From: doi@jrd.dec.com (Hitoshi Doi)
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Subject: Animedia-December 1992 [all]
Date: 4 Jan 93 23:59:18 GMT
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Scanning through the December issue of Animedia.

The cover has kids from the Takamaru OAV.

Article on the Big 4 Climax (Da Garn, Mama 4, Minky Momo, Sailor Moon)
 Da Garn (Saturday 5PM, TV Asahi)
  Seiji found out about Yanchar's home planet.  Will Earth face the same
  fate.  Da Garn's climax is approaching.
  In episode 38, Red Geist approaches.  In episode 39, the evacuation
  begins.  The city is in a panic situation.  In episode 41, Seiji and
  his father, Colonel Takasugi, get captured and taken to Orboss.
  Colonel Takasugi told Seiji that the number one duty is to not fight.
  He tried to talk to Orboss.  Colonel Takasugi knew that Orboss would
  be a tough enemy.  He just wanted his son to be set free, because he
  knew that the only one who could save Earth was the captain of Da Garn.
  [large, two page picture of Great Da Garn GX fighting and Seiji helping
   his father.]

  In episode 41, Seiji's father figured out that the captain of Da Garn
  was Seiji.  But he didn't tell Seiji that he knew.  The only other
  people who know Seiji's identity were Hotaru and Yanchar.

  Even if the Earth wins or Orboss wins, Yanchar really doesn't have
  anywhere to go.  At the Takasugi home or the Kosaka home, the women
  like him.  Maybe one of them will take care of him.  If the Earth wins
  he will have to go to school, although he was a prince on his home
  planet.  Maybe he will go off to look for another planet.

  The last episode of Da Garn will be episode 46.
  [picture of Seiji and his father; Seiji's mother, Hikaru, and Seiji;
   Violeche, Red Ron, Pinky; Yanchar; Hotaru.]

 Mama ha Shougaku 4 Nensei (Friday 5PM, Nihon TV)
  If everyone found out about Mirai, the future might change.
  Can Natsumi protect Mirai?
  Since Izumi's injury recovered, the immediate trouble was gone.  But
  Natsumi had to find a way to send Mirai back to the future.  In episode
  48, a magazine reporter Yokoshima appears and guesses that Mirai's
  mother is Natsumi.  He didn't know about the timeslip, but he wrote an
  article about it.  Then a lot of other reporters showed up, and
  Natsumi's parents even returned from England.
  [picture of Natsumi, Daisuke, and Izumi.]

  Who is Mirai's father?
  The most likely candidates were Ryuichi, Daisuke, and Mario.  At first
  it seemed like Ryuichi, but he seems very unlikely now.  Daisuke was
  becoming more probable.  But since Mirai's father seems like a salary
  man type, it couldn't be the son of a miso store.  So Mario was the
  only other candidate.  In episode 40, when he saw Yokoshima's article,
  he thought Daichi was the father and got very sad.  But since he was
  Italian he probably wouldn't give up easily.  Although Mirai's father
  spoke perfect Japanese, Mario seems to be the best candidate.

  The last episode of Mama 4 will be episode 51.
  [picture of Mirai; Ryuichi; Daisuke; Mario.]

 Minky Momo Yumewo Dakishimete (Wednesday 5PM, Nihon TV)
  The dreams are disappearing?  The last performance of the two Momo's.
  Episodes 59 and 60 are the two part story where Momo and the original
  Momo both appear in a movie.  It was supposed to be fun, but the
  production ran out of money.  Momo used her magic, but it didn't work.

  Where is Momo going to go?
  If Marinasa leaves the ocean and goes into space, what will happen to
  Momo?  She can go back to the land of Magic or she can stay on earth.
  Momo had become friends with the original Momo.  If she returns to
  Marinasa it won't be easy to meet her.  So she might stay on earth.
  But it's hard to imagine a Momo that can't use magic.

  The last episode of Minky Momo will be episode 62.
  [picture of two Momo's and her animals.]

 Sailor Moon (Saturday 7PM, TV Asahi)
  Usagi was the princess of the moon!
  In episode 35, the ginzuishou (silver crystal) appears and the princess
  gets revived.  The ginzuishou gives out a lot of light all over Usagi's
  body, and transforms her into the princess.  But at that moment Usagi
  couldn't grasp the idea that she was the princess.  Her memory had not
  fully returned.
  In the distant past there was a war going on on the moon.  The princess
  of the moon, Princess Serenity, fell in love with Prince Endymion.  But
  this love was forbidden.  They were sent to earth, and they waited for
  their memory to return.  That was Usagi and Mamoru.  The flashbacks
  that they had seen were glimpses of their memory.
  Although Usagi had become the princess, she could not use her power.
  Then the dark kingdom captured Tuxedo Kamen and brain washed him.
  This is not the end, but just the beginning of another story.
  [large picture of Usagi's face.  large picture of Usagi as the princess.
   Tuxedo Kamen is in the background.]

