viz-in vol. 1,no.1 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING FEBRUARY '01 featuring... GUNDAM WING: BLIND TARGET #1 4-issue series -- original story by Hajime Yadate and Yoshiyuki Tomino, story by Sakura Asagi, art by Akemi Omoide -- monthly, b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CGW0201 -- SHIPS 2/9/01 BEFORE ENDLESS WALTZ... A new GUNDAM WING series with the beautiful art of shojo and the action of shonen manga! After the end of the GUNDAM WING TV storyline, world peace does not come without a price. Trowa meets an old comrade from his days in the resistance who offers to buy his Gundam, which he hasn't used since the war. But who are the killers who are after the lives of Relena and the Gundam pilots? FUSHIGI YUGI VOL. 4: BANDIT Animerica Extra graphic novel -- story and art by Yu Watase -- b&w, 200 pages -- $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN -- GFY004 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 CLERICS AND ROGUES The hit shojo (girls') manga! When best friends Miaka and Yui opened an ancient Chinese book, they were transported into the Universe of the Four Gods, a parallel world strangely like ancient China. There, Miaka is heralded as the legendary Priestess of the god Suzaku, but through a twist of fate, Yui becomes her arch-enemy! Now Miaka must gather the seven Celestial Warriors-dashing mercenary Tamahome, emperor Hotohori, and others-to summon Suzaku, save her friend, and find true love. Contains the stories from ANIMERICA EXTRA Vol. 3, No. 5 through No. 10. IN THIS VOLUME: To avert a war, Tamahome willingly becomes the hostage of Yui and her sadistic general Nakago. Meanwhile, Miaka goes with Nuriko and Hotohori in search of the remaining Celestial Warriors, only to be captured by mountain bandits! Can they find the warrior Tasuki and survive a power struggle between two bandit leaders: one armed with the power of illusion, another with a harisen wand that spits fire? In search of a healer who is said to raise the dead, they visit the plague-stricken city of Changhung. But the town is in the grip of terrible evil, with the dead rising from the grave...and now Miaka has the plague herself! RANMA 1/2, VOL. 17 Viz Graphic Novel -- story and art by Rumiko Takahashi -- b&w, 184 pages -- $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN -- GRA017 -- SHIPS 2/23/01 OVER THE TOP Due to an unfortunate accident at the cursed Chinese training ground Jusenkyo, when Ranma and his father get splashed with cold water, papa turns into a giant panda and male Ranma becomes a buxom young woman! Hot water reverses the effect...but only until the next time! Constantly chased by battle-happy martial artists and lovesick suitors of both sexes, what's a half-boy, half-girl to do? RANMA 1/2 VOL. 15 collects RANMA 1/2 PART 9 #1 through #6 (first half) in one convenient volume. IN THIS VOLUME: Arrogant swordsman Kuno is found with amnesia and a watermelon on his head...and all of a sudden he's stronger than Ranma! Can Ranma and Akane find out what happened to him...on an island inhabited by nothing but watermelons? Then: 10 years ago, Ukyo prepared a special okonomiyaki sauce that Ranma secretly ruined. Now, out of guilt, Ranma agrees to let Ukyo stay at the Tendo house, setting the stage for a showdown with his other fiancée Akane! Plus: Gosunkugi gets his hands on a set of magic paper dolls that can make his beloved Akane do anything he wants! And to top it off: dirty old man Happosai returns! DRAGON BALL, VOL. 4 Viz Graphic Novel -- story and art by Akira Toriyama -- b&w, 192 pages -- $14.95 USA/$23.00 CAN -- GDB0004 -- SHIPS 2/9/01 BATTLE OF THE CENTURY Son Goku, a super-strong boy with a monkey's tail, first left his mountain home with city-girl Bulma on a quest for the seven Dragon Balls. Along the way, he met Kame-Sen'nin, the mighty martial artist, who taught Goku his fighting skills. Now, Goku's journey continues as he competes in the Tenka'ichi Budokai, the martial arts championship to determine the strongest fighter in the world! Kamehameha! This volume collects DRAGON BALL PART 2 #7 (second half) through PART 2 #13 (first half). IN THIS VOLUME: Who will be the winner? There's Goku and his fellow student Kuririn, a little Shaolin monk with big ideas. There's Yamcha, Goku's old enemy. There's Ran Fuan, who's not afraid to use her good looks to win a match. There's Kaiju Giran, a rubbery monster with shark teeth and pterodactyl wings. There's Namu, an Indian mystic on a mission. But most of all, there's Jackie Chun, the mysterious old man with the greatest kung-fu ever! It's the ultimate battle of youth and power versus age and skill! EL HAZARD: THE MAGNIFICENT WORLD PART 2#1 5-issue series -- story & art by Hidetomo Tsubura -- monthly, b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CEH0201 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 MAKOTO'S POWER Jinnai has awakened the Demon Goddess Ifurita, and all of El-Hazard is in danger! Shayla-Shayla, the Priestess of Fire, is nearly killed