Anime News Service - September 11-19 Anime News

9-19-00---- Viz Press Release Roundup

Viz has sent out it's montly release update for January 2001, you can check it out here. Viz's weekly update release can be seen here, details of American comic creator Warren Ellis and his new column in PULP can be read here. Info on Inu Yasha Graphic Novel Vol. 8 can be read here, info on Dragonball Z graphic Novel 3 can be read here. Finally, details on Viz's Marionette Generation Vol. 1 can be read here.

9-19-00---- Anime Screenings In The L.A. Area

- The UCLA Film and Television Archive's Anime A-GO-GO wil take place October 26th-November 4th at the James Bridges Theater on the UCLA Westwood campus. Tickets will be available at the theater one hour before showtime. General admission is $6, tickets for students and $4 for seniors.

Schedule:

Thursday, October 26
7:30 p.m.

JUBEI-CHAN THE NINJA GIRL U.S. Premiere
Episode III: MEN’S HEARTS WERE SWAYING
In Japanese with English subtitles.

UTENA: THE MOVIE Los Angeles Premiere
In Japanese with English subtitles.

Tuesday, October 31
7:30 p.m.

BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE U.S. Premiere
In English and Japanese with English subtitles.

VAMPIRE HUNTER D U.S. Premiere / Work-in-Progress

Saturday, November 4
7:30 p.m.

ANGEL LINKS North American Premiere
Episode I: GUARDIAN ANGELS
In Japanese with English subtitles.

TENAMONYA VOYAGERS Los Angeles Premiere Episode I
In Japanese with English subtitles.

COWBOY BEBOP
Episode V: BALLAD OF FALLEN ANGELS
In Japanese with English subtitles.

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE 08TH MS TEAM North American Premiere
Episodes I-III
In Japanese with English subtitles.

For more information: phone (310) 206-8013 or visit the archive's website here.

- The El Capitan Theater in Hollywood will be holding a special series of anime screenings October 22nd. Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli's LAPUTA: The Castle In The Sky will show at 1 PM followed by a 4 PM showing of SPRIGGAN directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki. Both films are screened in Japanese with English subtitles. Advanced tickets can be obtained by calling: (323) 520-2000. For more info you can visit: www.AFIFEST.com.

9-19-00---- Digimon: Season 1 DVD Release

Fox has announced a 12/5 release date for it's Digimon: Season 1 DVD. The disc is English dub only, with a retail price of 24.95.

9-19-00---- Speed Racer Film Details

According to Variety, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler-Donner and Warner Bros. have tapped writer-director Hype Williams to assist in bringing a film adaptation of Speed Racer to the big screen.

9-19-00---- Disney Sells Dic

Walt Disney Co. has announced it has signed an agreement to sell DIC Entertainment, one of the companies behind the American release of Sailor Moon.

9-19-00---- Anime / Manga Gaming

Bandai announces it will release Mobile Suit Gundam to the WonderSwan Color handheld system in Japan this January, at a retail price of 4500 Yen. The game is a battle sim taking place over a the story of the original Gundam series.

9-19-00---- Abe And Asamiya First Announced Acen 2001 Japanese Guests

Anime Central, the Midwest's largest anime convention, announced its first 2001 Japanese guests today: Kia Asamiya, creator of Silent Mobius, Nadeisco and Dark Angel, and Yoshitoshi Abe, character designer of Serial Experiment LAIN and creator of Niea_7.

Anime Central 2001 will be held May 11 - 13, 2001 at the Sheraton Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, IL, just outside Chicago.

Source: Fanboy Entertainment

9-19-00---- Gundam Encyclopedia Development - New Website Launch

A new Mobile Suit Gundam encyclopedia to be released by Kodansha in Japan is currently under development with an as yet undetermined release date. An official website linked to the project launches on September 18th (the same day Ray Amaro defeats his first two opponents piloting Zaku Mobile Suits in the original series), the Japanese language-only site can be accessed at www.gundamofficials.com.

