I Give My First Love to You 2, The Breaker 10 of 10, Sentimental Color 2 of 2 (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 11 August 2012, the last manga release sked before the Idul Fitri break. Regular deliveries reboot 31 August, if not, 5 September 2012.
Update: Moving Samurai Darling Masamune—deets, NikBabble™, teh whole shebang—to 31 August 2012, per m&c! advisory. (I warned you there was a possibility of that premiere's delay. On the off-chance you nabbed a copy already, then good for you, but m&c! and at least two other online book shops have pegged Samurai Darling Masamune's release as 31 August.)

Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu © Aoki Kotomi
Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as I Give My First Love to You by Gramedia/m&c!

Having someone you like is an incredible feel. Your days are filled by thoughts of her, just her. But if she's with me... only tears await Mayu. That's why, on the day we graduate from grade school, I have to gaze my fill of Mayu. Because that could well be the last time I see her.

*Wail!* Takuma's still fighting fate (and a bad heart) in the second I Give My First Love to You tank, which compiles Keep that hanky handy! 6th through 10th fortunes: First Love Storm, Rendezvous, Punishment, Height Comparison and Dream. A bonus Data File closes the volume (and a Yori × Iku cameo ambushes inside :D).

Finales
We bid buh-bye to three manhwa and one manhua series — The Breaker (with volume 10), Sentimental Color (volume 2), Wicked: Dance with Us (volume 3) and Ice Fantasy (also volume 3). The first two get Before the Jump blog estate for previews because they're the first runner-up DO WANT! (Look for the rest after the cut.)

The Breaker
© Jeon KeukJin
& Park JinHwan
Daewon C.I.
[Young Daiwon]
Published in Indonesia
by Gramedia/m&c!

The Breaker Vol 10 of 10
By Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan

Koo Ryong Moon loses all vestiges of humanity, turning him into an unstoppable monster. Can former bully victim and present disciple Lee Shi Woon restore his master's consciousness?

If you still want Breaker action, poke m&c! for the sequel The Breaker: New Waves. Four volumes have been released in Korea as of June this year, and it's still running in Daum (or so sez Baka-Updates Manga).

Sentimental Color Vol 2 of 2
By Yoon Jeong

Orange, Violet, Brown Bear, Yello vs Yellow, Rainbow after Rain, Beige, Blue Dish, Sentimental Color.
What colors your sentiments?

Your last chance to weigh in. :)

New m&c! titles
m&c! launches only one new manga — Samurai Darling Masamune ex shoujo-bordering-on-josei Petit Princess. Caveats: (1) This is the *second* volume of Yoshida Ikaru's Samurai Darling series; (2) It may be postponed (in some places) because it doesn't appear in the distribution release list (AKA STO 11 August 2012 Excel file). Check your fave Gramed to make sure. «Update: Moved to after the Idul Fitri holidays.

m&c! manga (2012.08.11)

1. I Give My First Love to You (Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu) vol 2 of 12 by Aoki Kotomi

Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu 「僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ」 by Aoki Kotomi Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 2 (chapters 6–10) first published in Japan 2006.01

Awards
53rd Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shoujo category (2007)

Related Series
Adapted/spun-off from Boku wa Imouto ni Koiwosuru (10 volumes)

The Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Secret Unrequited Love Offical Fan Book (Sho-Comi Flower Comics Fan Book) released on 2008.09.26.

Other languages
Partially translated into English (Shogakukan English Comics I Give My First Love to You volume 1 released 2009.03.27), French (Soleil: My First Love, Tome 12 shipped 2011.04), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa Spain: Secretos del Corazón), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 我的初戀情人 12 per 2009.09)

Adaptations
The Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Drama CD was released on 2006.05.17. Seiyuu Ishida Akira voiced Kakinouchi Takuma, Orikasa Fumiko, Taneda Mayu.

The I Give My First Love to You movie, starring Okada Masaki (Sekime Kyogo, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradise) as Takuma and Inoue Mao (Makino Tsukushi, Hana Yori Dango) as Mayu, premiered in Japan on 2009.10.24.

The Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Shogakukan Bunko novel written by Hashiguchi Ikuyo streeted on 2009.09.04. Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu I give my first love to you Shogakukan Junior Cinema Bunko novelization written by Momose Shinobu was released on 2009.10.23.

2. Love Lies (Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru) vol 2 of 9+ 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 2 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
The Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru movie was announced in the Cheese! April 2012 issue. Koizumi Norihiro is set to direct the Fuji TV production. Cast TBA.

3. [Premiere] Samurai Darling Masamune by Yoshida Ikaru «Moved to 2012.08.31

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.11)

1. A Bad Cinderella vol 2 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

A Bad Cinderella 「불량 신데렐라」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2010.09

2. The Breaker vol 10 of 10 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan [Series Finale]

The Breaker 「브레이커 (THE BREAKER)」 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan Daewon C.I. Young Daiwon, seinen Volume 10 first published in Korea 2010.07

Related series
Sequel: The Breaker: New Waves (four volumes per 2012.06.27, ongoing)

3. Sentimental Color vol 2 of 2 by Yoon Jeong [Finale]

Sentimental Color by Yoon Jeong First published in Korea by SK Planet

4. Wicked: Dance with Us vol 3 of 3 by Kim SooYong [Series Finale]

Wicked: Dance with Us by Kim SooYong First published in Korea by Kenaz

5. You Are My Everything vol 2 of 9 by Hwang MiRee

You Are My Everything 「니가 세상의 전부다」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2009.09

m&c! HK manhua (2012.08.11)

• Ice Fantasy vol 3 of 3 by Andy Seto, Guo JingMing [Series Finale]

Ice Fantasy Story by Guo JingMing Illustration by Andy Seto First published in Hong Kong by The One Comic

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Note: Additional shipments or "Susulan STO": For areas that didn't get them in on the 1st of August, Tony Wong's The Lady of The Lake Mirror and Cherry July 2012 edition ship this street date.
Delay: Some areas might not have Samurai Darling Masamune in stock by the 11th of August, in which case the title might street on the 31st of August or later.

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My Sweet Kaicho 12, Goong 27 of 27, Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ 1 by Kumagai Kyoko (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~)

Street date: 7 August 2012. (This week, manga releases not on the usual Wednesday, but on Tuesday and Saturday [11 August] to make up for the Idul Fitri break.)

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! © Fujiwara Hiro
Hakusensha [Serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as My Sweet Kaicho by Gramedia/m&c!

Ceddy-san! (Oops, I meant, Gerald-sama! :p)

Usui's older brother arrives from England and Misaki can't believe how much he resembles Usui. What does he, the brother, want?

For one, Gerald sends henchman Ceddy to spy on Usui and Misaki. Two, he's not above threatening to ‘harm’ Misaki if that's what it takes to tear her away from Usui. Point No. 2, of course, gives our hentai uchuu-jin© Takumi-sama a reason to go Alpha mode, ON! on Big Bro. xD

My Sweet Kaicho 12 spans episodes 51 to 55 and as a bonus, at the end of the volume, you can discover the hidden side of...Ikkun.

Goong © Park SoHee
Seoul Cultural Publishers
[First serialized in Wink]
Published in Indonesia as
Goong [Palace Story]
by Gramedia/m&c!

Goong [Palace Story] vol 27 of 27
By Park SoHee

When His Majesty takes ill, Shin takes over and is soon buried under an avalanche of kingly duties. ChaeKyeong, meanwhile, leads her own (separate) life and even—horrors!—starts dating another guy.

All hope of Shin×ChaeKyeong seems lost, yet...

Don't miss the end of Goong [Palace Story]. Volume 27 out nau~.

