Digital audio and video effects are widely featured in this movie, a Dolby Digital 6.1ch surround sound EX soundtrack has been produced for the film. The primary music composer of the Patlabor Movie is producing music for Avalon with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra performing.
Avalon is scheduled to go to a wide release in Japan at the turn of the new year.
"Our warehouse will be definitely closed until the 6th, but we hope to open in early in the following week. However, due to the uncertainties of new accounting systems we are playing it safe with our customers.
There should be little impact for consumers. We adjusted our production schedule to ship some titles early to avoid the closure and our manufacturing is not located at our warehouse so that continues on schedule. There will always be some exceptions and any rush orders placed this week will be problematic to fill, however, we don't anticipate any significant effect."
Higher Voltage is reporting that
it has been officially announced by SNK/Aruze that they have completed the development of a new board. The MVS2 Board (Em-Vee-Ess-Too). It is said to have enormous power and it will supposedly be able to generate graphics that can rival that of Capcom's CPS3.
In addition to this, SNK/Aruze has officially announced that the following games are in development:
The King of Fighters 2001
Last Blade 3
Samurai Spirits 5
Garou 2
Metal Slug 4
- In response to someposts to the Anime On DVD forum regarding finger puppets being included in the third volume of Tenchi Universe, Taku Otsuka of Pioneer has posted the following information to the site:
"We have received some emails from consumers about not receiving finger puppets with their Tenchi Universe 3 DVD. I believe there was been people on this forum that have said the same also.
The preorders for volume 3 exceeded our initial predictions for sales of this DVD series and not enough finger puppets were printed. For volumes 1 & 2 there were enough finger puppets to cover preorders. Any retailer that received Tenchi Universe DVD's from the initial production should have received finger puppets. But for volume 3, the preorders exceeded the number of finger puppets we printed. There were some DVD's produced in the initial run that were not packaged with finger puppets.
I would like to comment on volume 4 finger puppets but not all preorders are in. So I do not have a clear picture of the situation yet.
The finger puppets are a limited promotional item and they all have been printed in advance. There are no current plans to reprint more.
I am sorry that we can not guarantee that you will receive a set of finger puppets with your Tenchi Universe DVD purchase. I can only recommend that you preorder your DVD with your favorite retailer known to have product in stock by the street date.
Your feedback on this subject is welcome and I hope to have a solution that is amicable to all.
We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience and thank all our customers for their continuing support. If there are any future announcements about this issue, they will be posted here on this forum.
Taku Otsuka
Tenchi Universe DVD Producer (since vol 4)
Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P."
Source: Anime On DVD
JIBURI GA IPPAI Collection and the Takahata/Miyazaki DVD Release
Schedule [for Japanese market]
2000 Nov 17 HO-HOKEKYO TONARI NO YAMADA-KUN
2001 Feb PANDAKOPANDA, PANDAKOPANDA/AMEFURI SAAKASU NO MAKI
Mar Lupin III: KARIOSUTORO NO SHIRO
May MEITANTEI HOOMUZU (theatrical release version)
Jun MAJO NO TAKKYUUBIN
Sep KAZE NO TANI NO NAUSHIKA
Nov TONARI NO TOTORO
2002 Jan HEISEI TANUKI-GASSEN PONPOKO
Apr MIMI WO SUMASEBA
May YANAGAWA HORIWARI MONOGATARI
Jun TENKUU NO SHIRO RAPYUTA
Jul UMI GA KIKOERU
Aug KURENAI NO BUTA
Nov MONONOKEHIME
[Information as of Oct 3, 2000. Subject to change.]
