Attention Portland, Oregon area readers! Five For Magazine is now available at Reading Frenzy in downtown Portland!

Be sure to pick up your copy and help support both Five For, local business, AND save yourself a couple of bucks on shipping!

Check it out at Reading Frenzy: 921 SW Oak St, Portland, Or 97205
Grab yours now!

Hi again everyone,

We'd like to make a plea to those of you headed out to cons to spread the word about the magazine.
If you'd like to print out some flyers and give them to your friends/con room mates/pocky suppliers, we've got some beautiful ones under the cut

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Hello everyone,

Just a quick announcement that the pre-order period for issue #4 is now over, and the magazines are in! If you pre-ordered, your magazine shipped today.

Regular sales start now, and will be shipped out right away. Remember to allow yourself plenty of time if you plan to enter the contest to win Miyavi's self portrait, or the autographed Kagrra, t-shirt!

Also, we goofed! On page 21 we have an ad for our 6 month subscription, but we mentioned the 12 month pice. OOPS! 6 month subscriptions are actually $28, while it's the 12 month subscriptions that are $56 (US delivery).

Grab your copy now, this one is flying out the door!
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Hey everyone! Issue #4 is available for pre-order NOW! Orders will ship out on Monday, so you don't have long to wait.
We're extremely excited about this issue, and we hope you will be too.
For the Miyavi fans out there, we have part 1 of our LONG Miyavi interview. Also, during the course of the interview, he drew us a picture of himself as a samurai. In this issue, you can enter for a chance to WIN MIYAVI'S SELF PORTRAIT! This is an amazing one of a kind rpize, so grab your issue for contest details!
Also featured in this issue are T.M.Revolution, GPKism, SID, Kagrra, and more.
Another reason we're so excited about this issue is that we have so many exclusive photos. That's pictures you can't see anywhere else! We have exclusive pics of Kagrra's tour opener live, as well as our Rockstar Taste of Chaos photo special.
The other 2 contests this issue are for a chance to win a signed Kagrra, tour t shirt and a 10th anniversary TMR Hello Kitty cell phone strap. Check it out!
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If you'd like to hear our editor babble endlessly about the magazine, check out our interview on Otaku USA Radio!

http://www.live365.com/stations/aravyndra

They feature LOADS of great music, and interviews with voice actors.

Check them out!
http://www.myspace.com/otakuusaradio


Also, we still have copies of issue #3 left, get yours now!
www.five-for.com

Hey everyone,

We forgot to announce the winners of the March/April issues prizes yesterday! Oops!

Winners of the Daishi photo contest are:
Danielle B. of Pennsylvania and
Elisabeth P. of Norway

Winner of the quaff cd/post card is:
Michelle L. of Virginia

Winner of the Saotome Taichi poster is:
Danielle B. of Pennsylvania

We had pretty low entry numbers this time folks, don't forget to enter the contests when you get your copy!

Hello everyone!
Things are moving along quite nicely for the next issue. We're sure that you're going to love not only the artists we have lined up, but the seriously cool prizes we have in store for you. This next issue will mark our first real contests, where you have to actually participate to win.

Also, we have a couple of announcements today:
When we first began the magazine and took polls, asking what people wanted to see, there was a great response for fan art. However, we've had almost no participation, so starting with the next issue, fan art will no longer be a regular section. We WILL still print your art work when we have enough submissions, but you'll no longer see it in every issue.

Also, starting with the next issue, we'll have a reader participation question. We'll pose a question to you all, and you can reply with your thoughts, photos, etc, and we'll print selections from the responses we receive in t he next issue. Should be great fun!

Lastly, we're growing! This is great news for all of us, as a larger magazine with a better known name can not only get bigger artists for you, but it puts us that much closer to our goal of eventually sponsoring Japanese music concerts! BUT, we really need some help. We're looking to fill the positions listed below. These positions are all "telecommuting" positions, so feel free to apply no matter where you live. If you think you meet the requirements, please drop us a line! While all positions are volunteer only, we are more than happy to provide letters of reference, or work with a teacher for extra credit/community service points.


MySpace administrator: For this position, we are seeking an individual with plenty of MySpace knowledge to update our page, possibly redesign our layout, and most importantly, keep our friend's list growing. Position would require between 5 - 10 hours a week to begin, then would decrease to approximately 4 hours a week.

Marketing Intern: We're seeking a college marketing student to help write press releases, advertising copy, and sales pitches. If you've had at least 2 semesters of marketing courses, we're looking for you! Hours for this position would vary greatly, but no more than 5 hours a week should be necessary.

Graphic artist: We need help designing banners, ads, buttons, and all sorts of little graphics. You do not need to be a college student, but we will require samples of your work. Hours will vary, but should not exceed 10 hours a week during the busiest weeks, and none at all during others.

Translators: We are seeking both English to Japanese and Japanese to English translators for help with interviews and basic correspondence. JLPT level 2 or better.

If you are interested in any of the above, please send your resume or qualifications to submissions@ five-for.com

Hello again everyone!
Convention season is upon us, and cons are a great place to spread the word about JMusic. We've created 2 new flyers, just in case any of you would like to share them with friends, post them in dorm common areas, or paper your birdcage with them!
One is created specifically for native English speakers, and one is geared more towards those who are learning English as a second language, and may want to read about JMusic while they practice.
Please feel free to grab either/or and pass or post them!
Thanks for your support!

The Five For team


For English speakers:
http://www.mediafire.com/?y3jw950nsjl

For those learning English:
http://www.mediafire.com/?fdy9j2gvamb

It's Friday, and that means payday! Don't forget to pick up your copy of issue #3!

Remember, we're not sponsored by big companies, so the sale of each issue goes straight to paying for the next. Our staff is entirely volunteer and working for the love of their favorite bands!

Help us grow so that we can help the JMusic scene in the US grow.

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Just a reminder for those of you who have been off at various cons, X-Japan concerts, etc ;)
Issue #3 is available now! This issue has some great artists, and we have a total of 4 prizes to give away.

Interviews:
Kagrra,'s Izumi
Yoshida brothers
Amaterase's Daishi
BLOOD
quaff


Live reports:
quaff
BLOOD
Saotome Taichi
JRock invasion

This issue's contests inlude a chance to win one of two signed Daishi photos, a quaff signed demo cd and postcard, and a Saotome Taichi poster.