Bleach 47, The Breaker 8, Born to Cook 13 of 13 (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 20 June 2012
Does anyone really care which Asari-chan m&c!'s Asari-chan is? Muroyama Mayumi's Tentoumushi Comics Short stories about Asari, a naughty, boyish, voracious, but also a very innocent girl was originally published by Elex way back when, but I doubt the m&c! iteration is either of the sequels Yorinuki Asari-chan or Tobikiri Tokusen Asari-chan. At any rate, even m&c!'s FB admin admits to knowing nothing beyond this is a new version, total volumes to be confirmed. But going by the m&c! cover—from Asari-chan volume 77—it could belong to the ongoing original, which means 19 volumes separate it from current Asari-chan volume 97. That's what I'm assuming, at least, until someone tells me otherwise.

At any rate (the second part), Bleach 47! (Also, NikBabble™ added)

Bleach © Kubo Tite/Shueisha
[Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

Merged with Hougyoku, Aizen is near unstoppable. He defeats Urahara, Yoruichi and Isshin, and goes to the real Karakura-chou secreted in Soul Society, leaving Ichigo to...

Bleach, Vol. 47: End of the Chrysalis Age compiles chapters 405 through 413, Deicide 7~15.

New m&c! titles and other lowlights
Besides Asari-Chan, one more comic debuts — the Malaysian Lawak Warung Kopi by Little. Four manga and manhwa series finish this street date: Born to Cook by Terasawa Daisuke (with volume 13), I Love You Just As You Are by Kim EunHee (volume 3), My Girlfriend And Me by Park SunMin (volume 2) and Hwang MiRee's Say Say Say (volume 7) recurrent after half a year's absence. Previews after the release list.

Restocked: Here's your chance to GET! those Shiraishi Yuki titles you missed—Catwalk Romance (original title: Plastic Girl), which comes with this 5.75 of 10 [C] review rating caveat; Let Me Kiss You (Sono Kuchibiru Itadakimasu) that for its unmovable spot on the bedside table rates an 8/10♡ [A-]; My Perfect Private Teacher (Maruoka-san Chi no Kyouikugakari) rated 7/10 [B]; and Naughty Boyfriend (Akuma de Koibito) reviewed and rated 6/10.

m&c! manga (2012.06.20)

1. [Series Premiere] Asari-Chan vol 1 (of 21?) by Muroyama Mayumi

Asari-Chan 「あさりちゃん」 by Muroyama Mayumi Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, shoujo Volume 77 first published in Japan 2005.04 (Original series and volume number to be confirmed)

Related series
Sequels: Yorinuki Asari-chan (two volumes as of 2004.09) and Tobikiri Tokusen Asari-chan (three volumes as of 2008.07)

2. Bleach vol 47 of 55+ by Kubo Tite

Bleach 「ＢＬＥＡＣＨ－ブリーチ－」 by Kubo Tite Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 47: End of the Chrysalis Age (chapters 405–413) first published in Japan 2010.10

Awards
Winner, 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Other languages
English Bleach (VIZ Media: 41 volumes as of 2012.06.05 • volumes 42 and 43 street date: 2012.07.03), French (Glénat: Tome 48 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 49 street date: 2012.09.05), Spanish (Glénat in Spain, Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico), German (Tokyopop Germany: Band 51 per 2012.05 • Band 52 street date: 2012.07.11), Dutch (Kana), Russian (Эксмо), Polish (JPF), Portuguese (Planet Manga) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: Bleach #53: The Deathberry Returns 2 released 2012.01)

Related
Kubo Tite and Makoto Matsubara co-authored two Bleach novels: BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry (Japan release: 2004.12) and BLEACH: The Honey Dish Rhapsody (2006.10).

To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Shueisha is scheduled to release the BLEACH Spirits Are Forever With You I and II novels written by Narita Ryohgo (Durarara!!, Baccano!, Vamp!) under its JUMP j BOOKS label. Street date for both volumes: 2012.06.04.

The Bleach All Colour But The Black artbook, compiling color spreads from manga volumes 1 through 19 with original art and author annotations, released in Japan (2006.12), USA (The Art of Bleach, 2008.10) and France (All colour but the black: Recueil des illustrations de Bleach, 2008.11).