These are the details for the Toanri no Yamada-kun DVD:
DVD:
Release date: 2000 Nov 17
Label: Jiburi ga ippai COLLECTION
Order Number: VWDZ8030
Price: 4700yen (before tax)
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
1999/Color/Approx 104 minutes
Specification: NTSC, for Japanese market (Region 2)
Sound: Japanese Dolby Digital (2.0ch Surround, 5.1ch
Surround), DTS (5.1ch)
Subtitle: Japanese, English, French
Screen Dimension: 16:9 Letterbox Vista size
THIS HALLOWEEN, BE PREPARED FOR A NIGHTMARE FUTURE WHERE VIOLENCE IS THE ONLY LAW EXPLODES ON DVD OCTOBER 31, 2000
"One of the best (and most violent) police series around.... explosive animation" - Animerica
Chicago, IL- Manga Video presents Angel Cop: The Collection on DVD October 31, 2000.
In Angel Cop, Japan is under attack. A group of violent terrorists, known as the Red May, have launched a wave of bombings and murders across Tokyo, threatening the stability of the entire country. In response, the government calls in the Special Security Force (SSF), an elite law enforcement division that uses any method necessary to protect public safety.
As the Red May continue their assault, the SSF unleash their deadliest weapon: Angel, a woman whose skill in combat is matched by her beauty. But Angel soon learns that the situation is far more complex and dangerous than she thought. The terrorists are dying before she can get to them. Ripped apart by some ferocious and inexplicable force, whomever else is after the Red May has the power to destroy anything or anyone in their way - including Angel and her team!
As the mystery deepens and the body count rises, a lethal government conspiracy is brought to light. What is the mysterious "H-file"? And will Angel live long enough to find out?
Available for the first time on DVD as a single package, Angel Cop: The Collection brings you six episodes of explosive sci-fi action, set in a world where the only thing more brutal than crime is law. The DVD features include: a 4 X 3 transfer, a digital re-master, In Stereo, In English, Japanese and Japanese with English Subtitles, Manga Previews, Links, Fan Club Info and a DVD catalog.
Street Date: October 31, 2000 Pre-Book
Date: September 11, 2000
Running Time 180 minutes Retail
Price: $29.95
Order number: 6-60200-40632-5 Distributed by Ryko
Distribution
MANGA VIDEO PRESENTS THE CONCLUDING EPISODE OF RAYEARTH ON HOME VIDEO OCTOBER 31, 2000
Chicago, IL - The Rayearth series comes to a stunning conclusion with this new episode when Studio Clamp unveils their finest epic mecha-fantasy to date.
Learning that faith in one's friendship is the ultimate power, three young friends discover they need to change the course of destiny to save the world. In the previous episodes, the girls tapped into their own spirit beast deities to become the Magic Knights and fought against Cephiro City's evildoers.
In Volume Three, the final battle for the survival of Earth has begun. Princess Emeraude's brother, Eagle, the keeper of the eternal dream in which the Princess remains frozen, has traveled through the gateway between Cephiro and Tokyo. Aided by the spirits of the dead, he launches a massive assault against the Magic Knights, wielding dark energies drawn from the castle of Cephiro itself. Eagle has sworn to destroy the girls and everything they love, to kill until nothing in the universe remains. His only goal is complete destruction - can even Rayearth, the awesome combination of all three Magic Knights and their spirit beasts prevent the destruction of the world?
The all-new Rayearth OVA (original video animation) series follows the very popular Magic Knight Rayearth Japanese television series. Directed by Toshihiro Hirano, creator of Zeoraima and Vampire Princess Miyu.
Running Time: 45 minutes
Street Date: October 31, 2000 Pre-Book Date: September 11, 2000
Dub: $19.95 Order number: 6-60200-4068-3-7
Sub: $29.95 Order number: 6-60200-4067-3-8
Fri, Oct 6 12:00am Macross Plus Vol 1-4
Sat, Oct 7.12:00am Wings of Honneamise & Ninja Scroll
Sun, Oct 8 12:00am Patlabor (4 hours, not sure if movies or tv episodes)
Below are descriptions excerpted from the site:
Tetsuo is the protagonist of Akira, the legendary film that helped break anime to a worldwide audience from its native Japan and still one of the most highly regarded pieces of anime ever created. Tetsuo was subjected to government experiments giving him with telekinetic powers. He stands 6 1/8 inches tall with five points of articulation. He includes interchangeable arms, a normal one and a morphing one from the film.
