New Manga Shout Out: 9/7/09 - 9/13/09

Welcome to the next New Manga Shout Out. Sorry, I'm a day late. >_< Anyway, this week features 8 series. If you like any of the series, remember to favorite them. Don't forget to also thank the various translators, raw uploaders/scanners and scanlators 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: One-shot (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: One-shot
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

According to legend, a tragic event three hundred years ago resulted in the creation of a cursed weapon, the Kokka (black flower). Now, the leader of a violent bandit gang that is attacking a small village claims he has this mythical weapon! A strange traveler wanders unwittingly into the situation at the village, but offers his help when he hears a small girl has sneaked out in an attempt to request aid. Will he be able to find her before she is murdered by the bandits?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 2 Chapters (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

From the mangaka of Brothers comes a 2 chapter manga about rugby.
Ever since he was little, Akira wanted to be a rugby player. But since he lived on a tiny island with no other children, it was very difficult for him to learn how to play. In hopes of becoming useful to a rugby team, he practiced the one thing he could do by himself, kicking. Now Akira is heading to high school, and he's going to try to make his dreams of playing rugby and having friends come true!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: One-shot (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: One-shot
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Akidsuki Satowa has the strange ability to enter a person's mind, simply by touching them, and his friend Mizune sees his ability as an opportunity to make some cash! Together they've formed a unique detective agency. Their first customer, who is unlikely to fulfill Mizune's dreams of money, is a little girl looking for her missing father.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: One-shot + 1 Chapter (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: One-shot | Chapter 1
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Originally released as a one-shot and then serialized in Shounen Jump.
Lilienthal is a dog that's smarter than average. He lives with Tetsuko and Hino. Tetsuko and Hino's parents are scientists and often not at home. One day a strange gentleman robber comes to their house and kidnaps Tetsuko...

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: One-shot (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: One-shot
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

All Morinonaka Iyo wants is to be a hikikomori (hiding in her room with her computer), and buy anime DVDs off internet auctions. Her homeroom teacher has other plans. He'll stop at nothing to try to open the doors of communication and cure her of her shut-in state.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 2 Chapters (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2
Translations: Chapter 1 (Yukihito) =RESERVED=
Scanlations: None

The negative feelings that people hide can turn into demons of mud that escape into the world. If someone creates too many of these demons, they can suddenly become a mud demon themselves. Fujimori, an angry overachiever who is addicted to being praised, finds himself drawn unwillingly into the fight against these demons by the odd transfer student Shinomiya.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 2 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Volume 1 | Volume 2
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Sakura is an incredible kendo fighter who uses an abnormally short shinai. She regularly trounces boys who underestimate her skills. One day two kendo fighters, even stronger than her sensei, attack her dojo asking questions about someone called Narukami Koharu. Apparently, there is a lot Sakura doesn't know about her family history, and it could very well get her killed. Now, Sakura must try to live up to her father's legacy.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

Saito lives in an apartment full of spirits until a priestess randomly shows up claiming that she's going to protect him, but usually does the opposite and he ends up worse than he would have been if left alone.

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I'm looking forward to seeing Adabana, Nekura, and Oni ni Itaru Doro. Ecchi lovers will like Urasai and I saw some kendo action in Shi-na Ko-i. At only 2 chapters, 15 should get picked up, although there aren't many mangas I know of that are about rugby. What are you guys/girls interested in?