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From: used to be Anime Kami (kchang@orion.oac.uci.edu (Koji Nanjo))
Subject: Re: i'll probably get flamed for this but. . . .
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Organization: Zetsuai Bronze
Date: 8 Apr 92 19:54:19 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.123811.3226@uwm.edu> blodhawk@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Adam Jansen) writes:
>
>	well, just my two yen worth, but.....
>
>    the worst anime show that i'vv ever seen were (in this order)
>
>		the amiercanised version of Science Ninja-Team Gatchaman
>			Battle of the Planets
>
>		and the How-many-gold version of ROBOTECH called
>			 THE SENTINALS
>			 quite fortunately, it was never finished
>
> 	i'll probably get flamed for this, but, america
>	is incapable of doing good anime.  they lack the japanese
>	sense of telling a good story.  i have several episodes of the
>	series Genesis Climber Mospeada(the third part of ROBO-drek)
>	and i can tell exactly whgat is going on, even though i don't
>	know what in heaven's name they are saying.  america could 
>	animate a good anime, but not create one.  

=>No flame: American animation will not improve (except for Disney) unless
they think for themselves that animation is not for kids anymore. This
American society suppresses everyone to think that cartoons or animations
are just for kids' entertainment purposes. That's wrong and Beauty and the 
Beast disproved that fact and that's why it got nominated for BEst Picture
in the Academy Awards (it contained a lot of themes that are not childish
and therefore the adults can enjoy it as well plus the dialogue wasn't as
childish as most animation is). Anyway, American animation can improve, in
my opinion, if the society stops thinking like they do about animation or what
they term as cartoons. But you wouldn't believe how many people out there
believe that all animation is is just cartoons to make people laugh (not
so true). All the animators have to do is stop the childish animation
plots and start making stories with real good plots and dialogue.
Anyway, Japan has anime for all ages (adolences, pre-teens, teens, post-teens,
adult, and family-type). If the American can figure this out, then they
can start making quality animation.

>	like i said, just my two yen worth
>
>	all flames or otherwise, mail to longshot, at the same address here
>	at uwm
>

Koji Nanjo
kchang@orion.oac.uci.edu
From: thwang@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Tommy Hwang)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Animation popular in US
Date: 14 Apr 92 08:23:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: mentor.45300
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Apr14.025323.20888@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> cmeadows@isis.cs.du.edu (Christopher Meadows) writes:
>
>Too bad Japanese animation has been dismissed as worthless because of 
>what the redubbers/rescripters have done to it.  It's also too bad that
>the "popular" kind of animation right now is largely kiddie stuff like
>fairy tales.  If only America were ready for PG or R rated theatrical
>films, such as Megazone 23...sigh.
>

     America may actually be ready for PG or even R rated animated 
theatrical films.  Unfortunately, as you have stated, the possibility
for success of Japanese animation is lowered due to the 
"redubbers/rescripters"  When you say "`popular` kind of animation", do 
you mean what is on TV or in theaters?  

                                                      -TKH `92
From: RSHIROMA%DREW.bitnet@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Flying Kuliman)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Kouichiro Yasunaga (was RE: Prefectural Earth Defence High School)
Date: 12 Apr 92 22:29:00 GMT
To: anime-l%vtvm1.bitnet@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu
X-Envelope-To: anime-l@vtvm1.bitnet
X-Vms-To: IN%"anime-l@vtvm1.bitnet"

A bit of correction...
Rikugun Nakano Yobikou seems to have "officially" ended just recently
(from Fanroad Mar.'92 p120 Fantanica).  Sorry for misinformation.

BTW, Yasunaga's "Kyonyuu Hunter" has become a live-action video.  The story
is, a high school girl with small breasts collects tits prints of her class
mates, like fish rubbing, putting on a kind of battle costume.  Since it is
not anime, I do not know if it's good or not.

