Nube 29, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 15, Hai, Miiko! Cilik by Ono Eriko (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 11 July 2012
Albeit this m&c! list isn't the NikBabble™ version, warning that I rate volume 1 of Hwang MiRee's You Are My Everything a 6 of 10, or C+, which translates to a Borrow first if you're that intrigued. :p
Update: ‘Upgraded’ to NikBabble™ version

Jigoku Sensei Nube © by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi/Shueisha [First serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]. Published in Indonesia as Guru Ahli Roh Nube by Gramedia/m&c!

Nube's Training Period!?

Yup, m&c! only has that surprised Nube Masa Latihan?! yelp as its Nube 29 blurb (taken from the Jigoku Sensei Nube volume 29 title Nube ~Shugyou Jidai!? no Maki).

To lessen the pain of a one-liner after a wait of one year and eight months, lemme add the titles of Nube chapters 248 to 256 from Wikipedia: The Trial Jar, Nube's Training Period!?, I Want To Call You ‘Big Brother’!, Hiroshi, Become Micro!?, Spirit Charmer • Yan Kailun, Oni no Te, Fury!!, Clash!! Oni no Te vs. Oni no Te!!, The Wielder of the Oni no Te and The Youkai Circus is Here!

New m&c! titles: a new Hai, Miiko!
The m&c! editor enthuses over the previously unpublished Hai Miiko! story in the latest Hai Miiko! Cilik, actually the Miiko Selection Wide Ichinensei! Miiko-chan published by Shogakukan under Ciao Comics Special in March 2012.

Dem packed with 30 full-color pages and the chance to see Miiko's first day in elementary school ought to compensate for the wait-till-dunno-when Hai, Miiko! volume 25.

☞ A new Hwang MiRee manhwa—You Are My Everything—also premieres this street date, but you already know what I think of this debut (up ↑ there). So look for the preview after the jump (down ↓ there).

m&c! manga (2012.07.11)

1. Guru Ahli Roh Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) vol 29 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi

Jigoku Sensei Nube 「地獄先生ぬ～べ～」 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi AKA Hell Teacher Nube Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 29 (chapters 248–256) first published in Japan 1999.04

Reissues
Reissued in 20 Shueisha Bunko volumes from January to November 2006

Related series
Spin-offs Reibai Izuna (10 volumes published from 2008.08 to 2011.12) and Reibai Izuna: Ascension (one volume compiled as of 2012.04 • volume 2 street date: 2012.08.17, serialized in Grand Jump)

Adaptations
A 49-episode anime adaptation co-produced by Toei Animation and TV Asahi, starring seiyuu Okiayu Ryotaro (Nueno Meisuke/Nube), aired in Japan from April 1996 to June 1997. A three-episode OAV was released between May 1998 and April 1999. Three movies—Jigoku Sensei Nube (1996.07.06), Jigoku Sensei Nube: Gozen 0 toki Nube Shisu (sequel; 1997.03.08) and Jigoku Sensei Nube: Kyoufu no Natsu Yasumi! Asashi no Uni no Gensetsu (sequel; 1997.07.12)—have also been produced.

2. [Premiere] Hai, Miiko! Cilik (Ichinensei! Miiko-chan) by Ono Eriko

Ichinensei! Miiko-chan 「いちねんせい! みい子ちゃん」 by Ono Eriko Shogakukan Ciao Comics Special, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2012.03

Related series
Miiko Desu! (Namaku Miiko!, four volumes) and Kocchi Muite! Miiko (Hai, Miiko!, 24 volumes released as of 2012.03, ongoing serialization in Ciao)

m&c! manhwa (2012.07.11)

1. Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 15 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 15 first published in Korea 2008.04

2. JAM: Play the Music with Love vol 2 of 3 by Park MiSook

JAM - Play the Music with Love by Park MiSook First published in Korea by Kenaz

3. Moon Fighters (Wolyoil Sonyeon) vol 4 of 9 by Lee YoungYou

Wolyoil Sonyeon 「月요일 소년(월요일 소년)」 by Lee YoungYou Haksan Party, soonjung Volume 4 first published in Korea 2006.09

Other languages
English Moon Boy (Ice Kunion: three volumes, absorbed by Yen Press: published all nine volumes), French (Editions Clair de Lune: Le Garçon de la lune Tome 9 per 2011.05), Japanese (Enterbrain: Getsuyoubi Shounen volume 2 per 2010.03)

