Tokyograph reports that Moyoco Anno's manga Hataraki Man will be adapted into a drama series this fall, with Miho Kanno starring as the lead character.

Via: theOtaku

Top 10 manga (8/25) according to Tohan:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 17
2. Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Volume 20
3. Major, Volume 64
4. Naruto, Volume 39
5. Air Gear, Volume 18
6. Angel Heart, Volume 23
7. Bleach, Volume 29
8. V.B. Rose, Volume 10
9. The Wallflower, Volume 19
10. Juushin Enbu, Volume 1

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Shueisha released a revised edition of Osamu Dazai's best-selling novel, No Longer Human, in June. Takeshi Obata, artist of Death Note and Hikaru no Go, illustrated the cover for the novel. According to Yomiuri Shimbun, the novel has already sold over 75,000 copies just a month and a half after its re-release.

According to the report, the combination of classic novel and popular manga artist was one of the main reason behind the revised edition's popularity. Many fans commented that "this combination is great, I need to get a copy for my collection."

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Back in Febraury, Kadokawa Shoten revealed that the popular seinen manga MPD Psycho, written by Eiji Otsuka and drawn by Sho-u Tajima, will be moved from Shonen Ace to Comic Charge. MPD Psycho resumed serialization with the release of Comic Charge issue 11 (8/22).

Also beginning in Comic Charge issue 11 is Masaaki Nakayama's Maigo Man, a preview of which is available here.

A new series titled Angel High School by Inugami Sukune will begin in the September issue of Sunday GX (8/18), the same issue that Shin Angyo Onshi ended in.

A new manga titled Reisen Shoujo by Souichi Hon began serialization in Manga Action No. 17 (8/21).

On 8/21, Kadokawa Shoten released a special issue of its Monthly Shonen Ace magazine titled Neon Genesis Evangelion Complete Compilation. The special issue contains Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's Evangelion manga, as well as materials from other artists.

Source: Ultimatum Tidbits

Kadokawa Shoten will be releasing the first issue of Kerokero Ace, a new manga/toys/game informational magazine, on 10/26. The magazine will be released on a bi-monthly basis, and will cost 480 yen.

Source: Ultimatum Tidbits

According to SaiAni, an announcement was made in the October issue of Square Enix's Gekkan G Fantasy that Switch by Naked Ape (Otoh Saki (story) and Tomomi Nakamura (art) will be adapted into an OAV as well as a stage show.

Source: theOtaku

According to Chuosha, the November issue (9/19) of Tokuma Shoten's Comic Ryu will come with a free DVD of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes film: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars. The special supplement is meant to celebrate the 1 year revival of Comic Ryu, as well as the 20th anniversary of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels.

Source: ANN

Canned Dogs reports that the Japanese blog Dekadenbiyori is not impressed with the English version of the Shakugan no Shana light novel, commenting on the poor translation and the fact that the protagonist Yuji Sakai's speech are composed of 41% "Ugh," 25% What?!, and the rest some other kinds of exclamatory statements.

TokoToko Editor's Misc. Note, a blog run by a female manga editor who has been in the business for over 15 years, has posted a multi-part article titled "The Reason I Quit as a Manga Editor." Below is a translation of part four of the article:

The Reason I Quit My Job as a Manga Editor Part IV

If you don't try something for yourself, you won't be able to understand: that's how it is with everything.

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Comic Market, or Comiket, is the world's largest comic convention. Currently Comiket is held twice a year, first in mid-August then late December, at the Tokyo Big Sight.

Comiket 72 took place from August 17th - 19th. According to Mantan Web, over 170,000 fans attended Comiket 72 on day 1, 180,000 attended on day 2 and 200,000 on day 3, resulting in a total attendance of 550,000 - the highest attendance in Comiket history.

Below are some English Comiket 72 reports from around the web:

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