New Manga Shout Out: 8/29/11 - 9/4/11

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 manga where polygamy is legal, a ballerina, and another manga where students are forced to play games to survive. 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 (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Raws: None on MH
Translations: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 (shadow-skill)
Scanlations: Chapter 1-2

Once Demons and Humans were at war, and special warriors were needed to defend humans. Now a peace treaty exists between demons and humans. To uphold it human warriors now protect demons from other predatory demons. The Yosogi family is given this thankless task--and it's heir is young Akira, who can't even stand up against his older sister. But only Akira can sense the presence of demons, so he must become the next Demon Defender. But their grandfather has brought in a shy girl named Matsuri--and Akira is warned in a dream he must protect her at all costs!

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

Hundreds of years ago in China when royalty still existed, there lived a wealthy family by the name of Ryu. Headed by a man named Kou, he and his wife Chin lived comfortably. Chin was a beautiful young woman with an appetite for delicacy with an even bigger hunger for being mischievous. The family cook, Risan, is constantly being played into Chin’s attempt to escape boredom. Risan has yet to disappoint Chin’s taste buds but one mistake could cost him dearly.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

Sakuraba Aeris literally drops in from the sky and saves Karasuma Crow from being attacked by a black monster at his high school. Aeris explains that those monsters are called Ravens who hunt those who have large amounts of “flaps,” an aura-like power. Aeris herself is a “Luke” who solidifies her flaps to create a weapon to fight and destroy Ravens. Crow accidentally breaks the trinket that lets Aeris transform, but finds out that his aura has the same ability as the trinket and Aeris can defeat Ravens with the help of Crow. Now that they have to stay next to each other if they want to defend themselves from Ravens, Aeris has to move in to Crow’s house!

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Josei
Status: 9 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Sakuraba Taiko has been into ballet since she was a kid. Her mother also used to dance, although she gave it up to take a more traditional life path. Therefore, she was eagerly supportive of Taiko's interest in ballet. Taiko's life was staggered by the death of her mother in a car accident, but she has continued to dance, although her heart is no longer in it. Her remaining family and childhood friends support her as she chases her dream to become a famous dancer.

Her latest role is in the ballet "Giselle" as Myrta, the queen of the Wilis, spirits of young, virginal women who died before their wedding day. One day when she comes to the studio, she meets a beautiful, famous male ballet dancer, Mikami Akira, and she instantly crushes on him. Will she be able to dance well enough in her role to impress him and live up to the expectations of the whole ballet group? Will she be able to sort out her own feelings towards ballet and her mother's death?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 3 Chapters (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

In future Japan, bigamy is legalized! Specifically, each person may legally marry two spouses, a simple legal change that brings up a lot of questions about serious romantic relationships. What would long-term relationships be like if they didn't remove you from the dating pool? Would people be more willing to commit if they knew they could also pick someone else later? Would society really jump to accept this as a new social norm, even if it had become legal?

Ikuta Naosuke, a married man, bumps into a classmate from middle school, Itou Yuko, who's had a crush on him. Yuko has grown up to be a pretty nurse, and Naosuke begins to have an affair with her. With the new bigamy laws, Naosuke wants to marry Yuko, too. But how badly would that hurt his first wife? And how will he deal with it if Yuko also finds another man to marry? Naosuke and the people around him are starting to shift towards the new and approved 'double marriage' lifestyle, but they may not be ready for the complicated problems that can arise...

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

Satan created 72 children immortal and immune to any injury, unless inflicted by a weapon forged in the fires in hell. Each child was given a weapon and told to fight for their survival. The sole winner will become the new king of hell. Hagino Sin, the child despised most by Satan, escaped the netherworld and tricked a kind-hearted writer into taking him home. The plan backfires and Sin becomes attached to the his savior and his friends at school. Sin must fight for his survival and kill his siblings before they kill him. Can he survive without losing his newfound humanity?