9-19-00---- Nelvana Acquired by Corus Entertainment

Monday, Media-oriented Corus Entertainment announced it has bought the American producer of the Card Captor TV series, Nelvana Entertainment for $540 million. The deal is expected to close in November.

9-19-00---- Iczer 1 DVD Release In Japan

The Iczer 1 OVA series is headed for a Japanese DVD release from Pioneer in November. "Fight!! Iczer 1 The Complete Collection" has a release date of Nov. 24th at the retail price of 7800 Yen. The set will be reservation (Oct. 11th deadline) only and include a 539 page book "Story Board Iczer 1 Special Compilation" , "Making of Iczer 1 "Day Dream" ", and 12 page decoding book. The OVA episodes for this DVD release come via a new telecine master. Video contents include the special compilation edition (94 minutes), ACT 1 (25 minutes), ACT 2 (29 minutes), and ACT. 3 (40 minutes).

9-19-00---- Leiji Matsumoto Hooks Up With Stan Lee Media On Project

Stan Lee Media Inc. has announced it will begin development on a web multimedia project by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry titled Starship. Space Battleship Yamato creator Leiji Matsumoto will supervise the artistic direction and environments and spacecraft design. Starship will also be developed as an animated feature film.

9-18-00---- Tylor DVD's Official

The Right Stuf's upcoming Irresponsible Captain Tylor DVD's are now technically a reality, having passed 750 preorders in the last few days. The website mentions:
"Tylor DVD sales top the 750 mark! Will this mean more Tylor DVD's in the future? Stay tuned for details!"

9-18-00---- Anime / Manga Gaming

As previously reported, Sony Computer Entertainment recently demonstrated a prototype graphics processing station with breathtaking performance named the GScube. The unit features 16 emotion engine processors with a clockspeed of 249 Mhz. running side by side, rendering 1.2 gigapolygons per second, 2 GB of RAM, and a memory bus bandwidth of 50.3 gigabytes per second. The GScube represents 16 times the performance of Playstation 2 game console, which will be released in the U.S. in October. This week, Sony revealed that a more powerful GScube model will be introduced in 2001 with quadruple the performance of the protoype unit.

9-18-00---- New Website To Offer Online Manga In Multiple Languages

A Japan-based website / service named Franken, operated by Indivisio inc. is tieing up with six major publishers in Japan to offer manga downloadable via the internet. In June of this year the site entered a partnership with ZipAsia.Com Inc. which operates comic-related sites in Taiwan, Korea, China, Hong Kong and the United States to translate the site contents into multiple languages.

9-18-00---- Big Winning Bid For Idol's Autographed Photo Book At Auction

An autographed book featuring photos of Japanese idol Ryoko Hirosue recently sold for 206,000 Yen at an internet auction site. The book originally retailed for 1500 Yen.

9-17-00---- Access Japan In Canada

From the info release:

Access Japan will be taking place in Ontario Canada September 23rd - November 5th. Most of the events will take place in the Toronto area, but some events will be held in other parts of Ontario.

See the Access Japan link here.
http://www.japancg-toronto.org

One even is a Japanese Animation Film festival to be held every Saturday/Sunday from September 23rd - October 15th.

Check here for info
http://www.animenorth.com/access2000

9-17-00---- Olympic Gold Medalist Judo Champ Draws Nickname From Manga

On Saturday, Japan's Ryoko Tamura defeated Russian champion Lioubov Brouletova in a 36-second women's Judo match to capture a gold medal in this summer's Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed "Yawara-chan", Tamura has twice before been denied the gold medal in previous year's Olympic games in Barcelona and Atlanta.

The young judoka who is in her mid-twenties recieved her nickname, "Yawara-chan" after the popular manga series about a young female judo champ following her first victory as a 15-year-old high school girl. Tamura attributes the name to her styling of a ribbon in her hair, and the fact that she had won a gold medal, just like the Yawara manga character. A journalist covering her first win wrote that her victory was like a story out of a comic book. The nickname remains with the young champion today as headlines heralding her latest victory are splashed across the front pages of major newspapers in Japan, and the rest of the world.

