Idol's Love Story 15 of 15, Next To You 6, Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp by Naba Yuka (m&c! 6 June 2012 manhwa and manga) [UPDATED]

Word is that Aoizaka Baseball Club volume 22 has been postponed, but as it still appears on m&c!'s lists, including it here anyway. «Update: Aoizaka Baseball Club 22 moved to 2012.07.04

[Idol School of Noble's Story] © Han YuRang/Samyang. Published in Indonesia as Idol's Love Story by Gramedia/m&c!

What does Choe Jang Gun think he's doing, convening the Freeman clan up to and including summoning Ian from Switzerland? If he's planning to disclose Lang Land's true parentage, isn't he torpedoing his and Lang Land's relationship into oblivion?

How will this K-drama ultimately end? Obviously, Land Lang lands in the arms of brother Ian, but GET! the Idol's Love Story Happy Even After to make sure. The Ian × Lang Land cover *could* still prove a bait and switch. (Though I very much doubt it.)

Before I get to the newb that tied with Idol's Love Story 15 for top DO WANT!, lemme just say that Han YuRang's sibcestuous manhwa isn't the only m&c! series to wrap this street date. The regular(?) OEL manga romance Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives does, too, with volume 3. (But don't forget, after Blood Relatives volume 3 there's still VK: Graveyard Games, in which Claude—OK, getting too far ahead. Don't even know if m&c! has already licensed GG.)

Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives vol 3 of 3
By Ellen Schreiber
Illustrated by Elisa Kwon

Raven and Alexander's plan to ‘evict’ Alexander's half-vamp cousin Claude from Dullsville is Epic #Fail. Claude and the gang have gotten their hands on the blood-filled vials—does this mean the full-blood undead population in Dullsville is set to asplode?

Because as HarperTeen's Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives volume 3 preview shares, Claude joins forces with Raven's archenemy Trevor, and invitations soon go out for a vampire-themed masquerade party. Could Claude be scheming to turn all of the students at Dullsville High into vampires...?

Find the answer... where else? :P

☞ Oh! One more ending—and this HK manhua even has Serie Finale on the cover to back it up. (Make what you will then of Volume 6 of 6, which streeted last March.) It's Pedang Maha Dewa: Future volume 7 by Tony Wong. m&c! promises this "series finale" links the Pedang Maha Dewa and Fore Story sagas.

New m&c! titles
Debut Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp is Most Wanted.

Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari
© Naba Yuka/Media Factory
Published in Indonesia as
Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp
by Gramedia/m&c!

The year, 1881. The place, the O.K. Corral. The most famous gunfight in the American Old West goes down, and when the smoke clears after 30 seconds (so reports say), only one lawman remains standing, pistol gripped firmly in hand. His name...

...is in the title.

Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp, originally Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari, started its Comic Historia serialization in 2010. Media Factory published the tankoubon under its MF Comics (Flapper Series) imprint in July 2011. m&c!'s edition credits the seinen manga on the cover solely to Naba Yuka — without mentioning writer Frosh (フロッシュ) who IS credited »here and »here. Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari is apparently Naba Yuka-sensei's debut tank; his/her Dunamis 15 only began its FlexComix Next run this year.

The other new manga are Chocolate Magic ~Dark Spice~, actually the fourth installment in Mizuho Rino's Chocolate Magic shoujo horror series, and Panzer Princess Punie ~Super Great Magical Gap~ by Ohwada Hideki which continues Magical Witch Punie-chan's adventures started in The Great Magical Gap AKA Dai Mahou Touge. m&c! also launches a couple of music and dance manhwa from Kenaz, JAM - Play the Music with Love 1 by Park MiSook and Wicked: Dance with Us 1 from Kim SooYong. Previews after the release list.

m&c! manga (2012.06.06)

1. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) vol 22 of 26 by Tanaka Motoyuki «Postponed to 2012.07.04

Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu 「最強！都立あおい坂高校野球部」 AKA Aoizaka High School Baseball Club by Tanaka Motoyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 22 first published in Japan 2009.11

Awards
Winner, Best Shounen Manga, 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

