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"Reviews and Information for the Anime Gourmet!"
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4/9/1989
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This is the 10th in a series of newsletters featuring of comments and
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reviews of anime (Japanese animation) items that we have bought. Please
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direct any comments to us by E-mail or post us a message in the Forum.
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We also welcome any reviews or comments you would like to have included
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in the next ANIME STUFF issue. Also please send us any comments about any
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incorrect information contained here. A correction will be placed in the
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next ANIME STUFF.
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The ANIME STUFF Staff...
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- Tom Mitchell : Editor, Writer, Graphics, CompuServe Distributor
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CompuServe Address : 75156,1067
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- Masaki Takai : Writer & BBS System Distributor
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CompuServe Address : 75106,3257
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- Mike & Janet Naylor : Writers
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CompuServe Address : 76074,1631
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- Rick Sternbach : Anime Modeler, Writer
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CompuServe Address : 74616,526
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- Jude George : USENET Distributor, Writer
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CompuServe Address: 72307,1752
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USENET Address : jg2f@andrew.cmu.edu
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Contributing Authors for this Issue:
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- Albert Wong
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CompuServe Address : 72657,2103
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////////////////////////////////QUICK NOTE\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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Whew! Well, the 1st ANIME STUFF ANIME POLL is all done and compiled.
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It was quite a job, but the results were worth it. I learned a lot of
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interesting things from it, as you will when you read the data.
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One of the things we may have to write is an article on the differences
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between Original Anime Videos and Feature Films. A lot of folks didn't
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know what some of their favorite shows were. For example, the original
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Project A-ko was a feature film, not an OAV. The Dirty Pair Movie was
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a movie, not an OAV. (grin)
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I hope you enjoy the poll results! If you don't like 'em, you should
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have voted!!! (Hahahahaaaaaaaaa!) (<-- Two of my favorites won!)
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- Tom
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The following is a list of the CompuServe GIF graphics that accompany
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this issue of ANIME STUFF. They are in 320 X 200 X 16 color format.
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AS10G1: The cover for this issue! Lum votes Ataru!!! Cover illustration
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by Tom Mitchell. (Let's see someone else draw something for
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a change!!!) (grin)
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AS10G2: STUFFY AWARD FOR MOST CATEGORIES WON IN POLL
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AS10G3: STUFFY AWARD FOR MOST CATEGORIES WON IN POLL (Yep, a tie!)
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AS10G4: STUFFY AWARD FOR MOST TOTAL VOTES IN POLL
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AS10G5: DOMINION original poster featuring Alu and Leona.
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Alu and Leona get a new Tank Police logo on their tank! Buaku
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seems to like it too! (grin)
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Here it is! The results from our first anime poll. The poll took place on
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all computer systems where ANIME STUFF is officialy distributed, and is
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comprised of the votes of all of our readers on those systems who took
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the time to vote. Thanks for your participation.
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There are a lot of surprises contained in the poll data, so I'll let
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the results speak for themselves. Congratulations to the winners!
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Data on the special Stuffy Award winners for Most Total Votes and Most
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Categories Won is compiled at the end of this list. I bet you may be
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surprised who turned out to be the most popular anime among our readers!
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Also keep in mind that not all people who sent in their poll sheets voted
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in all categories. That is, folks who were not familiar with a category,
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or did not have an opinion on a category just left that part of their
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forms blank. And, there may be some errors in the names of films or
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characters. Since there are things I have not seen, I had to count on the
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folks sending the votes in to get the names right.
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(grin)
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The Winners and Total Votes in the different categories...
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* Favorite 3 Anime Feature Films
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#1> Nausicaa: 17
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#2> Macross Movie: 16
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#3> Laputa: 15
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A-ko 1: 13
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Akira: 13
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Wing of Honneamise: 10
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Caliostro Castle (Lupin the 3rd): 9
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Tonari no Totoro: 8
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Gundam - Char's Counterattack: 6
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Dirty Pair Movie: 6
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Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer: 6
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Windaria: 3
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Crusher Joe: 2
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Lensman: 2
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My Youth in Arcadia: 2
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Urusei Yatsura 1 - Only You: 2
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Urusei Yatsura 3 - Remember My Love: 2
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Urusei Yatsura 4 - Forever Lum: 2
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Arion: 1
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Final Yamato: 1
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Grave of the Firefly: 1
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Gundam II: 1
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* Worst Anime Feature Film
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> Project A-Ko: 4
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Robotech Movie (Butchured Megazone 23 Part 1): 2
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Sait Seiya vs Eris: 2
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2001 Space Fantasia: 1
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Ai City: 1
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Arion: 1
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Caliostro Castle: 1
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Crusher Joe: 1
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Dagger of Kamui: 1
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Dr. Slump: 1
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Hokuto No Ken Movie: 1
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Kin Niku Man: 1
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Future War 199x: 1
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Macross: Do You Remember Love (English version): 1
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Captain Harlock - My Youth in Arcadia: 1
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Odin: 1
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Queen Milleneum: 1
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Technopolice 21c: 1
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Wing of Honneamise: 1
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* Favorite 3 Anime TV Shows
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#1> Dirty Pair: 23
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#2> Kimagure Orange Road: 17
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#3> Urusei Yatsura: 16
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Macross: 11
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Z Gundam: 8
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Maison Ikkoku: 7
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Mobile Suit Gundam: 5
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Gundam ZZ: 5
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Lupin III: 3
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SPT Layzner: 3
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Captain Harlock: 2
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Cat's Eye: 2
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City Hunter: 2
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Dragonball: 2
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Future Boy Conan: 2
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Hokuto no Ken I: 2
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Saint Seiya: 2
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Space Cruiser Yamato: 2
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Captain Future: 1
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Doraemon: 1
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Dunbine: 1
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Famous Detective Holmes: 1
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Gatchaman I: 1
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Genesis Climber Mospeada: 1
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GettaRobo (1st series): 1
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Heidi - The Girl of the Alps: 1
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Junguru Taitei : 1
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Orguss: 1
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Touch: 1
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Zillion: 1
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> Saint Seiya: 6
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Go Lion (also "Voltron" votes): 4
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Hokuto no Ken (1st series): 3
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Samurai Troopers: 3
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Gatchaman: 2
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Gundam ZZ: 2
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer: 1
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Cat's Eye: 1
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City Hunter: 1
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Cutie Honey: 1
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Dragonar: 1
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G.I. Joe : 1
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Kamui: 1
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Machine Robo: 1
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Moeru Onisan: 1
