Street date: 27 June 2012
It's a 99.99% that this Elex shopping list will remain NikBabble™-free. I'm going to be away for two weeks, and there's still tons to do >.< Edit: Retroactive NikBabble™ :p
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Chidamari no Ma Satsujin Jiken Fudō Kōkō Gakuensai Satsujin Jiken © Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya/Kodansha [First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]. Published in Indonesia as Kindaichi Special Case: Kasus Pembunuhan Ruang Chidamari • Kasus Pembunuhan Festival SMU Fudo by Elex Media
If you've read Shonen Magz 2 and 4 (2011 issues), you know what transpired in the "Ruang Chidamari" and Fudo High Kindaichi Case Files. If not, here's what half of it—the Fudo portion—is about.
Murder attends Fudo High's school festival. A corpse dressed in a maid costume lies in the photography club's Maid Café. Whodunit? Kindaichi, we need you!
Kindaichi Special Case: Kasus Pembunuhan Ruang Chidamari • Kasus Pembunuhan Festival SMU Fudo—volume 8 of the new Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo series by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya—follows the two-volume Kindaichi Special Case: Snow Spirit Murder (Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Yukirei Densetsu Satsujin Jiken), and is succeeded by Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Kuromajutsu Satsujin Jiken AKA Kindaichi Case Files: Black Magic Murder Case.
Kindaichi: Chidamari/Fudo compiles Chidamari's Room Murder Case 1–4
and Fudo High School Festival Murder Case 1–4.
Kekkaishi vol 16 of 35
By Tanabe Yellow
Cornered, the box user rouses Kurokabuto, a monster so uncontrollable, it was sealed for eternity. Despite its still imperfect form after awakening, the monster is already impervious to whatever Yoshimori throws at it. Tokine, meanwhile, goes one on one against the box user. Okuni—who has yet to reveal friend or foe alliance—decides to take part in combat, but can they stop the frightful creature, growing more powerful each passing second, before it's too late?
Elex and PIKA (Kekkaishi's French publisher) are one voice on what's happening over at Karasumori. VIZ's take, however, focuses on how The tables finally turn when a classmate falls for Yoshimori. Could it be that Tokine is actually...jealous? Then, family duty calls when Mom sends a dragon-a-gram and big brother Masamori assigns a task that can only lead to temptation...guard the entrance to a mysterious magical site with your life, but whatever you do—don't go inside yourself!
[From VIZ Media's Kekkaishi, Vol. 16 synopsis]
Kekkaishi volume 16 compiles chapters 145 to 154: The Wrath of Karasumori,
Order,
Report,
Julia,
Jealousy,
Love Triangle,
It Fell from the Sky!,
Water Dragon,
The Guilty Party
and Phone Call from Masamori.
[*Not Elex chapter titles]
☞ For Kekkaishi chapters beyond 154, check out the Shonen Star serialization. ShoStar 11 streets this day, same as volume 16. (More on Shonen Star below.)
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle vol 21 of 28
By CLAMP
As Fai feared, King Ashura demands the fulfillment of a promise. When Fai balks, the King turns on the mage's companions...
Lies, altered memories and Fei Wong Reed's machinations have kept Fye in the dark until now, but in the wake of the furious battle, a second curse is about to be triggered, pulling Kurogane and the rest into raging grasp!
So shares Chuang Yi in its TSUBASA Reservoir Chronicle Vol.21 synops.
TRC volume 21 (Fai The Cursed!
) spans chapters 159 to 166: The Magician's Lie,
A Promise for a Day Long Off,
Smiling Wizardry,
The Past Unraveled,
The Unfulfillable Promise,
Kindheartedness and Weakness,
The Tower of Memory
and The Closed World.
[*NOT Elex chapter titles]
☞ For later Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE chapters, grab back issues till the latest Shonen Magz.
If you missed these classics... Reissues
Elex reissues venerable Serial Misteri (one-volume horror shoujo manga) with spanking new covers (albeit still Western bound AKA flopped or left-to-right). This release, look forward to Misteri Ernest by Matsumoto Yoko, originally Kuro no Meikyuu, the third and last volume in the Kuro Series (ex-Nakayoshi) and Misteri Lukisan Gulung by Watari Chie (Onryou Densetsu, the first volume in the Wanihiko Fudo Series; ex-Betsufure).
Mangazines
Shonen Star Issue 11/2012
Alibaba fights Sinbad! Ohtaka Shinobu's Magi leads the pack of Shonen Sunday A-listers serializing in Shonen Star. [Continued...]
