KAMEHAMEHA!!
July Issue of "Dragon Ball Z" will ship with 20" x 30" color poster
Viz Comics proudly announces that the July issue of "Dragon Ball Z" (Part 3, #6) will ship with a 20" x 30" folder color poster. This poster, featuring Vegeta, Goku, Piccolo, Yamcha, Tenshinhan and other popular characters, is only available in this issue of the comic and is not for sale separately.
One of America's bestselling manga, with circulation increasing every month, "Dragon Ball Z" is the original story by Akira Toriyama which as made into the anime now playing on the Cartoon Network. Join the adventures of Goku, Earth's strongest hero, and his friends as they fight the good fight against aliens, time travelers, and other villains who want to control the world and the 7 wish-granting Dragon Balls. It's a battle where martial arts power is stronger than guns or bombs... and where even the Gods are getting involved! "Dragon Ball Z" is the ultimate super-action/science fiction story, spwaning over 400 TV episodes, and #1 in Japan for over 10 years! Viz Comics is also printing "Dragon Ball," a separate monthly comic showing the adventures of Son Goku as a child, from earlier in the "Dragon Ball Z" continuity.
"This is a great story, well-drawn, with incredibly paced action sequences that leap off the page to spellbind the reader. Fluid, violent and unexpectedly realistic, both the "Dragon Ball" books, "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z", are top-notch buys," says thecomicstore.com.
Title: Japan Pop: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture
Author: Craig, Timothy J
around 350 pages with illustrations
Paperback: $22.50
ISBN: 0765605619
Tentative release: May 31, 2000
Hardcover: $64.95
ISBN: 0765605600
Tentative release: May 26, 2000
Publisher:
M.E. Sharpe
I thought you (and the fans) might be interested to note that on Amazon.com's hourly-updated Top 100 DVD Sales chart, the first Neon Genesis Evangelion DVD is currently (5/23/2000 10:00PM EST) ranked #53! Meanwhile, the Sailor Moon S Movie is #61 (though the dubbed VHS is #5 [five] on the Top 100 VHS Sales chart!).
RIKA FUKAMI
Ms. Rika Fukami has had a long career as a voice actor in Japan. Her
first role was a relatively minor part ("Girl A") in Tokimeki Tonight,
but she has since then added some very impressive roles to her list of
credits. American fans will know her best as Sailor Venus from Sailor
Moon and as Myung from Macross Plus. Other roles include Angela in
Kurogane Communication, Helen Jackson in V Gundam, and Akiko in
Prefectural Earth Defense Force. Currently, Ms. Fukami is portraying
one of the "Mystery Characters" in the new Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
OVAs. Ms. Fukami is appearing as a Guest of APPP.
KEIJI GOTOH
Anime Expo is very proud to announce Mr. Keiji Gotoh as a Guest of
Honor. Mr. Gotoh's work is well-known to American anime fans, as he
has served as the character designer on Those Who Hunt Elves (I and
II), Bakuretsu Hunter (aka Sorcerer Hunters), Hyper Police, and of
course the Martian Successor Nadesico television series and movie. He
was also the character designer for the Double Cast PlayStation game.
Mr. Gotoh has worked in the anime industry since the mid-1980's and
has become one of the most sought-after designers and illustrators in
the industry. His most recent work is as character designer for the
television series Gatekeepers. This is Mr. Gotoh's first appearance at
an American convention.
JUNICHI HAYAMA
Anime Expo is proud to announce the return of Mr. Junichi Hayama.
Best-known as the character designer for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and
Fist of the North Star, Mr. Hayama has also worked on Be-Bop High
School and King of the Desert Gandalla. His most recent work is as
character designer for the New Jojo's Bizarre Adventure OVA series.
Mr. Hayama is appearing as a guest of APPP/Super Techno Arts and is
looking forward to returning to Anime Expo.
KUNIHIKO IKUHARA
Anime Expo is pleased to announce Mr. Kunihiko Ikuhara as a Guest of
Honor. Mr. Ikuhara has long been active in the anime industry. After
years of working his way up the ladder, he was given the job as
director of Sailor Moon. In 1996, he founded the creative collective
BePapas. As a part of BePapas, Mr. Ikuhara created and directed the TV
show Revolutionary Girl Utena and the 1999 Utena Movie, Revelation of
Adolescence. His latest work includes the book co-authored with Mamoru
Nagano, Schell Bullet.
HIROTSUGE KAWASAKI
Anime Expo is also pleased to announce the attendance of Mr. Hirotsuge
Kawasaki as a Guest of Honor. Mr. Kawasaki began his career as an
animator and has worked very closely with Katsuhiro Otomo. He worked
as an animator on Akira, served character designers on Memories, and
also directed the story "Stink Bomb." His most recent work is as the
director of Spriggan.
MAHIRO MAEDA
Anime Expo is pleased to announce Mr. Mahiro Maeda. A member of Gonzo
Studios, Mr. Maeda is a director, designer, and illustrator. His most
recent work was as director for the revolutionary series Blue
Submarine No. 6. Working with an all-star creative team, he also
helped to bring the state-of-the-art 3D mechanical designs to life for
this series. Mr. Maeda has had a long history in the anime history,
and has worked on such popular series as Macross, Do You Remember
Love?, Robot Carnival, Wings of Honneamise, the DaiCon IV opening
sequence, Laputa, Gunbuster, Nadia, Like the Cloud Like the Wind, Only
Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Giant Robo, Yamato 2520, and the Evangelion
television series and movies. In addition to his work as monster
designer for Evangelion, he also served as the monster designer for
the live-action productions Gamera I - III and Ultraman Powered. As a
member of Gonzo Studios, his work also extends into the area of video
games, including Gate Keepers, Bounty Sword, and Lunar Silver Star
Story. Most recently, he also did the mecha design of Mahiro in Turn-A
Gundam. Anime Expo 2000 will be Mr. Maeda's first U.S. convention
appearance.
YUTAKA MINOWA
Anime Expo is pleased to announce that Mr. Yutaka Minowa will be
attending Anime Expo 2000 as a Guest of Honor. Mr. Minowa has worked
on a wide variety of shows, and has done work on such things as Outlaw
Star and Angel Links. He also worked as an animator on the Escaflowne
movie. His most recent work as character designer is for the new
Vampire Hunter D movie.
RANGE MURATA
Anime Expo is pleased to announce Mr. Range Murata as a Guest of
Honor. A well-known and very popular illustrator in Japan, Mr. Murata
is best-known to American anime fans as the character designer for the
video series Blue Submarine No. 6. This will be Mr. Murata's first
U.S. convention appearance.
