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Archive-name: anime/primer This FAQ, as well as many other FAQ's appearing on the net, is posted to news.answers. You can ftp FAQ's mentioned in this document from rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet. If you do not have ftp, send a message to "mail-server@rftm.mit.edu" with the word "help" in the body. The server will send you instructions on retrieving the files via email. The Anime Primer or WHAT ANIME SHOULD I WATCH NOW? Edited by Bruce Carlson & Steve Pearl March, 1995 **************************************************************** This document is currently undergoing revision. New entries are needed and should be sent to Steve Pearl **************************************************************** This is a monthly postingntended for those who are new to anime, and looking for some suggestions of what to watch next. This article can be freely distributed for non-commercial use, as long as all credits and notices remain intact. If this is used in any publication, including APAs & CD-Rom Collections, a copy must be sent to: Steve Pearl 359 Lloyd Rd Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Please send all additions/corrections/comments to: Steve Pearl 359 Lloyd Rd Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Internet: starbuck@raven.cybercom.com This is intended for those who are new to anime, and looking for some suggestions of what to watch next. Anime programs come in three flavors: TV shows, Movies, and Original Animation Video (OAV or OVA). The latter were made expressly for the home video market. In general, movies have the best animation quality, while TV shows use less motion, and OAVs vary widely between those. Entertainment value is where you find it. The vast majority of Japanese animation is only available in Japanese, of course (and as with everything else, much of it is crap). But, there is a lot of fan-subtitled anime out there. Naturally, these are mostly available as dubs from clubs and individuals, tho there are some commercial products available (later ...). Getting a subtitled film or a script is a necessity if you don't speak Japanese and want to actually understand a film. :) Most cities of even moderate size have an anime club somewhere. You might visit, write, or call. They probably meet periodically and view the latest stuff, and probably have a decent library. A good way to find your local club is refer to Steve Pearl's "Anime Club Directory" Also, most Science Fiction conventions have an Anime program in a room someplace these days. Drop in and sample some stuff. Recommendations on Anime? Well, there's an awful lot of it, I haven't seen even a significant fraction, and tastes vary. I'll try to suggest a few of my personal favorites, and mention some shows that others seem to really like even if their merits escape me. So, with those caveats, some thoughts on what to see. AH! MY GODDESS. Belldandy's been sent from heaven to grant him one wish. He wishes for her. And so the nerdy hero has a lovely girlfriend, who happens to be a Goddess with a sack full of handy powers as the plot demands. Of course, she'll appreciate his finer qualities. But she's not the only Goddess who'll be visiting, though. Well animated fantasy comedy from the popular manga. Available (with a slight title change to Oh! My Goddess) from AnimEigo. APPLESEED: A police officer and her cyborg friend confront a conspiracy in paradise. An OAV based on the manga (comic book.) The video has nowhere near the depth of the comic, of course.. Available subbed from US Renditions and dubbed (RSN) from Manga Entertainment. AKIRA, now available in English thru Streamline Pictures or from local comic shops. Bikers and the Army battle over the mysterious mutant entity known as Akira in future Tokyo. Sharp animation but a muddled plot.. ANGEL'S EGG - Ethereal film with religious overtones, but neat animation. An American scifi film uses a lot of footage from this. ARION is a gripping tale of Olympian intrigue which sports terrific animation, nice characterization, and a score of mythological figures, though not exactly as the Greeks saw them. Many love it, some find it muddled. Nice score by Jo Hisaishi. Rousing ending with all manner of plot twists. AURA BATTLER DUNBINE (TV series, OAV series). Biological mecha (look like bugs) and parallel dimensions reign. Good plot, character development. Good mecha combat, but the designs are "unique", to say the least. BLACK MAGIC M66 - M66 the Robot Assassin gets loose from the military and heads after it's test program target: the inventor's daughter. Energetic news reporter bulls her way into story. Sort of like The TERMINATOR. Quick action / suspense a la The Terminator. Available with subtitles from US Renditions. BUBBLEGUM CRISIS is a series of OAVs set in Megatokyo 2032-?. A mix of rock & roll, cyberpunk, and girls with guns & body armor, it is currently a very popular series in the US. The plot does not seem to be the point. Best place to start would be episode 1, of course. After Episode 8 the title (and much staff) changes to BUBBLEGUM CRASH. BG Crisis & Crash are available with subtitles from AnimEigo. BGC is available dubbed from AnimEigo as well. CAPTAIN HARLOCK. High romance in space as pirate Harlock wages a secret battle to free the earth from alien control. English "Vengeance of the Space Pirate" is almost MY YOUTH IN ARCADIA. MY YOUTH IN ARCADIA is available from AnimEigo in subbed format. CATS EYE is an old TV series in which 3 young women run a cafe by day and steal back their father's art collection by night. CITY HUNTER is an action-adventure private eye with a powerful lust, and a flock of women to keep him frustrated. A long TV series and a movie (or two.). A live action movie starring Jackie Chan was produced in Hong Kong. CONAN, BOY OF THE FUTURE. In a post-apocalypse world, a young boy (of exceptional strength and luck) adventures in what's left of the world. A light action adventure TV series, an early work of Hayao Miyazaki. CREAM LEMON. Series of adult porn-comedy. Most popular is probably "Pop Chaser". DAGGER OF KAMUI, a sprawling ninja tale set in the 19th century, even manages to get to Alaska and California before the story ends. Surprisingly hypnotic, operatic, and textured. An English version, "Revenge of the Ninja Warrior", is almost the same film. Daggar of Kamui is available dubbed from AnimEigo. DIRTY PAIR: a book trilogy, a TV series, an OAV series, and a movie revolve around this SF comedy of two cute female agents of the far-flung future. Code-named "Lovely Angels," the duo are better known as the "Dirty Pair" because whatever the problem, their cure is sure to be worse. Best bet would be the movie, a/k/a PROJECT E.D.E.N. Available dubbed from Streamline Pictures. DOMINION - Action-comedy SF OAV, rather silly at times, about the Tank Police in a very punk future. Based upon characters and situations created by Masamune Shirow. Available subtitled from US Manga Corps. DRAGON'S HEAVEN. A French-Japanese co-production highly reminiscent of French comics, such as those of Jean "Moebius" Giraud, but also of manga. Unique drawing style embellishes tale of two battle robots and their centuries-old vendetta. The good robot has a sexy female pilot. FIRETRIPPER, LAUGHING TARGET, and MERMAID'S FOREST are more serious works by Rumiko Takahashi (Lum, Ranma, Maison Ikkoku). In FIRE TRIPPER a young girl gets moved back in time to feudal Japan. LAUGHING TARGET is spooky horror with supernatural turns. Mermaid's Forest is about the strange experiments of some folks in a creepy old house on a hill seeking immortality. TUSMC has released these in subbed format and Viz is releasing the later Mermaid videos. FIST OF THE NORTH STAR a/k/a HOKUTO NO KEN (TV series and movie). Very bloody post-apocalyptic martial arts sword & sorcery fantasy. CONAN meets THE ROAD WARRIOR starring Sylvester Stallone possessed by the spirit of Bruce Lee. ;) A heavy metal or professional wrestling fan's dream-come-true. The TV series is addictive. The movie has to be seen to be (dis-)believed. Available dubbed from Streamline Pictures. FIVE STAR STORIES (OAV based on first book of the manga by the same name). Although not authorized by Nagano, this video is animated beautifully, and features all the nifty characters, plot, and mecha from the manga. In a distant galaxy, some folks are bred & raised to run robots for the Empire. GALL FORCE is a series of (7?) SF OAVs about cute girls with guns and space ships. All the men of the race died in the everlasting war with the Evil Paranoids, and there's nothing left but sexy young women who reproduce by cloning. But, they have a plan... Available subbed from USMC. GIANT ROBO is a series of OVAs that embrace all the cliches of the giant robot genre, and wallows joyously in them. A fast-paced action romp with spiffy animation, sort of the Indiana Jones of giant robot shows. English release by USR with Pioneer releasing the LDs. GRAVE OF THE FIREFLY. A very sad tale of two kids trying to survive amid the wreckage of end-of-WW-II Japan. Fantastic animation, not often shown at groups because of the tear-jerk factor. It is only slightly less grim than watching The Sorrow and the Pity. GUNDAM. In several series: GUNDAM, SUPER-DEFORMED GUNDAM, ZETA- GUNDAM, ZZ-GUNDAM, GUNDAM 0080, 0083, etc. etc. *The* giant robot (mecha) series I guess. Try ZETA-GUNDAM (series) or CHAR'S COUNTERATTACK (movie) for mainstream action, or War in the Pocket (0080) as an nice self-contained side-story of 6 half-hour parts. HERE IS GREENWOOD. A light contemporary comedy about the antics of some high-school boys in a dorm named "Greenwood." ICZER-1. A three-part SF OAV involving hideous monsters from space, cute but lethal girls, and two giant robots. Meant to be taken only semi-seriously, but has some great slime-monsters that'll make your skin crawl. (Not to be confused with ICZER-3, the recent 6-part sequel.) Iczer 1 is available dubbed from US Renditions and Iczer 3 is available subbed from USMC. KIKI'S / WITCH'S DELIVERY SERVICE is another Miyazaki story for kids of all ages, about a 13-year-old witch who sets out to make her way in the world. Lavishly animated. LAPUTA, Castle in the Sky, is a great fast-moving action adventure by children's film-maker Miyazaki, and features designs Jules Verne would approve (not to mention Swift.) Two kids flee pirates, the army, and other parties in a race to find the legendary Laputa. Great soundtrack, too. A Must See. (Dubbed to English by Streamline, but not available.) LEGEND OF GALACTIC HEROES is a far-future SF epic in which two vast space-faring governments, the Empire and the Federation, vie for supremacy amid the sea of stars. Against this backdrop two young heroes on the opposing sides wage war with each other and politics with their peers. In LOCKE THE SUPERMAN, an intergalactically famous superbeing lured out of voluntary seclusion helps save Earth from a group of elite ESPers bent on galactic conquest. The design sense is rather primitive but the story line is lean, exciting and propulsive, revolving around the title character, a powerful female ESPer, and an evil conclave. Admittedly, these are simple premises, but the action & storytelling are first-rate. LODOSS WAR. OAV series based exactly on D&D. A party of adventurers (the usual fighter, cleric, mage, dwarf, elf, and thief) wander about opposing evil orcs, wizards & dragons. Coming soon from USMC. LUPIN III is a semi-modern series of (TV & OAV) stories about a stylish thief with a heart of gold and his gang. My personal favorite installment is CASTLE CAGLIOSTRO (see Miyazaki, above), although PLOT OF THE FUMA CLAN is one of the most action-packed and entertaining anime around. Fan-subtitled versions exist. Most LUPIN III is not by Miyazaki, but by a fellow who calls himself "Monkey Punch" (I'm not making this up, you know). Available from AnimEigo & Streamline Pictures MACROSS: DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE is the feature-film version of the Sci-Fi MACROSS TV Series (part of the ROBOTECH saga in the US), but much better drawn than the TV show. A reasonable SF entry. Fan-subtitled versions exist. Minmei sings a lot. (Note: Although MACROSS is ROBOTECH, this is NOT the "Robotech Movie.") MAISON IKKOKU - A delightful contemporary romantic comedy about odd assortment of people sharing an apartment complex. From Rumiko Takahashi. Fan-subtitled versions exist, thanks to Arctic Animation. MANIE MANIE: LABYRINTH TALES - an "artsy" film like ROBOT CARNIVAL. It has three segments, one of which - "Order to Cease Construction" - is by Katsuhiro (AKIRA) Otomo. Available dubbed from Streamline Pictures as MEGAZONE 23. SF. A bunch of bikers, a sentient world-controlling computer disguised as a rock singing idol, giant robots, and a rock soundtrack propel this popular story of folks entirely unaware they inhabit a giant space ship. In 3 parts (except part 3 is in two sub- chapters). Part 2 is in available in English as well as Japanese. (It's Megazone Two-Three by the way, not "Twenty Three".) Streamline Pictures has licensed and plans to release these in dubbed format. MIDNIGHT EYE GOKU. Futuristic detective fantasy. Private investigator Goku has a computerized eye that can interface with any electric device at will, as well as an expandable baton that enables him to skewer adversaries and vault across skyscrapers. Stylish animation with soft-core sex and bondage motifs. NADIA (SECRET OF BLUE WATER). Recent TV series in 39 parts. Starts as a Miyazaki-clone light action-adventure about a girl with a mysterious past and a fantastic amulet, "Blue Water", and the young boy who takes off with her. Gets silly for long stretches, ends with a bang. A 6-hour compilation of the TV series is titled "Nadia: The Nautilus Adventure". A new Nadia Movie is also out & not well reviewed. This series is being made available in dubbed format from Streamline Pictures. NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND is probably Miyazaki's most popular film - a sort of post-apocalypse mystic eco-fantasy, more notable for plot, character, music and designs than the smoothness of animation. Excellent Jo Hisaishi soundtrack, too. Based on the comic (manga) of the same title. A classic. OMOIDE POROPORO. (English title "Only Yesterday") Contemporary sentimental drama about a yuppie Japanese woman looking back at her youth and life-choices, brilliantly animated by Miyazaki pro Isao Takahata. Talky, actionless, and stunningly beautiful. ORANGE ROAD. A TV series, many OAVs, and a movie. Contemporary high school students work out their love triangles and try to grow up, even though one has ESP "powers". A kindly, comic look at the youth experience, relatively easy to understand. Recommended. Fan-subtitled versions of it all exist, courtesy of Arctic Animation. AnimEigo released the OAVs and Movie in subtitled format. OUTLANDERS. Cute but vicious space invader Kahm picks up a human pet, then tries to help him save Earth from even nastier daddy. SF/Fantasy from Manabe. Available dubbed from Viz Video. PATLABOR - near-future police use mecha to combat criminals who use "labors" (mecha). Light action/comedy. The movie is more serious, and IMHO is a surprisingly neat action mystery if you can understand the dialog to follow the plot twists.. PORCO ROSSO is Hayao Miyazaki's latest film is a light-hearted but mature and sentimental film set in the 1920 Italian Adriatic, as a valiant pilot (who happens to be a pig) fights air pirates for his honor and for his lady. Top notch animation. PROJECT A-KO (the 1st film). Spoof of just about every anime series, about three school-girls with super-powers and mecha and bad cooking. Very, very funny, or very very silly, depending on if you get the jokes. Several sequels. All available from USMC in subbed & dubbed formats. RANMA 1/2. Current comedy about a boy with a curse that turns him into a girl whenever s/he gets wet. (Could be worse - his dad gets turned into a Panda, and I won't even mention the little piglet or the cat.). More slapstick from Rumiko Takahashi. Available dubbed & subbed from Viz Video. ROBOT CARNIVAL. 