When Shueisha announced in February the suspension of Monthly Shonen Jump, it was also mentioned that a new magazine will be created to take Monthly Jump's place. According to Weekly Jump Readers' Journal, the new magazine will be called Jump Square (Jump SQ). The first issue will be release on November 2nd, and will follow a monthly release schedule with new issues released on the 4th of every month.

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In celebration of its 1,000th post, otaku blog ikimashou.net has announced a new anime/manga/figurine contest.

Also, from the blog Riuva comes an article that analyzes the trend, philosophy and development of otaku blogs.

The anime/otaku social networking site animeOnline as launched a new forum.

Also available for downloads are episodes of Trinity Blood, Kiddy Grade and Rumbling Hearts: Kiminozo from Funimation for $1.99 each.

The new comic release list for June 27th 2007 from ComicList, compiled by MangaCast.

On July 7th, a special manga, anime, and pop culture event called "Blast Off!" will take place at the Asian Art Museum in conjunction to the exhibition Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga:

Don't miss the Asian Art Museum's manga (Japanese comics), anime (animation), and pop culture extravaganza. With a rocket-fueled schedule offering everything from cosplay ("costume play") and music to art activities and Dance Dance Revolution, aficionados and amateurs of all ages and inclinations will have a blast.

Visitors will also have a chance to check out special exhibitions Tezuka:The Marvel of Manga and Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales.

Source: ActiveAnime

The Japan Football Museum announced that a special Captain Tsubasa Exhibition hosted by Captain Tsubasa creator Yoichi Takahashi and Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump will start on July 21st. The exhibition's theme will be "Everyone was once a 'Captain Tsubasa.'"

The exhibition, held at the special exhibition zone on floor B2, is directed toward the Beijing 2008 Olympic, and aims to support the Beijing Olympic Games - Asian preliminary round "with the 'help' of Captain Tsubasa's protagonist Tsubasa Oozora." Adult entrance is 500 yen and 300 yen for elementary to middle school students.

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In the latest issue of PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha concludes her 2-Part interview with Go! Comi founders Audrey Taylor and David Wise. Also available is an article from Brigid on CMX's new edition of Gon.

Top 10 manga (6/27) according to Tohan.

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion, Volume 11
2. Nodame Cantabile, Volume 18
3. Skip Beat!, Volume 16
4. Cross Game, Volume 8
5. Konjiki no Gash!! (Zatch Bell), Volume 29
6. Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Volume 19
7. Ahiru no Sora, Volume 16
8. History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi, Volume 25
9. School Rumble, Volume 17
10. Beck, Volume 30

Additional Rankings:
- Weekly Top 10 (6/12-6/18) from Taiyosha
- Weekly Doujinshi Top 10 (6/23) from Toranoana
- Weekly BL Doujinshi Top 10 (6/23) from Princess Side

Volume 8 of PEACH-PIT's Rozen Maiden came out on June 23rd. Due to the incidents earlier this year involving Rozen Maiden, volume 8 is barely over 90 pages (a regular volume of manga totals around 200 pages).

On June 24th, the mangaka duo PEACH-PIT posted a message on their blog apologizing for the rushed "ending" of Rozen Maiden. Below is a excerpt from the post:

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From Kokoro Media comes an article that looks at how anime and manga fans are helping fund large social networking sites such as deviantART, LiveJournal and Gaia Online:

If you???re a visitor of the site, you???ll see the influence from anime and manga almost immediately. Which is why its no surprised of the $3.5mil first round of funding as reported by PEHub (via PaidContent.org)