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From: wchow@questor.org (William Chow)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Patlabor S-13 subtitled
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 00:02:38 PST
Organization: Questor|Free Usenet News|Vancouver, BC: +1 604 681 0670

I know it is Christmas and it is a busy time for
all of us.  However, DS has managed to find time
in his exam schedule to subtitle this one.
Again, anyone is welcome to dubs of our works.
 
I must comment that quantity is the factor for addiction
while quality is the disease of perfection.
 

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From: tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Lady Johanna Constantine)
Subject: Re: BACK AGAIN...
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:56:10 GMT

cwagner@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Christian Wagner) writes:

>Semi-seriously, how many female otakus does everyone know? (Yes, 'ChunLi', we
>know you're here. :> )

Hey!  Don't forget little me...  possibly soon to become Token Girl 
of the LNH....

LJC aka Tara (no, I'm not a fish)



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From: bp652@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gil W. Lau)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Popularity of anime soundtracks (was Re: Kevin-style...)
Date: 16 Dec 1992 00:18:49 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bp652@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gil W. Lau)
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In a previous article, jmalcolm@sura.net (Joseph Malcolm) says:

>Well, yes, but Japanese pop music has the advantage for most people
>that they can't uderstand the lyrics, thus sparing them from
>comprehending exactly how pathetic they are.
>
True, but if you *do* understand a bit, you'd find out that they're
all pretty much the same.  No pearls of wisdom.  :)

But then, there are quite a few lines out there that are way beyond
horrible!  I'd quote a few, but it was so bad I've intentionally
induced amnesia!  =8O

  -- Gil
From: whong@musubi.pubnet.com (Dream Hunter)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Anime America GoH Update
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 02:05:04 HST
Organization: Studio Musubi, Honolulu HI

tora@lunacity.com (Andrew Kim) writes:

> Shortly after announcing his pleasure at being able to attend Anime
> America, Go Nagai regrettably informed us that a schedule change in an 
> important project forced him to cancel his appearance at Anime America.
> 
> Mr. Nagai cherished the thought of meeting American anime and manga fans 
> and expressed deep disappointment over the loss of this opportunity.
> 
> Jeff Siegel
> Vice-Chairman, Anime America
> 
> [Thanks to Andy Kim for use of his account while mine recovers...]

<lots of screaming heard>

Wow. All this in the space of a few posts. <sigh>

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From: whong@musubi.pubnet.com (Dream Hunter)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: How to deal with Panda (was Re: MI and RANMA 1/2 NETTOUHEN ?s)
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 09:30:04 HST
Organization: Studio Musubi, Honolulu HI

dcb@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Predecrement David) writes:

> I honestly respect Panda's right to his opinion.  And I can see his point of
> view on the KOR / MI discussion.  Most of all, I admire his persistance,
> and his dedication to that which he believes it right.

Of course, just when you say that he up quits(this area anyway). ;^)

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From: maverick@wet.UUCP (Alex Alvarez)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Newbie Needs Info And Opinions (SURVEY)
Date: 13 Dec 92 11:35:04 GMT
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco


PS  My address is maverick@wet.com

sorry about that...

alex
From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Preliminary thoughts on the Dubbed Ako & Dominion from Ga
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 12:56:32 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1992Dec10.072831.3861@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu writes:
 > Also as a real special treat (or bowel surgery, wasn't too sure), he also
 > played me a clip of the english version of Gall Force done by the japanese 
 > some years ago.  My gawd....Rabby sounds like an AT&T operator, one person
 > seems to play all the other voices.  man... took me a few minutes just
 > to clear my head...  It's even worse than the english Crusher Joe.

Not IMHO, but then, the title (and title song) "Crushers" was what
completely turned me off that...

I actually liked the original Gallforce dub. True, pretty bad, but the
voices still had some of the original feel to them... Until I saw it
subbed, I loved it. (Hearing Lufy swear in glorious english like a
sailor is something else, too. :)

 > Regarding the new Dominion soundtrack.
 >  
 >         "ABBA could've done a better soundtrack."

Oooooohhh.... Low blow... Some of us are old enough to like Abba,
yaknow... :)

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From: forest@soda.berkeley.edu (Forest Edward Wilkinson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Looking for Cream Lemon
Followup-To: poster
Date: 18 Dec 1992 22:14:07 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu
Summary: Where?


