Animejin News - 3rd December 2001 This is the 184th 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. =========================================================================== Ghibli film showings abound =========================== It turns out that the Ghibli film season that I have reported on before will be touring the country during January and February, and showings are scheduled at several locations. The full list of showings is too long to include here, but here is a list of the venues and start dates: Glasgow University from 1/2/02 Exeter Picture House from 16/2/02 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff from 4/1/02 Showroom, Sheffield from 11/1/02 Phoenix Cinema, Oxford from 18/1/02 Metro Cinema, Derby from 10/1/02 Cornerhouse, Manchester from 5/1/02 Filmhouse, Edinburgh from 11/1/02 Queens Theatre, Belfast from 15/2/02 Glasgow Film Theatre from 5/1/02 Arts Picture House, Cambridge from 5/1/02 Watershed Cinema, Bristol from 3/2/02 Electric Cinema, Birmingham from 18/1/02 Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry from 15/2/02 Contact individual venues for details. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anime Encyclopedia interview online =================================== An interview with the authors of the Anime Encyclopedia, Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy has been made available online. The interview was conducted in Atlanta by Sci-Fi Dimensions the day after the books release. The interview can be found at http://scifidimensions.fanhosts.com/Dec01/clements_mccarthy.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sailor Moon merchandise poised to strike ======================================== Now that Sailor Moon has made the transition to terrestrial TV, official UK releases of various merchandise have been announced. Fans should keep their eyes pealed in the coming months for toys, dolls and cuddly toys based on the series. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free anime DVD (sort of) ======================== Anyone on the look out for some cheap anime should check out the latest issue of the Playstation magazine Playnation, which comes with a free anime DVD containing 'Dominion Tank Police Acts I & II'. The contents of the DVD are taken from the Manga Video release of the same name. Playnation is available now from all good newsagents (and quite a lot of the bad ones as well) for £2.99. =========================================================================== Current UK anime video release schedule ======================================= With ADV Films on hiatus, and nobody else reporting any firm plans for next year, the schedule is rather slim at the moment. Things should pick up again after Christmas. All of the following dates are subject to change. 10th December: Gundam Wing vol. 1 (T), Gundam Wing vol. 2 (T) 27th December: Sailor Moon vol. 3 (VT) February 2002: X (MD) April: Akira (MD) Forthcoming: Evangelion Movie (MB), Virus (MB), Dirty Pair Flash (AD), Ninja Resurrection (AD), Slayers (AD), Gunsmith Cats (AD), Samurai X (AD), Burn up W (AD), Sin: The Movie (AD), Samurai X: The Movie (AD), Generator Gawl (AB), Gasaraki (AB), Cardcaptors: The Movie (B), Oh My Goddess Movie (VB), (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. ===========================================================================