Viz This Week (8/011/00)
a weekly notice about viz websites and products:
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1. Viz
a. feature – magical pokemon journey
b. special section – rumiko takahashi's visit to san diego
c. movie – updated listings
2. Animerica
a. fan art – "he's so dreamy" gallery
3. Pulp
a. film festival – kinji fukasaku at pfa
4. J-Pop
a. games feature – exclusive mp3 samples
b. games reviews – jet set radio and more
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1. http://www.viz.com
1a. Feature: MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY 2#1: ALMOND'S ADVENTURE CLUB
More quirky, hilarious adventures in MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY! Almond
decides to take the Pokemon on an adventure in an underground cave!
Can Clefairy, Jigglypuff, and Pikachu tough it out long enough to get
a few XP? Then, Hazel, Pikachu and their friends go skiing. But are
they really smart to enter the territory of the icy Articuno? And,
more importantly, to eat ice cream while it's cold out?
1b. Rumiko Takahashi makes a big splash in San Diego!
In July 2000, Rumiko Takahashi came back to America for the first
time in six years when she appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con. Read
about her trip at
http://www.viz.com/products/series/takahashi/sandiego.html
1c. New listings for THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE
Kaizo Hayashi and Yu Wei Yen's crime movie hits the screens in
Honolulu and New York! Check the schedule at
http://www.viz.com/ttml/tourschedule.html
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2. http://www.animerica-mag.com
2a. Fan Art
Fan Art of the Week is "Ryoga & Ranma" by Maura Perez, Age 15
of Fontana, CA
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NEW PRODUCTS:
—MONTHLY COMIC—
SILENT MöBIUS: CATASTROPHE #3
Kiddy has another encounter with the killer megadyne, but when the
police arrive, it's Kiddy they find with her hands soaked in blood
from the megadyne's last victim. Now she's under suspicion of murder,
and even Ralph, her would-be boyfriend in the Normal Police, doesn't
trust her. And Kiddy's nightmare is just beginning...
DRAGON BALL Z, PART 3, #7
The Namek reinforcements arrive, initially turning the tide of
battle...until they make the mistake of angering Vegeta's henchman
Dodoria. Dodoria promises to kill all three of them within 10
seconds, and he's not joking...
—MAGAZINE—
PULP, VOL. 4, #9, AUGUST '00
BENKEI IN NEW YORK: Phillip Marlowe...Mike Hammer...Benkei. Mystery
and murder in the greatest city of the 20th century! BAKUNE YOUNG:
Why did the Don of Nippon consider his own daughter so dangerous that
he locked her up for years? Well, now she's free, so the world is
about to find out! DANCE TILL TOMORROW: Suekichi and Miyuki
consummate their love, while Aya finally discovers the collusion of
her ex-husband and Suekichi's lawyer. STRAIN: Shingo vs. "Sweetie"
Andrew, round 2! BANANA FISH: Shorter and Yut-lung betray Eiji and
Shunichi! Arthur's back, and he's out for revenge! And has the group
finally found Dr. Dawson, the elusive inventor of Banana Fish?!
VOYEURS, INC.: A man hires Voyeurs, Inc. to spy on the pretty
elevator operator whom he loves. Plus our humor manga, HEARTBROKEN
ANGELS and SHORT CUTS!
—VIDEO—
MAISON IKKOKU, VOL. 22: WISH UPON A FALL
It's bad enough being laid up in the hospital with a broken leg. At
least Godai can enjoy Manager Kyoko's undivided attention since it
was her fault he fell in the first place, right? Tell that to Coach
Mitaka... AND THEN: While rummaging in the attic one day, Kentaro
finds an old photo album from 50-100 years ago. What a surprise to
find within it an image of the ever-mysterious Yotsuya...looking
exactly the same as he does now...
—GRAPHIC NOVEL—
EAGLE, BOOK 1
Ken Yamaoka, a third-generation Japanese-American, has all the
qualifications of a presidential candidate: he studied at Yale, he
fought in the front lines in Vietnam, and he has been a Senator for
several terms. Now, as he challenges the Vice President for the
Democratic presidential nomination, a young Japanese journalist,
Takashi Jo, is sent on assignment to Washington, D.C. to study
Yamaoka. What is his platform? What is his true personality? And,
inevitably, what are the hard questions about his past? Told in an
intelligent yet exciting manner, EAGLE presents a near-future vision
of America as seen through the eyes of one of Japan's most
politically aware manga artists. This tremendous graphic novel
collects the monthly EAGLE #1-4.
—VIDEO—
POKéMON TALES
Each of these charming board books is beautifully illustrated in full
color in a different style:
EEVEE'S WEATHER REPORT
Eevee wants to go on a hiking trip with the other Pokémon, but
they keep having rain and bad weather, and Eevee must become a
weather reporter.
DIGLETT'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Diglett invites its friends for a birthday party underground...but
what Pokémon can see in the dark?
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3. http://www.pulp-mag.com
3a. Kinji Fukasaku: Sympathy for the Underdog
PULP invites you to attend Pacific Film Archive's August Saturday
presentations of nine features by Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku.
The head of the Director's Guild of Japan, Fukasaku is a master
of genre pictures, and was honored with a retrospective tribute at
this year's Rotterdam Film Festival. If you live near Berkeley,
check
out these yakuza films! Find movie times and titles at
http://www.pulp-mag.com/pfa.shtml
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4. http://www.j-pop.com
4a. Video Game Music
Read up on American tributes to Japanese video game music and check
out some exclusive MP3 samples! Find the MP3s at http://www.j-
pop.com/games/feature/03_feature.html
4b. Video Game Reviews
Get the J-pop opinion on Jet Set Radio, Legend of Dragoon, Marvel vs.
Capcom 2, SFIII Third Strike, and Wild Arms 2!
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VIZ THIS WEEK is offered by Viz Communications, Inc., the leading
U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics (anime and manga) for
English-speaking audiences. Based in San Francisco, Viz has an
integrated line of entertainment media:
MAGAZINES: Animerica, Animerica Extra and PULP
COMICS: Pokemon, DragonBall Z and Neon Genesis Evangelion
VIDEOS: Ranma 1/2, Night Warriors and Video Girl Ai
MUSIC: Soundtracks for Key the Metal Idol and Resident Evil
FILMS: A Chinese Ghost Story and Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
BOOKS: Japan Edge, Fresh Pulp and Secret Comics Japan
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