Top 10 manga (10/24) according to Tohan:

1. Detective Conan (59)
2. xxxHOLiC (12)
3. Negima! (20)
4. Hayate the Combat Butler (13)
5. Kekkaishi (18)
6. Black Lagoon (17)
7. Skip Beat! (17)
8. Inuyasha (51)
9. Dear Boys Act II (26)
10. Hotaru no Hikari (10)

Additional Rankings:

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The following manga appeared on the USA Today Booklist Top 150 (PDF) for the week ending October 21st:

• #53 - Naruto, Volume 21 - Viz - (Last week: #39)
• #75 - Naruto, Volume 20 - Viz - (Last week: #54)
• #111 - Naruto, Volume 19 - Viz - (Last week: #77)

Also, Comicsnob posts the online manga sales rankings:

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A round up of the new comic release list for the week of October 24th 2007:

• ComicList: Manga for 10/24/2007
• MangaCast: New Manga Release List ~ Oct 24, 2007
• Manga Recon: Weekly Recon, 10/24/07
• Comicsnob: Watch List: Manga et al. for the week of 21 October

The latest issue of Wired has two articles on manga: "How Manga Conquered the U.S., a Graphic Guide to Japan's Coolest Export" and "Japan, Ink: Inside the Manga Industrial Complex."

Source: AICN

Futami Shobo has launched a new BL bunko label called Charade Pearl Bunko (??????????????????????????????). The label will be Charade Bunko's sister label (also a BL bunko label by the same publisher).

In the latest issue of PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha looks at the U.S. manga publisher DrMaster. Also, Anne Ishii has written an article on Taiyo Matsumoto's manga Tekkon Kinkreet.

About.com's new manga section has posted two interviews, one with Yen Press' Kurt Hassler, and the other Dallas Middaugh of Del Rey Manga.

Also, Variety has posted two articles on Tokyopop, which takes a comprehensive look at Tokyopop, and talks with its founder and CEO Stuart Levy.

Sources: MangaBlog & ANN

Rumic World has relaunched its Ranma ?? Perfect Edition website:

After weeks of working, I've relaunched our Ranma site, with a new design in the vein of Tomobiki-cho and the Inuyasha Companion. I hope you enjoy the new look and new information!

Also, David Welsh interviews Dylan Acres, found of the founders of Rumic World.

A trial issue of the manga magazine Comic Akibana! No.0 is being distributed for free in Akihabara on the 20th and 21th of October. The trial issue contains 8 manga serials, and one novel. Akibaos and Akiba Blog has posted some previews of the magazine.

Comic Akibana! is Dijima's second seinen manga magazine that's being distributed for free (the first one being Comic Gumbo).

Ichijinsha, publisher of the yuri manga magazine Comic Yurihime, has included a ecchi/yuri manga titled Yurihime Wildrose with the latest issue of Comic Yurihime. A brief preview of the manga from Akiba Blog can be seen here.

Source: Heisei Democracy