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Table of Contents BOSTON INBOUND

4 From the Con Chair

5 Guests of Honor

10 Events

12 Panels

18 Anime Programming

30 Live Programming

32 Convention Rules

40 Our Wonderful Staff

42 Food and Shops

44 Convention

Anime Boston 2004 3 From The Conchair

One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job is that I get to write the opening letter to attendees every year in the guidebook, and this year is no exception. Once again I am thrilled to be able to be here with all of you this weekend as anime fans from all over the country return to city in America to illustration by Robertillustration by DeJesus celebrate our beloved hobby.

Last year’s convention was a tremendous success and we have been actively trying to outdo ourselves this year. Just look at some of the changes in store for you: we’ve increased the size of the dealer’s room to over 75 tables and more than 25 vendors, we’ve doubled the size of the art show, we’ve ex- panded the video gaming room to include more consoles and a Dance Dance Revolution machine, we’ve increased the number of panel and video rooms, we’ve computerized registration, and we expanded our workshop and gam- ing tracks.

We’ve also invited a whole new slate of guests to our convention. I am pleased to welcome Michael Coleman, , Lauren Goodnight, Hilary Haag, Carl Horn, , , and .

Returning guests include Robert and Emily DeJesus of Studio Capsule and David Williams, ADR director and DVD producer.

I’m also excited to be welcoming our Japanese Guest of Honor Nobuteru Yuuki.

Additionally, I’d like to thank the hardworking staff of Anime Boston. Without your tireless efforts, none of this would be possible. I’d also like to thank all of you, the attendees, for your support.

Last, but not least I would like to thank the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers for providing us a wonderful venue for the past two years that has allowed us to grow and prosper. Sadly, this year will be our final year at the hotel as we have quickly exceeded their capacity and will be moving to a larger facility.

So it is with sadness, yet also joy, that I announce to all of you that due to your wonderful support, Anime Boston will making that next leap and mov- ing to the Hynes Convention Center in 2005.

So sit back, have fun, and enjoy the weekend! It’s going to be exciting and memorable event! Sincerely,

Convention Chairman AdamAnime Boston Ferraro 2004

4 Anime Boston 2004 Nobutero Guests of honor Character designer and animation director Nobuteru Yuuki is one of YUUKI the hottest names in the anime industry today. The self-taught art- ist started out as an employee of , Studio Min, and DAST. He worked as an animator on various titles such as .

Mr. Yuuki is perhaps best known for his design work on the Record of Lo- doss War OAV and Escaflowne tele- series and movie. However, he has many other favorites to his credit, such as the movie and ac- companying X2 music video, Gunnm (Battle ), and Five Star Stories. He has also used his magic on the for Battle Royal High School, Angel Cop, and Weathering Continent.

Mr. Yuuki’s latest anime designs can be seen in Heat Guy J and Harlock: The Endless Odys- sey, both in the process of being released in . In addi- tion, he recently contributed to an animated opening video for Ragn- arok Online.

Mr. Yuuki’s contributions to char- acter design do not stop at anime. Mr. Yuuki has designed characters for numerous games including Drag- on Force II, Legend of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 3, and Chrono Cross. He has also produced several volumes of an original manga called Vaelber Saga. Anime Boston is proud to welcome a guest of such consider- able talent as Nobuteru Yuuki.

Anime Boston 2004 5 GUESTS

Hilary Haag is from , TX and has been working for ADV since the late 1990’s. She has voiced characters in more than 30 titles including Nene in 2040, Ryo in Princess , Karinka in , Chloe in Noir, Tessa in Full Metal Panic, Menchi in , and Megumi in RahXephon. In addition to anime, she has appeared in several local and national television commercials HILARY HAAG HILARY

MONICA RIAL

Monica Rial is very excited to be attending her first Anime Boston! Especially after hearing about all the fun her

CARL HORN pal David Williams had last year. Monica has been with ADV Films for 4 years where she has worked on many Carl Gustav shows including: , Steel Angel Kurumi, Excel Horn has Saga, Chance Pop Session, Full Metal Panic, Pretear, Angelic written Layer, , , and Magical Shopping professionally Arcade Abenobashi. She has also worked for on anime for Productions on their release of . Please check out ten years and her panels and make sure to say hello! has been a manga editor for the past . A former associate editor at and manga editor for Pulp magazine, he is co-author of the book Edge, which in 1999 became the first book on culture to make Newsweek. Together with Tokyoscope author Patrick Macias, he has presented on anime at the International Festival and has provided commentary on the field to Wired, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Recent editorial projects have included the English editions of the and anime comic novels, as well as the Excel Saga, Flowers & Bees, and .

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Crispin Freeman Lex Lang has been voicing has been portraying anime characters for just characters in anime over 9 years. He can be for over 6 years. He heard as Sanosuke Sagara in got his start playing , Goemon in Zelgadis Graywords in LEX LANG Lupin , Crim in The . Since then .Hack, Kimishima in Scryed, he’s played in Cain Tokioka in Ex-Driver, , Balmung in Jovanni and Shun in Heat Guy .hack//SIGN, Amon in J, Suzuki in , War Greymon in , Captain CRISPIN FREEMAN and Herlock in Captain Herlock, Ry and Announcer in , as many others! Current well as multiple voices in The , , , and Upcoming shows and even more than that! This award-winning actor has also include where appeared on stage as an actor, comic, and musician. he plays Alex Rowe, Wolf ’s Rain where he’ll Originally hailing from Hollywood, California, Mr. Lang’s voice be playing Tsume and can also be heard in video games and on television. : Stand Alone Complex where He will also be selling signed merchandise at the Anime Boston he’ll be playing Togusa. table in the dealers’ room throughout the weekend.

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Robert DeJesus is an Indiana born, self-taught artist. He has worked on comics such as High School, Mangazine, Not Ninja High School, Again and SB Ninja High School.

Robert’s biggest claim to fame has to be designing Banzai Chibi Chan, the mascot for PlayStation Magazine: 100% Independent. He recently worked on two childrens books based on Spiderman, released on the weekend of the movie debut.

Robert and his wife, Emily, have started their own company, Studio Capsule. Find out everthing that’s new with Studio STUDIO CAPSULE Capsule or Robert at www.robertdejesus.com ROBERT & EMILY DEJESUS

Dave Wittenberg is a relative newcomer to the world of anime voice acting, but has already given a voice to a number of characters in various anime titles. His credits include Michael in Witch Hunter Robin, Jiro/ in Kikaider, Sora in .hack//SIGN, Kei Kusanagi in Please Teacher, the tamer Henry Wong and countless digimon in Digimon, as well as roles in RaveMaster, Last Exile, , King Gainer, and 12 Kingdoms. He has also been a writer/director for Digimon and . DAVE WITTENBERG DAVE Dave has also done a lot of work in video games. In addition to continuing his role as Sora in the .hack games, he can be heard in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, 3, and 4, Xenosaga Episode I, and many others.

Dave has been a writer for Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect, Dennis Miller, and Craig Kilborn.

Anime Boston 2004 will be Dave Wittenberg’s first appearance.

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David Williams is currently an Lauren Goodnight, a voice ADR Director for ADV Films actress for ADV Films, has as well as the DVD Producer, appeared in Pretear (Natsue voice on the Internet and Awayuki), keeper of the Suck Bunny. (Narrator), SuperGALS! Shows he has directed (Sanae), and many others. include Angelic Layer, Pretear, Anime has always been the original Nuku Nuku OVAs, a part of her , from and many others.

DAVID WILLIAMS DAVID watching Voltron and Speed Being the evil company rep Racer as a child through her Bachelor’s Degree that he is, he’s often invited thesis on (especially anime fandom) to anime conventions where he can be seen wandering GOODNIGHT LAUREN ...showing how the love of something central can the con with his “What would you do for a DVD badge” bind people together. giving out to clever and amusing otaku. And those evil roots go deep, having been an anime fan since before Anime Boston 2004 will be her first anime there was an anime industry in the US and with ADV convention appearance. from the beginning when his living room was used as a production facility for their first show, .

Michael has established himself as a popular voice talent with appearances on several top anime and animation series (X- Men, Infinite Ryvius, Quintuplets, Z, , Ranma 1/2, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Cardcaptors), and MICHAEL COLEMAN the animated feature Ark starring James Woods and Michael’s good friend, Kirby Morrow.

This is his first appearance at Anime Boston, so please show him what a good time can be had with Anime Boston’s enthusiastic fans!

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Anime Music Video Contest: “Anime Name that Tune” The Contest is an exhibition and competition of fan-created music videos with an anime theme. Videos were submitted This Zephyr classic takes 8 audience from across the globe. Watch our screening of the finalists and cast members who will prove their quick your vote for your favorite video. Winners will be presented during the knowledge of anime music to win Masquerade intermission. big prizes! Audience members will also win prizes when the contestants Dance get stumped! Anime Boston’s victor will compete in the “Best of 2004” Friday Night: championship, like AB’s Ernie Kim “Dance Music Night” did for 2003! Join our djs as they take you on a journey of a different sorts. Dipping deep into their collections, they will bring you the latest Live Action: Otaku and greatest in dance music or some classics that are sure to bring Trivial Pursuit you to the dancefloor. This Zephyr Game Show takes 6 Saturday Night: otaku and turns them into human “Anime Dance Night” pieces on our come-to-life trivial Some new and old faces will gracing the decks with a dazzling array pursuit board! Contestants will walk of Anime, Jpop, and Eurobeat music that will keep you around the board and earn pie velcro moving all night long. wedges based on their knowledge of anime - and wear them like gym Charity Auction badges!

