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From: megazone@obsidian.WPI.EDU (MegaZone23)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Zoner's Birthday (was: Megazone 23's Accusations)
Date: 2 Jan 1993 04:15:32 GMT
Organization: WPI USAF -- United Society of Animation Fans
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In article <9212290047.AA05541@etu2.educ.ucalgary.ca> daemon@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Mr Background) writes:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>is).. in fact, some of you might think my name is "Mr Background" as I have
>heard that my mail is being altered to that name when it passes thru a local

As you can see, yes it is...

>Ps. Solitude was great, waiting for UF4 anxiously.  What's its title again?..

UF4: Crossroads...  It used to be Could I've Been So Blind, but we changed
it a while back when we completed the plot line....

Of course Ben is now back in Maine in time for Rob to come back to Mass...

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From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Subject: The "Big Four" officially becomes the Big Four Plus One
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 05:35:21 GMT


Well, now that your sufficiently confused by the subject header...

Devil Hunter Yohko (Mamono Hunter Yohko) is officially "OUT" from A.D.
Vision (ie I have it in my grubby little fingers), adding a new company
name to the field.  We shall see how AD Vision expands to become a member
of the "Big Five" 8-).

Random quick comments regarding "Yohko":

	Man, I knew there was quite a bit of hokey dialogue in the original
	but not THIS much.  Quite a bit of idiomatic "translation" of lines
	
	Titles are a bit small and thin for my taste. (or my eyes 8-/)

	AD Vision has started with the clamshell boxes, hopefully they'll
	stick with them.  The tapes themselves are the exact type as the
	AnimEigo blue tapes.

	Only real "type" that I was pretty sure of was Naoko Matsui being
	spelled as Maoko.

	Curious, I hadn't realized that Mamono Hunter Yohko was produced
	by MADHOUSE.

Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu


Also, they are also producing A.D. Visions Magazine, the first issue which
is free when sending in the little response card in the tape.  (was solicited
for the comic stores in March, the tape that is, but once Capitol City and 
Diamond get all the orders in, they should get the tape out as soon as they
come in to them. )


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From: albertw@netcom.com (The Email Otaku)
Subject: Re: ANIMEIGO: NEW YEAR'S LICENSING ANNOUNCEMENT
Keywords: animeigo ad police gal force license
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 07:17:55 GMT

In article <1993Jan2.021005.6071@foretune.co.jp> trebor@foretune.co.jp (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
>
>No decision has been made on LD's - heck, we haven't decided on
>release dates yet.

Heh, you might want to say something about LDs after every press
release...cause *someone* is bound to ask anyway. ^_^

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From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Image CD's from Nikaku
Date: 22 Dec 92 02:52:33 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division

In article <1h5t9lINNfqi@uwm.edu> xepo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Scott R Violet) writes:

> HI,
> 	Recently I was looking in the Nikaku catalog and noticed that there
> were a few things that said 'Image' after them, like Video Girl Ai 2,
> and was wondering what this means?  Does it mean CDV?  Or is it just
> the name of the manufacturer?
> Thanks,
> -- 
> 
> 		-Scott Violet (xepo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu)

You know... The really neat thing aboutthe FAQ lists is that even when
someone doesn't read them, I only have to insert the answer, and not
retype it everytime...

From the Anime CD List:

			   -----------------
			   Anime CD Glossary
			   -----------------

	BGM-  Back Ground Music.  This refers to a video's soundtrack
and may not necessarily include any songs.  This concept is similar to
the way the two Batman soundtracks were released in America. (One by
Prince containing the songs and one by Danny Elfman containing the
BGM.)

	CDV-  Compact Disc Video.  A CD that contains video tracks that can be
played on a laserdisc player, or played in an ordinary CD player for their
audio.

	Drama Album-  This is, quite simply, an audio recording of the
movie including dialogue and special effects.

	Hi-Tech Series-  Synthesizer versions of the soundtrack.

	Image Album-  These are essentially musical editorials of what
the composer feels the music represents for certain aspects of the
film.  Aspects	that are subject to the image scores include
characters, places, situations, etc.

	Symphonic Suite-  This is symphonic compositions of the same
soundtrack of your favorite anime.  Usually, they are compositions of
the soundtrack performed by orchestras.  The compositions may be
longer and are frequently variations of scores from the soundtracks.


