Naruto is the series that gets the most empathy from its audiences!

So, this is from the results of last month's Superpoll of the Month, in which readers were asked:

If your life was an anime series, what series it would be?

With 402 votes, Naruto came out on top with 104 votes, followed closely by Bleach with 90 votes, and curiously enough, Blue Exorcist has 77 votes, despite being a new series, while the other two have been running for a decade.

Well, we've all seen Naruto's struggles, solitude and alienation and his humanity, his failures, his ticks are all what make us care for him deeply and root for him to be the village's hero.

I initially thought that One Piece would win hands down due to its popularity, but it is quite there with Full Metal Alchemist, Fairy Tail, and Soul Eater.

Kuroshitsuji and Gintama came in the same place. And Death Note deserves a special mention with 50 votes, (who doesn't identify with either L-kun or Kira-sama?)

It's still interesting to note that a classic series like Dragon Ball didn't garner more votes, with even D.Grayman getting 8 more votes.

Saint Seiya   15 (3%)

Gintama   35 (8%)

Kimi ni Todoke   25 (6%)

Bleach  90 (22%)

Fairy Tail  61 (15%)

Steins Gate  16 (3%)

Death Note  50 (12%)

Karakuridoji Ultimo   2 (0%)

Yu Yu Hakusho   9 (2%)

Evangelion   12 (2%)

Dragon Ball  28 (6%)

Naruto  104 (25%)

Blue Exorcist  77 (19%)

Kamisama Dolls  7 (1%)

Kamisama no Memochou   9 (2%)

Loveless  10 (2%)

Samurai X  17 (4%)

One Piece  64 (15%)

Lucky Star  26 (6%)

Haruhi Suzumiya  17 (4%)

Wallflower (Yamato Nadeshiko)   10 (2%)

K-On!  25 (6%)

Sket Dance  14 (3%)

Soul Eater  54 (13%)

Kuragehime  7 (1%)

Bakuman  16 (3%)

Deadman Wonderland  9 (2%)

Kuroshitsuji  35 (8%)

Hetalia  24 (5%)

Code Geass  25 (6%)

D.Grayman  36 (8%)

C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control   5 (1%)

Akira  6 (1%)

Sailor Moon  28 (6%)

Beelzebub  28 (6%)

Black Lagoon  5 (1%)

Cowboy Bebop  11 (2%)

Full Metal Alchemist  57 (14%)

Hellsing  17 (4%)

Devil May Cry  27 (6%)

Samurai Deeper Kyo  4 (0%)

Infinite Stratos  17 (4%)

Hanasaku Iroha  9 (2%)

Gundam Wing   8 (1%)

Samurai Champloo  13 (3%)

Toriko  8 (1%)

Durarara!  46 (11%)

Other (please indicate so in my twitter!)   23 (5%)

I didn't receive any further explanation through my twitter account over what series did I miss on the list and why. You can follow me at @myanimemangafix .

New Guilty Crown series will be helmed by Death Note and High School of the Dead director

This seems to be the hottest development for the Noitamina block, as a new sci-fi futuristic adventure series called Guilty Crown, will be directed by Araki Tetsuro, who will lead the team of animators for I.G Production studio.

The series revolves around a young man with the psychic ability to extract weapons or tools from human bodies who decides to join a guerrilla resistance opposed to the private company that governs Japan in 2039, ten years after a devestating virus decimated the country. The series will tentatively premiere this October in the Fuji TV network’s Noitamina late-night time slot.

(the characters already look dreamy O-O, as I said before, we are getting a bishonen galore on new series now!)

source: Anime News Network, Moon Phase

Warner Bros. reportedly hired a director and a screenwriter for Death Note movie

NO WAY!!!!!!

And it seems Zac Efron could be up for the role of Light again!

Deadline reports that Warner Brothers studio has reportedly hired writer/director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; writer, Lethal Weapon film series) to direct a live-action Hollywood film based on the classic manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.

The report also states that Anthony Bagarozzi (of Black's upcoming film Doc Savage) and Charles Mondry will write the film's script.

Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the series from previous rights-owner Vertigo Entertainment in 2009, at which time screenwriter brothers Vlas and Charles Parlapanides were attached to the project.

(source: ANN, Deadline)

Who is Tsugumi Ohba?: the possible origins of L Lawliet

It is believed that writer Tsugumi Ohba is no one other than Hiroshi Gamou, known by manga series such as Tottemo Luckyman, which had a popular anime in the 90's.

Another possibility is that it's Yuuko Asami, a Shonen Jump artist with titles such as Wild Half, Romancers and Jump Run. Given that Death Note was her first written manga, working with a pseudonym can be understandable.

And of course, there's also especulation on the possible idea that the L character is based on the physique and the personality of this mangaka, taking into account some elements such as:

-They use a pseudonym.
-Never been seen in public before.
-A snacks lover
-Thinking about things day and night.
-And the posture of sitting in a chair, hugging her (or his) knees.

In fact, he, (or she?) only communicates with the press through an avatar like this:

It's even hard to tell if it's a man or a woman.

Isn't this amusing? The fact that L could really exist in this world??? O_O

If she's actually a woman I can finally understand the whole yaoi KiraL going on XD

Who is Tsugumi Ohba? (Introduction)

For Death Note and manga fans in general, Tsugumi Ohba is the co-author of the classic, cult, and legendary story of Death Note.

The interesting and fascinating thing about mangakas is that few things are known about them, and even those things are known because they choose to be known to the public. They don't appear on TV, they are far from being celebrities or academically acclaimed official artists that win Nobel or Pulitzer prizes for that matter.

In fact, a mangaka's life is to remain a mistery, or something that apparently doesn't call anyone's attention. And it's not because it should be irrelevant, it's just that we know that mangakas are people like us, there's not this 'Hollywood and media' approach that we see with actors, or movie directors and writers, and that's perfect, in fact.

It would be horrible to see an artist like Kubo Tite get the same celebrity treatment as, say, J.K Rowling or Stephenie Meyer. You know there's something not right about it....