Top 10 manga (4/15) according to Tohan:

1. Ouran High School Host Club (12)
2. Bleach (33)
3. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (19)
4. Detective Conan (61)
5. Gintama (23)
6. BASTARD!! (25)
7. Vampire Knight (7)
8. Eyeshield 21 (29)
9. Gag Manga Biyori (9)
10. Hanma Baki (12)

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Top 10 manga (4/02) according to Tohan:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist (19)
2. Kimi ni Todoke (6)
3. Nodame Cantabile (20)
4. Bamboo Blade (8)
5. Shingetsutan Tsukihime (6)
6. Soul Eater (11)
7. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku (5)
8. Detroit Metal City (5)
9. Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden (8)
10. Koizora ~Setsunai Koi Monogatari~ (4)

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Top 10 manga (3/26) according to Tohan:

1. Nodame Cantabile (20)
2. Fullmetal Alchemist (19)
3. Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (23)
4. Ahiru no Sora (19)
5. Fairy Tale (9)
6. Hajime no Ippo (83)
7. Konjiki no Gash!! (32)
8. Air Gear (20)
9. Minami-ke (5)
10. History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (28)

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Libre Shuppan and MediaWorks are launching a new yaoi light novel label titled B-Prince Bunko on April 7th.

According to the report, publication planning and editing will be handled by Libre Shuppan, while ASCII MediaWorks will handle publishing and the novels will be sold through Kadokawa Group Publishing.

Source: LightNovel.org

Top 10 manga (3/19) according to Tohan:

1. Nodame Cantabile (20)
2. One Piece (49)
3. Aria (12)
4. Hunter x Hunter (25)
5. D.Gray-man (14)
6. Fist of the Blue Sky (18)
7. The Prince of Tennis (41)
8. To Love-Ru (8)
9. Highschool of the Dead (4)
10. Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen (14)

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Gardena, CA, March 19, 2008 - Digital Manga Publishing, one of the industry's most innovative manga licensing and publishing companies, has announced the debut of five new novels under its Jun?? imprint for Fall 2008!

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Top 10 manga (3/12) according to Tohan:

1. One Piece (49)
2. Hunter x Hunter (25)
3. D.Gray-man (14)
4. The Prince of Tennis (41)
5. To Love-Ru (8)
6. Mx0 (8)
7. Team Medical Dragon (16)
8. Natsume Yuujinchou (5)
9. Kiniro no Corda (10)
10. Oishimbo (101)

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MangaCast reports several new licenses from DMP:

• fafner by Ubukata Tow (light novel)
• KNIGHTS by Murao Minoru
• Red Angel by Tateno Makoto

Top 10 manga (3/05) according to Tohan:

1. Mushishi (9)
2. Moyashimon (6)
3. Sangatsu no Lion (1)
4. Keroro Gunsou (16)
5. Five (8)
6. Tenjo Tenge (18)
7. B.O.D.Y. (12)
8. Trigun Maximum (14)
9. Team Medical Dragon (16)
10. Zipang (34)

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Seven Seas has announced that it will be giving out light novels to anime/manga-related blogs that are willing to review their titles:

[...] if you have your own anime/manga-related blog or write reviews for an anime/manga website, then we'd like to send you one of these three titles in exchange for a review!

We have 25 slots available:
10 for Ballad of a Shinigami,
5 for Pita-Ten, and
10 for Strawberry Panic