Steve
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From: dlo@Bonnie.ICS.UCI.EDU
Subject: Question about old Ranma news...
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Date: 30 Dec 92 10:38:11 GMT

I know this is really old, but I just noticed it today.  My little was looking through my april-may 1991 issue of Protoculture Addicts and saw in the News and
Reviews section an announcement that Ranma was avalible in VHS and LD format.
It said that the first two episodes were released last November(of 1990?), one
on each tape and both on one LD.  It didn't say which company did this and it
didn't mention about price.  It also speculated that the rest of the series
was soon to follow at a steady rate.  If this has been discussed than I'm
sorry for the waste of bandwidth.  I only recently bought this issue(cause
Ranma was on the cover) and didn't even read that section of the mag until
now.  So was Ranma ever releasted in the States?  If so, by whom?
Thanks
Dick
From: scott@martes.UUCP (Scott Sable)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Robotech tapes wanted
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 21:58:00 EST
Organization: Vixen Systems - Georgia's Only Furry Fan Club

z_beddoerj@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:

> However, there is something to consider.  After the beginning of 1993, 
> Streamline will get the rights to Robotech, and supposedly there will
> be a release of the Macross segment on tape, with 4 episodes on a tape,
> meaning that the episodes are unedited, as the FHE releases were.
> 
    That's odd. Out here, at a store called SunCoast, they have all the
    episodes of Robotech: Macross Saga on VCR cassette. I do believe they
    run $24.95 a piece. Four episodes per tape. I'm not sure if they are
    done by FHE or what, but we got 'em.
> 
> SUPPOSEDLY (activate Rumor Control Modules now!) there are plans in the works
> with Streamline to get the Sentinels back in production.  I want to see this
> real, real bad, but I'm too much too much of a cynic to belive it until
> I see either new cels or watch the first episode on the Sci-Fi Channel. :)
> 
    That's another odd thing. The same store has Robotech III: The Sentinels
    on tape for $24.95. I can't tell you how much of it is on there, as I
    was under the assumption that not much of the Sentinels had ever been
    made, but they do have at least one or two episodes.
> 
> Ja ne,
> "Crusher" Joe.

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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,rec.arts.manga
From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei)
Subject: Re: Akira
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:05:31 GMT

In article <8833@orbit.cts.com>, currmann@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Curtis Hoffmann) writes:
> 
>    What is the current status with the Epic translation of Akira?

The word is that Otomo wanted to change the ending for the American version.
It seems Marvel/Epic is waiting for Otomo to finish the new artwork.

Follow-ups to rec.arts.manga.
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: ranma@pegasus.com (Doug Cha)
Subject: Animeigo's Orange Road sleeves
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 13:45:15 GMT


	Just curious:  Why are the screen captured pictures on the spines
of KOR v4 and 5 flipped?  In the OAV, Madoka was on one side, and Kyosuke
on the other, but the picture on the spine is definately reversed for
some reason.

	Did someone go over this already?  I'm posting way too much on KOR
tonight at 3:48am so just ...

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From: xepo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Scott R Violet)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Image CD's from Nikaku
Date: 22 Dec 1992 02:07:49 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: xepo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu


HI,
	Recently I was looking in the Nikaku catalog and noticed that there
were a few things that said 'Image' after them, like Video Girl Ai 2,
and was wondering what this means?  Does it mean CDV?  Or is it just
the name of the manufacturer?
Thanks,
-- 

		-Scott Violet (xepo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: akuma@netcom.com (Steven E Barnes)
Subject: Re: B.N.J.A.F.C.
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 01:24:33 GMT


The best part about ordering from BNJAFC is that after you
select your purchases from the xeroxed lists, you then list
a bunch of alternate selections.  If you are lucky, you will
actually get some books; more likely, you will get a credit
slip, and a note explaining that everything you wanted was out
of stock.

I still have a credit slip from my last order a few years ago.
I haven't had the patience to see if I can actually get anything
for it.

-steve

From: Steve.Lamb@f1369.n203.z1.abcbcafe.UUCP (Steve Lamb)
Sender: postmaster@abcbcafe.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: KOR: Of Akane, idol-worship, and unusual
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 19:30:40 -0800

In a message to All, James Ramberg said:

JR> I would offer of a parallel between Akane's interest in Madoka and 
JR>B-ko's interest in C-ko .. [ Would you consider B-ko a lesbian as
JR>well??]

     Yes, I would, and do.  Then again, I'm quite liberal and see nothing
wrong with either B-Ko or Akane (KOR) being bi- or gay.