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Mospeada: 1
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Sakigake! Otoko Juku: 1
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Sazae-san: 1
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Starzan S: 1
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Tsuideni Tonchikan: 1
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#1> Vampire Hunter 'D': 9
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TIE! #2> Bubblegum Crisis 1 - Night Sabers Story: 8
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Black Magic M-66: 8
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Megazone 23 Part II: 8
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#3> Iczer-1: 7
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Bubblegum Crisis 4 - Revenge Road: 6
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Megazone 23 Part I: 5
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Monster City: 5
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Appleseed: 4
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Area 88 Act 3 : 4
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Bubblegum Crisis 2 - Born to Kill: 4
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Bubblegum Crisis 3 - Blow Up: 4
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Robot Carnival: 4
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Angel's Egg: 3
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Bubblegum Crisis 5 - Moonlight Rambler: 3
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Gal Force 1: 3
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Wondering Kid: 3
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Area 88 Acts 1 & 2 (Laserdisc Edition): 2
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Cream Lemon Part 4 - Pop*Chaser: 2
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Dangaioh 1: 2
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Dangaioh 2 - Spiral Knuckle Tear: 2
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Dirty Pair - Nolandia Affair: 2
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Top O Narae - Gunbuster 1: 2
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Madox-01: 2
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Super Deformed Gundam: 2
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Super Gal: 2
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Perfectual Earth Defence Force High School: 2
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Vampire Princess Miyu: 2
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Project A-ko 2: 1
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Project A-ko 3: 1
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Cosmo Police Justy: 1
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Cream Lemon Ami Again: 1
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Dirty Pair #1: 1
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Dominion Act 1: 1
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Dr. Slump/Hello Wonder Island: 1
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Dragon's Heaven: 1
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Dream Hunter Rem: 1
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Gal Force 2: 1
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Top O Narae - Gunbuster 2: 1
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Inaba and the Doors of Fate: 1
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Kenritsu Chikyu Boeigun: 1
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Laughing Target: 1
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Lupin the 3rd - Fuma Clan: 1
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Macross Flashback 2012: 1
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Panzer World Galient: Crest of Iron: 1
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Robotech Sentinels: 1
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Rumic World #3 (Laughing Target): 1
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Tokyo Vice: 1
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Urusei Yatsura - I'm the Shuu-chan: 1
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Urusei Yatsura - Ikare,Shabetto!: 1
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Urusei Yatsura - Ryoko's September Tea Party: 1
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Vampire Princess Miyu # 2: 1
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VOTOMS: Red Shoulder Document (Routes of Ambition): 1
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Votoms - Unknown Red Shoulder: 1
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Wandering Kid 2: 1
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Yotoden: 1
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* Worst Original Anime Video
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> Project A-ko 2: 4
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Angel's Egg: 2
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Appleseed: 2
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Dream Hunter Fandora: 2
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Lovely Betty: 2
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Macross Flashback 2012: 2
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Starship Troopers: 2
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Area 88: 1
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Birth: 1
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Bubblegum Crisis 2 - Born To Kill: 1
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Cream Lemon Special - Dark: 1
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Creamy Mami - Califorinia Crisis: 1
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Dead Heat: 1
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Drangon Century: 1
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Gal Force 1: Eternal Story: 1
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God Bless Dancougar: 1
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Greed: 1
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Maps: 1
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M.D. Geist: 1
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Outlanders: 1
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Patlabor: 1
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SF3D: 1
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Salamander: 1
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Urusei Yatsura '87 - Inaba-kun: 1
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Vampire Princess Miyu: 1
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Votoms: 1
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* Favorite Original Anime Video Series
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> Bubblegum Crisis: 15
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Dirty Pair: 4
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Iczer-1: 4
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Mobile Police Patlabor: 4
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Area 88: 3
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Gal Force: 2
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Top O Narae - Gunbuster: 2
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Rumic World: 2
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Cream Lemon - Ami Series: 1
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Cross Fight, Dangaio!: 1
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: 1
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Megazone 23: 1
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Urusei Yatsura: 1
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Votoms: 1
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* Favorite Female Anime Character in a TV Series
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> Ayukawa Madoka (Kimagure Orange Road): 11
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Lum (Urusei Yatsura): 9
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Kei (Dirty Pair): 8
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Yuri (Dirty Pair): 6
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Kyoto Otashini (Maison Ikkoku): 3
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Miriya (Macross): 2
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Misa (Macross): 2
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Anice Farm (Borgman): 1
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Cutey Honey (Cutey Honey): 1
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Kahn (Z Gundam, Gundam ZZ): 1
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Minami (Touch): 1
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Reccoa London (Z Gundam): 1
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Shinobu (Urusei Yatsura): 1
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* Favorite Supporting Female Anime Character in a TV Series
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TIE! > Hiyama Hikaru (Orange Road): 4
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Shinobu (Urusei Yatsura): 4
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Benten (Urusei Yatsura): 3
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Misa (Macross): 3
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Ran (Urusei Yatsura): 3
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Ibuki Yagami (Maison Ikkoku): 2
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Yuri (Dirty Pair): 2
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Buru (Gundam ZZ): 1
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Ciela Rapana (Dunbine): 1
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Four Murasame (Z Gundam): 1
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Fujiko (Lupin III): 1
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Haman Kahn (Z Gundam): 1
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Kaori Makimura (City Hunter): 1
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Kara (Gundam ZZ): 1
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Kei (Dirty Pair): 1
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Kurumi (Kimagure Orange Road): 1
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Madoka (Kimagure Orange Road): 1
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Maeter (Galaxy Express 999): 1
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Miria (Macross): 1
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Oyuki (Urusei Yatsura): 1
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Yuki (Yamato): 1
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Red-head character (Maison Ikkoku): 1
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Ryunosuke (Urusei Yatsura): 1
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Sakura (Urusei Yatsura): 1
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Sammie (Macross): 1
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Simone LeFran (SPT Layzner): 1
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* Favorite Male Anime Character in a TV Series
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> Kasuka Kyosuke (Kimagure Orange Road): 7
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Lupin III (Lupin III): 4
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Ataru (Urusei Yatsura): 3
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Char Aznable (Z Gundam): 3
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Hikaru (Macross): 3
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Yuusaku Godai (Maison Ikkoku): 3
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Amuro Ray (Gundam): 2
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Conan (Future Boy Conan): 2
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Goku (DragonBall): 2
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Maximilian (Macross): 2
|
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|
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Ryo Saeba (City Hunter): 2
|
||
|
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Camille (Z Gundam): 1
|
||
|
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Captain Harlock (Endless Road SSX): 1
|
||
|
|
Char Aznable (Gundam): 1
|
||
|
|
Eiji Asuka (SPT Layzner): 1
|
||
|
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G2 (Gatchaman): 1
|
||
|
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Kenshoro (Hokuto no Ken): 1
|
||
|
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Leo (Junguru Taitei): 1
|
||
|
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Uesugi Tatsuya (Touch): 1
|
||
|
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Wildstar/Kodai (StarBlazers/Yamato): 1
|
||
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|
||
|
|
* Favorite Male Supporting Anime Character in a TV Series
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
TIE! > Char Aznable (Z Gundam): 4
|
||
|
|
Maximilian (Macross): 4
|
||
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|
||
|
|
Mendo (Urusei Yatsura): 2
|
||
|
|
Roy Fokker (Macross): 2
|
||
|
|
Zenigata (Lupin III): 2
|
||
|
|
Amos Gale (SPT Layzner): 1
|
||
|
|
