File - Samurai Fiction 2010

6th Annual Samurai Archives Samurai Fiction Contest - 2010

Sponsored by Animeigo (www.animeigo.com)

Contest Rules:

The parameters for the Sixth annual Samurai Fiction contest are covered on this page. This year we will be doing things a little differently. There are six plots to choose from, and the stories must be based on one of these. The genre is completely up to the author.

Requirements:

This is to be a piece of fiction writing taking place within an unspecified period in Japanese history. The plot choices are listed below - the stories can be written in any genre.

Parameters:

The story is required to be more than 1,000 words, with a 5,000 word targeted limit - overages are acceptable if necessary, but please don't overdo it. It can be done in the first person, or the third person, and must be a complete short story, not an excerpt from a larger story. The chosen plot number must be listed at the top of the story - only one "plot" per story. Although the particular plot will not affect judging, all entrants will be judged on how well they utilize thier chosen plotline.

Disqualifications: Stories with numerous blatant misspellings or poor grammar may be immediately disqualified at the judges discretion. Please spellcheck and proofread your stories. You have until November 2010, plenty of time to correct spelling mistakes and grammar issues.

There is no fee to enter the samurai fiction contest. The contest is completely free and open to all. The entries will be published on Samurai Archives.com, with the winner featured. Writers will retain all rights to their stories. A maximum of two stories per entrant are allowed.

Please note that any stories that are disqualified for bad grammar or spelling will not be published on the website.

Submission Information:

Submissions are to be sent via email to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com in a WORD .Doc format, .TXT file OR HTML. At the top of the first page, please include your full name, your Yahoo ID, and Samurai Archives Citadel ID (or whichever is applicable) your email address, as well as the plot number the story falls under, and the title of your story. You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. A maximum of two stories per author are acceptable.

Judging and Winning the contest:

Submissions will be judged by a panel of Yahoo Group and/or Samurai Citadel community members who are not submitting stories. The judges will not be told who the authors of each respective submision are until after the judging has closed, to avoid any swaying of the judges. The recipient of the submissions (The Samurai Archives webmaster) will not be a judge, and will only moderate the proceedings, to keep entries anonymous. The winning story will be featured on the Samurai Archives site as the winner of the 2010 Samurai Fiction contest. All stories will be placed in the 'Fan Fiction' section of the Samurai Archives as well. The winner will be announced at the Yahoo Group and the Samurai Archives Citadel at the end of judging in November.

Prizes:

Prizes are supplied by Animeigo:

Grand/First Prize: The Musashi Boxed Set and an Animeigo T-shirt

Second: Samurai Vendetta and an Animeigo T-shirt

Third: Blind Menace and an Animeigo T-shirt

All Animeigo T-shirts are size XL. The number of placing entries depend on total number of entries. Additional prizes may be awarded for honorable mentions, etc.


Plots to choose from:

1. A Samurai has lost something and is searching desperately for it.

2. A Samurai decides to look into possible supernatural activity in an abandoned castle/temple.

3. Clever peasants outwit a Samurai.

4. A modern-day scholar finds a firsthand account of a historical event that reveals a famous incident didn't go down like it was always believed.

5. A Samurai gives up his worldly possessions to seek solitude and enlightenment alone in a cave in the mountains, but finds something else instead.

6. A Samurai believed to have been killed reappears years later with a secret.


Timeline:
Deadline for fiction submission: 11/25/2010

Winner to be announced after judging.

Timelines are subject to change.


Participants agree to have their stories displayed on that Samurai Archives after the contest has finished. Participants will retain all rights to their work, and will be credited for their work on the site.

Please email submissions and questions to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com

6th Annual Samurai Archives Samurai Fiction Contest - 2010

Sponsored by Animeigo (www.animeigo.com)

Contest Rules:

The parameters for the Sixth annual Samurai Fiction contest are covered on this page. This year we will be doing things a little differently. There are six plots to choose from, and the stories must be based on one of these. The genre is completely up to the author.

Requirements:

This is to be a piece of fiction writing taking place within an unspecified period in Japanese history. The plot choices are listed below - the stories can be written in any genre.

