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Stéphane Dumas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Kelk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.fandom,rec.arts.anime.misc Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: [INFO] The Anime Primer, or "What Anime Should I Watch Now?" (3/10) > (continued from part 2) > > D > > THE DAICHIS: see EARTH DEFENSE FAMILY > > DAMEKKO DOUBUTSU: Zen-Zen! Dame-Dame! Turning the roles of the > animal kingdom on thier heads, DAMEKKO DOUBUTSU tells the story of > Uruno the cowardly wolf, who moves into the forest of misfit animals. > Befriended by Usahara (a delinquent bunny who smokes), and Chiiko (a > clumsy and slow cheetah), Uruno fits in perfectly with his > not-quite-right neighbors. > Cute and funny, DAMEKKO DOBUTSU's five-minute episodes are perfect > for comedy fans trying to squeeze in a quick fix. > [Entry by Abraham Evangelista] > > DEARS: A year ago, an alien spacecraft crashed just off the > Japanese coast. The (humanoid) survivors, calling themselves "DearS", > started to integrate themselves into human society. Now, xenophobic > high-school student Takeya discovers and takes pity on a nearly-naked > girl, and lets her follow him home before he discovers that she's a > DearS with no knowledge of Earth's customs who has decided to become > his property ... > Starting from a cliched and explotative premise, DEARS tells a > story of tolerance, understanding, and finally acceptance of other > people's feelings and lifestyles. The series does spend a lot of time > on the various possible relationships between men and women, and many > of the DearS are depicted as physically desirable, but these parts of > the story are a "bedroom farce" in the style of the old "Carry On" > movies rather than a sex romp. (However, since it *is* a bedroom > farce, you probably don't want to show the series to your pre-teen > children unless your family is very open about sex.) > DEARS is a 13-episode series, available in R1 from Geneon. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > DETECTIVE CONAN: see MEITANTEI CONAN > > DEVIL HUNTER YOHKO (a.k.a. MAMONO HUNTER YOHKO): Mano Yohko is > your average Japanese High-School girl. However, what she doesn't > know is that she's 108th in the line of Devil Hunters, women who must > battle supernatural demons to keep the world safe. Silly more than > scary, and not without the ecchi (sexual) overtones and occasional > violence, this is a fun but fluffy series. No grand concepts, just > silly, occasionally dramatic fun. However, the sex and violence > prevent it from being ideal for the kiddies. 5 episodes plus one tape > of music videos. Subbed. From ADV Films. > [Entry by Ben Cantrick] > [PARENTAL ADVISORY: The first OAV *almost* qualifies for inclusion > in the Anime Hentai Primer, because of one scene that is inappropriate > for younger viewers. - Rob Kelk] > > DIGIMON: Seven children are suddenly ripped from summer camp to a > strange land which is in danger from the domination of an evil > creature. Coming to their aid are seven creatures that, upon suitable > stimulus, grow and change and gain all sorts of powers. These are the > Digimon (or Digital Monsters). The series is a little drawn as each > enemy defeated reveals another and, in the course of fighting one > particular enemy, an eighth member is added to the group. This series > was dubbed in a number of languages and is shown on TV in the US, UK > and mainland Europe. > [Entry by Chika] > > DIRTY PAIR: Humanity has abandoned Earth and spread across the > galaxy, but that doesn't mean there aren't any problems any more. One > of the most successful troubleshooting teams is the "Lovely Angels", > two teenaged girls who have a near-perfect success record. However, > they also have a reputation of blowing up everything they touch (which > isn't fair - only about a third of their missions end with something > being destroyed, and it's never their fault), which has lead to their > unofficial and hated nickname of the "Dirty Pair". Two action series > (the original DIRTY PAIR and the remake DIRTY PAIR FLASH) and a North > American comic series exist, based on the novels by Takachiho Haruka. > More information about the Dirty Pair is available at the website > "Tea Time in Elenore City", <http://www.elenorecity.com/home.html>. > The North American rights to the OAVs, the movies, and FLASH are > now owned by ADV Films. The comics are available from Dark Horse. