Top 10 manga (2/06) according to Tohan:

1. Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu (10)
2. Naruto (41)
3. Bleach (32)
4. Himitsu (4)
5. Shakugan no Shana (4)
6. Gaku (4)
7. 7 Seeds (12)
8. Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu (1)
9. Bokurano (8)
10. Jyuushin Enbu - Hero Tales (2)

Additional Rankings:

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Rumiko Takahashi will publish a new chapter of her Rumic Theater series titled Shiawase List (Happiness List) (高橋留美子劇場 しあわせリスト) in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original No.5 (2/20).

An one-shot from Masakazu Katsura (mangaka of Video Girl Ai and I''s) and Akira Toriyama (mangaka of Dragon Ball) will appear in the May issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ (4/4).

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Canned Dogs is reporting that issue 10 of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday (2/6) will offer its readers a chance to obtain an alarm clock featuring Sanzenin Nagi, the heroine from Hayate the Combat Butler:

[The] alarm clock which will have the voice of Sanzenin Nagi from Hayate no Gotoku waking you up every morning. It only costs 980 yen (US$9) including shipping costs (Japan only).

A special chapter of Death Note, written by Tsugumi Ohba and drawn by Takeshi Obata, will appear in issue 11 of Weekly Shonen Jump, on sale February 9th.

Source: Weekly Jump Readers' Journal

The first issue of a new Kodansha Box magazine titled Pandora will be released on February 4th. The new literary magazine, which will be published twice a year, is described by Kodansha as a "symphony magazine that lives in the adolescent's self-consciousness."

Source: Ultimatum

According to his latest LiveJournal post, Jason Thompson is currently looking for "a manga-influenced artist who would be interested in drawing a graphic novel (or series of graphic novels) with [him] as the writer."

Also, from The Star talks to Keiko Tobe about her manga With the Light and autism.

Via: MangaBlog

A Fujiko F. Fujio exhibition called "The Infinite Dream - Fujio F. Fujiko" will take place at the Suginami Animation Museum from February 26th to May 25th. The exhibition will include photos, original manuscripts and panels of explanation.

Source: MJ

Ultimatum is reporting that Japanese publisher Poplar has released a new josei manga magazine titled Pianissimo on 1/25.

Tsukiji Toshihiko (author) and Senmu (illustrator)'s romance comedy/action light novel series Kenpufer will be adapted into a manga. The manga, drawn by Tachibana Yu, will begin serialization during the April issue of Media Facotyr's Comic Alive (2/27).

Source: LightNovel.net

Manga Jouhou lists some of Tokyopop's contests that are taking place in early 2008:

• Sumo-Star Manga Drawing Contest
• Rising Star of Prose Competition
• What's Your Alice Contest