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CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PROTOCULTURE ✾ PRESENTATION ...... 4 STAFF WHAT'S GOING ON? & NEWS (, North America) ...... 5 Claude J. Pelletier [CJP] — Publisher / Manager VIDEO & MANGA / PRODUCTS RELEASES ...... 6 Martin Ouellette [MO] — Editor-in-Chief NEW RELEASES ...... 9 Miyako Matsuda [MM] — Editor / Translator

Contributors Isabelle Stephen, James S. Taylor REVIEWS MODELS ...... 48 Layout MANGA ...... 56 The Safe House PA PICKS ...... 57 ANIME ...... 58 Cover ANIME CAPSULES ...... 60 Nobuyoshi Nishimura Cover Art courtesy of Entertainment, Inc. Proofreading SPOTLIGHT The Safe House, Dominique Durocher Color Separation & Linotronic What's Gundam? ...... 19 Gundam Wing: Overview ...... 20 Typo Express, Inc. Gundam Wing: Character Files ...... 21 Printing Gundam Wing: Files ...... 23 Payette & Simms, Inc. Gundam Wing: Synopses ...... 26 Gundam W Endless Waltz OVAs (Overview, Character & Mecha Files) ...... 36 Special Thanks to Gundam 08 M.S. Team OVAs (Overview, Character & Mecha Files, Synopses) .... 42 Jean-François "Jeff" Fortier, Michael Liu, Nene Tamaki , Vince Wilson, Yui Yuasa ANIME WORLD SUBSCRIPTION Japanese Movies at the Montreal World Film Festival ...... 13 One year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in : Apollo Smile Live at CNanime ...... 50 add GST), or $45 US overseas. Send check/ SampleThe Modern Japanese fileMusic Database (Part 3) ...... 52 money-order to: Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Anime Trivia Part III: Answers ...... 52 Station B, Montreal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2. Anime Under Fire (Part 16 — Conclusion) ...... 54 DISTRIBUTORS ANIME STORIES CORRECTOR YUI ...... 62 In Canada: Anime Universe ((905) 212- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 9719), Snap! ((416) 588-4006). In U.S.A.: MAJYUTSUSHI ORPHEN ...... 63 Anime Nation ((727) 796-7561), Berkley SEKAI NO MONSHO (The Star Crest) ...... 64 Dist. (North: (510) 845-9851 or South: (310) ...... 65 632-8448), Complete Strategist ((212) 685- 3880), Diamond ((410) 560-7100), FM In- VOICE OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTER ...... 66 ternational ((608) 271-7922), HKT ((914) 296-1236), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) 765- 7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, Seattle: (206) PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #59. February / March 2000. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published bimonthly by PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, 587-2477), Mangamania ((800) 626-4277), Canada, H3B 3L2. FAX: (514) 527-0347. E-mail: [email protected]. Nikaku Animart ((408) Web: http://www.protoculture.qc.ca/PA. 971-2822), Planet PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©2000 by Protoculture Enr. The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are the Anime ((713) 523- property of their respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS acknowledges the creators and copyrights holders of the materials mentioned or pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights to articles/ 7122), RPV ((714) artwork revert to their respective writers/artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for their views which 671-1270). In Eng- are not necessarily those of PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS. No part of this magazine can be reproduced without permission from the publisher — except for review purposes. Spoiler Warning: This magazine contains important land: Esdevium (011 plot details about several Japanese . Reader discretion is advised.

