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> (continued from part 4)
>
> KERORO GUNSOU (a.k.a. Sgt. Keroro): There are aliens living
> amongst us, and they are plotting the downfall of the Pokopon (or what
> the Pokoponians call "Earth")! But first, they have to vacuum the
> living room. KERORO GUNSOU is a hilarious anime based on the idea of
> cute frog-like invaders coming to Earth to conquer us, but instead,
> through their own ineptness, get in the daily life of a typical
> Japanese family.
> Fuyuki Hinata is a high school student with an obsession for the
> paranormal, especially UFOs. One morning, he accidentally discovers
> Sgt. Keroro, the leader of the advanced platoon, hiding behind his
> wallpaper. Through a series of inept accidents, mostly Keroro's own
> fault, he accidentally orders the invasion fleet to abort the mission
> and return to Keron, abandoning him and his team on Earth. His
> subordinates are Tamama, a sweet natured bi-polar private; Giroro, a
> no nonsense soldier with a crush on Fuyuki's sister; and Kururu, the
> tech-wizard and part-time DJ.
> Now, Sgt. Keroro and his team are at the mercy of Fuyuki's older
> sister, Natsume: a fearsome, bossy sister who is the head of the
> household when their manga-editor mother isn't around (which is most
> of the time). She puts Keroro to work cleaning the house to pay for
> his "freeloading" while also trying to foil their plans. So in
> between making the dinner and dusting the furniture, Keroro, Tamama,
> Giroro and Kururu, his band of equally quirky frog soldiers, do what
> they try to do every day: try to take over Pokopon!
> Warnings: PG. Fan service (no nudity) Age: 12+
> Licenced by ADV, not yet released.
> [Entry by Travers Naran]
>
> KEY THE METAL IDOL: Tokiko "Key" Mima is a strange, pale, waifish
> little girl who claims to be an android. Raised by a scientist in a
> small town, she is forced to strike out on her own when he dies. His
> dying words to her are a puzzling "In order to make yourself a real
> girl, you must make 30,000 friends." But things only get stranger
> from there. Who is the evil Ajo and his henchman "D"? Why are they
> interested in Key? Is Key really an android? Decent art and animation.
> Subbed and dubbed. 13 episodes. From Viz.
> [Entry by Ben Cantrick]
>
> KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE (a.k.a. MAJO-NO TAKKYUBIN): Kiki, the
> thirteen-year-old daughter of a witch and a mortal man, strikes out to
> a new city to live on her own. Despite having no skills other than
> flying, Kiki manages to hold her own, discovers some secrets to
> happiness, and falls in love for the first time. A sweet, delightful
> coming-of-age tale full of Miyazaki's classic storytelling techniques,
> such as the sweeping visuals of Kiki's aerial scenes and the subtle
> plays of light and dark as the mood of the film reflects Kiki's
> blossoming maturity. Like most other Studio Ghibli films, this is
> just about the most family friendly anime you can get.
> KIKI is available in the US from Disney/Buena Vista.
> [Entry by Dot Warner]
>
> KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD: A tale of a "love triangle", the male
> protagonist middle school student Kasuga Kyosuke falls in love with
> Ayakawa Madoka from the moment he meets her but her best friend Hyama
> Hikaru (2 years younger) falls in love with him when she see what she
> believes to be an unaided athletic feat. But the Kasuga family hides
> a secret, that the children Kyosuke & the twins Manami and Kurumi
> whose mother died have PSI powers. Kyosuke gets into a lot of trouble
> with Ayakawa mostly using his powers to keep others happy. The action
> of the series revolves around Kyosuke concealing his love for Ayakawa
> from not only Hikaru but the classmates, Ayakawa's behavior
> ("kimagure" means "whimsical") and her old street gang pals, and of
> course Kyosuke's fantasies. The twins help to stir things up as well,
> and Kasuga Takashi (the PSI unpowered dad) is a photographer which
> leads to some very interesting episodes. Studying by the characters
> helps the story along, as do the grandparents.
