Animations&Cartoons

ANIMATION December, 1999

Manga UK label MANGA NEWS:

MANGA ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES 2000:

EXPECTED DVD TITLES FOR 2000 FROM MANGA AKIRA
LEGEND OF THE OVERFIEND & DEMON WOMB
STREETFIGHTER THE MOVIE
GHOST IN THE SHELL
PERFECT BLUE
NINJA SCROLL
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MACROSS PLUS - THE MOVIE
PATLABOR 1
PATLABOR 2
BLACKJACK
SWORD FOR TRUTH
THE GUYVER SERIES
ANGEL COP SERIES
EVANGELION MOVIES
STREETFIGHTER ALPHA MOVIE
GHOSTSWEEPER
DEVILMAN 1&2
VIRUS
more to be announced. EXPECTED VHS TITLES FOR 2000 FROM MANGA RAYEARTH OVA 1,2 & 3
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STREETFIGHTER ALPHA MOVIE
VIRUS
GHOSTSWEEPER
EVANGELION MOVIES
more to be announced.

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GHOST ON DVD

Manga Entertainments release of Ghost in the Shell on DVD has now been put back to Febuary 2000, this will be followed each month with a new a DVD release,

Fist of the North Star Animated TV Series

One of the new releases for April is Fist Animated TV Series. This is volume 1 of a monthly 12 volume series, there are 3 episodes per volume so each release is over an hour long. The sreies follows Ken on his quest to find his lost love who has been taken by Shin and all the various charecters he meets. Those of you who remember the movie version would of noticed the level of blood and over the top violence from the film, the series continues the action and violence to extreme so original Fist fans should not be disappointed. There is also a brand new soundtrack to this series by Re-Enforce Records which blends with the action perfectly.

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ANIME NEWS:

Pokemon
English Dubbed Pokemon In Japan:
The English dubbed version of Pokemon is now airing in Japan. The format in Japan is first air the original Japanese episode and then air the American episode. Newly added in is the "Memo on Pokemon's English Conversation." Isn't that a great way to learn English?

Evangelion Movies Coming To US:
Manga Entertainment have picked up the Evangelion movies Death: Rebirth and End Of Evangelion. They will try to get the same voice actors as the ADV version to do the dub. No solid release date has been set.

Escaflowne The Movie:
Can you believe a Escaflowne movie is coming! The movie will be called "Escaflowne the Movie: A Girl in Gaea." The movie will be completely different from what we here with new concepts and design. The movie will be similiar to the TV to an extent where all events will take place on Gaea and etc. Look for this movie later in 2000 in Japan.

Magic Knight Rayearth In The Us!:
After much controversy over this series it's finally coming to America! However this won't be released on national TV. The series itself has been picked up by Anime Works and available on 09.21, the Rayearth OAVs have been picked up by Manga Entertainment.