Kaneda is also from Akira; he's Tetsuo's childhood friend and a fellow motorcycle gang member. He stands 6 3/4 inches tall with 10 articulation points and comes with a power pack and weapon.
The final Akira figure is Kaneda's motorcyle. His trademark rocket bike is totally styling in bright red paint and all the right stickers. It's 10 1/8 inches in length.
Vash the Stampede from the wildly popular television series Trigun is the next figure. Vash looks stylish with his long red trenchcoat, electric blond hair and heavy armament. Vash is a noted gunslinger with a huge bounty on his head, despite the fact that he refuses to kill anyone! Vash is 7 inches tall with 10 articulation points and comes with his cat, weaponry and a custom base.
The final figure in the first series is Ryoko from the Tenchi Muyo! empire (video series, television series, feature films and comic books). Ryoko is a 700-year-old demon accidentally released from imprisonment by a high school student, Tenchi Masaki. Ryoko stands 6 3/16 inches tall with six points of articulation and comes with a custom base and a wand.
Muteki Ou Trizenon (Starts 10-14)
Kamui Akira: Fukuyama Jun
Kamui Ai: Sanada Asami
Uryuu Kana: Hayashibara Megumi
Gon: Shibuya Shigeru
Uryuu Sae: Neya Michiko
Kamui Kentarou: Nagashima Yuuichi
Kai Doumu: Shiina Hekiru
Yami no Matsue (Starts 10-02)
Tsuzuki Asato: Miki Shinichirou
Kurosaki Hisoka: Asano Mayumi
Watari Yutaka: Seki Toshihiko
Tatsumisei Ichirou: Morikawa Toshiyuki
Muraki Kazutaka: Hayami Sho
Vandread (Starts 10-03)
Hibiki Tokai: Yoshino Yuuki
Bert Galsas: Seki Tomokazu
Duelo Macfile: Tasaka Hideki
Diita Leiberai: Kakazu Yumi
Meia Gizhorn: Orikasa Tomiko
Jura Basil Eldin: Asakawa Yuu
Barnet Orangelo: Neya Michiko
Parfe Balblair: Toyoguchi Megumi
Paiway Underbelk: Ishige Sawa
Ezra Vielle: Ohhara Sayaka
Gaskonyu Raingau: Asano Mayumi
Buzam A Caressa: Soumi Yoko
Magno Biban: Kyouda Naoko
Pyoro: Iwata Mitsuo
Karakuri Kiden Hiou Senki (Starts 10.24)
Hiou: Kuwashima Houko
Shishi: Aikawa Rikako
Machi: Mizuhashi Kaori
Sai: Tobita Nobuo
Mayu: Yajima Akiko
Tetsu: Teppouzuka Yoko
Arashi: Miki Shinichirou
Aka: Takada Yuuji
Ryuuma: Inoue Kazuhiko
narration: Ebisu Masako
Hana: Ikezawa Haruna
Yuki: Minami Omi
Argent Souma (Starts 10-05)
Liu Souma: Hoshi Souichirou
Harriet Bartholemew: Kuwashima Houko
Ernest Noguchi: Cha Furin
Lana Ines: Sa Yuri
Michael Hartland: Nakata Jouji
Dan Simmons: Koyasu Takehito
Ginebia Green: Inoue Kikuko
Sue Harris: Horie Yui
Shin Megami Tensei Devi Chill (Starts 10-07)
Kai Setsuna: Morikubo Shoutarou
Kaname Mirai: Nogami Yukana
Cool: Inoue Kikuko
Veil: Ohsawa Chiaki
Kaname Hiromi: Kameyama Sukekiyo
Daimaou Lucifer: Okiayu Ryoutarou
Fenlil: Iwata Mitsuo
Gravitation (Starts 10-04)
Shindou Shuuichi: Seki Tomokazu
Yuki Eiri: Inoue Kazuhiko
Nakano Hiroshi: Matsumoto Yasunori
Seguchi Touma: Orikasa Ai
Sakano: Koyasu Takehito
K: Okiayu Ryoutarou
Fujisaki Jun: Takimoto Fujiko
Sakuma Ryuuichi: Yamaguchi Kappei
Inuyasha (Starts 10-16)
Inuyasha: Yamaguchi Kappei
Higurashi Kagome: Yukino Satsuki
Psy Fai Harry (Starts 10-06)
Harry Macween: Itou Ryuu
Catherine Chapman: Horie Yui
John Mayfield: Chiba Susumu
