ANIME
SACRAMENTO NEWSLETTER, FEBRUARY-MARCH '04
Welcome to the February-March 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, March13, 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, chips. Thanks
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.
Subscriptions to this newsletter are available, 3 issues for $1.80, 6
issues for $3.60. Make checks payable to Laurine White or send unused
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just send me an email. Remember, if you change your email address, please
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http://www.thecrest.com
- "Joji Hirota and Taiko Festival," presented by World Spirit,
will be at the downtown Sacramento Crest Theater on
Sunday, Feb 22, 3pm. Ticket info to be announced. Also check the webpage
http://www.jojihirota.com
Pacific Rim Festival will be Sunday, May 16, 10 am to 5 pm, in Old Sacramento.
Free admission, food, street vendors, a job fair, Asian music and dancing.
No official website I can find, but check http://www.asiancc.org/calendar.htm
KidRobot (http://www.kidrobot.com),
with storefronts in San Francisco and Manhattan and the online store,
is the coolest toystore around.
It's been written up in Bay Area and Sacramento newspapers, offers action
figures you won't find elsewhere, many of them limited editions. 12-
inch figures recently available include Shocker (from InfraMan), Bruce
Lee Tao edition, and an ugly Tokugawa Daimyo. The website includes a
photo-gallery of all the action figures ever sold thru Kidrobot. The San
Francisco store is at 1512 Haight Street, ph# (415) 487-9000. (Sounds
like a good reason to visit the Haight-Ashbury.)
Guin Saga is a series of Japanese novels by Kaoru Kurimoto, now starting
to be published in English (3 novels so far) by Vertical, Inc. of New
York, translated by Alexander O. Smith. The hero, Guin, is a mysterious
jaguar-headed, well-muscled warrior. One problem is that the books are
(1) only in hardback so far (at $23 a pop, or cheaper at amazon.com),
(2) with only 230 pages per volume, and (3) ordinary jaguar-head cover
art. If they were available in $7 pb, they might be worth the money, but
not at hb price. Japanese Guin Saga art books include one by Yoshitaka
Amano, 120 pages of color art, $50, text in Japan, 10" by 10"
square (to order, go to http://www.animebooks.com/guinsaga.html) and GUIN
SAGA ILLUSTRATION by Jyun (Jun) Suemi, with 280 illos, 64 in color, 140
pages, $68 (a Diamond Previews import, see for January 2004 Previews,
Books, this newsletter). With Guin Saga, Kaoru Kurimoto is trying to break
the Guinness record for "the longest story which is written by one
person". 89 books in the series have been published in Japanese as
of May 2003, with a target of 100 novels. A Japanese website (with English)
about the books is at http://guin-saga.netfirms.com/.
The website says that the first 10 books in the series are pretty good
heroic fantasy, but around Book 31 Guin becomes a minor character and
the story turns into gay slash. Fine if you like gay slash, but not
necessarily for the heroic fantasy fans. Vertical, Inc (http://www.vertical-inc.com/books.html)
also publishes BUDDHA (graphic novels by Osamu
Tezuka) in several volumes, RING by Koji Suzuki (with sequels, SPIRAL
and LOOP coming up), as well as some other English-translated novels.
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.
http://www.toyfusion.com
- Toy Fusion is a Sacramento collectible and consignment toy store, with
action figures, and a friendly staff,
at 1908 El Camino (Toy Alley), 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.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.
BotCon 2004 10th Anniversary (http://www.botcon.com)
Transformers-based convention, June 19-20, at Pasadena Conference Center,
CA, $35
register to attend, until May 1st, BotCon Productions, PO Box 905, Kendallville,
IN 46755-0905.
http://www.theanimenetwork.com:
ADV and the Anime Network are looking for people to help publicize the
Anime Network, by putting out
promo materials to various shops and interested businesses. You can participate
by emailing dscruggs@theanimenetwork.com,
give him your exact location, a list of your club members, email addresses
you check on a regular basis, and a list of shops you plan to pass out
the materials to.
If you get the promo materials, the Anime Network would like to get photos,
digital or otherwise, that you are indeed passing out the material.
http://www.monkeypeaches.com
News: Upcoming John Woo projects include a Lost in Space series for Warner
Brothers, a film with Japanese
actor Ken Takakura, and a big screen adaptation of Romance of 3 Kingdoms.
http://www.rightstuf.com News:
AN-Entertainment will release the first DVD in the anime police/comedy
series, Miami Guns, on June 22.//
Lone Wolf and Cub DVDs 3 and 4 will be released on May 11.// ADV will
be releasing a new Fists of the North Star 3-part OAV series in late
spring or early summer.
http://www.drunkenmaster.tv/
- will be at FanimeCon again this year.
