From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Subject: Anime Pocket Guide
Originator: takahash@lacerta
Reply-To: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 20:38:20 GMT


                          ANIME POCKET GUIDE
			  by: Alan Takahashi
			 Last Updated: Oct-92
			  
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Title: Area 88                                                (TV) tA88
Cast:                                                              tA88
  Satoru Kanzaki (young) .................... Mayumi Tanaka  vMTa2 tA88
  Buxie ................................... Toshio Furukawa  vTFu2 tA88
  Escape Killer #1 .......................... Shigeru Chiba  vSCh  tA88
Description:                                                       tA88
  <No description available>                                       tA88
Rating: <No rating>                                                tA88

Title: Akira                                                (FILM) tAKI
Cast:                                                              tAKI
Description:                                                       tAKI
  Neo-Tokyo is gearing up for the Olympics which will be held      tAKI
  there.  These events mean little to Kaneda and his motorcycle    tAKI
  gang.  Their goal in life is to have a good time, without        tAKI
  getting into any *real* trouble.  However, trouble finds them    tAKI
  as one of the bikers, Tetsuo, 'runs into' a psychic kid and is   tAKI
  taken away.  Kaneda finds that this is all linked to a dark      tAKI
  mysterious secret called 'Akira'.  The plot is somewhat          tAKI
  confusing, but this is one of the most technically impressive    tAKI
  anime movies to date.                                            tAKI
US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed)                        tAKI
Rating: RECOMMENDED -- but not for weak stomachs :-)               tAKI

Title: Project A-Ko                                   (FILM, OAVs) tAKO
Title: A-Ko the Versus                                      (OAVs) tAKO
Cast:                                                              tAKO
  B-Ko ................................... Megumi Shinohara  vMSh2 tAKO
  C-Ko .................................... Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 tAKO
  Ume .................................. Megumi Hayashibara  vMHa  tAKO
  Captain Napolipolita ...................... Shuichi Ikeda  vSIk  tAKO
  Raiza Chichi (A-Ko the Vs:Blue Side) ...... Saeko Shimazu  vSSh1 tAKO
Description:                                                       tAKO
  Take a school classroom.  Add one poetry spouting teacher.  Add  tAKO
  a brilliant student (B-Ko).  Add two new students, one who can   tAKO
  destroy whole armies with her strength and another who can       tAKO
  destroy whole armies with her crying and cooking.  Now, create   tAKO
  a rivalry between A-Ko and B-ko over getting to be C-Ko's friend.tAKO
  Add an invading alien force and you've got a parody taking aim   tAKO
  at many anime cliches.  Overall, it was very funny, though some  tAKO
  parts were better than others. "A-Ko the Versus" placed A-Ko and TAKO 
  B-Ko as bounty hunters trying to rescue C-Ko.                    tAKO
US Release by: US Reenditions (subtitled)                          tAKO
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tAKO

Title: Bubblegum Crisis                                     (OAVs) tBGC.
Cast:                                                              tBGC.
  Silia Stingray ....................... Yoshiko Sakakibara  vYSa  tBGC.
  Priss ..................................... Kinuko Ohmori  vKOh  tBGC.
  Linna Yamazaki .......................... Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 tBGC.
  Nene Romanova ........................... Akiko Hiramatsu  vAHi1 tBGC.
  Leon McNichol ........................... Toshio Furukawa  vTFu2 tBGC.
  Brian Mason ............................... Shuichi Ikeda  vSIk  tBGC.
  Anri (BGC6:Red Eyes) ...................... Yuko Mizutani  vYMi3 tBGC.
Description:                                                       tBGC.
  After a great earthquake, Tokyo was flattened.  A new city       tBGC.
  called MegaTokyo rose from its ashes.  The company responsible   tBGC.
  for much of the rebuilding was Genom Corp.  Genom also produced  tBGC.
  a biomechanical creature called a Booma.  When Boomas ran out    tBGC.
  of control, the ADPolice try to stop them.  Also on the scene    tBGC.
  was a shadowy mercenary group called the Knight Sabers.          tBGC.
US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled)                                tBGC.
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tBGC.

Title: Bubblegum Crash!                                     (OAVs) tBGC!
Cast:                                                              tBGC!
  Silia Stingray ....................... Yoshiko Sakakibara  vYSa  tBGC! 
  Priss ................................... Ryoko Tachikawa  vRTa  tBGC!
  Linna Yamazaki .......................... Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 tBGC! 
  Nene Romanova ........................... Akiko Hiramatsu  vAHi1 tBGC! 
Description:                                                       tBGC! 
  After the 8-part BGC OAV series, the story continues in this     tBGC!
  new series.  2 years have passed, and the Knight Sabers have all tBGC!
  but disbanded.  Then Celia reappears with a new hardsuit design. tBGC!
  Note that characters, plot and the general setting have all      tBGC!
  changed from their appearance in BGC.                            tBGC!
US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled)                                tBGC!
Rating: NOT RECOMMENDED                                            tBGC!

