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Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ P r o t o c u l t u r e A d d i c t s # 7 6 May / June 2003. Published bimonthly by Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Qc, Canada, H3B 3L2. PRESENTATION ............................................................................................................... 4 Web: http://www.protoculture-mag.com E d i t o r i a l S t a f f NEWS Claude J. Pelletier [CJP] – Publisher / Editor-in-chief ANIME & MANGA NEWS: Japan ................................................................................................. 5 [email protected] ANIME RELEASES (VHS / R1 DVD) .......................................................................................... 6, 8 Miyako Matsuda [MM] – Editor / Translator PRODUCTS RELEASES (Live-Action, Soundtracks) ......................................................................... 6 Martin Ouellette [MO] – Editor MANGA RELEASES .................................................................................................................... 7 MANGA SELECTION .................................................................................................................. 7 C o n t r i b u t i n g E d i t o r s JAPANESE DVD (R2) RELEASES .................................................................................................. 9 Aaron K. Dawe, Keith Dawe, Robert Doss ANIME & MANGA NEWS: North America .................................................................................... 9 Kevin Lillard, Gerry Poulos, James S. Taylor NEW RELEASES ......................................................................................................................... 10 P r o d u c t i o n A s s i s t a n t s Safe House (Layout), Dominique Durocher (Proofreading), REVIEWS Aaron & Keith Dawe (Editing) LIVE-ACTION ............................................................................................................................ 39 MANGA Etc. ............................................................................................................................ 40 P r i n t i n g MODELS .................................................................................................................................. 42 Transcontinental Printing • Metrolitho (www.metrolitho.ca) ANIME ..................................................................................................................................... 53 S p e c i a l T h a n k s To all our advertisers, all the companies that provide infor- mation & screeners and all the people who give us their SPOTLIGHTS help & support. Cover used with the permission of ADV RahXephon Films. RahXephon ©2001 BONES • Yutaka Izubuchi / Overview ........................................................................................................................... 17 RahXephon Project. Character Profiles ................................................................................................................. 18 S U B S C R I P T I O N Mecha Files ......................................................................................................................... 20 One year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in Canada add $2.10 GST; Short Synopses .................................................................................................................... 22 in Quebec add $4.41 GST & PST), or $45 US overseas. Send Metal Armor Dragonar check/money-order to: Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Station Overview ........................................................................................................................... 26 B, Montreal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2. Payment by credit cards Character Profiles ................................................................................................................. 27 available from the web site only: www.protoculture-mag.com/ Mecha Files ......................................................................................................................... 28 PA/PASub.htm. Short Synopses .................................................................................................................... 30 D I S T R I B U T I O N In Canada: Anime Universe ((905) 212-9719), Cosmix ((514) 744- Sample file 9494), Disticor ((905) 619-6565, www.disticor.com), Marché ANIME WORLD Clandestin ((514) 282-3930), Snap! ((416) 588-4006). In U.S.A.: The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 20) ........................................................................ 34 Anime Nation ((727) 796-7561), Asahiya (NY: (212) 883-0011), BAAF: Anecdotes From Atsuchi Takeuchi .................................................................................... 44 Complete Strategist ((212) 685-3880), Diamond ((410) 560-7100), MWFF: Movie Reviews Part 3: Go .............................................................................................. 45 FM International ((608) 271-7922), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) 765- Convention Report: Anime Week-End Atlanta (AWA) ................................................................ 46 7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, Seattle: (206) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Convention Report: Anime NEXT & Anime USA .......................................................................... 48 587-2477), Mangamania ((800) 626- 4277), Nikaku Animart ((408) 971- The Year 2002 In Review ......................................................................................................... 50 2822), Planet Anime ((713) 523- Interview: Voice Actor Brad Swail .............................................................................................. 52 7122), Right Stuf ((515) 252-6116), RPV ((714) 671-1270), Tower Records (www.towerrecords.com). ANIME STORIES In England: Esdevium (011 44 Abeno Bridge Magic Shopping Mall ........................................................................................... 59 125226116). Humanoid Kikaider: The Animation (TV Series) .......................................................................... 62 Protoculture Addicts is ©1987-2003 by Protoculture. The Kikaider 01: The Animation (OVA series) .................................................................................. 63 copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are the property of Patlabor The Movie 3: WXIII ...................................................................................................... 64 their respective owners. Protoculture Addicts acknowledges the creators and copyrights holders of the materials mentioned or Read Or Die ........................................................................................................................... 66 pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All The Legend Of The White Snake (Hakujaden) ........................................................................... 67 rights to articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/ Turn A Gundam Movie I: The Earth Light .................................................................................... 68 artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for their Turn A Gundam Movie II: The Moonlight Butterfly ....................................................................... 69 views which are not necessarily those of Protoculture Addicts. Voices Of The Distant Star ......................................................................................................... 70 No part of this magazine can be reproduced without permission from the publisher, except for review purposes • Spoilers Warning: This magazine contains important plot details about several Japanese animation. Readers discretion is advised. • ONLINE SUPPLEMENT Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library See www.protoculture-mag.com for details! of Canada • Printed in Canada • ISSN 0835-9563. 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Anime Fans In The Military; Thank You For Your Service And Please Come Home Safely! On March 20th, 2003, the war in Iraq began after six months of debating at the United Nations. As we watched this war on live television (through CREDITS CNN, BBC or any other networks) and witnessed the fall of dictator Saddam Hussein and his regime, I felt that reality IS ARTICLES: Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai © Gainax / Abenobashi crazier than fiction, even if we are so used to seeing violence in anime shows. Committee. Hakujaden © Toei. Hoshi no Koe © Makoto Shinkai / MANGAZOO. Jinzo Ningen Kikaider: The Animation © Ishinomori Production / SPE Visual Normally, I write the presentation page to introduce new anime shows or talk about our feature articles. But, this time, I Works • BT. Kikaider 01: The Animation © 2001 Ishinomori Production / SME Visual Works. Metal Armor Dragonar © Sotsu Agency • Sunrise. write to convey a few words of support to the men and women in the military who have been doing a very difficult (even Patlabor The Movie 3: WXIII © Headgear / Emotion / TFC. Rahxephon ©2001 deadly!) job, far away from home and their loved ones. Our best wishes go especially to our PA subscribers. Recently, BONES • Yutaka Izubuchi / Rahxephon Project. Read Or Die ©2001-2002 Studio Orphée / SME • Visual Works. English version ©2003 Manga we have begun to receive “change of address” notices from our subscribers in the military. They have been sent to the Entertainment. Turn A Gundam The Movie ©2002 Sunrise Inc. Middle East and yes, your copies will be sent to you, wherever you are (in Kuwait, or