Street date: 7 August 2012—Tuesday—not the usual Wednesday, in anticipation of the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday
Imagine a Sherlock Holmes, aged just 17, living in the late 1990s. Imagine further that he resembles a six y.o. boy. When the British style of Conan Doyle combines with that of Japan's Edogawa Rampo, they give birth to...
Meitantei Conan © Aoyama Gosho
Shogakukan [Serialized in Shonen Sunday]
Published in Indonesia as Detektif Conan by Elex Media
Edogawa Conan, the smartest detective of his generation!
Yeah, yeah, Conan fans prolly don't need that intro nor the poisoning victim of the mysterious Black Organization, Kudo Shinichi is forced to return to primary school and, while ensuring the secret of his new identity remains intact, investigates and solves unexplained murders
that Imma likewise borrow from Kana's Détective Conan, Tome 68 thematic. I just thought I'd stretch the suspense with NikBabble™ :D
Neway, what is Conan up to nau~? More specifically Suzuki Jirokichi? Well, the glory hound
recruits the Shounen Tantei-dan to foil Kid the Thief. Who's going to win this Fight of the Century?
But before the mother of all battles goes down, Detective Shiratori and Kobayashi get past their love probs. Also, check out what happens during Bird Day and Birthday (Kisaki Eri's, that is, and the Japanese Tori-no-ichi or Rooster Festival).
Detektif Conan volume 68 compiles chapters 708 to 718: Sakura in Full Bloom
· Kisaki Eri's Misfortune
· Raise and then Lower?
· The Best Birthday
· Azure Dragon
(Seiryū
) · Vermilion Bird
(Suzaku
) · White Tiger
(Byakko
) · Black Tortoise
(Genbu
) · Rooster Festival
· Monkey & Nine
· Naivety
[*NOT Elex/Shonen Star chapter titles]
☞ If you want Detektif Conan chapters past 718 and can't wait for Elex' volume 69 onwards, check out back issues till the latest Shonen Star. Issue 14/2012 also releases on this date. (More on ShoStar 14 in a bit.)
Seventy-six Meitantei Conan tankou—reaching as far as chapter 806—have been published in Japan as of June 2012. Volume 77 streets on 18 September, and that total volume tally is nowhere near stopping its climb.
Now let's talk penultimates.
Tokkyu!! vol 19 of 20
by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro
Half a year's rain pours in just four hours. Because of the record-breaking deluge, the levee gives way and muddy floodwaters surge into the city. Rescue workers race to save the residents, but...
One elderly woman is left behind...
Tokkyu!! to the rescue!
And after a wait of over a year—
Red Haired Snow White vol 5 (of 7+)
By Akizuki (also Akiduki) Sorata
Shirayuki is summoned to Tanbarun by Prince Raji. The Crown Prince apparently wants to improve Shirayuki's image of him. Given her history with the Idiot Prince—which led to Shirayuki's exodus to neighboring kingdom Clarines in the first place—Shirayuki frets, and if she's anxious, what more Clarines' "Take my hand" Prince Zen.
But Raji might be the least of Zenyuki's problems, because word comes of someone targeting the Red Haired Snow White.
Red Haired Snow White volume 5 covers chapters 18 through 21, and caps off with a side story starring Obi and Ryu. My report card for this volume: 8.5 of 10♡ (A). (Zen's brother Prince Izama remains wub, btw. xD)
Seven Akagami no Shirayuki Hime volumes have been released in Japan as of March 2012. The much-awaited volume 8 is skedded for 5 September.
Mangazines: Shonen Star Issue 14/2012
London 2012 has got nothing to do with this, but's it's still an Olympian clash: Oz takes on the Red Horseman in Arai Takahiro's AR∀GO. Also deserving a lowlight is the premiere of Fukuchi Tsubasa's Anagle Mole, featuring Stranger in a Strange School Luchiru. [Continued...]