Captain Avatar (Starblazers/Yamato): 1
|
||
|
|
Cherry (Urusei Yatsura): 1
|
||
|
|
Cygnus Hyoga (Saint Seiya): 1
|
||
|
|
Goemon (Lupin III): 1
|
||
|
|
Guree (Dirty Pair): 1
|
||
|
|
Job (Gundam):1
|
||
|
|
Kazuya (Kimagure Orange Road): 1
|
||
|
|
Kitune (Urusei Yatsura): 1
|
||
|
|
Megane (Urusei Yatsura): 1
|
||
|
|
Mugi (Dirty Pair):1
|
||
|
|
Nitta Akio (Touch): 1
|
||
|
|
Racer "X" (Mach Go Go Go): 1
|
||
|
|
Rei (Hokuto no Ken): 1
|
||
|
|
Sandor (StarBlazers/Yamato): 1
|
||
|
|
Shyun Mitaka (Maison Ikkoku): 1
|
||
|
|
Shyriu/Dragon (Saint Seiya): 1
|
||
|
|
Ten-chan (Urusei Yatsura): 1
|
||
|
|
Tochiro (Eternal Orbit SSX): 1
|
||
|
|
Yotsuya (Maison Ikkoku): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Female in a Feature Film
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Nausicaa (Nausicaa): 14
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Lum (Urusei Yatsura 1 - Only You): 4
|
||
|
|
Minmei (Macross): 4
|
||
|
|
Misa Hayase (Macross): 3
|
||
|
|
Sheeta (Laputa): 3
|
||
|
|
B-Ko (Project A-ko): 2
|
||
|
|
Kei (Dirty Pair): 2
|
||
|
|
Yuri (Dirty Pair Movie): 2
|
||
|
|
A-ko (Project A-ko): 1
|
||
|
|
Arnasu (Windaria): 1
|
||
|
|
Asakura Minami (Touch): 1
|
||
|
|
Kyooko Otonasii (Maison Ikkoku): 1
|
||
|
|
Mei (Totoro): 1
|
||
|
|
Nanai Muguel (Gundam - Char's Counterattack): 1
|
||
|
|
Ques Parrada (Gundam - Char's Counterattack): 1
|
||
|
|
Satsuki (Totoro): 1
|
||
|
|
Shinobu (Urusei Yatsura 1 - Only You): 1
|
||
|
|
Yoko (Leda): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Supporting Female Anime Character in a Feature Film
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
TIE! > Chen Agi (Gundam - Char's Counterattack): 5
|
||
|
|
Dola (Laputa): 5
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
B-ko (Project A-ko): 3
|
||
|
|
Sakura (Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer): 3
|
||
|
|
C-ko (Project A-ko): 2
|
||
|
|
Clarice (Caliostro Castle): 2
|
||
|
|
Kei (Akira): 2
|
||
|
|
Misa Hayase: 2
|
||
|
|
Shinobu (Urusei Yatsura 4 - Forever Lum): 2
|
||
|
|
Eve (Megazone 23 Part I): 1
|
||
|
|
Fujiko Mine (Caliostro Castle): 1
|
||
|
|
Ibuki Yaagami (Maison Ikkoku): 1
|
||
|
|
Manna (Winge of Honneamise): 1
|
||
|
|
Mari (Project A-ko): 1
|
||
|
|
Mei (Totoro): 1
|
||
|
|
Milia (Macross) :1
|
||
|
|
Ques (Char's Counterattack): 1
|
||
|
|
Salad (Maison Ikkoku): 1
|
||
|
|
Shammie (Macross): 1
|
||
|
|
Sheeta (Laputa): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Male Character in a feature film
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Lupin (Castle Caliostro): 8
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Pazu (Laputa): 6
|
||
|
|
Kaneda (Akira): 6
|
||
|
|
Char Aznable (Gunam - Char's Counter Attack): 5
|
||
|
|
Ataru (Urusei Yatsura 1 - Only You): 3
|
||
|
|
Shirotsugh (Win of Honneamise): 3
|
||
|
|
Captain Harlock (My Youth in Arcadia): 2
|
||
|
|
Hikaru (Macross): 2
|
||
|
|
Amuro Ray (Gundam - Char's Counter Attack):1
|
||
|
|
Arion: 1
|
||
|
|
Ataru (Urusei Yatsura 4 - Forever Lum): 1
|
||
|
|
Big Totoro (Totoro): 1
|
||
|
|
Crusher Joe (Crusher Joe): 1
|
||
|
|
Duke Togo (Golgo 13): 1
|
||
|
|
Izu (Windaria): 1
|
||
|
|
Kenshiro (Hokuto no Ken): 1
|
||
|
|
Maximilian (Macross): 1
|
||
|
|
Mugi (Dirty Pair): 1
|
||
|
|
Uesugi Tatsuya (Touch): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Male Supporting Anime Character in a Feature Film
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Casron D. Carson (Dirty Pair Movie): 5
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Roy Fokker (Macross): 4
|
||
|
|
Maximilian (Macross): 3
|
||
|
|
Tetsuo (Akira): 3
|
||
|
|
Yupa (Nausicaa): 2
|
||
|
|
Amuro (Gundam - Char's Counter Attack): 1
|
||
|
|
Bright Noah (Gundam - Char's Counter Attack): 1
|
||
|
|
Jigen (Caliostro Castle): 1
|
||
|
|
Ichinose (Maison Ikkoku): 1
|
||
|
|
Megane (Urusei Yatsura 4 - Forever Lum): 1
|
||
|
|
Mendo (Urusei Yatsura 1 - Only You): 1
|
||
|
|
Mendo (Urusei Yatsura 4 - Forever Lum): 1
|
||
|
|
Mendo (Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer): 1
|
||
|
|
Mugi (Dirty Pair): 1
|
||
|
|
Nitta Akio (Touch 3): 1
|
||
|
|
Pazu's father (Laputa): 1
|
||
|
|
Saki (Area 88): 1
|
||
|
|
Small Totoro (Totoro): 1
|
||
|
|
Snake (Golgo 13): 1
|
||
|
|
Yamagata (Akira): 1
|
||
|
|
Detective Zenigata (Lupin): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Female Anime Character in an Original Video Anime
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Iczer-1 (Iczer-1): 9
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Priss (Bubblegum Crisis): 6
|
||
|
|
Eve (Megazone 23): 4
|
||
|
|
Ayanosuke (Yotoden): 3
|
||
|
|
Deunan (Appleseed): 2
|
||
|
|
Kahn (Outlanders): 2
|
||
|
|
A-ko (Project A-ko): 1
|
||
|
|
Annie (Dr. Slump/Wonder Island): 1
|
||
|
|
Ayukawa Madoka (Orange Road, Shiroi Koibitotachi): 1
|
||
|
|
Celia (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
|
||
|
|
Girl (Angel's Egg): 1
|
||
|
|
Kei (Dirty Pair): 1
|
||
|
|
M-66 (Black Magic M-66): 1
|
||
|
|
Mai (Cream Lemon Part 4 - Pop*Chaser): 1
|
||
|
|
Makiko (Monster City): 1
|
||
|
|
Niyoko (Top O narae - Gunbuster): 1
|
||
|
|
Rabby (Gal Force): 1
|
||
|
|
Remy (Etranger): 1
|
||
|
|
Rio (Cream Lemon Part 4 - Pop*Chaser): 1
|
||
|
|
Silia (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
|
||
|
|
Shinobu (Urusei Yatsura '87): 1
|
||
|
|
Supergal (The Supergal): 1
|
||
|
|
Yui (Megazone 23): 1
|
||
|
|
Yuri (Dirty Pair): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Supporting Female Anime Character in an Original Video Anime
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
TIE! > EVE (Megazone 32 Part II): 3
|
||
|
|
Lufy (Gal Force): 3
|
||
|
|
Ryoko (Area 88): 3
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Himiko (Vampire Princess Miyu): 2
|
||
|
|
Kanuka Clancy (Patlabor): 2
|
||
|
|
Nagisa (Iczer-1): 2
|
||
|
|
Asteris (Cosmo Police Justy): 1
|
||
|
|
Batia (Outlanders): 1
|
||
|
|
C-ko (Project A-ko): 1
|
||
|
|
Hiyama Hikaru (Kimagure Orange Road, Shiroi Koibitotachi): 1
|
||
|
|
Mai (Megazone 23 Part I): 1
|
||
|
|
Makie (Beast City): 1
|
||
|
|
Nene (Bubblegum Crisis 4 - Revenge Road): 1
|
||
|
|
Pia (Cross Fight, Dangaioh!): 1
|
||
|
|
Pink Hair (Prefectural Earth Defence Force High School): 1
|
||
|
|
Russian Redhead (Top O Narae - Gunbuster): 1
|
||
|
|
Silia (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Male Anime Character in an Original Video Anime
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Shin Kazama (Area 88): 8
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Leon (Bubblegum Crisis): 4
|
||
|
|
Ataru (Urusei Yatsura '87): 2
|
||
|
|
'D' (Vampire Hunter 'D'): 2
|
||
|
|
Grey (Grey - Digital Target): 2
|
||
|
|
B.D. (Megazone 23 Part 2): 1
|
||
|
|
Boy (Angel's Egg): 1
|
||
|
|
Briareos (Appleseed): 1
|
||
|
|
Chirico Cuvie (VOTOMS): 1
|
||
|
|
D (Vampire Hunter D): 1
|
||
|
|
Dr. Slump (Dr. Slump Wonder Island): 1
|
||
|
|
Hikaruon (Hikaruon): 1
|
||
|
|
Jiro (Dagger of Kamui): 1
|
||
|
|
Justy (Cosmo Police Justy): 1
|
||
|
|
Kasuga Kyosuke (Kimagure Orange Road, Shiroi Koibitotachi): 1
|
||
|
|
Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star): 1
|
||
|
|
Renzaburo Taki (Monster City): 1
|
||
|
|
Rol (Dangaioh): 1
|
||
|
|
Ryohei (Junk Boy): 1
|
||
|
|
Sakon (Yotoden): 1
|
||
|
|
Shogo (Megazone 23): 1
|
||
|
|
Tetsuya (Outlanders): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Favorite Male Supporting Anime Character in an Original Video Anime
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Leon (Bubblegum Crisis): 5
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Briareos (Appleseed): 2
|
||
|
|
Saki Vashtal (Area 88): 2
|
||
|
|
Coach (Top O Narae - Gunbuster 1): 2
|
||
|
|
Foron (SPT Layzner Act 3): 1
|
||
|
|
Kanzaki (Area 88): 1
|
||
|
|
Kyobardi (Outlanders): 1
|
||
|
|
Lightning (Megazone 23 Part II): 1
|
||
|
|
M66 F5 (Black Magic M-66): 1
|
||
|
|
Miato (Monster City): 1
|
||
|
|
Mendo (Urusei Yatusura): 1
|
||
|
|
Mephisto (Hell City Shinjuku): 1
|
||
|
|
McCoy (Area 88): 1
|
||
|
|
Murphey (The Super Gal): 1
|
||
|
|
Noah's Partner (Patlabor): 1
|
||
|
|
Sakon (Yotoden): 1
|
||
|
|
Villain (SuperGal): 1
|
||
|
|
Dr. Watsman (Dirty Pair): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Worst Male Anime Character (any format)
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
TIE! >Jagi (Hokuto no Ken): 2
|
||
|
|
Judau Ashta (Gundam ZZ): 2
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
All Characters From Saint Sieya: 1
|
||
|
|
Arthur (SPT Layzner): 1
|
||
|
|
Ataru (Urusei Yatsura): 1
|
||
|
|
B.D. (Megazone 23 Part 2): 1
|
||
|
|
Captain Harlock (Captain Harlock): 1
|
||
|
|
Captain "Warlock" (English version of Galaxy Express 999): 1
|
||
|
|
Crusher Joe (Crusher Joe): 1
|
||
|
|
Daba Mairoad (L-Gaim): 1
|
||
|
|
Dirty Old Man (Dirty Pair OAV #5): 1
|
||
|
|
Dragonball guy (Dragonball): 1
|
||
|
|
Dragon Shiryu (Saint Seiya): 1
|
||
|
|
Exidor (Macross): 1
|
||
|
|
Hatta (Kimagure Orange Road): 1
|
||
|
|
Johnny Rico (Starship Troopers): 1
|
||
|
|
Kakizaki (Macross TV series): 1
|
||
|
|
Kaneda (Akira Movie): 1
|
||
|
|
Kinnikuman (Kinnikuman): 1
|
||
|
|
Kue (Fandora): 1
|
||
|
|
Mason (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
|
||
|
|
Mouse (Voltron): 1
|
||
|
|
Oniisan (Moeru Oniisan): 1
|
||
|
|
Pidge (Voltron/Go Lion): 1
|
||
|
|
Ryo Saeba (City Hunter): 1
|
||
|
|
Shogo (Megazone 23 Part II): 1
|
||
|
|
the Hero (Dagger of Kamui): 1
|
||
|
|
the over-macho schmuck (Kizuibito OVA series): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Worst Female Anime Character (any format)
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
TIE! C-ko (Project A-ko): 4
|
||
|
|
Lynn Minmei (Macross): 4
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Priss (Bubblegum Crisis): 2
|
||
|
|
A-ko (Project A-ko): 1
|
||
|
|
Arale (Dr. Slump): 1
|
||
|
|
B-ko (Project A-ko #1): 1
|
||
|
|
Carmencita (Starship Troopers): 1
|
||
|
|
Chris (Lensman): 1
|
||
|
|
Elpeo-ple (Gundam ZZ): 1
|
||
|
|
Ferris (Black Magic M-66): 1
|
||
|
|
Hikaru (Kimagure Orange Road): 1
|
||
|
|
The Humanoid (The Humanoid): 1
|
||
|
|
(Large) Lovely Betty (Lovely Betty): 1
|
||
|
|
Mari (Project A-ko): 1
|
||
|
|
Mint (Genisis Climber Mospeada): 1
|
||
|
|
Mouse (Voltron): 1
|
||
|
|
Namba Noll (Dangaio): 1
|
||
|
|
Nova (Saint Seiya): 1
|
||
|
|
Princess Whatsername (Voltron/Go Lion): 1
|
||
|
|
Rem (Dream Hunter Fandora): 1
|
||
|
|
Rumy (Gal Force 1 - Eternal Story): 1
|
||
|
|
Riquinni (Wing of Honneamise): 1
|
||
|
|
The Supergal (The Supergal): 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Best Original Soundtrack Music for TV
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Kimagure Orange Road: 11
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Macross: 6
|
||
|
|
Dirty Pair: 4
|
||
|
|
Urusei Yatsura: 4
|
||
|
|
Maison Ikkoku : 3
|
||
|
|
Lupin III: 2
|
||
|
|
Mospeada: 2
|
||
|
|
Space Cruiser Yamato: 2
|
||
|
|
Cat's Eye: 1
|
||
|
|
City Hunter: 1
|
||
|
|
Gundam ZZ: 1
|
||
|
|
Hokuto no Ken 2: 1
|
||
|
|
Z Gundam: 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Best Original Soundtrack Music for Film
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Laputa: 8
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Macross: 7
|
||
|
|
Wings of Honneamise: 7
|
||
|
|
Akira: 6
|
||
|
|
Nausicaa: 4
|
||
|
|
A-ko: 3
|
||
|
|
Dirty Pair Movie: 2
|
||
|
|
Cagliostro Castle: 1
|
||
|
|
Gundam - Char's Counter Attack: 1
|
||
|
|
Lensman: 1
|
||
|
|
Queen Millenia: 1
|
||
|
|
UY2: 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Best Original Soundtrack Music for Original Video Anime
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Bubblegum Crisis: 17
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Iczer 1: 4
|
||
|
|
Megazone 23 Part I: 3
|
||
|
|
Megazone 23 Part II: 3
|
||
|
|
Vampire Hunter D: 3
|
||
|
|
Top O Narae - Gunbuster 1: 2
|
||
|
|
Area 88: 1
|
||
|
|
Black Magic M-66: 1
|
||
|
|
Dirty Pair: 1
|
||
|
|
Dominion: 1
|
||
|
|
Macross Flashback 2012: 1
|
||
|
|
Urban Square: 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Best Animation Quality in a TV Series
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
TIE! > Dirty Pair: 6
|
||
|
|
Maison Ikkoku: 6
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Kimagure Orange Road: 4
|
||
|
|
Gundam ZZ: 3
|
||
|
|
Macross: 3
|
||
|
|
Saint Seiya: 2
|
||
|
|
Urusei Yatsura: 2
|
||
|
|
Z Gundam: 2
|
||
|
|
Cat's Eye: 1
|
||
|
|
City Hunter: 1
|
||
|
|
Gatchaman II: 1
|
||
|
|
Gundam: 1
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
* Best Animation Quality in an Original Video Anime
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Bubblegum Crisis: 7
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Monster City (Yujutoshi): 6
|
||
|
|
Appleseed: 1
|
||
|
|
Area 88 Act III: 1
|
||
|
|
Black Magic M-66: 1
|
||
|
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Cosmo Police Justy: 1
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Daicon IV: 1
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Dr. Slump: 1
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Gal Force: 1
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Macross Flashback 2012: 1
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Megazone 23 Part II: 1
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Robot Carnival: 1
