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SNK's Dreamcast port of King Of Fighters '99, has received the official title: "The King of Fighters '99 Evolution". The port will have new 3D backgrounds, and Striker characters not found in the arcade version. The DC game will feature internet support.
Nintendo's Super Mario RPG 2 will feature 3D backgrounds, 2D characters, and a turn based battle system.
ASCII's RPG Tsukuru (RPG Maker) is out on GameBoy Color on March 17th, it will list for 4800 Yen. As in previous ports of the game the player designs his or her own RPG, it supports the link cable, allowling exchange of designs with friends.
Geller discovered the cards last week while Christmas shopping at the Pokemon Center, in Tokyo, Japan. At first, he said, he was bemused when the store manager rushed out from his office continuously bowing, as hundreds of children thrust Pokemon cards at him to autograph while chanting what sounded like Uri Geller.
Source: Guardian News
"Japan is the only country in the world that actually has an anime industry, and can mass-produce animated works of a high quality for a large audience. It's only natural then, that this product would be in demand from the rest of the world."
"Japan is unrivalled in this sense. Disney is really no competition because Disney can only release one film at a time. They are not capable of handling the wide range of stories that we see in Japanese anime. Real anime exists only in Japan, and this is about the only original product Japan can offer to the world-anime, manga and computer games.''
It was also revealed in the interview that Anno-sensei has just received a new haircut, he now sports a mohawk hairstyle. He leaves readers with comments on the direction in which he believes Japan is headed in the next millennium:
"Whether it be a few years into the future or 10 years in the future, I don't know, but there is going to be a radical change or event that will change Japan."
"There will come a time when Japan is going to go through a big shake-up-so much so that Japan may no longer be able to survive. But it won't be because of politics, and it won't be the result of any natural disaster."
"It's the Japanese economy; the backlash of our economy. Right now, people are always telling us that our economy is on the upswing and all that ..." (pause) ... "but I don't believe them."
Source: Asahi Shimbun | Text In Quotation: © Asahi Shimbun
BLUE SUBMARINE No. 6 (Vol 1 of 4) April 2000 |
5.1 Japanese (English subtitled)
2-Channel English | 1st OVA $24.98
COWBOY BEBOP (Vol 1 of 6) April 2000 |
2-Channel Japanese (English subtitled)
2-Channel English | Ep. 1-5 SRP $29.98
EAT-MAN '98 (2 disc set) April 2000 |
2-Channel Japanese (English subtitled)
Ep. 1,2 2-Channel English | Ep. 1-12 SRP $39.98
DVD:
Akira
Legend Of The Overfiend & Demon Womb
Street Fighter II The Movie
Perfect Blue
Ghost In The Shell
Ninja Scroll
X
Macross Plus The Movie
Patlabor 1
Patlabor 2
BlackJack
Sword For Truth
The Guyver Series
Angel Cop Series
Evagelion Movies
StreetFighter Alpha Movie
GhostSweeper
DevilMan 1&2
Virus
VHS:
Rayearth OVA 1,2 & 3
X
StreetFighter Alpha Movie
Virus
GhostSweeper
Evangelion Movies
Nintendo will release WarioLand 3 for Gameboy Color in Japan in March, listing price is 3800 Yen.
Nintendo of Japan will also release Zelda: Acorn of the Mystical Tree Episode 1 for Gameboy Color in March, it will list at 3600 Yen.
NEC Interchannel's delayed Dreamcast love-adventure title Sentimental Graffiti 2 wil finally see releae in Japan on March 23rd, the game is said to now be expanded in length.
Konami will release "Want To See You: Your Smiles In My Heart", a new 4-CD PSX dating-sim game on March 16th, it will list for for 6800 Yen.
ASCII's 2-CD RPG Tsukuru 4 (RPG Maker 4) for PSX is out in March, listing for 6800 Yen. In this game/toolkit you can customize animation sequences for spells throughout the game.
"More than 25 million of the Pokeballs are part of the recall," said Burger King spokesman Charles Nicolas. "That's because they may pose a suffocation hazard for children under three years of age." In exchange for the toys, the restaurant chain is offering a free order of French fries.
Pokeballs are 7 centimeters in diameter and consist of two plastic hemispheres containing small figures of Pokemon characters, they are part of a toy promotion launched last month to coincide with the premiere of Pokemon: The First Movie.
Manga Manga!