  How many Sailor Senshi are there?
  In episode 33, Sailor Venus appears.  So there are now five Sailor
  Senshi.  Is this the end?
  In episode 35, they tell a story of the past of the moon.  There is
  a girl behind Princess Serenity.  We only see a shadow of her, but she
  becomes very important.  She also has a very distinctive hair style.
  Isn't Usagi the only one with a distinctive hair style?

  Will the enemy get stronger with the appearance of the ginzuishou?
  In episode 35, Zoisite gets killed.  So Kunzite is the only one left.
  But since he must be angered over the loss of Zoisite, he will be the
  strongest enemy.  Also the brainwashed Tuxedo Kamen becomes the enemy.

  What happens to Usagi's memory?
  Although Usagi becomes the princess, what will happen to the 14 years
  of life as Tsukino Usagi.  In episode 35, she becomes very confused.
  If she fully recognizes that she is the princess, will she lose her
  memory?  In episode 37, Usagi goes to a course to learn how to become
  a princess.

  What is Tuxedo Kamen and Usagi's relation?
  Since they were lovers before, when they get their memories back will
  it be like before?  What will happen to their love?  In episode 37,
  Tuxedo Kamen will reappear after being brainwashed.  His rose will be
  a black rose.
  [pictures of Rei, Ami, Mako, Minako; Kunzite; Endymion; Tuxedo Kamen]

Year End Party
 Da Garn (Saturday 5PM, TV Asahi)
  Seiji against Yanchar, a karaoke contest!?
  Seiji: It was pretty tough singing 15 songs in a row.
  Hikaru: You took over the mike.
  Yanchar: What a wretched person.
  Seiji: I let you hear my beautiful voice.
    What kind of attitude is that?
  Yanchar: A beautiful voice is something like this.  Give me the mike.
  Seiji: That Yanchar.  He's already accustomed to Earth's customs.
  Hikaru: He didn't have any friends until now.  He also lost his
    parents.  Let's be nice to him.
  Seiji: Oh, you're on his side.  Did you fall in love with him after
    he kissed you?
  Yanchar: Don't be stupid.  Why did the Earth's Oriin choose someone as
    stupid as you to be the leader?  Do they want to destroy the Earth?
  Seiji: I protected the Earth from Red Ron, Bucchyo, and Pinky's
    attacks.  I also stopped the release point in Africa from running.
  Yanchar: That's because the heroes (robots) were very strong.  You
    didn't have much to do with it.
  Seiji and Yanchar kept arguing.  At the end, Hikaru took the mike
  and started singing..  Everyone's ears were in pain.
  [picture of Seiji and Yanchar singing.  Hikaru and Hotaru also playing
   some instruments.  small pictures of Pink and Hikaru; Hotaru and
   animals; Seiji holding bird; Hikaru and Seiji.]

 Dragonball Z (Wednesday 7PM, Fuji TV)
  The Goku family will have a meal at home together.
  Chichi: Gohan, don't be picky about the food.  Eat everything.
  Gohan: Ok, mother.
  Goku: If you don't eat a lot, you won't become strong.
  Chichi: Goku, keep your mouth shut!  I don't want to make Gohan strong.
    I just want him to strong enough to study for the tests.  If his body
    is strong but he doesn't know anything else, he won't be able to make
    it in the future.  Since you just work out, you don't know anything
    about the world.  Other fathers worry more about their kids!
  Gohan: Mother, father is fighting against the cyborgs for the future
    of this planet.
  Chichi: I'm more worried about your future than the future of the earth.
    This year, everything was just cyborgs, cyborgs.  Goku even got sick.
    This was a bad year.
  Gohan: I don't think father's illness had anything to do with the
    cyborgs.
  Chichi: Since he turned into a Super Saiya-jin when he was fighting
    number 19, that probably made the illness appear faster.  Goku was
    in a lot of pain in the bed.  I, I thought he was going to die.
  Gohan: But if the cyborgs hadn't appeared, Trunks wouldn't have come
    from the future.  So we wouldn't have gotten the medicine for his
    illness.
  Goku: Yeah.  It was Trunks who brought the medicine for my illness.
    So I have to thank the cyborgs.
  Chichi: Don't be stupid!  I'm grateful to Trunks, but I don't feel a
    bit grateful at the cyborgs!  With your logic we have to thank Bulma
    who sent Trunks back in time, and also Vejiita who made it possible
    for Bulma to have Trunks.
  Goku: Yeah, I have to thank Vejiita the next time I see him.
  Chichi: Goku, shut up for a while!  When Vejiita came to the earth,
    he caused a lot of injuries to Gohan.  Since then Gohan hasn't done
    much studying at all.  Piccolo trained him.  He even had to fight
    on planet Namek.  Also you took him to train for one year in at
    Kamisama's place.  Now he's a Super Saiya-jin.  I don't like that
    golden hair.  He looks like a burnout.  I didn't raise Gohan to be
    this way!
  Gohan: But in the room of spirit and time, it's one year on the inside
    and one day on the outside.
  Chichi: Yeah.  Then you should study in there.  In ten days, you can
    get ten years of studying done.  In that time, I'll make Goku work.
  Gohan: But mother, the battle against the complete Cell is about to
    begin.
  Chichi: Goku can beat him up.  Right Goku?
  Goku: I don't know about that..
  [picture of number 19 and number 20; Chichi taking care of Goku;
   number 16, 17, and 18; complete Cell; Trunks slicing Freeza; Goku's
   family eating together; Super Saiya-jin Goku; Super Saiya-jin Gohan;
   Cell about to kill Vejiita.]

