Leading things off this month are three contests:

Third International Manga Competition (MIMC)

First, Kodansha’s weekly manga magazine, Morning, is presenting its Third International Manga Competition (MIMC). The purpose of the competition is to find and develop new talent.

The grand prize is $5,000 (US) and there are two second prizes of $2,000 (US) each. The grand prize winner will also have his/her work featured in Morning. The contest is not limited to manga. All types of comics are welcome. The deadline for entry is September 30, 2008. For the full set of rules visit the MIMC website which offers the rules in 11 languages. Here is the link for the English set.

Incidentally, the Morning website announced the grand winner of the 2nd MIMC…Meng-Lin Yu of Taiwan who wrote the short story, “Fairy Tale”. The fantasy has been published as a 32 page print (including some color pages) in the May 22 issue of Morning2 (a special issue of Morning). The two second prize winners will be announced later this month.

Image from “Fairy Tale” originally posted on MIMC website.

RightStuf Contests

The other two contests (one has an anime prize and the other has a live action prize) are presented by RightStuf:

The Anime contest features the box set of Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid, which was released earlier this month. RightStuf has teamed up with FUNimation and they are offering 4 lucky people a copy of this box set. Here is a synopsis of Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid:

It’s tough to keep your grades up without having to take off at a moment’s notice to save the world. But for Sousuke Sagara, undercover high school student and member of the mercenary group Mithril, life in Tokyo seemed the same as always.

But underneath the promising exterior spin the wheels of a conspiracy that threaten to destroy the peace. A new threat has arisen: Amalgam.

An unknown element with advanced mech technology, this mysterious organization has been running things from behind the scenes. As dissension spreads throughout the ranks of Mithril, Sousuke faces his own internal struggle.

Spread thin between schoolwork and war, the powers that be have decided to lighten his load… beginning with Kaname!

The contest is open to anyone 13 years old or older. To enter, simply fill out the entry form and submit it by June 19, 2008. You can view the official rules here.

Honey and Clover/Love*Com Contests

The Live-Action contest features the recent movie releases of Honey and Clover and Love*Com. For this contest, RightStuf has partnered with Viz to offer two lucky people a gift package. Each package includes:

• A copy of the Honey and Clover DVD, plus movie poster
• A copy of the Love*Com DVD, plus mini-poster
• A copy of Shojo Beat July Issue

Here is a synopsis of the Honey and Clover movie:

Honey and Clover is a romantic comedy about a group of art school students who try to scrape by, barely earning enough money buy food and pay their rent. But as soon as an innocent and talented 19-year-old girl enters their lives, things get a lot more complicated as love triangles result.

Here is a synopsis of the Love*Com movie:

Love*Com - Risa Koizumi is taller than the average girl, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Otani, a shorter-than-average boy. Fate and the whole school have other ideas, however, and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy duo. But as their friendship develops, so do Risa’s feelings toward Otani.

As with the Anime Contest, the Live-Action Contest is open to anyone 13 years old or older. To enter, simply fill out the entry form and submit it by June 19, 2008. View the official rules.

RightStuf Sales

Now on to the sales…staying with RightStuf, their current sale is called Dive into Savings.

This is essentially a clearance sale of select portions of their Geneon stock. All select items are $5, $10, or $15 and many items are “while supplies last”. Because this is a special sale, there are a few additional restrictions:

• Box set items are not included in the sale.
• Quantities are limited. RightStuf reserves the right to restrict quantities purchased during the sale. This way no one customer can load up on all of the available inventory for a specific item. Fair for all, and more savings to go around.
• This sale is for end-user customers only. (No dealers or resellers.)
• There is no coupon code needed. The sale ends on June 15 at 11:59 CDT.

• Anime Nation Sales

• AnimeNation has a new sale. You can get 40% off all Nozomi Entertainment titles. For those of you interested in adult anime, this sale also includes Critical Mass titles.

Hey manga fans, want free duds? Think you know your yaoi from your Yatsura? If you answered yes to either, New York- Tokyo can potentially have you covered!

NYT is having a giveaway of Uniqlo t-shirts featuring characters from Case Closed, Urusei Yatsura and Touch.

To Enter

• Read the fine print.
• Mosey on over to the site and answer a few easy questions.

Deadline

Friday, June 6, 2008

You guys are a step ahead in knowing the answers to these questions so get going and good luck!

Attention! We’ve reached our 20 comment goal and comments are now closed! The winners for The Anime Blog’s Tax Day Anime Giveaway! are:

• #14: sabas
• #20: joker341
• #3: Dreamsong

All winners must claim their prizes within a week or we will redraw.

