June Anime News
(8/6/01 - 15/6/01)

Anime Archive

Index to Anime News:

- Now and Then, Here and There (15/6/01)

- DBZ Movie 4 Soundtrack (15/6/01)

- Urusei Yatsura TV Box 2 (14/6/01)

- Onimusha 2 for PlayStation 2 (14/6/01)

- GITS and Mononoke Hime Screenings In Perth (14/6/01)

- ADV Release of Arc the Lad: Alliance (13/6/01)

- Ah! My Goddess Release Dates for Australia (12/6/01)

- Sorcerer Hunters Vol. #3 Release Date (11/6/01)

- Cartoon Network Dates (11/6/01)

- Delay in Gatekeepers #1 Release (11/6/01)

- August Anime Merchandise (11/6/01)

- More Information on Tokyopop Recall (10/6/01)

- Battle Royal Screenings at Dendy Opera Quays (10/6/01)

- Digi Charat Licensed? (9/6/01)

- Tokyopop Recall (8/6/01)

- Final Fantasy X Tidbits (8/6/01)

- Latest DVD news (8/6/01)

- News on Figures (8/6/01)

- Animeigo Delays (8/6/01)

Now and Then, Here and There (15/6/01)

"According revelations by Justin Sevakis on Anime On DVD Now and Then, Here and There is due in the 1st quarter 2002 in a 5/5/4 release. CPM has acquired the Maetel Legend OAV's for release in the U.S. According to Animeigo replication and completion of UY TV Box 2 will occur soon, with shipment by June 25th (expect it to take two weeks to complete shipment of all boxes). The Box set for TV 21-25 (TV Box 5) has been added to Animeigo's preorder page as well.

ADV's David Williams has posted info that Getter Robo Vol. #2 will arrive on 09/11. Retail is $29.99."

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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DBZ Movie 4 Soundtrack (15/6/01)

"Warner Bros. recording artists Deftones took home this year's Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance," and also have been featured on the soundtracks for "The Crow: City of Angels" and "Escape from L.A." Since hitting the national scene with their 1995 debut album, "Adrenaline," this California quartet has become one of the premier punk-grunge alternative bands of the future. Heavy metal band Disturbed also makes a prominent showing on the "Lord Slug" soundtrack, bringing its visceral rap-metal aggression to the mix. The band, which was formed in Chicago in 1997, grabbed ears nation-wide last year with the release of its Giant Records debut, "The Sickness."

The group was named Best New Band in Hit Parader's magazine poll, and will tour on the Ozzfest bill this summer. "It makes perfect sense for such cutting-edge bands to be included on the new Dragon Ball Z soundtrack," explained Gen Fukunaga, President of FUNimation. "This is one of the most cutting-edge cartoons on television today, and it is a perfect fit with today's hottest new bands." Joining Deftones and Disturbed on the soundtrack are Wind-Up Records recording artists Boy Hits Car, Dust for Life, Finger Eleven, American Pearl and Broken. The movie, set to hit the shelves August 7 on home video and DVD formats, is the fourth full-length Dragon Ball Z feature presentation. This time around, Goku must battle an evil overlord, Lord Slug, who has come to Earth inside a deadly asteroid with just one goal - to destroy it. Once Lord Slug discovers the seven magic Dragon Balls, it appears that even Goku may not be able to keep the planet out of his evil clutches."

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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Urusei Yatsura TV Box 2 (14/6/01)

"Urusei Yatsura TV Box 2 (08:29 AM EST): The emails started flowing out of AnimEigo late last night that they expect to complete replication and begin shipment of the 2nd Urusei Yatsura TV box set by June 25th (and expect it to take two weeks to complete shipment of all boxes). Also of note, they've added the box set for TV 21-25 (TV Box 5) to their preorder page as well."

Source: http://www.animeondvd.com

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Onimusha 2 for PlayStation 2 (14/6/01)

"According to UMJAMS Anime News Capcom has officially announced Onimusha 2 for PlayStation 2, scheduled to release in Japan on March 7, 2002. The protagonist of the game will be Juubei Yagyuu, known to anime fans as the protagonist of Ninja Scroll, and Ninja Resurrection, as well as playing a big part Jubei-Chan.. Other characters in the game include Oyuu (swordswoman), Magoichi (master of gun and sword), Kinoshita Fukuyoshirou Hideyoshi (loyal follower of Hideyoshi), Nobunaga Oda. Jubei will be modeled after actor Japanese actor Yuusaku Matsuda (passed away in 1989). "

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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GITS and Mononoke Hime Screenings In Perth (14/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"Princess Mononoke has now finished it's regular run at the Luna Cinema in Leederville, Perth.

