Wild Life 24, 07-GHOST 7, Skip Beat! 22 (Elex Media manga out nau~)

Street date: 11 August 2012, the last manga sked prior to the Idul Fitri holidays. (Next street date: 31 August 2012.)
Before I get to top DO WANT! Wild Life (and first runner-up 07-GHOST)—

Skip Beat! © Nakamura Yoshiki
Hakusensha [Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

One night.

One night with Tsuruga Ren.

One night is all takes for Kyoko-chan to learn...iro iro. Especially the “various things” related to interpreting the bully role of Natsu. :D

With Ren's guidance, Kyoko's thespian genius gives birth to a charismatic Supermodel!Natsu. But can the radical characterization win over Box R's director?

Skip Beat! volume 22 compiles Acts 127 to 132: Private Exit, Switch Over, Api Peperangan yang Tersembunyi, Serangan Balik, The Reflection Floating Up and Cross Eyes.

Thirty Skip Beat! tankou have been published in Japan as at March 2012; the 31st streets this 20 September. The latest “Breath of Darkness” arc continues to run in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume, with the latest Act—192?—in Issue 19, which goes on sale on the 5th of September. (Too bad we don't have HanaLaLa anymore to fast track the Indonesian Skip Beat!. :p)

Elsewhere, a controversy also brews in—

Wild Life vol 24 of 27
By Fujisaki Masato

Aren't multiple relationships more exciting? Aren't most animals polygamous? How come homo sapiens isn't!?

How is Dr. Tessho supposed to answer these (t)horny questions from two girls who have gotten close to him? And will our favorite vet actually consider or even—Gasp!—act on their wheedling?

Wild Life volume 24 spans chapters 204 to 209. For installments beyond 209, check out back issues till the newest Shonen Star. (The latest Issue 14 released last Tuesday.)

Now for the “fantastic tale of magic, death gods and the darkness in men's hearts”...

07-Ghost vol 7 (of 14+)
By Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino

Teito's next stop is the God House in The 5th District, the former kingdom of Raggs. To get there, Teito and Frau will have to consult ‘an old friend.’

M–k––e♡!!

Meanwhile, back in the church, Teito's comrade Hakuren also faces a tough decision when he is summoned back to the Empire to serve as tutor to the princess. Will Hakuren's life be dedicated by his father's wishes again, or will his own calling show him the right path to take? [From Chuang Yi's 07-GHOST Vol. 7 preview]

07-GHOST volume 7 spans chapters or Kapitel 36 to 41: Tatto, Recollection, Evidence, Division, Lingering Snow and Omen. [*NOT Elex chapter titles]

New Elex titles
Title, actually. Elex launches only one — The Best Selection of Saito Chiho, the Deluxe edition. Its editor only has one word to sum it up. Intrigued? :) [Continued...]

Elex Media manga (2012.08.11)

1. 07-GHOST vol 7 of 14+ by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino

07-GHOST 「０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ」 by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei Volume 7 (chapters 36–41) first published in Japan 2008.11

Awards
Double-first prize, 3rd Zero-Sum Comics Grand-Prix

Other languages
English 07-GHOST (Go! Comi: 7 volumes [dropped]; picked up by VIZ Media: volume 1 street date: 2012.11.13 and Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 10 per 2012.02), French (Kazé Editions: 07-Ghost Tome 8 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 9 street date: 2012.09.19), German (EMA: Band 12 released 2012.07.12 • Band 13 street date: 2012.10)

Related series
Side story 07-GHOST CHILDREN (one volume)

A 07-GHOST Seal and Postcard Book was released by Gakken Marketing in 2009.09

Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 25-episode 07-GHOST anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Mitsuki Saiga (Teito Klein), Namikawa Daisuke (Mikage Celestine) and Hayami Sho (Ayanami), aired in Japan from April through September 2009.

Since the TV series' end, mini-dramas have been released through limited edition genteiiban (DVDs). At least three drama CDs have also been released: 07-Ghost: Kamisama ni Todoku Koibumi (2007.02), The Day of Retribution (2009.06) and The Top News Headlines (2009.10).

