======== Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.info Subject: [APG]: Anime Pocket Guide (07/17) From: Alan Takahashi Date: 11 May 1997 21:37:28 -0400 Title: Gunsmith Cats (OAVs) gAD tGSC aut: Keniichi Sonoda ( ) tGSC Cast: tGSC Rally Vincent .............................. Michiko Neya vNeM tGSC Minnie May .................................... Kae Araki vArK tGSC Becky Farrar ............................... Aya Hisakawa vHiA1 tGSC Bill Collins .......................... Yoshitada Ohtsuka vOhY2 tGSC George Black .............................. Daisuke Gohri vGoD tGSC Jonathan Washington ................... Michihiro Ikemizu vIkM2 tGSC Radinov Yar .................................. Yoko Soumi vSoY tGSC Description: tGSC Meet Rally Vincent and Minnie May. By day, they work at the tGSC Chicago gun shop that they own. By night (or holidays or week- tGSC ends), they moonlight as a pair of bounty hunters called the tGSC Gunsmith Cats. Rally is an expert at firearms, being able to tGSC judge the condition of a gun with a glance, and being an expert tGSC marksman. Minnie May is younger and less disciplined...and has tGSC an absolute fascination with explosives. Lots of explosives. tGSC Especially big ones. Together, they form an unbeatable team... tGSC much to the consternation of the local ATF bureau. Set in the tGSC city of Chicago, this action-adventure series features a lot of tGSC gunfights, car chases and general mayhem. Good clean fun (:-)). tGSC NOTE: Quite a lot of attention was paid to the backgrounds, so tGSC Chicago comes to life in this series. This isn't the usual tGSC foreign city with a Japanese feel to it. tGSC NOTE: Yes, this is the same Rally that shows up in "Riding Bean".tGSC No, Bean doesn't show up in this series. No, Rally doesn't tGSC look the same as she did in "Riding Bean". There were some tGSC problems with who held the rights to those character designs, tGSC but if the same character actually *looked* different... :-) tGSC Release Info: tGSC 3 part OAV series. tGSC US Release by: AD Vision (subtitled and dubbed) tGSC Rating: [1 2 3 ] tGSC Title: GS Mikami (TV) gCO tGSM aut: Shiina Takashi tGSM Cast: tGSM Reiko Mikami ............................... Hiromi Tsuru vTsH tGSM Tadao Yokoshima ............................ Ryo Horikawa vHoR tGSM Okinu-chan ................................. Mariko Kouda vKoM3 tGSM Doctor Chaos .............................. Shigeru Chiba vChS tGSM Maria ................................... Wakana Yamazaki vYaW tGSM Meiko Rokudou .......................... Kumiko Nishihara vNiK tGSM Emi Ogasawara ........................... Michie Tomizawa vToM1 tGSM Rather Karasu .......................... Kazuyuki Sogabe vSoK0 tGSM Kenki-kun .................................. Takeshi Aono vAoT tGSM Moga-chan doll ................................ Kae Araki vArK tGSM Yokoshima's mother ......................... Megumi Ogata vOgM tGSM Pete ................................. Toshiyuki Morikawa vMoT1 tGSM Chiho (ep 9) ....................... Yuriko Fuchizaki vFuY0 tGSM Yakuchin ...................................... Furin Cha vChF tGSM Douji Tenryuu .............................. Megumi Urawa vUrM tGSM Description: (by Hitoshi Doi) tGSM With all of the new buildings being put up in the city, there tGSM was no place for the ghosts to go. Naturally, the ghosts cause tGSM havoc, so a new job called GS (or Ghost Sweeper) was created. tGSM The body-conscious girl Reiko Mikami was the head of the GS tGSM office with Tadao Yokoshima as her assistant. Yokoshima worked tGSM at the GS office for only Y250/hour (about 2 dollars!). The tGSM reason he worked so cheaply was because he wanted to work with tGSM Reiko. His dream was to see Reiko naked. Also on the team was tGSM Okinu-chan who worked for only Y30/day (yes, that's 22 cents