Animejin News - 19th February 2003

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Shuten Doji premiere on Sci-Fi Channel
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Sci-fi Channel have announced the premiere of Go Nagai's Shuten Doji mini-
series. Here's the description from the official press release:

 "Action packed anime mini-series. What could possibly be weirder than
  time-traveling, space-jumping, intergalactic Trolls? How about finding
  out that you're actually one of them, and that your Mum and Dad only
  raised you because a weird old priest asked them to after a two-
  hundred-foot tall troll dropped you off at the local shrine? Still not
  weird enough? How about if there are other creatures of darkness out to
  get you, and one of them has possessed your high school teacher, who's
  kidnapped your girlfriend and plans on offering her as a human
  sacrifice to open a gateway to another dimension and probably cause the
  end of mankind. I’d say that’s weird enough!" 

The series will be shown weekly from 3rd April. 

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ADV Films News
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Despite what you may have read elsewhere (including the official website),
I have been assured by ADV Films that their march release will be Neon
Genesis Evangelion volume 2 DVD, Martian Successor Nadesico volume 2 DVD,
Samurai X: Betrayal DVD, and Dai-Guard volume 1 on VHS and DVD. 

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

Out now:       Blue Gender vol. 4 (FB), End of Evangelion (MB)
24th February: Sailor Moon vol. 1 (VD)
2nd March:     Escaflowne vol. 3 (ND), Escaflowne vol. 4 (ND),
               Starblazers Series One Box Set (KD)
10th March:    Blue Gender vol. 5 (FB), Sailor Moon vol. 2 (VD), 
               Sailor Moon vol. 6 (VT)
17th March:    Patlabor 1+2 (MD)
24th March:    Ah My Goddess: The Movie (VB)
March:         Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 2 (AD),
               Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 2(AD),
               Samurai X: Betrayal (AD), Dai-Guard vol. 1 (AB)
7th April:     Lupin III: Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (FB)
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), Noir (AB),
               Zone of Enders (AB), Sin: The Movie (AB), Slayers (AD),
               Samurai X: The Movie (AD), Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (AD), 
               Ninja Resurrection (AD), Excel Saga (AB), Rahxephon (AB),
               Dirty Pair Flash (AD), Sakura Diaries (AB), Noir (AB),
               Fruits Basket (FB), Real Bout High School (VB),
               Vampire Princess Miyu (VB),
               Adventures of the Mini-Goddess (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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