The first issue will be released on 7/19, new series include:

"Fool◇Fool" by Yuki Kobayashi
"Rei Sweeper" by Narumi Kakinouchi
"Mocho Mio!!!" by Kazuhiro Moriya
"Chou Goukin Tobitakeihachi" by Yahonko Wabisu

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A few days after the American Amazon site began offering groceries, Amazon JP has started offering a consignment sales service. Called the "e-Taku Sales Service" (e-Taku being a combination of the word "itaku (consignment)" and the "e-" prefix, favored by businesses around the globe in the heydays of the dot-com boom of the late 90's), it would allow individuals to consign products they own the rights to to Amazon, and in exchange for an annual membership fee of 9000 yen ($78.50 USD) and 40% of the price of the item (37% for games and software), Amazon would sell the item just like any other product, and offer 24/7 shipping.

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Livedoor News has an article commenting on a recent phenomenon in Japan, and perhaps a true testament to the era of information overload we live in: kids who don't know how to read manga.

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The Mandana Tsushin (Manga Bookshelf Transmissions) blog has an article regarding the advent of the Xerox machine (photocopier) and its effect on manga, primarily relating to one of its early adopters, Leiji Matsumoto.

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Not enough moe? Expect two more moe-related products from Eagle Publishing to be released on 6/23.

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Sunrise's upcoming mecha anime Code Geass: Rebellion of Lelouch will feature orginal character designs by Clamp, while the anime-adapted designs will be done by Takahiro Kimura.

From Ikaros Shobo comes a new bishoujo magazine called MC☆Axis. The first issue will be released on 6/20.

Manga top 10 according to Tohan.

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Gantz fans rejoice.

The first issue of a new monthly shounen magazine from Leed titled Shounen Fang will be released on 7/19 (September Issue).