Elliot Chapman: Chiba Saeko
Mike Stafford: Tanaka Nobuo
Genori: Nogami Yukana
Stanley: Kawano Otoya
Source: http://www.win.ne.jp/~doi/
"Online DVD retailer Express.com running low on cash, put on C.O.D. by suppliers. Full story by Wendy Wilson exclusively in the Oct. 2 print edition of Video Business. "
According to Kids' WB, Cardcaptors received its highest ratings to-date this past weekend. The ratings stated are 5.8/20 for boys 2-11, 7.0/24 for boys 6-11, 4.1/15 for kids 2-11 and 4.8/18 for kids 6-11, and ranked #2 among broadcast competition behind Pokemon.
Jackie Chan Adventures beat Digimon's 9:00am ET airing earning a 3.4/14 rating among kids 2-11, a 3.8/15 rating among kids 6-11, a 4.7/17 rating among boys 2-11,and a 5.5/19 rating among boys 6-11.
Saban's Escaflowne, was beaten by Batman Beyond, Kids' WB didn't mention the numbers for Escaflowne specificially, but the network stated that Beyond received a 2.8/12 rating with kids 2-11, a 3.4/15 rating for kids 6-11, a 3.8/16 rating for boys 2-11, a 4.4/18 rating with boys 6-11, and a 2.4/12 rating with girls 6-11.
- PlayStation 2 Game - "Blood: The Last Vampire" - Winter 00/01.
- Novel by Mamoru Oshii - "Blood: The Last Vampire - The Night of the Beasts" 10/00.
- Monthly Serial Novel by Junichi Fujisaku - "Blood: THe Last Vampire - The Dark Informer (?)" - 11/00.
- Manga (monthly) by Benkyo Tamao - "Blood: The Last Vampire 2000" - 11/00.
Bubblegum Crisis Mega Series 4 Pack is Introduced With Exciting New Upgrade Offer for Owners of Previous Version
Paul Bader, CEO of M2K, Says Thanks to the Anime Community for Their Reviews and Support; Offers Upgrade Plans
SEATTLE-Sept. 29, 2000-- An open letter to the anime community regarding M2K's newest release, Bubble Gum Crisis Mega Series 4 Pack.
From Paul Bader, CEO, M2K
Friends and Loyal Customers,
It has been an almost a year since we last spoke to the anime community about Bubble Gum Crisis DVD Suite. At that time, we were completing the latest modifications on Bubble Gum Crisis DVD Suite and committing to our goals for the future. I am pleased to announce that we have completed the latest re mastering of Bubble Gum Crisis DVD Suite and have added a new Volume 4 of the previously omitted Hurricane Live! videos.
We have completed all the modifications requested by the anime community and addressed the technical issues concerning audio and subtitles. The lag time for re-introduction was due primarily to legal and ownership wrangling between old and new license holders. We could not complete the re mastering until license issues were negotiated and the way was cleared for us to begin work on the project.
The newest Bubble Gum Crisis Mega Series is now ready for your enjoyment and review. The new Mega Series includes the original 3 Volumes of Bubble Gum Crisis DVD Suite, fully re mastered, and the new Volume 4 of the complete Hurricane Live! Videos. Many deserve credit for this latest achievement and all are looking forward to your comments and input. We take our stewardship of the Bubble Gum Crisis franchise very seriously and we realize that your involvement is critical to the quality and honesty of the finished product.
