viz-in vol. 13, no. 1 ITEMS SHIPPING APRIL `01 FEATURING. GUNDAM WING: EPISODE ZERO #1 4-issue monthly series -- story and art by Reku Fuyunagi -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/27 - CGW0301 THE BITTER FRUIT OF WAR A new chapter in the Gundam Wing saga unfolds! In his short time as a Gundam pilot, Duo Maxwell has endured more pain and hardships than most people experience in a lifetime. But not even his comrades in arms could have known about the ever-optimistic pilot's even more tumultuous childhood as a war orphan-a time that would change his life forever. THE ART OF POKEMON: THE THIRD MOVIE Viz Art Book -- Art by the Animators of Pokemon: The Third Movie -- Color, 64 pages -- $12.95 USA/$20.00 CAN -- SHIPS 4/6 - PMB003 THE OFFICIAL MOVIE ART BOOK! Follow the action of Pokemon: The Third Movie in this lavish, full- color art/story book illustrated with scenes taken straight from the actual movie! Get the scene-by-scene story with pictures and descriptions of all the main characters plus Pokemon profiles including amazingly cute Pichu and the mysterious Annon! When you see the movie, don't miss this perfect companion piece! ANIMERICA SPECIAL: SAILOR MOON one-issue special -- color, 64 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- SHIPS 4/20 - MAS102 YOUR SAILOR SOURCEBOOK! The penultimate guide to the entire Sailor Moon universe brought to you by the knowledgeable staff at Animerica magazine! Get the lowdown on each television series, movie, and manga that has made Sailor Moon one of the most recognized and influential series of the past decade. Weapons, fashion, who's got a crush on who, it's all here! If you're a true Sailor Moon fan, you won't want to miss this information- saturated magazine! VIZ KIDS DRAGON BALL, PART 3#11 14-issue monthly series -- story & art by Akira Toriyama -- b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN - SHIPS 4/20 - CDB0311 DRAGON BALLS AHOY! Exploring the pirates' cave, Goku, Kuririn and Bulma must face a cutlass-swinging robot and a giant octopus! But little do they know that the greatest danger is right behind them--Commander Blue, who's following them to steal the pirates' Dragon Ball! Lost in the maze of tunnels, can they find the buried treasure? (What is this, DRAGON BALL or GOONIES?) DRAGON BALL Z, PART 4#5 story & art by Akira Toriyama -- 15-issue monthly series -- b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/13 - CDBZ0405 STANDOFF ON NAMEK! With all seven Dragon Balls in his grasp, Vegeta's wish for eternal life is as good as granted! He only has to gather them in one place... and only Gohan and Kuririn stand in his way. Gohan and Kuririn have the Great Elder of the Namekians on their side. But Freeza is about to call in the reinforcements, and soon Vegeta, Kuririn and Gohan will be the least of each other's worries... GUNDAM WING: BLIND TARGET #3 4-issue monthly series -- story and art by Reku Fuyunagi -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/13 - CGW0203 ZERO HOUR APPROACHES Trowa and Duo are still in trouble as agents of a shadowy conspiracy close in on the two fleeing Gundam pilots. Meanwhile, Heero, Relena, and Chris are about to make their secret rendezvous at an abandoned colony with their contact until suspicions about Chris' loyalty surface. Will she betray Heero and Relena's clandestine operation or can she be trusted? MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY, PART 4#2: LOVE POTION PURSUIT 4-issue monthly series -- story & art by Yumi Tsukirino -- b&w, 40 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- SHIPS 4/20 - CPJ0402 THE PERFECT PLAN That hunk of a Pokemon trainer Pistachio is back, and he brought his jealous Bulbasaur along too! This time, Gramps and Bulbasaur have struck a deal-if Bulbasaur can retrieve a special mushroom from the back of a Paras, Gramps will whip up a batch of love potion for it to charm Pistachio! But things do not go according to plan for Bulbasaur and soon it and the rest of the Pokemon find themselves in over their head...literally! YELLOW CABALLERO #2: THE ICE CAGE 4-issue monthly series -- story & art by MATO -- squarebound, b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/27 - CYC0102 THE ENEMY UNMASKED Bill and Yellow team-up to find Red and uncover whomever is behind the plot. But before they're even done fishing, none other than Lorelai of the Elite Four attacks both! Now, beaten back by the withering ice blasts from Seel and hunted by Cloyster, Bill and Yellow retreat to a nearby cave to consider their options. Why is Lorelai attacking Bill and Yellow and what connection does she have to Red's disappearance? NO NEED FOR TENCHI!, PART 11#1 4-issue monthly series -- story & art by Hitoshi Okuda -- b&w, 48 pages -- $3.50 USA/$5.