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Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ STAFF PRESENTATION Publisher ★ Why Do "The Best" ? ...... 4 Claude J. Pelletier

Editor-in-chief Martin Ouellette WHAT'S GOING ON? ★ ECHOES FROM THE NET AND OTHER NEWS ...... 5 Contributors ★/✩ & ...... 6 John Beam, Jean Carrières, Miyako Graham Patrick Lapointe, James S. Taylor, Soichiro Yuasa Layout REVIEWS The Safe House ★ CDs ...... 46 ★ ANIME ...... 52

Cover & Illustrations ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Ghislain Barbe Photography FEATURES Miyako Graham Proofreading Characters ...... 8 Dominique Durocher Technology ...... 9 Synopsis ...... 11 Translation II Miyako Graham Characters ...... 20 Special Thanks to Synopsis & Review ...... 24 Josée and Miyako for their loving support Michael Liu & Soichiro Yuasa for their contribution Jeff Fortier & Pierre Ouellette for their help Characters & Review ...... 32 SUBSCRIPTION ANIME WORLD One year (6 issues): $30 US, $32.10 Can (GST in- ★ Hidden Treasures in Japanese Food Stores ...... 35 cluded, add PST if ordering from Quebec), or $45 US How to Access New Sources Of Anime And Music ...... 36 overseas. Make check or (preferably) money-order to: Introducing Anime To Critics ...... 40 P R O T O C U L T U R E Japanese Language Seminar: Katakana ...... 42 P.O. Box 1433, Station "B" Sample★ Anecdotes from Ms. file ...... 48 Montréal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2 ★ Anecdotes from Mr. Yasuhiro Imagawa ...... 49 ★ Anecdotes on the making of "The New Cutey Honey" from Mr. ...... 50 ★ Anecdotes from Mr. Allen Hastings ...... 51 ANIME STORIES ✩ Flash ...... 18 I Can Hear The Sea ...... 19 ✩ Irresponsible Captain Tylor ...... 30 ✩ ...... 32 ✩ 7 ...... 54 Weathering Continent ...... 55

DISTRIBUTORS ★ VOICE OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTER ...... 56 In Canada: Big Pictures Distributing ((416) 530-0142), North West Game Trader ((519) 623-4832), T.D. Imports (Calgary: (403) 252-2006, Ontario: (905) 624-2301). In U.S.A.: Anime PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS SPECIAL #1 (THE BEST OF PA). October 1996. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published Crash (NY: (212) 254-4670, Boston: (617) 491-8760), Berkley bimonthly by PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2. FAX: (514) 527- Distributors (North: (510) 845-9851 or South: (310) 632-8448), 0347. E-: [email protected]. Web: http://www.odyssee.net/~flip/PA

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✩ Updated Material ★ New Material 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ W h y D o " T h e B e s t " ? CREDITS © 1989 Yuichi Sasamoto / Ariel Project. Several of the past issues of the magazine are now sold out: most of the issues in the comic book format (before English version and package © 1995 Co. BURN-UP W © 1995 AIC / MRC by the #16), issues #24 to 26, 29 to 31, 33, 34 and now 37. Why were those issues sold out before the others? Sometimes courtesy of A.D.Vision. © because of a smaller print quantity, but most of the time because of a very popular feature (like , 1994 Haruka Takachiho / / , Inc. DRAGONBALL © 1986 Bird Studio / RANMA, NUKU NUKU, STREET FIGHTER or DRAGONBALL). Those feature articles are still quite in demand. How- / . English version © 1995 ever, reprinting an old issue is not very practical because we must print at least several thousands to keep the cost . GOSHOGUN THE TIME ÉTRANGER © 1985 / Ashi Productions. Li- low and we cannot be sure that we would sell that many reprints. Printing just a few hundreds to answer the censed through IDO International Co, Ltd. Char- demand would mean selling them at outrageous prices. We would not do that, of course. A regular issue also ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ acters © Ashi Productions Co., Ltd. English sub- titled version and package © 1995 Central Park contains perishable features like news, out of date or incomplete information (reviews or synopses on the first part Media Co. © Sunrise. HERE IS GREEN- of a series — our opinion could change after seeing the entire series). Worse, they are dated and people usually WOOD © 1991 & 1992 Yukie Nasu / , Inc. / Victor Entertainment, Inc. / Project. dislike older magazines (“January 1994! Yuk! An old issue!”) like if it was written “Best If Read Before...” on it. So, English subtitled version and package © 1996 reprinting those unavailable issues was not an option. Software Sculptors Ltd. I CAN HEAR THE SEA © 1993 Saeko Himuro / Nibariki / Tokuma Shoten. IRIA: THE ANIMATION © 1994 Crowd / One day, the idea came up to reprint together, in a series of special issues, the articles most in demand among the Visual / Mitsubishi Co. / Banpresto. Eng- sold out magazines. It was the ideal solution: it would bring together the finest of our material, would bear a new lish subtitled version and package © 1995 & 1996 Central Park Media Co. IRRESPONSIBLE CAPTAIN look and a recent date. It was suppose to be called simply a “Special Issue” or “eXtra Issue” (hence the “” in PAX TYLOR © 1993 Hitoshi Yoshioka / TYLOR Project #1), but the readers who were writing or e-mailing to have more information about it began to called it the “Best Of / . KEY THE METAL IDOL © 1995 Hiroaki Sato / / Fuji TV / Studio PA” and we kept the name. Pierrot. © Big West / MACROSS 7 Project. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO © 1988 Nibariki Of course, it is not really the “best of PA”, because for us the “best of PA” will always be the next one (at this very / Tokuma Shoten. English version © 1994 Fox Video, Inc. NAUSICAA © 1983 / moment, it is PA #43, offering an incredible ESCAFLOWNE coverage — until PA #44 shows up). However, we have Tokuma Shoten. PORCO ROSSO © 1992 Nibariki put all the necessary efforts to make it a VERY SPECIAL issue for everyone. For the readers who discovered the / TNNG. SOHRYUDEN © 1991 / Kitty / Fuji Television / . English magazine just recently, it is a rare chance to have access to those articles that are not available to them anymore. For subtitled version and package © 1995 Central Park our old and faithful readers, who might not be interested in reading the same articles again, we have refreshed them Media Co. STREET FIGHTER II © 1994 Capcom. © 1993 Yshikazu Yazuhiko / with new layout, new illustrations, updated information and we have add several entirely new articles, including Gakken. VOTOMS © 1983 Sunrise, Inc. English news & reviews (the new material make up about half of the issue). Everybody should be satisfied and, since it has subtitled version and package © Central Park me- dia Co. WEATHERING CONTINENT © 1993 a varied contents, it is an excellent issue to introduce someone to JapaneseSample animation. file Kadokawa / Nippon Victor / Pioneer LDC / Sony / Bandai Video / . This is only the first issue in a series of specials. We will try (Hey! No promises) to publish two special issues each year: one “best