in an attempt to stop her. Makoto places himself in front of the stricken priestess to plead for her life, triggering a strange psychic encounter between himself and Ifurita. Pokemon POKEMON ADVENTURES, PART 3 #7: THE FINAL CHALLENGE 7-issue monthly series -- story by Hidenori Kusaka -- art by MATO -- squarebound, b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CPA0307 -- SHIPS 2/9/01 ARCH RIVALS This is it! The conclusion of the stories of Red, Blue and Green! In the final rounds of the Indigo Leagues, plucky Red fights Blue, the grandson of Professor Oak! Who will win? Featuring Charmander, Charizard, Venusaur, Snorlax and Machamp! (Note: No Pokemon were harmed during the making of this manga.) MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY, PART 3 #4: KADABRA'S MAGIC SHOW 4-issue monthly series -- story & art by Yumi Tsukirino -- monthly, b&w, 48 pages -- squarebound format -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- CPJ0304 -- SHIPS 2/9/01 PSYCHIC POKEMON APLENTY! Hazel loses her pictures of Almond, and Kadabra arrives to help her and the Pokemon look for them psychically! Then, while Hazel is gathering vegetables to make curry, Psyduck pops up-but when Psyduck gets a headache, weird things happen... viz video MAISON IKKOKU, VOL. 27: SCHOOLGIRL FANTASY 2 episodes per volume -- English subtitled -- color, stereo, 52 mins. -- $28.95 USA -- SHIPS 2/20/01 HOMEROOM AFFAIRS Godai does a stint as a student teacher at an all girl's high school. and Ibuki Yagami, one of his shining bright pupils, develops a schoolgirl crush! Will she put Godai in a compromising position? RANMA 1/2, MARTIAL MAYHEM, SUBTITLED EDITION VOL. 2: MARRY ME, AKANE 2 episodes per volume -- English subtitled -- color, stereo, 52 mins. -- $28.95 USA -- SHIPS 2/13/01 FOOD FIGHT CLUB Ranma and Ryoga have always competed in their martial arts, but now, with Ryoga's proposal to Ranma's fiancée, their romantic rivalry is coming to the boiling point, too. Then, an argument over food (what else?) sends Genma storming out of the Tendo Dojo in a huff-and he's taking his son with him! viz comics NEON GENESIS EVANGELION BOOK 5, #5 REGULAR 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 2/16/01 SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION 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 2/16/01 BLACKOUT The EVA pilots are stuck in NERV during a power outage, leaving two different couples awkwardly trapped in the dark --Asuka and Shinja, and Misato and Kaji. There, in the underground, they must figure out what has gone wrong, and just how long they'll be alone together... AQUA KNIGHT, PART 2, #5 5-issue monthly series -- story & art by Yukito Kishiro -- monthly, b&w, 48 pages -- $3.50 USA/$5.50 CAN -- CAK0205 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 CASTLE PERILOUS Ruliya awakens from the water castle's spell of illusion, but reality is no comfort-she's surrounded by a horde of monstrous crustaceans and her host, Basso, has transformed into a giant crab! In her last extremity, Ruliya remember the magic Sword of Parca, which can summon Death Itself! NO NEED FOR TENCHI!, PART 10 #6 7-issue series -- story & art by Hitoshi Okuda -- monthly, b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CNT1006 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 GORILLAS IN THE MANGA Sasami's mother is in town (on Earth, that is), but she didn't pick a great time to come: the local plant life is suffering from a drought, and the wild monkeys in the forest around Tenchi's house are underfed and angry. Will Sasami's mom, a friend to all life forms, come to their aid? DRAGON BALL, PART 3 #9 story & art by Akira Toriyama -- 14-issue monthly series -- b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CDB0309 -- SHIPS 2/9/01 DEEP SEA DRAGON BALL Our heroes visit the Turtle Hermit's island, where Bulma shows off her new invention: bracelets that cause their wearer to shrink! Then Bulma, Kuririn and Goku take a submarine to find the next Dragon Ball, which is hidden in an undersea cave. But the Red Ribbon Army is right on their tail, led by the formidable Commander Blue! DRAGON BALL Z, PART 4 #3 story & art by Akira Toriyama -- 15-issue monthly series -- b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CDBZ0403 -- SHIPS 2/9/01 6 DOWN, 1 TO GO Sensing Kuririn's good intentions, the Great Elder of Namek grants him the One-Star Dragon Ball...and incredible new power. Meanwhile, a battered Vegeta is taken to be interrogated in Freeza's spaceship, where he springs a surprise on his captors. EAGLE: THE MAKING OF AN ASIAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT#13: CONFESSION unlimited monthly series -- story & art by Kaiji Kawaguchi -- b&w, 104 pages -- $6.95 USA/$10.95 CAN -- CEA0013 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 MISTRESS Maria Estefano, a Puerto Rican daughter of immigrants, has an incredible claim: candidate Ken Yamaoka fathered an illegitimate child with her, twenty years ago. And for Takashi, that child's identity