2. [Premiere] The Best Selection of Saito Chiho – Deluxe (Saito Chiho The Best Selection) by Saito Chiho

Saito Chiho The Best Selection 「さいとうちほ The Best Selection」 by Saito Chiho Shogakukan Flower Comics Special, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2009.03

3. Skip Beat! vol 22 of 30+ by Nakamura Yoshiki

Skip Beat! 「スキップ・ビート！」 by Nakamura Yoshiki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 22 (Acts 127–132) first published in Japan 2009.06

Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian HanaLaLa (discontinued upon the magazine's closure).
English Skip Beat! (VIZ Media: 28 volumes as of 2012.07.03 • volume 29 street date: 2012.10.02), French (Casterman: Tome 22 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 23 street date: 2012.08.28), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 21 released 2012.07.31 • Band 22 street date: 2012.10.30, serialized in Daisuki), Korean (Sigong Comics: 스킵 비트! 30 per 2012.05) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: SKIP. BEAT!華麗的挑戰 30 released 2012.07.25)

Adaptations
A 25-episode anime adaptation by Hal Film Maker aired in Japan from October 2008 through March 2009. Seiyuu Inoue Marina, Konishi Katsuyuki and Miyano Mamoru replaced the 2002.09 Skip Beat! Drama CD cast comprising Nagasawa Miki, Narita Ken and Kanna Nobutoshi as Mogami Kyoko, Tsuruga Ren, and Fuwa Shou respectively. (The drama CD adapted manga Acts 1–5.)

The Taiwanese live-action adaptation Extravagant Challenge premiered 18 December 2011 on FTV with Ivy Chen as Gong Xi (Kyoko), Choi Siwon as Dun Helian (Ren) and Lee Donghae as Bu Po Shang (Shou). Episode 15 aired 1 April 2012.

Related
Hakusensha released the Skip Beat! Fan Book ~ LOVE ME in March 2009.

4. Wild Life vol 24 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 24 (chapters 204–209) first published in Japan 2007.11

Awards
51st Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shounen category (2005)

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

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Naruto 55, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 20, Fairy Tail 13 (Elex Media 9 May 2012 manga) [UPDATED]

Update: Added the shounen mangazines that got left out :P

Naruto © Kishimoto Masashi/Shueisha
[Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

The Great War begins!

The Allied Shinobi Forces mobilize for an assault on Akatsuki. To protect Naruto, Gaara delivers an inspirational speech. Meanwhile, Kabuto works with Madara to reanimate legendary ninja to swell Akatsuki's ranks.

Naruto vol 55: The War Begins! compiles chapters 515 to 524: The Great War Begins! • Gaara's Speech • Omoi's War!! • Battle of the Commando Units!! • The Biju Bomb • Secrets of the Edotensei • The Main Regiment in Battle!! • We Died. • The Legendary Seven Swordsmen of the Mist!! • That Which Ought to be Protected. [*NOT Elex chapter titles]

The latest chapter collected in a tankou is 575: Will of Stone bound in Naruto volume 60: Kurama!! published in Japan on 2 May 2012.

Another civil war is brewing over in Magnolia (I'll get to first runner-up DO WANT! TRC in a moment) —

Fairy Tail vol 13 of 32+
By Mashima Hiro

There's just no rest for the wicked, nor for Fairy Tail mages. The female contingent dukes it out in a Miss Fairy Tail contest—Lucy's hoping to win to make her rent payments—but she runs out of luck when Master Makarov's grandson returns and sniffs at how "soft" the guild has become. Laxus magicks the contestants into stone and forces the rest of Fairy Tail into fighting each other.

Fairy Tail vol 13 contains chapters 101 to 109: Rage Within the Red Earth • Walk Strong • Home • Best Friend • That Man, Laxus • The Harvest Festival • The Battle of Fairy Tail • Go-cheen • Friendly Fire for Friendship's Sake. [*NOT Elex/Shonen Magz chapter titles]

The latest Fairy Tail chapter compiled in a tankoubon is 275: Drunken Hawk, bound in volume 32 published in Japan on 17 April 2012.

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle vol 20 of 28
By CLAMP

The Wizard's past is unveiled!