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > DNA^2: Series based on Masakazu Katsura's manga of the same name. > Earth is overpopulated in the future, and that's all because of one > guy - the Mega-Playboy, who was irresistible to women, and was the > father of one hundred children, each of them also was a father/mother > of another hundred ... you get the picture. But Karin Aoi, a DNA > operator sent to the past to eliminate that threat, found that the > Mega-Playboy, usual Japanese high-school student Junta Momonari, isn't > a Mega-Playboy, moreover, he throws up every time when he see a women > in any state close to nakedness (bikinis and aerobic leotards > included), except for his childhood friend Ami Kurimoto. But Karin > discovers this *after* she shot Junta with DNA Control Medicine ... > the *wrong* one. So she turned Junta to Mega-Playboy with her own > hands and should convert him back ... but has fallen to his charm too. > Only Ami can resist that charm. Classical romantic comedy, which > Katsura is well known for. But I didn't recommend seeing the last > three eps. Because of low rating show was stopped and those three > episodes were released only on video to end the story and did it so > badly ... > Licenced by USMC in North America. > [Entry by Andrew V. Tupkalo] > > DOCTOR SLUMP AND ARALE-CHAN: 1981-86 and 1997-99 series by Toei. > It's all about a loony & pervy inventor named Senbe Norimaki and his > creation Arale; a robot girl who's powerful enough to put a crack in > the world and loves playing with turds. They live in the Penguin > Village, a truly bizarre place populated by anthropomorpic animals, > aliens, superheroes, and other odd characters. Arale gets into a lot > of misadventures with her friends Akane, Taro, Psuke, and Ga-chan (a > little angel that eats anything except rubber, and later duplicates > itself). Based on the manga by Akira Toriyama. > Arale, Senbe, and the rest of the Penguin Village appears in DRAGON > BALL during the Red Ribbon storyline. DR. SLUMP is highly > recommended. > [Entry by Andrew Kieswetter] > > DOKOKADE NAKUSHITA AITSU NO AITSU: see DNA^2 > > DOMINION: Two OVA series (4-part DOMINION, available from US Manga > Corps, and 6-part NEW DOMINION, previously available from Manga Video) > tell us how hard the life of a SWAT team member in a big city in > near-future Japan could be ... especially if you're piloting huge > battle tanks on the narrow streets of Newport City. Based on Masamune > Shirow's manga of the same name, it is a lighthearted and sometimes > twisted police comedy which is definitely worth seeing, even if the > manga is mush better. Some people, however, says it's a bit too > violent (and it's true: in the first episode, tank cops torture a drug > dealer with hand grenades playing golf around him, and title of > Captain Brenten's favourite book is "How to Kill".) > Note: This may be set in the same city and the same time as > Shirow's GHOST IN THE SHELL manga - the Puma sisters, two cyborg-babe > villains in DOMINION, have a cameo appearance in GitS where they fight > with Motoko's fuchikoma. > [Entry by Andrew V. Tupkalo] > > DORAEMON: A robotic cat, Doraemon, travels back in time to help a > lazy and weak 10-year-old schoolboy, Nobita Nobi. Doraemon features a > dimensional pocket from where he can produce a great assortment of > tools and gadgets, which he uses to help Nobita resolve his problems. > Most of the time this causes more problems than the ones he tried to > fix, usually originated by Nobita's misuse of the gadget, but > sometimes caused by Nobita's friends. > This is a lovable and ongoing series that has more than 1090 > episodes, and more are still being produced (now replaced with a new > seiyuu cast after 25 years of being in the air), produced by TV Ahashi. > [Entry by Gerardo Campos] > > DRAGON BALL: The first series concerning the adventures of Son > Goku, a strange child who, in his earliest days, possesses a tail. > When he runs into Bulma (or "Bloomers"), he gets involved in the > search for Dragon Balls, mystical stones that, when collected > together, can be used to call forth a magical dragon who can then > grant your hearts' desire. Heavily involved in martial arts, Goku's > main part in all this is to fight off a variety of monsters and other > opponents to gain these balls while learning his fighting skills. > This series was dubbed into a number of languages and has been shown > on TV in mainland Europe and the US. > Licenced in North America by FUNimation. > [Entry by Chika] > > DRAGON BALL Z: Moving on from the original DRAGON BALL series, > this series opens