Top 10 bestselling manga for the week ended 13 July 09

1) PLUTO Vol 8 (351,144)

2) Katei Kyoushi Hitman REBORN! Vol 25 (260,432)

3) Kuroshitsuji Vol 7 (256,164)

4) Gintama Vol 29 (204,432)

5) Natsume Yuujin Chou Vol 8 (130,397)

6) STEEL BALL RUN Vol 18 (99,842)

7) Ookiku Furi Kabutte Vol 12 (84,332)

8) XXXHoLiC Vol 15 (80,962)

9) Tomehane! Suzuzato Koukou Shodoubu Vol 5 (79,850)

10) Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu Vol 6 (78,288)

Top 10 anime ratings ranking (5 July 2009)

1) Sazae-san (FujiTV) 15.3%

2) Crayon Shinchan (TV Asahi) 10.7%

3) Dragonball Kai (FujITV) 10.7%

4) One Piece (FujiTV) 10.6%

5) Doraemon (TV Asahi) 9.4%

6) Chibi Maruko-chan (FujiTV) 8.6%

7) Pocket Monster DP (TV Tokyo) 6.8%

8) Meitantei Conan (NTV) 6.7%

9) Fresh Puri Kyua! (TV Asahi) 5.7%

10) Inazuma Eleven (TV Tokyo) 4.9%

Nodame Cantabile movies' filming underway in Europe

"Nodame Cantabile", the hit manga which has released 21 volumes to date and boasts of a high sales figure of 29 million copies so far, will be made into a 2-part movie to be shown at the end of this year and next year. The author, Ninomiya Tomoko released her comments after the production press conference in Vienna, Austria on 27th and 28th June. She reminded the cast and staff to take good care of their health and wished them luck during the filming.

Ninomiya was on maternity leave for a while when she gave birth to her son. Shortly after she resumed the serialization of Nodame's manga, she was struck with acute appendicitis in June and had to be hospitalized. This led to a delay in the publication of Lesson 132 of the manga. As a result of her experience, she was very concerned that the tight schedule may take a toll on the production crew. She also expressed anticipation and excitement about seeing the classical concert scenes being brought to life in Europe's big and famous concert halls.

The movie, "Nodame Cantabile Saishu Gakusho Part 1" and "Part 2" are scheduled to be screened in cinemas from 19 Dec and next year's spring respectively. Currently, filming is going on in France, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria.

Nodame Cantabile Notebook

Title: Nodame Cantabile Notebook
Price: 525 yen (inclusive of tax)
JAN Code: 4543112236289
Dimensions: 145mm x 250mm x 5mm

Higashi no Eden Official T-shirt

Title: Higashi no Eden Official T-shirt
Produced by: graniph
Price: 2,625 yen (inclusive of tax)
JAN Code: 2009061810000
Available sizes: SS, S, M & L
Description: The reverse bears the logo of the CELECAO
Material: 100% cotton

Zoku Natsume Yuujin Chou DVD Vol 4

Title: Zoku Natsume Yuujin Chou DVD Vol 4
Catalog number: ANSB-3744
Number of discs: 1
Date of release: 22 July 2009
Price: 6,090 yen (inclusive of tax)
Contains: Episodes 9 to 11
Total running time: 72 minutes

Top 10 bestselling manga for the week ended 6 July 09

1) Ookiku Furikabutte Vol 12 (301,945)

2) XXXHOLiC Vol 15 (258,048)

3) Kuroshitsuji Vol 7 (167,692)

4) Minamike Vol 6 (146,701)

5) BILLY BAT Vol 1 (145,120)

6) Kido Senshi Gundam THE ORIGIN Vol 19 Solomon-hen Zen (118,494)

7) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Minagoroshi-hen Vol 2 (110,898)

8) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai 2 (109,767)

9) Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1: Legend of the golden witch 3 (96,191)

10) BAMBOO BLADE Vol 11 (93,688)

Top 10 anime ratings ranking (28 June 09)

