with details that last weekend's scheduled anime screening at Austin's Bad Dog Comedy Theater was scrubbed due to an error which lead to the theater not being open for the show. The previously posted schedule has been altered and now lists as follows:
12.08.00 - Goldenboy 1/Airbats1
12.15.00 - Gunsmith Cats & Tattoon Master
12.22.00 - Evangelion 1
12.29.00 - Ninja Resurrection 1 & 2
01.05.01 - Variable Geo
01.12.01 - Goldenboy 2 & Airbats 2
01.19.01 - Gunsmith Cats 2 & City Hunters: Bay City Wars
01.26.01 - Evangelion 2
Evangelion, Neon Genesis DVD 3 (episodes 9-12- from 0:5-0:6) (Hyb)
Date Available - Jan 23 2001
Format - Hybrid
Genre - Science Fiction
100 Minutes
Publisher - AD VISION
Rating - 13+
Year Created - 1995
Normal Price: $29.98
Sale Price: $26.99
Nadia TV Series Volume 6 (eps 20-23) (S)
Date Available - Dec 10 2000
Format - English Subtitles
100 Minutes
Publisher - AD VISION
Rating - 13+
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Normal Price: $19.98
Sale Price: $17.99
City Hunter TV Series Volume 6 (eps 20-23) (S)
Date Available - Dec 10 2000
Format - English Subtitles
100 Minutes
Publisher - AD VISION
Rating - 13+
Normal Price: $19.98
Sale Price: $17.99
Patrick adds:
As anime fans are constant buyers of import products, I followed an article
about how warranties may or may not cover you when you purchase import
products. The compilation of the story including contacting the Federal
Trade Commission and reading into other legal sources.
Festival d'Angouleme in France from January 25 to 28.
It's a famous festival focused on "Bande-dessinee internationale" (International comics) taking place each year in Angouleme, a town in the southwest of France.
This year, part of the festival will be about Japan.
The guests scheduled for this year are :
* Masakazu Katsura (Video Girl Ai, DNA2, I"s)
* Yuu Watase (Fushigii Yugi, Ayashi no Ceres)
* Koji Miromoto (Akira, Robot Carnival, Memories)
* Tsutomu Nihei (Blame)
Festival International de la bande dessinée
2 place de l'Hôtel de ville
16 000 Angoulęme
Tél : 05 45 97 86 50
http://www.bdangouleme.com
Source: http://www.umass.edu/rso/umjams/an.html
GUNSMITH CATS: KIDNAPPED TPB
By Kenichi Sonoda, translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith; cover by Sonoda.
It's a ho-hum assignment for bounty hunter Rally Vincent: stake out the house of a bail-jumping television magician/hypnotist, Mr. Smart. But when Smart's wife sets him up for a false kidnapping charge -- the supposed kidnapping of his own daughter -- with the help of her conniving lawyer lover, the gig gets messy. Especially when the young girl gets kidnapped for real by mobsters who place an explosive collar around her throat as insurance. The crooks need Smart's unique skills in an audacious robbery, and they're using his daughter's life as leverage! Can the booby-trap be disarmed before it's too late? Can Rally stop the gangsters before they pull off the heist and leave Smart holding the bag?
232 pages, black and white, $16.95, arrives in stores on March 7.
USAGI YOJIMBO: DEMON MASK TPB
By Stan Sakai; cover by Sakai.
The close of 16th century Japan was a violent age, as rival feudal lords fought for land and power. Miyamoto Usagi braved many a battle only to lose his lord and find himself a masterless samurai, or ronin. While many ronin became bandits or mercenaries, Usagi chose the warrior pilgrimage: wandering the land, fighting injustice, seeking enlightenment. Eisner Award winner Stan Sakai has crafted a truly original and delightful work, an all-ages adventure epic that creates a world of excitement, mystery, and imagination, while building each story on painstaking research of Japan's history, culture, and mythology. Demon Mask is a collection of diverse Usagi stories, featuring a graveyard encounter with creatures from Japanese folktales, a whodunit clash with a mysterious masked assassin, a young adventure-lover insistent on receiving Usagi's sword training, a peasant village terrorized by a ravaging Spider Woman, and more.
224 pages, black and white, $16.95, arrives in stores on March 14.
USAGI YOJIMBO: DEMON MASK LTD. ED. HC
224 pages, black and white, with dust jacket and individually signed and numbered tip-in plate, $56.95, arrives in stores on March 28.
USAGI YOJIMBO #46
By Stan Sakai.
