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Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PROTOCULTURE ✾¯:paKu]- PRESENTATION ...... 4 STAFF WHAT'S GOING ON? & NEWS ...... 5 Publisher VIDEO & MANGA RELEASES ...... 8 Claude J. Pelletier PRODUCTS RELEASES (Domestic & Japanese LD, Live-Action, etc.) ...... 10 NEW RELEASES ...... 11 Editor-in-chief Martin Ouellette MODEL NEWS ...... 32

Contributors Aaron & Keith Dawe, Sylvain Durand, REVIEWS Miyako Graham, , James S. Taylor CD ...... 16 Layout LIVE-ACTION MOVIES ...... 17 The Safe House MODELS ...... 30 MANGA ...... 54 Cover Ghislain Barbe ANIME: PA'S PICK ...... 55 ANIME ...... 56 Photography Frederick Schodt, Miyako Graham, Joy A. Kennelly

Proofreading SPOTLIGHTS Dominique Durocher, The Safe House 7 Overview ...... 19 Translation Files ...... 20 Miyako Graham Synopses ...... 22 Color Separation & Linotronic Characters ...... 28 Typo Express, Inc. & CO. (Macross / Southern Cross / Mospeada, Etc.) ...... 35

Printing Payette & Simms, Inc. ANIME WORLD Special Thanks to World Celebration ...... 48 Martin Aziz, Jack Kim, Michael Liu Anecdotes From Mr. Hiroyuki Yamaga ...... 50 Soichiro Yuasa and all our DP9 friends SampleU.S. / Cartoonists file Symposium '98 ...... 51 Anime Under Fire (Part 7) ...... 52 SUBSCRIPTION year (6 issues): $30 US, $32.10 Can (GST in- cluded, add PST if ordering from Quebec), or $45 US ANIME STORIES BASTARD!! ...... 60 overseas. Make check or (preferably) money-order to: ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ P R O T O C U L T U R E DESERT ROSE ...... 61 MONONOKE HIME ...... 62 P.O. Box 1433, Station "B" Montréal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2 VOICE OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTER ...... 65 DISTRIBUTORS In Canada: Comic Emporium ((416) 597-9405), Cosmix PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #50. May 1998. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published bimonthly ((514) 744-9494), HMV ((819) 569-8744), Snap! ((416) 588-4006). In U.S.A.: Anime Crash (NY: (212) 254-4670, by PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2. Boston: (617) 491-8760, Providence: (401) 276-0533), FAX: (514) 527-0347. E-: [email protected]. Web: http://www.protoculture.qc.ca/PA Berkley Dist. (North: (510) 845-9851 or South: (310) 632- 8448), Books Nippan ((213) 891-9636), Chessex ((610) PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©1998 by PROTOCULTURE ENR. The copyrights and trademarks 695-0523), Complete Strategist ((212) 685-3880), Dia- mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS mond ((410) 560-7100), Hobbies Hawaii ((808) 423- 0265), Inteleg ((610) 896-8177), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) acknowledges the creators and copyrights holders of the materials mentioned or pictured herein, 765-7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, Seattle: (206) 587-2477), and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights to articles/artwork revert to their respective Liberty Hobby (FL & GA: (800) 654-6229), Mangamania ((800) 626-4277), Nikaku Animart ((408) 971-2822), writers/artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for their views which are not Planet Anime ((713) 523-7122), RPV ((714) 671-1270), necessarily those of PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS. No part of this magazine can be reproduced Wargame West ((505) 242-1773). In : Jedko without permission from the publisher — except for review purposes. (011 61 3 9555 1022). In England: Esdevium (011 44 1252 26116), Hobbygames (011 44 1903 730998). In Mexico: Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library of Canada Printed in Canada ISSN 0835-9563 Hector Santillan (011 52 5 664 2019). 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

