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Claude J. Pelletier
ANIME & MANGA NEWS ..................................................................................... 5
VIDEO & MANGA RELEASES ..............................................................................
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PRODUCTS RELEASES (Domestic & Japanese LD, Live-Action, etc.) ....................... 10
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Contributors
NEW RELEASES ................................................................................................. 11
MODEL NEWS .................................................................................................. 32
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REVIEWS
CD .................................................................................................................. 16
LIVE-ACTION MOVIES ....................................................................................... 17
MODELS .......................................................................................................... 30
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ANIME STORIES
BASTARD!! ....................................................................................................... 60
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MONONOKE HIME ........................................................................................... 62
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Anecdotes From Mr. Hiroyuki Yamaga .............................................................. 50
DESERT ROSE ................................................................................................... 61
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PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #50. May 1998. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published bimonthly
by PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2.
FAX: (514) 527-0347. E-mail: editor@protoculture.qc.ca. Web: http://www.protoculture.qc.ca/PA
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VOICE OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTER
PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©1998 by PROTOCULTURE ENR. The copyrights and trademarks
mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS
acknowledges the creators and copyrights holders of the materials mentioned or pictured herein,
and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights to articles/artwork revert to their respective
writers/artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for their views which are not
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588-4006). In U.S.A.: Anime Crash (NY: (212) 254-4670,
Boston: (617) 491-8760, Providence: (401) 276-0533),
Berkley Dist. (North: (510) 845-9851 or South: (310) 6328448), Books Nippan ((213) 891-9636), Chessex ((610)
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26116), Hobbygames (011 44 1903 730998). In Mexico:
Hector Santillan (011 52 5 664 2019).
World Animation Celebration .......................................................................... 48
Anime Under Fire (Part 7) ................................................................................ 52
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DISTRIBUTORS
ANIME WORLD
U.S. / Japan Cartoonists Symposium '98 ............................................................ 51
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Characters .................................................................................................. 28
ROBOTECH & CO. (Macross / Southern Cross / Mospeada, Etc.) ........................... 35
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SPOTLIGHTS
Mecha Files ................................................................................................ 20
Miyako Graham
Payette & Simms, Inc.
ANIME ............................................................................................................. 56
Overview ................................................................................................... 19
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ANIME: PA'S PICK ............................................................................................. 55
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It is incredible to see how we have evolved during this time and how the anime industry has devel-
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issue was released in November 1987 and our first real issue was released in Spring 1988. Ten years!
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This issue celebrates not only our fiftieth issue, but also our tenth anniversary. Our first, unofficial
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PRESENTATION
Someday, I proposed to start a fanzine (I was already making one about science-fiction, Samizdat). Several
people helped, at the beginning, to create the magazine: Alain Dubreuil (now a teacher; hey! Alain, if you’re
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(now at DP9), Paul Berthiaume (now a dentist), and Yvon Maillé Jr. (now a Radio Shack manager) — just to
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reading this, give me a call sometimes!), Michel Gareau (went back to his military career), Jean Carrières
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the comics and talked about the show to other friends, and we started playing the Role-Playing Game.
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was produced), Carl Macek did a good job on it considering the time and the circumstances. I began reading
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show and, despite what some people might say today (young fans that know nothing about how the show
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vinced me to look at it (“at 7 a.m. it’s better be good!”) and it was love at first sight. Robotech was a GREAT
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Cross and, of course, Macross — and by extension Macross 7) because there lies our origin. One day my
friend Alain Landry told me about this great show he was watching on an American TV channel. He con-
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We have decided to dedicate this issue to Robotech (and to its related shows like Mospeada, Southern
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In Summer ‘91, we moved our offices to a large loft that we shared with New Order, that had just released
Palladium’s Macross II RPG, and also started producing its own material (1994-95): Heavy Gear Fighter,
Video Fighter, Project A-ko RPG and, finally, Heavy Gear. However, in November ‘95, it was decided to split
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So, Happy Anniversary to PA, yes, but also Happy Anniversary to all our readers! We tried to make this issue
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readers (yes, YOU!). Thanks for believing in us and to appreciate our work.
