THE ANIME RESOURCES LIST ======================== Written by THE REC.ARTS.ANIME GESTALT Edited by E. Conty September 3, 1991 This is a monthly list of sources of anime material available to the readers of this newsgroup. If you have any questions, additions or corrections, send your stuff to: E n r i q u e C o n t y jester@ihlpl.att.com Changes to this posting since August 2, 1991: - Added an entry for US Manga Corps Things to do: verify the info on the mail-order stores. DISCLAIMER 1: To the best of our knowledge, the editor (Enrique Conty) is not associated with ANY of the companies or organizations mentioned below. DISCLAIMER 2: The opinions expressed on this post do not necessarily represent the opinions held either by the editor or any organization he's affiliated with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o LEGALITY OF COPYING ANIME / ANIME SCRIPTS / ANIME GIF FILES By virtue of trade agreements between the US and Japan, it is illegal in the US to distribute copies of anime and anime-related material without having permission from the copyright holder, regardless of whether or not any fee is charged. This includes all anime features, official or fan-generated scripts for these features and illustrations featuring the likenesses of the characters appearing in these features (as in GIF files). Copyrights are intended to make sure that the author of the work receives appropriate compensation for his/her job. Some people consider the copying of anime a morally corrupt practice. There have been several counter-arguments to this by anime fans, such as: - It is unlikely that the Japanese companies will sue the fan, as this practice creates a demand for other anime-related products, which increases their sales. - The fan is against profiting from this activity, and in some cases even boycotts and denounces any people who are doing it for profit. - These features are far too expensive/hard-to-find for the fan to acquire them by other means. Regardless of any moral or economical justifications, the fact is that copying of anime features is illegal under US law. If the fan resorts to this method to obtain anime material, he/she should be aware of this. o TRANSLATED ANIME The only US company that OFFICIALLY markets dubbed, unedited anime in the US is Streamline Pictures. Their address is: Streamline Pictures P.O. Box 691418 West Hollywood, CA 90069 This company releases English-dubbed versions of anime features to art-house and university cinemas across the US. AKIRA, their most successful release, is available on VHS tape to comic book stores or independent customers. Also, the SF TV series ZILLION is currently available on video through the same outlets. o SUBTITLED ANIME The following companies/fan organizations have subtitled anime tapes for sale. With the exception of the VJAC, these are OFFICIAL versions, done with the authorization of the owners. - US Renditions 1123 Dominguez St. Unit K Carson, CA 90746 (213) 604-9702 FAX: (213) 604-1134 A subsidiary of Books Nippon. Products include: GUNBUSTER 1, 2 and 3 - mecha OVA series. DANGAIOH - mecha OVA. BLACK MAGIC M-66 - a SF thriller based upon a story by Masamune Shirow. and coming soon... APPLESEED and DOMINION, Vol. 1 - AnimEigo AnimEigo, Inc. PO Box 989 Wilmington, NC 28402 (919) 799-1501 A fan-driven commercial venture. Products include: MADOX-01 - mecha OVA. RIDING BEAN - action film about an opportunist courier set in modern-day Chicago. coming soon... BUBBLEGUM CRISIS, episodes 1-8. - US Manga Corps A publishing label of Central Park Media. They will use their distribution network to sell US Renditions tapes. Some of their releases will include: DOMINION - SF action comedy about a girl and her tank. Based on characters and situations created by Masamune (Appleseed) Shirow. MINNA AGECHAU (I GIVE MY ALL) - a rather raunchy LIVE ACTION series, based on the manga of the same name. PROJECT A-KO - the famous anime spoof. EXPLORER WOMAN RAY - [no description available] - Vancouver Animation, Arctic Animation, Kimagure Orange Road Project, Maison Ikkoku Project Attn: William Chow (Project Coordinator) 2830 East 8th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V5M 1W9 Phone: (604) 253-4227 or (604) 254-1833 evenings PST OR Attn: Lysle Martin (International Courier) 446 Harrison Street, Unit 1-L Sumas, WA 98295 A fan club involved an UNOFFICIAL effort to provide subtitled copies of anime shows for non-Japanese-speaking fans. (e-mail to the editor for a detailed listing of their titles) o ANIME MAIL ORDER