This issue celebrates not only our fiftieth issue, but also our tenth anniversary. Our first, unofficial issue was released in November 1987 and our first real issue was released in Spring 1988. Ten years! It is incredible to see how we have evolved during this time and how the anime industry has devel- CREDITS oped since then too. And we witnessed it all... Bastard!! © 1992 Kazushi Hagiwara/ / Pioneer. Dark Cat © 1991 Naomi Kimura/ Asahi Sonorama/ We have decided to dedicate this issue to Robotech (and to its related shows like Mospeada, Southern Nikkatsu Corporation/ Agent 21. English Version © 1998 Kitty. Desert Rose © Kaoru Shintani/ Hakusensha/ TOEI Cross and, of course, Macross — and by extension ) because there lies our origin. One day my Video Co., Ltd. Flash © Takachiho & / . English Version © 1998 A.D.Vision, Inc. friend Alain Landry told me about this great show he was watching on an American TV channel. He con- Fire Emblem © 1996 / KSS. English Version © vinced me to look at it (“at 7 a.m. it’s better be good!”) and it was love at first sight. Robotech was a GREAT 1998 A.D.Vision, Inc. Flashback 2012 © 1986 BIG WEST/ Emotion. © 1995 Daei/ NTV Network/ Hakuhodo. show and, despite what some people might say today (young fans that know nothing about how the show English Version © 1997 A.D.Vision, Inc. Genesis Climber Mospeada © 1983 Tatsunoko Productions Co., Ltd. Eng- was produced), did a good job on it considering the time and the circumstances. I began reading lish Version © 1985 Harmony Gold U.S.A., Inc./ Tatsunoko the comics and talked about the show to other friends, and we started playing the Role-Playing Game. Productions Co., Ltd. Gold Digger © 1998 Fred Perry. Grey: Digital Target © 1997 Yoshihisa Tagami/ Tokuma Someday, I proposed to start a fanzine (I was already making one about science-fiction, Samizdat). Several Shoten/ Video. English Version © 1997 Viz Com- munications, Inc. Inu- © 1998 / people helped, at the beginning, to create the magazine: Alain Dubreuil (now a teacher; hey! Alain, if you’re , Inc. English Version © Viz Comics. © 1994 Hiroaki Sato/ Pony Canyon/ Fuji TV/ reading this, give me a call sometimes!), Michel Gareau (went back to his military career), Jean Carrières FCC/ Studio . English Version © Viz Communica- (now at DP9), Paul Berthiaume (now a dentist), and Yvon Maillé Jr. (now a Radio Shack manager) — just to tions, Inc. Kimera © 1996 Kazuma Kodaka/ Seiji Biblos/ / . English Version © 1997 TOHO In- name a few. We to thank them all (even those we have not named). ternational. Released By A.D.Vision, Inc. Macross 7 © BIG WEST/ Macross 7 Project. Macross II © 1992, 1993 BIG WEST/ Macross II Project. English Version © U.S. So, Protoculture Addicts (as the name indicates — it was a reference to Khyron’s addiction to protoculture’s Renditions/ L.A. Heroes. Macross Mech Graffiti © BIG leaves) began as a Robotech fanzine (the "Robotech fanzine of Quebec Quadrant" to be precise) in Novem- WEST/ Victor/ Emotion. Macross © 1982 BIG WEST/ Tatsunoko Prod. © BIG WEST/ Macross ber 1987. After one issue and some legal problems (only in America!), we “chose” to become the Official Plus Project. English Version © 1994/1995 Manga Enter- tainment, Inc. © 1987 IDOL Co., Ltd./ Vic- Robotech fanzine (in fact it was the only way Harmony Gold would let us continue publishing). After our first tor Musical Industries, Inc. English Version © . Mobile Police Comic © Masami Yuuki/ Official issue (April 1988), we decided to upgrade to a color cover in order to be distributed by Diamond (Fall Shogakukan, Inc. English Version © Viz Communications, ‘88). At that time, the regular staff was Alain Dubreuil, Michel Gareau and myself and we were incorporated Inc. Mononoke Hime © 1997 NIBARIKI/ NDG. Neon Gen- esis Evangelion © / Project EVA/ TV / NAS. as Ianus Publications. We moved our “office” from the University dorms to a young business incubator and, English Version © 1997 A.D.Vision, Inc. Comic Version © 1995 GAINAX. English Version © Viz Comics. Robotech after issue #10 (in February ‘91), felt that we had said all we could about Robotech and PA became a II: The Sentinels © 1986 Harmony Gold U.S.A., Inc. magazine about Japanese animation in general. Robotech © Harmony Gold, Inc. Robotech RPG © 1986 Kevin Siembieda. © 1990 NEC/ AVENUE. Eng- lish Version © 1997 A.D.Visison, Inc. Street Fighter: The In Summer ‘91, we moved our offices to a large loft that we shared with New Order, that had just released Animated Movie © 1994 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Super Di- mension Cavalry Southern Cross © 1984 