Read the entire Princess Ai: Encounters manga for free in our brand new embeddable Manga Player here on Crunchyroll. It’s an online special for Princess Ai fans celebrating the publication of the print edition.

Click the Manga Player image above to access the interactive version. Press the FULL-SCREEN button to read large, clear manga pages. If you like what you see, click the EMBED button for code to display the player on your social networking page. Click SEND to email it to a friend.

We’re also offering free downloadable versions in two popular formats with links to free software readers.

We’re taking this bold step because we believe that giving away Encounters in eBook form won’t mean that we sell fewer printed books. In fact, just the opposite. We’re betting that you’ll like Princess Ai (if you aren’t a fan already) and after reading Encounters, you’ll want to check out all the other Princess Ai manga, novels and art books available now—or soon to come!

From time to time, we’ll have other special promotions and give away digital manga to our members. Let us know how you like the idea of reading and collecting electronic versions. If you like the eBook, do you think that you’ll still collect the printed book too?

Post your comments about our Princess Ai: Encounters eBook Giveaway and new Manga Player here on our Crunchyroll page and on the TOKYOPOP Forum too at: http://messageboard.tokyopop.com/forums.

You can also email us at MangaOnline@tokyopop.com

We’re hoping that promotions like this one with Crunchyroll will attract fans to join both of our communities.

Become a TOKYOPOP member today! Join the legions of manga and anime fans who are part of our ever-changing social networking community. Create a free account and subscribe to our manga news blast today at www.TOKYOPOP.com.

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Oh, and have fun with the Wall. We hope you upload lots of your original manga as well of pictures of you and your friends! Anyone have a chibi version of our company mascot, the Robofish?