
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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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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- 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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The live action adaptation of the popular tale of bakumatsu ronin Rurouni Kenshin has been officially confirmed, with actor Takeru Sato cast as in the titular role of Himura Kenshin.
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The latest example of “delivery terrorism” to strike down lonely otaku proves even the loveliest of objects can prove a curse when Shonen Jump decides to announce on the package that it is an oppai mouse pad…
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: Jun 7, 2011 01:49 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Ero-manga, Image Gallery, Oppai, Oshiri, Pantsu, Shonen Jump, To Love-Ru

The sport of colouring panels from To Love-Ru is as popular as ever, and even sexier than ever – the latest efforts of this elite coterie of anonymous Photoshoppists can be inspected below.
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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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Fans of bakumatsu NEET anime Rurouni Kenshin have greeted news of the franchise’s resurrection, in the form of a new anime, with some scepticism.
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The Japanese masses offer a ranking of their favourite One Piece characters (or at least those who count themselves members of Luffy’s crew), for once providing a ranking not determined by breast size.
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One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda has given an interview explaining his dissatisfaction with the fact that there are no ranks amongst mangaka, and that there is no special title other than plain “mangaka” available to demonstrate he is no mere mangaka.
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