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This round of edits were minimal but a couple of them are almost beyond comprehension.
1. Melfina now wears a digital bikini in the piloting tank.
2. Gene's "she's nuts to get naked" changed to "she's nuts to get
wet". (This was an improvement!?)
3. Jim's "these guys are anal" changed to "these guys are tight".
4. Scene of Harry MacDougall yelling "die, die, die, die..." while
firing missiles cut.
5. Harry MacDougall's "she was really hot" changed to "she was really
cute". (While definitely attractive I would not describe Hilda as
"cute".)
6. Scene of Tao Master getting incinerated shortened.
7. Scene of Hilda biting her suicide capsule and the subsequent
detonation cut. (Oh come on. GW had multiple suicide attempts and
noble sacrifices.)
Given the heavy action in these last couple of episodes there really
wasn't much beyond language to edit. This will probably change when
the story shifts to planetside again.
The bulk of the trailer consists of Ryo exploring the wilds of what is presumably China, where the sequel takes place. The touted improvements in the Shenmue engine are on full display, showing off complex, organic environments, sharp detail, and little draw-in. The areas in the demo are unpopulated, so only time will tell if Suzuki's team was able to make good on their promise of up to fifty characters on screen at once.
One important character does appear in the trailer, however. Shenhua, the mysterious woman from the prologue of the first game, looks to take a more prominent role in the sequel; a fireside conversation between her and Ryo is featured at the beginning and end of the trailer.
Sega has yet to set a Japanese date for Shenmue 2, but they've made assurances that once it is released it will be making the trip stateside.
More Info on FF X can be read here.
Atlus recently announced a release date for the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei. The first of three such Super Famicom remakes, Shin Megami Tensei will hit Japanese shelves on March 29 at a price of 4800 yen ($41 US). Each copy of the game will include one of three different unique MegaTen trading cards.
Also arriving on March 29 is Square's second WonderSwan Color title, WildCard. The latest installment in the SaGa series will retail for 4300 yen ($36 US). A two-player battle mode has recently been added to the game for extra value.
1. We will keep the original music.
2. We will try to preserve the content of the show but usually the broadcast network dictates how far we can go.
3. The release of tapes/DVD is usually driven by what our retailers tell us we need to create. They are the "800 pound gorilla" in this situation because most of a company's sales come from just a handful of major retail chains.
4. We are trying to get Steve to do the translations.
Interestingly enough, Battle Royale is also a hit in Hong Kong. As for Japan, there are some interesting tidbits, courtesy of AICN.
1)- Kazuki Oomori's ("Godzilla vs Biolante", "Natu, the Legend of the Dancing Ninja") next film will be "Run Ichiro!", which Toei will be producing. The film features 5 short stories in Kobe, a city destroyed by an earthquake in 1995. Japanese baseball star, Ichiro (who just joined the Seattle Mariners) appears as himself. The film will be released in May.
2) - Sony Pictures is getting closer to produce "Astro Boy", based on Osamu Tezuka's famous cartoon.
3) - Mamoru Oshii's excellent film, "Avalon" will be showing at a sixth of the total screen in Korea, which will be the country's widest foreign release. The film will open on February 3rd.
4) TV Azteca is currently running Sailor Moon (they have 199 episodes except 89, the episode was 45 mins long and the dubber Intertrack didn't want to cut it), Magic Knight Rayearth, Captain Tsubasa J, but because of complaints they mov ed Escaflowne from weekdays to Sundays at around 11 AM.
5) The magical girl St. Tail series has replaced Escaflowne in its 1:30pm weekday time slot. St. Tail has been effect by dubbing chan ges byCentral-America having name changes and the "god please forgive me" transformation phrase changed.
6)The rival national channel of TV Azteca: Televisa is rerunning Robotech and the first season of Virtua Fighter. They are premiering Digimon 01 and rerunning Pokemon. There are rumors they may get His or Her Circumstances and Evangelion this year. On the cable side of things Sakura Card Captors was premiered on Cartoon Network in November, but there is a strong demand for Tenchi to be aired.
7)Unicable (small channel associated to televisa canal 5) aired Revolutionary Girl Utena, renamed of El Anillo Magico, the Magical Ring in English, but took it off after deciding that the content was too strong for young kids. After seeing Utenas rati ng they decided to air Lost Universe, and have been very pleased with the show. There is currently a movement to convince the station to air the last 9 episodes of Utena.