Tatsunoko Pro- the first issue of . When Alain and Michel left the magazine to go on with their , Ianus ductions Co., Ltd. English Version © 1985 Harmony Gold merged with New Order, headed by Pierre Ouellette. With issue #16 (January ‘92), PA switched from comic U.S.A., Inc./ Tatsunoko Productions Co., Ltd. Tenchi Muyo! Comic © 1996 Hitoshi Okuda. English Version © Viz Com- book format to a small magazine format (the same as today) and a new layout (designed by Pierre Ouellette). ics. The Irresponsable Tylor © 1998 Hitoshi Sample file Yoshiyoka/ . English Version © 1998 The The company then ventured into comics books (but Gates of Pandragon and Cybersuit Arkadyne had not Right Stuf International, Inc. much success) and into gaming. The gaming division () rapidly grew and produced licensed ILLUSTRATIONS supplements for (1992), Teenager From Outer Space, II (1993), wrote sourcebooks for Animeland #35. Design Works; B-Club Special Palladium’s Macross II RPG, and also started producing its own material (1994-95): Fighter, (, 1987, 164 pg., 8 1/4" 11 3/4"): 18-20, 22-23. AX Magazine: #1 (98/04). B-Club: #147-148. Gold Dig- ger #39 (, 36 PG., B&W): 5. Inu-Yasha

Video Fighter, Project A-ko RPG and, finally, Heavy Gear. However, in November ‘95, it was decided to split ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Part 1, #12 (Viz, 44pg., B&W): 5. Macross 7 This is Ani- the company into its two divisions in order to facilitate production. Ianus was no more, DP9 & PA parted mation Special (Shogakukan, 1994, 100 pg., 8 1/2" x 10 1/2"): 8-9, 11, 13, 20, 22, 36, 38, 42. Macross II This Is ways, but both gained strength in the process. Animation Special #5 (Shogakukan, 1993, 100 pg., 10 1/2" x 8 1/2"): 35. Macross “One Night Stand” 15th An- In January 1996, with issue #38, Protoculture Addicts (now published by Protoculture Enr. and produced by niversary (BIG WEST, 24 pg., 10" x 14 1/2"). Macross Perfect Memory (1984, 268 pgs., 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"): 8, 10, Martin Ouellette and myself) started a new era. Now, two years and twelve issues later, the magazine has 19, 48, 73, 138-173. Macross The Movie Program Book (1984, 28 pg., color). Macross The Movie This Is Ani- more pages, some color, a growing number of collaborators (we want to thank them all, particularly Miyako mation #11 (Shogakukan, 1984, 148 pg., 8 1/4" x 11 3/ Graham, James Taylor, Soichiro Yuasa, Sylvain Durand, and Aaron & Keith Dawe) and we are also venturing 4"): 16, 20, 27, 36, 41, 49, 57, 82, 92. Mobile Police Patlabor Vol.1 (Viz Graphic Novel, 194 pg., B&W): 186. into the importation of anime videos and manga (check our catalog!). We have improved the magazine a lot Vol. 1, #6 (Viz Select Comics, 40 pg., B&W): 17. Magazine (Kadokawa Shoten): since the beginning and we intend to continue making it better. However, if we have been able to make all 97/07, 97/08, 98/02, 98/03, 98/04, 98/05. No Need For Tenchi Part 4, #4 (Viz Select Comics, 36 pg., B&W): 28. that way, despite the difficulties, the obstacles, the delays, etc., it’s only because of the support of our Pop On Mylene Newtype Insert (Kadokawa Shoten, 10/ readers (yes, YOU!). Thanks for believing in us and to appreciate our work. 95): 5. Previews: Vol. VIII, #3, #4 & #5. Robotech #7 (Antartic Press, 32 pg., color): 10. Robotech Art 1 (Starblaze Editions, 1986, 256 pg., 8 1/2" x 10 7/8"): 3-4, So, Happy Anniversary to PA, yes, but also Happy Anniversary to all our readers! We tried to make this issue 22, 67, 40, 81, 88, 92-93, 95, 99, 126. Robotech Style Guide (Harmony Gold internal document for licensees). a little special. We hope you will like it. Robotech Trading Cards: #7, #15 & #46. Southern Cross This Is Animation #10 (Shogakukan, 1984, 122 pg., 8 1/ Next Issue 4" x 11 3/4"): 27-29, 33, 49. Time Magazine (4-13): 169. Our mecha special! 0083, All other illustrations come from promotional artwork, , and more! cover art or directly from the animation. They remain the Claude J. Pelletier property of their respective owner. ANIME & MANGA NEWS 5

