New Manga Shout Out: 6/3/13 - 6/9/13

Welcome to the next New Manga Shout Out. This weekly article introduces you to manga that are new and/or have not been scanlated yet. This week features a girl with no athletic ability who joins a basketball club, former convicts being relocated and a cosplay house. 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: Shounen
Status: 1 Volume (Ongoing)
Manga Details Page: Here
Translations: None
Scanlations: None

Mishima Isami has never been able to participate in sports or clubs due to her poor health. Now that she's entering high school, she's decided to turn all that around. Her goal, inspired by a popular manga, is to become a member of the girls' basketball club. She may be little, weak, and inexperienced, but she makes up for it with her enthusiasm and stubbornness. After winning over the other girls on the team with her spirit (though not her skills), her basketball life has begun. It's going to be a tough road, since she is still far behind the other girls in terms of ability, but Isami refuses to give up!

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

A collection of short stories. The first story involves a boy who rescues beetles that wander into the convenience store where he works part-time. One day, he encounters and speaks with a person-sized beetle. Other stories include the reminiscences of an old man who fears the end of happiness, a young man who reunites with the childhood friend he saved from drowning (after years of emotional turmoil about how he handled the emergency), and more.

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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

A new government project is starting, where former convicts are relocated to towns without the knowledge of the citizens who live there. The trial city is Uoboka, a small town that was once a busy seaport. Now, 11 former violent criminals are being relocated to the town, and the only ones who know are the mayor and his friends. What could go wrong?

Thanks go to tethydust for the summary.

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

A series of short stories revolving around specific characters from the "Odds GP" series. Each story focuses on each characters' reasons and motivation to continue to ride their bikes, while being supported by their peers and coaches.

Thanks go to DrCoke for the summary.

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

A collection of short loves stories featuring intimidating men. In the first, a girl confesses her love to the wrong person, and then is too frightened of her new boyfriend to correct the mistake. As she gets to know him, she finds out there is more than meets the eye. Other stories include that of a girl who works at a restaurant run by her crush, and a young school nurse who doesn't know how to feel about the male student that stole a kiss (and a photograph of it) from her.

Thanks go to tethydust for the summary.

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

Just as he lost his job as a waiter and almost became homeless, Soji got picked up by a sexy and kind woman. She took him to her very expensive looking apartment for the night. What he realized later was that this apartment complex was owned by the girl he grew up with, Hanayo. In this apartment, the residents (all female), in return for not having to pay rent, can not bring men to the apartment and have to wear cosplay all the time. Now Soji is trapped in this all-female cosplay heaven: Otomezon!

Thanks go to DrCoke for the summary.

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

The year is 1563 and the people of the Minonokuni were faced with the choice of siding with the Saito family or the Oda family. As a vassal of the Saito family, the Sengoku family makes the decision to betray the Saito family and join the Oda family. As a member of the Sengoku and in a close relationship with the Saito, Hisakatsu was forced to be disowned by the Sengoku family to protect his younger brother, Sonjiro. With his extraordinary skills in swordsmanship, Hisakatsu fights his way out of Minonokuni in order to protect his brother.

Thanks go to DrCoke for the summary.

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

Kazura has her first high school boyfriend, a cute guy named Iwasaki who likes her very much. When he takes her to see her favorite band perform live, she meets the band's cool, attractive vocalist. The next day at school, she discovers a secret: the sexy vocalist is none other than her teacher, who seems totally uncool in his daytime appearance! What will she do about her boyfriend, her teacher's secret, and her growing attraction to him?

Thanks go to tethysdust for the summary.

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This is what tethysdust said this week:
B.B. Girls was not anything surprising, but it was pretty cute. I think it has potential.
Here's what DrCoke had to say:
No comment this week.

My opinion:
Nothing really piqued my interest this week...


Translated items that need some love/scanlation:
myao - Circle Game: Chapter 1
persona_1 - Mahou Shoujo Pretty Bell: Chapter 1
Bomber D Rufi - Nejimaki Kagyu: Chapter 1-5
Eru13 - Ballroom e Youkoso: 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 Tokurei Sochi Dantai Stella Jogakuin Koutouka C³ Bu (MH link).