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/20 - CNNT1101 THE SURROGATE HUSBAND Mihoshi receives word that her grandmother who raised her has fallen very ill and may soon die. Quickly, Mihoshi realizes that she has not done the one thing her grandmother wanted her to do before her death- to get married happily. Can Mihoshi and Tenchi prepare a fake wedding in time so that she may rest in peace? Plus, a new space villain comes onto the scene to threaten the cosmos! VIZ GRAPHIC NOVELS SILENT MOBIUS, VOL. 6: CATASTROPHE Viz Graphic Novel -- story & art by Kia Asamiya -- b&w, 200 pages -- $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN -- SHIPS 4/27 - CTSM0006 IN THIS VOLUME: Kiddy Phenil was a beat cop in future Tokyo, until a near-fatal encounter with a rampaging cyborg forced her to become a cyborg herself. Now a mechanical "megadyne", Kiddy is the A.M.P.'s physically strongest member-but did the operation that gave her powers also unhinge her mind? When a cyborg serial killer stalks Tokyo, Kiddy becomes the number one suspect, and no one believes her story that she was attacked by a living corpse. Her police boyfriend, Ralph Bomaz, wants to find the evidence that he thinks will prove her innocent, but Ralph's superior is out to put Kiddy behind bars. But soon, Kiddy's own body starts to act with a mind of its own. And all the while, Maximillian Ganossa, the sinister leader of the Lucifer Hawks, is watching... GUNDAM WING: GROUND ZERO Viz Graphic Novel -- story & art by Reku Fuyunagi -- b&w, 144 pages -- $14.95 USA/$23.00 CAN -- SHIPS 4/27 - CTGW001 THE TRAP IS SPRUNG! IN THIS VOLUME: What can Heero depend on when a mysterious individual steals his Gundam? Just when he thought life was returning to normal, Heero Yuy receives a cryptic message from a person claiming to have stolen the Wing Zero and requesting a rendezvous at a remote space station! There he finds the station deserted except for his fellow Gundam pilots all of whom have received similar messages. But only a handful of people capable of piloting the Wing Gundam.is the thief one of them? As tension and distrust grows, Heero is pitted against his comrades with mind control, assassination, and a loaded gun thrown into the standoff. Are the pilots truly alone in the cavernous space station, or is there a sixth enemy among them? See the tormented heroes of Gundam Wing like you've never seen them before! VIDEO GIRL AI, VOL. 3: RECALL Viz Graphic Novel -- story & art by Masakazu Katsura -- b&w, 192 pages -- $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN -- SHIPS 4/13 - CTVGA003 PRICE OF LOVE IN THIS VOLUME: Ai's return date is long overdue and now her creator wants her back in the video world for good! The only way for Yota to save her is to enter the video world himself in a desperate rescue attempt--a task that proves more difficult than Yota could have ever imagined. But just as both narrowly escape the video world, Ai is pulled back in and the Gokuraku video store disappears! What is Ai's fate? Then, a new school year has begun and new chances for romance arise for Yota. A former art pupil of Yota's, Nobuko Nizaki, has thrown herself upon him, but what can Yota do when an amnesia- suffering Ai shows up at school? Now, Yota must make a choice between who he loves more: impulsive Ai, gentle Moemi, or the smitten Nobuko. VIZ VIDEO MAISON IKKOKU, VOLUME # 29: DOGGED PURSUIT 2 episodes per volume -- English subtitled -- color, stereo, 52 mins. -- $28.95 USA -- SHIPS 4/17 - VMIS29 Godai has always had to compete with Mitaka for Kyoko's affections, but now there's another woman in the picture! Her name is Asuna Kujo, and her love for Mitaka is almost as deep as her love for her many dogs-which is almost as strong as Mitaka's fear of them. Will Asuna's love overcome Mitaka's fear? RANMA ½ MARTIAL MAYHEM, SUBTITLED EDITION: DADDY DEAREST 2 episodes per volume -- English subtitled -- color, stereo, 52 mins. -- $28.95 USA -- SHIPS 4/17 - VRMMS004 An invitation to an obstacle course race at a local hot springs has all the usual suspects excited about the prize: an all-expense paid trip to any hot springs in the world! (Can you say Jusenkyo?) Then, even coconut-headed high school teachers have their soft spots, and in the Principal's case, it's his long-lost son who disappeared at age 14. VIZ COMICS EAGLE #15: THE NOMINATION story & art by Kaiji Kawaguchi -- b&w, 104 pages -- $6.95 USA/$10.95 CAN -- SHIPS 4/20 - CEA0015 WINDY CITY SHOWDOWN All the cards are on the table. The Democratic National Convention is in full swing, the presidential nomination is in the air, and now is the true test of whether or not Yamaoka and his staff have succeeded in their goal of winning over the hearts and minds of the nation. With the support of Mayor Blackburn and the First Lady, Yamaoka will give Vice President Albert Noah a run for his money-but will it be enough? Plus, if Yamaoka wins, whom would he choose as his running mate? AQUA KNIGHT, PART 3#2 4-issue monthly series -- story and art by Yukito Kushiro -- monthly, b&w, 48 pages -- $3.50 USA/$5.