Companion guidebooks have also been published: Bleach SOULs and Bleach VIBEs released 2006.02 in Japan (The English Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book shipped 2008.11 in North America, while the French version streeted 2009.11). A third Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ guidebook released 2007.08 in Japan. (English Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg released 2010.08.10.) The fourth and fifth Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED and Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED streeted in Japan on 2010.08.04 (same day as Volume 46: Back From Blind) and 2011.06.03 (along with Volume 50: The Six Fullbringers).

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's anime adaptation first broadcast in October 2004 and ended with episode 366, which aired in Japan in 2012.03.27. Seiyuu Morita Masakazu and Orikasa Fumiko star as Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia, with Park Romi playing 10th Division captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. Two OAVs and four theatrical movies—Memories of Nobody; The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru; Fade to Black, I Call Your Name; and Bleach: The Hell Verse—have been released. (Novelizations of these movies have also been published by JUMP J Books: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name in December 2008 and Bleach: The Hell Verse in December 2010.) Additionally, Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be producing a Bleach live-action film.

At least eight drama CDs have been produced. Featuring the original anime cast, the drama CDs were bundled with the DVDs.

3. Born to Cook: Mister Ajikko The Next Generation (Mister Ajikko II) vol 13 of 13 by Terasawa Daisuke [Finale]

Mister Ajikko II 「ミスター味っ子２」 by Terasawa Daisuke Kodansha Evening, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2012.02

Related series
Prequel: Mister Ajikko (19 volumes)

4. Kirarin Revolution Special Edition (Kirarin Revolution: Tokubetsuhen) vol 2 of 6 by Nakahara An, Ikeda Taeko

Kirarin Revolution: Tokubetsuhen 「きらりん☆レボリューション　特別編」 by Nakahara An, Ikeda Taeko Shogakukan Tentoumushi Special, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.12

Related series
Original story: Kirarin Revolution (14 volumes)

m&c! manhwa (2012.06.20)

1. The Breaker vol 8 of 10 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan

The Breaker 「브레이커 (THE BREAKER)」 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan Daewon C.I. Young Daiwon, seinen Volume 8 first published in Korea 2009.11

Related series
Sequel: The Breaker: New Waves (three volumes per 2012.04, ongoing)

2. I Love You Just As You Are (Love You Just As You Are) vol 3 of 3 by Kim EunHee [Finale]

Love You Just As You Are by Kim EunHee First published in Korea by Kenaz

3. My Girlfriend And Me vol 2 of 2 by Park SunMin [Finale]

My Girlfriend and Me by Park SunMin First published in Korea by Kenaz

4. Say Say Say vol 7 of 7 by Hwang MiRee [Finale]

Say Say Say 「세이 세이 세이 (Say Say Say)」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang (Kkonnim), soonjung Volume 7 first published in Korea 2007

Malaysian comics (2012.06.20)

• [Premiere] Lawak Warung Kopi: Sepahit Kopi by Little

Lawak Warung Kopi: Sepahit Kopi by Little First published in Malaysia by Gempakz

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Hai, Miiko! 24, The Innocent by Avi Arad, My Girlfriend and Me 1 by Park SunMin (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 30 May 2012.
BTW, don't look for Flower of Queen 4—included in this m&c! list—here; it didn't street this week. (Haku... T^T) Apparently, it's been postponed to 20 June. Sankyuu~, Lina-chan for the info. Update: m&c! maintains that Flower of Queen 4 released per 5.30 plan, so reinstating until someone—prolly me—can confirm whether it is already out in the wild. (Gramed, here I come!) Update 2: Flower of Queen 4 moved to 2012.07.04, on which it definitely streeted.

Kocchi Muite! Miiko © Ono Eriko/Shogakukan [Serialized in Ciao]. Published in Indonesia as Hai, Miiko! by Gramedia/m&c!

New year finally rolls 'round, and Miiko has to stay at home with Momo? But what about going out with Mari-chan?

Will Miiko sneak out and leave Momo alone?

So we finally caught up with the Japanese Kocchi Muite! Miiko release. No sign yet of a volume 25 so look for the m&c! edition...next year.

If you're not all caught up with Ono Eriko's oh-so-popular Hai, Miiko!, don't fret. m&c! restocks volumes 1 to 23 this street date.

