Naruto 42, Eyeshield 21 v22, Yukan Club 16, Sherlock Holmes 7 (Elex Media 24 December 2008 manga)

Late-breaking gift idea for those of us who prolly wouldn't be done with Christmas shopping by next week: the volume 21 to 30 One Piece manga box set that streets December 24th.

Of course this assumes (1) your gift recipient actually reads One Piece—in Indonesian; and (2) s/he collects the series. Both conditions aren't impossible to meet; I actually know of a few...

Other last-minute manga: Naruto 42 and Eyeshield 21 volume 22 (same terms and conditions apply; just swap titles), or for the shoujo fan, any of these quick-releasing manga: Kitchen Princess 7, School X Fight 2, and the penultimate Sugar - Sugar Rune. (Hint to someone: I want those KitchPri and School X Fight installments and HanaLaLa 33 that streets the day before as stocking stuffers!)

New manga It's hard to track down information on Kaiser Z by Uno Hiroshi-sensei (creator of Captain Kid), but the December Komikologi does have a blurb for Kaizer Z. Spelling differences regardless, it is 天空の覇者Ｚ (The Sky's Z Champion - my shot at a translation). Anyway, the synopsis of World War II space ace Tenma Ryuzaki's story is after the manga list.

Elex Media manga (2008.12.24)

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1. Eat-Man 7 of 19 by Yoshitomi Akihito

Eat-Man 「 ＥＡＴ－ＭＡＮ 」 by Yoshitomi Akihito ASCII Media Works Dengeki Comics imprint, shounen Volume 7 first published in Japan 1998.09 Series initially picked up for English distribution by VIZ Media and dropped after two volumes

2. Emma (Emma Bangaihen) 9 of 10 by Mori Kaoru

Emma Bangaihen 「 エマ 」 by Mori Kaoru Enterbrain Comic Beam, seinen Volume 9 first published in Japan 2007.10 Published in English by CMX

3. Eyeshield 21 v22 of 33+ by Inagaki Riichiro, Murata Yusuke

Eyeshield 21 「 アイシールド２１ 」 by Inagaki Riichiro, Murata Yusuke Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 22 first published in Japan 2006.12 Published in English by VIZ Media (22 volumes, ongoing)

4. [Premiere] Kaiser Z 1 of 16 by Uno Hiroshi

Kaiser Z 「 天空の覇者Ｚ 」 by Uno Hiroshi Kodansha Shounen Magazine imprint, shounen Volume 1 first published in Japan 1997.06

5. Kitchen Princess (Kitchen no Ohimesama) 7 of 10 by Ando Natsumi, Kobayashi Miyuki

Kitchen no Ohimesama 「 キッチンのお姫さま 」 by Ando Natsumi, Kobayashi Miyuki Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 7 first published in Japan 2007.06 Published in English by Del Rey Manga (eight volumes, ongoing); Indonesian serialization in Nakayoshi

6. Naruto 42 of 44+ by Kishimoto Masashi

Naruto 「 ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ 」 by Kishimoto Masashi Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen Volume 42 first published in Japan 2008.05 Published in English by VIZ (32 volumes, ongoing)

7. One Piece 21 to 30 of 52+ by Oda Eiichiro [Box set @ IDR 135,000]

One Piece 「 ＯＮＥ　ＰＩＥＣＥ 」 by Oda Eiichiro
Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump, shounen
Volumes 21-30 first published in Japan between 2001.12 and 2003.10
Series published in English by Viz Media (19 volumes, ongoing)

8. School x Fight 2 of 4 by Hara Asumi

School x Fight 「 スクール×ファイト 」 by Hara Asumi Kodansha Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 2 first published in Japan 2007.04 Serialized in the Indonesian Nakayoshi

9. Serial Sherlock Holmes 7 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ishikawa Morihiko, Ishinomori Shotaro
10. Sugar - Sugar Rune 7 of 8 by Anno Moyoco

Sugar - Sugar Rune 「 シュガシュガルーン 」 by Anno Moyoco Kodansha Comic Fans and Nakayoshi, shoujo Volume 7 first published in Japan 2006.12 Published in English by Del Rey (eight volumes, complete)

11. Touch 11 of 26 by Adachi Mitsuru

Touch 「 タッチ 」 by Adachi Mitsuru
Shogakukan Shonen Sunday, shounen
Volume 11 first published in Japan 1984.07

12. Yukan Club 16 of 19 by Ichijo Yukari

Yukan Club 「 有閑倶楽部 」 by Ichijo Yukari Shueisha Chorus, Ribon, and Ribon Original, josei Volume 16 first published in Japan 1996.08 Has a sequel Yukan Club DX (ongoing)

13. Zig-Zag (ZIG☆ZAG) 4 of 9 by Nakaji Yuki

ZIG☆ZAG 「 ＺＩＧ★ＺＡＧ 」 by Nakaji Yuki Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo Volume 4 first published in Japan 2006.06 Published in English by Chuang Yi (seven volumes, ongoing) and TOKYOPOP

Source: Elex Media STO 24 Des 08

mangazines (2008.12.23)

HanaLaLa 33/2008 (Hakusensha Hana to Yume and LaLa in Indonesian)
Highlight: Fruits Basket double chapter

In serialization:

Alice Academy (Gakuen Alice) by Higuchi Tachibana
Arakure - The Wild Ones (Arakure) by Fujiwara Kiyo
Dragon's Fiancé (Ryuu no Hanawazurai) by Kusakawa Nari
English School Wars (Eikaiwa School Wars) by Matsumoto Tomo
Fruits Basket by Takaya Natsuki
La Corda D'Oro (Kin Iro no Corda) by Kure Yuki
Mr. ERMINE (Okojo-san) by Uno Ayumi
Mr. ERMINE Si Penguasa (Okojo-banchou) by Uno Ayumi
Ouran High School Host Club by Hatori Bisco
Penguin Revolution (Penguin Kakumei) by Tsukuba Sakura
Skip Beat! by Nakamura Yoshiki
Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri
With My Brothers (Oniichan to Issho) by Tokeino Hari

selected tankoubon summaries

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manga, Elex Media, HanaLaLa, josei, shoujo, shounen, Eat-Man, Emma Bangaihen, Eyeshield 21, Kitchen Princess, Naruto, One Piece, School x Fight, Sherlock Holmes, Sugar Sugar Rune, Touch, Yukan Club, Zig Zag

Kaiser Z 1
「 天空の覇者Ｚ 」 by Uno Hiroshi

Synopsis
The year is 1933. Adventure-loving Tenma Ryuzaki gets more than he bargains for when he saves a beautiful woman on the run from the Gestapo. Tenma then finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy, at the heart of which is the ultimate Nazi secret weapon codenamed 'z'.

Original Indonesian blurb ( from Komikologi Elex December 2008)

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• Emma 9 by Mori Kaoru
• Yukan Club 16 by Ichijo Yukari

~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)

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