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that way, despite the difficulties, the obstacles, the delays, etc., it’s only because of the support of our
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since the beginning and we intend to continue making it better. However, if we have been able to make all
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into the importation of anime videos and manga (check our catalog!). We have improved the magazine a lot
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Graham, James Taylor, Soichiro Yuasa, Sylvain Durand, and Aaron & Keith Dawe) and we are also venturing
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more pages, some color, a growing number of collaborators (we want to thank them all, particularly Miyako
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Martin Ouellette and myself) started a new era. Now, two years and twelve issues later, the magazine has
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In January 1996, with issue #38, Protoculture Addicts (now published by Protoculture Enr. and produced by
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ways, but both gained strength in the process.
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Next Issue
Our mecha special! Gundam 0083,
Tekkaman Blade, Godzilla and more!
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a little special. We hope you will like it.
CREDITS
Bastard!! © 1992 Kazushi Hagiwara/ Shueisha/ Pioneer.
Dark Cat © 1991 Naomi Kimura/ Asahi Sonorama/
Nikkatsu Corporation/ Agent 21. English Version © 1998
Kitty. Desert Rose © Kaoru Shintani/ Hakusensha/ TOEI
Video Co., Ltd. Dirty Pair Flash © Takachiho & Studio
Nue/ SUNRISE. English Version © 1998 A.D.Vision, Inc.
Fire Emblem © 1996 Nintendo/ KSS. English Version ©
1998 A.D.Vision, Inc. Flashback 2012 © 1986 BIG WEST/
Emotion. Gamera © 1995 Daei/ NTV Network/ Hakuhodo.
English Version © 1997 A.D.Vision, Inc. Genesis Climber
Mospeada © 1983 Tatsunoko Productions Co., Ltd. English Version © 1985 Harmony Gold U.S.A., Inc./ Tatsunoko
Productions Co., Ltd. Gold Digger © 1998 Fred Perry.
Grey: Digital Target © 1997 Yoshihisa Tagami/ Tokuma
Shoten/ Animage Video. English Version © 1997 Viz Communications, Inc. Inu-Yasha © 1998 Rumiko Takahashi/
Shogakukan, Inc. English Version © Viz Comics. Key The
Metal Idol © 1994 Hiroaki Sato/ Pony Canyon/ Fuji TV/
FCC/ Studio Pierrot. English Version © Viz Communications, Inc. Kimera © 1996 Kazuma Kodaka/ Seiji Biblos/
TOHO/ Animate Film. English Version © 1997 TOHO International. Released By A.D.Vision, Inc. Macross 7 ©
BIG WEST/ Macross 7 Project. Macross II © 1992, 1993
BIG WEST/ Macross II Project. English Version © U.S.
Renditions/ L.A. Heroes. Macross Mech Graffiti © BIG
WEST/ Victor/ Emotion. Macross © 1982 BIG WEST/
Tatsunoko Prod. Macross Plus © BIG WEST/ Macross
Plus Project. English Version © 1994/1995 Manga Entertainment, Inc. Megazone 23 © 1987 IDOL Co., Ltd./ Victor Musical Industries, Inc. English Version © Streamline
Pictures. Mobile Police Patlabor Comic © Masami Yuuki/
Shogakukan, Inc. English Version © Viz Communications,
Inc. Mononoke Hime © 1997 NIBARIKI/ NDG. Neon Genesis Evangelion © GAINAX/ Project EVA/ TV Tokyo/ NAS.
English Version © 1997 A.D.Vision, Inc. Comic Version
© 1995 GAINAX. English Version © Viz Comics. Robotech
II: The Sentinels © 1986 Harmony Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Robotech © Harmony Gold, Inc. Robotech RPG © 1986
Kevin Siembieda. Sol Bianca © 1990 NEC/ AVENUE. English Version © 1997 A.D.Visison, Inc. Street Fighter: The
Animated Movie © 1994 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross © 1984 Tatsunoko Productions Co., Ltd. English Version © 1985 Harmony Gold
U.S.A., Inc./ Tatsunoko Productions Co., Ltd. Tenchi Muyo!
Comic © 1996 Hitoshi Okuda. English Version © Viz Comics. The Irresponsable Captain Tylor © 1998 Hitoshi
Yoshiyoka/ Kadokawa Shoten. English Version © 1998 The
Right Stuf International, Inc.
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the company into its two divisions in order to facilitate production. Ianus was no more, DP9 & PA parted
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supplements for Cyberpunk (1992), Teenager From Outer Space, Mekton II (1993), wrote sourcebooks for
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much success) and into gaming. The gaming division (Dream Pod 9) rapidly grew and produced licensed
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The company then ventured into comics books (but Gates of Pandragon and Cybersuit Arkadyne had not
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book format to a small magazine format (the same as today) and a new layout (designed by Pierre Ouellette).
