Lost Man 12, I Love You Most 2, Emerald Queen by Sachimi Riho (Level Comics manga out nau~)

Street date: 11 August 2012, the last delivery date before the Idul Fitri holidays. (Regular deliveries resume 31 August 2012.)

Because they all can't fit in the post title, adding here that Mars vol 4 and Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy 12 tied with I Love You Most 2 for first runner-up. But Most Wanted Manga remains—

Lost Man © Kusaba Michiteru
Shogakukan [First serialized in Big Comic Spirits]
Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

Champions League match against Real!!

Playing in enemy territory proves no obstruction to Manchester Union, which scores two goals, thanks to the Matsumoto-Simpson tandem. But Saule, Real's ace, is not about to let that outcome set in stone. Enter Sakazaki! What does he have planned this time?

With Level's volume 12 release, we're four tanks away from the Lost Man finale—volume 17—released in Japan last June.

I Love You Most vol 2 of 7
By Kitagawa Miyuki

Not only is Kairi the newly-promoted vice president of the cosmetics company Mia works for—her boss!—he's also married! But a mere ring on a finger doesn't deter Mia from offering to be Kairi's mistress.

Does Kairi take Mia up on her proposition?

Scroll down for the rest of the previews—including that for the historical josei romance debut Emerald Queen by Sachimi Riho.

I Love You Most volume 2 compiles chapters 6 to 10: Aphrodisiac, Devil, Incubation, Atonement and Incarnation. The aftermath of that whole “Make me your mistress” thing, plus the introduction of the requisite Kitagawa Miyuki lurve triangle, demands I give I Love You Most 2 an 8.5 of 10♡, a solid A. :D (What does TC manga critic Lina-chan say?)

Level Comics manga (2012.08.11)

1. Air Gear 30 of 37 by Oh!great «Ex-2012.07.11

AirGear 「エア・ギア」 by Oh!great Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 30 (Tricks 278–287) first published in Japan 2010.11

Awards
2006 Kodansha Manga Awardee in the Shounen category

Other languages/serializations
English Air Gear (Del Rey: until Volume 15/16/17 per 2010.08; Kodansha Comics: from volume 18; 25 volumes as of 2012.08.07 • volume 26 street date: 2012.10.09), Korean (Haksan), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 飛輪少年 #35 per 2012.06), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 28 per 2010.08), French (Pika Édition: Tome 33 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 24 street date: 2012.09.05), Italy (Planet Manga), Germany (Heyne) and Sweden (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB/serialized in Manga Mania)

Adaptations
A 25-episode anime by Toei Animation, starring Kamakari Kenta as Ikki; a series of Satelight-animated OADs shipped with the manga tankoubon (The first Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky- OAD streeted with volume 30 in November 2010 with seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko as Ikki; the second OAD was bundled with volume 31 (2011.03.17), with a third released 2011.06.17); and a series of musicals

2. [Premiere] Emerald Queen (Emerald no Joou) by Sachimi Riho

Emerald no Joou 「エメラルドの女王」 by Sachimi Riho Ohzora Emerald Comics Romance Comics, josei This volume first published in Japan 2009.12

3. GTO vol 9 of 25 by Fujisawa Toru

GTO 「ＧＴＯ」 by Fujisawa Toru Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 1998.11

Awards
1998 Kodansha Manga Awardee in the Shounen category

Other languages
Bilingual Japanese/English (Kodansha International, three volumes per 1999.12), English GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes), French (PIKA Édition: 25 volumes), Italian (Dynamic Italia), German (EMA), Polish (Waneko), Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania), traditional Chinese (Tong Li)

Related series
Prequels Shounan Junaigumi! AKA GTO: The Early Years (31 volumes) and Bad Company (one volume) and sequel GTO Shonan 14 Days (nine volumes as at 2011.11, concluded)

Adaptations
A live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka TV series, starring Sorimachi Takashi (Onizuka Eikichi) and Matsushima Nanako (Fuyutsuki Azusa) telecast from July to September 1998 on Fuji TV and Kansai TV, followed by GTO Drama Special (1999.08.28) and GTO: The Movie (1999) and Studio Pierrot's 43-episode Great Teacher Onizuka anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Takagi Wataru as Onizuka that aired between June 1999 and September 2000.