We have established a trade up program for customers who already own the Bubble Gum Crisis DVD Collectors Series 3 Pack. Customers can send us their Bubble Gum Crisis Collectors Edition 3 Pack and receive the new Bubble Gum Crisis Mega Series 4 Pack for $39.95 + $6.95 shipping and handling. This offer represents significant savings from the retail price and allows our loyal customers to upgrade quickly. Our customers can visit www.m-2k.com/specials/bgc2 to take advantage of the trade up offer.
Again, we are proud to introduce the new Bubble Gum Crisis Mega Series 4 Pack and are very thankful to all those that have taken the time to help us along the way with reviews and suggestions. This one's for you!
Roxanne Beck (The voice of Lum from Beautiful Dreamer, Wakaba from Utena, and Kayoko from Ayane's High Kick among others) will be performing Wednesday October 10th at 9pm at the Sidewalk Cafe. The address is Avenue A & 6th Street in New York City.
ROXANNE BECK BAND
SIDEWALK CAFE
(Avenue A & 6th Street)
with
Jon Pondel - guitar
Jon Cowherd - keyboards
Ryan Cavan - drums
Jon Warcholak - bass
Wed., October 18
9:00 p.m.
NO COVER!!!
November 25th Release DVD:
Card Captor Sakura Movie 2 - 82 minutes - Stereo Hi-fi (Dolby Suround) - 3,800 Yen
Gunbuster Vol. 1 - 60 minutes - Dolby Digital Sound - 1 layer - (Extra feature includes "data collection") - 5,800 Yen
Magic Circle Guru Guru DVD BOX 1 - 600 minutes - dual layer - (Extra is a Guru Guru Book) - 24,000 Yen
Ashita no Joe DVD-BOX 1 - 75 minutes - dual layer - Dolby Digital (Dolby suround) - (Extra is a Ashita no Joe info booklet) - 6,000 Yen
Rose Of Versailles DVD-BOX 1 - 500 minutes - dual layer - 4 discs -Dolby Digital (monaural) - (Extra includes info book) - 25,800 Yen
As mentioned above Gundam Movies I-III will be released on DVD in Japan this winter, a completely new postrecording sound remaster into Dolby Digital 5.1 CH Suround Sound will be present on each disc, plus the film is remastered from a new digital telecine print for this special edition DVD release. Each will be dual layer and retail at 7,800 Yen. The DVD's will carry the product code BCBA- 0680 - 0682.
As previously mentioned, Kousuke Fujishima's 5 minute "eX Driver Clip" mini animated feature begins running in theaters Oct. 21st in Japan with the Ah! Megami-sama movie.
As promised, we wanted to get everyone up to date on the state of the licensing affairs. We've made another call into Toycom Wednesday morning, shooting the same question--"What's going on with the toys and the licensing negotiations???" Auden indicated that nothing new had progressed since we spoke last week. As in earlier statements, the negotiations are still ongoing. Nevertheless, we maintained our persistence and made another call to Harmony Gold in attempts to get some news. The folks at Harmony Gold declined to comment and deferred all questions to their public relations firm, Morris Marketing. I left a message with the Morris Marketing receptionist and was waiting for a return call. Late Wednesday afternoon, I received a call from Harmony Gold. To my surprise, the call was from, Alan Letz, Vice President, of Harmony Gold. (Somewhere in my efforts, my inquiries were finally passed on to executive management.)
I expressed my concerns (as well as indicating that I speak on behalf of all the Valkyrie Exchange customers and thousands of Macross fans) to Alan over the licensing matter, citing that the negotiations have been lengthy and that many fans are pessimistic about a US release of the Macross Plus toys. Alan did confirm that the negotiations are still continuing and noted that the negotiations were progressing "positively" along. Unfortunately, Alan could not provide any hard dates when I pressed for some definitive timelines.
