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From: u1040448@keystone.arch.unsw.edu.au (C Ma)
Subject: Re: City Hunter movie
Organization: Faculty of Architecture, UNSW, Australia
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 04:11:34 GMT


From what I read in some newspapers and magazines, I think Jacky Chan is starring as Ryo in the movie. The Taiwanese actress Wong Joey is starring as Kaori.
Japanese idol Goto Kumiko will also be starring in it. The part of Kumiko is finished, and she has already gone back to Japan.



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From: awf21201@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Alexander Weng Fong)
Subject: Macross Character Portfolio for sale
Summary: SELL! SELL! SELL!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 05:42:53 GMT
Keywords: Macross Character Original Illustrations portfolio

Greetings to anime netters,

Just another short and sweet sales notice - I'm trying to sell a _This Is
Animation Macross Character Portfolio_.  It's a collection of ten original 
illustrations/prints (which are suitable for framing no less :) done by various
artists (including Mikimoto).  It's in very good/mint condition, and I'm selling
it for $11.00 (this includes S&H costs to points in the contiguous 48 states).
I'm not out to make big bucks, just want to get this item into the hands of 
someone who would really like it :)  If interested, please contact me through
e-mail.  Thanks.

-Alex

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From: fleggett@vicstoy.UUCP (Fred Leggett)
Subject: Re: That Gundam discussion (was Re: Gundam: Amuro here... (repost))
Organization: vicstoy: Public Access Unix, Orlando, FL
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 04:42:09 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.200917.3976@netcom.com> albertw@netcom.com (The Email Otaku) writes:
>Hmmm...seems like the Gundam discussion is getting a tad out of hand.
>With all this comparison of the Jion/Federation tiff with Vietnam, The
>Redvolutionary War  et al, it's starting to sound like that topic that is
>taking place on the fightonet (fidonet). ^_^
     No no no no NO!  Yes, the topic is one that's been (dredged?) from the
one currently enjoying the most heated and intelligent debate that's
been had on the Fidonet ANIME echo for quite some time, but the point of
starting the thread on usenet was to obtain credibility, justification,
and just pure information on the events leading up to the One Year War
since there are a significant amount of r.a.a Gundam followers.  The
thread in ANIME was starting to get stale (more noise than signal), so I
suggested to John Stepp to take his inquiries here (after all, people
like Jeff Okamoto, Emmanuel Gamboa, Tonghyun Kim, and Matthew Clark do
not frequent the ANIME echo).
     My posts on the matter, admittedly, have been less than civil.  If
I've offended anyone, then I offer a heartfelt and sincere apology.  I
was just trying to generate some worthwhile discussion on an issue that
badly needed addressing.
     *Unfortunately*, I seem to've alienated THOSE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE
CLOSEST TO THE MATERIAL.  Arrrrgggghhh!!!!  Which I don't really
understand, as I haven't been *that* inflammatory and John's just asking
questions (at this point).
     Has this topic been warred about in here before?  Did I happen
across a can of worms?  Do I need to offer any personal apologies?  Tell
me!  I'll do whatever it takes to get this exchange/debate/whatever
back on track.

     Tonghyun, I'll send you money, flowers, the shirt off my back.  Just
don't alienate yourself from the conversation!  That's what newsgroups
are for... <sigh>

     Was it really so bad?
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From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Windaria
Date: 7 Oct 92 20:01:26 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network



It should be a FAQ if it isn't already.

Windaria and "planetbusters" were dubbed in 1985 while Carl was still
with Harmony Gold.  Of course they were edited and rearranged 
and kiddified just like all pre-"Anime renaissance" material (read FHE stuff,
Robotech and the rest of the Harmony Gold stuff).  Harmony Gold liquidated
its animation division (1-2?) years ago, and Carl (now running Streamline)
bought Robotech, Windaria,Birth aka "Planetbusters".  (I wonder what happened
with Harlock, GE 999, Dr Slump, DragonBall, all had been in some part 
dubbed by Harmony Gold)

Of course with all the already financial constraints Streamline had, they 
weren't going to spend the money to redub Windaria and Birth, they needed 
income to begin to cover what they spent on Nadia.

Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
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From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (OtakuRoach)
Subject: Re: cheats in anime
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:16:21 GMT

In article <BvzA1x.Bn7@jrd.dec.com>, currmann@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Curtis Hoffmann) writes:
[A very detailed article on anime cliches and "cheats" deleted.]
>    Xerox:
>    Originally, when a pencil drawing was cleaned up, the ink and paint
> department would trace the pencil lines onto the cels via multicolored
> inks (which allowed for more subtle shadings, and details,) before the
> paints were added.  Now, it's easier to xerox the final pencils onto a
> cel.  The drawback is that the xerox lines look rougher, may have breaks
> in them, and will be all in black (removing the element of subtlety.)