On Sunday, April 11, 2004 at 3PM in Main Events, Anime Boston 2004 Havoc will be holding its first annual charity auction to benefit the Central New England chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Bid This Zephyr Game Show tests the on a variety of related merchandise and help support a dirty minds of otaku and rewards their worthy organization! Credit cards will be accepted. piety! Given seemingly-raunchy clues about an anime character or an anime, Game Shows teammates will have to endure what first comes to mind with the clues and Whose Line is it give the clean answer (18+ because of Anime?: its potential content).

The hit improv comedy event from Anime Boston 2003 and Mikkakan, is back. See special guests take on the challenging games provided by our host, PatrickD of The Chibi Project. Of course, there’s audience participation too, so some lucky people get to be a part of the show!

10 Anime Boston 2004 EVENTS Gaming Karaoke Not Video Gaming but back to basics gaming. We’re talking D&D, Open Mic karaoke: BESM, , Yu-Gi-OH! and so much more! LARPs, CCGs, RPGs and Minis enough to make your head spin! And the best of all, its So you want to sing the theme to Excel Saga or Evangelion? free! Except certain tournaments, almost all of our Role-Playing events Now is your time to relax and sing to your hearts content happen for free, whenever you have a spare minute in the excitement of with no strings attached. There is a large library of anime and Anime Boston! Come on over to the 4th floor and look for the RPG j-music tunes to pick from. We may have the song to that Gaming HQ for more details. obscure anime you love to sing so much. Video Games Karaoke Competition: The video game dungeon is bigger and better this year. We now have The heat is on!! A panel of judges will be present on Friday more of the latest video games and you can now compete head to head night to decide who the best karaoke singer at Anime Boston in networked Xbox and Gamecube games or dance to the beat with our is. Four place prizes for the four best survivors. Consult the wide selection of music games. Try the tournaments for awesome prizes rules for entry in Friday nights competition. Don’t miss out. like a Gameboy SP, an actual PS2 and Anime Boston 2005 registrations. Did we mention that we have a DDR arcade machine? Well, we do! Masquerade And it’s FREE! Come check us out, its just not Anime Boston without awesome video games! It’s just not an anime convention without a Masquerade! The Masquerade is our official competition showcasing costumes inspired by Japanese anime, manga, and anime-style video games. One of Anime Boston’s most popular events, this cosplay extravaganza will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2004. Once again, ours will take place on the Boston Park Plaza’s impressive stage. Come see it in person or watch it on TV from your hotel room. The Masquerade will begin at 7:00pm.

Those who to be contestants should report to the Masquerade Registration Desk on Friday, April 9, 2004 for additional registration information.

J- Anarchy:

Join other J-Music cosplayers and fans as we dominate the karaoke room for two hours for a mini-masquerade. Sing your favororite J tune, do that fanservice skit you love, get pictures of the cosplayers, and win some cool prizes. Also join us for some of your favorite j-rock videos! PANELS

.hack//PANEL (manga), including terminology, PatrickD and Mariela Ortiz history, cultural references, and Log in to The World of .hack, from anime to video games to manga. artistic conventions The Revolution: Anime and Manga in How Anime Made American Animation Grow Up Academia: Dillon Font Developments and From to Midnight Run to Adult Swim- anime burned the Trends path to mature American animation. We will discuss how anime Mikhail Koulikov, Dillon Font, Elena changed American animation forever. Shenton This panel will answer your ADR Directing questions, update you on What really goes on in the studios? Find out from those who developments in the academic transform voice talent into the audio that you hear. study of anime and manga, and let you interact with professionals and ADV Films academics already in working the Industry panel field. All About Anime Plushies George Caswell Robert Wright What began as a low-budget spoof has become one of anime’s best- Discover the signifigance of plushies loved franchises. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Macross movie as well as other types of anime in this discussion of all things Macross. merchandise. Discussed are things like plushie care, cleaning and what AMVs 101: makes them fun collectables. Do’s, Don’ts, and Demonstrations Dan Orlowitz, Robert Babcock, David McKeen, and Stephen Voccola Bad Anime! The Do’s, Dont’s, and Demonstrations panel returns with 90 minutes to Neil Nadelman teach you how to get started on the road to AMV-making. A humorous look at the anime we know exists but we wish didn’t. AMVs 201: With “classics” like Magnos the Let’s Get Rendering Robot, we look and laugh at the Dan Orlowitz, Robert Babcock, Jason Schneider, and Matt Pyson shows which brilliantly stink. Ready to raise the bar on your editing? Come see the top editors discuss everything from effects editing to multi-editor projects, and more! Entertainment AN Entertainment Come join Bandai Entertainment as Industry Panel news will be announced, questions will be answered, and plenty of Anime 101 prizes and surprizes will be in store! Ed Sutherland An overview of the basics of Japanese animation (anime) and comics 12 Anime Boston 2004 Behind the AMV’s PatrickD You’ve seen the AMV contest...now learn what went into creating the best videos in that contest from the award-winning creators. Cel Collectors’ Panel & Gathering Webmistress Lizzard, WeeSheep, and Drac of the Sharp Smiles Join your fellow cel and production sketch collectors for show-and- tell, trades, and some fun and games. The Chibi Project - LIVE! PatrickD and Webmistress Lizzard Insane scientists have conducted experiments on a Chibi Moon figure and other anime toys. Meet the minds behind The Chibi Project and see a live experiment! Cosplay Prairie Rose Clayton and Tristen Citrine Join Prairie Rose Clayton and Tristen Citrine as they explain the finer points of character costume construction. Cosplayers of all skill levels and interests are welcome to join the discussion. Con Survival Brian Auxier, Angela Costello, and DOKool A panel that explains how to make it through the con experience by giving useful advice and con stories instead of having to learn through personal hardship. Construction and Sculpture for Cosplay George Caswell Creating cosplay armor and similar items requires skills distinct from the usual sewing and scavenging. One must construct. Cosplay 101 Anna Fischer, Alicia Acampora, Sarah Tremblay, Andrew Acampora, and Michael Eng Learn the basics of cosplay: how to choose a character, making a basic costume with little to no sewing skills, and the importance of choosing the right makeup. Crash Cinema Learn about our t-ink interactive printing technology in the manga and anime industry and ask about our Anime Crash video label. PANELS

Cyborgs & Androids & Robots! Oh My!! lecture on how different ethnicities number18 are portrayed in anime and manga. What is a cyborg? An android? Come and discuss your favorite artificial humans in anime and manga and why we’re so fascinated with them! Geneon Industry panel Dubs That Time Forgot Mike Toole Got ? Join Mike for a fascinating glimpse of dubbed anime’s secret history. Several Cyn and Nikita DVD prizes will be given to audience members ready to answer trivia The Boys Next Door Babes questions as well! welcome you to a celebration of Boys Love. Leave your predijuces at Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire the door and expect the unexpected. Michael Terracciano (18+) Meet the writer and artist of “Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire,” the daily fantasy webcomic with unique American manga! : 1979 - 2004: Escaflowne: Beyond the Mystic Moon The Past, The Present, Webmistress Lizzard The Future Escaflowne fans unite for an evening of discussion, Q&A, trivia games, and Ang, Studmaster behind-the-scenes information you won’t find anywhere else! 25 Years, Millions of Fans, and a The Evolution of Anime Dolls (Sheila Maithel and Mara Karapetian) For whole bunch to talk about. Universal those who love or who are just intrigued by anime dolls: a panel showcasing Century to Cosmic Era. Nothing the evolution of these miniature mannequins from a historical, aesthetic, and will be left unsaid in this hour. cultural perspective. Hanafuda Fanfiction Jon Niehof Erica Friedman Experience the game that has A chance to get advice, anecdotes and good ideas from folks who have made entertained Japan for three their mark in the world of anime fanfiction. centuries. X-2 Hard-Boiled Women: Luze, Aersi, and Olwyn Film Noir and Other Disscusion of FFX-2 from the top of Mt. Gagazet to the bottom of Bevelle. Western Styles in Tricks, tips, language and everything in between. Anime Dillon Font and Mikhail Koulikov FUNimation The string of late-night anime Industry Panel. in Japan has been exponentially influenced by Western media The Gaijin Menace: styles. From Bebop to Gunslinger The Foreigner in Anime/Manga Girl, we’ll talk about why this is Dillon Font happening. How are Americans, or Chinese, or Europeans seen in Japanese media? A 14 Anime Boston 2004 PANELS