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merged with New Order, headed by Pierre Ouellette. With issue #16 (January ‘92), PA switched from comic
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the first issue of Mecha Press. When Alain and Michel left the magazine to go on with their life, Ianus
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after issue #10 (in February ‘91), felt that we had said all we could about Robotech and PA became a
magazine about Japanese animation in general.
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Robotech fanzine (in fact it was the only way Harmony Gold would let us continue publishing). After our first
Official issue (April 1988), we decided to upgrade to a color cover in order to be distributed by Diamond (Fall
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ber 1987. After one issue and some legal problems (only in America!), we “chose” to become the Official
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leaves) began as a Robotech fanzine (the "Robotech fanzine of Quebec Quadrant" to be precise) in Novem-
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name a few. We wish to thank them all (even those we have not named).
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Animeland #35. Artmic Design Works; B-Club Special
(Bandai, 1987, 164 pg., 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"): 18-20, 22-23.
AX Magazine: #1 (98/04). B-Club: #147-148. Gold Digger #39 (Antarctic Press, 36 PG., B&W): 5. Inu-Yasha
Part 1, #12 (Viz, 44pg., B&W): 5. Macross 7 This is Animation Special (Shogakukan, 1994, 100 pg., 8 1/2" x 10
1/2"): 8-9, 11, 13, 20, 22, 36, 38, 42. Macross II This Is
Animation Special #5 (Shogakukan, 1993, 100 pg., 10
1/2" x 8 1/2"): 35. Macross “One Night Stand” 15th Anniversary (BIG WEST, 24 pg., 10" x 14 1/2"). Macross
Perfect Memory (1984, 268 pgs., 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"): 8, 10,
19, 48, 73, 138-173. Macross The Movie Program Book
(1984, 28 pg., color). Macross The Movie This Is Animation #11 (Shogakukan, 1984, 148 pg., 8 1/4" x 11 3/
4"): 16, 20, 27, 36, 41, 49, 57, 82, 92. Mobile Police
Patlabor Vol.1 (Viz Graphic Novel, 194 pg., B&W): 186.
Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 1, #6 (Viz Select Comics,
40 pg., B&W): 17. Newtype Magazine (Kadokawa Shoten):
97/07, 97/08, 98/02, 98/03, 98/04, 98/05. No Need For
Tenchi Part 4, #4 (Viz Select Comics, 36 pg., B&W): 28.
Pop On Mylene Newtype Insert (Kadokawa Shoten, 10/
95): 5. Previews: Vol. VIII, #3, #4 & #5. Robotech #7
(Antartic Press, 32 pg., color): 10. Robotech Art 1
(Starblaze Editions, 1986, 256 pg., 8 1/2" x 10 7/8"): 3-4,
22, 67, 40, 81, 88, 92-93, 95, 99, 126. Robotech Style
Guide (Harmony Gold internal document for licensees).
Robotech Trading Cards: #7, #15 & #46. Southern Cross
This Is Animation #10 (Shogakukan, 1984, 122 pg., 8 1/
4" x 11 3/4"): 27-29, 33, 49. Time Magazine (4-13): 169.
All other illustrations come from promotional artwork,
cover art or directly from the animation. They remain the
property of their respective owner.
ANIME & MANGA NEWS
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—JAPAN—JAPAN—JAPAN—JAPAN—JAPAN—
Megumi Hayashibara got married on her 31st birth-
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Alexander is a 13-part OVA series animated by Mad-
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house, with character designs by Peter Chung, creator
day on March 30th, probably breaking the heart of
many young fans. That’s probably why she keeps
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of MTV’s Aeon Flux. Based on a novel by Hiroshi Aramata,
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it is directed by Yoshinori Kanemori, produced by Rin
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Tarô & Masao Maruyama, and scripted by Sadayuki
years younger that she had known for five years. She
felt it was time for her to wed, but she will continue
her work. (Sources: Anime V #150: 69, EX magazine,
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historical Alexander the Great, mercurial conqueror of
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on a monthly schedule. Alexander spins the story of the
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Murai. It will start this November and will be released
secret the name of her husband, a salaryman three
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the known world from 336-324 B.C. However, far from
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ence-fictional elements into actual historical battles and
rected by Hayao Miyazaki has been released on
laserdisc on June 26. Miyazaki was also invited to
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events as the series weaves its way though Alexander’s
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life and beyond. Aside from mesmerizing images (flying
show his movie in three movie festivals in Europe!