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The Gundam World and Peace for the 21st Century? This issue introduces you to the Gundam series. Gundam Wing might outwardly look like a Bishônen (pretty boys) show with giant robots, but CREDITS the story is much deeper than that, offering many themes for us to think about, especially the big Awol © 1997 et/ BeSTACK/ Project AWOL. English Version © 1999 question the 21st Century: “How can we achieve peace?” We all have the same four basic feelings: AnimeVillage.com. Bastard!! © 1992 Kazushi Hagiwara/ . English Version © 1999Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Battle Ath- joy, anger, sadness, and comfort. We all in our daily lives that we need to laugh and smile, but the letes Victory © 1998 AIC/ PC/ Pioneer LDC/ TV / SOFTX/ Mannensha/ AEON. English Version © 1999 Pioneer (USA) L.P. Blade society doesn’t allow us to do so all the time. Of course, no one likes difficult & hard times, with Of The Immortal © 1999 Hiroaki Samura. English Version © 1999 , Inc. Blue Submarine #6 © 1998 Satoru Ozawa/ sorrow and anger, but when humans began to form an organized “society,” in order to find some / Toshiba EMI/ . English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Brain Powered © 1998 , Inc. English comfort, it forced us to deal with a complicated world, whether we like it or not. Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. 2040 © JVC/ AIC. English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. © I recently watched the CNN TV mini-series Millenium about the last 1000 years of human history. It / , Ltd. English Version © 1999 Mixx Entertain- ment, Inc. Chinese Ghost Story Animated © 1997 Film Workshop. is practically only about wars and conflicts, and, unfortunately, most idealist and noble humans (like English Version © 1999 Viz Communications, Inc. : Mil- lion Dollar Conspiracy © / Shueisha/ YTV/ Sunrise. Martin Luther King, Gandhi, etc., who taught us non-violence & pacifism) were simply murdered & English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. © 1998 Sunrise. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Darkstalkers’ crushed. In Gundam Wing, a girl named Relena Peacecraft is also a pacifist, but she’s ousted by Revenge © 1994, 1995, 1996 Run Ishida/ CAPCOM/ ASCII Co., Ltd. English Version © 1999 Viz Comics. Original Series © force. Is war totally evil? In Gundam Wing, those five boys are, as all boys of that age, very naive & Haruka Takachiho/ / Sunrise. English Version © 1999 A.D.Vision, Inc. Don’t Leave Me Alone Daisy © Noriko Nagano/ pure, and they’re forced to go to war & fight. Does it make them evil? ASCII/ Project Daisy. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Eat- Man ‘98 © Yoshitomi Akihito/ Mediaworks/ Project Eat-Man ‘98. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Ehrgeiz © 1997 et/ I’ve also been watching the war in Chechnya on TV and it is extremely troubling. Moslem people BeSTACK/ Project Ehrgeiz. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. © / / want the total control of their republic (particularly on its natural resources, like petrol) and don’t Shueisha/ . English Version © 1999 Manga Enter- want to be a part of Russia. CNN is trying to cover both sides of the story, but when I saw a very poor tainment, Inc./ Palm Pictures/ LLC. Fushigi Yügi © 1995 Yu Watase / • TV Tokyo • Studio . All Rights Reserved. Li- Moslem woman in Chechnya, saying somethings like, “Independance or no independance, wars are censed by Fuji Creative Corporation. English Version packaging © Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Garzey’s Wing © Tomino made by rich people in their offices. I have to worry about my food for tomorrow!” I think it says Yoshiyuki/ Garzey’s Wing Production Committee. English Version © 1999 Co., Ltd. Geobreeders © 1998 Akihiro Ito/ everything. In Gundam Wing, normally boys of that age are in highschool, dating with girls and Shonen-Gaho-Sha/ JVC. English Version ©1999 Central Park Media Co. Ltd. © 1999 Kenichi Sonoda. English Version © hoping for the future. Those boys have no future whatsoever and they don’t even know if they can Dark Horse Comics, Inc. Iczelion © 1994 Hirano Toshihiro Jimusho/ KSS Inc. English Version © A.D. Vision, Inc. Kimba The White Lion survive tomorrow! The politics of the Earth federation and of the Colonies, made them seriously © 1989, 1998 Gakken/ Nihon Keizaisha/ / TV Tokyo. English Version © 1998 Tezuka Productions/ Pioneer Enter- cynical, as if they have forgotten how to laugh and how to be happy anymore. I do hope that all tainment (USA) L.P. © 1999 Rumiko Takahashi/ Shogakukan, Inc. English Version © Viz Comics. Martian Succes- viewers will be able to see this recurrent theme in Gundam: “we must avoid wars at any cost if we sor Nadesico © TV TOKYO/ YOMIKO/ . English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. 0079 © 1994 Kazuhisa can, and even if we’re forced to fight, how can we do things right?” In fact, according to Gundam Kondo / Media Works. English Version © Viz Comics. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket © 1989, 1998 Sunrise/ Wing series planner, Mr. Katsuyuki Sumisawa, interviewed in magazine, the screenplay Agency. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Mobile Suit Gundam © Sunrise. English Version © AnimeVillage.com. Models writer prepared 20 ways of ending this story! Do you like the ending of Gundam Wing? You’ll be the by Bandai Co. Neon Genesis Manga © . ENG- LISH VERSION © Viz Comics. Oh My Goddess! © 1996, 1997, 1999 . Anyway, I hope you had an Happy New Year 2000 (be it the 21st Century or not) and let’s hope Kosuke Fujishima/ Kodansha, Ltd. English Version © 1996, 1997, for peace on Earth! 1999 / Dark Horse Comics, Inc. © sun- rise. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Panku Ponk! © 1983 Tachiiri Haruko/ Shogakukan. English Version © 1999 Ironcat Miyako Matsuda Comics. TV Series © 1990 Headgear/ Emotion/ TFC/ NTV. English Version © 1998 Central Park Media Co., Ltd. Pokemon © Sample file Nintendo/ Creatures/ Gamefreak/ TV Tokyo. English Version © 1999 • • • Pioneer. © / Kodansha/ Queen Project. English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Marionette This is the first issue of the magazine published in the year 2000. To celebrate this new beginning J Again © Satoru Akahori/ Hiroshi Negishi/ Tsukasa Kotobuki/ / Bandai Visual/ Sotsu Agency/ TV Tokyo. English (after more than twelve years!), we have put the cover illustration on a virginal, white background! I Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. R Movie © 1999 / Kodansha/ TOEI Animation Co., Ltd. English Ver- am disappointed in this new millenium. They had promise us lots of things for the the 21st Century sion © 1999 Pioneer (USA) L.P. Sailor Victory © HEAD ROOM/ Bandai Visual/ . English Version © 1999 Animeworks. Sepia (flying cars, guns, etc.), but all we have is the same old routine! ;) © 1989 Senno Knife. English Version © 1999 Ironcat Comics.

