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Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ P r o t o c u l t u r e A d d i c t s # 8 0 January / February 2004. Published bimonthly by Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Qc, VOICES , H3B 3L2. Web: http://www.protoculture-mag.com Presentation ...... 4 Letters ...... 70 E d i t o r i a l S t a f Claude J. Pelletier [CJP] – Publisher / Editor-in-chief [email protected] NEWS Miyako Matsuda [MM] – Editor / Translator ANIME & NEWS: ...... 5 Martin Ouellette [MO] – Editor ANIME RELEASES (VHS / R1 DVD) ...... 6 PRODUCTS RELEASES (Live-Action, ) ...... 7 C o n t r i b u t i n g E d i t o r s MANGA RELEASES ...... 8 Asaka Dawe, Keith Dawe, Kevin Lillard, James S. Taylor MANGA SELECTION ...... 8 P r o d u c t i o n A s s i s t a n t s ANIME & MANGA NEWS: ...... 9 Safe House (Layout), Dominique Durocher (Proofreading), NEW RELEASES ...... 10 Aaron & Keith Dawe (Editing) P r i n t i n g REVIEWS Payette & Simms (St-Lambert, Qc) BOOKS ...... 16 RELATED PRODUCTS (Books, CD Soundtracks, non-anime ) ...... 17 S p e c i a l T h a n k s LIVE-ACTION ...... 18 To all our advertisers, all the companies that provide infor- MANGA ...... 20 mation & screeners and all the people who give us their help & support. • Cover used with the permission of MODELS ...... 22 Entertainment. ©2003 / “Stratos ANIME ...... 53 4” Production Committee. S U B S C R I P T I O N SPOTLIGHTS year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in Canada add $2.10 GST; II in Quebec add $4.41 GST & PST), or $45 US overseas. Send Overview ...... 23 check/money-order to: Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2. Payment by credit cards Character Profiles & Short Synopses ...... 24 available from the web site only: www.protoculture-mag.com/ THE CAT RETURNS PA/PASub.htm. Overview ...... 26 D I S T R I B U T I O N Character & Short Synopses ...... 28 GHIBLIES (Overview & Character Profiles) ...... 30 In Canada: Cosmix ((514) 744-9494), Disticor ((905) 619-6565, www.disticor.com), Marché Clandestin ((514) 282-3930), Middle- YUKIKAZESample file man Media ((416) 203-2926), Snap! ((416) 588-4006). In U.S.A.: Overview ...... 32 Anime Nation ((727) 796-7561), Asahiya (NY: (212) 883-0011), Files ...... 33 Complete Strategist ((212) 685-3880), Diamond ((410) 560-7100), Character Profiles & Short Synopses ...... 34 FM International ((608) 271-7922), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) 765- 7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, Seattle: (206) 587-2477), Mangamania ((800) 626- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ANIME WORLD 4277), Nikaku Animart ((408) 971- BAAF 2003: A Tree Of Palme ...... 39 2822), Anime ((713) 523- Fantasia 2003: Parasite Doll, Tamala 2010, Japanese Movies Reviews ...... 40 7122), Right Stuf ((515) 252- 6116), RPV ((714) 671-1270), Montreal World Film Festival 2003: Overview, Like Asura, Twilight Samurai ...... 44 Tower Records (www.tower Convention Reports: , BAAF, Anime Iowa, ...... 47 records.com). In : Esdevium The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 24): Home Page 14: ELT ...... 52 (011 44 125226116).

Protoculture Addicts is ©1987-2004 by Protoculture. • The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are the property of ANIME STORIES their respective owners. Protoculture Addicts acknowledges the Ashita no Nadja (Tomorrow’s Nadja) ...... 60 creators and copyrights holders of the materials mentioned or Full wo Sagashite (Looking For The Full Moon) ...... 61 pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. • All rights to articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/ Typhoon (Asobot Senki ) ...... 62 artists upon publication. • Contributors are responsible for their -chan ...... 64 views which are not necessarily those of Protoculture Addicts. Mew Mew ...... 65 • No part of this magazine can be reproduced without permis- Raimu-iro Senkitan (Lime-coloured War Legend) ...... 66 sion from the publisher, except for review purposes • Spoilers Warning: This magazine contains important plot details about Stratos 4 ...... 68 several Japanese . Readers discretion is advised. • Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library of Canada • Printed in Canada • ISSN 0835-9563. MORE ON: WWW.PROTOCULTURE-MAG.COM 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

