Honey and Clover, vol. 4
By Chica Umino
Price: $8.99
Publisher: Viz

With Morita in the U.S., the gang find themselves wondering just what he’s up to out there (with some hilariously illustrated examples between each chapter). Summer clips along, with Hagu possessed by and absorbed in her work, Takemoto wondering if he wants Morita to ever come back and the same old romantic entanglements between Ayu and Mayama. But, once Mayama’s co-workers find out about Ayu, they’re more interested in her than Mayama would like. When Mayama’s co-worker, Namiya, tries to get closer to Ayu, Mayama finds himself (and his ego) more involved in keeping them apart. At the same time, Mayama’s still quietly pining for Rika, his old boss.

If there’s one constant theme in this volume, it’s unrequited love, and much of the volume is dedicated to illustrating what lengths the characters will go to for their love. Takemoto’s in love with Hagu, but Hagu loves Morita; Ayu loves Mayama, but Mayama loves Rika. It’s painful to watch, but, true to josei form, is heartwarming in the way it made me reminisce on the idealized love we dream of when we’re younger. Despite the obvious lack of return on their feelings, Mayama, Ayu and, to a lesser extent, Takemoto hold steadfast to their emotions, never admitting defeat. In it’s own way, it’s admirable, but, at the same time, sad.

What I love about Honey and Clover is the art. Chica Umino’s style is simple, with thick lines and a rough feel. It fits this manga well — all of the characters are only beginning to live independently and are precariously perched on the beginning of the rest of their lives. Umino’s illustrations perfectly communicate this, with expressive characters and swift movement. I especially love the small asides and the silly imagined scenes. This, along with the lack of pattern in panel work, really gives this story a youthful, exuberant feel, much like first love itself.

Honey and Clover is a goofy, yet touching, story examining the romantic entanglements between a group of friends at a local small arts college. It’s about living, loving and growing up when you’re not even sure what “growing up” means. I’d highly recommend Honey and Clover to anyone interested in a good laugh and unafraid of discomforting affairs of the heart.

To read more reviews by Lorena, visit her manga review blog, i ♥ manga.

純情と不埒 by: 天禅桃子

Unsophisticated and Rude by: Momoko Tenzen

Rated:  18+

Price:  $12.95

Junè - BL/Romance/Drama

Review May Contain Spoilers

I am usually not very keen on BL anthologies, but this one holds a lot of charm and was hard to put down.  Each of the chapters featured likeable characters and engaging situations.  There wasn’t a stinker in the bunch, which was a pleasant surprise.  Momoko Tenzen’s art style is a little no frills for my taste, but emotions were convincingly portrayed as the young men in each story examined their feelings of attraction, confusion, and love.  These never stray from the sweet side of romance and courtship, and are nothing like the title suggests.

My favorite chapter was “Midori Vivid in My Eyes.”  After Takamiya saves Sonoda from a terrifying caterpillar, he wonders if he made a mistake.  Sonoda is soon fawning over him, treating him to lunch and buying him expensive presents.  Is it true that Sonoda is as weird as everyone says??  Takamiya is one of those sweet, concerned characters who worries about everyone.  A chance meeting with Sonoda gives him a new buddy, and while I could understand his discomfort from Sonoda’s attentions, it was also easy to see why he was so quickly caught up in Sonoda’s spell.  Sonoda has a gift for making people feel special, and the fact that he was filthy rich didn’t hurt, either.  The conflict between the characters was convincing, as was the resolution.

The rest of the stories revolved around couples who have know each other since childhood.  This is a favorite plot device of mine, and I always enjoy the evolution of good friends into lovers.  Their relationships are already established, they know and accept the flaws in the other’s personality, and the progression to devoted couple is usually very believable.  There’s that moment of denial when one of them rejects their feelings for the other, but the inevitable realization that they were made for each other never fails to please.