8) Locomotion is actually not exclusive of the DirecTV satellite system, but it's also in Cablevision, but in the expensive packages only. It has many uncut anime, and on January 20 and then Jan 27, they will put a subbed version of AIKA in two parts. They will put this anime in their 2 hour long weekday anime exclusive "Japanimotion" slots. On January 21, they will premiere Ghost in the Shell in Spanish. They are planning to bring these anime later in 2001: rerun Blue Seed, Silent Möbius, Supermilk, Cybuster.
9) They had to remove Blue Seed after only one premiere run because they are currently getting new and better technology. "It's s bit bizarre, but it's a very good channel for the older anime fans, it even has "Those who hunt Elves II", which is not available in the USA. "
10) Fox Kids latin america (a cartoon/kids channel like cartoon network) will make an 4 days anime marathon beginning in February 24th, premiering the movie "PatLabor 1 Mobile Police" and "DinoZaurs" the series. In the marathon also will be Super Cerdita (Super pig, a Saban's adaptation of Tonde Burin), Genki y los monstruos Cibernéticos (Monster Rancher, of BKN), Flint el detective del tiempo (the time detective, of Saban) and "Digimon Digital Monsters" (dubbed from original japanese version / in japanese with SAP).
ADV Films Announces Release of Arc the Lad
ADV Films is proud to announce the home video release of Arc the Lad, the latest series from the #1 anime distributor in North America. Fans of action, anime and games alike will run to the shelves when the hit Playstation® game comes to home video in a stunning new animated series!
Join Elk, the youngest member of the Hunters Guild, who finds himself propelled into an epic odyssey across a mysterious world in search of the enigmatic outlaw known as Arc The Lad. Together with the mysterious Lieza and the powerful warrior Shu, Elk must defeat a sinister organization that's creating half-human monsters and find his way to Arc, whom Elk believes responsible for the destruction of his village! Mutants and assassins abound in the spectacular premiere volume of Arc The Lad!
This March, ADV Films roles out the best in video game based anime entertainment with Arc the Lad!!! This action-packed thrill-ride of a show will be available on English-dubbed VHS ($19.98 s.r.p.) and DVD ($29.98), which will include both the English version and the original Japanese edition with English subtitles.
ADV Films, the premiere label of A.D.Vision, Inc. formed in 1992, is North America's #1 distributor of top-of-the-line Japanese animation ("anime"), with titles such as Sailor Moon, Samurai X and Neon Genesis Evangelion. ADV Films, along with distributing top-quality, computer-animated titles such as ReBoot® and Weird-Ohs(tm) and the live-action sci-fi hit Farscape, also produces American and Japanese live-action programming for theatrical and broadcast release. Check out ADV Films on the web at www.advfilms.com http://www.advfilms.com.
ARC THE LAD Running Time: 75 minutes; Rating: 15+
Pre-Book Date: 2/13/01 Street Date: 3/27/01
Format SRP VHS $19.98 DVD $29.98
The VHS release of A.D. Police Volume 1 has been rescheduled. The new street date for this title will now be March 20, 2001, in conjunction with the release of Volume 2, and the Pre-Book Date will now be February 20, 2001.
A.D. Police Volume 1 Format: VHS (English-dubbed) UPC# 702727061738 CAT# VAP/001 SRP $19.98
Pre-Book: 2/20/01 Street: 3/20/01
KIA ASAMIYA TO ATTEND ANGOULEME COMIC FESTIVAL Dark Angel: Phoenix Ressurrection Creator to Attend International Festival de la Bande Dessinee
New York, NY - Renowned Japanese manga creator Kia Asamiya will be an official guest of Europe's largest comics festival, the 28th Angouleme International Comics Festival in Angouleme, France. This year's festival, lasting from January 25th to January 28th, is celebrating Japanese comics, more commonly known as 'manga', as its official theme. Mr. Asamiya is the creator of numerous highly successful manga series, both in Japan and abroad, including Dark Angel, Nadesico, Steam Detectives and Silent Mobius.
