From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Subject: AnimeUK #4 comments
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 07:23:26 GMT

First of all, any of you reading this in Britain and some posting reviews
of the UK-first released dubs interested in posting info from the new 
issues of AnimeUK (if indeed anyone on r.a.a. over there gets them) when
they come out, as most people in the states don't see them until almost
8 weeks later, at least.




Gaver-sensei opinionated commentary on AnimeUK #4


Once again the producers of this zine have proved that they indeed are the 
leaders in the field in informative and entertaining, as well as original
in the field of many zines.  There have been many praises thusafar for the
Viz publication, Animerica.  However, much of the format and writing and art
of Animerica seemed hollow, of surface value, and of little emotion.  Not
the least of problems with Animerica is that they use recycled artwork 
totally.  The great "fan" art of the two staff artist-types of AnimeUK, Steve
Kyte and Wil Overton, gives AnimeUK a unique feel and look to the zine, with 
issue #4 being the slickest production yet.

On to some interesting bits of info in the AnimeUK,
(you know, maybe someone might post some more detailed info when these zines
come out, rather than having to wait the extra 8 weeks or so to filter to
this level in the US, as there were only brief cursory comments about this 
issue a while back.)

Looking at the Manga Video/Island World Communications ad in the front of the
zine, I noticed a couple of things:
	Boy! Do they use very boring stale title designs on the videos, 
	Project A-ko (yuch!), Venus Wars and Odin?,  man those were 
	horrendously bland.

Note from the news:
	UK's Channel 4 is negotiating to show more Miyazaki films (were they
	the ones who broadcast Laputa a few years back?), and speculation
	is Kiki's Delivery Service will be shown over the X-mas holidays.
	(Yes, it's a STREAMLINE dub.)

From the article on Kabuto:

	Well, obviously either the AnimeUK types were led to privilege
	info, or it is inaccurate, or LA Hero/USR have yet to promote it,
	but the article claims that LAHero/USR will be dubbed and releasing
	Kabuto.

Very nice fairly detailed Silent Mobius feature:(Only skimmed it, not enough
to gage any potential inaccuracies, art layout was SUPERB!)

Manga in Focus:  brief articles on four manga titles being translated

Article on the film "The Sensualist" released in the UK subtitled by a 
	company called Western Connection.  "looks" very interseting. 8-/

ARticle on assembling and painting "Ryuguir" resin Kit, character from Villgust.

Some nice postcard inserts ala japanese magazines featuring cover art from
the first 3 issues.

Articles on AX '92, Hamacon, comics in Taiwan, BGCrash (well, we can't always
be perfect 8-), Kurenai no Buta,  and Kabuto with an interview with Buichi Terasawa.

Also of course the usual ABC's of Anime feature, as well as the anime 
recipe of the month, Capricious (Kimagure) Orange Road Pudding.


Very top notch work and well worth the cover price.  

Now only if we could get it any sooner after the street dates in Britain.

Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu



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