I Love You Suzuki Kun!! 15 and I Love You, OO kun!! Love Plan Notes by Ikeyamada Go, Philter Teacher by Momono Miku, Power of Love by Fumikura Saki (3L shoujo manga++ out nau~)

And with that title overload, this post is Stick a Fork in It! DONE!
Just kidding!

Street date: Between 6 and 8 August 2012, but as of yesterday, the 9th, still hadn't seen them. *tear*

Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!!, Suki desu ￮￮-kun!! ~Koi no Senryaku Note~ © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan [Sho-Comi Flower Comics, Sho-Comi Flower Note Book]. Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki Kun!! and I Love You, OO kun!! Love Plan Notes by PT Tiga Lancar Semesta/Tiga Lancar Comic (3L)

As if the much-awaited I Love You, Suzuki Kun!! 15 weren't already enough, 3L had to go and Special Edition it with the I Love You, OO kun!! Love Plan Notes book. :D "OO kun" here refers to your personal bishie, the one you lurve, your significant other, whatever. Because the one who determines your love story is YOO. I mean, you. You're supposed to write his name down, chronicle your everyday with him, and/or design your plan to GET! him if you haven't already. A sneak peek of the notebook/journal shows off the droolicious Ikeyamada Go art. :D (I Love You, Suzuki Kun!! 15 × I Love You, OO kun!! Love Plan Notes goes for IDR 40,000 a set.)

As for the identified fictional Suzuki-kun—it's Hikaru with Sayaka, Shinobu with Chihiro. (As though that weren't already evident as early as Book 1, lawlz.) Now that the couples are clear on their feelings, everything should be hearts and roses from this point on, right? Right??

Wrong. During a double date, Chihiro and Shinobu have a big fight. Sayaka feels increasingly uneasy because spiraling work commitments distance her from Hikaru, paving the way to misunderstandings. Even this late in the day.

Seventeen Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!! tanks have been published in Japan as of 26 July 2012. The finale volume 18 streets this 26 September. I'm sure that the series ends with volume 18 because how else am I supposed to interpret つに完結！！！！ (Tsuini kanketsu!!!!)? :p

Reminding: I Love You, Suzuki kun!! is a    [DEWASA]or for Mature audiences only title here, original shoujo affiliation notwithstanding.

Look for debuts Philter Teacher by Momono Miku and Power of Love by Fumikura Saki, both Betsucomi manga, after the jump.

3L shoujo manga (2012.08.06–08)

1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) vol 15 of 18 by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 15 first published in Japan 2012.03

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment; fanbook released by 3L in January 2012). Seiyuu Asakura Azumi, Oda Hirofumi, Iwasaki Ryō and Isshiki Mayu voiced Hoshino Sayaka, Suzuki Hikaru, Suzuki Shinobu and Itō Chihiro respectively.

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru (voiced by Hoshi Sōichirō) and Suzuki Hiroto (Nakamura Yūichi). Game versions of Sayaka, Hikaru, Shinobu and Chihiro were voiced by Takita Juri, Miyata Kōki, Kondou Takashi and Taketatsu Ayana. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

2. [New] I Love You, OO kun!! Love Plan Notes (Suki desu ￮￮-kun!! ~Koi no Senryaku Note~) by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu ￮￮-kun!! ~Koi no Senryaku Note~
「好きです○○くん！！～恋の戦略ノート～」 by Ikeyamada Go
Shogakukan [Sho-Comi Flower Note Book]
First published in Japan 2009.08

3. [Premiere] Philter Teacher (Biyaku Kyoushi) by Momono Miku

Biyaku Kyoushi ~Jikkenshitsu no Himegoto~
「媚薬教師～実験室のヒメゴト～」 by Momono Miku
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2007.07

4. [Premiere] Power of Love (Kiseki no Koibana) by Fumikura Saki

Kiseki no Koibana 「(キセキの恋バナ」 by Fumikura Saki
Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2008.09

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B Class Boy's Love by Honda Natsumi and When Local Boys Fall In Love by Sazanami Raika (3L 23 May 2012 shoujo manga) [UPDATED]

Even the 3L release sked falls victim to NikBabble™ postponed... But don't fret. You know I stalk Honda Natsumi-sensei, doncha? :D
Also, the reprint run of Ikeyamada Go's Moe Kare!! proceeds with today's volume 3 redux.
Edit: NikBabble™ version

B-kyuu Danshi Gourmet © Honda Natsumi/Shogakukan [First serialized in Cheese!] · Koi o Suru nara Gotouchi Danshi! © Sazanami Raika/Akita Shoten [First serialized in Petit Princess]. Published in Indonesia as B Class Boy's Love and When Local Boys Fall In Love by PT Tiga Lancar Semesta/Tiga Lancar Comic (3L)

3L launches a pair of shoujo manga — B Class Boy's Love, Honda Natsumi's B-kyuu Danshi Gourmet released by Shogakukan's Cheese! Flower Comics in January 2011, and When Local Boys Fall In Love by new-to-3L's-lineup Sazanami Raika, originally Koi o Suru nara Gotouchi Danshi! published under Akita Shoten's Princess Comics Petit Princess label in August 2011. 3L sez both are Teen-friendly.