Of PA” and one thematic issue (like a series of “ Files” issues). Illustrations from: VOL. 181 (93/7). KAZE NO TAIRIKU: This first special issue offers again articles on PORCO ROSSO (from issue #26), STREET FIGHTER II (from #34), THE APPROACH OF ATLANTIS (Dragon Magazine Collection, 104 pgs.). “MAGNIFICIENT WORLD MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (from #31), “How to Access New Sources of Anime” (from #26), “Introducing Anime to OF CHUN-LI” ROMAN ALBUM (Tokuma Shoten, Critics” (from #31), “Japanese Language Seminar #1: Katakana” (from #30), and some “Anime Stories”: DIRTY 116 pgs.). MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (Tokuma Pub- lishing). MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO ROMAN ALBUM PAIR FLASH (#30), I CAN HEAR THE SEA (#29), IRRESPONSIBLE CAPTAIN TYLOR (#25), KEY THE METAL IDOL (1988, Tokuma Shoten, 152 pgs.). (95/ (#33), MACROSS 7 (#33) and WEATHERING CONTINENT (#26). All of them updated and refreshed. PORCO and 1). NEWTYPE “POP ON MYLENE” INSERT (28 pgs., color, 7 1/4" x 10"). PORCO ROSSO MEMO- TOTORO are still in actuality since they will be released by Disney, and STREET FIGHTER is a good introduction for RIAL ALBUM (Tokuma Shoten, 92 pgs.). PORCO the TV series to be released by in the beginning of 1997. ROSSO MODEL ALBUM (Model Graphix— Darts, 64 pgs.). PORCO ROSSO ROMAN ALBUM (1992, Tokuma Shoten, 148 pgs.). PORCO ROSSO “THIS The new material mostly offers news, reviews (CDs, anime), letters from fans, and “Anime World” articles in the IS ANIMATION” PICTURE BOOK (, 44 “Anecdotes” series by Miyako Graham (Megumi Hayashibara (voice actress for RANMA, , etc.), pgs.). STREET FIGHTER II 1-3 (Tokuma Intermedia Comics, 152 pgs. ea.). STREET FIGHTER II THE Yashuhiro Imagawa (GIANT ROBO), Go Nagai (NEW CUTEY HONEY), and Allen Hastings). MOVIE PERFECT ALBUM (Kodansha, 138 pgs.). THE ART OF PORCO ROSSO (Animage Editorial Enjoy it (and don’t forget to answer our little poll — you might win some goodies from Staff Edition— Tokuma Shoten, 210 pgs.). THIS Manga Entertainment)! IS ANIMATION SPECIAL MACROSS 7 (1994, Shogakukan, 98 pgs.).

All other illustrations cames from promotional artwork, cover art, or directly from the anima- tion. They remain the property of their respec- tive owner. Claude J. Pelletier [email protected] ECHOES FROM THE NET & OTHER NEWS 5 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ SHORT NEWS FROM NEXT ISSUES A new KIMAGURE ROAD movie will be re- FAN, and will be compatible Mac, PC Windows and PA #43 will feature a spotlight on THE VISION leased this fall. Based on the illustrated novel by Izumi Saturn. OF ESCAFLOWNE, a huge report on ANIME Matsumoto, SHIN KOR. In 1991, Kyousuke (now 19) EXPO ’96 convention, and our usual news & Next year, there will be two NEON GENESIS has an accident that split his body and mind, the latter reviews. Don’t miss it! EVANGELION movies. The first one, to be released in being projected 3 years in the future. To come back, he the summer, right after the last two LDs, will summa- must be reunited with his 22-year old body. Of course, rize the first 24 episodes of the TV series and include NEW JOINT VENTURE STUDIO he will be helped by older Madoka and Hikaru. The prob- the complete new version of the last two episodes. Pioneer LDC, Inc. and Kurosawa Enterprises USA, Inc. lem is that his older body, now a cameraman, is re- Nothing has been said on the contents of the second (a Los-Angeles based production company associated ported missing... in Bosnia! Character by movie. with the firm of Japanese director Takayuki Gotou, backgrounds by Shichirou Kabayashi, Kurosawa) have launched a new animation co-produc- script by Kenji Terada, and direction by Kunihiko There will be a new JUNGLE TAITEI (Kimba The Lion) tion venture with Perfect World Entertainment LLC, a Toyama. movie next year. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ newly formed corporation. With plans to produce ani-

