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29 February 2012 11 Comments

Manga Giveaway: King of Thorn for Keeps

It’s time for Experiments in Manga’s monthly manga giveaway! This month you can enter for a chance to win a brand new copy of the first volume of Yuji Iwahara’s King of Thorn as was published by Tokyopop. The contest is open world-wide, so I hope you’ll take the opportunity to enter!

I was probably in middle school, or maybe even younger, when I first became interested in survival stories. I have yet to grow out of that particular fondness which is why manga like King of Thorn, where the characters’ struggle to survive is an important part of the plot, appeal to me. Survival stories can be found in just about any genre or flavor. You have survival “games” in manga like Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi’s Battle Royale in which characters face off against each other for the right to live. In manga like Dragon Head, by Mochizuki Minetaro, characters struggle not only against each other but against apocalyptic and catastrophic conditions. Characters pit themselves against nature itself in manga like Baku Yumemakura and Jiro Taniguichi’s The Summit of the Gods. But no matter what the genre, they do what it takes to survive. It can be both terrifying and inspiring.

So, you may be wondering, how can you win King of Thorn, Volume 1?

1) In the comments below, tell me about your favorite survival manga. If you don’t have one, you can just mention that.
2) To earn a second entry in the giveaway, simply name a survival manga 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).

So that’s it! Each person can earn up to three entries for this giveaway. You have one week to submit your 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. I’ll then post the comments in your name. The winner will be announced and randomly selected on March 7, 2012.

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: King of Thorn for Keeps Winner

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1 February 2012 2 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Genkaku Picasso Giveaway Winner

And the winner of the Genkaku Picasso Giveaway is…Ikari!

As the winner, Ikari will be receiving a brand new copy of Usamaru Furuya’s Genkaku Picasso, Volume 1. Last week, Experiments in Manga hosted the Usamaru Furuya Manga Moveable Feast. I decided to coordinate this month’s giveaway with the Feast by selecting one of Furuya’s manga.

For the giveaway, I wanted to learn a little bit about how other people were first introduced to Furuya and his works. Check out the Genkaku Picasso Giveaway comments for some great stories. I was surprised by how many people’s first experience was Short Cuts, although I probably shouldn’t have been. Personally, I didn’t find out about Furuya until Lychee Light Club was licensed. I think I can safely say that I’ve made up for it since then, though.

Usamaru Furuya’s Manga in English
Genkaku Picasso
Lychee Light Club
No Longer Human
Palepoli (excerpted in Japan Edge and Secret Comics Japan) 
Short Cuts

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25 January 2012 9 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Genkaku Picasso Giveaway

It’s nearing the end of the month, so it’s time for another manga giveaway! In honor of the Usamaru Furuya Manga Moveable Feast, which is being hosted right here at Experiments in Manga, I’ll be giving away a new copy of Furuya’s Genkaku Picasso, Volume 1 as published by Viz Media. As always, the contest is open world-wide, so please enter!

I first learned about Usamaru Furuya when I saw a cover preview for Lychee Light Club. I had never heard of Furuya before, and I had certainly never heard of Lychee Light Club, but I adored that cover (and still do). For some reason (and I’m not sure that anybody else actually is aware of this), I volunteered to host the Usamaru Furuya Manga Moveable Feast before I had even read a single thing by him. Since then, I’ve devoured Lychee Light Club as well as everything else of his that is currently available in English. It’s been a lot of fun and a very satisfying experience to research and completely immerse myself in Furuya and his work. I’d love to see more of his manga translated into English.

So, you may be wondering, how can you win Genkaku Picasso, Volume 1?

1) In the comments below, tell me about how you were introduced to Usamaru Furuya or his work.
2) For a second entry tell me which, if any, of Furuya’s manga you have read and if you have a personal favorite. (If you haven’t read any, you can just mention that.)
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).

Each person can earn up to three entries for this giveaway. As usual, you have one week to get your comments in. If you have any trouble leaving comments, or if you would prefer, you can e-mail your entry to me at phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com and I will post it. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on February 1, 2012.

