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From: bn981@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews)
Subject: Re: ANIME-CON-EXPO-FEST.
Reply-To: bn981@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 04:14:28 GMT


I'll believe this when I hear it from Mike or Dave.  Until then, I'm
going to believe that its a practical joke.

For one thing, I can't believe we gotta change the goddam name again!
What do we have left?  I can see it now:

AnimeFair '94
AnimeShow '95
AnimeHappenin' '96
AnimePowwow '97
AnimeTrip '98
AnimeEvent '99
AnimeFiasco 2000

			---------- Ryan Mathews
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From: ccavers@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Cam Cavers)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: RUMOR:  BATTLETECH anime!! (KENICHI SONODA CHARACTER DESIGNS)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 17:26:36 MDT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada

noelg@pnet01.cts.com (Noel Gamboa) writes:

> Battleytech Replay's mecha designs are by Shooji Kawamori, who was
> mecha designer for TV Macross and director of Macross The Movie.  He
> also designed 0083's Unit 2 (look at the new Rifleman's feet and
> you'll immediately see the similarities).

I just browsed the Tech Readout 3055 in a bookstore the other day, and I
noticed the new designs for all the old mecha stolen from Macross...are the
ones in the Readout the Japanese designs?

Also, where can I get a hold of the magazine that had some of the Battletech
manga in it? Anyone wanna sell one cheap? :)


** Cam Cavers (ccavers@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca)                             **
** Member of B.A.K.A.-Banzai ANIME Klub of Alberta                       **
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Otakus, fanboys, and psychos (was Re: KOR Questions.)
From: grey@babs.sfsu.edu (Herbert Leong)
Date: 27 Jul 92 22:49:21 PDT

In article <36175@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>  writes:
> In article <geQjwNy00WcD4kuERw@andrew.cmu.edu> hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu  
(Hiroshi Haga) writes:
> >Hmmm, I see.  What I meant was "Death to the word, Otaku"  Well, of
> >course if I eliminated all Otakus, the word 'Otaku' dies out, too.  An
> >interesting possibility.  ^_^
> 
> You don't have to go THAT extreme. Just put 5000% tax on all otaku
> related goods and that'll decrease the otaku populace to the level
> where they're barely noticeable. :-) When they can hardly find any
> otakus around them, people lose interest in using the word "otaku".
> :-) 
Uh, I am *sure* that in the interest of all fandom in the US, you would be  
more than willing to pay this tax for us!!!!! :)
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: genom@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu (Genom)
Subject: Re: Genesis Climber Mospeada
Organization: Ohio State University; Physics Department
	<JDckoB2w165w@bluemoon.rn.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 22:45:29 GMT

In article <JDckoB2w165w@bluemoon.rn.com> sssines@bluemoon.rn.com (Shawn Eric Sines) writes:

	   Well, I've seen a master copy of the premire episode they used
    to sell the series to HG, but I am waiting for the Steamline release of
    ROBOTECH to get Genesis CLimber.. be warned.. scott's real name is...

			   STICK berhnard(no joke!)

Yep, that's what it says in the Mospeada liner notes. Of course I always
thought "Scott" was a bit of a "Stick" in the mud anyway. :-)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: genef@netcom.com (Eugene Fornario)
Subject: Re: Otakus, fanboys, and psychos (was Re: KOR Questions.)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 05:34:21 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Hiroshi Haga) writes:
: 
: Ah, it still means loser and something equal to psyco.  And, yes,
: people in Japan calls you otaku if you like anime.  Not manga, though.
: 
In the article on otakus I found in Tokyo Journal (May 1992), is the
example given for the Manga Otaku: 

"Specialize in collecting hard to find manga like Angel, Uncolored,
Cupid or Blind Logic.  Hangout: the Haga Bookstore in Kanda."

