Lost Man 12, I Love You Most 2, Emerald Queen by Sachimi Riho (Level Comics manga out nau~)

Street date: 11 August 2012, the last delivery date before the Idul Fitri holidays. (Regular deliveries resume 31 August 2012.)

Because they all can't fit in the post title, adding here that Mars vol 4 and Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy 12 tied with I Love You Most 2 for first runner-up. But Most Wanted Manga remains—

Lost Man © Kusaba Michiteru
Shogakukan [First serialized in Big Comic Spirits]
Published in Indonesia by Level Comics

Champions League match against Real!!

Playing in enemy territory proves no obstruction to Manchester Union, which scores two goals, thanks to the Matsumoto-Simpson tandem. But Saule, Real's ace, is not about to let that outcome set in stone. Enter Sakazaki! What does he have planned this time?

With Level's volume 12 release, we're four tanks away from the Lost Man finale—volume 17—released in Japan last June.

I Love You Most vol 2 of 7
By Kitagawa Miyuki

Not only is Kairi the newly-promoted vice president of the cosmetics company Mia works for—her boss!—he's also married! But a mere ring on a finger doesn't deter Mia from offering to be Kairi's mistress.

Does Kairi take Mia up on her proposition?

Scroll down for the rest of the previews—including that for the historical josei romance debut Emerald Queen by Sachimi Riho.

I Love You Most volume 2 compiles chapters 6 to 10: Aphrodisiac, Devil, Incubation, Atonement and Incarnation. The aftermath of that whole “Make me your mistress” thing, plus the introduction of the requisite Kitagawa Miyuki lurve triangle, demands I give I Love You Most 2 an 8.5 of 10♡, a solid A. :D (What does TC manga critic Lina-chan say?)

Level Comics manga (2012.08.11)

1. Air Gear 30 of 37 by Oh!great «Ex-2012.07.11

AirGear 「エア・ギア」 by Oh!great Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 30 (Tricks 278–287) first published in Japan 2010.11

Awards
2006 Kodansha Manga Awardee 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; 25 volumes as of 2012.08.07 • volume 26 street date: 2012.10.09), Korean (Haksan), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 飛輪少年 #35 per 2012.06), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi Singapore: volume 28 per 2010.08), French (Pika Édition: Tome 33 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 24 street date: 2012.09.05), 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. [Premiere] Emerald Queen (Emerald no Joou) by Sachimi Riho

Emerald no Joou 「エメラルドの女王」 by Sachimi Riho Ohzora Emerald Comics Romance Comics, josei This volume first published in Japan 2009.12

3. GTO vol 9 of 25 by Fujisawa Toru

GTO 「ＧＴＯ」 by Fujisawa Toru Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 1998.11

Awards
1998 Kodansha Manga Awardee in the Shounen category

Other languages
Bilingual Japanese/English (Kodansha International, three volumes per 1999.12), English GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes), French (PIKA Édition: 25 volumes), Italian (Dynamic Italia), German (EMA), Polish (Waneko), Swedish (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB; serialized in Manga Mania), traditional Chinese (Tong Li)

Related series
Prequels Shounan Junaigumi! AKA GTO: The Early Years (31 volumes) and Bad Company (one volume) and sequel GTO Shonan 14 Days (nine volumes as at 2011.11, concluded)

Adaptations
A live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka TV series, starring Sorimachi Takashi (Onizuka Eikichi) and Matsushima Nanako (Fuyutsuki Azusa) telecast from July to September 1998 on Fuji TV and Kansai TV, followed by GTO Drama Special (1999.08.28) and GTO: The Movie (1999) and Studio Pierrot's 43-episode Great Teacher Onizuka anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Takagi Wataru as Onizuka that aired between June 1999 and September 2000.