It takes more than a pair of swords to be a samurai, and this is something Usagi knows well. He and his comrade, Gen, have wandered into a town dominated by two rival gangs, and in a scheme to break the gangs' power, they each join a rival faction. When up against a formidable enemy, it can sometimes be wise to infiltrate your foe and learn of his intentions, but Usagi's plans go astray, and it's trouble for the fuzzy samurai friends. Usagi Yojimbo #46 is the first of a two-part story featuring connecting, wraparound covers that combine to form one large poster-size image.
24 pages, black and white, $2.99, arrives in stores on March 21.
GUNSMITH CATS: MISTER V #6
By Kenichi Sonoda, translated by Studio Proteus.
Can it get any worse that this? Rally has been captured by her own father, Goldie's brainwashed slave, and now she's on her knees before her arch-enemy. If she tries anything funny, her enslaved father has been ordered to kill himself! Is there anything Rally's partners Minnie-May and Misty can do to rescue their friend? And is there any way that Rally can reach her father through the thick haze of Goldie's mind-warping drug?
40 pages, black and white, $3.50, arrives in stores on March 21.
AKIRA VOL. 2 TRADE PAPERBACK
By Katsuhiro Otomo.
In the year 2030, the dazzling Neo-Tokyo has risen from Tokyo's ashes, but the power that once levelled Tokyo and sent the world to the brink of Armageddon -- a being of monstrous telekinetic power known only as Akira -- lives on in absolute-zero frozen stasis far below the city. Those who stand guard will stop at nothing to keep Akira from awakening, but Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense -- and rapidly growing -- psychic abilities becomes obsessed with confronting Akira face-to-face. In time, Akira will surely awaken, and Tetsuo may be the only being potentially capable of controlling him, but Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and violent, and a group including his former friend Kaneda sets out to destroy Tetsuo before he can release Akira -- or before Tetsuo himself becomes so powerful that no force on Earth can stop him.
304 pages, black and white, $24.95, arrives in stores on March 21.
SUPER MANGA BLAST! #11
By Kosuke Fujishima, Mohiro Kitoh, Makoto Kobayashi, Yuzo Takada, Hiroyuki Utatane and Yo Morimoto; translated by Studio Proteus.
In the Oh My Goddess! cover story, Sayoko is still seething over losing her mantle as "campus queen" to the innocent Belldandy. Sayoko is desperate enough for attention that she'll even enter the Auto Club beauty contest! The mystical action in 3x3 Eyes continues, as Yakumo struggles to jog Pai's lost memory...and keep both of them alive as they try to escape from the deadly Marionettes of the Puppeteer's mansion. Feline hijinks abound in What's Michael? as Mari gets an adorable, attention-grabbing kitten, and her jealous boyfriend will try anything to scare it off. And in Shadow Star, a group of Dragon Child owners meet to discuss how to reshape the world...in their own images, while in Seraphic Feather, Attim M-Zak must fight for her life against Rix and his army of anti-personnel warfare robots, using her speed and sword-fighting skills to ward off a legion of machines.
128 pages, black and white, $4.99, arrives in stores on March 28.
OH MY GODDESS!: PART X #1
By Kosuke Fujishima; cover by Kosuke Fujishima.
"The Secret of Speed," part two of two. Keiichi's sister, Megumi, is going to show the Queen of the Highway her "Secret of Speed" in a race pitting the Queen's state-of-the-art bike against Megumi's little machine. But Megumi calls in a pinch-hitter to race against her rival: the racing team of brother Keiichi and goddess Belldandy. What can the Queen possibly learn from racing against Keiichi's super-heavy bike with a side-car? She'll certainly get more than she bargained for...
32 pages, black and white, $2.99, arrives in stores on March 28.
LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 7: DRAGON CLOUD, WIND TIGER TPB
By Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojimal cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
There is more than just blood between parent and child. Itto Ogami and his son Daigoro have seen more blood flowing from more bodies than anyone in Edo, but what connects them is their spirit and path. In this collection of classic stories, Itto must protect a young girl after her family is destroyed by a cunning courtesan. Meanwhile, Itto's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, has sent the civilian police force to round up the Lone Wolf as a common criminal, and before long, Daigoro is coincidentally tangled in a messy pair of crimes. And, most dramatically, Itto returns to the scene of one of his past executions to enter a tender and honorable sword fight against an executed lord's former retainer.
320 pages, black and white, $9.95, arrives in stores on March 28.
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #55
By Hiroaki Samura; translated by Studio Proteus.
"The Gathering," part 13 of 15.
In a moment of truth, Rin and Nakaya, the innkeeper, venture at last into the Kobotoke checkpoint, where Rin hopes to gain safe passage into the neighboring region by posing as Nakaya's niece. The guards greet Nakaya like an old friend, but the checkpoint officials are the ones they need to convince...and they're the same people that sentenced Nakaya's last "long-lost relative" to a horrible death. Will Rin be able to continue her journey of revenge?
