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Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PROTOCULTURE ✾ PRESENTATION ...... 4 STAFF NEWS & NEWS: / North America ...... 5, 10 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

Contributing Editors Aaron K. Dawe, Asaka Dawe, Keith Dawe REVIEWS Kevin Lillard, James S. Taylor MODELS: ...... 33, 39 MANGA: ...... 40 Layout FESTIVAL: Fantasia 2001 (Anime, Part 2) The Safe House Metropolis ...... 42 Cover Millenium Actress ...... 45 FESTIVAL: Montreal World Film Festival 2001 (Part 1) ...... 48 ©1978-79 Gallerie Intl/Tatsunoko Pro/. Used with permission of Rhino Video. ANIME ...... 54

Proofreading & Editing The Safe House, Dominique Durocher SPOTLIGHTS Aaron & Keith Dawe FINAL ...... 16 GATCHAMAN (Part 2) Color Separation & Linotronic Overview (II, , ) ...... 18 Typo Express, Inc. Characters ...... 20 Synopsis (II, F) ...... 22 Printing Overview (Battle Of The Planets, G-Force) ...... 24 Payette & Simms, Inc. Files (Vehicles & Weapons) ...... 26 Special Thanks to Gatchaman Movie & CDs reviews ...... 28 Jerry Chu (BEI), Jean-François Fortier (DP9), Gatchaman/Battle Of The Planets Comparison ...... 30 Danielle Garnier (Manga), Chad Kime (Pioneer), Where's Waldo? An Interview With The Voice Of Princess: Janet Waldo ...... 31 Michael Liu, Nikaku Animart, Pierre Ouellette (DP9), Mee-Lise Robinson (CPM), Ken Wiatrik Sample file (ADV), Vincent Wilson, Nobu Yamamoto (BEI) ANIME WORLD Convention Reports: Project A-Kon, ...... 50 SUBSCRIPTION The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 12) ...... 53 year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in : add GST), or $45 US overseas. Send check/money- ANIME STORIES order to: Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Station B, MARCO ...... 59 Montreal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2. DESCENDANT OF DARKNESS (Overview, Character & Synopses) ...... 60 (Overview, Character & Synopses) ...... 62 DISTRIBUTORS (Overview, Character & Synopses) ...... 64 (Overview, Character & Mecha ) ...... 66 In Canada: Anime Universe ((905) 212-9719), Snap! ((416) 588-4006), Vidéos De Répertoire ((514) 596- KARAKURI KIDEN HIOU SENKI (Overview, Character & Synopses) ...... 67 2606). In U.S.A.: Anime Nation ((727) 796-7561), MAGIC CAMP GURU GURU ...... 70 Complete Strategist ((212) 685-3880), Diamond ((410) 560-7100), FM International ((608) 271-7922), HKT PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #68. October/ November 2001. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published ((914) 296-1236), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) 765-7766, bimonthly by PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2. SF: (415) 567-7625, Seattle: (206) FAX: (514) 527-0347. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: http://www.protoculture.qc.ca 587-2477), Mangamania ((800) 626-4277), Nikaku PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©2001 by Protoculture Enr. The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are Animart ((408) 971-2822), the property of their respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS acknowledges the creators and copyrights Planet Anime ((713) 523- holders of the materials mentioned or pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights to 7122), RPV ((714) 671- articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for their views which are not necessarily those of PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS. No part of this magazine can be reproduced 1270). In England: without permission from the publisher — except for review purposes. Spoiler Warning: This magazine contains Esdevium (011 44 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 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

September 11th, 2001, The Day That Changed Us All. On Sept. 11, 2001, in a beautiful morning blue sky over , the whole world witnessed an incredible tragedy, something that can hardly be put into words. Horrible CREDITS suffering, planes crashing into buildings, explosions, the death of so many people who just happened to be at the World ARTICLES: Battle Of The Planets ©1978-79 Gallerie Intl/Tatsunoko Pro/ Sandy Frank. Doki Doki Densetsu: Maho Guru Guru ©2000 Hiroyuki Trade Center, at the wrong place, at the wrong time. Those horrible images will burn into our minds forever. I’m sure Eto / Enix • TV- • Sotsu Agency • . Eagle Riders ™&©1996 Saban. : The Spirits Within ©2001 Columbia Pic- most readers of this magazine never thought this would ever happen in New York City, especially young people who tures Industries, Inc. All Right Reserved. Gatchaman ©1972 Tatsunoko haven’t experienced anything so tragic (well, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, etc., destroy and kill people, but they’re all caused Production. Gatchaman OVAs ©1994 Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Packaging Design ©1997 Entertainment. by nature...) in their short lifetime. Bombs? War? In New York City? Personnaly, when I first saw those horrible images G-Force ©1986 Gallerie/Tatsunoko/Turner. Gravitation ©2000 Maki Murakami / Sony • Magazines SME • Visual Works. Hajime no Ippo © on CNN, I stood frozen, as not one, but TWO planes flew into the WTC buildings. This is not a accident— It’s WAR, George Morikawa / • VAP • NTV. Inital D © Hidekazu Shigeno / declared by very angry and evil people, I felt, and did not want to believe that THIS was really happening. You know, we Kodansha • Project Prime Direction Inc. • ToMax O.B.. Karakuri Kiden Hiou Senki © BONES • Noboru Aikawa. © Hiou Production Committee. Marco watch anime shows with war all the time, such as , , etc., and all those images are usually fiction © Marco Project. Metropolis ©2001 Tezuka Production/ Metropolis pro- duction Committee. Millenium Actress ©2001 / Inc. / (although we’re moved to tears by some of those shows) or wars take place in the 3rd world, in far away lands such as The Klockworx Co. Ltd. Yami no Matsui-Ei © Yoko Matsushita • Yami no Africa and the Middle-East. But New York City? Matsu-Ei Production Committee. REVIEWS: © 2001 Mash•Room Co. Ltd. Translation and English- On September 11th, I experienced more confusion and anger than in any other time in my entire life. We all go through language adaptation ©1991, 1992, 2001 Mash•Room Co. Ltd. and Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. Graphic adaptation ©1999 Éditions Glénat. All other material personal crisis from time to time, but never to the point that it concerns national defense! This is truly a nightmare, ©2001 , Inc. All Rights Reserved. Alien Defender Geo- Armor (Kishin Corps) © Masaki Yamada • Chuokoronsha • Pioneer LDC, created by the hands of angry terrorists full of hate, and it’s just darn ugly and horrible. I was emotionaly numb with Inc. Bastard!! ©1992 Kazushi Hagiwara / Sheisha. Artwork & design ©2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc. All rights reserved. Blood: The Last Vam- disbelief that this could really be happening, not in movies or anime shows, watching CNN all day, like the repeat of an pire © 2000 Production l.G. / SVW • SCEI • IG PLUS • IPA. TV horror movie, as the WTC collapsed like a house of cards. After the horrible news, we all learned about the existence of © / • YTV • . Packaging design ©2000 A.D.Vision, Inc. El Hazard ©1995, 1998 AIC / Pioneer LDC, Inc. El Hazard a madman called Osama Bin Laden, a man full of hatred for America. He will eventually be ranked with Adolf Hitler, 2 © 1998 AIC / Pioneer LDC, Inc • TV Tokyo. All Rights Reserved. Fushigi Yugi © Yu Watase / • TV Tokyo • Studio . ©1996 Yu Joseph Stalin or, in more recent years, Timothy McVeigh or Shoko Asahara of the Aum religious cult, as one of the Watase / Shogakukan • Visual • Studio Pierrot • . All Rights world’s craziest evildoers in history! What a twisted and evil mind he has, along with his followers and Afghanistan’s Reserved. Licensed by Fuji Creative Corporation. Gasaraki © Sunrise• TVO. Released in North America by ADV Films. Packaging design ©2000 Taliban regime! What makes them so sick mentally?! Waging an holy war in the name of Islam?! Isn’t that just an excuse A.D.Vision, Inc. : Armageddon ©1998 & / • Co., Ltd • Marubeni Corporation • Ayers to kill people?! Why do these crazy terrorists just say “Kill Americans!!!”? America is a country of immigrants from all Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. DVD & Packaging ©2001 A.D. Vision, Inc. over the world and when someone goes through legal paperwork, they can become American citizens. In other words, Hand Maid May ©2000 Pioneer LDC, Inc & Pioneer Entertainment (USA). All rights reserved. Package design ©2001 Pioneer Entertainment (USA), these terrorists are waging war against the whole world! At the World Trade Center buildings, about 5,000 people of all Inc. All rights reserved. I’m Gonna Be An Angel! © Heaven Project / Bandai Visual • Studio Pierrot • TV Tokyo. Package design © 2001 Digital Manga, nationalities became victims (British, Japanese, Canadian, German, even people of Islamic faith!). Inc. All Rights Reserved. Irresponsible Tylor OVA © 2000 Taira Yoshioka/ / Tylor Project. English Version © 2000 The All over the world, people are not only touched, but affected by this tragedy (not only politically or economically, but Right Stuf International, Inc. Lone Wolf & Cub: story & art ©1995, 2001 & Goseki Kojima. Cover art © Frank Miller, Inc. All other mate- personally), knowing someone that knows someone who was there, at the WTC. Even here, at Protoculture, one of our rial ©2001 Dark Horse Comics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Maico 2010 friends (and dentist) had an highschool friend (36 years old, with a wife and two kids, from Chambly, Quebec) who died ©1997 Toshimitsu Shimizu. All Rights Reserved. English translation ©2000 ComicsOne Corp. All Rights Reserved. English translation rights arranged at the World Trade Center. He said, “I never thought this would affect my own life”. That damned Bin Laden has litterally through Tohan Corp., Tokyo. Martian Successor Nadesico © Xebec / Project Nadesico • TV Tokyo. Released in North America by ADV Films. Packaging rallied the entire world against him, making us unite to fight against terrorism. My tears kept flowing when I saw Captain design ©2001 A.D.Vision, Inc. © Sotsu Agency • Mike Dugan, on CNN, putting the Star Spangled Banner (Tattered, but still intact!!) on the ruin at ground zero... Surely Sunrise. English Adaptation ©2001 Sunrise Inc. Distributed under license by Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Models & Figures are released by Bandai reminded me of those statues from WWII on Iwo Jima Island (History repeats