Just for fun, here are the other examples of Otaku given:

Tropical Fish Otaku:  Can distinguish between the average life-span
of an Angel Fish in captivity in the Northern and Southern hemisperes.
Futile pastime: memorizing the Latin names of 150 fish species yet have
never even owned a goldfish.

Cartoon Otaku:  Believe that somehow, somewhere, the Hello Kitty
cartoon character has a mouth.  Raging debate: Chibi Maruko-chan's
favorite foods.

Monster Otaku:  Love everything and anything about Godzilla, The Smog
Monster, Gamera, Rodan, Ultraman, and the one that had three heads,
green scales, and wings.  Most elusive factoid:  who or what exactly
Godzilla mated with to produce Son of Godzilla.

Imperial Otaku:  Debate the lengths of the Meiji and Showan down to
the second.  Most coveted item: a fax of Princess Michiko with a
blemish on her forehead.

Military Otaku:  Construct replica models of everything from F-15
fighter planes to World War I British Infantry issue chipped-beef
rations.  Special treat: surrounding themselves with plastic ship
models and watching Tora! Tora! Tora! on video.

Idol Otaku:  Believe that it really matters who was the assistant
sound engineer on Harumi Inoue's B-side "You, Me, and Taro."
Dream:  To see all the way up Miho Nakayama's skirt. (the photo
shows her with this short, wide, skirt as part of her outfit)

Jeans Otaku:  Can spot the difference between Levi's and Lee bluejeans
at 100 meters.  Own 40 or more pairs of jeans, nearly as many jackets,
and a museum-like array of hats, bandannas and bags.  Washing tip: clean
their only once a year--without soap.

(EOF)--Gene--
From: doi@jrd.dec.com (Hitoshi Doi)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Sailor Moon
Keywords: Renting at Yaohan
Date: 30 Jul 92 21:46:41 GMT
Organization: DEC Japan Research and Development Center

In article <1992Jul30.091607.11902@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>, mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John) writes:
# Running over to Yaohan San Jose to rent the latest Ranma 1/2 tapes,
# I see a new series called Sailor Moon.
# 
# DOes anyone know anything about this? Is this kiddie (Anpanman,
# Doreamon), pre-teen (Dragonball-Z), or what?

Probably best classified as pre-teen girls.
But there are quite a few college-aged (or older) boys who watch it.

In this week's episode (#20) Usagi, Ami, and Rei will go to the
ocean and we will get to see them in bathing suits..
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer)
Subject: Re: We Need Anime in the Theatres
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 05:05:15 GMT

shogun@sutro.SFSU.EDU (Mike M. Tatsugawa) writes:

>In article <BruyGt.203@news.cso.uiuc.edu> ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer) writes:
>>     RE: If Macross 2 doesn't do well the Us won't be flooded with OAV's
>>Oh c'mon mike are you trying to make us buy this video out of guilt? The only
>>reason I watched it was of the name. How on earth is this lame show gonna make 
>>it big in the US? 
>
>Didn't say it was that good.  All I was saying was that it was their best
>shot into the market based on name recognition.  I KNOW that there are
>better things out there, but the Japanese are going with conservative
>and safe release strategy to see what will float.
>
>It's like the sequel mania that started in the U.S. movie market in
>The '80's.
    OH that scares me, I thought the market was opening up. Are you talking about the stuff being subbed by US companies, or are you talking about direct releases to movie theaters?


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From: pac@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Purdue Animation Club)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Super Dimensional Anime Expocon '93
Date: 24 Jul 92 20:31:58 GMT
Reply-To: pac@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Purdue Animation Club)
Organization: Purdue Animation Club headquarter, somewhere in Midwest

I sure hope all this gets settled by next summer...

				The Highlander.
			(Thank God there's only one.)
From: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Twilight of the Cockroaches
Summary: Thought-provoking yet somewhat confusing
Keywords: TOTC Lumivision Streamline Carl Macek LD
Date: 25 Jul 92 04:43:07 GMT
Reply-To: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Organization: The Next Challenge, Fairfax, Va.


