Animejin News - 31st August 2000 This is the 157th irregular bulletin comprising the latest news section from Animejin, an independent, non-profit UK anime website. Please visit us at http://www.animejin.org.uk. All feedback welcome. =========================================================================== Anime in Channel 4 animation week ================================= The last week in September will be Animation Week on Channel 4, which this year will include a documentary on anime made by Crysalis Television. They have spent the last few weeks interviewing the usual suspects and assembling an interesting range of clips to show. The title of the documentary is not known yet, but it is most likely to be broadcast on 26th September. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADV Press Releases ================== [These only arrived this week] MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO Volume 1 LOVE. WAR. GIANT ROBOTS. The aliens have destroyed our base on Mars, wiped out our space fleets, and now only one ship stands between Earth and total Annihilation! Disgusted by the incompetence of Earth's military, the independent arms manufacturer Nergal has built its own space battlecruiser. But due to the shortage of trained soldiers, they've assembled the most unorthodox crew ever to launch into orbit. With a cook who's also a pilot and a general's daughter in command, the new starship is the most formidable fighting vehicle ever conceived. But before it can see action against the Jovian invaders, the crew must win their first victory against their own species as they fight off a ruthless attempt by Earth's military to seize the Nadesico! Voted the "Best Anime Show Of All Time"* by Japanese animation fans, MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO IS A IT YOU CAN'T MISS! * 1998 Animage Grand Prix award winner. RUNNING TIME 60 MINUTES CERTIFICATE PG ENGLISH DUBBED CATALOGUE NO: VHSND/001D BARCODE: 702727046636 DEALER PRICE £8.84 RRP £12.99 RELEASE DATE 7TH AUGUST 2000 ADVERTISED IN COMICS INTERNATIONAL, MANGA MAX AND TIMECODE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the creator of STAR BLAZERS and CAPTAIN HARLOCK QUEEN EMERALDAS Beyond the Veil of Stars, One Woman Stands Between Good and Evil. In a far distant future, a would-be master race seeks to dominate the galaxy. Against these merciless Afressians, mankind has just one hope: the mysterious female warrior known as Emeraldas. Driven by the tortured memory of her lost love, Emeraldas sails the Sea of Stars like a privateer of old, blasting the forces of tyranny into atoms with an amazing array of futuristic weapons. But when the devious Commander Eldomain kidnaps a group of innocent civilians, Emeraldas is drawn into a deadly trap from which even she may not escape! State of the art computer animation techniques bring Leiji Matsumoto's (STAR BLAZERS) most famous creation to stunning life in QUEEN EMERALDAS. RUNNING TIME 60 MINUTES CERTIFICATE PG ENGLISH DUBBED CATALOGUE NO: VHSQE/001D BARCODE: 702727045134 DEALER PRICE £8.84 RRP £12.99 RELEASE DATE 7TH AUGUST 2000 ADVERTISED IN COMICS INTERNATIONAL, MANGA MAX AND TIMECODE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STREET FIGHTER II V Volume 5 When Dhalsim shows Ken and Ryu the secrets of the Hadouken fireball, Ryu is transformed by the mystical energy! But there's no time to learn more about this great power, as both Ken and Ryu are summoned by Chun Li to meet her in Barcelona. There, they meet the evil bullfighter Vega. And when Vega falls for Chun Li, he plots planning to take down Ken Masters in a brutal cage deathmatch! Don't miss this excited new chapter of Streetfighter II! RUNNING TIME 70 MINUTES CERTIFICATE 15 ENGLISH DUBBED CATALOGUE NO: VHSSF/005D BARCODE: 702727068331 DEALER PRICE £8.84 RRP £12.99 RELEASE DATE 7TH AUGUST 2000 ADVERTISED IN COMICS INTERNATIONAL, MANGA MAX AND TIMECODE. =========================================================================== Current UK anime release schedule ================================= All of the following dates are subject to change. 11th September: Yotoden 3 (AT), Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 3 (AT), Original Dirty Pair vol. 4 (AT), Rayearth vol. 3 (MT) Kimagure Orange Road Vol. 3 (VT), Oh My Goddess vol. 2 (VT) 9th October : Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 2 (AT), City Hunter The Movie (AT), Dragon Half (AT,dub) 6th November : Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 4 (AT), Original Dirty Pair vol. 5 (AT), Those Who Hunt Elves vol. 1 (AT), 13th November : Patlabor 1&2 (MD), Ninja Scroll (MD), Street Fighter Alpha (MT) 4th December : Samurai X vol. 1 (AT), Street Fighter II V vol. 6 (AT), Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 3 (AT) (A)=ADV Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (K)=Kiseki Films, (V)=MVM (T)=VHS tape, (D)=DVD, (B)=Both =========================================================================== Animejin news is always posted to the newsgroup uk.media.animation.anime. 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