Actually, jostling with Soul Eater volume 15 for First Runner-up DO WANT! are Adamas volume 4 × Magister Negi Magi volume 31; Level put GTO vol 8 through the hype cruncher, so it nabs lead pix. (Ryutaro and Team Medical Dragon 23, however, reign as Undisputed King.)
Per the preceding Elex post, this Level number is also an interim Shopping List. NikBabble™ later. Prolly. « *sneaks in to update*
GTO © Fujisawa Toru/Kodansha
[First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia by Level Comics
Urumi threatens to tell everyone of Onizuka's intention to bury her alive in the woods, forcing Onizuka into servitude. Later, mistress and slave meet the former's grade-school teacher and Toroko, the cause of Urumi's 'tude, by accident. But the encounter with Toroko isn't what turns Urumi vicious. She bares her fangs at Ms. Fujimori, prompting Onizuka to call in gang reinforcements to give Urumi some much-needed “extra lessons”.
GTO volume 8 compiles Lessons 60 to 68: A day like any other - The life of Toshiyuki Saejima,
Tuna gradually,
A gift for the teacher,
My secret...,
Onizuka's outdoor course,
We must expand!,
The smile of a sad little girl...,
Deadly Enemy!
and The club of young witches
[*NOT Level titles; mechanical translations of PIKA Editions' GTO, Tome 8 chapter titles]
Nau for the Level Most Wanted—
Team Medical Dragon vol 23 of 25
By Nogizaka Taro, Nagai Akira
Ryutaro saves Shingo who jumps from the hospital rooftop but both are gravely injured. Before losing consciousness, Ryutaro begs Noboru to operate. It's a responsibility Noboru never hoped for. After selecting the members of his surgical team, Noboru prepares to put the master under the knife...
Telor Ceplok manga critic Lina-chan gives the 23rd Team Medical Dragon effort a 9 of 10 ♡, which automatically translates to BUY! Her favorite quote from the volume is... (see the Comments section :D)
Finales
We get the second and last volume of the Yugo in Osaka mini-series, as well as the fourth and final Ranko The Governor tank. Previews after the release list.
Level Comics manga (2012.05.23)
- Adamas vol 4 of 7+ by Minagawa Ryouji
- Birdy The Mighty (Tetsuwan Birdy) vol 2 of 20 by Yuuki Masami
- Devil Devil vol 11 of 15 by Miyoshi Yuuki
- Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) vol 91 of 99+ by Morikawa Joji
- GTO vol 8 of 25 by Fujisawa Toru
- Karakuri Circus vol 9 of 43 by Fujita Kazuhiro
- Magister Negi Magi (Mahou Sensei Negima!) vol 31 of 38 by Akamatsu Ken
- Ranko The Governor (Chiji Ranko) vol 4 of 4 by Takahashi Noboru [Finale]
- Soul Eater vol 15 of 21+ by Ohkubo Atsushi
- Team Medical Dragon (Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon-) vol 23 of 25 by Nogizaka Taro/Nagai Akira
- Yugo in Osaka (Yugo: Osaka-hen) vol 2 of 2 by Akana Shu & Makari Shinji
 | Tetsuwan Birdy 「鉄腕バーディー」 |
Volume 2 contains chapters 11–15: Double Trouble #1–15 and 16–21: The Third Power #1–16 + Yukai manga Bacillus-kun
extra
Related series
Adapted from the original Tetsuwan Birdy serialized in Shonen Sunday Super between 1985 and 1988 (one volume per 1996.07 [discontinued]; two-volume Shonen Sunday Comics Visual Selection reprint from 1996.12 to 1997.04)
Sequel: Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution (11 volumes as of 2012.04.27, ongoing serialization in Big Comic Spirits)
Other languages
French (Pika Édition: Tetsuwan Birdy, Tome 11 per 2010.07)
Adaptations
Madhouse's Birdy the Mighty OAV (1996.07.25, four episodes) starring seiyuu Mitsuishi Kotono as Birdy and Iwanaga Tetsuya as Tsutomu, and A-1 Pictures' anime: Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode (2008.07.04–2008.09.29, 13 episodes) starring Chiba Saeko as Birdy and Irino Miyu as Tsutomu, Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode Season 2 (2009.01.09–2009.05.28, 12 episodes) and Birdy the Mighty Decode: The Cipher OAV (2009.07.22, one episode)
 | Devil Devil 「デビデビ」 by Miyoshi Yuuki |
Other languages
French (PIKA Édition: 15 volumes)
 | Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 |
Volume 91 chapters:
Round 869: Instincts Born From Freedom
Round 870: High Power Frontal Barrage
Round 871: Natural Born