> This series ran to 48 TV episodes with 8 OVAs and 2 movies,
> subtitled. The second movie is from the original author of the manga
> on which the whole series is based, Masumoto Izumi. During the
> series, reference is made to Ayakawa's musical ability and in the
> final movie she is a fully developed composer. The music used in the
> series is somewhat ambigous but suits the amine very well.
> Previously licenced from AnimEigo, now out-of-print.
> [Entry by bobbie sellers]
>
> KIMBA THE WHITE LION: Created by Dr. Osamu Tezuka in 1950 as a
> manga titled JUNGURU TAITEI (Jungle Emperor), this is a story of what
> it means to be civilized, of love and loss, and of the need for
> greater understanding between all creatures, especially between humans
> and animals. Along the way you get spiritualism, greed, treachery,
> love, insanity, and sacrifice. In 1965, the first portion of the
> manga was adapted into the first color anime series, which kept the
> manga's title in Japan but became known as KIMBA THE WHITE LION in the
> rest of the world. This was a co-production between Tezuka's Mushi
> Productions and NBC Enterprises; as a result of the Americans' input,
> the story was changed considerably, but these changes served to
> highlight the aspect of the interaction between humans and animals.
> The American verison was expertly dubbed into English by ex-radio
> actors; unfortunately, they were ordered to lighten the tone of the
> stories considerably. A vital part of the success of the show was the
> musical score, written for full symphony orchestra by Isao Tomita.
> The show was shown in the US only betwen 1966 and 1978, but retains a
> huge fan base today. Since then, a new English dub (with new music)
> was produced in 1993, which is currently in syndication. A sequel
> series was produced in Japan in 1966, which made it to the US in 1984
> under the title LEO THE LION. Tezuka Productions made a revised
> series in 1989; in edited form this is partially available English-
> dubbed on home video as THE NEW ADVENTURES OF KIMBA. The latter
> portion of the original manga story was made into a feature film in
> 1997, available in English as JUNGLE EMPEROR LEO.
> Licenced in North America by Right Stuf.
> [Entry by C Andersen]
>
> KING OF BANDIT JING: Perhaps best described as a mixture of LUPIN
> III and early DRAGONBALL; this shows the adventures of a teenaged
> master thief named Jing and his love-hungry talking albatross
> sidekick, Kir. Jing and Kir go after great riches in a world full of
> bizarre characters, cities and kingdoms, often accompanied and advised
> by the mysterious Postino. If you like the more offbeat styles of
> anime, this is for you.
> Licenced by ADV in North America and the UK, and by Madman in
> Australia.
> [Entry by Andrew Kieswetter]
>
> KINO'S JOURNEY: A quietly nihilistic series that makes for a nice
> contrast with the large number of colourful and perky series out
> there, KINO'S JOURNEY tells the story of a young wanderer and a
> robotic motorcycle who journey through various countries, staying no
> more than three days at a time. Many of the countries and individuals
> encountered either engage in self-destructive behaviour or have ugly
> aspirations. Kino, while largely a moral agent, at times skirts the
> line of amorality in just drifting through these situations.
> This is a fascinating series with solid storytelling that's chock
> full of black humour, irony, surrealism and cynicism. Despite the
> general downbeat nature of this series, there's a undercurrent of
> happiness to it (not a little of which is embodied in the very
> laid-back Kino).
> Available in North America from ADV Films.
> R1 official website: <http://www.kinosjourney.com/>
> [Entry by Michael Lo]
>
> KISHIN HEIDAN (a.k.a. KISHIN CORPS or GEO-ARMOR): Seven OAV
> Episodes of Mecha Action Against Aliens during the 1940's!
> Japanese mecha fight against exploding alien blobs in vaguely
> humanoid form that drop from the skies wielding machine guns during
> World War Two. (The command modules that control the mecha embody the
> alien technology.)
> Car chases, Railroad battles, Submarines; war orphans pulling
> together to help the good guys: the Kishin Corps.