After stopping his rampage and saving his life, Sakura charges Fai with the care of the remaining troop members, and her soul enters dream world. Fai takes her body to Celes, the home he left untold ages ago, where Syaoran and Kurogane learn the true nature of their enigmatic comrade, and see for the first time how his past and future are shaped by his tragic curse... [Additions from Chuang Yi's TSUBASA Reservoir Chronicle Vol.20 preview]

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle vol 20, elsewhere sub-titled The Trial of the Traitor!, spans chapters 150 through 158: Those Left Behind • A Lie in the Rain • Four Prices Paid • The Most Painful • The Magician Returns • The Damned Twins • The Beginning of Sorrow • The Final Choice • One Other Curse. [*NOT Elex/Shonen Magz chapter titles]

Mangazines: Shonen Magz 05/2012 and Shonen Star 08/2012
Raiku Makoto's Animal Kingdom (Doubutsu no Kuni) premieres in Shonen Magz Issue 5 of 2012, while the animal world from a genius vet's vantage point Wild Life snags Shonen Star Issue 8's series spotlight. Scroll down for details.

Elex Media manga (2012.05.09)

1. Arakure: The Wild Ones (Arakure) vol 5 of 10 by Fujiwara Kiyo

Arakure 「アラクレ」 by Fujiwara Kiyo Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 5 (chapters 22–27) first published in Japan 2007.07

Other languages
English Wild Ones (VIZ Media: 10 volumes), French (Editions 12 bis: Arakure: Princesse Yakuza Tome 6 per 2010.10)

2. Fairy Tail vol 13 of 32+ by Mashima Hiro

Fairy Tail 「ＦＡＩＲＹ　ＴＡＩＬ」 by Mashima Hiro Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 13 (chapters 101–109) first published in Japan 2008.12

Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 2009 Kodansha Manga Awards (tied with Katou Motohiro's Q.E.D.); Best Comedy Manga, 2009 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Awards

Other languages/Serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
English Fairy Tail (Del Rey until volume 12; Kodansha Comics from volume 13 [2011.05], 18 volumes as of 2012.03.06 • volume 19 street date: 2012.05.29), French (Pika Édition: Tome 24 shipped 2012.05.02 • Tome 25 street date: 2012.07.04), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: FAIRY TAIL魔導少年 31 released 2012.05.02), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: FAIRY TAIL #22 per 2010.10)

Adaptations
The A-1 Pictures and Satelight anime co-production starring seiyuu Hirano Aya (Lucy Heartfilia), Kakihara Tetsuya (Natsu Dragneel), Nakamura Yuuichi (Gray Fullbuster) and Kugimiya Rie (Happy) continues to air (episode 129 aired 2012.05.05). The Animax Asia run premiered on 30 September 2010, with Season 2 beginning 10 February 2012. Anime OAVs have been bundled with the manga volumes: Fairy Tail: Yōkoso Fairy Hills! (with limited edition volume 26; 2011.04) and Yōsei Gakuen Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan (volume 27; 2011.06). The third OAV Memory Days released with volume 31 (2012.02.17).

Fairy Tail The Movie: The Phoenix Priestess anime movie is slated to premiere in Japan on 18 August 2012.

Related
Fairy Megane, a one-shot crossover between Fairy Tail and Yoshikawa Miki's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (AKA Flunk Punk Rumble), appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2008. The Yōsei Gakuen Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan manga side story was released in the limited edition volume 27 as a separate booklet from the DVD.

The official FAIRY TAIL+ fanbook released 2010.05 in Japan, the FAIRY TAIL A official animation book in 2011.01.

3. Here is Greenwood vol 6 of 6 Deluxe (Koko wa Greenwood [Bunko]) by Nasu Yukie [Finale]

Koko wa Greenwood 「ここはグリーン・ウッド　(白泉社文庫)」 by Nasu Yukie Hakusensha Bessatsu Hana to Yume and Hana to Yume, shoujo Bunko volume 6 first published in Japan 2001.06

Other languages
English Here is Greenwood (VIZ Media, nine volumes)

Adaptations
A six-episode anime OAV starring seiyuu Sasaki Nozomu (Hasukawa Kazuya), Sakamoto Chika (Kisaragi Shun), Iwata Mitsuo (Ikeda Mitsuru) and Seki Toshihiko (Tezuka Shinobu) released in Japan between November 1991 and March 1993. A 13-episode live-action renzoku aired on Tokyo MX from July to September 2008 (Cast: Izawa Yuki, Suzuki Hiroki, Miura Riki and Sato Yuuichi)

