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Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PROTOCULTURE ✾ PRESENTATION ...... 4 STAFF WHAT'S GOING ON? & NEWS ...... 5 Claude J. Pelletier [CJP] — Publisher / Manager VIDEO & MANGA RELEASES ...... 6 Martin Ouellette [MO] — Editor-in-Chief PRODUCTS RELEASES ...... 8 Miyako Matsuda [MM] — Editor / Translator NEW RELEASES ...... 10 MODEL NEWS ...... 47 Contributors Aaron Dawe Kevin Lilliard, James S. Taylor REVIEWS Layout LIVE-ACTION ...... 15 MODELS ...... 46 The Safe House MANGA ...... 54 Cover PA PICKS ...... 55 Ghislain Barbe ANIME ...... 56 © Nobuhiro Watsuki / • ANIME CAPSULES ...... 58 Fuji TV • SPE Visual Works. Proofreading SPOTLIGHTS The Safe House, Dominique Durocher Synopses (Eps. 1-28) ...... 16 Color Separation & Linotronic RUROUNI KENSHIN (aka ) Typo Express, Inc. Overview ...... 21 Printing New Character Files ...... 22 Payette & Simms, Inc. Synopses (Eps. 29-62) ...... 23 OVAs Overview ...... 36 Special Thanks to OVAs Character Files ...... 37 Sylvain Durand, Jean-François "Jeff" Fortier, (GTO) Junpei Kamada, Michael Liu, Nene Tamaki, Manga ...... 39 Vince Wilson, Yui Yuasa TV Series ...... 40 AnimeSample Series (Overview file & Synopses Eps. 1-11) ...... 41 SUBSCRIPTION KARESHI KANOJO NO JIJO (aka ): Overview & Synopses (Eps 1-14) ...... 43 One year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in Canada: add GST), or $45 US overseas. Send check/money- ANIME WORLD order to: Protoculture, P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Hunting For Anime & Manga In ...... 48 Montreal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2. Convention Reports: Anime Week-End Atlanta, Neko-Con, Katsucon ...... 49 The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 5) ...... 52 DISTRIBUTORS In Canada: Anime Universe ((905) 212-9719), Bay Of Art ((819) 795-3100), Snap! ((416) 588-4006). ANIME STORIES In U.S.A.: Anime Nation ((727) 796-7561), Berkley AMAZING NURSE NANAKO ...... 60 Dist. (North: (510) 845-9851 or South: (310) 632- ...... 61 8448), Complete Strategist ((212) 685-3880), Dia- mond ((410) 560-7100), FM International ((608) 271-7922), HKT ((914) 296-1236), Kinokuniya (NY: PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #61. June / July 2000. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published bimonthly by (212) 765-7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, Seattle: (206) PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2. FAX: (514) 527-0347. 587-2477), Mangamania E-mail: [email protected]. Web: http://www.protoculture.ca. ((800) 626-4277), Nikaku PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©2000 by Protoculture Enr. The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their Animart ((408) 971-2822), respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS acknowledges the creators and copyrights holders of the materials mentioned or Planet Anime ((713) 523- pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights to articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/artists upon 7122), RPV ((714) 671- publication. Contributors are responsible for their views which are not necessarily those of PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS. No part of this 1270). In England: Esdevium magazine can be reproduced without permission from the publisher — except for review purposes. Spoiler Warning: This magazine (011 44 125226116). contains important plot details about several Japanese animation. Reader discretion is advised. Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library of Canada Printed in Canada ISSN 0835-9563 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

