Animejin News - 8th February 2001 This is the 192nd 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. =========================================================================== Manga Entertainment Press Release ================================= Manga Entertainment proudly presents: X Manga Entertainment's 2000 US theatrical release, X, will make its way onto DVD 11th February 2002. Based on the popular Japanese comic book series of the same name, X brings together some of Japan's most talented animators and storytellers. A mythic legend with an evocative musical score, X is the brainchild of CLAMP (Magic Knight Rayearth) - a collective of four female comic artists renowned for creating some of the medium's most durable characters. The stunning animation is provided by the masters of Japan's Mad House Studios (Ninja Scroll and Perfect Blue). A post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure, X is the story of Kamui, a young man possessed of nearly limitless power who returns to Tokyo to protect his childhood friends Fuma and Kotori. Unbeknownst to Kamui, his arrival ignites a war between two opposing mystical factions - The Dragons of Earth and The Dragons of Heaven. The Dragons of Earth seek to destroy civilization before humanity consumes the Earth, while and the Dragons of Heaven fight to preserve mankind. But when Kamui discovers that his two childhood friends are in grievous peril, he decides to embrace his fated position in a climactic struggle that will decide the ultimate fate of the planet. Special Features Include: letterbox format . 5.1 English Dolby Digital surround . 2.0 English Dolby Surround . 2.0 Japanese Dolby Surround . Tarot Card: bios . Theatrical Trailer . Interview with Director . Photo Gallery . Manga Video Previews . Manga DVD catalogue . Merchandise . Catalogue Info . Weblinks . Palm Previews Source: Official press release --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another Manga Entertainment Press Release ========================================= PRINCESS MONONOKE DIRECTOR MIYAZAKI'S FIRST MOVIE The Castle of Cagliostro TO BE RELEASED ON DVD MARCH 4th 2002 DIGITALLY RE-MASTERED PICTURE AND SOUND WITH NEW ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND DUB "Fast and furious...a hilarious mix of Hitchcock and the Marx Brothers" - The Hollywood Reporter Manga Entertainment presents The Castle of Cagliostro, the first film written and directed by anime pioneer and visionary Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Laputa The Castle in the Sky). Digitally restored for DVD, fans of all ages can now enjoy this lighthearted adventure story which Steven Spielberg once called "one of the greatest adventure movies of all time" (Toons Magazine). Loosely based on French novelist Maurice Leblanc's (1864-1941) Arsene Lupin: Gentleman Thief adventure stories; Lupin, an underworld version of Sherlock Holmes, is famous for swindling goods from the rich all around the world. First introduced in the late 1960s in a Japanese comic-book by Monkey Punch, the character Lupin III is the fictional grandson of LeBlanc's famous Lupin character, a modern-day James Bond. Lupin III adventures became some of Japan's most popular stories with three television series, five movies and numerous made-for-TV movies. The animated movie The Castle of Cagliostro, was the second movie featuring the Lupin character and was originally made in 1979. In addition, a Sony Playstation game of "Cagliostro" was released in January 1997 and film footage was used in an early 80s laserdisc-based arcade game called "Cliffhanger." In the film, master thief Lupin III, a.k.a. "The Wolf," and his right-hand gunman, Jigen, are hot on the trail of a counterfeiter who swindled them. But when their search leads them to the fictional secluded European country of Cagliostro, they find far more than they bargained for. Lupin unwittingly attracts the attention of the nation's mysterious monarch when he tries to help a damsel in distress escape the Count's henchmen and in the process stumbles upon the key to finding the lost fortune of the Cagliostro clan. The DVD features digitally re-mastered visuals and sound in Letterbox format; in English, Japanese and Japanese with English subtitles; Dolby Digital Stereo; Scene Index; Manga previews; Manga Fan Club Info; Manga Web Link; Image Gallery. Source: Official press release =========================================================================== Current UK anime video release schedule ======================================= All of the following dates are subject to change. 11th February: Sailor Moon vol. 5 (VT), Urusei Yatsura Movie 3 (VD), X (MD) 25th February: Gundam Wing vol. 3 (T), Gundam Wing vol. 4 (T), Gundam Wing vol. 1 (D) 4th March: The Castle of Cagliostro (MD) 18th March: Akira (MD) March: The Professional - Golgo 13 (MD), May: Macross Plus (MD), Fist of the North Star (MD) June: Patlabor 1+2 (MD) September: End of Evangalion (MD) Forthcoming: 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), Blue Gender (VB) (A)=ADV Films, (K)=Kiseki Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (V)=MVM, (T)=VHS tape, (D)=DVD, (B)=Both =========================================================================== This document is Copyright Jonathan Weeks. 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