#138 Article 313 Posted at 1993/12/04 18:03:49 by Mick'n (MAP1406) [GUIDE]
Subject: Anime Pocket Guide (4/8)
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From: takahash@ntmtv.com (Alan Takahashi)
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Subject: Anime Pocket Guide (4/8)
Date: 2 Dec 93 18:14:41 GMT
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Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Title: Record of Lodoss War (OAVs) gFA tLOD
aka: Lodoss-tou Senki tLOD
Cast: tLOD
Pern (the warrior) ..................... Takeshi Kusao vKTa2 tLOD
Deedlit (the elf) ............................ Yumi Tohma vYTo tLOD
Eto (the cleric) ................... Kappei Yamaguchi vKYa1 tLOD
Lord Kashew ............................... Shuichi Ikeda vSIk1 tLOD
Ashram ..................................... Akira Kamiya vAKa tLOD
Karla ................................ Yoshiko Sakakibara vYSa tLOD
Seeris .................................. Minami Takayama vMTa1 tLOD
Pirotase ................................ Sakiko Tamagawa vSTa tLOD
Description: tLOD
Long ago, a titanic war ended between 2 gods which split the tLOD
land into two islands. One of them is the island of Lodoss. The tLOD
peace on Lodoss is being disrupted, and Pern decides to find out tLOD
why. Almost by accident, he forms a band to help on his quest. tLOD
The band consists of: an elf, a dwarf, a cleric, a wizard, a tLOD
thief, and a warrior (Pern). The OAV series follows their tLOD
adventures. This series has a very heavy Role-Playing-Game(RPG) tLOD
influence to it. Note that there seems to be a break in the tLOD
story between parts 8 and 9. tLOD
Rating: RECOMMENDED - especially if you're into RPGs tLOD
Title: Demon Warrior Luna Varuga (OAVs) gFA tLUN
aka: Majuu Senshi Luna Varuga tLUN
Cast: tLUN
Princess Luna ........................... Michie Tomizawa vMTo1 tLUN
Rapier ..................................... Hiromi Tsuru vHTs tLUN
Ril .......................................... Eriko Hara vEHa tLUN
Princess Zena ............................. Kikuko Inouye vKIn1 tLUN
Description: tLUN
The Kingdom of Rimzubel is being invaded by the Dambos Kingdom. tLUN
2nd Princess Luna de Rimzubel finds her injured grandfather in a tLUN
secret passage. He thought that the chamber below held a secret tLUN
that could save the kingdom. Luna goes into the chamber and is tLUN
asked if she wants the 'power'. To save her kingdom, Luna says tLUN
'Yes'. Outside, the Dambos soldiers are knocking at the front tLUN
gate...with a battering ram. The sudden appearance of a giant tLUN
monster (think of Gojira :-)) in the middle of their camp stops tLUN
the invasion. On the monster's head is a naked Luna. We find tLUN
that this is the demon Varuga who, according to legend, defeated tLUN
a demon lord. Luna is now his brain. Vina, Luna's little sister,tLUN
is abducted to revive that demon lord and it's all-of-a-sudden tLUN
up to Luna and Varuga (and Luna's faithful servant Roco) to save tLUN
Vina and stop the demon lord. This is a fun fantasy adventure tLUN
series with lots of slapstick comedy. Even if Luna has a tLUN
distressing habit of losing her clothes... :-) tLUN
Rating: RECOMMENDED tLUN
Title: Black Magic M-66 (OAV) gSF tM66
Cast: tM66
Sybil ................................ Yoshiko Sakakibara vYSa tM66
Colonel's SIC ............................... Kyoko Tongu vKTo2 tM66
Felice ................................... Chisa Yokoyama vCYo tM66
Description: tM66
An unmarked military cargo plane goes down during a storm. Sybil tM66
gets wind of this and, in true reporter hound fashion, goes tM66
after the story. The military finds the plane, and Sybil finds tM66
the military...who captures her. Everything breaks loose as the tM66
'cargo' -- 2 combat robots -- attack the encampment. One is tM66
destroyed, and the other goes on a seek-and-destroy mission. The tM66