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VOTOMS: Red Shoulder Document (Routes of Ambition):1
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* Best Animation Quality in a Feature Film
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> Akira: 12
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Macross: 5
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Wings of Honneamise: 4
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Char's Counterattack: 2
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Laputa: 2
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Tonari no Totoro: 2
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Lensman: 1
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Urusei Yatsura 4 - Forever Lum: 1
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* Best Anime Magazine in Japanese
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> Newtype: 10
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Animage: 8
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Animedia: 3
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B-Club: 1
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Shonen Sunday Graphic Special: 1
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* Best Anime Magazine in English
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> Animag: 23
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AnimeZine: 1
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* Best Anime TV Song
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> Night of Summerside (Kimagure Orange Road): 5
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Russian Roulette (Dirty Pair): 3
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Tough Boy (Hokuto no Ken 2): 2
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Closing Theme (Dirty Pair): 1
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Summer's Mirage - Closing Theme (Orange Road): 1
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Forlorn (UY): 1
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Kagaminonakano Actress Show Title (Orange Road): 1
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Lupin theme/jazz version (Lupin III): 1
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Open Invitation (UY): 1
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Opening theme (Yamato): 1
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Push! (Zillion): 1
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Rock the Planet (UY): 1
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Silent Voice (Gundam ZZ): 1
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Space Cruiser Yamatp: 1
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Sunny Shiny Morning (Maison Ikkoku): 1
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Xiao Bai Long (Macross): 1
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* Best Anime Movie Song
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> Ai Oboetemasuka/Do You Remember Love (Macross): 7
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Beyond the Time (Char's Counterattack): 5
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Love Boomerang (Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer): 3
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Akira's Theme (Akira):2
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Kimi O Nosete - Closing Theme (Laputa): 2
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Over the Top (Dirty Pair): 2
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Closing Theme (Macross): 1
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Himitsu Kudasai (Megazone 23, Part II): 1
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Laputa theme (Laputa): 1
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Nasicaa Opening Theme (Nausicaa): 1
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Opening theme (Caliostro Castle): 1
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Sunset Beach (Macross): 1
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Through the Danger (Dirty Pair): 1
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Treasure of Fire (Castle Caliostro): 1
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Worsel's Theme (Lensman): 1
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Best Anime OAV Song
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> Konya wa Hurricane (Bubblegum Crisis): 14
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Lovely Sunset (Megazone 23 Part I): 2
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Across the Bridge of Light (Legend of the Galactic Heroes):1
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Active Heart (Gunbuster): 1
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Cosmic Child (Gall Force 2): 1
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Crisis (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
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Fight theme (Iczer 1): 1
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How Far to Paradise (Area 88): 1
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Kids (Zillion): 1
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||
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Mad Machine (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
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Mr Dandy (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
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Opening Theme (Dirty Pair OAV series): 1
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Opening Theme (Patlabor): 1
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Opening Theme (Starship Troopers): 1
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Ending Theme (Megazone 23 Part II): 1
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Victory (Bubblegum Crisis 3): 1
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Yotoden ending theme (Yotoden): 1
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* Best Anime Director (any format)
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> Miyazaki Hayao: 24
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Toshihiro Hirano: 2
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Ossii Mamoru: 2
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Matsumoto Reiji: 1
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Osamu Dezaki: 1
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Shiro Masamune: 1
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Yamazaki Kazuo: 1
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* Best Anime Villain in Any Format
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> Char Aznable (Gundam): 7
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Muska (Laputa): 6
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B.D. (Megazone): 3
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Iczer-2 (Iczer-1): 3
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Count Cagliostro (Cagliostro Castle): 2
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Haman Khan (Gundam ZZ): 2
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Kanzaki (Area 88): 2
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B-ko (Project A-ko): 1
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Colonel (Akira): 1
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D-ko (A-ko): 1
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Demon girl (Laughing Target): 1
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Deslar (Yamato): 1
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Dust Jead (Borgman): 1
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Mason (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
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Moriarti (Famouse Detective Holms): 1
|
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Raoh (Hokuto no Ken): 1
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Saibusa Jinai (Yotoden): 1
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Sazua (Hokuto no Ken): 1
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Shogo (Megazone 23 Part 2): 1
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Tetsuo Shima (Akira):1
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Dr. Watsman (Dirty Pair Movie): 1
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Zeeda (My Youth in Arcadia): 1
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* Best Monster in Any Format
|
||
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> Totoro (Tonari no Totoro): 5
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All Monsters from Monster City: 3
|
||
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Bedems (Iczer-1): 2
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Boomers (Bubblegum Crisis): 2
|
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M-66 (Black Magic M-66): 2
|
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Monster (Lilly C.A.T.): 2
|
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Spider Lady (Monster City): 2
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Tetsuo (Akira): 2
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All Monsters from Call Me Tonight: 1
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All Monsters from Wandering Kid: 1
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Cat Bus (Totoro): 1
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D (Vampire Hunter D): 1
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Evil Dream Devil (UY2): 1
|
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Gorrig (Megazone 23, Part II): 1
|
||
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The Griffon Car (Bubblegum Crisis): 1
|
||
|
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Gross out monster (Call Me Tonight): 1
|
||
|
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Guido (Arion): 1
|
||
|
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Kei/Carson demon (Project Eden): 1
|
||
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King Ohmu (Nausicaa): 1
|
||
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Mario (Black Magic M-66): 1
|
||
|
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Mugi (Dirty Pair: 1
|
||
|
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Omu (Nausicaa): 1
|
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|
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Demon (Wandering Kid): 1
|
||
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Youma (Borgman): 1
|
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|
|
The biggest winners...
|
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|
|
Winner of Stuffy Award for Most Categories Won:
|
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|
|
WE HAVE A TIE! The TV series KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD and the Original Anime
|
||
|
|
Video series BUBBLEGUM CRISIS both won the most top spots in the poll
|
||
|
|
with 6 catagories each. Here is the data...
|
||
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Kimagure Orange Road:
|
||
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> WINNER IN TOP 3 FAVORITE TV SHOWS
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR FAVORITE TV FEMALE: MADOKA
|
||
|
|
> WINNER (IN A TIE) FOR FAVORITE SUPPORTING TV FEMALE: HIKARU
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR FAVORITE TV MALE: KYOSUKE
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MUSIC FOR TV
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR BEST TV SONG: NIGHT OF SUMMERSIDE
|
||
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|
||
|
|
Bubblegum Crisis:
|
||
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|
||
|
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> WINNER (IN A TIE) IN TOP 3 FAVORITE OAVS: BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 1
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR FAVORITE ORIGINAL ANIME VIDEO SERIES
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR FAVORITE SUPPORTING MALE IN AN OAV: LEON
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MUSIC FOR OAV
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR BEST ANIMATION QUALITY IN AN OAV
|
||
|
|
> WINNER FOR BEST OAV SONG: KONYA WA HURRICANE
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
|
Winner of Stuffy Award for Most Total Votes in Poll:
|
||
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|
||
|
|
This award is arguably the best indicator for over-all popularity among
|
||
|
|
anime fans. This winner has the total largest amount of votes recieved in
|
||
|
|
all the poll categories. And the winner is...
|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
...Bubblegum Crisis with 108 votes!
|
||
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|
||
|
|
The closest second was Kimagure Orange Road with 69 votes.
|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
Congratulations to Bubblegum Crisis and Kimagure Orange Road for being
|
||
|
|
voted our readers most popular shows in the 1988-1989 year. Each winner
|
||
|
|
will recieve a GIF graphic plaque, THE STUFFY AWARD, for their
|
||
|
|
achievments. Be sure and check out the GIF graphics for this issue of
|
||
|
|
ANIME STUFF!
