ICv2 has released the January 2008 top 100 graphic novel sales estimates and the top 300 comics sales estimates based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data. Also from ICv2 is an analysis of the trends in December based on the graphic novel sales chart.

Also, MangaBlog provides its own look at the data, as well as a list of manga from the Top 100 Graphic Novels chart.

Anime news and review website Active Anime has announced the result of its Active Anime Top 25, a continuation of Animefringe's annual ranking of websites has voted by readers. Below are the rankings:

1. Anime Planet
2. Anime News Newtowrk
3. Right Stuf International
4. Anime On DVD
5. AniDB

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ICv2 has released its 2007 anime and manga sales report:

ICv2's manga and graphic novel market estimates aren't available yet, but it does appear that manga had another strong year in 2007 although its rate of growth is clearly slowing.

Also included in the report is ICv2's top 10 manga properties for 2007:

1. Naruto
2. Fruits Basket
3. Death Note
4. Bleach
5. Kingdom Hearts
6. Pokemon
7. Vampire Knight
8. Fullmetal Alchemist
9. Absolute Boyfriend
10. Loveless

From BdZoom comes the top 15 "Bandes Dessinées" (French-style comic books) for the week ending 2/13:

1. Astérix (12)
2. Les Schtroumpfs (26)
3. Lanfeust des étoiles (7)
4. Jeremiah (28)
5. L'histoire secrète (10)
6. XIII (19)
7. XIII (18)
8. Merlin (9)
9. La quête de l'oiseau du temps : avant la quête (2)
10. Les femmes en blanc (30)
11. Bunker (2)
12. Lou ! (4)
13. W.E.S.T. (3)
14. Donjon monsters (12)
15. Le complexe du chimpanzé (2)

Top 10 manga (2/13) according to Tohan:

1. Naruto (41)
2. Bleach (32)
3. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (18)
4. Gintama (22)
5. Eyeshield 21 (28)
6. Tegami Bachi (3)
7. Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (15)
8. Dr. Koto Shinryojo (22)
9. Bartender (10)
10. Hatsukoi Limited (1)

Additional Rankings:

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From BdZoom comes the top 15 "Bandes Dessinées" (French-style comic books) for the week ending 1/27:

1. Astérix (12)
2. Les Schtroumpfs (26)
3. Lanfeust des étoiles (7)
4. Jeremiah (28)
5. L'histoire secrète (10)
6. XIII (19)
7. XIII (18)
8. Merlin (9)
9. W.E.S.T. (3)
10. Bunker (2)
11. Canardo (17)
12. La quête de l'oiseau du temps : avant la quête (2)
13. Le complexe du chimpanzé (2)
14. Les femmes en blanc (30)
15. Lou ! (4)

February comics top 10 in the U.S. according to PWCW.

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2. Naruto, Volume 27
3. Naruto, Volume 26
4. Naruto, Volume 25
5. Naruto, Volume 24
6. Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
7. Fruits Basket, Volume 18
8. Naruto, Volume 23
9. Full Metal Alchemist, Volume 15
10. Black Cat, Volume 12

Top 10 manga (2/06) according to Tohan:

1. Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu (10)
2. Naruto (41)
3. Bleach (32)
4. Himitsu (4)
5. Shakugan no Shana (4)
6. Gaku (4)
7. 7 Seeds (12)
8. Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu (1)
9. Bokurano (8)
10. Jyuushin Enbu - Hero Tales (2)

Additional Rankings:

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From BdZoom comes the top 15 "Bandes Dessinées" (French-style comic books) for the week ending 1/20:

1. Lanfeust des étoiles (7)
2. Les Schtroumpfs (26)
3. W.E.S.T. (3)
4. Astérix (12)
5. XIII (19)
6. XIII (18)
7. La quête de l'oiseau du temps : avant la quête (2)
8. Les femmes en blanc (29)
9. Ric Hochet (74)
10. Les naufragés d'Ythaq (5)
11. Le chat (14)
12. Lou ! (4)
13. Kaamelott (2)
14. Kid Paddle (11)
15. Le donjon de Naheulbeuk (4)

Shinbunka has posted the Amazon Japan top 100 publisher sales rankings for 2007. Below are the top 5:

1. Kodansha
2. Shogakukan
3. Shueisha
4. Kadokawa group (excluding MediaWorks and Fujimi Shobo)
5. Shinchosha

Source: Canned Dogs