Sample file PRESENTATION 3 PROTOCULTURE ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ✾ PRESENTATION .......................................................................................................... 4 STAFF NEWS ANIME & MANGA NEWS: Japan / North America ..................................................................... 5 [CJP] — Publisher / Manager Claude J. Pelletier ANIME RELEASES (VHS / DVD) & PRODUCTS (Live-Action, Soundtracks, etc.) .............................. 6 Miyako Matsuda [MM] — Editor / Translator MANGA RELEASES / MANGA SELECTION ................................................................................. 7 Martin Ouellette [MO] — Editor JAPANESE DVD (R2) RELEASES .............................................................................................. 9 NEW RELEASES ..................................................................................................................... 10 Contributing Editors Aaron K. Dawe, Asaka Dawe, Keith Dawe Kevin Lillard, Gerry Poulos, James S. Taylor REVIEWS MANGA .............................................................................................................................. 30 Layout MODELS .............................................................................................................................. 32 The Safe House, Pierre Ouellette / Jeff Fortier ANIME ................................................................................................................................. 50 Cover Mobile Fighter G Gundam SPOTLIGHT: Mobile Fighter G Gundam © 1994 Sotsu Agency • Sunrise. Overview ............................................................................................................................ 17 Ilustrations provided by Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Character Profiles ................................................................................................................. 18 Proofreading & Editing Mecha Files ......................................................................................................................... 20 Dominique Durocher, Aaron & Keith Dawe Synopses ............................................................................................................................. 24 Timeline, Toys & Models ....................................................................................................... 29 Printing Transcontinental Printing • Metrolitho (www.metrolitho.ca) ANIME WORLD Special Thanks Convention Reports: Animazement, Anime North, Anime Iowa, Project A-kon, Anime Expo .... 33 Kristien Brada (TokyoPop), Jerry Chu (BEI), Hiromi Dawe, The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 18) .................................................................... 39 Jean-François Fortier (DP9), Danielle Garnier (Manga), Festival Reports: Montreal World Film Festival, BAAF/AXNY ...................................................... 44 Chad Kime (Pioneer), Michael Liu, Luciano, Toshi Makiya BAAF/AXNY: Anecdotes From Akitaro Daichi .......................................................................... 47 (CD Japan), Nikaku Animart, John O'Donnell (CPM), Pierre Interview: Jessica Calvello .................................................................................................... 48 Ouellette (DP9), Ardith Santiago (Digital Manga), Maki Terashima-Furuta (Production I.G.), Vincent Wilson ANIMESample STORIES file SUBSCRIPTION Babel II ............................................................................................................................... 55 One year (6 issues): $30 US/Can (in Canada: add GST; in Cyborg 009 ........................................................................................................................ 56 Quebec add also PST), or $45 US overseas. 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KaiDohMaru ........................................................................................................................ 64 Rouruni Kenshin OVA: The Chapter Of Seiso .......................................................................... 65 Rave .................................................................................................................................. 66 DISTRIBUTORS Tetsujin 28 Go / Gigantor ...................................................................................................... 68 In Canada: Anime Universe ((905) 212-9719), Cosmix ((514) X TV Series .......................................................................................................................... 69 744-9494), Disticor ((905) 619-6565, www.disticor.com), Marche Clandestin ((514) 282-3930), Snap! ((416) 588-4006), Vidéos De Répertoire ((514) 596-2606). In U.S.A.: Anime Na- Protoculture Addicts #74: January / February 2003. The Anime & Manga magazine. 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Contributors are responsible Stuf ((515) 252-6116), RPV ((714) for their views which are not necessarily those of Protoculture Addicts. No part of this magazine can be 671-1270), Tower Records (www.towerrecords.com). reproduced without permission from the publisher — except for review purposes. Spoilers Warning: This In England: Esdevium (011 44 magazine contains important plot details about several Japanese animation. Readers discretion is advised. 125226116). Legal deposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library of Canada Printed in Canada ISSN 0835-9563 4 PRESENTATION ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Has Gundam Become A Part Of Japanese Culture? As you can see, for the second issue in a row, we are focusing on Mobile Suit Gundam. This time, it is the G-Gundam TV series. Gundam has been going on strong for over 20 years after CREDITS its creation, in 1978. This makes me think that Gundam has indeed become a part of the Japanese culture, because one ARTICLES: Babel II © Hikari Production / Babel 2 Production Committee. of the definition of “culture” is “The artistic and social pursuits, expression and tastes valued by a society, as in the arts, Cyborg 009 © 2001 Ishinomori Production / Cyborg 009 Production manners, dress, etc.” In the 1980’s, young boys (and even girls), who went crazy about Gundam and were making Committee • TV-Tokyo. Full Metal Panic © Shoji Gato • Shikidoji / Misuriru. Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo © Sunrise • Nagoya-TV. Gigantor ©1964 Delphi Gundam models, supported this series and helped it to become the success it is now. Now these kids are in their 30’s Associates, Inc. DVD Package Design © 2002 Rhino Home Video. Guystars and 40’s (most of them, I am sure, have children) and they still watch the show, along with their children. © 2001 Frame / Plum • Groove • TV-Osaka. KaiDohMaru © 2001 IG Plus / SVW. Mobile Fighter G Gundam © 1994 Sotsu Agency • Sunrise. English The Gundam shows and model kits have become items to appeal to both generations and the saga still has new parts adaptation produced under license by Bandai Entertainment. Rave © Mashima Hiro / Kodansha • Rave Committee. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji being produced every few years (Gundam Seed has started on TV a few months ago)! I also heard this news about Bandai Kenkaku Romantan — Seisou Hen © Nobuhiro Wazuki / Shueisha • Fuji-TV sales for the Gundam franchise mounting to over 300 million Dollars (over ¥33 billion!!). Can you believe that there are • SME Visual Works. Tetsujin 28 Go © Mitsuteru Yokoyama / EiKen. X © over 400 different Gundam model kits in Bandai’s catalog?!? I cannot think of any other show with that much merchandising. CLAMP • Kadokawa Shoten / TV “X” Production Committee. REVIEWS: Armitage © AIC/Pioneer LDC, Inc. English version © 2002 Pioneer In Japan, Gundam models are simply called “Gun-Pla” (short for “Gundam Plastic Models”) and you readers in North Entertainment (USA), Inc. Betterman © Sunrise. English version © 2001 Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Cardcaptor Sakura © 1998-1999 Clamp/ America would never believe the social phenomenon created by these model kits when they were first released. Some Kodansha/NHK/NEP21. English version © 2002 Pioneer