STORES The following companies sell imported anime video and audio software, manga and miscellaneous related merchandise through mail order. To the best of our knowledge, none of them sell any pirated audio/video software. Reviews of some of them were done in AnimeStuff #13 (see ANIME FTP SITES). - Animagik Patrick L. Minyard PO Box 1235 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729-1235 Phone: 714 941 9750 Catalog available. - Books Nippan 1123 Dominguez St. Unit K Carson, Ca 90746 Phone: 213 604 9702 Fax: 213 604 1134 532 West 6th St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: 213 687 7400 Hours: M-F 10-7; Sat. 11-5; Closed Sun. 115 West 57th St. New York, NY 10019 Phone 212 582 4622 Hours: M-F 10:30-7:30; Sat. 11-7; Closed Sun. Books, posters, etc. Some VHS tapes. - General Products 1212 Broadway, Suite 624 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 415 769 7346 Fax: 415 769 1903 - Kinokuniya Bookstores of America, Ltd. (San Francisco) Japan Center 1581 Webster St. San Francisco, CA 94115 Phone: 415 567-7625 Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs. Kinokuniya Bookstores of America, Ltd. (San Jose) San Jose Yaohan 675 Saratoga Ave. San Jose, CA 95129 Phone: 408 252 1300 See previous entry. - Laser Perceptions 3300 Judah St San Francisco, Ca 94122 Phone: 415 753 2016 Fax: 415 564 3821 Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm (Pacific) Sun 11am-7pm LDs and CDs. Orders accepted by mail, phone or Fax with credit card (MC/Visa/AmEx) for immediate shipping if in stock. Annual catalog. - Mikado Japan Center, Kintetsu Bldg. 1737 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94115-3698 (415) 922-9450 - Nikaku Animart 615 North 6th Street San Jose, Ca. 95112 Phone: 408 971 2822 Laser Disks, CDs, Books, Posters, etc. Catalog available. - Sight & Sound 27 Jones Road Waltham, Mass. 02154 Phone: 617 894 8633 Fax: 617 894 9329 Hours: Mon-Wed, Sat 10am-7pm (Eastern), Thu-Fri 10am-9pm LDs and CDs. Orders accepted by mail phone or Fax with credit card (MC/Visa) for immediate shipping if in stock. Monthly catalog. o SOURCES FOR ANIME SCRIPTS The only OFFICIAL (i.e., legal) source for anime scripts in the US is A-Ni-Me: The Berkeley Journal of Japanese Animation. This HUGE one-shot is available for $15.00 from Nikaku Animart and Books Nippon. [coming soon: A-Ni-Me #2, with scripts for Nadia 4-6, Gunbuster 1-2, Ranma 1/2 11-13, Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen 7-10]. Sue Shambaugh provides UNOFFICIAL scripts for many anime features. She charges a nominal fee ranging from $1.00 to $2.50 per script to cover for printing and shipping charges. She has no electronic address, but you can write her for a catalog at the following: Sue Shambaugh 11800 Thrift Road Clinton, MD 20735 Remember, this is a fan effort and not a commercial venture, so PLEASE don't ask her for a copy of everything she's got. Also, her scripts may not be as good as professional translations, but she always packs some freebie stuff with your order to compensate for it. :-) [I have a copy of Sue's catalog in electronic format. E-mail me for a copy.] o ANIME FTP SITES These Internet sites contain anime related materials and are accessible by anonymous FTP. There may be other sites, but these are the major ones. Site IP address directory contents ==== ========== ========= ======== ftp.white.toronto.edu 128.100.2.160 /pub/anime GIFs ftphost.cac.washington.edu 128.95.112.1 /pub urusei-yatsura file ix2.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.1.29 /anime scripts, GIFs, EAV ix3.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.1.?? ---- Mirror of ix2.cc.utexas.edu network.ucsd.edu 128.54.16.3 /anime scripts,GIFs,AnimeStuff nsipo.arc.nasa.gov 128.102.18.20 /pub/anime scripts ocf.berkeley.edu 128.32.184.254 /pub/AnimeB scripts, sound files lightning.berkeley.edu 128.32.234.10 \ volcano.berkeley.edu 128.32.234.11 --- Mirrors of ocf.berkeley.edu headcrash.berkeley.edu 128.32.234.31 / piggy.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.50 /pub/anime scripts,GIFs,sounds cavevax.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.55 \ ferkel.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.60 --- Mirrors of piggy.ucsb.edu oinker.