CHIHO SAITO
Anime Expo is also pleased to announce Ms. Chiho Saito as a Guest of
Honor. Ms. Saito wanted to be a manga artist since she was a young
child, and she worked her way through art school while soliciting
manga works to publishers. In 1982, she made her professional debut
with The Sword and Mademoiselle in Coronet magazine. She also got her
first serial in Shogakukan's Weekly Shojo Comic. Since then, Ms. Saito
has continued to do nothing but draw manga. She joined BePapas after
Mr. Ikuhara fell in love with her work. She is best-known as the manga
artist and original character designer for Revolutionary Girl Utena.
TAKADA AKEMI
Anime Expo is pleased to announce that Ms. Takada Akemi will be
joining us as Guest of Honor this year. While she has worked on a
number of titles, including Creami Mami and Fancy Lala, she is no
doubt best known in the United States for her enduring work on
Kimagure Orange Road and Patlabor. In addition to her appearance at
Anime Expo, a special display of Ms. Takada's artwork will be
presented at Anime Expo. This is the first time that this art has been
exhibited in North America, and the exhibition will contain the
originals of many of her famous illustrations. The exhibit is
presented by GoFa (Gallery of Fantastic Art).
YU WATASE
Ms. Yu Watase returns to Anime Expo as the manga artist of the
recently finished manga Ayashi no Ceres. Ayashi no Ceres is currently
being animated by Studio Pierrot and has been on the air in Japan
since April. Ms. Watase is best-known in the United States as the
creator and manga artist for the popular series Fushigi Yugi, also
known in the United States as The Mysterious Play.
Kadokawa Shoten is developing a WonderSwan horror adv. title based on the popular RING series of noveils entitled Ring Infinity. Japanese release is set for August 10, with a retail of 3800 Yen.
Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation, is scheduled for Japanese release on August 24th. The game will feature a mini game, Dance Dance Revolution Tokimeki Memorial Mix.
Maeda Ai's upcoming 3rd single, Stand By Me will include a title track that will become the ending theme to the Digimon Adventure-02 Toei anime fair movie. Release is set for July 7th.
Anime Expo 2000 is proud to announce Ms. Rika Fukami as Guest of Honor! Rika Fukami has had a long career as a voice actor in Japan. Her first role was a relatively minor part ("Girl A") in Tokimeki Tonight, but she has since then added some very impressive roles to her list of credits. American fans will know her best as Sailor Venus from Sailor Moon and as Myung from Macross Plus. Other roles include Angela in Kurogane Communication, Helen Jackson in V Gundam, and Akiko in Prefectural Earth Defense Force. Currently, Ms. Fukami is portraying one of the "Mystery Characters" in the new Jojo's Bizarre Adventure OVAs. Ms. Fukami is appearing as a Guest of APPP.
New York, NY - Fanboy Entertainment Launches Official Website
Fanboy Entertainment is pleased to announce the launch of their new website, http://www.fanboyinc.com. The official home page of the company, www.fanboyinc.com will serve as an ever-expanding online resource for all manga, anime and comic book fans.
"We're pleased to finally have www.fanboyinc.com up and running.", comments C.B. Cebulski, Fanboy Entertainment's publisher. "An online presence is a must in this day and age, and we are already a little behind in the game by just getting rolling now. However, we didn't want to launch until we had a little content under our belts. Now fans of any of our products and series can go up to the site and find out what we are all about and see what else we have going on. I'm pleased with what we have to offer online now but can¹t wait to see the site grow and expand over the months to come. This is just the beginning."
At www.fanboyinc.com, viewers can find art and info from all of the titles Fanboy is associated with; from manga and anime series like Dark Angel and Steam Detectives, to the works of Dan Brereton and Andi Watson, to new, original properties like Sidekicks and Spellbound. It's all there. Updates and exclusives features will become commonplace.
News will be updated daily. "Every morning, I check about 15 different websites to catch up on all the news I am interested in reading about. My list ranges from Japanese anime and manga sites that report on projects and trends in Japan to comic and toy sites here. I want to try and take the most interesting news items from those sites and incorporate them into the Fanboy news section. I also am going to be personally commenting on certain articles, adding a little twist to your average news report. I am a fanboy after all. I am not with my opinion in all this.", Cebulski jokes. "If I know about it, I want you to know about it. And I want you to know what I think about it."
Cebulski continues, "One of the main things we hope to do with www.fanboyinc.com is bring a wider range of people with different interests together under one site. From my surfing now, I see manga fans frequenting manga sites, anime fans at anime sites and comic fans at comic sites. There doesn't seem to be a lot of cyber-mingling happening yet. The news, chats, message boards and forums all remain very specific to each site. I think there is a lot of crossover between the genres that is being neglected. I know plenty of comic fans who are interested in manga; there are anime fans who love color comics. I want them all to be able to come together at www.fanboyinc.com and share their passions with each other. I see our forums as being key in this. I can¹t wait to see how it all develops."
What is Anime?
Within the last few years, animation on television has opened its borders. Now, Americanized Japanese cartoons air on television playing on three major networks - Fox, The WB, and The Cartoon Network. With American and Japanese cartoons playing consecutively they cannot help to be labeled and compared. According to Richard Corliss of Time magazine, "[a]n American cartoon is simple to define. It's Disney - the Disney style of romantic realism, questing kids and cute critters". This idea passes quite easily for the definition of an American cartoon, but what are Japanese cartoons?
Japanese animation, or Anime, is a distinct animation genre developed specifically in Japan. Presently, with the explosion of Pokemon (Pocket Monsters) toys, memorabilia, and a top rated television show; Digi-mon (which plays on the Fox Channel), along with Monster Rancher, Anime is known to the general public as adventurous cartoon children with cute monsters. This ideal does not veer to far from Corliss' - which may explain its popularity. Regardless, to Corporate America, these "foreign cartoons" mean hefty profits. "Hasbro paid $325 million dollars to market the [Pokemon] toys" (Chua-eoan Larimer 82) showing the importance of owning the rights to distribute toys for a top-watched T.V show. The Cartoon Network's afternoon block "Toonami" airs Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - cartoons originally from Japan. According to Bandai Entertainment, via Anime News Service, on February 16, 2000 "…Gundam Wing has maintained it's No. 1 position not just on the Toonami block, but against the entire Cartoon Network lineup" (Anime News Service). Gundam Wing, a story about children and their fighting robots, surpassed long time top rated cartoons creating its security for consistent high ratings and paving way for merchandising. Yet, beyond moneymaking and monsters, there is a more adult view of Japanese animation.
