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Nuruwota ga Kiru has compiled a list of the best selling Shoujo manga, based on the information gathered in this 2ch thread.

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The blog Living on Digital Gadgets has an interesting analysis on the sales strategies of online and brick-and-mortar bookstores, and ways in which online bookstores could learn from the physical stores to better stimulate impulsive purchases. (All costs have been roughly converted to dollars at a rate of 100 yen = $1)

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Apparently the author of the blog noticed us linking to/quoting his site, and was kind enough to post an entry giving us a shout-out.

「デジ埋」 管理人様、ご紹介有難うございました!

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World-renowned mangaka Leiji Matsumoto ("Galaxy Express 999," "Space Cruiser Yamato" etc) also chairs the Copyright Board of the Japan Cartoonists Association and the Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS). He spoke about the effects of piracy on manga and animation, and how the proliferation of personal computers and the internet has influenced the creative process.

From Nikkei PC Online

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From Isaac Alexander comes an article that looks at the Anime Magazines and Anthologies scene of 2005.

Anthologies and Magazines 2005.

2005 was a year of transition. Anime magazines changed formats, new anthologies were added to store shelves, and an old anthology called it quits.

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Are you an Otaku? Below is a translated version of a Japanese chart/quiz that shows the difference in perspective between a Normal Person and an Otaku, test your otakuness!

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An interview with Hikaru Sato, whose manga Edomae no Shun is currently serialized in Weekly Manga Goraku:

This month, through writer Yoshihiro Takahashi'????s introduction, we interviewed Hikaru Sato. He is currently writing a long series called ??"Edomae no Shun"????, the theme of which is based on heart-warming sushi and humanity. It is currently published in Weekly Manga Goraku.

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20th Century Boys, the latest manga from Naoki Urasawa (mankaga of Monster, Pluto), has been serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirit for 7 years. This month, without any announcements or promotion, the final chapter of 20th Century Boys was suddenly released in issue 21+22 of Big Comic Spirit.

While the ending may be a surprise to many, according to a note in the same issue of Big Comic Spirit, the next part of the series will resume in Spring 2007.

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An interesting analysis of battle manga from logical and existential standpoints:

Regardless of whether they are Jump or non-Jump titles, when reading manga which involve a series of mysterious battles (no clear objective or reason in sight), we can draw up a very simple quadrantal categorization in our minds: on one axis, we have good and evil, and on the other, whether or not the character is aware of the "truth."

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X, or X/1999, is a manga from the popular all-female manga-ka team Clamp. Based on the end of the world, and taking its cast from many of Clamp's other popular series, X has spawned an animated full-length feature film, Anime TV Series, and numerous merchandises. Despite its immense popularity, X the manga was never finished, which left numerous fans in a cliff-hanger, speculating on why the series was put on hiatus, and what kind of ending Clamp is planning, if they are planning to finish it at all.

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Human beings have 5 fingers on each hand. Piccolo is from the Planet Namek so he has 4 fingers. Oh, sometimes he's shown with 5 fingers, but then again this is the same Mr. Akira Toriyama who drew Yajirobe twice on the spine of the covers.

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