9-16-00---- PS2 Expected To Increase Anime DVD Market

When Sony's Playstation 2 hits the North American market on October 26th, it's DVD video playing capability is expected to give a huge boost to the DVD video market in the U.S. and Canada. Anime companies are banking on this possibility as well, recent DVD titles released by ADV Films include a sticker mentioning that the title is PS 2 compatible. Press announcements released by ADV have pointed out title compatibility with the console as well.

Toys R Us, largest toy retailer in the U.S. recently announced it will be carrying DVD video titles in all of their 700 stores starting in October.

9-16-00---- Samurai X On The Charts

The latest issue of Billboard Magazine (9/30) lists ADV Films' Samurai X as the 11th bestselling video in America last week.

9-15-00---- Starblazers DVD News

Voyager Entertainement's Starblazers DVD Series 1 - Part 1 and future discs can be ordered directly from the company by calling (201)-287-1133 or by faxing (201)-836-5225, the first volume contains episodes 1-5 (112 minutes), English dub-only, and retails at $29.95 + $4.75 shipping. The survey card included in the package asks fans what they would like to see in future releases, the first 100 people to fill out and return the survey cards will recieve a free Star Blazers Guidebook. Slip Jacket Art for the first volume can be seen here.

9-15-00---- ADV Films Holiday Pricing Info

Excerpted from the official press release:

Holiday Pricing for ADV Films' Hottest Titles

HOUSTON - Three of the greatest game-based anime titles from ADV Films are now available at prices that anime lovers of all ages can afford.

For less than $10, gamers and anime fans alike will be able to afford Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Tekken: The Motion Picture, and the first two volumes of the Monster Rancher video series.

These prices have been set in place just in time for the 2000 holiday season. Kids everywhere love Sonic, Monster Rancher, and Tekken, so if you have already started searching for stocking stuffers, or you just want to surprise the kids, look no further.

ADV Films is also offering up classic anime titles at holiday-friendly prices. Videos include Ellicia volumes 1-4, Panzer Dragoon, and 801 TTS Airbats: 2nd Strike and 3rd Strike.

9-15-00---- More Streaming Anime Coming From New StreamSearch And Sputnik7 Partnership

Excerpted from the official press release:

StreamSearch and sputnik7 Unite to Distribute Original Content

StreamSearch, the leading aggregator and distributor of playable media on the Web, and sputnik7, the world's first real-time audio/video Internet entertainment experience, have entered into an agreement to distribute sputnik7's vast array of audio and video content over the Internet, announced Rob Shambro, Founder and CEO of StreamSearch, and David Beal, CEO of sputnik7.

StreamSearch will feature and distribute sputnik7's sophisticated mix of independent music, exclusive short films, and popular Japanese anime. Content highlights include new music from artists such as Papa Roach, Elwood and Lucy Pearl and popular films such as ``Max,'' a live-action short filmed entirely using G.I. Joe action figures. sputnik7's anime programming, including popular series such as Orguss 02 and Junk Boy, boasts an enthusiastic and devoted following worldwide. The content will be available through various channels on the StreamSearch site.

``sputnik7 is a true pioneer in Internet entertainment,'' stated Shambro. ``This alliance will extend the sputnik7 brand through the distribution of its trend-setting content, and enables StreamSearch to offer a cutting-edge, online experience to our users and distribution partners.''

The partnership is part of a continuing effort by StreamSearch to increase distribution for content providers through StreamSearch affiliates, including major portals Go.com and About.com, and several leading ISPs. Through StreamSearch's revenue-generating solutions, a future pay-per-view partnership with sputnik7 is also in the works.

StreamSearch's database of multimedia files increases by 25,000-50,000 links per week and is projected to exceed 5 million in 2001.

