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IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!

What is? Nothing but our March anime of course. It's so damn hot, it's over 9000 degrees of hotness... or something.

Let's start with NARUTO. We all know how much you guys love a Naruto movie. What better to follow up the first Naruto movie, released last year, than the second Naruto movie, LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL. It’s 90+ minutes of non-stop ninja action.

But there's no way the former Shueisha golden child is going to let some snot-nosed punk get away with stealing his thunder. That's why we've cooked up an awesome DRAGON BALL promo, plus the launch of the DRAGON BALL manga comic series, right when there’s a new Dragonball movie in theatres. Check out the details below!

Plus, we've got five new collections hitting this month. The first, BLACK BLOOD BROTHERS, is a brand-new series that we're putting straight out as a value-packed 3 DVD set. It's got vampires in it, which is pretty much all you need to know. Among the others, we've got the highly anticipated BLACK LAGOON collection, which I reckon was our best action anime series of '08. There, I’ve said it.

And of course, there's a handful of subsequent volumes. All the detail this editorial lacks is contained below, so what not read on and leave happy in the knowledge of our March line-up. Go on... Read below.

Oh, and if you have no idea what my intro line was about, try typing it into YouTube sometime...

HAPPY VIEWING
THE MADMAN ANIME TEAM

News

Big announcement is forth coming

Shiny and magical. What could it be? Find out at the Madman Panel @ Supanova Expo in Melbourne!

Afro Samurai – The Game!

It’s out this month and this here is the number 2 headband! Enter the competition to win the game!

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Still time left to enter the MASSIVE Street Fighter IV contest

Time’s running out! So go for broke in this massive give away!

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Employment Opportunity

Work for Madman – Database Developer employment position available

Madman is searching for a motivated Database Developer to join our Melbourne team.

The role offers an excellent and unique working environment close to Melbourne CBD with plenty of fun perks. Expect wickedly smart, passionate and creative co-workers.

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On The Box
On the Box Code Geass
Mondays 9.30pm
ABC2
Naruto

Monday-Thursdays 8pm
Cartoon Network
Dragon Ball Z

Mon-Thursdays 9pm
Cartoon Network
Dragon Ball

Sundays 9pm
Cartoon Network
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Monday-Thursdays 4:30pm
Cartoon Network
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Saturdays 12:55am (late Fri) / Saturdays 9am (rpt)
Sci-Fi Channel
Cowboy Bebop
Saturdays 1.20am / 9.30am
Sci-Fi Channel
Black Lagoon
Saturdays 1:45am / 10am
Sci-Fi Channel
Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
Monday-Fridays 8:50pm
Boomerang
Astro Boy (1980)
Monday-Fridays 8pm
Boomerang
On The Box
Code Geass
ABC iView »
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

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Fanzone

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NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL

When the dream of utopia becomes a nightmare, it'll take a knuckle headed ninja to set things right! Join Naruto and the gang as they discover the secrets of the Stone of Gelel.

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ANIME SERIES

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BLACK BLOOD BROTHERS

When a new breed of monsters called the Kowloon Children arise with an infectious bite, Vampire Jiro must travel to the Special Zone to discover their secrets and defeat them in order to restore peace to the world.

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COMPLETE COLLECTIONS

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AH! MY GODDESS SEASON 2

Join Keichi, Belldandy, Urd, Skuld and the whole gang as the wacky adventures in love continue in the second season of Ah My Goddess!

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BECK

Music is life. Follow Koyuki as his love of music is awakened, and with new found friends they embark on a journey to become one of the greatest bands in the world.

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BLACK LAGOON SEASON 1

Rokuro Okajima’s life is turned upside down when he is kidnapped by pirates! But these are just any ordinary pirates, they’re the Black Lagoon company and won’t stop at anything until their job is done!

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SHAKUGAN NO SHANA SEASON 1

Rokuro Okajima’s life is turned upside down when he is kidnapped by pirates! But these are just any ordinary pirates, they’re the Black Lagoon company and won’t stop at anything until their job is done!

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OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB

Haruhi is suddenly in debt to the Ouran High Hostclub, a group of handsome boys dedicated to selling their charms to their bored female classmates, they demand payment - Haruhi will work as a Host! The only problem? Haruhi is a she!

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From The Vault
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FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Perhaps one of the most popular series’ of the early 2000’s, Fullmetal Alchemist introduced the world to Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse as they journey across the lands in the hopes of finding the Philosopher’s stone. This mythical stone is said to amplify alchemic power. Why do they need it? Well for one, after an alchemic accident, Alphonse lost his body and Ed lost an arm and leg! On their journey they of course encounter many great foes who are also after the legendary stone, but there’s more than meets the eye…

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Acquisitions

Nothing to announce this month in the newsletter as we are saving the big announcements for Supanova Expo! Be sure to check out the reports over the weekends of the 2 expos as we will be announcing some major acquisitions.

