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From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Subject: Re: Gunbuster Question
Reply-To: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 01:36:11 GMT

In article <01GNKTT1IKNQ000EW6@RHODES.BITNET> EDRVL%RHODES.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU writes:
>At the end of the first episode of Gunbuster, a "little science lesson" occurs
>using short, round versions of Amano, Takaya(sp?) and Coach. I've seen such
>characters in different anime and manga. What are they and why are the japanese
>so fond of using them? I don't know if this has been covered before and
>apologize if I am beating a dead horse.
>
>Thanks--Vickie

That practice is known as "Super-Deforming" characters.  It's a way of
making even the most horrible monster into something small and cute.  As
far as I know, the first occurrance of this was in SD-Gundam.

Nowadays, Super-Deformed characters are appearing *everywhere*.  Here
are a couple I can come up with, just off the top of my head.  It seems
to be appealing for some strange reason :-):

   - Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen
       The 'eyecatch' sequences
   - Video Girl Ai
       The postscript segments
   - Dirty Pair
       The closing credits of the 10 episode OAV series
   - Superdimensional Fortress Macross
       The opening credits (when the series was rerun recently)
   - Gunbuster
       The science lessons (of course!)
   - Gall Force
       10 Little Gall Force
   - Patlabor on Television
       The first 'eyecatch' sequences
   - SD Gundam
       OF COURSE!!

(I'm not too fond of it myself, but SD-Gundam *did* undeniably extend
 the lifetime of the Gundam universe.  Maybe they should have tried
 it with other series.  How about SD-Miyu, SD-Orange Road, or
 SD-3x3 Eyes?  SD-Ultraman anyone?  Oh, sorry...they did that one already.)

>P.S. While on the subject, what's up with the cute drawings that flash behind
>the closing credits. They don't really seem to fit an action-type story at all.

I've always thought of it as comic relief...

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From: daf31428@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David A. Fleming)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: AAAAAAARRRRRG!!! my mind is going...
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:35:22 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer) writes:

>weird@netcom.com (Richard A. Ney) writes:

>>In article <BsvxpC.J76@news.cso.uiuc.edu> ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer) writes:
>>>         I've been an anime fan for about three years now...thought I was   
>>>normal...last night my dreams were invaded by anime characters....
>>>*gasp* What should I do?
>>>
>>>-- 
>>
>><<<< Going into Freudian Mode >>>>
>>
>>	Ah Yes the invasion of ones dreams by Animation Characters..
>>	In order to Figure out what your Dream mean you must first
>>	Tell us what your dreams contained.. Were you dreaming that
>>	Lum was Shocking you Or were you flying around in space in
>>	a Gundam.. We must know what you saw in your dreams to find
>>	out what you ID is trying to release in order to gain control
>>	over your EGO.. Inquiring minds want to know....
>    Well all I remember now is thAT it was Yuri(dirty Pair)....I asked
>her out but she didn't say yes or no...next thing I remeber is waking up
>with my cat sitting on my chest.

>Am I beyond help???????


 		Heck, Ken, it's _years_ too late for that...

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From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Subject: Re: Sailor Moon (again)
Reply-To: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 00:07:26 GMT

In article <5596@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> 7514P%NAVPGS.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Chris Swett) writes:
><10 Sailors?>
>
>     Geez, I don't know but it looks like there are going to be lots of them.
>It may end up being a Justice League sort of thing. :)  The August issue of
>Nakayoshi had listings for all the planets with the pictures of the sailors
>next to the appropriate planet blurb. 

You're not serious!  I was just joking when I came up with 10 Sailors
(one for each planet, including Earth and Sailor Moon).

>I wonder if they will continue to relate the Sailor
>powers to the kanji for their planets.
>
>                                      --- Chris

Not being familiar with the kanji, how do they relate to the various
powers?:
   Sailor Moon    - "Moon tiara...ACTION!"
   Sailor Mercury - fog power
   Sailor Mars    - fireballs
                      (actually, I could probably guess on this one...)