Yun Kouga will produce a third part to EARTHIAN. It : THE REVOLUTION, a four-part OVA mated feature films utilizing the dynamic strengths of will be released in two parts, directed by Kenichi Onuki. scheduled for December, will be the latest sequel of Japanese animation and direction, combined with North the series. It appears that it will be a remake of the American and European artists, writers and properties, GUNDAM WING will have three OVAs done by the same original story. Character design by Tsuchiya Kyouko, the venture is the first of its kind. directing team and designs by Shoukou Murase. mecha design by Kaneko Nobuaki, direction by Overseeing the venture’s operations are Taro Maki, AKEMI TAKADA will release a new artbook, Mana no Fukushima Hiroyuki, script by Kakinuma Hideki. executive producer of Pioneer LDC’s Business Memorial File, directly on Photo-CD. It will include all (From: Cyber Namida, http://www.namida.com/) Division, who will be in charge of production, Tak W. the illustrations and covers she made for PC ENGINE ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Abe, president of Kurosawa Enterprises USA, who will LD RELEASES IN JAPAN coordinate activities between and Tokyo, and Ms. Randy Lofficier, Perfect World’s vice-presi-

9/20 #23 & 24 PONY PCLA-00063~64 TV 104 ea 4,800 ea dent of development. Mr. Maki was with Tohoku- 9/20 #23 & 24 PONY PCLA-00061~62 TV 104 ea 4,800 ea Shinsha for several years before moving to Pioneer in 9/21 GAZAI NO YOKU #1 BMG BVLA-19 OVA 30 5,800 9/21 GETTER ROBOT GETTER-3 BOX TOEI TV 20,600 1991, for whom he produced TENCHI MUYO! in 1995. 9/21 LAMUNE & 40 FIRE #2 KING KILA-179 TV 100 6,800 9/21 SAILOR MOON SUPER S #4 TOEI LSTD-01311 TV 5,400 Mr. Abe has been associated with Akira Kurosawa for 9/21 SLAYER LD BOX KING KILA-9076~82 OVA 34,800 sixteen year, but he has previously worked on anime 9/25 #2 BANDAI BEAL-923 OVA 30 5,150 9/25 GUNDAM Z #9 & 10 BANDAI BELL-916~17 TV 97 ea 6,180 ea features and TV productions. Ms. Lofficier has been 9/25 MAHO TSUKAI TAI! #3 BANDAI BEAL-873 OVA 30 5,150 9/25 SHAMANIC PRINCESS #2 BANDAI BEAL-881Sample OVA 30 file 5,974 vice-president of Starwatcher, one of the top agencies 9/25 TENKU NO ESCAFLOWNE #3 BANDAI BEAL-822 TV 70 6,180 representing comic book and animation talent. An 9/26 BURN UP W FIRE #2 POLYGRAM OVA 30 5,800 9/26 EARTHIAN 3 #1 TOSHIBA TYLY-1153 OVA 40 7,800 award-winning writer, she has sold several live-action 9/27 LAND LOCK #2 AMUSE AML-0035 OVA 49 8,034 10/18 RANMA 1/2 #1 & 2 PONY TV 60 4,800 ea and animated screenplays, has written half-a-dozen 10/18 URUSEI YATSURA #25 & 26 PONY TV 104 ea 4,800 ea books about movies and television and has worked in 10/2 GPX CYBER FORMULA SAGA #3 VAP VPLY-70609 OVA 30 4,944 10/2 LUPIN III: DEAD OR ALIVE VAP VPLV-70606 M 102 9,064 animation since 1980. 