viz-in vol. 12, no. 12 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING MARCH `01 FEATURING ART OF GUNDAM WING Viz Illustration Book -- art by the animators of the Gundam Wing Television Show -- color and b&w, 96 pages -- $19.95 USA/$ 30.95 CAN - - BGW101 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 MORE GUNDAM GOODNESS! Beautiful full-color and pencil artwork from the animators of the hit television show Gundam Wing brought to you in English for the first time! Straight from Japan's mecha powerhouse Studio Sunrise, comes over 130 pages of character and mecha art! Whether you're already an avid fan of the series or someone just getting in to it, this book is essential to your collection. Pick it up and see why Gundamania is sweeping the country! ANIMERICA SPECIAL: GUNDAM WING one-issue special -- color, 64 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 Canada -- MAS101 -- SHIPS 11/22/00 --IN STORES NOW! The ultimate guide to one of the most popular anime shows to hit U.S. television is the subject of the new Animerica Special. Covering all of the Gundam series, including Gundam 0079, rumored to be making its debut on the Cartoon Network in early 2001, the Gundam Wing Special features plot details, mecha specs, and a comprehensive list of toys and kits available in the U.S. and Japan. Check out the two collectible covers and the special poster inserted into all copies of this information-packed magazine! AQUA KNIGHT PART 3, #1 5-issue monthly series -- story and art by Yukito Kushiro -- monthly, b&w, 48 pages -- $3.50 USA/$5.50 CAN -- AK0301 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 THE GREAT ESCAPE Alcantara's mobile fortress Zyfort land on one of Marmundo's sacred islands, giving Ashika a chance to escape. But having grown attached to Zykey, can Ashika possibly leave without her? Meanwhile, Alcantara meets up with an old alchemist and a mysterious mummy for a little chat about eternal life. VIZ KIDS MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY, PART 4 #1: BULBASAUR'S BEAU 4-issue monthly series -- story & art by Yumi Tsukirino -- b&w, 40 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- CPJ0401 -- SHIPS 3/21/01 MEET THE PARENTS Squirtle takes Almond and Hazel to it's home to meet the family. But when they get there, Squirtle's strangely feminine family drops both guests through trap doors and forces them to pass tests to determine if they are worthy enough to be Squirtle's friends. Can they pass all the tests and gain the family's trust? Then, Peanut's handsome older brother, Pistachio, takes a liking to Almond only to find Bulbasaur has a touch of jealousy. Can Almond and Bulbasaur mend their friendship? YELLOW CABALLERO: PIKACHU'S NEW PARTNER 4-issue monthly series -- story & art by MATO -- squarebound, b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CYC0101 -- SHIPS 3/28/01 RED'S IN TROUBLE! The stories of Pokemon Adventures live on with a new main character! Sinister events are beginning to unfold near Pallet Town. Red is missing and Pikachu stumbles back to Dr. Oak's house in a battered condition! Who could be behind this?! To find the whereabouts of Red and discover what force could be threatening the land, Yellow sets off on a rescue mission with the recovered Pikachu as his companion. POKEMON TALES collectible board books -- color, 18 pages, 4 ½" x 6" -- $4.95 USA/ $7.95 CAN -- BPT017, BPT018 -- SHIPS 3/29/01 POKEMON STORY BOOKS Viz presents two new POKEMON TALES, a series of colorful board books written and illustrated by different artists. Created with the care and attention you expect from a good children's book, these stories will delight Pokemon-loving kids and parents alike. MEWTWO'S WATCHING YOU All the Pokemon are having fun at the playground until Mewtwo arrives and stands above them watching. Does Mewtwo just want to play? MAGNEMITE'S MISSION While Magnemite and Jigglypuff are playing together they find a bolt on the ground and determine it must have come from space. Before they know it, both are on a journey through space looking for the owner of the bolt and trying to save the world at the same time! MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY: POKEMON MATCHMAKERS Viz graphic novel -- story & art by Yumi Tsukirino -- b&w, 168 pages - - $13.95 USA/$20.95 CAN -- GPJ001 -- SHIPS 3/21/01 PLEASE SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER? The first Pokemon shojo manga (Japanese girls' comic)! Unlike the animation or the other comics, this is the story of Hazel, a chipper young girl with a crush on her friend Almond, a Pokemon trainer. Her grandfather, a hobby wizard and Pokemon