Grade: B+

Review copy provided by June

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-While most of the mangasphere is focusing on the best of 2009 so far, I have noticed that these blogs and sites are spotlighting the mainstream. What about a little love for the fringes? What about some love for the weird and kinky? What about Toranoana`s Best Selling Eros Titles for 2009. Get your hankies ready boys (and girls)…And I would you get a friend to call the local blood bank.

1. Mai Favorite (Kisaragi Gunma - Core Magazine)
2. TsunDero (Takeda Hiromitsu - Core Magazine)
3. Chijou no Hito (Tsukino Jougi - Core Magazine)
4. Welcome to the Boys Dormitory of Momozono Vocational School (Sameda Koban - Wani Magazine Co.)
5. Sikorsky Tonight (F4U - Core Magazine)
6. Maid-Yome (Kizuki Aruchu - Hit Shuppansha)
7. Honey Blonde (Fuku Daada - Core Magazine)
8. Lucky Day (INU - Issuisha)
9. Koi Suru PANTS (Okuda Kou - Hit Shuppansha)
10. Cheer-ism (ED - Core Magazine)

Heh, only number 10. Need to work on the marketing a little more… (Akiba Blog)

-Hey Surat!! Big news out of the latest Jump Festa has “food manga” Toriko in line to an anime in the near future. Maybe Viz will license that series for you now. (Kyo mo Yarareyaku)

-So maybe it is a little early to say how well the current administration is doing, but the election results are in from Japan…The Legend of Koizumi is by far the craziest manga out there right now. And volume two is on its way. The mahjong version of former Prime Minister Koizumi has battled GW Bush, GHW Bush, V Putin, Pope Benedict and Kim JI in previous chapters with each falling against his Rising Sun tsumo. Well this time there are threats from Nazi`s and nuclear weapons… The mahjong manga specialist site that posted this news wants to remind you all to–Hate the players, don`t hate the game manga!! (Kindai Mahjong Manga Seikatsu)

-In his latest Manga Structure column manga critic Nakano Haruyuki asks something that the US market has been asking for a while–”Can pubs just toss manga out there and expect them all to sell?”Nakano-san doesn`t believe they all will. The truth is though that there are pubs that feel manga should just sell no matter how much editorial production is involved. How strong is the contents power?? I just wish he focused the enitre piece on manga and not sidetrack with mooks and character guides. (Manga Daimokuroku)

-More manga rankings…This time from Oricon via Kyo mo Yarareyaku.

• Rank - Last Week -Lifetime - title
• *1　–　*,301,945　*,301,945　the Big Windup　12
• *2　–　*,258,048　*,258,048　xxxHOLiC　15
• *3　–　*,167,692　*,167,692　Black Butler　7
• *4　–　*,146,701　*,146,701　MinaMike　6
• *5　–　*,145,120　*,145,120　BILLY BAT　1
• *6　–　*,118,494　*,118,494　Gundam THE ORIGIN　19
• *7　–　*,110,898　*,110,950　When they Cry Solutions -Kill Everyone Arc-　2
• *8　–　*,109,767　*,109,821　When they Cry Solutions -Festival Accompanying Arc-　2
• *9　–　*,*96,191　*,*96,219　Umi Neko no Naku Koro ni Episode1: Legend of the golden witch　3
• 10　–　*,*93,688　*,*93,688　BAMBOO BLADE　11
• 11　–　*,*90,404　*,*90,404　Kyo、Koi wo Hajimemasu　6
• 12　*6　*,*85,103　*,211,929　Skip Beat!　22
• 13　–　*,*77,672　*,*77,698　 Umi Neko no Naku Koro ni Episode2: Turn of the golden witch　1
• 14　–　*,*74,768　*,*74,768　Neon Genesis Evengelion -the Ikari Shinji Raising Project-　8
• 15　10　*,*68,478　*,157,266　GANTZ　26
• 16　*5　*,*67,710　*,215,541　Kekkaishi 25
• 17　–　*,*67,584　*,*67,639　 獣神演武　4
• 18　–　*,*59,386　*,*59,386　Switch Girl!!　9
• 19　*8　*,*58,266　1,609,125　ONE PIECE　54
• 20　*7　*,*57,927　*,178,811　 MAJOR　72
• 21　*1　*,*57,332　*,241,299　 Ahiru no Sora　24
• 22　–　*,*52,822　*,*52,822　 President Shima Kosaku　3
• 23　*3　*,*51,996　*,206,701　Ace of Diamonds 16
• 24　–　*,*51,402　*,*51,402　 Space Brothers　6
• 25　*4　*,*47,486　*,199,575　 Hajime no Ippo  88
• 26　*2　*,*47,115　*,203,628　 Air Gear 　25
• 27　–　*,*46,558　*,*46,558　 Strobe Age 　6
• 28　–　*,*43,516　*,*43,528　 When they Cry Anthology EX 6
• 29　–　*,*43,341　*,*43,341　 Suki desu, Suzuki-kun!!　3
• 30　–　*,*42,565　*,*42,577　 When they Cry Anthology EX 7

