Animejin News - 15th March 1998
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Pioneer News

Pioneer have set themselves up as a UK distributor for Viz Communications, the
US branch of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. This will improve the availability
of Ramna 1/2 merchandise such as T-shirts and soundtrack CDs.

On the anime front, Pioneer's schedule has slipped again. Hyperdoll 1&2 and
El-Hazard 3 will be release in April, with the first volumes of Record of
Lodoss Wars and Iria now scheduled for June and July respectively. Tenchi Muyo
The Movie will also be release in June, and Armitage III: Polymatrix in
September.

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