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Whew! Let's not do this every issue, ok? (grin) Special thanks to staff
|
||
|
|
members Jude George and Masaki Takai, without whom this wide ranging
|
||
|
|
computer poll would not have been possible.
|
||
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|
||
|
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- Tom Mitchell
|
||
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|
||
|
|
PS: Oh I forgot to mention that the first Stuffy Awards ceremony was held
|
||
|
|
in lovely downtown Mega-Tokyo at the wonderful Genom Pyramid Tower
|
||
|
|
ballroom #193. You haven't seen anything until you've seen a Boomer in a
|
||
|
|
tux. (grin)
|
||
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|
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|
|
//////////////////////////////////VIDEO\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
|
||
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|
||
|
|
DOMINION ACT 1 ON LASERDISC (TOSHIBA SF048-1521)
|
||
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|
||
|
|
One of the best new Original Anime Video series out! This is a faithful
|
||
|
|
anime adaptation of Masamune Shiro's sf/police comedy manga DOMINION.
|
||
|
|
Shiro was also the creator of the popular BLACK MAGIC and APPLESEED
|
||
|
|
mangas. And of course, both of those hit mangas have also been animated.
|
||
|
|
But DOMINION has a bit of a twist. This first act OAV is a prequel to the
|
||
|
|
manga that tells the story of how the main characters were brought
|
||
|
|
together.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
DOMINION is a wacky high-tech police action comedy set in a pollution
|
||
|
|
ruined world of the future. The city in which the police work is menaced
|
||
|
|
by a ultra-high tech crook named Buaku and his two catlike hench-women
|
||
|
|
Annapuna and Yunipuma. (By the way, how do you tell the two girls apart?
|
||
|
|
Well, according to the manga Yunipuma has the longer ears of the two.
|
||
|
|
Problem is they never hold still long enough to check!)
|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
In answer to Buaku's high-tech lowdown-sneaky plans, the police
|
||
|
|
department has assembled a heavy armored division called the TANK POLICE.
|
||
|
|
Yep, cops with tanks! And that's where the fun begins! This show is a
|
||
|
|
big, loud adventure. But not totally lost in the silly violence are
|
||
|
|
such important things as character development and emotion. And like the
|
||
|
|
manga, the OAV manages to deal with such important contemporary issues as
|
||
|
|
drug use and pollution.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Since this is a prequel to the manga, this first act of DOMINION deals
|
||
|
|
with the arrival of it's main character LEONA and what drove her to
|
||
|
|
create her micro-monster tank BONAPARTE. And the video sets up the first
|
||
|
|
encounter between Leona, her partner ALU, and the criminal Buaku. Their
|
||
|
|
first chase is a riot!
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
If you loved the DOMINION manga, you'll enjoy this OAV. It is a
|
||
|
|
on-the-mark anime adaptation. As of now, there are two acts available on
|
||
|
|
video tape and laser disc, with two more acts planned this year.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
On the quality of the laserdisc itself, well, anime on laser does not
|
||
|
|
get any better than this. It is a top-notch video transfer, with an
|
||
|
|
excellent digital soundtrack. The extra resolution of the format really
|
||
|
|
shines when you see this OAV's clean artwork and bright colors. The only
|
||
|
|
improvement would be if the disc was in CAV mode for nice still frames.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
All in all, Dominion is a very funny, and highly recommended new comedy
|
||
|
|
OAV series.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
- Tom Mitchell
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
THE BEST OF BUBBLEGUM CRISIS MUSIC CDV 1 (TOSHIBA/EMI VIDEO CTV24-111)
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Toshiba/EMI has released two CDV's (Compact Disc Video) for the
|
||
|
|
Bubblegum Crisis Series. The first CDV is titled "The Best of Bubblegum
|
||
|
|
Crisis Music 1".
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
As the title suggests, it is a collection of vocals from the series.
|
||
|
|
The video track portrays the Knight Sabers as a rock band playing the
|
||
|
|
tune of ASU E TOUCHDOWN. As the music plays, the video shows what could
|
||
|
|
be the origins of the Knight Sabers. This video track also appears on
|
||
|
|
another Bubblegum Crisis music video, Hurricane Live 2032.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
The first of the four audio tracks is title KONYAWA HURRICANE which was
|
||
|
|
first played during the opening scenes from Bubblegum Crisis 1. The
|
||
|
|
second track comes from Bubblegum Crisis 2, when the Knight Sabers rush
|
||
|
|
out to battle GENOM. The third audio track, KIZUDARAKE NO WILD, is
|
||
|
|
played during the end title of BGC 2:Born To Kill. The last audio track
|
||
|
|
is titled, VICTORY, is played before big fight scene in BGC 3:Blow Up.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
All in all, I thought the Best of Bubblegum Crisis Music 1 CDV was a
|
||
|
|
good sampler of the kind of story that Bubblegum Crisis is all about,
|
||
|
|
good music, good animation and good action.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
- ALBERT WONG
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
DRAGON CENTURY : A.D. 1990 ON LASERDISC (L.P. VIDEO GV088-1001)
|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
One of the biggest disapointments among 1988's OAV releases. I had a
|
||
|
|
lot of expectations for this OAV since it was based on the excellent 3
|
||
|
|
part DRAGON BREEDER manga that ran in LEMON PEOPLE MAGAZINE. I had hoped
|
||
|
|
that the detailed art, story, and action of that manga would be
|
||
|
|
translated well into an anime film. How could it miss? The manga was
|
||
|
|
virtually made to be animated!
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Well, guess what. This video is a great example of how such a miss can be
|
||
|
|
made. What we are presented with instead is a too-short, overly
|
||
|
|
simplistic origin story. Set in 1990, the story is supposed to set up the
|
||
|
|
events to come in the world of the DRAGON BREEDER manga. In this story, a
|
||
|
|
group of dragons from another dimension come to help Earth fight an
|
||
|
|
impending invasion by an alien demon-lord. That sets up a lot of ground
|
||
|
|
to cover in about 30 minutes of story time, and this video does not pull
|
||
|
|
it off. The story is slapped together and resolved quickly: Dragons
|
||
|
|
appear, military hates dragons and attacks them. Girl befriends
|
||
|
|
dragons. Teaches military leader a lesson, and then they all beat up on
|
||
|
|
villain as he arrives in the last few minutes of the OAV. On top of the
|
||
|
|
shoddy story/time treatment, much of the production values and renderings
|
||
|
|
are cheap. A major disapointment from such a sophisticated anime studio as
|
||
|
|
AIC. Perhaps this OAV's only saving grace is the beautiful character
|
||
|
|
designs for the dragons, lifted directly out of the DRAGON BREEDER manga.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
On the whole, I would say that you should avoid this one at all costs.
|
||
|
|
There is a sequel to this out now that seems to be geared more towards
|
||
|
|
the setting and events in DRAGON BREEDER. I have not seen it yet, and
|
||
|
|
although I hope it's good, I don't plan on seeing it if this first volume
|
||
|
|
is any indication of this OAV series' quality.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
The laser disc edition of this video does have one interesting feature
|
||
|
|
that is not presented on the video tape version of the DRAGON CENTURY OAV.
|
||
|
|
Side two of the disc features the complete DRAGON BREEDER manga! And
|
||
|
|
since the disc is presented in CAV mode, you can study the manga art in
|
||
|
|
flawless still frames. On top of that, side two also has some really nice
|
||
|
|
image music written for the DRAGON BREEDER manga. It's quite good and
|
||
|
|
it perfectly fits the atmosphere of the manga.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
- Tom Mitchell
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU (OAV SERIES ON LASERDISC)
|
||
|
|
The Strangeness of the Capitol Pony Canyon LD G55F0259 CAV digital stereo
|
||
|
|
The Party of Manipulation Pony Canyon LD G55F0277 CAV digital stereo
|
||
|
|
The Weak Armor Pony Canyon LD G55F0298 CAV digital stereo
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Director: Toshihiro Hirano
|
||
|
|
Screenplay: Noboru Aikawa
|
||
|
|
Character Design: Narumi Kakinouchi
|
||
|
|
Monster Design: yasumoto Morimoto
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
There are many different kinds of horror storys. Some are eerie, tense
|
||
|
|
and suspenseful tales which keep you at the very edge of your chair, and
|
||
|
|
some are fast paced roller coaster rides of horrific action and violence.
|
||
|
|
But there are certain stories that are quiet, and subtle, which are just
|
||
|
|
disturbing enough to raise the hackles on the back of your neck.
|
||
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Or make you think twice about the actions of a strange young girl.
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Vampire Princess Miyu is such a quietly spooky tale.
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Miyu is a series of linked stories, each adding a new layer, each unfolding
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a new page in the tale of this vampire princess. Individually, each OAV is
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a separate entity, a distinct story which can stand full well on its own.
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Together, the three films set the foundation for a greater tale. They tell
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of the relationship between the spirit world and the mundane, and focus on
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the intrusion of dark deity spirits into common lives.
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The Strangeness of the Capital is one's introduction to the twisting legend
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of the vampire princess Miyu. At face value, it is a straightforward tale
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of a vampire and of possession. However, lurking beneath this facade is
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a dark parable about perceptions and dreams. Here the major players of
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Miyu's story are first met. Himiko, a spiritualist, who strives against
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not only the spirit world monsters, but also after Miyu. There is Laba,
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tall, dark, and silent. He, a deity spirit too, is different from the
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other interlopers. He is Miyu's partner, her friend. Her slave. And
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last is Miyu herself. A true vampire. At times she is a fierce hunter,
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pursuing her prey with a vicious determination, and yet, in the blink of
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the eye, the flash of a fan, a naive girl, bewildered and confused at the
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actions of mortals.