A nice counterpoint to this was the work in the GIANT ROBO OVAs.  From what
my sources tell me, the final pencils are xeroxed, but then a second cel is
overlayed on the first, and this second cel is hand-painted.  The resulting
cel-work is simply amazing.

Could someone please put these articles in some FTP site?  This is the kind
of posting worth saving.
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From: albertw@netcom.com (The Email Otaku)
Subject: Re: Anime ftp site info needed.
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 20:09:04 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.153313.10964@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> coram@ed.ecn.purdue.edu (Chaosmage) writes:
>In article <547@highett.mel.dbce.csiro.au> robertt@mel.dbce.csiro.au (Robert Thompson) writes:
>>
>>It is iczer.mel.dbce.csiro.au   150.229.17.27
>>
>>The ftp server is still a bit flaky, but I have new hardware and software
>>to unleash upon it. I just haven't had time to get stuck into its problem.
>>Maybe next week.
>
>Is that why I ALWAYS get 'Connection Refused' messages, or is it that
>no one likes me :-(

Well, for what it's worth, I tried it today. and got the same message. :(

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From: jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Mascot complaint (was Re: R.a.a. Mascot poll)
Date: 16 Oct 92 21:45:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: charnel.1bnd5fINNep7
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: hairball.ecst.csuchico.edu

In article <1992Oct16.210751.13375@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> 
conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei) writes:
>In article <1bn61mINNegq@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>, jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu 
(James L. Brookes) writes:
>> 
>> Do I hear a volunteer here?  Notice that Conty has no problem with a MALE
>> being reduced to the status of a "mascot".
>
>We have a failure to communicate...  I've always been uneasy about taking
>a human character and treating him/her as a mascot.  It may be just me,
>but I tend to find it dehumanizing somehow.  Now, an SD version of the
>same character doesn't produce the same reaction, probably because one
>doesn't think of the character as "human".  Hmm.  I wouldn't mind having
>an SD Misty May as mascot...

Actually, I understood this, and was just trying to inject a little humor
back into the subject.  Maybe I need to use more smilies in my posts :) (:

>> How about it?  Sailor Conty, mascot of rec.arts.anime?  Do we have a second? 
>
>Uh-uh.  You'd want an ATTRACTIVE mascot for the newsgroup, ne?  ;-)

I dunno.  

(Can anyone say "SD Conty"?  Nah, forget it ... :-)

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From: marvinn%uhunix.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Marvin Nakajima)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Project A-Ko questions <SPOILERS!!!>
Date: 16 Oct 92 05:39:42 GMT
To: "Japanese animedia and other animation news." <ANIME-L@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>

I thought the captain was a woman too.. With a drinking problem.. If she
doesn't dring she has a problem. :)

        Marvin
          Wataru
            Nakajima    marvinn@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
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From: genef@netcom.com (Gene Fornario)
Subject: Anime UK Magazine
Keywords: I'm not making this up!  :)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 06:43:17 GMT

Anime UK Vol 1, #3 came in yesterday, and it is a nice Anime fandom
mag from Great Britain.  The cover article features Project A-ko,
and there's a preview of the upcoming Orion comic from Dark Horse.

Included is a flyer for Anime UK's "Perfect Goods Collection", a
catologue of anime-related items you can order from them by mail.
One example are the BubbleGum Crash cels going from 14 to 40 British
pounds.

On the inside back cover is a for-real recipe for "Iczer Pasta"
(serves four), and the centerfold has "Knight Sabers" paper dress-up
dolls complete with mech suits. I kind of snickered at the credits:
One of them named, "Underwear Consultant Peter Goll"  :) )

It's a really fantastic magazine, snag a copy if you can.

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From: albertw@netcom.com (The Email Otaku)
Subject: AD Police (was Re: BGC)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 03:48:30 GMT

In article <1712@tnc.UUCP> m0336@tnc.UUCP (Ralph Jenkins) writes:
>
>There are, I believe, three AD Police 'files' to date.  The first episode
>is extremely dark and violent, with more of a cyberpunk feel and
>certainly none of the cuteness of BGC.  This one comes closest to doing
>"Blade Runner" in  
>animation than any of the BGC volumes (i.e. always night, always
>raining, very grim and serious, lots of blood).  The second has
>character designs by Hiroyuki Kitazume (see "Star Light Angel" in
>Robot Carnival, or MZ 23 P3), and seems to be a bit more upbeat, but
>not by much (it opens with a subway killing).  I haven't seen the
>third episode. BTW - all the vocals in AD Police are in English.
> 

The third AD Police OAV has a Robocop type story.  An AD Police member gets
trashed in a buma attack.  So, they put him in a totally mechanical body
and giving weapons to fight buma.  He soon succumbs to drug use and his
"loss of humanity" and goes berzerk.  This story is very similiar to the
one in the first AD Police manga.