I saw Cream Lemon for the first time at a convention, and I'd like
to know where I might find copies of the series.  (Even parts of
the series.)

Any ideas?

Please send Email, and I'll post a summary.

Thanks.

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From: tdinh@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Anime Addict  )
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Enrique Conty-Can you email me?
Date: 14 Dec 92 23:42:47 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

Sorry for the bandwidth, but Enrique, Can you give me a remail? I've
tried to email you but it keeps bouncing back. I need to ask you a
question.

					Thien 

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Otaku: Yatta! I'll take anime for $100.
Trebek: Ok, the first question...Known to butcher and do lousy dub
jobs of first-rate anime classics...aah, Otaku?
Otaku: Who is Carl "Let's hang him in effigy" Macek?    
Trebek: Uh, is that acceptable...yes, the judges say that IS correct!
From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Ami is number 1 in Animage
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 13:29:10 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <Bz16I0.JII@jrd.dec.com> doi@jrd.dec.com writes:
 >  
 > I guess Animage couldn't stuff the ballots any more..
 >  
 > Ami-chan is number one again in the character poll
 > in the January issue of Animage.

Toldya! :) That (IMHO) was a foregone conclusion. Sailor Moon fans
seeing their goddess unseated after a month (by such a relatively small
margin) made them rally for her... :)

I've finally seen some Sailor Moon. I saw episode 2, subtitles based on
your translation... Hmmmm, I'm curious, though... In the magazines like
Newtype and Animage, the characters look a lot "older" or mature, yet I
considered episode 2 to be REALLY young and "childish" (more so than NG
Knight Lamune, and I didn't think that was possible)... Does this
change in later episodes? I still like it, though...

The two inter-mixed images I get from the series are Project A-Ko meets
Kiki...

I also think that anyone in (or above) my age range loving this needs
help. :) I *LOVE* it, anyway. :)

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From: albertw@netcom.com (The Email Otaku)
Subject: Re: Silicon '92 review (reflections upon hotel for AA)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 06:52:39 GMT

In article <Bz49zI.BJD@rahul.net> harlock@rahul.net (Mike Harlock) writes:
>In article <10351@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> 7514P%NAVPGS.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Chris Swett) writes:
>>a
>> lbertw@uunet.uu.net>
>>
>><Remote control liaison>
>>
>>     No, it would probably be a gopher position and would certainly be free in
>>any case. The membership fee is high enough as it is.
>>
>>                                    --- Chris
>
>uuh...Chris....I think it was a joke...:)
>

I must've used the wong smiley... ^O^

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From: gkplaine@noncomf.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Gk plaine)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,rec.games.frp.misc
Subject: Re: Has anyone heard anything about a possible DP RPG?
Keywords: role playing game Dirty Pair
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 11:17:48 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: darkpark

s-ko@cibbs.UUCP writes:

> arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) writes:
> 
> > In article <78PJVB1w165w@cibbs.UUCP> s-ko@cibbs.UUCP writes:
> > >The only game that I can think of right now that you can fit into the Dirt
> > >Pair Universe is Traveller.
> > 
> > What about Macho Women with Guns used for Dirty Pair?
> > --
> > "the bogosity in a field equals the bogosity imported from related areas, p
> > the bogosity generated internally, minus the bogosity expelled or otherwise
> > disposed of."  -- K. Eric Drexler
> > 
> > Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)
> 
> Macho Women with guns?  I've never heard of it...
> S-ko
> 
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Macho Women w/ Guns:
        An RPG Joke that many a game collector (like myself) should have. 
It includes such things as Killer Smurfs from Hell, Transformer Warbots, 
The Dreaded Senate Comittee Monster (a shambling mound of paper which 
will attempt to bore you to death) and the most important one , a secret  
that game designers have tried to keep away from us for years, The Random 
New RPG Naming System!

        An OK read if you don't expecct anything.  MWw/G was followed by 
Renegade Nuns on Wheels and then by BatWinged Bimbos from Hell.


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From: cloyce@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Cloyce.)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: KOR name changes (no need to read)
Summary: Just my opinion.
Date: 20 Dec 92 04:32:57 GMT
Organization: None to speak of...