Before the airing of Pokemon and other such cartoons, America viewed Anime characters and the genre itself as "…[t]hose Frisbee-eyed kids, the guys with their steel-sinewed biceps, the heroine's celluloid bosoms that defy gravity and logic - with all spikey hair" (Corliss 94). The definition itself emits adult content; and it is. The landmark film Akira, based on the comic by the same name, debuted in Japan in 1988 and in America in 1989. Akira is a science fiction thriller about post-apocalyptic teens, motorbikes, and a supernatural psychic machine. An article in Animerica, an animation publication, cites "[t]he long standing cliché that "cartoons are just for children" was shattered in a bold, visionary, sci-fi spectacle" (Marcias 15). The film itself announced to America an aspect of animation unheard of to American shores. Yet, not until later did America feel the potential of Japanese Animation in full. In 1996, Ghost in the Shell "…was the only anime to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Top Video Sales chart" (Corliss 96) integrating computer graphics and traditional cel animation into a fervor of exploding robots, super computers, and a cybernetically charged humanity. Roger Ebert commented in his review, ""Ghost in the Shell'' is not in any sense an animated film for children. Filled with sex, violence and nudity… it's another example of anime, animation from Japan aimed at adults" (Chicago-Sun Times). The concepts in the film are more sophisticated by the use of complex metaphors. For example, the "shell" is a known as the human body and "ghost" is the soul or individual awareness resides. It explored the meaning of being human in a world where machines are integrated with the body. It also questioned the idea, "if a computer gained consciousness, would it be alive? Would the components be the body, and the soul be its awareness?" Then, in the same year, the animated film epic film Princess Mononoke written and directed by animation master Hayao Miyazaki, was released. "In 1997, it became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history (later topped only by Titanic)" (Corliss 94). Released in America three years later by Miramax in October of 1999, Princess Mononoke asked another important question - "What happens when nature decides to fight back against human conquest?" These films themselves featured more adult themes that relate to American action, horror, and drama films rather than cutesy childish cartoons known to the masses. As a result, animation combines with a mature theme suggests that Anime is neither "just for kids" or solely for adults.
From the loveable Pokemon phenomena to the introspective technological thriller Ghost in the Shell, the few films and T.V shows that have come to America from Japan are just a taste of the true versatility of the genre of Anime. The dominance of Disney has stereotyped the animation medium where film has been reserved for the profound, violent, sexual, or dramatic works deemed for adults. Helen McCarthy, a British author of four books on Anime put it best when she said, "The major difference from Disney-style animation is the limitless possibilities existing in anime" (Corliss 94). And compared to films and television, there is little difference. Therefore, if Anime can tickle children and delve into the profound just as live-action film and television - Anime is an entertainment for all ages.
Maze TV 1 - September 19th
Slayers TV 1 - September 12th
Dear Steve, Thank for your questions. We have received hundreds of inquiries with regard to this property, so please excuse the delay if you haven't been satisfied with a reply/been able to find information by this point in time.
> 1) Will there be a French language version of Cardcaptors on the French version of Teletoon? And, if there is, will it >be the same as the French version, which airs on France's local version of the Fox Kids network, or will it use >Québecois actors?
1) Yes, the programs will air on Teletoon in French. We anticipate it being very similar to the version broadcast in France. I have not seen the exact edit aired on Fox.
> 2) Last week's press release @ http://www.newswire.ca/releases/April2000/27/c7742.html gives me the impression >that Sakura will still be called Sakura in English, but, on the page with the pictures to which you can get directly from >the press release, they still use "Nikki". So, will Sakura be called "Sakura", "Nikki" or something else? (If you ask >me, the obvious choice would have been Cheryl, a pun on "Cherry", since that's what Sakura means!)
2) We acknowledge that the captions under the E-pix image is most confusing. That content is out-of-date. It will be updated soon. Sakura's name shall remain the same.
>3) What will you do about the "affection" between Toya (Sakura's brother) and Yukito/Yue (the blond guy with the >glasses, who is a lot more complex character than he appears to be at first)? If you get rid of that aspect of their >friendship in the TV version altogether, would you also attempt to get Mixx to excise it out of their English >translation of Clamp's original manga? (Personally, I have to say that I really don't care what changes you guys >make to the TV version, just so long as the subtitled DVD version remains intact with no missing episodes. But Toya >and Yukito's affection for each other is a lot less obvious in the animated version than it was in the original comic, >so it might not be all that much of an issue.)
3) We are working with the WB! and Teletoon to provide episodes that will best please the widest possible audience, the WB!s and Teletoon's Broadcast Standards and Practices representatives, and of course conform to all U.S. and Canadian federal regulations with regard to content in the time slot and tier of broadcast it will fall into. That's really all that is appropriate to say right now.
>4) For the aforementioned subtitled version (preferably on DVD, preferably containing at least 5 episodes per disk), >you wouldn't attempt to also put the English dub version onto the same disk (presuming that the English TV version >is edited), would you? To avoid outrage from angry parents (upset that the show hints at affection between Yukito >and Toya) and outrage from angry anime fans (upset that the show is edited), I strongly, strongly suggest selling the >TV version and the unedited fan version separately. If I were licensing the video/DVD version, I'd suggest only >selling the unedited, subtitled version through a handful of retailers, possibly only through stores (re: not >Blockbuster or Wal-Mart) that appeal to the avid videophile (i.e. Montreal's Metro Video, or www.express.com). I >would be very upset if you guys didn't make an unedited DVD version available, but, on the other hand, I don't want >groups like the American Family Association organizing boycotts and protests against Cardcaptors should they find >out certain things about the Japanese version.
4) Such general input has been noted and is in the hands of Pioneer, perhaps the most respected distributor of Anime on DVD in the US, and Telegenic. They know how to offer product(s) in the best interests of the public, Pioneer, Telegenic, Nelvana, Kodansha - all involved.
> 5) Will you license adult-sized Cardcaptors t-shirts and sweatshirts available, preferably in male-friendly colours >(i.e. navy blue or black)? It took several years for them to release similar, fully-licensed Sailor Moon shirts >(available at www.t-shirtking.com), I don't want to wait until 2005 to get my hands on a fully-licensed adult-sized >Cardcaptors t-shirts!
5) I can't advise what the exact product line from our merchandise licensees will contain at this point. Your comment will be forwarded to the merchandise department.
GORGEOUS WOMEN. DASTARDLY VILLAINS. IN A LAND OF ADVENTURE BEYOND YOUR DREAMS!
EL HAZARD MONTHLY COMIC SERIES
THE OFFICIAL ADAPTATION OF THE ANIME SERIES FROM THE STUDIO THAT BROUGHT YOU NO NEED FOR TENCHI!
Viz Comics proudly announces the September 2000 release of El Hazard, an all-new monthly comic series based on the hit series from Pioneer and Studio A.I.C., the creators of Tenchi Muyô!.
Good-natured high school student Makoto Mizuhara was liked by all-a fact that Jinnai, the arrogant and paranoid class president, could not abide. But that was before Makoto was whisked away by a strange woman into the even stranger world of El Hazard-and Jinnai, Jinnai's sister Nanami, and their gym teacher Mr. Fujisawa have come along for the ride! While Makoto and Co. befriend the Roshtarian Royal Family and the Three Priestesses of Muldoon, Jinnai allies with the seductive Deva, queen of the Bugrom hive-empire. The former Earthlings find themselves changed by their environment and develop strange powers. Soon the fate of the kingdom of Roshtaria, and all of El Hazard, hangs in the balance as three factions vie for control of the strongest weapon in a magical world.the living weapon Ifurita.
