Chelciejo Anime Collection: My Lovely Class Leader

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.

New titles 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)

~~Erementar Gerad vol 5 of 18 by Azuma Mayumi~~ «Postponed to 2012.07.04
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

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

[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

[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)

[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)

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

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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Kicking off the 18 April 2012 releases with m&c!'s for a change. (What has NOT changed is The Breaker again emerging as top DO WANT!)

The Breaker © Jeon KeukJin, Park JinHwan/Daewon C.I.
[First serialized in Young Daiwon]
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

The leaders of Murim learn of the presence of Koo Moon Ryong's disciple in their midst; now danger stalks Lee Shi Woon even at school. Whether the poor kid likes it or not, he must face the coming onslaught, relying on his own strength alone.

How does Lee Shi Woon fare against a new batch of opponents? See The Breaker volume 6 for answers.

Mail Girlfriend vol 5 of 5
By Oshima Towa

Flamer Sei throws not only Kakeru's online life into chaos, but likewise doesn't spare Haruka from his/her attentions. Only at this critical juncture does Kakeru realize that he has peeps on teh internets.

New m&c! titles
m&c! backs off from double-launching Minase Ai's Therefore Please Choose Me (originally Dakara Ore ni Shina yo ex-Sho-Comi), but the debut of Sugiyama Miwako's Flower and The Beast (Hana ni Kedamono), also ex-Sho-Comi, is "All systems green!" for this week. Same goes for I Love You Just As You Are, a three-volume manhwa published by Kenaz (responsible for bringing you those Telecinema7 manhwa last week), and the graduation into tankou of Nakajima Yuka's My Mysterious Neighbor (Tonari no Obake-san), which finished its Indonesian serial run in Cherry. Deets after the release list. [Continued...]

m&c! manga (2012.04.18)

Canvas ~ Rainbow Sketch (Canvas 2 - Nijiiro no Sketch) vol 2 of 4 by Kodama Miki «Ex-2012.03.28 (Resked)

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 2 first published in Japan 2005.12

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.