You still have 2 more opportunities to watch it on the cinema screen in Perth, though. It will be screening along with Ghost in the Shell, this coming Sunday (in Fremantle), and Monday (in Leederville).

DATE: Sunday, 17 June.

TIME: 2.30pm

COST: Full $9.50; Concession $8.00

WHERE: "Luna On SX" Cinema, Essex St, Fremantle. Next to Fast Eddy's.

WHAT: 2 Anime Films. Princess Mononoke (M) in Japanese, with English subtitles; Ghost in the Shell (M) language is unknown.

DATE: Monday, 18 June.

TIME: 7.30pm COST:

Full $9.50; Concession $8.00

WHERE: "Luna Leederville" Cinema, 155 Oxford St, Leederville. Next to Luna Lounge for those of you old enough to drink brew. ^_-

WHAT: 2 Anime Films. Princess Mononoke (M) in Japanese, with English subtitles; Ghost in the Shell (M) language is unknown.

The Luna Cinema home page is here http://www.luna.com.au/

Specific info on Double Features http://www.luna.com.au/double.htm "

Source: Anime-Talk (Cartoon Gallery ML)

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ADV Release of Arc the Lad: Alliance(13/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

" ADV Films Announces the VHS & DVD Release Of Arc the Lad: Alliance

ADV Films is proud to announce the home video and DVD release of Arc the Lad: Alliance, the fourth installment of the Arc the Lad anime saga, which is based upon the hit Playstation® RPG video games of the same title!

Official Press Release For Immediate Release June 12th, 2001 ADV Films Announces the VHS & DVD Release Of Arc the Lad: Alliance ADV Films is proud to announce the home video and DVD release of Arc the Lad: Alliance, the fourth installment of the Arc the Lad anime saga, which is based upon the hit Playstation® RPG video games of the same title! Seeking Whitehouse, Elk and Lieza find themselves lost in the desert, but being rescued may turn out to be an even worse fate! An unlikely ally comes to their aid and at long last Elk begins to learn the truth about the enigmatic Arc and the genesis of the chimeras. But truth can be a bitter pill and there’s a horrifying revelation lying in store for our heroes. Get ready to learn the stomach-churning secret in the fourth shocking volume of Arc the Lad!

This September, prepare to continue your journey through this spectacular series when ADV Films releases Arc the Lad: Alliance! This action-packed adventure will be available on English-dubbed VHS ($19.98) and DVD ($29.98), which will include five episodes of both the English version and the original Japanese language version with English subtitles.

ADV Films, the premiere label of A.D.Vision, Inc. formed in 1992, is North America’s #1 distributor of top-of-the-line Japanese animation (“anime”), with titles such as Sailor Moon, Samurai X and Neon Genesis Evangelion. ADV Films, along with distributing top-quality, computer-animated titles such as ReBoot® and Weird-Ohs™ and the live-action sci-fi hit Farscape, also produces American and Japanese live-action programming for theatrical and broadcast release. Check out ADV Films on the web at www.advfilms.com.

Running Time: 125 minutes;

Rating: 15+

Pre-Book Date: 8/7/01

Street Date: 9/4/01

Format SRP VHS $19.98 DVD $29.98 "

Source: http://www.animeondvd.com

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Ah! My Goddess Release Dates for Australia (12/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"A JOINT UK, USA & AUSTRALIAN PROJECT FOR SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE. PROBABLY THE BEST ANIME DVD RELEASED TO DATE WITH MORE OPTIONS THAN MOST.

PLAYBACK OPTIONS:

* English language version.

* Original Japanese language version.

* Original Japanese language version with English subtitles.

* Original Japanese language version with limited English subtitles (songs, signs & credits).

* Playback film with voice actors commentary.

* Playback film with Music & Effects only with full subtitles (Silent Movie style!).