target: Felicia...granddaughter of the inventor. It's up to the tM66
escaped Sybil to get to Felicia first. This is a well done tM66
suspenseful thriller. tM66
US Release by: US Renditions (subtitled) tM66
Rating: RECOMMENDED tM66
Title: Superdimensional Fortress Macross (FILM,TV) gSF tMAC
aka: Choh Jikuu Yousai Macross tMAC
Cast: tMAC
Hikaru Ichijoo ............................. Arihiro Hase vAHa tMAC
Misa Hayase .................................... Mika Doi vMDo tMAC
Lin Minmei .................................. Mari Iijima vMIi tMAC
Roy Folker ................................. Akira Kamiya vAKa tMAC
Claudia LaSalle ............................ Noriko Ohara vNOh tMAC
Narrator ................................... Noriko Ohara vNOh tMAC
Maximillian Genius .......................... Shoo Hayami vSHa tMAC
Kim Kaviroff ............................... Hiromi Tsuru vHTs tMAC
Vanessa Reyard ............................... Run Sasaki vRSa2 tMAC
Description: tMAC
An alien spaceship crashes on Macross Island, and Earth has to tMAC
deal with the alien fleet which is following it. However, tMAC
human civilization is an example of 'protoculture' which the tMAC
Zentraedi (the aliens) are suppose to avoid. Dubbed and tMAC
marketed as a segment of the 'Robotech' series. tMAC
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMAC
Title: Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 (OAV) gCO tMAD
Cast: tMAD
Haruo Onose ................................ Arihiro Hase vAHa tMAD
Ellie Kusumoto ............................ Youko Asagami vYAs tMAD
Description: tMAD
A parody of the giant robot genre. What happens if you're tMAD
trapped inside of a robot weapon, the army is after you, you're tMAD
causing massive devastation in the city, and, worst of all, tMAD
you're going to be late for your date!?!? tMAD
US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled) tMAD
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMAD
Title: Maison Ikkoku (FILM,OAV,TV) gRC tMAI
Cast: tMAI
Yusaku Godai ............................. Issei Futamata vIFu tMAI
Kyoko Otonashi ........................... Sumi Shimamoto vSSh2 tMAI
Hanae Ichinose .............................. Kazuyo Aoki vKAo tMAI
Yotsuya ................................... Shigeru Chiba vSCh tMAI
Akemi Roppongi ............................... Yuhko Mita vYMi1 tMAI
Yagami Ibuki ........................... Yuriko Fuchizaki vYFu1 tMAI
Sayoko Kuroki ............................. Saeko Shimazu vSSh1 tMAI
Asuna Kujo ................................. Hiromi Tsuru vHTs tMAI
Shun Mitaka ................................ Akira Kamiya vAKa tMAI
Kozue Nanao ............................... Mina Tominaga vMTo2 tMAI
Yousuke Nanao ........................ Megumi Hayashibara vMHa1 tMAI
Sakamoto ................................ Toshio Furukawa vTFu2 tMAI
Sayuko Kuroki (MI movie) ............. Yoshiko Sakakibara vYSa tMAI
Description: tMAI
Godai is a ronin (i.e. someone who's failed university entrance tMAI
exams) living in room #5 of a run down apartment house called tMAI
Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose tMAI
(room #1), the sexy Akemi Roppongi (#6), and the mysterious tMAI
Yotsuya (#4). The others are given to having wild parties which tMAI
makes it difficult for Godai to study. Into this mayhem comes tMAI
the recently widowed Kyoko as the new live-in manager. Godai tMAI
falls for her, but doesn't have the nerve to tell her. The show tMAI
follows their developing relationship amid the crazy goings on tMAI
at Maison Ikkoku. A romantic comedy by Rumiko Takahashi. tMAI
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED tMAI
Title: Mama is a 4th Grade Student (TV) gDR tMAMA
aka: Mama wa Shoukagu 4 Nensei tMAMA
Cast: tMAMA
Natsumi Mizuki ........................... Satomi Koorogi vSKo tMAMA
Mirai .................................... Rihoko Yoshida vRYo tMAMA