Miaow, Miaou, Welcome To The World Of Cats’ Anime! Well, we did not plan this on purpose, but, in this issue, we have two anime shows to introduce you to, The Cat’s Return and Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space, both of which have CREDITS funny-animal style cat characters [and there is a big cat in Stratos 4 too!]. The Cat’s Return is very conscientious and can ARTICLES: Ashita no Nadja © ABC • . Ashura no Gotoku ©2003 be enjoyed by all ages. It is produced by and supervised by none other than , who really “Ashura no Gotoku” Production Committee ( Co. Ltd, Hakuhodo Inc., The Mainichi Newspapers, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Inc). All Right Reserved. Big O II loves the original work by author Aoi Hiiragi and chose a new director for the movie. I have read that Studio Ghibli’s (The) ©2003 . All Rights Reserved. Fullmoon wo Sagashite © Tanemura Arina / • TV Tokyo • NAS. Ghiblies Episode 2 © 2002 TS • TGNDHMT. people are rather upset at the fact that almost all anime shows exported to foreign countries are full of sex and violence. Monkey Typhoon / Asobot Senki Goku © Avex / Jyoji Arimori / Romu Aoi / / TV Tokyo. Neko no Ongaeshi © 2002 Nekonote-do • TGNDHMT. In fact, they fear that the word “Japanimation” has become synonymous with sex and violence! Producer , Nurse Witch Komugi-chan © STP • / Mugi Mugi Dan. Palme no Ki ©2001 NAKAMURA Takashi • / “Palme no Ki” Production is angry about this and has made his point of view known many times “It is shameful for Japan to export such material”. Committee. Parasite Doll © AIC / Parasite Production Committee. Raimu-Iro Senkitan © Akahori Satoru • ELF • “Lime-Iro Senkitan” Project / Soft Courage. Now that Studio Ghibli is becoming famous around the world after receiving the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Sentou Yousei © 2002-2004 Chohei Kanbayashi • Hayakawa Festival and the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for , they are really committed to create conscientious Publishing, Inc / • Victor Entertainment • . Stratos 4 ©2003 Studio Fantasia / “Stratos 4” Production Committee. Tamala 2010 © Tamala anime works for all ages, especially children. By the way, in Japanese folk tales, there is a story called “A Crane’s 2010 Project. Tasogare Seibei ©2002 Shochiku Co., Ltd / Nippon Television Network Corporation / Sumitomo Corporation / Hakuhodo Inc / Nippon Shuppan Return”, which talks about gratitude. In this case, it is a cat and it takes place in modern Japan. Watching an anime like Hanbai Inc. / Eisei Gekijo Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. © Kodansha • TV Aichi / Tokyo Mew Mew Production Committee. that warms your heart and you can really step into a world of fantasy and dream. REVIEWS: All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash © Yuzo Takada/Project Banneko Dash. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. Android : The Then, on the very other end of the spectrum, there is another funny-animal style anime, titled “Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat Animation © 2000 Ishimori Pro, Inc./SME Visual Works, Inc./BT. English version © 2002 Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Angelic Layer © /Angelic Production In Space”, which will blow off your mind! This was chosen as the Best Anime Show at Montreal’s Fantasia Committee/TV Tokyo/. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. Animated Classics Of Japanese Literature © 1986 Co., Ltd. English Film Festival 2003. It even got an encore presentation due the fans’ enthusiastic response. And yet, it is such a weird version G 1994 Corporation. Animation Runner Kuromi © show, full of computer graphics, but with a primitive look reminiscent of 1950-60’s Black & White anime shows, such as 2001 Akitaroh Daichi/Hajime Watanabe/Yumeta Co., Ltd. English version © 2003 Akitaroh Daichi/Hajime Watanabe/Yumeta Co., Ltd. © Sotsu Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy) , a style the creators call “the Retro Look”. Is it, for you, such a refreshing experience to see Agency/Sunrise. English version © 2003 A.D.Vision, Inc. Big O (The) © 2003 Sunrise. English version © 2003 Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Beyond this “Retro” style? Despite the cute look, Tamala is no Hello Kitty and, in fact, its message is extremely grim (as Tamala © Yuzo Takada/Takeshobo/BS Project/TV Tokyo/NAS. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. Brigadoon © Sunrise/WOWOW. English version © 2003 says “We’re hopeless, we have no future”), as it deals with subjects such as drugs, violence, homosexuality, prostitution, , Inc. © Nekojiru/Yamato Do Co., Ltd/Nekojiru Family. English version © Nekojiru/ Yamato Do Co., Ltd/Nekojiru Family. Dagger Of Kamui (The) even terrorism! Set in 2010 on Cat’s , the movie tells the adventures of a one year-old tattooed punk cat named © 1985 Haruki Kadokawa Films, Inc. English version 1993, 2003 AnimEigo, Inc. Eden’s Bowy © 1999 Kitsune Tennoji//Bandai Visual/Marubeni/ Tamala, who decides to find out about her origin. But there is the shadow of the Catty & Co conglomerate hanging over Sony PCL/Sotsu Agency/TV Tokyo. English version © 2003 A.D.Vision, Inc. Final her head. As I watched the film, I thought that it certainly shows the creators’ frustration about today’s corporate Fantasy: Unlimited © /TV Tokyo/Dentsu/FF:U Production Committee. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. GTO © Tohru Fujisawa/Kodansha/Fuji business culture and consumer society, both of which are permeating our lives and way of thinking. Through cute, but TV/SME VIsual Works/St. . English version © 2002 Mixx Entertainment. Haibane-Renmei © Yoshitoshi ABe/Aureole Secret Factory. English version © rebellious punk cat Tamala, the movie’s creators want to make a point, it seems, saying “Is there any way for us to 2003 Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc. © Shuichi Shigeno/Kodansha/ to max/OB PLANNING. English version © 2003 TOKYOPOP, Inc. Jojo’s Bizarre escape from today’s consumerism and its culture?” However, in reality, do you think there is any other way for us to live? Adventure © Hirohiko Araki & Luckyland Communications/Shueisha/APPP. K.O. Beast © 2003 Project B4//SME Visual Works, Inc. English version © 2003 As Earth’s population goes more and more toward urbanization, how will we adjust to all the urban ills described in this The Right Stuf International. © 1987, TOHO/Studio Pierrot. Kimagure Orange Road and its Character Designs TM & © Matsumoto movie? And is it possible to escape them? Izumi/Shueisha/NTV/TOHO. English Subtitled version © 1998, DVD Supplements © 2002 TOHO International Co., Ltd. © 2003 GONZO/Victor Aside from those two cat anime films, I would like to say “Happy New Year 2004” to all our readers and wish you good Entertainment/GDH. English version © 2003 Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc. 2 © Nakayama/Ditama/Wanibooks/Mahoroba Project. English luck and happiness. Personally, the best Christmas present for me was to watch the capture of Iraqi dictator Saddam version © 2003 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) Inc. Mao Chan © / Kodansha//RikuMao Headquarters. English version © Pioneer Hussein on TV! And I would like to take off my hat to the brave men and women of the Military and Allied Entertainment (USA), Inc. Millenium Actress © 2001 Chiyoko Committee. English Forces for doing such a dangerous work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just like the show Seed, to which you were version © 2003 Go Fish Pictures. © Sotsu Agency/Sunrise. Sample file English version © 2001 Sunrise, Inc./ Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Najica Blitz introduced to in our previous issue, the war itself has become the character and event of today. As director Mitsuo Tactics © 2001 Studio Fantasia/AFW/Najica Blitz Tactics. English version © 2003 A.D.Vision, Inc. Neo Ranga © 1999 Sho Aikawa//Pierrot/Marubeni. Fukuda presented in Gundam Seed, in reality, war cannot be solved or ended easily and we really do not have the ways English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. Noir © 2001 Ryope Tsukimura/Bee Train/Victor Entertainment. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. Original to erase war forever. All we can do now is to think positively despite the hardship and live our cherished present wisely. : Project Eden © Takachiho & /SUNRISE. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. Please Teacher! © 2002-2003 Please!/Bandai Visual. English Version © Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Rahxephon © 2001 /Yutaka So, when you are feeling down a bit, I certainly recommend you The Cat’s Return to uplift your spirit! Izubuchi/Rahxephon Project. English version © A.D. Vision, Inc. Real Bout Highschool © Reiji Saiga/Sora Inoue/K-Fight Committee/Kid Station. English Miyako Matsuda version © 2002 Mixx Entertainment, Inc. Reign © 1999 Alexander Committee. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ English version © 2003 Mixx Entertainment, Inc. ® series & underlying artwork © 1985, 2001 Harmony Gold USA, Inc. © Ryo Mizuno/ • • • Mamoru Yokota/Louie The Rune Soldier Production Group. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. Rupan III: The Fuma Conspiracy © 1987 Toho Co., Ltd./ In this issue, Protoculture Addicts, the longest running anime & manga magazine in North America!, is introducing you Tokyo Movie Shinsha. English version © 1994, 2003 Toho International Co., Ltd. Seiya © 2003 /Shueisha/TOEI Animation. © 1986 to fourteen (14!) anime titles! As always, we do our best to offer you the most useful information, all condensed in a TOEI Animation Co., Ltd. English version © A.D. Vision, Inc. © 2000 Kazuya Minekara/ENIX/Saiyuki Project/TV Tokyo. English version © 2003 A.D. small, affordable format! First, you will find spotlights on The Big O II, The Cat Returns, Ghiblies Episode 2, and Yukikaze. Vision, Inc. TV series © /RED/TBS/MBS. English version © 2003 A.D.Vision, Inc. s-CRY-ed © 2001-2003 Sunrise/TX. English version © We also talk about A Tree Of Palme (seen at the Big Apple Anime Fest last year), Parasite Dolls and Tamala 2010 (both Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Soar High! Isami © NHK/ NEP21. Someday’s Dreamers © 2002 Norie Yamada/Kadokawa-Daiei/PNDTK/TV Asahi. English seen last summer at Fantasia). Finally, more anime are presented in our “Anime Stories:” Ashita no Nadja, Looking For version © Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc. © STUDIO TRON/ Shueisha/Narutaki Detective Office/TV Tokyo. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, The Full Moon, Monkey Typhoon, Nurse Witch Komugi-chan, Tokyo Mew Mew, Raimu-iro Senkitan, and Stratos 4! Inc. : Only You © 1983 . © 1992, 2003 //Kitty Film/Fuji TV. English version © 2003 AnimEigo, Inc. This issue also provides the usual “Anime World” articles (convention & festival reports: Montreal World Film Festival, © CLAMP/Kadokawa Shoten/Bandai Visual. © CLAMP/Kadokawa Shoten/TV “XÓ Project. English version © Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc. Zaion: I Wish Otakon, BAAF, Anime Iowa, Nan Desu Kan, as well as The Modern Japanese Music Database Part 24 on ELT), the reviews You Were Here © 2001 GONZO/Project-i. English version © 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. : Dolores, I © 2001 Sunrise/VAP. English version © of lots of recent anime & manga-related products (66 anime DVDs!, 6 CD sountracks, 23 manga, 5 books, 3 model kits, 2003 A.D. Vision, Inc. — All products mentioned or illustrated in this magazine remain property of their respective owners. They are used here solely for 13 live-action movies, etc.) and the latest news. Enjoy! education, promotion or review purposes. ILLUSTRATIONS: #286 (04-2002): 80, 97; #287 (05-‘02): 59-67, As usual, we would like to hear your comments, read your letters and see your fan arts. Send them either to 91; #288 (06-‘02): 48-52; #289 (07-‘02): 82-86; #290 (08-‘02): 13, 20-34; #291 (09-‘02): 7, 16, 212-13; #293 (11-‘02): 104-05; #297 (03-‘03): 80-81, [email protected] or P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Qc, H3B 3L2 Canada. 88; #300 (06-‘03): 42; #303 (09-‘03): 178-79; #304 (10-‘03): 170. 03-2002: 59; 05-‘02: 58; 08-‘02: 74; 10-‘02: 62, 183-189; 12-‘02: 120-2. Next Issue: Aim For The Ace, Full Metal Alchemist, Galaxy Railways, , Kaleidostar, , TV, Previews Vol. XIII #12; Vol. XIV #1. Programs of the Big Apple Anime Fest 2003, Fantasia 2003 and Montreal World Film Festival 2003. Tamala 2010: A She: The Ultimate Weapon (aka ) and more!! Don’t miss it! Check our web page for details: www.protoculture-mag.com! Punk Cat In Space Program Book. — All other illustrations come from promotional artwork, cover art or directly from the animation. They remain Claude J. Pelletier the property of their respective owners. ANIME & MANGA NEWS 5