I just watched the Twilight of the Cockroaches LD (the subtitled one)
from Lumivison, and in general was impressed.
 
Good points:  Good, definitely original plot; very smooth animation;
nice music (was that "Johnny Be Good" in Japanese or have I gone
insane?).  Disc includes US trailer and is in LBX.
 
Bad points:  Carl Macek subtitled it.  This has got to be the worst
anime subtitling job I've seen.  Many lines  go untranslated and the
timing of the titles is *very* off.  I hope future Streamline
subtitles (like Robotech) aren't going to be like this.
 
Anyway, are there very many people here who have seen TOTC?  I'd like
to start a thread on it, to maybe clarify a few things, like the
ending.  What impression did most get?
 
Ja na,
-RJ

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From: jly33321@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (John L.Yoon )
Subject: Assemble Insert
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:34:48 GMT

a while back, I vaguely remember someone mentioning on RAA that a new
Assemble Insert was going released.  Is this just a hallcination,  
or will there really be another one?  Since I haven't heard anything
about it since, I'm inclined to believe that it was just a rumor...
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From: ghr@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (George Robbert)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:56:32 GMT
Subject: Re: Why I don't want anime pushed to the mainstream
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime

In rec.arts.anime, conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Conty 1writes:

> > Not as much of a pipe dream as you might think. Consider this:
> > 
> >    analog tracks:   dubbed English soundtrack
> >    digital tracks:  original Japanese soundtrack
> >    closed captions: English subtitles
> > 
> > It's possible, but I don't think anyone's tried it yet...
> 
> It has been done, more or less.  The AKIRA LD has the English and Japanese
> tracks.  It would be trivial to add CC encoding to it (if Criterion hasn't
> done it already).
> 
> BTW, I believe all new sets coming out these days are required to have
> CC decoding circuitry (which is cheap enough to put in every set).
> In a few years, CC decoding will be a de-facto feature in TVs.
> 
> (Of course, your method REQUIRES a laserdisc to work.)

	Actually I talked to Macek last year at AC '91 about this
	very idea.  He said that there weren't enough sets out there
	with CC circuitry yet (or for several years in the future) 
	to make the CC option worth doing.  (At least that's what I
	remember from that long ago)


Too lazy to think of a good signature
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From: tzung@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (tzung-i.lin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: WIDE screen anime? (Prince of Sun)
Date: 21 Jul 92 13:58:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T

In article <4986@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> AR402004%BROWNVM.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Steven Feldman) writes:
>>Subject: WIDE screen anime? (Prince of Sun)
>>Date:         Wed, 1 Jul 1992 15:56:48 GMT
>>From:         "tzung-i.lin"
>>              <att!cbfsb!cbnewsf.cb.att.com!tzung@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
>>
>>I've seen many LBX anime: Akira, Char, Laputa, Kiki ...
>>All are about 1.7-1.8 : 1.  But last night, I got a chance to watch
>>an old anime, the 1968 Prince of Sun, directed by Omoide Poroporo's
>>director Takahata (sp?) with Miyazaki as key animator.
>>BOY, this is a truely wide screen anime with about 2.35:1, maybe more.
>>
>>So, my question is what other anime that has such a wide ratio?
>
>     I don't know offhand, but I'm curious how you happened across this
>anime.  Did you see it in 16 or 35mm, or on laserdisk, or on videotape?

It's a tape which was itself a copy of the PoS LD.

>I have a copy dubbed in English (off the Ted Turner-owned cable station,
>TBS, *years* ago), but it is most definitely *not* in letterbox format.
>I didn't think there was any noticeable amount of visual information
>missing when I saw the film.  Please fill me in with details. . . either
>here or in personal e-mail.

It's definitely a 2.35:1 LBX presentation, it's not cropped at top and
bottom to make it LBXish.  That is what's strange since I havn't seen
one with this ratio before.  Most anime are set at 1.85:1 or smaller.

