I Give My First Love to You 1 by Aoki Kotomi, Innocent Bride by Kayoru, Love Me If You Dare by Shiraishi Yuki (m&c! 18 July 2012 manga)

baka-girl's wish has been granted. m&c! licensed Aoki Kotomi's Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu. :D Meanwhile, I'm drooling over the new (provocatively-titled) Shiraishi Yuki omnibus.

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

I'm happy. I like you, and the feeling grows each passing day. But I wonder if I shouldn't, if this passion is in vain.

That summer, my eight year-old self made a promise I can't ever keep.

And what “promise” did Takuma make, and why is he dead certain he won't be able to keep it? If you're not intrigued, if you need moar persuading (which I highly doubt), read baka-girl's 8.4/10♥ review of Aoki Kotomi's Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu. And when you finally GET! I Give My First Love to You 1, I suggest you keep handkerchieves or tissues (in the plural :p) nearby because this ex-Sho-Comi drama—tragedy, better get that out in the open early—Will. Induce. Tears.

The Shoujo with Male Lead, Childhood Friends, First Love Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu is actually a spin-off of Aoki Kotomi-sensei's Boku wa Imouto ni Koiwosuru (I Love My Younger Sister), but BokuKimi trumps the sibcestuous (smutlicious) BokuImo by running away with the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shoujo category.

I Give My First Love to You spans 12 rivers of tears volumes, the last tank releasing in Japan in August 2008. Volume 1 contains a special Motto Ikitai..., which features two little kids scaring themselves silly after hearing a ghost story, but still mustering the courage to investigate whether the story is based on fact.

☞ I Give My First Love to You is also the title of the movie adaptation starring Okada Masaki (Sekime Kyogo in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradise) as Kakunouchi Takuma and Inoue Mao (Makino Tsukushi, Hana Yori Dango) as Taneda Mayu. The movie premiered in Japan on 24 October 2009. The drama CD streeted earlier—in May 2006, to be precise—with seiyuu Ishida Akira voicing Kakinouchi Takuma and Orikasa Fumiko, Taneda Mayu.

I list other Aoki Kotomi shoujo manga titles m&c! has published, will publish (Love Lies!) after the cut. For nau, let's look at the other debuts.

New m&c! titles
Aside from Aoki Kotomi's I Give My First Love to You, Shiraishi Yuki's Love Me, If You Dare (Ookamidomo no Shitsukekata) debuts, along with Kayoru's Innocent Bride (Junai Bride). Like BokuKimi, both are ex-Sho-Comi. The other premieres are Konno Risa's May I Love You? (Suki ni Natte mo Iidesuka , first serialized in Betsucomi), manhwa A Bad Cinderella 1 by Hwang MiRee and Kuze Mizuki's Love Confusion (Tri/Angle, ex-Ciao). I preview the newbies after the release list except Love Me, If You Dare because I stalk Shiraishi Yuki-sensei. :p

Ookamidomo no
Shitsukekata
© Shiraishi Yuki/Shogakukan
[Sho-Comi Flower Comics]
Published in Indonesia as
Love Me, If You Dare
by Gramedia/m&c!

Nozomi is the only girl (sheep) in a school filled to the rafters with rowdy boys (wolves). How does she survive? Well, the wolflings know enough not to make cute and cheerful Nozomi angry, lest she turn into a ‘killing machine’ capable of slaughtering any Canis lupus, let alone Homo sapiens, without mercy. Only Homo sapiens sapiens transfer student Soga can handle even a rampaging Nozomi.

Exactly...how...?

Physically Strong Female, Transfer Student, Fast Romance, Male Lead Falls in Love First, INCOMING!

