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From: kilpatri@nextnet.ccs.csus.edu (John A. Kilpatrick)
Subject: Japanese fonts
Originator: kilpatri@nextnet
Organization: California State University Sacramento
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 06:11:50 GMT

Hi!  I am looking for some Japanese fonts that I can use inside Windows 3.1.
Specifically, kana fonts (hiragana and katakana).  I have Shoraei which is
a hiragana font, and I really need a katakana font (if you write anime
in hiragana people think you are really stupid).  I would prefer True Type
fonts, but I can also use Adobe Type 1 fonts (I have a friend who can
convert them to true type).  And I would really like plain fonts...the
hiragana font I have now (Shoraei) is kinda fancy...I would like a sort of
Helvetica set of hiragana and katakana.  If you can help me please email me:
kilpatri@nextnet.ccs.csus.edu
Thanks,
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From: u8902989@cs.uow.edu.au (Chung Ming Liu)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Anime Sound files ?
Date: 21 Aug 92 06:42:31 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia

Would someone please tell me, what sort of sound application do I need to
plackback anime digitized sound on the Macintosh ?
I have a PD program called Playsound, ( it can playback SoundEdit files), but
it could'nt recgonized the anime sound files.
What format are those anime sound files digigtized in ?
If possible please tell me, which FTP site can I fould the right application
to play them.


Chung Ming Liu (samuel)
University of Wollongong, Australia.
u8902989@cs.uow.edu.au
From: mab@wdl39.wdl.loral.com (Mark A Biggar)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Clamshell vs Slipcovers (Re: Impressions on Hurricane Liv
Date: 17 Aug 92 23:10:10 GMT
Organization: Loral Western Development Labs

In article <553@nsg.nsg.com.au> michaele@nsg.nsg.com.au (Michael Edwards) writes:
>In article <713473498snx@izumi.DIALix.oz.au> 
>michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte) writes:
>>  >         I heard that you can get clamshells form vidiostores like Tower
>>  > for a reasonable price,   Just my two cents.
>> Yes, but a) not here in Australia, and b) you still wouldn't have the
>> "cover sheet" to put in the window to make it look like a proper cover.
>You can get clamshells if you look around and with a bit of digitising and
>desktop publishing technology, bingo pretty cover sheets as well :-)

Just cut up the slip cover to make the cover sheet, most of them have identical
narrow sides anyway.

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From: radman@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Ataru + Kyosuke = Rich 'The Rad Man' Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: an honest answer would include .. [was: Why is Anime so popular?]
Date: 15 Aug 92 04:32:12 GMT
Organization: Studio APK

In article <1992Aug14.115920.10615@CAM.ORG> emru@CAM.ORG (Emru Townsend) writes:
>
>If you want to be current, then _Bebe's Kids_' character
>animation is, at worst, still better than the character animation in the
>majority of Japanese animated films.

	Excuse me, I *MUST* disagree. The animation in HAMMERMAN on Saturdays
is better than Bebe's Kids!!! I'd even go so far as to say TMNT animation
beats Bebe's Kids! I won't put the Flintstones above it, but it's close!

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From: odlin@reed.edu (Iain Odlin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: ANIMEIGO: Revision to BGC LD Plans
Keywords: animeigo bgc ld
Date: 22 Aug 92 00:35:42 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Stuffed Animal Trauma Team  (We're Trained Professionals)


  Not only does the BGC story flow better now that the LD episodes are re-
  arranged, but they're also in *numerical order*!  What a concept!!  ;)

  Quick question:  What ever became of the Urusei Yatsura Contest?  I was off
  the Net for two weeks a bit ago, so I may have missed the results, but I'm
  still curious as to what slogans won.
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From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Subject: Re: Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 05:49:41 GMT

In article <9208201319.A04358@ius.indiana.edu> jevans@ius.indiana.edu (JEVANS) writes:
>
>          Hello, all.
>
>
>              A few questions: I've heard that the team in SNTG is now
>          dead as a consequence of a final battle with Spector and
>          there's a new Science Ninja Team Gatchaman in it's place. Is
>          this true? Who are the new members and is any of their stuff
>          available in the U.S.?