itself?). Co., Ltd. Nadia: THe Secret Of Blue Water © 1989 NHK/ SOGO VISION/ . English Version © 2000 A.D. Vision, Inc. NieA Under 7 © yoshitoshi Now, I really don’t know how this event will affect the entertainment industry — even anime shows (shows with ABe • NieA Project. Package design ©2001 Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc. All rights reserved. Oh My Goddess! ©1993 Kousuke Fujishima • terrorists might be put on the shelves...) — as we now all have to live in a Samplehorrible reality at this time file of human history. Kodansha • TBS and KSS Films. Licensed to AnimEigo, Inc by Kodansha Ltd. Translation, subtitled and by AnimEigo, Inc. ©1993-1996, And I feel, more than ever, that we must bring LOVE, not HATE, as the message from these shows. For those who passed 2001. All rights under copyright reserved. Orphen © Yoshinobu Akita • Yuuya Kusaka / Kadokawa Shoten • TBS. All Rights Reserved. DVD & Pack- away on September 11th, May They Rest In Peace, as we must go on with our lives!... aging ©2001 A.D. Vision, Inc. Macross Saga / Robotech Legacy Collection. Robotech® series & underlying artwork © 1985, 2001 Har- Miyako Matsuda mony Gold USA, Inc. DVD menu design, Layout and navigation © 2001 A.D. Vision, Inc. ® & © 2001 Naoko Takeuchi / Kodansha, • • • . All Rights Reserved. Licensed by DIC Entertainment, LP. Released in North America by ADV Films. Packaging design ©2001 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ A.D.Vision, Inc. ©1994 Toei Animation Co., Ltd. ©2001 Many words could be said on this great tragedy that shook the world and has awaken many Americans to the harsh Naoko Takeuchi / Kodansha • Toei Animation. All Rights Reserved. Package reality of our world. Many reflections could be made in the search of the reasons, but the answers would probably bring design ©2001 Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc. Sarai ©1998 Masahiro Shibata. All Rights Reserved. English translation ©2000 ComicsOne Corp. discomfort to many. When my daily dose of reality, provided by CNN, BBC or TF1, leaves me dazed and depressed, I find All Rights Reserved. The Movie ©1993 Speed Racer Enter- prises, Inc. All Right Reserved. Package design ©2001 Pioneer Entertain- some comfort in my work and in the alternate worlds of anime. Don’t succumb to fear, don’t let it kill your spirit, let the ment (USA), Inc. Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko © 2001 Taku Shouji • Takashi Akaishizawa • Yamamoto Yohko Seisakujinkai / Kadokawa Shoten. reality pass through you, over you. The world might change, but you will remain. Don’t hesitate to find some comfort in Packaging & translation © 2001 The Right Stuf International. All Rights your mind, and here are some suggested escape routes… Reserved. Tenchi Muyo! ©1992-2000 AIC • Pioneer LDC, Inc. Package design ©2000 Pioneer Entertainment Inc. © Sunrise/ Wowow- TV/ Bandai Visual. ©2001 , Inc. ©1996 / This issue is offering the second part of our coverage (14 pages!) on the classic TV series Gatchaman (aka Battle Of The Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. • Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. • Marubeni Planets) as well as articles on Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within, Metropolis and Millenium Actress. It also features several Corporation • Shelty Co., Ltd • Enterprises, Ltd • Victor Entertain- ment, Inc. • Co, Ltd. • MOVIC Co. Ltd. Package design & sum- convention & festival reports (Project A-Kon, Anime Expo, the FantAsia Film Festival and the Montreal World Film mary ©2000 Manga Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. — All prod- ucts mentioned or illustrated herein remain property of their respective Festival) along with the usual “Anime World” articles (The Modern Japanese Music Database Part 12), the review of lots owners. They are used here solely for education, promotion or review of recent anime & manga-related products (videos, , manga, model kits, etc.) and the latest news. But above all, purposes. ILLUSTRATIONS: #271 (01-2001): 32-35, 197, 199; #276 (06- this issue offers tons of overviews on new anime titles to introduce you to Japanese animation of all style (, boxing, 2001): 118-120. AX #25 (4-2000): 24. Gatchaman Graffiti [1972-2000]. Asahi Sonorama Publ./Darts, 144 pg, 8.25x11.25, ISBN 4-257-03621-4, car racing, drama, comedy, children, etc.): (Yami no Matsu-Ei), Gravitation, Hajime no Ippo, ¥2667. pp. 22, 24, 30, 32, 50-64, 73-75, 93-103. Gatchaman Perfect Guide; Initial D, Karakuri Kiden Hiou Senki, Magic Camp Guru Guru, and Marco. Enjoy! 42 Mysteries. Publ., 1995, 206 pg., 4x7. ISBN 4-87376- 128-X, ¥1000. pg.: 137, 147. Kinema Junpo #1280 (4-1999): 6. Mega- Animation 2000 (insert in 11-2000): 22-23. Metropolis, manga Next Issue: spotlights on Yu-Gi-Oh, , more reports on the summer conventions & festivals, lots of news & by , 168 pg, ISBN 4-06-108644-8, ¥515. Newtype 04-1998: reviews, as well as overviews on Earth Girl Arjuna, , One The Movie, Noir, Salaryman Kintaro, etc. 49; 04-2000: 58; 05-2000: 57; 09-2000: 56; 12-2000: 157; 05-2001: 117; 07-2001: 25; 09-2001: 61. Previews Vol. XI #9-10. — All other illustra- Coming in December. Don’t miss it! tions come from promotional artwork, cover art or directly from the ani- mation. They remain the property of their respective owners. Claude J. Pelletier ANIME & MANGA NEWS 5

— JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — Armitage The 3rd New OVA! In 1994, Armitage became a big OVA series (four volumes) and was later adapted into a ○○○○○○○○ AX Magazine to cease publication. Sony has announced theatrical release. Six years after its success, the brand new OVA, Armitage Dual-Matrix, is coming for the fans! The story that they were pulling the plug off their anime magazine. takes place six years after the previous story of Armitage Poli-Matrix. Naomi Armitage is a 3rd, androids extremely close to AX already changed its format in November 2000, only humans both physically and emotionally. With Ross, Naomi now has a daughter, Yoko, and they have changed their names after 32 issues, from a 160-190 pages magazine with and identities to live peacefully on Mars. One day, an Android revolt occurs and things are a little fishy, so Armitage decides printed goodies to a thin 60 pages magazine with a CD/ to go to Earth alone to investigate the reasons behind the events! (Source: Animage #279, Sept. 2001) VCD/DVD sample insert. But that apparently not what peo-

Fierce Battle! Crush Gear T (Turbo). The Romans had the Colesseum to watch chariot races and gladiator ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ple want since the sales continued to decline. (Source: ANN) fights. Now, in the modern era of mecha, this anime, Fierce Battle! Crush Gear T (Turbo), is about “Crush Fight”, a game DVD Releases. The new OVA series will of mecha battle. For this game, “Crush Fighters” create their own custom-made machines, the “Crush Gears” and they start on December 19 (50 min., ¥5,600). Episode 2 will fight in the “Crush Field”. The main character is Kouya, a 5th grader. This new anime from Sunrise has been on the air be released in February. Following the trend of releasing since October 7th 2001, through TV-Tokyo. Inside the battle field, those Crush Gear machines fight until they’re pushed a series on DVD in a slightly different form than it was outside the field. The story starts when Kouya’s older brother Yuya, who is the champion of the 1st Crush Fight G.P. aired on TV (often including episodes that were not shown (Grand Prix), dies when his airplane crashes. Kouya inherits Galda Eagle from his dead brother, but his ability to play the on TV), Earth Girl Arjuna is currently being released on game is far from perfect! Kouya’s future is greatly changed! (Source: Animage #279, Sept. 2001) DVD as a “Director’s Edition”. A trick to sell more DVD or Final Fantasy Unlimited. This anime show starts from October 2001 through TV-Tokyo on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM. a treat for the fans? (Source: ANN) Produced by Japan’s top notch Studio and Digimation, directed by Masahiro Maeda, character designs by Carmel Gonzo’s New Anime, Full Metal Panic! This is Studio 7. The story starts when the Black Post appears. This Black Post is the gate to the Other Side Of The World and many Gonzo’s (Blue Submarine #6 ) new anime, based on a novel. Devon Monsters start appearing. Dr. Hayakawa, who is an authority in Geology and its energy, travelled to the Other Side The story takes place in the past when the Soviet Union Of The World with his wife Marie and wrote a book, “The Day Of World-Line”. After that, Dr. Hayakawa and his wife went still existed and the world was divided into East and West. back to the Other Side Of The World and never came back. Dr. Hayakawa’s twin children, Ai and Yu, want to go look for The main character, Sosuke, is a highschool student who their parents and they are waiting for the metro to go to the Other Side Of The World. On the full moon night, at 00:13 gets involved with the KGB and a mysterious armed group. AM, the metro arrived. With Ai and Yu, there is a mysterious girl, Lisa. Who is she? The new adventure of the Other Side Because of the September 11th event, TV station Wowow Of The World! (Source: Newtype August 2001) delayed the premiere of this show. (Sources: Animage #279, Inu The Movie. ’s Inu Yasha has been adapted into a TV anime series for quite sometime and now Sept. 2001; ANN) Inu Yasha The Movie — Feelings Beyond The Times will be released in December 2001. Featuring an original story, it will Hunter x Hunter Again. Dissatisfied with the ending of the introduced three new characters, Menoumaru, Ruri and Hari, which have been designed by Takahashi especially for this series, the producers have decided to continued the story movie. Those three “Goblins” will create great disturbances in Kagome and Inu Yasha’s lives. Of course, Sunrise is working with a 8-part OVA series. The first volume will be available on this feature-length film, directed by Toshiya Shinohara. The voice actors are the same as the TV series. The story takes in Decembe, and the second in January. (Source: ANN) place in the 13th Century, several hundred years prior to the Japanese Civil War. (Source: Animage #279, Sept. 2001) Kodansha to cease exports of some Bilingual Manga. and New Manga. The golden team of , Director Ikuhara and girl Card Captor Sakura, Love Hina, GTO, and Ah! My God- cartoonist Chiho Saito, came up with this brand new manga The World Of S & M. Well, this is not a sado-masochism dess will no longer be exported. All other titles of the manga, mind you! This manga has started publication in monthly Girl Empire magazine from August 2001. It’s a love