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: Genkaku Picasso Giveaway Winner

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4 January 2012 Leave a Comment

Manga Giveaway: Magical Girl Mania Winner

And the winner of the Magical Girl Mania manga giveaway is…Lori Henderson of Manga Xanadu! (Which is a nice site, by the way. You should go visit and say hi.)

As the winner, Lori will be receiving Naoko Takeuchi’s Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Volume 1. Last week was the Sailor Moon Manga Moveable Feast; coordinating this manga giveaway with that, I was interested in learning what other magical girl series people were enjoying. There was actually a lot of love shown for Sailor Moon, but you should check out the Magical Girl Mania comments for the full range of responses.

And now, a list of magical girl manga for your reading pleasure and delight!

Akko-chan’s Got a Secret! by Fujio Akatsuka
Alice 19th by Yuu Watase
Angel’s Wing by Tetsuya Aoki
Because I’m the Goddess by Shamneko
Cardcaptor Sakura by Clamp
Codename: Sailor V by Naoko Takeuchi
Corrector Yui written by Kia Asamiya, illustrated by Keiko Okamoto
Cutey Honey ’90 by Go Nagai
Full Moon o Sagashite by Arina Tanemura
Ironcat by Masaomi Kanzaki
Kamichama Karin by Koge-Donbo
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne by Arina Tanemura
Magic Knight Rayearth by Clamp
Magical Mates by Mio Odagi
Mamotte! Lollipop by Michiyo Kikuta
Mink by Megumi Tachikawa
Miracle Girls by Nami Akimoto
Pichi Pichi Pitch: Mermaid Melody written by Michiko Yokote, illustrated by Pink Hanamori
Pretear: The New Legend of Snow White by Kaori Naruse
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
Princess Tutu written by Ikuko Itoh and Jun-ichi Satoh, illustrated by Mizuo Shinonome
Revolutionary Girl Utena by Chiho Saito
Saint Tail by Megumi Tachikawa
Shadow Lady by Masakazu Katsura
Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit
Spellbound: The Magic of Love by Tomoko Taniguchi
Sugar Sugar Rune by Moyoco Anno
Tokyo Mew Mew written by Reiko Yoshida, illustrated by Mia Ikumi
Ultra Maniac by Wataru Yoshizumi
Wedding Peach by Nao Yazawa

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28 December 2011 11 Comments

Manga Giveaway: Magical Girl Mania (Sailor Moon Giveaway)

It’s that time again. Time for another manga giveaway, that is! The end of December and the end of the year seemed to sneak up on me and were nearly over before I realized it. For December, I’ll be giving away a new copy of the first volume in Naoko Takeuchi’s classic magical girl manga series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. This giveaway happens to happily coincide with the Sailor Moon Manga Moveable Feast hosted by Sean Gaffney at A Case Suitable for Treatment. (You should check out the contributions, there are some really great ones!) The contest is open world-wide, so I hope you’ll enter for a chance to win Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Volume 1!

Magical girls are one of those easily recognizable staples of Japanese pop culture. The genre has been around for quite some time and remains popular to this day. I actually haven’t read many magical girl manga. Off the top of my head I can only think of three, but I enjoyed each of them: Clamp’s Cardcaptor Sakura, Moyoco Anno’s Sugar Sugar Rune, and Naoko Takeuchi’s Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. A classic of the genre, Sailor Moon has been out of print in English for years. Fortunately, Kodansha has started publishing the revised edition of the series. This makes me particularly happy since I missed out on Sailor Moon its first time around.

So, you may be wondering, how can you win Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Volume 1?

1) In the comments below, tell me about your favorite magical girl manga. If you don’t have one, you can simply mention that.
2) To earn a second entry in the giveaway, name a magical girl manga that hasn’t been mentioned yet by me or 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).

Each entrant can earn up to three entries for this giveaway. As usual, you have one week to submit your comments. If you have trouble leaving comments, or if you would prefer, you can also e-mail me your entries at phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com. I’ll post the comments in your name. The winner will be announced and randomly selected on January 4, 2012. 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: Magical Girl Mania Winner

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