Alan explained that the process has been slow due to language, cultural, and time zone differences between them and Big West. He expressed his own interest (as a fellow fan) in seeing this negotiation resolved and mentioned that more information will be publicly available in late October through Harmony Gold's official Robotech site, www.robotech.com. Apparently, the official site launch is happening in late October and will include information on the licensing status. Near the closing of our conversation, Alan put in his sales pitch on the company's upcoming, Robotech 3000, project. He indicated that they were doing some "great, cool" stuff on this new project and that there's going to lots of new mecha for the show. I asked Alan if the Robotech 3000 mecha would be taken from any of the Macross series or spin-offs. He was only able to hint that there is SOME mecha taken from the Macross series/spin-offs but new mecha will also be introduced with the show. Alan proudly commented that the new mecha would be even better than the Toycom Valkyries!!! I inquired Alan for more details but was unsuccessful. After that, I thanked Alan for returning my call and giving me an opportunity to address some questions.
Some 120 million years ago, a king named Satan fell to hell and instigated a rebellion against gods, all kinds of confusion and evil effects began to occur on earth. El Cantare, the highest existence of Earth, allowed a part of his spirit to descend on earth to put an end to the realm of Hell. El Cantare's consciousness descended to the continent of Mu, to Atlantis, to ancient Incan Empire, to Greece, and to India as Gautama Siddhartha and awakened people with the power of enlightenment.
HOUSTON, Sept. 28 - ADV Films is proud to announce the fourth-quarter film festival run of their latest animated masterpiece, Spriggan.
On a fragment of a message plate, a warning from an ancient civilization that was ruined by over-development was written. It says, ``Protect our legacy from evil.'' Arcam is an organization, which takes this message seriously and plays an active part in trying to seal the secret of the ancient civilization whose remains are scattered around the world. The agents in the organization are called ``SPRIGGAN.''
Spriggan is an original theatrical production, and the name is already popular worldwide. The original story was created by Chu Takasige and Ryoji Minagawa, part of the ``Post-Otomo Generation.'' Spriggan appeared serially in the monthly magazine ``Zokan Shonen Sunday'' from 1989 to 1996 and was hugely popular. Paperback copies also sold an exceptional 6 million copies.
This year, the original Japanese version of Spriggan, with English subtitles, will be featured at three of the best-known film festivals in the world.
On October 8th, Spriggan will show at the Director's Guild of America Theatre, during the New York Anime Film Festival. The festival will be held in New York City, from October 6th though the 8th. For more information about the New York Anime Film Festival, please visit their website at www.scifi.com/animefestival/. For ticket information is Northern New Jersey, please call 201.507.8900. All others, call 212.307.7171 for ticket info.
Later that month, the AFI (American Film Institute) Festival, in Los Angeles, California, will feature Spriggan during the Asian Cinema Series Gala, which will take place on Sunday, October 22nd. For more information about the American Film Institute's AFI Festival in Los Angeles, please call 323.856.7707, or visit their website at www.afionline.org.
At the end of November, Spriggan will leave the States and head over to Europe, where it will be shown during the 12th Annual International Film Festival of Wales, to be held in Wales' capital city from November 29th to December 9th. No set schedule has been made but will be posted at the beginning of October. For more information about the International Film Festival of Wales, please call 029.20.406220, or visit their website at www.iffw.co.uk.
Spriggan will be available for widespread theatrical release in early spring of 2001.
"I got the answer straight from Buena Vista's reps.
"In having your question checked out - I was informed that the English subtitles on the Mononoke DVD are literal English translations of the Japanese dub."
This says to me that they are using the Ghibli subtitle script. Since their translations on the subtitled prints are usually pretty good, I'd have to say they'd at least be decent."
MediaBlasters Rurouni Kenshin Fanart Contest
Rules:
• Art is to be totally original (This means NO coping of existing Japanese artwork).
• Art must be of a tasteful subject matter (Nothing naughty now).
• Final artwork must fit into the proportions of 720X580. The file format should be a 72dpi TIFF or PIC. (This doesn’t mean that you must work in this size or even create the art with the computer, but the final work emailed to us must fit these guides)
• For artwork sent by mail be sure to enclose a S.A.S.E. so we can send it back to you.
