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From: cg18fdh@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Kyle Haight)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Lodoss Wars 11-13 Scripts
Keywords: lodoss wars scripts
Date: 5 Jan 93 20:28:19 GMT

I understand that Kong Chang has finished translating Lodoss Wars 11-13.
Are these scripts available yet on the net, via ftp?  I've already
checked the major sites of which I am aware (berkeley, piggy, wpi, network,
a few others), and although I have found 1-10, 11-13 are nowhere to be
seen.

Since Cal-Animage Beta is currently hoping to show these episodes
this quarter, finding these scripts as soon as possible is important.
I know they're done; I just can't find them.

Someone else mentioned that they were going to be put up on the berkeley
machines -- is there a timetable for this?

If someone could point me in the right direction, or let me know that
these 3 scripts are simply not on the net yet, I'd be most appreciative.

Kyle Haight			Cal-Animage Publications Officer
khaight@ucsd.edu		animage@ucsd.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes)
Subject: Re: Mermaid's Forest
Organization: SURAnet, College Park, MD, USA, NA, Earth, Milky Way
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:41:54 GMT

In article <ZLZXwB1w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> vlad@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Vlad G. Pohnert) writes:
>Got a chance to finally see Mermaid's Forest. I sort of understand what 
>is going on, but there are parts that elude me. 
> 
>can anyone provide me a script or synopsis for the OVA!!!

Well, you *could* always wait for the USMC-subtitled version of it to
come out (in March, I think), but anime fans are notoriously impatient...8-]
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From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Subject: mailorder japanese ld's (was Re: Subtitled 'A-KO' on LD at Critics' Choice
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames
Date: 4 Jan 93 14:13:31

"conty" == E. Kontei <conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> writes:

conty>Actually, a better place to order would be SIGHT & SOUND, in Waltham, Mass.
conty>(address in the FAQ).  All mail orders are %15 off the regular price, and
conty> their service is VERY good.

Also, they import laserdiscs from Japan for a reasonable price.  And
they don't charge until they ship.  I ordered Akira back in Feb or
Mar, and they didn't charge me until they shipped it very recently.
Same thing with a "scarce/out-of-production" laserdisc from japan that
I wanted -- no charge until ship  (one year lag between my order and
it arriving).  I've used Sight&Sound to order the following from Japan
with great luck:

- Max Headroom TV show: discs 1-3 (two episodes each, subtitled in
japanese)
- "Talk Normal", a Laurie Anderson lecture (bilingual)
- "Theives Like Us", a Robert Altman film (subbed) (gift for friend,
did I remember the title correctly?)
- Akira Symphonic Suite (cd)
- Akira Soundtrack (cd)
- couple of ods-and-ends music cds

All were handled quite well and shipped in some of the sturdiest
containers I've seen in awhile. (I reuse the containers to mail lds to
friends, even :-)

Their contact info:

 *** Sight&Sound  (Wok Tok, dba S&S)
 C   1275 Main Street
     Waltham, MA  02154

     (617) 894-8633
     Mon-Wed: 10:00 AM-7:00PM EST/EDT
     Thu-Fri: 10:00 AM-9:00PM EST/EDT
     Sat: 10:00 AM-7:00PM 
     Retail & mail order.
     Credit cards: yes - charged when shipped

     15% (sometimes 20%) off on selected pre-release orders.
     10% standard discount on domestic titles.
     Sale & used items.
     Catalog available.
     Special order imports.  Some imports stocked.
     Warranty: unlimited on domestics while title is available,
	       60-days on imports.
     They also sell hardware,  discounted/new and used.
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From: Steve.Lamb@f1369.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Lamb)
Sender: postmaster@abcbcafe.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: best year for anime 1992?
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 05:28:39 -0800


In a message to All, Doug Cha said:

DC> Was Maison Ikkoku in 1988 then?  I know it ran concurrently
DC>with KOR (and seemed to be a bit higher in the ratings) so I'm just
DC>curious..