Manga

This month of manga is WAY over 9000! That’s right, it’s the Madman Manga launch of DRAGON BALL Z! Exploding with 26 volumes released at once, you’d think we’d collected the Dragon Balls and made a wish! For not only that but we have as part of the live action movie release we have DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION books!

Of course we haven’t forgotten other debuting series and new volumes of all our great manga below!

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DRAGON BALL Z V01-26

After winning the ‘Strongest Under the Heavens’ tournament, Goku has a wife and son, Gohan. A visitor, Raditz, claims that Goku is a Saiyan Warrior, a member of the most powerful race in the universe, and threatens to destroy the entire human race!

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NORA: THE LAST CHRONICLE OF DEVILDOM V01

A Match Made in Hell! When the seal for Nora's form is released he becomes Cerberus, the vicious dog of disaster. But Nora can only use magic when Kazuma grants him permission...and Kazuma doesn't grant permission easily.

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PEACE MAKER: KUROGANE V01

The sword-slashing sequel to PEACE MAKER! Three months have passed, but there is no rest for the peaceful with a new threat to Sakamoto Ryouma, the cowboy samurai who fights with guns instead of swords.

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STAR TREK ULTIMATE EDITION

The best from all three Star trek manga,in one volume. As written by Star Trek authors of both episodes and novels!

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Also Available:
DRAGON BALL Z (VIZBIG EDITION) (MANGA) V01
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION CHAPTER BOOK: THE BATTLE
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION CHAPTER BOOK: THE DISCOVERY
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION CHAPTER BOOK: THE SEARCH
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION JUNIOR NOVEL
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION STICKER BOOK
FULL MOON (MANGA) V04
IMADOKI! (MANGA) V04
IMMORTAL RAIN (MANGA) V03
KANPAI (MANGA) V02
KING OF THORN (MANGA) V03
LA CORDA D'ORO (MANGA) V04
MAGICAL X MIRACLE (MANGA) V05
NARUTO (MANGA) V38-V41
ONE PIECE (MANGA) V05
PHANTOM DREAM (MANGA) V04
PhD: PHANTASY DEGREE (MANGA) V06
REBIRTH (MANGA) V05
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE (MANGA) V03
S.A (MANGA) V02
SAIYUKI RELOAD (MANGA) V02
SHAMAN KING (MANGA) V02
STAR TREK: THE MANGA (MANGA) V03
SUIKODEN III (MANGA) V09
TRINITY BLOOD (MANGA) V10
TSUKUYOMI MOON PHASE (MANGA) V07
WARCRAFT: LEGENDS (MANGA) V03

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Acquisitions

Grab the latest issue of Anime Update in stores at the end of March with feature articles on Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist and more.

Offer Of The Month

Spring is in the air well it is in the northern continents, and it’s also one of the most significant months in Japan. Cherry blossoms are blooming and it’s the start of a new school year. So to celebrate why not get some love into with the LOVE HINA SPECIALS COLLECTION for only $29.95! That’s 3 DVDs of lovely girls, and a desperate guy trying to find his true love…with a few punches to the face along the way.

Just use the code word LOVESPRING and click ACTIVATE when you check out of the Madman online store.

Anime Snacktime

Another monthly dose of anime goodness! Getting ready for the huge line up of conventions we will need skills of a ninja to get through it.

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Events
Check out the Events section of the Madman Fanzone for more information on upcoming events.
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Madman National Cosplay Championship Qualifiers

The first qualifiers will be determined at Supanova Melbourne and Brisbane. See below for more details or go to www.madman.com.au/cosplay for more details.

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Supanova Expo
Melbourne, VIC
March 27-29

Supanova explodes back into Melbourne featuring anime guest Vic Mignonga and superstar guest Hayden Panettiere from Heroes.

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Animania (mini)
Sydney, NSW
March 28

Animania returns with the first round of the qualifiers for the World Cosplay Summit 2010.

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Supanova Expo
Brisbane, QLD
Apr 3-5

Brisbane get ready to explode as Supanova returns bigger than ever before!

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Free Stuff

Afro Samurai

Kill all Afro Samurais! Well not quite since you’ll be playing as the legendary swordsman in the new AFRO SAMURAI game in high definition! We’ve got some wicked prize packs lined up with thanks to ATARI so go check out the comp now...

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A Draker Shade of Bleach

To celebrate the release of BLEACH: DARK SOULS on the Nintendo DS, Madman and SEGA are giving all you Bleach fans a chance to win a copy of the latest and greatest offering from SEGA and Treasure, the legendary developers behind the very, very fine Bleach: The Blade of Fate. Plus - you'll also receive a copy of Bleach: Season 1 DVD collection!

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Eastern Eye

TOKYO ZOMBIE

Looming over a future Tokyo is "Black Fuji" – a massive stinking mountain of garbage and a popular place to dump anything from toasters to dead bodies. However, something within the toxic mountain is bringing the dead back to life and infusing them with an insatiable hunger for human flesh!

Nearby at a fire extinguisher factory, two bored employees discover that a zombie invasion is really the best way for them to practice their jujitsu.

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