Viz This Week (7/21/00)
a weekly notice about viz websites and products:
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1. Viz
a. feature - pokemon the movie 2000 books
b. events - rumiko takahashi at san diego comic con
2. Animerica
a. gundam wing voice actors
b. x, the movie
c. fan art of the week - swimsuit 2000
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1. http://www.viz.com
1a. Feature: POKeMON MOVIE COMICS
See the Sequel, Read the Comics
They're back... with new Pokemon, new action, and new
adventure! Viz Comics brings you official adaptations of
POKeMON THE MOVIE 2000, hitting theaters on July 21st from
WB Kids. The main story, THE POWER OF ONE is available as a
4-issue monthly comic series starting in July! The side-story,
PIKACHU'S RESCUE ADVENTURE is available as a single
48-page comic in late July. And, the whole story is available in
one illustrated storybook in THE ART OF POKeMON THE MOVIE
2000! All comics are in full color.
1b. Events
Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of the manga and anime Ranma
1/2, Inu-Yasha, Lum*Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, will
attend Comic-Con International 2000 in San Diego, California on
July 20-23! See events for other convention information.
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2. http://www.animerica-mag.com
2a. GUNDAM WING VOICE ACTORS
Who are the actors who do the voices for Gundam Wing? Check
these exclusive interviews! Interviews by Kit Fox, Patrick Macias,
and Toshifumi Yoshida
2b. X, the Movie
Japanese girls' comics aren't all hearts and flowers. Get ready
for onscreen Armageddon. By Benjamin Wright
2b. Fan Art
Fan Art of the Week is "Raye Hino" by Amanda J. Conn, Age
15 from Louisville, KY
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NEW PRODUCTS:
VIDEO GIRL AI, VOL. 2: MIX DOWN
Animerica Extra graphic novel
VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR
High school student Yota Moteuchi has a nickname among his
classmates: "Dateless." That doesn't stop him from falling in
love with his gentle classmate Moemi, but his heart is broken
when she tells him that she loves Yota's best friend, Takashi.
Crushed, Yota enters a mysterious video shop, Gokuraku, where
he rents a video starring the cute young idol Ai Amano. But when
he plays the video, Ai emerges from the TV and lands in Yota's
bed-a real-life video girl dedicated to improving his love life
whether he likes it or not!
NO NEED FOR TENCHI! VOL. 8: CHEF OF IRON
Science fiction comedy based on the anime series from Pioneer!
It all started when high school student Tenchi freed the alien
pirate Ryoko from her captivity on Earth. Soon enough, her
friends and enemies showed up: alien princess Ayeka, mad
scientist Washu, ditzy space cop Mihoshi. Surrounded by
beautiful, feuding alien women, poor Tenchi is either the luckiest
or the most miserable boy on Earth!
SILENT MOBIUS: CATASTROPHE #2
8 extra pages for the same price! A mysterious cyborg
killer--composed of the same "megadyne" technology as
A.M.P.'s bionic woman Kiddy Phenil--is slashing its way through
Tokyo again, and she's not just a mindless murderer like the last
one was. What's worse, Kiddy's acquaintances have become
dragged into the conflict, and there are some things you just
shouldn't get involved in without a little cyberware.
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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