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/13 - CAK0302 ALMOST HUMAN Ashika returns to the crew of the Zyfort rather than escape without Zykey. Back under the subjugation of Alcantara though, Ashika is forced to witness the secret truth of Zykey's humanity-a secret that keeps her inexorably bound to the brilliant conqueror. Then, take a trip down memory lane and visit the off-kilter childhood of Alcantara to discover what makes his sick mind tick! EL HAZARD, PART 2#3 5-issue monthly series -- story & art by Hidetomo Tsubura -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/13 - CEH0203 DEATH FROM ABOVE! The action intensifies in the forests of Roshtaria as Rune's mysterious attackers step-up their barrage and reveals their true power. Shayla-Shayla and Afura Mann move to intercept, but even the power of the two Muldoon Priestesses is no match and the princess is taken to parts unknown! Who are these two powerful warriors and what force can stand up to them? NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: BOOK 5 #7 7-issue monthly series -- story & art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto -- original concept by Gainax -- monthly, b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/ $4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/13 -- REGULAR - CEV507 -- SPECIALCOLLECTOR'S EDITION - CEVS507 TIES THAT BIND Shinji thought that coming to NERV would eventually bring he and his father, Gendo Ikari, closer together. But as time rolls on and the battles become more taxing, the gulf between father and son has only widened and Shinji's synch rate has suffered as a result. For the survival of the world, Kaji takes it upon himself to cheer Shinji up by taking him to the aquarium; there he reveals the full, dark truth about NERV... INU-YASHA, PART 5#11 11-issue series -- story & art by Rumiko Takahashi -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/6 - CIY0511 NO SYMPATHY FOR A DEVIL The bitter end to Inu-Yasha and Nataku's battle draws near! With Sango out of action, Inu-Yasha goes after Nataku and beheads the fiendish man-become-demon only to find the body a decoy and the real Nataku has escaped safely! In the aftermath, Sango and Inu-Yasha rehabilitate while Kagome uncovers the remains of an ancient demon- hunting woman deep in a cave. Can the secrets of the past help Kagome in the present? RANMA, PART 10#1 11-issue series -- story & art by Rumiko Takahashi -- monthly, b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 4/13 - CRA1001 A FATHER'S HUNGER Ranma and his father are fighting again over what else but food. But this time it gets serious when Genma kicks Ranma out of the dojo so he can have a larger portion and force his son to face the rigors of the world! Will Ranma bow to his father's ruling, or will he have to fight for the right to eat under the same roof? Let the food fly as father and son unleash their full power! VIZ MAGAZINES PULP, VOL. 5, #5 APRIL '01 -- manga anthology -- b&w, 184 pages -- $5.95 USA/$8.95 CAN -- MATURE READERS ONLY -- SHIPS 4/11 - MPU0505 Movies, books, manga, true crime and Warren Ellis, it's all in every issue of PULP! DANCE TILL TOMMORROW: Tachimi has given Miyuki a deadline of one month to marry Suekichi so she pops the question immediately! How will Aya react when Suekichi tells her the news? BAKUNE YOUNG: The bloody end of the Bakune Young manga! The Yakuza are storming the castle, the police are out for vengeance, and bloodlust sweeps over the rest! Bakune's out of options, but he won't go without a fight! BANANA FISH: While Arthur goes to Papadino's to learn the ways of mob life, Yut Leung takes advantage of his time alone with the captured Ash. VOYEURS, INC.: The perverted stalker confronts Miyuki, blackmailing her by threatening to send his cockroach-sex tape to everyone she knows! Can the Voyeurs Inc. team get there in time to stop him? SHORTCUTS: Artistically experimental, unbelievably bizarre humor! ANIMERICA EXTRA, VOL. 4 #5 APRIL '01 -- manga anthology -- b&w, 128 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- SHIPS 4/4 - MAE0405 THE ANIME FAN'S COMIC MAGAZINE REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: Not even a week into school and Utena's actions have gotten her a challenge from Sayonji of the Student Council. What is the surreal place their duel takes place in? VIDEO GIRL AI: Ai wants to believe she's human, but finds it difficult after she learns the true nature of her existence. Meanwhile, Nobuko and Yota hop in the sack together. Are they ready for the consequences? MARIONETTE GENERATION: Lunch saves Izumi from certain death when she walks out into traffic! How did the animated doll do it and who is the dog in the Santa Claus outfit? FUSHIGI YUGI: Tamahome is still under Yui's spell and now is in a standoff with Tasuki. Tasuki has always wanted to test his skill against Tamahome, but is this the confrontation he wanted? STEAM DETECTIVES: Ling-Ling visits the island home of her father Dr. Hsu. Little does she know that a killer Megamaton is stalking her! Can Narutaki and Inspector Yagami stop the hulking machine before it's too late? X/1999: Kamui's world shatters like glass as Fuma goes on a killing rampage. His first victim: His own sister! ANIMERICA, Vol. 9 #4 anime & manga monthly -- color and b&w, 96 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- SHIPS 4/18 - MAN0904 IN THIS ISSUE: AYASHI NO CERES! Yu Watase, creator of Fushigi Yugi, returns with this new manga and anime series in May. Get all the inside info from Yu Watase in this exclusive interview! VIZ-IN MAGAZINE, Vol. 13 #4 $6.00 per bundle of 50 -- SHIPS 4/18