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Stéphane Dumas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Kelk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.fandom,rec.arts.anime.misc Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 5:16 PM Subject: [INFO] The Anime Primer, or "What Anime Should I Watch Now?" (6/6) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > (continued from part 5) > > SILENT MOBIUS: THE MOTION PICTURE and SILENT MOBIUS: THE MOTION > PICTURE 2: Based on the popular manga series by Kia Asamiya, SILENT > MOBIUS is set in the near future, when creatures from the dark > universe of Nemesis threaten the Earth. Founded to fight this battle, > the Attacked Mystification Police, a special (and all female) police > department is always looking for a few good women who meet their > unique requirements: each member brings her own special power > (physical, cyber, religious, psychic, mystical) to the fight. These > movies are really parts 1 and 2 of the same story - how AMP heroine > Katsumi Liqueur came to join the force (and she's really not this > whiny in the manga or TV series!). > [Entry by Jeanne Hedge] > [Was available dubbed from Streamline Pictures when Streamline was > still in business. - Rob Kelk] > > SILENT MOBIUS TV: In the near future, creatures from the dark > universe of Nemesis threaten the Earth. The battle has been going on > for generations, and now things are coming to a head. Spanning the > course of several years, SILENT MOBIUS is a 26-episode TV series that > follows the adventures of the Attacked Mystification Police, a special > (and all female) police department founded to carry on where their > elders left off. Each member of the force brings her own special > power (physical, cyber, religious, psychic, mystical) to the fight > against darkness - both from without and within. Part action-drama, > part comedy, this is <em>not</em> a re-telling of the movies, and it's > alternate-universe to both the movies and the manga series by Kia > Asamiya that both TV and movies were based on (in overall tone, it's > close to the manga than the movies). Available from Bandai/Anime > Village. > [Entry by Jeanne Hedge] > > SLAYERS: Lina Inverse, a self-proclaimed "sorcery genius" (others > call her less-flattering things, like "enemy of all that live"), > explores her corner of the world, rights wrongs, and gets rich (in > ascending order of importance to Lina) while travelling and working > with (and sometimes fighting against) an ever-changing group of > companions. Lina's adventures have her going up against everything > from a handful of bandits to the demon lords Shabranigdo and Gaav. > It's sometimes been said by tabletop roleplaying gamers that while > RECORD OF LODOSS WAR shows a stereotypical Dungeons and Dragons > adventure, SLAYERS shows a stereotypical Dungeons and Dragons > adventuring party. There's quite a bit of humour in the series, and > any number of anachronisms (like Lina's bikini) and parody characters > (like Amelia Wil Tesla Sailoon, the SAILOR MOON wannabe) show up in > the course of three television series, two OAV series, and five > movies. > The three television series (SLAYERS, SLAYERS NEXT, and SLAYERS > TRY) are available in North America from Software Sculptors, while the > OAVs and movies are available in North America from ADV Films. > SLAYERS reference site: <http://www.inverse.org/> > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > SOL BIANCA: Sol Bianca centers around the five woman crew of a > pirate ship of the same name. There are two OVAs, and there should > have been a third. The second OVA sets up the stage for a third quite > nicely, but apparently the series didn't have enough popularity to > merit the third OVA. Which is a shame, because it is a very nice > series. It takes place in the far flung future, where Earth is a > legend, and space travel is commonplace. > In the first episode a fairly standard bit of piracy on the part of > the crew of the Sol Bianca results in them accidentally capturing a > boy who was stowing away on the ship they'd plundered. Events cause > them to take on an entire planetary empire, and show that in addition > to looking very nice the Sol Bianca has a range of rather astonishing > powers (including the mandatory BFG). > The second episode explains more about the ship, and why it has > such extraordinary powers. Unfortunately the explanations are mostly > in the form of rather obscure hints, and this sets up quite nicely for > the third episode, which doesn't exist. > Excellent mecha design, an intriguing cast, and well done animation > and pacing. > The first OVA is available from ADV on VHS in both sub and dubbed > format. The second OVA is available from ADV on VHS in subtitled > format only. The OVAs are not available on DVD. > [Entry by Brad Jackson] > > SOL BIANCA: THE LEGACY: This series shares the ship design, most > of the character designs, and many of the character personalities with > the first two OVAs, but it is neither a sequel nor a prequel. In the > same tradition as the various incarnations of the TENCHI MUYO > universe, we see a different, and in many ways better, version of SOL > BIANCA. > The ship design is mostly the same, and those few changes that > exist are all improvements. The character designs are improved, and > the characters have deeper and more complex personalities than they do > in their first incarnations. Jun is still the data hack, but Feb is > no longer the captain; that job has passed to April. May's character > is the most changed, instead of being a short mecha freak, she is now > a child. > The computer-generated scenes are okay, but not really worth raving > about. Generally though the animation is much better than it was in > the first OVAs, and the first OVAs had very good animation. The > storyline is engaging, and the characters make you care about them. > The quality of the dub, like many of Geneon's other late-1990's > releases, is surprisingly good. Not Disney quality, but it's actually > enjoyable even to subtitle fans. > There are six episodes to the new SOL BIANCA OVAs. > SOL BIANCA: THE LEGACY is available from Geneon. > [Entry by Brad Jackson] > > SOMEDAY'S DREAMERS: A very understated, sweet and heartwarming > alternate world fantasy about a 17 year old girl named Yume who leaves > her quiet Country life to go to the Big City (Tokyo) to learn to > become a professional mage. This is a world that is much like our > own, only in which magic is real and can be performed by a few special > people. Yume is one of those special people and SOMEDAY'S DREAMERS > tells of Yume's discovery of the true meaning of her powers. The > detailed backgrounds of Tokyo in the summer add to the overall sense > of "reality" to the story and the characters and their stories charm > the audience from beginning to end. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > SORCERER HUNTERS: Carrot Glaice, Tira Misu and Chocolate Misu are > the Sorcerer Hunters, a group commissioned by the goddess "Big Mama" > to hunt down renegade sorcerers. These three particular people are > chosen for their mix of talents. Carrot, in particular, is highly > qualified for reasons I can't tell you without spoiling a major plot > point. However, he's also an amazing letch, so his two companions > have to keep him in line, by tying him up in their sexy outfits, if > need be! This is a TV series, and so the artwork and animation could > be better, though they're not terrible - just not great. Mostly this > is just fun, stupid fluff. Has sexual overtones and occasional > violence. Dub and sub. 25 episodes. From ADV Films. > [Entry by Ben Cantrick] > > SPEED GRAPHER: A near-future sci-fi anime from Gonzo, SPEED > GRAPHER is at times lurid, perverted, nihilistic, gory and vulgar, but > that's all part of its deliberate "charm". What we have here is a > "chase, capture, escape" action thriller that has been given the sort > of glossy superficial trashiness that we haven't seen much of since > sci-fi magazines of the 70's, while at the same time the story is, at > its heart, an odd mix of romance, lust and longing. > Tatsumi Saiga, a famous but now burned-out war photographer who has > recently recovered from near fatal wounds from his last assignment, > stumbles upon a true "den of iniquities" in Tokyo where the rich and > powerful in Japan get to taste the most forbidden of pleasures, and if > they are chosen, get to have their innermost dreams made real by a > kiss from a "goddess". Saiga unintentionally gets kissed by the young > "goddess", who tearfully asks Saiga to save her. That kiss changes > Saiga into a "Euphoria", a monstrous being whose innermost wish has > now turned into a terrible reality. In Saiga's case, his "wish come > true" means that now when he "shoots a photo", his camera truly > "shoots" the target with varying amounts of destructive power. > Saiga is not the only person to have been transformed into the > "Euphoria" state. There are many others out there who now have > unimaginable powers of cruelty and destruction and they are sent after > Saiga after he becomes obsessed with answering the plea for help from > Kagura, the young "goddess", who is the powerless pawn of her > fabulously wealthy and powerful mother Shinsen and her mother's > right-hand-man and lover Suitenguu. Add to this set-up a slew of > baroquely conceived characters, animation that occasionally approaches > a dreamlike quality, and a jazzy sound track and you have a dark and > sometimes subtly humorous bit of fast-action brain candy that doesn't > take itself too seriously and is consistently entertaining. > Never-the-less, SPEED GRAPHER is not for all tastes and this is a case > where "viewer discretion" is definitely advised. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > SPEED RACER (a.k.a. MACH GO GO GO): Based on the 1966 manga > MACH GO GO GO, this 52 episode 1967 series by Tatsunako studios shows > the career of Speed Racer (Go Mifune) from beginner racer to world > champion. The dub version is noted for its mixture of interesting > storylines and unintentionally campy dialog and numerous bad puns in > regards to character names. > It was considered popular enough that in the 1990s two revival > attempts were tried: one in America under the title NEW SPEED RACER > (1993) [13 episodes] and the other in Japan by Tatsunako studios under > the title MACH GO GO GO (1996) (aka Y2K SPEED RACER) [52 episodes were > planned, only 34 made]. Neither revival worked partly IMHO due to the > stories not measuring up to the original. > In North America, Geneon put out a DVD called SPEED RACER MOVIE > which contained "Car Hater", the two part "Mammoth Car" and a > commentary; Speed Racer Enterprises released limited edition (1000 > copies) VHS and DVD sets. FHE is putting out a limited edition DVD > set at the rate of one volume a year with 11 or 12 episodes per > volume; at this rate, the set should be complete in 2006. In > Australia, Siren releases SPEED RACER. > SPEED RACER FAQ: <http://udel.edu/~mm/anime/speed/> > [Entry by Bruce Grubb] > > SPELL WARS: see SORCERER HUNTERS > > SPIRITED AWAY (a.k.a. SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI): Once upon a > time, a girl named Chihiro and her parents were driving to the > father's new job in a new city when they stopped to explore a strange > tunnel. This tunnel lead to the spirit world, where Chihiro's parents > were turned into pigs and Chihiro had to work at a bathhouse while she > looked for a way to turn her parents back into people. Chihiro met a > lot of strange people while she worked at the bathhouse, and learned a > lot about herself at the same time ... > This may be the closest that Hayao Miyazaki has come to telling a > European-style "fairy tale", although there are more than enough > Japanese elements in the story to make it strange to western eyes. > Other than the parents' transformation sequence, there is nothing in > this story that a young child would find frightening, although there > are a few things that may start them asking questions that some > parents aren't ready to answer. As always, please preview this movie > before letting your children watch it. > Available from Disney. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > STARDUST MEMORIES: see GUNDAM > > STEEL ANGEL KURUMI: On a dare, a boy priest named Nakahito enters > a "haunted" house, surrounded by the military, in 1920's Japan. He > knocks over what looks like a female mannequin, which falls on him and > "kisses" him by accident. This kiss awakens the second generation > prototype battle droid Steel Angel Kurumi (a bold, pink-haired, > upfront "girl"), who bonds with her new master, Nakahito. The madly- > in-love Kurumi refuses to obey orders from her creator or the > military, and easily defeats their attempt to capture her. > Faced with this, they decide to forcibly activate the second > prototype, Saki, and send her to retrieve Kurumi. After a fierce > battle between the two prototypes, Saki's energy runs out and she goes > dormant. After a little thought, Nakahito and Kurumi realize that > Kurumi was activated by the kiss and its decided to active Saki the > same way, but a suddenly jealous Kurumi pushes Nakahito aside and > kisses Saki herself. Saki (an average sized brown-haired "girl") > bonds to her new master Kurumi, but her lesbian love is frustrated by > Kurumi's love of Nakahito. She decides to make Kurumi happy by > obeying Nakahito, and the two never realize who Saki's real master is. > After a few first generation Steel Angels fail to capture Kurumi > and Saki, Karinka, a new experimental model with a double "heart", is > sent to capture them. Karinka (a petite blonde flat-chested > loli-droid) battles both prototypes, eventually joins them, and even > steals a kiss from Nakahito. Frustrated by their failures, the secret > organization who is behind the battle droids activates their ultimate > Steel Angel for a final battle. > Currently available in North America as a seven-DVD set from ADV, > "Steel Angel Kurumi