In Angouleme, Mr. Asamiya will be signing for his fans at the display of his French publisher and official sponsor of his visit to France, Marvel France-Generation Comics. Following the festival, Kia Asamiya will meet fans and sign books and comics at two prestigious Paris shops, Forum FNAC and La Bede. A special limited edition lithograph featuring exclusive Kia Asamiya artwork will be made available for sale from Generation Comics at the festival, as well as at the two Paris-area store appearances. The mini-tour was arranged by Grand Design Communications, the licensing agency which represents the rights for several of Kia Asamiya's manga titles in Europe.
"I'm proud to be a part of this," says Grand Design Communications president David Bernstein. "Marvel France-Generation Comics, and their sister publishers in Italy and Germany have done a great job of publishing Kia Asamiya's work. We're happy to have helped set up this unique opportunity for Kia Asamiya to meet his European fans in the atmosphere of the world's premiere comic book festival."
"I'm honored just to have been asked." says Mr. Asamiya. "The fact that the theme of this year's Angouleme festival is Japanese manga makes my visit all the more special. It also adds a little more pressure though.", he joked. "I am looking so forward to finally meeting all my European fans who have supported my work over the years. I'm sure it will be quite an enjoyable and memorable experience."
Contact: David Bernstein, dbgranddesign@yahoo.com
For more information, visit www.bd-angouleme.com, www.granddesignonline.com or www.fanboyinc.com
Japanese Animators, Studio Pierrot is currently producing an Anime movie version of it's highly popular OVA/TV series adaptation of Kazuya Minekura's Genso Maden Saiyuki manga. Saiyuuki tells the Chinese legend of the Monkey King. Humans and demons share a state of peaceful co-existance In the land of Togenkyo, after the attempt of the use of chemistry and magic to resurect Gyumao, a powerful demon who was sealed and buried by Nataku Taishi (one of the five gods who rule heaven), Genjyo Sanzo is called to Shayou Choan Palace. Sanzo, a sanzoboshi (highest ranking monk), is assigned to travel west, investigate the situation, and stop to the resurection. Traveling with him are Son Goku, Sha Gojyo, and Cho Hakkai, whom Sanzo is assigned to work with by Kannong Bosatsu (the goddes of mercy and one of the five gods of heaven). Carrying over to the Movie which is set for a release this year is much of the TV staff. Directing will be Date Yuto, and the seiyuu cast is composed of many industry veterans:ANS recently visited Studio Pierrot's offices in Tokyo where we were given an extensive tour of many of their production facilities. Look for our exclusive report and media here soon and interview with Pierrot's staff at Akadot.com.
BATTLE OF THE PLANETS Soundtrack on CD music by Hoyt Curtin and Bob Sakuma
This album is the orchestral score the very popular 1970’s & 1980’s cartoon brought to the US by Sandy Frank. Who can forget that fantastic main title theme? It's on here! Battle of the Planets starred the voice talent of Casey Kasem, Alan Young and Keye Luke. In Japan, the series is known as GATCHAMAN and in Europe as G-FORCE. Hoyt Curtin has brought us some of the most memorable cartoon themes ever. He composed almost all the Hanna-Barberra cartoon series' themes, including The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Jonny Quest and many others. This is the first time the music from the American series has been available. This album also contains the music composed for the Japanese series composed by Bob Sakuma. The Japanese music was also used in the US version of the show in conjunction with the new music composed by Hoyt Curtin. This CD runs approx. 75 minutes.
Catalog Number: STCD-603 U.S. Retail Near $14.99
Actor CRISPIN FREEMAN, who has voiced such characters as Zelgadis Graywords in "The Slayers"; Touga Kiryuu in "Revolutionary Girl Utena"; Captain Tylor in "The Irresponsible Captain Tylor"; Spark, Maar, Gaberra, Groder and sometimes Garrack in "Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight" (TV); Kagetsu in "Shamanic Princess" and also worked as a script adapter for "Pokemon", is slated to appear at The Fifth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles, a fan convention taking place in Los Angeles, June 22-25, 2001 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, 333 Universal Terrace Pkwy, Universal City, California 91608. Crispin has been scheduled to sign autographs, participate in panels and voice acting workshops and will be a special guest at the gala awards banquet.