He was first a guest of the Berlin International Film
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characters, advanced weaponry, 20 feet tall men, a lot
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of CGI effects) and a rock/techno soundtrack, the series
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aims to grab viewers (basically Gen X’ers and Next
Festival and Mononoke Hime (Monster Princess)
was shown in the Zoo Palast theater in Berlin. Mr.
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ies), The World of Go Nagai, Call Me Tonight, Ann Of Green Gable, etc. Other interesting LD releases: MS
Gundam Boxed set, Kirara (in September), Record Of Lodoss War Boxed Set, Iczer-One, Starship Troopers, and
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comics, etc. (Source: Edit 90 — Marketing Agent for Alexander).
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Takada (who was a Guest of Honor at Anime America in ‘94) and a script by Tomomi Mochizuki (also director).
finds a new successor, Mr. Miyazaki is back to work
on a new project, a movie set in the future and with
an ecological thematic. When listening to Mononoke
Princess’ songs, many were wondering who was
singing: a girl? a choir boy? In fact, the lead singer
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is 27-year-old man: Yoshikazu Mera, who studied
music in Amsterdam. (Sources: Animage 04-98,
Animeland #41: 4, Manga Mania #45: 4, Newtype
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8-97:16)
Pocket Monster, the anime show that was canceled
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safely and the dangerous flashing effects have been
toned-down. (Sources: Animeland #41: 10, EX magazine, La Presse 4-4-98: D2).
www.TOKUMA.com.
X-Japan’s lead guitarist Hideto “Hide” Matsumoto,
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self with a towel. He left no explanation. The most
popular rock band of Japan disbanded last Septemreer. Tens of thousands of fans swarmed his funeral
on May 7th and one fan followed him in death, two
others tried. (Sources: Associated Press, CNN.com,
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(www.cyberdine.co.jp). (Source: B-Club #148).
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¥3,500 (www.crowdinc.com). They can also be mail-ordered at Cyberdine
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(Iria and Zeiram) have been made into action-figures by Crowd Toys and each retails at
ber, but Matsumoto had a very promising solo ca-
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working on a new film titled MikaZuki (The crescent Moon). The characters of Zeiram
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Keita Amemiya (a movie director who was a Guest of Honor at Anime Expo ‘93) is
33, committed suicide on May 2nd by hanging him-
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(Sources: Newtype 05-98 and Animeland #40: 64).
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TV series, animated by Gainax Studio, will be on TV in Fall 1998. Mr. Anno is also working on adult-video films.
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Situation of He and She) by Ms. Masami Tsuda and published by Hakushû-sha in Monthly Lala magazine. This
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Hideaki Anno is now working on a new animation based on the shôjo (girl) manga Kareshi kanojo no jisho (The
Tokuma Shoten has a web page since last February:
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(www.niftyserve.or.jp/station/sunrise/bigbang/nbang.htm), EX magazine, HobbyLink Japan).
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a new Gundam TV series... 1998-99 will definitely be THE years for Gundam fans... (Sources: Bandai
duced by a 3-minute explanation on how to watch TV
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also be a TV Special movie combining live-action and computer graphics titled G-SAVIOR. Bandai is also planning
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a Gundam W Endlesswaltz movie double-billed with a 8th MS Team movie. There will
now on prime-time (on Thursdays at 19:00), is intro-
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The second half of the boxed set will be released late 1998. This summer, there will be
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released as a commemorative six-LD boxed set (530 min., ¥36,000) on August 1st.
viewers, was back on the air of TV Tokyo in April. It is
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other things, the first 22 episodes of the original TV series (MS Gundam) will be
last December after having made sick hundreds of
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GUNDAM. Lots of activities are scheduled for the 20th anniversary of Gundam. Among
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who has the magic power of transformation. (Source: Animage 04-98, Animeland #41: 8).
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Fancy Lala (Mahô no stage Fancy Lala) is a new TV series by Studio Pierrot, with character design by Ms. Akemi
It started on April 5th on TV Tokyo. It’s a magical girl/shôjo style anime about Miho Kasahara (a 3rd grade girl!)