4. I Love You Most (Seiseisuruhodo, Aishiteru) vol 2 of 7 by Kitagawa Miyuki

Seiseisuruhodo, Aishiteru 「せいせいするほど、愛してる」 by Kitagawa Miyuki Shogakukan Petit Comic, josei Volume 2 (chapters 6–10) first published in Japan 2007.03

5. Lost Man vol 12 of 17 by Kusaba Michiteru

Lost Man 「ＬＯＳＴ　ＭＡＮ」 by Kusaba Michiteru Shogakukan Young Sunday (later moved to Big Comic Spirits after 31 July 2008), seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2011.05

6. Mars vol 4 of 15 by Souryo Fuyumi

Mars 「ＭＡＲＳ」 by Souryo Fuyumi Kodansha Betsufure, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 1997.05

Reissues
Reissued in eight Kodansha Manga Bunko volumes from 2006.10 to 2007.01

Related series
Prequel: Mars Gaiden Namae no nai uma (one volume per 1999.12). AKA MARS: Horse With No Name

Other languages
English MARS (TOKYOPOP: 15 Volumes), French (Marvel Panini France, 15 volumes per 2005.06), Italian (Editions Star Comics; serialized in Amici), German (Planet Manga: Band 15 per 2003.10 and Band 16 (Mars Gaiden) released 2003.12), Polish (Waneko)

Adaptations
A 21-episode Taiwanese live-action adaptation, MARS (戰神 / Zhànshén MARS), starring Vic Zhou as Chen Ling & Sheng (Kashino Rei & Sei) and Barbie Hsu as Han Qi Luo (Aso Kira), aired on the Chinese Television System network in 2004-2005. The TV series won the Favorite Drama of the Year award at the 40th Annual 2005 Golden Bell Awards.

7. Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy (Kachuu Hana) vol 12 of 17+ by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji

Kachuu Hana 「華中華」 by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 12 first published in Japan 2010.08

Reissues
Kachuu Hana My First BIG Specials volumes 1–8 released between 2010.10 and 2011.05

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European comics/BDs (2012.08.11)

1. Cotton Kid: Jalur Chisholm (Cotton Kid, Tome 4: La piste de Chisholm) by Pearce & Léturgie
2. Scrameustache: Dalam Pengasingan (Le Scrameustache, Tome 37: Les exilés) by Gos & Walt

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Until Death Do Us Part 11, Lost Man 11, Red River 13 (Level Comics manga out nau~)

Street date: 13 June 2012
The official sked re-incorporates March Story volume 1 by Kim HyungMin & Yang KyungIl within, despite the thing debuting last week. Still mentioning it this list, but if you want teh preview (and my 8 of 10 ♡ snap review), go »here.

Lost Man © Kusaba Michiteru/Shogakukan [Serialized in Big Comic Spirits] · Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori © Shinohara Chie/Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi] · Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made © Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S/Square Enix [Serialized in Young Gangan]. Published in Indonesia as Lost Man, Red River and Until Death Do Us Part by Level Comics

Top Level DO WANT! this week is Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S' Until Death Do Us Part volume 11, in which A Certain Praetorian cameos (well, not just a cameo :p):

Mamoru struggles to cut through Wiseman's minions, what with teh boss having analyzed Mamoru's fighting style and feeding his underlings the info. Fortunately, Komura's henchmen—who want in on the action—take Mamoru's bait. Mamoru corners Komura, but is intercepted by the man nicknamed The Shield of Aegis!

Aegis' guest appearance explains the connection Baka-Updates Manga and Wiki drew between Aegis in the Dark (Yami no Aegis) and alternate story Until Death Do Us Part. (UDDUP also crosses over with Takashige Hiroshi-sensei's Alcbane (Daiba Tatsumi, anyone?) and and is an alternate story to Jesus, which stars a high-profile assassin from the same duo that collabed on Aegis in the Dark.)

For a change of pace and capitalizing on the Euro fever—

Lost Man vol 11 (of 16+)
By Kusaba Michiteru

Man U flies to Spain for a showdown with Real Madrid, currently ranked first in the Champions League group stage. Real ace Saule scores the first goal, prompting the Simpson-Matsumoto twosome to renew attack.

Sixteen Lost Man tankou have been compiled as of 30 May 2012; the 17th streets in Japan on 29 June.

Level Comics manga (2012.06.13)

1. Ami Non Stop vol 4 of 12 by Kitagawa Miyuki

Ami! Nonstop 「亜未！ノンストップ」 by Kitagawa Miyuki Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 1994.03

Reissues
Rereleased in six volumes under the Flower Comics Deluxe label from 2001.05 to 1993.09

2. Have A Good Night (Shima Shima) vol 4 of 12 by Yamazaki Sayaka

Shima Shima 「シマシマ」 by Yamazaki Sayaka Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 4 first published in Japan 2009.03

Adaptations
The 10-episode live-action Shima Shima aired on TBS from April to June 2011, starring Yada Akiko as Houkigi Shio, Miura Shohei as Tamabuki Gai, Kikuta Daisuke as Futaba Ran, Suzuki Katsuhiro as Hayashida Rindou and Fukushi Sota as Makomo Shuuji.

