Welcome to 2010, LaLa style!

Cover goes to Natsume's Book Of Friends. Color pages for Maid-sama! (2), Junai Labyrinth, Ookami-heika no Hanayome, and Seishun Kouryakubon.

Breakdown:
Maid-sama! 44
Natsume's Book Of Friends 37
Ouran High School Host Club 76
Vampire Knight 56
Faster Than A Kiss 31
La Corda D'oro 52
Junai Labyrinth 8
Babysitters' School 3
Chotto Edo Made 17
Mishounen Produce 7
Library Wars: Love & War 23
Ookami-heika no Hanayome 6
嫁姑教室 (gag comic)
Seishun Kouryakubon 4

It's the end of October, which means the year is over for LaLa, whose dates are always way ahead of actual sale date.

Cover goes to Vampire Knight.

Color pages for Ouran High School Host Club (2), フォークテイルのトナカイ (2), Chotto Edo Mate, and Mishounen Produce (2).

Breakdown:
Ouran High School Host Club 75
Maid-sama! 43
Vampire Knight 55
Faster Than A Kiss 30
Babysitters' School 2
フォークテイルのトナカイ (one-shot from the Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time author. Something Reindeer?)
Library Wars: Love & War 22
La Corda D'oro Special Chapter (16 pages)
Chotto Edo Matte 16
Junai Labyrinth 7
嫁姑教室 (gag comic)
Mishounen Produce 6
Ookami-heika no Hanayome 5
ゆめくらい (one-shot from Ken Saito, the Name of the Flower author)

Natsume's Book of Friends is off this month.

What was in LaLa 8 years ago?

Cover goes to Haruka: Beyond the Streams of Time.

Color pages for Okojo-san (6), Omake no Kobayashi-kun (2), Millennium Snow, Omukae Desu, and Captive Hearts.

The breakdown:
Okojo-san 61. The 6 pages seem to be all color. The series is slice-of-life? No idea, really. Author currently writing Omiai Ikasaremakuri! for Silky.
Omake no Kobayashi-kun 44. About halfway through this series. Surprised it's never been licensed. Artist currently drawing Caramel Boy for LaLa.
Kare Kano 61. A little over halfway through this classic. Series released by Tokyopop. Artist is currently drawing Chotto Edo Made for LaLa.
Millennium Snow 5. Sad this series got suspended without a real ending. Oh well. Series released by Viz. Artist is currently drawing Ouran HSHC for LaLa.
Haruka: Beyond the Streams of Time 16. Artist is still pretty much drawing this, albeit more irregularly. Series released by Viz.
Haruka: Beyond the Streams of Time Special Chapter. See above.
Okojo-san 62. Also see above.
Venus in Love 31. Ah, girl-loves-boy, boy-loves-boy. It's a classic trope. Series released by CMX. Artist currently drawing Junai Labyrinth for LaLa.
Yakumo Tatsu 72. Again, this should be licensed, but isn't. Artist best known for Jyu-oh-sei and Demon Sacred. Currently drawing Vampir for Kodansha's Afternoon.
23:00 5. Almost done, this was a 1-volume story. Author best known for Beauty Is The Beast over here. Currently drawing Bozurabu! for LaLa.
Omukae Desu 19. Series released by CMX. Author is currently drawing Faster Than A Kiss for LaLa.
Kaguya Hime 86. GOD, I wish this would be licensed. Artist currently drawing Secret - Top Secret for Melody.
From Far Away Part 5, Chapter 16. Series was released by Viz. Author currently drawing Otogimoyou Ayanishiki Futatabi for Melody.
FunFun Factory 14. Seems almost like a Ribon or Ciao title, i.e. younger than LaLa's demographic. Artist currently drawing Docca for Mag Garden's Comic Blade.
Captive Hearts 22. Man, remember when Hino was unpopular? Series released by Viz. Currently drawing Vampire Knight for LaLa.
B.B. Joker. The chapters are unnumbered, this is 4/5 through the series. Artist just finished 4 Jigen in last month's LaLa.
The Recipe for Gertrude 8. Series released by CMX. Artist finished Two Flowers for the Dragon for LaLa about 4 months ago.
Superwrongman 4. Seems to be a gag series.

This actually seems pretty badass. Nice variety, lots of good titles, lots of licenses. Someone needs to pick up Kaguya Hime and The Other Kobayashi, though.

Cover goes to La Corda D'oro.

Color pages for Bebishittazu School (2), Mishounen Produce, Ookami-heika no Hanayome, and Mikumo and Yashio.

Ouran High School Host Club is off this month.

Breakdown:
Bebishittazu School 1 (new series from Me & My Brothers creator)
Maid-sama! 42
Natsume's Book of Friends 36
Vampire Knight 54
La Corda D'oro 51
Faster Than a Kiss 29
Mishounen Produce 5
Chotto Edo Matte 15
Toshokan Sensou: Love & War 21
Junai Labyrinth 6
嫁姑教室 (gag comic)
Ookami-heika no Hanayome 4
Mikumo and Yashio (one-shot?) (from the Two Flowers for the Dragon mangaka)

Let's get obscure! 15 years ago, in LaLa...

Cover goes to Hustle de Ikou. Color pages for Hustle de Ikou (3), Hanasakeru Seishounen, Kimi no Hitomi ni Mikazuki (2), Seirain no Madonna, Soushite Otogibanashi ni Naru (2), Alexandrite (2), and Forest Voice (2). What a lot of color!