 Tekkaman Blade (Tuesday 6:30PM, TV Tokyo)

 Super Bikkuri-man (Sunday 8:30AM, TV Asahi)

 Cyber Formula 11 (OAV 1 out of 6, on sale now)
  Miki, Kaga, Hayato, and Asuka playing cards.
  [picture of Miki, Kaga, Hayato, and Asuka playing cards.]

PC Engine club
 Uchuusenkan Yamato
  (on sale in December; 7800 yen; for Super CD-ROM^2)

 PC Engine mouse on sale (end of November), 4980 yen.

Video Journal
 Minky Momo
  (on sale next spring, 40 min, price unknown)
  The story will take place after the TV series ends.
  There was a bridge on a river called Nokotta River in Nokotta City.
  Momo was waiting for someone there.  But she had forgotten who she was
  waiting for.  This bridge was called "the rendezvous bridge" and it was
  said that you would be able to meet someone you parted with.  So people
  came to this bridge to wait for people.  So this story will about the
  people that Momo sees at this bridge.

 Bastard vol 2
  (on sale now, 30 min, 4500 yen)
  The fighter for justice is a big evil.
  In the second episode, Yoko gets kidnapped.
  The evil magician Dark Schneider got revived after 15 years.
  Dark Schneider's only former friend ninja master Gara kidnapped Yoko.
  Dark's power was needed to get Yoko back.  But Yoko was needed to
  free Dark's power.  Then Sheera appeared and said that she would
  release Dark's power.  (A virgin's kiss was needed to release Dark.)
  Dark went to Gara's ninja hideout with Sheera.  The minotaurus and
  eyeball were waiting in the dungeon for Dark.  Gara was trying to
  find out the secret of trapping Dark Schneider from Yoko.

 Ushio to Tora vol 2
  (on sale now, 27 min, 4800 yen)

 Kokoha Greenwood III
  (on sale 11/27, 30 min, 5800 yen)
  The story will take place at the school festival.

 Tokyo Babylon
  (on sale now, 50 min, 9800 yen)

 Dragon Slayer Eiyuu Densetsu 2
  (on sale 11/21, 30 min, 5800 yen)

 Bannou Bunka Nekomusume phase 1
  (on sale now, 30 min, 5800 yen)
  The beautiful sailor suit girl was a high performance android.

 Macross II vol 5
  (on sale now, 25 min, 4800 yen)
  The Earth forces and Maldook forces finally went into battle!
  In the previous episode Hibiki and Sylvie went into the Maldook vessel
  and found out the secret between the Maldook and Zendradi.  They also
  discovered how the Maldook fought.  When Hibiki got back he aired the
  video of the battle that he had taken.  He wanted to stop the fighting
  and the unnecessary deaths.  He wanted to inform everyone the truth of
  the Maldook.  But he got caught by the military.
  Then the Maldook and earth forces engaged in an all out battle.

 Babil 2 Sei vol 4
  (on sale now, 30 min, 6800 yen)

This month's best scenes
  1. Sailor Moon episode 24
     Naru-chan crying and holding Nephrite, when he died trying to
     protect her.  [picture of Naru-chan]
  2. Dragon Quest episode 42
     Pop saying to Dai, "I don't care if you're a monster.  That doesn't
     matter.."
  3. Ganbarugar episode 22
  4. Mama ha Shougaku 4 Nensei episode 33
     The future Natsumi appeared and saw her daughter.
  5. Sailor Moon episode 26
     Umino diving to save Naru-chan from the youma's blast.
     [picture of Umino grabbing Naru-chan]

Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun (Saturday 7:30PM, TV Asahi)