(Lemme reiterate that I'm still wondering why there's a 궁 28—Goong 28—[below]. Anyone? Explanation and/or translation of the Korean description welcome. *directs you to the comments section*)

Aside from Goong, Runway Sweetheart also ends—with volume 3—but for some reason, its preview is exactly the same as volume 2's. For simplicity, I suggest consulting my penultimate snap synops and applying extended reasoning at will for the finale. :D

Now let's move to the newbies.

New m&c! titles
Sixty percent of the titles m&c! listed are premieres. Magical Witch Punie-chan's adventures continue in Ohwada Hideki's Panzer Princess Punie ~Super² Great Magical Gap~, essentially the third volume of Dai Mahou Touge first serialized in Kadokawa's Shounen Ace. That's all the NikBabble™ you're going to get because, as with Runway Sweetheart, it shares the thematic descript with preceding Super Great Magical Gap.

On the shoujo front — Shiiba Nana's Love Share (ex-Betsucomi), the first Kumagai Kyoko manga m&c! has licensed (if I'm not mistaken), Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ 1 (originally Ayakashi Hisen, ongoing serialization in Sho-Comi) and the "Nightmares That Fuel Nursery Rhymes" antho Story from the Darkness by Imai Yasue (Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou ex-Ciao). Two-thirds of the manhwa streeting are also new: 100% Perfect Girl 1 by Wann and A Kiss for Money 1 by Hwang MiRee, first published by Samyang as 5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom.

Since Kumagai Kyoko's horror / romance / drama Scarlet Fan got the most DO WANT! votes, that preview is up here. (Look for the rest after the jump.)

Ayakashi Hisen © Kumagai Kyoko
Shogakukan [Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as
Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~
by Gramedia/m&c!

Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~vol 1 (of 5+)
By Kumagai Kyoko

"I am ready to sacrifice my life for you..."

With Ryo who's willing to lay his life on the line for her, Miku investigates why ghosts attack her. But when she gets too close to the truth, Ryo is cursed by the spirit of Shirabyoshi.

What lies in Ryo and Miku's past that brings the pair to this point?

As with all Kumagai Kyoko's shoujo series to date, Ayakashi Hisen serialized—serializes—in Sho-Comi. Five tankou have been released in Japan as of 26 July 2012.

Other Kumagai Kyoko manga
Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ appears to be m&c!'s first Kumagai Kyoko manga (99% sure). But it's not the first Kumagai Kyoko title we've seen around these parts. 3L published the three-volume Hatsumei Princess (as Inventive Princess); the five-tank Houkago Orange or Orange After School; and two-volumers Ichigo Jikan, Sorairo Ageha (Sky Blue Ageha) and Stand Up!!!!.

Not yet licensed are... [Continued]

m&c! manga (2012.08.07)

1. [Premiere] Love Share by Shiiba Nana

Love Share 「ラブ・シェア」 by Shiiba Nana Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.05

2. My Sweet Kaicho (Kaichou wa Maid-sama!) vol 12 of 15+ by Fujiwara Hiro

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! 「会長はメイド様！」 by Fujiwara Hiro Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 12 (episodes 51–55 + Extra) first published in Japan 2011.02

Awards
Fujiwara Hiro-sensei won the Outstanding Debut award at the 31st Hakusensha Athena Newcomers Awards in Japan for this manga.

Other languages
English Maid Sama! (TOKYOPOP: eight volumes per 2011.03, cancelled), French (Pika Édition: Maid Sama! Tome 13 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 14 street date: 2012.09.19), German (Carlsen Comics: Maid-sama Band 10 street date: 2012.12.04; serialized in Daisuki), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 会长是女仆 #11 released 2011.02), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 學生會長是女僕！ 14 per 2012.07.06)

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Fujimura Ayumi (Ayuzawa Misaki) and Okamoto Nobuhiko (Usui Takumi) aired from April through September 2010 on TBS and Animax Asia. An earlier released Kaichou wa Maid-sama! drama CD featured Kobayashi Sanae and Sugita Tomokazu as Misaki and Usui.

Related
An official fan book, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Koushiki Fan Book Goshujin-sama mo dai manzoku was released June 2010 by Hana to Yume Comics Special.

