Animejin News - 25th October 2001 This is the 180th 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. =========================================================================== Yu-gi-oh premieres on Sky 1 =========================== Yu-gi-oh is the latest children's anime to make it to UK TV screens. Here's a quick synopsis: "Meet Yugi, and his best buds, Joey, Tristan, and Téa. They share a love for the newest game that's sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters!" "Duel Monsters is a card-battling game in which players pit different mystical creatures against one another in wild, magical duels! Packed with awesome monsters and mighty spell-cards, Yugi and his friends are totally obsessed with the game." "Yugi's grandfather gives Yugi an old Egyptian puzzle that no one can solve, but when Yugi finally pieces the puzzle together, his life is forever changed. The puzzle instills Yugi with incredible powers, and ultimately creates his alter ego, Yami Yugi!" "Soon after, the mysterious creator of the Duel Monsters card game, Maximillion Pegasus, kidnaps Yugi's grandfather and Yugi is drawn into a Duel Monster's competition that Pegasus arranged. Now Yugi must duel his way through a tournament and defeat Pegasus in order to save his grandfather." "Giant monsters! Powerful magic! And ancient Egyptian legends! Yu-Gi-Oh! King of Games! is one action-packed adventure series that holds all the cards! It's your move." Yu-Gi-Oh is on every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30am on Sky 1. For more information on the series, see the official website at http://www.yugiohkingofgames.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh My Goddess Movie to get UK release ===================================== After the successful release of the Oh My Goddess video series, MVM are about to conclude negotiations with Pioneer for a UK release of the Oh My Goddess Movie. They hope to release VHS and DVD versions of the film simultaneously, sometime early next year. The much anticipated Oh My Goddess Movie was released in Japan this year. Here's another synopsis: "Trouble in Paradise! Belldandy's mentor, Celestin, was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the Goddess system, but now he's back! Using a system virus, Celestin, corrupts the Goddess system and removes all of Belldandy's memories of Keiichi! Will Belldandy's love for Keiichi prove to be the key to ruining Celestin's plans, or will it be the final ingredient necessary to destroy our reality?!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADV drops the ball ================== All the forthcoming DVD's from ADV Films that I've been listing have been put on hold, as they have found out that they need to resubmit them to the BBFC to get the subtitled versions approved. A revised schedule should be available sometime next month. =========================================================================== Current UK anime video release schedule ======================================= All of the following dates are subject to change. Out now: Princess Mononoke (B), Oh My Goddess vol. 2 (VD) 29th October: Street Fighter II Movie (MD) 5th November: Sailor Moon vol. 1 (VT), Sailor Moon vol. 2 (VT), Hurricane Live 2033 (VT), Urusei Yatsura Movie 1 (VD), Bubblegum Crisis vol. 3 (VD) 27th December: Sailor Moon vol. 3 (VT) Forthcoming: Evangelion Movie (MB), Virus (MB), Akira (MD), Dirty Pair Flash (AD), Ninja Resurection (AD), Slayers (AD), Cardcaptors: The Movie (B), Oh My Goddess Movie (VB), Gunsmith Cats (AD), Samurai X vol. 1 (AD), Burn up W (AD), Sin: The Movie (AD), Samurai X: The Movie (AD), Generator Gawl vol. 1 (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. ===========================================================================