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Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PROTOCULTURE ✾ PRESENTATION ...... 4 STAFF NEWS & NEWS ...... 5 Claude J. Pelletier [CJP] — Publisher / Manager ANIME & MANGA RELEASES ...... 6 Martin Ouellette [MO] — Editor-in-Chief PRODUCTS RELEASES ...... 8 Miyako Matsuda [MM] — Editor / Translator NEW RELEASES ...... 11

Contributors Aaron & Keith Dawe, Kevin Lillard, James S. Taylor REVIEWS LIVE-ACTION ...... 16 Layout BOOKS: Gilles Poitras' Anime Essentials ...... 18 The Safe House MODELS: Comparative Review Bendi/, Perfect Grade W ...... 32 MANGA: ComicsOne manga & The eBook Technology ...... 46 Cover MANGA: Various (English & French) ...... 47 Cover art courtesy of Bandai Entertainment, Inc. PA PICKS ...... 48 J © 1996, 1998 Satoru Akahori • Hiroshi Negishi • Tsukasa Kotobuki • / ANIME ...... 49 / Agency / TV ANIME CAPSULES ...... 52 Proofreading & Editing The Safe House, Dominique Durocher SPOTLIGHTS Aaron & Keith Dawe SABER MARIONETTE R, J, J Again (Overviews) ...... 19 Color Separation & Linotronic J To (Overview, Synopses Eps. 1-10) ...... 21 Typo Express, Inc. Printing New Character & Files ...... 23 Payette & Simms, Inc. Synopses (Eps. 27-50) ...... 24 DARK SOLDIER D (Overview, Character & Mecha Files) ...... 28 Special Thanks to Jerry Chu (BEI), Jean-François Fortier (DP9), Chad Kime (Pioneer), Michael Liu, Nikaku Animart, ANIME WORLD Danielle Opyt (Manga), Pierre Ouellette (DP9), OldSample Stuff By Mamoru Oshii: file Beautiful Dreamer & ...... 38 Mee-Lise Robinson (CPM), Ken Wiatrik (ADV), Ge Ge Ge No Kitaro Hitomi-za (Puppet Theatre) ...... 39 Vincent Wilson, Nobu Yamamoto (BEI) The Canadian Gundam Wing Toy Launch ...... 40 Convention Reports: SugoiCon, Aka-Kon ...... 42 SUBSCRIPTION The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 9) ...... 44 year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in : add GST), or $45 US overseas. Send check/money-order to: Protoculture, ANIME STORIES P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2. BOYS BE...... 53 FURI KURI (FLCL) ...... 54 DISTRIBUTORS infinite RYVIUS (Overview, Character Files, Synopses Eps. 1-5) ...... 55 In Canada: Anime Universe ((905) 212-9719), Snap! NieA_7 ...... 57 ((416) 588-4006), Vidéos De Répertoire ((514) 596- ...... 58 2606). In U.S.A.: Anime Nation ((727) 796-7561), Berkley Dist. (North: (510) 845-9851 or South: (310) PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #65. March / April 2001. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published bimonthly by 632-8448), Complete Strategist ((212) 685-3880), Dia- PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2. FAX: (514) 527-0347. mond ((410) 560-7100), FM International ((608) 271- E-: [email protected]. Web: http://www.protoculture.qc.ca/PA. 7922), HKT ((914) 296-1236), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) 765-7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©2001 by Protoculture Enr. The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are Seattle: (206) 587-2477), the property of their respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS acknowledges the creators and copyrights Mangamania ((800) 626- holders of the materials mentioned or pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights 4277), Nikaku Animart to articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for ((408) 971-2822), Planet their views which are not necessarily those of PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS. No part of this magazine can be Anime ((713) 523-7122), reproduced without permission from the publisher — except for review purposes. Spoiler Warning: This RPV ((714) 671-1270). In England: Esdevium (011 44 magazine contains important plot details about several Japanese animation. Reader discretion is advised. 125226116). Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library of Canada Printed in Canada ISSN 0835-9563 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