... Ushiko-San!  Wherefore art thou Ushiko-San?!
From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: OnV/OnG/whatever availability
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 11:43:49 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1992Dec8.200430.19670@ntmtv> takahash@ntmtv.UUCP writes:
 > >Are the Otaku No Video (Otaku no Generation? whatever, just like the re: line
 > >says) 82/85 features/videos/OAVs/films/whatever available professionally
 > >anywhere, i.e. has AnimEigo done it (or Streamline? ha, just kidding)..
 >  
 > AnimEigo has the rights to "Otaku no Video" and has done "1982" at
 > least.  I'm not sure as to the actual release dates of either,
 > though...

From AnimEigo themselves (and quoted from the sub list):

Otaku no Video '82 + '85   S    VC     US: 93/03/17   AnimEigo        39.95

I'm not sure if this is to mean that both episodes will come out on one
tape, but I think so...

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From: dhiga@aludra.usc.edu (Darold Higa)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: R.a.a awards poll update..  Prelimary leaders and stuff
Date: 28 Dec 1992 23:43:04 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

I have two comments.

One:
If you say that RAA does not affect your GPA, YOU LIE!  (hehe)

Two:
People WANT to be Godai?  I mean, isn't he kind of a loser?  (evil grin)

Darold "Godai" Higa of Ikkoku-kan

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From: geirj@hsr.no (Geir Friestad)
Subject: The Hitch Hiker's Guide To Punishing Macek
Organization: Rogaland University Centre
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:52:38 GMT

                  The Hitch Hiker's Guide To Punishing Macek
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                            Macek, you barbarian!
                   I'll sue you for every penny I've got!
           I'll have you hung, drawn and quartered! And whipped!
         And boiled ... until ... until ... until you've had enough.
                        And then I will do it again!
         And when I've finished I will take all the little bits, and
                            I will JUMP on them!
          And I will carry on jumping on them until I get blisters,
      or I can think of anything even more unpleasant to do, and then...

                       (With respect to Douglas Adams)



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From: micro19@cbis.ece.drexel.edu (A Techno-Discordian)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Anime ratings in Video Movie Guide
Summary: Probably judged it as a cartoon action flick
Date: 31 Dec 92 17:03:16 GMT
Organization: Drexel University, College of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA

In article <105818@bu.edu> shimkevi@acs.bu.edu (Sergey Shimkevich) writes:
>Looking at the latest issue of the Video Movie Guide, I've noticed that
>they now include a lot of anime. The ratings, however, were a little strange:
>
>Appleseed ***1/2
>Bubble Gum Crisis ***
>Dangaio ***1/2 (what!?)
>Dominion ***
>Gunbuster **
>Madox 01 *** (oh, well)
>Riding Bean **** (is it really THAT good?)
>Vampire Princes Miyu ** 
>
>Makes you wonder whether they actually watch the movies that they review :-)

I suspected that they review most of the anime as action flicks or something,
this will explain why Riding Bean had such a high rating (It was a pretty good
action flick), and why Vampire Princess Miyu got such a low rating
(ambigous horror/drama, but it was also good).

I tend to be weary of review because they are biased by the preference of the
reviewer.  Siskel and Ebert reviews for example tend to prefer foriegn and
drama films.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: jpark@pomona.claremont.edu (Park, Jimmy S.)
Subject: Gundam 0083 #11-13
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Pomona College
Date: 26 Dec 1992 01:41 PST  

Saw it yesterday.  WOW!  Gato's mobile armor redefines "powerful."  I was
wondering why they didn't give him this to begin with.  Anyways, another
professional subbing job from Operation X.  Man, those guys do a better job
than some companies that do this for a living!  They're convincing me that only
otakus should be allowed to sub, because they're the only ones passionate about
the material (unless you have some kind of translation fetish :)).  



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From: rang@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jyan-ken)
Subject: Re: How the KOR final movie ruined my Christmas!  **SPOILERS**
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Reply-To: rang@ics.uci.edu (Jyan-ken)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Keywords: Orange,Road,Spoiler,Movie,Final
Date: 25 Dec 92 20:41:07 GMT

In article <1992Dec25.131441.4496@pegasus.com> ranma@pegasus.com (Doug Cha) writes:
>

Don't feel bad..The New Year is about to start!

>
>	1)  It was sad..  but for a guy like me who has totally lost his
>		mind thinking about Ayukawa all day, it wasn't that bad.