3. [Premiere] Panzer Princess Punie ~Super² Great Magical Gap~ (Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge) by Ohwada Hideki

Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge 「超・超・大魔法峠」 by Ohwada Hideki Kadokawa Shounen Ace, shounen This volume first published in Japan 2006.09

Related series
Prequels Dai Mahou Touge and Chou Dai Mahou Touge (published by m&c! as Panzer Princess Punie ~Super Great Magical Gap~) and sequel Chou Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge

4. Runway Sweetheart (Runway no Koibito) vol 3 of 3 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru [Finale]

Runway no Koibito 「ランウェイの恋人」 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2012.01

Related series
Novel Runway no Koibito by Tanaka Wataru published by Shogakukan first in January 2010 and reissued under the Shogakukan Bunko label (Volume 1 per 2012.07.06) and continuations volume 2 (Paris-hen) on 2012.08.03 and volume 3 (Shanghai-hen), street date: 2012.09.06

5. [Series Premiere] Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ (Ayakashi Hisen) vol 1 of 5+ by Kumagai Kyoko

Ayakashi Hisen 「あやかし緋扇」 by Kumagai Kyoko Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2011.09

6. [Premiere] Story from the Darkness (Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou) by Imai Yasue

Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou 「本当は怖い日本の童謡」 by Imai Yasue Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2007.11

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.07)

1. [Series Premiere] 100% Perfect Girl vol 1 of 11 by Wann

100% Perfect Girl 「100%의 그녀」 by Wann eComiX, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2007.05

2. [Series Premiere] A Kiss for Money (5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom) vol 1 of 7 by Hwang MiRee

5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom 「5천원만 주면 키스해 주는 놈」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2006.07

3. Goong [Palace Story] vol 27 of 27 by Park SoHee [Finale]

Goong 「궁(宮)」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 27 first published in Korea 2011.12

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.

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.07)

• Long Hu Men: The Next Battle vol 11: Siasat VS Jebakan by Tony Wong

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

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Nube 29, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 15, Hai, Miiko! Cilik by Ono Eriko (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 11 July 2012
Albeit this m&c! list isn't the NikBabble™ version, warning that I rate volume 1 of Hwang MiRee's You Are My Everything a 6 of 10, or C+, which translates to a Borrow first if you're that intrigued. :p
Update: ‘Upgraded’ to NikBabble™ version

Jigoku Sensei Nube © by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi/Shueisha [First serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]. Published in Indonesia as Guru Ahli Roh Nube by Gramedia/m&c!

Nube's Training Period!?

Yup, m&c! only has that surprised Nube Masa Latihan?! yelp as its Nube 29 blurb (taken from the Jigoku Sensei Nube volume 29 title Nube ~Shugyou Jidai!? no Maki).

To lessen the pain of a one-liner after a wait of one year and eight months, lemme add the titles of Nube chapters 248 to 256 from Wikipedia: The Trial Jar, Nube's Training Period!?, I Want To Call You ‘Big Brother’!, Hiroshi, Become Micro!?, Spirit Charmer • Yan Kailun, Oni no Te, Fury!!, Clash!! Oni no Te vs. Oni no Te!!, The Wielder of the Oni no Te and The Youkai Circus is Here!

New m&c! titles: a new Hai, Miiko!
The m&c! editor enthuses over the previously unpublished Hai Miiko! story in the latest Hai Miiko! Cilik, actually the Miiko Selection Wide Ichinensei! Miiko-chan published by Shogakukan under Ciao Comics Special in March 2012.

Dem packed with 30 full-color pages and the chance to see Miiko's first day in elementary school ought to compensate for the wait-till-dunno-when Hai, Miiko! volume 25.