* Playback film with Music & Effects only with limited sub-titles (Dub your own “Oh My Goddess!”).

* Slideshow of production cels.

* Still screen frame grabs.

VOLUME 1 CONTAINS 3 EPISODES SRP £19.99 – RELEASE DATE 06/08/01

VOLUME 2 CONTAINS 2 EPISODES SRP £19.99 – RELEASE DATE 03/09/01 "

Source: http://www.animeondvd.com

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Sorcerer Hunters Vol. #3 Release Date (11/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"ADV Films David Williams has posted to the forum that Sorcerer Hunters Vol. #3 has been set for release on 09/11/2001. "

Source: http://www.animeondvd.com

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Cartoon Network Dates (11/6/01)

Information supplied by Tesai

"Cartoon network have now put up a site u have to access it through their main site www.cartoonnetwork.com.au.

Neway there's the run down it will only be on weekends satruday and sunday saturday 6-8pm and sunday 3-5 pm there will also be a midnight run saturday 11pm - 1am sunday 11pm - 1am.

The line up is as follows:

Gundam wing

Dragonball Z

batman of the future

Card Captors

in adddition there is more info on the starting dates for the shows Gundam Wing June 14 Card Captors June 28th so basically Gundam is starting this coming week surprisingly"

Source: http://animeguide.cyril.com/

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Delay in Gatekeepers Vol #1 Release (11/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"Pioneer's upcoming release of Gatekeepers Vol. #1 was originally listed with a 9/11/2001 date, but with the official release information now out, it's listed for a 9/25/2001 release. "

Source: http://www.animeondvd.com

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August Anime Merchandise (11/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"Dragon Ball Z T-shirts of Cell Transformation, and Vegita vs Cell are scheduled to be released. Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within movie t-shirts of "Copperhead", "Gray Deep Eyes", and "Standing Phantom" are due out. Three Cowboy Bebop shirts will be release: an untitled on featuring Spike with the Swordfish, Red Tail, Hammerhead, and the Cowboy Bebop, "Faye Warhol" with four colored facial shots of Faye, and "Faye's Thoughts" with colored Faye, and greyed out images of Julia, Ed and Eye, Spike and Faye, and Spike, Faye Ed and Jet. An Inu-Yasha shirt entitled "Journey Back" will feature Inu-Yasha, Kagome, Kikyo and Shesho Maru. A Nadia: Secret of Blue Water featuring the cast will be released. Two new Ninja Scroll features entitled "Character" featuring the movie's cast and "Samurai Sword" with Jubei and Kagero are due to be released. Two Kenshin/Samurai X shirts entitled "Flag" and "Group" with Kenshin, Sano, Karu, and Yahiko. A Serial Experiments Lain B & W will feature a profile of Lain. Two Shirow shirts include "Ghostly Vision" with a winged woman before a city-scape and "Small Arms" with Motoko holding a pistol. An Escalfown shirts entitled "In Van's Arms" will be released, and a Wicked City shirts entitled "Bad Guys". Retro fans can look forgat to Hi Density Transformers t-shirts of the Autobot, and Decepticon t-shirts, and three G.I. Joe shirts of Destro, Snake Eyes, and Storm Shadow.

Volumes 1 and 2 of the Macross Plus soundtrack will be released.

Two 2002 Pioneers Calendars are scheduled. Best of Anime Pioneer Anime 2002 Wall Calendar will feature images of Amazing Nurse Nanako, Tenchi Muyo, Sol Bianca, Lain, Trigun, Armitage, and more. The cover image that is currently being soliticited features the name Animetronic, Pioneer's anime music video division that hasn't released a statement since April 2000. A Trigun calendar will also be released.

Palisades will be releasing three new busts, two Dragon Ball Z busts of Perfect Cell, and Android 18, and the variant Trigun Wolfwood, featuring the priest wearing his sun glasses, and with his cross gun unwrapped.