About sputnik7 -- Chronic Online Entertainment

Credited as the world's first real-time audio/video, online entertainment experience, sputnik7.com showcases a sophisticated mix of independent entertainment programming via interactive music and video stations, and film, Japanese anime and videos on demand. Based on a ``best quality'' programming philosophy and the sensibility of Chairman Chris Blackwell (founder of Island Records and Palm Pictures), sputnik7.com receives content through its strategic partners and by encouraging submissions from its community of artists and tastemakers.

About StreamSearch.com

StreamSearch, The remote control of the Web, is the world's leading aggregator and distributor of playable media, with millions of streaming and downloadable audio and video files containing entertainment, news, sports, music, movies, lifestyle and web-only special events. The company has earned a global reputation for the accuracy of its search results and the usability of its site. StreamSearch provides an array of content management and distribution services that enable online media producers, portals and Internet service providers (ISPs) to increase traffic and enhance and monetize their Web offerings. The company, founded in 1999, has offices in New York, St. Louis, Los Angeles, San Jose and San Francisco. Additional information about StreamSearch is available at http://www.ss.com.

9-14-00---- Production I.G. And ING Merger

On September 1st, Japan-based Anime production studio Production I.G. announced a merger with production studio ING corporation. ING has worked on past anime projects including Neon Genesis Evangelion.

9-14-00---- ADV Films Nadesico DVD Release

From the Official Press Release:

September 13, 2000

ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO

HOUSTON - ADV is proud to announce the DVD release of the popular anime hit, Martian Successor Nadesico Volume 1: Invasion!

The aliens have destroyed our base on Mars, wiped out our space fleets, and now, only one ship stands between Earth and total annihilation! Disgusted by the incompetence of Earth's military, the independent arms manufacturer Nergal has built its own space battle cruiser. But due to the shortage of trained soldiers, they've had to assemble the most unorthodox crew to ever launch into orbit. With a cook who's also a pilot and an Admirals's daughter in command, the new starship is the most formidable fighting vehicle ever conceived. But before it can see action against the Jovian invaders, the crew must win their first victory against their own species as they fight off a ruthless attempt by Earth's military to seize the Nadesico!

The Nadesico anime series is already a hit around the world, and with the DVD release, its popularity will only grow. Invasion! will hit the streets on DVD this November and will contain both the English-dubbed version and the original Japanese version with English subtitles.

Martian Successor Nadesico volumes 1-5 are already available on VHS to rent and buy. Also, this October, keep an eye out for the VHS release of Martian Successor Nadesico Volume 6: Between Heaven and Hell, which will be available on English-dubbed and English-subtitled VHS.

ADV Films, formed in 1992, is North America's #1 distributor of top-quality Japanese animation ("anime"), with titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Samurai X and Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040. ADV also distributes American and Japanese live-action programming for theatrical and broadcast release. ADV Films can be found on the web at www.advfilms.com.

MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO VOLUME1: INVASION!
Approx. 100 minutes Rating: 12+years

Street Date: 11/7/00

Format: DVD SRP: $29.98
Contains English-dubbed and English-subtitled versions.

9-14-00---- Anime Article Online

SMH is running an article about some sexy Japanese sculptures in the Anime style in Portland. You can read it here.

9-14-00---- Bandai And Mattel's "Charawheels"

Bandai and Hotwheels diecast toy car maker Mattel are teaming up to produce a new line of Japanese Action Hero themed cars called "Chara Wheels." The first five cars include "Pointer" from "Ultra Seven," "Machine Sherlock" from "Ultraman Tiga," "New Cyclone" from "Kamen Rider," "Tri-Chase" from "Kamen Rider Cougar." Each car retails at 600 Yen, there are possible plans to market the "Chara Wheels" outside of Japan.

9-14-00---- Pokemon Centers To Open Worldwide

Nintendo announced they will open Pokemon Centers in 10 cities around the world starting with new stores in New York City and London that will open their doors next year.

