New Manga Shout Out: 2/27/12 - 3/4/12

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 living under the shadow of his gangster dad, a school manga club, and a reality tv show on finding a mysterious creature. 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: 11 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Hino Tetsu was in a gang as a teenager, with his friends Kunio, Kosuke, and Atsushi. Back then, motorcycles, friendship, women, and violence were the most important things in life. Then, Tetsu had a kid with his girl Kiri, and they began to settle down into a different kind of happiness.

Now Tetsu's kid, Shuhei, is 14, and he's got to deal with living under the shadow of his father's gang legacy. His 'uncles', quiet Kunio, who now owns an Italian restaurant, Kosuke, who is still a womanizer, and friendly-seeming Atsushi are a major presence in his life. There's also Atsushi's cute daughter, Makoto, who is about his age. Shuhei wants to do ordinary teenage stuff (like lose his virginity with Makoto), but can he keep from getting caught up in the complications of his parent's past?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 7 Volumes (Complete)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Country boy Midori has just moved to Tokyo to work at a job that he landed through family connections. His naïve and extremely honest personality makes him an easy target in the big city, but, at the same time, the women seem to fall in love with him. He's still a virgin and thinks that he should only have sex with the woman that he truly loves and this is also the other reason he moved to Tokyo: to find a wife. He starts working at his new company under mysterious circumstances and his love life causes Midori to have problems he has never experienced before.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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Demographics: Seinen
Status: 5 Volumes (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

With the end of the feudal era in Japan and peace finally spreading throughout the land, the warriors and the samurai who were once vital to the war have lost their place in society. But just because they are no longer needed doesn’t mean their blood thirst has been quenched. These lost souls still kill people out of nature and innocent people are being harmed. Jirai has been tasked with finding and eliminating these people as a “killer of killers.” With his demonic right hand that serves as a weapon stronger than anything man has ever made, he brings peace to fallen warriors.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

As a manga enthusiast and otaku, Egaki Takumi’s dream is to one day become a professional manga author. He is excited about joining the manga club at his new high school and making life lasting memories. He runs into Misono Tsubomi, a celebrity athlete who comes from an athletic family and, even as a teenager, has been predicted to win a gold medal in wrestling. Tsubomi recently announced her shocking hiatus from the wrestling world and has been looking for some other passion. When she reads Takumi’s original manga, she falls in love with it and decides to join him in the school manga club.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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

This story is set in the ancient times of Emperor Suinen (around 29 BC–AD 70). The story opens with the mythical wrestling match ordered by the Emperor, between Nomi no Sukune and Taima no Kehaya. This match is recorded in the "Nihon Shoki," one of the writings that compose the Kiki legends. Within this story, the match is ordered to determine ownership of a specific piece of land. After the match, the story continues with the effects of the outcome on those involved, such as the surviving combatant, the Emperor, the people of Izumo, and the loser's son Isachi.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

Starting in 1590, this historical manga features the deadly Sengoku-period samurai Honda Sakuzaemon Shigegetsu, known as Oni Sakuza for his ferocity. He fights for Tokugawa Ieyasu, along with the warrior Ookubo Hikozaemon Tadataka. Tokugawa's forces, along with the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (a very recent ally after Tokugawa opposed him in the Komaki Campaign), are attacking the last independent daimyo, Hojo Ujimasa, who ruled 8 provinces in the eastern Kanto region of Japan. Sakuza is still suspicious of this new ally, and still considers anyone not Tokugawa an enemy!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

The boy who sits next to Yokoi in class, Seki-kun, is always up to something at his desk. He manages to somehow play very elaborate games without attracting the teacher's attention. From dominos, to shogi, to go, to mecha models, to playing with cats and more, he always has something new to do. Yokoi often finds herself getting reluctantly interested in his games, even though they always seem to end up getting HER in trouble with the teacher!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

Jobless after the company he was working for went bankrupt, Yahiro takes a gamble and goes on a tour to Yatogami Island put on by a TV network. With a prize of $500,000 for the one who finds the legendary creature and UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animal), the Tsuchinoko, Yahiro is among a handful of people on this trip. But Yatogami Island is notorious among UMA fanatics as an island where not one human has come out alive after entering the island. The group soon learns the reason why and must fight for their survival.

Thanks go to vyc for the summary.

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This is what tethysdust said this week:
There's a couple here for people who are into historical manga. Oni no Sakuza is a Sengoku period story, and Nomi no Ou is set way back, like 2000 years ago. I don't think I've ever seen a manga set so far back in Japanese history. Tonari no Seki-kun was really cute, and it was fun to see what games Seki came up with each chapter (I'm not sure how long that premise can last in a manga, though). Bakugyaku Kazoku was a pretty interesting story once it got going, though there is a lot of adult content in there.
Here's what vyc had to say:
Hana wa Kurenai - romance series with lots of sex scenes so definitely for the mature audience. Still, the overall mystery of the storyline along with character, plot development keeps the reader interested. A little old but still a great read.

Waluta Hanga - sci-fi, mystery series where people have to survive on an island filled with never before seen and dangerous creatures. Some scenes are graphic but the overall mystery keeps the reader engaged. Really liked this one.

Jirai - main character is a killer of killers. Eliminating murderers that threaten the well being of society. Set in the past when samurai where still around, the great artwork and short story type plotline make it a good read.
My opinion:
Not much really interested me, although Tonari no Seki-kun sounds pretty funny~


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: school life comedy Silver. (MH link).