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"Koushouku Aika Moto Volleyballs" by Hiroyuki Murata
"Wanito Kage Gisu" by Minoru Furuya
"Naniwato Moare" by Katsuhisa Minami

Brazil-based Japanese manga publisher Editora JBC will be launching Yu-Gi-Oh in Brazil later this year. There has been no announcement regarding release date or format.

After its 5/31 debut on the Korean channel MBC, many viewers have pointed out uncanny similarities between the plot of the Korean TV Drama "One Fine Day" and the infamous Eden no Hana by Yuki Suetsugu (which in turn plagirized other series such as Slam Dunk), leading to the accusation of the show plagirizing the plot of Eden no Hana.

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A new Death Note album titled "Death Note Tribute" will be released on 6/21 for 3,059 yen. It will feature an exclusive CD jacket designed by Takeshi Obata, as well as 15 songs from artists such as BUCK-TICK, Kirito, Demon Kogure Kakka (Sir Demon Kogure). Go here for a complete list of songs.

To celebrate this year's World Cup, Kirin Nuda (Japanese soccer team's official drink) has put out a new bottle design, as well as a commercial featuring none other than Oozora Tsubasa from Captain Tsubasa.

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Brazilian publishers Conrad, Panini, and JBC will be releasing a few new titles in Brazil between July and December of 2006. Below are their lineups:

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The first issue of a new magazine from Mediax titled Neko ni Matatabi was released on 5/27.

The first issue of a new adult magazine from Oaks titled Hana Ryou Gakuen Shotou Club (Imperial Flowers Academy Elementary Club) will be released on 6/5. (As if the titles aren't obvious enough, the links are NSFW)

The official website for the newly announced Rurouni Kenshin Perfect Edition and DVD-BOX has been launched.

The official website of the newly launched seinen magazine Comic Alive is now up.