New Manga Shout Out: 12/13/10 - 12/19/10

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 time machine, a zombie that blackmails, and another Melty Blood story. 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: 3 Chapters (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

High school girl Togawa Masaki, born and raised in Osaka, just recently moved to Tokyo to attend Kentei Academy. She chose to move because of a boy named Miyano Amata. Miyano is a model student in every way, but he has a dark secret. He dresses up as a girl and assumes the character of Amane in order to get closer to a girl he likes, Konishi Nozomi. The only classmate that knows his secret is Togawa and Miyano wants to keep it that way. This is the direct sequel to Fudanshism and you can see all the same characters and some new ones too!

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

In the year 2022, Kazamidori Aki works at the Time Travel Research Facility with her assistant Miyama. They use a technology called Aston that has scanned every detail of the city for the past twenty years and recreates the past exactly as it appeared into a client’s mind. This process called the In-Brain time travel allows the user to visit his past. But because it is only in their mind, they are unable to change anything in the present so no time paradoxes occur. Aki uses her services to help those who made mistakes in their past and help them change their ways. There is something odd about Aki’s past that makes her very unique and she has to deal with the skeletons in her closet.

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

It is 1943 in Soviet Russia during the war. Naaja, an officer, and Wershenka, a witch, are looking for their allies. All they can do is walk until they find them. In the mean time, they get into silly little adventures and experience some weird stuff.

Thanks go to vyc 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

Kenzaki Akatsu was suspended from school for a month for her behavior. She has an unusual fetish for cute little girls and is heavily into yuri. Her sister forces her to take a job at the pool that she works at, but when Akatsu finds out there are girls in tight swim wear, she is all aboard. As heavenly it may be for Akatsu, everyone else at the pool has to be careful not to get special mouth-to-mouth from her.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 4 Chapters (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Aoyama Keita had a crush on his classmate Haida Monako, but he was too shy to tell her. One day, when Haida suddenly passes away, he is finally able to confess to her through a letter he places at her funeral. Little does Keita know, she returns as a zombie and blackmails him into letting her stay with him with the threat that she will tell everyone about the love letter if he doesn't. Now Keita has to hide Haida from his parents, classmates and the outside world because everyone else thinks she is dead. To make matters worse, as a living dead, she craves flesh from time to time and Haida doesn’t care if it comes from Keita…

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

Satsuki Yumizuka, Sion Eltnam Altasia and Leez are outcasts of society, living in the alley, hidden from society. Satsuki and Sion are both vampires and together with Leez, they have been living aimlessly after the events of Tatari. Sion decides to use her alchemy powers to construct decent living quarters for them, but something goes horribly wrong and she ends up making a 100 meter pyramid in the middle of the city. Thinking there might be foul play, the trio investigate the pyramid and get things under control. Based on the Tsukihime and Melty Blood games, you will be introduced to other familiar characters like Kohaku and Akiha.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

This series is a compilation of short stories that tries to convey the importance of community and family. It contains stories from ancestors in spirit form to the secret of a sinking island to repairing the relationship of a father and son through a beat up robot. This series is filled with heart warming tales of people.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 4 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Pieces is a gallery of unreleased work by Shiro Masamune. The never before seen art gallery and premium illustrations all in full color will captivate its readers. Exon Depot is a short series in color that has never been released before. Volume 2, named Phantom Cats, follows the character Cyril Brooklyn through vivid illustrations as she works for a large private military corporation in the future.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

There is said to be an ancient power that lies dormant deep within Earth. It took the shape of an ape but it was much more than that. Physically strong and psychologically powerful, nothing stood in its way. However, one day, this godlike being split into two: the physical part and the mental state. While the power of the physical part grew larger and larger, the mental part spread its energy throughout the planet into humans.

Now, people using black magic are killing those with the spirit in them because as the mental part becomes weaker, the physical side becomes stronger, strong enough to destroy the planet. Elaine Beaulieu was one of those with the mental side inside her and when she was near death, the monkey spirit took over, trying to protect itself. Candid Amantini was sent from the Vatican as an exorcist specialist and learns the truth about the omnipotent ape monster. A Japanese girl named Nana and Nawan Namugyaru, a man who has lost his memory, gets involved in the movement to stop those using black magic from resurrecting the ancient power and destroying Earth.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 7 Chapters (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Fujioka Tsunami is a middle school girl with a personality that packs a punch just like a tidal wave. She’s very outgoing and positive but at the same time, oblivious to many things, including her busty body. Tsunami goes on mini adventures with her friends Sanae, Kana and Yuuki just like any teenage girls would do.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Here's a note from vyc:
Lots of great series this week. Big range from comedy to romance to drama to action and mystery. Living Dead - zombie girlfriend sort of comedy. Pretty funny and sorta makes fun of other zombie movies. Fudanshifuru - sequel to a successful series. Now the characters are in high school and the same drama/romance that happened there is about to resurface. The main character is refreshing and the illustrations are great. Melty Blood X - based on a extremely popular game. The main characters are not the same in the manga series but the comedy aspect along with the main story line makes it good. Tsunami Chuu ihou - funny comedy. The stories are short but I actually Lol'd at some scenes. Saru - very dramatic and mysterious. Ancient monkey monsters, mysterious organizations, black magic, historical references. Overall great series and hope it stays strong. Kimi to Boku no Ashiato - favorite series this week. Very dramatic and touching stories. Made me sentimental at times. The main story line is a mystery and you really keep reading to find out what really happened / happens to Aki and how her sister gets involved in the situation. Sorta like they tell you a part of the future and you see how it develops to that.
My opinion:
I like the series Fudanshism so I hope to see Fudanshifull! get scanlated as well. Kimi to Boku no Assistant -Time Travel Kasuga-Kenkyuusyo- sounds intriguing. Living Dead! sounds funny and it's only 4 chapters long so it should be a quick read - hopefully someone will scanlate it since it's so short...


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


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