is even more crushing than the imminent collapse of Yamaoka's campaign... RANMA 1/2, PART 9, #10 11-issue series -- story & art by Rumiko Takahashi -- monthly, b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CRA0910 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 THE 108TH PROPOSAL The ghost-cat came back, and now it wants Shampoo for its bride-a pretty good choice, since Shampoo changes into a cat herself! Ranma's got to rescue her...but can he face two felines, and is this part of Shampoo's plan? Then, an old man's ghost mistakes Ranma-chan for his childhood lost love! SILENT MOBIUS: LOVE AND CHAOS #3 6-issue series -- story & art by Kia Asamiya -- monthly, b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CSM803 -- SHIPS 2/2/01 DOOM Police officer Robert DeVice is attacked on the busy streets of Tokyo by a 12-foot-tall Lucifer Hawk: Damia Ronazum Valast! Can any human survive a game of cat-and-mouse with a being that cannot be killed by mortal weapons, that moves through solid steel? Trapped by the dark magician Maximillian Ganossa, Katsumi must watch as her fiancee slowly dies! INU-YASHA, PART 5 #9 11-issue series -- story & art by Rumiko Takahashi -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CIY0509 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 THE SOURCE OF THE EVIL Naraku manipulates the boomerang-wielding ninja girl Sango into picking Inu-Yasha for her prey. Meanwhile, Inu-Yasha, Miroku and Kagome descend into the bone-filled cave where, legend says, the Shikon Jewel was created...there to find the calcified remains of its first possessors. viz magazines PULP VOL. 5, #3, FEBRUARY `01 manga anthology -- b&w, 184 pages -- $5.95 USA/$8.95 CAN -- MATURE READERS ONLY -- MPU0503 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 WARREN ELLIS IN PULP Introducing a new column by Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority, Planetary), Rolling Stone's "Hot Comics Writer"! The great English-language comics writer talksabout manga in his new monthly column. Plus our usual columns on manga, music, movies, true crime, and more, and some of the most unusual manga ever published in America. STRAIN: The final episode! Shimei and Shunichiro are on a boat defenseless inthe middle of the ocean, awaiting death. Meanwhile, Shingo faces his greatest foe...his own grandfather. BAKUNE YOUNG: As the yakuza stampede Osaka Castle, a lone cop plays samurai and squares off against the American Ninja! DANCE TILL TOMORROW: With a promise and a kiss, Suekichi bids Miyuki goodnight...and then Aya comes out of hiding. BANANA FISH: Shorter is given "Banana Fish", turning him into a hypnotized killing machine with instructions to murder Eiji. VOYEURS, INC.: With her personal life made public by her stalker, Miyuki's status in the workplace collapses, making her a target of sexual harassment. She'll do anything to regain her job security...but "anything" might be the wrong offer to make...SHORT CUTS: Artistically experimental, unbelievably bizarre humor! PLUS: A new humor manga! ANIMERICA EXTRA VOL. 4 #3, FEBRUARY `01 manga anthology -- b&w, 128 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- MAE0403 -- SHIPS 2/9/01 THE ANIME FAN'S COMIC MAGAZINE The greatest shojo and shonen manga! A brave young swordswoman who wants to be a prince...an artist, his kissin' cousin, and a doll that came to life...adventure in a fantasy world not unlike ancient China...crime and mystery in the Gothic metropolis of Steam City...a girl who came from a videotape...and the psychic occultists who wage war over the fate of the world...128 pages of beautiful art and stunning stories, plus fan art, manga features and more! REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: Utena meets Wakoji, a designer who works with Utena's aunt. Can he be the prince who saved her six years ago? VIDEO GIRL AI: "I am your creator," the mysterious man in the trench coat says...and Ai, who has amnesia, doesn't know why she's afraid. Meanwhile, Nobuko decides to spend the night with Yota. MARIONETTE GENERATION: Is Lunch just an animated marionette, or what? Why can she levitate and what are her other powers? FUSHIGI YUGI: Captured by Nakago, Miaka hopes that her beloved Tamahome will save her...only to watch as he renounces her and kisses Yui! STEAM DETECTIVES: The final clue is "DEATH"! Where is the last bomb? What's wrong with Ling Ling? Will Le Bread's evils scheme succeed? X/1999: The defining moment. Kamui makes his decision, and the consequences become painfully clear, as he is nailed down with giant glass splinters and Kotori is tied to a steel cross... ANIMERICA Vol. 9 #2 anime & manga monthly -- color and b&w, 96 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- MAN0902 -- SHIPS 2/16/01 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: SPRIGGAN, the motion picture based on the ferocious action manga! Plus the retro hard-rock satire THE LEGEND OF BLACKHEAVEN, and LOST UNIVERSE, the series that does for science fiction what SLAYERS did for fantasy!