Tzung-I
From: tkim@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Tonghyun Kim)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: KOR Questions.
Date: 23 Jul 92 05:44:17 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <0ePUaEq00Vp2Amjkxq@andrew.cmu.edu> hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Hiroshi Haga) writes:
>
>Yes, and that doesn't make me an otaku.  If so, most of Japanese will be
>otakkies in one way or another.  And what makes you want me otaku?  I
>personally thinks I have nothing to do with you and you have no reason
>whatsoever to accuse me in any way.  Thanks.

OK, you're not an otaku. :) That's fine with me since I also have
nothing to do with you. I guess I also don't qualify for an otaku
since I have a life, too.


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From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: DP auxiliary character
Distribution: world
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 09:16:55 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <35950@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> rnlee@sdcc3.ucsd.edu writes:
 >
 > So, I'm scanning through Animag's synops for the DP TV eps, and I come
 > across the name:  Nanmo.  Now, I don't remember seeing that name in
 > Takachiho's book, nor in the OAV synops.  Who (or what) is Nanmo?  What is his
 > position in the WWWA?

Nammo is the little robot, and part-time pilot of the Lovely Angel in
the TV series. Appeared only in a few episodes, not all the way
through, but he has been seen quite a bit. Looks like a squashed soccer
ball with legs and a manipulator arm.

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From: buzzsaw@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael Elias Campbell)
Subject: Re: Midwest anime con (was Re: Senor Conty has an idea....)
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:41:46 GMT

In article <1992Jul18.094848.16130@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan) writes:
>In article <1992Jul18.054234.12107@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bn981@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
>>
>>In a previous article, ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer) says:
>>
>>>RYAN? RYAN? both of you...stop hiding! c'mon out here and give your opinions!
>>
>
>Well, Chicago is the only logical choice, IMHO.  A lot of fnas in that general
>area, lower plane fares to a major hub like Chicago, expecially if the 
>coastal fans don't have to jet to the other coast if there was a Boston or NY
>version.
>
>The only problem is that the organization of fans in Chicago has been the only
>club in more disarray over the past 2 years than seemingly any other.  Plus
>the only real influential and able people capable of organizing the said con
>The Matt Zell's, The Doug Killings, etc are either no longer around or don't
>really want to give the effort.
>
  Well, as much as I know, Doug Killings is still in England, persuing his
  master's degree. Matt zell is still semi-active, but the bane of all fandom-
  reality has cut into his activities. The real world'll do that :)
From: rivers@mdnitemdnite.enet.dec.com (Kim Rivers)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Deunan question
Date: 31 Jul 92 18:06:20 GMT
Reply-To: nm%%decwrl::'%s"
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <5821@ucru2.ucr.edu>, mito@watnxt1.ucr.edu (Jee Hoon Lee) writes:

>>Anyways, besides "pick your favorite blond, well-built actress"
>>nobody has answered my initial question:
>>What European or Scandinavian nationality is Deunan Knute's name
>>from?? I don't think Shirow just made it up.


Knute, as I understand it, originally was Nut, but the folks who translated
Appleseed to English thought lots of us Western types would find Nut too
strange and made it into Knute.  (Sort of if I randomly made up a Japanese
sounding name and it translated to Pignose or something weird....)

As far as Deunan goes, I dunno.  I thought it could be reasonably making it up.


>Arigato and all that
>(personally, I think Deunan is kinda disturbed, maybe not
> as hyper as Sarah Conner, but then again she doesn't have
> the burden of saving the world from nuclear holocaust)

I'm glad someone said that.  I don't find Deunan terribly likable--she's
awfully violent and quick to shoot, slow to think about it.  It's a tough
world, or maybe I'm just too 'squishy', but she hits me as a killing machine
and not much else.  Sure, she loves Bri, but big whoopee.  That don't make her
likable.  Maybe something got lost in the translation.



