Also, Ghost's Doctor 3, actually the GET! 2nd Runner-up, after Defense Devil 3 and Ciuman Dewa 4 (Kamisama Hajimemashita) tied for 1st Runner-upNow for the top DO WANT!Skip Beat! © Nakamura Yoshiki/Hakusensha [Serialized in Hana to Yume] Published in Indonesia by Elex MediaHis objective in Japan achieved, Hizuri Kuu decides to return earlier to the United States. Kyoko, having gotten her first taste of a mentor-slash-father, feels saddened at the thought of no more Kuu.To the “rescue” comes Ren who encourages Kyoko to call Kuu Daddy! (again) — within earshot of everyone AND while wearing her hot-pink Love Me uniform.If you've been sniffling because of No more Kuu/Kyoko/Ren/Shou because no more HanaLaLa, rejoice in Elex's release of Skip Beat! 19, which picks up the father and daughter bonding with Act 109, And Then Someone Stirs. (The other compiled chapters that wrap the Kuu arc are Acts 110-114: Clearing Up the Matter, Unfading Feelings, Parent and Child Memorial Day, The Depth of the 5th Year and Kuon's Oath [*NOT Elex's titles]). And much as I miss monthly Skip Beat! doses via HanaLaLa, the mangazine folding does promise faster tankou release. (Look at it this way: if we were still on a one Act per issue sked, we'd finish volume 19 in June, and will prolly have to wait an equivalent number of months, if not more, for the actual tank.)Before I move to the next manga preview, two words: Blond. Ren. (Kyaaa~)Ciuman Dewa 4 of 9+ by Suzuki JuliettaNanami acts on her feelings for Tomoe, asking her aloof familiar out on a date. Around the deafening doki-doki and oblivious aquarium fish, Nanami resolves to tell Tomoe she likes him. But as fate would have it, Tomoe's reaction leaves much to be desired.Elex promises that aside from flowers of love wilting, we also get dark secrets—Tomoe's, of course—exposed. Find out what our smexy Tomoe-sama hides somewhere in between chapters 19 and 24 of Ciuman Dewa 4.(The third Hana to Yume shoujo manga, Hidaka Banri's I Hate You More Than Anyone 6, is previewed Behind The Cut.)Defense Devil 3 of 8+by Youn In-wan & Yang Kyung-ilMay contain   [SPOILERS!]He's one hell of a defense attorney is Kucabara, the demon prince evicted from his kingdom for crimes of unacceptable kindness. Now he delivers human “sinners” from eternal damnation. Little does Kucabara expect to have to gate-crash his former home, to save it from his own brother, the architect of escalating entropy and the one who plotted Kucabara's exile in the first place.Can Kucabara take on Legato who assumed Kucabara's not inconsiderable powers upon the the former's banishment? Before that, Kucabara must circumvent the barrier between worlds, and for that, he will need female exorcist Idamaria's help. But Idamaria's mission is to slay Kucabara... [Additions from Wikipedia]Defense Devil 3 collects Judgments 4 through 6: Judgment 4: Mysterious Woman (Parts 4-5), Judgment 5: Kucabara's Wisdom (Parts 1-6) and Judgment 6: The Key to the Demon World (Parts 1-2). (In conventional numbers, that translates to chapters 18-27).☆ If you want to know how the Youkai Doctor diagnoses and treats his patients, scroll down. But if you're looking for Vinland Saga 2's preview, it's up here; the back cover blurb simply reiterates the manga's THORZ's death leaves lasting scars on his son (and prompts Thorfinn to pursue vengeance at any cost) raison d'être.Elex Media manga and manhwa (2011.04.13) Ciuman Dewa (Kamisama Hajimemashita) 4 of 9+ by Suzuki Julietta Kamisama Hajimemashita 「神様はじめました」 by Suzuki Julietta Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 4 (chapters 19-24) first published in Japan 2009.09Other languages English Kamisama Kiss (VIZ Media: two volumes per 2011.03 • volume 3 street date: 2011.06.07)Culdcept 3 of 6+ by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft Culdcept 「������������������������」 by Kaneko Shinya and OMIYA Soft Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2002.12(On hiatus at volume 6)Related Based on the Culdcept video gameOther languages English Culdcept (TOKYOPOP: five volumes per 2006.06), Italian (Star Comics), Spanish (Norma Editorial Spain: volume 6 per 2009.02)Defense Devil 3 of 8+ by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl Defense Devil 「���������������������　���������������」 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen Volume 3 (chapters 18-27) first published in Japan 2009.12Related Adapted from the Sunday GX Akuma Bengoshi Kucabara one-shotOther languages/serializations Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Star (ongoing)English and simplified Chinese volumes (Chuang Yi: English volume 2 released 2010.09 • simplified Chinese #6 per 2011.03.08)Demon King (Majeh) 33 of 37+ by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan Majeh 「마제(魔帝)」 by Ra InSoo & Kim JaeHwan Daiwon C.I. Champ Comics, sonyun Volume 33 first published in Korea 2009.09Other languages English King of Hell (TOKYOPOP: 25 volumes per 2009.08.04) and simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 魔帝 #34 released 2010.10)Doraemon 5 of 45 by Fujiko F. Fujio (right-to-left version) Doraemon 「ドラえもん」 by Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Tentoumushi Comics, kodomo Volume 5 first published in Japan 1974.11 (Premiered in Indonesia: 1994 [left-to-right format])Awards Best Children's Manga, 27th Shogakukan Manga Awards, Grand Prize, the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1997) and the Excellence Award, Japan Cartoonists Association Awards (1973)Related series Doraemon Plus (sequel; 5 of 5 volumes), Daichouhen Doraemon (side story; 24 of 24 volumes); Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden (spin-off; 21 volumes, ongoing) and The Doraemon's Special (spin-off; 12 volumes)Adaptations A 52-episode anime adaptation by Nippon TV (1973.04 - 1973.09), a 1,787-episode series by Shin-Ei Animation (broadcast on TV Asahi from 1979.04 - 2005.03), a 2005 adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation and Studio Pierrot (premiered 2005.04.15; 300+ episodes) and numerous moviesGhost's Doctor (Youkai no Oisha-san) 3 of 15 by Sato Yuki Youkai no Oisha-san 「妖怪のお医者さん」 by Sato Yuki Kodansha Magazine Special, Shonen Sirius and Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen Volume 3 first published in Japan 2007.10Other languages/serializations Serialized in the Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing)English Yokai Doctor (Del Rey: three volumes per 2009.08), traditional Chinese 妖怪醫生 (Tong Li Taiwan: volume 13 released 2010.10)I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) 6 of 13 by Hidaka Banri Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai 「世界でいちばん大嫌い」 by Hidaka Banri AKA Akiyoshi Family Series 5 Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 6 first published in Japan 1999.10 Related series Akiyoshi Family Series 1-4 (Pacar 365 Hari, For Endless Love, Stay the Same, Let Me Hear the Lyric), Oki ni Mesu Mama? (one volume prequel released 2010.09) and Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki (alternate story serialized in Hana to Yume).A Hidaka Banri artbook, Hitsuji no Namida/Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai Hidaka Banri Gashuu, was released 2004.03.Other languages English I Hate You More Than Anyone (CMX: nine volumes per 2010.03; cancelled)Inazuma Eleven 2 of 8+ by Yabuno Tenya Inazuma Eleven 「イナズマイレブン」 by Yabuno Tenya Shogakukan Corocoro Comic, shounen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2009.02Awards Best Children's Manga, 34th Kodansha Manga Awards (2010)Related Based on the Nintendo DS game of the same name, from which an OLM 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 is still ongoing; the Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ogre Shūrai movie sequel premiered 2010.12.23 in Japan.Masked Rider Spirits (Kamen Rider Spirits) 14 of 16 by Ishinomori Shotaro & Muraeda Kenichi Kamen Rider Spirits 「仮面ライダー���������������������」 by Muraeda Kenichi (Art), Ishinomori Shotaro (Original story) AKA The Legend of Masked Riders Kodansha Magazine Z, seinen Volume 14 first published in Japan 2008.04Volume 14 chapters:80. Warrior's Essence81. Surpassing Greed82. Return83. Fiery Giant84. With the Soul85. Setup86. Father*NOT Elex Media titlesRelated series Kamen Riders (main story) · Shin Kamen Rider Spirits (sequel) · Kamen Rider Spirits - Uketsugareru Tamashii (adapted from)Mystery Bride 2 of 5 by Huh KookHwa & Kim SuJin Unknown New Bride 「정체불명새색시」 by Huh KookHwa & Kim SuJin AKA Pig Bride Haksan Party, soonjung Volume 2 first published in Korea 2007.09Other languages/serializations English Pig Bride (Yen Press: five volumes per 2010.07; serialized in Yen Plus)Skip Beat! 19 of 27+ by Nakamura Yoshiki Skip Beat! 「スキップ・ビート���」 by Nakamura Yoshiki Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo Volume 19 (Acts 109-114) first published in Japan 2008.07Other languages/serializations Serialized in the Indonesian HanaLaLa (discontinued). English Skip Beat! (VIZ Media: 23 volumes per 2011.04.05 • volume 24 street date: 2011.07.05), French (Casterman: tome 14 released 2011.03 • tome 15 per 2011.05.04), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 18 ships 2011.04.22; serialized in Daisuki) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li: SKIP. BEAT!華麗的挑戰 26 per 2010.12)Adaptations A 25-episode anime adaptation by Hal Film Maker aired in Japan from October 2008 through March 2009. Seiyuu Inoue Marina, Konishi Katsuyuki and Miyano Mamoru replaced the 2002 drama CD cast comprising Nagasawa Miki, Narita Ken and Kanna Nobutoshi as Mogami Kyoko, Tsuruga Ren, and Fuwa Shou respectively.After being plagued by internal problems, the Taiwanese live-action drama adaptation, Extravagant Challenge, resumes filming in April, with a change in the acting line-up: Ivy Chen as Kyoko (instead of Ariel Lin), Choi Siwon as Ren (in place of Jerry Yan) and and Lee Donghae as Shou.Related Hakusensha released the Skip Beat! Fan Book ~ LOVE ME in March 2009.Vinland Saga 2 of 10+ by Yukimura Makoto Vinland Saga 「ヴィンランド・サガ」 by Yukimura Makoto Kodansha Afternoon (initially in Weekly Shonen Magazine), shounen/seinen Volume 2 first published in Japan 2006.09Volume 2 chapters:5. Troll6. Messenger from the Battlefield7. Sword8. Beginning of the Journey9. A Trap in Distant Seas10. Night Wake11. Cage12. Greater Than Any Monster13. Smell14. The Sword of Thors15. A True Warrior16. The Death of ThorsExtra. Special Report: I Went to the Land of Aurora Borealis*NOT the Indonesian Shonen Magz chapter titles; Thors rendered as THORZ in the Indonesian versionAwards Nominee, 2008 Manga Taisho award and Grand Prize winner, Manga division, Japan Media Arts awardsOther languages/serializations Indonesian Shonen Magz (ongoing serialization) French (Kurokawa: Tome 9 shipped 2011.03.10), Italian (Star Comics), traditional Chinese 海盜戰記 (Tong Li) [Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details.]Read more »
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