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P r o t o c u l t u r e A d d i c t s # 8 6October / November 2005. Published by Protoculture,P.O. Box 1433, Station B, Montreal, Qc, Canada, H3B 3L2.

E d i t o r i a l S t a f fChristopher Macdonald [CM] – PublisherClaude J. Pelletier [CJP] – Editor-in-chief

[email protected] Matsuda [MM] – Contributing Editor / Translator

Julia Struthers-Jobin – EditorBamboo Dong [BD] – Associate-EditorJonathan Mays [JM] – Associate-Editor

C o n t r i b u t o r sZac Bertschy [ZB], Sean Broestl [SB], Rachael Carothers,

Jake Forbes, Kevin Lillard, Therron Martin [TM],Carlo Santos [CS], James S. Taylor [JT]

A d v e r t i s i n g & B u s i n e s s I s s u e sChristopher Macdonald ([email protected])

P r i n t i n gPayette & Simms (St-Lambert, Qc)

C o v e rCover used with the permission of Geneon Entertainment (USA),Inc.. Samurai Champloo © Manglobe / Shimoigusa Champloos.

S p e c i a l T h a n k sTo Carron Allen, Denise Anker, Danielle Garnier, Lance Heiskell,Osamu Maseba and Chris Oar for their support. And to KyleChang, George Phillips for their help in producing this issue.

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Protoculture Addicts is ©1987-2005 by Protoculture. •The copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are theproperty of their respective owners. Protoculture Addictsacknowledges the creators and copyrights holders of thematerials mentioned or pictured herein, and does not seekto infringe on their rights. • All rights to articles/artworkrevert to their respective writers/artists upon publication. •Contributors are responsible for their views which are notnecessarily those of Protoculture Addicts. • No part of thismagazine can be reproduced without permission from thepublisher, except for review purposes • Spoilers Warning:This magazine contains important plot details about severalJapanese animation. Readers discretion is advised. • Legaldeposit at the National Library of Quebec & National Library ofCanada • Printed in Canada • ISSN 0835-9563.

ANIME VOICESEditorial .................................................................................................................................. 4

Letters ................................................................................................................................... 78

NEWSANIME RELEASES (R1 DVD / UMD) ............................................................................................. 5

ANIME-RELATED PRODUCTS RELEASES & New Licenses ................................................................. 9

MANGA RELEASES .................................................................................................................. 10

ANIME & MANGA NEWS: North America .................................................................................. 12

ANIME & MANGA NEWS: Japan & International ........................................................................ 13

ANIME & MANGA NEWS: New Anime In Japan ......................................................................... 15

ANIME & MANGA NEWS: New Manga-Related Live-Action Movies & Series ................................ 16

REVIEWSLIVE-ACTION ............................................................................................................................ 32

MANGA .................................................................................................................................. 34

RELATED PRODUCTS (Anime CD Soundtracks, Music Videos) ........................................................ 36

BOOKS ................................................................................................................................... 38

ANIME ..................................................................................................................................... 72

SPOTLIGHTSSAMURAI CHAMPLOO ............................................................................................................ 17

EUREKA SEVENOverview ........................................................................................................................... 20

Character Profiles ................................................................................................................. 21

Short Synopses .................................................................................................................... 23

ROBOTECH: THE SHADOW CHRONICLES ................................................................................. 24

CO-PRODUCING: THE FUTURE OF ANIME ................................................................................ 27

PLAYING WITH DOLLS ............................................................................................................ 28

SPORTS IN ANIME ................................................................................................................... 30

ANIME WORLDTurning Anime: New Anime Fashions—For Real People ............................................................. 43

Interview: Masami Tsuda .......................................................................................................... 44

The Modern Japanese Music Database Part 31: Zip File 03: There Was J-Pop On Live 8? .............. 46

The Modern Japanese Music Database Part 32: Archive 03: Princess, Princess ............................... 47

Convention Reports: Animazement, Project A-Kon .................................................................... 48

Fantasia: Overview .................................................................................................................. 50

Anime @ Fantasia: Mind Game ................................................................................................ 51

Anime @ Fantasia: Phantom Master .......................................................................................... 52

Anime @ Fantasia: Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig ........................................ 54