Cheers,

kim
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From: tdinh@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Thien Dinh)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Wanted: Anime Music Videos
Date: 22 Jul 92 22:35:39 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

There was a lot of talk lately about anime music videos(new and old
I think). I've only seen a few but they were very *FUNNY* and I'd
like to get some more. So, my question is---

	Is there someone out there, or even an organization(except
AA), who has a large collection of anime music videos(or any
fan-dubbed/fan-made stuff) and would be willing to make a copy for
me? Or if there are several people/organizations who have a lot,
I could send a tape or two to each one. I'd like to see the news
ones, as well, if available.

				Thien
(So you're probably wondering why I didn't pay attention earlier.)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: tzung@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (tzung-i.lin)
Subject: _Prince_of_Sun_ IS 2.35:1 Widescreen (some checks)
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 14:09:22 GMT

Someone posted a question asking whether _Prince_of_Sun_ is widescreen 
or not.  He had watched it on a TBS dubbed version which was not widescreen.

Hence I checked the widescreen copy that I have, and I believe 
the followings are some proof or some things that you might check to see
regarding whether PoS is widescreen or not.  Oh, BTW, my copy has
about 2.28:1 ratio, if counting the overscan of my TV, it should be
close to 2.35:1 widescreen.

1. When the film is at around 2 minutes 30 seconds, we see the boy
   lost his weapon and was surrounded by a group of wolf, he leaned
   back against a rock, facing left of the screen toward the wolfpack.
   In this scene, the widescreen has a huge rock on the leftmost screen,
   with wolf groups in the center of the screen and the boy and the rock he 
	leaned on on the right most of the screen.

   If you see the whole picture on your 1.33:1 copy of PoS, especially
   the huge rock on the left screen, then my copy is probably a matted
   presentation.  If not, then the dubbed version that was broadcast
   on TBS was Pan&Scanned.

2. 4 minutes into the movie, when the boy is at the ground talking
   to the giant Rockman.  The rockman complain that his shoulder
   is not feeling too well (due to the sword that stuck in his shoulder)
   and use his left hand holding his right shoulder.  At this scene,
   my copy has Rockman's head (or face) showing on the left most 
   area of the screen, with his left hand and shoulder in the center,
   and the boy is at far back ground on the right most of the screen.

   Same argument as 1.

3. 5 minutes 45 seconds into the movie, the giant rockman told the boy
   that if he gets the sword sharp and shine again, it will be the time
   that rockman will come to him.
   We saw the roclman reach out his hands on the screen, if your 1.33:1
   copy can see from his left hand to his right hand, then mine
   is a matted one, if you only see partial parts of the rockman, 
   then the TBS copy is definitely a P&S one.

4. The title of Japanese Prince of Sun occupy the whole screen with
   no space left on four sides with a Toho logo showing on the lower
   right corner.

5. The opening credits have two showing area, one at leftmost screen 
   and one at the rightmost screen.  On one scene, we see Miyazaki's
   name on lower left corner and some other people's name (the director
   of Lupin III: Plot of Fuma Clan) showing on the upper right corner
   SIMULTANEOUSLY.  So if my copy is matted, the TBS copy should have
   all these and much more picture area on top and bottom of
   these guys' names.  If not, then TBS is a P&S.

Please let us know what your copy is compared to the above statements.

Tzung-I
From: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Eclipse/SP breakup?
Date: 26 Jul 92 04:27:44 GMT
Reply-To: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Organization: The Next Challenge, Fairfax, Va.


While Dark Horse does have a good reputation when it comes to manga,
Caravan Kidd (Manabe manga) is late..  Is it just me, or do Outlanders
characters appear in all of Manabe's stuff?
 
To make this relate to this newsgroup, what other Manabe manga has
been animated aside from Outlanders, and how's the quality?
 
-RJ

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