Bambino Secondo 6, Brave Story 9, Marsupilami - Houba Banana by Franquin, Batem & Fauche (Level Comics 31 August 2012 manga and bande dessinée) [UPDATED]

Legare reborn! (just in time because an international Italian star is in town to promote a new movie), Wataru VS Hade (again), the road from karate Weak to Strong, Who is out in the marriage race? and With my own hands, I carried out trepanation. As with the Elex releases, Level manga streeting tomorrow have no blurbs (nor artwork) floating around, so those snaps comprise the only NikBabble™ you're going to get.
Added ROMIC restocks. (The lead—Marsupilami: Houba Banana—is a BD (bande dessinée) after all. :p)

Le Marsupilami, Tome 11: Houba Banana © Franquin, Batem & Fauche/Marsu Productions. Published in Indonesia as Marsupilami: Houba Banana by Level Comics

Little Marsu is in big trouble! The notorious Shark kidnaps Little Marsu from Collin and Remi's house, intending to make the boing-boing-ing critter star in commercials for a new soft drink, Houba Banana.

Fortunately, the gray parrot from Gabon witnesses the crime and gives chase, along with Marsupilami. Collin and Remi, too, go after Shark.

Marsupilami: Houba Banana, the 11th volume of the Marsu Productions spin-off of André Franquin's Le Marsupilami series, was first published in July 1997. Batem (Marsupilami, Sam Speed) illustrated the Xavier Fauche (Lucky Luke, Rantanplan) and Eric Adam (Les Contes du 7ème Souffle) story.

If you're not familiar with When the animal rebounds, he makes a funny noise: Boing Marsupilami—editor Adis-san sez the series has been adapted for the big screen—go here (my abridged version) or here (Wiki article).

Level Comics manga (2012.08.31)

1. Bambino! Secondo vol 6 of 11+ by Sekiya Tetsuji

Bambino! Secondo 「バンビ～ノ！ＳＥＣＯＮＤＯ」 by Sekiya Tetsuji Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 6 first published in Japan 2011.02 (Volume 11 released 2012.06; Volume 12 street date: 2012.09.28)

Related series
Prequel: Bambino! (15 volumes)

2. Brave Story (Brave Story - Shinsetsu) vol 9 of 20 by Miyabe Miyuki and Ono Yoichiro

Brave Story - Shinsetsu 「ブレイブ・ストーリー～新説～」 by Miyabe Miyuki and Ono Yoichiro AKA Brave Story: A Retelling of a Classic Shinchosha Comic Bunch, seinen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2005.10

Related
Adapted from Miyabe Miyuki's Brave Story light novel

Other languages
English Brave Story (TOKYOPOP: five volumes; the Brave Story novel was published by VIZ Media 2009.11), French (Kurokawa: Tome 20 shipped 2011.02) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)

3. Homunculus vol 13 of 15 by Yamamoto Hideo

Homunculus 「ホムンクルス」 by Yamamoto Hideo Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 13 first published in Japan 2010.07

4. Karate Master Minoru (Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru) vol 2 of 49+ by Baba Yasushi

Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru 「空手小公子　小日向海流」 by Baba Yasushi Kodansha Young Magazine, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2000.10

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 空手小霸王-小日向海流 (45) released 2012.06)

Related
Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru Kōshiki Guide Book published 2005.07.06

5. Miso-Com (30 Kon Miso-com) vol 13 of 14+ by Yonezawa Rika

30 Kon Miso-com 「３０婚　ｍｉｓｏ‐ｃｏｍ」 by Yonezawa Rika Kodansha Kiss, josei Volume 13 first published in Japan 2011.08

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 待嫁熟女 13 per 2012.04

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European comics/BDs (2012.08.31)

• Marsupilami: Houba Banana (Le Marsupilami, Tome 11: Houba Banana) by Franquin, Batem & Fauche (Marsu Productions)

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Ceres 6, Air Gear 28, RRR 8 (Level Comics 11 April 2012 manga) [UPDATED]

Last week it was Kekacauan di Desa Smurf; this week, it's Astrosmurf. Is Level reissuing the Smurf BDs? Just curious.

Air Gear © Oh!great/Kodansha [Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine] · Ayashi no Ceres: Tenkuu Otogizoushi © Watase Yuu/Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi]. Published in Indonesia as Air Gear and Ceres: A Heaven's Fairy Tale by Level Comics

Shopping list version nau, NikBabble™ and the rest of the eyecandy later. Update: As you can see...

In Ceres volume 6: Shuro —

The Primogenitor Mikage takes over Aki's body, but Aya cherishes hopes that her twin's consciousness only sleeps within. Meanwhile, popular idol Shuro claims on TV to be in possession of a tennyo's hagoromo. Aya rushes to Okinawa to confirm if this is the celestial robe Ceres has been searching for.

