My Sweet Kaicho 12, Goong 27 of 27, Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ 1 by Kumagai Kyoko (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~)

Street date: 7 August 2012. (This week, manga releases not on the usual Wednesday, but on Tuesday and Saturday [11 August] to make up for the Idul Fitri break.)

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! © Fujiwara Hiro
Hakusensha [Serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as My Sweet Kaicho by Gramedia/m&c!

Ceddy-san! (Oops, I meant, Gerald-sama! :p)

Usui's older brother arrives from England and Misaki can't believe how much he resembles Usui. What does he, the brother, want?

For one, Gerald sends henchman Ceddy to spy on Usui and Misaki. Two, he's not above threatening to ‘harm’ Misaki if that's what it takes to tear her away from Usui. Point No. 2, of course, gives our hentai uchuu-jin© Takumi-sama a reason to go Alpha mode, ON! on Big Bro. xD

My Sweet Kaicho 12 spans episodes 51 to 55 and as a bonus, at the end of the volume, you can discover the hidden side of...Ikkun.

Goong © Park SoHee
Seoul Cultural Publishers
[First serialized in Wink]
Published in Indonesia as
Goong [Palace Story]
by Gramedia/m&c!

Goong [Palace Story] vol 27 of 27
By Park SoHee

When His Majesty takes ill, Shin takes over and is soon buried under an avalanche of kingly duties. ChaeKyeong, meanwhile, leads her own (separate) life and even—horrors!—starts dating another guy.

All hope of Shin×ChaeKyeong seems lost, yet...

Don't miss the end of Goong [Palace Story]. Volume 27 out nau~.

(Lemme reiterate that I'm still wondering why there's a 궁 28—Goong 28—[below]. Anyone? Explanation and/or translation of the Korean description welcome. *directs you to the comments section*)

Aside from Goong, Runway Sweetheart also ends—with volume 3—but for some reason, its preview is exactly the same as volume 2's. For simplicity, I suggest consulting my penultimate snap synops and applying extended reasoning at will for the finale. :D

Now let's move to the newbies.

New m&c! titles
Sixty percent of the titles m&c! listed are premieres. Magical Witch Punie-chan's adventures continue in Ohwada Hideki's Panzer Princess Punie ~Super² Great Magical Gap~, essentially the third volume of Dai Mahou Touge first serialized in Kadokawa's Shounen Ace. That's all the NikBabble™ you're going to get because, as with Runway Sweetheart, it shares the thematic descript with preceding Super Great Magical Gap.

On the shoujo front — Shiiba Nana's Love Share (ex-Betsucomi), the first Kumagai Kyoko manga m&c! has licensed (if I'm not mistaken), Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ 1 (originally Ayakashi Hisen, ongoing serialization in Sho-Comi) and the "Nightmares That Fuel Nursery Rhymes" antho Story from the Darkness by Imai Yasue (Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou ex-Ciao). Two-thirds of the manhwa streeting are also new: 100% Perfect Girl 1 by Wann and A Kiss for Money 1 by Hwang MiRee, first published by Samyang as 5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom.

Since Kumagai Kyoko's horror / romance / drama Scarlet Fan got the most DO WANT! votes, that preview is up here. (Look for the rest after the jump.)

Ayakashi Hisen © Kumagai Kyoko
Shogakukan [Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as
Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~
by Gramedia/m&c!

Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~vol 1 (of 5+)
By Kumagai Kyoko

"I am ready to sacrifice my life for you..."

With Ryo who's willing to lay his life on the line for her, Miku investigates why ghosts attack her. But when she gets too close to the truth, Ryo is cursed by the spirit of Shirabyoshi.

What lies in Ryo and Miku's past that brings the pair to this point?

As with all Kumagai Kyoko's shoujo series to date, Ayakashi Hisen serialized—serializes—in Sho-Comi. Five tankou have been released in Japan as of 26 July 2012.

Other Kumagai Kyoko manga
Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ appears to be m&c!'s first Kumagai Kyoko manga (99% sure). But it's not the first Kumagai Kyoko title we've seen around these parts. 3L published the three-volume Hatsumei Princess (as Inventive Princess); the five-tank Houkago Orange or Orange After School; and two-volumers Ichigo Jikan, Sorairo Ageha (Sky Blue Ageha) and Stand Up!!!!.