— J A P A N — J A P A N — J A P A N — J A P A N — J A P A N — Alexander is a 13-part OVA series animated by Mad- ○○○○○○○○ got married on her 31st birth- house, with character designs by Peter Chung, creator day on March 30th, probably breaking the heart of of MTV’s Aeon Flux. Based on a novel by Hiroshi Aramata, many young fans. That’s probably why she keeps it is directed by Yoshinori Kanemori, produced by Rin secret the name of her husband, a salaryman three Tarô & Masao Maruyama, and scripted by Sadayuki years younger that she had known for five years. She Murai. It will start this November and will be released felt it was time for her to wed, but she will continue ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ on a monthly schedule. Alexander spins the story of the her work. (Sources: Anime V #150: 69, EX magazine, historical Alexander the Great, mercurial conqueror of Newtype 6-98: 163). the known world from 336-324 B.C. However, far from Mononoke Hime. The latest animated movie di- being textbook dramatization, it blends and sci- rected by has been released on ence-fictional elements into actual historical battles and on June 26. Miyazaki was also invited to events as the series weaves its way though Alexander’s show his movie in three movie festivals in Europe! life and beyond. Aside from mesmerizing images (flying He was first a guest of the Berlin International Film characters, advanced weaponry, 20 feet tall men, a lot Festival and Mononoke Hime ( Princess) of CGI effects) and a rock/techno soundtrack, the series was shown in the Zoo Palast theater in Berlin. Mr. aims to grab viewers (basically Gen X’ers and Next Miyazaki got an enthusiastic reception (more than Gen’ers) with its intricate storyline and complex char- 100 press journalists came to see him from all over acterizations, the majority of whom are based on historical figures of that period. Alexander seeks to be the the world) and he gave more then twenty interviews spearpoint of the slowly growing movement towards dramatic animation for mature audiences, a movement during his five days visit. The movie was also shown becoming known in Japan as riî qjO (Edge Anime). It’s already being used to label such recent, sophis- at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Fes- ticated fare as Spawn, and Aeon Flux. To emphasize the international nature of the produc- tival. After that he went back to Ghibli Studio. He tion, the series chapters will be distributed in Japan and the rest of the world almost simultaneously (at the had retired and passed the studio over to Yoshifumi same time for the first episode, then with a two-week delay to allow /subtitling time) and will be sup- Kondo, but the latter died in January. So, until he ported by a merchandising campaign. Look forward to see the Alexander web site, action figures, card games, finds a new successor, Mr. Miyazaki is back to work comics, etc. (Source: Edit 90 — Marketing Agent for Alexander). on a new project, a movie set in the future and with Emotion’s 15th anniversary is bringing the re-release in of many old anime like Yamato (TV & Mov- an ecological thematic. When listening to Mononoke ies), The World of , Call Me Tonight, Ann Of Green Gable, etc. Other interesting LD releases: MS Princess’ songs, many were wondering who was Gundam Boxed set, Kirara (in September), Boxed Set, Iczer-One, Starship Troopers, and singing: a girl? a choir boy? In fact, the lead singer Outlaws Star (yes, already). is 27-year-old man: Yoshikazu Mera, who studied Sample file music in Amsterdam. (Sources: Animage 04-98, (Mahô no stage Fancy Lala) is a new TV series by Studio Pierrot, with character design by Ms. Akemi Animeland #41: 4, Manga Mania #45: 4, Newtype Takada (who was a Guest of Honor at Anime America in ‘94) and a script by Tomomi Mochizuki (also director). 