Part fantasy, part romance, El Hazard is a tribute to the Arabian Nights and the American pulp adventures of old. Says Hiroki Hayashi (Battle Athletes, Tenchi Muyô!), concept creator and series coordinator for the original anime, "The story is straight out of those old science-fiction pulp magazines. I've always loved those stories. The "Mars" books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edmond Hamilton. E.E. "Doc" Smith.Those stories have a kind of anything-goes attitude that doesn't demand constant rationalization by the reader."
A fan favorite (it has its own page on the Anime Web Turnpike, a honor shared by a small number of other hit series such as Dragon Ball Z and Ranma 1/2), El Hazard was made into two anime OAV series and the 26-episode TV series El Hazard: The Wanderers. Artist Hidetomo Tsubura gives the manga series wild action and expressive character designs, and also adds new events and characters, making it a completely new experience even for longtime fans of the anime.
El Hazard is a 5-issue monthly series written and drawn by Hidetomo Tsubura. Each issue is 40 pages long and retails for $2.95 in the U.S. and $4.50 in Canada.
GOKU WAS THE STRONGEST HERO ON EARTH. NOW, MEET THE REST OF THE GALAXY.
DRAGON BALL Z, VOL. 1 GRAPHIC NOVEL
Viz Comics proudly announces the September 2000 release of Dragon Ball Z! You've seen the smash-hit Cartoon Network anime series, now going into its 4th season.you've heard of the video games, movies, and merchandise.now see the original manga that started it all, collected in the economical graphic novel format.
After years of training and adventure, young Goku has become Earth's strongest martial artist-but the stakes are increasing, as he and his friends must fight against the deadliest villains of all time and space! Get ready for action as aliens, time travelers, and the mighty Saiyans clash over the fate of the Earth and the awesome power of the seven Dragon Balls that can grant any wish!
In This Volume: Son Goku is Earth's greatest champion. Five years after defeating the archdemon Piccolo, he's grown up and has a child, Son Gohan. But what is the real reason for Goku's incredible strength? A visitor from outer space brings shocking news -- Goku is an alien, and the visitor, Raditz, is Goku's brother! When Raditz turns out to be a ruthless killer, Goku must team up with his old enemy Piccolo to stop Raditz and save the world! This volume collects Dragon Ball Z #1 through #5, including illustration pages not printed in the comic version.
Widely known all over the world for his playful stories and humorous, distinctive art style, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama is also known in his native Japan for the wildly popular Dr. Slump, his previous manga series about the adventures of a mad scientist and his android "daughter." His hit series Dragon Ball ran from 1984 to 1995 in Shueisha's weekly Shônen Jump magazine, where it was the most popular title in the magazine's history, and generated innumerable movies, video games and merchandise. Toriyama has also done design work on video games such as Dragon Warrior, Chrono Trigger and Tobal No. 1.
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 1 is written and drawn by Akira Toriyama. It is 152 pages long and retails for $14.95 USA/$23.00 Canada. Plus, be sure to check out Viz's Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama's original prequel series about Goku's adventures as a child!
BIZARRE! SURREAL! AND THE HIGHEST BODY COUNT OF ANY MANGA IN YEARS!
BAKUNE YOUNG GRAPHIC NOVEL
"Stunning line work and page compositions which border on psychosis" -TheComicStore.com
The strangest and possibly most daring title in Pulp is now available on its own! Viz Comics proudly announces the September 2000 release of Bakune Young, the first graphic novel collection of Toyokazu Matsunaga's insane manga series.
When mole-headed high school dropout Bakune Shoichi kidnaps the Don of Nippon for a 100 trillion yen ransom, he unleashes a chain of bloodshed like nothing Japan has ever seen. Drawn in a detailed, warped style that will evoke comparisons to underground comics masters such as S. Clay Wilson, Bakune Young is a savage satire of the action manga genre. No merchandising.no mercy.its just good old- fashioned violence!
In This Volume: It started with a brutal beating at a pachinko parlor, and now Bakune Young-maniac, moron or mastermind-has taken Japan's biggest crime boss as a hostage as Step One of his plan to rule the world! Soon, yakuza, police, hapless detectives and Bakune's former gym teacher collide as Bakune holes up with his hostage in Osaka Castle, and the manly men of the Japanese mob vow to do anything to rescue their boss! Can Russian-roulette-playing police chief Sorigami salvage the situation with his highly trained army of human robots? Will Johnson Membodeath, the ninja partner of Bakune's gym teacher, kill everyone in sight? This graphic novel brutally smashes the stories from Pulp Vol. 3, No. 9 through Vol. 4, No.6 into one battered volume.
Bakune Young is written and drawn by Toyokazu Matsunaga. It is 240 pages long and retails for $16.95 U.S./$26.00 Canada. Due to adult content and graphic violence it is for mature readers only.
POKEMONSLAUGHT!
POKEMON PAPER MASKS . POKEMON STANDEES 2 . LET'S FIND POKEMON 3
COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2000 FROM VIZ BOOKS
NEWSFLASH! Strange new Pokemon have been reported across America! Some look like humans with Pokemon heads. Others are small enough to carry around and made of tough foamboard. And now even more Pokemon have been sighted inside an activity book. Authorities agree.Pokemon are everywhere with these September 2000 releases from Viz Communications!
POKEMON PAPER MASKS Halloween will never be the same! Now you can disguise yourself as your favorite Pokemon characters with this set of 12 colorful perforated paper masks including complete instructions. Just push them out and put them on! Includes Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Meowth and other Pokemon; plus Ash, Misty and Tracey from the human characters! Box set, color, $10.95 U.S./$17.00 Canada.
POKEMON STANDEES Vol. 2 "This is a deal-and-a-half for hardcore Poké-buffs!"-GamePro Create your own Pokemon figures in minutes with durable foamboard punch-outs! This all-ages box set (no scissors required) contains Pikachu (w/lightning), Poliwhirl, Oddish, Ekans, Lapras, Staryu, a Pokéball with two mini-Pokemon, and more for a total of 20 standees. Plus, some standees can rock and shake from side to side, like mobiles! Box set, color, $14.95 U.S./$23.00 Canada.