2. [Premiere] Chocolate Magic ~Dark Spice~ (Chocolat no Mahou ~Dark Spice~) by Mizuho Rino

Chocolat no Mahou ~Dark Spice~ 「ショコラの魔法～ｄａｒｋ　ｓｐｉｃｅ～」 by Mizuho Rino AKA The Magic of Chocolate - Dark Spice Shogakukan Ciao and Ciao DX, shoujo First published in Japan 2011.04

Related series
Prequels Chocolat no Mahou (Japan release: 2009.07, published in Indonesia as Chocolate Magic), Chocolat no Mahou ~Bittersweet~ (2010.03, published by m&c! as Chocolate Magic ~Bittersweet~) and Chocolat no Mahou ~Creamy Sugar~ (2010.11, published by m&c! as Chocolate Magic ~Creamy Sugar~) and sequels: Chocolat no Mahou ~Evil Essence~ (2011.11) and Chocolat no Mahou ~Fruity Flavor~ (2012.03.01)
Shogakukan Junior Bunko novels: Chocolat no Mahou Dacquoise Chocolat's Kioku no Meiro (JP release: 2011.07) and Chocolat no Mahou -Kurashikku Chocolat Ushinawareta Monogatari (2012.02.08)

Adaptations
Anime OAV Chocolat no Mahou: Meringue au Chocolat Kanashimi no Senritsu (two episodes bundled with Ciao's April and May 2011 issues)

3. [Premiere] Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp (Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari) by Naba Yuka

Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari 「正義－ＪＵＳＴＩＣＥ－ワイアット・アープ物語」 by Naba Yuka, Frosh Media Factory Comic Historia, seinen First published in Japan 2011.07

4. Next To You (Tonari no Atashi) vol 6 of 10 by Namba Atsuko

Tonari no Atashi 「隣のあたし」 by Namba Atsuko Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2011.01

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

Chou Dai Mahou Touge 「超・大魔法峠　マジカル血煙コミック」 by Ohwada Hideki Kadokawa Comics Ace, shounen First published in Japan 2004.11

Related series
Part of the Dai Mahou Touge series, which consists of Dai Mahou Touge (volume 1), Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge (volume 3) and Chou Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge (volume 4).

m&c! manhwa (2012.06.06)

1. Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 15 of 15 by Han YuRang [Finale]

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 15 first published in Korea 2006.11

2. [Series Premiere] JAM - Play the Music with Love vol 1 of 3 by Park MiSook

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

3. [Series Premiere] Wicked: Dance with Us vol 1 of 3 by Kim SooYong

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

m&c! OEL manga (2012.06.06)

• Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives vol 3 of 3 by Ellen Schreiber [Finale]

Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives by Ellen Schreiber, illustrated by Elisa Kwon TOKYOPOP and HarperCollins, Young Adult Volume 3 first published in the 2009.09

Related series
Main story: the Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses (2003), Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins (2005), Vampire Kisses 3: Vampireville (2006), Vampire Kisses 4: Dance with a Vampire (2007) Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club (2008), Vampire Kisses 6: Royal Blood (2009), Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites (2010), Vampire Kisses 8: Cryptic Cravings (2011) and Vampire Kisses: Immortal Hearts (2012.05.15 street date)
OEL manga sequel: Vampire Kisses: Graveyard Games illustrated by Xian Nu Studio (2011.09.27)

Hong Kong manhua (2012.06.06)

• Pedang Maha Dewa: Future vol 7 Series Finale by Tony Wong [Finale]

Pedang MahaDewa: Future by Tony Wong Published 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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Goong 25, Idol's Love Story 13, He Doesn't Belong to Me by Kayoru (m&c! manhwa and manga out nau)

Street date: 4 April 2012
☞ Reiterating redux (isn't that a redundancy?) Comic prices have gone up↑ as of April 2012, so what used to cost IDR 16,500 now retails for IDR 17,500. Manhwa ex-Samyang like Han YuRang's Idol's Love Story 13 is now IDR 22,000/volume.