-Another Comiket is just around the corner and my money is on K-On! dominating this show. However BeAtarai has possibly found a dark horse contender…Evangelion?!!  Considering how popular the movies are and the recent resurgance of GAINAX love by the otaku, maybe Eva’s newest shoujo pilot will get DJ artists to plug in.

1
Secret music

by: Haritama Hiroki
Circle: Studio N-BALL
Category: manga - Houbunsha - K-On!
Price： 420円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/07/03

2
月刊ふぇいと。GX
Monthly Fate. GX
by: Sakutojiru
Circle: Back・Bone骨
Category: anime - Seven Arcs - Magical Lyrical Shoujo Nanoha
Age rating: 18+
Price: 1,050円
Release date: 2009/07/15

3
ゆかれいプライスレス
Yukarei Priceless
by: Hota.
Circle: Iyokan.
Category: Doujin soft - Touhou Project
Age rating: 16+
Price： 473円
Release date: 2009/06/29

4
ノーユーガールズ
No You Girls
by: Black Olive
Circle: ManiacStreet
Category: anime - GAINAX - Evangelion
Price: 735円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/06/30

5
裏魔法学園 献者育成計画
Ura Mahou Gakuen Kensha Ikusei Keikaku
by: Hakaba
Circle: Dairiseki
Category: Arcade Game - Konami - Quiz Magic Academy
Age rating: 18+
Price： 630円
Release date: 2009/05/04

6
ランペルージ君のちいさな恋人
Chiisa na KoiBito
by: Asaoka Natsumi
Circle: CLASSIC MILK+PEACE and ALIEN
Category: anime - Sunrise - Code:GEASS
Age rating: 16+ (BL)
Price：578円
Release date: 2009/06/28

7
田村ひより EZ
Tamura Hiyori EZ
by: Nabeshima Mike
by: DaiToutaku
Category: 4-koma - Kadokawa - Lucky Star
Price：350円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/07/05

8
LIGHTNING SPEED

by: Rokuwata Tomoe
Circle: EnHANCE HEART
Category: MMORPG - Phoenix Soft - Fantasy Earth
Age rating: 16+
Price：368円
Release date: 2009/06/30

9
ヴァレリアハート
Valerie Heart
by: Kirishima Satoshi
by: Arem Gakan
Category: manga - Houbunsha - K-On!
Price： 630円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: Pre-order Comiket 2009/08/16

9
SURVIVOR

by: Kuro Kenjuu
Circle: Black Dog
Category: light novels - Kadokawa - Strike Witches
Price： 315円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/04/26

GO! COMI AND ZEITGEIST GAMES ANNOUNCE “JAPAN AI – THE IPHONE APP”

9 July 2009
LOS ANGELES
-Innovative manga publisher Go! Comi and cutting-edge game designer Zeitgeist Games today announced the release of the iPhone version of Aimee Major Steinberger’s smash-hit manga journal “Japan Ai – A Tall Girl’s Adventure in Japan” – named one of  the Young Adults Librarian Association’s Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens of 2009!  It is now available, formatted for the iPhone or iPod Touch, for the introductory price of .99 CENTS!

