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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My Sweet Kaicho 12, Goong 27 of 27, Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ 1 by Kumagai Kyoko (m&c! manga and manhwa out nau~)

Street date: 7 August 2012. (This week, manga releases not on the usual Wednesday, but on Tuesday and Saturday [11 August] to make up for the Idul Fitri break.)

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! © Fujiwara Hiro
Hakusensha [Serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as My Sweet Kaicho by Gramedia/m&c!

Ceddy-san! (Oops, I meant, Gerald-sama! :p)

Usui's older brother arrives from England and Misaki can't believe how much he resembles Usui. What does he, the brother, want?

For one, Gerald sends henchman Ceddy to spy on Usui and Misaki. Two, he's not above threatening to ‘harm’ Misaki if that's what it takes to tear her away from Usui. Point No. 2, of course, gives our hentai uchuu-jin© Takumi-sama a reason to go Alpha mode, ON! on Big Bro. xD

My Sweet Kaicho 12 spans episodes 51 to 55 and as a bonus, at the end of the volume, you can discover the hidden side of...Ikkun.

Goong © Park SoHee
Seoul Cultural Publishers
[First serialized in Wink]
Published in Indonesia as
Goong [Palace Story]
by Gramedia/m&c!

Goong [Palace Story] vol 27 of 27
By Park SoHee

When His Majesty takes ill, Shin takes over and is soon buried under an avalanche of kingly duties. ChaeKyeong, meanwhile, leads her own (separate) life and even—horrors!—starts dating another guy.

All hope of Shin×ChaeKyeong seems lost, yet...

Don't miss the end of Goong [Palace Story]. Volume 27 out nau~.

(Lemme reiterate that I'm still wondering why there's a 궁 28—Goong 28—[below]. Anyone? Explanation and/or translation of the Korean description welcome. *directs you to the comments section*)

Aside from Goong, Runway Sweetheart also ends—with volume 3—but for some reason, its preview is exactly the same as volume 2's. For simplicity, I suggest consulting my penultimate snap synops and applying extended reasoning at will for the finale. :D

Now let's move to the newbies.

New m&c! titles
Sixty percent of the titles m&c! listed are premieres. Magical Witch Punie-chan's adventures continue in Ohwada Hideki's Panzer Princess Punie ~Super² Great Magical Gap~, essentially the third volume of Dai Mahou Touge first serialized in Kadokawa's Shounen Ace. That's all the NikBabble™ you're going to get because, as with Runway Sweetheart, it shares the thematic descript with preceding Super Great Magical Gap.

On the shoujo front — Shiiba Nana's Love Share (ex-Betsucomi), the first Kumagai Kyoko manga m&c! has licensed (if I'm not mistaken), Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ 1 (originally Ayakashi Hisen, ongoing serialization in Sho-Comi) and the "Nightmares That Fuel Nursery Rhymes" antho Story from the Darkness by Imai Yasue (Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou ex-Ciao). Two-thirds of the manhwa streeting are also new: 100% Perfect Girl 1 by Wann and A Kiss for Money 1 by Hwang MiRee, first published by Samyang as 5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom.

Since Kumagai Kyoko's horror / romance / drama Scarlet Fan got the most DO WANT! votes, that preview is up here. (Look for the rest after the jump.)

Ayakashi Hisen © Kumagai Kyoko
Shogakukan [Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as
Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~
by Gramedia/m&c!

Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~vol 1 (of 5+)
By Kumagai Kyoko

"I am ready to sacrifice my life for you..."

With Ryo who's willing to lay his life on the line for her, Miku investigates why ghosts attack her. But when she gets too close to the truth, Ryo is cursed by the spirit of Shirabyoshi.

What lies in Ryo and Miku's past that brings the pair to this point?

As with all Kumagai Kyoko's shoujo series to date, Ayakashi Hisen serialized—serializes—in Sho-Comi. Five tankou have been released in Japan as of 26 July 2012.

Other Kumagai Kyoko manga
Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ appears to be m&c!'s first Kumagai Kyoko manga (99% sure). But it's not the first Kumagai Kyoko title we've seen around these parts. 3L published the three-volume Hatsumei Princess (as Inventive Princess); the five-tank Houkago Orange or Orange After School; and two-volumers Ichigo Jikan, Sorairo Ageha (Sky Blue Ageha) and Stand Up!!!!.