☞ A new Hwang MiRee manhwa—You Are My Everything—also premieres this street date, but you already know what I think of this debut (up ↑ there). So look for the preview after the jump (down ↓ there).

m&c! manga (2012.07.11)

1. Guru Ahli Roh Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) vol 29 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Jigoku Sensei Nube 「地獄先生ぬ～べ～」 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi AKA Hell Teacher Nube Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 29 (chapters 248–256) first published in Japan 1999.04

Reissues
Reissued in 20 Shueisha Bunko volumes from January to November 2006

Related series
Spin-offs Reibai Izuna (10 volumes published from 2008.08 to 2011.12) and Reibai Izuna: Ascension (one volume compiled as of 2012.04 • volume 2 street date: 2012.08.17, serialized in Grand Jump)

Adaptations
A 49-episode anime adaptation co-produced by Toei Animation and TV Asahi, starring seiyuu Okiayu Ryotaro (Nueno Meisuke/Nube), aired in Japan from April 1996 to June 1997. A three-episode OAV was released between May 1998 and April 1999. Three movies—Jigoku Sensei Nube (1996.07.06), Jigoku Sensei Nube: Gozen 0 toki Nube Shisu (sequel; 1997.03.08) and Jigoku Sensei Nube: Kyoufu no Natsu Yasumi! Asashi no Uni no Gensetsu (sequel; 1997.07.12)—have also been produced.

2. [Premiere] Hai, Miiko! Cilik (Ichinensei! Miiko-chan) by Ono Eriko

Ichinensei! Miiko-chan 「いちねんせい! みい子ちゃん」 by Ono Eriko Shogakukan Ciao Comics Special, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2012.03

Related series
Miiko Desu! (Namaku Miiko!, four volumes) and Kocchi Muite! Miiko (Hai, Miiko!, 24 volumes released as of 2012.03, ongoing serialization in Ciao)

m&c! manhwa (2012.07.11)

1. Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 15 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 15 first published in Korea 2008.04

2. JAM: Play the Music with Love vol 2 of 3 by Park MiSook

JAM - Play the Music with Love by Park MiSook First published in Korea by Kenaz

3. Moon Fighters (Wolyoil Sonyeon) vol 4 of 9 by Lee YoungYou

Wolyoil Sonyeon 「月요일 소년(월요일 소년)」 by Lee YoungYou Haksan Party, soonjung Volume 4 first published in Korea 2006.09

Other languages
English Moon Boy (Ice Kunion: three volumes, absorbed by Yen Press: published all nine volumes), French (Editions Clair de Lune: Le Garçon de la lune Tome 9 per 2011.05), Japanese (Enterbrain: Getsuyoubi Shounen volume 2 per 2010.03)

4. [Series Premiere] You Are My Everything vol 1 of 9 by Hwang MiRee

You Are My Everything 「니가 세상의 전부다」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2009.09

Hong Kong manhua (2012.07.11)

• Dewa Iblis Awan Api II No. 6: Kebencian yang Menyakitkan by Tony Wong

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

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Bleach 47, The Breaker 8, Born to Cook 13 of 13 (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 20 June 2012
Does anyone really care which Asari-chan m&c!'s Asari-chan is? Muroyama Mayumi's Tentoumushi Comics Short stories about Asari, a naughty, boyish, voracious, but also a very innocent girl was originally published by Elex way back when, but I doubt the m&c! iteration is either of the sequels Yorinuki Asari-chan or Tobikiri Tokusen Asari-chan. At any rate, even m&c!'s FB admin admits to knowing nothing beyond this is a new version, total volumes to be confirmed. But going by the m&c! cover—from Asari-chan volume 77—it could belong to the ongoing original, which means 19 volumes separate it from current Asari-chan volume 97. That's what I'm assuming, at least, until someone tells me otherwise.

At any rate (the second part), Bleach 47! (Also, NikBabble™ added)

Bleach © Kubo Tite/Shueisha
[Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Merged with Hougyoku, Aizen is near unstoppable. He defeats Urahara, Yoruichi and Isshin, and goes to the real Karakura-chou secreted in Soul Society, leaving Ichigo to...

Bleach, Vol. 47: End of the Chrysalis Age compiles chapters 405 through 413, Deicide 7~15.