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ © 1996 Masakazu Katsura. English Version © 1999 This is also a special issue dedicated to GUNDAM — one of our favorite shows. I particularly like Dark Horse Comics, Inc. Silent Möbius: The TV Series © Studio Tron/ Kadokawa Shoten/ Bandai Visual/ Sotsu Agency/ TV Tokyo. Gundam W (and its OVA sequel, Endless Waltz) because of its general appeal: the action & robots will Silent Möbius © 1995 Kia Asamiya/ Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd. English Version © 1999 Viz Comics. Sorcerer Hunters © please the kids, the mecha will please the guys, the bishônen heroes will please the girls, and the SA•RO•MW/ BA•TX•SE. English Version © 1998 A.D. Vision, Inc. Tatoon Master © 1996 Akihisa Yanari/ Shueisha/ KSS. English Ver- complexity of the intrigue will please those who like real stories. This is probably why it is the first sion © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. The Adventures Of Kotetsu © MEE/ Palm Tree/ Wani Books Co., Ltd./ Daei Co., Ltd. English Version © Gundam show on American TV. However, don’t be mistaken, it is not a show about violence, but (as 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Those Who Hunt © Yu Yagami/ Media Works/ Amuse Video/ Sotsu Agency/ TV Tokyo. English Version © Miyako pointed out) it is a show about peace. 8th MS Team has the same thematic, but I like it even 1999 A.D.Vision, Inc. © 1992 Masakazu Katsura/ Shueisha. English Version © Viz Communications, Inc. Visionary © better because of its Vietnam-like feel... 1995 U-Jin/ Shuberu Publishing Co., Ltd./ Knack. English Version © 1999 Central Park Media Co., Ltd. Wicked City © 1992 Japan Home Finally, this issue is also BIG: sixty-eight pages, twenty in color, three-hundred illustrations, and Video Co., Ltd. English Version © 1999 Urban Vision Entertainment, Inc. about forty-five thousands words! Let me tell you that it is lots of work — much more than usual. ILLUSTRATIONS That’s probably why this issue is a little late and looks so crammed with information. Sorry about AX Magazine #10 (01-99): 21; #12 (03-99): 26-27. Gundam W: Complete Operation (Newtype 100% #28, Kadokawa Shoten, 100 that. Beside the 24-page spotlight on Gundam, this issue offers a report on the Japanese movies at pg.). Gundam W: Wing Season A.C. 195 (80 pg.). Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz LD Inserts. Instruction Booklets for models by Bandai. the Montreal World Film Festival, an interview with Apollo Smile, the conclusion of “Anime Under Kinema Jumpo #1276 (02-99): 20; #1269 (11-98): 28-29, 36, 39- 40; #1273 (12-98): 15. Mobile Suit Gundam MS Encyclopedia Fire”, The Modern Japanese Music database Part 3, four Anime Stories (Corrector Yui, Orphen, Seikai (Dengeki Selection): 89, 91. Mobile Suit Gundam Rapport Deluxe (Rapport K.K.): Inside Cover. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08TH MS No Monsho and Trigun) and our usual load of news & reviews (manga, models and video). There has Team (Gakken Mook Anime-V Special, 72 pg.). Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08TH MS Team Visual Book #1 (Hobby Japan Mook, 102 pg.). been so many anime released lately that we have introduced a new, shorter format of review: the Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08TH MS Team: Design Works Perfect File (Gakken Mook Anime-V Special, 98 pg.). Montreal world Film capsule review! Enjoy! festival Official Program. Movie Program. Previews Vol. 9, #12; Vol. 10, #1-2. Zeta Gundam Mechanical Edition Vol. 2 Claude J. Pelletier (Newtype 100% Collection #4): 30. ANIME & MANGA NEWS 5

— JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — Amon will be a new OVA series based on the famous manga by Go Nagai. (Sources: AX, ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Matsumoto Leiji is not only working on a new Newtype, Animeland #57) movie, but is also planning Character Wonderland was the 1st large costume players convention that took place in Kichijyô-ji, a new Space Cruiser Yamato feature, that he Tokyo, on 11th October 1999. Over 100 costume players walked all over the street of Tokyo. This would write with Ishikawa Yoshimi. It would be “parade” was warmly welcomed by local residents especially children. One of the costume players released in 2001. (Source: Animeland #57) was dressed like San (from ) and brought a real husky dog (so well trained that Miyazaki Hayao is planning another movie, ten- the dog didn’t even bark)! She received an award. Due to the enormous popularity of anime costume tatively titled Sen To Chihiro No Kamigakushi, play today, fans can buy “ready-to-wear” (prêt-à-porter) anime costumes through a chain-store called for the summer 2001. He has also directed one Cospa Shop (they have 6 chain stores in & Tokyo so far). Fans can also buy “Face ,” of the three short features (a kind of sequel to costumes of nurses, domestic maids, etc. You can take a look on their web-page (http:// ) produced for the Ghibli www.cospa.com) their store (Aizawa Building 7-6, Kami-Izumi-machi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Museum. (Source: Animeland #58) 150-0044, tel: 03-3770-3699, Fax: 03-3770-9505). They also sell all the anime T-shirts you can , after the big success of the video imagine! (Source: AX # 21 (12-99)). game, Drama CD, and OVA series, will become Gainax Studio’s new OVA, Furi Kuri (aka FLCL), will be a 6-OVA series, to be release by King Record a 26-episode TV series in 2000 — and possibly Company starting from March 2000. Directed by , with character by Yoshiyuki a movie later. The story focuses on Sakura Sadamoto (Evangelion), anime direction by Tadashi Hiramatsu, produced by Gainax and Production Shinguji growing up to adulthood. (Source: I.G. The basic story is about an ordinary 6 grader (12 years old) boy, Naota, who lives in the city of Newtype 01- 2000) Sosé in year 2000. He loves and has a very fat cat, Miyu Miyu. Naota meets a mysterious girl, ( director) is working Haruko, who will change his life. One day, a human-type robot, Kanchi, appears in the city, plunging on a new anime feature, Sen-nen Jyoyû (The it into chaos. “Furi Kuri” is a word made-up by Director Tsurumaki. Check their web page: Actress of 1000 years), produced by Studio www.gainax.co.jp. (Source: Newtype 01- 2000) (who also worked on Perfect Blue). will become an anime, following the success of the game & music soundtrack. Pro- It’s a story about an actress who retired for many duced by Studio Gonzo (Blue Submarine # 6) with character designs by Goto ( Nadesico, Hyper years. (Source: Newtype 12-99) Police), this show will be a comedy taking place in 1960’s Japan. In order to combat space invaders, Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress in Sailor boys & girls called “Gate Keepers” are specially trained. There are many girl characters! (Source: Moon (Sailor Star) and Newtype 01- 2000) (Deedlit), died of acute leukemia on February (Evangelion) did the editorial supervision for a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force 7th, 2000. (Source: Anime News Network, video-series titled JMSDF Fleet Powers 1, Yokosuka. In this video, done with full cooperation of www.animenewsnetwork.com) JMSDF, military can see Mr. Anno, as well as various Samplereal training scenes with file shooting can- Survival In The Office: The Evolution Of Japa- ons, CIWS (20 mm Anti-Air System Gatling gun), CIC (Battle Information Center), etc. (Source: nese Working Women is another Kodansha Bi- Bandai Visual Beat Magazine Nov.’99) lingual comics. This highly amusing 4-panel