Round 872: Predicted Corner
Round 873: Uncanny Wildness
Round 874: Impossible to Predict
Round 875: Unquestionable Genius
Round 876: One in a Million
Round 877: The Corner is where He's Most Effective
Round 878: A Future World Champion
Round 879: Desperate Advance
Round 880: As Many Times As It Takes
Round 881: The Smiling Boxer
Round 882: A Small Milestone
[*NOT Level chapter titles]
Awards
Winner, 1991 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category
Related series
Hajime no Ippo Gaiden (one-shot prequel)
Other languages
French (Kurokawa: Ippo, Saison 2 Tome 16 per 2011.09), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 第一神拳 98 released 2012.03)
Adaptations
A 76-episode anime by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Kiyasu Kohei (Makunouchi Ippo), aired on NTV from October 2000 to March 2002. A sequel/special, Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road, came out in June 2003, followed by the spinoff Hajime no Ippo - Mashiba vs. Kimura OAV (2003.09). The 26-episode second season Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger was telecast from January to June 2009.
 | GTO 「ＧＴＯ」 by Fujisawa Toru |
Awards
Winner, 1998 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category
Other languages
Bilingual Japanese/English (Kodansha International, three volumes per 1999.12), English GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes), French (PIKA Édition: 25 volumes), Italian (Dynamic Italia), German (EMA), Polish (Waneko), Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania), traditional Chinese (Tong Li)
Related series
Prequels Shounan Junaigumi! AKA GTO: The Early Years (31 volumes) and Bad Company (one volume) and sequel GTO Shonan 14 Days (nine volumes as at 2011.11, concluded)
Adaptations
A live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka TV series, starring Sorimachi Takashi (Onizuka Eikichi) and Matsushima Nanako (Fuyutsuki Azusa) telecast from July to September 1998 on Fuji TV and Kansai TV, followed by GTO Drama Special (1999.08.28) and GTO: The Movie (1999) and Studio Pierrot's 43-episode Great Teacher Onizuka anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Takagi Wataru as Onizuka that aired between June 1999 and September 2000.
 | Karakuri Circus 「からくりサーカス」 |
Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in shinsō-ban beginning July 2011 (Shonen Sunday Comics Special volume 9 street date: 2012.02.17) and in 16 wide-ban volumes (from 2008.11 to 2010.02)
French (Delcourt: Karakuri Circus Tome 21 per 2007.12)
 | Mahou Sensei Negima! 「魔法先生ネギま！」 |
Other languages
English Negima! (published by Del Rey until volume 28 and Kodansha Comics starting volume 29 [2011.05], 34 volumes as of 2012.04.24 • volume 35 street date: 2012.07.10 (US), JManga and Chuang Yi Singapore: MAGISTER NEGI MAGI, Volume 27 per 2011.02), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 魔法老师 #31 per 2010.10), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 魔法老師! 37 per 2012.05.18), French (Pika Édition: Le maître magicien Negima! Tome 35 shipped 2012.04.04 • Tome 36 street date: 2012.07.18), Spain (Glènat España), German (Egmont Manga & Anime: Negima! Magister Negi Magi Band 34 released 2012.04.05 • Band 35 street date: 2012.07), Norwegian (Schibsted Forlag), Portuguese (Editora JBC Brazil) and Croatian (Algoritam Croatia).
Adaptations
A 26-episode anime TV series starring seiyuu Satou Rina as Negi Springfield (January-June 2005), three pre-anime OAVs (2004), two post TV series OAVs (Mahou Sensei Negima!: Haru and Mahou Sensei Negima!: Natsu, 2006.10.25 and 2006.11.22), an alternate retelling anime series (Negima!?, 2006.10-2007.03), OADs
or Original Animation Disc
bundled with the manga (Mahou Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba, 2008.08.17-2009.02.17; Mahou Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai, 2009.09.17-2010.11.17; and the anime movie that concludes the Magic World arc, Mahou Sensei Negima: Anime Final (premiered 27 August 2011 in Japan as a double-bill with Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth). A live-action drama aired on TV Tokyo from 2007.10 to 2008.03.