Fantasia Short Reviews: Kakurenbo Hide & Seek, Yasuji no Pornorama, Cromartie High School .... 56

ANIME STORIESGlass Mask ............................................................................................................................... 57

Starship Operators ................................................................................................................... 59

Mahoraba ............................................................................................................................... 64

Negima .................................................................................................................................. 66

Victorian Romance Emma ....................................................................................................... 69

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C R E D I T S

EDITORIAL○

The Need for FansubsPeople who read my editorials are often used to seeing me speak out against fansubs. I frequentlystate that many of the old raisons d’être for fansubs no longer apply. You don’t need fansubs topreview anime (That’s what TV and rentanime.com are for), and most anime arrives in NorthAmerica pretty quickly so its no longer a matter of fansubers making available something thatmight not otherwise become available. But this time around I’m going to make a case for thecontinued existence of fansubers and scanlation groups.

Most anime is adapted for the North American market faithfully, even titles like Ghost Stories getfaithfully translated subtitles. The problem is that sometimes no faithful English translation exists.Sometimes even the best companies make the mistake of fixing a script that they think could usesome improvement, in the case of manga there is no option for a faithful subtitle track, and in thecase of some anime, sometimes the “fixes” are even made to the subtitle track. Other times somecompanies unabashedly edit a title with no remorse or apology. In the case of certain animecompanies a subtitled version is never released (or takes years to be released) and all fans haveavailable are heavily altered English adaptations that don’t meet up with their standards. There’sno need to name the companies doing this right now, just to recognize that it is being done.

So what is a fan to do? For most people there are only three options, go without, accept the alteredversion, or turn to fansubs and scanlations. True, anime and manga aren’t staples of life, for themost part they aren’t even high art or literature, so people don’t have any sort of right to enjoythem whatever the cost. The most ethical decision is clearly the first; to go without. So while I can’tencourage the use of fan translations as an alternative to commercial releases in this case, I certainlyunderstand why many fans would chose to go this route.

If they have the means, I strongly urge fans in this situation to buy the original Japanese versions togo along with their fan-translated versions. At least that way they are supporting the original creators.

Of course, just turning to fansubs doesn’t change the situation in the long run. When companiesruin a title for you, let them know. Send them a polite letter telling them that you were lookingforward to that title, that you would have bought it but didn’t because of the poor translation.Explain that you’ve instead bought the Japanese version and are enjoying that in conjunction withfan provided translations. Send them a copy of the Japanese bill to prove that you’ve actuallyspent money. You can also go to a store, buy the American adaptation and return it the next daytelling the store why you don’t want it. Trust me, when applied by an organized group of people,tactics like these are much more effective than placing your name, along with 10,000 others, onsome lame e-petition.

Perhaps through a mixture of boycotting and activism, we can get companies to stop butcheringthese titles. But remember, if a company gives in and releases a proper version, buy it. If you don’t,they won’t bother next time.

Well, that’s all I have to say on the subject right now. Comments? Send them [email protected]

Issue 86 is our second 80-page issue in a row. We hope you like the format and enjoy the articles.

