MangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking (03/17) in Japan according to Toranoana, and the weekly BL Doujinshi ranking (03/17) in Japan according to Toranoana's BL specialty store Princess Side.

The 100-ton hammer found in Tsukasa Hojo's manga City Hunter/Angel Heart is now available on Yahoo! Auction as part of the Angel Heart Special promotion project. The hammer, while actually only weighs 50 kg, is signed by Tsukasa Hojo himself. Bidding ends on March 16 at 5pm.

Source: animeOnline

The Star Online has published an article titled "Maids in Canada," which looks at the new iMaid Cafe that opened a few years ago in Toronto, Canada. From the article: "A TINY eatery decorated almost completely in black and white is creating a big buzz in Toronto, Canada, but it’s not the decor getting attention – it’s the servers, who all wear French maid outfits."

The debt-ridden Hayate Ayasaki looked good in the promotional video of the Hayate the Combat Butler anime. Motonobu Inoue, a manga artist known for his unique sense of style in works such as To-kon Yuma and Bijyu (Beautiful Beast) R, started a new series called Orubim in Akita Shoten's Champion Red (which went on sale January 19th). The protagonist of the new manga is a boy who has hundreds of millions of yen to pay back in loan.

The technique of having the protagonist be in debt for an incredible amount of money is one way to show him/her as an unlucky person, and this technique is used quite often to bring more drama into a the manga.

So who's the king of debt? Find out who is the most debt-ridden manga hero from a ranking compiled by the blog Shinpen Zakkan in "Who's the Loan King? Searching for the Most Debt-Ridden Manga Hero":

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HERNDON, VA ・March 9, 2007 - CuriousFactory today announced that DLSite.com, Japan's most notable distribution portal site for Doujin and Indy products, is accepting works from outside of Japan.

DLSite.com carries thousands of Doujin products such as Doujinshi, CG collection, game, novel, music, and utility tool. Due to the increasing interest from the creators and users outside of Japan, CuriousFactory and DLSite.com is now working together to accept works from outside of Japan.

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Banbix has announced a new line of toilet paper featuring manga drawings and 4 panel comics by manga artist Mitsuru Yaku. The toilet paper, called "Food Toipe", is available in sets 50 rolls from the Banbix website for 8,500 yen (approximately $74).

Source: animeOnline

MangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking (03/03) in Japan according to Toranoana, and the weekly BL Doujinshi ranking (02/24) in Japan according to Toranoana's BL specialty store Princess Side.

ANS points out an article from Japan Now about how images of Captain Tsubasa are being used to keep water-delivering trucks from being attacked in Iraq. According to the article, Captain Tsubasa is very popular in Iraq, especially among the children.

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MangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking in Japan (02/18) according to Toranoana, compiled by Akiba Blog, and the weekly BL Doujinshi ranking in Japan (02/18) according to Toranoana's BL specialty store Princess Side.

MangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking in Japan (02/10) according to Toranoana, compiled by Akiba Blog, and the weekly BL Doujinshi ranking in Japan (02/10) according to Toranoana's BL specialty store Princess Side.