8 separate short pieces by different artists, some serious, some comedy, almost all very well done. All involve a robot somewhere - some more than others. Some comedy, some pathos. Artsy. Streamline dub versions exist (only 2 segments had dialog, anyway.) Available dubbed from Streamline Pictures. SAILOR MOON. A current example of the "Magical Girls" anime genre, with a ditzy young teen granted magical powers to fight nasty demons, if she'll quit crying. Her growing horde of planetary sailor sidekicks provide a large cast of cute young girls in short skirts. TV comedy (mostly) for young girls with an embarrassingly large male following. Soon to be on American Afternoon TV. SILENT MOBIUS. In the near future, demons threaten the earth. The Attacked Mystification Police, an all-female force with psychic powers, protects mankind from the menace. The 2 movies tell the origins of AMP heroine Katsumi. Available dubbed from Streamline Pictures. SOL BIANCA. Scifi OAV series about five sophisticated (?) pirate women and their alien spaceship. Sort of like a cross between BUBBLEGUM CRISIS (from the same studio, Artmic) and BLAKE'S 7. Nice mecha design. SPACE CRUISER YAMATO, the SF TV series that turned into STAR BLAZERS in North America. Also has several movies (YAMATO, ARRIVIDERCI YAMATO, THE NEW VOYAGES,BE FOREVER YAMATO, , FINAL YAMATO.). The series is available dubbed from Voyager Communications and the second movie dubbed from <>. SUPERNATURAL BEAST CITY. Definitely for adults. Demon terrorists resist treaty to separate demons & mankind. Stylishly drawn. Available dubbed from Streamline as WICKED CITY. TENCHI MUYO. He releases an ancient demon who turns out to be a lovely ancient astronaut. He guardians are as dumb as she is (the cast's IQs can't total a dozen.) Many yuks in this SF action comedy. Available subbed, dubbed, and close captioned from Pioneer. TIME STRANGER is an involving variation on THE TERMINATOR, with slight nods of the head towards TIME BANDITS. The animation is very good and the story, complex. Feudal Japan is depicted nicely and in detail, as is the far future. Great plot complications throughout. TOTORO, MY NEIGHBOR. Miyazaki's most gentle film is about two kids who meet an odd-looking forest-spirit (Totoro) in their new rural neighborhood. In part a celebration of Japan's countryside, with a touch of pure magic. Available dubbed from FOX Video. TOUCH. High-school baseball drama, plus a little romance. Quiet, a little sad. TWILIGHT OF THE COCKROACHES. A mixture of live action and animation in which a man becomes friends with the tiny inhabitants who share his apartment, until The Woman arrives. Funny. Available from Streamline Pictures in dubbed (videotape) or subtitled (laserdisc) versions. URUSEI YATSURA (translates as something like "Those Obnoxious Aliens", I'm told), a slap-stick screwball comedy about Lum, the flying electro-demon girl from space, Ataru, the earth boy she wants, and a host of other crazy characters. Popular madness in TV, OAV, and movie formats by Rumiko Takahashi. This entire series is being released from AnimEigo in dubbed and subbed formats. VAMPIRE HUNTER 'D'. Mutants roam the countryside, and a vampire has set up shop in the castle. A bite victim sends for 'D' to save her. D's a strange one indeed. Horrors. Available dubbed from Streamline Pictures. VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU. A supernatural horror series about a contemporary "vampire" who stalks wayward demons (Shinma) loose on Earth and sends them back to Darkness, while pursued by a persistent exorcist not as enthused about unlife as Miyu. Quiet, moody brooding chiller, hopeless to follow without understanding the dialog. Available subtitled from AnimEigo. Recommended. VIDEO GIRL AI is a romantic fantasy comedy/drama. He's been dumped by the girl he loves for his best friend. Ai pops out of the TV and comes to life when he plays a tape to cheer him up. But his VCR isn't working very well, and the Video Girl is behaving a little oddly. Nicely animated with some bright tunes. VOTOMS. Old TV series of post-WW3 world. The army controls the world with their mecha, but not everyone goes along. Mellowlink is a related series in the same universe (set before Votoms, made after.) WEATHERING CONTINENT. A sword and sorcery tale in a land fallen to ruin. Takes its time and tells a small story of three travelers with a dark, spooky mood, well supported by a fine musical score. WINDARIA is a lovely fantasy story of two kingdoms at war, and how that disturbs two pairs of lovers - one peasant, one royal. A tragedy. Well worth the watch, IMHO. Nice music, too. Available dubbed from Streamline Pictures. WINGS OF HONNEAMISE. SF. Man's first trip into space, from the fictional nation of Honneamise, explores issues of morality, bravery, and dedication to a cause in first-rate animation. Some find it slow, though. Coming soon dubbed from Manga Entertainment. YOTODEN, Legend of the Mysterious Sword, is an historical sword & sorcery saga in 16th century Japan, with a trio of Ninja opposing the despot and his demon minions; (or is the despot the minion of the demons?) 3 parts. Crisp action. YOMA is another historical demon vs ninja tale, but is not on as grand a scale as Yotoden. Suppose your brother was possessed and out to kill you? Told in 2 parts. As I said, tastes vary, and if you ask someone else you'd probably get a different set of shows. But, maybe that'll help a little bit. And, I've certainly not mentioned a lot of shows. (In particular I left out any shows that aren't widely available - like TV series not available on video. (The existence of fan- subtitling efforts not only means you might find a version you can understand, it also implies that somebody somewhere liked it enough to go to the trouble of translating and subtitling it. I don't claim to be aware of all fan-subtitling - or even a noticeable percentage.) Oh, there are many commercially available, legally licensed anime. In fact, there's quite an explosion of it this year, and it's getting hard to keep track (this list was 4 titles long in 1991.) A complete list is compiled by Michael Studte and is available from (Guess who?) Steve Pearl upon request. If you want more on recommendation, you might pull the copies of electronic anime "magazines" like "Anime Stuff" (from the UCSD FTP server (128.54.16.3) anime/anime.stuff/AS_issues) or Electronic Animation Velocity (EAV) from the ix1.cc.utexas.edu FTP server (128.83.1.21) and see what they said about some programs. Another handy reerence is Alan Takahashi's Anime Pocket Guide which is periodically posted to rec.arts.anime & rec.arts.anime.info Also, you can find several publications on anime at most comic book shops: Animag, Protoculture Addicts, and Animerica, Anime UK, Mangazine, and V*Max are some. If your comic shop doesn't carry these, demand they do! (Seriously, it's worth asking about - many shops don't carry extra copies of low-volume stuff, but can get it for you if you want.) Please refer to the "Anime Publications" article by Steve Pearl for more information. You can find many comic books in the US translated from the Japanese Manga that either spawned the anime or vv. Current stuff includes: Akira, Dirty Pair (a US-drawn version), Sazan 3x3 Eyes, Silent Moebius, Macross II. Older titles that might be in back issues include Akira, Nausicaa, Lum & Firetripper, Midnight Eye Goku, Space Adventure Cobra. You can refer to Steve Pearl's "English Translated Manga" article for a complete list. What you want to see will depend on your tastes: Fantasy: Nausicaa, Laputa, Windaria, Nadia, Angel's Egg, Mugen Shinshi. Sword & Sorcery: Yotoden, Yoma, Dagger of Kamui, Lodoss War, RG Veda, Wizardry, Emblem of Gude, Arslan. Weathering Continent. SciFi: Macross, Bubblegum Crisis, Gundam, Crusher Joe, Megazone 23, Harlock, Yamato, Wing of Honneamise, Akira, Galaxy Express 999, Queen Millenium, Silent Mobius. Contemporary Action: Lupin III, Riding Bean, City Hunter, Goku Rock Music: Bubblegum Crisis, Megazone 23 Comedy: Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku Orange Road, Patlabor