During last month’s manga giveaway, I mentioned that I was considering moving away from a monthly contest to holding a contest every other month. Fortunately for you all, someone encouraged me to continue with the monthly giveaways. And so here we are! This month’s manga giveaway is for a brand new copy of the first volume of Yumi Unita’s Bunny Drop as published by Yen Press. The contest is open world-wide!
Josei manga—manga that is created with an adult female audience in mind although it appeals to a broader readership—is probably some of the most under-appreciated manga in the United States market. Very few josei manga are actually marketed as such in the States. A (relatively) recent Manga Out Loud podcast focused on this issue: The Plight of Josei. Some of my favorite manga, such as Fumi Yoshinaga’s Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, happen to be josei. Bunny Drop is another josei series that I am quite fond of so far. The series was nominated for a 2011 Eisner Award, had a live action adaptation released in Japan this month, and the anime version is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. The first few volumes of the manga are utterly delightful; Bunny Drop was one of my favorite series to be released in English last year and I almost didn’t pick it up.
So, you may be wondering, how can you win Bunny Drop, Volume 1?
1) In the comments below, tell me about your favorite josei manga (however you want to define the term, I’m not going to be picky or get caught up in technicalities), or if you’ve never read josei before just mention that.
2) In addition, you can simply mention a josei title that hasn’t been mentioned yet by me or by someone else on this post.
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 is eligible to earn up to three entries for this giveaway. As usual, you’ll have one week to get your comments in. If you have any trouble leaving comments, or if you would prefer, feel free to e-mail me your entry at phoenixterran(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll make sure they get posted. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on September 6, 2011.
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: Joy of Josei Winner