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From: emru@CAM.ORG (Emru Townsend)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Robotech: The Movie
Date: 8 Oct 92 12:51:22 GMT
Organization: Communications Accessibles Montreal, Quebec Canada

In article <-1367861470snx@izumi.DIALix.oz.au> michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte) writes:
>
>In article <Bv9JLK.ADp@CAM.ORG> emru@CAM.ORG writes:
> >  
> > Cannon's never released the film beyond the test screenings, so it's nigh-
> > impossible to get a hold of it.
> >  
>
>In the US, maybe, but I got a copy that is quite a few generations down
>(haven't watched it in about 4 years, wonder if the picture has
>degraded any further). Can't remember where it was originally recorded.

There was a review copy that was dubbed and passed around some time ago.

Oh, I forgot - in 1988 (or was that '87?) Robotech the Movie was shown at
the Los Angeles Animation Celebration.  That's where Jerry Beck met Carl
Macek, leading to the creation of Streamline.  Take that as you will. :)

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From: rim@cs.columbia.edu (Howard Rim)
Subject: Changed? (Re: Laser Preception / Sight and Sound phone #'s)
Organization: Columbia University Department of Computer Science
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 16:39:03 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.111734.10118@hsr.no> geirj@hsr.no (Geir Johannessen) writes:
>Laser Perceptions' phone number is (415) 753-2016
>
When I tried calling the above number I was told the area code was changed 
 to 510 and when I dialed I got MCI?

When you become a Christian you can't have fun
 is one of Satan's lies.
From: as413@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric William Paslick)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Sazan Eyes ...
Date: 8 Oct 1992 23:54:33 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: as413@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric William Paslick)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, y0l8009@tamsun.tamu.edu (Yoshih Lee) says:

>A question to you kanji die-hards: the character etched upon Yakumo's
>forehead, what is it?  It isn't in any standard (8,000 character)
>Chinese dictionary, and is not a Japanese-origin kanji either.  Since
>there *are* 50,000 characters in Chinese, is Yakumo's one of those
>other non-general-use 42,000, or is it a Sazan-only kanji?

It's my understanding that it means `emptyness' or `nothing'.  I THINK
it's Chinese, but I could be wrong.  The author of the original manga is
usually pretty accurate about this sort of thing.

					Eric



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From: aoki@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Paul M. Aoki)
Subject: Re: r.a.a's Official Mascot
Organization: Orange Roadies - "Madoka 'til ya choke-a!"
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 03:16:55 GMT

dcb@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Predecrement David) writes:
>OK.  If we get to campaign for our candidates...  Then I like the idea of
>Misty May.  (Is that it?  From "Otaku no Video".)   Like C-ko, she in
>herself is a statement about the anime community.  As a mascot, she could be 
>a virtual anime character for a virtual anime community.  And besides, she's
>from Gainax, a fan grown company.

Actually, she would be a virtual mascot for a virtual community, designed for
a virtual show ("Magical Idol Misty May") by a virtual company  ("Giant X")
run by virtual otakus (Kubo and Tanaka and Fukuhara) ..

Not to mention virtually impossible to defend in these days of Political
Correctness.  But I agree with your point about her being a "statement
about the anime community" (I include myself).  And heck, there must be 
*something* to her besides her IJGs .. like .. well .. 

Here's another idea (since no one liked the Tanaka idea): how about Victoria
the Orbital Police cop or O.S.C.A.R. the mecha, from BAYSCAPE 2042?  Can't 
get more fannish or 'murrican than *that*!  (Apologies to our non-'murrican
friends.)

BTW, let it be known that I, for one, will campaign heavily against Sailor 
Moon.  Feh.  No twinkie-head mascots!  (I'll accept a mascot with IJGs first.)
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From: yuki@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (ITO Takayuki)
Subject: Re: Vampire Yui (her companion's name) was Re: VPM (her companion's name)
Reply-To: yuki@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Organization: Dept. of Info. Sci., Fac. of Sci, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 07:40:53 GMT

In article <9210061705.AA00306@news.cis.ohio-state.edu> 
	LCHUI@TOROLAB5.VNET.IBM.COM (Linda Chui) writes:

 >Since we're on this thread, I'd really like to know what Yui's
 >companion's name is.  I know this belongs to rec.arts.manga, but
 >I've posted there and no one has been able to tell me what that
 >guy's name is (in hiragana).