Title: Dirty Pair                               (FILM,OAV,OAVs,TV) tDPR
Cast:                                                              tDPR
  Kei ......................................... Kyoko Tongu  vKTo2 tDPR
  Yuri ...................................... Saeko Shimazu  vSSh1 tDPR
Description:                                                       tDPR
  If you're in **BIG** trouble, call on the World Welfare Work     tDPR
  Association or WWWA.  They can send out a team of highly trained tDPR
  and capable agents called Trouble Consultants who can solve your tDPR
  problem.  Unless the team they send you is the "Dirty Pair"...   tDPR
  (I *really* meant "Lovely Angels").  These two will fix your     tDPR
  problem, but leave alot of collateral damage...but its NEVER     tDPR
  THEIR FAULT!!  Entertaining comedy in the James Bond style.      tDPR
US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed)                        tDPR
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tDPR

Title: Dominion                                             (OAVs) tDOM
Cast:                                                              tDOM
  Leona Ozeki ................................ Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tDOM
  Megane .................................... Shigeru Chiba  vSCh  tDOM
  The Chief ................................. Ichiroo Nagai  vINa  tDOM
  Yunipuma (Parts 1,2) ...................... Mina Tominaga  vMTo2 tDOM
  Yunipuma (2 of her?) .................... Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 tDOM
Description:                                                       tDOM
  Crime has gone rampant.  (So has the pollution, but nobody       tDOM
  really notices. :-))  In order to combat this crime wave, the    tDOM
  police arm themselves with...TANKS!  Now, it's the good guys     tDOM
  (the Tank Police) vs. the bad guys (Buaku and his gang).  Who    tDOM
  will win?  Who SHOULD win?  A comedy from the creater of         tDOM
  Appleseed.                                                       tDOM
US Release by: US Reenditions (subtitled)                          tDOM
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tDOM

Title: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman                           (TV) tGAT
Cast:                                                              tGAT
  <Unnamed character> ....................... Asakami Yooko  vAYo  tGAT
Description:                                                       tGAT
  <No Description available>.  Was dubbed and marketed as "Battle  tGAT
  of the Planets" by Sandy Frank Productions.                      tGAT
US Release by: Sandy Frank Productions?? (dubbed)                  tGAT
Rating: <No Rating>                                                tGAT

Title: Gall Force                                           (OAVs) tGFC
Cast:                                                              tGFC
  Eluza  (Eternal Story) ................... Maria Kawamura  vMKa  tGFC  
  Pony   (Eternal Story) .................. Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 tGFC
  Exanon (Eternal Story) .................. Toshio Furukawa  vTFu2 tGFC
  Lufy ....................................... Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tGFC
  Catty .................................... Naoko Watanabe  vNWa  tGFC
  Supia  (Gall Force 2&3) ................... Yuko Mizutani  vYMi3 tGFC
Description:                                                       tGFC
  A great war between two interstellar powers: the Paranoid and    tGFC
  the Solenoid.  Among all the destruction, the crew of the        tGFC
  Starleaf are told to go to Chaos.  The Starleaf manages to       tGFC
  escape the destruction, but, ultimately, all but one of the      tGFC
  survivors are killed in true "10 little indians" tradition.      tGFC
  Parts 2 and 3 of the series deals with a revived Lufy and        tGFC 
  another group of Solenoids 10 years later.                       tGFC
US Release by: US Manga Corps (subtitled)                          tGFC
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tGFC

Title: Gall Force: Earth Chapter series                     (OAVs) tGFE
Title: Gall Force: New Century series                       (OAVs) tGFE
Cast:                                                              tGFE
  Soundy ..................................... Naoko Matsui  vNMa  tGFE
  Melody ....................................... Eriko Hara  vEHa  tGFE
  Score ...................................... Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tGFE
  Anne ...................................... Yuko Mizutani  vYMi3 tGFE
  Catty .................................... Naoko Watanabe  vNWa  tGFE
  Mitty ...................................... Chieko Honda  vCHo  tGFE
  Mitty (2 of her?) ........................ Maria Kawamura  vMKa  tGFE
Description:                                                       tGFE
  In the near future, man has found the capsule containing the     tGFE
  knowledge of Solenoid technology.  Humanity created the MMEs     tGFE
  which turned on humanity and created an Earthly wasteland via    tGFE
  the nuclear weapons of the superpowers.  Now, human rebel groups tGFE
  fight against the MMEs to reclaim their planet.  The mood here   tGFE
  is very "Terminator" like.  "Rhea Gal Force" was actually the    tGFE
  first OAV using this setting.  "New Century" continues the       tGFE
  story a century later.                                           tGFE
Rating: NOT RECOMMENDED                                            tGFE

