From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Subject: Anime Pocket Guide (1/4)
Originator: takahash@lacerta
Reply-To: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:01:21 GMT

                          ANIME POCKET GUIDE
			  by: Alan Takahashi
			 Last Updated: Nov-92
			  
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Title: Area 88                                                (TV) tA88
Cast:                                                              tA88
  Shin Kazama ............................. Kaneto Shiozawa  vKSh  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 Manga Corp (subtitled)                           tAKO
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tAKO

Title: Assemble Insert                                      (OAVs) tASI
Cast:                                                              tASI
  Maron Namikaze .......................... Hiroko Kasahara  vHKa  tASI
  Kagairi Sonoba ........................... Maria Kawamura  vMKa  tASI  
Description:                                                       tASI
  The "Demon Seed" organization is robbing lots of banks and       tASI
  jewelry stores.  The police can't catch them and worse, they     tASI
  cause alot of civilian damage while trying.  The solution? Hold  tASI
  an audition for the new "Anti-Demon Seed" heroine who can also   tASI
  become a music idol.  This way, the public won't become so       tASI
  upset at the civilian damage that's going to happen anyway.      tASI
  Cute, sweet 8th grader Maron Namikaze wins this slot due to her  tASI
  enormous strength.  This OAV series parodies both the superhero  tASI
  genre and idol girls.  Pretty funny.                             tASI
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tASI

Title: Bubblegum Crisis                                     (OAVs) tBGC.
Cast:                                                              tBGC.
  Silia Stingray ....................... Yoshiko Sakakibara  vYSa  tBGC.
  Prisilla Asagiri (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.
  Gibson (BGC4:Revenge Road) .............. Kaneto Shiozawa  vKSh  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 Silia 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
  Annapuma ..................................... Yuhko Mita  vYMi1 tDOM
  Unipuma ................................. 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 Manga Corps (subtitled)                          tDOM
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tDOM

Title: Golgo 13 (aka "The Professional")                    (FILM) tG13
Cast:                                                              tG13
  Golgo 13 ................................ Tetsurou Sagawa  vTSa2 tG13
  Leonard Dawson ............................... Goroo Naya  vGNa  tG13
  Laura Dawson ................................ Reiko Mutoo  vRMu  tG13
  Cindy/Doctor Zed ......................... Yoshiko Fujita  vYFu2 tG13
  Rita .................................... Kumiko Takizawa  vKTa1 tG13
  General T. Jefferson .................. Kiyoshi Kobayashi  vKKo  tG13
Description:                                                       tG13
  Golgo 13 is an assassin for hire.  He is the best in that once   tG13
  hired, he will kill the target no matter who it is.  It doesn't  tG13
  matter how much protection is around the target.  Golgo 13 is    tG13
  also a completely amoral man with few redeeming qualities.  In   tG13
  this film, one of Golgo 13's targets is the son of a very power- tG13
  ful man...who sends everything he can after the assassin.  The   tG13
  suspense level is very high throughout the film, though the      tG13
  mood is very dark.  Computer graphics are also used alot.        tG13
US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed)                        tG13
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tG13

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
  Shildy (Gall Force 2&3) ..................... Mayumi Shoo  vMSh1 tGFC
  Spea   (Gall Force 2&3) ................... Yuko Mizutani  vYMi3 tGFC
  Amy    (Gall Force 2&3) .................... Chieko Honda  vCHo  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
  Fortin ................................... Maria Kawamura  vMKa  tGFE  
  Sally ................................... Michie Tomizawa  vMTo1 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 Gall 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
  Metalmena (Adieu, GX999) .................. 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
  In "Adieu, Galaxy Express 999", the final chapter has Tetsuo as  t999
  one of the human rebels fighting against the mechanicals.        t999
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                t999

