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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Tokkyu!! 20 of 20, Inazuma Eleven 8, Nakayoshi Gress Issue 8 (Elex Media 31 August 2012 manga and mangazine) [UPDATED]

Added Ciuman Dewa volumes 1–5 restocks. You might not think the timing's significant, but it is when you consider that the Kamisama Hajimemashita anime premieres this October in Japan. (Service for those who haven't tried out the Kamisama Hajimemashita manga because of the title. xD)

Tokkyu!! 20 © Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro/Kodansha [First serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine]. Published in Indonesia by Elex Media

Hyogo and sea rescue Team Tokkyu!! aren't swept away by the raging flood, but still wave buh-bye, Inazuma Japan is in a big pinch, the curse of a sentient sword continues after an absence of over a year, weddings are still shoujo bliss (especially blissful when they've caught up with the last chapter to have serialized here). That's the only NikBabble™ you're gonna get out of this release because nowhere on teh internets can you find Elex previews. (At least, at the time of writing.)

Oh, but I do ramble on about the NakaGress! Issue 8 pals, specifically the Indonesian Nakayoshi debut — the Host × Katekyo Thank You! For the Nomination or Goshimei Arigato Gozaimasu by Miasa Rin. You might already know Miasa Rin-sensei from the Kodansha Nakayoshi-serialized AKB0048 - Episode 0. [Continued...]

Elex Media manga and manhwa (2012.08.31)

1. Inazuma Eleven vol 8 of 10 by Yabuno Tenya

Inazuma Eleven 「イナズマイレブン」 by Yabuno Tenya Shogakukan Monthly CoroCoro Comic, shounen Volume 8 first published in Japan 2011.02

Awards
Winner, 34th Kodansha Manga Awards (2010) in the Children's category

Related series
Based on LEVEL-5's soccer RPG game, from which an Oriental Light and Magic anime, starring seiyuu Takeuchi Junko as Mark Evans (Endou Mamoru), Nojima Hirofumi as Axel Blaze (Gouenji Shuuya), Yoshino Hiroyuki as Jude Sharp (Yuuto Kidou) and Miyano Mamoru as Shawn Frost (Shirou Fubuki), was also adapted. The TV series premiered 2008.10.05 on TV Tokyo and its sequel, Inazuma Eleven GO, aired episode 14 on 2011.08.03; the Inazuma Eleven: Saikyou Gundan Ogre Shuurai sequel premiered 2010.12.23 in Japan, with Inazuma Eleven GO's movie sequel Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyuukyoku no Kizuna Griffon premiered 2011.12.23.

Alternate Story: Inazuma Eleven Gaidenshuu (one volume per 2011.01)
Sequel: Inazuma Eleven Go (two volumes compiled between 2012.01 and 2012.06, ongoing serialization in Corocoro Comic)

2. Legend of the Cursed Sword (Pageomgi) vol 35 of 37 by Yeo BeopRyong & Park HuiJin

Pageomgi 「파검기」 by Yeo BeopRyong & Park HuiJin Daewon C.I. Comic Champ, sonyun Volume 35 first published in Korea 2008.06

Other languages
English Chronicles of the Cursed Sword (TOKYOPOP: 22 volumes per 2008.08.05, cancelled), German (Egmont Manga & Anime: The Legend of the Sword) and Swedish (B. Wahlströms Bokförlag AB)

3. Tokkyu!! vol 20 of 20 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro [Series Finale]

Tokkyu!! 「トッキュー！！」 by Komori Yoichi & Kubo Mitsuro Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 20 first published in Japan 2008.09

Reissues
Seven bunko volume rereleased from 2010.01 to 2010.07

Serializations
Indonesian Shonen Magz (concluded)

4. V.B. Rose vol 10 of 14 by Hidaka Banri

V.B. Rose 「Ｖ・Ｂ・ローズ」 by Hidaka Banri Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 10 first published in Japan 2007.08