Title: Galaxy Express 999                                (FILM,TV) t999
Cast:                                                              t999
  Clea ...................................... Asakami Yooko  vAYo  t999
Description:                                                       t999
  In the far far future, technology has advanced enough so that it t999
  no longer matters what a spaceship looks like.  You can have a   t999
  space express service with a ship that looks like a 19th         t999
  century train.  Imagine where you can go and what adventures     t999
  you can have.  We follow Tetsuo as he goes on these adventures.  t999
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                t999
                                                                   t999
Title: Farewell, Galaxy Express 999                         (FILM) t999
Cast:                                                              t999
  Metalmena ................................. Asakami Yooko  vAYo  t999
Description:                                                       t999
  The galaxy is at civil war between humans and the mechanical     t999
  life throughout the galaxy.  Tetsuo is now one of the human      t999
  rebels.  He meets Maeter again, and boards the Galaxy Express    t999
  999 for the last time.  This is the final chapter.               t999
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                t999

Title: Gunbuster: Aim for the Top!                          (OAVs) tGUN
Cast:                                                              tGUN
  Noriko Takaya ............................. Noriko Hidaka  vNHi  tGUN
  Jung Freud ............................... Maria Kawamura  vMKa  tGUN  
Description:                                                       tGUN
  Yes, it's time for Yet-Another-Alien-Invasion!  The Earth is     tGUN
  preparing to defend itself.  Oblivious to this, Noriko Takaya,   tGUN
  daughter of an admiral lost in space, tries to succeed in her    tGUN
  dream: to become a Gunbuster robot pilot and go off into space   tGUN
  like her father.  This OAV series fluctuated between parody and  tGUN
  drama and was notable for paying attention to Einstein and his   tGUN
  Theory of Relativity as it pertains to near-lightspeed travel.   tGUN
US Release by: US Reenditions (subbed)                             tGUN
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tGUN

Title: Fight!  Iczer-1!                                     (OAVs) tIC1
Cast:                                                              tIC1
  Iczer-1 ................................. Yuriko Yamamoto  vYYa  tIC1
  Iczer-2 ...................................... Keiko Toda  vKTo1 tIC1
  Nagisa Kano ................................. Mayumi Shoo  vMSh1 tIC1
Description:                                                       tIC1
  Another alien invasion is underway, with the Bedem taking over   tIC1
  human bodies.  The only thing standing in their way is Iczer-1   tIC1
  and her partner, Nagisa.  Iczer-1 doesn't know why she's         tIC1
  fighting and Nagisa doesn't understand how she can be important. tIC1
  In this series, both find the answers to their questions, but    tIC1
  at great cost.                                                   tIC1
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tIC1

Title: Iczer-3                                              (OAVs) tIC3
Cast:                                                              tIC3
  Iczer-1 ................................. Yuriko Yamamoto  vYYa  tIC3 
  Iczer-2 ...................................... Keiko Toda  vKTo1 tIC3 
  Iczer-3 .................................. ??????????????  v???  tIC3
  Nagisa ...................................... Mayumi Shoo  vMSh1 tIC3
Description:                                                       tIC3
  In deep space, a battle between Iczer-1 and Neos Gold is fought  tIC3
  to a standstill.  Both are injured and out of action, but Neos   tIC3
  Gold sends her minions to Earth as the next battleground.        tIC3
  Iczer-1 can't go, so she sends the inexperienced Iczer-3 to      tIC3
  defend the Earth.  A sequel to Iczer-1.                          tIC3
Rating: NOT RECOMMENDED                                            tIC3

Title: Kimagure Orange Road                          (FILM,OAV,TV) tKOR
Cast:                                                              tKOR
  Kyosuke Kasuga ............................. Tohru Furuya  vTFu1 tKOR
  Madoka Ayukawa ............................. Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tKOR
  Hikaru Hiyama ................................ Eriko Hara  vEHa  tKOR
  Manami Kasuga ........................... Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 tKOR
  Kurumi Kasuga .............................. Chieko Honda  vCHo  tKOR
  Akane ...................................... Naoko Matsui  vNMa  tKOR
  Shiori ("Heart On Fire" OAV) .............. Yuko Mizutani  vYMi3 tKOR
Description:                                                       tKOR
  A romantic comedy about a boy (Kyosuke) who is trying to win the tKOR
  affections of a girl that he met (Madoka) while trying to fend   tKOR
  off the affections of another girl (Hikaru) who just happens to  tKOR
  be Madoka's best friend.  Oh, did I mention that the Kasuga      tKOR
  family has psychic powers too? :-)                               tKOR
US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled) -- FILM/OAV only               tKOR
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tKOR

