Other Manga/Anime News #23 (2012)

Mostly news about announced anime adaptations and the usual Oricon sales figures:

Amnesia, an Otome romance adventure game is getting an anime.
Aku no Hana, the dark romantic comedy running in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine is getting an anime directed by Hiroshi Nagahama (Mushishi).
An anohana (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai) anime film has been announced for Summer 2013. It will apparently retell the story from Menma's point of view.
Litchi Hikari Club (Lychee Light Club) gets a shorts anime for the Fall 2012 season.
Resuce ME! (manga) gets anime
Taniguchi Goro ( director of Code Geass) is piling up the work with an original anime about/for 'Cosplayers' in the works and an original work entitled Fantasista Doll.
Yuyushiki, a 4-koma manga running in Manga Time Kirara is getting an anime.
Teekyu! manga gets an anime.
Nurarihyon no Mago gets an OVA to be bundled with the 24th volume of the manga out this December.

[Source: ANN. MAL, Manga News Japon]

Oricon Manga Sales July 30th - August 5th

1. One Piece #67 - 1,754,309

2. Naruto #61 - 309,453 (1,016,150)

3. Hetalia Axis Powers Special Edition #5 - 165,910

4. Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Special Edition #7 - 100,454

5. Gaku - Minna no Yama #17 - 94,866

6. Beelzebub #17 - 86,079

7. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru #10 - 77,605

8. Channel wa Sonomama! #10 - 69,160

9. Sukitte Iinayo. #9 - 66,794 (233,588)

10. Nisekoi #3 - 66,177

11. Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! #17 - 63,330 (165,251)

12. Pandora Hearts #18 - 55,061 (117,121)

13. Kanojo wa Uso wa Aishisugiteru, #9 - 50,896 (127,606)

14. Gakuen Babysitters #6 - 50,590

15. Kure-nai #10 - 50,136

16. Toshokan Sensou: Love & War #10 - 49,753

17. Giant Killing #24 - 48,948 (261,855)

18. High Kyuu!! #2 - 46,784

19. Yamikin Ushijima-kun #25 - 46,525

20. Gyagu Manga Biyori #13 - 41,475

21. Soul Eater #22 - 41,145 (225,447)

22. Gin no Saji #4 - 39,545 (536,203)

23. Sasurai Afro Tanaka #7 - 38,510

24. Pajama na Kanojo #2 - 33,718

25. Himitsu no Ai-chan #8 - 33,529

26. Yu-Gi-Oh! ZeXal #3 - 33,330

27. Kochikame #181 - 33,100

28. Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi. - Strange song - 32,721

29. Last Inning #34 - 32,550

30. Sekaiichi Hatsukoi #7 - 31,107

[Source: Oricon, MAL]

A few things to note:

-One Piece, Nisekoi, High Kyuu!!, Pajama na Kanojo and Beelzebub's sales figures on reflect 3 days worth (they were released on the 3rd).

-Gin no Saji surpassed the 500,000 mark this week.

-Naruto surpassed the 1,000,000 mark this week