researcher, promises to make her a love potion that'll turn Almond's head - but only if she'll roam the world and find some Pokemon info for him first! IN THIS VOLUME: Squirtle and the other Pokemon ask Almond to teach them how to be manly, so he decides to take them on a quest through the mountains in search of the Stone of Adventure. But before long, what began as an innocent adventure now becomes a fight for survival! Plus, the Pokemon stumble upon the lair of Articuno while on a skiing trip; Coconut and Eevee come onto the scene; a Cherry Blossom festival for Pokemon; and much more! POKEMON THE MOVIE 2000 Viz graphic novel -- Story & art by Takeshi Shudo, art by the animators of the Pokemon animated series -- b&w, 216 pages -- $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN -- GPM001 -- SHIPS 3/7/01 THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL! The graphic novel to Viz's full-color movie comic series - POKEMON THE MOVIE 2000 is a combination of the movie's main feature, as well as the animated short PIKACHU'S RESCUE ADVENTURE. Illustration is done with cels from the actual movie with all the scenes you remember...and some you may have missed! The ambitious Pokemon collector Jirarudan is trying to gather the three legendary bird Pokemon Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres to summon the fabled sea-monster Pokemon, Lugia. If he can capture Lugia, Jirarudan will become the most powerful Pokemon trainer on the planet. Ash and friends have to stop Jirarudan before he becomes too powerful and allows Lugia's full power to destroy the world! In PIKACHU'S RESCUE ADVENTURE, while the Pokemon enjoy a summer nap, Togepi wanders off and gets lost, and Pikachu and Elekid must find him the branches of a giant tree! Along the way they meet a number of rare Pokemon; discover a secret garden; and join together to survive a scary lighting storm! Can they rescue their friends AND prevent a forest fire? DRAGON BALL Z, VOL. 4 Viz graphic novel -- story and art by Akira Toriyama -- b&w, 192 pages -- $14.95 USA/$23.00 CAN -- GDBZ004 -- SHIPS 3/7/01 VEGETA VS. THE WORLD Printed in the authentic right-to-left or "eastern," format, young Goku has grown up, and years of training have made him one of the Earth's ultimate warriors, if not the ultimate warrior. But the stakes are increasing as more deadly menaces begin to appear, including a super-powerful race from outer space that lives for the thrill of conquest. Now Goku and his friends must put their very lives on the line in the utmost test of martial arts skill. More action-packed than the stories of Goku's youth, Dragon Ball Z is pure adrenaline, with battles of truly Earth-shaking proportions! IN THIS VOLUME: With the mighty Kaio-ken amplifying his strength, Goku fights Vegeta in a desperate battle to save the world - only to find that the elite Saiyan warrior is even stronger than his new techniques. To break a temporary stalemate, Vegeta transforms into a giant ape, a King Kong who breathes energy blasts with the force of a nuclear bomb! In desperation, Goku calls upon the Genki-Dama, the "spirit bomb', drawing power from the Earth, its people, plants, and animals, in an effort to defeat his colossal foe. But alone, even Goku is not enough. The last worn-out survivors, Gohan, Kuririn, and cowardly Yajirobe, must rush back into the fray to stop their unstoppable foe... as the enraged Vegeta vows to not only wipe out the human race, but destroy the planet Earth itself! DRAGON BALL, PART 3 #10 story & art by Akira Toriyama -- 14-issue monthly series -- b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- SHIPS 3/7/01 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DRAGON BALL Discovering that the Dragon Ball is somewhere in an undersea pirates' cave, Bulma, Kuririn and Goku descend to their goal in a submarine- but the forces of General Blue are not far behind! And the pirates have left a few traps behind to stop those who might steal their treasure! Meanwhile, the Red Ribbon army invades Kame Island, the population of which is just three: a turtle, the girl named Lunch, and Kame-Sen'nin, who, unfortunately for them, is the greatest martial artist in the world... DRAGON BALL Z, PART 4 #4 story & art by Akira Toriyama -- 15-issue monthly series -- b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CDBZ0404 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 THE REMATCH Breaking free from the medical bay of Freeza's spaceship, Vegeta streaks across the planet in search of the last Dragon Ball... the only remaining one he needs to become IMMORTAL! But that Dragon Ball is in Kuririn's hands! Just as Vegeta intercepts