a tGSM day!). Of course, Okinu-chan had few needs since she was a tGSM 300 year old ghost. tGSM Rating: [1 2 3 ] tGSM Title: Gunbuster: Aim for the Top! (OAVs) gGR tGUN aka: Top o Nerae! Gunbuster! tGUN Cast: tGUN Noriko Takaya ............................. Noriko Hidaka vHiN1 tGUN Kazumi Amano ................................. Rei Sakuma vSaR0 tGUN Jung Freud ............................... Maria Kawamura vKaM4 tGUN Coach .................................... Norio Wakamoto vWaN0 tGUN Kimiko Higuchi ......................... Yuriko Fuchizaki vFuY0 tGUN Takami Akai ............................ Yuriko Fuchizaki vFuY0 tGUN Reiko Kashihara .......................... Masako Katsuki vKaM3 tGUN Miko Akaiki .............................. Masako Katsuki vKaM3 tGUN Captain Tashiro .............................. Tamio Ohki vOhT0 tGUN Noriko's father .......................... Masashi Hirose vHiM5 tGUN female student (Part 1) .................... Junko Asami vAsJ tGUN classmate .................................. Kyoko Minami vMiK0 tGUN operator ................................ Kouji Tsujitani vTsK1 tGUN Principal ............................ Tatsuyuki Ishimori vIsT2 tGUN Linda Yamamoto .......................... Ayako Shiraishi vShA1 tGUN Toren Smith .................................. Kazuki Yao vYaK7 tGUN Description: tGUN Yes, it's time for Yet-Another-Alien-Invasion! The Earth is tGUN preparing to defend itself. Oblivious to this, Noriko Takaya, tGUN daughter of an admiral lost in space, tries to succeed in her tGUN dream: to become a Gunbuster robot pilot and go off into space tGUN like her father. This OAV series fluctuated between parody and tGUN drama and was notable for paying attention to Einstein and his tGUN Theory of Relativity as it pertains to near-lightspeed travel. tGUN Release Info: tGUN 6 part OAV. Note that the last part was filmed in B&W and was tGUN cropped like a real theater release might be. This was done tGUN for dramatic purposes. tGUN US Release by: US Renditions (subtitled) tGUN UK Release by: Kiseki Films (subtltled) tGUN Rating: [1 2 3 ] tGUN Title: Space Pirate Captain Harlock (TV,FILM) gSF tHAR Cast: tHAR Captain Harlock ............................. Makio Inoue vInM1 tHAR Kei Yuuki ............................. Chiyoko Kawashima vKaC1 tHAR Mayu .................................. Chiyoko Kawashima vKaC1 tHAR Maji ...................................... Kenichi Ogata vOgK tHAR Miime ...................................... Noriko Ohara vOhN tHAR Dr. Zero ................................... Jouji Yanami vYaJ1 tHAR Narrator .............................. Hidekatsu Shibata vShH1 tHAR Zoll ("Arcadia") .................... Shuuichi Ikeda vIkS0 tHAR Zeeda ("Arcadia") ...................... Taroh Ishida vIsT0 tHAR Maaya ("Arcadia") ....................... Reiko Mutoh vMuR tHAR Triter ("Arcadia") .................... Hitoshi Takagi vTaH1 tHAR Mira ("Arcadia") ...................... Hiromi Tsuru vTsH tHAR Muriguson ("Arcadia") ...................... Takeshi Aono vAoT tHAR Harlock I ("Arcadia") ................. Yuujirou Ishihara vIsY tHAR old Tokaaga soldier ("Arcadia") .... Shuuichirou Moriyama vMoS1 tHAR Description: tHAR [Editor at work! Entry construction in progress] tHAR US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled -- "Arcadia" movie) tHAR Rating: [1 2 3 ] tHAR Title: El Hazard (TV,OAVs) gCO tHAZ Cast: tHAZ Makoto Mizuhara ......................... Tetsuya Iwanaga vIwT tHAZ Katsuhiko Jinnai ....................... Ryoutarou Okiayu vOkR tHAZ Nanami Jinnai ............................... Rio Natsuki vNaR3 tHAZ Fujisawa-sensei ............................. Kouji Ishii vIsK tHAZ Efreet/Ifuriita .............................. Yuri Amano vAmY tHAZ Lune Venus ................................. Kikuko Inoue vInK1 tHAZ Fatora ................................... Mifuyu Hiiragi vHiM0 tHAZ Shutal Miizu .............................. Saeko Shimazu vShS2 tHAZ Afra Marn .................................. Miho Yoshida vYoM1 tHAZ Shera Shera ................................ Tomo Sakurai vSaT1 tHAZ Areere .................................. Etsuko Kozakura vKoE tHAZ Strellbaugh .................................. Tamio Ohki vOhT0 tHAZ Gares ................................ Ryuuzaburou Ohtomo vOhR1 tHAZ Uura ...................................... Aya Sakaguchi vSaA0 tHAZ Ronz ....................................... Hiroshi Naka vNaH0 tHAZ Queen Diiva .................................. Yoko Soumi vSoY tHAZ Nahato .................................... Rikako Aikawa vAiR tHAZ Wakame (Bagurom) ........................ Tetsuya Iwanaga vIwT tHAZ Description: tHAZ Makoto Mizuhara is your usual high school student. His life tHAZ takes an unusual turn when he 1) foils a plot to fix a school tHAZ election, 2) is lured to the school at night so that Jinnei can tHAZ get his revenge (since he was the 'fixer' :-)) and 3) encounters tHAZ an unearthly girl who sends him to the world of El Hazard. tHAZ Caught in the backlash, Jinnei, Nanami (Jinnei's sister) and tHAZ Fujihara (a teacher) also are sent there. El Hazard is a tHAZ beautiful world filled with nature's bounty. Makoto and Fujihara tHAZ find themselves in the city of Rostaria which is often attacked tHAZ by the Bugram. Only the "Eye of God" can save the kingdom, but tHAZ both Princess Rune Venus and her sister are needed. Since he is tHAZ her double, Makoto 'volunteers' to masquerade as Princess Fatora tHAZ until she can be found. This is an adventure/fantasy/comedy tHAZ which is similar in feel to "Tenchi Muyou". tHAZ NOTE: Description is based on the OAV series. tHAZ Release Info: tHAZ 7 part OAV tHAZ 1996 TV series: 26 episodes. The TV series differs a bit in that tHAZ Makoto doesn't have to impersonate a Princess, and his tHAZ relationship with Rune Venus is more romantic (since she is tHAZ younger). There is also no Princess Fatima in this series. tHAZ US Release by: Pioneer Video (subtitled and dubbed) tHAZ Rating: [1 2 3 ] tHAZ Title: Hello Kitty (TV) gKI tHEL Cast: tHEL Kitty ................................ Megumi Hayashibara vHaM1 tHEL Mimi ..................................... Miina Tominaga vToM0 tHEL Kiki ......................................... Keiko Toda vToK0 tHEL Madonra ............................... Miyuki Matsushita vMaM7 tHEL Lala ..................................... Yuri Shiratori vShY3 tHEL Mama ......................................... Run Sasaki vSaR1 tHEL Mama ..................................... Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tHEL monster Zacky ............................... Naoko Ishii vIsN tHEL Pochi ....................................... Ikue Ohtani vOhI tHEL Fifi ......................................... Rei Sakuma vSaR0 tHEL Description: tHEL A series for little kids. This follows the adventures of two tHEL kitty kids named "Kitty" and "Mimi". The series tends to be tHEL very straightforward and innocent. As an example: two jewel tHEL thieves get away with their loot and crashland near where the tHEL kids live. They meet the kitty kids (who think that the robbers tHEL are aliens from a UFO) and entertain the kids with stories while tHEL the kids tend to their injuries. In the morning, the thieves tHEL decide that it wasn't worth it, and turn themselves in...only tHEL after making sure that the kitty kids see their thanks and know tHEL that the 'aliens' went back to space. The series is very tHEL charming and almost fairy tale like... tHEL Rating: [1 2 3 ] - Kids would love it... tHEL Title: Hime-chan no Ribbon (TV) gMG tHIM aut: Megumi Mizusawa (Ribbon) tHIM Cast: tHIM Himeko Nonohara ............................. Ikue Ohtani vOhI tHIM Erika ....................................... Ikue Ohtani vOhI tHIM Pokota ...................................... Kazue Ikura vIkK tHIM Chappi ..................................... Kasuga Satou vSaK tHIM Daichi Kobayashi .............................. Yuu Daiki vDaY tHIM Aiko Nonohara .......................... Yuri Shiratori vShY3 tHIM Yumeko Nonohara .......................... Chisa Yokoyama vYoC tHIM Hanako Nonohara ............................. Yuko Sasaki vSaY4 tHIM Manami Mori ............................... Katsuyo Endou vEnK tHIM Ichiko Kamikura (Icchan) ................ Minami Takayama vTaM1 tHIM Shintarou Kobayashi ..................... Minami Takayama vTaM1 tHIM Sei Arisaka ............................. Takehito Koyasu vKoT3 tHIM Hikaru Hibino .............................. Rin Mizuhara vMiR tHIM Kouichi Hasekura ...................... Tsuyoshi Kusanagi vKuT2 tHIM Yuka Hijiri .................................. Yumi Touma vToY tHIM Shigeo Gori (teacher) ................. Michihiro Ikemizu vIkM2 tHIM Emi Hasekura ............................. Chisa Yokoyama vYoC tHIM Camille ....................................... Yuu Daiki vDaY tHIM Robelia .................................... Rin Mizuhara vMiR tHIM Kumosuke ................................... Takeshi Aono vAoT tHIM Augista ................................... Katsuyo Endou vEnK tHIM Hiroshi .................................. Masami Kikuchi vKiM0 tHIM Masshi ................................... Chika Sakamoto vSaC0 tHIM Tachibana ............................... Naoki Makishima vMaN0 tHIM Itoh ..................................... Chisa Yokoyama vYoC tHIM Okada ...................................... Nobuo Tobita vToN tHIM school principal .............................. Eken Mine vMiE tHIM Hatsune Yamashita (temp teacher) ........... Kikuko Inoue vInK1 tHIM The King (Erika's father) .................... Eken Mine vMiE tHIM The Queen (Erika's mother) ..................... Mika Doi vDoM tHIM Pochi (ep 35) ............................ Yumi Touma vToY tHIM Shinoyama reporter ......................... Arihiro Hase vHaA tHIM Yoko Gori .................................... Kei Hayami vHaK4 tHIM Tetsu Takada ............................ Mitsuaki Madono vMaM0 tHIM Daichi's mother .......................... Natsumi Sasaki vSaN1 tHIM Yuka's aunt .............................. Natsumi Sasaki vSaN1 tHIM Masako ..................................... Akiko Yajima vYaA tHIM Description: tHIM Erika, queen of a magic world, is on Earth looking for the girl tHIM who looks exactly like herself. She finds her in a tomboy named tHIM Himeko. Himeko (Hime-chan to her friends) is infatuated with an tHIM an upperclassman boy, has fun with her friends and is an tHIM ordinary girl in all ways. This changes when Erika gives her a tHIM magic ribbon which allows Hime-chan to change into anyone she tHIM wants to. As a side effect, her stuffed lion, Pokota comes to tHIM life and acts as Hime-chan's advisor. Showing her maturity, tHIM Hime-chan immediately uses the ribbon to get closer to her tHIM 'sempai'. A 'magical girl' series with a very ordinary girl in tHIM the lead role. Billed as a magical comedy. tHIM Rating: [1 2 3 ] tHIM Title: Fist of the North Star (TV,FILM) gMI tHNK aka: Hokuto no Ken tHNK Cast: tHNK Kenshiro ................................... Akira Kamiya vKaA tHNK Yuria ................................... Yuriko Yamamoto vYaY3 tHNK Shin .................................... Toshio Furukawa vFuT1 tHNK Rei ..................................... Kaneto Shiozawa vShK5 tHNK Bat ....................................... Keiichi Nanba vNaK7 tHNK Rin (Hokuto no Ken) .................... Tomiko Suzuki vSuT tHNK Rin (Hokuto no Ken 2) ................. Miina Tominaga vToM0 tHNK Shuu ....................................... Katsuji Mori vMoK0 tHNK Airi ........................................ Arisa Andou vAnA tHNK Ken-Oh (Raoh)/Kaioh ........................ Kenji Utsumi vUtK tHNK Mamiya ................................... Toshiko Fujita vFuT0 tHNK Rihaku ..................................... Takeshi Aono vAoT tHNK Tou ............................................ Mika Doi vDoM tHNK Fuuga .................................... Yuuji Mikimoto vMiY0 tHNK Laigar ..................................... Ikuya Sawaki vSaI1 tHNK Yuda ........................................ Bin Shimada vShB tHNK Huey ................................... Kazuyuki Sogabe vSoK0 tHNK Ain ....................................... Ken Yamaguchi vYaK3 tHNK Joker/Narrator ............................ Shigeru Chiba vChS tHNK Amiba/Toki .................................. Takaya Haji vHaT0 tHNK Jagi (movie) ............................. Chikao Ohtsuka vOhC tHNK Description: tHNK After the Earth is devastated by nuclear war, society breaks tHNK down into a system where only the strong survive. Often, there tHNK are raids on normal people when 'the strong' decide that they tHNK need something. Into this desolate world comes Kenshiro, master tHNK of the Hokuto Shinken style of martial art. This style destroys tHNK the body from within by striking at one of the numerous tHNK acupuncture points. Kenshiro is a wanderer on a quest to find tHNK his lost love Yuria...taken from him in a battle with Shin long tHNK ago. The battle left Kenshiro with scars in the pattern of the tHNK Big Dipper. During his wanderings, Kenshiro defends the victims tHNK of 'the strong' for he is pledged by his art to defend the weak. tHNK Kenshiro is an extremely honorable, though somber man...almost tHNK the archtype of the tragic hero. The series is high in the tHNK amount of gore created, but the strong central characters seem tHNK to rise above that in audience appeal... tHNK US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed) tHNK UK Release by: Manga Video (dubbed) tHNK Rating: [1 2 ] tHNK Title: Hana Yori Dango (TV) gSH tHYD Cast: tHYD Description: (by Dave Endresak) tHYD The story revolves around a young girl named Tsukushi Makino tHYD (called "Tsukushi-chan" by her classmates) and her life at a tHYD rather exclusive high school: Etoto Gakuen. The school is run tHYD by a gang of four young men called "F4". Tsukushi-chan finds tHYD herself in an emotional tug-of-war between the gang's leader, tHYD Tsukasa Domiyoji and the most reserved member of F4, Louis tHYD Hanazawa. This is only the beginning, however. As the story tHYD continues, Tsukushi-chan's life will become even more tHYD complicated. The plot of this series is very complex and you tHYD start believing that you're watching the lives of real people. tHYD Animation and music are top-notch...definitely not the norm for tHYD a TV series. tHYD NOTE: Rating is by contributer. tHYD Release Info: tHYD 1996-97 TV series. tHYD Rating: [1 2 3 4 ] tHYD Title: Hyper Doll (OAVs) gCO tHYP Cast: tHYP Mew ....................................... Mayumi Iizuka vIiM1 tHYP Mika ...................................... Yukana Nogami vNoY tHYP Hideo Akai .............................. Mitsuaki Madono vMaM0 tHYP Zygrid ...................................... Seizou Kato vKaS2 tHYP Erika ...................................... Megumi Ogata vOgM tHYP Shoko .................................... Yuri Shiratori vShY3 tHYP Mimizu-man ............................. Fumihiko Tachiki vTaF0 tHYP Matsushita ................................... Yuuji Ueda vUeY tHYP Description: tHYP Meet Mew and Mica. On the surface, they seem to be two normal tHYP schoolgirls, but they're anything but that. Just ask Akai Hideo.tHYP These two girls are actually aliens on a mission to protect tHYP Earth from