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Sample file Sample file Sample file CONTENTS 5 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ STAFF

Publisher EDITORIAL Claude J. Pelletier Truth or Cyber Graffiti ...... 6

Editor-in-chief Martin Ouellette WHAT'S GOING ON? Contributors ECHOES FROM THE NET AND OTHER NEWS ...... 7 Ghislain Barbe, Normand Bilodeau ...... 8 Miyako Graham, Josée Hardy ...... 10 Andy Shaken-Black, James S. Taylor ANIME PRODUCTS ...... 12 Layout NEW RELEASES ...... 13 The Safe House Group

Cover Ghislain Barbe REVIEWS BOOK: Dreamland ...... 18 Illustrations MODELS: Master Grade, (EVA00-2, 01, 02) ...... 30 Ghislain Barbe MANGA: Academy Comics ...... 39 Photography ANIME: PA'S PICK ...... 49 Miyako Graham ANIME ...... 50

Proofreading Dominique Durocher SPOTLIGHT: Translation GUNDAM WING (Overview, Characters, Files) ...... 19 Miyako Graham 8th MS TEAM (Overview, Characters, Mecha Files) ...... 23 GUNDAM (Overview, Characters, Mecha Files) ...... 26 Color Separation Artistat

Printing FEATURES Payette & Simms, Inc HEROIC ROBOTS OF THE SEVENTIES' (PART 2) Heroic Robots For America: Comics ...... 31 Special Thanks to Guide (From MAZINGER to YUSHA RAIDEEN) ...... 32 for their support and invaluable help, Normand Bilodeau, Jean Carrières, Jeff Fortier, Video Review ...... 38 Michael Liu, Pierre Ouellette, Soichiro Yuasa SampleNEON GENESIS EVANGELION file (PART 2) Synopses (episodes 19-26) ...... 40 Mecha Files (EVA 00-2, 03, Design Selection) ...... 42 SUBSCRIPTION Review ...... 44 One year (6 issues): $30 US, $32.10 Can (GST in- Products ...... 44 cluded, add PST if ordering from Quebec), or $45 US overseas. Make check or (preferably) money-order to: Evangelion Controversy ...... 45 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Manga ...... 46 P R O T O C U L T U R E ¯:paKu]- P.O. Box 1433, Station "B" ANIME WORLD Montréal, Qc., Canada, H3B 3L2 Fanime Con '96 ...... 47 No-Name / Fanime Resource Guide '96 ...... 48 Quick Video Review ...... 48 DISTRIBUTORS Seminar: Conclusion ...... 49 In Canada: Big Pictures Distributing ((416) 530- 0142), North West Game Trader ((519) 623-4832), T.D. Imports ((403) 252-2006). PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #41. July/August 1996. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published bimonthly by PROTOCULTURE Enr, P.O. Box 1433, Station "B", Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2. FAX: (514) 527-0347. In U.S.A.: Anime Crash ((212) 254-4670), E-mail: [email protected]. Web: http://www.odyssee.net/~flip/PA Berkley Distributors ((510) 845-9851 or (310) 632-8448), Books Nippan ((213) 891-9636 or PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©1996 by PROTOCULTURE ENR. The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS acknowledges the creators and copyrights (310) 604-9701), Capital City ((608) 223-2000), holders of the materials mentioned or pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights to Chessex ((610) 695-0523), Compleat Strategist articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for their ((212) 685-3880), Diamond ((410) 560-7100), views which are not necessarily those of PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS. No part of this magazine can be reproduced Kinokuniya Book Store ((415) 567-7625), Lib- without permission from the publisher, except for review purposes. erty Hobby ((800) 654-6229), Nikaku Animart Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec Printed in Canada ((408) 971-2822), RPV ((714) 671-1270), Legal deposit at the National Library of Canada ISSN 0835-9563 Wargame West ((505) 242-1773). 6 EDITORIAL ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ TRUTH OR CYBER GRAFFITI CREDITS When I heard that EVANGELION was censored (see our article “Evangelion Controversy” on page © 1995 YUZO TAKADA / TAKESHOBO 45), I was totally outraged. How this could be possible in our modern world? And all this (we specu- - BS PROJECT - TV - NAS. BURN UP W! lated) in the name of religious belief? What about free speech? How could a legal © 1996 AIC / MRC by the courtesy of A.D.Vision. CHODENJI MACHINE © Toei Co. / Nip- system go along with this? Well, maybe it did not and the TV station censored the pon . English version © 1983 Modern Pro- show itself to avoid offending certain sensibilities. We cannot really know where the grams International. © 1993 JVC / JAM CREATION / J.C.STAFF. © 1992 Peter Pan truth lies. I was particularly confused when my friend Miyako read me ’s Industries / Parade Video. GALAXY