the Earthlings, Zarbon streaks to the attack, giving Bulma and Kuririn front-row seats to the battle... and whoever wins will kill them next! GUNDAM WING: BLIND TARGET #2 4-issue monthly series -- story and art by Reku Fuyunagi -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CGW0202 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 BACK FROM THE GRAVE While Wufei is struggling with his decision to pilot the Nataku Gundam, mysterious agents are shadowing Trowa hoping he can lead them to the Heavy Arms Gundam. After escaping the agents with the help of Duo, both are surprised to meet up with Quattra who was believed dead. Then, on the way to the fringes of the L-3 colony, Heero and Relena have a deep discussion about their collective futures. But what goal is Relena really working towards? NO NEED FOR TENCHI!, PART 10 #7 7-issue series -- story & art by Hitoshi Okuda -- monthly, b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CNT1007 -- SHIPS 3/21/01 HOMESICK SASAMI Misaki and Funaho bid the household goodbye as they depart for the planet Jurai. Of course, Ayeka's mother can't seem to leave Ayeka alone about Tenchi and before she leaves, the two have a "heart to heart" talk. All is not well with Sasami though, she's homesick after her mother goes home and nothing seems to comfort her. Perhaps a trip to her mother's royal tree will help... VIZ GRAPHIC NOVELS DANCE TILL TOMMORROW, VOL. 4 PULP graphic novel -- story & art by Naoki Yamamoto -- b&w, 208 pages -- $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN -- GDT004 -- SHIPS 3/28/01 IS THIS THE END OF SUEKICHI? College student Suekichi Terayama has a problem: he's inherited 4.5 million dollars and has a mysterious woman in his bed! But according to his great-grandfather's will, he's got to graduate and get married to get the money, even though sexy Aya Hibino would rather give him an advanced education in love. Torn between Aya and Masami Shimomura, the beautiful (and unattainable?) leader of his theatre troupe, Suekichi's got a suspicion that Aya is just after his money.but she's hard to resist, and he's still got a few years before he graduates, and tomorrow is always another day. IN THIS VOLUME: As his relationship with Miyuki heats up, Suekichi is trying to find a way to get Aya and Freddie out of his life. Just as he tries to move though, Suekichi crashes through a wall and his apartment receives a new, and very unwanted, window which Suekichi must foot the bill for! Broke and homeless, Suekichi begins a downward spiral of self-pity which has him living under a bridge and feverishly making an attempt on his life with the Yakuza's pistol. Then, Suekichi begins to recover at Miyuki's place as show time for the Bondage Horse troupe approaches rapidly. Can the production be salvaged from certain doom? VIZ VIDEO MAISON IKKOKU, VOLUME 28: PAJAMA PARTY 2 episodes per volume -- English subtitled -- color, stereo, 52 mins. -- $28.95 USA -- VMIS28 -- SHIPS 3/20/01 MARRIAGE A TOIS? To prevent Yagami from spending the night with Godai, Kyoko invites him to sleep in her room. But they won't get any real sleep if Yagami the other residents have anything to so with it. AND THEN: First, Kozue and then Yagami made the ever-ambiguous Godai-Kyoko- Mitaka love triangle all the more complicated, now Mitaka has a prospective arranged marriage partner! Will the mystery lover please step forward? VIZ COMICS EAGLE: THE MAKING OF AN ASIAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT #14: CONFESSION 14-issue monthly series -- story & art by Kaiji Kawaguchi -- b&w, 104 pages -- $6.95 USA/$10.95 CAN -- CEA0014 -- SHIPS 3/22/01 FAMILY VALUES The First Lady invites Kenneth's wife, Patricia Yamaoka, to dinner at the White House. But what begins as just an evening of light talk becomes a knife-edged political and personal conversation over Kenneth's candidacy. With the Democratic National Convention just a short time away, could Patricia's conversation have an effect on which candidate the First Lady endorses? EL HAZARD: THE MAGNINFICENT WORLD, PART 2 #2 5-issue monthly series -- story & art by Hidetomo -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CEH0202 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 TROUBLE TIMES TWO Makoto and friends escape from the rubble they were caught under after Ifurita's blast brought down the roof and subsequently leveled Nanami's restaurant. Now that Ifurita's true powers are known, Rune Venus orders the Three Priestesses of Muldoon to summon the mysterious superweapon known only as the Eye of God. No sooner is it brought down though than two unknown assailants attack the party with