Kodansha Bilingual Comics series will continue to be ex- story of fate and romance, as well as mystery and illusion. The story takes place in France. A Japanese girl, Sekai Mai ported. Kodansha is likely doing so by request of foreign Hime (her name means “The Dancing Princess Of The World”!) was travellingSample in France with her fileclassmates. This 17 licensors who don’t want the bilingual version to com- year-old Sekai is in love with her classmate Sho and she is hoping to reveal her love for him during this trip. Then Sekai pete with their own English release. (Source: ANN) meets a 13 year-old beautiful boy named Sauveur. Then, the TGV train in which Sekai and her friends was travelling has Revival Time! Anime studio have been bringing back an accident. When she wakes up, Sekai is in 17th century France with Sauveur! There, she meets a young man named lots of old series lately. The latest is , which Machiavolo, who looks exactly like Sho! Sekai is led to this mysterious world, but she’s forced to walk by herself in this will be directed by (FLCL). Not very different world! (Source: Newtype August 2001) surprinsingly, it is said that il will have a visual feel in- Legend Of Condor Hero. Due to the super hit movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Legend Of Condor Hero, between FLCL and the original OVA series. Now, we also another Chinese novel, which offers martial arts and romance, is being adapted into animation. The “Martial Arts Novel” see old movie projects getting some new life. The third is quite popular in China. This story takes place in Mongolia, where a war is menacing South Song during the Song movie, WXIII Patlabor, is back on track for a Dynasty. A young boy, Youka, is very good at Kung-Fu and becomes a master. This anime will be broadcast in Fall 2001 Spring 2002 release, but without in the through BS Digital Fuji-TV. (Source: Animage #279, Sept. 2001) director chair. The movie will be based on the “Haikibutsu Mazin Kaizer OVA! This series was released in September 2001 after the success of Shin Getter Robo VS Neo Getter 13-go Jiken” (The Waste No 13 Incident) story from the Robo. It will have 7 volumes and the first one has already been released on September 25th by Bandai Visual. The story manga which deals with a conflict between the police has two super robots and, this time, it opens when Z and are fighting against Machine Beasts force and a genetically engineered . Fumihiko of Dr. Hell’s follower Baron Ashura, but is captured. Then Tetsuya and Sayaka are in danger and Mazin Kaizer Takayama will direct on a script by Miki Tori. A trailer shows up to save them. So who is riding inside this robot and who made it? Directed by Masahiko Murata, character can be seen at: www.nifty.ne.jp/fanta/tokyo/rvideo/ designs by Kenji Hayama. The Mazinger robots are by Kisho Yamada. Planned by Dynamic Production and this anime is fanta2001-19.ram. Also, in 1998, had created by Brain’s Base Studio. Stay tuned for this new OVA series. (Source: Newtype August 2001) to put aside his movie project Steam Boy because of a Breaks More Records. By mid-September, after 56 , Sen To Chihiro no Kamikakushi, the latest lack of sponsors. Now it is back, with new financial back- Miyazaki’s movie, reached a box office sales of ¥19.354 billion, surpassing the record held by Mononoke Hime, and ing from Production I.G. and Sunrise! It will rely heavily becoming the most successful Japanese film. On September 26th, with 16.878 million viewers, it surpassed Titanic’s on computer graphics and is tentatively set for next Fall. record of the highest number of ticket sold, becoming the most viewed film in Japan. However, Titanic still hold the (Source: ANN) record of the largest grossing film in Japan, but Spirited Away is expected to surpass this final record in November. Also, The Movie. The game version of Sakura the movie was on the top of the Japanese Box Office chart for eleven weeks, being knocked to second place by Lara War is a big hit in Japan and now the theatrical movie Croft: Tomb Raider on the twelveth, but was back as number one ranking movie the following week! Considering this, it version will be released in December 2001. Sakura and is incredible to hear reports that Disney, following the disappointing sales of in North America, is friends fight to save Tokyo! (Source: Animage #279, not planning to release any other of Miyazaki’s titles in the near future, including Spirit Away! (Source: ANN) Sept. 2001)

News mostly reported by Miyako Matsuda (edited by CJP & MO). ANN = www.animenewsnetwork.com. AniHabara = http://east.sakura.ne.jp/aniba/aninews/japan/. 