ANIME SACRAMENTO NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER '03-JANUARY '04

Welcome to the December 2003-January 2004 Anime Sacramento Newsletter. Meetings of Anime Sacramento are bi-monthly, usually on the 2nd Saturday of the odd-numbered months, at the private residence of Laurine White, Sacramento, California. Email the editor, LVBwhite@concourse.net for info and directions. I enjoy trading non-commercial Japanese-language anime (such as tv episodes), and do limited freebie-dupes of same. E-mail me about trading tapes and some stuff I have for sale. Anime Sacramento showings are non-smoking, non-alcoholic and non-hentai (if kids are here). The house has plenty on-street parking in front. It's 5 minutes walk from a supermarket and from the Bus 1 route, 10-minute drive from A- 1 Comics and diverse cuisine restaurants. There's no set program schedule; it's a social event. If you have allergies, this house has a cat.

Next meeting will be Saturday, January 10, from 1pm to 10pm. I may need to borrow a DVD player for the meeting only. Thank you kind folks who
brought munchies in November. We still have some cookies, some chips, Ritz crackers, Goldfish and Halloween candy. Thank you, Matt and Terisa,
for the cans of green tea. Thanks also to the anonymous donor of the box of Coca-Cola cans. Dinner break is 7-8pm (or whenever). Programming
will include a Stephen Chiao movie. Any requests? Or bring anime DVDs to view with others.

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Bottom-feeding filth peddlers have been even busier on the net lately. Formerly you could google for "Anime [insert local city here]" and maybe
find some links to the local anime meetup, anime club and other local fanac. That's how I discovered meetup, 2 other clubs, and some other local websites (listed in past issues of this newsletter). Google now, and an overwhelming number of sites are porn, which aren't local! Don't
go there! To lessen the chance of encountering those websites, google for "Anime [insert local city here] 2003".

http://www.sacramentoanime.com posts my newsletters in the "Articles' section of Nicky's website. Check it out. Nicky's anime get-togethers
are at a Chinese restaurant!

http://anime.meetup.com - we've been meeting the 2nd Thursday night of each month in mid-town. Check the website if you're interested in
meeting new local anime fans. Sacramento is among the top 15 cities in the world for anime meetups (locally meeting monthly since May).

Fantastic Frontiers (http://www.fantasticfrontiers.com/) is a Sacramento-Placerville club for science fiction fans with free club social
meetings on the 2nd Saturday of every month, noon to 4pm at El Dorado Hills Raley's Supermarket meeting room. Check the website for events or
visit their Yahoo group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fantasticfrontiers

Sacramento Anime Enthusiasts (SanE) (http://home.doramail.com/iminsane/main.html) has anime showings the 3rd Friday of every month at someone's house in Rosemont, runs more Shojou and family-oriented anime, and is looking for more members. All ages welcome! Contact Mojo Shojo for directions and details.

http://www.sacscifi.com/ - website with links to several Sacramento clubs, Sac Anime, USS Oberon, IKV Fire Dagger, and Fantastic Frontiers.

http://www.bookloverscafe.com: Book Lovers Bookstore on the SW corner of Madison & Manzanita, two stores away from A-1 Comics, hours 10:30am to
7pm on Saturday; check it out during my next anime show. Check their website for what they offer, besides "gently used books".

http://www.toyfusion.com - Toy Fusion is a new collectible and consignment toy store, with action figures, including Godzilla, Gundam model kits,
Japanese imports. It's at 1908 El Camino, as you exit Business Loop 80 (toward Reno) on the right, next to LaBries Sleep Center. Hours are
11am to 6pm, closed Tues-Wed. Phone # is 916-565-2546, email toyfusionsture@aol.com

http://www.artemisradio.com - a Webcast Talk show dedicated to anime fans, in "Real Audio" format or higher, has a local address in Fair Oaks,
CA.

http://www.nikaku.com - Nikaku Animart - 615 North 6th Street, San Jose, CA 95112, (408) 971-2822, for anime CDs, books, posters, etc. Visit
them when you're in the San Jose area. Not to mention some good Japanese restaurants within a block or two. Nikaku, YesAnime, and Anime V all showed up at the 14 December Sacramento Comic Book, Collectible & Anime Show. Websites: http:// www.yesanime.com (Berkeley), and
http://www.sacramentocomics.com (unknown if the anime dealers will be at the show on 14 March)

