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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 16:27:43 EDT
From: <CMH114@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: life in Japan related to anime
 <1992Oct12.192650.25809@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>


Enrique Conty sez:

>In article <BvzAK5.Bx3@jrd.dec.com>, currmann@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Curtis
>Hoffmann) writes:
>> The odd thing is that the only real time pachinko
>> parlors appear anywhere is when it's in a manga story running in a magazine
>> dedicated to pachinko players.
>
>In one of the early episodes of MAISSON IKKOKU, Godai ducks into a pachinko
>parlor so that Kyoko won't find out he left the entrance exam he was
>supposed to be taking.  He gets thrown out because the owner thought he
>was searching for lost balls in the floor (he was ducking so Kyoko wouldn't
>see him through the windows of the parlor).

Come to think about it, MI is overrun with thundering herds of wild pachinko
parlors. I can think of a least 3 occurences, in ep 4, in eps 30-31 (Godai
moves into a appartment over a pachinko parlor) and one in the early twenties,
with Kyoko burning off a big mad at Mitaka and Godai, while winning enough at
the game to bring home what looked like a hundred pounds of dog food.
I was wondering if those parlors were intended to date the show during a
particular time period, mid-Seventies or something. Surprised to hear that they
are so prevalent today.

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From: scotth@hoshi.corp.sgi.com (Scott Henry)
Subject: Re: my ignorance..
Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc, Mountain View, CA
	<1992Oct8.222938.10289@wdl.loral.com> <39477@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 19:09:49 GMT


>>>>> In article <39477@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, rnlee@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Profess'nal Agitator) writes:

rnlee> What was the time span for these two anyway?  KOR's 48 took place over
rnlee> two years?  What about MI's 96?  Was it longer than two years?

KOR (manga) covered about 4 years (15-18 for Kyosuke). The TV seems to
have covered about 1-1.5 years, with the OAVs and moving covering the
"rest".

MI (manga) covered 1.5-2 years + (normal length of a teachers degree
program, 4 years?). I haven't seen much of the TV series yet, but I
would imagine a similar time span.

These are far from definitive, but are my best interpretation of the
stories. Corrections welcome.

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From: liebgold@curtiss.seas.ucla.edu (Dan M. Liebgold)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Wanted: LDs
Date: 11 Oct 92 23:50:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: SEASnet, University of California, Los Angeles


anyone have any laserdiscs of anime they'd like to sell? Email the
info. Thanks!

dl
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From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (OtakuRoach)
Subject: Re: A couple of Questions...
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 22:43:47 GMT

In article <Bw48tB.M9y@ulowell.ulowell.edu>, bkeener@cs.ulowell.edu (Brian E. Keener) writes:
> I have two questions concerning a couple of anime series.

And I have a couple of answers for you.  :-)

> (1) I know that Urusei Yatsura is being released by AnimEigo very soon.  My
> 	question is, which tape should I buy first?  Which one explains the
> 	entire Urusei Yatsura scenario as far as plot, origins, and
> 	character relationships?  Is it a movie or a T.V. tape?

Several people have asked about this in the UY mailing list.  My suggestion:
the first two tapes (16 episodes) cover most of the major relationships in
the series. I think Shuutaro Mendo (and family) are the only major characters
not introduced early in the series.

> (2) I have seen the Bubblegum Crash movies out in the store, and I saw on one
> 	of them the message "Continued from the Bubblegum Crisis".  What was
> 	Bubblegum Crisis; a show or a series of movies?  Also, where could I
> 	find tapes of it?  Has it been released in the U.S. yet?

BG Crisis is a 8-part OAV series which was released by AnimEigo.  Much
better than BG Crash, or so I'm told.

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From: chrismg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (christian gadeken)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Ranma's mom and other frustrating things
Keywords: Ranma Genma
Date: 13 Oct 92 01:57:04 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <39066@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> mliu@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Panda ) writes:
>
>Akane
>is actually a very caring person(or the manga and animation would like us to
>believe.)                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What else is there to go on?
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From: okamoto@hpcc05.corp.hp.com (Jeff Okamoto)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 20:31:00 GMT
Subject: Seiyuu list, version 1.19
Organization: HP Corporate Computing & Services
From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: That Madoka question
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 13:42:09 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1ajf6uINNkdq@girtab.usc.edu> tehyang@girtab.usc.edu writes:
 > Hmmm... my trusty Japanese dictionary says...
 >  
 > Ayu = A Japanese river trout.
 >  
 > Kawa = A brook or river.

