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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Kelk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.fandom,rec.arts.anime.misc Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 7:48 PM Subject: [INFO] The Anime Primer, or "What Anime Should I Watch Now?" (5/10) > (continued from part 4) > > KEMONOZUME: There are no two ways about it; KEMONOZUME is HOT!!! > This Wowow/Madhouse modern horror anime will slam you back into your > chair and leave you totally astounded. It is a brilliant, > in-your-face take on an old folktale that has smashing action, > don't-give-a-damn animation, outstandingly witty humor, touchingly > human protagonists, a totally over-the-top villain, a very cool jazzy > sound track, male and female nudity, and HOT adult sex! > Toshihiko Momota is the oldest son in a family of monster-hunters. > Like his father Jyuuzou, Toshihiko believes in the "way of the sword" > as the correct means to get rid of the man-eating Shokujinki who prey > on humans. Toshihiko's younger brother Kazuma wants to modernize the > "family business" with high powered mecha-suits and other bits of > high-tech, but Jyuuzou and Toshihiko oppose this, resulting in a split > in the family and Kazuma challenging Toshihiko to a sword duel. > But the duel between the brothers is interrupted by a monkey who is > chased by Toshihiko out to the beach, where a strangely attractive > woman sails out of the sky in a parachute and lands in front of > Toshihiko. Toshihiko is immediately smitten by the woman, who is > called Yuka, and they start a blindingly passionate affair, causing > Toshihiko to forget "the way of the sword", initiating the destruction > of the Kifuuken - the organization of monster-hunters - and begetting > something much more horribly evil than even the Shokujinki. > KEMONOZUME is definitely not for "all tastes". There is a > tremendous amount of black humor tied directly to explicitly violent > death, very raw and sometimes monstrous sex, more nudity than is in > most hentai anime, and lots of surreal animation. But if you are > looking for something different in terms of an anime that is truly > meant for adults, KEMONOZUME is a tremendously entertaining place to > look. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > 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+ > [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. > Available from AnimEigo. > [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. > [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. > Three DVD volumes from Geneon, 13 episodes, fully acceptable > English voice actors and good subtitles, standard extras plus a little > bear playlet in the last volume. > [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 > > 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 > > 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 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) > > -- > Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/ > Any Usenet message claiming to be from me but posted from any server > other than individual.net is a forgery. Please filter out such > messages if you have the capability. ------------------------ Yahoo! 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