3. Lost Man vol 11 of 16+ by Kusaba Michiteru

Lost Man 「ＬＯＳＴ　ＭＡＮ」 by Kusaba Michiteru Shogakukan Young Sunday (later moved to Big Comic Spirits after 31 July 2008), seinen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2011.02

4. March Story vol 1 of 4+ by Kim HyungMin & Yang KyungIl »Released 2012.06.06
5. Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) vol 13 of 28 by Shinohara Chie

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori 「天は赤い河のほとり」 by Shinohara Chie AKA Anatolia Story Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 13 (chapters 29–31 and Illustration Gallery) first published in Japan 1998.05

Awards
Winner, 46th Shogakukan Manga Awards (2000) in the Shoujo category

Reissues/Other languages
Reissued in 16 bunko volumes between 2006.11 and V16 2007.05
English Red River (VIZ Media: 28 volumes), Italian Anatolia Story (Editions Star Comics: 28 volumes), German (EMA/Egmont Manga and Anime), Vietnamese Dòng Sông Huyền Bí (Tre Publishing House) and traditional Chinese 赤河戀影 (Tong Li Taiwan)

Adaptations
Eight drama CDs were released between 1997 and 2003.

Related
An artbook (Japan release: 1999.02.24), fanbook (2002.07.26) and a two-volume novel adaptation Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Ma ga Jidai no Reimei written and illustrated by Shinohara Chie-sensei (2007.05 and 2007.09)

In addition, the following novels were published under Shogakukan's Lululu Bunko Novels label: Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Tsuitachi no Tsuki (Japan release: 2008.10); Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Mayu tsuki (JP: 2010.01); and Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Jōgen (2010.06).

6. Until Death Do Us Part (Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made) vol 11 of 17+ by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S

Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu Made 「死がふたりを分かつまで」 by Takashige Hiroshi & DOUBLE-S Square Enix Young Gangan, seinen Volume 11 (Parts 85–92) first published in Japan 2010.02

Other languages
French (Ki-oon: Jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare Tome 15 shipped 2012.01 • Tome 16 street date: 2012.08.23), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 終極感應 15 per 2012.02), Korean (Haksan: 죽음이 두 사람을 갈라놓을 때까지 14 released 2012.01), English Until Death Do Us Part (Yen Press: one volume as of 2012.05.29 • volume 2 street date: 2012.09.25)

Related Series
Alcbane (three volumes, Adapted From), Jesus (13 volumes, alternate story), Yami no Aegis AKA Aegis in the Dark (26 volumes, alternate story) [Info from Baka-Updates Manga]

7. Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy (Kachuu Hana) vol 11 of 16+ by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji

Kachuu Hana 「華中華」 by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 11 first published in Japan 2010.04

Reissues
Kachuu Hana My First BIG Specials volumes 1–8 released between 2010.10 and 2011.05

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European comics/BDs (2012.06.13)

• Jojo: Cerita di Balik Benda (Jojo, Tome 13: Une pagaille de Dieu le père) by André Geerts

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Bloody Monday 9, Devil Devil 10, Birdy The Mighty 1 by Yuuki Masami (Level Comics manga out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 2012.04.25
As I sed over on the Elex side, no guarantees of NikBabble™ this week. But you can live with just a shopping list, cantcha? «Update: You might be able to, but I apparently can't >.<

Tetsuwan Birdy © Yuuki Masami/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Young Sunday and Big Comic Spirits]
Published in Indonesia as Birdy The Mighty by Level Comics

Berserker Killer Birdy Cephon Altera is dispatched to Earth to stop intergalactic terrorist Christella Revi, but the dreaded agent of the federation mortally wounds a Japanese teenager during the attempted arrest. To save Senkawa Tsutomu's life, Birdy lends him her body, after which she insists on pursuing her target. Tsutomu refuses to cooperate for fear of endangering his family.

Still, their (un)cooperative fight against evil geniuses, start-OH!