4. [Series Premiere] You Are My Everything vol 1 of 9 by Hwang MiRee

You Are My Everything 「니가 세상의 전부다」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2009.09

Hong Kong manhua (2012.07.11)

• Dewa Iblis Awan Api II No. 6: Kebencian yang Menyakitkan by Tony Wong

Dewa Iblis Awan Api II by Tony Wong First published in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty

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Gamaran 6, X-Day 1 by Mizushiro Setona, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 14 (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~)

Street date: 13 June 2012
RL has been totally fractious this week, so apologies for the delay in m&c! Shopping List × NikBabble™ >.<

☞ Erementar Gerad vol 5 was reported postponed—that's confirmed by at least two sources (ECC and Angelzon)—but I'm keeping it here because it IS on m&c!'s official list, plus there's no confirmation yet that volume 5 release has indeed moved to the 4th of July (like, word has it, Flower of Queen 4).
Update: Erementar Gerad 5 moved to 4th July.

Since this is MY blog, and I lurve–lurve–lurve! Mu Young♡, leading with Crazy Girl Shin Bia 14 by Hwang MiRee (I've only been waiting—oh, an ice age—for a cover like this).

Crazy Girl Shin Bia © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Yoo Baek suffers the shock of his life in the Holy Land. Not only does the Crown Prince stumble on to his (ex-)fianceé Goddess Bia channeling Sleeping Beauty, he also gets a front row seat to the Prince Mu Young x Shin Bia main event, feat.   ...The Smooch.

You can't blame our beleaguered Yoo Baek for thinking something's wrong with his eyes. That there Crazy Girl Shin Bia is his bride to be! And she's liplocked with Yoo Baek's enemy!

k, now for the top DO WANT!

Gamaran vol 6 of (16+)
By Nakamaru Yosuke

Naoyoshi faces disqualification from future feudal lord contention. Only a few Daimyo wannabes remain — those yet undefeated and who have advanced to the next round of fighting. As Gama grapples with what to do next, help comes from an unexpected quarter. Gama's father Kurogane Jinsuke shows up, and “The Slayer” commands his disciple Ito Ranmaru to counsel Gama and allies in the coming clash against the “Four God Spears.”

Fifteen Gamaran volumes have been compiled in Japan as of April 2012. The 16th streets (streeted by the time I upload this post) on 15 June.

New m&c! titles
Previews after the release list.

m&c! launches two new shoujo series and a standalone: X-Day 1 by Mizushiro Setona, Runway Sweetheart 1 by Shibano Yuka and Tanaka Wataru and Pandora Restaurant by Sagara Riri. X-Day is prolly the most famous of the three because—as Baka-Updates Manga points out in its Author #199 entry—Mizushiro-sensei is well-known for her series X-Day in which she exhibits an outstanding ability to delve into psychological issues of every nature. And while Runway Sweetheart may not be as heavy going as the ex-Princess Suicide, Chat Rooms, Jealousy X-Day, it isn't as light as its title would suggest either. Shibano Yuka's Betsucomi manga, originally Runway no Koibito adapted from Tanaka Wataru's novel of the same name, not only features cut-throat competition in the modeling world, it also presents it from the Antagonist's POV. So, if you're looking for levity in your manga, your best bet is prolly Sagara Riri's Pandora Restaurant, which first serialized in Comic CYUTT, Media Factory's shoujo web magazine that explores themes of ‘Love’, ‘Healing’, ‘Drama’, ‘Dream’, and ‘Laughter’.

Oh! If you're looking to guffaw, you can also try out the new KOLONI local comic — Nan Nan's Daily Life from Ananda. (Don't blame me for almost forgetting; the last KOLONI title to come out, if my Telor Ceplok database is not #Fail, was Blade Bunny (Koloni Jagoan volume 5) back in November.) Nan Nan's Daily Life appears to be a comedy that giggles "shoujo."

m&c! manga (2012.06.13)

1. Erementar Gerad vol 5 of 18 by Azuma Mayumi «Postponed to 2012.07.04
2. Gamaran vol 6 of 16+ by Nakamaru Yosuke

Gamaran 「我間乱～ＧＡＭＡＲＡＮ～」 by Nakamaru Yosuke Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2010.07