Izumi Shimazu ................................ Kazu Ikura vKIk tMAMA
Bobby (the dog) ......................... Takumi Yamazaki vTYa1 tMAMA
Daisuke Yamaguchi .......................... Urara Takano vUTa tMAMA
Sawako Yamaguchi (Daisuke's mom) ........ Sumi Shimamoto vSSh2 tMAMA
Tamae Mori (school friend) .......... Tomoko Maruo vTMa tMAMA
Eriko Tachibana (school friend) ........ Yuri Shiratori vYSh1 tMAMA
Ryuuichi Fukazawa (classmate) ........... Akemi Shinohara vASh tMAMA
Hideo Hanada (classmate) .......... Kappei Yamaguchi vKYa1 tMAMA
Midori Hanada (Hideo's mom) ......... Hisako Kyouda vHKy tMAMA
Kouzourou Mizuki (Natsumi's dad) .......... Aruno Tahara vATa tMAMA
Ruriko Mizuki (Natsumi's mom) ..... Chiyoko Kawashima vCKa tMAMA
Mario ................................. Jun-ichi Kanamaru vJKa tMAMA
Tsuru Ono .................................. Reiko Yamada vRYa tMAMA
Ookawa ....................................... Fuurin Cha vFCh tMAMA
Eji (an inventor) ......................... Ichiroo Nagai vINa tMAMA
Tsubame-kun (Eji's robot assistant) ..... Naoki Makishima vNMa2 tMAMA
Yokoshima (a reporter) ................. Yoshitada Ootuka vYOo tMAMA
Description: tMAMA
Natsumi Mizuki is a 4th grader whose parents have gone to London.tMAMA
Her Aunt Izumi comes to live with her. Izumi is an aspiring tMAMA
manga writer who is trying to get her first big break, so she tMAMA
doesn't have time for a baby that appears out of thin air on tMAMA
Natsumi's first night alone. The baby's name is Mirai and her tMAMA
mother is *Natsumi*, but 15 years older. Somehow, Mirai had tMAMA
traveled back in time. Now the young Natsumi has to raise Mirai tMAMA
while trying to keep her 4th grade life from falling apart *and* tMAMA
keep Mirai-chan secret from everyone. She has the dubious help tMAMA
of Izumi and some baby-care gadgets from the future. This is a tMAMA
pretty good sitcom with lots of funny and tender moments. tMAMA
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMAMA
Title: Floral Elf Mary Bell (TV) gMG tMBL
aka: Hana no Mahou Tsukai Mary Bell tMBL
Cast: tMBL
Mary Bell .................................. Chieko Honda vCHo tMBL
Tambourine ............................... Chika Sakamoto vCSa tMBL
Ken .......................................... Ai Orikasa vAOr tMBL
Yuuri .................................... Satomi Koorogi vSKo tMBL
Description: tMBL
In the town of Sunnyvale (no joke!), Ken and Yuuri are two tMBL
children who have a life filled with magic. They have a close tMBL
friend named Mary Bell; a 500,000 year old witch who looks and tMBL
acts like a 5 year old girl. With Mary Bell, the children meet tMBL
lots of magical creatures...nature sprites, spirits, fairies and tMBL
even Tsuki no Usagi once! When trouble looms, Mary Bell (with tMBL
her friend Tambourine) can transform and use her magic to help, tMBL
though she sometimes makes mistakes and tends to oversleep. tMBL
A "magical girl" series for little girls. tMBL
Rating: RECOMMENDED - high sugar content, though tMBL
Title: Demon Hunter Yohko (OAVs) gCO tMHY
aka: Mamono Hunter Yohko tMHY
Cast: tMHY
Yohko Mano ................................ Aya Hisakawa vAHi2 tMHY
Sayoko Mano (mother) ....................... Hiromi Tsuru vHTs tMHY
Madoka Mano (grandmother) .................. Yuji Mitsuya vYMi4 tMHY
Chikako .................................... Chieko Honda vCHo tMHY
Osamu .................................. Kappei Yamaguchi vKYa1 tMHY
Reiko ...................................... Naoko Matsui vNMa1 tMHY
High school principal .......................... Mika Doi vMDo tMHY
Description: tMHY
Yohko is an ordinary schoolgirl who is infatuated with one of tMHY
her attractive male schoolmates. What she *doesn't* know tMHY
is that she comes from a family of demon hunters...and she is tMHY
next in line to receive the power. A powerful demon is aware tMHY
