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The latter five make me happy: Pokemon, Hellsing Ultimate (this in spite of all the difficulty with Geneon, and FUNimation only reacquiring the license in July!), Devil May Cry, Bleach, and-- bless the lord! --Black Lagoon, also a summer Geneon rescue. (DMC was too, actually.) Huzzah! You may have spotted that FUNimation is the winner here, with five of the top ten titles; VIZ has four and Warner Bros. has one.
As for manga, I won't share the entire list of 25, but I was impressed to see In Odd We Trust-- Del Rey Manga's Dean Koontz “Odd Thomas” graphic novel –round out the top five list,
after Naruto, Vampire Knight, Fruits Basket, and Bleach. It's also interesting to see Vampire Knight having bumped Furuba out of the top-shoujo-manga spot, although with the latter ending and the former really just perking up in its English releases, maybe it shouldn't surprise me.
There aren't really many other surprises on this list, although it's worth noting that of the 25 properties, VIZ has the rights to a full twelve of them-- very nearly half. TOKYOPOP only has five, but one of them is Furuba and another is Loveless (#7). Del Rey actually ties with Tpop in having five; the remaining three are two Dark Horse titles (Berserk and Hellsing) and one Yen Press (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, of course, although it just made it to #25).
Speaking of Haruhi, I wonder whether ICv2 will include illustrated novels like the upcoming Haruhi series in the manga properties list? Or if they'll just get ignored as novels? I don't know whether, say, Fullmetal Alchemist illustrated novels get included as part of FMA (#10 on the list) either. Hmm!
Vampire Knight will likely overtake Fruits Basket in April when the 6th volume is finally available -- each volume is ranking quite well (consistantly within the top 50, often better) so even with a volume count that's only one third of Fruits Basket's, I predict it will move from a top 5 title to a top 3 title in the spring.
Rosario+Vampire is trending in the same direction, but hasn't been quite as popular. There is a different dynamic in place here, though:
While releases of Fruits basket have slowed to 3-a-year and Vampire Knight is stretching out to one release every six months, Shonen Jump is putting out a Rosario+Vampire book every other month. By this time next year there may be 10 volumes on the shelf, and each release only bumps up the combined series score.
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Cutting Edge: New Anime Spring 2010
Not a full season preview, but a spotlight on some interesting-looking shows...
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Monster Mecha Or Skimpy Suit?
When it comes to mecha, how big is TOO big?
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How Can Cosplay be this Good? Kiss Your Sailors Edition
Your weekly look at sweet and sexy cosplay.
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New Adult Swim Anime #1: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
It's official!
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So, Uh, There's This Haruhi Movie Coming Out Saturday
A bit of fanfare for The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, 'cause I felt like it.
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Japan Responds (Minimally) to Upcoming Marvel Anime
Shocking news: Japan is less excited about Marvel anime than we are.
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Ode to the Girls of Gradient Hair
I dunno what it is, but I just really dig this style.
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Super-Sexy Figure I Can't Afford #31,926.5
This delicious figure from Jun Tsukasa and Yamato's Creators' Labo.
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Japan Responds (Minimally) to Upcoming Marvel Anime
Shocking news: Japan is less excited about Marvel anime than we are.
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How Can Cosplay be this Good? Kiss Your Sailors Edition
Your weekly look at sweet and sexy cosplay.
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Canada's YTV Drops Naruto and Bleach
Mwah-mwah-mwahhhhhhhh.
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Monster Mecha Or Skimpy Suit?
When it comes to mecha, how big is TOO big?
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New Adult Swim Anime #1: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
It's official!
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New Virtual Girlfriends! Meet Love Plus...Plus?
Terrible name, obvious insta-hit game.
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So, Uh, There's This Haruhi Movie Coming Out Saturday
A bit of fanfare for The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, 'cause I felt like it.
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Ode to the Girls of Gradient Hair
I dunno what it is, but I just really dig this style.
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on Dec. 30, 2008
Ya! Yen Press, fight your way to the top.
But I do say it would make me happy as jello if Battle Angel Alita was tagging along on the list too. But O well we all got our favorites.