3. My Lovely Class Leader (Gokujou!! Mechamote Iinchou) vol 11 of 16+ by Nishimura Tomoko

Gokujou!! Mechamote Iinchou 「極上！！めちゃモテ委員長」 by Nishimura Tomoko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.04

Serializations/Other languages
Serialized in the Indonesian Cherry (ongoing)
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 戀愛班長 14 per 2012.04)

Adaptations
The 51-episode Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou anime produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, starring seiyuu Ogawa Mana (Kitagawa Mimi) and Oshima Ryo (Toujou Ushio) aired from April 2009 to March 2010 in Japan. The Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou Second Collection sequel premiered 2010.04.03; episode 51 finale aired 2011.04.10.

Related
Cookbook Oryōri no Kihon ga Wakaru Gokujō no Hajimete Recipe Gokujō!! Mechamote Iinchō Ciao Happy Collection in 2009.07

4. [Premiere] Pandora Restaurant by Sagara Riri

Pandora Restaurant! 「パンドラレストラン！」 by Sagara Riri Media Factory Comic CYUTT, shoujo This volume published in Japan 2010.12

5. [Series Premiere] Runway Sweetheart (Runway no Koibito) vol 1 of 3 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru

Runway no Koibito 「ランウェイの恋人」 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 1 published in Japan 2011.01

Related series
Novel Runway no Koibito by Tanaka Wataru published by Shogakukan first in January 2010 and reissued under the Shogakukan Bunko imprint (Volume 1 street date: 2012.07.06 and continuation volume 2 (Paris-hen): 2012.08.03 street date)

6. [Series Premiere] X-Day (Kanojotachi no X-Day) vol 1 of 2 by Mizushiro Setona

Kanojotachi no X-Day 「彼女達のエクス・デイ」 by Mizushiro Setona Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 1 published in Japan 2002.10

m&c! manhwa (2012.06.13)

• Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 14 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 14 first published in Korea 2008.04

KOLONI local comics (2012.06.13)

• [Premiere] Nan Nan's Daily Life by Ananda

Nan Nan's Daily Life by Ananda PT Gramedia/m&c! KOLONI This volume first published in Indonesia 2012.06

Hong Kong manhua (2012.06.13)

1. Dewa Iblis Awan Api II No. 05: Kasihnya Seorang Iblis by Tony Wong

Dewa Iblis Awan Api II by Tony Wong First published in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty

2. Long Hu Men: The Next Battle vol 9: Ilmu Sembilan Kematian by Tony Wong

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

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Crazy Girl Shin Bia 13, Canvas ~ Rainbow Sketch 3, My Beloved Bodyguard by Sugishippo (m&c! 9 May 2012 manhwa and manga)

Crazy Girl Shin Bia © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Prince Mu Young unknowingly advances sage Ryuun's (evil) scheme when he delivers Bia to the guru. Upon setting foot on the sacred land, Bia is separated from Mu Young and meets a boy who resembles Crown Prince Yoo Baek.

Who is the child? What secret does the holy land hold? And what is old man Ryuun plotting? GET! the latest Crazy Girl Shin Bia for answers.

As I noted to myself after finishing the previous Crazy Girl Shin Bia (#12)—which I lurved by as much as 8.25 of 10♡ (an A minus grade equivalent)—if you're a prince in this world, whether named Mu Young or Yoo Baek (or Yoo Hui), you want Bia. But at least Mu Young wants Real!Shin Bia, which is waaay more than can be sed for Bia's fiancé Yoo Baek or Bia's fiancé's brother Yoo Hui. :P

Since m&c! obliged with an early artwork upload, LXO peeps hadn't yet managed to agree on the top m&c! DO WANT!, so spotlights here are arbitrary. (I read Crazy Girl Shin Bia and as of this writing, was the only one indicating it as a GET!, so...)

Canvas ~ Rainbow Sketch vol 3 of 4
By Kodama Miki, FC01FANDC. CO. JP

Nadeshiko Academy invites a professional artist to guest-teach. Yanagi Shin'ichiro turns out to be an old high school pal of Hiroki, and he knows why Hiroki gave up painting.

You don't have to attend Yanagi's lecture to get the lowdown on Hiroki's reason. Just grab the penultimate Canvas ~ Rainbow Sketch. :)

New m&c! titles: Shoujo, shoujo, and did I say, shoujo?