Title: Laputa: The Castle in the Sky                        (FILM) tLAP
Cast:                                                              tLAP
  Pazu ...................................... Mayumi Tanaka  vMTa2 tLAP
  The General ............................... Ichiroo Nagai  vINa  tLAP
  <Unknown character> .................. Megumi Hayashibara  vMHa  tLAP
Description:                                                       tLAP
  Sheeta is a young girl with a very special stone.  The stone     tLAP
  makes her the objective of government agents and pirates who     tLAP
  the power that the stone will give them.  Sheeta escapes and is  tLAP
  befriended by Pazu, a boy from a mining town who is aware of     tLAP
  Sheeta's Levistone only as a jewel with mysterious powers, and   tLAP
  not as a key to the treasures held in the legendary Laputa.  A   tLAP
  great advanture movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki.  (It's been    tLAP
  rumored that "Nadia: Secret of Blue Water" was based partially   tLAP
  on "Laputa").                                                    tLAP
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tLAP

Title: Superdimensional Fortress Macross                 (FILM,TV) tMAC
Cast:                                                              tMAC
  Hikaru Ichijoo ............................. Arihiro Hase  vAHa  tMAC
  Misa Hayase .................................... Mika Doi  vMDo  tMAC
  Lin Minmei .................................. Mari Iijima  vMIi  tMAC
  Roy Folker ................................. Akira Kamiya  vAKa  tMAC
  Maximillian Genius .......................... Shoo Hayami  vSHa  tMAC
  Kim Kaviroff ............................... Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tMAC
Description:                                                       tMAC
  An alien spaceship crashes on Macross Island, and Earth has to   tMAC
  deal with the alien fleet which is following it.  However,       tMAC
  human civilization is an example of 'protoculture' which the     tMAC
  Zentraedi (the aliens) are suppose to avoid.  Dubbed and         tMAC
  marketed as a segment of the 'Robotech' series.                  tMAC
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tMAC

Title: Metal Skin Panic Madox-01                             (OAV) tMAD
Cast:                                                              tMAD
  Haruo Onose ................................ Arihiro Hase  vAHa  tMAD
  Ellie Kusumoto ............................ Asakami Yooko  vAYo  tMAD
Description:                                                       tMAD
  A parody of the giant robot genre.  What happens if you're       tMAD
  trapped inside of a robot weapon, the army is after you, you're  tMAD
  causing massive devastation in the city, and, worst of all,      tMAD
  you're going to be late for your date!?!?                        tMAD
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tMAD

Title: Maison Ikkoku                                 (FILM,OAV,TV) tMAI
Cast:                                                              tMAI
  Yusaku Godai .......................... Kazunari Futamata  vKFu  tMAI
  Kyoko Otonashi ........................... Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tMAI
  Hanae Ichinose .............................. Kazuyo Aoki  vKAo  tMAI
  Yotsuya ................................... Shigeru Chiba  vSCh  tMAI
  Akemi Roppongi ............................... Yuhko Mita  vYMi1 tMAI
  Yagami Ibuki ........................... Yuriko Fuchizaki  vYFu  tMAI
  Sayuko Kuroki ............................. Saeko Shimazu  vSSh1 tMAI
  Kujo Asuna ................................. Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tMAI
  Shun Mitaka ................................ Akira Kamiya  vAKa  tMAI
  Nanao Kozue ............................... Mina Tominaga  vMTo2 tMAI
  Sakamoto ................................ Toshio Furukawa  vTFu2 tMAI
Description:                                                       tMAI
  Life in a rundown apartment and how a relationship can blossom   tMAI
  between a ronin (someone who's failed college entrance exams,    tMAI
  in this case: Godai), and a recently widowed new apartment       tMAI
  manager (Kyoko).  Add the rowdy residents of the Maison Ikkoku   tMAI
  and you can have a party!  A romantic comedy by Rumiko           tMAI
  Takahashi.                                                       tMAI
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tMAI

Title: Magical Princess Minky Momo                            (TV) tMOMO
Cast:                                                              tMOMO
  Minky Momo ........................... Megumi Hayashibara  vMHa  tMOMO
Description:                                                       tMOMO
  Momo-chan is a little girl living with her parents.  They run    tMOMO
  a hotel in a park (in the first season, it was "Legend Park").   tMOMO
  Minky Momo is actually a princess from the "Land of Dreams"      tMOMO
  sent to Earth by her real parents (who watch her from time to    tMOMO
  time) to make sure that humans don't lose their dreams.          tMOMO
  A "magical girl" series which is surprisingly good, considering  tMOMO
  that this is a series directed at little girls...                tMOMO
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tMOMO