GTO, Education and Individual Responsibility — We would like to introduce you to GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka), an series which is probably quite different from anything you’ve seen or read in the past. GTO is, of CREDITS course, a popular anime and live-action TV series that became a superhit in Japan, but beneath the funny looks, it can Amazing Nurse Nanako © 1999 / Pioneer LDC. Angel Link © Morning Star/ / WOWOW-TV/ Entertainment. Aura offer us much deeper thoughts about “what” the education really is. As you know, compared to other industrial nations, Battler Dunbine © 1983 Sunrise/ Agency. Models by Bandai Co., Ltd. Battle Angel © 1993 Yukito Kishiro/ Business / Japan has this reputation of safe country, where most citizens are very civil and where the crime rate is quite low. I Shueisha/ KSS, Inc./ . DVD © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. English suppose Japanese people can be very proud of this. But, then, why is bullying taking place so often? Some students Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Battle Athletes Victory © 1998 AIC/ PC/ Pioneer LDC/ TV / SOFTX/ Mannensha/ AEON. Eng- even bully their teachers! Due to today’s computer information age, some students have more technological knowledge lish Version © 1999 Pioneer (USA) L.P. Chinese Ghost Story Ani- mated © 1997 Film Workshop. English Version © 1999 Viz Com- than their own teachers, but does this mean they can bully their teachers? Since March 1948, Japanese Education Law, munications, Inc. © 1998 Sunrise. English Version article #11, publicly prohibited any teacher to inflict corporal and physical punishment on students, but how about © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. OVA © 1987/ 1995 / / . English Version © 2000 Manga students? To be a teacher is quite hard (lots of responsibilities and hours of work) and it is really NOT a remunerative Entertainment, Inc. Eat-Man ‘98 © Yoshitomi Akihito/ Mediaworks/ Project Eat-Man ‘98. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. El occupation (even in the USA). With such a low salary, why would anyone want to deal with nasty kids? Hazard: The Alternative World © 1998 AIC/ PIONEER LDC, Inc./ TV Tokyo. English Version © 1999 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Then, meet Onizuka!! You’ll start feeling totally different and you’d wish you had a teacher like Onizuka who teaches us Four Play © 1998 Yokih/ Wani Magazine/ TDK CORE. English Ver- sion © 2000 A18 Co. : Midnight Eye © 1985 Terasawa Pro- (in his own way) virtue, merit or even simple goodness. Why is it so difficult to be good and happy? Japan (as well as the duction Co., Ltd./ Scholar Publishing, Inc./ TOEI Video Co., Ltd. Eng- USA) might be a country producing well-educated (academically speaking) people, but when those people have no lish Version © 2000 Urban Vision Entertainment. Great Teacher Onizuka manga © T. Fujisawa/ Kodansha. Green Legend Ran © virtue, they’re not complete as humans. Even if someone is not an elite, like Onizuka (who was a juvenile delinquent 1998 AIC/ Pioneer LDC, Inc/ Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Haunted Junction © Media Works/ Haunted Project. English Ver- himself) life is more meaningful when someone has virtues. Human relationship between teachers and students is sion © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Jubei-Chan © 1999 Akitaro Daichi/ extremely important in order for young people to become decent and civil persons of society (This has to be universal, / Bandai Visual. Kareshi Kanojo No Jijo © M. Tsuda/ / / TV Tokyo/ SOFTX. © not just in Japan or in the USA). Outwardly, Onizuka looks like a punk, but he’s quite moral (especially in the TV version) 1989, 1998 Gakken/ Nihon Keizaisha/ / TV To- kyo. English Version © 1998 Tezuka Productions/ Pioneer Enter- and shows students how to be decent humans with basic values and common sense, and, most importantly, he teaches tainment (USA) L.P. Legend Of Crystania Movie © 1996 Mizuno students to wipe their own butts (i.e. to be responsible for their actions and not blame others for their unhappiness)! He Ryo & Group SNE/ Publishing Co., Ltd./ Marubeni Co./ Victor Entertainment, Inc./ Televion Tokyo Channel 12, Inc. DVD teaches the same concept to parents