when Goku's long lost brother, Raditz, shows up on > Earth during a reunion party and declares that he intends to destroy > the planet. The ensuing battle is the first of many that Goku and his > son Gohan have to deal with, including the discovery of Piccolo's home > planet and the destructive battles with Freeza there as well as the > intervention on Earth by future son Trunks, the android wars and so > forth. Far more violent than the original series, and the Freeza war > in particular is panned by some for being too long. Again, dubbed for > TV in Europe and the US as well as UK, where it started Toonami on > Cartoon Network there. > Licenced in North America by FUNimation. > [Entry by Chika] > > DRAGON HALF: Absolutely whacked comedy playing off everything from > fairy tale world to "idol singers". Lots of visual gags, lots of > nuttiness, lots of fun. Note: this is a *very* disorienting title to > many viewers because the style of animation frequently shifts to > punctuate the gags; some people even find it difficult to connect the > character in one frame drawn in 'realistic' style to the same > character in the next frame, drawn in a deliberately crude, cartoony > style. If you want a hilarious hour of goofy humor, however, you > really should check this out. Note: Only two OAVs were ever produced > in Japan, and they are released domestically on a single tape or DVD. > Available from ADV Films. > [Entry by Antaeus Feldspar] > > DUNBINE: see AURA BATTLER DUNBINE > > E > > EARLY REINS: If you love classic bullets-flying-everywhere Western > movies and good-looking anime girls, this one's for you. No steampunk > or any other modern trappings (unless you count one character's short > skirt, and even then, no panty shots). Very reverent (but not without > a sense of humour), very entertaining, very recommended. One OAV. > [Entry by David Watson] > > EARTH DEFENDER MAO-CHAN: See MAO-CHAN > > EARTH DEFENSE FAMILY (a.k.a. THE DAICHIS): A very different take > on the classic "fighting team defending the Earth" theme as the > Daichis, a contemporary and very dysfunctional Japanese family, are > unexpectedly offered the opportunity to turn their lives around by > becoming a team of masked fighters who must defend the Earth against > an alien invasion. But nothing is what it seems - the agreement to > become the "Earth Defense Team" turns out to be a very Faustian > bargain, the family finds out that their own problems don't go away > just because they can beat some alien monsters, and in the end the > divisions within the Daichis threaten the Earth itself. EARTH DEFENSE > FAMILY is masterful and thoroughly entertaining mix of action, comedy > and social commentary. > Available in North America from Geneon. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > EARTH GIRL ARJUNA: Juna Ariyoshi is involved in a mysterious > motorbike accident with her boyfriend Tokio. She awakens to find > herself "dead", and privy to a horrifying vision of the destruction of > Earth's environment by man, and controlled by fearsome worm-like > creatures known as Rajah. She is given a second chance at life by > the apparition of Chris Horken, a crippled telepath, if she agrees to > become the Avatar of Time and protect Earth from the Rajah. But Juna > is not at ease with this role - although she utilises her power to > save Tokio, she is petrified of the monstrous Rajah, and has > difficulty reconciling her environmental awareness and protection with > her modern life - how would you feel if you heard the voices of all > the creatures killed to make your food each time you ate? An > extremely high budget shows through in the detailed character > animation and computer effects - although some rendering doesn't mesh > very well - and another high quality soundtrack from Yoko Kanno > present an extremely polished show. However, the environmental > message can become extremely heavy handed, which aggravates many > viewers - this thought-provoking "magical girl" show tends to polarise > viewers. > ARJUNA is available in North America from Bandai, and in Australia > from Madman. > [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury] > > EL HAZARD: Makoto is your average high-school kid. A bit of a > nebbish, he likes Nanami and is constantly hounded by her big brother > Jinnai, though not about Nanami per se. Makoto and several of his > classmates get sucked through a portal to another world where he and > his friends each seem to manifest a superpower. There is a war going > on between the human people of the world and