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Madman Cinema Presents REEL ANIME 2008

From July 3-16 in select cinemas around Australia, Madman Cinema presents REEL ANIME 2008, showcasing 4 of the freshest anime feature films this side of Tokyo...
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Anime Essentials Sale!

To celebrate the release of our second set of Anime Classics we are launching an Essentials sale!
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Changing the world one Death Note at a time

Madman Entertainment and Eastern Eye Asian Cinema are proud to announce the acquisition of the third instalment in the live action DEATH NOTE franchise – L Change the WorLd...
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SMASH! announces Japanese Guest for August event

The Sydney Anime & Manga Show! (SMASH!) has announced the addition of it's very first guest Hidenobu Kiuchi. This is the first time that a Japanese voice actor has graced our shores for an anime convention...
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New My-HiME anime in production!

Sunrise's official My-HiME website has revealed that a new series in the My-HiME universe will be developed...
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Death Note goes Hollywood!

In yet another addition to the Hollywood remake list, Death Note has now been green lit for a Hollywood version…
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Latest hot toys and statues in Madman Collectables!

Personify your favourite anime with these fantastic figures from Evangelion, Transformers, Devil May Cry and Death Note!...
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Lost In Time Fanzone Art Competition Winners!

This month the Fanzone artists looked through their scrying pools and jumped through their portals to give us a view of a character Lost in Time, and returned with some great visions of familiar characters in unusual settings!...
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  On The Box

Monday-Fridays 6:30am/11:30pm
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  Fan Zone

For all the fan-filled fun, visit the Fan Zone on the Madman website.

Artists have been blowing us away with their competition entries! Check out GALLERY PICS from our ZOMBIFICATION competition.

Then, prepare to get mangled and enter the MADMAN MIXUP art competition!

  Monthly Highlights

STAND-ALONE FEATURES

$34.95

ANIME CLASSICS: VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST / SPRIGGAN / MILLENNIUM ACTRESS

Anime Classics returns! With three must-see anime features in one low-price set, it’s the perfect gift to introduce a friend to anime or treat yourself to three fantastic films by the acclaimed studios MADHOUSE and STUDIO 4C, creators of the new BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT anime!

Lucky subscriber Elizabeth Swain wins ANIME CLASSICS

$24.95

NARUTO JUMP FESTA COLLECTION

Naruto fans, this is what you’ve been waiting for! These two Naruto features have never before been seen on TV or released on DVD! Specially created for the Shonen Jump Festival in Japan!

Lucky subscriber Daniel Chua wins NARUTO JUMP FESTA COLLECTION

$29.95

ONE PIECE THE MOVIE: ADVENTURES IN ALABASTA (UNCUT)

Monkey D Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates in a full length feature! The island kingdom of Alabasta is about to erupt in civil war - a war engineered by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and his criminal organization Baroque Works.

Lucky subscriber Evan Drinkwater wins NARUTO JUMP FESTA COLLECTION

COMPLETE COLLECTIONS

$59.95

DRAGON BALL Z REMASTERED UNCUT SEASON 4 (EPS 108-139)

Frieza is defeated, but new dangers are afoot! A mysterious youth with Super Saiyan powers has come bearing a bleak prediction for the future: in just three years' time, an evil greater than any the Z-Fighters have ever faced will emerge: the Androids!

$99.95

BLEACH SEASON 1 COLLECTION

For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. The red hot soul reaping first series now collected!

$99.95

TRINITY BLOOD COLLECTION

Centuries ago, man's Armageddon birthed the vampires' wrath. Will a chance encounter between the vampire-hunting priest, Nightroad, and a young girl change the course of the war? The true battle between holiness and evil has begun!

More Anime Highlights

School Rumble V6
Ah! My Goddess Season 2 Flights Of Fancy V06
Witchblade V4
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad V5

More Madman Highlights

Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Season 1
Frisky Dingo Season 1
Dexter's Laboratory Season 2 Part 1 (2 Disc Set)
Joy Division

  Coming Soon

CLAMP DOUBLE FEATURE: xxxHOLiC THE MOVIE - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM / TSUBASA CHRONICLES MOVIE: THE PRINCESS IN BIRDCAGE KINGDOM (2 DISCS)

One of the longest titles is also one of the longest-awaited! The all-gal team at CLAMP delve into their sweeping universe to bring us two journeys that run parallel yet intersect. As two souls seek the mystery of truth, worlds collide where the Dimensional Witch waits. There is no coincidence, only the inevitable.

  From the Vault

$9.95!

BIOHUNTER

Don’t miss this hidden gem from Yoshiaki Kawajiri, the famed director of NINJA SCROLL and VAMPIRE HUNTER D! A strange virus attacks the human genetic code and transforms people into monsters with demonic powers. Komada and Koshigaya are two Professors who hunt the night to extinguish the Demon Virus whenever they encounter it.

GRAB THIS ESSENTIAL FEATURE FOR AN INFECTIOUS $9.95!! Only until July 2nd!

  Acquisitions

SHUFFLE!

It's just a day like any other when two new transfer students show up in class: Sia, Princess of the Gods and Nerine, Princess of the Demons. For seemingly normal high school by Rin, his luck is about to change, as he has been chosen to take one of their hands in marriage! Now, from down the hall or other realms, girls are everywhere and they want Rin for themselves!