Kondo, but the latter died in January. So, until he
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ported by a merchandising campaign. Look forward to see the Alexander web site, action figures, card games,
had retired and passed the studio over to Yoshifumi
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same time for the first episode, then with a two-week delay to allow dubbing/subtitling time) and will be sup-
tival. After that he went back to Ghibli Studio. He
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tion, the series chapters will be distributed in Japan and the rest of the world almost simultaneously (at the
at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Fes-
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ticated fare as Spawn, Ghost In The Shell and Aeon Flux. To emphasize the international nature of the produc-
during his five days visit. The movie was also shown
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becoming known in Japan as riî qjO (Edge Anime). It’s already being used to label such recent, sophis-
the world) and he gave more then twenty interviews
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spearpoint of the slowly growing movement towards dramatic animation for mature audiences, a movement
100 press journalists came to see him from all over
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acterizations, the majority of whom are based on historical figures of that period. Alexander seeks to be the
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Gen’ers) with its intricate storyline and complex char-
Outlaws Star (yes, already).
Mononoke Hime. The latest animated movie di-
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being textbook dramatization, it blends fantasy and sci-
San Francisco Chronicle).
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Guardians Of Order, in association with Kodansha Ltd., announced that it will release The Sailor Moon RolePlaying Game and Resource Book this summer. The stories, settings, and especially the characters provide an
ideal gaming universe with tremendous role-playing potential. Players can assume the roles of the Sailor Scouts or
villains from the first two seasons. The book will also offer something to those who do not role-play, but are fans of
the show: a comprehensive ‘Sailor Moon’ resource and reference section will be included, containing information
previously unpublished in North America. The book (ISBN 0-9682431-1-8; Prod. #03-001)will be written by Mark
MacKinnon and the rules and mechanics will be fully compatible with “Big Eyes, Small Mouth,” the first multi-genre
anime RPG also from Guardians Of Order (Prod. #02-001). (www.guardiansorder.on.ca).
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Simitar Entertainment announced that Viz Communications has granted them
exclusive rights to develop Chroma-Cels™ based on their Ranma 1/2 series and
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture . Simitar’s Ani-Magine™ anime label released in
May three Chroma-Cel™ images from Ranma 1/2 and one from Fatal Fury. Each
Chroma-Cel™ retails at $14.95 US and is a limited edition with print-runs limited
to 5,000 images. (www.simitar.com).
There’s some good American animations out there! Anastasia (from
Warner Bros.) was quite beautiful (though the story had its weaknesses).
Disney’s Mulan is very promising (CJP: though I hate the trend of the
comic-relief animal — this time a dragon voiced by Eddie Murphy).
Dreamworks SKG’s The Prince of Egypt , due December 18, also looks
very interesting with its 1,192 shots (in 90 min.), a budget of $65 million,
and unusual influences (Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Gustave Doré, and
impressionist painters). (Source: Time, April 13, pg. 169).
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Shogo: Mobile Armor Division is an upcoming 3D action/anime game being developed at Monolith Productions
with heavy influence from popular anime film that have a focus on mecha (such as Evangelion, Patlabor 2, Macross,
Robotech) as well as many other non-mecha anime. The Shogo mecha are extremely quick, and they move organically. A deep storyline that focuses on character development & action has been written, and your decisions during
gameplay decide the outcome of the game (www.shogo-mad.com).
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Disney & Miyazaki — Still no date for the release of Mononoke Hime in the USA by Miramax (though we heard
that Neil Gaiman was scripting the English version and that it could be released early ‘99), but Kiki’s Delivery
Service has been scheduled for September 22. In an article in the May issue of Kidscreen, David Bosworth
writes: “Miyazaki (...) does not display as
darkly violent and overtly sexual themes in
his work as do his national counterparts. Still,
Buena Vista is doing its best to form a line of
distinction between Miyazaki’s and other
forms of anime, which in one extreme case
has been blamed for causing children to experience convulsions. “You’ll never hear the
word “anime” attached to Miyazaki’s stuff
around here,” says [Michael] Johnson [president of Buena Vista], adding that Kiki “has a
much deeper texture to it, a higher visual
quality; it’s much brighter than most anime.
Frankly, it’s more like Disney than any other
type of Japanese animation.” Although Disney has promised to maintained the English
adaptations of Miyazaki’s work as true to the originals as possible, Kiki has been “localized” for North American
audience through the addition of English voices and an expended musical score, according to Johnson.” We see
in this article the same prejudiced idea against anime: it’s only sex & violence. Miyazaki’s not dark? Wait to see
Mononoke Hime! And it is clear: for Buena Vista, Miyazaki’s stuff is too good to be called anime! Disgusting!