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The OAV opens simply enough. A white cloaked vampire-monster has been
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committing a string of murders. Murders which the police refuse to believe
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are supernatural. Into this comes Himiko, the spiritualist, to perform
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an exorcism on a little girl. Himiko is a modern professional, who almost
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seems to be tending the parents rather the child, performing the ceremony
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more for their benefit, than actually believing she is dealing with
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monsters and demons. But here there is an actual vampire to be dealt with, a
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deity-spirit, an interloper from the macabre spirit world. Also hunting this
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monster is Miyahito, the boyfriend of its first victim. But he's also
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searching for a type peace, from his own anguish, from his own loss. Hunting
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too is a vampire princess, named Miyu, and Laba, her mysterious blue cloaked
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partner. Superficially, they all are pursuing the same creature. However,
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for Himiko and Miyahito, the rewards and the losses at the end of their
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personal chase are not quite what they expected.
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The Strangeness of the Capital is a tale of dark dreams, and of clouded
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perceptions. Miyu is a vampire. But so is the creature which has
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been terrorizing the quiet city. Yet one by one, the preconceived
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perceptions fall away, bringing a grave distinction between the deity-
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spirit, and the vampire that Miyu is. The monster of Capitol is
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a creature born of dreams, and whose bite brings death. Miyu's soft bite
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is the gift of dreams. The world she grants to Miyahito is a peaceful
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escape. But there is a strange taint to that world. Miyahito's last
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words describe his disturbing illusionary retreat..."I feel really good right
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now...but there's nothing left anymore."
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It is the darker side of nirvana.
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Himiko, not satisfied with illusions or dreams, now knows there are true
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demons, and a real vampire.
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Vampire Princess Miyu 2: The Party of Manipulation is a tale of crossed
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desires, and dark challenges. This OAV is much more straightforward than
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it's predecessor, but it trades the unfolding of layers with a driving
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intensity. In a way, this story too deals with dreams, but the dreams of
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desire, and exactly how far one can lose oneself for love.
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The Party of Manipulation is a lovers triangle. Two girls, one boy. But
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the corners of this triangle are a vampire, a deity-spirit, and Kei, a boy
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who would condemn his life for his love. Miyu is searching for her own
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victim, and she is choosy about the one whose blood she drinks.
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She likes pretty boys. She wants Kei. Laka is a deity-spirit, who draws
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her energy from her victims, leaving them as strange mannequin hulks, broken
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dolls for eternity. Laka is surprised that she, a deity spirit, has come to
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love a human. She is determined to keep her love from sharing the same fate
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as her other victims. Kei turns to Lakas, asking that she transform him, so
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that he may remain good looking forever. But this is only his excuse to see
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her. In actuality Kei has fallen for Laka, he has come to love the perfect
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porcelain doll. And despite all her strengths, Miyu cannot turn a love from
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his own choice, as Kei slowly drives himself into the deity-spirits arms.
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Miyu's only consolation is banishing both into the Dark.
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Miyu 2 is an interesting story. There are no clear victors in this tale.
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Kei succeeds in gaining an eternal life with his love, but sacrifices his
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humanity to do so. Laka, to save Kei from Miyu, must turn him into one
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of her victims. And last, Miyu loses her chance with the boy, and can only
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succeed in her task of banishing the deity-spirit back to the spirit world.
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Sacrificing her own needs for that of a greater good. Each victory comes with
|
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the acrid taste of defeat. No black and white, just bitter greys.
|
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In these first two tales, Miyahito and Kei seem to follow an old cliche.
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Be careful for what you wish, for you just might get it.
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||
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The Weak Armor is a very different segment in the story of Miyu. The first
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films dealt mostly with Miyu's actions, in her hunt of transgressing
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deity-spirits. What we learn about Miyu is only from these actions, or
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glimpsed in what she speaks. The Weak Armor is a window to Miyu's past,
|
||
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particularly her relationship with her silent blue partner Laba.
|
||
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Here, it is not a series of deaths, nor a lost school child that initiates the
|
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action. It is a request for help. Vampire princess Miyu turns to Himiko
|
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for aid. To rescue Laba. Who has been sealed away, locked behind a glyph,
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defended by a deity-spirit, defended by a suit of haunted armor. Himiko
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agrees to help Miyu, but for a cost.
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||
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Miyu's story, of her relationship with Laba, and with the deity spirits.
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Caught amidst this is a tale of a suit of armor, who has convinced itself
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it is a deity spirit. Against which Himiko is more potent than than Miyu.
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the armor is a pawn of a deity-spirit named Lamas, who was a friend of Laba
|
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|
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very long ago.
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Who wishes to free Laba from the vampire princess.
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||
|
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This third chapter is like a page of history, and finally a look into Miyu's
|
||
|
|
feelings. Miyu cares for Laba, to a depth that is perhaps more than one
|
||
|
|
would expect. But despite the concern for each other that Miyu and Laba
|
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|
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share, there is a dark shadow which crosses their relationship. Friend and
|
||
|
|
master. Partner and slave. There seems to be a sadness in everything that
|
||
|
|
Miyu touches. A sadness yet unexplained...
|
||
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|
||
|
|
For that answer, one will have to wait for Vampire Princess Miyu 4.
|
||
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||
|
|
In this, the Vampire Miyu series echoes Toshihiro Hirano's previous work,
|
||
|
|
Iczer-1. In the three OAVs, we get the foundations for a larger tale, the
|
||
|
|
hints of unresolved questions, loose ends to be tied in the final volume.
|
||
|
|
Which, if he follows the pattern of Iczer-1, will be an additional twist
|
||
|
|
and turning of the greater plot.
|
||
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||
|
|
The Miyu series definitely shows Hirano's expertise at direction. Each
|
||
|
|
scene builds efficiently to the climax, the final confrontation with the
|
||
|
|
interloper deity-spirit. And yet, while each film builds to the same end,
|
||
|
|
each conflict is very different, and each resolves in a vastly different
|
||
|
|
fashion. The action is well paced, and the juxtapositions from scene to
|
||
|
|
scene are sharp and precise. Not only is the action paced, but each tale is
|
||
|
|
very carefully plotted. This is perhaps most evident in the first volume.
|
||
|
|
Each secret is carefully unfolded. We learn as Himiko learns, her
|
||
|
|
realizations coincide with our own. The direction of this series, however,
|
||
|
|
has a distinctly different taste than any of Hirano's previous work. These
|
||
|
|
three OAVs are done in an extremely formal, almost traditional, fashion.
|
||
|
|
Scenes are often framed in a very precise manner, and the movement and
|
||
|
|
action carefully determined. Thus, Miyu often watches like an ancient
|
||
|
|
ghost story than a modern horror. This formal direction is most strong in
|
||
|
|
Miyu 2, paying homage to traditional japanese theatre.
|
||
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||
|
|
The downside to this is that at times the story seems a little stilted. The
|
||
|
|
animation a little stiff. And while it reinforces the formal atmosphere of
|
||
|
|
the three films, it can be a little disturbing. The other annoying item is
|
||
|
|
the introduction animation for each OAV. It is the same animation and
|
||
|
|
narration for all three. And while it serves as a concise introduction to
|
||
|
|
all three tales, it is a little repetitious the third time around.
|
||
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|
||
|
|
The animation of Miyu is a welcome change from Hirano's other recent work.
|
||
|
|
The artificial slickness, which seemed to plague his recent releases, is
|
||
|
|
gone. Replaced by soft, lush pastels. The contrasting peaceful nature of
|
||
|
|
the backgrounds almost seem to emphasize the darker nature of the stories. In
|
||
|
|
general, though, the animation is strong, well drawn, and clear. The
|
||
|
|
characters are well illustrated, and they move smoothly, precisely. The
|
||
|
|
only fault with the animation is that, especially in Miyu 1, there is a heavy
|
||
|
|
use of stills, mostly for background action and non essential characters.
|
||
|
|
While they are well drawn stills, they often are very noticibly still.
|
||
|
|
However, this problem is much less apparent in Miyu 2, and almost
|
||
|
|
nonexistent in Miyu 3. The animation in Miyu 3 deserves special note. Where
|
||
|
|
the animation in Miyu 1 and Miyu 2 are up to Hirano's usual level of quality,
|
||
|
|
the animation of Miyu 3 has some of the best work he has yet directed. The
|
||
|
|
backgrounds especially deserve recognition. Many are reminiscent of
|
||
|
|
traditional styled etchings, or charcoal drawings. The soft colors, mostly
|
||
|
|
washed out greys and browns, are often highlighted with a single swath of
|
||
|
|
swath of color. It is a very successful technique.
|
||
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|
||
|
|
The character designs for this series were done by Narumi Kakinouchi, and she
|
||
|
|
carefully captures the essence of each character. She rivals Hirano's
|
||
|
|
own skills, even to his trademark, the character's eyes. Hers too have a
|
||
|
|
depth of expression. One can look into Miyu's eyes, and see beyond the layer
|
||
|
|
of an acetate cell. Laba in his blue cloak is an ominous and impressive
|
||
|
|
figure, yet at the same time is protective of his master Miyu. The
|
||
|
|
harlequin mask is an excellent touch, providing an air of mystery and danger
|
||
|
|
to this unfathomable deity-spirit.
|
||
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|
||
|
|
There are three characters which carry throughout the series. Miyu, Laba,
|
||
|
|
and Himiko. Of Miyu and Laba, one only gets glimpses of their personalities.