Other languages/serialization
Serialized until chapter 56 in HanaLaLa (discontinued)
English V.B. Rose (TOKYOPOP: 12 volumes per 2011.04), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: V．B．R 絲絨藍玫瑰 14 per 2009.10)

Related
Spun-off from Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai or I Hate You More Than Anyone (13 volumes published in Japan per 2001.09)
The Hana to Yume Comics Special V.B. Rose Illustration Fan Book streeted in Japan 2009.05

Adaptations
A V.B. Rose drama CD was released in Japan in 2006.12, starring seiyuu Mizuki Nana as Shiroi Ageha, Sakurai Takahiro as Arisaka Yukari, and Suwabe Junichi as Kuromine Mitsuya.

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Mangazines (2012.08.31)

• Nakayoshi Gress! Issue 8/2012 (Indonesian Nakayoshi)

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Gamaran 7, Cappuccino Love Potion and Love in Cafe Cappuccino 1 by Kotokawa Aya (m&c! 31 August 2012 manga) [UPDATED]

No relation between the two Cappuccino manga far as I can tell, beyond having the same creator.
Added ongoing series previews

Biyaku iri no Cappuccino and Cafe Minamiaoyama Curio Street 1
© Kotokawa Aya
Akita Shoten [First serialized in Petit Princess]
Published in Indonesia as Cappuccino Love Potion and Love in Cafe Cappuccino 1 by Gramedia/m&c!

m&c! launches three new Petit Princess manga—three, if we count Yoshida Ikaru's Samurai Darling Masamune, reportedly pushed back from its 11 August premiere—two of them from the same manga-ka Kotokawa Aya. Both office romances. The first is the one-volume,    mature audiences only Cappuccino Love Potion and the second, the eight volumes, ongoing Love in Cafe Cappuccino.

The Cappuccino Love Potion Dewasa read first:

Her mother's illness forces Michika to take over as manager of Narumiya Izumi, an actor acclaimed for his antagonist roles in violent films. Nervous beyond belief, Michika wishes she had gotten popular, pretty boy actor Kijima Reiji to babysit instead. But do the two actors live up to their stereotypes? Or is Michika confusing fiction with reality?

Hmm. The Manager × Actor premise reminds me of Yoshihara Yuki's Chocolate Girl, tempting me...much. I don't know if the bishie on the left-hand side cover [above] is supposed to be the infamous Narumiya Izumi, but those megane! make me wish he were, and that he's as “charming” as Chocolate Girl's Tsundere, Actually Tezuka Riku. (I also hope nabs-all-the-Good-Guy-roles Kijima Reiji is as comely and as conniving as Choco Girl's Akae Kaoru.)

Cappuccino Love Potion, originally Biyaku iri no Cappuccino, first ran in the shoujo-josei straddler PetitPuri, but for reasons yet to be uncovered, m&c! upped its age rating to D - Dewasa, or for an over 18 audience.

That takes care of the first Kotokawa Aya debut. Now for the second—

Love in Cafe Cappuccino vol 1 (of 8+)
By Kotokawa Aya

Legend has it that if you visit a certain café in Minami Aoyama Kottou street, you will meet your soul mate. What does this urban myth have to do with Yoshida and her boss Shioya? Well, the director orders Yoshida to upgrade the notorious genius chief into a New and Improved version, but Yoshida falls for pre-makeover Shioya, messy hair, rudeness and all.

Obviously, Yoshida took Shioya or met him at that café in Minami Aoyama, which stands silent, if not quietly laughing, over another mission (about to be) accomplished.

Love in Cafe Cappuccino or Cafe Minamiaoyama Curio Street serializes in the same mangazine Cappuccino Love Potion did. Akita Shoten published the first tank in August 2008, the latest (eighth) in March 2012. Love in Cafe Cappuccino volume 1, however, is rated R - Remaja, or Teens.

Pretty sure Cappuccino Love Potion and Love in Cafe Cappuccino represent the first Kotokawa Aya manga incursion into Indonesia. Besides the caffeinated vanguards, Kotokawa Aya-sensei produced the genie-troped shoujo fantasy Lample for Shinshokan's Wings (tankou released October 2002). [Read more...]

