New Manga Shout Out: 11/1/10 - 11/7/10

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 kid who learns he has supernatural powers, a cyclist, and an alien looking for a mate. 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 Chapter (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

The Akei sisters are a happy go lucky sort of family and their lives are always filled with fun. The eldest, Hotaru, is a college student who is ditsy and is always in her own little world. The middle child, Hikari, is in junior high and her high energy keeps the family together. The youngest, Akari, is only in elementary school but she is the most mature one and is the voice of reason. The Akei family moves into a large condo complex where we see their simple and comedic lives.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

This manga is based on the dating simulation game Amagami, which explores the love life of high school student Junichi.

This story focuses on a love interest from the game, Tanamachi Kaoru. Kaoru has been Junichi's friend for a long time, but now she feels that it's time for their friendship to change into something new. But does Junichi feel the same way?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

This manga is based on the dating simulation game Amagami.

It features a high school student Tachibana Junichi in his quest for love. This story kicks off with him agreeing to stay after school and help move a kotatsu (heated table) for the Tea Club. He hopes to get in some time alone to flirt with his cute friend Rihoko, a Tea Club member.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Josei
Status: 3 Chapters (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

In the cultured Heian era (794-1185) there lived a young aristocratic girl nicknamed Chiko. She had a unique way of looking at the world, and it showed through in her quirky compositions. One day, one of her letters was lost in transit and ended up in the hands of a boy called Tooru. Though he knew nothing about the author except for her writing style, he responded to her letter. Will this meeting of words cause their destinies to become interwoven or will this incident simply disappear into the past?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 2 Chapters (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Makoto is a friendless, unhappy teenager who lives with his grandmother after the suicide of his father. He cannot see anything visibly special about himself, so he is bewildered when one of the most popular guys in school, Yuki, begins to seek out his company. Yuki, a long-haired rebel who is very popular with the ladies, fills Makoto's head with ideas of obliterating the corruption of the current society through the power of destruction. Yuki almost seems to have guessed what Makoto is hiding: a powerful supernatural ability. How far will Makoto be willing to follow Yuki's destructive ambitions?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 8 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Sarashina is a single dad, working as a debt collector for a bank. His daughter Fukuno is a confusing but cheerful girl who's in kindergarten and who calls her dad Kamome (Seagull). Sarashina uses a bicycle to travel to each client, but after an incident with damaging an expensive racing bicycle, he finds himself in a situation where he has to train in order to compete in a cycling race.

He learns that he feels an incredible amount of peace when cycling. As chaotic as his life is with dealing with being a single parent, several love interests with beautiful women and everyday issues from his work, Sarashina needs that calming sensation from competitive cycling.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

There's a new coffee shop opened in town, but many people are too frightened to go there! This is because Nagomi, the shop owner, is terrifying. He has a grim scarred face and a serious demeanor to match. People just can't help wondering if he was in the yakuza or if he's killed people before. His scary appearance is somewhat moderated by the presence of his pretty daughter, Rinko, who works as a waitress and his cat Onigiri. Will the three of them be able to get their customers to see past Nagomi's face and gruff manner?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

The Chiu nation is a growing nation of martial art fighters. Literally hundreds of styles of combat with thousands of fighters are on a constant grind to master their skills. Ren Hogin is a student of the Hakkesho style, a style in which he creates hand movements that induce the enemy to throw up.

Ren meets Poh Chomkin, son of the world famous fighter, Poh Kubitz, who was ridiculed for his incredibly stupid style, the Funshimuso style, which was never even accepted as a real style. In actuality, the Funshimuso style was such a ground breaking style that the institution smeared it in order to get rid of it. The father disappeared after finishing the ultimate style and has not been heard from since. Now, the combat genius, Poh Chomkin, is on a mission to find his father and rediscover the style. However, there are powerful dark forces that will stop at nothing to drown the reemergence of the the Funshimuso style.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

Humanity went into shock when they first learned of the existence of aliens and there were even rumors of an invasion. However, because their bodies look almost identical to humans as well as the fact that they lack hostility, this allowed humanity to get used to their presence and eventually accept them as part of their daily lives.

Chigusa Tomoki is a high school freshman who lives alone in an apartment because his parents are working overseas. However, the real estate agent accidentally double booked the apartment and Tomoki ends up sharing the room with a gorgeous female alien, Yuuri Myua. Myua, comfortable with her body, loves being naked, which bothers and excites Tomoki at the same time. Myua is here for a secret mission regarding Tomoki as his DNA is an extremely rare strand, which gives him the ability to mate with any species of aliens. If that wasn’t enough, his offspring would have incredibly high abilities.

Tomoki has to deal with a more than eager roommate and aliens after his DNA. As if living alone as a teenager wasn’t hard enough!

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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This is what tethysdust said this week:
On the light side of the spectrum this week is Nagomi-san. I found it to be really cute and funny. On the darker side is Destroy & Revolution. The art style was out of the ordinary, and I'm really curious to see where they go with this idea.
Here's a note from vyc:
Great series this week. Tadaima Shinryakuchuu - a little romantic ecchi comedy. pretty funny and the love interests are pretty cool. Kamome Chance - a heartwarming story that is unlike any other series i have read. The jokes are subtle but good. Each character has so much room to develop and the overall moral of the story is great. Definitely a must read. Poh - one shot but hopefully it gets picked up since it has so much potential to become a long series. Would love to see more martial arts styles and how the adventure develops.
My opinion:
Destroy and Revolution looks a bit interesting - it's by the mangaka of Suicide Island and Holyland. Nagomi-san sounds kind of cute. What would prompt a guy who looks like he's part of the yakuza to open a cafe? Poh sounds absolutely ridiculous, what with a move that makes someone throw up. XD Well, it's by the mangaka of Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar so, of course, it has to be a gag-type manga.


Translated items that need some love/scanlation:
xdeathcat - Cloth Weaver: Chapter 1 (Needs TLC/PR)
mikeythebest - Baki Scarface: Chapter 1 (Needs TLC/PR)
sonsofloki - Young Shima Kousaku: Chapter 1
saladesu - Examurai: Prelude | 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: school life comedy Sachiko and Neko-sama.