Anime Overdose Festival March 6, 2004 at Santa Clara University, (Bay Area) CA, $10 pre-reg, $15 at the door, cosplay, artists, dealers, video
rooms, rpg & videogames, panels, dance, guests Fred Patten & Gilles Poittras. Website http://www.animeod.com

Fanime 2004 (http://www.fanime.com) will be held May 28-31, 2004 (4 days, Memorial Day weekend) at the San Jose (Calif) Convention Center. $40
until 31 December (payable to "Anime Resource Group", mail to Fanimecon 2004 Pre-Registration, PO Box 8068, San Jose, CA 95155-8068. Check the
website for more info, activities, dealer info, volunteering.

WonderCon (http://www.comic-con.org) will be April 30-May 1-2 (2004) at Moscone Center, San Francisco; 100 hours of programs: anime, gaming,
Indie Film Festival. $12 for one-day membership, in advance, Comic-Con International, PO Box 128458, San Diego, CA 92112-8458.

Comic-Con International 2004 (http://www.comic-con.org) will be July 22-25, 2004 at the San Diego Convention Center, $50 in advance, Comic-Con
International, PO Box 128458, San Diego, CA 92112-8458. Stan Sakai is a guest.

http://www.wormholewest.com: the website for the Wormhole West, the "First Annual S.F. Bay Area Science Fiction Fan Party", to be held sometime
in 2004, maybe in Walnut Creek, CA. It's supported by the Bay Area Save Farscape fans. Looks like a 3-day membership is $75. For more info
and updates, check the wormholewest website.

Boys of a Feather - half-size color art portfolio by Diana x. Sprinkle & Susan Meyer, $15, 10 color pictures of pretty guys with wings (not x-
rated), see the art and order at:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/amegoddess/38372.html

White Radish news (http://whiteradish.com) - The Right Stuf has picked up the White Radish DVD of animation (Collection of Shorts: Magic &
Monsters, $17) to distribute; it's on the Rightstuf website: http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/3LYGBemAK5gQzHjHhW/browse/item/
61104/4/1907/0

http://www.dhp-online.com/cocoro/index.html: Check out new and past Japanese culture books from Cocoro, including SILVER SCREEN SAMURAI: the Best of Samurai Movie Posters, 1930-2003, $20, released Feb 2004, see "Books" under Diamond Previews for November below. Cocoro's ANIME POSTER ART arrived, with over 100 pages of color anime poster art, from old favorites to 2004 releases, $20. Other DH books include JAPANESE MOVIE
POSTERS and COSPLAY GIRLS.

http://www.stonebridge.com: Recent book - THE DORAMA ENCYCLOPEDIA: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama since 1953, by Jonathan Clements & Motoko Tamamuro, comprehensive guide to 50 years of Japanese tv dramas, 480 pages, $25.

http://www.mightblowhold.com/lonewolf/index.htm: is a fan website for Lone Wolf and Cub, with news updates, including that the first two Lone
Wolf and Cub movies are now on DVD from AnimEigo (http://www.animeigo.com).

http://www.baubo5.com/index.html - In the last newsletter I may have made this website sound a bit dull. Check out the "mishmash of spiffy
links" for lots of links to Asian film sites (HK, samurai, horror, various Asian actors, bishonen webring), while "flex your head" has links to
books, music and esoteric subjects.