                                                        W2/JH1CUV

        Why I come to be interested in Nekomimi?  Well, it's because I grew
        up inside the notorious triangle: enclosed by Books Takaoka, Akizuki
        Denki, and Sugamo Carrot... (^_^)
From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: #9: Gunbuster: "Active Heart" translation/lyrics 
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 92 18:26:02 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia
Reply-To: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au


In article <Apr.4.10.56.46.1992.5940@remus.rutgers.edu> thmartin@remus.rutgers.edu writes:
 >
 > Aiming for the Top 10 and rising fast thanks to a group of dedicated
 > fans at CCNY, despite a poor translation by U.S. Renditions (which
 > mine may remedy), the opening theme to "Top o narae!", better known in
 > America as "Gunbuster".  #9, "Active Heart".

I knew it was a sketchy translation on the op credits, but this proves
just how much got lost. Urgh...

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From: regius@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.misc,rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: kahm03.jpg (part 1/1) {anime art}
Date: 8 Apr 92 17:50:11 GMT
Followup-To: alt.binaries.pictures.misc
Organization: University of Texas at Austin

Please refrain from posting binary files to this group.
There is a group alt.binaries.pictures.misc for that.

(Sorry if I offend anyone.  Just don't quite like having
a binary file in the middle of anime discussion :)
^_^ no clue ^_^
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From: irie@husc9.harvard.edu (Robert E. Irie)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: KOR on VHS for sale?
Date: 10 Apr 92 10:08:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc9.IRIE.92Apr10030817
Distribution: rec
Organization: Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services, Cambridge, MA

Hi all, I am relatively new in the world of anime.  I have read the past
3000 (!) messages here, and have yet to see a FAQ.

One simple question: Where can I get the KOR series and/or the movie
on VHS tapes? I asked my local anime club, and they 1) dont sell tapes
2) dont have KOR on VHS. They couldnt even give me a reference. I have
seen some subtitled versions say that these tapes should be
distributed free.  If so, what is the process of acquiring them? HELP!

Thanks,
Robert

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From: fongj%honi.EE.McGill.CA@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (chun kwai jay fong)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re:  Hokuto No Ken subbing?  (Oh no Not again)
Date: 15 Apr 92 14:27:59 GMT
To: ANIME-L%vtvm1.bitnet@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu

Hi there William,

  Just for the record, I'm interested in Hokuto No Ken subbed as well.  But
alas, it is not feasible (at the present time I guess...)  Too bad!

Jay
From: whong@musubi.pubnet.com (Wendell Hong)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Urusei Yatsura popularity
Date: 7 Apr 92 10:01:02 GMT
Organization: Studio Musubi, Honolulu HI

There are more UY fans out there than you think. You can't take everything 
you read on the nets as gospel. Anyway if UY is so unpopular why is it that 
UY GIF are the #1 download item in the GEnie Anime Libraries right now?
 From reading this net you'd get the conclusion that Orange road or Gundam  
is most popular with fans. I can find more people who have heard of and like 
UY more than Orange Road or Gundam. 
Also, you don't have to have everything at one time to be considered a fan 
of the series either. I still like UY and I've only seen 93 episodes of the 
TV series so far.

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From: albertw@netcom.com (Albert Wong)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: BGC tapes
Date: 14 Apr 92 17:00:49 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Apr14.043058.26595@foretune.co.jp> trebor@foretune.co.jp (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
>
>If by "over there" you mean Japan, you're getting a bargain.  Most new
>OVA's (like Bubblegum Crash for example) go for Y10,000 - about US$75.

A Y10,000 tape for $75?  That's a pretty good price.  If you can
actually find a US dealer that'll order tapes for you, I think the
price for the tape would be somewhere around $100. $_$

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Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer)
Subject: Re: Anime Shower Special & Dirty Pair
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 05:47:59 GMT

sorflet@bnr.ca (Winston Sorfleet) writes:

>This was a hentai test.  If you are reading this you are a hentai.
>
 Damn! This is entrapment! Where's my lawyer? Oh...he's here too....