The B Class Boy's Love back cover cheekily asks: "Would you find these boys ‘somewhat lacking’ attractive?" (Apa kau tertarik pada anak laki-laki dengan penuh ‘kekurangan’ seperti mereka?) Well, whatever deficiency the three bishies on the cover suffer from, it certainly isn't lack of comeliness :)

B Class Boy's Love compiles three oneshots or Cases (the Japanese blurb). One of the Cases apparently involves Hikaru who's about to confess to one of the bishies — and she's already got 10 strikes against her. Will Bishie X make it an 11? [Adapted from Chibi Manga's B-kyuu Danshi Gourmet description excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]

I've talked about the Honda Natsumi manga 3L published before the sumptuously-covered B-kyuu Danshi Gourmet (»here and »here); for nau—dragging in When Local Boys Fall In Love—lemme intro the other antho that features four romances with boys from four different prefectures:

I was born and raised in a small town. Just when I think that my days will remain the same, suddenly...!?

Obviously, our yet unidentified When Local Boys Fall In Love heroine meets someone who will have a ‘devastating’ impact on her life. [Continued...]

3L shoujo manga (2012.05.23)

1. [Premiere] B Class Boy's Love (B-kyuu Danshi Gourmet) by Honda Natsumi

B-kyuu Danshi Gourmet 「Ｂ級男子グルメ」 by Honda Natsumi
Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2011.01

2. [Premiere] When Local Boys Fall In Love (Koi o Suru nara Gotouchi Danshi!) by Sazanami Raika

Koi o Suru nara Gotouchi Danshi! 「恋をするならご当地男子！」
by Sazanami Raika
Akita Shoten Petit Princess, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2011.08

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Reprints (2012.04.10)

• Moe Kare!! vol 3 of 7 by Ikeyamada Go

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I Love You Suzuki kun 14 and Love Lesson.com by Yuuhi Ryu (3L shoujo manga out nau~)

Street date: This week, although Angelzon sez it has had both 3L shoujo manga since Monday, 23 April 2012.

Note: My 99.99% certainty that I Love You, Suzuki kun!! volume 15 was the finale volume—see my SDSK vol 12 post—might've been a tad premature. Baka-Updates Manga lists the status in country of origin as 15 Volumes (Ongoing). So...

Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!! © Ikeyamada Go/Shogakukan [Serialized in Sho-Comi] · Love Lesson.com © Yuuhi Ryu/Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi Zoukan]. Published in Indonesia as I Love You, Suzuki kun!! and Love Lesson.com by PT Tiga Lancar Semesta/Tiga Lancar Comic (3L)

...Gugel's mechanical translate of ついに第2部完結！！ Tsuini dai 2-bu kanketsu!! (Finally completed the second part!!) from the Japanese volume 14 preview likely only refers to the end of the second arc. (Now the volume 15 blurb reads: 最終章の幕が開く！！！！ ... 中学生から描かれてきたこのお話もついに高校3年生編＝最終章！！ Sai shūshō no makugaaku!!!! ... Chūgakusei kara egaka rete kita kono ohanashi mo tsuini kōkō 3-nensei-hen = saishū Fumi! !) [From Amazon Japan and 7Net]

Still, adding + after my volume tally and waiting for someone to independently confirm what the above means.

At any rate, in I Love You, Suzuki kun!! volume 14 —

Shinobu and Hikaru showdown, start-OH! Who will win this grudge match? And what of Sayaka who leaves her shoot to watch the battle, and Chihiro who has been glued to it since the start?

Which Suzuki-kun sez, Aku takkan memaafkanmu kalau kamu tidak mencintaiku...100 kali lipat dari rasa sukaku padamu!! (I will not forgive you if you don't love me... 100 times more than I love you!) GET! volume 14 for The Answer, or alternatively, check out 3L's comic blog and download the ILYSK PDF. (Hint: This line comes from MY favorite Suzuki :D)

Per usual, I Love You, Suzuki kun!! is rated for    [DEWASA] or Mature audiences only. Same rating for the debuting Love Lesson.com by Yuuhi Ryu (Special Darling manga-ka), which I preview (and mini-review) after the two-point release list.

3L shoujo manga (2012.04.23)

1. I Love You, Suzuki kun!! (Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!) vol 14 of 15+ by Ikeyamada Go

Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! 「好きです鈴木くん！！」 by Ikeyamada Go
AKA The Lovin' “S”
Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo
Volume 14 first published in Japan 2011.12

Adaptations
The first anime OAD was bundled with Sho-Comi's first 2010 issue (released 2009.12; chapter 1 reenactment), the second with the Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Official Fanbook (shipped 2010.07; chapters 15 and 16 re-enactment; fanbook released by 3L in January 2012). Seiyuu Asakura Azumi, Oda Hirofumi, Iwasaki Ryō and Isshiki Mayu voiced Hoshino Sayaka, Suzuki Hikaru, Suzuki Shinobu and Itō Chihiro respectively.

Two light novels written by Tokiumi Yui and illustrated by Ikeyamada Go have also been released. The first, Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Pure White Love (2009.12.24), detailed Hikaru and Sayaka's relationship during the couple's last year of middle school. The second Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! With Precious Heart light novel (2010.07.26) is set before the high school arc/between manga volumes 7 and 8.

A Nintendo DS game—Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! ~Yo-nin no Suzuki-kun—released in 2010.07. Per the title, the game introduces two new Ikeyamada-sensei designed characters also surnamed Suzuki: Suzuki Michiru (voiced by Hoshi Sōichirō) and Suzuki Hiroto (Nakamura Yūichi). Game versions of Sayaka, Hikaru, Shinobu and Chihiro were voiced by Takita Juri, Miyata Kōki, Kondou Takashi and Taketatsu Ayana. A limited edition of the Idea Factory game came with a drama CD featuring a story about the four main characters.

2. [Premiere] Love Lesson.com by Yuuhi Ryu

Love Lesson.com 「Ｌｏｖｅ　Ｌｅｓｓｏｎ．Ｃｏｍ」 by Yuuhi Ryu
Shogakukan Sho-Comi Zoukan, shoujo
This volume first published in Japan 2006.12

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