Not yet licensed are... [Continued]

m&c! manga (2012.08.07)

1. [Premiere] Love Share by Shiiba Nana

Love Share 「ラブ・シェア」 by Shiiba Nana Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.05

2. My Sweet Kaicho (Kaichou wa Maid-sama!) vol 12 of 15+ by Fujiwara Hiro

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! 「会長はメイド様！」 by Fujiwara Hiro Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 12 (episodes 51–55 + Extra) first published in Japan 2011.02

Awards
Fujiwara Hiro-sensei won the Outstanding Debut award at the 31st Hakusensha Athena Newcomers Awards in Japan for this manga.

Other languages
English Maid Sama! (TOKYOPOP: eight volumes per 2011.03, cancelled), French (Pika Édition: Maid Sama! Tome 13 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 14 street date: 2012.09.19), German (Carlsen Comics: Maid-sama Band 10 street date: 2012.12.04; serialized in Daisuki), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 会长是女仆 #11 released 2011.02), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 學生會長是女僕！ 14 per 2012.07.06)

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Fujimura Ayumi (Ayuzawa Misaki) and Okamoto Nobuhiko (Usui Takumi) aired from April through September 2010 on TBS and Animax Asia. An earlier released Kaichou wa Maid-sama! drama CD featured Kobayashi Sanae and Sugita Tomokazu as Misaki and Usui.

Related
An official fan book, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Koushiki Fan Book Goshujin-sama mo dai manzoku was released June 2010 by Hana to Yume Comics Special.

3. [Premiere] Panzer Princess Punie ~Super² Great Magical Gap~ (Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge) by Ohwada Hideki

Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge 「超・超・大魔法峠」 by Ohwada Hideki Kadokawa Shounen Ace, shounen This volume first published in Japan 2006.09

Related series
Prequels Dai Mahou Touge and Chou Dai Mahou Touge (published by m&c! as Panzer Princess Punie ~Super Great Magical Gap~) and sequel Chou Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge

4. Runway Sweetheart (Runway no Koibito) vol 3 of 3 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru [Finale]

Runway no Koibito 「ランウェイの恋人」 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2012.01

Related series
Novel Runway no Koibito by Tanaka Wataru published by Shogakukan first in January 2010 and reissued under the Shogakukan Bunko label (Volume 1 per 2012.07.06) and continuations volume 2 (Paris-hen) on 2012.08.03 and volume 3 (Shanghai-hen), street date: 2012.09.06

5. [Series Premiere] Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ (Ayakashi Hisen) vol 1 of 5+ by Kumagai Kyoko

Ayakashi Hisen 「あやかし緋扇」 by Kumagai Kyoko Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2011.09

6. [Premiere] Story from the Darkness (Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou) by Imai Yasue

Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou 「本当は怖い日本の童謡」 by Imai Yasue Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2007.11

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.07)

1. [Series Premiere] 100% Perfect Girl vol 1 of 11 by Wann

100% Perfect Girl 「100%의 그녀」 by Wann eComiX, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2007.05

2. [Series Premiere] A Kiss for Money (5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom) vol 1 of 7 by Hwang MiRee

5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom 「5천원만 주면 키스해 주는 놈」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2006.07

3. Goong [Palace Story] vol 27 of 27 by Park SoHee [Finale]

Goong 「궁(宮)」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 27 first published in Korea 2011.12

Other languages
English Goong: The Royal Palace (Yen Press: 13 volumes as of 2012.05 • volume 14 street date: 2012.08.28), French (Samji Editions: Palais Tome 13 per 2012.01), Japanese (Shinshokan: らぶきょん　ＬＯＶＥ　ｉｎ景福宮; Un Poco Comics volume 27 released 2012.02)

Adaptations
Live-action Princess Hours, starring Yoon EunHye (ChaeKyeong), Joo JiHoon (Shin), Kim JeongHoon (Yul) and Song Ji Hyo (HyoRin) aired in Korea from January to March 2006. The Goong S spin-off aired on the same MBC network from January to March 2007.

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.07)

• Long Hu Men: The Next Battle vol 11: Siasat VS Jebakan by Tony Wong

Long Hu Men: The Next Battle by Tony Wong First published in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty

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