Just in time for holidays, we’ve got a sack full of links to anime contests and sales for December, 2008! You’ll find RightStuff Holiday Contests; an Emma Contest; RightStuf’s ‘Gobble Up Incredible Deals’ and ‘Bargain Bin Blowout’; AnimeNation’s Stocking Stuffer Sale and other great anime contests and sales!
RightStuff Holiday Contests
RightStuf is currently holding two contests.
First is a holiday themed contest. Five lucky winners will receive a stocking stuffed with Ken Akamatsu’s My Santa OVA.
The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada 13 years and older. To enter, just fill out the entry form by December 4, 2008. See Official Rules for details.
Emma Contest
Their other contest celebrates the upcoming release of the EMMA: A Victorian Romance – Season 2 DVD Collection. While the DVD collection is not one of the prizes, RightStuf has teamed with CMX Manga to offer prizes which will expand the winners’ experience in the Victorian world created by Kaoru Mori.
The Grand Prize winner will receive a high-quality replica of EMMA artwork, illustrated by Kaoru Mori. Five runners up will receive he first volume of the EMMA manga, as well as the SHIRLEY manga.
The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada 13 years and older. To enter, just fill out the entry form by December 17, 2008. See Official Rules for details.
RightStuf Gobble Up Incredible Deals
RightStuf also has a couple of sales. One is called Gobble Up Incredible Deals! You can "save at least 30% off almost everything." This includes DVDs, CDs, Books, and merchandise (including pre-orders). Only Bargain Bin, Weekly Special and Closeout items are not eligible. No coupon code is needed and the sale ends at 11:59pm CST on December 7, 2008.
Bargain Bin Blowout
They also have a clearance sale called the Bargain Bin Blowout. You can save up to 95% off the MSRP of a select list of DVDs & CDs. This sale also ends on December 7, 2008.
AnimeNation’s Stocking Stuffer Sale
AnimeNation’s current sale is their Stocking Stuffer Sale. You can take off 25% on select stockings and merchandise. No deadline has been given for the sale.
In addition to this sale, AnimeNation has two other special sales:
Deep Discount Disco Sale
Their clearance sale is called the Deep Discount Disco Sale. Choose from a select list of DVDs, CDs, Books, and Merchandise
Take 20% off the price of Pre-Owned DVDs and manga, while supplies last.
YesAsia.com’s Annual Clearance Sale
YesAsia.com is holding their annual clearance sale. You can save up 85% off a select list of DVDs, CDs, Books, and merchandise. Note that many of the DVDs are Region 2 and are not subbed. The sale ends on December 31, 2008.
CDJapan’s DVD Clearance Sale
CDJapan has a DVD clearance sale. You can save up to 70% off a select list of DVDs. Note that most if not all of the DVDs are Region 2 and are not subbed.
If your order is 3000 yen or over (excluding shipping charges), then you can get a 500 yen coupon. The offer and the coupon code expire on December 31, 2008.
If your order is 5000 yen or over, then you qualify for an entry into one of 6 drawings:
Gift Set A: Studio Ghibli DVDs
A collection of classsic Studio Ghibli DVDs…the following 10 titles will be included: "Tales from Earthsea," "Howl’s Moving Castle," "Spirited Away," "Whisper Of The Heart," "Princess Mononoke," "Only Yesterday," "Kiki’s Delivery Service," "My Neighbor Totoro," "Laputa," and "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind."
There will be 3 winners.
Gift Set B: Visual kei fukubukuro bag
The bag is packed with random assortment of rare Visual kei items. Included are guitar pick, photobook, poem book from Kyo (Dir en grey), poster, leaflet, and collector items for Gackt and Malice Mizer that are not on sale. These great items will be packed randomly in each Fukubukuro bag.
There will be 5 winners.
Gift Set C: Studio Ghibli Gift Set
Included are the following Studio Ghibli items: Totoro doll, "Laputa" keychain, "Spirited Away" cell phone strap, "Kiki’s Delivery Service" playing cards, "Panda! Go Panda!" lunch box, jigsaw puzzle (not pictured), and book of "Studio Ghibli Layout Designs" packed wtith layouts actually used during the creation ofthe movies.
There will be 5 winners.
Gift D: Sushi USB Memory Stick
Collaboration of latest high technology and traditional Japanese art. Hand made by professional artists who originally make sushi replicas displayed in front of sushi resteraunts.
Sushi Topping: Tuna, shrimp or squid (randomly selected)
Memory Capacity: 1 GB
There will be 20 winners.
Gift E: Remote Control Helicopter
Control the flight in two directions; vertical and rotational. No assembly is needed. Six AA batteries are all you need for the flight. Transmitter functions also as a charger for the helicopter. Charge Time: 30 minutes. Flight: 5 minutes.
Range: 5m. Helicopter size: L=16.5cm, W=7cm.
There will be 20 winners.
Gift F: Swarovski Decoration Kit
Decorate your gadgets such as cell phone, i-pod, and digital camera! Included in the kit are 12 colors of quality swarovski rhinestones regarded for their quality, brilliance, and clarity, specially designed tweezers and adhesive glue. Special issue of "Decoden" magazine packed with instrucions, techniques, and great decoration ideas is also included.
There will be 20 winners.
The deadline for the drawings is December 10, 2008.
Check out all of them – you just might win some cool anime prizes!
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