Complete Collection", that includes the original > series, a four-episode OVA series, and an inferior second series. > Parental Advisory: Brief partial nudity (fully exposed breasts). > R1 official website: > <http://www25.advfilms.com/favorites/kurumi/index.html> > [Entry by Rob Maxwell] > > STRANGE DAWN: Strange Dawn is an intriguingly naturalistic take of > what happens when you drop two ordinary 16 year old girls into a > parallel world populated by constantly warring tribes of knee-high > people who hail them as superheroes: Where are the toilets? Oh no, we > don't have any clean clothes! Do we really want to be saviours, or > should we just keep our heads down and look for a way home? The > attention to everyday concerns may sound comical but actually it makes > the whole thing believable, and heightens the impact of the violence > which punctuates the tale as rival factions fight over the girls. The > story is complex and mysterious: every character has their own agenda, > and neither we nor the girls really know what's going on, and in their > case they are not sure they even want to know. > The series is 13 episodes long, and a nicely blended mix of cel and > CGI. The DVD version is both sub & dub. The dub has a mixed > Anglo-Australian-European sound to it which non-American viewers find > refreshing, but many American viewers can't bear. The voice acting is > good and in keeping with the tone of the original; however the > translation itself is a salutary reminder of the ambiguities of the > Japanese language: where it's possible to translate a sentence in two > different ways, the dub infallibly picks the wrong one. This just > adds to the overall air of mystery though, so the dub is undoubtedly > destined to be a cult classic, especially when you throw in the > complete absence of lip sync. > Partially released in North America by Urban Vision. > [Entry by Shez] > > SUGAR, A TINY SNOW FAIRY: see TINY SNOW FAIRY SUGAR > > SUGAR SUGAR RUNE: Classic-style magic girl shoujo anime returns in > a big way with the 51-episode Studio Pierrot/TV Tokyo adaptation of > Moyoco Anno's SUGAR SUGAR RUNE. This bright, lively and entertaining > series combines everything that you want in mahou shoujo anime; magic, > mystery, cute outfits, comic sidekicks, pretty girls and plenty of > bishiis, along with comedy, romance and drama. The animation ranges > from good to occasionally surprisingly excellent, the voice acting is > spot-on, the direction is crisp and the story builds towards and > delivers a self-consistent and satisfying conclusion. > Witch People from the Magical Realm in a parallel world regularly > come to Earth to "capture hearts" from unaware humans. These > crystalline "hearts" are the embodiments of the emotions of a human. > Crystal hearts that contain the various ranges of love are most > valued, but even hearts containing negative emotions have power. Two > young witches, Chocola and Vanilla, are sent to Earth on a special > mission; they must compete against each other for crystal hearts, and > the eventual winner will become the future Queen of the Magical Realm. > Chocola and Vanilla are enrolled in a private middle school on Earth > and are under the care of an adult and powerful Mage, Robin, who > covers his actions on Earth under the guise of being a rock star. > Chocola and Vanilla have been friends since early childhood, > although their backgrounds are different. Chocola is an orphan who > was raised by her eccentric grandfather. Vanilla is the daughter of > the current Queen of the Magical Realm. Chocola is brash, outgoing > and a bit tomboyish, characteristics that make her very popular in the > Magical Realm. Vanilla is shy, unsure of herself and quiet. Once on > Earth, Vanilla's character makes her an immediate hit with all the > boys around her, allowing her to easily acquire crystal hearts. But > Chocola's personality has the opposite effect, reducing her ability to > compete with the cute and very feminine Vanilla. > But many things are going on in the background, unbeknownst to the > two young Queen Candidates. The Magical Realm is threatened by a > force from the past that is bent upon revenge, and even the two girls > on Earth can't escape from the threat from the Dark Realm. In > particular, Chocola is drawn towards the mysterious and enigmatic > older boy Pierre, who is not only immune to Chocola's magic charms, > but appears to have some dark secrets of his own. > All-in-all, SUGAR SUGAR RUNE delivers a very enjoyable story with > memorable characters that is suitable for mahou shoujo fans of all > ages. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > SUKEBAN DEKA: A very nice production of two OVAs where a deliquent > girl is persuaded by the threat of Death Penalty for her murderous > mother to pose as a student at her old high school and figure out who > is responsible for the deaths of two bus loads of students. > Strong character in the heroine, Saki the YoYo, with her > police-supplied Super Yoyo. I wonder why it never went on to a series > but most likely the police weren't happy as one is depicted as > corrupt. > It is lurid with loads of violence. I saw the KOR production > inspired by this which is why I decided to watch it. > 100 minutes Hybrid DVD; ADV Films. > [Entry by bobbie sellers] > > SUPER GALS!: To slightly misquote the old Cyndi Lauper song, "Gals > just wanna have fun!" Ran Kotobuki is a typical slacker student - > barely passing at school and not caring about it - who lives for the > after-school experience of shopping and dating. But Ran has a mean > left hook and a strong moral streak (her parents and brother are all > police officers), which leads her to stand up to injustice when it > isn't inconvenient or when it really offends her sensibilities. Ran > spends most of the series hanging out in Shibuya with her best friend > Miyu (who is in love with Ran's brother), their formerly-studious > classmate Aya, and some others who it would spoil the plotline to name > here ... > This is a good corrective to all the anime that are filled with > model students (such as AZUMANGA DAIOH and CARD CAPTOR SAKURA); it > shows that there are Japanese students who just get by in class and > get into trouble with their teachers, too. While the tone of SUPER > GALS! is sometimes serious, it's primarily about having fun, living > life to the fullest even when you've already spent all of your > allowance, and being true to your friends and your favourite place to > hang out. > The first 26 episodes of SUPER GALS! have been released in North > America by ADV. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > SUPERGIRL MARIS: see MARIS THE CHOJO > > T > > TAIHO SHICHAUZO!: see YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! > > TANK POLICE: see DOMINION > > TARUTO: see MAHOU SHOUJO NEKO TARUTO > > TENCHI MUYO: A story about a teenage boy, the pretty alien girl > who loves him, the other pretty alien girl who loves him, the *other* > other pretty alien girl who loves him, and a few other pretty alien > girls (some of whom love him, too). And they all just happen to be > some of the most powerful people in the universe. The plotline varies > between sit-com and space opera, occasionally in the same episode. > The plot of the first OAV series was heavily re-written to become the > basis of TENCHI MUYO TV. The first two OAV series are available in > North America from Geneon under the name "Tenchi Collection" - in > fact, this was Geneon's flagship title - and an edited version of > these has been aired on U.S. cable TV. The North American rights to > the third OAV series are held by Funimation. The manga (with the > translated title "No Need for Tenchi") is available from Viz. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > TENCHI MUYO: MIHOSHI SPECIAL: A side story to the TENCHI MUYO OAV > series, this is Galaxy Police officer Mihoshi's recounting of her > biggest case ever. The names in the story have been changed to > protect the innocent, of course, but Mihoshi changes them to the names > of her friends! Somehow, the relationships just don't change ... This > comedy marks the first alternate TENCHI MUYO continuity, the first > appearance of Kiyone, and one of the earliest appearances of Magical > Girl Pretty Sammy. Available on VHS as part of the TENCHI COLLECTION, > or on DVD as part of the MAGICAL GIRL PRETTY SAMMY collection, from > Geneon. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > TENCHI MUYO TV: Tenchi Masaki is an ordinary schoolboy until > gorgeous alien women (with their little sisters and meowing spaceships > in tow) start to crash-land in his backyard. A little bit of URUSEI > YATSURA and a little bit of RANMA 1/2, with some Star Wars homages > thrown in for good measure. The TV series is generally considered a > parallel universe to the version of the story told in the OAV series. > Highly recommended for fans of romantic comedies and sci-fi adventure. > Available from Geneon under the title TENCHI UNIVERSE. > [Entry by Dave Menard] > > TENCHI IN TOKYO (a.k.a. SHIN TENCHI MUYO): This latest installment > of Tenchi fun is yet another parallel universe from the OAV and first > TV series. In this story, Tenchi goes off to school in Tokyo leaving > the girls behind in Okayama. This doesn't sit well with the passel of > alien women, especially since Tenchi's getting awfully close to that > new girl, Sakuya ... > Available from Geneon. > [Entry by Dave Menard] > > TENCHI MUYO movies > TENCHI MUYO IN LOVE!: Tenchi and the girls must race back in time > to keep an intergalactic criminal from altering the past. The first > TENCHI movie, based off the TV series continuity. Spectacular > animation combined with a good story make this film in many ways the > best TENCHI feature. > TENCHI MUYO: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS (a.k.a. MANATSU NO EVE): Known > as MIDSUMMER'S EVE in the UK and Europe. Tenchi's daughter appears, > but who's the mother? And what does all this have to do with Yosho's > childhood on planet Jurai? Not as well received by fans as the first > TENCHI movie, DoD is nevertheless high-quality animation, though the > story may seem to be a little rushed. This may be due to the > long-circulated rumour that the plotline was originally written for a > third OAV series. > TENCHI MUYO IN LOVE 2 - TENCHI FOREVER: According to Pioneer/AIC, > the *final* TENCHI MUYO TV feature. FOREVER does a fair job of > resolving some of the longstanding conflicts between the two primary > rivals for Tenchi's heart, and the bittersweet ending suggests that > Tenchi has finally made a choice. A languid pace makes this feature > tricky viewing, especially compared to the more frenetic pace of the > earlier films. Worth watching only if you are willing to invest the > attention needed to appreciate this final chapter. > [Entries by Dave Menard] > [Dave's comment about the first movie being the best is his > opinion - some people, including the list maintainer, like the second > movie better. All three movies are available from Geneon. - Rob > Kelk] > > TENCHI UNIVERSE: see TENCHI MUYO TV > > TENKU NO SHIRO LAPUTA: see LAPUTA, CASTLE IN THE SKY > > TENSHI NI NARUMON (a.k.a. I'M GONNA BE AN ANGEL): An odd romantic > fantasy with an edge, concerning a teenaged boy named Yusuke whose > life is turned upside down by the appearance of a very strange girl > called Noelle and her even stranger family who come out of nowhere to > change Yusuke's home into a fantasy toy house and Yusuke's life into > chaos. Noelle seems to be out-of-this-world in many ways, not the > least being her desire to "become an angel". But at the same time > different otherworldly things are going on in the background which > threaten Noelle, Yusuke and the others around them. The series takes > a big "left turn" at the halfway point and becomes stranger and much > darker. All-in-all TENSHI NI NARUMON is a very different, compelling > and ultimately satisfying fantasy. > Licenced in North America by Synch-Point. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > TETSUWAN ATOMU: see ASTRO BOY > > THOSE OBNOXIOUS ALIENS: see URUSEI YATSURA > > TIME STRANGER: An involving variation on The Terminator, with > slight nods of the head towards Time Bandits. The animation is very > good and the story, complex. Feudal Japan is depicted nicely and in > detail, as is the far future. Great plot complications throughout. > > TINY SNOW FAIRY SUGAR: The weather is something that happens, not > something that's created, right? But Did you know that fairies can > create the very weather itself? > In the picturesque town of Muhlenburg lives an 11 year old girl > named Saga. An organized, efficient, "make a decision and go!" kind > of girl, Saga is very embodiment of industrious, whose only character > flaw is an impatient temper. She's not the type to be superstitious. > But Saga can see fairies. As a child, Saga looked to a sky while > lying in a snow bank, and saw a beautiful fairy flying away on a trail > of falling snow. > Still, childhood memories are easily dismissed as figments of the > imagination, so it's no surprise when Saga dismisses the fairy she > finds while running her errands, as a mere illusion. After all, > fairies are lovely, beautiful creatures, not hyperactive, selfish, > lazy, waffle-eating, 3-inch-tall toddlers. > But this one is! Her name is Sugar, and she's come to the human > world to find her "twinkle" and become a great Snow Fairy, just like > her mother. > With an appropriately whismical soundtrack and characters designed > by the Queen of Cute, Koge Donbo, TINY SNOW FAIRY SUGAR is best > described as an heartwarming animated fairytale. > Licenced by Geneon in North America. > [Entry by Abraham Evangelista] > > TO HEART: A 13 episode slice of life drama about a group of > 17-year-old high-school students. The nail-biting climax of episode > one concerns whether or not Akari, a total sweetie with cherry-red > hair, will get to sit next to the boy she likes, and the rest of the > series pretty much follows on at the same tempo. Akari's squeeze is > the sleepy-headed but kind-hearted Hiroyuki, whose ever-helpful nature > causes him to acquire new female friends in each episode. The genius > of this charming series is how its focus on the events of everyday > life manages to elevate them to a level of importance that supplants > any need for magical superheroes or quests to save the world. Having > said that, many of the girls that Hiroyuki befriends have intriguing > quirks: e.g. Serika practices black magic, Kotone is a psychic who > only makes unlucky predictions, and Multi is an incompetent android > sent to the school for field trials. > Rather remarkably for a TV series that is bordering on shoujo, TO > HEART actually started life as a Hentai dating sim. As well as the 13 > episodes, there are 6 little "omake" (extras) which were originally > broadcast with some of the episodes. They use super-deformed versions > of the characters and are mostly even more low key than the main > episodes. > Licenced by Right Stuf. > [Entry by Shez] > > TONARI NO TOTORO: see MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO > > TRIGUN: A sci-fi western comedy (mostly) focusing around the > world's most unlikely criminal, Vash the Stampede. The man is > apparently so dangerous that he's worth 60,000,000,000$$ ("double > dollars"), but whenever anyone catches up to him in hopes of snagging > the reward, they're always thwarted: sometimes by his skill with a > gun, but mostly by his inherent goofiness. However, Vash does have a > dark past, so mysterious that even he himself doesn't know what it is! > All in all, a fairly lighthearted show with some serious themes, but a > hilarious watch. (Geneon) > [Entry by KireiSarah] > > TSUKIKAGE RAN (a.k.a. KAZEMAKASE TSUKIKAGE RAN, or CARRIED BY THE > WIND): Ran, a female samurai, is a self-described "beautiful female > drifter" wandering through feudal Japan, carried only by the > ever-changing wind and her eternal thirst for sake. Generally > accompanying her is Miao (Meow), a wandering martial artist from China > characterised mostly by happy-go-luckiness, a good heart, and an > utter, frightening lack of anything resembling forethought or > intelligence. Together the two, rather more frequently than Ran would > like, get embroiled in resolving problems of local corruption or > crime. An episodic light-hearted parody of Japanese "wandering > samurai and his sidekick" shows, high points being likable characters > and spectacular fight scenes. 13 episodes, available now from Bandai. > [Entry by Blade] > > TSUKUYOMI MOON PHASE: Kohei is a young man from a family of > powerful spiritualists who happens to not have any of the powers of > his relatives, other than an ability to take photographs of > supernatural occurrences and a tendency to not be affected by many > aspects of magic. Kohei's life begins to change when while on an > assignment to photograph an old haunted castle in Germany he meets a > pretty young girl named Hazuki who happens to be a vampire who has > been trapped in the castle. Kohei helps Hazuki to break free, and > becomes involved in Hazuki's search for her mother who disappeared > years before. But powerful forces in the shadowy world of vampires > want Hazuki back, and Kohei finds himself in the role of protecting > Hazuki while trying to come to an understanding of their odd mutual > attraction. With a brilliant and witty script that is matched by > aggressively edgy animation, masterful swings between French bedroom > farce-style humor and gothic horror, a compelling sound track and very > likable characters, TSUKUYOMI is a totally enjoyable fantasy. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > THE TWELVE KINGDOMS: see JUUNI KOKKI > > U > > URUSEI YATSURA: The title translates as something like THOSE > OBNOXIOUS ALIENS, though the title itself is actually a pun in > Japanese. This was the series that broke Rumiko Takahashi onto the > manga and anime scene, first in Japan, then around the world. Ataru > Moroboshi is this planet's unluckiest person, so it was a foregone > conclusion that he would be the target of a contest, the outcome > deciding the future of the world. When Moroboshi wins unexpectedly, > his cry of "Now I can be married!" is misinterpreted by his "Oni" > opponent, a rather nubile young thing called Lum. Now Lum believes > herself to be married to her "darling", much to the disgust of most of > the male population of Tomobiki-cho. A full compliment of characters > conspire to make life interesting for the happy couple, as well as > copious numbers of special and repetitive guests in this long-running > series which includes six movies, several OAV's and more than 200 TV > episodes. > Originally released as a subtitled-only series by AnimEigo, though > a dub version was attempted - that was aborted after only two episodes > due to unfavourable feedback from fans. > [Entry by Chika] > > UTENA (a.k.a. SHOUJO KAKUMEI UTENA, REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA): You > could go off roses! A different twist on the magical girl series in > that the subject here makes no attempt to transform into anything > except by the fact that as a very young girl, grieving her parents' > death, she encounters a "prince" who comforts her and tells her that > they are destined to meet again, giving her a ring. She vows to grow > up as noble as this prince, but takes it too literally, shunning the > usual fuku of her peers for more masculine garb. On her acceptance to > a school with a mysterious club, she finds that not only were there > other people with the same ring as her, but that they regularly fought > for the hand of the "Rose Bride", in the hope that eventually the > lucky winner will gain entry to the strange castle visible from the > duelling ring, though each has a different reason driving them. > Available from Software Sculptors. > [Entry by Chika] > > V > > VAMPIRE HUNTER D (1985): A.D. 12,090 is a lot like the Old West, > except for the mutants and vampires. When Count Magnus Lee, an > ancient and powerful bloodsucker, sets his sights on a young woman of > the frontier, Doris Lang, she hires a cape-clad, sword-swinging > stranger known simply as D to get rid of a suitor who doesn't > understand "No." D must fight his way past a horde of supernatural > guardians as well as taking on Count Lee himself, and also must > contend with his own unnatural aspects. In addition to being a > dhampir (half human and half vampire), D has in his left palm a > symbiotic creature that exercises weird powers on his behalf but also > taunts him for his shortcomings at every opportunity. > Some fans look down on VHD for its crude animation and cliched > storyline, but it has become a cult classic, perhaps for its stunning > imagery and larger-than-life conflicts. There's romance as well when > Doris starts falling for her half-human savior. VHD is also notable > for its violence, as D's blade slices through nearly anything that > will make a blood splash. Tetsuya Komuro's soundtrack gives a rich > atmosphere to both action and quieter