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://anime-tourist.com News:
Cartoon Network - new Cyborg 009 episodes start on Feb 7, Saturdays, 10:30pm.
Witch Hunter Robin
starts on Adult Swim, beginning Monday, Feb 16, playing Mon-Thurs at midnight.
http://www.goldrushgames.com
News: Gold Rush Games hopes to release Mecha Action, the mecha genre and
battle source book this spring.
With it, you'll be able to run a mecha campaign with giant robots and
even kaiju, for use with the Action! System.
News from Various sources: Miramax will release KILL BILL Vol.2 and HERO
(limited release) on 16 April.// RED TROUSERS: The Life of the Hong Kong
Stuntmen, Robin Shou's movie, will be released at theaters in L.A. and
the Bay Area in March, and then go to the East Coast. Website is http://www.redtrousers.com
(Thank you, GirlTaz)
http://animenewsnetwork.com
News: Cartoon Network has 50 episodes of Detective Conan, which start
running on Adult Swim on Monday, April
5, 12:30am. Wolf's Rain starts on Cartoon Network on Saturday, April 24,
at 11pm, to be followed by new episodes of Inu Yasha. Gundam Seed
will be added to the Saturday night line-up on April 17.// They'e finished
the storyboards for the new Miyazaki movie, Howl's Moving Castle.//
Tech TV will be running a marathon of Last Exile anime series #1-13 on
Sunday, March 14, starting at 4pm.
Disclaimer: What follows is just a small selection of the Diamond anime-related
offerings. Diamond PREVIEWS (http://www.diamondcomics.com)
January 2004 for March '04 delivery (except as noted). Comics - Marvel
- THOR: Son of Asgard #1-2 (of 6) written by Akira Yoshida, 32 pg, $2.99
each, adventures of Young Thor (like Young Hercules); IRON FIST #1, 32
pg, $2.99, legend from ancient K'un Lun scrolls impacts our world; PUNISHER:
The Movie #1-3 (of 3), 32 pg, $2.99 each, adaptation of the upcoming movie.
Dark Horse - TALES OF THE VAMPIRES #4 by Joss Whedon, 32 pg, $2.99, young
watchers learn about vampires; CONAN #2, 32 pg, $2.99, Linsner cover for
"Frost Giant's Daughter"; WHAT'S MICHAEL? Vol.9 by Makoto Kobayashi,
(April) 88 pg, b&w, $9. ADV - LOUIE THE RUNE SOLDER Vol.1, 200pg,
b&w, $10; DARK SIDE BLUES Vol.1 by Hideyuki Kikachi, (mature readers)
, 352 pg, b&w, $10. Antarctic - HEAVEN SENT #2 by Ben Dunn, b&w,
32 pg, $2.99, teen gets
his own guardian angel; YOU CAN DRAW MANGA #3, 32pg, b&w, $4.95. Beyond
Time - BLACK TIGER: Legacy of Fury #1 (of 4), 24 pg, $2.99, super m/a
power in a Chinese-American family.
Comicsone - HOW TO DRAW KUNG FU COMICS #1: Compiling Characters hardcover,
120 pg, b&w, $20; NOW #2 by Sung Woo Park, 200 pg, b&w, $10; SISTER
RED #1 by Shizuru Hayashiya, 200 pg, b&w, $10. CPM - SLAYERS RETURN
Vol.1, 136 pg, b&w, $10. DH - HINO HORROR #1: "The Red Snake"
and #2: "The Bug Boy", horror for mature readers, 192 pg, b&w,
$10 each. Dreamwave - DEVIL MAY CRY #2: Superbeast, Dante vs demon lord
Phantom, monthly 40 pg, $3.95. Gutsoon - GUARDIAN ANGEL GETTEN #1 by Sakurano
Minene, 190 pg, b&w, $10; FISTS OF THE BLUE SKY #4, 190 pg, b&w,
$10. Radio - MANGAPHILE #23, 48pg, b&w, $4.99. TokyoPop - BATTLE VIXENS
#1 (of 4) by Yuji Shiozaki (mature readers), 192 pg, b&w, $10; DNAngel
#1 (of 5) by Yukiru Sugisaki, 184 pg, b&w, $10; ONE Vol.1 (of 5) by
Lee Vin, 192 pg, b&w, $10; LES BIJOUX Vol.2 (of 5), b&w, $10;
PEACH GIRL ART BOOK by Miwa
Ueda, color art, 102 pg, $30; MINK Vol 1 (of 4) by Megumi Tachikawa, 184
pg, b&w, $10.
