Animejin News - 13th November 1999

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Something else from Ayanext that I forgot
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I just got this e-mail from Titan:

> As announced by Jonathan Clements at AyaNext, Yoshitaka Amano, respected
> Japanese fantasy artist, and co-creator with comics legend Neil Gaiman of
> the first new Sandman story in three years, "The Sandman: The Dream
> Hunters", will be visiting the UK at the start of December, and will be
> appearing at a number of book signing events.
>
> Dates:
> 3 Dec - 12-1pm:  Book Signing, Forbidden Planet Birmingham
>          6-7pm:  Book Signing, Forbidden Planet Bristol
> 4 Dec -  3-4pm:  Book Signing, Forbidden Planet London
>
> Amano Bio: Yoshitaka Amano, the renowned painter, illustrator and concept
> designer for video games, is known to fans for his work on the mega-hit
> FINAL FANTASY series of games, the animated television series G-Force
> (Battle of the Planets), the film Angel's Egg and the 3D/2D animated film
> 1001 Nights.  He has crossed genres and boundaries throughout his career,
> from stained-glass windows to stage and costume design for numerous
> theatre productions.  His work includes more than 17 illustrated books,
> the most recent collaboration being with Neil Gaiman on The Sandman: The
> Dream Hunters.

Amano is also known to anime fans for his work on Vampire Hunter D.

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Current UK anime release schedule
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All of the following dates are subject to change.

Out now       : Legend of Crystania - A New Beginning (A),
                Sonic The Hedgehog - The Movie (A),
                801 TTS Airbats vol. 2 (A)
November      : Fist of the North Star TV vol. 8 (M)
December      : Fist of the North Star TV vol. 9 (M)
January       : Fist of the North Star TV vol. 10 (M)
February      : Astroboy vol. 1 (M)
21st February : Ghost in the Shell (M - DVD)
March         : Rayearth vol. 1 (M)

(A)=ADV Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (P)=Pioneer Anime, (V)=MVM

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