Title: Gunbuster: Aim for the Top!                          (OAVs) tGUN
Cast:                                                              tGUN
  Noriko Takaya ............................. Noriko Hidaka  vNHi  tGUN
  Kazumi Amano ................................. Rei Sakuma  vRSa  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 Renditions  (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
  Big Gold ................................ Kaneto Shiozawa  vKSh  tIC1
  Sir Violet .............................. Kaneto Shiozawa  vKSh  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
US Release by: US Renditions (dubbed)                              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 .................................... Cutey Suzuki  vCSu  tIC3
  Sister Grey .............................. Sumi Shimamoto  vSSh2 tIC3
  Nagisa Kasumi ............................ Yuri Shiratori  vYSh  tIC3
  Atlas ................................... Minami Takayama  vMTa1 tIC3
  Kawaii Shizuka ............................... Yuri Amano  vYAm  tIC3
  Fiber .......................................... Mika Doi  vMDo  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: Karura Mau                                      (FILM,OAVs) tKAR
Cast:                                                              tKAR
  Shoko Ougi (Shii-chan) ..................... Hiromi Tsuru  vHTs  tKAR
Description:                                                       tKAR
  Shoko and Maiko Ougi are apparently two ordinary schoolgirls in  tKAR
  pursuit of graduating and having fun.  Shii-chan is the more     tKAR
  serious while Mai-chan is more fun-loving.  In reality, the two  tKAR
  sisters are powerful exorcists from the Karura temple.  Each     tKAR
  wields half the power...Shii-chan can 'see' the spirits, and     tKAR
  Mai-chan can banish them.  This is a spooky series with heavy    tKAR
  emphasis on traditionally Japanese occult themes.                tKAR
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tKAR

Title: Kiki's Delivery Service                              (FILM) tKIKI
Cast:                                                              tKIKI
  Kiki .................................... Minami Takayama  vMTa1 tKIKI
  Ursula .................................. Minami Takayama  vMTa1 tKIKI
  Jiji ......................................... Rei Sakuma  vRSa  tKIKI
  "Osono" ...................................... Keiko Toda  vKTo1 tKIKI
  Tombo .................................. Kappei Yamaguchi  vKYa  tKIKI
Description:                                                       tKIKI
  On her 13th birthday, a young witch named Kiki leaves her home   tKIKI
  to find her place in the world.  She eventually ends up in a     tKIKI
  small town where she finds a room with a local baker and his     tKIKI
  wife.  She meets a boy with a fascination with flight and an     tKIKI
  artist among others.  A coming of age story from the hand of     tKIKI
  Hayao Miyazaki.  The ending is a bit abrupt, though.             tKIKI
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED                                         tKIKI

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: Record of Lodoss War                                 (OAVs) tLOD
Cast:                                                              tLOD
  Pern    (the warrior) ..................... Takeshi Kusao  vKTa2 tLOD
  Deedlit (the elf) ............................ Yumi Tohma  vYTo  tLOD
  Eto     (the cleric) ................... Kappei Yamaguchi  vKYa  tLOD
  Lord Kashew ............................... Shuichi Ikeda  vSIk  tLOD
  Ashram ..................................... Akira Kamiya  vAKa  tLOD
  Karla ................................ Yoshiko Sakakibara  vYSa  tLOD
  Seeris .................................. Minami Takayama  vMTa1 tLOD
Description:                                                       tLOD
  Long ago, a titanic war ended between 2 gods which split the     tLOD
  land into two islands.  One of them is the island of Lodoss. The tLOD
  peace on Lodoss is being disrupted, and Pern decides to find out tLOD
  why.  Almost by accident, he forms a band to help on his quest.  tLOD
  The band consists of: an elf, a dwarf, a cleric, a wizard, a     tLOD
  thief, and a warrior (Pern).  The OAV series follows their       tLOD
  adventures.  This series has a very heavy Role-Playing-Game(RPG) tLOD
  influence to it.  Note that there seems to be a break in the     tLOD
  story between parts 8 and 9.                                     tLOD
Rating: RECOMMENDED - especially if you're into RPGs               tLOD

Title: Black Magic M-66                                      (OAV) tM66
Cast:                                                              tM66
  Sybil ................................ Yoshiko Sakakibara  vYSa  tM66
  Colonel's SIC ............................... Kyoko Tongu  vKTo2 tM66
Description:                                                       tM66
  An unmarked military cargo plane goes down during a storm. Sybil tM66
  gets wind of this and, in true reporter hound fashion, goes      tM66
  after the story.  The military finds the plane, and Sybil finds  tM66
  the military...who captures her.  Everything breaks loose as the tM66
  'cargo' -- 2 combat robots -- attack the encampment.  One is     tM66
  destroyed, and the other goes on a seek-and-destroy mission. The tM66
  target: Felicia...granddaughter of the inventor.  It's up to the tM66
  escaped Sybil to get to Felicia first.  This is a well done      tM66
  suspenseful thriller.                                            tM66
Rating: RECOMMENDED                                                tM66

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