3 new series starting in Monthly Shounen Jump:

August Issue (7/6)
- "Douran" by Asaki Ooga
September Issue (8/5)
- "Kesatsu Inu Kinzoo" by Me Sasaki
Octobor Issue
- "Tegami Bachi by Hiroyuki Asada

Also an important announcement regarding Norihiro Yagi's

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Toei Animation and Gentosha recently announced "Ga-nime" (art anime), a new form of media that will display static art/drawings one by one, accompanied by music and speech. The first "Ga-nime" DVD will be released on August 1st, 9 other Ga-nime series will soon follow, each costing 3,129 yen.

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According to Seimaru Amagi's diary, Tantei Gakuen Q will be adapted into a dorama.

Libre Publishing has launched the new B-Boy Web, and will be releasing new issues of Be x Boy Magazine and Be x Boy Gold in June, which has been on Hiatus After Biblos' bankruptcy.

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From Nihon Manga Gakuin (Japan Manga Institute) comes an interview with Golf mangaka Seiichi Ikeuchi.

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Starting with the 6/22 issue, Square Enix's Gangan Powered will become a bi-monthly magazine.

The 2ch Jump Log Warehouse has recently compiled a list of the all-time best selling Shounen Jump titles. There are two lists, one focuses on series currently serialized in Jump, while the other contains the all-time best selling series.

Numbers were compiled from data published by Shueisha, bookstore sales reports, and weekly ranking informations.

*Numbers are taken from sources as of May 2006, and may not necessarily be up-to-date.

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On 6/10, Manga no Mori will be releasing 100 copies of Naked Star by Oh! Great as a special edition tankobon for 21,000 yen. The tankobon, printed on high quality paper, will come with exclusive artworks as well as Oh! Great's signature.

From Media Factory comes a new monthly magazine called Comic Alive, the first issue will be released on June 27th. According to Media Factory, it will "fill you with energy, and make you feel alive!"

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Manga top 10 according to Tohan.

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