Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 18
Issue Date: 4/14/2004
Publisher: Kodansha
Pages: 522

A new "Get Backers?" The chapter title is starting at #1, so I imagine it's a new series/story. I believe it's popular, but I haven't caught on. There's also that new dog sled manga too.

Negima: ４８時間目　行動の時 (48th Hour, Time for Action): Wolf Boy, Kotarou, has come to prevent Negi from interfering with Monkey Lady, Chigusa's summoning. Meanwhile, Asuna (still without underwear) and Setsuna are having difficulties fending off the monsters. However, when things look bleak, they get saved by the other school girls. Negi gets saved by the Ninja in his class, Kaede, and the two girls get saved by sharp shooter student #18, Mana Tatsumiya.

Suzuka: ＃７秘密 (Secret): Back home, Yamato is ecstatic as he remembers Suzuka's embrace out in the rain. Meanwhile, during a group bathing session, the other girls talk and they seem to sense something about Suzuka also. Later that night, Suzuka comes into Yamato's room and brings him a simple homemade dinner (same egg concoction she gave him a few chapters back).

Tsubasa: ４０炎の剣 (Sword of Fire): Fye has a terrible hangover from the party. Kuro takes Shaoran out to get a sword and at the store, he meets someone Masayoshi from a previous world, and obviously, it's a different person. They train and Shaoran comes home pretty beat up. Meanwhile, outside one of the monsters attacks a regular person (even though they're supposed to only attack the hunters).

Hamanaka Ai: ０３０母親はエロ本の隠し場所を知っている (Mom Knows Where The Erotic Books are Hidden): Being spring, Ai goes to Masahiko's house and decides to clean his room. After a thorough cleaning, she reports to his mom that she didn't find any sketchy books.

Futatsuki: １０口目／はじめてのそば (Tenth Taste/The First Soba): The competition has started and Futatsuki is competing to make some noodles for those pesky kids who are allergic to flour. His opponent, a descendant from a very famous chef lineage, makes a secret snow-white soba that the kid judges enjoy. Futatsuki reveals his noodle, which is completely black. When one of the kid judge eats it, the noodle expands in his mouth.

Title: ヤングマガジン (Young Magazine) Vol. 18
Issue Date: 4/12/2004
Publisher: Kodansha
Pages: 472

In comparison to the other girls they feature, this week's covergirl, 上野樹里 (Juri Ueno) seems a bit plain. However, the back of the magazine model, 水谷さくら (Sakura Mizutani) could possibly rival Yuuko Ogura in my opinion. In the center pages, Waka is there doing some kendo in a bikini. In addition to the girls, there's a special "Appleseed" pullout.

There's a new series starting, titled 赤灯えれじい (Redlight Elegy). I don't know if I'm going to follow it, but maybe. It's romantic comedy revolving around a 19 year old traffic director, 柳川サトシ (Satoshi Yanagawa). He's pretty much a loser, his younger brother gets laid more than he does, and he can't even please himself without being caught by his mom. At work, a new girl, チーコ (Chiko) arrives. She's quite rough and tough, but she protects him from a driver who disrespects Satoshi. Not really too special, but since it's new...

Minamike: ４「チリトリをしてください」 (Please Hold the Dustpan): During the afterschool cleanup, Chiaki's classmate Makoto (male) seems overly enthusiastic about cleaning the classroom. Chiaki asks for his help in holding the the dustpan while she sweeps, but he's inept at that. She then has him sweep and her holding the dustpan, but he doesn't do that right either. When he offers to help take out the garbage, Chiaki tells him to stay put.

XXXholic: 45: It's White Day and Kimihiro gives Himawari a box of Mokona chocolates, complete with the black and white variety. The older twin (the abnormal one) comes, and surprising is very lively, and invites them to come to the bakery where she now has a part time job. At the store, she's back to her old depressed self and drops a cup of tea. The younger sister is there and tells her that she shouldn't be working.

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