How Anime Shows Come to America performing arts, Visual Kei strives for a greater Lance Heiskell theatrical effect on its audiences by impressing upon From title research and acquisitions, licensing, production, all of the senses. Come learn more about those marketing and all the other things in the background that fans ‘weird’ bands! are not aware of when they purchase their anime. Learn to Play Go! How to Draw Anime and Manga Adam Marquis, David Dawidowicz, and Sean Green Ed Sutherland Targeted at the beginner, an overview of the history Exploration of the difference between American and Japanese and rules of the game of Go. comic and animation styles, different anime/manga styles, and hands-on instruction drawing a simple anime character. Learning Japanese through Anime Music Industry Shift: The Rise of Shoujo The Anime Fanboy Dillon Font, Angela Washington Use your anime soundtracks to learn to speak and Ever since shoujo manga started to trickle out five years, the read Japanese. Great for karaoke enthusiasts and US manga scene has never been the same. Why are girl-aimed easy A’s in Japanese courses. comics and anime so big now? Life in Japan Introducing ImaginAsian TV Geoff Tebbetts Starting in August, a new network called ImaginAsian TV Ever wanted to actually go to Japan and see what life will be coming to a TV near you! 24-hours, dub and sub, J- is like? Come to this panel and we’ll give you advice pop, anime, movies, dramas -- come and discuss! on going there for work or travel. J-Pop Making an Anime or Jrock Awaresa and Siosan Plushie J-pop, a lighter side of Japanese Music. Come to find out Michelle Pinard, Denie, and Brian Smith about popular artists and music and see what the sister to J- Join us to make a plushie of your favorite anime rock has to offer. character or J-rock artist. We’ll be sharing basic plushie construction as well as tips and tricks. ($5 J-Rock: A History and Introduction materials fee) Awaresa and This panel will cover the origins of Japanese rock music, its western and traditional influences, and the realm of rock Industry panel outside the visual sphere. Modelling J-Rock Cosplay George Caswell and Doug DeRienze Awaresa and Chi Do you like building anime robot (Gundam, From tips on where to find things, to advice on how to make Macross, etc.) models? Experienced modelers things, trust our experienced cosplayers to point you in the will help you improve your work in this hands-on right direction! workshop. ($15 materials fee) J-Rock: Visual Kei Media Blasters Awaresa and Chi Industry panel Inspired by American 80’s Rock and Japan’s traditional Anime Boston 2004 15 PANELS

Ringu Soundtrack Hunting Lauren Goodnight w/ The Impossible Ringu swept the world’s attention to itself with Hitchcockian terror and Man understated Japanese folklore. Join Lauren Goodnight for a discussion Michael Brown about Ringu and the Sadako Yamamura mythos that has captivated the Do you have a soundtrack collection? world. Or are you a rookie collector? Join I-Man and share your collecting experiences and your soundtrack Kevin McKeever collection. This will be THE place to find out all the latest news on past, current and future Robotech projects. the Bootleg: Strategies to Avoid Being Ripped Off Mary Divis and Donna Riley-Lein Christian Daly and Jerry Chu From the manga to the anime to the new live action series, come to OMG CDS FOR FIVE BUCKS!! discuss the most successful anime, Sailor Moon! Learn how to identify bootleg merchandise and to avoid being Shounen-Ai Webcomics ripped off by pirates (video or Eilonnwy, Wifey, Yuki otherwise). Enjoy shounen-ai and webcomics? Come here to find out about the newest webcomics on the net. Featuring: Avalon, Sublunary, Angel State of the Industry Reaper and more! Listen and learn as our industry guests discuss the anime industry as a whole: So What’s This where we are, where we’ve been, and “Anime” Stuff: what’s over the horizon. A Guide for Parents and Otaku Donna Lein Riley, Meara, NOS Synch-Point/ Confused by those “cartoons” your kids watch? Ask questions and get Books straight answers from two anime fans who are also moms! Come and ask questions about current and future projects of Synch-Point So You Want to Start an ? and Broccoli Books! Free giveaways Lyndsey Luther, Kyle Gorman, and Dan Orlowitz from FLCL, , Di Gi Have you ever wished that your high school or college offered a club for Charat and more! otaku like yourself? Then why not start one! Tenchi Muyo: So, You Want to Run a Web Comic... Have They Gone Too Far? creator of Eidolic Fringe Misty Pendragon and James Henderson Looking for a way to channel all your creative juices and otaku Tenchi Muyo has had quite a few enthusiasm? Considering a future in web comics? Do we have a panel series, and now there are two new for you! series out there. Are they just as good, or has it gone too far?

16 Anime Boston 2004 PANELS Through a Distorted Lens: Yaoi and Shounen-Ai Japanese Culture As Perceived Through in Manga, Anime, and Other Inter- Anime and Manga national Media moderated by Erica Friedman Seishuku Skuld and Veronica Eckl Four academic presentations on the experience of anime and A discussion of yaoi and shounen-ai trends, how the manga fandom on the perception of Japanese culture and integration of same-sex themes has affected Japanese history: society, and how shounen-ai compares with similar themes in Western media. Long School : The Teen Life in Anime (Dillon Font) Yu-Gi-Oh 101 Planes, Tanks, and Cherry Blossoms: The Yami and Slade Shields Japanese Military in Anime and Manga Learn the in and outs of the Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game (Mikhail Koulikov) in this informative and FUN seminar. Our Life as a Boy: Male Gender Roles, the Assumed Female Viewer, and Identity in Shoujo Anime (Kerey Luis) Erica Friedman Stories of girls in love with each other are all the rage in manga, anime and live action movies right now. Translation Q&A Get the scoop on new and old series of note. Neil Nadelman Ask experienced translator Neil Nadelman anything you want to know about the art of turning anime into something you can understand. What?! You Expect Me to Read This Backwards? Mariela Ortiz, Carpboy Learn all about Japanese comics and how they differ from armored cavalry...with your ninja hosts. Writing Unique Heroes & Memorable Villains Michael Terracciano Need help breaking anime stereotypes? Learn to create unique manga heroes and villains! Weak heroes, sympathetic villains and ugly love interests are just the beginning. Voice Acting Discover the ups, downs, and tricks of the trade with Anime Boston’s voice acting guests.

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3x3 Eyes II: Legend of the Divine Demon as the show gets more and more The mysterious Pai had turned Yakumo into her immortal servant by fusing ridiculous and wrought with video- their souls. His only hope to return to normal was to help her become human, game in-jokes. but she disappeared, sacrificing herself to save him. Now he’s found her again, but she doesn’t remember anything and seems like a normal girl… Arjuna A lushly imagined and uniquely Adventures of Mini Goddess styled story from Shoji Kawamori, A short, silly and cute version of the classic Oh! My Goddess, these are the Arjuna is a high school girl given a wacky stories of the adventures that the goddesses (mainly Skuld and Urd) second chance at life. Reborn as the have with their rat-friend Gan-chan when they turn themselves into a more Avatar of Time, she must try to save “convenient” size – only a few inches tall. the world from the pollutions and mistakes of mankind, but can she handle being so strongly connected Childhood apprehensions about puberty and adulthood have never been so to everything around her? creepy as in this 4-episode OVA series where Yuri is forced to join the Alien Council and capture the frightening alien creatures that regularly invade Armored Trooper the school grounds. Can she handle the changes in herself as well as her Votoms classmates? One of the old old-school anime, this is the gritty story of one man’s Angel epic journey across the galaxy and With relationships so complicated they couldn’t survive in heaven or hell, through one bloody conflict after this is the ultimate tale of star-crossed lovers trying to find happiness. Angsty another, all in search of his past and pretty boys, ornate angels and blurring of gender and familial bounds are a sense of peace. Double-crossed by rampant. his military comrades, he survives by fighting as a mercenary or gladiator, Angelic Layer piloting militaristic mecha for ’s take on the traditionally shonen genre of fighting anime, the whoever will pay. ultra-cute Misaki gets caught up in the Angelic Layer tournament where players control miniaturized fighters that they have customized themselves Aura Battler and respond to their thoughts – toys that we all wish we had when we were Dunbine younger. A motorcycle racer named Shou Zama is spirited away into a Animation Runner Kuromi mysterious fantasy world and A hyperactive look at the inside of the animation industry and Kuromi gets her conscripted into military service, first job in the production of “Time Journeys”. She had to quickly adjust to the piloting large biological robot-like menagerie of staff members and keep everyone at heel to make the release date machines that resemble nothing so with her sanity intact. much as humanoid insects. Unable to determine who is truly friend Arcade Gamer Fubuki or foe, he must choose a side if he Fubuki is just a normal girl who’s pretty good at video games – until she flashes hopes to get back home. her panties and becomes a god at any electronic game ever invented. What began as a simple tournament quickly spirals into a fight to save the world 18 Anime Boston 2004 ANIME PROGRAMMING ANIME PROGRAMMING Azumanga Daioh when viewed through the blurry lens of this surreal One of the most anticipated releases of the year, these are horror anime. the stories of a group of and the absurd and surreal adventures they have throughout their school terms. Not as hyperactive as most anime comedies, it more than One of the classics of shojo melodrama, Tsukushi makes up for that in overpowering cuteness and hilarity. manages to get herself into a prestigious high school only to find that many of her classmates don’t think Bandit King Jing she lives up to their elite standards. Emotions not If James Bond were a cool anime hero and the best thief in only run high but span the gamut as she finds love the world, he still wouldn’t have half the style of Jing, the blossoming in the most unlikely of places. unflappably confident thief who can break into anywhere to steal the most valuable of all treasures – a woman’s heart. After accidentally releasing the Clow Cards, young Berserk Sakura begins to awaken her supernatural powers as A surprisingly subtle and touching study of characters and she tracks them down before they can cause too much love wrapped in a violently bloody tale of ambition and pride mischief. A cute and adorable series from the popular without restraint, the taciturn Guts as he joins up with a studio CLAMP. mercenary band and tries to find his place in the world but is destined to find only tragedy. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie Black Jack Clow Reed’s legacy continues to haunt Sakura on From the legendary comes this dark tale of a vacation trip to Hong Kong that she was “lucky” a brilliantly talented (but unlicensed) doctor who travels the enough to win. Traveling with her friends, she gets to world, helping those patients who can afford his fees and meet Li’s family but finds a much darker and more inevitably becomes caught up in the mysteries surrounding dangerous secret as well. their circumstances and condition. Blood: The Last Vampire Cardcaptor Sakura: An unquestionably stylish if rather light vampire story, this The Sealed Card OVA from Production IG boasts stunning visuals with The final chapter in Sakura’s story and the final test. fluid animation and inescapable atmosphere as the stoic and She had thought that she had passed all the trials and immortal Saya bloodily cuts down vampires like vermin. had caught the final card, but Clow Reed has left her one last surprise – a threat more powerful than all of Blue Submarine No. 6 her cards and allies, and perhaps even more powerful The energetic young Kino and cynical Hayami team up to than herself. try to confront the mad scientist Zorndyke before he destroys humanity. Arguably the anime that put the popular studio on the map, this is a stylish show about the cost of Castle in the Sky war, bearing a number of similarities to the recent Last Exile. A classic movie fully of aerial adventure and ancient civilizations, this is the story of a young girl with the to a powerful secret. On the The angel of death Boogiepop haunts the city, bringing run from pirates and scoundrels intent on seizing that a callous type of “justice” to the monsters and beasts that power for themselves, a young boy helps her escape threaten the bring change to the world. Nothing is as it seems an evade pursuit. Anime Boston 2004 19 ANIME PROGRAMMING