     Ehhhh...  I still prefer me KOR over MI.  For some reason I love Ranma
but don't like either of the other Takahashi TV series.  SuperGal wasn't that
bad and Fire Tripper was awesome...  But UY and MI I just cannot get into.

... Ushiko-San!  Wherefore art thou Ushiko-San?!

From: Steve.Lamb@f1369.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Lamb)
Sender: postmaster@abcbcafe.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Animeigo (should) release KOR tv series
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 05:31:06 -0800


In a message to All, Robert J Woodhead said:

RJW>Yeah, well, there is the matter of only so many hours in the day
RJW>you know!  And it's going to take us 5 years to do all of UY.

     So, get some more people to put out the KOR tapes and leave the UY team
to do UY!  HEHEHE...  I'd love to get some commercially subbed KOR tapes, but
do NOT want to wait 5 years for it.  The AA subs are OK, but the AnimEigo subs
I've seen to date have been quite a bit better....

     Then again, there is that little mishap about "translating" Ayukawa to
Madoka on the OVA's and the movies.  (Count this as another vote to switch it
back!!!  *G*).

RJW>Sales of UY have been very, very good.

     And I'm not even buying them.  :)

... Ushiko-San!  Wherefore art thou Ushiko-San?!

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From: lazarus@quack.sac.ca.us (Albert Sze-Wei Wang)
Subject: Re: Anime Expo GoH #5 (Silent Mobius Fans Rejoice)
Organization: The Duck Pond public unix: +1 408 249 9630, log in as 'guest'.
Date: 10 Jan 1993 21:09:08 UTC

In article <mue6wB13w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> lonewolf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Benoy Koshy) writes:
>shogun@sutro.SFSU.EDU (Mike M. Tatsugawa) writes:

>- Anime Expo is pleased to announce its 5th Guest of Honor:

>- Michitaka Kikuchi

>You mean Kia Asamiya don't you?!  (Oh no, not THIS thread again! :)
>So did you hear the real story behind Kikuchi sensei?! Is he in fact
>Kia Asamiya (being his manga name) and Kikuchi (his Anime name)?!??!
>Their styles are too similar...

Like Albert Wong pointed out, the two of them have NEVER been seen together.
In fact, Asamiya has NEVER been seen at a convention....

>- Also, remember, the Anime Expo membership deadline is in one week! (July 15th

Remember, that's JANUARY 15th.  (Mike no baka...)

>What do you mean by this, the cheaper membership rate (if so, what does 
>it cost after this week?) or the actual membership deadline (in which 
>case you can only get it at the con.....)???  I'm curious...

>Being a Canadian, if I'm going down to the con, I'm going to both or 
>none.  I've already heard that with these warring politics that alot of 
>people are reconsidering going down at all...I hope it doesn't escalate 
>any further beyond a separation of the cons.  And perhaps next year if 
>there are going to be 2 cons, 6 months apart would be nice...

Agreed.  


Albert



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From: ramberg@futon.SFSU.EDU (James Ramberg)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Ayukawa or Madoka? (**some spoilers**)?
Date: 12 Jan 93 23:32:12 GMT
Organization: San Francisco State University

In article <1993Jan7.185845.29498@ntmtv> takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi) writes:
>In article <1993Jan6.095305.28110@pegasus.com> ranma@pegasus.com (Doug Cha) writes:
>>	The first thing I would ask the creator of KOR was whether or not
>>the Movie ending was ever forseen during the series.  I can't imagine that
>>it was.. 
>
>
>>	It was Mr E.B.Shen who told me that Hikaru becomes the air-head
>>only AFTER she falls for her darling (did I already mention this?  I
>>can't remember anything), which would lead me to believe that she did
>>know about everything.
>
>That's true!  Look at Hikaru-chan's behavior before she got her Darling.
>In every way, she was trying to emulate Ayukawa (the tough girl act,
>smoking in the gym, etc.).  Also look how she turned out in Kyosuke's
>alternate world (the last episode).  Definitely *not* an airhead!
>

 remember Hikaru's parting talk with Kyokuse. It is amazing what people
will do to prevent themselves from admitting a very painful truth.