Thanks to all for entering our Tax Day Anime Giveaway and keep reading for more contests!

Uncle Sam might be taking away your cash on April 15th, but we at The Anime Blog know what’ll ease the pain; free anime and merchandise!

That’s right, we’re holding a giveaway with an entry limit of 20 and 3 winners! We’ve got some fun stuff to giveaway so read the rules and take a look at the loot.

The contest is simple:

1. You must register with the site
2. Log in with your user name and password, then choose an item from our list of loot
3. List the item you want in the comments section
4. Your comment will be given a number. If your number is chosen from our random drawing, you’ll win the item you listed!

Additional Details

This giveaway has a 20 entry comment limit. When we reach 20, we’ll randomly draw a number between 1 and 20. If your comment number is drawn, you’ll be the proud owner of whatever listed! For example:

20. Smitty says:
April 30th, 2008 at 7:15 am
“I sure would love a Peach Girl necklace ^_^”

If we draw number 20 and your user name is Smitty, then you’ve just won a Peach Girl necklace.

Contest Rules

• All entrants must be a registered user to win.
• You must post a comment with the name of one of the articles being given away. If you do not list an item in your comment and your number is chosen, you’ll receive the prize of our choice.
• Limit one post and one item request per registered user.
• Flooding the board with multiple posts will result in deletion of your entry.
• If you’ve won in the past four months, you are not eligible to win. We appreciate your participation, but we want everyone to have a chance.
• All entrants must live in the continental United States. Sorry international friends - shipping is expensive these days!

Deadline:

• The winners will be randomly drawn when 20 unique entries have been posted. Any entrant posting after the 20 comment mark is not eligible to win, even if comments are still open.

Winner:

• The winner’s user name (but not your email address) will be posted on the site. We will notify you by e-mail.

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If you have any questions about registering, please read our privacy policy.

Da Loot

1. Boxed Black Lagoon dog tags
2. Peach Girl compact autographed by the series’ English voice cast
3. Boxed Peach Girl bracelet
4. Boxed Peach Girl necklace
5. Glass Fleet, Volumes 4-5
6. Beck, Mongolian Chop Squad, Volume 4-5
7. Tsubasa, Volume 1
8. Speed Grapher 3-4
9. Speed Grapher 5-6
10. Spiral, Complete Series

Good luck and we wish you many happy tax returns!

Tokyopop is holding a contest where you, the manga fan, can enter your own manga music video to win an iPod loaded with imanga webisodes and Tokyopop music!

All you need to do is create your own music video using either the Bizenghast or Riding Shotgun manga or both. Here’s an example of one of the manga music episodes:

To enter:

• Read all the fine print before entering.
• Create your music video and submit it to the contest page.

Deadline:

• Sunday, March 23, 2008, before 11:59 pm.

Prizes:

• The creator of the winning video will earn an Apple Video Ipod jam packed with TOKYOPOP music and ALL of the imanga webisodes! And that’s not all…
• The winning video will also be featured on TOKYOPOP TV’s Youtube page!

If you’re interested in mixing your own manga music video, get to it; the deadline is 11:59 March 23!

This is Round Five of The Anime Blog’s Garage Sale Giveaway and we have even more goodies this time around! For those new to our Garage Sale Giveaways, please read the the original post!

The contest is simple:

1. You must register with the site
2. Log in with your user name and password, then choose an item from our list of loot
3. List the item you want in the comments section
4. Your comment will be given a number. If your number is chosen from our random drawing, you’ll win the item you listed!

Additional Details

This giveaway has a 70 entry comment limit. When we reach 70, we’ll randomly draw a number between 1 and 70. If your comment number is drawn, you’ll be the proud owner of whatever listed! For example:

22. Smitty says:
April 30th, 2008 at 7:15 am
I sure would love a copy of Karas: The Revelation!!! ^_^

If we draw number 22 and your user name is Smitty, then you’ve just won a copy of Karas: The Revelation.