TV, Assemble Insert, Space Family Karl Vinson, Greenwood, Tenchi Muyo, Ah! My Goddess. Horror: Vampire Hunter D, Vampire Princess Miyu, Yoma, Yotoden, Harmagedon, Iczer-1, Sazan 3x3 Eyes, Mermaid's Forest, Supernatural Beast City. Silent Mobius. Girls with Guns: Dirty Pair, Gall Force, Bubblegum Crisis Gunbuster, Dangaio, Iczer-1, Iczer-3, Sol Bianca Girls with Swords: Fandora, Lemnear, Emblem of Gude, Leina STOL, Luna Varuga, Demon Hunter Yohko. Magical Girls Miny Momo, Sailor Moon, Hime-chan no Ribbon. Tear Jerkers Grave of Firefly, Windaria, Touch, Orange Road Movie Mecha (robots): Bubblegum Crisis, Gundam, Macross, Southern Cross, Gunbuster, Dangaio, Dancougar, Megazone 23, Patlabor, Mellowlink, Votoms, Zeorymer, Giant Robo. Gods at War: Arion, Saint Seiya, Shurato, RG Veda. Porn: Cream Lemon, Wandering Kid Mystery: Etranger, Urban Square, Patlabor movie, Lupin III Romance: Orange Road, Maison Ikkoku, Slow Step. Sports: Slow Step, Touch. Children: Totoro, Kiki, Laputa, Nadia, Sherlock Holmes, Granzort :) Blood 'n Guts: Baoh, Devilman, Hukoto no Ken, Sazan Eyes. Supernatural: Yoma, Yotoden, Sazan 3x3 Eyes, Supernatural Beast City, Vampire Princess Miyu, Karura Mau, Silent Mobius <> Archive-name: anime/resources THE ANIME RESOURCES LIST ======================== Edited by Steve Pearl March, 1995 This FAQ, as well as many other FAQ's appearing on the net, is posted to news.answers. You can ftp FAQ's mentioned in this document from rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet. If you do not have ftp, send a message to "mail-server@rftm.mit.edu" with the word "help" in the body. The server will send you instructions on retrieving the files via email. This is a monthly list of sources of anime material available to the readers of this newsgroup. This article can be freely distributed for non-commercial use, as long as all credits and notices remain intact. If this is used in any publication, including APAs & CD-Rom Collections, a copy must be sent to: Steve Pearl 359 Lloyd Rd Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Please send all additions/corrections/comments to: Steve Pearl 359 Lloyd Rd Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Internet: starbuck@raven.cybercom.com Changes since November: - Drastically revised the Translated Anime Company list - Changed my email address to starbuck@raven.cybercom.com throughout document - Removed the Chicago Anime Shopper's Guide at the Author's request. - Added the following FAQs/Lists/Articles to the Electronic Resources: Antarctic Press FAQ Vampire Hunter D FAQ Princess Maker II FAQ Lupin III FAQ CLAMP Guide Shoujou Anime List - Added the following mailing lists to the Electronic Resources: - YYH mailing list (NEED BETTER SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION) - CLAMP - VGAi - MI Translation List - Skuld mailing list (VERIFY CORRECTNESS) - Maison Ikkokui Translation list - Added the revised version of the Anime FTP site list and then fixed the venice entry. - Fixed the Anime Germany subscription info. Things to do: - Check with Matt Pyson about updates to his ftp site list. - Get new Lamune & 40 mailing list info - Add Alan Takahashi's Anime Pocket Guide to Resources List - Add Maison Ikkoku Guidebook to Resources List - Add [] to Resources List DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on this post do not necessarily represent the opinions held either by the editor or any organization he's affiliated with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents o LEGALITY OF COPYING ANIME o TRANSLATED ANIME o ANIME MAIL ORDER STORES o SOURCES FOR ANIME SCRIPTS o ANIME FTP SITES A crude guide to using FTP: o ANIME BITNET FILESERVERS o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: MAILING LISTS o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: ARTICLES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o LEGALITY OF COPYING ANIME By virtue of trade agreements between the US and Japan, it is illegal in the US to distribute copies of anime and anime-related material without having permission from the copyright holder, regardless of whether or not any fee is charged. Copyrights are intended to make sure that the author of the work receives appropriate compensation for his/her job. Some people consider the copying of anime a morally corrupt practice, as the author of the work is not being paid. There have been several counter-arguments to this by anime fans, such as: - It is unlikely that the Japanese companies will sue the fan, as this practice creates a demand for other anime-related products, which increases their sales. - The fan is against profiting from this activity, and in some cases even boycotts and denounces any people who are doing it for profit. - These features are far too expensive/hard-to-find for the fan to acquire them by other means. Regardless of any moral or economical justifications, the fact is that copying of anime features is illegal under US law. If the fan resorts to this method to obtain anime material, he/she should be aware of this. o TRANSLATED ANIME The following companies have translated anime videos for sale. These are OFFICIAL versions, done with the authorization of the original copyright owners. A.D. Vision 2709 Chimney Rock Houston, TX 77056 (713) 965-0886 A.D. Vision also has their SoftCel division of adult oriented anime videos AnimEigo, Inc. PO Box 989 Wilmington, NC 28402 (910) 251-1850 (910) 763-2376 (FAX) Celebrity Home Video PO Box 4112 Woodland Hills, CA 91365-4112 (818) 595-0666 (818) 716-0168 (FAX) Central Park Media (CPM) 250 West 57th Street, Suite 317 New York, NY 10019 (212) 977-7456 CPM is also the parent company of Anime 18 and USMC Dark Image Entertainment Excalibur Films 3621 W. Comonwealth Fullerton, CA 92633 (800) BUY-MOVIES (714) 773-5855 (714) 526-1147 (FAX) FHE- Family Home Entertainment 15400 Sherman Way Van Nuys, CA 91406 FOX Video Image Entertainment, Inc 9333 Oso Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Kidmark PO Box 1999 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 L.A Hero 7320 Balboa Blvd. #124 Van Nuys, CA 91406 Laserdisc Entertainment 2040 Broadway Santa Monica, CA 90404 LIVE Entertainment 15400 Sherman Way Van Nuys, CA 91406 Manga Entertainment 727 N. Hudson, Suite 3 Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 751-0020 New World Address Unknown NOW Video 60 Revere Dr., Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 Palladium Books 5926 Lonyo Detroit, MI 48210 Pioneer LDCA, Inc. 2265 East 220th Street Long Beach, CA 90810 (213) PIONEER (746-6337) (310) 952-2142 - Fax The Right Stuf P.O. Box 71309 Des Moines, IA 50325-1309 (800) 338-6827 Star Anime Enterprises PO Box 119 Sea Cliff, NY 11579-0119 (516) 674-3125 Streamline Pictures P.O. Box 691418 West Hollywood, CA 90069 (213) 657-8559 US Renditions 1123 Dominguez St. Unit K Carson, CA 90746 (213) 604-9702 VIZ Video 653 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 546-7073 Voyager Entertainment 456 Sylvan Ave Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 o ANIME MAIL ORDER STORES The following companies sell imported anime video and audio software, manga and miscellaneous related merchandise through mail order. To the best of our knowledge, none of them sell any pirated audio/video software. Reviews of some of them were done in AnimeStuff #13 (see ANIME FTP SITES). (This revised list courtesy of the Rutgers Anime Info Article- "Anime Mail Order Sources" and is used with permission) AnimEigo, Inc. PO Box 989 Wilmington, NC 28402 (910) 251-1850 (910) 763-2376 (FAX) [Anime videos, related merchandise, and anime cels] Anime Master The Goodwill Network P.O. Box 3244 1499 Yverdon Switzerland, Europe [Laser Discs, CDs, Hobby Modelling & Video Games. Catalog for $2 or 2 IRCs] Art Toons PO Box 600 Northfield, OH 44067 (216) 468-2655 [Anime cels] Asahiya Bookstores U.S.A., Inc Yaohan Plaza 333 S. Alameda St. Suite 108 Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 626-5650 (213) 626-1746 (fax) [Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.] Asahiya Bookstores U.S.A., Inc Yaohan Plaza 100 E. Algonquin Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (708) 956-6699 [Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.] Books Nippan 605 West 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90017 email: nippan@netcom.com Phone: (213) 891-9636 or (800) 427-6100 Fax: (213) 891-9631 Hours: M-F 10-7; Sat. 11-5; Closed Sun. [Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs. 20% discount to Fan Club members] Books Nippan 1123 Dominguez Street, Unit K Carson, CA 90746 (213) 604-9702 (Large selection of Anime & manga merchandise. 