who tend to avoid their parental responsability and blame teachers. Bullying is a © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Magical Project S © 1997 AIC/ Pioneer LDC, Inc./ TV Tokyo/ SOFTX/ serious problem, and we all know that a lot of times, things become violent. I really that GTO’s creator, Mr. Tohru Mannensha. English Version © 1998 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) Fujisawa, wrote this story hoping that young people would become responsible citizens, with virtue and caring heart. L.P. Mama Mia! © 1997 Hiryu Ran/ TDK CORE. English Version © 2000 A19 Co. OVA © 1996 Satoru Akahori/ Kadokawa Shoten/ Aside from this “philosophical” aspect, GTO is a funny & touching show! An English translation of the manga is available JVC/ J.C. Staff. English Version © 2000 Software Sculptors, Ltd. Mobile Suit Wing © 1999 Sunrise/ Sotsu Agency/ ANB. from Kodansha, so please meet Onizuka and I can guarantee that you will fall in love with this story! English Version © 1999 Bandai Entertainment. © Sunrise. English Version © AnimeVillage.com. Models by Bandai Miyako Matsuda Co., Ltd. Nazca © 1998 GENCO • RADIX/ Pioneer LDC/ Kadokawa Shoten/ TV Tokyo. English Version © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment • • • (USA) L.P. Ninja Resurrection © Futaroh Yamada/ Amuse/ Phoe- nix. English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. © sun- The fact that there are so many anime and manga set in or around schools clearly shows the recent preoccupation of the rise. English Version © 1999 AnimeVillage.com. Perfect Blue © rex entertainment. English Version © 1999 Manga Entertainment, Inc. Japanese with their education system. And we really should share their concern, because it is important and it appears Ranma 1/2 © Rumiko Takahashi/ / Kitty/ Fuji TV. Eng- lish Version © Viz Video. Rurouni Kenshin Ova Series © 1999 N. to me that it is taken less and less seriously. Parents and teachers constantly throw at each other the responsibilities and Watsuki/ Shueisha/ Fuji TV/ SPE Visual Works, Ink. Rurouni Kenshin the level of moral in our society is quickly falling, even the simple respect for others (I am horrified to sound so con- © Nobuhiro Watsuki/ Shueisha/ Fuji TV/ SPE Visual Works. Manga Version © 1997 Nobuhiro Watsuki. French Version © 1998 Glénat. servative, but it is a fact — however it has NOTHING to do with religion or Samplereligious education, since file the basic moral of R © 1999 / Kodansha/ Co., Ltd. English Version © 1999 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. our society was already present in ancient philosophies). Our streets are dirty because people constantly litter. They © 2000 Naoko Takeuchi/ Kodansha/ TOEI Animation vandalize or fight with others without a second thought. They have no respect anymore for people, properties or laws. Co., Ltd. English Version © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. © 1997 SEGA Enterprises, Ltd./ Bandai Visual/ Ani- They don’t care for others’ feelings and life is just a sitcom deprived of meaning or direction. All that because our mate Film. English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Shamanic Prin- cess © 1996-1997 Princess Project/ Bandai Visual/ MOVIC. English eduction system failed them. At least the Japanese have those anime and manga showing what a real educator should be Version © 2000 Co. Silent Möbius © 1995 Kia (GTO), exploring the boundaries of human relationship without pretence (Kare Kano) or telling the tales of a wandering Asamiya/ Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd. English Version © 1999 Viz ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ . Sol Bianca OVA Series 2 © 1999 AIC/ Pioneer LCD Inc. samurai who helps other to atone for his past mistakes (Rurouni Kenshin). Here, so-called educators are complaining English Version © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (U.S.A) L.P. Sonic The Hedgehog: The Movie © 1991, 1994, 1996 SEGA Enterprises, that