http://www.comicsone.com: has several new translated Asian comics titles for February 2004 (see Dec 03 Diamond Previews section below for
prices and more info), including THE FOUR CONSTABLES, a collaboration between Tony Wong and Andy Seto, based on a 40-year-old novel by Wen Rui- An, a kung fu mystery set in imperial China (check out the lovely artwork on the above website); MY SASSY GIRL, the "quirky and hilarious
[manhwa] hit from writer Ho Sik Kim and illustrator Dae Hong Min", "funny and touching romantic comedy", not to mention it was made into a very
popular Korean film a couple of years ago; HERO based on Zhang Yimou's Oscar-nominated movie, artwork by Wing Shing Ma (who does the gorgeous
art for Storm Riders and Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre). Another Feb.04 comics release is SISTER RED Bk.1, from Shizuru Hayashiya (Onegai Teacher
artist), a gothic drama manga, 200 pages, $10. A March 04 release is HOW TO DRAW KUNG FU COMICS: Learn the Ways of the Masters, by former
employees of Wing Shing Ma's and Andy Seto's studios, $20, 136 pages.// Also on the ComicsOne website is a "Create your own Cosplay" cards. //
Wing Shing Ma's art really is so beautiful. He also has 8 color prints (17"x19") with mocha frame, for $25 on the ComicsOne website, $30 if you
order it through your local comics store. During YaoiCon I picked up 15 issues of the Chinese version Storm Riders (between #370 and #395), $1
a book sale at Man's Trading Corp on Clay Street in S.F. Chinatown. Who cares that I can't read it? For that sale price I acquired a bunch of
fabulous Chinese sword art by Wing Shing Ma.// The problem with ComicsOne website is that they haven't a clue that the Koreans do not want their comics referred to as "manga". They're manhwa! For the first half of the 20th century, the Koreans were enslaved by Japan, and now they
don't want their comics creations mis-labelled as a Japanese word. Nicole, please make the requested changes to your website! If it's Korean,
it's Manhwa, not manga!

Miramax (bozos!) News: On its website, Miramax now says it plans to release the HERO movie in April 2004. (So, Miramax, what happened to the
release of the SHAOLIN SOCCER movie?) http://www.kungfucinema.com editorial that Miramax is now actively enforcing a ban on all Asian import
DVDs that Miramax has bought the rights to. Never mind how long Miramax plans to sit on those rights without releasing those films in any form,
recutting, replacing the music, and lying to us about release dates. KungFu Cinema calls Miramax's monopoly "immoral". Yes!

http://www.drunkenmaster.tv/ - If you're sick and tired of Miram-axe's games with the Asian films it acquires rights to, it may be too late to
order the All-region DVDs for HERO and SHAOLIN SOCCER from Drunken Master (or anywhere else domestically). Go to their website, send them an
email of what you want to order. In 2003, the Drunken Master booth was attracting crowds at WonderCon, FanimeCon and San Diego Comic-Con.
They're so busy, they haven't had time to update their website in quite awhile.

http://www.flyingswordsman.com - website for a wuxia and martial arts fanzine for 2004, with fiction, movie reviews and art, out of Lemon Grove,
CA. Also looking for original wu xia fiction and artwork. See the webpage for submission requirements. Looks like it'll be an e-zine, not paper. To be added to the mailing list, send email to editor@flyingswordsman.com

http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/manga - website for the latest info on the Del Rey manga line releases.

My stuff for sale: Japanese CDs: STEAM BOY DETECTIVE RED - music soundtrack album BLUE, drama album, $5 for the set; ULTRAMAN ACE double CD set ($7); SFX GRAFFITI-ULTRAMAN - 4 CDs for $12; SHADOW SKILL original music soundtrack double CD set, very nice music for $7. Also for sale are Roman Album-type publications, manga, robot models and laser disks. Please email ("Attn Laurine") me for titles, lvbwhite@concourse.net

http://www.rightstuf.com News: Tokyopop has the license for The Demon Ororon, the story of a half-angel girl and a dejected demon who become
unlikely friends (manga by Mizuki Hakase, adapted by Josh D.M. Dysart). The first volume should be arriving next April.// MTV will be showing
Heat Guy J, starting late 2003 or early 2004.

http://www.tokyopop.com News: Next April TokyoPop will release volume 1 of The Demon Ororon (see rightstuf news above) and Battle Vixens (aka
Ikki Tosen, action comedy series being adapted by Keith Giffen), about a teen with fighting potential who trains with other warriors possessing
jewels with the spirits of fallen Chinese warriors. May manga releases: Volume 1 of Lament of the Lamb (horror title created by Kou Toume, inspired a live action film and anime series), about the tormented life of a family of vampires; Arm of Kannon Vol.1 (dark horror tale by Masakazu Yamaguchi), a secret organization is creating mystical super-soldiers; Crescent Moon Vol.1 (created by Haruko Iida), demon tribe asks lucky high school girl to help recover their stolen power source; Suikoden Vol.1 (Shimizu Aki created this manga based on the Konami video game), as war rages between the countries of The Grasslands and Zecksen, a quest is undertaken to end it.