6 ANIME RELEASES (VHS) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ARC THE LAD #5: OATH OF VENGEANCE ADV D 125 19.98 10/15 F U T U R E R E L E A S E S BATTLE OF THE PLANETS #1 / #2 KR D 60 ea 19.95 10/15 Nov 5 Zoids (TV) CN #1 FN D 75 19.95 10/16 Spring Soul Taker P GETTER ROBO: ARMAGEDDON #3 – ASCENSION ADV D 75 19.98 10/23 2002 MB DRAGONBALL: TOURNAMENT– SEMI-FINALS / THE FINAL TEST FN D 62 ea 19.95 10/23 2002 Betterman B REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: THE MOVIE SS D 87 19.99 10/23 2002 Char's Counter Attack B ST. TAIL: THIEF OF HEART #2: IT'S SHOW TIME TP D 100 19.99 10/23 2002 Colorful ADV TV #2: HAUNTING TP D 100 19.99 10/23 2002 B POWERSTONE: MYSTERY OF THE STONES ADV D 100 19.98 10/30 2002 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure SP JEWEL HUNTER LIME BEM AW D 90 19.95 10/30 2002 Kareshi Kanojo No Jijo (D/S) RS GOKUDO SWORDSMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE #1 (Eps 1-5) AW D 125 24.95 10/30 2002 Labyrinth Of Flame CPM KNIGHT HUNTERS WEISS KREUZ #1: DEAD RINGER (Eps 1-5) AW D/S 125 24.95 ea 10/30 2002 Maetel Legend OVAs CPM RUROUNI KENSHIN #13: INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE (Eps. 53-57) AW D/S 125 24.95 ea 10/30 2002 Nadesico Movie: Prince Of Darkness ADV STAINLESS NIGHT #2 KM S 30 24.95 10/30 2002 Saber Marionette J To X B NEON GENESIS MOVIE / DEATH & REBIRTH ME D/S 90 ea 19.95 ea 10/30 2002 OVAs #2-3 & Movies #2-3 ADV MIFFY: MIFFY AT SCHOOL / TELL ME A STORY, MIFFY P D 25 ea 12.98 10/30 2002 Steel Angel Kurumi ADV #2 RS D 90 19.98 10/30 2002 Zone Of the Enders OVA + TV ADV I'M GONNA BE AN ANGEL #3: I CAN FLY SP D/S 100 19.95 ea NOV UNKN Ai Mai Mi! Strawberry Egg P NADIA: SECRET OF THE BLUE WATER #4: BATTLEGROUND ADV D 100 19.98 11/06 UNKN Armitage III: Dual Matrix P DRAGONBALL Z (CELL GAMES) #60 / #61 (Uncut/Edited) FN D 62 19.95 11/06 UNKN Aura Battler Dunbine (!!!) ADV #6: FRIENDS & FAMILY P S 100 24.98 11/06 UNKN Burn Up Xcess (TV) ADV CARDCAPTORS #6: BEST OF FRIENDS (Edited) P D 75 14.98 11/06 UNKN Chance Triangle Session ADV SAILOR MOON #13: MONNLIGHT KNIGHT... / #14: BIG CHANGES ADV D 90 ea 12.98 ea 11/13 UNKN Chivass ADV FORTUNE QUEST #1: JOURNEY TO MOUNT TERRASON (Eps 1-5) AW D 125 24.95 11/13 UNKN Cutey Honey (new TV series) ADV MAGIC USER'S CLUB #5 / TV #2 (Eps 5-7): MY SECRET AW S 75 19.95 11/13 UNKN Dai Guard ADV (Edited/Uncut) AW D 55/60 19.95/24.95 11/13 UNKN Dangaizer 3 RS ONI-TENSEI #1 AW D 30 24.95 11/13 UNKN Dark Millenium ADV RUROUNI KENSHIN #14: FIRE REQUIEM (Eps. 58-62) AW D/S 125 24.95 ea 11/13 UNKN Devadasy MB TOKYO PROJECT AW D 50 19.95 11/13 UNKN Lady ADV FORTUNE QUEST #1: JOURNEY TO MOUNT TERRASON (Eps 1-5) MB D 125 24.95 11/13 UNKN Dragonball GT FN GATEKEEPERS #2: NEW FIGHTERS P D 75 24.98 11/13 UNKN Eden's Bowy ADV CLUB (THE) #6: ASSORTED SHORTS (Eps 20-23) SS D 100 19.99 11/13 UNKN Theatrical ADV LEGEND OF THE DRAGON KINGS #1: UNDER FIRE USM D 94 19.99 11/13 UNKN ADV MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM - THE 08TH MS TEAM #3 B D 75 19.98 11/20 UNKN Flare Next USM CERES, CELESTIAL LEGEND #4: RESOLVE VV D 75 24.95 11/20 UNKN Fushigi Yugi Gaiden OVA P RANMA 1/2 RANDOM RHAPSODY #6: PANDA-MONIUM VV D 78 24.98 11/20 UNKN II CPM ARC THE LAD #6: DAY OF RECKONING ADV D 125 19.98 11/27 UNKN Giant Gorg B ORPHEN #3: RUINS & RELICS ADV D 75 19.98 11/27 UNKN Goemon ADV AH! MY GODDESS THE MOVIE P D 115 24.98 11/27 UNKN Himiko Den CPM SAILOR MOON S #11: SMALL HEART (/Uncut) P D/S 60/70 ea 14.98 ea 11/27 UNKN Initial D TP SAILOR MOON S #12: THE AWAKENING (Toonami/Uncut) P D/S 80/95ea 14.98 ea 11/27 UNKN Inu Yasha VV TENCHI MUYO! #10: SPACE ! (Toonami) P D 62 14.98 11/27 UNKN Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran B BOOGIEPOP PHANTOM #3 RS D 90 19.98 11/27 UNKN Kikaidar B POKEMON (#47/48): JOHTO JOURNEYS #9/10 VV D 70 ea 14.98 ea 11/27 UNKN : The Ultimate Muscle! 4KIDS GETTER ROBO: ARMAGEDDON #4: SALVATION ADV D 75 19.98 12/04 UNKN Kiteorama AW MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM #4: DESERT OF DESPAIR / #5: AMBUSH! B D 125 ea 14.98 ea 12/04 UNKN KO Beast Century RS CERES, CELESTIAL LEGEND #5: THE PROGENITOR VV D 75 24.95 12/04 UNKN Kurogane Communication MB HAND MAID MAY #3: MEMORY FAILURE P D 100 24.98 12/11 UNKN Let's Dance With Papa ADV PING PONG CLUB (THE) #7: ROTS IN HELL SS D 75 19.99 12/11 UNKN Lupin III (10 most recent movies) FN NADIA: SECRET OF THE BLUE WATER #5: NEMOS FORTRESS ADV D 100 19.98 12/18 UNKN Melty Lancer ADV DRAGONBALL Z (MAJIN BUU) #62 / #63 (Uncut/Edited) FN D 62 19.95 12/18 Sample file UNKN Mospeada (Sub) ADV NOW AND THEN, HERE AND THERE #1: DISCORD AND DOOM USM D 125 19.99 01/08 UNKN Neo Ranga ADV CARDCAPTOR SAKURA #4: SAKURA, FIGHT! P S 100 24.98 01/15 UNKN Ninja Resurrection TV ADV CARDCAPTOR SAKURA #7: MAGIC MYSTERY P S 100 24.98 01/15 UNKN 4KIDS? CARDCAPTORS #7: END OF DAYS (Edited) P D 75 14.98 01/15 UNKN Puni Puni Poemi ADV GATEKEEPERS #3: INFILTRATION P D 75 24.98 01/15 UNKN (Mahou Senshi Riui) ADV MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM - THE 08TH MS TEAM #4 B D 75 19.98 01/22 UNKN Rurouni Kenshin (new OVA) ADV VANDREAD #1: ENEMY ENGAGED P D 100 24.98 01/22 UNKN Sakura Wars 2 OVA + TV ADV ST. TAIL: THIEF OF HEART #3: SPRING OF LOVE TP D 100 19.99 01/22

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ UNKN ADV VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU TV #3: ILLUSION TP D 125 19.99 01/22 UNKN Samurai (The) ADV STRANGE DAWN #1: STRANGE WORLD UV D 100 22.95 01/22 UNKN Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School TP CERES, CELESTIAL LEGEND #6: DOUBLE VV D 75 24.95 01/22 UNKN Southern Cross (Sub) ADV NADIA: SECRET OF THE BLUE WATER #6: THE DEEP BLUE SEA ADV D 100 19.98 01/29 UNKN Spectral Force ADV ASTROBOY #1 ME D 14.95 01/29 UNKN SPT Layzner B SAILOR MOON SUPER S #1 / #2 (Edited/Uncut) P D/S 60/70 14.98 ea 01/29 UNKN Super Milk-chan ADV BOOGIEPOP PHANTOM #4 RS D 90 19.98 01/29 UNKN Ultima Series ADV POKEMON (#49/50): JOHTO JOURNEYS #11/12 VV D 70 ea 14.98 ea 01/29 UNKN Urotsukidoji ADV MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM #6 / #7 B D 125 ea 14.98 