those anime and manga are violent and contain improper behaviors or relationships (usually we call that “sexual- Ltd. English Version © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Spaceship Agga Ruter ity”)! Some anime are violent or , but it is our own fault since (as Yoda said) we find in stores only what we © 1998 AIC/ BEAM Entertainment. English Version © 2000 AIC/ BEAM Entertainment. Tenchi In Tokyo © 1997 AIC/ Pioneer LDC, import… and sometimes violence or sexuality can be quite educative. Those so-called educators are completely missing Inc./ Kadokawa Shoten/ Sotsu Agency/ TV Tokyo. English Version © 1998 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. The Castle Of Cagliostro © the point (or maybe they are afraid because those anime are teaching a true and natural moral which has nothing to do 1979 monkey punch / TMS. English Version © 2000 Manga Enter- with judeo-christian values!)… tainment, Inc./ Palm Pictures Co., LLC. The Ladies’ Phone Sex Club © 1996 Haruka Inui/ Akita Shoten/ Cente Studio. English Version © Central Park Media Co. The Ninja Dragon © 1990 Dynamic Plan- This issue features a spotlight on Rurouni Kenshin (aka Samurai X, a animation that just started to be released in ning, Inc./ Moby Dick Co./ Tohokushinsha Film Corp. English Ver- North America by (TV series) and A.D. Vision (OVA series and movie)). We cover here the second season sion © 1999 Central Park Media Co. : The Movie © 1987 Sunbow Production, Inc./ Hasbro, Inc. © 1999 Rhino Enter- (the first was covered in PA#52) and the OVA series. Other spotlights features the synopses of Aura Battler Dunbine tainment Company. Trigun © 1998 Yasuhiro Nigthow/ Shonen Gao- Sha/ Tokuma Shoten/ JVC. English Version © 2000 Pioneer Enter- (Episodes # 1-28), Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO), and Kareshi Kanojo no Jijo (aka Kare Kano). It also offers short tainment (USA) L.P. overviews of recent anime shows («Anime Stories» on Amazing Nurse Nanako and Angel Links), the usual «Anime ILLUSTRATIONS World» articles (The Modern Japanese Music Database Part 5, «Hunting For Anime & Manga In Japan», conventions AX (Sony Magazines, Inc.): 01/99 (#010); 03/99 (#012). Great Teacher Onizuka manga (Shonen Magazines Comics, Kodansha, reports of AWA, Neko-Kon, Katsucon), Reviews (of the latest Anime videos, Manga, live-action movies and Model Kits), ¥390 ea.). Instruction Booklets for model kits by Bandai. Kareshi Kanojo No Jijo manga: Monthly Lala Magazine (Hakusensha): #6/ and the latest news! Enjoy! 1999. (Kadokawa Shoten): 02/99. Previews Vol. 10, #5-7. Rurouni Kenshin Manuals Vol. 1-3 (Vol. 1: Eps. 1-31, Vol. 2: Eps. NEXT ISSUE: ! Detective Conan! Lots of anime stories and convention reports! Reserve your copy now! 32-62, Vol. 3: movie. 10.25” x 7”, 100 pg. ea., ¥1,200). All other illustrations come from promotional artwork, cover art or Jane — and have a nice summer vacation (for me it will be work, work, work)! directly from the animation. They remain the property of their re- spective owners. Claude J. Pelletier ANIME & MANGA NEWS 5 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — JAPAN — N O R T H A M E R I C A 4th Culture Awards. The ceremony took place at Teikoku Hotel in Tokyo on June 6th. The Manga Grand-Prix Award BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Bandai has confirmed was given to Saiyu Yoen Den (The Legend Of Occidental Journey & Mysterious Monkeys) by Daijiro Moroboshi. The Excellence that Fox Kids will be broadcasting all 26 episodes of Award was given to Dragon Head by Minetaro Mochizuki (available in French from Manga Player / Pika Editions). The other Escaflowne this fall, and has consequently delayed until manga finalists were Berserk by Kentaro Miura, Itty Haasa by Waka Mizuki, The World Is Mine by Hideki Arai and by October the Dubbed VHS and bilingual DVD releases. Also, . The Tezuka Culture Special Award was given to Frederik L. Schodt for his outstanding work to introduce Japanese the will broadcast (on an airdate still to manga & culture to overseas (with books such as Manga! Manga! The World Of Japanese Comics (published by Kodansha), be announced) the Blue Submarine No 6 OVA series. Fi- Inside The Robot (Kodansha), America And The Four (Stone Press), and Dreamland Japan (Stone nally, they have recently announced the future release of Bridge Press)). For more information: www.asahi.com/tezuka/ and www.stonebridge.com/ ~sbp/fredbio.html. (Source: Asahi Jubei-Chan The Ninja Girl (on August 1st, in Dubbed VHS Newspaper, May 31st. Pg. 19) and Bilingual DVD), Tenamonya Voyagers (November 7th, Akemi Takada (character designer for , , etc.) has now her “Official Web Site” for anime fans to on bilingual DVD only), as well as see her works, original paintings, etc. Please check: www.cri.co.jp/cap/a-takada/. (Source: Newtype 04-00) (Seikai No Monsho), Angel Links, Betterman and , all in 2001. Anime information on Japanese Public-TV! Japanese public TV NHK (BS 2 channel) started an anime TV news magazine on Fridays (at 6:30 PM), called “Friday Anime House”. In this news magazine, people can see anime industry people, studios, FANTASIA: The Montreal’s International Festival Of Fan- interviews, anime voice actors, directors, original writers, composers, and, best yet, the animators! (Source: Newtype 04-00) tasy, Action and Genre Cinema is held again at the Im- Aoi Nanase new web site. Ms. Aoi Nanase has created a website to display her paintings & character from anime shows perial Cinema (1430 de Bleury, near Metro Place-Des- such as or Samurai Spirits 2. Check her very warm drawings: www.aoinanase.gr.jp/ (Source: Newtype 04-00) Arts) from July 13 to July 31. Individual tickets are $6, the Festival Pass are $75 and booklets of 10 tickets are JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s revival! Fans can expect more of this great series (see our report in PA #56, pg 33-40)! A new OVA $40. This year the festival is showing just a few but the series (7 volumes total) will start soon, with the first volume being released on May 25th (on DVD & VHS ¥6,800) and a new best anime movies: Blood, and Albator volume being released every 2 months. The original manga, by Mr. Hirohiko Araki, was a superhit for over 12 years through ( Harlock). They are also showing lots of great Weekly Boys Jump Comics. years ago, a 6-part OVA series was first released. The story of the new OVA series covers the Japanese movies: Cross Fire, Dead Or Alive, Godzilla manga volume 12 to 20, and tells Jotaro’s fights against a revived Dio. Mr. Araki himself joined the production, along with A.P.P.P. 2000, Isola, Monster Zero, Mothra 3, Ring 0, Son Of & Shûeisha. The series should be released in North America through SuperTechnoArts, a division of A.P.P.P. JoJo’s Bizarre Godzilla, etc., etc. (some of those titles might not be Adventure © 2000 Araki Hirohiko. & Luckyland Communication/A.P.P.P. (Source: Newtype 04-00) confirmed yet). It will be a great festival so, wherever ’s Art Show. ’s partner at Dynamic Planning, Mr. Ken Ishikawa (creator of Ghetter Robo, Majû Sen you are, come see those movies! For more information Sen — The Battle Frontline Of MagicBeast”) is displaying his art in Shibuya Jingu District of Tokyo from March 18th to check PA’s web page (www.protoculture.ca) or April 2nd to celebrate his 30th Anniversary as a cartoonist. The exposition includes original artworks, figures, goods, etc. www.fantasiafest.com/. (Source: Newtype 04-00) Honors For Frederik L. Schodt, who not only won a KESSEN. Koei Company has released this fantastic game for Playstation 2 called Kessen — The Final Battle! Koei Company’s Tezuka Culture Special Award for his outstanding work, specialty is their “historical simulation games”. We saw this game and literally gasped at the sight of those beautiful and fantastic but was also a finalist at the PEN USA West 2000 Literary th computer graphics. It really felt like if we were at the Sekigahara Battle on 15 September 1600! Lord Iëyasu Tokugawa’s East Awards in the Translation category for the book The Four Army and Lord Ishida’s West Army went to war with guns and cannons. The gamers can literally learn how the war was fought, Immigrants Manga by Henry (Yoshitaka) Kiyama, pub- with aid-army, revenge, shadow warriors, etc, even female Ninjas! The historical investigation (inquiry & study) is relatively

