Sorairo Square © Sou/Houbunsha
[First serialized in Manga Time Kirara Forward]
Published in Indonesia as Sky Blue Square by Elex Media
Two childhood friends color the life of Souichiro, a small-town boy with a passion for photography. On one hand, there's Miyuki, a quiet girl who suffers from amnesia, and on the other, Fumika, a big city starlet who returns to the quiet seaside town where nothing ever changes. Or so it seems.
Their relationship seems like more than just friends but less than lovers,
describes Fairgame (Sorairo Square synops excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga) but after Fumika comes back from Tokyo, their feelings overlap and their childhood times slowly begin to move.
The love triangle slice of life Sorairo Square or Sky Blue Square first serialized in Houbunsha's seinen (moe) Manga Time Kirara Forward mangazine; Elex, however, slots Sky Blue Square squarely :P in the shounen category. Four volumes were published in Japan from August 2009 to February 2011. Bamboo Editions published the thing in French under the title Un carré de ciel bleu—that edition's first volume blurb also contributed to my synopsis—but both the Un carré de ciel bleu, Tome 1 preview and Fairgame's description identify the hero as Shuuichi.
I kept Elex's Souichiro.
As for Sky Blue Square's manga-ka, most of the works attributed to Sou-sensei are doujinshi, but his/her manga creds (in addition to debut series Sorairo Square) include Hana Yamata (one volume released in Japan as of December 2011, ongoing serialization in Manga Time Kirara Forward).
S/he also illustrates Understand Psychosomatic Medicine Through Manga
Manga de Wakaru Shinryou Naika written by Yuuki Yuu and serialized in Shonen Gahosha's Young King (volume 6 street date: 2012.6.25), the gag manga Otona no 1 Page Shinrigaku likewise written by Yuuki Yuu-sensei and serialized in Gekkan Young King (volume 4 released 19 April 2012) and (one of the) the manga adaptations of the popular PC visual novel ToHeart2—To Heart 2 - Another Days—written by Leaf and serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Festival! Comic (two of two volumes published between February 2010 and April 2011).
Sou-sensei also contributed to the K-ON! Anthology Comic, interpretations of Kakifly's K-ON! 4koma by various other mangaka
(five compiles as of September 2011).
I'll get to the other Elex debut Illusionary Boy—Banjo Daichi's telepathic detective Genei Shounen—in a bit. Top DO WANT! first.
Hayate The Combat Butler vol 28 (of 32+)
By Hata Kenjiro
The doujinka Nagi promotes, the one she sez resembles Hayate, turns out to be Suirenji Ruka, a super popular idol! Meanwhile, Hayate wraps the case of the mysterious concert nuisance and receives a guest, a young girl who looks like Athena. She greets Hayate with: "You are my father!" (Hina is Mom.)
Hayate The Combat Butler volume 28 compiles chapters 295 to 305: As The Coincidences Pile Up, People Will Run Into Someone Else
· Luca
· You&Me
· Idol Master
· Don't Stop! Dreamer on the Road!
· The Return of the King
· A Child Can Be the Bond Between Two People. Even If They Haven't Bonded Yet
· Come to My Place
· An Ordinary Life That KyoAni Wouldn't Turn Into an Anime
· That River Next to Akihabara is the Kanda River
· You Meet a Lot of People Marriage Hunting When Drawing Storyboards at a Café.
[*NOT Elex chapter titles]
The thirty-second Hayate no Gotoku tankou streets in Japan on the 17th of May 2012.
Also, Chinmi is baaaack!
Kungfu Boy Legends vol 11 (of 13+)
By Maekawa Takeshi
Not only does a love triangle beset Chinmi, he and his home are threatened by floods from a prolonged, out of season downpour. Can Chinmi save his village from nature's fury?
Can't bear another half-year wait for the next Kungfu Boy Legends tankou? Then run to Shonen Magz, which also serializes Maekawa Takeshi's Tekken Chinmi Legends. (In fact, the cover of this volume 11 was also the cover of Shonen Magz Issue 11 of 2011.)
