Forum Buzz
By da Original S Man & asagiri2040

10/29/03 Edition

Important News

System Update: Boston Gathering November 1st: Tamala 2010
The forum fairy, LadyFae, has all the plans set. Everyone will meet up for dinner at 7PM at The Border Cafe and then move over to the Brattle for the 9:45PM showing of Tamala 2010. Those wishing to attend will need to RSVP on the forums.

A special reminder to all who wish to join the forums, be sure to check out:

And now, onto the forums...

New January Anime Releases
It’s time again for that upcoming releases sneak peek called the Diamond Comics VideoVault update. For the month of January, we’ve got the first volume of both The Big O II and Captain Herlock, the last volume of Rune Soldier, and a whole heck of a lot of other items as well. While sparse for some fans, this is definitely a break-the-bank month for quite a few others.

Gunparade March Tin Box Completed Pic
A picture of the completed collector’s tin for Media Blasters’ January release of Gunparade March has become available for your drooling… er, viewing pleasure. The tin is sized to fit the three discs for this 12-episode series. It seems that quite a few people have no idea what the show is about, but are still going to be picking up the tin anyway based on its sheer coolness. Other companies: take note.

Noir Paul Champagne Box Pic
Images of ADV’s metal case for Noir, designed by Paul Champagne, are up and ready for viewing thanks to user “youth.” Opinions are quite mixed at this point regarding the design, but a good number of fans are questioning the need for a metal case for a series which already has a sturdy box, while other shows with flimsy boxes (such as fan-favorite RahXephon) are as of yet going without. However, there are more cases in the works, so your wait might possibly be rewarded!

Review feedback is good!
If by “good” you mean “funny,” then yes. Well, at least in this instance. At any rate, we know that webmaster “Chris Beveridge’s” new “Learn Mind Control in Six Easy Steps” book was well worth the cover price. Then the discussion veers off into debating the merits of Chris’ grading scale and the different ways the reviews are read and interpreted.

Evangelion Director’s Cut Volume 7 – In DECEMBER?
Maybe not in December, but sooner than later. Then the thread derails into comments about various sorts of potential editing and more queries as to just what the Director’s Cut includes (which, by the way, is some additional footage throughout episodes 21-24, and some very minor tweaking done to episodes 25-26).

Meanwhile, it should be noted that some actual facts have been appearing in the English Track since over a month ago. Most notably, the dubbing work for the additional scenes had begun in late September (which is generally a good indicator that a certain show or disc is due to be released soon). Two parts have been recast; specifically, Monica Rial has been cast as Maya Ibuki and Greg Ayres has been cast as Kaworu Nagisa. It was also first noted here that Guil Lunde would be reprising his role as Fuyutsuki.

ADV UK's Upcoming Titles
"GrantM" noticed several new ADV UK titles on the BBFC website. The "goodies" are Sorcerer Hunters, Blue Seed 2, the four new Slayers movies, Angelic Layer, Sakura Wars TV, and Dirty Pair: Project EDEN & Flight 005 Conspiracy. It seems a tad odd that the Blue Seed OVA sequel will release before the UK even sees the TV series, but you never know what may be just around the corner.

R1 Bits and Pieces
And here’s a quick list of the interesting and often informative threads that may have gotten overlooked in the excitement! What excitement, you ask? Why, the typhoon of excitement that always exists in the R1 forum, of course!

New Megumi Hayashibara CD on Jan 7, 2004
Popular seiyuu/actress Megumi Hayashibara will have her first full album in a year and half coming out next year. The LE version is already listed on CDJapan for 3000 yen and will be a CD+DVD combo. The CDJapan description says:

"Megumi Hayashibara's first album in nearly one and a half year. Includes "Northern Lights" (intro theme to popular anime "Shaman King"), "Koibumi" (theme song to anime "Asagiri no Miko"), and a new song "Makenaide, Makenaide..." Comes with a DVD containing promo clips to "Koibumi" and "Makenaide, Makenaide..."

Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat Cast
Janice Williams of ADV has stopped by the forums briefly to announce the Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat cast. It has fallen into the hands of their Houston studio "Industrial Smoke & Mirrors" with Sandra Krasa getting the directing honors.

Interviews with Kari Wahlgren & Greg Ayres
Two interview links in for the week. The first is with Kari Wahlgren who played Haruko in FLCL and Robin in Witch Hunter Robin. Anime Tourist found some time to sit down with her inperson at Metreon's Festival of Anime. The other link in for the week is Jay Levy's fourth and final interview with the Full Metal Panic cast at Metrocon in Florida. Greg currently plays Shinji in FMP and Goku in Saiyuki.