Zines - ANIMEPLAY Spring, with interactive DVD, color $10. PROTOCULTURE
ADDICTS #81, 72 pg, $4.95. Books - A WALKING TOUR OF THE SHAMBLES by
Neil Gaiman & Gene Wolf, $15 (nothing to do with anime, but this one
is weird & funny; also available on Amazon). JAPANESE IN MANGA LAND
by
Marc Bernabe, 236 pg, b&w, $24, 30 lessons in Japanese, using manga.
LET'S DRAW MANGA: Ninja & Samurai, 118 pg, b&w, $20. Imports -
GUIN SAGA
ILLUSTRATIONS by Jyun Suemi, 280 illos of scifi/fantasy, $68. Action Figures
- YuYu Hakusho Series 2 basic action figures, 5.5" high, $9 each.
Godzilla mini-plush, $10. Kill Bill - The Bride, Oren Ishii, the School
Girl, each 7" high, fully poseable (May) $10 each. FLCL l- Haruhara
and Kanchi, multiple points of articulation, $16 each. Lupin III 12"
Zenigata, Ishikawa Goemon and Fujiko, $30 each. Misc. - Trigun Vash Laser
Cel, $20. Games - .hack//Enemy trading card game (Feb, from http://www.dothackENEMY.com).
Gurps Vorkosigan hardcover (for us Lois McMaster Bujold fans), $27.
DVDs - AnimeWorks - 12 Kingdoms Vol.5, $30. USManga Corps - Arcade Gamer
Fubuki, $30. ADV - Angelic Layer Vol.5: Deus Ex Machina, $30; Saiyuki
Vol.9, 100 min. $30. CPM - Doggy Poo, award-winning Korean animation,
60 min, $20. Bandai - Galaxy Angel Vol.1: What's Cooking, 105 min, $30;
Yukikaze Vol.1: Danger Zone, (Feb) 75 min, $30. TokyoPop - Marmalade Boy
collection, 18 episodes, $100. Columbia - Memories from Katsuhiro
Otomo, 2 hrs, $27. Live Action - RETURNER starring Takeshi Kaneshiro -
117 min, $25; TOKYO: The Last Megalopolis, 135 min, $20; GODZILLA VS
MEGAGUIRUS, 106 min, $25. CDs - Sonic Solder Borgman: Lover's Rain, $15;
Kimera OST $15; UTENA OST $15; Voices of a Distant Star OST, $15.
Diamond PREVIEWS February 2004 for April 04 delivery (except as noted).
Comics - Marvel - X-MEN: EVOLUTION Digest, cover & art by Udon, 5"x8",
96 pg, $6; Marvel Age: FANTASTIC FOUR #1, cover & pencils by Makato
Nakatsuka, Sue Storm as a cute little anime gal? Is nothing sacred?? Dark
Horse - SHI: JU-NEN #1 (of 4) by Billy Tucci, color, 32 pg, $2.99, new
Shi adventure for Shi's 10th Anniversary; HELLBOY: Weird Tales #8, Kaluta
cover, one story by Kia Asamiya, color, 32 pg, $2.99; THE RING Vol.2 by
Takashi Hiroshi & Meimu (May) 192 pg, b&w, $14; TRIGUN MAXIMUM
Vol.1 by
Yasuhiro Nightow (May), 192 pg, b&w, $14. ADV - ARIA Manga Vol.1 by
Kouze Amano, 184 pg, b&w, $10; TO HEART Manga Vol.1 by Ukyou Takao,
176 pg, b&w, $10; GUNSLINGER GIRL Manga Vol.1 by Hiroshi Aida, 184
pg, b&w, $10. Antarctic - ANGELS 750 #1 (of 9) by Ted Nomura, motorcycle
club teens in 1972, $2.99; YOU CAN DRAW TRANSFORMING ROBOTS by Sherard
Jackson, 192 pg, b&w, $20. Broccoli - Aquarian Age: JUVENILE ORION
Vol.1, 208 pg, b&w, $10; Di Gi Charat Theater: LEAVE IT TO PIYOKO
by Hina, 192 pg, b&w, $10.
