Rozen Maiden volume 7 Limited Edition will come with a 6cm tall "Shinku (Crimson) Figure," for 2940 yen.

http://www.yanmaga.kodansha.co.jp/ym/top.html

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

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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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.

Manga top 10 according to Tohan.

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Weekly Shounen Jump is known for canceling its series (even the 2ch Early Sales info is called the "Cancellation Survival Race"), which in turn produced many legendary endings. In an interesting article, the Japanese blog Yamakam takes a look at some of the most famous endings in Shounen Jump. (To fully enjoy this transaltion, one should have some knowledge of the series mentioned in the article)

Spoiler Alert!!!

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