New Manga Shout Out: 8/8/11 - 8/14/11

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 weather girl looking to be a journalist, a group of thieves, and a devil and hero living together. 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 (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

In a small town near the coast is where the young and beautiful Akatsuki Chiyoko works as a biology teacher. She is very knowledgeable about all the fields of science and not just in biology. Her kindness often leads to her influencing many people in the community and she helps them deal with the problems they are facing. From her students at school, to the guys with feelings for her and the old women living alone, Chiyoko becomes an integral part of their humble lives.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 12 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Amamiya Shio was a radio weather girl from Hokkaido who came to Tokyo to pursue her dream of being a television newscaster. She seeks the help of a once famous talent manager, Kujiraoka, who introduced many models to the industry. Shio has great speaking skills and has the looks but, most of all, she has the aura of experience surrounding her. In fact, unknown to everyone else, Shio’s every move, how insignificant it may seem, is part of her big plan to move from the nightly weather girl to the most influential journalist the country has ever seen.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

The Kaitou Royal is a group of thieves who steal from the rich and wicked and give back to the people, somewhat like a modern day Robin Hood. The phantom thieves currently consist of two childhood friends: Takaya, who uses brute strength to acquire his target, and Hayato, who uses his intelligence to quietly steal the item. Kaitou Royal used to be a trio until the third member, Ubuka who is extremely beautiful, left to work with another group. Takaya and Hayato’s latest mission reveals a clue about the Rosetta Kingdom which the old trio seems to have some kind of connection to. Will the old friends work together to find the truth or will the differences keep them rivals?

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

Kamisu Iori is at that age when he really wants a girl, but he's about to get more than he bargained for. Iori is taking a nap in the forest when a cute girl with cat ears and tail falls on him from the trees. She scurries away and he chases her through a mysterious door somewhere in the forest. Iori wakes up in a café where he learns that kittens actually take the form of a human with cat ears and tail just like Keena, the cute girl he was chasing. But when he accidentally breaks the door that he came through, Iori has to work at the café surrounded by “kittens” until it gets fixed and he can go home.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 10 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Late into the school year, Sudo Kumi transfers into Shinohara Yuki’s class. Kumi is incredibly sore on the eyes; so much so that people mistake her for a boy. She comes from an incredibly poor family with an abusive drunk father and the only thing she looks forward to is learning ballet from her mean aunt. On the other hand, Yuki lives in a very loving family where she started learning ballet at a young age from her mother who runs a class at the studio. Yuki notices that Kumi does ballet from the way she walks, her posture and flexibility but with Kumi being introverted, she doesn’t get a chance to communicate with her. But little do they know, they will influence each other to make life changing decisions.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 4 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Mukojima Takuro is a lonely teenager who spends his time fishing at the pier and, to his incredible surprise, fishes up Muromi, a mermaid. Muromi first off doesn’t realize she's a mermaid until she meets Takuro. Not only that, she is incredibly dense and crazy and has a drinking problem to top it off. Now every time Takuro goes fishing, Muromi appears and makes life interesting for him.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 2 Chapters (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Ages ago, in a different world, there was a long war between humanity and the demonic world for control of land. After decades of warfare, it came down to a final battle between the hero and the demon lord. The fight lasted for an eternity, but, in the end, they both slipped and fell into a pit.

Where the hero and the demon lord ended up was modern day Chiba in Japan. With no means of getting back or even money to survive, mortal enemies were forced to join forces to survive. Now living pathetically as roommates in a small apartment, at a job that barely pays for the bills, the hero that was once admired by all his people and the demon lord that commanded legions of minions have to put their heads together to live.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 3 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Very few people know that one of the country’s leading erotic novel author is 15 year old Akutagawa Taketo that has just entered as a freshman at Hirameki Academy. Unlike regular high schools, this school only accepts those who are accomplished or geniuses in their particular field, ranging from authors like Taketo to mathematicians or musicians. Taketo feels comfortable being in the presence of other brilliant minds but is afraid that his talent might project as him being perverted. Is Taketo going to be able to keep his secret?

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

Shiomi Yutori just graduated college but has only recently tasted ramen 6 months ago after coming back to Japan from the US and falling in love with it. She is incredibly talented in cooking, and has impeccable taste buds and food sense. She applies to the Serigawa Project, a company started by the famous ramen chef Serizawa Tatsuya that operates as a restaurant consulting company that focuses on ramen shops. Yutori is just as creative as she is blunt, even criticizing Serizawa’s ramen with its flaws. Although Yutori gets the job at the company, she will need more than creativity and cooking skills if she wants to master this job.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

Hiiro is a cycling enthusiast and has been riding since he could remember, being heavily influenced by his dad, Katsu who is a professional cyclist. Hiiro and his riding partner and best friend, Kisou, have been cycling fanatics and even watched Zeus Strong win the Tour de France in awe. They learn he is coming to their country to compete in the Japan Cup which Katsu is also racing in and Katsu promises Hiiro a win. However, Zeus Strong dominates Katsu and crushingly defeats him. The heartbroken Katsu promises to Hiiro that he will go train for a year and return to him with a championship. In the meantime, Hiiro practices and learns that he has the ability to see the wind, something only a handful of professionals can do.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Tethysdust is off this week so no comments from her~
Here's what vyc had to say:
Oretachi no Tatakai wa kore karada - very funny take on how a hero and devil from a RPG game might cope with the transition to a normal life living together. I like the concept and the humor is very meta between typical RPG games and real life.

Akatsuki no Kyoshitsu - easy read and heart warming story. Talks about being lonely and different kinds of love that people might feel throughout their life. You will be reading the entire volume in one sitting.

Kaitou Royale - group of young up and coming thieves in a modern day robin hood type story. Has an overall plotline along with a smaller story from each job they do to steal stuff. I'm not certain if this will be good or not but worth keeping an eye on.

Ramen Saiyuki - love this series. completely based on ramen and the variations it can take. The main character has amazing cooking sense and it is interesting to see what new ramen dish she will come up with. The comedy also makes it very easy to read. If anyone is a foodie, this is a great series to read.

Tour - very passionate young boy who also has the untapped talent to becoming the worlds greatest cyclist. I really like the storyline and the passion behind it and I think it has the potential to become a very emotional and exciting series to read.

Castle of Broadcast - The plot line is so intricate and dramatic that I wouldnt be surprised if it got turned into a TV series. The main character is awesome to watch. If anyone has watched Dexter on HBO, that is what she reminds me of. Everyone should try this out.
My opinion:
The main manga that really piqued my interest was Oretachi no Tatakai wa Kore Karada. It sounds hilarious and reminds me a bit of Saint Oniisan. I'm hoping someone will pick this funny manga up~ I'm a bit interested in R-15. I wonder what kind of geniuses they'd feature at the school. I just hope it's not all about how Taketo hides his profession. Kaitou Royale's art looks really good and the concept of a group of thieves could be good. I just hope there's more~ Wow, the description for Castle of Broadcast doesn't really sound like much, but if it reminds vyc of Dexter, I hope someone really picks it up then since Dexter is great~


Translated items that need some love/scanlation:
myao - Circle Game: 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 romance Maga-Tsuki (MH link), slice of life drama Uchuu Kyoudai (MH link), supernatural comedy one-shot Nekogami Yaoyorozu (MH link), romantic comedy Anikoi (MH link).