moments. > Available from Urban Vision. > [Entry by Cathy Krusberg] > > VAMPIRE HUNTER D (2000): A second VAMPIRE HUNTER D movie was > released to Japanese theaters in April 2001 and is slated for American > theatrical release in September 2001. Also titled VAMPIRE HUNTER D, > it is based on the third novel in Hideyuki Kikuchi's VHD series, "D - > Yousatsukou" (D - Demon Deathchase). D is hired to retrieve a woman > kidnapped by the vampire Meier Link, but his task is complicated by > two factors: a competing set of hunters, and the true love that led > the woman to accompany Meier of her own will. The character designs > in the new movie are much closer to Yoshitaka Amano's vision, and the > animation is top notch. > Licenced by Urban Vision in North America, by Optimum in the UK, > and by Madman in Australia. > [Entry by Cathy Krusberg] > > VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU: An enterprising young woman crosses paths > with a strange girl named Miyu, a demon-hunter who is the last of her > kind, and follows her as she banishes Shinma with her flame. This > dark, frustratingly short tale about the monsters without and within > is a pretty refreshing take on the vampire genre, giving us just > enough tragedy without seeming too ham-handed. > PARENTAL ADVISORIES: Heavy violence (blood and gore) and implied > adult themes. > Licenced by AnimEigo in North America, and by Madman in Australia. > [Entry by Dot Warner] > > VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU TV: This 26-episode series follows Miyu's > life as a schoolgirl. In addition to fighting monsters, the focus is > placed more on Miyu's need for blood. She also gets a cute > anthromorphic talking monster and spends way too much screen time > angsting about being a vampire. I consider it to be vastly inferior > to the OAV series, although some fans think that the TV depiction of > Miyu is more sympathetic. > PARENTAL ADVISORIES: Heavy violence (blood and gore) and implied > adult themes. > Licenced by TOKYOPOP in North America, by MVM in the UK, and by > Madman in Australia. > [Entry by Dot Warner] > > VANDREAD: A series with two seasons by Takeshi Mori. A group of > men have lived for generations on a planet without women. The women > in this show are the enemy who are feared as monsters by these men who > are created in genetic laboratories. When Hibiki, our young hero, > finds himself stowed away on a ship that is captured by the women and > subsequently cast into deep space by a missile, he and a few others > must learn to work together to return without killing each other in > the process. > The series is fraught with wonderful CGI scenes where the man's > mecha-inspired Vanguard fighter merges with the women's > jet-fighter-inspired Dread units to create extremely powerful > fighters. On top of this the sexual tension of two cultures that have > never before encountered each other and so have no concept of > "relations" between the sexes is hilarious to watch. > Available from Geneon. > [Entry by Charlie Smith] > > VENUS WARS: A group of racers on Venus and a reporter from Earth > are caught up in the war for the dominance of Venus. A dark film from > the "sand in my spacesuit" view of the future which sees the racers > being turned from a group of stunt racers who defeat a tank by sheer > fluke to hard fighting riders who become instrumental in the war's > conclusion. Available from USMC. > [Entry by Chika] > > VIDEO GIRL AI: Youta Moteuchi has a crush on his schoolmate, Moemi > Hayakawa, but she has feelings for his best friend, Takeshi Niimai. > Since Youta is too nice for his own good, he tries to get the two of > them together, despite how sad it makes him. A mysterious new video > store called Gokuraku appears on Youta's path home, and he winds up > renting an adult video entitled "Ai Amano - I'll Cheer You Up." When > he plays it on his defective VCR, Ai pops out of the TV screen into > his life, and promises to help him square things away with Moemi. > There was one thing she hadn't counted on, however: Amongst other > flaws, the broken VCR caused her to eventually fall in love with > Youta, which is forbidden for Video Girls, and causes heartbreaking > complications for both of them. A six-OVA series based on the popular > manga by Masakazu Katsura (who had previously distinguished himself > with WINGMAN). Available domestically from Viz Video, but beware the > over-massaged, over-localized translations, especially in the dub. > [Entry by David Watson] > > THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE: A sixteen year old girl, Hitomi, who is > magically transported to the land of Gaia, is embroiled in a battle > with the evil Zaibach empire, bent on manipulating destiny. She aids > the boy king Van Fanel, who pilots the mecha Escaflowne, the alluring > knight Allen Schezar, the cat-girl Merle and the willful Princess > Millerna as she discovers latent psychic powers which may be key to > the fate of Gaia. This 26 episode series mixes romance, magic, mecha > and plot in a pacy, beguiling mix, with above average TV animation and > a musical score widely regarded as one of the best in anime. The dub > is either loved or loathed. > Licensed by Bandai in North America - a commercial subtitle, > unedited and cut (Fox Kids) dub are available on VHS, with the DVDs > containing uncut subtitle and dub. In Australia, Escaflowne has been > released by Madman. > [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury] > > VOTOMS: Old TV series of post-WWIII world. The army controls the > world with their mecha, but not everyone goes along. MELLOWLINK is a > related series in the same universe (set before VOTOMS, made after.) > VOTOMS has been licensed by USMC. > > W > > WAR IN THE POCKET: see GUNDAM > > WEATHERING CONTINENT: A short drama in the fantasy vein. A > swordsman, a healer (who knows a little about magic), and a young > runaway have fallen in together in their travels. This is an incident > that befell them in the desert amid the ruins of an ancient > civilization. Very moody. > 60 minutes. Released in the US by Anime Works. > [Entry by Jack Bohn] > > A WIND NAMED AMNESIA: It happened suddenly. One minute all was as > it should be, the next ... everyone on Earth had their memory wiped. > Language, social habit, everything. The story surrounds one boy, who > has been retrained to normality by another boy who escaped erasure by > the fact that he was linked to a computer in a radical new way. > Touring the devastation, he is accompanied by a woman who seems also > to have escaped erasure but will not say how. On their journey they > see what Man has made of himself since his memory was wiped, and view > the consequences, all of which leads to the ultimate questions; who > did it, and why? Available from USMC. > [Entry by Chika] > > WINDARIA: A lovely fantasy story of two kingdoms at war, and how > that disturbs two pairs of lovers - one peasant, one royal. A > tragedy. Well worth the watch, IMHO. Nice music, too. > [Was available dubbed from