Air Gear vol 28 of 35+
by Oh!great

Kogarasumaru and Sleipnire's clash approaches climax. Kogarasumaru team members gear up to bring forth a storm, but this move unduly burdens Ikki's A.T. Kururu realizes the problem, but what can she do when the Storm Regalia would only be finished the day after?

Level Comics manga (2012.04.11)

1. Air Gear vol 28 of 35+ by Oh!great

AirGear 「エア・ギア」 by Oh!great Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 28 (Tricks 258–267) first published in Japan 2010.04

Awards
Winner, 2006 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Other languages/serializations
English Air Gear (Del Rey: until Volume 15/16/17 per 2010.08; Kodansha Comics: from volume 18; 22 volumes as of 2012.02 • volume 23 street date: 2012.04.17), Korean (Haksan), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 飛輪少年 #34 per 2012.03.09), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 28 per 2010.08), French (Pika Édition: Tome 32 shipped 2012.03.01 • Tome 33 street date: 2012.06.01), Italy (Planet Manga), Germany (Heyne) and Sweden (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB/serialized in Manga Mania)

Adaptations
A 25-episode anime by Toei Animation, starring Kamakari Kenta as Ikki; a series of Satelight-animated OADs shipped with the manga tankoubon (The first Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky- OAD streeted with volume 30 in November 2010 with seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko as Ikki; the second OAD was bundled with volume 31 (2011.03.17), with a third released 2011.06.17); and a series of musicals

2. Ceres: A Heaven's Fairy Tale (Ayashi no Ceres) vol 6 of 14 by Watase Yuu

Ayashi no Ceres Tenkuu Otogizoushi 「妖しのセレス　天空お伽草子」 by Watase Yuu Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 6: Shuro first published in Japan 1998.03

Awards
Winner, 43rd Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Shoujo category

Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in seven Shogakukan Bunko from 2005.11 to 2006.02
English Ceres: Celestial Legend (VIZ Media: (14 volumes per 2006.02), French (Editions Tonkam: Ayashi no Ceres: Un conte de fée céleste: 14 volumes per 2002.01), German (EMA), Spanish (Glènat España: Ceres: La Leyenda Celestial), Italian (Play Press: La fiaba del cielo), Vietnamese Truyền Thuyết Thiên Nữ

Adaptations
Studio Pierrot's 24-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan on WOWOW from April to September 2000, with seiyuu Kakazu Yumi as Aya Mikage, Iwao Junko as Ceres, Konishi Katsuyuki as Tooya, Itou Kentarou as Yuuhi, Chiba Susumu as Aki, Miki Shinichiro as Mikagi and Sugita Tomokazu as Mikage Kagami.

Light novels written by Nishizaki Megumi and illustrated by Watase Yuu: Ayashi no Ceres Episode of Tooya (one volume Palette bunko: 2000.06); Episode of Shuro (Palette bunko: 2000.09); Episode of Aki (Palette bunko: 2001.01); and Episode of Miku (Palette bunko, three volumes from 2001.06 to 2001.08)

Related
Sequel: Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden (side story included as furoku for Sho-Comi #18; also compiled in Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden vol 6)
Watase Yuu Postcard Book Fushigi Yuugi Ayashi no Ceres Imadoki! (Japan release: 2001.01)

3. MOON - Subaru Solitude Standing vol 4 of 9 by Soda Masahito & Tomiyama Kuro

MOON—Subaru Solitude Standing— 「ＭＯＯＮ　―昴ソリチュードスタンディング」 by Soda Masahito & Tomiyama Kuro Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.07

Other languages
Traditional Chinese (Tong Li: MOON~昴‧續篇~ 7 released 2011.08)

Related series
Subaru (prequel; 11 volumes)

4. RRR vol 8 of 10 by Watanabe Jun

RRR 「ＲＲＲ」 by Watanabe Jun AKA Rock 'n' Roll Ricky Kodansha Young Magazine, seinen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2009.05

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European comics/BDs(2012.04.11)

1. Boule & Bill: Awas Anjing Lucu! (Boule et Bill, Tome 15: Attention chien marrant!) by Jean Roba
2. Lanfeust of Troy: Petaur Menghindari Kematian (Lanfeust de Troy, Tome 7: Les pétaures se cachent pour mourir) by Arleston & Tarquin
3. Marsupilami: Kupu-Kupu Hutan (Le Marsupilami, Tome 9: Le Papillon des cimes) by Franquin, Batem, Yann
4. Smurf: Astrosmurf (Le Cosmoschtroumpf) by Peyo

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