> Our young hero Taishi grows up over several years as the scene (and
> the freight train) moves from Manchuria to Tunisia to Switzerland to
> the alien base in Germany. Nice scenery, including that Swiss lake.
> Several changes of allegiance, with the Corps on the side of the
> British and Americans. (Can you imagine Albert Einstein and Eva Braun
> on the same side?)
> The British Union Jack is displayed more prominently than the
> Japanese Hinomaru - but then, so is the Nazi Swastika.
> Released in North America by Pioneer/Geneon, now out-of-print.
> [Entry by Austin Watkins]
>
> KODOMO NO OMOCHA (a.k.a. KODOCHA or CHILD'S TOY): Sana Kurata is a
> child actress renowned for her hyperactivity and her role on the TV
> show of the title (yes, a show within a show; cute, innit?), and is
> the adopted daughter of the eccentric author Mariko Kurata. Despite
> her stardom, she still goes to a non-exclusive school, in which her
> class is terrorized by a bully named Akito Hayama, a cold and quiet
> boy who manages to rally the other boys around him and make the class
> hell for the teacher. When Sana decides enough is enough and stands
> up to him to try to get him to stop, she discovers just how troubled
> he and his life actually are, and eventually goes from enemy to
> friend ... or is it even more?
> Zany comedy and very touching drama exist side by side in
> KODOCHA's shoujo frame, and it still manages to work very well. The
> anime is licenced by FUNimation in North America, and by MVM in the
> UK. TOKYOPOP is releasing Miho Obana's manga under the name KODOCHA.
> [Entry by David Watson]
>
> KOI KAZE: Koi Kaze deals with sibling love. It is also a warning
> against divorce and sibling separation. In this case the father is
> responsible for the divorce which separated the older brother, Saeki
> Koshiro, from his 12-years-younger sister, Kohinata Nanoka. The two
> meet without knowing who they really are, and a love begins.
> Nanoka has an easier time accepting her feelings than Koshiro, who
> goes through considerable emotional torment a severe emotional
> involvement. This contains lots of poignancy as the relationship will
> fall outside acceptable social limits and expose them to persecution,
> if not prosecution. Nanoka does have problems with love sickness
> noted by her high school friend, and then with the abandonment of the
> friend to be with Koshiro.
> A co-worker of Koshiro's, Chidori Kanane learns of the situation
> and externalises all the negativity he has been feeling. Nanoka
> drives her off as she attempts to come between the inappropriate
> couple. She also works the previews as a dominatrix.
> The most physical affection we see between Koshiro and Nanoka is
> hugging.
> If the creators had wanted a real polemic against incest, they
> might have continued down the path a few years after Nanoka has
> completed school and they live together under social pressure and in
> obscurity, but instead they concentrate on the initial encounters and
> the realisation of the problem. It ends hopefully with Koshiro's
> acceptance of his love for Nanoka.
> 13 episodes, fully acceptable English voice actors and good
> subtitles, standard extras plus a little bear playlet in the last
> volume.
> Three DVD volumes from Geneon, now out-of-print.
> [Entry by bobbie sellers]
>
> KOKO WA GREENWOOD: see HERE IS GREENWOOD
>
> KURENAI NO BUTA: see PORCO ROSSO
>
> L
>
> LAIN: see SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN
>
> LANDLOCK: Firstly, this is *not* a Shirow story. It merely uses
> some character designs. A typical brother and sister eventually find
> that they have more to them than meets the eye. Or two eyes; each one
> a different colour! This story is a typical quest to save the world
> against insurmountable odds and evil mentors. Available from Manga
> Video.
> [Entry by Chika]
>
> LAPUTA, CASTLE IN THE SKY (a.k.a. TENKU NO SHIRO LAPUTA): Young
> Pazu's life is turned upside down when a girl, Sheeta, floats down
> from the sky into his sleepy mining village wearing a mysterious blue
> pendant. Together they search for the flying castle in the sky,
> Laputa, while pursued by nefarious government forces after the secrets
> that Sheeta and her pendant hold. A rip-roaring adventure classic
> from Studio Ghibli and master director Hiyao Miyazaki, with an almost
> relentless pace, animation that still impresses twenty years after it
> was made and amazing attention to detail.