Title: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water                        (TV) tNAD
Cast:                                                              tNAD
  Nadia .................................. Yoshino Takamori  vYTa  tNAD
  Jean ...................................... Noriko Hidaka  vNHi  tNAD
  Marie ..................................... Yuko Mizutani  vYMi3 tNAD
  Grandis ................................. Kumiko Takizawa  vKTa  tNAD
  Sanson ................................... Kenyu Horiuchi  vKHo  tNAD
  Hanson ................................ Toshihara Sakurai  vTSa  tNAD
  Electra ................................... Kikuko Inouye  vKIn  tNAD
  King .................................. Toshihara Sakurai  vTSa  tNAD
Description:                                                       tNAD
  It is the turn of the 19th century.  It's a time of wild hopes   tNAD
  and aspirations as the Industrial Revolution is coming up to     tNAD
  full steam.  It is also a time of worry as there have been a     tNAD
  number of ship sinkings recently.  What do these sinkings have   tNAD
  to do with a circus girl named Nadia, whose only possession is   tNAD
  a jewel called Blue Water?  When she meets Jean, that's when     tNAD
  this adventure series begins!  Based on "Twenty Thousand         tNAD
  Leagues under the Sea" by Jules Verne.                           tNAD
US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed)                        tNAD
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tNAD

Title: Nadia of the Mysterious Seas movie                   (FILM) tNAM
Cast:                                                              tNAM
  Nadia .................................. Yoshino Takamori  vYTa  tNAM
  Jean ...................................... Noriko Hidaka  vNHi  tNAM
  Grandis ................................. Kumiko Takizawa  vKTa  tNAM
  Sanson ................................... Kenyu Horiuchi  vKHo  tNAM
  Hanson ................................ Toshihara Sakurai  vTSa  tNAM
Description:                                                       tNAM
  Two years after the events of the series, Nadia is working as    tNAM
  an aspiring reporter for a London newspaper.  Jean is working    tNAM
  on his inventions back in his native France.  The news of        tNAM
  various important people vaporising and a girl washed up on      tNAM
  shore will reunite Nadia and Jean for another adventure.         tNAM
                                                                   tNAM
  Note: the 1st 1/2 hour of this 'movie' is clips from the series. tNAM
Rating: NOT RECOMMENDED                                            tNAM

Title: Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind                       (FILM) tNVW
Cast:                                                              tNVW
  Nausicaa ................................. Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tNVW
  Yupa ......................................... Goroo Naya  vGNa  tNVW
  Kushana .............................. Yoshiko Sakakibara  vYSa  tNVW
  Mito ...................................... Ichiroo Nagai  vINa  tNVW
  Lastelle  ................................. Mina Tominaga  vMTo2 tNVW
Description:                                                       tNVW
  In the far future, man has destroyed the Earth in the "Seven     tNVW
  Days of Fire".  Now, there are small pockets of humanity that    tNVW
  survive.  One pocket is the Valley of Wind where a princess      tNVW
  named Nausicaa tries to understand, rather than destroy the      tNVW
  Toxic Jungle.  Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.                       tNVW
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tNVW

Title: Mobile Police Patlabor                       (FILM,OAVs,TV) tPAT
Cast:                                                              tPAT
  Noa Izumi ................................. Mina Tominaga  vMTo2 tPAT
  Asuma Shinohara ......................... Toshio Furukawa  vTFu2 tPAT
  Shegeo Shiba .............................. Shigeru Chiba  vSCh  tPAT
  Mikiyasu Shinshi ...................... Kazunari Futamata  vKFu  tPAT
  Kanuka Clancy ................................ You Inouye  vYIn  tPAT
  Shinobu Nagumo ....................... Yoshiko Sakakibara  vYSa  tPAT
Description:                                                       tPAT
  Due to global warming, the Babylon Project is initiated to seal  tPAT
  off Tokyo Bay, and create more real estate.  New industrial      tPAT
  machines called 'labors' were developed for the Project.  Labors tPAT
  vary, but most fit the "giant robot" mold.  Being so versatile,  tPAT
  labors were also used for crime, so the Patrol Labor (PatLabor)  tPAT
  was developed.  This is the story of a police unit which uses    tPAT
  the patlabor model 'Ingram' -- SVD Section 2.                    tPAT
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tPAT

Title: Kurenai no Buta (aka The Crimson Pig)                (FILM) tPIG
Cast:                                                              tPIG
Description:                                                       tPIG
  It is the period just after World War I.  Many aviators with     tPIG
  nothing to do have turned to air piracy.  A 'hero' emerges: The  tPIG
  Crimson Pig called Porco Russo (his name is actually Marco).     tPIG
  He fights against the air pirates and saves alot of ships,       tPIG
  though it's for the reward money.  After losing in a dogfight,   tPIG
  he rebuilds his plane for another round and meets a feisty girl  tPIG
  who is an aspiring plane designer.  This movie mixes Hayao       tPIG
  Miyazaki's love of aviation and talent for adventure stories.    tPIG
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tPIG