LET'S FIND POKEMON! Vol. 3 "This take on Where's Waldo puts that Pokemon magic to good use."- GameWeek "Like a weird Pokemon dream.Overwhelming but fun."-GamePro Can you find all the hundreds of Pokemon in this detailed activity book packed with giant 2-page drawings? In this volume, Team Rocket shows up, and now Ash, Misty, and Brock must chase the crooks through 12 Pokemon-packed panoramas: jungle islands, Nurse Joy's hospital, a movie theater, the highway (with Officer Jenny in pursuit), and more! The entire book tells a story, but each individual page provides hours of entertainment by itself. The biggest and best in the series! Hardcover, color, 28 pages, $11.95 U.S./$18.50 Canada.
Plus, don't miss Viz's ongoing Pokemon monthly comics for September 2000: Pokemon Adventures Part 3 #2: "The Articuno Ambush", Magical Pokemon Journey Part 2 #3: "Arbok's First Love", and Pokemon the Movie 2000 Animation Comics: The Power of One #3!
WE'RE RAISING THE CUTENESS LEVEL WITH A POKEMON COMIC FOR EVERYONE!
MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY: A PARTY WITH PIKACHU GRAPHIC NOVEL
"If you dig Sailor Moon, you'll go ga-ga for this."-PoJo's Unofficial Pokemon Collector
Viz Comics proudly announces the September 2000 release of Magical Pokemon Journey: A Party with Pikachu, a graphic novel collecting the first 4 issues of the comic series of the same name!
Magical Pokemon Journey is the first Pokemon shôjo (girls') manga, with an abstract and charming art style, and a plot focused on humor and character relationships rather than fighting. Hazel has a crush on Pokemon trainer Almond, but all Almond loves is catching Pokemon. But because of her friendly nature, the Pokemon like Hazel better! Together with her new Pokemon friends, she embarks on an adventure- just throw in her wizard grandpa, a rival or two, and you've got a comic that's entertaining enough for kids, but witty and self- referential enough for adults. In Japan, 4 volumes of this series have been published.
In This Volume: Hazel's grandpa agrees to make her a love potion to catch Almond's heart, but first, she must bring him some Pokemon! Soon Hazel encounters spoiled Jigglypuff, nervous Clefairy, and free- spirited Pikachu. Enjoy a Pokemon Christmas; a Pokemon Birthday Party; undersea Pokemon; an encounter with fearsome Ghost Pokemon; and much more! The collected edition includes 4 color pages and bonus strips by the artist starring.Ash, Misty and anime version Pikachu!
Magical Pokemon Journey: A Party with Pikachu is written and drawn by Yumi Tsukirino. It is 168 pages long and retails for $13.95 U.S./ $21.50 Canada.
RUMIKO TAKAHASHI TO ATTEND COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL SAN DIEGO! JULY 20-23, 2000
Viz Comics is proud to announce that Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of the manga and anime Ranma 1/2, Inu- Yasha, Lum*Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, will attend Comic-Con International 2000 in San Diego, California on July 20-23!
Takahashi debuted in English in 1989 with Lum*Urusei Yatsura. This is only the second time that Takahashi has attended Comic-Con. At her first visit, in 1994, hundreds of fans lined up for autographs and sketches. In 1995, she was nominated for an Eisner award for "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition." In Japan, over 100 million copies of her work have been sold, making her Japan's-and the world's- bestselling female comic artist. The English versions of all her series are available from Viz Comics. Her works have provided the basis for three long-running animated TV series and over eight animated movies, almost all of which are available in the U.S. She has worked in genres from romance to horror, humor to action. "By now it should be common knowledge that (Rumiko) Takahashi is one of today's greatest comics storytellers," says Comics Buyer's Guide. Anodyne magazine says, "Takashi makes it fresh and amusing, time and time again."
Also present at Comic-Con will be Gerard Jones (The Haunted Man, The Trouble with Girls), the English rewriter of all Takahashi's works, as well as Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and assorted Pokemon titles. For further information about Takahashi at Comic-Con, check upcoming Comic-Con programming schedules, or visit the Viz Comics booth at Comic-Con for the latest info.
INU-YASHA VOL. 7 GRAPHIC NOVEL
Viz Comics proudly presents the September 2000 release of Inu-Yasha Vol. 7, the latest collected volume in Rumiko Takahashi's newest series! When Japanese high school student Kagome is transported back into the feudal era, she becomes the reluctant companion of surly half-demon Inu-Yasha. Together, they must fight bizarre demons to protect the mystical powers of Shikon Jewel.the jewel that Kagome herself brought to this world!
In this volume: Inu-Yasha's evil half-brother Sesshômaru returns, and now, thanks to assistance from a shadowy ally, he can wield the Tetsusaiga sword! But the true evil is the ally, Naraku, the shapeshifting demon who 50 years ago shed discord between Inu-Yasha and Kikyo-Kagome's self in a past life. As the battle with Naraku and its minions goes from bad to worse, Inu-Yasha destroys the magic well, trapping Kagome in the present, where she is out of danger-or is she? This graphic novel collects Inu-Yasha Part 4 #1 through #5.
Inu-Yasha Vol. 7 is written and drawn by Rumiko Takahashi. It is 192 pages long and retails for $15.95 U.S./$24.95 Canada.
TENCHI'S ON TV!
THE HIT MANGA SERIES CONTINUES. AS SEEN ON THE CARTOON NETWORK!
NO NEED FOR TENCHI! PART 10 MONTHLY COMIC SERIES
"Viz's manga successfully transplants the Tenchi cast onto the page. plenty of slapstick comedy and sly references"-Manga Max
Viz Comics proudly announces the September 2000 release of a new comic series of No Need For Tenchi!, starring the cast of the anime Tenchi Muyô! in all-new adventures!
Tenchi Muyô! is one of the anime hits of the '90s, with three separate Japanese TV series, three full-length animated movies, and dozens of OAVs, all of which have been released in the U.S. The comic series is one of the longest-running manga currently in America, still going strong since 1996. Now, Tenchi is reaching a bigger audience than ever before, joining the Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on June 5. The entire Tenchi Muyô saga, including two TV series and the OAVs, will be shown.
When high schooler and kendo student Tenchi broke the seal on his ancestral shrine, he thought he'd unleashed a demon.but the 'demon', Ryoko, turned out to be an artificial life form from outer space, not to mention a cute girl with a penchant for violence! Soon, Ryoko's awakening triggered the arrival of other hitchhikers from across the galaxy: Ayeka, princess of Planet Jurai; her younger sister Sasami; bumbling space cop Mihoshi; and Washu, the mad scientist who created Ryoko to begin with! Surrounded by attractive, unpredictable alien women, is Tenchi the luckiest or the most hapless boy on Earth? Science fiction, romantic comedy, and sheer weirdness collide in No Need For Tenchi!.
In This Part: Ryo-oh-ki, the organic spaceship, takes humanoid form and joins a kindergarten class on a field trip! If ordinary transfer students can cause trouble, what'll happen when this one says "liftoff"? (Trick question: Ryo-oh-ki can't speak.) Then, when Sasami's expected to clean up an all-nighter party, she starts feeling unappreciated and revolts from the Tenchi household; a trip to the beach pits our heroes against a sea serpent; and Funaho and Misaki, the mothers of Ayeka and Sasami, visit their daughters on Earth! All this and more!