In an article, Larry Greenfield writes:
>"Madoka".   I do believe that just about all purchases of it on LDs will 
>be by fans -- perhaps those who were long-time fans of KOR, and perhaps 

I, too, agree that it'd be better to have the names subtitled "correctly", but
I also can think back to the first few episodes I saw.  I didn't know what the
hell who "onesan" or "oniechan" were...In fact, till I learned a little about
Japanese, these continued to be a mystery, and as a result, I didn't get
really hooked until much later. :)  Of course, liner notes *might* have
helped...

I feel fortunate that AnimEigo is even releasing them on LD.  I'd like to see
them redone, but if they aren't, I'll still buy them.  It'll be annoying, but
I think I can ignore the "Madoka"s and listen to what's being said.  For those
of you who won't buy if it's not redone (yeah, right!)...well, I'll enjoy them
enougfor all of us! :-) :-)

>   On a side note, I'd like to comment that it is a good trend indeed of 
>AnimEigo and US Manga Corps (through Image) releasing their wares on LD. 

Amen...the only problem I have with it is that they come out too fast, and I
can't buy them all! :-)

>:::::Larry:::::
>Larry Greenfield (bbs.lar@tsoft.net)

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From: crunch@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (Travis Prebble)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Vampire Hunter D
Date: 17 Dec 92 20:49:11 GMT
Organization: The Heart of Gold BBS, Lemont PA

sl7sg@cc.usu.edu writes:

> 
> 	I just finished watching vampire hunder d, again, and it hit me...Is D
> Dracula himself?  (as in D is a shortened form of Dracula...)
> 
> 
> 		Brandon

My guess was that he was a descendant of the infamous Count, but by no 
means the Count himself (then again, look at how terribly I did at 
figuring out Project A-ko... there must be about 20 posts on here about 
it now!). :-)


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From: akuma@netcom.com (Steven E Barnes)
Subject: Re: Roving correspondent Carl Horn writes:....
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 22:53:15 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.092014.25548@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>, gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan) writes:
> 
> Roving correspondant Carl Horn writes:
> 
> 	As many of you on the net are doubtless aware, there is a growing movment to unite the 1993 A.America convention with AX '93.
> 	An unfortunate and pointless split has occurred between the South Bay
> and North Bay segments of the Bay Area anime community, which has been
> able to achieve so much together in the past.  The most important 
[...] 
> Okay, my opinions (me, Gaver-sensei8-).  First, I believe the whole trouble
> started because people didn't like the way other people did things, making 
> a "middle-ground" somewhat improbable for most non-participants to see.
> 
> Two:  Why would AA have less experience, most of their staff worked on the 
> two previoius cons.  Also, what about AnimeExpo when everybody was "expecting"
> AnimeCon in 92.  Baseless argument.

The point is, I attended the Expo last year, and it went virtually
flawlessly for me.  If I wasn't tuned into the flame wars that went
out over the net, I wouldn't even know that there was anything "wrong"
last year.  So why should I go to the rival convention?  Since I
am in the Bay Area, I will go to both (if they happen); if I lived
someplace more distant, I would go to the Expo, no question about
it.
> 
> Third:  Locale.  I personally just loved the SJ area and definitely would want
> to keep it there, no matter what the Parc Oakland may have to offer.  Granted
> Gaver-sensei is probably the least experienced to talk about California 
> geography, but I thought it was just fine where it was.
> 
Well, from the days of my youth, when I had no car, I can tell you
that maneuvering in the business area of SJ is no fun.  And it is
a *looooong* bus ride to get there.  Of course, it's probably also 
a pain for people in SJ to connect to BART.
> 
> Heard a rumor that some companies might be planning to boycott both cons in
> protest over the close scheduling.
> 
I've seen the proposed letter, with various companies signing
on to it.  It was an ultamatium to try and unify the cons, or get
them scheduled at different times or places.  Since it hasn't been
posted on the net yet, I don't know if it was ever released.

-steve

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From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei)
Subject: Re: Obtaining LD catalog (how?)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:45:38 GMT

In article <1992Dec17.160945.9057@wam.umd.edu>, danrama@wam.umd.edu (Daniel Bloomfield Ramagem) writes:
> 
> I just ordered the "Japanese LD Quarterly" #27 (date?) for $15.00 plus
> $3.00 for shipping and handling.  I hope the pictures are pretty enough
> since I don't know japanese :).  I didn't realize that it was THAT big a 
> catalog though...  Do you think the pictures are enough for you tell
> what you're looking at?