• All entries must be received by October 27th (this means in our hands on that day).
All of the winners will have their work on the 4th Kenshin DVD as a special feature art gallery. Each piece will have the artists’ name shown in the upper right hand corner. Winners will also receive a copy of Kenshin disk 4. For those emailing in work, make sure to leave in the body text your name and address (this way if you win we know where to send your prize).Email all entries to mmulroney@media-blasters.com. For those snail mailing, well your info is already on the envelope, so send it to Kenshin contest co/ MediaBlasters 265 west 40th street suite 700 New York, N.Y. 10018. Rest assured that the artwork sent will not be used or any other purpose then this art gallery …we don’t steal art. So get working people!!!
Production wishes everyone the best of luck!!!
Merideth Mulroney
Alissyn Brock
Sean Molyneaux
Scott Marchfeld
Source: Anihabara
What appears to be a fight between Neo and an Agent:
http://www.fanboyinc.com/matrix/fight.jpg
Agent Smith (?) taking one in the jaw:
http://www.fanboyinc.com/matrix/punch.jpg
Yokoyama Chisa
Tomizawa Michie
Nishihara Kumiko
Hidaka Noriko
Shimazu Saeko
Kozakura Etsuko
A preview clip of the new game can be viewed here.
In Houston from Oct. 7th - 22nd will be Absolute Anime. ADV will be there showing a number of their titles on Widscreen.
The Austin Chronicle has done an article on ADV's dubbing crew in Austin, you can read it here.
ANIMEXTREME INVADES TORONTO'S RENOWNED BLOOR CINEMA!!!
AnimeXtreme @ The Bloor Cinema Saturday, September 30, 2000 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA (9/30/00)
AnimeXtreme, Toronto's finest, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting anime in the Greater Toronto Area now moves on to the next level!!
Nearly 500 members strong, AnimeXtreme now moves into its newest location, the renowned Bloor Cinema! The Bloor Cinema, with a seating capacity of over 850 seats, has been the host to the official Canadian premieres of "Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie"(courtesy of Be-Papas) and "Vision of Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea" (courtesy of Bandai Ent.) as well as being the Toronto host of Fantasia.
Founded in 1997, AnimeXtreme has become Toronto's finest and highly regarded anime appreciation group and is a Chief Sponsor of the Canadian National Anime Expo (CNAnime).
We, the AnimeXtreme team would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone of all ages to the club which will be featuring Japanese Animation from all different genres. The club is intended for anyone with or without any prior knowledge about anime. We're inviting anyone and everyone to simply come in, relax and enjoy some of the best Japanese Animation we have to offer in a real theatre environment!!
We're here to promote Japanese Animation to the public while creating a fun environment to hang out and/or to learn a little more about anime and to meet up with some other anime fans that are out there.
Schedule
1:00 Sol Bianca: The Legacy 1, 2
2:00 Jubei-Chan: The Ninja Girl 1, 2
3:00 You're Under Arrest: The Movie
4:30 Initial D 1, 2
5:30 Berserk 17
Admission $5.00 (Includes Membership)
See ya there!
The AnimeXtreme Team
For more information
AnimeXtreme Website: http://i.am/animextreme Bloor Cinema Website: http://www.bloorcinema.com
AV098-053 Bubblegum Crisis 1-8 DVD 3 Pack Set is no longer available. Please remove it from your order list. Please cancel an orders for this item that are left open in your system through today's date. This item has been replaced by the Bubblegum Crisis Mega Series 4 Pack DVD Set listed below.
Please add the following titles to all listings, new release bulletins and purchasing systems.
Bubblegum Crisis MegaSeries 4 Pack DVD Set
Bubblegum Crisis Mega Series, the greatest DVD anime collection ever contains all 4 DVDs in one set. Each package features one of the 4 beautiful women of the Knight Sabers put all together in a gorgeous slipcase with a sparkling spine.