Cat Soup Descendants of Nonsensical and almost beyond surreal, a young cat tries to bring his sister Darkness back from the dead on a journey through time, space and imagination. Drafted into Hell’s Ministry of Difficult to describe, it is more of a visual experience than a straightforward Hades , these pretty boys indulge in story. a little shonen-ai while battling the forces of darkness. Hunting down escaped demons and dangerous A shy loser trying to get into college stumbles across an apparently abandoned monsters, they can’t help but looking “persocom” – a computer in the shape of a beautiful girl. But he gets more than good doing it. he bargained for when she turns out to have no memory or understanding of even the most basic facts of life. An undeniable and spastic classic, the half-dragon, half-human Mink Spurred on by a friend given to ranting about “taking over the world through shifts from super-deformed to ” (fan comics), Kazuki quickly finds himself navigating the world of more super-deformed to relatively fan-published comics in Japan and meeting all the very colorful personalities “normal” as she tries to win the heart there. of the most famous dragon-slayer- slash-famous-singer Dick Saucer. Best Sessions Six of the best episodes of the modern classic Cowboy Bebop, as picked by the El Hazard fans, remixed in 5.1 surround sound audio. One of the original classic tales of school kids being swept off to a fantasy world. Several classmates Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ On Heavens Door find themselves in an Arabian-styled The crew of the Bebop hunts down a biological terrorist in this lushly world and discover that they have imagined movie. Carrying the same unique sense of style that made the gained mysterious powers. Their television series stand head and shoulders above most other anime, this takes quest to find each other and return place just prior to the conclusive events of the finale series itself. home becomes an epic story of love and war. Sharp dialogue and engaging character interactions marks this surprising hard Vision of Escaflowne science-fiction series that slipped under the radar for many people. As violence Hitomi, a track runner with an breaks out on the borders of the Abh empire, two unlikely officers must find interest in the Tarot, is taken to their way back to complete their mission and bring news of the impending war. another world by a dragon-slayer who suddenly appeared before her at school one day. Plagued by horrible Cyber Formula GPX visions of the future, she tries to After recovering it from thieves and accidentally imprinting on the advanced survive and save those around her computer in a futuristic race car, Kazami Hayato is tossed into the world of as her heart grows more and more racing in the near future, where technology has changed nearly everything. But conflicted over who she truly loves. human skill is still needed, and Kazami will find out if he has what it takes.

20 Anime Boston 2004 ANIME PROGRAMMING Escaflowne the movie Galaxy Angel A re-telling of sorts of the TV series, the movie transports a They’re supposed to be searching for “Lost depressed and slightly suicidal Hitomi to the fantasy world of Technology” and generally helping the universe out, Gaea. An evil empire has been awakening the terrible powers but this squad of anime beauties are all a few DVDs in an attempt to destroy the world, and only a ragtag group of short of a box set and things never seem to go as rebels has any hope of opposing it. planned when they’re out on a missing – or when they stay in, for that matter. Excel Saga Technically it’s about a secret society trying to take over the city, and sometimes it’s even kinda about the city officials that Combining robotic power-armor, occult intrigue and might stop them – but that would make it seem like it actually traditional Japanese Noh theater into a slow moving makes any sense. One of the most well known and spastically post-Evangelion mecha thriller, Gasaraki adds a taste hyperactive anime comedies. of Cthulhoid horror as a powerful Japanese family uses their influence to get their prototype mecha assault vehicles deployed in a mid-east war. After finding (or being found by) two cute little dragons, Miho finds she is able to transform into a 15-year old version Geisters of herself. Taking advantage of her new-found freedom and In a post-apocalyptic world threatened by an alien appearance, she embarks on a career in glamorous showbiz. invasion and an asteroid impact, an elite special forces unit must fight not only these invaders, but FLCL also the other manipulative shadow governments and What would have been a run-of-the-mill coming of age conspiracies scheming for power. story turns into a hilarious and brilliantly executed comedy. Naota thinks he’s a boy with some girl problems, but then an Ghost in the Shell older woman claiming to be an alien starts clobbering him Love it or hate it, its influence on American in the head, and now robots keep bursting out at the most anime fandom (and beyond) is undeniable. With inopportune times. the imminent release of the television series (that reinvents the concept) and the movie (that should be something of a sequel) out in theaters in Japan, it’s Tohru is an earnest young girl just trying to work her way time to revisit ’s classic. through school and live up to the memory of her mother, but she finds herself living with a family that has a strange secret – when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into Gunparade March zodiac animals. Japan fights a losing war against alien invaders and children are drafted to fight. What at first seems Fushigi Yuugi like a pretty standard school-kid mecha show with Sucked into another world through a strange book, Miaka slick character designs reveals itself as much more and her friend Yui find themselves tossed around by cruel fate interested in the interpersonal relationships and and harsher reality. Wanting nothing more than to eat good blossoming love amid some of the realities of war. food and go home, instead Miaka finds love and pain as the prophesized priestess of Suzaku. Yoshitoshi ABe’s most personal and touching work, the abandoned Old Home serves as a refuge for girls born with wings and bearing halos. Drawing their Anime Boston 2004 21 ANIME PROGRAMMING

names from their dreams just before birth, the “haibane” live in a suitably Iria dream-like world as they struggle to understand who they are. An action-packed anime classic set in an exotic and richly detailed Hellsing future, this is a companion story to In the eternal fight against the creatures of the night (and sometimes the the Zeiram live-action stories. The Vatican), England will employ whatever tool it takes to get the job done – even bounty hunter Iria is forced to face the powerful vampire Arucard and his new fledgling, the former police woman off against an all but unstoppable Seras. alien creature with only herself and a few close allies to count on for help. His and Her Circumstances One moment deadly serious and dramatic, the next insanely and hyperactively hilarious, ’s tale of teenage romance manages to remain remarkably Irresponsible realistic and honest the entire time. Miyazawa tried to so hard to maintain her Captain Tylor image as the perfect student, until Arima showed her that there was more to The quintessential slacker, life. Ueki Tylor may be far more than he seems as he coasts his way through I’m Gonna be an Angel military service and into command of Cute as a puppy and jiggly like J-ELLO, this is a show so sweet and silly that the Soyokaze, a ship the navy keeps it’ll make your teeth rot. Completely in love with Yuusuke, the young Noel around specifically as a dumping decides that she will become his angel and shower her love upon him, but some ground for its strangest and most mysterious villain keeps sending insane monsters to cause trouble… unmanageable recruits. Infinite Ryvius Jin-Roh Nominally a remake of Lord of the Flies, hundreds of students find themselves In an alternate present where abandoned and alone when their space station school is destroyed. Having Japan is a fascist state, an officer in escaped on a mysterious space ship buried inside, they have to form their own the paramilitary Kereberos Corps rules and society to find a way to survive. witnesses a young terrorist blow herself up before his eyes and cannot Initial D help but be drawn to her grieving Working as a tofu delivery boy has honed Tak Fujiwara’s natural skills for sister, but both of them keep secrets racing, but it is when a professional racer challenges him that he collides with and neither are as harmless as they his destiny head-on. A wildly popular of street racing cars for the men who may seem. love them. Jojo’s Bizarre Interstella 5555 Adventure The legendary animator and the popular techno band Daft In the grandest traditions of fighting Punk team up to create this audio-visual extravaganza. With Daft Punk anime, ridiculously muscular men providing the enchanting music, Matsumoto takes us through a suitably striking poses too cool for the real dramatic space-opera story to match. world engage in spectacular fights to the death using exotic and whimsical “Stands”, psychic projections with unique powers. 22 Anime Boston 2004 ANIME PROGRAMMING Jubei-chan Knight Hunters Chosen because of her “bouncy bon bons”, Jiyu (nicknamed By day they’re florists, at night – deadly assassins! “Jyubei”) is the unwilling bearer of the legendary swordman The pretty boys of Knight Hunters include all the Yagyu Jubei’s “lovely eyepatch” that gives the wearer great required types of “dream guys” and have long been powers – and thus she becomes the target of one obsessed popular with the bishounen crowd. assassin after another. Last Exile Kaidohmaru Lavi and Claus are young vanship pilots in a fantasy Unique and haunting visuals mark another story from the world of airships and fantastic technology, seemingly team that brought us Blood the Last Vampire. A historical at the brink of both an industrial revolution and a drama colored in pastels and featuring stunning swordplay, bloody war. Two great nations square off against each this is a tale of obsessed love and tragic destiny, although not other on the field of battle, what can two civilians being familiar with the original tale may leave you a bit lost. trying to live a dream do against that? Kaze no Yojimbo Magical Shopping Arcade A silent stranger wanders into town and finds that things Abenobashi are not quite as they seem when he starts looking for an old In another insane comedy from GAINAX, Sasshi friend. Loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s classic and Arumi run from one alternate universe version of story, Yojimbo. their own familiar shopping block to another, chased the whole way by bucket-loads of anime in-jokes and , all of which add up to something a bit more Is Key really an android? Or is she just a deeply troubled girl serious, as we’ve come to expect from the studio. raised by an eccentric scientist? Her grandfather’s dying words were for her to make thousands of friends so that she could become a “real girl”, and so she sets off to , but not GAINAX does the familiar maid genre with Mahoro, everyone welcomes – or even believes – her. the cutest and most earnest little combat android you ever did meet. Bringing fanservice to new, cuter Kiddy Grade heights and adding dashes of drama and action, the The super-strong Éclair and the refined young Lumiere are show is top-notch eye candy. black-ops agents for GOTT, the Galactic Organization for Trade and Tariffs, protecting the galaxy from corruption and abuse. Not all of their comrades are as noble, however, nor are Mahoromatic: their clients. Summer Special Mahoro is quite vocal in her adamant belief that Kino’s Travels things are no good. Suguru, like any growing young Kino is a reserved traveler observing the world in all its man, is forced to go to greater and great lengths splendor and ugliness. Traveling with the talking motorcycle to protect his great “treasures.” More of the light- named Hermes, Kino passes through kingdoms that operate hearted perversion and less of the plot than in the on an almost surreal dream-logic. Each episode is a fairy-tale television series itself. like story of the tragic hopes, dreams and illusions men hold so dear. -chan Who better to defend the famous treasures of the world against the irresistibly cute alien invaders than the even cuter granddaughters of the leaders of Anime Boston 2004 23 ANIME PROGRAMMING