ea 02/05 UNKN Wild Arms ADV ADVENTURES OF THE MINI-GODDESSES #1: THE GAN FILES P D 100 24.98 02/12 UNKN Wonderful ADV TENCHI MUYO! #11: GUARDIANS OF LEGEND (Toonami) P D 62 14.98 02/12 UNKN Y's 1 & 2 MB ASTROBOY #2 ME D 14.95 02/26 UNKN You're Under Arrest (Movie) (VHS/DVD) ADV GHOST SWEEPER MIKAMI ME D 19.95 02/26 UNKN Yuki Terai ADV THE MOVIE ME S 29.95 02/26 UNKN YuYu Hakusho (TV) FN CERES, CELESTIAL LEGEND #7: REQUIEM VV D 75 24.95 02/26 ASTROBOY #3 ME D 14.95 03/26 CERES, CELESTIAL LEGEND #8: DENOUEMENT VV D 75 24.95 03/26 ASTROBOY #4 ME D 14.95 04/30 LEGEND: EVANGELION THE MOVIE: DEATH & REBIRTH ME D/S 90 19.95/24.95 04/30 A18: Anime 18 (CPM); ADV: A.D. Vision; AE: AnimEigo; APC: Asia Pulp ASTROBOY #5 ME D 14.95 05/28 Cinema; AW: AnimeWorks (MB); B: Bandai (AnimeVillage); CM: Critical VIRUS #1 ME D/S 19.95/24.95 05/28 Mass (RS); CN: ; CPM: ; CTS: Co- ASTROBOY #6 ME D 14.95 06/25 lumbia/TriStar; D: Disney (BV); FN: ; IG: Production I.G. Video; VIRUS #2 ME D/S 19.95/24.95 06/25 KM: Kitty Media (MB); KP: Productions (MB); KR: Kid Rhino; MB: ASTROBOY #7 ME D 14.95 07/30 Media Blasters; ME: Manga Ent.; NT: NuTech; P: Pioneer; RS: The Right EVANGELION THE MOVIE: ME D/S 90 19.95/24.95 07/30 Stuff; SCP: SoftCel; SP: Synch-Point; SS: Software Scuptors (CPM); ASTROBOY #8 ME D 14.95 08/27 TP: Tokyo Pop; TS: Tokyo Shock (MB); USM: U.S. Manga Corps (CPM); ASTROBOY #9 ME D 14.95 09/24 UV: Urban Vision; VV: Viz Video; WB: Warner Brothers; S: Subtitled; D: Dubbed; B: Bilingual; M: Multilingual. The last three columns are the duration (in minutes), the price (in $US), and the release date (street). MANGA RELEASES 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ M A N G A S E L E C T I O N AKIRA [Otomo, 416 pg] 5 DH 27.95 Dec 19 Bastard!! #1: Wizard. The of Metallicana is under ANIME INVASION [magazine] 1 W 4.99 Nov EXTRA VOL. 4 / 5 [manga anthology] 12 / 1 VIZ 4.95 Nov/Dec attack, besieged by the dark forces of four evil armies sweep- ANIMERICA VOL. 9 / 10 [magazine] 11/12 / 1 VIZ 4.95 Nov/Jan ing the world. As orcs and giants besiege their citadel, the AQUA KNIGHT VOL. 2 [232pg] GN VIZ 16.95 Nov desperate defenders turn to a legend that a virgin’s kiss may ASTRA 5-6 CPM 2.95 Nov/Dec awaken “Dark Schneider,” an ancient evil wizard sealed within BASTARD!! WIZARD [Kazuchi Hagiwara, 72pg] 1 (/2) VIZ 3.95 Dec the body of Lucien, a seemingly normal 14-year-old boy. Yoko, (#62): STIGMATA 1 DH 2.99 Nov 14 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL (#63): HUSK 1 DH 2.99 Dec 12 Lucien’s teenage stepsister, does the deed and as the castle BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: THE GATHERING VOL. 2 [216pg] GN DH 15.95 Dec 19 falls, Lucien metamorphoses into a silver-haired demigod! CANNON GOD EXAXXION Stage 1 1-2 (/8) DH 2.99 Nov 21/Dec 19 Dark Schneider, the chaotic, lecherous wizard, has returned, CARDCAPTOR SAKURA VOL. 5 [184pg] GN TP 9.95 Nov only barely restrained by the magic that forces him to obey CARDCAPTOR SAKURA 22-23 TP 2.95 Nov/Dec Yoko. But a world of demons, dragons, and the four evil gen- CERES CELESTIAL LEGEND PART 2 1 VIZ 2.95 Dec CERES CELESTIAL LEGEND 6 (/6) VIZ 3.25 Nov erals awaits him... and bloodstained Metallicana may never VOL. 3 [128pg] GN TP 14.95 Nov know peace again. This edition is based on the retouched Bas- COOL DEVICES * 1-2 IC 2.95 Nov/Dec tard!! Perfect Edition, recently released in Japan, rather than the CORRECTOR YUI 3-4 TP 2.95 Nov/Dec original, older graphic novels. Viz Comics, story & art by Kazushi CYBERTRONIAN : TRANSFORMER FIELD GUIDE 2002 [256pg] BK AP 34.95 Dec Hagiwara, b&w, 72 pages, $3.95 US, avail. in December. DARK ANGEL [Kia Asamiya] 31 CPM 2.95 Nov DEMON BEAST INVASION THE MANGA 3-4 M18 2.95 Nov/Dec Cannon God Exaxxion: Stage 1 #1. It’s a typical school day : RUN FROM THE FUTURE [136pg] GN DH 14.95 Jan 2 for Hoichi. He’s skipping class and beating the stuffing out of DRAGON KNIGHTS 2-3 TP 2.95 Nov/Dec a bunch of upperclassmen, which makes him about the only DRAGONBALL (BOOK 4) 4-5 (/10) VIZ 2.95 Nov/Dec person on the whole planet who isn’t glued to the television DRAGONBALL Z (BOOK 4) 12-13 (/15) VIZ 2.95 Nov/Dec DRAGONBALL Z VOL. 7 [192pg] GN VIZ 12.95 Dec — today’s the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Space Eleva- EAGLE: MAKING OF AN ASIAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT [122pg] 22 VIZ 6.95 Nov tor, a gigantic earth-to-orbit elevator built by those lovable EAGLE: MAKING OF AN ASIAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT Vol. 4 [512pg] GN VIZ 22.95 Nov aliens, the Riofaldians, who arrived on Earth ten years ago. EL HAZARD: THE MAGNIFICENT WORLD PART 3 5-6 VIZ 2.95 Nov/Dec Today, the mass media is proud to report, tens of thousands FAIR SKINNED BEAUTY VOL. 1 * [Yukio Yukimino, 165pg] GN RM 14.95 Nov of Riofaldians are working side by side with humanity, as good FUTABA-KUN CHANGE! Vol. 7 4-5 IC 2.95 Nov/Dec GEOBREEDERS 33-34 CPM 2.95 Nov/Dec neighbors on the march to global prosperity. Hoichi’s ultra- G-FAN 54 DK 4.95 Nov rich, ultra-brilliant, and ultra-eccentric grandfather (the au- GOKU : MIDNIGHT EYE #3 [Buichi Terasawa, 278 pg] GN C1 11.95 Nov thor of a loony book claiming the Riofalds are out to take over GUNDAM WING: BLIND TARGET [152pg] GN VIZ 12.95 Nov the Earth) doesn’t agree and this has driven a wedge between GUNDAM WING: EPISODE ZERO 8 (/8) VIZ 2.95 Nov him and his