the insect-like Bugrom. > Makoto and his friends try to help the humans, aided by the three > priestesses of Muldoon, while Jinnai ends up on the wrong side, > helping the Bugrom. Hilarity, action and adventure ensue, including > the discovery of an ancient evil power, a woman named Ifurita who only > Makoto can defeat. Good art and animation. Silly and fun. This > summary applies only to the OVA version; there is also a TV series > with the same characters. Comedic violence only. Seven OVAs. From > Geneon. > [Entry by Ben Cantrick] > [PARENTAL ADVISORY: Some characters in this OAV series have what > has come to euphemistically be called "alternative lifestyles", and > not all of them are villains. If this bothers you or your children, > watch the TV series EL HAZARD: THE WANDERERS instead of the OAV > series. - Rob Kelk] > > ELFEN LIED: The series begins with Lucy's escape from a maximum > security facility, a bloody, violent escape that begins a > heart-wrenching 13 episode series. After her escape, Lucy ends up on > a beach to be found naked and bleeding by Kouta and Yuka. However, > she no longer has Lucy's adult personality - it has been replaced by > Nyu, a naive child-like personality. Kouta and Yuka take Nyu in to > Kouta's home (an old Japanese inn), setting the stage for an unfolding > love story with unimaginable pain. > Lucy's escape brings a wide cast to the stage. One of the most > lovable is Nana. From the beginning, her arc is one of unimaginable > pain. She has spawned a following of web comics called "Nana's > Everyday Life" that are a must-see for fans of the anime. Nana > befriends a runaway, Mayu, who is also befriended by Kouta and Yuka, > bringing them all together under the same roof. The relationships > between Kouta, Yuka and Lucy are unraveled over the 13 episodes. At > times it is shocking and disturbing; the revelation of Mayu's past is > possibly the worst one to watch. > ADV has released a fine four-DVD set with a good English dub of the > series. They did, however, leave out an episode that was not shown on > Japanese TV, but included in the last Japanese DVD as an extra. That > episode is available as a fansub and worth watching when you complete > the series; it has a good bit of context for Lucy/Nyu. The DVD > edition has more gore than the TV version. When the anime ended the > series was still appearing in Young Animal; it finished its run in > December 2005 and is now available in 14 bound volumes in Japan. > [Entry by Bobby Clark] > PARENTAL ADVISORY: Definitely *NOT* for children. This series has > gruesome, bloody death scenes, violent dismemberments, and nudity in > non-consensual sexual settings. > R1 official website: <http://www25.advfilms.com/titles/elfenlied/> > > EMMA: In Victorian England, a young nobleman, William Jones, pays > a visit to his old governess' house in central London, where he > becomes captivated by her maid, Emma, and vice versa. However, > William's family is pushing for him to marry a girl of his own > ranking, Eleanor Campbell, and William's friend (and Indian prince) > Hakim also takes an interest in Emma. Can any kind of relationship > flourish between William and Emma across such a cultural divide? > EMMA is a short yet sweet period romance, not exactly typical anime > material. Unfortunately, due to budget problems, it only lasts for 12 > episodes, thus not finishing the manga storyline (the ending is a good > stopping point, however). That said, the short length of the series > means that it's extremely polished - the attention to period detail is > exquisite (there's no mangling of English whatsoever, which must be a > first for anime!), and animation and music are top notch. It is quite > slowly paced and entirely character and dialogue-focused, so not a > series for action junkies, but <cite>Emma</cite> is a very well > crafted romantic drama. > All 12 episodes are available fansubbed. EMMA is currently > unlicensed in Region 1 - the first 6 episodes are currently available > on DVD in Japan. > [Entry by Andrew Hollingbury] > > ENDLESS WALTZ: see GUNDAM WING > > ESCAFLOWNE: see VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE > > EVANGELION: see NEON GENESIS EVANGELION > > EXCEL SAGA: This anime is an example of insanity in motion. Each > episode is a parody of different styles of anime, and in the first > episode the heroine, Excel Excel dies several times, then goes off to > kill her manga artist (talk about breaking down the 'fourth wall'). > In later episodes you meet others that get involved in the story, and > she's joined by Hyatt, a girl that dies about as much as possible, but > she keeps on getting back up. Not to mention the fact that she keeps > a stray dog named Menchi as an emergency food supply. Released by ADV > in North America. > [Entry by Bill Martin] > [PARENTAL ADVISORY: ADV Films quite properly rated this show at > "17+". Many episodes have a high violence quotient, some of the > language is inappropriate for minors, and the final episode should be > listed in the Anime Hentai Primer. Definitely NOT for children. - Rob > Kelk] > > EYESHIELD 21: This is a traditional sports anime about a kid who > learns to believe in himself and become a winner, but at the same time > it is also a comedy with a bizarre twist - it's about a group of > misfit Japanese high school kids forming a team to play "American > Football" in their Japanese high school. So you not only have all of > the usual "Gambatte! Gambarimasu!" ("Do your best! I'll do my best!") > sort of stuff, but also an attempt to give a Japanese youth audience a > crash course in American-style football. The result is a > spectacularly funny comedy, both deliberately - due to the wacky cast > of misfits - and also unintentionally, because of the ongoing attempts > to explain the rules and concepts of American football during the > eyecatches and off-and-on during the story line. > First year high school student Sena has always relied upon his > older female friend Mamori to protect him. And when Mamori isn't > around, Sena has learned to run away from trouble because he is > smaller than most of the bullies that bother him. But now that Sena > is in high school he no longer wants to be "protected by a girl" and > allows himself to be talked into joining his high school's American > Football team, which has few players, never wins, and is almost > unknown in the high school. But Sena's "running away" has developed > him into a phenomenon - he can out-run most pursuers and can thread > his way through most obstacles, including football defensive teams. > Because of that, the fanatical and demonic captain of the high school > football team, Hiruma, decides to rebuild the team around Sena, with > Sena disguised as the mysterious running back "Eyeshield 21". > What results from this is a fast-paced, unpretentious story with > surprisingly adept character development and smart, consistent comedy. > Add to this reasonably good animation and a lively soundtrack and you > have a nice bit of old-fashioned fun done in a thoroughly up-to-date > manner. So forget about anything you ever knew about American High > School Football, sit back, grab a bottle of "sports water", and enjoy > the action. > Official Japanese website: <http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/eyeshield/> > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > F > > FAKE: A very gay detective story with young man and woman in care > of the officers in an alternate version of NYC. > The senior detective, who is in love with the younger who is > Japanese-American, sets up a vacation for both in England. He bribes > the young man to stay behind so that he and the object of his > affection can enjoy a truly romantic weekend. > Too bad the hotel they have chosen is the scene of a mystery which > has attracted the attention of a senior officer of the NY State > Police. A woman vanishes and then the kids show up to prevent > seduction. > Well the vacation is already spoiled when a flaming fellow officer > insists on following them to the site and they get a harsh suprise on > their return to the station house. > Very amusing! > One 60 minute OAV, from Anime Works > [Entry by bobbie sellers] > [PARENTAL ADVISORY: FAKE does touch on male/male romantic > relationships, but it's clean. There isn't even any nudity in it past > the occasional male chest. - David Watson] > > FAM AND IHRIE: see RUIN EXPLORERS > > FANCY LALA: FANCY LALA is the story of a girl and her magic > sketch book. I think that cleared all of the DBZ heads out. For the > rest of you, no, there are no magical princesses fighting evil by > moonlight, nor are there any convoluted love polygons. What we have > here is a simple show about how a young girl, Shinohara Miho (all > names in Japanese name order) obtains the power to grow just a bit > older from some 'funny dinosaurs' (Pigu and Mogu, her wise helpers ... > yea right, they spend more time arguing and eating all the food than > helping) and her not so meteoric rise to stardom. Her alter ego's > name is Lala, for short (Fancy Lala in full). She's got powers