Parameters:

The story is required to be more than 1,000 words, with a 5,000 word targeted limit - overages are acceptable if necessary, but please don't overdo it. It can be done in the first person, or the third person, and must be a complete short story, not an excerpt from a larger story. The chosen plot number must be listed at the top of the story - only one "plot" per story. Although the particular plot will not affect judging, all entrants will be judged on how well they utilize thier chosen plotline.

Disqualifications: Stories with numerous blatant misspellings or poor grammar may be immediately disqualified at the judges discretion. Please spellcheck and proofread your stories. You have until November 2010, plenty of time to correct spelling mistakes and grammar issues.

There is no fee to enter the samurai fiction contest. The contest is completely free and open to all. The entries will be published on Samurai Archives.com, with the winner featured. Writers will retain all rights to their stories. A maximum of two stories per entrant are allowed.

Please note that any stories that are disqualified for bad grammar or spelling will not be published on the website.

Submission Information:

Submissions are to be sent via email to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com in a WORD .Doc format, .TXT file OR HTML. At the top of the first page, please include your full name, your Yahoo ID, and Samurai Archives Citadel ID (or whichever is applicable) your email address, as well as the plot number the story falls under, and the title of your story. You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. A maximum of two stories per author are acceptable.

Judging and Winning the contest:

Submissions will be judged by a panel of Yahoo Group and/or Samurai Citadel community members who are not submitting stories. The judges will not be told who the authors of each respective submision are until after the judging has closed, to avoid any swaying of the judges. The recipient of the submissions (The Samurai Archives webmaster) will not be a judge, and will only moderate the proceedings, to keep entries anonymous. The winning story will be featured on the Samurai Archives site as the winner of the 2010 Samurai Fiction contest. All stories will be placed in the 'Fan Fiction' section of the Samurai Archives as well. The winner will be announced at the Yahoo Group and the Samurai Archives Citadel at the end of judging in November.

Prizes:

Prizes are supplied by Animeigo:

Grand/First Prize: The Musashi Boxed Set and an Animeigo T-shirt

Second: Samurai Vendetta and an Animeigo T-shirt

Third: Blind Menace and an Animeigo T-shirt

All Animeigo T-shirts are size XL. The number of placing entries depend on total number of entries. Additional prizes may be awarded for honorable mentions, etc.


Plots to choose from:

1. A Samurai has lost something and is searching desperately for it.

2. A Samurai decides to look into possible supernatural activity in an abandoned castle/temple.

3. Clever peasants outwit a Samurai.

4. A modern-day scholar finds a firsthand account of a historical event that reveals a famous incident didn't go down like it was always believed.

5. A Samurai gives up his worldly possessions to seek solitude and enlightenment alone in a cave in the mountains, but finds something else instead.

6. A Samurai believed to have been killed reappears years later with a secret.


Timeline:
Deadline for fiction submission: 11/25/2010

Winner to be announced after judging.

Timelines are subject to change.


Participants agree to have their stories displayed on that Samurai Archives after the contest has finished. Participants will retain all rights to their work, and will be credited for their work on the site.

Please email submissions and questions to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com

6th Annual Samurai Archives Samurai Fiction Contest - 2010

Sponsored by Animeigo (www.animeigo.com)

Contest Rules:

The parameters for the Sixth annual Samurai Fiction contest are covered on this page. This year we will be doing things a little differently. There are six plots to choose from, and the stories must be based on one of these. The genre is completely up to the author.

Requirements:

This is to be a piece of fiction writing taking place within an unspecified period in Japanese history. The plot choices are listed below - the stories can be written in any genre.

Parameters:

The story is required to be more than 1,000 words, with a 5,000 word targeted limit - overages are acceptable if necessary, but please don't overdo it. It can be done in the first person, or the third person, and must be a complete short story, not an excerpt from a larger story. The chosen plot number must be listed at the top of the story - only one "plot" per story. Although the particular plot will not affect judging, all entrants will be judged on how well they utilize thier chosen plotline.

Disqualifications: Stories with numerous blatant misspellings or poor grammar may be immediately disqualified at the judges discretion. Please spellcheck and proofread your stories. You have until November 2010, plenty of time to correct spelling mistakes and grammar issues.