This Birdy The Mighty reboots Yuuki Masami's first Tetsuwan Birdy, hence sometimes the qualification Tetsuwan Birdy (II). Wiki relates the back story »here—I don't feel like regurgitating—so just read for yourself if interested. At any rate, what's important is that Tetsuwan Birdy finally reached 20 volumes (around additional shunting from Young Sunday to Big Comic Spirits when the former closed up shop in July 2008), AND that there's an ongoing sequel, Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution (10 volumes as of 2011.12; volume 11 street date: 2012.04.27). In other words, you're in for a long ride.

Oh. And There Was Anime. First, a four-episode OAV animated by Madhouse released in July 1996. Seiyuu Mitsuishi Kotono voiced Birdy, Iwanaga Tetsuya – Tsutomu. A decade and two years later, A-1 Pictures came out with Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode. The 13-episode first season aired from July to September 2008, and featured a different voice cast: Chiba Saeko as Birdy and Irino Miyu as Tsutomu. Season 2 premiered in January 2009 and wrapped at 12 episodes May that year. Another OAV (one episode), Birdy the Mighty Decode: The Cipher, followed in July 2009.

Not to underestimate Birdy's allure or anything, but Yuuki Masami-sensei is prolly most known for the 36th Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shounen category, Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor AKA Mobile Police Patlabor (22 volumes compiled between July 1988 and August 1994).

Now for the top Level GET! —

Bloody Monday vol 9 of 11
By Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji

The BLOODY-X outbreak in Kanto Special Prison turns out to be Fujimaru's ruse. After allowing the terrorists to set leader Kamishima Shimon free, Fujimaru bargains with J for the antidote to save Mako. J agrees, in exchange for information on the real significance of BLOODY MONDAY.

I know we're still on Bloody Monday, but I thought you might like to know that volume 4 of Bloody Monday - Last Season (yes, that's the sequel of the sequel) is expected to release in Japan on 17 May.

Level Comics manga (2011.04.25)

1. [Series Premiere] Birdy The Mighty (Tetsuwan Birdy) vol 1 of 20 by Yuuki Masami

Tetsuwan Birdy 「鉄腕バーディー」 by Yuuki Masami AKA Tetsuwan Birdy (II) Shogakukan Young Sunday and later in Big Comic Spirits after the former's closure on 31 July 2008, seinen Volume 1 first published in Japan 2003.06

Volume 1 contains chapters 1–10: 2 Hearts in 1 Body #1–#10 + Omake: Rakugaki Manga Kon'na Bādī wa iya ka?

Related series
Adapted from the original Tetsuwan Birdy serialized in Shonen Sunday Super between 1985 and 1988 (one volume per 1996.07 [discontinued]; two-volume Shonen Sunday Comics Visual Selection reprint from 1996.12 to 1997.04)
Sequel: Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution (10 volumes as of 2011.12 • volume 11 street date: 2012.04.27, ongoing serialization in Big Comic Spirits)

Other languages
French (Pika Édition: Tetsuwan Birdy, Tome 11 per 2010.07)

Adaptations
Madhouse's Birdy the Mighty OAV (1996.07.25, four episodes) starring seiyuu Mitsuishi Kotono as Birdy and Iwanaga Tetsuya as Tsutomu, and A-1 Pictures' anime: Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode (2008.07.04–2008.09.29, 13 episodes) starring Chiba Saeko as Birdy and Irino Miyu as Tsutomu, Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode Season 2 (2009.01.09–2009.05.28, 12 episodes) and Birdy the Mighty Decode: The Cipher OAV (2009.07.22, one episode)

2. Bloody Monday vol 9 of 11 by Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji

Bloody Monday 「ブラッディ・マンデイ」 by Ryumon Ryou & Megumi Kouji Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2008.12

Other languages
English Bloody Monday: Season 1 (Chuang Yi: volume 8 per 2010.08 and Kodansha Comics: Bloody Monday: five volumes as of 2012.04.10 • volume 6 street date: 2012.06.05), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 11 volumes, concluded), traditional Chinese 血色星期一 (Tong Li Taiwan: 11 volumes), French (PIKA Édition: Tome 10 shipped 2012.03 • Tome 11 street date: 2012.05.16)