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.55 / remus.rutgers.edu ???.???.??.? /pub/anime song lyrics by T. Martin romulus.rutgers.edu ???.???.??.? --- Mirror of remus.rutgers.edu wpi.wpi.edu 130.215.24.1 /anime scripts, GIFs A crude guide to using FTP: Unix Command: ftp Login: anonymous Password: login@machine_name Let's say that geeker@pac.man.edu wants to get the latest and greatest Ranma-chan GIF (/anime/hentai/r-chan1.gif) from happosai.com. - At the Unix prompt, geeker types "ftp happosai.com". - At the "login:" prompt, he types "anonymous". - At the "Password:" prompt, he types "geeker@pac.man.edu". He's now logged at happosai.com. - geeker now uses cd(1) and ls(1) just like in Unix to find whatever he's after. If geeker want to get the Ranma-chan GIF, he must do the following: - He uses cd(1) to go to /anime/hentai. Once there, he uses ls(1) to make sure that r-chan1.gif is actually there. - GIF files are binary, so geeker sets the file transfer type to binary by typing "binary". - geeker types "get ", where is the name of the file he wants to copy. In our case, he would type "get r-chan1.gif" to get the file. Note that no wildcards are allowed. - Several other ftp commands to know: "?" - lists the commands available "quit" - exits the program "ascii" - sets file transfer mode to ascii "mget" - allows multiple-file gets, and wildcards If you need help, or want to learn advanced techniques, DON'T post to rec.arts.anime for help. Instead, ask your local system administrator / CCON / Unix witch doctor for help. That's what they're paid for. Notes: - Synopses are available at most of the sites mentioned above. - Sound files: These are IFF "raw" sound files, which can be played on Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh and Sun computers. There is also a text file with instructions on how to play them. - EAV (Electronic Animation Velocity) and AnimeStuff are electronic anime fanzines. EAV is put out by Randall Stukey and the Anime Publications Bureau, and AnimeStuff is published by a group of anime fans in CompuServe. - urusei-yatsura file: the collected messages of four years (1987-1991) of the Urusei Yatsura mailing list (see below). Warning: this file is HUGE! (about 300 pages long). - Remember to set your file type to BINARY before reading any GIF files, sound files, or compressed text (.Z) files. o ANIME BITNET FILESERVERS listserv@brownvm.brown.edu -- Miyazaki mailing list archive. From the Internet, send a message with the text 'get nausicaa filelist' to the above address. BITFTP@PUCC -- FTP access for BITNET sites. For more info, type 'tell bitftp at pucc help' from a BITNET account. o OTHER ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES - Anime Shopper's Guide to New York City: a travelogue of the anime stores in NYC. Maintained by Steve Pearl at pearl@remus.rutgers.edu. UUCP address: ..!rutgers!remus.rutgers.edu!pearl - Anime Shopper's Guide to San Francisco: a travelogue of the anime stores in the Bay Area. Maintained by Steve Mah at smah@sdcc13.ucsd.edu. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Tokyo: a travelogue of the anime stores in Tokyo. Maintained by Jeff Okamoto at okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Chicago: a rather lame travelogue of the anime stores in Chicago (submissions are welcome). Maintained by Enrique Conty at jester@ihlpl.att.com. - Anime Videogame list: a list of anime-related videogames. Maintained by Steve Pearl at pearl@remus.rutgers.edu. UUCP address: ..!rutgers!remus.rutgers.edu!pearl - CD List: a list of anime-related Compact Discs. Maintained by Steve Pearl at pearl@remus.rutgers.edu. UUCP address: ..!rutgers!remus.rutgers.edu!pearl - FTP Script List: a list of all the scripts available through anonymous FTP, and then some. Maintained by Kenneth Arromdee at arromdee@cs.jhu.edu. - Voice Actors List: a list of anime voice actors and the characters they've played. Maintained by Jeff Okamoto at okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com. UUCP address: ..!hplabs!hpcc01!okamoto - Hayao Miyazaki mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the works of Hayao (Nausicaa, Laputa, Kiki, Totoro) Miyazaki. Discussion of alternative/progressive manga and anime is also welcome. To subscribe, send mail to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe nausicaa yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Urusei Yatsura mailing list: a mailing list for fans of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku and of the works of Rumiko Takahashi in general. To subscribe, send e-mail to urusei-yatsura-request@panda.panda.com. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe urusei-yatsura yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname -- E n r i q u e C o n t y The Amazing Man-With-No-Life jester@ihlpl.att.com