By Mochi on October 24, 2007
To quote Harry Callahan: “… you’ve got to ask yourself a question: do I feel lucky?” If so, then you can try your hand at these contests…and maybe make your day…first:
AnimeOnDVD will be giving away the 2-DVD set of the 3-episode OVA, Super Robot Wars: Original Generation – The Animation to mark the October [...]
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By Mochi on October 20, 2007
This is an update to an article I wrote earlier about a campaign to protect the Fuchi no Mori forest started by director Hayao Miyazaki, local residents, and other volunteers. At the end of the article, I wrote that the local government would be purchasing the land.
On October 9, 2007, Miyazaki-sama and a group [...]
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By Rachel on October 16, 2007
Call for Entry:
MANGA fans and aspiring artists can create, capture and tell their own Halloween experiences to win cash and prizes using TOKYOPOP MANGA Creatorâ„¢ software.
TOKYOPOP announced today the launch of 2007 TOKYOPOP “I LUV HALLOWEEN†MANGA Creator Contest. The contest based upon user generated content will officially run from October 2, 2007 through November [...]
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By Mochi on October 14, 2007
There are a couple of freebies…though for one of them, at least, it’s up to you whether or not to take advantage of it:
First, the Gaia Online Community is offering another pair of streaming episodes. This time it’s for Moon Phase. You can access the first two episodes here.
The synopsis from RightStuf!:
“While a [...]
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By Mochi on October 9, 2007
The Prime Minister situation in Japan took up some extra time for me, so here is some older news from last month:
Fuchi no Mori forest protected
In the mid-1990s, an area called the Fuchi no Mori forest, located on the prefectural border between Higashimurayama-shi in Tokyo and Tokorozawa-shi in Saitama Prefecture, had been the target of [...]
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By Mochi on October 3, 2007
There are two freebies this time around:
First, from ANN, the Gaia Online Community is streaming the first two episodes of Kiddy Grade. Here is a synopsis from RightStuf!:
“In Star century Zero-One-Sixty-Five, the Global Union was born. To provide an impartial mediator to the various planetary governments of the G.U., the Galactic Organization of Trade [...]
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By Mochi on October 2, 2007
October 2
Viz Media
NANA Vol. #07
October 3
CMX
Variante Vol. #1
October 9
Tokyo Pop
Arm of Kannon (aka: Birth) Vol. #09
October 10
Dark Horse
Oh My Goddess! Vol. #07
Old Boy Vol. #08
October 17
Dark Horse
Chunchu: Genocide Fiend Vol. #02
October 24
Broccoli Books
Galaxy Angel Party Vol. #3
October 25
DrMaster
Puri Puri Vol. #03
October 30
Del Rey
Air Gear Vol. #06
Alive Vol. #02
Kitchen Princess Vol. #04
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch [...]
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By Mochi on September 29, 2007
Due to the abrupt resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, there was a small brouhaha about the possibility of Taro Aso (former Foreign Minister and former Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party) becoming the next Prime Minister. Shortly after Prime Minister Abe’s resignation, Aso-san was considered to be the frontrunner in the election [...]
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