New Manga Shout Out: 5/10/10 - 5/16/10

Welcome to the next New Manga Shout Out. There's a nice range of mangas so check them out~ Remember, if you like any of the series, 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: Shoujo
Status: 1 Volume (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Volume 1
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Erisha, Sara, and Tobito were abandoned children raised by the nun, Sister Mary, at an orphanage in the country. One day she tells them a secret; when they were young, the three of them died in an epidemic. As she wept by their bodies, an angel came and returned them to life, leaving instructions for them to grow up well and become the angel's helpers.

Now Sister Mary has sent the three children to a boarding school in the city. There is a secret confessional room at the ruins of a chapel near the school, and it is rumored that if you confess your troubles there, strange miracles will occur. The three of them have discovered the entrance to this room. Secretly, they listen to the troubles of their classmates and practice the art of rescuing them.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: One-shot (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None
Translations: None
Scanlations: One-shot (AnimeAddict1068 Project Scan)

A touching story of a doctor who wanted to help people even though he became a vampire.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 4 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

In an age where countries are connected by airship routes, there exists a mysterious, highly skilled band called Zarastro. Using balloons and gliders, this band is known for attacking the air routes between countries. However, no one knows the true identity of this group, or what exactly their goals are! In truth, this small but effective band consists of young combat experts named after musical instruments (Koto, Bell, Cymbal, Cello, and Flute), and their strategic leaders. Koto and her teammates may soon find themselves playing a major role in a conflict which could envelop the entire world!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

Consists of 6 one-shots:
1) Hakofune no Yukue / The Course of the Ark - Original publication to tankouban　- Kurata is going to retire from her company and get married, leaving her problematic relationship with her colleague Sasahara behind. However, her last unlucky elevator ride with Sasahara may force her to face things she intended to leave buried.
2) Week Ender - Published in a doujin called "Megane no Hito" (the person with glasses) on 5/2006　- The brief musings of a woman romantically involved with a man with glasses.
3) Koi, no Youna Mono / Something Like Love - Published in Comic Zero-Sum on 6/2006　- A ramen dinner between friends who might want to be something more.
4) Tsumari ha Byou no Youna / So in Other Words it's Like a Sickness - Published in Comic Zero-Sum on 11/2005 - When he cut his hand one day during his part-time job at a convenience store, high-schooler Satoya met a lovely girl who offered him her handkerchief. Will love blossom between them, or will their personal hangups about romantic relationships doom theirs before it can even begin?
5) World's End Satellite - Published in Melody on 5/2006 - 1) During a disappointing night out, a woman ponders the changes in her relationship with her boyfriend over the two years they've been together. 2) A casual conversation between a woman and her inattentive lover.
6) Sora no Kiyoku / Memories of the Sky - Original publication to tankouban - A woman spends her work holiday with her lover in a haze of sex and thoughts of their relationship.

Thanks go to tethysdust and fallacies for the summary.

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

There are 5 stories are included in this volume:

1) Honey <3 Clay <3 My Honey - This is the main story of the volume. It is the story of Tatemiya Akira, an archeology professor who finds a crude clay doll artifact. When he accidentally kisses it on the forehead, it turns into an adolescent girl called Honey. In ancient times, she was the 11th wife of an old man. When he died, she was accidentally walled into his tomb, and her soul was bound into the crude clay figure. Akira finds himself drawn to the sweet and charming girl, but can he have any kind of future with her when she is not even truly alive?
2) Kohitsuji Mayowanai - When Ichino was a child, Santa Claus made her a promise. If she became stronger than him and beat him at martial arts, then she could choose one special present to receive. Years later, will Ichino be able to hold him to that promise?
3) Super Wool 100% - What will happen when Tamaru accidentally ends up with one of her classmate's dream sheep (that allow him to sleep) trapped inside her body!?
4) Koiya 15 - An argument at a school over a mysterious love book called "Pure Record" leads to a showdown between its owner, who calls herself "Koiya Patty," and a boy called "Kewpie."
5) Air, my love - After an argument, Kurachi goes to ridiculous lengths to prove to his girlfriend that he loves and needs her.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

In the US wild west, there is a mysterious and powerful young woman with black hair and skin as white as snow, known as Kyrie. Sometimes, her eyes are as red as blood, because she is a vampire, infected with a dangerous blood sickness. Everywhere she goes, she attempts to use her strength and her bullet-proof umbrella-gun to protect the weak, but more often than not her mere presence is enough to cause the deaths of the innocent people around her. Kyrie wanders the continent, looking for the one man whose blood can cure her infection.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Sonyeon
Status: 33 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None
Translations: None
Scanlations: Volume 1 | Volume 2 (imangascans)

Yonggi had sworn not to fight anymore since the death of his teacher. It doesnt stop him from protecting the weak while trying to hide his true strength. But when Gihoon, an old associate of Yonggi, drives him into the world of illegal prize-fighting, the young man will quickly be forced to review his principles...

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 4 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Volume 1
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Kate Ashley, Rachel Benning, Claire Forrest and Rose Sheedy are all classmates at a school in New York City. They all wake up one morning and strangely enough none of them can remember anything about the previous night. They are later shocked when they learn that Lisa, a classmate and friend who was missing for a few days, was found dead.

