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Contest: Voltron 30th Anniversary Celebration

Japanese cartoons have influenced many of our modern shows but nothing nearly as much as Voltron did. In September of 1984, Voltron hit North American TV screens. It was among the first giant robot cartoons to hit North America. By the time christmas of 1984 came around, the toys were flying off the shelf. We have a special giveaway just for you, be sure to check it out at the end of the article.

Thirty years ago, Voltron: Defender of the Universe hit the airwaves, and the world hasn’t been the same. Now, VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicles the story of VOLTRON and its cultural relevance, taking a detailed look at the story

VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

behind the show and the many related toy releases, the mythology of both Lion Force and Vehicle Voltron (with a nod to Albegas), and concludes the exciting Voltron Force saga. This new book is truly for fans, by fans: authored by Brian Smith, a former Marvel Comics editor and writer for Perfect Square’s VOLTRON FORCE® series of original graphic novels, Marc Morrell, co-host of the official “Let’s Voltron!” podcast,and Joshua Bernard, founder of CollectionDX, a popular website devoted to covering the world of Japanese toys, action figures and pop culture; with a bonus VOLTRON comic written by Smith and illustrated by Jacob Chabot, artist on the VOLTRON FORCE series; with a foreword by Jeremy Corray, former Creative Director of World Events Productions, the company behind the classic Voltron TV series.

30 years is a long time for any franchise to last, and its influence moving forward in the generations can be seen everywhere. VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, takes readers on an exciting journey to explore the history and legacy of VOLTRON®, the legendary giant robot anime series that marks the 30th Anniversary of its original North American broadcast premiere.

VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION examines the entire VOLTRON universe and the property’s notable impact on pop culture was released in-print on October 28th from the company’s Perfect Square imprint. The hardcover oversized edition will carry an MSRP of $29.99 U.S. / $34.99 CAN. A digital version of VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION also launched on October 28thfor $14.99 U.S. / CAN from the Perfect Square App, which has titles available for the Apple iPad® and iPad® Mini. The Perfect Square App is available from the iTunes store. Readers also will be able to find a digital version for the NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo eReaders, as well as in the iBooks and GooglePlay Stores.

Together with MediaLab, Viz Media and Perfect Square Books, Three If By Space has a contest just for Voltron fans! You will have the

VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

opportunity to enter and win a hard cover print copy of VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, courtesy of Viz Media. Use the entry form below to follow Viz Media, Perfect Square and TIBS on Facebook and Twitter and post a comment in this post answering the following: “How Did Voltron influence your love of pop-culture?”. Whether thats how you shared it with your kids, or how it got you into science fiction, we want to know how Voltron changed you views on pop-culture.

Don’t worry fans we have 3 copies to giveaway and you have multiple ways you can enter to win.Voltron is ™, ® and © WEP, LLC

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