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

Shin gives up his claim to the throne with grace. His desire to remarry ChaeKyeong is also approved. But on coronation day, the new crown prince Yul is nowhere to be found!?

Trust Yul to create a rumpus just when Shin is thisclose to total redemption. :P Yul's last-ditch shenanigans are prolly the reason for Goong [Palace Story] taking two more volumes to reach Happy Even After. Which can't come too soon for me, cuz I've been/am saving up the last seven volumes for a Goong marathon.

Another SNAFU's in the works in the other manhwa streeting on the fourth —

Idol's Love Story vol 13 of 15
By Han YuRang

Choe Jang Gun rejoices over the revelation that Lang Land and Ian Freeman have blood ties that bind, thinking this is his chance to once more nab Lang Land. But the (melo)drama spirals out of control, in a way Choe Jang Gun never expected...

I'm betting Nicky had something to do with the chaos. Must check Idol's Love Story 13 though for confirmation.

New m&c! manga
All new manga: m&c! follows up Kayoru's 1/2 Love antho launched last week with another Kayoru shoujo omnibus, He Doesn't Belong to Me, originally Kare wa, Ano Ko no Mono ex-Sho-Comi. It also releases the Sweet Dog's Stories (Tengoku no Inu Monogatari ~Zutto, Zutto, Isshoni~) tankou from Hotta Atsuko, which serialized in Cherry last year. Finally, there's Ikeda Takashi's collection of—seinen?—shorts Platonic Form that, despite being advised as costing IDR 17,500 actually retails for IDR 22,000. Scroll down for previews.

m&c! manga (2012.04.04)

1. [Premiere] He Doesn't Belong to Me (Kare wa, Ano Ko no Mono) by Kayoru

Kare wa, Ano Ko no Mono 「彼は、あの子のモノ」 by Kayoru Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.06

2. [Premiere] Platonic Form (Platonic Form Ikeda Takashi Tanpenshuu) by Ikeda Takashi

Platonic Form Ikeda Takashi Tanpenshuu 「プラトニック・ホーム　いけだたかし短編集」 by Ikeda Takashi Media Factory MF Comics This volume first published in Japan 2010.03

3. [Premiere] Sweet Dog's Stories (Tengoku no Inu Monogatari ~Zutto, Zutto, Isshoni~) by Hotta Atsuko

Tengoku no Inu Monogatari ~Zutto, Zutto, Isshoni~ 「天国の犬ものがたり～ずっと、ずっと、一緒に～」 by Hotta Atsuko AKA The Heavenly Dog's Stories Shogakukan Sho-Comi Flower Comics, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.04

Related series
Tengoku no Inu Monogatari ~Zutto, Zutto, Isshoni~ is the sixth volume of the Tengoku no Inu Monogatari series that includes:
(1) Tengoku no Inu Monogatari (JP release: 2004.11)
(2) Zoku Tengoku no Inu Monogatari (2005.11)
(3) Shin Tengoku no Inu Monogatari (2007.12)
(4) Tengoku no Inu Monogatari ~Kiseki~ (2008.06)
(5) Tengoku no Inu Monogatari ~Negai~ (2009.12)

Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry mangazine

m&c! manhwa (2012.04.04)

1. Goong [Palace Story] vol 25 of 27 by Park SoHee

Goong 「궁(宮)」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 25 first published in Korea 2011.04

Other languages
English Goong: The Royal Palace (12 volumes per 2011.09 • volume 13 street date: 2012.05.22), 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 2012.02.26)

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.

2. Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 13 of 15 by Han YuRang

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 13 first published in Korea 2006.11

Hong Kong manhua (2012.04.04)

• Long Hu Men: The Next Battle vol 7: Pertarungan Berdarah! by Tony Wong

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

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Reprints (2012.04.04)

1. Kabuki Prince (Kiwatmetsuke Gakuya Ura Ouji) by Sakurakouji Kanoko
2. The Secret Kiss in a Fairy Tale (Otogibanashi de Himitsu no Kiss) by Takamiya Satoru
3. September Storm (Suki, Tokoro ni Yori Arashi) by Mitsuki Kaco

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