
With so much recent controversy over manga endings (Bleach is in its “final chapter,” Negima ends in 3 chapters, and generic Jump love comedy Kagami no Kuni no Harisugawa just received one of “those” endings), manga fans have been debating the perfect length for a manga – with many coming to the conclusion that “about 30″ volumes is about right.
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Bleach-watchers have reacted with a mixture of surprise and incredulity to the news that Bleach is entering into its “final chapter” – although just how long this will last is the subject of much speculation.
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Oricon has released a ranking of the top selling manga of 2011, revealing once again the total dominance of Shonen Jump – over half the top 20 are comprised of Jump titles, and One Piece outsells the better part of the top 10 combined.
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Shonen manga fans offer up their opinions as to the most overrated titles to feature in Shonen Jump – resulting in a ranking sure to upset fans of a certain blockbuster pirate manga.
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Painstaking analysis of 2ch thread activity has revealed just who their favourite manga characters are, with none other than the sexiest non-ero-manga of all time dominating all comers, quite literally as it happens.
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15,000 shonen fans have offered up their opinions on which is the greatest Shonen Jump title of the first decade of the 21st century, successfully delighting Bleach haters everywhere…
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Bleach has been attracting attention for the wrong reasons again – in this case for managing to leave production directions scrawled all over an entire scene broadcast on TV (clearly visible in the second frame).
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Aug 20, 2011 23:18 JST
- Tags: Bleach, K-ON!, Naruto, One Piece, Rankings, Shonen, Shonen Jump, Shoujo, USA

American publishing industry figures for the top selling manga franchises help underline the superior taste of American audiences when it comes to manga, and (rather more surprisingly) the fact that US manga fans have apparently forsaken the shonen manga holy trinity…
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Whether giant slabs of metal or girly effete rapiers, no action anime is complete without some kind of pretentiously named sword for the protagonist to talk about at length whilst engaged in a deadly confrontation – fans supply their favourites.
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Shonen Jump readers asked about just which titles it is they buy the magazine for supply an unsurprisingly one-sided list of shonen blockbusters.
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Chinese quizzed on which Japanese anime they hate the most supply a list topped off by such staples of otaku detestation as Death Note and Bleach, but also including the loveable moeblobs of K-ON!
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Doujinshika Pua provides some interesting art, chiefly concerning himself with the pleasures of Mikoto and Bleach.
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