frightening sped and power. Who could this deadly duo be? NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: BOOK 5 #6 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 -- CEV506 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 SPECIALCOLLECTOR'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 -- CEVS506 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 A SECRET REVEALED Shinji is concerned about Misato's apparent anger and decides to follow her through what seems like the lowest levels of NERV HQ. His pursuit comes to an end though when Misato discovers Kaji making an unauthorized entry to a room that contains NERV's most sensitive secret. Can Misato or Shinji handle what they see? INU-YASHA, PART 5 #10 11-issue series -- story & art by Rumiko Takahashi -- b&w, 40 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CIY0510 -- SHIPS 3/7/01 BOOMERANG BATTLE! It's a no-holds-barred battle between Inu-Yasha and the masked warrior Sango with her gigantic boomerang! Meawhile, Nataku overpowers Miryoku and has him cornered like a rat. Can Inu-Yasha deal with Sango in time to save the monk? RANMA ½, PART 9 #11 11-issue series -- story & art by Rumiko Takahashi -- monthly, b&w, 32 pages -- $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN -- CRA0911 -- SHIPS 3/14/01 MY ENEMY, MY. DATE? Yee haw! It's time for a good, old-fashioned family feud as Kuno and Kodachi go at it with Ranma in the middle! When these two fight, everybody, including the students of Furinkan High, suffers. Ranma doesn't care about the two fighting, but he wants out for sure and there may be only one fateful way to do it-date Kodachi! VIZ MAGAZINES PULP VOL. 5, #4, MARCH `01 manga anthology -- b&w, 184 pages -- $5.95 USA/$8.95 CAN -- MPU0504 -- MATURE READERS ONLY -- SHIPS 3/14/01 The only true adult-oriented manga magazine in America! PULP has 184 pages of sexy, tough, surreal, violent, hilarious manga, plus columns and features written by some of the premier experts in Japanese pop culture, and the people who brought you JAPAN EDGE and SECRET COMICS JAPAN. Movies, books, manga, true crime and Warren Ellis, it's all in every issue of PULP! DANCE TILL TOMMORROW: Worried about his sexual promiscuity with Aya, Suekichi administers a pregnancy test. Meanwhile, Freddie is about to throw a party the likes of which Japan has never seen! BAKUNE YOUNG: Three assassins surround Bakune at once while the entire population of Osaka's Yakuza storms the castle in a fury and out for bloody vengeance! What can Bakune's plan possibly be? BANANA FISH: After Arthur gives Shorter the Banana Fish drug he sets up a knife fight between him and Eiji while the chained Ash looks on. Does weak Eiji have any chance against now psychotic Shorter? VOYEURS, INC.: The stalker finally confronts Misaki with the disks and cockroaches in hand! Meanwhile, Voyeurs, Inc. is taking the opportunity to search his apartment in the hope of discovering his plans. SHORTCUTS: Artistically experimental, unbelievably bizarre humor! ANIMERICA EXTRA VOL. 4 #4, MARCH `01 manga anthology -- b&w, 128 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- MAE0404 -- SHIPS 3/7/01 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 video tape-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: The saga of Utena begins! Utena arrives at Ohtori Academy and begins to make new friends, as well as new enemies. Things begin to smooth out until she meets the mysterious Student Council. VIDEO GIRL AI: Ai's creator and the Gokuraku video store clerk have a disagreement over Ai's future, Meanwhile, Nobuko decides to stay at Yota's house for the night. MARIONETTE GENERATION: The mystery behind the origin of Lunch and her powers keeps Izumi awake all night. The next day, she may wish she hadn't. FUSHIGI YUGI: Miaka has to return to the Seiryu Castle and try to bring Tamahome back. But Tamahome, under Yui's spell, won't go without a fight. STEAM DETECTIVES: Narutaki and Ling-Ling pay a visit to Dr. Shu's island mansion by way of boat only to discover a sea monster is sinking ships. Can Narutaki solve the mystery before he goes to Davy Jones' locker? X/1999: Kamui decides his fate and chooses which side to fight on just as Fuma goes on a murderous rampage in which no one is safe. Plus, don't miss the Nataku side- story special. ANIMERICA Vol. 9 #3 -- anime & manga monthly -- color and b&w, 96 pages -- $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN -- MAN0903 -- SHIPS 3/21/01 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: GASARAKI! Find out all the essentials about Studio Sunrise's newest mecha action-thriller. Includes a comprehensive mecha guide!