OtakuFrom Stage6 comes some interesting illustrations of what the cast of Charlie Brown would look like as manga characters. Top 10 manga (7/18) according to Tohan:
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Also from Canned Dogs is the news that the first chapter of the manga Touhou Bougetsushou (based on the popular Touhou doujin games) has been made available online by Ichijinsha. Otaku blog ikimashou.net has announced the winners of its 1,000th post anime/manga/figurine contest. Top 10 manga (7/04) according to Tohan:
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Due to Archer's popularity, many variations of his chant can be found around the web made by fans. Wired Blog (via Newsarama) reports that a life-sized (18 meter high, 70 ton) Gigantor statue will be built in Kobe, Japan. The 135 million yen project, expected to be completed in the spring of 2008, will serve both as a memorial to the birthplace of the late Gigantor creator Mitsuteru Yokoyama, as well as celebrate the revitalization of the Kobe after the 1995 Kobe earthquake. In celebration of its 1,000th post, otaku blog ikimashou.net has announced a new anime/manga/figurine contest. Also, from the blog Riuva comes an article that analyzes the trend, philosophy and development of otaku blogs. Top 10 manga (6/27) according to Tohan.
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