Kodansha is publishing GTO () manga in its Bilingual Comics series, created comic strip about the life of office ladies gained for the Japanese who are studying English. Onizuka Eikichi is a one-time famous gangster who de- immense popularity in Japan under the title OL sires to be a great teacher. An opportunity has opened for a teacher trainee at a local high school and Shinkaron in 1989. By Risu Akizuki, 192 pgs, Onizuka takes the job! To his dismay, his class is full of delinquents who ridicule him. Although his b&w, $16.95 US. (Source: Previews Vol. , #2) gangster status and attitude create lots of headaches for many, his warmth toward teaching gradually touches the students and gains their acceptance. Kodansha, story & art by Toru Fujisawa, translated Turn X Gundam will be the title of the next by Stuart Atkin & Yoko Toyozaki, English & Japanese text, b&w, 5x8, 192 pgs, $15.95 US. (Source: Gundam TV series that will soon replace Turn A Previews Vol. X, #1) Gundam, which ended in early 2000. Syd Mead will again be in charge of the mechanical de- will become yet another OVA series, this time entirely done in 3D. Supervised by Kawamori signs. (Sources: Newtype, Animeland #57) Shoji and directed by Mori Takeshi (Gunsmith Cats), it should be released in late 2000. (Source: Animeland #58) TV-Tokyo has a new home page, named Anime-X- press, that shows upcoming series, LD, DVD, vid- ( director) is working on a new live-action movie, titled Avalon, eos, goods, etc. Take a look at those new products which is planned to be released in spring 2000. After four years without directing, he is making a very on http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/index.htlm different film that involves computer graphics and Polish actors! After considering several locations for his film, Mr. Oshii chose Poland because of the ancient looks of the streets, buildings, etc. The is Studio Gonzo’s latest production shooting lasted from July ’99 to Sep ’99 and they even talked about it in the Polish newspaper Slowo (http://www.gonzo.co.jp). It will be a full digital Polskie. The help of the Polish military, who was friendly and eager to contribute, was essential ot the TV anime show done by the same people who production of the movie. Since Ghost in the Shell is sold on videotape in Poland, local Polish anime worked on Blue Submarine #6. Written and di- fans came to support him during his stay & filming of the movie. Another of his recent project was rected by , the story is about co- the screenplay he wrote for Jin-Roh (The Human Wolf), directed by , which will be operation between men & women. (Source: released in spring 2000 in Japan by Bandai Visual & Production I.G. (Source: Newtype 12-99) Newtype 01-2000) 6 VIDEO RELEASES ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ MAIDEN OF DESIRE KM D 35 24.95 01/11 U T U R E R E L E A S E S TENCHI IN TOKYO #8: A NEW END P D/S 100 24.98/29.98 01/11 POKEMON #13-14 VV D 75 ea 14.95 ea 01/18 Feb. 29 Castle of Cagliostro (The) ME TV #6 (Eps. 21-24) AE S 100 34.95 01/25 March City Hunter (TV) ADV KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD TV #7 (Eps. 25-28) AE S 100 34.95 FEB March Gundam W (on TV!!!) 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The last three columns are the duration MONSTER RANCHER #3-4 ADV D 75 ea 14.98 ea 05/23 (in minutes), the price (in $US), and the release date (street). Sources: Releasers, www.animeplus.com. MANGA RELEASES 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ M A N G A S E L E C T I O N FEBRUARY #1. On the Island of Faro, not far EXTRA VOL. 3 [manga anthology] 3 VIZ 4.95 from the Edge of the World, a stormy night brings a (#42): HEART OF DARKNESS 8 (/8) DH 3.50 visitor to the lighthouse keeper and his young assist- BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: ON SILENT WINGS II GN DH 14.95 ant. When they find a suit of armor washed up near the CALL ME PRINCESS VOL. 1 GN CPM 15.95 shore, they open it to reveal a beautiful woman who CARD CAPTOR SAKURA 3 MX 2.95 tells them that she is a knight from a faraway land! DARK ANGEL [Kia Asamiya] 10 CPM 2.95 After meeting her, the kid decides that he’s going to be DIRTY PAIR (THE): RUN FROM THE FUTURE 2 (/4) DH 2.95 (BOOK 2) 12 (/15) VIZ 2.95 a knight, too and travel out into the unknown with just (BOOK 3) 1 (/10) VIZ 2.95 his knife and fishing spear to protect him! Viz Comics, EAGLE VOL. 1: THE CANDIDATE [ Kawaguchi, 112pg] 1 (/14) VIZ 6.95 story & art by Yukito Kishiro (), 6- FRONTIER LINE 6 CPM 2.95 issue monthly series, b&w, 32 pgs, $3.50 US ($5.25 FUTABA-KUN CHANGE! Vol. 4 2 IC 2.95 Can), avail. on 4-28-00. GEOBREEDERS [Akihiro Ito] 12 CPM 2.95 [Ben Dunn & Ted Nomura] 2 AP 2.50 Dealy Curve: The Gun Crisis Prelude #1. This the prel- GUNDAM WING 1 MX 2.95 ude to the previously released 3-part mini-series, trac- GUNSMITH CATS: KIDNAPPED 4 (/10) DH 2.95 ing the story of Kanosuke Inagaki, the rogue cop who HYPER DOLLS VOL. 3 6 IC 2.95 becomes head of the elite-fighting forces unit INU-YASHA: A FEUDAL PART 4 4 (/7) VIZ 3.25 “Akatsuki.” In this issue: lunch at a local restaurant LODOSS WAR: THE GREY WITCH 16 CPM 2.95 turns deadly when a gang of crazies decides to hold up MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO 9 CPM 2.95 MAXION 3 CPM 2.95 the place. Inagaki takes matters into his own hands, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 0079 PART 2 4 (/5) VIZ 2.95 the consequences of which lead him down the road of NEW VAMPIRE MIYU VOL. 2 GN IC 15.95 corruption, drug dealing, and dead bodies! Ironcat NEW VAMPIRE MIYU VOL. 5 3 IC 2.95 Comics, by Masaomi Kanzaki, b&w, 32 pgs, issue 1 of NO NEED FOR TENCHI PART 8 5 (/5) VIZ 2.95 4, $2.95 US, avail. in March. NO NEED FOR TENCHI VOL. 7: TENCHI IN LOVE GN VIZ 15.95 OH MY GODDESS! 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○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ GUNSMITH CATS: KIDNAPPED 5 (/10) DH 2.95 Super Manga Blast! #1. This new manga anthology HYPER DOLLS VOL. 4 1 IC 2.95 offers five never-before-translated features every VOL. 3 GN MX 11.95 month. This issue includes rare, early Oh My Goddess! INU-YASHA: A FEUDAL FAIRY TALE PART 4 5 (/7) VIZ 3.25 episodes (not included in the original Dark Horse se- LODOSS WAR: LADY OF PHARIS BOOK 1 GN CPM 15.95 LODOSS WAR: THE GREY WITCH 17 CPM 2.95 ries); the long-awaited return of 3x3 Eyes; and the MAGICAL POKÉMON JOURNEY 1 VIZ 4.95 award-winning, all-ages What’s Michael?; plus two fea- MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO 10 CPM 2.95 tures never before published in the U.S.: , MAXION 4 CPM 2.95 the story of an innocent young girl whose life is changed MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 0079 PART 2 5 (/5) VIZ 2.95 forever when she’s caught up in a battle between com- NEW VAMPIRE MIYU VOL. 5 4 IC 2.95 peting alien factions over the future of Earth; and Se- NO NEED FOR TENCHI PART 9 1 (/6) VIZ 2.95 OH MY GODDESS! VIII #3: THE QUEEN & THE GODDESS 1 (/1) DH 3.50 raphic Feather, a science-fiction drama filled with ac- OH MY GODDESS!: MARA STRIKES BACK GN DH 14.95 tion and intrigue. All presented in a thick, stapled for- PLASTIC LITTLE CAPTAINS LOG GN CPM 15.95 mat just like traditional Japanese comics. Dark Horse, POKÉMON ADVENTURES PART 2 2 VIZ 2.95 by Kosuke Fujiishima, Mohiro Kitoh, Makoto Kobayashi, POKÉMON VOL. 3 GN VIZ 12.95 Yuzo Takada, and Hiroyaki Utatane & Yo Morimoto, pro- POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE 4 (/4) VIZ 3.95 duced by Studio Proteus, b&w, 128 pgs, $4.95 US, PULP V0L. 4 [manga anthology] 4 VIZ 5.95 RANMA 1/2 PART 8 12 (/13) VIZ 2.95 avail. on 3-29-00. SAILOR MOON 18 MX 2.95 SHADOW LADY #18: THE AWAKENING [M. Katsura] 6 (/7) DH 2.50 LEGEND: SHORT PROGRAM GN VIZ 16.95 AP: Antarctic Press; BB: Bare Bear Press (CPM); CPM: Central SILENT MOBIUS VOL. 4 GN VIZ 15.95 Park Media Manga; DE: Daikaju Entreprises; DH: Dark Horse; SILENT MOBIUS: KARMA 5 (/7) VIZ 3.25 EM: Eros MangaErotica (Studio Proteus/); IC: SUPER MANGA BLAST! [manga anthology] 1 DH 4.95 Ironcat; IM: Image Comics; LL: Limelight; MX: Mixx Entertain- TIME TRAVELER AI 6 CPM 2.95 ment; PP: Paradox Press (DC), RC: Radio Comix; SF: Sexy Fruit TOKYO POP VOL. 3 [magazine] 7 MX 4.99 (IC); TIT: Titan. GN: Graphic Novel. Prices are given in $US. 8 ANIME & MANGA NEWS / PRODUCTS RELEASES ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ — NORTH AMERICA — — E U R O P E — E U R O P E — A.D. Vision has announced the creation of two new labels: ADV Animeland, the French anime magazine, released in Janu- ○○○○○○○○○○ Glénat, one of the main French manga publishers, has fansubs™, which will release fan oriented subtitled anime avail- ary a third special issue dedicated to . With its just released the new manga by Katsura Masakazu, I”s, able only through ADV website (www.advfilms.com), mail or- full-color 132 pages, it is the most complete reference we and the new Sonoda Ken’ichi, Exaxxion! ders and in anime conventions (the first titles will be the City Hunter and Nadia TV series in March, 4 episodes per volume, have seen in French on such subject! The 9th Cartoonist International Animated Film Fes- $19.98), and ADV Music, which will release anime soundtrack M.S.E., publisher of the French magazine Manga Player tival will be held from April 21 to 23, 2000 in the Palais priced at $14.00 (the first will be Akira Symphonic, Macross II, and of a manga collection, has filed for bankruptcy. Neptune, Toulon, France. Phone: (33) 049403 12 67; I & II). They also announced lots of new titles (see Hopefully, the manga collection will be taken over by Fax: (33) 02 98 02 57 06; Web: www.animanga.com/ “Future Releases” on pg. 6) and a distribution deal with The Right Stuf. (Source: www.animenewsnetwork.com) another publisher... (Source: Animeland #58) cartoonist.

Anime Trivia Quizbook, Episode 1: From Easy To Ob- L I V E - A C T I O N scure is the first in a series of anime trivia challenge books by ENCYCLOPEDIA MB S 60 14.95 12/14 Ryan Omega. It offers 500 puzzling questions and answers cov- DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (DVD) ADV D 90 24.98 02/22 ering all the anime genres, plus sidebars and tons of cool ZERO WOMAN: ASSASSIN LOVERS APC S 87 29.99 02/22 ZATOICHI THE OUTLAW AE S 95 29.95 03/28 stuff. Stone Press, 176 pgs, $14.95 US, available in March. BIG BOOBS BUSTER APC S 60 29.99 03/28 (Sources: www.stonebridge.com, Previews Vol. X, #1) MECHANICAL VIOLATOR HAKAIDER TS S 77 29.95 APR Bandai Entertainment has announced that MOBILE SUIT NINJA DRAGON (THE) APC S 70 29.99 04/25 GUNDAM WING (which will start on the in POLICE BRANCH 82 ADV D 100 19.98 05/23 LADIES' PHONE SEX CLUB (THE) APC S 88 29.99 05/23 March) will be released on video in May. It will available both in DRAGON BLUE ADV UNKN English Language VHS, English Subtitled VHS, and on DVD. The GAMERA 2: ADVENT OF LEGION ADV UNKN VHS will contain 4 episodes for the first volume and 3 episodes G3: GAMERA VS IRYS ADV UNKN thereafter, while the DVD will contain 5 episodes for each vol- HYPNOTIST (THE) ADV UNKN ume. For more information, please visit both www.AnimeVillage. LADY BATTLE COP ADV UNKN com or www.gundamofficial.com. They also announced the release PARASITE EVE ADV UNKN PLUGASARI ADV UNKN of their first DVD in April: Blue Submarine No 6 ($24.98), Cowboy SILK & STEEL ADV UNKN Bebop (5 eps per vol., $29.98) and Eat-Man ‘98 (2-disc set, $39.98).