Hikaru constructed her own fantasy world were the Madoka/Kyokuse sparks 
were non-existant. K/M being who they were, took a long time to shatter
that reality that Hikaru found herself into.  They were , in their way, just
as guilty as Hikaru for living in their own fantasy world. To me at least,
the concept of Hikaru as bimbo doesn't hold water..


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From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Anyone hear from Manga-chan recently?
Distribution: world
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 14:18:23 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <l0d=hA-@engin.umich.edu> bernyeh@engin.umich.edu writes:
 >  
 > Has anyone heard from Manga-chan recently?
 > I've sent several e-mail messages to his genie internet address,
 > before and after the Christmas break, and I have yet to receive a reply.

He's VERY busy replying to email. It seems some email got lost over the
xmas break, but he is still there.

He is heavily snowed under with email requests, from what he told me
about a week ago.

 > (I'm worried, because I sent a $200 order to him before break....)

Ditto. It just got to me, however, so I'm not worried. If it was sent
to you Surface-Air Lifted, it may be stuck in the xmas crush. A package
from Japan sent SAL took FOUR weeks to get here, but it did. I wouldn't
worry overly.

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From: ranma@pegasus.com (Doug Cha)
Subject: Another call for votes:  R.A.A Awards polling!
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 12:23:38 GMT

(A not so typical Anime award poll)

***RULE:  All entries must be e-mailed to me to be counted****
*****If you must post, send me a copy in e-mail!!!************


List your top 3 picks in order.  1st place will get 5pts,
2nd place will get 3pts, and 3rd will get a measly 1pt.
Polling *now* ends January 31st.

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The most knowledgable (regarding Anime) user on the net
The least knowledgable user on the net (who thinks he is the most)

The user whom Rec.arts.anime could NOT survive without
The user whom Rec.arts.anime would thrive without

The user who does the most work for us fans
The user who has the most memorable .signature file
The user who is on Rec.arts.anime a bit too much for his own sanity

The user who's Anime collection you'd most like to inheret

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        General polling
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The Anime character you would most like to be
The Anime-world you would most like to live in

Favorite female anime character
Favorite male anime character
Favorite "other" anime character (ie: Totoro, JiJi, Souichiro)

**extra**
        (YES/NO)   Would you want Panda to be banned?

        (YES/NO)   Do you want a Rec.arts.anime.archive started?

        (YES/NO)   Does anime ruin your GPA?

        (YES/NO)   Should Robert Woodhead have named his daughter:
                        Madoka?

-**REMEMBER:  List ONLY your top 3 (or less) votes IN ORDER     **-

****Polling ends on January 31st, 1992*****
        ALL VOTES MUST BE E-MAILED:  ranma@pegasus.com
        (If you must post, be sure to send e-mail as well.)

	Those who already voted can just send in additions if you
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Question about anime singer!!!!!!!
Date: 11 Jan 93 14:40:25 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division
Mcommand: followup
To: bobbyr@csugrad.cs.vt.edu

In article <C0oAKx.17y@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> bobbyr@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Bobby Richardson) writes:

> Hi! I wonder someone can help me this curiosity.
> For those who once or more listened to Kimagure Orange Road, there
> are second openning and ending song sung by Nakahara Meiko. Is she 
> a popular singer? Any particular albums has she released? 


From the Anime related singers section of the Anime CD List:


NAKAHARA MEIKO  (Dirty Pair, Kimagure Orange Road)

	Chaki Chaki Club
		Eastworld CA32-1130 (1985.5.22), Y3008
		(Contains an alternative version of Uchuu Ren'ai
		 (Space Fantasy).)