that > every little girl would want: growing older, drawing all the cool > clothes you could ever want with a magic pen (just say Dabu Dabu and > the clothes become real!) and meeting all your favorite stars (in > Miho's case it's the fabulous male idol, Aikawa Hiroya). > However, this show's best aspect is its unusual realness. Lala's > rise to stardom is no instant success. It's a lot of hard work full > of bright lights, pushy stars, and time spent away from friends. Her > time as Miho isn't all sugar sweetness wrapped in a candy cane either. > Miho's a rather real little girl, genki or not, and she gets > frustrated and tired. An interesting point is the depth of character > is actually accentuated by Miho having two forms. Seeing how > characters react to each form shows their characters in more detail > than otherwise would be possible. That's it, except for maybe that > mysterious guy ... (Fushigi-san, called 'Mystery Man' in the > commercial version). Maybe he has something to do with Miho's > spectacular transformation? This 26 episode series was on Japanese TV > in 1998, and now is released in the US by Bandai Entertainment. An > extra note: it's a homage to CREAMY MAMI, a 1983 magical girl show > along the same lines (both done by Studio Pierrot). > [Entry by Hana no Kaitou] > > FIGURE 17: Some young anime girls get wands or pens that let them > transform into powerful fighters. Tsubasa got a twin sister. > This anime takes place in rural Hokkaido, a quiet place just right > for slow character development, quiet childhood life, and the > occasional fight against an alien menace that could destroy the > planet. And shy, out-of-her-element Tsubasa is caught in the middle > of it all when her father moves there and an alien spacecraft crashes. > After getting that "twin sister" (actually an alien AI), who names > herself Hikaru, Tsubasa spends most of her screen time learning how to > open up to her new classmates, and about close friendship. However, > there's still the alien menace to be dealt with, and it seems that > only Hikaru and Tsubasa, working together as "Figure 17", are up to > the challenge. > FIGURE 17 will seem familiar to old-school anime fans; the show was > originally presented as one 50-minute episode every month, so the > pacing is very much like the original OAV anime series of the 1980s. > (However, the anime was first released to cable television, not to > video.) The production values are state of the art for the turn of > the millennium, though. The show also doesn't pigeonhole into > convenient genres; it's roughly equally a "coming of age" story and an > "intense battle" story. > [PARENTAL ADVISORY: There is some violence, and people do die. > Please preview the show before letting pre-teens watch it.] > 13 episodes, available in North America on six DVDs from Anime > Works. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > FIRE TRIPPER: One of the more serious of the "Rumik World" stories > by Rumiko Takahashi. A young woman gets sent back in time to feudal > Japan, but how? And what happened to the young boy that was with her? > Was available from USMC. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > FLCL: What makes a boy a man: older women, baseball and rock and > roll. FLCL is a hilarious, surreal comedy from GAINAX (NEON GENESIS > EVANGELION, KARE KANO). > Naota is a 12-year old boy in a boring town that has the steam-iron > shaped Medical Mechanica factory as its most distinguishing feature. > He lives in the shadow of his older brother, a local baseball star who > went to America, and his life is going nowhere. He spends most of his > time hanging around with his brother's ex-girlfriend, Mamimi, and > being manipulated by Ninamori, the class president. > Then *she* comes to town, Haruko Harurura. Riding an Italian Vespa > scooter and carrying a wicked electric guitar she starts like a > chainsaw, she enters Naota's life and turns it and the town upside > down. Just what is it she wants with Medical Machinica and why do > robots keep bursting from Naota's head!? > Visually, it is as if Chuck Jones decided to make anime. It's > wild, frenetic and full of hilarious sight gags, but it's also a > coming of age story. It will remind you of your awkward "tween" years > as you discovered the opposite sex, feeling cynical about adults and > the question, "Where do you want to go with your life?" > Available in North America from Synch-Point. > [Entry by Travers Naran] > > FRUITS BASKET: This is a shoujo story about an orphaned girl who > is taken in by