New m&c! titles
m&c! launches The Innocent, a Production I.G manga production that doesn't appear to have an anime version. The one-volume Detective, Reincarnation shounen supernatural drama credited its story to film producer Avi Arad (X-Men, Spider-Man and Iron Man), also chairperson of Production I.G's American arm, its script to Fujisaku Junichi and entrusted its art to Ko Yasung who illustrated Lost Seven. The Innocent serialized in Mag Garden's Comic Blade, just like Lost Seven. The Innocent sneak, as well as the preview to the new Kenaz manhwa, My Girlfriend And Me by Park SunMin, after the release list.

m&c! manga (2012.05.30)

1. Flower of Queen (Joou no Hana) vol 4 of 5+ by Izumi Kaneyoshi »Streeted 2012.07.04
2. Hai, Miiko! (Kocchi Muite! Miiko) vol vol 24 of 24+ by Ono Eriko

Kocchi Muite! Miiko 「こっちむいて！みい子」 by Ono Eriko Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo Volume 24 first published in Japan 2012.03

Awards
Best Children's Manga, 41st Shogakukan Manga Awards (1995)

Related series
Namaku Miiko! (prequel; four volumes)

Adaptations
A 42-episode anime adaptation by Toei Animation with seiyuu Tenjin Umi as Yamada Miiko aired on TV Asahi from February 1998 to February 1999.

3. [Premiere] The Innocent by Avi Arad, Fujisaku Junichi, Ko Yasung

The Innocent 「ＴＨＥ　ＩＮＮＯＣＥＮＴ」 by Avi Arad (Story), Fujisaku Junichi (Script), Ko Yasung (Art) Mag Garden Comic Blade, shounen This volume first published in Japan 2011.06

Other serializations/languages
English The Innocent (Yen Press; serialized in Yen Plus Online)

m&c! manhwa (2012.05.30)

• [Series Premiere] My Girlfriend and Me vol 1 of 2 by Park SunMin

My Girlfriend and Me by Park SunMin First published in Korea by Kenaz

Hong Kong manhua (2012.05.30)

1. City of Darkness vol 2 of 6 by Andy Seto - Yu Er

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

2. Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade vol 9 by Tony Wong

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

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Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story 2, Crazy Girl Shin Bia 12, Let Us Share Our Secret by Shiraishi Yuki (m&c! 11 April 2012 manga and manhwa) [UPDATED]

Those new m&c! manhwa? They're movie tie-ins with South Korean and Japanese film co-productions. And the latest Shiraishi Yuki shoujo manga? Contains one of my all-time fave one-shots, Colorful Shounen to Monochrome na Atashi. (Check back later for deets because this is only a Shopping List version for nau.) Update: ‘Upgraded’ to NikBabble™ version.

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo © Oda Suzuka & Kaminaga Manabu/Kadokawa Shoten [Serialized in Asuka]. Published in Indonesia as Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story by Gramedia/m&c!

Yakumo and Detective Gotou probe into the case of Makoto, the police chief's daughter possessed by a spirit. They learn that their possession case is linked to the recent spate of serial kidnap-and-murder of school girls.

Exactly, how? The answer lies in the continuation of File 2: The One to Connect a Soul—Parts 2 to 5—collated in Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story volume 2.

Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 12 of 19
By Hwang MiRee

Prince MuYoung brings Bia's medallion to a sage — does this mean Bia's real identity will finally be revealed? Meanwhile, Shin Bia, despite having fallen in love with Crown Prince Yoo Baek, again plots to escape from the palace and the FFOHC (Future Father of Her Children).

New m&c! titles
One shoujo manga and five movie manhwa as noted at the top of the post: Let Us Share Our Secret, originally Bokura no Himitsu wo Kyouyuu Shiyouka by Shiraishi Yuki, first serialized in Sho-Comi, and A Dream Comes True by Nakazono Miho & Park JaKyung, Love is Blind by Ooishi Shizuka & Kim InJeong, Paradise by Okada Yoshikazu & Choi BoHa, Postman to Heaven by Kitagawa Eriko & Byun HyeJun and Triangle Love by Ozaki Masaya & Lee GwanJa, based on 2009-vintage Telecinema7 movies A Dream Comes True, The Relation of Face, Mind and Love, Paradise, Postman to Heaven and Triangle respectively. Newbie deets—and Let Us Share Our Secret mini-review—after the release list.

m&c! manga (2012.04.11)

1. [Premiere] Let Us Share Our Secret (Bokura no Himitsu wo Kyouyuu Shiyouka) by Shiraishi Yuki

Bokura no Himitsu wo Kyouyuu Shiyouka 「ボクらの秘密を共有しようか」 by Shiraishi Yuki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.05