1) Sazae-san (FujiTV) 18.6%

2) Chibi Maruko-chan (FujiTV) 13.0%

3) Doraemon O-26 SP (TV Asahi) 9.7%

4) Dragonball Kai (FujiTV) 9.6%

5) One Piece (FujiTV) 9.4%

6) Fresh Puri Kyua! (TV Asahi) 7.5%

7) Meitantei Conan (NTV) 6.7%

8) Pocket Monster DP (TV Tokyo) 5.4%

9) Anime Osaru no George (NHK Education) 5.3%

10) NARUTO (TV Tokyo) 5.0%

Top 10 bestselling manga for the week ended 29 June 09

1) Ahiru no Sora Vol 24 (183,967)

2) Air Gear Vol 25 (156,513)

3) Daiya no A Vol 16 (154,705)

4) Hajime no Ippo Vol 88 (152,089)

5) Kekkaishi Vol 25 (147,831)

6) Skip Beat! Vol 22 (126,826)

7) MAJOR Vol 72 (120,884)

8) ONE PIECE Vol 54 (100,442)

9) DEAR BOYS ACT 3 Vol 1 (95,029)

10) GANTZ Vol 26 (88,788)

Top 10 anime ratings ranking (21 June 09)

1) Sazae-san (FujiTV) 17.7%

2) Chibi Maruko-chan (FujiTV) 13.2%

3) Crayon Shin-chan (TV Asahi) 12.7%

4) Dragonball Kai (FujiTV) 10.5%

5) One Piece (FujiTV) 10.4%

6) Doraemon (TV Asahi) 10.0%

7) Meitantei Conan (NTV) 6.8%

8) Pocket Monster DP (TV Tokyo) 6.1%

9) Yatterman (NTV) / Metal Fight Beyblade (TV Tokyo) 5.7%

Darker than Black Blu-ray Box Set

Title: Darker than Black Blu-ray Box Set
Catalog number: ANSX-5031
Number of discs: 5
Date of release: 30 Sep 2009
Price: 36,750 yen
Total running time: 630 minutes
Number of episodes: 26

Higashi no Eden's movie versions in Nov 09 and Jan 10

"Higashi no Eden" ended its run in the Noitamina slot on 18 June and will be back with a 2-part movie at the end of this year and early next year. The first part titled "The King of Eden" will be shown in cinemas on 28 Nov 2009 while the second part, "Paradise Lost" will be shown in Jan 2010.

In conjunction with the launch of the movies, the special pre-sale tickets sets will be sold from 27 June with a free character book illustrated by Umino Chika. These sets are on a limited basis and are sold at the cinemas. The regular pre-sale tickets without the character book will be sold from this summer.

Top 10 bestselling manga for the week ended 22 June 09

1) ONE PIECE Vol 54 (279,275)

2) BLEACH Vol 39 (135,027)

3) Drop Vol 7 (100,338)

4) D.Gray-man Vol 18 (91,132)

5) Vampire Knight Vol 10 (79,463)

6) Bakuman Vol 3 (67,541)

7) Azumanga Daiou Ichinensei (66,125)

8) BASTARD!! Vol 26 (62,993)

9) Crows Zero Vol 3 (62,660)

10) Kiss yori mo Hayaku Vol 5 (54,048)

Top 10 anime ratings ranking (14 June 09)

1) Sazae-san (FujiTV) 17.2%

2) Chibi Maruko-chan (FujiTV) 11.9%

3) Crayon Shin-chan (TV Asahi) 11.5%

4) Doraemon (TV Asahi) 10.5%

5) One Piece (FujiTV) 10.0%

6) Dragonball Kai (FujiTV) 9.0%

7) Meitantei Conan (NTV) 7.1%

8) Fresh Puri Kyua (TV Asahi) 6.1%

9) Pocket Monster DP (TV Tokyo) 5.7%

10) Anime Osaru no George (NHK Education) 5.7%

Top 10 anime ratings ranking (7 June 09)

1) Sazae-san (FujiTV) 16.4%

2) Chibi Maruko-chan (FujiTV) 12.4%

3) Doraemon Crayon Shinchan (TV Asahi) 10.8%

4) Doraemon (TV Asahi) 9.6%

5) ONE PIECE (FujiTV) 9.3%

6) Dragonball Kai (FujiTV) 6.7%

7) Pocket Monster DP (TV Tokyo) 5.8%

8) Fresh Puri Kyua (TV Asahi) 5.8%

9) Anime Osaru no George (NHK Education) 5.6%

10) Pocket Monster DP Meitantei Conan (TV Tokyo) 5.1%