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M&C! Licenses 5 Shogakukan Manga for February
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Indonesian publisher M&C! announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the following Shogakukan manga:
- First Love Dandelion (Hatsukoi Dandelion) by Kayoru
- Innocent Love (Medete, Junjō) by Kana Matsu
- A Bitter Sweet Thing (Muzukashikutte Amai Koto) by Yū Kadono
- A Mermaid's Love (Himekoi Mermaid) by Chiroru Aozora
- Dream of Cherries (Yume Miru Cherries) by Hasumi Fujita
All the manga are slated for release on February 3.
The story of First Love Dandelion centers around Mao Imai, who is in love with Ōsaka, the boy who sits next to her in class. She discovers that Ōsaka holds feelings for their homeroom adviser, who is also the adviser for the archery club that Ōsaka is a member of.
Kayoru published the manga in Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine in 2014. Shogakukan published the manga's one compiled book volume in August 2014.
Innocent Love collects five romance manga stories by Matsu, which she all published in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine in 2014. The main story centers on Shiro, a teach who is concerned over his student Nonko, who always seems sad.
Shogakukan released the manga collection in September 2014.
A Bitter Sweet Thing centers around Shiori Nonomiya, a second year high school student who is popular but poor at dealing with guys because she thinks they're quick to ridicule girls. A fellow male student named Mitsuki Sugisaki tells her he wants to be her friend. When she finds out they go to the same cram school, she notices that he is different from her image of other boys, and begins to awkwardly strike up a relationship with him.
Kadono serialized the manga in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine in 2014. Shogakukan published the manga's one compiled book volume in January 2015.
A Mermaid's Love centers on Himeka, a girl who can't swim, but nevertheless loves a boy named Umito, who loves to swim. One day, Himeka spots Umito drowning. When a sea witch appears telling her she can give Himeka the power to save Umito, she accepts, and turns into a mermaid and is able to save Umito. But now, every time she gets herself wet, she reverts to her mermaid form.
Aozora published the manga in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine in 2014. Shogakukan published the manga's one compiled book volume in January 2015.
Dream of Cherries focuses on twin sisters Rio and Shio. Rio dreams of being a model, while Shio wants to become a fashion designer. To achieve their dreams, Rio studies as a catalog model, and Shio studies design in the kid's fashion brand RONI. Eventually Rio is scouted by a talent agency, and Shio designs an actual product. The two begin to collaborate together.
Fujita serialized the manga in Shogakukan's Ciao Deluxe magazine in 2014. Shogakukan published the manga's one compiled book volume in January 2015. Fujita wrote the story in collaboration with the fashion brand RONI.