Title: Queen Millenia                                         (TV) tQUE
Cast:                                                              tQUE
  Selene .................................... Asakami Yooko  vAYo  tQUE
  Lar Els Miryuu ............................. Tohru Furuya  vTFu1 tQUE
  Daisuke Yamori ............................. Tohru Furuya  vTFu1 tQUE
  Hannibal .................................. Shuichi Ikeda  vSIk  tQUE
  Shinjoo - the new Queen ..................... Mami Koyama  vMKo  tQUE
  <Unnamed character> ....................... Shigeru Chiba  vSCh  tQUE
  Professor Amamori ......................... Ichiroo Nagai  vINa  tQUE
  Professor Amamori's Computer ............ Toshio Furukawa  vTFu2 tQUE
Description:                                                       tQUE
  <No Description available>. A series created by Leiji Matsumoto. tQUE
Rating: <No rating>                                                tQUE

Title: Ranma 1/2                                     (FILM,OAV,TV) tR12
Cast:                                                              tR12
  Ranma Saotome (boy) .................... Kappei Yamaguchi  vKYa  tR12
  Ranma Saotome (girl) ................. Megumi Hayashibara  vMHa  tR12
  Akane Tendou .............................. Noriko Hidaka  vNHi  tR12
  Kasumi Tendou ............................. Kikuko Inouye  vKIn  tR12
  Nabiki Tendou ........................... Minami Takayama  vMTa1 tR12
  Ukyou Kuonji ............................... Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tR12
  Happosai .................................. Ichiroo Nagai  vINa  tR12
  Kodachi 'Black Rose' Kunou ................ Saeko Shimazu  vSSh1 tR12
  Sasuke .................................... Shigeru Chiba  vSCh  tR12
  Azusa Shiratori ............................ Naoko Matsui  vNMa  tR12
Description:                                                       tR12
  Take a high school boy.  Give him a curse where he turns into    tR12
  a girl when splashed with cold water and returns to normal with  tR12
  hot water.  Arrange a 'violent' girl (Ranma's words) to be his   tR12
  iinazuke (fiancee).  Stir liberally.  A martial arts comedy by   tR12
  Rumiko Takahashi.                                                tR12
Rating: RECOMMENDED -- especially the 1st TV season.               tR12

Title: Robotech                                               (TV) tROB
Cast:                                                              tROB
  Cast listed in "Robotech: Art 1" -- not listed here              tROB
Description:                                                       tROB
  Not exactly anime, but this seems to be most people's intro to   tROB
  anime.  A combination of 3 anime series ("Macross", "Southern    tROB
  Cross", "Genesis Climber Mospeada") with a linking concept       tROB
  ("Protoculture"), this is a story about 3 wars between humanity  tROB
  and 3 different alien races over possession of Protoculture. For tROB
  the most part, general plots were retained, though details were  tROB
  changed.  As an introduction to anime, this series was fairly    tROB
  well done and self-consistent.  Now available on video.          tROB
  NOTE: "Robotech" changed the original anime series and most fans tROB
	seem to agree that the originals were better...except for  tROB
	"Southern Cross".                                          tROB
US Release by: Harmony Gold/Streamline Pictures (dubbed)           tROB
Rating: RECOMMENDED -- for those new to anime                      tROB

Title: Rumic World: Fire Tripper                             (OAV) tRUM
Title: Rumic World: The Supergal                             (OAV) tRUM
Title: Rumic World: Laughing Target                          (OAV) tRUM
Title: One Pound Gospel                                      (OAV) tRUM
Title: Ningyo no Mori: Mermaid's Forest                      (OAV) tRUM
Cast:                                                              tRUM
  Suzuko/Suzu (Fire Tripper) ............... Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tRUM
  Zombie Sue  (The Supergal) ............... Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tRUM
Description:                                                       tRUM
  This is a series of independent stories by Rumiko Takahashi of   tRUM
  Urusei Yatsura and Ranma 1/2 fame.  Originally, they fell under  tRUM
  the "Rumic World" label, but that label seems to have vanished   tRUM
  for the more recent releases.  All were very well done, and are  tRUM
  recommended for anyone looking for more of Takahashi-sensei's    tRUM
  works.  Note that only "The Supergal" is a comedy.               tRUM
  Rumic World: Fire Tripper - An explosion sends Suzu back in time tRUM
     to 16th century Japan where she falls in love with a warrior  tRUM
     while looking for her lost charge (a little boy).             tRUM
  Rumic World: The Supergal - Always in poverty, Maris has to work tRUM
     alot of odd jobs - one of which is a Space Police officer.    tRUM
     She gets her chance when a rich tychoon's son is kidnapped.   tRUM
  Rumic World: Laughing Target - An iinazuke from a boy's past     tRUM
     threatens his present as she tries to possess him (by         tRUM
     eliminating his present girlfriend).                          tRUM
  One Pound Gospel -                                               tRUM
     <No Description available>                                    tRUM
  Ningyo no Mori - A legend says that eating mermaid flesh will    tRUM
     grant immortality.  In reality, most people die horribly, and tRUM
     the rest will mutate into monsters.  Only a few are granted   tRUM
     true immortality, but Yuuta just wants his humanity back.     tRUM
     In "Mermaid Forest", he and Mana are trapped by one who still tRUM
     wants the gift/curse of immortality...                        tRUM
US Release by: US Manga Corps (Rumic World only) (subbed)          tRUM
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tRUM