Other guests include: Marina Sirtis, Thom Adcox, Edward Asner, Brigitte Bako, Jeff Bennett, Bill Fagerbakke, Greg Weisman, Frank Paur, Dennis Woodyard, Bob Kline, Lisa Salamone, Michael Reaves, Brynne Chandler Reaves, Gary Sperling, Lydia Marano, Jamie Thomason, Karen Peterson, Dave Schwartz, Greg Guler, Victor Cook, Brad Rader, Doug Murphy, Carl Johnson, Julie Morgavi, MoC Myhr and many more to come!
The Gatherings of the Gargoyles is a convention by and for science fiction, fantasy, and animation fans. With attendance projected at 500 attendees, it will allow ample opportunities for fans and guests to explore and celebrate together all aspects of the animation process through panels, workshops, and casual social events.
Contact Information:
The 5th Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles
P.O. Box 18972
Cleveland, OH 44118-0972
Phone# 216-832-4081
Email: gathering2001@art-chicks.com
Website: http://gathering.gargoyles-fans.org
The editing was comparatively light this time around.
Taking a suggestion offered by a previous poster, I won't be noting
every single substitution of an expletive. Suffice it to say that if
you hear "heck", "darn", "blast", etc, a stronger word was originally
used.
1. Scene of Gene loading the paint cartridges into his "blaster" cut.
2. Scene of thug clutching his balls after being kicked by Hilda cut.
3. Not an edit... The thug Hilda was interrogating was actually
bleeding from his nose.
4. Scene of Gene taking a swig from his flask during the pursuit cut.
5. Ctarl Ctarl's "stop screwing around" changed to "stop messing
around". (Odd since in GW Heero was allowed to say that he'd "screwed
up".)
6. Scene of Gene taking another swig from his flask cut.
7. Gene's "oh, god" changed to "oh, great". (Strange since Jim got to
say "oh my god" when Gene got shot by Hilda.)
8. Scene of sexual banter between Gene, Hilda, Melfina and Jim cut.
9. Hilda's "kill more of my friends" changed to "hurt more of my
friends".
10. Blood removed from Gene's dad.
11. Gene's "bitching" changed to "whining".
12. Gene's "alright wiseass" changed to "alright wise guy".
13. Gene's "now you're gonna die" changed to "now you're gonna get
it".
I just got through with a brief correspondance with Steve Simmons, and there's two pieces of good news. The first being that the Mystical Adventure DVD will indeed by subtitled as well as dubbed. The second is that he has agreed to allow me to interview him. I will prepare some questions in the near future and we'll set up a time. Except a full log of the interview afterwards (well, obviously).
Anime On DVD reports the 2/20 release of Gunsmith Cats has been bumped back a week to 2/27. Fear not folks, Rally is on her way. I personally can't wait to hear how that car sounds on DVD.
Today Diamond Distributors updated it's upcoming Anime title listings for April
Black Heaven: Vol. 4 Into The Arena DVD
Blue Submarine No. 6 (Edited) DVD
Card Captor Sakura: Vol. 4 Sakura Fight DVD
Cardcaptors: Vol. 4 New Lessons DVD
Crest Of The Stars: Vol. 2 Politics Of War DVD
Geo Armor / Kishin Corps DVD
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (Edited) DVD
Gundam Wing: Operation 07 DVD
Inhumanoids Mini Series DVD
Lost Universe: Vol. 6 DVD
Magic Knight Rayearth: Memorial Collection 2 DVD
Moldiver: Perfect Collection DVD
Nightwalker: Midnight Detective DVD
Pet Shop Of Horrors: Special Edition DVD
Powerpuff Girls: Vol. 3 Mane Event DVD
Rurouni Kenshin: Vol. 7 Shadow Of The Wolf DVD
Saber Marionette J: Collection 3 DVD
Shadowraiders: Vol. 3 Final Hours DVD
Spring And Chaos (Kenji's Spring): Special Edition DVD
Slayers Try Collection DVD
TriAngle DVD
TAMA AND FRIENDS
Who says dogs and cats can't get along? Meet Tama the cat and his dog and cat buddies as their fun-filled, zany adventures prove time and again the importance of friendship and working together. Tama and Friends, a favorite with pre-schoolers in Japan for almost two decades, is an educator-friendly animated series.
