Animejin News - 11th July 2001 This is the 174th irregular bulletin comprising the latest news section from Animejin - an independent, non-profit UK anime (Japanese animation) website. Please visit us at http://www.animejin.org.uk. All feedback welcome. =========================================================================== Kiseki News =========== Kiseki Films have sneaked another couple of anime videos onto the UK market with Battleskipper 2 and a second Starblazers DVD released last month. This and all future Starblazers DVDs are being produced in cooperation with the US distributor, so they sport a new style of cover that matches the US release. Volume 3 is due for release on 20th August, with more to follow. =========================================================================== Oh My Goddess! DVD press release ================================ MVM have started seriously plugging their forthcoming release of Oh My Goddess on DVD. What follows is the text of the press release that they have sent out. On the other side of the page is the release information which adds that the first volume will be certificate 12, and have a running time of 87 minutes. College freshman Morisato Keiichi gets more than he bargained for when he goes dialing for dinner and gets an unexpected delivery - Belldandy, a real live, honest to goodness Goddess! Belldandy grants him a wish, and Keiichi decides that what he really needs is a girlfriend just like Belldandy! And that's exactly what he gets. The mysterious "Ultimate Force" that enforces all Wish Contracts comes into play, and Keiichi and Belldandy are now inseparable. That's when Keiichi remembers that his dorm has a strict rule: NO WOMEN ALLOWED! Can Keiichi and Belldandy find a new place to live? Will everyone buy the story that she's a foreign student? And does Keiichi have the guts to put the moves on a babe who is LITERALLY divine? OH MY GODDESS! ON DVD A JOINT UK, USA & AUSTRALIAN PROJECT FOR SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE. PROBABLY THE BEST ANIME DVD RELEASED TO DATE WITH MORE OPTIONS THAN MOST. PLAYBACK OPTIONS: * English language version. * Original Japanese Ianguage version. * Original Japanese language version with English subtitles. * Original Japanese language version with limited English subtitles (songs, signs & credits). * Playback film with voice actors commentary. * Playback film with Music & Effects only with full subtitles (Silent Movie style!). * Playback film with Music & Effects only with limited sub-titles (Dub your own "Oh My Goddess!"). * Slideshow of production cels. * Still screen frame grabs. VOLUME 1 CONTAINS 3 EPISODES SRP £19.99 - RELEASE DATE 06/08/01 VOLUME 2 CONTAINS 2 EPISODES SRP £19.99 - RELEASE DATE 03/09/01 OH MY GODDESS! Qne of the most famous Animes to come out of Japan. Created by Kosuke Fujishima. A huge range of licensed merchandise, already on the market, supports the title together with nine Oh My Goddess! books and a vast array of comics in continuous publication. The internet based Anime community is positively 'buzzing' with rumours about this title. THIS IS A MAJOR DVD RELEASE IN IT'S GENRE AND WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A FULL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN DVD MAGAZINES AND TOP 'CULT' MAGAZINES. ADDITIONAL EDITORIAL EXPOSURE IS GUARANTEED TOGETHER WITH COMPETITION PROMOTIONS IN ALL RELEVANT MAGAZINES AND WEB SITES. A DEDICATED MAIL OUT TO AN ANIME FAN BASE OF OVER 15,000 WILL ENSURE INTEREST =========================================================================== Current UK anime video release schedule ======================================= All of the following dates are subject to change. Out now: Battleskipper vol. 2 (KT), Starblazers vol. 2 (KD) Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 11 (AT), Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 9 (AT), City Hunter: Secret Service (AT), 6th August: Bubblegum Crisis 2040 vol. 12 (AT), Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 10 (AT), Street Fighter II V vol. 8 (AT) Urusei Yatsura OAV vol. 6 (VT), Oh My Goddess vol. 1 (VD) 28th August: Blood: The Last Vampire (M) 20th August Starvlazers vol. 3 (KD) 3rd Sept: Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 11 (AT), Street Fighter II V vol. 9 (AT) Urusei Yatsura OAV vol. 3 (VT), Oh My Goddess vol. 2 (VD), Bubblegum Crisis vol. 1 (VD) September: Fist of the North Star (MD) October: Akira (MD), Street Fighter II Movie (MD) Unscheduled: Evangelion Movie (MB), Neon Genesis Evangelion (AD), Virus (MB), Battleskipper vol. 3 (KT), Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (AD), Street Fighter II V (AD), (A)=ADV Films, (K)=Kiseki Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (V)=MVM (T)=VHS tape, (D)=DVD, (B)=Both =========================================================================== Animejin news is always posted to the newsgroup uk.media.animation.anime. Alternatively, 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. ===========================================================================