New m&c! titles and other lowlights
Besides Asari-Chan, one more comic debuts — the Malaysian Lawak Warung Kopi by Little. Four manga and manhwa series finish this street date: Born to Cook by Terasawa Daisuke (with volume 13), I Love You Just As You Are by Kim EunHee (volume 3), My Girlfriend And Me by Park SunMin (volume 2) and Hwang MiRee's Say Say Say (volume 7) recurrent after half a year's absence. Previews after the release list.

Restocked: Here's your chance to GET! those Shiraishi Yuki titles you missed—Catwalk Romance (original title: Plastic Girl), which comes with this 5.75 of 10 [C] review rating caveat; Let Me Kiss You (Sono Kuchibiru Itadakimasu) that for its unmovable spot on the bedside table rates an 8/10♡ [A-]; My Perfect Private Teacher (Maruoka-san Chi no Kyouikugakari) rated 7/10 [B]; and Naughty Boyfriend (Akuma de Koibito) reviewed and rated 6/10.

m&c! manga (2012.06.20)

1. [Series Premiere] Asari-Chan vol 1 (of 21?) by Muroyama Mayumi

Asari-Chan 「あさりちゃん」 by Muroyama Mayumi Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, shoujo Volume 77 first published in Japan 2005.04 (Original series and volume number to be confirmed)

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

2. Bleach vol 47 of 55+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 47: End of the Chrysalis Age (chapters 405–413) first published in Japan 2010.10

Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Other languages
English Bleach (VIZ Media: 41 volumes as of 2012.06.05 • volumes 42 and 43 street date: 2012.07.03), French (Glénat: Tome 48 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 49 street date: 2012.09.05), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (Tokyopop Germany: Band 51 per 2012.05 • Band 52 street date: 2012.07.11), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: Bleach #53: The Deathberry Returns 2 released 2012.01)

Related
Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).

To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Shueisha is scheduled to release the BLEACH Spirits Are Forever With You I and II novels written by Narita Ryohgo (Durarara!!, Baccano!, Vamp!) under its JUMP j BOOKS label. Street date for both volumes: 2012.06.04.

The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).

Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46: Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50: The Six Fullbringers).

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and ended with episode 366, which aired in Japan in 2012.03.27. Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody; The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru; Fade to Black, I Call Your Name; and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.

At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

3. Born to Cook: Mister Ajikko The Next Generation (Mister Ajikko II) vol 13 of 13 by Terasawa Daisuke [Finale]

Mister Ajikko II 「ミスター味っ子２」 by Terasawa Daisuke Kodansha Evening, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2012.02

Related series
Prequel: Mister Ajikko (19 volumes)

4. Kirarin Revolution Special Edition (Kirarin Revolution: Tokubetsuhen) vol 2 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 2 first published in Japan 2007.12

Related series
Original story: Kirarin Revolution (14 volumes)

m&c! manhwa (2012.06.20)

1. The Breaker vol 8 of 10 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan

The Breaker 「브레이커 (THE BREAKER)」 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan Daewon C.I. Young Daiwon, seinen Volume 8 first published in Korea 2009.11

Related series
Sequel: The Breaker: New Waves (three volumes per 2012.04, ongoing)

2. I Love You Just As You Are (Love You Just As You Are) vol 3 of 3 by Kim EunHee [Finale]

Love You Just As You Are by Kim EunHee First published in Korea by Kenaz

3. My Girlfriend And Me vol 2 of 2 by Park SunMin [Finale]

My Girlfriend and Me by Park SunMin First published in Korea by Kenaz

4. Say Say Say vol 7 of 7 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

Say Say Say 「세이 세이 세이 (Say Say Say)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 7 first published in Korea 2007

Malaysian comics (2012.06.20)

• [Premiere] Lawak Warung Kopi: Sepahit Kopi by Little

Lawak Warung Kopi: Sepahit Kopi by Little First published in Malaysia by Gempakz

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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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