With Kasuga being the proverbial "fish out of water". :)

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From: bartmann@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ralf Acktories)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: IWC's Venus Wars
Date: 14 Oct 92 10:26:47 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany

IWC's Venus Wars (dubbed)
-------------------------
Especially for all those PAL-TV otakus out there - yes, greetings to
 Geir in Norway, Michael in Australia and all those
folks in Italy...

...having just seen this tape (4 times in 24 hours, I admit...)...

...no matter what you're thinkin' about dubbed anime - this is just brilliant !

Finally those British guys kick Streamline's asses - skillfull and
cool voice actors, lip-sync AND believable characters together with
some nice stereo sound effects (...don't miss it on a stereo-vcr!)
BTW, they did NOT screw up the soundtrack like they did on their Dominion
versions. They even subtitled the lyrics of the closing theme songs - maybe
some companies do listen to the fans ?

Could somebody here on the net please confirm the running time of
104 minutes with the japanese version ?
Personally, I don't think they did a hack-job, but just to compare...

...no, I don't want to start another sub vs. dub debate !
...no, I'm not getting ANY money from Island World for writing this,
neither am I a die-hard fan of dubbed anime. I remember myself watching
Streamline's Fist of the North Star (Yuck, Phew, Ughhh,...) - first
time I've ever used that fast-forward button, but that's another story...

So, if any of you PALies get a chance to rent or buy this tape,
gimme your opinions and I'm sure you'll agree that there are
dozens of lightyears (...just overdoin' it...) between those
companies !
...and thou who are blessed with NTSC-Power; there are ongoing
rumours that USMC will release all those IWC dubs 'in the near future'...
on thy system of TV...

   ...ok, I'll shut up - grabbing flameproof vest...

    greetings from Berlin

    I hate .sigs !

    bartmann@cs.tu-berlin.de     (Ralf Acktories)
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From: u8902989@cs.uow.edu.au (Chung Ming Liu)
Subject: Re: Why do people love Jions (was Gundam 0083)
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 09:22:14 GMT

Kenichiro Tanaka <kt12+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>On 01-Oct-92 in Re: Why do people love Jion..
>user Doug Cha@flex.com writes:

>>[stuff]
>>        So Tonghyun:>
>>                Even the bad-guy Jion depictions in 0083 and 0080 don't turn
>>you away?  It tends to have some influence on me.  I guess you must be a true
>>Jion.

>Obviously, I'm not Tonghyun...

>But anyway, you thought the Zion were depicted as bad guys in 0080? 
>Yeah, Killing was a psycho, but I thought 0080 gave a very balanced view
>of the two sides.  That's one of the reasons I like it so much - it
>shows charaters who are really good at heart (Cyclops Unit, Christina,
>and even Al, in a way) fighting for what they believe in, despite all
>the crap that's going on around them.

I don't see anything wrong with Jion ! If you remeber in one of the early
eposide in (0083, The one where the Jion force at Africa surrender). People
called them "Alien", but they are human, aren't they.

Hail ! Jion !

Samuel Liu
u8902989@cs.uow.edu.au
From: pearl@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: November Newtype bits'n'pieces
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:48:26 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division

In article <michaele.01yf@nagisa.nsg.com.au> michaele@nagisa.nsg.com.au (Michael J. Edwards) writes:
> Ranma 1/2 Movie 2 on video 31st October and on laserdisc December... 
> [or is that order dates? beats me]


According to my copy of the Ranma 1/2 manga (#22), the second Ranma
movie will be released on LD on December 2nd for Y4800.  That's less
than half of what the first movie retailed for.  This is about $41 at
current exchange rates (116 and falling...) or about $50 from your
local anime pusher.  

Steve
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From: coram@ed.ecn.purdue.edu (Chaosmage)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: MD GEIST
Date: 15 Oct 92 03:34:58 GMT
Organization: Shadow Walker's Anonymous
Reply|to: coram@ecn.purdue.edu (Chaosmage)

In article <Bw4tqK.4CF@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> wai@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai) writes:
> In article <Bw48w0.7zI@ecf.toronto.edu> linmo@ecf.toronto.edu (LIN MONTEIL) writes:
>>of the first anime I've ever seen and I still don't get it. Apparently it's
>>really hard to kill this guy since he can regenerate.
>
>	I don't think he could regenerate. Just tough and luck, that's it.

Well, maybe a slow regeneration.  In the beginning, it sure looked like he
had been shot in the forehead.  Later, it was healed, but he had lost track
of how long he had been sleeping (I think that's what he said).

>	What makes sense in life anyway?