|
||
|
|
These two characters do not really develop as the series unfolds. Rather,
|
||
|
|
they are revealed, with each episode jealously hoarding each precious
|
||
|
|
secret. Each secret, revealed one by one, gives another clue to the
|
||
|
|
increasingly complex characterizations of Miyu and Laba. Between her sad
|
||
|
|
eyes and her dark skills, Miyu is an enigma. Naoko Watanabe provides Miyu's
|
||
|
|
quiet voice, often sad, contemplative, almost innocent. It provides a
|
||
|
|
strange dichotomy between the good and the horrid. Miyu herself is an
|
||
|
|
interesting set of contradictions. At times, she is a fierce and powerful
|
||
|
|
vampire huntress, fully in control of the situation, often mocking in her
|
||
|
|
strengths. But at times she is a naive girl, saddened by foreign world,
|
||
|
|
often confused and bewildered, by the actions of mortals such as Himiko. Of
|
||
|
|
the three main players, Himiko is the one which develops through her
|
||
|
|
experiences. In the beginning it is a very simple realization that there
|
||
|
|
actually are monsters in the world. Through the three films her relationship
|
||
|
|
with Miyu is constantly changing, from bitter enemy to reluctant ally. But
|
||
|
|
then, Himiko is the only major character that is human.
|
||
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|
||
|
|
Laba's personality, however, is still hidden behind his blue and white mask.
|
||
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|
||
|
|
The music for Miyu plays a supporting role in the three OAVs. It neither
|
||
|
|
stands out from the animation, but nor does it vanish into obscurity. Instead,
|
||
|
|
it does exactly what background soundtrack is supposed to: support the story
|
||
|
|
and action. When the direction is formal, the music is very traditional.
|
||
|
|
This is extremely true in Miyu 1 and Miyu 2. Perhaps the spookiest part of
|
||
|
|
the soundtrack, however, is the tolling of a bell. It is a hollow sound,
|
||
|
|
which can be heard tolling in all three tales.
|
||
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|
||
|
|
The laser discs are released by Pony Canyon, and the quality of the discs
|
||
|
|
are excellent. The video format is CAV, and the soundtrack is digital
|
||
|
|
stereo. And, if you enjoy computer animation, even if you do not like
|
||
|
|
vampire stories, the Pony Canyon leader on Miyu 3 is definitely worth looking
|
||
|
|
into. It is a very short segment of the most fun, bizarre, and very silly
|
||
|
|
computer animation that I have witnessed in a very long time.
|
||
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|
||
|
|
For Toshihiro Hirano, Vampire Princess Miyu is a quiet departure from his
|
||
|
|
action films, such as Iczer-1 or Dangiaoh. And perhaps, for some, Miyu
|
||
|
|
might be too soft and too pretty for a tale of deity-spirits, vampires and
|
||
|
|
spiritualists. But if your taste run more to the disturbing than the
|
||
|
|
horrific, then the tales of Vampire Princess Miyu are highly recommended.
|
||
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|
||
|
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- Mike Naylor
|
||
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//////////////////////////////////AUDIO\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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AKIRA - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (ON COMPACT DISC - VICTOR
|
||
|
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VDR-1538)
|
||
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|
||
|
|
If you are looking for a CD of the excellent soundtrack music from the
|
||
|
|
movie AKIRA, then STAY AWAY FROM THIS CD! Although it's labeled ORIGINAL
|
||
|
|
MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK, it is not a collection of soundtrack music
|
||
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from the film! Instead, it is 4 lengthy tracks of sound taken right off
|
||
|
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the AKIRA movie soundtrack!
|
||
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That's right. It is 4 tracks of sound from the movie. Dialog, sound
|
||
|
|
effects, background music, etc. Not just the music alone. What a
|
||
|
|
misleading rip-off. It should have been labeled as an "IMAGE ALBUM"!!!
|
||
|
|
It's equivalant to having the laser video disc of the movie without
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the picture!
|
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|
||
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I have been told that to get the music from the film, you must look to
|
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|
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the album AKIRA SYMPHONIC SUITE. SYMPHONIC SUITE is never used in Japan
|
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|
|
as an indication of original film music. Symphonic Suite usualy means
|
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extended or new compositions based on the film music.
|
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Thank you very much JVC/VICTOR.
|
||
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||
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I will say that the album is extremely well recorded. But the the film
|
||
|
|
did boast a fantastic Dolby Surround soundtrack anyway. This disc
|
||
|
|
probably took all of an hour to make...Just dump the film's soundtrack
|
||
|
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on a CD. Sigh...
|
||
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|
||
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- Tom Mitchell
|
||
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|
||
|
|
ICZER-1 SPECIAL CD-1 COMPACT DISC (FUTURELAND LD32-5005)
|
||
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|
||
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An excellent collection of snazzy trumpet plus digital drum action tunes.
|
||
|
|
Quite a unique sound. All of the major themes from the OAV series are
|
||
|
|
represented here in this first volume collection of music from ICZER-1
|
||
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|
||
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|
My only complaint about the CD has to do with 3 of the 15 tracks that
|
||
|
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feature the voice actors from Iczer-1. Their appearance is a bit nerve
|
||
|
|
wracking at the volumes you would normaly play the music at. That is,
|
||
|
|
unless you like hearing Sir Violet, Iczer-2, and Nagiza ranting at high
|
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volume. Not that the voice actors are bad. It's just that this is a music
|
||
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collection. You can always watch the OAV if you want to hear the actors
|
||
|
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strut their vocal stuff.
|
||
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|
||
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Of course, you could program your CD player to skip the voice actor tracks
|
||
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But there is a problem. The second half of each track has some great
|
||
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music in it. If you skip these, you miss several minutes of good music!
|
||
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A bad idea for indexing the disc here.
|
||
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|
||
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But that is no reason not to own this excellent collection of action
|
||
|
|
music. The music from Iczer-1 is probably one of the most unique sounding
|
||
|
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BGMs I have ever heard. There is nothing else quite like it.
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||
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|
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- Tom Mitchell
|
||
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|
||
|
|
DOMINION ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (ON COMPACT DISC - FUTURLAND LD32-5071)
|
||
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|
||
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|
Probably my single favorite anime BGM from 1988. This is a really
|
||
|
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lively collection of synthesized pop/rock BGM and songs. A nice mix of
|
||
|
|
action music, emotionaly brooding themes, and funny comedy music.
|
||
|
|
And a very generous collection of music as well! The 22 tracks here
|
||
|
|
cover all the music from the DOMINION ACTS 1 & 2 anime videos.
|
||
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|
||
|
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The instrumental music is quite varied and shows a lot of
|
||
|
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compositional skill and depth. And the pop songs are great! They have
|
||
|
|
some pretty funny lyrics with back-beats that will keep your toes tapping
|
||
|
|
for a week after you hear this album. The stand-out songs here are HEY
|
||
|
|
BOY, the music played during Annapuna's & Yunipuma's hypnotic
|
||
|
|
dance/attack scene in ACT 1, and TANKY BOYS, TANKY GIRLS. This song is
|
||
|
|
quite funny; it compares the maneuvers of a tank battle to those of a
|
||
|
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disco dance floor!
|
||
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|
||
|
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And on top of this, the music fits the wacky DOMINION world quite
|
||
|
|
well. Just as the video was a great anime representation of the
|
||
|
|
manga. Also great music to read the DOMINION manga to! (grin)
|
||
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|
||
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- Tom Mitchell
|
||
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|
||
|
|
BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 5 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (ON COMPACT DISC - FUTURLAND
|
||
|
|
LD32-5090)
|
||
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|
||
|
|
Hot on the heals of the excellent BGC 4 soundtrack comes the soundtrack
|
||
|
|
to BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 5 - MOONLIGHT RAMBLER. The mood here is more somber
|
||
|
|
and smooth than most of the other BGC soundtracks. This is probably the
|
||
|
|
most carefully composed instrumental soundtrack for the series since BGC 3.
|
||
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Unlike the rest of the BGC soundtracks, there is very little electric
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guitar. In it's place are more purring, open sounding synthesizers, and
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smoother more emotionally charged vocals.
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And of course, the CD cover features another fantastic graphic of Priss.
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This time a slick water color painting of her in a close fitting
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swimsuit-like concert outfit with hip-high boots and and holding a
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very-phallic looking microphone in a rather odd position. Woo! Woo!
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This series is producing a TON of great pop/rock music and songs. It's
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nice to hear this soundtrack explore a slightly different direction
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emotionally and improve on the overall BGC sound at the same time. Gosh,
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if the series does go 13 episodes, we'll end up with 13 BGM CDs! It
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boggles my mind to think of all the excellent music we are going to hear
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from this series. Well, on to BGC 6...8 more CDs to go! (grin)
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And by the way, I can't get that theme for the D-D mecha out of my
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head! That pulsing hydrolic beat/sound to the music is wild!
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- Tom Mitchell
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ROMAN ALBUM EXTRA #61 : NAUSICAA (176 pages, 890yen)
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Here's an interesting item I found at a local bookstore. Although you'd
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think that people would have lost interest in most Nausicaa paraphenalia
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by now (the movie is 5 years old, the manga even older), the emergence of
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the new Viz translations of the manga have brought some of these items
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back on the shelves.
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The outer jacket of the book is a watercolor painting of Nausicaa on
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Moewe. The inner cover portrays a section of the tapestry which can be
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seen in the opening to the movie. Just inside is a pullout poster with
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Nausicaa (drawn in the anime-style) on one side and the voice actress
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(more on her later) on the other.