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From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Anime music video questions (regarding PSY-S)
Date: 13 Aug 92 02:38:14 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network



I have a question regarding the Macross:Do You Remember Love??? music video
redone to a song by the group PSY-S.  What is the title of that song
and which PSY-S album is it from?  Also, the other fan video done to j-pop
songg sounded pretty similiar to PSY-S but I'm not sure (the one with all the
"crying scenes", Gunbuster,BGC,Macross)?

Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
From: EDRVL%RHODES.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Gunbuster Question
Date: 14 Aug 92 21:35:21 GMT
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At the end of the first episode of Gunbuster, a "little science lesson" occurs
using short, round versions of Amano, Takaya(sp?) and Coach. I've seen such
characters in different anime and manga. What are they and why are the japanese
so fond of using them? I don't know if this has been covered before and
apologize if I am beating a dead horse.

Thanks--Vickie
edrvl@rhodes

P.S. While on the subject, what's up with the cute drawings that flash behind
the closing credits. They don't really seem to fit an action-type story at all.
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Subject: BGC, Vampire Princess Miyu and SF shopping comments
From: ramberg@futon.SFSU.EDU ()
Date: 14 Aug 92 15:37:54 PDT
Distribution: world
Organization: San Francisco State University

Hi:
Here are some comments on some the anime I've seen lately:
Unless otherwised mentioned: I found everything at SF's Japantown's
Japan Video and Kinokuniya Bookstore:
I found the service to be okay in the Video store ; though they do
seem to be not that informative, more than likely due to a
difficulty with English. 
I found the servie in the bookstore to be exceptional not to mention
the staff being very nice and helpful..
Anime:
Anime:
(Videos)
       Akira: (dubbed:letterboxed) Streamline (I think)
	Fantastic artwork. The dubbing was sub-par (isn't it always!)
	I see (via Star Log) that a sub-titled version is availible.
	The dubbing seemed to make the plot a bit difficukt to foolow.
	The ending is different than in the manga.

       Bubble Gum Crisis
                         Part I: AnimEigo..
			 (sub-titled and letterboxed)
			 Nice story,pacing and a great soundtrack by a 
                         group who also does the voices. I was pleasantly
			 suprised to find the body armor (called
                         hard suits) was based on the android depicted
			 on the Asia album cover of Astra. 
			 Hurricane 2023: Tinsel City Rhapsody:
			 Some anime; but mostly music from the rock 'n
			 roll group which do the soundtracks.. It's in
			 mono though with no subtitles !! 
			Graphic Novel (I forgot the name): It's
                        written in Japanese anyway. Fantastic artwork.
                        Includes some good pictures of the rock group 
                        who dies the voices/soundtrack. A big too expensive
                        for my blood right now at ~$40 dolars with the tax.
       Vampire Princess Miyu(Episodes I&II) {subbed (& letterboxed I
	think) animEigo
	Great soundtrack. The stories are sort of a mix of Anne Rice
	and Japanese mythology. I reccomend wsatching it half-asleep.
	It enhances the dreamy quality.
P.S I like the AnimEigo work .. nice job :-)
	Galaxy 999:
	got a sound track cd for $34 dollars (import). I also ogot a 
	copy of mangajin (sort of an english manga)  featuring it..
This is definitely a very expensive habit !! (But fun :-))


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From: cleung@aland.UUCP (Christopher Leung)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Anime Fan Clubs
Date: 14 Aug 1992 01:38:11 GMT
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Could someone post some addresses for Anime Fan Clubs.  I cannot seem to 
find one in my area, mainly Windsor, Ontario in Canada and I'm wondering
if there are any in Canada as well as in the Uates.  Any info will
be greatly appreciated.

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From: joshm@crash.cts.com (Josh Mercer)
Subject: Streamline's Nadia #4
Distribution: na
Date: 19 Aug 92 18:35:03 GMT
Summary: Well, here's what we were waiting for...
Keywords: Nadia

At last, Streamline's Nadia #4, obtained from Uncle Carl himself at SDCC.

To pad the message before getting to what everyone wants to know, I will say
that this one was better written/translated/whatever than #3.  I enjoyed
some of the jokes and didn't do the re-dubbed "Argh! what a stupid sounding
line!" thing. 