8-97:16) It started on April 5th on TV Tokyo. It’s a /shôjo style anime about Miho Kasahara (a 3rd grade girl!) who has the magic power of transformation. (Source: Animage 04-98, Animeland #41: 8). Pocket Monster, the anime show that was canceled last December after having made sick hundreds of GUNDAM. Lots of activities are scheduled for the 20th anniversary of Gundam. Among viewers, was back on the air of TV Tokyo in April. It is other things, the first 22 episodes of the original TV series (MS Gundam) will be now on prime-time (on Thursdays at 19:00), is intro- released as a commemorative six-LD boxed set (530 min., ¥36,000) on August 1st. duced by a 3-minute explanation on how to watch TV The second half of the boxed set will be released late 1998. This summer, there will be safely and the dangerous flashing effects have been a Gundam W Endlesswaltz movie double-billed with a 8th MS Team movie. There will toned-down. (Sources: Animeland #41: 10, EX maga- also be a TV Special movie combining live-action and computer graphics titled G-SAVIOR. Bandai is also planning zine, La Presse 4-4-98: D2). a new Gundam TV series... 1998-99 will definitely be THE years for Gundam fans... (Sources: Bandai (www.niftyserve.or.jp/station/sunrise/bigbang/nbang.htm), EX magazine, HobbyLink Japan). has a web page since last February: www.TOKUMA.com. is now working on a new animation based on the shôjo (girl) manga Kareshi kanojo no jisho (The Situation of He and She) by Ms. Masami Tsuda and published by Hakushû-sha in Monthly Lala magazine. This X-Japan’s lead guitarist Hideto “Hide” Matsumoto, TV series, animated by Gainax Studio, will be on TV in Fall 1998. Mr. Anno is also working on adult-video . 33, committed suicide on May 2nd by hanging him- (Sources: Newtype 05-98 and Animeland #40: 64). self with a towel. He left no explanation. The most popular rock band of Japan disbanded last Septem- Keita Amemiya (a movie director who was a Guest of Honor at ‘93) is ber, but Matsumoto had a very promising solo ca- working on a new film titled MikaZuki (The crescent Moon). The characters of reer. Tens of thousands of fans swarmed his funeral (Iria and Zeiram) have been made into action-figures by Crowd Toys and each retails at on May 7th and one fan followed him in death, two ¥3,500 (www.crowdinc.com). They can also be mail-ordered at Cyberdine others tried. (Sources: Associated Press, CNN.com, (www.cyberdine.co.jp). (Source: B-Club #148). San Francisco Chronicle). 6 ANIME & MANGA NEWS

— U S A — U S A — U S A — U S A — U S A — Anime Day — The Public Library is sched- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Disney & Miyazaki — Still no date for the release of Mononoke Hime in the USA by Miramax (though we heard uling an “Anime Day” on Sunday, October 4th, as part that Neil Gaiman was scripting the English version and that it could be released early ‘99), but Kiki’s Delivery of its 3rd annual Teen Comic Art & Animation Festival. It Service has been scheduled for September 22. In an article in the May issue of Kidscreen, David Bosworth was started as an inducement to promote reading and writes: “Miyazaki (...) does not display as darkly violent and overtly sexual themes in artistic creativity among youth. The Library regularly his work as do his national counterparts. Still, Buena Vista is doing its best to form a line of invites comic-book artists and animators living around distinction between Miyazaki’s and other forms of anime, which in one extreme case L.A. to speak, to look at the teens’ amateur art, and to has been blamed for causing children to ex- perience convulsions. “You’ll never hear the hold workshops. This year, since manga and anime have word “anime” attached to Miyazaki’s stuff around here,” says [Michael] Johnson [presi- been growing in popularity, the Library is scheduling dent of Buena Vista], adding that Kiki “has a much deeper texture to it, a higher visual the second day for anime alone. The festival is promoted quality; it’s much brighter than most anime. Frankly, it’s more like Disney than any other throughout the LAPL’s branch libraries for about the pre- type of Japanese animation.” Although Dis- ney has promised to maintained the English ceding six months, with individual events at the differ- adaptations of Miyazaki’s work as true to the originals as possible, Kiki has been “localized” for North American ent branches (including few anime presentations). For audience through the addition of English voices and an expended musical score, according to Johnson.” We see information: (213) 228-7510. (Source: Fred Patten). in this article the same prejudiced idea against anime: it’s only sex & violence. Miyazaki’s not dark? Wait to see