Figures released include the impressive Trigun Monev the Gail figure. Two Dead or Alive resin models, and painted and unpainted kits of Ayane, and Lei Fang. A number of Devil Man figures include Akira & Miki Action Figure 2-Pack: Tribal Fusion,Akira & Miki Action Figure 2-Pack: Devil Fusion, Zan Action Figure: Comic Version, Zan Action Figure: Rusty Copper Version, Zenon Action Figure: Inferno Version and Zenon Action Figure: Misty Violet Version. Mecha figures to look for include Gaiking Daikumaryu Space Dragon Anime Vinyl, Gaiking Daikumaryu Space Dragon Antique Vinyl, Great Mazinger 10,Great Mazinger 5 Model Kit, Tetsujin 28 Light Blue Megascale Vinyl Figure and Grendizer 12 in Resin Statue. Oh! My Goddess Belldandy Light Blue variant figure is Due out.

Posters being released include the Dragon Ball Z Power Poster, Oh! My Goddess Print #9 with Skuld, Url, and Belldandy, and Tenchi Muyo Signed Laser Mat double-matted 18 x 24 print features laser-cut detail, is numbered, and has a laser-etched medallion $169.90 signed and 109.99 unsigned.

Miscellanious items include Transformers car airfreshners featuring the Autobot and Decepticon logos,a limited edition Bruce Lee Lunchbox, two foil Cardcaptor Sakura sticker sets, and a Dragonball Z Interchangeable Face Watch. "

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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More Information on Tokyopop Recall (10/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"TOKYOPOP® Anime today announced that it will recall the Spring and Chaos Special Limited Edition DVD as a result of encoding and subtitling errors. Those who have purchased the DVD are encouraged to contact us to receive a replacement disc, which will be ready in mid-July. Instructions for getting a replacement disc are at the end of this note. The standard edition DVD of Spring and Chaos is unaffected by this recall - shipment of that edition will take place once the re-mastered discs are ready.

"We are completely committed to delivering the highest quality products and are incredibly excited about the launch of our new TOKYOPOP® Anime line. For us to have missed the encoding errors in Spring and Chaos - our first anime DVD - was inexcusable" said Joel Baral, Director of Film and Music. "Upon review of the issues, it was clear that nothing less than a recall of the discs would be fair to our customers. We want to say thank you to the fans that contacted us regarding this. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused our customers and retail partners. We have discovered the cause of the problem and have revised our Quality Control process to ensure that this type of error does not happen in the future. We would like to assure both the fan community and our distribution partners that the exciting forthcoming releases from TOPKYOPOP® Anime - Vampire Princess Miyu, Saint Tail, and others - will meet the most exacting standards on the market today. "

In addition to completely re-mastering the DVD to fix the encoding issues, the current subtitles based on the dubbing script will be replaced with an English subtitle based on the original Japanese script. Literal translation subtitles will be included on all future TOKYOPOP® Anime releases.

We will also be sending a Spring and Chaos poster along with the replacement disc to further express our apologies for the inconvenience caused.

The following explains the recall procedure: 1. Remove the DVD from the case and send it to the address below. Please do not send the DVD case. (If you prefer, you can send us a copy of your receipt instead of the DVD.

TOKYOPOP

Attn: Spring and Chaos

5900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2000

Los Angeles, CA 90036

2. A replacement disc and Spring and Chaos poster will be mailed to you. Replacement discs will be ready for shipping in mid-July. Please allow 2 - 4 weeks for delivery once the discs are ready.

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail us at customerservice@usa.TOKYOPOP.com or call 323.692.6700 "

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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Battle Royal Screenings at Dendy Opera Quays (10/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"OT news. Dendy in Circular Quay is showing Battle Royale (with english subs) as part of the Sydney Film festival. One screening was shown today (Saturday) and there will be another one this Tuesday (12/6/01) at 8:15pm"

Source: Anime-Talk Mailing List

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Digi Charat Licensed? (9/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"The fansub site Kodocha Anime is one of the better ones out there that removes titles from their list pretty much the second it's known. One side-effect of this practice is that often titles become known to them in advance of the regular sites and sometimes even the people at the various studios. Kodocha listed Gatekeepers this week, which we learned was coming from Pioneer. What we hadn't heard is that according to the Kodocha site, Synch Point has acquired the Di Gi Charat show. Hopefully we'll hear something official ourselves soon for a second confirmation."