Comics Buyers Guide News (http://www.comicsbuyersguide.com): The following comics-based films are scheduled for release in 2004 - HELLBOY with
Ron Perlman in the title role, directed by Guillermo del Toro, scheduled for April release; THE PUNISHER with John Travolta as the villain, also
April release. SPIDER-MAN II will get a July release, as will CATWOMAN, with Halle Berry as one of several cat women. August releases include
BLADE: TRINITY, in which Blade must stop the vampires from taking control of the Earth, and MAN-THING, about the Marvel swamp monster. The
September release is CONSTANTINE (aka Hellblazer), with Keanu Reeves as supernatural grifter John Constantine. LADY DEATH is scheduled for
October; it's animated and will get a DVD-only release. December releases are FANTASTIC FOUR (or maybe it gets a 2005 release) and THE
INCREDIBLES, animated from Pixar/Disney with voices by Samuel L. Jackson and Holly Hunter. Other releases for 2004: A THOUSAND DAYS (Strike
Force: Morituri) for the Sci-Fi Network; ALIEN LEGION (CGI by Mainframe (Yeay!)); ASTERIX & OBELIX: CLEOPATRA, from France, starring Gerard
Depardieu (Obelisk) (Miramax release, which means you'll never get to see it); BLUEBERRY (Moebius Western series with Juliette Lewis, Colm Meany
and Michael Madsen; THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER (well, David Boreanez is in it); GEN 13 (animated); SON OF THE MASK starring Jamie Kennedy (possible October release); MIRROR MASK from Jim Henson, written by Neil Gaiman.

News from Various sources: RED TROUSERS, Robin Shou's movie about HK stuntmen, may get a March theatrical release before showing up on DVD.
(Thank you, GirlTaz, for that conversation with Robin Shou.)// Pre-production on the 3rd Conan movie starts in the middle of next year (news
from Locus Magazine). It won't star our Governator. More Conan-related books will also be published, including several young adult tales set
in the Hyborean universe.// The Korean action film, MUSA (The Warrior) got a Tai-Seng DVD release in November.// Jin Yong's (Louis Cha) wuxia
novel, BOOK AND SWORD, translated by Graham Earnshaw, should be available from Amazon.com in March 2004.

http://animenewsnetwork.com News: Bandai will release Galaxy Angel DVD Vol.1 in mid-March, same month as Broccoli releases the manga.// On
January 5 (a Monday, 8pm PST) the International Channel starts running BLACK HEAVEN (comedy, adventure, Mature anime), which replaces LOST
UNIVERSE. Starz Action starts running FIST OF THE NORTH STAR on January Animidnight.// On January 1st, Broccoli Books will release AQUARIAN AGE
- JUVENILE ORION Vol.1 to Walden Books.and Anime Gamers. The 5-volume manga is by manga artist Sakurako Gokurakuin.// Official website (in
Japanese) for the live action cutie Honey movie is http://www.cutiehoney.com

http://animenewsservice.com News: Shooting for the live action Initial D movie is scheduled to start in March. The movie, directed by Tsui
Hark, is about a young man, tofu deliveryman by day, underground street racer by night.

Disclaimer: What follows is just a small selection of the Diamond anime-related offerings. I'm more inclined to publicize comics and publishers
I like. Diamond PREVIEWS (http://www.diamondcomics.com) November 2003 for January 04 delivery (except as noted). Comics - Dark Horse - FUSED: Think Like a Machine #2, color, $2.99, Dr. Haggerty's body has fused to a cyborg exo-suit, and top secret militants are after him; KWAIDAN trade pb by Jung & Jee-Yun, color, $15 (Feb), ghosts & samurai in 12th century Japan; SUPER MANGA BLAST! #39, b&w, $5.99, Shorow discusses weaponry, more What's Michael, Shadow Star. HELLSING Vol.1 trade pb by Kohta Hirano (Dec) 208 pg, b&w, 5"x7", $14. Wildstorm - ROBOTECH: Invasion #1 (of 5), color, $2.95, Admiral Hunter's about to reclaim the homeworld. ADV - HAPPY LESSON Manga Vol.1, b&w, 170 pg, $10, Mature Readers (this anime is coming soon from ADV). Antarctic - HEAVEN SENT #1 by Ben Dunn, b&w, $2.99, Kyle's guardian angel falls in love with him; YOU CAN DRAW MANGA #1, b&w, 32 pg, $4.95; YOU CAN COLOR ANIME-STYLE #2, color, 40 pg, $5.95. Comicsone - PARA PARA Vol.1 by Andy Seto, color, $14, mystery, intrigue, dance; JUNK FORCE Vol.1 by Kakinuma & Sword Yuusuke, 3 gals oppose the military (Mature Readers). CPM - MISS ME? by Tomoko Taniguchi, $10, b&w, high school girl has crush on heavy metal singer. CrossGen - THE SILKEN GHOST Vol.1 - collects vol.1-5 of the masked martial artist. Dreamwave - MAXIMO one-shot, 40 pg, $3.95, color, 2-fisted warrior from the Capcom videogame; DUEL MASTERS #3, color, 32 pg, $2.95, monthly, Shobu's abilities become more evident, from the Wizards trading card game.

