Protoculture Addicts #82

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RELATED PRODUCTS (J-Rock Music CDs, Anime CD Soundtracks) .................................................. 22
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ANIME ..................................................................................................................................... 56
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The Work Of Masamune Shirow ............................................................................................ 34
Overview ........................................................................................................................... 35
Character Profiles ................................................................................................................. 36
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Fantasia 2004: Cutie Honey Live-Action .................................................................................... 47
Montreal World Film Festival 2004: Overview ............................................................................ 48
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Fantasia 2004: Anime Overview, Dead Leaves, Wonderful Days ................................................ 46
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Interview: Ichiro Okouchi .......................................................................................................... 43
Fantasia 2004: Overview ......................................................................................................... 45
Convention Reports: Project A-Kon, Anime USA, SugoiCon ......................................................... 51
The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 27): Home Page 17: L’Arc En Ciel ........................... 55
ANIME STORIES
Fujin Monogatari ...................................................................................................................... 62
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Soukyou no Fafner ................................................................................................................... 72
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Montreal World Film Festival 2004: More Reviews ..................................................................... 49
Otogi Zoushi ........................................................................................................................... 64
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ANIME WORLD
Opinion & Debate: The Best Deal On Anime? ........................................................................... 44
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Protoculture Addicts #82
January / February 2005. Published by Protoculture,
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So here we are, early 2005, and Protoculture Addicts is now “Anime News Network’s Protoculture Addicts.”
Perhaps the biggest question you might have right now is, “what’s going to change?” Very little actually,
Protoculture Addicts will continue to be produced in the same vein as always, where content, not gloss, comes
first. Of course we intend to make some modifications, but these will all be geared towards improving the
magazine, not changing it. The most important thing that will not be changing will be that Claude J. Pelletier, the
man that founded Protoculture Addicts in 1988 and has been at the helm ever since, will continue as the editor in
chief of Anime News Network’s Protoculture Addicts. In short, it will remain the “same old Protoculture Addicts,
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What’s more, Protoculture Addicts has a certain heritage that other anime magazines simply don’t have. Although PA wasn’t the first anime magazine in North America, it is the oldest remaining anime magazine in North
America (18 years this year!). For many anime fans, and industry professionals, PA was the first anime magazine
they picked up. An industry friend of mine recently told me that he still had his copy of PA#1 at home. To me, this
heritage is unquestionably something worth maintaining.
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It was an easy decision to make, Protoculture Addicts was, by far, my favorite anime magazine on the market, it
was geared towards the same audience that I always tried to gear Anime News Network towards. In fact, it was
geared towards me… or rather the demographic that I was a part of. It was the only magazine on the market
aimed entirely towards an older demographic that put content above gloss. I never cared how pretty a magazine
was (or wasn’t), what was important was that the magazine provide me with a couple of hours of reading
enjoyment and teach me a few new things in the process. Protoculture Addicts always did this.
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Flash forward to the summer of 2003, and I was speaking with Claude J. Pelletier at the Fantasia Film Festival.
Claude confided in me that he was thinking of getting out of the printed magazine business sometime in the next
two years. It took very little time for me to decide that, if at all possible, Anime News Network’s print companion
would be Protoculture Addicts, and I had roughly two years to make it happen.
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So this is why we wanted to one day have a magazine counterpart to Anime News Network.
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We at Anime News Network have long wanted to have a print companion to the website. Not a print version, but
a companion, something that would complement the website, not just transfer it to a different media format.
After all, we’re very happy with the online format for ANN. Even newspapers are only printed once a day, whereas
we can and do update multiple times a day. But there’s still something to be said for paper; you can sit in bed and
read a magazine, take it with you to the café and sip coffee while reading, read it in the subway on the way to
work, and so on… Sure, technically you can do all this with digital devices, but the reading space available on a
PDA is rather limited, and compared to a magazine, a laptop is big and bulky. Who wants to take out a laptop to
read on the subway? Regardless of what certain digerati would have you believe, paper media still has the upper
hand over digital media in a few areas, and it will be a while yet before digital media is portable, ergonomic, and
economic enough to completely replace paper.
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Next issue: Five Star Stories, Gankutsuo (The Comte Of Monte Cristo), Grenadier, Gunbuster 2, Rozen
Maiden, Shura no Toki, Yakitate!! Japan and more!! Don’t miss it! Check our web page for more details:
www.protoculture-mag.com!
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This first issue of Anime News Network's Protoculture Addicts is introducing you to eight (8) new anime titles!
First, it features spotlights on Appleseed, Samurai Champloo, and Scrapped Princess. It is also offering lots of
reviews of books (4), manga (22), anime-related products (12 CDs, 4 models), anime DVDs (58) and live-action
movies (11) and it covers several festivals (more on the movies seen at this year's Montreal World Film Festival
and at Fantasia) and conventions (Project A-Kon, Anime USA, SugoiCon). Also, more anime are presented in the
“Anime Stories” section: Fuujin Monogatari, Otogi Zoushi, Re: Cutie Honey, Samurai 7, and Soukyou no Fafner!
Finally, this issue highlights the latest anime & manga news (more than ever)! Enjoy!
