Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ P r o t o c u l t u r e A d d i c t s # 8 3 March / April 2005. Published by Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Qc, , H3B 3L2. VOICES Presentation ...... 4 E d i t o r i a l S t a f Letters ...... 70 Christopher Macdonald [CM] – Publisher Claude J. Pelletier [CJP] – Editor-in-chief [email protected] NEWS Miyako Matsuda [MM] – Editor / Translator ANIME RELEASES (VHS / R1 DVD) ...... 5 Julia Struthers-Jobin – Editor RELEASES ...... 6 ANIME & MANGA NEWS: North America ...... 8 C o n t r i b u t i n g E d i t o r s ANIME & MANGA NEWS: & International ...... 11 Bamboo Dong [BD], Kevin Lillard, Jonathan Mays [JM], NEW RELEASES ...... 14 Martin Ouellette [MO], Carlo Santos [CS], James S. Taylor A d v e r t i s i n g & B u s i n e s s I s s u e s REVIEWS Christopher Macdonald ([email protected]) BOOKS ...... 17 P r i n t i n g LIVE-ACTION ...... 18 Payette & Simms (St-Lambert, Qc) MANGA ...... 20 RELATED PRODUCTS (Anime CD ) ...... 23 C o v e r MODELS ...... 24 Cover used with the permission of ADV Films. Five Star Sto- ANIME ...... 49 ries Original Story & Original Characters ©1985-1986 Mamoru Nagano. Motion Picture ©1988 Kadokawa Pictures. S p e c i a l T h a n k s SPOTLIGHTS To Jerry Chu, Danielle Garnier, Lance Heiskell, Chad Kime FIVE STAR STORIES and Mee-Lise Robinson for their support. And to Kyle Chang, Overview ...... 25 Simon Cossette, Nasser Syed for their help in producing Profiles ...... 26 this issue. Files ...... 28 Dictionary ...... 30 S U B S C R I P T I O N The Temple Knights ...... 30 Year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in Canada add $2.10 GST; in Quebec add $4.41 GST & PST) or $45 US overseas. Send Synopsis ...... 30 check or money-order to: Protoculture, P.O.B. 1433, Stn B, Montreal, Qc, Canada, H3B 3L2. Payment by credit cards & Overview ...... 31 PayPal available from the web site: www.protoculture- Synopses ...... 32 mag.com/PA/PASub.htm. Sample file Character Descriptions ...... 33 D I S T R I B U T I O N Terminology ...... 34 In Canada: Cosmix ((514) 744-9494), Disticor ((905) 619-6565, www.disticor.com), Marché Clandestin ((514) 282-3930), Middle- man Media ((416) 203-2926), Snap! ((416) 588-4006). In U.S.A.: ANIME WORLD Anime Nation ((727) 796-7561), Complete Strategist ((212) 685- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Interview: Kumi Koda ...... 39 3880), Diamond ((410) 560-7100, www.diamondcomics.com), FM International ((608) 271-7922), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) 765- Fantasia 2004: ...... 42 7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, Seattle: (206) 587-2477), Nikaku Fantasia 2004: The Calamari Wrestler ...... 43 Animart ((408) 971-2822), Planet Anime ((713) 523-7122), Right Fantasia 2004: Ritual ...... 44 Stuf ((515) 252-6116), RPV ((714) 671-1270), Tower Records (www.towerrecords.com). In England: Esdevium (011 44 Fantasia 2004: Battlefield Baseball, Gozu, Ju-On ...... 45 125226116). Convention Reports: Ohayo Con, Ushi Con ...... 46 The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 28): Home Page 18: Boa ...... 48 Protoculture Addicts is ©1987-2005 by Protoculture. • The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Protoculture Addicts acknowledges the creators and copyrights holders of the materials mentioned or ANIME STORIES pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. • Gankutsuo ...... 54 All rights to articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/ Movie 2: Innocence ...... 57 artists upon publication. • Contributors are responsible for their Grenadier ...... 59 views which are not necessarily those of Protoculture Addicts. Howl’s Moving Castle ...... 62 • No part of this magazine can be reproduced without permis- sion from the publisher, except for review purposes • Spoilers ...... 64 Warning: This magazine contains important plot details about Yakitate!! Japan ...... 67 several Japanese . Readers discretion is advised. • Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library of Canada • Printed in Canada • ISSN 0835-9563. MORE ON: WWW.PROTOCULTURE-MAG.COM 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