Join Aimee Major Steinberger on the ultimate otaku vacation!  Steinberger uses sketches and hand-written descriptions to capture it all in this manga journal that is both adorable and breathtaking.  And now you can have her travel journal right at your fingertips no matter where you are, with this handy app that features the COMPLETE 190-page book, formatted for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 

The application also contains several special features that are EXCLUSIVE to the iPhone version of the book:

- Using Smart Panels(TM) technology, you can move from panel to panel with a single tap
- With two different viewing modes, reading is a snap
- Browse thumbnail images of each page in the chapter
- Learn Japanese words with the help of the voice phrase dictionary
- Photo gallery allows you to see actual photos from the trip

That’s right – readers will get the complete book in iPhone form, plus exclusive iPhone/iPod Touch features, for only 99 cents! The “Japan Ai” iPhone App is available now at the iTunes store. 

ABOUT GO! COMI
Go! Comi is known for its exciting manga series and top-notch production values. Among its publications are the Bookscan best-sellers “07-GHOST,” “The Devil Within” and “Her Majesty’s Dog,” and the Eisner Award-nominated “After School Nightmare,” which was named one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens of 2008 by the Young Adult Library Services Association. Two other Go! Series, “Train + Train” and “Cantarella,” have also been cited by the YALSA Great Graphic Novels list.

ABOUT ZEITGEIST GAMES

Zeitgeist Games, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Dustin Clingman and Dave Arneson as a “pen and paper” role playing game company.  The immediate success of the company led Zeitgeist Games to expanded its product line into other forms of gaming.  Today, Zeitgeist Games has developed games and applications on such platforms as the PC, Nintendo DS, and iPhone.

REAL
by: 井上雄彦,

REAL #3
by: Inoue Takehiko

Shueisha/Viz Media/seinen - $12.99 - Rated 16+

You cannot hate the game, as the game is blind to prejudice and it leaves judgement to the participants and their followers. Hating the player is easy cause players can be complete asses.

In volume 3 of REAL you have three asses who are on different paths in their lives. One is moving on, while the other two are struggling to get on their feet (literally in the case of Takahashi). And the only thing that gives them pause and hope is basketball. The game gives them a stage to shine. The game gave them a chance to get closer to their family. The game has provided their best memories in their young adult lives. And now the need to get back on the court is what will give them strength.

The game of life is REAL. The game can be cruel, and it can hurt. And if the game is taken from player, they will quickly realize that every match is worth is every hi and low.

Dangit!! How come no one is reading this. It might be the best comic out there right now.

Click on badge to listen download the review (22min .mp3).

Up Next… When they Cry Cotton Drifting, Samurai Harem

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Bad Kids Go To Hell #1 (of 3), $3.50
Gold Digger #108, $2.99
Gold Digger Peebo Tales Special #5, $3.50
Gold Digger Tech Manual #5, $3.99
Gold Digger Tiffany & Charlotte 2nd Semester #1 (of 4), $3.99
Rod Espinosa Prince Of Heroes Chapter 2 #4, $3.99

BANDAI
Girl Who Leapt Through Time GN, $10.99

DARK HORSE
Oh My Goddess TP Vol 12, $10.95

CMX
Broken Blade TP Vol 1, $9.99
Emma TP Vol 9, $9.99

SOVEREIGN MEDIA
Otaku USA Magazine Aug 2009, $5.99

Eva, Eva, Eva, Eva, Eva…Is stoked about Emma!

EmmaEmmaEmmaEmmaEmma!  I’m so excited.  I like to read favorite manga in huge chunks, so I’ve been saving up my copies of Emma for when I have a big enough block of time to fit in several volumes at one go.  Imagine my dismay (I cried a little) when I realized I’d bought two copies of volume five and NO copies of volume six.  And now volume six is nowhere to be found (it is being reprint).  Poor me!  So, people, don’t dilly dally.  Get your copy today.

Lorena`s a budding Emma fan, but she`s a hardcore Aihara fan…And anyone who loves Aihara gets major MangaCast points!!

