Article 22532 of rec.arts.anime: From: doi@jrd.dec.com (Hitoshi Doi) Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime Subject: Animedia-May 1992 [all] Date: 12 May 92 22:31:05 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Japan, R&D center Lines: 292 Scanning through the May issue of Animedia. The cover has Seiji and Hikaru from Da Garn. This issue comes with "92 Spring Anime Song Collection". It contains the words to the new anime songs. Article 1992 SF New Century. (Tekkaman, Da Garn, Ganbarugar, Tetsujin) There are four new SF anime on TV which started this spring. Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade (on Tue, 6:30Pm, TV Tokyo) This would be classified as hard SF. It is a drama about people who are fighting in space. [pictures of Gundam, Votoms, Layzner] Densetsu no Yuusha Da Garn (on Sat, 5:00PM, TV Asahi) This would be classified as soft SF. It is not as serious as hard SF. [pictures of Dirty Pair, Zillion, Fighbird] Some stats on the Da Garn robots. Da Garn X: 22.5m, 66.3t, 165km/h (running), 250.8m (jumping), 405,000 horsepower Land Bison: 24.0m, 109.5t, 220.5km/h (running), 190.0m (jumping), 552,00 horsepower, power is it's strength made up of the 4 robots: Big Lander, Turbo Lander, Mach Lander, and Drill Lander Sky Saber: 23.2m, 93.4t, 280.5km/h (running), M15 (flying), 1030.0m (jumping), 385,00 horsepower, speed is it's strength made up of the 3 robots: Jet Saber, Jumbo Saber, Shuttle Saber Tetsujin 28 Gou FX (on Sun, 10:30AM, Nihon TV) This would be classified as real SF. [picture of Pat Labor] Tetsujin 28 : 16m (tall), 9.5m (wide), 15.6t, 740km/h Tetsujin 28 : 18m (tall), 12.5m (wide), 24.8t, 130km/h Ganbarugar (on Wed, 6:00PM, TV Tokyo) This would be classified as fantasy SF. [picture of Granzort] Article on the end of Raijin-Oh (ended 3/25) Video Journal Granzort Boukenhen vol 1 (on sale 3/27, 30 min, 4800 yen) Gundam 0083 vol 8 "The nightmare of Solomon" (on sale 3/19, 30 min, 4800 yen) Kou and the others were fighting against the Zions. They were getting tired because of the non-stop fighting. Then the Gundam 2 Gou appeared. Gato was going through the Sea of Solomon, which had the wreckage of the one-year war floating around. Gato was headed for the Konpei Island, with his nuclear bomb. Kou was very far away from it when he found out. Kou headed to fight Gato by himself.. [picture of Gundam 1 Gou, Kou in the cockpit, Gundam 2 Gou] Sequence (on sale 3/18, 40 min, 9800 yen) Video Girl Ai vol 1 "Nagusamete Ageru" (on sale 3/27, 30 min, 4500 yen) Youta could not open up his true feelings to Moemi. One day Youta rented a video at a strange video store, Gokuraku, and the drama began. Youta rented a video titled "Nagusamete Ageru". When Youta played the video at home, a girl jumped out of the monitor. This girl was the video girl Ai-chan. Her job was to comfort Youta. But because Youta's video deck was a little broken, Ai-chan became the opposite of what she was supposed to be. So Ai used rough language, and was a very forceful person. [picture of Ai, Youta in Gokuraku, Moemi] Akai Hayate 3 (on sale 3/21, 30 min, 4800 yen) Babil 2 Sei vol 1 (on sale 3/21, 30 min, 6800 yen) A former very popular TV series is revived as an OVA. Hirokazu [I hope I read it right] was supposed to be a normal youth. But one day, he heard a little voice that was talking to his heart. That voice belonged to the telepathic Juju. Juju noticed that Hirokazu had special powers and called him to her group. But the leader of the group Yomi feared the power that Hirokazu had and tried to kill him. Then the monsters in his dream came alive, Rodem, Ropros, and Poseidon. They saved him and brought him to the Tower of Babil. Article on current TV series Dragonball Z (Wed 7PM, Fuji TV) The Z fighters, except for Goku, were all rivals and enemies. But since very strong opponents (one that could not be defeated alone) appeared, they cooperated with each other. They became the Z fighters and became like a team. Because of the teamwork involved in their tough battles, some friendship had appeared. Now that the three cyborgs had appeared and Goku was out of the picture, the Z fighters' friendship was going to be put to test. In episode 136 (April 22), the Z fighters get totally beaten up. But because of the cyborgs' whim, they had been spared. In episode 137, the Z fighters get ready for the next battle. Piccolo goes back to Kamisama and decides to join bodies. Kamisama didn't want to do it, but agrees to do it in episode 140. Vejiita begins his training alone in episode 138. In order to protect Goku, Trunks brings Goku, Chichi, and the others to Mutenroushi's place. In episode 139, Trunks makes a shocking statement. "No matter if the cyborgs are defeated in the past, the future will not change." In episode 136 the 3 cyborgs showed great power. But they do not seem to be the evil cyborgs that Trunks had talked about. Although number 16 is very hard to figure out, number 17 and number 18 seems to have many human traits. In episode 138, they steal a car and are chased by the police. Instead of destroying everything in sight, they drive around like it's a game. To them even the battles were just a game. Mama ha Shougaku 4 Nensei (Fri 5PM, Nihon TV) Natsumi has four close friends. Tamae and Eriko, her best friends, Ryuichi, the one she likes, and Daisuke. Especially since Daisuke found out about Mirai, he has a secret to share with Natsumi. In episode 15, Natsumi talks about her dreams. She wants to be a stewardess, actress, singer.. But it seems that she will just become a housewife. Because of Izumi's foretune telling, Natsumi completely believed that Ryuichi was going to be her husband. Daisuke didn't like it and was beginning to feel something for Natsumi. Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken (Thu 7PM, TBS) Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen (Fri 5:30PM, Fuji TV) Up until now in the battles between Ranma and Ryouga, Ranma had won. Ryouga is very bad in directions, turns into a little black pig, and the girl that he loves is his rival's fiancee. Ryouga is a very unfortunate person. But in episode 123 and 124, Ryouga masters a new technique and challenges Ranma. It was called "Shishi Houkoudan". Ryouga discovered a secret writing when he was on his training, and it was supposed to be better the more unhappy one is. When one is unhappy, one has a heavy heart. That heavy feeling goes into the power of the technique. Even with his "not completed to perfection" move, Ryouga's move was too much for Ranma. In order to make this move perfect, one had to get the most decisive unhappiness. Then Akane comes and says something that brings Ryouga's unhappiness to its greatest level. [picture of Ryouga, Ranma, Akane] In episode 120, Happosai, Cologne, and Chingensai play a game with Ranma, "yamino onimatsuri". In episode 122, Happosai uses the "noroino tarotto cards" to turn himself into 6 little monsters. Yawara! (Mon 7:30PM, Nihon TV) With Matsuda's help, Yawara made it in time for her first match. Yawara won with a great throw, and kept her unbeaten streak alive. Hagoromo (her boss in Hokkaidou) was not the only one that was happy. Fujiko, who said that she will fight Yawara in the finals, was very happy too. Since they were friends in school, teammates in judo, and both students of Jigoro's judo, they were more than just friends. They were very close friends. As Fujiko had hoped, Yawara kept winning up to the semi-final match. Yawara had to fight Sayaka, and Fujiko had to fight Toudou in the semi-finals. Sayaka had the "secret weapon to defeat Yawara" that she had learned from Kojiro. Can Yawara and Fujiko make it to the finals..? [picture of Toudou trying to hold Fujiko, Yawara cheering for Fujiko, Sayaka arguing, Sayaka trying to throw Yawara, a worried Matsuda] Matsuda's words on the All Japan Championships. "Fujiko's opponent in the semi-final is the super heavyweight Toudou. It will be a tough match. Even in the match between Yawara and Sayaka, Yawara can't relax. I'm worried about Sayaka's secret weapon. Yawara can't ignore the move because it must be something that Kojiro had taught her in the mountains. I want to see the match between Yawara and Fujiko in the finals. But if that happens, since Yawara is so nice, will she let Fujiko win?" Genji Tsuushin Agedama (Fri 6PM, TV Tokyo) Minky Momo (Wed 5PM, Nihon TV) Article on Porco Rosso [Yuk :-] Article on Silent Moebius 2 This story will be about the secret story of why Katsumi and Yuki joined AMP. In the first movie, there were only a few scenes in which Yuki appeared. This was because the story was about the past, in the year 2024, that Katsumi was remembering. Yuki had not been in the AMP 4 years ago. This new story will take place in 2025. Katsumi was going back to Hawaii. She wanted to leave Tokyo as soon as possible. She did not want to fight against Lucifer Hawk. Katsumi runs into a girl who has some foreseeing powers. This girl was Yuki. This story will focus on Katsumi (who was almost giving up because of her scary future) and Yuki (who accepted the future that she had seen), and how they officially join AMP. [picture of Katsumi in lingerie, Yuki in her pajamas, Katsumi in the shower (from the first movie)] Article on new TV series Ashitahe Free Kick (Tue 5PM, Nihon TV) Godai Shun's first soccer game will be in episode 5. The opposing team will be Jardin Youth. Shun had played a little bit before for fun, but this will be the first real game for him. On the night before the game the captain of Godai Youth, Daichi, gave him some special training. Shun was still not an official member of Godai Youth. Instead he was a special guest player. But Shun's play catches the eye of the owner, and Shun becomes a real member in episode 7. This becomes the turning point for Godai Youth. They decide to divide the team into two teams, A and B, for the better and worse players. When the teammates find out that Shun was the nephew of the owner, some start to get mad at him. Shun came to Japan to go to business school. But he ends up playing soccer. The reason was because he saw the play of the soccer star, Bekken, in episode 1. O-i! Ryuuma (Tue 7:30PM, NHK) [I don't know if I read the name right.] A new series about kendo. Anime TV series viewer ratings (1/27 - 2/23 and 2/10 - 2/16) 1. Sazaesan 31.2 2. Chibi Maruko-chan 26.5 3. Dragonball Z 23.8 4. Kiteretsu Daihyakka 20.8 5. Doraemon 19.3 6. Sazaesan (rerun) 18.6 7. Yawara! 18.2 8. Genji Tsuushin Agedama 15.9 9. Magical Taruruuto-kun 14.6 10. Marude Dameo 14.5 XX. Kingyo Chuuihou! 13.4 XX. Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen 12.5 XX. Dodge Danpei 11.2 XX. Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken 11.0 XX. Raijin-Oh 10.9 XX. Densetsu no Yuusha Da Garn 5.5 XX. Mama ha Shougaku Yonensei 4.7 Top Anime Video Sellers (3/9) 1. Kokoha Greenwood II 2. Gundam 0083 7 3. Pat Labor P-14 4. Fantasia 5. Fantasia (Japanese dub) 6. Pat Labor S-14 7. Gall Force New Century Ge 8. Omoide Poroporo 9. Peter Pan (Japanese dub) 10. 3x3 Eyes III Advertisements Ashitahe Free Kick Original Soundtrack (on sale 5/27) CD: TYCY-5227, 3000 yen Ashitahe Free Kick OP "Get My Goal" (on sale now) CD-S: TYDY-2038, 930 yen Fushigino Umino Nadia "Mixed Up Nadia" (on sale 4/22) a remix of 8 songs CD: TYCY-5221, 3000 yen Silent Moebius LD will go on sale 5/25, 6800 yen (from Animate ad) Genesis Survivor Gaiarth LD, VHS on sale 4/22, 9800 yen; CD on sale now 3000 yen color, stereo hifi, 45 min LD: TOLA-1113, VHS: TOVA-1113, CD: TOCT-6434 China-san no Yuuutsu (The Spirit of Wonder) on sale 6/3 VHS: TOVA-1120, color, stereo hifi, 40 min, 9800 yen Princess Army (two volume OVA set) vol 1 on sale 8/1 (video, LD) 4800 yen, color, 30 min, stereo this is from the manga in "shuukan shoujo comic" OVA Humane Society Seikima II's first anime. [Seikima II is a rock band.] on sale 7/1, color, stereo, 55 min Gundam 0083 vol 9 [1/2 of the back cover] on sale 5/21 video, LD: color 30 min, stereo hifi and digital stereo, 4800 yen "Gato! Even if you forget, I won't ever forget!" picture of Kou and Gato facing off in space suits. Pat Labor 16 [1/2 of the back cover] video on sale 4/23, LD on sale 4/25 P-16 "Daini Shotai Ijounashi", TV episode 46 "Sononaha Zero", TV episode 47 "Condition Green", plus some special video. BES-636, color 105 min, stereo hifi, 7800 yen S-16 "Daini Shotai Ijounashi", BES-616, color 30 min, stereo hifi, 4800 yen -- Hitoshi Doi, International Open Systems Engineering doi@jrd.dec.com Japan Research and Development Center decwrl!jrd.dec.com!doi Digital Equipment Corporation Japan doi@dec-j.co.jp