Madoka needed a bit of holiday cheer..She's so moody..

>	2)  Charactarization of Hikaru didn't seem to quite fit..  somehow
>		I didn't imagine that type of reaction from her (Fatal
>		Attraction type..)

After her constant want of Kyosuke, even though Kyosuke wanted Madoka, she
would have done anything..The sequel would be a story about HER growing up,
like Kyosuke had to.

>I've always been pulling for Kyosuke to "get his act together with Madoka"
>so I did like the movie in that respect..  I do wish that they had an
>ending where Kyosuke and Madoka are a bit closer, perhaps holding hands
>while walking to class together.
>	BUT..  Then maybe it's because of "Japanese customs" that they do
>not show their affection in holding hands or hugging in the public?  But
>regardless of that, I wish they had some type of nice smutty kiss or hug
>to end the movie.  Shoot me, I'm a romantic.

A contemperary romantic.. A classic romantic would rather see both die
in each other arms ... But love is a little more than that.
The story involves Kyosuke finally becoming a man, and through the growing
pains alonside his model and alter-ego, Madoka, he finally does..What can be
more happier after adolecense? (Sorry, my spelling's atrocious.)

>	Alternatively, I could have imagined a KOR movie where Hikaru
>committed suicide.  NOW THAT would have ruined my Christmas.  The header
>is a lie..  this didn't ruin my Christmas.. but it'll make me think for
>a few days.

A few days to think KOR for New Year:

Madoka continues to know that indeed she is not a deliquent or a rebel; she
has friends.

Kyosuke will grow up to be a man, to not make excuses for his mistakes, and
not judge a book by its cover, to try.

Hikaru is to go on, that one unfortunate dream left unfulfilled is not the
reason of an unfulfilled life..Like or not folks, if they continued this
story, Hikaru will be back..A new Hikaru, too, maybe not so cute, not so
rough, either, but...maybe a little better..

And anyways, KOR is fiction, but it seems a little based on truth. AS any
good fictional story, don't take it that seriously..The only story to
understand is the one each person creates every day..

So may everyone experience another year of growth and maybe a little
happiness too, just like the KOR cast, MIk cast, and every character,
imaginary or real, that may a few New year resolutions..

Happy New Year!
Jyanken
PS - I'm going back to playing Sonic 2..
From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Defending anime (was Re: Cheap animation)
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 11:31:33 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1992Dec17.134901.3862@digi.lonestar.org> emartine@digi.lonestar.org writes:
 > I'm new to Japanese animation so... are you serious? Why is the word
 > "Japanimation" considered inappropiate? "Japanese Animation", "Japanimation",

Most people will unconsciously pronounce it "Jap-animation". I haven't
used the term in years now, and I used to live by it. :)

 > matter, why do they call it "anime" and not just "cartoons" or "animated

Arrrgh, the "C" word. :) Amongst otakus, "_artoons" are considered to
be the american/western things on Saturday morning TV. :)

 > films"? How the heck do you pronounce "anime" anyways? Did I miss a joke

Like "animation" without the "shon" at the tend.

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From: lindsley@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Odds and Ends (1st post)
Date: 25 Dec 92 13:28:30 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <734@oscar.UUCP>, loku@oscar.UUCP (lyndon oku) writes:
> 
>   To Everyone:  Merry Christmas (and a Happy New Year)!
   And a merry Christmas/Haunaka/Yule/New Year to you too.

[Stuff deleted]

>   Random Questions:
>     1)  Where can I get a "Priss and the Replicants World Tour" t-shirt?
   These we originally printed (twice) by a Fan on the east coast (his name
escapes me now...). The last printing was about 2 years ago. I don't think he
has any left, so the best you can probably do is find someone who wants to sell
their's.

>     3)  What does it mean (in Japan) when you use your index finger
> under an eye to pull it so that it's slightly larger?  I believe that
> this is some form of "stink eye," but was wondering if someone could be
> more exact.
  Usually, the pulling of your eye is accompanied by sticking out your tongue.
I think someone once told me that it came from a Japanese fable, in which
a monk was able to insult the emporer (by sticking out his tongue) by
distracting the emporer (by asking him to check for a piece of dirt in his
eye. ;) )

   - Erik

P.S.: Happy Holidays to everyone on the 'Net. 

BTW: Everyone sent their Nen-ga-jou yet? (New Year's Cards)