Last Gasp Books » japan http://www.lastgasp.com/blog Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Barefoot Gen vol. 9 & 10 pics from our printer http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2009/12/01/barefoot-gen-vol-9-10-pics-from-our-printer/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2009/12/01/barefoot-gen-vol-9-10-pics-from-our-printer/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:45:09 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/?p=422 barefoot Gen 9-10 (2)barefoot Gen 9-10 (3)

The books will be here in a few weeks!

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windows7xwhopper (full size)
For a limited time only!

And of course, the proof of the Whopper is in the eating.
whopper7photo

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The preview for this book, Onikage: Toshio Saeki, is up on our site now. By the way, Onikage means demon shadow.

Last Gasp Juxtapoz advert October 2009

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Here’s part of the press release:

SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF JAPANESE ANIMATION
ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 SPJA INDUSTRY AWARDS

Public Online Voting to Begin at Noon PST on May 4, 2009

Anaheim, California (May 4, 2009) ‹ The Society for the Promotion of
Japanese Animation (SPJA), announces finalists of the 2009 SPJA Industry
Awards today and opens up ALL categories for public voting via both the SPJA
(www.spja.org) and Anime Expo® (www.anime-expo.org) websites. More
information can be found on the website
www.spja.org/spja-industry-awards/spja-industry-awards-polls/

Public voting for the 2009 SPJA Industry Awards will be held via online and
winners will be announced during the Anime Expo® 2009 Industry Reception
held on July 2, 2009 (during Anime Expo®) in Los Angeles, CA.

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