-- 
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From: rang@laputa.ics.uci.edu (Roger P. Ang)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: gross anachronism in 0083
Date: 14 Apr 92 20:39:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: ics.29EB42ED.12817
Reply-To: rang@ics.uci.edu (Roger P. Ang)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.

In article <1992Apr13.023945.5691@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> aoki@hermes.Berkeley.EDU (Paul M. Aoki) writes:
>Anyone else notice that Nina Purpleton codes in C using a line-oriented
>text editor?  :-D  (About halfway into episode 6, where the Anaheim
>engineers are working overtime to fix Kou's Gundam.)

	So, does that mean we'll see Kou get into some real trouble when the
Gundam's system gives him a "segmentation fault - core dumped".  :-):-):-)

                                        Roger P. Ang (rang@laputa.ics.uci.edu)
"Explode into pieces, you human!"	Grad student at the
-Princess Asrial			Dept. of Information & Computer Sci.
Ninja High School			Univ. of California, Irvine.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
From: jferrara@Gnu.ai.mit.edu (J 'have a jet ski' Ferrara)
Subject: Re: Cream Lemon Phone Cards (?)
Organization: Yes, er, no, um maybe, who wants to know?
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 00:58:57 GMT

In article <702538425snx@izumi.DIALix.oz.au> michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au writes:
>
>
>Speaking of things of that kind, has anyone seen the ad near the rear
>of NewType for the last few months? Are these indeed Cream Lemon Phone
>Cards, or have I got my kana in a knot?
>
>What sort of (general) anime-related phone cards are currently
>available in Japan?
>

I have a 1991 anime phone card catalog, and it has a rather large selection. 
I checked, and there is indeed a fair number of Cream Lemon cards.

So, would you want to be seen using a Cream Lemon phone card?


J "have a jet ski" Ferrara
House of the Techno-Discordians
Aquatic Amusements Division
From: ANDREA%VAXSNS.INFN.IT@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: How's situation regarding oavs and mangas in Europe?
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:21:00 GMT
Reply-To: ANDREA%VAXSNS.INFN.IT@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
Comments: INFN.IT domain is equivalent to BITNET domain: INFNET;
          INFNET has been disestablished Dec 31, 1988
To: ANIME-L%VTVM1.bitnet@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu
X-Original-To:  ANIME-L@VTVM1.BITNET

Hi, I'm from Italy, and lately there has been an invasion of mangas, but
they have very high prices, and oavs are very rare. Do u know where I could
find mangas and oavs at good prices?... Thanks
                                                Andrea
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Thursday, 9 Apr 1992 12:16:06 CDT
From: <U19807@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: AAAAAARGH!

A billion apologies to all of you who are puzzled by the presence of a
rec.arts.sf.marketplace book query in r.a.a. Lack of sleep has frazzled
my Address-sense once again....uuurgggh.

      ** Chris Krolczyk,esq.  * DISCLAIMER: My opinions are in **
      ** Maniac-at-Large      * no way endorsed by the Univer- **
      ** U19807@UICVM.BITNET  * sity of Illinois at Chicago.   **
      ** u19807@uicvm.uic.edu * So there. Nyaah.               **
From: SCA114%URIACC.bitnet@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Corinthian)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Still another request for that silly sketch...
Date: 16 Apr 92 17:33:13 GMT
To: "Japanese animedia and other animation news." <ANIME-L@VTVM1>
 <news@VTSERF.CC.VT.EDU>

On Tue, 14 Apr 1992 20:14:09 GMT <news@VTSERF.CC.VT.EDU>(Dennis Nedblake)said:
>viz the whole Adam Warren Lovely Angels perversion thing...
>
>while i'm at it, in case it _doesn't_ get GIFfed, send one to me too, if you
>would be so kind.