Comicsone - ONEGAI TWINS Vol.1, 300 pg, $8; STORM RIDERS: Tale of No Name
Vol.1 by Wing Shing Ma, 300 pg, $8. CPM - COMIC PARTY Bk 1: Party Time
by Various, 168 pg, b&w, $10; TREASURE HUNTER Bk.1 by Hitoshi Tomizawa,
200 pg, b&w, $10. Del Rey - GUNDAM SEED by Masatsugu Iwase, NEGIMA
Vol.1by Ken Akamatsu, TSUBASA by CLAMP, XXXHOLIC Vol.1 by CLAMP, each
208 pg, b&w, $11. DH - Hino Horror - ONINBO & THE BUGS FROM HELL
Pts.1&2 by Hideshi Hino, 192 pg, b&w, $10 each. Gutsoon - CITY
HUNTER Vol.5 by Hojo Tsukasa, 190 pg, b&w, $10; BOMBER GIRL Vol.1
by Niwano Makoto, 190 pg, b&w, $10 (mature readers). HK - CROUCHING
TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Vol.6 by Wang Du Lu & Andy Seto, color, $14.
Radio - FURRLOUGH #136 by Various, b&w, 32 pg, $2.99. Random House
- SPACE RACE #2 by Favio Montoya, all-new Carrot manga adventure, b&w,
32 pg, $2.99. SAF - ZHONG GUO by Yves H & Hermann, 54 pg, $13, color,
CIA, spies, China (mature readers). Silicon Times - THE DELICIOUS SEASONS
Vol.1 by Rainbow Buddy, college girl loves cooking, w/ Chinese cooking
methods/recipes, b&w, 128 pg, $8. TokyoPop - ARM OF KANNON Vol.1 (of
8) by Masakazu Yamaguchi, 200 pg, b&w, $10; CRESCENT MOON Vol.1 (of
6) by Haruko Iida, 184 pg, b&w, $10; TOKYO BABYLON Vol.1 (of 7) by
CLAMP, 144 pg, b&w, $10; SAIYUKI Vol.2 (of 9) by
Minekuro Kazuya, b&w, $10.
Zines - Wizard ANIME INSIDER #14, $5, Wolf's Rain character designer &
zine cover, Read Or Die tv series. Books - MANGA DESIGN: Japanese Comics
Artists' Showcase, with bonus DVD by Masanao Amano, 640 pg, $40. MANGA
MADNESS by David Okum, 128 pg, $20 (ho-hum, another how-to-draw-manga).
EXTREME ART: DRAW MANGA VILLAINS! by Chris Hart, 64 pg, $7, (yet another
one). T-shirts - Hellsing: Guns long sleeve black, L-XL $25, XXL $26.
Action figures - Angurirus Plush limited edition, 22" long, $20.
Onegai Teacher Mizuho Kazami in green bikini PVC statue 10" high,
$35. 2- sword Miyamoto Musashi and Baiken w/ kusarigama sculpted figures,
$25 each, ship in July. Shinsengumi samurai figures 2.5 to 3.5" high,
$2.50 each. Go Nagai villain Baron Ashura 7" high, half male/half
female from Mazinger Z ($20) for mature collectors (because his/her coat
opens). Wall scrolls - .hack//Tsukasa & Mimiru; Haibane Renmei, $18
each. Games - BESM: Hearts, Swords, Flowers Shoujo supplement, $17 (Guardians
of Order).
DVDs - ADV - Aura Battler Dunbine Vol.5: Return to Bystone Well, 100 min.
$20. Bandai - Big O II Vol.2: Missing Pieces, 75 min. $25; Kaze No
Yojimbo Vol.1, $30. AnimeWorks - Elf Princess Rane, 60 min., $15. Voyager
- Final Yamato, 163 min. $30. AnimEigo - Kimagure Orange Road OVA
Vol.1&2, $25 each. US Manga Corps - Spirit Warrior: Castle of Illusion,
50 min. $20. Live Action - Samurai Cinema - Zatoichi the Outlaw, 95
min, $30. Image - KWOON, 5 kung fu students in Silicon Valley, 90 min,
$15. Columbia - Godzilla Against Mecha Godzilla 2002, 88 min, $25.
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