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By da Original S Man
12/31/03 Edition
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From the desk of da Original S Man:
I swear, this ending up on the eve of holidays is all some eVil plot from a darker force. Better find your favorite guy or
gal now so there's someone to kiss at midnight. As for the rest, see ya next year! ;-)
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Important News
System Update: Proposed AoD Hardware FAQ
JeffDM has put together a new FAQ for the DVD & Home Theater Hardware forum. Check it out and learn something.
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A special reminder to all who wish to join the forums, be sure to check out:
Avatars & Avatar Hosting
And now, onto the forums...
ADV, new and upcoming shows..
ADV has been a rather popular subject on the forums this week. Covering anything from the promotional trailer work for two
new series, Happy Lesson which is in the new NTUSA issue, and the usual headcase which is the disc count. Well, at least we
seem to be ADV Box thread-free this week. ;-)
Happy Lesson #1 thoughts (Newtype disc)
Azumanga Daioh Web Trailer
Kaleidostar Episode Count?
ADV 7 disc releases... again
Yay for Fan Extras
Ikkitousen R2 Box
"wrex" recently picked up the 2nd installment of Ikkitousen in Japan. With a cover sporting Ryoumo in her trademark outfit
(and not), you would imagine that's the only happiness which can be found in this release. Nope, it also comes with the first
box to hold 4 DVDs. "wrex" has been nice enough to provide pictures of everything to make you drool.
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Gravitation Requests
Anna Sartin's quest for Gravitation news from RightStuf has turned up something. TRSI's Noriko Ai posted that the series is
currently scheduled for a 2004 release. Noriko Ai has also asked for fans to post what they would like to see concerning
Gravitation.
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What Anime Titles Did You Get This Month? (December)
The monthly question of "what you get?" is here and waiting for confessions. With the holidays around, you could have either
recieved alot from friends or very little given two weeks run straight into popular holidays.
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Colourful Sheets for the Week
Something for everyone.
Initial D 4 & 5
Samurai X: OVA Collection
Heat Guy J 5
Witch Hunter Robin 3
IRIA Tin Box
Licensed by Royalty 3
The Manga Show
Even inbetween two holiday blocks, the manga forum just doesn't stop.
Manga shipping week of January 2, 2004
New at my Waldenbooks week ending 3 Jan
A look back at 2003...
Azumanga Recycle by Kiyohiko Azuma
Dark Horse
Hellsing vol. 1
Hellsing Vol 1: print run of 40,000. Ka-ching!
Gutsoon!
Tsugihara and Hidaka's "First President of Japan" vol 4
Inoue Takehiko's "Slam Dunk" vol. 3
TOKYOPOP
Tokyopop web site changes: new title for GHOST!, more...
Viz
New Viz Licenses! The ICv2 article
Matsuura Tokihiko's "Tuxedo Gin" vol.3
Alice 19th - vol. 2
Pop Japan Travel Spring Tours Announced
"Z28" noticed that Pop Japan has posted up their Spring tours of Japan. Two tours appear to have been setup for those who
are the heavy anime fan and those who are intrested in also seeing the more historical side of Japan. Both tours will start
near the end of March and end on the 3rd or 5th (depending on tour option) of April.
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Missing Najica Dialogue?
Originally mentioned by Rod Su in September, the 2nd volume of ADV's Najica is missing two sections of dialogue during
episode 7's dub. This happens when Najica is talking with Rena on the phone. The DVD and recent The Anime Network airing both
only feature Najica's side of the conversation while the original Japanese included Rena's replies. Since the original
posting, "JeffDM" has noticed some more spots of possible missing dub dialogue in the 8th episode. In late November, dlw
said he would check into the original episode 7 problem but no answer has come yet.
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Howl's Moving Castle delayed
According to Nausicaa.net, Miyazaki's newest film Howl's Moving Castle has been pushed back from its July '04 debut
in Japan to an undetermined time in the fall.
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January Newtype 2004
The monthly NTUSA thread is here. Happy Lessons for the DVD, Fujiko Mine (3D version from upcoming game) for the centerfold,
and Angelic Layer for the bonus poster. Inside includes looks at bringing anime to the US, Dead Leaves info, and some details
on the new PS2 Evangelion game in Japan. Will NTUSA get your money this month or will you join the Megami club?
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What's in this months Megami? (January issue)
Megami Magazine fandom grows daily on the forums. On deck for discussion of the import magazines this month are Megami,
Dengeki Animaga, and the brand new Megami Deluxe volume 2 which features the Onegai Twins girls on the cover. We even have
some links on the best places to find these magazines online and where to get Gakken's new Ai Yori Aoshi Mook.
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Trailer
Jude Law plays "Sky Captain"in the upcoming movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Based around New York City in
1939, Sky Captain protects the city from invaders while working with reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Capt.
Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie) to solve the mystery of the world's scientists disappearing.
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Coming to DVD in March 2004: The Last Unicorn
A classic animated film based on a Peter S. Beagle novel, The Last Unicorn seaches for what happened to her fellow Unicorns.
mixing fair tales with fantasy, she meets a variety of characters from a daffy magician named Schmendrick to the eVil King
Haggard.
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Questions for the Week
Time to start avoiding coal for next year. Better answer or you just might not get that cute guy or gal you want to smooch
with when the ball drops.
Which is worse: Najica or Colourful?
Favorite Gals of 2003
Favorite Guys of 2003
Do you marathon or do you take your time?
Pick a harem, any harem
Heartwarming snowball fight scenes
Tell me all your wisdom teeth extraction horror stories...
Who is running out of room for dvds?
How many languages can you speak?
Voice acting or live-action acting?
New Year's Eve Plans?
Skills You Wish You Did *Not* Have?
Midnight Snacking!
Japan's Empire of Cool
MSNBC recently ran a washingtonpost.com article by Anthony Faiola which takes a deeper look at the love affair the world has
with Japanese culture.
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Quote of the Week
"If a (tree : repeat post) (falls : is posted) in a (forest : forum) and nobody (hears : reads) it, will it still (make a
sound : get locked)? Man, I really gotta stay away from those suspicious leftovers in the fridge... >_<;" - Z28
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The end of the year is finally here. Everyone go out and have some fun tonight. Good luck to Flood with his knee surgery.
Try not to goose the nurses too much. ;-)
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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.
Anyone else notice that Best Buy is suddenly flush with quite a few copies of the live action movie "City Hunter" based on
the manga and starring Jackie Chan for only $9.99? 5.1 Cantonese & English, can you say yes?
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