No, but the Otaku Ninja Team Gavigan lives on!!!8-)Ryan , the leader, 
whose bird is the vulture (Anime-War in joke) and driving (Bean's car, with
Bean T-shirt).  Chris, the ever-tall one, whose bird is the condor and
flies the Lovely Angel and wears the Kei tunic(tunic with PICTURE of Kei 8-).
Mark, the slow-thinking weapons expert whose bird is the (whatever the bird
creature in Harlock is 8-), flies the Arcadia and wears the Harlock tunic.
Dave, aka hentai-san, understudy to Sukebe-Man, whose bird is the ...hmmm.
cockatoo? 8-) and wears the Ranma-chan tunic.  And GT, master of transportation
whose bird is the albatross and wears the Nausicaa tunic.

We, the Otaku Ninja Team Gavigan
have pledged to keep fandom safe from the evil forces of ZoCarl and SBecktre,
who even nnow threaten the intelligences of untold thousands as they unleash
the hellspawn creations of the evil witch Reba (I know some of this is 
"Voltron" but it fits so darn well 8-).

American version characters:
Kevin-zark-Kevin and
1-PUMA-1

Special "weapons" of the Otaku team:

Ryan-the jog-shuttle remote
Chris- Bloody Idol Card
Mark - Magnum in Carl's General Direction
Dave - the Monster-Die yoyo  (another anime-war in joke, die as in dice)
GT   - Art pencils of Doom


Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu

p.s. All those who worship Captain Harlock, bow down, Mark Timm is the ultimate
Harlock otaku (say any different and he'll shoot ya). His room is a dedicated
shrine to Captain Harlock, for one day he was exposed and he took up the
call (build it and they will come 8-)

p.p.s.  Don't kill Harlock in Anime War while he's playing, or else you're dead.
From: fafhrd@clubzen.fidonet.org (David Medinnus)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Did AnimeFest '93 fall through?
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 15:31:57 PST
Organization: Club Zen BBS - Fidonet/Internet - +1 408 734 2289

What Albert said!


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From: doi@jrd.dec.com (Hitoshi Doi)
Subject: Anime voices (was Re: Record of Lodoss Wars)
Organization: DEC Japan Research and Development Center
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 22:05:06 GMT

In article <Bswvyz.MFD@world.std.com>, chadwick@world.std.com (Chadwick Ngan) writes:
# In article <713473795snx@izumi.DIALix.oz.au> michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte) writes:
# 
# >Or, megami-sama forbid, dub it. <choke> You just know he'd get Reba
# >West for Deedlit... :)
# 
# 	That's a thought too evil to even consider ....   :)
# 	I don't believe anyone else can portray Deedlit as good as Touma Yumi.
# She's just the right person for the job.  Ditto for Tsurumi who acted as Madoka
# in KOR.  I can't think of any other voice that will convey a better feel.

I don't remember Deedlit's voice (I hated Lodoss) but I really like
Touma Yumi's voice for Iyona (Magical Taruruuto).
Of course I like Madoka's voice too.

My favorite anime voices.  (my list is still very incomplete)

Anime Voices
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Ayukawa Madoka (Kimagure Orange Road)           Tsuru Hiromi
Kawai Iyona (Magical Taruruuto-kun)             Touma Yumi
Tendo Kasumi (Ranma 1/2)                        Inoue Kikuko
Kuonji Ukyou (Ranma 1/2)                        Tsuru Hiromi
Inokuma Yawara (Yawara!)                        Minaguchi Yuko
Sanae (Izumo)                                   Shimazu Saeko
Morisawa Yuu (Creamy Mami)                      Ohta Takako
Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)                             Sakuma Rei
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From: emru@CAM.ORG (Emru Townsend)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: an honest answer would include .. [was: Why is Anime so popular?]
Date: 13 Aug 92 22:57:39 GMT
Organization: Communications Accessibles Montreal, QC CANADA

In article <1992Aug11.180953.2428@nic.csu.net> grey@futon.SFSU.EDU (Herbert Leong) writes:
>In article <1992Aug11.203025.27884@newshost.unh.edu> amc@kepler.unh.edu (Andrew M Champagne) writes:
>>
>> Have I missed something? Has no-one suggested a more blatent explanation?
>>
>>			*** SUPERIOR ANIMATION ***
>>
>> My .02
>>-Andy
>>
>well, I guess people don't want admit that the Japanese are doing a much
>better job at designing characters for animation than us poor Americans :)
>seriously, which would you rather watch?  ALF (american design, animated
>in Japan) or MACROSS (Designed and animated in Japan)?
>well? :)

That's always a loaded question.  Which would you rather watch, the new
_Batman_ series (designed and key-animated in the States) or
_Dragon's Heaven_ (designed - with French influences - and animated in Japan)?
_DH_ has a minimal plot and so-so animation, despite the nice designs; _Batman_
has decent animation (by all reports), great designs, and decent plots.