(Source: Kidscreen 5-98 provided by Fred Patten; commented by CJP).
Tokyo Shock (live-action division of Media Blasters) announced the released of EKO EKO AZARAK III. They are
planning to have all the movies, but they couldn’t be released in sequence because clearance rights on the first two
are taking longer for the music. They are also planning on the TV series if all goes well. Great news, those are cool
Japanese movies. They will first release Zero Woman in August, and, later, Armageddon (the live-action version of
Maki Ten sho which ADV will be releasing in anime, but sexier and bloodier, and starring the actress that played Iria
in Zeiram). (www.Media-Blasters.com).
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Magic Knight Rayearth Saturn video game by Working Designs has been constantly delayed. It was finally
announced for May, at the joy of many Saturn’s owner
who kept their platform for that game only, but it was
again pushed back to July. Recently, it was also announced for Playstation, but this information revealed
to be false. However, Square announced they will release Final Fantasy VIII for Playstation in early 1999.
(Source: GameSpot News).
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Invasion America, the new animated series from
Dreamworks SKG, premiered June 8th at ET/PT 9 p.m.
on WB, KTLA, WDWB, WGN, WNYO, WPIX and MT 9
p.m. on CKRD. Voice actors includes: Kristy McNicol,
Leonard Nimoy, Lorenzo Lamas, and Rider Strong.
(Sources: Jack Kim, TV Guide and Wired).
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Conventions — OTAKON ‘98 will be held August 7-9,
at the Hyatt Regency-Crystal City, Arlington, VA. Guests:
Shoji Kawamori, Scott Frazier (Production I.G.), Robert
DeJesus (Studio Capsule), Kuni Kimura (Studio
Ironcat), Matt Lunsford, Steve Pearl. Membership: $40
at the door. Info: 661A Waupelani Drive, State College,
PA 16801 or www.otakon.com. PA’s staff will attend
Otakon. — FANIMECON ‘99 will be held March 19-21,
1999 at the Wyndham Hotel, San Jose, California. For
info: www.fanime.com.
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Bubblegum Crisis DVD will be released
by Multimedia 2000. The eight
Bubblegum Crisis OVAs will be on three
DVD discs using the new DVD Multiplay®
technology which allows a single disk to
play as movie-quality video on a DVD
player and as a fully interactive computer
program with videos on a DVD-ROMbased computer system. The DVD compilation will be
available in July, will retail for $59.95 US and can be
ordered directly from Multimedia 2000 at (206) 6225530 or www.m-2k.com.
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Best Of Anime is a 16-anime-song anthology CD that
Kid Rhino will release on September 1st. It will retail at
$16.98 US and contains one song each from: Astro Boy,
Nuku Nuku, Devil Hunter Yohko, Gigantor, Gunbuster,
Macross Plus, Megazone 23 Pt. 2, New Cutey Honey,
New Dominion Tank Police, Oh My Goddess!, Record
of Lodoss War, Sailor Moon, Silent Mobius, Speed Racer,
Urusei Yatsura, and Windaria. (Source: F. Patten).
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Anime Day — The Los Angeles Public Library is scheduling an “Anime Day” on Sunday, October 4th, as part
of its 3rd annual Teen Comic Art & Animation Festival. It
was started as an inducement to promote reading and
artistic creativity among youth. The Library regularly
invites comic-book artists and animators living around
L.A. to speak, to look at the teens’ amateur art, and to
hold workshops. This year, since manga and anime have
been growing in popularity, the Library is scheduling
the second day for anime alone. The festival is promoted
throughout the LAPL’s branch libraries for about the preceding six months, with individual events at the different branches (including few anime presentations). For
information: (213) 228-7510. (Source: Fred Patten).
