Idol's Love Story 15 of 15, Next To You 6, Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp by Naba Yuka (m&c! 6 June 2012 manhwa and manga) [UPDATED]

Word is that Aoizaka Baseball Club volume 22 has been postponed, but as it still appears on m&c!'s lists, including it here anyway. «Update: Aoizaka Baseball Club 22 moved to 2012.07.04

[Idol School of Noble's Story] © Han YuRang/Samyang. Published in Indonesia as Idol's Love Story by Gramedia/m&c!

What does Choe Jang Gun think he's doing, convening the Freeman clan up to and including summoning Ian from Switzerland? If he's planning to disclose Lang Land's true parentage, isn't he torpedoing his and Lang Land's relationship into oblivion?

How will this K-drama ultimately end? Obviously, Land Lang lands in the arms of brother Ian, but GET! the Idol's Love Story Happy Even After to make sure. The Ian × Lang Land cover *could* still prove a bait and switch. (Though I very much doubt it.)

Before I get to the newb that tied with Idol's Love Story 15 for top DO WANT!, lemme just say that Han YuRang's sibcestuous manhwa isn't the only m&c! series to wrap this street date. The regular(?) OEL manga romance Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives does, too, with volume 3. (But don't forget, after Blood Relatives volume 3 there's still VK: Graveyard Games, in which Claude—OK, getting too far ahead. Don't even know if m&c! has already licensed GG.)

Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives vol 3 of 3
By Ellen Schreiber
Illustrated by Elisa Kwon

Raven and Alexander's plan to ‘evict’ Alexander's half-vamp cousin Claude from Dullsville is Epic #Fail. Claude and the gang have gotten their hands on the blood-filled vials—does this mean the full-blood undead population in Dullsville is set to asplode?

Because as HarperTeen's Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives volume 3 preview shares, Claude joins forces with Raven's archenemy Trevor, and invitations soon go out for a vampire-themed masquerade party. Could Claude be scheming to turn all of the students at Dullsville High into vampires...?

Find the answer... where else? :P

☞ Oh! One more ending—and this HK manhua even has Serie Finale on the cover to back it up. (Make what you will then of Volume 6 of 6, which streeted last March.) It's Pedang Maha Dewa: Future volume 7 by Tony Wong. m&c! promises this "series finale" links the Pedang Maha Dewa and Fore Story sagas.

New m&c! titles
Debut Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp is Most Wanted.

Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari
© Naba Yuka/Media Factory
Published in Indonesia as
Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp
by Gramedia/m&c!

The year, 1881. The place, the O.K. Corral. The most famous gunfight in the American Old West goes down, and when the smoke clears after 30 seconds (so reports say), only one lawman remains standing, pistol gripped firmly in hand. His name...

...is in the title.

Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp, originally Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari, started its Comic Historia serialization in 2010. Media Factory published the tankoubon under its MF Comics (Flapper Series) imprint in July 2011. m&c!'s edition credits the seinen manga on the cover solely to Naba Yuka — without mentioning writer Frosh (フロッシュ) who IS credited »here and »here. Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari is apparently Naba Yuka-sensei's debut tank; his/her Dunamis 15 only began its FlexComix Next run this year.

The other new manga are Chocolate Magic ~Dark Spice~, actually the fourth installment in Mizuho Rino's Chocolate Magic shoujo horror series, and Panzer Princess Punie ~Super Great Magical Gap~ by Ohwada Hideki which continues Magical Witch Punie-chan's adventures started in The Great Magical Gap AKA Dai Mahou Touge. m&c! also launches a couple of music and dance manhwa from Kenaz, JAM - Play the Music with Love 1 by Park MiSook and Wicked: Dance with Us 1 from Kim SooYong. Previews after the release list.

m&c! manga (2012.06.06)

1. Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) vol 22 of 26 by Tanaka Motoyuki «Postponed to 2012.07.04

Saikyou! Toritsu Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu 「最強！都立あおい坂高校野球部」 AKA Aoizaka High School Baseball Club by Tanaka Motoyuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 22 first published in Japan 2009.11

Awards
Winner, Best Shounen Manga, 2008 Kodansha Manga Awards

2. [Premiere] Chocolate Magic ~Dark Spice~ (Chocolat no Mahou ~Dark Spice~) by Mizuho Rino

Chocolat no Mahou ~Dark Spice~ 「ショコラの魔法～ｄａｒｋ　ｓｐｉｃｅ～」 by Mizuho Rino AKA The Magic of Chocolate - Dark Spice Shogakukan Ciao and Ciao DX, shoujo First published in Japan 2011.04