of this, and seeks to kill her, or prevent her from receiving tMHY
the power. A light-hearted romp into the demon-hunting/cute tMHY
girl anime stereotype. The 2nd part gives Yohko an apprentice tMHY
named Azusa and is even sillier than the 1st part. Part 3 is tMHY
about a man Yohko falls in love in...in her dreams. tMHY
US Release by: A.D. Vision (subtitled) tMHY
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMHY
Title: Miracle Girls (TV) gMG tMG
Cast: tMG
Tomomi Matsunaga ........................... Nariko Fujie vNFu tMG
Mikage Matsunaga ........................... Noriko Nagai vNNa tMG
Yuuya Noda ............................. Kappei Yamaguchi vKYa1 tMG
Shinichiro Kageura ........................ Ken Yamaguchi vKYa4 tMG
Hideaki Kurashige ....................... Kaneto Shiozawa vKSh1 tMG
Rumiko Daijouji .............................. Rei Sakuma vRSa1 tMG
Marie ................................... Michiyo Okimoto vMOk2 tMG
Emma ..................................... Tomiyo Okimoto vTOk tMG
Reiko ....................................... Ikue Ootani vIOo tMG
Description: tMG
This is a "magical girls" series about two twin girls who go to tMG
high school. Tomomi is a tomboyish girl who is good at sports tMG
(she's the star of the volleyball team). Mikage is more feminine tMG
and is better academically, despite her tendency to blow up the tMG
Chemistry Club. Both girls have boyfriends, though Mikage's tMG
left for London in the 2nd episode. Mikage tends to have more tMG
romantic relationships while Tomomi is on the 'buddy' system. tMG
What makes these girls different is their ESP powers. Both have tMG
limited telekinesis, have telepathy only with each other, and tMG
can teleport only when both work together. The series is about tMG
the sometimes funny/sad/romantic lives of the two twins and the tMG
occasional complications brought about when they use their tMG
powers. There is also an almost gothic mystery surrounding the tMG
powers and the role 4 flowers play in it... tMG
tMG
NOTE: Interesting gimmick. The eyecatch has pictures of 2 twins tMG
(all appear about 1-3 years old) when going to commercial. tMG
When coming out, a picture of "Dio", the 2 ED singers posing tMG
as Tomomi and Mikage is used. The ED has Dio performing the tMG
song against an animated background... tMG
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMG
Title: Fairy Princess Minky Momo (TV,OAV) gMG tMOMO
aka: Mahou no Princess Minky Momo tMOMO
Cast: tMOMO
Minky Momo (1st series) .................... Mami Koyama vMKo1 tMOMO
Shindobukku ................................ Yuu Tanonaka vYTa2 tMOMO
Pipiru ....................................... Yuhko Mita vYMi1 tMOMO
Mocha ...................................... Reiko Kifuji vRKi tMOMO
Mama ........................................... Mika Doi vMDo tMOMO
Papa ....................................... Rokurou Naya vRNa tMOMO
King of Fenarinarsa .................... Hiroshi Masuoka vHMa tMOMO
Queen of Fenarinarsa ...................... Emiko Tsukada vETs tMOMO
Minky Momo (2nd series) ............. Megumi Hayashibara vMHa1 tMOMO
Kukku Bukku ........................... Toshiharu Sakurai vTSa1 tMOMO
Rupipi ................................... Chisa Yokoyama vCYo tMOMO
Chaamo ..................................... Mari Mashiba vMMa tMOMO
Mama ...................................... Misa Watanabe vMWa tMOMO
Papa ...................................... Masashi Ebara vMEb tMOMO
Brenda Jo .................................. Hiromi Tsuru vHTs tMOMO
Shadow ................................... Yuko Minaguchi vYMi2 tMOMO
Description: tMOMO
Momo is a little girl living with her parents. She's a very tMOMO
bright and friendly girl given to helping those that she meets. tMOMO
Minky Momo is actually a princess from the "Land of Dreams" and tMOMO
she is on Earth to help humans not to lose their dreams. There tMOMO