List of Loot

Anime DVDs

1. Tetsujin 28, Volume 1
2. Beck, Mongolian Chop Squad, Volume 3
3. Black Cat, Volume 6
4. Karas: The Revelation
5. Glass Fleet, Volumes 1-2
6. Glass Fleet, Volumes 3-4
7. Ikkitousen, Volumes 1-2, 4
8. Nerima Daikon Brothers, Volumes 1-2
9. Ah, My Goddess! Volume 1
10. Peach Girl, Volume 4
11. Red Garden, Volume 1
12. Witchblade, Volume 1
13. Witchblade Volume 2
14. Venus, Versus Virus, Volume 1
15. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 2-3
16. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 4-5
17. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 7-8
18. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 1
19. Samurai X: Trust
20. Sentimental Journey: Disc 1
21. Speed Grapher, Volumes 1-2
22. Strawberry Marshmallow, Complete Series
23. Yu Yu Hakusho, Volumes 5-6

Manga

1. Mars: Volumes 1-5
2. Mars: Volumes 7-8
3. Mars: Volumes: 11-15
4. Blade of the Immortal: Volume 3
5. Descendants of Darkness: Volume 1
6. Crimson Hero: Volume 1

Remember, you must register to enter. After you’ve registered, check out the loot and comment below!

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Contest Rules

• All entrants must be a registered user to win.
• You must post a comment with the name of one of the articles being given away. If you do not list an item in your comment and your number is chosen, you’ll receive the prize of our choice.
• Limit one post and one item request per registered user.
• Flooding the board with multiple posts will result in deletion of your entry.
• If you’ve won in the past four months, you are not eligible to win. We appreciate your participation, but we want everyone to have a chance.
• All entrants must live in the continental United States. Sorry international friends - shipping is expensive these days!

Deadline:

• The winner will be randomly drawn when 70 unique entries have been posted. Any entrant posting after the 70 comment mark is not eligible to win, even if comments are still open.

Winner:

• The winner’s user name (but not your email address) will be posted on the site. We will notify you by e-mail.

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If you have any questions about registering, please read our privacy policy. Good luck and don’t forget to tell your friends! The more comments we get, the faster you can win!

Attention! We’ve reached our comment mark and The Anime Blog’s Garage Sale Giveaway, Round Four is over. The winner is: #50, indiedave! Thanks so much for entering and please keep reading for more giveaways with even more goodies coming soon!

This is Round Four of The Anime Blog’s Garage Sale Giveaway! There’s even more goodies this time around so take the time to look the list over! For those new to our Garage Sale Giveaways, please read the original post!

The contest is simple: You choose one item or group of items from our pile of loot, and post one comment declaring your desire to be owner of said loot. When we reach sixty comments, I’ll randomly draw a number between one and sixty. If I draw your comment number, you’re now the proud owner of whatever you declared you liked within your comment. For example:

1. Anime Fan
I sure would like me Karas: The Revelation!

If I draw “1″ and your username is “Anime Fan”, then you win Karas: The Revelation, savvy?

One thing to please remember when entering is that you MUST register with the site to enter! Why? Because it makes it easier to contact you if you win, i.e. search the registry for your contact info.

There have been numerous instances when someone lost a prize solely because they did not register. Don’t be “that” guy! Register and actually be eligible to win! If you have any reservations about registering, please read our privacy policy and know we never sell your info nor contact you unless you’ve won.

After you’ve registered, check out the loot and comment below!

*Note: Please read the rules under “To Enter” carefully!!!

To Enter:

• All entrants must live in the continental U.S.
• All entrants must be a registered user to win.
• Post a comment in the comment board below with the name of one of the articles being given away.
• You must list an item in your comment or the comment will be deleted. Saying, “I want to win”, or “I want so and so to win”, will also result in deletion of the comment.
• One post and one item only per registered user. Flooding the board with multiple posts will result in deletion of ALL said user’s posts.

Deadline:

• Deadline is numerical: 60 unique comments (minimum). The winner will be randomly drawn when 60 comments have been posted.

Winner:

• Winner’s user name will be posted on the site and notified by e-mail!

Good luck and don’t forget to tell your friends! The more comments we get, the faster you can win!

Manga

1. Mars: Volumes 1-5
2. Mars: Volumes 7-8
3. Mars: Volumes: 11-15
4. Blade of the Immortal: Volume 3
5. Descendants of Darkness: Volume 1
6. Crimson Hero: Volume 1

Anime DVDs

1. Tetsujin 28, Volume 1
2. Beck, Mongolian Chop Squad, Volume 3
3. Black Cat, Volume 6
4. Karas: The Revelation
5. Glass Fleet, Volumes 1-2
6. Ikkitousen, Volume 2
7. Ikkitousen, Volume 4
8. Nerima Daikon Brothers, Volumes 1-2
9. Ah, My Goddess! Volume 1
10. Red Garden, Volume 1
11. Witchblade, Volume 1
12. Witchblade Volume 2
13. Venus, Versus Virus, Volume 1
14. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 2-3
15. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 4-5
16. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 7-8
17. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 1
18. Solty Rei, Volume 4
19. Samurai X: Trust
20. Sentimental Journey: Disc 1
21. Strawberry Marshmallow, Complete Series
22. Yu Yu Hakusho, Volumes 5-6

Attention! We’ve reached 60 comments and this contest is over! The winner is comment 11, Calamitent!