a wealthy clan that has been cursed to transform into > animals from the Chinese zodiac. While there are the usual tropes of > growing up in the face of loss and dealing with being an outsider, > FRUITS BASKET treats it with a wry sense of humour, an excellent cast > of characters and genuine warmth. But despite the overall cheeriness > of the series, there are darker undercurrents to the story and some > powerful moments when the characters utterly break down in the face of > something they can't deal with. > Licenced in North America by FUNimation. > [Entry by Michael Lo] > > FULL METAL ALCHEMIST: In a world where Alchemy developed as a > science, Ed and Al Elric, sons of a powerful but shadowy and vanished > alchemist, set off on a quest to find the secret for creating the > Philosopher's Stone in order to attempt to right a terrible mistake > that they made. But this is a dangerous land in turmoil, with > rebellious factions, military government and mysterious puppet masters > all conspiring to unknown ends. FMA is a grand fantasy adventure- > drama of, on one hand hubris and Faustian bargains, and on the other > hand love and loyalty. Great characters, intricate and intelligent > plotting, humor interspersed with drama, a classic sound track and a > powerful conclusion make this one of my all time favourite anime. > Licenced in North America by FUNimation. > [Entry by Dave Baranyi] > > FULL METAL PANIC: Popular high school girl Chidori Kaname, > unbeknownst to her, is one of a group of people called the Whispered. > The Whispered are people who have buried in their memories knowledge > of Black Technology, military technology so advanced and powerful that > the nations of the world will go to any extreme to get their hands on > it. To protect Kaname from falling into the wrong hands a covert > anti-terrorist organization called Mithril assigns a bodyguard to > watch over and protect Kaname without her knowledge. Unfortunately > the person they select for the job is Sagara Sousuke, a teenager who > has spent his entire life on battlefields and military camps. > Consequently he has no concept of how to cope with ordinary civilian > life. Needless to say Sousuke's reactions to even the merest > perception of a threat are extreme. As a result he proceeds to turn > Kaname's life completely upside down while defending her against some > of the nastiest terrorists ever to appear in anime. This has the > apparent effect of having Kaname start to fall in love with him. > Anyway Sousuke's military skills are unparalleled and he is expert in > this world's preferred combat mech, the Arm Slave. > Licenced by ADV Films; trailer available at ADV's Trailers page > (<http://www.advfilms.com/cool_stuff/trailers.asp>). > [Entry by Kyle Thomas Pope] > R1 official websites: > * First series: <http://www.full-metal-panic.com/> > * Sequel series: <http://www25.advfilms.com/titles/fumoffu/> > > FULL MOON O SAGASHITE: Mitsuki Koyama is a twelve year old girl > suffering from throat cancer. Her parents have died and she lives > with her strict grandmother. She loves singing but is under doctor's > orders not to do so lest she further damage her throat. Moreover, her > grandmother despises music of all types. > Takuto and Meroko, two shinigami (or spirits of death), are > surprised when Mitsuki can see them. They are more comical than > bright. The intelligent Mitsuki tricks them into revealing that they > are paying an advance visit and that she will die within a year. > Upon hearing this news, Mitsuki resolves to live her year to the > fullest. She sneaks away to an audition. The shinigami at first stop > her but Takuto is moved by her sad circumstances and changes her into > a sixteen year old girl with a healthy throat. We spend the next year > wondering if Mitsuki's tragic fate can be changed. Meanwhile, Mitsuki > alternates between her real twelve-year-old self and a popular > sixteen-year-old singer who performs under the name Full Moon. Her > given name in Japanese means full moon and she is fascinated by > everything to do with the moon. This fascination with the moon gives > the anime its title which means "Searching for the Full Moon." > Mitsuki's dual life is not easy. The shinigami are sometimes a > help and sometimes a hindrance. She develops conflicting romantic > attachments. Her grandmother's strict edicts and dislike of music > complicate matters, as does Mitsuki's doctor. Somehow, she continues > her musical career. > Most of the songs are performed by the Japanese band "Changin' My > Life". Additionally, the