10/2 #9 KING KILA-157 TV 50 5,800 10/2 SPT LAYZNER BOX #2 VAP TV 24,800 10/21 SAILOR MOON SUPER S #5 TOEI LSTD-01319 TV 5,356 “Japanese animations studios traditionally have been 10/23 LAMUNE & 40 FIRE #3 KING KILA-180 TV 100 6,800 relegated to sub-contractor status”, said Ms. Lofficier, 10/23 SLAYER NEXT #1 KING KILA-301 TV 60 5,800 10/25 7 DOG’S WAR (OSHII) LD BOX BANDAI - 600 40,000 “whereas Pioneer LDC will be a controlling partner in 10/25 FUSHIGI YUGI #1 BANDAI BEAL-937 OVA 30 4,800 10/25 GUNDAM 08 MS TEAM #3 BANDAI BEAL-861 OVA 28 4,800 Perfect World, as well as being artistically involved with 10/25 GUNDAM Z #11 & 12 BANDAI BELL-918~19 TV 97 ea 6,180 ea every phase of production, from development to dis- 10/25 MEMORIES (DELUXE EDITION) BANDAI BEAL-926 M 145 14,800 10/25 TENKU NO ESCAFLOWNE #4 BANDAI BEAL-823 TV 70 6,180 tribution”. “We plan to offer animation that is stylisti- 11/21 LAMUNE & 40 FIRE #4 KING KILA-181 TV 100 6,800 11/21 SAILOR MOON SUPER S #6 TOEI TV 5,400 cally different and exciting,” she adds. Perfect World 11/21 SLAYER NEXT #2 KING KILA-302 TV 60 6,800 will soon announce its first two projects. 11/25 GUNDAM 08 MS TEAM #4 BANDAI BEAL-462 OVA 30 4,800 11/25 GUNDAM ZZ MEMORIAL BOX #1 BANDAI BELL-940 TV 600 40,200 11/25 TENKU NO ESCAFLOWNE #5 BANDAI BEAL-824 TV 70 6,180 AIC RUMORS 11/25 TOM SAYER MEMORIAL BOX #2 BANDAI BELL-929 TV 541 37,000 12/05 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION #10 KING KILA-158 TV 50 5,800 There is talk about new episodes of AD POLICE and 12/1 CAPTAIN TYLOR LD COLL. #1 VAP VPLY-70617 TV 737 37,080 12/21 LAMUNE & 40 FIRE #5 KING KILA-182 TV 100 6,800 about a new VAMPIRE MIYU TV series. Mr. Hayashi 12/21 SLAYER NEXT #3 KING KILA-303 TV 60 6,800 (TENCHI MUYO, EL HAZARD) will be director for the 1/22 2 #3 KING KILA-174 OVA 30 5,800 1/22 LAMUNE & 40 FIRE #6 KING KILA-183 TV 100 6,800 new TV series. AIC’s PRETTY 1/22 SLAYER NEXT #4 KING KILA-304 TV 60 6,800 SAMY TV series is currently showing and they are now This list is not exhaustive. It shows date of release, title, releaser, catalog number, type, duration (min.) and price (¥). From: Animate Comic Terminal #55, DiscMap Catalog, Entertainment Vol. 30 #10 and EX Magazine. working on a second TENCHI MUYO! TV series (From AIC web page: http://www.anime-int.com). 6 VIDEO RELEASES ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU #2 AE D 50 $19.95 9/25 RANMA 1/2 HB #4: ONCE UPON A TIME... 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S 30 ea $29.95 ea DEC BATTLE ANGEL ADV D 70 $19.95 12/3 BLUE SEED #6 ADV S/D 60 †† 12/3 SHUTEN DOJI — THE STAR HAND KID #4 ADV S 50 $29.95 12/3 SLAYERS #4 SS S/D 75 ea $19.95 ea 12/3 A.T. VOTOMS STAGE 2: KUMMEN VOL. 1-4 USM S 72 ea $24.95 ea 12/3 A.T. VOTOMS STAGE 2: KUMMEN VOL. 5 USMSample S 50 $24.95 file 12/3 A.T. VOTOMS STAGE 2: KUMMEN BOX SET USM S 338 $99.95 12/3 MY MY MAI #2 USM D 45 $19.95 12/3 THEY WERE 11 USM D 91 $19.95 12/3 URUSEI YATSURA MOVIE #2: BEAUTIFUL DREAMER USM D 90 $19.95 12/3 MAISON IKKOKU #5: PLAYING DOUBLES VV D 52 $24.95 12/27 VOL. 1 (MOVIE) AE S/D 125 * Early '97 CRUSHER JOE VOL. 2 (OVAs) AE S/D 102 * Early '97 GIANT ROBO #6 (ep. #7) ME D 45 $14.95 Early '97 DANCOUGAR #4 (Eps. 16-20) SS S 120 $19.95 1/7 PATLABOR: THE MOBILE POLICE: THE NEW FILES #1 USM S 120 $29.95 1/7 NOTES: PATLABOR: THE MOBILE POLICE: THE NEW FILES BOX USM S 480 $119.95 1/7 A18: Anime 18; ADV: A.D. Vision; AE: AnimEigo; CPM: SPACE WARRIORS USM D 75 $19.95 1/7 #3 ADV S/D 30 † 1/21 Central Park Media; ME: Manga Entertainment; P: Pio- NEON GENESIS EVANGELION — GENESIS 0:3 ADV S/D 60 †† 1/21 neer; RS: The Right Stuff; SCP: SoftCel Pictures; SP: GOLDEN BOY #2 ADV S/D 30 ea † 1/28 VIOLENCE JACK #2 (UNCUT) ME S/D 60 ea $24.95 ea 1/28 (distributed by Orion Home Video); TOSHINDEN USM D ? ? FEB SS: Software Scuptors; USM: U.S. Manga Corps; USR: CYBERNETICS GUARDIAN USM D 45 $19.95 2/4 US Renditions; VV: Viz Video; J: Japanese; S: Subti- #1 USM D 46 $19.95 2/4 GENOCYBER #2 & 3 USM D 50 $19.95 2/4 tled; D: Dubbed; B: Bilingual; H: Hybrid. The last three GRAPPLER BAKI USM D 45 $19.95 2/4 columns are the duration (in minutes), the price (in BLUE SEED #7 ADV S/D 60 †† 2/11 SUPER ATRAGON #2 ADV S/D 60 †† 2/11 $US), and the release date (street). * LD: #39.95; VHS POWER DOLLS ADV S/D 35 ea † 2/25 Sub: $34.95; VHS Dub: $29.95. ** LD: $39.98; VHS URUSEI YATSURA TV #19 AE S 100 $24.95 2/25 Sub: $29.98; VHS Dub: $24.98. *** Pioneer LD: VIOLENCE JACK #3 (UNCUT) ME S/D 60 ea $24.95 ea 2/25 MAISON IKKOKU #6: LOVE LOVE STORY VV D 52 $24.95 2/28 $44.98; VHS Sub: $29.98; VHS Dub: $24.98. † Subti- STREET FIGHTER II TV #1 ME D ? ? MARCH tled: $24.95, Dubbed: $19.95. †† Subtitled: $29.95, PATLABOR: THE MOBILE POLICE: THE NEW FILES #2 USM S 90 $29.95 3/4 RANMA 1/2 AGMA #8: THE EVIL WAKES VV S 52 $29.95 3/7 Dubbed: $24.95. ††† Subtitled: $19.95, Dubbed: $14.95. †††† Subtitled: $29.95, Dubbed: $19.95. ANIME NEWS 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ANIME CRASH EXPENDS 1996 SPJA INDUSTRY AWARDS Anime Crash, ’s Japanese animation and Asian Pop culture stores, opened a new store in Boston in April. At ’96 the Society for the Promotion of They are also currently planning to open stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco and in London, as well as opening an Japanese Animation unveiled their 1996 Industry Award office in Tokyo to assist in products acquisition. They struck a deal with a Japanese model maker to create a based on the votes of the convention’s 3005 attendees: kit to be exclusively distributed by their stores. Finally, they are considering creating a magazine and opening a Outstanding Subbing/ Company: Pioneer; Best bigger store in New York. Anime Expo Premiere: TENCHI MUYO IN LOVE (Pio- neer); Best Subbed/Dubbed Anime Expo Premiere: ANIMEIGO LAUNCH SAMURAI CINEMA MEMORIES (Sub, Bandai); Best Anime Publication: Samurai Cinema is a new AnimEigo label for Live-Action Full Color Collector’s Editions of some of Samurai (Viz); Best Subbed Dubbed OAV/OVA: EL Films ever made. They will release, subtitled, uncut and unedited, the 6-film LONE WOLF AND CUB series, the 3-film HAZARD (Pioneer); Best Subbed/Dubbed Film: GHOST Goyokiba (THE RAZOR) series and the Nemuri Kyoshiro (SLEEPY EYES OF DEATH) series. Subtitles will be placed IN THE SHELL (Dubbed, Manga); Best TV Series: in the lower black bar of the letterbox. Their “Bootleg Buyback Bargain Bonus Program” offers to redeem bootleg EVANGELION (); Best OAV Series: EL HAZARD versions for legal copies (contact (800) 242-7961). ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ (Pioneer); Best Film: GHOST IN THE SHELL (Manga); Best Manga: RANMA 1/2 (Shogakukan); Best Trans- LONE WOLF AND CUB — SWORD OF VENGEANCE. AnimEigo, Cat.# AT097-001 (AD097-001), Subtitled, 83 min., lated Manga: OH! MY GODDESS (Dark Horse); Best $29.95 (LD: $39.95), avail. on 11-26-96 (LD: 12-10-96). He was Itto Ogami, a man bound by the harsh code of the American Film/Series: ANIMANIACS (Warner Brothers); Bushido, and one trusted by the Shogun to act as executioner to those ordered to commit Seppuku (ritual suicide). Best Anime Album: (JVC); Most Now, falsely accused of treason, stripped of his position, and left with a murdered wife, Ogami gives his infant son Popular Non-Human Character: Ryo-oh-ki (TENCHI a terrible choice... to join his mother in the void, or to join his father in a blood-soaked journey that must end in MUYO!, Pioneer); Most Popular Female Character: revenge and death. Shampoo (RANMA 1/2, Shogakukan; Most Popular THE RAZOR — SWORD OF JUSTICE. AnimEigo, Cat.