Certainly not either of US!

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From: emrys@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Richard Parks)
Subject: Akira CD
Keywords: Akira
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 04:40:38 GMT

Has anyone else noticed that the Akira CD is in Dolby Surround?  I just 
bought it earlier tonight and as a joke flipped my receiver into Dolby
Surround mode and lo and behold Akira in Surround.  Just thought you might
like to know.

Rich.
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From: rnlee@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Profess'nal Agitator)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Gall Force  (was Re: Project A-ko)
Date: 8 Oct 92 19:41:40 GMT
Organization: MAWL - Mudd Alums Without Lives

In article <1992Oct7.042621.13819@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan) writes:
>Quoting from the press release, circa about November 15, 1991.

>"Japanimation specialist US MAnga Corps announced today that it has 
>acquired from Toho International Company, LTD. the North American distribution
>rights in all media to the best selling animation series, Gall Force.
                            ^^^^ ^^^^^^^

Is this really true?  By how much?

What else is up there?  

Gundam?  Dirty Pair?  BGC?  Macross?

Agitator
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From: afj9838@rigel.tamu.edu (JOHNSON, AARON FLEMING)
Subject: Re: Wacky definitions
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 17:20:00 GMT

In article <Bvu9sK.AGE@world.std.com>, chadwick@world.std.com (Chadwick Ngan) writes...
> 
>Parn: (verb) To charge headlong into the nearest foe only to bounce off due to
>      inferior skill/power.  Note this is different from Uwaa (q.v.) in that
>      said person survives the incident.
>      Ex. Kou rushed to GP01 and attacked Gato only to be beaten repeatedly in
>	  ep 1 & 2 of 0083.
> 
>Uwaa: (verb) To fight someone whom you should never have bothered with and paid
>      for your mistakes.
>      Ex. The nameless pilots who faced a newtype in Gundam series.

D-load: (verb) To launch as many missiles from an Armored Veritech/Valkyrie
as it is capable of launching.  Usually used against a large number of targets.
WARNING: Avoid doing this while wearing a Dirty Pair T-shirt.  Unexpected things
may happen, and it won't be your fault!

Kick-Ass Mode: (noun) An obvious change in the plot of an anime, sometimes 
accompanied by a change in the appearance of characters or mecha or starships,
that implies that the good-guys will now "kick ass" and beat the holy fuck out
of their opponents.
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From: whong@musubi.pubnet.com (Dream Hunter)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Dream Hunter REM?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 10:22:07 HDT
Organization: Studio Musubi, Honolulu HI

gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan) writes:

> The newest Dream Hunter Rem (the 5th in terms of numbers) just came out 
> in August.  The First 3 OVAs are entitled just Dream Hunter Rem , and the
> latest 2 are known as "New Dream Hunter Rem 1,2".
> 
> Just for info, there is a Rem topic now somewhere on Genie, but I don't
> remember the "Friends of Rem"'s contact address on Genie is.

The Rem TOPic is in CATagory 15 of the Japan Roundtable. The GEnie E-mail
address for "Friends of Rem" is: R.HAVENS1

...or they can contact me also.

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Subject: MI LD's
From: shogun@sutro.SFSU.EDU (Mike M. Tatsugawa)
Date: 11 Oct 92 18:05:26 PDT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation

Mikado will be carrying the MI LD's.  The cost will be higher than
going directly through KAC, but with less hassle.  Contact them soon
if you want to reserve one.  I think that they are only looking at
buying a few.

Mike

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From: kmeyer@unf6.unf.edu (Karl Meyers)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Dangaio Videos
Summary: Is there more than one?
Keywords: Anime, Dangaio
Date: 16 Oct 92 21:30:08 GMT
Organization: University of North Florida, Jacksonville

I'm fairly new to anime myself, and many of these discussions are quite
interesting.  Keep up the good work.  :)

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From: eho@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Eamon  )
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Changed? (Re: Laser Preception / Sight and Sound phone #'s)
Date: 9 Oct 92 21:18:49 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

>In article <1992Oct9.111734.10118@hsr.no> geirj@hsr.no (Geir Johannessen) writes:
>>Laser Perceptions' phone number is (415) 753-2016
>>
That must be the old number.  He's moved to

1739 Noriega St. , San Francisco, ca.
(415) 753-2016 FAX (415) 564-3821
10:00-9:00 Sun 11:00-8:00


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From: axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au (Iain Sinclair)
Subject: Re: November Newtype bits'n'pieces
Reply-To: axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au
Organization: University of Technology, Sydney
Date: 15 Oct 92 12:18:10 GMT

michaele@nsg.nsg.com.au (Michael Edwards) writes:
 >Na its an hour long TV episode (and not one of the better ones...)