Christopher MacdonaldPublisher – Protoculture Addicts

ARTICLES: Captain Tsubasa: Road To Dream © Yoichi Takahashi/ Shueisha • Avex • TV Tokyo. Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma ©Kaoru Mori • Enterbrain / Victorian Culture Research Group. EurekaSeven © 2005 Bones / Project Eureka • MBS. Eyeshield 21 ©Kome Studio • Village Studio / Shueisha • TV Tokyo • NAS. Ghostin the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig © Masumune Shirow• Production I.G. / Kodansha • Ghost In The Shell ProductionCommittee. Glass Mask © 2005 Suzue Miuchi • Hakusensha /Glass Mask production Committee. IGPX © Production I.G. •Cartoon Network / IGPX Production Committee. Initial D © 2005Media Asia Films (BVI). Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek © 2005YamatoWorks / D.I.C. English version © 2005 Central Park MediaCorporation. Mahou Sensei Negima! © Ken Akamatsu • Kodansha• Kanto Magic Association. Mind Game © 2004 Mind GameProject. Mohoroba © Akira Kojima / Square Enix • MahorabaProduction Committee. Phantom Master © 2001, 2004 In WanYoun • Kyung il Yang / “Phantom Master” Production Committee.Prince Of Tennis The Movie © Takeshi Konomi • TK Works /Shueisha • TV Tokyo • NAS. ©2005 Prince Of Tennis MovieCommittee. Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles & Robotech ©1985-2005 Harmony Gold USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Robotechand all related characters, names and indicia are trademarks ofHarmony Gold USA, Inc. Samurai Champloo © Manglobe /Shimoigusa Champloos. Starship Operators © Ryo Mizuno •Media Works / SSO Project • TV Tokyo. Swing Girls © 2004 FujiTelevision / Attamira Pictures / Toho / Dentsu. Yasuji no PornoramaYacchimae!! © Tanioka Pro.REVIEWS: Area 88 © Kaoru Shintani / MF • 88 Committee. Bakithe Grappler © Itagaki Keisuke – Free-Will. Burst Angel © 2003GONZO / Project Bakuten. Chrono Crusade © 2003 Gospel.Cowboy Bebop © 1998-2005 Sunrise, Inc. English ada^tationproduced by Bandai Entertainment under license from Sunrise.All Rights Reserved. Daichis (The) © Shoji Kawamori • G. TAC /Bandai Visual • Group TAC. All Rights Reserved. Daphne In theBrilliant Blue © NeSKeS/ Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Committee.DearS © Peach-Pit x Media Works / TeaM DearS / GeneonEntertainment (USA) Inc. Gantz © 2004 Hioya Oku / Shueisha •Gantz Partners. Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence © 2004 ShirowMasamune / Kodansha • IG, ITNDDTD • © 2004 Production I.G.Ghost Stories © Kodansha • Fuji TV • Aniplex Inc. • Pierrot.Packaging © 2005 A.D. Vision, Inc. Ghost Talker’s Daydream ©Saki Okuse • Sankichi Meguro • Kadokawa Shoten / Bandai Visual.All Right Reserved. Girls Bravo © Kaneda Mario • KadokawaShoten Publishing Co., Ltd. / “Girls Bravo” Production Committee.Gunslinger Girl © 2002 - 2005 Yu Aida / MMP • Mediaworks •“Gunslinger Girl” Partnership. Hoop Days © 2003 - 2005 TH / K-TM-OB. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki & LuckylandCommunications / Shueisha • APPP. Kodocha © 1996, 2005 MihoObana / Shueisha • TV Tokyo • NAS. Kyo Kara Maoh © TomoTakabayashi, Kadokawa Shoten / NHK Sogovision. Mars Daybreak© 2004 SCEI/Kenran Project · TV Tokyo. Melody of Oblivion ©GJK / The Melody of Oblivion Project. Mermaid Forest © RumikoTakahashi / Shogakukan © 2003, 2005 Project Rumiko TakahashiAnthology. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed © 2002-2005 Sotsu Agency• Sunrise • MBS. Panda-Z © Shuichi Oshida / Dynamic,MegaHouse ©2004-2005 MegaHouse, Bandai Visual, KidsStation.Piano © Animate Film / Pioneer LDC / Kids’ Station. Planetes ©2003 - 2005 Makoto Yukimura • Kodansha / Sunrise • BV • NEP21.Portrait De Petite Cossette (Le) © 2004 Cossette House / Aniplex.Sakura Taisen Ecole de Paris © SEGA / RED Character Design ©RED All Rights Reserved. Samurai 7 © 2004 Akira Kurosawa /Shinobu Hashimoto / Hideo Oguni / MICO • GDH • Gonzo. SamuraiGun © Kazuhiro Kumagai Shueisha / AVEX / ADV Films. ScrappedPrincess © 2003 - 2005 Scrapped Princess Production Group.Stellvia © Xebec · Foundation II · TX. Stratos 4 © 2004-2005Studio Fantasia / Bandai Visual. All Right Reserved. Taruto © 2003-2005 Kaishaku / Bandai Visual • Dentsu. Tenchi Muyo Ryo Ohki© 2005 AIC / VAP • NTV. Yugo © Shinji Makari • Shu Akana /Kodansha. Yumeria © NAMCO / Moria Travel Agency. — Allproducts mentioned or illustrated in this magazine remainproperty of their respective owners. They are used here solelyfor education, promotion or review purposes.ILLUSTRATIONS: Animage #317: 171; #318: 192; #323: 46,180; #324: 90; #325: 76; #326: 120. Animage 2005 AutomnBrand-New Selection DVD (IGPX Clip). Animeland #111: 10.Captain Tsubasa: Road To Dream DVD #1 (insert poster).Fantasia 2005 program. Glass no Kamen #41 (Hakusensha,1999): cover, 92. Kinema Junpo #1410: 119-121; #1413: 46-53. LaLa Magazine (Hakusensha) Apr. 1999: 87. Licca-chanBig Encyclopedia (Poplar, Get Ultra Secret #6, 1998): 17.Robotech Style Guide. — All other illustrations come frompromotional artwork, cover art or directly from the animation.They remain the property of their respective owners. Mostcopyright notices can be found at the bottom of each page.