There is no fee to enter the samurai fiction contest. The contest is completely free and open to all. The entries will be published on Samurai Archives.com, with the winner featured. Writers will retain all rights to their stories. A maximum of two stories per entrant are allowed.

Please note that any stories that are disqualified for bad grammar or spelling will not be published on the website.

Submission Information:

Submissions are to be sent via email to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com in a WORD .Doc format, .TXT file OR HTML. At the top of the first page, please include your full name, your Yahoo ID, and Samurai Archives Citadel ID (or whichever is applicable) your email address, as well as the plot number the story falls under, and the title of your story. You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. A maximum of two stories per author are acceptable.

Judging and Winning the contest:

Submissions will be judged by a panel of Yahoo Group and/or Samurai Citadel community members who are not submitting stories. The judges will not be told who the authors of each respective submision are until after the judging has closed, to avoid any swaying of the judges. The recipient of the submissions (The Samurai Archives webmaster) will not be a judge, and will only moderate the proceedings, to keep entries anonymous. The winning story will be featured on the Samurai Archives site as the winner of the 2010 Samurai Fiction contest. All stories will be placed in the 'Fan Fiction' section of the Samurai Archives as well. The winner will be announced at the Yahoo Group and the Samurai Archives Citadel at the end of judging in November.

Prizes:

Prizes are supplied by Animeigo:

Grand/First Prize: The Musashi Boxed Set and an Animeigo T-shirt

Second: Samurai Vendetta and an Animeigo T-shirt

Third: Blind Menace and an Animeigo T-shirt

All Animeigo T-shirts are size XL. The number of placing entries depend on total number of entries. Additional prizes may be awarded for honorable mentions, etc.


Plots to choose from:

1. A Samurai has lost something and is searching desperately for it.

2. A Samurai decides to look into possible supernatural activity in an abandoned castle/temple.

3. Clever peasants outwit a Samurai.

4. A modern-day scholar finds a firsthand account of a historical event that reveals a famous incident didn't go down like it was always believed.

5. A Samurai gives up his worldly possessions to seek solitude and enlightenment alone in a cave in the mountains, but finds something else instead.

6. A Samurai believed to have been killed reappears years later with a secret.


Timeline:
Deadline for fiction submission: 11/25/2010

Winner to be announced after judging.

Timelines are subject to change.


Participants agree to have their stories displayed on that Samurai Archives after the contest has finished. Participants will retain all rights to their work, and will be credited for their work on the site.

Please email submissions and questions to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com

6th Annual Samurai Archives Samurai Fiction Contest - 2010

Sponsored by Animeigo (www.animeigo.com)

Contest Rules:

The parameters for the Sixth annual Samurai Fiction contest are covered on this page. This year we will be doing things a little differently. There are six plots to choose from, and the stories must be based on one of these. The genre is completely up to the author.

Requirements:

This is to be a piece of fiction writing taking place within an unspecified period in Japanese history. The plot choices are listed below - the stories can be written in any genre.

Parameters:

The story is required to be more than 1,000 words, with a 5,000 word targeted limit - overages are acceptable if necessary, but please don't overdo it. It can be done in the first person, or the third person, and must be a complete short story, not an excerpt from a larger story. The chosen plot number must be listed at the top of the story - only one "plot" per story. Although the particular plot will not affect judging, all entrants will be judged on how well they utilize thier chosen plotline.

Disqualifications: Stories with numerous blatant misspellings or poor grammar may be immediately disqualified at the judges discretion. Please spellcheck and proofread your stories. You have until November 2010, plenty of time to correct spelling mistakes and grammar issues.

There is no fee to enter the samurai fiction contest. The contest is completely free and open to all. The entries will be published on Samurai Archives.com, with the winner featured. Writers will retain all rights to their stories. A maximum of two stories per entrant are allowed.

Please note that any stories that are disqualified for bad grammar or spelling will not be published on the website.

Submission Information:

Submissions are to be sent via email to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com in a WORD .Doc format, .TXT file OR HTML. At the top of the first page, please include your full name, your Yahoo ID, and Samurai Archives Citadel ID (or whichever is applicable) your email address, as well as the plot number the story falls under, and the title of your story. You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. A maximum of two stories per author are acceptable.