# AT097-007 (AD097-007), Subtitled, 90 min., $29.95 (LD: Male Character: Ranma (RANMA 1/2, Shogakukan). $39.95), avail. on 11-26-96 (LD: 12-10-96). Hanzo Itami, a reasonably honest cop, has the longest “arm” of the law, quick wits, and an even quicker sword. When he learns that Kanbei, a condemned political prisoner, managed to MANGA CELEBRATES make a deal, and is in fact shacked up in Edo with his mistress Omino, he figures a little investigation will allow him Key executives from Manga Entertainment, Kodensha, to parlay his knowledge into a nice promotion — either by exposing the culprits or as a reward for his silence! and met recently in Tokyo to celebrate the success of their co-production, GHOST IN THE NEW ANIMEIGO WEB SITE SHELL and to discuss forthcoming projects. GHOST AnimEigo has completely rebuilt and upgraded their web site to celebrate the installation of their own dedicated IN THE SHELL, the first Japanese animated movie to Apple Internet Server. The site is impressive with its 439 HTML pages, 494 GIF images and 9369 hypertext links and ever achieve the #1 position on the “Billboard Top Video very useful to get extensive information on AnimEigo products or to make on-line order. AnimEigo CEO, Robert Sales” chart (for the week ending August 24, 1996) Woodhead, being himself a programmer (he wrote VIREX and ),Sample contributed to the file web site: http:// has turned out to be one of the summer’s biggest video www..com/ sell-through hits, exemplifiing the broadening U.S. market for Japanese animation. NEW TV SERIES (from Saban) is the English adaptation of GATCHAMAN II and GATCHAMAN-. Apparently, some Standing (left to right): Mr. Yoshimasa Mizuo other company bought the rights for and it should air in 1997. We will talk more about (Kodansha, Producer), Mr. Laurence Guinness (Manga, all those shows in next issues of PA. Also, Pioneer is releasing the TENCHI MUYO! TV series (26 eps., 3-4 eps. per Director of Acquisition & Production), Mr. Marvin vol., 8 vol., a new one every other month, starting 11-26-96). Gleicher (Manga, President & CEO), Mr. Hiroshi Yamazaki (Kodansha, Associate Producer), Mr. Tomio Yoshioka (Kodansha, Senior Manager); seated: Mr. LD RELEASES Shigeru Watanabe (Bandai Visual, Managing Director), Mr. Teruo Miyahara (Kodansha, Executive Producer): USHIO & TORA #1 ADV B 60 $39.95 OCT HERE IS GREENWOOD #1 SS B 60 $39.95 10/1 TENCHI MUYO IN LOVE IMPORTED LIMITED EDITION P S 90 $99.98 10/8 #2 AE H 50 $39.95 10/16 GOLDEN BOY #2 ADV B 30 $39.95 11/1 HERE IS GREENWOOD #2 SS B 60 $39.95 11/5 HERE IS GREENWOOD #3 SS B 60 $39.95 11/5 OH MY GODDESS! #2 AE H 58 $39.95 11/9 OH MY GODDESS! #3 AE H 40 $39.95 11/9 SUIKODEN — DEMON CENTURY ADV B 45 $39.95 11/12 BLUE SEED DELUXE EDITION COLLECTION #2 ADV B 120 $59.95 12/03 TENCHI UNIVERSE: TENCHI ON EARTH VOL. #1 P B 100 $44.98 12/03 CRUSHER JOE VOL. 1 (MOVIE) AE H 125 $39.95 Early '97 CRUSHER JOE VOL. 2 (OVAs) AE H 102 $39.95 Early '97 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION #1 ADV B 120 $59.95 1/14 POWER DOLLS ADV B 30 $39.95 2/25

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