New Manga Shout Out: 4/9/12 - 4/15/12

Welcome to the next New Manga Shout Out. With the no-raws/scans rule on MH, you have to work a bit to find these mangas. This week features a vampire protecting his enemy, a guy in search of the perfect breasts, and a country girl in a bicycle club. Remember, if you like any of the series, favorite them. Don't forget to also thank the various people who feed your manga addiction. ^_^ Translators and Scanlators, please check out these series and see if you can spread some more manga love~

We're still looking for people who know Japanese and want to help write summaries for our manga database and for the shout out. Please PM me if you want to help out. Now onto the series~


Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

When she woke up one morning, Isaka Asuha was in her neighbor and childhood friend Mizuki’s bedroom. There was nothing to be alarmed about except for the fact that she was the size of a Barbie doll. Having no idea how she shrank or how to return back to her normal size, the only person she could turn to and trust was Mizuki. But Asuha has bottled up feelings for her long time buddy and communicating her emotions has never come easy to her and often times, she just ends up yelling at him like a mother. Mizuki agrees to help her find a way back to her old life, but, in the meantime, he decides to have a little fun with her.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 2 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

In 2038, Sawatari Yuuma is an elementary school kid who loves everything about space and astronomy. He was initially excited when his parents bought a robot called Nanako, but he was disappointed when he learned that she was basically just a boring housekeeping robot. However, when he does finally try to talk to her about space, something strange happens. Her system crashes and is taken over by what claims to be a marooned alien ship! The alien ship wants Yuuma's help to get back to space!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

One of the most infamous criminals of this country is literally a monster. Vampire Zeo is immortal and invincible. He takes whatever he wants from whomever he wants whether it's from a company or even the government. And when the police or military or even seasoned assassins that specialize in monster killing go after Zeo, they all end up running away with their tails between their legs.

So when a young girl named Lin tells Zeo that she has come to make Zeo atone for his crimes, he laughs it off. However, Lin is from the Church, and, although she is weak, she uses a special spell that combines their souls together, making them essentially one person. Whatever pain she feels, he feels and if she dies, he dies too and vice versa. However immortal he may be, her death would mean his own demise and he has to protect her from those who want Zeo’s head on a platter. Her original mission from the Church was to make him stop his criminal activities, but when Lin learns that the Church wants him dead, she questions her orders and joins forces with Zeo until she learns the truth.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 9 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Pi is a constant that defines a circle. It is never ending and to Sawaki Yumeto, it is a majestic number that has a direct relationship to his other favorite thing, boobs. One day, he realizes that there is a mystic relationship between pi and the perfect breasts. He conducted research and did calculations to determine what the perfect breasts are but he needed more raw data. Yumeto used to be unpopular and ugly, but to further his quest, he shed blood, sweat and tears to change his appearance and style to that of a handsome young man.

When Tamura Jun, a classmate that has been absent for the majority of the school year, returns, Yumeto realizes that she might have the perfect boobs that he has been searching for. But getting to them is going to be harder than he could possibly imagine.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

300 years ago, the demon lord attempted to take over the world but was defeated by a hero. But now, the demon lord has been reincarnated in the form of a cute girl who doesn’t have any memory of her past. She still retains the same deadly powers, but her only resource is the memory robot assistant. The reemergence of the demon lord also means that somewhere, a new hero has appeared. The demon lord creates a fairy named Mao to locate this new hero who is said to have the hero’s mark on his neck. However, what Mao finds is Alsha, a weak and a little timid young boy. As the cute demon lord observes and guides Alsha through Mao, who she has a direct connection to, in his quest to become the strong hero, she finds that he really is a hopeless young kid.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 1 Volume (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

A collection of short stories. The first volume contains stories about...

- A lonely woman who works part-time, and who has crippling social anxiety that leads to misunderstandings.
- A girl who is 'dumped' by her close friend.
- A single mother who struggles to understand how to make her daughter happy.
- A girl who desperately wants to buy a dress that she thinks could change her life.

... and many more!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Iruka, a girl from the country, has come to her new Tokyo life at a high school with a dorm. She's eager to see the beauty of Tokyo and become a real Tokyo girl. Her new roommate and classmate is a real Tokyo girl, but she hates the city. She's irritable and cold, though Iruka mostly sees this as a sophisticated Tokyo attitude. Iruka wants to draw closer to her cool roommate, and meet other girls like her.

One way she can do this is by upgrading her country bicycle to a sleek, Tokyo road bike, but she doesn't really have the money to afford the city prices. Before she knows it, she has accidentally joined a club, the "Bike Angels," who is helping her to transform her own bike. Will Iruka realize her dream of having an awesome road bike and becoming a chic Tokyo girl? Will she be able to break through the ice and befriend her new roommate?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Josei
Status: 6 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Rio Sakamoto, a fairly famous photographer, is returning home to Japan and her retired basketball player husband, Ryoutarou, after working for 5 years in Milan. Rio's friends welcome her back eagerly! However, the five years were just too long for Ryoutarou, and Rio comes home to face divorce. After all the years they've been through together, it is difficult for Rio to accept that he could really not love her anymore. She learns that there are many things about her husband that she hasn't noticed in the past five years, and what is broken in their relationship may truly be impossible to fix. How will Rio pick up the pieces of her life and carry on?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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This is what tethysdust said this week:
Tokyou Jitensha Shoujo would be interesting for people into Tokyo or bicycling. It had some interesting information about both folded into the school-life story. I really enjoyed "Tsuki no Yoru...". I think it was really well-written with respect to portraying the emotional states of the characters. Bokura no Yoake seems to be a fun sci-fi story, as well, though I believe it is aimed at a slightly younger audience than the other two I've mentioned.
Here's what vyc had to say:
I enjoyed reading the series this week. Lots of variety and fun mangas.

Pi - comedy around boobs, teenagers and romance. Very original concept in my opinion and the comedy is fresh and modern. Enjoyed reading it thoroughly.

Kai Pilgrim - another original storyline about invincible vampire and helpless priestess working together. I love the setting of the series and has a great lot of work with and feel incredible potential from this author/manga.

Sekai Maou - 4 koma manga comedy about hero vs demon lord but in a plot where both of them are pretty much harmless and innocent.
My opinion:
The idea to relate pi (the ratio between the circumference of a circle and the diameter) and a girl's breasts in π is pretty ridiculous. I'm surprised someone hasn't scanlated this manga yet. Sekai Maou sounds a bit cute. I'm a bit curious as to how the protagonist in Tsuki no Yoru Hoshi no Asa 35 Ans will pick up the pieces of her life. I would think the husband would've said something prior to being 5 years apart, if there were problems...


Translated items that need some love/scanlation:
myao - Circle Game: Chapter 1
persona_1 - Mahou Shoujo Pretty Bell: Chapter 1




If you haven't done so already, check out the scanlations of the mangas from previous shout outs which have been recently scanlated: ecchi comedy Haruwaka (MH link).