• J A P A N • J A P A N • J A P A N • BPS — Battle Programmer Shirase. Director Hiroki Hayashi (Tenchi Muyo!, Pretty Sammy) is working on this new ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Aquarian Age Saga II: “Don’t Forget Me” OVA series. anime TV show. This new work recounts the story of a man named Shirase (means “The White Shore”), who is a This popular trading card game has been a TV series in genius hacker. In reality, he is deeply indebted to almost everyone around him and cannot even raise his head due to his the past, but it will also be an OVA series, produced by shyness. But he is really a computer genius and can hack through just about any system. Networkers are afraid of him Studio . Direction AND character designs by and his nickname is BPS (Battle Programmer Shirase). Then a little girl, Masao Amano, appears and his life is changed! Fumie Muroi. More psychic battles against Vampires, © GANSIS / AIC / “BPS” Production Committee. (Source: Animage #305, Nov. 2003) etc. Also produced by Mad House. (Source: Animage Burn Up Scramble TV anime show. Yet another TV series derived from this well known OVA, Burn Up Scramble is #306, Dec. 2003) directed by El Hazard’s Hiroki Hayashi, with character designs by Toshiharu Murata, who worked on and Ah My Moso-Dairi-nin (The Representative Of Delusion). This Goddess! The special mission corps “Warriors” gets all the dangerous assignments the normal police cannot handle! is a new TV anime series by (Millenium These cute, but ladies take care of vicious criminals! © AIC. (Source: Animage #306, Dec. 2003) Actress, ) and Studio Mad House and it will Futari 2nd Series (Sex For Two 2nd Series). What is the best selling erotica/comedy manga in Japan right now, start in February 2004. It will be a midnight anime show you may ask? It is Futari Ecchi, created by Katsu Aki through Young Animal Magazine. It will now be released as an and will be broadcast through WOWOW-TV on Mondays. anime OVA series, directed by Yuji Moriyama. It is the story of young newlywed couple Yuu and Makoto. In this first It recounts the story of 13 people who are forced into episode, Yuu has won a trip to Hokkaido through a lottery. So the couple heads to Hokkaido to ski and enjoy the getting involved with a strange psychological incident. hotsprings. A cute anime show describing the married life of an immature couple. © 2003 Katsu Aki / Soei Shinsha / The show will deal with these peoples’ fears,

Hakushu Sha. (Source: Animage #305, Nov. 2003) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ weaknesses, etc. provoked by this incident. Character designs by Masashi Ando. © 2003 Satoshi Kon / Mad Innocence will be released in Spring 2004. The work on the sequel to the In The Shell movie is proceeding smoothly. Director ’s new movie, which is titled Innocence, will be released in Japanese theaters in Spring House / “The Representative Of Delusion” Production 2004. Batou and Togusa appear to be older in this sequel. Studio Ghibli is helping Production I.G to complete the movie Committee. (Source: Animage #305, Nov. 2003) in time. © 2004 Shirow Masamune / Kodansha / IG. ITNDDTD. (Source: Animage #305, Nov. 2003) SD Gundam Force. Young Japanese boys are crazy Inu- The Movie. This is Inu-Yasha theatrical movie. The story recounts the battle between Inu-Yasha and about SD Gundam (SD was previously used for “Super his brother Sessho-Maru for the possession of their father’s memento sword. The main theme song, titled “Four Seasons”, Deformed,” but in this case it means “Superior is sung by Japan’s top pop singer Namie Amuro. Inu-Yasha and Sessho-maru had the same father, Inu-Yasha’s mother Defender”!), which has been adapted as an anime TV was human, while Sessho-Maru’s was a . Fans can look forward to many battle scenes! © 2003 Rumiko Takahashi show and will be released simultaneously in Japan and / Shogakkan / Yomiuri-TV / Sunrise / Shogakkan Production / Nippon-TV / TOHO / Yomiuri-TV Enterprises. (Source: the USA in January 2004. It is the story of the Special Animage #305, Nov. 2003) Battle Corps, Gundam Force, which fights against the evil force of Dark Axis. Over 100 SD Gundam models Kono Minikuku Mo Utsukushii Sekai (This Ugly, But Beautiful World): A New TV anime show by Studio . have been designed for this show! The USA release will Studio GAINAX (who created Evangelion, Mahoromatic, Abenobashi Shopping Mall, FLCL and ) has began be on air through the . © Sotsu Agency work on their new anime TV series for 2004, which will be released through BS-1 TV. It is directed by Shoshi / Sunrise / TV-Tokyo. (Source: Animage #305, Nov. Saeki, the story concept is by GAINAX founder and the character designs are by Kazuhiro Takamura, 2003) who worked on Mahoromatic. The story is about an ordinary high school student, named Takeru Takemoto, who is really bored and has been looking for excitement in his life. Now he is going to get more excitement than he can handle! While To North - Diamond Dust Drops: A New TV anime show working part-time as a bike-messenger, a shiny object suddenly