Not yet licensed are... [Continued]

m&c! manga (2012.08.07)

1. [Premiere] Love Share by Shiiba Nana

Love Share 「ラブ・シェア」 by Shiiba Nana Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2010.05

2. My Sweet Kaicho (Kaichou wa Maid-sama!) vol 12 of 15+ by Fujiwara Hiro

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! 「会長はメイド様！」 by Fujiwara Hiro Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 12 (episodes 51–55 + Extra) first published in Japan 2011.02

Awards
Fujiwara Hiro-sensei won the Outstanding Debut award at the 31st Hakusensha Athena Newcomers Awards in Japan for this manga.

Other languages
English Maid Sama! (TOKYOPOP: eight volumes per 2011.03, cancelled), French (Pika Édition: Maid Sama! Tome 13 shipped 2012.06 • Tome 14 street date: 2012.09.19), German (Carlsen Comics: Maid-sama Band 10 street date: 2012.12.04; serialized in Daisuki), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 会长是女仆 #11 released 2011.02), traditional Chinese (Ever Glory Taiwan: 學生會長是女僕！ 14 per 2012.07.06)

Adaptations
J.C. Staff's 26-episode anime adaptation, starring seiyuu Fujimura Ayumi (Ayuzawa Misaki) and Okamoto Nobuhiko (Usui Takumi) aired from April through September 2010 on TBS and Animax Asia. An earlier released Kaichou wa Maid-sama! drama CD featured Kobayashi Sanae and Sugita Tomokazu as Misaki and Usui.

Related
An official fan book, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Koushiki Fan Book Goshujin-sama mo dai manzoku was released June 2010 by Hana to Yume Comics Special.

3. [Premiere] Panzer Princess Punie ~Super² Great Magical Gap~ (Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge) by Ohwada Hideki

Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge 「超・超・大魔法峠」 by Ohwada Hideki Kadokawa Shounen Ace, shounen This volume first published in Japan 2006.09

Related series
Prequels Dai Mahou Touge and Chou Dai Mahou Touge (published by m&c! as Panzer Princess Punie ~Super Great Magical Gap~) and sequel Chou Chou Chou Dai Mahou Touge

4. Runway Sweetheart (Runway no Koibito) vol 3 of 3 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru [Finale]

Runway no Koibito 「ランウェイの恋人」 by Shibano Yuka, Tanaka Wataru Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo Volume 3 first published in Japan 2012.01

Related series
Novel Runway no Koibito by Tanaka Wataru published by Shogakukan first in January 2010 and reissued under the Shogakukan Bunko label (Volume 1 per 2012.07.06) and continuations volume 2 (Paris-hen) on 2012.08.03 and volume 3 (Shanghai-hen), street date: 2012.09.06

5. [Series Premiere] Scarlet Fan ~The Tale of Eternal Love~ (Ayakashi Hisen) vol 1 of 5+ by Kumagai Kyoko

Ayakashi Hisen 「あやかし緋扇」 by Kumagai Kyoko Shogakukan Sho-Comi, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2011.09

6. [Premiere] Story from the Darkness (Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou) by Imai Yasue

Hontou wa Kowai Nippon no Douyou 「本当は怖い日本の童謡」 by Imai Yasue Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2007.11

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.07)

1. [Series Premiere] 100% Perfect Girl vol 1 of 11 by Wann

100% Perfect Girl 「100%의 그녀」 by Wann eComiX, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2007.05

2. [Series Premiere] A Kiss for Money (5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom) vol 1 of 7 by Hwang MiRee

5 Cheon Won Man Jumyeon Kisseuhae Juneon Nom 「5천원만 주면 키스해 주는 놈」 by Hwang MiRee Samyang, soonjung Volume 1 first published in Korea 2006.07

3. Goong [Palace Story] vol 27 of 27 by Park SoHee [Finale]

Goong 「궁(宮)」 by Park SoHee Seoul Cultural Publishers Wink, soonjung Volume 27 first published in Korea 2011.12