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ANIME RELEASESKyo Kara Maoh! (Vol 4) GEN B 100 $24.98 13+ 11/1/05Kyo Kara Maoh! + Artbox (DVD 4) GEN B 100 $34.98 11/1/05Tokyo Underground (Vol 5) GEN B 100 $29.98 13+ 11/1/05Ah! My Goddess: The Movie - [DTS Version] GEN B 115 $29.98 13+ 11/8/05Chobits - Box Set (ThinPak) (Vol 1-7) GEN B 675 $99.98 16+ 11/8/05Dirty Pair: Movie DVD Box (Thinpak) ADV B 190 $24.98 13+ 11/8/05Doki Doki School Hours - 1st Hour (Vol 1) GEN B 100 $24.98 13+ 11/8/05Doki Doki School Hours - 1st Hour + Artbox (Vol 1) GEN B 100 $34.98 13+ 11/8/05Eden’s Bowy - Complete Collection (Vol 1-6 of 6) ADV B 650 $39.98 13+ 11/8/05E’s Otherwise (Vol 4 of 6) ADV B 100 $29.98 14+ 11/8/05Initial D: Extra Stage TP B 92 $14.99 13+ 11/8/05Inu Yasha - Season 2 Box Set Viz B 675 $99.98 13+ 11/8/05Inu Yasha - Season 2 Box Set Deluxe Edition (Lim. Ed.) Viz B 675 $119.98 13+ 11/8/05Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Series Lim. Ed. Ultra Coll. 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GXP - Set 1 (Vol 1-2 of 8) FUN B 150 $29.98 13+ 11/22/05Trigun - DVD Set 1 Limited Collector’s Edition (DVD) GEN B 300 $89.98 11/22/05Wolf’s Rain - Compl. Coll. Lim. Ed. DVD Set (Vol 1-7) BEI B 750 $149.98 13+ 11/22/05Yumeria (Vol 2 of 3) ADV B 100 $29.98 14+ 11/22/05

Ah! My Goddess The Movie (DTS Version)Trouble in Paradise! Belldandy’s mentor mentor, Celestin,was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the Goddesssystem, but now he’s back! Using a system virus, Celestin,corrupts the Goddess system and removes all of Belldandy’smemories of Keiich! Will Belldandy’s love for Keiichi prove tobe the key to ruining Celestin’s plans, or will it be the finalingredient necessary to destroy our reality?! Bonus: Don’tmiss the first episode of the Adventures of the Mini-Goddessafter the end of the movie!

Initial D, Vol. 14: Extra StageEpisode 40: Beyond The Impact Blue. As usual Mako and Sayukiare racing on Mt. Usui. But Mako can’t concentrate on her drivingbecause of the break up with Iketani. They both learn from Shingothat a team made of Lancer Evolutions called Emperor is targetingUsui now, to conquer the Gunma area. Will Mako and Sayuki beable to defeat the Evolution team. Episode 41: SentimentalWhite. Mako and Sayuki are out snowboarding. There they meetup with Shingo who introduces the Night Kids’ Miyahara to Mako.This was Sayuki’s and Shingo’s plan to get them together. Makoand Miyahara gradually become closer, but one day Miyaharatells Mako that he is going to quit racing and asks her to quit, too.