equally eccentric grandson. But that — and the GUNDAM WING: BATTLEFIELD OF PACIFIST 2-3 TP 2.95 Nov/Dec HOW TO DRAW MANGA COMPILATION VOL. 2 [128pg] BK AP 17.95 Dec history of mankind — is about to change forever! Recom- INU-YASHA: A FEUDAL FAIRY TALE PART 6 7-8 (/15) VIZ 2.95 Nov/Dec mended for mature readers. Dark Horse, by Kenichi Sonoda, INU-YASHA: A FEUDAL FAIRY TALE VOL. 10 [192pg] GN VIZ 15.95 Dec Translated by: Studio Proteus, b&w, 48pg (1 of 8), $2.99 US, ISLAND 4TP2.95 Nov avail. on 11-21-01. JOAN #3 [, color, 196 pg] GN C1 14.95 Nov KAZAN #6 [Gaku Miyao, 202 pg] GN C1 9.95 Nov #1. Miki just wants to have a normal family. LA BLUE GIRL : THE MANGA 4-5 M18 2.95 Nov/Dec Unfortunately, she’s stuck with parents who thought life would LODOSS WAR: CHRONICLES OF THE HEROIC KNIGHT 15-16 CPM 2.95 Nov/Dec be better if they divorce, swap partners with another family, LODOSS WAR: DEEDLIT’S TALE 4-5 CPM 2.95 Nov/Dec then remarry and all move in together! Now Miki has four LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 16-17 [320 pg] GN DH 9.95 Dec 26/Jan 30 cray parents! At least she can escape from the madness at MAGICAL POKÉMON JOURNEY PART 6 1-2 (/4) VIZ 4.95 Nov/Dec MAGICAL POKÉMON JOURNEY VOL. 4 FRIENDS & FAMILY GN VIZ 13.95 Nov school... or can she? Just when she thinks she’s safe, Miki’s MARMALADE BOY [Wataru Yoshizumi, 48pg] 1 TP 2.95 Dec new stepbrother, Yuu, transfers to her high school and with MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO BOOK 3 [176pg] GN CPM 15.95 Nov his dashing good looks, quickly captures the hearts of all the MAXION 24-25 CPM 2.95 Nov/Dec girls. , by Wataru Yoshizumi, b&w, 40pg, $2.95, MIRACLE GIRLSSample file 14-15 TP 2.95 Nov/Dec avail. in December. NO NEED FOR TENCHI PART 12 4-5 (/6) VIZ 3.50 Nov/Dec OGENKI CLINIC VOL. 8 * 4-5 SF 2.95 Nov/Dec Storm Riders #1. Storm Riders takes you on a journey through OH MY GODDESS! XI #4-5: MYSTERY CHILD 2-3 (/8) DH 2.99 Nov 7/Dec 5 an amazing world in ancient China where, aside from the he- VOL. 8 [192pg] GN TP 12.95 Nov gemony of the Royal Government, an individual and separate POKEMON ADVENTURES PART 5 5(/5) VIZ 4.95 Nov society exists: The World Fighting Association. Conquer, a POKEMON ADVENTURES PART 6 1(/4) VIZ 4.95 Dec POKEMON ADVENTURES VOL. 4 : TRAINER IN YELLOW GN VIZ 13.95 Dec powerful Kung Fu master, aspires to gain control of the Asso- PRINCESS PRINCE [Tomoko Taniguchi] 14-15 CPM 2.95 Nov/Dec ciation and assembles the mightiest force of fighters known ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PULP V0L. 5 / 6 [manga anthology] 12 / 1 VIZ 5.95 Nov/Dec to humanity. Forgetting the evil deeds he’s committed in his RANMA 1/2 PART 10 8-9 (/11) VIZ 2.95 Nov/Dec lifetime, he takes on Wind and Cloud, two very talented and REDMOON #3-4 [Mina Hwang, 196/200 pg] GN C1 11.95 Nov/Dec young martial artists as his disciples. His destiny to be the REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA VOL. 1 [200pg] GN VIZ 15.95 Dec VOL. 3 [176pg] GN TP 9.95 Dec Ultimate Master draws nigh; however, destiny has a will of SAINT TAIL 13-14 TP 2.95 Nov/Dec her own and at the crux of the impending maelstrom blow SARAI # 5-6 [Masahiro Shibata, 188/200 pg] GN C1 9.95 Nov/Dec Wind and Cloud... ComicsOne, by Wing Shing Ma, SC, 178pg, SERIAL EXPERIMENT LAIN : ULTIMATE FAN GUIDE BK GO 24.95 Nov Color, $4.95, avail. in December. SILENT MOBIUS: ADVENT 5-6 (/6) VIZ 2.95 Nov/Dec 1-2 TP 2.95 Nov/Dec , Part 1. Tokugawa Era Japan: a new government SLAYERS SPECIAL 1 CPM 2.95 Dec has taken power and the land is in disarray. Amidst the tur- SMILE VOL. 3 / 4 [shojo manga anthology] 12 / 1 TP 4.99 Nov/Dec moil, a young man sets out on a journey seeking spiritual SORCERER HUNTERS VOL. 7 [192pg] GN TP 14.95 Dec enlightenment by the way of the sword, prepared to slay any- STORM RIDERS #1 [Wing Shing Ma, 178pg] GN C1 9.95 Dec SUPER MANGA BLAST! [manga anthology, 128pg] 18 DH 5.99 Nov 28 one who might get in his way! Adapted from the fictionalized FOREVER 1 (/4) IM 2.95 Dec biography Musashi, depicts the life and times THE SLAYERS : SUPER-EXPLOSIVE DEMON STORY 2-3 CPM 2.95 Nov/Dec of real-life “sword saint” . Recommended TOKYOSCOPE : THE JAPANESE CULT FILM COMPANION BK VIZ 19.95 Nov for mature readers. Viz Comics, by Takehiko Inoue, 88pg, TRANSFORMER VOL. 2 : THE END OF THE ROAD GN T 19.99 Nov $4.95, avail. in December. : ULTIMATE FAN GUIDE [128pg] BK GO 24.95 Dec UROTSUKIDOJI : RETURN OF THE CHOJIN 6 M18 2.95 Nov LEGEND: VAGABOND PART 1 [Takehiko Inoue, 88pg] 1-2 (/8) VIZ 4.95 Dec VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU VOL. 1 [204pg] GN IC 17.95 Dec AP: Antarctic Press; C1: ComicsOne; CPM: Central Park Media Manga; VAMPIRE PRINCESS YUI VOL. 3 4-5 IC 2.95 Nov/Dec DH: Dark Horse; DK: Daikaiju; FB: Fanboy Comics; GO: Guardian Of VOYEURS, INC VOL. 3 [208pg] GN VIZ 16.95 Nov Order; IC: Ironcat; IM: Image; M18: Manga 18 (CPM); RM: Redlight WEATHER WOMAN VOL. 1 [176pg] GN CPM 15.95 Dec Manga; SF: Sexy Fruit (IC); T: Titan; TP: Tokyopop (Mixx); VIZ: Viz WHAT’S MICHAEL? VOL. 5 : MICHAEL FAVORITE SPOT [88pg] GN DH 8.95 Jan 16 Comics; W: Wizard. GN: Graphic Novel. BK: Book. * Adult titles. Col- WILD 7 #1 [Mikiya Mochizuki, 200pg] GN C1 9.95 Dec umns: Title, Issue, Publisher, Prices (in $US), Release Month. #3-4 [K. Koike & R. Ikegami, 448/200 pg] GN C1 14.95/9.95 Nov/Dec Sources: Previews and publishers' press releases.