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However, “AI car” the first time a manga has been considered. Omedetô started to run violently by themselves. So people called eX-D (X-Driver) were needed to control cars. The first 30-min. OVA (of six Frederik-san! (www.pen-usa-west.org). volumes), “AI vs. Recipro,” will be released by Bandai on July 25th. fans can enjoy looking at those cool car designs of the NEW ACQUISITIONS & RELEASES: A.D.Vision has an- future. (Source: Newtype 05-00) nounced the acquisition of Devilman Lady. • Bandai En- Lupin The 3rd Special Live Concert! On 26th January 2000, at Ginza Gas Hall, a Lupin The 3rd” special live concert and a movie tertainment announced the acquisition of Angel Links, showing took place. Fans could meet Mr. Yuji Ono who has composed all Lupin anime music for the last 22 years! Mr. Ono says, Betterman, Crest Of The Stars, Fancy Lala and Tenamonya “I hope this type of concert will make young people learn more about Jazz music”. Mr. Ôno usually plays his music in live-houses Voyagers. • Buena Vista announced that the new release and fans enjoyed “Jazz and adult atmosphere sound”. (Source: Newtype 04-00) date for the DVD (with English and Sakura Wars spawned a fashion show! Sakura Wars has become a big social phenomenon these days in Japan, with its anime French tracks only, no subtitles!) will be August 29th. • show, its games, and now the production of Sakura Project 2000, directed by the creator himself Oji Hiroi. A fashion show, titled Apparently, Manga Entertainment has acquired the dis- “Sakura Bridal Show” and based on the anime series, took place on Feb22nd, displaying fantastic bridal dresses designed by tribution rights for Blood. • Pioneer announced the re- Japan’s top fashion designer Yumi Katsura (she's just as famous as Kenzo, Hanaë Mori, etc.). This event was “unexpected” for lease of (uncut, both on Subtitled VHS both anime fans & Japanese fashion scene. Over 5000 fans rushed to this fashion show to see Ms. Chisa Yokoyama (voice and DVD, for September 12th), 3x3 Eyes, Nanako and actress of Pretty Sammy, Tenchi Muyo) and The Flower Group members modeling with bridal dresses and singing songs from Panda! Go Panda! • Urban Vision has announced the ac- Sakura Wars! The special guests were Japanese popular actresses Rie Tomosaka and Naoto Fujiki. The two-hour show passed quisition of Berserker. (Source: mostly ANN) quickly with enthusiastic fan’s thunderous applause! Director Oji Hiroi said, “I was extremely happy to see that Sakura’s world is UPCOMING CONVENTIONS: ShoujoCon (July 15-16, expanding from digital world to the real world like this fashion show!” This year; according to Director Hiroi, is a great year for Newark NJ, home.golden.net/~katchan/shoujocon/); Sakura Wars, since there is a new video game, a new OVA and a TV series started in April! (Source: Newtype 04-00) San Diego Comic-Con (July 20-23, San Diego CA, Shûsuke Kaneko’s new movie! The latest movie by the director of Gamera (see his interview in PA#58, pg. 16), Crossfire, will be www.comic-con.org/comiccon/); (August 4-6, released in Japanese theatres in June. This story is based on a popular best-seller novel by Ms. Miyuki Miyabe about a woman MD, www.otakon.com); Canadian National with the psychic power to create fire. Starring Akiko Yada. It might also be screened at the Montreal’s Fantasia Festival from July (August 25-27, Toronto ON, 13 to 31. © 2000 Tôho movies. (Source: Newtype 04-00) www.hobbystar.com/cnanime); Anime Iowa (August 25- Sunrise’s Home Page: www.sunrise-inc.co.jp. 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