Animejin News - 5th July 2002

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Saiko Exciting starts this weekend
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The new Sci-fi channel segment 'Saiko Exciting' starts this weekend, and
they sent me a press release announcement:

 "Brighten-up your Saturday mornings with an awesome two-hour blend of
  computer games, cutting-edge animation, radical Japanese music videos and
  competitions - all airing in the Sci·Fi channel's new weekly strand
  SAIKO-EXCITING, every Saturday, 10am to 12pm, from 6th July."

 "This innovative strand, SAIKO-EXCITING, will air two of the most
  acclaimed, much requested and eagerly awaited anime series NEON GENESIS
  EVANGELION and MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO for the first time ever in the
  UK. It will also allow you to tap into the stylish world of Japanese
  music videos, with debuts of some of the best examples of J-Pop never
  seen before on UK television. Added to this, don’t miss SAIKO-EXCITING’s
  new and brutally honest gaming show, SFG (Sci-Fi Gamer), sure to whet
  the appetite of gamers out there. And if this isn’t enough, the strand
  is packed full of competitions, interactivity and audience participation
  to complete the line-up."

More information can be found on the Sci-Fi website at:
http://www.saiko-exciting.tv

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Current UK anime release schedule
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All of the following dates are subject to change.

Out now:       Macross Plus Box Set (MD)
8th July:      Generator Gawl vol. 1 (AD), Gasaraki vol. 1 (AD),
               Gunsmith Cats (AD)
22nd July:     Metropolis (CB), Appleseed (MD)
19th August:   Shadow Skill (MD)
August:        Generator Gawl vol. 2 (AB), Gasaraki vol. 2 (AB)

Forthcoming:   Fist of the North Star (MD),  End of Evangelion (MD),
               Patlabor 1+2 (MD), Samurai X: The Movie (AD), Slayers (AD),
               Ninja Resurrection (AD), Samurai X (AD), Burn up W (AD),
               Sin: The Movie (AD), Dirty Pair Flash (AD),
               Excel Saga (AB), Sakura Diaries (AB), Fruits Basket (FB),
               Yu Yu Hakusho (FB), Oh My Goddess Movie (VB),
               Lupin III: Secret of The Twilight Gemini (FB)

(A)=ADV Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (V)=MVM, (F)=Funimation,
(C)=Columbia Tristar, (T)=VHS tape, (D)=DVD, (B)=Both

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