Related series
Sequel: Bokura no Himitsu wo Kaihou Shiyouka (one-shot, 2011)

2. Psychic Detective Yakumo: The Alternate Story (Shinrei Tantei Yakumo) vol 2 of 7+ by Oda Suzuka & Kaminaga Manabu

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo 「心霊探偵八雲」 by Oda Suzuka & Kaminaga Manabu Kadokawa Shoten Asuka, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2010.03

Related Series
Adapts the Shinrei Tantei Yakumo novels written by Kaminaga Manabu (volume 9 street date: 2012.03.28, ongoing)
Alternate story: Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Akai Hitomi wa Shitteiru by Miyako Ritsu first serialized Hakusensha's Bessatsu Hana to Yume (two Hana to Yume Comics Special volumes published between 2007.11 and 2008.03). Published in Indonesia as Psychic Detective Yakumo by m&c! (concluded)

Adaptations
A 13-episode anime adaptation by Bee Train aired on NHK from October to December 2010, starring seiyuu Ono Daisuke as Saitou Yakumo and Fujimura Ayumi as Ozawa Haruka.

The 13-episode live-action adaptation starring Atae Shinjiro as Yakumo and Ishii Meguru as Haruka, directed by Yamamoto Kiyoshi and Terauchi Koutarou, aired earlier, the TV Tokyo telecast running from March to June 2006.

At least two Shinrei Tantei Yakumo stage plays were produced: Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Tamashii no Sasayaki (Nakamura Seijirou as Yakumo) and Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Itsuwari no Ki (Kawai Ryunosuke as Yakumo) [Info from the The Psychic Detective Yakumo community]

m&c! manhwa (2012.04.11)

1. Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 12 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 12 first published in Korea 2008.04

2. [Premiere] A Dream Comes True by Nakazono Miho (story), Park JaKyung (art)

A Dream Comes True (Dol-meng-i-eui Ggoom) 「돌멩이의 꿈」 by Nakazono Miho (story), Park JaKyung (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production A Dream Comes True, directed by Jang YongWoo and written by Nakazono Miho that premiered in cinemas in 2009.12.10, and which starred Chae Geon as Jang JaeYoung, Cha InPyo as Im SangHyun and Kim HyoJin as Lee Hana.

3. [Premiere] Love is Blind by Ooishi Shizuka (story), Kim InJeong (art)

Bean Pod on My Eyes (Nae Noon-e Kkong-kkak-ji) 「내 눈에 콩깍지」 by Ooishi Shizuka (story), Kim InJeong (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production The Relation of Face, Mind and Love (Eolgulgwa Maeumgwa Sarangui Gwangye; formerly known as Bean Pod on My Eyes/Nae Noon-e Kkong-kkak-ji), directed by Lee JangSoo and written by Ooishi Shizuka that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.05, and which starred Kang JiHwan as Kang TaePhung, Lee JiAh as Wang SoJung.

4. [Premiere] Paradise by Okada Yoshikazu (story), Choi BoHa (art)

Paradise 「파라다이스」 by Okada Yoshikazu (story), Choi BoHa (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production Paradise, directed by Lee JangSoo and written by Okada Yoshikazu that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.26, and which starred Kim HaNeul as Mi Kyoung, Ji JinHee as Il Ho and Kim YooJeong as Hwa Ran.

5. [Premiere] Postman to Heaven by Kitagawa Eriko (story), Byun HyeJun (art)

Postman to Heaven (Cheon-gook-eui Woo-pyeon-bae-dal-boo) 「천국의 우편배달부」 by Kitagawa Eriko (story), Byun HyeJun (art) First published in Korea 2010.01 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production Postman to Heaven, directed by Lee HyeongMin and written by Kitagawa Eriko that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.12, and which starred Hero (Youngwoong Jaejoong of JYJ) as Shin JaeJun and Han HyoJoo as Jo HaNa.

6. [Premiere] Triangle Love by Ozaki Masaya (story), Lee GwanJa (art)

Triangle 「트라이앵글」 by Ozaki Masaya (story), Lee GwanJa (art) First published in Korea 2010.07 by Kenaz

Related
Adapts the South Korean and Japanese Telecinema7 co-production Triangle, directed by Ji YeongSoo and written by Ozaki Masaya that premiered in cinemas in 2009.11.19, and which starred Lee SooKyeong as Han JiYoung, Ahn JaeWook as Ryoo SangWoo and Kang HyeJeong as Oh SungHye.

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