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6 March 2013 2 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Ayako Giveaway Winner

And the winner of the Ayako manga giveaway is…Charles!

As the winner, Charles will be receiving a copy of Vertical’s hardcover release of Osamu Tezuka’s Ayako. (Charles also runs the site Beneath the Tangles which explores the connections between anime, manga, and religion, specifically Christian spirituality.) For this giveaway I asked entrants to tell me about their favorite Tezuka manga. Check out the Ayako manga giveaway comments for the details. Because I like making lists, I’ve gathered together all of the Tezuka manga that I know of that has been licensed in English. Those marked with an asterisk were mentioned by more than one person as a personal favorite.

Tezuka’s manga in English:
Astro Boy
Atomcat
Apollo’s Song
Ayako
Barbara
*Black Jack
The Book of Human Insects 
*Buddha
Dororo 
Lost World
*Message to Adolf
Metropolis
MW
Mysterious Underground Men
Nextworld
*Ode to Kirihito
*Phoenix
*Princess Knight
Swallowing the Earth
Triton of the Sea
Twin Knight
Unico

More people than usual showed up for this giveaway; behold the power of Tezuka! Thank you all for sharing your favorite Tezuka manga with me. I hope to see you again for March’s giveaway. 

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27 February 2013 24 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Ayako Giveaway

The end of February draws near as does Experiments in Manga’s monthly manga giveaway! In celebration of Vertical’s paperback release of Osamu Tezuka’s Ayako (which just came out a couple of weeks ago) I’m giving away a new copy of the original hardcover edition which will now be going out of print. As always, the giveaway is open worldwide!

Even though only a small fraction of Osamu Tezuka’s total output is available in English, the “god of manga” is still very well represented. Vertical is one of Tezuka’s major publishers in English, but his works have also been released by Viz Media, Digital Manga, and Dark Horse. Later this year, PictureBox will also be joining the list of Tezuka’s English-language publishers. The range of Tezuka’s works available in English is also impressive: manga intended for children, manga for more mature audiences, science fiction, fantasy, horror, medical dramas, historical fiction…the list could go on for a while. Tezuka’s Adolf was my introduction to manga and so that series is very important to me, but at the moment Dororo is my personal favorite from the master.

So, you may be wondering, how can you win a new copy of Ayako?

1) In the comments below, tell me about your favorite Tezuka manga. (Never read any Tezuka? You can simply mention that.)
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 as easy as that! Each person can earn up to two entries for this giveaway. As usual, you have one week to get your entries in. If you have trouble leaving comments, or if you would prefer, entries can be submitted to me via e-mail at phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com. I will then post the comment in your name. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on March 6, 2013. Good luck to you all!

VERY IMPORTANT: Include some way that I can contact you. This can be an e-mail address, 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: Ayako Giveaway Winner

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6 February 2013 Leave a Comment

Manga Giveaway: Blue Exorcist Giveaway Winner

And the winner of the Blue Exorcist Giveaway is…Sean Kleefeld!

As the winner, Sean (who can be found online at Kleefeld on Comics, among other places) will be receiving a brand new copy of Blue Exorcist, Volume 1 by Kazue Kato. Blue Exorcist was a series that I finally got around to picking up simply because it appeared on so many “best of the year” lists. I’ve never personally created one of these lists, but I do enjoy reading the lists that other people pull together. And so for this giveaway, I asked entrants to tell me about their favorite new manga (or new to them manga) from 2012. Check out the Blue Exorcist Giveaway comments for all of the responses, but here’s a list!

Some favorite manga from 2012:
Animal Land by Raiku Makoto
Bakuman written by Tsugumi Ohba, illustrated by Takeshi Obata
Bunny Drop by Yumi Unita
Crayon Shinchan by Yoshito Usui
A Devil and Her Love Song by Miyoshi Tomori
Message to Adolf by Osamu Tezuka
One-Punch Man written by ONE, illustrated by Yusuke Murata
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
Sakura Hime by Arina Tanemura
Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa
Spice & Wolf written by Isuna Hasekura, illustrated by Keito Koume
Sun-Ken Rock by Boichi
Thermae Romae by Mari Yamazaki
Wandering Son by Takako Shimura

I think it turned out to be a pretty nice selection of manga; there’s a good variety, too. (I’ll admit, though—I’m particularly pleased that more than one person mentioned Wandering Son as a favorite, a series that is near and dear to my heart.) Thank you to everyone who shared your favorite manga from 2012! I hope to see you all again for next month’s giveaway.