Love Me, If You Dare AKA How to Tame the Wolves also includes the one-shot Konna watashi ja nashi desu ka?! [Continued...]

m&c! manga (2012.07.18)

1. [Series Premiere] I Give My First Love to You (Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu) vol 1 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 1 first published in Japan 2005.12

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

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 2009.09.11)

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 Kakunouchi Takuma and Inoue Mao (Makino Tsukushi, Hana Yori Dango) as Taneda 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. [Premiere] Innocent Bride (Junai Bride) by Kayoru

Junai Bride 「純愛ブライド」 by Kayoru Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.11

3. [Premiere] Love Confusion (Tri/Angle) by Kuze Mizuki

Tri/Angle 「トライ／アングル」 by Kuze Mizuki Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.12

4. [Premiere] Love Me, If You Dare (Ookamidomo no Shitsukekata) by Shiraishi Yuki

Ookamidomo no Shitsukekata 「オオカミどものしつけ方」 by Shiraishi Yuki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.12

5. [Premiere] May I Love You? (Suki ni Natte mo Iidesuka) by Konno Risa

Suki ni Natte mo Iidesuka 「好きになってもいいですか」 by Konno Risa Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.08

6. Runway Sweetheart (Runway no Koibito) vol 2 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 2 first published in Japan 2011.08

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 per 2012.07.06 and continuation volume 2 (Paris-hen): 2012.08.03 street date)

m&c! manhwa (2012.07.18)

1. [Series Premiere] A Bad Cinderella vol 1 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

A Bad Cinderella 「불량 신데렐라」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2010.09

2. The Breaker vol 9 of 10 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan

The Breaker 「브레이커 (THE BREAKER)」 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan Daewon C.I. Young Daiwon, seinen Volume 9 first published in Korea 2010.03

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

Hong Kong manhua (2012.07.18)

• City of Darkness vol 4 of 6 by Andy Seto - Yu Er

City of Darkness by Andy Seto - Yu Er Published by The One Comics Publishing Limited

KOLONI Local comics (2012.07.18)

• Real Masjid vol 2 @tonytrax, Faza Meonk & THOMA

Real Masjid by @tonytrax (Story), Faza Meonk & THOMA (Art) Volume 2 first published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c! in 2012.07.18

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Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story 2, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 12, Let Us Share Our Secret by Shiraishi Yuki (m&c! 11 April 2012 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Those new m&c! manhwa? They're movie tie-ins with South Korean and Japanese film co-productions. And the latest Shiraishi Yuki shoujo manga? Contains one of my all-time fave one-shots, Colorful Shounen to Monochrome na Atashi. (Check back later for deets because this is only a Shopping List version for nau.) Update: ‘Upgraded’ to NikBabble™ version.

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo © Oda Suzuka & Kaminaga Manabu/Kadokawa Shoten [Serialized in Asuka]. Published in Indonesia as Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story by Gramedia/m&c!

Yakumo and Detective Gotou probe into the case of Makoto, the police chief's daughter possessed by a spirit. They learn that their possession case is linked to the recent spate of serial kidnap-and-murder of school girls.

Exactly, how? The answer lies in the continuation of File 2: The One to Connect a Soul—Parts 2 to 5—collated in Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story volume 2.

Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 12 of 19
By Hwang MiRee

Prince MuYoung brings Bia's medallion to a sage — does this mean Bia's real identity will finally be revealed? Meanwhile, Shin Bia, despite having fallen in love with Crown Prince Yoo Baek, again plots to escape from the palace and the FFOHC (Future Father of Her Children).

New m&c! titles
One shoujo manga and five movie manhwa as noted at the top of the post: Let Us Share Our Secret, originally Bokura no Himitsu wo Kyouyuu Shiyouka by Shiraishi Yuki, first serialized in Sho-Comi, and A Dream Comes True by Nakazono Miho & Park JaKyung, Love is Blind by Ooishi Shizuka & Kim InJeong, Paradise by Okada Yoshikazu & Choi BoHa, Postman to Heaven by Kitagawa Eriko & Byun HyeJun and Triangle Love by Ozaki Masaya & Lee GwanJa, based on 2009-vintage Telecinema7 movies A Dream Comes True, The Relation of Face, Mind and Love, Paradise, Postman to Heaven and Triangle respectively. Newbie deets—and Let Us Share Our Secret mini-review—after the release list.

m&c! manga (2012.04.11)

1. [Premiere] Let Us Share Our Secret (Bokura no Himitsu wo Kyouyuu Shiyouka) by Shiraishi Yuki

Bokura no Himitsu wo Kyouyuu Shiyouka 「ボクらの秘密を共有しようか」 by Shiraishi Yuki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.05

Related series
Sequel: Bokura no Himitsu wo Kaihou Shiyouka (one-shot, 2011)

2. Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story (Shinrei Tantei Yakumo) vol 2 of 7+ by Oda Suzuka & Kaminaga Manabu

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo 「心霊探偵八雲」 by Oda Suzuka & Kaminaga Manabu Kadokawa Shoten Asuka, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.03

Related Series
Adapts the Shinrei Tantei Yakumo novels written by Kaminaga Manabu (volume 9 street date: 2012.03.28, ongoing)
Alternate story: Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Akai Hitomi wa Shitteiru by Miyako Ritsu first serialized Hakusensha's Bessatsu Hana to Yume (two Hana to Yume Comics Special volumes published between 2007.11 and 2008.03). Published in Indonesia as Psychic Detective Yakumo by m&c! (concluded)

Adaptations
A 13-episode anime adaptation by Bee Train aired on NHK from October to December 2010, starring seiyuu Ono Daisuke as Saitou Yakumo and Fujimura Ayumi as Ozawa Haruka.

The 13-episode live-action adaptation starring Atae Shinjiro as Yakumo and Ishii Meguru as Haruka, directed by Yamamoto Kiyoshi and Terauchi Koutarou, aired earlier, the TV Tokyo telecast running from March to June 2006.

At least two Shinrei Tantei Yakumo stage plays were produced: Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Tamashii no Sasayaki (Nakamura Seijirou as Yakumo) and Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Itsuwari no Ki (Kawai Ryunosuke as Yakumo) [Info from the The Psychic Detective Yakumo community]

m&c! manhwa (2012.04.11)

1. Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 12 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 12 first published in Korea 2008.04

2. [Premiere] A Dream Comes True by Nakazono Miho (story), Park JaKyung (art)

A Dream Comes True (Dol-meng-i-eui Ggoom) 「돌멩이의 꿈」 by Nakazono Miho (story), Park JaKyung (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production A Dream Comes True, directed by Jang YongWoo and written by Nakazono Miho that premiered in cinemas in 2009.12.10, and which starred Chae Geon as Jang JaeYoung, Cha InPyo as Im SangHyun and Kim HyoJin as Lee Hana.

3. [Premiere] Love is Blind by Ooishi Shizuka (story), Kim InJeong (art)

Bean Pod on My Eyes (Nae Noon-e Kkong-kkak-ji) 「내 눈에 콩깍지」 by Ooishi Shizuka (story), Kim InJeong (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production The Relation of Face, Mind and Love (Eolgulgwa Maeumgwa Sarangui Gwangye; formerly known as Bean Pod on My Eyes/Nae Noon-e Kkong-kkak-ji), directed by Lee JangSoo and written by Ooishi Shizuka that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.05, and which starred Kang JiHwan as Kang TaePhung, Lee JiAh as Wang SoJung.

4. [Premiere] Paradise by Okada Yoshikazu (story), Choi BoHa (art)

Paradise 「파라다이스」 by Okada Yoshikazu (story), Choi BoHa (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production Paradise, directed by Lee JangSoo and written by Okada Yoshikazu that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.26, and which starred Kim HaNeul as Mi Kyoung, Ji JinHee as Il Ho and Kim YooJeong as Hwa Ran.

5. [Premiere] Postman to Heaven by Kitagawa Eriko (story), Byun HyeJun (art)

Postman to Heaven (Cheon-gook-eui Woo-pyeon-bae-dal-boo) 「천국의 우편배달부」 by Kitagawa Eriko (story), Byun HyeJun (art) First published in Korea 2010.01 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production Postman to Heaven, directed by Lee HyeongMin and written by Kitagawa Eriko that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.12, and which starred Hero (Youngwoong Jaejoong of JYJ) as Shin JaeJun and Han HyoJoo as Jo HaNa.

6. [Premiere] Triangle Love by Ozaki Masaya (story), Lee GwanJa (art)

Triangle 「트라이앵글」 by Ozaki Masaya (story), Lee GwanJa (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production Triangle, directed by Ji YeongSoo and written by Ozaki Masaya that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.19, and which starred Lee SooKyeong as Han JiYoung, Ahn JaeWook as Ryoo SangWoo and Kang HyeJeong as Oh SungHye.

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