Elex Media manga (2012.06.27)
- Defense Devil vol 8 of 10 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
- Godhand Teru vol 37 of 62 by Yamamoto Kazuki
- Kekkaishi vol 16 of 35 by Tanabe Yellow
- [Premiere] Kindaichi Special Case: Kasus Pembunuhan Ruang Chidamari • Kasus Pembunuhan Festival SMU Fudo (Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Chidamari no Ma Satsujin Jiken Fudō Kōkō Gakuensai Satsujin Jiken) by Amagi Seimaru & Sato Fumiya
- Misteri Ernest (Kuro no Meikyuu) by Matsumoto Yoko (Serial Misteri) – Reissue
- Misteri Lukisan Gulung (Onryou Densetsu) by Watari Chie (Serial Misteri) – Reissue
- Ouran High School Host Club (Ouran Koukou Host Club) vol 12 of 18 by Hatori Bisco
- Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle vol 21of 28 by CLAMP
 | GodHand Teru 「ゴッドハンド輝」 |
Awards/Recognitions
Nominee, the first Mobile Phone Comic Award (along with Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Shiina Takashi, Itazura na Kiss by Tada Kaoru, The Drops of God by Agi Tadashi and 16 other manga titles)
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 天生妙手 vol. 61 released 2012.06.06)
Adaptations
Live-action adaptation starring Hiraoka Yuta (Mahigashi Teru) aired on TBS from 11 April to 16 May 2009.
Related
Sequel: GodHand Teru - Kamigami no Souheki (debuted in Issue 2012/8 of Weekly Shonen Magazine)
Godhand Teru bunko volumes (16 volumes as of 2012.04 • volume 17 street date: 2012.07.12)
Godhand Teru Complete Dictionary (2010.03); Godhand Teru Valhalla Perfect Guide (2010.03)
 | Kekkaishi 「結界師」 by Tanabe Yellow |
Awards
Winner, 52nd Shogakukan Manga Awards for the Shounen category
Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English Kekkaishi (VIZ Media: 32 volumes as of 2012.06.12 • volume 33 street date: 2012.08.14), French (PIKA Édition: Tome 29 shipped 2012.06.13), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 18 released 2011.11 • Band 19 street date: 2012.07.03), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: 结界师 #35 released 2011.11), traditional Chinese (Rightman Publishing Limited Hong Kong and Tong Li Taiwan), Italian (Planet Manga), Malaysian (PCM Comics), Korean (Bookbox), Spanish (Editorial Ivrea Spain), Vietnamese (Kim Dong)
Adaptations
Sunrise's 52-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Yoshino Hiroyuki (Sumimura Yoshimori) and Saitou Rie (Yukimura Tokine), aired in Japan from October 2006 to February 2008. The anime aired on Animax Asia from 15 February to 27 April 2011.
Related
An official TV animation guide book (released 2006.12 under the Shonen Sunday Comics Special imprint) and two official strategy guides for Wii and Nintendo DS (Wonderlife Special: 2007.06 (Nintendo DS), 2007.11 (Wii))
 | Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Chidamari no Ma Satsujin Jiken Fudō Kōkō Gakuensai Satsujin Jiken |
Related series
Part of the new Kindaichi Case Files
Prequels:
Kindaichi Case Files Vol. 1: Vampire Densetsu Satsujin Jiken AKA Vampire Legend Murder Case (JP release: 2004.12.17);
Vols. 2–3: Kindaichi Special Case: The Phantom of the Opera 3rd Murder (Opera-za Kan Daisan no Satsujin; two volumes);
Vols. 4–5: Kindaichi Special Case: Private School Murder (Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken; two volumes);
Vols. 6–7: Kindaichi Special Case: Snow Spirit Murder (Yukirei Densetsu Satsujin Jiken; two volumes)
Sequels:
Vol. 9 Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Kuromajutsu Satsujin Jiken AKA Kindaichi Case Files: Black Magic Murder Case (JP: 2008.08.12);
Vols. 10–11 Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Kenmochi Keibu no Satsujin AKA Murder Committed by Inspector Kenmochi (JP double-launch: 2009.10.16);
Vols. 12–13: Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Renkinjutsu Satsujin Jiken AKA Alchemy Murder Case (JP double-launch: 2010.11.17);
Vol. 14: Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Game no Yakata Satsujin Jiken AKA House of Games Murder Case (JP: 2011.08.17)
Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz
 | Kuro no Meikyuu 「黒の迷宮」 |
Related series
Prequels in the Kuro Series: Vol. 1: Black Dance (Kuro no Rondo; JP release: 1983.01) and Vol. 2: Black Collection (Kuro no Kumikyoku; JP release: 1983.06)
 | Onryou Densetsu 「怨霊伝説」 by Watari Chie |
Other languages
Traditional Chinese 怨靈傳說 (Tong Li Taiwan)
Related series
Sequels in the Wanihiko Series: Halloween (Halloween Densetsu; JP release: 1990.07) and Legenda Manusia Serigala (Jinrou Densetsu; JP: 1991.05)
 | Ouran Koukou Host Club 「桜蘭高校ホスト部」 |
Other languages/serializations
Formerly serialized in the Indonesian HanaLaLa (discontinued)
English Ouran High School Host Club (VIZ Media: 18 volumes as of 2012.06.05 and Chuang Yi Singapore: 18 volumes per 2011.09), simplified Chinese (also by Chuang Yi: 樱兰高校男公关部 #17 released 2011.01), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 櫻蘭高校男公關部 18 as of 2011.08), French and Spanish (Panini Comics; Marvel Panini France Host Club: Le lycée de la séduction Tome 18 shipped 2012.02), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 18 released 2012.01), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica/JPF)
Adaptations
BONES' 26-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan from April through September 2006, preceded by a mail-order only Host Club anime DVD from LaLa. The anime starred seiyuu Sakamoto Maaya (Fujioka Haruhi), Miyano Mamoru (Suou Tamaki), Matsukaze Masaya (Ootori Kyouya), Suzumura Kenichi and Fujita Yoshinori (twins Hitachiin Hikaru and Kaoru), Saito Ayaka (Haninozuka Mitsukuni) and Kirii Daisuke (Morinozuka Takashi). The cast reprised their roles in two anime drama CDs and a CD compile of fan favorite manga quotes to celebrate the manga finale in 2010.