Mononoke Hime! And it is clear: for Buena Vista, Miyazaki’s stuff is too good to be called anime! Disgusting! Best Of Anime is a 16-anime-song anthology CD that (Source: Kidscreen 5-98 provided by Fred Patten; commented by CJP). Kid Rhino will release on September 1st. It will retail at $16.98 US and contains one song each from: Astro Boy, Guardians Of Order, in association with Ltd., announced that it will release The Role- Nuku Nuku, , , , Playing Game and Resource Book this summer. The stories, settings, and especially the characters provide an Macross Plus, Megazone 23 Pt. 2, New Cutey Honey, ideal gaming universe with tremendous role-playing potential. Players can assume the roles of the Sailor Scouts or New Tank Police, Oh My Goddess!, Record villains from the first two seasons. The book will also offer something to those who do not role-play, but are fans of of Lodoss War, Sailor Moon, Silent Mobius, , the show: a comprehensive ‘Sailor Moon’ resource and reference section will be included, containing information , and . (Source: . Patten). previously unpublished in . The book (ISBN 0-9682431-1-8; Prod. #03-001)will be written by Mark MacKinnon and the rules and mechanics will be fully compatible with “Big Eyes, Small Mouth,” the first multi-genre DVD will be released anime RPG also from Guardians Of Order (Prod. #02-001). (www.guardiansorder.on.ca). by Multimedia 2000. The eight Bubblegum Crisis OVAs will be on three Shogo: Mobile Armor Division is an upcoming 3D action/anime game being developed at Monolith Productions DVD discs using the new DVD Multiplay® with heavy influence from popular anime film that have a focus on mecha (such as Evangelion, Patlabor 2, Macross, technology which allows a single disk to Robotech) as well as many other non-mecha anime. The Shogo mecha are extremely quick, and they move organi- play as movie-quality video on a DVD cally. A deep storyline that focuses on character development & action has been written, and your decisions during player and as a fully interactive computer gameplay decide the outcome of the game (www.shogo-mad.com). program with videos on a DVD-ROM- Simitar Entertainment announced that Viz Communications has granted them based computer system. The DVD compilation will be exclusive rights to develop Chroma-Cels™ based on their Ranma 1/2 series and available in July, will retail for $59.95 US and can be Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture. Simitar’s Ani-Magine™ anime label released in ordered directly from Multimedia 2000 at (206) 622- May three Chroma-Cel™ images from Ranma 1/2 and one from Fatal Fury. Each 5530 or www.m-2k.com. Chroma-Cel™Sample retails at $14.95 US file and is a limited edition with print-runs limited Conventions — ‘98 will be held August 7-9, to 5,000 images. (www.simitar.com).

at the Hyatt Regency-Crystal City, Arlington, VA. Guests: ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ There’s some good American out there! Anastasia (from , Scott Frazier (Production I.G.), Robert Warner Bros.) was quite beautiful (though the story had its weaknesses). DeJesus (Studio Capsule), Kuni Kimura (Studio Disney’s Mulan is very promising (CJP: though I hate the trend of the Ironcat), Matt Lunsford, Steve Pearl. Membership: $40 comic-relief animal — this time a dragon voiced by Eddie Murphy). at the door. Info: 661A Waupelani Drive, State College, Dreamworks SKG’s The Prince of , due December 18, also looks PA 16801 or www.otakon.com. PA’s staff will attend very interesting with its 1,192 shots (in 90 min.), a budget of $65 million, Otakon. — FANIMECON ‘99 will be held March 19-21, and unusual influences (Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Gustave Doré, and 1999 at the Wyndham Hotel, San Jose, . For impressionist painters). (Source: Time, April 13, pg. 169). info: www.fanime.com. Tokyo Shock (live-action division of ) announced the released of EKO EKO AZARAK III. They are Invasion America, the new from planning to have all the movies, but they couldn’t be released in sequence because clearance rights on the first two Dreamworks SKG, premiered June 8th at ET/PT 9 p.m. are taking longer for the music. They are also planning on the TV