Source: http://www.animeondvd.com

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Tokyopop Recall (8/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"Tokyopop recall (07:02 AM EST): Tokyopop has issued a recall press release for their recent release of Spring & Chaos. Tokyopop will be fixing both the encoding issues as well as the dubtitling issue. Information on how to return the disc and expected re-shipment are included in the release as well as some interesting comments by the staff there. Considering it's been just about a week or so since many people, ourselves included, have finally seen the disc, this is an excellent turn around time and we're very pleased to see how Tokyopop has interacted with the fans over this issue. We'll be looking forward to the next releases."

Source: http://www.animeondvd.com

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Final Fantasy X Tidbits (8/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"From the Madman's Cafe is relaying the following FFX News Items: Square has released 5 wallpapers of Final Fantasy X in their new "downloads" section of the game's promotional site in Playonline.com. The released wallpapers individually feature Yuna, Tidus and Kimali.

Square and Playstation.com has released an Official commercial trailer of Final Fantasy X. The trailer is in streaming video, approximately 3 minutes long. For the 64Kbps and higher streaming video, check Playstation.com's Movie Section. To save the movie for viewing after a download, check the site's Real Media File.

Square has released a promotional sample of their upcoming Final Fantasy X theme song, "Suteki Da Ne". The 45 second long sampler comes with an introduction announcement, one of which announcer is composer Nobuo Uematsu himself. For the sample, visit Playonline.com's Section. The Maxi single CD of "Suteki Da Ne" is scheduled for release in 7/19, priced 1300 Yen. The CD will include the vocal & instrumental versions of the song, as well as "Utikisama"- an original song by vocalist Rikki, and "Pure Heart" - the arranged vocal version of Aerith's Theme music from Final Fantasy VII.

Convenience store Seven-Eleven of Japan, has announced that a limited edition summon creature figure will come as a bonus for reservations of Final Fantasy X. While a series of summon creature figures are scheduled to be released for sales as products under the name "Final Fantasy Creatures", the Valfare' figure "Serial No.00" will only be available as a reservation bonus at Seven-Eleven. The bonus figure will come in three different variations- crystal, metallic, or full color. Reservers cannot select the color- it is chosen randomly. "

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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Latest DVD news (8/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"The Right Stuf mentions ADV Films will release Robotech Macross Saga DVD 3: Homecoming, DVD 4: Battlefront and the Robotech Macross DVD Box 2 on 8/7. City Hunter TV Series 10 is due on 6/19"

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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News on Figures (8/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"Figures.com reports: Toycom has a slew of Action Figures coming your way, all in limited supply.

*Future Ninja: has been sold out to distributors; the figures offered to the U.S. running ONLY 1000 pieces. SRP of $29.99 each.

*Giant Robo: scheduled for release this month for a SRP of $44.95. The two styles, Bazooka and Missile, will together be limited to just 6000 pieces.

*Samurai X and BERSERK: both scheduled for September release and both to have runs of 10,000 pieces.

Medicom, best known for their high quality version of another world-famous building block - Kubrick, will be celebrating 47 sets (and counting) this year with a Comic Con Exclusive. Exclusive in question will be Tetsujin 28 (aka "Gigantor") available for the first time individually and featuring a "deep blue" metallic repaint. This Exclusive will be limited to only 2001 pieces and will only be available at Comic-Con International: San Diego and Wizard World Chicago.

Oversea toy maker Kaiyodo in partnership with Diamond will be unleashing a Neon Genesis Evangelion EVA Unit 01 Glow-in-the-Dark Exclusive Figure at San Diego and Wizard World Chicago 2001. "The First Angel Adam" will come blister carded marked with a Comic Con Exclusive Sticker and limited worldwide to only 2001 pieces.

Beckett Dragon Ball Z Collector and Irwin Toys have teamed up to produce an Exclusive Teen Trunks action figure. This new Limited Edition Trunks figure is Fully Articulated and is painted using an Exclusive Metallic paint. The only way to obtain this unique Teen Trunks figure is through a special subscription page in either Beckett Dragon Ball Z Collector or Beckett Pokemon Collector magazines. A released date is scheduled for late July andquantities are limited. "

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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Animeigo Delays (8/6/01)

Information supplied by Misao

"We had previously announced a street date for BOAH DVD (AV200-062) and Vampire Princess Miyu 2 DVD (AV201-071). Those dates, however, have been put on hold indefinitely due to authoring house problems beyond our control. We will announce a new street date for both later this year. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."

Source: http://www.animenewsservice.com

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