Resident Evil: Marhawa Desire 1 by Serizawa Naoki, Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 18, Seven Colors Prelude by Asami Yuriko (m&c! manga out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 27 June 2012
I hope you don't mind that I don't lead with the top DO WANT! (by one vote) Resident Evil: Marhawa Desire 1 because the artwork scares me >_<. I also hope that you don't mind just a shopping list this week. I'll be away for a fortnight and only managed to squeeze this much in. Gomen... «Edit: I couldn't resist NikBabbling™, no matter how supremely delayed.

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen © Sawada Hirofumi/Kodansha
[Serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine]
Published in Indonesia as Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War by Gramedia/m&c!

So let's kick off with Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War volume 18:

The fate of Clans Minamoto and Taira hangs in the balance. Yoshitsune and troops poise on the cliffs above Ichi-no-Tani, marking time before the fortress falls. The world remains unaware that the historic Battle of Ichi-no-Tani is about to unfold...

With m&c!'s volume 18 release, we're one tank away from the latest Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen, volume 19 of which streeted in Japan on 17 May 2012.

New m&c! titles
m&c! frightens me off from using the premiering Resident Evil: Marhawa Desire's blood-drenched cover as this post's lead. The titular Marhawa, an elite school secreted in the most remote of locations, is infected with a horrific virus that transforms people into bloodthirsty zombies.

☞ One Biohazard - Marhawa Desire tankou has streeted in Japan so we have the (dubious) distinction of being up to speed on Serizawa Naoki's ongoing Shounen Champion manga. Marhawa Desire reportedly has a prequel — Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles - Houkai e no Jokyoku first serialized in the same Akita Shoten shounen magazine but written by Miyazaki Masaru and illustrated by Matsueda Naotsugu (one volume released in 2007). Biohazard is, of course, the Japanese name of Capcom's survival horror video game series known everywhere else as Resident Evil.

Aside from Marhawa Desire, Serizawa Naoki-sensei is credited with the seinen, adapted to live-action Saru Lock (first serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine; 22 volumes compiled between December 2003 and December 2009) and Lucifer no Migite ex-Morning (six volumes published from August 2010 to October 2011).

Also premiering — the harem-troped Seven Colors Prelude (Nanairo no Enbukyoku) by Asami Yuriko, Takeya Sousuke, Kanai Ryo ex Media Factory's Comic CYUTT; two shoujo manga from Ichikawa Show first serialized in Sho-Comi (and in Cherry here): Captured by Love (Koakuma Lion) and First Love Promise (Hatsukoi no Itazura); the second The Best Selection of Akaishi Michiyo or (Akaishi Michiyo the Best Selection 2); and There, we found love (Soko ni wa Chanto Ai ga Aru) by Takase Yuka from A.L.C. (Akita Ladies Comics) Selection. Previews after the release list.

Mangazines: Cherry June 2012
The latest Cherry plonks Nishimura Tomoko's My Lovely Class Leader on the cover, but the highlight of the issue is the Indonesian debut of Kayoru's ballet-troped gender bender Kaname Étoile. [Continued...]

m&c! manga (2012.06.27)

1. [Premiere] The Best Selection of Akaishi Michiyo (Akaishi Michiyo the Best Selection 2) by Akaishi Michiyo

Akaishi Michiyo the Best Selection 2 「赤石路代ＴｈｅＢｅｓｔＳｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ　２」 by Akaishi Michiyo Shogakukan Flower Comics Special, shoujo This anthology (compiling six short stories) first published in Japan 2009.12

Related
The first compilation, Akaishi Michiyo The Best Selection (JP release: 2009.12), published by m&c! as The Best Selection of Akaishi Michiyo in June 2010

2. [Premiere] Captured by Love (Koakuma Lion) by Ichikawa Show

Koakuma Lion 「小悪魔らいおん」 by Ichikawa Show Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.10

Serializations
Serialized in Cherry (concluded)

3. [Premiere] First Love Promise (Hatsukoi no Itazura) by Ichikawa Show

Hatsukoi no Itazura 「初恋の悪戯」 by Ichikawa Show Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.06

Serializations
Serialized in Cherry (concluded)

4. [Series Premiere] Resident Evil: Marhawa Desire (Biohazard - Marhawa Desire) vol 1 of 1+ by Capcom, Serizawa Naoki

Biohazard - Marhawa Desire 「バイオハザード～マルハワデザイア～」 by Capcom, Serizawa Naoki Akita Shoten Weekly Shounen Champion, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2012.06

Related
Based on Capcom's survival horror video game series Resident Evil known as Biohazard in Japan
Prequel: Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles - Houkai e no Jokyoku written by Miyazaki Masaru and illustrated by Matsueda Naotsugu (one volume, 2007)

5. [Premiere] Seven Colors Prelude (Nanairo no Enbukyoku) by Asami Yuriko, Takeya Sousuke, Kanai Ryo

Nanairo no Enbukyoku 「七色の円舞曲」 byAsami Yuriko, Takeya Sousuke, Kanai Ryo Media Factory Comic CYUTT, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.12

6. Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War (Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen) vol 18 of 19+ by Sawada Hirofumi

Shanaou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen 「遮那王　義経　源平の合戦」 by Sawada Hirofumi Kodansha Monthly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 18 first published in Japan 2012.02

Related series
Prequel: Shanaou Yoshitsune (22 volumes)

7. [Premiere] There, we found love (Soko ni wa Chanto Ai ga Aru) by Takase Yuka

Soko ni wa Chanto Ai ga Aru 「そこにはちゃんと愛がある」 by Takase Yuka Akita Shoten A.L.C. (Akita Ladies Comics) Selection, josei This volume first published in Japan 2009.07

Hong Kong manhua (2012.06.27)

1. City of Darkness vol 3 of 6 by Andy Seto - Yu Er

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

2. God's Domain: The Warrior of Fate vol 2 of 7 by Andy Seto

God's Domain: The Warrior of Fate by Andy Seto Published in Hong Kong by The One Comic

3. Ice Fantasy vol 2 of 3 by Andy Seto, Guo JingMing

Ice Fantasy Story by Guo JingMing Illustration by Andy Seto First published in Hong Kong by The One Comic

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Mangazines (2012.06.27)

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

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