Welcome to the second issue of Anime News Network’s Protoculture Addicts. It seems like it was just yester- day when I wrote the presentation for issue #82, but it has indeed been two full months. We’re very happy with CREDITS the reactions to our first issue; we’ve received a lot of positive feedback, some constructive criticism and a few ARTICLES: Azumi ©2003 Azumi Production Committee. Gangkutsuo © 2004 Mahiro Maeda • / • GDH. Grenadier © complaints. Every single bit of feedback, be it positive or negative, helps us improve the magazine, so please Hiroshi Kojima / / Grenadier Production Project. GTO – The Movie © Fuji TV • Kansai TV • • Ken-On. Howl’s let us know by filling out our survey, sending us letters, or visiting us on Anime News Network’s forums. Moving Castle © 2004 Nibariki • TGNDDDT. Innocence © 2004 Shirow Masamune / Kodansha • IG • ITNDDTD. Maico 2010 © 1997 We have a bit less news to report on this issue, after all, we had 6 months of news to catch up on in the Toshimitsu Shimizu. Naruto © Scot / / TV- • Studio . Ritual ©2000 F&A • Studio Kajino. Rozen previous issue, and only two months of news for this issue. But there are still interesting things going on in Maiden © Peach • PIT • Gentohsha Comics / Rozen Maiden Production Committee. The Calamari Wrestler ©2004 Calamari anime fandom every day. Earlier today I was writing about a very interesting exhibit taking place in Tokyo. It’s Wrestler Production Committee. Original Story & Original Characters ©1985-1986 Mamoru Nagano. Motion Picture an exhibit about anime called, “OTAKU: persona=space=city.” As the name implies, the exhibit looks at ©1988 Kadokawa Pictures. Yakitate!! Japan © / the persona, space and city of the otaku. Displays take a look at the otaku’s home, and Tokyo (their / Pantasia TV-Tokyo. REVIEWS: © 2003 Kou Fumizuki • / Aiao city), , their collections, and their passion. The exhibit really focuses on one word, though, “persona.” Project. © 2004 Music Japan, Inc. Aquarian Age: Sign For Evolution ©2002 / Victor Entertainment Inc. It’s a look at the otaku’s consciousness, desires and motivations through images related to their hobby. The Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision Inc. © Agency • . Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. exhibit recently caught Tokyo’s attention when it was featured on television, and since then it has been so © • MediaWorks / Azumanga Daioh Committee. popular that the museum is now making people wait outside for hours before they can get in. I really I Beautiful Dreamer ©1984 Co., Ltd. English version ©1992, 1996 Corporation. Tokyo 2040 could visit the exhibit, which is on display at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Unfortunately, © JVC / AIC. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. © Eiji Nonaka • Kodansha / TV Tokyo • CPTA. Cybuster ©1999 it only runs until March 13th and I won’t be in Tokyo until March 28th. (If you’re reading this and end up Project Cybuster • TV Tokyo. All Rights Reserved. Destroy All Monsters ©1968 Toho Co. Ltd. © 1993 Ryuusuke Mita attending the exhibit, please, send me some pictures!) / Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. / Victor Entertainment Inc. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. eX-Driver ©2002 Kosuke Undoubtedly, the biggest news of these past two months is the news that Viz/ShoPro has licensed the anime Fujishima • exd • Visual / D.G.A. All Rights Reserved. Fighting Spirit © VAP. Packaging ©2004 Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. fan-favorite Naruto. In the wake of this, it’s interesting to see how little some anime fans actually know about Fushigi Yuugi ©1995 / Shogakukan • TV Tokyo • Studio Pierrot. Packaging ©2004 Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. : the anime industry. After posting the news about the license acquisition, Anime News Network actually re- Guardian Of The Universe ©1995 Kadokawa Pictures • NH. Gamera 2: Attack Of Legion ©1996 Kadokawa Pictures • NHFN. Gamera 3: ceived e- from some anime fans who were livid that we had licensed Naruto, and demanded that we Revenge Of Iris ©1999 Kadokawa Pictures • TNHN. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Visions, Inc. Get Backers © Yuya Aoki • Rando Ayamine • unlicense it so that they could continue to watch their free . That’s the internet for you, though. Kodansha / Team Get Backers. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision Inc. