MADMAN Anime Newsletter

MADMAN BEST OF 2009 ART COMP

RISE FROM THE ASHES, GUNDAM!

MADMAN TO RELEASE HALO LEGENDS ON MARCH 3, 2010

VAGABOND - THE END IS NEAR

GUNSLINGER GIRL - IL TEATRINO - (SEASON TWO) COLLECTION

MAHOROMATIC 2 - SOMETHING MORE BEAUTIFUL + SUMMER SPECIAL COLLECTION

ROZEN MAIDEN TRAUMEND (SEASON 2) COLLECTION

STAND-ALONE RELEASES

PET SHOP OF HORRORS

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL

KIDDY GRADE

SOUL EATER

BAMBOO BLADE


MADMAN NEWSLETTER · JANUARY 2010	VIEW THE ONLINE VERSION »

Welcome to 2010 fans. The new decade is already off to quite a big bang, With PONYO now available on DVD in stores, and such a huge slate of titles still to come including FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD’s debut on home video, HALO LEGENDS, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN and many more. Including a new announcement in this newsletter. Titles aren’t the only thing to get excited about though, as the Madman National Cosplay Championship is back as are other exciting changes to the Madman website in the coming months.

Now onto this month. January is the first month of the new year, but it’s also the month of sequels! Featuring the second season collections of GUNSLINGER GIRL, MAHOROMATIC and ROZEN MAIDEN. If you’re after a summer fright, then definitely pick up the classic PET SHOP OF HORRORS, available for the first time in Australia.

That’s about it from me, enjoy the rest of the summer

Sly
MADMAN GUNSLINGER

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What was the best anime of 2009? Tell us through your own iconic image! Enter now. Winners of the December competition, Anime Gifts, will be listed in next month's newsletter. View the Competition Gallery.

1:1 scale Gundam statue to be brought to life again.

Available on both DVD and Blu-Ray, one of the most popular video game franchises of all time get the anime treatment!

News from Japan - A new Code Geass series will be starting in 2010. Scripted by original series director Goro Taniguchi, this will be the first time he has scripted an entire manga (comic) story.

YU-GI-OH 5D’s	7:05am Mon-Thurs Channel Ten
DRAGON BALL Z	6:30am Saturday Channel Ten
DEATH NOTE	11:30pm Monday ABC2
BAKUGAN	11:35pm Mon-Thurs Cartoon Network


	Gurren Lagann Hurry, last weeks!
	Saiyuki Hurry, last weeks!
	Gundam 00 Hurry, last weeks!
	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood New episodes every Wednesday
	Code Geass R2 New episodes every Tuesday

And many more FULL episodes in Madman's Screening Room Plus!

The girls of the social welfare agency are back and ready to shoot more bad guys in the head. These girls are deadly!

$59.95

Lucky subscriber Mary McConnell wins GUNSLINGER GIRL - IL TEATRINO

In the great tradition of Japanese samurai cinema, this feature length film is full of action and drama as we follow Kotaro, a boy on the run, with a bloodthirsty western fighter, Luo-Lang, on his trail. Kotaro’s ronin protector, No-Name, will have to face the shame of his past before a destined duel with Luo-Lang!

$59.95

Lucky subscriber Brenden Murphy wins MAHOROMATIC 2

The Alice Game continues as the dolls of the Rozen Maiden continue their battle against each other.

$59.95

Lucky subscriber Ben Pogonowski wins ROZEN MAIDEN TRAUMEND

After an exotic rare tiger? Then look no where else but in... Chinatown, New York?! Join detective Leon as he tries to solve the mysteries behind the horrific pets from the Pet Shop of Horrors.

$24.95

More Anime Highlights:
BLEACH V18
CODE GEASS: LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION R2 V2
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 VOL. 3

More Madman Highlights:
TNA WRESTLING - CROSS THE LINE PACK (VICTORY ROAD 09, HARD JUSTICE 09, NO SURRENDER 09)
THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE
THE GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY AND MANDY COLLECTION 2

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Cursed with immortality? Then you’ll need to kill 1000 really bad people if you want to be set free. Join Manji on his quest to do just that.

$59.95

With a sequel series just released in Japan, this month we take a look at Kiddy Grade. One of the original kick butt girl-cop anime from the early naughties. Sleek, stylish and featuring that old Gonzo spark, Kiddy Grade is an action thrill ride not to be missed.

Your soul is going to be mine! From the studio that brought you Fullmetal Alchemist. Join Maka and her fellow meisters strive to master their weapons as they face off against the bizarre and dangerous minions of the underworld!

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

Join in the current art competition, THE BEST OF 2009! As always, top prizes are up for grabs for winners and bonuses for honourable mentions!

Here are some images from the entrants so far:

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Toraji Ishida is the budget-challenged coach for the Kendo Club. He finds himself in such a crunch for his food bill that he takes up a challenge from a former high-school classmate who has become a kendo coach at a different school: beat his friend's all-girl kendo team and he can win a year of free food at a sushi restaurant! The only problem? Where to find girls skilled enough and willing to join the kendo team?

A brand new year and we’re off to a flying start this month with the debut of three new series’; The action packed BLACK LAGOON, Warcaft fans will be in for a treat with the release of WARCRAFT: DEATH KNIGHT and finally something for the girls too as the romantic comedy KIMI NI TODOKE arrives in Australia. Oh and don’t forget, we are now accelerating the release of ONE PIECE, so get ready for a flurry of new volumes in the next few months.
	BLACK LAGOON VOL 1 Lock 'n' load with the baddest soldiers of fortune ever to hit the high seas of Southeast Asia! Aboard their World War II era torpedo boat, the Black Lagoon, Dutch the Boss, Benny the Mechanic, Revy Two Hand, and Rock, the salaryman from Japan, deliver anything, anywhere.

	KIMI NI TODOKE: FROM ME TO YOU VOL 1 Too shy to fit in, all Sawako Kuronuma wants is to make some friends. But when the most popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!

	ONE PIECE VOL 23 Too shy to fit in, all Sawako Kuronuma wants is to make some friends. But when the most popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!

	Also Available: DOGS: PRELUDE (MANGA) VOL. 00 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST (MANGA) VOL. 21 BLEACH (MANGA) VOL. 29 View All January Manga Releases »

February issue is coming soon, but for now look out for our feature article on Evangelion 1.01 in the December issue.

To celebrate the relase of Mahoromatic 2 - Something More Beautiful, we're giving you the chance to grab the original Mahoromatic for only $30!

Simply purchase it alongside Mahoromatic 2 in the same transaction and type the keyword AUTOMAID into the coupon code area. Then click ACTIVATE to receive your discount.