Related series
Prequels Chocolat no Mahou (Japan release: 2009.07, published in Indonesia as Chocolate Magic), Chocolat no Mahou ~Bittersweet~ (2010.03, published by m&c! as Chocolate Magic ~Bittersweet~) and Chocolat no Mahou ~Creamy Sugar~ (2010.11, published by m&c! as Chocolate Magic ~Creamy Sugar~) and sequels: Chocolat no Mahou ~Evil Essence~ (2011.11) and Chocolat no Mahou ~Fruity Flavor~ (2012.03.01)
Shogakukan Junior Bunko novels: Chocolat no Mahou Dacquoise Chocolat's Kioku no Meiro (JP release: 2011.07) and Chocolat no Mahou -Kurashikku Chocolat Ushinawareta Monogatari (2012.02.08)

Adaptations
Anime OAV Chocolat no Mahou: Meringue au Chocolat Kanashimi no Senritsu (two episodes bundled with Ciao's April and May 2011 issues)

3. [Premiere] Justice - The Story of Wyatt Earp (Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari) by Naba Yuka

Seigi - Wyatt Earp Monogatari 「正義－ＪＵＳＴＩＣＥ－ワイアット・アープ物語」 by Naba Yuka, Frosh Media Factory Comic Historia, seinen First published in Japan 2011.07

4. Next To You (Tonari no Atashi) vol 6 of 10 by Namba Atsuko

Tonari no Atashi 「隣のあたし」 by Namba Atsuko Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2011.01

5. [Premiere] Panzer Princess Punie ~Super Great Magical Gap~ (Chou Dai Mahou Touge) by Ohwada Hideki

Chou Dai Mahou Touge 「超・大魔法峠　マジカル血煙コミック」 by Ohwada Hideki Kadokawa Comics Ace, shounen First published in Japan 2004.11

Related series
Part of the Dai Mahou Touge series, which consists of Dai Mahou Touge (volume 1), Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge (volume 3) and Chou Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge (volume 4).

m&c! manhwa (2012.06.06)

1. Idol's Love Story (Idol School of Noble's Story) vol 15 of 15 by Han YuRang [Finale]

Idol School of Noble's Story 「IDOL SCHOOL OF 귀족연애사」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 15 first published in Korea 2006.11

2. [Series Premiere] JAM - Play the Music with Love vol 1 of 3 by Park MiSook

JAM - Play the Music with Love by Park MiSook First published in Korea by Kenaz

3. [Series Premiere] Wicked: Dance with Us vol 1 of 3 by Kim SooYong

Wicked: Dance with Us by Kim SooYong First published in Korea by Kenaz

m&c! OEL manga (2012.06.06)

• Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives vol 3 of 3 by Ellen Schreiber [Finale]

Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives by Ellen Schreiber, illustrated by Elisa Kwon TOKYOPOP and HarperCollins, Young Adult Volume 3 first published in the 2009.09

Related series
Main story: the Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses (2003), Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins (2005), Vampire Kisses 3: Vampireville (2006), Vampire Kisses 4: Dance with a Vampire (2007) Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club (2008), Vampire Kisses 6: Royal Blood (2009), Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites (2010), Vampire Kisses 8: Cryptic Cravings (2011) and Vampire Kisses: Immortal Hearts (2012.05.15 street date)
OEL manga sequel: Vampire Kisses: Graveyard Games illustrated by Xian Nu Studio (2011.09.27)

Hong Kong manhua (2012.06.06)

• Pedang Maha Dewa: Future vol 7 Series Finale by Tony Wong [Finale]

Pedang MahaDewa: Future by Tony Wong Published by Jade Dynasty

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Bleach 45, Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ 7, Love Button 6 (m&c! manga out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 2012.04.25
I would really lurve to go NikBabble™ mode, ON! on this (Sora!), so, let's see if RL cooperates. «Update: Because Lina-chan sez she misses NikBabble™ (Sankyuuu, Lina-chaaaan~)

Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ © Minase Ai/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ by Gramedia/m&c!

"I don't know what Sora looks like nor his voice, and in a world this large, it would be next to impossible to ever meet him face to face. Little did I know he would appear right before my eyes..."

When she meets Kuon again at her part-time work, Momoka expects him to make fun of her like he usually does, but Teh Tsundere jerk-and-a-half Kuon subverts her expectations and actually acts *nice*. Momoka and Kuon become...if not quite buddies, then friendly acquaintances, much to boyfriend Narumi's chagrin. Not long after they grow close, Kuon makes a shocking confession: "I am Sora."

Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ 7 compiles Stories 36 through 41, the last of which dropped my grade for this NamiUsa tank from 8 to 7.75 of 10 or B+. (Had it gotten that 8, it would have leveled up to A-. I couldn't see my way to giving it that grade, however, what with the story swerving from a Kuon–Usami–Narumi rabu triangle to an Usami–Narumi–Girl x cliffie.)

Nine Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ tankou have been released in Japan as of February 2012; the 10th (and last (完) ("End"), according to Amazon Japan) streets in Japan on 25 May 2012.

Now for the top manga DO WANT! —

Bleach vol 45 of 54+
By Kubo Tite

Ichigo returns to fake Karakura-chou where the combined Gotei 13 and Visored might fail to dispatch Aizen, whose powers are far greater than anyone had estimated. Aizen single-handedly defeats his opponents, including Ichigo, forcing commander Yamamoto himself to intervene.

