Thanks for the heads-up, akiranowe!

According to 2ch, the next chaper of DGM will be out in the next issue of Akamaru Jump, which will be released in August. It will have a cover page, a color page, and 50 pages of content.

A short spoiler was also posted:

( Spoilers )

*EDIT* Since Akamaru Jump is a seasonal magazine, DGM's hiatus may not be over yet.
*2nd EDIT* Spoiler pic is added.

Bad news: Shueisha has updated its website yesterday and now does not list the release date for DGM Vol. 19. Unfortunately, this could mean that Hoshino may not be back this summer. :o(

D.Gray-man Vol. 17 is #14 in the Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009. It has sold 611,100 copies so far.

This will be a very short entry. ^^

DGM Vol. 18 is #3 for the week of June 1st, and it has sold 200,369 300,630 copies so far. The volume was only behind One Piece and Bleach.

TitaniumChloride has uploaded Vol. 18 extra on Mangahelpers. Click here to go to her post to d/l the scans.

According to this site (FYI, Shueisha is the company that publishes Shounen Jump), D.Gray-man Vol. 19 will be out on Sept. 4th. Vol. 19 contain five chapters (Ch. 182-186) currently so it looks like Hoshino will definitely be back before September. ^^

TitaniumChloride has find some information on 2ch that may hint on Hoshino's return.

Spoiler from Vol. 18 found and translated by TitaniumChloride
Verification: Fake
Source: 2ch
Credits: eEUwqeqL0
フラゲ
ティモシー　身長131ｃｍ　O型　
エミリア　　身長165ｃｍ　A型
まさかのプロフ
コメントは、夏頃復帰予定とのこと
19巻は12月発売
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Timothy - Height:131cm; Blood Type O
Emilia - Height: 165cm; Blood Type A
In the comments, she mentions that plans to return sometime in summer (Highlighted by me)
19th volume will be out during December

Since we now know that this is fake, here are some Vol. 18 scans to cheer us up.
( Vol. 18 Scans )</div></div>

This is the bonus soundtrack that was included with DGM 2nd Stage LE DVD 11. Thanks go to  yvonnelsw (click on the username for some DGM OST 3 goodies ^_~) for the link and tracklist.

.APE (Original): DDL
.MP3: megaupload | randomtology

NOTE: The file extension is .APE. Unfortunately, I cannot find any .APE to .MP3 converters so far. >.< I found a converter! Thanks for everyone for his or her help! If you need help with converting the files to iTunes, merueru has provided information here.

Tracklist:
1. M-6(Ethnic ver.) 
2. M-10 
3. M-12(Fue Only)
4. M-14(Ethnic ver.)
5. M-21(Bouzouki ver.) 
6. M-X 千年公は探してる
7. M-27 
8. M-53 ララの子守唄(Vocal ver. Only edit) 
9. NM-2(Ethnic ver.) 
10. NM-X アンジェラのハープ
11. NM-9(Ethnic ver.)
12. NM-41 ゆりかごの唄
13. NM-10(Piano Only) 
14. NM-64 つないだ手にキスを(Vocal+Piano Only) 
15. NM-64 つないだ手にキスを(Synth Melo+Piano Only) 
16. NM-64 つないだ手にキスを(Karaoke)
17. M-55 次回予告ver.1 
18. NM-51 次回予告ver.2
19. NM-52 D.グレおまけ劇場

FYI, tracks 14-16 are different versions of the Musician's Score. Track 6 is Road's song and track 12 is Jesdevi's song.

The cover is out! Credits go to Heiji-sama for the original upload. ^^
( cover )

D.Gray-man Vol. 13 (US Version) is #4 on the New York Times Manga Best Seller List for the week of May 3rd-9th.

Speaking of DGM manga volumes, it appears that the latest volume in Japan (Vol. 18) will be slightly delayed. All of the Japanese website are listing the volume's release as June 2009. I will post an update with the new date as soon as it is posted.

D.Gray-man Volume 18 will be released on June 4th. I will post the cover up as soon as it is posted online.

You can now preorder D.Gray-man Season 1 Part 2 on Amazon. It will be out on June 23rd.

RAW
Dofla (LQ)
Heiji-sama (MQ)
[Ju-Ni]Vicissitude (HQ)

Translation
cnet128

Scanlations
I Eat Manga
Maximum7

No DGM due to hiatus

Thanks go to Dofla and koenosaki for the heads-up, which has been confirmed on 2ch. Starting from Weekly Shounen Jump Issue #24, DGM will on hiatus (again). Its return date is unknown so far.

Here is the quote:

Addition:
D.Gray-man Will go on hiatus from issue #24 (11/05).
Reserialization undetermined.

In case you are wondering, this week's issue is the double issue, #22-23. Here's hoping that the hiatus will be short... >.<

*EDIT* To avoid any misunderstanding, there WILL be a chapter this week.

Quick update: Today is Hoshino's birthday (04/21) so Happy Birthday, Hoshino! Hope everything is going well!

*2nd EDIT* A message from Hoshino, which is translated by TitaniumChloride:

ビックリさせてごめんなさい。
まだ続きます。また描ける限
り頑張りますのでッ！〈桂〉
----------------------------------------
I apologize for worrying everyone.

I'm still continuing. Because I'll persist in drawing as much as possible! <Katsura>

RAW
Heiji-sama (MQ/HQ)
[Ju-Ni]Vicissitude (HQ)

Translations
kowaiki
cnet128

Scanlations
I Eat Manga
† Hueco Mundo †
DBR

RAW
Heiji-sama (MQ)
[Ju-Ni]Vicissitude (HQ)

Translations
kowaiki
cnet128

Scanlations
I Eat Manga
DBR
† Hueco Mundo †
Franky-House
Maximum7

RAW
Heiji-sama (MQ)
[Ju-Ni]Vicissitude (MQ/HQ)

Translation
cnet128

Scanlations
ying_su
† Hueco Mundo †
DBR
Maximum7

This is an exciting chapter!

RAW
Heiji-sama (MQ)

Translations
Loren Leah
cnet128

Scanlations
Juin Jutsu Team
† Hueco Mundo †
Maximum7

RAW
Heija-sama (MQ)
[Ju-Ni]Vicissitude (MQ/HQ)

Translation
cnet128

Scanlations
JustInFive (Online Reading)
† Hueco Mundo †
Furtim2
Manganimetrix Fansub
ShinraTensei
Maximum7

For the week of March 3rd - 9th, DGM 2nd Stage LE DVD 13 was #24 and has sold 3,552 copies so far. In the USA, D.Gray-man Vol. 12 was #15 for graphic novel sales.

If anyone living  in the USA or Canada is interested, Anime Insider magazine has an article on the D.Gray-man anime. You can find it in the magazine section in your local store.

RAW
Franky-House (MQ)
Franky-House (MQ/HQ)

Translation
cnet128

Scanlations
Basement Scans
† Hueco Mundo †
Maximum7