NewsMonthly comics top 10 in the U.S. according to PWCW.
Just when everyone thought Say Hello to Black Jack has finally ended, news came that the manga will resume serialization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits under the title Shin (New) Say Hello to Black Jack. VIZ Media is looking for an Approvals Coordinator (Domestic Publishing) fluent in Japanese. DramaQueen's RUSH Magazine is looking for translators fluent in Russian. Manga Cast points out an interview from Japan's national broadcating network NHK with mangaka Moyoco Anno (Flowers & Bees, Happy Mania, Sakuran, Sugar Sugar Rune, and the most recent Hatarki Man). An English version of the interview can be found here. MangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking in Japan (12/02) according to Toranoana Akihabara, compiled by Akiba Blog (NSFW). The French Association of Comics Critics and Journalists (l'ACBD - Association des Critiques et journalistes de Bande Dessin??e) has released its annual report of on comics and manga in France. The list shows interesting informations about how styles and name-recognition affect manga sales in France. The Japanese manga with the biggest success was Naruto, with 130,000 units printed for each edition. Below is a list of the graphic novel that were printed. All information are from the PDF archive on the Association website. Sea Change Group Show, a group show that will feature work of emerging print makers, will take place from February 1st to 23rd at the Mark Jason Gallery in London. Featured artists include Japanese manga artist Chie Kutsuwada, Akiko Takizawa and Katsu Yuasa. Source: Otaku News
Recently Rozen Maiden suddently went on hiatus in Gentosha's Comic BIRZ. PEACH-PIT's information website "Ohirome Calendar" states that "Our work has been suspended, if the editorial team decides to explain the situation, it will be in the next issue [of Comic BIRZ], until then we cannot disclose any details regarding the matter, it is very regrettable." Editor & Publisher has an article on the weekly strip manga Mail Order Ninja from Tokyopop and Universal Press Syndicate, which will be launched this Sunday and run through July 8th. |
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Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |