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