Japan’s armed forces? Mao and her two friends take up the baton of justice and Neon Genesis put on the uniforms of adorable duty to save the world from cute aliens. Evangelion Director’s Cut Anime’s most controversial series The famous long-running shojo series is finally coming to America. Miki’s answers some questions and creates parents decide to “swap partners” with friends of theirs who used to be school many more with the release of the sweethearts and she finds out that she now has a handsome step brother director’s cuts of its ending. Does the named Yuu who might not be as mean as he first seems… added footage provide an explanation for our generation’s most influential Memories mecha anime? A classic omnibus of three short films from some of anime’s finest creators, this includes the haunting ghost story “Magnetic Rose”, the playful Neoranga and darkly comic “Stink Bomb” and the heavily political and directly symbolic Three sisters inherit a giant “Cannon Fodder”. who walks out of Tokyo Bay to their doorstep, destroying much of the city in the process. Some people love it, Energetic, inventive action and sexy style permeate this fluidly animated guns- most hate it and a few worship this n-girls OVA from Umetsu, creator of the infamous Kite. Mikura is a gun- Ranga as a god, but there are darker wielding hot-shot backed up by her two partners as they take on the jobs no conspiracies behind the politicians as one else can, as the Danger Service Agency – troubleshooters for hire. the sisters try to live their lives with their own Godzillla. Another masterpiece from , this time a touching drama in the NieA_7 form of a fictional biography that again blurs the line between reality and A comedy from the creators of Serial fantasy. Footage from Chiyoko Fujiwara’s body of work amplifies the drama Experiments lain, this show swings of her personal life and underscores the passion that motivated her the whole from the extremes of wacky anime time. slapstick to melancholy introspection. NieA is a vagrant “under” alien Mini-Pato living as a freeloader with Mayuko, a Everyone’s favorite squad of mechanized police return as cardboard cut-outs hardworking student. Both need the on popsicle sticks for further silly adventures. Released with the third theatrical other more than they care to admit, film, these three short episodes are a light-hearted comedy with a rather and are lonelier than they seem. unique visual style. Night on the Mobile Fighter Galactic Railroad G Gundam A story from the vibrant mind of The Gundam franchise is re-imagined as a martial arts extravaganza as the Japan’s great poet Kenji Miyazawa, nations of the world gather to turn the entire Earth into a battle ground for the the anthropomorphic cat Giovanni giant robots to duke it out and decide who’s top dog on the planet. rides a mysterious midnight train through space and time to witness the most stunning and surreal scenes throughout the universe. 24 Anime Boston 2004 ANIME PROGRAMMING TV Photon One of the most iconic pieces of anime released in the United Powered by idiocy, Photon is the most powerful little States returns as a television series. Jubei seems like a shiftless dim-witted boy on the planet, which is important lay-about ninja, but he steps up when needed to protect as he has to face off against the slick and narcissistic the innocent. Usually from bizarre looking and monstrous Papacha, the pimpinest villain to ever set his sights on enemies. galactic domination – or at least he thinks se. Insanity and humor, both high and low, abound. Something of a reversed Scooby-Doo tale of mistaken Please Teacher! identity, just starring the most powerful in the land Kei accidentally discovered that his teacher is an (and their pet penguin). Stranded in the desert, the band takes alien, but that was nothing compared to marrying her up jobs as bodyguards for the people who are impersonating to help her cover it up. He has a secret of his own as them to gain fame. Cue comedic chase scenes and surprisingly well, suffering from a rare disorder that causes his to well-animated fight scenes. ender suspended animation when under great stress. What kind of relationship can survive under these Now and Then, Here and There conditions? Contrary to its sunny appearance, this is a dark and tragic tale of obsession and strength of conviction. An almost annoyingly Pretear optimistic and energetic young boy is whisked away to Cinderella mixes with magical girls when Himeno’s another world where nothing seems to go his way and “guts father remarries into a fantastically rich (and and courage” never seems to be enough. extremely unwelcoming) family. Refusing to let it get her down, she discovers that she is the “Pretear”, the only one who can save not only the of What convention would be complete without the classically Leafe, but the entire world. self-aware (and frighteningly accurate) commentary on anime fandom from those who know it best? Watch one otherwise normal man’s descent into madness and see the depths to Puni Puni Poemy which some fans sink without knowing it. Going farther than even Excel Saga dared, Puni Puni Poemy pushes everything further with crazier jokes and riskier scenes. She’s not quite your average WXIII magical girl heroine, but she’ll try to save the world, Shifting away from what is traditionally the main cast of even if its against the kind of aliens you don’t talk the Patlabor anime to some of its supporting cast members, about in mixed company. the third Patlabor movie also shifts to something of a giant monster movie with a rather dark tone. Something is loose in RahXephon the bay, destroying equipment and murdering those nearby. Clearly bearing the mark of Evangelion, this The only clue leads to a genetics lab… conspiracies-with-giant-robots is suffused with musical symbolism absolutely gorgeous designs and Patlabor TV animation (courtesy of the studio ). Ayato’s As labors, or mecha construction vehicles, has entered average life is shattered not only by sudden war, but widespread use, crimes involving them have also become more also the revelation that his entire world is a lie. common, requiring the creation of a special unit to deal with them. Of course, only freaks, weirdoes and machine-nuts would want to work in such a unit to begin with. Anime Boston 2004 25 ANIME PROGRAMMING

