Comic Market, or Comiket, is the world's largest comic convention where fans gather to buy and sell doujinshi comics, games, etc.

The event takes place twice a year. The latest one, Comiket 73, took place from 12/28 - 12/31. Below is a round up of some of the English coverages from around the internet:

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Top 10 manga (12/27) according to Tohan:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist (18)
2. Ookiku Furikabutte (9)
3. Kuro Shitsuji (3)
4. Ahiru no Sora (18)
5. Cross Game (10)
6. Hajime no Ippo (82)
7. Otomen (4)
8. Konjiki no Gash!! (31)
9. Major (65)
10. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (11)

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Top 10 manga (12/19) according to Tohan:

1. One Piece (48)
2. Bleach (31)
3. D.Gray-man (13)
4. Gintama (21)
5. Sprout (6)
6. Pluto (5)
7. The Prince of Tennis (40)
8. Ppoi! (25)
9. Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (4)
10. REAL (7)

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

1. One Piece (48)
2. Bleach (31)
3. D.Gray-man (13)
4. Gintama (21)
5. Pluto (5)
6. The Prince of Tennis (40)
7. Vagabond (27)
8. REAL (7)
9. Steel Ball Run (14)
10. Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (4)

Top 10 manga (12/05) according to Tohan:

1. Vagabond (27)
2. REAL (7)
3. Pluto (5)
4. Berserk (32)
5. Kimi ni Todoke (5)
6. Detroit Metal City (4)
7. Nodame Cantabile (19)
8. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (16)
9. Kaze Hikaru (23)
10. Team Medical Dragon (15)

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Anime! Anime! reports that Toranoana, one of the biggest doujinshi retail chain in Japan, has launched an online stores that provides downloads of doujin manga, CG arts, doujin games and more. ANN has more:

The store gives d??jin creators the option of using Keyring PDF, a copy-protected version of Adobe's Portable Document Format standard. Most of the currently available manga and art collections sell for well under 1,000 yen (US$9.00), and many games sell for under 2,000 yen (US$18.00).

Top 10 manga (11/28) according to Tohan:

1. Kimi ni Todoke (5)
2. Nodame Cantabile (19)
3. Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (21)
4. Gantz (22)
5. Air Gear (19)
6. Pride (8)
7. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (16)
8. Fairy Tail (7)
9. Koukoku no Shugosha (24)
10. Beck (31)

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Top 10 manga (11/21) according to Tohan:

1. Nodame Cantabile (19)
2. Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (21)
3. Air Gear (19)
4. Angel Heart (24)
5. Hellsing (9)
6. Fairy Tail (7)
7. Naruto (40)
8. Beck (31)
9. Diamond no Ace (8)
10. Boys Este (7)

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From Heisei Democracy comes a timeline of recent events involving adult manga and doujinshi in Japan:

Whether you're a fan of loli or kyonyuu, futanari or shota, twins or tentacles, figures, anime, manga, or doujinshi, increased public scrutiny in Japan is affecting the nature of your hobby - right now.

Via: Icarus Blog

Top 10 manga (11/14) according to Tohan:

1. Naruto (40)
2. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (17)
3. Eyeshield 21 (27)
4. Hellsing (9)
5. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de (14)
6. Angel Heart (24)
7. Hana no Namae (4)
8. Hanma Baki (10)
9. Onii-chan to Issho (8)
10. Mx0 (6)

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