With countless popular manga series being adapted to live-action in recent years, including the "Dragonball" film that was released in Japan this past March, research firm Oricon surveyed 900 men and women between the ages of 10 and 40 with the question, "Which manga would you like to see turned into live-action?"

The most popular answer was Takehiko Inoue's basketball-themed comic "Slam Dunk," followed by Eiichiro Oda's action series "One Piece." Karuho Shiina's romance manga "Kimi ni Todoke" ranked 3rd.

1. Slam Dunk
2. One Piece
3. Kimi ni Todoke
4. Bokura ga Ita
5. MONSTER
6. Gintama
7. Ouran High School Host Club
8. Tenshi Nanka Janai
9. Fullmetal Alchemist
10. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

New wave rock band the telephones have announced that they are releasing their first major label album on July 8. "DANCE FLOOR MONSTERS" will be released under EMI Music Japan and will feature a tracklist of 12 songs, including a pair of songs from their indie days.

Two of the new songs on the album, "D.A.N.C.E. to the telephones!!!" and "Monkey Discooooooo," will go on sale as chaku-uta ringtones and on the iTunes Store on May 6.