The first Pokemon Centers were opened in Tokyo and Osaka in 1998. The centers sell over 1,600 Pokemon related goods. A website is also being considered to sell Pokemon Center goods through.

9-14-00---- ADV January 2001 Releases

ADV Films has released a list of for January, 2001, you can read it here.

9-13-00---- Guardians Of Order Updates

Paper Anime RPG producer Guardians of Order, have updated their tentative release schedule for the next several months:

Sailor Moon RPG Line
"Big news coming soon!"

Tenchi Muyo! RPG Line
Tenchi Character Diary - October 2000
Tenchi GM Screen - December 2000
Tenchi Universe - January 2001

Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG Line
BESM 2nd ed. GM Screen - November 2000
Centauri Knights (for BESM) - December 2000

Heaven & Earth RPG Line
Heaven & Earth 2nd ed. Player's Guide - December 2000
Heaven & Earth 2nd ed. GM's Guide - December 2000

Hong Kong Action Theatre! (HKAT!)
Hong Kong Action Theatre! (HKAT!) 2nd ed. - December 2000

Sailor Moon Button Men Combat Game
Sailor Moon Button Men set II (six new sets!) - October 2000

9-13-00---- Media Blasters Acquires Zeiram 2

Media Blasters has announced the licensing of the live-action film, Zeiram 2 on it's Tokyo Shock web page.

9-13-00---- Akadot.com Press Release

Following up on our partnership announcement with www.akadot.com, a formal press release announcement from akadot was released today and can be read here.

9-13-00---- Anime / Manga Gaming

Macross World has been updated with details and pics of the new Dreamcast Macross title M3. The game appears to be a shooter similar to VFX for PSX, the player plays as Max or Milia , release date is set for around Christmas, you can read the full details here.

9-13-00---- Seiko Kiki's Delivery Service Watch

Japanese timepiece maker, SEIKO corporation, released a limited edition (1,500 units were produced) Kiki's Delivery Service watch in Japan on the 11 year anniversery of the film to theaters - July 29th. The watch, which retails at 8,000 Yen, features a finely crafted timepiece with Jiji the cat at the 12 o'clock position on the dial. A special addition in the package is a limited edition colored pin featuring Kiki and Jiji.

9-12-00---- Anime Polls

187,373 Anime fans were recently polled by Japanese TV channel Animax, men's magazine Brutus, and video rental chain Tsutaya and asked to give their top 100 favorite selections in the following anime areas:
1. Anime Series, 2. Anime Theme Song, 3. Anime Character. Below are some of the results:

Favorite Anime Series:

1. Mobile Suit Gundam
2. Lupin III
3. Doraemon
4. Dragon Ball
5. Space Battleship Yamato
6. Heidi, Girl Of The Alps
7. Neon Genesis Evangelion
8. Kyojin No Hoshi
9. Ashita No Joe
10. Detective Conan
11. Dragon Ball Z
12. Sezee
13. Chibi Maru Chan
14. Galaxy Express 999
15. Can D Can D
16. Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
17. Touch
18. Totoro
19. Fist Of The North Star
20. Initial D
21. Future Boy Conan
22. Dog of Flanders
23. Laputa: Castle In The Sky
24. Astroboy
25. Urusei Yatsura
26. Yu Yu Hakusho
27. Z Gundam
28. Pokemon
29. Rose Of Versailles
30. City Hunter
31. Devil Man
32. Mazinga Z
33. Aim For The Ace
34. Crayon Shin-chan
35. ONE PIECE
36. Lupin III: Cagliostro's Castle
37. Kiniku Man
38. Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
39. SLAM DUNK
40. Tiger Mask
41. Gatchaman
42. Anpan Man
43. Rurouni Kenshin
44. Pazeru 2
45. AKIRA
46. Card Captor Sakura
47. Sanzenri
48. Cowboy Bebop
49. Raigamarusukaru
50. Mononoke Hime
51. GTO
52. Gundam Wing
53. Mobile Police Patlabor
54. CAT'S EYE
55. Captain Wing
56. Ojiyaru Maru
56. Legend Of Galatic Heroes
58. Cyborg 009
59. Maison Ikkoku
60. Dr. Slump
61. Time Bokan
62. Marine Triton
63. Trigun
64. Kimengumi
65. Attack No. 1
66. Kiteretsu
67. Bakabon
68. Ribbon Knight
69. Ranma 1/2
70. Ashita No Joe 2
71. Dunbine
72. This Police Box Katsushika Ward
73. Mumin
74. Nadesico
75. Armored Trooper Votoms
76. HUNTER x HUNTER
77. Jungle Emepror
78. Adventure Of Ganba
79. Nadia: The Secret Of Blue Water
80. Magical Sally
81. GeGeGe Kintaro
82. Saint Fighter Star Arrow
83. Sailor Moon
84. Time Bokan
85. Monster Human Pe
85. Gundam ZZ
87. Hakeshiyon Large Devil
88. Digimon Adventure
89. Small Public Female Sailor
90. Tetsuhito 28
91. Fushigi Namruma
92. Slayers
93. Dokavenn
94. Tsukou Giants
95. Cyborg Kuro-chan
96. Casebook Of Young Kindachi
97. Blackjack
98. Eight Man
99. Makibao
100. Akazukin Cha Cha