15% discount to Fan Club members) Bud Plant Comic Art PO Box 1689 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (800) 242-6642 (Back issues of English translated manga. Small selection of anime/manga books.) Ed Noonchester Event Horizon 203 Blue Ridge Drive Old Hickory, TN 37138 (Primarily Gundam kits but has some Macross, Orguss, etc. as well as gaming supplies and figures. Catalog available.) Fantasy Animation Box 426 Marlboro, NJ 07746 (800) 863-7775 (Anime Cels) Formosa Inc DBA Anime Market PO Box 8126 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46898-8126 thwang@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Carries domestically available Anime at nicely discounted prices. Free catalog available.) Galactic Trade Commission (or just GTC) 10185 Switzer Overland Park, KS 66212 (913) 492-2169 (One of the largest sources of plastic injection anime kits. No "garage kits". Limited stock of some kits makes some of them very, very expensive. Big catalog (12 pages at least) is $3.00) Golden Age Collectables 1501 Pike Place Markey 401 Lower level Seattle, WA 98101 (Gundam, Aura Battler, and a few other series kits, plus a large variety of publications. No catalog, but may be able to special order.) Hobbies 2370 Plank Road Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (800) 241-3491 [Models, Domestic Videos, Games,T-shirts, Posters] Horizon 912 E. 3rd Street, Suite 101 Los Angeles, CA 90013 [Models] Image Trading 68-05 Fresh Meado Lane Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 [CDs, Models, Garage Kits] Inteleg International, INC 354 West Lancaster Avenue, Room 220 Haverford, PA 19041 (215) 896-8177 (215) 896-1745 - FAX (The official representative of MAC Factory in the United States, stocking the full line of MAC FActory products. Catalog available for SASE) IPC's Animation Company 19806 N. 4th St. #63 Phoenix, AZ 85024 (602) 581-0125 (Anime Cels, Catalog Available) Iwase Japanese Bookstore Atlantam, GA (404) 814-0462 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Jamano 4600 Bessbourough Montreal, Quebec H4B 2P1 Canada (514) 482-8688 [Models, $1 for catalog] JAM Inc Route 1, Box 742 Brogue, PA 17309 (800) 851-8309 (717) 927-9787 (717) 927-6538 - Fax (Models, supplies, and discounted videos) Kimono My House 1424 62nd Street (at Hollis) Emeryville, CA 94608 (415) 654-4627 (Anime paraphernalia. Also have an exclusive line of anime T-shirts.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Costa Mesa, CA (714) 434-9986 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstores of America, Ltd. (San Francisco) Japan Center 1581 Webster St. San Francisco, CA 94115 Phone: 415 567-7625 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstores of America, Ltd. (San Jose) San Jose Yaohan 675 Saratoga Ave. San Jose, CA 95129 Phone: 408 252 1300 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Los Angeles, CA (213) 687-4447 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore 595 River Road, Edgewater, NJ (201) 941 7580 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore 10 West 49th Street, New York, NY (212) 745-1461/1462 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Seattle, WA (206) 587-2477 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Torrance Store (213) 327 6577 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Weller Court Store (213) 687 4480 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Laser Craze 33 West Street Boston, MA 02111 (800) 888-6086 - Orders Only (617) 338-9820 - Questions (617) 338-8098 - Fax (Domestic & imported Laser Disks) Laser Disc San Francisco 2415 NoriegaStreet San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 661-3218 (Laser Discs, Compact Discs, Videos, Models,Garage Kits, and other animation products) Laser Perceptions 3300 Judah Street San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 753-2016 (Domestic & imported Laser Disks) Mailbox Books PO Box 1278 Roslyn, PA 19001 (Anime & Anthropomorphic Publications, Free catalog) Mikado Japan Center, Kintetsu Building 1737 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94115-3698 (415) 922-9450 (Japanese Laser Disks) Miniatures and Models c/o Lee Cushing 6184 San Juan St. Forest Park, GA 30050 (Carries a variety of anime kits and publications. Catalog available) NewType Toys & Hobbies 1531 10th Avenue (at Kirkham) San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 731-3077 (Model kits. LOTS of model kits. A catalog is available for $2.00.) Nichibei Anime Club P.O. Box 12783 La Jolla, CA 92039-2783 (619) 558-6318 e-mail: 73113.3242@Compuserve.Com (Specializes in original animation cels and drawings. Free catalog available.) Nikaku Animart 615 N. 6th St. San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 971-2822 email: nikaku@netcom.com Closed Mondays (Manga, posters, CDs, LaserDisks, stickers, anime magazines, etc.at reasonable prices.) Paradigm Enterprises 2425 B Channing Way Suite 357 Berkeley, California 94704 email: hugg@ocf.berkeley.edu. VISA / MC call anytime!:(510) 649-5954 or (800) 790-7273 (Compact Discs, Videos, T-Shirts and Toys) Planet Anime 2435 Times Blvd. Houston, Texas 77005 (713) 523-7122 (713) 523-3574 Fax email: planet@sam.neosoft.com (Anime only store. Does mail order & special orders. Free shipping) Pony Toy Go-Round 420 E. 2nd Street Los Angeles CA 90012 (Model kits and toys for various anime series, mostly mecha shows.) Psycho 5 12513 Lake City Way Seattle, WA 98125 (Gundam, Aura Battler, a few Macross, and publications. No catalog, but can special order some items.) Sakura Japanese Bookstore Maryland (301) 468-0605 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Science Fiction Continuum A division of S&J Productions, Inc P.O. Box 154 Colonia, NJ 07067 (800) 232-6002 (Domestically available anime & SF videos) Sight & Sound 27 Jones Road Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 894-8633 (Domestic & imported Laser Disks) Sounds Of Anime 4075 E. Holt Road Lot 19 Holt, Mi. 48842 (517) 694-5845 Carrying Anime CD's, Playing Cards, Wall Scrolls, Gundam Toys, and with the ability to get many other products. Studio M 247-19th Ave #6 San Francisco, CA 94121-2353 (Current & back issues of Studio Proteus translated manga (Eclipse, Dark Horse & Innovation)) Swandive Software 5110 E. Placita Cumpas Tucson, AZ 85718 (Domestically Available Anime & SF videos. Discount prices) Tec Sales P.O. Box 746 Millburn, NJ 07078 1-800-446-7775 (201) 467-1799- Fax (Anime videos by mail) Tokyo Do Shoten 18924 Brookhurst Fountain Valley, Ca 92708 (714) 968-9182 (Manga and anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Viz Shop By Mail PO Box 77010 San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 546-7073 ext. 27 (415) 546-7086 Fax (Viz products: Videos, Manga, other merchandise) The Whole Toon Access PO Box 369 1460 19th Ave. NW Issaquah, WA 98027 (206) 391-8747 (206) 391-9064 (General animation paraphernalia store. Domestically available books, tapes and LDs. Catalog available.) o EUROPEAN ANIME DISTRIBUTORS GERMANY Laser Eye Land Mittenwalderstrasse 12 10961 Berlin GERMANY Germany / 30 / 694 78 49 shop's business hours: mo - fr: 12.00 - 6.30pm but thursday: 12.00 - 8.00pm saturday: 10.00am - 6.00pm nearest subway station - Gneisenaustrasse (2min. to walk) (NTSC-import disks from the US, Japan and Hongkong, much cheaper than any other source in Berlin, shipping all over Europe, no credit cards, only eurocheques and money-orders, catalog/list available) I got word from one of the owners that IF they receive 100 requests for anime laserdiscs they will start importing 'dangerous amounts of anime' in the near future, so just keep pestering them! ENGLAND Lynn Moir / Anime UK Magazine 70 Mortimer Street London W1N 7DF England Phone: 071 - 637 2588 This service is pretty much in the beginning stages now, so they don't have all that much in stock (yet). However, they DO offer a 'search service' and will try to get whatever you ask for. In a letter I got from Lynn, I'm warned that this may take a long time, though. Books Nippon 64/66 St. Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AA England Tel: (071) 248 4956 Japanese magazines, books, stationary, gifts, etc. Cannon & Co. 18 Newport Place London WC2 England Tel: (071) 437 7157 A range of anime videos in PAL, going for stlg18 a time. Although the language is Chinese (!), they do have a good range that's growing all the time. Titles available include: Cityhunter, Project A-Ko and Macross: Do you remember love? Comet Miniatures 46-48 Lavender Hill London SW11 5RH England Tel: (071) 228 3702 Kits, toys, models (not just anime-related). Wholesaler to Forbidden Planet so the same stuff is cheaper at Comet. Forbidden Planet 71 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG England Tel: (071) 497 2150 Comics (manga both in English and Japanese), T-Shirts, kits, toys. High prices. Japan Centre. Picadilly Circus. London. Tel. 071 439 8035. Nearest Tube: Picadilly. Japanese magazines, stationary, food, travel, video hire. Sheffield Space Centre 33 The Wicker Sheffield S3 8HS England Small, fluctuating but interesting anime stock (one of the few places in Europe you can get Animag without subscribing). Write for mailing lists (SAE). Despite high S&H-charges (40% of total value outside the UK) - Recommended! Anime Projects 64 Stanley Mead Bradley Stoke Bristol BS12 0EG England Tel: (0454) 619170 E-Mail: animeprojects@cix.compulink.co.uk Anime Projects is a new company, currently releasing AnimEigo's anime on PAL. They completed the release of both BGC and Riding Bean. Their most recent release was Otaku no Video, and their next will be two of the Urusei Yatsura movies: 'Only You' and Remember My Love'. Island World Communications 40 St. Peter's Road London W6 9BD England Tel: (081) 748 9000 Fax: (081) 748 0841 IWC produces and releases high-quality dubbed anime under the label Manga Video in collaboration with US Manga Corps. You cannot order videos directly from them, but you can write to them and 'make wishes' (addressed to Laurence Guinness at the IWC address). FRANCE: Librairie JUNKU 262, Rue Saint Honore 75001 PARIS FRANCE It's a Japanese library. Not limited to Manga that is. There's a level dedicated to it. They do Mail Order. ask for a list with a SASE. They sell : Mangas, CD, Posters, Audio-tapes, Video-Tapes. NB: there's NO translated manga or translated magazines. Only original ones. DEESSE 8, Rue Cochin 75005 PARIS FRANCE They do mail order. same as above. They sell : Mangas, Kits, Toys...they buy directly in Japan. All Japanese Magazines : Animage, Hobby Japan, Animedia, New-Type, B-Club, New Video. US Magazines : Animag, Animenominous, Protoculture Addict. French Fanzins : Mangazone, AnimeLand, Startoys. MADOKA 25, rue Faidherbe 75011 PARIS FRANCE Mail order too. Goods, Art-Books, Mangas, CD, Garage Kits, Models... Librairie TONKAM 29, rue Keller 75011 PARIS FRANCE THE anime shop in Paris! all what you ever dreamed about :) Goods, Posters, Tee-shirts, LD, CD, Video-tapes, Manga, Magazines ONDES 31, rue Greuze 75116 PARIS FRANCE CD and LD. they sell Players too (for CD and LD) GEGE LE CHINOIS 26, rue des trois mages 13006 Marseille Mangas, CD, Kits... Librairie TOUTENCARTOON 45, rue Peyrollieres 31000 TOULOUSE Same as above : Mangas, CD, Posters... o SOURCES FOR ANIME SCRIPTS The only OFFICIAL (i.e., legal) source for anime scripts in the US is A-Ni-Me: The Berkeley Journal of Japanese Animation. The first two volumes are available for $15.00 from Nikaku Animart and Books Nippan. Volume 1 contents: Editors' Note Anime Survival Guide Jerry Beck Interview Bubble Gum Crisis 1-6 Synopsis Bubble Gum Crisis Song Translations Dragon's Heaven Script Gunbuster 1-6 Synopsis Megazone 23 Pt. 1 Script Megazone 23 Pt. 2 Synopsis Megazone 23 Song Translations Nadia 1-3 Scripts Nadia Song Translations Outlanders Script Rumiko Takahasi Introduction Ranma 1-10 Scripts Ranma 11-18 & Nettohen 1-20 Synopsis Volume 2 contents: Nadia Introduction Nadia 4-6 Scripts Nadia 7-39 Synopses Ranma 11-13 Scripts Ranma Nettohen 7-9 Scripts Sue Shambaugh provides UNOFFICIAL scripts for many anime features. She charges a nominal fee ranging from $1.00 to $2.50 per script to cover for printing and shipping charges. She has no electronic address, but you can write her for a catalog at the following: Sue Shambaugh 11800 Thrift Road Clinton, MD 20735 Remember, this is a fan effort and not a commercial venture, so PLEASE don't ask her for a copy of everything she's got. [I have a copy of Sue's catalog in electronic format. E-mail me for a copy.] o ANIME FTP SITES These Internet sites contain anime related materials and are accessible by anonymous FTP. There may be other sites, but these are the major ones. Edited from the list by pyson@access.netaxs.com (Matt Pyson) Last-Updated: 1994/04/15 Active Anime FTP Site Names and Addresses Anonymous FTP Site Name Internet Address Contents | Directory -------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------- atbmac1.larc.nasa.gov 128.155.18.23 Images,Scripts | pub/anime azathoth.sura.net 128.167.254.184 FanFiction | pub/anime/original bongo.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.186.13 Scripts,Images | anime brownvm.brown.edu 128.148.128.40 Miyazaki Scripts | listserv.1ac burgundy.nectar.cs.cmu.edu 128.2.209.13 README files | (see below) busop.cit.wayne.edu 141.217.75.40 Images | pub/anime cs.dal.ca 129.173.4.5 Archives,Lyrics | (see below) f.ms.uky.edu 128.163.128.6 Images | incoming/Pictures ftp.ics.uci.edu 128.195.1.1 Scripts | pub/anime ftp.sunet.se ???.??.??.? Images | (see below) ftp.tcp.com 128.111.72.60 much stuff | pub/anime ftp.white.toronto.edu 128.100.2.220 Scripts,Manga,Images | pub/anime gateway.control.com 140.186.1.34 Images | pub/graphics/anime isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp 130.54.20.1 UY Bitmaps | (see below) mageus.stanford.edu 36.161.0.237 Images,Scripts | Anime nic.stolaf.edu 130.71.128.8 Synopses,Images | (gopher dir) plains.nodak.edu 134.129.111.64 FanFic,Images | pub/anime rahul.net 192.160.13.1 Images,Anims | pub/harlock remus.rutgers.edu 128.6.13.3 Lyrics,Synopses | pub/anime romulus.rutgers.edu 128.6.13.2 (mirror of remus.rutgers.edu) spies.wiretap.com 130.43.3.3 Guides | Library/Media/Anime toklab.ics.osaka-u.ac.jp 133.1.12.30 Bitmaps | /bitmaps/local/anime venice.tcp.com 128.95.44.29 much stuff | anime-manga wpi.wpi.edu 130.215.24.1 FanFic,Images | anime wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 Images | graphics/* -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- A crude guide to using FTP: Unix Command: ftp <site name> Login: anonymous Password: login@machine_name Let's say that geeker@pac.man.edu wants to get the latest and greatest Ranma-chan GIF (/anime/hentai/r-chan1.gif) from happosai.com. - At the Unix prompt, geeker types "ftp happosai.com". - At the "login:" prompt, he types "anonymous". - At the "Password:" prompt, he types "geeker@pac.man.edu". He's now logged at happosai.com. - geeker now uses cd(1) and ls(1) just like in Unix to find whatever he's after. If geeker want to get the Ranma-chan GIF, he must do the following: - He uses cd(1) to go to /anime/hentai. Once there, he uses ls(1) to make sure that r-chan1.gif is actually there. - GIF files are binary, so geeker sets the file transfer type to binary by typing "binary". - geeker types "get <filename>", where <filename> is the name of the file he wants to copy. In our case, he would type "get r-chan1.gif" to get the file. Note that no wildcards are allowed. - Several other ftp commands to know: "?" - lists the commands available "quit" - exits the program "ascii" - sets file transfer mode to ascii "mget" - allows multiple-file gets, and