Judging and Winning the contest:

Submissions will be judged by a panel of Yahoo Group and/or Samurai Citadel community members who are not submitting stories. The judges will not be told who the authors of each respective submision are until after the judging has closed, to avoid any swaying of the judges. The recipient of the submissions (The Samurai Archives webmaster) will not be a judge, and will only moderate the proceedings, to keep entries anonymous. The winning story will be featured on the Samurai Archives site as the winner of the 2010 Samurai Fiction contest. All stories will be placed in the 'Fan Fiction' section of the Samurai Archives as well. The winner will be announced at the Yahoo Group and the Samurai Archives Citadel at the end of judging in November.

Prizes:

Prizes are supplied by Animeigo:

Grand/First Prize: The Musashi Boxed Set and an Animeigo T-shirt

Second: Samurai Vendetta and an Animeigo T-shirt

Third: Blind Menace and an Animeigo T-shirt

All Animeigo T-shirts are size XL. The number of placing entries depend on total number of entries. Additional prizes may be awarded for honorable mentions, etc.


Plots to choose from:

1. A Samurai has lost something and is searching desperately for it.

2. A Samurai decides to look into possible supernatural activity in an abandoned castle/temple.

3. Clever peasants outwit a Samurai.

4. A modern-day scholar finds a firsthand account of a historical event that reveals a famous incident didn't go down like it was always believed.

5. A Samurai gives up his worldly possessions to seek solitude and enlightenment alone in a cave in the mountains, but finds something else instead.

6. A Samurai believed to have been killed reappears years later with a secret.


Timeline:
Deadline for fiction submission: 11/25/2010

Winner to be announced after judging.

Timelines are subject to change.


Participants agree to have their stories displayed on that Samurai Archives after the contest has finished. Participants will retain all rights to their work, and will be credited for their work on the site.

Please email submissions and questions to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com

6th Annual Samurai Archives Samurai Fiction Contest - 2010

Sponsored by Animeigo (www.animeigo.com)

Contest Rules:

The parameters for the Sixth annual Samurai Fiction contest are covered on this page. This year we will be doing things a little differently. There are six plots to choose from, and the stories must be based on one of these. The genre is completely up to the author.

Requirements:

This is to be a piece of fiction writing taking place within an unspecified period in Japanese history. The plot choices are listed below - the stories can be written in any genre.

Parameters:

The story is required to be more than 1,000 words, with a 5,000 word targeted limit - overages are acceptable if necessary, but please don't overdo it. It can be done in the first person, or the third person, and must be a complete short story, not an excerpt from a larger story. The chosen plot number must be listed at the top of the story - only one "plot" per story. Although the particular plot will not affect judging, all entrants will be judged on how well they utilize thier chosen plotline.

Disqualifications: Stories with numerous blatant misspellings or poor grammar may be immediately disqualified at the judges discretion. Please spellcheck and proofread your stories. You have until November 2010, plenty of time to correct spelling mistakes and grammar issues.

There is no fee to enter the samurai fiction contest. The contest is completely free and open to all. The entries will be published on Samurai Archives.com, with the winner featured. Writers will retain all rights to their stories. A maximum of two stories per entrant are allowed.

Please note that any stories that are disqualified for bad grammar or spelling will not be published on the website.

Submission Information:

Submissions are to be sent via email to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com in a WORD .Doc format, .TXT file OR HTML. At the top of the first page, please include your full name, your Yahoo ID, and Samurai Archives Citadel ID (or whichever is applicable) your email address, as well as the plot number the story falls under, and the title of your story. You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. A maximum of two stories per author are acceptable.

Judging and Winning the contest:

Submissions will be judged by a panel of Yahoo Group and/or Samurai Citadel community members who are not submitting stories. The judges will not be told who the authors of each respective submision are until after the judging has closed, to avoid any swaying of the judges. The recipient of the submissions (The Samurai Archives webmaster) will not be a judge, and will only moderate the proceedings, to keep entries anonymous. The winning story will be featured on the Samurai Archives site as the winner of the 2010 Samurai Fiction contest. All stories will be placed in the 'Fan Fiction' section of the Samurai Archives as well. The winner will be announced at the Yahoo Group and the Samurai Archives Citadel at the end of judging in November.