Elex Media manga (2012.08.07)
- Detektif Conan (Meitantei Conan) vol 68 of 76+ by Aoyama Gosho
- Popcorn vol 4 of 12 Deluxe (Seito Shokun! [Bunko]) by Shoji Yoko
- Red Haired Snow White (Akagami no Shirayuki Hime) vol 5 of 7+ by Akizuki Sorata
- Tokkyu!! vol 19 of 20 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro
 | Seito Shokun! 「生徒諸君！ (講談社漫画文庫)」 |
Awards
Winner, 1978 Kodansha Manga Awards in the shoujo category
Other languages
Partially translated into English as Eigo Seito Shokun! (four Kodansha Eigo Comics from 1983.09 to 1984.03)
Related series
Seito Shokun! tankoubon (24 volumes), side story Seito Shokun! - Gaiden: Okita Narutoshi-hen - Broken Brothers (1984.04), sequels Seito Shokun! - Kyoushihen (25 volumes per 2011.08) and Seito Shokun! - Saishuushou Tabidachi (three volumes from 2011.08 to 2012.02)
Adaptations
Adapted into an OAV by Ashi Productions. The anime directed by Kusakabe Mitsuo aired on Fuji TV on 23 February 1986.
The 10-episode live-action Seito Shokun! AKA Attention Students! (based on Seito Shokun! - Kyoushihen) broadcast on TV Asahi from April to June 2007, starring Uchiyama Rina as Nakki, Shiina Kippei as Hyuga Yuichiro and Horikita Maki as Kimura Juria
 | Akagami no Shirayukihime 「赤髪の白雪姫」 |
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 赤髮白雪姬(05) released 2012.01), French (Kana: Shirayuki aux cheveux rouges, Tome 4 shipped 2012.07.06 • Tome 5 street date: 2012.10.05), German (Tokyopop: Die rothaarige Schneeprinzessin Band 6 released 2012.02)
 | Tokkyu!! 「トッキュー！！」 |
Reissues
Seven bunko volume rereleased from 2010.01 to 2010.07
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz
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Mangazines (2012.08.07)
- Shonen Star Issue 14/2012 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)
Meitantei Conan 「名探偵コナン」
by Aoyama Gosho
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 68 (chapters 708–718) first published in Japan 2010.05
Awards
46th Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shounen category (tied with Nishimori Hiroyuki's Cheeky Angel)
Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Case Closed (VIZ Media: 43 volumes as of 2012.07.10 • volume 44 street date: 2012.10.09), French (Kana: Détective Conan Tome 68 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 69 street date: 2012.09.21), Dutch (Kana), Spanish (Planeta DeAgostini Comics Spain), German and Swedish (Egmont: German Detektiv Conan Band 73 released 2012.05 • Band 74 street date: 2012.11), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: 名侦探柯南 #73 released 2012.01)
Related
Detektif Conan Seri Animasi TV (based on the TV series) and Detektif Conan Spesial (Meitantei Conan Tokubetsu-hen; special editions by Aoyama-sensei's assistants that diverge from the main plot; 37 volumes released in Japan as of 2011.11) and manga versions of the Meitantei Conan movies (15 two-parter film manga titles released in Japan from September 1997 to December 2011; Elex Media Indonesia has published to date: The Time Bombed Skyscraper, The 14th Target, The Last Wizard of the Century, Captured in Her Eyes and Crossroad in the Ancient Capital)
Adaptations
Ongoing anime (episode 666 aired 2012.07.28), starring seiyuu Takayama Minami (Edogawa Conan), Yamaguchi Kappei (Kudo Shinichi) and Yamazaki Wakana (Mori Ran), at least 22 OAVs (Shonen Sunday Original animation, Magic File and Phantom Thief Kid specials, with the latest Phantom Thief Kid special, Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve released December 2011), 16 animated films (the 16th Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker premiered 14 April 2012 in Japan), four live-action TV specials: prequel Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge - The Good-bye Prologue (2006.10.02 premiere, Oguri Shun as Kudo Shinichi and Kurokawa Tomoka as Ran), the follow-up Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization (2007.12.17 premiere, Fujisaki Nao as Conan), Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird (2011.04.15 starring Mizobata Junpei as Kudo Shinichi and Kutsuna Shioli as Mori Ran who reprise their roles in the fourth special) and Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case (2012.04.12) and the Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo TV drama series that premiered 7 July 2011 and ended 29 September ,also starring Mizobata Junpei and Kutsuna Shioli in the same roles.