shows upSample along with a beautiful girl,file Hikari, who is an by Oji Hiroi, the creator of Sakura Wars. The popular alien! With Hikari in his life and with his high school , his life has been totally changed! Giant monsters keep Playstation 2 game will become an anime TV show to showing up and chasing him and Hikari and the town is in chaos! This is a science-fiction love comedy and fans of be released in January 2004. Created by Oji Hiroi, it is GAINAX will certainly like sexy gal Hikari! © GAINAX / Shubi Committee. (Source: Animage #306, Dec. 2003) directed by Bob Shirohata and produced by Studio Dean. Monkey Turn, a boat racing anime show! Some readers might know that a lot of Japanese people are crazy about boat The character designs are by Nocchi (Ashito Okura). The races (called “Kyo-Tei”), like Americans and Europeans love horse racing. This TV anime version of boat racing is based viewer follows five cute girls through their teenage lives on a popular manga by Katsutoshi Kawai, published through Weekly Shonen Sunday Magazine. It is the story of a young in Hokkaido and gets full of information about tourism man, Kenji Hatano, who wants to be the best boat racer of Japan! Kenji also encounters his colleagues, classmates of the and the specialties of Hokkaido (like a tour show!). This training school, hardships, a sense of failure, frustration and disappointment in life, but he and his friends are forced to omnibus-style anime gives you the chance to admire learn how to cope with difficulties so as to be the best racers they can be! Let’s ride on these high speed boats with Kenji Hokkaido and the natural beauty of its green fields and and his colleagues (but don’t bet and lose money!). © Katsutoshi Kawai/ Shogakkan/ Monkey Turn Project/ TV-Tokyo. skies! © AT-X 1999/ 2003 Hudson Soft/ RED. (Source: Animage #306, Dec. 2003) (Source: Animage #306, Dec. 2003)

Japan News mostly reported by Miyako Matsuda (edited by CJP & MO). ANN = www.animenewsnetwork.com. For more news check Anime News Network! 6 ANIME RELEASES ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ USM B 91 19.99 13+ 01/13 • V H S • V H S • V H S • V H S • VOLTAGE FIGHTER GOWCAIZER USM B 92 19.99 16+ 01/13 ULTIMATE MUSCLE #1: A LEGEND REBORN (Eps 1-3, Edited) FN D 75 12.98 G 01/13 : RESURRECTION (DIR. CUT) ADV B 150 29.98 15+ 01/16 YUYU HAKUSHO #20: TERRIBLE TRUTHS (Eps 67-70, Uncut) FN D 62 19.95 13+ 01/20 KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD OVAs & MOVIE BOX SET AE S 270 74.98 13+ 01/20 YUYU HAKUSHO #20: TERRIBLE TRUTHS (Eps 67-70, Edited) FN D 62 14.95 G 01/20 s.CRY.ed #4: AFTERSHOCKS B B 100 29.98 13+ 01/20 KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC #1 ADV D 100 9.98 G 01/27 THE BIG O II #1: PARADIGM LOST B B 100 24.98 13+ 01/20 YU-GI-HO s.2 #1: THE MYSTERY DUELIST (Eps 50-53, Edited) FN D 60 9.98 G 01/27 UNLIMITED PHASE 3 ADV B 100 24.98 12+ 01/20 YU-GI-HO s.2 #2: OBELISK TORMENTOR (Eps 54-56, Edited) FN D 60 9.98 G 01/27 NUKU NUKE DASH! MODE 3 ADV B 100 29.98 15+ 01/20 DRAGONBALL GT #11 / #12 (Uncut) FN D 62 ea 19.98 ea 13+ 02/03 ORPHEN 2 #2: RETURN OF A FRIEND ADV B 100 29.98 15+ 01/20 DRAGONBALL GT #11 / #12 (Edited) FN D 62 ea 14.98 ea G 02/03 SUPERGALS! #4: LOOK OUT! LOVE IS DANGEROUS! ADV B 100 29.98 15+ 01/20 YUYU HAKUSHO #21: THE (Uncut) FN D 62 19.98 13+ 02/17 YUYU HAKUSHO #20: TERRIBLE TRUTHS (Eps 67-70, Uncut) FN B 82 24.95 13+ 01/20 YUYU HAKUSHO #21: THE SEVEN (Edited) FN D 62 14.98 G 02/17 YUYU HAKUSHO #20: TERRIBLE TRUTHS (Eps 67-70, Edited) FN B 82 19.95 G 01/20 TV SERIES #2: DANGEROUS PATH UV D 90 19.95 02/17 #5: HAM-HAM VALENTINE VV D 78 14.98 G 01/20 ULTIMATE MUSCLE #2: ENTER THE dMp (Edited) FN D 75 12.98 G 02/24 : THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ADV B 300 44.98 17+ 01/27 YUYU HAKUSHO #22: DARK INDULGENCE (Uncut) FN D 62 19.98 13+ 03/16 KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC #1 ADV D 100 14.98 G 01/27 YUYU HAKUSHO #22: DARK INDULGENCE (Edited) FN D 62 14.98 G 03/16 MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI #2 ADV B 75 29.98 17+ 01/27 ZOID CHAOTIC CENTURY #1: DISCOVERY VV D 110 9.98 G 03/23 ROBOTECH REMASTERED: EXTENDED ED. #1 (Eps 1-12) ADV D/S 300 29.98 13+ 01/27 ZOID CHAOTIC CENTURY #2: OUTSET VV D 110 9.98 G 03/23 SAMURAI X: THE OVA COLLECTION ADV B 205 69.95 17+ 01/27 DRAGONBALL GT #13 / #14 (Uncut) FN D 62 ea 19.98 ea 13+ 03/30 #3: VALIENT DUET AW B 100 29.95 7+ 01/27 DRAGONBALL GT #13 / #14 (Edited) FN D 62 ea 14.98 ea G 03/30 