4. I Love You Most (Seiseisuruhodo, Aishiteru) vol 2 of 7 by Kitagawa Miyuki

Seiseisuruhodo, Aishiteru 「せいせいするほど、愛してる」 by Kitagawa Miyuki Shogakukan Petit Comic, josei Volume 2 (chapters 6–10) first published in Japan 2007.03

5. Lost Man vol 12 of 17 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 12 first published in Japan 2011.05

6. Mars vol 4 of 15 by Souryo Fuyumi

Mars 「ＭＡＲＳ」 by Souryo Fuyumi Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 1997.05

Reissues
Reissued in eight Kodansha Manga Bunko volumes from 2006.10 to 2007.01

Related series
Prequel: Mars Gaiden Namae no nai uma (one volume per 1999.12). AKA MARS: Horse With No Name

Other languages
English MARS (TOKYOPOP: 15 Volumes), French (Marvel Panini France, 15 volumes per 2005.06), Italian (Editions Star Comics; serialized in Amici), German (Planet Manga: Band 15 per 2003.10 and Band 16 (Mars Gaiden) released 2003.12), Polish (Waneko)

Adaptations
A 21-episode Taiwanese live-action adaptation, MARS (戰神 / Zhànshén MARS), starring Vic Zhou as Chen Ling & Sheng (Kashino Rei & Sei) and Barbie Hsu as Han Qi Luo (Aso Kira), aired on the Chinese Television System network in 2004-2005. The TV series won the Favorite Drama of the Year award at the 40th Annual 2005 Golden Bell Awards.

7. Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy (Kachuu Hana) vol 12 of 17+ by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji

Kachuu Hana 「華中華」 by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2010.08

Reissues
Kachuu Hana My First BIG Specials volumes 1–8 released between 2010.10 and 2011.05

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European comics/BDs (2012.08.11)

1. Cotton Kid: Jalur Chisholm (Cotton Kid, Tome 4: La piste de Chisholm) by Pearce & Léturgie
2. Scrameustache: Dalam Pengasingan (Le Scrameustache, Tome 37: Les exilés) by Gos & Walt

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Until Death Do Us Part 11, Lost Man 11, Red River 13 (Level Comics manga out nau~)

Street date: 13 June 2012
The official sked re-incorporates March Story volume 1 by Kim HyungMin & Yang KyungIl within, despite the thing debuting last week. Still mentioning it this list, but if you want teh preview (and my 8 of 10 ♡ snap review), go »here.

Lost Man © Kusaba Michiteru/Shogakukan [Serialized in Big Comic Spirits] · Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori © Shinohara Chie/Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi] · Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made © Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S/Square Enix [Serialized in Young Gangan]. Published in Indonesia as Lost Man, Red River and Until Death Do Us Part by Level Comics

Top Level DO WANT! this week is Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S' Until Death Do Us Part volume 11, in which A Certain Praetorian cameos (well, not just a cameo :p):

Mamoru struggles to cut through Wiseman's minions, what with teh boss having analyzed Mamoru's fighting style and feeding his underlings the info. Fortunately, Komura's henchmen—who want in on the action—take Mamoru's bait. Mamoru corners Komura, but is intercepted by the man nicknamed The Shield of Aegis!

Aegis' guest appearance explains the connection Baka-Updates Manga and Wiki drew between Aegis in the Dark (Yami no Aegis) and alternate story Until Death Do Us Part. (UDDUP also crosses over with Takashige Hiroshi-sensei's Alcbane (Daiba Tatsumi, anyone?) and and is an alternate story to Jesus, which stars a high-profile assassin from the same duo that collabed on Aegis in the Dark.)

For a change of pace and capitalizing on the Euro fever—

Lost Man vol 11 (of 16+)
By Kusaba Michiteru

Man U flies to Spain for a showdown with Real Madrid, currently ranked first in the Champions League group stage. Real ace Saule scores the first goal, prompting the Simpson-Matsumoto twosome to renew attack.

Sixteen Lost Man tankou have been compiled as of 30 May 2012; the 17th streets in Japan on 29 June.