Related series
Bloody Monday 0 (one volume; 2009.05) and sequels Bloody Monday Season 2 - Zetsubou no Kou (AKA Bloody Monday Season 2 ~Pandora no Hako~, eight volumes as at 2011.05.17) and Bloody Monday - Last Season (serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine beginning 2011.07.14; three volumes as of 2012.02 • volume 4 street date: 2012.05.17)

Under Kodansha's KPC (Platinum Comics) imprint: Bloody Monday: Seinaru Chi no Shukusai... Hajimaru!! (2011.07.27); Bloody Monday: Kiba o Muku “BLOODY ‐ X”, Kansen Bakuhatsu!? (2011.06); Bloody Monday: Mogurikonde ita Supai no Shōtai (2011.05); Bloody Monday: Tensai Kōkōsei Hacker “Falcon” (2011.04)

Hacking guides by FALCON: Bloody Monday Falcon no Conpi: Falcon's Computer Hacking (KCDX imprint: 2009.12) and Bloody Monday Falcon no Mobi: Falcon's Mobile Hacking (KCDX: 2011.01)

Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action renzoku aired from October through December 2008 on TBS, followed by a second season, Bloody Monday Season2 ~Pandora no Hako~ (January to March 2010, nine episodes). Actor/singer Miura Haruma returned as protagonist Fujimaru Takagi/Falcon in the sequel.

3. Devil Devil vol 10 of 15 by Miyoshi Yuuki

Devil Devil 「デビデビ」 by Miyoshi Yuuki Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 10 (10 episodes/chapters 88–97) first published in Japan 1999.12

Other languages
French (PIKA Édition: 15 volumes)

4. Fight!! Ippo (Hajime no Ippo) vol 90 of 99+ by Morikawa Joji

Hajime no Ippo 「はじめの一歩」 by Morikawa Joji AKA Fighting Spirit Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 90 first published in Japan 2009.12

Volume 90 chapters:
Round 858: The Genius and the Famous Trainer
Round 859: Excitement and Aphorisms
Round 860: Cumulative Progress
Round 861: International Sparring
Round 862: Shocking Phone Call
Round 863: Reckless Fight
Round 864: Facing the Sun
Round 865: Higher Upper Class Image
Round 866: To the Bone
Round 867: Inscrutable Hurricane Winds
Round 868: True Form Discovered
[*NOT Level chapter titles]

Awards
Winner, 1991 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category

Related series
Hajime no Ippo Gaiden (one-shot prequel)

Other languages
French (Kurokawa: Ippo, Saison 2 Tome 16 per 2011.09), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 第一神拳 98 released 2012.03)

Adaptations
A 76-episode anime by Madhouse, starring seiyuu Kiyasu Kohei (Makunouchi Ippo), aired on NTV from October 2000 to March 2002. A sequel/special, Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road, came out in June 2003, followed by the spinoff Hajime no Ippo - Mashiba vs. Kimura OAV (2003.09). The 26-episode second season Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger was telecast from January to June 2009.

5. Have A Good Night (Shima Shima) vol 2 of 12 by Yamazaki Sayaka

Shima Shima 「シマシマ」 by Yamazaki Sayaka Kodansha Morning, seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2008.09

Adaptations
The 10-episode live-action Shima Shima aired on TBS from April to June 2011, starring Yada Akiko as Houkigi Shio, Miura Shohei as Tamabuki Gai, Kikuta Daisuke as Futaba Ran, Suzuki Katsuhiro as Hayashida Rindou and Fukushi Sota as Makomo Shuuji.

6. Yokohama Chinatown Fantasy (Kachuu Hana) vol 10 of 16+ by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji

Kachuu Hana 「華中華」 by Nishi Yuuji & Hikino Shinji Shogakukan Big Comic, seinen Volume 10 first published in Japan 2009.12

Reissues
Kachuu Hana My First BIG Specials volumes 1–8 released between 2010.10 and 2011.05

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European comics/BDs (2011.04.25)

1. Leonard: Leonard dan Murid Baru (Léonard, Tome 37: C'est parti, mon génie!) by Turk & De Groot
2. Spirou & Fantasio: Asal Mula Z (Spirou et Fantasio, Tome 50: Aux sources du Z) by Morvan, Yann, Munuera
3. Suske & Wiske: Tulang-Tulang Gemetaran (Suske en Wiske 303: De knikkende knoken) by Willy Vandersteen

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