Zatch Bell!, Vol. 1Kiyo, a genius but introverted middle school student, hatesgoing to school and has trouble making friends... until oneday when Zatch comes crashing through his bedroomwindow! Zatch is a present from Kiyo’s father, who savedthe little tot on an archaeological dig and hopes that Zatchwill help motivate Kiyo to go to school and make friends.What is Kiyo going to do with this kid Zatch, who suddenlysticks to him like glue?

Astro Boy (1980) Series CollectionThe premiere anime ever to broadcast outside of Japan, AstroBoy wowed American audiences in 1963 when the original black& white episodes first aired on NBC. In 1983, Tezuka Productions,in cooperation with the Nippon Television and NetworkCorporation, created a higher-quality, color version. Astro Boyconveys a timely message about the triumph of kindness,compassion and selflessness in the face of discrimination andhuman prejudice. The story of Astro Boy takes place in April2030, when a brilliant robotics engineer named Doctor Boyntonlooses his son Toby in a tragic car accident. Distraught over his death, the dedicated but heart-broken scientist uses his technical expertise to construct a robot in the boy’s image. But all wasnot as he’d hoped, for the scientist soon realized that the robot could never grow into a humanbeing capable of filing the void in his heart. Abandoned to the care of Hamegg – the cruelringmaster of a carnival where androids are forced to fight each other, Astro Boy is rescued bythe kindly Doctor Elefun – an “android’s rights” activist who adopts the boy robot and guideshim in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind. Contains 51 episodes.

Samurai Champloo, Vol. 6In this volume, the unexpected and often perilous adventurescontinue for Mugen, Fuu and Jin. Fuu elects Jin to accompanySara on her journey, but no one is aware of the danger that awaitsthem on their journey. Later, Mugen, Jin and Fuu inadvertentlyland themselves in the midst of an interesting excavation site,where countless numbers of miners work around the clock hopingto unearth Heike’s buried treasure. The group then finds itself inthe middle of a high-stakes ballgame after Mugen’s baseball skillsare discovered and all three are forced into a crash-course inbaseball and recruited to join Kagemuru’s baseball team.