Level Comics manga (2012.06.13)

1. Ami Non Stop vol 4 of 12 by Kitagawa Miyuki

Ami! Nonstop 「亜未！ノンストップ」 by Kitagawa Miyuki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 1994.03

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

2. Have A Good Night (Shima Shima) vol 4 of 12 by Yamazaki Sayaka

Shima Shima 「シマシマ」 by Yamazaki Sayaka Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.03

Adaptations
The 10-episode live-action Shima Shima aired on TBS from April to June 2011, starring Yada Akiko as Houkigi Shio, Miura Shohei as Tamabuki Gai, Kikuta Daisuke as Futaba Ran, Suzuki Katsuhiro as Hayashida Rindou and Fukushi Sota as Makomo Shuuji.

3. Lost Man vol 11 of 16+ 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 11 first published in Japan 2011.02

4. March Story vol 1 of 4+ by Kim HyungMin & Yang KyungIl »Released 2012.06.06
5. Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) vol 13 of 28 by Shinohara Chie

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori 「天は赤い河のほとり」 by Shinohara Chie AKA Anatolia Story Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 13 (chapters 29–31 and Illustration Gallery) first published in Japan 1998.05

Awards
Winner, 46th Shogakukan Manga Awards (2000) in the Shoujo category

Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in 16 bunko volumes between 2006.11 and V16 2007.05
English Red River (VIZ Media: 28 volumes), Italian Anatolia Story (Editions Star Comics: 28 volumes), German (EMA/Egmont Manga and Anime), Vietnamese Dòng Sông Huyền Bí (Tre Publishing House) and traditional Chinese 赤河戀影 (Tong Li Taiwan)

Adaptations
Eight drama CDs were released between 1997 and 2003.

Related
An artbook (Japan release: 1999.02.24), fanbook (2002.07.26) and a two-volume novel adaptation Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Ma ga Jidai no Reimei written and illustrated by Shinohara Chie-sensei (2007.05 and 2007.09)

In addition, the following novels were published under Shogakukan's Lululu Bunko Novels label: Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Tsuitachi no Tsuki (Japan release: 2008.10); Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Mayu tsuki (JP: 2010.01); and Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Jōgen (2010.06).

6. Until Death Do Us Part (Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made) vol 11 of 17+ by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S

Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made 「死がふたりを分かつまで」 by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S Square Enix Young Gangan, seinen Volume 11 (Parts 85–92) first published in Japan 2010.02

Other languages
French (Ki-oon: Jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare Tome 15 shipped 2012.01 • Tome 16 street date: 2012.08.23), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 終極感應 15 per 2012.02), Korean (Haksan: 죽음이 두 사람을 갈라놓을 때까지 14 released 2012.01), English Until Death Do Us Part (Yen Press: one volume as of 2012.05.29 • volume 2 street date: 2012.09.25)

Related Series
Alcbane (three volumes, Adapted From), Jesus (13 volumes, alternate story), Yami no Aegis AKA Aegis in the Dark (26 volumes, alternate story) [Info from Baka-Updates Manga]

7. Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy (Kachuu Hana) vol 11 of 16+ by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji

Kachuu Hana 「華中華」 by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.04

Reissues
Kachuu Hana My First BIG Specials volumes 1–8 released between 2010.10 and 2011.05

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European comics/BDs (2012.06.13)

• Jojo: Cerita di Balik Benda (Jojo, Tome 13: Une pagaille de Dieu le père) by André Geerts

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The Drops of God 12, Lost Man 10, Bambino Secondo 2 (Level Comics manga out nau~)

Street date: 2 May 2012
Just add A Spirit of the Sun 15 to the title and this Level post would've written itself...NOT!

Bambino! Secondo © Sekiya Tetsuji/Shogakukan [Serialized in Big Comic Spirits] · Lost Man © Kusaba Michiteru/Shogakukan [Serialized in Big Comic Spirits]. Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

...Not, if what you came here for was NikBabble™, and I delude myself into thinking that you did. So let's get on with it. In Lost Man volume 10 —

Man U—the English premier league club Matsumoto just joined—confronts archenemy Pool C. Simpson equalizes and creates a new legend, but a leg injury soon forces him to sit out the rest of the match. Can Matsumoto dethrone Simpson and create another legend?