4. Mokke vol 9 of 9 by Kumakura Takatoshi [Finale]

Mokke 「もっけ」 by Kumakura Takatoshi Kodansha Afternoon, seinen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2009.07

5. My First Mr. Akuno (Hajimete no Aku) vol 9 of 15+ by Fujiki Syun

Hajimete no Aku 「はじめてのあく」 by Fujiki Syun Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2011.04

Other Serializations
Serialized in Shonen Star (ongoing)

6. Naruto vol 55 of 60+ by Kishimoto Masashi

Naruto 「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－」 by Kishimoto Masashi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 55: Taisen, Kaisen! (chapters 515–524) first published in Japan 2011.04

Awards/Accomplishments
The American volume 7 won the 2006 Quill Award in the graphic novel category. Manga sales have topped 100 million copies in Japan, with over 89 million sold globally. Naruto is the #1 bestselling manga in Indonesia, with upwards of one million copies sold nationwide.

Other languages
English Naruto (VIZ Media: 56 volumes as of 2012.05.08 • volume 57 street date: 2012.07.03; serialized in Shonen Jump USA), French (Kana: Tome 54 shipped 2011.11.04 • Tome 55 street date: 2012.07.06), Spanish (Ediciones Glénat Spain: latest edition #58; Grupo Editorial Vid Mexico; LARP Editores Argentina), Catalan (Glénat: latest volume #52), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 54 shipped 2012.02 • Band 55 street date: 2012.05.29; serialized in Banzai!), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Comix-ART), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica), Swedish (Bonnier Carlsen; serialized in Shonen Jump Sweden), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: NARUTO火影忍者 59 released 2012.03) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: 火影忍者 #58 per 2012.03)

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot and Aniplex's 220-episode anime co-production, based on manga volumes 1–27, aired from October 2002 to February 2007 in Japan. Seiyuu Takeuchi Junko, Nakamura Chie and Sugiyama Noriaki returned in their roles as Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke in the sequel (manga volume 28 onwards) that premiered February 2007 on TV Tokyo. Naruto Shippūden is still ongoing (episode 262: Kaisen! (War Begins) airs 2012.05.10).

At least five OAVs, eight films and three light novels have also been released:

OAVS: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover! (2003) · Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2004) · Konoha Sports Festival (2004.08) · Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!! (2005.12) · Naruto: The Cross Roads (2010).

A short OAV was also included within the DVD Naruto x UT Original DVD (shipped 2011.01.01).

Films: Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004.08) · Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005.08) · Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006.08) · Naruto Shippūden (2007.08) · Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds (2008.08) · Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (2009.08) · Naruto Shippūden 4: The Lost Tower (2010.07), Naruto Shippūden 5: Blood Prison (2011.07.30).

The latest Naruto Shippuden: Road to Ninja premieres in Japanese cinemas on 28 July 2012.

Three light novels written by Kusakabe Masatoshi: Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood (2002.12) · Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003.12) · Adaptation of the first Naruto movie (2004.08)

Jump J Books also released Kishimoto Masashi- and Higashiyama Akira's Naruto Dokonjo Ninden, an autobiographical novel left by Jiraiya, in the same month as the Gekijouban Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower novelization (2010.08)

Related
So far, eight movie-based manga: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004.08), Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth (2005.08), Great Excitement! The Animal Riot of Crescent Moon Island (2006.08), Naruto: Shippūden: the Movie (2007.08), Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds (2008.08), Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (2009.08), Naruto Shippūden 4: The Lost Tower (2010.08) and Naruto Shippūden 5: Blood Prison (2011.07)

7. Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle vol 20 of 28 by CLAMP

Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 「ツバサ」 by CLAMP Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 20 (chapters 150–158) first published in Japan 2007.08

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.

8. Wild Life vol 23 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato

Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 23 (chapters 195–203) first published in Japan 2007.08

Awards
Winner, 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category (2005)

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)

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Elex Media manga (2012.05.09)

1. Shonen Magz Issue 05/2012 (Indonesian Shonen Magazine)
2. Shonen Star Issue 08/2012 (Indonesian Shonen Sunday)

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