Cosplay Encyclopedia is the ultimate video guide to costume D V D — D V D — D V D — D V D play, presented by Akemi Matsuzawa. It gives anime BATTLE ANGEL ADV B 60 29.98 12/07 fans a detailed view of the Japanese Cosplay phenomenon and NINJA RESURRECTION ADV B 100 29.98 12/07 features characters from some of the most popular anime se- DRAGON BALL Z #16: THE GINYU/ #17: SUPER SAIYAN P D 65 ea 24.95 12/07 ries. Available from (Cat.# ALVS-9942, 60 min., EL HAZARD THE ALTERNATIVE WORLD #3 P B 75 29.99 12/07 $14.95 US). (Source: www.media-blasters.com) V #8: THE HUMAN RACE P B 85 29.98 12/07 CHINESE GOST STORY VV 85 29.98 12/07 Dark Horse announced the release of a Digimon comic book, TENCHI IN TOKYO #7: A NEW CAREER P B 75 29.98 12/14 scheduled for June. (Sources: www.psymanga.com and WILD CARDZ USM B 50 24.99 12/14 www.animenewsnetwork.com) POKEMON #13-14 P D 65 ea 24.95 JAN NAZCA — BLADES OF FATE #1 P B 90 29.98 1/11 Heavy Gear, following the success of the Tactical/Rople-Playing TENCHI IN TOKYO #8: A NEW END P B 100 29.98 01/11 Game by Dream Pod 9 (www.dp9.com) and the by UROTSUKIDOJI: PREFECT COLLECTION A18 S 250 59.99 01/18 ActiVision (www.activision.com), will be made into a 40-episode NINJA CADETS AW B 60 24.95 01/25 3D CGI animated series by Sony Pictures Family Entertainment EL HAZARD THE ALTERNATIVE WORLD #4 P B 75 29.98 01/25 (who produced animated series like Men In Black, Dragon Tales, HEAVY METAL D 27.95 FEB , Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, , BEST OFSample KITTY #1 file KM S FEB LEGEND OF CRYSTANIA: THE MOTION PICTURE ADV B 90 29.98 02/08 Jumanji, Extreme Ghostbusters, etc.; www.spe.sony.com). It SLAYERS: THE MOTION PICTURE ADV B 90 29.98 02/08 should premiere January 2001 on the Bohbot Kids Network. An SAILOR MOON R MOVIE P D 60 29.98 02/08 Heavy Gear toy line will also be released by Bandai CYBERNETICS GUARDIAN USM B 45 24.99 02/15 (www.bandai.com). TRIGUN PB 29.98 MAR SAKURA DIARIES #1 ADV B 90 24.98 03/14 Laputa: Castle In The Sky’s English version was finally premiered : THE ROSE COLL. 2 SS B 144 39.99 03/21 by in a few New York theatres in early February. It fea- BLUE SUBMARINE No 6 #1 B B 25 24.98 APR tures the voices of Anna Paquin (Sheeta) and James Van Der COWBOW BEBOP #1 B B 145 29.98 APR Beek (Pazu). This means that a video release should not be far. EAT-MAN 98 PERFECT SET B B 360 39.98 APR (Source: www.animenewsnetwork.com) SAILOR MOON S: HEART ON ICE (THE MOVIE) PD 29.98 APR SOL BIANCA: THE LEGACY #1 — LOST TREASURES P B 30 29.98 APR Manga Video has announced that people who are not completely RANMA 1/2 OVA BOXED SET P B 300 119.98 APR satisfied with their Macross Plus DVD can send them back for OGENKI CLINIC ADVENTURES (THE) A18 B 90 29.99 04/18 replacement to: Manga Video, Attn: Macross Plus DVD, P.O. Box KITE AW B 45 24.95 04/25 482, Lincolnshire, IL 60069-0482. They will be accepting ex- B B 125 MAY changes from February 8th through May 8th. Allow 2-4 weeks for PRINCESS MONONOKE D D 150 32.98 05/09 delivery and include all original materials (disc, case), your ad- GEOBREEDERS USM B 29.99 05/16 MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH (1st season) AW B 500 129.99 05/23 dress & telephone. For any questions, email to @manga.com. DRAGONBALL Z MOVIE 4: SUPER SAIYAN F B SPRING Media Blasters announced at Katsucon 6 that they will release FUSHIGI YUGI BOX SET #2 P B 650 198.98 11/23 Rurouni Kenshin ONLY in a dubbed version, but at a rate of 8 OUTLAW STAR B 2000 episodes per months and with a simultaneous DVD release! VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE B 2000 DRAGONBALL Z #17 F 2000 (Sources: www.animenewsnetwork.com) ME 2000 Psylum, online community builder, moves into the Japanese comic CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (THE) ME B 90 29.95 2000 book niche and has announced a new site, www.psymanga.com, DEVILMAN ME B 2000 that promises to be the ultimate resource on the web for fans of MACROSS II ME 2000 Japanese manga. The preview site features the top selling titles PATLABOR 1 ME 2000 PATLABOR 2 ME 2000 from the major publishers, an index of all the titles currently avail- PERFECT BLUE ME B 80 29.95 2000 able in English, news, as well as community-generated reviews. ME 2000 Right Stuf has announced the release of the Gainax TV series STREET FIGHTER II V ME 2000 Kareshi No Kanojo No Jijo for late 2000. They will also re- WINGS OF HONNEAMISE ME B 2000 X: THE MOVIE ME B 96 29.99 2000 lease in April the original 1966 version of Kimba The White SLAYERS TV USM 2000 Lion TV series (4 eps per vol., $14.95 US).