Read or Die! serial experiments Someone has been cloning the great dead geniuses in history and recruiting lain them to steal precious and rare books for some plot to destroy the world. The archetypal WTF? anime, Who else can stop them than the British Library’s most trusted super-agent, nothing can be taken for granted The Paper? in this show. Reality is not as it seems and something seems to be pushing the young school girl Lain Utena’s search for the Prince from her youth has not only led her to try to to an awakening she never knew she become a Prince herself, but to Ohtori Academy, where student council longed for. There is little room for an members duel over the Rose Bride to gain the power to revolutionize the explanation and reality bends, blurs world and realize their most closely held dreams. and melts around her. Revolutionary Girl Utena The Movie : The television series is re-imagined in this lush visual extravaganza with even The Legacy more overt lesbian themes and even less coherence. Dream-logic and desire An all-female crew of pilots plies the rule this world in which everyone literally fights for their wishes to become ocean of stars pursuing their dreams reality. and desires, pursued by their pasts and the forces of Earth, who would Risky Safety have the old, great treasures returned Risky is an apprentice death spirit and Safety is an apprentice angel, and both to their original homes. Can women are trapped in the same adorably cute little body. The young ’s anguish survive on dreams alone, or must they over her attracts their attention and each tries to hinder or help her, eventually be given abandoned in respectively. favor of harsh reality? Rurouni Kenshin OVA Someday’s Dreamers A deadly serious and bloody dramatic prequel to the lighter television series, Yume is a backwater girl who this explores Kenshin’s past and motivations. Gorgeously animated and just arrived in Tokyo for her expertly directed, this tale of doomed love plays out amid Japan’s historical apprenticeship as a magician. Her Restoration. dream being to help people realize theirs, she wants to receive a license to use her magic for the benefit of her One of the most touchingly tragic love stories in a while, Chise and Shuuji clients, but has a lot to learn about are awkward high school students stumbling their way through a blossoming herself and those around her first. love when they are interrupted by war and the revelation of Chise’s dark secret – she is the military’s secret weapon against the faceless invaders. This collection of heart-warming s-CRY-ed stories follows man’s passion for Those born on the abandoned Lost Ground often have special powers and science and discovery, found in are known as Alters. The organization known as Holy was formed to control, everyone from an eccentric scientist contain or destroy them before they could pose a problem for the rest of the renting a room from a Chinese world. One Alter, Kazuma, has no intention of meeting that fate. innkeeper to a group of young-boys- come-old-men bent on visiting Mars. 26 Anime Boston 2004 ANIME PROGRAMMING Spirited Away The Oscar-winning modern of a girl swept into a A slowly paced and restrained but expertly spirit world beyond her understanding. Chihiro finds herself constructed post-apocalyptic Yakuza story with little slavishly working for the witch who turned her parents into interest in explaining what’s really going on. Ichise pigs for eating the spirits’ food. Both delightfully whimsical is taught a lesson with the loss of his arm and leg, and slightly creepy at the same time, this is a masterful tale of only to bear unwanted cybernetic replacements after friendship and courage. attracting the attention of the local crime syndicate. They Were 11 The life story of the famed Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa is Ten people were supposed to be on the abandoned retold with a cast of cat-people as the poet’s visions take on ship taking the final entrance exam for an elite a stunning and surreal life of their own as we are witness to galactic academy, but eleven were there once the the difficult struggles in the life of this under-appreciated, but airlock was sealed. That is only the first of many brilliant, artist. surprises and crises in this old mystery where every one has secrets they’re desperate to hide. Strange Dawn Two more schoolgirls find themselves in a fantasy world and care called upon to fulfill their destiny and save everyone, Something of a prequel to the popular movie and except this time the inhabitants of this world are not pretty series X, this is the more light-hearted story of bishounen or cute girls. This world is full of foot-tall Subaru and his sister as they try to help those in need Teletubbies, though they react more realistically than most from the occult forces haunting the shadows of the normal anime characters. world. Trying to uncover the truth behind mysterious deaths, the young mystic finds dark magics at their Sugar Summer Special root. Anime’s cutest little season fairies and their endearing friend Saga return in this pair of episodes. An old dress that her Twelve Kingdoms grandmother finds in the attack reminds Saga of a school play A perfect little girl is swept into a fantasy world based she was once in and memories bring the past to life. on Chinese mythology, where she discovers not only a destiny she doesn’t think she is worthy to accept, but Super GALS! also her own frustration and insecurities about not Kotobuki isn’t the best student out there, but she is the most only herself, but also of her life and those around her. stylish gal in all of Shibuya. Ruling her downtown territory with a sharp tongue and a fast fist, she and her friends try to : enjoy life to the fullest while obeying the list of ironclad gals Beautiful Dreamer rules. What is a dream and what is reality can no longer be easily determined as our familiar cast of characters Tenchi Muyo! GXP find themselves trying to navigate a surreal The old reliable Tenchi formula for the one-boy-tons-of- dreamscape reflection of our real world as they repeat girls show returns as Seinan Yamada is coaxed into joining the same day again and again. the Galaxy Police. He can’t escape his outrageously disastrous luck just by leaving Earth, however, but that doesn’t stop Voices of a Distant Star the beautiful women from falling over themselves for his An independently produced short anime, love attention. is tested across time and space as high school

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sweethearts Mikako and Noboru find themselves further and further apart. He stayed on Earth, but she left on the great spaceships to fight off the alien invaders. Can their love survive the distance? Witch Hunter Robin The pyrotechnic Robin arrives in Japan to help the organization STNJ tack down dangerous witches and neutralize them so that they can be properly contained and imprisoned. This stylish gothic story hints at a deeper conspiracy, however, and not everything is as clear-cut as the witch-hunters might hope. Wolf’s Rain In a ravaged world where only the city enclaves ruled over by cruel nobles still survive the harsh environment, four wolves gather together to search for the flower maiden who can open a door into paradise and take them from this dying planet. World of Narue Sure, Kazuto was a bit surprised when his new girlfriend turned out to be an alien living on Earth in secret, but she always seemed a little different to begin with, so it doesn’t really matter much, right? Not everyone shares his acceptance, however, and some of his classmates have taken it upon themselves to reveal her secret. X TV Based on the epic-length manga by CLAMP, this an overly tragic tale of destiny and freedom as the world grinds to a conflict that might very well destroy it. The people chosen as Dragons of Heaven and Earth are driven to destinies they may or may not accept, but cannot deny. The somber and taciturn Lt. Fukai pilots the advanced jet fighter Yukikaze in the fight against the alien JAM. He listens to almost no one other than the AI of the plan, but doesn’t realize how much he relies upon it until it is lost.

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When two bumbling slackers who sell bootleg videos in a Chinese mall inadvertently let loose a plague of the undead when they end up coming across some cleverly disguised “zombie juice.” Cue blood splatters, zombie shoppers and cute, screaming girls in this hilarious Chinese horror/ comedy flick.

VISITOR Q

If the meaning of life can be found in feces, breast milk and necrophilia, Takashi Miike has shown it to us in this uniquely disturbing film about the most dys- functional of all families finding happiness in adversity and unity. But only after getting their heads bashed in with a rock several times, of course.

VERSUS (Director’s Cut)

Non-stop gun-fu, kung- fu, zombie-killin’ action. A jail-break turns out to be far more than it originally seemed as it quickly breaks down into violence. But it wasn’t held in a hidden forest that contains one of the gates to hell for no reason…

30 Anime Boston 2004 FUDOH From Takashi Miike comes a tale for the age of the war between generations. A young man so driven to avenge his brother BOUNCE KO by murdering his father recruits his fellow GALS classmates and forges a surreal mirror of the local Yakuza and rushes headlong into “Subsidized dating”, a confrontation with the true power in the or paying schoolgirls city. to go on a date with an older man, man international headlines and garnered a brief (Director’s Cut) flurry of attention a To call it an orgy of violence and few years ago. This in- destruction would not quite be apt, famous and controver- but it’s about as close as you can get sial film follows a trio with Takashi Miike’s shocking story of of young schoolgirls the sadists and masochists within us who, short on time and all. The ultimate masochist finds his money, turn to this boss, and master, dead and seeks out near-prostitution for a the killer in a desperate need to quick buck. true torture again.

SAMURAI FICTION

Intent on defending his family’s honor, a young (and overly eager) samuri sets out with his two (equally eager and unskilled) friends. Their chase after the world-weary man who tarnished their name is shadowed by elderly ninja and interrupted by a wise hermit and his stubborn daughter.

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The legal age for drinking alcohol is 21. Our over 21 attendees are to displays to ensure that there is no consume any alcohol in a responsible, civilized manner. We require that our mishandling of the merchandise. under 21 attendees refrain from drinking at our convention. The dealers’ room coordinator or the head of security may require items Anime Boston and the NEAS prohibit the consumption of alcohol in public be removed from sale if there is an areas in use by the convention. We will follow all hotel guidelines regarding apparent danger to attendees, dealers consumption of alcohol in shared public areas. or merchandise.

If convention staff finds an attendee over the age of 21 drinking in a If security asks an attendee to convention area, the convention staff will ask them to take their beverage to remove an item deemed a weapon, their room. If they are not a registered guest of the hotel, the convention or we ask they take it immediately hotel staff will ask they discard their beverage. If it the convention suspects to their hotel room, or off hotel an attendee over the age of 21 is intoxicated, the First Aid staff will evaluate property. Security must approve all them to determine the seriousness of their condition, and that staff member potential weapons and such items will take the appropriate action. must remain sheathed or holstered at all times. Anime Boston policy If convention staff suspects an attendee under the age of 21 is intoxicated, is that attendees may not carry a member of the First Aid staff will evaluate them and contact the proper anything that resembles a real authorities by sending them to the local emergency department by ambulance. weapon during the convention Anime Boston and the New England Anime Society DO NOT authorize, unless it is in a holster or sheath endorse, or condone underage drinking under any circumstances. We will and peace bonded. All attendees follow all local, state, and federal guidelines regarding underage drinking. must take any item that may be possibly construed as a weapon Although the convention does not prohibit ŒRoom Parties_, we encourage that they intend to carry on their all hosts to be responsible for their party and their guests. Convention person during the convention to security staff will be active in ensuring that your party does not infringe on the security offices for approval and the other guests of the convention and the guests of the hotel. We remind proper peace bonding by security you that the legal drinking age is 21 in Massachusetts, and if the convention staff. finds underage guests intoxicated, they will be leaving the convention by ambulance to the hospital. Hospital staff will evaluate them and contact the Anime Boston will ask any attendee proper authorities to discuss the well-being of this individual. We encourage found wearing a potential weapon you to enjoy your parties thoroughly, but also responsibly. that has not been peace bonded by security to take the potential weapon Convention Weapons Policy to security for approval. Security will deal with repeated offenses While Anime Boston neither condones nor prohibits weapons sales (except accordingly, up to and including firearms, which are not allowed), attendees are prohibited from carrying ejection from the convention any actual weapons at the convention. After purchasing a weapon from the without refund. A good rule of dealers’ room, the purchaser should immediately bring the item upstairs to thumb to follow is that if it’s a real their hotel room or appropriately store the item off hotel property. blade, can draw blood, or can leave a bruise, you shouldn’t bring it to the Dealers selling weapons must take care in the design and positioning of their convention. Refer to Massachusetts 34 Anime Boston 2004