are actually 2 Minky Momo TV series: tMOMO
Minky Momo (1982-83) - Momo-chan and her parents run a pet tMOMO
shop. Momo comes from Fenarinarsa which moved to near- tMOMO
Earth space when humans lost their dreams. Momo uses her tMOMO
magic to change into various 18 year old girls with expert tMOMO
skills in some area. At the end of the series, Momo was tMOMO
run over by a truck and her spirit was reborn as a human. tMOMO
Minky Momo (1991-92) - Another Momo-chan lives with her human tMOMO
parents who run a hotel. Premise is the same as the first tMOMO
series, except that this Momo has more general use of her tMOMO
magic - being able to cast spells as well as transform. tMOMO
Minky Momo comes from Marinenarsa which sits at the bottom tMOMO
of the sea. Note that the first Minky Momo (now human) tMOMO
has also appeared in this series. tMOMO
In both series, Momo-chan lives with human parents, but her real tMOMO
parents live in their respective cities and Minky Momo is a real tMOMO
princess. Both "Land of Dreams" retreated to their current tMOMO
locations because humans have lost sight of their dreams. This tMOMO
is a "magical girl" series which is surprisingly good, tMOMO
considering that it's directed at little girls... tMOMO
US Release by: Harmony Gold (dubbed as "Magical Princess Gigi") tMOMO
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMOMO
Title: Moldiver (OAVs) gCO tMOL
Cast: tMOL
Description: tMOL
An inventor called Hiromi creates a new power-suit: the Mol-Unit.tMOL
He dreams of doing good deeds with this suit. Hiromi gets his tMOL
chance quickly; machine gals (scantily clad robot women) disrupt tMOL
a beauty pageant, and the Mol-Unit is put to its first test. It tMOL
passes with flying colors and the attack is repelled. Of course,tMOL
there are some disadvantages to the Mol-Unit...it has a time tMOL
limit, and when it expires, the Mol-Unit disappears leaving the tMOL
naked wearer of the suit...ahh...naked. Mirai, a girl living tMOL
with Hiromi discovers the Mol-Unit plans and makes some changes. tMOL
When Hiromi finds that the new suit appearance was a cute girl, tMOL
he makes Mirai wear it. She changes the name to "Moldiver" and tMOL
finds out that the cute girl disguise doesn't always appear... tMOL
...sometimes the beefy superhero is used. This is a funny parody tMOL
on the powersuit genre. tMOL
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMOL
Title: Muka Muka Paradise (TV) gDR tMUK
Cast: tMUK
Muka Muka ................................ Chika Sakamoto vCSa tMUK
Uiba Shikatani .......................... Kumiko Watanabe vKWa tMUK
Hazuki Shiberia .......................... Rika Matsumoto vRMa tMUK
Description: (by Hitoshi Doi) tMUK
A baby dinosaur was born from the giant egg that was brought to tMUK
the pet shop Shikatani. The dinosaur thought that the daughter tMUK
of the store, Uiba, was the mother. Uiba called the dinosaur tMUK
Muka Muka because that was all the dinosaur can say. Muka Muka tMUK
ate a lot and played a lot. He caused a lot of commotion in the tMUK
shopping district. This anime shows the "at home" world of tMUK
Uiba's childhood friend Senta, her older girl friend Hazuki, and tMUK
the other people of the neighborhood shopping district. tMUK
Rating: RECOMMENDED tMUK
Title: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (TV) gAD tNAD
aka: Fushigi no Umi no Nadia tNAD
Cast: tNAD
Nadia .................................. Yoshino Takamori vYTa1 tNAD
Jean ...................................... Noriko Hidaka vNHi tNAD
Marie ..................................... Yuko Mizutani vYMi3 tNAD
Grandis ................................. Kumiko Takizawa vKTa1 tNAD
Sanson .................................. Kenyuu Horiuchi vKHo tNAD
Hanson ................................ Toshiharu Sakurai vTSa1 tNAD
Electra ................................... Kikuko Inouye vKIn1 tNAD