Prizes:

Prizes are supplied by Animeigo:

Grand/First Prize: The Musashi Boxed Set and an Animeigo T-shirt

Second: Samurai Vendetta and an Animeigo T-shirt

Third: Blind Menace and an Animeigo T-shirt

All Animeigo T-shirts are size XL. The number of placing entries depend on total number of entries. Additional prizes may be awarded for honorable mentions, etc.


Plots to choose from:

1. A Samurai has lost something and is searching desperately for it.

2. A Samurai decides to look into possible supernatural activity in an abandoned castle/temple.

3. Clever peasants outwit a Samurai.

4. A modern-day scholar finds a firsthand account of a historical event that reveals a famous incident didn't go down like it was always believed.

5. A Samurai gives up his worldly possessions to seek solitude and enlightenment alone in a cave in the mountains, but finds something else instead.

6. A Samurai believed to have been killed reappears years later with a secret.


Timeline:
Deadline for fiction submission: 11/25/2010

Winner to be announced after judging.

Timelines are subject to change.


Participants agree to have their stories displayed on that Samurai Archives after the contest has finished. Participants will retain all rights to their work, and will be credited for their work on the site.

Please email submissions and questions to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com

6th Annual Samurai Archives Samurai Fiction Contest - 2010

Sponsored by Animeigo (www.animeigo.com)

Contest Rules:

The parameters for the Sixth annual Samurai Fiction contest are covered on this page. This year we will be doing things a little differently. There are six plots to choose from, and the stories must be based on one of these. The genre is completely up to the author.

Requirements:

This is to be a piece of fiction writing taking place within an unspecified period in Japanese history. The plot choices are listed below - the stories can be written in any genre.

Parameters:

The story is required to be more than 1,000 words, with a 5,000 word targeted limit - overages are acceptable if necessary, but please don't overdo it. It can be done in the first person, or the third person, and must be a complete short story, not an excerpt from a larger story. The chosen plot number must be listed at the top of the story - only one "plot" per story. Although the particular plot will not affect judging, all entrants will be judged on how well they utilize thier chosen plotline.

Disqualifications: Stories with numerous blatant misspellings or poor grammar may be immediately disqualified at the judges discretion. Please spellcheck and proofread your stories. You have until December 2010, plenty of time to correct spelling mistakes and grammar issues.

There is no fee to enter the samurai fiction contest. The contest is completely free and open to all. The entries will be published on Samurai Archives.com, with the winner featured. Writers will retain all rights to their stories. A maximum of two stories per entrant are allowed.

Please note that any stories that are disqualified for bad grammar or spelling will not be published on the website.

Submission Information:

Submissions are to be sent via email to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com in a WORD .Doc format, .TXT file OR HTML. At the top of the first page, please include your full name, your Yahoo ID, and Samurai Archives Citadel ID (or whichever is applicable) your email address, as well as the plot number the story falls under, and the title of your story. You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. A maximum of two stories per author are acceptable.

Judging and Winning the contest:

Submissions will be judged by a panel of Yahoo Group and/or Samurai Citadel community members who are not submitting stories. The judges will not be told who the authors of each respective submision are until after the judging has closed, to avoid any swaying of the judges. The recipient of the submissions (The Samurai Archives webmaster) will not be a judge, and will only moderate the proceedings, to keep entries anonymous. The winning story will be featured on the Samurai Archives site as the winner of the 2010 Samurai Fiction contest. All stories will be placed in the 'Fan Fiction' section of the Samurai Archives as well. The winner will be announced at the Yahoo Group and the Samurai Archives Citadel at the end of judging in December.

Prizes:

Prizes are supplied by Animeigo:

Grand/First Prize: The Musashi Boxed Set and an Animeigo T-shirt

Second: Samurai Vendetta and an Animeigo T-shirt

Third: Blind Menace and an Animeigo T-shirt

All Animeigo T-shirts are size XL. The number of placing entries depend on total number of entries. Additional prizes may be awarded for honorable mentions, etc.


Plots to choose from:

1. A Samurai has lost something and is searching desperately for it.

2. A Samurai decides to look into possible supernatural activity in an abandoned castle/temple.

3. Clever peasants outwit a Samurai.

4. A modern-day scholar finds a firsthand account of a historical event that reveals a famous incident didn't go down like it was always believed.