Shokora no Mahou ~Creamy Sugar~
© Mizuho Rino/Shogakukan
Published in Indonesia as
Chocolate Magic ~Creamy Sugar~
by Gramedia/m&c!

Welcome Chocolate Magic ~Creamy Sugar~, the third in Mizuho Rino's "Welcome to the Chocolate Noir. I sell chocolates that satisfy any desire. Anyone care to have a wish granted today?" Chocolate Magic horror series. Creamy Sugar follows Chocolate Magic and Chocolate Magic ~Bittersweet~. After Creamy Sugar there's still Shokora no Mahou volumes 4 to 6—Dark Spice, Evil Essence, Fruity Flavor—and whatever succeeds the sixth Ciao Horror Comics compile. (Don't know when m&c! will release 'em though.)

A new (short) series from Nanajima Kana, Never Say No, also double-launches, and Sugishippo's My Beloved Bodyguard debuts. Both Nanajima Kana's Childhood Friend, Older Female/Younger Male, Possessive Lover, Love Triangle Iyada Nante Iwasenai and Sugishippo's bullying-troped Ijimerarekko manga first serialized in Sho-Comi. Synops after the release list.

m&c! manga (2011.11.30)

1. Canvas ~ Rainbow Sketch (Canvas 2 - Nijiiro no Sketch) vol 3 of 4 by Kodama Miki, FC01FANDC. CO. JP

Canvas 2 - Nijiiro no Sketch 「Ｃａｎｖａｓ２～虹色のスケッチ～」 by Kodama Miki, FC01FANDC. CO. JP AKA Canvas2 Kadokawa Shoten Shonen Ace, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2006.04

Related
Based on the FC01 FANDC visual novel Canvas 2 - Nijiiro no Sketch, sequel to Canvas: Motif of Sepia. The game was also adapted into a 24-episode anime produced by Kadokawa Shoten and ZEXCS, which aired from October 2005 to March, with seiyuu Sakurai Takahiro as Kamikura Hiroki, Nazuka Kaori as Elise Housen and Nabatame Hitomi as Kikyou Kiri.

2. [Premiere] Chocolate Magic ~Creamy Sugar~ (Chocolat no Mahou ~Creamy Sugar~) by Mizuho Rino

Chocolat no Mahou ~Creamy Sugar~ 「ショコラの魔法～ｃｒｅａｍｙ　ｓｕｇａｒ」 by Mizuho Rino AKA The Magic of Chocolate - Creamy Sugar Shogakukan Ciao and Ciao DX, shoujo First published in Japan 2010.11

Related series
Prequels Chocolat no Mahou (Japan release: 2009.07, published in Indonesia as Chocolate Magic) and Chocolat no Mahou ~Bittersweet~ (2010.03, published by m&c! as Chocolate Magic ~Bittersweet~) and sequels: Chocolat no Mahou ~Dark Spice~ (2011.04), Chocolat no Mahou ~Evil Essence~ (2011.11) and Chocolat no Mahou ~Fruity Flavor~(2012.03.01)
Shogakukan Junior Bunko novels: Chocolat no Mahou Dacquoise Chocolat's Memory no Meiro (JP release: 2011.07) and Chocolat no Mahou -Kurashikku Chocolat Ushinawareta Monogatari (2012.02.08)

Adaptations
Anime OAV Chocolat no Mahou: Meringue au Chocolat Kanashimi no Senritsu (two episodes bundled with Ciao's April and May 2011 issues)

3. [Premiere] My Beloved Bodyguard (Ijimerarekko) by Sugishippo

Ijimerarekko 「いじめられっ娘」 by Sugishippo Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.08

4. [Series Premiere] Never Say No (Iyada Nante Iwasenai) vol 1 of 2 by Nanajima Kana

Iyada Nante Iwasenai 「イヤだなんて言わせない」 by Nanajima Kana Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 of 2 first published in Japan 2011.01

5. [Premiere] Never Say No vol 2 of 2 by Nanajima Kana [Finale]

Volume 2 of 2 first published in Japan 2011.03

m&c! manhwa (2011.11.30)

• Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 13 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 13 first published in Korea 2008.04

Hong Kong manhua (2011.11.30)

• Long Hu Men: The Next Battle vol 8: Saktinya Nadi Sakti by Tony Wong

Long Hu Men - The Next Battle by Tony Wong Published in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty

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Crazy Girl Shin Bia 11, Mail Girlfriend 4, My Handsome Butler by Shiiba Nana (m&c! 28 March 2012 manhwa and manga) [UPDATE2]

Shopping list only this week. Can't be helped. Update: And recommendations And took out Canvas ~ Rainbow Sketch vol 2 (moved to 2012.04.18)

Bishounen Moraimashita © Shiiba Nana/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Betsucomi]
Published in Indonesia as My Handsome Butler by Gramedia/m&c!