  His name is "Rava" or "Lava", as I've already mentioned in this group.

 >So here it is, a public plea for help...
 >I'm doing a translation of Vampire Yui manga (from chinese to english).
 >Although the chinese translated manga remained loyal to the original
 >Japanese names (keeping all the kanji intact), I've been having trouble
 >presenting the names in romaji/hiragana.  The kanjis representing Yui's
 >companion's name are especially difficult, as I've asked several native
 >Japanese speakers, exchange students, and even my Japanese teacher.
 >Funny that no one knows how to read them, and some even suspected that
 >the kanjis do not exist in Japanese (so they have been altered).

  Not all kanjis used in China are used in Japan, and vice versa. And,
OF COURSE, how to read kanjis is quite different between in China and
in Japan, even about the same kanji. Thus you cannot get good answers
when you ask Japanese guys. (unless they've read Miyu :-)

 >I do not have the original Japanese publication, but I know that
 >they are available at Nikaku's.

  Miyu manga I have is "Horror Comics - Vampire Pricess Miyu" published
by Akita Shoten in Japan.

 >Chapters 1-2 are available free to those who don't mind loosely
 >translated material and are not picky with minor details.

  Where are they? Please send it to me via E-mail or tell me the IP
address in which host they are.

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From: wyvern@agora.rain.com (Long Haired Freaky Person)
Subject: Re: Ranma island
Organization: Tomobiki High School Debate Team
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 11:46:49 GMT

In article <foobar> ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer) writes:
>    I was looking at a map ,of Africa and I noticed an intersting island
>located just off the west coast near the equator.
>
>The island is named "Sao Tome".

  Why not?  Off the east coast there's one called Alphonse.

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From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (OtakuRoach)
Subject: Re: Wicked City
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 14:26:54 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.015502.15290@tamsun.tamu.edu>, all5044@tamsun.tamu.edu (Anthony Lau) writes:
> 	
> 	Wicked City?!  :(  Blech!  I "beh" at Carl's general direction!.

Well, it DOES flow much better than SUPERNATURAL BEAST CITY.
I can see where he's coming from, and THIS TIME I agree with him.
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From: mliu@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Panda )
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Ranma's mom and other frustrating things
Keywords: Ranma Genma
Date: 9 Oct 92 15:47:26 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego


	Genma made up the story. Remember, lying is one of his talents.
Remember also what Ranma say after he hits Genma- "what a stupid story".
It's a story that's all.

					Na Ni Ja Wa Panda From China
					Kasumi's Pet
 
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From: genef@netcom.com (Gene Fornario)
Subject: Re: Exchange Rate Discrepancies (I yen for an answer...)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 02:40:13 GMT

bkeener@cs.ulowell.edu (Brian E. Keener) writes:
: A few weeks ago, I purchased a copy of the magazine "NewType", which contains
: 	a great deal of illustrations (unfortunately, I cannot read Japanese).
: Recently, I have been watching a show called "Japan Today", in which they
: 	give a daily report on the exchange rate between dollars and yen.  At
: 	the present time, it is 120.55 yen/dollar.
: When I checked the price on the cover of NewType with this new knowledge, I
: 	discovered that it was a mere Y500 (or $4.00 American).  However, I
: 	paid over $13.00 When I bought it at the store!
: What is the deal?  What would cause a 200+% increase in the price between
: 	Japan and the U.S.?

I'll give this a shot.  The cover price refers to the list price that you
would pay if you walked into a store in Japan to buy it.  As it is, any store
that carries foreign (overseas) periodicals is paying to have them shipped
here.  There's also the fact of currency conversion.  You don't get the
conversion rate quoted in the newspaper, where ever the conversion is made,
it is more than likely higher than what the newspaper reports.  List prices
on our magazines are a markup from wholesale prices.  The retailer may not
get that wholesale price because of the limited market here, and in short,
he or she has to have their commissions.  One store I know just gives a flat
80 yen to the dollar when selling their books.  It would be too much frustrationto account for a individual "fair price" on each of the many items they carry.

As a side note, i remember someone got very frustrated trying to set up an
anime importing service, he got too many accusations of being a "rip-off"
artist because he had to purchase at retail and cover costs and commissions.
Needless to say he got sick of that, and got out of the business.

: Also, as a side note, is there any way to subscribe to a magazine like NewType
: 	for delivery in the U.S. and, if so, what would the rate be and would
: 	there be a problem with delivery?
: If you have the answers to any of these burning questions, please send me a
: 	response or post one up.  I appreciate it.
: 
: 							MetalMaster (Ed)
Dunno, maybe someone can help you on that one.

Gene--
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