FRAULEIN interview in of June. He avoided the subject of censorship and skillfully YUNA © 1995 RED-HUDSON / - STARCHILD - . GUNDAM © Sunrise (MS- defended his work. His point of view made sense and he made some interesting 06 F/J ZAKU II model by Co). MAZINGER GREAT © 1974 Dynamic Kikaku / Toei Doga. comments about the internet fans who excessively criticized the show. © 1972 Dynamic Kikaku / Toei Doga. MUTEKIKOJIN DAITURN 3 © 1978 Nippon Sun- “I think the people who are very much involved with the Net,” Mr. Anno said, “have rise. © 1995 very narrow views toward life and the world. They’re always in their rooms / Project EVA / TV Tokyo / NAS. English version © 1996 A.D.Vision (Models by Bandai Co. and don’t go out very often to communicate in person. Because of their Dojinshi: Saru No Yakata © 1996 Tiya Nukui; Move information on the Net, they they know everything without searching the real truths.” They easily vol.3 © 1996 G:Mark; Antithese vol.1 © 1996 Gin- ger House / Side-Eva / Aura; Ars Magna © 1996 and anonymously say things that they would never say in person. “Their messages are like graffiti in Senatsu Hita / Selfish Product). SHOGUN WAR- a public toilet.” They attack other while they are staying in a safe place. “They don’t have anything RIORS © 1979 Marvel Comics Group. SHUTEN DOJI - THE STAR HAND KID © 1989 / certain to hold on... that’s probably why they watch anime shows. (...) I would like to add and say to Dynamic Planning, Inc. / Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. SPACEKETEERS © 1992 Peter Pan Industries those fans, hey, go out and visit towns. I am 35 now and I am realizing the importance of human / Parade Video. STARVENGERS © 1992 Peter Pan contact little by little...” Industries / Parade Video. SUIKODEN © 1991 SHINJI WADA / HAKUSENSHA / J.H Project. (This interview, published in the June issue of NEWTYPE, was TOSHI GORDIAN © 1979 Tatsunoko. TOSHO DAIMOS © 1978 Y&K / . UCHU made by Mr. Shinichiro Inouê. He encourages people to send MAJIN DAIKENGO © Tori Production / Toei Com- comments and questions to Anno-san by writing to: Mr. pany. UFO ROBOT GRANDIZER © 1975 Dynamic Kikaku / TV Asahi / Toei Doga. English version © Hideaki Anno, Monthly NEW- TYPE Magazine, Kado-kawa 1992 Peter Pan Industries / Parade Video. UFO Sample file SENSHI DIAPOLON © 1976 . WAKUSEI RO- Shoten, Tokyo, 162-77, Japan.) BOT DANGUARD ACE © 1977 Toei. English ver- sion © 1992 Peter Pan Industries / Parade Video. I don’t entirely agree with what Mr. Anno is saying. He seems to YUSHA RAIDEEN © 1975 Tohoku Shinsha. perpetuate the standard caricatural view of the nerd and in- troverted net surfer. Nevertheless, I must admit that he is touching some sensi- ILLUSTRATIONS ADVANCE COMICS 91 (96-7), 92 (96-8). ANIME- tive area and he scores some points. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ V 122 (96-2): 128-129; 124 (96-4): 138-139. B- CLUB 87 (93-2): 21-23; 120 (95-11): 20; 122 (96- Anyway, you have probably already noticed that this issue has a few more pages than usual (60). It is 1): 6-7; 124 (96-3): 98-99; 125 (96-4): 3, 6-7, 13- 20, 22-25; 126 (96-5): 9, 38. ANIME: Guida Al Cin- also packed with information. It offers the second parts of the EVANGELION and of the “Heroic ema D’Animazione Giapponese (BARICORDI, A. Robots of the Seventies” articles, as well as a large overview (with character guide and mecha files) et al., Granata): 55, 59, 62, 66, 70, 73,79, 89, 92, 100, 106, 109, 122. ENTERTAINMENT BIBLE of all the recent GUNDAM TV and OVA series. The episode guide of those GUNDAM series will be (Bandai) #6: 21, 27, 140, 153, 156-158; #9: 136; published in several parts in future issues of the magazine. It also features the last of the Japanese #48: 3, 6, 8, 10-13, 20, 25, 36, 56, 63, 94, 98, 108-111. EVA MANIACS design book: 6, 23, 25, language seminars and quite a load of news and reviews. 31-32, 48, 58, 62. GUNDAM WING Wing Season A.C.195: 6, 8, 14, 17, 22, 26, 29-30, 34-35, 64- As usual, we tried very hard to give you the best information, to make the magazine interesting and 70. HOBBY JAPAN (96-3): 38-39, 82; (96-8): 42; (93-8): 87. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION manga fun for you to read. I hope you will like it, because sometime producing the magazine is a very long () #1: 122; #2:140, 166. and discouraging work. Don’t forget to write and give us your comments and sug- NEWTYPE (96-1): 10-11; (96-2); 163-169; (96- 4): 10-11; (96-6): 98-99. PREVIEWS Vol.VI, #5 gestions. It is very much appreciated. (96-5); Vol.VI, #6 (96-6).