AND MORE AT SUPANOVA

Look out, we’ve got some big, BIG announcements coming at the Madman panels at Supanova Sydney and Perth in the coming weeks!

  Madman Manga - Hot Off the Press!

JUNE MANGA MADNESS

For more info and hundreds of pages of FREE reading, visit www.madman.com.au/manga.

FULL MOON (MANGA) V1

Young Mitsuki loves singing and dreams of becoming a pop star. Unfortunately, a malignant tumor in her throat prevents her from pursuing her passion. However, her life turns around when two surprisingly fun-loving harbingers of death appear to give her singing career a magical push start.

LA CORDA D'ORO (MANGA) V1

Every few years the prestigious Seiso Academy holds a musical competition that only the very best students at the Academy are allowed to participate in. All are eligible to apply, only students from the music department actually make it to the competition...until now.

PHANTOM DREAM (MANGA) V1

From Natsuki Takaya, creator of the best-selling FRUITS BASKET, comes Phantom Dream. Tamaki Otoya is the last in a line of ancient summoners, tasked to battle against evil forces. Burdened by duty, Tamaki finds strength in the support of childhood friend, Asahi, whom he has deep feelings for. What fate would become of this pair of star crossed lovers and will feelings get in the way of his duty?

And of course, don’t miss the latest volumes of your favourite Madman manga:

DEATH NOTE V2
BLOOD+ V2
NARUTO V7 & 8
BLEACH V5 & 6
VAGABOND V10
VAMPIRE KNIGHT V6
LOVE HINA V08
FUSHIGI YUGI V13

  Offer of the Month

The almighty Dragon Ball Z keeps rolling on with the definitive REMASTERED UNCUT collections. This month we release volume 4, and its time for some of you to do some catch up. If you don’t how will your power level ever reach over 9000?!

Just follow the instructions below and you can buy the DRAGON BALL Z REMASTERED UNCUT SEASON 1 (EPS 1-39) for only $40!

Gadzooks! That’s down from the already incredible $59.95

Simply head to www.madman.com.au, add the above item to your shopping cart, and enter the code OVER9000 on page 2 of the checkout, in the voucher field. Just remember to click ACTIVATE or else you won’t receive the savings!

This offer expires on June 27 2008!

  Anime Snacktime Podcast

It may be the dead of Winter but we’re still quite alive, snacking away and broadcasting sweet sounds from our musty cave in Madman HQ. Join us and get some anime for your ears.

- Make sure you subscribe today via iTunes or the RSS feed!
- iTunes users should check it out here.
- Mp3 lovers should click here.

  Events

Have you seen the EVENTS enhancement to the Madman Fan Zone yet?
Check it out now and be dazzled by the awesomeness of our programming abilities.

SUPANOVA SYDNEY
20-22 June

Come and join us at the Madman booth at SUPANOVA on June 20-22 at The Dome, Olympic Park in Sydney. Get your hands on the latest releases, check out some cosplay, then once you’ve met Star Trek, er, star, Nichelle Nichols, beam up to the Madman panel for some great announcements!

SUPANOVA PERTH
27-29 June

The Supanova juggernaught then turns its wheels west to pound a path to Perth! West Australian anime fans, stand up and be counted! See us at the Madman booth on June 27-29 at the Claremont Showgrounds.

GENCON 2008
3-6 July

The Best Four Days in gaming comes to Australia for the very first time! The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre hosts the world famous Gencon convention, with tabletop games, RPGs, trading card games, electronic games, amazing guests from fantasy and sci fi entertainment and a MASSIVE schedule of anime screenings from MADMAN! Be there!

  Free Stuff

MADMAN MIXUP ART COMP

It’s an all-universe crazy character free for all! The best pieces win big dollars to spend in the Madman online store! Check it out!

ANIME SNACKTIME: THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU COMP

Every month we have great giveaways in the Anime Snacktime podcast. In the June podcast we announced a competition win a copy of the high energy hip RPG, The World Ends With You! Thanks to Ubisoft this Nintendo DS game is by SquareEnix, makers of Final Fantasy.

To enter you can email NOW to snacktime@madman.com.au and answer this question: Who are two of the main characters in the Madman anime series FINAL FANTASY UNLIMITED?

Check out more AWESOME competitions in the Madman Fanzone.

  Eastern Eye

Keep your Eastern Eye on the best Asian cinema directors out there…

With the upcoming release of L: CHANGE THE WORLD, the live-action sequel spin-off from the DEATH NOTE movies, veteran horror maestro HIDEO NAKATA has never been busier! We’re sure you remember cowering in the corner waiting to see if Sadako would creep out of your TV screen in the classic RING movies, or looking for creepy dark stains on the ceiling after watching DARK WATER.

While waiting for “L” to come out, keep an eye out for his new spookfest KAIDAN, coming out in July on the Eastern Eye label. Stay tuned to this space for more!

  In Cinemas

REEL ANIME 2008
(COMING JULY)

The Band’s Visit
(COMING SOON)

The Flight of The Red Balloon
(NOW SHOWING)

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