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26 March 2014 16 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Battle Angel Alita Giveaway

Perhaps because March follows the shortest month of the year it seems to have lasted a particularly long time for me. Granted, that feeling may attributed to how incredibly busy I’ve been recently. Regardless, the end of March is almost here, which means it’s time for another manga giveaway! This month you’ll all have the chance to win the first omnibus in Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita: Last Order as published by Kodansha Comics. The omnibus collects the first three volumes of the series as well as additional stories by Kishiro not previously released in English. As always, the giveaway is open worldwide!

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Omnibus 1

It’s not at all a secret that I am a fan of androids (I blame the absurd amount of Isaac Asimov that I read in my youth), so it probably isn’t too surprising that I’m rather fond of cyborgs as well. That’s one of the reasons that Battle Angel Alita particularly appeals to me. The existence of ancient Martian martial arts and space karate in the series doesn’t hurt, either. In general, cyborgs aren’t a particularly uncommon element in near future science fiction and I’m aware of quite a few from manga specifically. Much as with android stories, I enjoy stories about cyborgs because they allow creators a way to explore what it means to be human in interesting ways.

So, you may be wondering, how can you win a copy of the first Battle Angel Alita: Last Order omnibus?

1) In the comments below, tell me a little about your favorite cyborg from manga. (If you don’t have one, you can simply mention that.)
2) For a second entry, name another manga that features a cyborg that hasn’t been mentioned yet by me or by someone else.
3) If you’re on Twitter, you can earn a bonus entry by tweeting about the contest. Make sure to include a link to this post and @PhoenixTerran (that’s me).

That’s all there is to it. Each person can earn up to three entries for the giveaway and has a week to submit comments. If you have trouble leaving a comment, or if you would prefer, entries may also be submitted via e-mail to phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com which will then be posted in your name. The giveaway winner will be randomly selected and announced on April 2, 2014. Best of luck to you all!

VERY IMPORTANT: Include some way that I can contact you. This can be an e-mail address, a link to your website, Twitter username, or whatever. If I can’t figure out how to get a hold of you and you win, I’ll just draw another name.

Contest winner announced—Manga Giveaway: Battle Angel Alita Giveaway Winner

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5 March 2014 3 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Smuggler Giveaway Winner

SmugglerAnd the winner of the Smuggler Giveaway is…Dawn!

As the winner, Dawn will be receiving a copy of the new edition of Shohei Manabe’s Smuggler as published by One Peace Books. Because a rather violent assassin plays a very important role in Smuggler, for this giveaway I asked that entrants tell me a little about their favorite manga assassins. Check out the Smuggler Giveaway comments for all of the responses. And for your reading pleasure, I have compiled a list of some of the manga licensed in English that feature assassins.

A selection of assassin manga in English:
Assassination Classroom by Yūsei Matsui
Apothecarius Argentum by Tomomi Yamashita
Banana Fish by Akimi Yoshida
Benkei in New York written by Jinpachi Mori and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi
Black Cat by Kentaro Yabuki
Black Lagoon by Rei Hiroe
Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura
City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo
Code:Breaker by Akimine Kamijyo
Crying Freeman written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
Dogs by Shirow Miwa
Gangsta by Kohske
Gungslinger Girl by Yu Aida
Golgo 13 by Takao Saito
Hotel Harbour View written by Natsuo Sekikawa and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi
Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi
Immortal Rain by Kaori Ozaki
Jormungand by Keitaro Takahashi
Lady Snowblood written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Kazuo Kamimura
Lone Wolf & Cub written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Goseki Kojima
Maoh: Juvenile Remix by Megumi Osuga
No. 5 by Taiyo Matsumoto
Path of the Assassin written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Goseki Kojima
Project Arms written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Ryoji Minagawa
Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Smuggler by Shohei Manabe
Strain written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
This Night’s Everything by Akira Minazuki
Triage X by Shoji Sato
Until Death Do Us Part written by Hiroshi Takashige and illustrated by DOUBLE-S
X-Kai by Asami Tojo

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26 February 2014 15 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Smuggler Giveaway

For being the shortest month of the year, February seems to be lasting a long time for me. But the end is almost here, which means it’s time for another manga giveaway! This month you all (well, mostly all) will have the opportunity to win a copy of Smuggler by Shohei Manabe. Originally released in English by Tokyopop, Smuggler is now available in a new edition from One Peace Books. Because this manga is aimed at more mature audiences, entries are restricted to those of you who are eighteen years of age or older. Otherwise, as always, the giveaway is open worldwide!