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ©2002-2004 Shirow Fansubs, of course, remain fandom’s biggest ongoing discussion. Even among the staff of Anime News Net- Masamune • Production I.G. / Kodansha. All Rights Reserved. Grrl Power! © Akitaro Daichi / GAPRO-CoMix Wave. Packaging © 2004 work, our opinions range from very pro- to very anti-fansub. But all of us, on both sides of the discus- A.D. Vision, Inc. Gun Crazy ©2002 Q Movie / Geneon Entertainment Inc / Japan Home Video Inc. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Hello sion, are fed up with the way some anime fans that think fansubs are a god-given right. Kitty & © 2004 Co., Ltd. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Hyper Speed Grandoll ©1997 Katsumi Hasegawa / Akahori Satoru Later in this issue you’ll read a news item about the shrinking North American anime home video market. Office • . © • HAL • GDH / Kaleido Stage • ADV Films. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. While the reasons behind the slow down in home video sales are numerous and complicated, some industry Death © 2004 A.D. Vision Inc. M.S. F-91 © 1991-2004 Sotsu Agency • Sunrise. All Rights Reserved. © Victor experts point to fansubs as a possible contributor to the market’s decline. While they’re quick to agree that • • AIC. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision Inc. Mezzo ©2003 Yasuomi Umetsu / Mezzo Committee. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, fansubs are doing a lot for the popularity of anime, it’s hard to argue withSample the simple fact that, file according to the Inc. © 2003 . Neon Genesis © / Project Eva • TV Tokyo. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. bittorrent trackers, over a hundred thousand people download Naruto every week, and there’s no way that Viz New © • / / New Fist Of The North Star Committee. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision Inc. can expect to sell a hundred thousand copies of every volume of the DVD. While some people undoubtedly Resurrection © Futaroh Yamada / Amuse • . DVD ©2004 watch fansubs and then buy the , there are others who aren’t particularly interested in paying for some- A.D. Vision, Inc. Once Upon A Time ©1987 Harmony Gold USA, Inc. and Idol Co., Ltd. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Peace Maker thing they already watched for free. After all, Japanese people get to watch Naruto for free every week, why Kurogane © 2003 Nanae Chrono • MAG Garden / Shinsengumi • Tonsyo. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision Inc. R.O.D. The TV © Studio shouldn’t North American fans, right? Orphee / Inc. Packaging ©2004 Geneon Entertainment (USA) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Inc. series & underlying artwork © 1985, 2001 Harmony On the other hand, fansubs and their manga counterpart, scanlations, sometimes offer the only method to Gold USA, Inc. S ©1994 Co., Ltd. ©2000 Naoko Takeuchi / Kodansha • Toei Animation. Packaging ©2004 view anime and manga un-tainted by edits and censorship. Occasionally a North American company will do Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. : Reflection © Nobuhiro Watsuki / Shueisha • Fuji TV • Aniplex Inc. Packaging ©2004 A.D. something to a title that fans don’t particularly approve of. Most recently, manga new-comer CMX (owned by Vision Inc. Theatrical ©1995 Kanzaka Hajime • Araizumi Rui / Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. • Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. • DC, which is owned by Warner Bros), published a heavily censored North American adaptation of Tenjho Marubeni Corporation • King Record Co., Ltd. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. Sonic The Hedgehog ©1991, 1994, 1996 Tenge. For the most part, these edits don’t have any real affect on the story, but in a few cases Enterprises, Ltd. DVD ©1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Packaging ©2004 A.D. Vision, Inc. © • Foundation • TX. Packaging ©2004 they do diminish the intensity of certain scenes. Some readers may be blissfully unaware of these changes, Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. Super Atragon ©1995, 1996, 1998 Kaitei Gunkan Seisaku Iinkay. All Rights Reserved. English version others may be aware but unperturbed, but others certainly are disappointed. What is the unhappy fan to do: ©1996, 1998 Toho International Co., Ltd. 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