Animejin News - 2nd April 2002 This is the 197th 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. =========================================================================== ADV Films back in business ========================== After several months on hiatus, ADV Films are in the final stages of getting back to a regular release schedule. The mastering process for the first batch of releases has been completed, so we can expect to see 'Gasaraki' and 'Generator Gawl' out on VHS and DVD, and 'Dirty Pair Flash', 'Ninja Resurrection' and 'Samurai X' out on DVD, all within the next few months. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battle of the Planets restarts ============================== Last years release of Battle of the Planets by Mollin video was cut short when Mollin went out of business. BotP has now been picked up for another release by Playback (a subsidiary of Universal Studios). Their first volumes of the series will be release on VHS and DVD on 15th April. =========================================================================== Current UK anime video release schedule ======================================= All of the following dates are subject to change. Out now: Akira (MD) 8th April: Robotech II: The Sentinals (VD) 15th April: Battle of the Planets vol. 1 (B) 29th April: Cardcaptors vol. 1 (B) May: Macross Plus (MD), Fist of the North Star (MD) June: Patlabor 1+2 (MD), Sailor Moon vol. 1 (VD) September: End of Evangelion (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), Oh My Goddess Movie (VB), Blue Gender (VB), Yu Yu Hakusho (VB), Fruits Basket (VB), Lupin III: Secret of The Twilight Gemini (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. It may be freely distributed for non-profit purposes, providing it is not altered. 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. ===========================================================================