The Kunsthal in Rotterdam's Manga exhibition: 1/22 -
3/26.
http://www.kunsthal.nl/agenda.html (dutch)
KinkFM in Japan
Evenings of 12/27 - 1/2, Radio KinkFM is broadcasting
live from Japan. Between songs DJ's will discuss Japanese culture. http://www.kinkfm.com/ (dutch)
Production staff:
Assistant Director: Takahiko Hoshiai
Megami Designer: Shingo Takenaka
Ship and Victim Designer: Akitoshi Maeda
Mechanical Artists: Takeshi Matsuda, Yoshiki Kuge
Setting/Script: Akira Okeya
Science Fiction Setting: Mitsuhasu Sakai
Color Setting: Yuko Kanamaru
Art Director: Toshihisa Koyama
(Production AI)
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Seikai No Senki (On: WOWOW)
Sequel to the 13 episode sci-fi TV series, Seikai No Mansho, 13 episode sci-fi television series airing earlier this year. Directed by Yasuchika Nagaoka (New Cutey Honey OAV series), and featuring the voice talent of Yuka Imai, the anime itself is based on a series of science fiction novels by Shibue Morioka. The story chronicles a distant future where the planet Martin is invaded by the Arv, a group that is on its way to establishing a galactic empire. "Seikai No Senki" is planned to run 13-episodes.
Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran (Begins Jan. 26th On: WOWOW)
Boogiepop Wa Warawanai (Boogiepop Never Laughs) (Begins: Jan. 5th At: 25:45 On: TV TOKYO)
Pioneer has posted a timely poem for the season that you can read here.
Merry Christmas!
Konami is developing a GameBoy Color SRPG based on the Hunter x Hunter anime TV series, scheduled for release in Japan next spring.
Winky Soft will release their Dreamcast war-sim, Spirit Machine Rayblade, in Japan on March 23rd. The title is developed by a team who worked on Banpresto's Super Robot Taisen series.
Sources at Square USA's Honolulu Studios have stated that the CG animation team has completed development of movie sequences for Final Fantasy IX, including the intro, cutscenes, and ending. Quality of the movies will surpass those in FFVIII.
Sega of Japan will release a satellite tuner for Dreamcast by the end of 2000, retailing around10,000 - 20,000 Yen, and allowing access to the BS (Broadcast Satellite) system.
From: "James Dye" jamesd@nelvana.com
To: doppleganger@pipeline.com
Subject: RE: Card Captor questions
Date sent: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 12:20:22 -0800
Dear Derek:
Thank you for your message.
It is unfortunate to see so much misinformation being disseminated amongst
people who care about the program the most - you fans. Sometimes enthusiasm
obviously leads individuals to jump to conclusions, make assumptions, and
produce results that aren't helpful to the fan community. The sheer
popularity of the genre seems to also cause some people to seek the
'limelight' undeservedly.
One aspect of that message excerpt you shared with me which I will comment
on is that the idea that a subtitled version is not being done is completely
false. A subtitled, unmolested version is currently underway and will be
made available in both Canada and the United States. It will be of a quality
acceptable for DVD duplicates.
I hope that your sub-segment of our market enjoys that information over the
holidays. Feel free to forward this information to whatever informal
organization you choose. I assure you that it is credible.
Best regards,
P. James Dye
Distribution Manager
Capcom officially confirmed development of a Naomi board sequel to Marvel vs Capcom, "Marvel VS Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes", which is scheduled to be released in Japanese arcades this spring. 2 v.s. 2 tag battle will be replaced by a 3 v.s. 3 team battle system, players can transfer between 3 characters while in-battle + execute new variable combos and hyper combos with the characters continuously. The Naomi version will feature a VMS slot, allowing exchange of data with the Dreamcast port. Confirmed characters so far: (Marvel) Venom, Captain America, Wolverine, Ruby Heart (new), Cyclops, Cable, Marrow, and Doctor Doom. (Capcom) Son Son, Amingo (new), Ryu, Guile, Zangief, Hayato, and Strider. The Dreamcast port release will follow close behind the arcade version's debut.
Konami will release "Dancing Stage Featuring Dreams Come True" in Japanese arcade on Dec. 28th. It will feature songs from the -Pop group Dreams Come True. Song lyrics will be displayed on screen.
Tokuma Shoten, Mitsubishi Corp, Nippon TV Network Corp, Touhoku, Tokyo FM broadcasting, and Amuse Capital will jointly establish a new software development company called Cavia in February 2000. The new company will publish video-games based on Japanese animation licenses. Although no titles have been officially announced, possibilities for games based on licenses include Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Raideen and Patlabor. Former Sega Enterprise sub-chairman, Mr. Nakayama will serve as the president of the company.
Banpresto has announced development of 2 Gameboy Color Great Detective Detective Conan titles: "Mechanism Buddhist Temple Homicide Case" and "Legend of Fantasy Island Treasure" (March release). Both will retail for for 4500 yen.
Source: DVD Animania
Square's Chocobo Collection for PSX is set for release in Japan on Dec. 22nd. In celebration of Chocobo's 10th year anniversary, the title will include Chocobo Stallion, Dice De Chocobo, and Chocobo Racing. The player's goal in the game is to breed, train, and manage Chocobos in your farm and take them to races. PocketStation support is in place to exchange + mate Chocobos with friends. A unique remote control signal recognition system is incorporated in the PocketStation mini game, allowing the unit to receive different remote control signals, altering the generation of new Chocobos.