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Upcoming Video Releases — ADV has recently announced new acquisitions: the Bubblegum Crisis TV series,
Those Who hunt Elves, Bakuretsu Hunters (could be released as soon as this Fall), Dirty Pair original 10-part
OVA series, Tekken, Panzer Dragoon, Martian Successor Nadesico (!!), City Hunter (TV, OVAs and movies!!!),
Sakura Wars and Sonic The Hedgehog; AnimEigo should release the first part of the TV series Kimagure Orange
Road set in August; Buena Vista: Kiki Delivery Service (September 22); Manga Ent.: Psychic Wars (July 28),
Vampire Wars (August 25), Giant Robo #6 (September) and Fist of the North Star TV Series (!!!); Pioneer: El
Hazard OVA 2 (July 14), Bastard!! (August 25), Daiundoukai: Battle Athletess (September), and Shin Tenchi Muyo!;
Star Anime Ent.: Dragon League (August 19); Urban Vision: Tekkaman Blade II (July 28); and USMC: Ping Pong
Club (September), Birdy The Mighty, Garzei’s Wing, Sprite, AïKA, and VS Knight Lamune. As you can see, there will
be a huge amount of new releases in the coming months. And there are many more surprises to come!
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CHIBI-POP MANGA #1. A new magazine showcasing
up-and-coming manga artists from Japan! Each issue features fifteen pages of work by the cover artist, as well as the feature “Ask a Manga Artist,” in
which readers have the opportunity to ask established
manga artist their most pressing questions. Plus,
“The Adventure Of Tokyo Kid” is an ongoing, regular
feature, with Tomiko, a pre-pubescent tomboy who
lives in an amusent park and explores her emerging
telekinetic powers with similarly-powered friends!
Special Introductory price! For mature readers. B&W,
$3.95, avail. in July.
STAR WARS (cy-*Dt-ç
cy-*Dt-ç): A NEW HOPE #1.
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It’s Star Wars: A New Hope like you’ve never seen it
before! Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Obi-wan, and Darth
Vader all drawn manga style! Taken directly from
George Lucas’ script for Episode IV of Star Wars, this
book is masterfully drawn by Tamaki Hisaro. Cover
by Adam Warren. Dark Horse, b&w, 96 pg., 1 of 4,
$9.95 US, avail. on 7-8-98.
Thanks to Ricardo Razquin Lapiedra (rrl@alphacom.es) for all the Spanish releases infromation.
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Candy Candy (3:30 p.m.), Sailor Moon Super S (4:00
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p.m.) and Zenki (6:00 p.m.). Detective Conan is also
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Friday, on TV Azteca (Ch. 7): Saint Seiya (3:00 p.m.),
showing on Sunday mornings at 6:30 a.m. (Source:
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Spanish Video Releases: Manga Films: Evangelion #7, Saint Seiya movie, Dragon Ball GT #1, Tenchi Muyo OVAs
#11-12, Goshu The Cellist, Porco Rosso (announced titled also includes Black Jack, Bastard!!, Hakkenden, Final
Fantasy); Otaku Vision: Vision Of Escaflowne #1 (announced titled also includes Darkstalkers and Golden Boy).
—LATIN AMERICA—
Now playing in Mexico (in June), from Monday to
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Latest Spanish manga releases (May to June): Glenat: Black Jack #1, Ikkyu #1, Raika #3, Sailor Moon #7-8;
Norma: Armitage III #5, BT’X #1, Plastic Little, Trigun #3, RG Veda #9 (also announced for the Summer: Explosive
Milk, Nadesico, Jing, Flag Fighters and Evangelion #4); Planeta (Comics): Alita VI #9, Dragon Ball (Yellow) #56-59,
Dragon Ball (Blue) #9-10, Drakuun #3, Eat-Man #5, Explorer Woman Ray #2, Geobreeders #1, Gunsmith Cats III #9,
Ranma 1/2 VII #1, 3x3 Eyes III #7; Planeta (Manga Libr.): Dr. Slump #13, Dragon Half II #1, Renka #2, Yugo #7;
Planeta (Books): Detective Conan #1, Dragon Ball #37, Ruin Explorers #1 (also announced for the Summer: Flame
of Recca, Outlanders, Marmalade Boy, Inu Yasha, Steam Detectives, Bastard!! #19, and the Star Wars manga).