Gutsoon - BOW WOW WATA Vol.1 by Umekawa Kazumi, 190 pg, b&w, $9.95, high school girl talks to animals (Mature Readers). IBooks - ICARO Bk 2 (of
2) by Taniguchi & Moebius, color, 160 pg, $15, a young man flies. Ironcat - HANAUKYO MAID TEAM Vol.1 by Morishige, beautiful maids shower their
master with devotion, 200 pg, b&w, $12.95; EDEN Vol.1 by Sen'no Knife, 200 pg, color, $15.95, tales of temptation (Mature Readers). Sentai -
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL: Timeblast #2 by Ben Dunn, 16 pg, color, $10 with CD-Rom. Shanda - Furry Fandom #1, b&w, 40 pg, $5, origin & future of furry
fandom. TokyoPop - AI LOVE YOU Vol.1 (of 9) by Ken Akamatsu, b&w, $10; GETBACKERS Vol.1 (of 21) by Aoki & Ayamine, b&w, $10; FRUITS BASKET Vol.1
(of 11) by Natsuki Takaya, b&w, $10; KILL ME KISS ME Vol.1(of 5) by Lee Young Yuu, b&w, $10; LES BIJOUX Vol.1 (of 6) by Eun-Ha Jo & Sang-Hun
Park, b&w, $10, mysterious child has destiny to destroy oppressors (these guys have pretty faces!); SUKI Vol.1 (of 3) by CLAMP, b&w, $10.

Zines - PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #80, bi-monthly, 72 pg, color, $4.95, 2nd season BIG O, Cat Returns, new anime series, conventions, lots of reviews.
Books - SILVER SCREEN SAMURAI: Best of Japan's Samurai Movie Posters, 112 pg, color, $20, Cocoro Books. KAIJU BIG BATTEL: a Practical Guide
to Giant City-Crushing Monsters by Studio Kaiju, color, $15. NEW GENERATION OF MANGA ARTISTS Vol.5: Kao Yung & Kuan-Liang Portfolio (pretty art from Taiwan), 64 color illos, 82 pg, $15. T-shirts - Mostly sizes L-XL, $17 to $21 - Cowboy Bebop-Spike's Gun; Initial D- Lancer D; InuYasha
black longsleeve. Action Figures - from .hack-Mimuru & Subaru, 6" each, multiple articulation, $12 each. Games - Initial D: Racer's Edge card
game expansion set. Guardians of Order - BESM: The Slayers Bk 2 - $20. Steve Jackson Games - Munchkin Fu - $25.

DVDs - AnimeWorks - 12 Kingdoms Vol.4, $30. ADV - Angelic Layer Vol.2: Idol Worship, $30; Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol.2, $30;
Princess 9 complete collection, $90; Saiyuki Vol.7 $30; Slayers Great, $20. Voyager - BE FOREVER YAMATO, $30. Pioneer - Captain Herlock Vol.1:
The Legend Returns, $30 (Mature Audiences; for Captain Harlock??). Bandai - BIG O II Vol.1, $25. Animeigo - DAGGER OF KAMUI, $25. US
MangaCorps - HARMAGEDDON, $10; RG Veda, $10. RightStuf - White Radish Collection of Shorts: Magic & Monsters, $17 (Dec 03 release). KAIJU BIG
BATTEL DVD, 60 min (Dec 03), $15. CDs ($15 ea)- FLCL OST 1: Addict; EVA OST; His & Her Circumstances Act 1 OST.