Sega of Japan is starting a new Dreamcast promotion, giving away a new, comprehensive demo disc, "Dreamcast Express Extra" upon purchase of Dreamcasts console at select stores in Japan. The demo includes playable demos of Chu Chu Rocket, Cool Boarders, Tokyo Highway Battle, Sonic Adventure International, Soul Calibur; CG movies of Dream Flyer, Seaman: Forbidden Pet, Shen Mue, Space Channel 5, and Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000.1.
Shen Mue creator Yu Suzuki has said that Shen Mue chapter 2-5, will feature less dialog / speech and more facial animation and body expressions.
The 2nd Trouble Chocolate mini-album is scheduled for a February 23rd release listing at 2,100 Yen. The CD will feature 8 tracks, 1st pressings include a special sticker.
Article by John Hiscock with introductory commentary by Jeff Rense.
Excerpted from www.sightings.com
By John Hiscock in Los Angeles
link
This report smacks of strange societal pathology. Is it remotely possible there is a new technology being tested which involves static visual images alone to create/achieve mind control/modification...or some kind of personality modification in children and young people?
Can trading card images alone do that? We know that answer is yes with respect to tv and film.
Are there somehow embedded stealth symbols or visual matrix patterns in the Pokemon trading card pictures and artwork that visually access the subconsicous of many children at some primal level that is triggering Pokemon card buying and possession lust?
Most everyone has seen the cleverly-constructed graphics and images, usually on posters, that reveal a secondary picture if one 'stares' at it just right. Could the Japanese (or some black ops motivational research group?) have taken that concept a step further?
Trading cards have been around for a hundred years..but neverbefore the subject of bizarre reports of such widespread rage, assault, and crime. Is what we are seeing here just another symptom and extension of our decaying, violence-prone society? Maybe. Is it some sort of visually-induced response syndrome being used to sell more cards? Possible. Or, is it a test of a new visually 'passive' (as opposed to tv and film) mass mind-influencing of children? Or, is it all of the above? Was the tv epilepsy event a simple case of accidental mass photosensitive epilepsy...or was it something else that we are now also seeing reflected in Pokemon trading card lust? Questions...questions.
-Jeff
- The latest craze to hit toyshops in Britain has been denounced by US police as "America's most dangerous hobby" after causing a surge in child crime.
Children across the US are stabbing, beating and robbing each other to steal Pokemon trading cards, depicting the tiny monsters from on a Japanese video game. American police and Customs officials are being trained to spot counterfeits of the cards which can sell for more than £200.
A police spokesman in Los Angeles, where 540,000 counterfeit cards were confiscated at two toy wholesalers, said: "This has become a war because such huge amounts of money are involved. This has got to be America's most dangerous hobby because kids are literally fighting each other to get their hands on these cards."
Police officer Charlie Sarkioglu of Philadelphia, where six children have been arrested for separate attacks on classmates to steal cards, said: "There are Pokemon card sharks out there. This is far worse than the Cabbage Patch doll craze."
Prosecutors in Orange County, California, have filed charges against a 13-year-old boy who is accused of stealing a classmate's Pokemon cards and then running him over with his bicycle. He faces five years in juvenile detention if convicted. The juvenile crime wave has led schools in many states to ban Pokemon cards and toys, which has confused some parents who were rewarding their children with the cards in return for good marks at school.
Alan Hardy, a Sheffield-born chef who lives in Marina del Rey, California, said: "It's difficult to know what to do. My daughter and her friends are totally caught up in this craze. I don't understand it at all and neither do any of the other parents I've spoken to but it's something the kids have become totally obsessed with. I don't know what will happen in Britain if this catches on over there."
Packets of 11 Pokemon cards sell for about £2 but some cards - especially first editions of such characters as Charizard and Mew - are selling for as much as £200 in online auctions.
Forgers are cashing in on the craze and US Customs officers have seized counterfeit cards and toys worth more than £15 million in the past six months. Officials from Nintendo of America, the creator of the craze, are advising police and Customs officials how to spot the counterfeit products.
Pokemon - short for pocket monsters - was the brainchild of Satoshi Tajiri, 34, a Japanese games creator, who invented it by combining his two childhood passions of monster movies and the study of insects. The first anyone outside Japan heard of the craze was in 1997 when -link- about 700 Japanese children suffered seizures triggered by the flashing of the Pikachu character's lightning in a television episode.
The card game involves 155 different creatures, each with their own special powers. The goal is to win as many of the colourful cards as possible. Pokemon has spawned a cartoon television show, Nintendo games, a film which grossed more than £35 million in its first five days, books, stuffed toys, key chains, rubber balls and clothing. Worldwide sales are estimated at £3.8 billion.
While Pokemon's appeal baffles most adults, Shigeru Miyamoto, a game developer at Nintendo, has an explanation. In an interview with People magazine, he said: "Pikachu and the other Pokemon characters look very cute, but if anything happens they are ready to fight. Maybe that is why they appeal to Americans."
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