I’m just getting started on Emma, but the latest volume is more of a standalone series of stories exploring the side characters in the elaborate, Victorian-era “Emma-verse.” Regardless, I can’t say I wouldn’t mind spending a little more time there and will most likely pick this one up.

But, I would be lying if I didn’t mention I’m also excited for last week’s release of volume two of Honey Hunt — it’s melodrama at its finest by Miki Aihara, of ever-dubious Hot Gimmick fame. After reading along in Shojo Beat up until the mag’s demise, this is a can’t-miss train wreck of a story with a love triangle to boot!

Erin…Sigh, I have never been more disappointed. Morinaga love? Haven`t read EMMA? Not interested in Honey Hunt? Three strikes Space Girl! No seinen for you!!

My comic shop listed My Heavenly Hockey Club volume 8 as coming out this week. I’ve been reading Your My Secret, Morinaga’s earlier title, and I think Hockey Club is better - although essentially the jokes are the same in both, Hockey Club is a little more innovative (with hot springs chickens and bear goalies).

I still haven’t read Emma.

I was reading Honey Hunt in Shojo Beat, but it doesn’t seem compelling enough for me to buy the books.

by: 浦沢　直樹
(Urazawa Naoki)
Publisher: Shogakukan/Viz Media
Price: 620
ISBN: 4-09-182524-9
Pub date: 2009/06/30
Demo: Seinen

2
黒執事　　７
Black Butler 7
by: 枢　やな
( Yana)
Publisher: SquareEnix
Price: 590
ISBN: 4-7575-2601-6
Pub Date: 2009/06/27
Demo: Shounen

3
家庭教師ヒットマンＲＥＢＯＲＮ！　２５
REBORN 25
by: 天野　明
(Amano Akira)
Publisher: Shueisha/Viz Media
Price: 420
ISBN: 4-08-874701-1
Pub date: 2009/07/03
Demo: Shounen

4
銀魂　２９
GinTama 29
by: 空知　英秋
(Sorachi Hideaki)
Publisher: Shueisha/Viz Media
Price: 420
ISBN: 4-08-874699-6
Pub date: 2009/07/03
Demo: Shounen

5
夏目友人帳　　８
Natsume`s Book of Friends 8
by: 緑川　ゆき
(Midorigawa Yuki)
Publisher: Hakusensha/Viz Media
Price: 420
ISBN: 4-592-18668-0
Pub date: 2009/07/03
Demo: Shoujo

6
スティール・ボール・ラン 18
STEEL BALL RUN 18
by: 荒木　飛呂彦
(Araki Hiroki)
Publisher: Shueisha
Price: 420
ISBN: 4-08-874725-9
Pub date: 2009/07/03
Demo: Shounen

7
とめはねっ！　５
TomeHane! 5
by: 河合　克敏
(Kawai Katsutoshi)
Publisher: Shogakukan
Price: 540
ISBN: 4-09-151429-4
Pub date: 2009/06/30
Demo: Seinen

8
ラッキーな日
Lucky Day
by: 犬
(INU)
Publisher: Issuisha
Price: 950
ISBN: 4-87076-759-7
Pub date: 2009/06/29
Demo: Adult

9
おおきく振りかぶって　１２
the Big Windup 12
By: ひぐち　アサ
(Higuchi ASA)
Publisher: Kodansha
Price: 550
ISBN: 4-06-314570-0
Pub date: 2009/06/23
Demo: Seinen

10
×××ＨＯＬＩC　１５

by: ＣＬＡＭＰ

Publisher: Kodansha/Del Rey
Price: 560
ISBN: 4-06-375733-1
Pub date: 2009/06/23
Demo: Seinen

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Black Jack, vol. 6
By Osamu Tezuka
Price: $16.95
Publisher: Vertical

The good doctor, Black Jack, has quite a few adventures in this sixth volume. I think a quote from the first chapter describes this volume all too well — in reference to Black Jack, “Is he a god…or some machine?” Like a surgical machine, Black Jack bounces from locale to locale, saving lives and being fairly compensated where he can.