Diamond PREVIEWS December 2003 for February 04 delivery (except as noted). Comics - Marvel - DAREDEVIL #57, 32 pg, $2.99, DD faces a yakuza
army. Dark Horse - HELLSING Vol.2 by Kohta Hirano, $14, b&w (March). Image - MANIC one-shot, 32 pg, b&w, $2.95, Tokyo computer tech hunted by
interstellar oppressors. ADV - AZUMANGA DAIOH Vol.3 by Kiyohiko Azuma, 168 pg, b&w, $10; FIGURE 17 Vol.1 by Akira Nakahira, 200 pg, b&w, $10,
4th grader gets power to fight monsters. Anarchy - XIN Vol.2 tpb, 88 pg, color, $12.95 (monkey king, collects #1-3). Antarctic - GOLD DIGGER
#50 by Fred Perry, color, 32 pg, $3 (special 100th issue); BATTLE GIRLZ Pocket Manga Vol.1 by Rod Espinosa, 160 pg, b&w, $10, goddess gathers 5
gals to fight evil. Broccoli - GALAXY ANGEL #1, b&w, $10 (March). Comicsone - HERO by Wing Shing Ma, 128 pg, color, $17, graphic novel of Zhang Yimou movie; THE FOUR CONSTABLES Vol.1 BY Tony Wong & Andy Seto, 128 pg, color, $14, kung fu detective tale; MY SASSY GIRL Vol.1 by Ho Sik Kim & Dae Hong Min, 128 pg, color, $14.

CPM - JUST A GIRL Bk.1 (of 2) by Tomoko Taniguchi, 184 pg, b&w, $10; ALIEN 9: Emulators Vol.1 by Hitoshi Tomizawa, 240 pg, b&w, $10. Dreamwave -
DEVIL MAY CRY #1, color, 40 pg, monthly, $3.95, from the CapCom game. Gutsoon - REVENGE OF MOUFLON Vol.1 by Ono Yoichiro & Ueno Jiro, 190 pg,
b&w, $10, terrorists hijack a plane (mature readers). Jappanimation (really) - XIGATU WARRIORS Bk.1 by Anthony Jappa (really), b&w, 64 pg, $5,
hostile takeover of Azuma Corp for stolen power card. Moonstone - WELCOME BACK, MR. MOTO #2 (of 3), Ken Takashi reclaims his dignity in post- war Chicago. Radio - FURRLOUGH #134 by various, b&w, 32 pg, $2.99, collection of furry tales. TokyoPop - GHOST! Vol.1 (of 4) by Shuri Shoizu,
b7w, $10, young man's body taken over by 2 women; PSYCHIC ACADEMY Vol.1 (of 10), b&w, $10, teacher must live up to older brother's rep. SAIYUKI
Vol.1 (of 9) by Minekuro Kazuya, b&w, $10, journey west to stop mystical plague.

Zines - Wizard ANIME INSIDER #13, $5, Azumanga Daioh interview, the real Monkey King, D.N.Angel manga sneak peak. Books - THE ART OF DRAWING
MANGA by Ben Krefta, 144 pg, color, $15. (yet another one) T-shirts - Hello Kitty t-shirts ($22, $24) & pullover $49. Robotech mini-busts - Max Sterling & Roy Fokker, 6.75" high, $20 each; Robotech robot bookends, 8" high pair, $149. Action figures - Lupin III, Fujiko, Jigen, 12" high, $30 each. Wall scrolls - Battle of the Planets $15. Games - Feng Shui: Iron & Silk, players guide to improvised fights, $18 (Atlas Games).

DVDs - AnimeWorks - 10 Warriors of Tokyo Vol.1, they must stop the demon king (Mature), $50; Idol Project Super Pro, $30. USManga Corps -
Black Jack OAV 1: Infection, $25; Spirit Warrior Vol.1, 55 min, $20. ADV - Kino's Journey Vol.1 (Mature), 100 min, $30; Saiyuki Vol.8, $30. Hiromeki interactive DVDs - $30 each - Amusement Park, Phantom of Inferno, Koiyoubi: Day of Love. Funimation - Kiddy Grade Vol.1 $25. Buena Vista - COMIC BOOK: THE MOVIE, 75 min, filmed at San Diego Comic-Con, great fun, directed by Mark Hamill, $30. CDs - 3 from Geneon (formerly Pioneer), $15 each - Chobits Character Songs; Fruits Basket Memory of You OST; Last Exile OST.

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