> Available in both US Region 1 and UK Region 2 on DVD - the UK
> release is unfortunately dubtitled, although the dub (from Disney) is
> of excellent quality.
> [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury]
>
> LAST EXILE: Claus Valca and Lavie Head, two young Vanship pilots
> in the flight-dominated world of Prestale, become embroiled in a
> massive war for power after rescuing a young girl, Alvis Hamilton,
> from the wreckage of a Vanship stalked by a mysterious mechanical
> creature. Gonzo's flagship series to mark their 10th anniversary is
> undeniably visually impressive, and perhaps most successfully
> recaptures the blending of shounen action and shoujo romance pioneered
> by ESCAFLOWNE of any recent series, although there are some moments
> when the plot could do with tightening up a little - overall, however,
> LAST EXILE is an epic adventure that should appeal to most audiences.
> Available on Region 1 DVD from Geneon, in Australia from Madman,
> and forthcoming from ADV in UK Region 2.
> [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury]
>
> LAUGHING TARGET: Taken from the "Rumik World" series of short
> stories, this horror story concerns Yuzuru, who has a childhood
> sweetheart. When this girl, Azusa (bethrothed to him as a young boy),
> returns to his life, strange things start to happen, especially to
> Yuzuru's current squeeze. When people start dying and Yuzuru's
> girlfriend is threatened, Yuzuru has to start to find out about
> Azusa's past and make some unpleasant decisions. Was available from
> USMC.
> [Entry by Chika]
>
> LEGEND OF BLACK HEAVEN (a.k.a. KACHOU OOJI): On the outside, Ooji
> appears to be a typical Japanese middle-aged middle manager; married
> to a wife who wants a home of their own, father of a son who wants
> Dad's attention, working for a boss who just wants things to run
> smoothly, and so on. But things were not always this way, and years
> before Ooji was the lead guitarist in a fairly successful rock band,
> and the urge to look back and remember is never far away. Things come
> to a head when Ooji's wife throws out his old guitar and Ooji becomes
> despondent over the loss of this final symbol of his youth. But then
> a mysterious and beautiful new colleague tempts Ooji with a new guitar
> and a chance to play. Ooji is lead off as if in a trance and finds a
> chance to release his soul through his music. But there is a very odd
> catch to this bargain - Ooji's music is the source of power for the
> weapons of one side of an interstellar war that is going on
> unbeknownst to Humanity, and soon the very existence of the Earth
> depends upon Ooji and his ability to play. This story of a mid-life
> crisis that turns into a sci-fi adventure is simultaneously funny and
> poignant and is definitely for the "older" fan who may well also find
> himself "looking for his old guitar" from time-to-time.
> Available in North America from Geneon.
> [Entry by Dave Baranyi]
>
> LEGEND OF GALACTIC HEROES: A far-future SF epic in which two vast
> space-faring governments, the Empire and the Federation, vie for
> supremacy amid the sea of stars. Against this backdrop two young
> heroes on the opposing sides wage war with each other and politics
> with their peers.
>
> LENSMAN: Loosely based around the E.E. "Doc" Smith stories, an
> ex-patrolman suddenly finds his planet being ripped apart, but all is
> not lost! His son inherits a "lens", which because of the nature of
> the info on it, the enemy would really like back, hence its
> destruction of the planet and relentless pursuit of the boy from that
> point onwards through all sorts of weird scenarios. However, he
> gathers allies on the way, so the enemy doesn't get it all its own
> way ...
