Produktbeschreibung
Contents:
SPOTLIGHT
17....The Rose Of Versailles
This old series (1979) based on Riyoko Ikeda's manga was probably never shown in USA, but it was a real masterpiece. This 10-page article offers an overview, a character guide and a synopsis for each of the series' 40 episodes. It also shortly presents the manga, the Takarazuka theatre adaptation, and the live-action movie.
27....Battle Arena Toshinden
An article that quickly overview this animation based on a popular video game. Includes two reviews, a short synopsis of the story, the production credits, a character guide, and reviews of the video games "Battle Arena Toshinden 2" (for Playstation) and "Battle Arena Toshinden S" (for Saturn). It also shows the character designs in color!
31....Street Fighter II V
An overview/review of this other great animation based on a video game. Includes some character designs, reviews for the video games "Street Fighter Alpha 2" (for Playstation), Street Fighter III (Arcade) and Street Fighter Zero (Saturn). To conclude this fighting game special, we also review "Art of Fighter", yet another anime based on a video game. Most of the illustrations are in color!
ANIME WORLD
41....Three Essays on The Rose of Versailles
Miyako Graham studies several aspects (historical, social, etc.) of this great show through three short essays: "Lady Oscar & I", "The Revolution Inside Characters", and "Lifestyle of the Rich & Famous of 18th Century France"..
44....FanimeCon '97 Report
Miyako Graham reports on this one-day convention held on March 8th at the Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.
45....Anecdotes from Mr. Hiroyuki Yamaga
Miyako Graham met Mr. Yamaga, director of "Wings of Honneamise, at FanimeCon '97. She reports some anecdotes that Mr. Yamaga has told her about the origins of Gainax, his current project and... the Japanese Tax Revenue Office!
46....Anime Under Fire (Part 2)
James S. Taylor follow up on his articles "Introducing Anime To Critics" (PA #31 & PAX #1) and "Those Perverted Sex & Violence Cartoons" (PA #32) with a new set of advices on how to deal with arguments against anime and how to respond. In Part Two, the debate begins with the anti-violence position. He introduces us to Mrs. Brittney Jackson, who will argue against the appearence of sex and violence in anime!
48....Voice Actor: Portrait of David Kaye
This two-page article introduce us to David Kaye, who is a voice actor. He worked on "Beast Wars", Dog Soldiers, Exxo Squad, Fatal Fury, Hakkenden, Ronin Warriors, and Ket The Metal Idol.
ANIME STORY
56....X: The Movie
REVIEWS
29....Video Games: Toshinden 2 & S, Street Fighter Alpha 2, SF3, SF Zero (page 33)
35....CDs: Best of El Hazard, Best of Moldiver, Escaflowne: Lovers Only
36....Models: EVA 00' & 03 LMHG, EVA 05 LM, Aerith Figure LM
38....Manga: Robotech #1, Mixx Zine #1, Drakuun #1-3, Oh My Goddess!: Trial of Morisato #1-3
50....PA's Pick: Black Jack #1, Dark Myth #1-2, Macross Plus: The Movie
51....Anime Reviews (also on page 27, 31-32)
WHAT'S GOING ON?
5.....Echoes from the Net and Other News
6.....Video Releases
7.....Anime & Manga News (Live Action, Domestic LDs releases)
8.....Manga Releases
9.....Manga Selections
10...Products & Japanese LDs Releases
11...New Releases
34...Video Game News
37...Model News
MISCELLANEOUS
4.....Presentation |