Anime Characters Who Look For Happiness. In this issue, we are introducing you to the Saber Marionette series. Outwardly, it’s a comedy with ultra-deformed characters, but I hope you’ll enjoy the process of all those CREDITS 3X3 Eyes © 1991 Yuzo Takada/ / PLEX/ Star Child. © 1995- characters’ spiritual growth! Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry are still growing and all those comical episodes will 1996 Yuzo Takada/ Kodansha/ Bandai Visual/ King Records. English Version © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Amazing Nurse charm you because of all these characters’ sincere search for happiness. Lime is full of energy, but is also very Nanako © 1999 / Pioneer, LDC. Bio Hunter © 1995 Fujihiko immature. Her genuine innocence is a weakness, but, sometimes, it’s a strength as well, because whenever she Hosono/ Comic Burger/ TOEI Video/ Goodhill Vision/ BMG . English Version © Urban Vision. © 1995 Yuzo Takada/ gets hurt, she can still believe in something and think in a positive manner. Cherry is very motherly and loves to Takeshobo/ BS Project/ TV Tokyo/ NAS. English Version © 2000 A.D. Vision, Inc. 2040 © JVC/ AIC. English Ver- do household chores and plays the “wife” role in Otaru’s house. She even finds a baby in one of the episodes. As sion © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. (Anime TV Ver- sion) © 1998-1999 / Kodansha/ NHK/ NEP21. English Ver- for Bloodberry, she is wild, but more mature than the other two. She falls for Akashi who exactly looks like Otaru sion © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Dual! © 1999 AIC/ because, deep down, she is a grown woman who wants to have someone to herself and have a real relationship. Pioneer LDC, Inc. English Version © Pioneer Entertainment (U.S.A) L.P. Escaflowne TV series © 1996 / TX. English Version © Objectively speaking, despite the comical look, those episodes tell us that life is full of disappointments and not 1999, 2000 Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Figures by Bandai Entertain- ment, Inc. Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle © 1993 SNK/ Fuji TV/ NAS. always fun. In fact, they show that life is a struggle and full of hardships! They’re basically Marionettes, but, as English Version © Viz / Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Fatal Fury: Legend Of THe Hungry Wolf © 1992 SNK/ NEO- the story goes, we can see and understand those characters’ search for happiness as human beings. Seeking for GEO/ NAS. English Version © Viz Communication/ Pioneer Enter- happiness... It’s easier said than done, right? When we, humans, have fulfilled all our basic needs, such as food, tainment (USA) L.P. Fushigi Yügi OVA © 1996 Yu Watase/ / Bandai Visual/ Studio / . English Version shelter, clothings, etc., and are decently taken care of, what else do we need? To be Happy, right? In fact, many © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Generator Gawl © / Nippon Victor. English Version © 2000 A.D. anime shows today seem to focus on their characters’ pursuit of happiness. Vision, Inc. Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (Movie Version) © Sotsu Agency/ Sunrise, Inc. English Version © 2000 Bandai Entertainment. Harlock Saga © 1999 / Bandai Visual/ 81 Produce. Also, in this issue, we present to you the second half of ’s Turn A Gundam. To me, Turn A is English Version © 2000 , Co. Jubei-Chan © 1999 almost like a (with lots of mecha?), showing that anime shows can go beyond the sub-culture and Akitaro Daichi/ / Bandai Visual. English Version © 2000 Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Kacho Oji/ © AIC/ Pio- into the mainstream environment. Roland ends up supporting Queen Diana in her retired life and the show neer/ LDC. English Version © 2000 Pioneer entertainment (U.S.A) L.P. Key: The Metal Idol © 1994 Hiroaki Sato/ Pony Canyon/ Fuji ends in a panorama of quiet snow, but we can the happiness of those characters, waiting for the spring to TV/ FCC/ Studio Pierrot. English Version © VIZ , Inc. Lady Ninja © 1996 King Record Co., Ltd/ Tohokushinsha Film continue their lives. I appreciate the great efforts of Director Tomino, and the Sunrise staff members, for Co. English Version © 2000 Manga Entertainment, a Palm Pictures bringing us this show (I’m sure it was a great challenge!) and I hope that their Gundam will be even Company LLC. Wing © 1999 Sunrise/ Sotsu Agency/ ANB. English Version © 1999 Bandai Entertainment, Inc. more exciting! Models by Bandai Co., Ltd. Mobile Suit Gundam © Sunrise. English Version © AnimeVillage.com. Models by Bandai Co., Ltd. Mystery Of The Necronomicon © 1999 Discovery/ Abogado Powers/ Scare Miyako Matsuda Crow. English Version © 2000 A18 Corporation. © . English Version © 2000 A.D. Vision, Inc. • • • Petshop Of Horrors © 1999 Mari Akino/ Polygram/ TBS/ Madhouse. English