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Seven of Seven - Economy Case MB B 650 $39.95 13+ 11/25/05Ah! My Goddess - Love Plus One (Vol 2 of 6) MB B 125 $29.95 13+ 11/29/05Baki the Grappler - Tough Love (Vol 4 of 12) FUN B $29.98 13+ 11/29/05Dragon Ball Z - Saga 1 - Doomed Heroes (Vol 6) FUN B 62 $24.98 13+ 11/29/05Godannar - Til Death Do Us Part (Vol 2) ADV B 100 $29.98 15+ 11/29/05Hakugei: Legend of Moby Dick - Call Me Lucky (Vol 1) ADV B 125 $29.98 13+ 11/29/05Internal Medicine KM B 60 $29.95 18+ 11/29/05Inu Yasha (Vol 36) Viz B 75 $24.98 13+ 11/29/05Inu Yasha (Vol 37) Viz B 75 $24.98 13+ 11/29/05Kimba the White Lion - Ultra DVD Box Set (Dub.DVD) TRSI D 1345 $129.99 11/29/05Lupin the 3rd Movie 9 - Columbus Files FUN B $29.98 13+ 11/29/05Pokemon - Advanced Challenge DVD 3 (Vol 3) Viz D 110 $14.99 ALL 11/29/05Pokemon - Advanced Challenge DVD 4 (Vol 4) Viz D 110 $14.99 ALL 11/29/05Princess Tutu - Traum (Vol 2) ADV B 100 $29.98 14+ 11/29/05Sakura Diaries - Love & Kisses (Vol 2 of 2) ADV B 150 $29.98 14+ 11/29/05Seven of Seven - Economy Set (Vol 1-7 of 7) MB B 650 $39.95 13+ 11/29/05Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars - Fateful Conclusions (DVD 5 of 5) TRSI B 125 $29.95 11/29/05Weather Report Girl (DVD) TRSI B 90 $24.99 11/29/05Zoids (Vol 11) Viz B 154 $14.98 ALL 11/29/05Burst Angel - Line in the Sand (Vol 5) FUN B 100 $29.98 14+ 12/6/05D.N.Angel - DVD Complete Collection (Thinpak) (DVD 1-7) ADV B 650 $89.98 12/6/05Dragon Ball Movie DVD Box Set (Movies 2-4) FUN B 185 $29.98 12+ 12/6/05Puni Puni Poemy - CD Soundtrack (DVD) GEN B $14.98 12/6/05Samurai X - Director’s Cut Collection DVD (DVD) ADV B 220 $44.98 12/6/05Starship Operators (Vol 1) GEN B $0 12/6/05Yu-Gi-Oh! - A New Evil Edited (Vol 33) 4kids D 60 $14.98 ALL 12/6/05Cowboy Bebop - Remix (Vol 4) BEI B 125 $29.98 13+ 12/13/05D.I.C.E. - Season 1 Complete Collection (Dub.DVD) BEI D 650 $29.98 12/13/05D.I.C.E. - Season 2 Complete Collection (Dub.DVD) BEI D 350 $29.98 12/13/05Detective Loki - Love & War (DVD 2) ADV B 100 $29.98 12/13/05Genshiken - Cosplay Confessions (Vol 3 of 3) MB B 125 $29.95 13+ 12/13/05Giant Robo - Complete Box Set (Premium w/Model Box) MB B 415 $79.95 12/13/05Giant Robo - Premium Eyeball (Full) MB B 415 $0 13+ 12/13/05Legend of the Condor Hero - DVD Box Set (DVD) TS B 650 $89.95 12/13/05Madlax - Convergence (DVD 4 of 7) ADV B 100 $29.98 12/13/05Overman King Gainer - Exodus 6 (DVD 6 of 6) BEI B 100 $29.98 12/13/05Planetes (DVD 4) BEI B 100 $29.98 12/13/05Saiyuki - Double Barrel DVD Collection 6 (DVD 6) ADV B 200 $29.98 12/13/05Samurai 7 - From Farm to Fortress (Vol 3) FUN B $29.98 13+ 12/13/05Samurai 7 - From Farm to Fortress Limited Edition (Vol 3) FUN B $49.98 13+ 12/13/05Scrapped Princess - Prophecies and Parents (DVD 5 of 6) BEI B 100 $29.98 12/13/05Scrapped Princess + Figure (Limited) (DVD 5 of 6) BEI B 100 $39.98 12/13/05Stellvia -Foundation VIII (Vol 8 of 8) GEN B 100 $24.98 13+ 12/13/05Super GALS - DVD Box Set (Thinpak) (DVD) ADV B 650 $49.98 12/13/05Tenjho Tenge (Vol 4) GEN B 75 $24.98 16+ 12/13/05Tetsujin 28 - Music Collection 2 (Vol 2) GEN B 115 $24.98 ALL 12/13/05Tetsujin 28th - Tetsujin vs. the Mafia (DVD 2) GEN B 115 $29.98 12/13/05Yukikaze (DVD 2) BEI B $29.98 12/13/05DearS - 3rd Contact (Vol 3) GEN B 75 $24.98 16+ 12/20/05Demon City Shinjuku (DVD) CPM B 82 $9.99 12/20/05Fighting Spirit - The Speed Star (Vol 9) GEN B 115 $29.98 13+ 12/20/05Gatchaman - Cities on Flame with Rock & Roll (DVD 7) ADV B 150 $14.98 12/20/05Gatchaman - Collector’s Edition DVD Box 4 (DVD) ADV B 300 $34.98 12/20/05Gatchaman - Devil’s Airline & Valley of Death (DVD 8) ADV B 150 $14.98 12/20/05Ghost Stories - Sophomore Scares (DVD 2) ADV B 100 $29.98 12/20/05Jubei-Chan 2: The Counter Attack... - Unification (Vol 4) GEN B 75 $29.98 13+ 12/20/05Maze OAV (DVD) CPM B 85 $9.99 12/20/05Nuku Nuku - DVD Collection (Thinpak) (DVD 1-4 of 4) ADV B 350 $44.98 12/20/05Samurai Gun - Lethal Influence (DVD 3 of 4) ADV B 75 $29.98 12/20/05Ultra Maniac - Magical Transformation (Vol 5) GEN B 100 $24.98 7+ 12/20/05Dan Doh!! - The Super Shot (DVD 1) BEI B 250 $29.98 12/27/05Dirty Pair OAV - Thinpak DVD Box (DVD) ADV B 250 $24.98 12/27/05Galaxy Angel A DVD Complete Collection (DVD 1-4 of 4) BEI B 350 $34.98 12/27/05Gilgamesh - Under a Blood Red Sky (DVD 4 of 7) ADV B 100 $29.98 12/27/05Haré+Guu - Limited Edition DVD Collector’s Set (Vol 1 of 7) AN B 100 $39.95 TV-PG12/27/05Haré+Guu (Vol 1 of 7) AN B 100 $29.95 TV-PG12/27/05Hikaru no Go (Vol 1) Viz B 100 $24.98 ALL 12/27/05Kekko Kamen Surprise!! MB B $29.95 16+ 12/27/05Knight Hunters Eternity (Vol 1-3 of 3) MB B 325 $29.95 13+ 12/27/05Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (DVD 3) BEI B 250 $34.98 12/27/05Panda-Z: The Robonimation (DVD 3) BEI B 30 $14.98 12/27/05Saiyuki Reload (Vol 6) GEN B 75 $29.98 16+ 12/27/05Sakura Wars - Compl. Coll. DVD Set (Thinpak) (DVD 1-6) ADV B 625 $49.98 12/27/05Sukisho - Rules of Attraction (Vol 2 of 3) MB B 100 $19.95 13+ 12/27/05The Melody of Oblivion - Solo (Vol 4) GEN B 100 $29.98 16+ 12/27/05