> [Entry by Chika]
> [Chika is understating matters - this anime uses little more than
> some of the names from the original series of novels. It isn't a bad
> story, but don't expect it to be anything like "Doc" Smith's
> masterpiece. LENSMAN was available dubbed from Streamline when
> Streamline was still in business. - Rob Kelk]
>
> LEO THE LION: see KIMBA THE WHITE LION
>
> LITTLE WITCH SALLY: see MAHOU TSUKAI SALLY
>
> LOCKE THE SUPERMAN: An intergalactically famous superbeing lured
> out of voluntary seclusion helps save Earth from a group of elite
> ESPers bent on galactic conquest. The design sense is rather
> primitive but the story line is lean, exciting and propulsive,
> revolving around the title character, a powerful female ESPer, and an
> evil conclave. Admittedly, these are simple premises, but the action
> & storytelling are first-rate.
>
> LODOSS WAR: see RECORD OF LODOSS WAR
>
> LOST UNIVERSE: LOST UNIVERSE is done by all the same people who
> did SLAYERS, and it's pretty much SLAYERS in outer space. It's a
> Sci-Fi comedy which follows the adventures of Kain Blueriver, a
> psychic troubleshooter that hires himself out to solve problems and
> looks like he could be the child of Lina and Gourry, and his ship the
> Swordbreaker, which is one of the lost ships belonging to a highly
> advanced lost civilization. Joining him is Canal, the holographic
> image which the ship projects to communicate, and Millie, a dead shot
> who blows up kitchens cooking and wants to become the best something
> or other in the Universe (exactly what changes with every episode).
> Despite some not so great animation, those fuzzy dots that move around
> are not because of a bad TV, the series is an enjoyable comedy done in
> SLAYERS fashion, and although it doesn't quite live up to its parent
> anime it's the closest thing out there to a fourth season of SLAYERS
> right now. Available from ADV Films.
> [Entry by "Sultan Of Swing"]
>
> LOUIE THE RUNE SOLDIER: see RUNE SOLDIER
>
> LOVE HINA: Keitaro Urashima, a 20 year old "ronin" (student who
> has failed his university entrance exams) gets a job as the caretaker
> at his grandmother's old hot springs inn. What he doesn't know is
> that she has turned it into a girls-only dorm. The girls aren't
> pleased at first to have him there, but eventually accept him, and
> Keitaro starts to fall in love with one of the girls, named Naru. But
> Keitaro is haunted by the vague memories of having promised, when he
> was young, to go to Tokyo U with a girl whose name he has since
> forgotten.
> What develops is a romantic comedy, with a fair amount of surreal
> humor, and a number of fun, memorable characters. This was a big, big
> hit in Japan. Non-Japanese fans of the manga version tend to have
> real problems with the anime version since it varies a lot from the
> manga. I saw the anime first, then read the manga, and tend to like
> the anime more.
> Available from Bandai in North America, or Madman in Australia.
> [Entry by Dave Baranyi]
>
> LOVE YOU BABY: see AISHITERUZE BEIBE
>
> LUPIN III: Gentleman (err, mostly) thief, international man of
> mystery, exquisite lover (but only in his dreams), Lupin III decides
> to make a career out of flashy crimes and ridiculous car chases. The
> grandson of the infamous Arsene Lupin (without LeBlanc's consent,
> unfortunately, leading to a bit of a tiff in which the English
> translations temporarily went under the title of RUPAN), Lupin travels
> the world in search of the next big score while being hounded by
> Inspector Zenigata of Interpol. His companions are the sharp-shooting
> Jigen, the noble Goemon, and the occasionally back-stabbing Fujiko,
> whom Lupin never quite manages to score with. The quality of the TV
> series is rather subpar; the OAVs and films are better, but most of
> them have aged pretty poorly. Personally, I find it a fun throwback
> to the 70's "mod" style.
> PARENTAL ADVISORIES: Moderate violence (for comedic effect),
> implied adult situations, and lots of (interrupted) Fujiko beddings.
> [Entry by Dot Warner]
>
> M
>
> M66: see BLACK MAGIC M66
>
> MACH GO GO GO: see SPEED RACER
>
> MACROSS: Epic sci-fi space opera, influenced by GUNDAM and YAMATO.