series if all goes well. Great news, those are cool on WB, KTLA, WDWB, WGN, WNYO, WPIX and MT 9 Japanese movies. They will first release Zero Woman in August, and, later, Armageddon (the live-action version of p.m. on CKRD. Voice actors includes: Kristy McNicol, Maki Ten sho which ADV will be releasing in anime, but sexier and bloodier, and starring the actress that played Iria Leonard Nimoy, Lorenzo Lamas, and Rider Strong. in Zeiram). (www.Media-Blasters.com). (Sources: Jack Kim, TV Guide and Wired). Upcoming Video Releases — ADV has recently announced new acquisitions: the Bubblegum Crisis TV series, Saturn by Work- Those Who hunt , Bakuretsu Hunters (could be released as soon as this Fall), Dirty Pair original 10-part ing Designs has been constantly delayed. It was finally OVA series, , Panzer Dragoon, Martian Successor Nadesico (!!), (TV, OVAs and movies!!!), announced for May, at the joy of many Saturn’s owner and Sonic The Hedgehog; AnimEigo should release the first part of the TV series Kimagure who kept their platform for that game only, but it was Road set in August; Buena Vista: Kiki Delivery Service (September 22); Manga Ent.: Psychic Wars (July 28), again pushed back to July. Recently, it was also an- Vampire Wars (August 25), Giant Robo #6 (September) and TV Series (!!!); Pioneer: El nounced for Playstation, but this information revealed Hazard OVA 2 (July 14), Bastard!! (August 25), Daiundoukai: Battle Athletess (September), and Shin Tenchi Muyo!; to be false. However, Square announced they will re- Star Anime Ent.: Dragon League (August 19); : Tekkaman Blade II (July 28); and USMC: lease VIII for Playstation in early 1999. Club (September), , Garzei’s Wing, Sprite, AïKA, and VS Knight Lamune. As you can see, there will (Source: GameSpot News). be a huge amount of new releases in the coming months. And there are many more surprises to come! ANIME & MANGA NEWS 7

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BAKA, the Banzai Anime Klub of Alberta, located in Edmonton, Alberta is proud to present its fifth annual anime ○○○○○○○○ festival, 5, on July 11-12 at the Grant MacEwen Community College (10700-104st). Featured this year are six viewing rooms running 12 hours a day, as well as panels, dealers, and displays. Admission is free with a donation to the food bank. Check out the web site at http://www.ualberta.ca/~baka/a5/ or e-mail them at [email protected].

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Convention — will be held August 22-23 at The Michener Institute (222 St. Patrick Street) in Toronto. Guests: Fred Perry, Mark C. MacKinnon, David Pulver. Membership: $25 at the door. Information: P.O. Box 24090, Dufferin Mall Postal Outlet, 900 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ont., M6H 4A0 or http://home.ipoline.com/~vegita/ an. PA’s staff will attend Anime North. — CNAnime will be held June 26-28 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center (255 Front St. W.) as part of the Canadian National Expo ‘98, Canada’s largest comic book event. Koichi Ohata will be the guest of honor and there will be many after hours events at the Neil Wycik Hotel (96 Gerrard St. E.) and Ghost in the Shell will be shown at the Bloor Cinema. Admission will be $20 for the week-end ($10 for one day). PA’s staff will be there! (http://hobbystar.com/cnanime/).

FANT-ASIA ‘98, The International Festival of Fantasy & Action Cinema, will be held simultaneously in Montreal (Imperial Theater) and Toronto (Bloor Cinema) from July 10 to August 9. Among other movies, in the Anime category: BlackJack, Jungle Emperor Leo, Lupin III: Walther P-38, Noiseman (a 16-min. movie from Bandai), and ; Japanese Live-Action: hommage to Takashi Ishii (Gonin (1995), Gonin 2, Black ), D.A.G.A.N. Runner (by Sabu), Evil Dead’s Trap (1988), Female Inquisitor (1987), Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster (1965), Makaraga: The Moon of Tao (by Keita Amamiya!), Rubber’s Lover (1997), Swallowtail Butterfly (1996), Tiga & Dyna, Wife to be Sacrificed; HK: Black Sheep Affair, The Longest Night, The Odd-one Dies, The Prodigal Son (1981) and Hit Man (the latest Jet-Li!). A great festival not to be missed! (www.fantasiafest.com).