Sakura Diaries (Sakura Mail) Vol. 3 DVD (Hyb)
A man can only take so much. So, after being pushed beyond limits he can take, Toma aggressively answers Urara's advances. But when the morning comes, Urara's more angry than aroused. So angry, in fact, she just might have to put her lips to work in a different way-by telling Meiko Toma's dirty little secret. But it turns out Meiko's got a secret of her own. And now Toma may be the one who doesn't come out on top. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Date Available - Jan 23 2001
Format - Hybrid
90 Minutes
Publisher - AD VISION
Rating - 17+
Normal Price: $29.98
Sale Price: $26.99
Monster Rancher Vol. 3: Fast Friends & Fiendish Foes DVD (D)
At last we meet the evil Moo! Now aware of Genki's plans to stop him, Moo orders the powerful Pixie to send her gang of black hares after Genki and his friends! Then, our heroes discover the secret behind Holly's magic pendant, and the terrible history of Moo's very first attack!
Finally, Genki and the group must work together to build an Iron Bird to fly over the bottomless Heaven's Canyon and escape capture from Captain Kudo's fearsome army! Get ready for the most exciting Monster Rancher Adventure yet!
Spoken languages: English.
Date Available - Jan 9 2001
Format - Dubbed in English
Genre - Adventure
75 Minutes
Publisher - AD VISION
Rating - ALL
Normal Price: $24.98
Sale Price: $22.49
Epoch / Bandai announced a new WonderSwan Color simulation game called Doreamon in Pocket, scheduled to release in Japan next March. The breeding simulation game features characters from the popular cartoon Doreamon. This game will support the mobile adaptor WonderGate, which allows you to download new voice for Doraemon.
Square will be releasing a new Final Fantasy IX Sound Track album in Japan on December 6, called Original Final Fantasy IX Sound Track Plus, the album will feature 30 BGM (background music) from the game, as well as an unreleased version of the ending theme song Melodies of Life.
Sega has mentioned that the next chapter of Shenmue will be coming out in Japan sometimes in fall 2001, in 6 GD-ROMs. Shenmue 2 will have even more action and fighting events, as well as the Quick Timer Events.
Source: The Magic Box
Don't forget to join us for the Pokémon chat will Viz's own Bill Flanagan, editor and translator of the Pokémon comic books, at: http://est.yack.com/yack/es/dt/category_id/5015/form_id/live_events/ev ent_id/300137426.html
And just who is Bill Flanagan? We're glad you asked, because we just happen to have his bio lying around:
Bill Flanagan was minding his own business, trying to get his Kamekusu (Blastoise) to higher and higher levels, when he was told that he'd be translating and editing the Pokémon comic. Not knowing what he was in for (this was before any Pokémon stuff had come out in English), he readily agreed and was saddled with one of the most closely watched projects that Viz has ever produced. Fortunately, Bill has had a decade of experience translating comics and anime, along with playing video games and other fun wastes of time, so he doesn't regret a single headache that Pokémon may have caused. Bill also translates the Gundam and Gundam Wing comics and edits Animerica Extra for Viz.
That's Bill's Pokémon Chat, Tuesday, December 5, at 6 PM Pacific Time!
'WONDER WHAT HAPPENED AFTER GUNDAM WING?
GUNDAM WING: BLIND TARGET #1
FIRST ISSUE!
San Francisco, CA (12/1/00) -Viz Comics proudly announces the February 2001 release of Gundam Wing: Blind Target #1! By far the most popular show on Cartoon Network's Toonami block, Gundam Wing's popularity continues to grow. With new episodes set to debut soon, Viz is pleased to tell the story of what happened after Endless Waltz, the first story arc.
This new Gundam Wing series combines the beautiful art of shôjo and the action of shônen manga. After the end of the Gundam Wing TV storyline, the G-Boys discover that world peace does not come without a price. Trowa meets an old comrade from his days in the resistance who offers to buy his Gundam, which he hasn't used since the war. But who are the killers who are after the lives of Relena and the Gundam pilots?
While the overall Gundam Wing storyline is the brainchild of Hajime Yadate and Yoshiyuki Tomino, Blind Target #1 features the writing of shôjo sensation Sakura Asagi and the crisp, clear art of Akemi Omoid.
Gundam Wing: Blind Target #1 is a four-issue monthly series in black and white. Each issue is 40 pages long and retails at $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN.
EAGLE SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS
EAGLE #13: THE ELECTION ISN'T OVER UNTIL WE SAY IT'S OVER!