King .................................. Toshiharu Sakurai vTSa1 tNAD
Description: tNAD
It is the turn of the 19th century. It's a time of wild hopes tNAD
and aspirations as the Industrial Revolution is coming up to tNAD
full steam. It is also a time of worry as there have been a tNAD
number of ship sinkings recently. What do these sinkings have tNAD
to do with a circus girl named Nadia, whose only possession is tNAD
a jewel called Blue Water? When she meets Jean, that's when tNAD
this adventure series begins! Based on "Twenty Thousand tNAD
Leagues under the Sea" by Jules Verne. tNAD
US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed) tNAD
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED tNAD
Title: Nadia of the Mysterious Seas movie (FILM) gAD tNAM
aka: Fushigi no Umi no Nadia movie tNAM
Cast: tNAM
Nadia .................................. Yoshino Takamori vYTa1 tNAM
Jean ...................................... Noriko Hidaka vNHi tNAM
Grandis ................................. Kumiko Takizawa vKTa1 tNAM
Sanson .................................. Kenyuu Horiuchi vKHo tNAM
Hanson ................................ Toshiharu Sakurai vTSa1 tNAM
Description: tNAM
Two years after the events of the series, Nadia is working as tNAM
an aspiring reporter for a London newspaper. Jean is working tNAM
on his inventions back in his native France. The news of tNAM
various important people vaporising and a girl washed up on tNAM
shore will reunite Nadia and Jean for another adventure. tNAM
tNAM
Note: the 1st 1/2 hour of this 'movie' is clips from the series, tNAM
and the rest of the movie played as a poor TV episode with tNAM
cliched villains and a hokey plot line. tNAM
Rating: NOT RECOMMENDED tNAM
Title: All-purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku-Nuku (OAVs) gCO tNUK
aka: Bannou Buka Nekomusume tNUK
Cast: tNUK
Nuku-Nuku (Atsuko Natsume) ........... Megumi Hayashibara vMHa1 tNUK
Kyoko ................................... Akiko Hiramatsu vAHi1 tNUK
Arisa ...................................... Aya Hisakawa vAHi2 tNUK
Kyuusaku Natsume (Papa-san) ................ Akira Kamiya vAKa tNUK
Akiko Natsume ............................. Saeko Shimazu vSSh1 tNUK
Description: tNUK
A scientist, his son, and an incomplete robot are sneaking away. tNUK
Along the way, the son gets out to satisfy an urge of nature, tNUK
and comes back with a cat that found him. At this point, tNUK
gunfire erupts around them, and they try to get away. They tNUK
succeed, but the cat had been killed by a stray shot. Sometime tNUK
later, the son is going to school with his "big sister" named tNUK
Nuku-Nuku. Yes, this is the robot (who now looks like a cute tNUK
girl) with the brain of that cat. Of course, things don't stay tNUK
peaceful for long; the boy's mother wants him back! A tNUK
fast-paced action comedy. tNUK
Rating: RECOMMENDED tNUK
Title: Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (FILM) gDR tNVW
aka: Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa tNVW
Cast: tNVW
Princess Nausicaa ........................ Sumi Shimamoto vSSh2 tNVW
Master Yupa .................................. Goroo Naya vGNa tNVW
Princess Kushana ..................... Yoshiko Sakakibara vYSa tNVW
Mito ...................................... Ichiroo Nagai vINa tNVW
Princess Lastelle ........................ Mina Tominaga vMTo2 tNVW
Description: tNVW
In the far future, man has destroyed the Earth in the "Seven tNVW
Days of Fire". Now, there are small pockets of humanity that tNVW
survive. One pocket is the Valley of Wind where a princess tNVW
named Nausicaa tries to understand, rather than destroy the tNVW
Toxic Jungle. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. tNVW
Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED tNVW
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