Title: Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon                             (TV) tSAI
Cast:                                                              tSAI
  Sailor Moon   /Usagi Tsukino ........... Kotono Mitsuishi  vKMi  tSAI
  Luna .......................................... Keiko Han  vKHa  tSAI
  Sailor Mercury/Ami Mizuno .................. Aya Hisakawa  vAHi2 tSAI
  Sailor Mars   /Rei Hino ................. Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 tSAI
  Sailor Jupiter/Makoto Kino ............. Megumi Shinohara  vMSh2 tSAI
  Tuxedo Kamen  /Mamoru Chiba ................ Tohru Furuya  vTFu1 tSAI
Description:                                                       tSAI
  Usagi is a rather underachieving junior high school girl who     tSAI
  upon meeting a talking cat, is given a broach which transforms   tSAI
  her into "Sailor Moon" (say: Moon Prism Power -- Make Up!).  As  tSAI
  Sailor Moon, she fights against youma (demons) which appear to   tSAI
  gather human energy.  Luna is also looking for her missing       tSAI
  princess.  Unfortunately, Sailor Moon is also spectacularly      tSAI
  clumsy in fighting youma.  A very funny series.                  tSAI
  NOTE: The "Sailor Senshi" are all schoolgirls dressed in short   tSAI
	cute versions of their school sailor uniforms...           tSAI
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tSAI

Title: 3x3 Eyes (aka Sazan Eyes)                            (OAVs) t3X3
Cast:                                                              t3X3
  Pai/Sanjiyan ......................... Megumi Hayashibara  vMHa  t3X3
Description:                                                       t3X3
  Fujii Yakumo is an ordinary high school student (with an unusual t3X3
  job :-)) until he runs into Pai...literally.  Pai appears to     t3X3
  be a young (and cute) girl who is a bit lost.  Pai is actually   t3X3
  a survivor of a mythical race called the Sanjiyan who are all    t3X3
  but extinct.  In effect, Pai is an immortal 'monster' with 3     t3X3
  eyes who is 300 years old.  Yakumo's first encounter with Pai    t3X3
  leads to his death, upon which he is resurrected as her 'Wu',    t3X3
  an immortal and indestructible servant of a Sanjiyan.  He joins  t3X3
  her in her quest to become human.                                t3X3
US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed)                        t3X3
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                t3X3

Title: Silent Mobius                                        (FILM) tSIL
Cast:                                                              tSIL
Description:                                                       tSIL
  "Lucifer Hawk" demons are starting to reappear on Earth after    tSIL
  having been banished long ago.  In Japan, a new police team has  tSIL
  been formed to combat this threat...composed entirely of         tSIL
  women.  Each woman on the team has her own set of powers and     tSIL
  specialties.  The 1st movie shows us (via flashback) how Katsumi tSIL
  Liqueor joins the Attacked Mystification Police (AMP) force.     tSIL
US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed)                        tSIL
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tSIL

Title: Tonari no Totoro                                     (FILM) tTOT
Cast:                                                              tTOT
  Satsuki ................................... Noriko Hidaka  vNHi  tTOT
  Satsuki & Mei's mother ................... Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tTOT
Description:                                                       tTOT
  Moving out to the countryside, Satsuki and Mei (along with their tTOT
  father) settle in a new house in a farming community.  Their     tTOT
  mother is in a hospital, and is suppose to join them soon.  Mei  tTOT
  is the first to encounter a magical creature who she names       tTOT
  "Totoro".  After Satsuki meets Totoro, their lives fill up with  tTOT
  the magic that nature and Totoro provides.  A heartwarming film  tTOT
  from Hayao Miyazaki.                                             tTOT
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tTOT