I tend to waffle a bit when people say the Japanese have better character
designs.  The characters tend to have funkier clothes, but the Japanese use
sort of a cookie-cutter approach to designing characters.  North American
animations tend to be more inventive as well - look at the variety we have in
anthropomorphized animals, appliances, etc.

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From: rang@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jyan-ken)
Subject: 3-D Computer Anime Objects?
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Keywords: 3-d objects
Date: 15 Aug 92 17:04:29 GMT


Well, after experimenting with some computers, I've been creating some
objects in 3-D, using my Amiga...Nothing as good as I'd hope, but this is
is due to limitations of memory and program design, not imagination..

Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone else has tried their hand at true 3-D
modeling of any character/mecha; I'm looking for ANY format of 3-D model,
hopefully in formts that can be loaded into Amiga formats, but any
model, complete or not, will be helpful..

Plus, if people are interested in getting posters of 3-D anime art, it might
be interesting to start up  small discussion group..

Thanks in advance for replying,

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From: jwp@panix.com (JongWoo Park)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: PAKO music questions
Date: 20 Aug 92 03:44:49 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

In <1992Aug19.113802.11195@panix.com> andrewh@panix.com (Andrew Huie) writes:

>In article <1992Aug16.051746.16173@panix.com> jwp@panix.com (JongWoo Park) writes:
>>I am trying to find following three pieces of music from Project Ako Movie.
>>These are not on the soundtrack disc for the first movie.  If anyone
>>knows, please scream.
>>1) When "D" sends second report to "Captain Harlock", there was some
>>kind of slow marching (?) music.
>>2) When C-ko was captured and sleeping in the alien ship.  Classical sounding.
>>3) The music played when the helicopter ( possibly the tackist looking 
>>transportation device ever imagined or actually produced ) shows up for
>>the first time to pick up C-Ko.

>I'm not sure about the first one, but aren't these different renditions of
>the end theme?

No, I am sure item 1) and 2) were not variations.  3) might have been one.
Actually, there are at least 3 variations that is not on the soundtrack CD
which I did not mention.  My guess is that 1) and 2) were done by a Japanese
musician not the american pair.
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From: mab@wdl39.wdl.loral.com (Mark A Biggar)
Subject: Re: Reading subtitles (was Re: Professional subs
Organization: Loral Western Development Labs
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 17:35:03 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.054519.13697@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bn981@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
>I've noticed this is a common sentiment, that subtitles distract from the
>true enjoyment of anime, which is watching the animation.  Some viewers have
>trouble watching and reading at the same time.
>I consider myself somewhat blessed in that I'm a very fast subtitle reader.
>Usually I can flick my eyes down to the title and read it in a tiny fraction
>of the time the character takes to speak the corresponding Japanese.
>I'd like to hear other's experiences with subtitles?  Do you find them easy
>or hard to read without getting pulled away from watching the story?

I have notices that how far you sit from the screen makes a big difference.
You want to sit close enough so that you don't have to strain to read the
titles but not so close that you have to move your eyes back and forth to read
them.  At the right distance you can glance down to read a title and back up 
with out missing anything.  Most people who complain about subtitling are
usualy sitting to far away for the screen.

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From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: My list/how I would rate the U.S. anime
Distribution: world
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 13:51:53 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1514@tnc.UUCP> m0336@tnc.UUCP writes:
 > The following is how I would rate current crop of subbed and/or dubbed
 > videos currently on the American market.  Note that the scale is from
 > 1 to 10, 10 being the best, and also that there are no 10's (yet).  Only
 > the four "big" companies (Streamline, AnimEigo, USR, and USMC) were
 > included.