Version © 1999 Urban Vision Entertainment. Pokemon © 1995, 1996 & 1998 Nintendo/ CREATURES/ GAME FREAK. English Well, for us, spring has arrived! are getting longer and warmer. We are slowly getting out of our winter Version © Viz Communications, Inc. Again © torpor. Summer is coming and, with it, lots of conventions and festivals to attend and keep us busy. Conven- Satoru Akahori/ Hiroshi Negishi/ Tsukasa Kotobuki/ Kadokawa Shoten/ Bandai Visual/ Sotsu Agency/ TV Tokyo. English Version © tions also mean new acquisition annoucements from the anime distributors. And, if you look at our “New 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Saber Marionette J © 1996, 1998 Satoru Sample file Akahori/ Hiroshi Negishi/ Tsuakasa Kotobuki/ Kadokawa Shoten/ Releases” chart in the news section, you’ll notice that it has already begun: FLCL, KO Beast Century, Labyrinth Bandai Visual/ Sotsu Agency/ TV Tokyo. English Version © 1998 AnimeVillage.com. Saber Marionette R © Satoru Akahori/ Hiroshi Of Flame, , Medabot, NieA_7, Now And Then Here And There, Soul Hunter, SciFi Harry, etc. This Negishi/ Bandai Visual/ MOVIC. English Version © 1999 announces a busy summer, particularly with the release of titles like Amon Saga, 2nd TV series, AnimeVillage.com. S © 1994 Co., Ltd. © 2000 / TOEI Animation. English Version © Pio- Assemble Insert, Nadia DVD, remastered, , Blood, , Big O and lots of Gundam! neer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Seduce & Swindle © 1996 Tohokushinsha Film Corp. English Version © 2000 Central Park Media To cover all this we are planning to increase the number of pages of the magazine to seventy-two (at least for Co. © 1996 . English Version © ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 1999 Dark Horse , Inc. Shadow Raiders © 1998 War Plan- the key issues in Summer and Fall). Also, our web sites has moved to a new hosting facility (but the address ets/ Production Inc. A subsidiary of Mainframe Entertainment, Inc. remains the same: www.protoculture.qc.ca). This change brings more speed, more space and more goodies! OVA Series 2 © 1999 AIC/ Pioneer LCD Inc. English Version © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (U.S.A) L.P. Spirit Of Won- — but it takes time to implement them. Stay tuned! In the meantime, we worked hard to produce this issue der- Miss China’s Ring © 1992 Tsuruta Kenji/ Kodansha/ Toshiba EMI. English Version © 1995, 2000 AnimEigo/ Toshiba EMI. Street and we hope that it will bring you happiness! Fighter II V © 1996 CAPCOM/ Group TAC/ Amuse/ Yomiuri Telecast- ing Corp./ Manga Entertainment, Inc./ English Version © 2000 Manga Entertainment, Inc. StreetFighter Alpha © 1999 CAPCOM/ Manga This issue offers spotlights on Bandai’s popular series Saber Marionette (J, J Again, R and J To X) and movie Entertainment. © AIC/ Pioneer LDC. English Ver- Dark Soldier D, as well as the second part of our coverage on Turn A Gundam (epsiodes #28-50). It also sion © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (U.S.A) L.P. Trigun © 1998 Yasuhiro Nigthow/ Shonen Gao-Sha/ / JVC. English features a series of special reviews of Gundam toys & models, “Anime World” articles (convention reports on Version © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Turn A Gundam © Sunrise/ Sotsu Agency/ Fuji TV. Zero Woman: Dangerous Game SugoiCon & Aka-Kon, The Modern Japanese Music Database Part 9), overviews of recent anime shows (“Anime © 1998 Toru Shinohara/ Vision Sugimoto/ WANI Books/ MAXAM. English Version © 2000 Central Park Media Co. Stories” on Boys Be.., Furi Kuri (aka FLCL), infinite Ryvius, NieA_7 and One Piece) , the usual Reviews (of the ILLUSTRATIONS latest anime videos, manga, live-action movies, books and model kits), and the latest news! Enjoy! AX Magazine (): #022 (01-00): 54; #023 (02-00): 104-105; 024(03-00): 20-22, 46-47; #027 (06-00): 126-127. Hobby Japan: #370 (04-00): 166-167. Infinite Ryvius Gakken Mook Animedia Next Issue: spotlights on , ( and last part of our coverage: episodes #63- Special (Gakken, 2000, 104 pg., 70 in color, 9 1/2” x 11 3/4”, ¥1,700, 94), Hidemari no Ki (The Tree Under The Sun) as well as “Anime Stories” on , The - ISBN4-05-602316-6): 86-99. Instruction Manual for 1/60 Perfect Grade Wing-0 Custom model kit (Bandai). Magazine dess Candidates (aka Pilot Candidate), My Neighbors The Yamada, and more! For the first time, a 72-page (Kadokawa Shoten): (11-99): 153-159; (06-00): 165-171; (01-99). All other illustrations come from promotional artwork, cover art issue! Don’t miss it! or directly from the animation. They remain the property of their respective owners. Claude J. Pelletier ANIME & MANGA NEWS 5

— JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — News: The hardcover edition of the manga Ghost In The Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface was not a ○○○○○○○○ Salaryman Kintaro Anime! complete version. The mass-market paperback edition, coming later this Spring, will have retouched artwork and a 24- Following the success of the page full color epilogue. Shirow will also do by himself the adaptation of the manga (flopping pages, retouching, etc.) for manga, of the eleven-epi- the North American edition by Dark Horse. Finally, the second animated GITS movie, directed by Mamoru Oshii, is in sode live-action TV series, production at Production I.G., as well as a TV series!! (Sources: www.studioproteus.com, ANN). and of the movie, now there’s Kuromi-chan. Director Akitaro Daichi (Jubei-chan ) is working on this new OVA series. Since he and his Yumeta Com- a 20-episode Kintaro anime ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ pany staff members want the public to know more about the anime industry, this series takes place in an anime studio. TV series! BS-i satellite TV The heroine is Mikiko Okuro (Kuromi-chan) who got herself a job at the Petit anime studio. However, the day she started was showing four episodes working, Masato Oppama, the elder colleague who was supposed to show her the ropes, fell ill and was forced to retire. per week every sunday from Kuromi-chan is then forced to learn her job (how to create an anime show) by herself, in the midst of chaos and long 7:00 to 9:00, from February 18 to March 18! Kintaro working hours. Check for this show! Web page: www.yumeta.com (Source: Newtype Feb. 2001) must be really popular! (Source: www.bs-i.co.jp/ kintarou.html, Anihabara) Matsumoto Leiji (creator of Harlock and Space Cruiser Yamato) has pro- duced an animated music video for the French duo Daft Punk — a popular electronica Studio Pierrot, in collaboration with Digital Manga, has group (made of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homern Christo). Their debut launched its official English website: www. album Homework has sold over 2 million copies (you may remember their video with Studiopierrot.com. The new website has English trans- the guy in the dog mask and his ghetto blaster). In December 2000, their tune One lations of news items from their Japanese site as well More Time became a huge hit in Japan as well (released by Toshiba/EMI). In France, as information on their products available in the USA. Japanimation is mainstream entertainment and is widely accepted by the public. Daft (Source: ANN). Punk members are no exception, as they love manga and anime! Since they are big Godzilla’s 25th movie, Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidrah: and famous they personally asked Matsumoto to do their video. The group wrote the basic screenplay and concept, Daikaiju Soukougeki, will be directed by Shusuke while Matsumoto directed and designed. Toei Animation produced the animation. The first animated video, “One More Kaneko ()!!! The movie, already in pre-pro- Time”, premiered mid-March. The story continues with the next clip, “Aerodynamic,” released a few weeks later, and duction, will be shot between May and July and should apparently all tracks of Daft Punk’s new CD, Discovery, have been animated. For more information look at their web be released in mid-December. Kaneko brough with him page: www.virginrecords.com/daft_punk/index2.html. (Sources: Newtype Feb. 2001; ANN) to most of the special effects team who worked Miyazaki’s new film! Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (One Thousand and with him at Daiei. The monster Baragon will also ap- Chihiro’s ) is the brand new animated feature by Director Hayao pear in the movie. ©2001 Toho Studios Inc & Tokyo Miyazaki, produced four years after . Little has been re- Denei Co. For more details check Kaneko’s web page: vealed to the public about the new movie. The heroine is 10 year-old Chihiro, a www.shusuke-kaneko.com/. girl who has been spirited away to “a mysterious town on the other side of the TV show, KSS new anime, is about boys tunnel.” The stage is set in Japan where Chihiro and her parents are on their and girls working in the Dojinshi circles of Japan. View- way to move when they are pulled into this strange world — which is the world ers will be able to see the everyday life of teenage of spirits. The principle of this place,Sample and it doesn’t matter iffile you are an adult or girls and their involvement in the Japanese fanzine world. a child, is to work! It’s a horrible world. If someone isn’t working, they become a pig or a chicken and they will be eaten! (Source: Newtype Feb. 2001) While there, Chihiro gets lost and can’t find her parents. She also notices that her hands are melting and becoming transparent. “Oh please! Let us go home!” Chihiro screams. Then she finds that her father has been transformed into a MODEL NEWS pig! This anime film does not contain weapons, fighting or competition between psychics, but is instead a straightfor- The Shizuoka Show has come and gone and here are the ward adventure tale. The theme is not good vs. evil. The stage is “the world” where all sorts of people, good or bad, have snippets of news we were able to find here and there. to survive, learn to train themselves and make friends. It’s the story of a girl who learns how to use wisdom and returns First of all, Bandai has announced that two of their next as a survivor. This world doesn’t disappear overnight, and yet it exists without definite principles. She only survives MSIA figures will be the MRX-010 Psycho Gundam MKII... because she has learned how, and has the strength to live. With fantastical storytelling, Miyazaki’s new film really and the RX-78GP03S W/ Orchis Platform! This is going reflects today’s times with its theme of survival. Most people, when they face difficulty, just simply panic and are de- to be one huge piece of plastic! Bandai has also announced voured by society — or are crushed and disappear. Chihiro is a heroine because she learns not to be eaten. The power the release of their Radio-Controlled MS-06 II for of words really counts in this film. While lost and alone in the world of “Hot Water Bahba”, if she ever says things like, “I the end of the year. The kit can walk, is directed via a want to go home” or “No, I don’t want to work”, she would be punished by becoming a chicken and laying eggs until she camera in the head and the gun can shoot 6mm plastic dies! When she says, “Please let me work”, only then can she survive as she is. The story is similar to Japanese folktales BBs. It will go for ¥98,000! like The House of Sparrow. Miyazaki wants to bring the richness of Japanese folktale traditions to the screen with the Except for the HGUC RX-78-2, there have been no help of ’s talented staff. Scheduled for release in Japan in July. ©2001 Nibariki • TGN • DDTM (Source: other announcements for the next HGUC and MG kits, #272, Feb. 2001) but rumors are going around about an HGUC PMX- New Pokemon movie for 2001. This world-wide popular series will come back in theatres, in July 2001 with a movie 003 The-O and the 1/100 Master Grade RGZ-91 Re- titled Celeby: Encounter Through Time. Celeby is a new Pokemon who has the power to travel through time and is fined Gundam Zeta W/ Back Weapon System, which revered as a God of Ubeme forest. There will also be a short feature, titled Pikachu’s Hide And Seek, which takes place in would go for about ¥4,000. The next 1/72 HG Aura the gardens of a beautiful mansion. The story is written for children, to remind them about summer vacations, trips, Battler will be the Wryneck. As a side note, Hasegawa frienship, etc. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. Web page: www.pokemon2000.com. (Source: Animage #272, Feb. 2001) will release a 1/72 VF-1 Super Valkyrie (with the One Piece: The Movie. This new feature-length anime movie was released in March 2001. Titled The Adventure Of Screw Boosters) and Kaiyodo will release action figures of Island, the movie takes place on Screw Island, after Lufi and his friends’ beloved ship, Goin’ Merry, was stolen. This island the power suits from the 1980’s anime Starship is supposed to be the hiding place for a huge diamond and is ruled by a fearsome demon. The One Piece movie will be Trooper OVAs. They look very nice, but cost ¥3,800 shown, along with the 02 movie, as a double bill at the Toei Anime Fair 2001. (Source: Animage #272, Feb. 2001) each! [Reported by Martin Ouellette]

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