Street date: 11 August 2012, the last manga sked prior to the Idul Fitri holidays. (Next street date: 31 August 2012.)
Before I get to top DO WANT! Wild Life (and first runner-up 07-GHOST)—
Skip Beat! © Nakamura Yoshiki
Hakusensha [Serialized in Hana to Yume]
Published in Indonesia by Elex Media
One night is all takes for Kyoko-chan to learn...iro iro. Especially the “various things” related to interpreting the bully role of Natsu. :D
With Ren's guidance, Kyoko's thespian genius gives birth to a charismatic Supermodel!Natsu. But can the radical characterization win over Box R's director?
Skip Beat! volume 22 compiles Acts 127 to 132: Private Exit,
Switch Over,
Api Peperangan yang Tersembunyi,
Serangan Balik,
The Reflection Floating Up
and Cross Eyes.
Thirty Skip Beat! tankou have been published in Japan as at March 2012; the 31st streets this 20 September. The latest “Breath of Darkness” arc continues to run in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume, with the latest Act—192?—in Issue 19, which goes on sale on the 5th of September. (Too bad we don't have HanaLaLa anymore to fast track the Indonesian Skip Beat!. :p)
Elsewhere, a controversy also brews in—
Wild Life vol 24 of 27
By Fujisaki Masato
Aren't multiple relationships more exciting? Aren't most animals polygamous? How come homo sapiens isn't!?
How is Dr. Tessho supposed to answer these (t)horny questions from two girls who have gotten close to him? And will our favorite vet actually consider or even—Gasp!—act on their wheedling?
Wild Life volume 24 spans chapters 204 to 209. For installments beyond 209, check out back issues till the newest Shonen Star. (The latest Issue 14 released last Tuesday.)
Now for the “fantastic tale of magic, death gods and the darkness in men's hearts”...
07-Ghost vol 7 (of 14+)
By Amemiya Yuki & Ichihara Yukino
Teito's next stop is the God House in The 5th District, the former kingdom of Raggs. To get there, Teito and Frau will have to consult ‘an old friend.’
M–k––e♡!!
Meanwhile, back in the church, Teito's comrade Hakuren also faces a tough decision when he is summoned back to the Empire to serve as tutor to the princess. Will Hakuren's life be dedicated by his father's wishes again, or will his own calling show him the right path to take?
[From Chuang Yi's 07-GHOST Vol. 7 preview]
07-GHOST volume 7 spans chapters or Kapitel 36 to 41: Tatto,
Recollection,
Evidence,
Division,
Lingering Snow
and Omen.
[*NOT Elex chapter titles]
New Elex titles
Title, actually. Elex launches only one — The Best Selection of Saito Chiho, the Deluxe edition. Its editor only has one word to sum it up. Intrigued? :) [Continued...]
Elex Media manga (2012.08.11)
- 07-GHOST vol 7 of 14+ by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino
- [Premiere] The Best Selection of Saito Chiho – Deluxe (Saito Chiho The Best Selection) by Saito Chiho
- Skip Beat! vol 22 of 30+ by Nakamura Yoshiki
- Wild Life vol 24 of 27 by Fujisaki Masato
 | Saito Chiho The Best Selection |
 | Skip Beat! 「スキップ・ビート！」 |
Other languages/serializations
Serialized in the Indonesian HanaLaLa (discontinued upon the magazine's closure).
English Skip Beat! (VIZ Media: 28 volumes as of 2012.07.03 • volume 29 street date: 2012.10.02), French (Casterman: Tome 22 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 23 street date: 2012.08.28), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 21 released 2012.07.31 • Band 22 street date: 2012.10.30, serialized in Daisuki), Korean (Sigong Comics: 스킵 비트! 30 per 2012.05) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: SKIP. BEAT!華麗的挑戰 30 released 2012.07.25)
Adaptations
A 25-episode anime adaptation by Hal Film Maker aired in Japan from October 2008 through March 2009. Seiyuu Inoue Marina, Konishi Katsuyuki and Miyano Mamoru replaced the 2002.09 Skip Beat! Drama CD cast comprising Nagasawa Miki, Narita Ken and Kanna Nobutoshi as Mogami Kyoko, Tsuruga Ren, and Fuwa Shou respectively. (The drama CD adapted manga Acts 1–5.)
The Taiwanese live-action adaptation Extravagant Challenge premiered 18 December 2011 on FTV with Ivy Chen as Gong Xi (Kyoko), Choi Siwon as Dun Helian (Ren) and Lee Donghae as Bu Po Shang (Shou). Episode 15 aired 1 April 2012.
Related
Hakusensha released the Skip Beat! Fan Book ~ LOVE ME in March 2009.
 | Wild Life 「ワイルドライフ」 by Fujisaki Masato |
Awards
51st Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shounen category (2005)
Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)
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07-GHOST 「０７‐ＧＨＯＳＴ」
by Amemiya Yuki, Ichihara Yukino
Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
Volume 7 (chapters 36–41) first published in Japan 2008.11
Awards
Double-first prize, 3rd Zero-Sum Comics Grand-Prix
Other languages
English 07-GHOST (Go! Comi: 7 volumes [dropped]; picked up by VIZ Media: volume 1 street date: 2012.11.13 and Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 10 per 2012.02), French (Kazé Editions: 07-Ghost Tome 8 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 9 street date: 2012.09.19), German (EMA: Band 12 released 2012.07.12 • Band 13 street date: 2012.10)
Related series
Side story 07-GHOST CHILDREN (one volume)
A 07-GHOST Seal and Postcard Book was released by Gakken Marketing in 2009.09
Adaptations
Studio DEEN's 25-episode 07-GHOST anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Mitsuki Saiga (Teito Klein), Namikawa Daisuke (Mikage Celestine) and Hayami Sho (Ayanami), aired in Japan from April through September 2009.
Since the TV series' end, mini-dramas have been released through limited edition genteiiban (DVDs). At least three drama CDs have also been released: 07-Ghost: Kamisama ni Todoku Koibumi (2007.02), The Day of Retribution (2009.06) and The Top News Headlines (2009.10).