BC2DV101 * Bubblegum Crisis MegaSeries 4 Pack DVD Set * DVD
Disk 1-3 Subtitled in both English & French, Dubbed in both English & Japanese
Disk 4 Subtitled in English with Japanese Language
UPC 7-53182-04373-9 * ISBN 1-57948-285-6 * $69.95
Prebook 10/17/00 * Street 11/14/00
Bubblegum Crisis DVD Volume 4: Hurricane Live!
This DVD contains all 13 music videos from the two original Hurricane Live VHS tapes. The hard rocking sounds of Priss and the Replicants are accompanied by the hottest action sequences from the series, animation unavailable anywhere else, and rare live footage featuring the original voice actress from the special "Tinsel City Rhapsody" concerts.
BCDDV101 * Bubblegum Crisis DVD Volume 4: Hurricane Live! * DVD
Subtitled in English with Japanese Language
UPC 7-53182-04372-2 * ISBN 1-56567-284-8 * $19.95
Prebook 10/10/00 * Street 10/24/00
Full details are posted on an affiliated website:
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/anime/
Excerpted from a letter sent by Kaz Tekegawa, who is involved with the film to the UCLA group:
The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (IRH : Kofuku no Kagaku in Japanese) cordially invites you to the sneak preview of a computer graphics theatrical animation film, "The Laws of The Sun", which will be released October 28 at Toei theaters all over Japan, and which length is 101 minutes with English subtitles.
The computer graphics is designed by SimEx, LA, and the animation is directed by Tak Ishiyama, who also directed Sakura Wars.
"The Laws of The Sun" is the best selling book, which 10 million copies have been sold all over the world. The secret of its popularity comes from revelation of the truth, the creation of the Universe, birth of mankind, attaining enlightenment, and so on.
Place : UCLA James Bridge Theater
Time : Saturday, October 7, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Sincerely,
Manager
IRH, Los Angeles
Kaz Takegawa
The game is produced by Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Series), the plot occurs in the 22nd century in the Solar System. Mankind has established space colonies out to the orbit of Jupiter, a colony there named Antilla is the farthest human settlement from Earth and referred to as the end of the world, residents of Antilla are called "Enders" for this reason. A introvert boy living there, Leo Stenbuck accompanies his friends to a UN Space Force facility to steal from their junkyard and gets apprehended. At the same time a fanatical military regime on Mars called Z.O.E. hijacks the Antilla colony which becomes a battlefield. Leo witnesses the death of his friends who used to bully him, he feels responisble for their deaths and runs from the scene to find the reason of the colony's hijacking the giant robot humanoid weapon "Jehuty". The game system includes support for the analog stick, which enables free aerial movement. The game allows for the best camera angle when locking onto an enemy target.
The game is being touted as a "Robot Animation Simulator and features some industry veterans including Character Designer Nobuyoshi Nishimura who worked on Z Gundam for studio Sunrise in 1985, SD Gundam (1989), The Mobile Police Patlabor TV series (as illustration director) in 1989, V Gundam (1993 as illustration director), and Gundam Wing in 1995 (as illustration director). In 1996 he was the character designer and illustration director for Gundam X and joined KCE in 1998 where was a member of the motion crew for Metal Gear Solid for PSX.
Director and Scenario Supervisor for ZOE is Noriaki Okamura who joined Konami in 1990. He worked with Kojima-san on 3 ports of the hit Policenauts title in 1994 for PC98, and in 1995 for the PSX and 3DO ports. He first directed Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series 1: NijiIro No Seishun in 1997 and on Vol. 2.
Mecha Designer, Yoji Shinakawa was the mecha and mechanical designer for Metal Gear Solid, the design of Jehuty and other "orbital frames" find theri roots in his school day sketchbooks.
Hideo Kojima who is the genral director / producer for ZOE, he joined Konami in 1986 and directed Metal Gear Solid which has sold over 5.5 million units worldwide. He is currently developing Metal Gear Solid 2 for PS2.
An interesting note on the release of ZOE: a playable demo of Metal Gear Solid 2 will be included in the package.
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