28)

1. Leonard: Tamasya Naik Gondola (Léonard, Tome 36: Le génie se gondole) by Turk & De Groot
2. Lucky Luke: Dalton City (Lucky Luke, Tome 3: Dalton City) by Morris & Goscinny
3. Suske & Wiske: Gameguru (Suske en Wiske / 308 De gamegoeroe) by Willy Vandersteen

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