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30 January 2013 8 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Blue Exorcist Giveaway

Happy belated new year everyone, and welcome to the first monthly manga giveaway of the year at Experiments in Manga! To start us off in 2013, I’m giving away a brand new copy of Kazue Kato’s Blue Exorcist, Volume 1 as published by Viz Media. As always, the giveaway is open worldwide!

One of the things I like about the end/beginning of the year is seeing all of the lists of best (and in some cases worst) manga of the year. I’ve never written one of those posts at Experiments in Manga, but perhaps it’s something I should consider. After all, I do like reading other people’s lists—sometimes I learn about titles I haven’t heard about yet and other times a title is mentioned on several different lists which makes me take notice. Last year, Blue Exorcist won not one, but two Readers’ Choice Awards at About.com: Manga—Best New Manga and Best New Shonen Manga. I had been hearing buzz about the series for quite some time before that, but the results of the Readers’ Choice Awards is what finally drove me to give Blue Exorcist a try.

So, you may be wondering, how can you win Blue Exorcist, Volume 1?

1) In the comments below, tell me a little bit about your favorite manga newly released in 2012. (Kuriousity put together a list of most of the manga that was published in 2012 in English if, like me, you need a reminder. Note: Your favorite new manga of 2012 doesn’t necessarily need to be in English!)
2) For a second entry, simply tell me about your favorite “new to you” manga from last year—manga that you read for the first time regardless of when it was published.
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).

There you have it! Each person can earn up to three entries for this giveaway. As usual, there is one week to submit comments. If you have trouble leaving comments, or if you would prefer, you can e-mail me your entries at phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on February 6, 2013. Good luck!

VERY IMPORTANT: Include some way that I can contact you. This can be an e-mail address, 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: Blue Exorcist Giveaway Winner

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2 January 2013 Leave a Comment

Manga Giveaway: Shoujo Science Fiction Winner

And the winner of the Shoujo Science Fiction manga giveaway is…Helen!

As the winner, Helen (who also runs the great reviews blog Narrative Investigations) will be receiving a new copy of the first volume of Saki Hiwatari’s shoujo science fiction epic Please Save My Earth. I love science fiction and have a particular fondness for shoujo science fiction, especially “old-school” manga. For this giveaway, I asked entrants to tell me about their favorite shoujo science fiction manga. For all of the responses, please check out the Shoujo Science Fiction giveaway comments. And as is often the case, here’s a list of manga!

Shoujo licensed in English with science fiction elements:
A, A’ by Moto Hagio
A.I. Revolution by Yuu Asami
Absolute Boyfriend by Yuu Watase
Aqua by Kozue Amano
Be with You written by Takuji Ichikawa, illustrated by Sai Kawashima
Ceres: Celestial Legend by Yuu Watase
Chicago by Yumi Tamura
Clover by CLAMP
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, illustrated by Majiko
Corrector Yui by Keiko Okamoto
Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star by Cain Kuga
Darkside Blues written by Hideyuki Kikuchi, illustrated by Yuuho Ashibe
Demon Sacred by Natsumi Itsuki
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio
Earthian by Yun Kouga
The Empty Empire by Naoe Kita
Four Shōjo Stories by Keiko Nishi, Moto Hagio, and Shio Sato
Guru Guru Pon-chan by Satomi Ikezawa
Hands Off! by Kasane Katsumoto
Himeyuka & Rozione’s Story by Sumomo Yumeka
Heroes Are Extinct!! by Ryoji Hido
Immortal Rain by Kaori Ozaki
Jyu-Oh-Sei by Natsumi Itsuki
Kamui by Shingo Nanami
Karakuri Odette by Julietta Suzuki
Library Wars: Love & War by Kiiro Yumi
Mikansei No. 1 by Majiko
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days by Fumino Hayashi
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse by Mingming
Please Save My Earth by Saki Hiwatari
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
Replica by Kemuri Karakara
They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio
Tokyo Mew Mew written by Reiko Yoshida, illustrated by Mia Ikumi
Tower of the Future by Saki Hiwatari
Trinity Blood by Kiyo Kyujyo
Twilight of the Dark Master by Saki Okuse
Vassalord by Nanae Chrono

I was saddened and a little surprised to see how many of these are now out of print, but there’s still plenty of manga here that’s worth tracking down even if it’s difficult to find. Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway; I hope to see you again for the next one!

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