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General Laws, Chapter 269, Section 10, Paragraph B (this passage is available on the Anime Boston website). 3.) Badges must be visible at all times. You should wear your badge To clarify, Anime Boston 2004’s Operations Director offers the following: in a place that is easily seen. Around Practice swords and the like are not being permitted unless they can be the neck on the provided lanyard peacebound (more on that below) into a scabbard of some sort. While not is best. lethal, they do pose danger in that they are crafted with hurting people in mind. 4.) All convention events will require a badge for entry. No Peacebinding a weapon means that you allow us to put a bright plastic tie on exceptions. This is for your safety your “weapon” indicating that it has been judged relatively harmless and/or is as well as ours. If you are caught being bound into a holder of some sort that renders it so. These ties cannot in a convention area without a be taken off save by cutting so it will be obvious to anyone if tampering badge you will be removed from the should occur after the weapon leaves security. Anyone who has a weapon convention. that could possibly viewed as dangerous (even a little bit) needs to come to security to have it approved and, if necessary, peacebound. Any weapons that 5.) Hold on to your badge! Do not aren’t approved and/or can’t be peacebound are welcome to stay in security lose it! If you do lose your badge, where they will be babysat until they are brought home or locked away in check with convention security. the safety of your room. If you’re found walking about the convention with a Someone may have found it and questionable weapon you’ll be asked to bring it to security to have it checked turned it in. over. Each weapon will be judged individually so that the safety of all is addressed firstly. 6.) In the event that you lose your badge and it cannot be found, you I hope this is helpful, but if you have another question, please don’t hesitate will be required to purchase a new to ask. However, please keep in mind that no one will be able to pre-approve one. If the convention is sold out, your weapon. We will try our best to give you an appropriate response; but you’re out of luck. nothing said here will promise your being able to carry the “weapon” in question as only actual handling of the object in question can decide this. Volunteering We thank you for your support and understanding. Anime Boston is always looking for Convention Badges qualified volunteers to help run the convention. If you’ve ever considered 1.) Anyone picking up a badge which was paid for in advance must have volunteering for a convention, there a photo ID with the name that matches the name to whom the badge is are some pretty good reasons to do assigned. This is done for your own protection; to prevent other people from so: claiming to be you and taking your badge. 1.) You can make a lot of new 2.) Once a badge is picked up at the Registration desk, the badge cannot be friends. It’s a unique bonding transferred to another person nor can it be given to or used by another person experience that very few ever get to at any time. Each person attending the convention must have his or her own participate in. badge for the duration of the convention. 36 Anime Boston 2004 convention rules

2.) You can give something back to the anime community. 2.) You must be at least 18 years old to volunteer. For many of us, anime has quite literally made us who we are. This is a chance to return the favor. 3.) Volunteer work times and positions are available based on first come first serve at sign-up. 3.) You can get a free T-shirt, crash space, or admission. For those who sign up for 8 hours of work during the convention, 4.) All volunteers must exchange their attendees’ you can get a free T-shirt. For those volunteers who badges with volunteers’ badges before they begin each really love us and sign up for 12 hours of work during the shift and vice versa after they are done working their convention, you can get a free T-shirt and free admission to shifts. Anime Boston 2005. For those volunteers who really show us the love and sign up for 16 hours or more worth of work, you 5.) Volunteer crash space is available based on first- get a free T-shirt, free admission to Anime Boston 2005, and come, first-serve starting on Thursday night of the free crash space (pending availability). You’ll also get a hug convention and available through Saturday night. from our member services director. 6.) Non-volunteers and volunteers not earning crash So, are you ready to volunteer? Here’s how it works: space are not allowed to stay in the volunteers’ crash space. 1.) You may sign up to volunteer at-con or ahead of time, but you must already be registered for Anime Boston. 7.) Volunteer crash space is not co-ed. Volunteering does not include convention admission or registration! 8.) Alcohol and illegal substances are not allowed in volunteer crash spaces. 2.) On the signup form, tell the Volunteer Wrangler when you would prefer to work and what type of work you would be 9.) Volunteers are not allowed to have parties in interested in volunteering for. volunteer crash spaces.

3.) When you arrive at the convention, you will need to sign- 10.) Volunteer room doors cannot be left opened at in at Volunteer HQ. any time.

4.) When it is time for your shift, go to the Volunteer HQ on 11.) Anime Boston and The Boston Park Plaza Hotel the Mezzanine Level to swap your convention badge with a & Towers are not responsible for any misplaced, lost volunteer badge before heading to your assignment. or stolen personal items.

5.) When your shift is done, return to Volunteer HQ to swap 12.) The keys to volunteer crash space are held by the your badge back and complete your time card. Volunteer Wrangler and Convention Operations.

6.) You must have your time card signed by the Volunteer HQ 13.) Volunteers committing to crash space but not staff before and after the shift in order to receive your hours. earning sixteen hours of volunteer time may be subject to discipline (possibly ninjas) and may not be Volunteer Rules allowed to volunteer again in 2005.

1.) All volunteers must sign-in at Volunteer HQ before they Convention Dealers’ Room begin their shifts. IMPORTANT! The Dealers’ Room has a limited Anime Boston 2004 37 RULES amount of space. Due to this fact it may become necessary to wait in Dealers’ Room Coordinator at the line prior to gaining entry into the Dealers’ Room. Please be patient and Operations booth in the Dealers’ understanding with us. We will do our best to move people into the Dealers’ Room between the entrance and exit Room as quickly as possible. doors.

Note: Dealers, staff, convention guests, press and disabled persons do not have Artists’ Alley Rules to stand in line for entry into the dealer’s room. If you have any questions, please contact convention security. Artists’ Alley Hours: Friday, April 9: 1 pm - 11 pm 1.) Be careful when crossing the street from the Park Plaza Hotel to the Saturday, April 10: 10 am - 11 pm Castle. Sunday, April 11: 10 am - 4 pm

2.) If you are a disabled person, or a person needing assistance, please contact 1.) Do not photograph without the convention security. artist’s permission.

3.) Anime Boston has adopted a “No Bag” rule for the Dealers’ Room. This 2.) Please do not pester the artists. applies to any bookbags, briefcases, suitcases or any other style of bag deemed unwieldy by the security staff. Please leave your bags in your room or at home. 3.) There should be no open beverages other than water. 4.) Smoking is prohibited in the Dealers’ Room and the Dealers’ Room line. 4.) All other con rules still apply in 5.) Do not block aisles with photography. the Artists’ Alley.

6.) Disruptive behavior that disturbs other attendees or dealers is not allowed. Art Show Rules This includes running, screaming, yelling, horseplay, or any other such behavior as deemed disruptive by convention staff. 1.) Do not touch the artwork. 2.) Usage of Cameras of ‘any’ kind 7.) Please be kind and courteous to your other fellow attendees, dealers and is prohibited in the Art Show area. staff at all times. If you are found using a camera, it will be taken into Anime Boston 8.) Shoplifting is a crime. Under no circumstances will it be tolerated and possession for a duration of time. violators will prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 3.) If you are interested in bidding on a of artwork, please come 9.) Please follow the directions of the convention staff and convention to the front desk and one of the security. They are there to make your experience more enjoyable, not to hinder volunteers will be able to assist you. or hurt you. Anyone who refuses to cooperate with either convention staff or 4.) Please do not bid if you are not convention security will be subject to removal from the convention. serious. If you have the final bid on a piece and do not pick up the 10.) If you have any problems, questions or concerns, please contact the artwork or make arrangements for Dealers’ Room staff. They will be happy to assist you. Anime Boston to have the artwork shipped to you, you will get a 11.) If you suspect that you have purchased a bootleg, please contact the penalty against you which you will 38 Anime Boston 2004 SECTIONconvention rules

have to cover at Anime Boston 2005. 5.) If you are interested in contacting an artist for commission, you can inquire at the art show table. Artist may or may not have left contact information. Art Auction Rules

1.) If you are interested in bidding in the artist auction, you must have a bidders id. Which you can obtain at anytime during the weekend at the Artshow table. If you don’t have an Bidders ID, and you bid on something at the Art auction your information will be taken down before your purchased piece is handed over.

2.) Please do not bid unless you are serious.

3.) Bid increments will be at the discretion of the auctioneer.

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Adam Ferraro Chairman Daniel Lim Volunteers Wrangler Gabe Jones Security Staff Patrick Delahanty Vice-Chairman Liz Hamel Volunteers Wrangler James Lau Security Staff Mary Kaplan Secretary Michael Pham Volunteers Wrangler James Mandeville Security Staff Stanley Wong Volunteers Wrangler James Pumyea Security Staff Treasury Steven Wong Volunteers Wrangler Jennifer Legay Security Staff Elana Shenton Treasurer John Zhang S ecurity Staff Carl Houde Assistant to the Treasurer Operations Jon Franck Security Staff Chuck Stemmle Treasury Staff Andrea Finnin Director of Operation Julie McCubrey Security Staff Colette H. Fozard Treasury Staff Keith Mayfield Asst. Director of Operations Kerry Walker Security Staff Doug Creamer Operations Staff Kevin Allenberg Security Staff Member Services Jeremy Turner Operations Staff Kevin Robbins Security Staff Tiffani Nadeau Member Services Director Rick Mangekian Operations Staff Luke Farrar Security Staff Shawn O’Shea Asst. Member Services Susan Ferguson Hotel Liaison Mandy Ing Security Staff Director David Ng Photographer Matthew Farr Security Staff Matthew Barry Purchasing Manager Patricia Bowden Security Staff Information Desk Peter Finnin Security Staff Mary Kaplan Info Desk Manager First Aid Peter Gray Security Staff Brian Leung Info Desk Staff Catherine Haven First Aid Manager Phillip Troxell Security Staff Kaprielian Info Desk Staff Alex Hauptman First Aid Staff Luc Richard Security Staff Gabriel Bryant Info Desk Staff Andrea Neale First Aid Staff Robert Ferguson Security Staff Joe Lee Info Desk Staff James Cavaliere First Aid Staff Roberto Ferral Security Staff Miguel Mena Info Desk Staff Simon Lee First Aid Staff Sarah Hermans Security Staff Nicole Kolosha Info Desk Staff Steve Silveira Security Staff Val Despres Info Desk Staff Hospitality Todd MacDonald Security Staff Matthew LeVan Hospitality Manager Wes DeSantis Security Staff Registration Elisabeth Fracalossi Hospitality Staff Renee Hellenbrecht Security Staff Frank Bertuca Registration Manager Jerome Conner Hospitality Staff Angelica Rivera-Gilbert Registration Staff Sarah Pinansky Hospitality Staff Technical Dan Beshai Registration Staff Joe Germani Technical Manager Eric Romero Registration Staff Security Rick Ralston Technical Manager Glenn Ferraro Registration Staff Shamus Mahan Security Manager Ian McDermott Asst. Tech Mgr. (Live) Jessica Hocut Registration Staff James Andrews Assistant Security Manager G. Desmond Wooten Asst. Tech Mgr. (Anime) Jody Ruszkowski Registration Staff Aaron Petruccelli Security Staff Angela Hocut Tech Staff Katherine Fang Registration Staff Adam Loehmann Security Staff Astrid Browne Tech Staff Patrick Forletta Registration Staff Andre Bennett Security Staff Becky Thompson Tech Staff Sam Chong Registration Staff Brendan Lyons Security Staff Brendan Place Tech Staff Steve Amaral Registration Staff Byron McNeal Security Staff Chandler Marshall Tech Staff Christine Moua Security Staff Chris Cieslik Tech Staff Volunteers David Overton Security Staff Ed Arango Tech Staff Billy Chen Volunteer Manager Douglas Wilder Security Staff Elliott Wong Tech Staff Aaron Noonan Volunteers Wrangler Edward Asencios Security Staff Evan Behar Tech Staff Alexandra Cummings Volunteers Wrangler Erik Kornfeld Security Staff Eve Cirillo Tech Staff

