Animejin News - 6th January 2003

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The Big 2003 Schedule Update
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Only one thing to report this time - an updated schedule with some of this
years releases penciled in.

ADV Films have changed distributor, so they are being cautious and only
confirmed their first releases - Burn-Up W and the first volumes of
Evangelion and Nadesico on DVD this month.

Manga Entertainment will be mostly re-releasing old titles on DVD in a
'collectors series'. Their three new titles are Virus, Read or Die and
Kaidohmaru. Here is some further reading on those new titles:
Virus:
Read or Die: http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/ROD/flags/flags_1.html
Kaidohmaru:  http://www.production-ig.co.jp/anime/kaidohmaru

Kiseki Films are weighing in with a DVD box set of the entire first series
of Starblazers. That's all 26 episodes plus extras on 6 DVDs for £59.99.

MVM have set a date for Sailor Moon to start appearing on DVD. Volume 1
will be released in February in both a regular edition and a limited
edition which will include a box to hold the complete series. The fun part
is that the regular edition will cost £15.99, but the limited edition will
be only £4.99.

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

Out now:       Gasaraki vol. 4 (AB), Generator Gawl vol. 4 (AB),
               Samurai X vol. 2 (AD)
20th January:  Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 1 (AD),
               Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 1 (AD), Burn Up W (AD)
10th February: Escaflowne vol. 3 (ND), Escaflowne vol. 4 (ND),
               Blue Gender vol. 4 (FB)
17th February: End of Evangelion (MB)
24th February: Starblazers Series One Box Set (KD),
               Sailor Moon vol. 1 (VD)
17th March:    Patlabor 1+2 (MD)
14th April:    Landlock (MD), Psychic Wars (MD), Sword for Truth (MD),
               Vampire Wars (MD)

Forthcoming:   Blackjack (MD), Detonator Orgun (MD), Bubblegum Crash (MD),
               Dark Myth (MD), Violence Jack (MD), Vampire Hunter D (MD),
               Virus (MB), Read or Die (MB), Kaidohmaru (MB)
               Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (AD), Samurai X: The Movie (AD),
               Ninja Resurrection (AD), Slayers (AD), Sin: The Movie (AD),
               Dirty Pair Flash (AD), Excel Saga (AB),
               Sakura Diaries (AB), Fruits Basket (FB),
               Ah My Goddess Movie (VB), Real Bout High School (VB),
               Vampire Princess Miyu (VB)

(A)=ADV Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (V)=MVM, (F)=Funimation,
(K)=Kiseki FIlms, (N)=Bandai
(T)=VHS tape, (D)=DVD, (B)=Both

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