band's lead singer, myco, is Mitsuki's > Japanese seiyuu (voice actress). The songs in the English dubbed > version remain in Japanese with English subtitles. > The anime is based on a manga series by Arina Tanemura who also > wrote KAMIKAZE KAITOU JANNU. Although the premise is the same in both > the anime and the manga, there are substantial differences between the > two. > The 52 episode anime series is being released in the US by Viz > Media, who have released the seven-volume manga series in its > entirety. > [Entry by Phil Yff] > > FUSHIGI NO UMI NO NADIA: see NADIA > > FUSHIGI YUUGI (a.k.a. MYSTERIOUS PLAY): One of the most emotional > anime of all time, truly heartwrenching, though it does delve into sap > a little by the end. The anime focuses on a young girl, Miaka, who > gets pulled into an ancient Chinese text and becomes a part of the > story - a priestess, in fact, of one of the book world's four gods, > Suzaku. When she tries to get out, her best friend Yui is taken in > her place! Miaka goes back in after her, but things have happened > since Miaka returned to the real world ... With her guardians, the > Suzaku Shichiseishi, and her love Tamahome, Miaka must go through many > trials in order to regain both peace for her warring kingdom, and her > best friend as well. (Geneon) > [Entry by KireiSarah] > > G > > GALAXY ANGELS: The universe is a dangerous place. Pirates, > aliens, and terrorists are everwhere, threatening to destroy > civilization as we know it. But fear not! The gun loving, boy crazy, > cosplay obsessed, obsessively religious, and super lucky Angel Brigade > are here to make a buck and save the day! > Resembling a harem anime without the boy, GALAXY ANGELS takes the > classic "Cute Girls Doing Bad Things", and puts it in space. An > episodic half length anime, GALAXY ANGELS is mostly character (or > often character flaw) driven comedy, with the occasional foray into > melodrama. > Available in R1 from Bandai Entertainment > [Entry by Abraham Evangelista] > > GALAXY FRAULEIN YUNA: With a carefree heart, a perpetually-hungry > android companion, a collection of other powerful friends who've taken > it upon themselves to be her bodyguard, and a giant robot, Yuna > defends goodness in her corner of the universe as the Champion of > Light. But she isn't all business; finding lost puppies and taking > part in Iron Chef tournaments is just as important to Yuna as is > thwarting those who try to take over or destroy the galaxy. > On the surface, GALAXY FRAULEIN YUNA is a parody of shows like > SAILOR MOON (try to spot the Senshi cameo in the first episode) or > ICZER-1, but with more giant robots and fewer male characters (even > the tuxedo-garbed flower-throwing "love-interest" character is > female). But if you look deeper than that, you see a story about a > champion of goodness who truly *is* good, down to the core. In > situations where other heroes would set aside their principles to save > the world, Yuna remains steadfast to the values which made her the > Champion of Light, which puts her head and shoulders above all the > other magical warrior girls. > Two OAV series released on one R1 DVD, available from ADV. > [Entry by Rob Kelk] > > GALL FORCE: A series of nine SF OAVs, split into two distinct > series, based around the actions of a group of girls. Each series > follows the same group, although they are often recast for whatever is > going on in the series. In one series, they are the last surviving > group on one side of a space battle which they attempt to escape, > sacrificing much in the process, to reach a planet on which they can > shelter. In the other series, Earth is attacked, and the survivors > have to get help, find ways of getting off the planet and survive > whilst doing it. There was also a parody of one of the stories - 10 > LITTLE GALL FORCE was a parody of STARDUST WAR. The team(s) also turn > up in the ArtMic parody OAV, SCRAMBLE WARS. The series is available > in the US from USMC/CPM, whilst the parodies were available from > AnimEigo. > [Entry by Chika] > > (continued in part 4) > > -- > 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. > Group email addresses: Post message: Sailor_Uranus@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to Yahoo! Groups' SUML page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sailor_Uranus Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sailor_Uranus/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sailor_Uranus/join (Yahoo! 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