> In the year 1999, a deserted alien space warship crash lands on Earth.
> The people on Earth spend the next 10 years refurbishing the
> spaceship, christening it the Macross. On the day of the Macross'
> launching ceremony, the Zentradi, an alien race of humanoid giants,
> appears above the Earth to claim the ship. The crew of the Macross
> are forced to perform a space fold to escape, unwittingly taking
> 50,000 civilians with them to the edges of the solar system. With the
> fold system mysteriously missing, the Macross is forced to slowly make
> its way back to Earth, while constantly being harassed by the pursuing
> Zentradi.
> Within the backdrop of this war, personal dramas are played out.
> Foremost among them is the love triangle that slowly forms between
> fighter pilot Ichijyo Hikaru, singer Lynn Minmay, and bridge operator
> Hayase Misa. Hikaru saves Minmay's life during the Zentradi attack,
> and falls in love with her when the two are accidentally stranded deep
> within the Macross. But as Minmay's singing career blossoms and her
> star rises, he wonders if their worlds are drifting apart. Hikaru and
> Misa begin their relationship with almost constant arguments, but
> their time together in the line of duty slowly brings them closer.
> MACROSS comprises 36 episodes, and originally aired on TV in Japan
> from 1982 to 1983. MACROSS is generally considered a classic, famous
> for its transforming Valkyrie mecha and its idol singer, Lynn Minmay.
> In the US, it was altered and incorporated into the 1985 ROBOTECH
> series as the Macross Saga.
> Was available subtitled from AnimEigo. Now available dubbed as
> part of ROBOTECH, and subtitled and newly-dubbed, from ADV.
> R1 official website: <http://www25.advfilms.com/titles/macross/>
> [Entry by Ray Li]
>
> MACROSS: DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE: Set in the MACROSS universe, this
> "film in a film" is a brief and somehow distorted retelling of the
> original TV series, SDF MACROSS. Any other description will be only a
> list of differences from the original story.
> [Entry by Andrew V. Tupkalo]
>
> MACROSS PLUS: Isamu has been sent home to Planet Eden following a
> somewhat colourful career to test a new jet fighter. He then finds
> that the test pilot in the rival project is his old friend, Guld. The
> argument that drove them apart flares again, especially when they meet
> up with Myung, a former singer now turned producer for the virturoid
> idol, Sharon Apple. However things aren't as they seem - Myung is
> more than just Sharon's producer, Guld has a somewhat selective memory
> and Isamu is just as aggravating as he was when the three broke up.
> It also seems that there is a closer link between Sharon and the
> fighter project, a link that will also draw all three in.
> Loosely based on the long-running series SUPER DIMENSIONAL
> FORTRESS MACROSS, it was released as a four-part series and a
> theatrically released movie. Released by Manga.
> [Entry by Chika]
>
> MADOX-01: At first, the story seems like a remake of MEGAZONE 23 -
> a top-secret battlesuit falls off a truck, and is found by a college
> student. But MADOX-01 quickly takes a turn to the absurd. The
> student doesn't care about the suit; he just wants to be able to take
> the silly thing off and go on a date. The military man doesn't want
> the suit back; he wants to destroy it because it made his tank company
> look bad during tests. And the person who developed the suit wants to
> keep it intact because she wants to keep her position in the
> military/industrial complex. While the story is silly, the action
> scenes are coreographed well and the characters are engaging and
> all-too-human.
> MADOX-01 is available from AnimEigo.
> [Entry by Rob Kelk]
>
> MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH: TV Season One: Three junior high school
> girls - Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji - meet for the
> first time atop Tokyo Tower on a field trip, when they are summoned to
> Cephiro by the Pillar, Princess Emeraude. Master Mage Clef informs
> them that they need to become the Legendary Magic Knights and save
> Cephiro from destruction, to be allowed to return home. High Priest
> Zagato has captured Princess Emeraude and set up obstacles to prevent
> the girls from fulfilling their quest.