wildcards If you need help, or want to learn advanced techniques, DON'T post to rec.arts.anime for help. Instead, ask your local system administrator / CCON / Unix witch doctor for help. That's what they're paid for. Notes: - Synopses are available at most of the sites mentioned above. - Sound files: These are IFF "raw" sound files, which can be played on Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh and Sun computers. There is also a text file with instructions on how to play them. - EAV (Electronic Animation Velocity) and AnimeStuff are electronic anime fanzines. EAV is put out by Randall Stukey and the Anime Publications Bureau, and AnimeStuff is published by a group of anime fans in CompuServe. - urusei-yatsura archives: the collected messages of four years (1987-1991) of the Urusei Yatsura mailing list (see below). Warning: this file is HUGE! (about 300 pages long). - The Rutgers Anime files contain all the anime song translations by Theresa Martin, and current copies of all the articles written by Steve Pearl (see ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: ARTICLES, below). - Remember to set your file type to BINARY before reading any GIF/JPEG files, sound files, or compressed text (.Z) files. o ANIME BITNET FILESERVERS listserv@brownvm.brown.edu -- Miyazaki mailing list archive. From the Internet, send a message with the text 'get nausicaa filelist' to the above address. BITFTP@PUCC -- FTP access for BITNET sites. For more info, type 'tell bitftp at pucc help' from a BITNET account. ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com -- Alternate e-mail FTP access. Send the message 'help' and it will send back instructions. o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: MAILING LISTS - Aa! Megamisama! mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Ah! My Goddess! OAV and manga series. To subscribe, send email to belldandy, skuld, or urd [@usagi.jrd.dec.com]. To post, send email to megami@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Alt.manga mailing list: a mailing list for manga fans (basically a mailing list echo of the alt.manga newsgroup). To subscribe, send e-mail to alt-manga-request@darwin.sura.net. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe alt-manga yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Anime Germany mailing list: a mailing list for German anime/manga fans. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail with the contents "subscribe AnimeGer" to majordomo@brewhq.swb.de. To send a message to the actual list, send e-mail to: AnimeGer@brewhq.swb.de - BGC mailing list: a mailing list for the discussion about the Bubblegum Crisis/Crash series of OAVs. To subscribe, send e-mail to: linna@industrial.com. To post, send e-mail to: linna@industrial.com - CLAMP mailing list: a mailing list for fans of CLAMP. To subscribe, send e-mail to majordomo@brewhq.swb.de. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe cml - Dirty Pair mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Lovely Angels in their many incarnations. To subscribe, send e-mail to: with the subject "join" to lovely-angels-admin@edmonds.home.cs.ubc.ca. To get the list to tell you about itself mail the same address with ubject "help". There is also a daily digest version of the list availble through the same commands at the address: dp-digest-admin@edmonds.home.cs.ubc.ca - Hayao Miyazaki mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the works of Hayao (Nausicaa, Laputa, Kiki, Totoro) Miyazaki. Discussion of alternative/progressive manga and anime is also welcome. To subscribe, send mail to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe nausicaa yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Kimagure Orange Road mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Kimagure Orange Road TV series and manga To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to: kor-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu To send a message to the actual list, send e-mail to: kor@gnu.ai.mit.edu - Kimagure Orange Road mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Kimagure Orange Road TV series and manga To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to: kor-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu To send a message to the actual list, send e-mail to: kor@gnu.ai.mit.edu - KISS mailing list: a mailing list for the discussion of KISS software and data. To subscribe, send e-mail to himechan@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to kiss@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Lamune mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Lamune & 40 series. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to: lamune-request@hoy-hoy.ukp.com To send a message to the actual list, send e-mail to: lamune-l@hoy-hoy.ukp.com - Maison Ikkokui: a mailing list for and about the Maison Ikkoku TV series and manga. To subscribe, send email to tarigan@sfu.ca. To post, send email to maison-ikkoku@sfu.ca. - Maison Ikkokui Translation list: a mailing list for and about the Net Maison Ikkoku translation project. To subscribe, send email to tmi-trans-request@nimbus.som.cwru.edu to post a message to the mailing list, use: mi-trans@nimbus.som.cwru.edu You don't need to be an active translator to be on this list - voyeurism is encouraged (although we prefer to call it "peeping" ^_^). - MMPR: a mailing list devoted to the Japanese live action sentai show "Jyu Ranger" (and now Dai Ranger & Kaku Ranger) in its American incarnation of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". To subscribe, send e-mail to mmpr-request@indigo.mese.com with a line n the body that reads "subscribe mmpr your name" excluding quotes. It's a listserv. You will recieve a msg to keep which tells you what other commands are supported. To post, send e-mail to mmpr@indigo.mese.com. - Rec.arts.anime family of newsgroups: There are four mailing lists, one corresponding to each of the major anime-related newsgroups: anime-l Echo of rec.arts.anime anime-info Echo of rec.arts.anime.info anime-market Echo of rec.arts.anime.marketplace anime-stories Echo of rec.arts.anime.stories To subscribe to one of these lists, send an email message to: listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu with the following in the body of the message: subscribe <name of list> <Your real name> For example, if John Smith wished to subscribe to the anime stories echo, he would send the following message to listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu: subscribe anime-stories John Smith The "Subject" line of the mail message does not matter. You do not have to include an email address in the body of the message. The list will subscribe you to the address you send your message from. To unsubscribe, send either of the following two commands to listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu: unsubscribe <name of list> or signoff <name of list> To receive a list of other mailing list commands, send a message containing the single word "help" to listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu. Once you have subscribed to a list, you may post message to it by mailing directly to the individual list. The addresses are as follows: anime-l@solaris.cc.vt.edu anime-info@solaris.cc.vt.edu anime-market@solaris.cc.vt.edu anime-stories@solaris.cc.vt.edu Example: If John Smith wished to post a story (after subscribing to the anime-stories list), he would send email to: anime-stories@solaris.cc.vt.edu The "Subject" line of his message should be the title of his story, and the body of the message should be the text of his story. - Rec.arts.manga mailing list: a mailing list for manga fans (basically a mailing list echo of the alt.manga newsgroup). To subscribe, send e-mail to rec-arts-manga-request@darwin.sura.net. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe rec-arts-manga yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Robotech mailing list: a mailing list for the (in)famous Harmony Gold series from the mid-80's. To subscribe, send e-mail to LISTSERV@USCVM.BITNET. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe robotech yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Ranma 1/2 mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Ranma 1/2 TV series and manga. To subscribe, send email to ucchan@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send email to ranma@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Seiyuu mailing list: a mailing list for discussions about anime voice actors and actresses (called seiyuu in Japanese). To subscribe, send e-mail to ami@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to seiyuu@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Shampoo mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the animated character Shampoo from the Ranma 1/2 manga & TV series. To subscribe, send e-mail to shampoo-request@calvin.sfasu.edu. To post, send e-mail to shampoo-l@calvin.sfasu.edu. - Shoujo mailing list: a mailing list dedicated to the discussion of shoujo manga and anime. To subscribe, send e-mail to nonoka@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to shoujo@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Skuld mailing list: a mailing list dedicated to ththe character Skuld from Aa Megamisama! manga and anime series. To subscribe, send e-mail to skuld-request@server.berkeley.edu To post, send e-mail to skuld@server.berkeley.edu - Touch/Adachi Mitsuru mailing list: a mailing list for and about Touch, and other manga/anime created by Adachi Mitsuru. To subscribe, send e-mail to minami@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to touch@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Urusei Yatsura mailing list: a mailing list for fans of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku and of the works of Rumiko Takahashi in general. To subscribe, send e-mail to urusei-yatsura-request@panda.panda.com. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe urusei-yatsura yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Video Girl Ai mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the Video Girl Anime series. send a message to "listserv@vm.ucs.ualberta.ca" with the following in the body: subscribe VGAIML-L <your _real_ name here> You do not have to put your e-mail address, just your real name. Once subscribed, mail to the mailing list should be sent to: VGAIML-L@vm.ucs.ualberta.ca - Yuu Yuu Hakusho mailing list: a mailing list devoted to Yuu Yuu Hakusho. For information abut the list, send mail to yyh@ranma.stanford.edu. o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: ARTICLES Most of these dicuments can be found on the various anime related ftp sites. venice.tcp.com is probably the best bet for finding most of them. Try to email the author as a last resort only. - Aa! Megamisama! FAQ: a FAQ article on the AMS anime & manga. Compiled by Geir Freistad at geir-f@hsr.no - Alt.fan.bgcrisis: an internet newsgroup devoted to Bubblegum Crisis/Crash & ADPolice. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. - Alt.tv.robotech: an internet newsgroup devoted to Robotech. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. - American Anime Seiyuu List: a list of anime voice actors and the characters they've played. Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com - Anime APA Index: an article describing anime APAs (Amateur Press Associations) and a list of known anime APA's. Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com - Anime Club Directory: An article listing all of the known Anime Clubs in the world! Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com - Anime FTP Site list: A list of currenly known ftp sites with anime/manga content. Maintained by Matt Pyson at mrp105@psuvm.psu.edu - Anime Publications Directory: An article describing all of the known Anime Publications, both Fan & Professional. Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com - Anime Seiyuu List: a list of anime voice actors and the characters they've played. Maintained by Jeff Okamoto at okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com. UUCP address: ..!hplabs!hpcc01!okamoto - Anime Shopper's Guide to London: a travelogue of the anime stores in London. Maintained by David Cotterill at 100014.3230@compuserve.com. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Los Angeles: a travelogue of the anime stores in Los Angeles. Maintained by Jim Lick at jim@piggy.ucsb.edu. - Anime Shopper's Guide to New York City: a travelogue of the anime stores in NYC. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com - Anime Shopper's Guide to San Francisco: a travelogue of the anime stores in the Bay Area. Maintained by Steve Mah at smah@sdcc13.ucsd.edu. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Sydney: a travelogue of the anime stores in Sydney. Maintained by Iain Sinclair at axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Tokyo: a travelogue of the anime stores in Tokyo. Maintained by Jeff Okamoto at okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com. - Anime Videogame list: a list of anime-related videogames. Maintained by Ken Arromdee at . - Antarctic Press FAQ: an FAQ devoted to the Antarctic Press company. (Publishers of Ninja High School, Mangazine, Sentai, and various English translated manga. Maintained by Antarctic Press at antarctic@delphi.com. - CD Cyclopedia: a comprehensive list of anime-related Compact Discs. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com - CLAMP Guide: a comprehensive guide to the manga group CLAMP and their various anime/manga projects. Maintained by Richard Vermaas at richardve@wilt.aha.nl - Domestically Available Anime: A comprehensive list of anime which was subtitled or dubbed for non-Japanese markets. Currently available in Mac-Postscript format only. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com. - Fan Subtitled Anime list: A list of fan subtitled anime available from various Anime organizations. Maintained by Jay Harvey at bs783@cleveland.freenet.edu - Imported anime list: a list of dubbed/subbed anime commercially available in the US, UK, Australia and Japan. Formerly maintained by Michael Studte but he discontinued it. The last version (2/94) is available via email from Steve Pearl (starbuck@raven.cybercom.com). Please note that a new article, Domestically Available Anime, has replaced the Imported Anime list. - KISS FAQ: a FAQ article on the Japanese Paperdoll KISS program and data files. Compiled by ITO Takayuki at yuki@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp - KOR FAQ: a FAQ article on the Kimagure Orange Road anime & manga. Compiled by Wei Xiong at wxiong@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu - Laserdisc articles: Bob Niland maintains several articles on Laser Discs. (Just about anything you wanted to know.) You can request it directly from him at rjn@hpfcrjn.fc.hp.com or via ftp at princeton.edu (128.112.128.1, directory pub/Video/Niland) - LD Cyclopedia: a comprehensive list of anime Laser Discs. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@raven.cybercom.com. - Lupin III FAQ: a FAQ article on the Lupin III anime & manga. Compiled by Peter Evans at peter@ryutai.co.jp - National Anime BBS Watch: a list of U.S. BBSes with anime content in them. This article is *very* out of date and shouldbe used with caution. Maintained by Chet Jasinski at c.jasinski@genie.geis.com - Princess Maker II FAQ: A FAQ article devoted to the Gainax Computer video game Princess Maker II. Compiled by Pro Student Mii at doki@netcom.com - Rec.games.mecha: an internet newsgroup devoted to mecha. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. - Saint Seiya FAQ: A FAQ article devoted to the anime & manga series Saint Seiya. Compiled by Sea Wasp at seawasp@telerama.lm.com - Shoujou Anime List: A comprehensive list of Shoujou Anime compiled by Vincent B Ho at hbv@mercury.sfsu.edu - Vampire Hunter D FAQ: A FAQ article devoted to the Vampire Hunter D anime. Compiled by Michael Evans at cajun@imap1.asu.edu - Yuu Yuu Hakusho FAQ: a FAQ article on the Yuu Yuu Hakusho anime show. Compiled by Melinda Miller at sanjiyan@netcom.com -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- <>