Animejin News - 5th May 2001

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Manga Entertainment News
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Fans who have been eagerly awaiting the chance to get their hands on the
Fist of the North Star movie on DVD will have to hold their breath a bit
longer, as licensing problems have put the release on hold until at least
August.

The next new release from Manga will be Blood: The Last Vampire, which they
hope to release in August. No news on formats yet.

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Cardcaptors comes to the UK
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Another anime has found its way to UK TV screens. Cardcaptors is an
American adaptation of Card Captor Sakura, a TV series created by CLAMP. 
Nickelodeon are broadcasting the show four times a week, Monday to
Thursday at 4pm. More information is on the Nickelodeon website at  
http://nicktv.co.uk/nw_nick/show/enhanced/dev.asp?int_show_id=65

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

7th May:     Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 9 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 7 (AT),
             City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (AT),
             Urusei Yatsura Movie 5 (VT), Urusei Yatsura Movie 6 (VT) 
4th June:    Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 10 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 8 (AT), Samurai X Movie (AT),
             Ususei Yatsura OAV vol. 4 (VT), Ususei Yatsura OAV vol. 5 (VT)
11th June:   Legend of the Overfiend/Legend of the Demon Womb (MD),
             Amon Saga (MT)
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)
September:   Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 13 (AT),
             Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 11 (AT),
             Street Fighter II V vol. 9 (AT)

Unscheduled: Fist of the North Star (MD), Blood: The Last Vampire (M),
             Virus (MB), Akira (MD), Evangelion Movie (MB),
             Neon Genesis Evangelion (AD), Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (AD),
             Street Fighter II V (AD)

(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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