Usually yes.  For example, if you see a cover with Kei and Yuri in it, you
know it has to do something with Dirty Pair.  You can figure out most of the
titles with just some knowledge of katakana and hiragana.

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From: megazone@realsoon.WPI.EDU (MegaZone23)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Net.Party Announcement
Date: 18 Dec 1992 22:17:26 GMT
Organization: WPI USAF -- United Society of Animation Fans
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In article <10549@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> IQM137@URIACC.URI.EDU (DigiCom Enterprises) writes:
>      My co-author Corinthian and I [if you haven't read Otaku Rising,
>it's at wpi.wpi.edu] will be attending ARISIA in January.  If any
>of you otaku-kun and otaku-chan will also be attending, get in touch,

Well... I'll be there... I've been to the last two... good con...

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From: jwp@panix.com (Justin Bach)
Subject: Re: MADOKA artwork inquiry
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 09:29:31 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
Keywords: Madoka, KOR, Orangeroad, Mega-babe, Loving-heart

barbaro@husc10.harvard.edu (Brett Barbaro) writes:

>	But once I heard a tale...of a book so fair, that to view it whole and 
>complete in one glance would burn you to cinders.  Yes - a book entirely of KOR
>artwork!!! It seems that most of the GIFs of Madoka were scanned from this
>book, and let me tell you - the art is fantastic.  Some of the best I've seen.
>	Ownership of this book would save me over ten megs disk space - the 
>only problem is, I CAN'T FIND IT! If anyone could help me as to where I might
>locate this book, I would be indebted forever.  

Send your request to following address:

Dear Santa Claus
North Pole, New York

I kid you not.  If you write to them you will get A reply.              :-)
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From: melchar@shakala.com (Barbara Haddad)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Vampire Hunter D
Date: 18 Dec 92 06:38:16 GMT
Organization: Shakala BBS (ClanZen Radio Network) Sunnyvale, CA 408-734-2289

sl7sg@cc.usu.edu writes:

> 
> 	I just finished watching vampire hunder d, again, and it hit me...Is D
> Dracula himself?  (as in D is a shortened form of Dracula...)
> 
> 
> 		Brandon

    No, D is Dracula's son by a mortal woman.

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From: wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes)
Subject: Re: Streamline anime is lame
Organization: SURAnet, College Park, MD, USA, NA, Earth, Milky Way
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 20:55:19 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.211631.6908@uvm.edu> coan@griffin (Brian M Coan) writes:
>Stuck in a place like Vermont, you take wat you can get when it comes to
>anime. I recently saw "Planet Busters" and "Lensman" and they were pretty
>weak. I don't like that style of anime. Are all Streamline releases like
>that?

Well, "Planet Busters" was a hack of "Birth," created back in Macek's
Chop Shop days at Harmony Gold, and "Lensman" was pretty weak to begin
with, although the dubbing didn't help matters (the man must be a
proud graduate of the Chris Claremont School of Dialogue). Streamline's
subtitled theatrical releases are usually worth checking out,
although more for the quality of the original anime than Carl's
subtitling skills (Castle Cagliostro, Akira, Twilight of the
Cockroaches, Labyrinth Tales aka Neo-Tokyo).  The only dubbed anime of
his I truly consider worthwhile is Robot Carnival - considering there
was only 10-15 minutes of dialogue in that movie, it would've required
a genuine effort to screw up.
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From: dlo@Bonnie.ICS.UCI.EDU
Subject: ZGundam info...
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Date: 12 Dec 92 21:35:46 GMT


Hello everyone!!  Are there any ZGundam scripts or synopsis avalible in a ftp
site??  Please email response if any!!

Dick
From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Newbie Needs Info And Opinions (SURVEY)
Date: 13 Dec 92 18:24:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnewsl.1992Dec13.182412.18228
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

In article <4859@wet.UUCP>, maverick@wet.UUCP (Alex Alvarez) writes:
> Hey guys!  I would like to get your personal opinions on several
> people and things, including but not limited to: 
>  
[List of people/organizations deleted]

It is very impolite to go asking questions like those in a public place
like this.  The best way to proceed would be to read on and MAKE YOUR OWN
JUDGEMENT as to who are these people.

Aside:  the anime world would be better off without Carl Macek.  He should
go back to running a cel gallery or something...
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