Smuggler

Assassins, they’re everywhere you look. Well, maybe not everywhere, especially as many of them generally stay out of sight as part of their job. However, it’s not uncommon to come across an assassin or two in a manga. It tends to be a fairly manly profession, with the likes of Golgo 13 and Yo Hinamura (Crying Freeman), but there are some pretty kick-ass women working as assassins, too, such as the titular Lady Snowblood and quite a few of the women in Black Lagoon. Why am I talking about assassins? Because the dark and violent Smuggler just so happens to feature more than one extraordinarily vicious killer-for-hire, though the manga’s focus is on one of the guys who has to clean up after them (he just doesn’t realize it at first).

So, you may be wondering, how can you win a copy of the Smuggler?

1) In the comments below, tell me a little about your favorite manga assassin.
2) For a second entry, name another manga that features an assassin that hasn’t been mentioned yet by me or by someone else.
3) If you’re on Twitter, you can earn a bonus entry by tweeting about the contest. Make sure to include a link to this post and @PhoenixTerran (that’s me).

And there you have it! Each person can earn up to three entries for this giveaway. As usual, you will all have a week to submit your comments. If you would prefer or have trouble leaving a comment, entries may also be submitted via e-mail to phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com. I will then post them in your name. The giveaway winner will be randomly selected and announced on March 5, 2014. Good luck!

VERY IMPORTANT: Include some way that I can contact you. This can be an e-mail address, a link to your website, Twitter username, or whatever. If I can’t figure out how to get a hold of you and you win, I’ll just draw another name.

Contest winner announced—Manga Giveaway: Smuggler Giveaway Winner

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5 February 2014 1 Comment

Manga Giveaway: Vinland Saga Giveaway Winner

Vinland Saga, Omnibus 2And the winner of the Vinland Saga Giveaway is…Serene!

As the winner, Serene will be receiving the second omnibus in Kodansha USA’s release of Makoto Yukimura’s Vinland Saga. For this giveaway I asked those participating to tell me about some of their favorite scenes in manga that involved snow. (The first two omnibuses of Vinland Saga have quite a bit of snow in them.) Do check out the giveaway comments for all of the details, but here is a quick list of all of the manga that was mentioned:

Aria by Kozue Amano
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Fruits Basket  by Natsuki Takaya
I”s Masakazu Katsura
Love Song by Keiko Nishi
Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi
Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Palette of 12 Secret Colors by Nari Kusakawa
The Summit of the Gods written by Baku Yumemakura, illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi
Tsubasa by CLAMP
Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura

And there you have it! A dozen titles with some memorable snowy scenes. Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway. I hope to see you again for the next one!

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29 January 2014 13 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Vinland Saga Giveaway

The end of the January is drawing near, which means it’s time for the first manga giveaway of the year! In my excitement for its release, I accidentally managed to end up with two copies of the second omnibus of Makoto Yukimura’s Vinland Saga. But my mistake is your gain—this month, you all have the opportunity two win a brand new copy of the volume! Already it’s one of my favorite manga of the year. As always, the giveaway is open worldwide.

Vinland Saga, Omnibus 2

So, where I currently live in Michigan, it has been an extremely cold and snowy winter. It’s seems oddly appropriate then that Vinland Saga, Omnibus 2, with the snowstorm on its cover, was released this season. Perhaps it shouldn’t be too surprising, seeing as the series is about Vikings and all, but there’s actually quite a bit of snow in Vinland Saga. It’s not just there to look pretty or save on inking, either. Snow, and winter, has a significant impact on the story itself as battles are waged in the cold and people going about their day-to-day lives simply try to survive the elements. This got me to thinking about other manga that I’ve read in which snow plays an important role. CLAMP’s Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales, series like Baku Yumemakura and Jiro Taniguchi’s The Summit of the Gods, and some of the stories in Yuki Urushibara’s Mushishi immediately spring to mind, but there are definitely more snowy manga out there.

So, you may be wondering, how can you win a copy of Vinland Saga, Omnibus 2?

1) In the comments below, tell me about your favorite scene in a manga that either involved or was set in snow.
2) If you’re on Twitter, you can earn a bonus entry by tweeting about the contest. Make sure to include a link to this post and @PhoenixTerran (that’s me).

It’s really that easy. For this giveaway, each person can earn up to two entries. There will be one week to submit comments. Entries may also be sent via e-mail to phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com and I will post them in your name. The giveaway winner will be randomly selected and announced on February 5, 2014. Best of luck to you all!

VERY IMPORTANT: Include some way that I can contact you. This can be an e-mail address, a link to your website, Twitter username, or whatever. If I can’t figure out how to get a hold of you and you win, I’ll just draw another name.

Contest winner announced—Manga Giveaway: Vinland Saga Giveaway Winner

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