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Next is a one-page movie poster reminiscent of the one for Star Trek
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III, or perhaps Star Wars, complete with a giant Ohmu as replacement for
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Darth Vader's mask ;-)
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What follows for the next 70 pages is the Nausicaa story shown in 563
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color frames from the movie, as well as some frames showing various
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complex animation sequences. This is the only real duplication of
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material between the Roman Album and The Art of Nausicaa, which Tom
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reviewed in an earlier issue.
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We then come to a black and white section detailing the roles of the
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various animators, with numerous ink (paint?) sketches. These are
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storyboard rather than chara-design type sketches; if you're trying to
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learn how to draw Nausicaa, these don't help too much. But they do give
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an insight into the layout work. There is also a Q&A interview with each
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artist. I'd list their names, but I don't know the Kanji! The only one I
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can be sure of is, of course, Miyazaki Hayao. At the end is a short
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section on 'Topcraft', which seems to be another animation book or mook.
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I can't figure out why it belongs here, because it has scenes from the
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animated films The Last Unicorn, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (which
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somehow got translated to 20,000 Miles...) and The Hobbit, none of which
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are Japanese releases.
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The next section (titled 'Nausicaa Gal' <grin>) is a complete profile of
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Nausicaa's voice actress, Yasuda Narumi, including 6 full-page color
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photos. Geez, she's a voice actress! We're supposed to be interested in
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her voice, right?! <grin> OK, photos I can understand, but not those
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three magic numbers... B80 W59 H86 ;-) This section ends with what seems
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to be a day-by-day account of the recording of the soundtrack. (Just 4
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days!?)
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Next comes my favorite part of this book... a very good selection of fan
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art, probably from submissions to Animage, coupled with pages from what
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appears to be a fanzine. It's called Best of 'Kaze no Tani Shimbun', or
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'Valley of the Wind Newspaper', and has its first issue dated A.D.
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3563.11.27 :-). Each page is crammed with a lot of material, and looks
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much like a low-budget 'Animage' dedicated to Nausicaa. It's concerned
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more with the Nausicaa manga than with the movie, since many characters
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that are absent from the movie show up in the pages. Included is a rather
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small 'When and Where' map which looks different from the one that appears
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in the Viz manga translation, a paper cut-out Ohmu, and lots of humorous
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fan art. Where else can you see a picture of Teto and an Ohmu leaning
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against a tree, reading a newspaper?
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Roman Album Nausicaa closes with a 10-page 'Encyclopedia of Nausicaa',
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which has a reasonable number of chara-sketches of the characters and
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mecha, with explanations wherever they are necessary. Now I'll finally
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learn how to draw Teto properly! There's also Hisashi Jo's sheet music
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for the main theme and one other song, along with *lyrics*. I would love
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to get a translation of this! The final pages show some of the other
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Nausicaa fan items... posters, T-shirts, manga, a 'Guide Book', 5
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soundtrack records, and of course the video.
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For original art, the Roman Album cannot compare with The Art of
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Nausicaa, which includes some of the best watercolors by Miyazaki.
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However, I believe this book complements Art of Nausicaa... there's a lot
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more behind-the-scenes information, and is easily worth the relatively low
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price. Now if only I could read it all!
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- Jude George
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THE ART OF JAPANESE ANIMATION VOLUME 1: 25 YEARS OF TELEVISION CARTOONS
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Following their tradition of producing the ultimate in anime art
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reference books, the staff of ANIMAGE has published a two volume bible
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for Japanese anime fans. The two large softcover books aim to be the
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largest and best listing of all Japanese animated television (Volume 1)
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and animated feature films (Volume 2) ever created.
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Volume 1 is a fascinating and impressive reference work. This volume is a
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complete listing of all Japanese animated television series and specials
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from the begining of 1963 to the end of 1988! That is a grand total of
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668 programs!
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The book presents information on four shows per page, with each show
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getting a quarter page information box. In each box is the show's title
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and the title the show had if it was shown overseas. Below that is a
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photo from the show and a text plot/info section followed by major
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staff credits. This is not a lot of info on each show, but at least
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all the most important information is listed.
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And perhaps that is my only complaint about the book. It could have been
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much bigger. But I guess I have no right to complain. Nobody but the
|
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hardworking staff of ANIMAGE was brave enough to pull off a project like
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this. And for now it is the best reference work on Japanese anime
|
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television history to date. A must have book!
|
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It's interesting to note that while looking through the book, I
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discovered the fact that out of 668 shows only about 14 have ever been
|
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converted to other languages for foreign markets. Amazing. And after
|
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reading this book, there a lot of shows I'd like to see!
|
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- Tom Mitchell
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||
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THE ART OF JAPANESE ANIMATION VOLUME 2: 70 YEARS OF THEATRICAL FILMS
|
||
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Covering about 500 films, this book follows the format of the first
|
||
|
|
volume. Covering feature length films this time, the book lists all
|
||
|
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Japanese animated feature films from 1917 to 1988. The book is just as
|
||
|
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well done as the first volume, but also includes some extra material on
|
||
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such things as animation film festivals.
|
||
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||
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But this book stumbles on one big area: ORIGINAL ANIMATION VIDEO. When I
|
||
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first saw the ad in ANIMAGE magazine that this two volume ART OF JAPANESE
|
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ANIMATION book set was going to be introduced, I was curious as to how
|
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they were going to classify shows made just for home video. The TV book
|
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could not cover OAVs because it was dedicated to shows that were seen on
|
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|
|
broadcast television. And of course few OAVs have ever been shown on movie
|
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|
|
screens. So how were they going to relate the history of dozens of OAV
|
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productions?
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They don't. Well, the feature film book lists only feature-length OAVs,
|
||
|
|
and giving little or no mention of their home video origins. Very, very
|
||
|
|
disappointing. Such OAVs as AREA 88, MEGAZONE 23, and VAMPIRE HUNTER D are
|
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|
listed as feature films. True, some of these were shown to preview
|
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|
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audiences in theaters, but they are clearly called OAVs and were meant for
|
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|
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the home video market.
|
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|
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So, ignored in this otherwise excellent 2 book history of anime are
|
||
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Original Anime Videos, the 3rd and latest outlet for animated work in
|
||
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Japan. ANIMAGE could have included these in a combined TV and OAV volume.
|
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|
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In the end, overlooking the OAV history in Japanese animation is a great
|
||
|
|
oversight on the part of ANIMAGE.
|
||
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|
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|
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- Tom Mitchell
|
||
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//////////////////////////////MAIL ORDER INFO\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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The following is a list of businesses where the ANIME STUFF staff members
|
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shop for our anime stuff. They are highly recommended sources for anime
|
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and provide excellent service. All of them provide mail order so you
|
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can write to them for catalogs.
|
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WOK TALK INC. DBA NIKAKU ANIMART LASER PERCEPTIONS
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SIGHT & SOUND 615 North 6th. St. 3300 JUDAH STREET
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1275 MAIN STREET SAN JOSE, California 95112 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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WALTHAM, MA 02154 94122
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WOK TALK/SIGHT & SOUND and LASER PERCEPTIONS specialize in domestic and
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imported laser video discs. And Nikaku sells magazines, books, compact
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discs, and other anime goods. Tell 'em ANIME STUFF sent ya!
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IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOI BBS SYSTEM INFO IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO
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Here is a list of some of the more notable BBS's around the country that
|
||
|
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are dedicated mainly to anime chatter.
|
||
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|
||
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> VALLEY OF THE WIND BBS, the official ANIMAG BBS
|
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Phone 1-415-341-5986 (CALIFORNIA, 300/1200 BAUD)
|
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> THE CHACHAMARU SNACK BAR
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Phone 1-313-884-0418 (MICHIGAN, 300/1200 BAUD)
|
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/////////////////////////////////END NOTE\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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Changes for ANIME STUFF are in the wind! Due to the ever expanding size
|
||
|
|
of our publication, some folks have complained that it is just getting
|
||
|
|
too big for many of their computers to download and hold in memory.
|
||
|
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So, we've decided that ANIME STUFF will be published in smaller chunks
|
||
|
|
released more often. This will not only solve the K problem, but also
|
||
|
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allow our issues to come out quicker with more timely information.
|
||
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|
||
|
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So, be on the lookout for ANIME STUFF 11 soon after this issue!
|
||
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|
||
|
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And a special thanks should go to Stuff Staff and CIS Anime Group member
|
||
|
|
Rick Sternbach for the outstanding hard work he put into to getting
|
||
|
|
our CIS Anime Group jackets designed and made. Wow! They are really
|
||
|
|
cool!!! Thank you, Rick! (And a great excuse for not doing an article
|
||
|
|
for this issue...) (Heh heh heh...)
|
||
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|
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- Tom
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Date of original publication: 4/9/1989
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ANIME STUFF Copyright (C) 1989 Tom Mitchell & MIDORI COMMUNICATIONS
|
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All rights reserved.
|
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|
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This publication originally appears on CompuServe Information Service's
|
||
|
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Comic Book & Animation Forum.
|
||
|
|
USENET distribution rights belong exclusively to Jude George.
|
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USENET Address : jg2f@andrew.cmu.edu
|
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|
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Original Copyrights to the material reviewed, articles written and
|
||
|
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graphics presented are reserved by their respective owners. The contents
|
||
|
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of Anime Stuff may be reproduced in any form of media so long as the names
|
||
|
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of the authors are preserved, articles remain intact, and ANIME STUFF is
|
||
|
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mentioned as the source.
|
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Articles & computer artwork in Anime Stuff may be re-published in
|
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newsletters so long as a copy of the publication in which the articles
|
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|
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appear are sent to:
|
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MIDORI COMMUNICATIONS
|
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c/o Tom Mitchell
|
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474 Chowning Circle
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are COPYRIGHTED (C) 1987, 1988 CompuServe Information Service
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