Streamline Pictures while Streamline was > still in business.] > > WINGS OF HONNEAMISE: see ROYAL SPACE FORCE > > WITCH HUNTER ROBIN: Under the jurisdiction of an organisation > known as Solomon, a group of "Hunters" known as STN-J targets > "Witches" in modern day Japan - people with special powers passed on > by genetics that use them for evil. Into their midsts is introduced a > new recruit, Robin Sena, a 15 year old ex-nun from Italy with > pyrokinetic abilities, whose arrival is the catalyst for the > uncovering of a conspiracy in STN-J itself and the true nature of > Witches. A dark, subdued series that many may find dull due to its > episodic first half, the show's strengths lie in its meticulous > characterisation (particularly of Robin) and realistic production > stylings alongside sparse, but impressive action sequences. > Available on 6 DVDs from Bandai in Region 1, and broadcast on > Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. > Series website: <http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/robin/> > [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury] > > WITCH'S DELIVERY SERVICE: see KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE > > WOLF'S RAIN: Legends tell that wolves are the key to finding > paradise on Earth. However, wolves were supposedly extinct years ago, > and now the world has been ravaged by the passage of time. In this > futuristic, bleak Siberia, wolves have learnt to fool the eyes of > humans and appear like them so they can scrounge a living in the > cities. However, one wolf, Kiba, is obsessed with finding paradise > and Cheza, the "Flower Maiden" who will guide them there. After > gathering together a group of wolves including Tsume, the hard-bitten > city wolf, Toboe, the naive cub, and Hige, the seemingly carefree > slacker, they head out to find Cheza, but draw others into their quest > for Paradise along the way. > WOLF'S RAIN shares several staff members with the late-90's classic > COWBOY BEBOP, and features many of the similar strengths; an exciting > score from Yoko Kanno, excellent animation, and a melancholic, wistful > atmosphere. Although not quite as emotionally resonant due to the > distant, animalistic characterisation of the wolves (the human > characters that join the quest add a great deal of depth), the > strongly-written, multi-threaded plot is only really spoilt by four > consecutive recap episodes that fall in the middle of the series; > these can easily be skipped, however. > The complete series is available in Region 1 from Bandai; a cheap > boxset is forthcoming at the time of writing. It is also currently on > release in European Region 2 from BEEZ and in Region 4 from Madman. > [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury] > > X > > X: Kamui Shirou returns to Tokyo after a long absence to seek out > a mystical sword, a bitter, cold young man almost unrecognisable to > his childhood friends Kotori and Fuuma Monou. All three will become > caught up in a war for the future of the Earth between two factions of > supernaturally powered men and women - the Dragons of Heaven and the > Dragons of Earth - a war in which Kamui is the most important factor. > It is destiny that he should choose one side - but whichever he > chooses will produce the most dire consequences. > Based on the classic (yet currently unfinished) shoujo manga epic > from CLAMP (CARDCAPTOR SAKURA, CHOBITS), X is a grandiose, morbid tale > of dark shoujo angst with super powers, where every character has an > in-depth, depressing backstory to go with their incredible magical > fights. There is little levity throughout, but it hardly matters > given the calibre of the production - the animation is simply > fantastic for a TV show, and most episodes put you through the > emotional wringer. There are some recurring characters from CLAMP's > previous work TOKYO BABYLON which it may help to have some familiarity > with, although it's not entirely necessary. > The TV series is available on 8 discs from Geneon in Region 1 > (there are now 2 4-disc sets available at a slightly lower > price-point), and an inferior Region 4 release on 6 discs from Shock. > (This entry deals with the X TV series - there is also an older > movie version available from Manga Entertainment which, despite > excellent animation, attempts unsuccessfully to compress 18 volumes or > so of manga into an hour and a half of film, and thus fails quite > spectacularly.) > [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury] > > Y > > YAWARA: Matsuda is a sportswriter who has become disillusioned > with the gossip and scandals he has been exposed to in his daily work. > Things change the day he sees a young girl overpower a purse-snatcher. > It turns out she is Yawara Inokuma, the granddaughter of Jigorou > Inokuma who had once held the all-Japan judo title for five > consecutive years. Though Yawara had the talent, she had no love for > the sport. She wanted to be a girl like any other girl. However, > Matsuda was compelled to write about her. When he did, Yawara was > thrust into the spotlight and found herself right in the middle of the > world of Judo. Can she balance the ambitions of her authoritarian > grandfather who would have her win an Olympic gold medal with her own > aspirations to be a normal girl? > YAWARA is a show for all ages male and female - for those who love > sports and for those who have an aversion to sports. Best of all, > it's a show of memorable characters who lead interesting lives in > overcoming the challenges that stand in the way of their dreams. > AnimEigo has licensed this 124-episode series. > [Entry by Phil Yff] > > YOKOHAMA SHOPPING TRIP LOG (a.k.a. QUIET COUNTRY CAFE): This is a > four-volume OAV series based on the manga YOKOHAMA KAIDASHI KIKOU by > Hitoshi Ashinano. It is centred around the character of Alpha, a > robot who runs a coffee shop in the Japanese countryside many years > after some kind of apocalypse has caused the seas to rise and flood > the coasts. The world is in a slow peaceful decline with a > much-reduced population and houses and roads lie abandoned to Nature. > The anime's bucolic atmosphere is juxtaposed with assorted wonders > to jolt the viewer's expectations: odd new species of plants and > animals grow alongside the unrepaired roads, a giant swan-like > aircraft is occasionally seen high in the sky, a female sea-spirit > seeks the company of children. It is a slow, almost plotless > travelogue with visuals and skyscapes comparable to Miyazaki (IMO) > rendered in a watercolour-style form very similar to the manga. > [Entry by Robert Sneddon] > > YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! (a.k.a. TAIHO SHICHAUZO!): The adventures of > Natsumi Tsujimoto and Miyuki Kobayakawa, two female police officers on > the Bokutoh City police force and their day-to-day adventures. Set in > a more or less present day city. Good animation and artwork. Good > clean fun. Little if any violence or gore, and only some innocent > flirting on the sexual side. Both OVA and TV