Hakugei: Legend of Moby Dick,Vol. 1: Call Me LuckyThe year 4699. A young adventurer on a desperate missionsets off to find Captain Ahab and his crew of outlaw whalehunters. Only Ahab can save his home planet from the mosthorrific beast known throughout the universe: Moby Dick.But first he will need to locate the fugitive Captain and hiselusive crew. And if he finds them, will he pass muster tojoin the toughest crew of whale hunters in the galaxy? Andwill Ahab agree to risk it all for one more shot at the greatwhite? It’s riveting sci-fi action in the distant future asCaptain Ahab continues his legendary pursuit of Moby Dick!Contains episodes 1-5.

Lupin the 3rd Movie 9 : Columbus FilesThe Columbus Egg. It’s a treasure that not only holdsinnumerable wealth, but also has an unimaginably deadlypower.... control over the weather. Legend says thatColumbus found it on his first voyage. But legends arejust legends, right?! Wrong. Fujiko gets her hands on thefile that names the location of the coveted Columbus Egg.Data in hand, Lupin and crew spring into action. But whenFujiko destroys the file to stop the vicious Nazalloff fromfinding the egg and using it for evil, she destroys hermemory as well. Now, all that’s left of Fukiko are flashesof memory... and no recollection of Lupin, Jigen, orGoemon! Follow Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon as they huntdown the egg, rescue Fujiko and attempt to restore themind of their partner in crime.

Testujin 28, Vol. 2: Tetsujin vs. the MafiaThe American mafia arrives in Japan with the intentionof stealing Tetsujin No. 28. But thanks to Shotaro’s quickthinking they are put in their place. Kenji Murasame iswilling to help them in their quest but soon discoversthat the mafia has its own agenda. Irritated by all this,Murasame aids Shotaro, but are his intentions entirelypure? Contains 5 episodes

Dan Doh!!, Vol. 1: The Super ShotDandoh was playing a baseball game with friends Yukaand Kohei and hits a wild fly ball which crashes into theprincipal’s potted plants. Rather than getting mad, theprincipal admires Dandoh’s swing and introduces himto the world of golf. It’s now an adventure in golf asDandoh is under the watchful eye of a former pro-golfer.They enter a tournament together and play for a shot atthe national championships!

Hare+Guu, Vol. 1Ten year old Hare enjoys a peaceful life of school, videogames, and households chores until his mother adopts anorphan girl named Guu, a girl who’s not exactly what sheseems. The insidious Guu turns poor Hare’s life inside outwhen she reveals that she’s actually a pan-dimensional,mind-reading, magic-using monster with a sarcastic wit, anunlimited appetite, and a taste for driving Hare insane!Contains 4 episodes.

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