Top 10 manga (5/21) according to Tohan:

1. Nana (19)
2. Angel Heart (26)
3. Sprout (7)
4. Fairy Tale (10)
5. Naruto (42)
6. Worst (20)
7. History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (29)
8. Major (67)
9. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (13)
10. Shinshi Doumei Cross (10)

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Top 10 manga (5/14) according to Tohan:

1. Naruto (42)
2. Claymore (14)
3. Worst (20)
4. To Love-Ru (9)
5. Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (5)
6. Steel Ball Run (15)
7. Faster than a Kiss (3)
8. Angel Heart (26)
9. Initial D (37)
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (3)

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Top 10 manga (4/23) according to Tohan:

1. Hayate the Combat Butler (15)
2. Mahou Sensei Negima! (22)
3. Kekkaishi (20)
4. Ace of Diamond (10)
5. Ouran High School Host Club (12)
6. Otomen (5)
7. Bleach (33)
8. Inuyasha (53)
9. Detective Conan (61)
10. Good Morning Kiss (2)

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Top 10 manga (4/15) according to Tohan:

1. Ouran High School Host Club (12)
2. Bleach (33)
3. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (19)
4. Detective Conan (61)
5. Gintama (23)
6. BASTARD!! (25)
7. Vampire Knight (7)
8. Eyeshield 21 (29)
9. Gag Manga Biyori (9)
10. Hanma Baki (12)

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According to Canned Dogs, artist Ishii Meguru was arrested in Yokohama for committing "indecent acts with a 15 year old girl through November and December last year for a total of 4 times.":

The article reports that Ishii Meguru was an artist for the novelized version of Higurashi no naku koro ni (though he only did some art for Ichijinsha's novel anthologies, the artist for the official higurashi novels is Tomohi), and that he was also popular among fans of gothic lolita.

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From IGN comes an article that looks at Japan's current independent manga scene:

The doujinshi market has gotten big enough in recent years that it serves as a sort of "minor league" for the professional manga ranks. Many well-known creators nowadays got their start doing amateur productions.

Top 10 manga (4/02) according to Tohan:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist (19)
2. Kimi ni Todoke (6)
3. Nodame Cantabile (20)
4. Bamboo Blade (8)
5. Shingetsutan Tsukihime (6)
6. Soul Eater (11)
7. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku (5)
8. Detroit Metal City (5)
9. Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden (8)
10. Koizora ~Setsunai Koi Monogatari~ (4)

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Top 10 manga (3/26) according to Tohan:

1. Nodame Cantabile (20)
2. Fullmetal Alchemist (19)
3. Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (23)
4. Ahiru no Sora (19)
5. Fairy Tale (9)
6. Hajime no Ippo (83)
7. Konjiki no Gash!! (32)
8. Air Gear (20)
9. Minami-ke (5)
10. History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (28)

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Top 10 manga (3/19) according to Tohan:

1. Nodame Cantabile (20)
2. One Piece (49)
3. Aria (12)
4. Hunter x Hunter (25)
5. D.Gray-man (14)
6. Fist of the Blue Sky (18)
7. The Prince of Tennis (41)
8. To Love-Ru (8)
9. Highschool of the Dead (4)
10. Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen (14)

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