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isPermaLink="false">http://theanimeblog.com/?p=4801</guid> <description><![CDATA[May has quite a few exciting anime/manga contests and sales. RightStuf is giving away tickets to Anime Expo 2009 and continues their &#8216;Year of the Otaku Contest&#8217;; Viz Media has a Naruto Shippuen contest; and Mania gives you a chance to win a Sakura Matuou Figure! Also, be sure to check out anime/manga sales from [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May has quite a few exciting anime/manga contests and sales. RightStuf is giving away tickets to <a
href='http://animeexpo.com/' rel='external ' title='Largest anime convention in the United States'>Anime Expo</a> 2009 and continues their &#8216;Year of the Otaku Contest&#8217;; Viz Media has a Naruto Shippuen contest; and Mania gives you a chance to win a Sakura Matuou Figure! Also, be sure to check out anime/manga sales from RightStuf, <a
href='http://www.animenation.com/' rel='external ' title='Buy your anime merchandise online'>Anime Nation</a> and Robert&#8217;s Anime Corner Store! We have all of the details below:<span
id="more-4801"></span>Anime/Manga Contests</p><p>There are four contests this time around.</p><h3>Win <a
href='http://animeexpo.com/' rel='external ' title='Largest anime convention in the United States'>Anime Expo</a> 2009 Tickets from RighStuf</h3><p><a
href="http://www.rightstuf.com/" target="_blank"><img
class="alignleft" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2854966806_85bf19d02a.jpg?v=0" alt="rightstuf logo" width="194" height="52" /></a></p><p>First, <a
href="http://www.rightstuf.com/" target="_blank">RightStuf</a> has 5 one-day passes to <a
href='http://animeexpo.com/' rel='external ' title='Largest anime convention in the United States'>Anime Expo</a> 2009.  5 lucky winners will receive a pass to the Expo which takes place on July 2-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. <strong>Note</strong>:  The winners will receive one day&#8217;s admission to the convention, however, they are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.</p><p
style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3533681929/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/3533681929_27f9669cb0.jpg?v=0" alt="AnimeExpo 2009 contest banner" width="468" height="119" /></a></p><p><strong>RULES:</strong> The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada 13 years and older.  To enter, just fill out the <a
href="http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/contests/#entry" target="_blank">entry form</a> by June 4, 2009.  See <a
href="http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/contests/#rules" target="_blank">Official Rules</a> for details.</p><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3534497420/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
class="alignleft" style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2152/3534497420_cd6c772df0.jpg?v=0" alt="RightStuf Kinds of Otaku Contest" width="250" height="150" /></a></p><h3>Year of the Otaku Contest from RightStuf</h3><p>The second contest from RightStuf is actually a continuing contest with winners selected weekly.  The contest is called <strong>Year of the Otaku &#8220;What Kinds of Otaku are You?&#8221;</strong>.  Past winners have received the first three volumes of the manga <strong>Toto!</strong> by Yuko Osada, a <strong>Bleach</strong> gift pack containing a Bleach mini-figurine and trading cards, a <strong>Blue Dragon</strong> gamer pack, featuring the Blue Dragon for the Nintendo DS, plus a Blue Dragon T-shirt, the first DVD of <strong>Midori Days</strong>, etc.  The current prize is a <strong>Yu-Gi-Oh!</strong> trading card game tin featuring Elemental Hero Grand Neos.  There will be two winners.</p><p
style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3533781983/" target="_blank"><img
class="aligncenter" style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3533781983_ef66d9e646.jpg?v=0" alt="YuGiOh Trading Card Game: Hero Neos Collectible Tin" width="140" height="170" /></a></p><p><strong>RULES:</strong> The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada 13 years and older.  To enter, just fill out the <a
href="http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/contests2/#entry" target="_blank">entry form</a>.  The current contest ends on May 21, 2009 but another contest begins the following day.  See <a
href="http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/contests2/#rules" target="_blank">Official Rules</a> for details.</p><h3>Naruto Shippuen Contest from Viz Media</h3><p><a
href="http://www.viz.com/" target="_blank"><img
class="alignleft" style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1030/538944832_f8228154c5_m.jpg" alt="Viz Logo" width="135" height="83" /></a></p><p>Another weekly contest is being conducted by <a
href="http://www.viz.com/" target="_blank">Viz Media</a>.  They have partnered with <a
href="http://www.bandaicg.com/" target="_blank">Bandai Collectible Games</a> for this contest where the player has to answer a trivia question about <strong>Naruto Shippuen</strong>.  The current contest will have 20 winners and the prize is the &#8220;Fateful Reunion&#8221; Starter Pack collectible card game.  The winners will be drawn from the list of entries which had the correct answer to the trivia question.</p><p
style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3533806823/" target="_blank"><img
class="aligncenter" style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/3533806823_be04a30737.jpg?v=0" alt="Bandai CCG - Naruto Fateful Reunion starter pack" width="216" height="279" /></a></p><p