	Moods
		Eastworld CA32-1228 (1986.3.20), Y3008
		(Contains an alternative version of Russian Roulette)

	Moga Best Collection
		Eastworld CT32-1278 (1986.9.3), Y3008

	Puzzle
		Eastworld CT32-1393 (1987.3.4), Y3008

	New Best Now
		Eastworld CT32-1523 (1987.8.26), Y3008

	Kagami no naka no Actress (The Actress in the Mirror)
		Eastworld CT32-5150 (1988.3.5), Y3008
		---
		 1. Dance in the memories	4:19
		 2. What's going on             5:00
		 3. Don't be silly              4:26
		 4. Infinite love		4:59
		 5. Actress in the mirror	3:32
		 6. Paradise Island		4:51
		 7. Caribbean Night		4:02
		 8. ?				3:39
		 9. CASANOVA			5:07
		10. In your eyes		4:09
		---

	2-ji made no Cinderella (Cinderella Till 2)
		Eastworld CT32-5210 (1988.5.25), Y3008

	Mint
		Eastworld CT32-5211 (1988.5.25), Y3008

	Lotos no kajitsu - Lotos
		Eastworld CT32-5212 (1988.5.25), Y3008

	Coconuts House
		Eastworld CT32-5213 (1988.5.25), Y3008

	Meiko's Best Selection 10+1
		Eastworld CT32-5214 (1988.5.25), Y3008
		---
		 1. Funky Christmas (Short Version)
		 2. Emotion
		 3. Getsuya ni Kiotsukete!
		 4. Friday Magic
		 5. Gemini
		 6. Go Away
		 7. Kimitachi Kiwi*Papaya*Mango Dance
		 8. Futari no Rainy Day
		 9. Rui no Slow Dance
		10. ????? no Daydream
		11. Konya Dake Dance*Dance*Dance
		12. Funky Christmas (Reprise)
		---

	303 E 60th Street
		Eastworld TOCT-5645, (1990.5.31), Y3000
		11 tracks, 51:31
		(Pop/jazzy.  All music and words written by Nakahara Meiko.)
		---
		 1. Daiyamondo miwa kenasia - Is it true love	4:29
		 2. Natsusoo no getsu				4:31
		 3. Daybreak in N.Y.				6:18
		 4. What do you want me to do			4:16
		 5. CON GAME					5:11
		 6. 34F - Ame no Sunday noon			4:16
		 7. Boyfriend					5:02
		 8. Private Beach				5:36
		 9. Ariishia					4:32
		10. Last X'mas Eve                              5:06
		11. Daybreak in N.Y. (reprise)			2:09
		---

	Happy Birthday, Love For You
		Eastworld

	On the Planet
		Eastworld



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From: wfrey@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Warren Frey)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: SVHS tips
Date: 7 Jan 93 16:37:54 GMT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #3, Edmonton, AB, Canada

linmo@ecf.toronto.edu (LIN MONTEIL) writes:

(bunch o' stuff deleted)....

Hifi tapes: No, that
is simply a marketing scam by tape manufacturers. Hifi tapes may give a 
little better visual quality, but even the cheapest bargain basement tape 
will produce good quality hifi sound, provided your VCR is Hifi to begin 
with.

edit switch: this just sharpens or softens the output of the picture, so 
that when you dub to another VCR, you ca adjust the picture somewhat to 
whatever looks good on the reco{ding deck.

As for taping, it depends. Something higly visual, like a Miyazaki movie 
or Wings of Honnemaise I would put in SP on a drilled tape. Something 
like Ranma, where there's piles of episodes and the animation isn't the 
selling point is suitable for EP. If you are getting anime off tape or 
disc, don't bother with the S-tapes. Anime is already an expensive enough 
hobby!

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From: p6bde%frcirp81.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Anime GIF's
Date: 11 Jan 93 09:53:12 GMT
To: ANIME-L@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]

>
> WARNING:  NEWBIE!
>
> Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
>         If I could borrow a moment of your time could you please...
>         1)  Direct me to a FAQ File for this newsgroup.
>         2)  Direct me to a FTP site where I could get anime GIF's.
>
> Thank You.
> (I hope to be paper-trained soon.)
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> Rule 2.  What your __ doesn't know, wont hurt it.  What your __ finds out, DEN
> Rule 3.  Perfect Excuse = 'Hey, it's my nature."
>


No Problemo ! You can find lotsa Anime-Gif on piggy.ucsb.edu (128.111.72.50)
or one of the mirrors (128.111.72.55 or 128.111.72.60 ...). You can find some
on wuarchive.wustl.edu (sorry, I can't remember the IP adress ...). There are
many sites where you can find Anime pics, but the biggest I know is piggy.
wuarchive is a good site for pictures in general, and for whatever you want.
I remember there are not many Anime on wuarchive, so try piggy instead !
                                See You Soon on Anime List !