Related series
Negiho (alternate story by YUI; one volume per 2011.11) and Negima!? Neo (alternate story in collaboration with Fujima Takuya; seven volumes per 2009.10)
 | Chiji Ranko 「知事ラン子」 |
 | Soul Eater 「ソウルイーター」 |
Other languages
English Soul Eater (Yen Press: eight volumes as of 2012.02 • volume 9 street date: 2012.05.29), French (Kurokawa: Tome 19 shipped 2012.03 • Tome 20 street date: 2012.07.05), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 16 per 2012.04.30 • Band 17 street date: 2012.07.03), traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: SOUL EATER噬魂者 20 released 2012.04.20)
Related series
First appeared as one-shots in two Gangan Powered special editions (Summer and Fall 2003) and Gangan Wing's 26 November 2003 issue. (Regular Monthly Shonen Gangan serialization commenced May 2004.)
Spin-off: Soul Eater Not! (began serialization in Shonen Gangan 2011.01; one volume released in Japan as of 2011.09; English Soul Eater NOT! manga licensed by Yen Press, volume 1 street date: 2012.07.24)
Adaptations
Manga volumes 1 to 12 adapted to anime by BONES. Fifty-one episodes starring seiyuu Omigawa Chiaki (Maka Alban) and Uchiyama Kouki (Soul Eater) aired in Japan from April 2008 to March 2009.
Square Enix bundled an audio drama, Soul Eater (Vol. 1): Special Social Studies Field Trip, with an artbook in August 2005. The drama CD featured different actors (Takeuchi Junko as Maka; Hoshi Souichirou as Soul Eater); only Kobayashi Yumiko reprised her Black☆Star role in the TV series.
 | Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- 「医龍」 |
Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Seinen/General category
Other languages/Reissues
French (Glénat: Tome 20 per 2012.05.09 • Tome 21 street date: 2012.08.16)
Reissued in My First WIDE editions (six volumes released between 2011.11 and 2012.04 in Japan • volume 7 street date: 2012.05)
My First BIG Special limited edition releases: Iryū Oyasumi (Japan release: 2011.01); Iryū Yōchi (2010.12); Iryū Tokken (2010.11); Iryū sennō (2010.10); Iryū Himitsu Heiki (2010.09); Iryū Sōtei-gai (2007.12); Iryū Hakui (2007.11); Iryū Kyōju no Shishitsu (2007.11); Iryū Kiken na masui (2007.10); Iryū Kango-shi to Isha (2006.06); and Iryū Kanja no Ishi (2006.04)
Adaptations
Three seasons of the live-action adaptation, starring Sakaguchi Kenji (Asada Ryutaro), aired on Fuji TV (Season 1: April to June 2006; Season 2: October to December 2007; Season 3: October to December 2010). The first season won the Best Drama award at the 49th Television Drama Academy Awards.
 | Yugo: Osaka-hen 「勇午 大阪編 」 |
Related series
Part of the Yugo II side stories that include Yugo: Shimokita Hantou-hen (2004.09), published by Level Comics as Yugo - Shimokita Peninsula; Yugo: Kitakyushu Tsushima-hen (2005.05), released as Yugo in Tsushima, Kitakyushu; Yugo: Tokyo Tanegashima-hen (2006.03), released as Yugo in Tokyo - Tanegashima; Yugo: Yokohama Yokosuka-hen (V1: 2008.01 – V2: 2008.02); Yugo: Toyako Summit-hen (V1: 2008.09 – V2: 2009.05); Yugo: Philippines Oda-Hen (V1: 2010.02 – V3: 2010.08), Yugo: Taiwan-hen (V1 2011.06 – V2: 2011.10.21, ongoing)
Main story: Yugo (22 volumes)
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European comics/BDs (2012.05.23)
- Leonard: Selamatkan Bumi, Jenius! (Léonard, Tome 38: Y a-t-il un génie pour sauver la planète?) by Turk & de Groot
- Suske & Wiske: Getaran Batu Karang (Suske en Wiske 307 De rillende rots) by Willy Vandersteen
Adamas 「ＡＤＡＭＡＳ」 by Minagawa Ryouji
Kodansha Evening, seinen
Volume 4 first published in Japan 2010.05