style="text-align: left;">Image of starter pack: <span>BANDAICG.COM/NARUTO/ © 2008 Bandai America Incorporated</span></p><p><strong>RULES:</strong> The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada (excluding Quebec) 16 years and older.  To enter, just <a
href="http://naruto.viz.com/watchandwin/" target="_blank">answer the trivia question and fill out the entry form</a>.  The current contest ends on May 20, 2009 but another contest begins the following day.  See <a
href="http://naruto.viz.com/watchandwin/rules.php" target="_blank">Official Rules</a> for details.</p><h3>Win A Sakura Matuou Figure from Mania</h3><p
style="text-align: center;"><a
rel="lightbox[3178]" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3533722273/" target="_blank"><img
class="aligncenter" style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/3533722273_896b7b4770.jpg?v=0" alt="Mania logo" width="382" height="70" /></a></p><p>The last contest is from <a
href="http://www.mania.com/anime_manga_oav_ova_dvd_category_143.html" target="_blank">Mania</a> and is the most recent in their series of figure giveaways.  They have partnered with <a
href="http://www.aaaanime.com/" target="_blank">AAAanime</a> to offer a figure of Sakura Matuou from <strong>Fate/Hollow Ataraxia</strong><strong></strong>. The figure features Sakura Matou  in a swimsuit with towel.  It is 1/7 scale.</p><p
style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3533679929/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
class="aligncenter" style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/3533679929_75c3f9a8c1.jpg?v=0" alt="Fate/Hollow Ataraxia: Sakura Matou Figure" width="238" height="250" /></a></p><p>Image of Fate/Hollow Ataraxia: Sakura Matou Figure<br
/> © Griffon Enterprises</p><p><strong>RULES: </strong>To enter, you will need to have a Mania.com account and respond to the <a
href="http://www.mania.com/win-fatehollow-ataraxia-sakura-matou-figure_article_111957.html" target="_blank">posting</a>. The winner will be randomly selected on 05/29/09 from the list. This contest is open to residents of the continental United States only.</p><h4>Anime/Manga Sales</h4><p>Next, here are the sales:</p><h3>RightStuf&#8217;s &#8216;Leading the Way&#8217; Del Rey Sale</h3><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3534499534/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/3534499534_501f5b3d92.jpg?v=0" alt="RightStuf Leading the Way sale" width="489" height="144" /></a></p><p
style="text-align: left;">RightStuf’s current sale is called <a
href="http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/news/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000000973&amp;ReturnTo=Main" target="_blank">Leading the Way</a>. You can take 33% off the retail price of all titles frm Del Rey. This includes pre-orders. The coupon code is <strong>guardian</strong> and the sale ends on May 21, 2009 at 11:59 CDT.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a
href='http://www.animenation.com/' rel='external ' title='Buy your anime merchandise online'>Anime Nation</a> Sales</h3><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3534499926/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/3534499926_b0194f92e3.jpg?v=0" alt="Animenation May 2009 banner" width="500" height="56" /><br
/> </a></p><p><a
href="http://www.animenation.com/" target="_blank">AnimeNation</a> has several sales going:</p><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3533683447/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
class="alignleft" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/3533683447_f7bdb9efcd.jpg?v=0" alt="Animenation Clearance Sale" width="80" height="100" /></a><br
/> <a
href="http://www.animenation.com/discosale.html" target="_blank">Clearance Sale</a> &#8211; Take 65% off select DVD, Books &amp; Manga, CDs, Figures, and merchandise</p><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3534500188/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
class="alignleft" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/3534500188_df3a9b578b.jpg?v=0" alt="Animenation Preowned Sale" width="80" height="100" /></a></p><p><a
href="http://www.animenation.com/pre-owned.html" target="_blank">Pre-owned Sale</a> &#8211; Take 25% off select pre-owned DVD and manga</p><p><a
href="http://www.animenation.com/an-hgbx2.html" target="_blank"><img
class="alignleft" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3230436160_fd08191817.jpg?v=0" alt="animenation hare + guu sale" width="80" height="100" /></a></p><p><a
href="http://www.animenation.com/an-hgbx2.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hare + Guu </strong>Sale</a> &#8211; Save almost 50% for the full series (7 DVDs and artbox)</p><h3>Robert&#8217;s Anime Corner Store Clearance Sale</h3><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8758800@N03/3533722269/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img
style="vertical-align: text-top;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2333/3533722269_8903dbdb2c.jpg?v=0" alt="Anime Corner Store May 2009 banner" width="500" height="80" /></a></p><p><a
href="http://www.animecornerstore.com/index.html" target="_blank">Robert&#8217;s Anime Corner Store</a> is having a May Clearance Sale.  You can take 5% off all in-stock items.  Use the coupon code, <strong>MAYCLEARANCE5</strong> during checkout.  The sale runs through midnight EST on May 25, 2009.</p><div
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