Favorite Character:

1. Doraemon
2. Lupin III
3. Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
4. Char (Gundam)
5. Amuro Rei (Gundam)
6. Yabuki Joe (Ashita No Joe)
7. Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)
8. Pikachu (Pokemon)
9. Edogawa Conan (Detective Conan)
10. Atom (Astro Boy)
11. Nausicaa (Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind)
12. Lum (Urusei Yatsura)
13. Kentaro (Fist Of The North Star)
14. Heidi (Heidi Girl Of The Alps)
15. Matel (Galaxy Express 999)
16. Sakura (Chibi Maru Chan)
17. Jigen Daisuke (Lupin III)
18. Gundam (Gundam)
19. Ayanami Rei (Evangelion)
20. Saeba Ryo (City Hunter)
21. Ojiyaru (Ojiyaru Maru)
22. Shin-chan (Crayon Shin-chan)
23. Cadace White (Can D Can D)
24. Takumi Fujiwara (Initial D)
25. Rascal (Rascal)
26. Anpanman (Anpanman)
27. Bakoban Papa (Bakoban)
28. Devil Man
28. Fujiko (Lupin III)
30. Star (Star Of Giant)
31. Captain Harlock
32. Oscar (Rose Of Versailles)
33. Lina Inverse (Slayers)
34. Tatsuya Uesugi (Touch)
35. Sakuragi (SLAMDUNK)
36. Conan (Futureboy Conan)
37. Vegita (Dragon Ball Z)
38. Heero Yui (Gundam W)
39. Ancient Shin (Space Battleship Yamato)
40. Tetsurou (Galaxy Express 999)
41. Sakura (Card Captor Sakura)
42. Maki Arare (Dr. Slump)
43. Goemon Ishikawa (Lupin III)
44. Kankichi Ryotsu (Police Box Katsushika Ward)
45. Ruri (Nadesico)
46. Himura Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin)
47. Kore (Kiteretsu)
48. Kamiyu Bidon (Gundam)
49. Onizuka Eikichi (GTO)
50. Yang Wenli (Legend Of Galactic Heroes)

9-12-00---- Star Blazers DVD Update

Voyager Entertainment passes on that their Star Blazers DVD's were released on schedule in the U.S. a few weeks ago. Included in the package is viewer response card so fans can let the company whta they would like included in future releases. The tentative release date for the second disc is late October.

9-12-00---- Animeigo BGC DVD Update

A small update on Animeigo / M2K's forthcoming BGC remastered DVD's, according to a mailing list post by Shin Kurokawa, they have just sent off two remaining DLTs, and the final testing (including compatibility-checks) are scheduled for next week.