> TV Season Two: In a second visit to Cephiro, the girls learn from
> Master Mage Clef that there are three countries from nearby planets on
> their way to invade Cephiro: Autozam, Farhen and Chizeta. During the
> battles, a more sinister force appears and the girls must defend the
> planet from destruction.
> Season one has 20 episodes, which must be seen before the 29
> episodes in season two since there are unresolved matters from the
> first season that get resolved in the second season.
> MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH TV is available from Anime Works.
> [Entry by Gerardo Campos]
>
> MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH OAV: Three junior high school girls -
> Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu - make a wish to never get separated, a few days
> before their graduation and before they start to attend different high
> schools. While they are having fun, mages and warriors from Cephiro
> start to appear on Earth, some of them supporting Princess Emeraude,
> preparing the ground to receive her, and others Cephirians not really
> convinced that invading Earth will solve Cephiro's problem. The girls
> have an encounter with Mokona and later with Master Mage Clef whom
> start to give them magic powers, and receive the duty to find and
> awake their "mashins" to defend Earth.
> The TV series and the OAV episodes are set in different worlds; the
> stories are completely unrelated.
> This 3 episode OAV is available from Manga Entertainment.
> [Entry by Gerardo Campos]
>
> MAGIC USERS CLUB: see MAHOU TSUKAI TAI
>
> MAGICAL GIRL PRETTY SAMMY: Sasami Kawai is chosen by Tsunami,
> Queen of Juraihelm, to become the title character. With the aid of a
> magic wand and her cute animal sidekick Ryo-chan, Sammy rights wrongs
> and triumphs over evil, while desperately hoping no one she knows
> spots her in her ridiculous costume! Three-part OAV series featuring
> the magical-girl spoof character introduced in the TENCHI MUYO:
> MIHOSHI SPECIAL anime. Entertaining silliness that can be appreciated
> by fans of TENCHI as well as an affectionate send-up of the Magical
> Girl genre. Watch for the Evil Bill Gates clone in episode two!
> Available from Geneon.
> [Entry by Dave Menard]
>
> MAGICAL MEOW MEOW TARUTO: see MAHOU SHOUJO NEKO TARUTO
>
> MAGICAL NYAN-NYAN TARUTO: see MAHOU SHOUJO NEKO TARUTO
>
> MAGICAL PROJECT S: TV series version of MAGICAL GIRL PRETTY SAMMY
> and spoof of magical girl shows in general. Aimed more at children
> than the OAV series was. Catchier theme song, too. Suitable for all
> ages. Available from Geneon.
> [Entry by Dave Menard]
>
> MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI: see ABENOBASHI MAHOU
> SHOUTENGAI
>
> MAGICAL WITCH SALLY: see MAHOU TSUKAI SALLY
>
> MAHOROMATIC (a.k.a. MAHORO: AUTOMATIC MAIDEN): Suguru, a nice
> young guy who girls fall for but who lives alone, decides to hire a
> maid. He ends up hiring Mahoro, a retired combat android, one of the
> best who ever worked for a secret government organization that
> protects the Earth from two other shadowy groups. She actually
> retired because combat has nearly worn her out and she only has a year
> to live, so she decides to work for the son of her old commander. But
> when strange forces try to capture Mahoro, Suguru's life gets much
> more interesting ...
> Available in North America from Geneon, and in the UK from ADV.
> [Entry by "HiEv"]
>
> MAHOU SHOUJO NEKO TARUTO (a.k.a. MAGICAL MEOW MEOW TARUTO or
> MAGICAL NYAN-NYAN TARUTO): NEKO TARUTO is about a young girl cat
> called Taruto. Now, this is not like most "cat girl" anime - Taruto
> is not a human with catlike characteristics, but a young cat with
> human qualities and intelligence. She lives with her master, Iori (a
> human college-aged youth), and his teenaged sister Kinako, who have
> just moved to a new seaside town that is very European in appearance.