You might as well have scaled it 0-5, since you don't have any 1, 2, 3,
or 4's... Afraid to give something a bad mark?? :)

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From: kilpatri@nextnet.csus.edu (Joseph Kilpatrick)
Subject: Re: English word for "shintaisou"
Organization: California State University: Sacramento
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 22:32:09 GMT

In article <Bt5H42.Mqv@jrd.dec.com> doi@jrd.dec.com (Hitoshi Doi (=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCRVowZj9OO1YbKEI=?= )) writes:
>Anybody know the English word for the Japanese "shintaisou"?
>Shintaisou is the "new" kind of gymnastics that many characters
>in anime do.  It is done by using a ribbon, ball, ring, clubs, etc.
>It is even an Olympic sport.  I think it was XXXXX Gynmastics.

I believe it is called Rythmic gymnastic....
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From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Guyver video release (live-action)
Date: 21 Aug 92 05:53:32 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Aug20.221929.10007@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bs783@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jason Fubler Harvey) writes:
>
>In a previous article, gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan) says:
>
>>
>>
>>Just a note
>>
>>The live action film "The Guyver" from New Line Video 
>>comes out October 27, pre-order Oct. 7
>>
>>It is NOT being priced for sell-through, at $89.95 a pop.
>
>$89.95 for Jimmy Walker dressed up as an alien.   
>
>*YUCK* (The guyver suit isn't bad, though.)

The point is they aren't wanting YOU to buy it, but the STORES to buy it, and
for YOU to RENT it.

Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu

>
>Get the anime instead.
>
>
>Ja Ne
>
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From: shimkevi@buchmf.bu.edu (Sergey Shimkevich)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Project A-ko question: is D a hermaphrodite?
Date: 16 Aug 92 00:16:10 GMT
Organization: Boston University Chemistry Department

Thanks to everyone who posted info about the A-KO films.

The idea for the "Vs" OVA's is kind of weird...

About the Lodoss Wars PC Engine RPG: I talked to a person at Die Hard about it
and he said that it wasn't very good, he didn't recommend it.

He recommended Dragon Knight 2 (of course :-) :-) :-) :-)

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From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: ANIMEIGO : BUBBLEGUM CRISIS ON LASERDISC
Keywords: animeigo bubblegum crisis laserdisc ld
Date: 17 Aug 92 17:08:49 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division

In article <1992Aug16.154925.14369@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Conty-kun) writes:

> In article <1992Aug16.073435.15545@foretune.co.jp>, trebor@foretune.co.jp (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
> Looking at the list at the end:
> 
> > 11/15	Bubblegum Crisis LD #1 - Episodes 1-3		64.95	AD092-002
> > 12/15	Bubblegum Crisis LD #2 - Episodes 4 & 5		64.95	AD092-003
> > 01/15	Bubblegum Crisis LD #3 - Episodes 6 & 7		64.95	AD092-004
> > 02/15	Bubblegum Crisis LD #4 - Episodes 8 & Music Vid	64.95	AD092-005
> 
> I still say that these prices are waaay too expensive.  You may want to take
> a clue from the Image folks.  They just released the USMC subtitled PROJECT
> A-KO for $39.95.  Same price than the tape version.  BTW, brilliant idea of
> putting episodes 1-3 in one LD.

I have no problems with the prices for several reasons:

1) They are way cheaper than the original-as-released prices (I paid
$98 for the original BGC LD from Laser Perceptions) and are even
cheaper than the re-release prices (I paid $27 each for BGC 2-3 from
Japan at the  exchange rate)

2) They are being remastered with better subtitles and timing and
improved translations

3) They are CHEAPER than the videotape release.

I'm so glad I waited... I'll rent the tapes to see them, but I will
only buy the LDs.  (I bought 3 copies of Miyu on LD... They make great
gifts!) 

Steve
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From: wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes)
Subject: Professional subs (was Re: Looking for on LD......)
Organization: SURAnet, College Park, MD, USA, NA, Earth, Milky Way
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 20:57:42 GMT

In article <1545@tnc.UUCP> m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS) writes:
>Castle of Caligastro would be best subbed if it ever came out on LD,
>but I sincerely hope they get someone other than Carl Macek to
>subtitle it!  Most fan subtitles I've seen are better than Macek's
>sloppy titles on the ToTC disc!

To be fair to Macek, he's not the only one with sloppy subtitles - I've
seen other "professional" subtitles that weren't very professional.
For instance, on the two Criterion Kurosawa movies I own (Seven Samurai
and Yojimbo), the subtitles aren't very good - the timing is often way
off and sentences are paraphrased, mistranslated, or just plain omitted.

This is not a defense of such sloppy subtitling, merely pointing out that
Carl isn't the only one who has this problem.
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