9-12-00---- Seiko Anime Watches

Seiko Anime WatchesJapanese time-piece producer SEIKO corporation, will soon be releasing 6 different watch styles featuring popular anime characters from the 20th century. The watches which are limited to a quantity of 3,000, will retail at 18,000 Yen and are being released September 23rd in Japan.

The featured series': "Tetsuwan Atom", "Tetsuhito 28", "Eight Man", "Ashita No Joe", "Mazinga Z", and "Space Battleship Yamato" were selected via polling men aged 30-50.

The timepiece frame of each watch is styled as an old TV set of the 1960's-70's, the calender, which reads in black digits, will include a special red number depending on the character featured, this number holds a special significance with the character / series. Here's a listing of these associations:
Testuwan Atom - 7 - Birthday is April 7th
Tetsuhito 28 - 28 - The 28 In Tetsuhito 28
Eight Man - 8 - The 8 In Eight Man
Ashita No Joe - 15 - From a particular scene in the series
Mazinga Z - 5 - GO (5) as in the creator's name Go Nagai
Space Battleship Yamato - 1 - A favorite number of Yamato creator Reiji Matsumoto

The reverse side of each watch is stamped with a particular image:

Tetsuwan Atom - "Ochanomizu Doctor"
Tetsuhito 28 - "Shotaro"
Eight Man - "Tsukasa"
Ashita No Joe - "Tetsu Chikaraishi"
Mazinga Z - Mazinga Enemy
Space Battleship Yamato - "Queen Starsha"

9-11-00---- Digimon U.S. Movie Site

Fox has established a website for it's upcoming American release of the Digimon Movie. Present on the site is background info on the Digimon universe and a quiz feature where it's possible to win a Digimon backpack+ other goodies. You can check the site out at: www.digimonmovie.com

9-11-00---- ADV Films Lost Universe Volume 4 Release Info

Excerpted from the official press release:

For Immediate Release
September 11, 2000

ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF 4th VIDEO IN LOST UNIVERSE SERIES

HOUSTON - ADV Films is proud to announce the release of the latest volume in the stellar Lost Universe home video collection.

The newly awakened Dark Seeder is set on destroying Kain Blueriver in order to avenge an old grudge against the hero's grandmother. Later, Kain reunites with an old friend- Atlas, a fellow Troubleshooter who has seen better days. For the sake of their friendship, Kain accompanies Atlas on a mission to rescue a dilapidated power plant from sinking into a sea of acid.

Roy Glen returns and has developed a ship that runs off the psychic power of humans, and the bonds of friendship start to fray between Millie and Kain. Millie soon realizes that it's a cold, dark world out there.

Sounds pretty random, but that's what makes the Lost Universe series so enjoyable. At the turn of the New Year, ADV Films won't let you down. Don't miss out in January 2001, when ADV releases the 4th video in this stellar series, which will be available on multilingual DVD and on VHS in English dubbed and English subtitled versions.

ADV Films, the premiere label of A.D.Vision, Inc. formed in 1992, is North America's #1 distributor of top-quality Japanese animation ("anime"), with titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 and Martian Successor Nadesico. ADV Films will soon be releasing top-quality, computer-animated titles such as ReBoot®, Weird-Ohs™ and Shadowraiders™. ADV Films also distributes American and Japanese live-action programming for theatrical and broadcast release. Check out ADV Films on the web at www.advfilms.com.

Lost Universe: Volume 4 Running Time: 100 minutes Rating: 12yrs+

Street Date: 1/23/01

DVD: $29.98
VHS English Dubbed: $19.98
VHS English Subtitled: $29.95

9-11-00---- Right Stuf Tylor DVD Update

From the Right Stuff Release:

We're gettting very close to the magic number of preorders required to get the Tylor TV series out on DVD.

