Best NEW unlicensed manga, manhwa, and manhua

[rachelmanija]

What are your favorite manga, manhwa, manhua, and other Asian comics that a) have not yet been licensed in English, b) were created within the last ten years or so?

Other than Yokohama KK mumble, which is delightful and which I am already reading, and Yoshinaga Fumi's Ooku, which I already know about... and would really appreciate scanlation links for, if scanlations exist. If not, maybe I should bid on scanlating services from livelongnmarry.

If you describe why I ought to read them, and provide or email scanlation links if they exist, I may read and review them here. Also, I am in a position to occasionally suggest licenses. Just sayin'.

Comments

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

Well, it's clearly going to be licensed any damn minute, but Natsuki Takaya's Hoshi wa Utau (aka Twinkle Stars) is a worthy follow-up to Fruits Basket.

Also I have vowed to personally send cookies to anyone who licenses You Higuri's Ludwig II, which is in fact her insane kind-of-yaoi bio of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Featuring the building of Neuschwanstein! My love knows no bounds-- it is so much better than Cantarella. It's like Cantarella crossed with Emma crossed with Angel Sanctuary crossed with, um, gay porn. Unfortunately I read it in French and I do not think there actually are scanlations.

I'd like The Ice-Cold Demon's Tale, so the licensing of Silver Diamond gives me hope.

Oh also more Moyoco Anno! Either Hataraki Man or Sakuran would be awesome, but I will read anything by her at this point.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think I saw the You Higuri at mangatraders.com. Though I can't check until I get home.

[cerusee.livejournal.com]

I don't know that the name You Higuri spells instant success in America, but with five, count 'em, five other titles licensed and published in the US, I think it's not out of the realm of possibility that Ludwig II will get licensed eventually. Since I love Higuri even at her crackiest, campiest, and most melodramatic--it helps that looking at her art is a little bit like having sex--this thought fills me with joy.

Seconding the Anno love. Even in something as cracked as Happy Mania, there is something pure and refreshing about how her 20-or-30-something female protagonists aren't housewives, even the ones who want to be.