Hime-chan no Ribbon (Friday 6PM, TV Tokyo)
 In episode 8, Daichi found out about Hime-chan's magic.  So in
 episode 9, the world of magic was in a uproar.  In a normal love comedy,
 this would cause the two to get closer together.  But that is not the
 case here.  Hime-chan still likes senpai, even if she know she can't
 get him.  She still doesn't fall for Daichi.
 Hime-chan usually dresses like a boy.  But then why was she wearing a
 one piece dress in the OP?  Maybe she will become like her older sister
 Aiko later.  In episode 8, when Daichi's younger brother got kidnapped,
 Hime-chan transformed into the younger brother and even the kidnapper
 to save the day.  She is very active, and the one piece doesn't fit
 her too well.
 [pictures from the OP sequence: Hime-chan riding a bicycle; Erika]

Mikan Enikki (Friday 7PM, TBS)

Yuuyuu Hakusho (Saturday 6:30PM, Fuji TV)

Musekinin Kanchou Tyler (Monday 6PM, TV Tokyo [starting 93.01.25])

Pat Labor
 (movie planned for 1993 summer)
 The story of the movie will take place in 2002, 3 years after the first
 Pat Labor movie.  We will expect the activity of the daini shotai with
 Noa, Asuma, Goto, Ohta, and the others.  But in this story we don't know
 if all of these characters will be with the daini shotai.  Since 3 years
 had passed people could have changed jobs.  Also the Ingram may not be
 the same.

Big 2 OAV
 Cyber Formula 11
  [17 pictures from the OAV.  a small group picture of the voice actors.]

 Takamaru

Anime TV series viewer ratings (8/31 - 9/27 and 9/14 - 9/20)
  1. Sazaesan                        24.9 (Sunday night)
  2. Chibi Maruko-chan               21.2 (Sunday night)
  3. Dragonball Z                    20.3 (Wednesday night)
  4. Kiteretsu Daihyakka             19.3 (Sunday night)
  5. Yawara!                         18.5 (Monday night)
  5. Doraemon                        18.5 (Friday night)
  7. Sazaesan (rerun)                17.2 (Tuesday night)
  8. Bush Baby                       14.2 (Sunday night)
  9. Crayon Shin-chan                13.7 (Monday night)
 10. Marude Dameo                    11.2

 XX. Super Bikkuri-man                9.9 (Sunday morning)
 XX. Genji Tsuushin Agedama           9.7 (Friday night)
 XX. Dragon Quest Daino Daibouken     9.5 (Thursday night)
 XX. Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen              7.8 (Friday afternoon)
 XX. Ganbarugar                       7.6 (Wednesday night)
 XX. Mama ha Shougaku 4 Nensei        4.5 (Friday afternoon)

Anime TV series viewer ratings for the first episode of new shows.
  1. Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai      18.1
  2. Kobo-chan                       17.9
  3. Yuuyuu Hakusho                  13.7

Top Anime Video Sellers (10/12)
  1. KO Seiki Beast Sanjuushi vol 3
  2. Raijin-Oh Hatsukoi Daisakusen
  3. Gundam 0083 vol 12
  4. Macross II vol 4
  5. Genji part 1 gekan
  6. OZ vol 2
  7. Tenchi Muyou!
  8. Bastard! vol 1
  9. Peter Pan (Japanese)
 10. Fantasia

Advertisements
 Sailor Moon hit collection 2
  on sale 11/21
  CD: COCC-10509, 2800 yen
  MT: COTC-2292, 2500 yen
  contains songs by the voice actors/actresses

 Mahouno Idol Pastel Yumi
  Perfect Memorial on TV
  on sale 93/03/21 (must reserve by 93/01/17) 43,260 yen (tax included)
  LD: VPLY-70234, color, mono, CLV, 618 minutes
  contains all 25 episodes.

 Cyber Formula The Party
  CD: DPCX-1003, 3000 yen, on sale 11/26
  contains 11 songs.

 Genji Tsuushin Agedama
  vol 1 (episode 1 to 4) VHS: KIVA-119, LD: KILA-31
  vol 2 (episode 5 to 8) VHS: KIVA-120, LD: KILA-32
  vol 3 (episode 9 to 12) VHS: KIVA-121, LD: KILA-33
  vol 4 (episode 13 to 16) VHS: KIVA-122, LD: KILA-34
  vol 5 (episode 17 to 20) VHS: KIVA-123, LD: KILA-35
  5800 yen each.

 Tekkaman Blade
  vol 1 (episode 1 to 4) VHS: KIVA-133
  vol 2 (episode 5 to 8) VHS: KIVA-134
  5800 yen each.

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Hitoshi Doi, International Open Systems Engineering        doi@jrd.dec.com
Japan Research and Development Center               decwrl!jrd.dec.com!doi
Digital Equipment Corporation Japan      [from Japan: doi@jrd.dec-j.co.jp]