> Iori is thrilled to be in this new town because he loves to make
> desserts, and this town specializes in Northern European-style
> desserts. But the town and the relationship between the humans and
> the cats in it are subtly different from our world. Not the least of
> the differences is that this world is tied magically to a world of
> sentient cats from which a kitten princess was lost during a terrible
> war some time before. Various forces from that cat world are now
> secretively roaming the human world, looking for the missing princess
> for different reasons. And Taruto appears to be at the center of this
> search. Taruto has certain abilities that suggest that she may be
> that missing princess - in particular she has some ability to do
> magic, albeit in a rather unpredictable and uncontrolled fashion. But
> every so often something seems to take over Taruto's usual kitten-like
> self that allows her to do much more than normal. Various funny,
> poignant, mysterious and antic events take place during the first
> three quarters of the series. Then the final story arc brings
> together all of the background events as forces of the cat world
> actively start to pursue their quarry.
> All-in-all, NEKO TARUTO was one of the most enjoyable, intelligent
> and sweet fantasy anime I've ever seen. The creators of this story
> took a classic plot, filled it with wonderfully likeable characters
> and brought a sense of self-consistent fantasy to the entire mix that
> made the story truly "magical". Each episode brought something unique
> and different to a very traditional story and managed to make the
> blend totally unforgettable. The best comparison I can make is in the
> way that everything comes together in some of the better Miyazaki
> fantasy movies. This is a "must see" anime for anyone who loves
> classic fairytale-style fantasy.
> Licenced by Bandai in North America.
> [Entry by Dave Baranyi]
>
> MAHOU TSUKAI SALLY (literally SALLY THE SORCERESS, usually
> translated SALLY THE WITCH, LITTLE WITCH SALLY, or MAGICAL WITCH
> SALLY, French title MINIFÉE): Sally is the Princess of the witch
> realm Astoria. She develops an affinity for the middle realm (the
> human world) and spends most of her time as a schoolgirl except when
> circumstances compel her to change into a witch and use magic. She is
> assisted (or harassed, depending on your viewpoint) by a magical
> assistant, Kabu, who usually takes the form of a five-year-old boy but
> can change into other shapes as well.
> Sally is not a malevolent witch, but she mostly lacks sympathy and
> understanding. She is generous, and without malice, but an ineffectual
> blunderer most of the time. She needs adult guidance to actually
> accomplish something.
> Sally requires a Libram to use powerful spells; she has a shelf of
> them, but each Libram has only a few associated spells, and the spells
> she wants are sometimes in restricted Librams. Sally has to get those
> from the magical world, where they are closely guarded.
> MAHOU TSUKAI SALLY was inspired by "Okusama wa Majo" (the Japanese
> title for "Bewitched") - Sally is a very young, immature, and bungling
> equivalent of Samantha. The show was the forerunner of the magical
> girl anime genre; however, Sally is almost always powered up - she
> doesn't lose the ability to use magic except when it is taken from her
> (which she can do to herself, but rarely does).
> Episodes 1-17 were in black and white; from episode 18 on they were
> in color.
> Official website: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/sally/
> [Entry by Phil Yff and Galen Musbach, with Stéphane Dumas]
>
> MAHOU TSUKAI TAI (a.k.a. MAGIC USERS CLUB): This series starts
> with an alien craft entering the Earth's atmosphere, devastating the
> carrier taskforce sent to intercept it, and ... stopping in the
> middle of the Pacific. Meanwhile, Sae is trying to make a good
> impression on her afterschool club leader Takeo so that he'll notice
> her, although it shouldn't be too hard to notice someone in a club
> that only has five members, even if it is a club for people who can
> actually cast spells (although the rest of the school thinks it's for
> people who practice stage magic).
> Despite the alien and the magic, this is a coming-of-age story
> about five unusual teenagers, told with compassion and humour.
> Six OAVs and a sequel TV series (which actually *is* a sequel
> instead of being a remake), translated by Anime Works.
> [Entry by Rob Kelk]
>
> (continued in part 6)
>
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