Animejin News - 29th March 2000 This is the 142nd irregular bulletin comprising the latest news section from Animejin, an independent, non-profit website dedicated to anime in the UK. Please visit us at http://www.animejin.org.uk. All feedback welcome. To receive Animejin News by e-mail, send a BLANK e-mail to subscribe@animejin.org.uk. To unsubscribe, send a BLANK e-mail to remove@animejin.org.uk. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanimation programe at the ICA ================================ The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London has organised a short programme of 'Japanimation' running from 31st March to 6th April, featuring the work of Osamu Tezuka, Kihachiro Kawamoto and Yoji Kuri. Details are on the ICA web site: http://www.ica.org.uk/season/japanimation, or call the ICA's booking and information line on 020 7930 3647. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer UK closes its doors =========================== Rumours have been flying around the net regarding Pioneer UK closing down. A Pioneer representative confirmed to me today that the UK office of Pioneer Animation will be closing at the end of March and its operations transfered to Pioneer US. This does not necessarily mean that there will be no further UK releases from Pioneer, but nothing is planned at the moment. =========================================================================== Current UK anime release schedule ================================= The planned DVD releases from ADV Films (Tekken and Sonic the Hedgehog) are on permanent hold. All of the following dates are subject to change. 3rd April : Street Fighter II V Vol. 4 (AT), Sakura Wars Vol. 2 (AT) 1st May : Bubblegum Crisis 2040 Vol. 1 (AT), Original Dirty Pair Vol. 2 (AT) 8th May : Kimagure Orange Road vol. 1 (VT), Perfect Blue (MD) 5th June : Dirty Pair Flash Mission 3 Vol. 2 (AT), Takegami 3 (AT) 12th June : X (MB) 10th July : Street Fighter Alpha (MT), Ninja Scroll (MD) 11th September: Evangelion Movie (MB) (A)=ADV Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (K)=Kiseki Films, (V)=MVM (T)=VHS tape, (D)=DVD, (B)=Both ---------------------------------------------------------------------------