But you're going to order it anyway. AREN'T YOU?? :-)

 >Actually Super Action Highschool Girl is Super Cat Girl Nuku Nuku.  I've
 >got my act together a bit better :-)  Nuku Nuku is an cyborg/andriod high
 >schoolgirl.  It is going to be an OAV [not sure how long the article didn't
 >have that]

This is the one with direction/character design by Takada Yuzo.  There
is a manga for it.

There is a nice colour page of Ryo-ou-toki.  Two pages of B-type union
in Genki special (saw an Okazaki Takeshi manga there, my impressions:
OT= CLAMP+Hagiwara).

And don't forget the re-release of Urotsukidoji. :-)  "The smash hit
returns!"  Ueheheh.


(PS. VGA 3 and 5 came in today.  They were "the publisher's surplus stock".
But a friend already had them reserved.  Not that I want them, anyway. :-)
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From: bbs.lar@tsoft.sf-bay.org (Larry Greenfield)
Subject: Here are the Telephone Numbers!
Organization: The TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 05:27:43 GMT

Ok, due to the many requests, I'm taking out my little ripped back of the 
Books Nippan catalog (note: it's ripped for a good reason ;)  ) where 
I've written down all kind of neat phone numbers.  NO ADDRESSES, but phon 
numbers.
  
  KINOKUNIYAs:
LA: 213-687-4480
NY: 212-765-1461
SF: 415-567-7625
SJ: 408-252-1300
NJ: 201-941-4993
WA: 206-587-2477 (Seattle)
CM: 714-434-9986 (Costa Mesa)
  
SAKURA BOOKS (Maryland/DC area) 301-468-0605
  
ASAHIYA BOOKSTOREs:
LA: 213-626-5650
Chicago: 708-228-9851
Torrance (CA):  310-787-0700
 
Nikaku Animart (San Jose) 408-971-2822
 
SIGHT and SOUND (anime LDs, CDs) Waltham MA: 617-894-8633
 
MIKADO: 415-922-9450
 
<Tempo Records Hollywood-no mail order, but anime LDs 213-467-9742)
 
BOOKS NIPPON New York (note spelling of "Nippon" not "Nippan")
-->Since this store of the same chain does not use the same rip-off 
pricing as the other California and mail order Books Nippan, I'll post 
their phone number. Amazing, but they don't rip you off as all the other 
Books Nippan stores do. The $15 Miyazaki calendars that were $15 at the 
Calif store were $7.50 in the NY store. This NY store is not "cheap", but 
rahter just normal.  However, it is not the TOTAL RIP OFF that the other 
stores in the Books Nippan chain are. If you HAVE to use B.N., **CALL THE 
NEW YORK STORE AND MAIL ORDER FROM THEM**. It is much cheaper. Heck, I 
live 2 minutes from the Fountain Valley Books Nippan Store, and I call 
the NY one to mail order.  212-582-4622
   
  Hope this helps you all that were looking for the phone numbers. :)
:::::Larry:::::

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From: mfrose@ais.org (Martin Rose)
Subject: Re: help! I am bored of anime!
Keywords: oh no!
Organization: UMCC
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 12:52:17 GMT

ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer) writes:
>dscott@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Danielle M. Scott) writes:
>> 
>>All the sudden I just realised I must have seen all the new anime
>>that has came over here. If Sailor Moon is the only thing good coming
>>out, then I am really reall really really really really really really
>>wondering if we are all going to hell for that.
[Ranma, Patlabor, VG Ai, 3X3, Macross II, etc. etc.]
>>I hope this is not me becoming burned out, I thought I gone through
>>that last summer.
>>My luck, ne....
>
>    Fine, so now is a great opprtunity to catch up on all the old stuff
>that you never watched cuz you were watching the new stuff.

I concur!  Go find some *old* anime.  Track down someone with the complete
run of Armored Trooper VOTOMS, and maybe Giant Gorg.  Didj'ever finish
watching Zeta Gundam?  (Does anyone ever WANT to finish watching ZZ? ;) )
If the Here And Now is passe, it's time to explore the Days Of Yore...

> Or you can
>go to the mall, catch a movie, read a book...hey it's a big world out there!

Hey, don't get TOO severe, here... B)

>*big grin* life...I tried getting one once, it's a highly overrated experience.

I think I'll just leave that one be. ^_^
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