Kiki's Delivery Service was supposed to be premiered at the Fant-Asia Festival, but Buena Vista backed out of the original agreement because the other movies of the Festival were judged too violent for Kiki. Also, they don't want — U S A — U S A — the movie to be labeled as "Asian" since it is now a Disney's product! However, it will be part of the Montreal's World Movies Festival in early September. M A N G A S E L E C T I O N -POP MANGA #1. A new magazine showcasing URanime is one of the big of Toronto. It is located at the Ryerson Polytechnic University. For more up-and-coming manga artists from Japan! Each is- information: www.ryerson.ca/~anime/. sue features fifteen pages of work by the cover art- ist, as well as the feature “Ask a Manga Artist,” in — E U R O P E — E SampleU R O Pfile E — which readers have the opportunity to ask established manga artist their most pressing questions. Plus, Latest French manga releases (May to July): Dynamic Vision: #1; Glénat: Astro “The Adventure Of Tokyo Kid” is an ongoing, regular Boy #5-6, Bastard! #10-12, # 5-6, Dr Slump #15-16, Dragonball #31-32, Gunnm feature, with Tomiko, a pre-pubescent tomboy who #9, Histoires Courtes (A. Toriyama), Macross 7 Trash #1-2, Michael #2, Neon Genesis lives in an amusent park and explores her emerging Evangelion #2, Next Stop #2, #7-9, Noritaka #13-15, Ranma 1/2 #16-17, Sailor telekinetic powers with similarly-powered friends! Moon #17-18 (Final) (Glénat announced Sailor V (3 vol.) to replace Sailor Moon.); J’ai Lu: Special Introductory price! For mature readers. B&W, City Hunter #25-27, Fly #25-27, Tekken Chinmi #5-6, Les Tribulations d’Orange Road #4- $3.95, avail. in July. 6; Kana (Dargaud): Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque #8-10, Détective Conan #7-8, Spirit #1, Yû Yû Hakusho #8; Manga Player Coll.: 3 x (cy-*Dt-ç): A NEW HOPE #1. 3 Eyes #4, Ah My Goddess #3-4, Chirality #1, Magic Knight Rayearth It’s Star Wars: A New Hope like you’ve never seen it #5-6, Ryu Seiki #2-3, Seraphic Feather #3, Wingman #5 (Manga before! Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Obi-wan, and Darth Player announced BTX and Flag Fighter as well as 3x3 Eyes #5 and Wingman #6); : Vader all drawn manga style! Taken directly from Bouddha #4-5, Fushigi Yûgi #1-3, X #5-7 (Tonkam announced Un Cadeau de l’Ange (short George Lucas’ script for Episode IV of Star Wars, this stories by T, Hôjô), Cat’s Eye (T. Hôjô, Deluxe Ed. in 10 vol.) and L’Histoire des Trois Adolf (O. book is masterfully drawn by Tamaki Hisaro. Cover Tezuka)). [All those titles can be ordered from Protoculture’s Catalog: www.protoculture.qc.ca/ by Adam Warren. Dark Horse, b&w, 96 pg., 1 of 4, Catalog/] [Sources: Animeland #40-42, Manga Player # 29-31]. $9.95 US, avail. on 7-8-98.

Latest Spanish manga releases (May to June): Glenat: Black Jack #1, Ikkyu #1, Raika #3, Sailor Moon #7-8; Norma: Armitage III #5, BT’X #1, , #3, RG Veda #9 (also announced for the Summer: Explosive Milk, Nadesico, Jing, Flag Fighters and Evangelion #4); Planeta (Comics): Alita VI #9, (Yellow) #56-59, — L A T I N A M E R I C A — Dragon Ball (Blue) #9-10, Drakuun #3, Eat-Man #5, Explorer Woman Ray #2, #1, III #9, Now playing in Mexico (in June), from Monday to Ranma 1/2 VII #1, 3x3 Eyes III #7; Planeta (Manga Libr.): Dr. Slump #13, Dragon Half II #1, Renka #2, #7; Friday, on TV Azteca (Ch. 7): (3:00 p.m.), Planeta (Books): Detective Conan #1, Dragon Ball #37, Ruin Explorers #1 (also announced for the Summer: Flame (3:30 p.m.), Sailor Moon Super S (4:00 of Recca, , , Inu Yasha, , Bastard!! #19, and the Star Wars manga). p.m.), (4:30 p.m.), (5:00 Spanish Video Releases: Manga Films: Evangelion #7, Saint Seiya movie, Dragon Ball GT #1, Tenchi Muyo OVAs p.m.) and (6:00 p.m.). Detective Conan is also #11-12, Goshu The Cellist, (announced titled also includes Black Jack, Bastard!!, Hakkenden, Final showing on Sunday mornings at 6:30 a.m. (Source: Fantasy); Vision: Vision Of Escaflowne #1 (announced titled also includes Darkstalkers and ). Hector Santillan, [email protected]).

Thanks to Ricardo Razquin Lapiedra ([email protected]) for all the Spanish releases infromation.