The four girls are mysteriously drawn together to the same location by butterflies that only they seem to be able to see. There, they meet a woman named Lula and her partner JC who tells them that they were killed the night that they can not remember and they were brought back from death to work for them. Their task is to deal with the monsters in New York City that lurk the night. As they regain their memory of the night they were murdered, the girls must deal with this dangerous task of hunting down these monsters, but something seems to be different about their bodies…

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

Izumi Yui is a high schooler with a unique but unenviable special ability. Ever since she was a child, she has had visions of people dying, exactly one hour before the death takes place. Now she is having visions of a recent spate of murders, where the victims' bodies are turned into red sand.

She is drawn further into the dark world of these murders when she encounters a band of two young demon killers called Ryoji and Shiki Kamishiro, a cop called Gotoda, and two magic talking pigs. One of the pigs, Damien, tells her of the dangerous beings, known as "Solomon's Child", who have been committing these crimes, and of the danger that, due to her ability, she might be next. Will Yui be able to survive the changes in her life that knowledge of this darker world will bring?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 4 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Suzumoto Sayuri is a bright, outgoing and overly optimistic but odd school girl. Her friends Takashina Yuuta and Sugawara Izumi are always interjecting at her ridiculous behavior and comments. In this 4koma style manga, we follow Sayuri and her friends’ daily lives in and out of school. Sayurin is a very hilarious comedy that points out interesting points in our everyday life.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

In this direct sequel to Shiritsu St. Cattlya Youchien, we follow the story of teacher, Kuroda Shuuichi, and his adorable students as they move up to elementary school. Excited to be moving towards becoming a real teacher, Kuroda leaves the preschool only to learn that his new position is the elementary school with his old students. The incredibly unique kids are back including the Fuurin and Katori twins, the cheerful Miki, the shy Tsumugi, calm and collected Nazuki, and the panda hat wearing Daniel. The adorable yet weirdly mature children will capture Kuroda sensei’s heart once again.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 3 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: Volume 1 | Volume 2
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

A 4-koma manga chronicling the everyday occurrences of Nakano, Mikata, and Kouenji's natural high school life. The story begins with the three girls meeting each other, becoming fast friends, and entering into the same high school class. Now their high school career is beginning, and they're going to have lots of little adventures together, meeting new people, attending festivals, rescuing animals, and maybe even getting boyfriends someday!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 7 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None
Translations: None
Scanlations: Chapter 1 (AnimeAddict1068 Project Scan)

Yuuji Yagami is an average high-school freshman. But his mother is a total hottie, and Yagami-kun can’t help himself from being a mamma’s boy. His love for her goes deeper than the ocean, and now Yagami-kun is in the throes of puberty!!

Thanks go to hermux for the summary.

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This is what tethysdust said this week:
There were a lot of really fun manga this week, in my opinion! I think my favorite would be Reverend D. The art was great, the story was interesting, it was funny and action-packed, and just really fun to read in general. My second favorite would probably be Graduale Der Walken. It reminds me of Last Exile a little (probably just because of the rogue band with its own goals in a world dominated by aerial travel), but it was also full of exciting and well-planned action, and I really liked all the characters and the general mood. Kyrie Feeding Saint's action sequences are a lot more bloody than the previous two, but the whole idea of vampires+wild west was weird enough to me to make it pretty fun to read. For Hakobune no Yukue, I feel I should mention that the stories are not _happy_ romance stories (in general), and that, despite the cover, I don't think it's a very "ecchi" work. For happy (and more unrealistic) short stories about relationships, with some supernatural elements thrown in, see Honey Clay My Honey. Also, I really liked the Red Garden anime, so I'm really looking forward to getting a chance to read that one.
We also have a note from vyc:
Red Garden from this week is one of the best series I've written summaries for so far. The drawings are amazing and the characters seem real and lots of room for growth. The theme is really dark and disturbing which is kinda nice and fresh. Also its easier to relate sorta because its set in the US and the characters are American.
I'll check out the scanlation for Dr. Chanbelee when I get a chance - a vampire doctor - what about all that tempting blood? XD I remember there was an anime for Red Garden, but didn't watch. The premise seems interesting so if no one scanlates the manga, I might check out the anime~ Reverend D looks like a good read and it's by the mangaka of GTO. I tried seeing if I could quickly look for the prologue chapter that got scanlated, but it looks quite hard to find. I hope someone scanlates this manga...

Translated items that need some love/scanlation:
xdeathcat - Cloth Weaver: Chapter 1 (Needs TLC/PR)
Laika - Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya Senpai no Kaidan: Chapter 1
fevrier - Straight No Chaser: One-shot (Needs TLC/PR)
mikeythebest - Baki Scarface: Chapter 1 (Needs TLC/PR)
StruckByLightning - Kanpachi: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 (Needs TLC/PR)


If you haven't done so already, check out the scanlations of the mangas from previous shout outs which have been recently scanlated: supernatural action manga Angel Beats! Heaven's Door.