Elex Media manga (2012.05.16)
- Aoba Bicycle Shop (Namiki Bashidoori: Aoba Jitenshaten) vol 5 of 20 by Miyao Gaku
- Doraemon Opening Works Vol. 2 of 2 (Doraemon Kantō Manga Sakuhin-shū gekan Vol. 24 – Vol. 45) by Fujiko F. Fujio
- Hayate The Combat Butler (Hayate no Gotoku) vol 28 of 32+ by Hata Kenjiro
- I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) vol 10 of 13 by Hidaka Banri
- [Series Premiere] Illusionary Boy (Genei Shounen) vol 1 of 6 by Banjo Daichi
- Kungfu Boy Legends (Tekken Chinmi Legends) vol 11 of 13+ by Maekawa Takeshi
- Otoboke Section Chief (Otoboke Kachou) vol 20 of 24+ by Ueda Masashi
- Shinagawa Cat Story (Shinagawajuku Nekogatari) vol 4 of 5+ by Nishida Kana
- [Series Premiere] Sky Blue Square (Sorairo Square) vol 1 of 4 by Sou
 | Doraemon Kantō Manga Sakuhin-shū gekan Vol. 24 – Vol. 45 |
 | Hayate no Gotoku 「ハヤテのごとく！」 |
Other languages
English Hayate The Combat Butler (VIZ Media: 19 volumes as of 2012.02 • volume 20 street date: 2012.09.11), French (Kana: Hayate The Combat Butler Tome 12 shipped 2012.05.04 • Tome 13 street date: 2012.07.06), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 旋風管家！ 29 released 2012.02)
Related
Hayate The Combat Butler! 0, which compiles previously unreleased Hayate no Gotoku stories, including 60 pages of 4-koma and the pre-series prototype. Published under the Shonen Sunday Comics Special label (JP street date: 2012.05.17, simultaneous release with manga volume 32)
Adaptations
Two anime seasons, at least one OAV and an anime film, Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven Is a Place on Earth that premiered 27 August 2011 in Japan. Seiyuu Shiraishi Ryoko voiced Ayasaki Hayate and Kugimiya Rie, Sanzenin Nagi.
The Taiwanese live-action Hayate The Combat Butler TV adaptation, starring George Hu as Hayate (Xiao Sa/Ling Qisa) and Park ShinHye (voiced by He Yipei) as Nagi (Xiao Zhi/Sanqianyuan Zhi), originally aired on FTV from June to September 2011.
At least two light novels have been published: the first by Tsukiji Toshihiko and illustrated by Hata Kenjiro (JP release: 2007.05.24) and the second Nagi is the Familiar!? Let it ★ World Conquest (2008.03.18), featuring insert art by Hata Kenjiro and Zero no Tsukaima light novels illustrator Usatsuka Eiji.
 | Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai |
Reissues
Reissued in Hana to Yume Comics Special kanzenban from 2012.02.20 (volume 7 street date: 2012.05.18)
Related series
Akiyoshi Family Series 1–4 (Pacar 365 Hari, For Endless Love, Stay the Same, Let Me Hear the Lyric), Oki ni Mesu Mama? (one volume sequel released 2010.09) and Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki (alternate story; two volumes as of 2012.02.20, ongoing serialization in Hana to Yume)
A Hidaka Banri artbook, Hitsuji no Namida/Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai Hidaka Banri Gashuu, was released 2004.03.
Other languages
English I Hate You More Than Anyone (CMX: nine volumes per 2010.03; cancelled)
 | Genei Shounen 「幻影少年」 by Banjo Daichi |
Related series
One-shot Genei Shounen
(appeared in Club Sunday)
 | Tekken Chinmi Legends |
Serializations/Other languages
Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 铁拳小子 Legends #11 per 2011.09.)
Related series
Prequels: Tekken Chinmi (AKA Kungfu Boy, 35 volumes; reissued in 18 bunko volumes and released in Indonesia as Kungfu Boy Premium) and Shin Tekken Chinmi (New Kungfu Boy, 20 volumes)
Side story Tekken Chinmi Gaiden (three volumes per 2010.04; serialized in Shonen Magz; Volume 3: Chinmi Other Story: Chinmi & Shie Fan published by Elex Media in 2011.06)
 | Otoboke Kachou 「おとぼけ課長」 |
 | Shinagawajuku Nekogatari 「品川宿 猫語り」 |
 | Sorairo Square 「空色スクエア。」 by Sou |
[Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details.]
Postponed title(s)
Slam Dunk Deluxe volume 7 by Inoue Takehiko (pending new street date).
Namiki Bashidoori: Aoba Jitenshaten
「並木橋通りアオバ自転車店」
by Miyao Gaku
AKA Aoba Bicycle Shop on Namikibashi Street
Shonen Gahosha Young King, seinen
Volume 5 first published in Japan 2002.04
Reissues/Related series
Released in 12 Shonen Gahosha Bunko volumes from 2009.10 to 2010.12
Sequel: Aoba Jitenshaten (19 volumes per 2012.02 • volume 20 street date: 2012.06.08)