And now, the voices: 

   No Gloval.  Nemo has another vague accent.  Not a Robotech voice that I
could recognize.  He's okay.
   Electra has a pleasant british accent, and also is not an ex-Robotech voice.
 She's so far the best voice they've had in the series, IMHO.
 Eco is Kerrigan "Sean Phillips/Jack Baker/Ad Nauseum" Mahan, veteran voice
actor.  He was also in Zillion and God knows what else.
 The rest of the Nautilus crew has only very few lines, though I didn't care
much for any of their thick and grunting accents.  I can't recognize them
as Robotech voices offhand, though I may when they get more lines.

  Next: Marie and Gargoyle.

 Trivia: Carl Macek himself apparently does King's "voice."

 He said so.  Honest.
From: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: A-ko 2
Date: 17 Aug 92 00:56:29 GMT
Reply-To: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Organization: The Next Challenge, Fairfax, Va.


  Yeah, I have seen the same version of A-ko 2 (no dialogue).  My
guess is that whoever recorded it off of laserdisc recorded the wrong

audio track.
 
  -Ralph Jenkins

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From: jkueh@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jyh-Wee Jason Kueh)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: WoH soundtrack question
Date: 20 Aug 1992 11:01:49 GMT
Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: monsoon.berkeley.edu

	Anyone know what's on the Wings of Honneamise 4-disk boxed set
soundtrack?  Does it include music from the original (1-disk) soundtrack
or does it just contain extra?  And what does the extra contain to take up
four disks?  Any explanation and comment appreciated.

Thanks,
Jason Kueh
From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Jackie Chan movies
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 92 16:26:32 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1992Aug7.231803.14285@sura.net> wbarnes@sura.net writes:
 >
 > [I know rec.arts.anime is technically not the right group to ask about this,
 > but I know there are some Jackie Chan fans here that might not haunt the
 > normal movie group(s).]
 > 

While on the subject, does anyone know what happened to the rumoured
City Hunter live-action movie with Jackie????

 > Any help would be appreciated.  I can see now why so many people are
 > Jackie Chan groupies!

Welcome to the club. Sadly here in Australia only the badly (english)
dubbed versions are available. :( They aren't even worth a rental.

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From: wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes)
Subject: Re: Riding Bean
Organization: SURAnet, College Park, MD, USA, NA, Earth, Milky Way
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 05:40:34 GMT

In article <sDomPB3w165w@bluemoon.rn.com> gbatey@bluemoon.rn.com (George Batey) writes:
>I recently purchased this movie

OAV, actually (I know, I know, I'm nitpicking - it's late).

>and thought it was great,

As well you should.

>the thing is 
>since they leave it open at the end I was wondering if in Japan if they 
>had or have any plans of making any sequals to the show???? Thanx.

*sigh*  NO, there are no sequels, and NO, there are none planned, due
to a dispute between Youmex and Artmic (? the two companies which jointly
produced it) over its rights.  Which has no doubt infuriated many Bean
groupies...8-/

> This is from
>     gbatey@bluemoon.rn.com
>who doesn't have his (or her) own obnoxious signature yet

Has to be a he, IMHO.  For some reason, most women I know (which is
not necessarily a representative sampling of the gender) just can't
appreciate Bean, I just don't understand it...8->
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From: junglee@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (jung lee)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Project D-ko Meeting
Keywords: Meeting
Date: 20 Aug 92 12:45:22 GMT
Organization: Hmm.. do we have one?

Hi..
Another Project D-ko Meeting is set in Drexel University...

Date: Wednesday. Augest, 26, 1992.
Time: 7 P.M to 10 P.M.
Place: Disque hall 108. 

If you have question how to get to our meeting just send an E-mail to
tjyi@mcs.drexel.edu


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From: lonewolf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Benoy Koshy)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: A-ko 2
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 04:42:51 MDT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada

tomj@techbook.com (Tom Jansen) writes:

- 
- 	Just a quick question on Project A-ko 2.  I recently obtained
- 	a copy of this and was quite suprised when i put it in.  
- 	There was no dialoge, no sound at all in fact, except a 
- 	BGM that went through the whole movie.  It was quite 
- 	interesting to watch it like this, as I enjoyed the music
- 	quite a bit, however, is this the way it is supposed to
- 	be?  Did I get some weird fan-music over version or what?
- 	Just wondering......
 