ULTRAMAN TIGA
When Super is just not enough! Meet Ultraman Tiga, the Japanese superhero from Tsuburaya Productions who has been saving Japan for many years. Now the silver-clad hero is about to leap across the continents to save America from the same nefarious forces that have plagued the Land of the Rising Sun. The original Ultraman was created by Eiji Tsuburaya, whose credits include director of special effects for the first seven Godzilla films. Ultraman Tiga is a live-action series.
KINNIKUMAN: THE ULTIMATE MUSCLE!!!
What happens when you take one of Japan's most successful superheroes, a healthy dose of wrestling, some clever storylines, death-defying action and adventure, and over-the top heroes and villains? You get Kinnikuman: The Ultimate Muscle - the new face of action/adventure cartoons. This animated series is produced by Toei Animation Company Ltd., Japan's largest animation studio, which has turned out hits such as Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z.
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Reports from Japan stating that the Sega has upgraded the Dreamcast bios and system settings in the latest shipment of the Dreamcast console, now the system will NOT run any CD-ROM software. In addition, the Mil-CD function has also been removed (a special format of music CDs which contain additional images and lyrics that can be displayed on screen, available only in Japan). The new Dreamcast model will only recognize GD-ROM software, just like the Sakura Taisen version of Dreamcast that was released by the end of December 2000. Sega will no longer publish and manufacture any Mil-CD products in the future, as it is no longer supported by the new model of Dreamcast.
Sega of Japan will be publishing an updated version of Capcom Street Fighter Zero III in arcade on February 20, called Street Fighter Zero III Upper, the game will run on the Naomi GD-ROM system, the game will have all the extra characters (Fei Long, Deejay, etc) and features (Survival, Dramatic battle, etc) from the home version, and it will feature communication battle with the home version of Street Fighter Zero III For Matching Service. You can also load up your custom ISMs from the Visual Memory card in the arcade version.
Source: The Magic Box
The GIA is reporting Final Fantasy X will have an "Okinawan feel"
Less than a week after the first screenshots and character art for Final Fantasy X hit the web, Final Fantasy X's overarching theme has already begun to emerge. Series composer Nobuo Uematsu described the game as having "an Okinawan feel" in his Weekly Famitsu column, and the game looks to reflect the unique culture of the island group located off the southwest coast of Japan.
Described by a Japanese friend of the GIA as "hot, Tarzan hot," Okinawa's tropical setting is reflected in the oceans and palm trees seen in the first released screens. The heroine, Yuna, is dressed in clothing reminiscent of Okinawan garb. In the native Okinawan dialect, her name means a type of hibiscus flower. Tida's clothes are a little harder to describe, but most noteworthy is the segmented nature of his lower sleeve, upper sleeve, and vest, calling to mind Japanese male formal wear. His name translates from the Okinawan dialect as "sun."
All this comes on the heels of the announcement earlier this month that Okinawan folk singer Rikki would sing the theme song for Final Fantasy X. The Final Fantasy series has regularly appropriated parts of more well-known Norse and Hindu mythologies, but Okinawa has its own history, culture, gods, and traditions. It will be interesting to see just how the world's most renown RPG series incorporates all these themes.
Also via The GIA, TendoProject today reported that a Metroid game is in development for the Game Boy Advance, according to a Nintendo of Europe press release. While a Metroid GBA title has yet to be mentioned elsewhere, this certainly wouldn't be the first time that Nintendo of Europe accidentally revealed details on an in-development project. Among other incidents, the company prematurely released GameCube information in an interview last year.
The GIA is finally reporting that in a recent interview, Hideo Kojima spoke about his two widely anticipated PlayStation 2 projects: Zone of the Enders and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The acclaimed game designer assured fans that both games are progressing smoothly, due in part to the increase in staff working under him. Those awaiting Z.O.E's upcoming late-March release will be glad to know that the title is right on track and that the master version is nearing completion. Aside from a few minor adjustments, the game has turned out as its team had originally planned it prior to receiving their finished PlayStation 2 development kits.
Accompanying Z.O.E will be a demo of Metal Gear Solid 2. The demo will show off roughly 5% of the finished version and is estimated to take an hour to complete. It also includes a variety of difficulty settings to add to its replay value. Kojima went on to comment that they'll be aiming for 15 hours of gameplay with Metal Gear Solid 2, although the exact length is as of yet undetermined.