Other languages
English Goong: The Royal Palace (Yen Press: 13 volumes as of 2012.05 • volume 14 street date: 2012.08.28), French (Samji Editions: Palais Tome 13 per 2012.01), Japanese (Shinshokan: らぶきょん　ＬＯＶＥ　ｉｎ景福宮; Un Poco Comics volume 27 released 2012.02)

Adaptations
Live-action Princess Hours, starring Yoon EunHye (ChaeKyeong), Joo JiHoon (Shin), Kim JeongHoon (Yul) and Song Ji Hyo (HyoRin) aired in Korea from January to March 2006. The Goong S spin-off aired on the same MBC network from January to March 2007.

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.07)

• Long Hu Men: The Next Battle vol 11: Siasat VS Jebakan by Tony Wong

Long Hu Men: The Next Battle by Tony Wong First published in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty

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Sengoku Basara - The Holy War In Dance 3 of 3, Penguin's Love by Fujio Nami, Your Eyes Speak To Me by Nanao Mio (m&c! manga out nau~)

Street date: 1 August 2012

To the final battle stage, hero-tachi!

Sengoku Basara: Ranse Ranbu © Shimotsuki Kairi/Media Factory [First serialized in Comic Sangokushi Magazine]. Published in Indonesia as Sengoku Basara ~The Holy War In Dance~ by Gramedia/m&c!.

One-Eyed Dragon Date Masamune and heir to Shingen's fire Sanada Yukimura join forces to take down Devil King Oda Nobunaga and end the evil daimyo's reign of atrocity.

Hmm. My adapt of m&c!'s final Sengoku Basara ~The Holy War In Dance~ blurb sounds nothing so much as a thematic intro. Ah, well. *shrugs* I guess that's as good a way to extro as any.

Sengoku Basara ~The Holy War In Dance~ isn't a lonely m&c! series saying Buh-bye~ this street date. Manhwa JAM: Play the Music with Love likewise wraps with volume 3. That preview comes later; for now, moving on to the manga and manhwa (and manhua) newbies that make up the bulk of this m&c! release.

New m&c! titles
As of writing, Penguin Love by Fujio Nami, Your Eyes Speak To Me by Nanao Mio and Sentimental Color 1 by Yoon Jeong were tied for first runner-up DO WANT! Penguin Love, originally Double Baby, first serialized in Betsucomi; Your Eyes Speak To Me or Sono Me, Kuchi Hodoni is ex-Cheese!. (All I know about Sentimental Color is that its domestic Korean publisher is SK Planet.) Since last week was a Nanao Mio asplosion, Fujio Nami's Penguin Love nabs this week's above the cut blog estate:

Double Baby © Fujio Nami
Shogakukan [Betsucomi]
Published in Indonesia as
Penguin Loveby m&c!.

Mei crushes on her school's Mr. Popular, Hagiwara. Unfortunately, Hagiwara treats Mei little better than ‘rubbish.’ One day, Mei meets Rui, a penguin lover who turns out to be Hagiwara's nephew. Order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae specialist Rui sez Hagiwara resembles the flightless aquatic bird he (Rui) dotes on.

Will the ‘penguin’ ever reciprocate Mei's feelings?

(The so-called Hagiwara ‘penguin’ is prolly an Emperor species. :p)

Penguin Love compiles two more shorts, Clown Ballons and Hunting. TC resident manga critic Lina-chan sez BUY! (What else does an 8 of 10 read deserve?)

Look for Your Eyes Speak To Me, Sentimental Color 1 and other debuts—Family Rush 1 (Mashiroke Complex! 1) by Kuze Mizuki, Girl's Love Story (Kanojo to Kanojo no Renai) by Satori Tae, Sweet Love Cafe (Cafe ni wa Amai Wana) by Washio Mie and The Lady of The Lake Mirror by Tony Wong—after the jump.

