Manga top 10 according to Tohan.

1. Naruto vol.35
2. D.Gray-man vol.9
3. Gintama vol.15
4. Vagabond vol.24
5. Steel Ball Run vol.10
6. Detroit Metal City vol.2
7. Boku no Hatsukoi Kimi ni Sasagu vol.5
8. Death Note vol.1
9. Death Note vol.2
10. Rurouni Kenshin Perfect Edition vol.9

Jetix Channel will be airing the animation Oban Star Racers オーバン・スターレーサーズ in Brazil starting November 20th at 7:00 p.m. The anime consists of 26 episodes, whose story is about the adolescent Molly.

Japanese blog Kuro Tenshi no Blog recently posted a review of the book"AERA COMIC - Nippon no Manga," which is the memorial mook for the 10th anniversary of the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award. The book contains summaries of works and topics related to past Tezuka award winners and most talked-about manga in the last ten years.

The book contains many interesting reports on the consistency of Naoki Urasawa's short comic series "Comic Navi for Adults," which was created in an interval of twelve years. Kuro Tenshi no Blog has posted an excerpt of an interview found in the book:

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ICv2 interviews Rich Johnson of Yen Press, who talks about the new publishing enterprise, as well as how it will be handled by himself and Kurt Hassler.

Yoshitaka Amano (天野喜孝) is one of the most well-known Japanese artist today, some of his works include character designs for Vampire Hunter D and the Final Fantasy series. From Papo de Budega comes an interview with Yoshitaka Amano, who talks about his life and various personal projects.

Deutsche Mangaka has translated an interview from SplashComics with Mary Hildebrandt and David Boller, author/artist of Tokyopop Germany's Evergrey. In the interview David and Mary compares the Global manga scene in Germany with that of the U.S. and share their thoughts on Evergrey, as well as t

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With four more months left till the second New York Comic Con, Newsarama sits down with Comic Con Director Greg Topalian to talk about what happened during last year's Comic Con, and how things will change in the upcoming NYCC.

Irresponsible Pictures looks at the artistic talents of "Japan in How to Draw: Pop Stars and Other Celebrities":

It is easy to start believing that everyone in Japan is naturally born with artistic talent, as evidenced by their massive comic and illustration culture at both the commercial and self-published levels, varied artistic styles that are guarded neurotically by foreign purists and aped miserably by foreign wannabes, and the fact that some otaku-next-door can show up on a TV show and start dishing out Maki Goto portraiture. [...]

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eBookJapan has announced a manga exam called "Mainichi Kentei." The exam is divided into three categories: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Questions range from manga history, terminologies, business, culture, and more. Winners will receive E-book gift certificates.

Source: Manga Jouhou

From ANS's new column "The Loot Report" comes an humorous report on "Japanese Engrish."

Flyers of the anime Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge (The Wallflower) handed out during TIFFCOM, printed in English, reads:

How to make a Cinderella - Out of a Splatter Movie Addict Young Lady Absolutely Convinced Shi is Ugly and Gloomy

Read more at "The Loot Report: Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge TV Flyer."