Again, Osamu Tezuka takes the opportunity to explore themes of life and death, love and man’s power over nature. Tezuka’s specialty is exploring what exactly “humanity” is and there is no doubt that “Black Jack” illustrates both the large and small moral questions that have plagued man throughout time. While Black Jack seems cold and callous through his pursuit of high fees, he does have a heart and sticks to the Hippocratic oath as much as he can while running from the law. While he understands his precarious perch as a surgical genius, he nonetheless has the confidence to save others’ lives, no matter the supposed gamble.

While this is my first read into the world that is “Black Jack,” there was no sense of being lost as a reader. These are encapsulated stories that illustrate the fragility of human existence — something Tezuka had a steady hand at doing and a theme he explored through most of his work. I enjoyed the episode-by-episode, open-ended format of the stories herein. My favorite story is probably “Nadare,” where Black Jack has helped a fellow doctor’s pet deer by transplanting its brain and allowing it to have higher thought. By doing so, the deer goes on a murderous rampage and it calls into question the relationship between man and the animal kingdom.

Much like “Nadare,” Tezuka shares a moral question in each story, but he never seems to explicitly direct the reader to an answer. Additionally, he does a great job of relating the story without extensive dialogue, never running into the too-easy route of “telling” the story instead of “showing” it.

As it is Black Jack’s nature to keep to himself, even the silent responses he shares with others are telling. Whether it’s disgust or surprise, Tezuka simply illustrates Black Jack’s restrained response, never exaggerating it as he might with other characters. Well-done scenery and grand vistas are peppered throughout this book, in both urban and rural settings. Additionally, the surgical close-ups are methodical without bordering on the grotesque like other manga and demonstrate Tezuka’s medical experience. Throughout, the large cast of secondary characters are easy to tell apart and kept unique in their own way; Tezuka never “recycles” character design, giving a fresh look to every story in this collected volume.

I truly enjoyed my first foray into “Black Jack” and am dismayed that it took me so long to get into this series. For those who enjoy episodic manga, intriguing characters and one man’s determination to save lives because of the cost involved, “Black Jack” is highly recommended. But, I know others will enjoy it, too.

Review copy provided by Vertical. To read more reviews by Lorena, visit her manga review blog, i ♥ manga.

Oh man CMX, I don’t know how they keep on doing this but they seem to find the best Hakusensha has to offer. Yeah, there are titles that might sell more units, but CMX’s shojo licenses are almost always universally enjoyable. I just wonder why they haven’t tapped Hakusensha’s seinen catalog cause there are some quirky titles in there as well (though I don’t think those titles have as much cross-over appeal).

CMX

トカゲ王子 by: 和泉明日香 Lizard Prince by: Izumi Asuka Hakusensha / LaLa shojo / 2 Vols	ボクの創る世界 by: カザマ アヤミ the World I Create by: Azuma Ayumi SoftBank / Flex Comix Shounen / 1 Vol	ナデシコクラブ by: サカモトミク Nadeshiko Club by: Sakamoto Miku Hakusensha / HanaYume Shoujo / 7 Vols
ランペイジ by: 吉永 裕ノ介 RAMPAGE by: Yoshinaga Yuunosuke SoftBank / Flex Comix shonen / 3+ Vols	あぁ愛しの番長さま by: 藤方まゆ My Darling Miss Bancho by: Fujikata Mayu Hakusensha / LaLa Shoujo / 5+ Vols	とらわれごっこ by: サカモトミク Stolen Hearts by: Sakamoto Miku Hakusensha / HanaYume Shoujo / 2 Vols
白球少女 by: 山崎毅宜 Diamond Girl by: Yoshinaga Yuunosuke SoftBank / Flex Comix shonen / 3+ Vols		ポリフォニカ by: 榊一郎 Polyphonica by: Sasaki Ichiro SoftBank / Flex Comix Shonen / 3 Vols

Nothing earth shattering…no pun intended…but I think BIOmega will make Kai-Ming Cha very happy. I personally wanted them to reveal new GNs from IKKI but I guess it is still too early for that.