One hundred percent sure Penguin Love or Double Baby is the first Fujio Nami manga published in Indonesia. (The manga-ka only debuted in 2010.) His/her other solo tankou—which streets 24 August in Japan—is the First Love- and sports-troped Kimi wa Toumei, also from Betsucomi. On the anthologies front, Fujio Nami-sensei contributed a one-shot to the April 2012 Betsucomi Best Selection omnibus Pure Love Seasons 1: Haru ~Hajimete~ top-billed by Yoshinaga Yuu (Distance to a Kiss or Kiss made no Kyori manga-ka).

Restocks: Bleach
Still looking to complete your early Bleach collection, specifically, volumes 1 to 20? m&c! affords you another opportunity window, and restocks the first 20 tanks. (FYI, the latest m&c! Bleach is Vol. 47: End of the Chrysalis Age. In Japan, the newest tank is Vol. 55 The Blood Warfare, released in June. Vol. 56 only streets 4 September.)

m&c! manga (2012.08.01)

1. [Series Premiere] Family Rush (Mashiroke Complex!) vol 1 of 2+ by Kuze Mizuki

Mashiroke Complex! 「真代家こんぷれっくす！」 by Kuze Mizuki Shogakukan Ciao DX and Ciao, shoujo Volume 1 first published in Japan 2010.11

Related series
The Shogakukan Junior Bunko Mashiroke Complex! Mother's day Complex wa, Cake o Meguru! novel, a collaboration between by Miyazawa Miyuki and Kuze Mizuki, was published in Japan on 2012.03.30.

2. [Premiere] Girl's Love Story (Kanojo to Kanojo no Renai) by Satori Tae

Kanojo to Kanojo no Renai 「彼女と彼女のレンアイ」 by Satori Tae Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2007.04

3. [Premiere] Penguin Love (Double Baby) by Fujio Nami

Double Baby 「ダブルベイビー」 by Fujio Nami Shogakukan Betsucomi, shoujo This anthology first published in Japan 2011.11

4. Sengoku Basara ~The Holy War In Dance~ (Sengoku Basara: Ranse Ranbu) vol 3 of 3 by Shimotsuki Kairi [Finale]

Sengoku Basara: Ranse Ranbu 「戦国ＢＡＳＡＲＡ乱・世・乱・舞」 by Shimotsuki Kairi Media Factory Comic Sangokushi Magazine, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2006.07

Related series
Based on Capcom's Sengoku Basara video game series

Other languages
English Devil Kings Basara (Udon Entertainment: (out of print volume 1 per 2009.10), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 戰國BASARA ~ 亂世亂舞 ~, three volumes as of 2007.04)

5. [Premiere] Sweet Love Cafe (Cafe ni wa Amai Wana) by Washio Mie

Cafe ni wa Amai Wana 「カフェには甘いワナ」 by Washio Mie Shogakukan Deluxe Betsucomi, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.09

Related series
"Café love story" series prequels Kare ga Café ni Iru no nara, published by m&c! as Love Café and Oishii Koi Cafe or Yummy Love Cafe

6. [Premiere] Your Eyes Speak To Me (Sono Me, Kuchi Hodoni) by Nanao Mio

Sono Me, Kuchi Hodoni 「その目、口ほどに。」 by Nanao Mio Shogakukan Cheese!, shoujo This volume first published in Japan 2011.08

m&c! manhwa (2012.08.01)

1. JAM: Play the Music with Love vol 3 of 3 by Park MiSook [Finale]

JAM: Play the Music with Love by Park MiSook First published in Korea by Kenaz

2. [Series Premiere] Sentimental Color vol 1 of 2 by Yoon Jeong

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

m&c! Hong Kong manhua (2012.08.01)

1. [Premiere] The Lady of The Lake Mirror by Tony Wong «Ex-2012.07.25

The Lady of the Lake Mirror by Tony Wong Published by Jade Dynasty

2. Pedang Maha Dewa 4: Amazing Weapons - The Lost Blade vol 11 by Tony Wong

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

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Postponed title(s)
The KOLONI local comic Sang Sayur by Shirley Y. Susilo (S Y S). Pending new tentative street date.

Mangazines (2012.08.01)

• Cherry July 2012 edition (Indonesian Ciao, ChuChu, Sho-Comi, Flowers, Betsucomi) «Ex-2012.07.25

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