Here's the details on the DVD:

After some research, it seems as though there's LOTS of interest. It has been determined that the best way to get these to the fans is to build the product out on DVD-9. This does not mean lower quality, but a special double-layered DVD which can hold more information. (Yes, I checked these discs do play on your regular DVD player just as any other DVD will.)

The list price for the whole series on DVD will be $129.95, the same as for VHS [What a deal!] Keep checking back to see what "extras" this set will have, as we're not sure yet!

Some people don't have the money to buy the whole series at once. That's why we're offering the discs individually as well. You can buy each disc which will have 6-7 episodes for $34.95!

Here's the scoop: The Right Stuf needs to get orders in to keep up with the significant costs to produce a quality DVD set. So... the first 750 people to purchase the DVD Set will receive special bonuses including a "I made the Tylor DVDs Happen" T-Shirt, and other stuff that they haven't decided on yet. Cels from the series, maybe? Who knows -- but you have to be in this select group in order to get the "extras."

The company is hoping to have it out by Christmas, but aren't promising anything yet. The quicker the orders come in, the faster that we can produce them.

To place your preorder, please click below!

http://www.tylor.com/series/dvd.htm

9-11-00---- Japanese Movies Screen For First Time In North Korea

The Pyongyang International Film Festival which is running through Sept. 21st will mark the first screening of Japanese movies. Six films directed by Yoji Yamada are planned to be shown.

9-11-00---- New Anime Movie Project From Monkey Punch - Siamese Cat

Monkey Punch, the well-known manga creator of the Lupin III series, held a Sept. 11th press conference in Tokyo where he announced his latest Anime Movie project titled Siamese Cat. The film is currently being produced and is expected to hit theaters nationwide in Japan in the spring of 2001. Well known seiyuu Megumi Hayashibara will voice the lead character June.

9-11-00---- Rurouni Kenshin OAV Compilation - Movie To Be Brodcast In Japan

In Japan, Sky Perfect TV will air a series of Kenshin anime over 3 days (Sept. 15-17) in a Pay Per View Format. The Rurouni Kenshin Movie will air on Channel 111 (4 showings) and a special edition Kenshin OAV recompilation will air on Channel 112 (3 showings).

9-11-00---- Anime Music News

- A single featuring the Digimon Adventure 02 ending theme "Always Anytime" goes on sale Ocotober 25th in Japan at the retail price of 1000 Yen.
- A Digimon Adventure 02 special Christmas album is out in Japan November 2nd at a retail price of 2667 Yen.
- A new drama CD "Comics image album series Vol. 3 CD drama boy evolution theory" is out in Japan December 6th at a retail of 2913 Yen.
- Shou Hayami's (Trigun) first album in 3 years, titled "Garnitures" is out in Japan November 2nd at the retail price of 2913 Yen. An related event: "SHOW HAYAMI LIVE 2000 - GARNITURES" will occur November 18th in Tokyo.
- The drama CD "Angel Game Preserve" CD Drama Star Hades Compilation 3 is out in Japan October 25th at a retail of 2913 Yen.

9-11-00---- Neil Gaiman U.S. Tour

Neil Gaiman, English Princess Mononoke Script Writer and story collaborator with Yoshitaka Amano on Sandman: The Dream Hunters, is planning a U.S. city-tour of Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Portland. Gaiman's tour will bring him to gatherings where he will read his fiction and poetry to help raise money for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

9-11-00---- Nadesico DVD Release

ADV Films has confirmed a November 7 DVD release for the first Martian Succesor Nadesico TV series volume. A press release with full details is expected from the company later today or tomorrow. It will be posted here immediately upon release.

9-11-00---- Anime Expo Final Attendee Numbers

Excerpted from a newsgroup post by Mike Tatsugawa:

AX2000 had 9,227 attendees.
Attendees came from 48 states and 1 district. Only West Virginia and Vermont were not represented this year.
Attendees came from 16 countries ranging from Argentia to Australia and from Canada from Switzerland.
Sadly, we will have to wait until 2001 until someone breaches the 10,000 attendee mark.

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