Top 10 manga (9/12) according to Tohan:

1. One Piece, Volume 47
2. Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 11
3. Eyeshield 21, Volume 26
4. The Prince of Tennis, Volume 39
5. Steel Ball Run, Volume 13
6. Hana-Kimi Treasured Edition, Volume 11+12
7. Mx0, Volume 5
8. Lucky☆Star, Volume 5
9. Otogi Moyou Ayanishiki, Volume 3
10. Bokura ga Ita, Volume 12

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Back in June when Asahi Sonorama announced its closure, it was mentioned that Asahi Shimbun would take over Sonorama's business operations.

According to the Sonorama Bunko Monthly Hotline, Asahi Shimbun will continue to publishthree of Sonorama's manga magazines, as well as the publication of all light novels, some of which will be released under a new light novel label called Asahi Bunko Sonorama Selection.

Source: LightNovel.org

Ultimatum Tidbits reports that Ryōji Minagawa, mangaka of Spriggan, Project ARMS and D-Live!!, will begin a new series titled ADAMAS in Kodansha's Evening No.20, on sale 9/25.

The Independent reports that the design of Nissan's latest concept car, officially unveiled at this week's Frankfurt Motor Show, was influenced by Japanese manga and animation:

"I am influenced by Japanese animation, like the film Ghost in the Shell," says Eunsun, her eyes widening as I explain that I have no idea what she is referring to. She thinks I'm joking as she continues to explain that the car is conceptually rooted in computer games, and visually influenced by manga comics, anime (Japanese animation) and Second Life.

Source: MangaBlog

In its latest volume of Manga Curry no Maki, MangaCast's Jack interviews interviews Philip Brody, curator of the exhibition Tezuka: Marvel of Manga. The podcast also looks at Shueisha's new magazine Jump SQ, manga in the Philippines, manga cafe in Manila, and more.

According to The Beat, the winners of the 2007 Harvey Award were announced late last week. Yoshihiro Tatsumi's manga Abandon the Old in Tokyo tied with Moomin for "The Best American Edition of Foreign Material" Award. ICv2 also has a report.

In the latest issue of Flipped, David Welsh interviews Jason Thompson, manga editor for Otaku USA and the author of the upcoming book Manga: The Complete Guide.

Anime! Anime! reports that 17 Japanese copyright holder groups have formed a committee to plan for the establishment of a new copyright portal next year. ANN has a translation:

A committee formed by 17 of Japan's copyright holder groups is planning to open a free Internet portal with a searchable database system of product details and copyright information for music, movies, television, music, literature, comics, anime, art/photo, and games next January. The objective is to provide convenient access to any media item's author, credited staff, and copyright information.

According to Heisei Democracy, Hobby Japan will be releasing a collection of short comics titled Happy Fujoshi, which will feature works from 15 BL and shoujo mangaka detailing the daily lives of fujoshi:

"At last, a collection of authentic tales of the fujoshi lifestyle is introduced!", says the ad copy. "We've appointed boys' love and shoujo manga artists to bring you this assortment of happy love-love stories. The unbelievable daily lives of fujoshi will grab hold of your heart!"

Yaoi Suki points out a new yaoi manga listed on Amazon.com titled Yakuza In Love. According to the listing, the manga will be published by Deux and will be released in January 2008.