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

Haruka, Kuina, Ayame, and Miyako are members of their high school cooking club, and they all have the usual ambitions and difficulties of high school club members. One day, something happens with the oven, and all four girls are transported to a fantasy land! Luckily, they run into a nice, powerful young man who takes them under his wing. As they try to find a way back home, they use their cooking skills and befriend the people in this fantastical land.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

Takahata Shun's day at high school begins just as normal and boring as ever, but it doesn't end that way. After his teacher's head explodes, he and his classmates find themselves forced to play children's games, such as Daruma ga Koronda (a game like Red Light/Green Light), with deadly stakes. With no idea who is behind this mysterious deadly game session, and no way of knowing when it will finally end, the only thing Shun and other students can do is keep trying to win...

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

It’s is big step for Matsuo Meina as she moved away from home in Okinawa to Tokyo so that she can attend high school. Meina is to live with her older cousin Aki who she has always had a crush on and hasn’t seen in years. But to her surprise, Aki has a pet owl, Muffler, living with him in the house. He is doing research on owls at his college as well as being an extreme owl enthusiast. Meina has had issues with birds since she was young and has never had to deal with owls let alone live with one.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

Nobunaga was just taken out of power and there are signs of civil unrest even in the far reaches of Kyuushuu. A small precinct of Kyuushuu is ruled by the Harima family and headed by the 15 year old Harunobu who. despite everyone’s hopes, has no interest in war nor being a lord. Instead, he spends his time surveying the land to make maps or record plant and animal life. Harunobu’s dream is to create an encyclopedia that contains all the information in the world. So when the opportunity to travel the world and eventually end in Rome appears, Harunobu leaves the land in capable hands and sets sail on his journey that he has dreamed of his entire life.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Shounen
Status: 8 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Windmill is another name for Kujima High School and it comes from the windmill that sits at the top of the campus. But Kujima is more known for having the strongest fighters and they pit against each other to be the top dog. Shiiba Gaku is only a freshman but he has his eye set on beating Aramaki Itaru, aka Shake, who is the current boss of the school. But Gaku needs to get stronger if he wants a shot at the number one title. With classmates like the big and strong afro dude Marumo Taiji, it will be do or die for Gaku at the Windmill.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 1 Volume (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: Chapter 1-2

Full color manga drawn for the purpose of "expressing the beauty of Japan". It is a collection of several slice-of-life stories of girls living in various locations in Japan, set against beautiful man-made and natural scenery that surrounds them.

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

Belle Epoque City is a dangerous place, overrun by monsters called "Freaks." The community is troubled by a rising rate of freaks and related crime, and the humans have come up with an innovative way to deal with it. They've created an agency called "Black Grims" that employs convict Freaks to fight against the criminals. This story follows one misunderstood, well-meaning wolf boy and his strict keeper, a girl named Ayane, as they work to protect innocent people (preferably girls, for the wolf) from the dangerous Freaks of the city.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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This is what tethysdust said this week:
Kamisama no Iutoori is not exactly a new concept, but it stands out by being more violent than usual. I am curious what's behind the death games.

Double Marriage is pretty sexually explicit, but it's taking a more serious approach than I expected to the idea of legal bigamy and the problems it might cause.

Wolf Red was a cute story, if a little cliched. I could see it possibly getting a serialization, though, the premise seems very set up for it.
Here's what vyc had to say:
Samurai Ragazzi – the concept is really original and the adventure style makes it so the series has multiple and unique storylines. Has lots of potential and looking forward to see which direction the author decides to take.

Sugarless – about a school that are filled with the most badass fighters. Reminds me of Baki where dudes are just duking it out just because they are men. Looks really interesting with a mix of serious fights and some comedy.
My opinion:
I'm a bit curious about Double Marriage since polygamy is completely not the norm. It reminds me a bit about the tv show 'Big Love.' I think we've featured 2 or 3 survival game-type manga in a row now, but I'm still interested in checking out Kamisama no Iutoori. Let's hope this one has some interesting games as well~ Sugarless reminds me of other school yankee fighting manga like Crows (as opposed to the manga CROW featured this week) or maybe Aiki...


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: romance shoujo Taiyou no Ie (MH link), supernatural horror Kigata ga Kita! (MH link), ecchi comedy Cyclops Shoujo Saipu~ (MH link), romantic comedy Gakuto no Vector (MH link), comedy slice of life Chanto Kaitemasu kara! (MH link), supernatural adventure Soukai no Eve (MH link), school life gender bender Not Lives.