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Latest French manga releases (May to July): Dynamic Vision: Cobra #1; Glénat: Astro
Boy #5-6, Bastard! #10-12, Black Jack # 5-6, Dr Slump #15-16, Dragonball #31-32, Gunnm
#9, Histoires Courtes (A. Toriyama), Macross 7 Trash #1-2, Michael #2, Neon Genesis
Evangelion #2, Next Stop #2, Ninku #7-9, Noritaka #13-15, Ranma 1/2 #16-17, Sailor
Moon #17-18 (Final) (Glénat announced Sailor V (3 vol.) to replace Sailor Moon.); J’ai Lu:
City Hunter #25-27, Fly #25-27, Tekken Chinmi #5-6, Les Tribulations d’Orange Road #46; Kana (Dargaud): Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque #8-10, Détective
Conan #7-8, Spirit #1, Yû Yû Hakusho #8; Manga Player Coll.: 3 x
3 Eyes #4, Ah My Goddess #3-4, Chirality #1, Magic Knight Rayearth
#5-6, Ryu Seiki #2-3, Seraphic Feather #3, Wingman #5 (Manga
Player announced BTX and Flag Fighter as well as 3x3 Eyes #5 and Wingman #6); Tonkam:
Bouddha #4-5, Fushigi Yûgi #1-3, X #5-7 (Tonkam announced Un Cadeau de l’Ange (short
stories by T, Hôjô), Cat’s Eye (T. Hôjô, Deluxe Ed. in 10 vol.) and L’Histoire des Trois Adolf (O.
Tezuka)). [All those titles can be ordered from Protoculture’s Catalog: www.protoculture.qc.ca/
Catalog/] [Sources: Animeland #40-42, Manga Player # 29-31].
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URanime is one of the big anime club of Toronto. It is located at the Ryerson Polytechnic University. For more
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Kiki's Delivery Service was supposed to be premiered at the Fant-Asia Festival, but Buena Vista backed out of the
original agreement because the other movies of the Festival were judged too violent for Kiki. Also, they don't want
the movie to be labeled as "Asian" since it is now a Disney's product! However, it will be part of the Montreal's World
Movies Festival in early September.
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FANT-ASIA ‘98, The International Festival of Fantasy & Action Cinema, will be held simultaneously in Montreal
(Imperial Theater) and Toronto (Bloor Cinema) from July 10 to August 9. Among other movies, in the Anime
category: BlackJack, Jungle Emperor Leo, Lupin III: Walther P-38, Noiseman (a 16-min. movie from Bandai), and
Roujin Z; Japanese Live-Action: hommage to Takashi Ishii (Gonin (1995), Gonin 2, Black Angel), D.A.G.A.N. Runner
(by Sabu), Evil Dead’s Trap (1988), Female Inquisitor (1987), Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster (1965), Makaraga:
The Moon of Tao (by Keita Amamiya!), Rubber’s Lover (1997), Swallowtail Butterfly (1996), Ultraman Tiga & Dyna,
Wife to be Sacrificed; HK: Black Sheep Affair, The Longest Night, The Odd-one Dies, The Prodigal Son (1981) and
Hit Man (the latest Jet-Li!). A great festival not to be missed! (www.fantasiafest.com).
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Convention — ANIME NORTH will be held August 22-23 at The Michener Institute (222 St. Patrick Street) in
Toronto. Guests: Fred Perry, Mark C. MacKinnon, David Pulver. Membership: $25 at the door. Information: P.O. Box
24090, Dufferin Mall Postal Outlet, 900 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ont., M6H 4A0 or http://home.ipoline.com/~vegita/
an. PA’s staff will attend Anime North. — CNAnime will be held June 26-28 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center
(255 Front St. W.) as part of the Canadian National Comic Book Expo ‘98, Canada’s largest comic book event. Koichi
Ohata will be the guest of honor and there will be many after hours events at the Neil Wycik Hotel (96 Gerrard St. E.)
and Ghost in the Shell will be shown at the Bloor Cinema. Admission will be $20 for the week-end ($10 for one day).
PA’s staff will be there! (http://hobbystar.com/cnanime/).
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Booknet is a new Japanese Library in Toronto. Located at 13 Balmuto Street, #202, Toronto, Ont., M4Y 1W4, they
had books to sell, manga and video to rent. If fans let them know what their needs are, maybe they could also sell
the manga. Phone: (416) 921-1328, Fax: (416) 921-9455.
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BAKA, the Banzai Anime Klub of Alberta, located in Edmonton, Alberta is proud to present its fifth annual anime
festival, ANIMETHON 5, on July 11-12 at the Grant MacEwen Community College (10700-104st). Featured this year
are six viewing rooms running 12 hours a day, as well as panels, dealers, and displays. Admission is free with a
donation to the food bank. Check out the web site at http://www.ualberta.ca/~baka/a5/ or e-mail them at
baka@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca.
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