Fifteen Lost Man volumes have been published in Japan as of February 2012. The 16th tankou is scheduled for 30 May.

Elsewhere, in Bambino! Secondo volume 2 —

Yokohama Legare opens amid a climate of bearishness for the food industry, when restaurants left, right and center have little chance of survival, let alone profit. Staff shortage, food bloggers' thumbs-downs and resistance in the kitchen ranks — how is new boss Ban supposed to cope?

Telor Ceplok critic Lina-chan grants Bambino! Secondo vol 2 a grade of 9 of 10 for sheer excitement.

Ten Bambino! Secondo volumes have been compiled as of March 2012.03; the 11th Japanese tankou streets on 29 June 2012.

From pasta let's turn out attention to wine —

The Drops of God vol 12 of 32+
By Agi Tadashi & Okimoto Shu

To obtain the Les Amoureuses wine from manager Kawarage, Shizuku and the rest of the wine division are pressured to find the wine that harmonizes with Korean cuisine. A marriage between kimchi and wine? Impossible! What's worse, the restaurant owner who hired Kawarage bears anything vinous a grudge. Can Shizuku find what he needs in Seoul?

Lina-chan also gives The Drops of God vol 12 a grade of 9/10.

Thirty-two Kami no Shizuku: Les Gouttes de Dieu tankou have been released in its home country. The 33rd Japanese volume is expected this 23 May.

Look for A Spirit of the Sun volume 15 preview after the release list.

Level Comics manga (2012.05.02)

1. A Spirit of the Sun (Taiyou no Mokushiroku) vol 15 of 17 by Kawaguchi Kaiji

Taiyou no Mokushiroku 「太陽の黙示録」 by Kawaguchi Kaiji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 15 (chapters 101–108) first published in Japan 2007.06

Awards
Winner, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards, in the Seinen/General category
Grand Prize winner for the comic category, 10th Japan Media Arts Festival

Other languages
French (Tonkam: Spirit of The Sun, Tome 17: Le troisième pays per 2009.12)

Related series
Sequel: Taiyou no Mokishiroku Dainibu: Kenkokuhen (nine volumes)

Adaptations
Adapted into an anime special by Madhouse (two episodes)

2. Bambino! Secondo vol 2 of 10+ by Sekiya Tetsuji

Bambino! Secondo 「バンビ～ノ！ＳＥＣＯＮＤＯ」 by Sekiya Tetsuji Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.11

Related series
Prequel: Bambino! (15 volumes)

3. The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) vol 12 of 32+ by Agi Tadashi & Okimoto Shu

Kami no Shizuku: Les Gouttes de Dieu 「神の雫」 by Agi Tadashi & Okimoto Shu Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2007.08

Awards
Special Award of the Year - La Revue du vin de France (French wine magazine); Nominee (Glénat's Les Gouttes de Dieu, tome 1), French Angoulême Comics Awards; Nominee, 1st Keitai Comic Taishō (Mobile Phone Comic Award, along with Hiura Satoru's Hotaru no Hikari, Miyasaka Kaho's Kare First Love and 17 other manga)

Other languages
French (Glénat: Les Gouttes de Dieu Tome 22 shipped 2012.02 • Tome 23 street date: 2012.05.09), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 神之水滴 30 per 2011.12), English Drops of God (Vertical: three volumes as of 2012.03 • volume 4 street date: 2012.06.12)

Adaptations
A live-action renzoku starring Kamenashi Kazuya as Kanzaki Shizuku aired from January to March 2009 in Japan on NTV.

4. Lost Man vol 10 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 10 first published in Japan 2010.11

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European comics/BDs (2012.05.02)

1. Agatha Christie: Endless Night Malam Tanpa Akhir (Agatha Christie, Tome 6: La Nuit qui ne finit pas) by François Rivière, Frank Leclercq
2. Ric Hochet: Cyber Crime (Ric Hochet, Tome 60: Crime sur Internet) by Tibet, A. P. Duchâteau
3. Yakari: Yakari dan Si Telinga Panjang (Yakari, Tome 27 : Yakari et les longues oreilles) by Derib

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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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