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CREDITS
ARTICLES: Appleseed ©2004 Shirow Masamune / Seishinsha • Appleseed
Film Partners. Fujin Monogatari © 2004 Windy Tales Production Committee.
Otogi Zoushi © 2004 Production I.G. / VAP / NTV. Re: Cutie Honey © Go
Nagai / Dynamic Planning. © Laterna • Toei Video • Gainax • Towani. Samurai
7 © 2004 Akira Kurosawa / Mico • GDH • Gonzo. Samurai Champloo ©
Manglobe / Shimoigusa Champloos. Scrapped Princess © 2003 Sute Pri
Production Committee. Soukyuu no Fafner © Xebec • Tatsumiyajima.
REVIEWS: 2009 Lost Memories ©2002 Tube Entertainment. Ai Yori Aoshi
Enishi © 2003 Kou Fumizuki • Hakusensha / AIAO Project. Angel Tales
©2002-2004 Wonderfarm / Angel Tales Project. Arcade Gamer Fubuki ©
2001-2003 Mine Yoshizaki • Enterbrain, Inc. / Arcade Gamer Fubuki
Committee. Azumanga Daioh © Kiyohiko Azuma • Mediaworks / Azumanga
Diaoh Committee. BASToF Syndrome ©2001 KBS • Dongwoo. Packaging
©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Birth © Victor Entertainment. Packaging ©2004
A.D. Vision, Inc. Captain Herlock © Leiji Matsumoto / Kobunsha • VAP •
NTV. © 2002 VAP • NTV. Chrono Crusade ©2003 Gospel. Packaging ©2004
A.D. Vision, Inc. Conduct Zero ©2002 KM Culture. Corto Maltese ©2002
Home Made Movies / France 2 Cinema / RAI Fiction / Neuroplanet Luxemburg.
® & © Cong S.A. Lausanne. Cosplay Complex © Wonderfarm / Cosplay
Complex Production Committee. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc.
CyberTeam In Akihabara © KA-NON / Kodansha • TBS. Packaging ©2004
A.D. Vision, Inc. Dead Leaves ©2004 Imaitoonz / Production I.G. / Manga
Entertainment. Demon Lord Dante ©2002 Go Nagai / Dynamic • Dante
Project. Dokkoida!? © 2003 Taro Achi • Yu Yagami • MediaWorks / Cosmos
Sou. All Rights Reserved. Dragon Drive © 2002-2004 Ken-ichi Sakura /
Shueisha • TV Tokyo • NAS • BV. All Rights Reserved. Evolver © Gaion
Lable. Gad Guard © Yoshitsune Izuma • Gonzo. © Yoshitsune Izuma • Gonzo
• Hiroshi Nishikiori / Team GadGuard. Genji Monogatari © Tatsuya Egawa.
Get Backers © Yuya Aoki • Rando Ayamine • Kodansha / Team Get Backers.
Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
© 2003-2004 Shirow Masamune • Production I.G. / Kodansha. Gravion ©
Bari • Kazu • Gonzo / Gravion Project • ADV Films. Packaging ©2004 A.D.
Vision, Inc. Gregory Horror Show © 2002 Naomi Iwata / Project Gregory
Horror Show. Happy Lesson © 2001 Mustumi Sasaki / MediaWorks • KSS.
Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Ikki Tousen ©2003 Yuji Shiozaki • Wani
Books / Ikki Tousen Partners. All Rights Reserved. Kaleido Star © Junichi
Sato • HAL • GDH / Kaleido Stage • ADV Films. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision,
Inc. Kaze No Yojimbo © 2001-2004 Kurosawa Production / Sammy • Dentsu
• Studio Pierrot • NTV. Pruduced under license from NTV. Kino’s Journey ©
Keiichi Sigsawa • Media Works • Kino’s Journey Production Committee.
Packaging design © 2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Lady Death © 2004 ADV Films.
All Rights Reserved. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Magical Play ©
AIC / Magicaland Magic Union. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc.
Marmalade Boy ©1994 Toei Animation Co., Ltd. English language version
©2004 Tokyopop Inc. Megazone 23 Part II ©1986 Victor Entertainment,
Inc. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Mezzo ©2003 Yasuomi Umetsu /
Mezzo Committee. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Visions, Inc. Mobile Suit Gundam
Seed ™ & © 2002-2004 Sotsu Agency • Sunrise • MBS. English adaptation
produced un der license by Bandai Entertainment. Nadia: The Secret Of
Blue Water TV Series © 1989 NHK / Sogo Vision / Toho. Nadia: The Motion
Picture © 1991 Toho / Ichimura Collection / Sogo Vision. Neon Genesis
Evangelion © Gainax / Project EVA • TV Tokyo. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision,
Inc. New Fist of the North Star © Buronson • Tetsuo Hara / Coamix / New
Fist Of The North Star Committee. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Nurse
Witch Komugi-chan © STP • Tatsunoko Pro / Mugi Mugi Missions. Packaging
©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Onmyoji II ©2003 TFC / TBS / Dentsu / Kadokawa /
Toho / MBS. Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat © 2002, 2003 Broccoli • Madhouse.
Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Paranoia Agent © Satoshi Kon •
Madhouse / Paranoia Agent Committee. Popotan © Pettitferret / Popoya. All
Rights reserved. Packaging ©2004 Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. R.O.D.
The TV © Studio Orphee / Aniplex Inc. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by
Aniplex Inc. Robotech Remastered © 1985, 2004 Harmony Gold USA, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. Packaging © 2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Robotech series &
underlying artwork © 1985, 2001 Harmony Gold USA, Inc. Samurai X:
Reflexion © Nobuhiro Watsuki / Shueisha • Fuji TV • Aniplex. Packaging ©
2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Samurai X: Trust And Betrayal © Nobuhiro Watsuki
/ Shueisha • Fuji TV • Aniplex. Sister Princess © Naoto Tenhiro • Sakurako
Kimino • Media Works / Sis Pri. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision. Inc. Star
Ocean EX © 2001 tri-Ace Inc • Mayumi Azuma / Square Enix • TV Tokyo •
SOP. Stellvia © Xebec • Foundation II • TX. Super GALS © 2001 Mihona
Fuji / Shueisha • TV Tokyo • GALS! Project. Packaging © A.D. Vision, Inc.
Super Milk-Chan Show © 2003 FG / SSNW / RTK / ADV. Packaging ©2004
A.D. Vision, Inc. Texhnolyze © Rondo Robe • Texhnolyze Committee. Tokyo
Godfathers © 2003 Satoshi Kon • Mad House / Tokyo Godfathers Committee.
© Destination Films. English version © 2004 Columbia Tristar, Inc. Tsukihime
© Type-Moon / Tsukihime Project. Wedding Peach © Tenyu • Nao Yazawa /
Shogakukan • TV Tokyo • NAS • KSS. Packaging © A.D. Vision, Inc. Witch
Hunter Robin ©2002-2003 Sunrise. English Adaptation Produced under
license by Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Wolf’s Rain © 2003-2004 Bones •
Keiko Nobumoto / BV. All Rights Reserved. Yesterday ©2002 CJ
Entertainment Inc. — All products mentioned or illustrated in this magazine
remain property of their respective owners. They are used here solely for
education, promotion or review purposes.
ILLUSTRATIONS: Animage #313 (07/04): 40, 177; #315 (09/04): 102; #316
(10/04): 136-37; #317 (11/04): 108-113. Kinema Junpo #1390 (10/2003):
23-37. Programs of Fantasia 2004, Montreal World Film Festival 2004 and
A-kon 15. — All other illustrations come from promotional artwork, cover
art or directly from the animation. They remain the property of their
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Hello Kitty’s Animation Theater - Once Upon A Time #1
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Wolf’s Rain - Recollections (4 of 7)
Kaze no Yojimbo - Deadly Feud #5
Getbackers - Into the Limitless Fortress (3 of 10)
Stratos 4 - Interception #4
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Legend of the Condor Hero - #2
Last Exile - Sealed Mov (7 of 7)
Last Exile - Complete DVD Box Set Limited Edition (1-7 of 7)
Requiem from the Darkness - Human Atrocity #2
New Fist of the North Star - When a Man Carries... (3 of 3)
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Tristia of the Deep Blue Sea #1
Body Transfer
Texhnolyze - Lies & Dispair #5
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Platinum Edition (4 of 7)
Robotech Remastered: New Generation Set 2 (7 of 7)
Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Essential Anime (2 of 3)
Gad Guard - Collections #4
Samurai X: Reflection - Director’s Cut
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files - Three Kingdoms (28)
Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Past, Present, and Future (8 of 8)
Giant Robo - #2
Yu-Gi-Oh! - Edited (27)
Twelve Kingdoms (9 of 10)
Seraphim Call
Wedding Peach - Black Heart (8 of 10)
Spiral - Disarming Fate #2
R.O.D -The TV- - The Turning Point #4
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Inu Yasha Movie 2
Lunar Legend Tsukihime - Lunar Dance #2
Gokusen- The Unteachables + Premium (1 of 3)
Sailor Moon S - Gen Signature Series #6
Gate Keepers - The Shadow - Gen Signature Series (7 of 8)
Tenchi Universe - Gen Signature Series #7
Star Ocean EX - The Inception
Star Ocean EX - The Inception + Artbox #1
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - Momentary Silence (6 of 10)
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - Suspicious Motives (7 of 10)
Dragon Drive -Friends in Need #5
Aura Battler Dunbine - Secrets of Byston Well (11 of 12)
Galaxy Angel Z - Galaxy-Sized Combo #2
Wolf’s Rain - War for the Soul (5 of 7)
Kaze no Yojimbo - Unveiled Mystery #6
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Pokemon Advanced - Jump for Joy # 8
Sonic X - Sonic Scream Test # 5
Hello Kitty’s Animation Theater - Once Upon A Time # 1
Dragon Ball GT - Lost Episodes - Activation # 5
MegaMan NT Warrior - Download # 4
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files - Bandits and Kings # 29
Yu-Gi-Oh! - Back to Battle City # 28
MegaMan NT Warrior - Download # 5
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