S/he also introduced a Dark!Cinderella in Covered in Cinders, one of the shorts in the Sekaiichi Zankoku de Utsukushii Grimm Douwa (The Cruelest and Most Beautiful Grimm's Fairy Tales in the World) omnibus published by Houmusha in May 2002, and is first credited for Toshinosaren'ai and Karada no Renai, both Akita Shoten Princess Comics Petit Princess anthos released September and October 2010 respectively.

Kotokawa Aya also collaborated with Shusa in the shoujo Uranai Gakuen Star Dice, first serialized in Kadokawa's Asuka (seven volumes compiled between 1995.07 and 1998.03).

Also this m&c! release...
One more new Akita Shoten manga, but this one originally ran in Mystery Bonita—KIELI ~The Deceased Asleep in the Wasteland~—Teshirogi Shiori's adapt of Kabei Yukako's award-winning Ki-Ri ~Shishatachi wa Kouya ni Nemuru~ light novel. Volume 1 of the manga premieres this street date, too, as does the first volume of Han YuRang's soonjung manhwa Bitter Sweet Love. Previews after the jump.

Mangazines: Debuting in the August 2012 edition of Cherry are Natsumeki!! by Nanajima Kana and You are Like a Flower by Goto Misaki. Both Natsumeki!! and Kimi wa Maru de, Ano Hana no You de are ex-Sho-Comi, as is the cover manga, Kaname Étoile by Kayoru. [Continued...]

m&c! manga (2012.08.31)

1. [Premiere] Cappuccino Love Potion (Biyaku iri no Cappuccino) by Kotokawa Aya

Biyaku iri no Cappuccino 「媚薬入りのカプチーノ」 by Kotokawa Aya Akita Shoten Petit Princess, shoujo/josei This volume first published in Japan 2008.03

2. Gamaran vol 7 of 16+ by Nakamaru Yosuke

Gamaran 「我間乱～ＧＡＭＡＲＡＮ～」 by Nakamaru Yosuke Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 2010.09

3. [Series Premiere] Kieli ~The Deceased Asleep in the Wasteland~ (Ki-Ri ~Shishatachi wa Kouya ni Nemuru~) vol 1 of 2 by Kabei Yukako, Teshirogi Shiori

Ki-Ri ~Shishatachi wa Kouya ni Nemuru~ 「キーリ～死者たちは荒野に眠る～」 by Kabei Yukako (Story), Teshirogi Shiori (Comic) Akita Shoten Mystery Bonita, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2006.09

Other languages
English Kieli (Yen Press: two volumes)

Related Series
Adapted from the novel Ki-Ri ~Shishatachi wa Kouya ni Nemuru~ AKA Kieli, Vol. 1: The Dead Sleep in the Wilderness written by Kabei Yukako and published by MediaWorks' Dengeki Bunko in 2003.02. The Ki-Ri series serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine spans nine volumes (final volume 9 released in Japan 2006.04).

4. Kirarin Revolution Special Edition (Kirarin Revolution: Tokubetsuhen) vol 4 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 4 first published in Japan 2008.07

Related series
Original story: Kirarin Revolution (14 volumes)

5. [Series Premiere] Love in Cafe Cappuccino (Cafe Minamiaoyama Curio Street) vol 1 of 8+ by Kotokawa Aya

Cafe Minamiaoyama Curio Street 「Ｃａｆｅ南青山骨董通り」 by Kotokawa Aya AKA Cafe Minami Aoyama Kottou Doori Akita Shoten Petit Princess, shoujo/josei Volume 1 first published in Japan 2008.08

6. [Premiere] Samurai Darling Masamune by Yoshida Ikaru «Ex-2012.08.11

Samurai Darling Masamune 「サムライダーリン政宗」 by Yoshida Ikaru Akita Shoten Princess Comics Petit Princess, shoujo/josei This volume first published in Japan 2011.05

