Animejin News - 27th March 2001

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Anime film seasons in the Japan Festival 2001
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As part of the Japan Festival 2001, both the Bradford Animation Festival
and the Barbican Cinema in London have both announced that they will be
showing seasons of anime films. The Barbican season will include all of
Studio Ghibli's theatrical releases from 'Nausicca of the Valley of Wind'
to 'My Neighbours the Yamadas', and the Bradford Festival will a selection
of Ghibli works aswell as other films. Both events will take place in
October this year.

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Current UK anime video release schedule
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The first Battle of the Planets DVD missed it's release date, but is still
imminent.

Kiseki's Macross II DVD has made it out on time, along with the DVD edition
of Urotsukidoji IV.

All of the following dates are subject to change.

Out now:     Macross II (KD), Urotsukidoji IV (KD)
2nd April:   Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 8 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 6 (AT),
             Street Fighter II V vol. 7 (AT)
             Kimagure Orange Road - The Movie (VT)
16th April:  Street Fighter Alpha (MB)
23rd April:  Gunbuster (KD), Battle of the Planets vol. 4 (OT),
             Battle of the Planets vol. 5 (OT)
7th May:     Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 9 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 7 (AT),
             City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (AT)
14th May:    Legend of the Overfiend/Legend of the Demon Womb (MD),
             Amon Saga (MT)
4th June:    Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 10 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 8 (AT), Samurai X Movie (AT)
11th June:   Fist of the North Star (MD)
2nd July:    Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 11 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 9 (AT),
             City Hunter: Secret Service (AT)
9th July:    Street Fighter II Movie (MD)
6th August:  Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 12 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 10 (AT),
             Street Fighter II V vol. 8 (AT)

Unscheduled: Blood (MB), Virus (MB), X (MD), Patlabor I & II (MD),
             Akira (MD)
            
(A)=ADV Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (V)=MVM, (K)=Kiseki Films,
(O)=Mollin Video
(T)=VHS tape, (D)=DVD, (B)=Both

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