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Hilary Maitland Tech Staff Karaoke Public Relations Iam Nowland Tech Staff Mike Karaoke Coordinator Jamison Chew Marketing Coordinator James Flynn Tech Staff Jeni Duschak Karaoke Assistant Dan Berube Press Liaison Jason Jones Tech Staff John Oyaizu Tech Staff Masquerade Exhibits Jon Zink Tech Staff Marisa Price Masquerade Director Stacey Marusa Exhibits Staff Lei Lei “Lils” Hien Tech Staff Casey Boomer Asst. Masquerade Mark MacKinnon Tech Staff Coordinator Art Show Matthew Robinson Tech Staff Kelly Tenzyk Masquerade Staff Riki LeCotey Art Show Coordinator Robert Babcock Tech Staff Christopher Bowen Masquerade Staff Daniel Barry Art Show Staff Susan Chu Tech Staff Tim Gin Masquerade Staff Kwan Fu Sit Art Show Staff Ziguang Fan Tech Staff Jody Ruszkowski Art Auctioneer Panel Programming Videography Jon Niehof Panel Coordinator Artists’ Alley Robert Wright Videographer Dillon Font Asst. Panel Coordinator Moira DuFault Artist Alley Coordinator George Wright Video Camera Operator Alice Tanzer Artist Alley Assistant Leah Coffin Video Camera Operator RPG/CCG/LARP Gaming Tim Ryan Gaming Manager Dealers’ Room Programming Angela White Gaming Staff Christian Daly Dealers’ Room Coordinator Derek Guder Director of Programming Erica-Ann Berger Gaming Staff Brian J. Hargraves Dealers’ Room Staff Michael Lee Asst. Director of Wednesday White Dealers’ Room Staff Programming Video Games Yiyang Song Video Games Manager Merchandising Live Programming Brandon Germain Video Games Staff Keith Kyzivat Merchandising Coordinator Paul Bouley Live Programming Manager Don Huckins Video Games Staff Donald Bolin Merchandising Staff Supreet Makkar Video Games Staff Renee Cahill Merchandising Staff Anime Music Video Contest Jekka Corimer Merchandising Staff Patrick Delahanty AMV Contest Coordinator Video Programming Derek Guder Video Programming Manager Publications Charity Auction Mara Elena Karapetian Publications Manager Keys Charity Auction Relations Julie Lindsey Asst. Newsletter Editor Coordinator Rebecca Irvin Director of Relations Maggie Ricco Ace Newsletter Reporter Wai Kwan Charity Auction Staff Victor Lee Industry Relations Trisha L. Sebastian Deuce Newsletter Reporter Giles Pearson Special Assistant Patrick Delahanty Webmaster Dance Andrew Iwancio Dance Coordinator Guest Relations …and last but not least… Robert Cerniglia DJ Sherry Byon Guest Relations Manager Andyi Richter Green Room Coordinator Eric Chon Program Guide Designer Game Shows Chris Zheng Guest Liaison Corey Gough Game Show Coordinator Geoffrey Tebbetts Guest Liaison Lizzard Guest Liaison J-Music Events Paige McKee Guest Liaison Jen Trudel J-Music Events Patricia Goon Guest Liaison Coordinator

Anime Boston 2004 41 FOOD AND SHOPS ���������������������������������� Credit # Name Location Type Hours Prices Cards Notes Swan's Court American 7a-11p $$-$$$ All Bar,TO,Veg Au Bon Pain Bakery/Sandwiches 6:30a-7p, S&S 7:30-6 $ All TO,Veg Whiskey Park Bar 4p-2a $$ All Bar MJ O'Connors American 11-11, Su 12-10 $$ All Bar * At Hotel Ben and Jerry's Dessert 7:30a-9p, S&S 12-9p $ - TO Finale Lunch, Dessert F 12-12, Sa 6p-12a, Su 4-11 $$ All Bar,Veg Todd English's Bonfire Latin Steakhouse 5:30-11p, Su 5:30-10p $$$$ All Bar,TO,RSVP McCormick & Schmick's Seafood 11a-12a, Su 11:30-11:30 $$$ All Bar,TO,Veg,RSVP Bennigan's American 11a-1:30a, Su 11a-12:30a $-$$ All Bar, TO Dunkin Donuts Breakfast 6a-11p $ - TO Starbucks City Place - Park Breakfast 6:30a-11p, Su 7a-8p $ - TO 1 Chinese Gourmet Plaza Ave & Stuart Chinese 10:30-8:30, Su 10:30-7 $ - TO, Veg Sbarro St Italian Closed Sun $ - TO California Pizza Kitchen Pizza 11:30-11,Su 11:30-10 $$ All TO, Veg D'Angelo's Sandwiches Sandwiches 7a-8p, Su 11-6 $ V/MC TO, Veg 2 Rock Bottom Restaurant 115 Stuart St American 11:30a-1a, Su 11:30a-12a $-$$ All Bar, TO 3 Hard Rock Café 131 Clarendon St American 11a-1a $$ All Bar, TO 4 Speeder & Earl's 47 Huntington Ave American 7a-1:30p, 5-10p $-$$ V/MC TO 5 Starbucks 443 Boylston St Breakfast 7a-9p, Su 7:30a-8p $ - TO 6 Chang's Bistro 8 Park Plaza Ave Chinese 11:30a-12a, Su 11:30-11 $-$$ All TO, Veg 7 's Delight 5 Beach St Chinese 11-10:30, Su 11-9:30 $$ V/MC TO, Veg 8 Empire Garden Restaurant 690 Washington St Chinese 9a-10:30p $-$$ V/MC TO, Veg 9 Burger King 553 Boylston St Fast Food 6:30a-9p, Su 11-7 $ - TO 10 Wendy's 551 Boylston St Fast Food 10-10, Su 11-8 $ - TO 11 McDonald's 702 Washington St Fast Food 6:30a-10:30p, Su 7a-10p $ - TO 12 Bertucci's 39 Stanhope St Italian 11-11,Su 12-10 $-$$ All Bar,Del,TO,Veg 13 Maggiano's Little Italy 4 Columbus Ave Italian F 5-11,S 12-11,Su 12-9 $$-$$$ All Bar,TO,Veg 14 Shino Express Sushi 144 Newbury St Japanese 12-9, Su 1-9 $-$$ V/MC TO 15 Kaya Restaurant 581 Boylston St Japanese 11:30a-2a $$-$$$ V/MC TO, Veg 16 Penang 685 Washington St Malaysian 11:30-11:30 $-$$$ V/MC Bar,TO,Veg,RSVP 17 Fire + Ice 205 Berkeley St Mongolian 11:30a-12a, Su 11:30-10:30 $8-17 All Bar, Veg 18 New York Pizza 224 Tremont St Pizza F&S 8a-3a,Su 10a-11p $ - TO, Del (Limited) 19 Subway Sandwiches 230 Tremont St Sandwiches 11a-11p $ - TO, Veg 20 Grillfish 162 Columbus Ave Seafood 5:30p-11p, Su 5:30p-10p $$$ All TO, Del (Limited) 21 Legal Sea Foods 26 Park Plaza Seafood 11:30a-12a, Su 11:30-10 $$-$$$ All Bar,TO,Veg,RSVP 22 Thai Basil Restaurant 132 Newbury St Thai F 11:30-10, S&S 12-10 $-$$$ All Veg 23 Montien Thai Restaurant 63 Stuart St Thai 11:30a-10:30p, Su 4-10:30p $-$$ All TO, Veg 24 Bangkok Blue 651 Boylston St Thai F 11:30-11,Sa 12-11 $$ All Bar,TO,Veg 25 Pho Pasteur Restaurant 123 Stuart St Vietnamese 11a-10p $-$$ V/MC Veg 26 House of Pho 3 Beach St Vietnamese & Chinese 10-10, Su 10-9 $2.99 - TO

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