monsters...but they're far more interested in going tHYP out and having fun. Akai knows about them, but doesn't want to tHYP stay around them. Would *you* want to be a friend to a Hyper tHYP Doll who takes you along into battle...just so you can watch her tHYP fight? The series is fun mind-candy as long as you don't mind tHYP the lack of an actual plot (:-)). The OAVs are also followed by tHYP a live-action skit which is quite fun in its own right. tHYP Release Info: tHYP 2 part OAV. tHYP US Release by: Pioneer Video (subtitled and dubbed) tHYP Rating: [1 2 ] tHYP Title: Fight! Iczer-1 (OAVs) gFA tIC1 aut: Toshihiro Hirano (Comic Genki) tIC1 Cast: tIC1 Iczer-1 ................................. Yuriko Yamamoto vYaY3 tIC1 Iczer-2 ...................................... Keiko Toda vToK0 tIC1 Nagisa Kano ................................. Mayumi Shoh vShM3 tIC1 Sayoko ................................... Naoko Watanabe vWaN1 tIC1 Big Gold ................................ Kaneto Shiozawa vShK5 tIC1 Sir Violet .............................. Kaneto Shiozawa vShK5 tIC1 Sir Violet .............................. Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tIC1 Sepia ....................................... Arisa Andou vAnA tIC1 Sayoko's mother ................................ Mika Doi vDoM tIC1 Description: tIC1 Another alien invasion is underway, with the Bedem taking over tIC1 human bodies. The only thing standing in their way is Iczer-1 tIC1 and her partner, Nagisa. Iczer-1 doesn't know why she's tIC1 fighting and Nagisa doesn't understand how she can be important. tIC1 In this series, both find the answers to their questions, but tIC1 at great cost. tIC1 Release Info: tIC1 3 part OAV. A 'movie' was also released. This movie consists tIC1 of an edited compilation of the 4 parts, plus has some added tIC1 scenes to serve as scene joiners. tIC1 US Release by: US Renditions (dubbed) tIC1 Rating: [1 2 3 ] tIC1 Title: Iczer-3 (OAVs) gFA tIC3 aut: Toshihiro Hirano (Comic Genki) tIC3 Cast: tIC3 Iczer-1 ................................. Yuriko Yamamoto vYaY3 tIC3 Iczer-2 ...................................... Keiko Toda vToK0 tIC3 Iczer-3 .................................... Cutey Suzuki vSuC1 tIC3 Sister Grey .............................. Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tIC3 Nagisa Kasumi ............................ Yuri Shiratori vShY3 tIC3 Atlas ................................... Minami Takayama vTaM1 tIC3 Yajin Tsuya ......................... Tomomichi Nishimura vNiT1 tIC3 Shizuka Kawaii ............................... Yuri Amano vAmY tIC3 Candy ..................................... Emi Shinohara vShE tIC3 Fiber .......................................... Mika Doi vDoM tIC3 Golem .................................... Rihoko Yoshida vYoR tIC3 Rob ....................................... Masashi Ebara vEbM tIC3 Insecto .................................... Urara Takano vTaU tIC3 Insecto .................................. Gara Takashima vTaG tIC3 Neos Gold ................................ Junko Takahata vTaJ0 tIC3 Bigro ..................................... Kazuko Yanaga vYaK6 tIC3 Description: tIC3 In deep space, a battle between Iczer-1 and Neos Gold is fought tIC3 to a standstill. Both are injured and out of action, but Neos tIC3 Gold sends her minions to Earth as the next battleground. tIC3 Iczer-1 can't go, so she sends the inexperienced Iczer-3 to tIC3 defend the Earth. A sequel to Iczer-1. tIC3 tIC3 Note: Not much from the "Iczer-1" series was preserved in this tIC3 one. Instead we got many fighting scenes, an overacted tIC3 character conflict (Atlas), and the overly cute Iczer-3. None tIC3 of the tension, character exploration, or even humor of the tIC3 original was present. tIC3 US Release by: US Manga Corps (subtitled) tIC3 Rating: [ ] tIC3