No Need For Tenchi!, Part 10 is a 7-issue monthly series written and drawn by Hitoshi Okuda. Each issue is between 32 pages long and retails for $2.95 in the U.S. and $4.50 in Canada.
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DRAGON BALL Z, VOL. 1
Viz graphic novel
story and art by Akira Toriyama
b&w, 152 pages
$14.95 USA/$22.50 CAN
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THE WORLD'S GREATEST TEAM
Akira Toriyama's epic, as seen on the Cartoon Network, is now
available in English in its original comic form! After years of
training and adventure, young Son Goku has become Earth's strongest
martial artist -- but the stakes are increasing, as he and his
friends must fight against the deadliest villains of all time and
space! Get ready for action as aliens, time travelers, and the mighty
Saiyans clash over the fate of the Earth and the awesome power of the
seven Dragon Balls that can grant any wish! This graphic novel
collects DRAGON BALL Z #1 through #5.
IN THIS VOLUME: Son Goku is the greatest hero on Earth. Five years
after defeating the archdemon Piccolo, he's grown up and had a
family -- he's married, and he has a child, Son Gohan. But what is
the real reason for Goku's incredible strength? A visitor from outer
space arrives bearing terrible news -- Goku is an alien, and the
visitor, Raditz, is Goku's brother! When Raditz turns out to be a
ruthless killer, Goku must fight his incredibly strong brother to
save his family and the entire human race. A surprising alliance may
be Earth's last hope: Goku will team up with his old enemy
Piccolo...archenemies united to save the world!
EL HAZARD: THE MAGNIFICENT WORLD #1
5-issue series
story & art by Hidetomo Tsubura
monthly, b&w, 40 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
The official manga adaptation of the fantasy anime EL HAZARD, where
four Earthlings -- heroic Makoto, his paranoid rival Jinnai, Jinnai's
sister Nanami, and their gym teacher Mr. Fujisawa -- are transported
to a world of dreams and fantastic adventure! Based loosely on the
OAV series, but with new events and characters, EL HAZARD is a
charming and exciting manga in the spirit of NO NEED FOR TENCHI!.
IN THIS ISSUE: When Jinnai, the corrupt president of the high school
student association, is exposed for his crimes, he pins the blame on
our hero, laid-back Makoto Mizuhara! Just as Jinnai is confronting
his "enemy", a sudden earthquake rocks the school, sending Makoto
through the floor into a mysterious underground shrine, where a
mysterious woman embraces him and takes him to the world of his
destiny.
MAGICAL Pokemon JOURNEY: A PARTY WITH PIKACHU
Viz graphic novel
story & art by Yumi Tsukirino
b&w, 168 pages
$13.95 USA/$20.95 CAN
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THE CUTEST POKEMON OF ALL
Pokemon shojo manga (girls' comics)! Hazel has a crush on Pokemon
trainer Almond, but all Almond loves is catching Pokemon. But because
of her friendly nature, the Pokemon like Hazel better! Together with
her new friends Jigglypuff, Clefairy and Pikachu, Hazel embarks on a
Pokemon adventure -- just throw in her wizard grandpa, a rival or
two, and you've got the quirkiest, funniest Pokemon comic ever! This
graphic novel collects MAGICAL Pokemon JOURNEY #1 through #4,
including 4 color pages.
IN THIS VOLUME: Hazel's grandpa agrees to make her a love potion to
catch Almond's heart, but first, she must bring him some Pokemon!
Soon Hazel encounters spoiled Jigglypuff, nervous Clefairy, and free-
spirited Pikachu. Enjoy a Pokemon Christmas; a Pokemon Birthday
Party; undersea Pokemon; an encounter with fearsome Ghost Pokemon;
and much more! The collected edition includes 4 color pages and bonus
strips by the artist starring Ash, Misty and anime version Pikachu!
BAKUNE YOUNG
Pulp graphic novel
story & art by Toyokazu Matsunaga
b&w, 240 pages
$16.95 USA/$25.50 CAN
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YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?
The most bizarre title in PULP is now available on its own! When mole-
headed high school dropout Bakune Shoichi kidnaps the Don of Nippon
for a 100 trillion yen ransom, he unleashes a chain of bloodshed like
nothing Japan has ever seen. "Stunning line work and page
compositions (which) border on psychosis," says TheComicStore.com.
This graphic novel brutally smashes the BAKUNE YOUNG installments
from PULP Vol. 3, No. 9 through Vol. 4, No.6 into one battered
volume.
IN THIS VOLUME: It started with a brutal beating at a pachinko
parlor, and now Bakune Young-maniac, moron or mastermind -- has taken
Japan's biggest crime boss as a hostage as Step One of his plan to
rule the world! Soon, yakuza, police, hapless detectives and Bakune's
former gym teacher collide as Bakune holes up with his hostage in
Osaka Castle, and the manly men of the Japanese mob vow to do
anything to rescue their boss! Can Russian-roulette-playing police
chief Sorigami salvage the situation with his highly trained army of
human robots? Will Johnson Membodeath, the ninja, stop the madness by
killing everyone in sight? Savage satire of the action-violence manga
genre!
NO NEED FOR TENCHI!, PART 10, #1
7-issue series
story & art by Hitoshi Okuda
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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THE TRANSFER STUDENT
Sci-fi comedy based on the hit anime series! The carrot harvest at
the Masaki estate is interrupted by a group of gradeschoolers on a
field trip, and Ryo-oh-ki-in humanoid form-ends up getting mixed in
with the crowd! Who is "that funny-looking kid", and why does she
look like a cross between a rabbit and a cat?
INU-YASHA, VOL. 7
Viz graphic novel
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
b&w, 192 pages
$15.95 USA/$23.95 CAN
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MASTER OF PUPPETS
Time travel, action and the supernatural merge in Rumiko Takahashi's
INU-YASHA!! When Japanese high school student Kagome is transported
back in time to the feudal era, she accidentally releases the feral
half-demon dog-boy Inu-Yasha from his imprisonment for stealing
the "Jewel of Four Souls." Bound together by a spell, Inu-Yasha and
Kagome soon become the jewel's guardians dedicated to prevent other
demons from using its power for terrible evil! INU-YASHA VOL. 7
collects INU-YASHA PART FOUR #1 through #5 in one volume.