GUNPARADE MARCH #1 AW B 100 29.95 13+ 01/27 TWELVE KINGDOMS #4: REUNION AW B 100 29.95 13+ 01/27 • D V D • D V D • D V D • D V D • MYSTERY OF NONOMURA HOSPITAL (THE) CM B 60 24.95 18+ 01/27 SEASON THREE (13 eps) ADV S 325 44.98 15+ 12/02 DBZ: CELL GAMES: A MOMENTS PEACE (Eps 154-56) FN B 75 19.98 13+ 01/27 DIRTY PAIR ORIGINAL #5: AFFAIR OF NOLANDIA ADV B 50 19.98 13+ 12/02 YU-GI-HO s.2 #1: THE MYSTERY DUELIST (Eps 50-53, Edited) FN D 60 14.98 G 01/27 RAHXEPHON #7: CRESCENDO ADV B 75 29.98 15+ 12/02 YU-GI-HO s.2 #2: OBELISK TORMENTOR (Eps 54-56, Edited) FN D 60 14.98 G 01/27 #2 ADV B 125 29.98 15+ 12/02 L/R MISSION FILE 2: TARGETS P B 75 29.98 16+ 01/27 STEAM DETECTIVES: CASE TWO ADV B 125 29.98 15+ 12/02 I’M GONNA BE AN #2 SP B 125 29.98 12+ 01/27 ANDROID KIKAIDER #3: UNVEILED PAST (Eps 5-7) B B 75 29.98 13+ 12/02 AYANE’S HIGH KICK (ANIME 102) USM B 60 19.99 3+ 01/27 ARGENTO SOMA #6: ANNIHILATION (Eps 23-26) B B 100 29.98 13+ 12/02 : THE COLLECTION (ANIME 102) USM B 156 19.99 16+ 01/27 BANNER OF THE STARTS II #3: RETURN (Eps 8-10) B B 75 29.98 13+ 12/02 LABYRINTH OF FLAMES (ANIME 102) USM B 60 19.99 16+ 01/27 #2: BELIEF (Eps 6-10) B B 125 29.98 13+ 12/02 LEGEND OF LEMNEAR (ANIME 102) USM B 45 19.99 16+ 01/27 COLLECTION #1 TP B 500 99.99 16+ 12/02 PHOTON: THE IDIOT ADVENTURES (ANIME 102) USM B 180 19.99 13+ 01/27 ICZER REBORN USM S 180 19.99 16+ 12/02 SPRITE: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (ANIME 102) USM B 80 19.99 16+ 01/27 LEGEND OF THE DRAGON #4: IRON DRAGON (Eps 5-6) USM B 97 19.99 13+ 12/02 SOAR HIGH! ISAMI #3 HK S 80 24.99 G 01/28 SPIRIT WARRIOR #2: REGENT OF DARKNESS USM B 48 19.99 16+ 12/02 3-DVD BOX SET (, Macross II) ME B 180 89.95 13+ DEL INU-YASHA #12-13 VV B 78 ea 24.98 ea 13+ 12/02 HAPPY LESSON #1: MOM-AGEDDON ADV B 125 29.98 15+ 02/03 FINAL FANTASY UNLIMITED #2: PHASE 2 ADV B 100 24.98 12+ 12/09 ANDROID KIKAIDER #4: SILENT JOURNEY B B 75 29.98 13+ 02/03 NEO RANGA #6: THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE ADV B 120 29.98 15+ 12/09 INFINITE RYVIUS #3: TENSION B B 125 29.98 13+ 02/03 NUKU NUKE DASH! MODE 2 ADV B 100 29.98 15+ 12/09 SD GUNDAM FORCE #1: THE ARRIVES B B 75 19.98 7+ 02/03 ORPHEN SEASON TWO #1: REVENGE ADV B 100 29.98 15+ 12/09 SD GUNDAM FORCE #2: NEW ALLIES B B 75 19.98 7+ 02/03 SUPERGALS! #3: RAN LOVE SHIBUYA! ADV B 100 29.98 15+ 12/09 #1: THE BATTLE BEGINS (Edited) CTS D 89 24.96 G 02/03 TIGA #1: PROPHESY OF EVIL (Eps 1-4, Uncut) FN D 100 34.95 13+ 12/09 CYBORG 009 #2: GOOD VS EVIL (Edited) CTS D 89 24.96 G 02/03 YUYU HAKUSHO #19: TOURNAMENT’S END (Eps 63-66, Uncut) FN B 62 24.95 13+ 12/09 CYBORG 009 #1-2 (Undited & Uncut) CTS B 198 39.95 13+ 02/03 YUYU HAKUSHO #19: TOURNAMENT’S END (Eps 63-66, Edited) FN B 62 19.95 G 12/09 HERLOCK #1: THE LEGEND RETURNS P B 100 29.98 16+ 02/03 #3: SINS OF THE CITY P B 100 29.98 13+ 12/09 HEAT GUY J #4: HIDDEN FANGS P B 100 29.98 13+ 02/03 #4: BLOOD & BULLETS P B 100 29.98 13+ 12/09 LAST EXILE #2: POSITIONAL PLAY P B 100 29.98 13+ 02/03 CORRECTOR YUI #3: OUT OF SYNCH VV B 125 24.98 G 12/09 DRAGONBALL GT #11: EVOLUTION (Eps 48-51, Uncut) FN B 62 24.98 13+ 02/03 INU-YASHA LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR BOX SET #1 VV B 234 49.98 13+ 12/09 DRAGONBALL GT #12: REVOLUTION (Eps 52-54, Uncut) FN B 62 24.98 13+ 02/03 MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI #1 ADV B 100 29.98 17+ 12/16 INU-YASHA #14: THE WIND AND THE VOID VV B 78 24.98 13+ 02/03 MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI #1 COLL. 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ADV B 100 39.98 17+ 12/16 COMPLEX #1 ADV B 75 24.98 17+ 02/10 GENMA WARS COLLECTION AW B 300 39.95 16+ 12/16 LEGEND … MYSTICAL NINJA (GOEMON) #2: FIGHT FOR… ADV B 125 19.98 13+ 02/10 #4: TRAGIC LOVE (Eps 11-13) AW B 100 24.95Sample 16+ 12/16 LOVE file DOLL #1: CM B 60 24.95 18+ 02/10 SADAMITSU THE DESTROYER #1: CRASH DOWN (Eps 1-4) AW B 100 29.95 13+ 12/16 #1: PEACEKEEPER FN B 62 24.98 13+ 02/10 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO #4: NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION AW B 125 29.95 16+ 12/16 LITTLE SNOW FAIRY SUGAR #6: SUGAR BABY LOVE P B 100 29.98 3+ 02/10 BIBLE BLACK #4: REVELATIONS KM B 70 29.95 18+ 12/16 MASTER KEATON #5: BLOOD & DUST P B 115 29.98 13+ 02/10 #6: AMERICAN SHOWDOWN P D 125 19.98 7+ 12/16 INITIAL D #3: CHALLENGE: NIGHT KIDS TP B 100 19.99 13+ 02/10 #3: FREE BIRD P B 75 29.98 13+ 12/16 FOBIA A18 B 94 29.99 18+ 02/10 LITTLE SNOW FAIRY SUGAR #5: HOME SWEET HOME P B 100 29.98 3+ 12/16 SACRILEGE A18 B 60 29.99 18+ 02/10 MAHOROMATIC 2 #3: ALL GOOD THINGS… P B 125 29.98 16+ 12/16 : INFECTION (Eps 1-2) USM B 100 24.99 13+ 02/10