DVD Covers for the Week
An almost all ADV cover week here. If you must click on one link here, make it Abenobashi 1.

The Legend of Manga Heaven
Another busy week in the manga fort. Ikkitousen is licensed but it's new title isn't getting a happy response. ComicsOne snagged Junk Force. Ai Yori Aoshi will have a dust cover for the first printing. And Dark horse proved they know fandom by already selling out of their first run of Trigun.

ADV Manga

Central Park Media

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Dark Horse

Gustoon

IC Entertainment

TOKYOPOP

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Import News & Reviews

Recommendations Rundown
And it’s so that time for the Rundown, I can’t even believe it! We’ve got a variety of recommendations items this week: an inquiry about ADV items to buy during TRSI’s ADV sale, questions about Mahoromatic and World of Narue, something a bit different in the form of a recommendation for a show (Mao-Chan), two requests from users who need some help planning due to different budgeting issues, and a repost of the link to the Halloween recommendations thread that was started earlier this month for those who may need some suggestions for the holiday later in the week! Let me be with you!

Tales from the Glitch Disc
Strange audio? Fuzzy video? Subs in Esperanto? If something’s not quite kosher with your DVD, then this is the place to be! Onwards!

Another year of JET questions
"WVQuine" is looking at the JET '04/05 program to take part in. This brings out many pros & cons of former & current JET members. But the information is useful whether you're thinking of JET or just going to Japan.

Anime Girls & Guns: Who Packs Heat?
Inspired by Noir, "martialstax" is kicking around a list of what all the girls of anime use. Now, when we say "use", we are refering to guns which are real weapons. So, do you hot n bothered over Fujiko packing a Browning M1910? Does Faye's Glock 30 meaning anything special? Or do you go for that classic like a Cz75 which Rally Vincent carries?

Anime in Japan Fall Reviews
With so many new shows around for the past few weeks, it's time to start thining out the herd to see which are the winners that need a date with a licensor. Everyone tends to have a differing opinion of what is good & bad in this world. Vampires, girls with guns, some magical shows (of course!), and Grave himself all get a mention.

Big O! It's Showti.. err... where did he go?
How do you anger anime fans across America in one shot? Re-run episode 20 instead of the season finale. After a long night of fandom getting their anger out, Cartoon Network has announced that episode 26 will run this Sunday in its proper timeslot. The unaired Family Guy episode (with Optimus Prime cameo!) will now broadcast on Nov. 9th.

Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ episode 1 to webcast
Animate.TV will be webcasting the first Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ episode raw starting Oct. 30th through Nov. 28th in WMV. Episode one joins the AYA cast with Chika investgating why each of the household members like Kaoru. AYA fans should be able to fill in the details which follow. ;-)

Macross Zero Episode 3 screenshots
The official Macross Zero website has posted up several screenshots from the upcoming third installment of the series. Shin is going to have a busy episode ahead of him but will he be able to also save face when Sara notices him watch her sing? From the looks of it, we will be enjoying some more Mao screentime inbetween the flight & fight moments.

The start of a new NBA season
Tuesday marked the start of several NBA teams driving into the new season with gusto. Some teams like the Lakers & Mavericks have several new players on the roster, the Spurs had a tight run against the Suns, and the 76ers showed up Miami. Ahh, another year is here to watch Sir Charles tell it how it is and constantly get in trouble for it. ;-)

GameCube Online a reality?
The Warp Pipe project is publicly working on a way to bring online gaming to the console which lacks it the most. With a DSL/Cable connection, the Broadband GC adaptor, and one of the 3 games currently supported.. you just might be able to race your friend across town or across the country without really being there. It's a daring project, to say the least.

'nother Q n A session
'nother week, 'nother look at what the people want to know.

Fox News VS The Simpsons
As the dumbest move this week, Fox News threatened legal action against the Fox show "The Simpsons" for using a newscrawl. It was later called off but come on...

Quote of the Week

"You really got to love the way how we do the reviews/recommendations sometimes in the forums. There's the content-method (common standard) a la Chris B-style. Then there's the osaka -style (in-depth), and then there's the S Man -style (nosebleed-rating)" - bakaBANG-BANG

When not stopping trouble (or starting it) on the AoD Forums, S-Man can be found working on the database project at Crystal Acids and asagiri2040 can be found not updating his Rising Sun Alternative website. Written to TOKYOPOP's GTO album, HTML coded to The Indigo's I Do!, and still only read by five people. Bueller... Bueller... Bueller...