You must have obtained a copy of Project A-ko 2 off the LD, the Duo-disk 
which has the CD soundtrack on it as well as the original movie. Whoever 
taped it for you didn't set the LD  Player right and you got the CD 
Soundtrack part playing against the video.
 
So to answer your questions, yes there is dialogue, sound effects and all 
else that comes with a normal anime movie...
 
If you are looking for films without much dialogue, try Angel's Egg....

Ben Koshy/Lone Wolf              lonewolf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
President of B.A.K.A.            Banzai Anime Klub of Alberta
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From: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: US Renditions' Dangaio Vol. 2 & 3
Date: 22 Aug 92 21:48:58 GMT
Reply-To: m0336@tnc.UUCP (RALPH JENKINS)
Organization: The Next Challenge, Fairfax, Va.


Perhaps the last two Dangaio episodes will be solicited to comic shops
sometime in the future.  Animag 2.2 states that the release dates for
the two tapes were February and March, 1992.  Video stores can order
them from the Video-Log catalogues.
 
  -Ralph Jenkins

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From: kilpatri@nextnet.csus.edu (Joseph Kilpatrick)
Subject: Re: ANIMEIGO : BUBBLEGUM CRISIS ON LASERDISC
Keywords: animeigo bubblegum crisis laserdisc ld
Organization: California State University: Sacramento
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 09:24:45 GMT

This is so cool.  I cannot put off getting an LD player anymore!
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From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: BGC music
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 92 13:52:32 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1992Aug7.163317.4592@foretune.co.jp> macross@foretune.co.jp writes:
 > >Semi-seriously, has anyone actually written an "I'm an Otaku" filk?
 > 
 > Well, if the themes from "Otaku no Video" don't qualify, then I don't know
 > what does.

That's not filk, though. Filk is taking the melody of a popular song
and giving it fan-related lyrics... Like (off the top of my head)
Madonna's "Like a Virgin" and changing it to:

"Like a gaijin....
 Watching for the very first time..."

Anyone wishing to expand on this idea, go for it, just DON'T blame me!
:)

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From: manga@twics.co.jp
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: phone cards and such
Date: 12 Aug 92 11:02:14 GMT
Organization: TWICS, Tokyo, Japan

John A. Kilpatrick writes:
>Can someone explain to me, in mail please, what these Japanese phone cards
and phone books are and what they have to do with anime/manga?  Thanks.
 
Might as well let everyone know.  Most of the public phones here
in Japan accept prepaid magnetic cards as a form of payment.  These cards
are made of plastic and have some picture on the front.  Cards are
issued to commemorate many different events.  for instance, the
happy (and much poorer) couple at a wedding often give a card with their
picture and some sappy phrase on it to all the guests.  Since
these cards cost $4 to $8 each, this can be pretty expensive.
 
Anyway, cards are also issued for most major anime pictures.  Many people
in Japan collect them.  (The size, about that of a business card, is ideal
for collecting in Japan where the average apartment is about the size of
your closet :-}  When issued, they are discounted slightly, as you can get
1050 yen worth of phone calls out of a 1000 yen card.  A bit of time
passes and they start getting rare and the price starts going up.
 
I don't know whether it is important that they not be used for collecting
purposes.  I've seen some, such as Akira, selling for 5,000 yen.
Kuranai No Buta is currently available at the movie theaters where
it is showing for the list price.
 
I don't know anything about phone books.
 
-bret

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From: michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Make Your Own Anime!
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:29:55 GMT
Organization: JAFWA, Cal-Animage Zeta, Perth, Western Australia


In article <1992Aug13.151146.12251@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com writes:
 > 
 > - An anime version of RENDEZVOUZ WITH RAMA.
 > 

And get the people onto it who did all those wonderful space colonies
for the various Gundam movies. :) At least they already have done that
sort of thing before to do it right.

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