The breakdown:
Hustle de Ikou 1. Author best known for Venus in Love and Zig*Zag, currently drawing Junai Labyrinth for LaLa. This series lasted 6 volumes.
Hanasakeru Seishounen Part 2, Section 20 (final). Political power brokering and arranged marriages. Author best known for Demon Sacred.
Kimi no Hitomi ni Mikazuki 1. Author has a lot of 1 and 2 volume series, including this. Last drew for Hakusensha in 2002.
Seirain no Madonna 6. Seems to be about psychics. Author last drew for Hakusensha in 2005.
Kaguya Hime 3. This had just started, but would run 27 volumes. Author is currently drawing Himitsu: TOP SECRET for Melody.
Chotto Ippuku. A gag comic. Artist left Hakusensha in 1998.
Soushite Otogibanashi ni Naru 3. Artist last seen about 2005.
Beauty Academy. Another gag comic. Artist now doing gag comics for Silky.
Alexandrite 39. Artist currently drawing Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku for Melody.
Ppoi! 20. This is still running, in Melody.
Mischievous. Another gag gomic. Artist left Hakusensha in 1995.
Fuin 4. From Ryoko Yamagashi, one of the Year 24 group. This was her last regular series for Hakusensha.
Shabekuri Daioh. Another gag comic. Last seen in 2005.
Forest Voice. A one-shot. From the author of Land of the Blindfolded and Penguin Revolution, this was only her 2nd story. She just did a one-shot for Melody.
Cynical Mystery Tour 145. Winner of the best title award, This ran 14 volumes. She's currently working on an offshoot of it, Cynical Kuru, in Silky.

Awesome, no licenses whatsoever! Not that this was a barren time, what with Kaguya Hime, Ppoi, and Cynical Mystery Tour going strong. Still, mysterious 1994 LaLa!

Cover goes to Maid-sama! (no surprise, they just announced the anime).

Color pages for Vampire Knight (2), Maid-sama!, Toshokan Sensou: Love & War, and Seishun Kouryakubon.

４ジゲン, which I had as a gag comic, meaning it was under 10 pages, ends with this issue. Should be either 2 or 3 volumes total.

Breakdown:
Vampire Knight 53
Ouran High School Host Club 74
Maid-sama! 41
Natsume's Book Of Friends 35
Faster Than A Kiss 28
Chotto Edo Made 14
Toshokan Sensou: Love & War 20
Seishun Kouryakubon 3
４ジゲン (gag comic) (final)
Junai Labyrinth 5
Bozurabu!!! 6
嫁姑教室 (gag comic)
Welcome to the Wonderful Cafe! (one-shot)
百年恋慕 (one-shot)

(Edited to add lyschan's translation - thanks!)

Cover goes to Ouran High School Host Club.

Color pages for Maid-sama! (2), Vampire Knight, 狼陛下の花嫁 (Bride of the Emperor Wolf?), and Junai Labyrinth.

Breakdown:
Maid-sama! 40
Natsume's Book of Friends 34
Ouran HSHC 73
４ジゲン (gag comic)
Vampire Knight 52
La Corda D'oro 60
Faster Than a Kiss 27
Chotto Edo Made 13
狼陛下の花嫁 3
嫁姑教室 (gag comic)
Junai Labyrinth 4
Bozurabu!!! 5
Caramel Boy 7
Fantastic Tatsumiya (one-shot)

Cover goes to Maid-sama!

Color pages for Ouran High School Host Club (2), Faster Than A Kiss, Chotto Edo Made, and アレゴリアのライオン.

Breakdown:
Ouran HSHC 72
Natsume's Book of Friends 33
Vampire Knight 51
Faster Than A Kiss 26
４ジゲン/ (gag comic)
Maid-sama! 39
Chotto Edo Made 12
La Corda D'Oro Special Chapter (half size)
Bozurabu!!! 4
アレゴリアのライオン (from the Haruka Beyond the Stream of Time author)
Toshokan Sensou LOVE & WAR 19
Junai Labyrinth 3
嫁姑教室 (gag comic)
Shonen Dolls 7
Mishonen Produce 4

Cover is Kiss Yori Mo Hayaku. Color pages for Vampire Knight (2), Natsume Yuujinchou, Two Flowers for the Dragon, and 青春攻略本.

Two Flowers for the Dragon ends in this issue. It will be 7 volumes.

Breakdown:
Vampire Knight 50
Ouran HSHC 71
Natsume Yuujinshou 32
Maid-sama! 38
La Corda D'oro 59
Toshokan Sensou - Love & War 18
Junai Labyrinth 2
Shonen Dolls 6
４ジゲン (gag comic)
Caramel Boy 6
Two Flowers for the Dragon 38 (end)
青春攻略本 2
嫁姑教室 (gag comic)

We did a retro HtY, let's do a retro LaLa. 9 years ago...

Cover goes to Kare Kano. Color pages for Venus In Love (2), Flying Dragon, Kare Kano, Jyu Oh Sei, Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time, and Silver Hero. A lot of color in this one.

Breakdown:
Venus In Love 14
東京に行ってみよう！ (short manga)
ぼくらはみんな高血圧！ (short manga)
Flying Dragon 6
Kare Kano 45
Jyu Oh Sei 10
Ppoi! 52
Omake no Kobayashi-kun 27
Natural 55
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 5
Kaguya Hime 70
B.B. Joker (gag comic)
Blue Prisoner 3 (final)
Captive Hearts 10
Katatsumuri Zensen 24
Silver Hero 20

Odd seeing Hino so far back in the magazine. Then again, Captive Hearts is no Vampire Knight. Kare Kano was just beginning its Kyoto field trip. Omake no Kobayashi-kun looks interesting, wish someone would pick it up. Kaguya Hime is AWESOME. Nice to see a time when H:BTSOT had numbered chapters. And Ppoi! before it moved to Melody.