IN THIS VOLUME: Inu-Yasha's evil half-brother Sesshomaru returns,
and now, thanks to assistance from a shadowy ally, he can wield the
Tetsusaiga sword! But the true evil is the ally, Naraku, the
shapeshifting demon who 50 years ago shed discord between Inu-Yasha
and Kikyo -- Kagome's self in a past life. Now, as the adventurers
rediscover the buried secrets of Kikyo's past and Naraku's origins,
they are attacked by a wolf-demon whose strength has been amplified
by Naraku's magic. As things go from bad to worse, Inu-Yasha destroys
the magic well, trapping Kagome in the present, where she is out of
danger -- or is she?
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POKEMON THE MOVIE 2000, ANIMATION COMICS:
THE POWER OF ONE #3
4-issue monthly series
full color, 40 pages
$3.95 USA/$5.95 CAN
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IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA
Strange weather patterns are causing havoc around the world, because
Stelthius has captured the three Legendary Birds! Even Ash's mom is
caught in the trouble! And to stop the disaster, Ash, Misty, Tracey
and Melody must not only escape Stelthius' fortress, but also raise
the fourth Legendary Bird, the Water Bird Lugia.
MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY, PART 2 #3:
ARBOK'S FIRST LOVE
4-issue monthly series
story & art by Yumi Tsukirino
monthly, b&w, 40 pages
squarebound format
$4.95 USA/$7.50 CAN
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ARBOK'S MAIN SQUEEZE
The Pokemon meet up with a trainer who's a really nice guy, but his
Charmander Pokemon is just a bully! How did such a mismatched pair
end up together? Then, Arbok's in love, but it's too embarrassed to
admit the object of its affection! Can Hazel find out who is the
lucky Pokemon?
POKEMON ADVENTURES, PART 3 #2:
THE ARTICUNO AMBUSH
7-issue monthly series
story by Hidenori Kusaka
art by MATO
squarebound, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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THREE-WAY BATTLE!
Team Rocket's taken over Saffron City, and only the trainers can stop
them! Red faces Lt. Surge in a high-voltage rematch, Blue challenges
ninja master Koga, and Green fights Sabrina in the biggest Pokemon
match ever!
POKEMON PAPER MASKS
color activity pack
$10.95 USA/$16.50 CAN
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SAY BOO, PIKACHU!
Who says you're not Pikachu? This package includes 12 colorful paper
masks with complete instructions: just fold 'em out and put 'em on.
Now you can become Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Meowth, Ash, Misty or your
other favorite characters! Perfect for Halloween!
LET'S FIND POKEMON!, VOL. 3
hardcover, 8 1/4" x 11 7/10"
color, 28 pages
$11.95 USA/$17.95 CAN
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WHERE'S TEAM ROCKET?
Can you find all the hundreds of Pokemon in this detailed activity
book? In this volume, Team Rocket shows up, and now Ash, Misty, and
Brock must chase the crooks through 12 Pokemon-packed panoramas:
jungle islands, Nurse Joy's hospital, a movie theater, the highway
(with Officer Jenny in pursuit), and more! Bigger and better than
ever!
POKEMON STANDEES, VOL. 2
boxed set, color, 20 standees
$14.95 USA/$22.50 CAN
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GOTTA MAKE 'EM ALL!
Create your own Pokemon figures in minutes with durable board-paper
punch-outs! This all-ages box set (no scissors required) contains
Pikachu (w/lightning), Poliwhirl, Oddish, Ekans, Lapras, Staryu, a
Pokéball with two mini-Pokemon, and more for a total of 20
standees. Plus, some standees can rock and shake from side to side!
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MAISON IKKOKU, VOL. 23:
ON THIN ICE
2 episodes per volume
English subtitled
color, stereo, 52 mins.
$28.95 USA
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I'm late, I'm late...for a very important final exam?! Failing to
wake Godai in time for class as promised, Kyoko is overcome with
guilt -- so guilty, in fact, that she finds herself saying things to
a frantic Godai she might not otherwise have said.
AND THEN: It's a day at the ice rink and, when it turns out neither
Godai nor Mitaka know how to skate, both take advantage of Kyoko's
offer to teach them by "accidentally" bumping into her again and
again!
RANMA 1/2, MARTIAL MAYHEM:
NIGHTMARE ON HAPPOSAI STREET
2 episodes per volume
English dubbed
color, stereo, 52 mins.
$24.95 USA
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Now that's a couple we never saw coming! Happosai takes a nap and
the whole household suffers for it! Your own nightmares are bad
enough, but imagine being caught in one of his. Can anyone wake
Happosai up so they can escape?! ALSO: Insulted one time too many by
her so-called "fiancé," Akane breaks all ties with Ranma...leaving
him free and clear for the more mercenary Nabiki! Now is that a match
made in disaster or what?
RANMA 1/2, OUTTA CONTROL, SUBTITLED EDITION:
EAT, DRINK, MAN-WHO-TURNS-INTO-WOMAN
2 episodes per volume
subtitled
color, stereo, 52 mins.
$28.95 USA
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EAT, MAN!
Akane's back in the kitchen and the whole family's nervous -- will
Ranma's tasteless destruction of her "cuisine" send her sulking to
the saltcellar? Then, Shampoo's twin Amazon sisters return!
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GUNDAM WING: GROUND ZERO #2
4-issue monthly series
story & art by Reku Fuyunagi
b&w and color, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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AND THEN THERE WERE TWO
Heero's search for his lost Gundam leads him to an abandoned space
colony where he meets his comrade Duo Maxwell, who claims he is also
looking for his mobile suit. But when Heero least expects it, Duo
turns on him!
DRAGON BALL, PART 3, #4
story & art by Akira Toriyama
14-issue monthly series
b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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KID GOKU, MYSTICAL NINJA
Goku vs. the ninja, round two! Which is stronger -- nyoibo staff or
samurai steel? Which is quicker -- shuriken stars or Goku's reflexes?
And are five, count'em five, mirror image ninja equal to one monkey
boy? It's too late to change your bets; they're already fighting!
SILENT MOBIUS: CATASTROPHE #4
6-issue monthly series
story & art by Kia Asamiya
b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!
Under suspicion of being a serial killer, perhaps driven mad by her
cyber-implants, Kiddy has been imprisoned! While her sometimes-
boyfriend Ralph pleads with his commanders for her release, their
response is to force him to investigate the crime...and to assign
attractive Detective Sakuma to the same case!
AQUA KNIGHT #6
6-issue monthly series
story & art by Yukito Kishiro
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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DAVY JONES' LOCKER
Astride a skeletal seahorse, the Knight of Death, commander of
drowned corpses, rises from the sea to take Arrabarus to his grave.
Shivering with fear, Ruliya manages to make the only proper
reaction...to challenge Death itself to a battle before it takes her
friend's soul.
