At MangaCast, Ed Chavez posts the latest manga rankings from the BookScan charts, which track sales in bookstores. The numbers after the titles are the difference in sales from the one above. One thing this chart bears out is the theory that there are one or two top-selling manga and then a big drop to the rest of the list. Also, Erica Friedman takes a look at Ultra Jump, the Japanese home of Tenjho Tenge, Battle Angel Alita, and Hayate x Blade.
Kate Dacey highlights two ghost stories, The Dreaming and Rin-ne, in her latest Good Manga for Kids column at Good Comics for Kids.
Robin Brenner has six tips for getting your local library to carry more manga at About.com.
Jason Thompson writes about Rumiko Takahashi’s classic Maison Ikkoku in his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN.
Translators Alethea and Athena Nibley show some original dialogue together with literal translations and notes on the actual meanings to show a bit of the translator’s thought process.
Jonathan Bethune highlights two sports manga he’d like to see translated, Captain Tsubasa (soccer) and Kuroko no Basuke (basketball), at Publishers Weekly Comics Week.
David Welsh reaches the letter H in his review of the seinen alphabet at The Manga Curmudgeon.
Alex Woolfson notes the demise of the scanlation site Baralover, which features bara manga (gay male romances written for a male audience).
Convention season is coming up, and Deb Aoki has the skinny on NYAF/NYCC and MangaNEXT at About.com.
Shop talk: Emma Vieceli talks about how she uses Manga Studio at the Smith Micro Blog.
News from Japan: ANN has the latest Japanese comics rankings. Shuho Sato discusses his decision to publish his work online as well as provide a platform for others in a short video at Masters of Manga.
Reviews: Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith discuss a handful of recent releases in their latest Off the Shelf column at Manga Bookshelf. Tangognat has quick takes on some new releases at her eponymous blog.
Shannon Fay on vol. 1 of Brilliant Blue (Kuriousity)
Shaenon Garrity on vol. 1 of Eureka Seven Collection (About.com)
Lori Henderson on vol. 3 of Jack Frost (Manga Xanadu)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 15 of Oh My Goddess (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Erica Friedman on vol. 3 of Rakuen le Paradis (Okazu)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 1 of Toriko (ANN)
Ken Haley on vol. 1 of Wolf God (Sequential Ink)