Related series
Prequel: Samurai Darling Nobunaga (JP release: 2010.11)
Sequel: Samurai Darling Shinsengumi (2012.04)

7. X-Day (Kanojotachi no X-Day) vol 2 of 2 by Mizushiro Setona [Series Finale]

Kanojotachi no X-Day 「彼女達のエクス・デイ」 by Mizushiro Setona Akita Shoten Princess, shoujo Volume 2 published in Japan 2003.01

Other languages
English X-Day (TOKYOPOP: two volumes), French (Kazé Editions: two volumes), German (Tokyopop Germany: two volumes)

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.31)

1. [Series Premiere] Bitter Sweet Love vol 1 of 10 by Han YuRang

Bitter Sweet Love 「비터 스위트 러브」 by Han YuRang Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2009.02

2. Crazy Girl Shin Bia vol 16 of 19 by Hwang MiRee

Crazy Girl Shin Bia 「크레이지걸 신비아 이계로 가다!!」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 16 first published in Korea 2008.05

Hong Kong manhua (2012.08.31)

• Dewa Iblis Awan Api II No. 07: Energi Dingin by Tony Wong

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

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Non-Comic (2012.08.31)

• [Premiere] MPASI (Makanan Pendamping ASI) Travelling Cihuy! by Dian Prima & Yudith Mangiri (Alter)

Mangazines (2012.08.31)

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

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I Give My First Love to You 2, The Breaker 10 of 10, Sentimental Color 2 of 2 (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~) [UPDATED]

Street date: 11 August 2012, the last manga release sked before the Idul Fitri break. Regular deliveries reboot 31 August, if not, 5 September 2012.
Update: Moving Samurai Darling Masamune—deets, NikBabble™, teh whole shebang—to 31 August 2012, per m&c! advisory. (I warned you there was a possibility of that premiere's delay. On the off-chance you nabbed a copy already, then good for you, but m&c! and at least two other online book shops have pegged Samurai Darling Masamune's release as 31 August.)

Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu © Aoki Kotomi
Shogakukan [First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as I Give My First Love to You by Gramedia/m&c!

Having someone you like is an incredible feel. Your days are filled by thoughts of her, just her. But if she's with me... only tears await Mayu. That's why, on the day we graduate from grade school, I have to gaze my fill of Mayu. Because that could well be the last time I see her.

*Wail!* Takuma's still fighting fate (and a bad heart) in the second I Give My First Love to You tank, which compiles Keep that hanky handy! 6th through 10th fortunes: First Love Storm, Rendezvous, Punishment, Height Comparison and Dream. A bonus Data File closes the volume (and a Yori × Iku cameo ambushes inside :D).

Finales
We bid buh-bye to three manhwa and one manhua series — The Breaker (with volume 10), Sentimental Color (volume 2), Wicked: Dance with Us (volume 3) and Ice Fantasy (also volume 3). The first two get Before the Jump blog estate for previews because they're the first runner-up DO WANT! (Look for the rest after the cut.)

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

The Breaker Vol 10 of 10
By Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan

Koo Ryong Moon loses all vestiges of humanity, turning him into an unstoppable monster. Can former bully victim and present disciple Lee Shi Woon restore his master's consciousness?

If you still want Breaker action, poke m&c! for the sequel The Breaker: New Waves. Four volumes have been released in Korea as of June this year, and it's still running in Daum (or so sez Baka-Updates Manga).

Sentimental Color Vol 2 of 2
By Yoon Jeong

Orange, Violet, Brown Bear, Yello vs Yellow, Rainbow after Rain, Beige, Blue Dish, Sentimental Color.
What colors your sentiments?