 Hell, add me to that mailing list.  Snailmail at:

   J. Daedalus Govoni
   21 Tahena Drive
   E. Greenwich, RI  02818

>why do i feel so evil for doing this?  is it the sneaking suspicion that Kei
>and/or Yuri will read it and send me a letter bomb?  Hmmmmmm... watch your
>local news for a story that most of south Kansas City is now a crater...

 I don't think they'd be THAT upset about it.  Heh heh heh... maybe.

 -Corinthian

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From: msw8629@zeus.tamu.edu (WILLIAMS, MICHAEL SHANE)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Record of Loddoss War has it ended?
Keywords: What episode #?
Date: 7 Apr 92 14:11:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Apr6.155933.1759@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>, dscott@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Danielle M. Scott) writes...
>--
> 
>Does anybody know about if Loddoss War ended. I got lost after 7, so I 
>have no idea if it stopped on 13 (like seen in Newtype)? Can somebody
>give me a clue?

Yeppers, the Lodoss Wars anime ended with episode 13.  'Tis a shame...

	Captain "Lodoss Fan" Woodchuck

msw8629@rigel.tamu.edu		"The light that burns twice as bright burns
				half as long.  You have burned ever so brightly
				Roy."	-Bladerunner
From: trebor@foretune.co.jp (Robert J Woodhead)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: AnimEigo LDs--Are they going to happen?
Date: 8 Apr 92 01:15:28 GMT
Organization: Foretune Co., Ltd.

keithd@pnet01.cts.com (Keith Davey) writes:

>What about it Robert?  Any plans to release BGC on disk (please please).

If the sales of Miyu demonstrate there is a market, we will do other
LD releases.  No decisions on what they will be has been made.  When
they are made, we will post a press-release about them.

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From: albertw@netcom.com (Albert Wong)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Why Gunbuster wasn't cool
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:43:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.xdxjq8p.albertw
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <31615@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> cg108fai@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Steerpike) writes:
>
>Gunbuster could have been really cool, if only one thing had been 
>taken out of the series:
>
>The Gunbuster itself.
>
>This is a lame idea for a robot, it detracts from the
>near-to-reality science fiction ideas, and it is too much of a
>cliche. Come on -- yelling "Buster ______" (insert weapon name)
>every time that the robot does anything? Jeez.
>

Well, the Gunbuster was supposed to be a parody on all those other
'giant robot' shows of years past.  Hey, I thought the Buster Shield
was cool! ^_^
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From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Intro to Monthly Anime CD posting
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:23:16 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division


Well, it's time again for the monthly CD posting.  In addition to
posting the whole thing, I am also breaking it down into about 8 parts
as follows:

1- AD Police to Fire Tripper

2- Five Star Stories to Minky Momo

3- Maison Ikkoku to Queen Millenia

4- Ranma 1/2 to Southern Cross

5- SPT Layzner to Other

6- Collections

7- Seiyuu

8- Glossary & Sources

I have also assembled the following "Special Editions" based upon the
various CD discussions that have been going on the past month.  I can
do this for any Anime/Manga that I have data on.  This is based on the
full list and contains no new information.

1- Nadia

2- Kimagure Orange Road

3- Ranma 1/2

4- Maison Ikkoku

5- Dirty Pair

These CD lists can be ftp'ed from remus.rutgers.edu pub/anime/CD.

Special thanks to Steve Linhart who once again helped me assemble the
massive amount of data sent my way.

Enjoy!

Steve
Coordinator, Rutgers Anime
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From: svc4364@venus.tamu.edu (Lisa)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: How does another cheap buy??? (just an idea
Date: 9 Apr 92 09:33:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <3716@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>, ST102272%brownvm.brown.edu@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Young Su) writes...
>Potential Dolls I'd buy:
> 
>KOR Madoka Ayukawa   (OK, so I like tough girls)
>KOR Jingoro          (OK, so I like fat, furry, cats)
> 
[Other choices below previous, deleted]

Me, I'd like to see the above, but ESPECIALLY, I'd like to see:

KOR Kasuga Kyosuke   (Ok, so I like gorgeous sweetheart ESPers)

KOR Hiyama Hikaru    (I just wanna round out the set)

I'd try real hard to buy ALL FOUR. KOR is my favorite show.

Last but not least:

Lum (forgot her last name if she HAS one)

Moriboshi(sp?) Ataru     (Just to fill out the MOST important
                          part of the set)



Es mis dos centavos...

Trabajando on mi .sig. Esta 'multi-lingual' y 'multi-cultural' .sig.
Anime watakushi sukidesu! Wo xihuan Anime Zhongwen-fangfa ye!
(Corrections to my practice .sig are requested and welcomed)

;)  Lisa "Ayukawa" Ross
> 
> 
> 
>
From: noelg@pnet01.cts.com (Noel Gamboa)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Gundam 0083 #8: Space of Conspiracy
Date: 16 Apr 92 23:17:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: crash.1992Apr16.231711.16436
Organization: People-Net [pnet01], El Cajon CA

If anybody's gonna be in the San Diego area Tuesday night, try to catch
the first episode of chapter 2 of Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, which
will be shown by Cal-Animage Beta (UCSD) at 7:30 pm at Peterson Hall
room 108. Subtitled by Operation X, of course. :)

                   Noel Gamboa (noelg@pnet01.cts.com)
             "Solomon... I have returned!" - Commander Gato
                              Operation X
From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Akira & Fist of the North Star in Indianapolis
Date: 13 Apr 92 01:42:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: gn.1992Apr13.014212.17815
Distribution: na
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network



Akira and Fist of the North Star from Streamline Pictures will be shown
at the General Cinema in the Washington Square Mall in Indianapolis 
Friday April 27-Thursday May 1.

Air Times

Fri-Sun.

Fist of the North Star
12:30 5:05 9:45

Akira
2:45  7:25

Mon-Thurs.

Fist of the North Star
5:05
Akira
7:25

The two are being offered as a double-feature.  Pay one price and watch the
two movies.

before 4:30  -  $3.75
4:30-6:00    -  $4.75
after 6:00   -  $5.25

Any future anime film engagements here depends on the attendance during this
one week run.

Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
From: rang@laputa.ics.uci.edu (Roger P. Ang)
Subject: Re: Area 88 actIII *SPOILER*
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Reply-To: rang@ics.uci.edu (Roger P. Ang)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 6 Apr 92 22:16:38 GMT

In article <92096.144821CMH114@psuvm.psu.edu> <CMH114@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>Just pulled the synopsis to act 3 from network.ucsd.edu, and had a question.
...
>Also, this writer stated that
>he expected a fourth act. Having seen them all, I can fairly say that there
>won't be a fourth act, because the story is finished, the only thing left is
>for Shin to go out in a bloody blaze of tragic futility.

	Hey, where's your imagination?  Anime is the realm of the
incredible (read: I can't believe that one).  I could think of several
possibilities:
	- Shin joins the battle, sees nearly everyone get killed
(though they fight brilliantly) including Saki.  However, Shin and a
handful survive (albeit barely).  They wander about in the war area a
little.  An opportunity pops up to continue being a mercenary pilot.
He and the survivors take it and eventually are assigned to get Saki's
father.
	- Ryoko takes over the airline but keeps looking for Shin.
She does a big, special transporting deal with a government and
travels out there to close it personally.  While she is closing the
deal with Saki's father, Shin arrives for the kill. (Big
reconciliation or confrontation scene).
	- Kanzaki was arrested but got out on bail and skipped the
country.  He learns about Shin and tracks him down.  Now
semi-psychotic (a possible personality improvment), he assumes a fake
ID joins an air force and meets Shin in the sky.

Of course they could just super-deform them. :-)

					Roger P. Ang (rang@laputa.ics.uci.edu)
"Hey, Dyna-Pink.  Nice tattoo."		Grad student at the
Mr. Wonderful - DynaMan			Dept. of Info. & Comp. Sci.
					Univ. of California, Irvine.