Three pre-anime audio dramas (2003 vintage) featured different actors: Hisakawa Aya (Haruhi), Midorikawa Hikaru (Tamaki), Suwabe Junichi (Kyouya), Hoshi Souichirou (Hikaru), Ohtani Ikue (Hani-senpai) and Tsuda Kenjirou (Mori-senpai). Suzumura Kenichi (Hikaru in the anime) portrayed Hitachiin Kaoru. The audio-only ensemble also recorded dramas for the LaLa 28th Anniversary LaLa Memorial Drama CD and LaLa 29th Anniversary LaLa Kirameki Drama CD.
Later LaLa furoku audio dramas featured the anime cast: LaLa Gorgeous Drama CD (November 2006 issue), LaLa Treasure Drama CD (October 2007), LaLa Premium Drama CD (May 2008), LaLa Excellent Drama CD (November 2008). [Info from For Richer or Poorer, an Ouran High School Host Club fansite]
The 11-episode live-action Ouran High School Host Club aired from 22 July to 30 September 2011 on TBS starring Kawaguchi Haruna (Haruhi), Yamamoto Yusuke (Tamaki), Daito Shunsuke (Kyouya), Nakamura Masaya (Mori-senpai), Chiba Yudai (Hani-senpai), Takagi Shinpei (Hikaru) and Takagi Manpei (Kaoru). A live-action movie to cap the TV series premired in Japan in 17 March 2012.
An Ouran High School Host Club PlayStation 2 visual novel, featuring four new characters, was released in April 2007 by Idea Factory. A Nintendo DS port of the game shipped March 2009.
 | Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 「ツバサ」 |
Serializations/Other languages
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Tsubasa (Del Rey: 28 volumes per 2010.11 and Chuang Yi Singapore: 28 volumes), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 28 volumes), traditional Chinese (Tong Li), Thai (Vibulkij Publishing), French (Pika Édition: 28 volumes per 2010.12), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain and Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico), Italian (Star Comics), German (EMA), Portuguese (JBC)
Related
Crossovers with Cardcaptor Sakura (alternate story) and xxxHOLiC (side story), among many others from the CLAMP portfolio
Adaptations
The manga was adapted into anime by Bee Train. Fifty-two episodes, starring seiyuu Irino Miyu as Syaoran, Makino Yui as Sakura, Namikawa Daisuke as Fai, Kikuchi Mika as Mokona, and Inada Tetsu as Kurogane aired for two seasons in 2005 (April–October) and 2006 (April–November) in Japan. One movie and five OAVs animated by Production I.G were also released: Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages (2005.08.20) Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (2007.11 to 2008.03, three episodes) and Tsubasa: Shunraiki (2009.03 to 2009.05, two episodes bundled with manga volumes 26 and 27)
Anime-based Drama CDs have also been released under the banner The Matinée of the Palace. The first, subtitled Chapter.1 ~Coral, the City on the Water~
, released December 2005. Chapter.2 ~Impossible Goal~
followed in February 2006. The final CD, Chapter.3 ~Unspeakable Lines~
, released in March 2006. Additionally, a spin-off series, Private High School Holitsuba, consisting of four CDs were released from 2006 to 2009.
Related
At least two anime fanbooks, three artbooks, two character guides and two OST guidebooks have been published between 2005 and 2009.
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Mangazines (2012.06.27)
- Shonen Star Issue 11/2012 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)
Defense Devil 「ＤＥＦＥＮＳＥ ＤＥＶＩＬ」
by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 8 first published in Japan 2011.03
Volume 8 chapters:
68. Judgment–40
69. Judgment–41
70. Judgment–42
71. Judgment–43
72. Judgment–44
73. Judgment–45
74. Judgment–46
75. Judgment–47
76. Judgment–48
77. Judgment–49
78. Judgment–50
[*NOT Elex/Shonen Star titles]
Related
Adapted from the Sunday GX one-shot
Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
English and simplified Chinese volumes (Chuang Yi: English volume 2 released 2010.09 • simplified Chinese #10 per 2011.12)