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Tokyopop's big release this year will be Volume I of Japanese cartoonist Natsuki Takay's Fruits Basket, due this month. One of the best-selling shojo titles in Japan, it tells the story of Tohru Honda, an orphaned junior high student who discovers that the cutest boy in school morphs into a rat whenever he is hugged by a girl...
TOKYOPOP's big release of the new year will be the first volume of Natsuki Takaya's "Fruits Basket," coming out this month. One of the biggest-selling shojo titles in Japan, it features Tohru Honda, an orphaned junior-high student who discovers that the cutest boy in school turns into a rat whenever hugged by a member of the opposite sex. Far from repulsed, she moves in with him, as a housekeeper, and discovers an entire family cursed to turn into animals at the most awkward times...
...Sales were up some 6% in the U.S., powered by what should be a record second half for hogmaker Harley-Davidson. In Europe, Italian manufacturer Ducati sold nearly 7,000 of its $10,000 bikes, a company record. At the other end of the price scale, sales of Hero Honda, India's biggest motorcycle maker, are up 15.3% this year. What's powering the growth? In the U.S., "baby boomers are attracted to the allure of Harley-Davidson," says Ed Aaron, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets. "And the company's supply constraints have benefited the competitors." Hot reality shows...
...updated models. The company hopes to entice young buyers with zippy entries like the Chevy Cobalt. Replacing the aging but best-selling Cavalier, the compact Cobalt offers extras--heated leather seats, an MP3 player and a power sunroof--that should help it compete with the more upscale Honda Civic and Volkswagen Jetta. But the upgrades aren't just aesthetic: relatively large 15-in. tires come with the coupe and the sedan, and a peppier, 170-h.p. engine will be standard on the coupe...
...officer was dispatched to the Business School parking lot on Western Avenue to take a report of a stolen gray 1992 Honda Accord...