Ja ne! All other illustrations come from promotional art- work, cover art or directly from the . They remain the property of their respective owner. Claude J. Pelletier [email protected] — http://www.odyssee.net/~flip/PA ECHOES FROM THE NET & OTHER NEWS 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ SHORT NEWS FROM JAPAN BLACKJACK was made into a movie avail- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 63845, 77 min. LD: VPLT-70602, 85 min., ¥5,800, avail. NEXT ISSUE able since April (93 min., ¥6480). After the six OVAs, on 7-1-96. PA #42 will features spotlights on the story continues with a movie to be released this and VOTOMS, reports on Project A-Kon ’96, LANDLOCK is a new OVA in two parts designed by... fall. The story, with an original script co-written by Otakon ’96 and Fant-Asia (Montreal’s Asian ! LD: AML-0024, CLV, ¥8,034. VHS: , is set during Atlanta Olympic Games! & Action Movies Festival), plus our AMV-0132, ¥7,800. Both 50 min. and avail. on 6-21- The BLUE SEED story continues with an OVA series. 96. It is based not on a manga, but on a Saturn video usual news & reviews. Don’t miss it! BLUE SEED 2: “Operation Mitama Phase 1” is avail- game. able since 7-24-96. VHS: KIVA-267/LD: KILA-172, 30 LEGEND OF CRYSTANIA is out on video at last. It is min., ¥5,800. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS SPECIAL #1 scripted by Ryo Mizuno which explains the similarities This special/extra issue (PAX #1) is the first in a se- A HARLOCK LD box set will be released in with LODOSS. VCKF-00035, 86 min., ¥5,800, avail. ries of anthologies compiling the best articles of two parts. The first box (avail. 7-21-96) offers 22 epi- since 5-21-96. They announced an OVA for this fall. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS magazine. For the read- sodes on 6 LDs for ¥28,000. The second box will be ers who discovered the magazine just recently, it is a MAHOTSUKAI TAI is a six-OVA series directed by available in October. rare chance to have access to articles originally pub- Junichi Satô and designed Ikuko Itô (SAILOR MOON lished in issues that are now sold out. For the old The interesting 1995 live-action movie EKO EKO S). It is more or less a remake of MAHOTSUKAI SALLY readers, it is a chance to see those articles refreshed AZARAK: WIZARD OF DARKNESS has now a sequel (Sally The Magician, aka Mini-Fée in French). with new layout, new illustrations, updated informa- that has been subtitled BIRTH OF THE WIZARD. The Several manga just ended recently: RANMA 1/2 with tion and... to also read new articles. This issue first part, produced by Gaga Communications its #38, RAYEARTH with its Part 2 #3, and TOKYO presents spotlights on PORCO ROSSO (from issue (ZEIRAM), was a very nice occult movie (with a touch BABYLON with its #7. Other manga are quite far in their #26), STREET FIGHTER II (from #34), MY NEIGHBOR of erotism — but no tentacles!) telling the story of a series: JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE reached #47, TOTORO (from #31), “How to Access New Sources schoolgirl using her occult power to fight evil. If part 2 USHIO & TORA #29 and CHINMOKU NO KAITAI (SI- of Anime” (from #26), “Introducing Anime to Crit- is as good, it should be quite interesting. Very similar LENT SERVICE — recently adapted into animation) ics” (from #31), “Japanese Language Seminar #1: to animation like or SILENT MOBIUS. reached #31. Katakana” (from #30), and some “Anime Stories”. is back. He is directing and scripting The new material will offer news, reviews, letters from SAILOR MOON “Song Collection”, available since 5- Gâzei no Yoku (Wings of Gâzei) based on his own novel fans, and articles on Yashuhiro Imagawa, Megumi 21-96, offers the best songs of the series. “Extra Ver- (probably, “Wings of Lin”, the original, mechaless, Hayashibara, Go Nagai, etc.. It will be an excellent sion”, avail. on 8-21-96, will offers several BGM never concept behind — mecha issue to introduce someone to Japanese animation. released before. were added later at the urge of Bandai). It is set in the [Warning: This issue will be printed only if there is same modern fantasy universe than DUNBINE, but with- , the famous manga by Sho Fumimura and enough orders from the main comics distributors — out any mecha. Design by Kenichi Ohnuki and sound- , has been at last made into an OVA. so don’t forget to bug your local retailer!] 60-68 track by Shiro Sagisu. To be released in September. Directed by Takashi Watanabe. LD: VPLV-70594, 70 pages. $4.95. Available in late October. min., CLV, ¥5,800, avail. on 4-25-96. VHS: SA4699S, has released a complete LD box set of 66 min., ¥4,800,Sample avail. on 5-1-96. file EVENTS their work... It includes five Miyazaki movies KATSUCON 3 will be held March 7-9 at the Holiday (NAUSICAA, LAPUTA, TOTORO, KIKI, PORCO ROSSO), SHAMANIC PRINCESS is a cool OVA mini-series in two Inn Executive Center, Virginia Beach, Va. Member- three Takahata movies (, ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ parts. Design by Atsuko Ishida (RAYEARTH). Vol. 1 is ship: $25 until Nov. 29, $30 until Feb. 4 and $40 at OMOHIDE PORO PORO (“Only Yesterday”), already available: BES-1347, 30 min., ¥5,800. the door. Room rate: $79 (reservation: (804) 499- POMPOKO), the Tomomi Mochizuki made-for-TV UMI 4400 or 1-800-HOLIDAY). Information: Katsu Pro-