Viz Media

裸足でバラを踏め by:上田 倫子 Stepping on Roses by Ueda Rinko Shueisha / Margaret shojo / 4+ Vols

花にアラシ by: 高木しげよし Flowers in a Storm by: Takagi Shigeyoshi Hakusensha / LaLa Shoujo / 2 Vols

バイオメガ by: 弐瓶　勉 BIOmega by: Nihei Tsutomu Shueisha / UltraJump Seinen / 6 Vols

If Amazon.ca is to be trusted 2010 looks even better. Lissa at Kuriousity has found a handful of new TP licenses and a few are definitely worth making some noise over. Deadman Wonderland is a title I know personally from being in the industry was on the wishlists for a few pubs. This series is a twisted and complex shounen title with big time media-mix potential. And I have wondered why Happy Cafe wasn’t picked up sooner. Cute and quirky this series looked more like a CMX title to me, but should fit in nicely into TP’s smaller catalog if given enough publicity.

TOKYOPOP

胡鶴捕物帳 by:片桐美亜 Kokaku Detective Story by Katagiri Yoshitsugu Kadokawa / Beans shojo / 5+ Vols	デッドマン・ワンダーランド by: 片岡人生 & 近藤一馬 Deadman Wonderland by: Kataoka & Kondoh Kadokawa / Ace Shounen / 5+ Vols	.hack//CELL by: Digiturbo & 睦月アキラ .hack//CELLi by: Digiturbo & Rikituski Kadokawa / Ace Shounen / 2 Vols
幸福喫茶3丁目 by:松月滉 Happy Cafe on Block 3 by Katagiri Yoshitsugu Hakusensha / HanaYume shojo / 13+ Vols		花子と寓話のテラー by: えすのサカエ Hanako and the Teller by: Esuno Sakae Kadokawa / Ace Shounen / 4 Vols

Nice mix this week; especially when you get down to the second half of the list with appearances by Queen’s Blade and MaiHime.

1
ノーユーガールズ
No You Girls
by: Black Olive
Circle: ManiacStreet
Category: anime - GAINAX - Evangelion
Price: 735円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/06/30

2
SURVIVOR

by: Kuro Kenjuu
Circle: Black Dog
Category: light novels - Kadokawa - Strike Witches
Price： 315円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/04/26

3
二重裸せん
NiJuu Rasen
by: Ryuugetsu Kurara
Circle: pinvise
Category: anime - GAINAX - Gurren Lagann
Price： 525円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/07/01

4
夢の東方タッグ編3
Yume no Touhou Tag Arc 3
by: Orange Jelly
Circle: Icicle Orange
Category: Doujin Soft - Touhou Project
Price： 735円
Age rating: 13+
Release date: 2009/06/28

5
デビューDEビュー
Debut de View
by: Mukyu
Circle: Yamada Ichizoku.
Category: anime - Toei - PreCure
Age rating: 18+
Price： 735円
Release date: 2009/06/26

6
フミカノ!
FumiKano!
by:jema
Circle: Lucie-do
Category: Doujin Soft - Touhou Project
Price： 693円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/06/21

7
ツンデレの世紀 カメラはツンデレの断片をとらえ始めた
Tsundere no Seiki Camera ha Tsundere no Tanpen wo Torae Hajimeta
by: RAITA
Circle: Zettai Shoujo
Category: anime - Sunrise - MaiHime
Price： 630円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2004/12/30

8
BEAUTIFUL ILLUSION 06

by: Homare
Circle: Fool’s Art Gallery
Category: Fighting Games - Various
Price： 840円
Age Rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/06/20

9
Secret music

by: Haritama Hiroki
Circle: Studio N-BALL
Category: manga - Houbunsha - K-On!
Price： 420円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/07/03

10
TORIKO ROLL

by: OKINA
Circle: OFF
Category: Table Talk RPG - Hobby Japan - Queen’s Blade
Price: 525円
Age rating: 18+
Release date: 2009/06/30