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ISAMI #5 HK S 80 24.99 G 03/28 Beautiful Target APC B 88 29.99 17+ 02/10 ANGELIC LAYER #5: DEUS EX MACHINA ADV B 100 29.98 13+ 03/30 Shintaro Katsu’s Zatoichi TS S 116 19.95 NR 02/24 PRETEAR #4 ADV B 75 29.98Sample 15+ 03/30 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Zero file Woman: Dangerous Game APC B 79 29.99 17+ 03/09 SAIYUKI #9: CHILDREN OF SACRIFICE ADV B 100 29.98 15+ 03/30 Big Boobs Buster APC B 60 19.99 17+ 04/06 SLAYERS EXCELLENT ADV B 90 24.98 15+ 03/30 FIGURE 17 #4: LITTLE SECRET AW B 60 29.95 7+ 03/30 GUN FRONTIER: GUN PACK (#1-4) AW B 320 39.95 16+ 03/30 GUNPARADE MARCH #2 AW B 100 29.95 13+ 03/30 IRIA: THE ANIMATION COLLECTION AW B 169 39.95 13+ 03/30 • S O U N D T R A C K S • PREMIUM BOX SET #2 AW B 675 149.98 13+ 03/30 Fooly Cooly OST #1: Addict P 21 50 14.98 01/20 TWELVE KINGDOMS #5: FORGOTTEN AW B 100 29.95 13+ 03/30 His And Her Circumstances Act 1.0 P 24 70 14.98 01/20 DRAGONBALL GT #13: REALIZATION (Uncut) FN B 62 24.98 13+ 03/30 Neon Genesis Evangelion OST P 23 54 14.98 01/20 DRAGONBALL GT #14: CONVERSION (Uncut) FN B 62 24.98 13+ 03/30 Chobits: Character Song Collection P 13 45 14.98 02/17 HEAT GUY J #5: HAUNTED PAST P B 100 29.98 13+ 03/30 : Memory For You P 28 46 14.98 02/17 HAPPY LESSON #2: MAMA-PALOOZA ADV B 125 29.98 15+ MAR Last Exile OST P 19 58 14.98 02/17 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS A18 B 90 29.99 18+ 04/06 Neon Genesis Evangelion OST 2 P 25 62 14.98 03/16 SIBLING SECRET A18 B 90 29.99 18+ 04/06 .hack//GAME MUSIC Best Collection P 31 68 14.98 03/16 CAPTAIN HERLOCK #2: TENDRILS OF FEAR P B 75 29.98 13+ 04/06 Utena OST P 36 71 14.98 03/16 LAST EXILE #3: DISCOVERED ATTACK P B 100 29.98 13+ 04/06 Doggy Poo OST CPM 15 52 14.99 03/23 #1: INHUMANE AND BEAUIFUL P B 100 29.98 16+ 04/06 Last Exile OST 2 P 15 67 14.98 04/13 TEXHNOLYZE #1 w/ Artbox P B 100 39.98 16+ 04/06 Best Collection P 27 61 14.98 04/13 BLACK JACK: SEIZURE (Eps 3-4) USM B 100 24.99 13+ 04/06 PATLABOR TV SERIES #8 USM B 100 29.99 3+ 04/06 PATLABOR TV SERIES COLLECTION VOL. 5-8 USM B 400 89.99 3+ 04/06 SPIRIT WARRIOR: CASTLE OF ILLUSION USM B 50 19.99 16+ 04/06 LEGEND: INU-YASHA #16: HEART OF THE BEAST VV B 78 24.98 13+ 04/06 Anime / Live-Action: A18: Anime 18 (CPM); ADV: A.D. Vision; AE: AnimEigo; AN: Anime Nation; APC: Asia BOX SET #3 (Eps 25-36) VV B 300 49.98 13+ 11/18 Pulp Cinema; ATX: AnimeTrax (RS); AW: AnimeWorks (MB); B: Bandai; BV: Buena Vista (Disney); CM: Critical BEYBLADE #8: MAJESTIC MATCH P D 125 19.98 7+ 04/13 Mass (RS); CPM: Central Park Media; CTS: Columbia/TriStar; DW: DreamWorks; FN: ; HK: Hirameki; LUPIN III #6: LUPIN THE TARGET P B 125 29.98 13+ 04/13 IG: Production I.G.; IM: Image; KM: Kitty Media (MB); KP: Productions (MB); MB: ; ME: MASTER KEATON #6: FAKERS & FRIENDS P B 115 29.98 13+ 04/13 Manga Ent.; P: Geneon Entertainment (formerly Pioneer); RH: Rhino ; RS: The Right Stuf; SC: ANIME TEST DRIVE: THE WORLD OF NARUE USM B 25 7.99 13+ 04/13 SoftCel; SP: Synch-Point; SS: Software Scuptors (CPM); TP: TokyoPop; TS: Tokyo Shock (MB); USM: U.S. WORLD OF NARUE (THE) COLLECTION USM B 300 79.99 13+ 04/13 Manga Corps (CPM); UV: Urban Vision; VV: Viz Video; S: Subtitled; D: Dubbed; B: Bilingual; M: Multilingual. JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE #4 STA B 60 24.95 16+ 04/15 DEL: Delayed. The last four columns are the duration (min.), price ($US), rating and release date (street). AURA BATTLER DUNBINE #5: RETURN TO BYSTON WELL ADV B 100 29.98 12+ 04/20 : Chart lists releaser, number of tracks, duration (min.), price ($US) and release date. MAO-CHAN #4: LET’S DEFEND HAPPINESS! P B 81 29.98 3+ 04/20 ARJUNA COMPLETE COLLECTION B B 04/27 Manga: BB: Broccoli Books; C1: ComicsOne; CPM: Central Park Media Manga; DH: Dark Horse; DK: Daikaiju; INFINITE RYVIUS #4 B B 125 29.98 13+ 04/27 DW: Dreamwave; FB: Fanboy; GO: Guardian Of Order; GS: Gutsoon!; IC: Ironcat; IM: Image; M18: Manga 18 KAZE NO YOJIMBO #1 B B 04/27 (CPM); MV: Marvel; RM: Redlight Manga; SF: Sexy Fruit (IC); T: Titan; TOY: Toypress; TP: Tokyopop (Mixx); ULTIMATE COLLECTION #1 TP B 475 99.99 13+ 04/27 VIZ: Viz ; W: Wizard; WS: WildStorm. GN: . BK: Book. * Adult titles. Columns: Title, Issue, Publisher, Prices (in $US), Release Month. Sources: Previews and publishers' press releases.