GA KIKOERU (“I Can Hear the Sea”), Yoshifumi Kondô’s SLAYERS will be rather omnipresent this year with a ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ductions P.O. Box 11582, Blacksburg VA 24062-1582. MIMI O SUMASEBA, the “making of” OMOHIDE PORO new TV series, SLAYERS NEXT, a new movie, SLAY- E-mail: [email protected]. Web: http:// PORO, some clips made by Miyazaki for NTV (includ- ERS RETURN, and three new OVAs of 30 min. each! www.eskimo.com/~antares/kcon3.html. ing the 6 min. clip “On Your Mark”). TKLO-50180, CLV, Tôei is releasing in two LD volumes the credits se- 13 LDs (over 1,000 min.!), ¥120,000, avail. on 8-1-96. FANIME CON ’97 will be held March 8 at Foothill Col- quences from all their old animation. Vol. 1 (120 min.) lege, Los Altos, Ca. Registration: $8 until Feb. 21, Keita Amamiya, creator of ZEIRAM, has contributed to includes the 1963-1975 TV series and vol. 2 1976-1982. $10 at the door. Information: Fanime Con, P.O. Box another live-action movie, JUSKISS. Coincidentaly, the (From ANIMELAND #24, CYBER NAMIDA (http:// 642028, San Jose CA 95164-2028. E-mail: young heroine, Justy, is quite similar to Iria. She is www.namida.com), and NEWTYPE) [email protected]. Web: http://www.fanime.com. played by Yûko Anai, a young idol singer. VHS: VPVT- NEW MAGAZINES NIPPON HEROES, a anime and sentai magazine, is SOME WEB PAGES TO CHECK OUT looking for contributors. Contact: Nippon Heroes, P.O. Anime Express: http://geocities.com/tokyo/1264/anime.htm Box 110212, Cambria Heights NY 11411. E-mail: Buichi Terasawa’s BAT manga online (need Java browser): http://softbank.co.jp/ilab/bat/ [email protected]. Chicago Anime Club: http://www2.uic.edu:80/~aresen2/animatrix.html ANIME2 is a magazine published by the Greater Chi- / US Manga Corps: http://www.centralparkmedia.com cago Megazone. $3.50 (payable to Mike Cox). Vil- Sailor Moon North American Voice Actors page “Star of Voice”: http://www.voicestars.com lage Hall Productions, P.O. Box 5252, Vernon Hills, And don’t forget PA own web page: http://www.odyssee.net/~flip/PA IL 60061.