Your last chance to weigh in. :)

New m&c! titles
m&c! launches only one new manga — Samurai Darling Masamune ex shoujo-bordering-on-josei Petit Princess. Caveats: (1) This is the *second* volume of Yoshida Ikaru's Samurai Darling series; (2) It may be postponed (in some places) because it doesn't appear in the distribution release list (AKA STO 11 August 2012 Excel file). Check your fave Gramed to make sure. «Update: Moved to after the Idul Fitri holidays.

m&c! manga (2012.08.11)

1. I Give My First Love to You (Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu) vol 2 of 12 by Aoki Kotomi

Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu 「僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ」 by Aoki Kotomi Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 2 (chapters 6–10) first published in Japan 2006.01

Awards
53rd Shogakukan Manga Awardee in the Shoujo category (2007)

Related Series
Adapted/spun-off from Boku wa Imouto ni Koiwosuru (10 volumes)

The Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Secret Unrequited Love Offical Fan Book (Sho-Comi Flower Comics Fan Book) released on 2008.09.26.

Other languages
Partially translated into English (Shogakukan English Comics I Give My First Love to You volume 1 released 2009.03.27), French (Soleil: My First Love, Tome 12 shipped 2011.04), Spanish (Editorial Ivréa Spain: Secretos del Corazón), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 我的初戀情人 12 per 2009.09)

Adaptations
The Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Drama CD was released on 2006.05.17. Seiyuu Ishida Akira voiced Kakinouchi Takuma, Orikasa Fumiko, Taneda Mayu.

The I Give My First Love to You movie, starring Okada Masaki (Sekime Kyogo, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradise) as Takuma and Inoue Mao (Makino Tsukushi, Hana Yori Dango) as Mayu, premiered in Japan on 2009.10.24.

The Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Shogakukan Bunko novel written by Hashiguchi Ikuyo streeted on 2009.09.04. Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu I give my first love to you Shogakukan Junior Cinema Bunko novelization written by Momose Shinobu was released on 2009.10.23.

2. Love Lies (Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru) vol 2 of 9+ by Aoki Kotomi

Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru 「カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる」 by Aoki Kotomi Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.09

Other languages
French (Soleil Productions: Lovely love lie Tome 7 shipped 2012.05 • Tome 8 street date: 2012.08.22), German (Egmont Manga & Anime: Liebeslügen Band 5 per 2012.07.12 • Band 6 street date: 2012.09) traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Publishing Taiwan: 她愛上了我的謊 7 released 2012.03)

Adaptations
The Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru movie was announced in the Cheese! April 2012 issue. Koizumi Norihiro is set to direct the Fuji TV production. Cast TBA.

3. [Premiere] Samurai Darling Masamune by Yoshida Ikaru «Moved to 2012.08.31

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.11)

1. A Bad Cinderella vol 2 of 10 by Hwang MiRee

A Bad Cinderella 「불량 신데렐라」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2010.09

2. The Breaker vol 10 of 10 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan [Series Finale]

The Breaker 「브레이커 (THE BREAKER)」 by Jeon KeukJin & Park JinHwan Daewon C.I. Young Daiwon, seinen Volume 10 first published in Korea 2010.07

Related series
Sequel: The Breaker: New Waves (four volumes per 2012.06.27, ongoing)

3. Sentimental Color vol 2 of 2 by Yoon Jeong [Finale]

Sentimental Color by Yoon Jeong First published in Korea by SK Planet

4. Wicked: Dance with Us vol 3 of 3 by Kim SooYong [Series Finale]

Wicked: Dance with Us by Kim SooYong First published in Korea by Kenaz

5. You Are My Everything vol 2 of 9 by Hwang MiRee

You Are My Everything 「니가 세상의 전부다」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2009.09

m&c! HK manhua (2012.08.11)

• Ice Fantasy vol 3 of 3 by Andy Seto, Guo JingMing [Series Finale]

Ice Fantasy Story by Guo JingMing Illustration by Andy Seto First published in Hong Kong by The One Comic

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Note: Additional shipments or "Susulan STO": For areas that didn't get them in on the 1st of August, Tony Wong's The Lady of The Lake Mirror and Cherry July 2012 edition ship this street date.
Delay: Some areas might not have Samurai Darling Masamune in stock by the 11th of August, in which case the title might street on the 31st of August or later.

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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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