Who, pray tell, gets a BUTLER for a birthday present?

16y.o. Yoshino, that's who. For as long as she can remember, she's been engaged to the scion of a rich family, and for as equally long, he's been giving her weird birthday gifts. But an air-freighted butler is the weirdest one yet! What on earth is commoner Yoshino supposed to do with a bishie butler/bodyguard?

Shiiba Nana's My Handsome Butler, originally Bishounen Moraimashita, first serialized in Betsucomi. The bishie-themed antho—does Nana-chan-sensei produce any other type?—contains six shorts including the title story. Aside from My Handsome Butler, there's My Handsome Butler Background Story, Love Love Gang, It Becomes a Habit, Prince's Salon and Continue! Love Love Gang.

I rate Bishounen Moraimashita 7.5 of 10 and its follow-up Ura Bishounen Moraimashita background story, a 6; Love Love Gang receives a 7.75 (yes, higher), but the Zoku! Love Love Gang continuation drops to 7/10. Oujisama no Salon merits a 7.25. My favorite, the image transformation, revenge-troped It Becomes a Habit or Kuse ni Nacchau! clocks in at 8 of 10♥. So with a 7.25/10 average, I recommend My Handsome Butler as a GET! if not a Must Borrow!

☞ m&c! has published quite a few of Shiiba Nana's shoujo manga, most recently My Gentle Wolves (Ookamitachi no Shiikuhou). If interested in other Shiiba Nana titles m&c! has released (and which were reviewed by other manga critics), go »here.

I preview and rate the other m&c! debut—the ex-Sho-Comi 1/2 Love by Kayoru (I've Loved You Since So Long manga-ka)—after the release list. Previews of ongoing series DO WANT! there, too.

Mangazines: Cherry March 2012 Edition
The March edition of Cherry, the Indonesian mangazine that serializes shoujo titles off Ciao, (now defunct) ChuChu, Sho-Comi, Flowers and Betsucomi, highlights Nakajima Yuka's Heart Curtain and features the Ciao manga on the cover. We're up to episode 3 from one-volume Kokoro Curtain tankou here. [Continued...]

m&c! manga (2012.03.28)

1. [Premiere] 1/2 Love by Kayoru

1/2 Love! 「１／２ＬＯＶＥ！」 by Kayoru AKA 1/2 Love! Flower of Love Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.04

2. Canvas ~ Rainbow Sketch (Canvas 2 - Nijiiro no Sketch) vol 2 of 4 Kodama Miki, FC01FANDC. CO. JP Postponed ➝ 2012.04.18
3. Mail Girlfriend (Mel Kano.) vol 4 of 5 by Oshima Towa

Mel Kano. 「メルカノ。」 by Oshima Towa Shogakukan Sunday GX, seinen Volume 4 (chapters 21–27) first published in Japan 2009.09

4. [Premiere] My Handsome Butler (Bishounen Moraimashita) by Shiiba Nana

Bishounen Moraimashita 「美少年もらいました。」 by Shiiba Nana Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2008.06

m&c! manhwa (2012.03.28)

• Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 11 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 11 first published in Korea 2008.04

Hong Kong manhua (2012.03.28)

• Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade vol 7 by Tony Wong

Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade by Tony Wong Published by Jade Dynasty

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mangazine (2012.03.28)

• Cherry March 2012 edition (Indonesian Ciao, ChuChu, Sho-Comi, Flowers, Betsucomi)

Reprints (2012.03.28)

1. The Crescendo Memory (Koi o Kanaderu Kisetsu) by Yabuuchi Yuu
2. Summer Kiss (Himitsu no Summer Kiss) by Takeuchi Masami
3. Yearning Moon (Katakoi no Tsuki) by Mitsuki Kako

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