Last week it was Kekacauan di Desa Smurf; this week, it's Astrosmurf. Is Level reissuing the Smurf BDs? Just curious.
Air Gear © Oh!great/Kodansha [Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine] · Ayashi no Ceres: Tenkuu Otogizoushi © Watase Yuu/Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi]. Published in Indonesia as Air Gear and Ceres: A Heaven's Fairy Tale by Level Comics
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In Ceres volume 6: Shuro
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The Primogenitor Mikage takes over Aki's body, but Aya cherishes hopes that her twin's consciousness only sleeps within. Meanwhile, popular idol Shuro claims on TV to be in possession of a tennyo's hagoromo. Aya rushes to Okinawa to confirm if this is the celestial robe Ceres has been searching for.
Air Gear vol 28 of 35+
by Oh!great
Kogarasumaru and Sleipnire's clash approaches climax. Kogarasumaru team members gear up to bring forth a storm, but this move unduly burdens Ikki's A.T. Kururu realizes the problem, but what can she do when the Storm Regalia would only be finished the day after?
Level Comics manga (2012.04.11)
- Air Gear vol 28 of 35+ by Oh!great
- Ceres: A Heaven's Fairy Tale (Ayashi no Ceres) vol 6 of 14 by Watase Yuu
- MOON - Subaru Solitude Standing vol 4 of 9 by Soda Masahito & Tomiyama Kuro
- RRR vol 8 of 10 by Watanabe Jun
 | Ayashi no Ceres Tenkuu Otogizoushi |
Awards
Winner, 43rd Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shoujo category
Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in seven Shogakukan Bunko from 2005.11 to 2006.02
English Ceres: Celestial Legend (VIZ Media: (14 volumes per 2006.02), French (Editions Tonkam: Ayashi no Ceres: Un conte de fée céleste: 14 volumes per 2002.01), German (EMA), Spanish (Glènat España: Ceres: La Leyenda Celestial), Italian (Play Press: La fiaba del cielo), Vietnamese Truyền Thuyết Thiên Nữ
Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's 24-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan on WOWOW from April to September 2000, with seiyuu Kakazu Yumi as Aya Mikage, Iwao Junko as Ceres, Konishi Katsuyuki as Tooya, Itou Kentarou as Yuuhi, Chiba Susumu as Aki, Miki Shinichiro as Mikagi and Sugita Tomokazu as Mikage Kagami.
Light novels written by Nishizaki Megumi and illustrated by Watase Yuu: Ayashi no Ceres Episode of Tooya (one volume Palette bunko: 2000.06); Episode of Shuro (Palette bunko: 2000.09); Episode of Aki (Palette bunko: 2001.01); and Episode of Miku (Palette bunko, three volumes from 2001.06 to 2001.08)
Related
Sequel: Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden (side story included as furoku for Sho-Comi #18; also compiled in Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden vol 6)
Watase Yuu Postcard Book Fushigi Yuugi Ayashi no Ceres Imadoki! (Japan release: 2001.01)
 | MOON—Subaru Solitude Standing— |
Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li: MOON~昴‧續篇~ 7 released 2011.08)
Related series
Subaru (prequel; 11 volumes)
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European comics/BDs(2012.04.11)
- Boule & Bill: Awas Anjing Lucu! (Boule et Bill, Tome 15: Attention chien marrant!) by Jean Roba
- Lanfeust of Troy: Petaur Menghindari Kematian (Lanfeust de Troy, Tome 7: Les pétaures se cachent pour mourir) by Arleston & Tarquin
- Marsupilami: Kupu-Kupu Hutan (Le Marsupilami, Tome 9: Le Papillon des cimes) by Franquin, Batem, Yann
- Smurf: Astrosmurf (Le Cosmoschtroumpf) by Peyo
AirGear 「エア・ギア」 by Oh!great
Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen
Volume 28 (Tricks 258–267) first published in Japan 2010.04
Awards
Winner, 2006 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category
Other languages/serializations
English Air Gear (Del Rey: until Volume 15/16/17 per 2010.08; Kodansha Comics: from volume 18; 22 volumes as of 2012.02 • volume 23 street date: 2012.04.17), Korean (Haksan), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 飛輪少年 #34 per 2012.03.09), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 28 per 2010.08), French (Pika Édition: Tome 32 shipped 2012.03.01 • Tome 33 street date: 2012.06.01), Italy (Planet Manga), Germany (Heyne) and Sweden (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB/serialized in Manga Mania)
Adaptations
A 25-episode anime by Toei Animation, starring Kamakari Kenta as Ikki; a series of Satelight-animated OADs shipped with the manga tankoubon (The first Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky- OAD streeted with volume 30 in November 2010 with seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko as Ikki; the second OAD was bundled with volume 31 (2011.03.17), with a third released 2011.06.17); and a series of musicals