EAGLE: THE MAKING OF AN ASIAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT #8: JIGSAW PUZZLE
14-issue series
story & art by Kaiji Kawaguchi
b&w, 104 pages
$6.95 USA/$10.50 CAN
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FAMILY, RACE, NATION
Patricia, Yamaoka's wife, tells Takashi how she met her husband...but
was it a marriage of love, or a marriage that gave the future
candidate access to the Hampton family's wealth and power? And was
Takashi's own mother left on the rubbish heap? Then, while watching
Noah and Yamaoka's first TV debate in a New York bar, Takashi and his
half-brother have their first violent encounter with racism.
RANMA 1/2, PART 9, #5
11-issue series
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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THE SPELL OF GOSUNKUGI
Two stories! First, a trip to the bathhouse becomes a struggle for
dignity for Ranma against the perverted Happosai, who'd be happier if
he were a character in Voyeurs, Inc. Then Ranma's black-wearing,
perpetually gloomy classmate Gosunkugi gets his hand on a set of
magical paper dolls which can cause his beloved Akane to do whatever
he wants!
DRAGON BALL Z, PART 3, #8
story & art by Akira Toriyama
10-issue monthly series
b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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NOWHERE TO RUN...NOWHERE TO HIDE
Gohan intervenes to save a Namek child from Freeza's henchmen,
putting himself and Kuririn in danger as Dodoria pursues them! He's
stronger than them...faster than them...and he never shows mercy!
INU-YASHA, PART 5, #4
11-issue series
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
b&w, 40 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN
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THE GARDEN OF DEATH
Following a gruesome trail of "fruit", Inu-Yasha, Miroku and Kagome
come to a tree that grows human heads. And they don't have long
before the owner of the tree, a monstrous ogre, returns to check on
his crop.
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PULP
VOL. 4, #10
SEPTEMBER '00
manga anthology
b&w, 184 pages
$5.95 USA/$8.95 CAN
MATURE READERS ONLY
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THE MANGA LIFESTYLE
New Japanese pop culture, sophisticated writing, and streetwise,
sexy, violent manga! If PLAYBOY were like PULP, Hugh Hefner would
hang around the mansion all day in a kimono talking to kogals.
Actually, that's pretty much what the editors of PULP do anyway. This
month's features include CD, movie, manga and book reviews, plus
columns by Chikao Shiratori and Con Ishow, and new installments
of "Vulgarity Drifting Diary", with stories of Japanese prostitution
illustrated by young underground artist Junko Mizuno!
BENKEI IN NEW YORK: Benkei is painting a forgery of Edward Munch's
The Scream to pay back a favor to the mafia, when his mafia contacts
are brutally gunned down!
BAKUNE YOUNG: Renge Kusuriza and Bakune's old gym teacher bust out of
the mafia compound to the accompaniment of Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
DANCE TILL TOMORROW: Miss Shimomura asks Suekichi and Miyuki to
interview a new actress for the Theatre Troupe. Meanwhile, Suekichi's
lawyer gives his blessing to the relationship.
STRAIN: Shingo and Angel go on a shooting spree to avenge a death!
BANANA FISH: As internal strife runs through the Lee crime family,
Yut-Lung and Shorter betray Eiji to a horrible fate, and Charlie
sleeps with Shorter's sister.
VOYEURS, INC.: The Voyeurs are hired to spy on an attractive woman.
It's a cruel job sometimes.
Plus our humor manga, HEARTBROKEN ANGELS and SHORT CUTS!
ANIMERICA EXTRA
VOL. 3, # 10
SEPTEMBER '00
manga anthology
b&w, 128 pages
$4.95 USA/$7.50 CAN
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IT'S ABOUT THE MANGA
Great artwork, fun and dramatic relationship-oriented stories, and an
anime style -- that's the theme of ANIMERICA EXTRA, the anime fan's
comic magazine! "The stories are not limited by genre conventions
and win the reader over with their wit, charming art, and sympathetic
characters," says TheComicStore.com. This issue features import manga
reviews, fan art, and a feature article on Nobuhiro Watsuki, the
creator of Ruroni Kenshin.
VIDEO GIRL AI: Ai's back, but doesn't remember Yota! Does she have
amnesia? And when she rides off on the back of some strange guy's
motorcycle, Yota's feelings start to turn to another girl.
MARIONETTE GENERATION: Flashback! See how manga artist Izumi met
pesky schoolgirl Kinoko!
FUSHIGI YÛGI: Nakago tortures Tamahome to force him to renounce
Suzaku...and on the other side of the kingdom, the healer who can
bring the dead back to life has decided to kill Miaka!
STEAM DETECTIVES: With a series of clues, boy criminal Le Bread lures
Narutaki to a clock tower...and right into a trap! Plus, the return
of Lang Lang!
X/1999: Kakyo reveals the purpose of the second sword. Meanwhile,
Yuzuriha, Saiki and Aoki meet up on Tokyo streets to discuss some bad
news.
ANIMERICA
Vol. 8, #9
anime & manga monthly
color and b&w, 96 pages
$4.95 USA/$7.50 CAN
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The best magazine for anime fans! Fascinating features on the latest
and greatest anime, exclusive interviews, news on what's new in Japan
and what's arriving soon in America, plus exclusive columns,
interviews with voice-actors, anime reviews, games, model kits, anime
music, and Leiji Matsumoto's GALAXY EXPRESS 999 manga. Remember, If
It's Anime in America, It's Gotta be ANIMERICA!
IN THIS ISSUE: He's a man of the sword who's turned to peace, but
luckily for viewers, he gets in fights all the time -- he's RURONI
KENSHIN! Find out everything about Nobuhiro Watsuki's manga series
and the anime it inspired!
VIZ-IN MAGAZINE, Vol. 12, #9
$6.00 per bundle of 50
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Your monthly guide to new releases from Viz Comics, Viz Video, and
Viz Music, Viz-In is North America's manga and anime connection!
Don't miss this free monthly full-color poster and sneak peeks at
your favorite graphic novels, videos, music, and merchandise!
Anime Expo is also pleased to announce Ms. Chiho Saito as a Guest of Honor. Ms. Saito wanted to be a manga artist since she was a young child, and she worked her way through art school while soliciting manga works to publishers. In 1982, she made her pro debut with THE SWORD AND MADEMOISELLE in Coronet magazine. She also got her first serial in Shogakukan's Weekly Shojo Comic. Since then, Ms. Saito has continued to do nothing but draw manga. She joined BePapas after Mr. Ikuhara fell in love with her work. She is best-known as the manga artist and original character designer for UTENA.
Anime Expo is pleased to announce Mr. Kunihiko Ikuhara as a Guest of Honor. Mr. Ikuhara has long been active in the anime industry. After years of working his way up the ladder, he was given the job as director of SAILOR MOON. In 1996, he founded the creative collective BePapas. As a part of BePapas, Mr. Ikuhara created and directed the TV show REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA and the 1999 Utena Movie, REVELATIOSN OF ADOLESCENCE. His latest work includes the book co-authored with Mamoru Nagano, SCHELL BULLET.
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