"A canny political thriller!" -US News and World Report
San Francisco, CA (12/1/00) -Viz Comics is pleased to announce the beginning of the second year for Eagle: The Making of an Asian- American President. Currently set to run for 22 issues, Eagle is the story of Kenneth Yamaoka and his bid to become the first Asian- American to hold the office of president. In this issue, Maria Estefano, a Puerto Rican daughter of immigrants, has an incredible claim: candidate Yamaoka fathered an illegitimate child with her, twenty years ago. And for Takashi, that child's identity is even more crushing than the imminent collapse of Yamaoka's campaign!
Eagle has received rave reviews from both the comics community and the mainstream press. Eagle was recently hailed by U.S. News and World Report as a "canny political thriller" when that magazine selected it as a Top Pick in October. In an LA Times article that same month, Jim Borgman, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist for the Cincinnati Enquirer and co-creator of the comic strip Zits, said, "The drawing is really jaw-droppingly handsome. It carries me through page after page. I'm struck by the diversity of rendering, the textures, the atmospherics--all masterful."
An excellent book for both comics fans and non-comics readers, Eagle is written and drawn by popular Japanese manga artist Kaiji Kawaguchi. Each monthly issue is black and white, 104 pages long and retails for $6.95 USA/$10.95 Canada.
Current Signups (11/27/2000): 8398 DVD
Current price: Down to $250 per set!
- Invincible Robo Raidar G7 Memorial LD Box Part 1 - February 16, 2001 - 42,000 Yen
- Infinite Ryvius LD-BOX - February 16, 2001 - 42,000 Yen
- Sakura Taisen TV LD-BOX - March 16, 2001 - 42,000 Yen.
- Invincible Robot Raider G7 Memorial Box Part 2 - April 16, 2001 - 36,000 Yen
"There will be a Cardcaptors movie in North America, but the timing still hasn't been decided. Any Announcements regarding plans for Cardcaptors movie will be posted at our website. Register and stay tuned." In the FAQ they sta will be a Cardcaptors movie in North America though they don't commit to saying which one or when they plan to release it.
A trailer for Pokemon 4 will begin previewing in Japan on December 30th.
A PC Digi Charat adventure game is being introduced in Japan featuring nine original characters and seven worlds. It's scheduled to go on sale in the spring of 2001.
Gundam 0080, Gundam 0083, and Gundam 08th MS Team are all slated for DVD Release next year sometime. Gundam Wing Endless Waltz will be coming to Video in two formats, the dubbed VHS edition which is the 3 OVAs spliced together to make a movie, and the DVD which contains the 3 separate OVAs, and the Movie with both dub & sub. The DVD will also include a special Gundam Encyclopedia with various Mobile Suit Statistics and information.
The Original Mobile Suit Gundam (all 43 episodes) is coming to Home Video next year. Yoshiyuki Tomino Sensei (creator of Gundam) is involved with the dubbing & production. The episodes are all being digitally re-mastered to make the colors brighter and add parallax/focus effects to give the show greater 3D feel. Bandai Ent. is also working on a TV deal for the original series with both Cartoon Network (USA) and YTV (Canada).
Endless Waltz which aired on Nov 10,2000 on Cartoon Network was their 2nd highest rated show EVER in the Network's history.
Bandai Entertainment is committed to releasing more of the Gundam saga, but production on so many episodes takes time and they'll be coming out over the next few years.
Banpresto's Super Robot Taisen Compact 2: Episode 3 Galaxy Kessen for WonderSwan is currently scheduled to be releases in Japan on January 18, for 4500 Yen.
Keiji Honda, the president of Enix, mentioned that Dragon Quest VIII will be coming out within 2002, the company has spent too much time and money on the development of DQ7 (which took 5 years to complete), he is hoping the development of DQ8 to be much shorter than the DQ7.
Source: The Magic Box
12.01.00 - Goldenboy 1/Airbats1
12.08.00 - Gunsmith Cats & Tattoon Master
12.15.00 - Evangelion 1
12.22.00 - Ninja Resurrection 1 & 2
12.29.00 - Variable Geo
01.05.00 - Goldenboy 2 & Airbats 2
01.12.00 - Gunsmith Cats 2 & City Hunters: Bay City Wars
01.19.00 - Evangelion 2
01.26.00 - Metal Angel Marie
Dear Robotech.com Member, We know that you are excited about the upcoming launch of Robotech.com, the official Robotech website. As one of the first members to register, we would like to invite you to participate in our Macross Survey. All members who participate in the survey will be granted exclusive access to our beta website -- launching only weeks from now!
The survey asks several interesting questions that may or may not hint at the direction a new series may take:
Do you prefer anime to be subtitled or dubbed? How about DVD's and VHS tapes?
Have you seen the Macross anime series in Japanese?
Have you seen the Macross movie?
Have you seen Macross Plus?
Have you seen Macross II?
Have you seen Macross 7?
Which one had the best music?
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