Sample file CONTENTS 3 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PROTOCULTURE ✾ PRESENTATION ........................................................................................................... 4 STAFF NEWS ANIME & MANGA NEWS ........................................................................................................ 5 Claude J. Pelletier [CJP] — Publisher / Manager ANIME & MANGA RELEASES ................................................................................................. 6 Martin Ouellette [MO] — Editor-in-Chief PRODUCTS RELEASES ............................................................................................................ 8 Miyako Matsuda [MM] — Editor / Translator NEW RELEASES ..................................................................................................................... 11 Contributors Aaron & Keith Dawe, Kevin Lillard, James S. Taylor REVIEWS LIVE-ACTION ........................................................................................................................ 16 Layout BOOKS: Gilles Poitras' Anime Essentials ................................................................................. 18 The Safe House MODELS: Comparative Review Bendi/Bandai, Perfect Grade Gundam W ................................ 32 MANGA: ComicsOne manga & The eBook Technology .......................................................... 46 Cover MANGA: Various (English & French) ....................................................................................... 47 Cover art courtesy of Bandai Entertainment, Inc. PA PICKS ............................................................................................................................. 48 Saber Marionette J © 1996, 1998 Satoru Akahori • Hiroshi Negishi • Tsukasa Kotobuki • Kadokawa Shoten / ANIME ................................................................................................................................. 49 Bandai Visual / Sotsu Agency / TV Tokyo ANIME CAPSULES .................................................................................................................. 52 Proofreading & Editing The Safe House, Dominique Durocher SPOTLIGHTS Aaron & Keith Dawe SABER MARIONETTE R, J, J Again (Overviews) ................................................................................................. 19 Color Separation & Linotronic J To X (Overview, Synopses Eps. 1-10) .............................................................................. 21 Typo Express, Inc. TURN A GUNDAM Printing New Character & Mecha Files ........................................................................................... 23 Payette & Simms, Inc. Synopses (Eps. 27-50) ..................................................................................................... 24 DARK SOLDIER D (Overview, Character & Mecha Files) .......................................................... 28 Special Thanks to Jerry Chu (BEI), Jean-François Fortier (DP9), Chad Kime (Pioneer), Michael Liu, Nikaku Animart, ANIME WORLD Danielle Opyt (Manga), Pierre Ouellette (DP9), OldSample Stuff By Mamoru Oshii: file Beautiful Dreamer & Dallos .......................................................... 38 Mee-Lise Robinson (CPM), Ken Wiatrik (ADV), Ge Ge Ge No Kitaro Hitomi-za (Puppet Theatre) ................................................................... 39 Vincent Wilson, Nobu Yamamoto (BEI) The Canadian Gundam Wing Toy Launch ................................................................................. 40 Convention Reports: SugoiCon, Aka-Kon .................................................................................. 42 SUBSCRIPTION The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 9) ...................................................................... 44 One year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in Canada: add GST), or $45 US overseas. 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(North: (510) 845-9851 or South: (310) PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #65. March / April 2001. The Anime & Manga magazine. Published bimonthly by 632-8448), Complete Strategist ((212) 685-3880), Dia- PROTOCULTURE Enr., P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3L2. FAX: (514) 527-0347. mond ((410) 560-7100), FM International ((608) 271- E-mail: [email protected]. Web: http://www.protoculture.qc.ca/PA. 7922), HKT ((914) 296-1236), Kinokuniya (NY: (212) 765-7766, SF: (415) 567-7625, PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS is ©2001 by Protoculture Enr. The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are Seattle: (206) 587-2477), the property of their respective owners. PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS acknowledges the creators and copyrights Mangamania ((800) 626- holders of the materials mentioned or pictured herein, and does not seek to infringe on their rights. All rights 4277), Nikaku Animart to articles/artwork revert to their respective writers/artists upon publication. Contributors are responsible for ((408) 971-2822), Planet their views which are not necessarily those of PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS. No part of this magazine can be Anime ((713) 523-7122), reproduced without permission from the publisher — except for review purposes. Spoiler Warning: This RPV ((714) 671-1270). In England: Esdevium (011 44 magazine contains important plot details about several Japanese animation. Reader discretion is advised. 125226116). Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library of Canada Printed in Canada ISSN 0835-9563 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Anime Characters Who Look For Happiness. In this issue, we are introducing you to the Saber Marionette series. Outwardly, it’s a comedy with ultra-deformed characters, but I hope you’ll enjoy the process of all those CREDITS 3X3 Eyes © 1991 Yuzo Takada/ Kodansha/ PLEX/ Star Child. © 1995- characters’ spiritual growth! Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry are still growing and all those comical episodes will 1996 Yuzo Takada/ Kodansha/ Bandai Visual/ King Records. English Version © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Amazing Nurse charm you because of all these characters’ sincere search for happiness. Lime is full of energy, but is also very Nanako © 1999 GENCO/ Pioneer, LDC. Bio Hunter © 1995 Fujihiko immature. Her genuine innocence is a weakness, but, sometimes, it’s a strength as well, because whenever she Hosono/ Comic Burger/ TOEI Video/ Goodhill Vision/ BMG Japan. English Version © Urban Vision. Blue Seed © 1995 Yuzo Takada/ gets hurt, she can still believe in something and think in a positive manner. Cherry is very motherly and loves to Takeshobo/ BS Project/ TV Tokyo/ NAS. English Version © 2000 A.D. Vision, Inc. Bubblegum Crisis 2040 © JVC/ AIC. English Ver- do household chores and plays the “wife” role in Otaru’s house. She even finds a baby in one of the episodes. As sion © 1999 A.D. Vision, Inc. Cardcaptor Sakura (Anime TV Ver- sion) © 1998-1999 CLAMP/ Kodansha/ NHK/ NEP21. English Ver- for Bloodberry, she is wild, but more mature than the other two. She falls for Akashi who exactly looks like Otaru sion © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Dual! © 1999 AIC/ because, deep down, she is a grown woman who wants to have someone to herself and have a real relationship. Pioneer LDC, Inc. English Version © Pioneer Entertainment (U.S.A) L.P. Escaflowne TV series © 1996 Sunrise/ TX. English Version © Objectively speaking, despite the comical look, those episodes tell us that life is full of disappointments and not 1999, 2000 Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Figures by Bandai Entertain- ment, Inc. Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle © 1993 SNK/ Fuji TV/ NAS. always fun. In fact, they show that life is a struggle and full of hardships! They’re basically Marionettes, but, as English Version © Viz Communication/ Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Fatal Fury: Legend Of THe Hungry Wolf © 1992 SNK/ NEO- the story goes, we can see and understand those characters’ search for happiness as human beings. Seeking for GEO/ NAS. English Version © Viz Communication/ Pioneer Enter- happiness... It’s easier said than done, right? When we, humans, have fulfilled all our basic needs, such as food, tainment (USA) L.P. Fushigi Yügi OVA © 1996 Yu Watase/ Shogakukan/ Bandai Visual/ Studio Pierrot/ MOVIC. English Version shelter, clothings, etc., and are decently taken care of, what else do we need? To be Happy, right? In fact, many © 2000 Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. Generator Gawl © Tatsunoko Production/ Nippon Victor. English Version © 2000 A.D. anime shows today seem to focus on their characters’ pursuit of happiness. Vision, Inc. Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (Movie Version) © Sotsu