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From: c60c-2gs@web-3f.berkeley.edu (Lone Wolf)
Subject: Cal-Animage (UCI) question
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:36:46 GMT




Hi,

	I have friend who's very intersted in anime.  If anyone
kones any information on Cal-Animage at UCI (such as when/where the
club meets), please contact me or him via e-mail.

	Thanks in advance.


James Cheng

p.s. I'm posting for him because he's a beginer at internet--in fact,
he just got his account today....that may mean that his address
won't work until tomorrow.

--addresses--
James Cheng
jhens@ocf.berkeley.edu

Mike Wei
eabu392@orion.oac.uci.edu
From: doi@jrd.dec.com (Hitoshi Doi)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Patlabor Boxed Set
Date: 7 Jan 93 22:11:43 GMT
Organization: DEC Japan Research and Development Center

In article <1993Jan6.223437.17326@sura.net>, wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes) writes:
# So, could someone tell me what's in the recent Patlabor Boxed Set?
# It's listed in the latest Nikaku catalog as being $189 and 318 minutes
# long, which is about right for the first 7 OAVs and the movie - am I
# right?  Are there any other little extras or bonuses included (art
# books, CDs, etc.)?  I'm STRONGLY considering ordering it, particularly
# if it includes the movie.  Doomo arigato in advance.

No movie, just the OAV's.

From my Animedia Oct 92 posting..

 Pat Labor LD-BOX
  (on sale 11/10, 18000 yen)
  3 LD's: WPLL-8141 to WPLL-8143
  There will be no VHS release.
  Disc-1/Side-1: "Prelude", vol 1 1/2
  Disc-1/Side-2: vol 1, vol 2
  Disc-2/Side-1: vol 3, vol 4
  Disc-2/Side-2: vol 5, vol 6
  Disc-3/Side-1: vol 6 1/2, vol 7
  Disc-3/Side-2: best scenes chosen by the cast
  Jacket drawn by Takada Akemi.  16 page booklet with interviews.
  If you reserve by 9/30, you will get a special poster.
  This is a restricted printing, and you better reserve it.

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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: hcy@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (hon-chi.yu)
Subject: Re: SVHS tips
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 23:17:18 GMT

In article <1993Jan4.232446.345@irvine.ingr.com> morimoto@irvine.ingr.com (Michael Morimoto - Irv.SA) writes:
>In article <C0CLBs.F9t@ecf.toronto.edu> linmo@ecf.toronto.edu (LIN MONTEIL) writes:
>>I realize that this message isn't exactly anime but since it's related to 
>>anime I'm gonna write it here anyways. I've recently purchased (at great
>>damage to my wallet) an SVHS editing machine. However I'm yet unfamiliar with
>>it's operation as well as the recording parameters. Should I
>>
>>1) Is there any significant quality difference between recording on EP and
>>recording on SP on a SVHS tape?
>
>Yes, after all you are cutting your bandwidth by a factor of 3.
>

Oh no, this is intuitive conclusion.  The speed of tape is reduced by a 
factor of 3 in EP, but the bandwidth is certainly not reduced by a
factor of 3.  Signals are recorded on tape using helical scanning head and
the tracks widths at EP speed is much less than those at SP speed such that
the recording speed of head to tape is the same at either speeds.
The bandwidth at both speeds are basically the same, but due to the reduction
in track width, the overall performance of video is degraded compared to SP.
If you use some video standard LD like the LD-101 disc as souce and record
the resolution chart at both speeds, you will find that both recording provide
about the same resolution. (about 400 lines horizontal)