IGN has posted a review of Morning Musume's Space Venus PS2 title here
Source: Anihabara
Source: Anime Nation
What does this mean for US fans? Well, it will now be much easier to get some of the super-rare AB toys, such as the Mr. Satan car playset (pictured above), figures and vehicles! These toys have been popping up all over eBay, and are available in many Mexican online stores that will ship to the US. And of course, if you live close to the border, then these toys are just a road trip away.
Dragonball Z can be seen in Spanish on Telemundo, Monday through Friday.
On the 13th in Tokyo a stage greeting event with staff and seiyuu for the upcoming feature Initial D 3rd Stage was held. The manga and late night anime TV series dealing with young street racers on the outskirts of Tokyo has spawned this film version supervised by Tsuchiya-sensei. The film will run at Toei affiliated theaters.Initial D Movie In Production
At a press conference in Tokyo on November 20th featuring famous Japanese 'Drift King' racer Keichi Tsuchiya. Tsuchiya has drawn on his years as a professional racecar driver to supervise the film which was touted at the press conference to far exceed the TV series. The movie will include stunning CG and cell animation along with real-life engine audio and backdrops based on actual areas in Japan. Several Avex music artists will contribute music to the feature. The Initial D feature opened nationwide in Japan on 1-13-01.
Entertainment Weekly names Manga's Ghost in the Shell One Of "The 50 Best DVDs" (Week of January 19, 2001)
Chicago, IL- January 17, 2001 - Entertainment Weekly has named Manga Entertainment's cyberpunk Japanese animated co-production Ghost in the Shell an essential DVD to have in this week's feature article devoted to "The 50 Best DVDs" (January 19, 2001). The only Japanese animated film in EW's DVD charts, Ghost in the Shell once again proves itself an exemplary work of Japanese animation.
Recognized by Director James Cameron as "a stunning work of speculative fiction, the first truly adult animation film to reach a level of literary and visual excellence," Ghost in the Shell on DVD has also been highly-ranked in the following major publications: Maximum PC "Staff Picks," Home Theater "The New Flesh," Video Magazine "20 DVD Movies No Serious Collector Should Be Without," GQ "Best Way To Do DVD," and Hollywood Reporter "Hot Screens." In addition to its many other accolades, Siskel & Ebert gave Ghost in the Shell "Two Thumbs Up!" with Ebert remarking that the film is "Unusually intelligent and challenging science fiction, aimed at smart audiences."
"We are thrilled to see the 'Ghost' DVD as a Top 50 pick in EW. This extraordinary anime film is such a natural for DVD as it deals with science fiction and technology to the max. 'Ghost' is continuing to find new audiences worldwide and we thank all of our early supporters in press and retail as well as the Manga fans for giving this film the attention and success that it deserves" says Mike Egan, Manga's GM.
One of the largest competitive animation events in the world, The World Animation Celebration awarded Ghost in the Shell prizes for Best Theatrical Feature Film and Best Director of a Theatrical Feature Film in competition against over 1,500 entries from 56 countries including Disney's hit A Goofy Movie, MGM's All Dogs Go To Heaven II and MTV's blockbuster Beavis and Butthead Do America.
The most expensive and technologically advanced Japanese animated feature ever made, Ghost in the Shell was the first Japanese animated film to hit the domestic theatrical box office charts of both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter (4/12 - 4/14/96) and debuted as New York's highest grossing single screen exclusive (3/29/96). The film has continued to excel - to date the VHS has sold domestically over 300,000 units and the DVD is nearing 200,000 units. Ghost was the only Japanese animation film ever to reach the number one position in Billboard's Video Sell-Through Chart (8/24/96).
First of all, Happy New Year to you! There are a few new things going on at Amanosworld. There is a new Weekly Amano update to introduce a new book of Amano's work called "POEM". Check the Weekly Amano section of the site, or the Amanosworld Store for more info.
There is still time to enter the latest contest on the Amanosworld site. If you would like to win an autographed copy of Final Fantasy IX, it could only be a photo away. Just take a funny, strange, or otherwise interesting picture of something with Amanosworld.com on it, and you could win!
We are very close to launching the Japanese version of the Amanosworld site. For those of you more comfortable with Japanese, or those who would like a little practice, look for the Japanese site soon.
-Amanosworld staff
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