Which explains why Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, whom manga-ka Kubo Tite described as Imperturbable and like an unmovable pivot in the Bleach Official Character Book of Souls, page 200, is the cover boy of Bleach vol 45: The Burnout Inferno.

This Bleach volume compiles chapters 387 to 395: Ignited,Eagle Without Wings 2 (EXTREME BATTLEMASTER MIX),Winged Eagles 2,BEYOND THE DEATH UNDERSTANDING,The Blazing Glaciers,The Breaking Glaciers,The Burnout Inferno,The Burnout Inferno 2 and The Burnout Inferno 3. [*NOT m&c!'s chapter titles]

The latest Bleach tankou chapter is 479, Goodbye to Our Xcution, bound in volume 54 of the same name, released in Japan 2 March 2012.

New m&c! titles
m&c! launches two shoujo manga—Flow of Love (Suiren) by Nanao Mio and My Beloved Tailor (Dekiai Oresama Tailor) by Yagami Rina—and premieres a new manhua martial arts series, City of Darkness by Andy Seto - Yu Er. I delve into some detail on the two shoujo standalones (one ex-Cheese!, the second from Sho-Comi) after the release list, but grant City of Darkness the snap synops up here: Despite winning battles left and right, Chen Luojun loses everything and is now hunted down by the Triad. What happened to plunge the fighting champ into this nightmare?

Mangazines: Cherry April 2012 edition
First off, Cherry April 2012 edition ups its price to IDR 30,000 from the previous IDR 27,500. It premieres Key of Love by Notoyama Keiko (originally Koi x Kagi or 恋×カギ ex-Ciao) and ends (it indicates Final Episode, but closes with Bersambung) I am not a Maid! by Iwaoka Meme. Deets after the release list.

m&c! manga (2011.04.25)

1. Bleach vol 45 of 54+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 45: The Burnout Inferno (chapters 387–395) first published in Japan 2010.06

Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Other languages
English Bleach (VIZ Media: 39 volumes as of 2012.04.03 • volume 40 street date: 2012.06.05), French (Glénat: Tome 47 shipped 2012.03 • Tome 48 street date: 2012.05.09), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (TOKYOPOP Germany: Band 50 per 2012.03 • Band 51 street date: 2012.05.09), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: Bleach #52: End of Bond released 2012.01)

Related
Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).

The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).

Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46: Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50: The Six Fullbringers).

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and ended with episode 366, which aired in Japan in 2012.03.27. Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody; The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru; Fade to Black, I Call Your Name; and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.

At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

2. First Love Lesson (Hatsukoi Shinan) vol 3 of 4 by Yabuuchi Yuu

Hatsukoi Shinan 「初恋指南」 by Yabuuchi Yuu Shogakukan ChuChu, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2009.10

Other languages
German (Egmont Manga & Anime: Love Love Mangaka, four volumes per 2011.08)

3. [Premiere] Flow of Love (Suiren) by Nanao Mio

Suiren 「水恋－すいれん－」 by Nanao Mio Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2011.03

4. Love Button (Kokoro Button) vol 6 of 7+ by Usami Maki

Kokoro · Button 「ココロ・ボタン」 by Usami Maki Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 2011.09

5. [Premiere] My Beloved Tailor (Dekiai Oresama Tailor) by Yagami Rina

Dekiai Oresama Tailor 「溺愛オレ様テーラー」 by Yagami Rina Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.08

6. Namida Usagi ~Tears of First Love~ (Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~) vol 7 of 10 by Minase Ai

Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ 「なみだうさぎ～制服の片想い～」 by Minase Ai Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 7 (Story 36–41) first published in Japan 2011.07

OEL manga [AMERO comics] (2011.04.25)

• Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives vol 2 of 3 by Ellen Schreiber

Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives by Ellen Schreiber, illustrated by rem TOKYOPOP and HarperCollins, Young Adult Volume 2 first published in the US 2008.09

Related series
Main story: the Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses (2003), Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins (2005), Vampire Kisses 3: Vampireville (2006), Vampire Kisses 4: Dance with a Vampire (2007) Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club (2008), Vampire Kisses 6: Royal Blood (2009), Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites (2010), Vampire Kisses 8: Cryptic Cravings (2011) and Vampire Kisses: Immortal Hearts (2012.05.15 street date)
OEL manga sequel: Vampire Kisses: Graveyard Games illustrated by Xian Nu Studio (2011.09.27)

Hong Kong manhua (2011.04.25)

1. [Series Premiere] City of Darkness vol 1 by Andy Seto - Yu Er

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

2. Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade vol 8 by Tony Wong

Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade by Tony Wong Published by Jade Dynasty

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Mangazines (2011.04.25)

• Cherry April 2012 Edition (Indonesian Ciao, Sho-Comi, ChuChu, Betsucomi, Flowers)

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