Title: Urusei Yatsura                                (FILM,OAV,TV) tUY
Cast:                                                              tUY
  Lum ......................................... Fumi Hirano  vFHi  tUY
  Ataru Moroboshi ......................... Toshio Furukawa  vTFu2 tUY
  Shinobu Miyake ............................ Saeko Shimazu  vSSh1 tUY
  Shutaro Mendo .............................. Akira Kamiya  vAKa  tUY
  Ryoko Mendo ................................. Mami Koyama  vMKo  tUY
  Ryonosuke Fuminami ........................ Mayumi Tanaka  vMTa2 tUY
  Benten ....................................... Yuhko Mita  vYMi1 tUY
  Megane .................................... Shigeru Chiba  vSCh  tUY
  Chibi ................................. Kazunari Futamata  vKFu  tUY
  Cherry .................................... Ichiroo Nagai  vINa  tUY
  Asuna Mizunokouji ........................ Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tUY
  Ten's Mother ............................. Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tUY
  Rara (UY3:Remember my Love) .............. Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tUY
  Karla (UY5:Boy meets Girl) ................... You Inouye  vYIn  tUY
Description:                                                       tUY
  One day, an alien fleet appeared and were going to invade the    tUY
  Earth.  The only way that Earth could stop them is if our        tUY
  'champion' -- Ataru -- defeated their 'champion' -- Lum. Through tUY
  a little cheating, Ataru won, but wound up 'married' to Lum.     tUY
  Don't you love the way I'm using quotes? :-)  Created by the     tUY
  talented Rumiko Takahashi.                                       tUY
US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled)                                tUY
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tUY

Title: Video Girl Ai                                        (OAVs) tVAI
Cast:                                                              tVAI
  Video Girl Ai ........................ Megumi Hayashibara  vMHa  tVAI
Description:                                                       tVAI
  One day, Yohta is walking home.  He's just been told that the    tVAI
  girl he likes (Moemi) likes someone else.  Trying to cheer up,   tVAI
  he rents an 'explicit' video tape from a wierd rental shop, and  tVAI
  when he plays it, Video Girl Ai pops out of his screen to        tVAI
  comfort him.  Unfortunately, Yohta's VCR is on the blink, and    tVAI
  Ai appears minus a large part of her bosum, and with a new and   tVAI
  dangerous mischievious personality...                            tVAI
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tVAI

Title: Vampire Princess Miyu                                (OAVs) tVPM
Cast:                                                              tVPM
  Miyu ..................................... Naoko Watanabe  vNWa  tVPM
  Himiko Se ................................... Mami Koyama  vMKo  tVPM
  Narrator ..................................... Goroo Naya  vGNa  tVPM
  Kei ........................................ Ryo Horikawa  vRHo  tVPM
Description:                                                       tVPM
  In the shadows lurk the shinma (spirit-demons).  For humans, it  tVPM
  is dangerous to interact with the shinma.  As Himiko, a human    tVPM
  spiritualist finds out, there is another force moving quietly    tVPM
  banishing the shinma...a vampire girl called Miyu.  Along with   tVPM
  her servant/friend Larva, Miyu acts against the shinma which is  tVPM
  troubling humanity...but she doesn't act FOR humans. Her motives tVPM
  are as mysterious as she is herself.  This is a quietly spooky   tVPM
  series that gets more disturbing, the more you think about it.   tVPM
US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled)                                tVPM
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tVPM

Title: Space Cruiser Yamato                              (FILM,TV) tYAM
Cast:                                                              tYAM
  Yuki Mori ................................. Asakami Yooko  vAYo  tYAM
  Juuzo Okida .................................. Goroo Naya  vGNa  tYAM
  Kato ....................................... Akira Kamiya  vAKa  tYAM
Description:                                                       tYAM
  When the Earth is in trouble from invading alien forces, it      tYAM
  resurrects and rebuilds a new space warship the the hulk of the  tYAM
  old Japanese sea battleship: the Yamato.  The various missions   tYAM
  boil down to the same thing: defend the Earth and destroy the    tYAM
  enemy forces.                                                    tYAM
Rating: Weeeeeeellllll....                                         tYAM

Title: Yawara!  A fashionable judo girl.                      (TV) tYAW
Cast:                                                              tYAW
  Yawara Inokuma ........................... Yuko Minaguchi  vYMi2 tYAW
  Sayaka ................................. Yoshino Takamori  vYTa  tYAW  
  Kazamatsuri ................................ Akira Kamiya  vAKa  tYAW
Description:                                                       tYAW
  One of the most talented and promising young contenders in the   tYAW
  world of judo is a girl called Yawara Inokuma.  With her native  tYAW
  talent and quickness, she could fight just about anyone.  With   tYAW
  intensive training given by her grandfather (a judo champion in  tYAW
  his own right), Yawara is unbeatable.  It's the desire of many   tYAW
  in the judo world to meet and beat Yawara.  Yawara, on the other tYAW
  hand, would prefer to give up judo and become an ordinary girl.  tYAW
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tYAW