series has been made. > Based on a manga by Kosuke Fujishima, the same guy who did OH MY > GODDESS! There's also a TV series that hasn't been released yet in > the US. Four OVAs. From AnimEigo. > [Entry by Ben Cantrick] > [The TV series has been released by AnimEigo. There is also an > excellent YOU'RE UNDER ARREST movie, which has a tone somewhere > between the YOU'RE UNDER ARREST OAVs and the PATLABOR movies, and a > series of "Mini-Specials" that are almost completely humourous - these > have been released by ADV Films. - Rob Kelk] > > YUKIKAZE: Humankind has been at war with the JAM for over thirty > years. We've forced the JAM back through their original hyperspace > portal and taken the fight to their homeworld of Fairy. However, > despite the near-continuous conflict, no-one knows what the JAM look > like or what they want. To the rest of humanity, the battle has gone > on so long that it's become just another background feature. Yet the > pilots assigned to the Fairy Air Force are about to be reminded that > the enemy is still around ... and closer than many may suspect. > YUKIKAZE's story centres on a mysterious, pale-faced ace called > Rei, who has a very strong connection with the Artificial Intelligence > system that co-flies his aircraft - or at least, is *supposed* to > co-fly his aircraft. Rei loves his aircraft. *Really* loves his > aircraft, to the extent that he dreams about its naked female avatar > locked up in a cage. Kinky. This connection worries Jack, the > closest thing Rei has to a friend. (And this is why YUKIKAZE is also > known as "Brokeback Air Force" on the Macross World forums - Jack is > perhaps just a little too interested in Rei.) > Fortunately, as a distraction from similar disturbing lines of > thought, is the air combat. Forget the men. YUKIKAZE is *gorgeous*. > There's all sorts of little details that military aviation fans will > adore, such as the authentic warning tones in the cockpits and the > best HUD depiction I've yet seen in anime. > Added to this are the planes, which are beautiful. The creative > staff have apparently stated that they knew the rules of aerodynamics, > and ignored them anyway. Be thankful, because these are probably the > greatest anime aero-designs since Kawamori first picked up a > mechanical pencil, and the aerial combat scenes are the best I've seen > since MACROSS PLUS. > Speaking of MACROSS PLUS, one might get a sense of deja vu with > certain story elements, particularly when the Yukikaze find themselves > in competition with a new unmanned fighter. However, YUKIKAZE is > based on a novel first written in the 1970s and thus predates even the > original MACROSS series. > YUKIKAZE does have a few flaws; like many modern anime it mistakes > lack of explanation for creating an air of mystery, and the characters > so far have have about as much substance to them as vapour contrails, > but that's okay. One rarely watches anime of this kind for the > character development. > YUKIKAZE. If you like fast jets with improbable flight surfaces, > it's probably for you. Bottles of tanning oil optional. > [Entry by Justin Palmer, edited by Rob Kelk] > > YUUGEN KAISHA: see PHANTOM QUEST CORPORATION > > Z > > ZEIRAM, THE ANIMATION: see IRIA > > ZETA GUNDAM: see GUNDAM > > ZIPANG: The Mirai, the newest and most powerful Aegis-class > frigate in the JDF's 21st-Century fleet, quietly slips anchor from > Yokahama Naval Yard and sets off to join the US Navy in joint armed > naval practices off of Hawaii. The Mirai's officers and crew are > experienced seamen, committed to defense of Japan and to the > maintenance of peace in the modern world. Then, halfway to their > rendezvous point the crew of the Mirai are jolted by a sudden power > surge as the Mirai goes though a strange mid-ocean storm containing > auroras. As the crew gets over the inexplicable incident they are > faced with an even more unbelievable event - out of nowhere appears a > huge ship that is racing directly towards them. The crew of the Mirai > reacts with the efficiency of their years of training and they avoid a > collision, but as the mystery ships passes nearby in the night the > Mirai's crew all stand and look in fear and awe, because the ship > cruising by is none other than the largest battleship ever build, the > IJN Yamato. > Thus starts the gripping sci-fi drama ZIPANG, in which a modern > 21st Century combat ship of the Japanese Defense Force and its crew > are suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the middle of the largest > and most destructive world-wide conflict ever - World War II. The > crew of the Mirai quickly realize that they have not seen an illusion, > in fact, the next morning they become silent witnesses to the > destruction of the Japanese carrier fleet at Midway. But they are not > destined to remain static observers, as first they stop and save an > IJN Intelligence officer from a sinking floatplane and then they have > to avoid the torpedoes of a prowling US submarine. > Just by being there the Mirai and its crew start to immediately > change history. Very quickly both sides are looking for the "mystery > ship". The Americans are scared of yet another Japanese "super weapon" > coming upon them unexpectedly. And the Japanese want to know just > what is this ship that has a Japanese crew but seems so foreign. The > many details of the early part of WW II in the Pacific are brought > into play, particularly the distrust between the Services on both > sides and the fatalism of the leadership of the IJN after the debacle > at Midway. But the story becomes very human too, due to the > comparisons and contrasts made between Yosuke Kadomatsu, the second-in- > command of the Mirai and Takumi Kusaka, the young IJN intelligence > officer who has been given a second chance at life and a detailed look > at a future that may be, but doesn't have to be. > ZIPANG is a brilliantly conceived and executed tour-de-force that > develops a true clash-of-cultures then deals with it intelligently and > honestly. Punches are not pulled, nor are there any copouts. This is > a story about war and it deals with both the bravery and the horror on > many levels. Breathtaking action and serious drama are given equal > billing and the viewer is forced to consider what choices he or she > would make in similar situations. And while a viewer who has some > level of knowledge of the War in the Pacific will find much to enjoy > in this series, the humanity of the characters and the questions that > are asked make ZIPANG a compelling story even for those who only have > a cursory knowledge of those events some sixty years ago that shaped > the world we know today. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > ZZ GUNDAM: see GUNDAM > > - -- > Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/ > "I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3) > "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear > of childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. 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