5. A Samurai gives up his worldly possessions to seek solitude and enlightenment alone in a cave in the mountains, but finds something else instead.

6. A Samurai believed to have been killed reappears years later with a secret.


Timeline:
Deadline for fiction submission: 12/18/2010

Winner to be announced after judging.

Timelines are subject to change.


Participants agree to have their stories displayed on that Samurai Archives after the contest has finished. Participants will retain all rights to their work, and will be credited for their work on the site.

Please email submissions and questions to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com

6th Annual Samurai Archives Samurai Fiction Contest - 2010

Sponsored by Animeigo (www.animeigo.com)

Contest Rules:

The parameters for the Sixth annual Samurai Fiction contest are covered on this page. This year we will be doing things a little differently. There are six plots to choose from, and the stories must be based on one of these. The genre is completely up to the author.

Requirements:

This is to be a piece of fiction writing taking place within an unspecified period in Japanese history. The plot choices are listed below - the stories can be written in any genre.

Parameters:

The story is required to be more than 1,000 words, with a 5,000 word targeted limit - overages are acceptable if necessary, but please don't overdo it. It can be done in the first person, or the third person, and must be a complete short story, not an excerpt from a larger story. The chosen plot number must be listed at the top of the story - only one "plot" per story. Although the particular plot will not affect judging, all entrants will be judged on how well they utilize thier chosen plotline.

Disqualifications: Stories with numerous blatant misspellings or poor grammar may be immediately disqualified at the judges discretion. Please spellcheck and proofread your stories. You have until December 2010, plenty of time to correct spelling mistakes and grammar issues.

There is no fee to enter the samurai fiction contest. The contest is completely free and open to all. The entries will be published on Samurai Archives.com, with the winner featured. Writers will retain all rights to their stories. A maximum of two stories per entrant are allowed.

Please note that any stories that are disqualified for bad grammar or spelling will not be published on the website.

Submission Information:

Submissions are to be sent via email to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com in a WORD .Doc format, .TXT file OR HTML. At the top of the first page, please include your full name, your Yahoo ID, and Samurai Archives Citadel ID (or whichever is applicable) your email address, as well as the plot number the story falls under, and the title of your story. You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. A maximum of two stories per author are acceptable.

Judging and Winning the contest:

Submissions will be judged by a panel of Yahoo Group and/or Samurai Citadel community members who are not submitting stories. The judges will not be told who the authors of each respective submision are until after the judging has closed, to avoid any swaying of the judges. The recipient of the submissions (The Samurai Archives webmaster) will not be a judge, and will only moderate the proceedings, to keep entries anonymous. The winning story will be featured on the Samurai Archives site as the winner of the 2010 Samurai Fiction contest. All stories will be placed in the 'Fan Fiction' section of the Samurai Archives as well. The winner will be announced at the Yahoo Group and the Samurai Archives Citadel at the end of judging in December.

Prizes:

Prizes are supplied by Animeigo:

Grand/First Prize: The Musashi Boxed Set and an Animeigo T-shirt

Second: Samurai Vendetta and an Animeigo T-shirt

Third: Blind Menace and an Animeigo T-shirt

All Animeigo T-shirts are size XL. The number of placing entries depend on total number of entries. Additional prizes may be awarded for honorable mentions, etc.


Plots to choose from:

1. A Samurai has lost something and is searching desperately for it.

2. A Samurai decides to look into possible supernatural activity in an abandoned castle/temple.

3. Clever peasants outwit a Samurai.

4. A modern-day scholar finds a firsthand account of a historical event that reveals a famous incident didn't go down like it was always believed.

5. A Samurai gives up his worldly possessions to seek solitude and enlightenment alone in a cave in the mountains, but finds something else instead.

6. A Samurai believed to have been killed reappears years later with a secret.


Timeline:
Deadline for fiction submission: 12/18/2010

Winner to be announced after judging.

Timelines are subject to change.


Participants agree to have their stories displayed on that Samurai Archives after the contest has finished. Participants will retain all rights to their work, and will be credited for their work on the site.

Please email submissions and questions to webmaster |at| samurai-archives.com