Please keep reading for more giveaways starting very soon! Thanks for entering one and all!!

This is Round Three of The Anime Blog’s Garage Sale Giveaway! There’s even more goodies this time around so take the time to look the list over! For those new to our Garage Sale Giveaways, please read the original post!

The contest is simple: You choose one item or group of items from our pile of loot, and post one comment declaring your desire to be owner of said loot. When we reach sixty comments, I’ll randomly draw a number between one and sixty. If I draw your comment number, you’re now the proud owner of whatever you declared you liked within your comment. For example:

1. Anime Fan
I sure would like me Karas: The Revelation!

If I draw “1″ and your username is “Anime Fan”, then you win Karas: The Revelation, savvy?

One thing to please remember when entering is that you MUST register with the site to enter! Why? Because it makes it easier to contact you if you win, i.e. search the registry for your contact info.

There have been numerous instances when someone lost a prize solely because they did not register. Don’t be “that” guy! Register and actually be eligible to win! If you have any reservations about registering, please read our privacy policy and know we never sell your info nor contact you unless you’ve won.

After you’ve registered, check out the loot and comment below!

*Note: Please read the rules under “To Enter” carefully!!!

Manga

1. Mars: Volumes 1-5
2. Mars: Volumes 7-8
3. Mars: Volumes: 11-15
4. Blade of the Immortal: Volume 3
5. Descendants of Darkness: Volume 1
6. Crimson Hero: Volume 1

Anime DVDs

1. Pumpkin Scissors, Volume 1
2. Tetsujin 28, Volume 1
3. Beck, Mongolian Chop Squad, Volume 3
4. Black Cat, Volume 6
5. Karas: The Revelation
6. Glass Fleet, Volumes 1-2
7. Ikkitousen, Volume 2
8. Ikkitousen, Volume 4
9. Nerima Daikon Brothers, Volumes 1-2
10. Ah, My Goddess! Volume 1
11. Red Garden, Volume 1
12. Witchblade, Volume 1
13. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 2-3
14. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 4-5
15. Vision of Escaflowne: Volumes 7-8
16. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 1
17. Solty Rei, Volume 4
18. Samurai X: Trust
19. Sentimental Journey: Disc 1
20. Strawberry Marshmallow, Complete Series

To Enter:

• All entrants must live in the continental U.S.
• All entrants must be a registered user to win.
• Post a comment in the comment board below with the name of one of the articles being given away.
• One post and one item only per registered user. Flooding the board with multiple posts will result in deletion of ALL said user’s posts.

Deadline:

• Deadline is numerical: 60 unique comments (minimum). The winner will be randomly drawn when 60 comments have been posted.

Winner:

• Winner’s user name will be posted on the site and notified by e-mail!

Good luck and don’t forget to tell your friends! The more comments we get, the faster you can win!

The Anime Blog’s Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza is now over. We have 20 comments and the winners are drkxbunnii, Dalton6, and kidan!! Thanks to everyone who entered and keep reading for more giveaways!!!

In the spirit of giving, The Anime Blog is having a Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza! We’re giving away one of the following to three lucky readers. And unlike our other giveaways, where we require 60 comments before we draw names, we’re lowering the comment requirement to 20!!

To Enter:

• All entrants must live in the continental U.S.
• All entrants must be a registered user to win.
• Post a comment in the comment board below with the name of one of the articles being given away.
• For this contest you must have a second and third choice of prizes in case the first name drawn wins your first and/or second choice.
• One post and one item only per registered user. Flooding the board with multiple posts will result in deletion of all said user’s posts.

Deadline

• Deadline is numerical: 20 unique comments (minimum). The winners will be randomly drawn when 20 comments have been posted.

Winner

• Winners’ user names will be posted on the site and notified by e-mail!
• There will also be a second mystery prize included with all winnings!

Manga

• My Dearest Devil Princess, Volume 1

Anime DVDs

• Yu Yu Hakusho, Volumes 5-6
• Case Closed, Volume 3
• Kodocha, Volume 13
• Karas, The Revelation
• Glass Fleet, Volume 1
• Ikkitousen, Volume One
• Nerima Daikon Brothers, Volumes 1-2
• Tetsujin 28, Volume 1
• Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Volumes 4-5
• Witchblade, Volume 1
• Witchblade, Volume 2

Good luck and don’t forget to tell your friends! The more comments we get, the faster you can win!