Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s finally time to announce the winners of our Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition giveaway!
Click the link below to find out if you’re one of the four lucky people who won a copy of this gargantuan guide to all things anime!
We’re happy to announce that the winner of the hardback copy of The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition is none other than:
Aijelle Tortilla
Congratulations, Aijelle! Enjoy your book! Oh, and try not to put your back out picking this thing up when it arrives on your doorstep!
And now, for our three e-book winners!
▼ Van Huston
▼ Jessica Franke
▼ Aaron Barrientos
Congratulations to you all! Keep a close eye on your Facebook message boxes as we’ll be in touch very soon to ask for your contact and address info so that you can receive your prize.
Thanks to everyone who entered, and please don’t forget to send some love Stone Bridge Press‘ way, too, since they’re the folks who so kindly supplied the books for us to give away – it’s almost like they think we’re a proper website run by actual people and not a bunch of hamsters standing on each other’s shoulders working the controls!
It’s huge!! Win a copy of The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition! 【Contest closed】
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